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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
CHINATOWN IS
Being WATCHED
The Board of Health Fear
ful of a Diphtheria
Epidemic.
Officials Will Make a Rigid
Inspection of the Quarter
To-Day.
Two Deaths and Several Other
Gases Have Caused Alarm in
the Department,

The Board of Health is apprehensive
that an epidemic OF diphtheria is impend-
ing in the Chinese quarter. and prepara-
tions for extraordinary precautions against
the spread of the disease are being taken.
So far but two deaths in the Chinese
quarter have been recorded, though a
mum Der of cases have been reported. One
OF the stricken children lived at 936 Jack
son street and the other on Washington
street, near Jackson.
In both instances the environments were
such as to cause alarm for the health of
otner children in the neighborhood, and
strict quarantine was placed On both
houses.
Yesterday q conference of the members
OF the board was held, and it was decided
10 take Immediate steps 10 stamp out the
disease. The first move determined on
was an inspection of the Chinese quarter
and DR.. Spencer, the bacteriologist. and
Dr. McMurdo were instructed to meet an
inspector OF the board this morning and
proceed on a tour of the suspected dis
tnct. All children found i'll will be
closely examined, and cultures made
from swabs applied 10 their throats.
Ii the situation is found 10 be sufh-
cienuy alarming t is not probable that
Chinatown will be quarantined against
the rest OF the city, and its population
com peIled to remain within the lines un-
Ill all danger has passed.
DR.. A z. O. Brien, acting H alth OFF,
Ger, said yesterday that the board would
meet The situation with stringent nj cas-
ures if necessary.
Chinatown is an ideal place for diph-
liberia or any other contagious disease to
breed and spread, he continued, land
the board does not propose to lake
chances. One case in Chinatown means
more than three in any other portion of
she city, becau~e once well started diph-
theria is likely TO spread to such an ex-
tent as 20 eHdanger The entire city.
The Inspection that will be made to-
morrow viii be q rigid one. The houses
where cases have been reported are under
a strict watch and have been thoroughly
fumigated -
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
THE STATE TAXES.
Provision Made 50 That the Super
visors' Acton Cuts No
Figure.

1t was the supposition OF many that the
position taken by ihs Auiitor in refusing
to accept the figures of either the old or
tue new boards of Supervisors would
make it necessary for the Attorney Gen
eral to act in act in order to secure the
rights OF the State in The matter OF secur-
ing The State taxes. Attorney General
Fitzgerald states that the rumuus of the
Supervi, ors and the refusal of the Auditor
to act in the Premises is no concern 10 the
State. 'In TACT, the State has nothing to
do with the matter" said he, "for the
Legislature OF 1895 provided for just such
q contingency as this, as shown by the
following section of the Political Code,
which says:
Section 3715. The action OF the State Board
OF Equalization i'll fixing the rate of taxation
Tor State purposes is, in the absence of action
by he Board of Supervisors, valid levy OF
the rate 20 liked, and imposes upon the
Auditor, Tax Collector and nil other officers
charged with the performance OF any duties
under the revenue law the same obligations
MS if the Board of Supervisors had made the
levy at the proper time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Nanny Pleasant as the
SWarthy Empress Of
the Household.
The Colored Woman the Perpet-
ual Sentinel on the
Threshold.
Young Bell Recites Another Chapter
of the Uncanny House on
0otavia Street.

The grave that he went to could not be
more uncanny than the household
Thomas Bell left behind. The legacy
was one o. mystery and weird repute. and
it was perhaps fitting that the black hgure
of the aged Nanny Pleasant should have
at once assumed the place of queen in
this peculiar court. At any rate, the
woman has up 10 date been the all
powerful som Der shadow over the Octayia-
street mansion since its former owner
d ed, and under her dominion a bleak
order of affairs has arisen that reads like
a page from another century.
They had Fred Bell on the stand in
Judge Coffey's court all day yesterday
TO tell more OF the secrets of this queer
mansion. His story was simply an elabo-
ration of the accounts he has previously
given of The BLEAK House." The colored
woman turned IN almos at every stage of
his narrative. There were chapters of a
house divided against itself that rivaled
fiction. Sometimes in this home OF wealth.
the young man declared, there was moth
ing 10 eat. Sometimes the food presented
him had worms in it, having been pre-
pared by an old blind darkey who filled
the dual role of cook and page to the
wishes of the dusky empress to whom ev
cry DOQy VINO came III contact Win her
apparently paid tribute
According TO young Bell, NANNY"
had a pencnant for financiering that
would have put Barnato to shame. The
day opened with an attempt on the part
of Attorney Schooler to get a peep at he
records OF the manner in which the house
was conducted as laid down in The books
of NANNY" Pleasant Fisher Ames.
who is the Bell household attorney, pro-
tested mildly, and in the end presented
three books that turned ont to be lust
what Schooler did not want. There was
little startling in these volumes and the
court thought they were not worth the
reporters ices for recording.
Every body bout the house seemed to
have had hand in entering the various
records in these volumes. Young Bell
called for the cash book only to say that
many leaves had been torn from it since
he saw il last. This is the list of the
people the young man declared had as
sisted in compiling the diaries of the Bell
institution: George r. Eaton, Bayard
Saville, Carrie Swan. Miss Belle Hall and
Hattie Weston, besides him. .elf and sis.
terS.
From household records the examina-
tion drifted during the early part OF the
day to bank books, and some of the queer
money transactions OF Mrs. Pleasant were
brought out. According to Bell when he
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
BROKE Up TN
AN UPROAR
Row at the Meeting Of the
Board Of Education
Last Evening.
superintendent Webster Hurls
Defiance at Director
Waller.
An Arbitrary Ruling Causes Excite
ment-What the Trouble Was
All About

The meeting of the Board of Education,
sitting as committee of the whole, broke
up in an uproar last evening as result OF
the action of Director Waller, who was in
the chair, in declaring the meeting ad-
journed without motion to that effect
being put.
This is most contemplate conduct T.
shouted Supe rintendent Webster, looking
angrily at the chairman.
THAT shows what you are" vociferated
Director Armer, shaking his fist al
Waller.
The primary cause of the trouble was
the course OF study recently adopted by
the board on the advice of Superintendent
Webster. Several principals were present
to explain the schedule of studies re-
Gently adopted by the joint committee oil
grammar and primary school principals.
After they had been heard on several
points Director Ragan obtained ruling
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23

from the chair that inasmueh as the meet
ing OF the committee of the whole had
not been provided for by resolution it was
merely an informal affair. Then he pro-
cseded to haul the Superintendent over
the Goals on the subject of the course OF
study.
He claimed that the board had been
mlsrepresented IN the matter, the blame
OF the recently adopted course of study
being laid on the mem hers when as
matter OF fact the books most com planned
OF had been recommended by the Super
intendent and never really adopted by the
board.
He read extracts from a letter written
10 him by a SCHOOL, eacher, ridiculing the
course of study and referring 10 Mr..
Webster as chance Superintendent, The
Director claimed that by pubiis hing GER
tain misleading statements Mr.. Webster
had thrown the blame on shoulders
where it did not belong. He moved that
the report of the principals be referred to
the Committee on Elementary Education.
Superintendent Webster was on his feet
in an instant demanding a chance TO be
heard in his own defense.
Chairman Waller put the question, with
the result of the following vote in the
affirmative:
Bautel, Burns, Darlington, Carew,
Drucker, Hammond, Waller and Ragan:
the result OF the vote. and Superintendent
Webster was rising to his feet, when
Chairman Waller banged his gavel on the
desk and said, This meeting is ad-
iourned."
Then came the uproar. The members
of the minority were on their feet in an
instant, shouting protests and defiance at
the chair, but it was of no avail, and Wal
Ter repeated his decision. adding:
''SuDerinteQdeut Webster made his
charges in the papers, let him also make
his defense there. Besides this was only
an informal meeting and 1 had right to
declare it ad djouraed."
Superintendent Webst er after the meet
ing expressed contempt for the action of
the board in refusing TO hear him. He
showed from the code that "the duty OF
determining the course of studies rests
entirely With ihe board" as whole, and
that the adoption of Swinton's Word
Analysis ad "Heart Culture" in partic-
ular, was the result of recommendation
of the Committee on Elementary Educa-
tion. composed OF Directors Gallagher,
Rag ian, Burns and Carew.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
DONE WITH THE FAKE.
Manager MaIoney of the Los An
geles Nine Has No Use for
the Tournament.

