The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 15, 1898, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED WEAKNESS [§ NOW APPARENT Democratic Harmony Club Afraid to Act. AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS HELD TWO MEETINGS WITHOUT RESULT. The New City and County Committee Now Looking for a Soft Place on Which to Drop. The new Democratic Clty and County Committee met again last evening at Native Sons’ Hall and transacted just enough business to satisfy the members not In the confidence of the program- me calling them together. 1t has *FRANKLIN K.LANE was® A CLOSE OBSERVER OF s that there was some excuse for | sun to dawn upon those who | SDAY, JUNE 15, 1898. THEY ARE SCHOOL GIRL.S NO LONGER. ([GAR DEALERS = L T i The Graduating Class of the Girls' High School Closes Its Studies With a “High Jinks,” CHAIRMAN DUNN ¢ o o | placed on the committee without | st being taken into the confidence of the Gould-McNab-Alford combination that the fear of wrath to come has en- tered Into the hearts of the harmony club and that the shrewd ones are al- «TREASURER GREENBLATT AwAIS THE FIRST conTrRiE BUHON TO THE ComMITTEED BANK - »-» ready looking about for a soft spot upon which to drop. This is not to say that the end is actually in sight, but as the days go by the suspicion ADVERTISEMENTS. The man who awakens . from a deep sleep, just }" in time to ward off the blow of an assassin, who, knife in hand, is preparing to drive it into his heart, has had & NArrow escape. %8 There are thou. 4 =ands of grateful men who have % aroused them. ~ selves from the fethargy of recklessness and neglect, jus! time to ward off the deadly assault of that dread enemy of mankind consumption. The weapon with which these men have successfully combated this grim destroyer has been Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis- covery. It is the only known medicine that will prevent and cure consumption. Taken in time, it will always ward off this deadly disease, and even after the devasta ing germs have attacked the lungs, it will cure o3 per cent. of all cases. It acts di rectly on the lungs, building up new, healfhy tissues and driving out all disease- germs. It corrects ali stomach and diges, tive troubles, invigorates the liver ang tmakes the appetite keen and hearty It is flesh - builder and nerve tor There is nothing else “‘just as good " and the druggist who says so is untrustworthy. 1 was a sufferer for five or six years from indi. gestion, sore stomach, and constant headaches," writes B. F, Holmes, of Gaffney, Spartanburg Co., 8. C. “Ttried several of our best Ehy-(cum wnd found no permanent relief, By the persua- sion of Mr. J.'R. Tolieson, a friend of mine, I commenced on the s8tH September, 1895, to use Dr. Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery and * Pel- lets'—which gave me relief in 4 fow days. Since then T have used five bottles of * Golden Medical Discovery * and fve vials of Pellets.' When I commenced using the medicines I could not sleep, had q restléss uneasy feeling all the time, | and my skin was yellow and dry. I weighe ouly 148 pounds. T now weigh 170 fin‘mnds. ave . color, and rest well at night. I have a ood appetife, can eat anything I wish. For §vo years, while undar trealment by a physiclan 1 até nothing but Graham bread.” 1g reference to the above letter, J. R, Tolleson, P 0 173. Gaffney, Spartanburg Co., S. C., rites: % The above Mr. b, . Holraes, 18 8 good christian gentleman, and one whose word will go a long way with those who know him. I use end sell Dr. Pierce’s medicines, and I recom- mended them to Mr. Holmes. Dr. Plerce’'s Pleasant Pellets cure that disease-producing _disorder, constipation’ the great blood-maker, that | , THey neyer fail. They never gripe. Drug- gists sell them. Ninety-three girls, the graduating class of the Girls'’ High School, broke into revelry yesterday afternoon. All ® schoolroom rules and the discipline of the teachers were thrown aside and the festivities were classed as “high jinks.” © The rule of the school was turned upside down. Principal Brooks was made to toe the mark and his assistapt © teachers were drawn up in line and asked many pointed questions. All the wit and humor of the school was let © loose and the teachers joined with the pupils in the jollification. Miss Alice Jobson was the president of the com- ® © mittee that arr: 1 the “Jinks” and she was assisted by Miss Mercie Pacheco, Miss Annie Bennett, Miss Laura @ Denson, Miss Blanche DuBols and Miss Hermione Lask. The scnool was dismissed for the afterncon and the © ® whole building was turned over to the jolly graduates. A programme full of surprises and cleverly carried out © @ furnished the amusement for the occasion. The opening address, by Miss Jobson, was full of pleasant witticisms © ©® aimed at both the teachers and pupils. Then the teachers were called into the room as though they were pupils © ® and asked some questions that almost exhausted their wits to answer. Thelr interrogators were Miss Emma Wehrle, ® Miss Laura Denson, Miss Sadie Gaffney and Miss Viola Kleinberg. The valedictory address was given by Miss © Wenzelburger, after which there began a pilgrimage through the different class rooms, in each of which a @ farewell & s was given. Those who made the addresses were Miss Rebecca Hess, Miss Beatrix Cooley, Miss @ Camilla Meyer, Miss Lulu Becker and Miss Myrtle Rose. Vocal solos were gliven by Miss Hermione Lask, Miss Florence Hawley and Miss fe Priber. There was a plano solo by Miss Idabel Long and a violin solo by M The hit of the programme was made by Miss Myna Hepburn who, In a burnt-cork malkeup, rer al “‘coon” songs in a manner that would do credit to many of the professional soubrettes. Miss Mer- (& cle Pacheco and Miss Shirley Hayes as fortune tellers caused much amusement by predicting the futures of their classmates. ® On Thursday evening the graduating exercises of'the class will be held in the assembly-room of the school. ® ® (OJOJOJOJO, joJoJoJoJoJoRoXoJoXOYOXOJoXOXOJOXOXCROXOROROXOJOROXOROXOXOXOJOROROXOXO)] the Democratic party of San Fran- cisco will have none of the hand-mad pacitiers assumes the proportions of a moral certainty. Last night's meeting demonstrated the weakness of the new organization to the entire satisfaction of those who are shrewd enough to read between the lines. The committee has been in ex- tence for more than two weeks and s held two 1 i yet completed its zganization and has taken no steps toward the very nece: sary work of directing the organiza tion of the party preliminary to the campalgn that is already begun. The | committee is in the position of the commander-in-chief of a mutinous army. He is afraid to issue orders be- cause he knows they will not be obeyed, ause he knows that the mere obedience would lay bare his done to keep up the appearance of strength, and this was the intent of last night's proceedings. After call- ing the meeting to order Chairman Dunn announced that he was ready to name the various committees called for at the meeting held last Frid night, with a single exception. This excep- tion was the committee on district or- ganization, the most important of all of the subcommittees. Dunn said that he had not had time to give the matter the consideration it deserved, but that if the appointment of the committee was Insisted upon he was prepared to *BARRY BALOWIN WAS AN INTERESTED MEM BER « o « name its members. He thought, how- ever, that it would be wise to postpone the matter until the next meeting in order that so important a matter might be given the consideration it deserved. Barry Baldwin moved that the chair- man be given further time in which to appoint this particular committee and the motion carried without a dissent- | ing voice. The other committees named were as follows: Committee on Resolutions—Charles W, Fay, chalrman; Joseph Leggett. James H. Barry, Clitus Barbour and Franklin K. Lane. Committee on Reglstration—Max Pop- chairman; Willlam M. Hinton, James man, D. C. Murphy and Jeremiah Cof- ee on Naturalization—J. H. G airman; Barry Baldwin, W. H. Mead, William Craig and M. C. Hassett. Committee on Headquarters—Willlam T. Hess, chairman; W. D. Farren, John E. ‘ommitt ‘CHAS W.FAY ARRIVED EARLY Byckley, E. P. E. Troy and P. H. Mc- Carthy. Committes on Finance—M. Ja.s%er Me.- Donald, chatrman; Dr. Maguus, Rudolph erold, James Gallagher and G. H. 'hompson. Committee on Order of Business—W. B. Cope, chairman; Bart Burke, Samuel Braunhart, R. P. Doolan and A. B. Ma- guire. The committee on resolutions held a meeting and decided to report a reso- lution at the next meeting, authorizing an assessment of $2 50 on each member of the main committee to meet current expenses. After the announcement of the com- mittees the so-called governing body of the Democratic party of San Fran- cisco adjourned to meet at the call of the chair. DRAGGED OFF ‘TO PRISON. Mrs. GBrletm';7 ‘a Married Woman, Arrested While Going to a Bakery for Bread. Mrs. Carleton, 153 Minna street, was ar- rested Monday night by Policemen G. P. Chase and L. J. Deeley and taken to the City Prison, but was released later by Judge Mogan. She appeared before Judge Low yesterday morning and after hearing the testimony of the arresting officer he at once convicted her and sen- tenced her to pay a fine of $ or spend twenty-four hours in the prison. She was not represented by counsel. Mrs. Carleton is forty-three years of age and has been the.mother of eight children, four of whom live with her. Her husband is a ship’s carpenter and is at present out of the city. She and her fam- ily came here from Visalia about four weeks ago. Mrs. Carleton said she left her house between 9 and 10 o'clock to go to a bak- er's store on Mission street for bread. She met a man in plaln clothes who questioned her as to where she was go- ing and where she lived. She answered him and went to the baker's, followed by the man, who continued to ghadow her till she reached her home, Just as she vas opening the door he called her to stop, and seizing her roughly by the wrist displayed a star and told her she was un- dér arrest. Her daughter Myrtle was sick in bed, but hearing the nofse at the door got up and inquired what the men wanted with her mother. By this time the arresting officer, who w; Chase, had been joined by Deeley and the young girl for an an- r question was struck in the and fell. Mrs. Carleton’s brother- aw also appeared on the scene, but was treated with scant courtes: Mrs. Carleton intends to bring the con- duct of the two officers before the Police Commisgione: She declares she is a respectable married woman and feels keenly the Indignity thrust upon her. GIVES JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE CITY THE FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY LOSES. It Must Pay the Amount of Its Lia- bility Upon the Bond of Widber, the Defaulting Treasurer. Judge Belcher yesterday rendered a de- cislon in favor of the city and county in the action instituted against the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland to re- cover $100,000, the amount of the liability of the surety company upon the bond of Augustus C. Widber, the defauiting City Treasurer. Despite the fact that all the money in the treasury had not been counted as the law directed, the court held that the company was responsible for the full amount of the bond. During the trial of the case the defend- ant corporation sought to establish the fact that the city and county was in some extent responsible for the large defalca- tion by reason that the funds had not been counted as the law stated that they should be, but Judge Belcher held that the fact stated was no defense to the ac- tion brought by the city and county. As the Fidelity and Deposit Company had stated that 1t would take no appeal from the judgment rendered by Judge Belcher it will, in all probability, pay the amount of the hond—$100,000—to the city and county at once. Whether or not any action will be ‘taken against Widber per- sonally by the Fidelity and Deposit Com- pany in an endeavor to recover a portion of the amount for which it has been held liable is not as yet known, but as the de- faulting Treasurer has considerable property of value it is thought that some effort will be made to get judgment against him. —_————————— AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE. Health Inspector Dockery Says the Story of Poisoned Berries Is Untrue. A report was made at the Health Of- fice a short time ago that several people had been taken violently ill after eating strawberries.” They believed that some poisonous wash had been used hy the growers to kill off insects and that the berries were poisoned. Inspector Dock- ery was detailed to make an investiga- tion iInto the matter. He took samples of berries from all of the commission houses and they were subjected to a careful analysis.” No trace of any poison was found. The health officials believe that If any persons have been sickened by eating strawberries the berries were taken from boxes that had been repeat- edly filled. Some growers use the boxes a half dozen times without cleaning them and they become tainted. An ordinance has been drawn up by the health officers forbidding the use of berry boxes more than once. ——————————— ~ Read “A Busy Day With Secretary of War Alger at the White House,” in next Sunday’s Call. —_———————— Gathering In Wayward Boys. Sergeant Blank, acting under instruc- tions, has within the past few days, ar- rested over thirty-six Mission toughs who have made the several street corners their nightly rendezvous and indulged in the pastime of insulting ladies and old men. —_———————— THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea Water tub and swimming batps, North Beach. WERE BUNKOED New Dodge Worked by Three Clever Crooks. TAMPERED WITH MACHINES A DICE GAME THAT WORKED AS A BLIND. “Royal Flushes” Gained Without Depositing a Nickel — The Police