The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 28, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898. 9 TERRA COTTA N HIDING Why the Hall of Justice Is Uncompleted. EXCUSE OF THE BUILDERS | 1 HOPE THAT THE STRUCTURE | MAY BE FINISHED. The Supervisors Magnanimously Vote to Raise the Salaries of Four Deputies in the City Clerk’s Office. of Justice bullding may be yet Be 1 Bros., who have the z it, still seem to v may be y terra cotta, | the 1 of which the ) secure £ 50 muc the Board of w3 ros. the asking for r ract. B on ditionay the firm to attend the meet- I ould not s Howa that i street thoroughfar ng the indigen d to Edward Kelly, w the work for $805 for J Edgar s Schafer, Wil- | { All Jacob | Daniel STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work in the Board. complete record of passed by the day's ses- WARDS OF CONTRACTS. to easte and paving, line of to Dan- ortland avenue | {olly Park to J. P! y Street Im- Paving, to C . Dowl a’ point distant 125 sidewalks and paving, Paving, to City Street Im- runo avenue to Vermont Vermont—Pipe sewer, etc., to Kansas—Pi —Pipe sewer, to Fifteenth—Pipe sewer. Alameda streets—Pipe | rbs an sidewalk. , Alameda to Division—Pipe | Cortland to Holly Park ave- enues—Same. and Ellert street—Same. Guerrero to Fair Osks—Side- | De Long avenues—Sidewalks avenue, J to K—Grading, curbing and venue, northerly line of K to e of M—Grading, curbing and pav- Joe to Castro—Same, including pipe CC NDED _ BY PERINTENDENT OF STRE:! mento to California—Sidewalks. ue, H to J—Grading. ak—Curbing, culverts, paving, nklin to Gough—Curbing and pav- yugh—Paving. via to Laguna—Same and grad- | una—Paving. a to Buchanan—Curbing and hanan to Webster—Curbing and . Webster to Filimore—Curbing and and ing. s to Franklin—Curbing Greenwich and Franklin—Paving. Greenwich, Frankiin to Gough-Curbing and paving. P reeawich and Gough—Paving. Greenwich, Gough to Octavia—Curbing and paving. N ienwich and Octavia to Laguna—Curbing to pavement. Gieenwich and Laguna—Paving. Greehwich, Laguna to Buchanan — Curbing aving. and Fenwich and Buchanan—Paving. Greenwich, Buchanan to Webster—Curbing aving. g P mwich and Webster—Paving. ST wich, Webster to Fillmore—Curbing and paving: Fiilmore to Stelner—Curbing and Greenwich, P reoa 4 Steiner—Paving. feiner to Plerce~Curbing and to Baker—Pav h, Vai et 3 paving. and P last year the steamer ran into the schoon. | lute. he will x{fiflda over during & trial in which ng Lis Qs hgreenw‘ch. Plerce to Scott—Curbing and pav- Greenwich and Scott streets—Pipe sewer In northerly, westerly erly Bections and e s vesterly and southerly sections and Greenwich, Scott to Devisadero—Curbs, pav- ing, pipe sewer, etc. e sterly, westerly and northerly portions Greenwich and Devisadero—Pips sewer. walks and paving. Greenwich, Devisadero to Broderick—Curbing, paving and sewering. Greenwich and Broderick—Sewering, sidewalks and paving. picenwich, Broderick to Baker—Curblng and Greenwich and Baker—Paving Greenwich, Baker to Lyon—Curbing and pav- curbing, ng. ml;!lberl, Gough to Octavia—Curbing and pav- RESOLUTION S| OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. xteenth to Seventeenth—Bitumen, xth, Valencia to Mission—Same. Alameda, to_Division—Basalt. . Haves to Fell—Bitu Central to Masonic avenue—Sam RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANC Bryant, Seventeenth to Mariposa—Bitumen, ORDER CHANGING AN BLISHING al PROPOSALS ORDERED Market, Sanches to Noe—Sidewalks. PRIVATE CONTRACT Division, Kansas, property-gwners for paving. RELEASE OF CONTRACTS. Southeasterly line of Market, Sanchez to Noe —Gray Brothers for sidewal NOTICE FOR ABATEMENT OF NU hestaut, Baker to Lyon—Fence ordered re- moved XTENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED. Masonic_avenue, Hayes to Fell-To J. J. Dowling 60 days on paving. asonic avenue, Hayes to Fell—Same. EXTENSIONS OF TIME REC Haight and Shrader—To City ment_Comy days on paving. Haight and . Halght and Clay iaight and Ashbury: na, Lombard to Greenwich—Same. Channel to Hooper—To Union Paving pany 60 days on paving. h, Hooper to Irwin Hooper— IONS LIGH 1 and Pierce. of electric 1i Westphal for the erec- E t ST COM- n street to Central t pav e, K to a point 125 feet south of f award of ract for grading son. nut—TIn_favor of awarding con- to City Street 3 i Clay and W ract for paving ipley street to Crescent avenue—In uiring a petition of the prop ribing the district to be ng work of grading. 7 rminus at nt te a \fteenth, westerly from prese Tilden—In favor of & to_a , Sanchez to D ract for sidew In favor of repeal s and readvert tract ‘ommonwealth avenue to one block nc of closing street ROBBED BY A SOLDIER. A Miner From Montana Sought Friends and Fell in With a Thief. A Montana miner visiting the city for pleasure sought the friendship of a sol- dier from his own State Sunday even- | ing, and after spending considerable money on the boy in blue, was rewardea for his kindness by having his purse, con- taining $60, snatched from him by his supposed friend. John Evans, who has been prospecting in Montana, met Private Burke, of the Montana volunteers’ band, on the Bar- bary Coast, and took him out to see the town. Burke informed his new found friend that he had. just been releasea | from the v,uard house for having been ab- | sent from | to show Evans the woma | the cause of his staying away from his 11 k, and offered for a we n who had been amp (= duties. The two went to a dance on Kearny street, and Evan: troduced to the woman, and the party proceeded to have a good time at Evans' expense. When_all were a trifle the worse foy liquor Evans went to a small room in the hall where he was followed by Burke, who snatched a buckskin purse from him and_ran out of the place. Evans notified Burke's officérs of the robbery and they are on the lookout for the soi- dier. The robbed man also informed the olice and will swear out a warrant for urke's arrest this morning. ————————————— DESPONDENT YOUNG MAN. A Smith Tried to End His Life in the Bay. OAKLAND, June 27.—A young man who says that his name is Smith jumped from the 7 o'clock ferry-boat from San Francisco to-night, but was rescued. He a | 1s now at the City Prison. Smith tells a rather romantic story. He says that four years ago he came out here from Boston with money to burn. He has burned it all and had stayed at the Grand Hotel. Some weeks ago he was sick and impoverished, and was sent _to the San Francfsco County Hospital. He there learned that he had consumption and he decided that he might as well die | He had been drinking when the boat was he took w them He was now as later. heavily, and to-night, about half way across the bay, off his overcoat and hat and thre overboard, jumping after them. rescued by the ferry-boat's crew and turned over to the police on this side. He declares he will do the same thing again as soon as he is set at liberty. —————————— Damages for a Death. A. M. Plunket, as father and heir ot Customs Inspector John M. Plunket, de- | ceased, filed a suit in the United States District Court yesterday against the Cali- fornia Sugar Refinery as owner of the steamer Resolute, for $25,000 damages. The complaint alleges that on July 1 or er Sacramento, and that the jib boom of the schooner struck and killed Plunket, who was in the pilot house of the Reso- It is alleged in the complaint that the steamer was navigated in a care- less manner. \ —_———— Judge Beatty of Idaho. United States District Judge James H. Beatty of Idaho has been designated by TUnited States Circuit Judge Morrow to git in the District Court in this city during the_absence of Judge de Haven. Judge de Haven will leave about the end_of this week for Montana, where the District Court the regular Judge READVERTISED. | Eighth and Townsend—To | OMMENDED. | reet lmprove- | REV. DAVIS HAS | | BEE s was duly In- | ‘] %ogruo From gra famous of the family is the present across the Atlar d raze the sea iward Howe Watson, of the cl ient to obtain for 3 re he enlisted as tered by the T and the private losing his identit regular. n the other. commission. and Jack Thornton. Both o in the public schools of this city. Family, and on a miniature scale they the elder Hi cture, constantly place In a ni as the son of Commodore Watson and a his intention to serve the two yeal ports of Spain. ensign on the Detroit, one of the s t Fort Grant, Arizona. He was firm detern before his e ht he stepped from I n s, showing the fmpa ury into a priv uming the new c period required b Commodore, Ensign and Private Watson, Defending the Flag. ire to sire and from sire to son the spirit of war flows In the blood of the Watsons. ymmodore Watson, who has been chosen to ride Commodore Watson's two are attempting to repeat the deeds of their father. ips in Sampson’s fleet. ring been stationed here when his father was captain of the San lass of ationed The younger son of the Commodore, James Thornton Watson, is a reg- All the influence his on an appointment to West Point. a student in the University of Virginia ion to follow the fortunes of the soldier was not to be shat- law and then take the competitive examination for a The two sons of Commodore Watson are grandsons of Judge Thornton of this city and nephews of Crittenden them are well known to San Franciscans, a part of their early life having been spent MARS IS THEIR PLANET. a The most like an angel of victory sons now wear the uniform of their He s very Francisco. He is a father commanded was insuf- & %k K ok ok ok sm with the officer on one side about five months * * * EE KKK KR | | T he Sensational Preach- er Will Quiet Down. WILL NOT ANSWER CHARGES DR. W. S. URMY THINKS A BIG| REVIVAL NECESSARY. He Says the Methodist Church Is in a State of Decrepitude—Other Denominational Meet- ings. , the young preacher who | goers in this State by his repeated sensational actions, has subsid- | ed and promises to err no more. The ‘tor-preacher has been forgiven by his lad hand of friendship been extended to him, and he Is again back in the fold. The new condition of things was brought about yesterday at the meeting of the Christian Ministers’ Union after a long and deliberate discussion. For the | past month effort has been made to bring | him before a proper body and try him | for his peculiar conduct, but without suc- | | ce: Davis has always expressed a will- | | ingness to stand trial, but wanted sp cific charges brought against him so tha he could make answer to them. The mem- of his old church refused to do this 1d the matter was held in abeyance. | Davis squared himself Sunday by ac- | knowledging his mistakes before the con- | gregation of the Central Christian Church of Oakland, thus smoothing his way to reinstatement. ‘About thirty interested members, com: posing a committee, met in the Y. M. C. | A. building yesterday and were called to ‘der by President T. D. Butler. Davis ent and listened to by his re- auditors. As a final action the owing resolution was offered and passed unanimously: In view of the officlal statement entral Christian Church of Oakland to ¢ that Brother Edwards Davis made public statement that the said church was justifiable in withdrawing from bim on the charges of disrepute and tmmoral conduct, and that he asked forgiveness and was received into their fellowship again, that we dismiss our committee without attempting to pass Judg- ment on the case and authorize the t{\ubllcaunn of this resolution as a final and officlal state- ment of the case. An inquiry into the small increase of | membership during the vear 1597 was the subject of Rev. A. H. Needham's talk be- Edwards D: startled churct ! | | | | | | fore the Methodist ministers yesterday, | and it brought forth a warm discussion. | The speaker said in part: | ~“Making all allowances for mistakes | | that have been made in statistics and other records it must be admitted that we have made small additions. We are settling down into the same kind of re- ligious life that emanates from many of our sister churches. One reason for ‘this was the secular duties of the ministry— they being §0 many that it rendered it tmpossible for them to keep well in touch with the spiritual part of the work.” | Rev. W. W. Case thought that preach- | ers did not stand firmly enough by each other. “If one strikes firmly out and at- facks some popular science he is not sus- tained in his neroic action. We need | more martyrs in the pulpit and few are | Willing to be ground under foot in their orts to suppress popular errors.’” TS & S Urmy sald he beliaved the | church was in a state of decrepitude and that a_vigorous revival should be insti- | tuted such as was institutéd by John | Wesley for the national church. Rev. John A. B. Wilson considered that the Methodist church was not under date, | but was the ablest factor in the world | for evangelistic work. = “So far as being | P tatlure,” he said, “the Methodists in |.the last thirty-three years have out- | stepped the Presbyterians. In the last ten years they have fl'ovm beyond the | Episcopalians, and in the last nine years | beyond the Congre; ationalists. This does Dot look like death or dissolution.” ~He said the Bishops and presiding elders would always look out and give their ap- roval and