The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1897, Page 4

RANCISCO. .CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 BABY RAAY- 00T OF THE TANKS The Child Released From His Cell in Los Angeles’ Prison. Mrs. C. M. Sterry Prevails On Justice Rossiter to Undo His Work Not Knowing Why He Was Put Into Jail, the Little Tot Returns to His Home. ANGELES, CaL, t. 24— the onal intervention of v, the wife of ex-Judge ry Haas was released from confinement the County Jail this evenir Since the news of the heartless e child ation and resentment ted with the case So cruel aid the many that LOS nne f yeople, 0 cama to comfor! was e infantile one of the > facts from the child immediateiy entered | work of preventing bis at behind the bars. | 1e in reaching Pasadena | e conscientious judge s duiy to order little | the Sheriff. iter was soon de to reaiize that the cause of buman- | tv had been outraged in his peculiar | effort 1o protect the public welfare from depredations of the liliiputian His excuse for having treated the child, whose yea: i him from compre hending right from wrong, was that he felt it his duty to protect the public from and the Sher on the practical dire vas this Dogberry of Pasa- efforts to rid the community y that he forgot to notify the parents that their child was under arrest nd about to be tried. It was only when their little son failed to come nome that the mother and father realized something | earched for Harry, and av did they learn of his arents are in extremely poor | circur 1ces. be father can obtain only an occasional day’s work, and Mrs. | Haas aids in providing sustenance for herself, her husband and six chiidren by g out to do washing. There was not enourh money in the house to pay the mother's fare from Pasadena to Los An-| geles when she heard of her boy’s incar- ceration in the county jail. When Mrs. | Sterry visited the home of the baby | prisoner there was bu: 20 cenis in the | house. After Mrs. Sterry had presented the case to Justice Rossiter from her point of view, he readily issued an order for the transfer of the custody of the child to herself and | the mother. This evening Mrs. Sterry | and Mrs. Haas presented the order to the | Sher:ff, and soon Mrs. Haas, who is nearly | heartbroken over the occurrenc-, was on | her way home with the puny little feilow. | a disgrace to a Christian com said Mrs. Sterry, te THE CALL'S | correspondent, ‘‘that such a dreadful| thing should have been allowed to occur. | Why, the bardened criminals in the cells | adjoining that of the poor little fellow | resented with oaths the tnrusting of this | mere baby among them. “ “As a general thine I do not believe in | women interfering with the doings of | constituted au.horities, but hers was a | case where I thought something ought to be done, for no one seemed willin- to in- tercede for this simple-minded lad. When he realized that I came to the jeil for his benefit he clune 10 be, trembling like an | en leaf. He has promised me that he | will not again stray away from his home, Haven't you, Harry ?" she said, turningto | the chila and petting him 2s he half hid | himself in his mother’s skirts, the con- versation having taken place just outside | the jail door after the yonngster's release. | Harry nodded his head affirmatively. Tha mother was so stricken with her trouble that her senses wera partially benumbed and she was unable to talk. 1f the feeling in Pasadena is anything e that which prevails in this place Jus- Rossiter's bench may be provided Here are some of »ith 2 new occupant. the local expressions: vor Snyder—Putting a child like that into prison is ho le, no matter what he did. He is'not answerable to the law in | thst way. Thomas E. Gibbon—Confining a child of | his years in jail is an outrage and violates | every true principle of humanity. Itisan | instance of Justice Shallow rampant with his eye on a fee. James McLachlan—It seems incredible that a Justics should sentence a little child to prison ‘or a trifling offense, or that a constable should carry out such a commitment. [ don’t know what they could have been thinking of. The lad was convicted of petty larceny by Justice Rossiter on complaint of Mr, Campbe!l, the secretary of a Pasadena nursery. He was charged with stealing a shovel, but is unaware cf his uffense. He admits that he stoie some bread be- cause he was hungry. Justice Rossiter ordered him into the Sheriff's custody pending sentence. That .the Pasadena terror of infants violated the iaw as well as justice is shown by section 26 of the criminal code, which provides that children under 14 ! years of age, in the absence of clear proof that at the time of committing an act they knew its wrongfulness, are legally in- capable of committing erime punishable by imprisonment. — - | CONFENTION HALL. e i Los Angeles to Hove One That Will Cost $300,000. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 24 —By the joint action of three public commercial bodies of Los Angeles a great convention hallis to be erected here, at an estimated cost of $300,000. The funds are to be obtained by a com- mittee that was named to-day. Los Angeles is ambitious to become a famous convention city, but in the lack of an aud- itorium sufficiently large no great gather- ering could te accommodated. The matter has been extensively cussed, the urgent need of such a pavition agreed upon, and now public-spirited cit- izens will undertake to provide the lot and t up a building with a couvention- hail ‘capable of seating 8000 people. It will also have rooms for the different pub- lic commercial organizations of the city. s Dr. Wilson Jiust Change Pulpite. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sept. 24.—Bishop Newman sald to-day that Rev. Dr. J. A, B. Wilson, pastor of the First Methodist Chkurch here, was to be ordered to go to San Francisco to teke charge of Howard- street Church. The Bishop said he did not know MAMMOTH became known the | jand forma New York City colony. | matter. He adds that Dr. Wilson would bave a grand chance in San Francisco. It was Dr. Wilson who instituted the Parkhurst movement here last winter, | which made quite a sensation at the time, | but was devoid of any good result. His | colleague in that movement, Rev. Dr. C. |C. McLean, will also leavs his charge, Simpson M. E. Church, and go East. . MeCamish Not Yot Sentenced. 1.0S ANGELES, Car., Sept. 24—Ed McCamish, foand guilty of having mur- | dered McCoy Pyie at the Castiac switeh, vas bronght up for sentence to-day. The jury fixed the sentence at imprisonment jor life, but sentence was not passed by ! Julge Smith, the case being continued, on motion of the defense, until Tuesday | nex , when a new trial will bs asked lor. Tt Toraer lird Arraigned. ANGELES, CAL.. Sept. 24 —R. A. ary for G. J. Griffith, ar- | rested in San Francisco on a charge of foreing the name of Griffith to numerous checks and embezzling amounts aggre- | zating $3900, was arraizned to-day before | Justice Young, his examination being set | for the 29th inst. and bail fixed at $2000. | WHIPPED WITH A4 RAWHIOE. | | Stockton Kan Given an Unmerciful ! Beating by an Enraged | Husband. { STOCKTON, Cav., Sept. 24.—Fornia 8. Curtis, who lives with his wife and family North Center street, was cowhided Wednesday afterncon near the inter- section of that thoroughfare and Acacia | street. According to the statement of an eye- | witness, Curtis was walking along Center street and was almost at Acacia, when a comely little woman, who was about 100 feet back of him, called to a wiry-looking | young fellow who was driving a watering | wagon. The driver of the sprinkler reined bis | horses toward the sidewalk and sprang down from his seat. He ran toward Cur- tis and with the butt end of his black- | snake struck him a stunning blow just be- low the left eye. The angry little man ben rained blows thick and fast on the pedestrian, who was too astonished as well as stunned to offer any resistauce: Discarding his whip, the driver then landed his fist on Curtis’ chin and nit him a jew more blows at random. The horses of the sprinkling wagon took fright and started to run away, The driver then desisted from the chas- tisement of his victim and, catching tae Borses, drove off. The blow from the butt of the whip which Curtis received over the eye nearly cost him the sight of that optic. The jo't on the chin piayed bhavoe with his teeth. He wore a piate of false molars, which were fastened to a remain- ing natural teoth. That lone tooth was displaced, and the plate of false grinders were knocked out of his mouth and into the street. The horsewhippine and _thrashing were adminisiered by Edward Murphy, the driver of a sprinkling-cart, who claims that Curtis’ attentions to Mrs. Murphy were t00 marked. - ESC PES DEATH. NAEROWLY drs. Hall of Santa Roea Injured in a Eunaway Accident. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 24, —The wife of Supervisor Hezli met with a serious accident this evening, suffering a fracture of her left leg. While she and ber daugnter, Miss Sava, were driving across a bridge that spans Banta Rosa Creek near this city, a run- away ‘eam hitched to a farm wagon came thundering across the bridge from the opposize side. Mrs. Hali’s horse became frightenea and bolted. Miss SBava jumped from the carriage, dragging ber mother with her. Unfortunately Mrs. Hali’s foot cauzht in a whee! and she fell to the ground, break- inga limb. Miss Hall with a supreme effort suc- ceeded in dragging her mother to the side- walk of the bridge just as the runawav team passed over the spot where she had lain 2 moment before. Miss Hall was not injured. s Find an Unknown Suicids. REDWOOD CITY, Car, Sept. 24.—The body of an unknown man was found this morning 1n Hely Cross Cemetery, near Comal. by John McScheffey, a stonecutter. The deceased was a man about 60 years of age, 5 leet 6 inches in height, weight about 175 ponnde. He was clean shaven, with the exception of a short brown mousteche, and his head was almost bald, except at the back, where the hair was gray. He was dressed in a black Prince Albert coat, well worn; black vest, gray-striped trousers, black gaiter shoes, black siouch hat, gray underclothes and prowa. cotten 80CKS. He nad on a white linen shirt, standing collar und a black tis with white dots, On his person were found two handker- chiefs, one of which was marked with the name of A. Brown, a pair of eyeclasses and a sleevebutton marked “World’s GARGIA'S SLAYER DOOMED T0 DIE/ Manuel Fellows Found Guilty by a Santa Ana Jury. No Recommendation of Mercy in the Verdict of the Twelve Men. The Priscner’s Crime the Shooting of an Old Man Through the Door of a Saloon, SANTA ANA, Car, Sept. 24.—For the killing of Dolores Garcia at Capistrano on the night of June 16 Manuel Fellows was to-day convicted of murder in the first de- gree. The jury was out five hours. The question it had to determine was whether the evidence showed sufficient motive in the killing to justify tbe imposition of the deatb penalty. The chain of circumstan- tia] evidence against the prisoner was too strone to allow an =acquittal, and the weak defense offered by tlie prisoner that he was drunk and incapable could not sway the minds of the jurorsfrom any gnabifying verdict. Notice of appeal has been served on the ground that the in- formation was not read and explained to the defendant at the preliminary exami- nation. On this point there is no conflict- ing evidence. The trial lasted five deys, over twenty witnesses being called by the prosecution to forge a chain of incriminating testi- mony around the prisoner. His threats, his aamissions of guilt, and his every movement on the night of the murder were shown up against him. Before the shot was heard Fellows had told certain persons that he was going to kill Garcia and flee to the mountains. He armed him- self with a rifle and cartridges and pre- pared to defy pursuers. After the shoot- ing, however, he changed his m:na, rode back to town, went to the house of a friend and told what he bad doune. He asked for the friend’s assistance to clear him. It was refusea and he then rode down to the scene of the murder, where he was immediately arrested. Garcia, the murdered man, was a sa- loon-keeper in the mission town and had had & previous quarret with Feliows. The murderer waitea until Garcia was alone in his salooa and then approached on the street and shot him through the head with a rifle, TEACHEKS MUST BE FREE, President Shurman of Cornell on Schol~ astic Liberiy. ITHAC . Y., Sept. 24.—In the course of his annual address tothe students of Cornell University Thursday President J. G. Shurman made some references which bave been acccepted here as applying to the recent troubles of President E. Ben- jamin Andrews and the corporation of Brown University, “Coruell,’” observed Mr. Shurman, ‘‘recognizes that the majority may be wrong and that the minority may be right. - Therefore, absolute freedom is the soul of thatinstitution. Brics called our majority rule system ‘fatalism of the multitude.” We believe here that one man with God’'s truth is a majority and that a teacher is expected to do what Socrates aid, although he ontraged Athen- ians and suffered martyrdom for 1t, to communicate to others his own belief and convictions or_eise to answer to a charge of sacrilege. I believe the institution should cease to exist a thousand times sooner than a single professor should be coerced. “‘Teachers should be free to investigate and to announce and prociaim what they have discovered,” he said. “They must ve free to present both «ides of a question, The teacher is not the representative of a corporation or the people, but a represen- tative of the God of truth. “While money is a necessity to any uni- versity, it is not so paramount as the free- dom of a tezching staff. Better that the university be wiped out of existence than ibat trutu be suppressed. The end of an university is propagation of truth. Any pretensions of a corporation to set limits on a teaching staff must be resisted as absolutely unwarranted.” rii e S FI1Z AT 4 CHUKCH 50CIAL. He Males a Speech and E enounces Pris Aghting Forever. GREENWICH, Coxx., Sept. 24.—New Lebanon opera-house, at Hawthorne, just completed, was thrown open to the public Fair, Chicago.”” Beside the body was a small bottle, containing ahout one te spoonful of carbolic acid. The corpse is Leld for identitication. G Forest Fire Mear Glenwood. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Sept. 24.—A forest fire is creating devastation near Glen- wood in the mountains mnorth of Saata Cruz. It isburning over a large territory. It bad its origin near M. O'Keefe's ranch at Zyante. After crossing the sum- mit it entered A. G. Lays’ land. The tim- ber on the Penderson and Buckman vlaces has been destroyed. A. G. Lays has | much fencing. Cragstone, the S. F. Thorn ranch, near Glenwood, has been visited, and besides toe timber a portion of the vineyard has been destroyed. Rt G To Fcund a New York Colony. SANTA BARBARA, Can, Sept. 24— Theodore B. Starr, the diamond merchant of New York City, has taken possession of tne Dibblee mansion and there i rumor that he has in contemplation the purchase of the property. It consists of & magnificent residence, costing $60,000, nd forty acres of land. In the event of Starr making the purchase it is his inten- tion to erect a number of handsome villnls t would be a sort of Bar Harbor—only much preitier. LS i Condwetor Vair Loses His Life. CAREON, Nzv.,, Sept. 24 — James P. Vair, conductor of tha Lake Valley Rail- road, was killed yesterday in'the woods back of Bijou Lake Tahoe. y Vair was standing on the back of the engine, which was oulling a train of empiy cars. He was in the act of pulling the coupling-pin between the engine and the cars make a flying switch, and presumably lost his balance. In falling he struck the rails, breaking his neck. x.';Fhe train of ‘cars ran over him. St s dickness Leads to Suicide, NAPA CaL., Sept. 24 —John Johnson, who some weeks ago, in company with Leon Pellet, wenton a mining prospect- ing expedition, shot and killed himself at Brownaviile, Yuba County, Cal, on September 23, alter suffering for a week or more with mountain sever. LATES1 SHIFPING INTELLIGENCK, Arrived. FRIDAY. September 24. Br ship Balclutha, Durkee, 143 days from Lon- don; mdse, to J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Spoken. whether Dr. Wilson wanted to leave hi charge or not, but he has no voice in th July 12—54 29 883 58 W. Brship Merione! from Swausea 101 San Francisco, i B