The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1897, Page 12

PLUCKED BY WOMAN'S HAND, FALLS TO CHAUNCEY ST. JOHN President McKinley’s Choice for Surveyor of the Port Selects a Chief Deputy in Spite of Many Protests. A Leader of Will Work Among Sea Dogs. His Selection Causes a Ripple | of Excitement in Federal Circles. THE LUCKY MAN NOW EAST Is & Cousin of President’s Private Sec- retary and Has Visited the Nation’s Ruler. Cotillons | | the Potrero. i I shall positively appoint | Chauncey St. John Chief Deputy Surveyor of the Port shortly after I take charge of the office. Ishall do this under the full belief that he is a competent man, because it is a matter that is absolutely in my power and because I know Mr. St. John to be a faithful officer. —Joseph S. Spear, New Sur- wveyor of the Port, in an in- terview yesterday. The foregoing peremptory declara- | tion of intentions will strike the com- | mercial and political world as a con- firmation of the common rumor that Chauncey St. John, leader of cotillons and favorite at many a german, bears a charmed life. It has been rumored for some days that Chief Deputy E. A. Holmes was doomed to be returned to the ranks as an inspector and that the protests of the commercial world removal would fall upon - 0 DOOODOO00SOD00OCO0O0000 BOODDOORTOTOCTOTDN00000 CONCOBONNONONOOCOOONN00 Mr. Spear confirms the rumor and Mrs. Spear is delighted with the choic When it became generally known that St. John was the choice of the - surveyor, and that Mrs. Spear’s in the matter weighed heavily 3 a howl went forth from | building, as well as from ranks of many great commercial | firms that do business with the office | of § of the Port. The friends the Fed of Holmes got in line and worked as negroes at elections are supposed to toil in the South. But in spite of the flood of letters that were sent to Senator Perkins and the new appointee, St. Johm's suit prospered at court. He pranced through the linesof the opposition like Irving’s prince in the legends of Alhambra, charging the enemy on the enchanted steed of politics and wend- ing his way to the political plum while opposition watched the per- formance even as the spellbound princes of old witnessed the feats of | mystic horsemen in the sky. Great interest inheres in the fighl‘ from the fact that it is commonly | rumored, on the authority of Senator Perkins and other men well known in | iona politic that the new s fight has been won through e intervention of Mrs. Spear, \\'hn‘ admires his manners, his knowledge of things known by the smart set and all that. These reasons, however, have not appealed with so much force to‘ the blunt business men whose duties | e contact with the | deputy surveyor. They .cannot | see wherein the etiquette of the draw- ing-roomsand the manners of theelite | will aid a man whose duties are large- ly among sunburnt tars and brawny | sea dogs along the water front. But | the voice of the sea dog is hushed and the plea of the woman has won. In spite of the scores of protests that have been filed against the ap- | pointment of St. John, his fight has seemed to prosper from the outset, though his abilities have been disput- ed b rveyors Tinn Kilburn and English, who new surveyor that he has selected a path where thorns abound, and that he will fall into the Slough of Despond if he allows St. John to undertake the job of lighting the pathway of the Surv r of the Port. Meantime, Mr. St. John is in Wash- ington, where he dent e The friends of Holmes are gratified that Mr. Spear has no charges to make against their choice, of whose excellent services they speak in su- perlative terms. Indeed, the new ap- pointee highly commends Mr. Holmes as an efficient officer and a gentleman of fine address “In all I have id about Mr. St. John,” said he yesterday, “I mean no reflection. whatever on the character or ability of the present chief deputy surveyor. He is reported to be a most competent man; but everybody wants his own particular choice in such a place as this, and I am no exception to the rule. As I must be largely NEW TO-DAY. EAUTIFUL SKIN Boft, White Hands with Shapely Nails, Luxu- riant Hair with Clean, Wholesome Scalp, pro- duced by CUTICURA SOAP, the most effective skin purifying and beautifying soap in the world, as well as purest and sweetest, for toilet, bath, and nursery. Theonly preventive of inflammation and clogging of the PORES. (Uticura S0P is s0ld throughout the world. LPOLH"-“ Dzvo sxp Cuzy. Corr., Sole Props., Boston, U. o~ “How to Puriy and Besutify the Bkin, Scalp, and Hair,” mailed free, BABY HUMORS fix and sealy, instantly re- lieved by CUTICURA BAMSDIES. tand ready to tell the | recently presented | McKinley a handsome | responsible for what my deputy does I want him to be a man well known to me, in short, a personal friend, as in this case.” In all the years of Mr. St. John’s in- cumbency there have never been any charges made against him. He is third vice-president of an astronomical so- ciety and a student of general litera- ture, as well as a man given to poetry and meditations on themes far re- moved from the odor of bilge water and the hoarse commands of the skip- pers abounding from the seawall to of the outside department of that par- ticular bureau of government service with which the President has honored Mr. Spear. She believes he will super- intend the discharging of cargoes, the detailing of iuspectors and the labors of weighers as efficiently as he would discuss the parallax of Sirius or the proper angle to be observed in describ- ing that segment of a circle traversed by a spoon during its journey from the soupdish to the mouth of an epicure. Her views were fully expressed on the subject last night. admitted that, while she did not usu- ally take any interest in politics, she thought she had a right to feel happy over a choice in every way so befitting as the one made by Mr. Spear. “To the victor belong the spoils,” said Mrs. Spear last evening, “and it is my belief and opinion that as my hus- band has been appointed Surveyor of the Port he should be chief over all who labor in that department of the civil service. it is my opinion that for a long time past the powers have stripped the Surveyor of his due authority and have ruled him instead of giving him the authority to rule. As my husband has been duly appointed to the posi- tion of Surveyor of the Port it is evident that the ap- pointing power believed him capable of filling the posi- tion, and this being the case why should not he appoint his own deputy? ‘lhat he will appoint his own dep- uty there is no doubt, and Mr. Chauncey St. John is my husband’s as wellas my own selection. Mr. Spear has known Mr. St. John for many years and knows him to be a capabic man, and in consequence he has been se- lected by my husband as his assistant. I have also been acquainted with Mr. St. John for a considerab'e p riod of time and when tte matter of the appointment of a deputy was first sug- gested I personally request- ed my husband to coisider Mr. St. John as a man capa- ble of ably assisting him in’ the duties of his office. My hu-band acquiesced in my selection and has definitely determined that Mr. S.. John shall have his deputy- ship. “Besides bzing a man eminently capable of filling the position of Deputy Sur- veyor of the Port Mr. St. John stands very high in social circles of this city and the East,” Mrs. Spear con~ tinued. “He is a cousin of Mr. Porter, the President’s private secretary, besides being connected with many of the wealthiest and most highly respected families in the Atlantic States. Such being the case it is my opin- ion that no better selection could be made and I am pleased to know that my husband has determined to appoint him as soon as he takes his office. It is only right. To the victor belong the spoils, and in conse- quence the opposition which is being brought to bear against Mr. St. John will ¢ amount to naught.” COTOO000 000000 CO00000000 Among shipmen and others whose business affairs bring them into close relation with the Deputy Surveyor of the port the opinion is expressed with- out reserve that Mr. Holmes is a ca- pable man who is familiar with the duties of the position which he occu- pies, and that the service would not be improved by his removal. John Rosenfeld’s Sons are well pleased with the management of Mr. Holmes’ department of the Surveyor's office. In regard to the proposed re- moval, they said: “We. do not wish to become involved in any political controversy, but we have no fault to find with Mr. Holmes. He performs the duties of his position in a manner highly acceptable to this firm and we cannot see that any good would follow his removal. So far as we know ship- pers and others doing business at the Custom-house are not desirous of a change.” i A. Chesebrough, of the house of Wil- liams, Dimond & Co., speaks highly of Mr. Holmes’ ability and tact. *T would prefer,” said Mr. Chesebrough, “that you would talk with Mr. Mor- row, who takes care of our business at the Custom-house. I am sure that he entertains a high opinion of the merits and judgment of the Deputy Surveyor. Speaking for myself I can say that I do not want to become in- volved in any dispute concerning Fed- eral appointments, but I have never heard any complaints agajnst Mr. Holmes. To the best of my knowledge he gives complete satisfaction and is held in high regard by the commercial community.” Minor Goodall of the Pacific Coast Mrs. Spear speaks of her | husband’s choice as a man in every way fit to act as the executive officer She modestly | | (i | CHAUNCEY ST. JOHN, Who Wins the Chief Deputyship Under Surveyor of the Port Spear. Steamship Company speaks in the highest terms of Deputy Surveyor Holmes. He remarked: “Mr. Holmes’ administration of his department has certainly given satisfaction to the | transportation men with whom he comes in touch. He understands the duties of his office and performs them in a manenr that causes little fric- tion.” J. C. Stubbs, vice-president of the Southern Pacific Company, referred to the official records of his office and found no complaint of any kind lodged against the deputy Surveyor of the Port, Holmes. “Before asserting that a change would be detrimental to the service,” said Mr. Stubbs, “I would prefer to consult our attorney, who has | charge of the business of the Custom- | house department. On general prin- | ciples, I can say that there should be | no change when the methods of con- | ducting the public service have been adjusted to the satisfaction of the commercial interests of the city. For- | merly we had a good many complaints | and there was a deal of friction be- fore we were able to comply with all the forms and regulations imposed by | the authorities at the Custom-house. Now everything is happily adjusted. | We know what they want us to do, and we do it in the form desired by | the Federal officers. A change of of- | ficers might subject business men to | annoyance and cause needless fric- | tion.” | Though all would not speak, it is | well known in Federal and commercial | circles that the opinion of the ma- ‘ jority of the heavy shippers is that the | present chief deputy should not be re- moved from his post. Among those "aptain Bennett of the Pacific Coast | Steamship Company and many others ' Lichtenstein are accused of, in order CIVEY AWAY BY 4 FRIEND Peculiar Facts Come Out at the Trial of Commercial Travelers. Subscription to the Jubilee Fund Shows a Small Sum in the Treasury. President Dunn, of the San Francis- co Commercial Travelers’' Association. completely stultified his action in pre- ferring charges against eight members of the California Commercial Travelers’ Association at a regular meeting of the former organization Tuesday evening by admitting all the “suspended” men to the session and permitting them to take the floor to debate and to vote on all questions. General surprise was manifested at this and it is believed that somebody is getting a bad case of Klondike trilbies. F. Griffing was put on the stand at the trial of the men last night and cre- ated consternation on one side ana joy on the other by bringing his friend, Sherman T. Blake, into the controver- sy in no enviable light. According to | who hoid this view may be named the | Griffing, Blake had also given away the | secretary of the Fulton Iron Works, | occurrences of a secret session of the Travelers, the very thing Mershon and E. A. HOLMES, a Federal Chief Deputy Surveyor Whos: Head Will Fall January fst. extensively engaged in the shipping industry. Senator Perkins has writ- ten to several persons in this city that he is aware of the fact that there is a decided opposition to Mr. St. John, as letters requesting him to do all in his power to have Holmes retained. He dismisses the matter, however, by say- ing that “politics is polities,” and con- cluding with the statement that it is a rule of the department, sanctioned by the president of the Civil Service Com- mission, that the Surveyor of the Port has the right to select his own chief deputy from names in the classified civil service list. So there is no room for any further battle on Holmes' be- half, save with the Surveyor, who will take charge of affairs on the 1st day of January, 1898. 0il, water color and tel outfits for painting put up in nice boxes for Christ- mas presents at Sanborn & Vail's. Open evenings. L3 Stole Holly Berries. Anglow Arata was arrested yesterday by Officer Colen on a charge of stripping a holly tree of its leaves and berries, the trec being the property of William R. Sherwood, 1123 California street. —_——— Low’s Horehound €ough Syrup for hoarseness; price 10c. 417 Sansome. * he has received many telegrams and | to get information to convict the ac- cused men. This came out under cross-examination. The accused men, as well as the rest of the “inner circle,” are jubilant over this disclosure and are willing, they say, to submit their case without any further taking of testimony. They fur- ther state that Presidént Dunn is now the only man that wants to see the trial go on. A telling thing in their favor was the discovery made at the meeting of Tues. day evening that there was then only about $170 in the treasury of the ma- jor association, as against about $600 a few months ago. About $50 was sub- scribed to the Jubilee fund before the discovery was made, leaving only $i20 —————— Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. ———————— Alaska Relief Supplies. The Merchants’ Association has sent the following telegram to Washington: To Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.: Your at- tention is respectfully called to the su- perior products and facilities of Califor- nia for furnishing the Government most advantageously all supplies for proposed relief expedition_to Ala% minln§ re- gions. . W. DOHRMANN, President Merc! Association. —_—— The only way to be happy is to for- get death and taxes. FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897. LEES TACKLED BY A NEW FOE Attorney Dunne in an Arena Reeking With Remarks. The Chief Rebuked for Not Fa- voring Nickel-in-the-Slot Innocents. And Now There Is Another Compli- cation in the Already Much Com- plicated Wordy War. As if to heap horror on Horror's head, Attorney P. F. Dunne impels himself into a situation already suffi- ciently distressing. It is little less than melancholy to see good men and true throwing wordsat each other, and not even getting a space rate for them; all about a small slot constructed to woo the nickel. Here is the Dunne lancet directed to the Manager of The Call: Dear Sir: I see by your paper this morning that Chief of Police Lees says 1 acted in an unprofessional manner in dismissing the nickel-in-the-slot cases be- fore ‘‘the remittitur had been received by the courts.” This is not only a very im- pudent statement, but a very ignorant one. When appeals are taken from a Police Court there is no remittitur except where the appeal is dismissed or the judgment affirmed. This is what section 1470 of the Penal Code provides. In the nickel-in-the-slot case the appeal was not dismissed; neither was the judgment af- firmed. But, on the contrary, the judg- ment was reversed, the defendant dis- charged and the case ended in the Su- perior Court. It was not a case for a re- mittitur at all. Not only that, but Judge Levy and myself did not dismiss any case. The cases were dismissed by the Police Court, of which s seems to think he is Chief Justice, and were dis- missed upon motion made by us in open court and consented to by the prosecut- ing attorneys. This did not satisfy Lees. He wanted to reverse Judges Cook, Wal- lace and Dunne and keep a charge of crime on the calendar, and over the heads of fifteen or twenty innocent men. His'conduct in the matter is an amalgam of presumption and ignorance. 1 réad in a newspaper the other day something Lees had been saying about Gunst—that Gunst was losing his mind. i don’t think it's Gunst; I think it's the “other fellow.” Yours truly, P. F. DUNNE. San Francisco, December 22. In a case involving such a wad of professional ethics, and the feelings of so many distinguished gentlemen, the public can only stand aloof and let the affray go on. As well try to coax the sun-spots not to heave large, hot worlds | across our orbit so as to abruptly spoil the atmosphere for breathing pur- poses. The letter of Mr. Dunne shows that a case already serious is becoming tragic. Lees has charged Gunst with loss of a once fairly serviceable mind, and with being a false alarm; Gunst has implied in guarded language that Lees is a doddering lump of senility. And noéw comes Dunne to support t! Gunst side of it. There would seem be nothing for Lees to do but resign, or talk some more An ‘“amalgam of presumption and ignorance” is not only a fetching phrase, but the death knell of the dove of peace, who had gone to roost in fancied security. It is fully as bad as the charge of acting as Chief Jus- tice of the police courts. Perhaps any desire on the part of Lees to reverse Wallace and others results from a wish to save the Supreme bench trou- ble. However, the matter is a delicate one for discussion by the merely mor- tal. Here are the great in contention, armed with type-writers, pens, pen- cils, agile tongues; fired with zeal to square themselves with thepopulace of whom they may want something sooner or later. Let them do their own scrapping. As to the innocence of the men who run nickel-in-the-slot mchines, that is so well established as to need no com- ment. They are more innocent than babes unborn, than daisies blowing fragrant on the bank of a sylvan stream, and they don’t care who knows it. Didn't it cost them good money to be shown up in all their pur- ity? e — —— An Unusual Inducement. Forty-eight years of commercial ac- tivity, during a portion of which time a business has been established and developed whose reputation is world wide, is the record made and held in pleasing retrospection by Colonel A. Andrews, proprietor of the “Diamond Palace” on Montgomery street. So many years of continued effort are most exacting, and surely they earn a cessation of labor. Colonel Andrews has decided to positively retire from business, and this determination is es- pecially significant at the present sea- son to those who may contemplate the giving of suitable and acceptable pres- ents. The assurance by so reliable a merchant as Colonel Andrews that he will dispose of his stock of diamonds for 30 per cent less than they can be obtained from any other house in town —watches and jewelry for half less and sterling-silver flatware for 90 cents per ounce—can certainly be depended upon. R MIDWEEK THEATRICALS. The Frawley Company ta @Appear in “ Shenandoah’ To-Night at the California. 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