The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1898, Page 14

1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SAD FATE OF 1 COMIC JUGCLER William Fielding in a Padded Cell, A VICTIM OF STRONG DRINK. | MUST CANCEL ENGAGEMENT AT THE ORPHEUM. The Doctors at the Receiving Hospi- tal Believe That His Mind Is Almost Gone. George H. Fielding, the “comic juggler” who recently ‘did a turn at the Orpheum, is locked up in a padded cell in the Re- ceiving Hospital. Yesterday afternoon he staggered into the hospital and asked to be treated % “I am up against it’ he remarked. “John Barleycorn has succeeded in floor- ing me like he did poor old John L. Sulli- van. After being given a dose of medicine the clever juggler was placed in a padded cell, as it is believed that his mind is de- ranged through the excessive use of iquor. felding arrived here about ten days | ago to fill an engagement at the Or- | heum. He made a big hit the first night le appeared at the theater, and was at once signed to perform the various theaters comprising the Orpheurh cir- culf. The following day he got drunk, and as he was unable to appear the man- ager of the Orpheum canceled his en- agement and advised him to return to his home in the East. Since then Field- ing has been on debauch, and finding himself in a serfous condition he con- cluded to v the hospital in search of medical assistance. As he sat in his cell last night he imagined that he was on the | stage, delighting a vast audience with his clever tricks. Juggling with some imaginary objects, he would toss them in the air and appear to_catch them as they fell When one of the attend into his cell he would ask_him what he thought of the tricks, and beg him a “‘boost” in the newspapers. “I am the greatest living juggler,” he would declare. “Barnum first discovered me and introduced me to the great Amer- ican public. My rivals in the business are jealous of me, and have conspired to get me out of the way.” ~ The doctors at the hospital believe that Fielding’s mind Is gone. Unless his 1l condition is improved they expect ce a charge of in- Fielding has a host who wiil sincerely n its would peer to give of fri ends in tt st, irn h itior NOT A PARTY FIGHT. All Citizens Advised to Oppose the New Charter. | Reynol last Saturday at a meeting of ct Central Silver number of those present Ives in opposition to he following pre- were unanimously is presided I st y-third I Afte 2 of article XII of the requires ine “the kind of lawtul | bonds shall be made | n In effect means and | bonds under in gold, thus | in this city the creditorr's option gold ard_and tending | 55 impracticable the violating the letter 1 Democratic, Popu- an platforms; there- e St duty of all Demo- | fcans who are sin- | tensions an instrument from the recent of political parties Olsen in Contempt. The writ of habeas corpus recently is- sued out in the Superior Court by J. B. Olsen to escape a short term of imprison- ment imposed upon him by Justice of the | Peace Cook was dismissed vesterday by Judge Carroll Cook of the Superior Court. Olsen was sued a short time ago by an artist for the price of a picture he had painted for the defendant, and notwith- standing the order of court, Olsen refused to respond to an order of examination. In consequence Judge Cook found him guilty of contempt and committed him to jail for | that the writ | twenty-four hours. Now has been dismissed Olsen must either go to jail or purge himself of contempt. s New Racing Corporation. Articles of incorporation of the Pacific Coast Trotting-horse filed_yesterday. The directors are: John F. Boyd, A. B. Spreckels, E. P. Heald, A. G. Gurnett, F. M. Covey, Cohen, T. J. Crowley, D. E. Knight, J. C. Kirkpatrick ph C. Simpson. A. Hug, and Jose ADVERTISEMENTS. AND FALLING HAIR The purest, swectest, and most effectivd treatment is warm shampoos with ticur S0P+ followed by light dressings with CuTICURA, purest of emollient skin cures. This treat- ment will clear the scalp and hair of crasts, scales, and dandruf, allay itching, soothe irritation, heal eruptions, destroy microscopic insects which feed on the hair, stimulate the hair follicles and sup- ply the roots with nourishment and en- ergy, thus producing a clean, wholesome scalp, with luxuriaut, lustrous hair. Bad Scalp Humor Cured I had a bad scalp humor, and thought 1 would go frantic with+itching. Ilost consid- erable of my hair (of which I had an abun. dance, and was very proud). I tried several remedies but they all proved a failure. I tried CUTICURA S0AP, found ,rellle! immediately. and that itching 1s completely gone. 5 Mi . ?’YéDA Mrs. M. s Feb. 20, 1898. 