The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCL—NO 40. . NEW MAYOR AND HI SAN FRANCISCO, TH S APPOINTEES ENTER UPON DUTIES URSDAY, JANU ARY 9, 190z. A PRICE FIVE CENTS. OF PUBLIC OFFICE AND PHELAN REGIME IS CLOSED (OLLIER BRISTOL 5 LOST Captain McIntyre, and Six Men P Gale Carries Vessel Ashore in the OUTLINES North. POLICY Four San Franciscans Are|Schmitz and Phelan Dif-! Among Those Lostin | fer in Ideas Regarding the Disaster. Commissions. -~ aLTrMAaNN T o D OF THE BEAUTIFUL ARTIZTIC CORVES THAT SHoulLD BE SEEN IN THE PaRwe NEW MAYOR &= = < | HE City Hall presented an ani- | e | mated scene yesterday morning, | | THE DROWNED. | which was the time appointed | | for the city officials elected at | CAPTAIN McINTYRE of | the last municipal election to as- | | Port Townsend. { sume their offices. The corri- | PILOT ROBERTS of Vie- dors were filled with politicians of all foetn | shades of political faith and the final but- | CHIEE sworNEER vIviaw. | |iehohse of muccessf centiaster was] ! EBOOND BWGINEER BD-. {1 e tienton” of b Sl ettt WARDS of San Francisco. | was éffected without a single hitch, though | JOSEPH SILVA .of San there was considerable turmoll in the Francisco. | County Clerk’s office, caused by the dis- WILLIAM ROEMER of appointed ones. o San Francisco. | By far the greatest interest centered in HOWARD C. HURLBUT thé chambers of the Board of Supervisors, | of San Francisco. | where Mayor Phelan retired in favor of 4‘_ : 4 | Mayor-elect Schmitz and seven Super- | visors displaced as many more city fathers | who had either been defeated or had de- | clined renomination. Every available inch | of room was occupied by spectators who were present to hear Mayor Schmitz out-| line his future policy in his inaugural mes- sage and incidentally to listen to the re- C., Jan. 8-—The h for fifteen years and out of became a | ska, was wrecked early | B = . | tiring Mayor’'s farewell address. Green Island, fifty Port Essinglon, on | The difference in the ways which the : umbia coast, | TeSPective addresses of Mayor Schmitz | g Es r‘a‘ McIntyre, | 27d ex-Mayor Phelan were received by the | " 13 . | SPectators w. arent. i il 5% il t® as apparent. Phelan read his type-written address through hurriedly and not once did his remarks bring forth any applause. At timés during the read- ing his successor in office smiled cynically at statements with which he disagreed. On the contrary Mayor Schmitz was ap- | plauded frequently, and though it is true | there were many of his supporters in the audience, he told some trite truths about | the former acéministration which seemed | while trying to he coliler was ng by the vessel » on the obtained ¥.ja fout &f ’*)‘f-““ ey | to strike home. nasts, and the shores o g : b plvcos of S Two Points of View. The two addresses were opposite on many points, which caused the knowing ones to smile. For instance, Phelan paid a glowing tribute to the Board of Public Works for its economical administration. Mayor, Schmitz sald that it would be a great municipal improve- | ment if $10 of salaries was not required to 11 of improvements done by the same board. Again, Phelan lauded the Board of | Health for stamping out an Oriental dis- ease and Schmitz scored the same board for “doing injury to the commercial and labor interests of San Francisco by foist- ing upon the world sensational and fll- dtametrically ed upper works off by the storm on the on her fateful trip She was a day with nearly eadwell mine | ed a small rward deck, by the waves gale that she en- Queen Charlotte mc fr ssing tol took the in- slands and kept he passed the st T | . MY | founded reports of the existence of the out of the storm Cottage City northward, | g which had got a safe anchorage the | 47e2d plauge. night before and stayed out of the way| Then when Phelan threw bouquets at of the wind. From there the Bristol | lls Ol Service Commission. Belsinity a a - . | 82ld of the same commission that it wou: Potrance. between Dundas asiang ows | be a municipal benefit if it should obey Gray Point, on the southern end of Greey | ' OWn rule to abstain rom offensive Ieland, She approached this vicinity af. | Political intrigue. Finally, when Phelan tor midnlgh: of Thursday and am hous | @€serted that his Board of Education was conducting the School Department in the interest of the children, Schmiltz asserted that it was not conducted in the interest of teachers, who “were obliged discontent- edly to stand by while political influence and favoritism placed new men or women over them."” ’ The only point on which there seemed to be a unanimity of opinion between later the disaster