The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. URDER IMPOSING TAX ON 'PHONES FINALLY PASSED City Will Derive Big| Revenue. ' D SAVE ST. MARY’S PARK FUNIJ1 RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY | : WITH BOERS ADOPTED. BSL Filed by Gabriel Printing | Company Against Awarding Contract to a Firm Other Than Lowest Bidder. S Protest r imposing a tax of 5 cents per nickel-in-the-slot v passed by a unan ed and awarding cer r's office came 1 had been filed nting shall he la Printing Trades Council” t with the charter, is inoper- nd is Jegislation repugnant to the 1 and State constitutions. The com- te present o advance - F. Drake, representative ypographical Union, spoke in he resolution which barred the riel Company from succesefully com- ng for the contract. servisor Tobin took sides with nd held that the board was that provision of the charter s that contracts must be award- lowest bidder. There is another 1at eight hours a day only shali d on_all city work, and it de- t the union shops work nine | hile the Typothetae work their | hours and longer. Comte saw a tion in the order and the charter by stating that while the char- plated granting the contract to bidder the order simply con- on the board the power of fixing quality of the printing. The contract awarded to Phillips & Smythe never- Tobin withdrew his objection, | 2g that it would be a matter for ad- ation by the courts in any event. ,ard will have to look elsewhere ordinance intended to ’suppress kel-in-the-slot card machines. Resolu- ns were passed at the last meeting re- sg the City Attorney to prepare | iinance, and the latter yester- n the following curt com- | jemen: 1 am in receipt of Resolution | in which you request the City Attor- | . prepare an ordinance respecting | nickel-in-the-siot _machines. In reply thereto 1 beg to refer you to the provisions of the charter touching the dutles of the City Attorney, which do not require such service The following resolutions and ordi- nances were passed to print: the t n; i maintaining pol gerground dist: ; resolutions pre viding for numerous awards of contracts printing and stationery for use in the va- rious departmen ding for an expen- diture of $11,200 of the @cneral fund, to pay the San Gas | the estate will have been effected. ——————— and Electric Company for lighting and repair- ing lamp posts and lamps for January, and $8374 20 for lighting electric arc lamps; res- olutions denying the petition of A. Gold- berg for $417 10 alleged damage to his prop- erty by @ mob on April 6, 1899; ordinance allowing Civil Service Commission two clerks at $100 and §75 per month. Stephen Potter was appointed stenogra- pher for the investigation of water and gas rates at $10 per diem and 20 cents a follo for transcribing. The board adjourned until next Thurs- day night, when it will meet as a com- mittee of the whole to take the testimony of the president of the Spring Valley Water Works for the purpose of fixing the water rates for the next fiscal year. PETITIONS RECEIVED. The following petitions were received and re- ferred to the proper committe North tral Improvement Club, electric light at the crossing of Sanson Washington streets yperty-owners, electric light at the corner of Twenty-first and Worth streets; Martha Mortigia, for permission v aln a post and glass sign in Casing, for permis- d awning in front of corner of Union Fischer, for permis- ric sign and _ bill Y Oberon Concert street; Belasco & to maintain an e Alcazar Theater Gray Bros.' per- Telegraph Hill, be- streets, be revoked: against the main- boller at the southwest cor- and Guerrerc %, seeking to the westerly astro, and calk sance resulting f) City Street »r permission on be- repave with P street Grant avenue street, between property-owners an he removal of Ifth street grades b vement and the sum of $50,- Hospital. these sums 5,000 appropriated for ark REFERRED TO BOARD OF WORKS. The following matters were referred to the of Public Works for investigation and {de-District for repairs dents of Fair- pening of St. Mary's e Southern Pacific_railroad to n of van for a bullding from Ninth Brannan, to Br ghth and Ni: permission on behalf of f Ri d av over avenue: pe ct Progressive I av rec tition of the Aamaged by INCENDIARY AT n streets, WORK [N NAPA Second Attempt Made to Burn a School. A ot Special Dispatch to The Call NAPA, Feb. 5.