The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1897, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCIS ol 0 CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1 » THOUSANDS FORGED T0 THE WALL Heavy Demand on the In- digent Fund for Texthooks, LIST OF TWO THOUSAND | MES. | ; Over $10,000 Extra Expense for“ Heart and Other New Culture, N0 INDIGENT FUND PROVIDED FOR. | The Law imperative in the Oase of Orphans—Those. Agents’ Cham- pagne Suppers. Never was the hardship that has been | wrought upon the poor parentsof this| community, who are strugzling to-give their chiidren the advantages of a good public school education, by the introdauc- tion of useless textbooks into the course of study more forcibly demonstrated than | at a meeting of the Committee on Supplies of the Board of Scnool Directors yesterday morning. 1t came to light at that meet- | ing that the number of those who are | forced to take advantage of the indigent | fund is something unprecedented, and | thus far gates about 2000 persons, | with the list constantly swelling. | The three new books added to the course, Swinton’s “Word Analysis,” “‘Heart Culture’’ and Harr Wagner's his- are resposible for this lamentable wdition of affairs. ‘**Heart Culture’ d other forms of culture, it is estimated Schoal Director Head, will cost the | Iy, taxpayers of the City somewhere in the neighborhood of $10,000. But the worst the story is not yet told. When the question of the new books | for the children was brought up by School Director Bantell, the rolls of petitions of those parents who are obliged to take ad- vantage of ihe relief supplied by the in- digent fund were laid before the commit- tee, and an estimate made of the neces- gary draft this wonld make upon the fund, it was found that as affairs now exist there is no indigent fund upon which to draw. ‘At the present time,” said Director Head, *no appropriation for the School | Department has been made in the tax | lavy. Until some official action is taken | in ‘the matter and the committee is au- | But the chiid who brought it said not to ao that, for if she brought back that kind ot areply thé teacher wouldn’t like it and wouldn’t be as kind as formerly. We all know how these things work out. The cbild had hit it exactly, I want to see THE CALL g0 on and ex- pose these things in the local school sys- tem. The impositions one way and an- otherare enough to disgust everybody.’ A MARRIAGE AT SEA, the Outcome of an Evening's Revelry in an Uptown Kes- taurant, Another impromptu marriage ‘took place on the high seas yesteiday morning. A couple who had been celebrating at one of the untown resorts resolved to get mar- ried. They engaged the launch Amy and with a clergyman went to sea. No names were given, and when the vessel returned a cab awaited the happy couple, who were at once driven uptown. They were to have returned to the launch to-day to sign the captain’s lozbook, but they failed to put in an appearance. Theentire party was well dressed, but all except the clergyman showefl sigus of having been on a carouse. Officers James Mackey and P. A. Ma- hosey are making a record for themselyess among water-front thieves. Last Tuesday night George McElroy broke into 309 East street. The screams of one of the women inmates brought the officers on the scena. McEiroy jumped from a balcony and made off, but Mahoney caught him on Commercial street and locked him up in the Harbor Police station. He was booked on acharge of burglary. The littie steamer Upolu that has been built for the Hawailan inter-island trade will be brought over from Oakland to-day and the Risdon Iron Works wiil begin the work of putting in the engines and boilers. The steamer has been built for Hinds & Co. of Honolulu and is 90 fe:t long, 18 feet broad and 9feet deep. She ! will go to the islands under her own steam. Among the arrivals yesterday was the briz J. D. fpreckels and bark 8. C. Allen from Hawail and the bark Orion, 143 days from South Shields, England. On April 22 last Captain Crondace died of heart failure ana Captain T. Jobson brought the vessel into port. The particulars of Cap- tain <'rouda€e’sdemh have already been published in"THE CALL. Lombard-strect wharf is to be got ready for the return of the City of Puebla from Port Harford. There is no other place on which her carzo of grain can be placed, €o the pier is to be fixed up. All the ruined goods that were discharged from the Falls of Dee, after the fire, are to be re- moved, and to-day one of the fireboats wi!l sluice the entira wharf down. J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. announce that the sailing of tne' Australia has been | unavoidably postponed until to-morrow at2p M. NOTES OF THE THEATERS. Francis Powers’ New Play Is Making a Success of Curfosity at the Alcazar. Next Week’s Bills. Curiosity continues to take a large num- ber of people to the Alcazar Theater to see “Turk Meets Greek,” Francis Powers’ new play, in spite of the small encouragment the work met with at the hands of the critics. The grand opera season at the Tivoli Opera- house nas opened most auspiciously. “Romeo and Juliet” will be repeated this evening and Saturday evening, and the fine production of “Aida” on Fridey and Sunday evenings. Next week will be devoted to acareful presen- tation of “Lobengrin.” Miss Effie Stewart, a dramatic soprano, who was for some seasons wih the Carl Rosa Opera Company in Eng- land and has sang