The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1898, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL '27, 1898 13 MILITIA READY FOR THE CALL Oakland Guardsmen Will Object to Strange Officers. Want to Be Commanded by Men Who Have Trained Them. the The Organ Boys’ Brigade Has Tendered Its zation to Governor Budd or Service. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 98 Broadway, April 26. | no lack of patriotism in Ala- | ty, and while Pleasanton i anize a volunteer brigade of al Guard com~anies in Oa There meda tryir land Cou to or Nat constantly every evening t.e call to arms, Jurlv, th Infantry, N. G. C., ould it take the field it its full complement of 103 have 68 members on our onc of the officers to-d yw deluged with application from well drilled ex-mer around their barracks and anx- ct whi want to re-enlist in case the ed in:o active service ns are on file from me ) to the front. Of cour: -mem- the preference will be given to e bers where the age does not bar them, if they are oth se physically qual s only one probabi ardor f the 1d_they go into \ded by some ordered ¢ soon. i of the nd says the into ke a fine show- nton is so im- s is- | e d men wanted who enter the army in the your name 7 to D. M. M < he membe ur ) to their se v Governor Budd for duty. The or- P ¢ body was effected S te d it would form the y, consisting, 1 of ‘the pro; petitive dr e never be of graduate gnified their intention to hould its ser- ot — et A PETTY SWINDLER. Complex Plot Carried Out in Order to Gain a Trifling Sum. April 26.—A respectable- put in several hours yes aries for hi only tside could have P Pirst he called on F. b3 street plumber, and Te he was agent for a we operty owner who de- s A trustworthy young man to 1 pairs to his houses. Mr. F address of Willlam ¥ Antoalo avenue, and e uiries as to the ¥ he went to the ¥ : found no one at home ¢ n's mother, P rable convers he ed that wne young man e accordingly wrote | ¢ recommendation’ to_the e st and left word for Pin- 1 on him in Oakland. This Pin- | > with the result that he found address given to be a church. After ng the letter the stranger told Mrs -e that he knew a lady who w t 10 mo 1 who had a_ton of c wanted to dispose . uld take $4 for fit, though it w worth Mrs. Pingree had no money, bu went to a neighbor and borrowed 0. This the stranger took and departed. After this she even took the trouble to go back to Furey's store and thank him for recom- mending o fine a young man as Pingree to him.’ This is not the first time this swindle has been worked here, and in each case only a small amount has been realized. | —_—————— Davis Club Organized. ALAMEDA, April 2.—Arter holding two preliminary meetings the Alameda Davis Club was permanently organized last evening by the election of the follow- ing officers: G. A. Bordwell, president; (. W. C. Baker, vice president; H. L. Zim merman, secretary; J. A. Remmell, tre: urer; executive ' committee — Colonel George Babcock, F. J. Whiting, Colum- bus Bartlett, D. T, Hard and F. H. Kel- logg. There are 125 charter members to the club, and all are enthusiastic in sup- port of their choice for the Governorship. | Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, April 26—Gin Sing was ar- rested this morning by Officer’ Anderson | for selling lottery tickets. A couple of San Francisco reporters ght to Interview the Widow Ryer last ing on the subject of the sult were driven away from the house by a | d a bulldog. Mrs. Ryer pos- ed to be Interviewed. ng programme has been r the school children's annual ona Heights next Saturday. en, one of the party whom ! 0k out into the wilderness of the northwes a wild goose chase, has re- turned and will remain, He says ne ’(;rrgnhr 4 # narrow escape from hang- Tt has been ascert, - | Vbt Sl alned that Jack Crow: Keafe' of partioonen accused by Eddie cipating in the disposition | of his mother's alleged murdered body, | was no ld]lll"nxA'H {dn at the time the | hl"r!"e l-;)r some (im:’. Sty he Comedy Club Thespia 200! eglans” at evening 10 & good adlenemor? Dl last —_———— Director Gray’s Presentation. OAKLAND. April 2.—Director Gray of | the school department fs in high favor | with the pupils of the Central Grammar | School just now. They are studvies | Bpain_and its history. and to interest | ;’};‘(:’Tng;:lg’r!‘w’;ufld the school with large | a S 0! he ¢ ¥ | of the Alhambra and ' bineogneda and of the palace, with explans handsomely framed. e 8, talk on Spanish history the success of the Americas ; pavy. This brought forth tremendons —a plause. He also Teft a sct of photamsibs | of the American navy as a furthes tens | monial of his Interest in the wop. —_——— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablef ists refund the money If it falls to cure. he genuine has L. B. Q. on each table Bave the class and predicted i 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000O ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. THE MANWHO T napolis now resides at the Hotel Me at Annapolis. “This is a most righteous wa have felt so all along. ally, and can judge of their merits. naval battle. war will be short. ing to me and to other naval officers Spain } an ally. us. 1y theory w by ‘hay il powe by us largely about Spain being s to a war of coal. vle to do so. without s protecting forc f vessels e of anish are needed. 0000000000000 OO0O0OO00O0000DO000000000 Chaplain J. S. Wallace, an ex-Professor of An- napolis, Speaks Bluntly of His Ideas of the War With Spain. OAKLAND, April 26.