The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1898, Page 2

(-] THE SAN FRANCISCO.CALL,- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1898. NEW STRIKE IN THE ATLIN Prospects on Discovery Claim Yield a Return of Sixty Cents to =3 VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 20.—J. E. Moran, a prospector of no ¥ © small experienc has just reached this city from the Atlin gold © O flelds. He brings news of a new strike, the gold going 60 cents to the Lt & pan, ha g been made on the O'Donnell, a feeder of Lake Atlin, & © from the south. Dr. H. D. O'Donnell has Discovery, which promises & & to equal anything in the dis o e Moran reached the Atlin country on with the first % © stamp. nd his img ihe ne roseate. He & thinks they will equa ) any placer mining camp of the 1 $ century. Th rdvantages. The entir: ct is cut up © © by dozens « s, almost every one of which has been O fc i to be the winter trail re- € © quirinr « > summer route about QO three handled. Bedrock is, in gen- %X =3 ce. Timber is plentiful, the working season long, £t © ficult to travel or prospect in and the climate =3 kg f=d the claims already staked in this district are £ fad umn there will be work for 3000 men. Of those which & | =3 been worked he has not learned of a single one proving & =3 1e and Spruce Creeks have turned out ren kably O =3 T is already famous, though riscovery claim alone & o en developed, d the me may be d of Otter, Boulder, & & Birch, McKee and many others, on each of which but one or two ¥ © claims have been opened & o There is no mining this winter. About 300 people are wintering & £ in Atlin. All are confident that next season will be a prosperous one. £ © Every one is busy now building cabins and preparing for next year's & o W Provisions are rather dear; bacon, 40 ceuts a pound; sugar, L5 nt flour cents; rice, 40 cen beans, 35 cents, and other L staples proportior . o o o feRegagul gegegugugegeFaR:RaReFeRFuRaFaFaR RaRaF:FeFe] GOLD FIELD the Pan. | | ences, and it is well known that | there is a strong personal attach- ment between them of many ! This friendship | dates from their service in Con- sat anding. year gress together, where they side by side. The President is to-night un- | aware of Secretary Long’s deter- | mination to resign, but there is no doubt of his intention. ‘ If Secretary Long’s resigna tion is accepted there is no doubt | that his successor will be Assist- ant Secretary Allen of Massachu- setts, who also served in Con-| cKinley. | of the Interior-B tendered his resignat to the president, to take effect I. The Secretary so mounced to his friends this afternoon. He has no official knowledge of his probable suc- cessor. Secretary Bliss said to-night: “I ha 10thing to say. While my know what my pur-| pose is, I have not said what I in-| tend to do to others. “After T see the President per-| haps I ve something to| of my resignation | coming out as it did was a great | surprise to me. 1 have abso-| 1 to talk for publica- tion. When I am ready to talk it | may be very freely and willingly.” There considerable talk around the department to-day of the probable successor to .\\'cr(‘-i tary Several prominent| politicians, in discussing the mat-| ter, said the choice for the port-| folio of the Interior Department | say 1€ sto lutely refusec W& Bliss. was between Commissioner Her- | mann of the General Land office | and Commissioner Evans of the Pension Mr. Her- mann’s friends point with pride to his gr Bureau. press thems would ma Secretary. lves as satisfied he a most acceptable He is, furthermore, from the Pacific Coast section, | which, with the exception of| Judge McKenna, has not had a representative in the Cabinet for some vears. T CATTLE STOLEN FROM THE RANGERS Several Hundred Missing From a Herd Owned by Miller & Lux. | DIXON, Dec. 20.