The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1899, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1899. RICHMOND WILL FIGHT THE FRANCHISE GRAB Residents See No Gobd in De mands of Railway Iroquois Braves Adopt Condemnatory Resolutions Which Are Presented by E. P. E. Troy 4 HE residents of Richmond District | s to see in the application a are up in arms against the officials | possibility of the Sutter-street Compan of the Market-street Railway Com- | €nding its relations with the Sutro line, | P T orts to. meake |1t is pointed out that Robert Morrow and 3 Mepatr efforts to make a| A" Grant, who control the Suiter-street 8 . p of franchis oefore | line, are the minority stockholder »w charter goes into effect on the | in the Gearysstreet road. 1f the fran- £ next January. [ chise is to be abandoned it is held that ! eir_consent must be obtained before 1t of the executive committee of o d District Improvem be dered. 1tis expected they s gl et demand some concessiol e specially called for the pu t line. It is reasonu- ¥ onsidering the application of the concession would be M treet Railway Company for fran- the proposed electric 4 the Richmond District, was b Should that be brought ; t at Eighth avenue and C ¥ they would hardly con- Mans b T the olun ok ansferring to the Sutro line. This lany members of the clu would leave the Sutro line without a con- necting iink with the heart of the city. unanimous. opinion was expressed | It would undoubtedly destroy it, leaving that the purpose of the Mark Clement street without a road. This is company is to destroy the Sutro railrc {he business street of Richmond, and was the only competin ine in Richmond, t up by the Sutro Company. 3 oy competnErling fn . » franchi asked Point Lobos the end that it may monopolize the street-| o venye, which ken as an intimation car traffic of that section of the city. |t he Market-street Railway Company Resolutions were adopted calling the expects to hold that g thoroughfare tention of the Board of Supervisors to the | on an old franchise. On June 3, 1892, a that the Geary-street Railway fran- | [ranchise was granted the Ocean’ Bech s ! e under the nro. | Railroad Company, since merged with (Wil woon oA in. B Qlder Ui the Market-street Railway Company visions of the new charter the ci | from “First avenue to the Cliff House censtruct and own Its first mun road. This was to run fifty vears. No street rallway on Geary street from (he | work has been done on it, hence the claim 1 iff House. is made that the company has no legal S int- | TIENE to its possession. committee was appoin : s Ve The Iroqueis Club has also taken a Richmon¢ and in the fight. At a meeting last nigh Board upervis- E i) = following re by K Troy, and t s objections P | This cor 4 were also adopted approv- utter the rig n of the minority f the. pe and partic law by opposition gton to the a Lewis franchise eople who live under the shadow spicious of the street railway to life and ving »od can come fro desire (o attain privilege: ¢ nd the application for fran- | ses in Richmond a possibility that the d, which Jeveloped the district iy other r 1 be crip- lue uitimately « tting ¢ stroyed to ichmondites a street avenue, bloc nd the com hise car s tracks. 1ation some per- | mmenced r'n day or so the Chines | discomfi it with char | S on got the -t : its” tim ing the interim played =, merrily 0 fear of interfer- ence. s were S0 e | that the expe arrival of the police | was heralded to the players in the vari- | ous dens and when the squad arrived the | door would swing open, a few disconsol- ‘;m. appearing Chinese would be seated on their haunches, perhaps another reading, {another smoking. A cursory glance around would satisfy the squad, it would {leave and instantly the games would | open > | “This system is still continued. As said before, it was inaugurated on April 21. In- cludini th 10 up to and includ- ng nt Donovan and posse Losses Through New mfi. o Sy net Yot it vatch fines were collected amounting to Patrol System_ $765. Of the seventy-seven gamblers ar- Y rested twenty-five were dismissd even cases are still pending. The prece g ek & ng month, from and including March 1 and up to and_including the 1Sth of {April, Sergeant Price, under the old The supporters of the new system of po-/| system, which s “investigated” and lice activity to prevent gambling in the | found wanting, made 224 arrests. Fines dens of the Mongolian district are legion, | Were collected from these gamblers it for reasons heretofore explained in | AmMOUNtIng to SXN. forty-five cases were he Call the largest roreontssplatnes o | dismissed and a few are still pending. In z ]*_Mr:ir\‘ = " 