The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1899, Page 8

Page views left: 0

You have reached the hourly page view limit. Unlock higher limit to our entire archive!

Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.

Text content (automatically generated)

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1899. PASSING OF THE TOWN OF PULLMAN. Dream of the Life of the Late Palace Car Magnate Shattered by the Supreme Court of lllinois. eam of has been , model town western shore of £ a city Company of the instructes The the s the a terms of the decree are now being pre. pared. A copy will be sent to Attorr General Akin and as scon as it shall have been approved by him the attor- neys in the case of the “People of the State of Illin 5. the Pul n Com- pany” will appe fore a Judge of the | Cook County Circuit Court and ask that the decree be entered, which will di- vorce the great corporation from every- thing save the business for which it was incorporated. | Last Saturday was the final day in'! CVIL SERVICE'SOME CANNED YET IN TANGLE Appropriation for Com- mission Tied Up. BEEF WAS BAD But Generally Supplies Were Good. which a petition for a rehearing could | have been filed. CHURCH AND ROW OF TENEMENTS IN PULLMAN. | pass Into the control of the city. | Thus will end as a feudal institution | the town of Pullman. Its churches and schools, its hotel, its magnificent Ar- cade Hall, the market ho lic library and 2090 brick res > s0ld to the highest bidders. The Pullman Iron and Steel Company will e brick works will pass from the control of the company. The streets of Pullman will be given over to the authorities of the city of DR, THOBURN 0 [ - STANFORD DEAD | | 1 of Pneumonia. , the pub- | dences will | Chicago, and the water works also will Pull- man will cease to be a hedged-in mu- nicipality. Its property will no longer figure on the Assessor's books as *“350 acres with the improvements thereto.” In the scheme for disposing of the vast and multiplied interests of company that the Supreme Court has declared must be abandoned preference will be given to the employes to pur- chase the homes which they now oc- cupy. ISTITUTE ENDS 10 Succumbs to an Attack|Closing Session Held at| Woodland. CONSIDERATION ISPOSTPONED SO SAYS MAJOR BLACK MOURNING AT PALO ALTO FINE PAPERS AND ADDRESSES NO CHART AT PRESENT FOR THE RATHER VAGUE TESTIMONY OF STRICKEN MAN WAS PROFESSOR MUSIC PHILIPPINES. A COMMISSARY. OF BIONOMICS. INTERMINGLED WITH DISCUSSION. An Item of Twelve Thousand Dollars | General Eagan Will Reappear Before | Became an Instructor in the Uni- | State University Regents Thanked | Ruled Out on the Point That the Islands Were Still For- eign Territory. So atch to The Call. 7.~The WASHINGTON, Jan. ed all day sutive ap- ted it sub- > {tems n, which went over unt There were s side debates dur- ing day. One of these brought out Grosver in a speech of an hour on current political questions. The. Phili s also for at- tention, on t overy of an item of $12,000 for n- -al charts of the island: The item was ruled out on a point ¢ order by Dockery, Chairman Payne holding. that the Philippines were still of foreign territory s such not the propet subject for the I tion pro- posed L APPROPRIATION FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, Jan. a brief & n the te to-day the firs of ‘the 1 appropriation bills to be reported to that body, the District Colu 1, was [ d. It carried fle over $7,000,000 and was passed practically without deba emorial from terans in op- position of Butler a to pension ex- ate scldiers was made the text 4 n (Pop.) of Nebras for some marks, during the course which he said that Butler in making his propo- gition and the P dent in suggesting that the nation fo o the. Confederate dead away by their enthus The_presentation of a camp of Confeder position o the [ North ( had been carried m. HIGH LICENSE FOR ALASKA. System Agreed Upon by the House Committee. WASHINGTON, J High license for present syst tatively agree mittee on Revision of Laws at its meet- ing to-day. The committee had under consideration the proposed -codification of laws for the territory. It w sented by officials and ex-offici the territory that prohibition was in- | effec e, liquor being brought to the territory, and one of the members re- cited his personal observation of a dis- tillery and brewery at Juneau. The amendment determined upon provides for. high license with severe penalties, Jeaving it discretionary with the courts to grant the license and empowering the courts to revoke a license. Provi- slon i$ also made for personal liability of aloon-keepers and owners of saloon the sale of intoxicants. All license fees are to be deyoted to educational pur: poses in Alaska. While these general provisions are made, the present pro- hibition is continued against the In- dians, minors and habitual drunkards. House | of | property for all damage resulting from | the War Investigation Commis- sion to Meet the Charges as to Beef. Jan issary of sub offi f the commanding fied befcre the War Inve mission to-day that the acter of the commissary supplies was He v examine ularly as to the quality of th sued in Porto Rico and w nerally | 8ood, though some > refrig ted beef was covered with “‘dark, muddy spots.” He had been told that this did not affect the quality of the beef. | Of the tinned beef 84,000 pounds d. Witness tasted it only onc was hungry and it tasted fair! It did not look well and | numerous complaints of beef, and in these cas were replaced. Later, he | received no complaints p | whatever reports were mad |to the depot eommissa | Pomeroy. All he knew of th he had gleaned from conve Captain Pomeroy. He did that any regular reports were made even to Captain Pomeroy, but under- | stood that there was a general verbal complaint as to the tinned beef. Witness then read a report he had made to General Miles after their re- turn to New York. conversations just referred to an«i in part that some of the hospita | geons had refused to accept the refrig- erator beef on the ground of its ap- pearance, and one surgeon (witness did not remember the name) had ordered some of it buried. Major Black stated that in the expe- | dition of General Miles to Porto Rico there bad the nned bad 1, he h. nally aptain e reports sation_ with not know said | many of the captains of the vessels re- | | ported that they had no knowledge of | what they had aboard. He referred to a delay in landing supplies of hospital | tents, cots and lounges from the Con- |cho, and said General Brooke had | stated to Surgeon Greenleaf that he had sick men lying on the no supplies available. It was it had been decided to allc Eagan to retestify, as he h requested to be permitted to meet the beef charges. He is expected to appear again early next week. | REPAIRS FOR DEWEY'S SHIPS. Several of the Vessels to Be Over- hauled at Mare Island. VALLEJO, Jan. 7.—The collier Nero arrived at Mare Island this afternoon {and was moored at the quay wall. No instructions concerning work on her | have been received, but it is expected | she will be thoroughly overhauled. It ground with | 1s believed several vessels from Dewey's | fleet will come to Mare Island for re- | pairs. The torpedo boat Davis proba- bly will be delivered to Commodore | Watson on Monday. The boiler tube which burst on the way down the coast will be repaired by the navy yard | force. The repairs on the Ranger, | Hartford and Alert are going ahead rapidly. —_————— Advances made on furniture and piasoe, with ] or without removal. J. Noonas. 1613-1023 Mission, , | Stanford University, It was based on the ! sur- | versity Seven Years Ago, and Filled Many Important | Places. Special Dispatch to The Call. { STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. nomics, died of pneumonia at 11 o’clock | last night at his home. Death was not altogether unexpected, had been very low for several days. W. W. Thoburn, protessor of bio- | in Resolution for the Support They Are Giving These Conventions. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, Jan. 7.—The Farmers’ Institute was brought to a close last evening, after a v interesting ses- Dr. Theburn | Sion in the Opera-house, The first num- ber on the programme was a pleasing violin solo by G. W. Windsor. The Wilbur Wilson Thoburn was born in | yo,q1and Quartet, composed of Messrs. 