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The morning call., 1893-10-26

Government, but there is pretty good
reason for Miss Emerson being thus hon.
ored. She is most rapid expert with the
typewriter and can spell the keys as fast
as the average mau can tell straight
story. Consequently Miss Emerson will
fill the bin nicely in taking testimony IN
Indian depreciation matters.
Miss Emerson s appointment came about
in this way: When Attorney Thomas Ball
of Virginia was here last summer-he was
in this State from March to August-Mss
Emerson proved herself very valuable
assistant 10 him in his investigations under
the Indian depreciation act signed by Pres
dent Harrison. Together they made
tour of inquiry from Eureka to Los An
geles, and when Mr.. Ball returned to
Washington he carried Il very good opinion
of Miss EmerSon'S abilities. She is also in
Washington now.
Miss Emerson is native daughter. She
was born about 81 years ago in Oakland.
Her mother is Mrs. Il. ID. Emerson. living
at 171S Fillmore street. David l.. Emer-
son of Oakland, who was well known in
real-esiate circles, was her father. He was
the valedictorian of the first class that
graduated under President Durant from
the old California College-nOw merged
into the State University. Before he died
he studied law, but did not practice much.
Her education Miss Emerson received
both in this State aud the East. Sne went
through the Oakland High School and
then added q tultive course in Maine and
one in Boston. For several years she has
conducted a type ewrting business in rooms
i'm this city.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
FITZHUGH'S CLAIM.
The Supervisors Adjusting His Sur
veying Expenses.


The special COMMITTEES Of the Board Of
Supervisors appointed by Mayor Ellert to
fix the compensation of Surveyor Fitzhugh
for his work of surveying the outlet to the
Richmond district sewer met yesterday
afternoon. The committee consisted of
Supervisors Stanton, DuudOn and Hinton,
the first named acting as chairman.
Surveyor Fitzhugh put in claim for
$1,000 for surveying the sewer district and
M king plans and specifications.
At the meeting Yesterday Surveyo Fitz-
hugh produced thirty maps, showing all
his surveys and the profiles made. The
ground surveyed COMPRISED 1400 acres. He
also showed by the books of his chief dep
uty how ne had paid out $500 for men en-
ployed OIL the job. A large number of
property-owners from the Richmond dis
trict were on hand. and testified that they
wanted the sewer built and were satisfied
with the charge. which was to ba paid by
the property-owners and not by the city,
The charge amounts only to 30 cents a
twenty-five front-foot lot. A number of
surveyors and experts testified on behalf
of SURVEYOR FitZhugh that the charge was
reasonable. Surveyor Smith said that he
would have charged $4,000 for the job.
The committee took an adjournment
until O'Clock this afternoon, in order to
allow any person who opposed the claim to
testify.
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CAN LOOK GRAVE.
Miss Emerson as a Court
Commissioner.
NEW DEPARTURE FOR WOMEN
She Is Appointed to Take Testimony
for the United States Court
of Land Claims.

A new departure for women is indicated
in the appointment of Miss Nellie Nj.
Emerson of this city as Commissioner of
the United States Court of Land Claims.
That position is judicial one in its way.
That is. Commissioner Emerson. as she
will probably be called, will take testi-
mony as an examining officer. and will
have the ''say"-dear to every woman's
heart-about whether the statements made
to her are relevant. competent and mate
rial or the opposite. She will not adJuci-
cate as Portia did that little difference te-
tween Shylock and Antonio in Venice
some time ago. but she can at least look
grave and keep the lawyers In line.
This is, so far as known, the first time
woman has been appointed to a quasi
judicial position under the United States
The morning call., 1893-10-26
PILGRIMS RETURN
Veteran Firemen Re-
ceiVed With Feasting.
A Rousing Reception to the Old
Vamps Upon Their Arrival Last
Night From the East.

