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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
SULL|VAn'S PLACE EMPTY
There Can Be No Bond Clerk to
the District Attor-
ney.
Judge Sanderson Has Decided That
Only Courts Can Pass Upon
and Acc pit Bonds.

John J. Sullivan, who was appointed a
bond clerk to the District Attorney, will
get no salary for the place he was ex-
pected to fill. He applied to the Superior
Court for writ Of mandamus compelling
the Auditor to sign his salary warrants,
and Judge Sanderson has refused to grant
the writ. Sullivan was supposed to re-
ceive $100 month.
The case has been decided on the de-
murrer of Auditor Broderick to Sullivan s
application. The Auditor demurred on
the ground, principally, that the facts
stated were insufficient On the ground
Judge Sanderson sustained the demurrer,
holding that the Supervisors have no
power to appoint bond clerk. The court
says that 'neither by resolution nor or
dinance has the board, in my Judgment,
any authority to create this office, there
being no Legislative. grant of authority to
them in that behalf"
Continuing, the court says: "The Judges
of the courts are chargeable with the duty
of examining into and passing upon the
qualifications and responsibility of bonds
men in criminal cases. The Board of Su-
pervisors cannot exercise this duty and
st cannot appoint an agent to exercise
powers which it cannot itself exercise
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

pass upon a an m tne points OF your charter. The
could not speak OF the special provisions. /
ean however, very heartily speak in favor of
the twelfth article, dealing with the civil SER
vice. 1t is OF vital consequence TO good gov
ernment that this article should be incor-
porated in your charter. Appointments to the
great bulk of the places under municipality
should be made as a result of either com petit
tive examination, or. in the case of laborers,
of registration; the examination to be both
practical and relevant and sufficient vouchers
ter Promotions should be made partly on
seniority and partly OH merit, so as to allow an
ambitious and faithful public servant to rise
rapidly. Every consideration OF politics or
creed should be ruled out N making either
appointments or dismissals. With great re-
gard and best wishes am sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
WAS PUT OFF THE TRAIN
George Martins Suit Against
the Southern Pacific Rail.
road.
Testimony Taken Before Judge Dain-
gerfeld Yesterday Morn.
ing.

The case of George n. Martin, who was
put off train at Towles because the co1-
ductor thought he had a scalped ticket,
opened before Judge Daingerfeld yester-
day.
Martin was the only witness of the day,
and his cross-examination was not finished
when court adjourned in the evening.
Martin is a resident of Sioux City, Iowa.
He came to this State in 1894, bound for
San Diego. He travelled on return"
ticket from Sioux City to San Diego and
back. He arrived in San Diego without
encounlering any Opposition, and having
transacted his business there came to this
City. After remaining here few days he
started East for his home.
When little way from Oakland the con-
ductor called for his ticket, and when it
was presented Martin was told it was a
scalped ticket and had to be taken up. He
protested and showed his match safe, his
cane and his ring, and called attention to
the name on them, it being the same as
name but the conductor said he was dis
guising his handwriting, and so the ticket
was taken up.
After passing Sacramento another con-
ductor came through the car and demanded
fares. Martin told him how his ticket had
DeeH COUuSC2Ieu. Inc conductor SalQ ne
knew nothing about what any one else
had done. The conductor who had taken
the train to Sacramento had gone ba ok
from there, and unless Martin paid his
fare he would have to get off. Martin had
not the money and after going as far as
Towles he was put off. He had asked to be
put off at some place where there was
bank so he could identity himself and so
get some money, but the conductor said
he thought TowleS was good enough for
him.
Martin secured permission to ride back
to Sacramento on a freight train. after pur-
chasing frst-class ticket, and he went
into the Sacramento depot. to pass the re-
maiEder OF the night. He was ordered out
and at about o'clock in the morning had
to hunt around Sacramento for hotel.
He was suffering from locomotor ataxia at
the time and he said his trouble was much
ag grayated by his treatment. His cross
examination consumed the entire after
noon and will continue to-day.
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PROF. STILLMAN'S LECTURE.
He and Miss Anthony Entertain the
Claiming Auxiliary.

