The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1898, Page 10

T 10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1898 NOLTING TALKS FOR THE (1) Scurrilous Attack on| Citizens of San Jose. :Creature of the Bosses A s sails the New Char- ter Club. Vents His Spleen on All Who_ Have Opposed Bood- i ling Methods. 'THE SCULLY CASE GOES ON [ Kouncilmen of the Charges Preferred | Delay the Investigation | Against Them 1 | | Special ‘Dispatch to The Call. } SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. the mouth of Councilman Nolting the | “gang” discharged its fi political broadside of slander and general moral filth to-night. The Council chamber was the scene, and the mud batteries were aimed at the New Charter Club, its members and probable candidates tand The Call and other newspapers “hat are aiding in the fight for good government. Nolting has made it his !proud boast that he is a member of the 'gang, and fs prouder still of the fact 21.—Through that he has never refused to follow | the gang programme, no matter how iutterly against public good it m be or how bitter it might be to h self. No political bo: ever found more pliant and subservient tool than thic same Nolting. ! The pretext he used for some of the best and most citizens of San Jose and the organi: tion to which they belong was the proposed investigation of Police Officer John H. Scully. Instead of standing the fire of an investigation Scully sent | in his resignation. On the motion of Councibnan Juliu Krieg, one of the Councilmen accused of having. re- ceived part of the bribe money paid for Scully position, the resignation was laid over for consideration until later. Krieg then moved that the in- vestigation be taken up, and this mo- tion was carried. It was at this juncture that Nolting took the opportunity to do the dirtiest imaginable kind of politics for the gang. He took cowardly advantage of his official position to calumniate and defame absent men. He brought his glleged honor and his “‘mother’s proud head bowed down in shame” into the situation in a w that made every lis- tener have only added pity for the mother and onlv deep contempt for the son. And all this was done at the be- hest of the gang. olting’s record is notoriously crook- defaming reputable as incontrovertibly shown by the records. More than one big sum of money has been illegally taken out of the city treasury, and the tax-payer: of San Jose been thus robbed by th aid of his vote. The individual he singled out for attack were H. chil- ling, the president of the New Charter Club; J. P. Jarman and A. K. Whitton, two of the gentlemen named as possible candidates for Mayor on the New Char- ter Club ticket; W. B. Hardy and G. W. Peckham. Mayor Koch also came in for a jolt from Nolting's tongue. No one expected that the gang would resort to any other than a campaign of mud-slinging and villification, but few thought to see it show its hand so early ir. the fight. It is argued from the sang’s early entry into thearena that it already feels its weaknessinthe coming | election, and is therefore starting in betimes to blind the real issues and | situation. No one but a man permeated with the viclous virus of the gang would have the foolhardiness and indecency to thus make an onslaught on the New Charter Club and seek to injure it, and thereby the cause of good government for San Jose. People are trying to guess to-night who was®engaged to write the document which Nolting read before the Council to-night Not the least amusing feature of the performance before the Council was Nolting's spasmodic efforts at decla- mation. His attempted simulation of indignation against the Mayor toward the close was particularly embarrass- ing to the audience. His words were as follows: Your Honor and Gentlemen of the Coun- cli: This is the time set for the investi- ation of the charges against Police | &thcer Scully, who stands accused of having obtained his position on the po- lice force through the bribery of at least two members of the Council by which he was elected. In view of the fact that this charge has been made the subject of wide public interest and of large sen- sational comment in the pages of the | ress, and in view of the fact also that | t has been made the occasion for an in- | discriminate_assault not only upon the | fair name of our city, but also upon the | individual characters of members of this Council, I deem it the proper time and | place to make certain remarks upon a Qquestion of privilege, during the copurse | of which I hope to ciear the atmosphere | of all uncertainty with reference to who | are responsible for any malfeasance in | office and for any disgrace which may have fallen upon this city by reason of | past or present mismanagement of her | public affalrs. I claim the right to indulge in these re- marks at this time for the reason that [‘ have been included in the general attack upon the members of the City Council of San Jose, and I have come to a time| when I do not propose to longer sit silent | in the hearing and presence of assaults upon my personal cha do 1 propose to permit such be made without giving some facts so | that the people of this community may : ciearly understand who it is that is re- | sponsible for-any past misgovernment of | her affairs, and also who should be held | accountabie for any present attacks upon | her reputation as a well governed city. | 1 have been a member of this Council | for the past four vears, and I have at all | times endeavored to fulfill the trust re- | ,osed in_me with the utmost fidelity and ! onor. I have lived in this community | all my life and 1 have established, T| firmly belleve, a reputation for mzexrm;: in the conduct of my business affairs. I | am endeavoring to acquire a like repu tation in the profession which I have | chosen and for which I prepared myself while still engaged in another occupation. | My family resides in this city and my | mother believes her son to be an honest | man, and 1 do not propose, at this late | hour of life, to have her proud head | bowed down in shame at my lack of| courage in defending the right. I do not now propose to have any character-assas- | sins, whether they be disappointed poli- | ticians banded together in a political club for the purpose of again gaining control to fleece the city, or members of the press actuated by motives which they Gare not divulge, make any assault | upon me involving my public or private bonor without proclaiming my defense. In the first place, Mr. Mayor and gen- | its people might be relieved of the ex- re | term in the City Council and who made it | and by the aid of my political friends, WASHINGTON, Colonel Feb. 21.—Charles George A. Knight, of California. worth Company of San Francisco for their service as a messenger, and is the recommendation of Presid>nt Croc commended for the appointment py Senator Perkins also. who is now in Washington, saii that his son would leave San Francisco ons from the department. to-night to receive his instru Charles E. Knight was born in this city twenty-six years ago. cefved his education in the public schoc School (now the Lowell High School), o' father. York to-night, accompanied by h was to-da; Currency Dawes of his selection as National Bank Examiner for the State Mr. Knight has. been :n the employ of the Crockar-Wool- KNIGHT. Knight of San Francisco, son of notified by Comptroller of the 2 number of years, having enterad n one of the bookkeepers. He had er and Cashier Kline, and was re- Colonel Knight, He re- , completing it in the Boys' lligh Sutter street. He left for New tlemen of the Council, let it be remem- bered that at the time John H. Scuily was elected a member of the police for of this city the City Council which elect- i him was composed of eight men, a v of whom was necessary to the election of a member of the police force. | Why is it now, when Policeman John H. Scully stands acc as_either the giv of bribes or a victlm of extortion, tha all the members of that majority who selected him are not accused of crime? The reason, gentlemen, is, that some of the former members of the Council are & not now in office, but some of them at | least are endeavoring by devious politic methods to get back into office, and the and their ailies in crime are willing to | cast any stain upon the characters of | their former associates or the fair name of the city in order to gain their ends. We are all aware that the election of | the city officers is about to take place, | and that the offices of Mayor and Coun- | cllmen are more remunerative under the new charter than they were under the old. They are, therefore, more sought | after by the chronic office holders and political pap-suckers of our city. In or- der to obtain them these political para- | sites have banded together under the sweet-sounding name o I do not mean to charge that every mem- | ber of that club or even a large portion of its members are of that class, but I do mean to say, and 1 expect to clearly | prove, that the leaders and prominen: members and manipulators of its politics | are the same old set of soreheads, the | same old gang of office seekers, the same old crowd of chronic feasters at the pub- 1 who in the past have been large ¢ for any mismanagement that | ¢ have been of civ ; who n willing to be ns o racter on all occ: o are | largely responsible y stain which | their reputation put on our city. Let us analyze this Charter Club _and | who and what its leaders are: Who | is its president? H. E. Schilling. Who | is H. E. Schilling? He is the man who | became Mayor of this city by an accident, | and who, by his slavish subserviency to a | certain corporation and by his watchful | mismanagement of the city’s affairs, had sunk so low in public estimation by the | time his time expired that he is only now |~ beginning to emerge from the deserved oblivion into which he ran. The records of this Council show that under his ad- ministration, and by his approval, a con- tract for street sweeping was granted for a term of three years to his political as- sociates, Thomas Bodley and others, un- der .ue fictitious name of Maguire, which raised the enormous sum of $30 a month, and when he had less streets to sweep than we have now. It Is also a matter of public record that the fire engine property on Third street was purchased during his administration, and that the cost of re- pairing the old house on the property was far In excess of what, under proper man- agement, the cost of & new engine-house would have been. H. E. Schilllng was nominated for Councilman of the Fourth Ward by the deciding vote cast by an em ploye of the San Jose Water Company and he was elevated to the office of Mayor by manipulators of the same corporation. He did its bidding during his entire term of office as Councilman and as Mayor. He is doing its bidding now, when he is acting president of the Charter Club and 1s endeavoring, through that organization, to bring about the election of a Council which will be subservient to the will and interests of the San Jose Water Company. Who is another of the purifying leaders of this Charter Club? W, Hardy. Who is W. B. Hardy? W. B. Hardy is the man who_for nearly ten years held the office of City Attorney of this city, and now ires to occupy it again. He is the man ho, while holding that office, was ac- cused of having accepted money from pri- vate citizens having business with the city for doing a service for which he had. already been paid out of the public treas- ury. There is something else with refer- ence to W. B. Hardy which the public ought to know. He is another of the friends and is one of the chief manip- ulators of the San Jose Water Company. His brother-in-law is the secretary of that concern, and both in the capacity of City Attorney and a member of the charter club Mr. Hardy is doing the bid- ding _of that corporation, which has fat- tened upon the pockets of the citizens of an Jose for over a quarter of a century, and which is using Mr. Hardy to good advantage at the present time to prevent an opposition company from obtaining a foothold in the city of San Jose, whereby orbitant water rates which they have paid for years, and which the new com- pany agrees to furnish at one-half the ate. Who is_another of the leaders of the Charter Club who poses as a political pur- and who is seeking an office like the t? It is J. P. Jarman, who sat for one secondary to the interests of his paint shop on every possible occasion. He was one of the members of the Council and chairman_of* the Street Committee, who very readily purchased the steam roller for almost $4000. He is the man who, while still a Councilman, was so hungry after office that he ran for Supervisor, and dur- ing the campaign, while a member of the construction committee, spent $2000 in use- less repairs upon the city hall, as it was rumored, that he might set enough men at work to insure his election to the of- fice of Supervisor. * J. Jarman was elected Councilman as an honest man, to whom he became a traitor by the dic- tation of Wilbur Wilcox, his brother-in- law and superintendent of the San Jose Water Company. He is another tool of the water company, and as Councilman never failed to do its bidding, and who hopes to be elected Councilman again In order that he may help it in its fight against the opposition water company, who are striving to get patrons at half the present charge. While in the Coun- cil he voted with Messrs. Dittus and Krieg on each and every occasion and they were known all over this' commu- nity as ‘“‘the solid.” ‘Who is still another of the office-seekin, the Charter Club, | A leaders of the Charter Club? It'is A. K. ‘Whitton, the candidate for Mayor of the club. Who is A. K. Whitton? He is the secretary of the Oak Hill Improvement Company, which has at present a contract with this city which it is violating most flagrantly and by means of which it is robbing the city out of large and valuable nd I am told it robbed old the original owner of the land | now occupied by its cemetery. Not con- tent to rob the living, they have levied | tribute upon the graves of the dead. I hold in my possession a report of the ex- amination of the Oak Hill Cemetery af- fairs by J. H. Leonard, which has been made under my direction as a member Uf‘ the cemetery committee, and which I sub- | mit to this honorable body and to the | public in general so that they can see for | themselves what I say is true, and which 1 think will show the motive of that cor- | poration for joining hands with the water company to control the selection of a | Mayor and Council. Who {s making the fight for Mr. Whit- ton for Mayor in and out of the club? The San Jose Water Company is mak- ing it through Wilbur Wilcox, its super- intendent, brother-in-law to J. P. Jarman, who_aspires to be Councilman; through W. B. Hardy and H. E. Schilling, who hope by the election of J. P. Jarman and 4 K. Whitton and others to maintain in power this monopoly and hold up the high price of water as they have done for years; M. B. Williams, who was in- dicted by the Grand Jury for embezzle- | ment and only escaped State's prison by | the mercy of the public and the skin of his teeth; Samuel N. Boring, who, as County Clerk, failed to account for cer- | tain moneys from the fees of his office which his bondsmen will have to pay; Tim -, who, while holding the of- fice as City Clerk, was interested in the treet-sweeping, which cost the city over a month, which his friend Schilling | sted him in securing; G. W. Peckham, ho with s other character-assas- ns, membe of the Charter Club were arrested a few years ago for a vile and dastardly assault upon the character and reputation of Adolph Greeninger, and who would have been sent to State's prison, or at least subjected to a serious ad not Mr. Greeninger taken pity on the families of the wretches and con- v the charge. These are a few of the pure-hearted patriots, who, under the masquerade of “charter clubs,” are now endeavoring to besmirch the characters of honest men in this community. The success of such people in their aftempt to build them- selves up by ruining the reputations of other men Wwould not be great if it were not for the fact that they are supported by certain members of the public press, who, for motives of their own, have re- solved to blacken and befoul the reputa- | tion of San Jose as a well governed city | and a lnw-abiding community. 1 refer to those two San Francisco newspapers which are at present endeavoring to out- vie each other in the indecencies of vel- low journalism—the San Francisco Exam- | iner and the San Francisco Call. The former of these sheets has always been the enemy of this city. It is a newspaper whose millionaire owner, after outvieing | all of his fellows In the Indecency ang | immorality of his private life, went into | Jjournalism resolved, if possible, to create a newspaper which 'should be as vile and disreputable as he himself haa been. This 1s the newspaper which by its advocacy of the Sewell assessment bill before the State Legislature, enabled the railroad | company "to rob the State out of more | than a million and a half of dollars, for | which service this harlot in journalism was placed upon the pay Toll of the rail- road company and drew the sum of $22,- 000 in payments of $1000 a month. The position of the San Francisco Ex- aminer relative to the San Jose Charter Club would, be distinctly a detriment were it not for the co-operation of an- | other newspaper from which this com- munity had a right to expect nobler and better things. I refer to the San Fran- cisco Cali, which has recently added it- self to the list of yellow journalism and has chosen San Jose as the mark for its shafts of misrepresentation and libel. In its recent article upon the Scully matter The Call linked my name and that of my associate, J. P. Fay, with that transaction, and insinuated that part of the money reached our hands. I now brand that statement as a malicious and | willful lie, and now charge that newspa- | per with having entered upon a campalgn | of dirty politics in order, if possible, to | elect a Legislature and a body" of State | officlals which shall be subservient to the interest of the gigantic sugar trust .of | which it is the organ, and which, through its aid, is expected to increase the mighty millions of the Spreckels family at the expense of the people of the State of California. Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the Coun- cil: I have made these remarks prelimin- ary to the disposition of the Scully case. | I am glad to say that the matter has al- | ready been presented to the Grand Jur: which intends, as I am informed, to proba it to the bottom. 8o far as I am con- cerned, I court and invite investigation of the proceedings of this Council during all of the time which I have been a member of it. My own conduct as a public official satisfies my own conscience. My reputa- tion as the holder of a public office is as sacred. to me as my good name as a private citizen has ever been, and I do not propose that any man or set of men shall attack that reputation or make any | insinnations that assail my personal honor without my fighting back. I trust that I have said enough to show the people of this community the secret and unworthy motives which actuate some of those who are active in defaming the officials of this city. In an investi- gatmn either before the Grand Jury or | efore this body I intend that every de- . famer shall be dragged to light and his | motives fully known; and I further intend and pledge myself to the people of this | city that both in this investigation and | every other, whether here or elsewhere, every rascal, whether he be now in public | office or whether he has been in public office In the past and is seeking oftice again, shall aiso be uncovered and scourged with the lash of public scorn. ow, Mr. Mayor, the real motive which | has spurred my soul to action and caused me to rise to-night in my exposure of these Charter Club leaders is more par- | ticularly this Julian street scandal in | on the ground | tion ended the whole affair. common report previous to to-night | which Mr. Hardy appears in the double role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. William B. Hardy, the inpsiration and controlling manipulator of the Charter Club came be- fore this Council as the attorney of the Julian street contractors who have re- cently been charged with having organ- ized a raid on the city treasury, now known as the Julian street sewer scandal. It was he who represented to this Council with the honest air with which he can be seen entering the Christian churches of this city on a Sunday, that the sum of | $32,000 was a just and hénest claim in pay- ment of the job which we find cost less than §20,000, and who, after having suc- ceeded in slipping his fraudulent claim through this Council at the unseemly hour of half-past 8 o’clock, the next morn- ing after its passage made a demand in the office of the City Treasurer for $800 as his share for acting as a corrupt_lobbyist, and made a request upon your Honor to segregate the $1600 warrant so that he could receive that $800 himself, giving as a reason, when pressed by your Honor, that $400 of the sum was to be divided among the members of this Council in equal pro- portions, myself included, at the rate of 3100 apiece. And so far as I was con- cerned, Mr. Hardy knew when he made the statement he lied. And you, Mr. Mayor, my associate as a member of this Council for the past two years, went to a reputable citizen of this town and a friend of mine, to prove to him my vulnerability and my political dis- honesty. Did you not make that state- ment?’ Unseal your lips and speak the truth to the people of this city. My sacred honor is at stake and I demand the truth from you. Now. as far as you, Mr. Dittus, and you, Mr. Krieg, are concerned in this mat- ter, you can speak for yourselves. You know and so does everybody in this city that you were the candidates of the San Jose Water Company and were elected by thelr influence and thefr money at the last city election, assisted by the leading spirits of the so-called - Charter Club; that we never voted together upon this Council except when we were forced so | to do or absolutely stop the business of | the city. In conclusion, gentlemen, permit me to say that I am not a candidate at the com- | ing election, and these remarks are only made in defense of my personal and ub- lic honor, and I leave the selection of the incoming Mayor and Council to the hon- est men of this city, who, I hope, have now information enough to proceed to act intelligently. The tirade was not once Interrupted by any sign of approval by the audi- ence present. At its conclusion Nolt- ing argued against any investigation of the Scully matter by the Council that Scully’s resigna- It was that the Council would not dare to go | into an investigation of this case. Investigations .were evidently the order of the session. A communica- tion from City Electrician J. W. Chute, which under normal conditions would | have excited great interest, was read. It opened as follows: A certain newspaper of this city known as the San Jose Daily Herald has recent- Iy made certain charges against me as regards my duties as City Electrician. If the charges of carelessness, neglect, in- competency and mismanagement made against me by the Herald are true there certainly should be an investigation of the management of my office. charges made by the Herald. After reviewing the charges in detail and denying them seriatim, Mr. Chute closes his letter to the Council in the following drastic style: In conclusion I will say that when the Herald says I am responsible for the damaged condition of the fire alarm re- peater, it lies. When the Herald Vs that I do not attend to the fire alarm system myself, it lies. says that I had anything to do with the so-called fire alarm or storage battery, it lies. When the Herald says that I have let the fire alarm system run down, it | lies. I am ready at any time for an in- vestigation of my management of the fire alarm system. As part evidently of the plan of cam- paign of the gang, Nolting introduced an ordinance fixing water rates at half of the present charges. This was a blow struck in revenge at the San Jose Water Company, which furnishes its present supply of water to the city. The consideration of the matter went over until next Monday. The rates must be fixed this month. REV. ALEXANDER SPANKS A DAUGHTER Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Feb. 21.—Rev. T. W. Alexan- der, a Baptist evangelist, was arrested | yesterday for whipping Lillie Alexander, his 17-year-old daughter. Rev. Mr. Alex- ander lives at 410 M street. He reproved his daughter, but she did not submit tamely to her father’s rebuke, and defied him. When taunted by the headstrong daughter, the Rev. Alexander conclud- | ed that the time for action had arrived, and started in to give her a spanking. The girl resisted and managed to escape, after receiving several slaps. Lillie ran out Into the back yard screaming at the top of her voice. Neighbors heard the cries and thought that some one was being murdered. It was soon discovered that only a little parental discipline was being adminis- tered. Some one telephoned for the police, and Officer Henry Russell responded, placing the preacher under arrest. Dur- ing the afternoon Rev. Alexander was released from jail by order of Recorder Clark, who had been interviewed by one of the older daughters. To-day Rev. Alexander expressed himself as humiliat- ed by the' disgrace of being placed under arrest. He would not explain the cause of the disturbance of the day before. He came to California from Tennessee in 1884, and first located in Woodville, Tulare County, where he was pastor of the Baptist church for five years. At one time he was pastor of the Malaga Baptist Church. His wife has been ill with fever for the past five weeks. The indiscretions of Lillle and her younger sister no doubt caused the family rupture. For some time the young women created a great deal of unfavorable comment. For a while they were on the streets nearly every night, and finally the police noti- fled them to stay at home. One evening they were taken from the back room of a saloon. S O’'Brien’s patent spring; best and easiest riding buggy made; rubber or steel tires. O'Brien & Sons, Golden Gate avenue and Polk street. > WILL NOT AGAIN BE PROSECUTED 8pecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 21.—The nine additional charges of bank wrecking against H. M. Leonard, ex-president of the Santa Clara Bank, were to-day placed on the trial calendar for March 14 by Judge Lorigan. This was done at the request of Attorney H. V. Morehouse, counsel for Leonard, and is but a' preliminary step looking to their dismissal. The Santa Clara Bank failed in 18%4. An investigation showed Leonard had ‘been dabbling in stocks, and that he had embezzled about $200,000 of the bank’s money. He was indicted on ten charges of embezzlement*and falsifying the rec- ords of the bank. The trial of the first charge resulted in his conviction, and he was sentenced to Folsom prison for two years. He was released about a year ago, and since then has been living at Santa Clara. ‘The remaining nine cases against Leon- ard were never brought to trial nor form- ally dismissed. It was generally under- stod that there would be no further prose- cution of the ex-bank official after he had completed his term of imprisonment. He has, however, for some months been very anxzious and worried because his record in the Criminal Court was not clear. He feared that the charges might at any time be brought up against him in case he should embark in a business venture. > ) Asthma&Bronchitis cured.No pay till cured.Dr. ’Sanitarium,514Pine, nr. Kearny,S.F.,Cal. 1 deny the | ‘When the Herald | | | tract; but it did not enter the default, PAYS NO HEED T0 OFFICIALS Los Angeles Water Com- pany Continues Its Defiance. Fails to File an Inventory W ithin the Allotted Two ‘Weeks. City Council Takes No Action (o Bring the Corporation to Terms. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—As was predicted in The Call, the water com- pany failed to comply with the demand of the City Council to give an inven- tory of the amount of the property it received from the city when it took its lease thirty years ago, and of the im- provements since made. The two weeks given in which to comply with the de- mand have expired. Not one word has been received from the corporation. With its customary arrogance it has not only failed to give the information, | but it has not given any reason for its failure to comply: The Council stated in its original resolution that if the information was not forthcoming the Council would pro- ceed to enter a default upon its con- nor did it take any action. When asked afterward about this failure sev- eral councilmen said that they thought a week more should be given, but if within that time no answer was filed they would be in favor of taking a de- fault. The Council to-day fixed the water rates for the ensuing year. The ex- isting schedule was adopted. It will not go into effect until July 1. This will give the water company the bene- fit of the schedule for only twenty-two days, as the contract expires on July 2,’and if the law is strong enough and | the corporation is not above it, the | plant will then pass into the possession | of the city. This the company will en- | deavor to defeat with the aid of the | syndicated dailies and all the powerful | pressure from the outside that the cor- poration can bring to bear. Should the corporation retain posses- sion of the plant after the expiration of the lease a petition will be pre- sented to the Council asking for an immediate reduction in rates of 75 per cent. This would have the effect of making the business of serving Los Angeles people with water through streaks of rust of but little profit to the corporation. aSslegs SERE REMOVE THE SECRETARY. School Directors Heed the Howl of the Syndicate Press. 1.0S ANGELES, Feb. 21.—The perpetual hounding of School Director A. M. Bragg by the syndicated local press has had its effect, as was shown to-night when he | voted with the League for Better City Government combine in the board. Director Bragg gave his vote to a po- litical trade made by the truly good ele- ment, whereby the schemers in that band were enabled to name the secretary of the school board and the superintendent of janitors and buildings. It required five votes to do this and in order to get the fifth vote the strait-laced combiners traded the position of superintendent of janitors, who was named by the good Dr. Mathus, the director from the sixth ward, who in turn voted for the pure combina- tion’s candidate for secretary. It became necessary for the board at its session to-night to elect a secretary. The City Attorney gave an opinion that at its session two weeks ago it had elected N. S. Averill, but that last week it had declared H. G. Johnson secretary of the board. This was done at the last meeting by the vote of Director Bragg, who for the first time took his seat in the board. Ever | since then Mr. Bragg has been subjected | to daily attack and threatened with worse by the syndicate press. So to-night he reversed himself and lined up with the self-confessed reformers who are making a hot fight to control all the patronage they can get. A motion was made to declare Averill the secretary of the board, and it was carried by the deciding vote of Brags. Then the board did a most extraordi- nary thing. By a unanimous vote a reso- lution was adopted thanking H. G. John- son, the retiring secretary, for the abili- ty, honesty and integrity he had shown as secretary of the board. This being the case, Mr. Johnson’s friends are asking why the League for Better City Govern- ment and only self-confessedly pure mem- bers of the board were so anxious to and finally did, with the ald of Director Bragg, remove from office a competent and an honest man, who had served the board for over a year and who was fully informed as to the duties of a position which calls for a great deal of technical information. No charges of any charac- ter had been or were filed against Mr. Johnson. MCKINLEY GOES T0 PHILADELPHIA Will Celebrate Washington’s Birthday at the City of Brotherly Love. Delivers :an Address att¢he Exercises of the University of Pean- sylvania. Special Dispatch to The Call. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.—President McKinley, accompanied by his secretary, J. Addison Porter, arrived here this after- noon. They were driven direct to the residence of Charles C. Harrison, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, whose guest the President will be during his stay in the city. The President will to- morrow deliver an oration at the Wash- ington birthday exercises of the Univers- ity of Pennsylvania at the Academy of Music. The Pennsylvania station and the streets adjacent thereto were crowded with people eager to see and greet the chief magistrate. A double line of police- men kept open a passageway from the train to the street, and the President, with his hat in his hand, bowed his acknowl- edgment of the handclapping and cheer- ing. Two companies of mounted police escorted the carrfages to Mr. Harrison's residence. Cheering crowds greeted the President along the entire route. To- night an informal dinner was given in the President’s honor by Provost Harrison. Seth Low, president of Columbia Col- lege, and Mrs. Low were present. n’ view of the condition of public af- ! fairs, every arrangement had been made to keep the President in touch with all the departments at Washington and to keep him fully informed of developments at Havana. Direct telegraphic communi- cation had been established between Washington and Mr. Harrison's house, and in addition to this a long-distance telephone was placed.at the disposal of the President. £ Both the front and rear of Provost Harrison’s residence are arded by policemen to-night, and in all his move- | ments while in the city the chief exec- MONEY FOR SAN PEDRO HARBOR Sundry Civil Appropria- tion Bill Carries $400,000. Likely to Go Through Despite Opposition in House and Senate. Large Sum to Be Voted for Im- provements in the Oakland Harbor. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb. 21. The advocates of a deep harbor for San Pedro have beaten Huntington and the Southern Pacific, for, as predicted in last night's dispatches to The Call, the sundry civil appropriation bill re- ported to-day carries $400,000 for the work at San Pedro during the next fiscal year. This is a trlumph for Judge Maguire and Congressman Barlow. There may be a bitter opposition to it on the floor of the House and Senate, but the friends of San Pedro are con- fident that it will go.through. Oakland harbor -also gets a large amount. The limit of cost was fixed | at $666,000 in the original bill and $133,- 000 is to be appropriated for this fiscal year. This amount, with the unexpend- ed balance of $33,000 from last year's appropriation, will make a total of $166,000 available for the next fiscal year. It is assumed by Congressman Hilborn that the work on the tidal ca- nal will be included, aithough this is by no means certain, for it is discretionary with the War Department whether or not the tidal canal project will be un- dertaken.’ Congressman Hilborn is of the opinion that the Oakland harbor project proper will receive the first at- tention, and that work on the tidal ca- nal, whether a tidal canal for sanitary purposes, may properly be undertaken | by the Federal Government. The decision in this matter is not final, however, and it may be that the War | DON'T BREAK DOWN. So Many Men and Women Do When It Is Entirely Needless. Strong men often die early, not because their vital forces are exhausted, but be- cause they abuse their powers, waste their energies and break down their con- stitutions. Hence, careful people often live long, while people who are robust but rash go down to early graves. But. strange as it may seem, many men and women by adopting the right means have been able to overcome dangerous ailments that would have killed the strongest man. With care they have eventually gained a remarkable degree of health and vigor. Some interesting examples of this fact have recently fome to light, among which he following: nr!s“és ‘Anna Maxey of South Solon, Ohio, recently sai “1 "suffered from nervous prostration, indigestion, and sleeplessness following a spell of sickness until my life was despaired of. I took the best tonics my physician could prescribe without re- ceiving the least benefit. Finally he ad- vised me to take a course of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. I did so, and am now able to eat well, sleep well, and am rapidly aining strength.” B9, M. Gaverick of Harrisburg, Pa., says: “For several years I was in very bad health, as my work is very confining and I do not get enough exercise to digest my food. By taking Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, however, 1 experienced a re- markable change. I now feel better than 1 ever felt before. I honestly believe thera is nothing better for an appetizer and strengthener.” People In sound health and people wha do not feel as well as they ought to feel can profitably heed these words. They ara sufficient to prove that both as a prevens | tion and a cure this remarkable whiskey is absolutely unequaled. A T T SN 1 $5,00099 *e ‘ WILL BUY A WELL ESTABLISHED GOOD PAYING ‘oo DOWN TOWN Notion “md Stationery Store st Cor. Kearny and Commercia’ |LONG LEASE AT LOW RENT Department will eventually use a part of the*Oakland harbor appropriation | in continuing the tidal canal work. No | appropriations were made for the re- | moval of Arch and Shag rocks and‘1 other obstructions in San Francisco | harbor for the reason that the sundry | civil only makes appropriations to carry out contracts already made by the War Department. The removal of these obstructions will have to be pro- vided for in the river and harbor bill, if one is passed at this session, which seems doubtful at this time. Other items included in the sundry civil bill are as follows: For continuing construction of public buildings in San Francisco, $500,000; for the establish- ment of telephone connections between lightship and lighthouse at Point Apply or address PERNAU BROS. 543 CLAY STREET, S. F. EASTON ELDRIDGE &9 REALESTRTE A“N‘S”‘“MWUNE{RS OFFICE & SRLESROOM VIRRKET §F SanFamneiscy | | | 1638 I i Arena, $860; for fish culture stations | at Baird and Fort Gaston, Cal., $4620; ! for enforcement of the Chinese exclu- | sion act, $100,000; for surveys and re- | surveys of the Pacific Coast (including Alaska), $54,400, of which $15,000 is made immediately available; for sur- veying and temporarily marking a | portion of the eastern boundary ef the State of California, $10,000; for continu- ing work on the wall at the Presidio, San Francisco, $5000; for defraying ex- penses of the California Debris Com- mission, $15,000; expenses of Soldiers’ | Home at Santa Monica, $25,000. ADVERTISEMENTS. WELL AND FAVORABLY KNOWN Nbt one-tenth of the patients who come to the ENGLISH AND GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS, 731 MARKET ST. are at- tracted by their advertisements. The great majority who seek aid and relief at the hands of these great doctors have heard of thelr rapid and permanent cures through friends or neigh- bors that have been cured by these great mas- ters of Chronic Diseases. CATARRH CURED $5. ALL MEDICINES ABSOLUTELY FREE. CONSULTATION FREE. You can learn all about your physical condl- tion by consulting the great doctors of the ENGLISH AND MAN EXPERT SPE- CIALISTS. 1t will cost you absolutely noth- ing, whether vou take treatment of not. It they cannot cure you they will frankly tell you g0. If you cannot call send for FREE BOOK, which will be sent you postpaid.” 731 Market Street. Hours, §-5; Evenings, 7-8; Sundays, 9-11. SUPPLIES fr KLONDIKE should include UNSWEETENED The high reputation for keepin ;m{:g_h -Tready well eiate. s hence, no experiment. utive will be closely followed by a ‘cordon Lof officers. NEW YORK CONDENSED MILK CO. ENGLISH AND GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS | S At Auction —AT— 'GOLDEN GATE HALL 625 SUTTER STREET, Commencing 'MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, UNTIL ' SATURDAY, February 26, 898, At 2:30 and 8 p. m. dally, —BALANCE OF— SARAFIAN'S COLLECTION O Rare Origntal = Arisfic Rugs, e, Which sale was discontinued owing to the renting of the hall for a few days. Antique and Modern Rugs, Carpets, Hangings, Efc. Some among which are priceless. One Silk Rug, exhibited in Vienna in 1890, won first prize. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers. 0000000000 0000000 o™= PALACE **? SGRAND HOTELS 2 SAN FRANCISCO. O Connected by a covered passageway. O © 1400 Rooms. 900 With Bath Attached. © © ALL UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT. (4] o NOTE THE REDUCED PRICES : o © Buropean Plan.$1.00 per day and upward American Plan 83,00 per day and upward © o Correspondence Solicited. o © J0EN C. KIREPATRICK, Mamager. g (<] 0000000002020 0000 charges, or any inflamma- tion, irritation or ulee tion of mucous mem- (p, branes. Non-astringent. Sold by Druggists, OF sent in plain wrapper, DY express : 00, or 3 bottice: $.75" ar sent on request. HAVE YOU Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper- Colored Spots, Aches, Old Sores. Ulcers in Mouth, Hair-Falling? Write COOK RE: EDYCQL?IS MASONIC TEMPLE, CH CAGO. ILL.. for proofs of cures. Capital $500,000. Worst cases cured.in 15 to 85 days. 100-page book free, NOTARY PUBI‘:IC: A. J. HENRY, NOTARY PUBLIC 688 fla‘:‘KE; ST, "(&PP. rm.ma . Telephone 28 Valencia street. Telephons, “Church” 1