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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09
SAVEDTHOUSANDS
The New Ferry Slips to
Be Built at Cost.
The Harbor Commissioners Are Sur.
prised by Low Bid From an
Unexpected Source.

Yesterday afternoon bids were opened
by the Harbor Commissioners for con-
structing slips and 6. at the foot of Mar
ket street, and the contract was let TO G.
w. Stewart for S43, 9S9. Seven bids were
handed in, the other six as follows: San
Francisco Bridge Company, SA7.5o0; Doe.
Hunt & Co.. $52.S70; Darby. Laydon &
CO., $4S. 700; California Construction Co.,
S44.444; B. Mcmahon & Son. S48.95O, and
Healy. Tibbetts 81 Co., S50.300.
At the meeting TWO weeks ago six BIDS
were received, the lowest being S4S, 945,
and all were rejected. Four firms who
presented bids then bid again yesterday.
the San Francisco Bridge Company reduc-
ing their first figures S1445; Darby. Layton
& Co., $1,000; Mcmahon & Son, $50. and
Healy. Tibbetts 81 Co., $27o.
The bid of Mr.. Stewart was a complete
surprise to all concerned for two reasons
first that the bid was so low, and second
that he should have bid at all. 1t was q
new Richmond in the field MIR. Stewart
is the general manager of the Pacific Pine
Lumber Company, and acted in thu matter
for his cor aoration. Hitherto the lum Der
company has confined itself to furnishing
its product to contractors. 1t entered into
factory arrangement could be made with
any of the contracting firms to furnish
them lumber.
1t has been the custom heretofore when
bids were invited on large works for the
contractors to figure with concerns which
furnish material and to buy their material,
IL they are the successful bidders. from those
who have named the lowest price to them
On this job the Pacific Pine Lumber Com
pany could not get together with either of
the contractors and they did not propose
to let slip in these dull times the oppor-
tunity of selling a large bill of piles and
lumber. so they undertook the contract
practically at cost
The estimate Of Chief Engineer Holmes
of the Harbor Commission for the net cost
of the two slips was S43. 200; that is to say,
the bare cost of the material and labor,
allowing nothing for profit. The lumber
company's bid is $7S9 above net cost.
The lowest bid received two weeks ago
was S4S.945, so that the State. by readver-
Using. has saved S4956.
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Nature Demands a Tonic.

We ought never to forget, even those Of us who
possess vigorous health, that We are wearing out
that the vital cockwork. to speak. must eventu-
ally run down. This OF course cannot pre-
but we may retard the too speedy arrival of decay
by the use or an invigoranr which takes rank of
every other-namely. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This century has not witnessed parallel In sue
cess to this famous medicine. which not only sus-
tains health by promoting vigor. but overcomes
constipation. dyspepsia, chills and fever, nervous
ness, rheumatism and other disor6ered conditions
Of the system fostered by weakness and an i'm
poverished condition OF the blood. The feeble,
persons convalescing after e1hausting disease and
the aged derive infinite benefit from the of
this helpful and efficient tonic. 50
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09
DEPRAVED GIRLS.
A Smith Family Hardened
in Vice.
Thieves Who Have Been Pilfering
From ClOakroomS in Public
Schools Arrested.

The officers of the Society for the Pre-
venton of Cruelty to Children have for
the past eighteen months had considerable
trouble with the daughters Of Mrs. Smith.
a widow. living on the northwest corner
of Fifteenth and Capp streets. There are
four of them, Lotte IS years Of age, Celia
Is, Emma Is and Ida II. The father, who
was COOK, died short time ago from
consum ption, but when alive had not the
slightest influence over his children. The
widow is hard-working woman, but
her offspring appear to be beyond her
control.
The Smith girls have companion, May
Kelly, IA years Of age. whose parents live
on Eddy street. but May preferred to
sleep on a cot in the yard of the Smith
residence with Emma Smith, when they
were not roaming the streets together at
nights in the company OF young hood lums
Emma and Ida Smith had been arrested
on several occasions by the officers Of the
society, but their mother had always begged
so hard to give them another chance that
they we're allowed to 60. The Kelly girl
was known as sharp petty larcenlst and
had been sent to the Boys and Girls
Aid Society. The Smith girls blame her
for leading them astray, while she blames
the Smith girls.
For some months back a number OF
articles have been mysteriously dis
appearing from the claakrooms of some OF
the public schools. The cloakroom Of the
John SWEET Grammar School on Meal
lister street had been particularly unfor-
inmate in this respect. The Kelly girl
ATTENDED THIS school at one time and she
was suspected. On Monday a lady
teachers coat, a girls jacket and four
hats were stolen from the cloakroom.
Mr.. Wells of the society went to the
Smith residence yesterday morning and
found the stolen articles. Lottie Smith
had appropriated the teachers coat to her
OVID use. The mother was ignorant of The
fact that the stolen articles were in the
house, Lottie, the eldest daughter, being
the receiver.
The five girls were arrested and the
officers of the society will endeavor to get
them suitably disposed Of for the future
The Kelly girl was taken to the Magda-
lena Asylum by Secretary Holbrook at
the request of the girls parents. Emma
and Lnttie Smith were locked up In the
City Prison, and Ida, the youngest. but
Inc worst of the gang, was sent to the
onths Directory. kept by the Sisters oil
81. Joseph. An effort will be made to get
Emma sent to the Whittier Reform
Scnool. Celia Smith was afterward re-
leased from custody and allowed to go
nome. as she Is not nearly so bad as the
otners ana might be q help to her mother.
Mr. Wells states that the girls are as
tough lot as he has come across in his
experience Young as they are in years.
tney are hardened Ia vice to an extent that
is almost Incredible.
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A JURY OF SMOKERS.
Cigars Seized Tested in Collector
Ouinn'S Office.