last night, when the German Lutheran church held a fair there. Rev. Mr. Berke- meyer, the pastor, had arranged a series of stereopticon views of local scenes and piciures of local celebrities. Following the portrait of Selectman Wessels on the canvas, Bob Fiizsimmons’ picture was shown and loudly appiauded. The champion is living at Rye Beach, four miles away, and qaite well known in this vicinity. After the picture was seen, Captain James S. Merritt and Chief Bort Chester of the Fire Patrol went on the stage and introduced Fitzsimmons, who gpoke as foilows: Ladies and Gentlemen; The pastor of the German Lutheran church, the Rev. Mr. Berke- meyer, informed me that my picture was 1o be shown here to-night, and requested me to ap- pear before the audience so they could see what Ilooked likedn real life. Of course you 8ll know I am & prizefighter and the cham- Kmn of the world, but I will say now that I ave retired, aud intend to fight the battle of life in other lines. Wishing you ail prosper- ity and’ happiness, I am your friend, Robert Fitzsimmons. sl FRUNTIER D3Y CELEBRATION, Bucking Broncos, stage Hold-Up and Realistic Hanging Bee. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 2&.—The first Frontier day celebration on Thursday was without accident of any kind and every- body was well pleased. About 80C0 people were present and each event was received with great applause. The feature of the day was the bronco riding, which was ex- cellent and exciting from start to finish. The wild-horse race was also especially €ood. both of them producing wild scur- ving of the crowd when the broncos re- fused to reco%niu fences or boundaries of any Kind. he stage hold-up and the hanging bee were almost too realistic to be pleasurable. Throuzh the kindness of Colonel Van Horn, commanding at Fort Russell, the Eighth Regiment, United Biates Infantry, gave a sham battle, in which the full regiment participated. The ¢ow and pony races were liked, indeed was theentire programme. Next year the preparation will be begun earlier and a splendid programme is promised, embrac- ing many features which could not be se- eured to-day. Sl ien B MAYOR UF NEW YORK. Ewx-Secretary of the Navy Tracy Asked H to Be a Candidate. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24 —After an executive meeting of the Republican As- sembly district members Thursday, Chair- man Quigg announced that a resolution was unanimously psssed requesting the former Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin F. Tracy, to allow the use of bis, name as the Republican nominee for the Mayor of Greater New York. Mr, Quigg says he | wiil noti!{ General Tracy as soon m. h can find bl ————— Will Ereer a costly Mansion. SANTA' BARBARA, CAL, Sept. 24— J. Colby; = New. York cepitalist, is ur- ranging for the erection of a fine resi- dence on his property at the junction of Rattlesnake and Mission canons. This | property is not' far from the old Santa | Barbara Mission,-and commands a fine view of the ocean. Colby has now at work fifty men who arelaying out the grounds. It i< his intention to erect a building that will not cost less than §75,000. seeeafoes b Train Kobbery Prevented. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. A special to the Republic from Guthrie, O. T., says: | An atterapt to hold up the south bound | Santa Fe passenger train near Edmond at 7 o'clock last night was Irust:ated by Deputy Marshals and several of Chief Keuney’s men. The cutlaws are being chased. Two of them are ex-deputy United States Marshals, e King Ak-sar-Ben Enters. OMAHA, NEse, Sept. 24.—The annual entry of King Ak-Sar-Ben to the city of Omaha was made in the presence of 25000 veople. The parade contained twenty floais. e Will Bring a Million in Gold. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24.—La Tour- aine, which saiis trom Havre on Saturday next, will bring $1,000,000 in gold con- signed to the Hanover National Bank of New York. et Beyond the Hundred Mark. CHICAGO, Irr., Sept. 2L.—James Lane, 103 yvears old, familiarly known as **Uncle Jimmy” Lane, one of the oldest residents of this city, died Thursday. He was born in Ireland. SACRAMENTO INTERESTED. | The Artlsans of That City Willing to Help the Colonization Scheme. Sacramento is becoming interested In the colonization scheme, and the citizens ofthat city are doiug their bestto show their willingness to aid and support the scheme in every way possible, and many of the interior towns are doing th2same. The following letter speaks for itself. SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 23, 1897. Mr. L. R. Ellert, Room 32, Mills Building, San Francisco, Cal—DEAR St 1 beg to repore that during the very limited time at my command I heve canvassed amonyg our citizens in behalf of the colonization work, and will state that thus far I have secured subscriptions to the amount of $500, which amount you are at lib- erty to draw upon =t your eariiest conveni- ence. 1 think I can obtain somewhere be- tween $200 and $300 additional subscriptions, and wiil make a final reportat an early date! Meanwhile, I beg to remain, yours very truly, H. WEINSTOCK. The land is being surveved, so that the exact location and amount can be ascer- tained. Staff Captain Wood, who wiil have the management of the colonies, will godown Munday to make the first ar- rangement preparalory to the final set~ tling of the colonies. Within the next two weeks the squad of men selected by the major will zo down to commetce Work on the building of the houses, The army