The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1897, Page 5

L M S S S NS SR of Super-isors of the \ anciser—GENTLEMEN : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1897 5 RATES - CHANGED AGAIN Supervisors Unable to Ds- cide the Water Question. NEW FIGURES SPRUNG| BY ROTTANZL Smith Refuses to Accept a Vote Upon Them at Sight. THE SPRING VALLEY MAKES CRITICISMS. The Beard Adjourns Out of Respect to the Late Frank McCoppin. The Board of Supervisors met in com- mittee of the whole last evening with the purpose, as understood, of finally fixing the water rate. Dr. Rottanzi, however, submitted 8 new resolution making ma- terial changes in the schedule as made up in his resolution previously submitted and which had been under consideration 1896 674,000,000 galions more than ir 1892 ine income from private water rates was 318,459 74 less in 1896 (han in 1892. 1t'the rates were feft the same as at present, and if we assume an increase of say 900 in the number of raiepayers during the next fiscal year, the incresse from private ratepayers during the year 189798 would be scant $18,000; therefore, 1o brng the fucrease of revenue from ine $18,000 from private cou- sumers to the $63,000 assumed by Dr. Clinton means would huve to be found 10 raise the ne v $45,000 from the Cit:; but you ean only connton’ the above increase of $18,000 by leaviug the private rates s 1hey are no During the five years from 1892 to 1896 in- clusive the Spring Vailey Water Works spent $1,848,749 80 for new construction to meet the growing wants of the City and the large requirements of the Fire Department, The annua! additionai interest peid by the com- pany on stock especially sold for tne purpose of raising the =bove sum of $1,848,749 80 amounts to $110,000 per annum. 92 the City paid to the Spring Valley Water Works for fire_hydrants and other bilis the sum of $85,988 13, and to this extent the private bilis received the benefit. Since that year about 1450 new hydrants have been set 2nd seventy-five and & ialf miles of large and pipes were laid in the City of San 2 In order to make up to the Spring Valley Water Works the requisite income the City iu- creased tne hydrant rate to §0 per month, 80 that in 1896 the total amount of money received from ine City was $213.- 917 73, which sum is $127,929 60 more than ived in 1892, Deducting from this latter sum the amount of $110,000 of aaditional annuai interest paid you hi a balance of approximate.y offseis (s, 1n private bills since 1892, of Even if your committee would agree to fur- nish for 189708 the above sum of $45,000 n the City it wouid require (at per montii per hydrant) the sct- hydrants at the rate of 125 mmencing June 1, 1897. fliculty in the way of setting e number of hydrants would be the en outiay for additional large pipes, on which also adaitional interest would have to be paid. act, unless the proper aaditional income for additiona. hydrants were allowed by the City we could not afford 10 g0 to the great ex- pense of increasing the length and sizes of our pipe system in order 1o place thereon even the 500 add hydrants that have been talked about by the committee. 3 In Dr. Ciinton’s report he aiso states: “No investigation is needed to convince the great majority of the ratepavers of San Francisco that they are paying excessive rates for water. There is no satisiactory d have to pay_so much higher rates than sny other city of its size inthe ted States.’” Dr. Clinten in his report, for reasons best known to himself, refrains from saying, as proven in this investigation, that this City is much more hilly than any of the Inrger East- ern cities; that Water here is furnished to : that it is scarcer and more difficuit_and expensive to obtain here; thatcoal is three times as dear here; that , machinery and pipes are much higher than in the East, and i addition, both the rate of & ting of 1500 per montn, The m such a lar for some time. Dr. Clinton, chairman of the Water | Committee, agreed to accept Rottanzi’s | schedule in order, as he said, to eliminate controversy and have some rate adopted. This action had the contrary effect to that he hoped for, as Supervisor Smith de- clined to accept the new “mass of figures hurled at him in such unexpected fashion” and insisted upon adjourning in order to