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14 THE SAN ‘FE RANCISCO CALL, UESDAY, APRI L 1902 22 DIMMICK AGAIN ACCUSES GOLE Poses as Innocent Victim of Other People’s Spite. Defendant’s Denials Open Door for Important Rebuttal. The trial of Walter Dimmick, ex-chief clerk of the Mint, on a charge of stealin: $30000 in gold coin from the cashie vault of the Government coin deposito was resumed yesterday in the United States District Court before Judge de Haven and a jury. Dimmick was recalled for direct exam- Attorney Collins and the de- ination fencant endeavored to cast the responsi- bility for the robbery upon Cashier Cole. Dimmick made vigorous denial of the facts testified to by witnesses, and claim- they had all perjured themselves. When Attorney Bert Schiesinger cross- examined Dimmick for the Government, the defendant made certain statements ttat will allow the introduction of impori- evidence in_rebuttal. ; irect examination, Dimmick said had never tampered with ‘he ed t Jocks of the cashier’'s vault or any other Jocks in the Mint. He claimed that cer- tain shortages had existed in Cashier Col accounts on many occasions, and that Cole had made good the missing sum of §120. The defendant then told of over- ages in November, 1899, amounting to $400, &nd that the sum was taken from the vaults by order of Superintendant Leach. The money was deposited by Leach for unknewn parties, and Dimmick claimed tha in order to reimburse himself for his first shortage. Seeks to Accuse Cole. Dimmick then claimed that many other shortages had occurred in Cole’s cash ac- counts and that the cashier had.taken money from the vault and made up the sun: in the cash trays. “On one occasion,” said Dimmick, “a truck loaded with sacks of gold contain- ing $5000 each was taken out of the office and Cole rushed to the truck and took off one of the sacks, exclaiming with an oath, ‘By had a narrow escape that time.’ The next phase of the examination was @s to the reason why Dimmick had been found in the Mint on several occasious as late as midnight. He said it was a part of his duty as chief clerk to check the pay roll and hc was unable to do this work until after 6 P. m. At Mr. Leach's request he “orked two or three hours a night for about eight morths, from October, 1900, y report for the whole of Mr. Leach’s as superintendent. He was never ie Mint on business other than that :cted with his official duties. Wanted to Change Positions. The only occasion in which Dimmick spcke to Cole about changing their post tions was once when Cole complained that Dimmick had kept him waiting fifteen nutes and when Dimmick said: “If you k the chief clerk hasn’'t auything to 4" find_out ir. Collins produced a yellow box about twelve eighteen inches and several large account books. These were iden- tified by Dimmick as being the articles t he took out with him from the Mint the nighttime. He carried out the the box, and also had a small el, which he took the family to and from his residence. He keep his silverware for safekeep- the Mint vaults. He denied that owned a dress suit case or that in books in ever purchased anything at Summer- field & Roman’s, or that he knew a Mrs. Perry on McAllister street, or had eve 2 house on that street. On sev- sions the defendant took out of several empty linen bags Jn tralian gold had been stored. em home to make dishrags out int ch A ook th: m and for other purposes, and Su- endent Leach used to take them The foregoing testimony was given for the purpose of negativing the testimony of Cyrus P. Ellis that he saw Dimmick at about midnight on one occasion leaviug the Mint with two or three sacks of gold in his hands, and the testimony of the street car men as to his traveling with a dress suit case. He denled also that hi ever ha ad any car conduc Is Rigidly Cross-Examined. Dimmick denied that he had ever agreed to make restitution of any portion of the stolei money, and said that Secret Ser- vice Agent Burns and District Attorney Woodworth wanted him to do 0, but that he refused for the reason that he was not who stole the money. On < -examination by Attorney Schiesinger, Dimmick admitted that the books he carried from the Mint on the night of March 18, 1801, were old accounts of his previous business. He claimed that he worked on the posting, of the ac- counts, though the last entry made was on December 30, 1900, Dimmick zdmitted that he went out of business in 18 d that he finished his work on his accounts in 190l The de- fendant claimed that he had often worked in the Mint late at night, assisted by some of the clerks, but he could not men- tion any dates