The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1898, Page 10

10 (HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1898 CHARGES 0 RAUD AND CONSPIRACY War Over the Estate of J. W. Smith. VAST INTERESTS AT STAKE SAYS HEIRS ASK REMOVAL OF AD- MINISTRATOR XING. The Rents From Property est on California and Nevada Railroad Bonas Ar3 Unaccounted For. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | Dec C. K. King, admi of John W. Smitl Thompson commer Judge Ogd John W, h was a railroad estate here or aving an estate valued 1 the Callf 1 and Nevada ‘ompar $300,000; also tw $20,000; 1000 1000 acres Gre amounting this cou County po Co! ning prope ta Barbara indoah Mining Com- ty, conspiracy Smith, a son ¢ ! . who resides in Denver, Colo., and who testified that he was a resid his S 1o time ad the it pe! h,” say titic aid Smith to man- ege the aff re_es for the sole ipterest and benefit of Smith and to the detriment of the other heirs-at-law of John W. Smith It is further asserted that in September %, King pald to Charles H. Smith $1274 against the by conniving AUV C McCarty nber not furnished t harged that C. H fluence over his dy secure deeds to other heirs, the k., Marguerite G. and a son, Albert stand d If of pet to what rom ren him to ald llegations be did d lain him as collected . and asked ain claims w King_den| acy. He said tha dled he told his mining inte admi th he had paic the mi estate. such mining The hearing will end some inter promised. he Vs that 1 the inventory. - continued to-morrow revelations are Peculiar Controversy. KLAND, Dec, 15.—An oil painting of @ little baby that died recently is the sub- ject of a bitter controversy between Mr. @nd Mrs. Rudolf V. Meier. ‘The parents have separated, d each claims tne pic ture, hence a ltvely contest is exnect in the Police Court to-morrow for its pc sessfon. Bec: t is the only large pic- ture that s of the little one, e arent desires it all the more. Mr. Mel s a commercial traveler, and he claims that his wife secretly abstracted it from his aps while he was away from home! : says the picture was painted im. To-day “h-warrant pro- his wife. Seth Mann Il LAND, De th Mann, chalr- man of the Democratic State al Committee, has been quite ill home st OAKL. hi. on Magnolfa street, suf g from an at- stack of lumbago. Oakland News Items OAKLAND, Dec, dward Wilson to-day comn Josephine W tion. Public Administrator W, H. Knight has ced suit for a d on the ground of deser- spplied for letters on the estate of Cor- nelius A. Donahue, the veteran who died at Yountville last Mon The estate conslsts of a ranch in County &nd | al property of unknown value. The $000 damage suit of Annie Mc- Cann - Pledmont and Mountain View ined was to-day terminate ury, after being dut all night, gave plainiiff a verdict for $2000. Frederick W. Byrod of Washington, D. C., has gned all his interests in the estate of Sarah B. Byrod, deceased, to Darwin C. de Golia. in consideration of services aiready rendered and to be ren- dered, and the sum of 31 Mrs, Byrod'was his aunt, and le most of her $3000 estate o the Home of Truth or members thereof, except $5, which was bequeathed to the nephew. Miss Henrietta Sumner, connected with the {® teacher for the p: ‘at her home 1214 I ing. She was a teacher in #chool, and had been siclc The remains are to be c WFrancisco to-morrow. who has bee. chool Department twenty ye: , this the Prescott al months. mated in San Rev. R. F. Coyle and Rev. J. Alexander have heen elected by the Oakland Pr bytery as delej es to the ( eral ®embly. I'A cantata will be presented at the Uni- tarlan church to-morrow night in wuich sixty children from the home connected with the Ladies’ Rellef Society at Tem- escal will take part. ———————— Berkeley News Notes. BERKELF Dec. 15.—Mis: J. Ma O'Nell of S (h Berkeley and John He Schroeder of V Vacaville were married y zerdey at the residence of the briie's mother on Ashby avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Echroeder wi reside In Vacaville. The old rustic bridge across Strawber: creek on the lower part of the campus has been found un All the approaches to it have been clo and the work of repair will be bezun im- mediately, | | and Inter- | The Seventh Ward Hopelessly Divid- | morn- | The Peralta Volunteer Fire Companv | has is nvitations fer a_smoker to be held in the fire house on New Year's eve. A large quantity of well boring appara- tus has been sent to the tract of land in North Berkeley where it is expected an adequate supply of water can be obtained for the university town. The work of testing for water wil be in progress as soon as the machinery | BLOCKADE ON THE SANTA FE. The Southern Pacific Will Handle Its Through Freight. Master of Transportation Richardson of the Southern Pacific stated vesterda that the Southern Pacific had recelved a request from the Santa Fe to handle its throuch freight from Deming for the next few days. The request was made becau of a blockade on the Santa Fe line. Mr. Richardson said that such i eager new had been received Ly his company in r gard to the blockade that he could not tell what caused nor where line. Inquiry at the ticket office of the Santa Fe in this city failed to throw any iight on the nature of the blockade. as the DHieials of that line had received no news of it. Mr. Richardson said the Southern Pacific would comply with the request of Fe road lh)e‘;l"sanl:r J. A. Fillmore of the Southern ft yesterday for a suort tour of Pacl Cion over the linc. He' will be ab- gent only a few d in_readine . J. Tiswot, the famous artist, re- ll;'el his experiences in Bethlehem 4in the Christmas Call, out next Sun- dny, December 18, 3 it was on the | WIDE SPLIT IN THE CAMP OF REPUBLICANS Barker Talks of the Municipal League. IT BARS PROGRESS AUDITOR SNOW FAVORS AP- POINTED DELEGATES. | | ed Over the Question of Prima- ries—Young Men Oppose Appointing. | Oakland Office San Francisco® Call, %8 Broadway, Dec. 15. | It is very evident tnat there is to be considerabie friction between the lead- | ers of the Republican party and the Mu- | nicipal League, which is composed almost entirely of Republicans. The standing of the league in this campatgn is one of gen- al interest, as it has departed from the | lines upon feh It s out. There is, however, the | sonnel to the, league as there was at its birth, seven years ago, although since t time many who have bsequent held office are now prominent among its leaders. The Republicans are divided upon | the method of obtaining delegates for a | convention. R. Davis Is opposed to the an of appointing delegates and s the following