The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1901, Page 14

14 MI33I0N ROCK States Court of Appeals. But the Surrounding Lands, Filled In, Belong to itizens. g % A decision handed down yesterday by the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals reverses the judgment rendered sev- s ago by Judge Beatty, sitting ited States Circuit Court in the United States against the Call fornia Drydock Company for the posse m of Mission Rock in San Francisco Bay. The original suit was filed by United States District Attorney Coombs. He the restitution of the property. ourteen acres and sixty of an acre, and for damages, rents and profits. In Circuit Court Judge dgment for the posses- but without dam- Court of Appeals decided yesterday 1 Mission Rocks consisted en one-hundredths of an smaller rock one one- an acre in area. The pre- he California Drydock Com- of Califor- thefr imme- tide and overflowed ny filled in and ds that the State itle to the rocks a instituted | e appeals of “alif WANTS ANOTHER 15 UNGLE SN’ | | So Decides the United| | | | | | \ | PLAGE CREATED Board of Works Asks Directors to Pay for | Messenger. Business. Course in Hamil- ton Evening School Abolished. The Board of Public Works made an un- successful attempt yesterday to induce the Board of Education to pay for an addi- tional employe n the repair department | out of the school funds. A communica- tion from the first named body was read at the School Board's meeting, in which it was stated that it was impossible to make urgent repairs to school buildings for which requisition was made because the Superintendent of Public Buildings had no messenger at his disposal, and for the added reason that there is mno tele- | phone in the repair department. | Superintendent Webster remarked that M. Wellin received $125 per month from | i school re- | actual necessity either for a telephone or for a messenger. Webster objected to | Board of Works paying the salary | of another employe out of the school | funds, and the matter was referred to Di- | rector Casserly. | Director Denman produced figures to| show that the attendance in schools is not congested. " From reports of princi- pals, Denman-declared that no single class cont: ed more than fifty pupils and many classes fell below forty in enrollment. The | grand average attendance, Denman said, | is thirty-nine and the average number be- | g forty-two. The two classes of the Richmond Even- ing School were consolidated into one and the services of the substitute, Mrs. Sykes, dispensed with. Leaves of absence were granted to Miss M. Reddy, Willlam T. Plunkett, Miss J. S. Klink and Mrs. M. Witts. The cla: own the business course | in the Han on E ng School was abol- | i from the beginning of the fall term | ccount of the light attendance. longi Death Came Unexpectedly. Mrs. P. H. McCarthy, wife of the pres- ident of the Building Trades Council and Civil Service Commission, died suddenly last night. Mrs. McCarthy called at the | home of friends living in the Mission | Wednesday afternoon. and while ther: became suddenly {ll. She gradually grew worse and the ph; ans who were sum moned to attend would not allow her to be removed to her home. She. sank into a stuper vesterday afternoon and |l jled a few hours later. Arrangements | t. fun 1 have not yet been made. Il THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1901, 3 < his hour of trouble President Me- Kinley has been fortunate indeed in having by his side Private Secretary George B. Cortelyou, while the Presi- dent’s afflicted lady has been recelv- ng the gentle feminine ministrations of he Secretary's estimable wife. The duties of a President’s secretary are DRESSY! oo oo fofooodode o holds the color till | ey i Royal Blue Serge Above we picture the Royal Blue Serge made in the knee trouser suit for chaps be- tween the ages of 8 and 15 years. Built with the broad military shoulders, which is the swell idea—which builds the little fellow out. Instead of making him look droop- shouldered, this builds him up and gives him the square- sheulder e'fect; and, of course, tailored as cnly firstclass gar- ments should be tailored. This suit ordinarily would be $6. Special at $3.95 et tast Yefogode the end of time. No mat little fellow may be on clothes, serge will resist the hard knocks better than any other fabric known. Chap | That which we picture above is ;tbf suit wit1 a vest, the manly suit, in royal blue serge—one of the dressiest suits known to-day. It’s | what those chaps like, between the {ages of 10 and 16 years. Knee | trousers, with its maaly little dou- | ble-breas ed v st and coat just like | | papa’s. $7.50 is the regular price | for such a suit. Special at . $5.95 ; Here Are ’ Valu:s | ‘That Speak More Eloguently Than Words. ——— s oottt @ There’s two things we can say about the Royal Blue Serge— it’s dressy and it’s the best wearing fabric known to-day. Nothing yet has been produced to equal the serge for wear, and our serge ter how hard your Mr. Young Man For the bigger boys, the Royal Blue Serge, in the jaunty | double-breasted sack, with. broad | military shoulders, the sing'e- breasted sack as well, handson;!cly %tmm up, bona-fide value at $12, or young men betw-en the ages of 14 and 19 years. Special at $7.45 Bargain Prices Quoted for the Best. Not Cheap Stuff, Merely Cheap Prices. PRESIDENT’S PRIVATE SECRETARY MAN OF SPLENDID CAPABILITY Chief Executive Is Fortunate in Having at His Side George B. Cortel- you, who Combines Great Ability With Affable and Courteous Manner and Has Keen Grasp of State Department Affairs < | | l | | PRIVATE SECRETARY CORTELYOU AND HIS WIFE, NOW HERE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.. MR. CORTELYOU IS FAMED FOR HIS AFFABILITY AND GRASP OF AFFAIRS. el manifold, and the office has, during the incumbency of Mr. Cortelyou, risen to the dignity and importance of a Cabinet port- folio. Several years ago (before his well- merited promotion) Mr. Cortelyou was confidential clerk to President McKinley, and it is perhaps not generally known that while acting in this capacity he had charge of Mrs. McKinley's correspon- dence and the management of her recep- tions. While in this service he became de- votedly attached to the sweet mistress of the White House, as did all who were as- sociated with her. A gentleman of most attractive person- ality, dignified and courtly in his bearing, Mr. Cortelyou h#is been himself a great favorite ir soclety. His wife was the youngest daugliter of Dr. Hinds, principal of the Hempstead In- stitute. She was married to Mr. Cortel- you in September, 1888.. They have four children. In his official and social duties Mr. Cortelyou has found his wife an in- valuable helpmate. The general public does not fully comprehend the impertance of Mr. Cortelyou's office, nor the vast amount of work imposed upon him. Under his direction a great mass of correspond- ence is handled. R During the first year of President Mc- Kinley’s administration 400,000 communi- cations were' recelved and . acted upon. This work necessitates the employment of six verbatim reporters besides a number of typewriter opera‘ors. Mr. Cortelyou’s duties -as confidential clerk to the President gave him an ex- ceedingly valuable knowledge of political and social affairs su that upon the resig- L O e e i 3 e B R R Y ) COPYISTS WOULD EVADE CIVIL SERVICE RULES Institute Action to Determine Their Status Unger Recent Supreme Court Decision. An action was instituted yesterday to dotermine whether or not the recent de- cision of the Supreme Court exempts copyists in the various offices fromsthe Civi] service provisions of the charter. W. H. Garnett, who was recently appointed a copyist in the Recorder’s office with- out an examination by the Civil Service Commission, has petitioned the Superior Court for a writ of mandate to compel the Treasurer to honor his warrant for services rendered during the month of April. g‘he case was assigned by JudgeDunne to Judge Seawell’s department of the Su- perior Court for hearing. Considerable in- terest is centered in the suit, for the de- cision will determine the status of about 100 employes of the Municipal Govern- ment, * ——————— ' HELD FOR ASSAULT TO MURDER.