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20 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1898 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. VALUED LIFE AT LESS THA W0 DOLLARS, For That Sum Charles Gates Is Clubbed to Death. FHEEEIE bbbttt Ittt I bbbttt bbbttt bttt t bttt sttt bttt bttt ittt sttt tt sttt sttttttt Joaquin Eslaba Calmly Confesses the Brutal Crime. Choked the Tamale Vender Before Beating In His Skull. THE VICTIM A CRIPPLE. Murderer Arrested While Trying to Make His Escape Across the Bay. Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, | 908 Broadway, March 28. The killing of Charles Gates, the crip- pled tamale maker, by Joaquin Eslaba was a brutal example of what a bru- tal instinct is capable of. There does not appear to be a single suggestion of intelligence in the crime. It was planned coarsely, was carried out = e My boss paid the bill.” 75. # about your “What did he say wife?” “He said_she had been in the . He did not say what s, but I knew that he meant that she had been a bad woman. I said, ‘Keep yo.r mouth shut, and hit him in" the face. He called ‘“Murder!” and I thought I would finish him, so I hit him with a club that I found in a box that I had been sitting on.” “Did you ga- or tie him before hitting him with the club?” “After hitting him with the club he commenced_hallocing. so I tied a cord around his neck and hit him with a piece of gaspipe and finished him.” “Had you been good friends with the murdered man previous to last night?” ““We always triends.” : “Did you quarrel about the bill?"" a little. In July the bill was paid. This the first time we had had any words about i “Why did you go to Gates’ place last night “Because I had known him so long when I worked in this city.” “Did you conclude to .l him when you struck him with the club?"” “I thought I might as well kill him and finish him. The first time I hit him with my fist; then I hit had been good end to get the money ad paid him?" 1 the was all right, 1 : and I did not know what it satd.”” “What made you hit him in the place?’ “He spoke about my wife. I said: “If you don’t keep your mouth shut I will punch you.’ When I knocked him down he began to bleed in the left side of the f Then 1 hit him with the pipe. “Did you take anything from the murdered man?” bill ad “I only took his watch. I did not go through the rest of his pockets. Then 1 went to the money drawer and took what money there was in fE0 Detective Holland here stated that there was about $1 7 and a sack of mc in the drawer. prisoner said: “l thought t as the man _was he would not need the money, so I took it. I did not count the money in the sack.’ “Where did you go after you had killed the murdered man?” the street to San I was going to San “I went acros Pablo avenue. Franc & N ise »uld you have denied commit- ting the murder if any one had asked you about it after you had done it?” “No, I would not. The bill was for tamales that I had bought from him seven or eight years ago, when I sold tamales here. Before I left the place 1 blew out all the lights and shut the door, which haa one of those locks that los itself, I then went to the sink and washed my hands, and t.en-went into .ae bedroom and dried my hands with a towel I found there.” ““How old are you?" “] am 29 years old, and was born in California.” 4 | it was learned that Joaquin Eslaba was + | In the kitchen when she left. It was 4 | concluded that he would know some- + | thing about the murder, and that he 4 | would attempt to get over to San Fran- cisco by the early trains. The de- | pots were watched and Detective Hol- land landed the prisoner, as he was | about to board a train. Eslaba had made great efforts to hide the traces of his crime. There was much blood on his clothes and he took a room at the Oakland House, near the depot. He says he could not get the blood off his shirt, so he turned | it inside out, and it was in this condi- tion when he was arrested. He says he slept soundly and did not wake till the trains began running this morn- | ing. | "Fhe murderer 1s about 29 years old | and Is not at all attractive. ~ He dis- cusses his erime, almost with satisfac- | tion, and says if he had not been drink- ing he would never have killed Gates. The Coroner ordered an autopsy this | afternoon which showed that the tem- poral and facial arteries were severed. The jury to-night returned the follow- ing verdict after taking the testimony of six persons: We, the jury, do find that the name of the deceased was Charles E. Gates, a na- tive of Massachusetts, aged about 43 Thirteenth and Broadway, Oakland, Ala- meda County, Cal., at about 11:30 o’clock p. m., March 27, 1898, and that death was caus by concussion of the brain, hem- orrhage and strangulation with a string, sald injuries being inflicted by Joaquin Eslaba, and we do hereby charge the said Joaquin Eslaba with the crime of murder. OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS. | Public Meeting to Be Held To-mor- row Night to Discuss the Matter. ALAMEDA, March 28.