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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
SHAG ROCK.
Counselor burst Shows Why the
Purchase Is Illegal.

The Mandamus which A. w. Won Schmidt
sued out to compel Treasurer Widber 10 pay
him $4,000 ON the purchase of Shay Rock,
authorized by ''the Solid Niae," was to
have been heard before Judge Hoge yes
terday. but as Counselor burst had not filed
his answer the matter was postponed for one
week.
In answering Won Schmidt's complaint
MIR. burst maintains that the contract of
purchase was not in writing, as required by
Section 95, Subdivision 10 of the Consolida-
ton Act, nor was any contract reduced to
writing as required by Section 1924 of the
Civil Code. No printed copy of Se' tons 90,
&C. 81 and 98 of the Consolidation Act was
attached TO the contract No notice of the
intention of the Board of Supervisors to
make the purchase is alleged. the price to be
paid aud from whom il was TO be pur-
chased and fixing the time of purchase were
never published as required In Section % of
the County Government Act.
Under the terms of the resolution the
purchase price was ordered paid out of the
subdivision of the General Fund transferred
from the last fiscal year for the purchase of
a site aud the erection of building for a
smallpox hospital, whereas such moneys
should have been ordered paid out of the
surplus fund, as required by Section 50 of
the Consolidation Act, Subdivision Is, and
for that reason the warrant is illegal.
The deed executed by Won Schmidt was
to John A. Russell. clerk of the Board of
Supervisors, instead OF to the city, the
board or to the Committee on Health and
Police. 1t provided that the deed should be
given to the city when the money was paid
The answer then quotes as part Of the
defense the resembling proceedings by which
the purchase was aunulied.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

S. L. LOOMS Of Wrights is at the Grand.
w. o. Watson Of Santa Clara is at the
Lick.
W. L. Dudley of Stockton is guest at the
Occidental
Judge overton of Santa Rosa is at the
Lick House.
S. c. Evans landowner Of Riverside, is
j. W. Adams of Los Angeles is CHARTERED
at the Palace.
DIR. Thomas Flint of San Juan is in town
and at the Grand.
x-Mayor Spence of Los Angeles is reg
istered at the Palace.
Arthur A. Wells of Bakersfield is regis
tered at the Baldwin.
NJ. c. Briggs of Petaluma is stoppiny at
the Lick with his wife.
c. +. Swan, a wealthy cattleman of Santa
Barbara, is at the Baldwin.
w. +. Wright of San Jose is spending a
few days at The Occidental.
James ID. Phelan has gone TO Washington
and Oregon on business trip.
X. Z. Blackburn, editor of the Ontario
Observer, is in the city. lie is at the Palace
Mrs. Robert Barrett of Sacramento was
among the arrivals at the Occidental last
night.
George w. Harvey of Marysyille came tn
this city yesterday and registered at the
Grand. WV
F. w. Loebcr, Director of the Tro,tioo.
horse Breeders Association, was In the civ
yesterday. ivy
n. T. Sterne, the San Jose agent of thu
Atlantic and Pacific, is among the guests at
the Grand. -
Robert McClarke OF Carson, New. a
prominent sage brush politician is in the
city. He is at the Lick Wv
John 7. Dunning, Assistant Manaper oe
the Associated Press in this city. has ta,ren
a vacation and will visit his home at Doyer'
Del. Mr. Dunning is weil-known on ac.
count of his splendid work during the recent
trouble at Safnna. -oo01,S
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STREET MATTERS.
No Outlet for the Point LObOs
Sewer System.

Supervisor Evans OF the First Ward, who
has been i'll ever since the new members
took their seats, made his first appearance
yesterday in attendance at the meeting of
the Street Committee.
The committees first work was to deny
D. o. Mills petition to close about 10 feet of
Laura court, more Familiarity known as
Pauper alley. He said he desired to use it
as stairway entrance to his new building,
but the committee declared 1t had no power
to close public places.
granted ninety days extension of time on
its franchise to lay underground conduits.
1t is necessary to expend $4,000 during the
first year in order to preserve the franchise,
and that year will expire in March, The
pipes are being made in Alameda, but will
not be finished in time.
Bids will be received for the removal of
the Seeond-street bridge, now regarded q
dangerous nuisance. and the privilege will
be given to the highest bidder, the work to
be done in ninety days.
The committee struggled long time with
the vexatious problem OF whether or not to
enlarge the main sewer of the Point Lobos
system, in view of the fact that in time it
will be necessary TO drain the south side
district through the same outlet.
At present there is no outlet provided
The one planned originally Was at Twenty
seventh avenue, but the work of opening
that street has been stopped This raises
the interesting question whether or not to
continue the work on the system throughout
the district or stop il until an outlet is pro-
vided for Ne definite conclusion was
reached,
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CARPENTERS BALL.
Ninth Annual Entertainment of the
Brotherhood.