with succ try both in opera and ¢ thorized to take the matter up nothing can be done. Of course no appropriation | can be made for this committee until it is | wn bow much is going tobe allowed | r the use of tne School Department in the new tax levy. So much talk about the Mayor veto- the next tax levy unless it comes | . u the party pledge has been indulged in that dealers are not willing to furnisn goods until they aresure that they will recelve the proper remuneration, so we | ere perfectly belpless as regards iurnish- | ing these books. “Oue thing is certain—these books must be supplied to orphans. Thelaw maxkes | this obligatory. But what is to become of the others? It is going to take an im- | mense number of books to go round. The largest demand ever known is coming in | om indigent parents at this time, which shows that the adding of these new books to the course of study is far-reaching in its effects. ‘Parents of children who are too poor to buy the new books and too proud to ask aid from tha indigent fund will keep their children at home until such time as | y are able to purchase the boo nd | 1d toeir children to school again, This | not only keep the chilqren back in | their studies, but will give them an oppor- | tunity to roam the streets and meet the nptations due to idleness. I hayeop- posed this proposition and have alwavs stated that nobody wanted these books | and nobody asked for them, except ihe | agents of the different book companies 1 Francisco. They are the ones most iastic. have doubtless heard of their | piving chempagne suppers to certain | mewmbars of the board immediately upon | the zdoption of some new book. Iam | glad 1o say, though the School Directors | were invited at various times o join them in these banqueis, I know of none who | accepted.” The public seems to look unon the matter | the same lizht as School Diractor Head, | nd to think that some persons, like Esau, | ave sold their birthright for a mess of | pottage. They think thatchampagne sup- pers may be all right intheir way, but that | when by indulging in them many parents | are obliged to keep their children from zchool for a longer or shorter period, and a demand is made upon tbe indigentfund | nhousands of dojlars, there is some- | 2 “rotten in Den'mark.” Especially 1s tuis believed to be true at this time, when there is as yet mo indigent fund upon which to draw. A gentleman who lives in the Denman district and has children attending school eaid last night: “Tug CaLy has been doing an immense | mount of good by the stand it bas taken zarding schoolbooks. But there are a t of impositions that as ye: have not cen set forth. or instance, take > Denman School. There is a lady teacher there who bhas published a little book of her own exercises and rules in hmetic. This book is not laid down v the Board of Education as necessary, the lady has got it out as a short cut ort of compendium. She explains thai © book is not required to be bought by board, but at the same time if it is not hildren have to spend time copying e substance of it, so that the cost of the 5 cents, is dead cheap compared Le work. £ the children buy it, and thus it is a profitable private snap for the 1t is a book that it does not cosy s to publish. This book matter does t slop thereiore with the Board of Edu- It does not stop with the princi- The teachers had a play at it. “At the Denman School the order ar- ed yesterday for a change of books. A rong list nad previousiy been given, d I had paid $4 for them. Luckily for part I only had to get one book ged. “I caw't give you my name in connec- tion with this, for if it was published that cher would see in my child only a little Leathen, and she would probably have to gst out and go into another sc:ool. “The other day one of my children rought home 2 blank about renting a viano which reads something like this I ay bring — cents per ggonth raying the expense of rehting no. “When this came my wife said to tell ihe teacher we could not give adything. | patrons of the Columbis. first appearance in this city, alternating with Mme. Kronold as Elsa of Brabaut. “The Charity Ball continues to please the It has on'y the week to run, however, as on Monday next the Fraw- ley Company will present another of the Ly- ceum Thealer successes, “The laler,” in which Francis Catlyle will make his first appearance with the company. Jonn Drew and his company in “Rosemary” wiil close their season at the Baldwin on Sat- urdav. Next Monday “The Heart of Mary- 1and,” Duvid B-lasco’s romantic play, will re- ceive its first Sin Francisco production, The cast will be headed by Mrs. Leslie Carter, who created the lesding part, and will identicaily (with one exc:ption) be tne same which won approval in Boston and New York. “The Tornado,” with its startling storm effects, is running smoothly at the Grand Opera-house. Much of the superfluous dia- logue in which the play abounds has had the biue pencil run through since the opening performance with the happiest resnlts. The play eails £or the {uilstrength of the company, and affords each and every member ample opportunity. Most of the acts at the Orpheum are going well, ana the performance is attracting crowded houses. The Tnternational Ladies’ Orchestra contin- ues to give interesting and varied programmes at the Oberon. e SCHOOL FIGURES. Foremin Maskey Shows How the Funds Are Expended. Frank Maskey, foreman of the late Grand Jury, gave the following interesting report on the expehditures of the Board of Edu- cation. It was filed on July 6: The Board of Education for the fiscal year 1895-96 received the st m of $1,040,000 for the support of the pubiic scbools of the City, For the coming fiscal year of 1896-97 the Board of Education asked 1,565 212, Tais was an in- crease of over halfa million dollars. Of this 370,000 was asked for new buildings alone. The demand for new scnool buildings was neld to be excessive and not warranted either by actual requirements of pupils or demanded 11l the interest of taxpayers. During the fiscal year 1894 the County Clerk kept the office in good running order at s cost | 0f 81,408 50, with 7384 suits fited, while in 1895 under a change in officials, the cxpense was $116,527 85. with 5873 suits filed, an ex- .119 35, with & shortage in suiis filed of 1511. LETTER-OARRIERS. An Appeal for Funds Sent Out by the Executive Committee. The executive committee of the Letter- carriers’ Association met Monday night and preoared the following statement as an appeal for funds: The letter-carriersof Sin Francisco will be called upon next month to entertain the rep- resentative letier-carriers from all paris of the TUuitea States who wiil be iu sttendance at the eighth unnnai convention ot letter-carriers of the United S:t2s of America. The commiliee haviog the matter in charge hes outlined a programme for their entertain- ment which wiil cost them about $8000, the major portion of which has been coutributed by the letter-carriers of San Francisco. But they find themseives compelled tu seek the aid of the commercial bodies and hers 10 meet the deficiency, which 1s about $3000. A committee has been appointed which will in a few days go among the business houses to solicit contributions in behalf of this fund. All contributions will be acknowledged in the daily papers each day. ———— Internal Revenus Promotions, Seversl promotions to positions of hiffher salary have been made inthe office of the Internal Revenue Collector. Clerk Dewitt C. Dixon has been advanced to the bookkeeper’s desk with salary increased from $1000 to $1500; Clerk William Gilchrist, who has been promoted 1o the tobacco and brewery desk, I8 wdvanced from $1000 to $1200. and_Clerk W. H. Dillard from $1000 to $1200. Dillard has done the State some gervice other than office duties. He jurnished much of the evi- dence on which ex-Coliector Welburn was held to answer for embezzlement. Customs Inspectors Overwork. The Board of General Appraisers have de- | signed, and is at the head of the new cided that the per diem charges of the Cus- | movement t.ere. toms Inspectors for overtime in discharging vessels are properl; wm‘i that the working days of & vesselare to run from the day of entry, and not from the day designating the final part of discharge, ex- 1/ cluding the date of entry, legal holidays and stormy days when it is impracticable to dis- charge acargo. HERCHANTS ARE FRIGRTENED May Refuse to Furnish the City With Needed Auditor Broderick Replies to the Arguments of Mayor | Phelan, Olaims That the Chief Exeoutive Has : No Right to Veto a Tax Levy. Mayor Phelan’s expressed intention of vetoing the tax levy should it be presented in the form recently proposed by the De- vany-Haskins combine in the Board of Supervisors has frightened the merchants who are under contract to furnish the | City with supplies to the extent that they are beginning to consider the advisability of furnishing the municipality until the matter of the tax levy Las been finally decided. The possibility that the City will be without supplies has aroused the Auditor to explain his position, that the Mayor is wrong in assuming that under the exist- ing laws he has the right to veto the levy, no matier what it may be. He begins by quoting the law on which the Mayor bases his claita of having the right to exercise the veto power. The sec- tion is as follows: Every ordinance or resolution of the Board of Supervisors providing for any specific im- | provement, the granting of any privisege or | involving the lease or other approvriation of | public property or the expenditure of public moneys (except for sums less than $500), or laying 1ax or assessment, and every ordiuance or resolution imposing & new duly or penaity <hall, before it takes efiect, be presented to the president of the Board of Supervisors for his approval. It he approves he shall sign it, ! if not, he shall return it within ten days to tné board with his objections in writing. Then he goes on (o sav: It will be found that the act passed in the Legislature in 1897, approved March 27, 1897, page 190, by and through wh ch the Mayor claims the right to veto tne tax levy, is noth- ing more nor less than another evidence of the interference with our right to government under our charter or consolidation act, and is but an indirect manner of amend!ng section 68 of the consolidation -act. While it may be claimed it is a gocd law, inasmuch as we have agood Mayor, it 1s none theless of 1hat class of legisiution 'to which we owe much of our trogbles and loss of home-rule rights, and might b2 & bad law with a bad Masor. Be- cause it is supposed to serve a good purpose under good hands it is 1o resson that those opposed 1o legisiative Interference with our governmental rights shouid.bow down and accept such favors. In other words, we should not be expected to “surrender our rights for & mess of porridge.” I am opposed to legislative interference with our local rights in auy sense, and particularly because the history of such lezislation for the past fow sessions shows that an Francisco has suffered too much therefrom, and that the | taxpayers have been piaced at the mercy of so- called general laws thatare in truth and in fact but special acts in applicktion intended to affect San Francisco only. Much of the leg. islation is bogus, or deCspuive in title, and should be resisted and opposed by wil who favor government under our own charter. The title of tne act of Marcn 27, 1897, is “An Act to require ordinances and resolutions passed by the City Council or other legislative body of any municipality to be presented to the iayor or other chief executive officer of such municipality for his approval.” 