on Their Trail. A well-developed scheme to defraud cigar dealers has been brought to the at- tention of the police by B. Mirsky, the proprietor of a cigar store at Tenth and Market streets. s Three neatly dressed men have duripg the past few weeks visited cigar stores where the fascinating nickel-in-the-slot machine rested on the counter and by a clever fraud have swindled a number of leading retallers by their fraudulent system. - It was their rule to act in the following manner: One of the trio would enter the store and ask the man behind the counter to allow him to look at his newspaper. This favor was generally granted and he would take up his position next to the machine and while presum- ably reading the paper was actually hid- ing the device. His confederate would then enter and Invite the man in charge to shake him dice for the elgars. This invitation was never refused and while 8 | they were engaged in the game, still an- other confederate would step in and go to the machine. It was the last comer’s duty to slide a wire down the slot of the contrivance and by a simple process drop the cards down until he had secured a royal flush. When this was accomplished he would snap the handle down without dropping a nickel and with an exclama- tlon say, “I have a royal flush,” which, by the way, entitled him to 100 cigars. Many dealers were mulcted in this way until {t became go frequent that suspicion was aroused. Word was quietly passed along the line and a sharp lookout was kept for the swindlers. Yesterday the Elnn was tried on Mr. l\!lrflk{ and might ave succeeded but for the fact that he was advised. He allowed the three bunko men to go through thefr little act without interruption until he was told that the man tampering with the machine had landed his usual “royal flush.” The lat- ter demanded his cigars, but was greatly disappointed when Mr. Mirsky told the trio to leave the place. The supposed win- ner began to argue, when the propri- etor stepped from behind his stand with the intention of calling a policeman, when the men hastily left. Mirsky reported the matter to the police last night, and gave an accurate description of the men. An effort will be made to land the clever crew, but in the meantime cigar dealers are warned against them. AGAINST THE DEATH TRAPS. Commercial Men Ask for Regulation of All Sailing Vessels. At the regular meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday the matter of enacting a law for securing the safety of sailing vessels was discussed. A short time ago the Board of Supervis- ors of this city came to the conclusion that there should be some law by which all sailing vessels could be Inspected by Federal officers, and any found unfit for the transportation of freight and passen- gers could be condemned. To this end a committee was appolnted, consisting of Supervisors Clinton, Morton and Lack- mann, to confer with the members of the of the Port. the meeting yesterday. following resolution was passe which Secretary Scott was directed to telegraph to the Pacific Coast Representatives at Washington: Whereas, There does not appear to be any law, national or State, covering the inspection and supervision of salling vessels engaged in our coast trade, applicable either to the con- struction of the vessel, manner of loadi ability to carry passengers; and reas, owing to the deficiency, we bel many sall- ing vessels have left our ports during the past season which were unseaworthy or dangerously loaded, particularly those destined for Alaskan ports, notably the bark Helen W. Almy and the echooner Jane Gray, which were lost and many lives sacrificed. ‘Be 1t therefore Resolved, That we earnestly request and re- spectfully urge upon our California_delegation in Washington to take immediate steps to in- duce Congress to pass such a law or laws as will give to the proper United States officers full control of all sailing vessels carrying passengers out of our ports. The chamber appointed the following gentlemen to represent it at the inter- national mining congress that is to meet in Salt Lake City in July: C. W. Cross, Tirey L. Ford, C. Ralston, George Stone and W. 8. Keyes. They will also be delegates to the California Miners' As- sociation. Charles Christensen, the Ameri- can Central Manufacturing Company, the §t. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Com- pany and Lloyd's Plate Glass Insurance ompany were elected members of the chamber. —_———————— SOLDIERS AS ODD FELLOWS. A Permanent’ drgani;ation Is Ef- fected Among the Volunteer Troops From Idaho. By special legisiation the volunteers of the United States army can now embrace the brotherhood of the Odd Fellows' As- soclation and become active members, with all the privileges and benefits de- rived from the usual membership roil. A committee was appointed by the as- soclation of this city to make a canvass of the entire volunteer force now sta- tioned at Camp Merritt for the purpose of organizing separate branches of the so- clety in each regiment. In the -further- ance of this object the Idaho regiment was visited last evening and a perma- net organization effected among the boy Those who were elected to govern and control the interests of the new branch society are as follo’ President, D. L. Badley, sergeant major; vice-president, Brother Stephenson, chaplain of the Idaho regiment; secretary, Brother Ribb- lett; treasurer, Brother Kipp; guardian, Brother Ferguson; warden, Sergeant Gil- man. These officers will immediately resolve themselves into a special committee for the purpose of making a thorough can- vass of the members of the regiment pre- members of the society. The by-laws of the new organization will be effected on the transports which will sail shortly for Manila. At Honolulu the committee will forward its report to the permanent or- ganizing committee of this city, which will be submitted and acted upon by the Qdd Fellows' Association proper. It is the intention of the home organiza- tion to petition the leading power of the 0dd Fellows’ Society in the United States to Issue special legislation for the organ- izing of branch lodges of the society at Manila upon the arrival of the troops. Members of the Rebecca Lodge will commence the work of distributing iden- tification badges among the troops this evening, which will serve as a means of identifying those members of the new so- clety who may fall in battle. +| told by himself. In an:account-book —_—— Hanged Himself. 'The body of a man, supposed to be that of John Davis, was found hanging to a tree in the woods near the intersection of Corbett road and Dewey boulevard yes- terday. It had been there about two or three weeks. On the person was found an envelope, on the back of which was writ- ten_in pencil the following: “My name is John Davis, a native of Canada, 65 years. I am a stranger, without money or friends.” That is all of the story of John Davis 'fl oun, on the body were the names, “W. J. Downs,” “Mr. Wm. Wooff, P Press, Chamber of Commerce and the Collector | The conference was held at | and as a result the | paratory to the enrollment of the boys as | ADVERTISEMENTS. COLORED DRESS GOODS! "FIVE SPECIAL VALUES! 25 pieces 46-inch FRENCH POPLINS, in Blues, Greens, Browns and Grays. $125 YarAd. 18 pieces FANCY FRENCH ARMURES, full 45 inches wide, colorings. in the very latest 35 pieces FRENCH COVERT SUITING, in a large variety of new mixtures, goods 45 inches in width. $1.00 vara. 100 pieces 42-inch FRENCH SERGE, all new colorings and warranted pure wool. 35C Yard. 150 pieces Best Quality ALL-WOOL ENG- LISH MOREENS in 35 new shades. SQC Yard, WRITE FOR SAMPLES OF ABOVE G0ODS. b TROOPS TO PARADE ON OUR NATAL DAY. EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN MET- | ROPOLITAN HALL. | % | It Is Expected That There Will Be | Over Twelve Thousand Soldiers in the Procession. The executive committee of the citizens | having in charge the management of the coming Fourth of July celebration decid- ed last night to remain within the &50‘}\)“ appropriation made by the Board of Su-| pervisors. Contributions to the celebra- tion fund will not be solicited, but any donations .from patriotic citizens will be accepted and devoted to gecuring features to add to the grand parade contemplated. When Chairman Joseph E. O'Donnell called the meeting to order there were but few absentees. Grand Marshal Borlini reported that he was in communication with Generals Merriam and Merritt relative to having the volunteer troops now on their way to Manila take part in the parade. that he expected that there would be ful- ly 12,000 soldiers in line and that $1832 50 would cover the expenses of the parade. This money will be used to defray the cost of necessary bands. Williami Humphrey, chairman of the literary committee, was of the opinion that $50 would cover all the expenses of the literary exercises to be given Bf!erl the procession. The committee recom- | mended that Metropolitan Hall be rented for the exercises. The hall committee had decided upon Woodward's Pavilion, and as a result a lengthy controve: en- sued. It was finally decided by the ex- ecutive committee that Metru‘rohmn Hall was the proper place for holding the ex- ercises and the hall committee structed to secure it. Frank Lester, owing to a press of pri- vate