advancement to those whom hey found progressive and deserving, He was glad to see in the church a class of voung men better educated and fitted for ork. hneax:vs Lake asked the co-operation of the ministers in religious work at the hmp at Richmond. ~She sald the sol- dters needed spiritual consolation as much as social entertainment. The lady sug- the ensui term Preside; Phelps; vice pre e A. eedham, and secretary, J. L. Witten. At the Congr meeting, Rev. S H. Willey gave gatio! n interesting account of his trip to Cleveland to attend the Amer- ican Congregational Home Missionary So- clety’s convention. FOUGHT LIKE A TIGRESS. Vicious Onslaught by Mrs. S. S. Scott Upon Two Policemen. Mrs. 8. S. Scott, who ives on Bush reet, near Steiner, was arrested yester- Policemen T. J. Coleman and Byrne on charges of using vulgar lan- guage and disturbing the peace. Coleman is attached to the Pacific Coast Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and yesterday morning James McKinney, a neighbor of Mrs. Scott, complained to the society of the way she | was treating her children. Coleman went out to investigate and meeting Police- man Byrne got him (0 accompany him., They met a Tartar. Mrs. Scott used language unbecoming the mother of five children and threat- to do all sorts of things to Mec- y and the officers. he officers succeeded by strategy in getting her into the yard and promptly placed her under T She had a small bottle in her nd and attempted to uncork it, but Coleman, after a_struggle, took it from | her. It contained vitriol and it was evi- dently her intention to use it upon the office Coleman took possession of the bottle. PECULIAR ACTS OF JUDGE LOW CASE OF ATTORNEY MAHONEY NOT YET DISPOSED OF. Although Convicted Twelve DaysAgo by a Jury the Judge Has Not Yet Imposed Sentence. Judge Low appears to be as change- able as the wind. One day he decides upon a certain course and the next day he 1s moved to go on an entirely differ- ent tack. The case of Attorney W. H. Mahoney 1s an apt {llustration. Mahoney was ar- rested on June 2 by Policeman W. J. Smith for obstructing a street crossing. The case was tried by a jury on June 16 and Mahoney was convicted and ordered to appear for sentence June 18. That day Mahoney's attorney moved for a new trial, an.extraordinary proceeding after conviction by a jury, and the Judge granted the motion, continuing the case till June 22. When the case was then called the Judge stated that he intended to dismiss 1t, as the arresting officer and Mahoney had shaken hands, but later he changed his mind and again continued it till last Saturday. Saturday came and the Judge vacated the order for a new trial and ordered Ma- honey to appear for sentence. As neither Mahoney nor his attorney could be found another continuance was ordered until vesterday. When the case was called Vesterday a new attorney appeared for Mahoney and he sald he was not famil- far with the facts In the case and, be- sides, as his client had not been informed | of the order to vacate the order for a new trial he asked for a further continu- ance till Thursday to enable him to be in a position to insist upon the motion for a new trial being granted. The Judge granted the continuance. 1t is nearly a month since Mahoney was arrested and twelve days since he was tried and convicted, and still he is not sentenced and does mot take the trouble to appear in court, as he is out on his own recognizance. There is keen specu- lation in the City Hall as to what will be the final disposition of the case after so many twistings and turnings. — e STEAM BEER MYSTERY. Professor Wenzell to Analyze the Beer and Edibles on the Lunch Counter. The mystery surrounding the death of George Read early Sunday morning af- ter partaking of several glasses of steam beer along with his two friends, Victor Bergdahl and Edward Pearce, is no near- er a solution. Yesterday Detective Wren submitted a quantity of the beer, pigs' feet, pickles, Saratoga chips and other edibles that were on the lunch counter of the saloon to Professor Wenzell of the Board of Health for analysis. The young men par- took of the edibles on the lunch counter and it was deemed advisable by the police to have them analyzed also. E. M. Morgan, the bartender, is still ggzzflged lndthed City 1:""{-?