246 Halliday St., Jersey City. Falling Hair Restored 1 was troubled with dandruff so that it made my hair fall out 8o bad I got discouraged I puirchased a box of CUTICURA (ointment) and 2 cake of CUTICURA 80AP. The former [ rubbed well into the scalp twice a week. and then sham) d with warm water and a e lather of CUTICURA SOAP once a week. leased to that my hair is growing fi&m once li.:.oyre and free from dand ADA JAYES, Feb 20,'98. 82 Webster Ave., Chelsea, Mass. Bold ‘world. Drvo axpCuzx. mz‘mi-um,--“o—. | and child, and Association were | DRY THIN | testified that the letter found on Wil- CHARGED HER WITH MURDER Mrs, Gregory as Hugh Williams’ Slayer. RESULT OF THE INQUEST.I |EVIDENCE AGREEING WITH THE WOMAN’S STORY. Nevertheless the Jury Recommends That Her Husband Be Dis- missed. The Coroner’s jury in the case of Hugh Webster Williams rendered the following | verdict last night: | “We, the jury, do find that the name of deceased was Hugh Webster Williams, a native of England, aged about 55 years, and that he came to his death in a milk wagon on his way from 2019 Eagle avenue to the police station, Alameda, at about 11 o’clock a. m. May 22, 1898, and thdt death | was caused by internal hemorrhage produced by a bullet wound inflicted by Mrs. Abbie M. Gregory at 2019 Eagle avenue, Alameda, and we do recommend that William M. Gregory be held as accessory to the murder of Hugh Webster Williams.” The following jury had been impaneled by Deputy Coroner Fowler for the purpose of holding the Inquest on the body of Willlams, who was shot to death | in Alameda Sunday: J. R. Bigler, J. D. | Judd, J. B. Vosburgh, J. A. Riley, E. J. Bevan, J. A. Munro, F. P. Fury. J. D. | Judd acted as foreman. The first witness called at the inquest last night was Mrs. Gregory. She told of her acquaintance with Willlams, as already related, and of his history and occupation.” Nothing was asked her about the affair of the shooting or what led up to it. Officer Lawrence testified to having been directed by Gregory to the house on gle avenue. He went there and found Mrs. Gregory at the door. She had blood on her face and clothing. There was a man lying on the kitchen floor alive and with his pulse beating. They removed the man to a milk wagon which they had brought with them, but he died on the way to the Morgue and the body was | taken there. Lawrence took Gregory to | jail and went back after Mrs. Gregory | and put her under arrest. | Sergeant Conrad - testified to Gregory | calling at the police station with biood | on his face and clothes. He said he had | a fight with a man on Eagle avenue, and | that his antagonist was in a pretty bad W He said the man had forced his | into a house and abused a woman Ll y he had had a row with | him. He said the man was knocked out | and w drunk. Later the officer sent to the house returned and d that the man was dead. Conrad went and examined the house and found evidence of a severe struggle. the nurse employed testified that she had ince the 4th inst. Had | only seen Gregory twice, the first time | about two weeks ago. Had seen Williams | before and had not let him in the house because Mrs. Gregory was not at home. On Sunday he came to the back door. Mrs. Gregory told her not to let him in. He said he wanted to see the child. She | tried to keep him out, but he pushed his | way in and went into the room where Mrs. Gregory, Mr. Gregory and the child were. She heard no noise of talking or Victorine Courtof: by Mrs. Gregory, been in the house 'MRS. W. M. GREGORY.| scuffling as she was in the kitchen at the time. ~After a while she heard the boy cry and went in. The boy was standing close to the bed. Gregory and Williams were standing up fighting. She saw Mrs. Gregory holding the pistol, and Mr: Gregory told her she had shot Williams. | She heard the shot while she was in the kitchen. Subsequently, In reply to a question, witness said she did not see the stol in' Mrs. Gregory’s hand. Mrs. Gregory told her she had shot | Williams to defend her husband. Gregory dragged Williams out of the bed into the kitchen. Mrs. Gregory’'s hands and face | had blood on them. ~The pistol was shown | witness, and she identified it as the one | hat