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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
even ] remotely approaching this IS per
TALBOT's SUCCESSOR.
Will Probably Be Named by Special
Civil Service Com
mission

There is somewhat of muddle in the
local Hulls and Boilers office as to the
method to be adopted in selecting a sue.
cessor to the late Captain Talbot, inspector
of hulls. In times gone by it has been GUS
tomary for the Supervising Inspector
District Judge and Collector of the Port to
agree on a man and then submit the same
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Shortly after Captain Talbot's death
however, the Civil Service Commissioners
claimed the right to order an examination
for the office and notified the Secretary of
the Treasury to that effect. The point
was conceded at the time, but later tina
department reviewed the case and, accord
ing to the latest information, has thrown
the appointment back on the old hoard
On Saturday last the following telegram
was received:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 81, 1895
Supervising Inspector Steam Vessels San Fran
cisco, Cd;.: Orders have been issued for board
OF designators to convene.
c. s. HAMLIN, Acting Secretary.
This telegram" said Captain Bermine.
nam yesterday. contains all that know
ABOUT the matter. 1t may be that the
ONCE Is not under civil service, which
means that the old plan will be followed.
Oh the other hand, it is possible that the
treasury Department intends to appoint
tne old board as special Civil Service
Oom mmlsslon, or that we are simply to
name three men, who will then be notified
10 appear before the regular commission.
cannot say anything definite, however,
untll the instructions referred to in the
Telegram are received
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
A BIG LEASE.

New Hobart Building to Be Occupied
by MI. Friedman & Co.
Messrs. a. J. Rich & Co. have leased for
the Hobart Estate Company the hand
some new editice now in course of con-
struction on Post street, near Stockton,
for term of ten years at $4,000 per year
to M. Friedman & Co., the prominent
furniture dealers, who have for years been
located at Stockton and Post streets. This
firm will occupy the entire building, which
has frontage of 67:6 feet on Post street
by depth of 100 feet to Morton street, be-
ing six stories and basement. There will be
one electric passenger elevator and one
electric freight elevator. The building will
be occupied by the new tenants about the
middle of November
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
His Skull Was Fatally Crushed
by One Terrific
Blow.
WAS A PROMINENT FORESTER.
At One Time He Was a Past Chief
Ranger of Court Eclipse No.
"a of This City.

Owen Clements, who was killed in the
State Asylum for the Insane at Stockton
Wednesday by mailman, was promi-
nent member of the Order of Foresters of
America, being a past chief ranger of
Court Eclipse No. Ia of this City. He was
a well-known citizen of San Francisco,
having been contractor for a period of
several years here. He acquired prop
erty in South San Francisco and also
owned some real estate in.the Richmond
district. The account of his death, as it
has been transmitted in press dispatches
from Stockton, has aroused keen anger in
the minds of his friends, who are many,
and one at least has already raised bis
protest against what, in his opinion, is
system of carelessness which, TO say the
least, is unwarranted, in view especially
of the fate that has befallen Mr.. Clements.
The press dispatches say that Clements,
who was an inmate of the asylum, was
killed by madman named Carl Gustaf-
sen, who was known to be very crazy and,
therefore, supposedly very dangerous.
Gustafsen, according to the same account,
was engaged in scrnbbing floor in the asy-
lum, having in mis- hand a board affair,
which was quite heavy. Clements came
along while Gustafsen was at his work and
kicked the dangerous lunatic on the shins.
Gustafsen thereupon raised the scrubbing
apparatus and brought it down with great
force upon the head Of Clements, who fell
TO the floor like log. His skull was frac-
tursd and he died not many hours after
the occurrence.
Among those who knew Mr. Clements
very well was /. Irvine. who lives at "a
Tehama street. Mr.. Irvine has written
,,,x nA L., 49, q;
Is very strange that the lunatics in the
State asylum should be allowed to posses
and use clubs or implements which may
be employed as clubs" Mr.. Irvine also
expressed the decided wish in his COM
munication "that some competent person
may take this matter in hand and fully
investigate the case of Mr.. Clements. That
this will be done is hoped by his friends"
During period of several years Owen
Clements lodged at Mrs. Aults house at
81 Tehama street. He told Mrs. Auit that
he came here from Lowell, Mass, and
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
STRONG TALK FOR COL D
Colonel John P. Irish and Ed
ward F. Adams Debate
on Finance.
E oquent Addresses Made in Defense
of the Yellow and White
Metals.

Colonel John P. Irish and Edward F.
Adams discussed the financial question
last evening at the Howerd-street Metho-
dist Church under the auspices of the Po-
Iitical Economy Club of the South Park
settlement, President Bernard Moses pre-
siding.
Mr.. Adams was the first speaker and
treated the subject in the light of the de-
STABILITY of finding an honest dollar.
THE whole argument" said he, cen
ters around this point, the honest dollar
Money has three functions-first, as
med ium of exchange; second, as meas
ure of value in cash TRANSACTIONS, ana
las t as measure OF value in deferred pay
me nts. The latter function is the most
i'm portant."
The iustness of the present gold dollar
as standard for deferred payments he
described as being the only monetary
question that interests the people. -
He said that nothing was stable in
value with reference to anything else. He
said that panic would probably follow on
the fixing of silver as standard. but it
would follow anyway. He was blmetai-
list but If we cannot have two metals then
he was for silver.
Colonel John P. Irish said: ~ think it
is difficult to separate the functions OF
money. The most important function, to
my mind, is as a medium OF exchange.
Law and practice and nature divided
property into two divisions, fixable and
movable. The exchange petween these is
termed commerce.
"What elements do we seek in this form
OF personal property called money? We
desire the element of stability. Reading
the history of the evolution OF money it
will be seen that man was instigated by the
motive of personal selection TO procure
medium of universal stability.
Mr.. Adams says gold fuctuates. But
II we lndict and condemn gold because it
fiuctuates what are we to do when we
propose to use as medium OF deferred
payments the perishable products OF
commerce? These fluctuations in the
perishable products that constitute the
articles of commerce are continual.
My friends proposition is to virtually
dc away with both gold and silver because
they both fiuctuate as do perishable prod
ucts, and he proposes to make these prod
ucts the real medium of exchange In the
face of food and famine"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
n appointment as inspector in the Custom

an appointment as inspector IN the Custom
house.
Colonel J. ]. Tobin of the Custom-house
(recalled) testified that during the absence
of Collector Wise last year Williams had
requested to be permitted to attend to the
landing of all Chinese women.
Washington Irving, watchman in
Chinatown, gave some unimportant testi-
mony concerning his acquaintance with
defendant.
Daniel Einstein, builder, and Patrick
Fitzsimmons, contractor, testified to the
purchase of house by Williams, and it's
subsequent conveyance to relative. to
avoid trouble with the Government The
testimony of one of the witnesses was
ruled out. An affidavit made by defend
ant in June last shows that when he en-
tered the customs service in Septem ber,
1898, he was not impecunious, but pos
sessed several thousand dollars. There
was also some testimony, previously
noted, of Williams banking transactions.
The case for the Government was then
rested and the taking of testimony for the
defense will begin this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

was a mother and her two little babies,
one about 18 months and the other about
months of age.
Mrs Hull decided that the surroundings
were not the best for the babies, and with
the officers she seized the little ones and
hurried off to the mission on Washington
and Stone streets. The mother was frantic
and ran screaming after those who had
taken away her babies, but she was thrust
back again and again. At the mission
door the poor creature raised such dis
turbance that the police arrested her for
keeping minors in a disreputable house,
and she was locked up in the California
street police station. The ladies of the
mission congratulated themselves upon
their success in rescuing the children.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

mind, seized cane from bystander and
Just as the maddened animals were pass
ing him he dealt the one nearest him a
blow on the nostrils with the cane. The
horse swerved and fell and its companion
instantly stopped. The two policemen
jumped from the wagon and seized the
horses by their brides and all danger was
over.
comfortably on the stretcher and was un-
aware of the fact that the horses had run
away. Driver Carlson had his left arm
sprained and was lucky to escape so
easily.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
From


