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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07

Secretary Godchaux was everywhere get
ting notes of all he saw so as to be ready
with data at the next meeting of the
board. The party was piloted by Sergeant
Owens, Several of the eight Chinese in
spectors in the pay of the Chinese Law and
Order Committee went along to furnish
what assistance they could.
A call was first made at the Chinese con-
sulate, where Consul-General Ii Yung
Yew assured the inspectors that he had
been constantly trying to impress upon
his people the necessity of keeping their
houses clean. He offered to do anything
in his power to help the officials clean the
section.
Then the party started through the
mazes of Spofford alley, Church alley,
Ross alley, Duncombe alley, Sullivan
alley, Court alley, Bartlett alley, and the
sinks, stencil holes, rookeries, traps and
foul corners that lie in and around them.
Some winding ways were SO dark that can
dies hardly afforded light enough to safely
grope along. In some places the dozen
men traied down flights of narrow, twist
ing stairs for two stories underground to
find darkness, filth, stencil and miserably
poor Chinese huddled in corners and wait
ing to die. In other places they elm bed
up narrow, twisting stairs, fight after
fight, to discover duck ranches, kitchens,
bedrooms, decaying sides of beef, all
mixed like junkshop.
Most of the sights were disgusting; some
of them were nauseating. In the Chinese
Last Chance" called "Lep-
rosy Halr'-a dark, noisome under
ground hole, wretched being was found
in dreadful state. He said he had been
lying there ten years. Several members
of the party tossed him coins. 1t was the
opinion of the board that all such cases
should be summarily taken to the hos
pitfalls.
The market inspectors with the party
found numbers of sides of beef in adj
vanced stages of decomposition. In one
instance the carcasses of two pea-green
sheep were hanging in hallway leading
off a butcher-shop. The careasses were
pitched into the street; so was lot Of
other meat hanging on the hooks and Of
fered for sale.
In nearly every instance the plumbing
was simply rotten and might just as well
not have been attached to sewer.
But the Chinese slept, ate drank and
traded right among all the filth, and ap-
parently Obvious to it. Quacking ducks
were found crowded under sleeping hunks,
drying fish and beef Uttered the sitting
little rooms, and the smoke blackened and
darkened everything.
The board will hold meeting next
month to recommend what had best be
done in the premises. It is understood
that several places will be ordered closed
Others must be cleaned up and disinfected
at once.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
STOCK COMPANY FORMED.
Will Begin Work on an Old
Claim Near the Coast of
Colombia.
WONDERFULLY RICH IN METAL
Two Men Said to Have Secured
Hundreds of Pounds OF Gold In
a Brief Period.

SANJOSE, CAL, Sept 6.-Articles were
fled in the County Clerks office to-day in
cooperating the Alluv ial Mining Company.
The objects of the corporation are to con-
duct general mining business in the vi
cinity of Colon, South America, and to
work the mines recently located by James
Farthing, buy, sell or lease all kinds of
real and personal property, and to con-
struct fumes, bitches, etc, and such other
business as is necessary to carry out the
aims OF the company,
The capital stock is $4,000, divided into
10000 shares, $4,000 of which is SUBJ
scribed. The principal place OF business is
to be San Jose. The following are named
as directors: F. l.. Cottle, E. e. Cottle, w.
B. Hobson, NJ. Mentor, J. II. Henry, r.
W. Hobson and T. Macauley, all of San
Jose.
The company will not attempt to extract
the gold from the black sand on the Verea-
qua River, but will work an old mine some
miles from the coast. 1t is said to be Won
derfully rich, and two men who worked a
short time in hill not far away secured
450 pounds of gold.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
Winnie Stanton, Who Nearly Scaled
the Prison Walls of San Quentin.

