The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1901, Page 7

-5 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1901, PLAGES BLAME 0N GONDUCTOR Railway Company Holds Him Responsible for Accident. Assistant Superintendent of Road Says Phelps Un- coupled Car. Fixing the responsibility of the Fill- more street car accident of Monday night particular labor of the street rail- | and it is about decided | ad company, at Conductor M. B. Phelps is entirely responsible. Assistant superintendent Stein of the Market-street system has this to say of the company’s findings, after an official investigation: ‘We examined the apparatus used by the cars in the descent and ascent on Fill- more street between Broad v and Green street and it was in perfect order, show- ing that no defect in the mechanism | could have been responsible for -the acci- dent. Timekeeper Cameron was on the top of the hill directing the cars and he ordered No. 757 to make the descent. | On account of the blockade this car was | just one trip behind and was ordered back to Bay street and then to move southward. Conductor Phelps, out_of habit, may have uncoupled the car. You see, he came up the hill and was to g0 down again, the passengers changing at | Green street for a south-bound car. 1 he did not uncouple the car, | - wavers under cross examination. s certain that the car was uncoupled.” | Phelps says he aid not uncouple the ter where the responsibility lies t car company will be in the| several damage suits when the | s around. Already the rafi- | s have been showing great | attempting to secure a settlc- injured passengers. chman the motorman of way car, was arrested yesterday »d charged with manslaughter. ased on cash bail. Con- was arrested during the so released on the same No mat will hold an inquest iss Mary Phelan, who ries resulting from the a domestic in the em- ichtenberg, who was v's Hospital immediately suffered greatly from vas severely crushed, easily and the | easily at the Southern Pacific _She, too, received an a part of which TEMURRERS TO OFFICERS’ SUITS ARE OVERRULED Judge Hebbard Decides That Statute | of Limitation Does Not Pre- went Action. ’ te- n who were force within the last verruled Judge P uits were de- m hat the cau v tatute of limitation did not state e men affe Judge Hebt n ph Br d to are for writs of o mpel the Police Commus- the men to the force. m_that Y W dismissed ar- Judge Hebbard holds that the he power to remove the affirming the power to_appoint im- pove, it will not decid nted Board of Police rbitrarily remove all force they find on ces with new men the power to re- st to be the law and QUARANTINE OFFICER | SUED FOR MAINTENANCE | Mrs. ‘Alice Carmichael Alleges Thnti Her Husband Peils to Provide | for Her Support. Carmichael is suing Mer hus- | an A. Carmichael, Federal er of this port, for main- were married at Honolulu In the complaint filed by 4 she alleges that since her husband has failed means whatever nance and support. She alleges further that her husband is em- United States Government per month. Mrs. Car- | income from her | t that it is in- b - her 10 keep her posi- that she re- She claims month r — News in Army Circles. ! sles has completed arrange- lyceum, which will the first three s for gn officers weekly during year. preparations have been made for the enlisted men at the Presidio mas dinner which will linger 1 and it is expected U v all those deli- tes typical of the oc- Ohio, yesterday for ADVERTISEMENTS. | SENT FREE TG MEN! A J¥cst Remarkable Remedy That Quick!ly Restcres Lost Vigor to Men. | 1 i & Free Tria! 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The Institute is de- | sirous of reaching that great class of men Who are unable to leave home to be treated, and the free samples will enable | Them t6 see how easy it is to be cured of | gexual weakness when the proper reme- | Qies are employed. The Institute makul no restrictions. Any man who writes will be sent a free sample, carefully sealed in a plain package, so that its recipient need have no fear of embarrassment or pub- Jicity. Readers are requested to write without delay. | Boamd .of Supervisors will begin an in- | turned by Luther Wagoner, field assis- | GOST OF WATER |\SHIP C. F. SARGENT AGAIN AFLOAT SUPPLY RAISED Grunsky Charged With Adding to Tuolumne Estimate. RESSTEES Public Utilities Committee to Begin Inquiry Into . Allegation, 2 .. . Whe Rublic® Utilities Committee of the vestigation to-morrow into an allegation that City Engineer Grunsky arbitrarily | raised the estimate of cost of the Tuo- | lumne River water supply project as re- tant in charge of the water investigation up to July 1, 1901, who made the prelimi- nary report on the subject. | The committee has received information | that the figures compiled by Wagoner | were increased by Grunsky by nearly | §9,000,000, and that the last named offi-| cial assigned no particular reasons for | making the changes. So important does | the committee consider the allegation that | it has subpenaed Wagoner to appear be- | fore it to-morrow afternoon at its regu- | lar meeting, when he will be questioned as to the manner in which he arriyed at the | results which were subsequently changed by Grunsky In City ngineer Grunsky's recent re- port, in which he recommended that the Tuolumne River project be accepted by the city as a municipal water supply, he pleced the estimated cost of the project at $35,000000 to deliver 60,000,000 gallons daily to this city. The cost of deliver- ing 60,000,000 galions per day through a double pipe line via Livermore Pass was estimated by Field Assistant Wagoner | to_be $29,260,000. The Utilities Committee will demand that Grunsky give specific reasons for making the increased estimate. It will also seek information as to why Wagon- er's estimate on the cost of a tunnel un- ger Carquinez Straits was ralsed # per cent. | Another line of inquiry to be pursued by | | the committee will be the allegation made by C. R. Alberger, one of the promoters of the Giant Gap supply, that the data | in connection with the watershed of the Tuolumne River is now on file in the of- fice of the United States Coast and Geo- ! detic Survey. Alberger avers that had this ‘been obtained by the Board of Pub- | lic Works it would have saved the ci several thousand dpllars in prosecuting a similar investigation. It is true,” said Supervisor Reed, chairman of Public Utilities Committee, in an interview, *‘that our committee - ceived information that Field Assistant Wagoner's figures were raised by City Engineer Grunsky in computing the cost of the Tuolumne River project. We de- sire to probe the matter, it is of too | great importance to be overlooked. Now that the least technicality may invalidate | the issuance of bonds for public utilities, it will be the aim of the committee to straighten out any entanglements that may arise before taking final action | thereon. JOY AT GERMAN HOSPITAL. | Music and Good Company Make Pa- ‘ tients Forget Their Sufferings. | The patients of the German Hospital will jong remember the gentle and kindly | ent prepared for them last the and John R. Haake, thg superintendent. The main hall was elaborately decorated and in the cen- ter stood a fine Christmas tree. No less | a4 number than 115 convalescent patients brougnt ere down to the hall in arm ! ch roliing ‘chi , couches and easy chairs to enjoy the singing of the nurses | of the training school and the subdued pusic by the Hureka Asylum Band. To d to the evening t several | ort and entertaining addres were de- and dainty refreshments served. | Commodore J. Gutte spoke of the success of the German Hospital and the admirable acter of the work that was being done by the entire staff. At the close of | the m 1 programme the officers of | the institution entertained the directors and friends at a supper in the main din- | ing-room, where speeches were made by Charles Goecker, : institution: George 3 Eckhart, Dr. von der Lieth, A. H. Muller and the chief surgeon, Dr. Fehleisen. Superintendent Haake, who was ‘inde- | fatigable in his care of patients and friends, w 0 among the speakers at the supper gave an interesting ac- | count of his stewardship. The medical staff was justly proud of the fact that out of 135 patients they could boast of 115 | on the convalescent roll able to take part in the Christmas festivities. OUSTED TEACHER MAKES AN APPEAL TO MAYOR Mrs. Geraldine Donovan-Boyle Al leges She Was Consolidated Out | of Position Illegally. Mrs. Geraldire Donovan-Boyle sent a communication yesterday to Mayor Phe- | lan appealing to his Honor to investigate her alleged illegal dismissal from the school department by the Board of Edu- | cation. In her communication Mrs. Boyle recites that about a