The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 4, 1901, Page 12

12 HOLIDAY 5TOP3 KGTIVE INQUIRY Labor Leaders Plan to Take Census of the Restaurants. Car of Oregon Meat Seized by Two Local Health Inspectors. The demand of the jobbing butchers that | the union cards displayed in restaurants | be taken down by 8 o'clock last Tuesday | afternoon, under penalty of a refusal on e jobbers to supply meat, general response. ‘While in stances the restaurant men kept cards, the majority of the 130 no had them at the time they were noti- fied returned them during the day. Some of those who held out had laid in a sup- In dis- | g runs strong the | tently retained. | D:. reported to the Health Board yesterday that Market Inspectors Jorden and McEnroe had quamantined thirty head of slaughtered cattle, 104 sheep brought here from Port- Weiby in response to Merchant, 2 Sixth- says that Mer- s ago with the wholesalers had refused hogs, land, Or., b order from C to get a ¢ ad of meat for the Zimmerman firm in en the meat arrived Mer- consignment, d no money. A large emned and he has lost several Welby belietes that the at the ifmportation of , induced Merchant to ght of the execu- n Francisco La- cided to thoroughly itions surrounding ween )bbing An t how many urned. What will be issued executive com- tail butchers dur- ite informa- meat 10 pay for n restauran » whether he or not. Ow- v the matter Francisco La- has President, A. Hove; Morrison trustees— esident, R y. J. Jordan; Packer, ow. ry of Brass Molders’ | been presented with a n & his associates. was made at the meet- d was followed by an in- mme. is Berg of the Beer Bot- t returned from the ate, where he suc- organization of af- s Angeles and San ng the in.L Diego. He reports that trade conditions 2t section are very satisfactory | District Council of Carpenters had t night at 1133 Mis- action taken by es” Association, York, have just members of the as- \; J N » " * THE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, FUN AND FIREWORKS TO CELEBRATE THE NATION'S NATAL ANNIVERSARY Soldiers Will Parade, Speakers Will Tell of Patriotism -and Glory, Burning Powder Will Light the Heavens and Split the Ear, While Sport of All Kinds for the Multitude Will Be Provided THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1901 HEAVY SHORTAGE IN-MINT FUND Sum of $30,000 in Gold Mysteriously Dis- appears. Bookkeeper Vainly Searches for Error and Theft Is a Possibility. There is a shortage of $30,000 in the United States Branch Mint in this city. A thorough investigation has been made by Superintendent Leach and his chief deputies, but up to this time no trace of the missing money has been found. The genral supposition is that the coin was abstracted from the vaults by employes, though the chief clerk holds the shortage is due to an error in hookkeeping. The shortage was discovered last Fri- day by George E. Roberts, Director Gen- eral of the Mint, who, with three assist- ants, was sent out here from Washington to make an annual inspection of the books of the local institution. June 20 is the last day of the fiscal year and these agents are expected to make a searching investi- gatlon into the affairs of the Mint with a view toward finding discrepancies, if there be any. In counting the money in the vaults it was discovered that six bags of gold, valuéd at $5000 each, were missing. Believing that a mistake had been made in counting, the experts repeated their task, with the same result. Dimmick Says There Is an Error. The news of the shortage spread throughout the Mint very rapidly and all the employes were sworn to secrecy. It was thought that the discrepancy would be traced to the bookkeeping department, but it was found that the books tallied | with the reports of the various depart- | ments. Chief Clerk Dimmick was of the opin- fon that there was no shortage. He still believes that the money is all accounted for and that an error in bookkeeping has brought about the trouble. If it is found that $30,000 has been taken from the Minz, | Mr. Dimmick may be held, in a way, re- | sponsible for the loss. It is understood | that it is his duty to count the money in the trays and in the vault at the close of each day and report his result to the superintendent. | According to one of the employes of the Mint, this money could easily be ab- | | stracted from the vaults by a person who had access to