The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1898, Page 16

16 'THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1898. RICH YELLOW - - CORPORATION PATRIOTISM Wells, Fargo & Co. Defy the Law and Cinch the Helpless Public. They State Their Position and Tell the People How to Bunko Poor Old Uncle So far as the war tax law is con-| F. Rowell, cerned there is no question in my mind whatever that. the express company should pay the tax. The | language is plain and unmistakable on this point with reference to news- papers in particular, and Wells, Fargo & Co. have no reasonable | ground upon which to maintain the | stand I am informed they have now taken. The law says they must pay: the tax. — Collector of Internal Revenue Lynch in_an inferview yesterday. Sam. manager of the Pacific- de- partment, in the course of which it was inferentially- suggested that the people ought to be grateful to the company for not removing its headquarters to, New York and for the fact -that it bought certain.supplies. here that could be obtained in Boston dt a slightly léss Furthermore, it was declared Fargo & Co. would not pay ss they were compelled to do so by the courts. With reference to the handling of newspapers- Mr. Titus We have decided- to -issue ceipts. to the papers, attach the re- stamps and cancel them, but at the end of each | | week or month we will send in a bill The fact has at last developed that all the protests of the general public, the merchants and the press against | the attitude of Wells, Fargo & Co., in connection with the war tax, have been of no ail. In this matter the com- y b ted like a school boy who has lost a bet and proposes to avoid ; ; and the squirm- poration to escape of its share of the tax > Sam has imposed for the nce ‘of the war with a foreign comprehension. incomprehensible because up to the time that the impost was de- clared We Fargo & Co. enjoyed the esteem of the people of the entire Pa- from whom the company th afid power it s up to these times the one corpora- | the contiflent that ng a soul, | | | | | [ | | but to-day such.an accusation would be entirely ba L methods that are being pursued oc any to avoid bearing' its the burdens of war does not | it to the t of having ated otism, for its | to the golden flag (the ) which waves over the n on the fat-profits led- To protect that pet dividend . they have not only shown. their disloyalty, but have deliberately defied the Federal in the hope that the war will be sfore they . are brought to the seat and compelled to dls- clare that they will not e tax because their lawyers tell | to fight it and tale .t chances i So far as profits are con- | 1 advice, for they are helpless’ public Shylock | at such a common | a bill of lading or.| canceled, and de- | : 1o the shipper. If uny‘ pay then ir citizen thinks this orce popular cor- is abiding Ly the plain law, | £0 to the dffic: of the company He will find that his receipt he will Surrenc int put it yesterday > man ‘who W that he would ste 4 dead man's. eyes | Teminds’ « mean and g the " coppers 1d let his gl optics stare E for want of the humble penny.” | What m the case so exasperating | to-the 7 fact that the of the company is ‘the grown. opulent through pport of the people’ of th is no doubt of this.| fact, as the history of- the company corporated with a capital stock of $500,- 000, all of which.was finally paid. in The ¢ at that it was and with- out any fu subscriptions the capi- tal stock For marn was’ increased’ to 00,000. years the profits of the com- pany paid an interest of S per cent. Still - the gains grew, and 'at last the stock was again subjected to irrigation and it nc stands at $8,000,000; and pays on that vast sum 6 per cent, while the public is glad to loan hundreds of millions to the Government at 3 per cent. Six per centum- on eight millions on | an investment of $500,000 and the poor |° old peverty-stricken corporation can- | not bring itself to the point where it will surrender a gre copper out of | 1 charge to the people of | mall packages. The man who has been caught steal- ing sheep could not possibly have more | excuses for his fault than does this wggregation of greed. They call "at- | tention to the fact that they -employ city,” to. whom they | 500 men in 3500 per. month; that . they have | they feed with fodder bought -oast; that they are putting up & $600,000 building in San Francisco; own a bank that pays | $1400 per annum to the Government as | a war tax, and that by these presents should be permitted to make the citizen who pays war taxes in. every other direction bear the burden which the law says falls to the express com- pany. The corporation i8 a