study them at leisure. Seeing this Clinton moved the adoption solution. Chairman Dodge of his adjourn, which had been | e and seconded before Clinton took | tnis action. But Smith refused, insisted having his motion put and, it being it was carr ed by a vote of 7to 5. | ard wiil meet next Wednesday | to take final action. Rottanz’s new schedule cuts off | f the reduction proposed by his at is to say, tbe made a reduction of revenue of $321,000, while the resolution preseated last night ea cut of $243,000. | reduction is distributed as follows: | ehold, 15 per cent; meter rates, gen- ion, 10 per cent; shipping, 20 | The net revenue for hydrants is in- 00. For stores the rate is the January 1, 1897. e revenue ailowed the company under n is as follows: $495,500 reduction of 20 per cent on iders’ rates, were as follows: 498,500 | 40,000 375.000 640,000 100,000 2,800,000 A 5 per cent on §1 R $1,653,500 m this dednctions were to be made 35,000 20,000 | Total . $93,000 This deducted from $1,653,500 left a net reduction of $1,560,500. demana of the company is consider- gher than (his, as follows: 498500 | 792,000 | 105,000 400,000 | 25,000 | -$1,£40,500 any furn- ish a new estimate or statement to meet | the new appropriation of revenues by Dr. Rottanzi, to which Mr. Kellogg, counsel | for the company, replied | No; we are done. We will do no more; we will offer no new evidence. If either of these rates are adopted I have to say that we will seek relief elsewhere. We | will accept neither of them.” ed by Dr. Rottanzi, was adopted: | ved. That for the purpose of computing | it the year this board will base its | 28,000 shares of tue Spriug Valley | Works ouistanding, but in no way comi- nce of such capitaliz tual investment or re Lackman offered a_resolution to the effect that as a basis for fixing the rate the interest on the capital stock of the company be computed at 5 per cent | instead of 6 per cent, as heretofore. | Clinton advocated the adoption, and it | ne session was enlivened by Mr. Smith makipg a tart attack on Dr. Clinton when | the latter urged that determina.e action | be taken on the water rateatonce. He | that a new mass of fizures had been st at the board. which the members could not be expected to understand; that | they had danced atiendance upon the | chairman of the Water Com:mittee (Clin- ton) for a long time, and he could not | turust these figures down their throats | now; he (Smith) wouldn’t swallow them. | He insisied on an opportunity to study them. He asked that copies of the new resolution be placed in the bands of every member. The majority supported him 1n this request and his motion to adjourn. | Dr. Kottanzi promised to have copies of his resolution typewritten jorall the mem- bers. . Britt opposed the Rotianzi resolution and said ne would vote against it. The Water Committee had in its report pro- vosed a straight reduction of 20 per cent on the householders’ rates. He believed this was wkere the reduction was needed and would do the most good. This brought Dr. Clnton back to a support of the committee’s resolution, and it 1s probable he will stand by it at the next meeiing. The water company’s report was read by Chief Engineer Schussier. It was as follows: T the Honorable Water Committee of the Board | ity and County of San We take the .iberty of making & few remarks in connection with ‘the To- arks made 1n presenting the mittee. port mccompsnying the water rates josed and the re snme to the Water C Dr. Clinton in his report states: “In addi- tion your committee have determined that the sum of $63,000 18 a reasonable amount to estimate ior the increase of revenue during the year.” Now the average increase in the number of ratepayers since 1892 has been 926 per an- urm. and although we supplied to the City in e would not withdraw his | ¢ ! meda C | “The water of Alameda Creek having been | company being incorporated for $3,000.000 ter some discussion the foliowing, | ™ | while if_the so-called Rottanzi order were car- Dr. Clinton and Mayor Phelan should know thatin this City the ratepayers pay about seven-eights of the entire annualcost of the water supply and the City pays only one- elghth, while in most Eastern cities with mu- nicipal ownership the city bears the burden of | the entire cost of consiruction and