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" THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1900 BARK KAIULANI RETURNS TO PORT ‘ TO LIGHTEN HER BIG DECK CARGO Vhen She Arrives Off the Farallones, lulu, She Is Found to Be Topheavy American steel bark | J— En Route to Hono- and Puts Back. had to return to port being topheavy. 8he | e here from New York and ed for Honolulu, but unfortu- rt of her cargo came icks and railroad iron n deck. i got ginder way all the dozen or more pas- 4 a fast run. Outside steady breeze blo the bark quick 'Salls were set Cap- | have fears, and when ad to the breeze he m aken in again educed to lower top- eered for San Fran- as undoubte ng 1p. m ng and towed the bark er deckload of bricks and arged and she will go ¥ to-day. kbt WARSHIPS NOW IN PORT. wrus and Philadelphia to Sail From Here Early Next Week. ritish sloop-of-war Jcarus arrived B. C esterday BRITISH SLOOP-OF-WAR ICARUS | THE SEIZURE OF AN ENGLISH . THAT GOES TO PANAMA TO DE- | MAND SATISFACTION FROM THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT FOR STEAMER. Movements of Transports. g Bhipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, November 30. Robert Dollar, ol Astoris 8 hours. Stmr Jagua, Bash, 44 hours from San Diego, via San Pedro 35 hours. Ellefsen, - - NEWS OF THE OCEAN. | Bequimal t - Newark, Beck, 14 hours froh Bowens - " & nterest to Mariners and | Nochr Barbars Hernster, Olsen, 30 days from i | Nome. | r J Eppinger, Jensen, 45 hours from Fisks Ml re, CLEARED. 52s 64; option of Mel- Friday, November %0. the Helensburgh, | _Stmr Alexander, San Diego; e Invercoe, wheat to | Goodall, Perkins & Co. BAILED. Fridey, November 30. Corona, Gielow, San Pedro. Coquille River, Thompson, Crescent Matteawan, Croscup, Tacoma. Wheat Shipment. Alcazar, Gunderson, Greenwood. e e Alex Duncan, Guthrie, —. ¥ t Noyo, Johuson, Fort Brags. Cleone, —. . Dabel, Honolulu, Gronberg, Willapa k en, Hutman, Grays Harbor. RETURNED. Friday, November 30. Bark Katulani, hence to-day for Homolulu, returned on account of vessel being topheavy. wn for orders with 67,- $76.000, and 25,000 ed at $250. Total jes Gounod n.(:ee! | Departure of the Panama Steamer. t e 0 salled Wednesday for * a with 2 general cargo | SPOKEN. ¥ | Nov 5 no lat, eto—Fr bark General Molinet, | trom Glasgow, for Portiand, Or. . America, §i02ri | Oct 4 lat 43 B, lon 8 W—Br bark Haytor, | from Hamburg, for Santa Rosalia. | TELEGRAPHIC, | POINT LOBOS, Nov $, 10 p m—Weather bazy; wind NE, velocity 14 miles. | DOMESTIC PORTS. | UMPQUA—Armived Nov 25—Schr Lily, hemes | Nov 2 | _PORT TOWNSEND-Passed inward Nov 30— Ship Berlin, hence Nov 22, for Tacoma. gArrived Nov %—gchr H D Bendixen, from onotulu | SEATTLE—Arrived Nov 2—Stmr Portland, e 1 wing were % bxs fresh fruit, 5918 Wbl provisions, 5 cs bales leather, from Cape Nome. Salled Nov 2-Stmr Dolphin, for Skaguay. N PEDRO-—Arrived Nov tmr Brun: ov 30—H B mr Homer, M for San LE — Salled Nov 30— Bark 20—Stmr Pomona, r Pasadena, for San Pedro. 216 cx ik, 100 | 0 Nov 30—Schr W F Jewett $2300. 8—Stmr Despatch, for Ban Fran- © | GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Nov 30—Stmr Coro- | nado, for San Franclsco; stmr Grace Dollar, for i | a3 P - — __ | 0—Schr Philippine, from San | Santa Rosalia; ADVI::ETISDI’.KNTB. stmr New- 2; ORIA—Arrived Nov 30—Br stmr Adato, | trom Hongkong. NEAH BAY—Passed {n Nov 30—Stmr Centen- t}‘:‘r Cr)'I"I'OI‘E;\'E nial, l:l':n( n:r Sa.niLBAn!. ‘Efi?fid”y’ne{“{?‘r‘\’ < Honoluiu, : rham, tro mal fats (and more espe- | Negassii; Br ship Terriedsie, from Nagasasi. | EASTERN PORTS. H y im-| NEW YORK-—Arrived Nov 29—Ship Luzon, hog fat) are mostly im-| NEW YoRK-A P FOREIGN PORTS. 