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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-27
IN HARD LUCK.
"Teacher Inspectors +" Sat Upon
by The Supreme Court.

The occupation Of Teacher Inspector"
followed by Thomas Kennedy ana Laura
T. Fowler, is gone. The Supreme Court
has decided that Mr. Kennedy's salary of
$500 per month as chief of Teacher In
spectors and Mrs Laura FOwler's salary of
Sl75 per month cannot be paid out Of the
School Fund.
The Office of Teacher Inspectors was
created by The Board of Education during
the presidency of w. T. Goad, and it was
regarded as one Of the sOftest snaps" IN
the city and might have continued so until
this day had not James ii. Barry taken an
interest in the matter.
Mr.. Barry, after bordering over the mat
ter, came TO the conclusion that the office
was created solely for the purpose OF giving
positions TO friends Of the powers that were.
The duties of the Teacher Inspectors were
10 visit the claSS-TOOmS, test the proficiency
of the pupils and instruct the teachers
Why, that's just what the Board OF Edu-
cation and the Superintendent of Schools
are elected to DO" said Mr.. Barry; and
forthwith he petitiOned the Superior Court
for au order restraining the Board Of Edu-
cation from drawing its draft on the School
Fund for the payment Of the salaries OF
Inspectors Kennedy and Fowler, On the
ground that the duties of the inspectors are
such as are required to be performed by tne
Board OF Education without compensation,
and that it had no right to hire others to do
its work.
The Board of Education contended that
under the law il had the power to appoint
the inspecting teachers and the case was de-
cided by the Superior Court Ia favor Of the
board, and Barry appealed to the Supreme
Court, which took his view of the matter.
In the first place the appellate court,
after considering the duties OF the inspect
ing teachers, held that the board had no
right to hire teachers to teach teachers and
that the only persons il can employ besides
teachers for the pupils are janitOrs, census
maTshals, mechanics and labOrerS.
AS inspectors the Supreme Court held
that the board had no right to employ
Thomas Kennedy and Mrs. Fowler, for The
duty of inspecting teachers and schools
apDeTtainS TO the Board Of Education or the
Superintendent
the action Of the board" says the
appellate court, cannot be upheld on the
ground that the app3intees are termed in
speeding teachers il in fact their duties are
hose OF inspectors rather than teachers
The character Of the appUinteeS must be
determined from the functions they are TO
discharge and not from the name by which
they are called. As is conceded by counsel
for respondents in his brief, it is by the
resolution appointing them and defining
their duties that their status must be deter
mined. If the duties they are to perform
are those of Superintendent it is immaterial
whether they are styled Superintendent, or
inspector or inspecting teachers
The court gives other excellent reasons
against the appointment of teachers IN
SpectOrs and TeYerses the decision Of the
lower rpUrt
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BUSINESS RECRUITS.
Ninety-one Graduates From the Con
merciaI School.

