The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1899, Page 12

12 INSIDE HISTORY OF A FAMOUS POLITICAL DEAL Politicians Collect the Frag- ments of a Broken Slate. Programme Now Presented to L. F. Bying- ton Was Formed When Nine Men Cre- ated the Democratic Commit- tee of One Hundred. HE inside history of a remarkable | grammed that Ed4 Fitzgerald should be P 1 1s just nmow coming nominated Assessor in return for Rob- light. The programme |t Fitagerald's support of the Budd-Har s A e programme. - | ney presented by Gavin Me- | "F PINELC0S, of reorgantzation went his associates to District | on Governor Budd and Major Harney as- elect Byington is the one | certained that Gavin McNab was gettin, when the Demo- | control of the Committes of One Hundre: mmittee appoint- |through appointments made with the ac- =g guiesence of Robert Fitzgerald and W. t was agreed upon jo State 1 Ces May, 158, nine men to recrganize | §y Tu1rorq The upshot of the deal was e local forces of the party. Political | the conquest of the works by the Phelan- events unexpected interposed obstacles to | McNab forces. the execution of the programme in No- Of course the obligation to make Alford ‘nnomey for the Harbor Commission was canceled. Gavin McNab, however, ar- | ranged that Bugene Deuprey shouid be A ‘Dillril‘( Attorney of San Francisco and In order that the people may fairly | Alford should have & 33600 place in the comprehend the situ n It 18 necessary | office. The plan miscarried because the to recall some of the Incidents preceding | Hearst influence in the Examiner office tlon of the Committes of One |Compelled the sacrifice of Deuprey and She oreation of e 156, | the nomination of Barclay Henley for Mundred. Judge Magulre in May, 188, | Digericr Attorney. In_ order to console was a4 candidate for gubernatorial hon- | Deuprey it was agreed that he should ors and wanted barmony. Governor | have the District Attorneyship fn 1899. Budd and Major Harney were anxious to | Owing to the strength developed last fall obtain control of the Democratio works | by ot ernznddl@‘::érwdhx;m‘{c‘alu}r by s | Wesley , 01 n - and bring about a reconciliation of all the | FIEVSY Reed, POTtel Anbe | and . e warring elements. The same purpose | copvention. He withdrew from the race animated Mayor Phelan and Gavin Mc- | after a long conference with Charies Fa; Nab. As all the leading statesmen were ‘fit is l!ur‘ml!?(!!uthl: h:h ';)l‘ rx(\:n(x:? a . rst-class position in e stric or- T LT B O T i ey | mey's Ofice, but when the promise was promotes peace. The plan for vember, 18%, hence the long-delayed ob- tions are now presented for recogni- given it was supposed by Fay that Reed would win the nomination. Byington | | really broke the slate and compelled Mo- ukers was sub- | Nab's acceptance of the situation in order d Major Har- | to defeat Porter Ashe's nomination. d came to the | Byington was elected and now the pro- e State Central Commit- conalusion th: five of | gramme to reward Alford and Deuare' the nine & ab fan- |is presented to him. He threatens to kic nd thus | over the traces and appoint Greaney and ol That s ler. For many vears Byington and ler were assoclated in the law busi- | Wel | wel idered by the District | oy g Greany | Casstn, ( ney- was a staunch | dox, L I supporter of Byington throughout the | The pr was_held out to W. H. | political campaign last fall and is classed Altord by Governor ¥ and Major Har- |as foremost among those entitled to recognition. There 18 not much sympathy expressed | for Alford, as he deserted Budd and Har- | ney to join Phelan and McNab. 1 receive the appoint- State Board of | a reward for It was pro- ney that he =h ment of attorne Harbor Commi / supporting the Budd forces. MchAB CARRIES RICHARD DABNEY L HEAVY LOAD | JOHNSON MAY BE OF CANDIDATES| ~ TAKEN T0 TENAS Quarrels Rend the|His Parents Appear Organization. in Cook’s Court. SULLIVAN WOULD BE CHlEF:BOY IN SHERIFF'S CUSTODY —_—— ‘ EXAMINER AND THE HOOT MON | EFFORTS BEING MADE TO AT LOGGERHEADS. | EFFECT A COMPROMISE. —_— B — Demand for the Appointment of Dr. | Disposition of Litigation Between Rosencrantz Stirs Up a Merry the Prominent New Orleans Little Row in the Upper People Near at Circles. Hand. —.