—The man who instructed Captain Sampson at An- S. Wallace, U. S. N., retired, and he was, before his retirement, a professor While there many officers now holding commissions, includ- ing Sampson and Wainwright, were his pupils. He also accompanied Farra- gut on his celebrated cruise after the Civil War. said Chaplain Wallace to-day, “and T In fact, it is unique in the world’s history, in that it is being waged for humanity, except, of course, for the Maine incident. I feel confident that our men Will w ‘The duration of the war will depend much upon the result of the first If Spain succeeds in beating us in the first naval engage- ment that would necessarily put us hors de combat for some time to come. We should be compelled to build ships and go at it again. hand, if we win the first battle Spain will undoubtedly back down and the “But we are really not prepared as we should be for war. It is humiliat- go all over the world picking up ships here and there. I don’t think Europe will become involved in the conflict. England is thoroughly our friend, and r old enemy ever since the Armada times. Other nations won't touch us as long asEngland sympathizes with n regard to the modern warship is that we have made a e in not having more sail on them. Machinery is likely to break down ny time, and it is not always convenlent to get coal. The old ships were equipped with both sail and steam, and there is really much to be gained for we could economize when at sea and in no hurry h power instead of steam. This war, though, is resolved down We can get plenty of it, but there is a question s to the Philippines, we don’'t want them, of course, except to hold them and trade them for something else at the. end of hostilities, and it goes ing that the Philippines will fall before our ships, because the Chaplain Wallace is holding himself ready for a call in case his services 000000000000 000000000000000000000O0 RAINED SAMPSON tropole in this city. He is Chaplain J. in, for I know many of them person- On the other to see the United States compelled to England wants us for i s insignificant.” 00000000 O00000000000000000D00000000000000000O00000000 (LT OFF Will Receive a Full Share of His Father’s Big Estate. Much Property Deeded Off to Heirs and Leased Back. Attend Services This Masonic Societies Will the Funeral Afternoon. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 908 Broadway, April 26. The will of Frederick Delger contains nothing sensational and no surprises. It has not yet been made public, but the in- timate friends of the deceased are aware of its contents. It does not dispose of a large amount of property, although Mr. Delger was a very | wealthy man and owned immense blocks of valuable realty. Some time ago, show- ing his usual foresight and desire to min- imize the possibilities of litigation, Mr. Delger, it is now known, deeded 2 large amount of his property to his helrs, and afterward they leased it to him at nom- inal figures, so that he had absolute con- trol of his large properties up to the time of %is death. The heirs are the four children of the deceased, who will inherit the. bulk of the property after suitable provision is made for the widow. There are also numerous legacies of varied amounts to some of the | relatives in this country and in G many. The children are Mrs. H. O. Tro bridge, Mrs. William Moller, Mrs. Brown and Frederick Delger. These children will each receive an equal share of their father's estate. It has been known that during the past few vea there have been some differ- ences between the deceased and his son. These differences have, it is rumored, amounted to_occasional threats on the part of the dead capitalist that his son should not share in his father’s wealth. During the prevalence of one of these differences young Delger went into bus ness for himself in this city and was suc- cessful. This effort on the part of the son was very gratifying to his father and long before glls death they were in perfect harmony. All stories that the will con- tained a clause disinheriting the son are entirely false, for it is authoritatively stated now that Frederick Delger will re- ceive an equal share with his sisters. The funeral services of the late Fred- erick Delger will be held to-morrow after- noon at the First Congregational Church, which will be preceded by a short cere- mony at the residence. Rev. J. E. Bush- nell of the English Lutheran Church, of which the deceased was a communicant, and Rev. C. H. Hobart of the First Bap- tist Church, will conduct the services at the house. 5 Oakland Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 1008, of which deceased was a member, will have charge of the services at _the church and cemetery. Rev. Dr. J. K. McLean will officiate. The ladies of the Fabiola Hospital Assoclation will meet at the Ho- tel Metropole at 1:30 o'clock, and from there will attend the funeral at the church. At different times Mr. Delger do- nated $10,000 to this association. The pallbearers have been selected, as follows: Willlam R. Davis, W. Frank Plerce, Wallace Everson, J. Everding, F. K. Shattuck, H. P. Taft, C. H. Smith, H. 4. Powell, Thomas Crellin, E. C. Sessions, Victor H. Metcalf and William Ruther- ford. ———————— DAVIS ANSWERS HUBBARD. ‘Will Say No More Except to Answer Libelous Statements. OAKLAND, April 26.