1t is quite evident that the Legislature or the autnor intended this act to have the sembiance of a general law, but an examina- tiou of the terms of section 1 will show that section 63 of the consolidation actin it- greal- estesseutial is simpy amended thereby. It must be considered as superseding not ali of section 63, but only the latter half of it The provisions of the act seem to be directed where it fails to be of any virtue when 1t is ai- tempted to apply its provisions 10 State and county funciions, such as vetoing State or county tax levy. The Boaras of Supervisors of each county must, on the third Monday in September, fix the rate of county taxes, designating the number of cents on each one hundred dollars of propérty levied for each fand, and must levy the State and county taxes upon the tax- able properiy of the county. (Ihen follows the limit of bond tax.) Sec. 3 . The action of the Siate Board of { Eayalizatiou in fixing the ralp of taxatien for State purposes is, 10 the abseice of action by the Board of Supervisors, a yalid levy of tne rate so fixed, and imposes upon the Auditor, Tax Coliector and all other officers charged with the performance oi any dvtics under the revenue law the same obligations as 1 the Board of Supervisors had made the levy at the proper time. The City and County of San Francisco is supposed, from the above, to be governed by the Political Code, which makes no provision for nor reference to & city tax. It is, there- fore, supposed that the tax to be levied will be called & county tax levs, and will include the amount necessary for all city as well as county purposes, the lesser (city) being included in ibe greater political designation (county). 1 therefore am inclined to the conclusion that the Legis ature has no constitutional power to delegaie to a Mayor or other officer whose office is strietly municipal the power t> veto & State or county tax levy. Such a func- tion could be exercised only by State or county_officers. If it be otherwise, then sec- tions 3714 and 3715 of the Political Code are not general and uniform in taeir application to all counties of the Siate. 1i my contentios be right the application of & municpal officer’s veto to a county function, specifically provided for in the Political Code and strictiy general, might ba questioned and perhaps judicially deciared unconstitutional. Because of the chaotic and mixed character | of the laws by which San Francisco is goy- erned the Board of Supervisors will, of neces- kity, be obliged to pass an ordinance detailing | the appropriations against the various tunds, and in that case the, Mayor’s veto power will come into full play successiully, and should we be sustained the consolidation act and the one-twelfth act will enable the Mayor, as executive, and the Auditor and Treasurer, by co-operation, to protect the funds against ex- cessive demands. Therefore an excessive levy would be of no avail. AMONG THE WHEELMEN, Growth of the New Cycling Movement in the Northwest—Com- ing Events. President A. P. Swain of the California Associated Cycling Clubs has received ad- ditional inlormation regarding the growth of the new cycling movement in the north. His advices state that the ar- rangements for a big two-days’ meet, on Avgust 14 and 15, at Portland, are pro- gressing rapidly, and that Washington has now shown a desire to join forces with Oregon in its ficht against the domi- nant power of the League of American Wheelmen. Thirty members have al- ready been enrolled from Washington, and after the races are concinded at Port- land it is proposed to givea meet at Ta- coma on August 21 and 22, and at Spo- kane later on. President Swain left for Portland last night to perfect the organization of the Oregon division of the association. After this has beea accomplished he will go to Tacoma and perform a like service for the wheelmen of Washington. Chief Consul Dorr of the Washington division of the League of American Wheelmen has re- Mr. Swain wus accompanied by Otto uted upon the basis | Ziegier Jr., Eardy Downiug and J. B. exclusively to City functions, and there is } Wing, the crack San Jose racers, and John Dermoody, their trainer. They will compete at the big meets to be held inJ PonYlnd next Saturday and Sunday, and at Tacoma the week following, tlan Jones and D. E. Whitman are already in Portland for the same purpo-e. President Bwain’s last official acts be- fore leaving were to give thecharge of the association’s booth at the coming Me- chanics’ Fair to Charles Albert Adams, with power to appoint his own assistants, and to appoint Henry W. Spalding, ¢y cling editor of