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way Company in 1898 by the Nevada Bank.
He replied that he did, and Mr.. Freiden-
rich raised an objection to the testimony
on the ground that the market value of
the bonds would not show the value OF the
property.
Judge Wallace remarked that property
which could support an issue of, say, ten
millions OF bonds above par, certainly
had some value, and the value of the
bonds would bear some relation to the
value of the property.
Mr., Bigelow replied that the bank
bought 100000 worth of the bonds, part
at par, and part above par. Mr.. Hellman
bought them. The market had not vet
been established for those bonds. Mr..
Hellman acted for syndicate of which
the bank was mem Der.
Mr.. Freidenrich questioned the witness,
He did not look mainly to the men who
manage railroad properties, rather than to
the value of the property itself. He re-
Piled that he did not buy bonds for the
bank, but that he should first inquire
into the property, and next to that to
the financial management.
Mr. Freidenrich looked disappointed and
dropped the witness.
GLOW do you fix the value of the
bonds2" asked Mr.. Clunie.
THE sufficiency of the security. If the
net earnings of the road were not suffi-
cient to pay the interest, nobody would
want the bonds, was the answer.
Daniel Meyer said that he was mer-
chant and knew something about finances.
He was member of syndicate organized
eighteen months ago, of which Mr.. Borel
was made chairman and Mr.. Smith of the
Bank of California was secretary. The
syndicate bought 81, 000, 900 OF the Market
street Railway bonds with the privilege of
taking another million at the same price.
Every one of the syndicate acted OH his
own knowledge. The witness knew at
that time that the Market-street Railway
Company was doing good business and
had bought the other lines very cheaply
He knew that the road would be able to
pay the interest on the bonds. He knew,
also, at that time that the bonds of the
Omnibus road were selling in the market
at $122 and that the bonds of the Market
street Railway were selling at from $122 to
S124. He made no investigation into the
value of the road because it had always
paid its interest and the dividends.
Here an adjournment was had until 10
o'clock this morning.
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HOW BOND-BUYERS JUDGE PROPERTYvAL UES

permanent way and improvements did
not represent the actual property of the
company, but the expenditures, etc.. of
the com pany. Before the consolidation
the Powell street was doing an unprofit-
able business. 1t had never paid interest
on its bonds, but had to borrow money for
that purpose. The Park and Cliff House
road was operated at loss. The Ferries
and Cliff House Railway did not produce
any earnings until the year prior to the
consolidation. The Omnibus Gable Com
pany earned $4,000 the last year, but the
stockholders were being assessed to pay
the operating expenses. The Park and
Ocean road never paid expenses and was
not able TO pay the interest on the bonds.
When the consolidation took place the
stock of the constituent companies was
exchanged for the stock of the consolida-
ton. No money was paid for the new
stock.
The company borrowed 100000 from
banks in this City and left some of it's
bonds in escrow as security. Had it not
been for the financial soundness of the di-
rectors they would never have been able
to have got the money for construction
purposes.
A. Borel of the banking firm of Alfred
Borel & Co. testified that he was member
of syndicate formed for the purpose OF
buying the bonds of the Market-street
Railway Company. His memory being
poor he was sent back to refresh his mem
DRY.
John Bigelow of the Nevada Bank was
aSkad aa IN W hethnr he knew Of any mr.
chases of bonds of the Market-street Rail-
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in the parlor, S56: silver plated ware, crock
cry and glassware in the dining-room, $50;
and 80 yards OF carpet in the hail. $1S.
In the evening Mr.. Giselman was further
questioned in regard to the furniture in
the house. The house and furniture, he
believed, were insured for $33, goo, the
furniture being insured, to the best of his
recollection, at from $4,000 to $4,000. When
questioned with regard TO Judge Wallace's
income from rents at the time when the
tax list in question was made out it was
elected that the Judge was receiving about
$500 month at that time. Expenses
being deducted the net monthly income
was somewhere in the neighborhood of
$500.
An examination of the books showed
also that Mr. Giselman had at various
times cashed warrants for Judge Wallace,
on one occasion five State and two City
warrants having been cashed on the same
date.
Judge Campbell smiled a wistful smile
when Attorney Alderman suggested that
this was longer than his Honor kept his
warrants.
The amount of money in bank at vari-
Gus times was also looked into. In March,
1898, the amount was $3.50 Asked if he
had included this in the tax list for 1893,
Mr.. Giselman replied that he probably
had not. He did not know Why. If the
tax list for that year did not show any
money on deposit he could not account
for it. He admitted that Judge Wal
lace must have known it if he
had money in the bank. In regard to a
rumored $50 900 loan to the Spring Valley
Water Company, he knew nothing. He
had nothing to do with that, nor would
he have known of it if the Judge obtained
money from the sale of a piece of prop
erty. He admitted that, although he was
not entrusted with the knowledge::of all
the Judges property, nevertheless, the
Judge had submitted his tax statement to
be made ont by him.
Then Attorney Baggett wanted to know
some more about the household belong
ings. Agent Giseiman had little recollec-
ton of the furniture; he remembered no
oil paintings except some family portraits
in the sitling-room; he didn't know
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whether the Judge had any cut-glassware
as he had never dined at the house. Judge
Campbell at this point suggested that it
might be well to view the premises, and
incidentally remarked that he should like
to see and possibly purchase some of the
So walnut sets.
Mr. Giselman was again asked to ex-
plain why the furniture assessed at $1,000
had been insured at $4,000 or $500O He
could not account for it except as Judge
Wallace had done-that it had senti-
mental value greater than its market
value. The fact that the residence while
assessed at $4,000 was insured for nearly
900 he could only explain by the same
sentimental value"
At this juncture Judge Campbell ad-
journed court until to-day at 2 O'Clock,
when Mr.. Giselman will be required to
produce the insurance policies of the fur
niture in question.
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Fifty.Four Persons Knocked
Down and More or Less
Mangled.
FIsTIC EXHIBITION PERMITS.
Supervisors Dimond and BENJAMIN
Have Little Spat Over
the Matter.

