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SECRETARY OF
THE VALLEY -ROAD.
Alexander Mackie Was Elected
to That Position Yes
terday.
HE IS A VERY CAPABLE MAN.
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Many Aspirants Are Seeking
the Important Place of
Engineer.
The board of directors of the valley road
met in Clans Spreckels' office again yester- j
day and took up the matter of election of a !
secretary and also discussed the question
of filling the office of engineer, but took no
action upon the latter.
For secretary of the company Alexander
Mackie was about the only person who j
was seriously considered for the office, and
he was elected.
Mr. Mackie has been for a number of
years identified with the Atlantic and Pa
cific road in this city in the capacity of
cashier. He is a capable man in every
respect and will make the road an efficient
official.
W. A. Bissell, under whom Mr. Mackie
has long labored, speaks in high terms of
him and was especially pleased at his good
fortune in securing the position. On Mont
gomery street, amonc the railroad offices,
a general expression of good will for the
new secretary was heard on all sides. Mr.
"Mackie will take up the duties of his office
to-morrow, when the new road will open its
offices at 321 Market street, in the Spreck
els building.
Although the position of engineer forthe
new company has not yet been filled; Ly
man Bridges, who is a known applicant
for the place, was very much in evidence
yesterday. After waiting in the anteroom
for some time he was finally summoned ]
before the meeting and took with him a
number of maps and other documents
which, it is presumed, will have a bearing
upon the future route of the new road. ' ">,
Although the aggregate amount of sub- j
ALEXANDER MACKIE, THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE VALLE*S
COMPANY. 4
[From a photograph.]
scriptions announced on Monday was not
as large as had been anticipated this was
not because the promoters' committee has
in any measure been unsuccessful in the
canvass now being made. The fact is that
there are several very large subscriptions
which, it is believed, will certainly come
in, and when the knowledge becomes more
generally spread in , the city that subscrip
tions are now being received in any amount
from $100 up it is believed tnere will be a
very liberal response from the people.
There are several banks which have not
yet subscribed for stock, but which have
given some indications of their disposi
tion to 8o so. Corporations, like large
estates, move slowly in sucn matters, and
the projectors of the road entertain no
apprehensions but that when the city has
been thoroughly canvassed and all the
reports are in a sufficient amount to meet
all requirements will have been secured.
President Spreckels said yesterday that
the directors were busily engaged upon the
question of a route. It was their inten
tion, he said, to secure a more advantage
ous route into the San Joaquin Valley than
that followed by the Southern Pacific if,
such a thing was possible, and he believed
it was.
HE IS LOSING NO TIME.
The Claim Against the Stanford Estate
Will Be Pushed.
Lewis D. McKisick, the newly appointed
Assistant United States District Attorney
to prosecute the claim of the United States
against the Leland Stanford estate, has
lost no time in getting to work. He was
closeted all yesterday afternoon with ex-
United States District Attorney Garter,
and finally came to a determination as to
what course he should pursue.
When seen about the matter Mr. Mc-
Kisick declined to discuss the question,
and said his policy in regard to this case
would be outlined as soon as it came to
trial. In the meantime it "would be im
proper for him to say anything in regard
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to his conduct of the case. Incidentally,
however, it was learned on the outside that
unless' immediate action* is taken some of
the clauses in the indictment will be out
lawed.' •
When asked what he knew about the latter
assertion ex-United States District Attorney
Garter laughed and said : "Why, you can
not outlaw Uncle Sam. He has the right to
bring -suit at any time." Just the same,
Mr. McKesick is losing no time and will
see that none of the counts in .the indict
ment lapse for want of proper attention.
The case will be called the latter part of
this month or early in April in the United
States Circuit Court, and some interesting
developments are expected.
LIVING WITH ANIMALS.
A Frightful Case of Destitution at 535
Vallejo Street.
A frightful case of destitution coupled
with cruelty to children was brought to
the attention of the Humane Society at
535 Vallejo street on Sunday. .-.
Late on the afternoon of that day Officers
Holbrook and IMcMurray of , the Humane
Society were informed that a shameful
j case of neglect and consequent suffering
I existed at the number given. The officers,
; hardened as they are to scenes of direful
poverty, were not prepared to see what
they were destined to behold.
In a cold, dingy basement in the rear of
I the building lives a Spanish woman named
Pochetia, who has just turned her ninetieth
year. She is the mother-in-law of George
Keller, a shiftless 'longshoreman who de
serted his wife and two babes several
weeks ago. Mrs. Keller sought in every
way to provide a home for her children,
the elder of which is nearly 3 years old
and the. youngest only 12 months. She
was unsuccessful in this and as a last re
sort she thought of her decrepit old mother
who for years had subsisted by begging.
Mrs. Keller visited her. mother jone day
| last week and requested permission to leave
j her children with the old woman, saying
that she would return for them within a
! fe-v hours. Mrs. Keller then left the place
■ and has not been seen since. Her sole ob
ject in visiting her poverty-stricken mother
was to foist tier children upon her, and in
this she succeeded.
In the meantime Keller, who was suffer
ing from the effects of a prolonged debauch,
■ heard of the whereabouts of his children
i and went to Mrs. Pochetia's quarters. He
! determined to make that place his rendez-
I vous, and, despite the old woman's pro
j tests, took up his lodging in her room. He
j forced the woman to beg for food and took
| what the woman procured for the children.
The officers found in the room twelve
feet square Mrs. Pochetia, Keller, the two
children, a parrot, two cats and two dogs.
j Piles of gunnysacks were strewn about
j here and there, and on these the animals
and their masters found a resting-place in
common. There was one grimy window
looking out into the rear yard, but even at
midday the light was so dim that a candle
was necessary to distinguish the objects
clearly.
Officers Holbrook and McMurray found
it necessary to proceed with caution, and
their first care was to drive out the dogs
and cats. They then took the children in
charge, and divested them of the rags
which scantily clothed their emaciated
bodies. " :';-. " V <
The children were temporarily sent to
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, but yes
terday a home was found for them with
the Sisters of Charity in South San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Pochetia has been removed to
more congenial quarters, where her wants,
which, owing to her advanced age cannot
be numerous, will be supplied.
Keller was arrested and charged with
cruelty to children.
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THE COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Officers of the San Francisco: and San
Joaquin Coal Company.
The stockholders iof the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Coal Company, which ex
pects to bring the price of fuel in this city
down to $3 or $4 a ton, met yesterday after
noon to select their officers and a board of
directors for the ensuing year.
The men chosen for the respective po
sitions were: President, Henry Williams;
vice-president, John W. Coleman; treas
urer, James Tread well ; secretary, B. M.
Bradford. Directors — Henry Williams,
Colonel J. D. Fry. J. C. Johnson, H. A.
Williams, John W. Coleman, R. D. Fry
and James Tread well.
The Case Was Settled.
Ed Murphy, alias "Scotty," a bunko man,
had his case dismissed in Judge Low's court
yesterday. He was charged with swindling
Charles Carrigton, a hotel clerk from Los An
geles, out of $90 by the pea and shell game.
After his arrest Carrington. identified him, but
when placed on the witness-stand yesterday
his memory failed him and he would not swear
that Murphy was the man. Judge Low, in dis
| missing the case, said he was satisfied it was
another instance of the complaining witness
I being "squared." •
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1895.
SHE MARRIED JUNO,
THE MAN FROG.
Pretty Agnes Castor Knew the
Man She Wedded Only
Three Days.
HER PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT.
A Little Romance That Was Not
on the Bills at the
Alcazar.
The Alcazar Theater has produced a ro
mance that is not on the bills and is real
istic in every detail. Miss Agnes Castor,
the pretty danseuse, and Juno, the frog
man, who is unjustly - said by his
liss Agnes Castor, Who married the
Man Frog:.
[From a photograph.]
enemies to be much handsomer in
his frog costume than without it, are the
chief actors. . They were formally intro
duced on last Saturday, formally engaged
to be married on Sunday and were for
mally wedded by a Justice on Monday.
This is the smartest piece of acting
known in theatrical circles for some time,
and thus the Thespians have a pretty mor
sel of gossip to discuss and sleep on. -But
the romance has a pathetic side. The
pretty young aspirant for artistic honors
smashed the* hearts and hopes of a whole
army of young men who nightly showered
bouquets and compliments upon her*
Miss Castor is only .18 years of age. She
is a mezzoblondina, shapely of form, a
graceful dancer and a sweet singer. When
the "Sinbad" people were at the Baldwin
she sought and secured a place in the ranks
of the Amazons, and won especial favor
from managers and others. That was her
debut. Now she nightly appears before the
footlights in the "Black Crook Up to Date"
at the Alcazar, and, along with Irene Cook,
Blanche McClellan and Annie Johnson,
who comprise the French Folly quartet,
provokes the enthusiasm and- the delight
of large audiences. Manager J. W. Dever
eaux speaks highly of the young actress,
and predicts a bright future for her.
