The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 2, 1900, Page 31

! AAAAAAAASS RS e s s s SRS PO VUY D444+ ; : i i et b es Paoes 31 t0 40 Gttt tttte Call, © b 3 % § SAN FR;\I\'CISC(). SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 s | 1900. DESPERATE BUT FUTILE EFFORT OF BOSSES TO GAIN PARTY REINS r SOARD OF WORKS KHOCKS U7 I Hires an Expert to Keep the City Hall Roof From Leaking. MATOR'S MANSARD SCHEME IS KILLED e Contract Made in Which Workman Agrees to Take No Pay if Muni- cipal Fathers Are Be- sprinkled. R Mayor Phelar Board of Public Works | gave a black eyve yesterday to his scheme ing 1,000,000 mansard roof on | Hall pave the way the v fshed the Examiner with an impeachment of the present City Hall | H ins rrin, Keily and Crimm Checkmated by Alert Minority. ng Board Issues Credentiais Before Bosses Can Act. Exciting [leeting of Republican Committee. ‘» & 0of, which was declared to be “nothing | but fourteen acres of cracked comcrete,” in such bad condition that the only salva- | tion for the hall was in the proposed man- | o E ey "°;D,5FRC‘ sard raid. Yesterday morning two:men | x - S T and a boy went up on the much-maligned SPARRED egec on i and before the was low had been | over one-half of the roof and had sealed | 1p h all the cracks in that | morrow night or Tuesday 1 st the roof will be water- i s being done by ai- | »f Works, is a direct | 1 stab at the M | » more bitter b the board has e with B. S. Har 1 d roof in repair contract with the roof of the following from Harris by | roof rea- eceived will roof in a good and condition until March 1, 1901, 8700, th yments to be made der the lowing condition the roof at onc repair =1l leaks and keep water-tight for 4 | sairing 1 leaks and keep- M roof In a mood and water- smdition entil March 1, 1901, you are me 8350 on that date. P o1 sl kept the roof in a 3 cond o water-tight condition, to satisfaction, until March E w & 1 are to pay me $350 on g e CF N s It ix unde that in -1 case a leak should appear at any v 4 ef Moves to Reconsider. time I am to repair the same imme- | 2 8 rank diately, nnd if at any time I fail to ) ¥ e of keep th of in a condition entirely P s to your satisfac you ean declare gl (hix agreement vold and eancel all therefor.” immediately puyments The board recognized the ‘& re | tu spending §1,000,000 when the | present covering to the City Hall could | be kept wat ght on such reasonable — . — 5| terms, and after making a few slight ch; s in the terms Harris' proposition r ? the R was promptly epted In the following e 2 i | communication: r z “Yon verbally offer to assume - { charge of the entire roof of the ™ it ¥ s s | City Hall, cluding the cornice e F d mnot Inecludin the Hall of f Records, and gnarantee to furnish E B[}I_n EHlM all necessary materini and to repair ] b | L all leaks and maintain the roof in red for ) a condition impervious to water and e [ ! to the satisfuction of the board un e til June 30, )1; and the board x | v offers, in consideratio the full . . | forma of your guarantees, to 1 to pensa- you e 30 nt 1 of $60.7 rday Septer thiy com Loy Hoy's Cries Save Her From Being Victim of Harris morn with went to the ic roofing Distr aterial and accompanied by his helpers men McM « Some of the crack the cement were D ST nize Abductors fine that they were difficult to find 3 liquid roofing was applied. Then L of muslin’ was laid upon t Then a coating was applied to th With this simple mending the or of this large city and Sam Brau Arrested by Napa County Deputy Sheriff, but Rescued Before She hart, who has prepa a resolution with e which to storm the Board of Public Could Be Smuggled Works were given Out of Town. Mr. Harris has had great experlence | r with’ stopping leaks in roofs. That h. Leen his business for filteen years in San | ancisco. Many of the large buildings in the city hmei}mrn treated by him. Mr. Harris declared to a Call reporter, who went up on the roof to talk with h he knew what he w alking ab that he could keep the entire roof wates Hoy, a resident of ¢ v, was arrested by | tight at the price agrecd upon. The 1 i B s Gibbs of ference ig plain that he makes a profit 2 o t the low rate c per day or he would ‘ S bty not have taken the contract. & e [county by Ah Sam Braunhart, wno once present hrown into a k and headed for the| Chris Buckley with a lap robe, will not s attracted the special be compelled to accept a waterproof | he took the entire party | mackintosh from Chris in return tc place I Bakicn: ary v sitting in the Board of S b ant James Dorovan of | YiS0rs under the ‘“vawning cracks" | . i . an of | the cement roof of the Uity Hall the com- treet police station for in- | jng winter. Neither wiil it be necessary to put up a $1000,000 mansard roof when SPILLED ROOSTER’S GORE AT NIGHT IN PRESENCE OF THE DEAD Peculiar Form of Oath Taken by Bankrupt Fook Tai Lottery Company That It Was Paying Creditors the Full Amount of Coin Remaining in Treasury. I AT DEAD OF NIGHT, AMID TOMBS OF THE DEPARTED, AND WITH LANTERNS CASTING A RED FLARE OVER THE SCENE, OFFICERS OF BANKRUPT FOOK TAI LOTTERY COM- PANY MAKE THE MOST SACRED OATH THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE PAYING CREDITORS ALL THE MONEY THEY HAVE. ! | | | WEIRD Chinese ceremony, per- g formed by the light of flaming torches in the Mor Friday night, wa witnessed large number of the reside ° Chinatown. The ceremony constituted The hold the manner by which the bankrupt Fook | ¢ remaining $15 Tai Lottery Company took oath that it but s s paying its debts on an honest bas : 3 and that its creditors were not be 25t - FTheOIataly OEtiataciion - Srcas thi worsted intentionally. The severing of a | and rumors of corruption spread through- | € & rooster's head from its body in the pre: out the Chines jarter hold. of | # ence of the dead by the officers of th "f'.hngnurghi'm'r\:wfJQ',“J‘&m K 2 company was the solemn evidence that rving some of the coin to commence the truth alone had been spoken. All par- ness again at a_date in the near fu- 3 tles concerned returned to the city and | ture. m without a murmur accepted 33 cents for | The officers of the concern resented this ’ 4 each dollar they had won itation and offered to take the most The party = The Fook Tal Company existed in nn cath known to the Chinese relig- | and th ' Chinatown for a number of years. Within | jon that wt at the | pre rata that represented to be true . 15, Potaluma; [ CH Slut Mrs, M. Cohen of Na Sonora; Mrs ARLES SINGER R Laws, amendm Mrs. Em- | ke - iy SO T P e B i R - B CALLED AWAY restde . cts and de .~1->ll~ Le ": hf;’ .\"r V:"? Swl\? : ONE DF W Rl_‘ ", “r;"fi ii““k‘n(l X ,,.;:_(-"',v”f Sy | YOung Attorney Succumbs | ClgCUgESS fi:EfiT ' Francisco: Mre. b 0'Cailushan of | to Consumption After COMING Miss Peter > "San Francisco; Xnn i No. 265, Oroville | | Ringli g # h SI Mileage, per diem and finance—Tra W. Co- | Long lliness Ringling Bros." Mammoth Show W burn, P G, C. C. San Francis | Open in San Franeisco Harris of No. 20, San Franci Miss | P t came to the armed | $60 per month will keep out all the rain, | lenberg of No. Wa nd. | e = tember 19. - ‘ . He was accompanied S g ored dead—Mrs L. Paquette of No. | | If there ' ¢ i Ah Sing’s city agent. The Kern City: Mrs er_of Bor gy i t did not g0 to potice head- | DENOUNCES PROPOSED i Mrs. Annie Miller of No. ""E" L las state his business, but con- e, financ st ¥ ng B i o X I 1g Bo i t b e < Herman Kohn of No. 2. the < a & by el KR CITY HALL ROOF JOB ‘Josenh B. Moore of No. 33, very name .12 : — | H. Lewin of No. 3, Oakland elins e ga rt t he started out i e s . | _ Arbitration—J. Calmann, P. G -, . H - & aniveh Tor e n:)n:.!u’._ \'::‘ Federation of Mission Improvement | sco; Mra. L. Ticoulet of ) f circus w t e B t street, taken tq| Clubs Vigorously Criticizes Mayor | S PO : . o ¢ to the ferry depot. The| At the regular meeting of the Federa- | ! N e ri [ ms alarmed the neighbor- | tion of Mission Improvement Clubs held | francisco. y nd caused the arrest of the entire |last night the movement to add a $1,000,000 | \umunzl—.