intends to carry on the agri- cuitural developments of the lend on thoroughiy scientific principles. Profes- sor Hilgard of the agricu'tural depart- | ment of the Universiiy of Oalitornia has | signified his willingness to advise and as- | sist. He is at present analyzing samples of the land on which the colonies will be situated. Barly next week Staff Captain Wood of the Salvation Army will take a squad of carpenters to the new Salvation Army colony near Soledad to begzin the erection of hocuses for the accommodation of the penniless that will be sentiater. The promoters of this colony have been notitied that the owner of a Castroville creamery has signified his intention of constructing a creamery on or near the colony’s lands, thus he.ping the colonists out by purchasing their milk and giving them employment during the time that farming is impracticable. An agricultural experiment station may also be placed on the land. Major Winchell yesterday received a note from Professor Hilgard of the Uni- versity of Californiain reiation to a con- ference on the subject. The farming on the colony lands will be conducted on scientific principles, and all thatislacking now is a few thousand dollars to start tnhe colony. EXPECT IMPROVEMENTS. Precita Valley in Hopes of Getting Tts Sbare of the Appropriation. ‘Without troubling itseif ‘about the out- comeof the Supervisorial issue, the Precita Valley Improvement Club hopes to re- ceive its share of the taxes in bettering the condition of that section of the city, which the people there claim is in great need of several improvements. The im- provement club in that locality sets forth that for a number of years Precita Valiey has been very much neglected on the line of improvements. The streets and sewers have been per- mitted to go along from year toyear with- out any attention whatever until at last the residents were compelled to take action and draw the atiention of the city fathers to the wants of the place. Since 1hat time some improvements have been done in the place, bat not enough, how- ever, to meet the requirements of the inhabitants. Petition after petition has been forwarded asking for a school build- ing for the children, who are compelied to remain on the hilisides playing when by right they should be attending to their studies. Another want of the locality is a fire engine building, in which there should be housed the proper apparatus to protect the property of those who have settled there and built their homes on their land in the hopes that they would at least be protected against the dangers of having tneir houses burned down, when they say they pay their pro rata of the taxes for the same. Another grievance, if it may be so classed, which they prociaim against is the condition of a small patch of land known as Bernal Park, which lies in tke fork of Precita avenue, and which the residents want filled in and beautified into a recreation plat for the children and their mothers to visit in tbe summer sea- son. The clubat its meeting last night mentioned alt of these things as being necessities, and hoved that whichever Board of Supervisors may be in office a ronian of the public money will be spent n the direction mentioned. OHANCE FOR PLUMBERS. Five Dollars a Day and a Steady Job All the Year Round. The United States Civil Service Com- mission announces that ii is desired to establish an eligible register for the posi- tion of journeyman pfumver. From the register thus estabhished a selection will be made from eligibles residing in the vicinity of 8an Franecisco to fill the vai cancy in the position of jourueyman plumber in the United States Courthouse, Appraiser’s building, etc., at $5 per day, Bundays excepted. . No test will be made except as to age, experience, intelligence, character as a workman and pbysical ability. Avplication should be made to the secretary of the Board of Examiners at the San Francisco Postoffice for appli- cation blanks on or before November 6. ———— Turned on the Gas. Mrs. Fanny Carroll, a cripple, and her hus- band Joseph, & barkeeper, quarreled Wednes- day night, and he beat her. In a fit of despondency she turned on the gas in her droom early Thursday morning and pre- pared to die. Her actwas soon discovered and she was taken o the Receiving Hospital, where Dr. Bunrell succeeded in restoring her to consciousness. Her husband called at the bospital and begged nher forgiveness, and ‘womanlike she torgave him. CHARGED WITH HALFEASANGE Mendocino’s Grand Jury Accuses the County " "Supervisors. District Attorney Instiucied to Bring Suit to Oust the Board. Alleged to Have Diverted Large Sums of Money Into the Members’ Fockets. TUKIAH, CaL., Sept. 24 —The Mendocino County Grand Jury to-day hled its report and instructed the District Attorney to begin proceedings to oust the Board of Supervisors for malfeasance in office. The members of the board are Samuel Duncan, C. P. 8mith, J. Wattenburger and John Flanagan, Democrats, and A. M. Dancan, Republican. In its report the Grand Jury recites the fact that, even with a magnificen? tax levy, the Supervisors have kept the treasury empty, and that the Grand Juary’s request that the tax levy be kept down to §1 90 this year was ignored. On the subject of county roads it declaress: Our investigation has shown us that the care and maintenance of most of our county roads were let by contract to various persons during the three years which covers the ex- tent oj our investigation, up to about the mid- dle of last February. Notwithstauding