The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 1897 ~AUGUST 3, 1897 AMUSEMENTS. A1pWIN TEEATER — “Rosemary.”™ LoMBiA TrEarer— The Case of Rebelllous ROSCO'S OPERA-HOUSE—''A Bowery Girl." r THEATER.— “House or Home'’ and 1cA I1voLl OPERA Housg. — “Wang." CEPHEUM.—High-Class Vaudeviila. OBERON.—Grand Concert. UTEO Barms.—Bathing and Performances. _ THECHEUTES AND CHUTES FREE THEATER.— 3loomer Minstrels, every atiernoon and evening. UAKLAND RACE TRACK.—Races. ; AUCTION SALES, “HAS LEVY This day, August 3, . at 10 o'clock. Tuesday, September t 14 Montgomery t 12 o'clock = Furn By 6 He C e, at 1135 Market s H UMBSEN & Co. te, CITY NEWS IN BRIEE, ' uit has been filea by es E. Finn for maintenance: May F.Finn against A cloudy Tuesdsy with probably some sofrain in the eerly morning. he Blythe case has been set for 10 o'clock this morning in’ the United States Circuit Cour Avery, a laborer, has ency. He owes $109 led & petition in 50 and has no Gussie H. Day has been granted a rce from ‘W. B. Day on- the ground of st C. Auld.and J. H. Goldman have been by W. P. Wilder for $2000 due on & note tedJune 6, 1895, I'he ministerial meetings yesterday appoint- e delegates to the executive committee 00d government: x Lanigan, Lotis Loupe and Clyde Wel- 1 have been retired without pay irom the ice.of the Government. John Koebig gave interesting lecture | ar Beet Raising”” at the meeting of the Farmers’ Insiitute last night. Judge Seawell has. granted the motion to transier the divorcs-suit of Blanche: L. Heiss sgainst Oito Heiss to San Benito County. Th Methodist ministers sang for joy at their yesterday when they heard of the ofthe Epworth League convention. A book peddler ransacked the house of Mrs, Evansat159 Russ street yesterday alfternoon, butonly succeeded in geliing away with $2. Claus’ Spreckels ~ vesterday ~ paid - into the Custom-bouse $39,040 20 as'duties upon beet- sugar ‘machip designed for the works at Salinas. Chinn Ah Chufi is on' trial before Judge Dunne of the Superior Court on a charge of having murdered Chin Lun Cee, & Chinese druggist. Captain Henry Bingham was seriously in- jured by b thrown from his buggy at Second-and Bryant sireets yesterday. shortly before noon. Mrs. Kesler, 226 Lexington avenue, was ocked down by & bicyclist at Market and erday afternoon and seri- | meetirg of the Olympie Club, | wes Celied for last night,was postponed | next Monday evening, because & quo- Was not present. ber oi Klondyke miners took their | A ‘num to be converted into money ning. Many others will do the ¢ rush is over. Dal Hawkios, charged with g8 concerled weapon to kill her hus- band, wes cailed 1n Judge Low’s court yester- day and continued till this morning. ras_issued vesterday for the ar- ‘kles on the charge ot obfain- filse pretenses, the compiaining ss being F. H. Lofius ol Tuttle & Laftus. 1 M.-Shortridge and Miss Laura L. ed yesterday at | de’s mother, | 210 Centrel avenue. A well-attended meeting of the new charter Commitiee was held last nightand it was de- cided 10 frame & compiete system of govern- mitled to the el tors for ratifi- Committee working -on_the. Salvation zation scheme hield & meeting in vesterday. It was decided the number of commitieemen from ihirty. Judge Carroll Cook hesdecided that {wo fn- diciments -of the Grand Jury . against Dr, Stahle were illegal, because one member vot- g for the Indictments was NOL & 1&XpAYeT,: a3 quired by law. fter an examination lasting thirteen days evidence relative to the alleged murder of Isasc -Hoff lntroduced yesterday at : heodore A, Figel, charged { | ent. Kan Kam Oi, the Chinese girl de- Collector Juckson, was opened and The efforts of the defense on proving that ‘the ‘Society for U blackmsiler: outhern Pacific Company i erday i Tespect 1o wemory of -J. E. Chapman, -head of the s Bureau. Mr. Chapman- died ay and was buricd yesterday. A. Williams, doing business under the ko 4 dueon abilt .. of Sydney, N. 8: W. son_and her ‘husbaid : Robert | erin and William F. | ages on -account of by sirs. Henderson by falling posed by many members of ‘the. Board :of Su- and will be vetosd by Mayor Pnelan ie.g.ven an-opportunity, He-will de-| 1'e-Fight 1o’ vélo tarough’ the courts, if neJudge Seawell will draw thirty s for the organization of & new Juryat2o'clock this afternoon. County lerk Curry has been requested to attend for purpose of Assisting in. this important iegal-funciion. G. Onesti, doing bsiness as {ruit.and pro- vision dealer under thename ofG. Onesit & « ws failed. He. has- debts .amounting to 9 62. - Book accounts due him are worth 00 and personaleffects are. put in as $350. i usks-to ba adjudged insolvent. George T, Gaden, assignee of ‘the San Fran- cisco Furniture Manufscturing Company, has IS d - Abby M.. Pairoit ~and - ‘others - for 23, alleged to be due on.account of work 7 the Emporium ' building.. ‘The matter -of priority of right to"the money is in dispute. Superintendent Leach of the Mint says that there is no.plitical significance In the recent removal of thirty-two employes of the mint. He states thet when the work in the silver coin- age-depariment begins again those dismissed or those on the eligible list will be putto WOrke Kenneth' Duncan, arrested - for grand. lar- | ceny and charged with insanity, appeared in Judge Hebbard’s department of the Superior Court yesterday to be exemined as to his men- tal condition. At the request of his lawyer ihe matter was continued .for & fortnight There was & general impression in court tha he was sane. g The preliminary exsmination ot A. L. Knott, charged with the murder of Joseph Knauer, barber, on July 6, was commencéd before-|. Judge Low vesterday afternoon.. Only three witnesses were exsmined, whose iesiimony simporiant, and the case was continued oon HUMOR Ttching, Irritated, sealy, crusted Scalps, dry, thin, and falling Hair, clesnsed, purifed, snd besuti- fied by warm ghampoos with CUTICURA SoaP, and oceasionsl dressings of CUTICURA, purest of emolllents, the greatest skin cures. (Uticura Treatment will produce & clean, healthy scalp with luxuriant, lustrous hair, when sll else fails. Sold throuzhout the world,. Porrae DEUG AXD CHEM. Coxr., Sole Props., Boston.” 