3elmont County, Ohio, in 1859 and re- ceived his higher education in gheny College, from which he tock the degrees of A.B., A.M. and Ph.D., the | latter being granted in 1888. Befor Alle- | | coming to this coast in 1888 as professor | of geology and biology in the Uni- versity of the Pacific he held important pusitions in the East, being teacher of natural science in the Pennsylvania »rmal School in -84 and pro- fessor of geology and botany in the Il- linois Wesleyan University, 1884-88. In 1891, while occupying the pulpit of the Methodist Church at Mayfield, Dr. Thoburn became connected with entering the de- partment of logy under Dr. Gilbert. After becoming an instructor in the university he did not discontinue his re- ligious work, but directed his energies | more directly on the college student body. He became the university preacher and chairman of the execu- | tive committee of the University Chapel Union. He has served on scme of the | most important faculty committees and | was very near to Dr. Jordan, with { whom he was assoclated in bionomics. Dr. Thoburn has always taken a great interest in university extension and institute work and is well known throughout the State. He leaves a widow and three children. The funeral will take place at 2 p. m. to-morrow from the family residence. The interment will be in the faculty cemetery in the arboretum. DIES ON THE STREET. Alcoholism Ends a New Yorker’s Life | at Los Angeles. { LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.—Walter C. Bowers of New York City died on the street here to-day, evidently of alcho- holism. He was found on the sidewalk on Broadway dead, with his hat stove in and his clothes disordered. From papers in his pockets it was discovered that he received an annuity fromthe es- tate of Walter B. Dinsmore of New York. There were telegrams regarding the sending of the annuity, signed by Dumont Clark of the Exchange Bank, (and a letter from his brother, K. A. Bowers of 81 Fifth avenue, New York. | He was about 50 years of age. | ——— @ Young Burglars Sentenced. | MODESTO, Jan. 7.—A week ago J. Elliott and Fay Anderson, aged 18 vears, entered a house near Newman and robbed it of a number of articles. They were arrested. To-day they pleaded guilty to burglary in the second degree. Elliott was sentenced to three | years at the Preston Industrial School | at Tone and Anderson to one year at | Folsom. Yesterday afternoon the youth- | ful culprits attempted to dig out of jail and had several bricks removed when the jall officials detected them. They are strangers in this section. Craig, Malcolm, Steele and Wright, with Norman Peart as accompanist, rendered a pretty ection. A paper entitled *Why Should We Buy and Trade at Home?” was read by Miss Calthea Vivian. It was written by C. W. Thomas, but owing to illnes he could not be present. It was an able, logical argument. The address of Mr. Thomas was fol- lowed by a vocal solo by Miss Annie Prior, with M Myrtle Gable as ac- companist. Miss Prior sang sweetly, and was compelled to respond to an encore. Professor Fowler followed with an address on ‘“Some Problems in Irriga- tion; Is Pumping for Irrigation Profit- able?” He ably handled the subject and gave some valuable information. The institute adjourned after the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That the thanks of this insti- tute be given to each and all of the musi- cians and others who so freely and cheer- fully gave us their talents, lending much to the pleasure of those who attended the institute and greatly aiding the commit- tee of arrangements in their efforts to present an attractive programme. Resolved, That we earnestly thank Pro- fessors Fowler and Woodworth for their untiring labor and for their energy and ability in presenting to this community the best labors of their lifework, and for the Interest they have taken in agricul- tural and industrial enterprises so_much needed in Sacramento Valley, and that we hereby express our appreciation of their labors; that we most earnestly thank the regents of the State University for this | opportunity to be entertained, benefited and instructed by these professors, sent | to us at the expense of the State of Cali- fornia. Resolved, That we thank the merchants of Woodland for the interest taken bv them in this institute; and those mer- chants who have so willingly devoted their time and energy to make this insti- tute a success; and that we thank those who contributed the money necessary to pay the expenses of the institute. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the local press. CARRIE BLOWERS, T. 8. SPALD G. H. HECKE. PETITION THE LEGI§LATURE. Movement to Exempt Church Prop- erty From Taxation. STOCKTON, Jan. being signed here asking the Legisla- ture to submit to the people a consti- tutional amendment exempting church property from taxation. movement is being taken up by all the churches and a general petition will go with the proposed amendment. proposed amendment reads: “All buildings used exclusively as churches and chapels and the real prop- erty on which they are situated shall be free from taxation.” The petition states that California is the only State in the Union that taxes church property. the | 7.—Petitions are | It is said the | The | JUST A PLAN T0 ENRICH LAWYERS Tax Commission Suits Denounced. SACRAMENTANS ARE IN ARMS SUPERVISORS ASKEDTO RESCIND THE CONTRACT. Legislators Formulate Bills to Pre- vent Enterprising Attorneys Re- peating the Game in the Future. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.—A number of well-known citizens, members of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Pa- trons of Husbandry, representing the mercantile and farming interests, ap- peared before the Board of Supervisors here to-day and argued for the annull- ment of the contract entered into by the Supervisors with Devlin & Devlin of Sacramento and Rogers, Paterson & Slack of San Francisco for the collec- tion of commissions aggregating some $28,000, alleged to be due this county from the State. > Both sides had their turn at present- ing the case. The lawyers maintained that Sacramento County had lost be- tween $25,000 and $30,000, and it would continue to be out that sum if it per- | mitted other counties to collect the money due them while Sacramento re- mained inactive. R. D. Stephens, a former Postmaster of Sacramento and a prominent or- chardist, asserted that the proper Way would be to allow the District Attorney to take the necessary steps for the col- lection of the money. Mr. Stephens in- sisted that the county would eventually have to pay back in increased taxation of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Stephens objected to the enforcement of the contract. J. H. Hayden of Sacramento Grange | declared that every member of the | Grange was opposed to the contract be- ing allowed to stand at the present time. The Supervisors decided to await an opinion from District Attorney Baker, to be delivered on Wednesday next, before taking action upon the | quest for the rescinding of the con- tract. Growing out of the sentiment which The Call was instrumental in aro ing, several legislators have in pre- paration a bill to be introduced simul- taneously in the Senate and the purpose of which is to pre return of taxes paid by counties to the State and to repeal the law allowing commissions to county officers for the collection of taxes. The law to be re pealed is the one approved March 9, 1893, authorizing the allowance of claims against the State. The proposed measure also provides that all-actions heretofore commenced or now pending { for the collection of money alleged to be due the counties for services ren- dered in the assessment, equalization, auditing and collection of ad valorem taxes shall be dismissed by the court in which the same may be pending. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 7.—The Board of Supervisors of Marin County will adopt a resolution next Monday re- scinding the contract entered into with a legal firm to sue the State for com- missions for the collection of taxes in the past. Attorney Hepburn Wilkins will appear before the Supervisors next Monday and offer reasons why the contract should not be rescinded. All the members of the board are exceed- ingly bitter in their denunciations of the San Francisco firm and allege that the contract was secured by rank mis- representation of the facts; that they were led to believe the money was al- ready in the State Treasury, when in the money would have to come out of the pockets of the taxpayers. Interests to Be Consolidated. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—It is announced by the American Steel and Wire Com- pany officials that the various steel and wire interests in this country are to be consolidated into a new corporation to be known as the American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey. The new company will have a capital stock of $40,000,000 preferred, 7 per cent cumu- lative, having a lien on the assets prior to the common stock. and $50.000.000 | common stock. An underwriting syndi- | cate furnishes $28,000,000 to complete | the deal. the money it received from the R plus about $12,000 as fees for the attor- | neys holding the contrac On behalf | =mbly, | the | fact if the county should win its suit, | LONDON LIES OVER AN IMMENSE LAKE Inexhaustible Supply of Water to Be Found a Hundred Feet Below the Surface o « Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyright, 1899, James Gordon Bennett. b LONDON, Jan. 7.