The San Francisco call. [volume], July 09, 1899, Page 7, Image 7

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

Image provided by: University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA

                
[CLEARANCE
8 A C 1 To Prepare for
J\LjLj Fall Importations!
$50 ?nd $60 Suits reduced to $32.50 and $40.00
$30 and $40 Suits reduced to $20.00 and $25.00
$20 and $25 Suits reduced to $12.50 and $15.00
. ...SPECIAL.. ..
Box Coat Suits; in black, navy and green; well worth
$16.50; reduced to $10.00
BARGAINS IN JACKETS.
$5 and $6 quaity reduced to $3.00 and $4.00
$750 and $8.50 quality reduced to. . .$5.00 and $6.00
$12 5 j quality reduced to $7.50
$17 50 quality reduced to $10.00
$22.50 quality reduced to $15.00
$32.50 quality reduced to $20.00
Extra Quality Whipcord Jackets; fined throuahout with fare-y
tai eta silk; good va;ue for $8 50; will go at. . $5 00
Silk Capes reduced to ONE-HALF of former prices.
Got Capes, worth $8.50 and $10, reduced to $5. 00
[ dozen Percale Waists, $1 quality, reduced to. 50c
Wh te Duck Skirts, deep hem 45c
GOLDEN GATE
CLOAK- SUIT HOUSE
1230-1232-1234 Market Street.
AN EVENING WEDDING
FOLLOWED BY A SUPPER
Sidney Starr and His Bride Enter
Married Life Under Most
Happy Auspices.
7.;,^- orridors of the Cali
tel re-echoed the strains of
nd the sound of happy
mingled with tl
as the friends
Sidi ey 1.. M. Starr toast
ed a: plnesa
gh life tht t him
: an hour, who was
- ide.
the wedding c
rriage c< remon »
ai St. Mary's Cathedral, made Mr.
Valleau man and w
city. Born in Vancouver.
. • , >il'p Catfc
i (arden City, N. V.
- Mr. Starr was a
te, giving particular
itball. which made him
lastei fields when he
d with all New 5 rk team.
ting Mr. Starr rame to the
i mercantili
in which he has already obtained enviable
. is woll known in this city as
utiful as well as one
ular of the younger c
■
S1 rr, brother of the groom,
man. while the maid Of
was Mis? Georgiana Davis of Bos
: • Mas?. ,
Thf> marria^f ceremony was perrormea
bj Rev. Father Prendergasl
AGAIN IN JAIL.
George Green, an ex-City Prison
Trusty. Charged With Larceny.
George Green, an ex-City Prison trusty,
attempted to steal a case of whisky from
a delivery wagon which was standing In
front of the Emporium yesterday after
■rA hy the driver and
a policeman arrived. He was
tn(?n • to the < ity Prison and for
ma!!v charged.
cording to the police, is a con
firmed 3 "' m " aK ° h ° broke a
w in a bI Sixth street.
TAN-SHOE
SALE!
We are overstocked with
HEN'S HIGH-GRADE JAN
SHOES, and will sacrifice
them all to close them out.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
JJ3— S^\
Men's Extra-Quality Tan Vici Kid and Rus-
sia Calf Lace Shoes, with welted sewed
soles and the latest style coin toe; a $5.00
value; this week for &3.50
Men's $4. $5 and s6 Tan Shoes on our bar-
gain counter this week for 52.50
Special Values in Ladles' :
and Children's Tan Shoes.
SEE OUR WINDOWS FOR PRICES!
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
nolanHbros.,
PHELAN BUILDING.
812-814 Market Street.
and was about to help himself to some
watches when he was discovered by a
man and arrested.
He succeeded in having the charge re
duced t'> petty larceny and was senti
to six months' imprisonment. Through
some potent "pull" he was made a trusty ■
in the City Prison, from which place ne ;
was discharged about two weeks ago.
GOLDEN GATE ENCAMPMENT.
Its Officers Publicly Installed in the
Piesence of a Large Audience.