—Early last summer | Miiler & Lux shipped several hundred | cattfe to the Tule Range, about twelve miles southwest of Dixon. They were shipped by rail to Dixon, where they were unloaded and driven to the range. Some weeks ago they were reloaded on the cars | at Dixon and shipped south to other pas- tures owned by Miller & Lux. On the re- turn the herd was found to be about | short Sifice then Mr. Milier has been | conducting a quiet investigation to deavor to locate the missing cattle. | Phillip_Foster, a man long in the em- | ploy of J. H. Giide, an extensive sheep | location, was si n Francisco office rd to the affair, and W. man of the tule called to the Saturday in re D. Duke, a_ former employe of Miller & Lux, was sent to Dixon last week to in- | vestigate. A trusted employe of the firm | wa nt to the Tule Range to look for | carcasses of the dead animals, and as | Very few were found the belief is that be- tween 200 and 300 beef cattle have been | stolen from the range during the summer months. e iy Poisoned by Canned Meat. SALINAS, Dec. 2.—After having par- taken of canned meat and cheese this af- ternoon Rancher W. R. Olds of Chualar Canyon was seized b, ymptoms of strychnine “po‘monlnpé.u% ot“;“);i‘;k e e D hih life: A physician led declared the case one of ptomaine | }{:‘ylx‘.:r»'}n?x(v;.lc;:xxsed by some defect in the meat. This evening Olds, though very Weak, is pronounced out of danger. - probably Disincorporation Defeated. WINTERS, Dec. 20.—By a vote of 72 to 70 Winters decided to-day mot to disincor- porate. | a total of 4.22 for the season. | in crops can do so as | there wiil be | life has twice been attempted, once MINERS PROFIT BY THE SHOWER Idle Properties Will Reopened. Be DROUGHT HAD CAUSED SUSPEN- SION OF OPERATIONS. S; peclal Dispatch to The Call. AUBURN, Dec. 20.—Over two inches rain has fallen in this locality in the last forty-eight hours and the fall con- tinues to-night. There is little or no wind, the temperature is warm and all the water is being absorbed. It means thousands of dollars to Placer County, not only for the farm but also for the miners. Lack of s last winter made the water in the ditches very low and many mines using water as motive power had to shut down or run short- handed. The loss in this connection the Jast two months is estimated at $100,000. he town of Forest Hill, the center of the mining region, has been in need of | water even for drinking purposes and a few weeks ago during a fire in that place giant powder was resorted to to save the entire town from destructien Never in Its history has the mining section suffered so for water, and never was the outlook brighter for a large output of gold in 1899, if backed up by a hard winter. SUISUN. Dec. 20.—The heavy precip- itation of the present storm, following so closely the much needed rainfall last week, has dispelled fear of another dry year. Throughout Solano County the | outlook has entirely changed since the dry spell was broken, and a marked increase in business is the result. The rainfall during the past forty-eight hours was 1.30 inches. Clouds still hang over Suisun, and a heavy downpour to- | night is expected. WATSONVILLE, Dec. 20.—During | the last forty-eight hours the Pajaro | Valley has been visited by a welcome | downpour. Up to this evening the fall | was one inch, with the prospects good | of T COLGAN AWAITS COURT DECISION Ignores the Claims of Counties. SUM INVOLVED IS ENORMOUS STATE MAY LOSE A MILLION AND A HALF. Controller Will Meet the Attorneys for the Claimants to Arrange for an Early Judi- cial Ruling. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20.—State Con- troller Colgan declines to heed the de- mands made upon him by forty-two counties of the State for the return of back commissions asserted to be due them until the attorneys for the coun- ties shall have shown their hands and obtained a decision from the courts. It is figured that the counties will get GOMPERS IS YET THE PRESIDENT Remains Leader of the Labor Federation. \ ONLY ONE ADVERSE VOTE SOCIALIST COWAN ENTERS AN OBJECTION. All the Officers Except the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Vice Presi- dents Keep Their Places. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 20.—Sam- uel Gompers was to-day re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor by practically a unanimous vote in the closing session of the eight- eenth annual convention of that organ- ization. The convention, which bad been in session for eight days, ad- Jjourned sine die at 6 o'clock. Detroit, for more. HAYWARDS, Dec. 20.—Fully an inch | of rain has fallen since 4 a. m., making | The pros- pects are good for more rain. HOLLISTER, Dec. 20.