The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1899, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1899. HIRES A ROUGH CHARACTER TO SLAY HIS WIFE TACOMA, Feb. 17.—John County Superintendent of Schools until | last-month and since made a member | £ the High School faculty, is either a ctim of ore of the strangest hallucin- | ations that ever disturbed the eauinoise of a steady brain, or else with guilty he has planned the murder of wife the allegations against him istake, averring that pub- reports and the incriminating cir- L. Tait.] a ed by the investiga- | police have made are the | t application to the | d of the villainy Timothy O’Brien. gh character who has turned State's evidence | h self from O’Brien that Tait is ing carried on nego- r the murder of his wife. his pals to save with | by Mr: Tait was to throw up his arm as if in protection and O'Brien was to shoot him through the arm, thus di- verting suspicion. =Miss Tait would have been an uninjured witness. The sequel came on Wednesday | night, when the last meeting between O'Brien notifled the f Read, accompanied two detectives, was in hiding be- hind a fence where they met. Tait and O'Brien then arranged that the murder should take place on Thursday night. As they were separating the detectives arrested them both. Tait ‘was put in the “sweatbox” and subjected té a most crucial examina- them was held. policé, and Ch tion. . He declared- he was studying criminology and had procured from former City Detectivé Con Cannon the ninals living here. He lected sed the Killing of his own use it seemed the most terrible crime that another man ADVERTISEMENTS. Ho40404040404040404040404cH 0 4 & 000@#0#@%%%0N#@#MW“‘QWMWW“‘OMWW. @ + ® + ® - L 4 + ® * @ 2 Ladies’ Jackets and Capes- At 95 Cents LADIES' CHEVIOT CLOTH JACK- ETS, in black and dark mixtures, formfer prices $300 and $400, marked down to %c each. At $1.95 LADIES' TAN COVERT CLOTH JACKETS, fly fronts, faced with cloth, former price $ 00, marked down to $19 each. At $3.95 LADIES’ KERSEY CLOTH JACK- ETS, fly fronts, faced with silk, former price $8 50, marked down to $39% each. At $5.00 LADIES' PLUSH CAPES, lined with silk serge, handsomely braided and beaded, collar and fronts edlg with Thibet fur, former %rlce $12 50 gl :‘r)“g“ approached | could be hired to commit. ; marked down to $5 00 eac him if he willing 1o undertake a | Tait was finally released on condition At 87 A5 dang providing there was | that he leave the city, the police find- LADIES' PLUSH CAPES. lengths 24 enough money in it. O'Brien said he |ing he could not be held for ‘‘con- and 27 inches, some piain, others was. There were subsequently meet- | Spiracy” because his confederate had trimmed with braid and beads, for- . he two. at which Professor | had no guilty intent. Mrs. Tait re- T S g G red O'Brien to kill his wife. | fuses to believe he:hhus]b;ntnd b‘z;‘d any 5548 Qeed he would pay nim $500. | guilty intention. She left wi im = f-c ol k.r("i,_:,\-”,',suf?[ last night for Rossland, where her Ladles' flress Skirts the insurance on his wife’s life and val- | mother lives, the object being to re- N uable papers which he could not obtain | lieve Tait of the nervous strain he has At $1.25 while she lived. n undergoing. i LADIES’ COLORED CHEVIOT All this time, however, O'Brien W: 1it's mother and sister say he has| DRESS SKIRTS, well lined and ch with the police an been studying criminology for months, on the progress being made, having announced his intention to f turning Tait write better detective stories than when the right Conan Doyle. ait is one of the best- educated men in the city and a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. He frequently has preached sermons. Mrs. bound, former price $200, marked down to $125 each. At $1.45 LADIES’ HAIR DRESS SKIRTS, lined with ercaline and bound with velvet, ormer price $225, marked down to or's sister Talt’s life, it seems, is insured for $2500 $145 each. teenth street. O’'Brien was to meet the | in the name of their two little children. o 9 trip ‘a& they left the house, and under| Tait telegraphed this evening from Ladles Wrappers. the pretense of holding them up. wa Rossland that he would return next to:shoot Mrs. Tait through the head.| week. | At $1.00 VAUDEVILLE ON THE BIG IOWA The Sailors \—Vill Give a Perform-? ance Next Week. | | ors of the United States bat- Iowa, now lying at anchor who were "the guests of st. night -at the Or- the-courtesy next | g by giving a performi- | ter which they 'have bullt | ies are born vaud ir show is strict ompanying programme ' |1s & fac-simile of the performance that was given by the sailors of the ship on December 2, when the Towa was at Cal- 1ao, Peru, and it will he reproduced next Wednesday evening. Many of the most | prominent citizens will be present. The| occasion promises to be a unique one and | will no doubt be very interesting to those who are so lucky as to secure an Invita- tion. . The: ac R e e S o o e ol o ot ok o U5 S JOWA THEATEE.: 45 dozen LADIES' FLANNELETTE WRAPPERS, former and $200, marked down to each. prices $175 $100 ed | BLACK FIGURED MO-| BARGAINS OF EVERY | our aim being | Our well known bargain prices for Saturday cut in the prevailing prices of the past weck. Annual Stock-taking, and in the clearance of these goods quality or TO CLEAR EVERYTHIN 1 STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK. SATURDAY’S BARGA B .C.0.C.000CIO0CO0000I0000000 DESCRIPTION! ’s trade will bs supplemented to-day by a still deeper Everything positively must be cleared prior to our [N§! > s + ° + K3 ¥ > > —& P3 + @ > »> 5 L 2 n , "".flofise | - Furnishings. At 4 Cents + L4 SILK DEPARTMENT. At 55 Cents. COLORED FANCY CHECKED PEAU DE SOIE SILK, former price $1.25; marked down to 55¢ a yard. At 65 Cents. COLORED BROCADED SURAH SATIN, evening shades, former price 85c; marked down to 6ic a yard. At 65 Cents. BLACK FIGURED SATIN DUCHESSE, fol’mm“i price 85c; marked down to 65¢ a yard. At 75 Cents. FANCY BAYADERE STRIPED SILK, formeé’ price $1.25; marked down to 75¢ a yard. | At 75_Cents. 24-INCH BLACK BROCADED SILK, former price $1; marked down to 75c a | | | | | yard. i At 90 Cents. COLORED FANCY STRIPED and PLAID SILK, former $1.50; J)rice marked down to %c a yar Colored Dress Goods. At 20 Cents. % pleces SCOTCH CHEVIOT DRESS| 500DS, 38 inches wide, reduced from 40c a yard to 20c a yard. At 35 Cents. jeces 38-INCH FANCY _DRESS GOODS, in stripes and figured effects, 82 will be closed out at greatly reduced At 65 Cents. 20 pieces #4-inch FRENCH CREPON, ex price 6sc yard. reduced from d0c a yard to 3c a yard. x 5 t $1.65 A At 75 Cents. 3 cases WHITE MARSEILLES t 50 Cents. 25 pieces 5é-inch ENGLISH STORM SPREADS, a good, heavy grade 62 pieces 50-INCH ALL-WOOL LADIES ERGES, in_three different Wales, and a close. fine weave, worth $2 25, CLOTH, in plain and mixed colors, on former price $1, sale price Tc. on sale at $165 each. special sale at 50c a yard. T At $1.00. i At 81.00 At 75 Cents. 15 pleces (-ineh ALL PURE WOOL| 150 E‘({"af"figfgmr;?;‘;‘a'\rztsv' Ha ety 5 ALL-Wi AD- “"OTCH CHEVIOT, marked down | 1 31z long, atterns, wor B BT, Sinches w30 atest thades, | from $1 to §1 vard. SERsomfaleas v s new shades, value for $100 a yard: sale price 75c a vard. At $1.25. o At $1.35 % pleces 4h-inch ENGLISH MOHAIR | 12 pairs LACE CURTAINS. 3% yards At 75 Cents. EREPONS In a large varlety. of de- ong, in both ‘whife -and. ecru, in 2 pleces 46-INCH HIGH CLASS uigns; xeduced from: JA-to IL 5 yard. ot i Techiawonty £ O ENCH novelty _suiting, _reduced S from $1 2 a yard to Toc a yard. At $1.50. 75 dozen SHEETS, made from a spe- 20 pieces 60-inch CLAY'S ENGLISH cial grade of musiin, finished. with DRESS LENGTHS AND REMNANTS ERGES in different Wales; former a 2-inch hem, hand torn and ironed, prices. yard. tra fine quality; former price $1, sale price $2; will be placed on sale at $1 50 u 4 5 cases MUSLIN. 3§ inches wide; i price will not be considered, ;’(?