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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07
TO Build A CITY HALL
THE COUNCIL DISCUSS
THE PROJECT
Next Regular Meeting-Eugene Stark
Reelected City Marshal May Improve
the Cemetery.

The dead lock in the city council is
broken and Eugene Stark will be chief
of police for another year. The coun-
Gil held an interesting meeting Tues
day evening. full board, Mayor Ben
nett Aldermen Allen. Vickers. Fore
man, Gilbert. Mitchell and Donaldson
and City Clerk Clark being present.
When the city marsha,ship matter
came up the application OF the new
candidate. Will Neuenherger. was
read and ba aloting was proceeded with.
The first ballot resulted:
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-07

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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
TEACHER OF LAW AT YALE
United States District Judge
Townsend Arrives From
the East.
Students Should Srend Two Years in
Class Work and One Year
in Law Office.

Professor William II. Townsend of the
law department. in Yale University, where
he has been teaching for the last fifteen
years, arrived at the Palace Hotel yester-
day from the Yosemite and the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, two scenic won
ders that were largely responsible for
this, his first visit to the Far West.
Like almost every other member of the
faculty of New Haven, Professor Townsend
is teaching where he himself was taught
years before He was graduated from
Yale University with the class of III, OF
which, he says, Gordon Blanding, the
attorney of this City, was also member.
Four years ago Professor Townsend was
appointed United States District Judge of
Connecticut position he still holds. For
fifteen years previous to his judicial ap-
polntment he was a practicing attorney
in New Haven and was for some time cor
poration council of that city. Corporation
law is his speciality.
Comparing Yale of III with Yale of '96
Professor Townsend saws that in his day a
graduating class of 100 was considered
large, while now 900 men are graduated in
one year from the combined academic and
scientific departments of Yale, which
has total enrolment of nearly 2500 stu
Qents.
This year the law course has been in
creased from two years to three years.
Three years of successful study will be re-
! quired for the degree of LIB, four years
for NIL, five years for DEL. doctor of
common lava degree first created by
Yale) and six years for LID. At present
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

1t are behind this venture, and should
they decide to put this handsome and
commodious steamer on the run it is sure
10 be success. Wreckers are at work on
the stranded Colombia, and this will prob
ably be the last opportunity of getting q
look at her IS she lies under Pigeon Point.
The Mexico will leave at 8 80 A. NJ. from
Broadway wharf, and will get back ABOUT
$50 P. NJ, and the Piper-Aden-Goodall
Company will handle her should she go.
The barkentine Planter, which ran be-
tween here and Honolulu until the South
ern Paci6c's discrimination drove the
trade to Portland, has been taken from her
retirement, and will load lumber at Eureka
for Sydney, N. S. w.
The schooner Oceania Vance, now at
Honolulu, has a new master. Captain
Dart, late of the schooner Sparrow, went
down TO the islands to assume command,
but had to carry the matter to the con-
sular courts before he could oust Captain
Anderson. The latter came back to San
Francisco on the steamer Australia, but
he has not so far, gone near the owners.
The agent of the vessel says that since the
vessel sailed for Australia they have never
heard from the master, ana learned by the
last steamer, from outside sources, that he
had taken three women with him, as
passengers, from Sydney to Honolul
The managing owner would like to see
Anderson.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
Baltimore Packers to Label
Their Fruit as From This
State.
A FEW DISASTROUS RESULTS
Their Plans Discovered by an Eastern
Agent of the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange.

| News has Just been received by the San
| Francisco Fruit Exchange of what would,
| if authentic, be a gigantic fraud perpe-
| trated on the fruit packers and growers of
| California.
The news is in the shape of communi-
cation sent to one OF the members of the
exchange by an agent located in one of
the Middle Western States. The honesty
| and integrity of the writer are vouched for
| by the members of the San Francisco
| Fruit Exchange. The names of the par
ties to this scheme are known to the Off
GERS of the Fruit Exchange, but for certain
obvious reasons will not be given publicity
at this time.
In order to comprehend the wrong in
tended to be done California peaches by
the Eastern packers concerned in the af-
fair it is necessary only to print the COM
munication, which follows:
I learned to-day confidentially that the Bal
timore packers intend packing lsrge guam
tity of peaches this season under California
labels, both standards and seconds. One
broker has already taken orders for 1000
cases. subject to approval of samples and
prices, and the buyers have selected their la
bels.' The cans are TO be labeled in Baltimore
and shipped in plain cases. the packer furnish
ing a stencil and the cases to be branded after
arrival at destination.
From the indifference manifested by the job
bers in this State l am inclined to believe
that the Jobbers' Association here at a meet
ing held last month, agreed to refrain from
buying any canned fruit futures from Califor-
MIA They all talk in the same vein, and say
they will buy the goods next spring or when
they need them, ana that the California
packer must carry the goods.
Baltimore packers are also going to pack
sliced peaches and put them on the market so
as to afford both jobber and retailer good
profit by selling to the cons umer at 10 cents.
Secretary T. S. Taylor stated yesterday
that the parties to the scheme had been
written to in regard to the matter and the
affair will be probed to the bottom. In
case they deny the report steps will be
taken at once to ascertain its veracity. II
it is found to be true, the matter will be
given full publicity, and the law will he
invoked to prevent the consummation of
the fraud.
California packers" said Secretary
Taylor, generally bear. in mind the
amount of fruit disposed of the previous
year when engaged in packing. If the
Eastern market should be flooded with
Eastern fruit, purporting to be grown in
California, the local packers would be I'M
able'to get rid of much of their canned
fruit, and great financial damage would
result.
'Then again, the Eastern packers would
have no freight across the continent to
pay, and consequently could sell their
fruit more cheaply. This would prevent
competition. Besides, for the same reason,
they could export fruit more cheaply than
we. This would be a vast injury to Cali
fornia packers as well as growers.
"If we can prove that this alleged
nefarious scheme exists there will De
trouble in store for the parties con-
cerned."
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
FORT MASON MURDER
Preliminary Examination of Private
James Kelly Commenced Before
Judge Conlan.

The preliminary examination of Private
James Kelly of Battery E, Fifth Artillery,
charged with the murder of Private Jo-
seph e. Quinn at Fort Mason on Friday
night, July 10, was commenced before
Judge Conlan yesterday.
Four witnesses were examined and their
evidence was similar to that given at the
Coroner's inquest. Police Corporal George
w. Russell sub mitted chart showing the
location of the murder. Private John P.
Jones testified to an alteration in which
Kelly and Quinn participated, and then
Kelly went behind the hose-reel house,
following Quinn up.
Privates John Whalen and John O'Don-
nell gave damaging testimony against
Kelly. The former testified that he heard
Quinn say that his iugular was cut and he
saw Kelly walking away. O'Donnell tes-
titled tn at Quinn fell into his arms, saying
he had been cut and he was done for. He
asked Quinn who had cut him and Quinn
whispered kelly"
Further examination of the witnesses
will be held this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
FRIENDS OF SUFFRAGE.
All Hands Appear TO Be Anxious to
Give the Good Work Help
ing Hand.

Visitors from all parts of the State con-
tinue to call at the Woman Suffrage Bu-
reau. Among yesterdays callers were a
number of ladies from MADEIRA County,
who reported that the movement is act
ually booming in their section, women
from twenty and thirty miles away COM
ing in farm wagons to attend the lectures.
Mrs. Sweet received the country visitors
with cordial welcome and failed not to
call their attention TO the famous punch
bowl and the dime-and- ballot box close by,
while Miss Martin, not to be outdone in
zeal, clapped the pretty badge of the as
sociation upon all corners.
Miss Anthony and Miss Hay leave this
morning for Santa Cruz, where they will
lecture before the Ministerial Association
of California and the Santa Cruz Woman
Suffrage Club.
Mrs. Naomi Anderson's work among the
colored people is achieving good results,
one large club having been organized
with another in process of formation. She
speaks tonight in the ola Zion Church on
Stockton street, and tomorrow night at
the colored Baptist churchi on Powell
street.
The lady managers of the bureau desire
to return special thanks to the kind friends
who keep the rooms fragrant and lovely
by means of their generous donations OF
flowers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