—The precipita tion up to 6 o'clock this evening w “hes. It rained all day. and the | indications are for a continuance to night. WOODLAND, Dec. 20.—The Weather Burea forecast of fair weather to day was evidently the result of a mis- lculation.. Rain began to fall at 2 o'clock this morning and continued at intervals throughout the day. The pre- | cipitation is light and at the present | rate it may shower for a week without | ding the low lands. The prediction | made by those who e studied the | sons closely in this county that there | will be an abundance of rain before | the weather clears. | STOCKTON, Dec. 20.—The rainfall here for the storm measured .94 of an inch, making for the month 1.50 inches and for the season 3.29, against 3.07 last | year. The indications are for more ! rain, but enough has fallen for the| present and farmers who have not put | soon as the! weather sett It will be a merry | Christmas for the farmers here- abouts. The crops having been fajlures the past two seasons, and the lands having rested, farmers predict an enor- | mous yield the next crop, and with the | usual spring rains to fail nothing can | prevent a fine season. | FRESNO, Dec. 20.—Rain began to| fall here at 6 olelock this evening and | up to midnight there have been several small showers. Indications are that | a heavy downpour to- morrow. Grain in many parts of the | county is badly in need of rain. hav-| ine suffered materially of late on ac- | count of the severe frosts. farmers, fearing another dr: ceased plowing. A heavy rain at th time would give work to many idle m and teams. SAN JOSE, Dec. 20.—The rain which began to fall last night has continued with slight intervals through the day and evening, making a total for the storm of .45 of an inch and for the seg- son of 141 inches. More rain is ex- pocted. Green grass is already show- ing itse!f and there is great rejoicing 1mong business men, farmers and or- chardists. | en | RESIGNS BECAUSE HIS LIFE WAS ATTEMPTED LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—The resigna- tion of Andrew J. Smith, governor of the Soldiers’ Home at Santa_ Monica, has been accepted. Governor Smith gives as the reason for his resignation that his at Santa Monica and once at Leavenworth, Kans, His family has prevajled upon him to retire to private life. Governor Gage at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20.—Governor- €lect Gage and his private secretary, W. I. Foley, arrived here to-night. Governor Gage will remain uritil his {nauguration. Lab SAMUEL GOMPERS, President of the American Federation of OT. will keep for their shrewdness in hav- | ing discovered the alleged indebted- ess. The joy of the counties over such | a financial windfall will, however, it is believed here, be somewhat chastened by the realization that they may have to their treasuries. The claims of the counties now on file in the Controller's office, for the pay- ment of which suits have been brought, | are as follows Alameda. . $114,216 66 | Amador . 8,008 86 Butte ... 2,362 08 Calaveras 05 Del Norte 00 00 El Dorado . 8,899 56 | Fresno ... 38,337 31 Humboldt 25,138 89 Kern . 20,857 05 Lake . 7,048 98 Lassen . .« 5,448 91 Los Angeles « 104,068 02 Marin . 19,314 45 Mariposa . 3963 48 Mendocino . 17,394 41 Mono ... . 203971 Monterey . 20,450 54 | Napa .. . 26,841 33 Nevada . 20,324 09 Placer... . 13818 65 Sacramento . . 38307 56 | San Benito .. 12,304 63 San Bernardino . 22576 42 | San Diego . 27,166 53 | San Francisco . 875,000 00 San Joaquin . 46,718 T4 San Luis Obispo < 20,506 23 San Mateo L 24800 20, Santa Cruz . . 18,567 39} Shasta . . 10478 93 Sierra . 282453 Siskiyou . . 13,590 99 | Sutter .. . 13620131 Tehama . 15,846 07 | Trinity « 4500 00 | Tulare 23,895 25 | | Tuolumne 338 99 | Yolo | Yuba 10,458 5 | Riverside 18,258 Orang 16,426 | Glenn 17,515 73 | | Kings 12,116 52 | Madera The Controller has refused payment in each instance, ¢n the ground that | fees and commissions | by the act of 1893. He is anxious, how- ever, to find exactly what the point of attack is to be by the attorneys for the counties, whose explanations thus far | have not been such as to clarify the situation appreciably. State Controller | Colgan will meet Attorney General | Fitzgerald and the attorneys for the counties in San Francisco to-morrow, for the purpose of determining upon an expeditious method of bringing the dis- | buted guestion before the courts for a final decision. Naval Lieutenant Lost. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 20.—A report from Comox, B. C., says that Lieutenant Rickard of H. M. 8. Leander has been lost while In the woods hunting. A search party has gone out. | favor of it. | no less than $1,500,000 if they win, minus " Mich., was decided upon as the next | the handsome slice which the attorneys | P} ace of meeting. During the election of president Wil- liam J. O'Brien of New York was in the chair. George E. McNeil of Boston placed Gompers in nomination. He said he might never again attend a convention of the federation, and he wanted the honor of naming Gompers | | to provide, in increased taxes, for the | for the place. He said: ‘Mr. Gompers | money which the State will send back | has been tried and found true, He can- not be corrupted. When we get a good man in a place we should keep him there."” The greatest applause followed Mec- Neill's remarks. John Kirby of Ouray, Colo., said the miners of the West were looking more to Gompers to aid them in their strug- gles than any one else. There were no other nominees, and Henry Lloyd of Massachusetts moved that the vote of the convention be cast for Gompers. This was done amid great cheering. Isaac Cowan, the so- cialist, of Cleveland, objected, and his vote was recorded against Gompers. Gompers declined to make any remarks | upon his re-election. With the exception of the fourth, fifth and sixth vice presidents, and the three fraternal delegates, the rest of the old officers were re-elected without oppo- | elsltion. The remainder of the ticket fol- ows @ First vice president, P. J. McGuire, Philadelphia; second vice president, James Duncan, Baltimore; president, James O'Connell, Morris, Denver; sixth Thomas 1. Kidd, Chicago; -:ecretary, Frank Morrison, Chicago; treasurer, John B. Lennon, Bloomington, I11.; fra- ternal delegates to the Union Congress of Great Britain, Thomas F. Tracey of New York (Cigarmakers’ Union), and James O’Connell (Machinists’ Union); 26,771 20 | to the Trade and Labor Convention of | Canada, Jams F. O'Sullivan of Boston of the Massachusetts State branch. The convention gpent most of the day in amending its constitution and pro- 11,063 18 | viding means for widening the scope of | The federation increased the | its work. per capita tax upon membuars of trades union organizations from three-fourths were abolished | of 1 cent to 5 cents per month, the mon- | ey to be used to support the federation. | | Fresident Gompers himself objected to | this, but the delegates were strongly in On every hand they de- | clared that an increased venue was needed to carry on the work of organ- ization so as to strengthen the labor cause. The resolution of J. F. O'Sullivan of Boston, looking to a bill in Congress to impose an internal revenue tax against all factories employing women and children over time, was killed. The committee on laws reported against the mesasure on the ground that it would legalize the employment of children as laborers. In support of his resolution, O’Sullivan said that he had been be- fore the Legislature of Massachusetts when lawyers argued that such a tax third vice | Chicago; | fourth vice president, John F. Mitchell, | Indianapolis; fifth vice president, Max | vice president, | was constitutional, and that it was gen- erally agreed that the only way to stop factory keepers from hiring children was to tax them out of existence. O’Sullivan proposed that such factories be made to pay an internal revenue tax of 50 per cent on their gross receipts. George E. McNeill sald he had some doubts as to the efficacy -of such a law. “And further,” said he, “it will simply license the employment of children. We will be put in the light of recog- nizing what we know to be an evil.” O’Sullivan said he beliéved that the employment of children could never be checked until the women workers of the land identified themselves with the trades unions. He was certain, too, that women would never receive equal pay with men until they showed a strength united enough to force it upon their employers. Isaac Cowan’s resolution, asking that the discussion by affiliated unions of the King-Blanchford and Eyer plans of official federation be recommended by the American Federation, was Kkilled without discussion, and a number of measures not of general interest were disposed of.. Before adjourning the convention dis- tened to farewell addresses by the British delegates, William Inskip and ‘William Thorn COURT OF CASSATION HAS THE SECRET DOSSIER Discussion of the Dreyfus Case Causes Commotion in the Cham- ber and Senate. PARIS, Dec. 20.