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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-09-25

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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

nation began to rise at the idea of being
shorn of portion of their honest earnings,
and since then Ritzau has had considerable
difficulty i'll filing up the ranks of the
band as some of the best soloists have
fatty refused to play.
81 was not going to join the band under
such conditions" /" said one of the soloists,
o. Lenhart, yesterday. ~ earn nv money,
and / intend to receive it or have nothing
to do with the outfit. 0stensibly Scheel
knows nothing about the 81 rebate. Ritzau
fixes it all; in fact. the band is not Scheel's
any longer-it's Ritzau's Regiment, and
they do not care what kind of musicians
they get. Any player is good enough, pro-
viding he will consent to pay back 81 every
week"
"I have played in most of the bands at
the Mechanics Fair. but never heard of
anything like this before said G. Schup-
pert. "If man gets $25 be has right to
every nickel, and it is not the right thing
to make him give back a portion of his
honest earnings to pay a conductor S
debt"
'The union is on the watch" said E..
Schmidt, the secretary. 1.-THE first case
that comes within our jurisdiction will be
investigated, if possible. The minimum
rate for which man is allowed to play IS
S25 a week. We have heard of $25 being
offered, with $4 rebate, and such case
comes within our Jurisdiction. There is no
doubt about its having been offered, but
we shall have to prove that the rebate has
actually been paid; then the union can
take proceedings. Men who get more than
$25 week can do what they please with
their surplus salary, we have no control
over that, but no man may give any rebate
that causes him to play for less than $25." !"
In the meantime Scheel is pursuing his
usual occupation with calm and happy in
difference to the throes of discord into
which the means taken to pay off his debts
threaten to plunge the Musicians Union,
for there are still some men so devoted to
the ex' Vienna Prater conductor that they
will agree to pay the rebate.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

"The prisoners have been identified by six
different people said Inspector Thrall
yesterday, land | am almost certain con-
viction will follow.
Cow Creek canyon, where the train was
held UP, is favorite camping ground of
every bandit in the Northwest. Sheriff
Fitch is a nonentity and his deputies fol-
low suit. The stage between Ager. in Cali
fornia, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, has
been held up five times since April 18, and
yet Sheriff Fitch has made no move. The
favorite stopping place was the Topsy
grade. just over the line in Klamath
County, but no attempt was ever made to
catch the train-robbers.
''As result of all these hold-ups. Wells,
Fargo 81 Co. have withdrawn their stage
line and it will not be resumed. When the
robbers held up train Is Sheriff Fitch was
on board and was the first to offer up his
gun. The train conductor locked himself
in the toilet-room and did not come out
until all the trouble was over. Luckily
the prisoner that Fitch had in custody was
handcnffed, so he did not escape. l think
we have sure case against both Poole and
CaSeh
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

LICENSE ON .OYCLERIES.
A Reduction Asked by a Number o
Proprietors.

Proprietors.
Renting bicycles as business is not a
very profitable undertaking if credit is to
be given to the statements of gentlemen
who were before the License Committee of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday after
noon.
Six weeks ago an ordinance was passed
by the Board of Supervisors to license the
cycling establishments in the City. The
latter were classified according to the bust :
ness done, after the manner in which
livery stable are licensed. An establs h
ment the gross receipts of which were $1,000
month and under, was taxed $15 quar-
ter; between $4,000 and $4,000 month, $25
a quarter, and over $4,000 a month, $50 a
quarter. Since the license was esta blished
cycleries have sprung up all over the City
like mushrooms and the small fry pro-
tested against what they deemed an ex-
orbitant tax.
Ex-Postmaster Backus addressed the
Finance Committee on behalf of the cy-
cleries. He said he thought the minimum
license was much too large and that it
would have the effect of driving the small
proprietors of cycleries out of business.
The livery stables, he said, were complain
ing that the wheels were iniuring their
business, but this was not fact The
electric-cars were the vehicles which were
preventing the hiring of rigs.
Chairman Wagner asked Mr.. Backus
whether he thought $5 quarter would be
too much to tax the small proprietors.
Mr.. Backus thought that the poor men
ought to be let down as easily as possible
After the cyclerymen left License Col
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
TALKS SALON,
The Clever Young Artist Says
Julien Is Not All-PoW-
erful.
Calls 1t Absurd to Say the Pictures
Do Not Stand on Their
Merits.

