The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 21, 1898, Page 14

14 FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898 WARNS THE PEOPLE AGAINST Clear and Businesslike Statement of Its Perils for P John T. Doyle Addresses an Open Letter to Thomas Magee—Not a Workingman’s Charter. In the war of words over the proposed charter for the city and county of San Francisco there arises more and ing from some thoughtful leader. Clear as a bugle-call, the letter from John T. Doyle to Thomas Magee will be heeded by all citizens who favor a fair and representative city gowernment. a capable man of affairs, who enjoys opn of transactions as a whole and in ticu brought him into intimate association w He addresses Thomas Magee, who, in common only see certain defects in the existing organic law, and will doubtless appre- ciate formal warning of the perils stored in the new charter. autocratic power lavished on the new Mayor, the litigation and expense which the new instrument will open up, the complications attending realty trans- actions, the immunity of railroad companies in cases of valuations and assess- ments, the difficulty of amendment—in the document—Mr. Doyle’s comment is He sums up the situation in the It is merely a ing. workingmen. text of the letter follows: Thomas Magee, Esq.—Dear Sir: The interest you take in municipal reform leads me to address to you some obser- vations on the proposed new charter for San Francisco. You are advocat- ing its adoption. With great regret I am forced to disagree with yourself and other friends, for the following among other reasons: A leading objection to the adoption of the proposed charter is the inordi- nate and uncontrolled power it gives to the Mayor. He not only appoints the members of the Board of FPublic| Works, Board of Education, FPolice Commissioners, Fire Commissioners, Civil Service Commissioners and Park Commissioners (to which, I think, there is no objection), but he has the power of removing all or any of these offi- cers, at ple re, by merely commun- icating the fact to the Board of Su- pervisors with his reasons for 1t. those reasons are not required to sat- isfy any one but himself, it will always suffice for him to say that he consid- ered that the public interest required the change. This power of removal is not confined to his own appointees, but extends to all city and county of- ficers, who owe their positions to ap- hed from elec- nt, as distinguis whom, besides the r and rvisors, there are but ten, namely rk, Auditor, Treas- | ure Collector, District Attorne Attorney, Coroner, Re- nd Sheriff All other princi- | subordinates, numbering (in- > Police Department) proba more, are subject to instan noval by the N S actory to hir is a greater power than has been within nfided to any Ameri- 800, or my knowledge ¢ can citizen than the President of the United States. Exercised by him even, it has given rise to the gravest dissatisfaction and led during the last twent ars to constant agitation in fa s curtailment; its inevita- ble tendency to produce corrupt admin- istration is undeniab successive sidents have deplored the evil and v extending the application or | the civil service act of Congre: a remedy, striven to dim: ertheless, though diminished, it still ts, deplored by all but mere poll- aws in the spirit of the act of referred to, and earnest re- formers of all parties, the country over, | are steadily working on that line. The acceptance of it is universal, except by and corruptionists. The recognizes its impor- political hack new charter its tance and provides for a civil service | with its examinations, The cardinal principle of commission rules, etc. this reform, briefly stated, is that all appointments to office shall be based on | merit and capacity, ascertained by open competitive examination; and no re- movals made, re for proved miscon~ duct. Yet in violation of this whole- some rule and of the experience and judgment of the whole country, here is a Mayor clothed with power of arbi- trary removal, which destroys the inde- pendence of every executive officer ana makes them all his servants, not those of the city, because they owe their daily bread and that of their family, to his forbearance and favor. These are pow« ers not for a frail man, but for an an. gel, or a demigod. ({oupled with the enlarged power of veto given by this charter they make the Mayor practi- cally an autocrat, and will probably cause the political conventions to set on a nomination for the office a price cor- responding to the power and patronage conferred on its incumbent. The nom- inee when elected will ind himself sub- ject to an amount of political indebt- edness fatal to his independence and usefulness. He will have to pay thesas debts in offices and preferments and | offices and salaries will be multiplied accordingly. In several departments under this charter there is no limit to the number. I need only add that there is abso- lutely no check on or punishment for the abuse of this enormous power. There are numercus other faults, omissions and contradictions in the proposed enactment which will surely entail litigation and loss. The provis- jons as to revenue and taxation are specially faulty in this respect, but they are too technical for popular dis- cussion. Among other omissions I miss —_— ADVERTISEMENTS. PIMPLES CURED BY CUTICURA SOAP Before using CUTICURA S0AP, my face and hands were just 2s rough as could be and my face was all covered with pimples. I was un- fit to look at, but after using CUTICURA SoAP three weeks, my face was equal to velvet. Feb. 6,1898. PAUL DUPRE, Chaler, La. 1 suffered with blackheads and pimples for two or three years until it became chronic. I tried everything imaginable, but it did me good. CUTICURA SoAP cured me. Feb.20,’98. L.V.GILLIAM, OakP.O., Va. 1 was troubled for eight years with pimples on the face. I commenced using CUTICURA Soar. In a very short time the pimples all fliuprred and mY skin is now in a healthy scondition. JAMES FOSTER, Feb.17,1898. Dixmont, Allegheny Co., Pa. RS S " malled froes As | Many of the States have en- | THE CHARTER ractical Men. more frequently a sharp note of warn- | following open Mr. Doyle is well known as | of taking the broadest view ¢ while his experience has vith municipal systems, past and present. with many business men, iions, | | | | In regard to the a word, the dangerous eccentricities of singularly logical, distinct and convinc- words: “It can do no good to real concession to political bummers.” The that enactment now in force which re- quires the Mayor to assist in counting the city’s money periodically. 1 do not suppose that this was designed as an affront to his Honor, based on a re- cent mishap, but it is open to that con- struction as well as to another equally objectionable. | You and others interested in real | estate, street improvements, etc., | would do well to study the provisions of chapter 3 of article VI, which treats of opening, stralghtening, widening and_extending streets, and changing grades. 1 made a digest of its curious provisions for insertion here, but the | exigencies of newspaper space in war | times require its omission. In brief, | such work may be undertaken and or- dered by the Supervisors, when recom- mended by the Board of Public Works, on petition of the property-holders. The Supervisors, instead of general rules for valuation and assessment in | such cases, are to enact special ones for each particular job. Thus we are to have “one law for Rome and another | for Athens"—one for cases where | friends are interested, another where enemies are to be punished. It is diffi cult to see what honest purpose this sanction of different rules of valuation | and assessment In each separate case | was intended to serve. Railroad com- | panies whose receipts may be largely | | increased by the proposed improvement | are adroitly excused from contributing | to the cost, by confining the assessment | to lots, a term which does not include the sort of property they own. When a lot is sold to pay the assessment on it and brings a sum above the amount, the surplus is not returned to the un- lucky owner whose property was sold against his will, but is put into a com- mon fund, with that of all other de- | faulting owners, and divided among | them proportionately—but in propor- | | tion to what is not mentioned! The sale, too, in such cases is not to be reached by a foreclosure of the lien of | the assessment—the usual and proper remedy—but it is expressly directed to be a sale on execution. The draughts- | man does not appear to haveknown the | difference between them. But every lawyer will recognize the absurdity of a sale on execution, without any per- sonal judgment to support it. Whose right, title and interest will the Sherift | offer for sale and sell? Again petition- | ers for an improvement are to deposit money to secure the expenses incurred if the project is defeated, vet there is | no provision for applying the deposit | to their payment in such case, or for | | rning it to epositors i Coineiig the depositors in the | It is forbidden to open in the | parts of the city any such stree!:i:;‘ the small intermediate ones in the Western Addition, so useful to the Fire Department in getting at the rear of a fire and extinguishing it without mis- chief incident to a mob of people i tramp- | ling through halls, parlors and d|nin.