THE CALL, as chairman of the erganization and recruiting commit- tee, vice Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, re- signed. The Olympic Club Wheemen will havea blind run next Sunday under Captain Haden'!eldt. On Sunday, August 22, there will be a five-mile handicap roadrace. The arrangements have been left with George H. Stratton, formerly ¢ ‘airman of the Associated Clubs' roed-racing commit- tee, which is an assurance of their com- pletent sa. The Acme Club Wheelmen are 1n active training for their tive-mile road race next Sunday. There will be a big entry list, and valuable prizes are promised the winners, Charles A, Kraft, paced by six tandem teams, will try for Bozio’s twenty-mile coast record next Sunday over the San Leandro triangle. e e e New Flectrical klevators to Be Put in and the 6rill to Be Touched Up. The lease for the Baldwin Hotel by the Baldwin Hotel Company, from M. Stone & Co., was signed on Tuesday for along term ol years. Messrs. Stone, Asher and others of the old association are now out and the members of the new company bave full swing. H. W. Lake,for a good while past assist- ant manager, has been promoted to gen- eral manager. Mr. Lake has been fifteen vears in the botel business on the Pacific Coast. The company is incorporated for $100,000, of which $3000 has been sub- scribed. Frank R. Whitcomb is president of the company and W. E. Lee secretary. The real owners of most of tue stock, Mr. Lake says, are well-known business men, A number of improvements will be made, but just hew much money as a whole will be spent has not been agreed. It is settled, huwever, that there will be two new electrical elevators. The cafe formerly run by Otto Norman will also be opened. The lease includes all the build- ing except the stores. Frosper Reiter will be aliowed also to perfect a lot of grillroom details. Our object now isto make ita complete and comfortable hotel for fami. lies especially.” ‘An effort will be made to lift the place into an attraciive but improved atmos- phere. Mr. Stone has large butchering, mine and draying interests which will now receive his attention. 5 NEGANICS FAIR Programme Arranged for the Opening Exercises Next Tuesday Afternoon, Several Important Matters Disposed 0f by the Board of Directors at Its Meeting, The bozrd of directorsof the Mechanics’ Fair met in the Pavilion Tuesday night and transacted a largeamount of business. The opening exercises will be held in the Columbia Theater next Tue-day after- noon, commencinz at 2 o'ciock. President E. A. Deunicke will make an address and Irving M. Scott will deliver the oration. There will be music by bands, ducts, solos, quartets and a tketch by Leo Cooper. Valuable cash prizes are offered for the best prepared and most complete exhibits on the opening’night. Eleven jurors have Leen selected from the regular list to judge exbibits ready on thai night. The Pavilion has been newly decorated and equipped with electric'lights. It pre- sents a most artistic appearance. A new bandstand has also been built. A recommendation of the committee of management was adopted that s chemist be appointed to be approved by the Board of Health, and that all exhibitors wanting analyses of food exhibited sha!l pay the costof same and on the expert's report being favorable the Mechanics’ Institute will 1ssue a certificate therefor, and that the siandard adopted by the San Fran- citco Board of Health shall prevail. The display of iresh-water fish of Cali- foruia promises to eclipse that of any previous year, and the foresiry exhibit promises 1o be very fine. The jury of artists will meet this afternoon to re- ject such pigfures as - in their jude- ment should riot be hung in the ar( gal- | lery. The work of the sculptors will be received on Saturday and is far superior to last year in variety and merit, Friday evening, August 20, will be & gala night for bicyclists. Invitations have been sent out to all bicycle clubs in the City, and all bicychsts in uniform will be admitted free. Prizes will be given 1o the clubs making the best display in the | point of numbers in uniform and also to the club making the best appearance. The display will be under the auspices of the California Associated Cycling Clubs and the trophies won by clubs affiliated with this organization wiil Le placed on exhibition. LUCAS WANIS DAMAGES. M. V. Thomas and T. Stanton McGown Accused of $30,000 Worth of Libel. A. E. Lucas, by John R. Aitkin, his at- torney, b¥s begun a number of suits for damages, alleging that bhe has been li- beled and damaged in his good name. M. V. Thomas seems to be the principal offender agzainst the reputation of the plaintiff. It is asserted that Mr. Thomas placed a big sizn in his window contain- ing some libelous statemenis. Continuing his allegations Mr. Lucas sets forth his injuries in this way: And said defendant, With the intention to scendalize plaintiff and bring him into con- tempt, hatred, infamy and disgrace, did draw or caused to be drawn on the paper contain- ing the statements, tinl representa- tion of the upper half of a man, which pur- ported to be & picture of this plainiff. This drawing together with libelous words are alleged to have been placed in a show window at 1203 Market street, and by the defendant kept there on the 9ib, 10th and 11th of Aagust, 1997. Bimilar suits were instituted by Mr, THIS A JOKE ON UNCLE SAN All Adieu-Bidding Chinese Mey Ride the Pacific Free