remarkable ex- amiple of absence of mind and presence | of astounding assurance. = They point | with pride to the magnitude of their business, their ability to- employ men by the hundreds and erect a half-mil- lion-dollar building without ‘iriterfering | with their obese dividends; but they overlook the indurated fact that over 15 per cent of their gains come from the people of this coast, the -pockets: of whom they are now picking at. the rate of 1 cent a: pick. The word ingratitude does not cover the case, but it comes under the head of unsurpassed niggardliness, when it is realized t the bulk of ‘the stock of the company: is held in-Néw York, and that the earnings that are squeezed out of the people of this coast are sent Hast ‘to be spent. In other words in the mat- ter of a large proportion of its net earn- ings it acts as a bloodsucker to the Pa- cific slope, and it now asserts that it does not propose to give up ‘one drop of the rich crop of blood it has a first mortgage on. In this connection it may be said that it was the good iron dol- jars of the people of this coast that en= abled Wells, Fargo & Co: to run out or buy:out all’competitors who attempted to trespass upon. their preserves, and | as a result they are masters of the .- situation and are in.a position to charge enough to pay 6 per cent on $7,500,000 of watered stock aside from the ‘¢orig- inal investment. 3 i | one cent tax; instead of. three d collect the amount of the tax ad- vanced by us, “We do this simply .as a matter of convenience to the publis ers. Our attorneys-advise us that we do not have to pay the tax, and we stand on the proposition that:we . will not do it. Wt it is preposterous. If we paid that tax i dividends one half. and we would have to pay the Government $1000 per month | think stem n Francisco alone.” Just at it would be with all the s included.” in_S: MADELEINE BQUTOy 2 | the law, he lea would reduce our | ‘Americanism. 3 Certain it is that they have made more enemiés than they would care to count, and are rapidly increasing the list each day, all for that measly one- cent piece. » That the company is determined to bear no portion of the war tax im- posed upon common carriers is shown by the remark of General Agent Titus. “If we are compelled finally to pay this tax,” sdid he, “we will simply have- to.charge meore for our service; but instead of advancing: the tariff 1 cent to cover the tax we wili have to rmake it 6 cents higher on-account of the absence of change on this coast. SG you see the public would be the losers: and the company the gainer in the.end. That is our position.” Internal Revenue Collector Lynch stated to-a Call representative yester- day that it was feasible for newspaper publishers to bunch their small pack- ages into ene large bundle and thus de- feat the objects of the law. “So far as the war tax law Is con- cerned,” said ‘Collector Liynch, “there is no question in my mind whatever that the. expréss company should pay the tax.. The language is plain and unmis- takable on this point with reference to newspapers _in particular; and Wells, Fargo & Co. have no reasonable ground upon which to maintain the stand I am ‘informed they have now taken. The law says they must pay the tax. So far as my officeé is concerned I have no power to enforce ‘the statute or to compel the company to accept packages without the prepayment .of the tax. That be- longs to the courts.” G United States District Attorney Foote stated that no evidence had been pre- sented -to him showing a direct viola- tion of the law and that he was waiting for the Merchants' Association to file papers in the suit they had threatened to_bring: & “So. far as I am concerned,” said Mr. Foote, “I am ready to take up the matter at any time, but it is not the duty of a United States District At- torney to go out and secure evidence upon which to base an action. Further- more, I have been advised by the At- | torney General to not push any suits, but to await the result of the case in New York. As to his construction of me entirely in doubt, and- if a suit is filed here I for his instructions before p At present the on redr for the public I can see an action for damages for extortion in the court; That might cover the case.” Secretary Freud of. the Merchants’ shall ask | roceeding. | civil | AND FRAWLEY DOESN'T WEAR | A CRAPE BAND| Dashing Madeline Bouton and ‘Cora Tinnie Are No i More : Discord in the Ranks of the Popular Com- pany Followed by Petty Strife and Instant Dismissal. : There is a rift within the lute—a dis- sension in the ranks of the popular Frawley Company. With one fell swoop all the delightful sentiment of a happy, united. and prosperous