Ninety-one Graduates From the Com
mercial School.
Odd Fellows Hall was crowded last night
on the occasion of the graduating exercises
of the Commercial High School. A very at
uactiye programme was rendered. and was
thoroughly appreciated by the audience.
The violin solos of Miss Hill and Miss
Woolfe were deservedly encored, as was
also the recitation by Miss Guerrero. j.
Baum's recitation of Jack HalPs Boat
race was clever bit Of impersonation and
was delivered in a spirited style. The best
number of a very good programme, how
ever, was the scene from The Rivals" in
which John Barrett as Bob Acres covered
himself with glory, and with Sir Lucius
0'Trigger wv W. Brewer, was twice re-
called.
The programme in detail was as follows:
Overture; saig!atory, Lucy A. Knhl; piano
sole. =" Mandolin" Leo Davis; recitation, Sol
dier's RepIieye," Josie Guerrero; violin solo,
" AlaZuTka de Concert (MnsD) Miss NJ. Hill ;
essay, Sketch of Ichab0d Crane" Mabel Nor
NH; discussion, "A Political Union OF the Re-
publics of North and South America Is Proba-
bie'-aifimatlYe, Harry Davidson, negative.
Guy Hinton; piano duet, " lie IrOt de Cavalier"
John Prldeaux and w. H. Fowler; recitation,
- Jack Halls BOat-race," j. Baum; violin solo,
Scene de Ballet" Sophie Wolfe; Dialogue
from Tie RiYalS"-SiT Lucius O'Irigger, w
W. Brewer Bob Acres. John Barrett; vocal solo,
Mr.. Geissler, Miss Rademaker, accOmpanist;
ValedietOry, L. Stadtmuter; remarks, Superin-
tendeut John Swetti delivery OF diplomas, Dr.
CHARLES w. Decker.
The following students composed the
graduating class:
Emma Baker. Joseph Baum, Christian Bern
hard, Henry BOySeu. Bertha BOurquard, LISette
Brady, Mamie Brennan, Israel Breslauer,
Georgia Brinkley, Julie Buckley, Mary
Burns, Fred p. Butler Charles Cassidy,
Flora Chalmers, Minnie COiIigan, Carrie
Harry Dahler, Harry Davidson, John l.. David
son, Richard Demmings, Ronald Dodge Cassie
DUud. allace Dow, Annie Egan, Joseph Fass,
Lulu Fedhelm, Albert GetZ. Sarah Gleason,
Josie Guerrero, Rosa Haas, George Hammer,
Rose Harrington. Richard Hartier, Marvin Hay,
lie Hellwigg Jennie Henderson, Guy Him.
tou, Robert Hussey, Richard Jantzen,
Frank Jennings, Ephriam kragen, Lucy
Kuhl, Milton KutZ, Edna Lamb, James
LavensOn, Katie Layton, Eta Long Le0nie
Luckbardt, TIlie Maitland, NIX Nam
lock, Eugenia McLaren, Mary Miller, Alice
Mlnner Annie Michler, ChristOa NORTH Mabel
Morrill,, Johu Mues, William Mulyin, AIols
MuntZ, James O'Malley, Fred O'Nrll, Otto
Peterson, John Prideaux, Lula Remington, Mae
j. Richards Gertrude Robinson, Mamie ROseu.
blum, Ernest Schultz, Bertha Schwartz Leonard
SelTZ, Harry Simon, Edwin Stadrmuller, George
Stiles, Mary stone, Emma Streicher, Gussie
lam Tetlen, Carrie Ulmer, Rose Vullceyich, Al
bert Wangeuheim, Fred WeStheimer, Hattie
Wilson, Max Wolmar, Sophie oOlie, Fleda
NulbeTn.
After the presentation Of the diplomas the
seats in the body of the hall were removed
for dancing, in which many participated
until a late hour
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INSOLVENT CONTRACTORS.
Gray g. Wilbur Go Down with an Ii
debtedness of $40, 900.

Gray & Wilbur Go Down with an In
debtedness of $40, 900.
Gray Il Wilbur, contractors, have failed
ana fled petition in the Superior Court to
be adjudged insolvent debtors. Their liabili-
ties foot up $4,000, the largest creditors be-
ing Huntington, Hopkins & Co., 5000; Hoop
er s. Jennings, 1920; Safety Nitro Powder
Company, S26O0; California Powder Com
pauy, $500; j. X. Garrett, S1025 As; John
Ruth's estate, S1440 30; Modesto Lumber
Company. S225; Parke. Lacy & Co., $50 20 {;
j. r. Wilbur, $500; Henry Gray, $50, 800.
Their assets consist of saw-mili near Dob
bins Ranch, Yuba County, 100000 feet of
lumber at mill, trucks, chains, powder,
tools, etc. the value of which Is not given.
except that the value of the personal prop
erty is stated at $500. Gray gives his in-
diyidual liability at $500, owing bank at
Marysville, and his assets the schooner Liz
Zie r. a., valued at $500. Wilbur says he
owes J. r. Wilbur 1913 80 on a promissory
note but has no individual assets
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SAVED THE CHILD.
A Poor Degraded sot Performs Noble

A Poor Degraded Sot Performs a Noble
and Praisworthy Act.
1t was in West street and there was crush
of trucks that blocked the entire road A
man with ragged clothes and rum-stained
face stood at the corner and begged every
man who passed to give him 10 cents. He
was the picture of degradation and misery.
There was nothing about him to indicate
that he retained any of the self-respect of
former DAYS. A woman with child in her
arms and another clinging to her skirts en-
deavOred to cross the ehoked-up street.
She got in among the wagons, and the flying
wagon tongues and clanking harness ter
rified her. She attempted TO escape, but
heavy wheels blocked the way. and right
over her stood two immense truck horses.
Then she screamed. A man darted out from
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SHE WAS BRIBED.
A Prosecutrix Paid Not to Identify Two
Robbers.

A Prosecutrix Paid Not to Identify Two
Robbers.
There was a surprise in Police Court
yesterday during the examination Of Henry
Mulligan, alias John Jones. and Peter
johnson, alias Robert Chinson. on a charge
of robbery. The complainant was Mrs.
Maggie Anderson of 1904 Broadway, who
testified that on the nth instant she was
robbed of a gold ring and "a by the &C
cuSed.
While on the witness-stand she said that
she had received SO from James Mulligan,
a brother Of one of the defendants. He
had given her this money with the under
standing that she was to receive half and
the other s. was to be handed 10 Policeman
II. Z. Smith, who made the arrest.
She further said that when Mulligan gave
her the money he told her that she must fail
to Identify the defendants as the men who
robbed her.
After hearing her story Judge Joachim
sen issued bench warrant for the arrest Of
James Mnlligan on charge Of conspiracy.
and took The c:se Of the defendants under
adYisement until to-day,
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the sidewalk. Catching the horses by the
reins he threw them back on their launches
and cried out to the driver to keep back
Then he opened way through the tangle
with determined arm. LET me take the
little girl" he said. and picking up the
child carried her across the street. guiding
the frightened mother. When they had
escaped from the jam he set the child on the
ground, bowed clumsily and worked his
way back through the blockade to his old
stand on the corner. That was all, but his
head was up little higher and he looked
more like man, until some one came along
and he sank back into his degradation with
the old whine on his lips for few cents
N. Y. Tribune
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SPORTING NOTES.
C0rbett Will Box at the Amateur
Tournament.
& Tennis Annex VIII Be Formed at the
Olympic Corinthians Preparing for
the Regatta on Saturday.

The board of officers of the Olympic Club
decided last evening to give an invitation
field day on June eth at the new grounds,
omen TO all members Of the Pacific ASSOcia-
ton OF the A. \. L.
Considerable interest is manifested in the
boxing tournament, which wiz take place
tomorrow evening. The feature of the
evening will be contests between Green,
Lafferty. Docley and Waller. who are en-
tered in the lightweight class. They are
said to be so evenly matched that it will be
a hard matter to pick the winner, although
Green is looked upon by the knowing ones
as very promising candidate.
The Boxing Committee Will make big
endeavor to finish the tournament to-mor-
row evening jim Corbett will box with
some clever opponents of fsticuffs, shonld
Professor Donaldson be away from the city.
Tie amateurs viii weigh at $50 O'Clock Oh
the evening Of the tournament. and the first
brace Of boxers ia the bantam class viii be
called to the front at s o'clock sharp. Any
contestant meeting with defeat can compete
in any class TO winch he is eligible.
IN YACHTING CIRCLES.
In yachting circles everything is life at
present / he Corinthan Yacht Club Is
making elaborate preparations for the re-
gatta which viii take place on Saturday.
W tn the exception Of the small craft, all
boats which comprise the COrlnthlan fleet
are being Oyerhauled and newly painted for
the contests. The Regatta Committee has
chartered two iHgs Tor It's special use 10 fol-
low in the wake of the whte-wlnged iiers.
Speculation is rife as 10 the probable re-
suit OF the contest between the IhetlS and
FTeda-35-fO0t SloOpS. In al their races the
finishes have been SO very close aud exciting
that even guess at the winner Of the COM
ing contest Is not now haz3rded.
Won sCH8HDT's CRAFT.
How the recently constructed craft the
property of A. ". Won Schmidt will con-
duet herself is a question that is pulling
the minds Of yachtsmen. Those who are in
the swim say that she viii either prove
magnificent dUfeC or a phenomenal. II the
former, she Will be ChTistened immediately
after the race "our new monSuosity," b
should The novel craft show a clear bottom
tn her competitors she would be hailed a
thing of JOY forever, and viii be hon0Ted
with the name The Cyclone Of the Pa
cihc.
TENNIS-PLAYERS.
A meeting OF tennis PLAYERS will in all
probability be called for Wednesday even
Ing at the Olympic Club. The object Of the
meeting is to organize a tennis annex to join
the Pacific States Association. As the game
is gradually gaining in popularity, 1t Is
hoped that every member Of the tennis
clubs who can possibly be present VIII
attend.
PROFESSIONAL FIsTICUFFs.
Tie betting yesterday on the Turner and
GIeEg8ins fight, which viii take place this
evening, was $50 10 $50 in favor Of the for
mer. Greggains' friends Will play their
choice strong to-day at these odds.
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MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From the
Hotel Corridors.
Devastation Wrought by Grasshoppers- Sui
Ivan Watched His Chanee-Au on
Account Of Dog.