was found guilty she broke down, and
when Judge Wallace sentenced her to the
penitentiarv she vowed she would never
live to serve her time. The trouble arose
over some money matters, and when
Steuzel refused to pay her what she con-
sidered her due she went to a drugstore
and purchased the vitriol. AS soon as
fastened to a physician and had his
wounds dressed. He was not very badly
burned, but his clothes were ruined.
Winnie's case was appealed to the Su-
preme Court, but the Judgment was
affirmed, and in April, 1894, the prisoner
was sent to San Quentin. Since that time
she behaved herself very well, but about
three weeks ago was taken sick, and at one
time her life was despaired of.
Her first appearance in the yard since
her sickness was last Thursday. Then
when she thought no one was looking she
made for the water-pipe. The wall is over
twenty-five feet high, and how the invalid
in her state OF health sever climbed to the
top is mystery TO Captain Edgar and the
guards When she caught sight of Duffy
she motioned to him to keep 1uiet, but
instead he ordered her down. When she
kept On clambering and was almost on top
OF the wall he fired his gun as an alarm.
1t was then that Guard Quigley ran out
and held her while Captains Edgar and
Jameson secured a ladder and carried her
into cell.
As she was being removed Winnie said
she would again attempt to escape and if
she failed she would kill herself. The
prison authorities think her mind is I'M
balanced and will have her examined by
the lunacy commissioners.
While Miss Stanton has been in San
Quentin John Lord Love, her attorney,
has not been idle. He has got up petit
ton to the Governor for her release and
has secured the signatures of the Jurors
who found her guilty and, BESIDES great
expected to be successful and calculated
that another month or go would see his
client free. What effect her attempted
escape will have on the matter remains to
be seen. In the meantime she is in soli-
tary confinement, awaiting the action of
the Prison Directors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
OvERHAULED CHINATOWN.
The Board Of Health Found the
Place in a Very Filthy
Condition.
WILL HAVE IT CLEANED UP.
Case an Epidemic Visited
the City.

The members of the Board of Health in
spected Chinatown yesterday with vie W
to withstand any threatened epidemic.
They found the same old Chinatown, with
few clean spots almost lost in the general
uncleanliness, dirt, confusion, foul smells
and diiapidation. After two hours ex-
haustive work the visitors were of one
opinion: "In case an epidemic visited us
the place ought to be torn down and carted
away"
All the members of the board indus
triously climbed stairs and poked into all
the rookeries so as to have clear idea of
what was needed to improve the sanitary
conditions of the place. Sometimes Drs.
Morse and Williamson were in the lead
and sometimes Drs. Hart and FitZgibbon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
''RHEUMATICS."

The unfortunate amongst us who suffer
from rheumatism are sometimes treated
in testing way. as though rheumatism was
never anything more than passing pain.
Those who suffer know better, 10 their in
finite sorrow. But no matter where the
seat of pain seems particularly to be, it has
been determined that it is altogether a
constitutional disease. And it requires
constitutional treatment. Hundreds upon
hundreds of remedies have been tried for
if. but there is only one that has stood the
fierce light of scientific inquiry, and that is
JOYS Vegetable Sarsaparilia, but that has
proved beyond any doubt that it is GER
tain cure for all kinds of rheumatism.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
WILL CONSIDER TAXES.
Important Meeting of the Board o
Supervisors To-Day.

Important Meeting of the Board of
Supervisors To-Day.
The Board of Supervisors will meet this
morning, for the first time since their sum-
mer vacation. The most important bust
ness will be the consideration of the tax
levy for the next fiscal year.
Before vacation it was generally consid-
cred on levy OF 81 sd, which, added to the
State levy, 681a cents, fixed by the Board
of Equalization, would bring the total up
to 50 221l. There is some talk among the
members of raising this sum in order to
meet the payment for an increased police
force and to pay the $780, 900 due the City IS
creditors. From suggestions already made
it seems that the levy is likely to reach
50 25 on each 500.
The board will also consider the recon-
mendations made by the Merchants Asso-
citation, the immediate letting of the
street-sweeping contract, the raising of a
fund sufficient to meet the City's back
bills to merchants and the lighting of Mar
ket street by electricity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07

Medical Journal, hardly thought matters
would assume such serious turn when his
alleged offenses first came to be considered.
Several months ago DR.. Anderson re-
ceived letter from an Eastern gentleman,
making inquiries about the climate of Cali
fornia in general, and San Francisco in
particular. The correspondent also wished
TO know whether it were true that con-
sum ption could be cured here, by reason
of the excellent climatic conditions. Dr.
Anderson, who was member of the State
Board of Health, replied in effect that
consumption was not only durable, but
that, in his travels in foreign lands, he had
discovered process, which, with the aid
of the unsurpassed climate of San Fran
cisco. placed him in a position to practi-
cally guarantee the cure of any case,
whether of long or short duration. This
assertion of itself did not jar particularly
heavily on the ethical nerves of the pro-
fession, hut when he so far forgot himself
as to say such things ona sheet of paper
which bore the imprint of the State Board
of Health, they said it was little bit more
than they could reasonably be expected to
stand.
The direct causes leading to DR.. Ander-
sons absence from the faculty are not APP
parent at the present time, though accord
ing to the eminent professor OF obstetrics
and gynecology in the medical department
of the University of California, they are
good and sufficient. DR.. Anderson, says
this gentleman, was not asked to resign,
but DR.. McNutt, who presented his name
during his first and only term as adjunct
professor, was given to understand that if
he desired an assistant the name of some
physician must be presented. Several
weeks ago when the faculty held its annual
meeting the name of DR.. Anderson was not
presented by DR.. McNutt for the adjunct
professorship, and up to this time no other
name has been suggested.
There is no truth whatever in the state
ment that l was asked by the faculty to
resign" said DR.. Anderson, yesterday.
1.-THE Office is both elective and appointive,
and / received my first appointment
through DIR. McNutt, though it was neces-
sary, of course, for the faculty to ratify his
selection. Just before the last election |
learned there was some opposition to my
reappointment-in fact, was not wanted
in the faculty. Knowing this, and not
wishing to get up a fight between the
members of the faculty, told DR.. McNutt
not to present my name. [ am not pre-
pared to say just why certain members of
the faculty opposed my reappointment,
but suppose they had good and sufficient
reason, and if they are satisfied, l am.
Now do not care to discuss the matter
any further, except to say that / am still
connected with the Pacific Medical Jour-
nal, though strictly in business way"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07

The pains that you experience just below
your ribs and the foul taste that you have
in your mouth in the morning are not signs
that you can afford to neglect. And when
they are accompanied with dull, heavy
headache, then you may be sure that there
is something wrong with the largest gland
in your body, and that is your liver. Then
don't go and dose yourself with mercury,
iodides or cathartics. Just take the only
thing which is certainly known to cure
liver troubles without ever failing. That
is joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
CLIMBED THE WATER-PIPE
Winnie Stanton Nearly Scaled
the Prison Walls at San
Quentin.
She Was Within a Few Moments OF
Freedom When Guard Duffy
Saw Her.

There was an exciting half hour in San
Quentin last Thursday afternoon. Winnie
Stanton, one of the female prisoners, made
a daring attempt at escape, and had it not
been for the vigilance of Guard Duffy she
would have succeeded.
She scaled the wall that surrounds the
woman's quarters by means of the water
pipe, and, in spite of shot fred to
scare her and guards running hithe- and
thither looking for ladder, would have
risked the descent on the other side had
not Guard Quigley run along the wall and
grabbed her. The poor creature was al
most in state of collapse from her efforts
and begged to go over the wall, as she
only wanted to get among the grass and
trees for an hour.
Winnie Stanton is serving a five years
sentence for throwing vitriol in the face of
Charles Stencil in July, 1888. When she
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
AFRICANS CENSURE JONES,
His Charge Against Bishop
Lee Repudiated by the
Conference.
STRONG TEMPERANCE REPORT.
Women'S Mite Missionary Society
in Charge of Last Even
ing's Meeting.

The African Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, assembled at Bethel A. NJ. E..
Church, has charged its former presiding
elder with telling San unqualified lie."
This was an unusual proceeding by such
body and the circumstances which led to
it were also unusual. The story as revealed
by the discussion of the condemnatory
resolution was that three years ago Rev. O..
Summers, then pastor of Bethel Church,
received legacy of $500 from creole
member of his congregation, who was a
widow at the time of her death. A few of
Mr.. Summers flock asserted that the
amount was left in trust for the church and
demanded that he should so use it. The
case was in litigation for time and re-
suited in victory for the reverend gentle
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
CONFIDENCE IN STANTON.
His Friends in the Iroouois
Club Defeat Heenan'S
Resolutions.
A New Set Expressing Reserved
Faith in the commissioners
Integrity.

The Iroquois Club Endorsed DR.. Stanton
last night. At least, it expressed its conf
dence in him for the present. The Heenan
resolutions condemning the Railroad Com
missioner, which we're introduced last
week, were referred to a committee. which
reported last night. A majority reported
the substitution of resolutions expressing
the clubs confidence in nr. Stanton and the
minority favored the Heenan resolutions.
There was an unusually large meeting of
the club present. and the friends of DR..
Stanton were largely in the majority.
AS soon as the reports had been read,
Max Pepper moved that consideration be
postponed for week to give DR.. Stanton a
chance to show what he would do. He was
in favor of giving him q chance to show
that he was worthy the confidence of his
friends in the club who so stanchly stood
by him.
But this was not at all satisfactory to the
doctors friends, who insisted that he had
been slandered by the publication of the
Heenan resolutions and demanded that the
majority resolutions be passed.
A long and spirited debate started in
and was kept up until midnight. 1t was
participated in by NJ. NJ. Foote, e. P. E.
Troy Thomas Clunie, G. w. Reed and
others. The resolutions offered by the
majority of the committee were finally
WHEREAS, The regulation of the rates of
transportation within this State by the exer-
else OF the powers vested in the State Board of
Railroad Commissioners is a matter of para
mount Importance to the people of the State,
affecting as 1T does the prosperity of the ship
per and the vested property rights of the car
rler; and whereas, the Democratic Railroad
Commissioner representing this district has
been charged with subserviency to the cor
porations and with betrayal of the trust re-
posed in him by the Democratic party, which
elected him to the Office; therefore
Resolred, That DR.. Stanton, Railroad Commits
sloner from this district, will deserve confidence
until he forfeits it by denying to the shipper
redress Tor any just grievance or Withholding
his voLs from any measure designed to correct
ascertafned abuses
ResolueI. That while this club demands at the
hands OF DR.. Stanton perfect official indepen-
dence OF the influence of corporations, it at the
same time demands loyalty and fealty to the
great underlying principles OF Democracy OF
equal rights and exact justice to all interests
to be affected by all legislation all judicial de-
termination, and all exercise of governmental
power.
RESOLVED, That this club demands at the
hands OF the Democratic members of the Rail
transportation which shall be just and reason
able, and in accordance with the laws govern
ing and set out in the constitution OF the State
and in conformity to the pledge of the party
platform.
RESOLVED, That copy OF these resolutions,
signed by the president and secretary, and
attested by the seal of the club, be served upon
Dr. Stanton, Railroad Commissioner from the
Second District.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
Z. S. NOser Passed AIUGy at Los Cato
After Long Illness.

Z. S. MOser Passed AIUGy at Los Gatos
after Long Illness.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. Ct. S. Moser,
a pioneer resident of this valley, died at
his residence at Los Gatos this morning
after long illness. Mr.. Moser, who was
81 years of age at the time of his death,
was a native of Tennessee, having been
born near Nashville. The deceased leaves
a widow, but no children.
Mr.. Moser came to California in 1856 and
settled in Quincy, PIumas County, where
he followed the business OF mining for
many years. In 1890 having amassed a
competency he came to Los Gatos, pur-
chased home on Alpine avenue and
settled down to enjoy the remainder Of his
years in a well-earned rest. The funeral
will take place Sunday from the family
residence on Alpine avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
The Rev. e. j. Lion Ineugurates an
Extended Series of Lectures on
This Subject.

This Subject.
The first of a long course of Friday even
ing lectures on the ''History of the
Church" was delivered at the Episcopal
Church of the Advent on Tenth street last
night by the Rev. E. J. Lion, rector of st.
Stephens. On the remaining three Fri
days of this month he will discuss, under
the general head of 1.-THE Apostolic
Church." the following subjects: "The
Church and the Gentlles, !" "The Church
at Antioch" and 1.-The Close of the
Apostolic Age.'
The title OF last nights discourse was
"The Church at Jerusalem" and the
speakers thought was an extended elab-
Grafton OF a comparison of the architecture
of a cathedral to the organization of the
church itself. All the interior and the
visible effects of the cathedral were grand
and inspiring, but deep down in the earth,
where it is not seen, was the foundation
stone, all important to the stability OF the
superstructure. Jesus Christ was likened
TO the main foundat:on-stone, the Apostles
to the foundations above, and the great
Catholic church to the grand and inspiring
structure visible above the foundations.
Speaking of the church at Jerusalem
during the period from SO to Al A. D., the
lecturer said that that little company of
twelve Galilean fishermen, with Jesus as
their leader, comprised the first church
society. 1t soon increased to 120 persons,
apparently very ordinary, common people,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
FIJI HAS TWO KITES.

The DESERVING Husband Said to Have
Married again.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Robert
Fiji to-day received information that her
husband, who deserted her about three
weeks ago and took $1700 OF her money,
had married a servant-girl in San Fran
cisco day or two after he had left her.
A young lady, who refused to give her
name, called on Mrs, Fiji this morning
and told her that one Robert Fiji had mar
ried a friend OF hers in San Francisco two
weeks ago, and she was sure he was the
missing husband. Chief Kidward will in
vestigate the matter, and if the Robert
Fiji who married in San Francisco is the
man wanted he will be brought back and
prosecuted on a charge of bigamy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
DYSPEPSIA.

This leads to all maners of ills and is an
ailment that should be given immediate
attention. II left neglected, it will be cer-
tain to produce Inflammation of the stom-
ach. acute liver trouble, ard often will assist
nature to inflict injuries on the kidneys that
are irremediable. As soon as you see the
slightest sign of it apply the proper remedy
at once. There is only one proper rem
edy, and that is the great Californian blood
regulator, joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
That does its work unfailingly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
A Disabled Fireman's Suit.

Frank Lawler, formerly fireman in the
employ of the Southern Pacific Company, has
brought suit against that company for
$4,000 for damages claimed to be due for
injuries sustained while in the performance of
his duties His attorney is George W. Mon
teith.
On November 3, 1898, while acting as fire
man on the engine that was hauling the pay
car on the coast division, there was a collision
between his engine and the one engaged in
Switching at San Jose, caused by the, alleged
failure to properly operate the fog-whistle at
that point. Lawler sustained such injuries
that he has ever since been incapacitated for
physical labor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07

among whom were the Virgin Mary and a
few other women. They met usually in a
large upper chamber, and were in constant
apprehension because of the great fanati-
cism of the time, which opposed every re-
cording to the existing custom. Suddenly
the membership increased to 5000. From
that first little band of apparently insig-
nificant Galileans came like a powerful
uDdercurrent, unobserved by the public at
that time, great power, that overturned
the Roman Empire and changed
civilization.
That early church had its bishops
its baptismal, confirmation and ordination
rites such as are observed by the church
to-day. He referred to the Acts of the
Apostles in proof of his assertions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
SUIT FOR Il DIvoRoE.
Marie IcGrd Tires of the Drunkenness of
Her Husband.

MdTte Icdrd Tires of the DrWstItenness of
Her Husband.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 6.-Marie Icard
has begun suit against August Icard for a
divorce on the grounds of drunkenness
and desertion. The parties conducted a
French laundry at the corner of FL Dorado
and Vine streets. The husband attended
TO the outside business, and was in the
habit of making collections and going on
protracted sprees.
The parties quarreled recently, and the
husband took the horse and wagon and
left. He finally returned, and the wife
forgave her recreant spouse. Now an
that she will free herself of all matrimonial
ties and conduct the laundry for her own
benefit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
VIGILANCE.

The utmost vigilance is necessary when
buying this great remedy. JOYS Vegetable
Sarsaparilla, to see that you are not I'M
posed on by some "wolf in sleeps cloth
ing" who tries to pass off on you a substi-
tute. Insist on having JOYS. You know
that that contains no vicious iodides, and
you know that it is exactly what you want.
If you can't get it go elsewhere. gig