—Walter Mosely, engineering expert for the Lon- © don County Council, has informed that body that underneath London is an immense lake of pure, cold water, in a chalk basin 66 square miles in extent and 100 feet below the sur annual rainfall that sinks below to the lake m of 000,000,000 gallons, which would give a daily yield 0 gallons. The suggestion now before the Council | sto s nk art wells for a supply of water, instead of an extensive scheme of bringing it from Wales, as proposed. Pegetedeg-2 =83 2-8-8:-8:8=3-2-3=3=F=R=F=F=F=F=FeFeF=FePeP=] um of 280,- RO ACRTO g=get fagegegaugugugaye] pel ALLOF IO~ BOONS M week {s wson 3.58 atening, quarter. »f the San plendid con- Stanis- Joaquin Rive dition, and the prospects for a big crop were never brighter at this season of the year than at present. WALNUT CREEK, Jan. 7.—The rain which fell during the last twenty-four hours will make a total for the season z lof 6.25 inches, which is considerably Water Supply Will Be| more than at last season to a similar i | date. Inexhaustible. SUISUN, Jan. 7.—From 4 o'clock yes- | terday afternoon to noon to-day there was a soaking downpour throughout olano County. The indications are or another downpour to-night. AUBURN, Jan. 7.—Rain commenced to fall steadily. Snow fell as far down as Dutch Flat, with a total of about ten feet at Summit. Although mine made glad on made happie of water for b< UPLAND COUNTIES BENEFITED falling last night and continu PLACER WORK TO BE RESUMED ON A LARGER SCALE. | EContinuation of the Precipitation | | That Is Putting Dollars Into " Jan. the -The rainfall in storm which com- | Stockton the Pockets of Cali- menced on Friday evenin measured s .46 of an inch, making 1 fc | fornians. month and 4.84 inches for the se | L | against 3.31 inches this time last ye 3 | The outlook for | | SAN JOSE, Jan. T Spectal Dispatch to The Call. 231 €% mor e eral slight showe: REDDING, Jan. 7.—With an ordinary rainfall in the foothills and further | o%p N5 o0 snowfall in the mountains until late|farmers and fruit-grower ing, it is estimated that Shasta |ceedingly happy frame of ,unty’s yield of precious metals will | consider that all fear of an ung ceed that of last year, which out- |Pitious season have passed. The gro received 7 in the a good soaking, ranked the output of any coun State. This is accounted for by the | & m:‘x;? T o fact that for two sons past the|, 1, 1.60 inches have fallen, | ol ield of this county has been|total of 5.15 for the t to nothing. While hundreds of| WOODLAND, Ja r miners had prepared tk plans | fall began about 6 o’clock 1s for an active season. the absence of |3Bd has continued ever | water made their development work in g{_("p”’ > out in None of the miners t | yain. is coming from the north, and the | the b of seasons what may be con- | cations are favorable for a good | sidered a large amount, but the aggre- | It is most opportune, 1 fa | gate reaches quite a respectable figure. | fruit-growers are greatly | 5 = slos at the outlook for good cro: This season they will be able to clean (&t o g0 up the result of several months' wash- | - MILTON, Jan. 7—Tw x hun- ing if present weather prospects are | dredths of an inch of rain fell here last realized. It is estimated that the gold | Dight. To-day the storm continued with vield, combined with the product and | €Ve rect of a good soaking. This | by-product of copper mining, will | ViC has now been provided with an | this year reach $2,500,000. Copper min- | @bundance of rain for all the present | ing has not been interfered with by the | Purposes. At Bloods place, in the Si- | 1ack of rain, only by making operations | €T, near the eastern boundary of Cal- | more expensive. The copper output|averas County Enow lies to a depth has been steadily growing in volume, | Of from ten to fifteen feet, varying with and a further Increase in smelting | the locality. The melting of this body facilities s projected. It is safe to say | Of SNOW in the spring insures the mines that Shasta County will increase her |an abundance of water for the next lead over other counties in the value of | Summer. Last winter the snowfall in mineral products. the highest Sierra was exceedingly In Trinity County an equally favor- | light, and consequently there were | able outlook is reported. Vast develop- | many idle mines summer. | ment work has been carried on in that county by foreign and domestic com- | SUICIDE AT LA GRANGE. panles operating hydraulic mines, and = Aged Mrs. Rose Morgan Ends Her for two seasons past the outlay of cap- | 5 - ital has brought Inconsiderable re- Life With Strychnine. | furns by reason of lack of water. With| MODESTO, Jan. 7.—At La Grange, | the vy snowfall which came on New gt AT ks Year's day mining men feel assur 1;::“;“»‘“: st of Modesto, last even- | that the gold yield of Trinity County > Morgan committed sui- i 4 : e AL E ide by taking a dose o ‘chnine. | will be made to closely crowd $1,500,000. | Slde by & dost chnine, Though it is not absolutely certain | S1€ ¥ ‘m)wm XL‘}«ldth(‘ vears of age. that the recent great storm will pro- | She was the mother of Judge Charles vide an abundance of water through- | Light of Stockton, John Light of Mo- {out the coming summer, the appear- | desto and Mary Morgan of La Gran who is now San Francisco. Her |ance of weather conditions inspires {hope that more snow will fall on the {Bugienn ovivee - mountaing and remain in unexposed | T Ro | Spots to feed the water chanmels sup- | Do) San doseRacanal | plying the gravel districts which yield| SAN JOSE, Jan. 7.—The recount of seven more precincts of the city was completed to-day. This makes twelve | the bulk of Trinity's output. In the mountains the thaw is imper- that are finished. In these Lyndon for the | Sheriff has gained 19, Conant for Treas- ceptible, and another snowstorm pre- | vailed all of yesterday. During ame period a drizzling rain fell in| urer lost 11 and Aggeler for Ci v Jus- Redding. | tice gained 15. The latter needs only 10 MODESTO, Jan. 7.—Last night's| more to be elected. The count of the storm precipitated .63 of an inch of ! city will be completed on Monday. 0000000000 DO00C000000000000000000000O0DOOODO000000 |3 “cat,” x3 Colo., 431 Malin' street. 000000000000 C0000Q DR. M. A. McLAUGHLIN, 702 MARKET STREET, Corner Kearny, San Francisco. Office hours, 8 & m to § p. m.: Sundays. 10 to 1. West Second st.; Portland, Or., Sixteenth street; Dallas, Tex., 255 Maln street; Butte, Mont., 110 North ADVERTISEMENTS. 0000000000000 00000000000000000000C00000000O000D0OC0O0CO0 A BAD BACK! It strikes you in the small of the back, kidneys, or maybe a little lower center of the nerves and muscles. It is a dead, ac] g pain. Sometimes you catch cold, and it settles there, and it makes you miserable. Sometimes the pain is sharp, like a knife sticking into you. If it is rheu- matism it is likely to strike you in the shoulders or to g0 down into your hips. near the down, at the general You must restore life to the r tnerv s and muscles. Don’t put plasters on it, as they don’t help for more than a day. You can only reach it by pouring a fresh supply of warm vigor into the weak spot. I do this with my Dr. San- den Electric Belt. It has a great record in cases of this kind, and is positively sure to give you rellet within a few days. A cure is certain. “Pain Is Gone” pain I ha “That belt which T received of you is good. I got it for lame back, and the all gone now. I have not worn it all the time, ;mce bne|11 :13 work every day. The Belt is all ours truly, J. H. BRINKERS, Quiney, Plu unty, Cal.,, January 6, 1899, ey Bl (8] Co A CURE IN EVERY TOWN, There is n!‘é a town in this State, if people in it, which has not at least one who s Sanden’s Electric Belt. It has cured h‘i:n?hgéstgl‘l); his friends about it, and I need say no more. My cures advertise my Belt, and T warrant it to give a strong current direct to the weak spot, a current that you can feel and regulate. I have a special way of apply- ing the electriclty which assures good results. Call and test it free. If you can’t call write for book telling about it. Sent sealed free. Address it has firty NOT IN DRUG STORES, Branches at Los Angeles, | Dr. Sanden's Electric Bel drug_ stores nor b our-office. st k ] 1 t s never sold In nver, 253 Washington street; Denver, ng agents; only at| 000000000000 000000000090COO0000000OO0000VO0OO0O00D0O0 ©0000C0000000000000000000C0CC000CCC00

Other pages from this issue: