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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
THE LABOR UNIONS.
C. f. Schadt and j. j. Connolly Elected
as Business Agents.

C. +. Schadt and j. j. Connolly Elected
as Business Agents.
The unions of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil held mass-meeting at 115 Turk street
last night to elect two business agents.
The attendance was large and the election
spirited. there being seven candidates in
the field. On the first ballot ]. j. Con-
nelly of the Plasterers' Union was elected.
On the second ballot c. F. Schadt of
Carpenters and Joiners' Union No. 483
was elected. Both officers succeed them
selves in the positions.
The Journeymen BARRIERS Union met
last evening and the secretary reported
that by next Tuesday evening the charter
from the international body will have ar
rived. The union will then elect and install
permanent officers. After the installation
the BARRIERS will hold high jinks. 1t was
decided to close all shops at P. NJ. on July
4. A committee consisting OF w. B. Cur
rier, c. II. Spencer and l. Less was APP
pointed to draw up constitution ana by
laws.
Last evening the members of Union No.
of the San Francisco international Brick
layers held a meeting and declared most
emphatically in favor of eight hours as a
days work and general reduction in the
tax levy, to the end that industry may
have chance and that workingmen may
be more generally employed.
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NOTES..

Ladies admitted free of charge during
the remainder of the weeks racing.
These are great days for Joseph Cairn
Simpson. The veteran horseman has a
lame arm from shaking hands with his
many old acquaintances.
The 2:12 pace on Friday promises to be
a sizzling not affair.
Some of McNair's starts yesterday would
cause Messrs. Furguson and Caldwell to
wake up with nightmare, thinking he
was infringing on the Australian gate.
Claudius is owned by the Vendome stock
farm of San Jose and appears to be a
thoroughly game youngster.
HunyadI is not up to a gruelling con-
test, but Driver Dustin states the son OF
Hugo will now receive a ''prep" of much
brighter polish.
II the owners and the driver of Strath-
mont were guilty of fraud in connection
with the horses peculiar showing his vic
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tory proved a most expensive one, for, be-
slider ruling Driver Albertson off for TWO
years, the judges decided to take ad-
vantage of the rule, and allowed James
Dustin, who drove the horse in the last
four heats, so per cent of the purse. In
connection with the ruling the point was
raised by the friends Of Mr.. Albertson that
the decision was void, as A. 81. Cohen, one
of the judges officiating in the stand, is in
eligible TO occupy that position, as his
name appears on the suspended list of the
National Trotting Association. This ques-
ton will be decided at meeting of the
local association.
The meeting of see two crack PAGERS, W.
Wood and Waldo on Saturday, is arous-
ing general enthusiasm among horsemen
IN general
Edward s. Bell, the energetic secretary
of the Napa Agricultural Society, was busy
at the track yesterday distributing the
programmes for the fair which opens at
that place on July 6. Mr.. Bell stated that
his association would probably give two
extra days on July 13 and a. on which oc-
casions the runners would be given a
chance.
Following are to-day's entries: Purse
$3.50 for trotters of 2:35 class-Solo, Clay s
Addison. Dowatrine and Ellert.
Purse $1,000 for trotters of 2:24 class
Los Angeles, Hum boldt Maid. King of the
Ring. MeJico, Letter B, Athena. Gallette,
Prince Gift.
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G. A. sturtevant proxy; John Clark. G,
Hanley. J. R. Johnson proxy; L; Van Dusen.
f. F. Willsey, T. L. Carothers; A. NJ Duncan, u.
A. Sturtevant proxy
Modoc-J l. Laird, Joshua Frije proxy; C.
L. Chaplin, +. B. Mackinder proxy; A. c.
Lowell, J. L. Land proxy.
Napa-F. L. Coombs, r. H. Sterling, c. J.
Beersteeher G. W. Strohl, G. S. Mckenzie Rob-
ert Corlett, w. A. Macklpder, o. II. Block, F.
Grouse, f. NJ. Nollage; Z. M. Brock. G. S. Nc
Plumas-W. E. Mills, ]. R. Murray, W. W.
Fall, d. Mcfarland.
shasta-Lloyd Carter, t. J. Perryman, R. G.
Harvey, L. Carter proxy; Joseph Densmore, j.
NJ. Gleaves proxy; W. n. Webb, L. carter
proxy; A. Price, L. Carter proxy.
Sierra-O. Liberty, Stanley A. Smith, r. T.
Mott, William Cox, w. X. Turner.
Sonoma-W. J. Orr, n. K. Coffman, W. b.
Haskell, J. II. McNabb, H. Meacham, J. W.
Rose, D. B. Peugh. /. I. Ward, T. c. Putnam,
w. +. Price, E. w. Davis, r. NJ. Swain, A. U.
Burnett, W: s. staley, R. A. Poppe;, J; W; kags-
dale, NJ j. Strening. G. B. Baer, j. +; smith; Ill.,.
Tehama-W. +. Moggard, D. u. Do1soI @
proxy; A. T. Ellis, ID. D. Dodsoni q; W. west
lake, d. d. Dodson proxy; T. ID. Aloflght' d.
D. Dodson proxy.
Trinity-James Bowie w. l. Hupp Jr.; w. d.
La Bree, James Bowie proxy.
Siskiyou-B. +. Walker, L. 5. IomDnn
proxy; R. S. Taylor, Robert Nixin Jr, Clifford
Coggins. B. H. Gill; II. 5. Prendergast, a. u
Myers proxy; W. a. Wilson, H. ;. Cogglns
proxy; John Parker.
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CALL IT A GREAT STATE,
That Is the Decision of the
Visiting Civil Engi-
neerS.
Metcalf's Resolutions That Only the
Numerical Population Is Small
Are Indorsed.

The closing meeting of the twenty
eighth annual convention of the American
Society of Civil Engineers was called to
order last night in the assembly hall of
the Academy of Sciences by Joseph NJ.
Knap.
The only purpose of the meeting, as
scheduled, was to hear the annual address
of President Thomas Curtis Clarke.
That gentleman being absent, and, as
the chairman stated, ''some where in New
York or its environments" the printed
address was read.
William Metcalf closed the meeting with
few pleasant words regarding the State
in which the organization had been so
pleasantly entertained. He made COM
parsons showing the vast amount of ter
ritory in California, which Is equal to the
area of half dozen Eastern States, and
concluded by saying that with all this
vastness, which is in keeping with the
products OF the soil and the hospitable
temperament of the people, the popula-
ton was small. In fact" emphasized the
speaker, "this is the only small thing so
far apparent in California"
The following resolutions were pre-
sented:
Resolred, That California is great and that
the whole Pacific slope is greater.
ResolUed, That the products OF her soil are
great and ner people are much greater.
Resolved, That her flowers and fruits are lus-
cious and beautiful and her women excel them
all so greatly that we must say they are most
beautiful and lovely beyond compare.
Resolved, That we find ourselves unable TO
express ourselves and, therefore, we give it up
and consign ourselves without further thought
to the lnexpressible delights of our visit.
Mr.. Metcalf called for a vote, which,
from the volume of "ayes," sounded as a
unanimous expression, and then called for
the 'noes," supplementing the call with
the admonition that if there were any
they had better retire.
The delegates to the convention will be
treated to an inside view of the forti6ca-
tions of the Presidi 10 this morning
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Why a Japanese Steamship Line
HaS Not Been Established
TO This City.
WAITING FOR ENCOURAGEMENT
Suitable Arrangements Could Not Be
Made With the Southern Pa
clfc Company.

Coils P. Huntington has now added to
his unenviable record the distinction of
having driven from this port a proposed
line of steamers to and from Yokohama.
Il he has not done this personally he is at
least responsible for it, for to the inability
of the projectors of this trans-Pacific line
10 secure suitable arrangement with the
Southern Pacific Company for through
Eastern freight is due toe failure to estab-
lish this important enterprise.
Rumors have been current for several
months that the Usen Kaisha, the largest
and wealthiest steamship company in
Japan, with lines plying to all ports of
Asia and Europe, was about to make a
connection with one of the Pacific ports of
the United States, Portland, Tacoma.
San Diego and San Francisco were each
mentioned as the possible terminus on
this side of the ocean, but up to date the
project has shown no real signs of exist
ence so far as the general public is con-
cerned.
Broad hints have come from apparently
reliable sources that the matter was in
contemplation, but facts were unobtain-
able. Recently these rumors have been
revived With more vigor than ever. The
Japanese Consul, Sabura Koya, went so
being in contemplation by the Usen
Kaisha through the Japanese papers, but
| heretofore would have nothing further of
a committal nature to say OH the subject.
In the course of an interview yesterday,
however. he inadvertently disclosed the
| secret of why the proposed new Yoko-
homa-San Francisco line is not a fait
accomph.
He stated that about six months ago the
Japanese corporation made an lnVestiga-
ton of the situation on this side of the
Pacific, and decided that San francisco
was the best, and in fact the only port for
it to make connection with. Accordingly
negotiations were were opened with the
Southern Pacific Company, looking TO an
arrangement whereby the proposed line
would be given the same advantages so
lar as through freight for the East is con-
cerned as are enjoyed by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Company.
But no satisfactory agreement could be
considered that c. 2. Huntington. the
president of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, is also in control of the two steam
ship com panies to which the proposed new
line would be a powerful competitor.
Discouraged in this direction, the Usen
Kaisha turned its attention Englandward
and established line via the Suez canal
from Yokahoma. A feet of six steamers
was put on about half year ago. and ad-
vices just received by the Japanese Consul
state that this feet has nov been increased
to an even dozen vessels, with every indi-
cation that additional vessels will be re-
quired in the near future.
1t has been further learned that this
corporation is still ready to come to San
Francisco, and will do so as soon as it re-
ceives the desired and necessary encour-
agement.
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Ocean View Improvements.

The Ocean View Improvement Club met
last Sunday evening at Taylors Hall and
voted in favor of the establishing of high
school for the Mission district. After a
spirited discussion it was also unanimously
decided that the club cooperate heartily with
the other improvement clubs of the district in
securing red, or other rock equally as good,
at such figures will allow the property
owners to have their grading done at reason
able price.
While the improvement of their property
was looked after, the intellectual welfare OF the
residents of the district was not neglected.
To this end resolution was passed tayoring
the opening of a branch free library in this
section of the City. The delegates to the asso-
citation of improvement clubs are: NJ. F. Taylor,
David Hughes, William c. Fisher, Louis Ishim
and ]. r. Blanchard. The roll of the club was
increased by a large number OF signatures
The club will meet again next Sunday night at
8 O'Clock at the same place.
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GOING OVER ESTIMATES,
The Grand Jury Trying to
Reduce the Tax
Levy.
Heads of Municipal Departments Sub.
nit Statements of Ex.
penSe.

The Grand Jury has finally resolved to
consider no more criminal cases-in fact
nothing else than the municipal estimates
will be discussed. 1t was thought that
some consideration would be given last
Nettie Craven should retire from the
School Department, but the jury has de-
cided to refer this suggestion and all other
COMPLAINTS of personal character to the
next Grand Jury.
a resolution was adopted at the session
last Friday which instructed the jury com
mittee on municipal departments to OBJ
tain from the head of each department a
list of men employed, the salary paid to
each and a statement OF expenses for the
past year, together with an estimate of
forthcoming requirements. The resolu-
tion also requested the heads of depart
ments desiring an increase in the allow.
ance to state what reasons existed for de-
manding an increased sum of money
Last night the jury heard Harry Piper,
chief deputy of the County Clerk; V. F.
Northrop of the probate department, DR..
Lovelace, Health Officer, and Mr.. God
chaux, secretary of the Board of Health.
j. B. Reinstein, legal adviser of the
Health Board, also attended, but owing
to the lateness OF the hour he was not
called into the jury-room.
Diligent inquiry was made by the Grand
Jury to ascertain If the number of clerks
in the County Clerks office-eighty-
four-could not be reduced without detri-
ment to the service, but Messrs. Curry
and Northrop insisted that all of the men
on the payroll were authorized by law
and were necessary to perform the work
which the law required OF the office. The
jurors seemed to adhere to the opinion
that reduction in the force might be ei-
fected.
The representatives of the Board of
Health sought to convince the jury that a
larger appropriation was needed for food
inspection.
The Grand Jury is dete rm ined to go
ahead in the consideration of estimates.
and If the inquiry results in ascertaining
where proposed allowances are extrava-
CANT vigorous remonstrance will be made
to the Board of Supervisors against per-
mitting the extravaganza. 1t is well un-
derstood that the Finance Com mittee of the
Supervisors has the estimates under re-
view at present. but the Grand Jury ex-
poets to be ready to report the result of
observations before the board finally
passes upon the allowances.
Another session of the Grand Jcry will
be held tomorrow evening. Then the
Assessor will be able to state the valua-
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ALTAR OF ROSES.
The First Shipment to This City Is
Seized for DUTY.

The First Shipment to This City Is
Seized for Duty.
There seems to be a perturbed state in
the mind of Collector John H. Wise
in the matter of the duty on altar of
roses. The schedule as made out bv the
Government for the collection of duty on
this article is likely to mix up almost any
one for the reason that this particular lux
ury may be taxed or not according to the
way one looks at it.
Altar of roses is acknowledged to be an
essential oil which should pay 25 per cent
ad valorem duty. Yet the Wilson act pro-
vides that altar of roses must be admitted
free of duty. Hence the conflict.
There never has been much of this per-
fume imported into America via San
Francisco. this being probably the first
experience. AS a rule it has come via
New York. 1t cost all the way from $3 to
$23 per ounce.
NJ B. Mehran of this City had some of
it shipped to him from Constantinople,
and the customs have prevented it Ian d.
ing without the 25 per cent ad valorem
duty.
Attorney j. F. Evans, for the importer,
has entered a protest, and the matter
must now come up before the board of
general appraisers in New York for de-
cision.
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SEEKING 3RAZHIAK AID.
Peruvian Revoiuhonists Make 0yertures
TO the Governors of Two
Stutes

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 1.-The Her
AIDS special cable from Buenos Ayres
says: Advices have been received from
Para, Brazil, that Seminarios Las sue
ceeded in settling the differences among
mis- following. and that he is fortifying
Iquitos with view of resisting Pierola's s
troops to the utmost.
The Peruvian revolutionists now have
three steamers armed with rapid-fire guns
and several hundred rounds of am2nuni-
tion and shot They have received
great deal of assistance from various firms
doing business on the Amazon.
The revolutionists, it is said, have al
ready declared free republic in the
province of Loreto, and have made over
lures TO the great Brazilian Stetes, ANA
zonas and Para. The Governors of these
States have made no reply, but it is known
the sympathy of the Brazilians is in large
part with Seminarios.
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CooNEY Is OUT OF TOWN.
An Important Witness in the Matter of
the Craven Deeds.

the Craven Deeds.
James ]. Cooney. the notary, before
whom James G. Fair is said to have ac-
knowIedged the deeds by which he trans
ferred the Pine and Mission streets prop
critics to Nettie r. Craven, left the City on
Saturday and had not returned yesterday.
1t could not be learned just where he had
gone nor exactly when he would return.
and this fact caused some speculation
among parties interested in the SUIT.
II is for Mr.. Cooney to say whether or
not James G. Fair came before him per-
sonally and acknowledged those deeds
that is, i: is for him to say it in court. He
has already said so out of court and his
acknowledgment is written on the dee d.
The presence or absence, therefore, of
Mr.. Cooney is not considered vital for the
attorneys for Mrs. Craven. 1.-The docu-
ments speak for themselves" they say.
''They say that James G. Fair went before
Mr.. Cooney and acknowledged these
deeds. This is the best evidence"
The Fair will just discovered to the pub
lie in British Columbia bears a date that
materially interferes with any DISPOSITION
it might have to impinge upon the current
controversy. 1t was executed away back
year before Senator Fairs death.
1t is interesting, however, as throwing
side light upon the Senator's state OF mind
with regard to his children and heirs
why should he take the trouble to go
to British Columbia. buy land and stocks
in order to be domiciled under the law,
and there make and leave for probate his
will"
Because he had reason to believe his
will would be contested. Probated in
foreign country it cannot be contested in
this country. In British Columbia or in
any British court it is very difficult un-
dertaKing to break a will. Only the
strongest evidence will do it. Given in
charge of Chief Justice-then Attorney
General of the Province-Davie,i it would
have been next to impossible to do it. Oh,
it was very good plan for securing the
integrity of his will
Tho question was so answered by law.
yer we'll acquainted with Mr.. Fair and
his affairs before his death.
But after all this precaution Mr. Fair
made another will and other wills after
ward and left them in this country subject
to the very dangers he so much feared ?'
"Oh, yes. He changed his mind, it
seems, and could not go away up there to
make the changes. The result is as he
feared it would be. This much is certain,
however: That Mr.. Fair went up to
British Colum bia for the purpose of max
ing will, made it and left
it in the hands Of the leading lawyer of the
province-now Chief Justice. 1t can have
no effect, however, except the wills now
offered for probate shall be invalidated by
decree of the court"
"Do you know the provisions of the
British Columbia wiIl?"
81 do, but l am not at liberty to saw"
Mrs. Craven is still kept close to her
home by illness. The hearing will be be-
fore Judge Slack to- morrow.
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Gfren Ariznnn Offoes.

PHOENIX, ARIz., June 30.-Chief Justice
Baker to-day rendered decisions in the
cases of Wolfiey VS.. McCord and Parish vs.
Cole. These were contests brought by ap-
pointees of Governor Franklin TO gain
possession of the offices of member of the
Board of Control and Territorial Treas
urer. Judge Baker decides that the
Governor has power to remove Territorial
officers, and gives the seats to the ap-
pointees.
T. ]. WoIfey, member of the Board of
Control, is editor of the Arizona Republi-
can. and T. E. Parish, Treasurer, leader
OF the Democrats for years past. He is a
mining man, and was Secretary of the
Territory under Governor Zulick. P. j.
Cole, the ousted Treasurer, proposes to ap-
peal the case to the Supreme Court.
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Santa Boroara incorporation.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June 3d.
Articles of incorporation have been FLED
for the Channel City Hall Company. The
incorporators are A. OFT, E. o. Roeder,
w. E. Noble, James M. Short, ]. f. Dhiel.
W. II. Stafford and w. S. Day. The pur-
pose of the corporation is to raise fund
to pay the existing Indebtedness of Chan
mel City Lodge No. 232, Independent Order
OF Odd Fellows; to buy and sell real es-
tate; 10 loan money on mortgages; to
rent lease and manage real estate, houses,
halls, lodgerooms and theaters. Ten
thousand dollars is the amount of capital
stock, consisting of 500 shares at $25 each.
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THE CIVIC FEDERATION.
Reports of Committees and Municipal
Resolutions.

Reports of Committees and Municipal
Resolutions.
z The Civic Federation met in adjourned
session yesterday afternoon and received
the reports of l. ]. Truman on the Corbett-
Sharkey fight, in which the fistic bout was
characterized as brutal exhibition. The
report further stated that in the opinion
of Mr.. Truman, pugilistic contests could
be nothing else than brutal SO long as
prizes were offered.
Resolutions concerning municipal affairs
and the Merchants Association were
passed, and com mittee of six, with G.. B..
Perkins at the head, was appointed to con-
fer with the Merchants Association as to
the best plan to adopt in purifying the
municipal government.
Stewart Menzies and /. ]. Truman were
appointed a committee to investigate and
report on the boxing match to come off on
the I'd of the month.
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He REMEMBERED THE GAS
c. ]. Miller Commits Suicide,
but Pays for It's
Agent.
He Left His Landlady One Dollar TO
RemuDerate Her for the Waste
of Deadly Fluid.

Driven to the last ditch by long run of
hard luck, G. ]. Miller, barber, quietly
turned on the gas in his room at 229
Kearny street, yesterday morning, and
then disrobing stretched himself across
the bed and awaited deaths summons. 1t
came. Just when, nobody knows, but his
body, cold and stiff, was found in room 80,
by Officer Burnett, about 80 o'clock.
Whatever Miller might have been in
ife-that is, his contact with ;the hurly-
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
ANNIVERSARY RALLY.
The Knights of Honor Held Feast in
B'nai Birth Hall Last Evening.

a grand rally of the knights of Honor
took place in Bnai Firth Hall, it being
the twenty-third anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the order.
Long tables were placed in the audi
torium, where the assembled knights par
took of coffee and bean feast and smoked
clay pipes while number of the brother
hood entertained the company with
music aud recitations from the platform.
instrumental melodies were furnished by
the letter-carriers' brass band. Several
Olympic Club athletes gave sparring and
wrestling exhibitions
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streets yesterday morning. He was sitting on
the window ledge talking to a Chinese, when
he lost his balance and fell to the sidewalk,
distance of about forty feet. He was taken to
the Receiving Hospital, where 1t was found
that the bones OF his right foot and left arm
cussion of the spine.
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tion of property for purposes of taxation.
1t is predicted that the valuation will ex-
ceed $340, 900, 900. Should the assessment
reach this figure the tax for local pur-
poses should not exceed 81 10.
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RooCar,s Life Insnranoe.

The administrators of the estate of p Boogar
have sued the New England Mutual Life In
suranee Company for $1,000, said to be due on
policy on the life of the deceased. Boogar
was murdered in Oakland by Michael Collins
in 1895
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burly world-his last few hours on earth
showed that he possessed peculiar re-
gard for the financial welfare of those
with whom he came in direct contact.
The last dollar be had on earth went to
pay for the gas which finally extinguished
his life. For his landlady he left the fol-
lowing pathetic note: