The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1900, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1900. € + . B P4 FETY YOS 0F COMMERCE N THE CITY D e e o A A A, Half Century Meeting; of the Chamber. | HARBOR FRONT CONSIDERED D. B. SNEATH STRIKES AT PRES- ENT EXTRAVAGANCE. €ars ago a small body of busi- the Chamber of Com- Yesterday, at the of the body not only by e State. The meeting was i the entire session was reading the reports of the s rejoice s are to be de- water front argued, as ship- wh they shouid ment supplies ain Nelson, e of the WestL iphia ral reference t the ated to the internal “office before ade by the special and _waterfront. Ibeer, W. H. Mars- R. J." Chapman t with their re- the revenue and Commissioners, re and better a ing. The recom- that the laws be the authorities the < on wharves and he seawall be ex- 7ing and repair- of by the recommer that in ves: when no spe- ¢ charter part, be discharged two hundred by -the vessels, ndred (190) amount al- being rancisco city | f the city ors at $100 ed where one would wharfingers the meeting Pry Fortmann harbor and William mmittee on_United | B. Field, William v-treasurer and | hants’ Exchange. | to Get Married. ‘ vear-old girl living at a fight with her 1 Mack, Monday be- | ed to her marriage | sel, 235 Mississippi | Judge Mogan's court ge of disturbing the Mack was suffering from was unable to_appear in K Sumgome | hitherto, and such was their succ PRI ie 9040000000 0000000000400000009040 4000904000+ O4DOSO 0D TRADE AND GOVERNMENT OF OUR CITY. [ ™ PERESEIIe G0 IIIEIOIDI0I000900000900000000 WWQMOWMMM R e e S S S I SO R . J ® e .0004’0&0i-00000005‘0_‘w‘<060‘0060‘00‘6060—00@o aas s s ae s ol o e bl B e o e ool 2o ot @oc 4600200000603 000000000000+ 0eIePe i e0eIeiedsdededessded B R e SRS SCHOONER MURIEL IN A GALE. The Muriel was nearly given up for lost by her local owners. She started from Kobe for Hakodate to load sulphur for that lasted fourteen days she lost several , one of the crew was injured and th almost an impossibility to beat back to the c aw It wa n Francisco. During a smrowstorm had some of her spays carried vessel was driven 400 miles off shore. t of Japan, so the captain headed for Puget Sound, arriving yesterday at Port Townsend. JUDGE MOGAN WANTS MORE STENOGRAPHERS EDITOR MANCINI'S TRIAL HAD TO BE POSTPONED. Courtroom Crov:d;d With Members of the Local Italian Colony in Anticipation of a Sen- sation. The opening of the trial of G. Mancini, editor of a paper entitled La Critica, on charge of attempted extortion p: d Dr. A. de Lucis, a prominent member the local Italian colony, brought out ge number of their countrymen yes- y and Judge Mogan's courtroom acked to overflowing. A venire of fifty had been impaneled for jury duty and it required more than an hour to se- cure the necessary twelve The plaintiff was represented by Assist- t Prosecuting Attorney Isa Attorney W. M. Madden, the defenc ant by _Ja A. Devoto and Percy Long. 1T of both side centrated ir ndeavor to sons who never served and eight of the twelve chosen were ingly classified as glings.” unyon was peremptorily discharged cause he had once been a newspaper reporter, and thereafter Madden took the P 1o inquire if anybody else had ever b Frederick The jury as finally sworn in w osed of the following: _H. Kir C. Butchard, R. Drady, M. H. Dx Mills, L. A. Schwarbacher, . Mc Lauchlan, C. Miller, C. Obedina, P. Key- ser and T. Flood. Despite the objections of the prosecution, Judge Mogan ordered the trial postponed until next Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, “The new charter provides for only two court reporters for four Police Courts,” he said, “and as they are both employed elsewhere we cannot proceed. I hope this provision of the charter will soon be rem- edied, as it should be.” A request for a night session also proved in_vain. night air in the courtroom was so charged with sewer gas and other noxious vapors as not only to be exceedingly unpleasant | but dangerous to health. He had been ill two or three times, he said, from holding night sessions, and he didn't want any more of it. Dr. de Lucis filed a charge of attempted extortion against Mancini on November 10 last, aurwnx that the defendant had tried to force him to pay $100 on the penalty of having a story detrimental to his good name published. Much interest is taken in the trial by the local Italian colon; AN This is what S. E. Purvine of Salem, Or., has to say about my Belt. If you are in trouble and suffering from this discase or any other, such as sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, or a weak back, and will wear one of my Belts, in a short time you will be glad to say the same thing. I use no drugs, for it is an undisputed fact that they will not cure, but an ap- pliance known as the little book, “THREE CLASS free upon application. Office h E E g DR. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT. There are many imitations put upon the market by other firms and said to be the same, but every one of my Belts has my name stamped thereon. If you will call at my office vou can see them and consult me free of charge, or send for-my o DR. T. A. SANDEN, o 118 So. Spring 51., Los Angeles, Cal., Russel Building, Portiand, Or, g : OO | o.mmmaammwmmnqm GLAD TO SAY THAT HAS CURED MY INDIGESTION; SOME- THING THAT MEDICINE WOULD NOT DO.” YOURBELT g | | ES OF MEN,” which is sent ours 9 to 6, Sundays 10 to 1, 6 0'FARRELL STREET, San Francisoo, Oal.; His Honor declared that the | | dent_Gibb |WILL PROCEED AGAINST | DISHONEST CONTRACTORS | | HEALTH BOARD WILL INSIST ON PURE FOOD SUPPLIES. Veterinary Surgeon O’Rourke In- structed to Condemn Tuberculo- sis-Affected Cattle Shipped | From San Jose. of Health is up in arms The Board 5 :tors who have. furnished ainst con supplies for nstitutions and have not | lived up to the letter of their contracts. | As a consequence of the condemnation by Chief Market Inspector Witzemann of rancid butter supplied to the Almshouse { by Arnold Brothers, Chairman d'Ancona } of the Supervisors’ Health Committee yes- terday directed. Requisition Clerk Siivey to invite b in open market for butter, | according to specifications in the original ornia butter at 214-10 cents a 7. | pound. Upon receiving an officlal report from | Inspector Witzemann, who had con- | demned the carca f four goats at the Almshou: which the contractors, Hof- had furnished for mut- O'Brien yesterday no- t if it persisted in violat- the Health Board would 1 action against it. | “Information was received from whole- sale butchers in Butchertown yesterday that there were being shipped from San Jose cattle some of which w e suspected of being afflicted with tuberculosis. Vet- erinary irgeon O'Rourke was immedi- ely dispatched to the scene to inspect drove of 200 cows, with instructions to condemn any found diseased. The local | board immediately communicated with the | ra Board of Health and the | state d regarding the case, Veterinary O'Rourke returned late yes- terday afternoon from his official inspec- tion of the cattle, stating that on superfi- i amination he was unable to deter- | whether or not the cows were af- flicted with the disease. He Instructed the market inspectors on duty in Butcher- town to exercise a rigorous inspection, “"’(‘i he will make a further investigation to-day. The papers in the suit which former Health Officer Lawlor has brought against the new Health Board were served yes- terday on the members. ————— UNION PRINTING ONLY. Supervisors’ Coinmittee D:cides a Resolution Must Stand. — The Supervisors’ Printing Committee vesterday decided that it had no power to ind a resolution.passed by the last board requiring all city prl'nllng to bear | :-'lll“ union label of the Allied Trades Coun- A communication from the San Fran- cisco Typothetae was presented by its president, N. A. Judd, asking for the re- peal of the resolution and pleading that all offices be given an equal chance. Presi- of the Typographical Union urged the committee to stand by the reso- charter all orders and resolutions hereto- | fore regularly passed by the board are in full force and effect. Chairman Booth stated that after con- sultation with the Mayor satisfactory ar- | rangements had been made with the Btar- | Press, which has the contract for printing the new charter, and the work will be pushed to rapid completion. y —————— | lution and it was so decided, as under the | { .: Finance Committee Meets. The Supervisors' Finance