"She has only been at the theater a
week," said Mr. Devereaux, "but came
here well recommended. She is a good
girl, bright and pretty. What put it into
her head to go off and marry a man whom
she hardly knew is something I know
nothing about. But Juno is a wonder in
his line, and I suppose they know their
own business best. .
Very little is known about the career of
Juno, whose right name is Campbell, ex
cept that he appeared at the People's Pal
ace and the Orpheum, and is about 19 years
of age.
Meanwhile the widowed mother of Miss
Castor, living at the corner of Larkin and
Bush streets, is weeping over her child's
sudden marriage, and vows that she will
never forgive her. The girl's father is
dead, but the family is well and favorably
known. Mrs. Juno has not been home
since she married the frog man, as she
fears that the doors of her mother's house
have been closed against her.
UNCLE SAM AND SOCIETY.
Social Mysteries of the Mails
Yield to Sleuths of
the Service.
McCofpin Runs Down Lost In
vitations and Rises in
Defense.*
Postmaster McCoppin rose yesterday
with a touch of pride and feeling, and per
haps triumph, to the defense of the local
postal service. 7Vi v* 'i
Several accusers have recently charged
that when carriers have found batches of
what were plainly social . invitations they
have delivered them to | the sewer or some
such place and saved a lot of walking.
Postal inspectors, superintendents and
carriers have been diligently running
down these charges, and some of them
have smiled at the real fate of some social
invitations that, the senders grew angry
about.
In last Sunday's papers were reports of
three or four complaints. The Misses
Preston, daughters of . Attorney E. JF.
Preston, had mailed a lot of invitations
with "R. S. V. P." on them and no an
swers were received from seventeen.
Some Western Addition matron, whose
name was not: given, mailed another lot,
and it was reported that her husband hap-
Eened to, find a bunch of them under a
ush in a vacant lot. It has not been before
reported, but it turns out that Mrs. Rev.
Robert McKenzie has recently experienced
a similar misfortune with a lot of invita
tions. She made complaint, but has vol
unteered to investigate their fate herself.
Invitations to the Press* Club reception
and jinks last Saturday night were | ad
dressed to all members of the Bohemian
Club, guests for the night, but only a few
were received.' President Horace G. Piatt
of the Bohemian Club telephoned in indig
nant sorrow to President Naughton of the
Press Club, asking if only a ; select few
Bohemians were , invited. A compre
hensive I invitation was | cordially extended
by telephone and the report that the ipvi
tations failed of delivery was published.
It has turned out that a lot of the Press
Club invitations were stolen. Postmaster
McCoppin can't find any trace of the man
who found his wife's invitations under a
bramble bush. According to Postmaster Mc-
Coppin, the sleuths who ran down some of
the invitations, '■* found - that some of ! the
people had received them, but not wanting
to accept them had innocently and with
intense sorrow announced that they had
received no invitations. It appears that
this conscienceless ."subterfuge of making
Uncle I Sam a scapegoat for .; little sins of
polite society is 'comparatively common.
A polite but wayward human heart and the
existence i, of |a *j letter-carrier appears to
sometimes produce a temptation to wicked
ness that is hard on the carrier. •
In the case of > the Preston complaint it ,
appeared to be simply a matter of misin
formation. The official report of W. J.
Sinon, superintendent of Station A, made
after detailed investigation of the charges
preferred by Miss Preston, says :
; "Mr. Kearny, my clerk, took down in
writing the names "of the parties she said
had not received invitations— seventeen in
all. i These names I submitted to | carriers
for investigation and a written report, and
furnished them with slips, on ( which they
were to procure written , statements ./ of
addresses. This was done, and all but
three of the parties answered that they had
received their invitations. This report
was shown to Miss Preston, and she was
asked if she wished the investigation car
ried further. She said 'no' and appeared
perfectly satisfied at the time, and so ex
pressed herself in the presence of Clerk
Kearny."
Another recent complaint was preferred
by a man who moved to Fulton street and
gave a change of address. He didn't get
his mail, worked up a case against the
postal service and then made quite a fuss
about it. Investigation has just .shown
that there is no such number as he gave
Mr. McCoppin. -.*. ;>.;,:
"There are 205 carriers who get $1000 a
year for life," said the Postmaster yester
day, "and there are forty-nine substitutes
working irregularly and anxious to slip
into a regular place. Is it likely that men
who have waited years for a situation they
k-"
Campbell, the Man Frog*.
[From a photograph.] j
j value would risk it by throwing away mail
j to save going a few blocks? It is prepos
terous and I will not believe it until I have
j proof. Yet people make these loose state
ments lon slight suspicion. Of course,
there are sometimes substantial grounds
for complaints, and there always will be
while 446 men are handling 100,000 fetters
a day, but they are isolated cases and
every complaint is diligently scrutinized
and investigated. It must be or the ser
vice would soon go to pieces, but such
I complaints as those generally turn out as
I these have done."
THE BELAYING PIN -AGAIN.
Captain Morehouse of the Dash
ing Wave Uses It on
. His Crew.
Coast Seamen Object to Deep
water Methods! of Dis
cipline.*"
The coast sailor never gets so far from
the shore that he loses . his rights either
conferred by his union or by the con
tiguity of the beach, from whiclj vantage
ground the ship and ncr skipper may be
consigned to torrid places with safety to
the consignor. Consequently he violently
resents any innovations or interferences
on the part of deep-water captains.
In the matter of clubbings, which are a
portion of every good ship's government,
he is satisfied if no foreign methods are
introduced. Jack is always a sea-lawyer,
and the constitutionality of his privileged
thumpings, whether by the butt end of a
revolver in the hand of a mutiny-smashing
mate or by the big fist of a boarding-house
runner who has pocketed the advance, is
stoutly maintained.
One of the customs which went out with
the last decade was the belaying-pin as a
gentle reminder to the sailor that pie and
"duff-with-plums-in-it" were prerogatives
of the cabin and not the "fo'c'le," and the
watch below was the place aud time for
growling. Jack saw the belaying-pin rele
gated to its rack, and cheerfully accepted
other and severer methods for his undoing
and subduing. ':',*■■s;
But time has apparently turned back
ward in its flight, and Captain Morehouse
of the ship Dashing Wave is the cause of
the chronological change. On the last
trip of the vessel down the coast Henry
Holbrook, Thomas Prince and Nicholas
Swansen, three merry, merry men of the
sea, turned to and proceeded to discipline
the second mate. They were cheerily en
sanguinating the deck with the luckless
officer when the captain came up from be
low. The windmill— let it be remembered
that the Dashing Wave, is the windmill
ship and sails and pumps herself with the
same breeze— windmill was going and
the whirling canvas arms of the machine
hid the field of battle from the quarter
deck. Presently the wind shifted and the
mill being taken aback stopped, permitting
a view of the topgallant forecastle, where
the three men were ministering to the
mate. v. v .a--;.
The scene stirred the martial ardor of
Captain Morehouse, and, forgetting the
windmill which the strong head breeze was
wrecking, he gathered a long-unused be
laying-pin from the rail and re-enforced his
officer. ' -. . ;*'.'.'.
The results were disastrous for Holbrook
and his messmates. Several painful - scalp
.wounds were received by the warring sea
men before they noticed how unfairly the
captain fought, and when the vessel arrived
in this port a complaint was sworn to -in
the United States Attorney's office. "When
the j warrant reaches Captain . Morehouse
he will be cited to explain why he resorts
to belaying-pins and other effete : ways of
reminding his crew that second mates have
rights which coast seamen should respect.
A Hypocritical Thief.
Felix N. Runge was arrested on Hayes street
yesterday morning by Policeman Fleming, who
caught : him walking * off with two bottles of
milk, two loaves of bread and three newspapers
which he had stolen from doorsteps. He was
booked for petty larceny, and aroused the sym
pathy of the prison officials by stating that his
wife and family were starving at 217 Hickory
avenue | and that he hod stolen the bread and
milk for them. * When searched a gold-plated
watch, and $2 35 were found in his pockets.
His wife called to see him and' her fingers were
covered with rings. Judge . Campbell found
him guilty and ordered him to appear for sen
tence to-day. ! !■-•'....•-.■■
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AS TO THE WATER
OF LAKE MERCED.
Mayor Sutro calls It to the
Attention of the Board ■
of Health.
ASSAYED BY PROFESSOR PRICE
Declared to Be Totally Unfit
for Drinking or Do
mestic Use.