of Charge. Better Than Excursion Rates Enjoyed Under the Guise : of Deportation, It Is an Awkward Predicament, the Qutcome of a Clever Juggling of Registration Certificates. “Melican man think’m smart. Think’'m Chinaman no smart. He, he. Chinaman fool’m. Heap big joke on Melican man. He, la, ba.” Wah Foon, second-rate politician and man-about-Chinatown, held his sides and guffawed uproariously. Come right down to it this pig-tailea Rainey of the Cglestial quarters had a right to ha-ba. Worse, all of Chinatown over a new dodge, by wh ch Uncle Sam is being played for a “‘good thing.” When a heathen gets tired of this country and wants to r-turn to his native flowery kingdom nowadays he does not have to bother his barbered head about a grub stake, passage price or anything else in the way of expense. He is t home by this Government—aund that's where the joke on Uncle S8am comes in. ‘When Cougress passed a law requiring all Chinere residents of America 10 register and provide themselves with certificates showing that they had bowed to the wili of the Government it was hoped that by this means the Federal authorities could keep tab on its Chinese population and effectually regulate immigration of this class. Tue officials wera clothed with authority to seize dnd deport, after a given date, all Cele~tials found within the boundaries of the United States who could not show thet they nad complied with the r:gula- tion by exhibiting the necessary certifi- cates. This was good euough as far as it went, but it appears that it weant not far, True, the Chinese when they once got started registered in droves—50,000, for instance, at this port alone. Duplicate ertificates of all of these registrations are viled up withiu the local Custom-house building, but, inasmuch as no index of the same was ever compiled, it 1s next to an impossibility for the Government officers 1o teil who has or who has not reg- isteied. Thueir only recourse isto keep a sharp eye out and grab every Chinaman who cannot show a certificate. Now, itis'this very state of affairs tbat gives the “heathen Chinee” the oppor- tunity to exhibit the superiority of his cunning and ingenuity. It has provided him with the means of enjoying a free trip to China whenever he takes a notion. Here is the modus operandi: Ah Sin wants to'go home. He has enough of America and American gold. He goes to a ceriain agency in Chinatown which makes a business of purch:sing certifi- cates for the purpose of reseliing them to Chinese who are smuggled into the coun- try ana are naturally nervous of their chances of remaininz. He increases his pile by bartering away his pussport. The agency’s contract does not cease with the mere purchase of the paper. One of its minions isdisnatched to the Unitea States Marshal’s office with the intornra- iion that one Ah Sin, who can be found at this place or that place, has no certifi- cate and consequently no right to sojourn in this country. Tbe Marshal has the law before him and has no alternative but to o and seize the supposed contraband. The man has no certificate of course. When Uncle Sam undertakes to deport he must pay the biil. No wonder Wah Foon ripples with glee. The Federal officials say there is no hely for it—the law prescribes what they shall do, and perforce they must do it. United States Consul to Shanghali. John Gdodnow of Minneavolis, the new United States Consul to Shanghai, arrived yes- terdey and fs at_the Palace. With him isA. N. Whiting of New York, an attache of the consulate, who is to take the position of postal agent. George M. Eichelberger of Urbana, Ohio, the United States Marshal to Shanghai, will arrive in & day or two. They will all suil in the Belgic Saturday. Mi. Goodnow has been president for five years of the Minnesota League of American Clubs, and bas also been president of the Western Bes=ball Loague. NEW TO-DAY! Sent Free to Men, INDIARA MAN DISCOVERS A REMARK- ABLE REMEDY FOR LOST VIROR. Samples Will Be Sent Free to All Who Write for It. James P. Johnston of Fort Wayne, Ind., after battling for years against the menial and physical suffering of lost manhood, has found the exact remedy that cures the troudle. He is guarding the secret carefally, butIs will- 1ng 10 send & sample 6f the medicine to all men who suffer with any form of sexual weainess re- snlting from youthful ignorance, premaiura loss ©of memory and strength, weak back, varicocele and emaciation. The remedy hes a pecullariy grateful effect of warmth and seems to actdi- rectly, giving needed strength and development wherever needed. The remedy cured Mr. John- ston completely of all the ills and troubles that come from years of misuse of the naturally or- dained fonctions, and s sald to be absolutely reli- sble In every case. A request to Mr. James ¥. Johnston, Box 1086, ¥ort Wayne, [nd, stativg that you woald like a sample of his remedy for men, will be complied with prompily, and no charge whatever will be esked by him. He is very much interested in spreading the news of this great remedy, and he 1s careful to send the sample securely sealed in a perfectly plain package so that its reciplent need is with difficulty suppressing its marth | | FULL IRF XEW TO-DAY. } Saxony | Axminster | Carpets At a great special reduction during this week of our DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP CLEARANCE SALE. 150 Rolis of the Celebrated Saxony Axminster, in all the latest shades, colorings and de- signs, at 93¢ per yard. This in- cludes borderlng and laying and best lining ; costs regularly $1.25 per yard. INGRAIN CARPETS, never sold be- fore for less than ss¢, can be had this week for 35¢ per yard. LINOLEUMS, 4 yards wide, 55¢ a yard. OILCLOTHS, IS¢ per yard. We have an excel- lent assortment of these goods. Pattosien’s, Sixteenth and Valencia Streets " SAN FRANCISCO. 