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WEDNESDAY...... .".AUGUST 21, 1895
AMUSEMENTS.
Bat wts Thfatkr.— " The Bauble Shop."
Colombia Titeatkr— Trar?dy Rehearsed,"
"Nance TOldfield" and "A Man of the World."
Mobosco's OPEKA-Horsi:— •* Cracker-Jack."
Tiyott Opera-iiocsk— "Th» Royal Middy."
■ OKniKujr— High-Class Vaudeville.
JIEcHAN-ics' Fair.— JLarkln street, near Market.
• Ptate Board of Tbadk Kxcttbtt.— s7s Market
Uiect, below Second. Open dally. Ad mission free.
. Bat District TnAcr.— Races. •
California Statk FAiR-Sacramento, Septem
ber 2 to 14.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
Select Excursion to Uriah — Sunday,
August 25.
AUCTION SALES.
BY KII.I.TP & Co.— Wednesday, An)?. 21— Horses,
at salesynrd. corner Van Ness avenue and Market
streets, at 11 o'clock. ______^__
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Henry T. Scott has not resigned from the
Board of Education.
Efforts to settle by compromise the litigation
over the estate of Alexander I. More are being
made>
. Work of pradin? on the Santa Barbara ex
tension' of the Southern Pacilic lias been re
eumed: - : ':
A^jmaot^leneral Georpe D. Boggles of the
.United States Array, is in this city on a semi
official tjrip.
During the past eleven ami a half months
- the. asset's, of the bank- of the State have in
creased $11,826,658 47.
Harbor Commissioner Colnon declines to
name the man that made the corrupt proposi
tion iv.practical politics.
The testimony in the Haskins will contest
h;as all been taken, and the case will be eub
mittjed to the jury to-day.
The California Press Association will visit the
electric carnival at Sacramento and possibly
the -exposition at Atlanta.
Contracts for bridge and trestle timber for
the Valley road from Ptmk ton to tne Merced
ftlVer. were awarded yesterday.
Rey. J. Camming Smith addressed the Insti
tute of Ail lied Christianity last evening on
the theme, -'Moses as a Socialist."
The weather forecast for to-day Is "fair, ex
cept-' Fomewhat cloudy at night; stationary
tt-mjierature and fresh westerly winds.
The Goethe-Schillr Monument Association
has appointed many prominent ladies who
will assist at the festival in November.
■ ' Cator, the Populist organizer and orator,
made a strong plea for the Farmers' Alliance
; before, the Silver Convention yesterday.
The collection of 360 views of the San Fran
cisCo school's is nearly completed and will soon
%'scut to Atlanta for display at the exposi
... tion. "
■ ■ . -J&h'n F. Meyers has sued Charles Brown in
"the United Slates Circuit Court to recover
; . $.1000 damages for :he infringment of a patent
/.•'lamip;
. .Secretary Filoher of the State Board of Trade
■•leaves for* the Atlanta Exposition to-day, and
'.;■ the ' California exhibit will be shipped by Sat
; urday.
: -- ■' if-qiir passengers, whose tickets were confis
• dated -as scalpers' products last Sunday at
-'r.Sclcagtu Junction, were thrown oil' the train by
... this cxew.
' • BelLe Royd was the only favorite to win at
i-fie track yesterday. The other winning horses
:. were: Mary S, Crawford, Iloyai Flush and
! • Adelahte.
. , Laiior' Commissioner Fitzgerald, who has re
■turned from the south, believes that a branch
: : or the Labor Bureau should be established in
: ; . I<os Angeles.
. • .tonn Quinlan has sued E. 11. Beverly for
£'.•99 -damages on account of alleged Injuries
. received in being run over by one of Beverly's
,7 milk .wagons.
■■■• Lprerizo Ciiellini, a teamster living at 64
:.' H.eiiry: street,- was fatally injured or. Church
! st wet" last night by brtng crushed between his
. ' ivagonj and team.
.The case- of S. B. Badarous, charged with
■ obtaining, money by false pretenses from Mr.
'•; Knd/M..r>-. C. S. Geldert, wrs dismissed by Judge
t ..Conljah yesterday.
' •■TiieMahafaeturers' and Producers' Conven
■■• vcntion decided last night to invite the rnanu
': fueturers oi tbe State to send exhibits to the
■ Atlanta Exposition.
' There is an unmistakably strong sentiment
; among- the. Silver Convention delegates against
: the ■■.organization of an independent silver
. : party. at the present time.
• ■ :The ink, thrower, who delights in ruining
. '.-ladies' dresses, has aeain made his appearance
on the streets and the police are making a de
termined effort to arrest him.
• v : A jury In Judge Conlan'g court yesterday ac
/■■'quitted Paul P. Frohberg of the charge of
cruelty to animals in having killed a New
foundland dog belonging to J. \V. Plumpke.
;M^ses Greenwald, who was expected to turn
Slaters evidence on the Foss-Ciprico gang of
counterfeiters, has changed his mind. He re
fuses ■to tell all he knows and will stand
.trial.
H. M. Tomlins, leader of the Apollo Club of
Chicago and conductor of the chorus of 15,000
children at the World's Fair, will drill some of
the school children at Golden Gate Hall at
3 p.m.
J-ijdge Conlan yesterday dismissed a charge
of obstructing the street against George Spur
geon, a silver advocate, who was arrested
while, addressing an open-air meeting Monday
■night:.
Vandal 9, for the third time within a compar
atively short time, invaded the Nineteenth
etreet cemetery of the Congregation Sherith
Israel -.on Sunday night and damaged several
tombstones.
R. R. Thornton of Stockton, who shot a la
borer on Monday because he demanded hig
pay, was formerly a United States Army officer
and was once tortu* ed at the stake by Califor
nia Indians.
Ex-Sheriff Stanley of Mendocino says the re
port about hops being allowed to burn up on
the vines is without foundation. The crop is
good and the growers will make money at pres
ent quotations,
X. A. Hirstel, a cigar-dealer at 205 Montgom
ery street, has failed. He has assets of $000
and liabilities of $4000. His creditors, princi
pally wholesale dealers, are trying to force him
Into Insolvency.
A proclamation from Yang Yu, Chinese Min
ister at Washington, D. C.was posted in China
town yesterday. It contained a warning that
if the boycott was not given up the leaders
will be puni&hed.
A number of instructive addresses were de
livered yesterday at the Silver Convention
upon the issues under consideration. To-day
the time will be principally taken up with
committee reports.
Frank Gorman, who was arrested in Sacra
mento for stealing a sealskin coat and diamond
pin from Grace Keating, was discharged by
Judge Conlan yesterday, and was immediately
rearrested for vagrancy.
United States Circuit Judge Joseph McKerina
states that his position on the bench of the
United States Circuit of Appeals is not affected
by the decision cf the United States Attorney-
General in the matter of ex-Senator Ransom.
John M. Wright of the Miners' Association
has informed Land Agent Mills of the Southern
Pacific that a committee has been chosen in
accordance with the latter's proposition for a
joint inspection cf lands and now awaits an
answer.
A carpenter named Joseph Fitzpatrick was
booked for burglary at the Central Police sta
tion for breaking into a house on Treat street,
July 4, and appropriating some valuables. He
was found with some of the stolen articles in
his possession.
An indignation meeting will be held at Wil
liam Lance's, 137 Carl street, to-night, to take
s-ome action respecting the taking off by th«
Market-street Kailway Company of the old
Metropolitan system*, electric cars from the
Carl-street branch.
Two hoys, George and Julius Schwartz, aged
11 and 9 years respectively, are suspected of
breaking "into the Ocean View schoolhouso
lay afternoon, and piaj'ed havoc with
the furniture generally. They wore arrested and
charged with malicious mischief.
In the case of Barney Juchter, charged with
shooting Grace Jago, It was shown at the pre
liminary examination yesterday that the
snooting was accidt-ntnl, n it Judge Low raised
tbe point th&t Juchter might nave been crim
inally negligent by reason of voluntary druuk
'imess.
Daniel Qu»iid died suddenly last Sunday at
his home. He fell from n street car on the Bth
hist, and was injured. His physician gave a
certificate showing Bright's disease of the kid
neys as the cause of death, but the relatives of
the deceased were not satisfied. The matter
v?as accordingly reported to the coroner.
Mrs. Mary Vogel, residing at 919 Powell
street, directly opposite the Normal School, it
'he latest witness fcr the prosecution in the
iHjrraut case. Bhe states positively that she saw
luirrant passing up and down in front of the
■school from 2 till 3 o'clock on the afternoon of
April. 3 .last, and when the girls came out saw
him join one of them and board a (south-bound
J'ou til-street car at Clay street.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The Ship Holt Hill, Recently
Reported Lost, Arrives
Safe.
SAILOR WASHED OVEEBOAED.
J. T. Chamberlain of Alamada Com
mits Suicide on the Newark in
the Bay.
A dispatch was received here by Lloyd's
agents yesterday morning that the four
masted British ship Holt Hill had arrived
at Queenstown all safe. She had been re
ported lost in a collision with the British
ship Prince Oscar, July 13 last, in latitude
9 deg. 30 mm. south, longitude 28 deg. 20
niin. west in the South Atlantic. The Holt
Hill sailed from San Francisco April 23,
and was thought to be in that vicinity at
the time of the disaster. Captain Hender
son of the Prince Oscar upon his arrival at
Philadelphia August 8 stated that he had
collided with an unknown four-masted
ship, which sank with all hands on board,
and it was believed that the Holt Hill was
the lost vessel. So disastrous was the col
lision that six of the Oscar's crew were lost
with their ship. The seventeen survivors
were rescued by the ship Dherwer after
drifting about in a boat without food or
water for three days.
The Prince Oscar sailed from Shields
with a cargo of coal May 9, bound for
Iquique. She was plunging ahead under
full sail when the strange ship suddenly
appeared dead ahead and was struck
fairly amidships, sinking immediately.
It is not yet known who the unfortunate
ship was, and as there are hundreds of
four-masters out it will not soon be defi
nitely learned what vessel went down so
quickly, to be followed by her destroyer,
in the South Atlantic.
• It is reported that the American ship S.