family, | nie was given a new role, which filled her artist’s soul with the proper thrill. She felt she could interpret it ‘intelli- gently and successfully and rehearsed it until 'last Thursday. Thursday evening she was informed by the man- the pride and the joy of doting Papa | ager of the company that her work Frawley, is ruthlessly swept away and the unromantic fact remains that theatrical families are much unlike the “‘Uttle birds who in their nests agree.” The sorrow that has come to the theatrical company strikes at its very head. Manager Frawley Wwears no crape band round his hat, though it is his first born—speaking from the fam- ily -standpoint—that he mourns. Dash- ing, sparkling Madeline Bouton is no more—this time from a theatrical standpoint. Monday morning the .crape was put upon the door. Upon the bare un- sightly walls that lead from the rear ertrance to the stage was posted the customary two weeks’ notice which in- formed the Frawleys that Madeline’s services were no longer necessary to keep up the high standard of the Co- lumbia productions. The whole company, or rather fam- " ECLIPSE OF TWO FRAWLEY. STARS. Madeline Bouton, Leading - Lady, and Cora Tinnie, Comedienne, Will No Longer Appear at the Columbia. Mr. Titus overlooked the fact that all | this immense volume of business comes from the people of this ‘coast upon whose shoulders his corporation is shirking the burden of tax. “I have made a proposition to the newspapers,” . continued the ge agent, “'so it will make the tax easy them. I suggested that if they would bring down a wagon load of pac] tied up in a tarpaulin .the the publisher would:have. to pay s. 1 have tdlked with nue Collector Lynch, s 3 there is nothing in the law to prevent this.” In other words, it was regarded by these representatives of the company as entirely propér to swindle the Gov- ernment out of its just dues if there was -any trick by which it could be done. 2 The Call is not conducted on such principles and will gladly pay what- ever tax the Government may impose, but it Sees no reasons, either in equity or charity; why it should make a pres- eént-tc Wells, Fargo & Co. of several hundréd dollars a month, in order that their sacred dividends may not be im- paired. “ ] & “Just think of what we are - doing,” said ‘Manager Rowell. - “We are giv- ing employment to 500 people; we keep 100 horses in service; our pay. roll is $3500 per month, and now we are put- ting up a bullding to cost about 3600,- 000. The peoble of San Francisco should remember that had it not been for the officers here the headquarters of the company would have been re- moved ‘to New York. - Then what would they have said? The people say we are not patriotic, but they should remember that we have to ‘put stamps on the checks wé draw for supplies, salaries, etc., and the checks are drawn on our own bank, too. Of course we are-as patriotic as, anybody. Thé fact is, that our bank pays the Government $14,000 per year.and that ought to be constdered enough. - We.don't see. why there should be so much fuss about this matter, for in the East the Pullman Palace Car Company makes the public pay the tax on their tickets ‘and the law says that -the company .shall pay it.” T Lo Manager Rowell is a vety pleasant and Dpatriarchat old gentleman and seems-to.suffer great mental pain over the fact that his company is expected to pay a war tax. He really thinks there is nothing unpatriotic about the attitude’ of his -corporation. If he could know that the public regard the responsible members of the corporation as yeilow patriots and say that if they maintain their - present un-American policy. they will be more welcome In Spain than here, and that the trans- ference of their allegiance to the saf- ‘fron emblem of the.Dons would be the The exact posmon.ut " the company | by H. W. Titus, general agent, and was stated yesterday for the first time| he would prevail on his diréctors proper thing for them to do, possibly to change "thelr views as to what is oral | on | ages | company |‘our grouiid,” said Mr. Freud, ‘‘we are would receive it as one package, and | but | four | 1 S | Association stated’ yesterday that he in receipt of a- letter from the New. York assoclation saying the suit against the expresé companies would be instituted this week in “real earn- est,”” and that for. this reason his or- ganization would await the arrival of a copy -of the papers in the Eastern suit before going further. “If the New York c: does not cover all ready to proceed at once in the local Federal courts. EVERY SCHOOL IN THE CITY CROWDED NEED FOR MORE BUILDINGS AGAIN DEMONSTRATED. Primary .and Intermediate Grades Are in the Worst