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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898 GRAIN VESSELS N HARD LUCK Several of the Oregon Fleet in Collision. NIGHT SHIFT ON THE STEAMER CENTENNIAL WALEKS OUT. Demand for Double Wages Met by a | . Curt Refusal, So They Packed Up Their Tools and Quit. The Oregon grain fleet seems to be hav- it would do no harm if it does no good to allow the gentleman to say what he desires. The line of argument that he has prom- | ised to present is to induce the merchants not to begin nn{ action against the com- pany for violating the laws. In support this city to put the company to trouble are now before the courts in several of the Eastern cities and that the declsions in those cases can be made to apply to the local situation. The decision of the Valentine an audlence will in no way affect the work in the actions to be taken. Meanwhile the association is preparing the evidence in several cases | District Attorney. BOILERMAKERS ON A STRIKE Mr. Valentine will —————————— METHODIST MEETING. Saloon League Discussed. Rev. E. E. Dodge spoke before the Methodist Ministers yesterday morning on “‘Sabbath Collections.”” He said: “The placing of the general Sabbath collection before the sermon has been imposed upon us by the General Conference. In more than three-fourths of the Methodist churches outside our large cities the en- tire average income, only excepting spas- modic effort at the close of the vear, is taken on the Sabbath in loose plates, in me of it. The ship Cypro- | rived at Queenstown leaking. | st a rivet started nnd up to | 1g port the vessel made water. The bark Tweeds- torm and had to Africa. A als- nge yesterday on with the | mage is not in colli The d ship Emile from was also in col- Hamburg. The | not known. | m. there | minutes Western Vik- a ship rs that othe: Macfarlane made a very Liverpool. ; m s bride with 1 g t skipper hav: i here last was e Macfar- o and lost a t from Ma- y are all i that Uncle ¥ some yme- gulling the relic urtry of orcoran is about a short time and turn ‘gold mining. He 30,000 0 mining ow_intends rties he owns ounti vesterday, he and his re property the fine new le doubled resigns Corcoran on Aug- > a break down on the new H. J. Corcoran last Satur- there w ople_§n both San T steamer”. were a number of disappointed ™ and Stock- run the up | counle of days before | gain. When the T. C. | Stockton Sunday | decided to take the City tirement and put her | n's run for t ., fur- kitchen a. to tow up of che t Aloha £ reaching = had no 4t places, box which Post d to be house ation to the s T is 1 a great a communit nd men-of- heretotore the e their chanc of who was bound up-town | tters at the ferry depot. t that comes to the Fol- or mo vessels g ey n y it, and it will prove a godsend on the saiiing day of the transports, as nearly evers oae th rs sends a farewell letter shore mailed. 1e gunboat Iroquois came down from | e nd yesterday. She is to tow acoma to Manila and will be dy in the stream. | | VALENTINE WISHES | TO DISCUSS MATTERS DOES NOT WANT WELLS-FARGO SUED FOR WAR TAXES. Will Urge the Merchants’ Association Not to Begin Action Against the Transportation Company. From appearances it is safe to conclude that J. J. Valentine, president of Wells, Fargo & Co., has decided not to commit iimself for his organization in writing n the matter of evading the payment of war taxes. A few days ago the directors the Merchants' Association came to conclusion that Wells-Fargo's Ex-| press Company is doing a high-handed piece of business in charging its pat- rons with the l-cent war tax, which the law s shall be paid by common car- riers when the latter give receipts and furnish bills of lading. No sooner did the directors reach this conclusion than they gent a communication to the United tates District Attorney, notifying him it the law is being violated and de- ok ok ke ok Kok Rk sk kR ok kR ok ok kR kR R R KRR K % K K KX K KK XK KX manding of him that he prosecute the of- fenders. There was nothing for the Fed- cral official to do but to comply with the demands of the merchants, and after con- ferring with thg officers of the assocla- tion as to the best mode of procedure plans to the desired end were adopted. These decided and speedy actions on the part of the officials and merchants evi- dently induced Mr. Valentine to bestir himself, for on Saturday afternoon he zalled upon the officers of the association and asked that no civil or other proceed- ngs be begun until he could draw up and | present to that body a communication. While willing to do all possible to ac- commodate the president of the express company the work of getting the cases n shape was continued. Yesterday the officers of the association were informed oy Mr. Valentine fhat he did not desire o write what he could tell In much less | ally than at the beginning. 