—The following letter has been received from Rev. Ed- wards Davis. It explains itself: OAKLAND, Cal., April 26, 1898. Editor Call: The statement of George C. Hubbdrd at the Monday meeting of the Christian ministers, as reported in to-day's Call, can be better appreciated in view of the following fact. The party mentioned re- signed his eldership perforce, and but a_few months ago was regularly dismissed from membership in the Central Christian Church by the unanimous recommendation of _every other officer and the unanimous vote of the congregation. He objects to the editor of our denominational paper allowing complimentary notice regarding myself. I am sorry such is so displeasing. It is grievous that small abllity should elicit _envious enmity. I am gratified that Rev. W. B. Berry and others had the courage to desire justice and to await action on discussion untilsomething authoritu- tive is presented against me. I hope I shall not be compelled to make further statement in the press until some one charge has been communicated to me. No definite charge has Vet been recefved. But I understand that method, for inuendo is more effective than de- finite_statement. Some of my brethren are certainly not act- ing In a menner conducive to my loyalty to Christian fraternity, were not my faith in Christ made more secure by every assailment. Pre-eminently for the peace and power of Christianity personal quarrels should be kept from publicity, and, therefore, unless in the refutation of & libel on my character, I shall not further speak until before a justly con- tituted committtee. . EDWARDS DAVIS, e Grand Jury in Session. OAKLAND, April 26—The Grand Jury held a session of four hours this after- noon and interviewed Attorney George W. Baker, Edwin Goodall and W. I, ‘Whittler, all Interested in the Contra Costa Water Company. Baker was ques- tioned closely as to advice he gave the corporation’s officers on the water rate resolution and ordinance; what he knew in regard to the combine between the two companies, which resulted in the raise of | rates and uniformity of prices. His an- | swers to these were not learned, | Goodall and Whittier professed ignorance | regarding the actions' of ‘the com- panies’ officers, as well as the purpose of ;llhfd fund raised by assessing the stock- holders. . Demands Heavy Damages. OAKLAND, April 26. — Mrs. Frances | Taylor has | collect 810,000 damages for malicious mis- | chief from James H. Creeley. This is the | outcome of the celebrated Creeley-Taylor | fence feud of a year ago. The familie: | reside on Myrtle street, between Twent | sixth and Twenty-eighth. They disagreed | and a fence was built between them by ‘('l"('lP_\' that shut out the sun, light and all view of his neighbors. The Taylors tore it down and Creeley had Mrs. Tay: | lor arrested for malicious mischief. The testimony in the Police Court was of such a character that Judge Allen dismissed the defendant. Now comes this su | Fabiola Derby Day. OAKLAND, April 26—Thomas H. Wil- to- notified the Fabiola Hospi- n that the California Jockey ignated May 14 for its annual 'he ladies will hold a pub- Derby day. lic meeting at the Hotel Metropole Fri- day morning at 10 o'clock to prepare for the event. ‘The time is short, but it is expected that newspaper notices will reach every one Interested, and that a large attendance will resuif. The aay's card will include some of the best races | of the season. Fell and Died From the Shock. held to-night on the body of Ellen Smith, | the young tg:h"l who fell down the steps at the rear of her home on Sunday. here was nothing sensational in the testimony | and Dr. Buteau was the chief witness. He stated that in his opinion the girl died from shock occasioned by the fall, and the verdict of the jury was n accordance with the medical testimony. | Gessler Fired Two Shots. | LOAKLAND, April 26.—The trial of Hugo Gessler, charged with assault with Intent to ‘kill George T. Fink on the Redwood road on March 4 last, was begun before Judge S. P. Hall this morning. | Oakland News Items. | GOAKLAND, April 2.—Rev. Swan, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal | Church, Berkeley, has been appointed | guardian of little Ruth Merrill, the four- | year-old child taken from her ‘mother in | Berkeley recently by Mrs. L. A. Prescott, Charles Cunningham. a twelve-year-old schoolboy, was arrested this morning by Detectives Shorey and Quigley for hiring | a bicycle and failing to return it. | _Word has been received from Dutch | Flat that Rev. George W ly pastor of Church, George the Chester-street M. E. { was nearly drowned recently .A | the Middle Fork of the American River. The missionary boat Pitcairn has | been repainted and is being put in repairs | for another trip. She has been on the | mud flats opposite Adams wharf for the past _year. Judge Allen to-day Watson of 618 Adeline street, who w: charged with tearing down a placard posted by Assistant Inspector Smith, be- | cause the minutes of the Board of Health | did not show that Smith had been au- thorized to paste the placard. —_— e ‘Water Will Be Scarce. BERKELEY, April 26.—Health Officer Rowell of Berkeley is fearful of dlsgs- trous results from the unprecedented scarcity of water that prevails this year Town Trustees to immediately construct a sewer in Irving street on account of the {fireva]ence of typhoid fever in the vicin- ty. In his report to the Trustees Dr. Row- ell says: I would further suggest that some actio; taken by your honoraple board Testricting. the use of water for purposes of irrigation while our sewers require flushing during this dry sea- son more than ever. It seems a cruel waste of water to allow the hose to play for hours upon lawns and gardens. All sanitary precautions against fevers should be taken, and the fact borne in mind that clean sewers are more Important to the health of the community than attractive lawns and flower beds. 1 regard the water problem to-day as most serious from a sanitary standpoint and worthy of vigorous restrictive measures in relation thereto. Masters Succeeds Hopper. BERKELEY, April 26.