The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 6, 1899, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1899 TEACHERS MUST GIVE WAY CONSOLIDATION Personal and Political Influence Will Not Weigh Against the Policy of Reform. The Reclassification of the Public Schools to Be Finished Within Sixty Days—No Service No Com- pensation. HERE has been no event in the | private interests of some must suffer history of the public schools of | that cannot be helped. We are pledged this city that ever excited such|t0 give a good administration.” yread comment as the meet- | the School Board held n»n" v night. There is a gpirit of unrest among the teach- érs in the department, and many are ady threatening to bring legal ac- from T ing Wedne wide: For Contempt of Court. Isaac Friedman, a young man, living on | Sixteenth street, near Howard, to prison yesterday morning by Justice of the Peace Barry, acting for Judge Con- lan, for contempt of court. Friedman was of tion to prevent the Directors arrested about ten days ago by Policeman carrying out their policy of economy |C. M. Barnes for attempting to strike him | and consolidation. While the resolu-|and for using vulgar language toward | 18, rescinding the concluding acts | him. Poiiceman Bode was one of the wit- | | nesses for the prosecution, and after he of the last- board, have brought manv|; .5 gnished his testimony Friedman up in arms, it is the proposition of wholesale consolidation in the day and threateningly told him that he would LIEUTENANT HANNAR 1S IN DEEP DISGRACE Helplessly Drunk on the Street. SAYS HE WAS VERY ILL TAKEN TO THEE HARBOR STA- TION, BUT RELEASED. Formal Charges to Be Preferred Against Him by Captain Dun- levy—Chief Lees In- dignant. Lieutenant Hannah of the Southern police station is in deep disgrace. Anx- ious to make himself a good fellow with the boys Tuesday night, he so far forgot himself as to get gloriously intoxicated. Shortly after 10 o’clock he was found lying on the sidewalk at Spear and Mar- ot streets helplessly drunk and feebly calling for assistance. Two citizens who were passing, think- ing he was the victim of thugs, lost no time in notifying the sergeant at the harbor police station. Officer Hiram night schoo! that has created the| m general uneasiness. The Directors are firm in their in-| fention to reduce the teaching force of the department to what they believe is a legitir An absolute prom- {ge is given that no personal or politi- cal influence will prevent the proper reorganization of All be e ba f the department. schools t have not an average at- tendance of fifty pupils for every teach- er must be immediately reclassified and the surplus teachers sent to the Superintendent for instructions. This refers to the day schools, and in the night schools, where the greatest abuses have grown up, a similar pro- cess will be followed. It is in the night schools that the greatest consolidation will take place. Fully one-half the teachers in these schools, it is estimated, will be consoli- dated out. In the day schools a great deéal of latitude must nece: rily be given to suit varying conditions. The Jassification of the scnools will begin on .Monday and will proc as rapid- 1y as possible. Where it is found that certain classes in certain schools do not have an attendance of fifty pupils an investigation will be made. If it is found that the school cannot maintain its -effici ¢ consolidating the cln‘ss the teac 1 be allowed to remain. This work of investigation and ad- rec! justment will necessarily be long. In| the work of reorgan which is | practically revolution in the school de- h¢ Directors intend to take - precaution to prevent demorali- eve zation. It would be dangerous to leaye Jarge classes without instructors and this will not be done. It is estimated that the labor of reorganization, reclas- sification and consolidation will take | two months. At the end of that the board expects to have the de- a normal and healthy con- par dition as Superintendent Webster ort he will submit it to ynsideration. The re- | of the teachers Who did not have classes of fifty pupils each and a statement of the circum- stances in each ¢ The board will then ‘take action. It has been prac- tically determined that there shall be no unassigned list of teache: It is claimed that no law will justify the payment of teachers who give nothing the port will include a lis board for LIEUTENANT OF POLICE HANNAH, Who Was Found Lying Helplessly Drunk on Market Street. in- return. The members of the new board insist that they cannot be com- pelled to pay afles of instructors | who have nothing to do. There will be therefore no unassigned list.. What will be done with the teach- ers that are 1 out of the schools remains to be seen. That they will not be paid is a certainty. Whether or not an attempt will . be made to con- solidate them .out of the department is “fix”” him yet. The acting Judge heard the remark, and gave him twenty-four hours for contempt. He was convic using vulgar language, and will be sen- tenced this morning. ————— Napa Bankrupts. Marks Wallenburg and Amalfa, his| wife, of Napa County filed a petition in in- | solvency yesterday in the United States | I Court. ~Their liablities are | There are no assets | consol Smith" was at once dispatched to the ene, and not recognizing Hannah, he summoned a citizen, who assisted him in taking the disgraced lieutenant to, the police station. While in the act of search- ing his prisoner Smith was astounded to find a policeman’s star pinned to his ng the searching process the desk nt took no notice of Hannah, thinking he was an ordinary drunk, but GOLD BRIC COMPROMISE MAY BE MADE The Shadow for the People and the Substa Corpo Proposed Action of the New Railroad Com- in Reference to the Hard- mission Fought and Grain-Rate Case. FTER being in litigation for three years the question of reduced grain rates in this State promises to be settled shortly to the apparent ad- vantage of the farmer and to the entire satisfaction of the Railroad Commission and of the Southern Pacific Company. The expense to the State in its efforts to force the Southern Pacific to reduce grain rates 8 per cent throughout the State is said to have been not less than $30,000, and a suit in connection with the matter is still pending in the United States Cir- cuit Court. The action was brought by the railroad company to enjoin the Rail- road Commission from putting into effect the reduced rates on grain. During the campaign just closed and at the final meeting of the old Board of Railroad Commissioners H. M. La Rue stated that W. H. Mills, representing himself as the agent of the Southern Pa- cific Company, came to him and made a proposition that the railroad company would put into effect the commission" reduced grain rates and would dism the pending suit providing the comm slon would_agree to forego any furth action on its resolution of intention reduce all rat in the State Nothing, how came of this, because according to the further statement o Mr. La Rue, the railroad company failed to submit its offer in writing. ..t the meeting of the new Railroad Commission erday the matter came up, and a brief formal discussion of it sulted in Comm 1er Blackstock be appointed a ci upon W. I of Comy pany was still of the Mr. Mills made its propc Rue. On asked to per cent. i - mind as when sition to Mr. La it being individually they K nce for the ration. Long - Pending would accept the offer of the railroad company to compromise, as outlined, none of the three members of the com- mission showed the slightest hesitation in stating that they would, adding that they_thought it best for the interests of the State and of the farmers. When Mr. Herrin was asked what the rallroad would do he declined to discuss the subject, saying he would first await the action of the commission. Mr. Mills also refused to say anything further on the matter than to remark that the railroad company had never le denial of Mr. La Rue's assertion ding the proposed compromise. Should the compromise be effected it | would mean that there will be no attempt | made by the commission to reduce rates in California during the four years of its term of office. For this reason it is likely that the railroad company will not be | found difficult to deal with, so far as the | proposed settlement of the grain rate case | is concerned. ~Another reason why the | railroad is not averse to dismissing the | pending suit is that the rates on grain | have already been reduced more than the | contemplated 8 per cent in_the richest | territory that it taps—the San Joaquin | Valley—by the advent and completion of | the Valley road. re to the in- | ged by the s to in- o ask opinion thing done relati The only vestigation of the rat Pullman Palace Car mp: struct the retary of the Attorney General Ford for an relative to the jurisdiction of the board in the matter. The Attorney General's office was represented by Deputy G. A. Sturtevant, who stated that In connection with the Pullman Company’s case a ques- tlon of fact as to whether or not the Pull- man Company was a transportation com pany would also have to be decided. Feb. ry 14 was set for a final hearing of this se, and it was decided to meet on the 0 hear the report of Commis- sioner Blackstock on the grain rate case. arresting officer discon- at once took charge of and ‘ted him into r of the sta. for th pleaded to be r « wed to o on his promise that vouid return to his home. Captain Dunievy put in an appearance a short time afterward, and on being told of the disgraceful condition of nnah he communicated the facts to Chi The latter ordered him to make a written report and also instructed him to obtain the »s of the two c s who had discovered the officer helplessly drunk To-day formal char, of drunkenne ng to ort for duty and f T t uesday night will be filed agains o’clock Hannah. A short time prior to the big strike on the Sutter street railroad Hannah was the driver of an express wagon. In some way he managed to ingratiate himself into the confidence of the strikers, and subsequently betrayed them to the po- lice. For this act Patrick Crowley, who was then Chief of Police, made him a member of the department. A few months later he appointed him sergeant of police, finally promoting him to the position which he now occupies. It is understood that the Police Com- missioners will investigate the charges at their meeting next Wednesday night. THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION. Special Agents Smith and Link Begin the Inquiry Into the Moore- Meredith Scandals. Agents Smith and morning began their in- vestigation into the charges of immorality preferred against Special Agent Moore by ex-Collector Wise. The investigation is being conducted behind closed doors in the office of Surveyor Spear. Agent Smith said the report of the proceedings, together with the testimony and the affidavits, would be forwarded to ‘Washington to the Treasury Department, which would act upon the matter. He said also that the investigation would em- brace the Chinese bureau as well, Chief Meredith gleefully informed the reporters yesterday that he was not going to be Investigated, because no charges Speclal Link vesterday { had been preferred against him. Agent mith's statement to the contrary, how- | ever, ma > him and his backers a little but Collector Jackson and there is no doubt | tewash brush handy e in the vicinity of the Collect: or's offic | ————— | Furnishing of the Hall of Justice | Postponed for Some Time. The Street Committee of the Board of | Supervisors met for the first | time. Supervisors Collins and | Attridge of the committee and Supervisor Perrault of the Finance Committee at- tended. Many matters of minor import- ance in regard to sewer and street work were deferred for a week, pending further inquiry. The committee considered the Mayor's veto of the resolution appropriating $77,000 | for furnishing the Hall of Justice Kearny street. After some discussion, was determined to report the veto back nd to recommend to the board that it be stained. According to ex-Auditor Brod- erick, the original appropriation having beenexhausted, no more money can be spent on the new building without legis- lative action. If this be the correct view of the situation it will be necessary for the Legislature to pass an enabling act before the building can be furnished and ready for occupancy by the police and other departments. The matter is where it was some months since, and the contracts must be read- vertised by the board if it finds it has the legal right to apportion the necessary unds. ———— Dalmatian U. E. Club. The Dalmatian U. E. Club at its last held meeting had the following named in- stalled as its officers for the current term: M. Perich, president; A. W. Batchra, vice president; B. Riddich, secretary; C. Mi- cich, treasurer; P. Sventinich, G. Burich, J. Franusich, J. Sambrailo and C. Rado- van, trustees. After the installation thero was a banquet, and there were a num- ber of toasts, which were responded to by the new officers and several invited guests. a. question that. will be’ answered when the proper time comes. Some of the Diréctors go so far as to.say, however, that the courts will sustain the board even if useless "teachers are con- solidated out of the department. There are many decisions of ‘the State courts which declare that such a course is ble, but the board is in a mood the chances and throw the burden of vindication upon those that may be injured.in the.consolidation. This question is, of course, far broader and more far reaching than that which has arisen over the resolution which rescinded the concluding acts of the last board. One affects a few teachers and the other involves the interests of them all. Sl After the tremendous work of reor- gavization and consolidation has beern accomplished attention will be given to the labor of investigating the special departments.” These. departments are greatly overcrowded and a great deal of pruning will be done. In speaking of the matter yesterday Director E. L. Head outlined very clearly the proposed policy of the board. “It is not the purpose of the board to satisfy either personal or political obli- gations in this matter,” he said. “We have a great labor to perform to restore the School Department to its normal condition. It is to be regretted that some teachers in the department must suffer, but personal interests must be subordinated to a public policy and the welfare of the Schoul Department. Con- solidation is absolutely necessary and it will take place, “The untruth of the rumors that there was friction in the board was demonstrated at the meeting last night. The board, every one saw, is a unit upon matters that appeal as just. Whatever is good for the department will, I have no doubt, get the unani- mous support of the board. As a mat- ter of course there was some friction during the period of our organization, but that'was to be expected. It is in- cidental to all organizations and ours is no exception. After organization was completed everything ran smoothly and thé members of the board are now as one in hearty support of every meas- ure that will be beneficial to the schools, “It is absolutely criminal to be pay- ing teachers for doing nothing and the practice will be stopped. I believe in this matter that we have the hearty indorsement of- the people of the city. . We are expected to remedy some of the evils that were created by the last board and to rehabilitate the School Department. This we will endeavor to do to the Pest of qur ability, gnd if the tions ameter of which was 600 feet. down. When the fog lifted | ] THE FASTEST THING OF HER CLASS got ready for turning over to the Japanese authorities. Prior to that, however, she will go outside and run forty knots, making the same number of revo- lutions that were got out of the engines when she was under trial in the Santa Barbara Channel. This will be done In order to fulflll the letter of the con- tract. The Chitose had to go four times over a ten mile course at a speed of not less than twenty and a half knots an hour, and another four times at twenty- two and a half knots. She fulfilled thecze requirements easily, averaging over the eighty miles twenty-two and three-quarter knots an hour, while the maximum speed was 22.867 knots, a fraction below twenty-three knots an hour. This makes the Chitose the fastest cruiser afloat. covered during one run. When twenty miles of the distance had been covered some of the condenser tubes went wrong and the vessel had to go back to Santa Barbara for repairs. Another attempt was made, and again the condenser tubes went wrong after twenty miles had been covered. The Japanese experts aboard the cruiser were more than satisfied with the showing she had made, and expressed themselves as highly pleased. During a six hours’ consecutive run she aver- aged 21 1-10 knots an hour, her maximum being 21 4-10 knots. During the run up the coast from Santa Barbara to San Francisco the cruiser was tested in every possible way. With the engines making ninety revolu- a minute she logged 14 7-10 knots an hour. When she was making 20% knots an hour it took forty-five seconds for her to stop and gather sternway. With one wheel backing and the other going ahead she turned in a circle, the diameter of which was 300 feet, and going full speed ahead she turned in a circle the di- THE new Japanese cruiser Chitose returned from her trials at Santa Barbara Channel yesterday morning and went to the Union Iron Works. She will now be “We had a pleasant trip from Santa Barbara until we reached Pigeon Point,” sald Irving M. Scott yesterday. “There we ran into a fog and had to slow we came in and made fast to the mooring buoy off the Union Iron Works at 6:40 a. m. The Chitose steers like a yacht and is a splendid sea boat. She is the finest and fastest vessel of her class afloat and will uphold the credit of San Francisco wherever she goes. Her natural gait is 20 knots an hour with the engines making-134 revolutio After making the two hours’ run at sca the Chitose will remain here a fortnight and will then start for Yokohama OLIOOIOLISLIONY GG LIOLIOLFLNOLIOLE HOLY PRICROVOLIOLONISIOLIGLIOLS L O LY O SIIOLIGAOAOLIOTIORIGLIORIOLI® XY KA SLILIOLOROLIOLIOLL SO LIOKIOKISLONO@ | A warrant was sworn out in Judge Con- The last forty miles, however was not AFLOAT. § % ADVERTISEMENTS. { 2 : g : TO-DAY! 40c a yard; on special sale at at 75¢ a yard. TEMPTING BARGAINS DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT We to-day make the following exceptionally fine offerings from our well-known Dress Department as special items in con- nection with our SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE, and respect- {ully invite the public to call and examine the WONDERFUL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. At 10O Cents. 145 pleces DOUBLE FOLD FANCY DR ured effects, will be placed on special sale at 10c a yard. At 15 Cents. 105 pleces DOUBLE FOLD DRESS GOODS, all colorings, former price 2%c a yard; on special sale at 1 At 20 Cents. 93 pleces FANCY DRESS GOODS, 34 inches wide, in checked, figured and mixed effects, worth 40c a yard; will be offered at 20c a yard. At 25 Cents. 77 pleces 38-INCH FIGURED SCOTCH DRESS GOODS, good value for At 85 Cents. 89 pleces NOVELTY DRESS GOODS, 38 inches wide, assorted styles, for- merly 50c and 60c a yard; will be placed on special At S5 Cents. 42 pleces SCOTCH TARTAN PLAIDS, 38 inches wide, extra fine value for 50c a yard; on special sale at 35 At 5O Cents. 35 pleces 46-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL STORM SERGES, all shades, us- ual price 65¢ a yard; will be offered at 50c a yard. At 75 Cents. 29 pieces 40-INCH EXTRA FINE ALL-WOOL ENGLISH CURL SUITING, figured designs, former price $1.25 a yard; on special sale At 75 Cents. 31 pleces 52-INCH ALL-WOOL ENGLISH SERGES, all shades, new col- orings, worth $1.25 a yard; will be placed on sale at 75c a yard. Market, Jones and McAllister Sts., San Francisco. TO-DAY! S GOODS, In striped and fig- a yard. a yard. sale at 35c a yard. c a yard. — e = B B B B B R B B B B B B IGHBINDERS MASQUERADE AS EDUCATORS Police Raid an Edu- cational Society. HATCHETMEN ARE MEMBERS MOST VICIOUS ELEMENT IN CHINATOWN INCLUDED. Many of the Robberies and Murders in Chinatown Can Be Traced to the Organiza- tion. Lieutenant Esola and Detective Ed Gib- son last evening raided the Chinese Edu- cational Society at 709 Commercial street and notified the members that the place must be closed by noon to-day. The po- lice are of the belief that this so-called educational society is nothing but a high- binder organization and that its member- ship is made up of the most vicious ele- ment in Chinatown. They think that a great many of the robberies and murders are committed by men belonging to the | soclety and are of the opinion that if they are able to break up the association the work of keeping peace among the Mongolians will be an easier matter. The soclety has been in existence for several years and was thought to be a legitimate educational organization until recently. The headquarters has been watched of late and the police have failed to find any one frequenting the roo who looked as if they thirsted for knowl- edge. Yesterday Ong Foon, one of ringleaders of the society, was arre on a warrnt for attempted extort The particular case for which he taken into custody was an attemi made to blackmail a woman in_ Su alley, but it is known that he h the same game before with better suc- cess. » The members of the organization have been engaged in the business of securing the fraudulent admission of women into the United States and for their services fabulous prices are charged. Then after the woman is allowed to enter she or her owner is blackmailed and made to pay the society After the to vacate their rooms. hearing of the affair, also held a mesting and while nothing could be learned as to what they did it is believed that they will take steps to see that the society is broken up. - Robberies and blackmailing are more frequent in Chinatown just now than at any other time of the year. Every Chi- naman is laying up money for the new year, which begins next month, and the highbinders_are as anxious to celebrate as the good Chinamen. They are levy- ing tribute on the merchants, and hardly a day passes that some of the reputable Chinese citizens are not the recipients of demands for money, with a threat at- tached that if the demand is not com- lied with they will be robbed or in- d. ured. Last night Ah Sin made an attempt to secure something for the coming festivi- ties by entering a store on Jackson street. He was caught in the act by Of- ficers Freel and Flynn and will probably spend New Year's in jail. Defles the Fire Wardens. | costly lace. sterday on the compi Chiet Sullivan of the Fire Depeeimeos for the arrest of Dr. Julius Rosenstirn, The Fire Wardens a few weeks ago no- tified the doctor as owner of a four- story building on the corner of Sutter and Hyde streets to place a fire escape and stand pipe on the building, but he has refused to comply with the request, hence the warrant. P ———— FIRE IN THE CITY HALL. lan’s court A Careless Deputy in the County Clerk’s Office Causes a Com- motion. For about an hour yesterday morning there was considerable excitement on the first floor and basement of the City Hall, caused by an alarm of fire. Smoke was seen issuing through a chimney in the County Clerk's office, and it was thought | that one of the rooms underneath was on fire. Chief Sullivan, Assistant Chief Dough- erty and other members of the Fire De- partment made a hurried search through the rooms on the first floor, but there wus no sign of fire. A broken grate in the warrant clerk’s room of Judge Conlan’s court led to the supposition that a live coal had set fire to the woodwork under- neath, but this idea, after an examina- tion, was abandoned. The basement was then searched, and the cause of the smoke red in the shooting range of Department. Some careless deputy in the County Clerk’s office had thrown a live cigarette into the flue in the office, and it descended to_the basement and set fire to a lot of rubbish. A chemical engine had been summoned, but its services were not re- quired. AMID PALMS AND BLOSSOMS Nuptials of Louis Stern and Miss Lucie Cahen at the Palace. Miss Lucie Cahen, daughter of Mr. and W | Mrs. Louls Cahen, and Louis Stern of the of Levi Strauss & Co. were married vesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Maple Hall of the Palace Hotel. Rev. Dr. Voorsanger of the Temple Emanu-El spoke the binding words that made the happy couple husband and wife. The bride was attended by Miss Rose Newmark, who officiated as maid of honor. The groom was unattended. The Maple Hall and dining room whera the guests, 200 in number, were enter- tained were elaborately decorated with rare exotics and a wealth of potted palms, delicate ferns and trailing vines. The bride wore an exquisite gown of cream white satin trimmed with rare and Miss Newmark, the maid of honor, was attired In pale blue crepe over blue silk. After a short honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Stern will return for a short stay in town and will then groceed to New York, where they will make their futufe home. . Hatch Not Responsible. The assignment of Dalton Bros., commission merchants, to the American Bank and Trust Company for the benefit of creditors has caused considerable com- ment among the business men of thig city. The firm is one of the oldest, and was supposed to be one of the best estab- lished in the State, its correspondents and patrons being numerous the length of the entire coast. At first it was sup- posed that the failure was due to a con- siderable extent to the failure of A. T. Hatch, who at one time was among the largest fruit growers in California, and who recently went through bankruptey. Mr. Hatch ~states that the financial troubles of the Daltons are in no way connected with his own. It is true, he sald, that he had many dealings with the firm, but when he failed he was not owing them anything. He made the Daltons his assignees, and as such they received the fees that go with such position. —_———— Guilty of Contempt. Tomasso Cresta, for refusal to produce certain documents regarding the estate of his deceased father, was adjudged gullty of contempt of court by Judge Troutt yess terday and sentenced to the for five days. & Corial —— . ~