Professor j.. Nj. Stillman of Stanford
University addressed the Charming Auxil-
iary at its regular monthly meeting at the
First Unitarian Church yesterday after
noon The life and works of Nine. Sonya
Rovenski, the Russian mathematician
furnished him the theme for an eloquent
and entertaining lecture. The lady's ge-
MUS was of the highest order She won
first honors from the French Academy of
Sciences the award being made when the
learned judges We're ignorant of the fact
that the competitor was a woman. She
died in 1890. shortly after she was appointed
TO the professorship of mathematics in the
University of Stockholm.
Miss Susan B. Anthony followed with
an address, in which she referred to Nine
Kovepski's struggle with the prejudices
OF her parents against her studies, and said
such conditions were responsible for the
dwarfing of much budding genius. She
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
WOMEN AS VESTRYMEN.
A Question That Is Puzzling
the Episcopal Priest.
hood.
Pertinent in View of the Fact That
Annual Pariih Meetings Are
Held To-Day.
Are women communicates eligible to th

Are women communicates eligible to the
Office of vestryman?
The question has been discussed at in
formal meetings of the rectors of various
City parishes recently, but it was agreed
to disagree, and the decision was left to an
attorney. The ladies have as yet mani
tested no interest in the question, not by
any overt act at least. The question is
pertinent at this time because of the an
nual parish meetings to be held to-day, at
which the election of vestrymen will take
place.
No Episcopal church has a lady on its
vestry, and if by any fortuitous or unfor-
tuitous combination of circumstances one
is elected to-day it will be the first instance
of the kind in the history of that church.
The California Diocesan Convention,
held in Los Angeles a year ago, gave to
women communlcants the right TO vote.
The contingency of their desiring to hold
office was not considered at the time w hat
first opened the vexed question was the
election of Mrs. Octavius Parker, wife of a
priest at Ventura, as delegate to the prim-
ary convention at Los Angeles in Deem
Der, which elected Bishop Johnson to his
high office.
"If woman is eligible to delegate
ship she must also be eligible to the
vestry," is the way that some members of
the priesthood argue, while the others
say, "But all voters are not eligible to all
offices. For instance, thousands of peo-
pie vote for President of the United States
who are not eligible to that Office"
Meanwhile the priests cogitate. 1t has
come to light that a reader of the Pacific
Churchman, the organ of Episcopalianism
on the coast, addressed letter to the
erudite editor of that journal asking him
to cut the Gordian knot of ethical diff
eultes. Mr.. Chetwood's reply was to ad-
wise the anxious one to seek secular at
torney.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
.FAvORS THE NEW CHARTER
A Letter From Civil Service
Commissioner Roosevelt
of New York.
Views of the Veteran Municipal
Refermer and Chief of Police
of Manhattan Island.

In the latter part of last month the Mer-
chants Association sent the following let
ter to the New York Civil Service Bureau: {:
SAN FRANCISCO, March %, 1896.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt President Of the Civil
Service Commissioners, Ne,r York City-DEAR SIR:
Under another cover l take pleasure in send
ing you synopsis of the proposed new char
ter for San Francisco. This charter win be
voted upon at the coming election in Novem-
the e Organic @ n law Of this city, provided it re-
ceiyes a majority of each house OF the subse-
quent Legislature.
lures of this proposed charter. The article
upon civil service IS taken from similar arti-
Gle in the charter OF the city OF Brooklyn, with
which, no doubt, you are familiar. The conden.
sation OF the civil service article on page % of
this synopsis gives fair and correct outline of
the article in the original work. This synopsis
is much less than tenth OF the volume OF the
original document. In all essential features,
however, it is an accurate compilation.
The Merchants Association of San Fran
cisco, of which we send you a recent puhliea-
this proposed new charter for the City. No
community is more in need of such progress
siye step. AS the rapid advance in the work
of civil service reform is almost solely owing
10 the determined efforts of yourself in past
years we are anxious that you extend to us
the invaluable benefit of your counsel and adj
vice in this matter.
1t would be crowning victory of your pub
lie career to witness the permanent establish
ment of civil service in every progressive city
of the United States. New York City having
succeeded in securing the benefcent results
of civil service reform ii is but fitting that San
Francisco should follow in the footsteps of her
illustrious sister. Sincerely yours
j. RICHARD FREUD,
Secretary Merchants Association.
Mr. Rooseyelt's answer, which was re-
ceived yesterday, is couched in the follow
ing terms:
NEW YORK, March 81, 1896
j. r. Freud ESQ., Mills Building, San Fran
cisco, Cal.-MY DEAR SIR: thank you heartily
for your kindness in writing me. am sure
need not say how entirely l sympathize with
good government in our gyeat cities depends
upon the disinterested, organized, Jealous
work of just such bodies as yours. am un-
to get time for the exhaustive study would
need to make before l would be willing to
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
JUDGE CAMPBELL's LOSS.