T!)-- memorial hall of the Odd Fellows* i
building was crowded to its utmost hist
night by an audience of ladies and gen
tlemen anxious to witness the installation
of th«- officers of Golden tiar« Encamp-
No. 1 of the 1. O. O. F. The new
officers were obligated by District Deputy
Grand Patriarch K. C. Black, <;. C. P.,
ted by Colonel 11. O. Brower as
grand high priest ; John Thompson, grand
C. I-. /Siegler. grand senior war
den; T. li. Morse, grand Junior warden,
and J. Forley as grand inside sentinel.
n San Francisco, in full dress unl- 1
form, added to the splendor of the -
illation ceremonies were in
progress. The new officers are: W. B.
i . chlei patriarch; s. J. Haj v
high priest; C. B. Aver, senior warden;
H.. C. G< rg - ■ i Installed foi
fifty-sixth consecutive term); C. K. Bene
dict, treasurer (twenty-sixth i>Tmj; A. H.
No well, junior warden; H. P. Lars, n,
outside sentinel; Eugene Flanders, inside
sentinel; J. Ti. Foster, first watch; W. i.
Crowell. second watch; C. A. Stahle. third
watch; H. H. Vizard, fourth watch; H.
Dow, first, and Eugene Sp.-ar. B<
guard of the tent. After the ceremony
there was a programme of musical num
bers, vocal and instrumental, an address
by ex-Congressman Charles A. Sumn<-r
and r-marks by Grand Patriarch J. W. i
Harris. This was followed by the serving
of Ice cream, cakes and lemonade to ali.
SONS OF BENJAMIN.
They Receive a Report From Their
Representative to the Grand
Lodge.
Last Thursday night there was a gen
| eral meeting 1 of the members of the Inde- j
ent Order of the Sons of Benjamin in i
a rial Hall of the Alcazar building-, '
! under the auspices of California, Pacific,
Pan Francisco, Golden Gate and Minerva
lodges, for the purpose of tendering a n -
■ a to ex-President Jacob I>ahel and
listening to hi? report of th*> doings of the
j United States Grand Lodge, which re- j
cently met in New York City in triennial i
n, and to which he was repreaenta- )
tive from this jurisdiction. [
Mrs. J. Gibbs, Mrs. K. Davidson. Mrs. ;
T.. < '. Levey. C. L. Scharff, J. Goodman, A.
Hockwald and William Baron were the \
reception committee, and Charles A. Ber- j
liner was president and I. O. Kasser sec- j
retary of the meeting.
After the ceremony of rer^ption was at :
' an end Representative .Uil>>'! presented a
' comprehensive and very interesting report
of what was done in the highest body of
the order, and what he reported was re
ceived with applause.
Subsequently ex-I're-ident L. C. Levey
of California Lodge was chosen for deputy
i grand master for San Francisco and a ;
resolution recommending him for that po
sition was ordered forwarded to the grand
master at New York.
I'pon the termination of the huslnesg !
' there was a social hour and refreshment? ;
and a collation were served.
SWALLOWED MURIATIC ACID.
Louis Peterson, a Blacksmith, While
Despondent, Attempts Suicide.
Despondent on account of his brother's
refusal to supply him with money Louis
Peterson, a blacksmith, attempted to
commit suicide last evening by swallow
ing a -wall quantity of muriatic acid. He
was removed to the Receiving Hospital.
he was relieved of the poison l»y
Dr. I>ray.
Yesterday Peterson received a letter
from his brother, who is ut Palo Alto, in
forming him that he could not comply
with his request for money. After show
ing the missive to several friends Peter
son started to drown his disappointment
!n the flowing bowl. Shortly aft.-r E
k last evening he procured a Dottle
of muriatic acid and g'>itig to a saloon at
Tenth and Folsom Btreeta called for a
glass of whisky. After drinking the liquor
Be went to the rear of the saloon and
swallowed a portion of the deadly acid.
His condition was discovered a short time
afterward and the patrol wa£on sent for.
After being taken to the hospital Pt-ter
son declared that he was sorry he had
not succeeded in killing himself, as he
was despondent and wanted to die. The
surgeons at the hospital say he will re
cover.
Had His Thigh Broken.
