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The morning call., 1893-03-30

and others that we hear Of. have all, it is
claimed, been traced 10 the eating of ques-
tionabe poultry.
San Francisco is a large consuming and
distributing center Of the poultry Interests
Thousands Of crates of live fowls arrive
here every day from al over the country.
They come from the Eastern States and
from interior and local points. The MISSION
supplies quite large contribution ana an
uD-ccuntTy headquarters Is Santa Rosa.
They are also received in quantities from
Marysville, Petaluma, Traver, San Luis
0bispO, Santa Cruz Pescadero, San Gre
EST.O ana many other places.
Most of the crates of feSthered bipeds are
consigned to commission men, who are well
known in "Chickentown,' or that pdrtlcu-
lar section in the Deighborhood OF Front,
Washington and Jackson streets, W6ere
they most 10 eonEregate.
These commission men are all distin-
ruished by the particular care they exert
that only good chickens shall go to the
dealers who buy the c0nsignments.
Il is not the commission men who palm
of dangerous chickens on the community.
But in every large consignment, espe
eially from the East, there is az greater or
less proportion of dead fowls, fowls run
down by being too closely packed, fowls
which have been smOthered, fowls on the
point of death from some unknown cause,
fowls that are palpably fatally affected with
the "sWelled head" or the last stages OF the
"piD'' or other poultry ailment
The dead fowls are thrown aside to be
consigned TO the refuse heap or the garbage
car.
Tie sick or ailing birds are returned by
the dealers 10 the commission men and are
known as rejects"
a CALL reporter yesterday investigated
the disposal Of some of these rejects" with
startling results-results which lead further
aud spread wider than the innocent house
holder dreams Of
IL was still morning and the markets
were sWarming with life,
Steaming horses, urged by blue-shirted
drivers, we're backing up wagons against
the cuTbstOneS, and brawny arms were IN
loading tiers upon tiers OF cheken-coops,
their shallow wooden frame barred with
strong iron-wIres, between which vari-
cOlored combs proiruded from the cackllng
freight within.
an sorts and conditions of men thronged
the scene and watched the disposal of the
birds.
III you want chicken-ghoul watch that
fellow over there" whispered friendly
commission man 10 the reporter.
The latter followed the line Of the wills
perer's jerked thumb and saw curious
figure.
Leaning on big. crooked stick, his form
bowed forward in heed less eageTness, stood
an old man. His clothes were Of the meanest
description, being not only ragged, but
dirty: his hair struggled anyhow from under
an old cabbage-leaf hat, while jagged
WHISPERS frDged his cheek and chin, con-
eeaiInE his shirt or its lack.
But his eyes were the most curious part
of this lone watcher.
They fairly burned out of the midst of the
encircling hair. although narrowed to a
mere slit by the compressed eyelids. as
their owner greedily raked coop after coop
with them'in search Of something.
Evidently he found it pretty soon, for be
The morning call., 1893-03-30
A MANSARD ROOF.
1t Will Probably Adorn the
City Hall.
City and County Attorney CresweIl
Says Commissioners Are Bound
by the Architects Plans.

The new City Hall Commissioners held
an executive session yesterday afternoon at
which the question OF roofing the new City
Hall, erecting the tower and completing the
building was seriously discussed. No def
mite action was taken, but it is believed the
motion will be 10 go ahead and complete The
hall under the present administration.
The principal trouble is the matter of the
roof. The present roof is purely tempo
rary affair, aud the idea seems TO be that the
new roof will be of the mansard type, al
though Mayor Ebert is well known TO be
."anti-mansarder"
Such roof will cost $1,000, 600, and a
tower to conform with the architecture Of
the building viii cost SIS OG0 more. Archi-
tect Suea VIII prepare the plans and sub
NIT them to the commission as soon as eX-
pedient
City and County Attorney Creswell, who
was 10 terviewed by CALL reporter after
the meeting, said: Speaking for myself |
Will say that the act OF the Legislature of
1875 provides for Board Of new City Hall
Commissioners. authorizes them to take
possession of the premises known as the
new City Han lot, aud TO proceed with the
construction OF building on the said prem
ises according to plans previously adopted.
The City Architect says that mansaTd
roof was provided in the plans, and the law
nowhere gives tile Board of City Hall Com
mtssioners discretion 10 change the plans.
The board was organized for the purpose
of completing the new City Hall according
TO plans already adopted.
THE question of the necessity of q man
sard roof, architecturally or for business
purposes. do not consider. 1t is my duty
aud my only duty to do what The law pre-
seriOes in plain terms that | shall do. IL
the mansard roof is required by the plans,
and the Legislature requires the City Hall
Commissioners TO build according to such
Plans then the fault Of imposing that bur
den by way of taxation on the people of the
city and county must rest with the board
that adopted the plans. The Legislature
required this board to complete the built-
ing according TO the plans.
Furthermore, the law is plain as TO any
duty that l have TO perform. l am com
PEELED to follow the law, because if an OIL
Ger had the right to ignore any law in part
and live up to any other law in part It
would be very dangerous, since it might
suit an officers convenience To ignore some
thing that was very material. A strict
adherence to the law is the only duty of
law officer"
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withdrew, and when the full height OF the
excitement and busy stir had subsidized 10
reappeared with a sack.
There were scores of similar figures goin g
about around him; men with baskets. boys
and girls with gunny-sacks, even women
with huge pockets in their aprons and In
mysterious recesses of their capacious
skirts. They were all cleaners in the bar
vest Of stray food, all pickeIs-up of the
fragments that remained.
But not all were birds Of prey-carriOn
birds.
Casting a searching look around him, the
old man advanced slowly to coop thrown
aside and bent over IL a moment with his
sack. Then he Strengthened himself up
and hurried, yet with no nervous tread.
toward garbage-barrel standing against a
neighboring wall.
Once again his figure bent over and once
more Strengthened up.
The sack was no longer limp.
Transforming himself into an amateur
"Old Sleuth. or the Reporter Detective" the
newspaper man followed this particular
gatheTer-up Of unc0nsidered trifies as he
went from store TO store. At some he was
evidently disappointed, but his sack swelled
yisiDly as he progressed. and when finally
he climbed no rickety stair 10 an old
buildinR known as the "Iron House." on
the corner of Pacific and Battery streets, 1t
was pretty certain that he was going home.
Inquiry in the neighhOrhOod elected a
whole wealth Of information.
From the railway mail service on Jackson
street it was learned that the upper stories
Of the Iron House were packed with for
eigners who carry on questionable voeations.
"They are the scum of the EARTH" said
one informant in the heat of his feeling.
They commit all kinds of deeds in open
daylight and traffic In every kind OF refuse.
They pick up and steal vegetables and all
kinds of trash and take it home up there.
Then they fix it up in some way and sell it
again 10 breed disease 10 some honest house.
It's an outrage aud the warren ought 10 be
cleared ont. The stencil from that place Is
sometimes fearful. especially In summer,
and there are a number of similar 'maDu-
factories in the nelgbborhood."
Pushing inquiry little further elsewhere
ii was found that the name OF tins old man
who mad been trailed here was "Pese."
No one seemed to know his other name,
The morning call., 1893-03-30
UOMAN'S WORDS TO WOMEN.
Certainly The Most Unusual That Eyer
We're Penned.
MRS. HENDERSON OF PORT CHESTER
She Graphically Tells of Her Troubles, Her
Struggles and Her
Triumphs

One OF the most wonderful letters ever written
is that which follows. Any one who reads it Is
certain TO be absorbingly interested. II Is from
Mrs. j. Henderson OF Port Chester, N Y. She
says:
81 am woman and 1 wish to speak frankly
and freely to WON n. There are thousands of
young girls. middle-aged, and even elderly ladies'
To-day in The greatest danger and they 90 not
know it. They are standing upon the brink Of a
precipce and do not realize Ii. II Is in The hope
that the wonderful experience through which l
have passed may be blessing and warning to
them that causes me 10 wiite il.
about two years ago, 1t being the change OF
life win me. was treated by three Of tbs best
physicians in this place At first l was treated
for bronchitis. growing worse all the time.
coughing constantly, until my voice was only a
whisper My head panied me, had little If any
appetite, l felt tired most of tile time and
yet was sleepless and restless. l was weak,
nervous, unstrung; l lost all interest in life,
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but everybody said: "Oh, old Petel Yes,
he's in the chicken business"
The reporter was curious about this
chicken business of Pete's. and resolved
upon penetrating the mysteries of the Iron
House" a little further
The narrow entrance, Innocent of door,
and rlckety, narrow stairway, led to an up
per passage, where several oiive-skinned
babies played. A dark-eyed woman was
washing clothes in one cornsr, and several
black-browed sons of Southern Europe
lounged against the Whitewashed walls in
negligent attitudes of considerable pietur-
sequences.
This was evidently the "Iron House"
substitute for the fashionable hall parlor"
so demanded of modern architects.
The men looked on sullenly, and the
children in wonder, as the woman directed
the reporter to the door of the room oecu-
pied by Pete"
A loud knock was disregarded as was its
successor. But the third, accompanied By a
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demand for Pete" in urgent tones, created
quite stir within the room on the other
side OF the closed door.
At last after the expiration of about two
minutes, the door opened and Pete asked
what the matter was.
Have you got any chlckens?"
"Row much are they-chickens for
restaurant ?" was asked.
You want 10 buy chckens?" and the
strange burning eyes sparkled.
The reporter ratified a bun Oh of keys in
his pocket encnuragingly. and took the OPP
portunity OF his interlocutOT's increased
confidence TO press little closer into the
jealousy guarded room.
In there he saw plenty of evidences of
"Pete's" trade. There were tubs OF feath-
ers, which Pete had evidently been engaged
in stripping; there was a bucket of fowls
vscera, the stencil from which was appall-
ing; there was an ugly-looking knife on a
rude table.
But there were no fowls-in sight.
again.
"ORe DOZEN" said the reporter. promptly.
Enough for a little Testaurant-ehicken
dinner, you know!"
Il know, know" repeated the old man,
quickly.
he stepped back as he spoke and drew
out handful of dressed chickens from un-
der dirty old coat, evidently just hurriedly
thrown over them.
How Will these ?" ne asked.
1hey were The skinniest, most miserable
looking specimens of the genus fowl ever
put on view, but to maintain his simulated
character the reporter prodded them scien-
u1cally and weighed them separately, one
by one.
How much >" he asked at length.
lie knew that fowls uptown cost al high
as SO a dozen ana sold as cieaply as 81.
out De was hardly prepared for the quota
t1on now received.
man..
The reporter shook his head.
They are too thin," he said. "They
weigh too little and they smell-pahr'
No, no., said the man eagerly. They
don't smell; ! wash them in that bucket
with soda, see? They make good chicken
dinner"
Have you any others cheaper fer ia
males?"
No: you can have them 50 50. eh?"
The reporter Immediately offered So
Fete' scowled Indignantly and, after
some unin,elligible remoustrances, closed
the door with a muttered malediction on
the difficulty the 'hones. tradesman" found
in making a living. coupled with the ex-
tended hope. You come tomorrow"
Inc outside crowd, which had looked so
susplclously at the intruder on his entrance.
hardly glanced at him now. They had
heard the chatfering and for them he was
only one OF "Pete's customers"
Down below the PROCESS OF Pete. "tysIe''
was explained by an expert. Il seems thai
The morning call., 1893-03-30
THE cRIsPINs' STRIKE.
What William M. Granville Has to Say
About It

WHAT Wiiilam M. UianVIlie has TO say
About 1t.
William NJ. Granville of the firm Jones s.
Granville, boot and shoe manufacturers,
gives the following as his version OF the
Crispins' strike
Nearly two months ago the firm had
some trouble with these men and they
struck, and in order to have everything
peaceful and satisfactory all around l gave
the men written guarantee over the firms
signature that we would not reduce the
wages for the year of 1898, which paper
they now hold.
NOW for the present trouble. About two
weeks ago l discovered that our orders on
the line Of work that these men work on
were coming in much faster than we were
turning them out, and still the men were not
working full time, owing 10 the fact that we
did not have lasts enough to 90 around
under the system that we were using. l
then asked them if they would work to-
gether, that is two men work on the same
lot OF shoes, one doing the first lasting aud
his partner the second lasting, as in doing
this two men would be working on one set
OF lasts, instead OF using two sets as they
We're then doing. This method would give
us the use OF about twice rs many lasts and
the men would be able TO work all the time,
thus earning more money In place of less,
as they claim. Some OF the men were not
only willing but anxious 10 work in this
way, seeing that it would benefit them, but
others would not listen to II, although l
used every persuasion [ could think of TO
Drlng them around, even raising tile price
OF a cheap line Of Oxtords we are making
from 10 to % cents and from % to 30 cents
per pair this in addition TO the price-lst
guaranteed them for the year.
This act on my part brought about just
the opposite result. Instead of satisfying
them it only spurred them on to demand
lurther increase on The above work of 8
cents per pair all around and an increase of
10 cents per pair on all standard and Louis
Nv heels, aud to cap the climax the follow
ing was added TO the price-liSt presented to
the firm. quote it word for word:
N. B.-No string-team work allowed
This was too much for me 10 stand, and
so told their committee that If they were
determined to attempt to enforce such
rule that they could finish uD the work they
had and take their tools and GO, also telling
them | proposed TO manage the factory
without any help from them
The morning call., 1893-03-30
The Hobart Estate.

The application of the Hobart hers for
partial distribution of the estate of their
deceased father was heard yesterday by
Judge Levy.
Ella V. and Alice NJ. Hobart asked for
$4,000 each, but the court only allowed
them $4,000.
Evidence was then introduced on behalf
OF w. ). Hobart, showing that he was under
considerable expense in preparing for col
lege, so the court allowed him $1,000 month
The morning call., 1893-03-30
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD S. S. co.
CunARn LINE.

New York to Liverpool, via Queenstown,
from Pier 40, North River
lASI .E6rkES5 NAL SERVICE
Calm. March g. 80 AM UnDra Atril 10 800 PM
Aurania March 70. Noon Campauia, Apl. - LOAN
ruria. April l. 3 30 AN ttruria ADTii 70 500 AN
Seryia. April s, 10 80 M Servis. Nav &, 500 An
Cabin passage. $50 aud upward; second cabin
&Y5. Steerage tickets to and from all parts OF
IuIoBe al very low rates. For freight aud paSsa 20
apply at company onice4 Bowling Green New ork
NkRNON II. BROWN IL Co, General Agents.
Good accommodation can always be secured GA
application TO WILLIAMS, DIMOND y CO.,
N27 TurhSa AGENTS. San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-03-30
Chinese nnnlicitv

The Cigar-makers' Union has decided to
carry on vigorous war against Chinese
cigar manufacturers who have been using
counterfeit union labels on their goods.
Saloons in the northern part of the city
have some of these goods, sold by white
drummers from the Chinese, who repre-
scented them to be the product Of union
labor. Secretary Vaa Guelph has had
Flung Jung. ITO Stockton street, arrested for
this offense, and hs has the names of four
others
The morning call., 1893-03-30

Felt Respondent and yet could not understood
The reason. did not suffer acute pain, bur felt
a constant misery. Finally my body began TO
bloat terribly, accompanied wi II pain AT this
time further examination on the part OF the
doctors revealed The terrible fact that |
suffering from Brighfs disease of the kidneys
in its most aggravated form. Tie doctor was
urged TO do all lie could Tor me. He visited me
several Times daily and finally said 10 my hus-
band: Il might as well tell you plainly that
your wife VIII not live the day OUT Al that
time my condition was fearful. Ny right side
was paralyzeu, my face distorted, and my
tongue stiffened so that could not speak. II
was while In this depl0rable condition that my
husband. who had been my constant attendant
and nurse, resolved II ! lived until daylight TO
try remedy Of which we had heard much. but
concerning which we knew but little. / felt The
effects OF It AT once. The tone of my stomach
restored so that | coud retain the nouIish-
ment given me. l continued to improve, the
paralysis left me, the blOatng ceased, my
strength returned, and L am a well woman to.
day. all through the use OF Warmers Safe Cure,
which took me from condition of hopeless
misery and restored me To health and happin
''Siuce my recovery, over which l feel so re-
jOiced. have had opportunities TO see much OF
the effects OF this wonderful Safe Cure In many
OF my friends aud acquaintance. | know there
are many women who do not realize Their dan
ger even at all conditions Of life. The young
woman is In peril even when on the threshold OF
womanhoOd. The wife has legion OF dangers,
TIN eatenng to overcome her at any time. The
mother Is Desei by peril, as horde of troubles
consequent upon maternity continually menace
her. When, alter passing through all these dan
gers, a woman arrives at lie time when change
or life occurs she Is again beset by the seyerest
OF all trials, and, indeed, through all her life
woman needs a friend upon which she can lean,
on which she can deDend. believe thai friend,
the best friend known to woman, IS Warmers
Safe Cure. l know little cOncei ming IL except
what II has done for me aud what have seen 1t
has done for others, bur do know that it saved
my life, that il has made me happy, and that
wherever II has been used have seen the same
grand, beneficial results.
~ make the above statement frankly and
freely, and from desire that others may be
benefit d as 1 have been. IL suffering aud the
danger which surrounds every womanis lie can
be avoided, or even soIteued, the happiness OF
lie can be Increased and the world made vastly
better"
The morning call., 1893-03-30

keeper op Davis street. In a previous
judgment Lane agreed to take Linde's out
fit in satisfaction of q claim of S21, but
lie brought the outfit into court and
strewed the articles over the floor, claiming
that some articles had been taken out and
that the goods we're not worth the money.
An amusing scene occurred while the ar
ticles were being priced by city-frout ex-
perts. The matter was taken under ad-
Vispnant
The morning call., 1893-03-30

PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DIsPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN SIZE
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska } A. n. E$AS3
March 81, April and May Is. so June 4, H. 10. %.
For British Columbia an! Puget sound ports,
Mar. pa 81, April 0, and every IN day thereafter
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, 9 A. NJ
For Newport Los Angeles and all way ports
every fourth And fifth day, 8 A. NJ.
For san Diego stopping only at Port Hartford,
Santa Barbara. RedondO and Pedro (Los An
geles), every fourth and fifth day at II A. II.
For ports in Mexico. first OF each month.
Ticket Offce-Palace Ii otel, 4 New Montgomery Sc.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO, General Agents
Market ST Sau Francisco
The morning call., 1893-03-30
For the Widows and OrD,aDs

Haliaan Grotschier. secretary of the
Swedish and Norwegian consulate, has pc
titioned the Supervisors to permit masque-
rade ball at Saratoga Hall on April %. the
proceeds TO be devoted to relieving the
widows and orphans Of $50 Norwegian fish
ermen who were drowned off the Lofoden
Isles on January u
The morning call., 1893-03-30
TOR PORTLAND & ASHORE, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM z%a
i Ocean Divisiou-and PACIFIC COAST $780,
E1EAMSHIP COMPANY Will dispatch from Spear
ttreet wharf at 10 A. the above pcrts Que OF
heir Al iron steamships viz;
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-Jan "a Feb ), IT.
MaTcn ]. 10. "a. April q, Is 80.
COZ UMBIA-Feb. l. -. %, March 9. 81, April .,
oREGoN-Jan. 20 Feb 9, 81, March 5, IT. 20.
AIriI 10 -.
Connecting via Portland with the Union Psciho
and other diverging lines Tor all pouts In OregOs,
Was1ington, British Columbia, Alaska, Idaho.
Montana, Dakota, Utah. Wyoming, Yellowstone
TaIk and all points east and south and to Europe
Fare 10 Portand-CaGin, SIS; steeraZe ST. rouad
nip, cab II, $50.
Ticket ofhces-l Montgomery street and Palace
Eotel, New Montgomery street.
freight Office 700 California street.
GCODALL PERKINS & Co, SupJ. Ocean LIne
III 10 Market street. San FrAncisco.
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OCEAN sTEAMs HIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CD.

n HROUGH LINE To NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA.
i Steamers viii sail at NoOS the 5th. k-a
18Th ana 25th OF each month, calling at slzI58
various UOrts Of Mexico aud Central America
Through line sailinSs-Aprii ., S.. san Juan;
April 10, SIS. City OF New YORK; April 70, IS.
COiimR
EoTE-wben the sailing day falls Sunday
steamer will be dispatched the following Monday.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
Steamers leave San Francisco noon on the 81
and 18th of each month. calling at various Mexican
and Cen trail American ports.
Nay Line Sallings-SS san Jose, April 8; SIS.
City OF Panama, April is.
JAPAN - CHINA TUNF.
FOR OKOHAMA AND HONGK Nc,
Connecting at okohsma with steamers for Shany-
hal. ard al oHgkOug for East Indies Straits,
SIS. City OF Peking, thursday Apr H. at P. n.
SIS. China Tuesday, A prii -. at P. NJ
SIS. Peru, Saturday, May Is. at 3 P.
IS. City Of Rio de Jsneiro, Thursday, June !,
at P.
Round-trIp tickets to YoEohama aud return at
dueed rates.
For freight or passage apply az the ONCE corner
First and Branuan streets.
Branch Ofice-202 Front street.
ALEXANDER CENTER. General Acent.
The morning call., 1893-03-30
WHISKY IN COURT.
1t Is Sampled Approximately by Wit

HCSSCS.
In the action Of J. E. Shain vs. /. Baciga-
lupe to recover S203 OF for goods supplied.
the goods proved TO consist principally of
whisky. The matter came up yesterday in
Justice Barry's court.
The debt had been assigned to ShaIn, and
sundry bottles of the ''exhilarating food"
were ranged ON the Justices desk. They
were small. neat TASKS, just Of q convenient
size TO 20 iuto the pocket.
The issue turned largely on the quality of
the whisky. and when the suggestion was
made that it be sampled soft eyes spoke
love TO eyes that spoke again." and the
c0rks were promptly extracted. Some of
the other Justices came in and gave their
views in private ''afer taking"
The court took The matter under advise
ment After the experts bad tested the
merits Of the question land the whisky the
spirit was found TO have sunk startilngly
low in all the TASKS.
The coolest place in the United States is
the interior OF Alaska so desrres helo,y zero
The morning call., 1893-03-30
A Sailors KIT.

Justice Wfllelt had au old case to retry in
the suit Of Linde vs.. Lane, which came be-
fore him yesterday. Linde was formerly
sea conk aud is now cook at the William
Tell House. Lane is a boarding-no
The morning call., 1893-03-30
Good News for the Rnus-

Treasurer Widber's face was covered with
smiles yesterday as he announced TO a CALL.
reporter that the boys will get their salary
for March after all. Quite large SUM of
money flowed into the general fund yester.
day and there will be enough to pay all de-
mands for March.