The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1899, Page 8

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1899. POLITICAL. STUBBS MADE CLAIM HE ONLY WANTED GOOD MAN Conference Devised in Yellow ‘Building. | Tricky Plan to Get Interstate Commissioner Who Should Represent Huntington's Interest and Not the Coast's. co-operatio t made known the Pacific Company situation to me the rafl- al aston- large num- A business man; one ac- trafic matters dwelt ts who are leaders in s that he nominated o opinion of many “alifornia and else- ics of the yel getting out and in etitfon to President M ame Chipman for Commi; merchants knew nothing ber of merchants ced to sign the pe- pman, when it ity by R. B. Ci mento by D. 0. M of rey upon | | | n i yresentation, | backing of the Portla MOS LUNT, the hangman of San Quentin, driven insane by the specters of the twenty odd mur- derers ound whose necks he had placed the death noose In obedi- ence to the law of which he was the servant, was yesterday committed to the Napa Asylum. The verdict of Dr. J. H. Barbat, reinforced by the ex- pert opinions of Drs. Ruthers and Windell and the sorrowful testimony of the unfortunate man's wife, was that the ex-hangman was suffering from melancholia, and upon this tes- timony Judge Bahrs reluctantly signed the order of commitment. Amos nt's friends and Mrs. Lunt find ne consolation in the hope that un- | | | | | 40404040404 0404 040404040040404040404 0404040404049 Iful treatment the stricken man may in time reco his mental ailibrium, but this hope is clouded h the horrible fear that instead of ring the demon-haunted brain r ely wrecked by the ¢ 1 strain to which it 1s being and the tainted atmosphere of to-day is a far om the Amos Lunt of The strong. stee aded ha an has red into a weak, tremb- balsied wreck of hum y_pitlable. The weir qdifre a few r of claw-like 1 nds to clut thelr already hideous him in different forn xecuted murderers whe n gallows. -racked brain knows no rest o tted 1s. Thus t the flicted by an Inscrutabl eir taking off and probab! ment of t 1s was_signe his most vengeful moments, have wi been misled, tioner. Wheeler as a gani the SCHOONER INKS AT STOCKTON Mishap to the Energy, Wheat Laden. ———— the grea ¢ Coast wa. trick had been ess men w _that d & other mer of the coast Spectal Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, O« ergy. wheat sacks of choice mi board, sunk at 3 o'clock this tockton Channel, just op- vestern end of the Union Transportation Company's shed. There horts as to what caused the The crew of the Energy n soaked into the deckload added so much weight that ble to float. ~ Other with 900 & on signed b £ _Con lember, Of | of wheat the ve n is In pre) chooner leaked. It Is de- ident and & 8 RTEe. Wols - Mentiang 1 on a cargo welghing seventy tons, notwi or registered tonnage v over fifty. 2 ved in the channel at ock last evening in tow of the to be for- From on is stain of the schooner ,'on sounding, shallow next to the wharf that when e tide fell the boat would ground and ssibly capsize. 3 ¢ to the middle of the channel and t Job- | anchored. ation to But ¢ of the crew was on the vessel ter- | when she went down. He was in the cab- I in and narrowly escaped drowning. Had the water in the channel been a few feet deeper the sailor would not have escaped fal cir- | Ag'{t was the top and companionway sent compli- | the houvse of the schooner were not en- his ym- lerstood that the it is un n the matter has assumed | tirely submerged. n no appoi ¢ being made | The wheat belong to Jacob Simon and co The Los cles com- | was being shipped to the Sheperd Doyle bodies are a unit for Wheeler, but | Company for storage. The wheat swelled d that G 1 g0 that many of the sacks burst open. A barge was towed alongside the sunken schooner to-day and the work of trans ferring the grain from the schooner com- | menced. Dewey in His New Home. WASHINGTON, Oct. 80. — Admiral Dewey to-day took possession of his new home. The last of the furniture was ar- m the s commending rding to the I rs to be trun! admiral's were brought up from Everett. 181 uly being d m themselves into a myriad of vengeful devils, The priceless boon of sleep murderer among the long array of those around whose guilty necks placed the deadly hangman’'s noose ever suffered such torture ©404040404040+040404040404040404040404 04040404040+ 30.