—Another attempt was e Sunday night by a fire fiend to burn down the Ces public school building here, but the plans miscarried. This 1s the second time that the torch has been applied to this handsome structure, the first being In the early part of last De- The public schools opened ter a six weeks' vacation, r Hoover went to the building about 7 o'clock to get things in readines for the day’s work. As the janitor was ding on the north eide he paper and wood had been saturated with coalofl over a space of five feet. On the ground were also found many bunches of burned matches. Hoover investigated and found more evidence o attempted crime on the south side of the building. Here a ventilator had been broken and more coaloil had been thro on the building. Beneath this an empty bottle that had contained coalofl was The matter has caused great " and if the guilty party is caught t with. ay h attempt bug the_loc tives have been at work on the case quietly for the last two months, but have been unable to get any clew of the criminal. It is thought local parties are the guilty ones, and arp lookout is being kept now for the high north wind was blowing t night and if the fire had started noth- ing could have saved the building. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The Senate Committee on Commerce has reported fa vorably the bill of Senator Perkins, witn some amendments, to prevent dai gers to ation from rafts on the ific The bill permits raft-towing within Puget Sound or any bay or mnecting with the Pacific Ocean. :lieved the bill will accomplish the ses desired without interfering with owing between the places where the are cut and the sawmills. ntative Kahn to-day introduced ill authorizing the Secretary of the reasury to pay the legal representatives of Margaret A Russell of S8an Francisco the market value of 107,246 pounds of sugur destroyed at ksburg, Miss, Thomas Si to-day appointed Post- tville, Bonoma County, K, resigned, si for _ Californians—Original— Aaron Edinger, Los Angeles, $8; Hiram Olem, Watsonville, $6. Restoration and in- crease—Thomas Leam, dead, Somersville, 836 to ¥12. Increase—Charles McGoldrick, “Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8 to $12; Santiago de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, 88 to $10. Original widows, etc.—Ann Leam, Somersvilie, $5. Oregon—Orignal—David M. Hampton, Monmouth, $8; James-T. Cargill, Weston, Special, January 2—Russel B. John- ston, Myrtle Creek. $6. Increase—Albert Calkins, Roseburg, $6 to $10. Washington—Original—Franeis _Bartei, Mount Vernon, $; Alexander L. Morton, Soldiers’ Home. Orting, $12; Willlam V. Rinehart, Seattie, 3. Renewal and reis- sue—James E, Harris, Dayton, $6 to-$S. Relssue—Joseph H. Forb ——————— More Estate Being Settled. Elizabeth Miller, administratrix of the estate of the late A. P. More, filed an ap- plication with Judge Coffey yesterday for leave to sell all of the remaining per- sonal property of the estate, valued at about $28,000, in order to pay the remain- ing demands against the estate. Under Mre. Miller's schedule there is yet due to the heirs over $15.000, $13,640 is due the creditors and $12445 80 is due the State under the collateral inheritance tax If the court grants Mrs. Miller's petition a big step toward the final settlement: of Died From a Criminal Operation. Dr. Leland held an autopsy on the body of Mrs. Manuela Davalos, who died at her home, 1904 Mason street, on Monday, and found that the woman's death was due to a criminal operation. The autopsy was held last night at the request of the hus- band, who re%rted that a physician hay- earny street performed the operation. The police are now invesi - ing the case and it is belleved that the physician will into custody this morning, - | and by petition | | - | Badayez,” by Giacomo Minkows| | the | has been a suspicion that | the work of a fire- | , Vancouver, $. | BOSTONIANS I THE NEW OPERA BY MINKOWSKY Mary Hampton Joins the Alcazar. EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE GRAND s g CLEVER ACTS AT THE ORPHEUM NEW AND OLD. —— Tivoli Continues Its Success, ‘“The Idol’s Eye”—French Farce at the California and Melo- drama at Alhambra. PR The Bostonians had their. annual picnie at the Columbia last night. All smartdom was there and the audience was friendly to its favorites in the same old way. Sea- son after season they have sung at us in 0ld operas and new with new singers and cld, and the latter at least are always sure of our approbation. Barnabee, MacDonald and Frothingham all came in for a good natured greeting and warbled and acted in the same familiar way. It is not a very | good way surely, but it seems to please as much as it ever did, and the faith of the public is undiminished. I should per.aps exempt Frothingham, for in his way he Is clever and amusing, but MacDonald | now absurd when he makes the attempt, Barnabee, ripe in years, but still fresh in favor, seems to depend entirely upon reputation which he earned a very long time ago and has since spent. The Bostonians have never had but one real singer in_the