—The Courriere du Soir says this evening: The Dreyfus secret dossier was handed to the Court of Cas- sation this evening under the pledge that it should not be communicated to the counsel for the defense or to any one out- side the court. The Chamber of Deputies indulged in another Dreyfus debate to-day. Joseph Fournier, Socialist deputy for Aisne, moved a resolution conferrlng the fran- chise upon soldiers and demanded urgency for it. He then proceeded to expound his views, which provoked a great uproar. The' Premier, M. Dupuy, replied: “I should have thought that the Dreyfus af- fair had already done the country enough harm. M. Fournier's new proposal would be most pernicious. The country wants and has a devoted army to safeguard her independence and we do not wish to give its officers the means of descending to the forum. We must rally round the army.” The motlon for urgency was then de- feated by 477 votes against 26. In the Senate a stormy discussion took lace over a bill increasing the penalties or espionage and treason. There were frequent references to Dreyfus. Eventually the bill, which prescribes death for State officials who are guitly of treason in time of peace, was adopted. S it LILIUOKALANI'S PROTEST REACHES THE SENATE Ex-Queen Lays Claim to a Million Acres of Crown Lands in Hawaii. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. — Ex-Queeg Liliuokalani introduced in the Senate to- day_the following protest against the ap- propriation of the crown lands of Hawall by the United States: To the Senate of the United States: I, Liliuo- kalani of Hawali, made heir apparent on the 18th day of April, 1877, and proclaimed Queen of the Hawailan'Islands on the 20th day of January, 1891, do hereby earnestly and re- epectfully protest against the assertion of own- ership by the United States of America of the so-called Hawalian crown lands, amounting to about 1,000,000 acres, and which are my prop- erty, and 1 especially protest against such assertion of ownership as a taking of property without due process of law and without just or other compensation. Further supplementing_my protest of June 17, 1867, I call upon the President and the na- tional Legislature and the people of the United States to do justice in this matter and to re- store to me this property, the enjoyment of which is being withheld from me by your Gov- ernment under what must be a misapprehension of my right and title. LILIUOKALANT. INTRODUCES A BILL FOR PACIFIC CABLE Corliss Opens the Fight in Support of the Proposed Line of - Communication. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Mr. Corliss of Michigan to-day introduced a bill to facilitate the construction and mainte- nance of telegraph cables in the Pacific Ocean, between the United States and Hawall, the Philippines, Japan and other countries. In connection with the bill Mr. Corliss has written to the SBecretary of State that the Pacific Cable Com{)any obtained a concession from Hawall on July 2 last, under which it will have exclusive con- trol of the cable line from the United States to Hawall unless such concession {s disapproved by the Secretary of State within six months. Mr. Corliss calls at- tention to the fact that the six months expires on January 2 next and that early action is necessary if a disapproval Is to be made. e MRS. DE GARMO GREY COMMITS SUICIDE Ends Her Life With a Bullet in a Los Angeles Boarding House. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—Mrs. C. de Garmo Grey committed suicide here this morning in a Main street boarding house by shooting herself in the head. She was the wife of C. De Garmo Grey, who is now In -San Francisco or Seattle. Mr. Grey came to Los Angeles a year or so ago to manage a pure food exhibition. His wife remained here. A physician states that she was afflicted with sui- cidal mania and that she has tried twice before to end her life. Lectures to Yolo Teachers. WWODLAND, Dec. 20.—The second day of the teachers’ institute shows a marked increase in interest. Attorney C. ‘W. Thomas delivered an_ address upon ‘“‘Citizenship and Public_Education” this morning. r. Bailey of the State Uni- sity delivered an interesting lecture on “Work and Play.”” At the afternoon ses- sfon he spoke ably upon the “Evolution of Patriotism.” R e For a Pacific Cable. LONDON, Dec. 21.—The Daily Mail this morning says it credits the repqrt that Australia will join with Canada in defray- ing the cost of a Pacific cable. EXTORTED MONEY FROM MERCHANTS Swindler Sexton Wanted at Placerville. WORKED A CLEVER DODGE PASSED FOR A GOVERNMENT DETECTIVE. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20.—John E. Sexton, a confidence operator, who, to use a gilded figure of speech, once sold President Cleveland a gold brick, has been taken from the County Jail here to answer an indictment brought by the Grand Jury of El Dorado County. charging him with extortion. Sexton showed up in Placerville some weeks ago and induced a woman to enter a cigar store and purchase a box of cheap cigars. Acting upon Sexton’s instructions, the woman prevailed on the cigar dealer to transfer the chean cigars into a high grade cigar box, and then she reported to Sexton with ber purchase. Sexton remained in seclusion a fcw days and then made his appearance at the cigar store, introducing himself ‘s a Government detective. He that he had secured positive eviden‘e that the cigar dealer had violated ohe of the revenue laws by transferring cigars from one box to another. The dealer grew pale, and when Sextin offered to compromise for a certain sum of money he readily “pungled.” The merchant was so ‘‘easy” that Sexton bethought himself of anotber official who would have to be coa- ciliated, and again the cigar dealer dug down into his trousers and paid trib- ute. After a time the dealer realiztd | that he had been defruded, and Se ton's indictment by the Grand Jury and arrest in this city followed. The Placerville cigar merchant has the consolation of being in distin- guished company, for a fellow victim is no less a personage that ex-Presi- dent Cleveland. Sexton three or four years after having served a term in the San Francisco House of Correc- tion appeared in Washington, D. C.. and worked a sort of a “pull” for an appointment to a Government poi- tion in Alaska. had signed his commission when Sex- ton’s unsavory record was disclosed to him, and the commission was revoked. Sexton by pretending to be a confiden- tial secretary to Senator S. M. White had gained access to the White House. and he was actually in consultation with President Cleveland about politi- cal matters in California_when Max Popper, who was then in Washington, exposed hi% character. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Bills Introduced to Extend to Hawaii the Immigration Laws of the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Senator Per- kins to-day Introduced a bill extending to the Hawaflan Islands the immigration laws of the United States. Represen- tative Barham introduced the same meas- ure in the House. . Representative DeVries introduced a bill to avall the United States of certain properties and moneys in river and har- bor improvements in California and to do specified work thereon by day labor. This bill is simply to make available any moneys appropriated by the Legislature of California. A. J. Ronsheimer was to-day appointed postmaster at Penn Grove, onoma County, Cal., vice Fred J. Starke, re- moved. Pacific Coast patents were issued to-day as follows: California—H. G. Baker and L. O. Ferguson of Los Angeles, fruit cleaner, brusher and washer; E. 1. Fraser, San Francisco, assignor to J. J. Mahoney and C. E. Green, elevator gear- ing; Augustus Howard, San Francisco, asa(gner to C. E. Green, shearing imple- ment, mechanical movement and nut lock device; Willlam H. Jones, Highland, prospecting wheel; John Korbel, Los An- eles, doughnut or friend cake turner; elnrich Lahann, Visalia, combined gro- cery can and self-setting animal trap; Nils A. Lybeck, San Francisco, non-refillable