15 days from | H B M stmr Icarus, Knowling, § days from | stmr | Nov 30—8chr Marion, from Tacoma. | et dy i 3 | hand 'column and the successive tides of the | day In the order of occurrence as to time of day, the third time column the third tide and | the last or right hand column gives the last ide of the day, except when there are but | three tides, as sometimes occurs. The helghts | given are In addition to the soundings on the | United States Coast Survey charts, except W 1 @ minus sign (—) precedes the helght, and | en the number given is & epth given by the charts, | ence is the mean of the k | Sl M | Steamer Movements. he plane of refer- r low waters. TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. Due. | city of Sydney|New York via. Panama Dec umbta Colum Portland. Queen . Bonita Elder.|Portland |Dec. Point Arena...[Point Arena. +|Dec. Crescent City..Crescent City. <|Dec. Mandalay .....|Coquille Rives |Deoc. Santa Rosa ...|San Diego.. -{Deo. | City Rio de Jan|China and Japan. *|Dec. Deo. orth F Humboldt. Grays Harl | Willapa. TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. | Empire . o | H $am| A[gxn%’;u;g 2 pm, -{Humbolat. | Australia’ | Tahtti.. s | Columbia .. /Portland , 11 am|Pler 2 | Bonita Newport 9 am|Pler 11 | Pomona, A 2 pm|Pler 9 | Del Norte...[PortI'd & C.B; 9§ am|Pler 2 | Queen n Diego am Pler 11 | 3. Kimba 3 § pm|Pler 3 Mexico m|Pler 27 Arcata ....|Coos Bay..... 0 am Pler 13 ip. Maru.|/China &Japan pm PMSS atilla am|Pler § & Pgt 54 uracao .. = § ¥ 12 m|PMSS | Time Ball. | Branch Hydrographic Office, N. 8. N., | chants” Exchange, San Francisco, Cal. November 80, 1300 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry | bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— |1 e. &t noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 { o'clock p. m., Greenwich time. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. 8. N., in chargi . | BOILER ORDINANCE UPHELD BY COURT | Not Discriminative on Its Face and the Remaining Issue One of Fact. United States Circuit Judge Morrow yes- | terday dismissed the habeas corpus appli- | cation of George Tsukamoto and remand- tracted from the | nd are condemned by emi VICTORIA—Arrived Nov 25—Br stmr Warri- | €d the applicant to the custody of the bei moo, from Sydney; Jap stmr Idzumi Maru, s - { from Yokohama. as DeIng U | o K AMA-Safled Nov #—Br stmr Cop- | tte, for Ean Franeisco. Nov 2—Br stmr Glen- | turret physicians for Tacoma, COLON—Arrived Nov 28--8tmr Nlagara, from | New York. lesome and unhealthful. WHITE COTTOLENE is | “gies Nov 27—8tmr Finance, for New York. FALMOUTH—Sailed Nov 28—Br ship Rhud- oa i bl i1 i tle, for Antwerp: Br ship East Afri- pure vegetable oil, refined and | = !(o‘r!-—‘-!bgi;‘;\glxvpfidm Hall, for Dublin. ith just enough choice | Statn o Prmonth . o > P 1th jus m, for Plymou : g | STy —Pasesd Nov 3—Br ship Musselorag, 1et to -give it consistency. \”‘;‘fifi.g‘;‘}{;\."-_,:,‘;’,,se‘d":““°'"m& ‘o1 : . by et with it is whole- | "HoNGKONG- Satled Nov. BBr bark me. deliciow Rock, for Royi . ne, delicious, appetizing, and | Rek fof Kga!, R28es Nov -1 8 stmr Bo- not distress in the slightest | " egree the most delicate stomach. | T'ry a pail and you will not be | N 3 Manila R BA LD Arriced Nov 50 8 stmr Bu- satisfied with anything else there- er for shortening and frying. Dun- d cooked Castle from New York, for Man OCEAN BTBAMERS. HONGKONG—Sailed Nov 30—Stmr Empress of Japan, for Vancouver and Vietoria, via Yo- kohama. Kobe, Nagasaki and al, ROTTERDAM—Salled Nov 26—Stmr Spaarn- dam, for Boul e and New York. ‘V CHERBOTU R hs.uea N(fvv lgwstrr{'r Deutsch- land, from Southampton for New LIVERPOOL—Sailed Nov 3—Stmr Rhyn- | 1and, for Philadeiphia. The N.K Fairbank Company, YOKOHAMA—Eailed Nov 39—Stmr Glen Tur- Chieago-Sole Manufacturers. ";&o'flxl'sff'é':fldflwavy 30—8tmr Ethiopla, TF { Our da | from Glasgow, for New York. FREE! 2] fuinty bookiet, | U EENSTOWN-Salled Nov 3—Stmr Com- monwealth, from Liverpool, for Boston. BOUTHAMPTON = Sl:)led FWN'Q ;qg:‘mr Deutschland, fi amburg. for . | R e !