£;— | rooms to get at the kitchen, wherein it | usually originates. Owners of prop- | erty holding in common oannn[z e subdivide it, leaving streets agreed on | by themselves, for in such cases a par- | tition map is almost always necessary, | and the County Recorder is forbidden to | file such map, unless it bears the written | approval of the members of the Board | of Public Works. Without such ap- | proval it is even declared to have no legal validity; not even good as a con- tract. Again, the charter has a pro- vision designed to facilitate the closing | of petty streets and alleys in the bus. | iness part of the city, which, by a blun. | der of the draughtsman, insures their perpetuity by requiring the land to be | twice paid for before they can be | closed.” The provision for an election | and popular vote on any ordinance asked for by 15 per cent of.the voters | and also on the grant of certain fran- | chises (the referendum), I regard as a | stupid and mischievous fad; it is bor- | rowed from the Swiss constitution and | experience has proved it to be wholly | unadapted to our people; but if we are | to have enactments by popular votes, why are grants of rallroad franchises i | excepted from the rules applied to those | supplying light and water? The latter | accommodate every house on the street | without obstructing it in the least. The | rails, on the contrary, obstruct travel | on the street and yield profit only to | the railroad companies. Our elections now occur every two years; their fre- quency is, however, an acknowledged evil of great magnitude, not only be- | cause of the loss of time and waste of | money entailed, but because they tend to breed and support a class of people who live by politics only. The new charter simply doubles their number, | without reference to special elections liable to dccur under it. This is very | bad. | 1 see that apologists for.this Innova- | tion in city government, admitting its many defects, seek votes for it on the plea that these defects can be easily amended. There is no warrant, how- ever, for this suggestion. The pro- visions for amendment contained in thé | Instrument itself are in direct conflict with the constitution, which requires three-fifths of the votes cast for that purpose, while the charter only calls | for a majority vote. Amendment wilt be anything but easy: the amendments will have to be proposed, published, voted on, carried by a three-fifths vote and then passed by the Legislature. As this body meets only in alternate years, delay and inconvenience are un- avoidable. If the financial article leaves the city’s revenues deficlent for want of penalties for non-payment, as I fear, the consequences will be very disas- trous. I have not enumerated half of the ob- Jections revealed by a study of this in- strument. Tts defects can, I think, nearly all be traced to the mode in which it was prepared. The constitu- tion entrusts such a task to a board of onfll{ fifteen freeholders because of the difficulty of securing agreement among | honorable man, | rity, intelligence, vigilant, discernment, | provision of dishonesty In the Super- | such transcendent merits as this new | quired to be inserted in all city con- | of a hasty leave of absence. | indefinite ns and compromises. This instru- r‘n‘é‘nt was prepared by a body of one hundred gentlemen selected by his Honor the Mayor, and though adopted by the Freeholder convention, after slight amendments, it remains in its cardinal features the work of the May- or's original committee. When he nominated that body he was fresh from a contest with the Board of Supervis- ors wherein, though backed by the po- lice, and claiming to act under a judg- ment of the Superior Court, his action was arrested by the decision of the Su- preme Court, and failed of its purpose. Conscious of the rectitude of his own intentions, and having no confidence in the integrity of his late adversaries, the Mayor became dominated by the idea of concentrating power in hands he knew to be honest, and depriving of it his recent adversaries, of whom he had formed the contrary opinion. committee of one hundred was nat- urally composed of gentlemen holding similar opinions, and the instrument resulting from their labors fully re- flects their origin. Under it the Mayor is practically the autocrat of the city. It is built upon the fundamental idea and assumption that a Supervisor is a born rogue, and that a Mayor, on the contrary, is sure to be a high-minded, endowed with integ- ability and courage of the highest or- der, incapable of being swayed by any selfish or improper motiv Hence no necessity of guarding against abuses or failure of duty on his part, but the high est need of depriving theSunervisorsof