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CLASH OF CONTRACTORS.
Master Bricklayers and Car
penters Combine Against
Each Other.
MEN BROUGHT FROM DENVER.
In the Fight Against the New Sys
tem Henry Rohling Imports
'Bricklayers.
The building trades are in a state of un
rest over a contest between the carpenters
and bricklayers, in which the whole sys
tem of contracting on buildings in San
Francisco is seriously involved. The car
penters want everything one way, while
contracting bricklayers are equally positive
that their method shall prevail, and herein
there is a clash of two important bodies of
builders, which has taken the smaller men
and those in other lines of the building
trades with complete surprise.
As to how the people who are about to
build houses may fare in the present crisis
is a rather difficult question to answer, for
the contractors themselves decline to dis
cuss that view of the subject, although one
man, a plasterer, remarked yesterday that
"between -two stools you come *to the
ground," and that is exactly the position
now occupied by the public with regard to
building. ■
The man who wishes to put up a house
may be troubled either with very annoy
ing delays or a multiplicity of contracts,
which will all be separate and distinct, and
then find himself without one general su
perintendent for his work, as each con
tractor will confine himself to his own line
regardless of how it may affect the other
fellows. To be sure the architect is there
to look after construction, but his visits
are usually so few and far between that
his supervision can really amount to little
or nothing.
There is one deplorable feature of the
trouble which has hardly yet caught the
attention of organized labor, and that is
the importation of workingmen from cities
beyond California. Already bricklayers
have been brought here from Denver and
nut to work. The reason for going so far
from home for men was because contract
ing carpenters and bricklayers could not
agree on one contract. The master brick
layers, in accordance with a resolution re
cently adopted by them, refused to make
estimates on this particular work or to no
tice it in any way because a master car
penter had contracted for every detail of
construction. When confronted with this
refusal he sent to Denver for bricklayers
and performed the whole of tne work him
self.
• Rut this action was only an earnest of
what the carpenters propose to do in keep
ing -.up established customs that favor
them. They have, with few exceptions,
signed an agreement binding themselves
not to figure on contracts of less than
$5000 which are to be let in more than one
contract. Their part of the preliminary
fight was finished yesterday, and a meet
ing was held in the afternoon at the
Builders' Exchange, 16 Post street. The
result was they determined to stand to
gether for their mutual interests.
The trouble began recently, when the
bricklayers instituted a reform in local
contracting, so that it would be carried out
on the same plan as in Eastern cities. Un
til the present time it has been the custom
in San Francisco for master carpenters to
bid solely on all buildings, excepting large
structures, and then to sublet the con
tracts for brickwork, plastering, plumbing,
painting, etc. In the East each one of
these contracts is let separately to builders
in the respective lines.
But San Francisco has now outgrown
the old-time way of doing business. Un
der the old way the carpenter would figure
and get the contract, and then if he should
fall short— that is, if his bid was lower
than the cost of the job he had it in his
power to come around to the brieklaver,
the painter, the plumber and the plasterer
and pay only a pro rata of the contract
price.
It was this and no more that eventually
led to the disruption. Quite recently the
bricklayers came together very quietly and
adopted a resolution not to figure on work
for a carpenter unless the bricklaying con
tract was under $500. . If over that figure
it was decided that the bricklayers should
deal with the owner or architect, ignoring
the carpenter altogether and as a separate
contractor. PUB
The carpenters claim, however, that they
lay out the work on frame buildings and
j can get it done quicker and more cheaply,
whereas if each man takes a separate con
tract he does so at his own time and the
work will be delayed. Besides, the inde
pendence of contractors is liable to cause
trouble, as when each man's work is com
pleted he goes away, no matter whether
the different departments agreeexactly or
are in uniform style and dimensions.
The first clash came when Henry
Rohling, a contracting carpenter of long
standing in this City, got the contract for
building the new synagogue. The brickwork
amounted to $2000, and Rohling asked the
bricklayers to figure on it. To his aston
ishment not a master bricklayer in San
Francisco would notice him or his con
tract, and his specifications were unopened.
Rohling was told that as he had taken the
whole thing he should suffer, and that the
bricklayers could deal only with the own
ers. This made him angry. He sent at
once to Denver for workmen, who came at
once and laid the bricks, and the result
was Rohling saved considerable money on
the transaction. The brickyards with" one
exception — the San Joaquin Company —
had formed a combination with the brick
layers, but this did not deter him, and the
work was done with San Joaquin bricks.