male department, Tom Karl, and aside from him they have ever been notorious for their bad tenors, of whom the present trchle trespasser is probably the weakest. liis name is Frank Rushworth. Helen Bertram has voice that from its hard quality ought to | withstand a great deal of hard usage. She bas grace and spirit, however, and acts that is delightful. Miss Dresser was beautiful and hoarse, and the managcment craved the indulgence of the audience for her mis- chance. She seems to have a fair con tralto voice, which she produces badly from the roof of her mouth, but she is exceedingly good to look upon and wears some stunning costumes well. The opera last night w cally and generally. “The Smu a good carrying important lo- figlers of y, some {itime a San Franciscan, has a great deal of musical merit in it. There are some flaws in the composition, but they lie for | the most part in the plot and libretto. The music is admirable. The overture was de- cidedly encouraging and the orchestration throughout is of a surprisingly high order of art. Its tone is decidedly superior to the book of which it is the setting, and belongs properly to a more elevated plane than that of a comic opera. Mr. Min- kowsky’'s intention, I understand, was to compose a romantic opera and his music has been made to fit a rather trashy sub- stitute for the original. This has involved an alteration of the tempi in many places |and a general distortion of the serious musical purpose of the work. There is a flavor of the young Itallan school about ““The Smugglers,” and the treatment of the vocal and instrumental ments is_decidedly modern in certain sages. P | duets between tenor and soprano, which | are strongly suggestive of Puccini’s “La Boheme.” In sharp contrast to this well made music there are a number of cheap songs that hark back to the worst comic | traditions. A stupid trio and a | :ss quartet that smack of burlesque | an occasional gag song thrown in for measure and bad taste. Some of the go0d music lingers with one by reason of its| swing and melody. A march in the first ct and a waltz song in the second have all the elements of popularity, and the finale of this act is, although rather com- monplace, decidedly meritorious. Mr. Minkowsky's opera is musically in- genious and familiarity with it would dis- cover much to admire. The performance by the Bostonians is a secondary consid- eration. It Is not good, but it does not seriously offend. PORTER GARNETT. Alcazar. Mary Hampton made her first appear- ance as leading lady last night at the Al- cazar Theater in Edwin Milton Royle's | comedy-drama, “Friends,” and the en- thusiastic manner in which she was re- ceived by the large audience must have | been exceedingly gratifying to her. At | the close of each act the curtain had to be raised several times, and friends and admirers showered her with floral trib- utes. She scored a genuine success in | the part of Marguerite Otto, which gave | full ‘scope to her clear and sympathetic | voice and graceful diction. - | the two “‘friends’ did full justice to their parts and came in for a proportionate | measure of the applause. oward Scott made a hit In.the character part of Hans Otto, the drunken old man, and received a special call before the curtain after the | close of the third act. Jeffrey Willlams was good as John Paden Sr., a business man, and George P. Webster was at home as the villain. Laura Crews, Marie Howe, Miss Vaughan and Emily Wakeman com- pleted the excellent cast. Alhambra. | The opening night of “London Life" on | Sunday evening at the Alhambra Theater brought with it a full house, and the repe- | tition of the performance last evening was | satisfactory to the management. | pla: {’hl,\ city at a time when this class of ductions is most appreclated. touching scenes, interspersed with laugh- able situations. As the name implies, ‘“London Life” is laid in the big city and fliustrates life in | the upper, middle and lower strata of society. The attractive feature lies in the | fact that the play is clean, and while there is a moral to it, the moral does not depend for its strength upon the downfall | of a woman. | The cast is all new to this city, recently | arriving from New York via Portland and the northern circuit. The members of the company have their lines well in hand. | Next week the Alhambra will produce the original pictures of the Jeffreys-Sharkey | champlonship fight. | Orpheum. The usual “standing room only” sign was hung out at the Orpheum last night, and the big audience appeared to thor- | oughly enjoy every feature of the bill, | judging from the applause, Michell, the | colored acrobatic comedian, started the jaughter, and there was no cessation of the merriment from that time until the final drop of the curtain, except of course when Papinta and the acrobatic gym- | nasts held the boards. Papinta, as usual, Was enthusiastically applauded. . The | Sohlkes, in their novelty dances, assisted ! by their five little so-called “archipela- oans,”’ made a decided hit, while Irene TO- | Frankiin, the singing soubrette: Bruett and Riviere, the French duetists and mimics, and Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, the comedy artists, came in for their full share of applause. The bio- graph will show an entire new series of pictures, beginning to-night. Grand Opera-House. “Aladdin Jr.” opened the week with a big house and the encores kept the show going until a late hour. The extravaganza is replete with song and dance specialties, | the Hawailan quintet and little Maud Sar- enson being the favorites. Bella Hart made her first appearance and justified the predictions of her friends that she will make a good soubrette with a little more study and expericnce. Edith Mas never appeal to better advantage m:: in the s , ‘“The Sweetest St Ever " and “Love's Sorrow.” Bel Tode “Message of the Rose’ a .142 Lad an Wants Ma Honey Back Again'’as e Fairbairn's “ATrah Go. On, Cress deservedly et:'cor?d. ’1.'2!; piece nlo;- With Orgeous nsformation scene. :o‘be‘ for a two weeks' r\m.! L who never could sing, is | This is notably so in the two | Ernest Hastings and Charles Bryant as | The | v, & melodrama, is new and comes to | It is full of | MISS LEAH HARKIS TO WED M. MARKS JR. ReReN 0M¢;20&0§0 RefeRNe ReNIRe RN ReReReRe RN 48 @ BefieR eNeNINIUIR IR R AKLAND, Feb. 5.—Mr. and Mrs. © Joseph Harris to-day an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Leah, to M. Marks Jr. of Portland. A reception will take place to the friends of the families at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Har- Valkyra, an equilibrist and novelty gym- nast, indulged In some extraordina: twistings and Major Mite sang-“T'd Leave My Happy Home for You." The rest of | the bill was exceptionally good. Thursday | night the feature of the amateur perform- | ance will be an amateur lawn pdrty. Tivoli. The popularity of “The Idol's Eye,” now | playing at the Tivoli, is attested by the fact that last night it entered the third week. The next bill for the Tivoli is the comedy opera ‘‘Manila Bound.” Lloyd-Smith Concert To-Night. Mrs. Adelaide Lloyd-Smith will sing for | the first time in this city at the Sherman | & Clay Hall this evening. She is a dra- | matic soprano who has studied under | Mme. Marchesi and Etillio Barrili, the half-brother of Adelina Patti. She will be | assisted the Minetti string quartet and | Cantor E. J. Stark, barytone. The pro- | gramme includes numbers by Mendels- Sohn, Verdi, Arditi, Schumann, Bischop, | Grieg and Von Weber. The audience promises to be a large and fashionable one. PERISH IN & " BURIING HOME Fate of Two Wealth A Brothers. : PORTLAND, Ind., Feb. 5.—Willlam and John Newton, bachelor brothers, were burned to death former, one mile west of here, this morn- | ing. One body, supposed to be that of | John was found in the cellar. Only a few bones of the other were found. In the rear of the ruins were some chairs and a bundle of papers, which had ev | dently been carried out. No actual ev dence of foul play has been discovered Willlam Newton was 75 years of age and one of the wealthiest men in the State, his estate being estimated at $1.500,- 000. Both men were eccentric and lived | in the most frugal manner. EXPANSION OPPOSED . IN SENATE AND HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Senator Caf- fery of Louisiana, in a discussion of the Philippine question in the Senate to-day, broke new ground in developing his posi- tion as an anti-expansionist. In response to a question as to what, in the presem circumstances, he would do with the Fili- pinos, he said with characteristic cour- age of conviction: “Turn them loose as soon as we can | get Tid of them. That would be better for them and infinitely better for us.” Caffery’s argument was mainly a dis- cussion of the constitutional question. He maintained that the constitution extended absolutely over the Filipinos, and that they were entitled to all the rights and privileges of citizens of the United States guaranteed by the constitution. The Democrats of the House continued their assaults upon the Philippine policy of the administration during the general debate upon the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill to-day. Two speeches were_made by Democratic members of the Foreign Affairs Committee—Dinsmore of Arkansas and Champ Clark of Mis- souri—opposing the reténtion of the isl- ands. The speech of Clark, which lasted almost two hours, was