—A meeting of citizens interested in the public schools has been called for to-morrow evening at the City Hall to hear the report of the committee on the best means for relieving the overcrowded condition of the nublic schools, and especially the high school. The committee, will recommend the hold- ing of a bond élection for the issuance of a moderate amount of bonds, sufficient to construct a grammar school in one of the crowded districts, probably the Haight, which will relieve the pressure on the building at present occupied by some of the grammar classes and the high school ell. It is not at ali certain that even a 1l amount of bonds will carry, as people are very averse to increase the present amount of taxation. — .o The Unitarian Club. ALAMEDA, March 28.—The regular fortnightly meeting of the Unitarian Club will be held on Wedresday evening. Be- sides the musical feature of the proceed- ings there will be a paper read by Pro- fessor C. C. Hughes on “Manual Training in the Elementary Schools,” to be fol- lowed by a discussion of the subject by those In attendance. Exchanged Shots. ALAMEDA, March 28.—It {s reported that a sharp fusillade took place last evening in a residence on Santa Clara avenue, near Willow street. in which an angry husband, an unwelcome young | man and a supposedly faithless wife were D TSSO TS S U S U P SOV PP PSP VPP UU U UUTUU 6 ANDCLOTH FOUND TIED AROUND MURDERED MANS NECK 7 |l o g HEEE: 7, 23 —_— The Tamale Parlor in the Basement Where a Brutal Young Mexican Beat the Crippled Proprietor to Death. coarsely and the murderer’s attempts to hide the traces of crime were equally coarse. | The crime was a horrible butchery— murder is too dignified a name for it Never has such evidence of an insane desire to kill a fellow man been ex- posed in the Oakland Morgue as is presented by Gates. One-tenth of the blows showered on the old man’s head | by the plece of gas pipe weuld have been sufficient to cause death, but Es- laba wanted blood. As soon as Eslaba was arrested he began to confess and he has been con- fessing all ds IIis official. confes- sion was made to Prosecuting Attor- ney Malvin and is as follows: @+++4+4+ 444444440 “I live at 807 Market street, San Francisco.” “What is your occupation?” “I was in the tamale business there.” “Did you ever work for the man that was murdered last night?” “No, 1 never did. We worked to- gether in San Francisco.” “How did you come to go.to the murdered man’s place of busi- ness?"”’ | “To get a job.” | “What took place after you got 4 | sat talking about the tamale ss, and about 8 o’clock a man 1 and woman came, I think the + | name is Grace Galindo. 4 | The man, I ..ink, works in tne Macdonough building. We were all drinking. About 1:15 or 1:30 o’clock the man and woman left. Gates and I continued talking, and I asked him to lena me some money. He said business was poor and that he could not let me have any money. He asked me why I did not go to the next corner and sell tamales. Ther he sald, ‘Why don’t you go back to your wife? I said 1 left her once and I would not go back. He then asked me about some money tha- I once owed him, 1°%hia T dia not think it was right for him.to send a bill for $3 50 to my boss, when I only owed him R R S S S S T SISO ST P S Y TP SISO PORY O4 4444444434140 4 444444414+ 4444+ ‘““Were you ever in trouble be- fore?"” es. In San Diego I stole a horse with another fellow, and got six months in San Quentin. After getting out of ja.. I went to Santa Rosa and worked on a ranch.” “Were you going to San Fran- cisco after you committed the mur- der?” “I went to the narrow-gauge depot.” Detective Holland said that he recalled him to memory when he was in Lakiand before, and asked him if he had not grown stouter. The prisoner said yes, that he was stouter. “Where is your wife now?" “She is living on Market street, in this city. When I came bac.. from Santa Rosa I found tuat my wife had been going around in sa- loons with men “Where did you go after going to the narrow-gauge depot?” “I went to Broadway, from there to Bighth, then to Eighth and Washington and then to Seventh street, to the Oakland FHouse, which' is opposite the broad-gauge depot. I slept there until 5:30 this rorning; then I got on the first train to go to the city. At the pler I was arrested by the officers. I knew Kyte when I was in Oak- land before, but I did not see him until he was .00 close. +++ 4t + e+t 0 Grace Galindo and John Metz, who were arrested early this