The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1900, Page 14

14 HE BSAN FKANUISUU UALL, SATUKDAY, JANUAKY 1900. DRIVEN INTO THEIR LAST TRENCH. i e Schemers Publicly De- nounced for Their Malicious Lying and Misrepresentation to Elect F. L. Esola Chief of Police. Commissioner Biggy Declares That the Ambitious Lieuten- ant Was Given a Good Character on Condition That He Be Withdrawn. R Ry ng of the Pollce Com- was the in the short The Commission- knowl- report rd The C wo of them, that a false position of Esola were or in this matter of ners were not long in e or four points of im- established. The which no pettifogging ous advocate can Lawrence Esola e race for the ce of this city. or in the com- if he were se he would secure drawal from the race. sting of an injustice that ir nal honor refused and one of them in olute right to place efore the people of in in detail and ps that cul- the position ible for the po- to the 1 refuses to at- to transact those ve a right by virtue The Mayor r commission and members another con- em—and his asking gance of a demand— ompromise their a Chief of Po- his secretary, Jr., to the request Chief of Police when again next Monday signed and in . ioners had n aspirant for Chief ms of Police Captain George W. Hog and Charles discussed and rejected. didate before was that a discussion of prove avallab an executive : of such a sensational they bly became efore the night was over. of the meeting Commie- understood, insisted to Commissioners and was & newspaper which “If I were sick and wanted to get well, I'd find out how some one else got well who had the same sort of sickness as mine.” If your sickness is like hers, Mrs. Jacobs’ story will interest you. “I was very sick indeed,” writes Mrs. Mollie Jacobs, of Felton, Kent Co., Del- aware, “and our family doctor said 1 had 1 thought I must die soon consumption for 1 felt so awful bad. epit blood = Had a bad cough, sia. I was so weak I could not sweep a room, and now I can do a small washing, feel like a new person. Lord and vour medicine bave saved my life. I was sick over two years, bottles of the ‘Golden Medical Di: and four vials of Dr. Pierce’s Pellets.” Are you sick? ““weak ?”’ been cured by the use of DR. PIERCE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL crafty and | to whom he appealed | € altogether out | the | to Mayor remaining pres- od, was very short of breath, had ns in my chest and right lung, and also 2d dys Before I took your ‘Golden Medical Discovery’ and ‘ Pleasant Pellets’ and 1 I believe that the I took 3 Are your lungs Have you obstinate lingering cough, with bleeding lungs, weakness and emaciation ? Thousands in just your case have ' ox Sk kkk ko k kR kA ARk Ak kA Ak A KK A KA KA KA KA K AR KKK AR KA A KA KA KA AKX AKX K BIGGY DENOUNCES THE EFFORT TO MISCONSTRUE THE COMMISSION'S REPORT NN X KN KK XN KK XK XK K ok S S 7ok ek ok ok k ke ke ok ok sk ok ok ok ok kK Kk Ak HE significance of the vote of the commission finding F. L. Esola not guilty of the specific charges preferred by Fremont Older seems to have been misunderstood. tion is this: By ‘“‘specific’”’ charges we meant the charges affecting his moral character, to wit, the charges of robbery and larceny. We did not mean to pass upon the general charges of incompe- tency to fill the position of Chief of Police. We certainly did not mean to decide that Esola was competent to £ill the position. That the public may understand the exact facts I will make this brief statement of what occurred: follows: for the office. police officer. or not gullty against the accused. nece: * * * * * * * ® * * * * * -~ * * * * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - « * - * * % % * * - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * i % * * * * * * * * | % * * * * * * * * * * an oversight. It was deliberate Esola upon the charges filed by cisco. | promise report which had been adopted the night before. This report, it will be remembered, ex- | onerated Esola from the specific charges | preferred against him Ly an evening| newspaper, but the exoneration, the re-| port declared, did not mean that the board had reached any conclusion upon the appointment of a Chief of Police. Commissioner Biggy asked his assoclates if, in signing that report, they un- derstood, as he understood, clearly and without the slightest possible question that the rcport was a con n to Fred- erick L. Esola, granted to him with the distinct understanding that he withdraw | from the race for Chief of Police and that | | after the report had been signed Esola was in no way a subject for discussion by | | the board. | Commissioner Newhall replied that he | agreed thoroughly with Mr. Biggy In his understanding of the meaning of the re- port and the motives that prompted the! ature. Commissioner Thomas took | | the remarkable stand, suggesting, if nothing else, the sharp practice of & ‘pettifogging advocate, that he under- stood that Esola was removed from con- eration simply because there was a | deadlock in the board in reference to the | lieutenant’s competency. Commissioner McNutt agreed with Mr. Thomas. Commissioner Biggy was dumfounded. He declared that if that were the case he had signed the report under an absolute misunderstanding, and he did not intend | to remain longer in a false position, whica reflected upon his personal honor, be- fore the people of the city. He demanded the right to make public his original re- port finding Esola incompetent and in & variety of ways ineligible for the position ‘While OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. This investigation was held simply to determine whether or not Frederick L. Esola, who has made u written application for the position of Chief of Police, po: and repeated. Fremont Older. of Chief of Police, and further than that as he feels tha to detull the circumstances which attend. ed the signing of a compromise report, This report was signed simply as an agreement between the commission and Mayor Phelan, who promised that if the commission would agree to clear Esola's moral character from the accusation which had been made against it Esola would be withdrawn from the race for the position of Chief of Police. The compromise report meant this and nothing more. It referred solely to the specific charges which reflected upon the moral character of Esola and said abso- lutely nothing about At least two of the Commissioners who signed the report understood positively that the document certainly did not say that Esola is competent to be a Chief of | The investigation was completed last Saturday night. We then adjourned till Tuesday last. At that meeting Commissioner Thomas presented a written decision exonerating Esola from the charges filed by Older. Commissioner McNutt was willing to agree to it. Commissioner Newhall and I positively refused. We then adjourned till Wednesday afternoon. All parties remained unchanged. Mr. Newhall had pre- pared a separate decision for himself. I had one of my own. Messrs. Thomas and McNutt adhered to theirs. We discussed them all without reaching an agreement or even taking a vote. We then adjourned till yesterday, Thursday, afternoon, with the understanding that if we could not come to an agreement we would respectively file our decisions and make them public. At our meeting yesterday we finally reached a compromise. It was clearly understood that if I would join in a verdict of “not guilty” on the charges affecting Esola’s moral character his candidacy for the position was out of the question. It was on that understanding that the verdict of “not guilty” was signed by me. It would never have been agreed to otherwise. I do not think Esola can possibly be elected Chief. I certainly shall never vote for him. The other Commissioners can speak for themselves. guilty on the charges of robbery, larceny, etc., because of the doubtful and disreputable character of the evidence upon that subject, I could not decide that he was competent to fill the position of Chief of Police and the commission did not so decide. On the contrary, at that meeting we then passed his name and considered other applications, but found none of the candidates available, and we adjourned with the un- derstanding that we would look for a new man. On account of the wrong inferences that have been drawn from the action of the commission I deem it necessary to make public my original decision in this case. I would have refrained from doing so were it not necessary in justice to myself. It was as We are not called upon to decide specifically in detail upon the truth or falsity of all or any of the charges made by Fremont Older with respect to his conduct as & youth, or as a man, or as a In short, this is not a eriminal trial in which we have to render a verdict of gullty We are charged with the duty of electing an able and upright Chief of Police. tisfied ourselves that any particular applicant for the position does not come up to that standard we should dismiss him from consideration, We are not here to decide newspaper controversies nor action of alleged libel. courts where redress can be had by the parties who claim to be injured. ary for me to say anything further than that Frederick L. Esola does not, in my opinion, pos- sess the requisite gualifications to fll the position of Chief of Police, and I, therefore, do not look upon him as an available candidate. From a consideration of his record as a police officer and of his educational and from my own personal observation of his mental abilities, I am satisfied he does not come up to the standard of a competent Chief of Police for this city. With regard to his character as a boy or as a man before he joined the force, it is not neces- ry for me to say anything, and upon that ground I say nothing. that his conduct and demeanor upon the stand in this investigation made an unfavorable im- pression upon me. When he testified that he could not recollect meeting the members of this com- mission in company with Mr. Lawrence and Mayor Phelan in the Mayor's office nt the New City Hall on January 7, 1000, and repeatedly aflirmed his entire loss of memory with regard to that meeting held only two weeks previously he showed, to put it in the mildest manner possible, that his mem- ory was so very frail that he simply is not competent to be Chief of Police. I deem it my duty, however, to It either was not the truth under oath or it showed a memory weak to the extent of mental incompetency. I desire to be understood as not expressing any opinion on the gullt or innocence of Lieutenant 1 simply decide that I do not deem his qualifica- tions suflicient to entitle him to be considered in the choice of a Chief of Police of New San Fran- * R e R R S RS B L S S e SR go g o yvpvvavsvyvivsooge) permit the | 1 l \ his incompetency. | Police, for the simple reason that two of | the Commissioners are thoroughly con- vinced that he is not competent. More than this, these two Commissioners posl- tively declined to sign the report until they were assured that it meant the withdrawal of Esola as a candidate. With that understanding the report was signed. All of this Commissioner Biggy insisted last night he had right to pre- sent to the public. Commissioner Thomas, fearful of the consequences, begged for a little more time and promised if his re- quest were granted he would have Esola publicly withdraw from the race. Com- missioner Biggy declined to grant the re- quest and Mayor Phelan asked him what he intended to do and he told his Honor ! that it was his purpose to publish his | original report and a recital of the in- cidents which led up to the signing of the | compromise report at once. And Commissioner Biggy kept his word, My understanding of the situa- I was willing o find Esola not sses the qualifications required When we have There are In this view, it is not qualifications, This testimony was not W. J. BIGGY. R e T T t in duty to himself and In justice to the reputation he has won In public life he cannot afford to place himself in a false position or permit an unscrupulous newspaper or a pettifog- glns attorney to place him in such a ;{usxllox) against his will. It was after Commissioner Biggy declared his Inten- tion to publish his report that Mayor Phe- lan asked, half in supplication and half in demand, that Colonel Willlam P. Sulli- van .Ixt. e elected Chief of Police if the Commissioners did not feel that they could consistently with thelr sense of de- cency elect Esola. As already indicated, the Commission- ers seem favorably disposed to the May- or's request, and Colonel Sullivan has thus taken first place in the list of avail- able candidates. In connection with the desperate effort to elect Esola there has arisen an interesting episode. A morning newspaper which is frantically and hys- terically backing the young lieutenant realized yesterday that all hope was gone and that certain facts tended to show that Police Captain Wittman had some chance in the race. This newspaper had discov- ered that some of the active supporters of Captain Wittman had held a meeting a few days ago to suggest a way to secure his election. Commissioner McNutt had asked Cap- tain Wittman to take the position, but the captain declined the honor, notwith- standing the fact he was promised the votes of Commissioners Newhall and Thomas. The captain shied at the four- year term and said aiso that Comunis- sloner Biggy seemed to have the right of way. Commissioner McNutt assured him that Mr. Biggy was not in the race, and with that assurance Captaln Wittman agreed to take the place. e Jules J. Callundan, Realizing the Utter Collapse of the Shameful Conspir- acy, Resigns From the Department. Mayor Phelan Seeking Still to Patch™ His Tattered Reputation Asks the Appoint- ment of His Secre- tary, Colonel W. P. Sullivan Jr. Se P SR i Learning these facts, representatives of | this morning newspaper went to Captain Wittman yesterday and assured him that he would be denounced this morning in the most approved style known to the newspaper world of which this particular | paper is a glaring example. Captain | Wittman, it is understood, is not now a candidate. CALLUNDAN RESIGNS FROM THE FORCE. One of the most deeply significant incl- dents of the meeting of the Police Com- missioners last night was the presentation | and immediate acceptance of the resigna- | tion of Jules J. Cullundan, alias Worth- ington, as a member of the Police Depart- ment. Nothing could have shown more clearly than this the existence of a gi- | gantic conspiracy to make Fsola Chief of Police and Callundan Chief of Detec- tives. As The Call charged, Callundan was smuggled into the department for the | single purpose of being elevated to the | post of Chief of Detectives. He was In- eligible and unfit and The Call, in obedi- ence to its responsibility to the public, exposed him as he is. His private character and deficiencles became objects of legitimate criticismn | and censure, since he sought to place him- | self in a position where he would become | a menace to the moral health of the city. | He was smuggled into the department at | one of the last meetings of the old com- mission, giving up a private income to | accept a smaller public one in order that his plot with Esola and the men behind | him might succeed. It was never Callun- | dan's purpose to become an ordinary pa- | troiman, and after being admitted to the | department he asked and received ten | days’ time in which to qualify for his new position, glving as an excuse that he wished to wind up his private affairs. The excuse was simply a subterfuge by which Callundan hoped to delay his ac- ceptance of ordinary police duty until the election of Frederick L. Esola as Chief of Police, when the private detective of Harry N. Morse would become the Chief of Detectives of this city through the ap- | pointment of Esola and the indorsement of the arch-conspirators of the scheme. The' ten days allowed Callundan by the | commission expired yesterday and he was ordered to report for duty to one of the police captains. He saw that the shame- ful conspiracy to seize the Police Depart- ment of this city and make of it an agency of crime had utterly failed; that | Esola and his unscrupulous backers had lost their battle to make the Police De- partment of this city a commodity for | purchase and sale to the criminals of San Francisco. Callundan had therefore no | further use for the Police Department and no desire to serve as a member of jt in the capacity of a patrolman. The Call's expose of the wretched plans of his supporters had made him an impos- sibility as a public official. He strove, un- der the inspiration of a lingering hope, to secure an additional delay of a week, but this was emphatically denied to him, nndi last night he sent to the Commissioners his star, pinned to his resignation. Both | 1 J were accepted with alacrity, and one epl- sode in an indecent spectacle was con- cluded. Had not Callundan attempted without shame to force himself inte a public position of responsibility and trust The Call would not have discussed his odorous charact «nd past history. Since he has retired with commendable haste to private life his character ceases to be a matter of public interest and is dis- missed. This action of Callundan in retiring so EXTRA SESSION CAUCUS PLANS ARE REVIEWED. Legislators Wary of Railroad Snares. GOV. GAGE AGAIN IN TOWN SECRET CONFERENCE WITH D.M. BURNS AND HERRIN. CREEERTATY Several members of the Legislature from the interior arrived In the city yes- terday and many more will come to-day Among those in town last evening were: Senators 8. C. Smith of Bakersfield, John F. Davis of Jackson, W. F. Maggard of Corning, Thomas Flint of San Juan, As- semblymen F. E. Dunlap of San Joaquin, A. 8. Milice of Riverside and J. B. San- ford of Ukiah. Governor Gage also arrived In town yes- terday from Sacramento and registered at the Palace. It was common talk around the corridors of the hotel last night that he was somewhere in conference with Burns and Herrin. One of Burns' lleu- tenants looked at rooms in the Grand Hotel yesterday and inspected the ap- proaches to the bridge connecting the Palace and Grand. Gage's movements to conceal his conferences with Burns and Herrin are ridiculous. He ought to have DISCOVERY. common sense sufficlent to know that the people of the State are aware of his Jt always helps. It almost always | Jiiics ana would laugh if the topic was cures. Sick are invited to | not one to awaken just indignation and consult Dr. Pierce by letter abso- | remonstrance. lutely without fee or charge. All correspondence is strictly Ptivnte. Write and get a specialist’s opin- fon on your case, free. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Questions pertaining to the organiza- tion of the Legislature engage the atten- tion of Senators and Assemblymen. It is an acknowledged indisputable fact of rec- ord that the Legislature adjourned sine die March 19, 1899, yet there are members who contend that the forthcoming extra- ordinary session will be but a continua- tion of the thirty-third regular session. Should that position be maintained the Controller would be justified in refusing to sign warrants for the per diem of members. The constitution, section 2, ar- ticle IV, declares: “No pay shall be al- lowed to members for a longer time than sixty days, except for the first sesslon after the adoption of the constitution, for which they may be allowed pay for 100 days."” Senators and Assemblymen who are about to assemble in Sacramento will be in no haste to take a position which will glve the Controller an opportunity to sever the bond which connects the Legis- lature with the public treasury. To make assurance of pay doubly sure the legls- lators will organize each house again, The same old officers may be re-clected, but the porters, watchmen, pages and clerks will not be expected to rally around the desk when the balloting for Senator begins and render applause when some | misguided or unfortunate member makes a sorry spectable of himself by voting for Burns. Last winter the attaches, headed by “Big” Smith, shouted themselves hoarse when poor old Simpson betrayed his constituents and espoused the cause of the Mexican. Attaches of a higher grade may be necessary for the extra There are perceptible signs of weakness in the Burns camp. The knowledge that the clements opposed to boss tactics and allroad methods are bound to come to- gether in support of some good, clean can- didate produces the greatest apprehen- slon in Dan's corral. Herrin's game |is clearly disclosed. In fact, he is so vain and clumsy that he cannot conceal his movements. It is now well known that his play is to prevent a conference of the fifty-five Republicans who stood forth in manly fashion last winter to shield the State from shame. He expects that these Republicans will scatter and diffuse their strength on three or four candidate until the patience of the people s exhausted. He says that his personal prestige is at stake. The inference is that this so- called pestige will be lost when Burns is beaten. This kind of talk provokes derision in the yellow building. Even Stubbs and Mills are losing respect for the political end of the law department. Herrin con- tinues to deny that he is a Democrat, as- serting that his last Democratic vote was cast for Cleveland. The denial is vigor- ously made to shield Governor Gage from the awkward predicament of consorting with Democrats to fix up a Republican slate for United States Senator. Gage, having invited the help of Herrin and Jack Wright, ought to, for consistency's sake, court the favor of Jimmie Phelan— the late Hon. James D. Phelan of Demo- cratic renown. The clean, straightforward Republicans who refuse allegiance to Burns and Her- rin have practically resolved not to com- mit themselves to any caucus scheme until they have had full conference on the subject. While the question {s pend- ing, suggestions may come from Thomas R. Bard, John A. Barnham, Irving M. Scott, General Barnes and U. 8. Grant Jr. The Southern Pacific has already begun its tactics of despicable intimidation. A member of the Legislature who supplies the corporation a certain commodity was advised yesterday that the business would be taken from him If he did not vote for Burns. The legislator replied: “I may lose the trade you speak of by voting against Burns, but I would lose a great deal more than the value of the business by voting for him. I will not vote for him."” The facts in this particular case of at- tempted intimidation ought to be obtained by the Leglslature and presented to D. O. Mills and John W. Mackey, who were re- cently elected directors of the Southern Pacific. If these gentlemen knew the naked truth of this incident of despicable bulldozing they would resign from the directory or bounce Herrin out of the yel- low building. The company cannot gain the good will of the California public while such methods as Herrin counte- nances are tolerated by the management. Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stop @ cough. Never fails. Try it. All druggists. * —_————————— [ e e e et s annd ] I Helped two churches out of i debt—was beloved by his con- gregation, and yet resigned from the ministry. His rea- sons for so doing have created a sensation. Read in next Sunday’s Call the signed state- ment of the Rev. James C. MacInnes. :’MO&#Q#NHO#*Q%‘ B Shb b4 e bbb “T want some whiskey, and I want it bad’ they didn’t give him Jesse Moore, Notable ,Déaths of the Day. SUDDEN DEATH OF PHIL D. ARMOUR JR. Left Chicago Recently in Excellent Health and Was Ill but a Few Hours. PASADENA, Jan. 26.—News was re- cefved here to-night of the sudden death of Phil D. Armour Jr., at Montecito, near Santa Barbara. Young Armour was Il but twenty-four hours and his death was due to ccnfesuon of the lungs. He was 31 years of age. He left Chicago three ‘weeks ago In excellent health. S JOHN W. GILKEY DEAD. Was One of the Prominent Residents of Southern Monterey County. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. MONTEREY, Jan. 26.—John W. Gllkey, a well-known resident of the southern part of Monterey County, died at the St. Charles Hotel, in this city, where he had been brought for treatment, and was in- terred in the Protestant cemetery here yesterday afterncon. He had been ill for some time with a complication of d!sor- ders, and about three wecks ago was brought from bis home down the coast | to Monterey for treatment. He had becn | a resident of Monterey County for many years and was quite a notable’ character, taking a prominent part in the early stir- ring affairs of the county. He was a na- tive of Michigan and at the time of his death was In bis sixty-second year. leaves a widow and several children. aisel-oaits Killed by a Fall. JAMESTOWN, Jan. 26.—Henry Jarboe, late of EI Dorado County, fell a distance of 125 feet in a shaft at the Eagle Shaw- mut mine this morning and was instantly killed. Deceased was unmarried, 28 years old, and belonged to the Odd Fellows, which order will have the body taken to Placerville for interment. Ended His Life. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VENTURA, Jan. 2.—Oliver Somers, aged 30 years, committed suiclde this evening in the Missouri Saloon, owned by Sam Craig, a brother-in-law. Somers was the county oil distributor for the Standard Ol Company. He returned about § | Craig wished Somers to go home with his Hale’s. | Ferrprehrefrairepraboiishrsprefasrefrsiesis pelrsrelesieirsbeiren one of this taffeta silk beautiful. special lot new spring silks. the plisse -ilks are the inches wide, for Saturday, per men’s ‘““mocha’’ gl gloves. shades, per pair only......... our ladies’ *‘standard” D collar an cuff day. famous per pair..... not many, waists that silk waists reduced. Yol T E opportunity. with her. new store news. establishment. and concrete ment for man it we please you, tell oth our millinery buyer has gone East. shepshrepeirepehrshhrrcprsech bbb archrshehserprsheprebrshshsaeirsh sfrsfr e sfretoshrefres 935-947 M. 5640 s s S s o s s s s s s A . 4 s s e e e B R e ——————— Saturday’s selling have marked them, per yard come in puffed and corded stripe cffects, 21 cut, the latest gray and Havana Havana and oak shades, per pair only........ ¢ affidavit** linen collars.. ¢“affidavit $9.00, $10.00 and $12.50, in stripes and plain effects. tucked, prettily lined throughout and well made, sizes 32 to 40, while they last only.... lecture on the famous Arnold knit goods. every lady should come in and talk Hudnut’s perfumery for whist prizes. we have let the contracts for the carpenter store grow, just 7 doors west of our present Hale’s. w» season’s novelties is a plain in new shades that are really very <oft finish. we ha e a worth 8s¢, but for 75c verv newest creations. thev $1.50 oves in the fashionable Dent $1.50 ent fac-simile gloves in red, brand * brand linen cuffs, 2 163c just 45 of .those pretty silk you can remember at $7.50, VT SRS most of them are corded or $3.85 s. Reynolds will give her last work. this means employ- y workmen. watch our new ers; it we don’t, tell us. 0 G o s oo o 6 66 s s o s o 3 o 3 s s s s s e e arket St. precipitately from the department Is an| absolutely candid admission of the exist- ence of the plot which The Call has al-| ready thoroughly exposed. There can be no other explanation of the resignation of the private detective. It has revealed the secret workings of the miserable scheme | that was to have placed the people of | San Francisco at the mercy of the crim-| inal elements of this city. With less| audacity than his principal, Callundan Las | fled from the field and has retired to .'hel obscurity In which he belongs, leaving the men who were to have used him as a willing tool to continue the hopeless bat- tle against a healthy public opinion und‘ decency in public life. i R e e e et e taken In charge by James, a spectal agent | of the Standard Oil Company, as Somers was intoxicated. Somers proceeded to ‘he‘ Missouri saloon. He left the saloon and | purchased a revolver at about 6 o clock, returning to_ the saloon immediately. w.fe, who was waiting outside for him. | Somers refused and instead drew his re- volver and shot himself in_the mouth. Death was instantaneous. He leaves a young widow and a child. Death of Ramona Ramos. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. %—Ramona Ra-| mos, one of the oldest residents of this | city and a member of an old Spanish fam- | fly, died in East Santa Cruz. She was $4 | ars old and this has always been her | ome. ELECTRICAL WORKS DESTROYED BY FIRE San Jose Improvement Company Suf- fers a Loss of One Hundred Thousand Dollars. SAN JOSE, Jan. 2%7.—The works of the Electric Improvement Company, a few | blocks south of the narrow gauge depot | in this city, were destroved by fire about | 1 o'clock this morning. The blaze started | shortly after midnight from the burning out of a large dynamo, and soon the build- ings were in flames in a number of places. he works were entirely consumed. | A gas plant near by was saved. The loss in buildings and machinery is esti- mated at $100.000. The property was in- sured for $50,000. The plant has been es- tablished for about ten years. A laige business was d and a great number of business houses and residences In this city are now deprived of electric lighting facilities. The works will be rebuilt im- mediately MONEYS FOR WATER STORAGE. City Banks Lead the Way in Provid- ing Funds. The banks of San Francisco are leading the way to previde funds for the use of the California Water and Forest Associa- tion for the storage of the flood waters of the State. These are the amounts that have been subscribed to date for the work: Hibernia Savings Bank, $1000; San Francisco Savings Union, $1000; German Savings and_Loan Society, $1000; Bank of California, $500; Anglo-Californian Bank, $250; Alaska Commercial Company, $250. All ‘these amounts have been subscribed during the present week. Indications are that all the banks will fall into line. The committee will resume work in a day or two and will first proceed to solicit as- sistance for the work from the banks not included in the foregoing list of donors. When the banks have all been heard from the large mercantile houses and capital- | ists and large owners of city realty will be visited in turn. Several small contributions have been received from firms and from private in- | dividuals and there have been quite a | large number of mémbers enrolled in sev- era% districts, all of whom are to pay or have pald §3 for annual dues. —_——— SCOTT ASK§ ~ APPOINTMENT. The friends, political and other, of Tax | Collector J. Harry Scott are seeking to fix | him solidly in his office by appealing to | Mayor Phelan for his appointment. Buiky | petitions are belng circulated throug! the city setting forth the litigation w! Mr. Scott's office is tied up in, and also | the fact that it will take months before any decision can be had. It carries an appeal to the Mayor to exercise his right and quiet the title to the office and end the expense of legal proceedings by ap- pointing Scott regularly to the place. The titions are being generally signed, and r. Scott’s managers are confident that the Mayor will do the right thing. — e Child Study Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the| State Child Study Assoctation will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In Webster School, near Lincoln School. | Mrs. L. Walker of the Tompkin School, Oakland, will speak on “‘Some Phases of the Kindergarten,” and papers will be read by Miss Stovall and Miss figglnl. All who are interested are in- —_———— Civil Service Work. The Civil Service Commission s en- gaged in classifying all of the places of lo’clock from Oxnard, when his team was employment in the offices and departments of the city government and is holding daily meetings with the numerous heads of departments In order to obtain gen- eral information and details of the work. The commission proposes also to i the work now being done in the di offices and will meet each afternoon o’clock for the purpose of general discus- LELzos Sdm;yand ¥ onday CROSSE & BLACKWELL JAMS I5¢ This bargain has 'v;*r before been offered. arcund Importe: Regular Chocolate, can 15¢ Regular 25¢ can. pure GREATEST BARKER'S BEST CR:AMERY BUTTER. . . .45¢ EXTRA Point Reyes BUTTER. .40¢ BEST RANCH EGGS.-......22:¢ LARGE FRE'.CH PRUNES, Ib. . .5¢ EXTRA $¢%ic. _FIGS. 3 I-Ib pkgs 25¢ MA’EAI‘W!:; Ssamheti: box. . - .20¢ Rye and Bourhon Whisky, gal $2.50 l%;ls-liii@ sMarkefit Shtsreet. 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