2" How 1o produce Luxuriant Hair,” mailed free. SKINS ON FIRE ™y e UEROSED 10 A HIGH - TAXLEVY Devany-Haskins Schedule Does Not Meet With Favor. EXCEEDS THE PLEDGE THEY GAVE. Several Supervisors Will Not Vote for It Under Any Circumstances, MAYOR PHELAN WILL VETO IT. Supervisor Rottanzi's Shelved Sched- ule—Prooceedings of Yesterday's Session of the Board. Supervisors Devany and Haskins are getting what is called in sporting circles “cold feet” on their proposition to har- nessa $2 20 tax levy on this City. When they went ahead with their planning without haviag consulted Chairman Rot- tanzi of the Finance Committee they did not foresee the howl that would go up from all quarters, Supervisor Rottanzi had a schedule that came within the pledze on which the three members of the committee were elected, but he was given no voice 1n the report that was prepared by the Super- visors from the First and Second. The question with Devany and Haskins was not to keep within their pledge, but to make a rate that would produce plenty Yesterday they began to realize the dis- turbance the rate would cause and to “hedge.”” Devany declared that the re- port of the committee was not final, but was merely put forward as a feeler to eage the jeeling of the people. He said that the report was made public to give the taxpayers a chance to object if they 80 desired. There are those in the board, however, who understand the motive that prompted the Devany-Haskins combination to pro- pose a rate exceeding $2. They believe that certain departments that have been getting large appropriations will return the favor by listening to the wishes of the | two Supervisors when it comes to making 1He appointments of new employes. It will not pe all plain sailing, however, for a number of Supervisors have declared that they will not stand for the proposed rateand that it must be scaled down sev- ral hundred thousand dollars before they will vote for it. Here are some of the expressions -of opinion of other Super- visors: John Lackiiann—The tax rate proposed by Supervisors Devany ana Haskins is altogether 100 high. It is unreasonable and altozether exceeds the pledge under which they were elected. The item of $400,000 for the Mission park and thetof $100,000 for paving Market | street should not nave been putin. Ishall { vote for no such levy. J. E. Britt—I think the levy is a trifie high. 2 not in favor of spending $400,000 1or & Mission park, but wouid rather see it put in | some more mneeded. improvement. some of the items will have to be cutdown before the schedule is satisfactory to tne board. Supervisor Smith—I won’t stand it. The amount that is proposed to be raised under schedule goes $600,000 to $700,000 over the amount I was pledged Lo raise and 1t must be reduced before I vote for it. Washington Dodge—Of course I shall not vote for &ny such tax leyy, The government of this City could be run _jor far less monvy, and it is Simply a question of doing whatis necessary and not waai is demanded from every hand. I have not made up any sched- ule, but I believe that Supervisor Rottanzi has and that his figures are far nearer being what is right tnan those proposed by Supervisors Devaney and Haskins. Supervisor Rivers—I believe in letting the people say what they wait. It may be that the proposed levy is & little high, but I believe there will be a howl if improvements are cut off and I believe matters snould be aliowed 1o staud pretty much as tneyare. We shail learn through the public press what the people most desire, and the levy can be changed if neces- sary to conform to the will of the majority. Thomas Morton—I have justreturned to the City and saw the proposed levy, but did not have time to even scan itls contents, conse- quently Iam notin & pesition to express my views upon its merits, As near as I can recol- lect the pledge of the Republican platform upon which I was elected allows a greater margin than does the Democratic platform by, T think, $350,000. In the meantime I will comply with the conditions of that pledge as near as Lean by allowing sufficient” funds to run the municipai zovernment on & buslness and economical basi John H. Sheehan—I did not have time to even road the herdlines of the proposed liev. I just got 1nto the City in time to be present at the meeting of the board, and, as a conse- quence, you must_excuse me from giving my opinion on the subject. But I will say, how- ever, thatl will live up to the pledge of the Democrat:C party as near as I can, Supervisor P. M. Deiauy—I will be in favor of voung for suficient funds to have the City government run as it should be, yet I favor economy in every branch. I would rather not ?xpreu an opinion just yeton the proposed evy. Supervisor Charles-A. €linton—I am pledged to the people who voted for me, and for that matter to every man, woman and chiid in tnis City to keep 10 the tax levy of 81 ou the §100. Of courss that pledge was based on condi- tions which have changea. The Legislature lias imposed burdens on us which our prede- cessors did not have. Those predecessors left a deficit which we haye to meet. New emer- gencies have arisen which we are aiso called on (o meel. Yet the obligation remains to keep the spirit of the pledge . Supervisor Rottanzi said that he had pledged himself to stick to & $1 limit and that heintended to do sv if such a thing was possible. ‘1 have prepared a schedule,” ha said, “that will produce ¢5,459,918, and in order to do 80 have cut down a.1 departments to the last minute, but I believe in keeping pledges. “I have given this question hours of consideration and careful thought. 