The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1897. MURDER'S MARKS UPON THE WALLS Balzerini Cottage Mys- tery Baffles Marin Officials. Evidences of an Awful Struggle in the Hillside Dwell- ing. Eloodstalns Found on Every Hand and the Furniture Almost Demolished. Special Dispatch to THE CALL SAN RAFAEL, Car, Oct. 8.—Asinves- tigations continue darker grows the my tery tnat surrounds the home of Mrs. Ver- celina Balzerini. That some terrible tragedy was enacted within the four walls of the little cottage while the woman and her husband were away is not improbabie, yet t als can obtain nociew that will serve a positive solution to the mystery stable William Trainor, who made the investigations, said that his led to the affair by a boy, srmed him that a cottage beyond the Hotel Rafael was *“‘full of blood,” d | gt t the walls and the bed were covered h the cr on stains. “I proceeded to the house,”’ said Trainor to-day, *‘and found that the boy was tell- ing the tr The cottage has tbree rooms and is occupied by Mrs. Vercelina w Baizerini, whose husband is a gardener having employment in Ross Valley, where | he lives. Mrs. Balzerini is afraid to sieep in the house alone, so she locks up the place, ne tells me, ana goes to spend eacn night 3 Jacob Obitz, & neighbor. On Wednesday night Mrs. Balzerini went to Mrs. Obitz’ home as usual to spend tt 3 leaying her cabin she secur e doors and the windows. morning when she visit the found that during gedy had taken ng was almost place ! wrecked. *My investizations disclosed that the bedroom-— > are three rooms in the e scene of the fight, or in the place. The car- urated with blood, and two broken to pieces—even torn from their places and The doors were hLacked, as me person had kicked them with The furniture was in a de- splintered thoug moralized state, most of it being over- turned or broken, and the bedclothes were covered with blood stains, yet not a sincle object was missing from the place, and it is clearly evident that no robbery was intended. Mrs. Balzerini’s story is told in a few words. She says thatsne locked the place the night before and in the morning found blood over everything. She cannot ac- it, and the mystery is baffling in County officers, CHARGED T7Q AN INCENDIARY. How the People of Santa Cruz 4c- count for the Powder Works Explosion. SANTA CRUZ, C Oct. 8 —The ex- plosion at the powder-mills this morning at 2 o’clock has given the manazement considerable concern, as this was the second unaccountable disaster that has occurred there within ten days. The cooper shop took fire and the flames ex- ploded several hundred pounds of powder stored there, and almost instantly tollow- ing that explosion the cartridge factory went up. The two reports sounded like an echo of the explosions of September 29. Many people in this city did not hear them, though a number of buildings were ken. The two buildings in which the explosions occurred were quickly in flames, and the efforts of the men were directed to keeping the fire from spread- in L than 1000 pounds of powder, not more than 600 pounds was destroyed to-day. There is a strong belief in this city that ihese exvlosions were caused by an in- cendiary, but the powder-mills people will not express a positive opinion on the subiect. — ARTILLERY AT KEDWOOD CITY. Batteries Cand F of the Third Regiment in Camp. REDWOOD CITY, Car., Oct. 8.—Bat- teries C and F of the Third Regiment, United States Artillery, arrived at noon to-day and will camp here for four or five days. I 2 their stay they will be en- gaged ¢! ¢y in target practice. From here they will proceed to Santa Cruz. Major Kinzie is in command. The officers of battery are Captain Taylor, Lieuten- ants Birkhimer, Barrett and Campbell. Juttery F is under command of Captain Potts, Lieutena Palmer, Hayne and O'Hearn. T | department is in charge of Cap Field, inspe partment of C company. Frick. Major Edward of artillery for the de- fornia, is also with the -~ Contest of Joseph Sladky’s Will, SAN JOSE, CaL, Oct. 8. —Charles Sladky has filed a contest 10 the codicil of the will of his deceased father, Joseph Sladky. In the bodyof the will Charles, Joseph and Mary, the three children of the tes- tator, were named as executors, butin the codicil the name of Charles was omitted. The will disposes of properiy at Mountain View valued at $100,C00. The contestant charges that the codicil was not the deed of his father, and al-o alleges that the testator was of unsound mind. The con- testant was given special letiers of admin- istration to-day. Jdentity of an Insane Man. SAN JOSE, Cawn, Oct. 8.—The county authorities are trying to iocate the friends of S8amuel Martin, found on the stree a hopeless condition of dementia. can tell is his name and that of his son-in- law, Paul Koster, who, he says, lives “'right over yonder near Duluth,” wher he isa grain-buyer. Martin is about 62 years of age, has been a sea pilot and says Le was a member of the Fenian Brother- hood in 1866 He is neatly dressed und bad money ia his pocket. e .- Sues for Heavy Damages. SAN JOSE, Car, Oct. 8.—Peter McIn- tyre has sued Hubbard & Carmichael Bros. for $15.770 damages for injuries alleged to have been received in an accident with a runaway car. The pisintiff states that he was employed by.-the defendants to run a bar; that be was unfamiliar with the work, and that the car ran away, jumping the vack. In theaccideut McIntyre sustained several injuries, including a broken leg. - Railway Must Bemove Obstruc'ions. FRESNO, Car., Oct. 8.—Some exc:te- ‘:nenl has been created here by an attempt being made to open streets across the Southern Pacific reservation. A pelition asking that the streets be opened was filed with thé Bosrd of Trustees at iis last meeting. Yesterday a deed was found by whieh Charles Crocker conveys Lo the county of Fresno the title to all streets in the town of Fresno. Attorneys hold that all that i1s now necessary is for the Super- intendentoi Streets to order the Southern Pacific Company to remove obstructions maintained on the streets which 1t is de- sired to open. —— FREIGHT TRAIN DITCHED. Engineer and Fireman Reported Badly Injured in a Disaster Near T ruckee. RENO, Ngv.,, Oct. 8.—An East-bouna freight trsin was derailed about 5 o’clock this evening, fifteen miles east of Truckee. The engine and five or six cars were ditched. The engineer and fireman are reporied badly hurt. The track was torn up for several hundred feet. It isexpected that the track will be cleared early in the morning. Passencer trains will be de- layed six or eight hours. — LOST ZO SILANFORD STUDENTS. Professor Powers to Leave the Universi'y and Study in Furope. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Oct. 8.—The university world was this morning taken completely by surprise when Pro- fessor Powers of the economies depart- ment anncunced to his classes that it would be the last time he would meet them for some time, as he intended to leave for a years' study in Europe. When interviewed afterward Professor Powers said that for more than a year he had been trying to obtain a leave of absence in order to finish some private work which he had planned for some time. He will leave at once to join his familyin Berlin, and intends to spend his whole igme working in Germany. : Dr. Darand, who is now studying in Europe, will probably return to strengthen the economies department, whickr will be further weakened next semester by the absence of Dr. Warner, who will re- turn to Colorado for his health. time being, Dr. Jordan says, the work of the depariment will have to he doubled up and divided among Dr. Warner, Dr. Ross and Dr. Smith. SLAVERY ONDER THE Continued from First Page. the best Interests ot this country for the fol- lowing reasons: “First—because slavery and involuntary servitude now existing in these islands will have & tendency to extend itself to the same iatitude, climate and employment within our country. “Second—Because such involuntary servi- tude may now, under the decision of the Su- | preme Court of the United States in the Arago case, be 50 extended.” “The question whether sections 4598 and 4599 conflict with the thirteenth amendment forbiading slavery and involuntary servitude depends upon the construction to be given to the term ‘involuntary servitude’ Does the epithet ‘involuntary’ attach to the word sservitude’ continuoasly and make illegal any service which becomes involuntary at any time during its existence, or does it attach v to the inception of the servitude and characterize it as unlawful because unlaw- fully entered into. “If the former be the true construction, then no one, not even a solaier, sailor or appren- tice, can surrender his liberty, even for a da; and the solaier may desert his regiment upo the eve of battle, or the sailor atan intermedi- ate port or landing, or evem it¥a storm at'sea, provided only he can- find means of escaping 1o another vessel. If the latter, then individual may, for a valuable consideration, contract for the surrender of his personal lib- erty fora defi time and for a recognized purpose, and subordinat2 his going and com- ing to the will of another during the continu- ance of the contract-—not that all such con- tracts would be lawful, but that aservitude | which was knowingly and willingly entered | into could not be termed involuntary. Thus, if one should agree, for & yearly wage, to serve another in a particular capacity during his life aud never 1o leave his estate without his consent, the coniract might not be enforcible for the want of a legal remedy, or migat be void upon grounds of public policy, but the servitude could not be properly termed in- voluntary.” It will be seen trom the above that nothing but the legal machinery is needed | to compel men to work against their will in this country to-day. No one disputes that such machinery exists in the Ha- waiiar. Islands. Years ago seamen knew all about those things because they some- times stowed away deserting laborers in the holds of vessels in order to get them | out of the jurisdiction of the Hawaiian courts. The annexation treaty provides that “The municipal legislation of the Ha- waiian I:lands not enacted for the fuifill- ment of the treaties so extinguished, and not inconsistent with this treaty, contrary to the constitution of the United States nor to any existing treaty of the United States, shall remain in force untit tne Congress of the United Btates shall otherwise determine.” In other words, the flag that waved in victory over slavery at Appomattox shall again be sullied, and the blood shed in | the most terrific civil war of modern time will have been shed in vain. A new Mason and Dixon’s line is to bees lished by this treaty, and the Hawaiian sugar-planter is to be used for an object- lesson to the Louisiana and California sugar-planter of the necessity of slavery in raising sugar and cotton. Some optimist will say, with the Su- preme Court in the Arago decision, or would public opinion tolerate a statute to (hat effect.” 1o this the writer answers that if this people can, because the inter- est of a few citizens demands it, be per- suaded to annex these isiands with their s'ave laws, then surely the extension is as much more reasonable asthe number of those interested is larger. Annexation is urged in the name of patriotism. If patriotisin was ever the last refuge of scoundrels this is a specific instance. After baving first enslaved the native population, then imported slaves from different foreign countries, they seek in the name of patriotism to shelter this iniquity under the power of this country, and to protect their interest they would revive slavery under 1ts flag. Tuey would give the sugar-planter, the cotton-planter, the coal mine-owner and the factory lord the opportunity to point to these islands as justification for their claim to etatutes in the different States providing for machinery under which it would be lezal to bring the deserted la- borer back to his master. . Every workingman througlhout the length and breadth of this land should ponder this matter carefully, and when that is done there is no danger of any sympathy with this reintroduction of slavery under the American flag. Esau sold his birthright because he was hungry. We are asked to sell it because somebody else 1s hungrv for power and would undo the work of Lincoln to attain it. e e Rather more than 50) solicitors prac- tice 1n London. For the | 0LD FLAG nor | AID CAME WHEN - DEATH WAS NEAR | Wounded Hunter Found in the Wilds Near Fresno. Unable to Move, He Lay for Two. Days Without Food or Drink. Victim of an Accidental Shooting Stumbled Upon by Another 2 Sportsman. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. FRESNO, CaL., Oct. 8. —Early Tuesday morning Elliott Lee, aged 25 years, who resides in Cantua Canyon, left his home for the higher mountains of the coast| range to hunt deer. | the recesses of the wilderness, ana his sub- | sequent experience probably taught him | |-not to risk himself away from the assist- | | ance of his feillow-men again. | The intrepid young hunter was fully armed for the hunt, his principal weapon ! being a Winchester rifle. He was making his way through the brush, when his foot slipped on a rock and he fell forward. | The hammer of the rifls siruck on the 1‘ rock and the firearm was aischarged. | | | Lee haa faden 1n such a position that | the bullet entered the thigh of his right lez. The hunter bandaged up the wound | as best he could and stopped the flow of | blood to a considerable extent. When he | attempted to arise and walk he found that he coula not use his leg. The wound was so pain‘ul that be could not crawl, the motion irritating it and making it worse. | The position of the man was desperate. He was miles from the nearest human abode. He was 1na locaiity where man rarely ventured. For months, probably, no human being had been nearer than several miles from the place. He was without food or water. He had intended to return home that forenoon before din- ner time and had relied on the mountain springs for water. The thought of his approaching suffer- | ing only tended to hasten it. By the aft- | ernoon he was suffering from thirst and by night the pangs of bnunger began to assert themselves. For about forty-five | hours the unfortunate man lay suffering | the tortures that only those know who have been in want of food and water. The pain from the buliet-wound in- creased and added to his suffering, but Lee | did not give up hope, notwithstanding his llcrrible predicament. He carefully tended | | to tha buliet-hole and stopped the flow of | blood as much as possible. i On Thursday morning another bunter, named Robinson, by the merest chance bappened 1o go in search of deer to the locality where Lee was Iying. He heard the heavy groaning of the man, who was | in awful distress, and soon found him in the brush. | Lee could not have lived much longer had he not been found. He was famisned for food and drink, and the small stream | of blood wnich had trickied from the | wonurd for many bours hgd seriously drained his system. Robinson at once obtained assistance and Lee was conveyed to his home, where he was cared for. It is doubtful if he will recover. Wm. Lynch came over from Cantua to take a doctor back to attend Lee. Lee is a brother of Marshall Lee of | Fresno and a brother-in-law of Frank Wilijams. DEMENTIED BOY CAKED FOR. Mtrange Lad Found Wandering on a Kern County Koad. BAKERSFIELD, CaL., Oct. 8.—There is an unknown eight-year-old boy at the | County Hospital suffering with dementia. | He was found to-aay by Mrs. Beardsley | wandering on the county road, in front of | !ller house, three miles from town, and | | broughi to the hospital. Mrs. Beardsley | said that the laa when first seen was piling sticks together. When asked why he doing that he replied that he was making | a fire to cook dinner. He was taken in | by Mrs. Beardsley and given a meal. He ate ravenously. The boy’s mind appears to be a complete blank. He talks readily and enunciates well. When asked 1o teil about his home he wouid answer: ‘At the house with mama.” This was the only information that | could be obtained from ques.ioning him. | He understands when told to come to his | meals. The boy is a stranger. No one in the Beardsley neighborhood knows any- thing about him. He was dressed like an ordinary street urchin. e Wanted for a Box-Car Murder. SPOKANE, Wasn., Ocit. 8.—John Ed- | wards, James Clark and Martin Harrity are under arrest for a morder committed ten days ago near Glasgow, Mont. Two | men were stealing a ride in a box-car. Five men entered the car and after rob :bing them ordered them to jump from i the train. While they were hesitating the robbers opened fire. One of the men | was shot in the back and died a few i hours later. The police here are confi- dent that they have three of the murder- ous gang, They alsothinkthat this is the gang that recently murdered a man near Hilisboro, N. D, e Congregational Conclave Ends. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Oct. 8.—The Con- gregational Association closed its annual session to-day. Rev. G. C. Adams and Judge Haven were elected delegates to the national triennial convention of Con- gregational churches to be held next July in Portiand, Or., and Rev. C. R. Brown ana Mr. Addison were cuosen alternates. Rev. J. A. Cruzan conducted an interest- ing parliament on “The Most lmporiant Question Touching the Church To-day.” A spirited discussion followed. The as- sociation closed with imvressive com- munion services, conducted by Rev. Mr. Hawkins of Pescadero and Rev. W. A. Day of Rocklin. gt 25 L S Sale of the Hatch Orchard. | SUISUN, Caw, Oct. 8—The Hatch orchard in Suisun Valley will be sold at commissioner’s sale on October 30, at the courthouse door in Fairfield. The sale is | 10 be made to satisiy aclaim of R. D. | Robbins, who sued and Sbtained judg- ment in the sum of $218,975 31. ~ The orchard contsins over 930 acres. It has | been ascertained from relinble nulhorilyl 4 that the profits this year amounted to over $30,000. Tt isexpected that outside capital | will be represented at the sale. —_——— Last Paper-Chase of the Year. SAN RAFAEL, CaL., Oct. 8.—The final paper-chase of the season will be held to- morrow, the start to be made from the en- trance of the Hotel Rafael. The course will be an easy one, over a picturesque bit of country. As this is the last chase to be given by the Sun Rafael Hunt Club the occasion will be made as brilliant as pos- sible. e a Lol Booth Wil Visit Folsom. SANTA CRUZ, CaL, Oct. 8.—Balling- ton Booth spoke 10 a large audience at the Congregational Church this evening. Alone he penetrated | TWELVE DAYS | Adrift on IGNAIS N. DIAS, Who Spent Tweive Days on a Cake of Icz. AFLOAT O 16 The Whaler Bonanza Brings a Story of Shipwreck From the Arctic. Pitiful Fate of the Crew of the| Crushed Schooner. Nevarch, an Jcefloe, the Men‘ Were Eating Their Skin Cloth- ing When Rescued. | The whaling schooner Bonanza arrived | from the Arctic last night bringing im- portant news concerning the fate of the unfortunate crew of the wrecked whaler Nevarcn, whose survivors were picked up on August 23 thirty miles eastof Point Barrow. The most important person aboard the Bonanza was I. N. Dias, third mate of the Nevarch, who was rescued from his perilcus fast of twelves dayson a cake of | ice just as nis life was about to ebb away. | D.as was the weakest of the sixteen men | who battled with the waves and boreal | blasts without food for nearly two weeks. | He is parily paralyzad and has almost wholly lost his speech as a result of his terrible ordeal. The stery of the Nevarch was told | graphically last night by Manuel Quinza- | nello, steward of the Bonanza, who re- | members many of the details of the rescue | and the catastrophe. He said: | “When .their whaling-boat capsized the | sixteen men were fortunate enough to| land on a cake of ice about twenty feet by | twenty, but their weight bore it down in [‘ the water so far that tho sea constantly washed over them. They bad no canvas nor any kind el shelter from the weather. They said the captain would not allow them 10 take anyihing from the Nevarch. | They had nothing whatever to eat, not | even dry bread, and when they were found tney were eating their skin cloth- ing. They had almost given up all hope and were the worst emaciated persons [ | ever saw.” The third mate was seen at his boarding- house, 20 Commercial street, but he could not talk furtber than to say *‘Terrible,” in response to questions as to his recollec- tion of ihe crushing of the ship in the ice and the suffering that followed. The Bonanza brings news that the fol- lowing of the crew were saved: First Mate Blaine, Secona Mate Egan, Third Mate Dias, Fourth Mate Reed, Boatheader Peter and Steerers Peter, Cora, Santos, Andrews, Silva and Holmes. The following are known to have been lost: W. W. Whiting, steward; Joan Hannis, cook; Thomas C. Lord, fireman; Joun Sands, chief engineer; M. J. Scan- lan, assistant engineer; Charl»s Thrasher, | fireman, and ten saijors. Those who were | lost stayed by the fragments of the ship, drifted beyond human aid and were never picked up by any passing ships. One of the sixteen rescued men was Charles Brower, agent of the Liebes Com- | pany, two of w .ose children arrived on the Bonanza in charge of Missionary Stevenson, baving been sent down to be educated. Tue schooner brought news of the deata of J. H. Shear, a well-known whaler, for many years a mate. He was buried in St. Lawrence Bay. The cargo ot the whaler consisted of 10, 000 pounds of bone and 100 bear skins. GRAND JURY _SESSION, Dangers of Fire at the Alms- house and Branch Jails, Report Recommending That the Board of Supervisors Provide Bydrants, Hose and Engines. The Grand Jury yesterday transmitted a communication to the Board ot Super- visors calling attention to the dangerous condition existing iu Branch Jail 2 owing He will 1 to-morrow morning foi Folsom, where he will speak 1o tlu.:(:(mf victs, tothe use oi coal-oil lamps in the building. The entire building is wired, and at on time eleciricity was used as a lighting power, but owing to the excessive charge of $450 a month the licht wasdiscontinued and coa-loil lamps were substituted. The Grand Jury recommends that the building be again lighted by electricity. The Grand Jury also recommends that the branch jails and the Almshouse pe supplied with fire hose, that additional bydrants be placed and that the water suppiy be increased. Fire-escapes and lile-saving nets are recommended. The report holds that there should be | placed’at the Almshouse a third-class fire- engine. The recommendation in this re- pect 1s as follows: The placing in service of a steam fire-engine at this jnstiution would incur no extra ex- pens:, as there are siX or seven engineers con- fined therein as inmates who are sufficiently able to take care of and run this apparatus; besides, there are a number of horses that conld be used whenever required. The engine and cart should be placed in service as soon as possible, as this institution is so isolated from fire protection, and the structures being old and of wood and the in- mates s0_helpless that in case of fire at this time, and without the protection herein men- tioned, it certainly would result very seri- ousty. committee report, which was adopted by the Grand Jurv, is signed by John N. Mueb, Hugo D. Keil and Ber- thold Kahu, UNCLE SAM TO PAY FARE, Letter - Carriers Will Be Furnished Streetcar Tickets by the San Fran- cisco Postoffice. Uncle Sam’s letter-carriers are to have their carfare paid in San Francisco while they are actually on duty carrying a mail-bag and wearing a number. The new arrangement was made yester- day by Postmaster W. W. Montague to facilitate the handling of mails. Hereafter carriers will be furnished with littls> red ticketssimilar to the ac- companying design and good on the car- lines mentioned. FRONT. San Franeisco, California SPECIAL vz v, STREET RAILWAY TICKET LFRY) ¥or Soct7©B LETTER CARRIERS 1 P S) Good only for one ride for 57,£/ Letter Carrier in full uniform J#ec0S/ with number and U. S. Mail Batchel. CaxaitR NO _NoT GOOD AFTER AUGUST 31 '98 W. W. MoxTaGUE POSTMASTER AhD. CARRIER NO... BACK. STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES OF SAN FRANCISCO California St. Cable Raiiroad Co. Sutro Railroad Company. Sutter Street Railway Co. Geary Si., Park & Ocean R. R. Co. Market Street Railway Co. San Francisco & San Mateo Elec. Ry. Co. Presidio & Ferries Railroad Co. At the end of each month the tickets collected will be presented to the Post- master here for payment at the regular rate of 5 cents a fare. Heretofore letter-carriers, except in a very few instances and for short distances, have not been permitted to ride fres while on duty. Certain exceptions were made to a few carrlers riding on Market street, from the ferries to Filth street. The new plan is in line with similar in- novations in some of the Eastern cities, ——————— WILL BE A GREAT SUCOCESS. Plans for the Irish Celebration Next Thursday About Completed. The '98 Ceatennial and Monument As- sociation held an enthusiastic meeting at ihe Knights of the Red Branch Hall last evening and discussed plans for the memorial exercises to be held next Thurs- day evening, the anniversary of the death of William Orr, the Irish martyr. Mr. O'Connor, the chairman of the executive committee, reported that the plans for the celebration were well under way, and_ judging from the demand for tickets Metropolitan Temple will be crowded for the occasion. There will be four good addresses and a suitable musi- cal programme will be rendered. On that evening the public will be in- formed of the plans of the association in regard to the raiing of funds for assisting the association in Ireland to build a monument to Wolfe Tone in one of the principal streets of Dublin, Committees will be appointed to solicit subscriptions, and it is expected that every one in the city who sympathizes with oppressed Ireland will contribute to the cause. A letter from the New York ascociation congratulating the local orgzanization on its. good work was read, and speeches along the line of the movement were made by a number of the members, "WE SHOULD ALL PULL TOGETHER M. A. Gunst Says There Is Too Much Wrangling for the Good of the City. Sound Advice From the Com- missioner Just Returned From a Trip to Europe. Advises the Peopls to Profit by Others’ Experience and Beware of Reformers. Police Commissioner M. A. Gunst, with his family, returned last evening from a six months’ trip to Europe much im- proved in health. He had been sfflicted with spinal trouble for some time, and the first part of his trip was spent in taking treatment at Bad Neuheim and Gesbach, where he was greatly benéfited, but on the advice of his physicians he will return again next year for the same treatment. The remainder of his time he spent in visiting London, Paris, Frankiurt, Aus- tria and Berlin. Atall of these cities he made a special study of the workings of the volice departments and was shown numberless courtesies by the officials. London, he says, has the finest system in the world and the discipline is wonderful. Paris is gradually adopting the same methods, and Germany has the finesi- looking body of policemen he saw. “In New York,” he said, “the depart- ment_has improved greatly under the new Chief, and 1t it isn’t interferea with by politicians bids fair to become one of the best. But at present, taken as a whole, our own department bere in San Francisco is the bestin the United States. This is not my opinion alone, but I have been told so by a number of people who have visited the coasi. “In my observations I came across a number of ideas which would be of bene- fit if adopted by our derartment, and when I get rested I intend to place them before the other commissioners for their consideration. “I was pleased to find that in England and France one hears California men- tioned oftener and spoke of in higher terms than any other State in the Union. Nearly all of the dried iruitsseen over there come from this State, ana France is importing considerable wine from here. “There is one thinz I want to call the attention of the people to and that s the so-called ‘teforms.” The prime movers in these are only working for their own sel- fish interests, and not for the good of the peovle, as they claim. 1 find that New York and Chicago have been et back two or three years by the movements agitated by the ‘reformers,’ and are just beginning to recover from the evil effects.” 3 Asked as to what he thoughtof the wrangle in the Board of Supervisors Mr. Gunst satd: *‘While the members of the board are not personal friends of mine and I only know one or two of them slightly Iam vleased to see that they were reinstated. It is tiresome to see this continual jeal- ousy and wrangling. The trouble with us in San Francisco is that we seem to live to disagree. If we could learn to stand shoulder to shoulder and pull together we would be able to accomplish a great deal more than we do at pfesen OHIEF WANTS MORE MONEY, The Health and Police Committee Is Not Able to Help Him. Chief of Police Lees appeared before the Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday, and asked that some action Le taken to prevent his appro- priation for conducting tke police patrol from running short. He stated that the amount allowed the department for that purpose in making up the tax levy would fall $10,000 suort of the sum necessary. He askeu that the deficiency, shouid it occur, be made up out of the general fund, The committee could not see its way clear to recommending such action and soinformed the Chief. A resolution was adopted authorizing and ivstructing the Superintendent of Streets to prohibit contractors from doing street work on Sunday. ———————— A BICYCLIST INJURED. G. Hamilton Collides With a Wagon and Loses a Hand. George Hamilton, a boy 16 vears of age, living at 941 Capp street, while ridinga bicvcle last evening met with an accident that will cause him to be a cripple for the remainder of his life. On the corner of Eighteenth and Howard streets he col- lided with a heavy wagon and was thrown 0 tue ground. Before he could get out of the way the wheel of the wagon passed over his right hand and crushbed the bones so badly that tbhat member had to be ampurated at _the wrist. The operation was performed at the City ana County Hospital. -~ KXEW TO-DAY! We don’t lose any- thing selling $15suits for $10 Haven't theretailer’s big rent and expenses Don’t pay profits to jobbers That's all Cassimeres, cheviots and clay worsteds, double and single breasted. Made well and the correct styles. Buy of the maker. BLUE signs, 2d block from Market..s BROWN BROS. & C0. Wholesale Manufacturers Selling at Retail. 121-123 SANSOME ST. INALL THE WORLD TO-DAY No Doctor or Institution Has Re= stored So Many Men and Women as Has This, the |Greatest of ALl Specialists, 3 53 R SWEANY. This is due to the fact that he has made many new discoveries, which have no equal 1n the whole realm of medical science. NERVES? NERVES! NERVES! Weakened Nerves and Vitiated Blood Make up the most serious problem for sufferers 1o solve. Doc:or Sweany has solved this problem for thousands of others, and he can solve it for you. Scientists, not Soldiers, must save the nation. The overwork, over-study, anxiety and excesses pecaliar 1o Americsn aduit lite and indiscretions of American youth cause s terrible drain on the vital forees. Itistnis drain that Doctor Sweany’s won- derful method of treatment counteracts and cures. - He restores shattered nerves, purifies and cleanses impoverished and diseased blood, and physical and sexual power is restorel to iull force and act.vity. The mental faculties are also brought back 10 a full appreciation of the varioas enjoyments of life. Nervous Prostration and morbid suscep tibilities to excitement are positively cured by his unequaled treatment. together with such symptoms as melancholy, irritability, sleeplessness, distress in the head, nervous dyspepsia and sll other symptoms of nervous debility. ALLCHRONIC AND PRIVATE DISEASES Are thoroughly cured and permanently eradi- cated from the system, leaving the mind and body in & pure and healthful condition. MEN AND WOMEN, Old or young, no matter what yvour disease nor of how long’ stanaing, nor by what or whose treatmeni you have 1ailed to be cured, Doctop Sweany, the greatest of all specialists, can and will surely cure you if you apply to him. Con- sult him at once. Don’t delay s day. His system of HOME TREAT- MENT is unequaled. 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