1owed above | to for- | has | Cap- | envelopes, or in both combined. I think the average is increased by one-fourth or | at the | one-third if it is taken directly close of the sermon and a short prayer. If before the sermon, over many the spirit of worship has not yet gained control. while if the sermon has been spiritual and has lifted them to a little higher plane of de votion and sacrifice, as all true preaching does, even not directly on the subjec they will be far more ready to give liber- I have never tested it that I did not find the result as here stated.” | Rev. E. S. Chapman addressed the Pres- byterian weekly meeting on the peculiari- ties of the Anti-Saloon League. ‘‘Never s the hand of God more manifest than | in this movement against saloons,” said | he. **Nothing so interferes with our work as the liquor trade. The Y drags down and wrecks what we build up. | The rum power can not par the | church work with the Holy Ghost In it, but if you remain indifferent in regard to it your efforts along church lines are par- al aloon man ed. One of the pecullarities of the Antl- Saloon League is to right the attitude of | the Government. In adopting it we make no political pledges nor are we pledged to affiliate with political parti The Gov- ernment’s relation is the worst feature of the liquor traffic; any drunkenness is bad enough. that it is done under the protection of the Government.” Rev. J. B. Dickson addressed the Con- | | | gregationalists on “Should Christianity | Be an Ecclestastica e ras e tened to with great intere per was discussed at lengt —_——e———— FREAKS OF THE STAMP TAX | Tt Will Cost Two Cents to Give Away | One on a Bottle of Whisky. The manufacturer of a brand of whisky which is specially advertised for its me- dicinal qualities recently sent a bottle of | | B | | | (__ALPHONSE PRIEUR | of this request he declares that it would | not be worth while for the merchants of | and expense when the same questions | | { directors of the association to grant Mr. | now on hand on the lines advised by the | meet the directors of the association to- | | morrow morning. Sabbath Collection and the Anti- | | | | | Those who lead others to | drink are as bad, but the worst still is| NO-LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY Nothing New Told in the Carpenter Case. LOCHNER ON THE STAND HE HAS PREPARED HIMSELF FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION. Lizzie Riley and Prieur Retell Their Stories—The Inquest Will Be Continued This Morning. The inquest in the Carpenter murder case began yesterday morning in the Coroner’s office. The session lasted three hours, at the end of which time Coroner Hawkins declared an adjournment until this morning. All the important witnesses in the case were examined, but nothing to establish the identity of the murderer was elicited, nor was there any testimony to connect Joe Lochner with the crime. The witnesses were a cosmopolitan lot and their testimony was given in con- glomerate dlalects. A Japanese, a colored woman, two Frenchmen, a Spanish woman, two Irish policemen and a Ger- | man (Lochner), were on the stand. Al- phonse Prieur, the night clerk at the Hubbard House, told his story in broken French-English, and became greatly con- | fused when the Coroner questioned him. | any means, and the mony as to the incldents in the hall be- fore he unlocked the door. He opened the door and entered the room ahead of Lochner. He went to the gas fixture in the center of the room and struck a match. Lochner had stepped behind him and gone directly to the bed. When the light was turned on he saw Lochner untying the cloth around Sadle’s neck. Lochner remarked, “Oh, my, I think she is dead.” Prieur wenf for an officer, leaving Joe alone in the room. When he returned the door was locked and Loch- ner was not there. The police came and the body was taken away. Charles Raulet, proprietor of the Hub- bard House, testified that he was in the halls of the building between 12:45 and 1:20 the night of the murder, and went to the assageway leading to Lochner's room iust before leaving to see if the latter was urning the gas. He swore that thers was no light in Lizzie Riley's, Sadie’'s or Lochner’s room. He did not see any one in the halls and heard no noise of any kind. George Yoshida, the Japanese who makes the beds in the house, testified that the door between Sadle’s and Lochner’'s rooms was usually locked with the curling irons, although on one or two occasions he had been {n her room when Joe's door was open. Spectal Officer Gilfoy told of belng called by the night clerk and going to the room. He ascertained that the woman was dead and then turned the case over to Police- man Tuite. X Deputy Coroner Tyrrell's testimony con- flicted with Lochner’s statement re- garding the position of the rag. Tyrrell says the rag was rolled up under the wo- man’s neck, and that he did not think it had been tied around her throat. Dennis Linihan, who was reported by one of the detectives on the case as the man who wore squeaky shoes and went down the stairs at 1:20 Sunday morning, vore that it was 3 o’clock when he went to work. He was called at 1, but over- s‘f‘%tl:oner Hawkins informed him that he was not bound to answer any questions unless he felt disposed to do so, and then told Lochner, the suspect, to take his time and tell all he knew about Sadie Carpenter and her death. Lochner talked very slowly and care- fully and seemed to be well prepared for an ordeal. He hesitated between words, but his manner showed he had read all the papers had said prepared his tale, he has been subjected by the police has given him good practice in turning points to his own advantage. He did not devi- ate from his last statement to Captain LOCHNER \/7# USTENING Y To TESTIMONY } |[SUSPECT LOCHNER AND OTHER WITNESSES GEORGE YOSHIDA Yo 1, MRS, LIZZIE RILEY LNE R 1) MURDER MYSTERY. his product to Washington to find out if it Lochner enjoved the discomfiture i of required a stamp. The stamp is required | Pricur and smiled broadly at his errors. | on all products when adve o v crowd filled the Coroner’s of- | dicinall stened with rapt attention and | 3 as wrappings was e feh Cis packed with ie bearer, formed. promissory note. Xv\-lucll(\J e each bottie promising to pay : A aond. bne cent. This was noted by the eagle-eved commissioner, and he also tructed the manufacturer of the medic- nal whisky that he must place a two-cent documentary stamp on each promissory note. There are several other mflnufa("- turers of bitters and whiskies who have been packing these notes with each bottle, and the law will alpply to all of them. lln the future they will be obliged to pay two. cents for the privilege of giving away one. | —_———————— OPERATING A BANKING GAME The Cases of W. D. Valentine and | £ | t M. R. Burke Continued Till To-Day. W. D. Valentine, charged with conduct- ing a banking game at 19 and 21 Ellis street, surrendered himself at the City Prison yesterday morning and was re- leased on his own recognizance by Judge Conlan. The case was put on the calendar of the Judge's court along with that of M. R. Burke arrested Saturday for the same offer and when they were called the prosecution asked for a continuance till to-day, but the Judge Insisted upon the cases going on. It was argued by atto: ney Cook for the defendants that Valen- tine had been convicted for a similar of- fense recently and on appeal Judge Cook did not sustain the judgment of the lower court. Finauy it was agreed to continue the cases tiil to-day at the request of Assist- ant District Attorney Dunne, who was called into the prosecution. LR R R R R R R R R R % AGAINST THE NEW WOMAN Rev, Mr. Dodge Says That Just the Plain Woman Has a Mission Far Ahove the Platform or the Field, the Store or the Legisla~ ture. In his talk before the Methodist ministers yesterday morning on “New Methods in the Polity and Customs of Methodism” Rev. E. E. Dodge touched on one subject in particular that aroused his disap- proval. That was the representa- tion of women in church councils. He said: “If we can put off any real decision of the matter past one more general conference it will de- cide itself. The whole new woman movement, of which it is but a part, has long passed its highest wave of influence or power. “Any foolish but not wicked no- tion 1s always killed the most easi- 1y and surely by giving it plenty of rope. The whole movement {s rap- idly approaching innocuous desue- tude. The highest womanhood is coming to realize a God ordained misslon far above platform or the field, the store or the Legislature, dme and with much less trouble. What 1e wants now is the grlvllege of address- ng the directors of the association at an :arly date. The merchants considered the * request and came to the conclusion that| % % -4 % % % 3 3 # %% * % % %% & in which mission she, next to the * % Almighty, rules the world.” | and found nothing out of the ordinary, except | pepper and salt appearance on the forehe: | Sadie's room. She * * * * * ES * * # * * * * * * * * * * * * i * | * * * * * * * * * * * * A * * * * * * evident relish to the vile testimony intro- | duced to show the depravity of Joe | Lochner. Captain Seymour was there, of | course, to prompt the Coroner when he »oked anything. | . J. Q. Anderson, mother of Sadie | Carpenter, dressed in deep mourning, ar- rived before the crowd. She was greatly agitated and with difficulty controlled her feelings. She listened to a portion of the v and then went to an adjoining room, and remained until she was called to the witness stand to establish the iden- tity of the deceased. Dr. John Gallagher, the autopsy sur- | geon, was the first witness called. He ead from notes taken when he performed he post mortem and explained in detail o the jury as he proceeded. He said: | 1 made internal and external examinations | of the body of Mrs. Sadie Carpenter, which | are very important. In the first place the body was that of a poorly developed, poorly nour- ished woman, weighing about 105 pounds. I first made an external examination of the head, minute hemorrhages, which gave the skin a 5 his condition also existed inside the eyelld: and on the eyeballs. In the right eve I fn a spot of blood which had come out of the rig nostril, which shows that the head must have been tilted very far back. The right noscril was filled with biood and the mouth firmly closed. On the right lateral surface of the neck, just at the hair line, below and behird the ear I found a bloody mark one inch square. | That was the only mark on that side. On the angle of the jaw, right side, there was a black and blue mamc about the size of a dim& onc right below it and another nearer the point of the jaw. There were no marks on the lett side of the neck. On the front of the neck, just opposite the “‘apple’’ there were two slight fons, and around the neck a faint tracing, The veins of the body were dis- th biood. There were no visible marks on the flesh. On the right knee there was_a triangular abrasion one inch long by one-half inch wide. There was also a_bruise on the back of the left shoulder. By the in- ternal examination T found the tissues of the scalp filled with dark blood: the brain con- gested and the lungs distended and bulging out. Hemorrhages were also found on the sur- face of the lungs. The heart was normal. The pharynx and larynx were filled with Dbioody mucus, and the middle cartilage of the larynx was fractured on both sides and filled with blood. The inside of the larvnx was filled with blood down to the continuation of the trachea. Blood extravasations were found in the lungs, which were deeply congested. All other organs were normal. In reply to a question as to the cause of death the doctor gave his opinion that “‘death was the result of asphyxiation, due to strangulation.” Coroner Hawkins handed Dr. Gallagher the rag which was found around the dead woman'’s throat and asked him if it could have been tied in any manner to g‘mduce the strangulation "referred to. he doctor answered in the negative. Lizzie Riley, ‘“‘Spanish Lizzie,” all dressed up for the occasion, took the stand next. She told of being awakened by a noise which seemed to come from heard a door slam and retreating footsteps. Becoming alarmed, she went out and called the night watchman. He did not respond and she called again. She told him there was trouble in one of the rooms, she thought in No. 10, and asked him to knock on Mrs. Carpenter’'s door. He demurred and she told him to waken Lochner. He rapped twice on the latter's door before vecelving a_reply. Lochner came out in the hall, the night clerk unlocked the door and the two men entered room 10. She heard one of them say, “She is dea.”” After the gas was lighted she looked in and saw Sadie’s face on the pillow. Then she went into her own room. She swore that she did not say anything to Lochner or Prieur about hearing a noise like some one being choked or strangled. (Incidentally it might be remarked that the police have not yet learned the name of tge party who was with the Riley woman the night of the murder.) Alphonse Prfeur, the night_clerk, fol- lowed Lizzie and corroborated her testi-- ‘ ast Friday, and he again w the rag around Sadie's neck by the reflected light from across the street. Lochner illustrated to the jury the manner in which the cloth was knotted and how he untied it. Lochner again declared that Lizzie Riley said something about choking as he and Prieur entered the room. He gave that as his reason for going so quickly to the bed. After he saw Sadie was dead he kissed her three times, ‘“‘once for my- self and once for each of her children. When Prieur went out for the officer he rushed to his room and partially dressed himself. Then he went to_ the Bellevue saloon and told the bartender Sadie had been found dead in her room. He re- Seymour, mad declared he s | turned and found the officers in the room. The body was taken away and he was taken to the City Prison. At this point Coroner Hawkins de- clared a recess until this morning at 9. It has been impossible for the police to ascertain definitely the condition of the bed when Lochner entered the room. He says he did not disturb the covering. He put his hand beneath the counterpane nd felt her heart. When Special GYH‘OY arrived he found the body covered up to the neck. He disturbed the covering. When the Deputy Coroner —arrived he found the body partially uncovered. Lochner has told conflicting stories on this point. Coroner Hawkins hopes to unravel this tangle to-day. Lochner is to be rigldly cross-examined at to-day’s session. Mrs. Anderson still believes in Loch- ner’s innocence.. When the recess was declared Lochner jumped up and hur- ried over to where she was sitting. She greeted him warmly and they talked to- gether for several minutes. Later, with a mutual friend, she called on Lochner at the prison and remained in conversa- tion with him for more than half an hour. Unless something startling is_developed to-day Lochner will undoubtedly be re- leased by the police. WARNING TO EKLONDIKERS. The Treasury Department Calls At- tention to Unscrupulous Trans- portation Companies. A warning has been sent out by the Treasury Department to all person who contemplate going to the gold regions in Alaska and the Northwest Territory to beware of fraudulent transportation com- panies. Three