Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-24
OUR SAN FRANCISCO BUDGET.
A Child Ieper Arrives From the
Sandwich Islands.
\ SCHOOL CENSUS MYSTERY.
A Counts Cussedness-Coal Handlers
Strike-A Faith Doctors Accomp-
Iishments-The Pinafore Man
agers-Other Gossip.

Whlle Swelterlng humans are sweating
and swearing in the efTete east, the' 'glori-
Gus climate of California, at lie asst here
in Frisco, is just what mankind appre-
ciates. Fogs rendering the air so cool
that light overcoats are comfortable,
make the city preferable TO the scorch-
ing sands of Lower California.
A CHILD LEPER.
Among the passengers who arrived
at this port recently, on the steamship
Australia, was a little girl, about nine
years old, afflicted with leprosy. She
came with her father, Mr.. Scholtz, from
Honolulu, and il was intended to take
her to Berlin for medical treatment. AS
ter boarded the vessel, he was made
aware OF the girls presence, and i'm
mediately made a cursory examina-
tion, disclosing the existence of the
dread disease. The child was
directed to be detained on the
steamer until he could make a more
thorough examination. The patient is
one of the seven children, the father
being a German and the mother ma
tive of Hawaii, both residing at Homo
lulu. Some years ago the German gov
ernment sent Professor Arniz to this
coast and Pacific Islands to make study
of lcprosy, and Mr.. Scholtz has hopes
that his skill will effect a cure of the
girl. Neither the captain nor
any of his officers were aware
that a leper case was on board until
some time after the vessel had left
Honolulu, and when the fact became
known to him he had the little one re-
moved beyond contact with any of the
passengers or crew. The health officer
know that the Hawaiian board
of health allowed the girl
to be taken on the steamer, knowing
that our laws prohibited the immigra-
tion OF such person even on transit.
A STRIKE ON.
The coal handlers on Main street wharf
have been out on strike several days.
The men who were receiving $50 per
month and struck for $50, say that they
asked for the raise but were refused and
they simply quit work. They offered to
compromise at $55 per month on Friday
last if the employers woul take the en-
tire gang back, but this was refused,
and the strike continued. The men
complain that men in other coal depots
receive from $50 to ST5 per month. The
owners in defense say that their men
are not compelled to handle the coal at
their wharf us much as the employees of
other companies, as they do not have to
shovel it into their wagons, but merely
drive under the shute and let it run in.
For this reason they think their men
should receive less pay. They have Of
fcred to compromise, but on a basis that
the men would not accept. 1t will be
settled soon.
LET THERE RE LIGHT.
A crying demand for additional street
lamps from many parts of the city has
demonstrated the fact that there is no
money available, and until another levy
the inhabitants in certain portions of
the town will appreciate the condition
of Moses when the light went out.
THE SCHOOL CENSUS MYSTERY.
The grand jury has started to make
an examination of the manner in which
G. A. Hildebrand collected the school
census and at the same time performed
duties as Buckley lamb at Los An
geles and ST. Louis. A partial exam
ination of the returns by some members
of the jury yesterday, and the manner
in which the statistics were collected,
showed that Hildebrand did not take
his oath of Office, or if he did make such
an oath he failed to file it with the
county clerk. The only oath on record OF
the model census marshal is the one at
tached to his demand for $3.50 upon the
treasury, which is in the hands of the
secretary of the board of education, and
this affidavit reGites that he (Hilde-
brand) well and faithfully performed
the duties for which he was appointed.
This affidavit Is sworn to before S. Ad-
rich, the assistant secretary OF the
board of education, and in this some of
the members of the grand jury are of
the opinion that there is a hole large
enough through which the lightning
calculator Of school census may crawl,
so far as "A charge of perjury wonld lie.
1t isargued by some that the assistant
secretary has not the legal power to
administer an oath. That power, accord
ing to the code, only lies in the superin-
tendent, his deputy and the secretary of
the board Of education. Yet the assist
tant secretary has during the past
eighteen months assumed the power of
administering oaths to contractors and
others having dealings with the school
department. But aside from these sup
posed technicalities the grand jury is
Investigating the entire school census
and the modus operandi by which the
returns were collected and sworn to by
Hildebrand' s assistant.
COUNTS CUSSEDNESS.
Victor Tolstoni is II handsome young
Italian, we'll known among his country
men in this city. He arrived in San
Francisco some years ago and stopped
at the Palace hotel, registering from
Venice. He had letters to prominent
Italians here and was welcomed as
Count Tolstoni, dcscendent of
long line of nobility. The count
was plentifully supplied with funds, had
travelled extensively and his cultured
made him much sought after by the ul-
ira circles. He gave full vent to his
eNtravagant tastes, spent money with "A
lavish hand for several years and
finally retired into obscurity, having
lost his money and, as is generally the
case, his friends. Finally, as a means
OF gaining livlihood, he placed his
services at the disposal of Baca-
galupe & Co., the undertakers, and
engaged in labors of menial char
acter. He left their employ a short
time ago, and it was noticed that he was
growing despOndent. Last night at s
o'clock his landlord, living on Green
street, rushed into the undertaking es-
tablishment aud stated that Tolstoni
had probably committed suicide, and
showed letter addressed To him that