Internal Revenue Collector Quinn's Of
fee was the scene of an unusual pro-
ceeding yesterday morning, when several
gentlemen assembled there and puffed
away quite critically at cigars said to be
both good and inferior. The occasion Of
this jury of smokers was the expert test
which Mr.. Quinn was having applied to
the con tents of six cgar-boxes that Depu-
ties GiIchrisr and Edwards had seized last
Saturday among others In the Peoples
Palace Music Hall.
The cigar-boxps bore the brands of a
certain make Of Herbs, Wertheim & Schif-
fer, for which Moses A. Gunst is the agent
here, and to facilitate the test box OF
genuine cigars Of this particular brand
was submitted by Mr.. Gunst. each of the
cigars wearing a neat little band;
As reliable cigar men Messrs. Jacob Jo-
seph. j. r. White, Il. M. Thomas and
Henry Bait were called into service for
experts. and along with Mr.. Quinn. Depu-
ties Edwards, McGlachlin and NcC0mb
com pleted the jury.
The verdict was that there was consid-
cradle difference between Mr.. Gunst's
cigars and those which had come from the
resort of Cliff Phillips. MIR. Phillips ex-
planned that he had bought what he sup
posed was that particular brand OF cigars
from Mr.. Gunst several months ago, and
in that Mr.. Gunst agreed 80 far as to say
that he had not sold any cigars to Mr..
Phillips for at least an interval of several
months, but when the Phillips cigars were
compared with those that had on the
bands, and were also duly dissected, it
was found that the difference between
their respective wrappers, covers and fill
ers was quito plain. The suspected cigars
had only Seeding covers and mixed Havana
filters.
guilty of having the boxes reflled, there
was at least circumsLantial evidence
enough against the cigars. and he WAS
fined $3.50. which he will pay to-day.
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STOOD ON THE BRIDGE.
Potrero Residents Petition That 1t
Be Put Into Operation.

They stood on the bridge, not at mid
night. as the poem has it. but at daylight.
That is. the Mayor and Supervisors d id.
Early yesterday morning Mayor Ebert,
accompanied by Supervisors Day, Den
man and Dundon. Superintendent of the
Streets Ackerson and Engineer Manson
went to the new Fourth-street bridge for
the purpose Of making q test.
The bridge was not found altogetbe r
satisfactory, and the Supervisors will do
nothing in the matter of acceptance until
reports are received from Superintendent
Ackerson and Engineer Manson.
Superintendent Ackerson, speaking of
the bridge afterward. said:
THE bridge appears to be strongly built.
but it is clumsy. The specifications were
faulty. With the steam machinery it took
four minutes for the bridge to make a full
turn. Too much power is used in turning
1t, and it will be expensive. With five
men turning the bridge by hand it took
11b minutes tn make just quarter turn.
The tracks of the bridge are not level and
the gearing does not work we'll"
Engineer Manson said that the specifica-
tons had been followed, except in a few
minor instances. The circles between
which is a series of wheels upon which
the bridge rests and turns are not exactly
cnncentric. being out quarter to three
eighths of an inch. This necessitates a
slippags on the wheels as the bridge
revolves, making great strain on the
turning gearing.
In a few DAYS the weight test of the
bridge, when it will be turned with 235
tons uniformly distributed on it, will be
made.
Mayor Ellert and the Supervisors asked
the contractors II the bridge could not be
used pending the acceptance by the
pedestrians. and the contractors, McMahon
& Son. stated that they would give an
answer at 10 O'clock this morning.
Yesterday the Mayor received the fol-
lowing petition:
The undersigned, residents of and emploves
Of the various manufa curing establishments IN
the Potrero, have patiently suffered the incon-
venlences and discOmf0rts incident to the bulld.
Ing OF the new bridge on Fourth street.
The new bridge could have been and sbould
have been completed within sixty DAYS from
the closing of the old structure to traffic.
Six months thereafter fDds it stu incom
plete, and we feel that we have a right to de-
mand from the honorable the Board OF Super-
visors that this condition shall no longer CON
time, but that the bridge and its 0achea
shall be opened to traffic without further delay.
The petition is signed by about 500 resi-.
dents of the Potrero and persons who have
business there daily.
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PAY OR Go TO JAIL.
Judge Hunt Deals With a DELINQUENT
Husband.