There was good deal of discussion yes
terday in local art circles over Miss Rowena
Watsons severe structures of the Paris
Salon published in Wednesdays CALL.
If the Salon were really such an effete
institution, and were open to all corners
possessed of little influence with the
the local artists who had exhibited there,
and whose friends had been not unduiy
lifted up in consequence?
Ernest Peixotto, who has just returned
from Paris, glanced over Miss Watson s
statements yesterday and then gave vent
to an expression of supreme surprise.
"Is it really so bad as that?" was asked.
't0h, it's ridiculous" he replied. julien
has an influence certainly. Not so much
chiefly caused by the fact that be did ex-
ercise an influence at the old salon, but
Delecluse has just as much influence at
the new salon to-day as Julien used to
have at the old one. But allowing that
Julien has some influence in the old salon
less than he used to have-every reason
able person must understand that no body
of twenty men are going to accept any
thing just to please one man.
"Inhuence only has a very short range
after all. If picture that especially inter
ested Julien was on the fence. neither
strikingly good nor strikingly bad, Julien
might be able to secure its being accepted
if he worked for it, but if the picture was
bad all the influence in the world would
not get it hung. How could the salon ex-
ist if they did that sort of thing? and what
ever may be said it's the exhibition of the
world still.
'This year there were 1850 pictures ex-
hibited You could imagine that four or
five hundred might be accepted through
the influence of professors who were es-
pecially interested in certain pupils, but
the rest must have come IN fairly, and to
condemn the salon wholesale, OIL it's
absurd"
When asked whether the lady students
stood on the same footing as the men in
respect to influence Mr.. Peixotto said that
speaking frankly they did not. "The
professors do not take the young ladies
nearly so seriously as they take the men.
They imagine they are studying princi-
pally for amusement, and encourage them
indulgently. On this account, perhaps,
they are more lenient in judging their
pictures, but know there is very little in
fuence extended to man."
In conclusion Mr.. Peixotto drew atten-
ton to the fact in all exhibitions, even
mechanical and industrious ones, there is
generally certain amount of what is vul-
carly known as "pull," but the exhibi-
tions need not be condemned wholesale on
that account. Its hard for man to look
at anything without prejudice, but that is
no reason for condemning the salon whole
sale"
A special interest attaches TO Ernest
Peixotto's statements with regard to the
time-honored French exhibition, owing to
the fact that he has won higher honors
there this year than have ever been ac-
corded to Californian. His friends de-
clare that absolutely no influence was used
in his behalf.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
THE NEW ELECTION BOARD.
Hinton Slated for Secretary and Jacob
Steppacher for Assistant.

Hinton Slated for Secretary and Jacob
Steppacher for Assistant.
The newly appointed Election Commits
sioners will hold conference to-day or to-
morrow and discuss some points con-
nected with the organization of the board.
The meeting would have taken place yes
terday, but the wedding of Mr.. Foster s
son caused it to be deferred.
From what can be cleaned in general
conversation with the Commissioners
and their party friends one is led to the
conclusion that Registrar Hinton, Demo-
crat will be chosen secretary of the board.
Should that office be conceded to the
Democrats the Republicans will insist on
running the assistant secretary and clerk.
If Republican IS elected Chairman A. E.
Castle will be chosen. Should the chair
manship go to the Democrats Mr.. Denman
will preside. The position of chairman
does not carry with it any party advan-
tage. The Commissioners simply elect one
of the four to occupy the chair and con-
duct the business of the session.
For the position of assistant secretary
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE,
Officers Who Were Elected
on Tuesday Last In,
stalled.
Financial Condition Of the institu-
tion-Amount Of Business
Transacted.

The San Francisco Produce Exchange
held its annual meeting yesterday and in
stalled the officers elected the previous
day. The financial report shows that the
receipts of the Produce Exchange for the
twelve months ending June &c. 1895, were
$4s, ,053 A. leaving balance with the treas
urer on June 80, 1895, of $1223 "a, of which
$S77 S5 was credited to the general fund
and $345 SO to the reserve fund.
The receipts of the Call Board Associa-
ton for the twelve months ending June
80. 1895, were $18,022 70, leaving balance
with the treasurer on June %, 1895, ol
$3525 II, of which $S25 OF was credited to
the general fund and $2700 10 to the general
grain inspection fund.
President Holcomb read his annual re.
port, from which it appeared that the ,ex
change has paid on account of indebted
ness $4,000, leaving a balance due of $34,
600; that it purchased eleven shares of the
Merchants Exchange stock at the pal
value of 500 per share, increasing the
number of shares to 1887 out of a tota
issue of 2431.
1t also showed that during the session o.
the last Legislature the president was ap
preached and asked how much he would
give W pIcNcuL lCSloidblOIl lilfIlCdl 10 the
exchange, and he replied, ''Not a dime
and no inimical legislation was had. The
report then says:
A few months ago the Produce Exchange
by their directors, asked for more suitable
accommodations for the exchange, and thei1
request was referred to the building COMMITTEE
Of the Merchants Exchange. After due delib
Grafton and investigation, the committee re
ported to the board of directors that they.did
not deem it advisable to make any alteration.
In the building at present. Their report was
adopted by the board and answer made to the
Produce Exchange
In conclusion, wish to express nv thank,
to my fellow members of the board of director.
for their kindness, courtesy and able assist
ance, and cannot too warmly thank all of the
officers and employees for their kindness and
for the efficient and faithful manner in which
they have performed their duties. And 10 YOU
fellow-members of the exchange, most hearti
ly and sincerely thank you for your Kindness
encouragement and forbearance
The San Francisco Produce Exchange vii
continue to grow in usefulness and power anc
not only maintain the high standard it nov
enjoys but will increase in power and useful
ness, not only in this City but throughout tn,
country and throughout the commercial
world.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

to the publics great pleasure ground is to
be-
Where the grand court now is the ground
is to be excavated to depth OF sixtee n feet
below the level of the surrounding terri
tory and in this huge hollow, measuring
about 500 feet in length and about 175 feet
in width. will be arranged tiers of seats ex-
tending completely around the amphithe-
ater, and in the center it is contemplated
to place the handsome bandstand, which
is to be large enough to accommodate q
band of 100 pieces.
Encircling the outer margin of the
amphitheater will be an embankment
eight feet wide, with rise of four feet.
There will be laid out walk forty feet
wide, for the exclusive use of pedestrians.
Bounding this will be another embank-
ment eight feet wide and rising four feet
Contiguous to this Will be double bicycle
track fifteen feet wide, separated by an
embankment five feet wide with slight
slope. This will extend around three sides
of the amphitheater, ending in loops so as
make an endless track, with separate exit
and entrance at the loop nearer the mu-
scum.
Outside of this will be the double grand
carriage drive, parallel to the bicycle
track and also extending around three
"
forty feet wide, the separating embank-
ment being eight feet wide and rising four
feet. Entrance to the drive will be made
from either the midule or main drive of
the park.
The rule will be for all vehicles to go in
one direction on either of the drives, thus
preventing all danger from collisions and
greatly lessening that from runaways.
The same rule will apply to the bicycle
track.
These Independent provisions will pre-
vent any clashing between pedestrians,
cyclists and those in vehicles as to their
respective rights, and will leave all to EN-
Joy the music in their own particular
fashion without interfering with any one
else.
The embankments will be laid out as
swards, with flowers and shrubbery here
and there, and thus be made to give pro-
lection to the pleasure-seekers and add
beauty to the scene.
This is of course merely preliminary
outline of the scheme and will in all likeli-
hood undergo considerable modification
before actual work on the ground will be
commenced.
In fact,tthe design that will be submitted
by the architect will he much more eiab-
crate in structural and architectural detail
than the one described, and may possibly
be the one to be used as the actual basis
for the work. Both designs, however, are
merely tentative, and will be considered
fully before the next meeting of the Park
Commissioners.
1t is impossible at this stage to give even
an approximate estimate of the cost of the
proposed improvement but it is expected
to have it completed by November.
The great electric tower that now occu-
pies the center of the grand court has been
sold to parties in Oakland, and its removal
will be made shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
THE BROTHERS WILLIAMS.
Reunited After Forty-Three Years in
Answer to PrnYer.

Reunited After Forty-Three Years in
Answer to Prayer.
The Rev. Mr.. Williams, reformed drunk
ard and gambler and now an evangelist,
has found his long lost brother after lapse
of forty-three years.
Mr.. Williams is an enthusiastic worker
in the vineyard of the Lord, and he attrib-
utes his success in finding his brother to
prayer. AT his mothers death, so the
evangelist recounts, he promised her he
would endeavor to keep the family to-
gether. He was successful in carrying out
this promise with all the brothers and sis
ters except John, who came to this coast in
1852. The latter wrote three letters to his
sister Kate in Wisconsin, but for some
reason she failed to answer them, and
nothing more was heard from the absent
brother until the report reached the East
that he had been drowned.
The evangelist did not believe his
brother was dead and kept up the search.
In answer to his prayers, as he explains it,
he found him in the revived mining town
OF La Porte, Plumas County. The lost one
has been in that portion of the State for
thirty years and is very well off. He owns
the Highland Mary mine and was the for
mer proprietor of the Happy Hollow mine.
Mrs. John Williams is the daughter of Mr..
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
A BOY CRUELTY TREATED.
Witnesses Give Their TeSti-
mony in Court Against Mrs.
Susan Coon.
They Saw the Lad While Naked
Tied to Chair and Beaten With
RaWhide.

The case of cruelty to minor child pre-
ferred by the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children against Mrs. Susan
Coon, 927 Howard street, was partly heard
by Judge Campbell yesterday.
The child in question is James Elmer
Johnston, now nine years of age, who was
left in Mrs. Coon's care when an infant by
his reputed father, a seafaring man.
The first witness was B. Wehle, 438 Te-
hama street, who swore that on July he
saw Mrs. Coon holding the boy by the
hair of the head and belaboring him with
a piece of wood.
Mrs. H. Swanson testified that she had
frequently seen the defendant beating the
child, and his cries were so piteous that
she could not bear it and was forced to
change her residence.
Mrs. J. Rapp, Natoma street, near Mary,
testified that she had seen Mrs. Coon tie
the child, while he was naked, in chair
and beat him with a rawhide. She had
seen this on several occasions.
Mrs. Julia Capliss, 446 Tehama street,
gave similar testimony.
Officers Frank Holbrook and III. McMur-
ray of the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children testified that they
went to Mrs. Coon's house on July6. They
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charge. They used every effort to see the
boy, but were told that he could not be
seen, as he was not dressed. Just then the
boy ran out of the house. They turned up
the sleeves of his coat and found his arms
covered with bruises.
The boy was in court, neatly dressed
The Judge took him on his knee and asked
him several questions about Mrs. Coon s
treatment of him, but could not get an in
telligent answer. The boy seemed to be
an imbecile.
For the defense J. McGrath, a grocery
man, testified that he had never seen Mrs.
Coon beat the boy. His store was two OF
three doors from Mrs. Coon's house. The
boy used to come to his store to purchase
bread
Charles Foley, clerk to the Board OF
Education, testified to the good character
of Mrs. Coon. He had lived in her house
for two years and had never seen her beat
the boy, who, in his opinion, was a bad
boy. The boy might, of course, have been
beaten when he was not in the house.
Mrs. Coon was put on the stand and de.
MED i'll treating the boy He was a bad
boy and had to be corrected like other boys
The witnesses who had testified for the
prosecution had all grudges against her, and
one of them had taught him the habit OF
expectorating.
"I'll postpone the case" said the Judge,
"ti,l July 26, but l can tell you, madam,
that unless you can bring forward better
evidence in your behalf | will send you to
jail"
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

Jacob steppacher has the support of w
W. Montague, H. L. Dodge, Leon Den
merry, James McNab and others. Mr.. Fos-
ter was waited upon by committee who
urged Steppacher's claims, but the Com
missioner did not promise the support
they desired.
The argument is made in Steppaeher' s
behalf that he worked for two months at
Sacramento TO get the bill creating the
commission passed by the Legislature.
Since it seems settled that Mr.. Foster
will hold the Office of Commissioner if the
act stands the test in court, Republicans
who are best acquainted with him do not
express any doubt as to his party fidelity.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
PARK MUSIC CONCOURSE,
Two Plans Are Being Perfected
for the Grand
Project.
DETAILS OF ONE OF THEM.
VIII Provide for the Comfort and
Convenience of All Park
Visitors.

No time has been lost by the Park Com
missioners in putting into execution their
idea of converting the grand court of the
recent Midwinter Fair into music
concourse. Orders were given to the park
course and also for the bandstand, on
suggestions made by Joseph D. Redding,
and orders were also given Superintendent
McLaren OF Golden Gate Park to have the
park surveyor draw plan for the con-
course.
The latter is already sufficiently ad-
vanced to give comprehensive idea of
what the latest and greatest Improvement
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
Silenced.


1t was at the theater, and the young
man had seen the play before.
He let every body for four seats around
know that, and he kept yelling just what
was coming, and Just how funny it would
be when it did come.
He had pretty girl with him and he
was trying to amuse her.
At length he said:
"Did you ever try listening to play
with your eyes shut? You've no idea how
queer it seems"
A middle-aged man with red face just
in front.
He twisted himself about in his seat and
glared at the young man.
"Young man." said he, did you ever try
listening to play with your mouth
shut?"
And the silence was almost painful
Spare Moments.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
MAY DECIDE TO MOVE.
The Supreme Court Still Considering
the Proposition of Going to
Market Street

The Supreme Court will probably decide
to move from the building at the corner OF
Larkin and McAllister streets to the new
Parrott building on Market street. as sew
eral of the Justices have spoken in favor OF
the removal. The project has been under
consideration for two months or more.
and the plans of the proposed quarters
were submitted to the Justices several
weeks ago.
One of the main objections to the old
quarters has been in the unsatisfactory
running of the elevator. Chief Justice
Beatty and Justice Garoutte have been held
in the cage between the landings to await
the return. of the, hydraulic power. and a
recent walk of the four flights of stairs
was factor in causing Justice Mcfarland
to favor removal.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
Ten Thousand Miles or Tbirtv.

1t matters not which, may subject you to seasck.
ness on the "briny deep" Whether you are a
yachtsman, ocean traveller, out for day or two,s
fishing on the salt water, even an inland tourist
in feeble health, you ought TO be provided with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a valuable remedy
for nausea, collie, biliousness, acdty of the stoni-
ach, malaria, rheumatism, nervousness and sick
headache. Lay In an adequate supply.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
He COULD NOT DETBOT.

David Samson Was an Extraordinary
Deputy Inspector.
David Samson, a traveller for local
business house, suddenly became imbued
with the idea that he would make good
Custom-house detective. Collector Wise
laughed at his fairy stories about snug
Gled silks and contraband satins. He was
finally appointed special inspector with
out pay, but from that day until last Tues
day he was never heard from. On the lat
ter occasion he resigned his position and
returned his badge. saying he had been un-
able to discover anything.
Said United States District Attorney
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18

lector Lees said that to meet the require
ments asked for fourth section would
have to be added to the ordinance taxing
establishments whose gross receipts were
less than $1,000 five dollars a quarter. The
committee decided that nothing could be
done this quarter, as a reduction would
throw the License Office into great confu-
sion; so the matter was laid over until
September 18.
The resolution to license chimney sweep.
ing was placed on file