H"The foothills of this State are literally
swarming. with grasshoppers, and fires are
kept burning around the farms with the
hope of driving out the pests"
The speaker was A. L. Hatch. the fruit
grower and Worlds Fair Commissioner.
who was at the Palace yesterday.
The worst grasshopper year ever known
in California" he continued. was 1888, but
this promises to be much worse We have
already burned billions of them, but they
seem as numerous as before we began to
make war on them. The dry lands of
Sierra County seem to have been the breed
ing ground for them, and from that section
they pour out at times in untold numbers.
The only way TO make any Roadway against
them is to burn off the grass, which is very
dry and thin. This, of course does not Kill
all Of them, but it deprives them of anything
upon which to Subsist and the younger ones
die by countless millions.
81 am afraid that ii Will prove repetition
of 1883 when the products of so many or
chards and vineyards were totally destroyed.
At that time 1t was no uncommon sight
to see hundreds Of peach trees entirely
stripped. Every leaf and twig was eaten
away, and the fruit entirely consumed. Inc
pits remained hanging to the branches as
the only indication OF the fact that peaches
had once grown upon the tree.
although ii has since proved to be the in
veniion OF some imaginative correspondent, L
was inclined at first To believe the story
wired from Egypt, asserting that a natural
iSt had been SmOthered by grasshoppers.
Wbyp Well. up in Solano County there &C.
Cured ali incident somewhat similar, with
the exception that 1t was true. A calf was
killed by grasshopperS. and it was done in
short order. The unfortunate animal got
among them and it took them but a few min
utes TO eat the membranes Of his eyes and
nose completely away. He became blinded,
and the Insects crawling in large numbers
into the nasal passages smothered him to
death. The agony of course must have been
terrible, but 1t was soon over, and the calf
presented most frightful appearance
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DENMAN SCHOOL.

An Interesting Programme Rendered by
the Pupils.
The pupils Of the fifth grade Miss Flint s.
of the Denman School held their closing ex-
ercises yesterday. The programme was as
follows:
Class song, Beautiful Summer; recitation.
" The Rainbow" Halle Bromley; recitation,
" True FAITH Florence Milne; recitation, The
Ell Child" Mabel Harland; reading, "Going
Old Clock Could Speak" ElyeBla jackson; dia-
lOgue. That Postal Card y; class sOug, " Don't
Forget The Old FOiks"; recitation, Advertise
meHt Answered" Beekie Fax Delsarte exer-
Levy; recitation. The Orphans" Yell du
BUis dialogue. 90 The Flower Children; read
ing, "a Happy Family; recitation, ''0n lie
Shore Of Tennessee" Susie Norton; dialogue
"1S7G and 1776." Lucy Slsbbins aud Eyenia
jackson; ring exercise; class motto. " Live for
SNme LLlngn; class song. % EareMeu.,
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PERSONAL NOTES.

James Waters of jacksonville is at the
Grand.
Fred Cox Of Sacramento is a guest at the
Grand.
n. d'Oyly Of San Jose is chartered at the
Occidental.
G. II. Warfeld of Healdsburg is registered
at the Occidental.
Philo Hersey Of Santa Clara is mong the
guests at the Palace.
Professor A. Buehan of Santa Cruz is
stopping at the Lick.
Z. J. 0'Neil of Santa Cruz registered at
the Baldwin yesterday.
George Lauck, the Santa Clara brewer, is
IN town and at the Baldwin.
James A. johnson and wife, of Sacra-
mento, are now az the Palace.
Z. K. Alsip of Sacramento is in the city.
He is registered at the Baldwin.
Judge HartWell of the Hawaiian Supreme
Court arrived at the Occidental Yesterday.
Judge Lonis Gottsehalk has returned
from Stuttgart, Germany, after protracted
absence, and IS at the Grand
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amounting to $4,000 which dividend was
paid on the Dist of August following. 1t was
claimed that the dividend was not paid out
of the surplus profits of the business, but
out of the capital stock of the corporation.
and that Steele, in his capacity of director
voted for payment of such dividend. Craig
tute proceedings TO recover the diYidend
moneys so paid, but his demand was not
nnrn nlind with
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byterian Church, the material having been
gathered during his recent tour around the
world Europe" was the subject last
night, and descriptions were given of some
of the most remarkable cities and buildings
in France. Spain, Holland Portugal and
Germany. The lecture was illustrated by
stereoptieon views
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MEMORIAL DAY.
Exercises in the Evening by George III.
Thomas Post.