‘;f\FT()g'fl—AMVed Nov 30—Stmr New Eng- land, (rom Liverpool and Queenstown. < Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast an Times and Heights High and Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Syperintendent. NOTE—The high and Jow waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty- five minutes later than at Fort Point; e height of tide is the rame at both places. matiad free to any address. For one 2c stamp we will send free our 15 page recipe book. “Ho. Heips ~ edited by Mr Korer. PILES CURE Gured with ome box of PILE CURE. " Over 5 cures. No elaimant for reward. I am sure my case of plles was as bad as 1 them fifteen years 3 of remedies. 1 saw the | Pile Cure advertised. bought & box. with » hope of a cure. my_surprise me. Tt is the MORRISON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 when five appileations Lest in the world. I 3 “Salt Lake City, Utah.' VERUS PILE CURE CO., Rm. 226, Wiison block - Eilingten Drug Co., Agents, Los Angeles, | DR. CROSSMAN’S SPECIFIC MIXTURE - the Curc of Gomorrhoea, Gleets, of the Organs of Frice §1 & bottie. For ssle by druggists. 0. 0. —0.1 —0. PR T Nov 2—Br ship Ladakh, [ Franel: Sheriff. Tsukamoto i{s a Japanese laun- dryman doing business at the corner of Ban Jose avenue and Twenty-third street. | He made epplication to the Board of Su- | pervisors for a permit to erect and main- tain a steam boiler on the premises. It being a residence neighborhood a lengthy protest was filed with the Supervisors, | 2nd the permit was refused. Tsukamoto | erected the boiler anyhow, and was con- }vlc!ed and sentenced to a term of impris- | onment. His attorneys applied to the United Btates Circuit Court for a writ of habeas corpus, contending the city ordinance un- der which he was conyicted was uncon- stitutional because it discriminated against persons of the applicant’s race, and that in the enforcement of the or- dinance the city authorities diseriminated in favor of white persons. Both these propositions were controverted by the at- torneys for the city. Judge Morrow held that the ordinance on its face was not discriminative. Whether or not the city had discrim- inated against the petitioner in its en- forcement was & question of fact, which the court had no authority to detefmine in a habeas corpus proceeding. —————— WANTS X-RAY FOR CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITAL Health Board Petitions Supervisors for Instrument and Also for Electric Lights The Board of Health decided yesterday to petltion the Supervisors to allow suf- ficlent money out of the urgent necessity fund for the purchase of an X-ray for the City and County Hospital, and also that the operating rooms in that Institution and the central Receiving Hospital be Dk . Ttk bbink was sppolnted city vaccinator, to suceeed Dr. W. G. Hay, who died suddenly last Wednesday, * The resignation of Miss E. Beauchamp as matron of the Harbor Hospital was ao- cepted, and Miss Bertram was appointed to succaed her. The City Attorney was asked to give an s the opinion whether or not the board power to reduce the number of its civil service employes. e Two Insolvencies. Petitions In insolvency were filed yester- 500D WORDS FOR HONORABLE MEN Services of Thomas Flint Jr..and Alden Anderson Appreciated. Sentiment in Southern California Re- lating to Presidency Pro Tem. of Senate and Spealker- 5 ship of Assemhly. —_—— W. 8. Melick of Los Angeles County, who represented the Seventieth Assembly District in the Thirty-second and