morning be- cause they had been seen late at the ta- male kitchen, were released this after- noon, as they are not in any way con- cerned in the murder. Wi G There is no doubt that Eslaba’s mo- tive was robbery and that the story of being annoyed at the mention of his Es- laba is an ex-convict, but since he has been known in Oakland he appears to have behaved himself. very cleverly effected, and was the re- sult of the plans of Captain Fletcher. ‘When the police searched the kitchen they found a woman’s hat, which was identified as belonging to a girl named s00n found in a lodging-house and from her ife’s name is merely an excuse. race Galindo. The girl was His arrest was the principal actors. The police profess profound ignorance of the entire affair, except from street rumor, and no one cah be found who is willing fo stand sponsor for giving names or street number. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, March 28.—The funeral of the late Augustus Laver will be held to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock at tne Ma- sonic Temple. ~Pacific Lodge of San Francisco, of which deceased was a mem- ber, will take charge of the remains and convey them to the city for interment. The late F. L. Perkins wiu be buried from Masonic Hall to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. His Interment will be at Mountain View. —_—————— Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, March 28.—Professor Jo- seph Le Conte, the veteran geologist at the university, has been contined to his bed for several days with the grip. He was better to-day, however, and hopes to resume his work at college to-morrow. Professor L. Du Pont Syle will lecture at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, San Francisco, to-morrow alternoon at 4 ©o’clock on the “Influence of Moliere Upon the English Comedy of Manners.” The lecture is the first of a university exten- sion series of three lectures on the drama. J. K. Moffitt '86 has presented the uni- versity library with $100 for tne purchase of books. The finance committee of the Board of Regents will meet at the Mark Hopkins Institute to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The following new members have been added to the students’ congress. . Goldsmith 01, J. R. Robinson 00, H. S. Robison "0, J. W, S. Butler 01, Charles Reith '00 and A. ... Altken 00, Farmers’' institutes will be held March 30 and 31 at Newman, and April 1 and 2 at Fresno and Livermore. Professor Wickson and Mr. Fowler will speak at Newman, Professors Wickson and V7ood.. worth at Fresno, and Professor Hayne, Mr. Fowler and Mr. Bloletti at Liver- more. The following ball players have been ex- cused by Lieutenant Cloman from mili- tary drill until after April 20: Kaars. D O S s burg, Mott, Cheseborough, Beluing, Sw: Sime, Collins, McLaren, McCable aay Kerfoot. The agricultural department university has published its . exahanie seed list. The list comprises and varieties. 3 i 220 species F P vears, and that he came to his death at | { | | -hopes of capturing them from his descrip- | € C Abbott & w, A MISER BOUND AND ROBBED Henry Hayland’s Gold Taken Before His Eyes. Three Men Enter His Hut at Midnight and Carry Away His Savings. He Rejoices in the Fact That They ©Only Procured a Portion of His Coin. OAKLAND, March 28.—Henry Hayland, who for the past twenty years or more has lived In a little shanty just outside the town limits of Oakland, was to-night robbed of about $6% in coin and a gold watch under peculiar circumstances. Hayland is an old man, owning about two hundred acres of land, and has the reputation of being a miser. He has lived in a little wreck of a shanty on the out- skirts of the city and carefully hidden away his savings where they would be easy of access in case of need, or for the common purpose of the miser—to gloat over them In the stilly hours of the night. At about midnight to-night three men entered the lonely cabin on the hillside, bound its sole occupant, and, at the point of the pistol, compelled him 'to tell where his treasure of a lifetime was burled. Before his very eyes they took it, and left him bound alone and gloating over the fact that he never revealed the whereabouts of his largest store. Later in the night a casual J)a.sser—by was startled by the groans and cries of the miserable man, and paused long enough to make an’ investigation. En- tering the wretched hovel. he found its occupant bewailing the gold he had lost and struggling frantically to break forth from his bonds. Hayland was at once re- leased and told his story, walling over what he had lost and_rejoicing because he had deceived the robbers in not noti- fylng them where the balance of his money lay safely hidden. The police were at once