The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1901, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1901. 11 PROFESSOR LE CONTE IN NO DANGER OF BEING DROPPED FROM FACULTY President Wheeler and Regents hodgers and Slack Indignantly Declare Ru- mors of His Pending Deposition Are Unfounded---Putzker No Longer Head of the Germa n Department, but Will e SETR L= comre A, MDD, M rswn] b\ (TUTzKER] \ I \ \ the past Joseph Le »pped from the State University Conte to be ion. sterday gen! udget for the ensuing rs were rife in the university 1 uring the day that the regents had Y a se meeting on Thursday and b lecided to depose Professor Le Conte Professor Putzker at the official out no such action Rodger: e characte was seen last zed the report the dignity of a denial,” warmly, “and there i truth in the statement. the deposition of Professor never been broached and o be. 1 regret that any such u made, for it canno the beloved pro- No Truth in the Report. C. W. Slack, who is a regent of e university, when'asked about the ru- w0t a word of truth in them. nd it is not n ary to say the matte Professor 1. arly beloved by all and w s A ted I cannot und regents have taken no step essor Putzker.” « en_connected fversity its open- 1 has chair in and na history for | His fame an educator is d to n thousands he is known as “Joseph 1 nte Professor Putzker is head of the depart- ment of German and entered the univer. sity In 187 as instructor. It is evident, from a comparison the university register and the budget passed by the Board of Regents yester: that there will be & new head to the department of German. In the register Professor Putsz- ker is mention: “professor of Ger- man_language * while in the budget passed ves the profe sor ranke as “professor of German litera- ture.” The budget provides for a pro fessorship of “German lanzuage and liter sture” at a salary of $3300, the space for name of the holder of the post being va- cant. The vacant professorship alsy comes under the head of “new positions.” ‘Wheeler's Strong Denial. OAKLAND, April 19.—President Wheel- ér was very positive and emphatic to- night in declaring that the rumor of the possible retirement of Joseph Le Conte had no foundation. He said: “There is no such a change contemplat- ed or thought of by any one. This taik is terrible. I don’t see how it could have Pears’ To keep the skin clean is to wash the excretions from it off; the skin takes care of itself inside, if not blocked outside. To wash it often and clean, without doing any sort of violence to it, re- quires 2 most gentle soap, 2 soap with no free al- kali in it. Pears’, the soap that clears but not excoriates. All sorts of stores sell it, especially @iruggists; all sorts of people usedt. | 3. Remain at the University i prepared for the establishment of several new courses of instruction. It was de- cided to add Russian to the number of foreign languages taught at Berkeley, in order that students may prepare them- selves to take advantage of the opportu- nities offered in the Orient. Dr. George B. Noyes, who for the past year has been assistant professor of English at the Uni- ge of this new depa sor Noves in addition to being an adept in the use of the Slavic language has traveled extensively through the different provinces of Russia and is thoroughly fa- miliar with the different dialects. As dur- ing the first year he will have only be: gipners to instruct he will devote a por tion of his time to teaching English. The position of assistant instructor in Latin was created and Dr. Dr, Stanley Simonds was elected to fill it. He is an eminent PrmEDONOEnECUOE - 3 (- - —_— -+ TWO MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR! MORS OF WHOSE PENDING DEPOSITION ARE INDIGNANTLY DE- NIED BY PRESIDENT WHEELER AND THE REGENTS. NIA FACULTY, RU- been started, or who would want to in- jure such a good name as that of Joserh L. Conte. All changes that are to be made in the university were made publ at the meeting to-day. Ever: done that is contemplated a reduced from the position of head ¢ » German department to that of prc = of German literature, said to-night that he has no fault ‘o find with the change. am perfectly satisfied,” he said. erything will be the same as hereto- My salary remains where it been and persomally I am better suited than before. 1 have wanted to devote myself exclusively to the special task of instruction in German literature, which is just the scope of my dutles for the future.” President Wheeler said: “The German deps all Lol REGENTS ADOPT THE BUDGET. | Liberal Provision Made for the Li- brary Fund—New Faculty Po- | sitions Are Created. At a protracted executive session of ;the | Board of Regents of the University of California held yesterday afternoon at the Hopkins Institute the budget of expenses for the coming vear was adopted. The annual estimate contains many interest- ing provisions. In providing for the li- brary fund the regents were more liberal tment needed enlargement, and it is to be enlarged.” the purchase of books and periodicals. This sum will enable the university to keep pace with Eastern institutions in’ this respect. made a few changes in the faculty and STEEL COMBINE IS TS A | Fifty Million Dollar Com- ! pany on the Soo Canal. DETROIT, Mich., April 19.—After an all- day conference with contractors here, A. R. Hovey, president of the Commercial Development Corporation Company of Liverpool, London and New York, a deal was closed to-day which will result in the formation of the Intsrnational Steel, Iron and Pipe Company, which will locate im- mense steel mills at Sault Ste Marie, on both the Canadian ard United States sides of the Soo Canal, with & capacity of 600,000 tons anpually and employing about 10,000 men. The Consolidated Lake Superior Power Company, of which Mr. Clergue is_vice president, it is understood, will take a large block of the $50,000,000 stock of the new company. As an outcome of the establishing of the steel works at the Soo it is said that a blast furnace will be established in De- troit with a capacity of 1000 tons of pig iron per day, employing 1000 men. It was intimated by those interested that the new company would be an active competi- tor of the recently formed steel combine in the United States. Trainer Bradley Killed. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 19.—Owen Bradley, a prominent trainer and owner of race horses, was shot and killed by William Nichoias to-day. Both are of frlo'zxnem families. The cause was an old et < has | that is | than ever before, $15,000 being set aside for | Besides adopting the budget, the regents : i | scholar and hails from Trinity College, where for the past year he has occupied the position of professor of Latin. He rduated from Harvard in the class of '8 and subsequently studied at Johns Hopkins, Oxford, and in Germany, He is the author of the the: “The Themes Treated by the Elder Seneca,” a work whicH has been highly commended by both American and foreign scholars. The board created the position of as- sistant instructor in physical culture. It will be filled by a woman, in order that the young ladies of the next term’s fresh- man and sophomore cla: 'S may be prop- erly instructed in gymnastic work. The department of anatomy was abolished. The other new positions which were cre- ated follow: Two instructors in chemi: try, a second instructor in civil engineer- ing; instructor in drawing, to which C. C. Judson was elected: assistant professor | in rhetoric, instructor in speaking, pro- fessor of German language and literature, essor of finance nd economlics, two turers in law, stant professor In Latin, instructor in steam engineering, as- sistant in mechanics, examiner of schools, instructor in philosophy, two assistants in physics and instructors in French and Spanish, A unanimous vote of thanks was ex- tended to Mrs.{l’hnlm Hearst for the mu- nificent gift of the land on whi Hearst Hall was bullt. i Three of the faculty recelved leaves of absence, Some of the most interestin, items of e e e PRISON IS NOT FOR VERA GELD Girl Who Attempted an Assassination Is Ac- quitted. — PARIS, April 19.—Great interest was taken here in the trial of Vera Gelo, the Russian girl student, who was charged with trying to assassinate Professor Emile Deschanel, the aged Senator and father of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, on January 19, by firing a revolver at him just as he concluded a lecture on French literature at the Col- lege of France. She was acquitted to- night. %he interest in the case was heightened by the fact that Zeliline, the Russian girl friend of Vera Gelo, who intervened be- tween $he latter and Professor Deschanel at the time and received the bullet in her chest, died in the hospital after lingering some time in agony. Professor Deschanel frequently visited the wounded girl at thé hospital and daily sent her bouquets of flowers up to the time of her death. A strange feature of the case was Vera Gelo's obstinate silence