The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 8, 1899, Page 14

14 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, WEDN ESDAY, FEBRUARY 8§, 1899. ARGER LOOMS SCHOOL BOARD FUND DEFICIT Grand Jury Investigation Ex- pected to Reveal Astonishing Criminal Laxity by the Late Di rectors. Teachers and Merchants May Have to Suffer Cruel Loss Unless the Sureties of the Old Board the Growing Shortage. HEN the Grand Jury reaches the end of its search through Nv the secret ways down which the city finances have gome it will know that the indebtedness of the School Department under the manip- ulation of the late Board of Educa- tion instead of being $279,730—less $35,000 about cash on. hand—is near infamy n will a place hi h up may ors and about December merchar r cl November army of 1e payment of t ms st of way ame action irface. rcum- the bills of ap- rly $400,00 of “the is. and teach- and other upon | such security onal géompensation of the joard were D: F. RAC .. WALLER, and | Can Be Held for 1E. J. GALLAGHER, GEORGE KER, W ._A. DERHAM, B: THOMAS A. BURNS, C. L. BARRINGTON ny of Maryland Coast manag reet HAMMOND—Charles L. Hin > W. Hink Phillp Hammond. T. R. CAREW—Jumes B. Duggan, Jo- E. McGrath, T. R. Carew. cob Schleicher, 8. H. Seymour. All of these sureties appear on the as- sment rolls of this city. The Maryland lity and Deposit Company was on the 1 x Widber and settle his indebtedn There is no limita- n to the Habilit such bonds for acts rformed by an c 1 during his incum- ney Eactkr member of the Board of ition is under bonds in the sum of " The pape! of his first mandamus sul were_served on Auditor W by Georgia C. Warren Olney Jr. plaint that she a regularly elected teacher in the Webster Primary School, and on June 28, 1898, the Board of Educ tion fixed her salary at $76 % per month for the ensuing year beginning July 1 a g June 30, 1899, and that d endil st he performed all her and prese d her demand for that month’s_sala 3 20, there having | been deducted 20 per cent by order of the | Boa of Education. The case will be heard before Judge Daingerfield Febru- fferent figures have been following are the correct rnished by Auditor Well hy ; Jjanitors, ts, $904 10 ,672 40. Total for two months, $191, ‘While the overpaid salary was stated by Judge Seawell to be $123,500, ording to Mr. Wells® figures it is only about $i13,- | | 412, which under the court’s ruling brings the teachers’ indebtedness down about | $10,000. A mass meeting of citizens will be held his evening in Department § of the new Ci Hall for the purpeése of advocating | th establishment of a State normal | school in this city by the present Legisla- | ture. EL. DORADO’S ANNIVERSARY. A: Brilliant Social Evening in Native Sons’ Hall Last Night. The fourtee niversary ball of El io Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden Sons' Hall last ant affair. The exquisiteness that d in that build- t Sons and ed a most of the lat- m been s crowded hundred ind march, which was led by D: D. Lowney, the president of the parlor, and he had for Who was floor t members of > Daughters. success in every particul committees that charge of Arrangements—Lew B. Mayer (chair- man), D, D. Lowney, J. G. Joly, Dr. E. Schlott, Charles Gerlach, P. P. Maussang, W. J. Guinnane, J k Jewell, John E. O'Brien Floor—F. A. Smith, Dr. W. J. Hawkins, | R. Horber, F. J. Cunane, E. C. Anderson, H. Bortfeld, J. J. Crowley, G. C. Gunther, Fred D. Gantner, W. E. George L. Stroecker, P. Paul V | macher, C. Koster. | . Reception—Ed N. P. Phelan, Dr. W. . vning, Joseph M. Cumming, L. D. , T. W. Gilmour, Charles Meussdorf- John O. Gantner, J. C. Hiller, Fred fer, T. Norton, Eugene P. Egan, T. H. Casey Louis E. Folk, Frank Reynolds, B, Gates, H. C. Willlams. Assistant floor manager, F. A. Smith. | i | New Choral Society. A choral society has recently been or- ganized for the purpose of studying Eng- | lish and German part-songs and short cantatas, with the intention of taking up more ambitious works in the near future. | Persons of either sex who are at all in- terested in vocal music will be cordially welcomed, regardless of what technical knowledge of music they may possess. The soclety meets every Wednesday even- ing at 8 o'clock in the basement of the Church of the Advent, Eleventh street, near Market. ————— CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER C AR WHEELS George R. Turner, Formerly City Sur- veyor, Killed on Polk Street. years ago served as City and County Surveyor and later as deputy in that office, was knocked down by a Polk-street car last night at the junction of Polk street and Paocific avenue and 0 horribly in- jured that he died less than an hour GEORGE R. Turner, who some later. The story of the accident as told by W. J. Willlams, who witnessed it, Is as follows: “‘Car No. 16, westbound, came down Polk street, and, as usual, stopped at the curve. The conductor ran ahead and signaled to the gripman I .that the coast was clear. The grip- man, as 18 customary, rang the bell, ght the cable and let go again. s the car was rounding the curve an old man started to cross Pacific avenue from the south side. :The gripman saw him, rang and d him to go back. A number sengers on the dummy of an -, edstbound car also called to him, but the warnings were useless. He FHEEEFEPEELE L FE PP 444444440 § : : : : 3 3 : stepped right in front of the mo ng car and the next moment was doubled up under the dummy."” A crowd soon gathered. hands removed the bruised and bleeding body from under the wheels. A g_atrol ‘wagon was summoned, and Turner was taken to the City Receiving Hospital, where he died on the operating table. It was found that the skull was fractured in two places and the left arm, left ankle and several bones in the back were broken. Turner, who was 71 year: 'was born in Charlestown, Ma: came to California in 1852. Since the death of his wife he has lived with one of his sons at.2410% Leaven- PP H I 444O THE DEADLY DUMMY AT WORK worth street. He leaves three sons and two daughters, all grown up. S. M. Obradovich, the gripman of the car, was arrested at about 8§ o'clock and charged with man- slaughter, but was released on his own recognizance by Judge Conlan. His story completely _exonerates himself from blame. He will be glven a hearing at 10:80 o’clock this morning. 444444 444 ding the November-December sal- | 80; janitors, $5023; DO+ THOITHOHOHO4D404 040+ 0+ 0404040404040+ 040 40+ 0+ O+ O+ VHTIOHDIDIOITID40 4 D40+ T+0M e R R T T was accidental. W. S. Barnes. torney. 4 years. residence, 2409 Webster street. +0404040400404040404 0404 0+ 0+ 040404 0+04040404040 40 +040404040+H ‘The Ex-Assistant District Attorney the Victim of Asphyxiation by Inhaling Illuminating Gas in His Sleep. ALTER S. HINKLE, ex-Assistant District Attorney, was found dead in bed yesterday morning He had been asphyxiated by illuminating gas. window had been raised by the deceased before he went to sleep, and as the stopcock of the gas fixture was quite loose and partly turned on, allowing the deadly fluid to escape, the inference is that he turned the stopcock carelessly and turned on the gas without knowing it. as the body was found, and after an unsuccessful effort to resuscitate the deceased he The Coroner, in deference to the wishes of Mr. Hinkle's wife, allowed the corpse to remain where it was, and, hastily summoning a jury, held an inquest at the residence, the jury rendering a verdict to the effect that death Mrs. Hinkle said that her husband was used to sleeping in the room in which he was found dead, while she and her little boy and girl occupied another apartment. She heard a slight noise in her husbhand’s apartment soon after he retired, but she thought nothing of it and had no suspicion that anything was wrong until she entered his room yesterday morning to call him to breakfast. Mr. Hinkle was 37 years old and was a native of Petaluma. in this State. law office of General W. H. L. Barnes, and it was there that he made the acquaintance of the general's son, ‘When the latter was elected District Attorney he appointed Mr. Hinkle as Assistant District At- In that capacity the deceased prosecuted many important cases, and with marked ability. During the trial of M. B. Curtis, otherwise Sam’'l of Posen, the actor, for the murder of a policeman, Mr. Hinkle became acquainted with Miss Beatrice Moses, who was reporting the trial for the Chronicle. married soon afterward and twe bright little childréen were the result of the union—a boy of 6 and a girl of A sister of the deceased is the wife of Bert Morrow, a son of United States Circuit Judge Morrow. =R =R ReReR=ReFeRoReFuFoR-R=R=F-FoFFcPe=ReR-EoFeFeRegeReFeReRuBeP R B oR ey R Beg R E-F- Bt E-FaBot Lo} WALTER S. HINKLE FOUND DEAD IN BED E‘MW¢O#0*000#0‘0’0’%0%000¢0§0¢0¢GWNWW#OWI 40 1O+ THOHO40CI04 040404 0+ 040+0+04+040+040 4 040+ 0+ O+ CHOI040+04O4040 4+ 040+ 0+ O+ 04040 C 4G in_his As the lower sash of the Dr. Charles Cross was called in as soon informed Coroner Hill. He studied law and entered the They were = A STERN PARENT. W. H. Nolan, a Teamster, Would Send His Son to Prison. W. H. Nolan has met defeat in his sec- ond attempt to send his son, Francis L. Nolan, to Whittier Reform School. For some reason, apparently unaccountable, Nolan wishes the State to care for his and has retained counsel to fur- nds. Yesterday a petition for the commit- ment of young Nolan, signed by his Nolan Sr. endeavored to prove that his son gyas of a vicious nature, quarrelsome and a worshiper at the shrine of Bacchus. The proof failed and the contention on be- half of the defendant that the only vicious trait he ever manifested was an honorable desire to keep his father from arrying his housekeeper two months after his wife died was established. Judge Dunne to hear any more tes- timony -ase and ordered the pris- oner discharged. The fond parent’s counsel immediately noted e: ptions to all the rulings of the court and the case will be carried to the Supreme Court by the father who would send his son to prison. Az young Nolan proved that he has worked for a living since he was 14 years of age, has never been arrested for or suspected of crime, Judge Dunne theught that sending him to prison would ke an outrage, and though it disappointed thg anxious parent the court released the prisoner. In a few days the Supreme Court, it is thought, will be burdened with the father's bitter tale of his son’s “evil ways,” but as the trial court is the best judge of the honesty of witnesses it is hardly likely that the higher. tribunal will interfere with Judge Dunne’s ruling. —————— A BRUTAL BRICKLAYER. J. A. Konkle Convicted of Beating His Four-Month-0ld Child. J. A. Konkle, a bricklayer living at 232 Minna street, was convicted by Acting Police Judge Barry yesterday of brutally beating his four-months-old child. He will be sentenced to-day. Mrs. Caroline McCarthy, the owner of the house where Konkle and his family lived, testified to hearing the child scream, and when she entered the house she saw the child on the mother's lap and the father beating it wich his fists. The father said that the child cried so much that he would choke it to_ death. The house was in a filthy condition, and a two-year-old boy was wallowing in filth. Both father and mother were under the influence_of liquor. Judge Barry severely censured Konkle for his inhuman conduet, and intimated that when he appeared for sentence he would give him the limit. Mrs. Konkle has been taken care of by Sister Julia. Femitieesihdi st Gl Dr. Christie Will Lecture. This evening the Rev. Dr. Christie, late of Melbourne, Australia, will give an ad- dress under the auspices of the Youn, People’s Society of Christian Endeavor of Calvary Presbyterian Church in the lec- ture room of the church, corner of Gear; and Powell streets. Dr. Christie is well worth hearing, and has already spoken several times to large audiences in Cal- vary Church. The public are invited. ———————— Ex-Mayor Hoffstetter in Town. Hon. John U. Hofstetter, ex-Mayor of Marysville and president of the Northern California Bank of Savings, is a guest at | the Lick, 2t i father, was taken up by Judge Dunne. | 0000009000099 09000000000000000000 9 NEVER WAS IN THE TIVOLI WINE ROOM o000 oS XXX XXX ADVEJTISEMENTS. P ! FRENCH BSOS T e SERGES. SPRING 1899. A Great Bargain. On to-morrow, At ? yard. them in the following MONDAY, February 6, we will offer a SPECIAL LINE OF GEN- UINE FRENCH SERGES = o These Serges are 48 inches in width and were imported by us to sell at 75¢ per We have an elegant assortment of shades: BLUES, CARDINAL, BROWNS, OLIVE, OLD ROSE, GARNET, HUNTERS, VIOLET, TANS, GRAYS, NAVYS, WINE. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY OF ABOVE GOODS. FLAMES DRIVE LODGERS FROM THEIR ROOMS. The Fatjo Hotel Vis- ited by Fire. ‘ DAMAGE WILL REACH $5000 HOT ASHES IN A BARREL THE ' CAUSE OF THE BLAZE. A Dance in the Next Building Was Interrupted for a Moment, but the Fiddles Played While the Building Burned. Fire broke out in the Fatjo Hotel, at the corner of Polk and Bush streets, shortly before 8 o’clock last evening and before the flames were subdued, about $5000 damage was done to the building and contents. The blaze was first discovered by peo- ple on the street, who observed flames bursting through the roof of the building. The alarm was turned in by Fred O’'Brien, a newspaper man, and the department re- sponded quickly, but it was some time before a stream could be put on the fire. It looked for a time as if the entire build- ing would be consumed, as it is a wooden structure, but when the firemen got tc work the fire .was quickly controiled. As the hotel was filled Wwith ledgers there was considerable excitement when the flames were discovered. FKully forty eople were in the place when the fire Deshe out, but all escaped without in- Jury. A dance was in progress next door to the hotel and when the flameS burst through the roof the dance hall was light- ed up and those making merry supposed that the building in which they re was on fire, and there was a wild scramble for the door. After it was learned that the dance hall was in no danger, the guests returned and the dancing con- tinued while the hotel burned. Just how the fire started is not known. It was thought at first that it started in the kitchen of the hotel, but Captain Comstock believes it originated on the stairway in the rear of the hotel and was caused by hot ashes in a barrel. The flames ate their way up the stairs to the tog story, bursting” through the roof. Nearly every room in the house was damaged by fire, water and smoke and the loss to the contents will probably reach $2000, while that to_the building will exceed $1500. The A. H. Smith Drug Com- &any, Irvine Brothers’ grocery and A{ uber’s confectionery, on the first fioor o RETTY IRENE DUVAL, premiere danseuse of the Tivoli chorus, is hurt at the insinuation cast upon ker fair name and fame by the other ballet queen, Gertrude Hayes. Miss Duval smarts especlally at the reflection made by the winsome Gertrude to the effect that she (Irene) had met the famed social leader, the “wineroom.” Miss Duval never goes out without her mamma and never even saw the inside of a wineroom. In fact, the rules of the Tivoll management are so stringent that a visit to the wineroom means instant dismissal. It was with tears in her pathetic blue eyes that Miss Duval sought to straighten the matter out and appear before the reading world in her own true character. “Mr. Greenway selected me,” she said, “‘me and Josie Davis. He sat in a box at the performance of ‘The Yellow Dwarf,’ and decided he would like us to be the pages at the Mardi Gras. We were introduced to Mr. Greenway in front of the theater, and he made all arrangements with us there. 1 am not going to the ball with the intention of having a good time. I am going because it pays well and I need the money. POPP0P0P900099000900 9000000000000 0 0 Ed Greenway, in 090090000900 900 @ the bul]dlnf, were all dumai&d by water and their loss will bring the total loss from the blaze up to $5000. This is only partially covered by insurance. JOEN FOUGA PROMOTED. The Popular Assistant Clerk of the United States District Court Is Made a Deputy. John Fouga, the popular clerk in the office of United States District Clerk George E. Morse, was promoted yesterday by United States District Judge de Haven to the position of Deputy Clerk. The pro- motion was made on the suggestion and recommendation of Mr. Morse, and in pro- nouncing sentence—or rather in makin; the appointment, the court compliment Mr. Fouga on the thorough and conscien- t twelve vears, and he and Deputy fanley, by reason of their long ience and knowledge of the work en- trust have dispe: nese two years, a age of the eral bankruptcy ave added largely office. The appoint- ment of Mr. Fouga as a deputy authorizes him to sign papers as such and greatly expedites and facilitates the business of the office. to the work of ,. ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. MEYERS & 0., * | ESTABLISHED I8 YEARS. -E—@-8-u-u-0-E-u-u-u-u - -E-0-0-N-u-8-n SPECIALISTS No Pay Till Cure Is Effected. Dr. Meyers & Co. have such confi- dence in their successful remedies @ and methods that they will let the patient deposit the price of a cure in M any bank or with any business house or newspaper in San Francisco, to be paid to them when a cure is effected. 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Rooms, ile to 51 60 day; $5 to 38 week: $§ to $30 month. Free baths; hot and cold water every room: fire guatas 48 eVery Toom; sleveler ruts ol miehA