D. Carlton has arrived at Melbourne from
New York. On the passage the first mate,
George W. Hatch, was jammed into the
wreck of the wheelhouse June 22 and
killed. He was in the structure during a
violent gale when a heavy sea broke over
the stern of the vessel, smashing the roof
of the house, wheel and compasses. Hatch
was thrown among the broken timbers, his
head being caught between the roof and a
partition. He was released but died soon
after.
The Panama Railroad whaleback steamer
City of Everett arrived yesterday thirteen
and a half days from the isthmus. She
brought 30,905 packages, or something
over 2000 tons "of freight. On the trip
down Lewis Wilson, a sailor, was lost over
board in the Gulf of Tehauntepec. He
was on the forward part of the vessel tak
ing a shower bath, as, owing to the pecu
liar construction of the loglike hull, the
water washes quite freely over it. All
hands were at dinner, consequently no one
could tell just how the fatal accident oc
curred, but it was supposed that a wave
higher than usual washed him under the
wire guards and into the sea. He was
seen in the water by some person at the
steamer and a boat was lowered, but he
sank before it reached him.
He was an ex-naval sailor, and had been
a cook in the service on the Atlantic sta-
tion. He intended to re-enlist on tbe
United States steamer Mohican upon his
return from the south.
At a meeting of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners yesterday a communica
tion from the Panama Railroad Company
was received, asking that The new Pacilic
street wharf, when completed, or some
other dock, be assigned for its ships. This
company stated that Lombard - street
wharf, exposed as it was to the west winds,
was not a suitable place for its vessels.
A bill for cement storage, amounting to
$6300, was sent to the board by J. D.
Spreckels & Bros. The rirra has a contract
to deliver 40,000 barrels of cement in lots
of 13,000, but, owing to the delay in the
building of the ferry foundations where
the cement was to be used, the board
could not receive it. The barrels were
held i-n storage by Spreckels Bros., subject
to the convenience of the engineers, and a
bill rendered. It was decided to submit
the question to the board's attorney.
The contract for building an hydraulic
•pron for the ferry was awarded to the
Atlas Iron Works for $1740.
President Colnon scored the loose man
ner In wnich the cement contract had been
drawn. An old form for wharf-building
had been used with a lot of useless old
provisions regarding injury to adjacent
slips and wharves put in. The paper in
volved the expenditure of $100,000, but Mr.
Colnon considered that it was drawn up in
a most careless style.
J. T. Chamberlain, proprietor of the Jer
sey Farm Dairy, Alameda, committed sui
cide on board the ferry steamer Newark
yesterday morning. As the boat was mak
ing her 9 o'clock landing, a shot was heard
in one of the toilet-rooms and when the
door was opened Chamberlain was found
lyine on the deck with a revolver in his
hand. He had shot himself over the right
eve, the bullet making a ghastly wound.
He was removed to the Receiving Hospital,
where he died at 1 o'clock in the afternoon
without regaining consciousness.
The deceased was about 50 years of age
and well known in Alameda. He came
from Ohio several years ago, and has been
in the milk and bakery business, but was
unsuccessful, and had not otherwise pros
pered. He bought the Jersey Dairy last
May, paying $1500 and giving a note for
$150. He was unable to pay off the note
and was threatened with attachment and
a suit. This worried him and he grew
more despondent. He is reported to have
been insane some years ago, and was prob
ably in a state of temporary insanity when
he shot himself.
In his pockets there were several bills, a
purse containing $8 25, a notice from Pride
of Butte Lodge, Knights of Pythias of
Chico, and a card bearing the name of C.
S. Helmsten, 1247 College avenue, Ala
meda. The revolver was a new Smith &
Wesson of 38 caliber. A box of cartridges,
from which rive had been taken to load
the weapon, was also found on his person.
Chamberlain was a widower with two
children.
The wheat charters are dropping, as evi
denced by the ship Pythomene just being
engaged at 31s. 3d. Four others— Sierra
Nevada, Sokoto and City of Delhi— are at
the same rate. To is is not the lowest rate,
however, as the Dominion, Hilston, Mil
tonburn and Lord Templemore have been
engaged at 275. 6d. The highest rate that
has' been paid was 375. 6d., and it was
thought that 40s. would be reached ; but
the decreased crop output caused the
decline.
LADIES' DRESSES EUINED.
The Ink-Thrower Again Makes Ills Ap-
pearance and the Police Are
Searching; for Him.
The ink-thrower, who made himself ob
uoxious some months ago by ruining
ladies' dresses, has reappeared on the
Btreets and is playing his old tricks again.
Two complaints were received at police
headquarters yesterday. W. H. Dewey,
1206 McAllister street, left the Mechanics'
Fair on Monday night with a young lady,
and when they reached her home on Post
street she found that the back of her dress
was splashed all over with ink or a black
fluid resembling it. She got a glimpse of
the man whom she suspected of throwing
the ink, and describes him as about 40
years of age, 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a
black mustache mixed with gray and col
ored glasses over his eyes.
Airs. Bweger, 407 Fourth street, was the
other complainant. She said her two
daughters, while walking along Market
street Sunday night, between Fourth ana
THE SAN FKANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895.
Seventh, bad their dresses deluged with
4nk.
A description of the man has been sent
to each station, and special instructions
have been issued to capture the miscreant
at all hazards. If arrested he will be se
verely punished.
HER HAIR IN EVIDENCE.