cases have been brought to the attention of the department where per- sons were induced to sign contracts with some of the companies. The contracts were cleverly worded ‘and promised not only to bring the gold seekers into the land of promise, but also to furnish them with the necessary equipments and sup- plies. In many cases a list of bankers and business men, who were located as a rule in Europe or Mexico, is appended to the prospectus as references. Instead of taking the promised care of the Argonauts the wily employves of the transportation companies have carrled them up to Vancouver or some other northern port and there abandoned them. As a rule the price charged for transpor- tation and all other accommodations has been $500. As it costs, as a rule, some- thing less than $50 to carry passengers to these points the unscrupulous ‘‘com- panies” have been making large profits out of their enterprise. e The Free Trade Sold. The schooner Free Trade was sold by auction in front of the Merchants’ Ex- change vesterday by order of the Dig- trict Court to satisfy libels against her, She was purchased by J. C. Hansen for $356. The sale of the Tiger was postponed until Thursday. —_———— Ladies' tatlor-made sults; latest designs; we #ive credit. M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter, 1, 6 & 7. ni i had | D i oo | has the right to maintain or use the “sweating”” to which | tracks on which the horse cars are be- | thorized to remove them after August CAR TRACKS T0 BE REMOVED Horse-Car Rails Ordered Off Market Street. BRITT ASKED FOR MORE TIME RESOLUTION TO REMOVE OVER- HEAD WIRES DEFEATED. Preparing to Extend the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph System to Other Districts of the City. The Board of Supervisors declared yes- terday afternoon against the further maintenance of horse car rails on Mar- ket street, between Second and Sixth. The Superintendent of Streets was au- 6 if the Market-street Rallway Company refused to do so. That portion of Market street is now being prepared for bitumin- ous pavement and the Supervisors decid- ed that the work of tearing up the rails should be commenced without unneces- sary delay, inasmuch as the clalm has been made that the company no longer ing operated. After the transaction of the regular routine business Secretary Dodge intro- | duced the following resolution and asked its passag Resolution No. — (Fourth Series.) Whereas, It {s advisable and for the putlic interest and convenience that Market street from Second to Sixth street should be paved with bituminous rock on a concrete founda- tion; and whereas, contracts were awarded to paveé a portion of sald Market street from Second street to Sixth street, on the presump- tion that the difterent companies operated | tracks on said street and had the right to c struct, maintain or operate two double tra under’ the several and separate franchis granted; and whereas, the Market-street Rall- way Company on October 14, 1853, by virtue of the consolidation of the several street railroads, is the successor in interest of all the rights, privileges and franchises granted on Market street and has the exclusive management of said street railroads; and whereas, the Market- street Railroad Company, under the provisions fo section 499 of the Civil Code has no power or authority to maintain or use in any manner or for any purpose the respective tracks now lald and operated by horsecars on the north- west and southeasterly portions of the roadway of sald Market street; therefore Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to advertise for proposals to pave that portion of the width of the roadway of Market street from Second street to Sixth street from a point seventeen and one-half (17%) feet from the curb lines on the northwesterly line of Market street to a point within two (3) feet of the track of the Market-street Railway Com- | any on which cable-cars are operated; also | rom a point seventeen and one-half ( ) feet | from the curb line on the southeastarly line of Market street to a point within two feet of the track of the Market-street Railway Com- pany on which cars are operated; therefore | Resolved, That the Market-siret Railway | Company be and is hereby required to remove from Market etreet the outside tracks of street railroad now operated by horse car under its management as beingz maintained on said street without warrant or authority law on or before the 6th day of August and the Superintendent of Public hereby charged with the duty and is hereby required to remove all rails and other obstruc- tions on sald street on and after the fth day of August, 1895, so that the public may have an uninterrupted use of that portion of Market street. Resolved, That the Superintendent of Public Streets is hereby required to prepare specifica- tlons for paving that portion of Market street | from Second street to Sixth street, excepting such portions of said street as have heretofore | been exempted, where other noiseless pav ments have been lald between named. | the | Supervisor