The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 23, 1901, Page 14

14 CITIZENS TAKE FIRST STEPS Presidential Reception Com- mittee Arranges Some Preliminaries. Bt et People Will Have Opportunity to Greet Nation'’s Chief Execu- tive on the Night of His Arrival, aking with fon League Club Officers. L b of this city has COMMERCIAL BANKS ARE FLOURISHING t Issued by Bank Commission- s Shows Local Institutions to Be Prosperous. te commer- ¥ has Take Good Care of Your Kidneys, and NATURE will take care of you. FREE SAMPLE For all who Send Postal Request to WARNER’S SAFE CURE CO. Rochester, N. Y. FREE SAMPLE. —_— 'Sensational Charges Against Divorce | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNES 'CHURCH CHIMES DROWNED IN REVELRY, SAYS A RECTOR and Liquor Laws by Rev. F.W. Clam- o+ 0 \ W.M.VAN BOKKELEN OFFERED AR AMENDMENT CRUSADE against vice, cal in its alm as that jnaugurated in New York by Bishop Potter, may be stirred up in this city through the medium of a sermon preached by the Rev. Frederick W. Clam- D. D., rector of Trinity Church, in rch yesterday morning at the conyention of the diocese of Cal- ifornia. The Sermon was a masterpiece of forensic ability, and scintillated with epl- gram. Sta:.ing charges, couched in no uncertain terms, were launched against this city. Vice was declared and the Sabbath day.only a name, Plead- ing for the holding of home ties inviolate ker 1 he cause for much mari 1 many desolated hearts at r of the existing law of divorce, and called on the ministers of God within e sacred precincts to bring all the force of their argument and power of their po- sition to amend legislation relative to di- orces, the saloon ation of the Sabbath day. ome of the pastors, he said, vice, and to such all honor should be| given; but he declared others there were | ho.w ng over petty questions of the | ad fallen into the “ruts of na and were remaining in the shal- low waters of ceremonialism, n the voice of the master called them forth into the deep tide of intelligent, aggressive work.” T church was declared ‘to have reached a point in her history" where, backed by centuries of experience, she 100k a part and became a power in moral, soctal and civic questions. ‘““The tone f the church bells on the Sabbath day mothered by unhallowed revelry of en saloons and gambling dens, and your - nd the: * said the speaker. The text of the sermon from the gos- el St. Luke, v:4, was “Launch out into :,'ho deep.” The sermon was in part as follows Duty in New Century. irth of the new century in our world's the beginning of the second half our diocesan life must create In thoughtful mind the conviction . that. a has been reached. The man who goes to plan and to strive for the growth of kingdom can no longer be called a dreamer. has nineteen centuries of the kingdam's v before him reat power of observation to s changes which are making ¢ the kingdom. 'The Chris- the mevere test pett at Meeting of Episcopalians. rampant, | social evil and dese- | had | placed themselves in battle array against | 7 A it 'B‘bHOPflICHQL3, CHAIRMAN OF THE- COMVENTION FEV. FREDERICK W. CLAMPETT DAY, JANUARY 23, 1901. MONITS BURNIG WALDEN'S BOOKS Important Records Bearing on the Prison Scandal Destroyed. —_— Former Jute Mill Superintendent Says He Had Convicts Throw Them Into Power-House Furnace. i it The statement made by The Call that a number of Walden's books were missing and that the absconding jute mill clerk’s peculations could never be estimated is substantiated. With this revelation comes | to light another demonstration of the | crooked and lax administration at San Quentin i{n the past. A former official of the prison had the audacity to admit, when cornered yester- MAJOR, Hoopegr, READ THE SPECIAL REPORT OF THE- FINANCE COMMITTEE CONV 1: BISHOP NICHOLS, CHAIRMAN OF THE FIFTY-FIRST A | > TION OF EPISCOPALIANS, THE CLERGYMAN D A STRIKING SERMON AND SOME OF THE DELEGATES. ¢ UAL STATE WHO DE- | her perfect adaptability to the needs of every | nation under heaven. The missionary spirit is | awakening the church at large with a power |llke that of Penticost and the late honors in the Orfent have been as ofl poured into the fire of her enthusiasm. . The supreme test before the church in the | years to come will be found in the answer to ‘lh! question In how far does the church prove her divine origin-and power by the be stowal of the abundant life? Does she supply the deepest needs of men everywhere. | practical age demands a practical answer. comes with the ring of a strong affirmation. What statesman would have dared to | prophesy n 1845, when the soil on which we | dwell was ceded by Mexico, that such a start- ling series of momentuous events would come to pass: that this city of San Francisco should be ‘the outgrowth of half a century: that thin eentinel of the Orient should stand amid scenes of unrivaled beauty, as a living witness to the most marvelous development of any age. It sounds more like the