Thirty- third regular sessions of the Legislature | and subsequently served in the extra ses- | sioh, was re-ele to the Assembly by an increased majority at the late general election. He edits the Pasadena Daily News and speaks his mind concerning tha Speakership. On this subject the News of November 28 says: The next move on the political checker board of California is for the election of a Speaker of the Assembly for the coming session of the 1 This matter has been deliberately | e ed by the News and we have coms to | the concluston that Hon. Alden Anderson of | Suisun, Solano County, should be re-elected to | that responsible position. He has been tried in the crucible of experlence and has been | found true, worthy and capable. In January, 187, the writer entered the As- sembly with Mr. Anderson. We served on two important committees together, He was al- ways to be depended on to do what was right. When that famous raid on those bribe-exposing coyote scalp telegrams which were being sent out of the State was made Anderson was the man who stayed up in the fog all night at Sacramento to do his duty at daybreak, and all the power of the Western Union Telegraph 8nd Wells-Fargo corporations could not swerve bim one fota. In 1899 Mr. Anderson was made Speaker. that long, trying session, when the Senatorial storms were raging furfesly, Mr. Anderson presided with marked ability and impartiality. Xo breath of scandal or suspicion touches any- | thing ever dome by him. There is every reason why such a man should | be re-elected. It raises the reputation of the California Legislature and marks it with an air of hongsty and straightforward business. | Although California may have such a majority | this year for McKinley &8 may make some Republicans overconfident and reckless, yet the News fears that unless the .Republican arty in California proves true to the trust. mposed in it and rises equal to its opportu- nitles in_giving & good and wise government of this State, the campaign of 1902, when & United States Benator, Governor and other State and county officers are to bs elected, may | not prove so satisfactory. The re-election of Alden Anderson Speaker is a move in the di- ection of wise 'government and Republican | victory in' 1802. The re-election of Mr. Anderson would not be the triumpb of any faction in the party. He is & close friend of Governor Gage and would be In touch with him In his heroic efforts to redeem Republican party pledges for an hon- est and economical administration of State af- fairs. The editor of the News is second to no man in giving Governor Gage full credit and praise for his faithful administration of State affairs, And we belleve that the re-election of Mr. Anderson as Speaker will uphold the Gov- ernor’s hands. In the diplomatic task of presiding over the Assembly during that bitter Senmatorial con- test, Mr. Anderson has Always good words to say of Colonel Burns, General Barnes, Sen- ator Bulla and Mr. Grant. While standing pat for what he believed his constituents wanted, he treated all impartially and fairly. That he did right is demonstrated by the re-elected to the Assembly in that Ninetesenth District on the 6th of November. Mr. Anderson has m Southern California. He 18 fam: needs of Southern California and its institu- tions and 1s broad-minded enough to treat all sections of the State squarely and impartially. The editor of the News, as the Assemblyman from this Seventleth District, supports Mr. An- derson voluntarily and without any promise of and kind. We do it because we favor a man who_has been tried in the balance and who | has been found full weight and not wanting. There are those who think that under all circumstances and in all occasions a Southern