most of the st on the same, while the consumers pay he running expenses. of this information. which in all fairness belongs in the report, you have kept out of it, and by such omission any prejudice that may be existing against this company is likely to be still more increased. ithovt a full consideration of the avove d of all the information furnished tn ommiitee you propose rates which, if out, wouid be u.fair {0 the consumers, ¥ fayor one ciass at the expense of an- ,and which would be i just to the com- pany, beenuse they ere not based on che facts | Drought out in your investigation. | Our Alameda Creek water works have been pronounced hy some members of the Water Committee as an unnece: adjunct to the any’s works and should ihereforo be out and no interest allowed on the cost of its property and works. Not, the Ale- k water works were purchased ana the water brought to thi City long before the completion of te large Crystal Springs reser- Vol Alemeda Creek works being built for the purpose ui averting a threatened water brought to San Francisco as an urgent neces- | , as was recognized by the decisions of the s o1 Alameda County, its necessity being | ore other | Boerds of S r haviug been suppl prior to the water from the large Crystal Springs reser- voir, vou have no rignt to exclude it Mich has bee: said t00 about watering the stock of tue company by the consolidation of the old Spring Valley water works and the San Francisco water works in 1865, The fact is that prior to that time there were two water companies, each with complete works, sepa- | rate offices and separate managements, each | pro and each supplying about 2,000,000 gallons of water per day i % n the two old companies coming to- | gether the new or present Spring Valley | Water Works wes incorporated for 60.000 shares of $100 eech. thereby not increasing or wateriog their stock. But, by the consoii- ation, they very largely reduced the running and cffice expenses, as one se of employes and e sufficed, where formerly they had Che current rate of interest at that 1ime was about 134 per cent per month ana ever; years, untii May, 1874, the T cent per un- num on their stock, putiing the balance of ir earnings, which wer: large (as can be v seen in the reports of the Cicy’sex- ), back into the works, thereby increas- 1ng ibe cost and value of the works to fuily the par vaiue of the stock. 1f the Water Committee is desirous to reduce ihe cost of water 1o the consumer, it will bave to bedone &t the expen is done shareholde! > of the taxpayer, as 1 most Eastern cities, where the mu- ity owns the water works und charges of the costand of the interest charges to the property, and often only the running v 10 the consumers, In the case oi the Spring Valley Water Works the running expenses are less than one-fourth of our entire aunusl receipts. 1f the Ci‘y of San Franci-co should decide to own its own water works, whether it builds new ones or purchases those of the Spring Valley, interest on the cost of such works, the annval contribution to the siuking fund, as required by law, and the taxes in counties ouiside of San Francisco, would require an increase 1n the tax rate of from 50 to 60 cents on each one hundred doliars of the as-| sessed valuation. This would leave only the running expenses of, say from 20 1023 per cent of the total annual cost of water tobe peid by the consumer, thereby reducing his wat e to about one-fourth of whatitis The bulis of the burden would thus be shifted on to the property-owner, but where at present a landiord whose house 15 empty has his entire water rate remitted in the cas2 of the Gity’s ownership he would have to pay (o the Tax Coliector his entire annusl water tax of say 50 or 60 cents on esch $100 valuation whether the house is empty or not. The great uncertainty regarding the final action of your Water Commitiee has been the direct cause of throwing from 140 to 150 laboring men out of our employ, on most of whom a tamily depends, and their enforced idieness having now lasted for several months, owing to delayed action of your commitiee and the doubtas to_your final decision, great hardship has resulied to those who can least afford it. During your investigations no fault was found with the interest which we have to pey on our bouded debt and