— —_—— It will require an ambulance to cart| The first scene In what prom!ses to be off the Aead birds that will drop when | sensational legal battle for the custody Mayoer Pheian explodes his little patron- | of young Richard Dabney Johnson was age bomb at the end of the present week. | enacted by parents and counsel in Judge The fight ‘s a warm one and the finish | Cook's court yesterday morning. The Sl but tn sight. | child, who s just past 12 years of age, One of the most startling developments | I8 the coveted treasure of his parents, of the present week is that Colonel | Albert Sidney Johnson and his wife, but W. P. Sulllvan will accept grate- |45 they have separated thers will be con- fully 1f Mayor Phelan shall prof- | Siderable troubls before his custody is fer him the office which Chief Lees fnally awarded by the court. Late Tues- ts fighting to hold. Colonel Suliivan, who | 94Y afterncon Deputy Sherift D. C. Mar- 16 just now the Mayor's secretary, has | tin Went to the Ocoidental Hotel in obedi- s 1 - > " f process of court and took th one into his fight with becoming mod- | ®8Ce of p: o - He has not approached his chiet | }ad from the custody-of his mother. Mrs. - " > \ Johnson foliowed them to the Pal in if, by one at him through a | ace B e et g)on-i"""l and took apartments adjoining nely, the weaithy wholesale butcher. those In which the son retired, and in or- Donnely went into Patton’'s fight against | ‘:::‘;fn’:: :::‘ ;‘;eul‘lfl 'ilnddnv;[ nh}nn his Phelan in 1888, but during the last elec- }" -l Dm‘{“ vy kl;m t::“n.?dn Last week he calied at the executive | o 1o oot by Mr. Johnson in an effort to secure_the custod; chambers and suggested to his Honor | was called by Judge cnokyr:rt )E:.u-m‘ that in lookimg for Iees’ successor he | Mother, father and child were in court could do no better than to consider the | the hour set for the hearing. Milton B long and faithful services of the colonel. | 6T Tepresented the father, who flled the Ju hat Phel 234 1 B DD writ, and General Barnes appeared to ust what Phelan n reply Mr. Don- | prosecute the interests of the mothen nely has not Qistributed along the line. | Mrs. Johnson, richly gowned and with The selection of a city physiclan has |@n intelligent, expressive face; Mr, John- day he watched s g ey ~ogs =3 son, tall and ‘refined, and the lad, bri : other devoted her :"msr‘h‘::’n“ The E’::’n:rfrxu:u ra‘: [ wel groomed and bejeweled, took '-Ezi‘r' ;;:50_:":1 'to”mnlfis its hiding place h ointment of Dr. N, | Gonoral Beemes i as® fght was on. | and ‘with the ald of detectives kidnaped Eonerrents: e oo Dhvacen b eral Darnes rose and said that he | {t in return, As was stated in yesterday's BSEEEL i Rl | By C e e Bl | S T Yoo Suelt S Nab b o merit roue Che e To R0 that Rossncrants is too | custody is the Tesult of matrimonial | symae frors Joise Sook Ead the doct Tront. "Br. “Rom’ Bhgmute in the Soeiny. | Uroubles between his parents and It does | est was served on the mother. ment. Dr. “Tom" Bhymate s the orrani- | not seem proper that he shoulq roraaii e | Dent 3 zatiois choice for the place and will | the custody Of the Bheritt Lok foaia in : = robably land Dr. A P. O'Brien, who | til this matter is disposed of the boy be ALSE CLAIM OF N ban been prominently mentionsd for | given into his mother's custody. wWo il | EW has found a strong oppo- ve pearan: nent In Dr. George M. Ternll, who 13 | this. afterncor D® &9 oo faid to have McNab close behind him. | Mr. Eisner objected to this Terrill was the organization candidate |and sald that no harm could result if l.:{ for Coroner at the time Dr. B4 E. Hill, | bo; remained in the Sheriff’ the incumbent, broke the siate and car: | & few hours, and his oiemte oo Lolok ried the nomination oyt of the convention. | father, would ‘be better pleased if | !ine | course was fpllowed as the lad might be oeo;genuc(;mxfipv Js considered tn tbe Board of Public Works. He has | influenced in’some way prejud '.’g: warm friendship of the Mayor and | father. This Mrs. :oxfn."on’pn'ka“:f" 5’2 the backing of McNab and it is likely he | nied, but the court refused to dmrur the will T" the plum. C ontrary to the ge right of the Sheriff and the boy remained (-n{ mpression, P. H. McCarthy i still | in his custody. t 2 o'clock in the after. in the same fight and his interests are | noon the litigants were again in court and being cared for by M. C. Hassett. L. K |Mr. Eisner made a motion for a continu- Ellert is u'Hm belng mentioned for the | ance. General Barnes said that he had board and !t s sald has traded the posi- | no objection as a compromise would tion in the Sherifi's office of which he had | doybtiess be effected before this morning the disposal for influence In his new fizht. | and possibly tue lad would be sént to Ex-Registrar Biggy has transferred his | Texas in charge of relatives Durning desire for the office of Chief of | The case will again come up for hearing Police 1o the Board of Public Works and | this morning and in the meantime My s confident his claims will be acknowl. | and Mrs. Johnson, who oCCupy an en- Pl Ex-Sheriff John J. McDade !s also | Viable position in New Orleans soclety, out for the same omr&.bu are a lot of | Will prepare their points in event the lesser lights, who will bs brought in in | compromise falls through and the court the ambulance when the gong rings. is left to determine the merits of the —_— Nn“ lnm’ comens:nl. ‘hen court adjourned the attorn agreed to hold a mesting this morning in the hope of Amvlns at an amicable net- tement. It is understood that neither Purent will allow the child to remain in he custody of the other, but both are perfectly willing that their son should be sent 1o a boarding school. If the meeting is successful the dispute for the custody of the child will come to an end. It was stated by one of the nmrnv{- y Reward. A most liberal reward will bs patd by Charles F. Kapp for the return of the life-size painting of “Madeline,” the well- known contortion dancer now ger{armln;- at Kapp & Street’s concert hall. The painting was stolen from the grotto en- trance on Christmas eve. No questions will be asked on return of property. * last night that the wife will immediate Mrs. Pl Not Murdered. file suit against the husband for an ab. r lea solute divorce on the ground of cruelt Coroner Filii held an Inquest yesterday | and that Mr. Jennaos ooy 0 not offe ?m:n.:’?;’lo the xn.mlnl( t:} the flfl’c%y some sensation: "T"h l;mde by both sides. filoatrie 6 Johnsons are uatives of Texas. The were married in the Lon i mardedn the Lone Star State ..-.5 upon the body of Mary Dullea, who dled on Christmas eve at 739 Folsom street, supposedly from the effects of a beating alle to have been inflicted by her hus. han Autopsy Surgeon Zabala testified the cause of death was congestion - New Orleans. For ;?.!&AQ Widneys. The jury returned & ver- “l‘:y‘;‘d"bg‘a.‘:‘;k':: '"g:n?;.:;l Deen om- dict of death from natural causes. 0Wn cotton manufacturers ot'm:s;f:t —_— He was sent out to this coast a year ago Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stop | to tiuofl\wl e articles m?murefl & oough. Never falls Try it Al drogeista | bis few weeks ago Johnson | the rapld march of the mining industry | when the bedrock must remain THE SAN FRANCISCO OALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1899. TO PUMP FROM THE DEPTHS MILLIONS OF LONG-BURIED GOLD Gl gy i N . (/ A ;r @ The Latest California Gold-Digging Invention. Calfornta again steps to the front in with a gold getting Invention that prom- ises to effect a revolution In one depart- ment of the great mining fleld. An inventive California miner has per- fected a method of digging gold chiefly with air and water. The process, as it has been developed up on the old Mokel- umne, is & thoroughly practical one and is now an economical success. If it remains a success under varying oonditions, as it promises to do, millions of dollars’ worth of California gold, not obtainable in any other way, will be added to the gold pro- | duct of the State, and the phenomenal but now inaccessible riches of the stream beds of the Cape Nome, Cape York and other gold regions will be won. P. B. Donahoo i{s the man who appears to have solved the gold mining problem never solved before. The problem is that of how to get the gold lying on and in the crevices and depressions of the bedrock under the channels of auriferous streams sub- merged. The problem stuck in Mr. Dona- hoo's mind during many years of his long mining career in California and other western States and two or threes years ago he began practical experiments which led to its solution. His nove! solution is & big floating plant provided with power and machinery, the chief feature being a large caisson, kept clear of water by air pressure in the usual way, which can be rapidly sunk through a deep bed of gravel, which is sluiced as excavated to the bared bedrock, which can be quickly and thor- oughly cleaned. In all gold bearing streams the placer gold is naturally most | concentrated on the bedrock itself. Of California’'s gold product of $1,800,000,000 about $1,000,000,000 has been placer gold. The richest finds of early days were al- ways at the bottoms of bars and benches, where the stream had once deposited its gold and left it on finding a different and lower channel. The present channels were rich and the