Committee yesterday was addressed by Edgar Paint- er, secretary of the North End Improve- ment Club, regarding the necessity of using certain funds to repair the streets east of Kearny and north of Pine street, Mr. Painter was advised to interview the Board of Public Works, which now has full control of the matter. Sheriff Lackmann was directed to inter- view the Mayor regarding his request for new locks in the County Jails. He ex- plained that the ‘recent escape of four risoners was directly due to the defective ock system and urged that it be reme- died. ‘The committee expressed itself in favor of granting the request, with the Mayor's consent. —_——— Spear Street to Be Repaired. The Board of Public Works decided yes- terday to close the roadway at the foot of Spear street, which is in such a condi- tion as to be dangerous to life and limb, There has always heen some misunder- standing between the city and the State regarding the repairing’ of tHe street where it abuts on Spear street whart, but the board decided to make the necessa: repairs in order not to i which 1s very large-at that point. In th meantime wagons will be obliged to use Main street until the repairs are made, ———— The friends of the Old Government Whisky are never drunkards, . which calls for fresh, first qual- | S o e R s s 2 ] | | mpede trae, | MAYOR VETOES THE ORDER T THR TELEP, DN He Believes It to Be Impracticable. COMPROMISE IS OFFERED RECONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM WOULD BE NECESSARY. —_— The order recently passed by the last Board of Supervisors imposing a penalty on telephone companies in all cases where the nickel was exacted and the party or number called for did not respond, was yesterday vetoed by Mayor Phelan. The order was intended to put a stop to the petty exactions of the telephone monopoly which had‘become most exasperating to a long-suffering public. The Mayor states in his letter contain- ing the veto that he believes the order is desirable legislation, but acknowledges that he vetoed it because of certain rep- resentations made to him in a communi- cation by the president of the telephone company. The latter predicted all sorts of direful resuits should the propoged measure become a law and succeeded in convincing his Honor that it would be for the best interests of the public to allow the company to continue its course in col- lecting nickels for defective service. In- cidentally the company promises to do better in the future and offers a compro- mise to Its patrons which will probably never be fuliilled. Following is the fuil text of the Mayor's veto: January 15, 1900. To the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco—l herewith return without my approval Order No. 277, prohibiting the charging or receiving of any compensation by a company for the use of a telephone be- fore the party called for answers. 1 regret to return this order without my ap- proval because. the object it seeks to attain is a very desirable one; that ls, to insure the party calling another on the telephone the ser- vice he seeks before the 'payment of the com- pensation. I have examined the effect of the order carefully and find that it is impracticable, and that the telephone company is willing to make other concessions which should first be trled before so drastic a remedy as the one involved in this order be enacted into law. The objection raised is that the telephone company could not comply with the order with- out doubling the number of their operators and the machinery provided for the ordinary main- tenance of their business. If they were forced say they could not give the ice to the City at the same price and they claim that the ared to rates in other a cheap and popular ser- parts of the cc vice. It is necessary to understand the opera- tion of the nickel telephone 1o see the force of the objection. When, for instance, a party is called, th ermediate telephone station kel be dropped in the slot, e, by some mechanical con- trivance, a lamp lighted at the intermedi- ate station, indicating that the money has been pald. It 18 not until then that central is rung up by the intermediate station and asked to bring the party called for to the telephone. Now, if there ny way of indicating to the central station direct that the nickel had been dropped the order could be easily enforced and complied with. But the telephone company claims, and their statement is verified by the City Engineer, who has been sulted by me, that without reconstruction of their system such a result cannot be attained. Now, by the adoption of this order, of course we could enforce, unless there be legal obstacles which have been set up, & reconstruction of the system to effect the desired result. But the company realizes that the fallure sometimes to get the party called is dne of the defects of a nickel telephone, and offers the city this com- promise, which I believe fs worthy of trial: If the party called does not come to the tele- phone the company will, first, continue to make an effort to get the said party during. the day. If the subscriber does not desiré this to be done the company will at once make a switch to another number, and thus the party wanted may be found. If the latter proposition is not agreeable, then the company will give the call- ing subscriber a credit on its books for one switch, which credit will be deducted from the subscriber’s next bill. As there are upward of 11,000 nickel telephones in use in the city, this matter interests a large number of people; and if the remedy proposed by the telephona com- pany is not effective, and complaints are still continued to be made, then we should be ad- vised of it, and If no other remedy is proposed we can fall back upon this order and require the company to reconstruct their system If they still desire to operate the nickel telephones. Before the board, however, acts upon this veto I would respectfully request that the proper committee investigate this question on their own account. 1 have given it as much time as I had at my disposal, but I would like to have an investigation and a confirmation of the facts. In this connection I herewith trans- mit to you a copy of the letter of the telephone asks that th which, when 22 2l dd ] d 2 d PRt d 2 2 2 D d A d 2l 2l d 2 g 2 R il A dd gt dd g 2l d dd dd da gl d dd ddd il d 2l gl ldd dddddddddddd e ddd sl 2t dd Al el company agreeing to a compromise, and also a copy of the so-called Ogden ordinance, recelved by me from the Mayor of Ogden, and whose le- gality was established by the Supreme Court of Utah in the case of the City of Ogden vs. Cross- man (53, Pac. Rep.). The latter refers to the license order now before you imposing a tax of 50 cents a quarter on all telephones. Concern- ing the propriety of a license tax on telephones I have recently made recommendations in my inaugural message. Respectfully submitted, JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor. ST. LOUIS JOBBERS MAKE DIRE THREATS TALKING OF FREE FREIGHTS TO THE COAST. Story That They Will Offer Rebates on the Large Scale Indicated Not Generally Credited. A rumor is current in the business com- munity of a threat upon the part of lead- ing hardware jobbers of St. Louis. If the decision before the Interstate Commerce Commission in what has been known as the “St. Louis suit” should not be satis- factory to the Middle West jobbers they will enter Into the fight for Pacific Coast business on the basis of free freights to Calhfornia, to be made by rebates suffi- clent“to cover all the freights. In other words, the proposition would be to give the retailers of the Pacific Coast the goods at the same price that they are now laid down in St. Louis. Inquiry was made among the leading hardware houses of this city yesterday to get verification of the story, but no one was found who professed to have any knowledge of the matter. Nevertheless, the rumor was credited by some merchants of the city. If such a move should be made there would probahlz be a war’at home among the jobbers of California and the Middle West jobbers, having the immediate re- sult of giving the lowest rates for hard- ware that have been made for some time. The story was viewed in several ways by merchants. One was that if the St. Louis house could attempt any such pro- ramme, then that settled the question or good as to whether the rates were oppressive as against St Touis. “During the search for information the fact came to light that the St. Louls people have been' sending out clfculars to the retall | trade and the hardware jobbers of other Middle West points have ‘also been circu- lating literature to a large extent. In one of the pamphlets is a_statement that the merchants of San Francisco were “tryfng to limit the markets in which the retailer might purchase”; also the state- | ments that the Pacific Coast jobbers had entered into an agreement with trans- continental railroads for the avowed pur- pose of discriminating against the mer- chants of the Middle West, and for forc. ing the retallers in the region west of the Rocky Mountains to buy their stocks from the California and Oregon jobbers. The threat to lay downflfocds frelght free in California is credited to the Sim- mons Hardware Company of St. Louls, May Follow His Victim. Thomas H. Dillon, the ex-policeman who shot and killed Charles Joyce, grocer, 3099 Seventeenth street, Monday evening, was removed from the Receiving Hospital 1o the Waldeck Sanatorium §osterday_with the consent of acting Chief Biggy. He is in a critical condition, and it is doubtful if he will live to answer for his crime. THE EMPORIUM. | 35c Sheet Music 22c. All this Week Any sheet of music selling regularly at 35¢ on {4 special sale at..... New Copyright Musi r THE EMPORIUM. EMPORIY 'C CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. wesk....corussssnens ~ | THE EMPORIUM. Fine Flannelettes 6c. This season’s T3c to 10¢ per yard qualities, in patterns and colorings suitable for nightwear, sacques, wrappers, etc, special for this 6¢c A great event. low prices. 150 pieces Assorted Styles Cambric Edgings, from 1% to inches wide, per yard ... 20 o 185 pieces Cambric Embroidery, good cloth, closely worked, all new patterns, from 13 to 3 inches wide, per yard... 13 5¢c .7¢ and e 55 pieges of Cambric Embroidery, Edging or Insertion, 'good quality, from 1} to 4 inches wide, per yard....f10 and 14 ¢ Semi-Annual Embroidery Sale. Extraordinary attractions. 40,000 yards of new and beautiful Embroideries, imported direct from Switzerland, on sale this week at phenomenally The quantities and varieties of patterns have never been equaled in a similar sale in this city. Cambric, Swiss or Nainsook in sets, all widths, with inser- tion to match, ranging in value from sc to $2.00 per yard. 85 pieces of Cambric Embroidery, some very pretty wide pat- terns, also the medium widths, per yard 15¢ 1o 19¢ 56 pieces of Cambric or Nainsdok Embroideries, from 2 to 5 inches wide, very exceptional values at the sale price, per yard.. - * to c 65 pieces of Wide Cambric or Nainsook Embroideries, from 3 to 9 inches in width, all new patterns, per yard..285¢ and 270 AAARLAGAAAAARAALARARACARAAAQAARAaA the very specia! price, per yard very special price, per yard........ Silk Sale--Balance of Week. In conjunction with the two lines of silks advertised last Sunday we offer another great bargain for the balance of the week. Don’t miss this silk sale. Here is the new 1tem: 19-inch Changeable and Hair-Stripe Taffetas, in a nice assortment of colorings for spring shirt waists and dresses; also Plain Colored Taffetas, mostly in greens and lavender and red, that would make beauti- ful iinings for organdies and grenadines; our regular 50¢, 60c and 65¢ qualities, sale to-day (Wednesday) and balance of week if quantity lasts, per yard Balance of the $1.10 and $1.25 27-inch Plain Colored and 22-inch Striped Taffetas, advertised Sunday, at Balance of the 85¢, $1.00 and $1.10 Checked and Striped Swiss Taffetas, advertised last Sunday, a 860 the Special Sale Boys’ Suits $1.95. All-Wool Vestee Suits for boys 3 to 8 years of age, three serviceable colors—a deép brown mixture, a medium gray and a blue cheviot — these suits all have the new small collar with silk-faced reveres, vests have shields made of pleated velvet, regularly $3 each, our special price for balance of this week only...$1.85 Carpet Remnants. One-Quarter Off Balance of Week. Hundreds of handsome pieces, ranging from 15 to 50 yards each. Bring measurements of your room if convenient. 60c Tapestry Carpets, with borders to match, per yard...45€ T5c Tapestry Carpets, hall and stair patterns to match, per (e s .86 1-4c 90c best grade 10-wire Tapestry. 67 1-2¢ .821-2¢ $1.10 Wilton Velvets, stylish designs. .91 1-4¢ $1.85 Axminster Carpets, beautiful patterns Furniture Specials. For To-Day (Wednesday) Only. OChina Bloset, solid oak, 30 inches wide, 5 feet 8 inches high, with 8x16-inch oval French-plate mirror, regularly $12.50, special to-day only........ i board, golien oak, highly polished, neatly carved, L e wilk LissCiin Frrosh hetebalste mise, plush-lined drawer for silverware, regularly $18, special to- day only....... $15.25 Iroom Sel, golden oak, beautiful finish, neatly B aatl f. 240 hach French-plate mirror, bevled, 7 pieces in all, larly $32.50, on special sale to-day ........ i o - $27.75 Extension Table, golden oak, extends 6 feet, has heavy turned legs and claw feet, regularly $18.50, on special sale to-day only.... ..$10.75 : plor Suitey, 3 pieces—sofa, arm chair and reception P‘ch':ho—mahogany'finiah. upholstered in very dainty and pretty designs of silk damask and silk tapestry, regulary $22.50, on special sale to-day only. $16, To-Day’s Specials in Curtain Department. -able Covers—To-day (Wednesday) only we offer 100 'Momad Chenille Table Covers, heavy quality, 45 inches square inside the fringe, regularly 55c each, at the very special ;cs > c m" urtains 100 half pairs, full size, all good pat- tarnas.guful for single windows and odd places, the last lot we have been able to get, on special sale to-day ' Wednesday ) only, each.... .25¢ t0 8. 5¢ Special Ladies’ Hose 16¢c. On special sale balance of this week— Ladies' Imported Hermsdorf Black Maco Cotton Hose, extra heavy weight, high spliced heels and double soles. a splendid 25¢ article, per pair.....16€ Undermuslins. Children’s Wear. These and many other bargains in these departments for balance of the week. 76¢ Corset Covers, sizes 36 and |75¢ Silk Secalloped Tennis Sski;m c 'rim- med Gowns now......§ 1225 §56 Children's Jackets, ages 6 §6.75 Children's Tailor-made| to 14, now. 2 Suits, for ages 8 to 12 ..|$6.50 Children’s Jackets, ages 6 $4.50! tol4, now.. .$4.00 | | | | G| now............... 100{$1.75 Fine Embroidery- 490“ \ RRAARRLARALR R AR N AR A RRA XL U R AR UNY DAL Q R R DR A DM et ansaania Cloak Dep’t Specials. $25 and $35 Silk-Lined Dresses $14.50. About 50 Handsome All-Silk-Lined Tailor Dresses, all kinds of cloth, colors and styles, and ail of them silk lined, dresses that were twice and three times the price to-day, for less than the price of making, they were §25, $30 and $35, to- day and while the lot lasts..... $14.50 $5 Siik S <irts Out to $2.75— All-wool plaids, all-wool plain colors, no better making at any price, these were £4.00, $4.50, §5.00 and $6.00, special to- day and while the lot lasts 2.75 81 Flannelette Walsts 48¢—Not many, but good and cheap, just to clean the lot up, each. s c“ao $7 .50 and $8.50 Silk Waists $4.85 very day adds some new beauty to this lot—some higher priced line is exhausted but one or two and in they go at the,bargain price~—waists must go, price cuts no figure now, all colors, styles and qualities, your choice.. .. $4.85 i dd ddd ddd dld i dddd d dd P PPPPIPPTP =gp= - Miilinery Specials. 5e Black Quills, now.........#@($1.00 French Felt Shapes. 15¢ Natural Pelican Quills,. 25c Extra heavy Pelican Quills|$45 Trimmed Hats..$20 ...10@/%2) Trimmed Hats..$70.00 50c Imitation Black Paradise $15 Trimmed Hats.....$7+50 Tails ... cenecee .. 2BOG| 19 Trimmed Hats 50c Black Ostrich Tips...28¢|$7 Trimmed Hats Black Alpaca i7c. To-day (Wednesday) and balance of this week, if quantities last, we offer twenty pieces of Black Luster Alpaca, 30 inches wide, at the very special price per yard.. % Worth One-Half Mor:. Sewing Silk 6c. For Wednesday Only. For this day only we offer 125 dozen 100-yard spool Silks, nearly all of it in black, sizes A and B, made by a standard manu- facturer and sold regularly at 10c a spool, at the very special price of.. 6c Toilet Articles. On Special sale for balance of this week. Imported Tooth Brushes, good bristles, polished bone handles.... 7c “Violettes de Parme” Toilet Soap, made in Paris, our best value 25¢ per box soap, this week per box.... Extra Large Size Hand Mirrors, French-plate beveled-edge glass, polished wood back, regularly 50¢ each, this week 29¢ s > g = ; = 3 = b 4 ¥ ; 3 s = K 4 = = = s s s = = 3 z g 3 K 4 i s = K1 : 3 3 = Men’s AARRRAAAARAAAR AR AL A AR AR A AR AR AR Men’s all-silk Neckwear, that sells regularly from 35ceto 50c, Tecks, Four-in-hands, Puffs and Club Ties, in pretty new effects and handsome colorings, special sale for balance of the week. -...28¢ Bureau Scarfs 36¢c. Irish-Point Effect Bureau Scarfs and Square Pieces, in sizes from 20x20 to 30x30 inches, all neatly made, nice open work, none worth less than 50c, on special sale this week while quantity lasts, each.... AAAAAARARA AR ANl | ARQUND THE : CORRIDORS Dr. J. P. Read of Stockton is at the Grand. A. Albrecht, a wealthy land owner of Fresno, Is at the Lick. J. B. Treadwell, the Bakersfleld capital- ist, is a guest at the Occidental. J. F. Watson, a business man of Port- Jand, Or., is a guest at the Palace. Frank J. Carolan has come up from his home in Burlingame and is at the Palace. Bradley V. Sargent, a well-known attor- ney of Salinas, is registered at the Ocei- dental. R. C. McCrosky, a well known merchant of Grants Pass, Or., is a guest at the GMr. and Mrs. E. P. Sells of Chicago are among the arrivals of yesterday at the Palace. Lieutenant D. M. Addison, U. 8. N, is among the arrivals of last night at the Palace. ‘W. F. O'Leary, a prominent business man of Healdsburg, Is in the city for a few days. s Dr. 8. Dent, one of the leading medical men of Lewiston, Idaho, is a guest at the Oceldental. Attorney J. P. Snyder has come down from his home in Ban Andreas and is at the Grand. = Mrs. Dudley Wilkinson and Miss Cor- della Kirkland, two prominent soclety women of Chicago, are visiting the city. They are staying at the Occidental. J. E. Rawlins has come up from Han- ford and is registered for a short stay at the Palace. J. A. Chanslor and C. A. Canfield, Los Angeles oll magnates, are registered at the Palace. James E. Fenton, a lucky investor in the Cape Nome diggings, is at the Palace, where he arrived yesterday from Seattle. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—James S. Morrill of Sar Francisco and Aaron L. Morton of Los Angeles are at the Fifth Avenue; Julius W. Raishel of San Francisco and H. W. Frank of Los Angeles are at the Hoffman; A. G. Bennett of San Francisco is at the Gillsey; Virginia Jackson of San Francisco and F. A. Lyon of Sacramento are at the Vendome; Warren L. Fargo of San Francisco is at the Plaza; George G. McKay of Los Angeles is at the Nether- land; O. L. Batette of San Francisco is at the Cosmopolitan: John D. Hanlon of San Francisco and Mrs. H. E. Owen and child of Los Angeles are at the Everett. ————— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—A. K. Grim, Recorder of Alameda County, is in Wash- ington, a guest of 8. H. Kaufmann; J. C. K. Landon of San Francisco is at the Metropolitan. Representative Kahn has been invited by the Middiesex Club of Boston to be one of their speakers at the | annual banquet on February 12, Lincoln's birthday. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.~John Birming- ham of San Francisco s at the Dewey enry T. Fuller of San Francisco is a the Wellington Ein e — Symphony Society’s New Officers. At a meeting of the directors of the San Francisco Symphony Society, held on Monday evening, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, president: Dr. Edward R. Taylor, vice prest N. Lilienthal, treasurer; Mrs. secretary. The question of g ries of symphony concerts th be taken up after the conclu serles about to be given at the Grand Opera-house, the first of which will take place Thursday afternoon at Pupils to Hold a Debate. Representatives of the Polytechnic High School and the Humboldt Evening High School will hold a debate in the Audito- rium of the Girls' High School on Scott street, near Geary, next Friday afternoon on the subject, ‘‘Resoived, ' hat public utilities should be owned by the city and county of San Francisco.” The affirma- tive side will be supported by the Hum- boldt and the negative by the Polytechnic pupils. The debate, which promises to be an_ intellectual treat. will be under the auspices of the High School Debating League. —— Elected Presiding Justice. ‘The Justices of the Peace met yesterday and elected Justice Thomas F. Dunn Pre~ siding Justice for the present yeass