overdrafts nor with the taxes, which are determined by the ci'y and the various countr govermments; DOT with the rpnning expenses, especiaily when it was shown that, in apite of & largely increased business and water supply, they are not as high now as they were five years ago. The whole differance, therefore, between Jour committee and the Spring Valley Water Works has narrowed down to the question of what rate of interest the stocknoiders of Lhis company shall receive on their investment. Although we have shown by competent tes- timony tue much more hezardous character of our business as compared, for instance, with # safe, conservativs banking institution, still the gisLof the 1wo water-rate schedules introduced with the accompanying report and speeches s to reduce the interest on our stock for the Clinton order to sbout 4 per ceut, ried out the interest on the stock would be Teduced to about 214 per cent per annum. O your two priucipal financial experts— viz, Mayor Phelan and ex-Mayor Pona—the former is at the head of & savings bank which pavs toits stockholders an annual dividend 0f 6 per cent on the amount paid in ot $30 per share. and, besides, .made iast year & hand- s01:.e addition 1o its contingent fund. ¥x-Mayor Pond is & prominent stockholder and director in another large savings bank, ihe yar value of whose shares is $250, on which par value we are informed that a divi- dend of fuliy 10 per cent per annum was paid. Now it is very strauge that these two promi- nent exponents of 6 per cent interest, or over, on their own moneys, thould testify, when it comes to the Spring Valiey Water Works, in which they apparently have no shares, that 5 per cent per annum is ample. Both of these gentlemen should know that the business of ¢)nducting a large water-works nt like ours is much more exposed to ards than the carefully condueted banking institutions above referred to. Nevertheless, we sincerely regret that in the report insinuations are thrown out against the Veracity of business and professional men who have appesred before you. Tt certainly cannot refer to any of the repre- sentatives of the Spring Vallev Water Works, as the investigations of the Water Commiitee itself have shown our works notunly to be iuily worth the moneys they have eost, but that they are substantially and properly ‘con- structed, of ample capacity, that they are economically managed, and that its method of bookkeeping, after having been investi- gated by the committee’s own exveri, has been pronounced by him the best that could e devised. In short, everything on our part has been racticaliy approved, except the mere rate_of BiVidends (o bo paid 'to the shareholders. Re spectfully, THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS. The board adjourned out of respect to the memory of Frank McCoppin, de- ceased. Mayor Phelan paid a fitting tribute to the late Postmaster, saying that he had been in the public service for many years and filled the trusts with honor fo himself and advantage to the public. Britt moved the adjournment out of re- spect to his memory. Clinton, Britt and Devaney were named as a committee to frame proper resolutions. SINGLE TAK MO REMEDY, John Heenan Attempts to Con- trovert the Theories of Henry George. Several of the Apostles of the G-eat Single Tax>r T k- Up the Issu~, John Heenan in alecture before Liborty Branch of the Socialists in the Turk-street Temple Wednesday evening had for his subject “The Failacy of Single.Tax asa Remedy for Social Evils.” He laid down three propositions, upon which he based his argument of over an bourin lengtb, tending to show that the single tax as a “world remedy” was a ‘“fallacy’’; first, that the single tax did not propose to lessen rents; second, it would not increase wages, and third, it would not lower the price of a loaf oi bread. The single-laxers, he said, accepted as the elements of production or the creation of wealth land, labor and capital, under the present conditions of freedom and competition. Under them, he said, labor vays all the taxes, and, with the single taX m vogue, would continue to do so. Toe single tax would in no wise benefit the poor much less brinz aboat the extir- pation of poverty and the general uplift- ing of mankind gs cluimed for it by Henry George. It meant