reasons for his opposition: “There are two ideas 1 would like to ex- press. The first is about holding a- pr mary election and avolding the appoint- | ment of delegates to the convention. No | one authorized the appointment of dele- gates or the creatio of a convention in lieu of the action of the members of the par The appointment of delegates by committees has always created dissat- faction and is the foreru of dissen- sion and defeat. ‘The Republican part should nominate the best ticket which can | be selected from the membership of the party. Men who are Republl cannot do any better outside of the party than in They can do much better for the party | by expending their exertions within it for the good of the party than by individual or outside action. “Some seem to expend their exertions as Republicans to sustain the Republican administration 4000 miles distant, and an- other Republican administration 100 miles dista but do nothing to strengthen or sustain a good, strong Republican admin- istration_at Fourteenth and Washington streets, Oakland. A good Republican administration Oakland is just as creditable and ser- viceable as one at Sacramento and ont at Washington. 1 believe in all three of in | them. Timothy L. Berker. who was the Re- publican nominee for Mayor four yea ago, does not think that the Municipal League is deserving of the support of the Republican party. At present,” sald he to-day, “the city rnment is run by a clique, with which T will have nothing to do. They manage the party for personal interest, and there is no chance for stanch old Republicans to take a hand. I have no opinion as to the best policy for the Republicans to adopt during the coming campaign. The Municipal League will draw from the strength of the Republicans, and I will 10t be surprised to see the Democrats elect their ticket. The, Municipal League has done nothing but ithpede the progress of the city since it was organized. In 1503 Oakland was in a prosperous con- ition. Since the Municipal League took hold of its affairs it has steadily been on the decline. It was through the agency | its members that the water front suit | was made to cost $75,000, while it should > cost more than $10,000. "W the | 1| League members had done as n party as tney uld have made a they may ov - and we may atic Mayor.” r Snow has created some surprise iting that he prefers an appointed delegation. As Mr. Snow will certainly Le a candidate for something next spring his op ies some significance. In an interview he declares that at present primaries can be greatly abused, and he believes that the Republicans will be bet- ter satisfied with an appointed conventior than with one elected at an unsatisfac- tory primary. S The stronghold of Republicanism in this city—the Seventh Ward—is divided on the same question. The Seventh rd Re- publican Club has already favor of appoin publican econvent v pronounced in ng delegates to the Re- n. As the BSeventh Ward already has its candidates mapped out, the appointment of delegates simply means that the delegation would practi- 1y be pledged to those candidates. The Young Men's Republican Club of the Sev- enth Ward held a meeting to-night, and pronounced in very positive language nst the appointive plan. They de- clare that if an attempt be made to ap- point delegates they will hold a primary and fight the matter out as was done six years ago, when delegates were elected to the Natlonal Convention and when prim- arles were declared to be the proper method for the Republicans to follow in the election of delegates. GOLF SCORE QUESTIONED. San Francisco Players Contend That the Match on the Oakland Links Was ‘“All Even.” In the match played last Saturday on the Oakland golf links between teams of eight players representing the San Fran- » and Oakland Golf clubs the Oakland team was reported as winning by 2 holes. In the first rou.d the score of Oakland was given as 8§ up, and that of San Fran- clsco as 6 up, a difference of 2 holes in favor of Oakland. As both teams were i up in the second round Oakland was de- clared to have, won by 2 holes. It has ince been learned, however, that one hole, the eighth in the first round between C. P. Hubbard of Oakland and E. J. Mc- Cutcheon of San Francisco, is open to dis- cussion. The facts are these: In approaching the hole C. P. Hubbard overplayed and sent his ball into Lake Merritt. At the suggestion of Melville, the Oakland club’s professional, he lifted his ball out of the water and dropped it; it roiled back, but not quite Into the water; he then dropped a nall again and played | on, with a penalty of only one stroke. When he dropped his ball he had his fac toward the hazard. Proceeding with the he holed out In fewer strokes than s opponent, and scored the hole. The rules affecting the question are 19 and 21 of the Rules of Golf as revi by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, and adopted b%‘{ the United States Golf Association. Rule 21 reads: “If the ball lie or be lost in water, the player may drop a ball under the penalty of one stroke.” Rule 19 prescribes that “when a ball is to be dropped the player shall drop it. He shall front the hole, and_erect behind the hazard, keep the pot from which the ball was lirted in a Iine between him and the hole, and drop the ball behind him from his héad, stand- ing as far behind the hazard as he may please.” To conform to these rules Mr. Hubbard should have gone to the other side of the arm of Lake Merritt, so as to be “behind the hazard,” and, facing thi eighth_hole, have dropped a ball behinc him._ This being almost impracticable, the San Francisco players are of opinion that_the only alternative was to give up the hole. The loss of the hole would re- duce Hubbard's score 1, and raise Mc- Cutchen’s score 1, thus making McCuteh- en 3 up on the first round, and giving the San Francisco team 8 holes on the first round, This woulu make the score “all even. The Oakland players, however, contend that on_their links there is a ground rule that a ball on being nlaved Into_the lake may be Jifted out and dropped with a penalty of one stroke. and that it is not necessary for the player to place himself behind the hazard. They urge that spe- ml rules relating to the particular links 4 e precedence of the general rules of | refused the ““dough boy” ay | ceeded in taking the dramatic critic | A Deputy Fish Commissioner and & | some weeks past simply because he will | golf, and that their player, Mr. Hubbard, Was quite entitled to play as he did. A letter setting forth the views of the San rancisco club has been forwarded