she saw every morning under the | pillow. Mrs. Gregory had spoken about Willlams to her several times, and said | he had bothered her all the time. While | Williams was lying in_the kitchen he did | not say anything. Mrs. Gregory had | called to her, and said, “‘Help me, for Wil- | llams is going to kill my husband.” At the time she saw them fighting Gregory | had nothing in his hands. Myrtle street, corner of Fourteenth | Dr, Keys described the wounds in the | man’s head, and said he thought they were caused by the pistol. Dr. Buteau | testified that In his opinion the man might have lived several hours with such | a wound or might have died instantly. Levi Siemmens and James Fowler gave | important testimony, and Mrs. Gregory | liams’ body was in his handwriting. Gregory was in attendance with coun- sel, but was not called as a witness, nor did his attorney take any p2rt in the pro- ceedings. | There were several developments of in- | terest yesterday in the tragedy. Gregory refused to say anything sbout the affair until after he had_consulted his attorney, and Attorney H. H. Davis of San Fran- cisco, for whom he had sent, did not present himself during the day. Mrs. Gregory, on the other hand, was not at all reticent and was perfectly will- ing to talk about the affair. When told that her husband said that it was he and not she who fired the shot she contradict- €d him and said that he was mistaken. She got hold of the pistol first and fired it, but as Williams kept on fighting with Gregorx she did not think she had hit him. After she fired at Williams and dropped the pistol her husband picked it up and beat Willlams over the head with it for some time, and he might have thought that he fired it off, but she says he did not. He was so excited and Wil- llams was fighting so desperately that Gregory might easily have thought that he (Gregory) shot him. Mrs. Gregory went over all the detalls of the affair again to- day and told substantially the same story as yesterday, not varying in any im- portant point. She went into Willlams' history to a greater extent than before and showed an intimate knowledge of his operations and schemes for ralsing money by means of his inventions. She said that he had obtained a considerable amount from J. H. Lounge of this city, but Lounge found A DEADLY PARALLEL OF of this city and county. These figures may be relied upon as being absolutely and officially correct, and can be verified from the following extracts from the charter as it has been framed and as it is now presented to the voters of the City and County of San Francisco: Article VII, Chapter III, Section 9, provides as follows: “For this purpose (payment of salaries) the Audi- tor shall annually segregate so much of the common school fund as shall not exceed twenty-eight dollars for each pupil in average daily attendance in the public schools in the City and County during the preceding fiscal year.” Under the proposed charter all salaries must be paid out of this sum, including superintendents, four deputy superintendents, four School Directors, secretary of the Board of Education, clerks, messengers, attaches, census mar- shals, janitors and teachers. Article XVI, Section 33, reads as follows: “No deputy, clerk or employe of the City and County shall be paid for a greater time than that covered The natural deduction to be reached from the above quoted paragraphs from the new charter and the following table, is that upon the teachers of the city and county will fall the burden of a loss of the sum of $139,252 each year, to be taken bodily from their present salaries or to be deducted through payment only for actual time spent in theschool- room. To be convinced of this it is only necessary to read and study the following table: FIGURES THAT CANNOT LIE. There will Be an Absolute Loss to the Teachers of the City anc County of 14 Per Cent From Their Present Salaries Should the Proposed Charter Become a Law. by his actual service.” It is claimed by the advocates of the new charter that it will cause no changes in the salaries teachers and no changes in the moneys to be used for school purposes. Figures may be juggled to suit purposes, but the plain presentation of official figures admits of no juggling. Below is given a table which shows in the deadly parallel the exact financial condition of the School Department should the new charter become the constitutional law MAY 24, 1898 ot school Under Under the New Present Act. Revenue. Expense. Charter. Revenue. Expense. Appropriation for Revenue at $28 per 1897-98. ... .....$1,080,000 :Zl;ita; tt::n gve:- ance Teachers’salaries $996,000|| ¢ 35,431........$992,068 Janitors’ salaries 56,500 || Teachers’ salaries $996,000 Office salaries. ... 9,990 ?ull))erm:endsent o 3,000 i cputy uper= Shop sal;:m;s. Kt 7,280 Ihtendente. & 12,000 Board o xam= 4 School Directors 12,000 iners ............. 400 danitors ..... : 55,500 Census. .. RS 7,000 gfilcet. RR Sele . 5,520 Incidentali sala- ECretary.......... 1,800 ries, lawyers,etc 2,000 Census ............. 7,000 Total:l. o200 $1,098,820 992,068 Total........... 81,078,120 Deficit.......... $101,752 It will be seen by the above table that there will be a deficit of $101,752. This added to $37,500—the sum necessary to provide for the care of 1500 new pupils, which is the estimated increase for the ensuing year—makes a total of $139,252 to be deducted from the salaries of the teachers, leaving $856,748 to be paid to teachers, or 14 per cent less than they are at present receiving. at he was not reliable and so _dropped ot Neqm aiso dlscovered that Willlams had been in an insane asylum in New York and had been discharged cured. Mrs. Gregory says that Willlams often boasted to her of his strength and said that he could crush any man's hand with his grip. He had bragged that he could Kill & man with one blow of his fist. He had made so many boasts and threats that she was afraid of her lifc and used often to lock the door and pretend no one Was at home when she saw him coming. The following letter was written to Mrs. Gregory by Williams about May 1: Abble: Are you willing that disagreeable matter shall be bygones? A little frank ex- planation without heat or passion on either fide may put matters right between us. It You are frankly disposed on your part to enter into this explanation I am on mine. I this is agreeable to you send me word per this messenger, or if you need more time to think over, send me word to the works stating when @and ‘where I may see you. I sincerely believe now show and put you in the way where- ou may be much happier and better pro- by ¥ | vided for than you are just now. This is due to you, even If we meet and part after forever. At any rate, let it be friendly, if nothing more, Abbie. This is your affair and mine ln(:l above all things should be kept to ourselves. No third party can ever do any good in matters of this mature. Therefore 1 hope you will observe it 80, whether you meet me or not. in order that a third party may not know whom you are corresponding with address me as Thompson, Messenger Office, Ala. Of course, if vou write to the works address proper name. Should I see you I will explain my reasons for. this. The Oakland Tribune says: Webster H. Willlams, the victim of the tragedy, met a fate which those who knew him some time ago felt would eventually overtake him. In him were united the elements which characterize what are known as “high rollers,” who, by hook or crook, succeed in having a good time and who seem to revel in the eompany of women. The episode of yesterday brought Wil- Hams unexpectedly to the attention of his acquaintances after a mysterious disap- pearance of nearly a couple of years. Williams’ last scene of operations prior to his violent death was in San Leandro, in this county. He made his appearance there about the time specified, when the Town Council of the place was engaged in a violent warfare with Landers, the | leading light of the gas company of the lace., P ¥filams made his appearance, stated that he was an Englishman of high de- gree, and tried to prove this by consum- ing champagne in liberal quantities, giv- ing swell dinners and basking in the smile of female company from various parts of the State. It is claimed he had a scheme for making gas vy means of which the illuminant could be produced at the mini- mum of cost. He finally took hold of the San Leandro gas works and induced-sev- eral other people to go into the scheme with him. Willlams collected the money and allowed material bills to run unsatis- fied. He was the principal projector also in the California Free Payment Gas Me- ter, through which, by depositing coin of various denominations, a consumer could buy as much gas as he was disposed to pay for. The scheme fizzled, Landers got back his gas works, Williams’ assoclates were fleeced and Williams himself skipped. LUMBER FIRM INSOLVENY. Harris & Jones Fail for Eighty-Nine Thousand Dollars. The lumber firm of Harrls & Jones has been forced to the wall. The firm, which ts composed of Hugh B. Jones and Fred- erick R. King, applied to the Superior Court «yesterday to be declared fnsolvent, and in its petition scheduled its liabilities at $59.801 74. To partlally offset this vast indebtedness the firm has assets in its possession aggregating $49,578 0. Of this sum. however, personal property valued at $42,913 28 is pledged the Crocker-Wool- worth Bank, the largest creditor of the firm, the amount due the bank being $57728 94. The principal creditors are: Crocker - Woolworth National _ Bank, §57,728 94: Hannah A. Goss, $1850; Bank of Chico, §450; H. McKay, $3000; Union Lum- ber Company. $2710 58; Simpson Lumber Company, $2337 54; W. P. Fuller & Co., $1657 61; Caspar Lumber Company, $1472 07. Waller Pleads Not Guilty. Judges Cook and Wallace overruled the demurrer recently raised by School Di- rector Waller to the indictment charging him with having solicited a bribe, yester- day morning. Judges Cook, Wallace and Borden sat in bank to hear the case, and after argument had concluded, Judges Cook and Wallace decided that the de- murrer should be overruled, while Judge Borden dissented. After the court had read its decision Waller was formally ar- raigned and pleaded not guilty. His trial was set for June 1. e — made suits: latest designs: Rothschild, 211 Sutter, r. we &1 Ledies’ taflor- give credit. M. THEY FOUGHT FOR GLORY Boxing Night at the Manhattan Club. A HOT FIGHT STOPPED. M. EGAN ENOCKED OUT BY TYE OF OAKLAND. Rings That Are Without Padded Floors Are Considered Danger- ous by the Police. If Tom Sharkey and big Jim Jeffries had been turned loose in the ring of the Manhattan Athletic Club last evening they would not have pleased the mem- bers half as well as the boys who ham- mered and smashed each other for the love of the sport. Apart from the pre- liminaries, which consisted of light box- ing and wrestling, the spectators wit- nessed two rattling contests between well-known boxers. The first event, which gave every promise of being interesting, was to have been an eight-round bout between Willie Cole of the Manhattan Club and Chick Finnerty of the Olympic Club. Al Wiggin was selected referee. The instant word was given to the lightweights to set the ball rolling, Cole plunged at his opponent, and it was ammer and tongs all through the round, much to the delight of the lovers of the game, Who cheered the contestants when the gong sounded for the end of the open- ing engagement. n the second round Chick made some terrible efforts to finish his glme quickly, but he found Cole to be a harder nut to crack than he expected, and as the round was drawing to a close Chick was re= treating under a hot fire from Cole’s right and left defenders. Cole had decided to lead in the early part of the third round, but Chick ap- parently caught his second wind . and during the last minute of the round some heavy blows were landed at close range, honors being about evenly divided. The fourth round was particularly in- teresting. The boxers met at close range and it was give and take until Chick landed a hard left swing on Cole’s jaw, which sent the recelver to the boards.” On regaining his pins Cole attempted to get out of harm’s way, but instead of avoid- ing the enemy he ran into an uppercut which dazed Kim. As he was in the act of falling he clinched with Chick and then the police interfered. The referee called the contest a draw. It was learned subsequently that the police interfered because the floor was not padded properly and the officer in charge was afraid that a heavy fall on the hard boards might result in a fractured skull. Doubtless all clubs giving boxing con- tests in the future will be compelled by the authorities to provide proper padding on_the ring floor. The last event of the evening was an eight-round contest betwen M. Egan of the Manhattan Club and Charles Tye of the Reliance Club. Egan was the better boxer, but what Tye lacked in science of the game he made up for_in ubmtéy to take punish- ment. The Reliance Club man was ap- parently as strong as a horse, and he simply “wore his opponent out. Egan had much the best of the first round. In the second honors were about equal. In the third Egan scored quite a lead, putting hard swinging lefts into Tye's stomach and countering on the jaw. In a sharp rally Egan received an upper cut over the right eye which left a pro- nounced impression. Egan had the best of the early part of the fifth round, but weakened toward the finish, allowing Tye to get home some hot tooth disturbers. The sixth was evenly contested, both men retiring with bellows to mend. In the seventh Egan was showing stron, signs of weakness, and a hard right han punch in the stomach seemed to knock considerable play out of him, but he fought gamely until near the end of the round, when he ran his jaw into a hot qwln;lnx right, which sent to the I boards. He remained down for eight sec- | | any way control him, and declaring that | posed law was toward the centralization | against_the interests of the many. onds, but scarcely had he regained his pins when Tye planted a second swing on the jaw, and Egan fell flat on the boards, where he was coun CONDEMNS THE CHARTER. The United Labor Party Will Oppose the Projected Measure. A brief but important and spirited_ses- sion of the board of control of the United Labor party was held last evening at their headquarters on Clay street, near Montgomery. Chairman Willlam P. Grace presided, and in opening the meeting stated that it had been called for the purpose of de- fining the attitude of the party upon the Question of the adoption of the new char- er. Mr. Grace criticized the instrument at length, pointing out the enormous power and patronage confered on the Mayor without any authority to remove or in under it tyranny, oppression and plunder would prevail, while the citizens would be powerless and unable to help them- selves. The sentiment of the meeting as ex- pressed by all the speakers was that the whole trend and tendency of the pro- of power in the hands of the few, as The following resolution was adopted as the sense of the meeting. “Resolved. That we, the United Labor arty of the City and County of San rancisco, believing the effort for the adoption of the new charter to be an at- tempt upon the part of officeholders and would-be officeholders to assume uncon- stitutional authority, to subvert the will of the people to their own personal in- tere: and for the retention of them- selves ‘and their personal and political friends in office, hereby declare that we are opposed to the adoption of said char- ter by the City and County of San Fran- cisco, and we call upon all those who labor with their hands to join us in our attempts to defeat so iniquitous a meas- ure. y order of the Board of Control. “WILLIAM P. GRACE, “‘Chairman.’ —_—— Bunker Hill Association. The joint ‘exccutive committee of the Bunker Hill Association and the Native Sons of Vermont held a meeting last night at the Occidental Hotel. A com- mittee, consisting of President Badger and Messrs. Colton and Perkins, was ap- pointed to interview the Governor and endeavor to have Bunker Hill day, June 17, declared a legal holiday by the chief executive. William G. Badger will act as_ president of the day. Dr. S. H. Roberts was gopointed grand marshal of the Los Gatos parade. Superior Judge E. S. Belcher was chosen_as one of tfie speakers of the day. A. O. Perkins will have charge of the musical and literary grogramme and Edwin Fish of Redwood ity will be floor manager in charge of the dancing. A communication was received from the State Council of California, Junior Order American Mechanics, accegtlng lhe in- t Lg‘s vitation to attend the celebration Gatos. A letter was read from W. R. L. Jenks, secretary of the Board of Trade of Los Gatos, stating that all requirements expected of them would be fulfilled and that all the leading patriotic and benevolent societies would participate. —_————— CAUGHT IN THE ROOM. Arrest of Michael Fay, a Laborer, on a Charge of Burglary. Michael Fay, a laborer, was arrested last night by Policeman T. P. Riordan and charged with burglary. Shortly after 7 o'clock Fay visited the Orlando House at Sixth and Howard streets and entered the room occupied by Timothy Lynch. The latter was asleep at the time, but was awakened by the ngll_;e ?t“the Inlgg‘deral e latter on ng discovered ran the hallway and Sought to escape. by M ing at the foot of a blind stairway. Rior- dan was summoned and after a short search discovered the burgiar. When searched at the City Prison a purse con- taining $1 50 and several souvenirs which he had stolen from Lynch’s pantaloons were found in his possession. —_———— Charged With Robbery. William Cornwall, a laborer, last night caused the arrest of Calisto Ortiz, a boot- black, on a charge of robbery. Yester- day afternoon Cornwall met Ortiz and in- vited him to his room at 312 Fourth street. While he was asleep, he claims, Ortiz robbed him of a silver watch and $12 in money. —_———— Divorce Suit Filed. Sarah Hayes filled sult for divorce nst her husband, J. Hayes, yesterd: :fi:‘mu failure to provide as nn uuu‘zi action. i A BLOW T0 HIGHER EDUCATION New Charter Dooms the High Schools. INSUFFICIENT REVENUE.| AN BIG BOND ISSUE THE ONLY AP- PARENT REMEDY. Lack of Funds Due Either to the Ig-| norance or Stupidity of the | Framers of the Law. Should the proposed charter be adopted the high schools of San Fran- cisco will be so seriously crippled that | they may have to go out of existence unless a bond issue is made to insure | their support. As the issuance of bonds | for any specific purpose is a matter of the greatest moment it goes with- | out saying that many of the educa-| tional advantages now within reach of | the youth of this city will pass out of | existence at the moment the new char- | ter becomes a fundamental law. In the opinion of every one who has glven a thought to the subject no greater calamity could befall the city. The end and aim of the public school system would be defeated, and all be- cause the framers of the charter, eith- er on account of ignorance or stupidity, failed to make adequate provision for the support of the school system as it now exists. The funds necessary for the support of the public schools of San Francisco are at present acquired under the pro- visions of section 76 of the consolldl—‘ tion act, which reads as follows: “The school fund of said city and county shall consist of all moneys re- } ceived from the State school fund; all money arising from taxes on property which shall be levied each year for that use by the Board of Supervisors, and which shall in no case exceed the rate of 35 cents on each hundred dol- lars valuation of all property, real or personal, liable to be assessed. According to the last assessment the taxable valuation of all real and pe; sonal property in this city was $345, 000,000. At the rate of 35 cents on each hundred dollars this would bring a revenue of $1,207,000. This amount, add- ed to the sum received from the State, T before Judge Troutt yesterday morning. The defendant in the action, John A. San- dell, a young man on the hs.p;i;r side of 27, sat In court and mused. om the hints let fall by opposing counsel he learned that an endeavor would be made to prove that he hypnotized his aged wife, & woman of 70 years. The contestants, daughters of the testatrix, do not alleg that Sandell is a hypnotist, but simply claim that he took advantage of his wife's mental incapacity and was named in consequence as principal devisee in her will. ——— Opposed the Charter. At the meeting of the American branch, Socialist Labor party, on Sunday after- noon the merits and defects of the new charter were freely discussed. G. B. Benham was the first speaker, but while he found enough defects to make a lengthy speech, the merits were few and far between. He cited the provisions to amend the instrument as simply a bait to catch unwary voters, as he said that the State constitution renders such action impossible. ‘“The charter,” he said, ‘is opposed to the spirit of American insti- tutions, and workingmen are asked to vote away their liberties —_—————— Lee Fat on Trial. Lee Fat was placed on trial before Judge Borden yesterday morning for the murder of Lee Fong on December 29 last. BUSINESS DIRECTORY and PURCHASERS’ GUIDE To Responsible Merchants, Manufacturers, Brokers, Im- porters, Wholesale Traders, Jobbers, Insurance and Real Estate Agents. In Corresponding With Any of the Following Firms Please Mention “The Call.” ART GOLASS. California Art Glass, Bending and Cutting Works, 103-105 Mission St., cor. Spear. Embossing. Staining, Beveling. Wm. Schroeder, Pres. Telephone Main 868. ART WARE AND ANTIQUE FURNITURE. HE P. ROSSI COMPANY, Importers, 117 Butter street. sion St., cor. Spear. BELTING. ot fact f Belti: a L. P. DEGEN, [ce" Cather, 05107 Mis- Telephone Main 562, Agent for Rubber Belting and Packing. $638,000, makes a total of $1,845,500, the amount that was available for the sup- port of the schools of this city for the year 1897. Recent reports show that even this great sum was inadequate to the needs of the schools as they are | now maintained. Under the proposed charter the money necessary for the support of the schools is to be secured by the follow- ing provision: { “A school tax may be levied, ‘which | added to the revenue derived from other sources (the State) shall produce an amount of money which shall not exceed $3250 for each pupil in attend- ance during the preceding fiscal year, | as ascertained and reported by the Board of Education.”” The average attendance in the schoels | of San Francisco for the year 1897 was 35,500. At the rate of $3250 for each pupil this attendance would produce a revenue of $1,088,750, according to the provisions of the new charter. This would leave a deficit of $756,750, which BOILER MAKERS. W. J. Brady’s Patent DETACHABLE MUD DRUM for Steam Boilers, Manufactured by EUREKA BOILER WORKS W. J. BRADY. Proprietor. Bpecial Attention Paid to Repsirs and Bhip Work. Office and Works—113-115 MISSION STREET Telephone Main 5045. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPANY, 342 to 350 Geary Street, Above Powell, Periodicals, Books and Stationery. BOOKBINDERS. J- B‘ IfiGINTYRE' Bookbinderand Printer, 422 Commercial street. COPPERSMITH. Joseph Fox, Supt. H. Blyth, Mgr. C. W. Smith, Ship Plumbing, Steamboat and Ship Work a Specialty, 1 18 Washington St. Telephone, M; 1. 6 an lain 51 | JAS BOYES & CO sum could only be made up by a bond issue. It is a self-evident fact that if the proposed charter is adopted the youth | of this and coming generations in this city must be content with a common | school education, unless succeeding | Boards of Supervisors can be Induced to bond the city for the money that will be necessary to maintadin the high schools. In other awords, the adoption of the proposed charter will be a slep‘ backward in the march of 4"“128[10!4.‘ FIVE VACANT CEAIRS. | | Seven Pines Circle Holds an Impres- sive Memorial Service. The hall of Seven Pines Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., in the Native Sons’ build- | ing was packed last evening with ladles | and gentlemen present to witness the | memorial service of that organization. The hall was tastefully decorated with flowers and the American colors. In front | of the president’s station there were five | vacant chairs, on each of which were twined garlands of evergreen. These rep- resented the chairs that were occupied by Laura C. Brewer, Margaret C. True, Lou- isa Cramm, Josephine A. Mawson_ and Jane Mehlwitz, members of the dircle, who passed away during the year. Mrs. Ayers, the president, read the service of the order, and there were re- sponses by the other officers, after which Mrs, Powers read the order for Memorial day. Miss Amanda Corcoran sang “America,” Miss M. Griffiths recited a selection appropriate to the occasion, Mrs. Ruth Gorton gave selections on the violin, Mrs. J. Murray Bailey read an original poem by Mrs. Goodell (mother of Lieutenant Goodell of Company C, First California Volunteers), Adjutant John H. Roberts of George H. Thomas Post de- livered an address, the Knickerbockdr Quartet rendered vocal selections and Mrs. Whaley favored with a vocal solo. The service closed with the singing by the audience of an anthem. —_————— MONTGOMERY MEDAL. The League of the Cross Will Com- pete for It To-Night. The League of the Cross Cadets had a rehearsal at the Mechanics’ Pavilion last night preparatory to the competitive drill for the Montgomery medal, which takes place to-night. i Company G has won the medal on two successive occasions, but as it is neces- sary to win it, three times before it be- comes the property of the best drilled company, considerable rivalry has been engendered. Arrangements for the drill have been completed, and judging from the number of tickets sold a large crowd will be in attendance. —_— SANDELL WILL CONTEST. Work of Securing a Jury Begins Be- fore Judge Troutt. The work of securing a jury to hear the Catherine Sandell will case commenced —_— CASTORIA WILLAMETTE P95 40w cormers DRAYAGE. McNAB & SMITH, Draymen, Mercantile Warehouse. Stands—205 Davis St. and Cormer Fifth and Bluxome St: Telephone, Main 1872 DRUGGISTS (WHOLESALE). HEDINGTUN & c Secondand Steven. 1y son Sts. Tel. — FRESH AND SALT MEATS. Shipping Butchers, 108 "y Clay. Tel. Main i34 HARDWARE. 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