notning more than a changing of landloras—the private owner had the public treasurer. In order to collect the necessary revenue the tenant would te forced to pay,and failing would be evicted, as he is at pres- ent by tie land-owner. He declared as un- true the declaration of the single-tuxers that with the passing of time the demand for land and the consequent increase in the nnearned increment was in proportion 10 thic demand for iabor. Hc aeclared that labor contributed much more to the creation of value as civilization progressed than did lanl, in- siancing the difference in ‘he quality of the cloth worn by the people now over what was in vogue fifty years ago. But five-minute speeches were permit- ted in reply and two persons took up the cause of the single tax—, Ermis and Henry Please. They both compiimented the spexker upon his argument, for the reason that he was handling a very difficuit subject—very _diffi- cult from his standpoint. Erm:s said the speaker had overlooked a very material point when he said the turning of the rentals of land into the public treasury was merely changing landlord The money thus collected, some $20.00 000 per annum, would mean the saving that much to the taxpayer, whicn, 1t wa< admitied, was the laborer. The collecting of that sum and the appropriation ot it by the landiords was nothing less than the filching of that sum from the laborer. P.ease explained that rents were al- ways at their highest limit—they never fall. When they were reduced in amount it was in times of stress, when the pur- chasing power of the decrensed amount s equal to the greater sum of better times. The brief time allowed the other side did not admit of their touching more than the central point of the argument. Chairman Barnaby announced a iecture 1n the same hall under the auspices of Liberty Branch of the soc:alists on next Wednesday evening by Professor David Starr Jordan of Stanford University, his subject being “The Pursuit of Happine:s.”’ -~ MEMORIAL DAY, The Programme of Exercises and Line of March Is All Ar- ranged. The memorial day commiites met in Native Sons’ Hall last evening, and made final arrangements for Memorial day. Several reports showed that there will be a scarcity of flowers with which to deco- rate the graves of the dead soldiers. The committee requests thatail those having flowers to spare to take them to two places. North ol Geary sireet flowers will be received at George H. Thomas Post at 320 Post street. South of Geary street they can be leit at Metrovolitan Temple. Tbe committee will send for flowers if citizens or school children will send notice. It was decided to increase the number of carriages for such guests as the Super- i rd of Educition, Hon. James G. Maguire and others. ‘The general ar- rangements for the procession were de- decided upon with the bands, line of march, ete. At the head of the Iine will be a platoon of police, and Grand Marshal John A. Whiteside and staff, escorted by Troop A of the National Guard. Major-General T. James and staff, escoried by the ignal Corps, will follow. Division 1 will consist of a brigade from the United States navy war Yessels now lying in the harbor, the Naval Baiallion, N. G. C., and Garrison 114 of the Refnllr Army and Navy Union. Division 2 will be the League of the Cross Cadets. Division 3 will consist of the Boys’ Brigade and the pupils of Lincoln Grammar School and otber schools. Di- vision 4 will be the Grand Army of the Republic, and after the veterans will Le the carriages and guests, The procession will form on Market and Battery streets and march to Golden Gate avenue, to Van Ness avenue and north to Eddy and Ellis streets, where the review will take place. After the review Major- ft will go to Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, re-form in line and march to the Grand Army plot, where Mayor Phe:an will deliver the oration. After the memorial exercises and the wraves of the dead comrades are decorated with floral offerings, the old soldiers will proceed to the Presidio, where they will be guests at the exercises of George H. Thomas Post on the military reservation. Lincoln Post Memorial. Lincoin Post held a memorial meeting last evening in Native Sons’ Hall and a large number was present. The pro- gramme was long and interesting