Damages Obtained by a Woman Who
Had Lost Her Bangs in a
Scuffle.
"Look, Judge, just look at that. It's all
mine," said Mrs. Sophia Buhhart to Jus
tice of the Peace Groezinger yesterday
afternoon, and she brandished a fistful of
hair in his face.
The court regarded the hair with becom
ing judicial interest.
"This, too," add.cd the excited witness,
and she waved a bloody handkerchief.
"What does it all mean?" demanded his
Honor.
'•Why," was the indignant reply.
"That's the hair Mrs. Hartman pulled out
of my head when she discharged me, and
the blood comes from where her husband
struck me. I was working for them, last
May, and I told them that I wanted to
quit because I was sick. They got mad
and attacked me. Mr. Hartman pulled
out my hair. Look at it, Judge; ]ust see
how much; almost enough for a switch,"
and the indignant witness again thrust
forward the fistful of gray hair. "And
her husband, George Hartman, beat me.
They made me wait on the table that
night at supper, though I wanted to throw
the dishes at them for the way they treated
me. Next morning I got up at 5 o'clock
and stole out of the house. I was so
bruised up and so scared by the treatment
that I think they ought to pay me $250."
George Hartman declared that Mrs.
Buhhart had drunk four bottles of beer
and one of champagne on the day of the
row.
Mrs. Buhhart denied the charge and de
clared that Hartman never had that much
liquor in his house at one time.
Mrs. Hartman was not present to sub
stantiate her husband's story, so Justice
Groezinger gave judgment for Mrs. Buh
hart for $150.
She left the courtroom very much satis
fied with the outcome of her" second set-to
with Hartman.
HE HAS NOT RESIGNED
H. T. Scott Will Probably Serve
Out His Term as School
Director.
Six Weeks Ago He Spoke of Resign
ing to Some of His
Friends.
It has been no secret for the past six
weeks that Henry T. Scott had seriously
thought of sending in his resignation as a
member of the Board of Education. The
chances are, however, that he will not re
sign, as recent events suggested that he
ought to serve out the term for which he
was elected. Early in July he spoke to
John D. Spreckeis of the contemplated
resignation, and indicated that he would
resign if Superintendent A. J. Moulder
would agree to appoint a Republican to
fill the vacancy. The subject was not dis
cussed by Mr. Spreckels and Mr. Moulder
and &o the proceedings rested there.
To George W. Prescott of the Union
Iron Works Mr. Scott also confided a de
sire to be released from (he responsibili
ties of the office of School Director, hoping,
perhaps, that Mr. Prescott would agree to
serve the remainder of the term. Strong
efforts were made when the Republicans
were looking for men to nominate for the
Board of Education to get Mr. Prescott to
accept, but his inclinations for repose were
too strong to be overcome by the allure
ments of office.
In an interview yesterday Mr. Scott
said: "I neither deny nor athrm the report
that i intend to resign. My resignation
has not been sent in, but I did say to John
D. Spreckels and George W. Prescott some
six weeks ago that i desired to be relieved
of the duties of the office, and the same
desire was communicated to Mr. Moulder,
the Superintendent of Schools. I said to
him that if he would promise to appoint a
Republican in my place, I would tender
my resignation."
When pressed for definite intelligence on
the subject Mr Scott said: "1 have not
sent in my resignation or prepared it."
The inference is derived that Mr. Scott
will serve out his terra. He confesses that
the way things are managed in the board
hardly accord with his ideas of business.
A tendency to plunge in the matter of
salaries is observed. For example, Dr.
Clinton, who expects to be Mayor some
day, seems to fancy that he will never get
the office until every teacher receives $10C0
a month apiece.
The salary apportionment this year is
$860,000. The number of pupils now at
tending the public schools is but little in
excess of the attendance ten years ago,
yet the salary roll is $300,000 more than it
was then. Mr. Scott firmly believes in
liberal salaries for educational purposes,
but he sees a tendency to divert money
which should be expended for new
school houses, repairs, etc., to the pay
ment of the salaries for newly created
positions.
Mr. Scott speaks kindly of Dr. Clinton
and other associates on the board, but
knows that their generosity in the matter
of multiplying places and increasing
salaries is not good for the cause of educa
tion.
H. L. Dodge has not resigned from the
board. Like other directors, his inclina
tion to be relieved of the work may be
strong, but he has not decided to quit. He
went to Monterey yesterday afternoon.
VALLEY EOAD PROGRESS.
Contracts Awarded for Bridge and
Trcst Ie Lumber for About Fifty «■
Miles of Road.
At a meeting of the Valley road di
rectors yesterday D. A. Learned, who owns
a ranch near Stockton, appeared as a pro
testant against a railroad embankment on
part of his land and Ladd's ranch, adjoin
ing. He claimed that already two dikes
exist, one built by himself and the other
one by Ladd. The railway will pass diag
onally between them, with the result that
in wintertime the ovcrilow water of Mor
mon Channel will flood Learned's ranch,
unless open spaces are provided by trestles.
The matter was referred to Chief Engineer
Storey, who was instructed to examine the
ground with Mr. Learned and adjust the
difficulty satisfactorily to him.