1 am reluctantly compelled to clip from several appropriations sums that I would cheer- fuliy add Instead of deducting. Notably is this the case with the School D epar?- ment. The appropriation is inadequate to meet the requirements of the depart- ment, but I could not heiv it.” So it would appear that the Devany- Haskins outfit will have opposition that may make it difficult to get their extraor- dinary schedule through the board. And then, if all else fails, there is Muyor Phelan, who has gone on record as totally opposed to any such rate and ready to fight it. The combination, in order to head off expected opposition in this direction, has asked the City and County Attorney to render an opinion as to the constitution- ality of the act that gives the Mayor power to vato a tax levy. Should Mr. Creswell’s opinion be that the act is soupd then the combination will fail in its purpose, for a veto 18 practically certain, and only eight votes—one less than is needed to pass a measure over a Veto—can be counted on On the other hand, should the City and Ccunty Attorney declare the law invalid | for S:ptember 13. of patronage and at the same time could | be forcea down the throats of the peopie. | I ‘think | the matter will be taken by the Mayor to the highest court of the State, SRR SUPERVISORS’ VACATION. The Board Adjourns far Six [Weeks. Several Appointments Made Yesterday. When the Sapervisors adjourned yester- day they went out of Ltusiness for six weeks, the next meeting being scheduled This allows for the apnual vacation of the members. The board by resolution authorized the transfer of $11,000 from the general fund of the fiscal yea: 1896-97 to the credit of the Street Department fund for the same year to pay sundry demands. P. H. McKenna was appointed assistant clerk and tppewriter to the board at a salary of $100 per month. £ Martin O'Brien, M. F. Flaherty and John Donohue were appointed janitors of the City Hall dome at $70 per month each. John Scott was apnointed janitor of the board ata salary of $70 per month. James Christensen was apvointed a police patrol driver, vice James C. Lyman, resign:d. The' Spring Valley Water Company was | granted permission to lay &n underground conduit for a private telephone wire, from the corner of Geary and Stockton sireets to the corner of Taylor and O'Farrell, The Pacific Sporting Club, Occidental Club and Knickerbocker Club were given permits to conduct boxing entertainments during September and October. The plans of the City Engineer for the extension of the Army-street sewer to Is- lais Creek were adopted R STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work Acted On by the Board. The followinz is a complete record of the street improvements which passed the Board of Supervisors at yesterday’s session: AWANDS OF CONTRACTS. Lower Terrace and Serpentine place—Curbs, re- grading, macadamizing, e.c, to Willlams, Belser &C “erpentine place, Lower Terrace to Temple— Same 10 F. W. Pierce. Lower Terrace, serpentine place to Pluto— Seme Fourteenth avenue south, Railroad avenue south to N sireet south—Same to Thomas Clarke. Seventh and Berry—Paving, curbing, etc, to Flinn & Treacy. er, Central to Masonic avenue—Curbs and s'dewslk to J. J. Dowling. RESOLUTION ORDERING STREET WORK. Claston and Waller—Curbs, sidewalks. etc. Gueriero and Twenty-fourth—Storm-water in- d paving. Twency-sixth and Guer; Ducan and Guerrer G serrero, Twenty-ei Guerrero and Arm; Guerrero, Army and curping. Guerrero and Twentv -seventh—Same. California and Twentieth avenue—Grading, | sew-r, sidewalks, etc. seventeen n, Uranus to Ashbury—Grading. BESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER STREET WORK. Folsom to Harrison—Curbs and ero—Paving. Same. th (0 Uuncan—Same. Same. 0 Twenty-seventh—Paving Nineteenth, | paving. ‘Cwentieth, Folsom to Harrison—Same. 1 wenticth, Howard 10 Folsom. Tweaty-first and Harrison—Pa Twenty-first, Harrison to Bry; curbs. Alabama, Twentle:h to Twenty-first—Same. York, 1 wenty-second 1o Twenty-third—Same. Hampshire, Tweniy-second to Twenty-third— ug. ant—Paving and me. O'Farrell, Broderick to St Joseph's avenue— same. Twenty-sixth, Valevcia and San Jose avenue— Ar:ificial stone sidewaiks. |~ Jones, Wasbi igton 10 Jackson—Sewer. Harrison, First to iFremont—Same. Lombard, Gongh 1o Ociavia—Curbs and paving. Lombard' L ~ame. rd, Webstor to Fillmore—Sume. venue, Baker Lo Lyon—Same. Bush, Kearny to Grant avenue—Paving. Jessie, Hermann to Thirteenth—sewer. Levisidetu, Greenwich to Lomba: d—Grading. N OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. ) Treat avenue, Twentieth to Twen.y-first—Bitu- men. X Linden avenue, Van Ness to Franklin streot— Bitumen. 2 First avenue, California sireet to Sacramento— same. First avenue and Secramento street—Same. ¥irst avenue, Sacramento street to Clay—Same. First avenue and Clay sireet—Same. Lomtard, Octsvia 10 Lagana—Same. Uctavia and Laguna—Same. Lombard and Ociavia—Same. Lombard and Gough—Same. Cole, Beuluh to Waller—Same. Cole and Benlah—Sawe. Page and Devisadero—Same. Cole and Waller—same. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Fair Ouks, Twenty-second to Twenty-third—Bl- tumen. First avenue, Cley to Washington—Same, Green, Hyde 10 Leaveuworth—Basalt. . Fulton, Strader to Stanyan—Bitumen. Bacramento, Firs: avenue to Cherry—Bitumen. Laguna, Hei bt 1o Walier—Bltumen. Page, Cole to Shrader—bitumen. Page, Clayton to Cole—Same. Sacramento, Cherry to Maple—Same. Sacramento and Sprace—sama. Sacramento aud Cherry—same. Devisadero, Haigh: to Page—Bitumen. Noe, sixteenth 1o Seventevnth—Same. RESOLUTION OF CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE- Jansen, Greenwich to Lombard— Basait. ORDER REDUCING WIDTH OF SIDEWALKS. ¥lorida, Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth—Red- wood, three feet. EXTENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED. Alameds, YOrk to Potrero avenue—Ninety days on gradlug. to Properiy-owners. ‘Lweaty-second, Mississippi to Pennsylvaniaave- noe—same. Central avenue and Waller — Thirty days on sewer, o Flinn & Treacy. Leavenworth, Say and North Polnt—Sixty days on grading, to J. J. 0’ Connor. Lroderick, Post to Geary—Sixty days on paving, to F inn & Treacy. Fifteentn avenne south and 8 street sonth— Ninety days on grading and macadamizing. to M. C. Hogan. EXTENSIONS OF TIME RECOMMENDED. Broderick, Post to Geary—To Flinn & Treacy, ninety dayson paving, etc. p Fifteenth avenue south and S street south—To M. C. Hogan on grading and macadamizing. Clayton and Haighti—To D. Kelleber, thirty days on sewer, etc. Tiaight, Clayion to Ashbury—Same. Fourteenth avenue south and N street soath—To M. C. Hogan, nisety days on Slurmwacer inleus, ete. Tweifth avenue south and P street sonth—same. PETITIONS BEFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE second and Mission—Property-owners to have fence enclosing northeast corner reduced to legal limit. seventh avenue and L street—Property-owners for chunge of grafe. Same at seventh avenue and M street. Twenty-fourth ana Guerrero—Property-owners t0 pave by private contract, Julian avenue, Fourteenth to Fifteenth street— Froperty-owners for removal of obstruc. ing fenca, PETITION REFERRED TO STREET LIGHTS COM- MITTEE. Lioyd, Scott to Devisadero—Property-owners for two gas lamps. PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITEEE Webster, Gresnwich (o Lombard—Properiy-own- paviog Taylor to Jones—Sama. Nineteanth, }0.s0m to Harrisou—Same. Pacific avenue, Baker to Lyon—same. ecnwich aud K1 inklin—Seme. Ten:h avenue, N to O street—Same agatnst grading. Montgomery avenue, 3ayard to North Peint street—-ame against proposed ass:ssment district for grading. (’Farrell, Laguna to Buchanan—Same against sewer. Fit e, Unlon to Filbert—Same against paving and sewerlng. Twentieth, Howard to Folsom—Same against paviug. (Hampshize. Twenty-second to Twenty-thira— ame. m: Florida, Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth—Same against reducing width of sidewalks. | BEporT or strEEr comrTEE ox waTTERs | SUBMITTED AT PREVIOUS MEETING. | Bush, Kearny to Graot avenue—Railroad ralls 10 ve removed and street pa Clinton Park—Eids for grading recommended rejected and work stopped. xhode isiand. Twen!y-second to Twenty-third— All blds recom mended reject-d. Bush—Unused rails recommend-d removed, cavitles 0 caused paved. Suiter-strést Raiiway Compauy to be giveu fitteen days to remove rails. kll1s, Leaveuworth 10 tyde—Consiruction of siaewalks postponed six months. Elevesth avenue, H to 1 sireets—All bids rec- omm- nded rejected unopened. Walier, Shrader to Stanyan—Runway recom- mended constructed in front of fire-engine house. Tweniieth avenue and Callfornla street—Prop- erty-owners may grade and sewer by private con- trao: if railroad compauy ralses tracks to grade. Leavenworih, Bay to North Polut—Sixty days, days, extension of time racom- mended on gradinz. Geary, Kearny t0 Powelh-Roso'ution stopping paving recommended indefinitely postponed. Spear, Harrison 1o Bryant, also Bryaat, Maln to Spear—Repairiug, 10~ which City fs chargeable, recommended dohe without delay. Merchants’ Assoclation—All recommendations; of same for street improvemeut for current fisca v xCept sewer commission. Miiguel sireet — Steel-bridge building referrad back to board with recommendation that it be re- ferred to Finance and Auditing Committee. Sunset District—Same for petizion of Sunset Dis- trict Improvemen: Club for main lutercepung sewer. Julian avenue, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—Paving recommended continued. * Fiorida, Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth—aid- dle of sidewslk recommended reduced from fifteen 1o tweive feet. Ashbury. Oak to Page—Property-owners may pave by private contraci. Broadway, Taylor to Jones—Same. Clayton, Osk to Page—Paving postponed six months © i Clayton an e—Same. Tawanty-fourth, - Guerrero to Fair Oa erty-owners may pave by private contrac:. Tiwentieth, Folsom to Harrison—Same. Folsom street (No. 715)—Owner may replank sidewalk. De Haro, Twenty-second to T wenty-third—Pips wer recommended. L wenty-fourih, Potrero avenue to Utah—Prop- erty-owners may pave by Private contract. Bryant, Twenty-fifth to 1 wenty-sixth—Same. Bryant and Tweuty-first—Same for paving; and also for curbing northeast and uorthwest corners. Golaen Gate avenue, Baker to Lyon—Property- owners may pave by private contract. ‘Harrison, Six:een(h to Eighteenth—same, Harrison and Sixteenth—Same. Harrison and Seventeenth—-ame. Harrison and Maripois—Same. ‘Ihirteentn street, Alpine to Devisadero—Prop- erty-owners mAy cODSLIUCL sewers by private conract. Devisadero street, Francisco to north line of Beach—sume. Prosper street, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Prop- erty-owners may pave by private contract. Devisudero streel, Greenwich to Lombard— Grading favored. Devisadero sireet, Francisco to Beach—Flinn & Treacy release i rom contract to sewer. Thirieenth street, Castroto Alpine—E. Kenny released from grading contract. Prosper sireet, Sixteenth o Seventeenth—Pri- vate contract for paviag favored. Jones streel, Washington to Jackson—Same for pipe sewer. Valparaiso street, Jones to Rosch—Same. Twenty-fth street, Folsom to I reat ave.