the fact that theé contract price was in every in- stance paid by the county. ine Supervisors have, in addition to this, voied enormous emounts to the various members of the board of road and bridge work in the various road districis of the county, and private inaivid- uals have been allowed large aaditional amounts for road work. The most extrava- gant expenditures have b-en incurred in Supervisor district 5. In this district every road was let by contract and paid for by con- tract, and in sadition to'the moneys so paid the Supervisor of said district has for ihe past three years been allowed for road and bridge work the sum 0f $14,000. The road funds have ina number of instances not heen ex- pended in - the disiricts in which they were collected and to which they belonged. The revenue to which the different road funds were entitled has been exhausted in the ag- gregate, and besides this the different road funds were nearly $9000 in debt on the 1lst day of September, 1897. The Grand Jury finds that the mileage has-been drawn 1o the very limit that the law would allow. Some of the Supervisors performed the astonishing feat of travel- ing 750 miles beiween two meetings of the board, held respectively during the montbs of April ana May of the present year. Continuing the report states: A number of bills which were not proper county charges have been allowed by the bourd and paid ty the County Treasurer. We have instructed (he District Attoruey to com- mence sult immedintely for the recovery of the amcunt of said bills. Inexamining the various lulis allowed by the board to different members. in addition to the compensation fixed by law, we find that many of said bills have been allowed by the board without hav- ing tne indorsement of the District Attorne. As we are informed by that officer that a nu. ber of these bilis Were not proper county charges the rcason is evident why they were not presented to said officer for his indorse- ment. We find thatj the Board of Supervisors has illegally and without auchority of law trans- ferred money from the county genersl fund to the road fund, and we have directed the Dis trict Atiorney o take immediate steps for the retransfer of such fuuds as have been illegaily transferred. We fiud that the Board Supervisors has not complied with section 25, subdivision 2 of the county government act, requiring sad board to advertise for all kinds of suppiies needed by the county, and we have calied at- tention of the District Attorney to section 8 of the county government act,requiring said offi- cer 10 commeunce suit for resiraining payment of all claims against the county Incurred in violation of any of tne provisions of said act. We find that the election expenses were com- paratively low during the last election, and we commend the Supervisors for exercising economy in this direction. We have satisfied ourselves, after a careful examination, that the amounts puid during the pastyear for printing and sdvertising, stationery and books, court expenses, Courts house and jail supplies are a heavier burden than the taxpayers of this county should be asked to bear. The aggregate mmount was over $14,000. We find that $1441 bas been xpended for coyote scalps during the past yoar, under the ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors uow in force, and we recommend that said ordinance be rescinded. Over $20,000 was expended unlawtuily for road purposes during the past fiscal year over and above the amount to which said funds were legally entitled. Relative to an increased maximum = compensation or milenge for Supervisors, we have advised the District Attorney toTestrain payment of said mileage beyond the smount to which the Supervisors were entitled as Road Commissioners at the time of their election to office until such time as the court may settie this question. In view of tne disregard oi law and the in- fraction of statutory enactments showing repeated and willful neglect of duty on the part of the Board of Supervisors, we, the Grand Jury, deem it our duty in conformity with statutes madd and vrovided for the wel- fare of the people, 10 instruct the District Attorney to take immediate steps for removing from office the present Board of Supervisors of Mendocino County, and we have presented to the District Attorney accusations against the said Supervisors for misdemeanor in vffice, and have instructed him to proceed. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, The Royal Arcanum. Argonaut Council at its last held meeting was visited by Supreme Warden Thomas A Parish, who stated that he had visited all the councils 1n Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and other cities in the southern part of the State. He stated that the proposition of forming a grand couucil for the State is meet- 4ng with iavor, and that many applications for membership have been presented. The council arpointed & committee of five 10 co-operate with a like committee from Golden West Council toget up a joint meet- ing in the interest of advancing thie order in 1he line of secursing a grand councii. After a spirited argument the proposition to abolish the loan fund was defeated. Vice- Regent Thomas O'Brien was granted a leave of absence to enab'e him to absent himself from the State for some time, and a set of com- plimentary resolutions were tendered him. The National Union. District ‘Deputy J. N. Bunting will, on Thursday next, instituie a new council at Berkeley with thirty-five charter members, Yosemite Councit atits meeting on Monday night appointed a committee to make ar- rangements 10 secure enlargzed quariers, and steps were taken to enable the council to ine cresse its membership and improve the at. tendance of members, The Iroquois Republic. Charles F. Burgman, great chief of records of the Imoroved Order of Red Xen, will de- liver & discourse on ‘‘Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee, or Tae Troquois Republic,” before the Iroquois Ciubin Pythian Hall next Friday. e e Risso shot a Cow. F. Risso was recently convicted of eruelty for shooting a cow and was fined $150 by the Judge of the Police Court with alternative of serving seventy-five daysin the County Jail. On appeal the matter was submitted 10 Judge Carroll Cook, who said he wouid affirm tne judgment with the modification that the fine should be 75, fothing being said in the oraer 1in regard to the alteruative ol imprisonment if the fine suould not be paid. Risso appeared in Judge Waliace’s court yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus, wiere Attorneys Devoto and Newberg argued that the omission of the court in adding the alternative punishment deprived the officers of aurhorities to 1m- prison the defendant. Judge Wallace accepted ;gls vl:vt of the case and the prisoner was dis- arged. S — The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper _of CASTCRIA. ANo. A PIONEER OF METHODISM. The Methodist church is going to establish itself 1n Aluska, and Rev. C. J. Larsen, who is well known in this city and State, has been selected to be the ]«io_nzer in the wf‘:rk. Mr. Larsen was appointed prestding elder of the district of Alaska by Bishop M Cabe at the conference recently held in Oregon. He will leave for his new field within a week. His destination wiil be Juneau, and having established himseli there he will visit the towns along the coast, establishing churches wherever he deems it necessa) goupto Dawson and establish a mission there among the Sc In the spring he will navian miners there and nd along the Klondike. This is outside of his district as an elder, bu: on the Klol}d)l‘_e he will act as & missionary. He will preach in the Scandinevian language as well as in English. Mr. Larsen hes been in the ministry about eighteen years. church work in California for about three years, He has been engaged in IN LINCOLN'S MEMORY, | Stanford’s Football Team With the Theaters Will Help Swell the Fund. The executive committee of the Lincoin Montment League at its meeting Wednes- day night received encouraging news from | several sources by which the mo:'umentz fund will receive financial aid. Manager | Switzer of the Stanford football team sent a communication to President W. W. | Stone stating tbat the boys at that seat of | learning will cheerfully give a day’s sport ! for the cause so dear to every American | heart. Similar words of encouragement | came from Managers Friedlander, Gottlob | & Co. of the Columbia Theater. 1o the | effect that suitable arrangements would ‘! be made by them for a benefit for the cause. The Alcazar Theater also gave as- surance that the doors of that place of amusement would be open for a benefit. | On this line of entertainments the future | arrangements for the same was referred to M. M. Estee, Judge M. Cooney and | President W. W. Stone. The amount of c.erical work of the league was found 10 be 05> much for Sec- retarv F. J. Peck, and to assist him F. Cruumer, chairman of the press commit- tee, was elected corresponding secretary. On motion of J. Murray Baily the chair- men of the various committees were em- powered to revise their respective sub- committees and to furnish Secretary Craumer with the revised iist, that tne same might be printed for the guidance of the executive commiitee. On mo:ion of Joe Steele, Colonel J. | H. Sheenan was added to the press com- | mittee. Colonel C. Mason Kinne spoke at some | length un the advisab:lity of keeping the | work going right al'ng now and by no means permitting the enthusiasm to cool. “Lincoin,” be said, ‘‘must have a monu- ment befitting his great work for the na- tion on the Pacific Coast, and that 1n San Francisco, too.”” HAD SHE NO FR.(ENDS? No One Has Yet Claimed the Body of Aimee de Lisaale. - The motives which imrvelled Aimee de Lisaale to take her life yesterday are still unknown, so carefully had she covered | up her identity, and destroved every scrap of information which might tell who and where her friends are, but it is generally conceded that her mind became | slightly unbalanced through sickness and this led her to take her life. At thehome of Mrs. Esberg, where she has been employed for the last two years, nothing is known of her save that she always went about her work in a quiet, | ladvlike way, never finding fault anu never giving occasion to be found faul: with. About three weeks ago she com- vlained of being in poor health and re- quested a vacation, which was willingly granted her. After a week's absence she returned and “toid Mrs. Esberg that she was still sick and was going to a hospital for treatment, after whicu she would go back to France and live with her aunt. This was the last heard of her there un- til the startling news of the suicide was divalged. Who the friends in France | are, or if the unfortunate eirl had any iriends in the vicinity, nobody seems to know. = At Mrs. Hughes’, where the fatal deed was committed, very little or nothing was known of the girl, but her actions from the time she arrived were a little mys- terious and give the impression that her mind was slightly unbalanced. The Lody still lies unciaimed at the Morgue and will probably be buried in the potter’s field. —— SUICIDE OF A BARBER. Frank Walker Ends His Life With Illuminating Gas. Frank Walker, a barber by occupation, residing at 1131 Hampshire street, was found dead Taursday at his home by his brother Antone. H. Jahn, who was employed by Walker, missed his employer from the shop during the day, and in the evening notified the brother of the de- ceased of the fact. Together they visited tne house and getting no response to re- peated knock ngs opened a window and wentin. A search resulted in finding the lifeless body in the bathroom, with the gas tip removed and the gas flowing. reason can be given for the act, was reported to be in perfect health ang well fixed financially. Itis thought that he was temporarily insane. The deceased t'tt‘he io;lo',ingh leu;;- to bis wife, who is visiting her fat er, I, e RO Cnarles Heck of le. CMrl‘a Héck and Mrs. lermann, Mo.: X LGonT Know what to da. s Y® e i you cau. In searching through tbe e deceased a letter dated Mu?c.tf‘;ioxlgoe signed Amanda, was found, which siated ihat Julia Walker had been committea to the asylum in St, Louis, which goes to show that insanity prevailed in the fam- ily. Money, bonds and deeds to Property which will aggre; also found. J e ot KR U0 wile Walker was a memter of the I Order of Red Men, White En;?:p?r'i;z 2 | | Caroline Walker, | Do authority | bill of realth, ail were allowed to 1 'WHO WAITING MORE CASES. Ths Labor Council Will Take No Im- mediate Action on the Hospital Matter. ‘the San Francisco Labor Council met last night. Joseph Moran presented credentials as a delegate from the newly formed Stereo- typers’ Union, and, was accordingiy obli- gated und seated. This action means the sffiliation of one more union With the Labor Council. The executive committee reported that it had interviewed Dr. Gassaway of the Marine Hospital regarding complaints of bad treatment made by saiiors. The doe- tor showed them (he hospital law which gives him the privilege of working such patients as he thinks able to work. In the case of Aibert Rhein the records showed him to be excused irom work, and if the nurse ordered him to work he had for doing so, and Rhbein should have reported this case to the chief surgeon, instead of leavinz the hos- pital. The other complainant, Peter Jen- sen, the dector considered well able to do the'ta<k assigned him. The commiitee will take no action at present. Attorney Monteith, who is conducting the defense for Worden, was present, and gave a brief resume of the case. As it stands at present chances for Worden are good it a littie more money can be raised. The matter was referred to the Worden committee. ————— Iroquois Club Mee ing. The feature ui the meeting of the Iroquois Clublast evening was s lecture by Charles F. Burgman, great chief of records of the Red Men, entitled ‘“1he Iroquois Republic,” & dis- courgs on aboriginal history. The club will meeiat 2 o'clock Sunday at Masonic Temple 10 attend the fuuerai of tae late Dr. Lovelace. v g R Orizuba Arrives. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Ocizaba arrived from Mexico and way ports last evening. Thirty-five passemgers were aboard, and as the vessel carried a clean nd. Yes, who is there that hag respect for youas a man? Is it true that you have no respect for your own manliness? It is true thatno one else who knows you in- timately has. Those shaking iimbs; the weary and weak ““all-gone’” feeling} the sleeplessness; the worried look. Whiat does it all mean? You know as well as any one. have been taxing your system in & way that you dow’t know, and mest likeiy cannot appreciate. Are you going to aliow them to continue ? You will be nothing of a man atailif you do. Thatisthe truth. Itls not pleasant for you to hear or see. But it is troth, YOU for YOU to read. How many times in the last year have you promised yourself that you would do something to help yourself? And you have done just mothing! This is abusing your system in a way that it will not stand. If you have erred before, why not behave now ? Use your common sense. tion ? If not it isacout time that you gave heed to the infallible si that your iriends see—even if you are sull blind to thew. There is still hope for you— you need not bother sbout that, but in the putting off of treatntent you risk your whole manhool. Think of itl Yes, who said that you were Yes, you.” This talk is good Yes, were you ever both- Yes, A MAN. Each man in this W de world has to see to it that his powers are protec ed. If he has holiow cheeks and sunken eyes, un- strung merves and unnatural longings, he may make up his mind that the sooner he writes to the famous Hudson Medical Institute the sooner he will get relief. He will be a manly man! spent in the way that you are sccustomed to spand tnem—worrying over your condition. Get the treatment that some ten thousand others have got. It has cured that number on this Slove. You can call and get medical advice iree. You can write d get the most convincing testimonials and medicul advice free too! Be a man! Yes, a manly man. Not one of the aays of your life need be Blood taiot is cured by the ¢30-day blood cure ' tarch is most excel- leutly treated. Kidney, liver and blad- der troubles disappear very quickly under the treatment administered at the big institute. Why will you continue to suffer when you might be well? llndsonMedi—caJlnstitute Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. e R