power to do aught without his con- sent. The concurrence of fourtcen votes out of eighteen is therefore re- quired to overcome the Mayor's veto, a provision that plainly intimates the | | | His | HUNTINGON LN CONTEMPT He Leaves the State Suddenly. IS WANTED AS A WITNESS. HIS ATTORNEY ACCUSED OF SHARP PRACTICE. | The Railroad Commission MayCharge Both Counsel and Client With Breaches of Court Dis- cipline. C. P. Huntington said good-by to San Francisco on Thursday without the for- mality of first informing the State Board of Railroad Commissioners of his inten- tion. E. S. Pillsbury, his attorney in the suit of J. R. Robinson against the South- ern Pacific Company, now pending before the Commissioners, also professes that he was not aware of the magnate’s inten- visors. I will not say that there are no grounds for such apprehension, but if that is the sort of people we are to ex- pect for Supervisors, why do we want | so many as eighteen of them, or why give them any power beyond what the constitution itself confers? On the other hand, I know of no warrant for | expecting such eminent virtue and in- tellect in a candidate for the I\Ia,\'nr-{ alty. On looking back over the long list of gentlemen 1 have known in that position since the days of H. P. Coon, while I gladly recognize that with few exceptions théy were estimable men, I fail to find one of them possessed of charter assumes in all, or to whom I would entrust such enormous powers as it confers, without at least some corresponding responsibility. Here there is absolutely none. On the other hand, the number of eccentric provis- jons (some of which havebeenadverted to) lead to the inference of swapping and bargaining among a number of | persons, each anxious to secure adop- | tion of his particular fad; hence come | the referendum, the mandate and the like. You support my proposal as to the Roard of Public Works and T will sup- port yours as to the referendum. The anxiety to secure adoption for their plans is very apparent in the provision that no one shall work for more than 2ight hours a day nor be paid less than two dollars for it. This condition is re- tracts, so that one who cannot earn two dollars must not earn anything. It practically forbids the employment of the old and feeble men who now keep | our streets so admirably clean, and | hands over the work to political bum- mers who have a pull. Tt will probably send us back also to the state of filth from which the Merchants' Association delivered us and relegate the poor men who now keep the streets clean to the poorhouse by depriving them of their | present means of gaining an honorable living. His Honor the Mayor owns large properties, and many members of his committee of one hundred were | doubtless in the same happy bplight. | These gentlemen in the course of each year must pay out large sums for just this class of work. Their annual dis- bursements for it probably amount to many thousand dollars; yet it is safe to say that not one of them ever insert- ed such a provision In a contract of his own or ever instructed an agent to do so. Indeed, an agent who did it, unless éompelled by law, would be pretty sure ‘What rot then, under pretense of honest adminis- tration and giving the city official serv- ice on business principles, to insert such a requirement in its charter! It can do no good to real working men, because they rarely have the political influence needed to secure employment | from the public. It is merely a conces- sion to political bummers. Yours truly, JOHN T. DOYLE. May 19,1808 ~ T GOING OVER OLD SURVEYS. Senator Gleaves and Party to Investi- gate Alleged Land Frauds. Surveyor-General Gleaves and several surveyors departed yesterday for an ex- tended trip through the southern part of the State, where he will make investi- gations into the merits of a number of urveys of public lands that have been alled into question by the reports of H. Collier, who once held the position of | United States Examiner of Surveys and | Special Agent of the Interior Department. | Collier has been in a peck of trouble since he first took office, and it is now believed that_he is out of the department, as an leave of absence without pay enerally means this. After his first reak, which resulted in his being ex- cused from duty, he caused himself to be reinstated by promising to reveal to the department fraudulent surveys. He made good his word to the extent that c he sent to his superiors several long re- ports of alleged fraudulent surveys. This of course tied up all the titles to all of the Jands in question and prevented the su! ors from getting their pay. Mr. Gle has made a partial investigation, enough to satisfy himself that the reports of Collier were wrong, and he so reported to the department. In order to learn all about the surveys, Mr. Gleaves makes the trip accompan- ied by the surveyors who run the lines and several of the best surveyors of the State, who are wholly impartial and who have nothing at stake in these matters. The trip will take them to the San Ber- nardino forest reservation, to Inyo Coun- ty near Owens Lake, to the Randsburg district and to mountains near Santa Monica, in all of which places much val- uable land has been under a cloud for a long time. Aside from the investigations mentioned the party will correct any sur- veys of the past that are not true. To-Day’s News Letter Contains vigorous articles on the pro- posed new charter, the death of Glad- stone and other timely topics; sharp paragraphs, a character sketch of an old well-known citizen, pertinent allu- sions to prominent citizens of San Francisco, and numerous local hits; full social, dramatic and literary news, and careful mining review. Of all newsdealers for 10 cents. i e Allowed to Compromise. Saloonkeepers Sullivan, Hacquette, Rad- ovich, Fink and Powell, upon whom a raid was made some months ago by a speclal Internal Revenue Agent from Washington, have been allowed to com- promise with the Government on the pay- ment of fines aggregating the amount of the internal revenue tax on the goods seized. Their offense was a violation of the regulations, and consisted in hand- ling proof spirits without first destroying the stamps, there having been no inten- tion to defraud the Government shown. emember the Maine,” words and music of the latest patriotic song in next Sunday’s Call ——————— Run Over and Killed. Edward Wettstein, who resides in the vicinity of the Mission road and the old Ocean House road, was killed yesterday afternoon by being run over by a wagon of which he was the driver. He was driv- ing a feed wagon for Furrer Bros. along the Mission road, and one of the wheels etting into a chuck hole jarred him off tions until yesterday morning. The result of Huntington’s hurried de- parture is a complication in the proceed- ings before the Commissioners. He had been summoned as a witness in the Rob- inson suit, but was excused from attend- ance on the board until the question of jurisdiction had been argued and decided. The arguments were made on Thursday, and 10 o'clock yesterday morning was the | hour set for giving the decision. In the | meantime, Huntington quietly folded his | tent and departed beyond the confines of | the State. | When the board met yesterday morning | Chairman La Rue announced the decision that the Commissioners have proper jur- ivdiction to hear the Robinson case. He also said that he had just been informed | that Huntington had left the State in | spite of the fact that he was under orders | from the board to appear and give his | testimony. He asked Aitorney Fillsbury | to explain. “I have no knowledge of Mr. Hunting- ton’s absence from tne city,” said the attorney, “but it is quite likely that such is the case. If he has left the State, I do | not see just how the fact affects this case, for it has becn our intention all along to test this question of jurisdiction in the courts, and until such a test has been made there is no need of my cli- ent’s presence here. “The question of your Intentions does not enter into this matter,” replied La Rue, with some asperity; “and it appears to me that this board has been made the victim of sharp ‘practice.” “It was my understanding,” sald Pills- bury, “that Mr. Huntington was excused from attendance here until the question of jurisdiction was finally settled. As you knew it to be our intention to take the question into the courts, it follows that the witness was excused until the courts had passed on it.”” “There was no such understanding,” re- plied La Rue; “‘and I repeat that there | seems to have been some sharp practice | here.” ) “I see no occaslon to get up a contro- | versy here for outside purposes,” protest- ed the attorney. “I resent any such insinuation,” put in Commissioner Hinton, “and I will ask you not to repeat it.” Attorney Monteith, who appeared for Robinson, called for the reading of the stenographic report of the previous meet- ings. This developed the fact that at the meeting at which Huntington was ex- cused from immediate attendance Attor- ney Pilisbury had, in an aside to the stenographer, requested that the record be made to show that Huntington was ex- cused from attendance “unul the qu tion of jurisdiction was finally disposed of.” The stenographer testified that as soon as Pillsbury had made this reques he left the room.” In order to protect him- Huntington and_Pillsbury for contempt. This was granted. When the board