and con- sisted of vocal and instrumental selec- tions, reading the list of dead comrades, addresses and recitation Those who participated were Comrades H. W. Lu- ther, L. Howell, P. H. Mass, H. L. Bar- ker, J. J. Lvons, C. J. Handly, C. Mason Kinne, H. D. Dibble, H. W. Mortimer, W. W. Stone, W. H. Wharff, George H. Ste- vens, W. R. Read and otners. The City Guard. After finishing escort duty on Decora- tion day the City Guard, Company B, First Regiment. N. G. C., will partake of alunch at the Presidio, to be provided by Sergeant Ciifford, and then proceed to decorate the graves of their deceased com- rades in the various cemeteries, following a cu-tom started by the company three years ago, A T A A AT T A A L TR AT A AT R A A A A AATATAN AN A A A LA NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. T T T O O T T D T T PO T TP TSP T AT PPN Quarters. day and evening. run riot all over town. INTELLIGENT PEQPLE Are commencing to know GENUINE Bargains from the COUNTERFEIT kind, which Hence the phenomenal rush of business at our Temporary It is almost impossible to wait upon the crowds at some hours during Good, stylish and well-fitting CLOTHING was NEVER BEFORE SLAUGHTERED at such RIDICULOUSLY LOW FIGURES as we are now compelled to name during this compulsory slaughter of fine clothing, hats and furnishing goods. All we ask is for you to look all over town at what other dealers offer you in print, by word of mouth or show of windows. Then come to us and effect A POSITIVE SAVING OF FULLY 35 TO 50 PER GENT ON YOUR PURCHASES. = the MOTHERS, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS! - It’s not idle talk with us when we say we can sell you two suits for your boys (during this great compulsory sacrifice sale) at about what one will positively cost you elsewhere. Every one knows full well that we only manufacture and sell reliable clothes for boys wear, and as we must unload our mammoth stock at once we’ve cut prices in our boys’ clothing far below the cornerstone of Rock Bottom. Come and inspect our line of boys’ and children’s fine and richly tailored suits and overcoats, and if we can’t SAVE YOU MANY DOLLARS ON YOUR PURCHASES WE WON'T ASK OR EVER EXPECT YOUR VALUABLE PATRONAGE. ’ Men’s $12.50 Suits..... Men’s $15.00 Overcoats Menls 70 Bress Buila .00 e Men’s $4.00 Cassimere Pants...coececescceccccescnceses Child’s $4.00 Reefer Suits (ages 4 to 10 years)...c.oee.... Child’s $5.00 2-piece Suits (ages 9 to 14 years).....e.u... Boys’ $7.00 3-piece Suits (ages 13 to 19 years)........... Boys’ $8.50 3-piece Suits (ages 13 to 19 years)........... INote These PPrices, Then Bring This Advertisement With You for Reference. Your Money Back if Yon Want It. R e D S S O R AR ST G o .will go at. .will go at. .will go at. .will go at. .will go at. .will go at. .will go at. Satisfaction Guaranteed and BOHOHDND BWN== 00D ONROOONG QOO NO This Sale Is But for a Short Period, So Come at Once and Hake Your Selections From the Best Class of Clothing Obtainable in This State or Any Other State in the Universe. QUi TEMPORARY QUARTERS: 720-24 SUTTER 51 ‘ Open Every Evening During This Great Sale. g %mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm%uuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmw e, R STREET, BBV AUAARRDAIMIRRIUUARO AR UL SUR AR AL IUM AN AUR AU AIMAUGIAGARRAUA UL SAO AR SIM ML AUADSURIORIAO AR BULIUO AR IIASUATAC O TR BRIAC AR LIR TR A AR TU AR EO LI TU DAL LALLM IR A MR LB = WY CRIED TOD MUCH A. L. Kenuedy Te'ls Why He Siapped the Backmaster Child. Tne Little One Was Uaruly and the Buriy Min Want:d to Teach It Not to Cry. The trial of the Kennedys—husband and wife—on a charge of ‘cruelty to children came up yesterday morning belore Police Judge Campbell. The defendants keep a ‘‘shelter home'’ for children at Thirteenth and Howard street, where C. W. Backmaster and wife placed their little baby boy, less than a yearold. Last Sunday the father called to see the child for the purpose of bringing it to its mother, and he found considerable diffi- culty in even getting a glimpse of the child, Mrs. Mary Kennedy declaring that it was the custom of the institution not to allow any one to see the children within two weeks of their being brought there. Backmaster insisted and finally got his child, The little one’s face was