The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 28, 1898, Page 8

THE S FRANCISCO CALL, M DAY, FEBRUARY 28, 189 e e THRE N e e e = - . .- FIND PURE WATER IN ABUNDANCE Los Angeles Council- men Complete an Investigation. Plentiful Supply Could Be Piped From the Mountains. Clear Streams Run to Waste While the Angelenos Are Athirst. COUNCIL MEETS TO-NIGHT. Its Action Awaited Anxiously by & People Who Have Been Long-Suffering. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CANDIDATES OF THE NEW CHARTER CLUB Careers of Some of the Men Named for Office. [Each Willing to Subject .His Record to Public, Scrutiny. Merits of the Nominees Placed Before the Voters of San Jose. OPPOSED BY THE GANG. Bitter Fight Them by Corrupt Political to Be Waged Against Bosses. Epectal Dispatch to The Call 27.—ToO-mOrrow | in the City com- LOS ANGELES, Feb. is going to be a great day Council. The special committee, prising Messrs. Grider, Hutchi Matthus, will make a most interesting and comprehensive report. It has de- | voted several weeks to the investiga- tion of available sources of mountain | water supply and has spent days in the | wild and rugged mountains north .fi this city trying to find the sources of | mountain water. From the committee | it is learned that it found plenty of| water as clear as ¢ tal and as pure as purity itself, and all of it is still | unappropriated; consequently is | available for the use of the city. i The most convenient mountain water | is that of the Big Tejunga Canyon, | where 1500 or 2000 inches of cry water rolls to waste down the rocky gorges, while a hundred thousand peo- | are athirst for such a liquid. The greater part of the watershed of 'hel Big Tejunga is above the elevation cf 3000 feet, and the whole territory is a | Government forest reservation. The | Pig Tejunga watershed is but twenty | or thirty miles from the city, and the | rain fall in that high altitude is usually | two or three times as great as it is in | the city and on the plains near The city. Among the other sources of mountain | v is that of Piru and Ala-| s in Ventura County, about | 3 s miles from the city. Those | creeks have an enormous supply of pure mountain water that is unappro- | priated, and their remoteness seems to | be the only serious obstacle to using| them as the source of supply for Los Angel However, competent _engi- | neers consider that such a distance Is‘ not by any means an insurmountable | obstacle. The Arrow Head Reservoir Company is willing to sell its vast property at a reasonable price. Its supply of good water is practically unlimited. The Hemet Land Company is another hold- er of a large quantity of pure mountain water. The Hemet dam is already con- | struct and is one of the finest in the | world, while Lake Hemet is a vast body of water covering a thousand acres and | filled with crystaline mountain water. The dam, reservoir site and other prop- erty of the company can be bought at a reasonable price. Besides these there are many smaller supplies of good water that are availa- ble for the use of the city. The water of San Gabriel Canyon is too nearly appropriated to render its use by the city even a remote possibility. Enough is already known to prove that the city can get plenty of pure mountain water whenever its officials are willing to ac- quire it. The great question will arise as to what action the Council will take upon the report of the committee and the recommendations which it will contain. It is to be supposed that the committec will recommend some course of action. It will probably be in the nature of an instruction to the City Engineer and City Attorney to investigate certain sources of supply, ascertain what the title to them is, and whether the waters are pure and can from an engineering standpoint be used by the city. If the Council decides to take this step, which is in the nature of further investiga- tion, then will a move have been made to make good the pledges all the politi- cal parties made to the people of this city at the last election, when they promised to give them pure mountain water for domestic purposes. If the report is simply sidetracked it will show that the water company and its syndicated dailles command the City Council. DEFRAUDED 1 1Y JOSE MERCHANT Swindler Schwartz Wanted by the Police of the Garden City. it Obtained a Loan of $2000, Giving a Collection of Bogus Diamonds as Security. * Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 27.—Joseph H. Schwartz, the Diamond King, who was arrested at Seattle, Wash., vesterday for stealing $1250 worth of diamonds from Wolfsohn & Livingston of San Francisco, is wanted by the police here. Several weeks ago Schwartz came to San Jose. He struck up an acquain- tance with A. H. Loewenstein and other sports. He spent money lavishly for a few days, then stated that he would like to borrow $2000. Schwartz exhibited $12,000 worth: of diamonds that he was willing to give as security. Loewenstein introduced Schwartz to Charles Stern, a pawnbroker at 69 West Santa Clara street, and negotia- tions were at once entered into to pro- cure the loan. Stern examined the stones and pronounced them genuine. A local capitalist, whose name Stern refuses to divulge, advanced $2000 .on the diamonds, and took the stones as security. Schwartz at once left town. A few days later the capitalist thought that maybe all was not- right and had the stones examined again. Stern then found that thé jewels were paste end that they had been substi- tuted for good ones. y -———————— Yo Cure a Cold In Oné Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinin) Tablets. Al @ruggists fund the money if it fails to o 'The genui 5. G.on ‘cach tavlet. SAN JOSE, Feb. 27.