business that precluded him giving the necessary time to the duties of chair- man of the decoration committes, re- signed from that office and Frank B, Gibson was afipo!nted to succeed him. The fireworks committee reported that it would require $1000 to make a credit- able evening display of pyrotechnics. Chairman O'Donnell said that the Cali- fornia Fireworks Company had reported to him that it would furnish nine set pleces for $331. He was consequently un- able to understand why the committes should ask for $1000. After considerable debate it was decided to refer the matter back to the original sub-committee. The regatta committee asked for $525, to be expended In medals and cash prizes. Some of the members favored the doing away of the regatta feature of the pro- gramme, but it was finally decided to hold a regatta on July 3. No appropria- tion was allowed, however, to the com- mittee. James H. O'Brien moved that the ex- ecutive committee be restricted to the $3000 appropriation of the Supervisors. The motion was carried, but all dona- tions to the fund from the people will be accepted and the money so contributed allotted to the several sub-committees to be used in extending the original pro- gramme of celebration. The executive committee will not at- tempt this year to decorate the streets. That part of the work will be left to the patriotism of the people along the line of march. Caesar Berthau and G. Ichari were added to the finance committee. The committee then adjourned to meet next Friday evening. The grand marshal has announced the following officers of staff: Chief of staff, Colonel J. C. O'Connor,; chief aids, Colonel Ritchie L. Dunn, Captain F. E. Webb and Lieutenant W. A. Borlini. ———.———— FURTHER CUT IN RATES. Second-Class Rebate Tickets Now Being Sold From New York to San Francisco. The second-class rates which were lately put into effect via Ogden by the Southern Pacific were intended to apply only from San Francisco to points eastward. Yes- terday afternoon Jay W. Adams, the Pa- cific Coast representativg of the Nickel Plate line, which runs from Buffalo to Chicago, received a dispatch from the 8encral passenger agent of the yoad that was In- ts from New York to ia Ogden, will now be h would miake lies from sold on t the r eastw usual ra thus making the s ticket $42 55, ion was t the reduc t about at the urgent request of the West Shore railway running from Buffalo to Chicago and the move would | naturally include all the lnes that had been a party to the reduced rates east- ward from this point which were in ef- £ June 8. What effect if any the re- duction will have is not known, but would appear that the rebate plan is bringing much busin In the tickets sold to Chi, $20 is a great deal of by the av e trave - system does not appear to me h much favor. The Burlington route has also put in a second-class rate of $21 to St. Paul and Minneapolis, the present rate of $47 carry- ing with it a rebate of $26. —_———— A Turntable Nuisance. M. H. de Young has filed a petition to the Supervisors asking that the turntable of the Geary-street railroad, which is just before the door of the Chronicle building, be declared a nuisance and speedily abated. The petition sets forth that in 1879 the Geary-street road pro- cured a permit to extend its line from the west side of Kearny street, its terminus at the time, to connect with the tracks of the old Central railroad that ran on Market street. It extended its tracks as far as the northwesterly side of Market street and there it built the turntable it now uses. In the petition it is cited that the privileges allowed in_the order grante ing permission to extend were not taken dvantage of and so they have been for- £ also that the city does not allow a turntable to be within eleven feet of any sidewalk and that the Geary-street turntable is so close that the turning cars overlap the curbstone. ———— Granted a Divorce. Irene W. Clinch was granted a divorce from Frederick Clinch by Judge Bahrs yesterday on the ground of intemperance. _—— “With Dewey at Manila,” and pic- tures taken from photographs of the great mnaval battle, by Joseph L. Stickney, the special war correspond- ent of The Call, wno stood on the bridge of the flagship Olympia ‘dur- ng the fight.—In next Sunday’s Call. it ADVERTISEMENTS. SWEET AS JUNE ROSE is the linen that is laundered with the perfection of skill for which the United States Laundry is famous. Clgan, white and spotless, and with a finish that cannot be duplicated in this town, is the result of our exquisite methods and careful atten- tion to details. United States Laundry, office 1004 Market street. Telephone South 420,