‘ %lthough his lends made desperate efforts to get him d!sch'x;rgvd. Teashiny —_———— It Was Suicide. Dr. L. C. Morgan, chemist for the Coroner, reported yesterday that he had found carbolic acid in the stomach of ested that the Methodists erect a tent Fn the Tennessee camp and J. W. Ells- worth, who was present, offered a tent and half the expense of fitting it out and Was s ofbars ware alosted for Charles Rosenberg, who was found dead last Saturday afternoon on Strawberry Goldep Gate Park. This effectuall; ses of the theory of murder pu{ 1 by sensational s Judge Morrow Enjoins fer to fight in some other club where less CLUNIE GETS A SETBACK the Commissioner. HIS DISCRETION INDISCREET NOT LAWEFUL TO DECLARE THE BONDS INVALID. His Threat Was Made Without the Limits of His Authority and Must Not Be Carried Out. | TInsurance Commissioner Clunie wasyes- | terday restrained from carrying out his| threat to declare invalid the bonds of the | foreign Insurance companies operating In this State and from forfeiting their cer- tificates. [ The decision was rendered by United | States Circuit Judge Morrow In the cases | of sixty-two companies against the Com- | missioner. After glving a history of the case with the progress of litigation on both sides the opinfon concludes: | “The duty of the Commissioner is part- ly ministerial and partly discretionary. With respect to the performance of those | duties in which he exercises his discre- tion in good faith the courts will not re- view his judgment or restrain his action, but the discretion he may thus exercise must be a legal discretion and within the limitations of his authority. “He cannot act arbitrarily or capri- clously or in disregard of all the rules of law, and when he is called upon by a court to answer a charge that his con- duct_is illegal, oppressive and injurious, he should be able to present such facts as will clearly show that he is acting un- der authority and within_the jurisdiction of his office.” It is true the defendant al- leges in_his affidavit that in rejecting the bonds offered and tendered by the complainants and in holding them to be Insufficient and invalid he did so after an examination and in- vestigation into the matter in the exercise of the discretion conferred upon him by law, but from the other facts al- leged by the complainants and not denied by the defendant this allegation appears to be in the nature of an opinion which the defendant himself formed as to the fhflrncler of his own acts in the prem- ses. “That there have been evils in the ad- ministration of the insurance law may be admitted; that the defendant believes it to be his duty to make the office of Com- missioner efficient and of substantial ben- efit to the public may be also conceded; but it does not follow that he may adopt any course or pursue any method that will accomplish the purpose that he has in view. The law furnishes the guide and regulates the performance of official con- duct and will be construed as conferring those powers only which are expressed, imposed or necessarily employed. (Me- chem on Public Officers, section 51.) A temporary injunction will issue in ac- cordance with this opinion.” GEOOh IS BLACKLISTED. Eastern Pugilists Will Not Fight Under the Auspices of the National Club. Manager Groom of the National Ath- letic Club seems to be in very bad odor with the pugllists who reside on the eastern side of the big mountains. After the contest between McConnell and McKeever the senior manager of the ‘National Club, who is supposed to be a diplomat in his own peculiar way, en- deavored to arrange & meeting between the winner and clever Tom Tracey, which contest should attract more than ordinary attention. Alex Greggains, who is looking after the interests of McConnell, did not give much attention to the nicely worded promises of Mr. Groom, but on the contrary he sought Bfll{ Kennedy of the Olympic Club and asked if a contest between McConnell and Tom ’!‘l'ace¥J could be held under the ausplces of the Olympic. Kennedy replied lha? if he could make n.rrugemenu with Tracey or his manager, Al Smith, a bout might possibly be consummated. Smith, on beh’g interviewed, telegraphed to Tracey at Chicago and received the iy following repl: X e heard from my friend, Tom “Having _Ryan, that Groom is such a good and fair-minded man in every respect, I pre. O e aTan Tor s h gy clab oo £i3e oi the National I wil siadly consent, Wil G 5150 - T to fight McConnell under any conditions | You may agree upon.” Smith signed for Tracey with the Olym- pic Club, and the contest, which will be | twenty rounds, will .e held on the even- | !n% of August 2. | ransportation was _telegraphed to | Tracey vesterday and the clever pugilist | will leaye Chicago for this city on Taurs- | day. McConnell is taking light exercise | at present and his trainer, Greggains, | although confident of McConnell's su cess, realizes fully that in Tracey his | charge will meet no easy game. | VENUS SMILES UPON MARS Ensign Gilm of the Benning- ‘ ton to Be Married to Miss | M. Cook To-Night. The culmination to a romantic affaire de coeur will take place to-night when the hands of Ensign G. E. Gilm of the| Bennington and Miss Marjorie Cook of Chicago are joined in matrimony. Dr.| Moreland will be the officlating minister and the wedding will be at his home, 1512 Washington street. | | Ensign Gilm Is a graduate of Annapolis, | class of '94. Since that time he has been | traveling around the world on service lor’ the Government. He was in_Central | America at the time of the revolutionary disturbances that resulted in a series of governmental changes for the small ana unstable Spanish-American countries | south of Mexico. During the Turko-| Greek war he was stationed near Athe: Returning from Greece he visited Naples FAILURE OF THE KLONDIKE BOOY . Transportation Compa- nies Suffering. SOME ARE IN DEEP WATER ALASEKA - YUKON COMPANY'S CREDITORS MEET. Travel to the Gold Fields Eas Fallen Away Tremendously and Conse- quently Many People Will Lose Money. The failure of the Klondike boom i= playing havoc with the companies that went into the Yukon transportation busi- | ness. Swiftwater Bill's venture was the where hé met Miss Cook for the first|first to go into eclipse, and now the time. The young couple came to America | Alaska-Yukon Transportation Company on the same steamer and an attachment | has been compelled to meet its credi- was formed that soon ripened into an | affair of the heart. Last January the engagement was announced. Miss Cook is a tall brunette, with beauty both of face and form. Ensign Gilm is| | of light complexion, well-made, and of a | fine military bearing. tors. When the rush to Dawson began last year the Alaska-Yukon Company came into existence. H. J. Barling was chosen president, and associated with him are S. F. Weeks of the S. F. Weeks Com- pany, Captain Hatfield, who resigned his command of the British ship Lancing to SAN JOAQUIN GRAIN join the venture; Waiter J. Scammell, RATES LOWER YET |James Eva and others. They chartered | the steamers National City and Albion ! and the bark Rufus E. Wood and con= tracted for four river steamers. One of se, the James Eva, is now on her way Michael, in tow of the steamer Na- tional City, and the Walter J. Scammell is now at the Fulton Iron Works, ready Making in Grading and for sea. Both the National City and the Dredging. | Alblon bave done well since they have flown the Alaska-Yukon Company's flag, e | and the Rufus E. Wood left here for St. The new grain rates of the Valley Rafi- | Michael with a number of passengers road were announced vesterday. They |2nd a full cargo. Had the rush to the Show & reduction of at least 10 to 15 per | E0ld flelds only continued all would have i been well, but as the passenger trade to | cent on She fommer iaie of the Southert | St. Michal Is very light and growing less | Pactfic every day the company thought it better sets of rates, one applying to Stockton|to come to an understanding with its and warehouses within Stockton city | creditors at once. limits; the other to San Francisco, Crock- The chances are that when the steam- 5 1. | ers begin to arrive from the Yukon with ett, Benlcla, Port Costa and South Val- | ¢f€ begin to arrive f o e | { | | REDUCTIONS FROM POINTS ON THE VALLEY ROAD. Improvements That the Road Is Now lejo. From Hanford, $2 %, $2 85; Odessa, | the interest in the gold fields will be re- |5240. 8 Guernsey, $2 40, $2 %0: Stella, | newed. Millions Wil be brought down | 82 45, $2 957" Corcoran Junction, $2 45. $2 ©; | jn gold dust and nuggets, and the sight | Turnvell, $2 45, 32 9; "Angiola. $2 45, $2 of these fortunes will start the rush Kernell, $2 60, $3 10; Elmo, $260, 3810} | again. In that event it will be nearly Dewey, $2 60, 83 10; Shafter, $265. 3313 | {50 late to go by the way of St. Michael, Rosedale, $2 33 25; Jastro, $275. 