Should anything happen this brickyard,
however, the daring contractor will in all
probability find himself in a disagreeable
position, since he has put himself on record
as opposed to the combination.
Now the carpenters have combined to
meet this opposition. They also held a
quiet meeting and adopted resolutions,
and these have been circulated extensively
by William Chatham, a master carpenter
at 943 Mariposa street. Chatham did very
well, as over 100 signatures of contracting
carpenters were soon attached to the reso
lution, and now the compact is complete.
, According to this agreement carpenters
are bound not to estimate on work under
$5000 in total cost unless all its departments
are included in one contract. Should the
owner of the proposed building be a
plumber, brickmason or painter he can do
his own part of the work, but that is the
only exception.
If the contract is over $5000 and does not
call for a fireproof structure it must be let
in not more than three parts, the other
departments being reserved as additions to
the carpenter work. So the lines of pro
cedure on both sides are very definitely
defined, and the outcome is a subject for
much speculation among the workingmen
and the small contractors.
Pure baking powders are one of the chief
aids to the cook in preparing perfect and
.wholesome food. While those are to.be
obtained of well-established reputation,
like the Royal, of whose purity there has
never been a -question, it is proper to
avoid all others. - "~ -.
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS.
Decisions Again*! the Northern Pacific*
Railroad Compßny.
In the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals yesterday a decision was rendered
in the suit of Julia Craft against the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, wherein the
decision of the lower court was affirmed.
Mrs. Crafts secured a verdict against the
railroad company for $3200 for the death of i
her husband, who was killed by a train ' In
Portland, : Or., August 15, .1892. It was
from this decision that the railroad com
pany, appealed.
■ In the suit of Neptune Lynch against the
Northern Pacific Railroad* Company to re
cover : damages for personal injuries the
judgment of the ■ lower court in favor of
the railroad company was reversed. S
THE VICTORS COMING
' A Call Issued to All Athletes and
Alumni to Meet the Triumphant
California Team.
The victorious track athletic team of the
University of California will arrive home
from its Eastern trip next Thursday morn
ing. It will reach Oakland at 7:15 o'clock
and from there be carried to Berkeley.
In the evening the Olympic Club rooms
will be handsomely arranged to receive the
victorious athletes, who will be . escorted
thither when they reach San Francisco by
the alumni and undergraduate bodies and
by all the prominent athletic and bicycle !
clubs. . . , . ' ■ .
The procession will form at the foot of
Market street at 7:30 o'clock marshaled by
the presidents of the different organiza
tions. The Presidio band will head the
procession, followed by the Alumni Asso
ciation, then the coach containing the
team, after which the associated students
and athletic and bicycle clubs. Fireworks
will be displayed along the route.
At the Olympic Club the entertainment
will be in the nature of a reception and
banquet, which will be presided over by
President B. P. Flint of the Olympics.
Prominent alumni will respond to toasts.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments consists of: Colonel G. C. Edwards,
J. B. Reinstein, A. F. Morrison, William
Nat Friend of the university and B. P.
Flint and R. .J. Hancock of the Olympic
Club. The committee have issued the fol
lowing call to university men:
Alumni and students of the Uuiversitv of
California at Berkeley and the affiliated" col
leges in San Francisco, you are requested to
meet at the foot of Market street, on Thursday
evening, June 27, at 7:30 o'clock, to escort the
Varsity track athletic team to the Olympic
Club, where a reception and banquet will be
tendered them. This invitation is also ex
tended to all other university men and to our
athletic and bicycle clubmen. Let all turn out
to welcome home our victorious Californians.
A. F. Morrison, v
President of the Alumni Association.
William Nat Friend,
President of the Associated Students.
VALLEY ROAD MATERIAL
Transportation of Building Ma
terial to Stockton Con
sidered.
Preparations for Constructing: the
Railway Now Nearlng a
Climax.
The directors' committee on construc
tion and equipment of the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railway met yes
terday at the company's offices, 321 Market
street, and spent some time in the con
sideration of transportation of materials
from the port of San Francisco to Stockton.
..As rails, ties, spikes, bolts, etc., arrive
here by water, they must be transferred to
barges or river boats and taken up the San
Joaquin to the Valley road's harbor ter
minus at Stockton. And as the time is at
hand for determining the method of this
transportation, the question was fully con
sidered yesterday.
Bids from different transportation com
panies for moving the railway building
material and one offer from a steamboat
owner were submitted. The committee ar
rived at no definite conclusion, however,
and decided to present the question in tan
gible form to the board of directors to-day.
"This matter has to be determined
promptly," said Chief Engineer Story, "as
rails and ties may be in any day now.
They are expected here within two weeks
at the furthest, and by that time we will be
ready to move them just as fast as they are
discharged."
The construction of flat and box freight
cars has already begun in the yards of
Hammond & Co. in this City, although the
contract was awarded only last Wednes
day. Immediately tne contract was signed
detailed drawings were received by the
builders from the chief engineer and work
began that day.
Engineer Graham's party— original
corps of surveyors in the field— moved Sat
urday to a point in the plains five miles
south of the Tuolumne River and is now
working toward Merced. Over thirty
three miles of the road have been surveyed
and practically finished by this party of
surveyors, and the engineers are now
about thirty miles from Merced.
The Visalia party has finished to a point
ten miles north from Visalia, which city
they will reach in two days. The re
mainder of this week will be occupied by it
in surveying through the town of Visa'lia.
The Hanford party is still working along
the Kings River in search of a desirable
crossing for the railway. In all depart
ments of engineering and construction
commendable activity is shown in the
work of building the Valley railway.
CHINESE DOORS CLOSED
A Heavy Attachment Placed
on the Empire Cigar
Company.
Creditors Charge Crooked Work on
the Part of the Celestial
Firm.
The doors of the Empire Company were
closed yesterday afternoon, and a Deputy
Sheriff has been in charge of the premises
on Battery and Washington streets ever
since. The Empire Company is or was
composed of Chinese merchants doing a
wholesale cigar manufacturing business.
They got their leaf tobacco from the firms
of M. Rosenshine & Bro, M. P. Kohlberg
& Co. and Jonas Schoenfeld, and up to
yesterday morning the firm was popularly
supposed to be the most solvent in China"
town.
i But a change : came over the tobacco
merchants yesterday. With a strange
unanimity of thought the three firms sent
out for collections, and each collector re
turned to his ; firm with the same report,
"Out of funds and out of town."
There was a hurried consultation, and as
a result shortly after noon Thomas E.
Ryan, represented by attorneys Reinstein
and Eisner, had Sheriff Whe'lan issue an
attachment - against the Empire Company
for $5300. The money was not forthcom
ing; no bonds were produced and the
doors closed with a bang. Mr. Shoenfeld
said:
-It is clearly a case of fraud. I went down to
the house this morning to collect a portion of
the $1900 which is coming to me, but there
w " no representative of the ; firm to be seen.
The heads of the firm are two Chinese mer
chants whom I have known for at least twenty
years, but I could not recall : their names for
the life of me. . - .
: The company's Indebtedness to me runs back
for several. years,. and heretofore they have
always been ready with a little money. I have
been trying to find these men all day, but have
as yet been unable to locate them . I took a
cursory look over the stock, and I should judge
that if we come out with 10 cents on the dollar
we might consider ourselves lucky.' By put
ting the attachment on the house I presume
we have the first call on the company; but the
foreman told me to-day that the ■ house was in
debt for cigar-boxes to a Chinese manufactory
and that the cigar-makers also l had consider
able i money coming to them. The outlook for
us, to say the least, Is. not very bright. .
The reports of the official Government
investigations of baking powders show the
Royal to be stronger and purer than any
other. *
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1895.
DISCUSSED TWO THESES.
Fourth Day's Session of the
Lutheran Church District
Synod.
BOARD OF MISSIONS' REPORT.
It Is Decided to Erect a German
Church at Carson
; Valley.
The interest of the clerical and lay dele
gates in the discussion of the nine theses,
propounded for that purpose, seems to in
crease daily at the sessions of the Califor
nia and Oregon District Synod of the
Lutheran Church, which are being held
morning and afternoon in the Church of
St. Paulus, on Eddy street.
The fourth day's , session was reached
yesterday. Rev. J. M. Buehler being, as
usual, in the chair. After religious exer
cises and the laying on the table of a
couple of reports the chairman opened the
discussion on the sixth thesis on the pro
gramme. This relates to the nature of the
THE LUTHERAN CONVENTION IN SESSION IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
conditions under which a Christian can re
ceive and enjoy the blessings of the gos
pel. There was an animated and amicable
discussion on this subject, which is one
upon which the Lutheran creed is most
emphatic.
Tne following gentlemen were the chief
debaters: G. Runkel of Los Angeles, Rev.
J. W. Theip of Santa Rosa, Rev. J. Kogler
of Orange, Rev. Mr. Paul of Cornelius, Or.,
Rev. Mr. Hoernicke of Fresno. G. Theiss of
Oakland, Rev. J. Jacobson of Dixon.
The trend of all the discussion on the
sixth thesis was that personal merit could
not be regarded as any equivalent for the
gift of crace, repentance and active faith
being what is required.
In the discussion on the seventh thesis
the unanimous conclusion arrived at was
that "while we ascribe to man as an in
tellectual being great capabilities and
great achievements in material things we
deny that in his natural condition he has
any spiritual powers."
The two reports which were laid on the
table at the beginning of the morning ses
sion will probably be taken up ■ for action
to-day. They consisted of the report, of
the committee on candidates for admission
as members of the synod, and of the com
mittee on the church paper, the Luther
ische Botschafter. This journal has been
generally regarded as the publication of
the synod, though as a matter of fact it
has been published by private enterprise,
in the interest*, however, of the Lutheran
church. The general desire is that the
synod should undertake active relations
with the paper.
The report of the Board of Missions en
tirely occupied the afternoon session. It
was resolved to assist |in the erection of ' a
church at Carson Valley and the board was
authorized to name ' the : amount which it
miirht consider necessary, to add to the
$1000 already raised by the congregation
there. Rev. J. Becker is the pastor of the
Carson Valley flock. It was announced
that Rev. M. Boade, the Lutheran clergy
man at Seattle, and Rev. F. Verwiebe of
Spokane had both resigned- their pastor
ates and gone East. The board was author
ized to appoint successors, as both Seattle
and Spokane are still missionary churches
and, therefore, subject to the jurisdiction
of the board.
By unanimous consent ;of the synod it
was decided that ". to pay , periodical mis
sionaryvisits to Idaho was more than any
missionary at Spokane could be expected
to accomplish as well as attending to his
duties in Washington. It was therefore
resolved to request the Montana synod to
supply the Idaho field with a missionary.
The question of erecting a\ Lutheran
church at San Diego was discussed, but
action in the matter was deferred till
to-day. ■ .■-■.-■
MURDER IN CHINATOWN
Yee Doo Foo, a Laundryman,
Shot in Baker Alley
by Look Won. '
An Eye-Witness States That a Dog
Was the Cause of the
Shooting-. ,
V When the highbinder societies or tongs
were in full swing in Chinatown, the
murder of a member of a rival tong was no
unusual ' occurrence. Between , two and
three years ago" several murders took place
within a few weeks, but : since then, owing
to 'the "- breaking up .of . the tongs by; the
police, the use of the revolver. was discon
tinued.
Early yesterday morning, "; however
another murder was added to the long list
that has made Baker alley notorious, . and
has given it i the name of "murderers'
alley.' , It runs . from Dupont street into
Sullivan alley, the latter running between
Jackson and Pacific streets.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the officers and
special watchmen on duty in the vicinity
were startled by hearing two pistol shots
in rapio succession from the direction of
Baker and Sullivan alleys. Policeman G.
Reardon was standing "on the corner of
Pacific and Dupont streets, and hurried to
the scene. A Chinese pointed to a man in a
store on the corner of the two alleys, and
told Reardon he had fired the shots. Rear
don at once placed him under arrest. ■
Policemen J. B. Collins and L. Little
and Special Watchmen Gus Finn and S.
Daggett had also reached the scene, and
found the man who was shot in a doorway
in Baker alley. The Chinese arrested was
taken before him for identification, but he
was too far gone to do : so.
The patrol wagon was summoned, and
the dying Chinese and his murderer were
driven to the Receiving Hospital. When
the former was placed on the operating
table it was found that life was extinct.
The bullet, only one having taken effect,
entered to the right of the center of the
chest and passed through the lungs, death
resulting from internal hemorrhage. The
dead man was Yee Doo Foo, and was em
ployed in a laundry ,at 234 Turk street.
The body was taken to the Morgue.
The murderer, whose name is Look Won,
was taken to the City Prison, and yester
day afternoon was* booked by Sergeant
Shea and Policeman Reardon on the charge
of murder. • The police believe that he is a
highbinder.