—Same for paving. Channel street, Kansas, Eightn and Townsend— Southern Pacific Rallway Company may erect tower. I street, Ninth to Tenth aves, and circumjacent region—Macadamizing, etc.. favored. Hill and Castro streets—Private contract for storm-water inlets on northeast and southeast corners favored. Tuird sireei, Nos. 356, 358—Replanking per- mitted. McAllister street, Lyon (0 Central avenue—De- nial of protest not Lo pave favored. ‘Twenty-second sireet, Noe 1o £anchez—Grading, ot favored, but strcet leveling recommended. Sventh sureét, Berry 1o Channel—Against ng. avenson and THird sireets—Tunnel to connect Sprecicels building with power-house favored. Eliis street, Hyde 10 Larkin—Against stone sidewalks. Laguna street, Eliis to O'Farrell—Advertlaing for proposais t0 Jo street work as requiced by law favored. Other petitions and protests reported on ad- versely or filed. HENRY BINGEAN'S FALL The * Well - Known Stevedore Thrown Violently From His Cart. Prop- et His Horse Took Fright and Ran Off Injuries That May Prove Fatal. Captain Henry Bingham, ex-Supervisor and stevedore, Pacific Mail dock, who re- aijdes at 1501 Goiden Gate avenue, was seriously if not fatally injured by being thrown from his bugey at Second and Bryant streets yesterday shortly before noon. Captain Bingham was driving along Sec- ond street, when his horse tock fright and started to run away. Although nearly 60 years of age the injured man is still a goed horseman, and had almost succeeded in getting the frenzied animal under control when the wheels of his buggy struck a curve 1n¥ a car track. The buggy swung around and struck a heavy butcher wagon and was overturned. Captain Bingham struck on his head and wes instantly ren- dered unconscious. He was picked up by a numbsr of people who witnessed the accident and carried to St. Mary’s Hos- pital, a block away. Affer the buggy overiurned the horse continued its mad run, and collided with 8 buggy driven by George L. Hull. Mr. Hull was hurled to the street by the force of the collision, but escaped sericus injury. A block farther down the street the horse was captured and taken to the Mail dock. Dr. Leonard wus called to attend Cap- tain Bingham, and, assisted by Dr. Bailey, resident physician at the hospital, made a thorough examination of the patient’s in- juries. A long scalp wound extended across the back of the injured man’s head, and it s thought that the skullis frac- tured beneath the wound. At least this is the opinion of Dr. Bailey, but he says it has not yet been definitely determined whether the skull has suffered injury or not. The patient’s clavicle was also frac- tured, but this injury, in itself, is not con- sidered serious. The physicians in charge refuse to express an opinion as to the pos- sible result of Captain Bingham’s injuries and will await developments. In case the injured man escaped internal injury his chances for recovery, it 1s thought, are good. ———— THREE IN ONE COFFIN. Tr'plets Whose Stay on Earth Was Brief. Three little lives that unly lately came simuitaneously into beinz were yesterday resigned into the keeping of mother na- ture, going to repose in one casket. They were the daughters of Manuel Saragosa and his wife Florence, having been born July 25 at the Saragosa resi- dence in Cordeli viace. The father of the triplets is a Sicilian fisberman, who re- cently met with misfortune, and the burden of the burial was kindly sustained by Undertakers Valente& Marini, Mrs. Baragosa has been very ill, but Dr. Mervy, her physician, gives Lopes of her recovery. —e.——— Contract for the New. Postoffice. Collector of the Port Jackson recetved a let- ter from Washington yesierday announcing that the contract for building the fouaaations of the new postoffice building had been awarded to the Ban Francisco Bridge Com- any, the contract price being $36,830. %The Feuar announced also that the «ollector had been appointed disbursing ageat for the build- ing, and a trifle of $25,000 was forwarded to him as a starter, disbursements to be made on the signature of J. W. Roberts, the Super- intendentof Construction. < ——————————— MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY. Baggage transferred to trains, steamers, etc. Also moved in the city. Furni(ure moved; estimates furnished. }'xetfi_m. transferred and shipped. 