the Tournament.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, Sept. 22.-Maa-
ager A. Maloney of the local nine has a
grievance against yellow journalism as a
factor in baseball. He declares that he
and his men are done with the Examin-
er's fake tournament, and 1t is not likely
that Los Angeles Will be again represented
in it.
"Ihe Los Angeles baseball team which
went 10 San Francisco TO take part in the
tournament" said Manager Maloney to-
day, "diG not even make expenses. We
went into the tournament as a money
making proposition, but owing 10 the
manner ia which the receipts were ap-
portioned We came out at the small end.
1--WE had been led to believe that the
attendance would run between 5000 and
10000 for each game. That sort of talk is
all bosh. AS matter of fact the average
was less than 800. Our proportion of the
receipts was 10 per cent and the opposition
clao got the same, 20 per cent went to
charity and the remaining 90 per cent was
retained by the Examiner. OF course
they paid for the grounds. but there was
certainly 4 snug little sum left over for
somebody to sink away.
'lf they expect us TO take any further
part in their games they will have 10 make
a iairer distribution OF the proceeds. They
should pay each club at least 20 per cent.
"lf ii had no. been for the exhibition
game we played at Sacramento and the
special rates we obtained from the railroad
we would have been in bad shape from a
pecuniary standpoint"
The general impression here is that with
The Reliance, Gilt Edge and Los Angeles
teams out OF the race, the tournament will
prove to be fizzle. So many charges of
fraud and trickery have been made in con-
neclion with the yellow journals ques-
tiona bic scheme that there will be little
prestige gained by the winning team.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
ARE ILL AND IN WANT.
Sad Case of a Teamster Who Is Una
BILE to Care for His Fam
ily.

sad case of destitution was brought
to the attention OF the California Society
Tor the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children
yesterday.
a teamster by the name OF Smith, his
te and thre. small children, residing at
134 San Carlos avenue, are the unfortunate
family. The wife has been ill for four or
five months and it Is now a matter of a
few weeks before her death. The husband
is dying of consum ption and the three
children are allowed to roam the streets,
having no one to lake care of them.
Colonel w. R. ParneIl, OF the society,
found a home Tor the TWO younger cni!-
dren, both boys, aged 3 and 3. at the
Bishop Armitage Orphanage for few
weeks, and the little girl, aged 7, VIII be
taken care of by an aunt. Colonel Parnell
will endeayor to get the mother into the
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Divorces Granted.

Divorces were granted in the Superior Court
yesterday as follows:
Esther Greenberg from Samuel Greenberg,
for cruelty.
Josephine Blackburn from Cornelius Black
burn, because he was convicted of felony.
Mary OLSON from Charles R. OLSON, for de.
serti0n and neglect.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
AUCTION SALES

RY FAsToN & E ELDRIDGE.-This day, Sep
tember %, Rugs. at 232 Sutter street, at and
SP.N
go FssToN & ELDRIDeE-Tuesday September
. he&i Estate, at 63S Market street, at II
-LI 6 H; UMBsEN & Co.-Moaday, September
: Real Estate, at IA NJ oil. gomery St. at 10
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Divorce Suits Filed.

Suits for divorce have been filed in the Office
OF the County Clerk as follows: Eliza Davis
against William Rowan Davis. Mary Round
tree against John 4. Roundtree, and Agnes V.
Nolan against John E. Nolan, ali for cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
ADJUSTMENTS

BALDWIN THEATER.-"A Virginia Courtship"
COLUMBIA THEATER- The Wife"
NoRoscos OPERA-HoUsE- Slaves OF God
AlCA2AR THFATER.- The First Born" and
a Serious Tango"
IINoLI OPERA HOUSE, Lchengrin."
oRPHEUN.-H High Class Vauuevnie.
OBERoN.-Grand Concer.
GOLDEN GATE HALL-Madam Mountford.
sCTRo BATHS Bathing and Performances,
~ ! He CHUTEs AND CHUTEs FREE THEATRR-
Great Vaudeville Company every afternoon and
evening
sExcURsIoN-ro Cazadero, Sunday, September
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Failure of a PIumber.

Albert Meusor. formerly engaged in the
business OF hardware and plumbing at 1854
Market street, has filed a petition in insol-
vency. He owes $l703 and has assets worth
$3.50
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23

Emma D. Monnet of Oakland has been ap-
pointed stenographer and Typewriter to the
Collie ctor of Internal Revenue. She passed
very creditable examination, having received
90 per cent
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Civil Service Typewriter.

ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with
OF without removal Noonan. l0l7-l075 Mis- sion
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23

VISITORS TO the city should not fail TO inspect
: q q. Gump's gallery OF paintings and different
departments OF art goods, pictures, crockery and
glassware.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23

The skin of the Kangaroo, when prop
erly tanned, never cracks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
More Chinese Coming,

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 29.-Thc
scramble OF Chinese 10 get into the Unit
ed States under the pretense that they
have been engaged TO work at the Ten
nessee Cent.nial Exposition. which opens
May ist. Is assuming a serious aspect and
action has been taken by the Treasury
Department 10 keep them out. 1nforma-
ton has been given the department that
three hundred more Chinese are on their
way 10 San Francisco and will claim the
right to enter as artisans. performers.
and laborers engaged for the Chinese ex-
hibit at the exposition. This is the third
party OF Celestials intending 10 go TO
Nashville. Their arrival will bring the
number Of Chinese attempting TO gain
entry under the joint resolution relating
TO the foreign exhibits up to nearly six
hundred.
The first contingent. numbering one
hundred and seventy-nine vas admitted
and a second. one hundred and fourteen
In all. is held at Tacoma. pending the re-
ceipt of evidence from the director-gen-
eral OF the Exposition company that con-
cessions have been granted for their en-
ployment. Treasury officials suspect h
a wholesale attempt is being made TO
import large numbers OF Mongolians into
the United States through the broad
provisions Of the Joint resolution. A
conference Of some of the officials has
been held. and II was decided that the
number to be admitted shall not exceed
two hundred and fifty. As enc hundred
and seventy-nine have already obtained
entrance. only eeventy-one others can
possibly come i'm by legal means.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
The cnnrt of InsfIee John.

The case of $. Poll for shooting v. ia.
cini on April 18th, came UP IN thls cou''
yesterday.
"a. larry Smith represented me ac-
cused, and Hon. Geo. ID. WISE was pres
ent ia the interests OF Paclni.
After hearing the evidence N me case,
his HON. sent the accused on 10 RI"No
jury.
s r r'vnr grew hiav'ors over the VIC.
tory OF the Cherubs wednesday n wehl
odI 10 u4.nn 90 t.e uea.-A u Sammy
Lever. IL cost him 8.
John MAYO. Coiored. abused, tnFea'Vleu
ard assaulted John Robinson also COL
orcd, $50 worth.
Annie SydnOr ard Minnie Ross, Two col
or.d damse.s. were accused ny Caronn'
Mlo~hy with taking c.oin:ns ana an au-
tocraph album from her Tenk.,
A dozen colored girls testiHtd' hooous
could tell how matters stood, so etter
reading the sentiments OF love, wrltten
in the album by Carries friends, MS Hon.
or discharged the girl. -
Willie Johnson. colored, hired a bicycle
from q. ". Tompkins. Then ne rode
away and never came back until Omcer
He tried to sell the wheel. but was I'M
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
B4TH COUNTY SL1NDLR SUITS.
Verdict OF One Cent Damagcs-Important
Land Cases.

WARM SPRINGS. April 29.-Special.-
Circuit Court convened here Monday, and
will close to-day. This is the largest
court had here for some time. The
time consumed is due 10 jury cases IL
Islander suits. The first was that OF
ID. +. Twin VS.. George W. Rose, dam
ages placed at s2,WU. The verdict al
lowed Gwin one cent damages, I'M host
was ordered to pay the costs.
Reset had a cross suit against Gwln
for same. BY consent the same Verdlcl
was given against Gwin.
In the Islander suit of William a. Hoo
yer VS.. Eli Cleek. damages placed at
81. 900, a verdict of one dollar was brought
in for the plaintiff, with Cieek TO pay
the costs.
The case of Edward A. Watson VS.
the Board Of Supervisors of Bath coun-
~ was decided in favor of the plaintiff
Watson claimed $50. so due on contract.
He was allowed $50. 30.
The land sold for over $1,000 at lasi
court, as reported, and bought In by
j. II. McClintic. will be resold. said Nc
Clintic being unable to comply with EAc
terms of sale.
The big land case OF Thomas and Others
VS.. Byrd and others. in which 10000 acres
of land living In Bath county are In
volved. was one cf the most import
ant cases decided at this term. Messrs
John Critcher, Jr.. and James r.. Ca
ton. of Alexandria. represented the plain
lifts. Ii was attempted TO set up a deed
claimed TO have been lost. The case
was decided In favor OF the defendants.
IL Will be carried TO the Supreme Court.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
FORFEITED THE GAME.
TBe READING UNkNOUNS MAKE a
BAD B.EIR On fHE sfARi.
C.utain S.wen's Kicking Results In /"
Game for R~lchmond-An hhh"
billion Game Played.

Tho one thousand two hundred peop'o
who went our 10 Pinei IaIh YESTERDAY
20 witness the DEBUT Of the Reading 'edi"
IN mis- city were treated TO Two games
ono .oing to the creait OF the CEeiuOS
and inc other BEING a stand-oh'
The game was sailed promptly OF 'S1
o.c,oek and the visitors TOOK 'heli
nIa.es in the field. Eiberfield went 10
The bat. and the third ball pitched SUITED
his fancy. the lttle Brownie banged
away at IL and the sphere sizzied 10
Amole. 40
Tho nitcher was slow In handling tPe
hail and the Brownie sprinted 10 hts'
bag like a streak OF lightning
lie WAS SAFE.
MCNAMARA was after him and hat
seemed 10 be an out to a number OF en-
fhuslast was declared safe by the UNI
pire. who was where he could see inc
play.
And right here the excitement begun
Newall ran over from third bag ana pe-
gan to protest uproariously. lie was or
dered back to his position by the UNI
pire. but he refused TO comply. n was
thereupon ordered to retire 10 the oench'
This he also declined TO do. md In the
meantime several other Reading men
gathered around Mr.. Mcnamara. lie drew
his watch on them. and declared that I'M
less they took their positions In the held.
he would call the game. and II play was
not resumed. he woull declare the game
forfeited to Richmond.
THE GAME FORFEITED.
No attention was paid 10 this remark
II the umpire. but boistrious language
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30

successful. and now be Will lingcr In lock
up for sixty days.
Susan Craighil accused Lucy .. Hay
of stealing some change. but win tears
in her eyes Lucy emphatically denied th,
charge. lis Homo believed her. and
dismissed the charge.
sam Scott and VIM. Fisher, colored.
broke the peace OF this municipality oy
engaging in hand-to-hand conflict IA the
public streets.
They pummeled each other 20 their
hearts content. and when 10 was All over
a blue-coat came up and pinched tnenl
They had 10 place $3.50 each IN the col
fcrs.
j. B. Kids boys threw stones IN the
street. and IL cost Mr.. Kidd s..
Daniel Barnes. coiOrcd. who has lnger-
ed in Jail for several weeks on q ch1tSe
OF forgery. was released. because nothing
could be made out OF the case.
Daniel came from Prince Edward couh-
~. and Justice John advised him To- srt
back there as quickly as possible, winch
Daniel promised 10 DO.
when the case Of Walter wallace COLI
ored. accused OF "a breach OF faith toward
Bernice Walsh. was called. u was found
that the girl had been taken suddenly
IN. She was removed TO the almshouae
and the case continued pntil Saturday
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
WRECK ~ NORTH c. ROLINA.
Particulars of the Murder OF a Prisoner by
"A Special OfficeI.

MARION, y. c., April 29.-Special.-A
freight train was wrecked at midnight
last night five miles west of here. The
train became ~uncoupled and 10y some
means SIX box cars of tho rear section
jumped the track, leaving the CONDUCTOR
cabOOse alone on the track.
No railroad men were hurt. hut Robert
Gilmore. colOred, who was beating a Tlde
was injured so that he died at sunrise
this morning. Robert Lane, white, was
also hurt on the head. lie was stealing
a ride. Lucius Cary, a colored tramp, was
also seriously injured internally.
Further reports confirming the killing
of VIII Ray have been received. Deputy
Sheriff Woodey had a warrant for Ray
and summoned Gragg TO go with him 10
make the arrest. Unknown TO Oficer
Woody, there was an old feud between
Spence Elliott's after the arrest and al
though Ray was tied a dispute arose be-
tween him and Gragg about their old difii-
Guilty. Ray gave Gragg the lie when
Gragg struck him across the head, KILL
ing hin instantly. .
Ray has been a special infOrmer and
sneak TO aid the revenue officers. lits
death is not generally deplored.
Ray was charged with disturbing a
religious congregation at Three Forks
church in Iancey a few days ago.
The wreck on the Southern is cleared up
and trains are running as usual. The east
bound passenger due here at 4:l2 i. NJ,
was delayed only two hours. The Thorn
asville furniture company nave bought a
site for their plant from J. 5. DycaTt IN
Marion and will remove ii here in a short
tine thereby giving employment to about
GO men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-30
1THLETICS, 2; PATERSON, o.
The Long Haired Texan Works His Wiles
on Paterson's Beat Hitters.

PATERSON. n. j.. April Especial
The Athletics opened the season here by
shutting out the home team before a
crowd OF 300 cranks in an exciting con
test. The visitors put in Garvin 10
pitch. and that long haired Texan put
them over in such elusive curves M the
hard hitting locals only managed TO cor
raj one little single.
Such hitters as Keister. Wagner and
Robinson would swing at the ball and
hen look around in a puzzled way as II
hey did not know what TO make of il.
The feature of the game was a. one
handed catch bv Heidrick in left and a
magnificent throw to first base, COM
pleting a double play.
The Athletics scored their first run on
a base on balls and a two Dagger by
Carey. The second was the product OF
singles by Moran and McVey and a long
Nv TO Robinson on which McVcy scored.
The score: