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The morning call., 1891-01-15
STREET EXTENSIONS.
Action Taken by the Federation of In
nrnNement Cluhs.

Action Taken by the Federation of I'm
provement Clubs.
At a meeting of the Federation of In
provement Clubs last night President A.
Ruef occupied the chair and \. REYNOLDS
officated as Secretary.
Reports were received from officers and
committees in reference to the proposed
action OF the Board of Supervisors in re-
scinding all resolutions extending streets
and other public highways. During the
animated discussion that followed it was
stated that while the federation Is in favor
of removing ale Buckley Lambs" who
have been fatteniug at the expense of prod
erty-owners during the past two years under
the regime of the Supervisional solid nine,"
it is in favor o. extending such streets as
Market, Sixteenth and various side streets,
where such extensions will benefit property
owners.
1t was unanimously decided to aid the
supervisors III removing all derelct COM
mlSSlOnerS and carrying out the cOntem-
plated improvements eXDedltiOuSiy and ad-
yantageOuSy, but at all hazards to insist on
vital improvements and extensions contem
plated and in progress, some of which it
took the proDerty-holders years of patient
effort to have authorized by boards of Su-
perviSOTs.
With this object in view the Executive
Committee was authorized to appear before
the Board of Supervisors and present the
sentiment OF the property-Owners. The ut
most confidence was expressed in the present
Board of Supervisors and in the remarks
made by the delegates it was conceded that
the board was endeavOring to act in the best
Interests of the city. The Park Lane In
prOVement Club was admitted to the Fedora
ton, and the following delegates from the
club seated: Nj. V. Stevens, Charles Eiel-
man, J. w. Lutgrns, Alexander Rothenstein
and g. Ii Hamnr
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STROUSE'S WAGONS.
i Heated Controversy Before the Ii
Cense Committee.

i Heated Controversy Before the Lii
cense Committee.
The License COMMITTEES of the Board of
Supervisors listened to more law, argument
and eloquence yesterday than has been
heard in the committees rooms since Jake
Undo pleaded with ",he solid nine not to
remove him from the stewardship of the
City Pound.
There were present all the leading lights
of the Butchers Protective Association,
representing one side OF a much-mooted
question. and Mark StrOuse held up by
Attorneys Alfred Clarke and Joseph +.
Coffey, representing the other side. The
question itself was the resolution proposing
TO repeal the ordinance imposing a quarterly
license OF SO on all meat-peddling wagons.
The facts of this case have been haShed
and rehashed till they are utterly barren of
interest, hence brief outline will suffice
I Mark StrOuSe owns large meat market on
Market street, and in connection with it
runs about dozen peddling wagons all over
the city. These have always interfered
damagingy with the retail trade of the city,
because no yeudeT of meat could afford to
pay high rents and the city license and sell
as cheaply as the peddling wagons.
To protect themselves the butchers
formed an association and proved sufficiently
strong and influential to have a new ordl-
nance passed requiring all meat-peddling
wagons to pay quarterly license oil S75
Strouse never paid the license. lie fought
1t from the drst All his peddlers were ar
| rested time and again. and some Of the cases
were decided against hun, while others are
still pending. But the peddling wagons went
right along with their work as though moth
ing had ever happened.
Now the fight Is over the proposition to re-
peal that ordinance. Mr.. Strouse's attor-
| neys maintained that such license is op-
preSsiye to the extent OF being prohibitory,
and TO that extent unjust and unreasonable
| The butchers are fighting Mr.. StrOuse
| because in his enterprise he became their
dangerous competitor, and their process of
| fighting has been to legislate HIM out of
| business.
The butchers maintained that it is not
MI Strouse's competition they complai in of
but the unfair advantage he is permitted to
| take of them. His meat wagons are noth-
| ing less than portable markets. and yet are
! not required to pay a license. They would
! not have the slightest objection to Mr..
Strouse opening a meat market in every
block in the city. He would then have to
pay his license and would be on an equal
footing with them.
The committee took the matter under ad-
VlspmpQt
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written article in the Christmas number OF
the Minneapolis Orpheus, on the old ltallan
method of Vocalsm, and also an explanatory
note in regard to the dispute concerning
the tomb of her late husband.
According to Dunlop's Stage News,
Natural Gas" Is getting reputation as a
record breaker in the West. The vagaries OF
Millie Price have not in any way injured tlle
prospects of Donnelly and Girard. Sam I.
Cox is making arrangements to marry on the
vouug ladies in his company in all the
towns they play in. He says 1t booms pusl-
ness. He will secure divorces for them
when they play return dates.
Fred Peel, the ''Incter of Public Inter-
est" has invented a new kind OF blottlng-
paper it is said. which he will introduce by
advertising Jacob Lifts new play, y on
Yonson" a sort of litt-mus paper, in way.
Helen Dauvray is at the Hotel Metropolis,
London, blown there, says the Stage News,
bv Sydney Rosenfeld's ''Whirlwind."
1t is gosSiped that Den Thompson Will re-
tire from the stage at the end OF this season.
The friends Of Harrison Gray Fiske VII.
learn with regret, says Dun9p Stage News,
that his weekly theatrical paper, the New
York Mirror, is about to suspend puDllca-
ton. Some seasons ago the Mirror was
looked upon as the organ of the dramatic
profession, but of recent years the patron
age Of this calling has been directed to other
channels. and for eleven months the losses
have increased so rapidly that Mr.. Flske can
no longer resist the pressure. lie does not
wish to sell property he has come to regard
with almost parental interest, and so he has
concluded to let il 90 out of existence alto
gether. THE Mirror is first-class paper OF
its kind and will be missed.
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FARMERS ADJOURN.
The Executive Committee Adjourns With
out Day.

The Executive Committee Adjourns With
out Day.
At Yesterdays session of the Executive
Committee Of the State Farmers Alliance
thequeston of selecting an official organ was
taken up, and after careful discussion, the
Pacific Rural Press was chosen. This was
deemed preferable to establishing a new
paper, and it is Thought will answer every
legitimate purpose for which an organ
would be available.
The matter of incorporation was then
taken up, and it was decided that the pre-
liminary step could best be taken by E. NJ
Waddell of Los Angeles, the Vice Presi-
dent of the organization, who was accord
ingly selected as 4 committee of one to take
the matter in hand.
When this had been disposed of the fol
lowing resolution was introduced by Secre-
airy Poundstupe and adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, OF the manifold productions of The
Stale Of Call0Inla none reflect more credit upon
her han those OF busbandTy. and any exhibit OF
the products of the Stale must largely be drawn
from The products OF the soil, the farmers and
Farmers Alliance are therefore necessarily III
teresied therein and any effort to advance the
material interests of the State by extending
Inc market Tor her products and promoting i'm
migration appeals 10 u.s. therefore, be It
hesotred, That al the Columbian Worlds Ex-
position to be held in Chicago in 1898 The State
should suitably present TO tie eyes of The world
the demonstration OF her wonderful fruittuiuess
and 10 every effort for the accomplishment of
that purpose We VIII lend our hearty aid
Further, the Farmers Alliance speaking
through Its Executive Committee. believe a lib
erai expenditure by The state for that purpose TO
be proper ana cOmmeudable To- The end that this
Stale snail be unsurpassed In The dis play OF its
natural resources and industries.
Further discussion of the ramie plant
was had, and after some delay the question
was taken under advisement, there being
wide divergence Of opinon as 10 the method to
be adopted in the introduction of the plant
At the conclusion of the afternoon meet
ing Chairman Dore was called out of the
city on private business, and after very
brief evening session, at which nothing of
importance was done, a final adjournment
was had, and the members prepared to leave
the city this morning.
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BY EASTERN MONEY.
The oregon Improvement Company
SaHrnd

The Oregon Improvement Company Is
Saved From Decay.
The business Of the Oregon Improvement
Company, which had practically been at a
standstil for the last two months, will be
conducted by a syndicate of New York cap
itaists.
About two months ago the company's
property was attached and receiver ap-
ponted. IL includes the steamers Villa
mette and Pue0la, coal mines at Seattle
large tracts of land in the Northwest, an ex-
tension of the Seattle and Northern Rail-
road to Hamilton, the main line itself, and
the unfinished line of the Port Townsend
and Southern Railroad. AS soon as the re-
ceiyer took charge the steamers were tied
up, work on the extension of one of the
roads and the construction of another was
brought to a standstill, and fully 1000 men
were thrown out of employment. The coal
mines were operated, however, pending a
nnal decision OF the matter
Yesterday it was learned that an arrange
meDt had been made by which a New
YORK syndicate took charge of the com
pany's affairs. The former trouble has been
amlcably adjusted, the receivers task is nj
an END, and the representatives of the com
Dany received from him the business. The
steamers, which had been tied up. will he
put on, ana the railroad construction. in
which 1000 men were employed. will be re-
Sumed at once.
The stock of the concern jumped from s15
to S24 per share in q few hours after the
news arrived.
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WAS HE POISONED?
A Witness Who Will Testify to
Dama's Sudden Death,