Bids were accepted for lumber for trea
ties and bridges to build as far south as the
Merced River. This, it was estimated,
would require about 1,500,000 feet. The
redwood lumber contract was awardpd to
C. A. Hooper & Co. and the pine to P. A.
Buell & Co. and the Stockton Lumber
Company of Stockton. The contracts in«
eluded lumber for the long bridges over
the Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers.
A bid from the Risdon Iron Works for
the iron tanks for conveying water on flat
cars to the front during construction of
the road was accepted.
The Saugalito Committee.
J. B. Stetson, General Dickinson and Com
modore Bruce, the committee ot three to select
other members of an executive committee of
arrangements for Sausalito's water carnival,
met yesterday morning end named the follow
ing persona as their associates: C. T. Hamilton,
18 Main street; ChariefiJ. Foster, with Knreve
& Co. ; Donald Ross, 300 Davis street; Joseph
McDonough, 104 Market street. This com
mittee of seven will meet this morning and
consider plans for the carnival.
Straight black hair growing coarse and
thick indicates more order and industry
than mental power.
VANDALS IN A CEMETERY
Unholy Invasion Made of the
Nineteenth-Street Burial
Ground.
SEVEEAL TOMBSTONES INJUEED
Complete Mystery Exists as to the
Motive and the Perpe
trators.
For the third time since the attempt to
remove the bodies from the Nineteenth
street cemetery of the Congregation
Shereth Israel to its San Mateo burial
grounds vandals on Sunday night toppled
over and damaged tombstones in the for-
Complete mystery surrounds the work of
desecration. Jio motive is known for the
outrage nor is there any tangible clew to
the perpetrators. The only cause that can
be assigned by M. Gold water, who is chair
man of the cemetery committee and who
personally superintends the disinterment
and reinterment of the bodies being re-
THE TOMBSTONES DAMAGED BY VANDALS SUNDAY NIGHT.
[From a sketch made by a "Call" artist.]
moved, is the pure love of malicious mis
chief, as neither the relatives of those
whose graves have been damaged nor the
congregation to whom the cemetery be
longs are aware of having enemies who
would resort to such a dastardly means of
revenge.
Two plots in particular showed signs of
the miscreant's attention when the ceme
tery was visited yesterday. They were
those owned by the Levison. and Wolf fam
ilies respectively.
In the former the two small shafts mark
ing the last resting place of the two chil
dren of Hynian Levison, deceased, and
Emma Levison were overturned and
broken from their sockets. Fortunately
both fell forward on the mounds left when
the graves were filled in and were thus
saved from serious damage. Had one of
them fallen half an inch more to one side
the handsome carved ornament which
sets off the top of it woiild have been shat
tered by coming in contact with the short
piece of marble set at the foot of the grave.
As soon as Mr. Goldwater became aware
of what had taken place Sunday night he
sent word to Mrs. Levison, and the widow
yesterday paid a visit to the desecrated
tomb of her husband and children. The
sight of the demolition That had been
wrought on the sacred ground under
which her cherished dead lay was too
much for her fortitude, and she broke into
a passion of tears that continued for some
time before she could be comforted. In
fact, it was only after she was assured that
no serious damage had been done to either
graves or tombstones that she took conso
lation. As the remains are to be shortly
removed to San Mateo, no attempt will be
made to restore the tombstones to their
former position.
More serious, however, was the result of
the vandal's visit to the tomb of Caspar
Wolf, the husband of Hannah Wolf. Here
the richly carved marble slab, about four
feet in height and two in width, had been
thrown down and the top for the entire
width ;of the" stone broken off. ' The vase
like ornament which crowned it had also
been shattered, while the socket or ' base
was so badly damaged that it will have to
be replaced with a new one. ■ . .■■
' This is the third time that such an un
holy invasion of the cemetery has been
made. On the two former occasions it
was deemed advisable to keep the matter
private, but the congregation has now de
termined to lose no effort to bring about
the detection and punishment of the cul
prits." With this purpose in . view they
caused the following advertisement to be
inserted in yesterday's Call: r
<n>l (\(\ REWARD WILL BE PAID BY THE
<pIUU CONGREGATION* SHERITH ISRAEL,
northeast corner Post and Taylor sts.. for informa
tion that will lead to the arrest and conviction of
the persons who threw down and destroyed a num
ber of tombstones in tre Nineteenth-street Ceuie
tcry on the evening of August 18 last. M. GOLD
WATER, Chairman of Cemetery.
The people living in the neighborhood
have expressed their deep indignation over
the matter and have volunteered their aid
in the detection of the miscreants. ..,' ' ~
It is expected that the work .; of trans
ferring the bodies to the San Mateo ceme
tery, which was begun last November,
will be completed in -about two ■months.
About a dozen men are kept continuously at
work in each cemetery. ; ;..,;.'■ ■ ;• ,
All the damage that has been done will
be made good by the congregation.
GEEEtfWALD WON'T TELL.
His Testimony Before the Grand Jury
Was Valueless.
Moses Greenwald will not be accepted as
a witness in the cases of the United States
against Ferdinand Ciprico, Max Katzauer
and J. D. Sullivan for forging Chinese
certificates. He pretended to be able to
give convincing testimony on behalf of the
Government and asserted that he could
easily convict the gang.
The Government allowed him to go be
fore the United States Grand Jury, but he
broke down so completely that United
States District Attorney Foote refused to
accept him as a Government witness.
Had Greenwald told all he knew he
would have practically been a free man,
and his brother, who is now serving a term
in San Quentin for smuggling, would have
been materially benefited. His testimony,
however, was very different from what was
expected and not having been strong
enough to assist the Government it was re
jected.
Greenwald knows more than he chooses
to tell, but haß made up his mind to sink
or swim with his companions.
DANIEL QUAID'S DEATH.
It Was Hastened by a Fall From a
Streetcar.
Daniel Quaid, a cigar-dealer, aged 41
years, died suddenly at his home, 842
Vallejo street, laat Sunday. The funeral
■was to have taken place to-day, but the
undertaker was not satisfied with the
dpath certificate and reported the case to
the Coroner.
An investigation was held, and it showed
that Quaid died from Blight's disease of
the kidneys. The deceased on the Bth inst.
jumped off a Broadway electric-car while it
was m motion. He fell and injured his
knee and shoulder and was removed to his
home. Dr. Pescia, his physician, did not
treat him particularly for his injuries, but
for the disease, which was aggravated by
the fall.
Coroner Hawkins decided that no inquest
was necessary.
APTEfi HIS WEDDING GIFTS.
A Despairing Fireman Makes Another
Effort to Recover Property.
The troubles of James Godfrey and Miss
Catherine Nugent have been dragged into
the courts again for discouraged justice to
take another whack at. This time the
wrangle is over one poll parrot, one gold
watch and chain and one silk umbrella;
and the parrot ddesn't do the least of the
talking in the difficulty.
Godfrey is a fireman on one of the deep
water steamers. He sprung into news
paper prominence several months ago in
anactive scramble with John Tracy to wed
Miss Nugent. In the conflict that ensued
Tracv lost a linger. Godfrey lost some $220
and Miss Nugent was deprived of her peace
of mind forever. Later on the gibbering
parrot, watch and umbrella crooped up
and everybody claimed them. This case
differs from all the others, though, in the
fact that no arrests have been made yet.
Godfrey has been in hot water ever since
he went to Miss Nugent's house with a
marriage license and found John Tracv,
just arrived, also with a license in his coat
pocket. In the active explanations that
ensued Godfrey found Tracy and his friend
O'Keefe too much for him. Some fourteen
arrests followed, and for several weeks
Police Judges Campbell and Conlan were
kept busy trying to make head or tail out
of the conflicting stories, but they never
succeeded and the cases were all dis
missed.
The suit just filed is a last effort on the
part of the despairing Godfrey to get back
some of the semi-wedding presents that he
gave Miss Nugent. Misa Nugent claims
there was no string tied to the gifts, and
that they are her property "for always."
WILL SUE A. LEVY & CO
Attorney Kanaga Claims He
Has Been Maliciously
Prosecuted.
Joseph E. Shaln, the Missing Col
lector, Was the Sole Cause of
the Trouble.
Reem Kanaga, an attorney in this City,
threatens to commence suit in a few days
against A. Levy & Co., commission
brokers, for the recovery of 520,000 dam
aees, alleging either libel or malicious
prosecution on account of a suit which
was commenced in Astoria, Or., against
him for the recovery of some $320, which
he claims in reality had been appropriated
by Joseph E. Sham, who recently left San
Francisco.
Speaking about the matter yesterday
Mr. Kanuga said: "In June, 1804, I was
the attorney for Howell & Ward, a whole
sale firm in Astoria, Oregon, who were in
debted to A. Levy & Co. in this City for a
few hundred dollars and gave me the
money with which to liquidate those
claims. At that time Mr. Sham was the
collector for A. Levy & Co., so I drafted
$320 to apply upon the account to him,
supposing that he would immediately pay
it over to the company.
"In July of the next year a letter was
written to "the Astoria firm asking them to
please send the balance of the money due
to Levy & Co. Howell & Ward immedi
ately requested a short extension of time
and in the same letter stated that they had
paid me $320. The City firm demanded the
money from Sham, at once knowing that
he had been receiving money from the out
side country.
"Sham denied the receipt of the money
and when closely pressed commenced an
action against me in Astoria, knowing that
I had left that city, but was unaware that
I had moved to San Francisco.
"Upon receipt of the information that a
suit had been commenced against me in
Astoria, I called upon Levy & Co. and pre
sented the bank drafts and receipts from
Sham showing date of June, 1894.
"We immedidately issued a warrant for
Sham's arrest, but he paid the money be
fore the warrant was served an,d alleged
that his clerk had neglected to give me
credit for the amount on the books."
"Mr. Sham and Levy & Co. then refused
to pay their Astoria attorneys and in con
sequence the suit against me for embezzle
ment is still upon the court record and a
summons is published regularly every
week in the papers of Astoria.
"I have now prepared the papers against
Adolph and Jacob Levy for $ie 900 and in
tend to serve them as soon as the Astoria
business can be disposed of."
THE MORE ESTATE,
Heirs to the Dead Millionaire's Property
Negotiating a Compro
mise.
The contest over the estate left by Alex
ander P. More, the Millionaire of Santa
Barbara Channel, will probably be settled
out of court.
J. B. Quintero de More, who claims to be
a son of the dead millionaire, has been
offered $20 000 to surrender his claims, it is
stated, and it is expected that he will ao-
cept.
Mr. More, the man who accumulated
the estate that is now in dispute, owned
Santa Rosa Island and a large amount of
other property. He made no will and
there are twenty or more natural heirs
who claim the estate. The claim of the
young man who assumed the name of
Quintero de More has been opposed by all
the other heirs and a big hght in the
courts was expected.
Grape-Pickers for Fresno.
At the State Free Labor Bureau an order was
received yesterday for 150 grape-pickers for
the ralein vineyards of Fresno. They will leave
in three cars on the 28th inst. This order in
creased the number of men obtained for Fresno
County to about 550. Those who go through
the bureau will secure reduced railroad rates,
which inducement makes it easy for Fresno
vineyardißts to get ail the white help they
want.
GRAND JURY AND COLNON
A Corrupt Proposition in Prac
tical Politics Under
Discussion.
HOW APPROACHES ARE MADE.
The Harbor Commissioner De
clines to Name Any One—lnvesti
gation Probable.
The remarks of Harbor Commissioner
E. L. Colnon, published in yesterday's
Call, have caused much comment in po
litical circles. Mr. Colnon was correctly
reported as saying:
In regard to San Francisco politics I mny
aay that I might have formed alliances with
local politicians, but I did not. Some of these
politicians come to me with propositions
purely financial in their nature.
In one of these propositions I will say that
the cool suggestion was made that there would
be as much as $400 a month on one appoint
ment. Of course, not wishing to do practical
politics on this basis I refused to entertain any
such a proposition. • • •
I was approached in other matters and
solicited to engage in "practical politics" in
another appointment, an important appoint
ment under the Board of Health, where the
sum of $1000 a menth was represented as the
profits, if I could control and secure the ap
pointment for the person desired.
District Attorney Barnes is apprised of
the serious charges made by a responsible
citizen and believes that the Grand Jury
will proceed to a thorough investigation of
the case. The next meeting of the jury
will take place Friday of this week.
Mr. Colnon was seen at his home last
evening and asked if he would give to The
Call the name of the person who made
the proposition in practical politics. "I
decline, said he, "to give this information
to Ihe Call. I told the reporter that a
statement of this character without the
name of the individual that proposed the
bargain would carry no weight and advised
against its publication. It is like this: A
man comes to you and says if this appoint
ment is made there is $1000 a month in it.
You say to him: 'My dear fellow, you
have mistaken your man. I cannot enter
tain a proposition of that character.'
That ends the incident. I suppose every
man in public life has had propositions of
this kind presented to him."
The reporter inquired: "vVould you
give the information desired by Thb Call
to the Grand Jury?"
"I am not sure that I would," replied
Mr. Colnon.
"As a good citizen would you not con
sider it your duty to give the information
if the Grand Jury requested it?"
"No; I should'not consider it my duty
to inform the Grand Jury."
Among the politicians that assemble
every night at the Baldwin opinions dif
fered as to whether the Grand Jury could
require Mr. Colnon to divulge the nanfe of
the person who made the proposition in
practical politics.
Max Popper doubted whether the jury
had authority to compel an answer to the
question.
Charles Gilden was of the opinion that
the Grand Jury could make Mr. Colnon
divulge the name.
CALIFOKNIA WINE.
The Vintage of 1895 Expected to Equal
or Slightly Exceed the Crop
of 1894.
The California Winemakers' Corporation
has issued a circular to the members on
the opening of the 1895 vintage. It con
tains some interesting data on the last
vintage.
Among other things stated are the fol
lowing:
The average California white wines are not
equal to the average red wines. They are little
sought for and extremely difficult to dispose of
unless they be of perfect quality. White wines
comprised only one-seventh of all the wines
conveyed to this corporation, and yet there is
a demand for only half of this amount, which
seems enough to till the present requirements
of the trade.
At this writing there is every indication of a
bountiful crop of white grapes. These con
ditions, together with the fact that there will
be considerable carry-over stocks, lead us to
the conclusion that the price for white wine
will next year be less than that for red, and
our members are, therefore, warned against
the over-production of this commodity.
Reports indicate that the 1895 vintage
should equal or slightly exceed the crop of
1894, and the quality should be a great im
provement over the last, as the growing season
has been unusually favorable. Vineyard" have
been better cared for because of the better
prices secured by the corporation, and it is
hoped that the improved quality of the 1895
wines will enable us to still further improve
priefs.
The present price of wine is the only reliable
basis on which computation can safely be
made, and grape-growers, who may be un
willing to accept this system of making prices,
should cast their lot with the winemaker and
have their grapes made up on shares. They
may accept such number of gallons per ton as
you can allow ; or so much per ton for each
cent per gallon which the wine brings when
the next price is fixed, these figures varying to
suit local conditions. This system of fixing
prices is recommended as likely to prove most
satisfactory, it being especially agreed that all
wines made "on shares" shall be transferred
to and ssld through this corporation.
The terms of sale adopted in most districts
are one-third cash, one-third in three months
and the balance in six months, with cash dis
counts In accordance with the rates of interest
prevailing in the locality. This system is fair
and recommended, inanmuch as payments for
wine, though cash, aie not received in full
by the wine-maker till twelve months have
elapsed from the time of winemaking. ;
In response to a general demand for a just
grading of wine, a system has been proposed
which, if adopted, will secure to the winemaker
a monetary reward for each degree of merit
which his wine possesses, be it strength in
alcohol, dry extract, color, bouquet, flavor or
low acid. This will insure satisfaction and
form an absolute classification, .unique and
complete in itself, and one leaving no room for
dispute as to whether a belongs to the
extra, the standard or the distilling class. This
should remain prominently in the minds of
every winemaker throughout the vintage, as it
affords an additional compensation for every
improvement added to the wine and charges
him with every defect. It establishes beyond
dispute the vaiue of shy bearing, hill and high
type grapes as compared with cold, heavy
producing, bottom lands, protecting alike the
buyer and seller of grapes and the buyer and
seller of wines.
Niantic Parlor in Line.
Niantic Parlor of Native Sons held an en
thusiastic meeting on Monday night and
completed final arrangements for the 9th
of September celebration. They have se
'"From the Lowest Level"
A Story of Mining Life in
California.
By the Rev. J. H. Wythe Jr.
-^— — —
The Call has secured the right to pub-
lish this charming story in serial form, and
the first part appeared Saturday, Aug. 11.
Readers of The Call declare the story to
be one of unusual interest. The next in-
stallment will be printed next Saturday,
Aug. 24. It is customary to publish such
contributions in the Sunday edition of The
Call, but the author has conscientious
scruples against having any of his produc-
tions published in the Sunday edition of
any paper and in deference to his convic-
tions The Call has agreed to print this
story in the Saturday issues only.
The Call devotes a great deal of attention
to excellent articles on Western Themes by
Western men and Western women.
lected a showy uniform suitable for the hot
ciimate of Sacramento. A feature of Niantic's
celebration will be the introduction of their
mascot, their famous fat boy, who has prom
ised to walK and not ride in the parades. A
number ot guests are to accompany the parlor
to Sacramento, where headquarters have been
secured in the State Capitol.
A Newspaper Man Married.
Ed F. Moran, a well-known newspaper man
of San Francisco, and Miss Rose Claiborne Hil
lard were married yesterday afternoon at St.
Mary's Cathedral. The wedding was a quiet
affair. Aside from the principals enly the
fami lies of the bride and groom were present,
'ihe bride, a charming young lady, <s the
daughter of Mrs. Amelia Ramsey Hillard, who
comes from an old Southern family, being
closely allied to that of General George Wash
ington. Rev. Father York, Chancellor of the
archdiocese, performed the wedding ceremony.
Kansas is a pro hi bition State and the
law is enforced in some di stricts. A Win
tield paper tells of a crowa of sorrowful
citizens of that place assembling at the
railway station to see a train-load of beer
pass through, bound for the further and
freer West.
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.. Matinee on Saturday !
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"THAT I3IPRUDMT YOIM COUPLE,"
By Henry Guy Carleton, author of "Butterflies,"' eto
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Mbs. Ebnkstink Kbhlino Proprietor <t Manage;
TO-NIGHT
THE LATEST EASTERN CRAZE,
"THAT'S WHAT I'D ASK OF THE FAIRIES,"
; In Genee's Comedy-Opera,
ROYAL MIDDY"
HEAR "THE DAISY SONG."
NEJCT ITHEBLACKHUSSAR! I NEXT
WEEK I MUlocker's Martial Opera. | WEEK
Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc.
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
i The Handsomest Family Theater! n America.
WALTER MOBOSCO Hole Lessee and Managae
EVERY EVENING AT EIOHT,
HERBERT HALL WIN SLOWS
! Famous Comedy-Drama.
"A CRACKER- JACK!"
; Evexixo Pricks— and 50c.
Family Circle and GaUerv. 10c
Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday.
ORPHEUM.
O'Farrell Street, Between Stoclcton and Powell.
TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK 1
A PEERLESS VAUDEVILLE BILL!
ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME !
FOOD FOR MERRIMENT.
CHOICE ENTERTAINMENT
FOR ALL.
WORLD-FAMED STAR FEATURES!
Reserved seats, 26c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chain
and Box seats, 50c. .-"
TWENTY-EIGHTH
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
——OP THE • L'},
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE
NOW OPEN.
GRAND CONCERT
Each Afternoon and Evening by an Orchestra of
Forty Musicians. '
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V ADMISSION:.
Double Season Ticket.. $5 00
Single Season Ticket.... 3 00
Children's Season Ticket:.::;:.:. .:....'.. ..::.. 1 60
Ad nl'. admission, daytime, 25c; evening, 50c.
Children, admission, daytime, 15c; evening, 25c.
Season Tickets to Members of the Institute, half
rates. ' For sale at .Library, 81 Post street.
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Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine.
Five or more races each day. aces start at 2:30
p. m. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pa*i
the gate. , ■''
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v SUNDAY, AUGUST 35,
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. Tickets only 2: children under 12 half rates: to
be obtained only at the club's headquarters In
Brook's Homeopathic Pharmacy, 119Poweil street,
dally until 11 p. m. ; ' •
Seats guaranteed. Tickets limited. No music,
nor dancing. Good company assured. '-'
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