Superior Judge Hunt is evidently deter
mined to enforce the orders of the court
respecting alimony ia divorce cases.
Yesterday the case of Clara E. Jackson
vs. c. NJ. Jackson came before the court.
This suit has been pending for some time,
and was originally In the court of Judge
CARRIER, who made an order for S125 all
mony pending proceedings in the suit.
On the 10th of last month jackson was to
have paid S25, but neglected to do so, and
the wife appealed to Judge Hunt, tc
whose court the case had been trans
ferred.
Attorney j. 81. Long. who has repre-
sented jackson throughout, stated in court
that he was busily engaged, and suggested
a continuance. especially as his client was
not in position to pay the money. Jack
son. it appears, owns the lunch counter
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09
THE BUSH-STREET FIRE.
Fire Marshal TOwe Will Make an In
yeStigatiOn.

There is to be an investigation of the
Bush-street fire after all.
So Fire Marshal Towe said Yesterday
He stated he had summoned all the EN-.
ployes of the building where the fire broke
out, and would rigidly examine ach one.
"rhere Is something very suspicious
about this fire." he said yesterday. II do
not any longer believe in the theory that
the fire was caused by careless customer
who threw away lighted cigar.
"On examining the building after the
wreckage was cleared l soon saw
that there were two fires. which
broke out at the same time. One was on
the fourth floor. where all the yarn was
stored This yarn is very hard to ignite,
and smokes like sawdust. The second
fire was in the rear about sixty feet away.
Again the last employees left the store at
ten minutes to 6. At five minutes to the
flames were bursting in all directions on
the fourth floor.
The circumstances are such as to war
rant a close investigation" concluded the
Fire Marshal.
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and restaurant at the Bay District track
and a saloon called the Olive Branch.

and restaurant at the Bay District track
and a saloon called the Olive Branch.
well. but. Mr.. Long," said the Judge.
"this matter has been continued often on
some pretext or other. l am of opinion
that Jackson doesn't want to pay this
money"
Long explained that Jackson had been
boarding jockeys and sta ble-boys for some
time on credit. and tnat times were hard
imbursed before October. when the next
race meeting would take place. Jackson
really could not afford to pay aimony.
II am still of opinion that Mr.. jackson
does not want to pay THIS money. said
Judge Hunt. II will give him till to-
morrow to pay S25. Failing that. shall
make an order for his commitment to the
County JAIL"
"All right. your Honor" was Longs
cheerful response. IN see that my client
pays up. If he hasn't get the money Ill
nav IL for him
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C0L0RED DRESS GOODS.

CULUREU URESS GUUUN.
tents
week 15c psrya
in
be pla Ion saeth week at
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will
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Mrs. TreadweIPs Estate.

The estate of Mrs. Mabel Tread WE'LL
deceased. has been appraised at $50. 467 IS.
This is made up Of S24, 47S II in money;
375h shares of the capital stock of the
Spring Valley Water Works, valued at
$780, 1872 &c; 3b shares OF the Los Angeles
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09

Immigration Commissioner Mcpherson
caused Japanese to be arrested yester.
day morning for attempting to land women
here for immoral purposes. This makes
three during the past week. .Somethinv
must be done to put stop to this busi.
ness" thinks Mr.. Mcpherson.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-09

Farming and Milling Company's stock.
valued at $4,000. and several shares in
small companies and promss0ry notes.
The real property Of the estate is placed
at the small amount of S7700.
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DRY GOODS.