burg. Only one accident,happened during
the voyage. On March % last William
Brown, an A. B., fell from the mizzen top
and fractured his skull. He lived for an
hour, but never regained consciousness.
Captain Cummings spoke quite fleet of
ships. On April s. in latitude SO. 40 south,
longitude So west. the British ship
Lathom, from Swansea for San Francisco,
was spoken. The Lathom has since been
reported as having put into Valparaiso for
water. She had on board the crew of the
British ship Gowanbank, which was
abandoned off the Horn. On April %, in
latitude $3.50 south, longitude $3.50 west,
anEabandoned four-masted iron shin,
partially dismasted, was passed. This was
probably the Gowanbank. which has now
been drifting about the Horn for months.
On the same date that the abandoned
ship was passed, the ships Fulwood and
Gulf Stream were sighted off Staten
Island. They were making good weather
OF it and should reach porty in safet.
The schooner Martha w. Tuft reached
port soon after the Loeb Linnhe. She
was forty-eight days making the run from
Tres Marias, Mexico. About fortnight
ago the vessel began to run out of pro-
visions and every body was placed on short
allowance. Fortunately the bark Albert
from Honolulu came along. and Captain
SuppllGO Jnc 4u1G VIII GlR4I
davs' supplies. Captain Olsen of the
schooner reports that it was nothing but
a drifting match from Tres Marias to San
Francisco.
The barkentine City of Pspeete made an
unusually long passage from Tahiti. She
was forty-five days making the run, and as
she is supposed to leave again nn the 1st
of August with the French mail there will
be a scramble to unload and load her
apain Captain Berude reports lipht
winds throughout. On July his vessel
sailed over what appeared to be the keel
of vessel. 1t was about 100 feet long and
was bolted with four and six inch spikes.
This was in latitude 22.20 north, longitude
1853 west. This is probably the keel that
was reported by one of the coasters a
couple of weeks ago.
There is some talk Of chartering the
Alaska excursion steamer Mexico for a
run to the wreck of the Colombia next
Sunday. The people who engineered the
last excursion and made such success of
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
REGISTRATION.
7. ]. L. Smiley's Expert Opinion
of Its Theory and
Practice.
He Thinks It Will Result in Fraud.
Election Officers Who Are
Not Voters.

'The theory of precinct registration"
said I. j. L. Smiley, the Republican rep
resentative, sis all very well, but the
practice is essentially different. There are
in this City upward of 900 election officers,
not more than one-fifth of them being
qualified electors. The precinct registra-
tion this year will, am sure, be produc-
tive of extensive frauds.
"Why, only small proportion of the
rece ntly appointed inspectors, judges and
clerks OF election has legal residence in
the City and County of San Francisco and
is entitled to vote. The greater the num-
Der Of precincts the wider is the scope
given to fraud. Registrar Hinton is SEEM
lngly falr-minded man, but he cannot
control the political consciences of his
numerous subordinates. They, neces-
sarliy will be influenced by personal and
partisan considerations. i think that all
registration should be conducted at the
City Hall. This, while it would not alto
gether prevent fraud, would greatly lessen
the chances for its perpetration.
AS l have said, many of the recently
appointed officers of election are not
voters, and besides many more of them
are not even residents OF the precincts from
which they make their applications.
There are several important constitu-
the coming election such as woman's suf-
frage, the exemption of taxation upon
mortgages, etc., and these should be given
prominent place upon the ticket. Thus
far the necessary provisions for bringing
these topics before the attention of the
people and giving them their proper places
upon the ticket have not been made. The
registration this year is comparatively
heavy, but this is not necessarily any in
dlcation Of fraud, which may be looked for
later in the precincts.
1T is surprising how many men are
anxious to earn the $40 allowed for service
on precinct boards of registration. and to
what length they will go In securing such
appointments. Political parasites and
men around town without any visible
means of support will file applications for
positions with the Registrar and swear
that they are electors of the Citv and
County of San Francisco and residents AT
the Lick House or some other Fashionable
hotel, when in truth they are neither
one nor the other. trust that by the ex-
ercise Of due vigilance we shall be
able to detect and prevent all election
frauds which may be attempted during
the coming campaign, and to secure Ia
the people fair count and an honest ex-
preston OF the public sentiment"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
Plumbers Protest.

Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald has sent a
letter to the Board of Health requesting that
the board make few changes in the rules and
regulations. adopted April Is, 1896, referring
TO the examination of persons desiring to be-
come regis tered as master or ionrneymen
plumbers. One section provides that such ex-
aminations shall be held on the first and third
Friday of each month at 8 P. NJ The objection
to this is that the hour will necessitate the ap-
plicant losing half days work. The second
each person taking an examination. The Com
missioner's request was made at the instance
OF the Plumbers Union, who wish to have the
hour changed from $50 P. N. to 8 P. NJ and
who do not think that any charge should be
made.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
MORE PROOF COMES IN.
Advertising Pays-Pays Promptly, Pays
WelI-What One Ad. Did.

Advertising Pays-Pays Promptly, Pays
WelI-What One Ad. Did.
Last Monday morning the California
Furniture Company advertised "Red-
Letter" sale, to commence that day. No
mention of it had been previously made,
but before noon the big store commenced
to fill up, and in the afternoon there were
actually more people in the store than
could be waited on handily.
OF course "red-letter" days are pretty
we'll known to furniture buyers and full
stores are common enough, but it goes to
show that advertisements are read-and
more, that advertisement readers are buy
ers
"Good furniture, quick prices,'' is the
'short and sweet way the California Fur
niture Company tells about "red-letter"
days. These words mean more than you
would think from first reading.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
QUADE { CO. MAY SETTLE
The Firm Will Probably Pay
Seventy-fve Cents on
the Dollar.
If Some Agreement Is Not Reached
at Tc.Day's Conference Insolv.
ency May Result.

There is very fair proba bility that the
assignment made by A. Quade & Co., the
wholesale grocers, at 636 Market street
for the benefit OF their creditors, will be
settled soon in way satisfactory both to
the firm and its creditors.
A committee of the Board of Trade re-
ported that the liabilities amount to
$4,000. Tt ; assets, they found, would
fully cover this amount. Quade d Co.
made proposition TO settle for so cents
on the dollar, but the creditors thought
that they might get more.
1t was finally agreed that proposition
should be made TO Quade & Co. to settle
for 75 cents on the dollar. The result can.
not be known until after a conference 70
be held to-day at 4 P. NJ.
If Quade d Co. agree to the proposition
Of the creditors it is believed that the
affair will be settled to the satisfaction oil
all in the near future, otherwise the firm
will be obliged either to go into insolvency
or hand the business over to the creditors
and permit the matter to wind up in
liquidation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
THE GOLD EXCHANGE.

General Walter Turnbu11 Issues His
Semi-Annual Report.
General Walter Turnbull, president OF
the Gold Mining Exchange, has Just com
plsted his semi-annual report. in which he
reviews the work Of the exchange for the
first six months of its existence. The re-
port says:
In view of the exceedingly stringent times
we may well feel congratulated upon the sue
cess thus far attained and upon our present
healthy financial condition. Much of the work
has been purely educational of the importance
Of the gold mining industry. The suspicion
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
AMATEUR ATHLETIcs.
hecord-Breaking at the Young Men
Christian Association.

necoro-Breaking at the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The second indoor athletic tryout held
at the gymnasium of the Young Men, $
Christian Association on Tuesday even.
ing resulted in the breaking of the
following association records; One hun-
dred yard dash, won by H. Wilson. il
II 40 sec.; half-mile run, won bv Georg,
klarmann, time 2:22 2-5; one-miis
walk, won by. e. Leilich, time s :93 4-5
running broad jump, won by II. Wilson
distance II feet 1 inch.
On august 4, at P. NJ, a testimonial
benefit will be rendered Professor Joh n
Schenk, the. former physical director o.
the association, by the members of the
gymnasium, on which occasion an interest
ing programme will be rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
there the care are between 200 and 300 students in

there are between 200 and 800 students in
the Yale law school.
Professor Townsend's advice to a pros
pectlve law student is to spend two years
IN good. law school, getting the prin-
clpieS, and then year IN a law office
learning to apply them before attempting
TO practice. He says that he believes in
teaching with a textbook, supplemented
by cases and discussions in class, but he is
opposed to the Harvard principle of
studying cases alone.
with ate sbs football n;S prospects he remarked,
his alma mater, "are, as usual, good. Oh,
we'd like to meet you fellows out here.
Ihere is very warm feeling at Yale for
the Californis universities, for you have
had our coaches to train you-Camp, But
terworth, Heffelfnger and the rest. -
Professor Townsend is accompanied by
his wife and Miss Townsend and his two
sons. To-day the party will leave for Del
Monte, but will return for few days visit
in this City before going East.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

which naturally attaches to all mining enter
prises is being gradually overcome by the
policy of making examination OF mines before
placing their securi ties before the public.
The course of free public lectures under
taken has proven very popular and in future
lectures it is proposed to give each mining Sec
tion an opportunity for representation. Some
handsome contributions have been received
from influential sources to aid in these efforts.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
The Abandoned British Ship
Gowanbank Sighted by the
Loeb Linnhe.
WAS DESERTED MONTHS AGO
Captain Anderson of the Oceapia
Vance Has Been Superseded by
Captain Dart.

Several overdue ships arrived in port
yesterday, ard all reported light battling
winds. The first to get in was the British
ship Loeb Linnhe. 160 days from Ham.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
AUCTION SALES.

BY CHAs. LEVY & Co.-This day (Thnrsday)
. Restaurant, at S67 Market street. at IL O'Clock.
BY FRANK w. BUTTERFIELD = This day
Thursday, Furniture, at % Turk street, at IL
O'Clock.
BY SULLIVAN & DoYLE-This day Thursday,
Horses ETC., 220 Valencia street. ct IL O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

1t is well to remem Der when papering a
small room that blue in all light shades
makes room look larger. Dark colors or
posite effect.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
Notice of openin

Notice of Opening.
Santa Clara College will reopen its
classes at II NJ. on August 4.
JOSEPH w. RIoRDAN, s. J.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

HoITTs School fol Boys, Burlingame. Sixth
year begins Aug 1. Ira G. Hoitt Ph. D., Master.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER.-HB Bohemia"
rA1IFoRSIA THEATER---"Merchant OF Venice"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"The Highest Bidder"
MoRosco's oPERA-H oUsE-"Mr. Barnes OF New
York"
TJvoII OPERA-HousE.-"Fa Faust"
URPHEUM-High-C Glass Vaudeville
sUrRo BATHS Bathing and performances
SHOOT THE CHuTEs-Daily at Haight street,
Gle block east of the Park.
PICNIcS AND EXCURSIONS.
ExcURs1oN-To Santa Cruz, Sunday. August 2.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
Trunks Moved ab Cents

Commercial Transfer Co., % sutter street
Telephone Main 49. Keep your checks for us !,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

NEW To-DAx-AMusEMENrs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-26
Detroit Free Press.
Origin of Santa Clann.

AS for Santa Claus himself, he has
surely a guarantee of immortality, if
ever a creation of human fancy and
domestic affection did so. He has q
history-much of it legendary, we must
confess-which Of itself makes him a
noted character. He seems to be a
composite personality, uniting the Boy
Bishop of old times in England, the
Christ-kindlein of fGermany-the Christ
child who came down the chimney on
Christmas eve to fill the children's
stockings-and the st. Nicholas of
the Fourth century, who, having in
herited a large fortune, devoted it to
the relieving of distress, and some
times the necessities of those who In
some distress of evil fortune became
embarrassed. or reduced from wealth
to poverty. The reindeer and the sleigh
must be of far northern origin. Thus
the orient, Britain, Germany and Scan
dinavia, appear to have each a hand in
creating personality which is so dear
to US all because it represents what
is most simple, kindly and benefcent
in the more intimate relations of human
life.-Chicago Standard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-26
FIG. 1.

tom, leaving only the cylindrical por-
ton, which should be securely fastened
by lap-joint seam running it's entire
length.
At a stationery store obtain a small
piece of thin parchment and with o
compass describe upon it a circle hav.
ing the same diameter as the box, and
half an inch outside of this draw an
other. Then with sharp pair of scis-
sors cut out small pieces of the parch-
ment all around the edge between the
lines as shown in Fig. 1.
Soak the parchment in warm water
for few minutes, then stretch and
glue it fast to one end of the cylinder,
binding the glued ends down with linen
thread wound tightly around the box
over the ends as shown in Fig. 2.
The threads help the glue in keeping
the parchment firmly fastened to the
tin, and relieve the glued ends from ex-
cessive strain. When the parchment is
dry it will be tightly stretched like the
head of a drum. The outer part of the
can may then be covered with some col
ored paper securely fastened on with
glue. This will hide the tin and inn
prove the appearance of this part of the
| locust.
Next whittle out a round stick six
inches long and quarter of IN inch