California man should be supported, and they ory for harmony and for unity. Put the News holds that in cases like this, where an experienced man can be had to pre- side over a body where such a vast accumul tion of business is to be done in so short time, then we should sink sectionalism for the good of the whole State. Indeed, by doing so, we harmonize all sections of the State and all factlons in the party, %o the greatest good may come out of the Legialature in the very short- est time There are other aspirants for this position, but none that have the experience and have been tried as has been Hon. Alden Anderson of Solano County. Let us re-elect him. The Pasadena News also expresses the { hope that Senator Thomas Flint Jr., who | has served the State in the Senate of the | Legislature for twelve years, will be re- | elected President pro tem. of the Senate | without opposition. Senator Flint is 7z | Spoken of as one of the cleanest and most capable officers in the State. DOCTOR’S DAUGHTERS TO HOLD ANNUAL DOLL SHOW Brilliant Function to Be Held at the Palace the Early Part of This Month. The foufth annual doll show to be held in the Maple-room of the Palace Hotel on December 7 and 8, under the auspices of the Doctor's Daughters, promises to surpass any previous affair of its kind given by that splendid charitable organ- ization. It will be distinctly a swagger function. Society has stamped its ap- proval, and the members of the exclu- glve set will attend the show in generous numbers. The patronesses are Mrs. Clark Crocker, Mrs. John_ D. Spreckels, Mrs. William' P. Fuller, Mrs. Willlam_ Irwin, Mrs, L. L. Baker, Mrs, Henry Crocker, Mrs. Josl?h Tobin, Mrs. Henry Payot, Mrs. W. H, Crocker, Mrs. Eleanor Martin and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey. In 1888 Dr. Robert Mackenzie saw the need of a charitable organization that would be strictly non-sectarian in its good work. He gathered around him a number of the fair members of the First Presby- terfan Church and organized the Doc- tor's Daughters. During the past twelve years the organization has been doing untold good among the suffering classes, but it s necessary for the soclety to hold @ doll show to replenish its tréasury so the work among the poor may go on_unimpeded. The officers of the organization are:, President, Miss McEwen; first vice président, Miss Jennie Blair; second vice president, Mrs. Stow Ballard; treasurer, Mrs. A. S. Tubbs; recording secretary, Miss Louise Bruce; sponding. secretary, Mrs. W. D. Among the members are: Mrs. D. T. Murphy, Miss Alice Owens, Louis H. Long, Mre. J. D. McKee, Mrs, Roe, Mrs. Samuel Knight, Charles W. Slack, Mrs. A W. Tallant, Mrs. Mrs. 3 Mise &pi Mrs. r A 5. Tubbe Mre B Wallace 1. Terry, .Mre, Charles Tuttle, Mra Chauncey Winslow, Mrs. James Alva Watt, Mrd. Frank Bates, Miss Louise Bruce, Miss Jennie Blair, Mrs. Bow- man Fishback, Mrs. E. A. Belcher, Mrs. Wake- fleld Baker, Mrs. Samuel Buckbee, Mrs, W. R. Cluness Jr., Mrs. Linda H. Bryan, Mrs. M, D. Brown, Miss Katherine Dillon, ' Mrs, D. Drysdale, ‘'Mrs. J. Stow Ballard, Mrs. G. de Latour, Mrs. W. D. Fennimore, Miss Jossie Filimore, Mrs. John Flournoy, Miss Goewey, rs. Fred Green, Miss Greenwood, Mrs. Reuben le, Mrs. Marshal Hale, Miss May Hooper, Miss' Hyde, Mrs. Ed Horton, ‘Miss McEwen, the Misses McMillan and Miss Margo, Father Yorke’s Sermon. The Advent Conferenceés at St. Peter's | Church will be delivered by the Rev. I C. Yorke on Sundays and Wednesdays, beginning December 2 and closing De- cember. The title of the course is “The Claims of Christ.” The subject for Sunday, December 2, is: *“What Went Ye Out to See?' For Wednesday, December 5: ‘The Reed, Shaken by the Wind." Sunday, December 9: _“The Man Clothea in Soft’Garments.” ' Wednesday, Decem- ber 12: “The Houses of Kings'™ Sun. éay, December 16: “The Voice in the Wilderness.” Wednesday, December 19: “More Than a Prophet.” Sunday, Decem- ber 23: *The Angel of L" " The devo- tions will begin at § o'clock. A spectal choir of men and boys will sing. ——————— In the Divorce Court. May F. Wynn has been granted a di- vorce from John B. Wynn for desertion. Suits for divorce were flled yesterday by Magnus Hanson United States Distri ‘ourt Annie Hanson against us B G s B Cahil patoo EL2S | for failare to provide, M land, liabilitles $1050, no assets; W. Eltflllnlt ck Raabe for cruelty, Henderson, ento, physician, i gn lrdlu Grlabe.rnosgnli Ig‘nlue Graeber itles $323, no assets. esertion, 3 tan against ’ Anna Rutan for For a Cold in the Head. Write . Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablata. * e e & Bk S I nearly doubled majority with which he was | PAINE’S CELERY COMPOUND. Restores Health Cures Indigestion, Nerve Exhaus- tion, Purifies the Blood. “Paine’s Celery Compound is the only medi- cine that ever did me good. I have worked in the machine shop's since I was ten ycars old, and I was troubled with nervousness and indigestion. My whole system was weakened; 4. M. OLSON, Machinist. my digestion was very bad; I had palpitation of the heart, attacks of dizziness when getting up in the morning, and was in a generally run-down stafe. Paine’s Celery Compound makes me well, and I now use it to purify my blood and keep me healthy.” J. M. OLSON, ErLknorx, Wis. You Can be Well Do you go home from work feel- ing exhausted, with a tired head and an aching back? Do you wake up in the morning with dizziness, poor appe- tite, and nerves unstrung? Paine’s Celery Compound will restore your health, give you nerve force, —e— strength to work, and purify =< S5 % your blood. - USE ONLY PAINE’'S CELERY COMPOUND. WATER FRONT TEAMSTER AND HIS SUCCESSFUL RIVAL FIGHT A BLOODLESS DUEL IN EAST STREET SALOON Thomas Lawton Roused to Speedy Action at the Sight of His Sw‘ee.theart Indulging -in a Promenade Along the Wharves With a Well-Dressed Siranger. What might have been a tragedy ves- back door and then I was startled by a terday on the water front was prevented | ;m:e“?:xe:nnldnie% r::;ea;lreddlnl qlgcg‘ ound to fin guly by the poor marksmanship displayed | $i°*6w0" A0 §, Jmed fooune, to Zod The trouble was over a woman, and the | °'The men ceased firing when thefr re | party offended in the first place was the velvers were emptied and dashed out of | only sufferer, with the exception of the| the place. The .man who fired the first keeper of the saloon where the trouble Shot was captured by Policeman Mullan- | occurred. His fixtures bear evidence that der near Market street, but the other | target practice was not often indulged in duelist, who was a well-dressed fellow, | by the pistol wielders. The trouble oc- escaped. curred in Charles Malloy’s saloon at 30| _The captured man proved to be Thomas East street. | Lawton, a_water front teamster. The Steve Marion, a saflor, was the only! cause of the trouble 4s near as can be eyewitness and he describes the affray | learned is the sight of the woman, sup- | as follows: “I was in Charlie’s place tak- | 1king | - l;loaed to be l:wtotn‘s ‘!:eetr:lem";vn e ing a drink, when suddenly the doors flew | along East street with the ‘“other fel-| opin and in rushed a woman and two low,s Lawton saw them from his wagon | nien. The woman disappeared through a seif, he started for the couple. They ran into Malloy’s saloon with the teamster close behind, and then the duel com- menced. Policeman Mullander asserts that Law- ton had trouble with the well-dressed in- dividual a year ago and bears a scar on his face as a resuit of the encounter. Lawton says he knows nothing and that the smoking pistol found in his pocket was put there by some one in the crowd with which he says he was runni He was arrested, however, and charged with firearms within the city "dlsvharmng limits™ an “carrying concealed weapon: Captain Seymour will investigate the affair to-day and in the meantime the lice will keep an eye open for the other luelist. with and, leaving the team to take care of it- | | dinance providing for a half fare for | school children on street cars was post- | poned for two weeks. | Mrs. Lynch, who appealed for recom- ense from the city for injuries sustained y her son as a result of alleged club throwing by Officer Kenville, was referred to the Police Commissioners for redress. O THE OPTION First Step Toward Purchase by City of Telephone Utility. DECEMBER TWO, NINETEEN HUNDRED. — in our At the Market The Supervisors’ Judiclary Committee reported yesterday in favor of accepting a grant of the option of the People’s Mu- tual Telephone Company’s franchise with- out the payment of any consideration, the city reserving to itself all rights over the franchise. The City Attorney, however, will first determine the legality of such a grant, as he had advised that the clause in the agreement providing for the pay- ment of $1 would necessitate the submis- sion of the proposition to the people to be voted on. C. L. Crittenden, president of the Peo- ple’s Mutnal Telephone Company, said he was willing that the city should take the option as a gift. *“There is no question of the validity of the franchise,”” said Crittenden, “‘and sev- eral attorneys employed by pmpos:d pur- of the company's bonds have so Seportea.’ We Tave contracts with 7000 firms and corporations now that will pay us $360,000 per year. It will be a great ad- vantage to the city to buy the option and will_not prevent the municipality from building another telephone system if it so desires. It is for the best interests of the city that we offer this option. The fran- chise was granted in November, 189, and a syndicaté is prepared to take up all the bonds irrespective of whether the city buys the option or not. We are willin for the city to reserve all its rights an privileges and desire that the city should ultimately get the system for a public utility.” Tobin asked Crittenden who the stock- bolders of the company were, but the lat- e deciiiad toxtell Brandenstein thought e question a r one. 4 v ‘iere are over a thousand sharehold- ers and I could not e all thelr names, sald Crittenden. “We give you an oppor- tunity to acq the t and it may some day enablé’ the city to purchase the Bell Telephone Company for a very low rate, as we intend to run it a close race in_business.” & Comte désired the elimination of the consideration of $1 to be paid for the op- tion. Reed held that the o&uon could not pass without some token. ttenden sug- ed that some one either buy the op- 1 for e S, e haC .S atter . goonuag.u‘gt. might result in legal entan- lement, 'Ine«l sald that a rival telephone system would reduce rates as it has done in Sac- ramento, where the rate for phones was $1 50 a month, while here it is ¥ per month and 5 cents a switch. ““We ought to encourage the establish- ment of this new industry by every means power, Reed. request . Burke of the HOW | BROUGHT THIRTEEN CANNIBALS TO SAN FRANCISCO. By Captain Edward Macco of the Mascotte. HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE MONEY TO BURN. By Blanche Walker Boardman. NEXT SUNDAY’S CALL. CONDENSED FOODS NOW THE PROPER THING. SOCIETY WOMEN AT THE DOLL SHOW. THE SOCIAL SIDE OF NOME. 70 EUROPE UNDER THE OCEAW. -_— THE SUNDAY CALL LEADS THEM ALL.

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