Condition, but All Are Bad Enough. The opening of the public schools Monday" showed the same conditions which have been forced upon the pupils for some vears past but which there has been little ornu effort to remedy. The bulldings are totally. inadequate to accommodate the children and hundreds have to be.turned away or quartered in makeshift school- rooms In rented buildings. Not only. are the buildings too small, but the most of them are old and rickety, and -would be of more use as kindling wood. There are ‘thirty wooden" structures over ‘twenty years ald, which have been patched up from time to time to prevent their utter collapsé and these are crowded to. the Goors with children who must bear the discomfort ‘of stuffy atmosphere and bad sanitary condition3 or stay away from- school altogether, . 3 Z In most cases the upper classes are well rovided for, but the primary grades are n every instance 8o full that even stand- ing-toom cannot be furnished for the ap- plicants. President Barrington and Di- rectors -‘Waller and Webster, with Assist- ant “Superintendent Stone, made the rounds of the buildings and found the same -bad® conditions prevalent eve?— where, the schools in the Western Addi- tion being in the worst condition. Presi- dent Barrington says that at least -fifty more. schoolhouses. are needed, and the most of the antiquated wooden structures should be torn down and substantial buildings erected in their places. " The Dudley Stone School was very much overcrowded, notably in the second grade. Many. were turned away from the Crocker and Fremont schools and the Spring Val- ley, Barrington, Park Prlmufiy ichmond and Clement schools are all filled. It is known that there are many chil- "dren who attended last year but have not yet returned from their summer outing, and these will be'obliged to stay out un- til suitable rooms can be rented for tem- porary guarters. This is gmruculnrlff the case at Pacific Heights school. The lower grade Is overcrowded and there are 100 children who are expected ba¢k at the gchool, within the next few days. = stmr. Grace Dollar. will sail for St. Michael. " fesslonally she contends' she has g eI comnection. low rates. Particulars 46 Mkt. ily, sorrowfully read the funeral notice, with one ex:eption—Miss Cora Tinnie. Miss Tinnie wept at her own obsequies nearly two weeks prévious, performed at the Thursday morning rehearsal of ‘A Gallant Surrender.” Miss Bouton's'discharge comes at a most unpropitious moment. . - She is lying seriously ill at the- Mc- Nutt Hospital on Sutter street, suffer- ing from a severe Injury to the spine, the direct result of the sensational re- alistic falls, with which the lady used to heighten the effect of one of her scenes in a recent production. In a darkened room, with a sweet faced nurse for her ont companion, the well-known actress lies tossing on a bed of pain. No one is allowed to see her, as it i{s feared the least excite- ment might tend to increase her al- ready high temperature. Dr. Winslow Anderson, who is at- ténding Miss Bouton, is authority for the statement that it will be many weeks béfore the leading lady will be "able to tread the boards: again. “Miss Bouton is a very sick girl,” the doctor said. “Her temperature is ex- tremely high and consequently no one is permitted to visit her. Her illness, an injury to the spine and inflammation of internal organs, will probably neces- sitate an operation before the lady can be pronounced out of danger.” 1 As Miss Bouton cannot be seen the matter of her dismissal is open to much conjecture. All sorts of stories are afloat, and some are quite as sensa- tional as was the fall that caused the unfortunate lady’s undoing. £ The discord in the ranks of the Fraw- ley company causes the management no apparent discomfort. Friedlander, Gott- lob and Marx, in perfect unison, like the well-drilled chorus of a crack show, declare that they have ne statement to make. With delightful. ingenuousness Mr. Gottlob inquired how Miss Tinni€¢'s and Miss Bouton's engagements or lack of engagements can be of any interest to the public. Mr. Marx extends his sympathy and that of the enfire firm for Miss Bouton in her illness, and, con- scious that he has done a noble thing, supplements his generous sentiments by expressing sincere sympathy for the entire mundane population of sufferers. But as to Miss Bouton’s two weeks’ no- tice and Miss Tinnie’s untimely dis- missal the firm has nothing to say. Cora Tinnie, who ‘came from New York to play leading comedy roles with the Frawleys, is sorely disappointed at the treatment she claims to have re- ceived. Miss Tinnie has no complaint from a financial point of view, but pro- “been treated shamefully. Her story is that rhe entered into an oral agreement with Mr. Frawley in New York to come here and play leading comedy parts, but instead of being given char- acters in her line, she has been cast in serious and old women’s parts, wholly unsuited to her talents and her tein- perament, and which na.!umll“{ she could not interpret- satisfactorily. A little more-than a week ago, Miss Tin- | was not at all up to ’ Frawley standard, and the part | taken fiom ‘her and given to Miss May | tlon_ana | not submit to such treatment. | ever, - | mons,” ‘fendant illegally’ turned the regulation was Buckle.. Miss Tinnle claims she was ted without cause or justif I immediately notiled Mr. Frawley and-Mr. Marx thai.she would Since this incident Miss Tinnie and the Fraw- ley management have been holding daily conferences to arrive at an amicable adjustment- of the financlal end of the affair. 3 The lady demands payment of salary to the end of the season for which she was engaged. As Miss Tinnie's ser- vices are no longer needed by the com- pany Mr. Frawley naturally objects to a settlement on those terms. According to Miss Tinnie she is not the only one of the company who has been treated unprofessionally by Mr. Frawley, and humi, | she cites Mr. Comber, who has also been released | “MAMMY” ALLEGES A BIG CONSPIRACY CLAIMS LUCIUS L. SOLQfiONS HAS DEFRAUDED HER. She Was Generous, Shs Says, and Then Her Confidence Was Ruthlessly Violated. “Mammy” Pleasant, the aged but stal- wart negress who guards the portals of the “‘House of Mystery.” the home of the Bells, has more trouble which she has carried to the courts for settement. This time she appears as plaint.ff in an action a multitude of defenuants, of which Luctus 1. Solomons is most prom- | tnent, to set aside deeds to two pieces of | real estate in this city—one on 'Sutter street, near Jones, the other on Washing- ton, near Stone. On February 4, 1897, alleges the aged “Mammy,” while Solomons was acting as her counsel, she was actuated by a desire to be generous, and without consideration executed a note for $3000, wnich she pre- sented to Solomons. She requested, how- that the note should not .become payable until after her death, but not- withstanding her request she avers that Solomons placed the note in a commercial bank of this city for collection. Subse- quently she received word from the bank that certain interest was due on the note. She informed Solomons of the word she had received from the bank, and asked him how it occurred that he had violated the trust between them. He informed her that he had found himself in financial dis- tress and had given the note as collateral to Julius Kahn as security for a loan. He stated that he had hoped to reclaim the note prior to the fact that it had been ne- gotlated became known, but as _.ahn had devosited it for collection his wishes had. been defeated. conditions under which the note had been made and had threatened to bave ium_ (Solomons) arrested and disbarred for having procured a loan on a worthless note. By reason of these facts Solomons stated that he was money. save hiniself trouble, but that if he were to have vested in him immediately.the apparent title he would be enabled to placate mm and tide over his dimiculties. alleges, begged-her to execute him a con- veyance of the real pronerties on Sutter and Washington streets, which, she says, he promised to reconvey to her when his clouds of trouble drifted away, and she, “out of commiseration for Said Solo- trusting In his veracity, conveyed roperty.. 2 of Solomons’ story was_ false, cori- tinyes “Mammy’* in her complaint. 'Solo- mons never borrowed a sum ‘of money from Kahn, but deposited the note f ayment himself. . Instead of reconve: ng the property he caused the deeds to the All be recorded in his own name, and then | purgose of further injuring and'| for the defrauding_her executed a deed of: trust to Harry Block and Benjamin Harris, thereby securing the payment to Leo Block “the sum _of $4000. -Subsequently, claiming that Solomons had made de- | fault in’ the payment of: the $4000 alleged | to be due, Harry Block and oenjamin Harris, in’ the manner provided in the deed of trust, sold and conveyed the prop- erty to Leo Block. A short time later Leo Block and his wife, Bertha W. Block, | deeded the property to Thomas R. Hob- | son, and Hobson morfigaged the real es- tate to the Hibernia Savings and Loan | Societv. “Mammy” alleges that tne prop- | erty is valued at $40,000, and states that by | reason of “the conspiracy” she has been defrauded out of it. In consequence she rays that the court decide that her title 0 the property is vaud, that a receiver be appointed during the litigation. and th=~t | the defendants be restrained from further proceeding in an endeavor to. establish their “illegal clalms.” —_———— THE CHAMPION SWIMMERS. Cavill, the Australian, Will Accom- modate Cornell to a Series g of Races. 