bottle; Joseph P. O'Brien, San Francisco, sprlni gear for vehicles; Lewis H. Rog- ers, Los Angeles, surgical nstrument; Charles C. Swain, Stockton, mowing ma- chine; Aaron Weilheimer, Fresno, spoke socket. Oregon — Miles E. Hendrick, Amity, shoe-lace clasp. Washington— Edgar Courtwright, Tacoma, bicycle_driv- ing gear; Joseph R. Grinsfelder, Spokane, label holder; John W. Price, Belfast, car coupling. By direction of the Secretary of War | Post Chaplain John H. Macomber, United | States Army, is relieved from duty at Angel Island, Cal., and will report in’ per- son to the commanding officer of the Presidio. Private James J. Walsh, Com- any I, Fourteenth United Staes In- ‘antry, now at Manila, is transferred as a second-class private to Company A, Bat- | talion of Engineers, at that station. On a surgeon's certificate of disability Sergeant Verdenal M. Green, Company G, Eighth California Volunteer Infantry, is discharged - from the service of the United States. Pensions have been granted as follows: Original — Samuel B. Loring, Soldiers’ | Home, Los Angeles, $10; Charles P. Smith, San Francisco, $6; Alois Berkenmier, Sol- | diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8. Reissue— g‘filliaml H."}\'harfl. tSars‘ Francisco, 38. riginal widows, ete.—Mary East Bloomfleld, $5. i o Brannan Cannot Live. | CARSON, Nev., Dec. 20.—Matt Bran- nan, shot vesterday by James Moss, can- | not live through the night. His killing is | regarded by the community as justifia- | ble. He was a quarrelsome man, always | looking for trouble. | for Prices Tell! Star Safety Razor Sets— $1 75, $3 60, $6 to $15. decorated with 75c to $2 50. Brass Onyx-top Parlor Tables—~s | Shaving name— Mugs 4 50, Decorated Crystal Lemonade Sets, 8 pieces— $1 35, $1 75, $3 50, $4. Child’s Set (Rogers Bros.') Pearl- Handle Knives— $1 75, Carving Sets (our own make, in Stag or Ivory handles, 3 pieces— $4 00, $5 00, $6 00 to $12 00. Toys—a complete line—we can fill your wants. WILL & FINCK C0, Sterling Silver Hair Brushes— $2 50, $3 00, 33 50. Sterling Silver Match Boxes— §1 00, $1 50, $2 50, $5 00. Suit Cases, ‘covered— steel frame, leather $4 50, $5 00, 36 00. Genuine Alligator Club Bag, leather lined— $2 25 to $7 00. Celluloid Dressing Cases— $1 00, $2 50 to $10 00. | Albums, decorated Celluloid or Plush covers— 50c, $1 00 to $5 00. Boxing Gloves, per set— 1 00, $2 00, $3 00 to $6 00. 818-820 MARKET STREET. Country Orders Filled Promptly. statd | President Cleveland | POLICEMEN MUST DONATE SERVICES Result of Boss Rule in San Jose. DEPARTMENT WITHOUT FUNDS | FIREMEN IN EVEN A WORSE PREDICAMENT. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Dec. 20.—There is a short- age of funds in the police and fire de- partments of this city. As the depart- | ments are now conducted the policemen will have to work next June for noth- ing and the firemen must donate six weeks of their time. The situation was considered at a meeting of the Police and Fire Commissioners this afternoon, who concluded this was the only way out of the dilemma save the cutting of salarie: Mayor Martin presented a message in which the commissioners were advised to practice economy in the police de- partment. He said he suggested econ- omy when they took their seats and asked that the police force be limited to fourteen. Instead eighteen were elected, making a difference of $3600 a year. A couple of vacancies will occur at the end of the month and he asked | that they not be filled, so that police- men could be paid in full for their If the recommendation of Mayor Mar- tin is carried out some political com- plications will arise. R. J. Langfora, whose election as Sheriff is being con- tested, appointed Policemen Robert Anderson and V., L. Bache deputies with the understanding that the com- missioners would make his brother, F. S. Lamgford, a policeman. Langford flled his petition for the appointment to-day. It is not believed the vacancies will be filled in the face o the Mayor's recommendation and the shortage of finances, and Sheriff Langford will have been bunkoed in the trade. ‘While the police have agreed to work a month for nothing, if necessary, rather than have their salaries cut, the firemen are grumbling. 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