bruised and black in spots. Mrs. Kennedy said that her husband had correc.ed the baby, as it was uaraly, but, as 1ts biood was impure, marks of the ‘well-meant” castigation bad remained. The explanation was unsatsfactory, and through Frank Holbrook of the Eu- reka Bociety for Prevention of Cruelty to Children warrants were issued for "the arrest oi the Kennedys. Judge Campbell dismissed the case a.a.nst Mre. Mary Kennedy, as there was no evidence connecting ner with the maltreatment. The husband, however, was broucht before the bar. and the court will decide the case to-day, after testi- mony of physicians can be heaid as to the necessary amount of slapping to produce the black and blue marks that were ob- servable on the child at the time of the arrest. Baby Backmaster was in court in the arms of bis mother. He looked none the worse for the slapping received, the marks having nearly all disappeared. The testimony was to the effect that the child was suffering from boils on his litile body, and A. L. Kennedy, the defendant, said it was for that reason he chose to slap the child on the face rather than nk it. The defendant, in his own behall, testi- fied that the child was “unruly.” To teach the little one how to stop ery- ing, the witness said, he slapped both its cheexs and waiked away. the baby woula not cease its yells he returned and s'lpgfll it again, so as to teach it that punishment must be the penalty ior crying. This was repeated quite frequently, but Kennedy did not think at the time that ! he was inflicting punishment enough to leave any marks. Judge Campbell will look farther into matter, and the severity oi the punish- ment he wiil inflict upon Kennedy, whom he has virtually declared guilty ascharged, will depend on the medical iestimony he hopes to secure. GREEN'S HARD PUNCHES. McKeever Now Feels the Effects of the Hard Blows He Received on the Body. Charles McKeever, the pugi'ist who was defeated by George Green, was feeling sick vesterday from tbe severe boly punches he received. On Wednesday evening Mec- Keever fainted when taken to the bat| His side is very sore and he was complain- kidneys, The clever and game fighter was feeling better last night and his iriends expect that ne will be able to be about to-day. McKeever says that Green is the greatest welter-weight living and that he can whip Ryan toa certainty. Green stated yesterday that he would fight Ryan for money or marbles if the Eastern crackajack will weigh in at 145 pounds, which is the welter-weight limit. Green, who is now the champion welter- weight of the world, will give an exhibi- tion of his sparring ahilities in the near future at the Chutes. ————————— A BRIGHT STUDENT. Gold Medal for the Best Essay Won by J. V. Costello. Among the graduates of Sacred Heart Coliege on Wednesday was Joseph Valen- tine Costello, who received the gold medal for the best composition essay. There were eleven graduates, and all submitted their essays to a committee of priests of the cathedral, and these reverend gentle- men, after a careful consideration of the literary merits of each, made t.e award. T. e medal was formally presentel to Mr. Costello by Arcabishop Riordan. The subject of the thesis was “Christian Vir- tue.” Costello is but 17 years old and is tre son of Mr. Costello, for a long time inter- ested in the firm of O’Conner, Moffatt & Co. Haying now finisued a course at Socred Heart. he will the coming fail eater Santa Clara College and complete the full course there. x The young man is a fine amateur musi- cian. He has been playing first violin in the college orchestra and is a very capa- ble vocalist. 57 The gold medal was presented at the final exercises incident to the .graduation, at Metropolitan Hall. On that occasion e read the essay, ““Abraham Lincoln.” ———————— The Daily Mail. The Dafly Mail, a bright, well-printed four- page paver, is the latest candidate for popular support. Itisedited by John D. Robertson. It makes a specialty of postofiice news ana gives tho time of arrivals and departures of mail vesseis and traius irom and for ail par's ©of the world. It also gives the names of new postoffices and of old ones discontinued. ing yesterday of pains in the region of the | THCUBLE FOR GUN LS Humane Society May Bring an Action Against the Olympic Gua C ub. Live