—Every resident of San Jose is interested in knowing something of the candidates that have nson and | been placed in the field for election at | the coming election. It was in order that the people might have the fullest opportunity to inquire into the per- onal standing and qualification of the s ment for better government, which re- sulted in the formation of the New Charter Club, in the adoption of the new charter for San Jose and in the present movement to overthrow gang rule in this fair city. He was a mem- ber of the Board of Freeholders which framed the new charter. He is a suc- cessful business man, and promiises to apply to the affairs of the public the same energy, ability and honesty that have characterized his private dealings. J. F. COLOMBET, the aspirant for the office of City Treasurer, formerly held this office in this city for the period of six years. He filled it to the satisfaction of the people at large, but was retired to private life through the machinations of the “‘gang,” as he had persistently refused to lend his aid to its schemes for plundering the city treasury, or to even countenance any such attempts. He is a well-known and prominent orchardist, owning a large property about five miles from town, on the Almaden road. He re- sides in this city, and is a large con- tributor to the city treasury. J. P. JARMAN, candidate for Coun- cil-man-at-large, was formerly Coun- cilman from the Fourth Ward. He fulfilled the duties of his office to the satisfaction of all the decent and rep- utable citizens, and was always op- posed to the ‘“‘gang.” For this reason, he is sure to be a mark for the bosses’ shafts of abuse and vilification. He never flinched when the “gang” or any of its jobs were to be exposed, and proved himself an enemy to be feared. He has been in business here for about ten years or more, and has always been identified with the most progressive public movements. He is a man of undoubted courage and high principle. W. E. CROSSMAN, the nominee for Councilman for the First Ward, is a well-known real estate man, who is recognized as one of the strongest op- ponents to gang methods. He was a candidate on the Citizens’' ticket for Councilman some years ago, but was defeated by the efforts of the ‘“‘gang.” He is enterprising and progressive in | his ideas, and is qualified to make a | first-class city father. | ADAM RIEHL, the candidate for a at in the Council from the Second | Ward, is a retired merchant. He was |a member of the State Legislature, and as such made an enviable record for honesty and integrity. Some years ago, while a resident of Gilroy, he was BUSY WEEK LOOKED FOR [N CONGRESS Appropriation Bills to Be Pushed For- ward. Hawaiian Annexation to Be Further Side- tracked. Measures of Greater Moment Demand the Attention of Both Houses. AN EARLY ADJOURNMENT. What Republican Congressmen Op- posed to Annexing the Islands Hope For. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Feb. 27. Beyond the fact that the Corbett case | will be decided on Monday and that | after its decision the bill regulating the | right of way for railroads in Alaska | and for other purposes will probably be | taken up the programme in the Senate 0020229500000, el oo ° J PJUARMAN NOMINEE FOR COUNCILMAN-AT LARGE. ~ 20000 eoag feccoo0ocoo 00000000 NONINEE Fog () A 00o o o 0o ooecwel NOMINEES OF THE SAN JOSE NEW CHARTER CLUB. o 00 LLN Sceecco00® ADAM RIEN, FOR COUNCIL"'AN | naval bill is practically completed, save | SECOND WARy NOMINEE FOR TREASURER R T Sa various nominees of the New Charter Club that the organization has made its ticket public at this early stage of the campaign. The club argues that if any of its candidates cannot withstand the scrutiny and criticism of a period of six weeks he would not be worthy of election. . It is for the purpose of telling thevot- ers of San Jose gmething about the men whom they will be called upon to vote for on Aprill 11 that the following brief sketches of some of the more im- portant candidates of the New Charter Club are given: S. E. SMITH, the candidate for Mayor, has been engaged in business in the city of San Jose for more than ten years. In all that time he has steadily gained friends and has grown in favor with the general public. He has never held any public office, and never before sought any honor at the hands of his fellow citizens. He has been ‘a prominent figure in the move- | elected Mayor of that thriving town, |and there also he made a clean and | excellent record. in every respect. Hc | has been a resident of San Jose for at | least a decade. MAURICE O'BRIEN, the candidate for Councilman from the Third Ward, | is a ploneer of the city and a promi- nent business man. He is also a large property-holder vand taxpayer. He is well known as a man of sterling honesty and integrity, and has been frequently mentioned for ~office, but has heretofore always declined to run. He now. thinks it a duty to himself and to his fellow-citizens to run as a candidate on the ticket of the New Charter Club. He was’'a member of the Board of Freeholders which framed the new charter. EDMOND COOPERS, the candjdate for Councilman from the Fourth Ward, is a retired merchant and capitalist. He has large property interests here, and his only motive in running is to assist in freeing the city from the con- trol of the corrupt “gang” that has so ‘ong been a vampire on the body politic of San Jose. 3 for this week is quite indefinite. The Alaska bill s of much wider scopé than its title indicates, and It will not be voted upon without con- siderable discussion. There Is no gen- eral disposition .to defeat the bill, but some Senators are of the opinion that it should be amended in several par- ticulars, and they will seek to secure these changes before the vote is taken. It is believed the bill will pass after a day or two's talk upon it. It is probable that after the Alaskan bill is disposed of some of the bills of less general importance on the calen- dar will be considered. One of these is the bill for the payment of the claim of the book agents of the Southern Methodist Church for property destroy- ed at Nashville during the Civil War. This bill appropriates $288,000 and has aroused some opposition. It is also un- derstood to be Senator Davis' intention to again move the consideration of the Hawaiian treaty if opportunity offers, | Jects as to probabilities or possibilities | of delay, agree that the appropriation| bills should be passed and that Con- | | The sentiment both among the friends but there is no disposition at present to unduly press the treaty In antago- nism to other measures. It is possible the bill making appro- priations for the District of Columbia will be reported by the Committee on Appropriations during the week. There are only five of the appropriation bills to be considered by the Senate, which I8 a record far in advance of thatusual- ly made at this date in long sessions of Congress. This fact is causing Sena- tors to begin to talk about final ad- Journment at a far earlier date than usual. Three of the bills which are as yet | unconsidered are the District of Co lumbia, the naval and the sundry civil bills. These are all important meas- ures and each is liable to arouse de- | bate, but Senators generally agree that | unless there is some ‘other reason for | postponing adjournment it can be reached by May or June. The friends of the Hawalian treaty say, however, | that some of the appropriation bills Will be held back until the question of | annexation is decided upon, and this determination is one of the circum- stances which may cause the post- ponement of adjournment. The House leaders have been strain- ing all their energies to expedite the appropriation bills, with a view to an early adjournment, and they are suc- | ceeding beyond their most sanguine | expectations. Not in a quarter of a century have the appropriation bills been so far advanced in the long ses- sion as they are at this time. Only thr_ee of the thirteen regular bills re- | main in committee. The other ten have gone through one or more executive stages and one—the military academy bill-_ls in the hands of the President awaiting his signature. The condition of the other nine bills is as follows: The pension bill has passed both houses, and the differences have been agreed upon in conference; the legisla- tive, executive and judidial, the army, the fortifications and the agricultural bills have passed both houses, and the differences are being adjusted in con- ference; the Senate amendments to the diplomatic and consular bill have been | agreed upon by the House (‘ommittee | on Foreign Affairs, and the bill only | awalts confirmation of this action by | the House before going to the Presi- | dent; the Indian bill has passed the | Senate and the amendments placed on | the bill there are being considered by | the House committee; the District of Columbia bill which has passed the House, is still in the Senate committee, and the sundry civil bill will probably pass the House to-morrow. Of the three bills still unreported to | the House, both the naval and post- | office await contingent | developments | before they can be completed. The for the provisions for dry-docks and | new ships. On both these propositions | the development of the next few days are expected to control the action of | the committee. If the board of inquiry | into the Maine disaster should render a finding which portends strained re- lations with Spain, the most liberal provisions will -be made both for dry- docks and ships. If the disaster was not due to accidental causes aboard ship, it is almost certain that two new battleships will be provided for—one | recommended by the Secretary of the Navy, and one to replace the Maine— and that at least one of the new dry- docks recommended will be authorized. In case the Maine disaster is found to have been caused by accident, it is probable no provision for battleships will be made in the new bill. The completion of the postoffice bill depends upon the action of the House upcn the Loud bill, relating-to second- class mail matter, which is to be acted | upon this week. The general deficiency | is always the last of the bills to be re- ported, as it includes such deficiencies and other items as must be provided for at the close of every session. ‘With the appropriation bill and the immigration bill—the consideration of which has been set for March 15—out of the way nothing remains to prolong | this session of Congress save the ques- tions of annexation of Hawaii or of war. The leaders of both sides, lock- ing ahead, eliminating both these sub- gress should be ready to adjeurn early | in May. If such a contingency as war | shculd arise, it would be necessary for | Congress to act both in the formal dec- laration of war and in furnishing ways and means for its prosecution. ‘With regard to Hawaiian annexation | there is no doubt that if the present | treaty is abandoned in the Senate no | move for annexation by legislative en- actment will be initiated by the House. and opponents of annexation in the | House seems to be that after the long | contest at the other end of the capitol the Senate should retain jurisdiction of the subjéct. Action by the Senate on a resolution of annexation would there- fore precede any action by the House, and it is this which gives color to. the general impressicn in the House that action upon a resolution in the Senate can be delayed until both houses have completed thejr other work and that then an effort will be made to adjourn | and leave the question suspended. Speaker Reed makes no concealment of his personal opposition to annexa- tion, and says that other very promi- nent Republicans, members like Can- non of Illinois, Walker of Massachu- setts and Johnson of Indiana are out- spoken. Some of the others, like Chalr- man Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee, have made no public dec- larations upon the subject, ‘but are be- lieved to be in sympathy with the oppo- nents of annexation. A large majority | of the Republicans, however, are of course, in favor of the administration’s | policy, many of them enthusiastically s0. WILLIAM M. SINGERLY FALLS DEAD Heart Disease Takes the Journalist and Banker. Seized With a Coughing Fit While Smoking a Cigar. Indisposed From a Cold, but His Condition Caused No Apprehension. { SKETCH OF A BUSY LIFE. Founder of the Philadelphia Record, Bank President and Demo-= cratic Leader. Special Dispatch to The Call. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.—William M. Singerly died suddenly at his resi- dence, 1701 Locust street, this after- noon. Heart disease was the immedi- ate cause of death. Mr. Singerly had been suffering for about ten days from a cold, and had remained at home since last Wednesday, although his in- disposition was in no way serious. While sitting in his bedroom smoking a cigar he was seized with a violent fit of coughing and immediately after- ward fell over dead. In the room at the time were Mr. Singerly’s grand- daughter, Miss Mabel Singerly Mere- dith, and two servants. His son-in- law, James S. McCartney, had left a few moments before the sudden end came, leaving Mr. Singerly in appa rently good health, apart slight cold. The physicians say they had fre- quently cautioned Mr. Singerly that | his heart was weak as a result of ex- cessive smoking, and of late his cus- tom was to take a “dry smoke.” To- day, however, his cigar was lighted, | and it is thought that the smoke brought on the coughig spell, the se- verity of which ruptured avessel of the heart. Mr. Singerly leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. Singerly Balch, who is at present touring Europe. William Singerly was proprietor of the Record Publishing Company, presi- dent of the Chestnut-street National Bank and the Chestnut-street Savings Fund and Trust Company, which re- cently collapsed, and president of the Singerly Pulp and Paper Mill. He was a member of the Fairmount Park Com- mission, and until lately thé treasurer | | and trustee of the Philadelphia Com- | mercial Museum. He was born in this city on December 27, 1832, and with the { exception of a brief period in his early manhood, when he conducted a com- mission business in Chicago, has lived here ever since. His father, Joseph Singerly, was one of the originators of the street railway system of Philadel- | phia, and William returned here to as- sume the management of the German- | town Passenger Railway Company. In 1877 he bought the Record, then a com- paratively feeble journal, and brought it to its present standard of - excel- lence. In 1887, upon the retirement of Gov- ernor Pattison from office, Mr. Singer- ly took an active part in establishing the Chestnut-street National Bank, of which the ex-Governor became the first president. Upon Mr. Pattison being called for a second time to the Governorship of Pennsylvania Mr. Singerly succeed- ed him as president of the bank and also became president of the Chestnut- street Trust and Savings Fund Com- any. > lnyseeking relaxation from the cares of business Mr. Singerly had for many years taken a.keen interest in farming and stock raising. His herds of Hol- stein cattle at his large farm at Gwy- nedd, in Montgomery County, were fa- mous for years, and he was also owner of the Elkton stock farm. Mr. Singerly was also an active Dem- ocrat. In 1894 he was unanimously made the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, and entered with great epergy into the canvass, speaking in nearly every county in the State. In all he made over seventy speeches in upholding the cause of Democracy. The natural Republican majority of Pennsylvania was too great to be overcome, however, and his com- petitor, General Hastings, carried off the prize. 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