In the several weeks delay In the Luigi
Dana will contest further facts of a sensa-
tional nature have been developed. The
hearing was resumed yesterday morning
before Judge Coffey, and Attorney Ko-
walsky asked leave to take the deposition
of one Libby n. Astorg Of Willoughbv.
Ohio, by means of written heterogeneous.
draft of which he submitted to the Court,
An objection was interposed by Attorney
Russell j. Wilson on the ground of undne
delay in the proceedings, but Mr. Kowalsky
stated that the information regarding what
Mrs. Astorg knew of the case had only re-
Gently been obtained in a roundabout way.
and no action could have been taken sooner
Judge Cotfey overruled the objection.
ne attorney then read the interroga-
torres he desired propounded to Mrs. Astorg
through the agency of a commission to be
appointed by the court, the same being
based on the following letter, received by a
hrm OF lawyers in this city a few DAYS
since:
WILLoUGHBY tOhio) Dec. Is, lS9O.-Some
time ago wrote 10 you that l knew of crime
mat had been committed by the johnson woman.
she Is The woman who procured poison for nv
husband TO dose me with. IL you VIII find Out
II the johnson woman was my nurse WHO SO
mysterlousy kept out OF the way you VIII have
The Key to the whole mystery. Dana died yery
suddenly, and no one was with MIN bur The
nurse. Mrs. Johns on told me about a man who
possessed secret that would make II disagree
able for certain people. Now, / fully believe
thai she poisoned Dana and secreted his papers
The johnson woman would forge Will il she
saw way OF doing SO without detection. She mac
committed some miserable crimes according 10
her own admissions. One OF her lovers a Mr.
hay, druggist, keeps little store at 1919
Market street. The woman had free access TO
all kinds OF poiSons and drugs, for she heped
hay concoct his remedies and lotions. fl the
johnson woman is in hiding she can be found
by having my husband watched and followed
This creature the cause of INV
husband choking his son and was The cause Of
hall my trouble, and day by day was furnishing
my husband with poison which was 10 produce
the effect OF a slow decline. so that nv death
would not arouse suspicion. This is not mere
suspicion, for l have the testimony OF Two phy-
slClans, stating that my malady was caused by
slow poison. MRS. LIBBY N AsTORa
David NJ. Ramsey was placed on the
stand and ties titird that he had occupied the
position of Treasurer and Secretary of the
Second Artillery Regiment Band from 1888
to 1886. lie knew jules Matthieu, Il men,
Der OF the same band, whose name appears
on Dama's will as a subscribing witness.
He could state of his own knowledge that
the name purportiDg to be Matthew was not
In truth his. there being wide discrepancies
between it aud the signature of Matthew.
with which he was very familiar, having
seen it over 200 times
The hearing was continued until Monday
at II O'Clock, when the proposed interroya-
tories, Will be settled
The morning call., 1891-01-15
PERSONAL NOTES.

Governor Irwin of Arizona is in the city.
S. F. Cell Of Salina5 is registered at the
Occidental.
A: J; Davidson of San Jose is a guest of
the Palace.
E. W. Hale of Sacramento is stopping at
the California.
Alvinza Hayward, the San Mateo capital
lst, is at the Palace.
c. p. Wilson of Colusa is in the city, He
is at the Occidental.
G. w. Towle and wife, of Hollister are
quartered at the Lick.
NJ. NJ. Lyman of ST. Helena is among the
guests at the Baldwin.
S. W. Short of Paso Robles is at the
Grand with his family
j. NJ. Ryan, the Stockton merchant is
guest OF the California.
Dr. 5. b. Knox and vile of Santa Bar-
para, are at the California.
George MAY arrived from Mexico vesrer-
DAY and is at the California
L. B. Morgan of Bggs was among the ar
rivals at the Grand last night
Mrs: ). ii. Barry of Angel Island is spend-
ing Lew days at the Occidental
Dwight HOLSTER of CORTLAND is in town
on business. He is at the Grand
j. h: Law. the MERGED attorney. is at the
BALDWIN, accompanied by his wife.
n. o. Brady of Visalia arrived in TOWN
last night and registered at the Lick.
Thomas Dongal, the Marysville mer-
chant, registered last night at the Lick.
DIR. w. X. g. Samuels has been Reelected
Surgeon and Physician to the Hebrew Home.
W. B. Ii. DodSOn, of the Red Bluff Sem
tinel, is registered at the Hotel Pleasanton.
DR.. A. E. Osborn came down from
Santa Clara yesterday and put up at the
Grand.
j. V. Bigelow and wife, of San Rafael,
nave taken apartments at the Hotel Pleas
anton for the winter
Harvey Lindley, the Los Angeles politi-
can, came down from Sacramento last
hlleht 10 witness the initiation OF King Kala-
kaua into the Mystic Shrine.
The morning call., 1891-01-15
THE MIMIC WORLD.
Mid. Week Notes of Business at
the Different Theaters.
Lohengrin" Repeated With Increased EOlat
Carmen" at the 0rpheum - Adelaide
Moore - General Mention.

"Lohengrn" was reproduced at the Bald
win last evening to an attendance that
reached a crush The wall-howers in the
parquet were as thick as roses in June, and
in the upper circles the music-lOvers were
packed close and solid. The performance
was quite up to the standard of the first pro-
duction, and Miss Emma Juch, in the role of
Elsa. sang with delightful purity of
voice, and carried herself with grace
full freedom of action. Not the less
noticeable was Georgine Won Januschowsky
in the role of Ortrud. wife of Telramund
In the balcony scene, where Elsa appears
while Ortrud is in the courtyard below, the
latter made 4 splendid demonstration of her
vocal power ana dramatic action, especially
in the finish when, Elsa having left the
scene Ortrud passes into a brilliant finale:
on. pride of heart yet viii teach thee
That an Illusion Is this Ioye-yeS. Will teach thee
2 he gods Of vengeance soon shall reach thee,
Their wrath destroying thou shalt prove.
Mr. Hedmondt mas good voice and sus-
tanned the title role with the strength and
al the same time the gentle modeSty in action
as became a Knight of the Holy Grail,
This evening carmen" will be sung with
tie full strength Of the company.
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LOVERS OF DOGS.
The California Kennel Club VIII Have a
Bench Show in April.

The California Kennel Club VIII Have a
Bench Show in April.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Cali
fornia Kennel Club was held last evening at
1856 Montgomery street for the purpose of
arranging for the coming bench show in
april. and the election of an Executive
Committee The following gentlemen we're
elected: DIR. j. Stanton, Robert Liddle. j
b. Martin, r. X. Gardiner, Cornelius
Mooney, James w. OrndOrff, A. B. Truman.
Louis Miller. j. NJ. Crane, Joseph King
Felix Deleau.
communication was received from the
Los Angeles Club Offering a stated sum to
secure John Davidson of Munroe, Mich. to
judge at Los Angeles. This was accepted
by the California Club, and Mr.. Davidson
will judge both exhibits. Enough entries
have already been made to guarantee sue
cess in April
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BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION.
1t Demands a High License on PeddIing-
Wagons.

Wagons.
The San Francisco Butchers Association
elected six candidates last night, which
swells the membership to 37S A committee
reported having appeared before the License
Committee of the Board of Supervisors and
asked for the enforcement of the order re-
curing all meat peddling-waggons to pay
license of So a quarter.
The matter was taken under advisement
by the Supervisorial committee, and SO was
the petition of Mark Strouse for a reduction
OF the license to $40 quarter, which is so
vigorously opposed by majority of the
boss butchers. Several butchers have
Violated the law" said ex-President W. c.
Frost. while speaking of the matter last
night, and they have created an unfair
competition with the responsible butchers,
who do not send cut wagons to peddle meat.
We ask that if they insist on running such
wagons that they be compelled to pay
license of SIS quarter, so as to equalize
competition with those who have heavy
rents, etc, to pay. Strouse now owes the
city $3.50 for unpaid licenses Of his wagons,
owing to the negligence of License Collector
L, l. OBrien"
The morning call., 1891-01-15
Burial of a Messenger-Boy.

Henry Kragoe, aged Is. who I'D to a few
weeks prior to his death in the City and
County Hospital, was messenger employed
by the San Francisco District Company, was
carried to his last resting place by his fellow
messenger-boys. Six of his former compan-
ions acted as pall-bearers. They were in
their service uniforms, and gave the de-
ceased fitting burial. When Kragoe's death
was first announced at the Office of the COM
pany the boys remembered his fight for the
necessares of life for his little brother, and
contribution of $50, enough to pay the ex-
penses. Three cabs followed the hearse.
bearing representation Of the messenger
Sarvipp
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WORLD OF LABOR.
Butchers Fighting Hard for a
High License.
Girls Join Strike of the Boys-Early Closing
Progressing Favorably-A Union of Sea-
men and Steamship Sailors.

