The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 12, 1897, Page 12

2 1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 1897. ML & GIRST WL NP RESEN Bis Improved Health Will Permit Him to Serve Right Along. A MARKET-STREET INTERVIEW. An Animated Colloquy Between General Barnes and the Commissioner, GUNST SAID HE WAS MiSQUOTED. | The General Sharply Denied the State- ment Accredited to Gunst That Lees Put Him in the Figel Case. The report was circulated on the streets | and in public places yesterday that Moses A. Gunst, Police Commissioner, had de- termined to resign on account of his lack of bealth. It was saia tuat Mr. Gunst made his recent trip abroad to restore his nervous system, which is subject to pros- tration by reason of undue excitement. On his return from his journey his beaith was in a great measure restored, but be- | fore he had been in town three days he became involved in a controversy with Chief of Police Lees, which caused an- other attack of nervous prostration. | In addition to the controversy with Lees it was reported that the Commissioner and General W. H. L. Barnes exchanged some high words on Market street yesterday. The dislogue between the two took place near THE CALL business office, and was heard by quite a group of spectators who observed the meeting. According to the versiou given by a spectator, General Barnes overtook the Commissioner ang | called him 1o account ior an interview wherein the Commissioner was reported | 1o have said for publication that he cailed | the turn in the engagement of counsel to | defend Figel as soon as he heard of the action taken by Chief Le that he then named Louderback and Barnes. The Commissioner denied thathe had ever mentioned the name of General | Barnes in the interview. A copy of the paper was procured and sure enough | Barnes’ name was there. Mr. Gunst then | chalienged the correciness of the inter- | view, saying again that he had never re- | ferred to Barnes. H Last evening Mr. Gunst was seen at his | residgence on Hyde street and asked if | there was any truth in the statement that | be intended to resign in order that bis | heaith might be restored. At first he re- | fused to accept the question as serious. | He did not say that he was on the Board | of Police Commissioners for his health, but he asted the newspaper scribe ff he (Mr. Gunst) ever seemed f0 be in better heaith than at the present time. The interviewer had to agree as to the outward and visiblesignsof robust health, but yet nervous prostration is sucn a de- | ceiving disease that one may iook as strong as Samson and still go all to pieces in a moment of intense mental ex- citement. Mr. Gunsi said, however, that | be intendead to siay in office, The incidental quesuion of health and resignation baving been disposed of the Commissioner was asked to give his ver- siou of the colloquy on Market street yes- terday bstween himself and Gemneral Barnes. Mr. Gunst said: *‘General Barnes met mwe on the street yesterday and asked me why I :ad used his name in connec- tion with the Figel casein a newspaper interview. Itold him that I had not used his name and it was not so reported. He said tae best proof that I had used his name was the paper itself, and we pro- cured a copy. It was so published as General Barnes had said, but I did not use his name and promised to have the error corrected. I simply mentioned t: e name of Louderback, but mentioned Mr. Lou- derback in a respectful manner. That was all that occurred. Ihaveknown Gen- NEW TO-DAY. Wiiae kind of over-coats and ulsters! have we? | Rough coats smooth coats tough coats fancy coats coats for looks coats for service coats for both but 1o mean coats Brokaw Bros and Rogers, Peet & Co. New Vork’s best tailors’ coats for sale here ; other makes also Over-coats from $5 to $50 Ulsters from $7 to $35 Mackintoshes from g5 to $30 We'll help you select with the under- standing that yow’ll bring back what you don’t like Alterations cheerfully made Money cheerfully refunded See window display ROOS BROS 27-37 Kearny corner Post o ‘ | mapped out for him. | Joe to battle under their auspices. EMBERS of the Grand Jury are grat- M tied to observe that the proposed vlas to remove the buildings from the ground between the new City Hall and Market street meets with such wide- spread public favor. Itis not disclosing secrets of the Grand Jury to puolish the fact that every member of that body in- dorsed the report of the committee pro- posing a scheme of municipal improve- ment for submission to the Boara of Su- pervisors. Tne complete report may not be pre- sented for several weeks. Several impor- tant questions of law are involued which rendered it necessary that the advice of the City and County Attorney should be obtained. The pian 1n the Grand Jury was first eral Barnes for many vears, and we have been friends all the time."” Generai Barnes wa- asked last evening what language passed between himself and Police Commissioner Gunst in an in- | The | terview on Matket street yes erday. General «aid: I had a plain talk with Mr. Gunst. My name was used in a man- ner that did not please me. [t was said that I was put in the Figel case by Chief Lees. Iasked Mr. Gunst if he mude that siatement and he denied that he ever said | anything of the kina. We got a paper and found that be was reported (o have made the assertion. He deniea that my | name was used by him, and promisea to have the newspaper interview corrected in that respect.”” ‘When asked what else was said 'General Barnes replied: ‘“Ask Mr. Gunst.” Bystanders give various ver~ious of the colloguy. One version 1s 10 the effect that the General spoke of hiring a hall and giving the public the secret inside nistory of an appointment made by Governor Markham which created a sensation in San Francisco. Ch ef Lees said last night: simply to repeat what I have already stated, that in affairs 1 should not go into any snecific criticism of Mr. Gunst's remarks. I have no desire 1o withhold from either “I have the present position of | While | the press or the commnnity any infor- | ma‘ion on this unpleasant topic that they are entitled to, still 1 cannot help feeling it comewhat inuelicate, considering his relation to the Police to engage in @ newspaper controversy. If Mr. Gunst has any spec.fic cuarges to make the commission and the courts are open to him, considered the proper tribunal which tle matter may be heard. such charges are presented I will be pre- | pared 10 meet them."’ FAKER SHARKEY CAST ADRIFT He Will Not Meet Goddard in the Roped Arena. Joe Choynski Expectsd to Ar- rive in Town This Evening, George Green Talks Ahout 0'Rourke and Another Battle With Walcott, Joe Choynski, the gallant California fighter, is expected to arrive to-night. | On the eve of his arrival there was much talk last night in pugilistic circles about the forthcoming bouts that would be All the clubs want Itis understood thatthe National Ath- letic Club is aesirous that Choynski shall meet Jeffries, and there are rumors that such a match has been made. If this be S0 the managers sf the club were reticent on the subject last night. The card that all the clubs are after is a third battle be:ween Goddard and Cho- ynski. Faker Sharkey has been left at the post. It was practically decided last night that | Sharkey and Goddard will not meet un- der the auspices of the Knickerbocker Athletic €lub. The club has decided that Sharkey could not draw a sufficient crowd to pay for the gas, There isn’t & man in San Francisco, renowned for its sport- loving population, that woula puy & nickel to see Shaikey fall to the foor, simulate being hit by a foul blow and writhe in agony. He had much sooner woo fortune by playing the nickel-in-the- slot machine. Gecrge Green, who refereed the Dixon- Smauth fight, in speakin= about O’ Rourke’s offer 10 match Walcott against him, the colored lad agreeins to stop him in' ten round-, said last night: ©I am ready and willing to accept g’l{.:mke'l proposition assoon as I fight ievler. “‘0'Rourke has formed a misconception of the language I used when 1 spoke of Walcott a< being a ‘nonentity.’ I meant by t word that Walcott, like all other fighters, is a nonentity to me. 1 dia not wish in any way to reflect on Walcott's hievements. “My decision in tle fight was not based on animus, as O'Rourke would have the public believe, but on the actual perform- ance of the two men. The decision met With the entire approval of all fair- minded ring patrons who saw the fight, Iregret extremely that my name has been. | Commission, | Either of them must be | before | When | | | CITY FATHERS suppested by C. O. Burton. He took an active part in welcoming guesis to San Francisco during the late Christian Ea- deavor Convention, and frequently heard from strangers exclamations of surprise that the low and unsightly buildings on Market street, in the very heart of the city, should be permitied tc obscure the view of the City Halt. A general outline of tne proposition is that bonds may be issued for an amount necessary to repave Market street and provide a proper system of drainage for the whole city. Other improvements way be embraced, but the danger of projecting too many schemes is appreciated by the Grand Jury and should be closely noted by the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Burton is contident that our 4 per 74 recover the property if such a lots were ever sold. holders of the property.” session of the lots.” been sold, and now, if ever, is regain them. of economy when so important business way. and otherwise.” land, which was, as | understand, d=dicated to public use. recover the lots without doing injusti SUPERVISOR T. H. HASKINS—*“I believe in a park about the City Hall. other great centers of population in this country. the land and lay it out as a beautiful garden spot. : 3, /I*K { \ arn iy 0. i 2 SUPERVISORS ALL FAVOR IT. Members Declare That the City Hall Should Have a Park to Match Its Magnificence. The twelve members of the Board of Supervisors were interviewed vesterday regarding the advisa- bility of establishing a park on the City Hall lots that the City Hall Commissioners parted with in 1871, The sentiment was unanimously in favor of regaining possession of the property. Here is what the Supervisors, in substance, said ; SUPERVISOR LAWRENCE DEVANY—* There is no question that a park on the Market-street frontage would greatly improve the appearance of the hall, and that the city should take measures to It is a shame that San Francisco ever parted with the The question to be considered is how we can thing is possible. to any one.” It may cost the city too much money to recover them by condemnation and purchase, but if they were never legally transferred and can be recovared by the repaym:nt of the money expended by the purchasers I believe in doing it.” SUPERVISOR P. M. DELANY—“It would be a great thing for the city and I think that the board should take action as soon as possible if it can be done without working an injustice on the present SUPERVISOR JOHN H. SHEEHAN—*‘ There is no question that the recovery of the City Hall lots, so called, would be of great advantage to the city and | think that now, if ever, is the time to regain them. From all I can learn it appears to me that the municipality was illegally deprived of Yerba Buena Park, and | feel sure that a proper test of the matter would establish the city’s title. proposition first, last and all the time.”” SUPERVISOR WASHINGTON .DODGE—*1 think it would be money well invested to buy back those lots, particularly if a new charter is adopted, giving ths city a new lease of life. no question that it would be of the greatest advantage to the city to have a fine park a City Hall. In Eastern cities such parks are the rule and it is tim> San Francisco got into line with the I shall favor any legitimate proposition to regain pose SUPERVISOR T. A. ROTTANZI—*“We ought to have those lots. the time to regain them. they should be, let us begin immediately.” SUPERVISOR JOHN LACKMANN—*“I am glad to see THE CALL giving attention to the propo- sition of buying back the City Hall lots for park purposes. buildings in Eastern and European cities, and have hardly found one that did not have some kind of a garden or park around it, and, if that side of Market street, from Jones to Larkin, was used for such a purpose, it would enhance the appearance of the City Hall a hundred fold. The hall and grounds together would then be a * thing of beauty and a joy forever’ for generations to come, and would be one of the first sights for visiting strangers to feast their eyes upon. take a pride in San Francisco and who wish to see it made beavtiful, I hope this agitation will be produc- tive of the desired result, and that in the near future when we are riding along Market street we will have an unobstructed view of the City Hall, fronted by beautiful grounds.” SUPERVISOR MORTON—*‘The Clty Hall lots never should havebeen sold, and the city should It is simply a question of the legal measuros to be employed.” SUPERVISOR JAMES H. BRITT—“l am in favor of regaining the City Hall lots if it can be done legally, and of converting them into a fine park. The city cannot afford to stand back on the grounds a public measure is contemplated.” SUPERVISOR EDWARD J. SMITH—*I favor a park about the City Hall. between condemnation and recovery by a suit, but we should get the lots just the same.” SUPERVISOR C. A. CLINTON—*“It was an outrage that those lots were ever sold. The City Hall should not be obscured by those unsightly shanties, and I shall favor a plan to regain possession of It would be of the greatest advantage to the city in a SUPERVISOR THOMAS W. RIVERS—*| have expressed my views on this matter in THE CALL, but | may add that, with the rest of the board, | am in favor of the park if it can be acquired legally and without an injustice to any one who now holds the land.” s o s s s s s o s e oo s o s s o 3¢ If they are to be turned into a park, and I think I have seen a number of city halls and public In common with other public-spirited citizens who 'WHY NOT JOIN HANDS WITH THE GR AND JURY AND FOR A CITY HALL PARK LIKE THIS? cent 40-year bonds would find a ready market in money circles. He has not sug- mested any amount, but inciines to the opinion ihat the bonds which may be au- thorized in the aggregate should be actually issued only asthe work of im- provement progressed. It is possible that some action of the Legislature may be required to enable the ciiy to create the indebledness required to LAY inTY | I L execute the general plan of municipal progress. There 1s a clear appreciation of the fact that nothing can be done without the con- sent of the voters of the city expressed at the ballot-box. TrE CALL'S methoa of ascertaining pub- lic sentiment by interviews with citizens and taxpayers is commended as the proper course just now. ® It is a pity those I'am in favor of the There is a setting tor the They never should have It is a question s o s s s e oo oo i s s s s s oo o o s s s s o s s s s s o mentioned so often in the press, but I only d'd my duty. I performed my task conscientiously. I have no apologies to make to Mr. O’ Rourke, and [ am ready to enter the ring with Walcott for a second time.” Archie Levy, who represents Solly Smith, states that O'Rourke is a bhard loser. Levy says that it would be more manly on O’ Rourke's part to acknowledge defeat and “‘try again.”” He admits that 0'Rourke, although a hard loser, is a good feilow and Dixon a ski/lful ring general. But he adds that Smith is a fighter. Smith, Levy says, stanas ready to defend the title of feather-weight champion of the worid. Levy pertinently say:: “‘Smitn will listen to anv reasonable prono ition, no matter from whom, and if O'Rourke wants satisfaction he can be accommo- dated.” ‘At Alvarado, Alameda County, J. Mc- Mahon of San FKrancisco defeated R. Brown of that place in the first round. The contest was to have been for ten rounds. Simmy Kelly, once matched to meet Solly Smith at116 pounds in New York, is coming to the coast. He wants to fight Smith. Mr. Gift Is Unhappy. Frank Lee Gift has spent two days trying to convince Judge Sl that he ought to be re- leased from the order to pay his ex-wife ali- mony for the rest of his life. He is also trying to explain why he removed his minor chila from the State in disobeaience to the edict of tne court. He says that his divorced wife, Anna Muy Gifr, is pursuing him with relent- Jess animosity, and that unless he is afforded some protection sne will drive him from his position and deprive him of a chance to make a living. The matter Las been taken under advisement, 'NORE FAIR LITIGATION. Heirs Will Pay for the Autopsy Held on' the Mil- lionaire, The Settlement of the Case Recalls Judge Slack’s Interesting Decision. One of the most interesting phases in the Fair litigation—a litigation which in- volved many legal compiications, alieged false deeds, marriage contracts, pretty and homely women—was the suit b-ought by Dr. W. G. Mizner, Dr. Marc Levine- ston and Dr. Julius Rosentirn for $1750 against the executors of the Fair estate. These doctors held an autopsy on the dead millionaire ana charged $1750 for their services of settling for all time the caus:s which Jed to the ex-Senator's death. The bill' was presented to the ex- ecutors of the estate and they refused to pay. Suit was brought in Judge Slack’s court to recover the amount named. The Judge held in a learned and lengthy opinion th: dead man could not pro- vide the means for holding an aytopsy on himself. . Judee Slack allowed Dr. Mizner, bowever, $1600 for medical attendance during Fair's lifetime. Yesterday the three heirs tothe estate entered into a stipulation with the doo-v tors to pay them §$1750 for holding the au- topsy out of the first money which comes to them from the opulent estate. ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. A Man Supposed to Be One of the Ukiah Train Robbers in the City Prison. The vpolice have been searching for the two Ukiah train roboers, as it was be- lieved ibat tney had iaken refuge in this city. Last pight Detective Anthony and Po- liceman P. J. O'Brien arrested a man on suspicion of being one of the Ukiah train robbers and locked him up in the “tanks” at the City Prison. He answers the description of the taller of the two robbers, but from the experi- ence of the poiice in arresting two men from Oregon on suspicion of being the two Mendocino stage robbers they refuse 1o rive any information as to his name or where he was arrested. ————————— *® Held for Burgiary. Edward Anderson, the man who was ar. Tested in the Langham Hotel last Thursday, was yesterday he!d by Judge Joachimsen to answer before the Snperior Court on a charge of burglary in $2000 bonds. The cha-ge is for entering tbe room of Mrs. Sadie Leroy and stealing some anicles of jewelry. —_———— Chinese Laborers to Roturn. The Chinese bureau yesteraay issued return certificates to 100 Chinese laborers who are to leave for China to-day on the steamer Doric. The certificates are issued under the treaty of 1894, and will entitie the holde turn at aoy. tlme within a . S | be_ndjudged an insolvent debtor. o Forebodings of More Sen- sations in the Fair Litigation, Talk of a Natural Child of the Senator as a New Claimant, The Child Is Said to Be in This City and in the Care of Mrs. Nettie B. Craven. Is Mrs. Craven preparing to interject a new claimant into the contest for a por- tion of the vast wealth left by the late Senator James G. Fair? A rumor to that effect gained currency yesterday, but the lady refuses to deny or affirm it, though one of her attorneys, A. Ruef, denied it vehemently in her pres- ence, while Charles J. Heggerty, who, with George A. Knight, is conducting the fizht for Charles Fair, Mrs. Qelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair, says the report is not new and so far as he knows is unfounded. Dame Ramor sallied forth yesterday with the startling story that Mrs. Nettie R. Craven now has in her charge a child, | 8 years old, who, at the proper time, she intended to produce in court as a claimant | for a share of the estate, on the ground that it is a child of the late Senator. This child—a girl—according to the report, has been kept in St. Louis until less than a month ago, when Mrs. Craven had it | brought to this city and has held it in her | possession ever since. George A. Knigit, the principal attor- ney for the Fair children, is out of town for a few days, but his partner, Mr. Heg- zerty, when'told of the report, langned, and admitted that it was not the first time he had ueard it. “The story that an alieged child of the late Senator Fair would be produced,” he said, ‘‘reached my ears about three weeks ago, but I never placed any credence in it. There was a similar story circulated over a year ago, but it soon djed out and the child was never produced. Ido not think | any such move wili b> made now.”’ Mrs. Craven was in consultation with Attorney Ruef when seen by a CArL rep- sentative lust evening. Before she had an opportunity to reply to the question as to whetber she had such a chiid in her pos- session and intended to make a fight to establish its claim in court, the attorney hastened to answer for her, and in the most vizorous language denied that there was a word of truth in the story. Then turning to Mrs. Craven, he paused togive her an opportunity to answer for berself. After a moment's hesitation she here have been many stories circu- lated about me since I became identified with the Fair estate litigation, and I have always made it a rule to neither aflirm nor deny any of them. I must follow that rule in the present instance.’” “Then you will not deny that sucha child exisis?"” “No, nor do I admit it,” “Did you ever at any time state that you could produce a daughter of tie late Senator Fair, and would do so under cer- tain circumsiances, and establish its right to a portion of the estate?”’ ‘I must also refuss to answer that ques- tion,” replied the lady, and repeated efforts failed to elicit a definite answer. It was reporied late last night that De- tective Seymour, of tte police force, had left for tne East in the interest of the con- test over the Fair estate, but none of the heads of the department could be found to confirm the report. Business Failures. Johr B. Curtis in his individual capacity and doing business as the Calilornia School Supp!y Company yesterday filed a petition to He owes $2134 12, and has assets worth $1306 87. Max_Aisenstein, grocer, is bankrupt, He owes $601 85, and claims assels valued at e Defrauding an Innkeeper. A warrant was issued by Judge Low yester. day for the arrest of George W. Curtis on g charge of defrauding an innkeeper. H medn:guen:xnl‘;ha Russ Hou-e xx.;r a n?og?: and to k his departure without Bill of $35. bt GATHERED [N GIBBS HEAD He Was a Bit Too Sporty For the Service of Uncle Sam. His Place in the United States Custom-House Will Know Him No More Forever. Federal Authorities Did Not Approve of the Assistant Cashier Promot- ing Prize-Fights. J. D. Gibbs, until yesterday assistant cashier of the Custom-house, is no longer in the employ of Uncle Sam. He received a brief announcement trom Collector Jack= son yesterday afternoon thrat his services would be dispensed with forthwith. J. D. Gibbs and J. J. Groom, counstitute tue National Athletic Club, the organiza- tion which has engineered a score of fistic “exhibitions” in the city, including the Sharkey-Fitzsimmons fiasco, and it is to Gibbs’ activity in these matiers that h downfall is attributed. Though the in- fluence which were brought to bear to asccomplish his undoing un- doubtediy were exerted from this city Gibbs does rot think Colonel Jackson was in any way responsible for hisdis- missal. He says ke informed his supe- | rior upon his taking office that he (Gibbs) was interested in boxing exhibitions, and Colonel Jackson said there was no objec- tion on bis part. J. J. Groom, partner of Gibbs in the brawn entertainments, says tne dismissal | is but another evidence of the farce of civil service. He believes that Gibbs was displaced simply to make way for some one else, snd the fact that Gibbs was ath- letically interested was not a material circumstance exceot in so far as it fur- nished a means of getting around the technicality of the law in deciding his friend’s fate. Gibbs intends to-day to forward an ap- | peal to the Civil Service Commission and | bopes at least to discover the exact charges against him. Iiameaiately uvon Gibbs’ discharge tha civil service machine was set to work. B. F. Small, fee clerk in the cashier’s office, was promoted to the placs Gibbs vacated, Cress Unger was made fee clerk, L. Os borne took Unger's place, and A. H. Meusdorffer was taken irom the eligibie list and put on the payroll. NEW TO-DAY! Cork inner soles keep the wet out. Box Calf has nearly the comfort of kid. Not a heavy shoe; it’s as light as it can be and wears well. Like cut in all styles.$3.50 Sume Calf, but not cork soles, soring heels, sizes 214 to 5. Sizes 11 to 2 -82.50 .25 Sizes 814 to 1034 . 150 Sizes 610 8.. 1.25 SOMMER & KAUFMANN, 28 Kearny St. NOTICE. Taxes Due Upon Assessments Made by the State Board of Equali= zation. Conroller’s Department, State of Cali Sacramento. Oct ber 12, 1897, St lo accordance with the provisions of Section 3668 of Lhe Polltica Code, no:ice i+ hereby given that 1 have received from the State Board of Equaiizaiion we “Duplica'e Record of Assesss ments of Railways” and the ““Duplicate kecord of Apportionment 0f Kallway Assessments,” con. taining the assessments upon the property of each of the following named associations. or Corpor a. tions. as fixed by sald State Board Of Equaliza. tion for the year 1897, to wit: California Pacific Rallroad Company, Centrat Pacific Railroad Company, Northern California Raitroad Company, Northern Rallway Company, South Pacific Coast Railrosd Company, Sonthern Pacific Rairoad Company, Southern CaMfornia Motor Road Company, Southern Pacific Ralroad Company (Atiantic and Pacific Railroad Com- pany Lessees), San Francisco and North Pacifie Kaillway Company, Southern California Railway Company, San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Company, Alameda and Sun Joaquin Company.'California and Nevada Hail- road Company, Carson and_Colorado Raiiroad mpany. Gualala River Railroad Company, ada-California-Oregon Rai way Company, Na- da County Narrow Gauge Railroad Companv, North Pacific Coas. Rsilroad Company, Pacific Coast Railway Company. Pajaro Valley Railros Company, Sun Francisco aud San Mateo (£lect ric) Railway Company, Sierra Valleys Kaliway Con, pany and Pullman’s Palace Car Company. The State and Countr Taxes on all personal proverty, and one-half of the State and County Taxes on all real property, are now due and pay- abie, and will be de inqueit on the lasi Monaay in November next, at 6 wclock P. .. and unless paid 10 1he “tate ‘Ireasurer. at ihe Cap!tol. prior thera: %0, 5 per cent will b» added (0 the «mount thereof, and uniess so paid on or before the last Monday 1n April mext at 6 o' lock P. M. au additional 5 per cent will be add«d to the amount thereof. The remaining ope-ha.f of he State and County Taxes on all real property wil be due and payable 8L any time afir (he first Monday in saiuary next, and will le d>!inquent on the last Monday 1 April next, at 6 J'clo k p. 3., and_unless paia to the State I reasurer, ac the Cupitol, prior thereto, © per cent wiil be added Lo tue amount thereot. E. P.COLGAN, ~ta.e Controler. UNITED STATES LAUNDRY, OFFICE, 1004 Market $t., Near Powell, | Telephone, South L t=1 (Of CASTORIA. @