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The morning call., 1895-01-28
NAVY-YARD NEWS.
The Olympia Safely DocIsed-Asa Appren-
tice Bon DrotcHed.

tice Boy Droscned.
VALLEJO, Jan. 27.--On Friday afternoon
another accident occurred, which resulted
in the death of bright young apprentice
boy named Carl Earle. He fell overheard
from the yard tug Lively as she was towing
the pile-driver to be used in connection
with ud-scraper to clear the mud from
in front of the entrance of the caisson to
allow the Olympia to go in. The tide bore
him down stream and before assistance
could reach him he had gone to the
bottom. Every effort was made to find his
body with graphing hooks from off the
steamer Albatross but without avail. The
boy had but eleven more days to serve as
an apprentice. His parents reside at San
Francisco.
The cruiser Olympia arrived at the yard
about 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in
charge of three powerful tugs, one in the
lead and one on each side. At half-past 2
o'clock she was safely in the basin and the
lines from the tugs were cast off.
While in dock she will be painted and
have her sea valves oyerhauled. Sixteen
working days is the time she is expected
to be in dock. 1t is not known yet whether
she will be made flagship or mot. The
chances are, however, that she will. The
entrance to the drydock was ample, and
as she is one of the largest ships in the
navy the general impression was that there
appeared to be little need of widening the
entrance, as contemplated at Washington.
The United States ships Alert and
Ranger went to sea for a weeks practice
drill Thursday morning. As soon as the
time is expired the ships will call at San
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GOVERN ITSELF Or RETIRE.
Surveyor General W, S. Green Blames the
Business Men.


Business Men.
WILL S. GREEN-Every community ought
to govern itself, and if it does not govern
itself it should retire from business. San
Francisco, unfortunately, is not self
governing. It seems to me that the larger
a municipality is the greater is its difficulty
in maintaining home rule. 1t is owing to
the lack of attention to their duties as
citizens shown by business men that the
criminal and ignorant gain the ascendancy
and create the demand for these spasmodic
movements of reform.
New York had a spasm in the days of
Tilden, and another under Parkhurst.
These movements are like thunder storms
shat clear the atmosphere for time, but
the murl1y condition soon returns. Were
l a citizen Of San Francisco ! should resent
any investigation ordered from the out
side Let the city rule and reform itself.
And now as to the prevailing system of
governing this city by commissions l think
It is wrong I think it is dangerous to
place too much power in the hand of any
official or any commission. 1t is absurd to
have the people of a city running one
branch of its government while some one
else runs another branch. If the people
are not fit to govern themselves they are
not fit to vote for men to govern the State.
If the Governor, through his Commission
ers, gives the city better Police Depart
ment than it could have otherwise let him
appoint the Sheriff, so that we shall have
better deputies. and the County Clerk, so
that his subordinates may be superior to
those now EMPLOYED
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break rules of the Fire Department be-
tween Supervisors and officers appointed
from Sacramento.
If the Mayor had the appointing power,
we might have knave in office, but we
would never have fool appointed, and the
knavery would quickly be detected. So
the knave would be removed before he
could do much crooked work.
We ought TO have a board of public
works as we'll as an absolute local govern
ment, excepting the Harbor Commission OF
course. The harbor belongs to the State.
Then San Francisco ought to have a def
mite policy with regard to the sewers and
streets, and indeed all its departments, a
policy which, if carried out faithfully
under new system of management
would result in permanent good.
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HINTON My RUN THE OFFICE.
Governor Budd Says He Wilt Not Inter
fere With Him.


ferc With Him.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor Budd de-
clares that he appointed Mr.. Hinton as
Registrar of Voters for San Francisco with
no restrictions; that he expects the new
Registrar to attend to the duties of that
office, and that he has not and will not at
tempt to dictate to him. This is the Gov
ernor's statement:
'sThere is no truth in the statement as to
any disagreement between Mr.. Hinton and
myself as to his appointments. He has
absolute control and may do as he pleases !;
whatever suggestions l may make to him
are but suggestions Whoever he appoints
I shall heartily approve. Iappointed Hin
ton as a man of honor and integrity, and
shall rely implicitly on his judgment on all
matters touching his Office.
81 know the source of the statement in
THE CALL. do not know. whom Mr.. Hin
ton will appoint, but who ever it may be
will be heartily approved by me. cannot
expect to suit every one by my appoint
ments, and expect to be denounced by
these who demands have been ignored.
appointed Hinton without request from
him, or single word with any one as to
any patronage in his Office"
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WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY.
Address Of the Emperor to
my Army
VICTORIES OF VAR RECALLED.
Soldiers of the FatherIand to Make
Proper Obseryanees.
TRIBUTES TO THEIR POETIC RULER.
On The Whole, Germans Will JOyfully
Celebrate. and Homage Will Be
Paid to Royalty.

BERLIN, Jan. 27.-To-day is the thirty
sixth anniversary of the birth of Emperor
William. His Majesty addressed the fol-
lowing to my Army:
For the twenty-ffth time the memorial
day comes around of the great war which
was forced upon the Fatherland, and
which, after a path of victory without
parallel, brought it to a glorious ending,
fulfilled Germany's longings and as the
noblest recompense for her sacrifices,
created an unassailable foundation for her
greatness and welfare in the federation of
her Princes and people. With touched
heart glorify the mercy of the Almighty
that he blessed our arms in such measure
of full sympathy. l think of those who in
the saeriticial strife for Germany's honor
and independence joyfully yielded
their lives, and l express renewed thanks
to all those who co-operated to attain this
end, but especially tender my thanks to
my army, which, together with the troops
of my illustrious allies, strove to excel in
heroic deeds.
eff bravery is inextinguishable, the
CLEAN of its deeds on the pages of history
is unavailing and round it's colors is twined
wealth of glory. Upon the army, before al,
duty falls of preserving the memory of
that time among the generations enjoying
the fruits OF it's victories. To this end
ordain in order to grant my troops a visi-
bic symbol of their proud memories that
from July 10 to August 10, 1895, wherever
the colors and standards to which my
grandfather, the great Emperor and King,
granted distinction for participation in this
war are displayed they shall be decor
ated with oak leaves, and that the first
guns of those batteries which fought in the
contest shall be wreathed with similar
leaves. May my army remain ever mind
full that only fear of God, fidelity and
obedience can render it capable of deeds
such as those that made its own and the
Fatherland's greatness.
civilian II, Rex
"Berlin, the 18th day of January, 1885, "
A special edition of the official Re:chs-
anzeiger to-day contains an imperial order
to the civilians and officials in Berlin, in
which, in connection with his birthday an
niversary, the Emperor orders the decora-
ton of the city as a token of gratitude to
the memory of the glorious past of the
Fatherland. In pursuance of this scheme
marble figures of the Princes of Branden-
burg and Prussia up to William I, and near
them statues of men of special mark in
their times, whether soldiers, statesmen or
ordinary citizens, are to be erected in the
Sieges- Alice in the Thiergarten-the cost
thereof being betrayed by the Emperor
private purse.
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INVESTIGATING ASYLUN.
Legislative. Committees Begin Their
JunketiRg..
At Stockton Everything Is Found to Be
Satisfactory, Except the Old
Building for Males.

STOCKTON, Jan. 27.-The legislative COM
mittees on State Hospitals and Asylums
and Public Health and Quarantine, Messrs.
Cargill and Glass chairmen, arrived in
Stockton to-day. They drove to the asy-
lum grounds this afternoon and inspected
the buildings there. Chairman Cargill
said that everything had been found in
satisfactory condition as far as the investi-
CATION had gone, excepting. the old male
asylum building, which was sadly in need
of repairs. The Hospital and Asylum
Committee will make a more complete in
vestigation tomorrow and will return to
Sacramento at noon.
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O,DoNNELL,s REFORM.
Interested in a Bill to Protect Election
Returns.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.-Dr. G. c. O'Don-
nell and wife arrived from San Francisco
to-day. The irrepressible doctor is inter
ested in forcing the passage of couple of
reform bills One is to provide for having
Superior Judges count the votes cast at an
election while it is in progress. To accom-
plish this there will be two sets of ballot
boxes at each booth. and at the end of each
hour one set will be carried, under police
protection, before some Superior Judge,
and its contents counted at once, the bear
ers returning with the boxes as soon as
they have been emptied. The second is to
allow San Francisco to establish fund for
the succor of the unemployed, the fund to
be drawn upon as are all others, by action
of the Supervisors and Mayor.
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IN THE BRITISH Ex0HA NGEs.
american Secasri ties Relapse to the
Stagnant Condition.


LONDON, Jan. 27.-The plethora of money
is still so great that large American gold
loan could readily be absorbed here. Con-
soils have touched LOG during the past week
and there was considerable realizing, but
it is believed that the price of these securi-
ties will go still higher. Rumors are cur
rent of an impending issue of Indian Gov
eminent sterling bills.
Home railways and foreign securities
were fairly strong. Argentines advanced
on the appointment of Senior Uribu to the
Presidency. 1t would appear that mining
securities have touched the top notch.
The rush to secure profits unsettled the
markets. South Africans generally exhib-
tied decline, but the German and French
demand for these shares continues I'M
abated and will enable prudent specula-
tors to get out in time. American railroad
securities relapsed to their former stag
nant condition, with small speculative
buying of the best class of securities.
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NO STATE INFLUENCE.
Niles searls Says Self-Government Is the
Only Government.

NILES SEARLs- Self-government, wheth-
er for States or cities, is the only
kind of government compatible with the
spirit of American liberty, and 1 see no
reason why San Francisco should not be
permitted to name its own officers, through
its Mayor, without State influence. Aside
from the fact that the Governor may be
less acquainted than the Mayor with the
qualifications of applicants for city offices,
he is probably more likely to be swayed by
political influences, and therein lies the
main difficulty in placing the appointing
power in the hands of the States chief ex-
ecutive.
The Police and Fire departments should
be removed as far as possible from political
influences, and this can only be done by
appointing men who are non-partisans or
in the very smallest degree possible con-
nected with political affairs. If the Mayor
can be compelled to make such selections
the rest will be plain sailing.
The manner in which check can be
placed upon the Mayor so as to compel
him to exercise due judgment in selecting
the proper people to fill municipal Offices
in case he should show an inclination to do
otherwise-is a matter which should re-
ceive the deep consideration of the Free
holders.
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BOB GOES 70 SYRACUSE.
Ready to Amsscer for killing U,alucfsy
Con, Riorddn.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-Bob Fitzsimmons,
after successful weeks engagement, left
for Syracuse, N. Y, at noon to-day to
answer to the charge OF killing Con Rior-
dan. His trial will occur about February
A. Captain Glori, Fitzsimmons' manager,
remains behind with the company, which
will not disband but will resume its en-
gagements if Bob settles his troubles
quickly. Captain Glori says the trouble
between Bob and himself has been amic-
ably settled and that they will continue to
work together tremendously.
The morning call., 1895-01-28
After Diphtheria

The patient is left with weakened sys-
TEN, reduced in flesh, lacking vitality, in
danger of relapse. A health-giving,
strength building tonic is absolutely neces-
sary. Such is Hoods Sarsaparilla> 1t
vitalizes and enriches the BLOOD destroys
the germs of the disease, gives strength to
the nerves and muscles, and natural and
healthy action to all the organs of the
body. In this way
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GIVE THE MAYOR POWER.

Views of United States Commissioner E. h.
Heaoook,
e. H. HEAcocK-I am decidedly of the
opinion that the appointing power should
rest with the Mayor. All local govern
ment should rest in the people, and they
would naturally act through the city s
chief executive. The people of the NUM-
cipality know far better whom they want
than does an appointing power remote
from them. The commissioners should be
directly responsible to the city. and re-
movable at any time for cause. l think
there would be as much sense in appoint
ing our Mayor as there is in appointing the
boards Of Police and Fire Commissioners.
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THE CITY SUFFERS.
Bank Commissioner Gerberding Opposes
Government by Commission,

A. GERBERDING-I certainly think in q
municipality of this class men can be
found who are more competent to manage
its affairs than are State officers. As far
San Francisco is concerned / believe in
home rule.
Most decidedly do believe that the city
would be better off under home rule,
because appointments made by the Gov
ernor have too much politics mixed up
with them and the city suffers thereby. |
think from the experience we have had
here that if our officials were appointed by
the Mayor we would get much better
service than we have been getting under
our present system.
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APPOINT CITY OFFICIALS.
D. J. Staples PavOrs the Capitalization of
Power.

d. j, Staples faVors the COMMUNICATION OF
Power.
DANIEL ]. sTAFLEs-All city officials ought
to be appointed, instead of elected, ''for
then they would be responsible to some
particular person. said he. Elections
follow the rule of politics. We can manage
our own affairs without the Governor in
terfering. Have some one responsible for
the men appointed. But you cannot have
a Capitalization of power until a new char
ter is adopted.
''The Fire Department ought to be re-
moved from politics, for as it has been
conducted nothing like its full efficiency
could be secured. Its officials ought not
to wink at every breach OF rules; they
should not let the iremen NEEDLE in poll
tics, except to go to the polls and vote. For
the first time, we have had Chief En-
gineer who is independent and doesn't
want his men to be in politics. He knows
that political influence and political inter-
ference injure the department. If he had
his way, things would be different. A po-
litical pull should not be sufficient to
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WAS 4 rALENTED WRITER.
Rev. DIR. Henry Lie1seGrt Killed OF rat
ina From o. Train.

Rev. DIR. Henry LieGseart Killed by Fall
ing From q Train.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 81. = A special an
nounces the death of an unidentified MIN
lister falling from a train near Detroit. Inc
stranger has been identified as Rev. Henry
Liebhart, ID. He was assistant editor OF
the Christian Apologist, with the late
venerable DR.. Mast, from 1864 until 1877.
In 1872 he became the editor of the Haus
und Herd, German religious magazine,
which position he has held ever since.
Thus he has been editorially connected
with the Western Methodist Book Concern
for thirty-one years. He was born in Carls-
ruhe, Germany, in 1882 and came to
America in 1854.
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suspected of raim-Roobe,u.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Jan. 17.-Constables
brought to this city this morning and
placed in jail two young men said to
answer the description of the Mcneil Cot
ton Belt train-robbers. The prisoners are
each about 20 years of age and gave their
names as Charles Bucks and Will Nc
Lehelt. Both declare they can prove an
alibi
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OCEAN STE4MERS COLLIDE.
The Mschigan Returns to Port la a Grip
pied Condition.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The British steamer
Michigan, Captain Findlay, from London
for Baltimore, returned to Gravesend this
afternoon with her starboard bow cut to
the waters edge and leaking. She reports
that she was in collision at II o'clock Sat
urday night off Dungeness with the steamer
Edam, Captain Brunsma, New York for
Rotterdam.
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REJoIcrNGs IN BERLIN
In Honor of the Dag the Emperor Be
stoscs Decorations.

stoscs Decorations.
BERLIN, Jan. 27.-The anniversary of the
Emperor's birthday was marked by the
usual rejoicings. The city was generally
decorated and Illuminated. The chief
thoroughfares were thronged. After reli-
gious services in the chapel of the royal
palace the emperor received the congratu-
lations OF his royal guests, diplomats and
other notables.
In honor of the day his Majesty con-
ferred the decoration of the Order of the
Red Eagle on Herr Thilen, Minister OF
Public Works, Herr Won Hammerstein,
Minister of Agriculture, Herr Won Koeller,
Minister of the Interior, and DIR. Schon-
stedt, Minister of Justice.
A gala performance was given at the
opera house. All the papers contain spe-
cial articles on the anniversary.
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SHOULD RULE OURSELVES.
Collector John H. Wise Opposes the Commits.
sion System.

UUutUIOF JUHN II " Isb UPPUs6s tH5 OUuIIuIS-
sion System.
john II. WIsE-The Boards of Police and
Fire Commissioners should be appointed
by the Mayor and not by the Governor.
They are municipal offices and should GER
tainly be under municipal authority. l
think such change would be decided
benefit to the city. 1t would also add to
the dignity OF the office of Mayor. At
present the authority of the chief execu-
tive of our city is nominal. He may veto
any order he pleases, but there is generally
q solid nine that will pass it in spite OF
him. The Governor is not supposed to
know anything about our municipal affairs.
Why then should he have the power of ap-
pointing our municipal officers?
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POLICE AND FIRE.

Two Uommlsslons That Should Be Appollteu
By the Mayor.
c. F. FAssETr-In a general sense the
municipality should certainly have the
right of local self-government AS far as
the Police and Fire commissions are con-
cerned they are purely local offices, sup
ported by the city, and should certainly be
appointed by the municipal authorities.
The Bank. Insurance and Harbor Commits
sions are all State Offices and should be
filed by the Governor. l hope the Free
holders will frame the charter SO as to
place the appointing power, as far the
Police and Fire Commissioners are con-
cerned, in the hands of the Mayor.
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LoHN ERSKINE DEAD.

Was the First Federal Judge i,e Georgia
after the War.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 27.-Judge John
Erskine. who was the first United States
Judge appointed in Georgia after the war,
and who held that position until his retire
ment on account of age, died here this
morning, aged 80. He was native OF Ire
land, but had lived nearly all his life in
GaorOia
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selves if we wish to attain any degree OF
prosperity and purity in municipal affairs;
I cannot too highly commend the stand
THE CALL has taken on this matter, and
think it will be great factor in aiding us
to obtain the needed reforms.
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Stranded o.. the shoars.s

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-The Savannah
Line steamship City of Macon, Captain
Lewis, which sailed from this port Satur-
day afternoon for Savannah with large
cargo, is ashore on the bulkhead shoals,
where she ran shortly after leaving port.
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A LEGISLATOR TALKS.
Assemblyman Staley Is on the Popular
Side

AssEMBIYMAN. SrALEY-Though I have
been too busy with my duties at Sacra-
mento to pay great deal of attention to
the charter now under process of forma-
ton I should say as a general principle
that San Francisco, or III fact any large
city, should be allowed to govern itself
without gubernatorial or legislative inter
ference. Its government is in itself as
complete as that of the State, and could
probably be better managed if appoint
ments were left to the Mayor. No doubt
the new charter will arrange that matter
to suit the ideas OF the majority OF the
citizens
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sPLIVALo Is RIGHT.
Siskiyou and Sacramento Should Have No
Power Over San Francisco.

LVWbI w 0tl44 o4IO4NOOi
Z. D. SPIIvALo-What has Los An
geies, Siskiyou or Sacramento got to do
with our municipal affairs? Yet through
the Governor whom they helped TO elect
they tell us who shall act as our Fire Com
missioners and Police Commissioners. If
one of our policemen wants to serve war
rant in Alameda he must first have it Ger
titled to by an akland Police Judge before
the warrant is of any value. Still the peo-
pie of Alameda, through the Governor,
appoint the men who rule our Police De-
.partment. Let the appointing rest in the
Mayor by all means.
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ALL CoNGRATULATE HIM.
Cr0lCned Heads Send Nice Messages t
Emperor FFJtJiam.

Emperor Wtttiam.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin says that Empress
Frederick, the mother of Emperor Viii
liam, and all the members of the imperial
family took breakfast together in the
palace and subsequently attended service
in the palace chapel.
The Emperor entered the chapel, escort
ing his mother. The King of Wurtemberg
escorted Empress Augusta Victoria.
Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales,
Emperor Francis Joseph, King Humbert
the Gear, the Pope and the Sultan Of
Turkey each sent telegraphic message Of
congratulation.
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Broke the Skating Record.

RED BANK, N. j., Jan. 27.-The 1Oo-yard
skating record, standing start, was broken
this afternoon by John S. Johnson, who
made the distance in 1-5 seconds. David
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ON was one-fifth of second behind the
leader. With a flying start Mosher and
Davidson both skated the 100 yards IN
seconds
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FOR CITY AND COUNTY.
The United States Assistant Treasurer FavOrs
Home Rule,

CAMPBELL P. BERRY, have never lived
in cities nor participated in municipal
politics, but believe that every city, every
town and every village in this country
should be self-governing.
The counties of California would in all
probability be better off to-day if they
wholly governed themselves. / am for
home rule everywhere.
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Approved by All.

JOHN LUBBEN, iquor-dealer-I think the
Commissioners should be elected by the
people and any vacancies that might occur
should be filed by the Mayor. The Boards
of Fire and Police Commissioners are
much in politics now as they ever will be
and if we have to foot the bills let us have
the power of appointing those who spend
the money. What right has other parts
of the State to interfere in our internal
affairs? And what has the Governor to
do with our Police Department? 1 am in
favor of the Commissioners being elected,
but if that cannot be then let the appoint
ing power rest in the Mayor.
G. JOYCE, president of the unemployed
We would have been far in advance of our
present condition if we had long ago got
away from State interference.
+. a. STADEMoN-That is a move in the
right direction. A well-organized city
wants no State interference with its gov
eminent.
Z. ]. DEEvER-If the Freeholders and the
press will work together on such moves as
local self-government, we shall have a
charter that will be just to ALL Local self
government is the beginning of great re-
forms.
p. Ross MARTIN-Not only do we need to
govern ourselves, but must do it, and we
will.