The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1901, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1901 POTATO PATCH CAPTAIN'S GUESS Skipper of Wrecked laqua Testifies He Mistook | Duxbury for It. Sailors and Officers Tell of How Dis- | aster Occurred Which Nearly ! Gave Shipful to Davy | Jones. ! SN G nenced yesterday re of St reef in the if the d been ex- 1 and MYSTERIOUS BURGLARY IN AN UPTOWN SALOON Police Think That Some One Familiar Prem: eventh and hours of 2 It is ome one more know to admit ! ace about in n and the arjous de he burglars the boxe, opened up | ce officers | pecullar he door on saloon was inside. An smashed | d up for the |, of neatness f a piemc ace. Schou sized arkeeper k Vhile he 5. the police where it be- d to believe his place was W —_————— GRAHAM FALLS BEHIND JUDGE DAINGERFIELD Counsel Representing the Contestant ray of the Society for the Prevention of | Expect Big Gain in the Forty- Second District. aham's plurality of e Willlam R. Dainger- Judge 78 field 18 gor more than that, Judge Dainger leads in the contest by three votes n the recounting of bal- Sis Dasan Sestes Judge Daingerfield | 1ind - his opponent. | d during the day de- | In favor of one or | didete. In five of the mine | Graham nflneg votes, | ickec up a greater n ir” At the end of the Gy’ 4 made & net gain of six places him in the lead by d at least places the candi- | oting at this time for | e recount ge Daingerfield ‘ in the Forty- that district there | 0 Judge Bahrs, | expect tc second District suf and this sel 1o be on many ballo four long ter were voted 'm Judges , Which has re- | ts being thrown out, more in the fa. t than in favor of Judge reason that the major- supporters were Republicans Repub.ica.. ticket, support- be other Republican perior bench, and henee thelr errors not injure Dain- erfieid, w..0 8 a ‘emocrat. e recount goes on again to-day. Truth and Experience Alike Point to Evans’ Ale and Stout as the best beverages for all occasions. All dealers.s Apportionment of School Find. The State Superintendent of Public In- | led the Auditor yesterday portionment for the San Fran- schoois will be $512,957 62, y ar's apportionment was $530,055 68, @ falling off of about $17,000. The money selonging 10 the State school fund subject 10 apporiionm $2,356.329 09 on a basis of a total enroliment ol 361,153 census chil- dren, of which San Francisco has 78,554 — e——— Seve money by buying Vesuvius ofl stock be- fore they strike ofl; 35c till Saturday. See Dr. J. 8. Potts, 461 Parrott bullding. 2 eam Vessels | of the steam | nined are | | nied the policeman | Home, of which sh | Street BOARD OF EDUCATION IS FACING A MOOT QUESTION IN GRAMMAR AND .PARLIAMENTARY LAW Prominent Club Women Take a Hand in the Matter and Decide That Mrs. Kincaid’s Title According to Law of Usage and Euphony Is Madam President. BEY vas BUSY UND CAN'T BE SEEnN- VENTURED THE TURNKEY CERTAINLY ADDRESS HER INCIDENTAL TO A SEARCH FOR INFORMATION CO MRS, EYSTER WAITERS RESIGN WITHOUT NOTICE Employes at the Russ House Take Offense at Col- ored Help. When the Darktown Brigade Comes in Front Door the White Boys Make Hurried Exit by Rear Entrance. The guests at the Russ House who hap- pened to be in the dining-room at lunch hour Wednesday were given a treat not down on the bill of fare. Recently the waiters began to show a lack of interest In their work. Even a sharp calling down failed to accomplish the desired end and Manager Harrison concluded to dispose of the entire force. x3 NCERNING MRS. KINCAID’'S TITLE. HE School Directors are in a per- plexing predicament. ave elected Mrs. Kincaid ir worthy president, and he doing of it they have led themselves up in a parliamentary ical problem as intricate as n catch questions at a quarterly examination. How they address Mrs. Kincaid? What title is hers by virtue of her high office accordance with parl ? These are the questions are puzzling the educatof ing them sincerely thankful that they are not required by the charter to pass a cfvil tion before they may hold ser office. It was Casse the v, the gallant of the board d author ‘How to that stari the dispute. ald was el ed president Iy looked @ it g COUNTESS FE DOES NOT WAN . will the of Ameri- for a title price was away—the d the hose love for the sea Had she chosen, for her experi- d her right to rdensome pres- nferred it upon daughters ¢ .3 price of mise Austrian noblern exceeded 1 in partial compe ence, she could ha her title free from the & who ¢ ence of the man her. But the emptiness of a title is now appé chooses t0 resunie app the In this decree to other relief ver of Eila, Count . to resume her malde The finding placed ocourt orders nted, tk and de WAYWARD GIAL STABS HERSELF Pretty Celena Dupont Tries to End Her Life With Butcher-Knife. Celena Dupont, the pretty but wayward daughter of Mr . who lives at 13 M street, South attempte suicide Tues evening by stabbing her- self with a butcher knife. But for th: fact that the blade was deflected by her corset, she might have succeeded In her attempt at self-destruction, The young girl had serious objection to being taken to the Zan Francisco Girls' Training Home and wnen Officer McMur- Cruelty to Children came for her she tried to escape the confinement by suicide. Miss Dupont was employed for many years by the telephone company. Bhe had e predilection for high life and took every opportunity to enjoy herself. Her mother saw that she could not control her daughter, so she reportea the case to Sec- retary M. J. White of the Children's So- ciety. Bhe stated that her daughter informed her that she was working on the night shift at the telephone ce, whereas she had left the corporation’s employ months ago, and was using the subterfuge o go out at night with bad ompanions. rs. Nolan saild she could do nothing with her daughter, who was nder age, and expressed the wish that she be placed in some institution. Police Officer McMurray visited the home of the Nolans. Celena was very impudent to the officer and told him flatly that he had no authority to take her away. McMurray then ordered her to put on her hat and accompany him, and the girl went to her room. The officer thought that the girl might escara bg the back way, but Mrs. Nolan relieved his fears by telling him it was impossible. He then suggested that she might do herself an injury, and he had hardly expresscd the words when a shout was heard from the kitchen. Mrs. Nolan’s son gave tae warning and the mother and officer ruehed into the kitchen to ascertain the cause of the alarm. They then heard moans from the adjoiaing room and Mc- Murray grabbed a lamp and hurried in. He found Celena lying on the bed with a knife sticking in her Dody and for a mo- ment he was disconceried. He pulled the blade out and a hurried examination dis- closed the fact that the girl had been fofled in_her attempt at suicide by a corsat steel. During the examipation Celena fainted. When she had recovered she obediently donned her hat and accompa- to the Girle' Training e s now an inmate. Her stepfather is employed by the Market allway Company. A room 20 feet square is comfortably heated in cold weather by the new “B, and B.” Heaters, handsome, safe, odor- less, easily moved. Price $275 to $ 00. Na- than-Dohrmann Co., 122-132 Butter St. ——————— Experienced Clerks Appointed. Tax Collector Scott has appointed Par- ker Jones, Willlam J. Tierney, Homer C. ‘Warren and Rudolph Albora from the clvil service eligible list as clerks. STETICS DE TOLNA T TO WEAR A TITLE A to him to do the polite and congratulate the lady in a manner worthy of them and of her. Casserly knew exactly what was expected of him and advanced with his best bow and Burlingame smile. But he got no farther. For the first time in his life the beau fell down in his specialty and was obliged to turn to others for ad- vice and assistance. “What do I call her?” he asked In a frightened stage whisper. That was all he sald. His fellow Directors recognized the scrious problem they had to deal with and went at once into secret session. Exactly what passed behind the closed doors_will never be known, but the tling little bird that hears all things has chirped something about S. dentess,” “Madam Chairwoman a curious bit about asking the lady to dress for the part so that they might har- monize the mixture of the Eexes in the euphonious ‘“Madam President,’ {"esterd' y found the board in exactly M 'Court Grants Fair Divorcee Right to Re- sume Her Maiden Name. | cree have been added to the judgment roll | and the e, =0 far the Superior Court | is concerned, is o uded. E | A cost bill of s interest has also | | been added to the papers in the case since | the court’s opinion was filed. Lieutenant | | Upham, U N wh = called a -’l; witness by Countess F to corrobo- rate her has bee: allowed $2 witness fee ourt and forly cents traveling ex s, which co e of ten cents ers the legal mileag mile, he having traveled four miles t reach the court in answer to the sum- | mons. Miss _Hooper, also a_witness plaintiff, was allowed 32 witness fees and $3 traveling expenses. For advertising summons $9 was allowcd and $6 60 notary’s The costs were not great, it is true, | . as judgment for costs was against the Count, it is now vrobable that thc payment of the same, if execution is ever ed against him, will cause him dis- content not entirely commensurate with | the amount involved. for the | SAN FRANCISCO - WATER SUPPLY |Tncrease of Three Millions Gallons Per Day From Over the Bay. Interesting reports were recelved yves- tdpday by the stockholders of the Spring | Valley Water Company. These repre- | sented all the departments of the com- | pany's work. They were embodied in} President Charles Webb Howard's annual | report. In addition to this the officers for | the current year were elected. Charles | | Webb Howard, who has held the position | | over a quarter of a century, was again | | made president, A. H. Payson was ‘re- elected vice presiddnt and S. C. Blltelow‘} C. de Guigne, H. 8. King, Thomas Brown | and F. J. Symmes directoys. | President Howard's report dealt with the finances and also the work of de-| velopment in the past twelve months that has been performed by the company. The income from water rates for the year was | $1,884,752 34. From other sources the total income was $41,954 9. The operating ex- penses amounted to $423,609 52; coupon in- terest to $86,500 and the interest on th floating debt to $24,123 32. The item of taxes President Howard called attention to. The amount pald was $226,660 02. e assessment was ralsed $2,000,000 by the As- sessor of the city and county of San| Francisco some months after the time for fixing the water rates. % Twelve dividends of 42 cents each were | declared, yhich was equivalent to 5. | cent in th total. The amount was $705,- | | 600. Altogether there was pald out $39,- 7% in excess of the receipts, the increase in the company’s assessment for taxes being the cause. President Howard spoke of the rainfall. During the last three years the total rain- fall was only 44.55 inches, an average of 14.85 per annum. Taking a perlod of fifty previous years, the average annual rain- fall had been 25 inches. The three dry years demonstrated the wisdom of storing a three years’ supply. Anything less in store would mean disaster. There was not a good outlook for a wet winter, the report sald, but the supply would be suf- ficlent for the city. ipeaking of tne improvements of the | year, President Howard said that, in addi- | tion to the large gravel filter constructed | at Sunol, considerable work had been accomplished, consisting of flume and pipe laying and also the construction of a screenhouse at Niles. The filter and | aqueduct have increased the daily supply by 3,000,000 gallons and the total daily | water supply from the Sunol country now amounts to 10,000,000 gallons. An addi- tion has been made to the pumping plant at Seventeenth street for.the benefit of the Clarengin Helghts dlstricts. A trestle’ has also been built across ' Islais Creek on piers with forty-four-inch wrought iron pipe to take the place of the old plpe. An extension from the trestle on land owned by the company has been made in both directions, aggregating 1325 feet. Connection will be made with the forty-four-inch main from University Mound Reservoir. Pipe has also been laid across Army street to take the plac- of the old one. The distri in Ban Francisco h: I:eehu'iilrgeu !ly.!:m n n Tan: as n n- creased. * i | the same indefinite state as existed before the secret session. Mrs. Kincaid, Mr. Mark, Mrs. Denman and Mr. Casserly spent the morning in visiting the schools Iy the outlying dlstricts and fighting shy of the troublesome question during recess time. At 8 o'clock they were on duty at the board rooms—all ~except Casserly. When Inquired for the Information was given out that Mr. Casserly had gone to consult Mr. Greenway and Peter Martin on most important business and would probab]‘;‘lnot return during the afternoon. Mrs. Kincald, the first lady in the State to occupy the office of president of a mu- nicipal body, has after the fashion of her sex disposed, of the vexed question in a manner if not according to law and gram- mar quite satisfactory to herself. have disposed of that question eas- ily,” sald the lady. “I propose that the board confer no title whatever upon me and just call me plain Mrs. Kincaid. There is nothing formal about our meet- ings. We are just a body of good friends meeting to do our best for the public, and the public interests demand we dispense NOT RESPONSILE FOR THE CHINESE Pacific Mail Company Is Not Under Bonds to Prevent Escapes. — Chief Dunn of the Chinese Bureau re- cefved a letter vesterday from Immigra- tion Commissioner Powderly informing him that the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany is not under bonds for the safe keep- ng of Chinese in the detentlon shed at ;m- Mail dock. The letter reads as fol- ows: The bureau acknowledges the receipt of your letter of the 6th ultimo indorsing a report from Acting Inspector in Charge J. H. Barbour, of the escape of elght Chinese persons from the detention shed at the Pacific Mall dock San Francisco. With respect to vour. recommendation that proceedings be taken agalnst the Pacific Ma:l E ship Company on their bond, you are advised that, if a bond has been given by the said company it is doubtless the result of some action taken by the Collector of Cus- toms for his protection, the department having | no_official cognizance of such arrangement. The case, however, is one that shows upon its face a gross negligence by the sald com- pany, in view of which the matter has been referred to the Attorney General with the re- quest_that proper steps be taken for the con- viction of the company under the provisions' of section 9 of the act approved September 13, 1888, and the acts supplementary thereto. Under the provisions of the act quoted, a conviction of the company for the es- cape of the Chinese is impossible. The act provides that any master or owner of a vessel who knowingly permits any Chinese to be landed, or who alds and abets in the same, is guilty of a misde- meanor and may be punished by a fine of not less than $500 for each passenger so landed. As the Pacific Mail Company did not knowingly permit the escape of the Chinese there can be no reasonable excuse for beginning suit against the company under the act. in | T e e e e e e e i e e with all unnecessary formalities. If they should find It necessary to address m> formally, 1 believe .hey should address me as Madam President. That is the form in common usage in all woman's I consider the term president a generic one and appiicable to woman as well as man." Director Denman bristled up when The Call representative sought for knowledse as to the proper way to nddress Mrs. Kin- cald. “Do you want to cover this board with ridicule?” sald the handsome, white- haired Director. ‘‘Somehow this question makes one think of a poor frog in a_pond and a little boy throwing stones at him.” After some Iittle while, when Denman had been convinced that even if there were a frog in a pond there was no boy with stones, he declared himself in favor of woman in office, said he saw no “im- propriety” in Mrs. Kincaid being ghosen president of the board and mad. few side remarks about the $300) taxes fHe paid out annually, but with the smiling tact of a diplomat he steered clear of the ques- tion before him. “It's nousense,” he said, CLAIMS OF A circular letter has been sent to all jurymen who have sat In criminal cases in this ecity, informing them that steps are being taken to present their demands for fees, of which there are many hun- | dred and some amounting to that number of dollars, to the Legislature, with a view to obtaining an approoriation for their liquidation as legal claims against the city and county. This will be good news to the claimants, who had about given up hope of ever see- ing the $2 per day which they think they should receive. About a year ago the Auditor refused to audit the demands of trial jurors in crim- inal cases. These demands amount an- nually to many thousands of dollars. Un- der the statute the jurors claimed 32 per diem while sitting on a case. The claimants thereupon associated and retained the legal services of Attorney Louis P. Boardman, who filed action for a writ of mandate to compel the Super- visors to allow the claims and the Auditor ! Collector Stratton said vesterday that the company was not and never had been under bonds for the safe keeping of the Chinese ih the detention shed. The United States has two watchmen specially employed to watch the Chinese in the men also. shed, and the company has watch- There is no law permitting the keeping of the Chinese in the detention | shed .or anywhere else, except upon the steamer from which they landed. They have been allowed by the Treasury De- partment to be kept in the shed, merely as a convenience to the steamship com- pany, treasury regulation authorizing the em- ployment of any of the Federal funds for the paying of watchmen at the shed. SUNDAY’S CALL. WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? By Rev. Samuel Slocombe. A Colony of Chinese Pirates in Our Midst. The Best Known Dog on the Pacific Coast. Treasures of the White House. How to Teach Toe Dancing. READ THE NEW SERIES OF FUNNY STORIES ¢ “Mr. Bowser’s Tribulations’’ Aad ¢« Widow Magoogin Papers.” The Crack Amateur Rifle Shot of America. Peck’s Bad Boy and the Gro- ceryman in New York. IN ISSUE OF JANUARY THIRTEENTH. JURORS FOR UNPAID FEES TO GO BEFORE LEGISLATURE Counsel Prepares Bill for Amendment of Statute That Caused Trouble. | and there is no law other than a | -+ | an{} he positively refused to commit him- self. Mrs. John Pettee, a iady who has seen much’ active service in her capacity of president of various charitable and hu- mane organizations, when questioned on the subject declared in favor of Madam President. “They call me Madam President.” s said, “and 1 like it. It has such a lovely sound that I declare at once in favor of it Mrs. Nellle Blessing Eyster when ap- proached with the perplexing question decided immedfately in favor of Madam President. “There is no sex in office,” said Mrs. Eyster. ““Man includes woman, although man. I should address Mrs. Madam President.” Mrs. Lovell White, the president of t California Club, said that Madam Pres dent was, according to usage, the proper fashion In which to address Mrs. Kin- | cald. “I confess I am at sea. I only | know that it is right by virtue of common | usage and euphony.” | | °! I believe some men preclude wo- | Kincaid as - to audit them. One of the jurors had pre- | viously presented a claim to the Super- visors on which to base the case. The Su- | pervisors refused to allow the demand. | The action was heard in the Superior Court and judgment given against the jurors. The Supreme Court sustained the | Judgment of the lower tribunal, holding | that while the statute allowed criminal jurors $2 per diem, through some over- ight of the legislator who presented the bill no provision was contained in it fix- | ing the fund from which the fees were payable. | _The presentation of the matter to the | Legislature will resolve Itself into two issues—the formation of a bill amending the old one regarding fees and of a new one to designate the fund from which they shall be drawn, and legislation to secure an appropriation for those demands now | due and payable. Those jurors whose names are not en- | rolled under the certificate of the County | Clerk will receive no consideration at the | hands of the Legislature and their present atms will/be lost. | AUDITOR DENIES ILLEGAL CLAIMS | Refuses to Refund Taxes| | on Alleged Erroneous Assessments. —— On the advice of his attorney. Auditor | Wells decided yestérday to withhold pay- | ment of two demands for overpaid taxe on alleged erroneous a The first calls for the return ta s on a personal pri aluation of $65 M. Parrott on the Emporium property. M Parrott claimed that the item of was in- | cluded In her assessment on improve- | ments calling for $765,000, while the tax | thereon had already been paid by the Cen- | tral Light and Power Company for its electric machinery and fixtures. The Supervisors passed a resolution, | which was signed by the Mayor, directing the Auditor and the Treasurer to refund the $105635. The Auditor has discovered that it is an illegal claim, because only | one installment of taxes has been paid by | Mrs. Parrott, and even If the claim was valid she would be entitled only to the re- turn of one-half the amount named, or | $52812. The Auditor holds that there is | nothing on the assessment roll to show that the assessment was duplicated. U: | der the code defects in form in_any as- sessment book may be corrected by the | Assessor only with the written consent | of the City or District Attorney at any time prior to the sale for delinquent taxe: The Auditor will also withhold payment of a claim for $1625 filed by the Pacific Coast Company on an assessment of per- sonal property. The company alleged that its bookkeeper by a clerical error overas- | sessed the property to the extent of $100. 000 on solvent credits. The Auditor finds | nothing in the original statement filed | with the Assessor to show_that the com- | pany was overassessed. Under the code | the taxes should have been palid under | protest, but this was not done. The reso- lution directing the Auditor to refund ti money was passed by the Supervisors and signed by the Mayor on the recommenda- | or Ginty, who ex- | the company's books. Auditor Wells says that tnere must be some more | definite reason to warrant the refunding | of the taxes. of Depnty Asse Champagne Imports in 1900. | The appreciation of the remarkably fine | quality of G. H. MUMM'S EXTRA DRY coming to this market is best illustrated by the phenomenal imports in 199 of 119,- 441 cases, or 79203 more than any other brand. . —_————————— H Desmond’s Bank Book. Fhe report that a bankbook showing a deposit of $15.000 bad been stolen from John Desmond, the aged laborer who was found dead in the basement at 762 Bran- nan street Wednesday. has been investl- gated by a deputy from the Public Ad- ministrator's office and a deputy from the Morgue and has been proved an ex- aggeration. A bankbook was found in the cellar, but it contained records of de- posits amounting to only $400. The book has been taken possession of by Public Adminjstrator Boland. | fall_their tra | cashier was on hand Relation & the ¢ | Charity Work."” F “‘Charity Organizat | accept no other. He didn't want to give them notice, for he believed the men might quit in the So he made his plans after the ch hour while the old ; perambu- king. the Hors swung open lored gentle- midst of a meal guests’ orde and in march 1 caleu jated wel to t he longer need: racks The annual meet Charities will be he ple room of th be delivered R Dr. Dorothea ing Among the ADVERTISEMENTS. THE MONEY-SAVING FURNITURE and CARPET HOUSE. It will pay you to v stock of good goods. Th marked in plain fgu pecial bargains in every department. Office furniture a specialty. of every de: tion Commence the New Year by and save money. CASH OR CREDIT. KRAGEN FURNITURE CO., 1015-1017 Market Strect, Tel. South 371 Household goods T buying from us Opp. Taylor st. THE ART EVENT OF THE SEASON! NEW YORK GONSOLIDATED ORIENTAL RUG €0.’s | RENOWNED li‘?AN COLLECTION AT PEREMPTORY AUCTION TO-DAY--Friday, At 11 and 2 308 SUTTER ST., near eane ave This present collection is an a. m. aggregation of an brought h: ALE ABSOLUTE. TERFIELD, Auctioneer. S FR/ NGLISH WELT, Made B;( !}EORGH P. II)_E & CO. f0O8IOUBA Y UBE ‘1§ INjuEL 059 ‘Yourdg 38R0H D108 “C. C. C.” on Every Tablet. Every tablet of Cascarets Candy | Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. Look for it and Beware of fraud. All druggists, 1oc. DR, MONULTY. 2 TS WELL KNOWN AND RELIAB ’[ L Speciails cures Blood Poison. Guno: X o tare, Seminal kness, Im; EnCY allied Disoedgrs. - ook on Disenses of 'u..";m"' ver: enrs’ experience. Terms reasor Stoadally 60108, 8% K% Sunduye 10 e 1o Lo or address tation freeandsacred!y conflden: Call P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D, 26} Kearny St., San Francisee, Cal