Yung Dick, a Chinese servant, while
walking along Powell street last evening,
wns knocked down by an unknown white
man and sustained a fracture of the right
thigh. He was at once removed to thp
R'.oivhiK Hospital, where the injured
member was set.
Uses Douglas Fenders.
The Market Street Railway Company
has reported to the Supervisors that all
its electric cars are equipped with Doug-
Las fenders, rip provided for in order No.
60 of the board.
The California Parlor, N. S. G. W.,
Will have Its 1900 celebration fund hen*>
nted by Internatolnal Cakewalk Carnival
Mechanics' Pavilion, July to 22. •
THE SAN FRAKCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1599.
NIPPON MARU
GOT A CLEAN
BILL OF HEALTH
The Much Fumigated
Steamer Departs.
INSANE JAPANESE SENT HOME
OREGON BOYS WILL NOT BE
GIVEN LUNCHEON.
Nothing Certain About the Arrival of
the Regiment — The Steamer Del
Norte Gets In From
Dutch Harbor.
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha's steamer Nip
pon Maru sailed for the Orient yesterday, i
Evprj' ounce of cargo she could carry was |
packed aboard, but there were very few j
passengers. The bubonic plague scare was
Bible, as nearly all the travelers
Who had booked to sail on the steamer ;
went by other vessels. Three tugs went
to the Angel Island Quarantine Station
with the Nippon Maru, and while one of
them took the temporary crew off the
mail boa; the others brought the old ■
CTt w from the quarantine station. As j
soon as this was accomplished the j
steamer went to sea. The officers and j
men, who had been in quarantine for ,
eleven days, are not likely to forget this ;
particular voyage to San Francisco. The
cabin and steerage passengers who came
from China -and Japan on the vessel will j
be released next Wednesday. ■ j
The entering and clearing of the Nippon •
Maru were made early, by the courtesy
of the customs authorities. As Captain ,
Allen was in quarantine, it was imjKissible
for him to gu to the Custom-house, so a '■
Custom-house officer was st-nt to him. In |
this way he made the usual declarations !
when the ship was entered, and after the
papers had been fumigated the}' w-re '
given to the officer on th»> revenue cutter
and the Nippon Maru went to the dock.
In the same way a Custom-house officer
went to Angel Island yesterday and
cleared the ship, having the papers with
Captain Allen. When the vessel reaches
Honolulu next week her paptrs will be all
regular and she will be able to present a
clean bill of health.
Before the vessel left the Mail dock a !
number of insane Japanese were put I
abuard. They were brought from the
various asylums throughout the State,
and the practice of sending a few by each
Japanese steamer will be continued until \
all the mentally affected Japanese in Call- ■
fornia have been sent home. The Nippon \
Maru only t""k away eight cabin passen
gers. She will be a little longer at Hono*
lulu than usual, as there are over 800 tons i
of freight to put out which could not be
delivered on the upward run owing to the i
quarantine. t
The America Maru, due here on the j
Htli lnst., will be five days late She also
has been quarantine d at Nagasaki. It is
to l"- hoped that she will not repeat the
experience <>f the Nippon Maru.
Th»- people who are desirous of giving;
a reception to the Oregon boys ar>- in a,
quandary. In the lirst place, they do not
know what hour of the day or night the •
transports will K<-t in. and in the second
place they do not know how long they
will remain when they do arrive, it was.
the intention of the ladies of the Red
Cross Society to give them a reception
and lunch In the ferry depot, but as the
Newport and < > > 1 1 • » may in -..: night
lat- in th-- afternon that Bcbeme I.
\n- abandoned. A number of tugs will go !
out to the vesesls If they arrive during
the day. but nothing has been arranged
for if they come in at night. Should |
they be sighted at any time between sun- ;
ris-- and sunset the siren on the Eureka
Planing Mills will be blown for five mm- j
utes. Then when the transports an- pass
ing in through the heads, probably half
an hour after the first signal, the siren
will be sounded again, and will continue j
Bounding until the steamers are anchored. !
The Governor and Mayor and a delega- I
ti<>n from the Native Sons will then jro
aboard and welcome the Oregon boys .<n
their safe return from the war. The i
chances seem to be against a parade of j
the regiment, The men will be just off a
long sea voyage and will be In no humor:
for a march over the cobblestones, but If ;
th"ir officers elect to turn them out Gen- !
eral Shatter has no objection.