a notable effort, replete with unique epigrams, and at- tracted much attention. No Republican spoke in defense of the administration to- ay. . fibl of Pennsylvania, who was elected as & Democrat but who made a speech last week defending expansion, was goad- ed to-day into the announcement that the Democrats could consider his seat con- structively on the Republican side. _— Nevada City’s Postmaster. WA!HINGTON’; Feb. Ei—'l'ho Senate to- firmed the nomination of L. S. ?:;Ykl:(:nto be Postmaster at Nevada City, Cal. SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH. Suicide Used Same Kind of Weapon as Amy Murphy and It Pro- duced a Similar Wound. N. Schmidt, a laborer, residing at 634 Pacific street, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in the door- way of J. R. Lafontaine's printing estab- lishment, at 603 Merchant street, last night. Despondency is supposed to have been the cause of his act. The pistol used by Schmidt was the ex- act counts of the one which is sup- goud to have been P“fch!led and used y Amy Mur;{hy. t was a 38-caliber American double action of a cheap make. Dr. Lealand examined the suicide’s wound and Jronounced it similar to the a’ll‘la ":!flm' mglu ?pl::lednn“er:rhri h!m“‘ ree deep Where the bullet entered. The -lmlhrltK of pistols and wounds will be called to the attention of the jury in the Murphy case. —————— Final Account in Titus Estate. OAKLAND, Feb. 5.—The firal nccouni F. Titus as executor of 0; the Daniel ?fim Az tolday, Shows e Fecsiss gfi:fijz‘u?‘md fi AT 'y the on the nhome of the | nearly half an hour and made a real hit. | te ris, 212 Twelfth street, Oakland, on Sunday, February 11, from 2 until § o'clock. Miss Leah Harris is one of the most popular young ladies in Oakland, where her father is a leading mer- chant. Mr. Marks is a resident of Portland, where he is interested with his father in business. O AN ENGNIRN e RN RENR RN IR RN NeReRe RGN RN R UKo N o teR RE N ] ‘> et otie o et eN NN e NR 4RGN INeReN +RNA NN eReN R R4 Q | rms of his will he bequeathed one-nalf his estate to the widow, Emeline Titus; his law library in San Francisco to Fred ¥. Titus and the balance to Frank F. ftus. —_————————— SEVERAL MASONS OF HIGH DEGREE OAKLAND, Feb. 6.—The thirty-third degree was conferred upon the following Masons yesterday: Frank Koenig, San Francisco; W. Jacob Smith, San Fran- cisco, Benjamin Welch, Sacramento; Charles J. Willetts, Los Angeles; W. T. Hamilton, Oakland, and David W. Stan- deford, Oakland. The work was done by the Supreme Council under the direction of Sovereign Grand Commander Thomas H. Caswell. There werc in attendance the following thirty-third degree members: Thomas H. C: mander; James B. rritt, lieutenant grand commander A. Davis, grand prior; E. C. Atkinson, chancellor; Charles L. J. W. Pierce, grand minister of state; W. M. Petrie, secretary general; William Filmer, treasurer general; Samuel W. Levy, grand almoner; Frank B. Hill, grand auditor; Edwin _A. Sherman, rand constable; E. R. Hedges, grand chamberlain; Henry A. Cline, first grand esquire; Thad . Kent, second grand esquire; C. E. Gillett, grand ‘Webb N. Plerce, F. L. Jones, R. de Clair- mont, Charles A. W. Wagner and N. W. Spaulding. DEATH OF R. S. DUNCAN, SCOTTISH-AMERICAN ALAMEDA, Feb. 5.—Robert S. Duncan, who was prominently identified with all the Scottish-American societles of Cali- fornia, died this morning at the residence of his father-in-law, J. C. Bates, 2165 Cen- tral avenue. Death was due to append!- citis. Mr. Duncan was thirty-five years ago. fornia when gquite ested in the firm of of San Francisco, was a member of the Caledonian Club and a leader in its af- fairs. He also belonged to Clan Fraser, Order of Scottish Clans, and was district deputy of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, with which he had long been connected. He was married a little over a year ago to Miss Caroline Bates, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bates. The funeral will take place Wednesday from Alcazar Hall, San Francisco, at 2 o'clock, and will be conducted by the United Workmen. A short service will be held at the residence at 11 o’clock. DESERTING SPOUSES WHO FAIL TO APPEAR OAKLAND, Feb. 5.