Over his own signature Superintendent
Vlnlng OF che Market-street Railway Com
pany admitted yesterday that the cars of
the lines under his control had, during the
past fifteen months, knocked down and
injured tifty-four people, of whom five had
died from the results. Mr.. Winnings Ian
guage was carefully chosen in speaking of
those who were fortunate enough to escape
death.
Iwentv-one people were classed as mot
seriously hurt fourteen as somewhat
injured, but not seriously" fourteen
more or less seriously" and five killed.
These figures we're given by. Mr.. Vining
In communication to the Board of Su-
pervisors which was intended tc convince
that body that tenders on the cars to pre-
vent people from being mangled under the
wheels would prove more of danger than
otherwise.
Mr.. Winning thought that the fender pro-
]ectlng out in front of the car would give
people less chance to avoid being struck
than II no machinery hampered the car
Ihe matter was referred to the Health and
Police Committee
Supervisors Benjamin and Dimond had
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very spirited little argument over the
matter OF granting boxing exhibition per-
mits, and for time it threatened to be-
come personal.
Mr.. Benjamins resolution taking the
power of giving these permits out OF the
hands of the Mayor and placing it in the
hands of the board was under consldera-
ton, and was vigorously opposed by Mr..
Dimond, who contended that the board
was not the proper body TO grant such per-
mits, and that the matter should be placed
In the hands of q committee consisting OF
the Mayor, Chief of Police and License
Collector. These officials would be able to
determine if the exhibition was worthy OF
a permit and if one should be granted.
The matter was finally referred to the
Health and Police Committee.
The manner in which the Police Court
funds are handled, a matter that has been
under investigation by the Grand Jury for
some time past, was referred to in COM
munication to the board, which was, IN
part, as follows:
The report of the expert shows that in many
instances the clerks. instead of paying over
each day money collected by them Tor nnes
and forieitures and also money received as
bail, have kept considerable sums of money in
their possession for days and even weeks at
time without turning the same over to the
treasurer or rendering any account thereof.
shortage in the accounts OF any OF the clerks,
yet in holding this money out as they have
done there is plain violation of the statute
The Grand Jury has not yet considered
the criminal phase of this matter, though
the violations of duty and law are numer-
Gus and manifest.
The telephone franchise asked by the
Peoples Mutual Telephone Company came
up for consideration, and Supervisor Di-
mond moved that it be sent back to the
Judiciary Committee to have clause in
serted prohibiting the sale of the privilege
by the parties to whom it was sold. This,
he said, would prevent its being made a
means of enriching spectators who might
the franchise.
Six ballots on the question of an archi-
tect for the new municipal building were
taken without effect and the m after went
over for another week.
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Communications, Etc.