Exercises in the Evening by George HI.
Thomas Post.
The evening exercises of the Grand Army
of the Republic on Memorial day have
heretofore been so popular that thousands
who desired to attend them have been UNI
able To obtain admission, so the George H.
Thomas Post, the largest post in California,
have concluded to give an entertainment at
the Grand Opera House on Saturday even
ing with the following programme:
Overture, Plantation Songs. Park Band Orchestra
- ReVeille" lbuglel.
Ihalrinah' COMMANDER j. N Litehheld
Rev. }. Sanders Reed
Assembly" (bugle).
introductory Remarks .Comrade Homer b. Sprague
Sobre los Oias" ..,.......... Orchestra
Homer the Brave Quartet
"oficers' Can' (bugle).
" Star-spangled Banner" Sra de Seminario
Sherman's March .....,.-.... Mr.. Holbrook GIinn
"a Comrades. We Come once More" ...... Quartet
" Inspection" (bugle).
Original Prize Poem. read by COmrade w. II. L.
Barnes Department Commander.
Recollectlons of the War ............ Orchestra
Boots and Saddles'' (hugIej
Grafton. 49,. Comrade Charles A. Woodruff L. s. A.
Retreat" fbugie).
as Grand Army of the Dead" Mr. w. C. Campbell
=" Tender and True -. ...... Sra de Seminarto
Tattoo" {bugle)
cOiaIers rareMel' quartet
America" .S0Ist, quartet. audience and orchestra
BeneulctiOn. Chaplain NJ C. Harris
Taps {Bugle).
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Murder in the Second DEGREE.

Albert Blacknan, the private of Battery
b. Fifth United States Artillery, who killed
Gottlieb Nonnemann, and who has been on
trial before Judge Murphy for the asst few
days, was convicted last night Of murder in
the second degree. The jury recommended
him to the mercy Of the Court and deliber-
ated four hours upon the verdict
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Held Before the Superior Court,

George Z. Brown, w. Abrams, Forest
Lowry and Daniel O'Brien, the stage-struck
youths who cut out leaves from theatrical
books at the Free Public Library, have been
held for trial on a charge of felony in $500
hail
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Struck ON His Head.

John Simpson was very drunk yesterday
afternoon when he jumped from a cable-ear
at the corner Of First and Howard streets.
Instead Of landing on bis heels he straek on
his head, and that is why he was treated at
the Receiving Hospital Tor decorations OF
the lips, abrasions Of the face and contu-
sions of the ewes
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A SuccessfuI Feto

Though the accounts are not all settled as
yet, it is estimated that the net results of
Saturday will amount to $1,000. With this
aud the 5000 donated by Mrs. Hearst as
the nucleus of building fund, the Pely.
clinic hopes to have a building of its own
before long
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Craig Arainst steele-

Judgment for the defendants has been
rendered by Judge Hunt in the case Of
Hugh Craig against e. l. G. Steele and the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company.
Steele was a stakeholder and director In the
corporation, and in 1882 the directors de-
claTed a dividend Of 90 cents per share,
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Among the recent inventions is calendar
that will register for the next 200 years, be-
sides telling any date figure within that
period A gum moistenlng apparatus for
postage stamps has also been invented.
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A RUNAWAY Girl.

The Southern District police were notified
last night of the disappearance of Daisy
Mullaney, aged IA years. The girl ran
away from her home, at the corner of Nine
tenth and Diamond streets, several days
ago, and has not been seen since.
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Andersnn,s Heir.

An anonymous correspondent has informed
the County Clerk that Anderson. WHO died
from his injuries in the Post-street fire, has
a daughter i'll Sweden.
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Breach of Prnmisa

Johanna Albertson has sued Silyara Geal-
derD, wealthy Alameda rancher for $780,
900 damages for breach of promise 10 marry
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Broken by a Supposed burglar.

John McGones broke out pane of glass
at the side entrance of Joe Poheim's tailor
ing store, on Market street. yesterday morn
ing. He was overhauled by two policemen
and charged with an attempt at burglary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-27

Rev. T. j. Curtis is delivering an interest
ing course of lectures at Woodbridge Pres
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AnEVansville Ind.) clipping couple walked
II miles % be married.