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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
ACC USES THE CAPTAIN,
A Discharged Waiter of the
Steamer Dauntless Makes
Charges.
Says the Comm ander of the Vessel
Left the Wheel to Drink Beer
in the Cabin.

G. B. Manages, formerly waiter on the
river steamer Dauntless. has filed charges
with the inspectors of steam vessels in the
Appraisers building against Captain
George Goodell of the steamer. In part
the complaint reads as follows:
On or about February 2, between the hours
of 1 and A. M, while nearing Valentine
landing and while the steamer was loaded
with wheat and passengers, and while captain
Goodell should have been at the Wheel, the
steamer being in motion, the said Captain
Goodell did neglectfully and deliberately
leave the pilot-house and go into the cabin,
where he spent fortY-five minutes In drinking
beer and In conversation with several persons,
including the purser. At this time the said
Goodell was supposed to be at the wheel, the
pilot. Captain Andrews, being In bed, having
left the pilot-house at IL o'clock at night, as
is customary every night. The said Captain
Goodell, on leaving the pilot-house, had an
unlicensed man al the wheel. From my per-
sonal knowledge this state OF affairs has ex-
listed on the Dauntless since September last.
thus endangering the lives OF many people
and much property. On more than one occa-
Sfda the Mrs the
ardess when he should have Deen at the
wheel
Manages was formerly an enploye of
the steamer and few days ago eloped from
Stockton with Miss Maud Spring, the
daughter Of furniture dealer. The
parents followed the couple to this City
and located them at 126 Fourth street.
Manages was arrested, but was discharged
from custody in the Police Court and at
once married the girl.
He blamed Captain Goodell for his ar
rest
Manages names his witnesses as follows:
Chief Engineer Henley, First Mate John-
son, walters Frank and Nick Costa;
Richard Brown, pantryman;s Ben Berg
eneT, watchman, and George Cameron,
purser.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
TEHAMA-STREET BURGLARS.
Preliminary Examination of william
Warden and Oh aries Harper Begun.

Preliminary Examination of William
Warden and Ch aries Harper Begun.
The preliminary examination of Will
liam Warden and Charles Harper on the
charge of burglary was commenced before
Judge Conlan yesterday morning.
Warden and Harper were arrested along
with Matte Frawley, Rosie Harper and
Elizabeth Keane, alias Lizzie Valentine,
IN the house of Mrs. Frawley on Tehama
street on last Thursday night and a
quantity of stolen plunder was found in
the house and lot more was afterward
recovered from different people who had
purchased it from Matte Frawley.
The examination was not concluded and
was continued till Thursday.
Rosie Harper ana Elizabeth Keane have
been released from custody, but Matte
Frawley is held on charge of receiving
stolen goods.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
ieving the labor situation, in manner. of

lieving the labor situation, in manner, OF
its present con estion."
Ex-Superviso Joseph King was an in
tere sted spectator of the work to-day.
Speaking of it he said: II believe it will
be generally conceded that the beginning
of this work is one of the best things that
has ever occurred for this part of town.
I'VE ought to have had the whole lot,
including the northeast corner now occu-
pied by old buildings. The owners wanted
$S7, 600 originally, but 1 believe they are
now willing to take $50,O00 and the bill to
enable the City to buy it is now pending
in the Senate, having passed the Assem- biy,
OF course the old board could have con-
demned the property and made the nall
the size desired, but that would have re-
suited Ii lawsuits, appeals and delays.
think had we gone on in that way the hall
would not have been started before the
year 1900. What we want is hall for the
people now on earth and work for the un-
employed who are now begging Tor the
privilege of earning bread.
81 believe the City will soon acquire the
jog at the northeast corner by com pro-
mise with the owners; IN other words, oy
a peaceable purchase.
James Gibb was happy over the work
yesterday. He is very much delighted
with Chairman Sheehan of the Building
Com mittee of the Board OF Supervisors.
'Sheehan is an energetic fellow" said
Mr.. Gibb, land he seems to take per-
sonal interest in the progress of the work.
| notice that be comes here often and sur
veys the situation. In fact. though | am
a Democrat, l must say that the Repub-
licans have shown nerve in this matter.
This board seems to be composed of pro-
gressive, young blood, and i believe good
results are to follow what they are doing
about the hall"
Coroner Hawkins said: at is a good
thing the work has begun. We need
new morgue and this part of the town
needs the impetus the building will give
to business. Since the appropriation has
been made there is no reason for delay. l
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OPIUM TAKES A JUMP.
The Drug Advances From Twelve
to Twenty-Five Dollars
a Pound.
Special Agents Buying in Chinatown.
A Scarcity Ger tain Until
New Supply.