5 The Call of yesterday published a chal- lenge from R. B. Cornell to Sid Cavill, champion swimmer of Australia, to swim a series of races, and Cavill's reply Is as follows: e e s ‘SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2—To the Sporting Editor: In answer to R. B. Cor- niell’s challenge, I wish to state that I will accept with .these conditions: - That he make a side bet of $100 and the ‘winner to take all the gate fees. E The first race to be yards, the second around the Seal Rocks, and the third to be the half mile. - The 220 and the half mile races to be contested over a long course. & If these terms. are too harsh for Mr. R. B. Cornell, th?’u- open to any swimmer in America. - Yours very respeeAuully. D ) Champion Swimmer . Australasia. —_————— .Tuined Off the Water. Mary A. McComb and Eugene McComb filed suft against the Spring Valley Water Works yesterday to recover $10,000 dam- ages. The plaintiffs allegé that the de- off the water sup- BRI tot e g Tttt 80 24 ) vy _damagin em; in the sum prayed for in the com%lllnt._ ———————— Hospital Staff Changes. Changes were made yesterday in the surgeonis at the Recelving Hospital and branches. Dr.' Hartley was transferred the park hosptital to the main hos- pital, and Dr. Fitzgibbon went from the main to the ‘park. Dr. Thompson ' was transferred to. the Harbor Hospital and Dr. Deas from the harbor to the park. Later Solomons called on | Mrs. Pleasant and Informed her that in | some manner Kahn had ascertained the | I | in great need of | in order to redeem the note and | to valuable real estate, | Wwhich title he might show to his creditor, | g7y COAST SHOULD HAVE A FO- Solomons, she | ~ DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT ! We call attention to:our very large and complete -stock of FINE HOUSE- KEEPING GOODS, and will offer EXTRA VALUES. BLANKETS. this week in QUILTS and White signs. $1.75 Fach | 5 3 $3.00 Fach | 5500 P % $6.00 Pair §2.50 Pair { wool. wool. 2 cases full size Satin Finish Bedspreads. New de- b5 cases extra size Marseilles Bed- : Z spreads, - both. white and col« $ '00 EaCh ored. 2 50 E h 1 case dfine ‘White B'lEnglist& Bedspreads. Extra quality an $ & aE full sli)ze. 92 cases White English Bedspreads, satin finish and very handsome designs. 175 pairs Fine White California Blankets, full size and pure 900 pairs extra size Golden Gate White Blankets, pure Australian 40 pairs Chenille Portieres, good assortment of colors. 34x34 and 36x36. EXTRA SPECIAL— 50 dozen White Hemmed Linen Tea Cloths, si Price, 40c Each. m, u3, us, nr, 19, 121 POST STREET. PHILIPPINE BY FINESSE State Board of Trade Is .On the “Inside.” W. H. MILLS’ DARK PROPHECY TENT VOICE. Instead of Petitioning for Annexa- tion We Should Ask for Representation on Peace Commission. Whereas, The future rela- tion to the Philippine Islands to the United States may be largely determined by the con- clusions of & commission to be appointed by ‘the Government of the United States and the Government ‘of Spain, and that Whereas, The people of the Pacific Coast have a direct in- terest inthe future of the rela- tion of the Philippines with is country, therefore 5 mneulve‘:ly, That the Califor- nia State Board of Trade re- quest the- President of the United States to appoint a citi- zen'of this coast to membership in the commission in behalf of the United States. Resolved, That other com- mercial organizations be re- quested ‘to join ‘us.in t_he peti- tion for the Pacific Coast rep- resentation on said commis- sion. 3 ution by the California State BOT:I"; 'ore!!‘:}'ra'de_ shows that Its positien with Teference to the annexatiornl of the Philippine Islands is materially, different from that taken by the other commercial and industrial bodies of this city and t:e other cities of the coast, which urged t] lel President of the United States to do &I in his power to add these islands to. Uncle Sam's territory, A special meeting of the board was called by the président, General N. P. Chipman, dnd the directors assem- bling 1 his rooms in the Parrott bullder‘ esterday_were: General Cmpmanwl. = l‘flcher Colonel John . Irish, . H. Mills, N. Rowley, C. F. Monigomery, E B Moslin, O M Fhe prosi- gg:'\.u adtl:tgedulthé object of the gathering. Mr. Mills_objected to sending !‘mhts ;:- quest as the others to the President. ? said in substance: “The great dm}x‘nnfi lantic to the Pacinc T e fought over these islands in the waters ‘Whether or not we g’)?