A Chinese . witness to the shooting is
bei..g detained by the police. He made
the following statement:
Yee Doo Foo and I were walking along Sulli
van alley toward Pacific street. Look Won and
another Chinese were standing at the corner
of Baker and Sullivan alleys with a small dog.
Look Won set the dog on Yee Doo Foo and he
kicked it. Look Won said, "If you kick that
dog I will kill you," and at the same time he
fired two shots at Yee Doo Foo. Look Won ran
into the store on the corner, and I kept him in
view till the officers came, and pointed him
out to them. The other man ran into 9 Sulli
van alley, with the dog after him. After being
shot Yee Doo Foo ran for about twenty yards
into the doorway of the house on Baker alley,
where he fell.
Ah Tan, 9 Sullivan • alley, the owner of
the dog, was also taken to the City Prison.
He said he always kept the dog chained
and did not know who had unchained it
and taken it into the alley. He heard the
shots, and went downstairs, where h«>
found his dog.
The witness to the shooting could not
identify Ah Tan as Look Won's compan
ion, and he was not positive about the dog,
although it was about the same size.
... The police made a careful search of 9
Sullivan alley, which is a private lodging
house where Look Won lived, and the
store on the corner, but they failed to find
a revolver.
MANUFACTURERS OBJECT
Protest Against a Charitable
Society Purchasing East
ern Goods.
A. E. Osborne of the Feeble-Minded
Home Accused of Discrim
ination.
A short time ago A. E. Osborne, superin
tendent of the California Home for the j
Care and Training of Feeble-minded Chil
dren, issued a schedule for bids for goods
and groceries for that institution for the
coming year. While professing; to be fa
vorable to and desirous of the patronizing
of home industries, he called for many ar
ticles, such as baking powders, candles,
salt, soap, soda, blacking, corn, condensed
milk, etc., and mentioned brands manu
factured by Eastern firms. "' In conclusion
he stated that only the brands called for
would be accepted, and that the substitu
tion of names of any brand would be nul
lifying the bid. '•■• ■ -;\: :;-,:-:;, ,<
7 'This aroused the officers of the Manu
facturers' and Producers' Association, and
some interesting correspondence followed.
Secretary Mead sent to Superintendent
Osborne a, letter calling attention to the
fact . that a California institution of this
character ; supported by California people
should patronize California products. Ac
companying the letter was a list of the
members of the association who are able to
furnish as good groceries and goods as any
named in Mr. Osborne's schedule. r Letters
were also sent to all of the members of the
association stating that Mr. Osborne's at
tention had been called to the fact that
he was discriminating against California
manufactured goods by naming particular
brands made in the East. The letter con
cludes by saying: ■
We nave furnished him with your name as a
manufacturer of an article Included in this
list, or that may be required by the home, and
we would respectfully suggest that you imme
diately communicate with Mr. *, Osborne at
Lldridge, Cal., upon . the > subject, giving him
ail the information required as to the specific
articles you manufacture. - '
_ As a result the home is flooded with let
ters from local ; manufacturers, and from
what can $be ; learned Mr/ Osborne * will Ibe
educed to change i some *of the I brands of
goods on his schedule.
TO WAIT ON THE MAYOR.
Presbyterian Ministers Ask
Him to End the Water
Circuses.
SHAME ON THE PROFESSORS.
Members of the Congregational
Monday Club Discuss the
Universities. j
Rev. M. Willett closed a scholarly re
view of Balfour's "Foundations of Belief,"
which he read at the Congregational Mon
day Club yesterday, by saying:
Shall we consider the subject of the great
English Conservative's view that naturalism
Is a basis utterly unfit for morals, public or
private— subject outworn, insignificant or
remote, when many of the professors at the
Berkeley and Stanford universities take the
opposite ground?
Rev. Mr. Tubbs said the review of the
work in question so strongly expressed
\ Balfour's views and those of the reviewers
that he wished it might be read by all.
"The professors of Stanford are disgracing
themselves by their teachings," said he.
Professor Moore of the Pacific Seminary
said the distinction is not commonly made
between naturalism and idealism as a
basis of morality. He understood that
there is a controversy in regard to that in
the university in question.