Opium is now $25 per pound in China
town-higher than 1t has been in twenty
years past-and the prospects are that it
will advance still further before the pres
ent difficulties of the dealers and fiends in
obtaining it are over.
This state of affairs was brought about
by the action OF the special agents of the
treasury, who are investigating the i'm
portstion of the drug, in taking possession
of nearly all of the available supply in
Chinatown on Saturday night last.
They had previously tied up all that
was stored away in the bonded ware
houses, so that there is certain to be a
scarcity until the matter is settled up or
more can be obtained from China.
The Chinese firm of Quong Fong Tai &
Co. has for years acted as the distributing
agent of the narcotic that is a life to so
many unfortunates in this City.
Though a wealthy firm, it could not
afford 10 buy opium on the large scale
necessary To make big profits, 30 it bought
from or imported through white firms that
advanced the large amount of money
needed to bring it to this port. The opium
was placed in bonded warehouses, the
supply being drawn on by Quong Fong
Tai & Co. in lots of from 500 to 1000
pounds. as it could be paid for.
This was retalled out to smokers or the
keepers of dens in lots of from five to'tifty
pounds, few of these being able to buy
larger lots. The firm had about 1000
pounds on hand when the special agents
induced the Collector of the Port to tie up
$500. 900 to 100000 worth in the ware
houses pending the result of the inquiry
as to the legality of it's importation, and
they felt safe until the storm blew over.
Just to catch the right, however, they
raised the price from $12 to SIS per pound.
Then the special agents concluded that
the opium in Quong Fong Tai & Co.'s
store ought to be with the rest as long as
it rested under the suspicion of being ille-
gally imported, and sent it to the APP
praisers' store for safekeeping. This sent
the price up a $5 jumps, and there is wall
| ing and gnashing of teeth among the
! fiondS
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grinations. He said his name was ]. NJ.

grinations. He said his name was j. M.
Oakley.
The couple were assigned to suite 162,
on the first floor, consisting OF four
rooms. 1t is on the corner of Market and
New Montgomery streets and is one OF
finest in the house. Formerly it was oc-
cupied by ex-President Barillas and fam
lily, and before them by numbers OF othe r
persons of prominence.
The attention of passengers on the train
had been attracted to them by their man
ners and bv the drinking of wine in lib
eral quantities. The delay and conversa-
ton about registering also called atten-
tion TO themselves and caused the story
of the escapades on the train to be re-
counted.
| Both had trunks as well as hand bag
gage. One singular thing about Oakley 8
trunk was that it was literally plastered
all over with papers indicating that they
| had been in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna,
Florence, and almost every capital in Eu-
rope. 1t was dotted and splotched like a
checker-board with these, and the trunk
huge one, by the way, also showed that
! its possessor had been guest at some of
| the greatest European and American
| hotels, one of the latter being the st.
! Charles of New Orleans.
| The lady in the case, who Oakley said
was "a princess of the blood royal" had
trunk on which appeared in black let
ters, besides the splotches of paper tags,
"Miss Jessie Taylor" Miss Taylor. other
wise the princess of the blood royal regis
tered as countess, was not much in evil
dence. She kept in the background, and
afterward, when visit was made to the
apartments in company with Mr.. Oakley,
the royal lady secured the seclusion of an
other room.
Yesterday morning the couple who had
| aroused such interest appeared below.
The attendant of the fair lady ca lied foI
his bill, announcing that he was going
away. As one report had it, they were
going to Los Angeles; another, that they
were merely going to change to some up
town hotel.
Be that as it may, they secured
victoria and drove away. How
ever, they did not send their baggage
away, though this appears not to have
been known to the desk force at the hotel.
Their surprise was great, therefore, when
the Countess and Oakley again came to
the hotel at about o'clock. They were
reassigned to the same rooms.
In short time it was whispered about
that the mysterious lady was possibly
none other than the famous Princess Ell
vira of Spain, the daughter of Don Carlos
the lively lady who eloped to this country
few months back and has since been in
seclusion when not travelling incog.
Oakley was asked to express himself
about this.
1.-THE lady," he said, mysteriously, sis a
Princess of the blood royal; that's who
she is. We are to sail on the China on
Thursday for the Orient. Last year was
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
DEPUTY ASSESSORS.
Yesterday the Search for Pc son al
Property Was Begun by
Siebe's Force.