The North American Commercial Com- •
pnny's chartered steamer Dei N>>rte ar- !
rived from Dutch Harbor yesterday with :
sixteen carpenters who have been at work -
nn the company's river steamers for some
time past. Dr. It. B. Chapman, who has
been locking after the health of the peo
ple on St. Paul Island for a year past, also
<ame down on the Del Norle. Captain
Allen r* ports the arrival of the steamer
H"m^r at Dutch Harbor en route for St.
Michael and (."ape Nome. She was six-
Xf'-n days making the run up from San.
Francisco. . The Del Norte made two trips
to the Seal Islands and Captain Allen re
ports that not nearly as many seal as !
usual were at the rookeries this season, j
Navigation to . St. Michael had just
opened when the Pel Norte sailed from
Dutch Harbor. The first boat down with
passengers from Cape Nome will he the '
Roanoke. The steamer T'matilla. which
sails from here on the 15th inst.. will con
nect with the Roanoke at Seattle on her
return trip to St. Michael and Cape
Nome.
The following vessels of the Alaska
Packer's fleet have been reported at Bris
tol Bay: oriental. W. H. Macy, Indiana,
Invincible. Bohemia, Coryphpne, Nicholas
Thayer, Mfrom, W. W. Case, Willie R.
Hume, Premier. Prosper, Thistle, Wig
wam and President.
LAKE TAHOE AGAIN FAVORED.
The Southern Pacific Announces a
$10.80 Round Trip Rate.
Final action was taken by the South
ern Pacific yesterday on a Friday to
Monday Tahoe excursion ticket, which
as long as the season justifies will be
sold for $10.80. This breaks the record
in point of cheapness, and at once
places that popular mountain resort
prominently to the front as a place to
spr-nd Saturday and Sunday and enjoy
pleasures that are not purchasable at
any price elsewhere.
Tickets at this rate will be good nn
the train leaving this city at 6 p. m.
Fridays, and returning at 9:4u a. m. or
8:45 p. m. Mondays, which practically
rrioans from 10 a. m. Saturdays till Sun
day nights on and around the lake en
joying all the usual privileges.
It may not be untimely to suggest
that those who contemplate going do
not put it off, as there is no way of.
telling how long the season may last.
ESTATES OF THE DEAD.
Wills of Deceased Citizens Are Filed
for Probate.
The will of Roger Pendergast. who died
on the 3d inst., was filed for probate yes
terday. It is understood that the estate of
the deceased is large, but its exact value
Is at present unknown. The entire estate
Is devised In small amounts to many rela
tives of the deceased, who live in distant
parts of xh* I'nited States. There are no
public bequests.
The will of Dr. \% ashington Ayer, who
died February 15. was also filed for pro
bate Decedent's estate, the value of
which is unknown, is divided between hi 3
widow Augusta and his daughter, Maud
\dam? Ayer.
By the terms of the will of Isidor Cohn.
who died June 26. an estate valued at
$10,000 is devised to the widow. Bertha
Cohn.
FORTY DAYS IN JAIL.
Unwarranted Confinement of Two
Soldiers on Criminal Charges.
Andrew Hogan and B. "Whitaker. regu
lars in the United States nrmy. at prf-s
--ent stationed at the Presidio, who were
nrresteri some forty days ago on charges
ot robbery, were released from custody
yesterday by Judge Lawlor on the motion
of the District Attorney. These men, it
.seemed, were haying "a good time" In a
downtown resort and a dispute arose over
t a silver watch belonging to Hogan.
Finally Hogan took it from the hands of
a man who was holding it pending a sale
of the timepiece, and the result was that
he and his friend were arrested on the
charge named. Although there was not
a particle of evidence against either one
of them, through the negligence of the
officials they remained in jail forty days
and yesterday finally managed to secure
a hearing. On hearing the testimony in
the case a motion was promptly made for
their dismissal from custody, which the
; court granted. In discharging them
I Judge I,awlor exonerated both men and
! then turned them over to the military au
i thorities. who will place them in the
guardhouse for a day for being absent
without leave, although their absence was
due to the act of some over-zealous police
men or negligent warrant clerk.
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS
C. D. Hazard of Quincy Is registered at j
the Occidental.
James A. Fullerton of Vancouver is at
the California with his wire.
H. A. Jastro, an attorney of Bakers- •
field, is a guest at the Grand.
The Misses .Hope have returned to the
city and are staying- at the Palace.
A. W. Brooks, a wealthy resident of
Stockton, is registered at the Grand.
C. P. Vicini, District Attorney of Ama
dor County, is registered at the Lick from
Jackson.
R. J. Langford, Sheriff of Santa Clara i
County, is one of yesterday's arrivals at
the Lick.
J. Henderson, a wealthy cattleman of
Elko, New. is registered at the Occidental
with his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Qualey of Redwood
City have come up to the city and are i
at the California. ,
Judge A. C. Hinkson of Sacramento is j
| down to the city on a short pleasure trip.
He is staying at the Grand.
B. F. Shepard. a wealthy chemist of
Fresno, and Dr. M. T. Maupin of the same j
place are both registered at the Grand. i
R. \V. Tansall, proprietor of the Carls- j
bad Argus and head of the Pecos Irri
gation and Improvement Company of
Carslbad, N. M., is a guest at the Palace, i
William F. Herrin, attorney of the j
i Southern Pacific, who has been away on j
jan extended vacation through the Yo
; semite, returned to his office in the rail
i road building yesterday morning.
Owing to the continued illness of Rev.
; Mr. Yarrow, pastor of the Mill Valley
Congregational Church, the board of di
■ rectors have taken charge of the garden
: fete in aid of the parsonage fund, and
will carry out the details originally
, planned by Mr. Yarrow and will add new
features. The fete will take place on the
grounds of Morris Marcus, Corte Madera
avenue. Mill Valley, next Saturday after
j noon and evening.
The other even
ing a party con-
Bistlng of three
gentlemen and
two ladies were
standing near the
two ladies were
standing near the
window of the
telegraph office in,
the Palace Hotel
<|,+
+. ♦
A MODERN I
CYRANO
r^r- *r 1
DE BhRGERAC. !
*> &
+<$ *■+
Lwhen Jimßrazell, one of the old-time Vir
ginia City mining contingent, hove in
sight. Jim was dressed in a costume con
sidered the proper thing in the mines
! some twenty or thirty years ago. He had
! a light suit of clothes on. the coat of
which was cut square around and the
i trousers of which came down in peg-top
fashion over a highly polished pair of
boots thai were fitted to the small feet
; they incased to the nicety of a fractional
part of an inch. A flowing tie held his
collar ii. place and his vest was buttoned
at the bottom button alone, allowing a
| highly ornate shirt front to burst on the
: startled vision of the casual beholder with
all the splendor of the western sun shin-
Ing Through a fog bank. To make the
! picture complete a high-crowned, soft,
1 gray felt hat tipped rakishly over one eye
rested on his head at such an angle as to
! throw a shadow half way to the end of
i the quill toothpick which he chewed in a
j nonchalant manner as he tripped along
humming the refrain of one of the late
popular songs.
Jim was a picture. The admired of all
■■ beholders. Jim knew it and was proud
;of the sensation he created. The fact that
| he had dined well. If not too wisely, did
not tend to lessen his self-esteem.
But pride goes before a fall, and just
as Jim passed the party at the telegraph
; window his foot slipped from under him
' and it -was only by the exercise of con
; siderable quickness and agility that he.
j saved himself from coming in violent and
• undignified contact with the floor. As it
was, his equilibrium was considerably up
set. A titter of amusement ran through
the group at the window.
Jim turned, and, approaching the gen
tleman nearest to him, said: "Pardon me,
sir. but probably If you yourself had
fallen you could have recovered yourself
with more grace and agility than did I."
The gentleman, wishing to avoid any
i scene, assured him that the grace he dis
played was all that could be desired.
"Then, sir," continued Brazell,"you may
see something to criticize in the manner
of my locomotion?"
He was told that that was all right
also. .
"Maybe my dress docs not suit yonr es
thetic taste? Possibly you find something
to complain of in the harmony of the tune
; I was humming? Perchance the contour
of my foot does not strike your sense of
the artistic in its proportion, or it may
be the covering that incases it is what
meets with your disapproval."
He was told that his voice was like the
rippling of a mountain brook; that his
foot was a thing of beauty and a joy for
ever and that the boot which covered it
was a rare work of art.
"Is there, sir, anything In my person
ality, my dress or my behavior that you
would wish to take exception to? Can
you find aught in my being or in any of
i the articles that adorn it to provoke your
mirth?"
He was told that he was all right in
every particular.
"Then, sir"—and. doffing his hat, he
made a sweeping bow until Its crown
swept the floor—"then, .sir, allow me to
Introduce myself to your consideration as
the only modern Cyrano d© Bergerac.
Good evening."
Resuming his Interrupted tune, ha
turned on his heel and walked off, well
satisfied with the impression he had made.
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July S.-J. W. Moyle of
San Francisco is at the Hoffman. Jesse
McDonald of Han Francisco is at the Xnr
mandie. A. Eloesser of San Francisco is
at the Plaza. Mrs. Elisabeth McCrutrh of
San Diego is at the Riviera. W. G. Wood
ward, M. Thall and George Davis of San
FTancisco and F. A. Lyon of Sacramento
are at the Yendome.
CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, July S.— lrving M. Scott
and Lawrence I. Scott of San Francisco
are at the Shnreham. William H. Baker
of Los Angeles is at the Metropolitan. B.
A. Alvord of San Francisco is at the St.
James.
Dear Madam: "Pegamoid" says come! "
You're ■welcome, fhronicle building, No. 61.
A Frequenter of Banks.
John Brown, a courtly looking man. ap
peared before Judge Mogaji yesterday, lie
was arrested by Policeman AValsh on a
charge of vagrancy, but it was with the
object of giving him an opportunity to
get himself cared for. He is in the habit
of dropping into the banks during husi
n. s.- hours and resting himself. He is a
peculiar character. One of the bankers
promised him a new suit whon he got out
of jail. Sergeant Lindheimer told the
Judge that he had seen Brown going up
the steps of the Hibernia Bank, but
Brown denied it. He St ten days.
Advances made on furniture and piano?, with
or without removal. J. Nocnan, 1017-1023 Mission.
APPROPRIATION
WILL NOT RUN
THE DEPARTMENT
Fire Commissioners
Ask More Money.
MEET WITH SUPERVISORS
SIXTEEN COMPANIES WILL BE
DISCONTINUED.
Conference Which, Does Not Promise
Much in the Way of an In
crease for the Com
missioners.
The Supervisors have sown a good Econ-
I omy wind and they are now reaping
. whirlwinds of prayers from every depart
i mental division of the municipal govern- j
ment. The Fire Commission met yester
day morning to discuss the fiscal appro
| priation of the Board of Supervisors to
I the Fire Department and to advise with
j the Supervisors as to remedial measures.
j The appropriation under the 51 tax limit
i allows the department $9000 monthly for
current expenses; the former monthly al
i lowance to the Fire Department was $27.
--000. At present the Fire Commission is in
I dire distress. They do not know which
i way to turn, as according to their state
; ment the money allowed them will not
i pay the necessary regular expenses of the
j department.
Besides the five Commissioners, George j
! T. Bohen, who presided, Frank G. Ed- i
j wards, Colin M. Boyd, Joseph Marshall
i and R. H. Jones, seven Supervisors and
a number of men familiar with fire insur-
a nce and department affairs were present
; to advise and discuss the straits in which
j the commission finds itself. F. W. Dohr
| mann, president of the Merchants' Asso- •
ciation; President Havens of the Under-,
writers' Association, Charles A. Layton !
and R. Jlerold also attended the. meeting.