again convened the order was produced and read. It set forth the. allegation that Huntington has left the State in direct violation of the orders of the Commis- sioners, and that he did so by the advice | and_with the connivance of his attorney E. S. Pillsbury. For these and other r s0ns a request was made for the fssuance | of a bench rant for the arrest of both men and that they be given an oppor-| punished for contempt. | On account of some minor errors in the | order as it was presented it was agreed | to postpone action in the matter until | next. Tuesday afternoon, at which llmei a new order will be submitted and the board will decide as to what course it | will pursue. Huntington left this eity at 11 o'clock Thursday morning by special train. His immediate destination is said to have been Portland, Or. - Huntington in a Collision$ MARYSVILLE, May 20.—The engine at- tached to a special train bearing C. P. Huntington, Julius Kruttschnitt and party collided with a handcar a few miles south of this city last night. The engine was rendered useless for the trip, so0 the coaches were attached to the local train, which hauled them to Red Bluff. There another engine was procured to comglele the tour of inspection in the north. DEATH FROM MALPRACTICE. Mrs. Dr. Goodwin of Golden Gats Av- enue Accused by & Dying Woman of a Serious Offense. The body of Miss Effie Morrison ~was brought to the Morgue yesterday for an investigation, she having died under sus- picious clrcumstances at the residence of | Mrs. J. H. McCallum, her sister, 273 Thir- teenth street. An autopsy held by Au- | topsy Surgeon Gallagher, assisted by Dr. William D. Clark, disclosed that death had been caused by a criminal operation. | Dr. Clark denjes any complicity in the | crime. He says that he was_standing | on the street not far from the McCallum | residence last Tuesday morning, when he was approached by Mrs. McCallum, who inquired whether he was a physician. On | his replying in the affirmative she said | that she wished him to attend her sister, | ‘who was dying. { The doctor proceeded to the house, where he found the deceased lying very low. She stated to him that Mrs. Dr. Goodwin of 410 Van Ness avenue had attended her and had performed a crim- inal operation. The patient died at half- | past 5 o'clock yesterday morning. —She was a native of Scotland, 37 years old and | a nurse by occupation. Coroner Hawkins will hold an inquest on the remains next week. In order to | determine the identity of the responsible parties. A Blacksmith’s Cruelty. Until & few days ago John Murphy, a blacksmith employed in the Dundon works, 318 Main street, lived with his wife and child at 3214 Seventeenth street. Yesterday he was arrested on complaint of his wife on charges of failure to pro- vide and battery. Mrs. Murphy while swearing to the complaint stated that last Tuesday her husband left the house, taking all the furniture with him. He re- the vehicle, He fell under the wheels and received injuries which resulted in his death about an hour after. —_————— large numbers without vlclguu bar- | - Try our §1 eyeglasses. 710 Market & 11 Geary. turned Thursday night and took away all the provisions ang, she was compelled to go to her mother’s house at 156 Hickory avenue while her baby was sick. They ‘were married in December, 139¢. | ment at an indicated h BOYCOTT THE “BULLETIN Labor Resents Insults to the Charleston. A CAUSTIC RESOLUTION. NO BLAME ATTACHES TO THE CRUISER’S CONSTRUCTION. Union Iron Workers Will Ignore the Sheet That Attempts to Blacken Home Indus- try. On the early morning cars going out to the Union Iron Works yesterday there was but one subject of conversation that received any attention from the mechan- ics ready for their day's work. For the moment the war was submerged. held the minds of the artisans w bitter attack on the Charleston in Thurs- day evening’'s Bulletin. Whenever two or three men collected a general condemnation of the Bulletin ar- ticle was certain of vociferous utterance. The condemnatory spirit was so strong that the bacillus of mass meeting was in the air, and no special call for a general assemblage was nec . Hardly had the hammers begun to fall and the wheels to spin round when a noticg was posted on the bulletin boards attached to both the entrance gates of the plant that there would be a general mass meeing held to consider the “scurrilous article published in the Bulletin” of the previous evening. The workmen of the Union Iron Works considered the Bulletin's article a vilify- ing attack upon them as well as a re- flection upon their workmanship, and they were ready to resent it. - They did so by a boycott of the paper. The mass meeting was called by the workmen