Patterson will be in competition with
Borden on the main line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
At the meeting of the board of directors
OF the Valley road Yesterday it was de-
cided to issne the call for the last 10 per
cent OF the subscribed stock This will
return something over $240, 600 and will be
used to complete the road to Fresno, to
erect stations along the line, to ballast the
road with gravel, to pay for the passenger
coaches which are expected to arrive in
about three weeks, and to finish sidetracks
and other work necessary to place the
road in tirst-class operation.
The road will not be opened for passen-
ger business until the Fresno troubles are
settled and the road is completed to that
city.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
All About Chinkana

Patrick Lynn lives at 227 Duncan street and
Patrlck carroll at Duncan and Dolores streets.
Lynn is the possessor of some valuable chick
ems and he blamed Carroll with casting en,,ious
eyes upon them and endeavoring to entice
them away from his yard. Carroll heard of
this, and when he met Lynn on Monday he
gave him pair of beautiful black ewes LYNN
swore to complaint in Judge Joachim sen's
court yesterday, charging Carroll with bat
farv
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Assault Tn Mnrdar

Young Chew Ming, a highbinder, was
charged at the City Prison yesterday with as
sault to murder. Sunday night Leon All Luck.
merchant on Stockton street, was stabbed in
the neck. in Sullivan alley, but not seriously.
Ming wss not the man who welded the knife
but he was with the offender, and it lis alleged
was heard to say to the stabber as Luck Dassed.
that's the man." The police have been un.
able 10 find the stabber
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
The Fish Exhibit.

The Fish Commissioners will have a fine dis
play of food and game fish at the Home Indus
try Exposition which will open on September
1. Large consgnments of fish have been re-
ceived from San Diego County and Lake Ia
hoe, and another lot will arrive from Weber
Lake to-day. The reason this exhibit is not in
proper shape at the present time is because
the supply OF water at the Pavilion is short,
the managers of the exposition having failed
to secure all that will be wanted
On many foreign railway lines smoking
is so general that carriages are set apart
fer non-sm okers and so labeled.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

1t will be observed that within period
of two and half years Williams placed
to his credit in one bank alone $4,000,
lacking $3.50 95. Of this sum $4050 was de-
posted in 1895. The largest single>credit,
$1400, was in April of this year, Decem Der
of 1895 being next on the list with $1,000
From $10Ol October 19, 1898, to $1400 April
the ex-Inspector. At first he went along
in sums of $50, $40 and 500, but at no time
since November Z, 1893, did he find it
necessary to go below the latter sum.
incidentally it may be remarked that this
account was in the name of his wife, Mrs.
Isabella M. Williams, though the ex-
Inspector has since sworn that all the
money named above was his own.
1t seems, however, that Williams had
another account with the Hbernia Bank
prior to October, 1893. His handbook
shows that on September II, 1891, Mrs.
Williams deposited $500, but the same was
checked out before the end of the year.
Again in April of 1898 credit is noted of
$l00, but this was also withdrawn at the
end of few weeks. 1t was not until Octo-
ber of the same year that Williams opened
a regular account, which he continued un-
til the investigation, which has resulted in
the present trial for extortion, was COM
menced.
In addition to the Hibernia account Will
llams had dealings with the San Francisco
Savings Union to the extent Of probably,
$5000 A handbook was introduced yes
terday showing deposits to the extent of
$1,000, and there is said to be another
account of from $4,000 to $4,000.
From the bankbooks actually pro-
duced in court Williams deposited no less
than $12,910 05. How much, if any, of
this was taken from one bank to another
is not known, but on the face the accounts
appear 20 be separate
In addition to this large amount of cash
Williams is said to be possessed of real
estate worth $15, 200. It is not presumed
however, that the court will allow this to
he in trOdu cad
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
DESERTED IN INFANCY.
A Little Colored Girl Abandoned by
Her Heartless Mother to the Mer-
cies of the World.

cies of the World.
Two colored women brought three
year-old colored girl to the office of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children yesterday afternoon. The little
one was evidently in very poor health
and seemed to realize already that the
world is a severe school, for her bright,
bead-like eyes were heavy with weeping.
The women said that the child's mother,
who goes by the name of Brown, deserted
the child about two weeks ago, since
which time the hapless wait has knocked
about from room to room in a Third-street
lodging house. The surroundings were
not adapted for the proper raising of the
child, and the women requested the society
to place her in some institution. The
little girl was sent to the Children's Hos
pitaI for the medical aid which she evil
IDENTIFY needs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Principal Business Was Trans.
acted With the Hibernia
Savings Society.
NO CHANGING OF ACCOUNTS.
The Ex.Chinese Inspector Is Also
Said to Own Real Estate Worth
at Least $4,000.

If Barclay Henley and Assistant United
States Attorney Schlessinger had sue.
ceeded in getting all of Dick Williams
banking business before the jury it is
probable that the attorneys of the ex-In-
spector would have fguratively thrown up
the sponge and incidentally sought the
clemency of the court for their client.
From the time of his appointment as
Inspector, October, 1898, to April OF the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

the present administration have exhib-
tied even shade higher percentage, all of
which conclusively establishes the truth
OF the theory that at least 75 per cent of
the car samples should be returned to the
mines on the Comstock from the mills
In this connection it would be interesting
to ascertain how many mines in late wears
have received any values or percentages
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
TWO CHINESE BABIES.
Taken From Disreputab1e House to
the Methodist Mission.

Secretary Welch and Frank Holbrook of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
of Children, and Officer McMurray and
Mrs. l. A. Hull of the Chinese Methodist
Mission, made rad on the Chinese
houses of i'll repute in Chinatown last
evening in search of young girls. In
house in Ross alley the party found sew
eral women, and in the rear of the house
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
OWEN CLEMENTS.

that he had been formerly in business as
a contractor in Lowell, which was the
same line undertaken by him when he ar
rived in San Francisco.
He was mild hammered gentleman
when he lodged at Mrs. Ault's, according
to what Mrs. Ault and her two daughters
say. He lived at Cd Tehama street some
thing like six years or perhaps little
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
THE WILLIAMS TRIAL.

Testimony of Various witnesses for
the Prosecution.
At the opening of the morning session of
the Williams case before Judge Morrow w.
Fl. Van Pelt, an attorney, testified that in
1893 Williams had said to him that il would
be godsend if he (Williamsl could secure
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
DOCTOR SWEANY

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spondent and feel an aversion 10 society,
you are suffering from serious disease OF
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have no time 10 lose. Call at once and
CONSULT DR.. sWEANY. Diseases
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invariably cured.
THE POOR of this city who call at his
Office on Fri!aY afternoons of each week
are welcome TO his professional services
free.
Won can be cured at home.
Write your troubles if living away from
the city and are unable to call. Letters
are answered in English, German, French,
Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish.
Correspon lence strictly confidential.
Book Guide to Health, " sent fre on ap-
pication. Address
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pats u l.. VWLhMI, San Francisco, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
An Interesting Pawn Ticket.

An old pawn-ticket has been unearthed
at Florence, in a curiosity shop, in port
folio OF drawings and old letters, and is
dated 1870. II bears the signature OF Tor
quato Tasso, and runs as follows: Il, the
undersigned, herewith acknowledge the
receipt of twenty-five lire from Signor
Abraham Levi, for which he holds as Sc
curlty sword of my father, four sheets
and two tab!e-ccvers-March 2, 1870.
Torquato Tasso."
The Archduke Rainer of Austria has a
unique collection. 1t comprises 10000
egyptian papyrus documents, dating
back from B. G. 1900, in the shape of COM
merclal letters, contracts, tax receipts,
Wills. tailors' bills and even love-letters.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-01
A SERIOUS oEFEEsE

Charged Against Two Benwood Men.
Stole Pipe at the Riverilhe.
Saturday afternoon about o'clock
oHicer Porterfeld arrested two young
men from Bellalre who gave the names
Of Joseph Anderson and Hermann Bur-
kett, for attempting to steal a quantity
Of galvanized iron pipe which belongs
to the Riverside iron works. The Of
Tense charged against the men is SUM-
Client to send them to the penitentiary IL
they are convicted. Friday night the
Benwood police found the men on the
shore Of the river near the Riversldemill
who were trying to load the pipe Into
boats. The policemen are Of the opinion
that the pipe had been thrown off the
cars on which It had been loaded for
shipment over the Ohio River road.
The thieves had rolled the pipe to the
waters edge and partly buried 1t In the
sand in order TO conceal It, but upon
discovering that they were being watch
I'd they hastily jumped into their skin
and r0wed across the river. Saturday
evening they came hack 70 finish their
work and were arrested and locked up
in the police station to await their trial
which occurs to-day before Squire Rid
die, IN Benwood.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-01
rhrr n.,nrn FROM petroIt.

David Llewellyn. Thomas Lloyd,
Joseph Hilton. Thomas Edmunds. Win
field Clark, John c. Campbell, Alex De-
fenbauEh, Fred. Williams and Edward
Drummer have all returned from Detroit
where they attended the National con-
ventlon Of the Amalgamated AsSocla-
tion OF Iron ard Steel WOr1kers Mr.
Hilton was accompanied by Mrs Hilton.
Mr.. Llewellyn said last evening that the
delegates were 80 we'll pleased with
Detroit that It was decided, by large
majority, to hold the convention there
again next year. Youngstown made a
hard fight for next years. convention,
having over sixty votes Mr.. Llewellyn
voted for Wheeling four different times
In succession, the city receiving fifteen
votes on one ballot. All are much pleas
ed with Detroit and their entertain
ment IN that beautiful city. Nearly all
OF the delegates enjoyed rides on the
steamers to interesting points on the
lakes. In Detroit 40 conventions Will
be held this summer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-01
ABOUT PEOPLE
strangers In Tie city ahI wheeling Folks
Abroad.


Abroad.
Eugene Landenbcrger. OF Philadel-
phia, IS In the city ON a business trip.
Miss Nell Wiley, Of Washington. Pa,
IS visiting tie Donnldson's, on the Is
lund.
Mrs. schwcrtfegcr and Mrs. Charles
DauSherty, OF Stcnbenvilic, leave to-
day for South Dakota.
President j. W. Gunnels, Of the To-
l0dO base BAH club, who was here sat
urday. left yesterday afternoon for Co
lumbus and Toledo.
Mr.. II. +. Norris. Of Baltimore, repre-
pentlng the National Building Associa-
toms redemption department, is In the
city on business trip:
The Saginaw base ball team arrived
from New Castle last evening. There
nrc fourteen players IN the party ana
they are registered at the Stamm.
Rev. Father James Meaghor. of the
Christian Press Association, OF New
York, spent Sunday in the city and last
night preached very impressive SER
mon At vesper service at 81. Loseph's
Cathedral. a large congregation listen
I'd with interest 20 the address
Rev. DR.. D. a. Cunningham and wife
leave on Wednesday for New York,
whence they call saturday for Glasgow
Scotland. where they so az delegates
TO tho Presbyterian Alliance. DIT,
Cunningham Is q delegate from Wash
lngton presbytery and Mrs. Cunning
ham Is representative OF the Foreign
Missionary Society, They VIII san Tor
home on August g.