3325 | and the travel will be again to Dyea and 3 25. These rates are | Skaguay. Another meeting of all con- for the ton of 2000 pounds. | cerned will be held to-day, and it will be Two contracts have been let for the|tyen decided whether the river boats now the land on the east and wes. | | grading of | in sides of the Valley Railroad tunnel Contra Costa County Charles Erickson has charge of the grading on the east side. He has put 200 men at work and the land will be graded for seven miles east | of the tunnel. Buckman and Kelso ha\'ei the contract to grade the land seven | miles west of the western end of lhei unnel. | | _An embankment is being thrown up on | | the marsh line of the road. Three dredg- ers are at work dally. The embankment | will be ten feet high, sixteen feet at the| | top and 100 feet at the base. | | WOMEN MEET IN COUNCIL. The Federation Prepares to Study the New Charter. The Women's Federation held its week- ly meeting yesterday afternoon at Har- | mony Hall, Red Men’s building, Mrs. Eva | E. Bates, president of the federation, in | the chair. Mrs. Bates reported that she and a committee of three visited the commis- sary department and received from Major Long the promise that within ten days | there would be work for women. rly completed will be held here until next summer or sent to St. Michael at once or sold. The Rufus E. Wood was to | be kept at St. Michael as a receiving ship for passengers, and she will probably be brought home. The charter of the steam- ers National City and Albion can be can- celed at any time, and then if everybody is willlng the company can lie on its oars_until next vear. C. Dickey, who chartered and fitted out the barkentine Catherine Sudden for_ a vovage to Kotzebue Sound, went to St. Michael on the steamer Humboldt. On his arrival there he will get together a party of returning gold hunters to come down on his vessel. After discharging her passengers at the mouth of the Kowak River, the Catherine Sudden will be taken to St. Michael to bring down the passengers Mr. Dickey has booked. The steamer Dirigo and her tow, the stern-wheel river boat City of Dawson, are still in port. The repairs to the lat- ter's machinery have taken much longer than was at first expected and now it will be to-night or to-morrow morning before she will be ready. The City of Dawson belongs to the Swiftwater Bill company, and many of the passengers on the Dirigo bought tickets from that concern. They spent nearly all their time for a week | After making arrangements for the |past on Mission-street wharf waiting for study and discussion of the new charter | the expedition to get away, and their the meeting adjourned, to meet on Mon- | patience is nearly exhausted. It is now Thought that a start will soon_be made. | “Twenty-one members of the San Diego | naval reserve arrived In the city vester- | day and_paid a visit to the California boys on the Mohican. They will be sworn in at the naval rendezvous to-day and will be sent to Mare Island to help man the mosquito fleet. day next. — e TUsed a Horsewhip. Mrs. Lulu Cohen, 116 Sixth street, was vesterday convicted by Judge Mogan on the charge of battery, and was ordered into custody to appear for sentence to- day. Mrs. Cohen owed Harry L. Spen- cer, a_messenger boy, some money, and hen he called at her house for it she struck him several times with a horse- whip. The Railroad Case. Clerk Chapin completed his testimony vesterday in the matter of the suit of the Southern Pacific Company against the Board of Ralilroad Commissioners, and Superintendent Curtis was put on ths stand to explain certain exhibits as to cost of cars, etc. The taking of testi- mony will be resumed this afternoon. — e Insolvent Book Binder. Thomas B. Phillips, a book binder, has been declared insolvent. His liabilities are scheduled at $848. He has no assets. ADVERTISEMENTS. CUREDOFKIDNEY TROUBLE Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt Adds Another to Its Thou- sands of Cures. Electricity is truly a won- derful remedy. Itisgood for nervous troubles, for all kinds of pains and aches, for weakness, kidney and stomach complaints. Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt never fails to cure these troubles. ANOTHER MAN PRAISES THIS WONDERFUL BELT. NAPA, Cal., June 24, 1893. Suppase you will want to know fow Your Belt is work- : alped me & great deal, and entirely cured me of my Kidney trouble. I Ing. 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