'fi’ "ilulrfl‘”‘(‘; ‘(,h"‘ other words a comparison will show that upg » ompose in nder the old system 147 more arrest themselves. Although the pres- | were made, the eity was enriched 185 d of the Chinatown squad, and less gambling was indulged in. The geant Donovan, falls to strike terror to|16th and 20th of April—these dates, as . almond-eyed gamblers, | Will be seen, being omitted in the calcu pai lations—were occupied by Sergeants Pric gy and Donovan in consultations. Price wa G 3 preparing to turn the district over and support of game-Keeper Pa- | Donovan to recei it, consequently no trons arrests were The truth is that Donovan’s moves to| It will be seen from these figures that suppress the lawless element are dfrected | under the new system the lose by a board of strategy. Each night he | 2bout $2000 a 324,000 and must report for instructions, and with |Stll the “merry-go-rour jReus cach instruction goes on his way the less | Chinese continue likew To properly handle the Chinese district is evident that experience is required. ing the last two raids made under the supe n of Licutenant Esola seventy arrests were made, but each and every case was dismis he | for he must obey lunacy of the pre ical visits to the various g rict has already been exploited by the disastrous financial I tem of as fz s the collection of fines | evidénce to convict c d, has not before been ailuc ta by the police on these occas small figures representing the amount | but on the long list captured by Price buf of fines paid into the treasury the | forty-five escaped, and the rest donated inauguration of the new system denoted | to the city tre for their wrong ccrease in gambling there wouid be | Doubtless the old system was the best for universal rejoicing. but when it Board of Strategy notwith- that sufficient evidence exis at gambling never flourishe at present and with so little interfer- id of the stem- ing. e c naught can be s system | . but in criticism and a wish prevall for a | its development in next Sunday’s change and a rauical change. On April ©9040506 ©0%0©04090% 05 04 0506080606@ v HE HAD OVERLOOKED MISSION ROCK ENTIRELY he new system was inaug- | Call. $0® 0% 0% 02050H0®050 7 ex-Supervisor in town who has just made the (to him) ng discovery that there is one available portion of the peninsula overlooked by himself and associates while they were In of- he has already begun to lay plans for another term, with a view 16 co ting the oversight. This former father is E. C. Hughes, who made the discovery that threatens to again inject him into politics in a peculiar manne Mr. Hughes, wi yme friends, including Jeremiah De ber of the board, visited the Claus Spreckels buflding ye B T iR party was condu up to the cupola, 33 feet above Market street, where the big beacon glows at night. Mr. Hughes was deeply impressed with the grand- eur of the panor spread beneath him and waxed eloquent. Turning to Mr. Deasy and sweeping his arm around he said: *No falrer spot can be found on earth; no lovelier city was ever built than this! Over this splendid domain I once held full sway, and now to you that same mighty pow has passed. Do not abuse it; deal with these peo- ple as fairly as did 1.’ There wa pause for an instant as Mr. Hughes' eye alighted on some unfamiliar object out in the blue waters of the bay, and then he resumed, though in a slightly altered tone: “But what is that peculiar object out there?’ *“The transport Sheridan,” volunteered one of the gentlemen. 'No, it isn’t a ship. I mean that dark object that resembles somewhat, lying just off shore and to the south of the transport!” 'Oh, that—why, that fon Rock,” responded the others in a chorus. “Surely you ought to know that, Ed. “Mission Rock nothing. You can’t josh .your Uncle Edward on that, so don’t try i “Why, yes, it is. You certainly must have heard of Mission Rock?"” Y e~ I've heard of it all right, but blame me if I hadn’t always been led to betieve that the hoard preceding the one I was in had gathered in Mission Rock, and anything they got hold of they moved off the map. Blessed if I can see how our crowd made such a mistake as tha The entrancing panorama had become blotted out of Hughes' eyes, his eloquence was stilled. What he longed for was to get back to terra firma and further investigate the status of Mission Rock. nt mem- 080904 ®0080$H040H0P0P0 & 0 H0L0L0P0S0® a fort 2090 ® 09030P0H0H0P0 90 H0H00P0H06 0 & 0H0H0H0&0 0| @ o E3 o ® o @ o @ o @ o b4 o ks o k3 O ®9040609090 90 ®0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0P0 @0 $0S0P0P0L0906@ 1) TH New lighg on Christian Science and | SCHOONERS I COLLISION ——— Harvest Queen Ran Into the Relief. —— ABBIE ALSO DID SOME DAMAGE e TORE CITY OF STOCKTON’S PORT | QUARTER OUT. | T | The Marine Underwritéers Reward Captain Whitney—Captain Pierce Will Not Be the Master of the Grant. e There were two collisions on the water front vesterd The schooner Harvest Queen drifted down on the tug Rellef and was mnearly sunk, while the schooner Abbie ran into the river steamer City of Stockton and tore away nearly all her port quarter. The fact that the wind was light and there was a very strong flood- tlde ac- counted for both collisions. The Harvest Queen was bringing a load of shingl from North Beach, when she got caught in the tide rip off Mission-street wharf. It carried her along at a good rate of speed, and the captain congratulated him- h e s e b e e | THE WHEELS OF ON THE BAY B B R O O O R O BUCKLEY WANTS 115 OLD POWER BACK AGAIN — No Money to Maintain | Forming Clubs in All JUSTICE CEASE THEIR GRIND el Jurors. the Districts. JUDGE COOK CALLS A HALT|HE IS WORKING VERY QUIETLY CRIMINAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS. RUMORS CONNECTING HIMWITH VARIOUS FACTIONS. T The Blanket Ticket Idea Has Not Yet Been Dropped by the Com- mittee of One Hun- dred. The Board of Supervisors Will Take Steps on Monday to Provide Such Funds as Are Necessary. £ The public larder is empty and the The blind boss is the coming thorn in wheels of justice have stopped their | the side of the lo Democracy. He is | grind. Yesterds morning Judge Cook | organizing and all the friends of the Com- announced that the criminal departments of the Superior Court would try no more cases until provision had been made to feed the jurors sitting to determine the guilt or innocence of accused persons brought before the bar. This decision was reached after due deliberation on the part of the Judges of this branch of tha court—Cook, Lawler and Dunne—and they intend to adhere rigidly to their decision. All prisoners in custody are entitled to trial within sixty days after their incar- mittee of One Hundred ctan say will not keep the rank and file of the party out of the secret. He is particularly strong in the Twenty-ninth, and there .are others of the downtown districts where he is | strong enough to shaw himself in the open, but there is not a district in the city that he has not canvassed and in which he has not men working. Th some he has small clubs; in others he has large clubs, but in all he has some kind of a footing and he is reaching for more. + OS5 404-04-0+0+0+0+0g @+ sie et of the “Star-Spangled Banner. the Moel Eilian. +0+0+0+0+0+0+@ M dn ain o S ST SO S gl SCE SCR S S SDUBD U D S S S SN s 'y Y MET AND THEY PARTED. HE crew of the schooner Mary Dodge was given a very pleasant surprise at sea on May 22. It was a beautiful night and right ahead the lookout on the schooner could make out a British bark. The Dodge rapidly overhauled the larger vessel and then Captain Hansen made her out to be the Moel Eilian, frem Pisagua for Sar Francisco, with nitrate. The Mary Dodge was on her way here from Honolulu. As the latter came up all on board heard from the forecastle head of the Britisher the strains This was followed by ‘‘Yankee Doodle,” “Dixie,” ‘“Maryland,”“Marching Through Georgia” and other American melodies. The crew of the Moel Eilian is a musical one and it has a band of its own, composed of a cornet, flute, accordion, tin whistle and two drums. Captain Hansen says that in all his life he never heard such perfect music as that which floated over the moonlit waters from B+0+040+C T +0+0+0404D4D9040+040+ 04010+ 04040040 4004C+0 + 4040+ 0+ 040404040 self on the time he was making. denly the wind dropped light and the Harvest Queen lost steerage way. Be- fore the anchor could be dropped the tide had carried her across the bow Relief, lying at Folsom-street wharf,-and { the Har Queen was cut down to the water's edge. Nearly all her cargo had .to be jettisoned to keep her from sinking Sud- | ceration, and in event the matter of cre-| of the | and then the tug Amelia took her to the | Mission mud flats The Abbie was on her way out to Cas par and the City of Stockton had stopped to allow her to pass. The wind and tide again took command and the Abbie sheered into the steamer, carrying away over twenty-five feet of the steamer's port quarter. transport Grant after all. He gave up the command of the Centennial in order to he umer, but the powe! i shington have changed all that, and a .man is now on his way out from the East to take com- | mand of the transport. It seems to be a case of *‘very hard lines,” but the ptain Pierce is not going out in the | chances are that Uncle Sam will take care | Pierce on some other vessel. The Grant .will get away next Monday with about 1500 troops aboard. The Sheridan came off the drydock yes- terday and will be coaled in the Stréam. She will then go back to her berth at the Government wharf to load for Manila. | "The marine underwriters remembered | captain Whitney of the Blihu Thomsan | vesterday. For bringing the steamer | safely into port after she had lost her propéller they presented him with a gold atch and chain, a diamond locket and a | check for $500. .They also gave him a | check for $250 to divide among the men who assisted him. On the inside case of the watch was engraved: “From marine underwriters on S. S. Elihu Thomson, to Captain B. B. Whitney, in_recognition of meritorious services. San Francisco, May, 1899.” The presentation made’ by J. B. Levison of the Fireman's Fund, and Captain Whitney responded in a neat little speech. In August, 1898, the board passed a reso- lution to the effect that no employe should hypothecate his salary on pain of dis- missal. This rule has been more honored in the breach than in the,observance, but now the Commissioners have issued a new edict, and the next time a money lender presents an order the employe who gave it will'be dismissed. Captain Lew Willlams_will take the bark Alaska out to-day. She is bound for the gold fields and Captain Cogan was to have gone north as master. He Is very sick at his home in Alameda, but expects to be well enough to rejoin the vessel at St. Michael. of Captain The steamer Portland will get away for Unalaska and St. Michael next Monday. | She call at Victoria, B. C., for cargo | and passengers on the way mnorth. The June and will sail direct for Unalaska, | later. The Alaska Commercial Company the gold fields are very numerous. To C. Herlitz, the energetic manager of McNear's wharf at Port Costa, is due the credit of having shipped in one day the | heaviest cargo ever loaded at this port. | On Wednesday 20,800 sacks of wheat were | put on board the British four-masted bark | Pyrenees, This enormous quantity was | handled by one gang only betweén -the | houds of a. m. and 5 p. m., notwithstand- taken up shifting from one hatch to an- other and rigging up the necessary gear. Stewart Menzies & Co. of San Francisco were the stevedores, who took it away as gusl éx! Manager Herlitz could pour it on oard. : There have been all kinds of rumors ating a fund to supply the jurors with | regarding the workings of the Buckley food is not arranged by the Finance Com- | faction, many of them, it is believed, hav- mittee of the Board of Supervisors with-|ling been set going by himself. He is in that time the doors of the city jails | said to have been afliliated with every will be thrown open and a dangerous Wing of the party, respectable and other- host of criminals will stalk forth to re- | wise, since he returned to search for his new their chosen vocations former power. D I S o S S S +0404+0+0+040+0 A short time ago it was announced that the fund created to pay restaurant bills incurred on behalf of the jurors was e: hausted. Thursday at noon the:jury whose hands the fate of John J. charged with manslaughter, and a deputy was directed to take them to lunch. The twelve men good and true were marched to a near by restaurant but the keeper refused to feed them with- ut money in advance, saying that he could not trust the city for the outlay. The jurors were returned to court, and when Judge Cook's attention was called to the matter he disbanded the jury and in | Hierer, rested was ordered into the custody of the Sheriff, ordered its varfous members to return yesterday morning to deliberate upon a Verdict. At noon yesterday the jury came into*court and asked for - further time, and then the court instructed them that they could not be fed. The jury re- | He has been credited to | the Committee of One Hundred more than | | once, but most persistently i$ he con- nected with the prospects of Phelan. It/ is eved that much of the talk con- | necting him with Phelan i. of his own desires, been no denials. Coupled with the rumor of Buckley and his Phelan flirtation is the well defined idea that if Mr. Phelan wishes to win in his coming campaign he must come down to ‘‘practical” politics. The Com- mittée of One Hundred is about of the same mind concerning itself, but its prac- tical politics is of a nature peculiarly its own. There is a minority in the com- mittee which has heard the Buckley ru. mors, and these men are asking that & fore Mr. Phelan becomes their candidate he be requested to declare himself free in outgrowth and loose from all side issues and petty bosses. If he does thi will lose his | chance of doing “‘practical” politics. he does not do so, it will probably cause all kinds of a row in the committee and the little bosses will profit anyway. . Rainey Is doing very little so far, but he has condescended to bury the hafchet in turned to the deliberation room and for a couple of hours these hungry men di cussed the evidence in favor of and against the accused. Finally they came into court and entered a verdict of not guilty. The court then dismissed the jury and went into consultation. with Judges Lawlor and Dunne. The Judges hold that juries are entitled to maintenance and care by the Sheriff during the time they | are in custody, and if maintenance can not be assured them the Judges will re- fuse to call them into court. Ofttimes they say, juries require as many as twen: ty-four hours in which to arrive at a ver- dict, and to prevent a miscarriage of jus- tice’ they should be properly cared for during that time and will be, else the criminal department will close up and the jails will be emptied. Later in the day Attorney Peixotto, re resenting Sheriff Martin, appeared before the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors and after stating the action taken by Judge Cook asked that some steps be at once taken to provide money for the maintenance of jurors.. In reply Chairman Perrault stated that the mem- bers of the committee would hold a con- ference with the Auditor and Treasurer to-day and decide as to how best to meel the emergency. The committee will re- port to the board on Monday, and that body will no doubt pass whatever author- ization_may be necessary in the prem- s The " action contemplated is the transfer of money from one fund to an- old-time enemy, Buckley. The Twenty- ninth is Braunhart's district. He has and when the idea of forming a club was broached to him he took it under advise- club to drag along listlessly. But now he has become most active. 'Both Buckley and Rainey have well organized clubs right in his own stronghold, and Braun- hart is now out with another club of his own make into which he hopes to gather less. The worst of it is the two foreign clubs seem to be on the best of terms with each other; it is practically a join- ing of forces. The blanket ticket idea of the Commit- tee of One Hundred has not been dropped. 1t is still simmering, and if there is the slightest chance of It going through it will be -the form of ballot submitted to the faithful at the next primary. State Central Committee has advised that the precincts be given representa- tion, and it was decided that such a plan might be a good one. The idea was taken as a suggestion only, however, for it was pointed out that the State Central Com- ways considered himself sole proprietor, | T O e e istiormation of the | i Sy of the terms used In the constitu- what he considers the temporarily faith- | The | | other. | | | | Bertha will be ready about the 5th of | St. Michael and Ca(p:e Nome a few days expects big travel, as the inquiries about | ing the fact that considerable time was ————————— Vagrant Girls. Etta Birmingham and Stella Risley, two girls in their teens, were arrested yes- terday by Officcrs Graham and Fitzgerald and lodged in the City Prison on charges of vagrancy. The first girl went to Lark- spur recently with a family named Dyer, living at Nineteenth and Valencig streets, and, stealing two vaiises full of clothes, returned to this city. She then coaxed the | Risley girl, who was employed as a do- mestic by a family named Cohen, living at 1009 Greenwich street, to leave there for a short pleasure lour. When the Ris- ley girl did not return yesterday the police were notified. The officers found her com- ing out of 4 saloon in the tenderloin dis- trict. both girls had been on a ‘“‘spree” with a lccal real estate dealer, for whom the police are now searching. s e R. T. Brodek, late prop. Baldwin Hotel barber shop, is located at 226 Powell, * The Birmingham girl was arrested | in Alameda and the discovery made that | mittee had no @wer to do more than ad- vise the Committee of One Hundred; and even if it had, did not the Committee of One Hundred control the State Central Committee anyway—so what was the dif- ference? The outgrowth of all this has been the quiet formulation of a plan of representa: tlon that, while seeming to have sub- stance, is really nothing but a shadow and a hollow one at that, if such a thing exist in the economy of nature. The idea ‘to give a representation of sufficient size to allow of a man from each precincet and then to so allot the entire number that only the districts solid for the com- mittee will furnish the men, is one too attractive and too “practical” for the committee to let go without a tremor, and it will keep bobbing up. No one wili be surprised if it should be thrust for- ward -with the announcement that all representatives will be chosen “at large.” —— e —— Commander in Chief General Miles and General Miller of the Iloilo expe- dition write about our new memorial day in next Sunday’s Call. but so far there have | 1f | | the Twenty-ninth and join hands with his | | paia accounts. | Democrats, | out | Judge Nusbaumer, Phil Lilienthal fan [ | utive committee for the maintenance of | | Sacramento. | claims. | the meeting must take place | now as defer the question. | minds when the committee gets together LEGACIES 0 THE CAMPAIGN THAT MAY FAIL — Bills Party Managers Will Not Audit. . TIME FOR - THE WIND-UP, RIS McLAUGHLIN MAY CALLAMEET ING OF THE COMMITTEE. et gy Gage Threatens to Kick Against| the Board of Health Programme ‘Which Burns Has Pre- pared. e The executive committee of the Repub- lican State Central Committee had very nearly reached the order of “unfinished | business” when the contest for United States Senator called some of the mem- | bers to Sacramento. The incidents and events of the Senatorial campaign em- | bracing the part which the Republican | organization” played in the contest are still so fresh in the minds of the people | that it is hardly necessary to recount the failures of the session. The “unfinished business” of the exec- utive committee must be adjusted some time, and many leading Republicans fancy that Major Frank McLaughlin | could not do a better thing than call the | members together at once for a final set- tlement of affairs. In the language of the prize ring fraternity, it is time for the “wind-up.” | The aspect of affairs is not delightful. The statement is made by one member of | the committee that there is no money in the treasury, and yet there are many un- The fact is known that the Republicans were generous contributors to | the campaign fund for the election of Henry T. Gage and his associates. Among th liberal contributors were “‘sound mon who were firmly convinced.| that the welfare of the State demanded the success of the Republican party. her a record in the committee’ possession of many cash contribution: s record, together with the memoranda | of what might be called cash donations | f the regular order, ought to show | the aggregate amount of coin received. The vouchers on hand should show the | disbursements and the amount of the un- | paid cf can be easily ascertained. It will be an easy matter, therefore, to de- termine the amount of money required to liquidate all outstanding obligations. The auditing committee consists of Judge on and Parfs Kilburn, Hart, Wendell Ea The last named is_treasurer, but cannot | | pay Dbills unless the same be audited. Several members of the auditing com- mittee assert that they will never audit | vices at Sacramento. | the position that the engag ment of rooms at the Golden Eagle Hotel was unauthorized so far as the executive committee was concerned and therefore cannot be charged to the account of the organization. ‘There is no certainty but | only a surmise that the party will be | sked to pay certain bills comdracted at | Sacramento. An effort was made last | winter to obtain the written consent of | ority of the members of the exec- for headquarters at Sacramento. but when The Call began to make inquiries oon- cerning the character of the document | and the names of the signers efforts to | obtain signatures were suspended if not | abandoned. = A leading member of the committee said | vesterday: "I do not believe that M Laughlin, Kilburn, Watt and Steppacher will put in claims for money expended at | I am sure that the auditing | suen | committee will never approve st There is likelv to be a lively time when the executive committee meets, and | sooner o | We might as well settle the matter # I know that speak _their | later. Republica will everal The power to call to discuss the subject. with a meeting of lfillt‘ committee rests Major McLaughlin.” ; Eovernor Gage, 1. M. Burns, Major Me- Laughlin and Phil Crimmins cannot agree as to Board of Health appointments. So far Burns has had things pretty much his own way in the distribution of patronage, but the report comes that Gage is inclined to kick against Burns' Board of Health programme. Martin Kelly and Phil Crim- Mins have, taken steps to en.ghten the Governor concerning the limited range of Burns' influence in local aff . The Governor has arranged to attend the annual meeting in the valley of the Board of Yosemite Commissioners. If he THOUGHT THEIR PATIENT HAD DIED FROM SMALLPOX e Alarm at the Harbor Hospital. R e A VOLUNTEER HAD MEASLES e SUCCUMBED TO THE DISEASE AT COUNTY HOSPITAL. e Owing to Suspicions of Contagious Disease All Persons Brought in Contact With Him Are Vaccinated. S The .death of James W. Gustin at the City and County Hospital on Thursday has created a scare among all. the people with whom he was brought in contact. Malignant measles was the cause of death, but the report gained currency that he was suffering from smallpox. ‘When the Sixth Infantry arrived from the East last Monday it was accom- panied by W. Gustin. He wore the uni- form of Uncle Sam’'s men and said he belonged to the Sixth, but was not at- tached to any company. At the Govern- ment wharf he was taken ill and was re- moved to the Harbor Hospital. Dr. Hop- Ser made a cursory examination, and nding the man to be seriously ill at once notified the medical authorities at the Presidio. After some delay an army doc- tor arrived. After questioning Gustin, he found ‘he was a discharged volunteer and did not belong to the regular army. He therefore declined to have anything to do with the man. In the meantime Gustin was suffering a great deal, and as he had all the symp- toms of typhoid fever the City and Coun- ty Hospital officials were notified and he was moved there. He was placed in a ward, but owing to the serious condition of the man he was moved to a room in which there were other men afflicted with measles. These men were under the care lliam W. Kerr, one of the visit- ing physicia; At his suggestion’ Gustin was isolated in order to allay the fears of other patients, who had an impression he was suffering.from smallpox. The man died on Thursday. Dr. G. E. Sussdorff, superintendent physician of the hospital, together with Dr. Reilly of Cooper College, and Dr. Jules Franken- heim of Toland College pronounced it a case of malignant measles, with suspected intercurrent’ measles. No autopsy was held, it being considered unnecessary. As there had been a question as to the pres- | ence of smallpox, Dr. Sussdorff ordered the body placed in a sealed casket. As an additional precaution, all -persons | exposed to the supposed contagion were vaccinated, while the rooms were disin- fected. Down at the Harbor Hospital there was a decided scare. Mrs. Andrew, the matron, had done everything in her power for Gustin, and Driver Kelly had given her assistance. Drs. Hopper and Fine had examined the patient, while Drs. Fitzgibbon and Oliver Pad héen iIn to see him Several times. Mrs. Reid, the night matron, and George Liby, the driver who is on night duty had also been in attendance upon Gus tin. When' the news of the death reached the hospital Dr. Fitzgibbon at once va cinated all the persons named. He de- clined to be treated hi . saying_he had been vaccinated six fhonths ago. The others wanld nat he denied. howover, and while some held Fitzgibbon, Dr. Fine vac- cinated him over the right knee. Each one as he was cut with the lancet gave a yell of pretended pain and fear and by the time the last operation had been per- formed there was a crowd of several hun- dred people around the hospital. Dr. Sussdorff hopes the scare will has- ten the erection of a building by the Su- pervisors in which persons suffering from contagious diseases may be placed. At present they endanger the health of the [imates in the great public mstitution. e e Invited to Vallejo. MARE ISLAND, May 26.—An invitation has been sent to the Veteran and Ex- empt Firemen of San Francisco to join in the Fourth of July celebration in Vallejo. ADVERTISEMENTS. It is a marvel how 'some men will risk their lives by sheer neglect. They sleep away entirely oblivious of the danger creeping upon them. Men can hardly be made ta re- alize that a little sput- tering spark of disease does not change his mind he will an- nounce Board of Health appointments on the eve of his departure for the valle The adjutant general and Labor Com. joner may be named before lh(g ]%\::’:l which might be stamp- ed out in an instant may mean death if it is allowed to keep on. m V' ite begins. Major Bc b G 2 ::m}.uwtx:) repnfwd the_first but not the myp:fignli, ‘cgnd worst speech made in California by Gov- = o ernor Gage, will leave Los An-eles this iver compldint seem like trifling matters but they will eventually wreck the con- stitution as surely as a spark will blow up a keg of _powder. If your health is not strong and vigorous it is a simple and sensible thing to write to Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief con- cening o, attend a meeting of Commis- Sloners in this city on Monday to or- ganize the Paris Exposition Board. e —— BROKERS MADE HAPPY. City Attorney Declares That Seats in the Stock Board Are Not a Taxable. The following opinion relating to mat- ters of taxation will be welcome news to | Ject to | being. | Buch association. holders of seats in the San Francico Stock and Bond Exchange: SAN FRANCISCO, May %, 1599. Washington Dodge, Assessor City and County —Dear Sir: In your communication of the 24th inst. you inquire if the members of the San cisco Stock and Bond Exchange should be Sed for thelr seats or the right of mem- | The o tion of this State defines property sub- e axation (Article XIII, Sec. 1) as moneys, debits, bonds, stocks, dues, fran- chises and all other matters and things real, personal and mixed, capable of private owner- ship.” Ihoes a seat in such an exchange or board fall ass bership held by them in such exchange. tion? In the cases of Lowenberg vs. Greenbaum (8 Cal., 162) the court defined a seat upon the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board as merely ‘‘a personal privilege of being and remaining a member of a voluntary asso- ciation with the assent of the associates. And in the case of San Francisco vs. Anderson (103 Cal., 70) the court held such a ‘'seat” to be too impalpable to go into any category of ‘tax- able property. “It is a mere right to belong to a certain sociation with the latter’s consent, and to enjoy certain versnal privileses and advantages which flow from membership of Those privileges and advan- tages cannot be transferred without the con- sent of the association, and a forced sale of them would not give to the purchaser the right to occupy said seat.'’ 1t has ‘also been held that a seat on the San Francisco Produce Exchange is not_taxable property (San Francisco vs. Wangenheim, 37 Pac. Ren. 221). ‘Assuming that the San Francisco Stock and Bond_Exchange Js similar in_organization to sulting physician to the In- valids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y., and obtain from him and his staff of eminent specialists, without charge, professional advice which will enable you to put your constitution on a solid basis of health and strength forth- with, before tk#%e ailments have a chance to reduce you to a physical wreck. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is acknowledged as the most wonderful med- icine ever devised for those diseases which are caused by imperfect action of the liver and digestive organs. Mr. F. M. Robinett, of Xenophon, Hancock Co., Tenn., says in a letter toDr. Pierce: I can ‘heartily recommend Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and torpid liver. I tried dfirenl doctors with but little result. I could scarcely eat anything—it would put me in such dreadfiil distress in my stomach. I had a dull aching pain in my stomach, and continual hurting behind my shoulders, bad taste in my mouth, tongue coated brown, had faint spells with a tired worn-out feeling. I took elevex: bottles of ‘' Golden Medical Discovery' and re- ceived great beaefit. Iam now abfe to work. If it had not been for this wonderful remedy I be- lieve I would not be living to-day." The most difficult diseases to cure are those which are aggravated by constipation. In such cases Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets should be taken in conjunction with the “Discovery.”’ They never gripe. All good dealers sell them. the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board and the. San Francisco Produce Exchange, I advise that seats upon such exchange are not subject to taxatlon. Respectfully, FRANKLIN K. LANE. Attorney and Counselor. DR. MEYERS e & co., Handball Game Entries. SPECIALISTS The games to be played at Phil Ryan's FOR MEN. handball court, 88 Howard street, on Sunday will be lively and entertaining. The second series of the return game for the Ryan trophy will be contested by E. Foy and M. Maguire vs. J. White and Established 18 Years. PAY WHEN CURED, No charge for consul- E. Curley. Other entries are: & petalty,Privase J. Dowling and M. McCure vs. P. Ryan and pf book, diagnosis sheet D. and advice free by mail. 731 Market St.,8. F 3 Lawless; T. Foiey and J. Kirby vs. Regan and M. Kirby: A. McVicker and T. Lydon vs. G. Smith and 1. Condon; D. Rodgers and M. McNell vs. G, McDonald ahd P. Steiner; J. Riordon and M. Dillon vs. J. Harlow and B. Maloney: J. C. Nealon and A. Hampton vs. M. J. Kilzailon and R. Linehan. The sec- ond séries of games for the medal between E. Toy and M. Maguire va. J. White and E. Cur- ey. NEW WESTERN HOTEL, EARNEY AND WASHINGTON STS.—RE- modeled and renovated. KING, WARD & European plan. Rooms, 0c to §1 50 day; to $30 month. Free baths; hot Grates in everx co. 5 fo 38 week; and cold water every room; fire room; elevator runs all night, —_— ee———— Trunk moved, 25c; furniture, planos, freight. Signal Transfer Co., 530 Jones; tel. Sutter ¢l