408 Taylor stree} and 650 Market street. Telephone Main46. » Henry Lux’s Daughter Complains. Maude Lux, 15 years of age, has sued her father, Henry Lux, a marine engineer, to com- pel him to support her. She aflirms that since his second marriage be reiuses to let her live at home. She says sbe needs $30 a mounth to buy clothing and food and to allow her to continue inschool and asks the court to compel this contribution from her father. ———————— THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea water tub and swimming baths, North Beach.” ARE I FOR THE CHARTER Meeting of the Bie Com- mittee to Qutline the Work. FUNDAMENTALS WERE- DISCUSSED. Mr, Cridge Foreshadowed the Proportional Representa- tion Plan, MR. CLEMENT WANTED PRINCiPLES. Decision That the Present Organiza- tion Would Draft the Proposed New Charter. It was a representative body of citizens that assembl-d last evening in Balboa Hall to take the preliminary steps toward framing » new charter. There were pres- ent representative men of all shades of political telief, from the ultra-conserva- tive to the radical. Mayor Pnelan called the meeting to order and presided over its deliberations, while J. R. Freud performed the duties of secretary in the modern progressive style. The Mayor announced that he had placed James Rose and D. H. McCarthy on te committee on labor. He an- nounced also that he had endeavored to place on the committees all shades of opinion, and that the task nad been diffi- cult because of the large number of com- mittees. Sccretary Freud read the list of com- miftees as follows: Boundaries, rights and labilities—H. N. Clement, Thomas Downing, Alired Bouvier, A. C. Bolaeman, Barna McKinne. Officers and elections—J. J. Dwyer, C. W, Mark, Edward Rosenberg, Horace Wilson, Madison Babcock. Legislative department—L. R. Ellert, Charles Buundschu, Samuel Braunbart, Alfred Cridge, James Denman. Finance and taxation—John P. Dunn, Colin M. Boyd, E. B. Pond, James K. Kelly, O. D. Baldwin. Executive Department — Joseph Britton, Horace Davis, Oliver Everett, E. L. Fitzgerald, Johu H. Grady. Public Schools—James Denman, Joseph O'Connor, Mrs. L. K. Burke, A. ComteJr., C. W. Mark. Judicial Department—M. C. Hassett, P. A. Bergerot, F. W. Van Reynegom, Joseph Le; gett, Gavin McNab. Héalth Department—Dr. Nightingale, J. B. Reinstein, Dr. J. A. Anderson, Hugo D. Ke Dr. W. W. Kerr. Police Department—A. A. Watkins, James | Butler, 8. C. Hammond, D. V. Kelly, Charles A, Zinkand. Charity and Correction—-Dr. E. R. Taylor, Frask Maskey, James Rose, Dr. W. W. Kerr, Julian Sonntag. Fire Department—Isadore Gutte, John J. Ma- honey, John M. Reynolds, James G. Webster, William F. Wilson. Pubiic Parks — Vanderiyn Stowe, Willlam Metzner, L J. Truman, James S. Conwell, E. R. Rock. Pubiic improvements—Irving M. Scott, A. S. Baldwin, Osgood Putnam, C. Grunsky, Ernest McCullough. Public utilities—George K. Fitch, A, W. Thompson, Joseph Asbury Johuson, A. B. Meguire, Herbert E. Law. Street railroads—George L. Center, H. J. Healey, Leon Samuels, A. Sbarboro, M. F. Taylor. Harbors and wharves—Hugh Craig, F. 8, Chadbourne, Stewart Menzies, A. Gerberding, W. C. Stafford. | service—Sheidon G. Keliogg, M. A. ke, Professor A. Herbst, C. B. Benham, J.J. Dwver. Miscellaneous—A. E. Kellogg, F. S. Bowley, E. Deliepiane, William 1. Hess, E. P. E. Troy. Law committee—Gavin McNab, J. B. Rein- stein, Charles W. Reed, 8. C. Kellogg, A. Comte Jr. Salaries and bonds—George R. Fletcher, John C. Nobman, W. J. Cuthbertson, P. H. McCarthy, C. W. Moores. Revision and schedule—P. W. Dohrmann, Walter scarthur, D. C. Murphy, Dr. G. Gutsen. A. W. Thompsou. The Mayor said that it would be well for the committee to petition the Super- visors to fix the aate for the special elec- tion for freeholders in order that the sup- plementary registration of voters re- quired by law might be made. It was understood that the election should be held on October 15, 1897, but it was nec- essary that that date should be fixed by tbe Supervisors before registration could be procecded with. M. C. Hassett introduced the following: WHEREAS, It is generally believed by the people of this City that for many years past the costof maintaining our municipal govern- ment has been steadily increasing, greatly in excess of the amount necessary for that pur- pose, and that correct information upon the subject will aid this committee in drafting the proposed new charter; therefore be it Resolved, That the secretary obtain for the use of this commitiee the following informar tion and report the same at our next meeting: ¥irgt—The eutire amount of tax levy for munici- pal purposes in each year since the year 1879 to the 31t day of December, 1895. ~econd—The amount of taxes actually collected and paid nto the treasury each year during the same period. Third—The amount of money collected and paid into the treasury during that period from the fo.- lowing offices, giving the sums collected in each year . om the sald cfices: County Clerk’s office, Sherifl’s office, Assessor's office, kecorder’s office, License Coliector’s vilice, Muyor's oflice, Audiior’s ottice, Board of Supervisors, Board of Heulth, ‘Almshouse, City and County Hospital, Police courts Justices’ cour.s, Tax Collector's office (not | including the taxes lev ed on Fire D-par ment | School Depariment, Poiice Department from all sources of revenne), Coroner’s office, Superintend- | ent of streets’ office and from any othsr source | not before enumerated Fourtn—1he amount!paid out by the Treasurer each year on accoust of each of the sald depart- ments of the governmen: duriux the ssme pertod. ¥if:h—1he number of Deputy Sherifts, in. Iud- ing the Undwr Sheriff, sherif’x bookkeeper and stiorney, sud the salary of each In the year 1896. Sixtti—The uumber of Sherift's guards in the Couuty Jail and 110use of Correctlon snd guards employe! o (rAnsport insane persons to the asyluni for the insane and prisoners to the State prison, and the salary of each. Seventh—The number of Deputy County Clerks and the salary of each in the year 1896. ¥ighth— i Lie