Property Was Begun by
Siebe's Force.
The assessment of personal property
was begun yesterday. Assessor Siebe
named the following extra deputies to do
the field work:
]. C. Afeld, 7. E. Atkinson, G. J. Byrne, L. C.
Branch, p Beanston, A. F. Bell, Il. L. Bien-
field, W. Bohlsdorf. r. Bell, Charles Berliner,
James NJ. Bethel, J. C. Collins, j. c. Corbett. G..
A. Grail, c. Clark, T. J. Coffey, J. w. Cramer,
A. S. Church, A. Campbell, d. NJ. Cashin, G..
w. Duffield, G. Duyeneck, d. ". Douthitt, j.
E. Durnin, J. Daley C. F. Eckel, D. ]. Edgar
R. S. Eaton, +. Elliott, w. H. Firebaugh,
Charles L. Franklin, P. Featherston. Charles
Freund, F. w. Frank, ]. F. Fitzgerald, NJ. j.
Fitzgerald, S. Fay, NJ. J. Frank, F. Grabe,
Thomas Green, Otto Guy, Charles Green, II. C..
Gilmore, NJ. ]. Gaven. NJ. Hynes, C. B. Higgins,
John Hoesch, John Hirsch, Charles s. Harris,
B. c. Harrison, S. Haigh, r. Haight, F. Inger-
son, G. o. Jewett, A. o. Jones, J. R. Kirby s. D.
Kendall, E. g. Kendall. C. w. Lingenfelser,
F. A. Lycett, John Lynch. r. Lambert,
o. Lemcke, NJ. ]. Manning, T. Mehlwitz,
H Merrifield. A. G. Mas, r. Miller, Thomas
r. Mcguire, w. H. Mcneil. R. Ii. Mcpherson,
Z. Z. Mccarthy, w. A. Newsom, w. r. Nixon !,
j. F. Norton. G. d. O'Neil, H. OBrien, M j.
O'Donnel, w. p. Pratt, John Plagemann, T. J.
Quinlan, B. d. Hickey, f. Richards, D. L. Rey-
nolds, Charles G. Roy, +. E. Raubinger, E..
Souter, L. Strohl, S. Shipper, Charles s. Smith,
G. Stout, L. Sartorius, L. w. San born, q. Simon,
j. Schroth, P. Shannon, G. Sharp, L. Wash
burn, ]. F. Westheimer, W. II. Wessling, II. A.
Wilson, Joseph Z. White, ]. Wulbern.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
DEATH BEFORE HUNGER.
Suicide of Richard Carneu, an Aged
Clerk, Who Was Out OF
EmDlOyment.

Richard Carnell, a clerk, aged 6S years,
committed suicide in his room at the
Workingmen's Hotel, at 907 Folsom street.
on Sunday night by taking laudanum
and opium.
He left ram bling letter for the Coro.
ner, in which he said that he had been
robbed OF his all by lawyer who had de-
Tended him against charge OF assault
with deadly weapon and that he was
tired of life. He owed the landlord of the
hotel for room rent and stated In letter
to that individual that he had eaten
nothing for several days and did not care
to further fight against adversely.
The letter to the Coroner was written
on black-bordered mourning paper ard
inclosed in mourning envelope. 1t is
not known whether he has relatives in
this City.
Several years ago he kept a fruit-stand
on Montgomery street and later was en-
ployed in furniture store at Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
LAID AT REST.

Remains of Sergeant FitzgIbbon In
tered in Calvary Cemetery.
The remains of Police Sergeant john NJ.
Fitzgibbon were inferred IN calvary
Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
A large number of members and ex-
bers of the Police Department and
personal friends assembled at the resi-,
dence of the deceased's daughter, on Fell
street, near Buchanan, and followed the
hearse to the Church OF the Sacred Heart,
on Fell and Fillmore streets, where re-
QUEEN mass was elebrated.
The pall-bearers were Policemen John
Dover, 2. Z. Fleming, j. P. Mackay, p.
J. Campion, P. A. Mahoney, Cornelius
Donohoe, Charles Callahan and William
Ferguson. all de allied on the water front.
The floral offerings were numerous and
chaste in design
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
Hebrew Ladies' Organize.

A representation of Hebrew ladies in the
Mission held meeting Sunday, February 80
and organized the Mission Hebrew School Con-
ference, the aim OF which is to further the in.
terest of the Sabbath and Sunday school. The
following board OF officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. L. Myer; vice-president, Mrs B.
Phillips; secretary, Robert Lippman; treas
urer, Mrs. G. Jaeger; instructress, Miss Stella
Werner. Meetings will be held weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
FIRE IN a BASEMENT.

The California Crockery Company Lost
Several Thousand Dollars.
The California Crockery Company suf-
fered a loss OF nearly $4,000 yesterday
morning from fire that broke out in the
basement OF their place at 212 California
street.
The cause of the fire is as yet unknown,
and Fire Marshal lowe has an electrical
expert at work to ascertain if the blaze
started from the crossing of telephone
and telegraph wires.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
The Dog Poisoner Again.

H. II. Hartman, the cashier and bookkeeper
for C. Carpy g. Co.. the wholesale liquor mer-
chants of SIS and SIT Sacramento street, had
his valuable English mastiff, Roderick Dhu.
poisoned by some miscreant Sunday night.
Mr.. Hartman resides at 2609 CLAY street
The dog had kennel in the yard at the rear
of the residence. Some one threw poisoned
meat over the fence and as a result the family
cat and RodericS were both found dead in the
morning. The animal was a magnificent +
specimen of his breed and took prize at the
last bench show. His master valued him AZ
$500.
According to late statistics there are in
the United States 0,C00 deaf mutes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

Water Rates Investigation Postponed.
There was no meeting of the Board of Super
visors in committee of the whole last night to
resume the water-rates Investigation, as it was
decided at the afternoon meeting OF the board
to hold the next session on Friday evening
next at z 80 o'clock. Through some mlsun-
derstanding the Spring Valley witnesses and
others were not notified OF this determination,
and the consequence was that for the space of
al least one hour last night Chief Engineer
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

McKenna, was yesterday appointed to posi-
ton as a deputy in County Clerk Curry's office.
Frank Houghton was also appointed a deputy.
in the place OF Deputy Smith, who recently
died
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

Schussler. Attorney kellogg, Secre tary Ames
and a number of the general public paced the
bleak corridors of the City Hall, muttering
"curses not loud, but deep" Finally a re-,
sourcefu gentleman among the crowd tele+
phoned Supervisor Rivers and minute later
there was a stampede in the direction OF the
outer ozone.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

IF your printer can't get the Genuine Bank
Stock" PAPER, send to Mysell-Rollius, % Clay.+
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
NOTARY PUBLIC.