occurred. Strikes on Gray Point. nig The was black as pitch. There ighthouse within fifty miies otest indication of where gale still swept in from the warning noise of break- | by the roaring of the was e west an ers was drowned sea around the ship. | Schmitz and Phelan was the need of According to the accounts obtained by | amendments to the charter. Phelan ac- Nicholson the vessel was going | knowledged that the organic law pos- when she suddenly struck Py t. She pounded on until she could get no her stern was swung gale 50 that one side was to the seas. This her bottom, for when | t below to Investigate | coming in at a rapid | | sesses defects, and Schmitz declared that it needs revision. Presages of Dismissal. Mayor Schmitz also delivered a brief address at his office to his appointees on the commissions just before going to the Supervisors’ meeting. Probably his most important utterance, and one which wiil make some suberdinates in the city gov- on the chief ¢ e found the wa rate and the coal going out as though | ernment uneasy, was this: through a sieve through the bottom of | “If there should come to your notice the lron steamer. The bow was punc- | any misconduct on the part of any of the tured with holes which Jooked as if the | public officials of the city, or on the part L:“vn\ ‘1 ecr "’:;‘ 1.:":{; k:«nd altogether of ‘any person having dealings with it, I . er hurtied on deck, fu. | VIte You freely to report it to me so that formed the captain of the state of affairs, | | ™2Y t2ke zppropriate action in the e, ey P00 - v * | premises.” mnd the four boats carried by the ship . ‘were ordered to be launched. Two were | Somec Of the city's employes see in this put off on the side of the ship where seas | FEMATK a velled intention to encompass were continually breaking over the steam. | tP¢ 9ismissal of subordinates wherever Continued on Page Five. Continued' on Page Two. THE Mayor's g JECRETARY THREW INK JusT Tc KEEP B\A/. CAN NEVER TELL, San "\oknD LEVy. Marcus BLum THE MAyoR'S 2USICAL USHER. , STEERED THE ~ To THEix FiNisH [ OLD STEPS OUT, NEW -~ 'COMES IN Offices Are Surrendered Gracefully to the Hopefal Ones. AYOR EUGENE E. SCHMITZ and all the other city officials- elect assumed the duties of their respective offices yester- day morning. There was no particular ceremony attached to the changes in the municipal adminis- tration. The outgoing officials gracefully resigned their seats to their successors and the busiress of the city government went on as usual after but a brief inter- ruption. Mr. Schmitz appeared at the Mayor's office at 9 o'clock in company with his private secretary, George B. Keane, but Mayor Phelan was not present to receive his successor at the time and did not ar- rive until half past 10 o'clock. In the meantime the Commissioners appointed by Mayor Schmitz came in to take their oaths of office before Notary Public George T. Knox and.also to subscribe to their official bonds, which were furnished by a local surety company. ‘When Mayor Phelan arrived he chatted pleasantly with his successor and was then introduced to the Commissioners who succeeded those of his own selection. After handshakings were concluded, May- or Schmitz, who had already qualified for the office which was now surrendered by Mr. Phelan, invited the Commissioners he had appointed to adjourn to his private office. Commissioners Ward, Altmann, Roncovieri, Hutton, Boyle, Parry, Casay and Ohnimus responded and without any preliminaries the new chief executive of the municipality spoke to them as fol- lows: “Gentlemen: I need not say that I have supreme confldénce in your ability and integrity, otherwise I should not have ap- pointed you to the important positions whose duties you are now called upon to fill. Before entering actively upon the performance of your official functions per- mit me to say to you that you are ex- pected to treat all who may have busi- ness with you with equal consideration and courtesy.. I trust that you will es- tablish pleasant and agreeable relations with your colleagues now on the various boards and commissions. / “I shall exact of you all the same steady and careful attention to the busi- ness of your respective offices as I in- tend to devote to mine, and request your cordial assistance in making this admin- istration progressive, businesslike, clean and hohest. “Lét us all t.lnlte in a sincere endeavor to make this term ecreditable in the an- nals of our city. If there should come o your notice any misconduet on the part of any of the public officials of the city, or on the part of any person having deal- ings with it, T invite you freely to report it to me, so that I may take appropriaie action in the premises. ‘‘And now, gentlemen, I hand you your commissions and wish®ou godspeed. and success in your respective official posi- tions as well as in your private life.” Police Commissioner Hutton, in recelv- _— - Continued on Page Two. | i | Ex— MAYOR. PHELAN WENT WAy BACK AmD SAT = * EVEN. usTice! ENTERED i~ To THE mMusicAaL SPIRIT THAT HAS nvAaDEN E HaviL SEEN IN THE GREAT SHAKE- UP AT THE CITY HALL YES- TERDAY. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF NEW MAYOR Schmitz Is Not Pleased With Supervisorial Committees. EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN THE PROCEEDINGS RomcoviaRy MHISTLED A FEw ¢ Ma Cwimarx | ~vomDER > - EX= MAYOR ™ ALVORD PUSH RIDES . ROUGHSHOD 'INTO OFFICE Mahony Turns Over All His Patronage to the “Organization.” OUNTY CLERK ALBERT B. MAHONY, protected as he was by a bodyguardycomposed of W. A anegg whom" he succeeded, and big Joe Tutts, an aspirani for the position of janitor of the County Clerk’s office, put in a day yester- day that will live long in his memory. From early morn until the office closed at 5 o'clock he was kept busy telling those who succeeded in getting by, his guard just how it was that he failed to name them as deputy county clerks or copyists, and between the visits of the disgruntled ones he mopped his brow, talked with Deane and manufactured ex- cuses to suit the next visitor who was lucky enough to get within range. Mahony, County Clerk, is in a predic- ament that will cause him worry aplenty before he manages to extricate himself. He has three places yet to fill HEN Mayor Schmitz made his appearance yesterday morning in the chambers of the Board of Supervisors to call the. meeting to order for the first time during his regime he was greefed with loud ap- plause. The 1lobby and gallery were crowded with spectators and every avall- able chair in the assembly room was oc- cupied. Former Mayor Alvord availed himself of the privilege accorded to ex-Mayors to sit with the board and was an Interested observer of the proceedings. A number of city officials and numerous subordinates who had lost their places with the change of administration were in attendance. “The outgoing Board of Supervisors,” began Mayor Phelan, “‘will kindly escort the newly elected members to their places and sit with them during the proceed- ings.” Supervisors-elect Alpers, Bent, Eggers, Lyncn, Payot and Wynn took the chatrs provided for them, and Fontana, Hotal- ing, Jennings, McCarthy, Reed and Staf- ford made room for them. After the members were seated Mayor Phelan stat- ed that it was customary for the outgo- ing Mayor to make a statement of the city/s. condition during his admini®ration. Continfing, he entered upon a defense of his administration and of the operation of the new charter. The address was re- celved in silence. “I now have the pleasure of introduc- ing to the joint board the newly elected Mayor, Mr. Schmitz,” said Mr. Phelan at the conclusion of his speech. After more applause from the spect: tors Mayor Schmitz ordered the roll call, which showed the presence of Supervisors Alpers, Bent, Booth, Boxton, Branden- stein, Braunhart, Comte, Connor, Curtis, D’Ancena, Dwyer, Eggers, Lynch, Mec- Clellar, Payot, Wilson and Wynn, Super- visor Sanderson being the only member absent. e Mayor Schmitz theh delivered his for- mal iraugural address, which was fre- quently interrupted by applause from the Continued on Page Two. out of the fifty vacancies in his office, and for these three places there are fully fifty applicants, each one of whom is willing to swear that to his efforts alone Mahony owes his election. Never in the history of City Hall politics has the County Clerk's office presented such a scene of turmoil as was presented yester- day. To commence with, the list, “the fatal list,” the appearance of which had been watched for with anxiety by Deane’s deputies, most of whom thought themselves very close to Mahony, was not correct when given out. Those who were named first shook hands with them- selves and grew. ‘‘chesty.” Thelr infla- tion was but momentary, however, for it soon became known that changes were contemplated. James McElroy, a stanch friend of Ma- hony and clerk to Judge Lawlor, was on the original list. He had spent time and money galore in furthering Mahony's ambitions, and it was conceded that he was entitled to “pap.” Judge of the sur- prise when it became known that McEl- roy was out. His removal brought fear to the hearts of the men who felt “safe’ and within a half hour after it became known that McElroy was lost in the po- litical shuffle Mahony was besieged. Oscar Tolle, ex-Senator Thomas Maher and Bob Fitzgerald, who sacrificed time, pleasure, money—everything, ‘in fact, needed in a successful campaign—on Ma- hony’s behalf, occupifed seats in the same boat with McElroy. All they got in'the way of satisfaction when they in- terviewed the new County Clerk was: “I am doing organization politics.” The credit for Mahony's election is given to the ‘‘organization,” and the or- ganization is making the appointments and has thrown down thé County Clerk's personal friends, to whom he owes a great deal. % Willlam Joost and J. B. Martin, clerks respectively to Judges Kerrigan and Cof- fey, who is was conceded would con- tinue as courtroom. clerks, are now look- ing for jobs. “Organization” did it. The same influence removed | Seawell 1_ Continued on Page Two. ' CHES To . THEY SWEAR IF MAHONY IS NAMED Unhappy Office = Seekers Say “Organization” Means Crimmins. T is gossip in the camp of the politi- clans that the “organization” was not liberally recognized in the ap- pointments made by Sheriff Lack- mann and County Clerk Mahony. The boss offender in the eyes of the Burns people Clerk. Some one persuaded Mahony to the belief that Crimmins was the “organi- zation,” and not Burns, Lynch, Goldbers. Marks and \Gunst. It was understood be- fore Colonel Burns left for Mexico that the new County Clerk would take care of several of the “organization” meén whase names do not appear on the list of the ap- pointed. those who were to be appointed, and John Lynch holds a copy of the original. It is true that W. H. Cobb was appoint- ed attorney for the Auditor and Frank French got the position of Chief Deputy County Clerk, but the workers who went to the front at the primary and held thelr delegates to the programme in the con- vention were turned down by Lackmann and Mahony. Jesse Marks, suspecting that the “or- ganization” would net t its due from the Sheriff, prevailed Harry Baehr to hold open the chief deputyship in the Auditor’s office until Lackmann's list was given out. Names that Marks had hoped to see in the list were not among those who received substantial recognition from the Sheriff, hence Marks, as a measure of reprisal, secured the appointment of Wil- liam Wilkinson as. chief deputy eof the Auditor. s Eddie Conroy is extending his sympa- thy to the gold-bricked and the disap- pointed, assuring the losers that the true story will be told to the colonel when the latter returns from Mexico. The turning down of Oscar Tolle by the County Clerk has greatly displeased the German-American Republicans, who lent Mahony their support and who claim to have Fmd his promise that two deputies to their lking should be cared for by him. The slate contains the name of neither of them. JAPAN’S EMPEROR IS NOT ASSAILED Former Member of House of Com- mons Arrested While Present- ing Petition to Rauler. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-—Official in- formation received at the Japanese Lega- tion shows there is no foundation for the report that an attempt was recently made upon the life of the Emperor of Japan by a German and a Japanese named Tanaka. According to the Japanese advices re- ceived at the legation it appears that Tanaka, formerly a member of the House of Commons, appeared at the Emperor's carriage for the purpose of presenting a petition to his Majesty. Before he could hand the -document to the Emperor he was arrested and soon after provisionally released. The petition was prepared in behalf of the inhabitants of Tanaka's province, who have complained again:t the working of the Ashiwo copper mine, a private establishment owned by Jap- anese, which has damaged their property. A German did not figure In the affair in any way. It is further stated that there is no truth in the report that the Japa- nese Government has seized the property belonging to the mine. Naval Officers Change Stations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. — Secretary Long has detached Rear Admiral Wildes from his present duty as commandant of the Pensacola navy yard and ordered him to relleve Rear Admiral Louis Kempff, the junior squadron commander on the Asiatic station. Admiral' Wildes will sail from San Franeisco on the China for his post on February 7. It is probable that Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who is to be the senior squacron commander ‘on the Aslatic station, will sail on the same steamer. Captain P. H. Cooper will relieve Admiral Wildes as commandant of the Pensacola yard, the order going’ into effect on the 27th inst. seems to be the County | Eddle Conroy has the Iist of | TELLS HOW OB HANGED FINE MEN Witness Hutton Gives Details of Lookout Lynchings. Crowd at the Alturas Trial Hears Dramatic Story of Barbarism. Lawyer Raker and State Detective Miller Attempt to Engage in an Impromptu Duel in the Courtroom. A% T8 Sttt Special Dispatch to The Call. ALTURAS, Jan. 8.—John Hutton, the self-confessed participant in the quint- uple lynching at Lookout last May, told the story of that frontier tragedy in court to-day. He was the only witness examined during the day in the trial of James W. Brown and his testimony was so dramatic and sensational in its details that the spectators who crowded the courtroom heard it with breathless attention from beginning to end. Hutton withheld no facts. He described the events prior to and during the lynch- ing with faithful attention to details and did not attempt to hide the part he took in plotting the death of the five Lookout prisoners and carrying out the sentence imposed by the mob. Never in a California court has there been heard a more remarkable recital. The witness told how a few men had got together, decided upon the lynching and proceeded to lay their plans as coolly and with as little feeling as the hunter about to bring down a deer. Aged Judge Myers, almost blind and on the verge of the grave, selected the ropes to be used, tied the knots and gave counsel to the ring- leaders as to their method of procedure. No humane instinct manifested itself, ac- cording to the witness, while the mob was hurrying its captives off to their doom. One victim was beaten with a wagon spoke and the others shared in a measure this brutailty while being dragged to the execution ground. Even old Calvin Hall's gray hairs and tottering galt did not win for him respite from these outrages dusr- ing his last few minutes on earth. Almost a Tragedy in Court. Perhaps the nearest approach to a trag- edy that has occurred during the trial was enacted in the courtroom this after- noon, when Attorney Raker and Assist- | ant Attorney General Post engaged in a | heated argument regarding the manner in which Raker has referred to Danfel Miller during the trial, the counsel for the | Gefense having continually referred to Miller as “Danny” Miller, as General Post’s “bodyguard” and in other com- temptuous ways. Post told Raker in open court that Miller was a better man in | every respect than Raker, and that the | lawyer for the defense would not dare address Miller in such terms outside of the courtroom. Raker replied that he had never insulted Miller, because Miller was not a man whom one could insult. Raker continued to insult Miller, whe indicated by the shaking of his head that anger was rapidly getting the mastery over his seif- control. Finally Miller leaped to his feet and, ex- claiming “I will meet you anywhere,"™ reached toward his hip pocket. Raker jumped back and Sheriff Street jumped in between the men. The court- room was crowded, many womén being among the spectators. The excitement was intense, and the court ordered the Shepiff to remove Raker from the. room. Raker reached for his pocket and said: “And I command you as Sheriff of this county to search Miller.” The court or- dered Raker from the room. After putting Raker out ‘of the room Street returned and sald that Miller had been the cause of much trouble during the trial, and he proposed to ascertain Miller's authority for carrying arms: The Sher- iff's words were greeted with cheers, but seemed to anger Judge Harrington, who told the Sheriff that he would order hid arrest if he continued to make such re- marks. L ‘There is much surmise on the street to- night as to the outcome of to-day's trou- ble, and many fear that the end is not yet. As soon as court opened this morning and John Hutton was called to the stapd trouble commenced. Post's first guestion agoused a lvely commotion. Lawyer Raker Makes Trouble. Raker, for the defense, at once began an objection to the witness being allowed to testify, on the ground that Hutton was an alleged conspirator and had confessed participation in the crime: that his con- fession had been made within six days and could be used only for the purpose of convicting Hutton himself. The jury was excused from the courtroom. Generat Post answered Raker's argument briefl, saying that he objected to Raker’s stat ment being allowed on the record. Rak- er's motion was denled and the witness was allowed to testify. Raker was taken forcibly out of the courtroom by Sheriff Street for refusing to take his seat'on the order of the court, Defendant Brown then arose and asked the court to be heard on an objection to e Continued on Page Four, 4