Dimmick then detailed the method of counting the coin every day in the vauits, and told the familiar story of the discov- ery of empty holes in the racks of the vault where gold sacks should have been, The Gefendant then stated that he had ®ften oiled the locks in the Mint, but could not give exact dates. Changed Clothes at Mint. Dimmick further admitted that. when he became cashier of the Mint he was instructed in the work of changing the Jock combination by a locksmith. and not the former cashier. When Cole became sier Dimmick was the man who as- sisted him to change the lock combina- tion, and by standing behind the door was able to learn Cole’s combination. Dimmick was then asked if he ever car- ried a dress suit to the Mint, and admit- ted that he had done so, but that the suit wes wrapped up in paper. He claimed that the witnesses who had testified that he had carried 2 dress suit case into the Mint were not friendly to him and had Eiven false evidence. The further hearing of the trial will be resumed this morning at 11 o'clock, —_— — Popular Actress Is Married. Baygrd Vellier, a local newspaper writer, was married vesterday to Miss Margaret de Wolfe, better known under her stage name of Margaret Wyche, member of the Alcazar stock commsne & ny. The ceremony was performed at St § Episcopal Church. Bishop Brent, w}?:llz P% 1o depart for the Philippines, bride away, th» best man. There were no bridesmaids. A few intimate friends witnessed the ceremony Z ————— Postpones Teacher’s Trial. gave The Board of Education met yesterday | for the purpose of hearing the charges filed by Kinney. The latter's attorney, V. Costello appeared and informed the board that his client was ill and unable to be present. The board thereupon post- poned the hearing until next Monday. —_———— Lineman Severely Injured. Louls Coffman. a lineman, employed by the telephone Company, came in con- tact with a live wire while at work at Sixteenth and Mission streets yesterday aftermoon and fell a distance of fourteen feet. He was removed to the railroad hospital. where his wounds, consisting of a dislocated hip and several scalp cuts, were trezated. —————— Your First Duty to Yourself s o Jook after your own comfort. The com- fortzble trains of the Nickel Plate Road, Chi- «cago to New York and Boston, carrying Nickel Piate dining cars. in which are served - can Club meals at from 35c to $1 each, always picase the traveling public. JAY W. ADAMS, P. C. P. A., 57 Crocker building, San Fran. ciaco, Cal. Cole had deducted $120 from the sum | on the re-| o you'd better change places with me | words with a street | and Judge Lawlor was | Principal Albert Lyser of the | John Swett School against Miss Mary Me- | HANDWRITING EXPERT KYTKA SAYS ———— e | | | | | \ | l | | | HADLEY WROTE THE SiGNATURES ' PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WANT ADS INSERTED IN EXAMINER AND CHRONICLE BY BENNETT. THE UP- | PER ONE IS THE EXAMINER AD, WRITTEN IN PENCIL, AND LOWER THE CHRONICLE AD, WRITTEN IN | INK. EXPERT KYTKA DECLARES BOTH WERE WRITTEN BY C. B. HADLEY, AND THAT THE PENCIL AD HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH . . HIEF OF DETECTIVES JOHN SEYMOUR is diligently pursuing the investigation into Charles B. Hadley's connection with _the mysterious murder of Nora Ful- ller. Both Captain Seymour and Chief | Wittmen are anxlous to locate the miss- ing man, who left a lucrative position as bookkeeper and accountant of the Exam- | iner and suddenly disappeared on the day | the story of the finding of Nora Fuller's !body was published in the newspapers. | Neither Chief Wittman nor Captain Se {mour will say positively that Hadley strangled the young girl in the vacant { house on Sutter street, but they do say that they are more anxious to locate Had- ley than any other suspect that has heen | talked of since the nude body of the | unfortunate girl was found by the po- lice. Theodore Kytka, the famous hand- riting expert, submitted an additional report to Chief Wittman yesterday, in which he declares positively that the man | who wrote the decoy advertisement that vas published in the Chronicle and Ex- aminer, and which was the means of uring ' Nora Fuller to her horrifying death, and the man who signed the con- | tract ‘with Umbsen & Co. for the house | at 2211 Sutter street, where the girl was | subsequently murdered, was Charles B. | Hadley of the Examiner. | Mrs. Ward Sees Resemblance. | This sensational document was placed {in Chief Wittman’s hands yvesterday, and | he immediately placed it in the hands of | Captain Seymour, who is lea¥ing no stone | unturned to unravel the mystery. In ad- | gition to this positive statement of E murder of the young girl. Bert Ward, formerly Estelle Baker, the girl chum of Nora Fuller, ac- cording to a telegraphic dispatch received last night from Williams, Ariz., where she now resides, says that there is a re- markable resemblance between the pict- ures published of Charles B. Hadley and the man whom she saw Nora Fuller with on several occasions at the Olympia. In addition to that B. T. Schnell, who sold the mysterious Hawkins the bedstead and bedding at Cavanaugh's furniture store on Mission street, and Edward P. Stengle, who waited on the elusive Hawkins at Noonan's store, state positively that the picture of Charles B. Hadley, with the false mustache, is an absolute likeness of the man they dealt with._ On the other hand, Restaurant-keeper Krone says that he knows Charles Hadley very well, and that he is not the man he knew as John Bennett. He also states that Hadley is not the man Bennett who wore a cler- ical garb some four or five years ago. Captain Seymour, however, has unearthed a splendid photograph of Hadley taken in a clerical garb, a circumstance to which he is inclined to attach consider- able importance. Then, again, the soiled handkerchief with the laundry mark burned off which Captain Seymour's de- tectives found in the Sutter street house is an exact duplicate of the handkerchiefs Hadley used, one of which is now in Cap- tain Seymour's possession. The police are satisfied that it will be well worth their irouble to go to extremes in their efforts o locate the missing accountant. In the meanwhile they will make a thorough search throughout the city in an effort to find somebody who might throw some light on' Hadley’s connection with the case. Story of a Night Watchman. for the T Positively Declares That Missing Examiner Man Is the Person Who Signed the Rental Contract for the House on Sutter Street to “Which Nora Fuller Was Lured and There Brutally Strangled liar conversation about women with a man who he says resembles the photo- graphs of Hadley. Barkley states that one night during the month of December he talked with the stranger in_question at the corner of Market and Fourth streets. During the conversation, which was occasioned by the passing of young men and women who had been out on a good time, the stranger told Barkley that he had advertised for a wife, and picking out one'answer to his advertisement he began a correspondence with a young woman who subsequently refused to over to Elmhurst to meet him. he stranger mentioned the incident as an example of the shrewd cunning of women who answer advertisements. Handwriting Expert Kytka's positive assertion that Hadley wrote the signa— tures upon which the police are buflding their case was contained in the following communication: SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—George Witt- man, Chief of Police—Dear Sir: O;Inx to a misstatement regarding me in to-day's Exam- iner 1 hereby give you a report of my connec- tion with the Examiner pencil advertisement. March 22, 1902, Captain Seymour gave me the Examiner pencii ad. in the Nora Fuller murder case with the instruction to make a photograph of same, and not to use it for any examination of handwriting under any clrcum- stances, as the Examiner had pledged Captain Seymour ot to divulge the fact of the existence of this ad. in the Examiner office, therefore I made no use of the handwriting on the Exam- iner blank until recently. While photographing same, however, enlarged, T was impressed by the appsarance of the first' word, ‘‘white,” and the caret below the body of the advertisement. Both this word and mark were written with the same quality of pencll as were the figures, 1—1—40—3— 2080"" and the word ‘“Examine; which figures and word are written by a different hand from the word “‘white” and the remainder of the ad. slightly —i & PUTTING THE AD IN THRE PAPER. kS B3 vertisement and obtained a card marked *‘Box 5383 1 asked the young man behind the counter to allow me to see the pencil he used. It was marked ‘314 Eagle Draughting.’’ Not wishing to break up my collection of pen- cils, T obtained a pencil from Mr. Dunnigan, an Examiner writer, this pencil being of the same quality as the one used in the business office. Mr. Dunnigan told me that the Examiner office supplied its employes with this style of pencil. A microscopic examination proved my claim correct. Please note inclosed photograph marked with red pencil, showing same quality of graphite, containing very low percentage of clay. The other part of the ad., including the erasures, Is written with a medium soft pencil. On March 23 Captain Seymour sent a poll officer to me with Instructions that the Exam- iner ad must be instantly returned to the Ex- aminer office, as they insisted on having the original immediately. A few days afterward, wishing to show the cxmm the existence of two kinds of pencils used in the body of the original Examiner ad, I called by order of the captain, on Mr. Roberts for same, and was refused, because I had mo written order from the captain. A few days subsequently I again went to Mr. Roberts with a written order from Captain Seymour and was again retused. If you so desire. I shall fn a few days give you my reasons for my opinion by the aid of many micro-photographs. I hereby report again that after careful ex- amination of many specimens of C. B. Had- ley’s writing, both in ink and pencil, T find that the “C. B, Hawkins' | B in Umbsen’s books, | pert K.\'ttlllizh the;@b?‘rem?ce}\;"el;’a'!o‘(‘elrsltg > h(,‘alx;t‘alré bBafig)‘do)z tm‘ght l:va:c;ufian of Same Sort of Pencil. ‘.“,f.h.‘i""’",!i‘& ;S‘k ?xdw""fmi';"'y;";"d ':ne E: stances which probably ve dam- e Flood building at Fourth an arket In ora ey e meent. in_the hand- oging 1f Hadley were brought to trial streets, is convinced that he had a pecu- In Examiner basiness ofcas Inocrfoycilused writing of C. RETRA Handmoitie Fpert BURIAL GAGE ~ OPINION GIVEN Superior Judges Declare the Ordinance to { Be Valid. Judge Cook yesterday delivered the judgment of himself and Judges Lawlor and Dunne in the case of George R. Fletcher, superintendent of the Odd Fel- lows' Cemetery, who was convicted by Judge Cabaniss for violating the or- dinance prohibiting any bodies from be- | ing interred ‘within the confines of the city and county of San Francisco. The case is a test one, and the arguments on appeal were ‘heard at length by the three | Judges sitting in bank. The judgment of the lower_ court was afirmed and the appeal dismissed. Judge Cook said there was some doubt as to the validity of the ordinance, but it was not sufficient to lead them to declare it vold. Besides, if it had been declared void an appeal to the Supreme Court would have been prevented, and both sides are de- sirous of having the constitutionality of the ordinance tested by the highest court. The appeal will be tallen at once. —_———— Pugnacious Negro Under Arrest. ‘W. J. Whiting, a negro, was arrested last night by Police Officer Harry Wilson and charged at the Southern station with ssault with a deadly weapon. Whiting lives in a lodging-house at 10 Sixth street. Early in the evening he quarreled with his female consort and commenced to beat her. The proprietor of the place heard the woman's screams and went to the room to protect her from further assault. | Whiting drew a pistol and forced the landlord from the room. Officer Wilson was called in ‘and after a struggle placed Whiting under arrest. The negro en- | deavored to use his weapon on the officer, but a few blows from the officer's club took the fight out of him. —_———————— | Jewish Festival Is Begun. The orthodox Jews commenced the cele- | bration of the feast of the Passover yes- terday by attending service in the syna- | gogues. For the next seven days the | feast will be most strictly observed. It is | held to commemorate the Jews' escape | from bondage in Kgypt. Rabbi Isidore Myers will preach to-day in the Bush- street Synagogue on “The Survival of the Fittest,” while Rabbi Voorsanger will ve heard at Temple Emanu-El. He has se- lected for his subject “From Generation to Generation.” A special service for children wiil be held this evening at the Bush-street Synagogue. —————— ‘Woman Commits Suicide. A woman named Mrs. Fink, wife of a San Joaquin Valley farmer and res'ding at 517 Clipper street, committed suicide yesterday by taking carbolic acid at the residence of Mrs. Voight, Twenty-sixth and Diamond streets. She was removed to the City and County Hospital, but was pronounced dead when the ambulance reached its destination. The Coroner was notified and took charge of the body. — For moving and storing try Bekins Van and Storage Co., 630 Market street. . I MASTER PLUMBERS MEET IN ANNUAL CONVENTION Transact Much Business During the Day and Enjoy Smoker in the Evening. The fifth annual convention of the Mas- ter Plumbers’ Association of California convened yesterday morning at Alblon Hall, Alcazar building. James E. Britt, president of the association, called the convention to order and presided over its deliberation. J. L. E. Firmen, secretary of the organization, called the roll, and almost a full membership, representing all sections of the State, answered. Chair- man Britt appointed a committee on cre- dentials, consisting of J. L. E. Firmen of San Francisco, L. Scholes of Los An- geles, J. 8. Johnson of San Diego, George Stack of Sacramento and F. A. Ruhl of Stockton. A committee on resolufions. consisting of Sam Ickelheimer of San Francisco, Thomas Stevens of Los Angeles and Ed- ward Barrett of Fresno, was also ap- pointed. After the preliminary matters had been disposed of the convention went into an execcutive session, which lasted until late in the evening. The local or-. ganization of master plumbers gave a smoker in honor of the visiting delegates last night, which was quite an enjovable affair. The Women’s Auxiliary of the as- soclation .entertained the wives and female relatives of the visiting delegates. yesterday with a luncheon at an uptown restaurant, which was followed by a trip to the Cliff House. ——————— Grand Jury May Investigate. Mrs. Hattle Laing of the Bohemia, 219 Post street, appeared before Judge Mo- gan yesterday on a charge of battery. The complaining witness was Eola Brusco, a young girl, who came from the country last October to look for a situa- tion. She happened to go to the Bohemia and said she was encouraged to start in a life of shame by Mrs. Lain, She was under 13 years of age and Mrs. Lalng knew it. Mrs. Laing had locked her out and had struck her. Mrs. Laing denied all the statements of the girl. The Judge continued the case till to-morrow and in- structed Officer McMurray of the Califor- | nia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Childre; n to lay the matter before the Grand . Jur; —————— Labor Club Elects Officers. The Union Labor Central Club held a meeting Saturday night at Loyola Hall, Tenth and Market streets, and elected the following officers: President, J. . O'Brien; vice president, J. J. Coughlaz recording secretary, J. M. Murphy; finan. cial secretary, H. Gallagher; treasurer, J. Montgomery; sergeant-at-arms, J. / Payne; executive committee—George Gal- lagher, George Malloney, C. H. Young, G. J. Vickerson, John Duncanssen, William McKinn, George Gill and L. Urbdis. -— Hotel Brings Good Price. The sale of the property known as the Hotel Elysium, at 566 Geary street, was confirmed by Judge Troutt yesterday. The property, which is part of the N. K. Masten "estate. was sold to H. A. Hedger and Jeremiah Lynch for $139,000. ———— Bolen Gets Damages. A jury in Judge Kerrigan's court awarded Alfred Bolen, a carpenter who was_bitten on the leg by a dog owned by Edmond Adams, a saloon-keeper at 1051 Howard street. $500 damages yester- day. Bolen sued for $2500, { ————— Adams’ Sarsaparilla Pills. A blood, pimples, eallow complexion; 10c, 25¢. * epring_medicine for constipation, fmpure OLYMPIC CLUB ARRANGES A FINE ENTERTAINMENT ‘Ladies’ Night” Will Be the Best Given by Local Athletic Institution. Leader John A. Hammcrsmith of the Olympic Club has arranged a splendid programme for “ladles’ night” to-morrow evening. Invitations are scarce and the fair sex is striving to secure tickets of ad- mission, as the exhibitions given by the local athletic institution are always of high order. The programme follows: Overture by orchestra; club swinging, Walter O'Leary; parallel bars, George Schlitter and Cbarles Bayley; Chinese impersonation, Louis A. Stelger; acrobatic feats, Rittler brothers; slack wire, George Olsen; wrestling by thirty members of the club under the direction of Pro- fessor George Melhling; dueling with swords. Emile Ortion and Fernand Vautler: quartet. Corinthian: fancy bag punching, Dan Whelan and W. J. Leonard: Roman rings, George Schlitter and Jacob Dilger: boxing, Sam Berger and C. A. Bayley and W. J. Leonard and Dan Danziger; fire act, L. Stone, At the conclusion of the entertainment an exhibition of diving and swimming will be given in the tank by pupils of Professor Cavill, Scott Leary and Brewer will swim an exhibition race and Lester Hammersmith, Professor Cavill, W. Sherry “and others will perform fancy feats in diving. ——————— Will Render “Lady of the Lake.” The students of the Cogswell Poly- technic School will render a dramatiza- tion of Walter Scott's “Lady of the Lake" next Friday night at the college hall. The cast of characters will be: Ellen Douglass, Madeline Murphy; King James of Scotland, Frank Gleseling; Roderick Dhu, De Guy Simpson; Lord Douglass, Daniel Monroe Jr.; Blanche of Devon, Cella’ Bretti- stein; Allan Bane, Atlee F. Hunt; Malcolm Graeme, Albert W. Albrecht; Lady Margaret, Anna M. McLee; Murdock, George R. Morrison; clansmen and courtlers, other members of the school. New scenery has been prepared for the play and no pains have been spared to make the affair a brilllant success. Tickets will be 50 cents. After the play the floor will be cleared for dancing. — el City’s Demurrer Overruled. United States Circuit Judge Morrow Vesterday overruled the demurrer of the city in_the suit of the Spring Valley Water Works against the city and county of San Francisco, and the case will go to trial on its merits. The grounds of the demurrer were that the case was not one of equity, that the court did not have Jjurisdiction and that the complaint was uncertain and indefinite. The suit was brought to restrain the Supervisors from enforcing the water ordinance alleged to have been adopted in March, 1901 B Game Law Violators Caught. George Danner and E. Tettler were ar- rested at Truckee yesterday by Deputy L. N. Kercheval of the Fish Commission for offering for sale trout which were un- der the weight xrelcflbed by law. The offenders were fined $30 each by Justice of the Peace Hill. K. Siebert and L. E:;k véere t-n-ecunz 3:-; 1“2’" IAxke, e ‘ounty, yester [0 spearing trout, Jud‘eyGreen fined them $20 each. ———— e bty Title Suit Dismissed. In the suit of Kate and Frankie Helen Gutheil against H. W. C. Nelson United States Circuit Judge Morrow xutarflny sustained the demurrer of the defendant and dismissed the suit. The action was brought to quiet title in Glenn County. —————— ~Game in season for iunch at Cafe Zin- kand properly cooked, properly served. ¢ | from Guatemala are to the TEMBLORS SHAKE WHOLE REPUBLIC Confirmation of News of Terrible Disasters in Guatemala. Special Dispatch to The Call. PANAMA, April 21.—Late dispatches effect that the whole republic was shaken by earth- duakes from half-past 8 o'clock on Fri- day night up to 8 o'clock Sunday night, Wwith only short intervals between the shocks. Dispatches of Saturday concerning the disaster in Quesaltenango are confirmed. 1t is estimated that 500 versons were kill- ed and miilions of dollars’ worth of prop- erty was destroyed there. Fires, which followed the earlier shocks, added to the loss, and many heart-rending stories of suffering are recefved. ,~The whole country fs crlnlc stricken. “he towns of Patzum and Mazatenango, the latter in the coffee district, were stroyed. The visitation was spectacular in character. The first shocks were ac- companied by terrific thunder-storms. I.ightning was followed by a deluge of rain, which will be long remembered by those who witnessed the awesome sight. —_— Hansted Is Arraigned. Fred Hansted was arraigned before Judge Cabaniss yesterday on the charge of an assault with Intent to commit grievous bodily injury upon Thomas Garretf. Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Hanley - asked for a continuance, as Garrett was unable to appear in court. The motion was opposed hg Attorney ~Archie Campbell, as no showing had been made for such a course. Attorrey O’'Connor was put on the stand and he’ detailed Garrett's condition last Friday, when the complaint was sworn to. He said Dr. Rosenstirn had said that it would be a week before the patient would be able to leave the hospital. The Judge, against Campbell's protest, con- tinued the case till to-morrow. —_—— No Half Holiday for Clerks. The deputy county clerks serving in the Police Courts at the Hall of Jusctice are not to have the pleasure of attending ball games and races on the afternoons on which the courts are adjourned in the future. They have been ordered to report to County Clerk Mahoney for further duty as soon as court adjourn: ———— el . Injured While at Work. D. Pagnini, a laborer, while at work at 516 Greenwich street, fell through the cefling--of a dilapidated house and sus- tain2d a compound fracture of the thigh and internal injuries, which may prove fatal. He was removed to the Clty and County Hospital, where Drs. Maher and Murphy set the broken limb. Elk Case Settled. On motion of Prosecuting Attorney Hanley the cases of Charles Ward, chi d with killing an elk at the park, and one Fodera, charged with having the elk in his possession, were dismissed by Judge Cabaniss yesterday. ASSE3S0R GETS EXTRA DEPUTIES Supervisors Allow Dodge Thirty Additional Employes. Authorize the Mayor to Buy a Site for a New Pest- house. { The Board of Supervisors yesterday passed to print an ordinance authorizing | Assessor Dodge to appoint thirty addi- | tional deputies for a perfod of thirty days | at $100 per month each. This action was | taken on the recommendation of Mayor | Schmitz, who upon investigation found that the employment of the additional MISSING FRENCH BARK 15 IN PORT The Olivier de Clisson Ar- rives, 300 Days From Cardiff. Vessel on Which 80 Per Cent Reinsurance Has Been Paid Is Safe. The impossible has happened again and the long - ago - given - up-for-lost French bark Olivier de Clisson is safe after all. She arrived at this port last night, 300 days from Cardiff. Eighty per cent re- insurance has been paid on her, and within a very few days she would have been officially posted as missing. employes is necessary. Assessor Dodge appeared before the | board and stated that he required the men for the purpose of collecting taxes on personal property, which were $600,000 in arrears. Dodge stated that he would come before the board at the end of May | to ask for the employment for another | month of the extra deputies. The ordin- | ance carries with it a draft of $3000 om | the urgent necessity fund and piedges the | board to allow the employment of the | deputles for thirty days additional. | The resolution authorizing the Mayor to purchase eight acres of land in the Bay | View district for $8000 as a site for a new | pesthouse was finally adopted. D’Ancona | explained that the price was higher than | the market value of the property. but | was not excessive. The owners demand- | ed the increased amount because of the | damage a pesthouse would do to adjacent | | property. A new ordinance ordering the construc- tion of the Sunset main sewer along H street from Tenth avenue to Seventh ave- nue was passed to print, the original or- dinance not having been approved or ve- | toed by the Mayor. The board by resolution expressed its | thanks to A. B. McCreery for his dona- tion of $25,000 to bulld a branch library. The ordinance making it unlawful to maintain after July 1, 193, fences exceed- | ing ten feet in height was finally passed. | Similar action was taken on the ordinance | appointing an additional stenographer in ! the Police Courts for sixty days. | Petitions were referred to the Street | Committee from the San Francisco Re- taill Merchants’ Association for the repav- ing of Fillmore street, for the grading of | Polk street to the bay and for the more frequent sprinkling and sweeping of cer- tain streets in the Western Addition. The Board of Public Works was direct- ed to report to the Supervisors not later | than May 1, 1902, a district wherein hy- | drants can be erected for the purpose of | affording protection from fire, flushing of | sewers, sprinkling of streets and other purposes, in order that demand may be | made by the Board of Supervisors upon the Spring Valley Water Works that it | make connection between such hydrants | and the nearest main. | The petition of the San Francisco La- ’bor Council, that the Supervisors require | | of contractors bidding for the work of | | cleaning streets not to request the street | sweepers in their employ to wear uni- | forms and to pay their employes a mini- | mum wage of $2 50, was referred to the | Street Committee. | the | The ordinance transferring from School Department to the Public Library { Trustees a school site on_ Sixteenth and | Pond streets, whereon to build a branch | library, was passed to print. I | L W. Hellman, who holds the deed of Adolph _Sutro conveying to the city a | right of way for the Dewey boulevard, | notified the board that demand had been | made upon him by the executors of the Sutro estate to surrender the deed to them because certain conditions had not ‘been complied with by the city. Hellman desires the board to adjudge the truth of the statements made by the executors and to direct him to return the deed to them. Wants Better County Roads. i The petition of the Merchants’ Associa- | tion, that the county roads be put in good condition, was referred to the Street Com- mittee. Couneil of the Catholic Tho Executive | Truth Soclety, the St. Vincent's de Paul | Society and other organizations sent their | indorsements of the plan to build a new { City and County Hospital. | An ordinance was referred to the Fire Committee fixing the rates of payment for the connection of citizens, firms and corporations with the police or fire signal system or telegraph system of the city and county. For the installation of a gong $2% is to be charged and for its| maintenance $12 per annum. The repaving of Post street, between | Powell and Taylor, was ordered at a cost | of _54700. 1 W. R. Hewitt, Chief of the Department | of Xlectricity, filed a petition of W. E. | Lutz, secretary of the executive commit- | tee of the Mystic Shriners, who convene in this city on June 9, 1902, that the city | bear $1000 of the expense of installing a system to permanently illuminate the tower of the ferry building. The Mystic | Shriners will contribute $1000 and the State | $1400, the total of $3400 being for the in- stallation of 2000 lights. The Knights of | Pythias, who convene here in August, | also petitioned for the illumination of the City Hall dome. | CALIFORNIA CAMERA CLUB HOLDS OUTING Sixty Members Journey to Sonoma, | Where the Day Is Spent in Taking Pictures. Sixty /membters of the California Cam- | era Club attended the “poppy outing” iast | Sunday at Sonoma. The trip was made over the California and Northwestern Railway. The club members enjoyed a | pleasant day's outing and took many | snapshots of places of interest around the | | quaint old town. The club has made ar- | { rangements for a trip to the Yosemite | Valley on June 7, and the list of applica- tions is_rapidly being filled. The San Francisco outing pictures are now on exhibition at the rooms of the Ca- mera Club, Academy of Sclence building. A special committee has been appointea to arrange for the print exhibition and auction sale, which will be held at Metro- litan Temple at a later date. The one Rundred and forty-tnird illustrated lecture under the auspices of the club will be ven next Frldl*’nnlsh: at Metropolitan emple. Henry Payot will spe; his subfect being “In the Shadow of the Pa. goda.” Discharges the Jury. The jury in the cdse of Charies Loubet, alias Ramon Sanchez, charged with be. ing an accomplice of John Stevens in the theft of valuables from Mrs. Eliza- beth Darling of 913 Eddy street on Jan- uary 24 last, was unable to reach a ver- dict, and was discharged by Judge Dunne last evening. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ soap does nothing but cleanse, it has no medical properties, for the color of health and health itself use Pears’. Give it time. Sold all over the world. COKE! COKE! Cheap, Clean Fuel for Grafes, Fur- naces and Cooking. ‘There s no fuel that will compare with coke, Delivered in any quantity, orders solicited. P, A. McDONALD, 813 st She arrived last night too late for quarantine inspection, and nobod:,' w&l} be allowed to board her until the Federal doctors get through with her this miorn- ing. She sailed into port with her flag at half-mast. She sailed in very slowly. having accumulated an enormous crop of barnacles and grass since leaving Car- diff. E Her voyage has been eventful as well as lengthy. She left Cardiff 301 days ago with a cargo of coal for_this port. She put into Cayenne August 5 on account of a mutiny among the crew. The trouble was adjusted and on September 9 she re- sumed her voyage. Since then nothing has been heard from her, and experienced shipping folk spoke of her arrival as an impossibility. Since leaving Cayegne three of the crew died of scurvy, one on March 24, another on March 26 and the third on April 4 Eight of the crew are still afflicted with the disease. Apart from anything else, the inflam- mable nature of her cargo argued in fa- vor of her never showing up. Cardiff coal becomes dangerous after having been stowed on board ship a certain length of time. The Clisson’s coal has been in her hold long beyond the safety period, and the reinsurance gamblers who banked on the spontaneous combustion theory will be bad losers. Weekly Ministers’ Meetings. Rev. T. S. Young of San Jose addressed the Baptist ministers yesterday morning on “Sensationalism in Preaching.” Rev. ‘W. H. Sharp, who leaves shortly for Bur- | mah, was_introduced and addressed the meeting. Dr. Van Kirk of the Berkeley Bible Institute was the chief speaker at the meeting of the Congregational min- isters’ meeting. He spoke on ‘“The His- tory of the Doctrine of the Sacred Scrip- ture.” Chaplain J. Barton Perry of Al- catraz told the Presbyterian ministers about “The Philippines.” Chaplain Nave of the army delivered an interesting talk | to the Methodist ministers on “The Abo- lition of the Army Canteen.” An address was also delivered by Rev. Dr. Kennedy, the eminent Methodist divine of Boston, who_spoke on “The History of Method- ism.” e Unitarian Club’s Banquet. The Unitarian Club will give a banquet next Thursday evening at the Merchants’ Club, 222 Sansome street. Among the speakers will be General James F. Smith, Professor Carl C. Plehn, Courtney Ben- nett, British Consul General to_this city, and Rev. W. Simonds of Seattle. Tickaets will be §1 to regular club mem- bers and $2 to outsiders. ' Rape maTS The One Surpassing quality of " Hunter Whiskey is that it never varies. One bottle or a thousand has always the same deli- cate aroma, the same rich, mellow taste, the samée perfect, smooth, sat- isfying elements which make it America’s best whiskey. 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