greatest values lay, as a rule, in the lowest parts where they were least accessible. Millions have been spent in getting at these gold reserves by taking the stream out of its bed, where its size made It possible and in bullding wing dams around small areas of river beds during low water, the enclosed space be- ing pumped out and worked. Millions have been recovered in this way, but only a small fraction of the beds of the present streams have been worked in this man- | ner and under all these waters, as they now run all through the gold reglons there is more gold than there was in 1849, How to get this gold has been the hard- est problem miners have met. It is eas- fer to get gold buried a half-mile deep in the veins of & mountain. The drift min- ers are getting out the millions of placer gold on the bedrock of anclent rivers burfed under hundreds of feet of lava, but they are getting little of the gold in the beds of the present California rivers. Diverting or wing damming & stream is costly and hazardous. The need has been partly met with gold dredges, in which powerful buckets, armed with big steel teeth, bring up the gravel. But these dredges, of whatever type, have solved the problem only partly, stopping just above the bedrock. The huge steel Scoops can’t pick up the gold lying right on the bottom. Most stream beds con- tain “potholes” and other depressions In | which the gold often concentrates and | the story of California mining is full of tales of lucky fortunes found in such re places. The dredges let such gold He""The bedrock ll‘nzegneruly fur ot cracks and crevices, these the heav- fer gold fllls, esca drift mines sevemP‘ rock are the practice in the Klondike. So plain 1s this that a soft bedrock which a dredge can easily dig up is recognized as essen- tial to full success in dredging. That is why dredging s so successful in the Clutha, in New Zealand. The bedrock on the Feather, near Oroville, is a soft lava deposit, and that is why Oroville is the dredging center of the State. Elsewhere the dredge must take the top and leave the richest concentrates which nature has hidden with greatest success. This is the significance of Mr. Dona- hoo's submarine hydraulic dredge. He is the first to succeed in adapting the cals- son to gold mining. The big chamber of iron plates, easily raised end lowered from a barge, sinks to the river bottom, an alr compressor keeping out the water. A powerful centrifugal pump leading from the bottom rapidly ~excavates by suction and passes upward the river bed and the chamber goes steadily downward. The material, including all bowlders that will enter the pipe, goes to & revolving grizzly on the parge, from which the finer material passes to 160 feet of slulces, in which the gold i3 caught. To facilifate the excavation, which is on the principle of the dredges so successful on canal work, a force pump supplies when wanted a powerful stream, which 1s used from a nozzle at the bottom like a hydraulic glant, digging up the bottom and passing the material to the suction pump. The gla.n( has worked for two months in the bed of the Mokelumne, thirty miles above Btockton, and is now running night and day. It is reported that the opera- tions have been so successful that dur- ing the coming year four large plants of this type are to be installed on that and adjoining streams, which have been for ages wearing away the great mother lode and which hold in their lowest depths the fold that was there wiren Marshall found Is nugget. The invention is interesting fing’dm.lu of Doulblléitl!l. for its estab- s ccess would mean to the State. £ the ng the dredge. In inches of the bed- POLICE OBTAIN ®oo0o0 0 MRS. ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSON AND HER SON DABNEY. IMPORTANT FIGURES IN A SENSATIONAL FAMILY QUARREL. s family took up residence at the Occl- dmenla.l a.nyd aurlngpthelr stay at that hos- telry renewed their quarrels. Mrs. John- son’s mother and sister joined them at the hotel and their presence added fusi to the husband's passion. A few nights 80 ndot e, eqoeniel tat ook o2 bode at the ace. e S his opportunity and kid- STRENGTH FOR BURNS LETTER FROM ASSEMBLYMAN COWAN OF SONOMA. His Position as a Democrat Defined and His Purpose to Stand by His Party Declared. Assemblyman Willlam F. Cowan of So- noma expresses surprise that he is in- cluded in a list of twenty-one members of the Legislature, of which number fif- teen are classed as new recruits in the camp of D. M. Burns. The Call published the statement that agents