The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 18, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN The i\TONDAY JULY 18, 1808 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE......Market and Third Sts., S. F. Telephone Main 1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS..........217 to 22| Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) Is served by carrlers In this city and surrounding towns for 15 cents a week. By mall $6 per year; per month €5 cents. THE WEEKLY CALL. OAKLAND OFFICE.. +esee.:..908 Broadway | NEW YORK OFFICE.. Room 188, World Building | DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative, ‘WASHINGTON (D, C.) OFFICE Riggs Houee .One year, by mall, $1.50 | FRANCISCO CALL, DAY, ALSO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC. HAT the Wells-Fargo Express Company is re- Tfusing to bear its share of the war tax is a mat- ter of record. The Western Union has evaded the duty of contributing, forcing the public to pay the proportion Congress designed to fall upon that wealthy corporation. The Telephone Company de- clined to pay until it had been obliged to, the law as to this being clear and specific. The list of um- patriotic corporations is growimg. It must be enlarged by the addition of the Southern FPacific. This last comcernm makes the pretense that it is complying with the law. It is mot so comply= ing. To prove that it is not the law needs only to be quoted: “EXPRESS AND FREIGHT: It shall be the duty of every railroad or steamboat company, carrier, express company, or corporation or person whose oc- cupation is to act as such, to issue to the shipper or consignor, or his agent, or person from whom any €. €. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE...... C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Adver -Marquette Bullding | ng Representative. | SRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open until 9:30 | o'clock. 615 Larkin street. open untll 9:30 o'clock. | 1941 Misslon street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Market | street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o'clock. 25I18 | Misslon street, open untll 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh | street, open untli 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open | untll 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ana Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. ANUSEMENTS. Columbia—*Liderty Hall " Aleazar— Morosco Tivo o aln Impudence of Corneville.” leville and Cannon, the 613-pound Man. son and Eddy streets, Spectalties. ming. z,boating, fishing, every Sunday. T AUCTION SALES. W. Butterfield—This day, July 18, Library, at corner o streets, at3 0 clock p. m. y 19, Horses, at corner Market 11 o'clock y Frank | THE TRADE SITUATION. 2l el 15 the local trade situation last T k was more resting than that of the at large. The latter was not partic- ularly iking, d was in fact almost without feature, as usual in midsummer. There was rather more disposition to buy wool, and business was fair for this time of the year, with former prices easily | maintained. The iron and steel trade, too, showed more tone, partly on account of decreased produc- tion and partly owing to large orders, particularly in the West, w ber of mills will forego their u; wnd others will materially curtail | th I omg report orders booked | This, at a time when noteworthy. The talk of finan- The amount called nd the amount actually sub- 1us figure of $1,300,000,000, rently not yet. The fact that | been subscribed right here it to swell the breast of the pride. We need never again hether in the shape of war ahead as far as next winter. sta wation generally prevails, is amazing success of the new loan is tt cial circles all over the countr; for was $ ,000,000, [ | which, however, was damp- y accompanying the military tiago and by th confusion re- | which | sult np tax, which diverted con- siderable speculation from stocks to bond t subject to the tax. This wet blanket was in by the su der of Santiago and the fine | crop prospects, so Wall street had a very unsettled | 1 around, e statistical condition of the | continued gratifying, the bank clearings ng 16.6 per cent over those of the corresponding | r, while the failures showed a slight de- | ¢ exports of cereals from the Atlantic | , those of wheat being 2,910,300 | 000 for the same week in 1897. | le of the country is at its low- ner, so there is nothing new to | iness. But already some lines | est point in midsu: 1 by report in g are prep for the fall trade, which is expected to | be larg: h it is hardly thought that it will reach ! the unprecedented volume of the spring business. If | it does the country will boom indeed. But it is in California that the chief interest centers | for Calif ns, as already remarked. The 1898 har- | vest is now in full blast, and it is the best we have had in point of returns for a num- | ber of years. Prices for hay and grain are more | than profitable, and there is a demand for every at comes into this market. As for fruit, it not brought such prices for many a day. The leading staples at this season are apricots, peaches and pears. The canners are paying $40@65 per ton for apricots, against $5@20 last year, $65@7o0 for cling | peaches, a st $30@40, and are fairly scrambling for the pears at $25(@30, against $7@20. Pears are | expected to go still higher, for the evop is small, and | the scarcity in apricots and peaches creates just so much more demand for pears. Even the humble apple is wanted at much better prices than ruled last | season, for this crop, too, is