as to the nature of the outrage she claims was inflicted on her at Geneva by a man she thought was Professor Deschanel. She suffers from hysteria and medical men believe she is the victim of hallucinations. The nervous twitchings of her face as she sat at the dock to-day revealed her anguish, A doctor who sat besidé her administered ether. The prisoner burst out sobbing when the Judge spoke of Zeliline. A sweetheart is a charming fancy, but & wife is very apt to be a solemn fact: the budget are: Salaries, $344,03: perma- nent improvement fund,’ $60,000: agricui- tural riment statlons, $7510; equip- ment, $6 xamination of schools, $15 lecturers, $3000; university publications, $3000; university extension, $3000; libra fund, $19700; ‘dairving, $10,000; mining, s2 The entire estimate amounts to §549,228 60, while the income for the col- | lege is §541,161 25, which leaves a deficit of $8117 85. WHEELER TALKG ABOUT LOYALTY Ducking Episode at Stan- ford Furnishes the Text. Undergraduates Tell What Each Can Do for ! University. BERKELEY, April 19.—A university meeting, given over entirely to student sentiment and feeling, was held this morn- ing in Hearst Hall. It was the last of the term, and the hall was unable to hold all | those who wished to be present. The meeting was presided over by Pres- ident Wheeler. Members of the facuity, the student speakers and the Choral So- ety were seated on the platform. Presi- | dent Wheeler addressed the students as | follows: | You love your university, don’t you? You want to be loyal to it, don't you? Being loyal to a university doesn't mean that you must criticize it. There was a time&*when the alumni of this university thought to support it by criticizing it. Now the alumni has turned clean about face and Is supporting it by true loyalty. The best thing that happened at Stanford this year amid all the troubles and discussions | there was when the students took one of their | number who had ceased to be loyal and dipped him in the deep, blue water. That act was simply glorious! # Ralph T. Fisher, president of the As- soclated Students, was the first of the speakers \to _discuss _for two minutes “What Can Each of Us Do for the Uni- versity?” By being true to yourself, he argued, you would be true fo your col- lege. £ A. Womble, the football player, said: We can do much here, Ilittle and big. The man in the second eleven who gets nothing but hard knocks and cheers and a two-and-a- half sweater at the end of the season is the man who sets an example we should follow. R. W. Tully said: B; lizing what our umiversity has dome for us W can best realize what we can do for it. I will suggest a few things we can do this summer vacation. When we get to our homes we must show ourselves as true col- lege men and women. FEach one should be carefu] of what he says and to whom he says it. Tell the farmer who cheerfully pays his taxes not only of football victories, but of what the agricultural department is doing, what the chemistry and mining departments are doing for us all. Teach the taxpaver that col- lege men are not snobs or caricatures of men as pictured in the comic papers. J. W. S. Butler spoke as follows: The university has given us the best it has. We can Stop petty class mix-ups and work to- gether as a unit, showing our loyalty in this manner. R. R. Service sald: We can each of us ald the university by doing strongly, cleanly and well the things that fall to our lot to do while we are at col- lege. Yell Leader M. H. Schwartz sald: You should impress upon your fellow stu- dents to be gentlemen first ‘and college en- thuslasts second. You ask me what is the best thing I can do personally for the uni- versity: it is to get out, and I'm trying mighty | nard to do 1t. Other speakers were C. S. Green, presi- dent of the Alumni Association; W. B. Greeley, F. M. Allen. Nathan Moran, H. W. Furiong and J. M. Eshleman. B S e BROYER’S POOLROOMS ARE RAIDED BY POLICE Keeper and Sixteen Visitors, Among Them Being State Senator John Hoey, Arrested. The poolrooms conducted by A. B. Bre | er at 113 O'Farrell street were raided yes terday afternoon about 1 o’clock by Cap- | tain Wittman and posse. Policeman We- | dekind, a new member of the force, was | instructed to try his hand at buying a | | pool and he was to signal to the captain, | who stood on the opposite side of the | street. Wedekind placed a dollar on Star- | light, strolled leisurely to the door and made the signal to the captain which had | been agreed upon. Seventeen men were arrested, J. H. Roche as the keeper, and sixteen visitors. Among the latter was State Senator John | Hoey, who begged the captain not to send | him fo_the City Prison in the patrol wa- | gon. His plea was unheeded. Two patrol wagcns were in readiness and the seven- | | teen were bundled into them and driven | to the prison. Roche and Hoey were | promptly released on cash bail, the former | in and the latter in $%. J. Kruse. a | bookkeeper, was also released on $25 bail | and the others on $200 bonds each, the | sureties being Broyer and George Ahrens, | | 425 Harrison street. Tickets, a board and | $34 85 were booked as evidence. S STANFORD'S DEBATING TEAM. Cardinal Is Confident of Easily De- feating Berkeley. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 19.— | The ninth annual intercollegiate debate between Stanford and the University of California will be held to-morrow night in Metropolitan Hall, San Francisco. Stanford will support the afirmative side of the question: ‘“Resolved, That the extinction of the Boer renublic is for the permanent benefit of civilization.” C. M. Marrack, who wi!l lead for Stan- ford, represents his college in debate for the fourth time. Hc i= noted for his easy dellvery and use of choice English. His home is in San ancisco and his major Is English. W. A. Morrils makes his second appear- nce before a trio of intercollegiate judges. As the winner of the last Carnot contest he 1s known to both colleges. He is characterized by a slow, deliberate de- livery and logical and casy presentation of subject. He registers in the history de- | partment and bis home Is in Salem, Ore. W. C. Morrow, the onlv member of the | team who has not alrsady won his spurs, |1s also an Oregonian. He Is a logical | speaker, with a gracefnl and forceful de- livery, The cardinal trio have left nothing un- done in the preparation for their contest and should outclass their opponents in | general excellence, as well as in team work. They are expected to offset Cali- fornia’s undisputed victory on the track in the afternoon by a favorable decision in_the war of words in the evening. The three judges of tne debate are all | well known San Francisco men. They arc C. E. Grunsky, Hon. Samuel Knight and Judge J. M. Seawell. fariomci s wed OFFER OLYMPIC CLUBHOUSE. Pirectors Place It at Disposal of Com- mittee for McKinley Banquet. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Olymplc Club last night in the rooms of the organization it was decided | to invite the Citizens’ .Reception Commit- | tee to hold the banquet to be tendered | President McKinley in the gymnasium of the club. Tf the committee accepts the offer of the directors, steps will be taken immediately | to prepare the building for the affair. | Everything will be done to make the | handsome interior fitting for the reception of the nation’s chief executive. Ferns, potted plants, flags, bunting and other decorative articles would be used to adorn | the gymnasium. Thg:l"e is every probability that the Citi- zens' Reception Committee will accept the | generous offer made by the Olympic Club. On Thursday afternoon Irving M. Scott, | | A. A. Watkins and other members of the | committee visited the club and took the dimensions of *he gymnasium. The hall can easily seat S00 people. i ! The Marvin Murder. The preliminary examinstion of Mrs. Maggie Pfaff on the charge of murder in connection with the death of Mrs. Mary Marvin, 1411 Folsom street, was conclud- ed before Judge Fritz vesterday. A large humber of witnesses were examined but they were unable to throw any definite light on the tragedy. The prln:lllpal Wit- ness was Mrs. Florence Gran . who was examined Thursdav. Attorney Gal- lagher made a inotion to dismiss and the Judge reserved his decision till to-day. | RATE. INSIDE 'AUDITOR WELLS RECOMMENDS TAX THE DOLLAR LIMIT —_—— ‘Allows $307,600 for Permanent Improvements and Estimates Sum Required for Conduct of All De- partments of Municipal Government at $5,162,600| i +* ) i RECAPITULATION OF TAX ESTIMATE. 3 % x : 3 %' = Revenue b | 3 FUNDS Total Other Revenue 2 - b D Expendi- Than From Tax > 3 ACCOUNTS. tures. Taxes. Taxes. Levy. ;E General, police con-| -5: I Hef “ana”pension| = + unapportioned fee I fund, ete.... | #3,880,600 | $ 716,100 | $3,164,500 @ $ .7911 B School fund ... 1| 1,200,000 752,000 448,000 1120 4 _E Library fund ... of 62,000 2,000 60,000 0150 i Firemen's relief and X ¢ pension fund .....| 20,000 | ... | 20,000 +0050 i ; po CUrRent expenses.| 85,162,600 | $1,470,100 | 83,692,500 | § 0231 1 v . KX . 307,500 | 307,500 0769 T § Total current ex- enses, includ- b ng mew im. 3 provements ...| $5,470,100 | $1,470,100 | $4,000,000 | $1.00 + Park fund ..........| 8 285,000 | $§ 5,000 ( 8 280,000 | § .07 i Interest account K arlk improvement Ponds, 18741875, . AMO00 | 5vdiaineds 15,000 .00875 Sinking fund park mprovement * bonds, 1874-1875... 10,000 |. ceeceecaee 10,000 0025 Rate of taxa®ion for current expenses on each $100 valu- Rate of iaxailon for new lmprovements on each $100 vaina- Total + Estimate based on an UDITOR WELLS submitted to the Board of Supervisers yester- day his estimate of the rate of taxation necessary to meet the current expenses of the various departments of the municipal government for the fiscal year, which he vplaces at $5,470,100 for all purposes. Based on an as- sessed valuation of $400,000,000 the Auditor recommends the levying of a tax offl on every $100, of whick .9231 will raise $,- 692,500, to be applied to expenditures and L0769 will produce $307,500 fcr new improve- ments. In this communication to the Su- pervisors Auditor Wells says: Not only have I considered the wants of the Aifferent departments, but 1 have taken into consideration the pubilc welfare, realizing that public_improvements are imperative. 1 have carefully made provision for permanent im- provements, viz.: the repairing and repaving of streets, the erection of municipal buildings and the construction of sewers, etc., all of Which you will note s strictly Wwithin the §i limit. 1 have also estimated that there will be a cum of not less than $450,000 in the surplus fund at the end of this fiscal year which I consider revenue from other sources. Of this amount I recommend the payment of the un- paid claims of salaries, work done and mate- rial furnished, during the forty-first, forty- second, forty-third and forty-fourth fiscal years and the unpaid salaries of teachers for the fiftieth fiscal year, as per constitutional amend- ment, also about §100,000 for refunding of taxes paid ‘under protest, as per records of the Tax Collector’s office, amounting in all to not more than .00, leaving a balance approximat- ing $55,000 for the improvement of parks and squares, In addition to the above, I desire to call your attention to the fact that I have made specific appropriations for salaries, —mainte- nance and material for the different depart- ments; and if this plan would be adhered to, instead of making the appropriations in lump the usual extravagance may be guarded It would also be of great benefit to partment roh\‘:!nlg tdn the one-twelfth act, Respectfully submitted, o w ASA R. WELLS, Auditor, Provision for Improvements. The $307.500 for new improvements is segregated as follows: For repaving accepted streets, as per es- timate of the City Engineer, In addi- tion to $118,540, the amount set aside in the budget for Bureau of Streets, or a total of ¥ 540 for repaving, repairing and improvement of accepted streets...§100,000 For reconstruction of sewers, as per timate of the City Engineer, in addi- tion to the amount of $69,300 as pro- \idea for in the estimate’ of Bureau of Streets, or a total of §169,300 for the construction and repairing of sewers.. For municipal buildings— Schools in addition to the $10,000 set aside for permanent improvements in the estimate of School Department a total of $85,000.. Fire Department bul “entral fire alarm station . Additions to hospitals, jall anda City Hall . Grand total for improvements. Auditor Uses Pruning Knife. Among the estimates of amounts which were asked for the _various depart- ments that of the Board of Works was cut by about one-half, or $600,000. The sum 100,000 | TEACHERS PREPARE FOR BIG MAYDAY FESTIVAL Improved Arrangements and Great Programme Augur Well for Its Financial and Social Success. Every indication points to the fact that the second Mayday festival for the bene- fit of the annuity fund for retired teach- ers to be held at Glen Park on Maydav Will exceed in attendance aad varlety of attractions that given last year at the same Dplace. n the parade it Is expected 3000 children will participate. There wiil be physical culture exercises, patriotic songs, speeches by distinguished educators and prominent men in civil and political life, concerts by school and professional bands, and athletic contests for old and young. Other features will be an automible parade, with the horseless carriages loaded with chil- dren, swings,see-saws, pole and merry-go- rounds, donkeys, pony carts, Wild flowers in profusion can be gathered in the im- mediate neighborhood. Teachers of the various schools will maintain booths where all kinds of re- freshments will be served at city prices. Tha proceeds of the.sales of these lunch- eons and delicacles will go toward ihe fund. As hundreds of articles and large quantities of provisions have been do- nated a large revenue is expected from this source. Tmproved car service has been arranged for with the Market Street and San Mateo lines. Last year 40,000 people were carried without accident. Thiz year it is con- fidently asserted that 60,000 can be handled without difficulty. —_— e Brings Yellow Fever Into Port. VICTORIA, B. C., April 19.—The British warship Condor arrived here to-night fly- ing a yellow flag. The number of yellow fever cases aboard could not be learned. “‘Hunyadi Janos is certainly the best scribed it as ‘most valuable,” and the for the full Name, “‘Hunyadi=-Janos.” AS Expert Opinion Unanimous IN DECLARING Hunyadi Janos THE SAFEST AND BEST NATURAL LAXATIVE WATER KNOWN. Senator Professor Paul Mantegazza, Florence, Italy, writes- one-half to a‘glassful secures an immediate and painless evacuation. have employed it with the greatest success.’ For Constipation, Biliousness & Torpid Liver { LABEL jdg of $975,000, or $37,000 more than last year, is set aside for teachers’ salaries. ' The Bureau of Buildings and Architecture, cut from $201,880 to §114,254; salaries of Street Bu- reau, $25080 to $22,500; cleaning of sewers, $144,704 to $69,300; improvement of county roads, $17,000 to $10,000; sweeping of streets, $205,000 0 '$186,000; Engineer's Department, $113,050 to $59,850; Police Department, $812,872 to $785,068; salaries of Health Department, $82,300 to 363,- 000; City and County Hospital, $114,900 to $90,- l:g‘}:ngepmmenl of [Electricity, $161,482 to Revenue From Other Sources. The estimated reveuue from sources other than taxation follows: From general fund, school fund. Fees of the city and county offices, $150,000; fines imposed in Police Courts, $30,000; fines im- posed in Superior Courts, $1500; licenses munic- ipal, $470,000; rents, city property, $2750; sub- sistence '(Sheriff) United States prisoners, $§7500: bullding permits. Board of Public Works, $15,000; bullding permits, Department of Elec- tricity, $10,000; Assessor's commission (6§ per cent) on personal property collections, §10,000; percentage on franchises, $12.500; from other Sources, $6850: State apportionment of school moneys, $675,000; rents of Lincoln School lots, etc., $56,000; coliateral inheritance, $20,000; sale of old material, §1000; library fines, $2000; total estimated revenue, $1,470,100. ‘The surplus fund of $480,000 is appor- follows: Teachers’ salarles, etc, for fiftleth fiscal year, $127,487 56; unpaid claims for forty-first to forty-fourth fiscal yvears, $182.107 11: doubt- ful claims for forty-first to forty-fourt! cal years, $5405 83; total, $3%,00; to provide for judgment being secured by applicants), $100,000; for improvement of public parks and squares, $55,000; grand total, $480,000. BIG BENEFIT FOR TEACHERS® FUND Girls’ High School Students Give Splendid Programme in Which Professionals Assist. The entertainmént given yesterday af- ternoon at the Girls' High School for the teachers' annuity fund was a great success, both from an artistic and finan- clal standpoint. The big auditorfum was crowded and fully $300 was realized by the undertaking. All the credit for the entertainment is due to the following youn fes, who took entire charge of the affair: Miss Alice M. Baer, Miss Gertrude L. Fried- lander, Miss Leila Samuels, Miss Alice Boo- bar, Miss Jennie A. Commings, Miss Viva Gill, Miss Celeste Lacoste, Miss Alice Treanor. Miss Anna Meyer, Miss Jessie Burns, Gertrude Gabbs, Miss Martha Spencer, Ellen Page and Miss Olga Herman. The following was the afternoon’s pro- gramme: Tenor solo, Harry Wood Brown: recitation, Miss Lillian Quinn; soprano solo, Miss Camill Frank; reading, Robert Downing; contralto solo, Miss Xena Roberts, specialties, Miss Josephine Gassman and pickaninnies solo, Fred Hotaling; recitation, Edwin Emery; spe- claltles, Miss Claire Fex; soprano solo, Miss Harriette H. Simon. M Miss L ] “COLD MOLASSES” WINS FROM FAMOUS JOCKEYS County Fair” and Get Second and Third. Tt was “Jockeys' night” at the “County Falr” last night. The California Theater was crowded from pit to dome with a large audience, composed mostly of men who follow the racing game. The or- chestra was crowded out of its accus- tomed stand and sought refuge in the wings, Interest centered in the famous horse race of the play. Jockeys Mounce and Dominlck, dressed in the colors they have time and again brought to the front at Tanforan, participated, but, despite hard riding, they had to submit gracefully to second and third places. The lads were greatly disappointed. They had made up their minds to defeat Cold Molasses, the animal that wins nightly, but an uasym- patheic scene shifter pulled the treadmill on which the black horse was pounding. Some of the jockeys' friends wanted the horse disqualified and the scene shifter fined for using a strong arm, but the author of the play had decided differently. Mounce rode Ginger and managed to come under the imaginary wire in second place. This fact gave the little jockey some sat. isfaction. Tommy Mead, the youth who rides for Sam Hildreth, received an ovation after singing “Always.” Among those present in the body of the house were: President Thomas H. Will- iams Jr. of the California Jockey Club, Prince Poniatowski, Lansing Mizner, W. | H. Crocker and Walter Hobart. The “County Fair” will close a success- ful engagement this evening. A matinee performance will be given this afternoon. —_—— | believe it; it's human nature. aperient water, seeing that a dese of from Virchow de- foremost clinical physicians of Germany principal items that were reduced follow: | tioned for the pavment of old claims, as the refunding of protested taxes (In event of | Mounce and Dominick Ride in “The | It is not an art to le to yourself and | NO INJUSTICE, oY APPRAISERS Countervailing Duty on Russian Sugar War- ranted. | | Classification Board Declares This Government Is Right. NEW YORK, April 19.—The Board of | Classification of the United States Gen- eral Appraisers to-day announced a de- | cision in the Russian sugar case. The board decided, by a majority vote, that the American Government was justi- fied in assessing a countervailing duty on Russian sugar, the precise amount being determined according to the bounty de- clared to have besn paid by the Russian Government when the sugar was export- ed. The countervailing duty was levied in connection with the circular issued by Secretary Gage on February 11 last. This circular was based on section 4 of tha present tariff act, which directs ‘that in addition to the regular duties countervall- | ing duties shall be assessed upon goods | which receive bounties from foreign gov- | ernments, the extra duty to be equal to | the bounty. | . The opinion of the board is written by | Judge Henderson Somerville, late of the | Supreme Court of Alabama, and General Appraiser Fischer concurs with him. George C. Tichenor, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, writes a dis- senting opinion. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. | W.; WASHINGTON, April 19.—The en- forcement of a countervailing duty on | Russian sugar means a continued retali- | ation by the Russian Government. Had { the Board of Appraisers held that no | bounty was to be paid Russian sugar pro- | ducers and had the countervailing duty been removed there is no doubt that the | St. Petersburg authorities would have | promptly reduced the duty on American | steel and other manufactures. i In authoritative quarters it is now con= | | ceded to be impossible for Russia to take such action, No further American im- | ports are to be required to pay a higher duty, but Russia will take into considera- | tion the action of this Government when | the Siberian tariff is under preparation. i Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador, insists that there is no political motive | underlying the question and that the re- | lations between the two governments are most cordial. He only r@rets that a con- troversy should have arisen because of the embarrassment which will naturally follow to American as well as Russian ex- porters, Secretary of the Treasury Gage has not been officially notified of the actlon of the Board of General Appraisers in the Rus- slan sugar cpses. He is much gratified, however, by the press dispatches an- | nouncing the result, which is in entire ac- | cord with his expectations. It is expected | by the treasury officials that the im- | porters will avail themselves of their right of appeal to the United States Cir- cuit Court, and it will probably be sev- | eral months before a final decision is | reached by that tribunal. NEW DELEGATES ADDED TO THE LABOR COUNCIL | Cooks and Waiters Submit Scheduls for Hours of Work and Rates of Wages. = The already large representation of union branches of labor in the San Fran- cisco Labor Council was Increased at the meeting last night by the addition of the | following representativ | _Steam Fitters’ Helpers’, A. Courtney: | Drug Clerks, T. H. Hubachek, L. Burke |and H. C, Moore; Milk Drivers’, Phil | Shanzeri; Pork Packers, J. J. Smith, G. | W. Ferris, J. D. Bryant,"A. M. Osio, ¥\ J. Wilson, W.'R. Noonan; Steam Laundry Union, Miss Alice Arrougi and Miss Amy | O'Connell; United Garment Workers', { Miss Mary J. Gibson and M. B. Mason: | Theatrical Employes’, Jacob Fogei: Cooks’ and Waiters’, Charles Brown, Il | Kieser, Prentiss Hall, J. O'Brien; Steam Fitters' and Helpers’, Joseph Gallagher and Richard A. Koppen. The Cooks' and Walters' Unfon subwmit- ted a schedule of working hours and a | scale of wages to take effect on and after | the first day of May. The wage scale | does not increase to any extent the pres- ent rates, but it compels the proprietors o give to each man one day off every week. | By authority of the executive commit- | tee of the Labor Council, Secret: Ed Rosenbers and General Organizer D. Pierce have had several intervie with | the managers of E. and L. Emanuel's shop, with the object of harmonizing the differences that have existed between this firm and the Millmen's Union. From tho report of Secretary Rosenberg it seems | an assured fact that a satisfactory agree- | ment will be reached and that the rules | of the arbitration committee will signed in the near future. A communication from the upholsterers requesting a _boycott agalnst e . Schrock for the offense of declining t> | unionize his shop was referred to the | executive committee for investigation. Secretary Dijeau of the Milkdrivers' | Union reported that the Holstein Dairy, run by the McLellan Brothers, 1713 Wash- | ington street, is unfair and has non-union | hands at work. A request that no union man patronize the dairy was made. |~ Circular letters were sent out to the va- rious dairy gropflemu. drawing thelr at- tention to the city ordinance regarding | the sanitary condition of the help. It was stated that any dairy failing to comply | with the letter and spirit of the ordinance | will be boycotted on information to the councll to that effect. |HEAVYWEIGHT BOXERS FOR SAN FRANCISCO CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 19.—The ‘Lender to-morrow will say that Billy Madden has accepted the offer of Repre- | sentative Groom of the National Sporting Club of San Francisco of 6 per cent and 1$500 for training expenses to secure a | match between Gus Ruhlin and James J. | Jeffries. It now depends on Jeffries | Whether or not these two boxers meet in | a contest. The same proposition made to | Madden has been submitted to Jeffries’ | manager. The proposed contest will prob- | ably occur in July in San Francisco. Ned Homan, who left this city a few | days ago and who is now en route to New | York, is also out for heavyweight ?me, He represents the San Francisco Athletic Club, which has lately stepved into the professional flield. Homan would like to | secure a match between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries almost at any terms. If this should fail Homan will try Jeffries with other heavyweights. At present the Twentleth Century Club, the Francisco Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club are in a potpourri | of disagreement, each trying to secure what the other seems to fancy. The May contest has not yet been decided upon. | The Twentieth Century Club is desirous of matching McGovern and some other in June. The July date will be the bone of contention. Toby Irwin Knocked Out. BAKERSFIELD, April 19.—Toby Irwin of San Francisco was knocked out in eight rounds to-night by Aurelio Herrera, the local feather-weight. The fighting was furious and Herrera showed himself to be a fast youngster. with heavy hitting powers. In the third Irwin's left eye was almost closed and i the fifth he was sent to the floor stayed down nine seconds. The men were to have fought at 128 pounds. Herrera weighed only 126, but Irwin tipped the scales at 138 and for- feited $100 for overweight b Grpitnd Found Dead in His Yard. SAN JOSE, April 19.—Patrick Walch, a civil war veteran, aged 6 years, was found dead in the yard in the rear of saloon this evening. He had cos recently of pains in his | quest will be held.