CHARLES II. PHILLIPS. .ATrORNEY.ArS
~ Law and Notary Public, 63S Market al oppo-
site Palace Hotel. Telephone $40 Residence IS29
Fell street. Telephone Pine 25eI
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

Changes in the County Clerks ONCE.
Mr.. McKenna, brother OF Judge Joseph
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
In connection with our grea.
Introductory Sale of New Spring
Goods in other departments we
offer variety of. stylish lines of
Ladies' Dress Skirts and Suits at
the following
Special Prices for This Day!
LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS.
Of Is-LADIEs' BLACK. DRESS
4i.f0 SKIRTS, percaIine lined and VEL
vet binding, worth 50; SPECIAL
for this day at 81 45.
Of 76-LADIES' FIGUR MOHAIR
$l.IJ DRESS SKIRTS. assorted pat
terms, percaine lined and velvet
bound. worth So 80; Special for
this day at 81 10.
Of OA-LADIES' EXTRA WIDE
pI.JV FIGURED NOHAIR DRESS
SKIRTS, percaline lining and
velvet binding, worth So; Spe-'
cial for this day at 81 go.
90 I5-LADIES' FIGURED BRIL-
Pl.fo LIANTINE DRESS SKIRTS,
very wide. large patterns, perca-
line lined and velvet bound,
worth So so; Special for this day
at 81 40.
LADIES' OUTING SUITS.

ID IS-27 LADIES OUTING SUITS,
4..fJ consisting of double breasted
jackets and skirts, slightly soiIed,
former price 81 80. will be closed
out at So As each.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
WORKING. Y ON
HE:=::::N| H: NEW HALL
The Sound Of. Pick and
!: Shovel Cheers the
North End
>. a HOME FOR JUSTICE TO
BE MADE.
People Rejoice Because Work
% Begins on the new NUM-
.. ;-cipal Building.
;..
MORE ROOM MAY SOON BE
- PURCHASED.
:. .."
Il Means Work for the Unemployed
and Batter Business for the Old
Parts Of the City.
80. -
Bateman Brothers, the contractors, who
are to rebuild the old City Hall at Wash
MORE ROOM MAY SOON BE
): PURCHASED.
Il Means Work for the Unemploy ed
and Better Business for the Old
Parts Of the City.

Bateman Brothers, the contractors, who
are to rebuild the old City Hall at Wash
ington. and Kearny streets, made many
hearts glad yesterday by putting large
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02

05-3s LADIES' OUTING SUITS,
1f.JJ consisting of jacket and skirt,
slightly soiled; the jackets are
either box or tourist style; for
mer price $40, will be closed out
at 81 90 each.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
Price: Csc, Soc, Sl.OO per Bottle,

AB6uL tb0
Pacific Coast, San Jose, Cal.
:.
For sale by all druggists. The trade sunnlied
& Miohaela. San rsp~'seo.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
SHARON.

Will Flowers was in Bethel last Satur-
day.
Miss Myrtle Finney is at home for a
visit.
Lucy Noyes is visiting friends in Wood
stock this week.
0. c. Sawyer was in White River juno
ton a part of last week.
c. X. Adams was in Bethel last week
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Drown has moved to the new home
she purchased OF ID. Hickey.
Mrs. G. Nj. Blake returned to her home
in st. Adams last week Wednesday.
The remains OF Mrs. +. Hart were
brought here last Tuesday for burial.
Mrs. Lewis Harrington has been dam
gerously sick for week but is reported
better.
Miss Hattie Cilley OF Randolph is stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. A. II. Badger,
Tor time.
Joseph Lautch and family have gone to
Waterbury to live where he has job on
the railroad.
fred Warren OF Greenfield, Mass, was
called here last Thursday by the death OF
his BROTH wife, Mrs. Wallace warren.
II. V. Baker goes to Providence, Il. l.,
this week to spend the month OF April
with his mother, who lives in That place.
Pastor IL. V. Baker and wife have gone
on vacation to visit Mr.. Bakers mother
in Providence, X. /. Rev. +. Marsh Will
preach in the Baptist church next SAD
bath, April 9TH.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
North Ponifret.

Dwight Bugbee was home recently.
Genevieve Snow is on the sick list.
W. ii. Lewis was in Randolph one day
last week.
Coy Bugbee has gone to Massachusetts,
for the summer.
A. Pierce has hired the Baker house for
the coming year.
Burch Brothers started their sawmill
the first OF the week
The stage went on wheels Monday for
the first time this season.
Annie Sherburne arrived home from
Burlington few days ago.
Fred Ordway of Woodstock is at work
for Burch Bros. in the sawmill.
Walter Wood has rented the Vaughan
house and will take possession soon.
Rev. H. NJ Goddard of South Royalton
preached very interesting sermon at the
church here last Sunday to good-sized
audience.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
PittsiieId.

Mrs. Rufus Holt is quite sick With
pneumonia.
The sugar sociable last Friday night was
very well attended.
Jonathan Ranney, who has been in
failing health for a long time, was worse
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ranney came
from st. Johnsbury Saturday on account
of her illness.
The grip is holding high carnival, very
many being under the doctors care in
this town and Sherburne.
George McCollom started Monday for
Brooklyn, N. ", to visit Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Stiles and l.. r. McCollom, who grad
uated from the Long Island Medical col.
lege March 31st.
What might have been a serious acci-
dent last week ended in a badly shaken
house and one man somewhat Injured.
Workers in the gold mine district were
thawing dynamite in the house of Mr..
Town on the Mace Rich place, when it ex-
ploded, pieces of metal covering the bomb
wounding the workman, but not serious
~. Windows were blown out and there
was general displacement of furniture.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01
RoyaItOu.

Miss Sue B. Simmons spent Tuesday in
Bethel.
Mrs. C. L. Curtis has been critically i'll,
but is now better.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Stearns are spending
a week in Hartford, Conn.
G. T. Goodwin has been on the sick list
but is now somewhat improved.
The postoffice will be closed Fast Day
from IL until O'Clock and from 3 TOT.
Miss Gertrude Denison is home from
Burlington for vacation of two weeks.
Miss Harriet Joiner is home from the
Randolph High school, being detained by
the illness of her parents and death of her
aunt.
Miss Patience Atherton, whose illness
was noticed last week, led at the home of
her niece, Mrs. Charles Joiner, Monday
night. During her long residence in Roy
alton she had gained many friends and
was universally respected and esteemed.
The following is the program for the
meeting of White River grange, No. So, to
be held at Royalton, Saturday, April Sd:
Music, Matte Buck; discussion on the
topic, "rhe Farmer and His Doctor"
opened by DIR. w. l.. Paine, followed by
John Shepard; recitation, Mabel Wilson;
paper, preparing Food for the Sick, y
Mrs. John Shepard followed by discussion
Dy the laoies; music, Matte Buck paper,
"The Farmer ard His Diet" Mrs. James
Buck, followed by discussion by all.
The following is the program given at
the prize speaking by students of Royal
ton academy Wednesday evening:
Music.
'rhe Dream OF Eugene Aram." Hood.
George Albert Emery.
Kentucky Belle" Woolson.
Edith May Howard.
Music.
"Horatius at the Bridge" Macaulay.
Charles Henry Pierce.
"The Catholic Psalm" Hubbard.
Erva Anna Howard.
"The Trial of Warren Hastings, "Macaulay
Nathan Preston Dodge.
Music
1.-THE Bushman's Story" O'Reilly.
Grace Evelyn Adams
"Flash." Carleton.
Harry Carleton Mason.
Music.
Zoie Belle Abbott was prevented from
taking part by Illness. Pleasing music,
consisting OF vocal and violin solos, was
furnished by the Shepard family. All
the speakers did most excellent work and
the judges, Prin. f. +. Dawson, Rev. Il.
w. Sharp and Mr.. Coy, regretted that
there were not prizes for each. Since this
could not be, they awarded first prizes to
Grace Adams and Harry Mason and hon
nrary mention to Erva Howard and George
Emery.