—Wil- liam Barrett was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Fritz vesterday on the charge of assault to murder for shooting Alfred Brown at 5:8% Howard street on April 4. —_———— A. B. Smith Furniture Co., 132 Ellis. Sell gurniture on easy payments. * . nation of Private Secretary John Addison Porter, in April, 100, Mr. Cortelyou was splendidly. equipped for the responsible | duties and was immediately appointed | Mr. Porter's successor. | In his official capacity Mr. Cortelyou | must not only direct the vast mass of White House correspondence and super- vise the arrangement for state dinners and other social functions, but he must ' receive callers, interview them as to the nature of their business and make ap- | pointments for them to meet the Presi- dent. It is in the discharge of the latter service that Mr. Cortelyou has proven himself an ideal secretary; for the Presi- dent of the United States must of neces- sity deny himself occasionally to callers, even of great. eminence and distinction, and it is obvious that the secretary must be a man of rare tact and diplomacy in order not to give-offense to such people. Mr. Cortelyou is always pleasant-faced, | pleasant-mannered and pleasn.nt-nokenl to al! callers. He {s a man of most suave and courtly address and is extremely pop- Gilar with public men at the National Gape ital. He is an especial favorite with the newspaper carreugondents of Washington city, with whom he comes into daily con- tact and the press men who have sccom- panied the Presidential train to California unite in declaring Lim to be a most agree- | able and accommodating gentleman. The people of San Francisco and of California will regret exceedingly that the present sad situation prevents an ex- tenslon of further hospitallty to the Presi- dent’s private secretary and Mrs. Cortel- you, and hope that they may some day visit this coast again under happlei cir- cumstances. TUITE LEAVES WEALTH TO MRS. RONCOVIERI Gives Sisters, Nieces and Nephews a | Small Sum Bach—Jane Ann Rey’s Estate. The will of Pdtrick Tuite, who died on ;he 14th inst., leaving an estate valued at 10,000, was filed for probate y. Decedent becueaths. to each. of e oqa: { ters, nieces and nephews the sum of $50. All the rest and residue of his estate he beoveaths to Mrs. Clara Roncovierl, a friend, of 722 California street. The will was drawn the day prior to the testa- églglde;;h u‘d ls!witn;sed by F. Pankar, nckley street, an eorge B. K e entine J. A. as applied f - ters of administration Upon e secate of the late Jane Ann Rey, who died January 14 last. The estate is valued at $100,000. Decedent’s next of kin are Marie Rey Sander, a daughter; Sylvia Jura Rey, a daughter; Velina Hermione Rey-Sproule, a daughter, and the petitioner, a son of the deceased. —_————— [bate law. Y HIS PROXY STOLE HIS WIFE James “Fishburn” Tells a Fairy Tale to Keep a Child. Avers - He -Is - the - Father, But Records Prove Otherwise. “I'm the father of that child. I mar- ried her mother by proxy in 1891 She and the minister who married us by proxy were in Elizabeth, Pa., but as she was pretty the minister took her, but I got her back again, and I want to keep the child.” This strange statement was made by James “Fishburn,” as he calls himself, before Judge Coffey yesterday. “Fisi- burn” apveared before that Judge and later before Judge Dunne with the object of preventing nine-year-old Jenta Fish- burn from passing into the custody and control of th® California Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Secretary White of the soclety, who as- gerts that “Fishburn” is one John Bothas, also known as Joe Smith, a native of Ger- many, applied several days ago for letters of guardfanship upon the little girl in questicn and the matter was called for hearing before Judge Coffey. The evi- dence developed the fact that the child's mother, Rachael J. Fishburn-Scheller, wife of Edward Scheller, married Phillip M. Fishburn, father of the child, in 18§7; that subsequently she procured a divorce from him and married Scheller; that she deserted Scheller some time ago, and is now living with James “Fishburn,” who claims to be the father of the child. Photographs of Phillip M. Fishburn Wwere presented to the court to prove that James ‘“Fishburn” was not the first hus- band of the woman with whom he is liv- ing. The photographs show Fishburn to be a large man, with mobile features, while “Fishburn,” the pretender, is a small man, undeveloped and not muscular, and high cheek bones are the most promi- nent part of his features. Alleged Long-Distance Marriage. After trylng for a time to avold the questions of Judge Coffey, “Fishburn” finally acknowledged that he was not present in person when “he married” the woman with whom he is living and whom he claims to be his wife, but says that he was married by proxy, the woman in question and the minister who performed the ceremony being then in Elizabeth, Pa. “Fishburn” sald: “I was in this city. And,” he continued, “when the minister, who was none other than Phillip M. Fish- burn, saw how pretty she was he_ took her himself. That was in 1891. but I was married to her by proxy and hence I am her husband, and I know I am the father of the child.” “Fishburn™ also declared he was indus- trious and sald he and Mrs. Scheller should be allowed to keep the child. He sald he was a photographer, a dress- maker, a machinist, a doctor, a soldier, a clerk and a lawyer. Judge Coffey sald that he believed he was industrious and his story proved that he was truthful, and hence the court could only hold one thing against him, and that was that he was a lawyer and probably practiced pro- “Fishburn” failed to feel the thrust, but kept on explaining until stopped by the court. Judge Coffey announced that as the cus- tody of the child had been granted to her mother in the divorce proceedings, which AWAIT MONDAY WITH ANXIETY Strike Situation Likely to Change at Any Time. Iron-Workers Not Quite So Anxious to Press Their Demands. pu SN <> All matters in relation to a general strike of laborers employed In vario capacities are centering around the qu tion ‘“What will the machinists d ‘While Secretary Wisler is reticent who do not want to lose their sup and that of their families are not so sa: guine that there will be a general walk- out, as promised, on May 20. Notwith- standing the many Injunctions of secrecy the men talk, and the condition now looks more promising for a settlement. Upon the action of the San Franc Labor Council much depends. A mee will be held to-night and it is expected that National Organizer Jeff D. Pilerce will reply to the charges made against him by Vice President Louis Chester of the Building Trades Council. Chester has given publicity to a statement_ emanat- ing from that body accusing Plerce of being in the labor agitation business more for his pocket than for the benefit of the laboring man. Except to deny_that such a condition of affairs existed Plerce has not replied. It is expected that he wiil do so to-night. The demands of the machinists are em- bodied in the following schedule, which has been submitted to all employers of labor embraced within the ranks of the ship joiners, boat builders, construction carpenters, millmen and joiners’ laborers: 1. Hours—Nine Hours shall const day's work on and after May 20, 1%0L This arrangement of hours is not to in in any way with shops where a less num hours per day is in operation. 2. Overtime—All overtime up to 12 o'clock midnight shall be pald for at the rate of not less than time and one-half, and all overtime after 12.0'clock midnight, Sundays and legal holidays shall be paid for at the rate of not less than double time. Note.—The foregoing rates are not to.interfers in any way with ex- isting conditions, that is, where higher rates than the above are paid no reduction will take place. 3. Night gangs—Any of the above-named workmen employed on night gangs or shifts shall receive overtime in accordance with sec tion 2 for all hours worked over (54) Afty-f per week. 4. Fay—An Increase of 13% per cent over the present rates is hereby granted, to take effect on and after May 20, 1901 5. Grievances—In case of grievances arising the above firm agrees to recefve a _committes of the above-named workmen to investiga: and if possible adjust the same. If no adjust ment Is reached the case shall be referred t a board of arbitration, consisting of five per- sons, two to be selected by above-named co pany, two by the apove-named workmen and the four to choose a fifth arbitrator, who shall be a practical, disinterested man. The de- cision to be reached by this board to be bind- ing on both parties to this agreement. The Journeymen Bakers’ and Confec- tioners’ International Union has issued a | long_statement of its position, addressed to the Master Bakers of the city. No new facts &re presented. The Cool® and Walters are still main- taining their picket lines in front of many restaurants. Owing to_the death of the wife of its president, P. H. McCarthy, no meeting | of the Buflding Trades Council was held | last night. A meeting will be held to- were decided several vears ago in De- | night in order to express the condolences partment 7 of the Superior Court, he had no jurisdiction over the case and would suggest that it be taken before Judge Graham for further hearing. The chiid, “Fishburn,” Mrs. Scheller and Mr. Schel- ler, who had been summoned to court to testify in the case, went before Judge Graham, but as there was a case on trial in his department the hearing of Secre- tary White's application was continued. Child Cries for Scheller. As White was leaving the court room with the little girl she began to cry for Scheller, whom she called her father. Scheller was then placed on the stand and after establishing the fact that he i= a hard-working man and has a respectable home at 507 Twentieth street and was anxious and able to properly care for the child, Judge Graham ordered that the little miss be placed in his custody until the final determination of the case. In the meantime the court will endeavor to ascertain whether under any law, com- mon or uncommon, a marriage by proxy, where the minister officiating concludes the ceremony by stealing the bride, is legal. Kiter the court had made its order pro- viding for the temporary custody of the little girl, the mother, giving the name of | Jennie R. Scheller, instituted suit for di- | vorce. She alleges fallure to provide as cause of action. Scott Wants to Be Paid. | Tax :Collector Scott filed suit yesterday to compel the Board of Supervisors to al- | low his clalm against the city for the | work of compiling the military list. avers that on the list he has prepared there are 46,199 names and that under the law he is entitled to 35 for each 100 names on the list. The object of this list is to determine the number of men with- in the city and county capable of per- forming military service. of his assoclates. Ship and Machine Blacksmiths. A special meeting of the ship and ma- chine blacksmiths of Union 168 will be held to-morrow night at 102 O’Farrell street. The Crystal Hot Sea Baths. Tubs and swimming. 317 to 325 Bay street; thirteen minutes’ ride from Market street. SPEAKS ABOUT POOR CHINESE SLAVE GIRLS Miss Lake of the Methodist Mission Talks Before New Century Club. Miss Lake of the Methodist Mission Home appeared before the friends and members of the “New Century Club” last evening and told them something of the slave girls in Chinatown and of her won- derful rescue work there. Miss Lake began her talk by describing some of the conditions at present existing in China and following the or slave girl from_the ‘time she sall from the Flowery Kingdom till she was rescusd from a slave den in this city, she traced a story that is wondrous strange and pitiful. Two tiny Chinese maidens, rescued from slavery, sang and recited and brought the evening’s entertainment to a pleasant close. » — e Colonel F. W. G. Morrosco of Oakland has been granted a divorce from his wife, Mrs. M. A. Morrosco, of Oakland. g —————— Arizona newspapers declare that deer, antelope and mountain sheep will soon be exterminated there unless immediate steps are taken for their preservation. ADVERTISEMENTS. Next ten d off This opportunity West. e merit world over. B, 4x5, listed at Promo B, Pk tisted at Telephoto Poco B, 45, Kln; Poco, 4x5, listed at $40.00 King Poco, 5x7, listed at $50.00. King Poco, 6%.x8%5, listed at $60.00 . tions. Every instrument ~uaranteed. Mail orders promptly WESSON ODORLESS COOKING Ol L %"dhfifi'& No. 2, 4x5, listed at $10.00. Pony Premo No. n;m_ $10. $55.00 , listed at $30.00 . "All sizes of Premo, Poco and Korona cameras at corresponding reduc- On stock of 500 Poco Premo and Korona Cameras Listed regularly at from $7.50 to $50.00. We offer them for the ays at 50 per cent list prices. cannot be duplicated anywhere in the of these cameras s recognized the FOR SALE. Improved Farm of 2000 Agres Rich Valley Land in Ma- dera County. For particulars address FARM, Street, S. F. hosell ngsan DR.PIERCE'S GOLDER Verus. cures piles, or $50 reward. For sale by all druggists. 7 — e An animal heretofure unknown, resem- bling both the horse and zebra, has been discovered in the Congo forests. DISCOVERY R THE BlOOD.LIVER.LUNGS. DR. MCNULTY. 'HIS WELL-RNOWN AND RELIA B LD J R T T Stricture, Seminal Weakness, I'tn allied Disorders. Book on Diseases of 9to3daily;6:30t08. Mev'gs. St tation{recand sacredly canidential Lan of P. ROSCOE McNULTY, M. 26}; Kearny St., -.i.rnw