—Stuart G. Mas- ters, '00, was to-day eiected editor of the Occident to succeed James Hopper, who has held the_editorship for the last threa terms. R. W. Tully, '01, was elected manager, to succeed Roy E. Dickerson. | The following officers of the Occident Publishing Company were elected: Presi- dent, R. W. Tully; vice-president, E. E. Christensen; secrotnrg. A. J. Cloud; audit- ing committee—Paul Sinsheimer and C, E. Thomas; membership committee—P. Be- ville and Roy E. Dickerson. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, April 2.—Miss Clotilde Adelaide Grunsky was to-day installed as president of the Associated Women Students of the Unlverslg of California. Henry W. Stuart, U. C. ’04, has been honored by being made fellow in philos- ophy at the Washington University of St. Louls. e WELBURN’S BONDSMEN. The Suits to Collect for Norton’s De- falcation Will Be Pushed by the United States Attorney. Despite the bill introduced by Congress- man Loud in Congress yesterday provid- ing for the release of the bondsmen from their obligations caused by the embezzle- ments by Cashier Norton under Collector of Internal Revenue Osca M. Welburn, the Federal authorities in this city pro- pose to prosecute the sult now pending against the bondsmen of the missing Col- lector. Deputy United States Attorney Schlesinger sald yesterday that the suit would be vigorously prosecuted and the money would be coliected from the bonds- men without doubt, unless Congress assed a relief bill exonerating the de- endants from paying. e Held for Burglary. Raymond Marion was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Low on a charge of burglary in bonds. He broke into the art studio of Mrs. Perley and Mrs. Culps at 215 Post street and stole a quantity of articles. but | instituted legal proceedings to | OAKLAND, April 26.—An fnquest was | . Beatty, former- | dismissed George | s in the university town. He has urged the | VATER WILL BL: SCARCE Not Such a Big Stock as Was Generally Be- lieved. A Resolution That Comes as a Surprise to the Water Users. J. W.T. Watkinson Says That There Is Absolutely a Water Famine. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 98 Broadway, April of the fact that the present season is the driest experi- enced in many yi in Alameda County, and may be followed by another of like kind, and realizing that the water now wasted in the gutters and in other ways is need- less and should be saved for possi- ble future requirements, and be- lieving that, with care, an abun- dant supply could be reserved for a possible long drought, which would be of great benefit to the city of Oakland and promote its prosper- ity, now, therefore, be it “Resolved, That all water con- sumers be and they are hereby re quested to take all necessary pre- cautions to prevent waste by re- pairing defective plumbing, etc., and by using only a reasonable amount of water for irrigation and & other purposes.” The above resclution was in the City Council meeting 1 evening, and caused some surprise. Although this year has been unusually dry, Oaklanders ave beer lying on the statement of the two water companies, and felt secure against any possible lack of water. That uch a scarcity may.occur is shown to be probable vy the resolnlioa introduced by Mr. Pring ‘Througnout e contest between the water companies, each has reiterated the statement that It is entirely capable of supplying the whole town with all the water it could possibly yse. KLach com- is now supposed to be supplying “In view e ® > @ B R O RO R ORCRORCROR ) troduced at | pany about half the town, and yet a drought is predicted. : Mr. Dingee of the Oakiand Water Com- pany sev | city” ot on the amou | days ago said that the scar- t of water his company c: furnish. He said that the wells were flowing better this year than last, and that a dry season has no effect upon them. When questioned this afternoon, Mr. Dingee said he preferred not to be | quoted on tt | that the r the request of his company. J. H. T. Watkinson of the Contra Costa Company furnished The Call with the following condition of the water su | of the State, compiled from ample quiry: The ground has been sapped by con- tinuous drying winds of moisture afforded by the light showers that have fallen, ausing this Ason to ve the ariest on record in Alameda County, and generally in- natter, further than to say | ition is not introduced at | 1in will have no, effect whatever | I nevertheless advise that pply | € dry seasons come together and wet sea- | sons follow each other, By reason of the lawns surrounding most of the houses in Oakland a larger per capita supply of water than con- sumed in any other city is required, and therefore more I ! lific waste. An abundant supply of water at the latter end of a protracted drought will add to the prosperity of Oakland and maintain _an _efficient . fire protection stitude is given for pro- | which many cities in California at such | | & time w.. not possess. Kach individual | water consumer who takes interest in the welfare of Oakland should prevent waste on his own premises and also discourage | Belcher I feel that i his neighbor froma so doing. One city has the low per capita co sumption of eighteen gallons. Many ma; ufacturing cities come below thirty-five gallons, but Oakland, ~"nere there is no municipal restraint on waste, consumes 198 gallons. There is every confidence in Oakland dant sum:lg-' still it is