The purity of the water supply of San
Francisco was discussed pro and con by
the Board of Health yesterday. Mayor
Sutro, after sundry objections on the part
of Dr. Regensburger, had a resolution
passed providing \ for a microscopic and
chemical examination of the waters of
Laguna de la Merced, which furnishes a
portion of the water used by householders
in this city. 7>;7*c, Oil 7, -'
, • Prefacing his remarks by a statement
that his attention had been called to the
fact that the waters of Lake Merced were
unfit for domestic use, the Mayor read the
following statement from the assaying firm
of Thomas Price & Sons regarding the
water of the city:
First— Sample drawn from a tap In our lab
oratory. Total residue per United States gal
lon 14.12 grains, of which 2.57 grains are
sodium chloride. The free ammonia present
amounts to 0.03 part per million parts of
water and the albuminoid ammonia to 0.146
part per million. ''.'-"
•Second— taken from reservoir near
Almshouse. Total. residue per United States
gallon 14.52 grains, of which 4.88 grains are
sodium chloride. The free ammonia present
amounts to 0.02 part per million parts of
water and the albuminoid ammonia to 0.23
part per million. .:
Third— taken from Lake Merced.
Total residue per United States gallon 16.25
grains, of which 5.48 grains are sodium
chloride. The free ammonia present amounts
to 0.90 part per million parts of water and the
albuminoid ammonia t0 0.92 part per million.
In the first and second ' samples of water the
albuminoid ammonia is present in abnormal
q uantities, but the quantity of free ammonia
is normal, pointing to the contamination of
the waters with vegetable organic matter.
In the case of the third sample shown from
Lake Merced both the free and albuminoid
ammonia are present in extremely abnormal
quantities, pointing to extensive animal and
vegetable contamination. Such a water can
only be classified as foul and dangerous, and is
absolutely unfit for drinking purposes or gen
eral domestic use. Such a water should be
employed solely for purposes of irrigation.
"In view of the statement of Professor
Price, whom I deem to be the most com
petent assayer in San Francisco ," said the
Mayor, "I think the Board of Health
should take official cognizance of the fact
that a portion of the city's water supply
is unfit for human consumption, and should
condemn the water of Lake Merced. "
Dr. Regensburger stated "that he did not
think that the assays of Professor Price
were sufficient to show that the waters of
Lake Merced were really contaminated by
animal and vegetable matter. He said
that in his own home he insisted that al 1
water used should be boiled b efore using,
but this course of procedure was merely
aimed at any possible danger and not be
cause he knew that the city water was
bad. He offered a resolution calling the
attention of householders to the necessity
of cooking all water before using. *
The Mayor then offered a resolution as a
substitute that samples of the waters of
Lake Merced be microscopically and chemi
cally examined by Dr. Spencer at an ex
pense of $50, and' the results of his investi
gations be reported to the board.
Dr. Regensburger thought that if one
source of supply was to be investigated all
should be submitted to the same authority,
and offered an amendment to that effect.
The amendment was lost on a tie vote, and
the vote on the Mayor's resolution was
carried, Messrs. Bucknall, Mays and Sutro
voting aye.
Mayor Sutro gave notice that at the next
meeting of the board he would offer a reso
lution declaring that the safety of the
city's health required that the water from
all supplies be examined and empowering
the board to employ an expert to analyze
the water from taps in all sections of the
city.
Dr. Regensburger said that he would
certainly object to any such measure, as
he had offered exactly the same thing to
the board and his measure- had been de
feated. -7.'*
THEY WANT ANOTHER SHIP.
The Panama Steamship Company
■ Looking for a New
Vessel.
Coming of the Washtonaw From
New York— Significance of.
. ' .7 Her Visit. 7^7
The Panama Steamship Company is
looking for a new steamer to put on the
route between here and Panama, and it is
rumored that the company has its eye on
a vessel at present bound from England to
New York. The steamer in question is
the Washtonaw, which was recently
bought by the Saginaw Steel Steamship
Company. James Jerome, agent for the
latter company, denies the • report, and
says that the ( new vessel is coming to the
coast to take the place of the lost Kewee
naw. "At least," he adds,, "she is not
chartered." *7*" ;;
General Agent Haswell of c the Panama
Railway Company, said yesterday that the
steamship company had not yet chartered
any vessel, but he seemed to know*
about the "Washtonaw. "We wanted a
steamer, very badly some months ago,"
said Mr. Haswell, but were unable to get
one on the coast. Steamers for our line
must have certain " requirements of which
freight . space is the . most important. I
have not heard of any arrangements being
made as to the Washtonaw, but she would
be a good vessel for our business, carrying,
as she does, 4500 tons.