—The schooner En- | he vessel tied up at the South | that the water was | He therefore moved the | ranged in the new house to-day and the | MADHOUSE CLAIMS NOTED AMOS LUNT, THE HANGMAN AMOS LU d of his own shadow. His of the night to his distorted ch reaching tsh leers of anity d shadow ch his throat, while fien faces. With daylight the grinning de- m, but always with the same faces, the 0 ‘perished by his officlal hand on the is_denied him, and his poor, or respite from the horrible nightmare. e Providence on the innocent instru- ¢ not one among them would, even in hed such a fate to befall his execu- ©40404040404 0404 040404040040404040404040404040404® BOLD HOLD-UP ON CROWDED STREET |St. Louis Footpads Make a Good Haul. TEPTIR S Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ST. LOUIS, Oct. Robert B. Jen- nings, secretary and manager of the Broadway Cable Company, was held up this afternoon on the corner of Washing- | ton avenue and Broadway and robbed of | a large sum of money. The robbery oc- | curred on a crowded down-town corner. | The thieves escaped with their booty. | Mr. Jennings was coming from the | Boatman's Bank, where he had drawn the money to pay off his men. When boarding a car to go to the company’'s office three men pushed him into & cor- | ner and took the money. The men got away with $1043 In cash | and $48,275 fn negotiable paper. A man who saw the robbery got a good look at one of the robbers, of whom he gave a | description to the police. | “'Several years ago Mr. Jennings, who s an elderly man, was robbed in a similar | manner. | and are serving tiary, VIOLATE THE FISH LAWS. in the pentiten- Revenue Cutter Perry Has Returned From a Cruise. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 30.—The United States revenue cutter Perry, Captain W. F. Kilgore, returned home to-day from a five months' cruise in Alaskan waters. Captain Kilgore s he found several flagrant violations of the fish laws and | regulations on the part of certain can- | nery corporations; that they have fenced | one particular stream, preventing the sal- mon from reaching their spawnin, grounds, The matter has been reported to the Government e | Tulare County Teachers Meet. VISALIA, Oct. 30.—The Tulare County | Teachers’ Institute convened here to-d for four days' ion. There were teachers in attendance. Dr. Kendrick C. »artments he has been occupying | Babcock of the State University is chief | ! instructor. His assailants were captured | terms 4 | TAFFORD SAID "BOODLE" AND GEDGE GOT MAD Sudden Adjournment of School Board. THE SCAVENGER TO BLAME MRS. BEANSTON REINSTATED IN HER POSITION. “I sald boodle,” grinned Director Staf- ford o did 1, echoed Director Stow. You be careful what you say, sir,” lisped the ladylike Director Gedge; snd then to avoid the wrath to come from Di- rector Conlon’s business partner Director els moved that the Board of Education adjourn and President Bergerot turned loose a sigh of relief and ordered it done. matter of saving Director Cole some- > $50 per month was behind it all. mon talk in the School Depart- ment that the present scavenger whose duty it to keep the schools free of gar- bage hires the wagon he uses from Cole, who, when he is not attending school meetings, is In the teaming business. Last August one of the members of the Scav- engers' Unfon offered to do the work for $50 a month less and furnish his own wagon. He has been offering to do it ever since. His proposition, however, has been combated from the start by .directors Armstrong, Conlon, Gedge, Kemp and at times Bergerot. It came up again last night and Director Stafford got up to ask why, if hiring the new man would save the city §50 a month, it was not done. He insinuated that only one reason could measure of economy. Gedge got up to explain. laughed Stafford, and ‘‘Boodle,” sald§ “You are a lot of cheap guys,’ velled Kemp, jumping to the assistance of Di- rector Conlon’s partner. Gedge demanded that Stafford repeat what he had sald and Stafford obligingly complied. Then Gedge let loose his threateneing warning and Mr. Eels got nervous and the meet- ing was out. Cole’s scavenger, however, remained. The board reinstated Mrs. Emily Bean- n in her position as teacher in the de- artment and ordered warrants drawn on Treasurer for her back salary. M *“Boodle,” th Beanston's case was introduced by Pr dent announced the de- cision of Judge Seawell. Director Stow moved that an appeal be taken to the Su- preme Court, but Directors Brandenst Gedge and Head objected on the gro that nothing_ was to be gained by su procedure. Gedge moved to lay Stow’s motion over a weck, but there being no second the vote was ordered on the or- iginal question. There were six ayes and % noes and the motion was declared lost, as seven votes were required to pass it. A writ of mandate had been served on President Bergerot earller in the evening, and pursuant to its directions the board Bergerot, who then ordered Mrs. Beanston reinstated and her back salary fi\“m' Superintendent Webster reported that | the ftalian classes being taught In the Le Conte School by request of the Italian Board of Languages behaved so badly that the neighborhood would not stand it Upon his suggestion the following resolu tion was adopted: Resolved, That the date of the vacation by Primary School be November 4, 1809, Superintendent Webster submitted the following resolution, which was adopte Resolved and ordered, That the following as- signments of teachers made by the Superintend- | ent of Schools be and are hereby confirmed: Miss M. M. Wood from the Hawthorne Pri- mary School to the Moulder Primary, new class, L. B. Harrigan from the Spring Vall nar School (Vice Principal Mrs. A. C. flor having resumed her duties as teacher of the ninth grade) to the Hawthorne Primary School, vice Miss M. M. Wood. Mrs. E. M. Bonelli from the Hawthorne Pri- mary School to the Golden Gate Primary, vice Miss Bdna J. Scott, resigned. Mrs, Irene M. Reeves to the Hawthorne Pri- mary School, vice Mrs. E. M. Bonelli. | “Mrs Parolini from the James Lick Grammar ol to the princ the John W. Taylor, vice Mrs. R Miss D. A. Dowd from the Sherman Primary to_the Sunnyside School, vice Miss J. A. Dwyer. | “Miss J. A. Dwyer from the Sunnyside School stand In the way of so commendable a | the Itailan classes of rooms in the Le Conte | to the Sherman Primary, vice Miss D. A. Dowd. The following resolution was also adopt- ed upon Superintendent Webster's sug- gestion: Resolved and ordered, That section 99 of the rules be amended to read: ‘‘Principals and teachers must not give instruction for pay, or any other compensation, to pupils of their schools, nor shall such Instruction be given in any building or room belonging to the Public School Department.” The resignations of Mrs. J. S. Drew (nee Fredericks) and Miss Edna J. Scott were received and referred to the committee. Typewriter agents for the lease of fifty typewriters for twenty months at three dollars per month each. The contract pro- | | the | their approv: committee wa November repairs on vening schools school buildings. "The e a regular teacher in ford Univer: | MANY PANTHERS FOUND | tance Removed From Towns Much Frightened. RAFAEL, Oct. 30.—So many | BA pan- County at present that the dairymen and farmers living away from the vicinity of towns and villages are kent in a state of apprehension. The latest instance of a panther frightening dairymen occurred | this morning when two of the sy_r S, @ male and a female, appeared at Dutaro’s ear Point calf. Dutaro saw John Smith, 1 wn market hunter of this cit | passing by and besought his aid In kil | ing the ferociou beasts. Smith dis charged a shotgun at the panthers, which fled into the hills. Last week a panther chased the 10- | year-old son of Charles Orcutt in Chileno alley and was frightened away from the intended victim by two dogs. A month ago two of the hungry beasts attacked a sea lion on Hog Island, at the to Tomales Bay, and succeeded in killing it after a terrific encounter, in which they were both badly injured. |STATE’S GOVERNOR ON THANKSGIVING DAY Proclamation Said to Be the Shortest | of the Character Ever Issued in California. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.—The Governor to-day issued a Thanksgiving proclama- tion, which is said to be one of the est ever issued by a California Governor. It is as follow “In obedience to the universal and praiseworthy American custom of setting apart a day for public thanksgiving and prayer to almighty God, and for the per- formance of charitable works; and, fur- | | ther, in _conformity with the proclamation of the President of the United States of D. C., October I, Henry T. Gage, as Governor of tate of California, do hereby proclaim Thursday, the 30th day of November, A. D. 159, as Thanks- giving day, and I do hereby declare the same a legal holiday.” it AN | Two Men Burned to Death. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 30.—An elec- | tric spark from a switchboard at the In- | dlana Powder Compa plant at Fon- taine, this county, ignited some powder on the cap of an_employe, burning to death two men. The dead are Samuel < aged 30, and Alfred McBride, aged 2 e Overly was badly burned, hut will_recover, tor house of the plant contrary to order: A proml ask ve an opir string is behind thi Angeles business men trust Wheeler our representati ford to do so. As we are warri the Southern Pacific and other T aek for a plain business man, o ywe his business and who does into the hands of the corporation: el ity WHEELER INDORSED. | Two Thousand Santa Clara‘ | | | | | are willing to can af- | g with | ads we | who | ot play | Republicans Voice Their Sentiments, Oct. 30.—The Republican ment League of Santa Clara, nts over 2000 Republicar well attended meeting pas Willlam SAN JOS Good Gover which repre voters, at a a_ resolution indorsing Wheeler for the vacancy Interstate Commerce Commiss! urged that the Pacific Coast needed a representative In that body. The follow- ing resolution was passed unanimously: indorse the ap- heeler of San Fran- | rstate Commerce | sintment to be nment and the | ed R. ting in the n. It was ex Res; poin ed, That we heartily nt of Willlam R. cisco a member of the I Commission, believing said in the interests of good gov future of our Golden West. Coples of the resolution will b the President and to the Con delegation representing California. ! The Good Government League is made | up largely of orchardists, vinevardists nd farmers, and the resolution shows | the sentiments of thes A motion was also c ing of a special | a for the purpos clecting a United States Senator, as It was feared that Dan Burns or some other unsuitable person would be elected. | t to | onal IGHT BATES 0 THE ORIENT SHOVED UPWARD The Roads Want More Money. Some time ago the different transcon- tinental roads, inspired by the Southern Pacific Company, decided to raise the all the »ed out of this country ributing points in s on to the great the Orlent. This was to be accomplished by an agreement d into between the various roads and thelr ocean sSteamship connection: 1 the only reason for the move to be found in the increased business b ing done between the United States and tk Bastern world and the situation which, since the commencement of the war, has been a lack of vessels for char- ter. This scarcity of bottoms has placed the merchants in a position of being obliged to accept any additional burden that the roads declde to place upon them, for the reason that they control the only of getting the goods, which, in have been already sold, to » markets for which they are destined. any of these sales were based on edule of freight rates it is easy | | and from $135 to $175. | ton, glue, tobacco in all shapes, packing- ork, 1 . b principal commodities | 1 Diss, f5et Snd, 1o Tuct, iver alone me | & . to see the harm that a sudden increase, reaching in many cases to over 65 per cent, has occasioned to the sellers on this sideof the ocean. are obliged to fulfill their con- and the unexpected jump in the e of transportation more than eats profit they may have hoped to | In nearly every case the good have suffered the greatest M’:ni;‘:n"’m those for which there is the great mand and which form the bulk of ex port from the United (h’FhSfl\th and West, b us canned goods have gone up fro T5 cents to $12 per 100 pounds in carioad lots and from $125 to $17 per hundred in less than carload shipments. Boots and shoes are rated at $3 in carload lots and at $450 in lesser quantities. Cotton plece goods have gone from $107 to $135 Electrical machin- appliances and supplies have been ed Tr_'r_)m $125 to $2 In carload lots and om $175 to $3 in other quantities. Gin- sing, nails, spikes, paper, soap, wood pulp, alcohol, high sirits and wines, raw cot: States, particularly ery T house goods, such as bacon, ham beef, thing ! that has any call whatever in the hrien%i has been advanced from 45 to 65 per cent, | These figures when applied to the im- mense shipments that are yearly made from this country to China and Japan n hundreds upon thousands of added to the already {mmensa | il of the different companies, and | s from ‘l)l:’ct ’l?.’fl“,'flfi’m”.f?l‘é’or°' the | Of the art of advertising is to correctly e is made to flow. " TEVE- | inform the public of the merits of any i '{flfi;‘,‘,""’i\-"f’"‘ all Atlantic sea- | article, and truthful statements always D, . allleh:: rp;‘:{:;nmfl;:ré Sr;uthern | prove most effective in time. The val- n China and Japan Of entry | yaple reputation acquired by the Cali- | fornia Fig Syrup Co., by reason of the —_————— Theodore Wores’ Paintings. excellence of the pleasant laxative rem- Pictures painted by Theodore Wores, | €4Y: Syrup of Figs, which it manufac- consisting of portraits and scenes T tures,” confirms the statement which the company freely makes, that the best Moo nen Iot remedies ox;lly ;hould be used when vember 1, between 2 and 5 p. m., ladies | Fequired by the human system. If a mggflgelsh t;:e P(;Iubromns. Cards given §§ | laxative remedy is required the most fembt gixsb“lm;club will admit holders | gentle and effectual—Syrup of Figs | should be given the preference over the Japan and elsewhere at the Bohemian Club are on_exhibition . On Wednesday, OFFICES _JANTRANCISCO loursviLLe - New York AGENCIES /\ONTREAL (WADA- fonTr AuToaLia \¢ | IO/NPON 'T:_GLAND fncircles the globe with its world famed laxative remedy “'S YRUP OF:FGS e for sale by the reputable Drusgists throughout the world - Price 50 cents per bottle old-time cathartics and liver medicines, which were disagreeable to the taste and frequently injurious as well. The more one takes of salts and pills the more constipated the system becomes; while on the other hand one enjoys both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken. It Is pleasant and re- freshing to the taste and acts gently yet promptly on the kidneys, liver and bowels; cleanses the system effectual- ly, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and overcomes habitual constipation permanently; also biliousness and the many {lls resulting therefrom. The great trouble with all other purgatives and aperients is not that they fail to act, when a single dose is taken, but that they act too violently and inva- (5 "()NGKONGCJNA riably tend to vproduce a habit of body requiring constantly augmented doses. The excellence of Syrup of Figs i not only to the originality nndg:in?p?x‘:: ity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manu- factured by sclentific processes known only to the California Fig Syrup Co, and therefore we wish to impress on all the importance of accepting the true and original remedy only. When buy- ing note the full name of the company —California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. In the process of manufacturing the pleasant family laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co., and named Syrup of Figs, figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste: but the me- dicinal properties of the remedy are obtained from an excellent combina- nally laxativy and to act beneficially. Fioes As the true and original remedy named Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist in avoiding the worthless imitations man. ufactured by other parties. The high standing of the California Fig Syrup Co. with the medical profession, and the satisfactfon which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families make the xtmme of the com- pany a guarantee of the excel b h llence of vided that if the payments were kept up through the twenty months, ownership in 1. The buildings and grounds authorized to expend dur- | % not to_exceed $1600 in nec- | committee recom- | led that William Herrod be reinstat- the evening schools under the date of his original ap- | IN MARIN COUNTY | | Dairymen and Farmers at Some Dis- [ Fm’ Audm"' thers seem to be roaming around Marin | an Pedro and killed a | entrance | America, given at the city of Washington, | The men went into the mo- | tion of plants known to be medici- | CITIZENS’ 'NON- PARTISAN E PARTY. | FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT. Director Holbrook, chairman of the Finance Committee, reported that that body had authorized the purchase of enough coal for use in the schools until — the middle of November. Chairman Hol- The N brook also recommended that the board | To the Voters of San ernnci:cv. The Non- enter into a contract with the Remington | Partisan party was anized seven years ago | to wrest from professional politic the c parate en- al affairs and to | trol of munic! Y politics the selection tirely from tional city and county officials, It has at all times opposed machine politics, and sought to elect worthy men to office by in- or indorsement. machines should pass to the depart- | dependent nomination ment. The action of the committee in or- | The last Leg assed a law expressly dering coal was indorsed and the type-|aimed at the me Interference” in writer lease was adopted, with the pro- | public affairs of partisan _organi Y | viso that it be submitted to Attorney | The Ric is any information o 3 < ( Sels 0! k indorsements - muel Knight and Director Mel S | dldate may receive and makes it impossible for 1+ man to be nominated by two partles. § creditable occurrence as the nomination y the tw eat parties of John Lac ould not be vigor . The adoption of a non-partisan chartes pointment, July 21, 1897. result of the last primary elect Leaves of absencé were granted the fol- | dependent character of the rec lowing teacher: Louis de I, Bartlett, | and Democratic conventions, clea Florence P. Morr Louise A. Cullen, | however, that the friends of good go A- M. Korteck, W. H. Edwards, Mrs. E. | have awaken “hanged conditions we feel th Miss E. T. Holmes of the probationary | ;m{r”l‘;l ‘-rwgln‘_‘:‘n};r an e Non-Partisa list was elected a regular teacher upon | "5 ™y fre o™ Mengamental prine recommendation of the committee ON | yyic paviy to support those nominees who b qualification of teachers. ~Miss Grace | faithtully and fearlessly filled their an Burns and Miss Lily Toomey were nominated for th uld | granted grammar grade certificates. MISs | fail in our obligat 3 Viola Olcovich was granted a High School | work undone. certificate upon her diploma from Stan- | We therefore unqualifiedly recommend for your suffrage at the coming election: For Mayor. .. . . JAMES D, PHELAN For Assessor. WASHINGTON DODGE ...ASA R. WELLS For Gity and County Attorney. . . ----.....FRANKLIN K. LANE To each of these falthful servants of the people there is certainly due a generous meas- | ure of credit and encouragement, for the able | and honest manner in which they have ful- filled their public trust, This_committee, furthermore, realizing the | aifficulty for each individual voter to inform himself as to the qualifications of the many | candidates for the Board of Supervisors, has given careful and impartial study to the rela- | tive merits of the nominees on the several tickets. | “As the result of continuous work by committee, extending over a month's ti Ta- | garding this important department of the city | government, we feel justified in recommending | for your support and vote, irrespective of party lines, the following eighteen citizens, se- Jected from the Republican and Democratic tickets, to constitute the first Board of Super- visors under the new charter: Booth, James P. Tobin, Joseph §. Brandenstein, B U. | Foster, Semuel | Comte, A. Jr. | Goodsell, D. C. M. | ’Ancona, A. A, | Jeflers, Milo §. | Hotalng, R. M. | King, Charles J. | Jenmings, Thomes | Morris, T. B, Polli, Emil | Sanderson, Gearge R. Putnam, 05good | Watson, William { Reed, Charles Wesley | Wright, Cyrus §. ! CITIZENS' NON-PARTISAN COUNTY COMMITTEE. | GEORGE K. FITCH, Chsirman. JOSEPH BRITTON, Vice-Chairman. C. C. BURR, Secretary. San Francieco, Oct. 30, 1599. this | FOR '‘MAYOR HORACE DAVIS, REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. FOR MAYOR, JANES 0. PHELAN, INCUMBENT, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. FOR GOUNTY CLERK, WN. A, DEANE (Present Incumbent,) REGULAR REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. | FOR SUPERVISOR, CHARLES BLISS, Regulz?r Republican Nominee. ! FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, - LEWIS F. BYINGTON | _DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. __ IF YOU WANT THE DEAD RE- Z SPECTED VOTE FOR C. O'DONNELL FOR CORONER. |