AS the heavy mportations of NEW FALL GOODS
of stock
tons will tax to the immense saerooms
that dispose
the possible combine
this weeks preliminary display NEW STYLES AND NOVELTIES
with GREAT SPECIAL OFFERING of seasonable goods
AT ABOUT HALF PRICE!
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Be sure You Insure,

Low prices. Godbe-Pitts Drug Co
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gathering renewed honor and glory with
each succeeding year, the young men of
the National Republican league will al
ways be in the van.
at the afternoon session the election OF
secretary and treasurer were referred to
the executive committee.
Additional resolutions reported by the
committee on resolutions were: Deplor-
ing the loss of James G. Blaine and
Rutherford b. Hayes; providing for the
appointment Of a committee of nine to in
vestigate and report annually upon the
condition OF the Republican party in the
southern states, which were adopted, as
also the following:
The Republican party is the party of
the people and the purpose of its creation
was the destruction of slavery and the
greatest possible expansion of human
liberty in the land. It knows no sect or
creed and therefore the exclusion of any
person from any Republican club or
organization on account of his religious
belief merits the severest condemnation
of the league. The league then adj
journed.
The executive committee of the league
adjourned at l o'clock tonight. The cleo
ton of secretary and treasurer was left
to the subcommittee of twelve.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-12
PERSONAL ITEMS.

| W. II. KEIFER, Orville, is at the Morgan
| L. P. SouTHwo ORTIZ. Denver, is at the Cullen.
b. A. WILLIAMS, Beaver. is stopping at the
White
| A. HOLSTER, bingham. is White house
guest.
JOHN FAuNcE IN ophir merchant, is at the
Walker.
JOHN B. ASHTON, Paris, Ida, is at the
| Walker
BISHOP ]. E. BOOTH. Provo. is guest of the
| Morgan.
| A. c. ANDERSON. Denver Colo, is at the
Knutsford.
JOHN DALLIN, Geneva. Utah, is registered at
the Walker.
| A. J. GREGORY, the Laramie cattle king is at
the Walker.
ping at the Morgan.
| F. E. CosGRovE, the Castillo Springs hotel
man. is at the Cullen.
| r. G. CHAMBERS goes to the Park today and
Will remain over Sunday.
MAS. c. 8. HEERMANCE has gone to POLAND.
| Dr., Tor three months visit.
SIXTY Raymond excnrsiouists were guests OF
hnutsford yesterday morning.
DANIEL PERRIN and wife. Providence, r. l.,
are registered at the Knutsford.
h. T. FIRMsToN, Park City business man,
Is at the Morgan with his family.
JOHN MOORE, Humbolt Ill, and s. M.
Fields Of Ohio, are at the Morgan.
WILLIAM II. TAMBLYE. president OF the
Emma mine, is at the Knutsford.
r. LETcHER has returned from a months
business trip to Missouri and Colorado.
WILLIAM j. WRIGHT, agent of the Home
Coal company, Coalyille, is registered at the
Morgan.
w. M. HOPKINS a st. Anthony, Ida. mer-
chant Is in the city purchasing goods. He is at
the Cullen.
MRS a w. WHITE and her daughter, Miss
Mamie Murphy, Of Springfield. Mo-, are guests
OF the Morgan
G.. w. MARQUoRDs, a banker and ieweler of
Des MoineS. Ia, is at the Cullen, accompanied
by his wife and daughter.
LOUIS 8. ABRAHAM. representing Selber-
stein Bros, wholesale manufacturers of cut
lery, New York, is stopping at the Cullen.
G. W. Snow returned from Castle Gate yes
terday and expects to leave on Sunday for
short trip to Idaho. returning next Thursday.
W. Fl. (KENTUcKY) SMITH. recently ap-
pointed to succeed Judge Blackburn, as judge
OF the First district, was in the city yesterday
Mr.. AND MRS. ISAAC SELI6MAN, Master
Joseph Seligman, Miss E. Hellmsn and Miss
j. Bedell. party of distinguished New
Workers. are at the Knutsford.
HAVE your watch repaired by j. H. Leyson
Company, 12S Main street.
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BROKERS TN SESSION.
Real Estate Committees to Solicit Deep
Creek Subscriptions.
The Exchange Will Make Its 500, 900
Guarantee CODA Committee APP
pointed for Each Ward.