number of copyists employed by the County Clerk and the salary of each in the year 1596, Ntuth—The number of deputies in ‘the Re- corder’s office and the salary of each lathe year 1896, and the number of cierks and allowa ices made them perfolio for Copying in the year 1897. ‘Tenth—Number 0f D-puiy Assessors and the salory of each in the year i898. and tie number of extra Deputy Assessors allowed avaually by the Board of bupervisors and the mouthly salary ot each. 5 Eléventh—The number of regular Depuiy License Collectors employed tach year since the year 1880 and the salary of eacl Twelftu—The numoer of Deputy Superiniendents of Streets and the salary of each In the year 1896, Thirieenth—The number of attorneys and clerks in the Folice Courts and the salary of each in the year 1846 Fourteent—The number of clerks in the Jus- tices Courts and the sa ary of each in the vear 1896. Fifteenth—The number of deputies in the Treas- urer's offica aud the salary of each In ihe year 1896. Sixteenth—The number of deputles in the Audi- tor's office and the salary of each in the year 1896. Seveuleenth—The number of regular Deputy Tax Collectors and the salary of each inthe year 1898 “Eighteenth—The number of Assistant City and Pozzoni’s ”%omplexlon 5 yWDER prod d beautiful skin; a:mmbigeu overs element of beauty and purity. County Attorneys and the cler<sin the office of the City and County Auorney and the salary of each in the year 1896 ani ihe entire amount patd out for salaries of such deputies and ¢lerks in each year since (he year 1880 10 the yedr 1896. Nineteenth—The number of Assistant District Attorneys and clerks and the salary of each in the year 1596 and the amount paid out for the sal- arles of assistant attorneys and clerks in each year since the year 1880. Twentleth—The number of deputy clerks in the Board of Supervigors and the salary of each iu the year 1896, together with the amounts paid o such deputies, in each year s.nce the year 158.. Twenty-firsi—The number of deputies and em: ployes in the Board of Health in the year 1898 and the salary of exch. 2 Twenty-second—umber of teachers employed in the Schocl Lepartment and the salary of each in the year 1896. 5 T welt:-third—The number of deputies, clerks and employes in the scuool Depariment and the salaries of each in the year 1896. 3 _Twenty-fourth—The pumer of deputies 1n the Coroner’s oftice and_employes and the salary of each in the year 1896, Twenty-fifth—The number of clerks and em- | ployes in the Fire Department and the salary of each n the year 1856. 2 Twenty-sixth—Pouice officers, police clerks and detectives. 2 Twenty-seventh—Clerks and employes In. the Mayor's oftice and salary of each. : Twenty-eighth—The salaries of the Mayor, Sheriff, County Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, He- corder, Auditor, Tax Coliector. License Collector, District Atiorney, City and County Attorney, Su- periutendent of Streets, tup-riniendent of Schools, Coroner, Supervisors, Reglster of Voters, Survesor, Chief of the Fire Department in the year 1895, Police Judges und the Jusuices of the Peace aud Chief of Poiice in 1896, 3 Senator Braunhart offered an amend- ment that the secretary ascertain the sg- gregate sums of money paid the short- hand reporters in the Police and. other courts. The resolution and amendment were adopted. Alfred Cridge made a little speech, in which he said that the present system of election was a farce because the officers were elected by only 37)4 per cent ot the veople, while “the Solid Eight'’ of the Bupervisors were elected by a less percent- age even than that. A similar speciacle of misrepresentation was seen in the vote by which members of the Legislature were elected. He suggested that the com- mittee on elections should incorporate the necessary reform. The officers to be elected should be able to discharge ‘their duties by the light of the present and not by the darkness of the past. He was op- posed to dead men’s government and did not care to have the committees present a code of laws, but wanted them to prepare a framework by which officers could be elected and the people fully represented. It was because of this inaifference that the years roiled on until they brought the civil war. But tbere were worse things in government, added Mr. Cridge, than human slavery. J.J. Dwyer moved that the committees should report either in full or progressive- ly at each mesting. Senator Braunhart favored the propo- sition. The experience ot centuries had shown, he said, that affairs of govern- ment cannot bs attended to without great care and deliberation. : Jo:eph Leggett was opposed to haste in the preparation of the charter. Itseemed to him that certain basic principles should be presented and thoroughly dis- cussed. They had started in just as they did in the last freeholaer convention, and he wanted to know whether they wanted to follow that procedure and invite a repetition of defeat, or whether they would branch out a new and more liberal way. Princip should be dis- cussea first by the general committee in order that the sub- committees might know the sentiment of the. whole com- mittee, and would be thereby guided in their action. It would be very easy then for the committees to arrange the little matters of detail. Judge Van Reynegom favored Mr. Leg- geit’s attitude. At each meeting every member of the committee should be in- vited 10 offer suggestions. He understood that the principles of government should be first discussed before being referred to the commijtees. Mr. Dwyer could not ses how the