Britt sald that he wouldi‘ | points | have to vote against the resolution, in- asmuch as the board had requested City and County Attorney Creswell to render an opinion on the question of the power of its members to direct the removal of the rails. “We should out of courtesy to Attorney Creswell wait until he has| given us his legal opinion,” concluded | Britt. | “I am not desirous of showing any dis- | courtesy to Mr. Creswell,” said Super-| visor Dodge, *‘for I hold him in the high- est esteem. I believe, however, that we | should act at once. He was requested | to give us his opinion several weeks ago | and we have not yet heard from him. | If the rails are to be removed the work | should be done before the street is bi- | tuminized.” Britt then moved that the resolution be | laid over for one week in order that At- torney Creswell be allowed time to file an opinion. - “The City and County Attorney intim- ated to me to-day, sald Mayor Phelan, “‘that the company had no legal right to maintain the horse car rails. He said he was still looking up the law, but had not been able to give the question all the time it required, inasmuch as he had many pressing duties to attend to as a member | of the Board of Election Commissioners.” “I have been informed by two of thebest read attorneys on municipal matters, said Supervisor Dodge, “‘that the railroad company has no lon%er any right to main- tain the objectionable rails and operate horse cars on them.” “I would prefer to wait until we hcar from the City and County Attorney,” said Britt. “If we have the right to order the rails removed, no harm can come from waliting another week. If we have the right to order them removed by the Street Superintendent, I am in favor of exercis- ing that right, but 1 don't want to be tod hasty in the matter.” Britt's motion for a_postponement was not seconded, and the resolution was passed. In this connection, it is proper to state that Street Superintendent Ambrose sent a communication yesterday to Superin- tendent Vining of the Market Street Com- pany, directing him to remove the horse car rails and also do the necessarv re- airing and bituminizing of that parr of glarket street between Second and Sixth streets, over which the company operates the cable road. The franchise granted the company, requires the corporation to keep the street in repair between the rails and two feet outside the outer rails. Supervisor Dodge next attempted to start the crusade against overhead wires, but failed. He fntroduced a resolution or- dering the Western Union Telegraph, Electric Light and the Telephone Com- pany, to remove their overhead wires on Market street between Second and Sixth streets, and place them underground. “We should commence at once on the work of causing the removal of these overhead wires,” said Dodge, ‘“‘and the time for starting is opportune. Now that Market street between Second and Sixth is being repalred we should see that the wires are put under ground before the bi- tumen is laid.” Britt and Devany were of the opinion that all the wires should be placed under the sidewalks instead of in t.e street. Rivers and Morton remained silent, but when it came to a vote they sided with Britt and Devany and the resolution was lost. The finance committee was directed to provide in the next tax levy for a new central office for the Fire Alarm and Po- lice Te)efiraph Company and for 150 new police and fire signal boxes. Bids were recelved for the furnishing of 150 boxes and the apparatus for five sta- tions. The Gamewell Electric Municipal Company made a bid of $35000 and the Munrcl al S'}g;nal Company of Boston one of 838.(%0. e necessary certified check accompanied the bid of the latter com- A Philippine Heroine. One of the Philippine insurgent leaders is a beautiful woman whose life seems to be charmed. She has often rushed bravely into the very teeth of death from guns and cannon, but has never been wounded. Frequently we see people in this country who live so long that thefr lives seem charmed also, but the only charm about it s that they keep up their strength and vitalize their blood with that cele- brated remedy. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. s NCIGLADDING; McBEANSLCO. SAN ERANCISCO. { from Thirteenth, | line of Page for a distance of 13 s KSe LINCOLN{ CAL o WWORRSRVALLEJO, CAL gn{ny.lbut there was none with the lowest nasmuch as a certified check is re- quired with all oids it is probable that the sub-committee will reject both bids and readvertise. The City Engineer was directed to pre- gare a diagram of the property that will e beneflted by the grading of Seve teenth street, between Uranus and Ash bury streets, in order that the necessary asséssments may be levied. He was also directed to fix the offi¢ial grades of Pre- cita avenue and the other streets on Ber- nal Heights. A resolution bearing on the granting of licenses for boxing exhibitions was laid over untll after vacation. The bid of J. H. Bingham to keep the bituminized streets in repair for $30,00 a year was rejected. When the bids were opened several weeks ago it was found that Bingham was from $15,000 to $20,000 lower than any other bidder. When ques- tioned yesterday he said that he would live up to the specifications. It was then discovered that the specifications had been faultily drawn. The Supervisors in- tended that In aadition to repairing, the contractor was to do all necessary repav- ing of such strets as have been heretofore bituminized and are now beyond repair. The other bidders included repaving in their bids. A proposal for new bids for the work will Be brepared before the next meeting, A petition from the Typographical Union, asking for the use of the assembly chambers next month when the State Union meets, was referred to the building committee. Supervisor Smith introduced a resolu- tion making it a misdemeanor for junk or second-hand dealers to buy lead pipe, bollers, gas or electric fixtures, etc., from any but licensed peddlers and licensed plumbers. He said that if the resolution passed it would go a long way towards Stopping the looting of unoccupied houses. The resolution was referred to the heaith and police committee. A resolution authorizing the employ- ment of Charles Gildea at a salary of $17 a month, to prepare data from Lué assess- ment roil to be used before the State Board of Equalization, was introduced. Action on it was deferred until the next meeting. —_———— STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the%k's Work of the Board. The following is a complete record of the street improvements passed by the | Board of Supervisors at yesterday’s ses- sion: AWARDS OF CONTRACTS. Market, Sanchez to Noe—Artificial stone side- walks to J. J. Dowling. AWARD OF CONTRACT RECONSIDERED. De Haro, Twenty-third to a point 468 feet y Sewering. 10N OF RELEASE OF CONTRACT. Grant avenue and Bush—Williams, Belser & Co., for paving. )LUTION ORDERING STREET WORK. e, Baker to Lyvon—Curbs and paving. erly line of Isis, eighty feet mnortherly thence southerly along said easterly line of Isis for a distance of S0 feet— Sidewalks. From northeasterly corner of Thirteenth and Isis, easterly along northerly line of Thirteenth for a distance of 50 feet—Same. Dearborn_place, S centh street to south- erly termination’ of Dearborn place—Curbing and paving. Fourteenth, Church to Sanchez—Same. s From southwesterly First, distant 75 feet southwesterly frc hen easterly along sald s for a distance of S0 feat From northwesterly 11 tant 130 feet southwesterl southwesterly along northwesterly line of Clem- entina for a distance of 150 feel—Sidewalks. Commencing at a point on the northeasterly line of New Montgomery street, S0 feet south- nce south idewalks. of Clementina, dis- from First, thence easterly from Mission, and erly al ng sald northeasterly line 51k 1o westerly termination of form- stone culvert. D TO RESOLUTION ING. Page, commencing at a point on the southerly line of same, distant 137:6 feet westerly from Broderick, thence westerly along sald southerly 6 feet—Pav- ing. RESOLUTION OF INTENTI Tenth avenue, L to M-—Grading, curbing, sidewalks and paving. INDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREET: Bryant, northea and "the ' northeas d curbing. Nineteenth to Twentieth—Curb- RECOMME ine of Stanley place e of Rincon place— RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Ellis to O'Farrell—Bitumen. JED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Harrison and Fremont—Bitume; Haight, Ashbury to Clayton—Same. Haight, Clayton to Cole— Cole to Shrad Halght, . PROPOSALS ORDEF DVERTISED. Grant avenue and Bush—Paving. PRIVATE CONTRACTS. Jessie, Hermann southerly—Property owners may construct sewers. Fifteenth, San Bruno avenue to Vermont— Same. RESOLUTION A NUISANCE. Twen fourth and San Jose avenue—Un- healthy condition of catch basin and culvert. Seventeenth, 150 feet east of Stanyan and 100 feet west of Ashbury—For the removal of fen OMISSION OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN STREET WORK. Mississippi, Nineteenth to Twentleth—For laying curbs, gutterways and paving. TENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED. ixth and York—To Flinn & Treacy, ¥s on grading, sewering, etc. EXTENSIONS OF TIME RECOMMENDED. northeasterly line of Second to south- line of Fifth—To City Street Improve- . sixty days on paving. ABATING ] Halght and Cole—Same. Haight and Clayton—Same. e. Halght and Ashbur; Fourteenth, Guerrerc PETITIONS REFERR MITT! Montgomery, Green owners for grading. 1. First to Seventh avenues—Same for paving and grading. Fulton street and the Great Highway—Emma S. Merritt for removal of obstructions, Burritt, southerly, Stockton to Powell—Prop- erty-owners for paving. Twenty-third, Rhode Island to De Haro— Patrick Reilly for construction of sewer. Leavenworth, Bay to Chestnut—Property- owners for change of grade. ame. 0 Dolores—Same. TO STREET COM- to Union—Property- Francisco, Jones to Hyde—Same. A Kearny, Green to Union—Property-owners for paving. Kearny, Vallejo to Green—Same. | Nineteenth avenue, H to southerly boundary | of . Pueblo Lands—Property-owners for grading and paving. Clayton, Waller to Frederick—Property- owners to compel the San Mateo Electric Rail- way Company to pave PROTESTS RE RED TO STREET COM- MITTEE. Southerly line of Ford, Sanchez to Noe—Prop- erty-owners against sidewalks. Third and Townsend to the county line— Property-owners against the construction of a b oad track. and Gough — Property-owners ing the crossing. Gough to st paving. , Point Lobos to Clement—Prop- ainst sidewalks. vashington to Jackson—J. Boas Octavia—Property- erty-owners a Broderick, nst paving. senwich and Gough—James T. Boyd against paving. Greenwich, Buchanan to Webster—Same. Greenwich, Gough to Octavia—Same. Greenwich’ and Buchanan—Same. Filbert, Octavia to Laguna—Property-owners agatust paving. Filbert and Laguna—Same. REPORT OF STREET COMMT ATTERS SUBMITTED AT SIOX TTEE ON PREVIOUS s Tehama, west of Third—In favor of granting George Cumming permission to retain side- walks. Sixteenth, Ashbu In favor of referring grading to City Engineer. Seventeenth, 150 feet east of Stanvan and 100 feet west of Ashbury—In favor of the removal of_fences. E Fifteenth, San Bruno avenue to Vermont—In terrace to Upper terrace— favor of constructing pipe sewer by private contract. Jessie,” Herman street southerly—Same. Twelfth and Stevenson—In favor of construce tion of sewer. Greenwich and Franklin—Against grading. Greenwich and Buchan: Greenwich and_Gough Broderick and Greenwich—Same. Greenwich, Broderick to Devisadero—Same. | Greenwich and Devisadero—Samae. . | Greenwich and Laguna- Grant avenue nd Bush ing Willlams, Belser & Co. from their con- tract to pave. Sixth, Bryant to Brannan—In favor of re- construction of plank sidewalks. . Twenty-sixth and York—In favor of extend- ing time on contract to grade, . 273) Pine street—In favor of artiftal stone sidewalk. Twenty-fourth and San Joss avenue—In favor | of abating nuisance. Post, Hyde to Leavenworth—In faver of re- palring with bituminous rock the entire road= B % Scott, Oak to Baker—In favor of repairing Point entire street. Third ~ avenue, Lobos Against plank sidewalks. Other petitions and protests reported on ade versely and to Clement— SIEGE OF PARIS. An Interesting Lecture by the Very Rev. J. B. Hogan on the “Dark Days in France.” There was a large audience in Metro- politan Temple last night to listen to the lecture by the Very Rev. J..B. Hogan, 8.G.D.D., president of St. John's Semi- nary of Boston, on “Personal Reminis- censes of the Siege of Paris.” The hall was decorated with the national colors and evergreens. Prior to the appearance of the lecturer there was presented a varied programme which included an introductory address by J. J. O'Toole, president of St. Ignatian Council of the Young Men's Institute, under whose auspices the lecture was given; an address by Judge R. Y. Hayne, president of the evening; an instrumental | duet by s. Grennan and Brusher; vocal selections by the Columbia quartet, and a selection by the orchestra. | ., The principal speaker, the officers: of the council, a number of the local clergy | and prominent members of the Young Men’s Institute upfed the platform. The orchest rendering a patri- | otic ove I “The Star-spangled Banne before the first bar had been rend: ed the entire audience rose ned standing till the last note ed and then gave vent to its | appreciation by loud applause. | Judge Hayne delivered a brief address | in which he alluded to what the reverend | speaker would tell the assemblage. The reverend lecturer, who was a re ident of the v of Parls during the try- ing times of the Franeo-Prussian war, gave a most in ing account of the terrible days when capital of France was in a state of siege, telling of what he saw from the beginning to the end and detailed the causes that led to the war which terminated in the triumphal entry of the German army into the Queen City of the world. The speaker was frequently applanded. % S Chinese Without Certificates. The case of Ah Fook and William Fook, who were brought before Commissioner Heacock for examination, has been post- poned until next Friday. The Chinamen in question have no certificates, but make the claim that they were at sea on Ameri- can vessels at the time the Chinese reg- | Istration law was passed and have had | no opportunity to take out certificates. They arrived here on the steamer R. D. Rice from New York on July 4. The cap- tain_expresses himself as sick and tired of Chinese sailors and hopes the two men will be deported e e Democratic State Convention. Chairman Alford of the Democratie State Central Committee has issued a call for a meeting of the committee of fourteen appointed to fix a date for the holding of the State convention. The sub-committee will meet to-morrow aft- ernoon at the California Hatel. It Is al- most certain that August 17 will be the date selected. That will give the con- vention time to complete its labors be- fore August 23, when the Republican State convention will meet in the same hall at Sacramento. e e Tea for the Fish. 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