year ago, when she was Miss Donovan. she was consolidated | out of her position in the Richmond Even- ing School. Two days after her dismis- al another class was formed in the school | d a teacher regularly assigned there- | After some time Mrs. Boyle was placed on substitute duty, but upon her mar- riage one month ago she was denied a leave of absence and has been deemed tc be out of the department entirs Sh was further given to understand by Presi- dent Kincald that the board did not wi teachers to marry and still continue in the department. Mayor Phelan promised | Mrs. Boyle that he would make a per- sonal inquiry into the merits of her al- Jegations GEORGE EATON ORDERED ‘ TO RENDER ACCOUNTING | Assignee of “Mammy” Pleasant Must | Show Causc Why He Should | Not Be Removed. George R. Eaton, assignee of the estate of “Mammy” Pleasant, was ordered by Judge Trout yesterday to file within the next five days an accounting of his stew- | ship. He has had charge of the old | colored woman's estate for two years, and | during that time has not filed any record i of his receipts and disbursements. ! Judge Troutt's order is the result of a | petition for the removal of Eaton filed a | few days ago. It is claimed by the cred- | itors of Mrs. Pleasant that Eaton has not | been giving the estate proper attention and Judge Troutt was petitioned to dis- | charge him and appoint Oliver Roberts, | a local mining man, as his successor. | Mrs. Pleasant’s creditors claim that she is worth at least $250,000. ——— General Smith Back From Washington General James Smith, who went to ‘Washington to consult with the Federal authorities on Philippine affairs, returned to this city yesterday and is at the Cal- ifornia Hotel. General Smith reports that the administration’s policy in the matter of the islands will prove satisfactory to the natives. A number of the gentlemen composing the reception commitiee last night con- | sulted with General Smith relative to a | reception to be given in his honor, and | while no positive agreement was reached | it is _likely that the reception will not iong be deferred. A A T s - AR YA | Substantial Donations Received. Mrs. W. B. Harrington, president of the | Children’s Hospital, reported last night that the donations of the past three days aggregated $436150. In addition to this sum a check for $5000 was received from the executors of the estate of the late | Miss Anna Cohn, she having bequeathed that sum to the institution. s Sty Rcanoke Rye, Honey and Horehound. Its quality telis the story. . | chances are that she will dock at Rosen- i CAPTAIN MILES REMEMBERED. | Quartermaster Captain Miles is to leave ! H. P. Young. | the Sheridan and Warren. | about 4 p. m. The affair was a most en- | states that the | bark Bertha, at Portlana, 415 | bark Invercoe, at this po | ship Irby, at Portland, 41s | Jaide. 57s 64, chartered prior to arrival. ‘ general merchandise cargo, | ¢ Blip Bmily . Whitney, Brigman, 27 day- Ng!;c:fllflvz\(‘l:.:hvanlnlan, Craigle, 60 days from gk, Gardizér City, Walton, § days trom Schr Webfoot, Samson, 6 days from Coos P 7. m. Weatherwax, Backman, 12 days AND Work of Pumping by Her Own Machinery and She Will Be Ready for Docking . To-Morro e IS DEEMED OUT OF DANGER the Water Out of Her Is Being Done w --—- Her Hull May Be Uninjured HE ship C. F. Sargent is still in Mission bay. She is afloat, but her hold is nearly full of water and the donkey engine and wind- mill are kept busy freeing the lower decks of water. All danger as to fire has passed and the tugs were with- drawn early on Monday. Then the ves- sel's own pumps began work and by noon yesterduy the Sargent was afloat. There is now little or no danger and the chances are that when the vessel is docked she will be found to be practically undamaged. The pumps and windmill are keeping her clear of water and the feld's bunkers on Thursday and begin discharging. Quartermaster of Transport Sheridan Given a Loving Cup. There was a very Dpleasing ceremony aboard the transport Sheridan yesterday. the vessel at the end of the year and will report at Fort Niagara for duty. He will be succeeded by Quartermaster Captain Yesterday the officers of the transport got together and presented Captain Miles with a loving cup. It was a beautiful plece of work and bore the following in- scription: A token of love and esteem to Perry L. Miles, captain Fourteenth Infantry, U. 8. A quartermaster by transport United States army the following officers: G. H. Pierce, captain; Robert S. Paul, chiet engineer; H. Hienke, chief officer; George A. Armes, firs sistant engineer; John L. Car- penter, chief steward; Harry Merry, second steward; Stephen Wythe, surgeon; Harry B. Strauss, quartermaster's clerk; J. C. Rode- baver, commissary clerk, and Jjohn E. Bauer, freight clerk. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 25, 1801 Captain Miles has been in the transport service ever since the war began. He was with the Warren for nearly a year and a half and with_the Sheridan since last February. He Ys one of the best liked quartermasters in the service and his retirement to regular army service will be regreited by all his friends on transport Sheridan, Entertained His Friends. Captain T. A. Nerney of the training ship Marion had a number of guests out with him on the bay yesterday. Among them were Herman Schaffner and wife; Walker A. Graves, past supreme repre- sentative of the Knights of Pythias, and George W. Bauer; Ogden H. Feth- preme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and wife; Licutenant Carl E. Lindsay and wife, Miss Graham and Mrs. S. B. Pearson. The launch made a tour of the bay and made stops at Alcatraz, Angel Island and the various revegue cutters, finally bringing up at the Marion Jjoyable one. ‘Water Front Notes. Quite a number of the Invercoe’s crew are down with the scury The vessel made a long run from erpool and many of the men shipped at that port had only just arrived from India. Three of the men were removed to St. Mary's Hospital yesterday, but the doctors have no doubt that they will recover. The Harbor Commissioners at yester- day’s meeting decided to call for bids for the dredging of Channel street. “'Colonel” Tom Burgoyne of the chief warfinger's staff was the proudest ma, on the front vesterday. All the ‘“boys got together and purchased a handsome | cameo ring for him and when the pre- sentation was made by Percy Henderson the ‘“old man"” nearly broke down. He could not make a suitable reply but did manage to get out, “‘Boys, let'’s go and take a drink.” A more faithful or more consclentious servant the State of Call- fornia does not posses: A cable to the Merchants' : Exchange United States transport Meade was in a typhon on December 10. Her boats were smashed and the cabins focied. ?fi’”" the hospital was wrecked. Luckily there were no pati i A patients in the ERNR L NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Mstters of Interest to Ifariners and Shipping Merchants, The following vessels were chartered prior to arrival for wheat to Europe: The German ; the British ‘lid: the British i the French barl La Rochifoucauld, at Portland, 36s 38 oh schooner Lyman Foster loads redwood at Eureka _for Syd 50s; Melbourne or Ade- bark Mohican will return to Honoluly with G2 v s Shipments of Wheat. The British bark Fernbank was cleared yes- terday for Queenstown, for orders, with 51,161 ctls wheat, valued ‘at $53,718, and 18,000 ft lumber as dunnage, valued at $275. it The Leclanaw’s Cargo. The steamer Leelanaw, which satléd Monday for Panama, carried merchandise for New York valued at $113,238; Panama, $500; Kings- ton, Jamaica, $587; Liverpool, $22: The cargo included the followi: For New York—217,320 gals wine, 696,155 Ibs dried prunes, 1479 cs canned salmon, 10 bales herbs, 35,575 Ibs dry hides, 13 pkes witch hazel, 122 bales junlk, 21 sks cattle horns, 5300 ctls barley, 40 bales Tope, plgs lead, 484 pks condemned ordnance stores, g For Panam: 20 spars, For Kingston, Jamaica—100 cs canned sal- mon, 57 cs assorted canncd goods, For Liverpool—1171 lbs beeswax, Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Tuesday, December 24, Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 14 hours from Greenwood. Stmr Iaqua, Gunderson, 20 hours from Eu- Bay, Nicolson, 214 hours from arro, Olsen, 16 hours from Caspar. from Tacoma. CLEARED. Tuesday, December 24. Br stmr Strathsyle, Gordon, Portland; Call- Y} fornia and Oriental 8 8 Co. Stmr State of California, San Dlégo:b G‘c:od;lll, Pe:‘lidnl & Co. r bark “ernbank, Sherwood, ueenst H J. J. Moore & C i st Schr Aloka, Fr) moad & Co. Schr Helene, Ckristiancen, Spreckels & Bros. Co. SAILED. Tuesday, December 24. Stmr Columbia, Doran, Astoria. . Nor stmr Titania, Egenes, Nanaimo. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Acme, Lundquist, Eureka. Br stmr Strathgyle, Gorden, Portland, Or. Stmr Cella, Adier, -, Br ship Hinemoa, Walker, Queenstown. Ger ehip Siam, Garlichs, Queenstown, Br ship Principality, Lewis, Queenstown. Br ship Clackmannansh:re, Thomson, Queens- town. Schr Gotama, Olsen, Coos Bay. Schr Eureka, Schou, Eureka. Schr Free Trade, Magnesen, Coos Bay. Schr Lizzie Vance, Olsen, Grays Harbor, Schr Aloha, Fry, Honolulu. Barge Santa Paula, MéGovern, Ventura, in tow of tug Rescue. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 24—10 p. m.—Weather hazy, wind northwest; velocity 16 miles. MEMORANDUM. Per Br ship Afghanistan—Sailed from New- castle, Aus., Oct Had fine weather to the e.gultor. which we crossed 2 days out in long 58.54 W. Took NE trades in lat 1 N and, car- ried them to lat 22 N. Had light variable winds off the Hawalian Islands for 6 days. Had SE winds to lat 38 N and NW_winds to port. Dec 23, 4:50 f m., the Noon Day Rock H]ley adrift about 1 mile NW of North Far- allen, Thomas, Honolulu; Williams, Di- Honolulu; J. D. sylvanie, from New York, via Plymoutk, for 8an_Diego ay..| Yam| Hamburz. December 30. AUCKLAND—Arrived Dec 24—Stmr Sierra, | Empire. Coos Bay ~....[12 m| from San Francisco, via Honolulu, for ydney Deeem N. 8. 'W. B st 7 1 Rainfer. seat‘:’l:: 5 pm| PENANG—Sall2d_Dec 21—Stmr Deaoyune, from Seattie, etc.. for England. } Walla Wall | Puget Sound Ports..|11am|Pler 9 BOBE—Sailsd Dec 23—Stmr Glenfarge, from | January 2. Tacoma. ete.. for London. | @ Doliar... | Grays Harbor.......| 5pm|Pier 2 P%YMOU'{H-—S;;UM’h hgry - S[;r knrn: Bonita. . Newport & Wi O am/!Pier 11 Waldersee. from Hamburg, for New York. e QUEENSTOWN — Arrived Dec 25 — Stmr EROM SHATTED. Noordlond, rom Phiiadelohia, for Livernool, | ~§reamer. For. Sails, 3 e R Excelsior. ....| Cooks Inlet & Way Pts.|Dec. 23 Time Ball. City Seattle.. Skagway & Way Ports Dec. 30 | | | | | k> — | SHIP C. F. SARGENT AS SHE APPEARS AT ANCHOR IN MISSION BAY. THE WATER IS BEING PUMPED CUT OF HER HOLDS BY HER OWN ENGINE. 5 el SPOKE! 1 l';‘l'l:tllcf; B‘a]':s Pu!}}lsheg by official au- | Dec 17, N, long 6 W-—Br ship Routen- | SH0TItY of the Superintendent. burn, frdm Hambire, for Santa Rosalin, = | o city front. (Mission-sizeet WharD apost | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; | the height of tide is the same at both places. | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. | from Antwerp, for Sen Francisco. MISCELLANEOUS. MANILA—Arrived Dec 21—U 8 stmr Meade, hence Nov 17, and reports boats, cabins and ho;pilu_al quarters damaged in typhoon, Deec 10 n "exfes i and 15 h sets DOMESTIC PORTS. | Moon rises (full) PORT ANGELES—Arrived Dec 24—Sohr |Time| Minnie A. Caine, hence Dec 13. SEATTLE—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr J. 8. Kimball; mr_Czarina, hence Dec 20. Sailed Dec 24—U § stmr Oceano, for Manila. Arrived Dec 24—Stmr Czarina, from San Francisco; stmr Al-Ki, from Skagway. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 24—Br etmr Braemar, from Hongkong; bktn Tam o Shanter, hence Dec 13, for Port Hadlock. Sailed Dec 24—Br ship Owenee, town; ship Wm. H. Macy, for Algoa Bay. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Dec 20— Stmr Mineola, from Nanaimo. PORTLAND—Arrived Dec 24—Bark Pax, from Liverpool; ship Aurauras, from Callao. c Z1—Bark Harry Morse, for San for Queens- | | | OTE—In the above exp of the tides carly morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence &s to time; the feurth time column gives the last tide of the | day, except when there are but three tides, as | | COOS BAY—Arrived Dec hence Dec 21. PORT TO D—Arrived Dec 24—Ship Charmer, from Honolulu: ship Sintram, hence Dec 16. 24—Stmr Arcata, sometimes occurs. The heights given are in addition to the soundings of the United States Cofist Survey Charts, except when a_minus (—) sign precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the | charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low wat; BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Dec Samoa, for San Pedro. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 24—Stmr Luel- la, hence Dec 21; schr Oceana Vance, from Eu- reka; schr Maggie . Russ, from Eureka. 24—Stmr — ASTORIA—Arrived Dec’ 24—Br ship Wen- dur, from Valparaiso; schr Volant, hence Dec Steamer Movements. | 12. Safled Dec 24—Stmr Gec. W. Elder, for TO ARRIVE. * | San_Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 24—Stmr Newshoy, Steamer, From, hence Dec 22; stmr Pomona, hence Dec ::l.i — | Salled Dec 24—Stmr North Fork, for San | Mandala. Coquille R Franclsco. Seattle & ! WHATCOM—Sailed Dec 24—Ship Bangalore, Seattle & for | Valnaraizo. Ficlades. ] | Comox . : 2 TACOMA—Arrived Dece 24—Br stmr rae- | Ailiance. Portland & Coos Ba, mar, from Hongkong. Sailed—Bark Carrollton, | Pomona. Humboldt for Honolulu; Br stmr Ciavering, for Hong- | R. Dollar San_Pedro kong. SAN DIEGO—Arrived Dec 2t—Stmr Santa Rosa, from San Francisco. Safled—Stmr St. Humboldt | Portlana San Diego & Way rth For] V. Elde Denls, for Ensenada. Corona. . . | Newport & Way Porf EASTERN PORTS. | Poine Avenas|ioit Arena NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 24—Stmr Allian- | San Pedro Grays Harl ca, from Colon. Australia... . FOREIGN PORTS. R CALCUTTA—In _Br ship Kirk- | Arcata. anle, for San Br shlp Crown of | Despate. Scotland, for San_Francisco. Walla Walla FERNANDO NORONHA—Passed Dee 2 | Curacao. Ger stmr Luxor, from Hamburg, for Sen | Herodot Francizeo. Eiite ADEN—Safled Nov 1S—Br stmr Queen | Marin: Mary, for Vancouver. | i HONGKONG—Sailed Dec 17—Nor stmr | San dose Kvarven, for Mofi. Yoith, NAGABAKI—Arrived Dec 21—U stmr | state . s Warren, from Manila, for San Fr: 1QUIQUE—In_ port’ Nov i8—Br ‘Watson, for Puset Sound. SINGAPORB—salled Dec 11—Br stmr Pak Ling, for Eeattle. TABLE BAY—*failed Nov 28-—Br ship Fin ne! & Portland & Astori ” Vaiperalsn & Way Pts. | findings are warrfnted from | no steps to put janitors under the civil iat ; amination for janitors immediately. | fight, is stil | of San Francisco, asking him to return | | The importance of this discovery by Pro- | | fessor Unna | danaruft paraste AMUSEMENTS. RESEPAR Belasco & Thall, Mgrs. EXTRA MATINEE TO- DAY (XMAS). ALL THIS WEEK. OUR HOLIDAY FUN. |CHARLEY'S AUNT. “From Brazil, Where the Nuts Grow." | A Laugh a Minute for 2 Hours. Prices—15, 25, 35, 50, Tde. Regular Mat. Sat. & Sun. ENTRAES GEORGE STAACKE - LOGES RIS Ghat Supreme Court Upholds . Decision of Lower Tribunal. Confirms Opinion That He Is Not Proper Executor of | Rell’'s Will S T George Staacke, who has made such | a hard legal fight to recover the position | of executor of the will of Thomas Beil, | from which he was removed by order of | the Superior Court, has finally lost the battle by decision of the Supreme Cour Some time after Bell’s death, his widow, Teresa Bell, became convinced that the estate was not being managed properly and petitioned the Probate Court to re- move Staacke. He had a strong dis-| taste for any such innovation and litiga- | tion commenced. The evidence adduced by Mrs. Bell at the former trial showed | that Staacke, as executor of the estate, | controlled some valuable property known | as Laguna Rancho, which was heavily mortgaged to a Miss Thompson of New | York, for whom he was the agent. His | duties were naturally somewhat conflict- ing, and when the ranch, which is al-| legéd to be worth $100,000, was sold to tho | mortgagee for $58,000, Mrs. Bell concluded that a change of executors would be ben- | eficial. | The Supreme Court upholds the lower | court so far as Laguna Rancho is con- cerned, but cannot see that certain other the ev dence. Staacke is exonerated from the' accusation of criminal conduct, but kis stewardship of the estate is character- ized as ‘‘mismanagement” and ‘‘neglect. It is held therefore that the order of re-| moval is just. | JANITORS WANT CIVIL | SERVICE EXAMINATION OUR XMAS OFFERING. MATINEE TO-DAY (XMAS DAY). TO-NIGHT—AIl This Week, Everybody's Favorite Play, The Silver King A Great Cast—A Sumptuous Production. Regular Matinee Saturday and Sunday. PRICES ] nings .10¢ _to 300 inee ¢, 13c, 25e Next Week— “THE EXTRA | | TWO SISTERS.” MATINEE TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), Dee. 25 Parquet, any seat, 25c; balcony, 10c; chil- dren, any part except reserved, l0c. ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW! McIntyre and Heath, Joe Welch, Elizabeth Murray, W. C. Fields, Union Gatling Guards, Macomber and Engleton, the Serenaders and Les Aglos. SPECIAL MATINEE TO-MORROW (THURS- DAY.) COLUMBIA i THIS AND NEXT WEEK. Shoiniy MATINEE TO-DAY. HOLIDLY Matinee Saturday and New Year's Day. | | Prepare to Complain to Mayor of | Commission’s Delay in Setting | a Date for Test. The janitors of the City Hall are prepa ing to call the attention of Mayor Phelan to the dilatory tactics of the Civil Service Commission in holding an examination for positions as janitors. They will rep- resent that the commission has been in existence for two years and yet has taken service. The janitors say that the examination | L] would be a physical test only and that 1o | ar annenn great preparations would have to be made to put it into effect. If the examination had been held the thirty-one janitors resent employed in the City Hall and Hall of Justice would have the protection | of the civil service provisions of the char- ter in the tenure of their positions. As the matter stands they will now be sub: jeet to the political changes in the mu- nicipal administration. Mayor Phelan will be asked to order the Civil Service Commission to hold an ex In a dramatic version by Paul Leicester Ford and Edward E. Rose of the former's widely read romantic revolutionary story, ANICE MEREDITH. Announcement—Matines perform- ay_alternoon, January 2—Mary Matinees, 2:15. OPERA GRA& HOUSE Special Christmas Matines TO-DAY— Mannering — e VICTIM OF BARROOM BRAWL A RICH MAN Matthew Drias, Killed Near Auburn, | this Hemifar of & B pos] Matinees SATURDAY and SUNDAY. atinees S 7 - Capitalist. CIGHT and Every Evening This Week, 2y tnat Matthew Drins, wio wad kit fINNIE SELIGMAN day that Matthew Drias, who was Killed | In a Magnificent Scenic Production of in a pistol fight near here on Sunday, was | a former resident of Farmington, San M CARMEN.”” % Beautifully Staged. Elegantly Costumed. Joaquin County, where his brother is a capitalist. Drias had a fortune of $50,000 acial Engagement of the Marvelous Dancers, ROSE AND JEANNETTE. heid in trust for him. Being of dissolute habits, he was allowed only the interest. Frank Cundy, who. it Is sald, started the | f Incidental Music From Score of Overa. POPULAR PRICES—10c, 15¢. 25¢, 5oc, T3¢ | “Gooa Orchestra Seats ANl Matinees, 25c. at large. Drias’ body will be shipped to Farmington to-morrow. ’ Next Week—MINNIE SELIGMAN in | LADY OF QUALITY.” Banker Beckman’s Victory. *TIVOLIx SACRAMENTO, Dec. 24.—William Beck- | Evenings at 8 Sharp. man, president of the People’s Savings | Bank of this city and ex-State Railroad | MATINEE SATURDAY. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR DAYS at 2 Sharp! Commissioner, recently examined by Jus- tice Jay R. Brown on a charge of violat “THE ONLY REAL HOLIDAY SHOW." Ferris Hartman's Merry Extravaganza, ing the Federal postal laws, was dis-| charged this afternoon. Beckman sent | three postal cards to P. S. Wickersham | | e jyo | Packing Warehouse Burned. i ldln Hood SAN JOSE, Dec. 2i.—George Frank & Co.’s arier and packing warehouse was | 5 s, CHaNw T destroyed by fire between § and 7 o'clock ! % L this morning, together with a lot of new | POFULAR PRICES-3e. W aaf Wy machinery, trays, etc., and 180 tons of | Telephone Bush 9. dried fruit. The fire Is supposed to have caught from sparks from the engine, Which had been running all night. The loss will approximate §10,600, partially in- sured. | | Sp: money he had borrowed. On one he | wrote that unless the money were paid | he would have to buy more postal cards. Deputy United Statés District Attorney Banning held that this was a threat, but | Justice Brown ruled that if it were a | threat it was against the writer himself | and ordered Beckman's discharge. —————— ——————————— SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 2i—Dadle nter, while ng turpentine and beeswax thiz afternoon, was seriously burned by the | | | | | | | | explosion of the ingredients. His left arm Is: | 1 Maher, a in a frightful condition. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CENTRAL PARK, Market Street, near Eighth. GAMES AT 2:30 P. M. | TO-DAY (THURSDAY), SATURDAY, SUN- DAY AND NEW YEAR'S, ADMISSION 25c AND S0c. RACING Every Week Day— Rain or Shine. NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB Parasites Cause All Hair Troubles. Nine-tenths of the diseases of the scalp and hair are caused by parasitic germs. | of the Charity Hospital, Hamburg, Germany, cannot be overesti- | mated. It explains why ordinary hair | preparations, even of the most expensive | character, fail to cure dandruff; because | they do not, and they cannot, kill the dan- | druff germ. The only hair preparation in the world that positively destroys the | that burrow up the| scalp into scales called scurf or dandruff | is Newbro's Herpicide. In addition to its gal, for Tacoma. Cill | | OAKLAND RACETRACK. VALPARAISO Sailed Dee 10—Ger stmr LB L | destroying the dandruff germ Herpiclde 1S | Races start at 2:15 p. m. sharp. “?’?}fl’gg,{'fiffigi\fi' e L TO SAIL. also a delightful hair dressing, ma.klnsf nr;)rryl-bo;l_;) leave San F:‘um-eo at 12 m. and Wilhelmina, for Port Townsend Steamer, Destination. | the hair glossy and soft as silk. | HE Gt Slopstia ob the’ i - S CADIZ—Salled. Dec T—~Qer ‘st Isls, for | ———— = = = | track. Last two cars on train reserved for an Francisco. Deceniher 25, S ladies and their escorts; no sm . Buy your GUAYAQUIL-—=Salled Dec &—GCer stmr Se- | Santa Parb | Humboldt AMUSEMENTS. ferry tlckeg‘ to Shell uound.Ok.xAnlf trains via scstris.for Hamburs. .. | Eureka. ... | Humboldt O e s kland mole connect with San Pablo avenue * VALPARAISO—Arrived Dee 21—Br bark | State Cal San_Diezo tric cars at Seventh and Broadway, Ouak- bark Ivanhoe. from Newcnstie, Australia, “December - Syl S AT ESl) | Jand. Also all trains via Alameda mole_con~ AUCKLAND—Ar™ed Dec “—Stmr Slerra, | R. Doilar. . | Seattle & Bveret GRS l‘tfi)r‘n 1 | neet with San Pablo avenue cars at Foure hence Dee €. 5 Chs. Nelson| Fumboldt . o i, o teenth and Broadwey, Oakland. These SAN JOSE DE GUATEMALA—Sailed Dec | Sonoma. Sydney & ity 5 rovses cars go direct to the track in fifteen 22—Br stmr Santlazo, for San Francisco. 5 xr]mr:fsmed Dec 23—Br stmr Glenfarg, for London. - MANILA—Sailed Dec 24—U § stmr Grant, for San Francisco. HONGKONG—Sailed Dec 21—Stmr Tacoma, December 27 ] Grays Harbor. 5 | Puget Sound December Newport & Way. Point Arena Sequota. City Puel Corona. ... from Yokotama, Hiozo and Port Arthur, for A Tacoma: stmr Victorla, from Yokobama, for it 50 Acoma. HONGKONG—Arrived Dee 22—Stmr China. e hence Nov 25 e Decembe Coquitle River Coos Bay & Pt. Portlond & Way Pts| 9am| Seattle & Tacoma...|10am| | Astoria & 11 am|? Humboldt v am| NEWCASTLE, N. 8. W.—Arrived Dec 24— Schr Mindon=, from Fremantle. OCEAN STEAMERS. NAPLES—Arrived Dec 2¢—Stmr Caiabria, from New Yorlk. CHERBOURG—ATrrived Dec 24—Stmr Penn- Branch Hydrographic Offico, U, . N.. Mer- | (Ottage City. |Skagway & Way Ports.Dec. 31 : KL Skerway & Way Ports.ljan. § A T, S dranclboo oWl Bori | Valdez and Kodiak.....|Jan. 7 The Tiime Ball on, ihe tower of the Ferry e e buildh was dropped exact] t m A T ue Hoor o [the: 12001 ToetiOtas T e ae % Donate Birds to Charities. b, i, “Greenwich mean. time The Fish Commissioners have lately + W, H. STANDLEY, Lieutenant U. 8. Nevy. in Charge. | Scized about 100 dozen game birds of var- ious kinds, and it was decided to present them to local charities for to-day's din- Sun, Moon and Tide. ner. The institutions benefited by the Cnited- States Coast and Geodetic Survey-- lxelzures are the Almshouse, Little Sis- Times and Heights of High and Low | ters’ Infant Shelter, Old People’s Home Waters at Fort Foint, entrance to San |and the California Girts’ Training Home. P - Returning—Trains Jeave the track at 4:15 and EVERY EVENING. THIS EVENING. 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. President. CHRISTMAS MATINEE TO-DAY Chas. H. Yale's Everlasting BEVIL'S AUCTION, 20th Editlon and the Best Ever. MATINEE SATURDAY. BLACK PATTI TROUBADOURS. This Year Everything New, New Year's Day and Saturday. SEATS THURSDAY. CHUTES a» Z0O Great VamlEille Show ! BiG CHRISTHAS TREE. A HANDSOME PRESENT FOR EACH CHILD EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVEN- ING DURING THIS WEEK. TO-MORROW NIGHT. THE AMATEURS? CHRI'STMAS PARTY. Telephone for Seats—FPark 2° THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR.. CHAS. F. PRICE, Secy. and Mgr. BASEBALL. ALL-AMERICANS S, NATIONALS. CHRISTHAS DAY (TWO GAMES. 10:30 A. M. AND 2:30 P. M. 3 RECREATION PARK, EIGHTH AND HARRISON STREETS. FISCHER’S CONCERT HOUSE. 4 Acmission 10c. Prof. A. J. Topping, Eleanora Jenkins, Otto T. Johnson, Lamar and Hall, Coleman and ety Tol S o T c! Matince Sunday and Christmas. Mats. PALACE and GRAND HOTELS. On one side of these hotels is the wholesale ‘manu- facturers’ district—on the other re- tail stores, clubs, railroad and newspaper offices, banks and aters. Street cars to all parts the city—depots, ferries and parks— pass the entrance. American and European plans.