Ninth Annual Entertainment of the
Brotherhood.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
JOiners No. % gave its ninth annual ball
and entertainment at B'nai Birth Hall last
night and it proved very successful affair.
The following committees had charge:
Committee OF Arrang ements-Henry Meyer, A.
l. Wandeli, Thomas O'NeH, W. J. Alcblnson,
w. f. FLOYD.
Reception Commitee-Thomas Rowe }. j.
Tlerney, Edward Oliver, J. d. Campbell, James
SaundeF. W. Il. JACKS.
Floor DirectOr-James G. Ryan. Assistants
John II. Flynn. John Lyons, p. II. Mccarthy,
William Ryan, Frank p Lansing. Frank Spell
man.
The programme of the entertainment was
far above the average in quality and listened
to by crowded audience. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Address by President q. A. Lewis; comic song
"McMauuS." Miss Lille johnson; recitation,
AdOlph Perry; vocal solo. Mrs. Beyerson; plano
SOLO, Our Viva" Miss 1eckla Johnson; vocal
selection. tile Misses Ryan; address, Hon. Z. e.
Terrili; Instrumental duet, piano, Miss Lulu
O'Nell, v'olo, Eugene Meyer Oeeeiyed three en-
cores); song selected, Mrs. L. II. Bushnell; bar
Queen OF Night" Miss +. Della White; Eight
hour song" +. NJ. Thompson aud family; duet
"FrateTDal Love-" Harry NIemaH, L. Bailey.
The stage decorations consisted of the
unions banners and numberleSs flowers and
ornaments Of all kinds and colors arranged
with pleasing effect.
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BACKED BY BOSSES.
Local Union No. 10 Supported by Pro-
prietors of Breweries.

Local Union No. 10 Supported by Pro-
prietors of Breweries.
The Brewers Protective Association has
shOuldered the responsibility of recognizing
the so-called "scab'' union of brewery work
men known as Local No. 16, and disclaim
Internationally having any interest what
ever in the organization of new union or
in spreading disaffection in the Pacific Coast
Union.
We believe, says the association. the
members of No. 16 TO be sincere in their en-
de8vOr to better their condition in so far as
to form a union of brewery workmen and
OF such only, where they shall be free to
manage their own affairs without the inter
ference of demagOgueS, who would use
their union for selfish purposes, and we
deem it wrong for other bodies of wOrkmen
to hinder the members of No. 16 from earn
ing living at their trade on conditions in
perfect harmony with other unions of this
Coast.
Union No. 16 was not started to disrupt
other labor unions, but for the sole purpose
of freeing themselves from a man, who,
they claim. rules them tyranically and en-
riches himself at their cost
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DORM CROSS-EXAMINRD.
A Draft of a Genuine VIII of
Dana Produced i'm Court.

ID. S. Dorm, who was Luigi Dama's law
yer. and who testified that he had drawn for
him number of Wills was put under cross
examination in the will contest yesterday.
On former occasion he said that he proba-
bly, had draft of The last will drawn for
Dana, and this document he produced, say
ing that he had found it among his papers
OF 1887.
In answer to Attorney Kawalsky's ques-
tions, MIR. Dorm said that from the fact that
the document was among his papers of 1887,
in which year the last Will was drawn, and
that he knew Dama's change of feelings
toward the Randalls, which also occurred in
that year. he thought that the will of which
he produced draft was the last one drawn
by him.
he felt certain that the alleged will is a
forgery, although the handwriting is SINH
lar, but not as good as Dama's. The same
opinion was expressed regarding the long
memorandum found in the Safe Deposit
vault, and also regarding the purported
altered will.
The blue copy of Mrs. Dama's will, made
by Dana, was stated by the witness to be
undoubtedly genuine, as were also the let
tiers IN evidence purporting to be in the
handwriting of the deceased
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ONE WAS DROWN NED.
The Nine Sailors Capsized While
Coming Ashore.

Nine sailors left the ship Reuce, which is
anchored in the stream some 500 yards from
the shore, as published in THE CALL of
yesterday, and started ashore In snail
boat belonging to the Sailors Home at II
o'clock Wednesday night. a strong food
tide was running, and a ehoppy sea made it
difficult for the carsmen to keep the boat
headed for the Clay-street steps, where
they intended to land. A sudden gust of
wind caused the boat to keel over and ship
considerable water. The seamen sprang to
one side to steady the boat. but the move
ment capsized the little craft and threw
them into the bay. They hung to the up
turned keel and shouted for help. Their
cries attracted the attention of Lieutenant
Halcomb of the United States steamer Alba
tross. He caused the gig to be hastily low
cred and manned. The tide had carried the
capslzed boat some distance past the ferry
landing, and 1t was nearly fifteen minutes
before the gig overlook it. Six men were
elmging to the boat, and they were taken in
the gig to the Al6atross
In the meantime John Kelly.
petty officer of the AIbatross. had taken
an old. fiat-bott0med boat and also
started to the rescue. 1t was
fortunate that he did so, for he succeeded
IN rescuing two OF the three men who had
been swept away from the upturned boat
Opposite Harrison-street Wharf he found
Stephen Tyde and William Murray strug-
CLING in the water. Murray was nearly ex-
hausted. On his way back to the Albatross
with the two rescued men Kelly picked up
several bags of clothes, which the sailors
had been taking ashore.
The rescued men were given restOratives
on board the Albatross by Surgeon Drake
and Apothecary Miller. Two of them, Pat
rick McEroy and Charles Stenberg, are
still suffering from the effects of salt water
and exposure.
The men were all removed to the Sailors
Home yesterday morning. They are very
sad over the loss of their companion, Will
lam Blum, the only member of the unlucky
party who was not rescued. He was unable
to swim, and after losing his hold on the
keel OF the boat his conn anions saw him
sink without being able to save him. The
drowned man was native of Finland and
aged 50 years. He had been seaman for
nine yeals, and was member of the expe-
dltlon sent out in search Of the Jeanette.
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ALAS! POOR BORELLA!
His Skeleton Unearthed by a
Grading.Scraper.

Louis Brule, foreman for Contractors Vim
cent s. buchanan, exhamed human skele-
ton yesterday in grading lot on the corner
of Lombard and Pierce streets. Residents
of thirty years in the neighborhood declare
that 1t is the remains of Antoni Borella.
who lived with Spanish woman named Maria
Pescedaro, and who mysteriausly disap-
peared in 1861. Shortly afterward the
Pescedaro woman married Pasqual Domingo.
who was then considered the Sitting Bull'
OF the vicinity OF the Preside. and sus-
pected to be the murderer of Antoni Borella.
1t is said that Immediately afterward Do
miDgo left for parts unknown.
The skeleton is that Of man of large
physique, and in the massive jaws are a
perfect set OF strong white teeth. The
bones were found under where an old house
had once stood, and were disturbed in their
resting place, about one foot under the
ground, by grading scraper.
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THE BREEDERS RACES.
4 Committee viii Probably Revise the
Programme.