small, not only here, but | all over the United States, and the grower this year can pick up the windfalls and wormy fruit under the | trees and sell them for $7 per ton, whereas last year | they went begging at $3@4. And thus it goes all | along the list of farm products. A gratifying feature [ is the comparative independence of the farmer and fruit-grower this summer. They are now holders, whereas for a number of years they have been anxious | rs, only too glad to throw their produce on the market for whatever it would bring. The good re- turns enable them to do this, which keeps the differ- ent markets from becoming choked with offerings and holds receipts down to the normal requirements of the daily demand. Not for years has the Califor- | nia farmer been so well situated as he is to-day. Of course this prosperous condition of the farmer has its effect on general business. Country credits | are better and the country demand for merchandise is good. As the city lives off the country the feeling here is one of confidence, and all lines anticipate a good fall trade. San Francisco has been doing well for months, and the present indications are that it will continue to do well for many months to come. E—————— sell An effort is now being made to stir up a factional fight in the Towa regiment. A great deal of effort has been expended in a similar way for other regiments, and happily has achieved failure. If Blanco really attempted suicide and failed he has added nothing to his reputation. To kill oneself does not require a high degree of intelligence, but some- what higher than to ‘try it and make a bungle. Editor Rush of San Rafael must be the original “Rush in where angels fear to tread.” He went to | all required of it, the sin of hypocrisy but accentuates | eyes. | itself, and are engaged almost wholly in commenting jail. goods are accepted for transportation, a bili of lading, manifest or other evidence of receipt and forwarding for each shipment received for carriage and trans- portation, whether in bulk or in boxes, bales, pack- ages, bundles, or not so enclosed or included; and there shall be duly attached and canceled as in this act provided to each of said bills of lading, manifest or other memorandum, and to each duplicate thereof, a stamp of the value of one cent.” Nothing could be clearer than this. A penalty is named for failure to comply, and the penalty is direct- ed, not against the individual shipper, but the offend- ing corporation. The Southern Pacific, however, has a way of construing law to suit itself. In this in- stance it makes announcement that it will pay the tax, and then proceeds to pay only a part of it. It has adopted the method of affixing a stamp to the original bill of lading, but on the duplicate bills re- quires the customer to pay for the stamps. As bills of lading are usually made out in triplicate, the com- pany, while boasting of compliance with the law, really evades two-thirds of the fax Congress has de- clared it shall pay. For it to pay any part is a cir- cumstance the Southern Pacific regards as a conces- sion, but the present emergency does not call for con- cessions. When the company shirks a part of its responsibilities, making the sham plea that it is doing | the unpatriotic crime of refusing to aid the Govern- ment. The avowal of the Wells-Fargo people that they will not pay the war tax has at least the merit of frankness. Possibly there are authorities which stand so little in awe of the Southern Pacific that a new construc- tion of the law will be forthcoming. The theory that this corporation is above the statutes lacks a sound basis. The time has come for bowling it over. Pri- | vate citizens pay. There is neither equity nor act of Congress behind the proposition that having paid their own tax, they must go down into their pockets to pay the tax of the Southern Pacific or of any other corporation thriving under Government protection, and actually making extra profit from the war in | which the Government is engaged e THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR. NGUINE expectations that the fall of San- tiago will soon be followed by an application on the part of Spain for peace may be shared by the President and his official advisers, but if so they are not permitted in any way to interfere with the resolute determination to prosecute the war with vigor. Our military and naval authorities are not | waiting to see what Spain will do next, and if her | statesmen hope to make peace in time to escape an- other blow they must act promptly. This week will probably see the sailing of Watson’s | fleet for Europe in search of Camara, the last Spanish | commander whose flag flies on the seas; and of an ! army for the occupation of Porto Rico. The success of both of these expeditions is beyond question. The events of the war have thus far been so one-sided that the main interest felt in any movement is in the time that will be required to execute it. Therefore the discussion of the descent upon San Juan and of Watson's pursuit of Camara will turn almost wholly upon the prospects of having a new victory to cele- brate within the next ten days. The action of the Spanish Government in proclaim- | ing martial law throughout the kingdom is every- where regarded as an evidence that the Ministry in- | tends to sue for peace, and is prepaning to resist any | outbreak that may result from that confession of weakness. This belief seems to be well founded, for | hardly any other reasonable explanation can be of- | | fered for the extraordinary course pursued. It must be borne in mind, however, that up to this time no action taken by the Spanish officials in the conduct of the war has been at all reasonable when judged by the situation as it appears to American | It was unreasonable to send Cervera to the | West Indies, and it was unreasonable to order him | | out of Santiago. The unreasonable, therefore, may | | be the thing to expect of Spain for her next | move, and possibly the proclamation of martial law | may imply a determination to force the people to sub- mit to still further war taxes and to continue the fight | until Havana has been taken by force of arms and the ports of Spain threatened by the guns of our victori- ous fleets. It is worth noting that European nations have long since ceased to show any great interest in the war upon what the United States will do with the Span- ish colonies after the war is over. That is in fact the only vital problem in the contest. The war itself is | being hastened to a swift conclusion, and nothing | could more effectually induce Spain to apply for peace at once than the activity in the army <nd navy which so effectually proves that we do not care | whether she does or not. | THE WONDERFUL TURBINA. | HILE the American fleets at Manila and San- W tiago have demonstrated the dread efficiency | of modern warships in the hands of skillful | and courageous seamen, there has been tested on the ; British coast a little vessel whose success promises to render comparatively valueless the whole internal mechanism not only of war vessels, but of merchant steamers, and virtually revolutionize marine en- gineering. The little vessel, called the Turbina, from the pe- culiar construction of her engines, is reported to have made in several tests as much as thirty-eight knots an hour. In one test she covered twenty-two knots in thirty minutes, and more than once covered short distances at a rate of speed equal to sixty miles an hour. It is also reported that the sole cause of her inability to maintain that high rate of speed for greater distances is that the smallness of her hold prevents her from carrying coal enough to keep her engines running. | The expectations raised by the achievements of models are not always realized when larger construc- tions are made on the same type. An increase of | weight and friction sometimes results disastrously upon mechanism that works excellently in the small and light construction of the model. In the case of 1] San Francisco has heard the “rebel yell” and | the Turbina, however, there are good reasons for be- didn't scare a bit. : lieving no such disappointment will occur. In fact, | ocrat. | as it is quite possible that some huge battleship or ocean liner.built on the lines of the new model and equipped with her machinery may even surpass the accomplishments of the model itself. The reason for this sanguine hope is based upon the fact that the Turbina machinery is not more complex than that now in use. On the contrary, it is a step in the direction of simplicity. Its character has not been kept secret. There is nothing mysterious about the invention. It is not a Keely motor of unknown nature. On the contrary, every part of it has been publicly revealed and explained by the inventor, and the fame it has acquired is due, not to any hidden mystery of construction or motive force, but to the feats it has performed in operation under conditions that constituted fair tests of its worth and usefulness. Part of the success of the Turbina is said to be due to the construction of her hull, but the greater part is due to the new form of engine with which she is provided. According to reports this piece of mechanism is the simplest engine ever devised. Its most important feature is a shait, surrounded by rows of blades, inclosed in a cylinder provided with grooves corresponding with the blades. Steam is turned into the cylinder, and in its passage to escape it drives the blades round like the vans of a wind- mill. It is claimed that as this engine runs entirely in one direction it produces no jar in the ship, and as it has few working parts to get out of order, there is hardly a limit to be set upon the speed which may be given to its revolutions. Shipbuilders are proverbially conservative. It is seldom they venture upon new experiments, for ships cost money, and the ocean is not a safe thing to try experiments upon. Consequently it may be some years before the new engines are in general use. If the reports of the recent tests of the Turbina are ac- curate, however, it is only a question of time when vessels on her model will be common on the seas. At any rate now that we are about to enlarge our navy it would be worth while for the Government to give heed to the new ship and her wonderful feats. Wand aspirant for all the offices in sight, man- aged to gain for himself the offices of director of Agnews Asylum and president of the State Board of Building and Loan Association Commissioners it was believed he intended to use those positions as stepping stones toward the attainment of the Demo- cratic nomination for the Governorship. Some thought he would try to make a record of good administration to which he could point with pride when he appealed to the people for support. Others thought he would use the power and patron- HELPING HIS FRIENDS. HEN Frank H. GouEDcmocra(ic politician | age of the offices to win the favor of the Democratic machine and so win out in the State convention. Both of these suppositions have been proven erroneous by recent revelations. Mr. Gould, it appears, has used his official position not for himself nor for his party, but solely for the benefit of his relatives and his per- sonal friends. It is unfortunate for Mr. Gould that both at Ag- news and in the work of the Building and Loan Com- mission there have been scandals sufficiently grave to attract public attention. The investigation of these scandals has disclosed certain facts which show that Mr. Gould is neither a good official nor a good Dem- He turned down his party at Agnews and stood in with the Rea gang in San Jose in order to make a soft job for his half brother and a lady friend. He turned the State down on the Building and Loan Commission and altered an official report for the pur- pose of making a better business showing for an- other friend. As a fellow who helps his kinsfolks and his friends at the expense of California Gould has certainly made a record. It is unfortunate, however, for his hope of being helpful in the future that his past actions should have resulted in scandals on the very eve of a politic- al campaign in which his aspirations for the Gover- norship are at stake. Mr. Gould, it will be remembered, is one of the triumvirate who assumed control of the Democratic party in this city. With his colleagues, Alford and the | | Whispering McNab, he carried through the scheme | that has deprived San Francisco Democrats of the right to have anything to say about their party af- | fairs this year. In the committee that was appointed | to take charge of San Francisco Democracy it is safe to say that Mr. Gould remembered his friends. An official who would use the power of his office to help his friends most certainly would not hesitate to serve | his party as he served his State. The man who would alter an official report to help a friend’s busi- ness is not likely to be very scrupulous in manipulat- ing the machinery of his party. To the Democrats of San Francisco it will be seen that Gould’s record at Agnews and as a Building and He and his friends have assumed control of the whole Democratic machinery in this city, and if that scandals in the coming Democratic State convention startling as those in the Building and Loan Com- THE DUTY OF THE DAY. I: OR all citizens who have not already attended to that of registration. The time allotted for regis- tering is growing short, and already the rush at the bers as the days pass, and with the increase there will come a greater delay and discomfort among the It must be borme in mind that the duty of register- ing this year applies to all citizens. Former regis- voters have been attending to registration there is reason to believe that a considerable number of them the present great register they will not have to regis- ter over again. Such impressions are erroncous. In must all new voters register, but all who have been registered must register again. Loan Commissioner are matters of special concern. control is submitted to, it is safe to say there will be mission if not quite so dirty as those at Agnews. it, the first duty of the week and of the day is registration office has begun. It will increase in num- crowds that will throng the office. trations do not count. From the slow way in which are under the impression that as their names are on order to have a vote at the coming election not only The time for registration closes August 9, but little | more than three weeks away, and but a comparatively small proportion of the voters of the city have as yet attended to the duty. Two years ago, when the Presidential election wasapproaching, the people were fairly prompt in having themselves registered, but this year they are for some reason dilatory and slow. Nevertheless the issues to be determined this fall are | hardly less than those involved in the contest of 1806, and when the campaign opens it will be found one of the most exciting in our history. It is certain that all who neglect to register, and thereby lose their vote, will deeply regret it when the time comes for the peo- ple to decide between supporting the administration or the opposition. To register to-day will hardly occupy more than five minutes of time. When the rush of the closing days comes, however, one may have to wait half an hour in line at the office. To register is a political duty, and to attend to it to-day will be wisdom. JULY 18, 1898. CHIEF LEES AT HIS TRI OLD CKS AGAIN Popper Says HeWas Approached to Withdraw Salary the Famous Suit. The following question was asked of Max Popper yesterday: ‘“Were you not approached by prominent members of the Police De- partment and asked to withdraw your suit which is now on appeal in the Supreme Court, affecting the constitutionality of the bill passed by the last Legislature increasing the salaries of certain officials in the Police and Fire Departments?” Evincing considerable surprise at the query, Mr. Popper replied: “Yes, it is true that I was approached on two cccasions by mem- bers of the detective department with reference to the case. The action has been on appeal from the decision of Judge Seawell—which went against me—I should say about eight months. During this period I have been asked to agree to an extension of the time for filing a brief in answer to my transeript on appeal to the appellate court. In each instance I consented to the proposition and the respondent’s brief, cov- ering about two hundred pages, was finally filed. My attorneys did not see any particular merit in the points made by the attorneys for the two departments, terfere with purely municipal affairs. except the claim as to the right of the Legislature to in- The sole important feature of their brief is the effort to convince the Supreme Court that the Police Depart- ment is a