é the Philippines will have ‘much to do with this ‘great drama. = uing, he said that the President otcot.\-;:‘nunlgod States will not have the f these matters. A commission com] uex of representatives of this and anish Governments will attend to the final dis] tion of the Philippines, and all that the President will have to do 00000000QC0000000000 0000000000000 0000000000C0000 000000000 —_———— THE ORYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. recommend the ises. will be the appointment 2; g‘: “:;lcan" Caml?flualoners. All that see s the co: lon. e situation i3 differ- sented b, J. Rock him is Corinne his wife and boy came from ang - the case was called in'Judge Joachimsen's §§’“" she refused to testify ow from George C. Bauer ground of desertion. as allegin, S Bt o of desertion w ard H. Wall SR L and Susie Bray against Edwin in Chinatown Mond: Naylor and Tr::e i o ke oun ¢_chickens hi from Willlam Duval, 1012 e lfirrx;old was booked . ent from what it was a few days ago. The new situation is that Aguinaldo, at the head of twelve million savages, is bent upon murdering all the Spanish on the islands, and henceforth Spain and the United States will stand together to pre- vent the contemplated slaughter.” Colonel Irish also took a decided stand against the annexing of any outside terri- tory, and in his remarks he handled those ‘Western statesmen who voted for the an- nexation’ of Hawalil without glo stat- ing that they had to tear a big hole in the constitution of the nation in doing so. In his usual strong, forcible language, he dealt with the evils that he said will fol- low annexing territory where the climatic conditions, the people and everything dif- fer so greatly. He declared that the Cali- fornia sugar-beet farmers would have to abandon their farms, the sugar-beet fac- tories close down and a dozen other indus- tries cease if California is obliged to enter into competition with the cheap labor of those tropic islands. As the.arguments were all one-gided the resolution’ offered by Mr. Mills passed without a disenting Voice. e e Favor Territorial Aecquisition. The merchants of Monterey, to the number of 100, have sent a petition to President McKinley to the effect that the conquered territory in the be made subject to, and incorporated with, the United States. This was dene in response to a request from the Cham- ber of Commerce of this city. IT WILL BE A GREAT MATCH. False Flatterer and Connemara Will Meet ‘at Ingleside in a Series of Races. ‘What promises to be the greatest cours- resent war ing match of the season was arranged for last night after considerable discussion. E. V. Sullivan deposited $250 against an equal sum staked by Jimmy Deane on the event. Both men are the owners of the fastest dogs in the State, barring For Freedom. BSulllvan names False Flat- terer and Deane names Connemarn. The vonditions agreed upon are that tha courses shall be best two out of three, the owner of the winning dog to take the pot. John Farrelly is. stake holder. The Ingleside Coursing FPark, repre- W. E. Thompson, W. O. Elmer, nd F. X. Foley, have agreed to give the owners of the contesting grey- hounds the sum of $250, which was ac- c;fited on condition that the contests will t 6 place next Sunday at Ingleside Park, also that the first course will be run after the first run down of the open or cham- plon stake; the second course to be con- tested after lunch, and the third course, provided that both dogs Wil have won & course, to be decided immediately after the second run down of the meeting. James Grace will act as slipper and the Ingleside committee stated that the vet- eran, Judge John Grace, will pass judg- ment on the dogs. There 1is much interest manifested among leashmen over the result of this contest, although many of the Ingleside Club men do not.approve of match races on Sunday. % 7= Has Left the City. . Dr. W. H. Forner failed to appear in Judge Mogan's court yesterday to answer a charge of failure to provide, and the Judge issued a bench warrant for his rest. The police say he has fled from ¢ The complaiming witness n,gung: artin, whom he betrayed under promise of marriage. She had him arrested on that charge, but when - (fhk:m city. nst him. w she wants him to provide. for ‘2?1‘. child. In the Divorce Courts. Mary L. Bauer was granted a divorce esterday on the failure to provide as a causoem of nt. Suits for divorce on the ground day g Rich- ca Walton Bray. ancy A. sued John J. Enright “?;r a ton against Rel ——————— For Stealing Chickens: Asa Arnold, an ex-convict, was arrested ht by Pollcemen while trying t esterday -,tlreg sk ) Pi tree on the cl:uun! of ium:..