{l“fl,?.ffi”"’(;‘ n?d‘“‘fngfw‘;{lflofi-l e an g l lATELY sott, finish and a faif. grade, on sale o e Sl S : At 5 Cents + p 7 -cases CANTON..FLANNEL bleached only, “a “goed, hes fleecy grade, worth iie, on BLACK DRESS GOODS, "™ At $1.00 & e 5 cases WHITE BED SPREADS. ful At 35 Cents. size, Marsellles patterns, a m‘éy‘-" 2 pleces 42-inch FIGURED ENGLISH heavy grade, value for $125, on sals + ALPACAS, marked down from 6:¢ to atTyE s ency S0c yard. At 81.25 8 cases WHITE MARSEILLES BED SPREADS. pretty raised patterns, value for $160, on sale at $125 each. 72x80 at 37%c, 81x90- at #lc, 90x90 at 5c each. Murphy Bullding. Market and Jones Stregts. P40 4049404049434 904040404040 4040404040 +0+0+0+C+o+o+ Murphy Bullding, Market and Jomes Streets. Murphy Bullding, Market and James Streets, 40440+ +OIDEOIEHOPO4OIO+ 040 $O0 404040404 OO+ 4046404 6-+0+0404D404044040 4046404044 S b0b 04060 S0464:0+0b0464 240484540454 Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Bullding, Warket and Jomes ~ Strests, D+ OPTEOIOIIHG 04O+ 0+0+0+0 4040404040 | WOMAN WITNESS SCORES DR CRABB Says He Should Be in San Quentin. Special Dispatch to The Call. Corner of Anchor Crane Ave & Catamaran Street Sole Proprietor General Manazer D SO ) | @ 71 ned ¢ Krait & Von W. H Norris. F. U_Shepbeard. —— CALLAC, PERU. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 1898 PROGRAMME C=PART ONE=— OVERTHURE ... = | be| ol * ... Orchestra The Towa Minstrels Bonéticcs 1, G EHRMAN J. H. DELAHIDS Opening Chorud. Kentimental Song.. Comic Song. INTERLOCUTOR A: E. MOOKE Tambolegists GEORGE Me. COY W. J. SHINE ««.lowa Minstrols . F. Shevlin . G. Ehrman SAN JOSE, Feb. 17.—“A man who | would railroad a woman to an insane| | asylum ought to be sent to San Quen- tin, and I would take pleasure in bring- | ing him there.” These words were uttered by Mrs. H. | A. McCormack, a witness for the de- fendant in the divorce case of the Rev. | W. H. Crabb against his wife, Hattie. The woman who made the bold state- | ment was instrumental in effecting Mrs. Crabb’s release from the State | asylum at Agnews and, since the lat- | ter’s liberation, has cared for her. The reply was made. to a question put by Attorney C. H. Cobb in cross-examina- tion, and he, his client and the large audience present were astounded at her answer. Unabashed at the attack on the doc- tor, the youthful lawyer returned to the fray, but received a still greater shock when Mrs. McCormack, in unqualified | terms, accused his client of being a | | AMER Foruwn RBallad Mouclegne Coficluding with brilliant tableaux = ~=COLUMBIA AND CUBA <o OVERTURE....... ORCHESTRA’ =SPART TWO=S BATES AND SEITERT il A MELANGE OF MUSIC, MELODY AND MIRTH ZX. E- WHITEHEADO —-—N— . filS}DR!GINhLTUGGLlNG AND ACRCBATIC CREATION + WUN LUNG'S DAY OFF ASSISTED BY GE£O. MecCOY TIETE IOWA QUARTETTE J.F..Dunn E. M. Aitken J F. Shevlin W. F. Wood " THE EMPERORS OF TEUTONIC MIRTH RMAN and DELAHIDE Ba JO DUETT. ..Paquette & Finn ;—“ PUIGS o . EH VO SN Sl S b e HIBERNIAN ORATOR W B e MR G ERGR ncs Tiving Hclitical snd cthes lasues ~—— SERIO-COMIC NUSICAL $KETCH —e— THE LIGHTS anl SHADONS o GREATER NEW TORK George Mc Coy .J. F Shevlin e R e A e TS SR S The Shadow ot the Bowery... The Light of Broadway....... ...... Delahide and Kinnane. CQNCLUDING Crand closing ch 'THE IOWA MINSTREL ITH D R I Do S IR e Sl S S i e i G GEOSRERCER SRCRR SCRS SRCSD RO SRCYE S PN SN B e B O R SICER SO Y & prevaricator and of having been proves | as such. Before leaving the witness | | stand she informed the court thas in a | conversation with Dr. Crabb she asked | | him how he dared preach after what | he had done. | Numerous letters written by the pas- | tor were introduced in evidence by At- torney Thompson to show the former’'s Kkindly feeling toward his wife. Coun- sel for the plaintiff was satisfied with the epistles, as they proved that the doctor had warned his wife not to talk about him. Mrs. E. B. McClure of Gilroy was placed on the stand by the defense, and testified to the pleasant relations be- tween the minister and his wife during i nce in Gilroy. She said she | was shocked by the doctor asking her | at her home whether she noticed anv- thing strange in his wife's actions. At- torney Burchard was desirous of cross- examining the witness, but was de- tained at home by illness, and the woman was excused until Monday. Dr. F. M. Sponogle also testified. and the balance of the day was devoted to the reading of correspondence. CATHEDRAL MISSION. Redemptorist Fathers Will Be at St. Mary’s for the Next Two Weeks. The Redemptorist Fathers will open a two weeks’ mission in St. Mary’s Cathe- dral to-morrow morning. Three of the most eloquent and experienced of the or- der will conduct the mission. Two of them, Rev. Fathers Bond and Hild, have already arrived in the city, and the’third, Father Brown, will arrive to-day. The opening sermon wiil be preached at the 11 o'clock high mass to-morrow. The evening devotions will begin at 7:30 o'clock. During the week the first mass with sermon will begin at 5:30 o'clock. The second mass and sermon will be at 9 o'clock and the evening devotions at 7:30 o’clock. —e———————— LASSIES AS FIRE LADDIES. A Serious Conflagration at St. Luke’s Hospital Averted by Nurses. But for the bravery and energetic ef- forts of the nurses at St. Luke's Hospital that well-known institution might have been destroyed yesterday afternoon and the lives of many helpless inmates lost. Fire was discovered in the east wing about 4 o'clock, and the young Iadies who minister to the wants of the injured and afflicted were warned, and they quickly formed themselves into an em- bryo fire brigade. While some of the ladies mounted to the blazing roof others stood on the ladder and passed up water and the flames were extinguished before the arrival of the Fire Department. The fire is attributed to falling sparks from an adjoining cmmmr{ and the damage to the building is placed at $30. —_————————— Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith writes about “Success in Life” in next Sunday’s Call. i CANS AID IN THE UPRISING Fighting Under Reyes in Nicaragua. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17. — The steamship Condor arrived to-day from Bluefields, Nicaragua, and brought mail advices from the Reyes revolution. | In the beginning of the year Reyes | gent his resignation to Zelaya, accus- ing the latter of mismanagement and dishonesty. On January 26 the authori- ties commenced gathering troops, os- tensibly as a protection against Hon- duras insurgents, and the defenses of the city were manned. Reyes an- nounced that General Aurelio Estrada | had been named as his successor and | would arrive on January 31. On Janu- | ary 30 the people held a mass meeting and protested against anybody taking | the place of Reyes. On February 2 General Estrada ar-| rived with seventy men to fill various Government positions. After being| talked to by Reyes and the citizens. | Estrada refused to accept the office of | Governor, but said he would go to the | nterfor and return with troops to set- | tle the trouble with fire and blood. | Reyes insisted on turning affairs over, but Estrada left, leaving the depart-| ment without a Governor. Troops and | citizens called on Reyes and insisted on | his taking charge. He consented and issued a call to arms, “to precipitate | the impertinent oppressor that has the | republic in horrible agony,” and of- fering to die at the front in the cause| of liberty. | On Saturday, February 4, Reyes ap- | pointed Ignacio Suarez Governor, | lowered the duties and organized his| army. On Sunday a number of Ameri- | cans and other foreigners joined him and a company was organized, com- manded by J. C. Kennedy of the Louis- | iana Field Artillery, New Orleans; Cap- | tain Forsgard of the Seeley Rifles of Galveston and Burt Umstatt, an old Indian scout, as lieutenants. Reyes has 2000 Remington rifles and plenty of ammunition. On Saturday night Reyes and 350 men left for Greytown, but their boat struck shoals, so they marched over- land to Roma, which will require three days. The rebels seized the lake steamer and a Hotchkiss gun. News from the interior says the insurgent army is growing steadily. The Marietta had not arrived up to February 10. TEACHERS WILL ENJOIN. A Remarkable EOmfimmue Proposed by the Merchant Creditors. Mrs. Clara Arguello, a teacher recently dismissed from her position, filed an ap- plication yesterday for a writ of mandate, ordering the Board of Education to re- instate her in the department. Her attor- neys are Judge W. L. Pierce and Henley & Costello, and she represents sixteen teach- ers, who were removed at the same time, The injunction case of Elisha Brooks, principal of the Girls’ High School, against Auditor Wells, now being tried in Judge Seawell’s