1t is said that thesfeud between the Coast
Seamen's and Steamship Sailors Unions is
about to end by the formation of fedora
ton and the absorption of one by the other.
Coalition between the two important or
CARNATIONS has long been sought by the
Coast Seamen's Union, which desires the
steamship sailors to join the larger organi
cation and so form one union. The steam
ship sailors. however, will insist on certain
conditions, but it is urged that they will de-
rive the advantages of the agencies of the
coast seamen, which have accomplished so
many good results for its members.
The morning call., 1891-01-15
DU ROSE IN COURT.
Mitchell Tells of the Cause of
the Tragedy.

Robert w. Du Rose was before Police
Judge Worley, last evening, for preliminary
examination. On the 9th inst. the accused
shot and killed his wife in the room OF A.
E, Mitchell, 1lSh Ellis street. Mitchell was
the only witness called, and he simply re-
iterated the stories that have already been
published. He met the woman on the 18th
OF December last, ana became more familiar
with her NJ to the time of the tragedy. He
DID not know why her husband should have
killed her
The witness related the whole story as
heretofore published with remarkable ac-
curacy His examination was continued I'M
til this evening
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EARLY Closing.

The Retail Clerks Early-closing Associa-
ton received many progressive reports at
its meeting last night. A delegation of the
striking molders presented the issues in
volyed in the iron-workerS' long strike, and
the association decided to give them S25 a
week during the tendency of the strike. The
SiXth-streeJ Committee reported i'll favor Of
allowing all stores on that street TO remain
and until o'clock at night and 10 o'clock
Saturdays The report was adopted by the
association, and the committee instructed to
take the agreement to all the stores south
OF Market and ask the proprietors to sign it.
The morning call., 1891-01-15
INC Harness-NInkers.

At a meeting of the Harness-makers'
Union last night word was received that
hereafter all the work for the Beer-drivers'
Union would be done only in unonized
shops. The union will give an open meeting
on the night of the 9th inst at Academy
Hall. Several good speakers from the Coun-
ell of Federated Trades will make addresses,
and an interesting musical and literary en-
tertainment will be given. The union re-
ports business fair and nearly all the men,
hers emDIoypd
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Brewers and MaItsters.

At meeting of Brewers and Maltsters'
Branch 4 last night the action of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Pacific Coast Brewery
WOrkmen in reference to the new union
No. IS was indorsed A communication has
been sent to all belonging to the new union
inviting them to appear before the EXecu-
tive Committee on Friday night and answer
charges against them for belonging to the
new union, and give reasons for having left
the Pacific Coast WoTkmen. 1t was decided
to give the Executive Committee full power
to act and lay the matter before the Council
OF Federated Trades.
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Round Valley Commission.

Luther r. Smith of Mount Sterling, Ala,
has been appointed by President Harrison
to succeed John w. Lewis of Kentucky
Tesgned) as member Of the United States
Commission to adjust the Round Valley In
dian Reservation land matters Tie other
two members, ID. w. Shyrocll of Pennsvl-
yania and Henry c.. Hunt have been at
weeks, waiting for the completion Of the
commission. ~
The morning call., 1891-01-15

Local union No. 16 of United Brewery
Workmen of the United States received the
following telegram yesterday from Ernest
kurzenknabe, National Secretary of the
WOTkmen:
HGT Biukhdrt: Federation with us. Gompers
telegraphed action of convention 10 Council
Federated Trades San Francisco, yesterday,
Stand firm in your posi- ton.
Dated New York, January IA, 1891.
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Barnett Is Better.

''Major" J. j. Barnett, who shot Nav
Castrine. known in certain circles 40
"Mignon," and attempted suicide was
much easier yesterday at the Receiving Hos
pitai- The Police Surgeons were mora
hopeful of his recovery. but fear blood
poisoning from the bullet which passed
through his abdomen.
The morning call., 1891-01-15
New York, January II, 1891.


The Board of Directors of the Building
Trades Labor Bureau and Reading-room at
los Taylor street met last night and re-
fits already derived from the new enterprise.
Some of the unions in the trades have
bureaus of their own, but there are still
three or four organizations that it is thought
will soon be induced to join the general
headQuarters
The morning call., 1891-01-15

At meeting of the Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation yesterday, committee was ap-
pointed to meet like committee from the
Council of Federated Trades for the pur-
pose OF settling the terms of an alliance be-
tween the two organizations. The grocers'
committee was given full power to act