Here Mr. Willett explained that his ref
erence was to Professor Moses, rather than
Professor Howison. His claim ,was that
those who hold Spencerian, positivist or
agnostic views are on essentially the same
platform, so far at; the relations of natural
ism to morality are concerned.
Superintendent Hood spoke in a lauda
tory vein of Balfour as a man of action as
well as a thinker, and said that for himself
he is enough of an "old fogy" to think
theology is the queen of science. "If it
were made food and ; drink," said he,
"preachers would not need to give Sunday
evening lectures on the tariff."
Rev. C. T.Brown said he entertained a
high opinion of and thinks the work more
especially significant on account of the
personality of the author. He believed
the views advanced symptomatic. Not
long ago the statement "had been made by
authority that the vicarious atonement is
explainable on scientific grounds. The
tendency is coming to be toward the posi
tion of Baifour that naturalism is not a
source of inspiration or ethics.
John Kimball wondered what statesman
of our land could produce such a book.
Not the famous Grover Cleveland. Dr.
Pond replied that Tom Reed is quite capa
ble of taking such a stand and maintained
it. Rev. W. C. Dedling of Vermont and
Elder H. S. Tanner of the Latter-day
Saints' Mission of this City made brief ad
dresses, thanking the club for the courtesy
of the floor and expressing interest in the
discussion. Mrs. S. B. Cooper called at
tention to Rev. Anna Shaw's coming lec
ture on "The Fate of Republics," and said
Miss Anthony would speak on the same
occasion on "The Present Status of the
Woman Suffrage Question." It was an
nounced that those : ladies would address
the ministerial association of the City at
1:30 p. m. Monday at the Y. M. C. A. audi
torium.
Rev. W. A. Tenny will address the club
on the Bth prox., and it was decided to in
vite Rev. Philip Grail to address it on the
15th prox.
Presbyterian Ministerial, Union!
A committee, from the. Presbyterian
Ministerial Union will wait upon Mayor
Sutro during the week to request that
water circuses and similar Sunday enter
tainments at Sutro Baths be discontinued.
Dr. H. S. Ketchem, Rev. D. Hanson Irwin
and George Mearns were appointed to that
office at tne meeting of the union yester
day.
George Mearns stated that the ladies of
the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches 1
of the City are interested in a project for
the establishment of a Seaman's Institute
at Port Costa, and asked the co-operation
of the union in the plans.
The secretary was instructed to send a
letter of condolence, on behalf of the
union, to Rev. G. D. B. Stewart on the
death of his only child.
Rev. D. Hanson Irwin read a paper on
"Revivals," in the course of which he
said: "Emotion is not religion. In and of
itself it is valueless. Neither is a mere ac
quaintance with dogma religion." • •
Rev. James Woodworth will give an
address on "The Coming of the Lord," be
fore the union on Monday.
Methodist Preachers' Meeting.
Tbe quarterly election which was held
at the Methodist preachers' meeting re
sulted in the placing of Rev. G. W. Heatty
in the chair, making Rev. J. B. Cheyno
worth vice-president and Dr. W. W. Case
secretary.
Rev. Henry Varley was the speaker and
his theme "The Coming Sovereignty of
Christ." He expressed the belief that
there would be no blighted harvests, no
droughts, no unseasonable frosts under
the regime of Christ. Longevity will . be
the rule instead of the exception, accord
ing to the English evangelist. 7
Rev. 8. O. Simpson will address the
meeting next Monday on the thome of
"Personal Reminiscences."
No Longer Andrews & Co.
The corporation created by Colonel A. An
drews to carry on his business was dissolved by
Judge Wallace yesterday at the request of
Colonel Andrews. The corporation was origi
nally formed so that, in the event of the
jeweler's death, the' business would go on just
the same, and there would be no chance of it
being broken up by his heirs.
The corporation was formed five years ago,
and although Andrews was always the sole
owner in the business, still the general un
derstanding was that there were others con
nected with him. For that reason he has had
the corporation dissolved.
Two Carpenters Injured.
William Perrin and John Desmond, two car
penters, were working on a building at the
corner of Washington and Davis streets yester
day morning with six other carpenters when
the staging gave way and they were all precipi
tated to the ground. Perrin had his right
thigh fractured and Desmond his right arm.
They were taken to the Receiving Hospital.
The other six men escaped uninjured. Perrin
lives at 528 Hickory avenue and Desmond on
the corner of Devisadero and Bush streets.
