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The morning call., 1895-02-14
DELINQUENT TAX PROPERTY
Shall the City and County or Private
Individuals Have the Right
of Purchase
Auditor Broderick and Controller Col
gan Are Opposed to Any
Innovations.

Controller E. P. Colgan and Auditor Will
liam Broderick had a long conference yes
terday. There is bill before the Legisla-
ture which provides that all property on
which taxes are delinquent shall revert to
the State. If at any time the owner or
heirs can raise sufficient money to pay the
assessed value at the time of attachment
and the taxes the property can be recov-
cred.
Two years ago this law passed both
houses of the Legislature, but was vetoed
by the Governor.
Colgan and Broderick were discussing
ways and means yesterday wherby the bill
might be again defeated.
In talking about the matter yesterday
Controller Colgan said: ~ am opposed to
the measure and will fight to the end. If
city property is sold to the State for delin-
ouent taxes then neither city nor county
will get any revenue from the estate. If
an individual purchases the land than be
pays the taxes and the city and county
each get their share. State property is not
assessable, and consequently all that is
aquired through delinquent taxes means so
much loss of revenue.
''Let US take common-sense view of the
case. Suppose the State keeps on acquir
ing delinquent property? In the long run
it will own half the State, and the unfor-
tunate property-owners who hold the other
half will be taxed accordingly. Why, the
whole proposition is really an axiom. The
more real estate, the smaller the tax levy.
I fought the matter in the last Legislature,
and | will fight it in this. 1t is an iniquit-
Gus measure got up in the interest of
southern real estate owners"
When Auditor Broderick came to discuss
the proposition he did not mince matters.
cts a foolish measure" said he.
"All man needs to do in order to get rich
is to own a lot of outside lands. He can
become delinquent, and twenty years
thereafter he or his heirs can redeem the
property by simply paying the taxes. The
land in question may be assessed at $1,000,
and twenty years later, when the taxes are
paid it may be worth million, neverthe-
less the taxes for the back twenty years are
only paid on the $1,000 assessment.
"For instance, | own big tract OF land
in Southern California, which, owing to
the collapse of the boom, is practically
valueless. | can't afford to pay the taxes,
and the State takes possession. For
twenty years that land does not cost me a
cent, and then when it has increased in
value and / am ready to resume ownership
all | have to do is to pay up the back
taxes on tne oflginai Vaiue' II ene mean
time other property-owners have to pay
the piper If the bill becomes law we will
be carrying fictitious roll, and our tax
levy will show amounts which cannot be
collected. In fact, the city will become a
partner of the poverty stricken landowner
The landowner, however, will secure all
the advantages, and the city will get
SOUP"
Auditor Broderick and Controller Colgan
have decided to use all legitimate means to
defeat the bill.
The morning call., 1895-02-14

The merchants of lower Market street are
congratulating Mr.. John H. Curley. "The
Merchant Prince of $40 Market street. Prob
ably he has made more dress suits than any
other merchant tailor in San Francisco. AS a
cutter and filter he is par excellence. Hard
work and the congested condition of trade wor-
ried, fretted and overburdened Mr.. Curley to
such an extent that he lost his good health. He
who had been known to smile with every one
became gloomy, morose, melancholy. He suf-
fered from dyspepsia. and the agonies OF the
dyspeptic cannot be written; it would be agony
to write them. When you have desire to
fight with every one, for no just reason, it is
time to get relief, and, luckily for Mr.. Curley,
he secured relief almost Immediately. He has
taken three bottles of joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla which is the great "Home Remedy, "and
he pronounces this great home remedy to be
the most efficient medicine that he has ever
taken to his certain knowledge. When seen by
a reporter yesterday he said: fI have no hesi-
tation in saying that joys Vegetable Sarsap-
The morning call., 1895-02-14