them. A sack of gold con- | taining $5000 weighs about twenty-two and a half pounds, and is no larger than an ordinary sack of salt. This might be car- ried out under an overcoat and not missed | | by reason of hundreds of similar sacks being in the vaults. Coin May Have Been Stolen. Frank A. Leach, superintendent of the Mint, said of the shortage when seen in Oakland: “This is very mortifying to us | all. The inspectors had just pronounced our record for this year the best made by any Mint in the history of the country. “The allowable waste on this year's coindge would have been about $157.000. The actual waste was $3709. Now this dis- covery has cast a cloud over the year's | 'We discovered the shortage, six bags ‘of gold coin containing $5¢ each, last Saturday. Since then we have been work- ing on the theory that a mistake in mak- ing up accounts had occurred. We have run down every conceivable clew of this kind with no result, and seem forced to ’le conclusion that the coin has stolen. The shortage was discovered in the secretary’s, or ‘working’ vault. Its contents were the last to be counted. All the bullion weighed in correctly and the coin in all the other vaults, amounting to SOME OF THE COMMITTEE OFFICERS WHOSE WORK HAS INSURED A FITTING CELEBRATION OF THE NA- TION'S BIRTHDAY AND WHO WILL BE PROMINENT IN THE PARADE AND IN THE LITERARY PRO- GRAMME TO BE GIVEN THIS EVENING IN METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. LTHOUGH it was a day ahead, the air yesterlday, and particu- | rendered, which among other_things will | include an oration by Robert P. Troy and | a poem by Charles D. South, which will | i sets forth the ac- larly last evening, reeked of opposed to the = powder smoke and was filled | . (T with the noise of bursting bombs egraphic reports of The | and firecrackers. Those who could not of June 12 and 13. | wait were responsible for the preliminary % p”_'P";”TJ“’ . Gas and | racket, but to-day every one will turn e s i Benevo- | 1555e and revel in all the noise a cityful | the can make when it tries. Buflding The preparations for the Fourth of July ;h;’*s et | have made less stir this year than in the | een applic Sierra for Honolulu. | past. gave the city and the people have not quite got over it The recent visit of the President a premature jollification, The steamship Sierra will sail Saturday, July 8 at 2 for Honolulu only, tak. ing the trip o layed in ¥ still the day will present all the attrac- tions a holiday in California always of- fers, and thereneed not be any looking in vain for patriot'sm or for personal pleas- ure. There will be a parade, for the Fourth parade would be like a chil- ristmas without the gray old It will be made up mostly ccount of the ma- rra will return to | to take up her sailing August 1. time stralia Low Round-Trip Rates West-Bound for Home-Seekers. | One limited fare, plus $2, from the East | to California and return, via Southern Pacific, on home-seckers’ excursions, semi monthly, this summer. Southern Pacific agents will be glad to furnish free Cali fornia literature for Eastern friends and but there will be plenty of music 2nd a start from the corner of Battery and Market streets at 10:30 in .the morning, and it wille pursue the usual route up Market to Montgomery, to California, to Kearny, to Market, to Van Ness avenue and up the avenue to Post street, where sccept deposits for tickets. ShortMine | from a reviewing stand Major General from all the opnncipal Rastern citles. | gamuel B. M. Young. newly assigned to e O o By conducted. | the command of the Department of Cali- Call on nea 0 Pacific. | fornia, will review the column. Then the ——teee——— - troops will be cismissed. The parade will Game Law Violators Caught. be handled by Grand Marshal Colonel The Board of Fish Commissioners re- | Charles Boxton. ports the arrest and conviction of H. L. | Brown and J. A. Randall of Dunsmuir on | & charge of viola the law passed by the recent Legislature which forbids the purchase or-sale of trout less than 2 half- pound in weight. The poachers have been seriously injuring the fishing in that sec- tion of the country and the apprehension of the culprits is gratifying to sportsmen. — Metropolitan Temple, xDur(ng the afternoon there will be open- al r concerts in Columbia square, Union square and Washington square from 2 to | 5, _and in the cvening there will be liter- ary exercises and fireworks. Literary Exercises. The literary exercises will be held in commencing at 8 clock. An excellent programme will be There are flashes and explosionsand all sorts of novel ways of celebrating our independence. However, you will see few things to-day more striking than these unique prices in fine shoes: Ladies’ Finest Tan Chrome Kid, French and Leather heel; Oxfords (broken sizes); formerly $4 and $s. REDUCED TO 50c. Fine Black Vici Kid, cloth top, full French heel, Lace, (newest style); all sizes and widths, Worth $4. REDUCED TO $2.90. . Men’s Fine French Calf Congress (small sizes); for- merly $5, 6 and $7. REDUCED TO $1. Fine Box Calf and Tan Russia Calf Bluchers (the latest fashion);all sizes and widths. Cheap at §4. REDUCED TO $2.85. | | half-mile or so of uniformed men. It will | be read by Robert Downing. The reading | of the Declaration of Independence has been asigned to Bruce Cornwall, vice | hairman__of the literary committee. homas W. Hickey, chairman of the lit- committee, will act as president of the day. The fireworks will be held at Sixteenth and Folsom streets and in Washington square. The exhibitions will commence at 8:30 o’clock. A large proportion of the allowance for the celebration has been de- voted to fireworks, and it is expected that the two displays will include many new and beautiful features. The national salute will be fired at noon from the military posts around the har. bor and from the ships in the bay. will be the Fourth of July salute to the | flag and will differ from the ordinary na- tional salute in this, that instead of twen- ty-one guns being fired there will be one for each State in the Union. ‘This is the real salute to the flag and is fired at all military posts in the country and by all saluting ships at noon on the Fourth. The Day’s Pleasures. In the way of pleasure the day will be @ siriviirinirioioe LIGHT GONGERNG ARE EXEMPTED City May Not Sell Fran- chise to Highest Bidder. i oo City Attorney Lane informed the Board of Works yesterday that it has the power to grant the petition ‘of the Standard Electric_Distributing Company, of which Prince Poniatowski is president, for the erection of poles outside of the fire limits. In his opinion Lane declares that _the charter conflicts with the State constitu- tion as to the granting of franchises for furnishing_electric light in San Francisco. He says the provision of the charter re- quiring competitive bidding and payment of a percentage of the gross receipts in granting franchises to lighting companies is unconstitutional. The opinion says: It does not follow that the charter is un- constitvtional as to power companies. On the contrary, assuming this maiter of regulating the granting cf franchises to be one properly within the purview of a municipality charter, 1 am of the opinion that the provision of the charter above quoted is the law which gov- erns the granting of a franchise to an electric power company. It would therefore be beyond the power of the Board of Public Works to grant a permit for the erection of poles upon the ‘streets used by an electric power company in the absence of a frapehise granted by the Board of Supervisors in the manner laid down by the charter. On the other hand, if the Standard Company is on electric lighting company, whose busi- ness it is to furnish electric light, and which wishes to enter into competition with existing electric lighting companies in the furnishing of light to the people of San Francisco, there is no necessity for a franchise from thé muni- cipality. It is given the privilege of entering the city.and using the streets by the consti- tution itself. 1t _is not to be understood that the Board of Supervisors may n limit by reasonable regulation the use of the streets by electric light companies. This city has already de- termined that within the fire limits all elec- tric 1ight wires shall be underground, and it could still further extend this district, I have no doubt. It can regulate the number of poles that may be erected by any company in a block and the helght and character of such poles. Attorney Gartland of the Board of Works states that in the application of the Standard Company for a permit it did not specify what kind of fluid it was in- tended to supply. If a new application is filed stating that the company desires to furnish electricity for illuminating pur- so- s only the permit be granted un- er the City Attorney’s opinion. full to overflowing. will take place in the afternoon. be baseball. regattas of the year will be_ sailed. the day is over. be held. The Thistle Club will hold its annual — The fights at Six- teenth and Folsom streets, with Moffatt and Gardner as the principal attractions, For those who don’t care for fights there will | There will be golfing on all | the links, tennis at all the courts, cours- ing at the parks, harness racing at Oak- land and pony racing at San Mateo. The vachts will all be out, for one of the best e weather prophet bas promised fair weath- | er and & brisk west wind for them, and some records may go glimmering before The rowers will seek Lake Merritt, where a rowing regatta will "+ 185,000,000, checked up all right. There was $25,000.000 in the secretary’s vault. It is supposed to hold only $6,000,000 when full, but we have been so overcrowded, owing to the fact that the Sub-Treasury could that the vault was piled full. Impossible to Count at Glance. “Owing to this fact it was impossible to count the money at a glance, as is the case when the bags of gold are pigeon- holed, as is usually the case. For that reason the loss of six bags might easily pass unnoticed. “But how that amount of coin could be carried from the vault and then from the building is a mystery. There are three ways in which it is remotely possible that this occurred. take might have been made in paying out some large sum. We sometimes make single payments of a million dollars. It checking and rechecking habitual in mak- kind could have crept in. o ADVERTISEMENTS. GEOR RINGIPAL F. A. Curtright, A. B., principal of the Georgla Normal and Industrial Institut and editor and proprietor of the “Georgia 7 following glowing words concerning Peruna and its Helping Hand,” writes the efficacy in the cure of catarrh. He says: “Having beneficial effects from the usea of a fe bottles of your catarrh remedy, Perun: it affords me pleasure to add my test monial to the long list you must already different have, judging from the many cases I learn of most every day. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL experienced such | factory GIA SAVED resv “T was induced to try Peruna by the advice of a friend, and certainly belleve that suffering humanity would be relleved if they only gave Peruna a fair trial Would that I could frame words sufficient to express my gratitude for the benefits derived from its use.’—F. A. Curtright, Greensboro, Ga. The most common phases of summer B e ne"ia a Specific. fof summer catarrh. Mr. Wm. Hebley, Dugussne, Pa., writes : *l am cured of catarrh of the stomach of two years” standing. / had it so bad that | could not eat anything but milk. | doctored with several doctors and they could give me relief for a short tims only. | saw Peruna recommended and thought | would try it, and | now think | am cured of catarrh. |have worked two months and did not Jose a day.””—Wm. Hebley. Mr. Moses F. Merrill, Columbus, Cher- okee Co., Kansas, Rural Route No. 3, writes: “I had been troubled with systemic catarrh, which affected the lower bowels especially. I was troubled with running off of the bowels and troublesome catarrh of the bronchial tubes which caused spit- ting of thick mucus. Sjnce faking Pe- runa my improvement has been won- derful. My bowels are regular as clockwork. | can now eat like other people and my victuals digest.”’— Moses F. Merrill. If you do not derive prompt and satis- results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad- vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarfum, Columbus, Ohio. e, w a, ie HOSPITAL RULE INIPERILS LIFE |Patients in Emergency Cases Must Wait for Dr. Bunnell. Coroner Leland held an inquest yeste: | day upon the body of George Price, the colored soldier, who died July 1 from wound received by the discharge of pistol in the hands of Fred Bonnetti, clerk in Hirsch's ery avenue. Price went into the sto store on Montgom- 'SPECIAL SALE! THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY ONE PRICE AND ONE QUALITY OF GOODS—THE KIND YOU WILL NOT FIND FAULT WITH. French :ardines, 3 tins 25¢ Small tins, small fish in pure Clive Of Regularly 10c a tin. 3 Sagoand Tapioea, 6 Ibs 25¢ Pearl, Tapioca and Sago. - a a a re been | not take our -surplusage off our hands, | In the first place a mis- | seems hardly credible, however, with the | ing these payments that an error of any | with a fellow soldier to buy a revolver of the same pattern as that of his friend. The other soldier took a revolver out of his hip pocket and handed it to Bonnetti for examination. Bonnett!, forgetting that men carry pistols usually loaded, pulled the trigger and the bullet entered the abdomen of Price and inflicted a wound from which Price died. Price_was taken to the Central Emer- gency Hospital and was allowed to lie| for three-quarters of an hour bleeding in- | ternally until Dr. Bunnell arrived to per- form the operation of laparotomy. There is a standing rule at the Central Emer- gency Hospital that all capital operations must be performed by the surgeon in charge, who in this case was Dr. Bunnell. The doctor was not at the hospital when Price_was brought there, and the man wounded in the intestines was obliged to wait for three-cuarters of an hour be- cause of a rule that assumes the incom- petency of the surgeons except Dr. Bun- nell to perform capital operations. The jury veturned a verdict of acciden- tal death and exonerated Bonnetti from | all blame. | Gardelli Pronounced Insane. | Francisco Gardelli, the male companion of Julia Gonzaliski, a thieving domestic, whose case is now pending before Judge Cook, was taken to the Stockton insane asylum yesterday by a deputy sheriff. Gardelli while confined in the County Jail became suddenly insane and destroyed the furnishings of his cell. | ADVERTISEMENTS. Ice Cream Freezers—- Coffee, gava Ba'dwin Brandy, B¢ 39 STOCKTON ST., nea Delicious for Puddings. Regularly 4 Ibs 25c. The The most practical Icecream Free: Makes Icecream in 3 minutes. laqt. 2qt. 3qt. $1.35 $1.70 $1.95 S3s 0 $2.20 $2.80 82.35 $2.50 0 2% ~d Z :bs....65¢ This delicious Coffee is Regularly sold at 40c Special Regular $L.7 Lemons, dozen........15¢ The very choicest. Regularly 25c. Cherries in Maraschino, bot. 60c D and G brand—best in the e Regularly 70c. T 75c Finest production in the State, o 19 years old. Regularly $1.25 and $.00. Atias uats, 3 rkgs....25¢ A new, delicious Breakfasf Regularly 10c a pkg. e Creamery Butter, squirs 30e Choice Eggs, dozen....20c COUNTRY ORDERS SOLICITED. CATALOGUE FREE. R r Market. TELEPHONE MAIN 5323, Golf-Grip picnic and games at Shell Mound, and every loyal Scot has been bidden to the park to bring with him his pipes and his ilts and to be ready to dance and disport as in the days of good King James. The Hibernians will seek Schuetzen | Park, near San Rafael, where they will | have Irish games and dancing and exer- cises. the bay counties and to all the parks there will be an outflow of people who be- lieve in spending the nation’s birthday out under the sky and among the trees and wild flowers. ofeierle b vault became so full that its entire con- tents were transferred to another | trusted men and a rigid tally was kept on every sack handled. | the money could have been taken at that And from the city to the hills of ! of which payments are made. 3 absolutely no clew and no suspicion, for only the most trusted men connected with the Mint have access ta this vault.” “Then a few months ago the secretary’s vault. The transfer was performed by our most I cannot see how ime. Vault Constantly Watched. “The third possibility is, of course, that some one went to the vault and took the | money. | Six bags of sold containing $5000 each is {a big, bulky load for any one to carry. The vault is kept closed and under con- | stant surveillance, and I do not sce how | that amount in actual coin could have been taken. This again seems hardly rational. While called the secretary’s vault, this is really the working vault, out There is and responsible There is at the present time more gold ? Procures as well-made and serviceable a made-to-order suit for a gentleman’s busi- Eye-Glasses (Patented April 2, 1901), INEVER TILT OR SLIP | Only to be had of | | | | | | PHIC APPARAT | oPTICANS p, programicim 642 MARKET ST. “InsTRuments unper crromcie Buoing. CATALOGBUE FRee. CAUSES REGRET: Sacred Heart Parishion- ers Thank Domin- ican Sisters. in the Mint than at any other time in its history. There is stored in the two big vaults. The money is in sacks of $5000 each. This vast sum has accumulated during the last year by reason of the heavy shipments of gold from the Seattle assay office. ing their gold to the Seattle office and there receiving a check or certificate for the amount due them. This gold is melt- ed and run into bars and then sent down $60,000.000 in gold coin | The Alas- | kan miners have been in the habit of tak- | ness wear, or as “smart” a suit for dress purposes, as can be obtained in San Fran- cisco. Everything that goes to make an up-to-date suit of clothes—proper cut, material and correct finish—are observ- able in our suits. Many of the best dressers in town wear them -Im;I‘ i iy I { charge of the education of the chil A testimonial concert was tendered last evening to the Dominican Sisters by the residents of the Sacred Heart parish on the occasion of the sisters retiring from the parochial #chool, where they have taught for the last eight years. The concert was given at Native Sons’ Hall, and the large attendance testified to the appreciation by the parishioners of the untiring work of the sisters. Thomas H. Fallon, chairman of the committee in cLarge of the concert, deliv- ered a short address and referred in elo- quent words to the labors of the Domin- ican Sisters in the cause of parochial edu- cation. Harry I. Mulcreavy rendered a tribute to the sisters, and in the name of the parishioners extended thanks to them and hoped that they would again be lo- cated in the Sacred Heart par; shl;o take ren. Father Lagan, who is in charge of the parish, stated after the concert that the parish school had been closed as the building was unsuitable for schocl pur- poses. It was learned that the parishion- ers had purchased the old Sutro resi- dence, corner of Fiilmore and Hayes | streets, for the purpose of establishing a parochial school there, but that the build- ing was again on the market. Many of the ladies of the parish ex-* pressed ceep Tcgret last evening at the departure of thé Dominican Sisters, and | declared that a fund of $40,00 would be raised to erect a school if the sisters would be given charge of it. The sisters, who have retired from the school of the parish, will be connected in the future with the college at San Rafael and other parochial schools in this city. The programme of the concert presented , last evening was a pleasing one and was participated in by Miss May Btein, Mise Marie Welsh, Paul R. Bernhardt, Miss Elizabeth McDonald, Miss Virginia Frary, Mrs. H. Kugelberg, Miss Gertrude Hop- kins, Miss Etta Frazier, Miss Rosamond Meherin, Willlam Wood and McCann's or- chestra.” A dance was given after the concert. —_———— The Crystal Hot Sea Baths. Tubs and swimming. ' Best tonic for nervous pany M, First was 2 o'clock Chinatown. 5 ing Hospital and died about three hours later. 5 the regiment with the company and name. Relatives, who reside at 407 Oak street, { identified the remains. to this city for minting. It then becomes subject to the order of the sub-treasury. DEATH RESULTS FROM FRACTURED SKULL William P. Dolan of the First Cali- fornia Found Dying in Bart- lett Alley. ‘William P. Dolan, a member of Com- California Regiment, found yesterday morning about in an unconscious condi- tion in the doorway of 27 Bartlett alley, He was taken to the Receiv: Pinned to his vest was a badge of Policemen Hackett and Cayott. were at- tracted to the spot by a police whistle. They found Harry Tremble, a boy living at Montgomery avenue and Vallejo street, | bending over Dolan, and William A. | sey, 311 Grant avenue, standing beside the | boy. | had struck Dolan on the head. The of- ficers found a slight abrasion on the back of the head. Mas- Massey said he thought some one From Massey’s statement Captain Sey- mour thought that Dolan might have been foully dealt with, and he detailed Detec- tive Crockett on the case. Tremble and Massey to police headquar- ters, they did not know anything. They saw the man lying in the doorway and some one_blew a police whistle. he did not recollect saying that some one had struck Dolan. He brought and both said thev were so drunk Massey said The police came to the conclusion that Dolan had been in the house and on com- ing out missed a step and fell. Dr. Gian- nini made an autopsy on the body at the Morgue and found that death was caused by a fracture of the occipital bome, but as there was no laceration of the scalp, which would be produced by a weapon, he thought the fracture might have been caused by a fall. —_————— ‘Verus cures plles or $50 reward. All up- and bodily exhaustion. 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