themselves and was held in the street whicn cuts the iron works in two. Aroused to a pitch of excitement that could hardly be restrained, the men as- sembled as soon a: the lunch hour. Edward T. chosen chairman by acclamation. hem the story of the Charleston o'er agai He was with the Charleston on tne trial trip and stayed on the ship until it was handed over to the Government at Mare Island. *It was our first ship,” he said, “and we all took special pride in making her a great suc- cess. She was accepted by the Govern- sépower of and her official speed was 18.2 knots per hour. The best material and the highest class of workmanship were put into her. After having been accepted by the Government the Charleston made some notable runs, particularly the chase of the itata, which w the longest run under a forced draft ever made by any warship at that time. At no time was anything discovered which would in any way flect discredit on the builders. densing tubes were made of very thin re only guaranteed to last four and it is now ten years on was turned over to a Morris was He told the Government. Then followed an excoriation of the ar-| ticle in the evening paper, the criticism evoking a storm of applause for the speaker and obstreperous censure for.the libelants. Mr. Morris was followed by D. L. Howard and J. H. Todd, both of whom spoke in the same strain. Resolutions were then adopted which in themselves are the best evidence of the indignation which caused the mass meet- ing. They read as follows: We, workmen of the Union Iron | Works, in mass-meeting assembled, protest against the insults given to us in the nvening Bulletin of May 19, 1898, with reference to the cruis- .wltdu"- flf{nnzmphe{ h:;d[g»fldt:he enll;r | er Charleston and hereafter pledge made at the request of the attorney to | A he Commissioners, and they had ordered | ourselves to boycott the Bulletin | it cha‘ ged to reafln“ugtll lhedquiesgon lnt until charges have been retracted jurisdiction is finally disposed of by the board." The repord shows that this cor- and suitable apologies made to us. rection was made. The irate and indignant artisans, re- “I wish to inform the board,” said Pills- | jjoved by what they considered a proper bury, “that Mr. Huntington declines to ction; went their sev- a witness in the Robinson “Is he within the reach of the orders of | were heard again. this board?” asked La Rue. e “I do not know.” 2 “}sdhe in this State?* STABBED; I‘N THE BACK. | “ do not know." 3 | Attorney Monteith asked that a recess | Fight Between a Candy Peddler and | of an hour be taken in order to afford him a Boy’ time to prepare an order for the arrest of |~ ay o ot S privilege of selling candy and peanuts at the pony and dog show in Central Park, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of assault to commit murder. Bremer has been for some time annoyed by a crowd of hoys known as the Eighth street gang, and yesterday while he was counting out his pacl to be distributed the boyvs kept calling out the numbers in a loud voice. This tunity to show why they should not be | angered Bremer and he started for the| boys. He caught hold of Henry Wehrli, a Doy about 14 years of age, and a fight en- sued. Wehrli kicked Bremer and they rolled on the floor. Wehrli's back. Wehrli was taken to the Receiving Hos- pital, where Dr. Fitzgibbon attended to the wound. The knife penetrated about an inch and a half, but no serious con: quences are expected. Wehrli lives at Rausch street. e DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER. Captain John J.ishei;heard Dies Only a Few Hours After Having Re- ceived His Commission. Captain John J. Shepheard, a member of George H. Thomas Post, Grand Army of the Republic, died last Thursday night at his residence at the Abbotsford House of pneumonia. The deceased served as & lieutenant in the California Regiment during the Civil War. Up to three years ago he had been employed for several ears in the Naval Office in the Custom- Tiouse in this city, and made many warm friends. Immediately upon the declaration of war against Spain by the United States, Mr. Shepheard offered his services to the Government, and received his commission | as commissary, with the rank of captain, Jast Thursday, only a few hours before | his death. He was gladdened by _this mark of appreciation on the part of the | Government, but a relapse came in the evening, and he died in the still watches of the night. The deceased leaves a widow and two children in this city. — e Pretended to Be a Great Man. George H. Colvert, 623 Market street, swore to a complaint in Judge Low's court yesterday for the arrest of Charles Coulter, allas Poulter, alias Petersen, on the charge of obtaining goods by false pretenses. Colvert stated that Coulter came to him on May 10 and got four shirts, eight collars and eight pairs of cuffs, valued at $19, on the representation that he was Colonel C. Parker on the staff of Governor Gray of Ohio, and that he owned mines in Oroville, which were false. I ——— British Benevolent Society. A dinner will be given in the Occidental Hotel on Tuesday night under the aus- pices of the British Benevolent Society to celebrate the birthday of Queen Victoria. All members of the society and British residents are invited. CASTORIA For Infents and Children, The Satts 5 sgsture every = 4 # Wrapp the whistle sounded | building of the | Then Bremer grabbed | hold of a knife and plunged it into| B E-BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEa £ TO-DAY !--SATURDAY--TO-DAY ! . OUR GIGANTIC : CONSOLIDATION SALE = SPECIAL AND EXTRACRDINARY BARGAINS $ STOCK OF OUR LS ANGELES STORE 3 Yiriel ad Jus mgirem.'j Wake i Jomes e, : N—A—=-5 pe. TWO SPLENDID TRAINS DAILY - TO THE EAST via (reat Rock Island Route. | COLORADO FLYER LIMITED = Leaves DENVER, | Leaves DENVER, “ 2:45 p. m. COLO. SPRINGS, 2:45 p. m. . . 9:30a.m. « COLO. SPRINGS, 9:35 a. m. | Arriv ghihe Arrives LINCOLN . 11d45p.m.| o ;?;SKAAS’ b ;'fig i « OMAHA, . . 1:30am.| Ao A s « DES MOINES, . 5:25a m.| « DAVENPORT, . 9:48a.m. Ar ST. LOUIS, (Wab. Ry.)6:15 p. m. « CHICAGO, . 2:15p.m.| | Next Day. | Arrives ST. JOSEPH, 10:40 a. m. |Ar. LINCOLN, (Ex. Sun.) 6:42 a. m. Ar. OMAHA, x. Sun.) 8:50 a. m. Through Sleepers Colorado Springs to St. Louis via Wabash Ry. Colorado to Chicago. Wide Vesti- bule throughout. The finest train in the West. | re- | The con- | These are New Trains in addition to our former service. For particulars and folders giving time of these trains write H. FIRTH, E, E. MacLEOD, JN Genl. Agt., Di A. G. P._x., TOPEKA. W. SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., CHICAGO. | SPECIAL NOTICE! THE TAVERN OF CASTLE CRAG Will Be Open for the Reception of Guests JUNE FIRST. favorable weather conditions in the Shasta region and at the request of many patrons The Tavern of Castie Crag will be opened for the teception of guests Wednesday, June 1, two wesks earlier than usual. The resasonablecharges and the superior man- agement have characterized this weli- known resort will be continued. Applicants for accommodations prior to June 1 should address Mr. George Schonewald, Man- ager, room 59, Union Trust building, San Fran- clsco. After’ above date they should address him at Castle Crag, Shasta County, Cal VER. Owing to thi INDORSES THECRARTER < Read and Learn! For ST. MICHAEL. THE Al BARK HUNTER POSITIVELY SAILS JUNE She is pronounced by Marine Surv among the SAFEST and SWIFTEST vessels sailing out of San Francisco. For LOW 3 apply AT ONCE to H. I 16 California_street, J. Market sireet, or on boar: | | olored Spots, Aches, Old Sores, n Mouth, Hair-Falling? Write COOK K. EDY CO., 213 MASONIC, TEMPLE, k ¥ CAGO. ILL.. for proofs of cures. Capital Worst cases cured in 15 to 8 days. ‘ t cures Private,N ervous, Mex: onty. Manly Powerrestores <'experience. Send for Book, free. Patients cured at Home. Terms reasonable. Hours. 9 to3 €aily;6:30 t08.30 evirs. Sundays, 101012, Consalta- tion free and sucredly confidential. Cail oraddress #. ROSCOE McNULTY, M. D., 26} Hearny Street. San Francisco. €al NEW WESTERN HOTEL, BARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE- modeled and renovated. KING, WARD & CO. European plan. Rooms 5ic to §150 day, to 38 week, §8 to $30 month. Free baths; hot and cold water every room; fire grates in every room; elevator runs all night. g treight, LOMBARD & CO, ALL & CO. | | An old German woman, living in a Eanses town, says of Ripans Tabulest *When we came out to Kansas, eighteen years ago, we were very poor and we kad a big family. I had to work very bard in tho houso and outside, too, milking cows, slopping hogs, picketing borses, making ~irden and so on. I ‘was far from my relatives and didn't like the country. 1 didu’t know nobody, 0 I stayed at home and worried. We bad a bard time of it. No fruit, no vegetables, no nothing. Such living was enough to ruin anybody’s insides. After a while my stomach got out of order, and grew worse and worse. I lost my appetite. Nothing tasted good. I was troubled with sourness and gulp- ings. Then I got to be cross as a bear. I was downhearted too. I felt kind dd:vw:ymofiolthefims.mdhadmt:wefmmymmg. I dreamt the awfulest dreams. But I dido’t think X bad sick, and doctors cost too much and may bo don’t do any good. At last, my brother in Phi sent me some Ripans Tabules. He said they were good for my case. T used hflmlfldtbmggtmom Soon I was well again, almost like wheo I wus g gzkin Germany.>-