sages from Viscount Mutsu, head OF the
department During his first few days at
Kobe, Mr.. Foster was constantly exchang-
ing kilograms with the envoys in Shanghai.
The length and frequency of these missives
indicated that a subject of serious i'm
portance was under discussion, and it is
believed that the American adviser to the
Chinese Government was inquiring as to
the exact amount of responsibility and
power confided to the two commissioners,
Chang and Shao.
The ENJOYS started from Shanghai on
the Empress of China on January 26, and
arrived at Kobe on the Both. Chang Ying
Hwan was the only one of the party that
landed in Kobe, the others being tran
shipped directly to a steamer prepared to
convey them TO their destination. In COM
pany with Mr.. Foster the senior envoy
passed a few hours on shore, and then en-
barked on the same afternoon. The en-
bassy arrived at Hiroshima early on the
31st and were received with the formalities
due to their official position.
The Chinese generals are striving to dis
lodge Lieutenant General Katsura from his
advanced position with greater persistence
than they have shown at any previous
time. Twice during the month of January,
on the 18th and 22d, body of 14,0O0 men
had been led against him from Leao
Chang, only to be disgracefully repulSed
on each occasion. The result of both at
tacks to the japanese was the loss of one
killed and about sixty wounded. These
engagements could not be called battles In
any sense, for China's tactics consist in
forming a line at too remote distance
for their weapons to be effective and main
tanning a useless fire until the japanese see
fit to move forward and disperse them. 1t
is at least something new, however, to find
the Chinese assuming the offensive even
successive demonstrations is that by pro-
ceeding westward few miles Katsura can
separate all the native troops in the prov
in this innocuous way. The reason for their
ince of Shin King from their base of sup
plies, and they may not expect to intiict
material damage upon him, but they hope
to keep him in his present quarters. 1t
does not appear that the japanese can gain
much by instituting winter campaign in
Manchuria Their work in Shan Tung
will tell more heavily upon the enemy
than anything they can do at present
farther north.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
APPEARED With WARDE.
The Two Eminent Actors in Henry
Guy Carleton's Romantic
Play.
SO In the Lion's Mouth" a Brilliant
Success Notes of the
TheateTs.

Louis James was well enough to play
the part of Fra Angelo last night IN 1.-The
Lions Mouth" at the Baldwin Theater.
He appeared with black patch over the
right side of his face, but the Disagreement
of some potential lotions only intensified
the characteristic countenance of Fran
cesco, alias Fra Angelo. Nor was he any
thing the worse of his indisposition, for with
him in the cast Frederick Warde came out
stronger than ever.
The house was crowded to excess and to
accommodate the demand for seats it was
found necessary to remove the orchestra
and place it somewhere in the wings.
Henry Guy Carleton's romantic play,
"The Lions Mouth" was presented by
Warde and his company at the California
two or three years ago. The support
which Mr.. Warde had then has changed
but little, but it showed a more refined
feeling in interpreting Mr.. Carleton's work.
The play afforded Mr.. Warde many oppor-
tunIties for displaying his genius. AS
Paul de Novara, Paduan noble in search
of his fathers murderer, he appears in
Venice and meets Linora, daughter of the
Doge.
He does not know who she is and mar
ries her, only to discover to his horror that
her father is his enemy. In the scene
where this recognition takes place Mr..
Warde's acting was magnificent interpre-
tation of the passions. The love scenes
gave impressions of exalted sentiment,
and then Fra Angelo would ,obtrude his
cruel personality until the contrasts in the
constantly moving situations were ex-
tremely piquant. Miss Edythe Chapman
as Linora shared the honors for her ex-
quisite treatment of her role, and Miss
Fanny Bowman carried the part of the
sprightly and impulsive Marcella so clev-
erly as to win appreciation from the
audience.
AT the end of the third act, Warde and
James and Miss Edythe Chapman were
called before the curtain. Mr.. Warde had
to appear a second time, and then he
thanked the audience for the reception
given him in "The Lions Mouth" He
was perfectly satisfied to have the seal of
approval from a San Francisco audience
no matter whether all other audiences in
America held a contrary opinion.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
SOCIETY WILL
Be INTERESTED.
PRINCESS PONIATOWSKI, FORMER
LY MISS BETH SPERRY. WILL
BE A MOTHER.
NEWS FROM OVER THE SEA
HER MANY FRIENDS IN CALIFORNIA
WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Are you ready for surprise?' was the
question asked by society lady who re-
Gently returned from gay Paris, of one of
her intimates yesterday.
''Of course, what is it? Tell me, I'm dy-
ing to hear it.'
The first speaker leaned toward her
friend, and whispered in her ear.
The other drew back, for the information
she had received interested her, and the
words ''the Princess Poniatowski?" es-
capped from her lips.
There came from the other an atfirma-
tive nod and a smile which was construed
into reassertion of what had been said.
OF course every one remembers the mar
riage in the metropolis of France of Miss
Beth Sperry of Stockton, sister of Mrs.
William H. Crocker, to Prince Andre Poni-
atowski, who is well known in the United
States through his connection with news
papers and with the publication of La
Revue Franco-Americaine
Every one remembers that the event was
the sensation of the day in social circles,
not only in the city where the happy pair
were united, but in this city and many
towns in the interior OF the State where the
bride was well known.
Last March Miss Bette Sperry, with her
sister, Mrs. Crocker, left the city in pri-
vate car for the East, and in that car were
George Crocker on his way to meet Mrs.
Rutherford, who was to become his bride,
and Prince Poniatowski.
AS the car was on its way East the belle
of Stockton lost her heart to the Prince,
who was all attention to her, and when
they reached the Eastern terminus it was
clear to all in the private car that at no
distant day Miss Sperry would change
from plain American maiden to a Prin-
cess.
That they were not mistaken was shown.
In the month of June that followed their
engagement was announced in a cable
gram from Paris.
Now the fact that interested one society
lady and that will interest many more to-
day is what was whispered.
1t was: princess Poniatowski will in
short time press to her breast in loving en-
brace a young scion of nobility"
To this sweet morsel of society news she
added: 81 saw the Princess before / left
and there is no mistake about it,
The morning call., 1895-02-14
BURGLARS AT NORTH BEACH.
Men Who Ply the Drill and Jimmy
Are Preparing to Reap an
Early Harvest.
Three Young Men Are in Custody-BoId
Attempts Were Made Twice on
CuneO's Saloon.

The residents in the vicinity of Union
and Powell streets are having new locks
put on their doors and taking particu-
lar pains that their windows are bolted at
night. Some even go so far as to place a
nail on the side of the sash in order to
make sure that the sash could not be raised
even if the regular catch was pushed aside
by some designing person.
The reason for this extraordinary pre-
caution is that it has become well-known
fact that burglars have made their pres
ence felt in the neighborhood.
The first instance of disturbance in this
line was revealed last Wednesday night
about o'clock.
At that hour Luke Fay, the son of State
Senator Fay, and Louis Ringen, the brother
of John Ringen, the well-known North
Beach fisherman, were standing on the
corner of Powell and Lombard streets
when they happened to see three young
men sneak into the cellar of the house of
E. ?. Buckley on Lombard street. near
Powell. They watched the intruders until
thev were convinced that they were bent
upon burglary and then took hand them
selves by nabbing the young fellows as
they were rounding up things in the base
ment of the house.
The young intruders proved to be Ed
ward Snyder, Louis Cuneo and William
Welch. The latter was well known as one
who had been in trouble with the police
before. Their cases are pending before
Police Judge Low and will come up to-
morrow.
On Sunday night, however, a bold at
tempt was made to break into the saloon
on the southeast corner of Powell and
Union streets by one or more burgla-
riously inclined individuals. They sue
ceeded in breaking in the sash of one of
large Newfoundland dog which is owned
by resident who lives in the rear of the
place began to bark and they were evil
IDENTIFY frightened off. In the morning the
proprietor of the place, Mr.. Cuneo, found
the broken sash and realized what mar
row escape his stock in trade had had.
He would not have lost anything in the
money line, for it is his habit to take all
his receipts with him upon closing up.
This fact, though, the would-be thieves
did not know apparently for with un-
paralleled boldness they followed up their
first effort on the succeeding night. It
was about o'clock when the night bar
keeper, Henry Furndt, closed up, and,
luckily, he stood upon the corner talking
to friend for quite awhile. In the midst
of their conversation both of the men
heard the cash register bell in the saloon
ring. They at once ran to the door and
proceeded to open the door. In doing so
there was some little delay, and when they
at last entered they found that the regis
term which there was no money-had
been opened. The entrance from the rear
of the place had been forced again, but the
thieves had been frightened off by the bar
keeper returning.
The police have been notified of the oc-
currences in the neighborhood and a
strict watch will be kept hereafter, which
will tend to make residents feel somewhat
eaSieL.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
BLEARY, WEAK EYES
Made Strong and LUIS
LrOuS.

James Andrews, living on Point Lobos road,
says:
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The morning call., 1895-02-14
Ting ALL READY
TO SURRENDER.
SENDS A WHITE FLAG TO THE
FLEET OF THE VICTORIOUS
JAPANESE.
STEPS TO HAVE LIVES SPARED.
CHINA'S PEACE ENJOYS WHO WERE
Nor PROPERLY EMPOWERED TO
NEGOTIATE RECALLED.

YOKOHAMA, Feb. 13.-It is officially an
nounced that Captain Nuros of the Japan
ese squadron operating at Wei-hai-wei re-
ports that on the 18th a Chinese gunboat
approached the Japanese feet flying a
white flag. She brought message from
Admiral Ting, Offering to surrender Wei
hai-wai and the vessels providing the lives
of soldiers, crews and foreigners were
spared. Captain Nuros reported that the
formal surrender was yet to be arranged.
The commander of the second japanese
army, in his official report of the opera
tions before Wei-hai-wei says the losses
from the 29th of January to the 1st of Feb
ruary were SO killed, including five officers
and 219 wounded, including General
Otera and three other officers. During
the same period 700 of the enemy were
killed
LONDON, Feb. 13-A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says it is reported In
Tientsin that the Chinese warships Chen
Yuen, Chin Yuen and Kwang Ting are
still aheat at We-hai-wei. Their 1mmu-
nifty from destruction is ascribed to having
a netting to protect them from torpedoes
and other quick-firing guns. The same re-
pOIlS dASO say TIC 1OilS Oh huA AAAA4S A"Ao
Island are still in the possession of the
Chinese.
NAGAsAKI, Japan, Feb. 13.-The Chinese
ENJOYS who returned here from Hiroshima,
after having been informed by the Japa-
nese representatives that their powers
were not considered full enough for them
to undertake peace negotiations, left here
yesterday for China, having been notified
by their Government to return to that
country.
The morning call., 1895-02-14

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The morning call., 1895-02-14
A VOICE FROM WOODLAND.

THE EDWIN W. Joy Co.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
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The morning call., 1895-02-14
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
What Prominent Citizens Say in Re
gard to 1t.

What Prominent Citizens Say in Re-
gard to 1t.
The measure to obtain the aid of Con-
gress to lay cable between the United
States and the Hawaiian Islands is at
present attracting great deal of attention
in this city, particularly in the mercantile
portion of the community. William
Alvord, president of the Bank of California,
one of the incorporators, said yesterday
that commercially the laying of the cable
ment it will prove of the greatest i'm
portance.
w. III. Dimond, another of the incor-
porators, said it would be of incalculable
benefit to the people of California, and
Hugh Craig, o. D. Baldwin and E. B..
Pond expressed themselves in similar
manner.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
For Registrars Clerk.

Is or is not Martin Kelly Jr. to be chief clerk
in the Registrars office? Mr.. Hinton says he
is not but people on the outside assert that ne
is to be sworn in next Saturday and Will take
his desk the following Monday.
When seen on the subject Registrar hinton
said: ..Mr. Kelly will not get the position. The
contest has narrowed down to three candidates
and next Sunday the matter will be decided.
Who will get the position | cannot tell, nor
dates, as dark horse may pop up at any mo-
ment. The matter will be an open question
until next Sunday"
The morning call., 1895-02-14
A SAD SPECTACLE.
A Drunken Mother With Her Baby in
Arms Arrested.

The sad spectacle of drunken woman
with a four-months baby in her arms,
while she at the same time was suffering
from an attack of the delirium tremens,
was witnessed yesterday afternoon on
Union street, near Powell. The woman
staggered around the street with the little
one in her arms until a policeman rung in
for the patrol wagon.
The woman and the little one were taken
to the old City Prison, and while she lay
stretched out in drunken stupor in eel,
Sergeant Esola took charge of the baby
and cuddled it in very fatherly manner
until it was sent out to the matron of the
Receiving Hospital to await the SOLDERING
OF its mother. The woman gave the name
of Margaret Bush.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
"Lights o, London,

The Alcazar still maintains its place in
popular favor, as the reception given the
Lights o. London shows. This light
melodrama continues to draw good houses,
and will run until the "Black Crook Up
to Date is put on.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
The California.

GA Night at the Circus" has pleased the
patrons of the California Theater, and will
undoubtedly leave pleasant recollections of
Nellie McHenry and her ambitious COM
pany Sunday night. The closing perform
ances are amusing large audiences.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
SCIENTIFIC HANDBALL.
Donnelly and Bonnet Defeat Nealon and
PurceII.

UOhneIIy and BOhnet DeIeat NeaIUH anu
Purcell.
The Occidental handball court was
crowded last night, large number of
ladies being among the spectators. The
attraction was match between Champion
P. T. Donnelly and T. F. Bonnet and J. G..
Nealon and John Purcell. The play was
close and exciting, but Donnelly and Bon
net won the match in three straights.
Nealon was suffering from cold and was
not in his usual fit condition.
Following was the score:
Donnelly and Bonnet. et.....................21 81 21
NeaoD and Purcell. l.......................12 10 II
The tournament of the Olympic Club
will be continued tonight, when the first
round of the finals will be played.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
At stockwell,s Theater.

"Joe's Girls" very funny farce, has
been added at Stockwell's to "The Battle
of Cnur d'Alene" for the remainder of
this week. The same performances will
run all next week.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
WHAT A DOCTOR SAYS.

Having tried several bottles of your sarsapa-
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readily recommend it
c. A. scNEsrE,.l, I'll Geary street.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
mPao1a,sn Last Nizhts.

"Paola'' has proved an attractive novelty
at the Tivoli but will be taken off at the
end of this week, when prince Methusa-
lem" will be presented.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
The ornheum Varieties.

The Orpheum's entertainment is proving
quite grand success and crowds the house
to the doors nightly.
The morning call., 1895-02-14

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The morning call., 1895-02-14
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The Edetn " Joy Company-GENrLEMES
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ever could. MRs.:C D.. STUART,
1921 Mission street.
The morning call., 1895-02-14
Morosco,s Grand opera-House.

Maud Granger, supported by the Grand
Opera-house company, is playing to full
houses at Morosco's, but Inherited, now
in its third week, will be changed Monday
night.