0,000 0000I00CO0000IROC000000] 000000000 0000000k @ IF YOU WEAR GLASSES = And wish prempt, efficient service by able ANnA courfeous OPTICIANS xall en V§:, DPTICIANS e 642 MARKET ST UNDER (HRONICLE BUILDING. MADE ME A MAN 'im Vitality in o'{d OF yOung. an y##),_fit a man for study, businses or marriage, L. 4® Prevent Insanity and Ovnlnm&tlhn it enin time. Their use shows immediate rove- ment and effects a CURE where all other In- sist upon having the gennine Ajax Tablets. They have cured thousands and will cure you. We give a pos- itive written guarantee to effect a cure m Ts in each case or refund the money. Price ' per vnckl?‘; or 6ix pkges (full treatment) for §260. By mail, in plain wrapper. upon receipt of price. Circular froo AJAX RE] AX REMEDY CO., ®Jirborast, ¥or sale iu San Francisco by Owl Drug (0. 1138 | 0., 250 Sutter: No Percentage 953 Market, and Geo. Dahlvender & arny st ly home. It is harmless. ANTI-JAGRSEs Renova Chemical Co., 66 Broad-vav, New York. n, B B o sEh RAILROAD TRAVEL. SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- CIFIC RAILWAY Co. Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Marke: 3. A marveions xor DRUNKENNESS, can be given secretly at 01 £an Francisco to San Rafael. DAYS-7:30, 9:00, 11:00 A, a.: 13: 5:10, 6:30 . . Thursdays—Hixtra iy WEEK 3 el P M. Saturdays—Exira trips ab 1:53 ond 11:30 r. % BUNDAYS—5:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.3t; 1:30, 8:30, 00, 0 P. M. infael to San Franolson. YS—6:10, 7:50, 9:20, 11:10 a turdays—Extrs iri :00, P. M. Between San Francisco and Schuetsen Park sams schedale as above. Ineffect | Arrive Jaeme% | san Franciscn. il e SON- | WeEk Destination. | ST | WEEx 0 Novato, |1 S| 8:40 Ax #:30 P3|9:30 Ax(| Petaluma, 10:25 Ax 5:10 P(|5:00 Pt |Santa Kosh 6:23 i Fulton, 1 7:30 ax Windsor, 10:23 4% Healdsburg, Lytton, Geyserville, :30 #3/8:00 x| Cloverdate. | 7:35 ru| 6:22 r 730 A [Hoplaat & | 110:25a% 8:30 Pu| 8:00 M| Ukiah. | 7:38 ~u| 6:22 px 7380 an| 1 10:25 [8:00 ax | Guermoviie | Tasea| ot 8:30 Pu 6:22p% T:30 Ax|8100 Ax| Sonoma |10-40 Ax| 8:40 Ak an 6:10 P3|5:00 x| Glen Elten. 0rx| 6:92 P 7330 ax 800 x| g, 10:40 Aw[10:35 ax B:30 #2100 o] Sebustopol. |19:48 X 10:33 A% Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark Wes: Springs: ac Geyserville for Skagzs Springs: at Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Hogland for High- iand_ Springs, Kelseyville, Soda Bay. Lakeport and Bartiew Springs: a: Ukiab for Vichy Springs, Saragga Springs, Blu) Takes, Laurel Lake, Upper Lake, Pumo, Potter Valley. John Day's Riverside, 'Lierley’s, Bucknell's, Sanhedrin Heights, Hullville, Booneville Orr's Hot Springs, Mendocino City, For. Bragg, Westport, Usal. rasarurday to Monday round-trip tickots at reduany tes. On Sundays rourd-trip tickets (o all vond San Rafael at half rates. s Ticket Offices. 650 Market st., Chrontele A. W, FOSTER, x BY"BA'I‘:.N. Pres. and Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass Agent. N R SANTA FE 513” § PACIFIC SIVICG]' RAILROAD. have no fear of embarrassment or publicity. Lucas against T. Stanton McGown and Bir. Thomas for libel on account of an- other placard slightly differing from the original document. In each case Mr. Lucas demands dam- ages in the sum of $10,000, making 8 total of $30,000 thav he thinks he ought to receive for the injury to his reputation. : e A e Embossed Photographs. The case of Photographer Taber against Photographer Marceau Wwas on trial in the United States Circuit Court yesterday and was submitted after argument. Taber claimed that Marceau had infringed on his patent for mak- ing embossed photograpns. Marceau exhibited apatent also for the same kind of work, and his counsel argued tnat as the Patent ce had granted him a patent several months after the patent had been granted to Tabaer it was an opinion of the Patent Office tnat the Mar- ceau process was not au iniringement of the Taber or any other |8 ent. Judge Morrow ipok the matier under advisement. « A lion in a jungle will jump twenty*five or thirty feet from a standing star . The fac-simile signature of_ is on every ;nm _of CASTORIA, . Readers are requested to write without delay. Baja California Damiana Bitters I8, g FOWERFUL APHEODISIAC AND specific tonic sexual and urinary organs ©of Loth_sexes, and u grea; remedy for diseases of the kidneys and bladder. A great Rostorative, invigorator and Nervine. ~Sells on its own Moriua: &0 Jong-winded tesimonials necesary. NABER, ALt> & BKUNE, Agents, 828 Market St., 5, (Send tor Circular.) DR. HALL'S REINVIGORATOR Five bundred reward for any cas» wy cannot cure. THIS SECRET KEA EuY stops all losses in 24 hours, cures Emisstons, 1mpotency, Varico cele, Gonorrama, Gieet, Flts, Strio- {014 NOUY tures, Elood Disease and all wasting effects of Self-Abuse or Excessas Seut sealed. $2 per boitle, THRES e i ADICAL NS T 5y 8565 Broadway. Oakland. All private a cured. bend for v ook NOTARY PUBLIC. A.J. HENRY, NOTARY FUBLIC, 638 Telepiions 670 ‘Hepidence 509 Vaenois #ireet Telephone “Church” 16, QELL Trains leave from and arrive at Market. street Ferry. -SANTA FE EXPRESS TA DIRECT LINE—LEAVES DAILY 5 P. M.; arrives dally 6:15 r. . Palace Puliman Drawing-room, &lso molern upholstered Tourist Sisentug (ars, Oakland pler 1o Cbicago. via Kau- sas City. Annex Cars for Denver and St. Louis. sauta Fe Express via Los Angeles—Leaves daily 9 A 3; arrives dally 7:4b A M. Hosion Excursions via Kapsas Ofty, Chicago, Montreal and the White Mountains leave every uesday. The best raflway from California to the East New ral s new ties, Do dust, interesting scenery, and go.d meals in Hervey’s dining-rooms. San Frincisco Ticket Office—644 Mar- ket street, Chronicle Building. Tele- phone Main 1531. Oakland—1118 Broadway. MOUNT TAMALPAIS SCENIC RAILWAY (Via Sausallto Ferry). Leave San Francisco Commencing May ‘wzk DAY 02' A VE. AY<—9:45 a. M0 1:45, 5:15 ». .!“U)I:D'J‘\YS—E:IN 0u, 10:00, 11 A I?: ')-XGB. July 5, 1897, trains wiil ru~ on Sunday tims. Ticket> ior sale ai MILL VALLEY or THOS COOK & =ON, 621 Mar st.. San Fraucisco (ung’r Palaco Hotel) Telephone Main 5062 —-— NEW TO-DAY. Forcing Out Hats, Caps, #en’s Furnishings. Positively will not move these goods to our new store.On= third off regular prices. Move your eve over the figures: Fedoras for Men and Bovs, latest le, reduced from 95¢ to ... 63c er’s Soft and Sufll Hats, re- duced from 82 to. ... $1.33 Reduced from $2 50to..... $1.66 Stiff Hats, 0dd s zes Soft Hats, 0dd sizes Coon's Collars, reduced from 50c to. . Monarch 8 birts, reduced frow $1 Bses & .. 660 Men's’ Vicvele Hose, reduced from 25¢ to.... /Men's Al-wool Sweaters, reduced from $1 to. X Men's Fancy Night Shirts, re- duced from 50 10 . .. Men's Unlaundered Night S reduced from 50c to..... Straw Hais for Men and Boy RAILROAD 'I'RAVF!; SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. (PACIFIO SYSTEM.) ve nnd are due (o nrrive at SAN FRANCISCG z (Main Line, Foot of Market Street.) LPAVE Frou Avausr 1, 1 004 Niles, Sau Jose and Way Trains 004 Atlantic Express, Ogden aud East.. S:45p 004 Benicia, Sacramento, Oroville and Redding via Davi S:45p 71004 Vacavillo and Rumsey. 8:45r 7:304 Martinez, San Ramon, Vallejo, 158 4:15p *7:152 9:004 New Otleans xpress, Merced, Iresio, erstield, Santa_Lurbara, Jos Angeles, Deming, El Paso, New Orlcans and Enst 6:150 12:15p il Btockton . 7:a5e #1:00p Sacramento River Sten *0:005 0P Niles, San Jose and ! ivermo B:454 0 Martinez and Way Stations . . Fddp 4:00r Martinez, -San LRawon, allejo, Nay listogn, 15l Verauo and Sauta Kosa. .. 4:00p Benicis, Winters, Kuiglits Landing, M ville and Sacram 4130p Lathrop, Stockton, ), ced, Raymond (for Yoscuite), and Fresno, going via Niles, returning via Martinez... 5:00r Los Augeles Express. Tracy, Fresno, Mojave (for Randsburg), Santa Darbara and 1os Augelcs. 5:00r Santa tiautic Kxpress for Mojaye and = 6:00p European Mail, Oy 6:00r Haywands, Nilcs wiid 38:00¢ Vallcio 8:001 Oregon Ex) ville, Tt Sonnd and 7:45A SAN LEANDEO AND HAYWALDS LOCAL. (Foot of Market Street.) 7 J | 7:154 8454 "6:004 Melrose, Seminary Park, ‘l Fitchburg, Elmhurst, San Leandro, South Ssn Leandro, Estudillo, Lorenzo, Cherry and Haywarde® i Runs through to Niles." ) ¢ From Niles. 1 1 FA CIUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gauge,. foot of Market Street.) 77:404 Santa Cruz Excursion, Santa Oruz Principal Way Stations _piser ow ton, Tioulder Creek, nz and Priveipal Way Stations . 4:15p Ban Jose and Glenwood. “[4:132 Felton snd Santa Cruz. . §9:204 CREEK ROUTE FERRY. hzm SAN 'MHG&?O—NM of Market Sl\‘aeul (8lip 8)=~ :00 11:00a. 11:00 4300 $3:00 $6:00 *6:00e.n. From OAKLARD—Foot of Broadway.—*6:00 8:00 10:004.u 112:00 0 1$2:00 *3:00 $4:00 *5:00 COANT DIVISION (Third & Townsend Sta.) 54 San Joso and \Way Stations (New Almaden Wednesdays only) 17180A Sunday Excursion for San Jose, Santa il Grove and 18:352 0:004 B 08, S tobles, “San ajfpe, Surt aud Trincipal Way Staflon 20:404 Sun Jose and Way Statio 21:304 San Jose and Way Stations 7 #2:30r San Mateo, Redwood, Menlo Park, Banta Clara, Nan_Jose, Gilioy, Hollister, Suuta Cruz, Salinas, Monterey and Pacilic Grove...... *10:304 fic Grove *3:25r San Joee Sauta C ol Way § ipal Way incipal Way Si San Jose and Pri 6:30 ¢ San Jose aud +11:45¢ San Jose A for Morning. ¥ for Afternoon. € *Sunlevs exoepiad. | Sundasg only. 1 Saturdays oaly onday, Thursday and Saturday nights only. 4 Saturdays and Sundays, & § Sundays and Mondays. KOKTH(‘I::lG!FIG E?AS'T K.l)lLIIOAD From San Fn:a::.'%o_?;en:xu’;u 2 1897, WEEKDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafasl 11: M.; *1:45, SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—*8:00, :ooo?'ols':;og"xg‘izxoofi‘ Wi 1:00, *1:45 * 11500 & . Goes 40: run to San Rafasl; 6:30 axd 11:00 P. s do not run to Mili Valley. ‘Tralos marked = run to San Quentin. THROUGH TRAINS. TWO A . weekaays for Cazadero and Wiy sta- tions; 1:45 r. . Saiurdavs for Cazadero and wd Revi stations: 8:00 a. M. bundaya for < way staiions; 9:00 A. i sundays for Jom: 'es ADd wav stations THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIY LLEY RAILWAY COMPAMY. TP ROM JUNE2, 1897, tratus will run as follows: Southbound. [ Torinbound. Passen- | Mixed S’l‘i‘xd.;d Passen- o Excpia| Daiy. P Fresno_ | 815 ax |10 py M 5:30 Py Haniord..| 6:15 ax 1:00 i at tnrermediate statfons when required. Connections—A( Stockion with steamboata nf N. & L. Co., leaving San Francisco and Siockton P.M. daily: st Merced with stages .o Sucl.ings, Louicerville, Yasemite, ¢ st Mariposa, daim whih stage 1o Ad fTom Madera