—Defaults were en- tered to-day in the divorce suits of Marie Rosebro against Walter E. Rosebro and Amy Wilson against Anton Wilson, both brought on the ground of desertion. The Rosebros were married in 1 The hus- band 1s described as an able-bodied con- ductor in San rancisco, earning $75 monthly wages; and in June, 1398, he de- serted his wife. He has never:appeared or filed answer in the suit. The Wilsons were married January 4, 1889, and in 1887 the husband deserted his wife and four children. Both cases were referred to Court Commissioner Babcock to take tes- timony. HE WILL EXPERIMENT SOON WITH TOBACCO LIVERMORE, Feb. 5—B. V. Zaballe, the cigar manufacturer, is going to ex- periment in the raising of leaf tobacco of a fine grade. He has studied the condi- tions and thinks the soil and climate suit- able for the growth of such a quality. By an arrangement entered Into with Lorenzo Marini, & rancher two and a half miles south of here, the latter person will set out 10,000 plants the coming season. The varieties be Tennessee Red, ‘White Burley, Ohio Leaf, Zimmer Spanisk and Yellow Prior. DECEASED COLLEAGUE CAUSED ADJOURNMENT OAKLAND, Feb. 5—The City Council met to-night but adjourned after a few moments’ session out of respect to the de- ceased Councilman, Charles H. Kramm. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Schaf- ter, Mott and Rowe, was appointed to draft resolutions in honor of the deceased, submitted for adoption next ‘Wednesd: night, until which time the Councit journed. A committee was also appointed to secure carriages for the City ‘ouncilmen and heads of the various de- artments to attend the funeral, next eVednelday afternoon. Me: W. born in Scotland He came to Cali- He was inter- Fruit-Growers Combining. HAYWARDS, Feb. 5.—Another meeting of the fruit growers of Eden Township was held Saturday afternoon in the Town Hall. It was attended by a large number of people interested, who are enthusiastic for State organization. . W. . one of the members of the recently or zed lumdnlon. Wn; eprl;ur:l‘l’twl].nd 'l‘n‘ld ! ogh. arge growers joining. er IO&F acres of fruit in this vrcljnlt li‘u been contracted for by the association, and it is expected that at least three-fourths of the tot'a‘l will soon be secured by that or- on. ————————————— It will cost New York City cgrleast 318, mnwhu:’nnn mmwm&q& , sovereign grand com- | uard, and | 3o J. M. Duncan & Son | DISCLOSURES LOM UP COUNTY AL Women at the Mercy of “Trusties.” SUPERVISORS ARE APPRISED | e L FEMALE PRISONERS ARE NOT SEARCHED. e Crying Need of a Matron in the In- terest of Morality Depicted by Mrs. Olney of Oakland Club. P e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Feb. 5. A startling condition of affairs about the conduct of the County Jail developed before the Board of Supervisors to-day. It was shown that female offenders when | brought to the prison are not usually | | searched, and it would be an easy matter for female accomplices of male prisoners | to smuggle optum, whisky and even tools with which to accomplish a jail delivery into the institution without detection. | The need of a matron at the County Jail | had just been called to the attention of | the board by a communication from the Oakland Club, an organization represent- | ing some 200 of Oakland's most prominent and influential women. The communica- tion was signed by President Mrs. Alice Bunnell, Secretary Miss L. Barker and | Katherine E. Felton, Mrs. Mary Tracy | Mott, Mrs. C. M. Olney, Mrs. L. W. Cur: | tis and Susan J. Fenton, M. D. They re | ommended the appointment of Mrs Dr. | | Rice to the position of matron. | | "Mrs. C. M. Olney said: “There ought to | be a matron at the jail in the interest of morality.”” There are now four girl pris- | | oners under the age of 20 years, with no | | one to urge them to lead better lives. | “Female prisoners,” continued Mrs. OIl- | | ney, ‘‘are really at the mercy of the| ‘trusties.’ " She declared she knew that | “‘trusties” frequently go into the women's ward. “If the Sheriff permits this,” responded Supervisor Chureh, ‘“‘he is certainly not | doing what is proper.” Sheriff Rogers and Chief Jailer Schoenau were sent for. In answer to questions | they stated that it was not customary for “men trusties” to visit the women’s ward, | “but,” remarked Schoneau, “at times I | | have allowed the head ‘trusty’ to take coal and wood to the women's cell. At | other times the ‘trusty’ is usually accom- panied by a Deputy Sheriff.’ to | whether it is customary to search female | | prisoners when they first arrive at the | ail, Jaller Schoenau said: “It s not cus- | tomary to search the women: only when 1 have any suspicion I call in Mrs. Taylor, | the wife of Deputy Jalfler Taylor, who re- sides at the jall, and I ask her to search | | the woman.”’ | Sheriff Rogers was not adverse to hav- | ing a matron appointed, but assumed that | if such an appointment is to be made he should be consulted, as he considered it | his province to make the appointment. It | is Intimated that if the Sheriff is to make the appointment his choice will be Mrs. Taylor, who has resided at the County | Jail bullding ever since her husband’s ap- | pointment as deputy jailer. . The matter was temroranly disposed of’ by referring to the District Attorney for | an opinion the question of the board | right to grant the Oakland Club’s petiti for a matron and order the claims for such service pald. On these points the | | Attorney will report at the next meeting. EVIDENCE FOR RODLEY. | | Witnesses for the Prosecution Are Flatly Contradicted. | OROVILLE, Feb. 5.—The Rodley case is rapidly drawing to a close. Many wit- nesses were placed on the stand to-day. Eight of these testified to the character of the defendant, Dr. Rodley, for truth, | honesty and integrity. All sald it was good. A strong point was made for the prosecution when it was shown that the woman, Mrs. C. Hogan, whom Dr. Rod- ley swore he went to see when he visited Biggs on February 15, 1898, had been | away from that town for a long time prior to that date. Her sister and a friend testified to these facts. She comes | here to-night from Southern California to swear to the same fact. A Mrs. L. M. Dunn of Chico testified that she was in Dr. Rodley's office when Colonel Batchelder and his wife were | there, on February 15, 189. The colonel | and his wife both testified positively after | er testimony that Mrs. Batchelder did not go to Chico on that date, and no one sald the colonel was in the office at the time of his visit. Mrs. Dunn testi- | fled that she had never told a living soul what her testimony would be; had never talked it over with her husband, Dr. Rod- ley, his wife, his attorneys or any one | else. Wilson swore that Dr. Rod- | ley told him he went to Biggs with a" copy of the Fuller will in his pocket; that | he saw Colonel Batchelder and the latter advised him to have nothing to do with 11(. and then on his way home he tore t' up. gt S Saloon-Keeper’s Men. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 5.—The Mill Valley saloon men are jubilant over the victory | thcy gained to-day over the Tamalpais | | Land and Water Company. Judge Angel- | lotti to-day sustained the demurrer which they through their attorneys, Lennon and | Hawkins, flled against the corporation’s | complaint, and has thereby gained the plaudits of the town's bonifaces. The | company made the stipulation when it | sold_the land that no liquor should be vended thereon. J. H. McInness opéned a saloon on a lot purchased from the com- | pany, which immediately flled a com- | plaint asking that the land be decreed | back to them, as McInness had broken the | clause in the contract relating to the sale | of liquor. The coming summer will see the little town gayly blazing with the te Avor O e g i Pump Guns Illegal. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 5.—It looks as if there would be discarded pump guns to burn in this county to-morrow. Superior Judge Angellotti to-day rendered a deci- sion upholding the county ordinance pro- hibiting the use of repeating shotguns and ordering W. A. Marshall, the young man who undertoak to test the ordinance, back into the custody of Sheriff Taylor. Mar- shall’s attorney states that he will carry the matter before the Supreme Court. ——— Petrified Bear’s Leg. SALINAS, Feb. 6.—A peculiar petrifac- as the scientists of this city. There is on exhibition at the office of L. H. Garrigan on Gabilan street the petrified lower hind leg and paw of a . The specimen, :glcn stands about fifteen inches high, is very distinct in its outlines and shape, | and was found in the Arroyo Seco coun- try about ten days ago by Thomas Joy. —_———— Sues the Railroad. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, Feb. 5.—W. A. Reynolds, through Attorneys E. Myron Wolfe and John S. Partridge, to-day bm“fi’fi suit against the Southern Pacific Iroad Company and the Stockton Electric Street Rallway (‘omplni for $25300 damages, | sustained by the killing of his wife, Mrs. F. Elizabeth Refinolds, by a Southern Pa- cific train last sl SIS Thomas A. Edison Il AKRON, O., Feb. 5.—Thomas A. Edison Sr. is quite seriously ill In this city. The eat inventor has been attend! the funeral of a sister at Milan, O., and ar- in this city Sunday, taking imme- diately to his bed. The physicians pro- claim his illness to be acute laryngitis. —_— Free Library Opens. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CBU.zth 5.