ACCEPTANcEs RECOMMENDED BY sUPERINTEND-
EMIT OF STREETS
Folsom, Ninth to Tenth-Basalt.
Folsom and Ninth-Basat.
Folsom and Eleventh. asat.
Folsom and Twelfth--Basalt.
STREET WORK RECOMMENDED BY sUPERIN-
TENDENT OF STREETS.
Lombard, Van Ness to Br derIck-BItumen,
with all necessary granite curos, cesspools, stone
sidewalks, corners, etc. Also all intermediate
crossings.
Twenty first, Potrero 10 Hampshire = S-inch
sewer to connect with Hampshire.
Octavia Jackson to Broadway-Stone sidewalks
Octayia and Broadway crossing-Stone side
walks.
Geary, Buchanan to Webster-Stone sidewalks
Geary, Laguna 10 Buchsnan-Stone sidewalks.
Buchanan Geary to Post-Stone sidewalks.
Webster, Suffer to Post-Stone sidewalks.
Union, Scott to Devisadero-Ston sidewalks.
Eighteenth and Guerrero, southeastern corner
Stone sidewalks.
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SENTIMENTAL VALUES,
Why Judge Wallace's Furniture
Was Insured at Several Times
Its Assessed Value

The preliminary examination of Assessor
Siebe on the second charge of perjury was
continued yesterday in Judge Campbells
court. William Giselman, Judge Wal
lace's agent, was on the stand during both
afternoon and evening session.
During the afternoon the value of the
household furniture was taken into con-
sideration. Mr. Giselman, although not
an expert on the subject, estimated the
value of the furniture at about $500. AS
expert testimony. the appraisement of the
property by Mr.. Terry OF Terry & Co. at
S1462 80 was submitted. The following
items of this appraisement, which was
marked Exhibit B, may prove of interest
to the curious.
Fifty-ive yards of Moquet carpet in the
front sitting-room, 800; books in the library,
$3.50; square piano, $50; l40 yards Of carpet
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TWO NEW BUILDINGS.
improvements the Site of the Old
WoOdward's Gardens.

w. 7. Scott is putting up two large
three-story buildings on the northeast cor
ner of Fourteenth and Valencia streets.
In the corner building there will be two
stores, one fronting on Valencia street
and the other on Fourteenth street
Above the stores and in the Fourteenth
street building will be moderately
equipped flats, eleven or twelve in all.
The concrete foundations are now being
laid, and the buildings, which will cost in
the neig III borhood of $4,000, will probably
be completed in three or four months. On
the adjoining lot, 70x50 feet building
will be commenced in few weeks by r.
B. Woodward.
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WANTS TO BE RIGHT.
Constance Wachtme ister Has Som ethin q
to say About the Sixth Sense.


to say About the Sixth Sense
The following letter received from Con-
stance Wachtmeister yesterday is self
explanatory:
To the Editor Of the San Francisco CaH-SIR:
Kindly correct an error which has crept into
your Journal with regard TO myself. under
stood from the reporter that Mr.. Johnson had
said that Intuition was the sixth sense, and
those possessing it were actually sixth-race
men and women" and thus my condemnation
OF his teaching.
The sixth sense when developed will be en-
tirely different from intuition, which is at the
present moment simply the forerunner of that
sense which will be developed many centuries
hence.
As the new theosophical society has split
itself away from the parent body it has at the
same time taken unto itself new adept, an
Egyptian, the control of Mrs. Tingley J. who
adhere to the old society, give my allegiance
and fidelity TO Madame Biavatzky's master a
Hindoo adept, who was the real founder of
the present society and Is still Its head.
CONSTANCE WACHNFISTFR
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In this connection Assistant General
Freight Agent Sproule said Yesterday:
IAN important feature of this method Of
basing rates is that a certain differential
will always be maintained in favor of San
Francisco, and the higher rates are placed
the greater will be the differentiai in favor
of the Pacific Coast"
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Petition for a Writ of Prohibi-
ton Argued in the Supreme
Court.
NO SENTENCE FOR CONTEMPT
OF COURT.
Judge Wallace Took the Matter Under
Amusement Until Next WedneS.
day Morning.

The Supreme Court had al inning with
the Siebe perjury case yesterday, the mat
ter coming up before the court in bank on
an application by Mr.. Pillsbury, railroad
attorney, for a writ of prohibition TO re-
strain Judge Wallace from proceeding on
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Three-tenths OF the earnings of Belgian
convict are given to him on the expiration
of his term of Imprisonment. Some of
them save more money in Jail than they
have ever saved before.
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Detailed Summary of the City Work
Before the Supervisors.
AT their meeting yesterday the Supervi-
sors considered street improvements, a
complete summary of which is given as
follows:
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STORM NOTES.
Some of the Incidents Of the Great
Disaster.

Some of the Incidents Of the Great
Disaster.
A thorough examination made of the
as the result Of the recent storm discloses
that in addition to the cupola having been
blown off, the roofs of both the large and
small buildings were carried away, the
windows broken out and the fence thrown
down. With the exception of the cupola
which will not be replaced, the cost of re-
pairs will not, 1t Is thought. exceed $1,000
A singular freak Of the hurricane oc-
CURED near Halls Hill Alexandria county,
Va. Mr. Burrell Pelham, colored, and fam
children. were in his house when it was
demolished by the wind. None were in
jured. But the extraordinary feature was
that the baby was carried over COO feet
from the house. and was found, after an
hours search, through its cries, lying un-
injured, between two boards, which had
been carried with it. How it got separated
from it's mother, and why it should be lift
ed bodily, probably rolled over and over
with the boards found with it, is mex
plicable. No other member Of the family
was removed from the house site.
The ornamental! station at the Connecti-
cut avenue extension entrance to Cleveland
Park was carried of its foundation by the
wind, and now lies complete wreck at the
bottom Of a deep ravine.
About $1,000 worth of damage was done
by the storm to the buildings at Washing
ton barracks The roofs and porches of
the officers quarters were badly damaged
and several of the smaller buildings were
entirely demolished. Many Of the largest
and handsomest trees were destroyed.
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orally fair Friday to the east of the Mis-
s1ssippi, with cooler northerly winds in New
England and the middle Atlantic states.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) was reported: During the past
tWenty-four hours-Quebec. PA: Halifax.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1855 am. and 900 pm
High tide. 2:12 am and 2:42 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 9:55 am. and 1O:17
pm. High tide. 3:12 am. and 3:45 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises. 5:56; SETS 5:42. Moon rises.
OBS am.
The City Lights.
All gas lamps are lighted tonight by 6;35
pm; extinguishing is begun at 5:21 am.
Public arc lamps are lighted at $50 pm,
and extinguished at 5:06 am
Range of the Thermometers.
The following were the readings of the
. thermometer at the weather bureau today:
8 am, 60; 2 pm, 66; maximum, az: min.
imunl, SO. W. ~
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SCARCITY OF ROOFING MATER1A,
Looking Up the Damage Done to
Plate Glnss Windoyya.

Looking Up the Damage Done to
Plate Glass Windows.
The visible supply of tin and tarred felt.
which is used for temporary roofing, in
case of emergencies. was exhausted before
o'clock yesterday morning, and those
engaged in the hardware business sent
agents to other cities to secure immediate
supplies These errands were mostly sue
cessful in so far as getting promises were
concerned, but there was little chance pre-
sented for immediate delivery. The neigh
boring small towns were also ransacked
for roofing tin, and prices as high as $40
a square were offered to suburban timers
whose regular price is $3.50 square. The
order books Of the roofers and hardware
merchants were cralnmed with demands
of those whose roofs had either been taken
completely on or injured to less degree.
The regular price for f1rst-class tin roofing
in Washington is Sc per square, which con-
sists of ten square feet, but many house
owners who desire to have their property
protected as soon as possible are Offering
much higher sums to secure immediate at
tention.
Awnings and Broken Glass.
There was equally widespread destruc-
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DOubly Guilty.

A colored boy named Simon Bray was
before the Police Court two, days ago on
charge Of crap shooting, and when the
court had heard the positive charge of
Policeman Muller the boy denied the
charge and asserted that he was down the
river at Motley Hall at the time charged.
So positive was the boy in his statement
that Judge Kimball continued the case
until today to hear witnesses in the boys
behalf The witnesses appeared and gave
evidence, but did not help the boys cause
In disposing Of the case the judge said he
was not only satisfied that the boy was
participant in the crap game but he was
also Of the opinion that he was guilty of
perjury. A fine of SO was imposed in the
crap case, and the judge said he would con-
slider the question of holding the boy on
charge of perjury.
Evening star., 1896-10-01
CLASSIFICATION COMPLETE.
All Those Employed Under the Navy
Department Arranged.

department Arranged.
The Navy Department has just COM
pleted the classification of it's employees and
submitted the blanks to the civil service
&C mmission in accordance with the Presi-
dents orders. 1t includes offices in
Washington and offices outside of Wash
ington, being the civil force of the depart
ment proper, navy yards. naval stations,
the Naval Academy, naval training station,
the War College, the navy pay officers and
the marine corps. 1t is in general a state
ment of the number Of civil officers OF the
United States confirmed by the Senate
above classification, the .lumber of classi-
fed persons by classification, the number
of excepted places, the number excluded
from classification under the rules Of the
commission, and the number of laborers
or workmen below classification, and the
number not yet classified, carried on the
rolls of the Navy Department, compensated
by a fixed salary or otherwise, approx
mately. as they stood on June 30. 1886.
In class A there were 20, in class b, LOO;
class c, 30; class q, 100: class E, 239; class
one, 100; class two, Ill; class three, "A:
class four, 43; class five, 1G; class six, 3: or
a total in the classified service of 1.1Gi.
There were twenty-eight excluded from
classification by the rules Of the commits
sion; two confirmed by the Senate; four
mere laborers, and 5.o63 positions not yet
cls ss:fied by the civil service commission,
though included in the classification in
the 1:&vy yards, etc, by the regulations Of
the Navy Department, being grand total
of 6,261 persons under the Navy Depart
ment, for which there was expended dur
ing the last fiscal year, s., 129,2 ,29i.11.
The Secretary, assistant secretary and
the private secretaries of each are the
only persons in the Navy Department who
are exempted from examination by the
civil service commission, except four or
dinary laborers in the photographic office.
At the Washington navy yard there are
1851 mechanics and laborers, who are en-
ployed through the board of labor employ
ment, in accordance with rules prepared
by the Navy Department and adopted as
rules by the civil service commission. he
classification Of the civil establishment Of
the navy in this city is as follows: Glass
A, SO: class b, "A: class c. 5: class u, 36:
class f. 1O5; class 1. -; class 9, "a; class 3,
50: class 4, -: class 5, s. and class G, 2.
making a total of 497 persons.
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FUNERAL OF MIR. HORAN.
Action of His Late Associates q
the Museum.


the Museum.
The funeral of Mr.. Henry Horan. super
intendent of the National Museum, took
place this morning at st. Dominic's Church,
the attendance being very large and in
cluding a large representation Of his late
associates at the museum. This afternoon
there was a meeting of those connected
with the museum. at which resolutions
were adopted stating THAT We, officers
and employees of the United States National
Museum. have lost in the death of Mr.
Henry Horan true and constant friend,
and that our sorrow at his death is as
suaged by the recollection of his kindness
and faithfulness with reference to all who
were his colaborers and to those who were
under his charge. That We bear testimony
to Mr.. Horan's single-hearted devotion to
the interest Of the National Museum and
his fidelity and unflagging patience in the
performance of the arduous duties which
devolved upon him; that We convey to his
afflicted family our sincere coincidence
under their heavy bereavement, and that a
copy Of these resolutions be sent to them
as testimonial of our sympathies."
Mr. Horan was born in Ireland in 1887
and came to this country when boy, set
tling soon afterward in Washington.
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