weird story of a dream than the reallsm of historic fact. But as we turn from this picture of material prosperily of commerce and agriculture, of mines and arts It and sciences to the profounfier considera~ tion of moral conditions, there enters the vital question. Our highest duty, ‘our noblest privilege will | be at this convention to uplirt the standard of | our missionary enterprise—to place this entire subject of active extension on a higher plane— to make our personal and voluntary promise that we will plead directly with our people, Where Good Health is Maintained you would discover that WARNER'S SAFE CURE is 2 Regular Visitor and Trusted Friend. U. S. Narine Aospital, Chicago, IIl., August 30, 1900, Warner's Safe Cure Co. Gentlemen: Ihighly endorse Warner's Safe Cure as a specific for kidney and bladder trouble. I used It last fallwith very gratifying results. Probabiy no one has & better opportunity to “ note the effects of dif- ferent remedles than those connected with a hospital, -~ In talking with the different patients as to their experience I found a larger number ‘who had been helped through the use of Warner’s Safe Cure than anything else in the line of patent med- icines, especially in cases of urinary dis- eass or malariaor liver troubles. Yours truly, WM. HACKE, Hospital Steward, U. S, Marine Hospital, 646 Fletcher St. i o'clock and so sure as God lives in his church his di- vine blessing will rest on our labors in the years to co: But we a reminded at this juncture of an- other crucial element, demanding a wider area of attack. It will be found in the growing assertion on the part of the church over elvie, soclal and moral questions. The positive power of church Mfe In direct Influence upon great moral, soclal and ethical questions has reached the ‘farthest point in her history. The burning questions of employer and employed, of capital and labor, of the housing of the poor artisan. of the Influence of trusts upon the public interests, of the struggle against the terrible evils of the liquor traffic, of the crushing of vice In our city life, of the in- | fuencing of legislation in matters concerning the nation’s weal, of the just demand for hon- est men and capable In public offices, and above all In the protection, purification and permanency of the home by the demand for proper legislation touching marriage and di- vorce. These questions form an arena into which the church has boldly entered. Sabbath and Home Desecrated. The powers of evil have assailed In this com- munity the two most vital parts of the body corporate. The home—its sanctity, Its purity— has become a misnome bbath is dese- crated to an extent that outrivals the Godless- ness of a Continental Sunday. The tone of the church bells on that day is smothered by the unbalanced revelry of open saloons and gam- bling dens, by open opera and theater. Think of the deadly effect which these things must exercise upon the rising young manhood of the community. We are called upon to take up the watchword of ‘‘Vigilance’ in a city that bas one licensed liquor store for every 135 in- habitants. The first watchword then of our church on the borderland of the new century I8 “Church extension,’’ aggressive and un- flagging to the glory of God. The second watchword is ‘-Vigllance,” as we enter upon every moral and social question affecting the welfare of the community. The stately pile of Grace Church was well filled with laymen and clergy from all parts of the State when Bishop Nichols, the celebrant, opened the services inaug- urating_the fifty-first annual convention of the Episcopal diocese of California. Al- most simultaneously with the opening notes of the processional hymn the news of the death of the Queen of the British Empire reached the convention, and a prayer for those bereaved by her loss was offered by Bishop Nichols before the usual order of service commenced. Ceremony of the Communion. The entire chancel was filled with the visiting delegates in their white vest- ments, and several rows of seats in the body of the church were also filled with them. The entry of this great body of clergy to the singing of the processional hymn was an imposing feature. Bishop Nichols and Bishop Moreland brought up the rear, and immediately {vmceding walked the oldest clergyman of the dio- cese, the Rev. T. A. olph, at pres- ent in charge at Lorin. e Is an octo- genarian, but still active in the service of the church, Following the service came the admin- istration of the holy communion to the assembled clergy and lay delegates, the celebrant being Bishon Nichols. The afternoon session opened with the adoption of a resolution, offered by the Rev. D. C. Gardner, expressing the sin- cere sorrow of the convention at the news of Queen Victoria's death. Rev. M. D.Wil- son was appointed secretary to the con- vention, and a committee on credentials was appointed by the Bishop, A resolution made by the hev. R. Ritchie to seat the Rev. C. C. Wilkinson of Patchen without a vote was adopted. The nominations for the following standing committees by the assembly was the next order of business: Commlittees . on incorporation of the church; on Christian education; on church charities;- on the sta of the church; on. unfinished busine: on cre- dentials; on the Incorporation and ad- mission ' of parishes and missions; on finance; on-auditing; on canons. Then followed the reading of the re- orts . of the committees on ;repenuon or the general convention and on canon- ical and constitutional changes. Major . B. Hooper then read a telegram he had received from the Southern Pacific Company informing him that worth e Tates would be granted delegates to e general convention. At the evening session the convention took up Sunday-school matters and dis- cussed in flye-minute addresses the most needed quality in Bunday-school work, Bishop Nichols presided, and in a brief speech of Introduction spoke of the neces- sity of ralsing the Sunuay-school of Cali- fornia to a higher level. The convention then adjourned till 9 this morning. when it will meet in Grace Church and continue business. At 11 a. m. there will be addresses on mis- slon sublects by the most prominent dele. tes. In the evening the Bishop and Etl. Nlcholfi will hold a reception at the’ dental Sometimes people stop at a hotel In or- der to escape home comforts. B! | day, that he had ordered that all the | books of the jute mlil up to the year 189 be destroyed. They were carried by con- ,}flcts from the jufe mill to the furnace | in the power-house und burned by his in- | structions. The admission of this act on | the part of a man who was once superin- rtendent of the jute mill is followed with | a fitting climax. Expert MacLaren pow | says that with the destruction of these books all efforts to estimate the amount prove futile. For several darfl the rumor has been current that Walden's books were gone, but Warden Aguirre as late as Monday afternoon absolutely dented that such a state of affairs existed. On that very afternocn Aguirre had convict Price, em- ploved as a fireman in the power-house, in his private office. Price then and there told about the books bein; burned. Aguirre, who professes to wish to have the scandal thorougtly aired, was point- edly asked at the close of the private examination of Price if there were any of Walden's books missing. He emphat- ically denied that there were. It has since transpired that Price's testimony was suf- ficient to fix the responsibility of the crooked act upon Charles Alden, who was employed In the responsible position of superintendent of the jute mill during Warden Hale's adm!nistration. Armed with the information of the de- struction of Walden's books, Prison Di- rector Wilkins and Warden Aguirre paid an early visit to the city yesterday, ar- riving here from San Ka?xel on the 9 o’'clock boat. They were joined by Prison Director Fitzgerald. Charles Alden was summoned to appéar before them. When Alden had completed his testimony the prison officlals were appalled at the bold methods that had been used to cover up the traces of the systematic robberies that had been carried on. and nerve, to express it in a mild way. He claims that when he was superintend- ent of the jute mill he came to the con- sacks missing. Being pald by the State rant, it is inferred that he instituted a search for the missing bales. His search proved fruitless, as he could not find the much sought after bags. Deep down, however, in the archives of his own office in the jute mill he found a number of bocks which had been used by Walden to keep a record of the business of the mill. Alden became enthused with the brilMant idea that these books took up too much jroom in his office. After a careful scru- tiny of the contents of the volumes he discovered that a number of the pages were missing and that they could not be of any real interest to any one. Calling in the assistance of some convicts, he or- dered the books carried to the furnace in the power-house. ordered the volumes thrown into the “fiery furnace.” With the burning of these books all traces of Walden's crooked dealings went up in smoke. This trifiing incident, as Alden treats | the matter, occurred in June of 1899, and | yet the matter was never reported or |£ln0vna to the prison officlals until yester- day. Alden’s statement locks innocent on the surface. The prison officials will not let this deter them from trying to learn more as to what caused Alden to destroy the records of Embezzler Walden before Aguirre, the new Warden of San Quentin, should take official hold of the prison and have all records turned over to him for his personal examination. Prison Director R. M. Fitzgerald was interviewed at his home in Oakland last ovening. He admitted the discovery of the loss of the books. Warden Aguirre returned to San Quentin last evening. He claims that he was so fatigued as a tesult of his labors in trying to unearth the present scandal that he was unable | to see representatives of the press. It is believed by some people that Wal- den is in Mexico. If any credence is to be given to the word of former convicts Walden planned his flight there several years ago, when he feared that an in- vestigation was golng to be made into Lis accounts. That he was robbing the State, with the assistance of confederates not econnected with the prison, was a matter known to manx of the convicts. They remained silent, however, for Wal- den wieided a tremendous influence in the penitentiary. They feared that if they told of the robberfes that were going on and were afterward unable to prove the charges they would be made 1o feel the power of the thieving clerk. Mone of them were in a position to bring forward the necessary evidence to prove that Walden and his friends were robbing the State. While they were satisfled that he wag not only stealing manufactured goods from the prisons but was also Steallng waste material, they realized that their evidence would be questioned unless supported by outside testimony. A few of them were interested in the thefts. Walden from time to time gave them small sums of money with which to purchase tobacco or any. articles they desired that were not on the prison list :f supplies. l!‘Vhl"ep they were but poorly pald for their sfience and thelr service, they con- cluded that it was best to allow matters to run as they were running, for if they made complaint against Walden and could not prove what they alleged. they knew too well that their lives would be made harder to bear. The life of the average convict is not a pleasant one, even when he is a favorite of the jail officlals, but when he is not in favor there are many ways of making him feel that he would be %etter off dead than alive. To car on his crooked work Waiden was forc to take several of the prisoners into his confidence. They ‘had to haul the un- marked from the jute mill to the landing for shipment. They knew that the bags shi] should come through the warehou nothing. One them said vesterday: ‘““Walden was a pretty decent sort of a fellow. He gave us a few dollars now and then. ‘e weren't working of our own free will for the State, and if Wal- den was making a little on the side it wasn't any of our business.” About three years ago something happened to disturb Walden's peace of mind. He feared that an investigation was going to be commenced into the man- agement of the jute mills and he made ready to get away before the crash came. He told one of the convicts who enjoyed part of his confldence that he Intended “‘crossing over the border” if things com- menced to get too hot for him. “I can get along better in Mexico,” sald he, “than anywhere else, if I have to get out. I speak a half dozen languages, and, as you know, I'm no_slouch as an accountant. I think that I have polish enough about me to make friends of ‘he officials and if necessary they will help me avold extradition.” Walden's fears were groundless at that time, for the threatened Investigation blew over. In a few «weeks he was as self-confident as ever before and resumed peculations from the prison. ed.” sald a convict yester- day, “that Walden lost no time in getting over the line when he Jeft San Quentin. He had a good start. Before there was any suspicion that he did not Intend re- turning, he had ample time to gef to Mex- ico. Once in Mexico he would be safe, for the extradition laws do not cover crimes similar to those committed by him. Tnless ‘the Mexican Government should surrender him. there would be no possibil- ity of extraditing him. Walden studied up this matter three years azo and I am satisfled that when he left San Quentin as a fugitive he had Mexico In mind as bis objective point. He Is cool and eal- culating and you mav rest assured that he had every step of his flight planned before he went tn Warden Aguirre anA nasked for a week's leave of ahsence. If T am rot badiv mistaken he will be first heard from in Mexico." b Versuvius Ofl Company, Parrott bldg.: stock 40 cents. Dr. J. S. Poits. president. Ofl all around where they are drilling. ve of Walden's robbertes from the State will | Alden’s statement smacks of orlginality | clusion that there were sixty-five bales of | to do a little more than indorse his war- | Without any consulta- | tion or without waiting for orders, Alden | nste’ad %( the mills, but said | ADVERTISEMENTS. e LADIES MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Laces. SEMI-ANNUAL SALE. On MONDAY, January 21st, and contfhuing all the balance of this month, we will have our SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OF LADIES' FINE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. will show a very large variety of GOWNS, CORSET COVERS, CHEMISES, SKIRTS AND DRAWERS, all trimmed with the latest patterns of Embrolderies and All our Underwear is made froma superior quality of Cambric and Muslin, is well made and will ’ be sold at EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES. We LADIES’ SKIRTS, tion and edging. | ’ W o | GARDENER TACHELLA ! KILLED BY A CAR Makes a Deposit for the Purchase of Land and Then Becomes In- toxicated." The body of the man killed by an elec- tric car on Mission street, near Twenty- ninth, shortly after midnight yesterday was_identified_at the Morgue at that of J. Baptiste Tachella, |'a gardener, who resided with his wife at | Sunnyside, near the carhouse. He had | Teft a deposit of $40 on_the contemplated | purchase of a vegetabie garden in that vicinity and spent the remainder of the | evening in a saloon kept by Salvator Bas- | s0, where he became intoxicated. | *“Atter leaving the saloon to go home he fell in a drunken stupor on the track anl was run over. Neither the motorman nor the conductor was avle to see the body owing to the darkness until after the car | had passed over it. Seeds and Plants. | The Cox Seed Comvpany of 411-413-415 | Sansome street has issued its annual fl- lustrated catalogue of seeds and plants. | Artistically and typographically it is a | perfect specimen of the printer's art. It | | morning, | yesterday | contains a complete price list of all the | | seeds and plants grown on the Paciiic | Coast. The Cox Seed Company is among | the largest growers and dealers of the | best seeds and plants in the West, and their business is rapidly increasing owing | preference to native grown seeds over the g:a!lern product. A copy of the new catalogue will be address sent to the n | matled free to any company's headquarters San Fran- cisco. . ———— Mrs. Lizzie Garcia Missing. Albert Garcia called at the Coroner’s | office vesterday and revorted that his | wife, Ligzie Garcia, otherwise known as Lizzie Johnson, had left her home on Mon- day at noon for the purpose of going to junch and had not since -been heard frim. e —— How It Goes in New York. During the present cold and grip season six- ty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty boxes of Laxative Bromo-Quinine have been purchased by the following wholesale houses of New York: McKesson & Robbins, Max Zel- ler, Charles N. Crittenton & Co., 0. H. Jad | Henry Kiine & Co. and Bruen, Richey & Co. 2 ‘Phone Howard 1021 |FABER'S 119 TAYLOR STREET. GASH-SAVING ATTRACTIONS! DRIED FRUIT SALE THIS WEEK. BUTTE ]':q:\‘:l:.rlt P':::'R:::; 290 creamery direct daily. BEST EGGS3 STILL LOW. SA““ SUA Pride of Kitch- en, 8§ iarge cakes ...... ... 250 Cleans entire household. Regular 6, 32 limit. APPLE BUTTER, 2 POUNDS 2%c. Towle's Pineapple flavor, gflllon palls B 'or hot One limit. Regular 75c. 3 BOTTLES GOLD MEDAL CATSUP 25c. Perf Ci 1 COF-FARIN 5572 10 Coffee, large pkg. ron, @ rves. Regulates digestion. MRS. FABER'S ORANGE MARMA- e ml-c";xquhne BROMANGELON %% Q¢ i Recipes for fancy dishes in every box. “Pennant™ brand, tin........ n' Packed sweet and (ender.lnc 20 SPECIALS WEEKLY. WH'SKEY High-proof liquor. 35 Pure Bourbon. n WHY PAY MORE FOR GROCERIES”> size, quart ... Fine, iarge, cris) Properly cured. Small orders given same care as large. pay you. SALINAS BURBANK POTA D SPECTAL. FrOme ‘Was $1 50 dozen; now $1 10, Full pint bottle ‘Worth double. ULIVES Ripe or Green, queen 2“= A visit to Faber's will to the fact that growers are giving the | | FOUR SPECIMEN VALUES, LADIES’ NIGHT DRESSES, made of a very fine quality of muslin, also cambric, yokes trimmed -with em= broidery, also tucked and hemstitched. Price $1.00 Each. LADIES’ SKIRTS, made with deep lawn flounces, six rows of tucking and trimmed with fine em= broidery 7 inches in depth. Price $1.75 Each. made with deep flounces and trimmed with lace 7 inches deep. Price $2.50 Each. LADIES’ DRAWERS, made from extra heavy muslin, with lawn ruffles, and trimmed with lace inser- Price 8$1.00 Pair. tucked lawn m, u3, us, n7, 19, 121 POST STREET. THE MONEY-SAVING FURNITURE and CARPET HOUSE. A Parlor Is never complete without a Bay-Window Table. This beautiful table Is | genulne mahogany, birdseye maple or golden oak, polish finish; can be bought for $1.00, less 10 per cent for cash. All other goods In same proportion. CASH OR CREDIT. KRAGEN FURNITURE CO., 1015-1017 Market Street, OPEN EVENINGS. Opp. Taylor st. DR, MCNULTY. THIS WELL-RNOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Speciailst cures Blood Poison, Gonorrhasa, Gleet, Stricture, Seniinal W eakness. [mpotence aud theie allled Disordars. Book on Diseases of Men, frea. Overadyears sxperience. Terma reasonabie. Hou Stordaly 630 tos Mev s Sundavs. 10tD 1. Consal: tation free and sacred!y confidential. Call or sddress P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M.D. 263; Rearny St.. San Francisce, Cal BRUSHE houses, billlard tables, brewers, bookbinders, candy-makers, dyers, flourmills, foundries, laundries, paper- hangers, printers, painters, shoe factories, sta- blemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tallors, ete. 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