—The Santa Cruz Free Library, er being closed for two eeks, reorened to-day in newi - aartars 1o the Hew Willngoo G I 7. tion is astonishing the residents as well | St. Positively cured by these Little Pills. {Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per~ fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsie ness, Bad Tastein the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowelss Purely Vegetable. Srnall Pill. Small Dose. Smafl Price. There ts nothing ltke ELECTRICITY to put life, vim and vigor Into weak men or women. Drugs give but temporary relief; act merely as o stimulant, but Electricity flles to all weak parts of the body. imparting nature’s force fhereto and doing the required work surely and in & permanent manner. If “run down' in health and strength you had better try Elec- tricity. Use an Electric Belt, for that is the Dbest method of applying it; but be sure you et a good one while you are about it; in short, try “Dr. Plerce’s,” for it is guaranteed to be the best EI mail for a 2c stamp. tells all about it. Address PIERCE ELECTRIC CO., 620 Market street, SAN FRANCISCO. 8 Tribune Buflding, NEW YORK. WADE ME.A.MAN orvous Digeases—ailing Mo ieasnoes, otc.. cgused by over. . Si Work and Indicrotio ioks Eout Yisalitg ia. oif ) ane. restors Loat o joung.and 8t g maa 7. busi= Dnowa Or ploasars. ot Insanity and X mption if taken in time. S siowyimmediate improvement and a Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers Broadway wharf, San Franeisco For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., Feb. §, 19, 15, 2, %, Mar Change to company’s steam ers at Seattie. For _ Vietoria, (8. C), Port Seattle, ' Tacoma, Anncortes and New com (Wash.), 10 a. = 5 10, 15, 20, 2, Mar. 3. and ‘every thereafter; change at Seattle to this company % steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Tacoma o N. P. Ry.: at Vancouver to C. P. Ry For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m.. Feb. 3%, 13 18, 3, 3, Mar. 5, and every Afth day thereatter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cay- ucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo). Gaviota, Santa Barbara_ Ventura, Hueneme. s Angeles) and m., Feb. 4, 8. 12, 16, 20, 24, 25, Mar. 4, and very fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harford leave Van T (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a m.. Feb. 2, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, Mar. 2, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose d Cabo, Maszatian, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 & m., Tth of each month. For further information obtain company's folder. The compeny reserves the right to changs steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without ous notice. TICKET OFFICE —4 New Montgomery street (Palace Ho GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., 10 Market st San Francisco. THE 0. R, & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FARE £12 First Class Including Berth $8 Second Class and Meals. COLUMBIA safls......Feb. 7, 17, 27, Mar. 9, 19 STATE OF CALIFORNIA safls .......... veeo..Feb. 12, 23, March 4, Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena and all points in Northwest. to all points East. v General Agent, 830 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. s'n:nfl:lu WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner of First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m., d HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo), connecting At and Shanghal, and India, etc. No cargo received on board Hongkong with steamers for on day .....Friday; Feb. 9 B MARU... ‘ednesday, March 7 HONGKONG MARU. Saturday, March 31 Via Honolulu. Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For treight and passage apply at company's office, 1 Market st corner Firet 'W. H. AVERY, General Ageat. Wednesday. e % 8. © Wednesday, Feb. i wu..pmmne 'v.‘.”‘{‘d';t Hawait around the world via Ha S ¥ew Zealand, Australia, India, Suez. England, etc.: 310 first SPRECKELS & BROS. C0., Agts.. 14 Fioe 7. Foot Pacific St Fw&m AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SCUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS. Stopping at_Cherbourg, westbound. From New York every Wednesday, 10 b3 Friesland 8. 8. Australia for Honoiuln Feb. 1. The salls RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. Feb. 21| Westernland .. March 14 EMPIRE LINE. Seattle. St. Michael, Dawson City. For full information regurding freight and 0 e apply t mAflom AVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st., or any of its agencies. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS, Sailing every Thursday instead of Saturday, from November 2, 139, at 10 a. m., from Pler . North Rive: ot Morton st.; LA BRETAGNE, Feb. §: L'AQUI- TAINE, Feb. 15; LA GASCOGNE. Feb. 2. LA TOURAINE, March 1 First class to Havre, $60 and upward: 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Second class to Havre, $5: § per cent re- duction_on_round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 3 PBroadway (Hudson building), New York J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, § Montgomery ave. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO. ““Menticello.”