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wrist so he could not use the cane and we
wrestled till We approached the edge of
the sidewalk, when / threw him into the
gutter. was then on top and bad pos
session of the cane.
Further proceedings were stopped by
the arrival OF an officer. That is all there
is to it.
The evening papers contain a state
ment that was struck four times. 1t is
untrue. l was not even scratched. As
exhibit A in this case L speak for myself"
Mr.. Flynn said: This originated
through criticism l made at the time OF
the appointment of the committee to go
to Washington in connection with the
railroad. Barry was put on the commit
tee along with George Z. Fitch and James
ID. Phelan, and | said he was not repre-
sentative man and shouldn't be put on it;
that he only discredited it. Barry began
at once TO say all kinds of false things
about me and last week he was particu-
larly offensive.
"This morning / was walking up Sac
ramento street and he was comm down
on the dummy of Sacramento-street car.
AS l saw him | hailed him, but he paid no
attention to it, He rode on till he got
about twenty yards from the crossing,
when he jumped off and walked verv
quickly toward his Office. 1 followed him
up rapidly, and as be was going around
the corner grabbed him by the shoulder.
''Then | asked him why he had been
printing such scandalous stuff about me
as had recently appeared. He said some
thing about printing what he pleased, and
would give no satisfaction. | had cane
and | gave him blow on the side of the
face, and directly l gave him another one
on the other side. He was dazed and con-
tinued to grab for the stick. | hit him
about four blows. kept backing off, so
as to get the use of the stick, and in doing
so l slipped from the curb and went down
and pulled him down on topof me. That's
about the amount of it. expected when
| saw him TO give him a couple of good
whacks with the stick and end it al that
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mo" and going into the room
slammed the door in Sullivan's face. lie
was inside about ten minutes and tnen
came out. saying he would call for the
trunk in a week. The next day he was
back again and got che expressman to
take the trunk to the Oakland ferry. That
was the last seen of him, but ever since
Jerry has been wondering what was In
that trunk. He cannot understand why
it was necessary to go and bring IL IN from
the Cliff House in such hurry ana why
the contents should be taken away at one
time and the trunk at another. 1t may
have been opium, stolen property or a
dead body: and says jerry: "beoao q
give weeks wages just to know what the
thing really held"
Charles Denker, stevedore in the en-
ploy OF Chase & Co., was badly injured on
the steamer Progreso yesterday. A COAL
bucket fell on him, breaking his jaw and
shoulder. blade and also several of his ribs.
He was removed to the German HospItai.
The sealing schooners Luisa ID and kate
and Ann were reported yesterday ov tne
steamer Arcata The former had 126 and
the latter 80 skins when spoken.
Sixty-three days out is the record OF the
Swanhilda this morning. When the snip
arrived at Newcastle from Cape Town she
was fifty days on the passage, which is
ordinarily made in ten days less time.
Her hull was foul, as she had not been on
drydock or cleaned for long time, and
this was the reason given by the agents
for loss of % per cent of speed between
the two ports.
The Swanhilda has not been cleaned
and is sailing between two ports on pas
sage that consumes IN average OF TO days.
If she loses rs per cent from the foul con-
dition of the bottom she will be out close
on to rs days The prospect of ten more
days watch for Butler is not very alluring
to the detectives who pace Meiggs wharf
day and night, and the lookouts on the
tugs anb pilot but the watch will
go on till the big four aster shows her
royal trucks above the horizon.
To-day Detective Roche will arrive
from Washington by the overland. He
will go directly to the office of Captain
Lees, thence down to Meiggs wharf, where
he will take his place in the watching and
waiting for the Swanhilda.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL NOT CLOSE
Many Teachers Willing TO
Donate Their Ser
vices.
A Generous Offer Will Be Made
to the Board of Edu.
cation.
All Agree That Prolonged Vacation
Would Ruin the Discipline
for Some Time.

The public schools must not be closed
for all that the Board of Education states
that there is not sufficient money to pay
the teachers for the full twelve months
and that retrenchment of at least one
months salary is necessary. Such is the
edict that has gone forth from quite a
number of public school teachers of this
City. 1t must not be understood by this
that they assume to dictate to the board,
but rather desire to keep the schools run
ming at their own expense, if necessary,
and trust TO the publics sense of Justice
in the matter of the payment OF salaries
by and by.
When it became known that there would
be deficiency in the fund from which
they receive their pay and that the mid
summer vacation would be likely to last
ten weeks instead of six, the teachers in
several, and probably many, of the schools
began to do little thinking on their own
account as to how it could be pre-
vented. At last a plan was sug-
gested which they believed would be
accepted even though it meant much
self-sacrifice and, perhaps. hardships on
their part. Who originated the idea or
now II stdIIeo Is not known, but the plan
is this: That the public schools should
be kept open during the month in
question and that the teachers will give
their services gratis if necessary; but.
trusting that the Supervisors in time
will make a special appropriation for the
services performed. As stated the idea
met with favor in general, but still there
are those who have no desire to labor for
nothing and others who believe that
under the law their salaries will go on
whether the schools are closed or remain
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
SUPERVISORS VOTE TO BOND
THE CITY TO BUILD SEWERS
The Legislature Requested to Enable the Board to
Bring the Question to an Issue

which had led to the report and the I'M
mediate action Of the Supervisors, ana
scanned the signatures to the petition.
The preamble and resolution reported
and adopted are as follows:
WHEREAS, The citizens and taxpay-
ers of this City and County have filed
with the clerk of this board a petition
requesting that resolution be adopted
memoriaIizimg the present Legislature
to pass a law giving power to the Board
of Supervisors of the City and County
to submit to the citizens proposition
to issue bonds for the payment of out
standing indebtedness and for the in
auguration of complete sewer system !;
therefore,
RESOLVED, That this board requests
the present representatives of this City
and County both in the Assembly and
Senate to use their efforts in the direc-
tion of having an act passed to enable
the board to submit to the taxpayers of
this City aud County a proposition to
years to enable this municipality to
complete a sewer system compatible
with its growth and needs and to clear
itself of just Indebtedness which was
contracted in the legitimate pursuit of
its business.
Supervisor Rottanzi said last evening
that he thought that there could be no
serious objection to the resolution. The
purpose Of passing it was to secure some
action on the part of the present Legis-
lature rather than to wait two years.
When the Supervisors are enabled to pro-
ceed they can go ahead whenever the
time arrives for such action.
The language with which the resolution
concludes, Ito clear itself (the City and
County, of a just Indebtedness which
was contracted in the legitimate pursuit
of its business" while it is a little in
definite may be held to apply to the set
tlement OF something like $500, 900
worth of inde btedness for supplies
and stores furnished to. the City,
which were never paid for because
they were IN excess of the appropriations
for the years in which the debts were con-
tracted.
Mayor Phelan and ex.Mayor Sutro were
interviewed last evening concerning the
bond proposition.
Mayor Phelan said: "The action of the
board in the matter of asking authority
to issue bonds for sewer system and to
pay the City's creditors was hasty. Prom
inent firms petitioned for this at the last
meeting, and as it was referred to a spe-
cial committee-the Committee on Legisla-
tion-it was lost sight of and was brought
up at the last minute out OF order. The
report should have gone in with other re-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
RIVAL EDITORS
FIGHT A DRAW
The Outcome of the Trouble
Between 7. E. Flynn
and J. II. Barry.
A Blackthorn Cane Figures as
the Weapon in the Early
Morning Contest.
Conf citing Statements as to the Part
of the Principals-Bail Deposited
by Each for Appearance.

The contest which has been waged in
the editorial columns of the Wasp and the
Star by Thomas E. Flynn and James II.
Barry yesterday resulted in battle be-
tween the rival editors. They met near
the corner of Montgomery and Sacramento
streets and there was brief and decisive
struggle, and then Edward f. Leonard,
the officer on the beat, took both to the
California-street station. There they put
up $40 each for their appearance to-day.
At the station their clothing was shown
to be marked with Montgomery-street
mud.
Said Mr.. Barry in regard to the circum-
stances OF the fight:
II had just got off the Sacramento
street car at the corner of Montgomery
and was on the way TO my Office when a
slight breeze seemed to lift my hat off my
head. / turned round to recover it and
confronted Tom Flynn in the act of rails
ing heavy blackthorn cane to strike.
II Immediately grappled with him and
struggle ensued. l got hold of his right
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This Decision Was Reached
Speedily and Unanimously
Yesterday.
TWO INTERESTING INTERVIEWS
Mayor Phelan and Ex-Mayor Sutro
Say That They Consider the
Action Premature.

The Board of Supe ervisors voted yester-
day afternoon to ask the representatives
of San Francisco in both branches of the
Legislature to work for an act to enable
the board to submit to the taxpayers Of
this City and County a proposition TO
issue per cent bonds to run forty years.
No amount of bonds which 1t is proposed
to ask for was mentioned. The purposes
for which the bonds are to be issued are,
as set forth in a preamble and resolution,
'to complete a sewer system compatible
with its (San Francisco's) growth and
reeds, and to clear itself of just in
debtedness, which was contracted in the
legitimate pursuit of its business"
This was the last matter to come before
the board yesterday. To the astonish-
ment of Mayor Phelan, which he audibly
expressed Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the board, the preamble and reso-
luton were passed without any debate
and unanimously. The terms of the reso-
luton are in exact accordance with the
terms of a petition which was presented
last week and which bore the signatures OF
between 400 and 500 business firms and
persons roughly estimated. This petition
was referred one week ago yesterday to
the Committee on Legislation, of whic b
Supervisor Britt is chairman. The COM
mittee yesterday reported the pream BILE
and resolution, which mean so much, and
the report was adopted without delay
Immediately after this motion to ad-
iourn was made and carried.
Mayor Phelan looked surprised and ex-
pressed freely freely.
81 am greatly astonished, ne said,
i l.
pected that there would be some debate
on that report.
Supervisor Britt, who stood near, said ::
"We all thought that it was good thing
and so we passed it.
Mayor Phelan called for the petition
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sideration of the finances of the School De-
partment, has reached practically the
same conclusion as Chairman Waller of
the Finance Committee of the Board of
Education. He said yesterday that there
will be an actual deficit amounting TO
81, ,O55 "a at the end of the present month.
He submits the following figures to
demonstrate what the actual fact is:
Overdrafts for six months $18,873 IS,
bills on hand not audited $17, ,959 II, esti-
mated teachers salaries $74 600. estimated
office and shop expenses $5582 so. This
makes up a total of $116,415 AZ.
The estimated overdratt on January 81 is
estimated at $33,0S4 Ia, and there is also
due half the salaries for November, 1896,
amounting to $37.973 10.
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IN AID OF THE HELPLESS
Ladies of the Golden Gate Com.
mandery Entertain Sue.
cessfully.
Many People Listen to a Good Lit.
erary and Musical Programme. =
About 5000 Realiz d.

The Ladies' Club of the Golden Gate
Commandery last night gave it's annual
entertainment for the benefit of the
Masonic Widows and Orphans Home.
1t took place at Golden Gate Hall. Sutter
street, and about 300 people were present,
Cassasa furnished good deal of the
music. Besides this there was regular
literary programme, several people of note
appearing.
The club IS composed of the wives and
sisters OF members of Golden Gate Com
mandery. 1t is organized for social pur-
poses, but once year gives an entertain
ment In aid of the widows and orphans.
The building was beautifully decorated
anu there were small canopies arranged
III which were attractive booths where
refreshments, such as lemonades, punches
and cigars, could be obtained. These
were literally patronized. SO that 1T was
thought on footing up the profits $500 or
$500 would be realized.
A good part of the evening was spent in
dancing. The best people of the City were
represented. Mrs. G. j. Field, the presi-
dent, and Mrs. j. K. Firth, the secretary
of the club, with other officers, were pres
ent and did all they could to make the
affair success. The literary programme,
with the music in connection with it, was
as follows:
Overture, Casassa's orchestra; song, Master
| James Robertson; selection, Ferris Hartman;
| solo, ITO Nina,' Mrs. Eva Tenney; recitation
! John Mccullough; Philomel quartet, "Peas.
ants Wedding March," Mrs. Eva Tennev, Mrs
| Ella B. Blanchard, Mrs. Susie Hert Mark Mrs.
! Emily Parent; aria. Signor Abramoff; song,
| 'Costermongei," Mr. Williams; recitation,
| Miss Pearl Ola Humphrey; song Thou Art
My Rest" Miss Paraskova Sandelin; whistling
| solo, selected Miss Gertrude Judd
j crI..
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last evening.
The deceased came to this State in 184S
and settled in San Francisco, where he
has lived almost continuously ever since.
He was we'll known in the m ines and later
in local bu siness circles, and he mum bered
among his friends many who have helped
to make the history of California.
For two years past he has been ailing,
and latterly he was frequently confined to
his bed. His death was not unexpected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
The Stearns Bicycle.

The new home of the Stearns Bicycle
Company is at 210 McAllister street.
The '97 model just received is pro-
nounced by the knowing ones "the COM
pletest thing on EARTH"
The Sterns is one of the few bicycles
which have gained universal favor during
the past few years.
A large sale of their new wheel is pre-
dicted.
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What a Prominent Merch ant Thinks O
the Com inn

the Coming Convention.
/. II. Morse of the King Morse Com
pany, who returned last week from the
East, in speaking of the Christian En-
deavor convention to be held in this City
next July, said:
Yes, the Christian Endeavor convention is
going to De great thing for California. All
through the East, wherever l went, l found
the people talking about IL and planning for
1t. visited Chicago, New York, Boston. Low
ell, Mass, Pittsburg. New Orleans, Indianapo-
lis and number of smaller places. Every
where l went took occasi on to in troduce my.
self as Californian and to speak word OF
invitation to the convention. What l had to
say was everywhere received with the gre atest
interest, and ! found the people-especially
the young people-eager to learn more about
our Golden West. 1 think we will have a big
crowd out here next July.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
CHARITY BAZAAR.
Many Interesting Curiosities Will Be
Shown for the Benefit of the
House of Refuge


House of Refuge.
The Federation OF Women will hold a
curiosity bazaar at the home of Mrs. E. K.
Stevenot 1913 Taylor street, on Tuesday
afternoon, February 16, at which there
will be pretty and attractive modern
booths, as well as an interesting collection
OF curiosities.
Among the relics in the antique-room
will be shawl 100 years old belonging to
Mrs. K. Oatman, which bears the portraits
of George and Martha Washington. and is
em broidered with scenes from the Revolu-
tionary War; porringer belonging to
Mrs. Eva Bates, which was used in a Pill
grim Father household; bow and arrow
which was given by the chief of the Fraser
River Indians to Mrs. L. M. Kim balls
father, and number of fine old editions
OF books.
The House of Refuge has now nine in
mates.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
BELIEF FOR INDIA.
The Chamber of Commerce Has Called
Big Meeting to Consider
the Subject.

The Cham Der of Commerce has called a
mass-meeting for Thursday afternoon TO
consider the sending of relief TO sufferers
from the famine i'll India. Mayor Phelan
has been invited to preside.
Hugh Craig, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, and a number of other
prominent business men, including George
w. McNear and l. ]. Truman. are inter
ested and are cooperating with the citi-
Zens Of Berkeley and the members of the
faculty of the State University, who
started the movement. Proceedings at the
mass-meeting will commence at2P. NJ.
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A PIONEER GONE.

p. q. Blunt Surrendered to Death In His
Eighty-Seventh Year, After Several
Months of AiIing.
P. o. Blunt, pioneer, 81 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
Sued an Opera-House Company.

suit has been filed in the Justices Court
against the Kehrlein Opera-house Company
for $299 so, architects fees claimed by Leist
& Schweidl.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
THE CHRISTIAN BNDEAVOR.

JEwELRY store, and Third street. removed t
BOB KearnY street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26

If your printer can't get the Genuine Bank
Stock" paper, send to Mysell-Rollins, % Clay"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
TRUSTEES' AUCTION SALE
Il OF
DWELLING

AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
MEADOW STREET AND NEW
YORK AVENUE,
IN "RIVER VIEW" HENRlCO
COUNTY, VA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
WINCHESTER.
Death of a Former Residcnt-A Day
of Marriages.

WINCHESTER. VA. october H.--(Spe-
Rial,)-A telegram was received here to-
day announcing the death at Waycross,
"a. of Captain Jacob ID. Jones. former
" Of the United States army, and a
Former weii-known resident of this
place. He had been sick only a few
days, and his death resulted from ty-
phoid-pneumonia. Captain Jones, who
was Is years of age. was a brevet major
IN the Union army during the war, and
From the CLOSE Of the war until 1873 was
captain In the United States army,
and stationed at Fort Dodge. He then
resigned his commission, and was APP
pointed superintendent OF the Chicka-
hsugua National Park, at Chattanooga,
Tenn. His remains were ordered to be
placed in a vault, and will later be re-
moved to this city for final interment
Seven couples from this town and
rounty were married yesterday and to-
day at Hagerstown. Md. Prominent
emong them were Mr.. Harry Harness
Parsons, well-known young business
man OF this city, and Miss Mary
Adelaide Brannon, the pretty and ac-
complished daughter OF the late Hugh
Brannon, OF this place, and a niece Of
Judge Henry Brannon, OF Baltimore. Mr..
Charles E. Pope and Miss Daisy Il. Ed
mondson, both prominent society young
people OF Middletown, were married last
night at the residence OF the brides
parents at that place. After reception
they left on an extended bridal tour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
building In New Kent.

OAK. NEW KENT COUNTY, VA,
october H-(Special.) -This part of old
New Kent seems to be on quite q little
boom just at this time, and it is to be
hoped that we are just at the beginning
or the "long-promised Mckinley pros
perity." Some days ago a Baltimore frm
bought the saw-mill and timbered pro-
perry OF Messrs. Walden & Harris, stu
ated near this place, and as they have
just moved in with twenty-five men, fif-
teen teams, and several wagons IL looks
as If they mean business. / understand
that they Will lay a tramway from their
mill TO the river. which is several miles
distant, and ship their lumber direct TO
Baltimore. New buildings, such as
churches. barns, and outbuildings of ali
descriptions. are going up in this vicinity
Since the death OF DR.. l.. A. Slater,
whom the community still nouns, our
people have either 10 send ten or fifteen
miles for doctor, or 10 go without one.
This, ! should think, would be a good
Held for good physician.
The dry weather still continues In this
section. Many swampS, never known TO
have been dry before, are now dusty,
and good many people have a hard
Time in getting water.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15

There are times when the
variation of pulse beat
tells the practiced physician
whether the scale will 90
down and mean death or up
and mean life. But suppose
the medicine he prescribes is
not the medicine which your
child is taking, but some
thing the druggist thought
would do just as well! Who
is going to regulate the bal
ance thenf A druggist who
will offer you something else
when you ask for SCOTS
Emulsion will do the same
thing with his prescriptions.
Get what you ask forI
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NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
annual Meeting ana Election CT
Ohlcers-Diyadend

ROANOKE. VA. October H. Special
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
here to-day there was a large attendance
and good representation. The old Board
OF Directors was reelected. as follows:
Henry Fink. Frederick j. Kimbal,
George Coppell, j. Kennedy Todd, w. Il.
Glyn. w. Is. Campbell, w. IL. Taylor
Henry Whilen. Jr. Joseph i. Doran, w. r.
Boulton, and Victor MoraNitz. The
directors. immediately after the stock
holders meeting. proceeded 10 re-elect the
following officers: President, Henry Fink
yice-Rresident and Traffic Manager. w.
c. Bullitt: Vice-Prezident and General
Manager. j. NJ. Barr. The board decided
also TO declare dividend of 81 per share
on preferred stock. payable out oe the
surplus net income for the period ending
June 30 1871. This shows a substantial
increase IN tho prosperity Of the road.
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yon's Remedies. / decided to try Mum
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IL In doubt write to Professor Munyon at
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