4 Committee VIII Probably Revise the
Programme.
So much dissatisfaction has been expressed
over the preliminary programme arranged
by the TrOtting- horse Breeders Association,
both by many of the members and the
horsemen generally. that it is more than
probable that Speed Committee, composed
OF leading members of the association, will
be appointed by the President 10 rearrange
the programme and so adjust it as TO make
IT acceptable TO the horsemen and induce them
to make full entries.
The 10 per cent entrance fee ultimatum as
agreed on by the association Will be recon-
sldered by the COMMITTEES and easier terms
than the present ones agreed on Another
very important matter that will have the
committees attention is the classification of
the colt stakes which as they now stand look
like simple gifts to Freedom. The division
of the purses into three moneys, so, 80 and
10 per cent instead OF the regular four per-
centageS, is still another matter that may be
taken up by the committee. None of the
events agreed upon by the association
have yet been advertised, so there
Is nr6oI plenty inty . OF time to make the
present wish of the hOrsemen is to see the
ASSOCIATION give good purse for the 2 20
class, with Hazel Wilkes barred, and an
other for the free-for-all class, with PaIo
Alto aud Stamboul barred land of course
teresting races, and ones that should draw q
very large attendance from the public
The sale of the Palo Alto trotiing stock in
New York will probably result satisfactorily.
While the prices on the opening day were
low, they have been picking up, and really
good Electioneer blood Is bringing nearly
1uli values. So far the average has been
about $1,000 head.
Give rogue rope enough and be will be
sure to hang himself in the end" is very
true old saying. The following clipping
from the New York Sportsman will be in
teTestng to local liorsemen who knew Rich
ardson and his horse Peinkiller yery well
on the coast circuits:
1t appears that the horse Joe d, who ran
ana won al New Orleans recently. and then
broke down, turns out to be Painkiller. as
was charged. George Richardson is in iail
lor taking the horse to the Crescent CITY
Without his owners knowledge and consent
ana has been ruled off In connection with
JOCKEY Nelson, who went along and rode
as Wilson, and Hank Combs, Joseph Wer
lens trainer, who youched for the party
when suspicion was first aroused. 1t is a
ply TIE horses name was changed for the
cIeVer richardson might well take allo-
pathic doses OF hIDl now to alleviate the dis
tressing panIS which must accompany i'm
priSonmeRt. And Colonel Simmons is keen
ing his hand in, let US hope, as a sort of
dress rehearsal for what he will do here
abonts during the SEASON."
Palnkiler is an aged horse by Joe Hooker
Betsey Mcguire. Last year he won some
SIX sbort-dlstanee races in fast time in Cali
fornla and IN the East and was believed TO
be one OF tie fastest half miiers in training
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
SHIP-YARD NOTES,
Work Being Done On the Mon.
terey and Other Vessels.

About 400 men are working on the Mon
terey at the Union Iron Works. Some are
boring out the tubes for the shafts OF the
twin screws and others are putting in the
notwithstanding gear. The iron on the
gun-deck is nearly in frame and the battle
matches are in place. The armored deck is
composed of plates of steel 8 inches thick
Zone Pinch and one 1-inch plate being used),
and on top of this Will be 3-inch teak deck
ing. A large quantity of teak is now on
hand to be used for the purpose.
The machinery used IN working the n.y.
draulc dock has been removed to the south
end OF the dock, so as TO give more scope
Tor working the mammoth crane. YeSter-
day the United States steamer Bear and the
whaling bark John and Winthrop went on
the dock. The Bear will be resheathed and
have the barnacles scraped off her. She
looks curious aft with her big two-bladed
propeller. The steamer Newbern is In the
slip being oyerhauled.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the new
armored coast-defense vessel Monterey and
size will be ready for launching during the
latter part of next month. In fact she could
be much sooner, only that it is handler to
do the work required on her now by means
OF the travelling cranes that are Immediately
over her than 1t would be If she were along
side the dock.
A new steel mast which is composed of
plates and angles has just been completed
for the Monterey. 1t is 81 feet in length 90
inches In diameter at the keel. 1t has a
steel military top and will be set on the
deck, which is perfurated just there, SO that
the mast will act as yentilator to the
boiler and engine rooms.
At the ship-yard 1900 piles are being
driven just to the westward of the berth OF
the Monterey, for a berth for the new
battle-ship The piles are nearly sill 100
feet long and the ground is so soft that when
they are placed on end in the driver chocks
they sink down about twenty feet by their
own weight.
The Monterey will carry four boilers and
VIII have 40 water-tight apartments in her
double bottom. A cast steel roller path for
tile turret is being faced" up in the ma
chine-shop. 1t is twenty-one feet in diam
eter.
A galyanizing plant has recently been
ADDED at the works and now the pipes, etc.,
needed on the vessels being built or repaired
there are galvanized without having to be
sent out as heretofore.
The body plan OF the new battle-shp is
now being lad ON the mold loft fioor
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
ROBBED IN A VACANT HOUSE.
Il Merchants Wife Inveigled Into n Ira,

a herchanfs Wife Inveigled Into a Trap
by n Highlander.
The Chinatown detectives are searching
for a notorious highlander named Fock Men.
who committed most daring robbery,
several days ago. when he informed Ii Ngan,
the wife of Chinese merchant at 1905
Dupont street, that a person living on
Washington alely. who owed her some money
was ready to make settlement, ii she
would accompany him to the house.
The occupant of the place had moved, but
the cunning Mongol had procured a KEY to
carry out his designs. The unsuspecting
woman went with Men to the house, where
he locked her in room. Then he proceeded
to rob her in true highlander style.
First he choked her and then drawing a
knife threatened to cut her head off il she
made an cutlery. He quickly relieved her of
$3.50 in money and some valuable jeWelry
and then made his escape
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
NO SYMPTOMS" YET.
But Little Change in the ssI.ympb''
Patients.

There have been but slight changes
in any of the lymph" patients since the
first Injection made last Monday, and the
physicians in attendance are 10th to charac-
terize them rs symptoms" of the Kochen
treatment. 1t is indisputable that the pains
In the chest are often the result of remain
ing long in reclining posture, and the ach-
ing joints are more traeeable to that than TO
any hypodermic injection. In Richard
Fredrir kson and Anthony Quinn there may
be changes for the better, but it is too soon
cations of q. change
vi Anthony Qninn alone is there being
Kept regular bulletins, as he is considered a
typical case. Yesterdays bulletins were as
fOllnMS. ~ 80
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30

fortunate in her matrimonial ventures. Her
first husband. from whom she secured
mercifully. He is now in the Stockton Asy-
lum for the Insane. Since her marriage TO
Rene Lefevre she claims to have had to sup
port him out of the wages earned by her as
store. Recently he has been in the habit OF
beating her, and his latest act of cruelty
was to knock her down and kick her: SO
she swore to complaint yesterday and had
him arreS ted for battery.
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A NaraI Association.

a meeting OF ex-paval sailors and ma
fnes was held last night at the Naval Rem
dezyons. for the purpose of forming Naval
social and Benevolent Association, with the
ultimate object of perfecting an organiza-
Hon 70 act In conjunction with the proposed
MAYA ean reserve. Abont thirty persons who
were present. j. j. Fitzgerald of the Post.
once department. was elected President.
ana Committee on Organization and By-
laws was appointed. The meeting ad-
Journed, to meet at the call Of the Chairman,
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During Wednesday night two glands in
the right axlla became enlarged and caused
the patient slight pains. The patient com
plai ned of slight pains in the chest. At
II IA O'Clock yesterday morning a fourth
Injection was given by Doctors Kerr and
Hirschfelder, the amount teing five MILL
grams. In the afternoon the patient COM
planned of pains in the joints. The bulletins
show there are no immediate effects from
an injection.
Fredericton has suffered severe headaches
during the last forty-eight hours and has
yomited once-not an unusual thing for
consumptiyes. His glands are soft and
sore
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THE MORNING CALL FRANCISCO JANUARY 1ss-E(

ii. spital where she found ten old soldiers.
There were several new applicants for re-
lief, which were referred to the committee
for Investigation. Mrs. Shirlam. s. p, and
Mrs. Nellie Anderson, S. T., were present,
those present in the good work. after
which the ACCESSIBILITY Of giving an en-
tertainment was again discussed and
committees appointed to act and report at
the next regular meeting.
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past and his absence has been the subject
OF much comment among the stock brokers
and dealers. FL. III. Levy, President of the
Savage Mining Company, and a personal
friend OF Hoef1ch, stated yesterday that
Hoefich, who had been sick recently, was
still in town. but by the advice of his ply
sicians was not attending TO any business,
but was trying to perfect his cure by taking
long daily walks through the Park.
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Fire on Sacramento street.

The alarm from Box 81 at 6 As clock last
evening was for fire In the one-story frame
building $50 and 532 Sacramento street, be-
tween Sansome and Leidesdorff. occupied
as carpsnter-shop by L. Robinett at $50
aad as saloon by III. Peterson at 532. The
shavings in the carpenter-sho became
igDited from some unknown cause aud
started the blaze. Tho loss is placed at
$3.50 on the carpenter shop and at $50 on the
col
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Traced to Their ORIGIN

United States Secret Service Detective
Harris, who has had for several months the
work OF tracing raised $40 bill circulated
IN Oregon and Washington, received word
recently that the 'shover Of the queer had
been arrested at Colorado Springs, Colo,
" hlle passing such bill. His name is
George Goodwin, alias Holm. at Portland
he passed eleven such bills in two hours.
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Charged With Burglarx.

Joseph Fisher was arrested last night on
Howard street by Detectives Bee and
Harper and charged with burglary at the
Central Station. On January I'd last he
broke into tailor's shop, at 5O7 Hayes
street and stole quantity of cloth aud
other tailor's goods