quasi State institution. tion with that document is the fact ever to the Fire Department. It is However, a peculiar thing in connec- that they make no reference what- evident they consider that the only 01\ R\ Sy ‘ Rflib\» w MAX POPPER, Who Was A \ pproached by Chief Lees’ Men With a Proposal to “Come Off.” peg that they have to hang their ing the appellate court as to whether tirely a municipal body. The constit: hats on is the poss:bility of confus- or not the Police Department is en- ution covers the point they endeavor to make and the recent decision in the case of the Board of Supervisors will have an important bearing on the result of the action. “I was met one day by a couple of the detectives and the subject of this suit came up. After considerable talk they asked me if I would sign a stipulation agreeing to have the case advanced on the calendar of the Supreme Court. I replied I was not looking for any delay and that in the past their attorney had several times asked for and been granted continuances by me through my attorneys. I think the proposition to advance the case was agreed to by my attorneys, but I am sure I do not know whether or not the court has consented to grant such a conces- sion. Why the department should suddenly desire this expedition in bringing the action to a decision after previously seeking delay I do not know. “The second time the members reference to the case Detective Bee “The pros and cons of the matt of the department came to me with was the spokesman. er were laid before me by that gen- tleman and I was flatly asked if I would withdraw the suit and not let it go to a final decision.” “Did Mr. Bee give you any val id or other reason why you should abandon the action after all the time, thought and money you had de- voted to testing the legality of the act of the Legislature; or why such a request should be made after you had consented to have the case ad- vanced on the calendar?” “No,” replied Mr. Popper, “he did not give any reason, or ex- plain himself in any respect, but just simply asked me if I would do the department that favor. “I did not give them any definite answer at that time, but told Mr. Bee I would take the matter under consideration. I consulted my at- torneys on the subject and they advised me to stand on my appeal, as the point at issue involved the vital question of home rule or no home rule for San Francisco. “As a result of this conference I saw Mr. Bee again and informed him that my withdrawal of the case would depend on the fate of the San Francisco charter in the next Legislature. If the charter should be adopted and the appeal undecided, there would be no further necessity for a decision. decision. “I desire to say that in instituti Otherwise I would insist on carrying the case to a final ng this case or in any subsequent procedure, including my definite answer to the representatives of the force, I was not nor am I actuated by any personal feeling. there was a grave principle affecting the welfare of the city involved | I knew and I under‘ook to have it adjudicated to the benefit of the munici- pality. “0f course, I realize that they want their salary, but if the law is | constitutional they will get back pay from the date that the statute went into effect. peal. If they win they will be all So there will be no loss to them if they lose on my ap- right. The possibility of the adop- tion of the new charter may have something to do with the desire to have the case dismissed. law in full operation and back salarif The withdrawal of my appeal would place the es would be due and payable. How- ever, as no injustice will be done to any parties in either the Police or Fire Departments, I shall let matters take their course in the Supreme Court. In the cases of captains, I believe the increase is $100 per month, and this figure is graduated down in proportion to the detec- tives, who would enjoy an increase of $25 per month. If a man is a real detective and capable of filling such a position, I for one would not ob- ject to his receiving 3150 per month, one who properly comes under that cl For several days there have been ugly rumors on the streets that the head of the Police Department was en- deavoring to interfere with the pro- gress of a case in court which particu- larly affects his interests. Ordinarily such stories do not attract any marked attention, for since Captain Lees was promoted to the chair of the Chief com- plaints as to such interference in crim- No captious critic will arise to accuse Miles of not throwing bouquets to his fellow officers inal cases have become notorious. In this instance, however, the matter is a serlous one, and it seems that the Chief, through his subordinates, as- but the trouble is there is seldom assification.” pires to not only run the Police De- partment, and Police Courts according to his second childhood ideas, but has been aiming at the biggest game in the State in the shape of the Supreme Court. The head of the department had enough discretion left to mnot instruct his men to directly attempt to inter- fere with the progress of justice in that august tribunal, but the evidence ad- duced indicates that he had the audac- ity to permit two of his most trusted men in the Detective Deparunent to try to accomplish such a result by in- direct means. The details of the supposed secret operations of these agents of the Chief will prove highly interesting, p'i"fl'cu' larly to those of his friends who can- not yet realize that his age and mental decreptitude unfit him to properly ad- minister the high office he occupies. : It will be remembered that the las Legislature passed a law increasing the salaries of certain officers of the Police and Fire Departments. In the case of Chief Lees the raise was the snug sum of $1000 per year, captains $1200 per annum, and lesser increases for minor officers, including detectives. Max Popper took great interest in the law and after consulting his attorneys concluded that the statute was not only unconstitutional, but vicious, by veason of the fact that if it proved constitu- tional and stood upon the statute books it would be a serious stumbling block to any future efforts to secure home government for San Francisco. He therefore instituted a suit against Auditor Broderick and obtained an in- Junction restraining that official from paying the increased salaries. The case was tried before Judge Seawell | and the decision went agdfnst Mr. Pop- per. Believing there was a possibility of a reversal in the Supreme Court, he filed an appeal. This was about eight months ago. Garret McEnerney, repre- sented the two departments in the ac- tion and while apparently taking no steps to respond in the appellate court, succeeded several times in securing Popper’s consent to grant more time in Wwhich the answer should be filed. It is said that up to the present time he has failed to submit such document. In the meantime Dunn & McPyke appeared in the action, being presumed to represent the subordinate officers in the two departments affected by the law. These attorneys finally filed a | brief, which Popper’s legal advisers de- clare does not contain a point sufficient to enable the appellate court to affirm the judgment in the lower court. In short, it is stated that the main point made has been decided against their proposition in the case of the Board of Sunervisors of this city, in which it was decided that the State law did not apply to the board by reason of the fact that it was purely a municipal body. % During the evolutions of the case | some supposedly brilliant idea must | have struck the ~reat controling brain of the ‘“upper office,” and it was evi- dently decided if possible to head off [the case before it went any further. | After the several moves for delay had | been successfully made, the promoters of the law took an opposite course and | went at Max Popper for more conces- | stons. This time, however, the work | was not entrusted to an attorney, but Detectives Bee and Harper, two of | Lee's most trusted and reliable men, | were shouldered with the task of work- | ing the good-natured Mr. Popper on the new tack. The selection of Harper to perform | this delicate operation was not accl- | dental, as indicated by the fact that | he is one of Popper's most intimate | friends, and owes his position to-day to | the influence of Ponver. The first proposition made by the representatives of the Chief was that Mr. Popper consent to sign a stipula- tion asking the Supreme Court to ad- vance the cause on the calendar in or- der that an early decision might be se- cured. Mr. Popper replied that what- ever delays there had been in the case were due to the actions of the attor- s for the departments and that he quite willing that the action be expedited in that manner or any other proper way. The matter remained in this status for some time, during which the Chief in rattling around and trying to regu- late the proceedin-~s in the Supreme Court must have collided with some un- expected and indurated formation, for Detectives Bee and Harper were in- structed to not only turn a back som- ersault, figuratively speaking, but to use their influence with Mr. Popper to induce him to perform the same diffi- cult feat. These gentlemen accordingly sought | Popper and asked him to withdraw his suit, notwithstanding his long and earnest efforts to determine the validity | of the law. | . What reasons were given for asking Mr. Popper to adopt such an astonish- { Ing course or what suggestions were | made as to the particular manner in which his favor would be appreciated | have not been made public, but there is a very well founded rumor that Mr. | Popper was offered the political influence | of the entire Police Department if he would accommodate the Chief by with- | drawing his appeal. | At any rate the appeal made by the detectives_was sufficiently interesting to cause Popper to “take the matter under advisement.” However, after considering it thoroughly and consult- | ing his attorneys he again met the | Chief's right-hand men and notified | them that he could not stand up to such a proposition, and proposed to see that the case went through on its merits. As Chief Lees has been in an unusually savage mood for several | days past, it is evident that the report of Bee and Harper relating the ut- ter wrecking of the queer scheme must have been highly exasperating to the old gentleman. Max Popper, when told that the story was on the street, explained his con- nection with it in the foregoing pointed interview, LEES SAYS HE DON’T KNOW “I know nothing about the matter,” | said Chief Lees last night, when asked by whose authority Bee and Harper had asked Mr. Popper to withdraw his appeal. “If anything of the kind was done, it was on Detective Bee's own responsibility as one of a committee representing the subordinate officers of the two departments. There are two suits; one affecting myself and Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department, and the other brought by the men. Garret McEnerney had the main case at first, but the men were not satisfied with the delay and retained Dunne & McPyke to represent them. 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