\xr- TF;; "arrglnmn‘r‘v. rr: H | @ebt to the burden of the taxpayers for | San Francisco omas Sewell, i e Bl Ll o . o believe the warrant was| - San Franclsco; Miss Carrle Harris of No. | water for { be asked to adopt a | SWO r no other purpose than that | @ NeW roof on the City Hall was charac- | gan Francisco. Of course, there are all k ) ters to support | Of the, woman. It is dme-lfl‘fl};‘l‘d as flQOb-l e BT —————— | ~g00d,’ bad_ lifre A utional amend- | August 30 and alleged that Loy Hoy -| _The recent acts o choo! ar 1 - R ofavared amendments | I Bowney ‘and’Gus' Finn. ‘speciai | the School Department e 'appoini=| The lady managers of the Maria Kip | learn that this - nd the other relate: are | Policemen in Chinatown, have knowr e | ments of deputy inspectors by the Board | Orphanage will hold their annual recep- metropolis is to have s X i the other relates to a primary | n the | 8 ‘phanags ’ ¢ ; 1s . ary | Woman for a number of years and swene | of Public Works to superintend imaginary | sjon this vear at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter | ceptional cleverne ! € that she has not been outside of the | workmen and draw big salaries for doing | t, Saturday, September 15, at 2:15 der and adm t e ¢} ty for past three years. In this state. | nothing were also discussed and a speciai | Street, Sa ¥y Sep g diac Bl sands all ove - TRANSPORTATION OF ent they have the corroboration o | committee, consisting of Major B. Me- | o'clock. By so doing they will give the fiind o . number of other persons. | Kinnie, ¢ F. Kimpall, Chris Stader, W public an op ortunity an;\rl;(:;prf{;\ln;Fp the ragerie and ; : | The case may have grown o Watson and Max Popper, was appointed | Wonderfully eresti 3 n here for eight davs, w A TROOPS DISCUSSED impending tronbls betws Ut otathe | i finquire into the political compiaxion | the Electrical Rag Bables by the children day, September 1 ween the Hop Sing1 s i1ie members afithe floerd all ototers Tong and the Suey Sing Tong. Chines oD G : who: ate acquainted with the anajin€se | are said to be Democrats, with the object D 3¢ the &5 b Magt thelr colo me to the police ataticn | of commencing an injunction suit agalnst Hhbed sportation of Gov- | and at once identified Wong Chat as.one | Lhe board to oust it from office, provided flip.at the mesting | S100€ | the charges can be proved. of the leading members of the former or- | here to-day and - The law committee reported th: anization. L at an obstructed the | B4 | amendment to the constitution al A he ‘entral stati v a abolishin rmation of a scon- 1(_.(45,,{( Wong Chat ~aenosnortly after 1| {ia poll tax should be asked for: aiso that the entire affair as a clear case of abduction, by | to formulate a plan the harbor front should be taken out of the hands of the State and given to the mit bitter one, sorted this morning and the stating that he did not know the woman, | gy Pramcis i -natured \r,r’ur‘- eded to discuss the 1 L“;yu\L.\‘ lHW YY‘,:-H‘:" says he lldmunw: | Ei‘![r:kl‘fl““l‘;’;r!&;‘((;u:t";!"r"rsg\xr’!i]':'ii‘;rlng}:‘;ies:’:mn> 1 o = some on: er as being the person named i o ® Lot = Forcibly Handled. e oton gy e S e B warrant, but when pressed closely he tolq | ™¢F Months was recommended. the obstreperous | handling of troops by the prospeciive as. | the truth about the matter. All the par- tles concerned we erty by the police. later gly sociatior The point w n their lib- t order of the raised that by artermaster gen- 'COMMITTEES NAMED 1 of the United army all trooj et —— - must go by way of the Southern Pacif Stricken With Paralysis. BY _THE [E?AND CHIEF 3 being equal explained that the | 1OS ANGEL Sept. 1.—Zach Mont- % f son for t was that the South. | gomery, a well-known lawyer, who under | Selected to Attend to the Grand Circle Paci debte ‘11‘ ) the i'xg\‘]-.] | Cleveland’s first administration As- | of California, Foresters of s an: he only w e debt ant Attor! General and whao the workin e dis- | with paraly this micining while in the Mrs. Kate Agee of Merced, grand chief pleasing _to e people and | act of hoarding a street car. He is con.| of the Companions of the Forest of might draw away the support of the | scious and his physiclans consider —his | America, has appointed the following| northern roads and those reaching tide- | chances for recovery favorable. " | standing committees of the Grand Circle LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1.—The name of the water through Texas from the associa- tion. The discussion was carried late Into the of California: Credentials and returns—Mrs. L. Marks of = . corporation which will construct and oper: i ] him | night and will be resumed Monday. Four | the new Salt Lake raillway will probatiy o} .f;.gl"‘.?:f‘:fi’.'.“??e"émfé o!}' Foxm?l‘ W his disturb- | committees were appointed to arrange the | the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Raiiny ot £ ; o ronitgeons > ok features of a plan. v 11 treperous | territory ard tari pany. Distribution—Miss W. S. Prowse of No. 29, Refreshments will be sen: of the orphanage. ation on t sold during the afternoon and there will| | Tyg TE CHAR cars used 1 be music by the Third Artillery Band. | j ‘HE LATE CHAR ey B T e & the size and scope Music in the Park. | lhn.:qut(;\ aua The following programme will be ren- | o N the death of Charles Singer, which | United States. A great er dered by the Park band in Golden Gate | took place yesterday morning at the | Ereat show may be lo Park to-day: | | nome of his father, William Singer, at | fidence. - USRS S Overture, “‘Pique Dame'. Paraphrase, *‘Ben Bolt Themes from ‘‘Boccac 1436 Post street, the loses a prom the Southern Pa San Franeisco bar ing voung attorney and | fic law department a N. S. G. W. Statione Some very pretty Morceat, Kol ) Seleotton, Un Ballo Verdi | valuable employe. this line by Me Overture, ‘‘Nabucco'...... Verdt | 1 ocease s v v . | stationers, 746 Selection, “Robert la Diable”. Meyerbeer | The deceased passed away ‘quietly early | yesterday morning from the dread disease | of consumption. He had been fll for the past three vears, and his demise was not wholly unexpected. The young man was only just budding into manhood, mensely popular with the railroad ‘A Musician Astray in the For- . Herman Vollstedt Wheeler Descriptive, Jolly Fellows Merry American ABDUL HAMID'S ANNIVERSARY. Sultan Celebrates His Ascension to the Throne at Constantinopl CONSTA 1 " vears old, ‘Woman Accidentally Shot. Mrs. Ida Christensen, living at 2719 Busa street, was struck in the arm by a stray bullet last Friday while she was standing on the porch of her home. Tke police were at once notified and after an inves- tigation they became satisfled that the offi- cials for his sunny temperament and con- scientious attention to his duties. He had rot been employed at the railroad offices for some time previous to his death, be- ing compelled to resign on account of ill of Sultan Al yesterday. His Ma gratulations of foreign represen sions handed him autog aph letters %\‘x‘l;&op;ngfi;:g:;edw:g’ ;a:“g;}!f;“elg health. He was most studiously inclined | various soverelgns. The native press |s shoot a cat. Ballenger was arrested, but | 210 had promises of a very bright fu- | filled with laudatory articles and poems. The city and shipping we: minat A tanquet was given at the Yildiz Kiosk to-night in honor of the foreign repre- sentatives and special misslons. ture, yet he found time to accept many social engagements and was always a fa- vorite among the young people In his set at once released as Mrs. Christensen re- fused to prosecute him, claiming the shooting was purely accidental.