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THOSETELEPHONE ORDERS
City and County Attorney Cres-
well Renders An Opinion
on Them.
The Measure Proposed by Herman de
Laguna Declared to Be the
Most Complete.

In reply to the communication recently
sent 10 City and County Attorney Cres-
well py the Board of Supervisors regard
ing the telephone franchise, the legal ad-
wiser Of the City has returned the follow
ing:
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County Of San FrdnciSco-GENTLE-
MEN: l am in receipt of your communication
dated June 9, 1896, inclosing resolution No.
Id, $40 (third serles). Accompa nying said reso-
lution were two Bunk orders, offered by the
Peoples Telephone Company and Herman de
Laguna respectively as forms for the proposed
granting of franchise for compe titive tele-
phone company in The City and County of San
Francisco.
| have carefully examined these propose
franchises, as requested by your honorable
board, together with certain amendments sub
mitted by the parties interested.
The form of franchise submitted by the Peo-
pies Telephone company contains the maxi
mum charge OF So per month rental for each
telephone instrument and cents for each and
every switch, while the form submitted by Mr.
de Laguna contains Il scale OF charges for
monthly rental and swift ches, and among them
is one for SO per month rental and cents each
for switches | have not sufficient practical
knowledge to determine which is the cheaper
OF the TWO proposals for the patrons of the
telephone service. Each form contains q
maximum rate, which is OF itself a guarantee
OF competition with any company making
greater charge.
phone Company contains provision that the
City shall receive the free use of forty tele-
phones within two years after the granting OF
the franchise, while the form submitted by
Mr.. de Laguna gives the City 100 telephones
free of charge for the first ten years OF the life
OF the company and fifty additional thereafter
This is q material concession in favor of the
City ami County in the form submitted by Mr.
de Laguna and greater than in the other
Each form provides for the payment into the
treasury of the City and County OF 2 per cent
OF the gross earnings OF the company receiving
the franchise
The form of franchise submitted by Mr. de
Laguna in the regulation of the business of a
telephone company with and i'll a city is much
more complete than the form of the Peoples
Mutual Telephone Company.
herewith return the proposed franchises
submitted with your communication and the
proposed amendments which accompanied
the same. HARRY L. CREswELL
Attorney and Counselor.
June % 1896
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friend of hers who occasionally took her out
She told me she knew him for the past two
years. They talked pleasantly little while
and she asked him if he got her letter. he
said mo-" and she said, "That is funny,
wrote for you to come and meet me and
not get any letter yesterday this morning.,
and he said that she was lying; that she did
not write any letter at all. She said, III am
lying that is all right" and then he took out
his pistol and shot her and / ran out OF the
room. He did not appear excited when he
came in and did not seem to be drinking; she
was sewing the lounge. When | ran down
the stairs heard another shot: this was about
10 80 this morning. The woman had little
boy stopping over in oakland; that is all
know about her.
Police officer o. c. Phillips knew Mrs.
Borden when she kept dressmaking
place on the 400 block on McAlhster street.
His official statement is:
The man went TO her place about three
months ago and had quarrel with her, and
on going out he broke glass door, and the
woman asked some officer for protection.
don't know which officer. She then left that
place and moved further down on McAllister,
and met the man once going into the place
where she formerly was; he said he had key
and that he paid the rent and was al liberty to
go there. After she moved out did not hear
OF her any more.
Elmer Barley, son of the landlady at 1856
Polk street, where the tragedy took place,
also made q statement to this effect:
Last night as 1 came home from the theater,
about IL o'clock, / met this man outside. He
inquired if Mr.. Barclay lived there? | said
yes, but that it was pretty late for any one to
call that night, and the man replied, 'All
right, I will come in the morning" and he
went away.
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became sicknurse, hiring out at so much

became sicknurse, hiring out at so much
per week.
Cora Lincoln's life was peculiar one.
only very few, and they were oId-time
acquaintances, knew her under that name.
AS such the light-tripping, gay, laughing
little blonde with Pyke's Opera Company
she won many hearts.
Later she was known as Mrs. Cora Bor-
uen. 1t was after her trim figure had fallen
away and only her apIomb and nerve re-
mained.
She was no longer fitted for the stage,
out she still had her tact and good nature
TO carry her through. She orifted into
the hire of people requiring bright people
ABOUT them TO cheer them during their
hours of suffering. She made a fair sue
cess, as the following recon mmendation
will show:
am about leaving for the East and am
oonged TO leave Cora Borden, who has been
with me for some weeks. She is All excellent
nurse, cheerful and willing-neyer too tired
TO do anything that will ease pain-and her
disposition is so sunny and cheerful that it is
a pleasure to have her around one. She is an
excellent seamstress and dressmaker and, in
short, can make herself useful in any capacity.
l am writing this very hurriedly, but hope !
here made myself understood, although my
writing is very unsteady.
HARRIET F. KIMBALL, 1908 Pacific avenue.
June 10.
But employment as sick nurse was not
enough to keep Cora Lincoln-Borden in
funds, so she secured employment - a
dresSmaker with Mrs. Mary Barclay in the
house where the tragedy occurred.
In the meantime George Stutz kept COM
pany with her, frequently telling his
friends that he worshiped the ground on
which she walked.
OF late Stutz has been despondent, and
evidently was IN fear that he was losing
the love of his sweetheart. Their final
quarrel indicates that he was in desper-
ate mood.
The first shot he fired at her went wide
OF the mark. 1t shattered the wall back
OF the sofa and broke globe in the chan
delier'
The frightened woman rushed to get
away, but in her fright stumbled, and
while on her knees, resting her head on
the sofa, she raised her arms TO protect or
hide her face
The second bullet went through her left
side to her back, killing her Immediately.
Mrs. Barclay was not dozen feet from
the room door before Stutz had committed
suicide as we'll as murder.
He fired his weapon with his left hand,
blowing out his brains
When the officers arrived on the scene.
Cora Llncoin's clothes were atre from
the powder of the pistol fired at close
range.
Officers Wren and Reynolds went to
George Stutz's room at S43 Howard street.
Mrs. Fields, the landlady, showed them
his room and told them he had been room
Ing with her for about year; that he was
an engineer and that the last steamship he
was on was the Naquina. He had been
out OF employment for some time and was
$l2 IN debt to her for room rent. In the
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TOOK THEIR QUEUES.
Row MorOscos Three Little Chinese
Actors Were Frightened Out of
the Theater.


Morosco has three little Chinese bows
who take part in the naval drama now be-
ing given at the Grand OPERA house, and
the securing of the small Asiatics has been
attended with trouble galore. In the first
place their parents had to be satisfied that
the youngsters would not be- bewitched or
given the evil eve or some other dread dis
ease, and then the boys themselves had to
be coaxed.
During the first rehearsal the Chinese
fathers were present to witness the per-
formance and test the question of their
children's safety. They stood in the wings
and when in one of the acts a PLAYER
rushed off the stage with revolver in his
hand, with madness in his rolling eve
balls, the Mongols struck out for China
town.
After much persuasion and an increase
of salary for the young actors, the little
fellows were brought back to the thealer
AS is well known, Grand Opera drama is
filled with the smoke end thunder of war.
and when the first gun was fired there was
hurried exit. The place on the stage
where the infantChinese stood were empty.
but Police Sergeant Conboy, patrolling on
Mission street, saw three small pigtails
whsk by him and heard the tapping of
three small blouses in the night wind ere
Chinatown received them gain within her
dark but protecting arms
They took their cues with them,' said
Conboy, who is punster of high order,
and knows a theatrical joke when he
sees 1t.
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closet of Stutz's room they found box o
45 calber center fire Winchester car
tridges; five or six had been taken. The
landladv said these cartridges were not in
the closet when she cleaned the room
Monday morning. StutZ, she also stated
only one woman ever called to see him
while he roomed there. That was some
time ago, but he was not at home and she
never came again.
She described her as a woman with
short curly hair. Mrs. Fields also said he
never spoke about women and was very
quiet and gentlemanly man. They found
in the room two valises containing work
ing clothes and couple of boxes OF files in
the room and a hack saw in the closet
There was no writing of any description.
Stutz's body was taken charge of last
night by the Marine Engineers Associa-
ton, of which he was member.
When StutZ came to this country twelve
years ago he was member OF the steam
schooner Lackne's crew, running to
Alaska. He also was in the engineers
department of the steamer San Bias in
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Mrs. Mary Barclays statement was
taken down in shorthand by Captain
Lees man almost Immediately after the
shooting. She was an eyewitness of the
proceedings until the time she ran out of
the room, leaving George Stutz and Cora
Borden alone. She made the following
statement:
l have known the dead woman about four
months. / think she was about 81 years of age.
She has lived here with me about week. Sne
did my dressmaking for me and was sleeping
on my lounge until she could find some work.
This man came in about 10 80 this morning.
/ sat on the rocking-char and the woman
Mrs. Borden) sat on the sofa and he sat on a
chair in front OF her. He knocked al the door
and asked for Miss Lincoln. She introduced
him to me as George and told me he was a
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upon ner at her lodgings at 1856 Polk street
at 10 o'clock in the morning, and while
words of friendship and highest regard
played upon his lips, cajoling the woman
to believe him always her faithful attend
ant, he nursed secret intention of muir
Gering her and then himself
1t is but a cumulative chapter of the
penalty of crime.
Two people came together. They loved
without restraint and regardless of all
social conventionalities. One became
tired of the other, who was jealously ex-
acting, and in one of the usual quarrels
which we're won't to end in a kiss and
make up, Stutz drew a revolver, killed
the woman and then made away with
himself.
1t was a clean job, so to speak. There is
no mystery to it, and the police this time
have no clews to follow. If there are any
they ended in the cham Der where the
tragedy occurred.
Captain Lees and his men were early on
the scene, found both bodies. gathered in
their effects and, to their great satisfac-
ton, the whole thing ends there.
Stutz, who is German about 80 years OF
age and a marine engineer, became ac-
quainted with Cora Lincoln some two
years ago. She had been a theatrical star
up to that time, and while her looks were
not calculated to set the hearts of men
sfire her figure was shapely and her ways
were captivating.
Stutz admired her most in her profes-
sion as danseuse or as character artist,
for his room on Howard street was we'll
decorated with her pictures in costume.
That his affection continued is evinced by
the fact of bis frequent calls upon her at
her rooms long after she left the stage and
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aminations for postal positions until Feb
ruary, 1897. The list is full to overfowine
now and the examination scheduled fol
August has been postponed until the time
named. The following letter to the secre
tary of the local Board of Postal Inspect
ors fully explains the situation:
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
WASHINGTON d. c., June 18.
Secretary Postal Board San Francisco, CAL
SIR: Acting upon the information contained
in the statement made by you after your con
ference with the Postmaster, to the effect thai
the existing registers are sufficient to meet the
demands of the service until February next,
the commission has ordered that the examine
tion scheduled to be held in August be can
celed.
Your board is directed to notify the public
of this action through the press and to send q
special notice to each person who has an ap
pication on file.
All applications now on file in complete
form will be good for the next examination
held, but no further applications will be ac-
cepted until receipt OF orders from the com
mission. Very respectfully,
JOHN r. PRoCTER, President.
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BORROW sealskins, silks and jewels at Uncle
Harris. Is Grant avenue.
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TIRED OF LIFE.

A Young MiIkman Who Took Poison
Because of Dependency.
Gotleb Faver, a lad IS years of age, who
was employed as a mixer at a dairy on
the San Bruno road, became respondent
Yesterday and swallowed dose of strych-
nine. He was dispatched TO the City and
County Hospital, where the usual RENE
dies in case of poisoning were applied.
The physician who attended him states
that he has hopes of his immediate re-
cnYerY.
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He KILLED HER
AND THEN HIMSELF.
Engineer George Stutz De-
liberately Murders His
Sweetheart.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
Cora Lincoln, the Victim, Was
Once a Bright Theatri-
cal Star.
KNOWN UNDER ANOTHER NAME
. Since Her Retirement as a Danseuse,
She Has Made Reputation as
a Sicknurse
KNOWN UNDER ANOTHER NAME

Cora Lincoln, one of the "fairies" in
Fyke's Opera Company and character
artist and danseuse in other Eastern COM
olnations. met with a horrible death yes
terday morning.
George Stu;z, former sweetheart, called
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Not the State Organizer.


The following communication is self-ex-
planatory:
Editor Of The Call: NJ. II. Wilkens who, it was
stated in last weeks CALL. had been accused OF
deirauding several members of the Wood men OF
the World in this City was not, as first reported
State organizer for that order He held com
mission only a local organizer, working under
the direction OF State Organizer w. a. Peabody o.
Los Angeles Yours respectfully,
p. f. GILRoY,
sui-Commsnder Golden Gate Camp NO. 81
w. O. w.
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June %, 1896
NO MORE EXAMINATIONS
Applicants for Postal Positions Must
" ait Another Twelve
Months.

There will be no more civil service ex-
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WILL Close EARLY.

The Retail Hatters' Association of this City
has passed res olution to close their places OF
business Saturday, July 4, at L o'clock.
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basta Sc bfs anUnciedo nor e' t6emino de
ounce tif 5 cnntar desda el en qga sc lie
na aqnel reGoisto, sc hses n.es9nte quc
ests plazo veara 81 dia cato~ca dsl cofr.ent.,
mes d.. A5ril, y pos AIT, i LIS tres IL IA
tsrde de $50 dia sendra Iugar el scto do re-
ferenCia.
Lo qae Sc hsoe p1hliea psra general como
c;nliento, adyitti4tdose qae el tipo s; nalado
para eeta subssta. ssf como ias faDzas. Sc
ebtenderan coz ei 5 . E DE- descuento ror Ia
difsreocia de tacpe,ia, segna 10 dispuesto
por al Exceleutfsimo Ayuntamiento.
P,5nee. AbFil 4 de 1855 Ell Alcalde,
Juan Use PctGEs
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CORRESPONDENCE PARTICULAR

ST. don s. M, Arecibo. .-Dados de alta
don J NJ. i, don F. @ doffs Il. NJ. De
baja don c..
Sr don F. p, Utuado. CUM nplimentada
su csrta del dta 8 8 de Mario 1ltimo.
Sr don N M, OoUerfo -Dsdos de alta
los sefcres b. de O. J c.. Graciss gor sus
ssrvicios.
S.. don J. E. IL Manati Hoy Sc le re
mite puevsmente ell udmero del suplemessto
don a. G.
sr don A. G. G., Carolina Abonados
los ~ ntimeros sobraptes Sc remite nue.
vamente el nimero del sup7emento para
Fernandez, Fue tes y Vizcarrondo.
Sr. don S. sM, Caho-Rojo. .-AborAdole
30 50 del recibo de don F. E III.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-06

Por el correo pr6ximo llega. "a de la peniu-
sula cinco mil pesos mas, en- moneda frac-
cionaria.
Es probable q.a instancia del sefior In-
teDdente, Sc aeDfsn ounce veinte mil pc
SOS de Ia misma Tu1nc:ia La calderilla re
cibida no Sc pond a ~ ciTcul&cion hasta que
no sea ~taladrada
La medida es opo, tu1a.
Con tu sombrero de plumas
no vergss dsr dote pisto.
que en- casa de Los Matchachos
de mas gusto los he visto.
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EXCMO. AYUNTAM[ENTO
DE LA
CIUDAD DE PONCE
PreStde19ctG
AL ? UBLICO
AL P q BLICO

Estando pepdIepte de di tribucion 81 i'm
porte de las multas siguientes, i'm paestas (
los &C flores Frau Saau &c por oIfereucia>
en- las papeIetas de extrace'o nd1 Is 6 S8l
Y 5 696 de Diciembre O.tubre de 1893, Sc
Sia notas pnestss eor ioa sub6eietos de
:. Coto" . Tlbes", asceudentes 4 an pes
eiacusqstt cent? Uos y cuotYo pesos ciaac,feD
g. els centGuos respectiyamaats l.
cuisines te impuesta los sef1ores A Tei~-
' ca por difarepcias en- la papeleta de ex
toacci6n uIimsro 063 fechs diez ot ho d
Euero de ,s93, ascendenfe tres pesos 81
sentd centaros !; Sc hace y.1blieo por el pre-
s,3te para one los empseados que partene
elan en- lss expresadaa erocas al ramo de
Consumes &c cream con deTecko q Les eita
4 IS mu tas, 10 justif9neu GU esta Alc.'idi
en 81 t6rmino de ech dias 4 eeDtar desds
Ell en que aparezea por primars vez est
edicto insel to en- Ia GacetG 0feioi, para dar
les la palte qua IN ellas les ceFrespondan col
-ugeci6n 10 di'2nesto scbre ell peTticu .
por e Rfglamento vigeLts del rama; de Is
oontrario Sc repaTtirAl las respet twas mni
tas entire los quo fgaran intergioiendo CT
las r6feridAs ferenoias-
Ponce. Mario ot do 1856 Ell Alcalde
Juan JOSE PotOus.
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r RECORTES 8

La paciencia es ell apoyo del debil, la i'm
paciencia, la ruiua del fnerte. II Fsachstersks-
cen.
No hacer NADIA por la propia fama,es mo-
rir viviendo. >
NADIA hay mas prop6sito para envejecer,
que acordsrse de que uno Sc va hacienda
viejo.
: Hay ideas que, como ciertas plantas, solo
dan fruto debajo de la TERRA
Los deseos son el condimento de la vida.
Ell dolor es al cuerpo 10 que ell remordi-
miento la concienoia.
J. Call.
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AVISO IMPORTAnTE

Pueden dirijirse al Ledo. don Francisco
Garcia Gar6falo -calle de Aguiar, 80 Haba-
na,--lss personals que deseen adquirir ell de-
recho optar una Natarfa en- el turno pre-
ferente de due nos de oficics Ell agenedos, en-
Coba 6 Puerto Rico, y en- poblacion inpor-
portarte.
La idemnizaci6n dsclarada de Real Orden
asciende ceroa de Sc, 900 con arregio Gu
ya snma Sc admiteD cfeTtas. Psgo de contado.
D4rs informas doctorM Martinez, en- el
vapor Maria Herrera; don Rafael Subira.
Ponce; en- la librerfa de Acosta San Juar,
ell interesado en la Habana. Ponce. 81 de
Mario de 1895 l N d.
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ROB &

En- Ia ucchs del sabado iltimo me han
robado IN cabsllo de mi propi, DID, que pas
tsba en- mi estaneia del baIrio de- CanGs de
este re miuo municipal
Las sef1as de dicho cahalIo son las siguieE-
tee: color luclo blanco, alzads 81 cuartaf,
pobre de erin cola, de . amos de
edad
Lo hago liblico para 10 que. corresponds,
cfrecieI dc gratificar bien al que avise ell pa-
radero del animal sustraido.
Ponce 9 JUAN BOTA.
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B A N co
TERRITORIAL Y AGRICOLA De PUERTO-RICO
SECRETARfA

Eu session pdblica ceebrada por el Consej0
de Administrator ell dia 80 del corriente
mes ha tenido lngar ell sorteo de las cincEen
Ia dos c6iulas hipotecarias de la seguudc
emission, de ciucueuta pesos mexicanos cada
una, anunciado previamente en- Ia "Gacets
0feiai" La Correspondence de Puerto
Rico"
Desde el dfs primsro de Ahril eotrante.
reeojer5 psglra el Bsnco las que han re
sultado favorecidas por la suerte, cuyos I'd
meros sou les signientes