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THE SA END OF THE RATE WAR FOR Ship Owners Now Combined. CHARGES STILL REASONABLE FOR THE SPRING RUSH. A Menace to Navigation in Oakland Creek—The Bennington at Guam—Noyo on the Mission Flats. t rates to Dyea and Skaguay are no Owners of for t rate. the travel to the Klondike Sses was not as great as was ear at any lines P between Dyea and ports than it was e of the companies there were representa- Coast Steamship Com- eamship Company, Hu Company, West Coa on Company, Canadian Company. Alaska Steamship Company he rate r from San Fran- » Puget Sound ports Is not to be to t for passen- d $10; to Juneau, $20 nd_Dyea, $25 and $15 Thi 1 than “allow ible percentage on their that have been laid up during will come out of retirement ew weeks and the spring travel will The Po and Humboldt are X only requires dock- be ot el k will vessels be that got er ing, ired from the a pension, so Juring his term made a host at | R CHOICE . FGR THIS TERM| Oificers Installed by Many} Societies. | Toke NG THEI aelsky, s M. Harry Ankell, moni- | sistant monitor; N. | 'r; D. Cohen, hali \auson, M. D., ‘me Lubin, Louis Friedland- trustees. 64, Woodmen of & last Monday arrent term in- ssisted by Law- The officers - destinies of the C. W. Bell, past Weinert, consul lieutenant ad- v, banker; D. J. Oli- 3 ; T. F. Quindon, escort; J. B. ¥ yavid Brown, S.; J. H. Her- stallation C. W. Bell, the POSTUM CEREAL. A GIRL’S COMPLEXION. Comes From the Inside. ever I failed to get my coffee breakfast, I would have a sick head- ache befc noon. It seemed to me a ious thing that a naturally healthy hould have sick spells of this kind she had been dosed in the morn- with something. 1 naturally concluded that all was not right, and inasmuch as I was in a very nervous condition anyhow, I went to the doctor for a nerve tonic. He told me I would have to quit| ng e, and when I sald I drinki 1ld not possibly do it because I al- got sick if I didn’t have the cof- “Use Postum Food Cof- I tried it twice, and gave » because it sted so flat. I was up to Dr. Ruggles' and remarked to Mrs. Rug- that the doctor had told me that I st leave off coffee and wanted me to ase new fangled stuff called ' but that it was positively able. She said, “My dear, you had a good cup of Postum 1 said, *‘No, I never have. nly tried it twice.” “Well,” you go back and look at the package and you will observe that the directions 1 st upon continued boil- g at least fifteen minutes, not.that length of time for the pot to set on the stove, but it must stay there until it . Postum, bégins to boil, and then boil fifteen minutes. I will guarantee you will get -a fine, delicious tasting, black, rich cup of coffee, and perhaps better flavored than any you ever tried be- | The old- hioned coffee is ac- v killing you,” she said. ‘“You are ly nervous, and your complexion is a long ways from what it should be at your age Well, when I got home I tried mak- ing some Postum at once and followed ditections carefully, and I must say it just deliciou: I have continued to use it ever since. I am well and hearty now, and my complexion has cleared up so that dur- ing the last three months people re- mark to me continually: “How clear vour skin is!” Iam naturally of a light complexion and fair. Dr. Ruggles has ull.of his patients use Postum instead fore. of ordinary coffee. I have induced papa | to take up Postum, and he likes it very much. One of our neighbors, Mr. C. A, Barke, was ill in bed with heart and rome kind of stomach complaint. He s a habitual coffee drinker, but when e got down Dr. Ruggles took his coffee vay and gave him Postum Food Cof- " He is almost well now, and savs he believes the Postum was the cause of his recovery. A great in our town use Postum in place n J. Have |i NY VESSELS GETTING READY | teamers have settled | Harris, right gulde; Mr: nd in consequence a number | 2 began cutting | had the follnwh*%_ quence for a time it was | Special oney and some of them lost | retary; G. are going to F\cmln§i W. A. Rt t | L. Fernandez, C. . ., _Union | John Lopez, Company of Vancouver, Wash- | R. of the steamers Alpha | and O. G.; Dr. A. B. McGlll, Wrangel | last year's| W. completed in a | Veckt, this port for Dyea and The soclety will give its annual banquet gunboat Bennington | there will be or Guam via Wake Island | people of the She has probably reached | Onies of this clty. *hed the age | stalled by the grand officers for the cur- lim; to give the| Kahn, president; Dr. A. Nusbaum, vice missed on the | ande; es- | Joseph Bayer, lfded | = Golden Gate Lodge, 1. 0. O. F. (M. U.), box, and | has installed the following officers for | City nur- | the ensulng term: F. J. Schott, grand rowed | Fopplano. vice grand; there before going | nent secretary, and | AUXILIARY COMMITTEE | Members Will Go to Sacramento to | tion, Merchants’ Credit Association, Me- | cognition of the work he did for the camp KLONDIKE TRADE ‘ has M retiring consul commander, was called to the Stump and there presented by Banker Richard Fahey, on behalf of the camp, & mniniflv.‘gnt gold medal emblematic of his rank and of the order. After that John 8, Patterson, a plain every day member of the*camp, ans brought before the stump and was, by Clerk Oliver, on be- haif of the officérs of the camp, presented a gold badge in the shape of an ax in re- uring the, past term and since he has been connected with it. 5 The First Hebrew Benevolent Society installed the following named officers: . Goldwater, president; B. L. Brandt, | Yice president; “S. Zekind, secretary: A. Stern, treasurer; -A. N. Levy, collector; . M. Ellis, A. L. Badt, H. Kramer, M. Lichtenstein and L. J. Ashheim, trus- | _THe following have been installed as of- ficers of Seven Pines Circle No. 3, Ladies of the Grand Army, for the current term: Scholter, treasurer; Mrs. Bessie Gerrish, Mrs. Louisa Carr, conductor; assistant con- | Mrs. Mareia L. Wenk, president; Mrs. | Abbit Powis, senfor vice president; Mrs. | Julia Dubem, junior vice president; Mrs. | Laura~ Oblinger, secretary; Mrs. Dr. | Noble, assistant’ secretary; Mrs. Lena | chaplain; Mrs. Grace Treadwell, Miss Jennie Pirle, guard; Miss Anna Pirle, assistant guard; Mrs. L. Carr, | color-bearer; Mrs. G, Treadwell and Miss A. Pirfe and_ Miss Kittie Kennedy, plan- ists. Mrs. Griffiths, past president, was | the installing officer, and In the work she | was assisted by Mrs. Hautz, past assist- | ant conductor, acting as conductor. | " The following ofticers were installed as | officers of Pride of the Forest Circle, Com- | panions of the Forest of America, last !‘}uesday hight by Mrs. Kate W. Haughey, | grand {reasurer, assi by E. J. Cham- | Beriin as grand marshal: Miss Alice Mc- ast chief; Mrs. H. Sauer, chief Mrs. B. Hundruff, sub-chief Miss Mary Ford, treasurer; Ts. ed Keon, companion; companion; Miss K. Hurley, financial secretary; recording secretary; Mrs. J. Boege, Anna Reiding, left guide; Mrs. Annie Ronan, inside guard; Mrs. E. Hurley, outside fuf\rd; Miss Theresa Kraut, trustee, and Miss A. Relding, organist. & = Berkeley Council of the National Union : officers 8. Coleman: T. installed by | Deputy . prepsldent; Ww. Barnett, F. Fowden y ex-president; C. L cecretary: E. V. Gove, sec- Pimer, treasurer; T. L. Gentry, president; . Hayne, bach, financi W. chaplain; R. F. Ellison, usher: stenpark, sergeant, and P, Woolsey, doorkeeper. ‘J\?suec)l’ Circle of the Companions of the Forest has Rad the foll«)\\'ll‘.gv?mcel“ri 1"‘; or the current term: Mrs. Fra e . C.; Miss Mamie Gravis, Will Shattuck, T.; Mrs. F. S.; Mrs. George AX ; Mrs. J. Snelder, R. Miss Ama; L. G.; _Mrs. iller, I. physician. After the installation there was an en- tertainment and a dance. The following have been installed as officers of Court Violet, Ancient Order of M. , J. P. C. R.; 8. C. C.; ‘Mrs. S. da _Werner, H. Page R. Colling, 8. C. R. W. Hig F, “redenburr, R. S. D. hell, ; S. J. Bekke, 8. W J. Dougall, J. G. Schwalenberg, £ B8V 'G. sass, §. B.; 3. J. Conran, . D., physician. The Croatian Benevolent Soclety Zvoni- mur No, 61, N. C. S. of the U. S. A, has installed the following for the_current term: lvan P. Sutich, president; M. Marl- novich, vice president; Dr. Victor G. treasurer; Ant. Kosovae, finan- cial secretary; Frank Krstelj, recording seoretary; Ivan Gogurevich, president of the board of trustees; and Joseph Bilafer, president of the sick visiting committee. at Frank’s on the 25th inst., at which resent all the prominent ('};nafla_n and Slavonian col- of Cre- | The followin been in- named’ officers mieux Lodge, B., ha rent term: H. Morris, monitor; ; resident; Samuel S. Green, secretary; I . Strassburger, treasurer; G. W. Ale: sistant monitor; D. Lande, war- 1. Freitag, guardian; E. 1. Wolfe, D. Meyerson, organist, and Dr. hysician. de: trustee; master; A. Calderon, noble grand; - H. J. Willnitz, re-| H. 1. Wilson, perma- | Gomesz, lecture | ng secretary: master. Misston Lodge; I. O. O. F. (M. U.), has installed the following named as officers for the curgent term: F. L. Griffith, | grand master; Dr. J. A Born, noblé| grand; A. H. Goddard, vice grand! W. H. Jones, recording secretary; &. A. Mauer- han, permanent secretary; J. W. Mur- phyi treasurer: H. A Plath,’conductor; . Kettle, inside guard; C. F. Meyer, trustee, Golden Star Lodge, Independent Order | of Odd Ladies, has had the following| named officers installed for the curren term: Mrs. Skinner, noble grand: Mrs. Dimmel, vice grand; Mrs. Hoar, perma- nent secretary; Mrs. Horn, treasurer, and Mrs. Loomis, den. E OF LADIES WILL ACT 1901 EXPOSITION CONFERENCE SO DECIDES. TUrge the Passage of a Legisla- tive Appropriation. The general committee of the 191 expo sition met in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday afternoon. Rep- resentatives of the following organiza- tlons were present: Merchants’ Assocla- chanics’ Institute, Society of Architects, City Board of Trade, San Franclsco Pro- duce Exchange, Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association, Stock and Exchange 3oard, Retail Groeers' Assoclation, Cham- ber of Commerce, California Hotel Keep- ers’ Assoclation, “Associated Wholesale Grocers, Labor Council of Federated Trades, Acadpmy of Sciences, Merchants” Exchange, Technical Soclety of the Pa- cific Coast, and State Board of Trade. The motion. of S. H. Friedlander that an Auxiliary Board of Lady Managers, ten in number, be added to the general committee, was unanimously adopted. They will be selected by the committee of three, consisting of . Watkins, Charles Bundschu and Willlam H. Mills. The following additional names were add- ed to the general committee: Hon. George C. Perkins, A. Foster, Will- fam Alvord, A. Chesebroug] Walter E. Dean, Henry F. Fortmann, Alvinza Hayward, V. W. Montague, Arthur Rodgers, Lippman Sache, Levi Strauss, James D. Grang, John F. Merriil, H. H. Noble, Benjamin B. Kellogg, Morgan, F. W. . Webster, W. H. Chris Henry J.- Crocker, Percy T. Dohrmann, J. Metson, M._Greenblatt, James J. Gottiob, 'T. Gutte, John McLaren, s F. W. Zeile, Willlam Weil, L. de ¥. Bartlett, Samuel C. Blgelow, arney, Rudolph Herold Jr., J. K. Wil son, E. F, Preston, L. R. Ellert, Walter Ho- bart, Willlam H. Crocker, Frank J. Symmes, Horace Davis, Van R. Paterson, E, P. Vining, George Crocker, L. W. Storrer, Paul Cowles, Bernard_Moses, David Starr_Jordan, Peter F. Russell J. Wilson, N. K. Matsen, J. G. Maguire, Judge W. P. Lawlor, N. P. Chip- map, Charles P. Bells, John P. Irish, William Talbot, Lovell White, Warren Gregory, Frank Bates, Claus Spreckels, General Villiam R. Shafter, Colonel J. Smith, W. Frank Plerce, | Charles L. Patton, William A. Bissell, Julius Kahn, Eugene F. Loud, J. P. Jackson, Pro- fessor Davidson, E. L. Colnon, Archbishop_Rlordan, Timothy ~Hopkins, Lilienthal, Robert Morrow, 1. L. Requa, Arthur Whitney, ' David_ Lubin,' Rabbi Jacob Voor- sanger, Bishop Nichols, I. W. Hellman, Wen- dell. Easton, M. J. Burke, G. H. Umbsen, A. 3. L. C. McAfee, B. P. Oliver, Henry | . Marsh, Spencer C. Buckbee, W. A. Leigh, O. F. von Rhein, H. B. M. Gunn, W. P. A J. Frits, s s MoEwen, L. | famuels, W. C. Weinholz, W. W. Van Reynegom, L. J. Dwyer, M. F. Taylor, | R. Fletcher, Charles H. Hubbs, R. Keller, G. Echnee, Eugene Dasse, W. J. Nixon, Danicl | Sullivan, Dr. E. N. Torrellio, Dr. C.'D. Sal- fleld, Harry T. Creswell, Edward Everett, E. R. Lilienthal, ‘all State ‘officials, chairmen of county Boards of Supervisors, proprietors of the | morning and ' evening newspapers, John D. | Spreckels, M. H. de Young, W. R. Hearst, | Hugh Yume J. D. Crothérs, William M. unker. It was stated by the chair that the Cltfr and County Attorney is nrepnrlni a bill visors to-morrow, asking the Legisla- visors next Monday, asking the Legisla ture for an appropriation of $250,000 and for an enabling act empowerin, pervisors to raise the sum o ,000. A special committee of all members who desire will go to Sacramento this week to urge the passage of the proposed bill, A committee of five on permanent or- f&nlzau.nn will be appoint t will include Mayor Phelan and Chair- | man Reinstein. The two universities will be requested ordinary coffee. Miss Mabel Ban- ; Stafford, Kans. LR to name three gentlemen to act upon the | 8eneral committee. by the chair. | & T0 CONSERVE THE WATERS OF THE STATE Combination of the In- terests Involved. ORGANIZATION IS EFFECTED J. M. GLEAVES ELECTED PER- MANENT PRESIDENT. ’ | Vigorous Efforts Will Be Made to In- sure the Protection of the Forests and Water Sheds of California. The convention which assembled yester- day morning in the Chamber of Com- merce to discuss the momentous question of the conservation of the waters of Cali- fornia and the preservation of its for- ests went vigorously to work to devise ways and means to accomplish its pur- poses. The result of its deliberations will be a concerted action by the commercial, manufacturing, agricultural, viticultural, horticultural and mining interests in- volved in the proper solution of this vital subject. Representatives were present from almost every county in the State. United States Surveyor J. M. Gleaves ‘was unanimously chosen temporary chair- man and E. H. Benjamin temporary sec- retary. Chalrman Gleaves, in stating the object of the convention, said that the Miners’ Association had adopted resolutions eall- ing for concerted action on the conserva- tion of water and preservation of timber, and desired to amalgamate with other bodies most affected thereby. It was necessary to invoke national, State and local aid, and he invited a discussion on the proposition. o Secretary Benjamin then announced that the following delegates had present- ed credentials, which were accepted: Oakland Board of Trade—E. W. Marston, Lyman Bridges, Cragie Sharpe. Fresno Chamber of Commerce—T. C. White. California Raisin Growers' Association—M, T. Kearney Sap Diego Chamber of Commerce—E. W. i Angeles Board of Trade—P. M. Daniel. Mechanics' Institute—Horace Wilson, George H. Wallis, P. J. Healey. San Francisco Farmers' Club—Ernst A. Den- Victor L. O'Brien, icke, Dr. C 300—Bdward F. Adams. Highland Grange No. San Francisco Produce Exchange—H. Francis, A, B. Costizan. Sacramento Chamber of Commerce—J. H. Batcher, W. D. Lawton. Sterra’Club—Elliott McAllister, J. Le Conte. University of California—Professor Hilgard, T. G. Phelps. Yosemite State Commission and American Forestry Commission—Abbot Kinney, J. Lehr- man. Merchants' Exchange, Oakland—F, M. Far- well, Frederick Sinclair, S. W. Wixson. M, M. Barnett. Bulletin of Commerc California Miners' Assoclation—J. M. Gleaves, C.'N. Felton, E. C. Voorheis, Curtis H. Lind: ley, J. M. Walling, M. B. Kerr, E. H. Barton, E. 'H. Benjamin. Sonoma County Horticultural Society—Calonel M. L. McDonald, Herbert Slater, George T. Trowbridge, Dairymen's Association of Southern Call- fornia—Willlam Niles, James R. Boal. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce—H, C. Dillon, H. M. Russell, J. Ross Clark. California State Board of Trade—J. P. Irish, W. H. Mills, Craigie Sharp. Tulare Grange No. 19—Major C. J. Berry. Manufacturers'_and Producers’ Association— A. Sbarboro, J. P. Currier. San Jose Board of Trade—Ralp. Low, R. R. Fillmore. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce—Pro- fessor George Davidson, Jullan Sonntag, George E. Dow, Hugh Cralg. In the discussion which followed Tim- othy Guy Phelps sald that the conserva- tion of water and the greser\'allon of for- €&ts went hand in hand. Colonel John P. Irish advocated the es- tablishment of a department of forestry in the two universities, so that a corps of expert foresters would be available to preserve the forests from destruction. Mark B. Kerr urged the immediate es- tablishment of reservoir sites for the i })oundmg of water for irrigation, pow or industrial enterprises and for the mi lnE interests, yman Bridges spoke of the interests in _common of the mining, lumber, agri- cultural and grazing men, and Albert Kinney advocated that the only feasible grogress was through the United States overnment, and made a strong plea for the harmonizing of the interests that are {identical. Edward F. Adams stated that the farm- ers were strongly in favor of the pro- posad movement and the future prosperi- 1y cf this State depended on in¢ conser- vatior. of its waters. He deemed 1mme- diate organization essential and nn mo- tion of J. M. Walling of Nevada the fol- lowxni( committee of nine on permanent organization was appointed by the chair: Judge J. M. Walling, Colonel John P. Irish, Curtis H. Lindley, Edward F. - ams, Horace Wilson, Julian Sonntag, Ab- bott Kinney, M. B. Kerr and E. W. Britt, The chair also appointed a ;ommitte of five or. credentials, consisting of Elliott McAllister, Lyman Bridges, Craigie Sharpe, Colonel Wallace and W, D, Law- ton. Elliott McAllister introduced a resolu- tion Pemlonlng the two universities to establish schools of forestry, requesting legislative aid to_maintain such schools and asking the Department of the In- terfor to take necessary steps to preserve the watersheds of the Stale. The reso- lution was adopted. After a recess the committee on perma- nent organization brought in their re- port at 2 o’'clock. They recommended that the organization be known as the Califor- nia Society for Conserving the Waters and Foresfs. The motto adopted is “The tree is the mother of the fountain.” a Burnett in°a commendatory speech moved that the secretary cast the ballot for Han. J. M. Gleaves for perma- nent president and it was unanlmously carrleg. The same method was pursued in the election of J. M. Walling, William H. Mills and_Abbott Kinney for vice presidents and Colonel Ernst A. Denicke for treasurer, in whose behalf Edward F. Adams resigned the trust. The presi- dent also cast the ballot for E. H. Benja- min as permanent secretary. In accordance with the recommendation of the committee and an amendment adopted by the convention, President Gleaves aj %olnted the following execu- tive committee: J. M. Walling, Colonel John P, Irish, T. C. White, Professor Georgre': Davidson, William H. Mills, Major A. P. Maginniss, A. Sbarboro, Hon. C. H. Lindley, Profes- sor E. W. Hilgard, Eiliott McAllister, Julian Sonntag, Craigie Sharp . W, Dohrmann, E. F. Adams, M. Theodore Kearney; ex-officio, J. M. Gleaves, presi- dent; E. H. Benjamin, secretary. The committee will meet Tuesday, at 1 p. m., Et‘&l Pine street. They will prepare a constitution and by- laws, which will be submitted to the gen- eral body on Thursday afternoon at thg Chamber of Commerce. They will me- morialize the Legislature to appoint a vol- untary unsalaried commission to report at the next Legislature on the entire sub- ject, and formulate plnng‘ for the solu- tion of the important problem. An_urgent ng%eal WH\ also be made to the Legislature to appropriate $5000 for the University of California to found a school of forestry, and in addition will invoke the substantial assistance of the United States Government. L SPARE THE STATE'S FORESTS. University Regents Decide ‘o Appeal to the St e Legislature. The regents of the State University met vesterday morning at the Hopkins Insti- tute of Art. Views were exchanged and the possibilities discussed of presenting to the Legislature a bill for the preservation of the State forestry. -1t was also decided to agitate the ques- tion of a dairy bureau, to be established in connection with the State University. LOST ALL THEIR TACKLE. Nearly a Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Tllegal Fishing Gear Seized. Deputy Fish Commissioners Davis and Low returned yesterday from a trip up the bay and rivers in the launch Quinnat, leaving behind them a large number of very profane and angry fishermen. The cause of the latter's annoyance was that the deputies had seized nearly $1000 worth of their illegal fishing gear. Most of the stuff was sturgeon hooks, lines and an- chors and one net. The net was found off Roe lsland and it was seized because the meshes were under size according to the standard established by the State law. It is worth about $160, or would cost that much to replace it. On the 19th inst. sixteen.sections of sturgeon gear and two anchors were con- fiscated in Elk Slough. On the same day a run was made over to Marsh Landing, where sixteen sectlons more were found and taken up. Fofr anchors were raised with this lot. Nine sections and two an- chors rewarded the deputies by dragging Broad Slough on the same day. On Friday thirty sections and four an- chors were confiscated near McNears Landing, making s:venty-one sections of line ang twelve anchors wortn from $4 to $6 each. As there is 100 feet to a section, the total length of the lines was 7100 feet. The lines were fitted out with about 5500 hooks, which were destroyed. This is the largest haul of |lleg]nl fishing gear that has been made for a long time. Word was received yesterday that Man- uel Quartx and John Silvia, who had heen arrested by Deputy Johnson for spearing steelhead salmon in edwood ‘anyon, had been fined $25 each by Justice of the Peace Belirude of Santa Rosa. The culprits had been destroying dozens of fish by throwing them out upon the banks of the stream with pitchforks. fatZ i e R LOUIS MASLIN DROWNED. Son of the Deputy Naval Officer Swept Qut to Sea. Deputy Naval Officet E. W. Maslin re- ceived news yesterday that his son Louis ‘was probably lost at sea off the coast of San Salvador on December 3. The de- tails were contained in a letter from United States Consul Baruch at San Sal- vador. It appears that Mr, Maslin, with an Italian and eight Salvadorenos, went out in a launch to meet one of the mall steamers, and were carried out to sea by a gale blowing off shore. From that date until December 31 they had not been seen or_heard of. Young Maslin was the only boy of the family who could not swim, and is the second of the family who met his death by drowning, a sister ha\'lnf been acci- dentally drgwned near Cisco, in this State. The missing man, for his friends still en- tertain hope that he escaped, was in the employment of the San Francisco Bridge Company, and had charge of the com- pany’s wharf at that place. ——— In the Divorce Courts. Laura L. Moore has been granted a di- vorce from Berkeley W. Moore on the ground of desertion. Benjamin F. Ames Jr. has sued his wife, Catherine Francis Ames, for a divorce, alleging desertion as 2 cauge of action. Rolla W. Dolg asks for a divorce from Josie K. Doig on the ground of cruelty. Suits for 5lvorce on the ground of failure to provide have been filed by Genevieve Wendelbon _against Emil Wendelbon, and Marie C. Auld against Joseph Auld. gO30063OC0’-’@0@9@000@0®°®°0°O°®°®3®0®060©O®0000000900000w ¢ WEISE'S DREADFUL MISTAKE. H , $ : ¢ The Fatal Saipe Shot That Spoiled Fisher’s After- § noon Sport and Created Trouble. 3 HE lot of the nimrod is not always a happy one, and the scarcity of o Ti’;"s’,,‘::p‘o“s?u‘l?:“n;’é,xi‘é"ie‘iifi’.lfii‘:;'r{m?}’y“‘ti Charlie Fisher and Harry f happve‘xféstefia?‘;:e;rbgi:gfiz:elm-etemm gunmen of the city. ¢ s ¢ ® long bill. ground. trouble. 9 4 o 4 o @ 0 @ 0 @ o @ o k3 o & o @ o & o & o ® o & Q (4 Q & o ® that snipe?” 0 g here for. & game. o @ o >4 with the case?” @ o spoiled my afternoon’s enjoyment. marsh.” o @ § 1§me which appears to have been legitimately obtalned and at others it takes both of them to carry the mutual hard-luck story home. £ They returned with that kind of a tale not tong ago, and it js just beginning to get into circulation. The sportsmen selected a shooting ground in Ala- meda County, snipe and hills for quail. care of the upland birds and Fisher took the marsh in pursuit of the elusive bunch of feathers with the It was a fairly warm day, and after two hours of hard tramping without finding a quail ‘Weise lost his temper. This was due to the fact that during the long hours he had been climbing over the hills the steady booming of Fisher's gun indi- cated that he was in the very best of shooting ‘Welse could not stand the strain any hurried down on to the marsh for the purpose'of en- joying the excellent snipe shooting. Fisher was be- hind some brush and did not observe his companion- till after he had begun operations. A snipe got up in fair rang® of Welse and he care- fully brought it down. He also brought down upon his head the-wrath of the other gunman. who came rushing across the marsh in great excitcment. “What did you do that for?” yelled Fisher. 0 what for?” replied Weise in bewilderment. “In the name of Jonah, what possessed you to kill “Well, you big duffer, that'’s what I came down I didn't propose to let you get all the “‘All the game be blank’ed." growled Fisher. “Ive been shooting at that bird all the forenoon.” “Well, in the name of sanity, what has that to do “Do, you miserable escape from the Home for Feeble Minded; you have That was the only snipe on this infernal That statement was no lie, and they wended their. way gloomily home- ward, the culprit remarking that he was “a sadder and a Weiser man.” 090608060800 c@0009000000959 0900600 0O 0eaPOd P0G e’ao‘o in ludicrous situations. Sometimes it where there was marsh land for Welse sald he would take “longer and Then there was 800 09090P0R0P0®0R0P0® 0P 0P0P0 0P 0PV CH0P0P0P0P0®090® 090H0P0P0P0H0®0S0® 0P 0B 0DO® 0P FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1899. LIEUT, MALLABY 00 THRIFTY FOR HIS GOOD Lost a Ten Thousand Dollar Situation. CAUGHT WHILE SMUGGLING HYPNOTIZED A GRAND JURY BUT LOST A SOLID FRIEND. Captain March Became Disgusted ‘With His Parsimony and Read Him Out of His (A Class. Ha A story is going the rounds concern- ing Lieutenant Surgeon Zacharias T. Mallaby, the moral of which is that one can lose money by being too thrifty. Mallaby is a doctor, regular in his diploma and habits, and went from this city to Manila some months ago as an army surgeon. The story is to the ef- fect that his thrift cost him $10,000. Mallaby became very well acquainted with Captain March of the Astor Bat- tery while in the Philippines and the captain thought so much of him that he promised to get him a $10,000 per year salary as a physician in New York. The two friends returned to this port a few days ago on the Government transport Ohio. Mallaby was caught by a customs inspector going down the gang plank of the steamer with forty yards of smuggled silk around his body next to his shirt. The licutenant sur- geon’s coat and vest were taken ‘off and the silk reeled off the chagrined smuggler just as if he were trout fish- ing. Then he was arrested and the case was taken before the Federal Grand Jury. Mallaby was represented by Bert Schlesinger, and in pursuance of his constitutional right the lieutenant sur- geon insisted upon appearing before the jury and pleading his cause. Permis- sion was given and Mallaby made a clean breast of his guilt and begged for mercy. He had bought the silk for his wife, he said, and he was too poor to pay the duty on it. Besides that, he thought that the Government was real mean to expect to collect duties from men like himself, who were returning after having fought and bled and suf- fered so hard for this glorious Union. Then he shed a tear or two (crocodile variety) and the jury determined then gndd there to ignore the bill, which they id. Captain March did not take the same view of the case as did the jury. He expressed himself ‘plainly to the effect sioners. that a man who would be mean enough to try to smuggle goods in on Uncle Sam would be mean enough to be real mean. Therefore when he again met the lieutenant surgeon <and was re- minded of his promise he curtly in- formed the lieutenant surgeon that a man who would descend to smuggling could not move in his class and that he would cut his acquaintance. ‘Wherefore has the lieutenant surgeon resumed his practice in this city, while Captain March is thrilling the belles and beaux of New York upper tendom with harrowing tales of adventures and great perils in the Philippines. HOT CHASE AFTER A NOTORIOUS PICKPOCKET EDWARD BROOKS WAS WORKING THE ORPHEUM CROWD. He Was Discovered and Ran Several Blocks Before Being Overtaken by Detective Gibson, Edward Brooks, allags “Australlan Ed- die,” a notorious pickpocket, was work- ing the crowd in front of the Orpheum yesterday afternoon, when an outery was made by a gentleman who felt Brooks' hand in his pocket. Brooks dashed out of the crowd and Detective T. B. Gibson, wt:u happened to be there, started in pur- £uit, Brooks ran down O'Farrell street and into a saloon on the corner of Stockton. The "detective was at his heels and he made his exit by the O'Farrell street entrance. He continued his flight along O'Farrell street and disappeared into the Oberon and out agaln, He doubled back and rushed into the Phe- lan building, where Gibson overtook him. He offered fight and after a sharp tussle Gibson succeeded in handcuffing him, When they reached the City Prison both were still panting for breath. Brooks attempted to throw away a leather purse, but Gibson managed to ob- tain possession of it. Written on the flap was the address “C. Buntsch, 500 Bat- tery street.” It was am&)ly, but is sup- gcsed to have contatned "“money whe: rooks got possession of it. He also trie to swallow a mutilated quarter of a doi- Jar that had been evidently used as a watch opener. He had over $% in gold and silver and one of the gold coins was g two-and-a-half-dollar piece. e was locked up in “the tanks” pending further investigation. Brooks is an Bastern crook and the po- lice credit him with being the smartest pickpocket in the husiness. He was a partner of “Deafy” Morris, who tried to stab_Detective Silvey when arrested at the Palace Hotel during the Hobson re- ception. He and “Deafy” and Williapy King were arrested last summer by De- tectives Egan and Gibson for picking a man’s soc et at Sausalito, but friends returned the money and they were not prosecuted. e BALDWIN FIRE SUITS. Two Resulting From That Conflagra- tion Placed on File. The Palatine Insurance Company has in its possession at the present time $2500 due somebody as a result of the burning of the Baldwin Hotel. Yesterday the com- pany filed a complaint in interpleader in the Superior Court asking that it be al- lowed to deposit the money in court until an owner could be determined. There are three claimants. The Hibernia Savings and Loan Soclety, mortgagee of the destroyed hotel, demands it, and D. A, Curtin and L. Jacobi have each issued attachment ainst the amount of the olicy issued by the Palatine Company. 'he company is anxious to pay as soon %: the court determines to whom it shall Another suit growing out of the burning of the Baldwin Hotel wag also flled in the Superior Court. The Baldwin Hotel Com- %nn has assigned a clalm of $1111 against 3 }' Baldwin to E. R. Lilienthal, and it is on this assignment that the sult is brought. The hotel company on the 1st of November paid Mr. Baldwin $4168 66 in advance for rent of the hotel. The hotel was destroyed on the 22d of November, and the suit seeks to recover the rent gnld in advance beyond the date of the estruction of the hotel. Lost His License. Owing to a disgraceful row that took place in the Favorite saloon, 25 Turk street, a few nights ago, the license of the proprietor, A. H. Becker, has been taken from him by the Police Commis- Becker was also denounced fro; the bench by Judge Mogan as a ‘‘straw’ ‘bondsman. ADVERTISEMENTS. P Pt | R s R e A 6 to 1c24, $L.003 11 to 2, $1.25 Shoes worth 84, per pair, Men’s 450 pairs- Men’s French Enamel . hand-sewed double soles, out a going at. 534, at... | 1200 pairs Men’s Fine Vici Kid sold at........ shoes. All new and isty you LAN BROg Thirp INSTALLMSEHT OF ' A great “$0” —in every particular; that’s the honest, unbiased verdict up to date. buying better shoes for less money, and it is quite evident that they find in our store attractive bargains that irresistibly appeal to them. Third installment list full of prices greatly reduced. R PN R 1100 palrs Ladies’ French Kid Button Shoes, cloth or kid tops, latest style coin toss and patent leather tips, our own 650 pairs Ladies’ Fine Patent Leather Lace Shoes, fancy silk vesting tops, latest style coin toss, during this sa'e at FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS. ‘ 15c0 pairs Misses’ and Children’s Fine Box Cait Lace Shoss, heavy | soles, latest sty'e coin toes, the best and softest school shoes made— OUR BARGAIN A great drawing card. és and $6 per pair put out for $1 ani $1.50 rench CzIf Hand-sewed Shoss, worth $7, on the Bargain Counter at.......... regular price $8, to be closed $3 50 . . 800 pairs Men’s Calf Lace and Congress Shoes, se stitched edges, square toes or London toes, worth §3, 750 pairs Boys’ Fine Calf Button Shoes, sizes 11 to soles, latest coln toes, fine dress shoes, wgrth §s, to be Nothing old or antiguated in this lot of or return your money. orders filled promptly. NOLAN BROS. il | lmlll,iln | People are $L7 | goo pairs Ladies’ Extra Quality French Kid Foxel Fancy Silk Vesting Top Lace Shoes, latest style coin’toes and pat nt lea'~»r tips, flexible sewed soles, our own make, going at. - $2.50 $2.25 COUNTER IS $2.50 Lace Shaes, calf linzd, genuine . 81.00 Lace Shoes, hand-sewed welted $3.50 We sat- est styles. Mail 812-814-Market St., Phelan Building, S. F. PLAN T0 CHOP OFF MR, RUEF FROM BIG FEES Right of Nomination for Absent Next of Kin. THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED POSSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRA- TOR'S OFFICE. The Change Would Benefit Attorneys Generally and Reduce the Re- turns of the Office One- Half. It Assembly bill No. 251, an act to amend section 1369 of the Code of Civil Procedure, rélating to the appointment of administrators of deceased persons, be carried, a howl will go up from the Pub- lic Administrator’s office that will rise to heaven, particularly from Abe Ruef, who is Administrator Drinkhouse's attorney. Under the present law the Public Ad- ministrator has the right to administer upon an estate when the next of kin are absent from or are not bona fide residents of the State. The amendment gives the absent hefrs the right to nominate their own administrator, thus cutting off the Public Administrator from a large sec- tion of business. The particular sufferer, should the amendment pass, would be the attorney of the Public Administrator, whose income from his quasi-political of- fice depends upon the amount of business of_the office. The bill which may effect the change has been introduced by Lawrence Devoto of thig city. Its text is as follows: AN ACT To amend Bection 1389 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the appointment of ad- ministrators of deceased persons. The peuple of the State of California, repre- gented in Senate and Aluembly/ do enact as follows: Section 1. Section one thousand three hun- dred and sixty-nine of the Code of Civil Pre- cedure of State of California is hereby f | amended so as to read as follows: " 1369, No person |s competent or entitled to serve as administrator or administratrix who is, 1. Under the age of mafority: 2. Not a bona fide resident of the Btate; 3. Convicted of an Infamous crime; . 4. Adjudged by the court Incompetent to execute the duties of the trust by reason of drunkenness, jmprovidence, or want of under- standing or integrity; provided, that persons not bona fide residents of the State who are entitled to share in the distribution of the es- tate, and are of the next of kin to any deceased person, or, If they were a resident of the State, would be entitled to_administer upon the estate of such deceased person, may rfominate any competent person to act as such administrator or administratrix who {s an actual resident of the State, and such person shall have the pri- ority in the same manner and decree as the person who makes such nomination, as pro- vided in section thirteen hundred and sixty- five of Code of Civil Procedure. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force' from and atter, the Ist day of January, The amendment upon the existing law commences with the word ‘“‘provided” in the !wn§ section, In force and effect it would change the monetary value of the Public Administrator’s office so great- 1y that there would be nothing but pro- Tonged ngs and hair-pullings by all its occupants. So much of the business of a Public Administrator is dependent upon the absence of heirs that it is more than likely the bill will be fought by alj the influence that can be brought against it. What now goes to the Public Admin- istrator's attorney would then be the fruit of other attorneys: those who would represent the absent heirs. t Is said that the hill was introduced for the gurpose of distributing the emolu- ments that come from the Public Admin- istrator's office. and which figure up far in the thousands. It has been customary for former attorneys of the Public Admin- istrator to carry on a system of “graft- ing” which covers the county to its ut- termost confines. The ‘‘grafters’ scour the city, walt upon the death of the poor unfortunates without a family or rela- tlves to protect their interests, and then report to the attorney, whose assistants, armed with petitions 'for letters of ad- ministration, pounce upon the courts. Thus is the game made a big one and the office s0 much sought after. With the amendment as law a great por- tion of this revenue would then be taken out of the hands of the Public Adminis- trator.and distributed among the legal profession at large. Some estimate the possibility of the diminution as’ one-half. ——— Nickel-in-the-Slot Cases. Henry Foerster, a saloon-keeper at 423 Bush street, was convicted by Judge Treadwell yesterday -of having a nickel- in-the-slot machine in his possession con- trary to law, and will be sentenced next Wednesday. Foerster's machine dropped out ';'{;Lmey,I w{xfich the Jl;d e held was ambling. In the cases o enry Anke, %. St. %hom ‘Worden and Samuel B. Mount the Judge said he would render his decision Wednesday, when other cases will be heard. Charged With Embezzlement. Warrants were sworn out yesterday in Judge Treadwell's court for the arrest of- Simon Strauss on charges of embez- zlement and grand larceny. The com- plaining witness is M. Cavanaugh, pro- prietor of the Crown Manufacturing Com- gnny. who alleges -that Strauss stole a orse and buggy and also collected money ‘which he failed to account for. AUCTIO Investment, Business, Residence and Unimproved fimperty To be held at our Salesroom 14 MONTGOMERY STREET MOYDAY, JANUARY 30, 1899 At 12 u'clock noon. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Estate of Mary A. McHaffle, Deceased. Qorner lot, S. W. cor. Waller and Buchsnan Strosts, 586 x 92:6, fn subdivisions. WALLER STREET LOT. Chofee lot south side Waller Street, 151:3 feet sast of Fillmore, 25 x 100, to rear strect. / FOTSOM_STREET BUSINESS Nos. 98, 01, 85 Foleom Birset, ot ouses os. 980, 961, 963 Folsom Btreet, near th, 3 b 970008 A TRth tadb: senls, U1 100 B0 ¥ 00 moiapy of #6,000 8t 8% per cent can remiain. BUCHANAN STREET INVESTWENT. Nos.3)18,3 20 Buchanan St , near Union; 2bay window fats of 4 and § rooms and bath eaoh; brick foundation; rents, §25; lct 25 x 117: No. 5160 35t Bt petween Eoteom <o Hs 0. .. between Fol: 1 windon sobtags Gt roomis and bett DS Teca ity No. 478 19th 81 -nar Gariror Mo B o. t., near Castro, bay rido Srooins and bath; rents 0 Jor S0 10 e °f STOCKTON STREET RESIDENCE. No. 1913 Stookton St , west 1ide, 80 foet south of Ohest- ant; 2-story bouse of #rooms and bath and 2attic rooms; buywind w: concreta foundstion; stone sidewalks; streot ot 40 x 60, with the right of continuons use of 6% 6% mortsage of £2,000 in bank cen remain DOWN TOWN INVESTMENT. “Nol. ')71. :J? Txlrk' ?t’eal. 8 V'Vl.hc‘ar‘w: Leavenworth, wo-stoxy houses of 7, i ti ;T stone sidewalk: street m‘:u:l‘ lot 37 gl‘dh:s.enh‘ . For furthier particulars apply to G. H. UMBSEN & CO, 14 Montgom-ry Street.