of the Southern Pacific were claiming that Burns had gained fifteen votes since the adjournment of the regu- lar session. It was also noted that the agents of the corporation when called upon to designate the fifteen exhibited a list of twenty-one, claiming that the fif- teen recruits were there enrolled. Assemblyman Cowan, a Democrat, was embraced in the larger list. The Call's motive in giving publicity to the list was to show the utter absurdity of the rall- road's claim of Increased strength for Burns and also to elicit expressions from members of the Legislature who had no thought of entering the Burns corral. The purpose of the publication has been served. Mr. Cowan clearly deflnes his position in this language: It must be known to The Call that I am Democrat and supported none but Demo- :rlll for Senat onors during the last sess( on of the Legislature, and did not have, and will not. have, the “‘open sesame” to the ity caucus. Furthermore, thers has been no cogent reason suggested to alter determination 1o regard to the Senator- ability for the office of United States Sen- ator; and no action or conduct on my part has licensed any one to infer that I will slature that in the selection of a United I am dictate Btates Senator I should be guided by the counse] and wish of that political party, to this principle I shall not be recreant. Realizing that it {s your desire to ascer~ tain the tryth on this l\lbj!c? I indite these few lfnes, that the readers of your valuable paper may not be decelved by an unwar- ranted statement as to my attitude. —_————— Useful New Year Presents. Traveling sets, vallses, bags, pocket- books, bill books and card cases are nice ?;e'ul:ma gor e.l]tger lldy! o; muunhln. red In gold free of c! when bought from 3 ot ‘anborn, Vall & Co., 741 Mar- ket street. Open evenings this week. ©* —_—————— Fell From a Window. Hugh Dolan, 80 years old, residing at the corner of Bryant avenue and Twenty- fourth street, had his right hip broken and received a lacerated wound on the head by falling out of the second-story window of his residence yesterday even- ing. Dolan was sitting on the window 8ill watching for the return of his son and daughter, who were downtown, when he lost his balance and fell to the sidewalk, a distance of twenty feet. He was sen to the City and County Hospital by Po- lice Officer Joseph Redmond, where he Wwas treated by Dr. Boskowitz. Consider- ing the age of the injured man, his condl- tion is regarded as precarious. Ladies’ taflor-made suits, fur capes, cloaks Credit. M. Rothechild, 334 Post st. . ——————————— Farnsworth’s Smoker. The hall of Farnsworth Lodge, I O. O. F., in the 0dd Fellows' bullding, was crowded last night with members and visitors who were there to enjoy a social and a smoker that had been ar- evenin, ranged by the committee of the lodge on entertainment. A feature of the pro- mme was the appearance of Henry {noke, past grand of the lodge, in Arctic costume. He recently returned from the far north, and gave a brief, entertaining and instructive account of life and scenes in the territory of snow and ice. He also furnished a pumber of stereopticon views of scenes in that land. There under the direction of Thomas K. Kare, master of ceremonies, there-was a programme of music, songs and. recitations contributed y M. Emerson, George R. Weeks, W, G. Waites, William Taylor, C. C. Bradford THE STAMP THAT GRIMMELL USED Found Secreted His Room. in HAS ELUDED THE DETECTIVES —_— DESPERATE FORGER IS FLEE- ING TO THE EAST, —_— Fugitive Said to Have Been Led to Commit the Crime Through His Losses at the Race- track. ——— E. B. Grimmell, who {s wanted by the police for forgery, is another victim of the *“ponles.” Finding himself penniless, the result of playing the races, Grimmell opened Major Hall's safe and abstracted 400 checks drawn on the assistant treas- urer of the United States. Appropriatin, the perforating stamp used by g&nfor Hnfi he at once groceeded to fill out the checks and flood the city with the worthless pa- per. After he had succeeded in passin, some of the checks, to which he ha forged the name of Major Hall, Grimmaell, evidently fearing arrest, packed his grip and left for parts unknown, Last night the detectives found the per- forating stamp and somse unsigned checks which Grimmell had stolen, {u the rcom that he had occupied on RHlils street. The stolen property was taken to police head- uarters and will be turned over to the nited States authorities to-day. A short time after being employed by Major Hall, Grimmell lost heavily at l{:e racetrack and his friends feared that he would do gomething desperate. He repre- sented to his employer that his wife was an invalld, but subsequent developments showed that he was not married, but was & frequenter of ‘tenderloin resorts. The gonca are satisfied that Grimmell 18 on his way East. It is believed that he obtained considerable money on the forged checks and on learning that the detectives were after him lost no time in leaving the city. egrams have been sent_to the Chiefs of Police throughout ;;1? E&;l &sKing them to arrest Grimmel! ound. — MRS. KOPP NOT GUILTY. She Is Acquitted of the Murder of Her Husband. After deHherntll)n‘ about half an hour a ury in Judge Dunne's court last even- fni decided that Mrs. Louisa Kopp v::s gullty of manslaughter for having shot and killed her husband, Charles Kopp, after he had assaulted her. The de- fense had its inning yesterday afternoon. The most important witness was Amanda Kopp, daughter of the defendant. She told how her father had abused her mother and how In order to save her own life Mrs. Kopg had shot her husband. The case w:.: :.r:’d?l::;d pmcu;suy without argumer jury - rRmment. Y agreed on the sec: ————— Contest Goodman’s Will. Florence' Goodman and Lulu Morse, grandchildren of the late George Good- man, have filed a contest to decedent’s will, in which D. E. Goodman was named as sole executor. The contestants allege that the will was gmcured through undue influence when the testator was of un- sound mind. ————— and W. J. Brobeck, the whole making up a very pleasant evening’s entertainment. There were clgars and sweet cider. —_—— Tal questio nndl a8 In the I aid, in the Tuture I ‘will, ‘conelder it my duty to support & Democrat of known probity and ‘When taken at the proper time a little Jesse Moore “AA" whiskey will prevent a cold. Two Transports Arrive in Port. The United Btates army transports NawRort and Centennial arrived from Man! d‘. last night and anchored off Angel fenenlly taken up, and this is | Hale’s. " Hale’s. | : aag, SRR a handkerchief event. member the handkerchiefs you saw in our windows last week? of course you do. mno doubt you & i8] ') ! itk it & mired thein and wondered at the d :.m :fmnrk-bly low prices. perha) : you bought some. well, to-day we cut the prices lower still. why? they're sofled. finger mark here, a bit of dirt there, that damaged one bit. just as good as when they came to us, but, as we sald before, & trifie solled in plac- ing and taking them out of the win- all; not i |8l | & = Ftter how many you = B fome, o mater bow maw oy G — to buy more at these prices = ‘1B all solled lace B B edge and embroid- b HasH — ered swiss hand. and ,-—om, ‘1B chiefs marked loj ‘: :HB: e and tic will edge bandk ‘R be sold at.each B¢ chlefs marked _.:I'B: '.I'B' % dozen ladles’ and 3c will be sold B = whiteall purelinen &t........ cach 15e = s hemstitched hand- 86 dozen ladies : — kerchiefs, all clean, white hemstitched 1B e fresh goods...each cambric handker- —‘}B. B Be: dozen 55e chl .each_3e 8 B! B B lid s I = i solid silver novelties. S terll 1 h bo: '}B’ R sterling silver matc! xen H G et perfumery 4 e B r emeries. 250 little castno german ce- B — regular price 10o, to p—"1 o e T SR Y S R T Se a bottle :m: sl Kirk's rose and violet Ry e #0aps, 3 cakes in a box, to = B Close .. 120 box SR by Linaud's extra fine violet ] ‘B: wate: bottles, B R F5e potirs i :PB: Ung french perfumery for atom- :Ifl S rol {zers, crabapple, white rose . 3 ER ling and peau d'es) 10 — B silv. superfine _fren B34 — shak toothbrushes, regulas = :E to cl kind, special price 224 : y = & horns for New Year's . =& 4 vor lotter s E. remember. you will want & horn for new year's eve; wo "0t fl have them from Be ud. & “the satis- factory store.” I I e HIGHBINDERS N CHINATOWN ARE READY FOR WAR. Outbreak Expected at Any Moment. 2 Three Days’ Holiday Specials THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY SLICED PINEAPPLE, large tin 150 F 81 pore. Regularly e, COCKTAILS, bot. TEN EXTRA POLICE ON DUTY | sk, M‘Al:::uu ot 3 ¥ L —_— COFFCE, Ideal Blend, 2 Ibs 850 MARYSVILLE MURDER HAS HASTENED MATTERS. o Hop Sing and Suey Sing Tongs, Rival Factions, Waiting for a Chance to Open Hos- Roasted or ground. Regularly 25c a lb, TOM AND JERRY, New England, bot. $1 A food and stimulant combined. Regularly $150. o O K WHISKY, bot. 75¢, 3 bots. s Finest quality of this well-known brand Regularly §1 and ) LAUNDRY SOAP, 8 250 HOS Fairbanks’ White Star brand. ———— Regularly ¢ for 2c, PORT ANDSHERRY. bot. 85c. 3 bots $1 Calitorn! %004 wholesome wine, Regularly %e a bot. CHAMPAGNES, pints The war between the Hop Sing and Suey Sing tongs which has been brewing for some time past has reached a point where a wholesale murder is feared by the law- abiding and peaceable Chinese of this city. The police have kept the rival fac- tions under close surveillance for some time, and it was thought that the high- binders had transferred their hostilities to the interior counties of the State. The warring tongs, however, have been trying to rally their fighters to this city and for several days the Chinatown squad has been picking up stray high- binders recently arrived from the coun- try and ordering them to leave the city under penalty. The presence of the notorious fighter who hires out as a professional murderer | has been noted by the merchants, and in consequence notices have been posted in the Chinese quarter nppellln? to its deni- zens to avold trouble. On Tuesday last & member of the Suey Sing Company was | killed in Marysville in a pitched battle among the factions, where over a hun- dred shots were fired, and at once a Hop | Sing member was charged with the crime. | The accused man is a notorious Los | Angeles highbinder and was sent to | Marysville, the Suey Sings claim, under a contract to kill one of their men. When the news of the murder reached San Francisco the resident members of | the fighting societles commenced gather- ing in their respective headquarters to | determine how ta start hostilities here. | The police were notified early yesterday | that an outbreak might be expected at any moment, and in consequence a squad | of ten officers under command of Sergeant | Christiansen has been tlded to the detail | already in Chinatown, with orders to | break up meetings of the bad element and to search every suspiclous character. Last night the extra squad went into | Cum Cook alley and found over one hun- dred excited Chinamen and drove them from the vicinity. There is no doubt that the timely arrival of the squad prevented | the opening of hostilities, for soon after | the men came back to the alley In twos and threes to renew their meeting. * Ser- geant Christiansen, however, had his men use some force and search every suse iclous or known ‘bad man,” giving or- ers to his men to keep them moving and allow no gatherings on the streets. The early precautions may have a good effect on _the Chinamen, but trouble is feared and the report from one pistol is liable to start a fusillade that will make work for the Coroner. BARBER SHOP ROBBED. Thieves Get Away With Money and a Number of Razors. Burglars plundered the barber shop In the basement of 156 Powell street Tuesday night and secured about $15 In cash and a number of razors. The thieves made their entrance into the place througn a rear doorway leading Into an alleyway running off flis street. From the man- ner in which the burglars worked the roprietor belleves that they were fam!l- ar with the place. The money was hid- den behind one of the mirrors. ———ts § k of the Day. 3 rane e Yotk ot ehe Dy Cireat American [mmorting Ta (. night with members of Liberty Branch of the Social Democratic party and thelr Stores Everywhere, X100 Stores, friends, who had gathered to hear A. H. Sanborn speak on “The Work of the Day.” Sanborn, who Is a powerful speaker, was frequently Interrupted dur- ing his discourse by the hearty applause of his hearers. He dealt with the occu- | pations of men of the present day and of the !mpilements with which they fol- low them. He said the laboring man | spent the years of his life in crea | .40. case $33.50 qt 65, case $31.50 Roederer, Pommery, White Seal, Monogols, Mumm, Perrier Jouet and Ruinart. OPEN EVENINGS. 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O, monns day evening Henry Warnecke Jr. weu order for 0 “cents, for address the club upon “What Should Gov- Which piease send me ong Ll i o IO 1¢a the - (oan). FLESH 2 WHI of about t e New Ladies’ Auxiliary. Pflm{n}k}tj et Sitee nl‘h-:: The following ladies have been elacted emicia.cnn | ey i, on my tate ‘ig officers of the recently organized s . b | \F”_;:;()‘\{nny Auxillary of the Congregation Beth ) . NELSON. achim_ Streisland: Mrs, Colman. presl. o e ; Mrs. vy, vice president; Miss | '(’:e_n'fiiobin. secretary; Mrs. B. Solomon, diseases cured orad treasurer: Mrs. A. M. Jacobs, Mrs, A Davis, Mrs. A. Brown, trustess. The o (om, o Putnass. "Dt Ject of the organization I8 to raise fun: & POR- TE! to furnish the proposed new synagogue. a2 S