"Our principal traffic is through) freight
to New York, and in this there is no com
petition. 'We also handle , considerable
South American freight, and in that trade
we come in contact with the Pacific Mail
Company. To do this we run our ships as
cheaply as we can, and the saving of coal
is a big item ■to us. Our New York trade
has increased to such an extent that they
have been obliged to ■ refuse freight at the
other end. - The Saturn ' left Panama yes
terday, with as j large a cargo -as she could
carry, cleaning up the freight on the isth
mus. '"We could use another steamer, but
would have to get it from, the East." _ -
The W ashtonaw was a British steamer,
formerly known as the Oxford. About a
year ago she was wrecked on the coast of
Florida, and was subsequently , towed to
New York and ; then :to : Newport ; News,
where . she was repaired. Over one-third
of her original cost having been expended
in repairs she was entitled to change her
registry, and she now _ flies the American
flag. She is ' 2901 tons gross, 2640 tons be
tween'; decks, and has a net tonnage of
1892. , She is .< 315:3 feet in length, 42:6 feet
in breadth of beam, and has depth of
hold of 25 feet. The vessel is now on her
way to : : New .York, and at that port she
will take in a cargo of coal and sail for San
Francisco through the Straits of Magellan.
Keveries of Florence, the great actor, in the
smoke of an Almighty-dollar Cigar.' , •__•'
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111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET.
TIE CAUSE OF THE DELAY,
Was It Contraband of War
. sent by General Anto
nio Ezeta ?
The City of Sydney Held in
Order to Take Off Sev
eral Cases. «£
General Antonio Ezeta is living quietly
at the California Hotel and to all appear
ances it looks as though he were domiciled
at the California for good. He receives his i
numerous friends with open-hearted gen
erosity and according to them the ex-
President of San Salvador has given up all
thoughts of his Central American home.
While these assertions and appearances
may all be true there are other things
which point to the fact that the general is
not asleep and that his dream of a United
States of Central America has not been
forgotten. Last Thursday the City of Syd
ney sailed for Panama, via Central Ameri
can ports, and she was delayed over an
hour awaiting instructions from General
Agent Center. There were a number of
cases on board which caused the officers of
the steamer considerable uneasiness, and
when the order came to remove them from
the hold there was a general feeling of re
lief. These cases are said to have con
tained contraband of war and to have been
shipped by General Ezeta's agents. The
only reason the cases were not sent on
was that had they been found on board in
a Central American port, the ship and
cargo might have been confiscated.
■ The records of the Customs-house show
that there is now on the way from Paris
the full equipment of a war steed and also
the, full military costume of a general.
These goods are consigned to "General
Antonio Ezeta, California Hotel, San Fran
cisco." The uniform and accouterments
for the warhorse are expected daily via the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and had there
not been a hitch" in the proceedings Ezeta
would have left for Central America on the
Acapulco,which is scheduled to sail on the
9th inst. .
When the City of Sydney was ready to
sail last Thursday there were standing on
the* wharf General Agent Center, Vice-
President Schwerin.the boss stevedore and
about twenty of his assistants and Super
intendent Hauxhurst. The mail and pas
sengers were all aboard, but still the signal
was not given to cast off the mooring lines.
After a delay of about an hour and a
half Center said something to the boss
stevedore, the latter gave some instructions
to the men, and they at once rushed on
board and proceeding to the forward part
of the ship seized certain cases and carried
them ashore. *
The cases were placed on the trucks and
immediately carted away. A few seconds
later the lines were cast off, and the
steamer moved away from the dock.
As the cases were being removed, one of
the officers was heard to * remark, "There
goes some of the — — stuff." *..
"Yes," answered the officer he was ad
dressing, "and I wish to — -it was all
gone." "With that they hurried aboard,
and Messrs. Center, Schwerin and Haux
hurst sauntered slowly up the wharf.
>' General Ezeta " asserts that the goods,
whatever ■ they are, do not belong to him,
but the men on the wharf say that the cases
contained contraband of war, and that
they were destined for Central America.
Ezeta admits that his uniform and the ac
couterments for himself and charger are
on the way from New York, but he insists
that they are not for use in Central
America.
■ • -■
Proving Election Frauds.
Election^ officials who counted or recorded
votes in precincts where gross frauds were dis
covered in the recounts following the late elec
tions had a chance to . explain themselves be
fore the Grand Jury Monday evening. The frauds
in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty-*
fifth and Thirty-seventh districts were proved,
but no indictments were brought, and Regis
trar Hinton brought an armful of tally-sheets
and spent some time before the jury.
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