to P. E. Bowles, vice captain of the Oakland Golf Club, and an amicable adjustment of |({|9 ‘r}mner will doubtless Dbe arrived at | shortly. ————— RAISED A ROUGH HOUSE. Two Soldiers Try to Run the Orphe- um but Get the Worst of It. Two soldiers who made an attempt to run the Orpheum last night succeeded in raising a very rough Thouse for a time. In the end they found that Special | Officer Butler owned a few shares in the theater and was incidentally very handy | with his fists. | Shortly after the doors opened a man | wearing Uncle Sam’s blue and a large jag presented himself at the door with a | 10-cent_ticket. The doorkeeper, not being | blind, discovered that the defender of his | counfry had been imbibing too freely and took up his ticket, returned the price and | ittance. This | orocedure did not please tne soldier, and | }AI! objcction became so violent that Of- | ficer Butler s called. The star on But- ler's. breast was not sufficlent to impress the cbstreperous youth, but when he felt Butler's good right swing he wilted and went to the Central statlon without any further trouble. Later in_the evening another soldier who had been recently discharged from | the army became displeased with one of | the numbers on the programme and ex- | pressed his displeasure with hoots and | hisses. Officer Butler was again suim- moned and after a short engagement suc- 0 He turned his_prisoner | over to Policeman Bylvester, who was obiiged to call Specials Smith’ and Mur- phy to his assistance to quell the turbu- lent spirit of the ex-soldier. Both men were charged with assault on an officer. — e Robert G. Ingersoll, General 0. O. Howard, U. S. A., Dr. Lyman Abbott, General T. J. Morgan and Chauncey Depew discuss the destiny of the New America in the Christmas Call, out next Sunday, December 18. the pafrol box. ATROUT THAT CAUSED ENDLESS ANNOYANCE| ALTHOUGH CAUGHT OUT OF SEA- SON, IT TASTED WELL Liquor Merchant Who Got the Wrong Tip and Went | Astray. | Dispenser Tom Ferguson had a visit from a deputy fish commissioner recently, and now he knows something about fish ws and game fishes. Ferguson, it appears, has been a target for his sportively Inclined patrons for| insist that he understands how to shoot and fish, notwithstanding that Commo- B3 TALK OF NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES Second Day’s Session of New League. ADDRESS BY MAYOR PHELAN W. DORHMANN CRITICIZES THE PRESENT SYSTEM. Control or Ownership of Public Utili- ties and Adoption of Civil Ser- vice Favored—Convention Adjourns Sine Die. The second and last day's sescion of the new League of California sunicipalities, in Pioneers’ Hall, was mainly devoted to | addresses on subjects relating (o city gov- | ernment. Mayor Phelan, president of the | league, presided at the mornine session and delivered an eddress. in which he | urged the necessity of concerted action by | the cities and towns throughout the State | to secure necessary legislation to enable | them to successfully carry out many con- templated reforms. The speaker sald that every writer on political economy in this country, as well | as forelgn visitors, nad remarked on the | conspicuous faflures of the people of the | United States in the matter of municipul government—failures all the more con- spicuous on account of the progress made by us in all other branches of edr~ation | and business management. During the | past few vears matters had begun to im- | prove. New York had made wonderful progress and he believed San Francisco's new charter was the nearest perfect of any in America. | The three things necessary to be ob- served,” sald the Mayor, “are civil ser- | vice, home rule and efficient management of a city's affairs. Civil service will open up a career for the young men as well as assure better municipal administration. As things are now the mercnants of this city would not think of employing a man who had graduated from the City Haill. That place is looked upon by them as a school of corruption, the reward of which is big wages and little to do.” dore John Conway has exhausted all of his latent knowledge of piscicuiture on | Ferguson in the endeavor to convince the | man that he knows not the first thing | about a gun or a fishing rod. Conway takes much pleasure in teasing | the honorable liquor merchant, and as a | matter of fact Ferguson looks suspicious- | Iy on every movement the commodore | makes when he is hin " eve range: | but Conway ‘“‘put it on” his old friend in the most approved style last Monday, and the story as told by Contractor ~Chris Morehouse goes thusly: | Ferguson, although he knows not the first | thing about fishing, is a fond lover of mountain f trout. trout looks the same to Tom, and doubtless they taste alike also. However, last Monday | morninz Bllly Faber, the director general of | beverages and hot bean stew, received from some of his country cousins a nice fat two- pound rainbow trout, which, although caught out of season (presumably in’tide water), made | delicious eating. | By that 1 mean, of course, that every | Bill, after feasting his bright, sparkling eyes ‘on the so-called speckiea beauty, con- | igned it to the ice chest until such time as he was ready to cast it to his palace on the hill. When Ferguson put in an appearance at head- quarters Monday afternoon Conway and his barytone laugh greeted him. “Well, Tom,” sald ‘‘Weak-lunged” John, ‘I just wish that some of my country friends would remember me as weil as they do you occastonally.” ““Why, what's rerg’ ' suspicio “Oh, that beautiful trout in the ice chest that was sent to you. I'd just Itke to have it; guess | you are not much of a lover of fish, anyhow, | are you, Tom?' asked Conway, with a face that was as cold and as straight as the bar- rels of a shotgun. the matter now querted “Why, 1 don’t know a thing about it,' re- plied Ferguson. ‘‘Let's have a look at it.” Well, to make a long story short, Ferguson wag delighted when he saw’ the fish and im- mediately dispatched . messenger to his house inform his good wife of the beautiful trout he would present her with on his return home. The rightful owner of the trout, Billy Fa- ber, decamped with his “‘mountain beauty' after he had concluded his day's labor and was enjoving happy moments over the pan when Ferguson again visited the ice chest in | quest of his royal prize | Well, say, you should have been around when Tom discovered his loss: talk of a blue, smoky atmosphere and the Greek language; I never heard such a pow-wow. Some fellow told Tom that his man Billy walked home with the fish and without & moment's hesitation “Ferg.” wrote out Billy's discharge and sent { to him by Jack, the champlon Wheelman of the smokehouse. To make matters worse, Artful Curly dis- patched a messenger to the Fish Commission- ‘s office with & note which stated that “rainbow trout out of season’’ were in pos- session of Tom Ferguson. The deputy who visited ‘“‘the man of barrels” heard Ferguson’s story, .but it was fortunate for Tom that Bil Faber had already killed the evidence by ha ing turned it over to the inner man and there- * saved Ferguson from arrest and a possible : was on Tom the next day when Faber put in an appearance, but as for Commodore Conway, he 18 on the black books and there is no telling the amount of hard medicine he will have to drink when he meets poor old *Fers” among the barrel — e ——— FREF PASSAGE TO CHINA. Clever Ruse to Be Sent Home at the Expense of the United States. The Chinese are at thelr old trick of having the Government pay their passage to China when they get tired of amassing wealth in this country. The latest phase of this confldence game came to light last Wednesday. On the afternoon of that day Police Judge Low telephoned to the Chinese Bu- reau the information that he had been in- formed that in a wash house on Bryant street was a Chinaman who had na_cer- tificate of registration and who theréfore was {llegally in the United States. A Chinese Inspector was sent to the ad- dress given and the coolle was placed un- der arrest. About half an hour after his arrest another Chinaman, fat, sleek and well groomed. walked into the Chinese Bureau and informed Chief Meredith that he had arrived here a few days ago in transit to Mexico and had recently smug- gled himself into Callfornia across the Mexican horder. He was willing to be de- ported at once. He also was placed under arrest and Collector Jackson notified of the facts of the case. There was no doubt that both men are entitled to re- main here and that they have destroyed or concealed thelr certificates In the ex- pectation that the Government will give them a free passage to China. Collector Jackson sald vesterday that there is a statute imposing a penalty of one vear's imprisonment upon any native of China other than of American parent- age, who may be a laborer, found in this country without a certificate. The stat- ute has never been enforced because it was sought to avoid the expense of keep- ing the offenders in jall for a vear, but | the Collector says that it is his intention to enforce it in cases like the present, where Chinese, by concealing thelr certifi- cates, seek to obtaln passage home to China at the expense of this Government. —_———— ; Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York has a Christmas sermon in the Christmas edition of The Call, out next Sunday, December 18, ———— Grand Duke Cecil Coming. The Grand Duke Cecll, a cousin of the Czar of Russia, will be one of the passen- gers who will arrive on the steamer China. He will be shown every courtesy by the Custom-house offictals, and his | mere word that his !ug%mfe contains | nothing dutiable will be held sufficient | by them. The Duke comes on a mission | of peace, but it is claimed that he is not the advance agent of the Czar's ‘‘great | gllgrlmnge of Beace through all nations. n fact, the Duke is simply making a | tour of the world and while in this coun- | try he will be shown every courtesy by | the American nation. i ———— Celluloid albums, toilet cases and work boxes, good i ; Y B for Christmas, at Snnbm-n.& | mittee consists of C. M. Farrell, W. O. In conclusion the Mayor said he hoped | | to see the time when the city should own and operate all nublic utllities. President F. W. Dohrmann of the Mer- | chants’ Assoclation was present by invi- | tation, and delivered a short address on Municipal Government.” He attributed | the failure to secure honest and efficlent | | administration of city affairs in the muni- | cipalities in this country to the constant | changing and shifting about of officials. | here was no stability, and if a good man | W elected to an important offi as | soon as he became fairly accustomed to his duties and was in a position to put his | experience to practical use another elec- | [ tion came along and he was displaced by | | & man with less experience and probably less honesty. He contrasted this system | With that in vogue in European cities, | where all executive municipal officers are | | hired for their known abllity to admin- | ister the affairs of a eity successfully. | Other speakers at the morning session were City Clerk Lamborn of Alameda and Joseph Hutchinson of Palo Alto. The lat- ter introduced a resolution, which was | adopted, directing the judicial and legis- lative committee to take steps to secure | the passage of & bill through the Legisla- | ture requiring the distribution of all bills | as fast as introduced to the municipal authorities throughout the State. Second Vice President W. H. Turner of Merced presided at the afternoon session, | and the principal speaker was J. Richard Freud of the Merchants’ Association. Mr. | Freud told of the work done by that body | in this clty and gave a detailed and com- | prehens account of the methods em- | ploved and the results obtained. | Joseph Britton of this city, D. J. Sulli- van. Superintendent of Alameda Schools, | M. Walsh of Petaluma and R. F. Robert- son of Los Gatos also addressed the meet- ing, and the league then adjourned sine dfe. Tt s possible that the next meeting Wil be held some time in January in Sac- | ramento, but this is left to the judgment | of the executive committee. About fifteen delegates signed the membership roll, and it is expected that many other citles will | join as soon as the purpose of the or- ganization is fully understood. To-day the delegates will be taken for a drive through the park and out to_the | Cliff House as the guests of Mayor Phe- lan. They will start from Pioneer Hall at 10 ¢’clock this morning. e DOLPHINS ELECT OFFICERS. A Ladies’ Day Will Be Held Shortly at the Club House on North Beach. At the regular monthly meeting of the Dolphin Swimming Club, held on Wednes- day evening, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Joseph Tatb Jr.; vice president, Fred W. Woerner; recording secretary, J. S. Earls; financial secretary, F. C. Staib; treasurer, A. Schuppert; captain, A. W. Pape; lleutenant captain, C. T. Roach; sergeant at arms, C. J. Mogan. The executive com- Patch and A. W. Pape; the board of trus- tees is made up of E. H. Coney, E. P. Sulllvan and A. F. Micheletti, and the delegates to the Paclfic Assoclation of the Amateur Athletic Union are A. P. Rothkopf, A. W. Pape and Joseph B. Kee- nan. W. O. Patch, J. 8. Earls, E. H. Coney and A. F. Micheletti were appointed a | commiftee to make preparations for a club outing next month. It is intended to take all the boats owned by the club and as many members as possible over to Sausalito so as to awaken interest in the sport of rowing and stir up the members. On Sunday morning a new Intermediate crew will go out for practice. It will be made up as follows: W. O. Patch, bow; George Baker, No. 2; J. Coughlan, No. 3, and A. W. Pape, stroke. A junior crew will be made up of A. Brennan, C. Roach, A. F. Micheletti and L. Duncan, the “Little Sandow.’ ‘At an early date a race will be arranged between the Italian, German and Irish crews. The Italian crew consists of A. E. Sbarboro, bow; Tilden Tognazzini, No. 2; A. Pastene, No. 3; L. D. Bacigalupi, stroke, and A. F. Micheletti, cockswain. The German crew is made up thus: W. Schumacher, bow; F. Woerner, No. 2; F. Schwartin| No. 3, and A. W. Pape, stroke. e Irish crew is composed of E. Sullivan, bow; W. O. Patch, No. 2; C. M. Farrell, No. 3, and T. J. Kennedy, stroke. During the month of February of next year it is proposed that the Dolphin and Olympic Boat clubs hold a day’'s sport in" conjunction at Belvedere. where the Olympic quarters are. A. W. Pape has of- fered a medal for outrigged skiff men who have never competed in a race. Next season wil probably find A. W. Pape and ‘W. O. Patch in the ranks of the shellmen, for both of them now have boats of that type. Indeed, Pape won the junior shell champlonship at the regatta held on No- vember 6, though he actually rowed in a wherry. The tickets for the frée dinner to be given by the Salvation Army to_(he de- serving poor on Christmas day are now ready for distribution and may be ob- tained any evening from 7 to 9 at the headquarters, 1139 Market street, or the headquarters of any of the corps. Concert by Deaf and Blind. Theblind pupils of the Institution for the Deaf and the Blind will give thelr annual sacred concert on Sunday afternoon, De- cember 18, at 3 o'clock, in the chapel of the Institution at Berkeley. The public is cordially invited to attend. — e——— Good Christmas dinners by promi- ment San Francisco housewives, in the Christmns Call, out next Sun- day, December 18. | ateur. WISE'S WORK PLEASED THE CUSTOM HOUSE Major Moore Will Be| Investigated. A GRAPHIC LETTER TO GAGE THE SPECIAL AGENT DID NOT LOOK FOR CRIME. Sent Foss to Prison and Rode in the Park on Sundays With His Favorite Behind a Team of Bays, The dispatch from Washington relating the details of an interview by The Call's correspondent with John H. Wise, ex-Col- lector of the Port of San Francisco, was | the sole topic of conversatfon in the Cus tom House yesterday. It was conceded on | all sides that the ex-Collector had made a | strong case against Special Agent Moore, and that in all likelthood the official days | of the major are at an end so far as this State is concerned. Mr. Wise's pleturesque Californian way of referring to the major's great failing and his suscentibllity to feminine charms | both in and out of office hours was ad | mired and flatteringly commented upon by the Custom House clerks who have dab. bled in the mysteries of belles lettres. Even Chauncey Milton St. John, who is a fellow of the Geographlical Society of Cal- ifornia and a student of nature in all her phases, read the sentence over and over again, but he declined to tell the reporter: what he thought of Mr. Wise as a litter- It was the general opinfon that the ex- Collector was wise when he insisted that Collector Jackson shoula investigate the serfous and scandalous charges made against Major Moore by y-omen of un- questioned veracity and unsullieu reputa- tion, whom the venerable major sought to bend to his base purposes. Colonel Juck- son is a disinterested and unprejudiced arty. He is fearless in the discharge of is duties and would make a thorough | and unsmotherable Investigation, ana the public as well as the Secretary of the | ‘Treasury would uave confidence in his | findings. When asked yesterday whether he would be willing to undertake the task | if requested by the Secretary of the | Treasury he sald that however distaste- | ful the duty might be to him personally he would cheerfully enter upon the inves- tigation and would “probe it to the grass | roots.” There is no doubt that the inves- tigation will not be lacking in tnorough- | ness and impartiality. It is believed tnat the amorous major is making an_attempt to have the charges investigated by some other Special Agent or officer, as in that event he might oring his political influence more or less suc- cessfully into plav. In corroboration of this impression, the fact is noted that the Examiner has had a speclal commisioner | for the past two or three days sounding Federal officlals, principally Assistant TUnited States Attorneys Woodworth and Banning, as to the law on the subject of a change of venue in the matter. The commissioner received cold comfort when | informed that the ardent major was not under the civil service system and that the Secretary of the Treasury can dismiss him without any charges being made and without notice, and that the courts would be_powerless fo Interfere. When Wise was Collector of this port he wrote a letter to Secremri}[(}ue orcibly expressing his opinion of Moore. In that letter, which is Mr. Wise’'s masterplece of Inglish composition, he told the Secretary many stinging things about the Machia- vellan Special Agent. The letter, among other things, called attention to the fact that during the administration of Collec- tor Hager a great opium smuggling scan- dal was exposed in the newspapers and that bordinate Government officials were involved in allegations of oribery in connection with the traffic. “Although these grave charges were public,” wrote Mr. Wise, ‘‘he (Moore) never made an_effort to ascertain the facts, but, on the contrary, was a con- stant visitor at the residence of the prin-| cipal accused official and frequently dined and was entertained there. | ““On one occasion,” continued Mr. Wise, | “he sent Assistant Special Agent DeWitt | C. Jackson to Los Angeles and San Diego to look into Federal matters at those points. Mr. Jackson did his duty so well | that he was enabled In a short time to furnish the major with the names of persons engaged in smuggling oplum into the country and of persons who were making large sums of money by smug- ling Chinese men and women into Cali- ‘ornia_across the Mexican border. But Moore paid no attention to the report of | his subordinate, having found the task of traducing the characters of the highest officials more congenial to his taste. He has employed detectives, he has visited jails and penitentiaries, he has promised risoners immunity from prosecution and Ee has appealed to the necessities of women to drum up testimony against | officials who stand higher, morally and soclally, than he.” ’ Mr. Wise made a mistake in the follow- ing statement to The Call's correspondent | at Washington: In the case of the Chinese woman, Fong Suey Won, Moore and a woman from the Mission were the partles gesponsible for her release on the plea thaf® the poor woman | \anted to get back to China. He made these representations, although he knew that she was & procuress and therefore guilty of felony. He thus secured her release before the Chinese Bureau knew the facts. Collector Jack- son has exonerated Meredith. The Treasury Department understands the case. Meredith 3 conduct was all right according to Colonel Jackson. [ The ‘““woman from the Mission” men-| tioned by Mr. Wise is Miss Cameron, ma- tron of the Presbyterian Chinese Home | Mission. Miss Cameron was the first per- | son to warn Chief Meredith of the char-' aoter of Fong Suey Won, and it was upon | Miss Cameron’s representations that the | procuress was not allowed to go when her certificate of registration was produced at the mission on the evening of her arrest during the Federal raid for the Omaha women. The Chinawoman who was al- Jowed to go to China at Miss Cameron’s request was _one of the witnesses against Fong Suey Won, but her testimony was | only hearsay, and would not be admissible in court, and what she did hear was that | Fong Suey Won had purchased the wit- ness in C‘llnfl- Fong Suey could not be punished in the United States for buying | slaves in China, and the witness was al- lowed to return to her native countr: with the consent of United States Attor: mey Foote and of Major Moore, who had no use for her, she not understanding anglish. 2 F%%le Mrs. Elliott mentioned by Mr. Wise as having been one of the gay major's charmers was the dear friend of Foss, one of the ring of opium smugglers who was sent to the penitentiary a few years ago through the major's efforts. This Jeft the field clear for a new affection, and the major and Mrs. wmlliott were often seen on Sundays in Golden Gate Park | behind a spanking team of bays. | The following dispatch will be of inter- est to those who desire to see the conduct of Inspector Moore investigated: WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The Treasury Department has decided 1o Investigate the conduct of Inspector Horace A. Moore of San Francisco. This decision was reached to-day. The only question now is as to the manner in which such investigation shall be conducted. Ex-Collector Wise was desirous that Collector Jackson be called upon to report, but the department has reason to believe there is some feeling between Collector Jackson and Inspector Moore growing out of the Meredith case. Inspector Moore some time ago reported that although the Chinese woman, Fong Suey Won, had a certificate showing her right to be In this country under the terms of the Geary act, he had placed in the possession of Chief Meredith of the Chinese Bureau evidence showing that she was a_procuress for bad women and was therefore liable to arrest on the charge of felony. The Treasury Department asked Col- lector Jackson to report the facts in this case, and he sent a letter exonerating | | | F. | Laurelwood, Terrona, Pet Kirl | ment, United States Volunteers, Meredith and stating that Inspector Moore and a woman from the Chinese mission had gone together to the District Attorney and represented that this “‘poor woman,” Suey, should be released, as she wanted to get back to friends and rela- tives in China, and that upon Moore's rep- resentations, backed up by a woman from the Chinese mission, she was released. The treasury officials believe that these respective statements of Collector Jack- son and Major Moore may have created some feeling between them, and they pre- fer that the investigation of Moore's con- duct be made by some party known to be thoroughly impartial. It is believed that an inspector who has not become involved in these affairs and who is unbiased will be sent to San Francisco from some other State. Mr. Wise will remain here for several da; A STAKE AND MATCH RACE. Greatest Coursing Card of the Season Arranged for Ingleside Park. Great will be the sport at Ingleside Coursing Park on Saturday and Sunday and doubtless great will be the crowd in attendance. An eighty dog stake is an inducement which should attract sportsmen from afar, and as the longtalls are all of the highest of blood strains the coursing should be particularly good. Apart from the stake, lovers of the grand old sport will have an opportunity of seeing the two champion coursers of the State decide in a contest, best two in three courses, which is entitled to the honor of being called the champlon grey- hound of Calffornia. Th referred Patria dyne. The consider: betting is 10 to 8 in favor of Mo Several hundred dollars has been placed at the figures stated. The first course will be held after the first round of the stake; the second after luncheon, and_the third, if necessary, after the second round of the stake. The result of the drawing of the non- winners' stake, the rundown of which will be held to-morrow, is as follows: J. Farley's Mystic vs. M. Michalik's, Fl ball; J. Fark Tullamore vs. A. Missey Hattel; P. O'Donnell’s Counterfeit O'Donnell's Las Palmas; Eclipse Diana vs. T. McNell's Master Glenkirk; Togan's Miss Grizzle vs. D. Hooper's Bend- ¥. Brown's Alma vs. Russell & Wilson's H. Spring's Pat Malloy v to are Lowe & d J. Deane’'s Moon- fon s $500, and the ondyne. already alon Lady P, Tlashlight v Caher's Bel Herschel ; Dillon & Reilly's Revolver; D. of Moscow vs. G. Reddy’s Ber- nice; F, Moran's Snapshot vs. F. A. McComb's Rush o' Hill; D. Healy’s Matchless vs. W. O. Elmer's Fair Florence; T. McNell's Sportsman Lady Jane; J. Quane's G." Kenna's Jesse Pembroke Ken- Thad Stevens vs, P. Moore; H. Spring’'s Will nels' Sylvanus; T. Cronin's Mald of Ball vi Killarney Lass; J. Perry Wayfarer; J. nominates Naval Cadet vs. J. P. Thrift's Brutus vs. T. Fiorence N; S. E. Portal's Laurelwood vs. Sheehan nominates Palmer Hill; Dr. A Welch nominates Statesman vs. ~Pembroke Kennels' Terrona; W. Dalton's Decency vs. H. A. Deckelman's Pet Kirby; D. Hooper nom inates Prince of Fashion vs. T. Sullivan's Maid of Hill; G. Smart's Silkwood vs. M Michalik’s Pacific Queen; Eclipse Kennel: Masterplece vs. J. Perry’s Commodore Nas| Pembroke Kennels' Magic 3 Armagh Lass; Ford & Duffy's Trink : Quane’s Marietta; Larkey & Rock's Van Needa vs. P. J. G. Kenna's Mira Monte; Dillon & Reflly’s Get There vs. I L. Sears’ Beauly; F. Moran's Bit of Fashion vs. Larkey & Rock's ¥Emerald; Lowe & Thompson's Quickstitch ve. S. E. Portal's Gallagher; C. Strehl's Skylark vs., Russell & Wilson's ‘Victor Queen; P. Thrift's Forgive vs. P. Heran's Martha Wasl ington; P. J. G. Kenna's Fear Not ve. J.' H. Perigo’s Belle Seward; J. O'Dowd’s nominates Mission Tip ve. M. Cook nominates Master Mc- Gregor; J. O'Farrel's Lady Geraldine vs. F. Fanning’s’ Babe Murphy; J. 0'Dowd'’s Solerno s. Vina Kennels' Harkaway II; A. Merril nominates Depend On Me vs, Captain Clark- son’s Kerry Gow; H. A. Deckelman's Prince George vs,” Gem 'Kennels' Sunburst; White | Earth Kennels' Mystic Maid vs. J. P. Thrift's St. Michael; E. Wilson nominates Magnet vs. . Allen’s Miss Alice; G. Latussen's Precita Girl vs. J. Murnane nominates Wolfe Tone. The purse, $500, will be divided in this wise: First $100. second $70, third $30, two of $40 each, five of $30 each, ten of $20 each and twenty of $7 50 each.’ Cours- ing starts on Saturday at 11 a. m. and 10 a. m. on Sunday. The Call's tips are: Fireball, Hattel, Las Palmas, Diana, Bendalong, Lady Herschel, Rockiin Belle, Revolver, Bell of Moscow, Snapshot, Matchless, Lady Jane, Thad Stevens, Syl- vanus, Maid of Bail, Wayfarer, Brutus, by Maid of Hill, Silkwood, Masterplece, Magic, Ma- rietta, Van Needa, Beauty, Bit of Fash- fon, Gallagher, Victor Queen, Forgive, Belle Seward, Mission Tip, Babe Murphy, Harkaway 1I, Depend On Me, Prince Georse, St. Michael, Magnet and Wolfe one. POLITICIAN AND WIFE. Mew. Hecht’s Ambition to Become a Public Speaker Results Dis- astrously. The suit recently instituted by Chris- tina Hecht, a female politician, for a di- | vorce from her husband, Joseph A. Hecht, was dismissed yesterday by Judge Heb- bard. The Hechts were married in Bohemia in 1868 and have four children. In her com- glalnt Mrs. Hecht alleges that her hus- and has failed to contribute to her sup- port for the past thirty months and that during that period he also treated her with extreme cruelty. Hecht joined the issues by filing a cross-complaint in which he charged his wife with cruelty and de- sertfon. The case came up for hearin yesterday mornin and Hecht " testifie that his” wife's advent into politics had broken up their home. “After my wife took to attending lec- tures and making speeches on behalf of the Socialist Labor Party,” he said, *'she had no time to cook for me and the chil- dren.” A letter was produced showing that Mrs. Hecht had advised her husband to sue for a divorce. She admitted having | written the letter and in consequence the suit was ordered dismissed. Mrs. Hecht was a candidate for School Director on the Soclalist Labor ticket at the recent election, and in conclusion it may be stated that she was defeated. O —— Ina D. Coolbrith and Oscar Weil have written the words and mausic of n beautiful Christmas song for the Christmas edition of The Call, out next Sunday, December 18. —e—————— SIXTH REGIMENT OUT. The First Detachment of the New York Troops Ordered Home for Discharge. Yesterday the Sixth California Regl- after mustering in months ago for active serv- jce, was mustered out of a service that was anything but active. Like the Sev- enth, they waited in vain for the trans- orts that never came, and so they were idder: to pack up and go home. The Sixth consisted of elght compaunies from the San Joaquin Valley, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Johnston, and during their enforced stay here they conducted themselves in an orderly, sol- dierly manner, and though extremel: de- sirous of going to the front, did not com- plain_of the rather inglorious duty of uarding the sleeping guns around the residio, The members of the regiment ‘were dpnld off in full, discharged and fur- nished transportation home. The first detachment of the New York troops, including the companies which lately returned from Honolulu, are now homeward bound, having lert for the I2m- pire State yesterday morning. Upon the arrival of the transport Scandia from the Hawalian Islands in a few days with the rest of the New York companies they will also be ordered home. — e LATE SHIPPING INTELIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, December 15. Bark Coloma, Jensen, 10 days from Tacoma. Br ship Flintshire, Jones, 131 days from Swansea. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 15—Stmr Kalser Wilhelm II, from Genoa; stmr Germanic, from Liverpool. BREMEN—Arrived. Dec 15—Stmr Willehad, from Baltimore. y NAPLES—Salled Dec 15—Stmr Victoria, for New York. LONDON—Sailed Dec 15—Stmr Manitou, for N ROTTERDAM Satled D s [—Salle: ec 15— - dam, for New York. HPT Sowesn ———— SAN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Sranctseo Cali, corner of Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the rear. BRANCH OFFICES—$27 Montgomery street. corner Clay; open until 9:20 o'clock. 287 Hayes street; open until 5:30 o'clock. €21 McAllister street; hpen until 9:30 o'clock. 616 Larkin street: open until 8:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission street: open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market estreet, corner Sixteenth; until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street: open until 9 o'clock. 2526 Mission street; open until 9 o’clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open untll 9 o'clock. : open J. G. Kenna's Rocklin Belle; J. Murnane’s | MEETING NOTICES. GODFREY DE ST. OMAR Coun- cil No. 1, Knights Kadosh—Reg- ular_meeting THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, December 16, at 7:30 o'clock. D. 30. GEO. J. HOBE, Recorder. T., Masonic Temple, Post and Mont- gomery sts.—Regular assembly THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock. Order of Red Cross. All fraters are cordially_invited. SIR JOHN P. FRASER, Em. Com. SIR HIRAM T. GRAV. ecorder. 8 o'clock. Tickets for the bun-@ quet will be distributed. Scottish Hall, 111 Larkin st. ~ JOHN REID, Chief. JAS. H. DU Secretary. REGULAR meeting of the Cale- donian Club THIS EVENING, at of the stockholders of THE_annual THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN meeting FRANCISCO, Cal., will be held at its bag.x- ing ho Montgomery st., San Fran- cisco, Cal SDAY, January 10, 1899, at 3:15 o'clock p. m., for the election of di- rectors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. D. B. DAVIDSON, Secretary. | __San Francisco, December 9, 1898. 'SPECIAL NOTICES, AD tenants ejected for $1: collections made; city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO., 415 Mo ¢ st., rooms 9-10; tel. 5380. ROOMS papered from $3; whitened, $1 u | “patnting done. Hartmanh Paint Co., 343 3d 8 DIVIDEND NOTICES. | DIVIDEND Notice—Dividend No. 62 (50 cents per share) of the Hutchinson Sugar Planta- tion Ce 1 be payable at the office of the company Market st., on and after Tuesday, Dec. 20, low. Transfer books will close on 'Wednesday Dec. 14, 1395, at 3 o'clock p. m SHELDON, Secretary. e i s e SITUATIONS WANTED—-FEMALD, FIRST-CL. iperior cook with the best of reference desires a situation. J. F. CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. COLORED girl for housework, 2 in family sleep home. J. F. CROSETT & CO. Sutter st. SUPERIOR German cook desires Dbest references; city or country. LEN, 3% Sutter st. WANTED—By a middle-aged woman, a place as cook on ranch; short distance in country wages $20. Address or can A. SULLIVAN, Utah st., bet. Fifteenth and Sixteenth. SITUATION wanted by a girl direct from the East to do chamberwork and sewing or sew- ing and take care of @ child. Call 84 O'Far- rell st. YOUNG lady wishes position as comp lady or to assist mo ¢ room and board. Box 4 WANTED—By a young lad office, bakery or bookbindery.: 13 Tehama st. anion to position in store, Call or address GRERMAN girl (lately arrived) wishes position in small family. Call between 2 and 4 or after 7 p. m., 408 Thirteenth st RESPECTABLE woman wishes position taking care of child or any kind of light work: no wages required. Box 412, Call office, Oakland. DRESSMAKER and seamstre: children's dresses especially; good fitter; Toc a day. Box , Call. RESPECTABLE young woman with a child wishes a place as working housekeeper. Ad- dress box 729, Call. WANTED—Situation by woman; 1s a good cook; no objection to going into country. 618 Fillmore st. WANT! wet nurse; best of references. Box 510, ED—By a young woman, position ‘as Call YOUNG girl wants work upstairs and to as- 3 2118 Larkin s WANTED—Position’ as nurse to invalld or children. H. JONES, 158 Valencia RESPONSIBLE young woman would like a position of trust in office, establishment or rivate correspondent or companion to invalid ady; is a good penman; situation must be in Sonoma County. Address MISS DELLA M., Petaluma, Sonoma County, Cal. MIDDLE-AGED woman w! situation as cook; is a good first-class French cook; city or country; best of references. Address box 733, Call office. GERMAN lady wishes to take care of a baby at home; charges reasonable. %7 Clara st., between Fifth and Sixth. WOMAN would like plain sewing or mending at home or would do any kind of work by the day. Call or address MRS. E., 811% Mission. FIRST-CLASS jacket finisher wants steady work. Address C Minna st. WANTED, by middle-aged Swedish wom: good plain cooking, small family, or cham- ber work; no Address 55B Natoma st.; no postal YOUNG German woman wishes situation as housekeeper. 23 Randall place, off Sixteenth, near Valenct: WANTED—By middle-aged woman, position as seamstress with dressmaker; would be gener- ally useful; small remuneration. A “-ess for one weck, box 436, Call. CHEAPEST and best in America—The Weekly ent to any address in the United or Canada one year for §1 30, postage States paid. pele o o e o SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. FOR good_cooks, stewards, waiters, dishwash- ers or any other hotel or restaurant help Send orders to J. F. CROSETT & CO., 633 Sacramento st. - JAPANESE CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds help. GEO. AOKI 30 Geary: tel. Grant 5. CHINESE and Japanese Employment Offic best heip. A% O'F : tel. East 4% RESPECTABLE, middle-aged man, sober and rellable, for all indoor work; good waiter; $20 in small family, good reference. JOHN, 830 Geary st., room 6. COLORED man and wife want places as cooks in'a hotel. Call at 1608 Leavenworth st BY married man; proficent dairyman; under. stands care of fine stock and farming and good engineer, or would take care of gentle- man's place. Box %4, Call office, Oakland. YOUNG German wishes position to take care of garden and ali-around work for a private family; willing and_obliging. Address 3121 Sixteenth st., near Valencia. YOU years in last place, wishes sl vation to do porter work or drive a team; has good 6 years' reference. Address 3121 Sixteenth st.,” near Valencia. MILK wagon driver, age 23; thoroughly com- petent; yvear's experience ‘on double team; night route preferred; references. cay 2626 Mission st. SOBER young man would like a job Arlving team or_any kind of work; city or countr Address ‘or call 153 Minna st. BY middle-aged man to work about place or drive wagon; sober; wages moderate. Box 1856A, Call office. * XPERIENCED bartender from the East de- sires_position; has good references. Address box 78, Call. SITION—First-class city ough knowledge of streets. POSITION by a first-class coachma: reference, Box 142, Call. COMPETENT machinist with mining experi- encge, sober and reliable, would hear from party In need of his services. E. N., 330 6th, YOUNG man desires position as driver of bakery wagon; best of city references. Call or address 802 Larkin st. BOOKKEEPER open for engagement at once: Al references. E. H. M., 1 Poplar st., Oak- and. EXPERIENCED German gardener and coache ‘man, age 35, desires situation; city or couns try. Address box 501, Call. WINCHESTER House, 4 Third st., near - :e“ wfzor::g‘f: e to $160 night: §1 50 3'0“& 3 lent and respectable; 1 ) and baggage to and from r(‘:rry B oy HELP WANTED—-FEMALE. RcAol;'E‘H cooks, $2 Klr:s for housework and ng, country place: MURR. READY, 634-636 Clay st. e RANCH cook, Gllroy, $20, fare pald; h work glrl, Sonora, 320, ho wash: 15 hovse: work girls, city, §10 to $25. 7 s o 'y, §10 to $25. MISS CULLEN, NEAT girl as_companion and ligh ewe $10. MISS CULLEN, 325 e Cork NURSEGIRL. 1 child 2 E MISE CUBLEN, 325 Sotter atr. oo $05 LAUNDRESS, $25; 2 waitresses, $20 each; Ger. man_chambermaid and ress, "MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter s, "o - MISS NEAT girl, assist light h 2. MIs CULLEN, 3% Sutter ster o P& MISS WOMAN with a child, ranc LEN, 85 Sutter st o N0 M MIDDLE-AGED woman for 2 months, $10 per month; fare pald. MISS LR, 2 SECOND girl: 825 Butter St o COLORED girl as working housekeeper, §20 month. S8 CULLEN, 325 Sutter st. L) GIRL for light housework. MRES. B. SCHLAN- KER, 1703 Devisadero st. 3 YOUNG girl to do general housework; wages Apply at 208 San Jose ave. SS CUL- $%. MISS CULLEN, i