A rousing reception was given to the
Veteran FIremeu last night upon their
return from their visit to the Worlds Fair
and the principal Eastern cities.
The ferry connecting with the overland
was met by deputation of 100 vets" and
fifty Exempts, who marched down Market
street about O'clock. p. a. Gianinni
commanded the former, and George T..
Bohen led the Exempts. The Cavalry band
was in attendance. and. as the returned
wanderers marched off the boat. played
Home Again From a Foreign Shore -
The party comprised forty members of the
company, thIrty-six guests and ''old No.
l." the first engine brought to California,
and now the property of the Exempt CON-
pany.
A procession was formed headed by the
band, followed by the veterans, the Ex-
empts, the engine and the returned fire.
men. They marched up Market street,
greeted by the cheers of people who lined
the streets. at Second street tnev wheeled
to the left and passed by the house Of the
fire patrol, with the members of which
they exchanged hearty cheers. Through
New Montgomery to Market, to Kearny, to
Clay, they dragged old No. l back to its
resting-place at the Exempts' headquarters.
the vets IN The Pioneer building. On Fourth
street, There they were met bg the re-
ception committee. of which William Nc
Mann was chairman, DR.. Washington
Aver master of ceremonies, and large
number of lady relatives and friends.
Long tables were spread with substantial
supper, and there were various forms OF
liquid refreshment
Addresses were made by DR.. Aver, VIII
liam McManu and John j. GuilfoyIe.
In replying J. Ii. MalOney, president Of
the society, gave a history of the trip. He
returned thanks 10 the Exempts for their
engine, which. lie said, had helped to make
the trip a success, and had been viewed
by thousands Of interested people. lie
related the pleasing receptions accorded to
himself and his associates at Salt Lake,
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia,
/. New York, Albany. Buffalo and Chicago.
and expressed graft fcatlon at the manner
in which President Cleveland had received
the pilgrims.
Speeches were also made by Charles
Wilson, a pioneer Supervisor. F. NJ. DEMO,
Chief Engineer Of the Vallejo Fire Depart
ment, and others Songs and Joyiallty
followed, and the festivities were pro-
Lohged until past midnight.
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the same as though he was ''pleb."
When the king had his thoughts turned
toward the Worlds Fair city he thought
him that it would be good idea to rent
an entire residence for month, fur
nished. A couple of Chicago ladies were
sojourning in San Francisco, and they
offered to subet a Chicago residence
which they hal leased to Mr.. NTH. The
house is at 5716 Rosalie square. Chicago,
and the rent agreed upon to MIR. Smith
was So per day, or S992 for the month In
addition, the king was to pay $40 for the
use of the piano for the month.
The agreement, it is said, was for the
King to pay $500 on the 1st Of April, and
the other 1892 on the 1st of May. 1t is
said that only S534 10 was paid, and that
there is still owing S457 S5, and this
amount has been sued for by the ladies'
who left The house to Mr.. Smlth-Mrs W.
II. Hamiltoa and Mrs Fuller Clafin. The
papers were filed yesterday with the
County Clerk.
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A POOL COMBINE.
Rumor That 1t Has Been Dis
ruDted,

Rumor That 1t Has Been Dis
rupted.
The big pool combine hat has controlled
the betting privileges on all of the princi-
pal tracks in the State has been dissolved.
The contracts by which the different par
ties in the concern were held together
lapsed at the expiration Of the recent cir
cult.
Whether or not they will be renewed has
not been definitely settled. 1t is probable,
however. that next year will see the pool
box replaced Oh the various circuit tracks
by the bookmakers' stands.
Kilip, Whitehead, Schwartz, Tuttle,
Chase, Herlch and one Or two more are
the men principally interested. They did
business under the firm name of A. B.
Whitehead & Co. When the com bination
was effected. all the different pool-seling
interests that were at all dangerous were
absorbed.
The arrangement applied not only to
horSeracing but to contests between prize
fighters, yachts, etc. In this city there
was, of course, considerable opposition.
Nearly every saloon in the Tenderloin
District, beginning with Corbetts, started
a poolroOm for the double purpose Of earn
ing commissions and increasing the pa
tr0nage at the bar. They flourished
RTbdLlB NDtH i've VI clA CIuUo
were booming pugilistic contests in this
city. Since then, however. business has
fallen off. While Whitehead 81 Co. prob
ably handled as much money on fights as
anybody else, their great source of income
was the pool selling privileges OF ths yari-
ous tracks on the grand circuit.
After good deal of negotiating. the
consolidation was brought about. The
contracts have expired now. OF course.
the men who are interested do not care TO
say much about the matter. Mr.. Schwartz
admitted that the life of the combine ex-
pred with the lapse of the contracts, but
declined to tell whether new OGes would
be made. Recently, however, poolroom
has been established ostensively by 1sidore
Goldtree. Mr.. Goldtree is MIR. Schwartz
son-n-law and partner in his book
making operations. A rumor gained cir
culation that Mr. Schwartz was also inter-
ested in the new poOlrOOm, and whether
new combination was effected or not he
would not form part OF it. de denies
that he has a dollar in Goldtree's enter
prise.
On The circuit this year there were sew
eral disputes between the partners, which
did not at that time appear 10 amount to
anything, but which may cause a hitch in
the negotiations for new con tracts.
There has also been some rumor of the
adjustment of the auction pools aud the es-
tablishment of book-ma6ing on the circuit.
This seems rather improbable, as trottiug-
horse men are shy of books, and will
probab bly, insist on playing their money in
the old wav
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WEST=SIDE LANDS.
Mr.. Huntington Makes an
Offer to Settlers.
They Will Be Permitted to Purchase
Their Claims at Valuation at
Time of Settlement.

Tbs west-side lands controversy in the
San Joaquin Valley, which has dragged it's
tedious course through the courts for some
years past, has assumed new phase.
President C. p. Huntington of the Southern
Pacific Railroad has written letter to his
representative mere, ii. E. Huntington. vice.
president of the road, in which PROPOSE
tion is made whereby the matter may be
ultimately settled. In this letter, President
Huntington states that as the Government
Will probably never reimburse the settlers
for selling them lands in which they had
no title. the railroad company will agree,
in order to settle the trouble, to sell the
lands in litigation TO the settlers thereon at
the same price they could have been
bought for when actual settlement was
made No estimate is to be made in this
accounting of the increased valuation OF
the lands since their settlement, and which
is due to improvements made by the set
tiers etc. The letter goes on to say that
in all cases where settlers have gone on
lands innocently, and taken possession
thereof without the knowledge that the
railroad company claimed title to said
lands, the corporation mentioned will en-
deavor to do still better by them as re-
CARDS price Of the lands than the terms in
dcated above.
The particulars of the dispossession of
lands made by the railroad company has
been published in THE CALL before
Some years afterward decision Of the
Federal courts was rendered to the effect
that these settlers did not own their home
steads and had no title to the land but
that i; belonged to the railroad. The re-
suit of this decision was to deprive several
hundred men of the fruits of years of
arduous labor, by it's terms giving the rail
road company not only the land, but all
the improvements made thereon by these
settlers. The litigation which followed
has been long and costly. and much bitter
feeling has been engendered thereby.
The Railroad Commission held a meet
ing Yesterday and authorized the Southern
Pacific Company to adopt Il new tariff of
freight rates, the same being in conformity
with the Western classification. In effect
the new tariff will place the local shipper
upon the same footing rs the merchants of
Chicago and st. Louis as regards ratio in
this State.
In the case of Cunningham g. Co. of
Boulder Creek. Santa Clara County,
against the Southern Pacific. wherein the
railroad is charged with discriminating
against that firm in the shipment of lum-
ber over the coast division, the railroad
has not yet filed an answer, but promises
to do so by the end OF the week.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
BERKELEY.

Captain Emil Kelner of the agricultural
department of the university, who, with
Professor E. j. Wickson and Mrs. Ellen
Corse of San Francisco, form the commit
tee appointed by the State Floral Society
to devise means for raising money suffi-
cient 10 enable the society to undertake
the interior and exterior floral decorations
of the Midwintar Fair, states that the
project is more than the eociety will be
able to shoulder. The committee held
consultation with the Director General of
the fair Just before his departure for the
East, but were unable to receive any sug-
gestlons from him, nor has ii itself been
able to hit upon way to raise the sinews
of war Captain kellner yesterday stated
it would cost at least $4,000 TO cover the
sand with sufficient soil. and the floral
society is even now in debt. Moreover,
too short time iDteryenes = only
eight weeks yet to the opening day.
Large expenditures would have to be
made To accomplish anything, and
then the result would not be such as
to be satisfactory TO a State floral society
of such a fower-wealthy land as Califor-
MIA. Some oats or barley m ght be planted
in the sand, says Mr.. KeIlner, which won Id
be green by New Years day, but little
else and so the Floral Society will confine
its exhibits TO those made in the Agrcul-
tural building by individual members.
Crocker's Transfer.
C. F. Crocker, first vice president of the
Southern Pacific of Ken lucky, has trans
ferred plat SO of the old V. and ID. Peralta
ranches, according to Kellersberger' 5 map,
to the Pacific Improvement Company.
This land adjolns the northern boundary
of Berkeley. In Berkeley transfer to the
same corporation is made of lots to 9
inclusive in block l, Graves IL Taylor
Tract, lots l TO inclusive in block 19, and
all of block IA of the Berkeley Villa Asso-
citation. The wherefore of the transfer is
l.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
Society Notes.

The wedding Of Miss Dora Thierbach
and Adolph Schwerin will take place al
8 80 O'Clock this evening at the st. Paulus
Lutheran Church on Mission street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth.
Miss Rose Gibult and DR.. Legault will
be married this evening at the church OF
ST. Francis dc Sales in Oakland. The
wedding reception will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Remillard,
500 Webster street, Oakland.
The Golden Gate Union of Young Peo-
pies Societies of Christian Endeayor will
give concert at Metropolitan Hall this
evening for the benefit Of the Christian
Union Mission.
The guests at the Hotel Paramount will
give party this evening at the hotel.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
ALAMEDA.

There has never been a time in the past
five years when business has been SO dull
with the constabIes. The great trouble
has been a scarcity of tramps. The con-
stables of Oakland Township have been
arresting all the vagrants on freight trains
at West Berkeley, and hence none have
been given chance to come to Alameda,
and the few that did and were arrested
and convicted were allowed to go free by
the justices. This has caused an unpleas-
antuess among these officials. The
Judges assert that no one shall dictate
to them whether or not man shall be
sent to jail.
For the Fair.
The entertainment committee of the
idwinter Fair intend giving a concert
and dance soon for the benefit of the fair
fund. 1t will take place in Armory Hall
An excellent musical and literary pro-
gramme has been prepared, AMI it is ex-
pected the affair will net the fund $500.
Too Much Charivari.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Banter received a
dence last night They had just returned
from their honeymoon. Mr. Banter was
not pleased little bit with the send-off.
and dispersed the serenaders with q shot
gun.
New Uniforms.
The boys of Company G will no longer
be termed ragged soldiers" as their new
uniforms will arrive tonight. Captain
Chipman has announced the appointment
of Fred D0hrmann Jr. as first sergeant.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
Palace Hotel Souvenirs.

A very handsome souvenir Of the Palace
Hotel has just been issued by the M ~n age
ment OF that world-renowned hostelry. Ii
contains a number of plates of great ar
The covers are in tinted cardboard, with
the name and monogram of the hotel in
raised letters. 1t is beautiful piece of
work and cannot fail to attract visitors to
San Francisco,
The morning call., 1893-10-26
Bert Pepper Remanded.

Judge Daingerfield yesterday discharged
the writ of nabeas corpus under which
Bert Pepper hoped to escape extradition
to New York, where me is wanted on
charge of bignmy Officer John Hurd of
New York City will escort the prisoner
back for trial.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
Tried to Kill Himself.

Henry Schmidt, grocer at Nineteenth
and Mission streets, tried to end his ex-
istence last night by shooting himself. He
fired a ball from a revolver at the left
side of his head; but the bullet glanced off
the skull. leaving q scalp wound. He was
treated at the City ana County Hospital.
The morning call., 1893-10-26

Ihere's one tooth wash, the ladies' pride.
Be1oved by bellies Ger every wash" beside;
'ohe dentifrice there Is supremeIy biest,
A Sweeter, better one than all the rest;
ana you VIII fnd in every land the same,
That sozoDoNT's its old, familiar name.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
CRUSH Us :!
They cannot Their petty spite work
FALLS FLAT !

We know that being in business hurts
some of those old '49ers. who have not the
least grain of business capacity and want
to make the entire days expenses from off
a single sale.
1t would be better far for them to do as
we do-to be content with the slow shii-
ling. 1t is the longest road. but safest.
Being young. ambitious and patient, we
seek 10 build up our trade by
The morning call., 1893-10-26

and was subsequently, taken home by
friend. He is unmarried and would not
tell why he tried to kill himself.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
The Mission Explosion.

A charge Of manslaughter was entered
on the register at the City Prison yesterday
against Daniel Rowen. foreman for A.
Buckman dS Co.. con tractors. Rowen was
arrested on the night OF the explosion at
the hill on Twenty-frst street, when
Charles Nolan and Charles Swanson, two
of the workmen. were killed. He was i'm
mediately released on his own rccogni-
zauce by Judge Low. The Coroner's jury
was impaneled yesterday, and viewed the
body. The taking Of eyioence will be COM
menced tomorrow.
A. p. Hotaling has sent check for
$500 to the Park Commission for the i'm
provement of that part Of the great h gh-
wav lying between the life-sayiDg station
and the Cliff House.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
4
MAD,
MEAN,
MISCHIEVOUS
MERCHANT

Is that one who in the hour of our distress,
when we were distracted with our total
loss by fire, wrote those anonymous letters.
trying thereby to crush us out of the trade.
We hardly thought that In this enlight-
ened age such meanness and hatred could
exist. 1t Is the work of the dark ages.
The morning call., 1893-10-26
DRY GOODS.

AS samples of the ASTOUND-
ING BARGAINS that we are Of
fering throughout the GIGANTIC
PURCHASES now being cleared
out we present our
The morning call., 1893-10-26

Just received our full line for the
rainy season, comprising the latest
novelties in handles.
The herald., 1893-07-30

THAT is a very strange reason that
Architect O'Rourke, of the United
States Treasury Department, gives for
not commencing work on the new post.
Office in San Francisco. He has held
back, he says, because Chairman Bank
head OF the house committee on public
buildings and grounds has threatened
that if work is commenced he will ex-
plode sensation, with reference to the
purchase of the site, that will create
public CONSERVATION. Everybody. who
has given any thought to the matter.
knows that the site, purchased for over
one million dollars, would not have been
selected against the protests OF
nine tenths of the people OF San
Francisco and in opposition to the
report of Mr.. Gibson, who had
been sent out from Washington to make
an exhaustive examination ofthe foun-
dation of the site, if there had not been
some jobbery in the matter that would
not look well il exposed. That Is the
very reason why the work should be
commenced if it will open to public
light the secret crookednsss that was at
the bottom of its selection. The people
have a right to know why a former
swamp was chosen on which to erect a
costly public building.
The herald., 1893-07-30

EVERYBODY seems to be pleased with
the appointment OF Ex-Governor Per-
kins to the vacancy in the United States
senate. Governor Markham did more
to popularize his administration by this
appointment than he has effected by
any other executive act. Indeed, his
popularity had gone down to a very low
sbb by some of his vetoes of measures
passed by the last legislature; and his
peculiar party associates and personal
relations to some OF the most objectio n
ablo of the Republican machine man
ayers, had done him great harm in the
estimation OF the public. But this ap-
pointment was a ten-strike, and will
very materially help to place him in the
good graces of the best elements of his
own party and of the people generally.
We all look for work from Governor
Perkins in his new position that will be
OF advantage to his state and to the
country. He is man of eminent busi
ness qualifications, knows intimately all
the wants of the state, is keen, cour-
teous and able, and will devote all his
fine talents to advancing the best in.
terests of his constituents.
The herald., 1893-07-30
Still Coming.

Los Angeles continues to be the OBJ
jective point for eastern men of the right
sort, and Kansas is making some notable
contributions in this direction. In fact,
a kind of headquarters for Jayhawkers
exists at DR.. Munk's Spring street Of
ices. DR.. Munk, formerly Of the widely
known firm of Mulvane, Munk & Null
vane, Topeka, Kan, made bis third trip
to this coast about year ago and is now
one of us. The same is true OF r. R.
Moore, for the last 16 years assistant
treasurer of Kansas. This gentleman
says he will only return to Kansas feet
foremost. He is connected with the
Los Angeles Lighting company, and re.
sides at 1918 Bellevue avenue. E. E.
Bostwick, M. D., noted Kansas spe.
cialist in hernia, has also recently settled
in Los Angeles, at 313 North Union ave-
nue.. Samuel Omer, Judge Bowers and
other prominent former citizens of
bleeding Kansas could be enumerated as
recent arrivals-the best part OF which
is they have come to stay.