dis- cussion of abstract principles.of govern- ment could help the work of the commit- tee. Tney had met for the purpose of framing a city charter. Resolutions could be presented and referred to the appro- priate committees. Then when the com- mittees reported there wouid. be some- t . ing before the committee to debate. Joseph Asbury Johnson favored first in- structing the committees as to what they should prepare. M. C. Hassett said that 1t was a ques- tion of very serious Import whether it would not be wise to fix the amount of salaries in the cbarter, and not leave it to the Supervisors. If the salaries-of officers and employes were fixed by the charter the peop:e would know just what would be sufficient for the tax ievy. Civil ser- vice was another important proposition for the people, and 1t should be discussed by the commitree. @Lawyer H. W. Clement understood that the object of the general committee was, not to go into the questions of detail, but to discuss principles, and, having settled them, to let the Board of Freeholders ar- | range the details of making the charter. If they were going to prepare a charter Mr. Dwyer’s motion was a lit one, but if the Board of Freehoiders were to do that work the present commiitee should not go into details, but should present certain principles to the Freeholders upon which to build the charter. The experience of the past had shown that the people were opposed to granting to the Mayor the powers which the charter defeated in the last election would have conferred upon him. There was alsoa feeling that the numberof the Supervisors should be increased to thirty-six or forty, in oruer that they might be better enabled to withstand the pressure of corrupt in- fluences. Mr. Clement then moved that the chair appoint a committee to formulate prin- ciples upon which the charter shail be drawn and thut those principles should be discussed. 5% F. W. Dohrmann suggested that the people should be allowed an opyportunity of voting on alternative propositions in the charter. He believed that nine-tenths of each and every charter that had been presented before the people had been-ac- ceptable, but that the charters had been rejected because of the objectionable one- tenth. On disputed points such .as the appointive power of the Mayor, alter- native propositions should be submitted 10 the peonle. ¢ NEW TO-DAY. The Winner of one of those $100 prizes got her yellow tickets in this way: 1. By using the tea herself. 2. By asking some friends who use the tea to give her their tickets. 3. . By inducing some friends to try the tea and give her their tickets. R One of her friends kept a boarding house, and ‘sent her lots of tickets. : Haven't you some friend who keeps a boarding house or a. restaurant, or who has in: fluence in some hospital ‘ ‘or other public institution? need good tea there, Rules of contest in large advé;.'tlséu;eni i about first and middle of the month. A4 They | ¢ E. P. E. Troy was in favor of discussing and settling the question as to whether the Mavor should beautocratic or whether the power should be vested :n a large body. Until that-matter ehouid be set- tled the committee could not do any . work. S R Mr. Healy said .that-the alternative proposition would involve the submission of two charters 10 the people; otherwise. there would be an unsymmetrical scheme which the Supreme Court would find it difficult to interpret coberently. Judge Thompson "favored ‘the idea of Messrs. Clement, Leggett and Cridge. It was. highly important -that - the work should be started right.. L J. Truman opposed. the Clément 4ub« stitute because he feared that underit each member of the committee would ven= ilate his hobby, which proceedihig would consume ‘much . viluableé time and would result'in-the opposite of harmony: Mr. Cridge read from "theé pr amble of the call for the ‘organization to show that its object was to formulate. the principles upon which the Board of Freeholders should draft'the new plan of goverzment. Mr. - Clement explained that his “idea was to formulate principles and leave the Freeholdeérs to deal with:the details. * The organization was.not prepared to draft the charter _itseif. It lackea the funds for printing and otlier expenses which woull be incurred in the work. Mr. Clement’s substitute was put to-the vote and-the roll _wae called with the fol- lowing result: Ayes 19, noes 38. . Tha substitute was declared defeated. The original motion of Mr. Dwyer was adopted—that the committees: report at each meeting. On motion of - Senator Braunhart it was decided ta draft a complete charter. A motion by Mr. Troy that members. bs restricted to five minutes each in the des« bate was voted down with much indigna- tion. A.vote of thanks was'tendered to ‘the manager of the Mills building for his offer of the free use of committee-rooms in-tha building. It was decided to hold the next meeting next Thijrsday_ evening ' in Shasta Hall, N. 8. G.'W. building, Use- Gentleness Be gentle In stimulating the kidneys, otherwisa you will excite and weakén them. The hapriest results follow the use of: Hostetter's -Stomach Bitters to overcome _rénal. inactivity. Avold tha unmedicated, fiery siimulants of commerce: Tho kidneys bave &-del cate.membrane easi'y irritated and upon this the action of such excitants 13 per- nicious. * Malarial comp'aints, indigestion:: rheu- matism, beuralgia and biliousness succumb totha correctiveinfluence of the Bitters. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS! 'PRICOLAMIER. 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