The Real Estate exchange held its first
morning session in the new rooms in the
Alta building yesterday.
President Conklin presided with his
customary dignified demeanor, and Sec
rotary Montgomery was trimmed out for
clear sailing.
President Conklin announced the names
of the committee to solicit subscriptions
for the Deep Creek railroad as follows:
First Ward-E. P. Newell and G. j..
Thompson.
Second wards. F. Spencer, George
Brown.
Third Ward-E. E. Cassidy, A. j..
White, G. Ii. Brown.
Fourth Ward-A. H. Mayne, and L. R.
Mayne.
Seventh Ward-Harvey Hardy, De Witt
Lowe, j w. Barntrager, W. j. Harvey.
Eighth Ward-F. A. Virtue, L. Dahl
quist, j. L. Lawson, H. Buford and j. IL.
Whalon.
Ninth Ward-W. A. Hughes.
Tenth Ward-James w. Carrigan.
Eleventh Wards. d. Cody and F.
Rehrman.
Twelfth Ward-G. H. Knowldon, o. t.
Carlson and j. M. Kennedy.
Thirteenth Ward-C. w. Beach, E. j.
Wills and J w. Hamm.
Fourteenth WaTd-W. E. Hubbard,
George e. Norton, F. T. Hiatt, j. II.
Watts, w. @. B. Allen and A. N. James.
Fifteenth Ward-J j. Corum.
Seventeenth Ward-A. N. Spooner.
Eighteenth Ward-John T. Lynch.
Twentieth Ward-A. M. Dunshee, L.
NJ. Earl and Samuel Rainard.
Twenty first Ward-E. T. Colborn, S.
F. Spencer and Jack Bolton.
Twenty second Ward-L. d. Kinney.
TooELE WILL CHIP IN.
VIM. Shriner, of Shriner Bros, said that
it the real estate exchange would send a
committee down to Tooele county, that
they could raise $40, 900 or $50, 900 to-
wards the Deep Creek railroad.
After the broders had spent fifteen min
utes in friendly exchange of greetings,
and discussed the chances of their raising
S100. 900, the exchange adjourned until
II IN todaU
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WOOL rs DOWN.
And Boston Buyer Expects to See 1t
NJ

And Boston Buyer Expects to See 1t
Go Lower.i
Among the best known of the eastern
wool buyers is Edward Porter May,
junior member of the old firm of Jeremiah
Williams & Co., of Boston.
Mr.. May is the center of quite follow
ing when in this city, and sets the FASH
ions for set of the best dressed young
men, many of whom never think of
ordering their spring styles until they
have first caught sight of Mr.. Porter
May.
ssWool is pretty low,' said Mr.. May to
a HERALD reporter last evening, and he
looked down at the mosaic tile floor as if
he expected to see it go lower. "They
have been paying from IL to 16 cents, but
these rates are higher than eastern prices
warrant. To illustrate the shrinkage in
prices my house wired me that they were
offered the same clip that paid IA cents
for in Wyoming last year, at IL cents laid
but that there will be free wool by Jan. 1,
and that means, 1 think, lower prices
here.'
Mr.. May estimates that 800, 600 pounds
of the Utah clip has already been moved
out of the territory, much of which has
been shipped on consignment through
the Manti and Nephi associations. He did
not think that the farmers would pr fit
by this, as the growers had always done
better when they sold at home. He said
his firm expected to buy woods in Ohio at
20 cents which commanded % and 80 cents
last year.
The above is the opinion of a large buyer
who is naturally bear on the market.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-12
OGDEN SCHOOL BOARD.
A Special Meeting Held to Discuss an
Oyerdraft.

OGDEN, May IA special meet
ing OF the school board was held
tonight to discuss the claim OF
the Citizens bank for 81. 500 overdraft
before ex-Treasurer William V. Helfrich
had absconded. During the investiga-
ton, Ransford Smith, ex-member of the
board, submitted the following protest,
after which the board adjourned to Mon
day night, May Is:
To the board of education of the city of
Ogden, 1, as citizen of Ogden, inter-
ested in the public schools, respectfully
but earnestly protest against the allow
ance of the claim of the Citizens bank
for an alleged overdraft of about 81, 800,
and state as the grounds of the protest
that the board of education never had an
account with the bank and never
drew check upon it. The boards
account was with William v.
Helfrich, city treasurer, and ex-
ofiicio treasurer of the board of education.
Payments made by the bank were
made fer the account of VIM. V. Helfrich,
and the sum claimed by the bank repre-
sents his defalcation to it.
Warrants for about six hundred dollars,
which the bank still holds, were marked
paid. and the bank officers represented
to the former president of the board
that these warrants had been
turned over to the clerk for the
account of Helfrich as treasurer;
and on this basis the amount of Mr.. Hell