notified, and although Hayland has no idea who the robbers were, Sergeant Morrison has tion. FATAL LEAK IN A GAS FIXTURE Benjamin Smith, Pension Clerk, a Vietim of the Deadly Vapor, Had Turned Off the Gas Lamp, but the Rubber Hose Was Leaky. From a Benjamin Smith, who worked as clerk for Pension Agent P. F. Walsh, came to his death yesterday morning by inhaling the fumes of illuminating gas at his resi- dence, 207 Fillmore street. His wife occupied another room with Mrs. Haines of 1309 Steiner street, and was awakened shortly after 2 o'clock in the morning by the odor of escaping gas. She traced the odor to her husband’s room and found him lying ‘n bed uncon- scious. She and )Mrs. Haines at once dragged him into the parlor and threw open the windows so that the uncon- scious man might get fresh air. But the deadly gas had taken too firm a hold on him, and he died before assistance could be summoned. An_examination of the gas fixtures In Smith’s room by Deputy Coroner Tyrrel indicated that the deceased met his death accidentally. Smith had been reading in bed by the aid of a gas lamp on a small table near the head of the bed and within reach of his hand. Gas was sup- plied to the lamp by a rubber hose con- necting the lamp with the gas fixtures, Before going to sleep he had turned off the gas at the lamp, but there being a leak In the hose between the gas fixtures and the lamp, the gas escaped and killed him. The body was taken to the Morgue. The deceased was a native of England, 40 years old. He had beeen in a sickly con- dition for some time previous. ———————— HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL. E G Hay & w, Minn_|Miss J D Hill, J Hutcinson, w, 3 ¢ &| Mrs H Sewell, nurse, New Jersey |Miss G Fitzgerald, Mrs Longstreet, N J |W P Dickey & w, Miss Hutchinson, N J [Miss & A Adams, W_J Kirk, Cleveland |J M Currier, €S Hannan & w, 1l [Mrs J M D Braman, Boston W P Walker, Chicago Mrs G Fisher, Chicago Miss S Fisher, Chicago Miss L Seeley, Raymond & Whitcomb|Mrs O H Dowell, Excursionists— rs M D_Grover, W H Kellner & w, |Mrs C A Stinson, G'B Ellis & w, J Track & w, N Poulson & w, G Everson, Miss Everson, E A Hockaulf & w, A J Clark & w. K § Walbank, Chicago M M Green & w, Master M Green, H E Cralg & w, R C Humphrey & w, |T E Gibbon, Los Ang T Wostenholm & w, |R Jacobs & w, Oregon Miss I Fisher, Miss H Jacobs, Or L D Brown & w, H O Barratt & w, F W Blackner & 'w, J E Marsh & w, Mrs M Corser, Miss G Corser, C W Bradstreet & w, Mrs H Houghton, Mrs G N '3 D T Hersheimer, W B Clark & w, Mass C Colgate, Mass O W Beatty & w, Cal E Beatty, Cal Miss L Beatty, Cal Mrs M J Neyhart, Pa Miss E G Nevhart, Pa A Bonsfleld & w, Mich Miss Bonsfleld, Mich Mrs Darby, St Louls C E Pennock, H C Needham, L Bul] & w, Mrs G_J Maigee, U S Grant Jr, Cal Miss E M Magre, F H McCullagh, Cal Master G J C Hutchins, Boston Mrs J C_Ru: F H Goddard, Mass Miss B Russell, F Amory, Boston G T Andrew & w, E N _Fenneo, Boston Mrs J E Sickels, Va Miss Sickels, Va W Baumgarten, w, NY A Hermance & w, Pa J W Edgett & f, N Y J A Crulkshank,' N ¥ E R Smith, Yokohama A C Brown, Boston R Rubenstein, N Y Miss A Brooks, Mrs J B Sathorn, M S Hovkins, P Stsughton, S Street & w, Mrs C L _Acker, Mrs S J Brinkerhoft, 8 C Holley, Mrs G R Tweedy, W G_Blatt, Detroit Mrs A N Wildman, |G G Kimball, RedBluft GRAND HOTEL. J Rigaud, Paris T Tull, § Cruz H L Hovey, Chicago [A McKenny, S Mateo L L Lane, Angels M Davis, N ¥ T Kree & W, Neb Mrs Burchard, D C J S Gibson, Williame|J Pendleton, 'Cal 1 F Daly. Tureka |R Russell, Stockton W C Brady, Chicago |F Frost, Paso Robles E P Johnson, Japan A Davott, Livermore J Lamar & w. Palo A|H W Morgan. Cal J R Garrett, Willows |F Johnson & G R Wallace, Minn [L "Krock, A _Coons, St' Louls W Garch, Willows J Stanwood, S Monica Mrs Miller, Vermont A Hartley, L Ang Jose Kenyon, L Ang [C W Cobb, S Jose Morgan' & w, Ptid[T Cobb, Chicago H . W _Deltact, Minn D Wilson & w, Yuba C| G Marks & w, Sacto W Felger, Pt Townsna € W Cant, Montana Boodwell, Mont E Danought, Cal BALDWIN H Cottle, S Jose S Jose F A Lyon, Sacto G Ivancovich & w, Cal A B Post, Pasadena R Cobb, Chicago F H Green, S Rafael Mrs Osborne, S Jose C Stecker, Mre Coning, N Y A Warfleld,” Towa R H Weil, 'Sacto HOTEL. ‘W_H Mead, Portland C M Hunter, Chicago Mrs Milton, Chicago Miss Mliiton, Chicago Maud E Hall, Chicago Miss C Scott,” Chicago Mrs C Wyman, Stktn QD Banks, Chicago |C E Barnhart, Sulsun 55 3 M Gorton, N E G Perkins, S Jose P A Farney, Neb F Parker, N Y A Yager, J Frazer, 3 Hooks, Cal M Morrow, Chicago W cal |E D Melvin, S Jose AD S Jjose|EE Cochran &w, Seattle C M Harrigan, R Vista|H D Hammett. Boston J R Hendricks, Suisun| A H Hammett, Boston J E Hammett, Chis B Leitge, Cal o M McElroy, Reno J Anderson, Vallejo R Frederic] —— Bottles are now being made of paper under a German patent. They are for use particularly on shipbeard, where heavy weather works havoc among glass re- PREPARATIONS FOR TROUBLE Extended so Far‘ as to Lay Hold of the Camanche. Talk of Fitting Up the Old Mon- itor With Her Antique Smooth-Bores. Now There Is More Talk of Peace Than War at Mare Island, but ‘Work Goes Steadily On. Special Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO. March 28.