President George T. Bohen explained
i the condition oi affairs since the resolu
tion of the Supervisors was passed cur
; tailing the appropriation to the Fire De
j partment. In tabulated form a statement
luf comparison was read. It is as follows:
i Actual cost of department last year..?6Ss,7?S 01
j Amount appropriated this year 539,300 00
| Estimated deficit ....$110.496 01
Cost per annum of each engine -S 9,000 00
Cost per annum of each chemical 6,400 00
i Cost per annum of each truck 3,700 00
i Total TZTCO^
Placed out of service, six engines — i 54,060 00
| I 'laced out of service, seven chemicals 37, W0 00
I Placed out of service, two trucks 17,400 00
| Refrain from purchase of hose 5.383 22
Refrain from purchase of horses 4.460 OJ j
I .Refrain from purchase of hydrants — 30,861 4.:
i Total $150,044 67
■ Amount over J3.» C 6.
The estimated deficit that would result
if the department expenses were the same
| for the coming year as they were last
! year would amount to $146,496 01. In order
j to avoid this deficit a wholesale slashing
| would be necessary in the management.
The commlsion lias prepared a tempor
ary plan by which the deficit may be met.
This involves the discontinuance of six
teen companies— seven engines,, seven chem
] icals and two trucks. It mil be neces
sary also to refrain from the purchase of
hose, horses and hydrants during the com
ing year unless the Fire Department is
allowed a greater appropriation.
The companies to be displaced in case of
! necessity are: Engines — No. 33, Ocean View;
I No. 32, 'Holly Park District: No. 30, Ashbury
Heights District; No. 26, Richmond District:
No. 20, Filbert street, between Webster and
; Fillmore; No. 6. 1219, Stockton street: No. 9.
320 Main street. Trucks— 6, 1152 Oak street;
; No. 7, 3050 Seventeenth street. Chemical En-
Kines— No. 1, 144 Second street; No. 2, 13*
1 Tenth street; No. 3, 112 Jackson street; No. 4,
415 McAllister street; No. 5, 027 Broadway; No.
;6, 311 Sixth street; .No. 7, 3050 .Seventeenth
j street.
Should this lopping off of companies be
put In force 142 men would lose employ
ment. The entire chemical engine appa
ratus would be unmanned and further
purchases of hose, hydrants arid h..rs>-s
discontinued. Chief Sullivan stated the
needs of the department and put the case
plainly to the Supervisors.
"This action of the Supervisors in cur
tailing the appropriation for the Fire De
gartment is something new." said Chief
ulllvan. "The idea of forcing a cut of six
teen companies and to refrain from fur
ther purchase of necessary supplies is
fraught with danger to the city. It is
simply impossible to keep away from
great danger with this new order of
things."
The seven Supervisors present — Heycr,
Perrault, Larkmann, Byington, Collins,
Deasy and Algeltlnger— were given an op-
F>ortunity to declare themselves and fight
ree of the entanglements which the Fire
Commissioners attempted to put upon
them in their endeavors to secure a greater
appropriation. President Havens of the
Underwriters and Rudolph Herold spoke
eloquently upon the necessity of sustain
ing the efficiency of the department.
They honed that the dollar limit would
be revoked if the Fire Department was to
suffer from efficiency.
"It Is better to have dark streets than
to have thr-m lighted by great conflagra
tirns." said Herold in answer to Perrault,
who wanted to know if a greater appro
priation were preferred to unlighted
thoroughfares.
The Supervisors, though exhorted to
lift the burden and promise the commis
sion more money, refused to take imme
diate action. They claimed that they
were pledged to the dollar limit and they
could not. as men of honor, go back upon
th<'ir former actions which were ruled by
an obedience to the wishes of the people.
One and all promised that if the Fire De
partment could possibly receive a greater
appropriation and a cut be made on other
departments this would be done. Collins
went so for as to say that he thought
the dollar limit basis of taxation would
have to be revoked In a measure to meet
the demands.
F. W. Dohrmnnn spnke at length upon
the question and stated that the Mer
chants" Association would review the
matter and do all In its power to help the
Fire Commission out of the dilemma. The
matter rests with the Supervisors, as it
stands now. The meeting was adjourned
till ■\ypdnesday morning at 10 o'clock,
when final action will he taken.
HIGH-PRICED GAME.
Law Violators Are Being Heavily
Fined in the Country.
The Fish and Game Commissioners are
highly pi* ased with the work of their dep.
utlee and the county wardens in arresting
I and securing the conviction of a number
of lawbreakers recently. In Mendoclno
Cotinty marly $600 in finea has been lm
; posed for killing rWr nut of season. While
; these htintors. who are in no way Bporta-
I men, would have only a week <>r two to
wait for the open season on deer to come
i in they have tnken the chances of arrest,
: arid in most cr-scs paid dearly for their
: game killing. The last punishment report
ied at the Commissioners' office was the
I fining of two hunters $50 each at I'kiah.
Game Warden Ornbaum arrested John
Harms of Layunville and Henry Mohlen
brock of San Francisco, and found thirty
deerhides in a box belonging to the man
from this city. The Commissioners say
j that it is no wonder that deer are report
ed as scarce on the opening of each sea
son wh^n such miscreants as these go
into the hills and commit such slaughter
at times when the law is supposed to
protect the game. This year, however,
there are more sportsmen's associations
for the protection of game than ever be
' fore and their co-operation with the com
] mission is accomplishing much in the en-
I forcement of the laws.
Turned Over to His Father.
Charles H. Johnson, who was accused
of grand larceny for stealing a watch and
$20 from the purser of the steamer H. J.
Corcoran, appeared before Judge
Treadwell yesterday. Johnson had been
taken before the Insanity Commissioners
on complaint of his father, who lives in
Stockton, but he was remanded back to
the City Prison The purser refused yes
terday to prosecute the case, and as *.hr>
young man's father, who was in court,
told the Judge that his son hr.d been ten
years In a private asylum and was not
responsible for hi? actions, the Judge dis
missed the case and turned him over to
his father.
„ — , — --..-. , . _ . —
■ ■ •/■•■ ADVERTISEMENTS. .■: ■•■•■•-■•
Wearying, ceaseless backache. •
Dull, exhausting and constant pain. >T
No comfort by day. No rest at night. V
5 Aches in the small of the back, pain low %
I? down in the side. No spirit for any task, no
2* hope for relief. Great numbers of women are
not free from backache from one year's end
% to another. - ' f% YTW
i Among Mrs. Pinkham's victories AjTljS'Wr Sbji
i there is none more complete than i" ""
that over backache, and the cvi- jr r^rv^^
dence of thousands of lAy Y^ »\ vP\
riich., found that her back- J^filBlSfcrfsfißS«E*J^ fs^
ache was caused by a *
Js "Dear Mrs PivkhaM""" ~^**^ ~ p-, iXM\^'^i -»^
and was very nervous. . . / / ijf frf 55 Jfc
X^ I resolved to try your medicine and took two bottles 'ill/ X*
X* of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and pn "
taking the third a tumor was expelled. I was a 1k
\| little frightened and sent for the doctor: and he said that it
tr was fortunate for me that it came away. I got quite well It
® after that and have your Compound alone to thank for my &
recovery, "y
fj The safe way to guard against trouble is *T
to get Mrs. Pinkham's advice when the back- ,
Tr ache first appears. A letter to her at Lynn, Jv
\ Mass., describing your case fully will receive ■
j| a prompt reply without charge.
" Your S¥SstSScSnQ Ss a Friend to Women*" $J
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham l wish to tell you the great good 4P
tS* your medicine has done me. Ido not feel like the same tfs
J± woman. I have suffered terribly. Had womb and kindey "^
>T trouble, leucorrhcea, very severe pains in hips and sides
of abdomen, headache, was nervous, menses were irregular.
d& I have now taken four bottles of your Vegetable Compound, &
and the backache has left me, menses are regular, can sleep r^
X*' well, and awake in the morning feeling much. rested. Your
& medicine is indeed a friend to women. I wish that I could
(£% tell every woman what a wonderful medicine it ; s. I cannot &
praise it enough. — /Irs. Anna J. Fenstermaker Pine
X[ Summit, Pa. .
% Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- %
$ pound — A Woman's Remedy #
Lfor Woman's Ills. $
16 The Greatest $i oo
PAGES. ILLUSTRATED PAPER A YEAR,
OF THE WcST-THE _________»___
WEEKLY CALL.
7