CASH DRAWER IS RIFLED
Discovery Made in Newman
7 & Levinson's Store at
. Last.
The Police Still Disbelieve the Story
Told by Watchman Ernest
Nagle. .
The discovery, yesterday morning that
about $60 was missing 5 from . one of the
cash-drawers in one of the departments on
the second floor of * Newman & Levinson's
store puts a new complexion •on the mys
terious affair of Saturday night. 7; :77
The cashier was away on a yachting ex-,
cursion on Sunday and did not return till
yesterday morning. When questioned as
to the cash he surprised Mr. Newman by
informing him ; that 'he ; had not received
the ;* money from ' this I particular drawer.
This money is usually left in the drawer,
over ; night for change purposes v in ". the
morning. ■■'.-■--*-. • 7> . "> -v-~ -
Mr. ; Newman concluded that the two i
1 : NEW TO-DAY.
KELLY & LIEBES'
Cloak and Suit House,
120 Kearny Street.
GIGANTIC CLOAK SALE!
WE ONCE MORE OFFER OUR BEAUTI-
fuI stylish goods at gigantic sale prices. Every
lady knows the fine quality of our goods, and the
styles are the latest. We never buy jobs or odd
lots, and so have no Jobs or odds and ends to
offer you— the newest, the best and the finest,
at gigantic sale prices.
» •;s%'*~-i "' "'" '*;■ 7
FANCY SILK WAISTS, •
big sleeves »2.75 53.00 93.25
Reduced from $4.50, $6 and $7.
FINE SURAH SILK
WAISTS 93.00 53.00 93.00
Reduced from $7.
ELEGANT STRIPED
SILK WAISTS 94.75 95.25 96.50
Reduced from $8, $9 and $10.
FINE SERGE PEPAP^
ATE SKIRTS, very
wide, lined all /
through and stiff-
ened, In plaits..... 53.75 95.00
A HUGE BARGAIN.
NOBBY SHIRT
WAISTS 25c 250 25c
LAUNDRIED SHIRT
WAISTS 4 0c 40c 40c
LAUNDRIED FRENCH
PERCALE WAISTS 75c 75c 75c
LAUNDRTED FINEST
IMPORTED . PER-
CALES : 91.00 51.25 51.50
All Shirt Waists Reduced in Price
One-half.
Special attention given to Country Orders.
Always send money with order. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed.
'
masked burglars had taken the money.
They possibly had knowledge of its being
there and took it preparatory to rifling the
other drawers, but were scared off before
accomplishing their purpose.
Detective Bohen is still convinced that
"Watchman Nagle is romancine. In speak
ine of the missing $60 last night, he said:
■•- There are six drawers and on Saturday night
1 found them all open. While I was examin
ing one of them an employe In the store came
up and told me that Special Officer Linville
haa forced them open, but for what purpose, I
don't know. There was no money in the draw
ers then, and nothing was said by any one
about money being kept there.
Men who do that sort of a job are, as a rule,
the most desperate criminals, and wou'd not
have been satisfied to steal ..only $60. It was
easy for them to carry away $15,000 or $20,
-000 worth of silk goods "before being dis
covered.
What makes me disbelieve Watchman Na
gle's story is that he made so many contra
dictory statements. Another thing, he did not
volunteer a single statement, but everything
had to be dragged out of him by questions. A
man who wants to tell a ttory tells it without
being forced to do so. ' .
It was not impossible for Naele to have
bound and gagged himself. The piece of
cheesecloth that covered bis mouth had only
one knot In it. It would have been an easy
matter for him to have rubbed his head
against the edge of the counter and so have
relieved himselt of that binding, which would
have enabled him to get rid of the gag in his
mouth and get the use of his voice to yell for
help. It must not be overlooked, also, that
robbers of that caliber are generally prepared
with their own gags.
There was plenty of dust on the stairs, and I
still say that if Nagle's story was true that he
slid downstairs his clothes would have been
covered with dust; I also proved that it was
impossible for the robbers to have got out by
the window or door in the rear, as there are
cobwebs over an inch long on the wire screen,
which would have been brushed away by the
clothing of the robbers in crawling through.
Besides why didn't Nagle crawl along to the
front door and turn thekey, which was in the
lock, with his hands, which were tied in such
way that he could, easily have done it. In
stead of that he prefers to sit on a stool.