not long this drought will last. By calling | the consumers’ attention to the necessity of abating waste now it may obviate the necessity of enforecing obnoxious re- | straints hereafter, when it might possibly be necessary. Oakland 1s more abundantly supplied | than almost any city in the United States | and that supply can be relied upon during | a long dought if reasonable care is taken. The farmers in the vicinity of our neighboring city of San Jose are surrep- titiously depriving the county of all the water that has been used for sprinkling streets, the condition of their orchards from drought being so desperate that they take the water from the pipes at night. Tulare Lake, deriving its sources from the snow regions of the mountains, is now lower than during any preceding drought. Lake Tahoe, long, has been thirty feet belowitsnormal | level. n- known how some fifty miles south | country resembles the Mojave Desert. In | this district a person can cross the large rivers without wetting his feet. There {is absolutely a water famine. Under these conditions Oakland is fortunate in possessing an adequate supply for all | anticipated future necessities, but *fore- | warned is forearmed,” and the water now | being wasted might possibly in the dis- | tant future be available for some useful urposes. PN Washington, D. C., where they have heavy rains nearly every month in the year, the waste has been so excessive that the water department has authorized the expenditure of $1,000,000 for meters to restrict the waste. Under ordinary circumstances in Cali- fornia where we have six months without any rain, and sometimes thirty-six months with but very scanty rainfall, wa- ter is a scarce commodity, and under all circumstances should be husbanded with care, and In case of a drought indulgence | in waste seems nothing short of a crime. —_———————— ILLEGALLY LANDED. Boatswain Ah Dye of the Beigic Caught After He had Escaped From the Steamship. The second boatswain of the Belgic was Ah Dye, a Chinaman. Being simply a member of the crew and a laborer he was | not entitled to land, but he deserted the | Vessel on her arrival here and managed | to keep out of the way ‘until yesterday, | when he was apprehended by Customs | Thépector J. E. Mullen at the Broadway dock. The prisoner was handed over to Deputy Surveyor of Customs Chauncey M. St. John, who placed him on board the Rio de Janeiro in charge of the officers of the steamship company. He will be taken back to China as & member of the crew. LOST HIS DIAMOND PIN. Peter Jackson, the Pugilist, Has Trouble With One Lottie Douglas. Peter Jackson, the pugilist, reported to the police headquarters on Monday that he had lost a diamond pin valued at $150 in a Mission-street saloon. Detectives Gibson and Egan were detailed on the case, and later in the evening arrested a woman who gave the name of Lottie Douglas and was in the saloon with Jack- son at the time the pin disappeared. When searched a pawn ticket for a ring was found in her possession, and charges of grand larceny and vagrancy were placed against her. —_—— The Charter Can Be Had. Official copies of the proposed new char- ter in pamphlet form, containing also a complete index, may be had without charge, ugon application at the office of the Merchants’ Association, Mills build- Ing, seventh flocr, room §. thirty-two miles | being furnished with an-abun- | ANYIOUS FOR A REVERSAL Judge Belcher Not in Favor With the Har- bor Commission. Special Counsel Engaged to Carry His Decision to the Supreme Court. Resolutions Passed and From All Appearances the Board Is in Earnest. ‘At a meeting of the State Board of Harbor Commisioners yesterday after- noon it was resolved that the decision of Judge Belcher against the board should be appealed, and special counsel retained in behalf of the board. It was resolved that counsel for the defend- ants in the two cases of Irving vs. the board and the case of the Paraffine Company vs. the same parties, now pending in the Superior Court, be au- thorized and directed to forthwith take all necessary steps and proceedings for new trials and appeals on behalf of the board. The Commissioners have expressed their determination to fight the decision to the bitter end. Mr. Herrold asked that the move be first referred to the attorney of the board and the Attorney- General, for the purpose of discovering how long the action of the board would be held by the appeal, but Special Counsel F. S. Stratton was of the opin- ion that the appeal should be made and victory for the board would certainly follow. Other routine business was looked into by the board, but it was evident that the meeting involved prin- cipally the action of Judge Belcher in his recent decision. After the decision by the board to ap- peal the case to the higher courts, the letter written by Attorney Stratton was placed on record. The letter or appeal follows: Honorable Board of State Harbor Com- missioners, 10 California street, City— Gentlemen: The two suits of Irving vs. Board of State Harbor Commissioners, and Paraffine Paint Company vs. same, ‘)\n\'e been decided, as you know, in favor of the plaintiff. While the decisions are, as they ought to be, received as expres: ing the law as viewed by tne trial court, appeals be n | forthwith taken to the Supreme Court. And while further the opinion as ren- dered is, as it should be, entitled to re- spect and as of weight, I still further e: press the belief that the appeals must in- evitably be successful. While your right to employ special counsel {s” assailed, there can be no doubt of the proper ex- ercise of your power in this instance, for the reason that the Attorney General has, in writing, heretofore consented to my mployment as such in this case. Kegarding this same matter, for ser- vices rendered during the crial ?ust had 1 will not expect any compensation until the matter of the law is more authorita- tively determined. Since, however, I have never acted in any case as special coun- sel without the consent of, and unless re- quested by, Mr. Ford, your regular at- torney, and since one Attorney General has already filed a written opinion con- ceding vour right to employ special coun- sel, and since you have verbally reported to me the opinion of the present Attor- ney General conceding to vou the same right, and since further ‘this power to so employ special counsel is, in my opinion, given to the Harbor Commissioners ex- pressly by the act of March 13, 1895, I would suggest and advise that the whole matter of the right of special counsel to act be referred to your own attorney for his opinion. In the opinion just rendered by Judge t is my duty to state that he has in all probability uncon- sciously done me an injustice regard- ing the advice which I gave you relative to the rejection of bids. The opinion in question states that I advised the board that they had no authority to open the bids, or to award a contract upon a day not named in the advertisement. He }mlds that such an opinion is not sound aw. I think that Judge Belcher, when his attention is called to the matter, will at once recall that I never have given any such advice. This is the more readily shown by reason of the fact that my opinion, dated December 15, 1897, is in writing, and is on file in your office, and was introduced as an exhibit in the trial of these cases. Mr. Holmes testified that before the bids in question were opened, and before it was known at all that the plaintiff was the lowest bidder, or, in | fact, that any bid had been put in by the Paraffine Paint Company for the creosot- ing method, I stated to him that it would be advisable for the board to return all bids unopened, and in this way avoid complication. After the bids had been opened, and when I was appealed to for my views, I | reiterated my former opinion that, since From the Mexican line to within | of Oakland the | the right of the board .o open bids on a day not named in the advertisement would probably be raised, and since by opening blds on such a day the board might be involved in litigation which would delay the work for from one to three years, the ' better lan would be for the board to avoid all questions, and by readvertising for ten days make their position in law secure. This cer- tainly was merely proceeding with cau- tion, and there was no declaration on my part at any time as to whether the board had or had not authority to open the bids. Very respectfully, F. S. STRATTON. —_———— MAYDAY AT SUTRO BATHS. Extensive Arrangements for the Big Event. Extensive preparations are being made at the Sutro Baths for the children's Mayday festival, which will take place on Saturday, April 30, 1893. The big in- terior is being arranged to receive the large numbers of children who are ex- pected to gather there. The platform over the tanks has been enlarged, and in the center a throne has been built for the May queen. This will be covered with flowers taken from Mr. Sutro’s grounds. The May poles will be placed at the corners of the platform and the seats for the children, who will be dress- ed in white, will be arranged in a semi- circle, rising to the throne like an am- puitheater. The management has made arrange- ments to give up the entire Sutro Baths and pieasure grounds for the enjoyment of the children of the city on Satur.ay, April 30, the entertainment will last from 10 a. m. till late at night, and csere will not be a minute without its especial form of amusement. Professor ‘William J. O'Brien has the children ‘in charge, and his skill in .raining little ones in the various fancy dances is al- ready well known to the public of San Francisco. There will also be a march, in which one thousand children will participate, at the end of which the queen will be crowned and the triple May poles deco- rated with their sllken red, white and blue streamers. Afterward there will be fancy dances. Preparations are being made to accommodate a large crowd, and the management of Sutro Baths predicts a day of unalloyed pleasure to all who attend the festivities. Y —_————————— Crushed by a Truck. Arthur Eleston, seven years of age, was knocked down and run over by a truck near his home at 4 Freelon street early last evening. Upon examination at the Receiving Hospital it was discovered that the boy had sustained severe bruises about the limbs and body, and tne left ear was almost torn from the head. It is possible - internal injuries may have been sustained. The injured boy recently moved with his parents fro-1 Vallejo to this city. ADVERTISEMENTS. THE ONLY GWNUINE HUNYADI WATER Hunyadi Jines BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, Sl CONSTIPATION, DYSPEPSIA, LIVER COMPLAINTS & HEMORRHOIDS, ““The prototype of all Bitter Waters. Lance. “‘Speedy, sure, gentle.”” Eritish MedicalJourny CAUTION: ture of the firm. See that the label bears the signa- Andreas Saxlehner. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or dlsen.nwelrln’ml bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. I'he doctor cureswh othersfall. Try him. Charges low Cnresguaranteed. Callorwrite, IB ION. Box 1957, San Frarclsco. o4 OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. FOR SEATTLE TACOMA DIRECT. The New, Elegant, Fast Steel Steamship “SENATOR,” Carrying Freight and Passengers Will Leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco, Tuesday, May 3, 11 a. m. Ticket office, 4 New Mont- gomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents, 10 Market St. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 & m., April 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, May 1, transfer at Seattle. For Alaskan ports Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. m., April 27, May 18, June 5, 2 July 17, transfer at Portiand, Or. r Vi Vancouver (B. C.). Port Town- New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., April 1, 6, 1L, 16, 21, 2, May 1, and every fifth day there- after, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers_for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at from Tacoma with N. P. Ry. at Vancouver with C..P, Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m., April 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, May 2, and every sixth ay thereafter. e Toruz, Monterey, San Stmeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, & m., April 3, 7. 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, May 1, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luls Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. m., April 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, May 3, and every fourth day thercafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, lia_and Guaymas (Mex), 10 a. m., d 24 of each month thereafter. ”"l‘hedcomwnny reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates hours of sailing, IORET OFFICE4 New Montgomery reet (Palace Hatel) S GODALL, PERKINS & CO.,_Gen. Asts., 10 Market street, San Francisco. Bay, San Jose del ita Rosa- THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAHE glz First Class Including Berth 8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILL\'GAS: e Qregon. eesenu ADHL 18, Columbla. . April “1, 30 | State of California. April 24, May 3 Through 1.ckets and Through Baggage to ail Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- lication to % E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES. TO ENGLAND, ANTWERP, AND THE CON- TINENT. RED STAR LINE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, SOUTH- AMPTON, ANTWERP. AMERICAN LINE (Philadelphia-Liverpool Service.) PHILADELPHIA, QUEENSTOWN, LIVER- POOL, Under BELGIAN and BRITISH FLAGS. S _EMPIRE LINE. FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinofs, Indi- ana, 340C tons, Conemaugh, 2100 tons (formerly in the trans-Atlantic service of the American line). Appointed sailings from Seattle. 8. 8. Ohlo, June i5, 8. 8. Indiana, June 22. S. S. Pennsylvania, June 29, for St. Michael, connecting with company’s fla-t of new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and interme- diate potnts. For passage and freight apply tn INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencles. amghip? @'flm Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, May 15, at p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, French Line to Hayre. Company’s Pler (new) 42 North River, foot of Morton st. Travelers by this line avoid both transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in a small_boat. New York t Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, $160; second class, $116. LA CHAMPAGNE... LA BOURGOGNE LA TOURAINE LA GASCOGNE o N particulars apoiy to For further particula: V. COMPAGNIE "GENERALE TRANSATLAN- 1QU! Agent, TIQUE. e Bowling Green, .Jew York. J. F, FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. "FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AKD VALLEJOD. Steamer '‘Monticello’” S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, Wednesday, May 4, 2 p. m. Special rates. The S.S5. MARIPOSA sails via Honolulu and . 10 a. m. Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat........ a. m., 3:15 p. m. (8:30 p. m, ex. Thurs.) Fridays 1 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Sundays Landing :30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Mission Dock, Pler 2. Telejhone, Red 2241. FOR SAN JOSE, LOS GATOS and SANTA CFU2 Steamer Alviso leaves Fier | daily (Sundays excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily (Saturdays gxcepted) at § p. m. ' Frelght and passengers Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, 50: to San Jose, Toc. Clay street, Pler 1 41 North First street. San Jose. RAILROAD TRAVEL. THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, From September 10, 1897, trains will run as follow: South-bound. North-bouad. Passen- | Mixed Mixed |Passen- ger Sunday Sta- Sunday ger Dally. (Excep'd. tions. |Excepd.| Daily. Stockton Merced Fresno Hanford Visalia Stopping at Intermediate points when re- quired. Connections—At Stockton with steamboats of C N. & I Co., leaving San Franclsco and Stockton at € p. m. dally; at Merced with stages to and from Snellings, Coulterville, etc.: also with stage for Hornitos, Mariposa, ctc. at Laokershim with stage to and from Madera. party | <in | | | RAILROAD TRAVEL. BOUTHERN VACIFIC COMPANY. (raciFic synrRM.) ue (o arrive at 5 (Maiz Line, Foot of Marl Frox AP 10, 1€ 0a Renicis, Stisun and Sacramento. 04 Marysvil e, Oroville aud Redding via Woodland 0 Vaoaville and Rumsey. 304 Martiner, San Ramon, V. Calistoga aud Santa Rosa 04 Deters, Milto 0:00a New Urle u, los Augele I Paso, New Ocleans and East. 9:00A Vallejo, Martinez, Merced and Fresno 00 Sucraniento ltiver § 0r Niles, Sun Jose and W Stations, 4100¢ Mutines, Naps, Snermino +30P Niles, San Jose, Tracy 0r Laturop, Modesto, Merced, Fresuo, Mojave (for Randsburg: Sauta Barbara and Los Angeles. 1RO Snuta e Route, il st d,”" Los . Fort, Worth, Little Louis, Chicago and Esst 95:30r * Suoset Limited Annex,” Ei Paso, New Orleans and tiast I, Ogilen and Fast Nils wnd San Jose. 6:001 Furopeun M; 6:00¢ Haywar s, 18:001 Vallejo . 8:00¢ Oregon | ville, 1t B Sornd and_ Fnat e SAN LEANDRO AND HAVWARD: (Foot of Market Street.) S LOCAL. 1"6:004 8:004 | Melrose, Seminary Park, S:ona| Fitchburg, Elmhurst, e chburg, Elmhurst, §11:004 | San Leandro, South San 12100 Leandro, Estudillo, Lorenzo, Cherry and Ty wards. #8:007 | § Runs through to Niles. 9:00¢ | ¢ From N HANSSE | ¢ From Niles. COANT DIVISION (Narrow Gange). (Foot of Market Street.) 3 jon, Santa Oruz and Principal Way Station: 8:154 Newark. Centerville San Jos: Boulder Creek,Santa Oruzand Btations 2 *2:152 Newark, Centerviile, San Jose, New Almaden, Feitoo, Boulder Cre Banta Cruz and Principal Way Stations... : 4:157 San Jose and Glenwood. .. . aA:13p Boulder Creek and Santa Ci CREEK ROUTE FERRY. From SAN FRANCISCO—Fogt of Market Street (Slip 8)— elton, Way 51302 *T:15 9:00 11:004.M. $1:00 *+2:00 33:00 *4:00 $8:00 *6:00r.m. Prom OAXLAND—Foot of Broadway —*6:03 8:00 10:004. $12:00 12:00 3:00 14:00 *3:00e.. COANT DIVISION (Broad Gauge). © (Third and Townsend St=.) $F1004 San Jose and Way Statlons (New Almaden Weduesduys only) ...... $130p 17:804 Sunday Excursion for San Josw, Bavta Oruz, Pacific Grove . and Priucipal Stations, 9:004 Nun Joso, Tres Pinos, Santa (i, Tacific Grove, 'uso Robles, San Luls Obispo, Guadalupe, Surt aud Trincipal Way Statfons 10:404 San Jose wnd Way Stations. 1 0A San Jose und Wuy Stations *2:45¢ Sun Mat Redwood Sauta Ol L, Nan Hollister, Sunta Monterey and e, Gliroy, & 0p San Jose and Principal Way Stations 00 Sun Jone and Principal Way Stations A Way Static 1 Jose and Way Stat A for Moniing. T for Afternoon. *Bunduvs excepred. § Sundays only. 1 Saturdaysonly 4t Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights only. Tharsdays. @ Saturdays and Sundays. Saturdays. 4 Bundays snd Monda; | SAN FRANCISCU and NORTH PACIFIC RAILWAY Co. Tidburoa Ferry, Foet of Market St. BAN FRANCISCO TU SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a. m.; 12:35, 330, 5:10, 6:: p. m. Thursdays—Extra trip at 11:30 p. m. Saturdays—Extra trips at 1:50 and 11:30 2 . 9:30, 11:00 & m.; 1:30, 3:30, 20, 11:10 a. m.; 12:45, ays—Extra trips at q0° 8. m.; 140, 310, ton, rviile, Cloverdale. Hopland and| 5:00, D. 1 Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park same schedule as above. Leave | Arrive San Francisco.| In effect | San Francisco. —_— April 23, — - Week | Sun- | 1868, | Sun- | Week Days. | days. | Destination. | days. | Day 7:30 am|8:00 am|~ Novato, [10:40 a1 3:30 pm|9:30 am| Petaluma, 1 6:10 pm|10:25 am 6:10 pm|5:00 pm| Santa Rosa. | 7:35 pm| 6:22 pm Fulten, | | Windsor, | 10:25 am Healdsburg, ] 7 __ Ukiah. | Guerneville. Sonoma |10:40 am| §:40 am and ) Glen Ellen. | 6:10 pm!| 6:22 pm 7:30 am|8:00 am| Sebastopol. [10:40 am(10:25 am 3:30 pm|5:00 pm/| :35 pm| 6:22 pm Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark West Springs; at Lytton for Lytton Springs; at Gey- serville for Skaggs Springs: at Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Hopland for Duncan Springs, Highland Kelseyville, New Carlsbad Springs Lakeport and Bartlett Springs r Vichy Springs, Saratoga Springs, Blue Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day’s, River- side, Lierley's, Bucknell's, Sanhedrin Helghts, Hullville, Booneville, Orr’s Hot Springs, Men- ity, Fort Bragg, Westport, Usal rday to Monday round-trip’ tickets at reduced rates. On Sundays round-trip tickets to all points beyond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle bldg. A. W. FOSTER, R X. RYAN, Pres. and Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass Agent. =T CALIFORNIA Santa ke, LIMITED. Route SAN FRANCISCO TO Leaves San Francisco at 4:30 p. m. CHICAGO. MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. Carrles first-class passengers only, but withe out extra charge. DINING CAR, BUFFET SMOKING CAR. Pullman Palace Drawing-Room Sleepers, 8% days to Chicago, 4% days to New York. THE ATLANTIC EXPRESS Leaves daily at 4:30 p. m., carrying Pullman Palace and Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars om fast time. Direct conne~’ 1 in Chicago and Kansas City for all Edstern points. Trains arri- and depart frcm Market-street Ferry. San Frac isco ticket office, 6.i Markst street, Chronicle bullding. Telephone _Main 1520. "Oakland office. 113 Broadway. Sacra- mento office, 201 J street. Sa1 Jose, 7 West Banta Clara’street. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD, Via Sausalito Ferry. From San Francisco, Co;nmenclnx September 19, 1897. WEEK _DAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—*7:3, *9:30, 11:30 2. m. , 3:45, %5:15, 6:00, 6:30 p. m. Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Weds nesdays and Saturdays at 11:30 p. m. SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael— *11:30 a. m.; *1:15, 3:00, *4: 2 . Trains marked * run to San Quentin. THROUGH TRAINS, :25 a. m. week days for Cazadero and way sta tions; 1:45 p. m. Saturdays (mixed train) fop Duncan Milis and way stations: $:00 a. m. Sundays for Point Reyes and way statlons. MOUNT TAMALPAI® SCENIC RAILWAY. (Via Sausalito Ferry.) Leave San Francisco, commencing Novembee 1897: eek Days—9:30 a. m., 1:45 p. m. Sundays—$:00, 10:00, 11°30 & m., 1:15 p. m. Round trip from Mill Valley, $1. THOS. COOK & SON, Agents, 621 Market street, San Francisco,