court, was continued yesterday morning for one week on a joint | motion of the attorneys. It is understood that a compromise is being arranged be tween the teachers and merchants, by which the teachers will withdraw thefr suit, permitting the merchant creditors to recover as much of the money due them as the state of the fund will allow. For this concession the merchants will loan the teachers 30 per cent of what may be recovered, and if the teachers succeed | afterward in getting any of their Novem- ber and December salaries they will re- turn the loan. —_—e Lord Beresford’s opinion of Amer- ican women, in next Sunday’s Call. —————— Plumbers Elect Delegates. At a regular meeting of the Association of Master Plumbers the following were elected delegates to the national conven- tion of the Association of Master Plumb- ers, to be held in New Orleans on March : John L. E. Firmin, Garrett C. Swee- ney, Sam Ikeihelmer, Gus Bayreuther, M. J. Wrin, Fred Koch, D. F. Mehegan, H. Hufschmidt, Fred Snook and 2 McCarthy. Ciries | absolutely necessary for extra assistance TAX COLLECTOR DENIED RIGHT OF PATRONAGE. No Power to Hire “Extra’® Clerks. Judge Hebbard handed down a decision vesterday in the case of Homer C. War- ren against the Board of Supervisors, in which the plaintiff, who was an ‘“extra” deputy in the Tax Collector’s office, | sought to compel the defendant, by writ | of mandate, to audit his demands for | salary. Warren was appointed by Tax | Collector Sheehan without the approval | of the Board of Supervisors, as required by law. When his demand, together with | those of eight deputies in the same pre- | dicament, were presented, approval was | denied. Hence the application for the | writ of mandate. Judge Hebbard holds that the deputy was illegally appointed, as were the oth- ers. The court denied the application for | the writ, and his opinion reached even | further, which has led to” wailing and | gnashing of teeth in the offices of the As- sessor and Auditor as well as that of the | & tion concerning the necessity for extra clerks, the authority to employ them and the right to audit, allow and approve their claims for services rendered. It is in evidence in this proceeding that the Tax Collector never asked the board to appoint petitioner an extra clerk; that he never informed the board of his appointment, and that the board did not authorize his appointment. : The petitioner relies much upon what he claims has been the custom for many years, in that the Tax Collector has al- Ways apointed his extra clerks. This is the first time the issue has ever been raised between the Tax Col- lector and the board, and the Clerk of the board testifies that the Finance Com- mittee has always been advised when- ever the necessity for extra clerks has arisen, and that there has always been | an understanding between heads of de- | partments and the board. No doubt this{ has been the custom. Under the statutes relating to the subject it is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors, in the exer- cise of sound judgment, wise discretion and with due regard for the necessities of the head officers of the. various de- partments of the city and county gov- ernment on the one hand and the rights of the taxpayers to have the ‘public funds honestly and economically expend- ed on the other hand, to appoint these | clerks and see them paid. For these reasons alone the court can- not grant the relief demanded by peti- tioner in this proceeding. Further rea- sons which justify the court in refusing to issue the writ are found in the resolu- tions and orders of the Board of Super- visors of various dates, as follows: "“No extra clerks or employes shall hereafter be employed in the public offices of this city and county from and after this date | except in cases where the services of extra clerks or employes are on examina- tion deemed to be “absolutely -necessary for the public interest by the -Finance Committee of said board. “Resolved, That the Finance Committee hereby required to take no application | for extra assistance unless the same be Tax Collector. It was earnestly hoped by many politicians that the court would decide otherwise. In fact, Judge Heb- bard received a letter from a prominent citizen, whose name he refuses to divulge, directly requesting the court to decide in favor of the deputy. The action of the writer of the letter is questionable, but whether any steps will be taken against him or not of course rests solely with the court. The decision, stripped of the above facts, rendered by Judge Hebbard reads: 1t appears that of the appropriation of $30,000 made by the board in October, 1898, for the extra expenses of the Tax Collec- tor for the fiscal year from July 1, 1898, to July 1, 1899, there remains but the sum of $1750. The Board of Supervisors, respond- ent herein, claims that the petition does not state facts sufficient to warrant the court in directing a writ to issue to com- pe] the board to approve the claim of pe- titloner, and that the showing made by respondent is a complete defense in this proceeding. On March 25, 1868, the Legislature passed an act, section 1 of which is as follows: “The Tax Collector of said city and county shall be allowed, in lieu of the dep- uties and clerks now allowed by law, one chief deputy and one cash deputy, each at a monthly salary of $200; three general deputies, each at a monthy salary of $150; also extra clerks at salaries at the rate of $150 a month each for the time actually employed; provided, said Tax Collector shall not be allowed exceeding $12,000 for salaries of all such deputies and clerks during any one fiscal year. “The Auditor of said city and county is hereby directed to audit and the Treas- urer to pay in United States gold coin out of the general fund of said city and coun- ty the several salaries herein provided for, all demands therefor to be first ap- ¥m\'ed and certified as correct by said ax Collector.” On March 30, 1872, the Legislature passed an act which is in part as follows: “The Board of Supervisors of the eity and coun- ty of San Francisco are hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate, allow and crder paid out of the general fund the several sums of money hereinafter men- tioned, and to exercise the following pow- ers, to wit: “To authorize the employment of such extra clerks as may be required by the Tax Collector in his office from time to time at a salary not to exceed $150 per month each.” “To allow and order paid out of the general fund such sums as they may deem in the office of Assessor, Tax Collector and Auditor.” The foregoing statutes are the only ones cited or relied upon. The questions in- volved in this proceeding may be deter- mined largely from the language of that portion of the act of March 30, 1872, which is amendatory of the act of March 25, 1868. Under the act of 1868 the Tax Collector | could appoint his extra clerks as well as his regular force of deputies, and up to the limit of $12,000 a year, could draw upon the treasury through the Auditor for pay- ment of their salaries. The Board of Supervisors had nothing to do or say in the matter. But under the act of 1872 the board was given power to authorize the employment of the extra clerks and to fix their salaries, not to exceed $150 per month each, and to allow and order paid such sums as they deemed absolutely necessary for extra asistance in the office of the Assessor, Tax Collector and Audi- tor, and to this extent the act took away in writing and unless the reasons specifically set forth therein. | "“Each and every board, officer and de- partment of the city and county govern- ment are limited in their respective ex- penditures during each fiscal year to the actual amount of money estimated as suf- ficient for such board, officer or depart- ment at the time of making the annual tax providing funds for the mainfenance of the city and county government for the fiscal year to one-twelfth thereof each month.” And it appears from the evidence in this proceedlnf that the sum of $30,000 was appropriated for the expenses of the Tax Collector’s extra clerks for this fiscal year. Of this sum $28,250 has already been absorbed, leaving a balance of only $1750 for the last five months of the fiscal year, a deficit of $10,750 according to_the limita- tions of said order No. 126. The writ is denied. Z As the majority of clerks employed in the offices of the Tax Collector, Auditor and Assessor are what are called “extra.” the decision practically deprives those offices of patronage and throws a great opportunity into the hands of the Board of Supervisors to pay several “politica debts.” Tt is said that the matter wil be appealed to the Supreme Court, and the disappointed ex-office-holders ex- pect to reverse Judge Hebbard's decision before the higher court. SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL are APPREHENSION CAUSED BY AS- SEMBLY BILL NO. 639. Fear It Is Intended to Nullify the Civil Service Section of the New Charter. The woes of the San Francisco school- teachers are many, but as if the withhold- ing of their salaries until many of them are bankrupt in purse and almost in credit, and the turmofl and uncertainty produced by the efforts of the new board to undo the scandalous work of its pred- ecessor, were not enough to wreck their nervous systems, along comes a new cause for worry, and now the teachers are sitting up nights trying to figure out what will become of them if this thing continues. The latest bugbear to upset the equa- nimity of the harassed employes of the Board of Education is subdivision 6 of section 1617 gf Assembly bill No. 639, in- troduced In the Legislature by the Com- mittee on Educdtion of the lower house, to amend cerain sections and to add one new section to the Political Code relating to the yuh"c schools of California. Sec- tion 1617 relates to the powers and duties of trustees of school districts and boards of education in cities, and the subdivision which excites so much apprehension in the breasts of the teachers reads as follows: Sixth—To employ the teachers, and imme- diately notify the County Superintendent of Schools, in writing, of such employment, naming the grade of certificate held by the teachers employed: provided, that on or before the 20th day of June of any year the Board of School Trustees or the city ‘Board of Ed from the Tax Collector and gave to the Board of Supervisors all power respect- cation shall meet and, by ballot, elect teach- ers for the ensuing school year. Failure to ing the exercise of judgment and discre- | comply with this provision shall continue the TEACHERS ARE WORRIED teachers last employed ‘in thejr positions. for the ensuing school Year, -and - in’ the. event of said teachérs declininig to' be continued-in-sald positions, . it_shall be.the ‘Juty of the county or city superintendent of “schools, respectively, to appoint teachers to fill -said’ positions - fof the ensuing school year. : The new charter- prevides. thdt - the School Department of San Francisco shail be governed by civil seérvice rutes,:and, the teachers ‘'see in the proposed.amendment | an attempt onthe part of some one: to | nullify this chartér provision .and place them again at the merey of politival ma- nipulators, hence. their- alarm. ‘They: are preparing 'a vigerous protest against. the passage of the bill- as it stands, and - ill insist on the elimination of. the objection- able paragraph or that it be remodeled g0 | as not to include San Francisco. ——i e McCOY - AND CHOYNSKI. The Fighters Sign to Box Before the National Club March 24: Articles of agréement - fof @ twenty- round .contest between Joe €hoynski and “Kid McCoy. were -signed last night at Mechanics! Pavilion; the’trouble :to ‘take place ‘béefore the National. Athletic :Club on or about Mareh 24 McCey Was repre- sented by W. A, Brady and:Choynski's interests were -ldoked: after by Eddie | Graney, while'J. :J. Groom.acted ‘for the | club-that is_to bring-off the fight, The menagree to.select a referee forty= | eight ‘hours before the daté of the con- | test; which ‘fs to ‘be under Marquis of | Queensberry ruies; break away. clean and | no_hitting in_ clinches. . The fighters: will divide 65 per cent o receipts, | the winner -taking & of - their share and . the per cent. ‘Both men are in the city will“begin -active. training for the event early next week. | California’ Rebekah Lodge. | Next Saturday night California Rebekah Lodge of- the. . 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