—Preparations for trouble have extended so far as to lay a hold on the old monitor Caman- che. She was towed to the quay wall this morning, and five tons of coal were put in her bunkers. To-morrow the fires will be started under her boilers and they will be thoroughly tested. She was for two years the trainir: ship of the naval reserves of San Francisco, and before that had long lain in the stream off the island, so it is hard to say just what repairs are needed. Cap- tain Glass, commandant of the yard, will have as.ertained just what is needed to put the old craft into fighting order and may have a chance to bring her old smooth-bores into action. They are good guns yet, says Captain Glass. A 15-inch skLot when propelled by a full charge of fif* pounds of powder has a smashing effect which is very great. Such a shot has very little penetrating power, but it will deal a crushing biow of tremendous force. To put modern guns on the old Camanche would re- quire a practical remodeling of the mechanism of the boat, so she will be brought out, il she should be needed, with her prehistoric smooth-bores. “he construction department is on the lookoyt for black paint and lamp black. The department has orders to purchase all of this to be found here on the Pacific Coast. There was a well-defined rumor about Vallejo to-day which stated that dis- charges were being refused to men who had served out their time. This is em- phatically denied. It is one of the strictest rules of the navy that when a man’s time expires he must be allowed to go. There was a sudden change of sentiment at the island to-day and from a firm conviction that war was certain there were many prophecies that there would be no hostilities. This was before the dispatches announcing the attitude of the President had been received, and it was generally believed that the commandant had been notified of. the intended course of the Govern- ment. QUARANTINE DIFFICULTY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. Cattle May Now Be Moved From Point to Point Within the State Limits. SACRAMENTO, March 28.—The United States quarantine difficulties have now been satisfactorily adjusted by the Sec- retary of Agriculture, upon application of Governor Budd and the Secretary of the State Board of Health. The line across the central part of the State has been abandoned, and cattle may now be moved from point to point within the State without inspection. This will permit the cattle in the southern part of the State to be moved north, where feed can be had, which will greatly relieve the stock- men of that section. While the sou...ern cattle-owners are thus benefited, the stock-breeders north} of the abandoned line and in the pre- viously exempted portion of the State will not be Injured, as their herds will be permitted by the Secretary of Agriculture (upon application’ to be moved across the State line into adjoining States. Owners of cattle in the southern portion of tue State and southern transportation com- panies which send or ship them north should report their destination to the secretary of the State Board of health at Sacramento. ——-— Pioneer Charles Lewis Dead. SALINAS, March 28.—Charles Lewis, one of the oldest and best-known of this valley’'s pioneers, died near Prunedale .ast evening of paralysis. He was born in Switzerland sixty-nine years ago, and came to Caluornia in 1854. After wander- ing all over the State, he settled in San Jose in 1864, coming to Salinas Valley in 1869. After opening the first restaurant here he bought land in Prunedale. ek S Contracts for a Pipe Line. SALINAS, March 28.—The Spreckels Sugar Company . sterday closed a con- tract with G. R. Field, superintendent of construction at the sugar factory, on ve- half of the Risdon Iron Works, for the entire riveted steel water pipe line to fur- nish the factory with water. The line will be over one mile in length, thirty- two Inches in diameter and five-sixtns of an inch thick. The contract will be com- pleted in ninety days. Sadg s 111 Luck of a Convict. PORTLAND, Or., March 28.—A eonvict escaped from the State penitentiary to- day. He and a companfon had dug through twenty-four feet of brick, but when the time to escape came the larger man could not force his body through the hole and could not get away. —_—— Embezzler Chapman Sentenced. SANTA ROSA, March 8.—W. A. Chap- man, who was convicted a few days ago on a charge of embezzlement of funds be- longlnF to Page Brothers, for whom he was clerking, was sentenced by Judge Burnett this afternoon to three years in San Quentin IN MEMORY OF BURKE. Out of respect to the memory of Lieu- tenant Burke, the Police Commissioners adjourned their weekly meeting at an early hour last evening. President Tobin was unable to attend, owing to illness. and Commissioner Alvord occupied the chair. After the minutes had been read Secretary Wright was Instructed to spread the name of the brave officer on his minutes and to draw up resolutions in remembrance of his sad death. It is understood that at thkeir next meeting the Commissioners will thor- oughly Investigate the conduct of the po- licemen who were behind the dead officer while he was in the performance of his duty. Chief Lees has had his men out collecting evidence on the affair and many witnesses will be subpoenaed. Captain Dillon of the Seventeenth-street station was present last evening ready to assist the Commissioners in their inquiry. ————— Woman’s State Federation. The annual meeting and election of officers of the Woman's State Federation for the Public Good, was held last Mon- day afternoon, and the following officers ‘were unanimously appointed to rule over the society during the coming year: President, Mrs. Eva E. Bates; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. H. Richards; recording secre- tary, Mrs. Lila May Kimball; financial secretary, Mrs. S. J. Phillips; treasurer, Mrs. Lilian H. Rinner; members of the executive board—Mrs. 8. B. McCoy and Mrs. H. Boundy. Auction Bales AUCTION SALE 2 Py 22 THIS DAY. Tuesday... March 29, 1898 AT1P. M, AT SWITIER'S HORSE MARKET, Twelfth and Harrison Streets, 32 Head of Consigned Horses from Tehama County. 10 good business horses, 8 draught horses, 1 pair dapple grays, 2000 lbs, a fine brewery team; 1 fine pacing mare, 7 years old, gentle | for a lady to drive or ride, can pace In 2:23; | 1 good saddle horse. SAM WATKINS, Auctioneer. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE » —AT— P GRAND ARCADE HORSE MARKET, 327 SIXTH STREET. TO-MORROW. WEDNESDAY, March 3, at 11 a. m. By order of MAYOP PHELAN we will sell & lot of FIRE DEPARTMENT HORSES. Also 20 head of good work horses and mares. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Live Stock Auctioneers. SAVED THE COIN - FOR THE CITY A Job That Failed to Get Through the Super- visors. Rotten Sidewalks About Alamo Square That Were Not Paid For. The solid combination in the Board of Supervisors tfied to shove through a job yesterday that has been an eyesore to the taxpayers of this city for more than & year. A resolution was introduced to pay $950 for work on sidewalks on Fulton street, between Scott and Steiner, the block being one of those that bound the notorious Alamo square. Supervisor Britt made a speech in favor of allowing the payment of the demand, stating that the contractor had been kept out of his money for more than a year, and that it was time the contract was paid for. Supervisor Rottanzi wanted to know whether this was not the job that had been condemned because it had been found that the sidewalk was so rotten that a cane could be pushed through the concrete. It was admitted that the work was originally bad, but the claim was also made that repairs had been made that placed the sidewalk in perfect condition. The resolution to pay the money was finally defeated, Supervisor Britt giving notice of reconsideration at the next meeting. Back of the effort to get the money is another story. When the original con- tractor, James O'Brien, was at work, he sold his warrant to Henry Wiener,cashier for Nathan Dohrmann, who discounted the paper. When Mayor Phelan vetoed the authorization because the job was bad Wiener lookea the matter over, ana, find- ing that it would cost more to repair the sidewalk properly than he would get out of his warrant, threw the matter up. Since then O'Brien has had men patch- ing up the rotten sidewalk, and now seeks to get payment from the cf ———————— CRAWFORD lIs WELCOMED. The Forum Club Gives a Re- ception to the Distinguished Lecturer. A reception was tendered F. Marion Crawford, the distinguished lecturer, from 3 to 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the members of the Forum Club in their rooms at 223 Sutter street. The reception committee consisted of the following ladies, who areprominent members of the club: Mrs. John P. Young, Mrs. J. E. Freeman, Mrs. R. Bry- ant, Mrs. George E. Bates, Mrs. W. H. Brown, Mrs. William J. Dutton, Mrs. Charles R. Havens, Mrs. Charles Klein, Miss McFarland, Mrs. Willlam P. Shaw, Mrs. George Tasheira, Mrs. H. L. Van Wyck, Mrs. Asa R. Wells and Mrs. W. H. Yeamans. The little hall was crowded, and among those present were: Mrs. William P. Wheeler, Mrs. G. A. Patterson, Mrs. A. Zadock, Miss Louise D. Earl, Mrs. Walker C. Graves, Mrs. George F. Kincaid, Mrs. Andrew Hose. Miss Morgan, Mrs. Willis Guy Fuller, Mrs. Mahe, Miss Lane, Mrs. Thomas Stiley, siiss Hulse, Miss Gunn, Mrs. George . Kincaid, Mrs.” A. R. Cot- ton, Estella G. Feusier, Mrs. Walter L. Hirkle, Mrs. Oppenheim, Mrs. Washing- ton Ayer, Mrs. Frank Dalton, Miss Boy- ington, Mrs. Golcher, Mrs. W. G. Doane, Miss Susan French, Mrs. John Currey, Miss Lurline Lyons, Mrs. G. L. Davis, Mrs. Wills, Miss Atkinson, Miss_Mabel Hollls, Mrs. W. J. Stringer, Mrs. John T. Wright, Mrs. H. P. Colle, Mrs.’ Sinclair, Mrs. Haskell (of Boston). Mrs. Charles Goodall, Mrs. Frank Dalton, Miss Belle Shiels, 'Mrs. Paul Lohse, Miss Anita B. Lohse, Mrs. B. T. Scott. Miss Virgle Eng- lish, Mrs. Waiter H. Baker, Miss Louise Howland, Mrs. R. M. Howland, Miss Lot- tie Lamb (Virginia City), Mrs. W. D. O'Kane, Mrs. George Whittell, Mrs. E. K. Moore, Mrs. Esther B. Steele, Mrs. Charles B. Deane, Mrs. Boericke, Miss FElva King, Mrs. H. J. Campbell, Mrs. B. F. Stoahee, Mrs. D. E. Hayes, Miss Min- nie Black, Mrs. Paul Cutler, Miss Agnes Simpson, Mrs. A. C. Freese, Mrs. C. Mec- Kenrick, Mrs. R. B. Mitchell, Mrs. F. A. Wilkins, Mrs. L. H. (‘rog\per, Miss Hunt, Mrs. J. 8. Belcher, Mrs. Stack, Mrs. Boyn- ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanlcv-Brown and Mrs. Harry Miller, Miss H. Benson, Miss Mabel Eastwood, Miss May Ayres. Miss B. T. Taylor, Mrs. G. Morrison, Miss G. Greenwood Smith (of Boston). Mrs. S. B. Packard. Mrs. Montiomery Baggs, Miss . Log, Mrs. A. G. looth, Mrs. A. H. Bunner, Mrs. A. Wen- zelburger, Mrs. N. J. William. Miss Edith Howland, Mrs. George B. Seamen, Miss Brickell, Mrs. William Refgu of Berkeley, Mrs. S. M. Runyon, Mrs. George Easton, Mrs. M. D. Boerick, Mrs. W. J. Sweasey. Miss Carrie Trulow and Miss Belle Run- yon. P —— A NIGHT ATTACK. Battalion Drill in the Western Addi- tion by Companies of the First Infantry. Companies L, Captain Eggert: D, Cap- tain McCreagh; B, First Lieutenant Stur- divant; and H, Captain Warren, N. G. C., were out last night under command of Major Hugh T. Sime for battalion drill. It was originally intended that two com- panies should take position on top of Res- ervoir Hill and that two others should pass through the cut to Fillmore street, and that the one passing through the de- file should endeavor to escape the fire of those on the edge of the hill, but the po- lice authorities refused the battalion per- mission to use blank cartridges, so an- other plan was adopted on reaching Mar- ket and Thirteenth streets. The men were marched through the very rough cut and then to a large vacant space west of Steiner street, opposite Waller. ound there Is worse than in_the cut, aving been recently ploughed prepara- tory to grading. The order was given for e —————————————————————————————————————————————— The fac-simile signatuse of is on every wrapper The | P. J. BARTH, AUCTIONEER. TOMMORROW. v , 1588, at 11_o'cloc] DN DAY, &ulion Gate avenue, the Ele- | Bant Modern Furniture of above 6-room flat, | Sonsisting of Odd Pieces Parlor Upholstery, M _hzmber Suits, Spring and o At siresson Tilunkets, Pillows, Elegant Reclining Chalr, cost ;tl:nl Mgltluessag. e | Plate Mirror 3x6 feet, | $40: Fine Carpets throvghout, Sewing Machine, Sideboard. Extension Table, Dishes, Cook and Gas Ranges, and many other articles. | ANTIQUE MAHOGANY FURNITURE. e e T M A N STREE TSN Sarket at” P R S AUCTI(A)TN SALE OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 721 HOWARD STREET. THIS DAY. TUESDAY... T March 29, 1898. a, m. By order of MR. R. SMITH of Stockton we will sell 50 head of CHOICE DRAFT and DRIVING HORSES, nicely broken and weigh- ing from 1000 to 1600 pounds. This is the ADVANCE LOT of zeog n;nt will sed of. be sold each Tuesday until dis Live Stock Auctloneer. a night attack on an imaginary enemy, Compahies B and L making the advance and being deployed as skirmishers and the others acting as supports. The movements were executed, the ad- vance and retreat being conducted with considerable correctness, but the men who had in the past heen drilled on smooth pavement found walking a little difficult. But as the Major subset}uemly explained, it was to give them an idea of what they might have to encounter in the field. Each company made a good nu- merical showing and the drill was an in- structive oné. Cutting Government Timber. United States Attorney Foote yesterday filed two complaints in the United States District Court, the Merced Gold Mining Company being one defendant and the Tryo Mining Company bg:fi the other. It is charged that the dei ants unlaw- fully cut timber on Government land in Mariposa County, and appropriated the same to their own use. One thousand three hundred and fifty dollars with costs and interest are demanded from the Merced Gold Mining Company, and $261 with costs and interest are demanded from the Tryo Mining Company. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. 2 Monday, March 28. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, 84 hours from New< rt. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1834 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease w&lr(n’on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen othersfall. Try him. Charges low. 3 Cnresgnaranteed. Callorwrite, Hr. J. F. « (8B 30N, Box 1957, San Francisco. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Broadway Steamers leave For ports Spear street wharf), 10 arch 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, vansferre:IBnlcPorg:.}Rd.TOr. For Victorta, Vancouver (B, C. cend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m.. March 2, 1, 1217, 23, 27, and every fifth day thereafter, connecting at Seattle with company’s steam- ©rs Tor Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma with N 3 © P. Ry., at Vancouver with C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), a m. March 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, and every sixth day fter. et Sinta Cruz, Monterey, San Stmeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Eanta Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, 9 a. m.. March 2. 6 10, 14, 13, 22, 2%, 20, and évery fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har. ford (San Luls Obispo), Santa ra, Port Tos Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 2 March 4, 8 12, 16, %, 24, 28, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose e Fabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Pas Santa Rosa- lia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., March 8, April 3, and 2d of each month thereafter. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates ana honre of sailine TICKET OFFICE—Palace Hotel, 4 New M OSDALL, TERKINS & CO., Gen. Asts. D. ., - 10 Market street, San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. FAHE 12 First Class Including Berth 8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of Californ; Mar. 2, 10, 18, 30 Columbia. Mar. 6, 14, 23, 30 Throug] h Baggage to all Eastern rous Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap= e E. C. WARD, General Agent, i " 630 Market st Superintendents. Wednesday, April S et o sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney at 2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPH TOWN, South Africa. 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. French Line to Havre. Company’s Pier (new) 42 Nonhm by this line avold both transit by English rallway and the discomfort of crossing Alexandria, Eg_vgnt. via Paris, first class : I -April 2, 10 a. m. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. m-‘nozvzoELcLU onl!?fi rates. &@ The S.S. ALAMEDA @“m Wednesday, April 20, J. D."SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents., Compagnie Generale Transatlantigue. River, foot of Morton st. Travelers the channel in a small boat. New York to .April 9, 10 a. m. LA NORMANDIE ......April 18 LA GASCOGNE prii 23,10 a. m. LA CHAMPAGNE. April 30, 10 a. m. For further part y to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent. o No. 3, Bowling Green, New York. 3. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery San Franeisco. DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. F. Bismarck....April 25| A. Victoria . Columbla . Normannia .....May 19| Columbia .. June 3 First Cabin $§75 up. 2 Cabin $45 up. Steerage $30 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. Hamburg- HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific Coast, 401 California st cor. Sansome, San Francisco. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3. Washington St.,, at 6 p. m. daily. FREIGHT RECEIVED UP TO 5:30 P. ML Accommodations reserved by telephone. The only line selling through tickets and giv- ing through freight rates to all points on the Valley Railroad. STEAMERS: T. C. WALKER, CITY OF STOCKTON. S, MARY GARRATT, 1. D. PETER Telephone Main §05. Cal. Nav. and impt. Co. 4 i it FOR U, S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. Mon., Tuess Shear Thn ol | _9:45a. m.,” 3:15p. m.-(5:30 p. m. e | Landing and ofdees “Micsion Dock. Ple Telejhone. Red 2241, FORSAN JOSE, LOS GATOS and SANTA (77 Steamer Alviso leaves Pier 1 s Sundays excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daley{ylS(ltumn)'s exceptad) at § p. m. Freight and Passensers- T e o T ke eco and Alyio, S L First street, Ban Jose 5l 4