Pigeons Must Not Be Shot Within the Limits of This City and Ccunty. The Olympic Gun Cinb is expecting trouble from the Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. Recently the club held a shoot at its grounds near Ingleside and apart from the regular inapimate target smashing the members of the club indulged in the pastime of killing pigeons. Tke humane society heard of the pro- posed pigeon killing and some of the members attended the shoot. The presi- dent and directors of the club heard the man of good intentions state that if any live bird shooting from traps was in- dulged in the society would bring an action against the club, but they turned a deaf ear to the threat, und the killing of pigeons from traps went on without in- terruption during t..e afternoon. The society is determined to give legal battle to any ciub that will shoot pigeons trom traps withm the City and County of San Francisco; consequentiy the Olympic Gun Club expects tv appear in court in the near future on a charge of crueity to | “animals.” The society has already met with defeat in its en eavors to stop pig- eon-shooting, and the Olympic Gun Club is sanguine that the matter wil! be thrown out of court when the evidence is heard. Sunday and Monday next the Inani- mate Target Association wil hold its an- nuul tournament at Alameda junction, and as trap-shooters from as far south as Los Angeles have signitied their inten- tions of being present, a large gathering of sportsmen is expected on the grounds. On June 6 the California Wing Club will shoot at live birds at the Ingleside grounds; the Encinal Clab will smash ciay birds at B.rds Point, Alameda; the Golden Gate Club will burn powder at the Alameda Jufiction grounds, and the Em- pire Club will hold its monthly shoot at Alamede. Point. On the sameday a grand open-to-all live-bird tournament will be heid at Winters. The Fiy-casting Club will meet at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park, to-morrow fore- noon purpo-ely'to engase in practice cast- ing, and on Tuesday evening a special meeting of the club will be held in the office of the Fish Commission, F.ood building. BIT HIS WIFE'S FINGERS. Result of a Quarrel in the Family of J. S. Fisher. Mrs, J. S. Fisher of 102 Austin street had occasion to chastise one of her chil- | dren yesierday afternoon. The cries of the child were too much for the father and he interferea. Mrs. Fisher resented her husband’s ine terference and proceeded to chastise him. She was getting the better of him when he, in desperation, got three fingers of her right hand in his mouth and inserted his teeth in thera. Hostilities then ceased. Mzs. Fisher went to the Receiving Hos- pital and Dr. Bunnell dressed her wounded fingers. She said that she would not have her husband arrested, but would take the law into her own bands. There is trouble ahead for old man Fisher. FEVERED BROW Made Manifest Long Before the Disease Has Been Fully Developed. YOU CAN WARD IT OFF If You Have Any of the Symptoms It Is Best to Take the Matter Up at Once—No Time for Trifling, So Say the Doctors. EVERED BROW~BY THE TERM FEVER is meant that abstract condl ion which Is com- mon to all so-called febrile disorders, and the presence which gives them thelr clalm to that designation. Essentialy it means ucdue eleva- tion of the suitmal heat, the imm-diate or proxi- mate causes of that elevation, and the conse- quences which these conditions entail. The pres- ence of abnormal or febrl e temperature is usuaily actendad with various symptoms and phenomena ‘more or less char icteristic of the febrile state. The skin gets hot. The pulse and breathing quickened. Gastro-intes.Inal fonction Impaired. Heudache and muscular pains are frequent, ¥irst—Chiily and cold sensation. Second—The skin dry aud Loc. 1 hird—More or less abunaant perspiration. ‘When you have fever— YOUR BLOOD IS POISONED, YOURE BLOOD IS THIN. YOUR LIVER IS TORPID. YOUR STOMACH IS FOUL. YOUE BOWELS are CONSTIPATED. YOUR HEAD ACHES. YOUR BONES ACHE, YOUR SKIN IS DRY. YOUR $KIN IS HOT. Ivery organ and tissue in the body is in a con~ dition below normai and is crying for help. {JOYS VEGETABLE SARSAPARILLA Wil prevest this condlifon. 1t wiil so regulate the system that all the Various organa of the body ‘will act with life and energy.