He Left Yesterday to Attend the
Funeral of His Mother.
Judge Campbell adjourned court for ten
days yesterday. He was handed dis
patch stating that his mother had died
yesterday morning at junction City, Or.
The Judge left last night to attend the
funeral.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Washington
County, Pa, seventy-five years ago. She
was daughter of Matthew McKeever,
who was associated with some of the most
noted Aboltionists OF Pennsylvania before
the war, and niece of Alexander Camp
bell, the founder of the Campbellite or
Christian church.
Her husband was schoolteacher until
his death in 1894 at the age CT "a. While
her husband taught school she taught
music up to the time of his death. She
had five children. Judge Campbell being
next to the youngest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
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SELLING POOLS TO BOYS.
Thomas Mullen Arrested Outside the
IngIeside Racetrack.

Thomas Mullen Arrested outside the
Ingleside Racetrack.
About two months ago boy was ar
rested for selling pools to newsboys and
messenger boys outside the Ingleside race
track. He stood beside tree close to the
fence, and after making up his book he
climbed up the tire and with q pro-
gramme in his hand watched the race, be-
ing able to tell the winners by the colors
of the jockeys.
The arrest had the effect of stopping the
pool-selling for a time, but ON Saturday
Captain Gillen was notified that it had
commenced again. Yesterday he detailed
two officers in citizens clothes to 60 to the
racetrack, and, sure enough, there was a
crowd of newsboys and messenger-boys
making pools in the same spot. The Of
ficers arrested Thomas Mullen, who was
selling the pools. He gave his age as "a
and his occupation as a performer. He
was charged with violating the pool or
Cinance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

The word merchandise covers those who
have established themselves in stores
where they sell bamboo ware, bambo
furniture, chinaware, siIken goods and
located themselves in one particular sec
ton OF the City, but have spread out in all
directions, and many of them have located
on the principal thoroughfares.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
not teach US anything about the here
AFTER
Presbyterian Preachers,

On the recommendation of a committee
consisting of Rev. Drs. Farrand and Be-
vier the Presbyterian Ministerial Associa-
ton yesterday morning indorsed scheme
for peace among the English-speaki king
nations, proposed by certain Pastor
Pirch, who is announced as Baptist pas
tor from New England.
The pastor, who, the Baptist ministers
of this City stated yesterday, was quite
unknown TO them. has scheme for bring
ing peace and good will on each by grant
ing home rule to Ireland, converting the
Solomon Islanders and bringing the col
orsd and white races Of this country into
close relations in church circles.
In his printed communication to the
Presbyterian Ministerial Association all
these objects are set forth at considerable
length, and Rev. Mr.. Bevier stated that
all the association Endorsed was the gen
eral principle of settling disputes by arbi-
tration. No Endorsement was given to
such statements as 'In the first instance
good tobacco would be more acceptable to
the Solomon islanders than gilt-edged
Bibles.''
The paper of the day, which was by
Professor Miller of Stanford, gave an in.
teresting account of tramp through the
northern part OF Greece.
Rev. Mr. Kennedy was elected president
of the club for the ensuing three months.
Rev. F. T. Acres vice president and Rev.
Mr. Woodward secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Chopped with scissors.

Mrs. Tillie Thurber. 265 Clementina street,
swore out a warrant in Judge Joachimsen's
court yesterday, for the arrest of her husb band
Charles Clark Thurberya butcher, on the charge
of assault with deadly weapon. She said her
husband ON Sunday night, in fit of anger,
hit her over the head with a shoe and then
chopped her with a pair of scissors. He left
the house after assaulting her and had not re-
turned. She had to call in physician to bind
up her wounds.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Release Of Summerhayes.

II. j. Summerhayes will be released from jail
to-day. He was sentenced to five months by
Judge Morrow for contempt of court He had
betrayed the secrets OF Jury
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

The man who starts in as No. in his
family stands poor chance of ever being
promoted to be No. l.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

TAKE to the country Mitchell's Magic Lotion.
Cures sunburn. insect bites and sprains.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

A lie travels faster than the truth and
also meets more people on its travels.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

Congregational Club.
An interesting paper ON How to Look
Upon Nature" was read yesterday before
the Congregational Monday Club by Rev.
P. Hatch of Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15

this question gone on. The same con-
ditions have prevailed the world over.
In every part of the globe, cursed with
gold standard, has theIcry of despair
gone up and the prayers of the people
been raised in mighty voice for a return
to prosperous conditions. To blind the
eyes Of the common people of nearly
every nation, suffering from the incubus
of gold standard, protection tariff laws
have been enacted to deceive the people
into the belief that all that was needed
for relief was to tax themselves.
Especial stress has been laid upon that
doctrine in this country with view of
binding the people to the evils of a
shrinking volume of money. The people
are awakening to the fact that tax
mountain high will not add single new
dollar to the circulating medium Of the
country and the foreigners does not, but
our own people do pay the taxes. They
know today that unless there is constant
ly added to the volume of our money a
sufficient amnunt to maintain level of
prices. encourage industry and thus give
employment to labor, conditions can
not change and suffering and want will
continue. Relief can be assured by a
return to bimetallism. The same privil.
eges accorded to silver as to gold at oul
mints will give an impetus to trade and
build up and sustain the American farm
er and workingmen. These facts ait
now known to every intelligent, unbiased
and unprejudiced citizen. He knows
that the silver forces nf the United
States are pledged to the enactment o
such laws as will give relief, and tina
those men of the Democratic party
under Cleveland who have "Plowed viii
the Republican heifer" and prevented
the enactment of such laws as would re
| uutC bhAtb w bllS DCO
pie, have bolted the party whil'
the rank and file, the great plair
people, the sufferers from bad laws ant
vicious legislation, are the advanced
guards in this battle.
With the people aroused as never be
fore, possessed with the belief that the
liberties of the common people are al
stake; all of the corruption funds and
plutocratic contributions to stihe the
freedom of the ballot and forever enslave
the people, will have no effect.
The future is bright if the plain peo
pie keep in line and the leaders keep up
with the procession. With vigorous
storming of the citadel of plutocratiC
corruption erected by Hanna and dedi
Gated to Mckinley and gold standard
the people will triumph gloriously and
liberty will be preserved and righteous
ness exalt the nation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15

dozen others. Now, we would slike to
ask, whether this Charley Upham that
is now running for prosecuting attorney
is not the same Charley Upham that de-
feated Samuel J. Roberts for mayor and
Captain Crawford for sheriff In 1882 Is
the Charley Upbam Of today different
man from the Charley Upham Of nine
years agoS Does he not now play the
same relation to Republican politics in
, Canton that George B. Cox does in Gin
cinnatiP Is he not as much Of a stranger
and political boss now as he was nine
years ago? If he isn't, would he ever
have been nominated over such a clear,
pune and able man as Allen Carnes? Mr..
Carnes is a man of probity and morality
and a man whose private character is as
white as the driven snow. But he could
not be nominated by the Republicans
against a political boss liks Upham.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15

Allen Cook is the fusion candidate for
Common Pleas Judge in the third sub
division of the ninth Judicial district. Mr..
Cook is In the fortieth year of his age,is a
hard student and we'll learned in the
law. He Is devoid of that irritableness of
temper that is absolutely necessary to
make good Judge. He was a candidate
five years ago for the position. but the
nomination that time fell to John O.
Given. MIR. Cook has always espoused
the cause of the poor as against the rioh,
and of the weak as against the strong.
He is inoorruptible and woe to the man
that would ever dare to approach him
oorruptly. Born of the plain people, he
is noted for his sturdy common sense
and good Judgment, and If elected he
will make faithful public official,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15

General Surgery, from Frank Hastings
Hamilton, M. d., l.. L. d.; also special
instructions in Operative Surgery from
Prof. Alex. b. Mott, M. d., l.. L. d.
He has consulted with many Of the lead.
ing physicians of the city Of Canton and
surrounding towns. No one of us is
exempt from accidents, and II any should
be so unfortunate as to require the ser.
vices Of a coroner, their friends will be
better satisfied to have an educated ply.
sician view the remains and decide on
the cause Of death, than to depend upon
verdict being rendered by a veterinary
surgeon whose knowledge Of anatomy
has been confined exclusively to the
study of animals. Dr. Kirby is a high
minded and honorable gentleman, and
will bring TO the office of coroner wealth
of practical medical experience that will
gain him the respect of all citizens.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15
A RETROSPECT.

In entering the closing days of the
campaign it is fit and proper that we
take retrospective view of the work of
the past and look forward to what is
before.
To one who has kept close tab on the
agitation for free silver sincei its inception
twenty years ago and watched the grad.
ual awakening of the masses to the
supreme importance Of the issue, it is eS-
tremely gratifying to observe on all
sides the work done and the good
words said for the cause. Every intelli-
gent man who has studied the question
in an unbiased and nom bipartisan spirit,
has long since recognized the justice Of
the cause of bimetallism. 1t is the cause
of humanity. 1t is the recognition Of
the rights of man because it means in a
measure his prosperity and independ-
ence. No people can be imbued with
the love of liberty and forever vigilant
sustaining it, who are in the throes of
despair from hunger and nakedness.
Patriotism is the growth of happy and
contented people blessed with righteous
laws. "Unrighteous DEGREES is curse to
any people," is biblical quotation
as true today as when it was written.
Can it be wondered at that thorough
study of the issue of this campaign has
brought to the silver side of this con-
troversy the hungry and naked man, the
man out of work or working short hours,
the humane business man who has
care for the welfare of his employees, the
student of affairs controlled by an inn
pulse to seek out the truth and follow
after it, the intelligent farmer with a
patriotic desire to preserve his home and
make for his family patrimony. All
these and more. And it is Of these that
the country must prosper, and it is from
these that the success of bimetallism is
assured.
Not only in the United States but in
all parts OF the world has the growth of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-15
THE SLY OLD FOX.

Our telegraph columns state that John
Sherman, of Ohio, is making speeches in
Montana in which he is declaring that
he would crawl on his knees from Helena
to Mansfield, o., if he could raise the
price of silver to Sl.29 per ounce. The
old fraud knows he lies when he makes
such a statement. And he knows furth-
er that if he would vote and work for
the present coinage of silver and at the
present ratio his own help made it posi-.
BILE, that at once the price of silver
bullion would go to $1.29 per ounce. A
reference to the fact that when the Sher.
man law of 1890 was passed and it was
believed that the law provided for the
purchase of every ounce of silver bullion
produced in the United States, the price
of silver bullion went tosl.213 per ounce
in few days, is convincing and subs
tantial proof that if the mints were
opened to the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver at the present ratio, that
silver bullion would go to the par value
with gold at once. Old John Sherman
is trying to deceive the voters of Mon
tana into believing that what he says i:
true. No free silver man in Ohio has
any use for him.