It is a pity that tne officer neglected to ob
serve what sort of a knot was on the binding
around his wrists. He cut it without thinking
of that point, which would have demonstrated
whether it could have been done by Nagle him
self. v
There is an alarm in the store which the
watchman rings every hour. As it did not ring
a messenger was sent - from the alarm com
pany's office on Sutter street to see what was
the matter. The messenger peered into the
store, but Nagle did nothing to attract his at
tention.
The motive? Well, there are two or three
things. Perhaps Nagie wanted. an assistant.
Then, again, I understand that the firm has
had occasion to talk to him .recently, and he
might want to do something like this to gain
notoriety and the sympathy of the firm.
" ■!■■■' la
IN
FULL DRESS
SHIRTS no other line offers any
that are more strictly up-to-date
or as good and fine at the
prices as the
STANDARD
t TRADE f
Neu ~ IVI X And
stadter ll BB '< nearly
Bros *:££?' . ,*"
£™ S ' MARK. all
" *' Rl iTTI ' dealers
make. (M| I I I J se
them Jt y; t \J.-y; them.
— jJY ■'
NEW TO-DAY.
KELLY & LIEBES'
Cloak and Suit Douse,
-
? ISO Kearny Street-
GIGANTIC CLOAK SALE!
WE HAVE THE MOST STYLISH CAPES
In the city. They are perfect, reg-ilar goods.
No jobs, no old styles, and our eicantic sale prices
Rive you a chance to buy them for the price of the
trimmings almost. Come ana see what our sale
prices mean, and it will be dollars saved to you.
NOBBY CLOTH CAPES,
trimmed 91.50, 83. 50, 83.50
Reduced from $5, $7, $8.
STYLISH CLOTH CAPES
all colors 93.50, 85.00, 96.50
Your choice of 500.
SWELL VELVET CAPES,
silk lined 85.00, 96.50. 98. 50
Reduced from $12 50, $15, $20.
ELEGANT SILK CAPES,
lace trimmed 97.50,98.50,911.00
Reduced from $15, $18, $20.
IMPORTED BLACK
DRESS CAPES... ...810, 813.50,818.00
Reduced from $20, $27 50, $30.
NOVELTY CLOTH
JACKETS, tan and
black ....95.00, 87.50, 910
Reduced from $9, $14, $18.
SEPARATE STREET
SKIRTS, fine fancy
taffeta silk, all lined
and very full 912.80
Reduced from $20.
CHILDREN'S JACKETS,
all ages 82.00, 83.25, 92.
Reduced from $4, $5.
Every garment in our house is cheaper
than you ever dreamed of. Look at them.
DON'T BREAK
YOUR BACK
Or disfigure your walls try-
iris to open your trunk.
WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE
CELEBRATED PEERLESS WALL TRIMS
Which a child can open without exertion.
THEY MUST BE SEE* to BE APPRECIATED
PEERLESS TRUNK, line covered, sheet-iron
• bottom, heavily braced
28-lnch ?4, 30-inch $4 50, 32-inch Si
PEERLESS TRUNK, canvas covered, extra
heavy brace, hasp lock, sheet -Iron bottom.
28-lnch $6 25, 30-Inch $6 75, 32-tnch $7 28
PEERLESS TRUNK, tine quality, canvass
covered, extra heavy bumpers, reinforced
aides, double lock, sheet-Iron bottom . . .
28-inch $10, ao-inch $11, 32-inch fl2
Large Assortment of Steamer Trunks,
Telescopes, Bags and Baskets
AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION.
Electrical Construction and Repairing .
of All Kinds. Estimates Given.
Special attention given to Sporting
Goods and Barber. Supplies. Razors,
Shears and Knives ground and repaired.
818-820 Market Street
Fl-elan Blinding.
. Factory— 3o First Street.
CONTRA COSTA
WaterCo.Bonds
U v i\r-"7i.'7.' ''o--'.7": :■ ;-7, :„■';•" '-'". 77"' r 7'
WILL BE PAID BY
THEBAKKOFCALIFORNIA
UPON. PRESENT ON AND AFTER
"U date of their maturity, July 1 1895 after
which date Interest will cease.
Holders of above bonds who have subscribed to
an agreement to exchange for the new Issue of
bonds by the same company are notified that the I
exchange w ill be made upon presentation at the •
Bank of California on and utter the 20th of June,
1895.
a The Bank of California,
V THOS. BROWN, Cashier.