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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
Shares.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 30.-Money on call
at l@l Tex; last loan 114%, closed at Ia
114%; prime mercantile paper, 312G4%; Ster-
ling exchange firm, with actual business in
banker,' BINS ga $685. for demand, and
$4 S33s@4 S312 for sixty dars; posted rates
"a S41294 S512 and 81 S612@4 81; CONNER
cial bills 81 81: svercertiica,e 52953c; bar sill
yer, 521sc; Mexican dollars, 41Ac
CLOSING STOCKS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
Antwerp wheat weak.

bushels; total, 1o,4iS UUO; last year, 4o,oI 4,0OO
bushes
Antwerp wheat weak.
Weather fine in France.
Cargoes OF coast rather easier: Sd lower.
English country markets easier; Cd lower
Corn opened weak under heavy receipts. There
$500 cars OF corn nspt cted into sore to-day.
The most astonishing fact is that every bushel
mmed lately taken for export. The visible
supply increased 5000 90 bushels Notwith-
standing these conditions, corn held it's own after
the first half hour of the session. At the start
the local crowd sold freely. December ope ned at
3l1ac to 3l1sc, advanced to 32I4c declined to
Sligo on the neavy increase in the visible supply
anu advanced to 321sc at the close, with the de-
mand brisk. Frosts predicted Crop reports
continue to come very bad. he foreign demand
for corn never better. France is making lib
eral inquiry for this cereal The sentiment is de-
cid eddy bullish
Oats were strong, IN sympathy with corn.
Provisions strong Hogs at the yards,
10@15c higher. Demand for pork products is
good.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-31
The Time Ball.

The Time Ball.
BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFICE, U. 8 N.Y.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 80, 1897. }
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped
ex actly at noon today e., at noon OF the l2Uth
meridian or exactly at 8 p M, Greenwich time
W. y HUGHES,
Lieutenant u s. N. III charge.
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Wheat and flour on passage to Unit ed Kingdom
increased 100000 quart rs; TO Continent increa ed
81, 900 quarters: Wis bic dec eased 1925 QUO
bushels; total, 15,473 OOO last year. 45.5 1000
bushes.
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WORLDS WEEKLY SHIPMENTS.
Shipments of wheat for the past seven days:
Aug 2S '97 Aug. %, '96
Bushels Bushels.
Russia 800. 2, 24u000 l,752,0U0
Argentina. ........ $4,000
Danube ..................... $4,000 904 900
India. . .......... ...... 10000
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Serve Seven and Half Years at San
Quentin and Pay a $4,000 Fine.
The Question of DIR. r1arten's Sanity
to be Determined by a Jury-De.
cision of the Supreme Court as to
the Power Conferred on the Board
of Dental Examiners to Grant Ger
tificates to Practice.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-S. r.
Dickey, a coin-sweater, out of the good
ness of his heart, as he expressed it.,
pleaded guilty in order to save the Fed
eral officers useless trouble. In return
for his demonstration of amiability and
good will Dickey was sentenced to
spend the next seven years and six
months of his life, provided he lives
that long, behind the bars at San
Quentin. In addition a fine of $1,000
was imposed upon him.
Thus it will be seen Dickey's scheme
to gain a light sentence proved futile.
His sentence is well merited, as for
many years past Secret Service Agent
N. r. Harris has been on his track and
the bad record of the man has been
fully demonstrated.
In passing sentence this morning
United States District Judge w. w.
Morrow spoke of the gravity of the
crime of tampering with the coin of
Uncle Sam and declared that in SO far
as he was able he would assist the Sc
cret service agents in suppresSing the
evil.
Dickey was arrested in Oakland some
time ago, and his full outfit secured. He
was indicted upon five counts and a
sentence of eighteen months and $500
fine imposed in each case
The record-union., 1897-03-30
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES
The State Convention to be Held at
San Francisco Tomorrow.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-The
knights of the Maccabees are gathering
from all parts of the State for the an
nual State convention which will be
held in this city Wednesday. Fully half
the delegates arrived on the morning
and evening trains to-day aand the
others are expected to arrive in time for
the reception that is to be held in Union
Square Hall tomorrow evening.
Among those who arrived to-day were
two of the State officers-G. S. Barthol-
omew of Los Angeles, Past Commander,
and J. S. GIasscock of Pasadena, Rec
ord Keeper. c. a. Luckenback of Los
Angeles, Deputy Supreme Commander,
is also here. He represents the Su
preme Tent, and the convention will be
held under his direction.
The convention will be called to order
in Washington Hall at 10 o'clock We'd
nesday morning. The business of the
convention viii include the election of
two delegates to the Supreme meeting,
which is to be held in July, the election
of State officers for the ensuing year,
and the making of such recommenda-
tions in respect to the laws of the order
as the delegates may see fit. This bust
ness is expected to occupy the entire
day. In the evening there will be a con-
test between some Of the degree teams.
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BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS.
Has the Right to Determine Who
Shall Practice Dentistry.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-The
Supreme Court to-day handed down an
opinion which established the power
given to the State Board of Dental
Examiners by the statute to refuse to
issue a certificate to practice dentistry
in this State.
John D. Van Week was a regular
graduate from the American College of
Dental Surgery of Chicago, receiving
diploma in 1894. The Board of Dental
Examiners refused to issue the certifi-
cate, upon the ground that Van Week
had not taken the prescribed course
and that the college was not a reputable
one. Van Week brought an action in
mandate against the board and the
lower court granted him relief, from
which the board appealed.
The Supreme Court holds that the
functions of the board are of a quasi
Judicial nature, and that it has the
power to decide whether or not the di-
ploma presented is of the proper char
acter contemplated by the statute.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
TEA EXPERTS.
Report of the Board to the Secretary
of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The
board of ten experts appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury to select
standards of teas pursuant to the Act
of Congress to prevent the Importation
of impure and unwholesome tea, have
submitted a report, in which they State
that they have selected such standards
as in their opinion will represent the in
tention of the bill regarding purity,
quality and fitness for consumption.
The report adds:
THE board recommends, first, that
the comparison of standards with teas
delivered shall be made not only with
regard to flavor, but particularly in re-
gard to the appearance of the leaf. In
color infused leaf and in freedom from
admixture with black and decayed leaf,
all tas should be equal to the standards,
but any consideration of the make or So
called style of the dry leaf should be
omitted. The leaf of the infused must
equal the standard in freedom from
scum, gritty substance and leaf made
up of dust and congree (rice pastel"
The bill further reports that your
department issue instructions that ali
teas shall be labeled with their proper
trade names, so as to avoid palpable
fraud in the use of false labels. The i'm
portance of this point has been pressed
upon them by the trade, and they cannot
too strongly emphasize it, particularly
referring to green teas, of which the
Pingsuey kind have been heretofore
labeled Moyune, the former being an
inferior and the latter a superior tea
We therefore respectfully urge upon you
as of supreme Importance that the ex-
aminers should not be only thoroughly
honest and trustworthy, but also experts
in tea.
That the present incumbents at New
York and Chicago meet these require
ments, the board have no question, but
as the examiner at San Francisco is not
an expert in tea, but a chemist having
insufficient knowledge of the article it
is absolutely necessary that a person
possessing the proper qualifications
should be appointed at that point
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Wins The Final in the Mile Open Pro-
feSSiOnal in Remarkably Fast Time.
Passes All His Competitors As Though
They Were Standing Still.
The Steamer Dora, Which Went
Ashore in the Recent Storm at
Green Island, Arrives at Seattle,
Having Suffered But Slightly From
the Grounding.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Char-
ley Wells tonight made the most SEN
Safional ride ever seen at a bicycle race
meet on this coast 1t was in the final
in the one-half mile open for profess
sionals, with himself, Jones, McFar-
hand and Deming as the starters. Max
Marris of Texas was put in to make the
pace.
Downing secured the pacemaller after
"a battle with Jones, and Wells brought
up in the rear. On the start of the
sixth lap Downing commenced the
sprint, with the other men riding like
hends to get around him, but he kept
the lead, all the others riding wide on
the banks, seemingly TO shut Wells out,
but the giant was too speedy for
them, and Notwithstanding the fact
that ne had ITO hug the top of the banks
for two laps they could not stave off
his final sprint on the last lap. He
passed his competitors as if they We're
standing stih and WON the race in
the remarkable fast time of 2:11.
Wells has won more prizes than any
other single rider during the tourna-
ment, and is improving in form every
day The last half was ridden in 80
seconds.
The three-mile race was a beauti-
full one, and the interest in it was en-
hanced by the good team work Of Il
and Stevey'' combination, composed of
Mcfarland and Stevens. who with
Downing and Eaton We're the starters
in the final Two pacemakers on singles
set THE pace, and succeeded in pulling
the men out for the three miles in
succeeded in capturing first and third
places, first going to Stevens, the sec
ond place to Eaton, and the third to
Mo E'arlaT1d
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STRIKE DECLARED.
Will Involve Between Thirty and
Sixty Thousand lien.

NEW YORK, March 29.-The strike
of the steamfitters in this city, in which
between 10000 and 10000 men may be
involved was declared to-day, when
over ], 100 steamfitters refused to work.
The bosses announced Saturday that
the agreement hitherto existing be-
tween them and the employees would no
longer be considered and those who
wished to report for work this morning
must sign new rules. The men refused
to sign.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
DIR. ARTHUR MARTEN.
The Question of His Sanity be De
termined by a Jury.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29-Dr
Arthur Marten has won a partial vic
tory over his fancied enemies The Su-
preme Court to-day remanded him to
the custody of the Sheriff, with instruc-
tions to hold him until his sanity or
insanity is determined by jury in the
Superior Court
1t VIII be recalled that Dr. Marten ap-
piled to the Supreme Court last week
for writ of habeas corpus, claiming
that he was unlawfully confined in the
Ukiah Asylum for the Insane. Testi-
mony was heard in Department 2 of
the Supreme Court, and Marten created
somewhat of sensation by appearing
as his own counsel The court objected
to this, and finally Attorney NJ. NJ
Foote consented to fight his case The
result was that the court decided to
leave the conclusion as to Martens s
mental state to jury
The record-union., 1897-03-30
AN OH1OAN GETS AN OFFICE.
}. P. Smith Appointed Director of the
Bureau of American Republics.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Joseph
P. Smith of Ohio was to-day appointed
by Secretary Sherman Director Of the
Bureau Of American Republics. vice
Clinton Furbish, resigned, being Sc
lected by the Secretary from three per-
sons whose names We're certified by a
special board as having passed salts
factorily the examinations for the
place.
Mr. Smith is Al years of age, and
was born in West Union, O. He was a
printer and afterwards a newspaper
man. He held the office of State Lii
brarian, to which he was appointed by
Governor Mckinley for four years. His
relations with the President have been
very close, and he has been particularly
active in helpful work during the past
seven wears
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Denied by the Officials.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-The
rumor that the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railway is likely to ac-
uuire the California and Nevada Rail-
wav and utilize it in the construction
of it's new line from Stockton TO Point
Richmond is emphatically denied by the
officials of the first-named company
Vice President Worth declared to-day
that no negotiations had been had by
the Valley road looking to the acquire
ment of the line in question, or any por-
ton of it, and for obvious reasons that
the valley road could not utilize the
narrow-gauge road.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
MYSTERIOUS AERIAL VISITOR.
Omaha Citizens Report Again Seeing
an Air-ship.

OMAHA, March 29.-The mysterious
airship was seen again last night for
the third time by number of Omaha's
reputable citizens. 1t hove in sight
about the time that church was over,
and in half an hour had traversed the
heavens and once more disappeared
1t was seen by people in all parts of the
city. This time the airship came into
view in the southeastern portion of the
horizon. 1t was in the shape of a big
bright light too big for a balloon and
glowed steadily. 1t sailed over the
city to the northwest, and there dis
appeared beyond the houses and bluffs.
1t moved very slowly, and seemed to be
quite near the earth. Nothing but the
light was visible
The record-union., 1897-03-30
ASKS FOR AN ACCOUNTING.
Suit Growing Out of the Sale of Four
Lots at Stockton.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 29.-B. e.
1oon2is has sued George w. Phelps for
an accounting of moneys derived from
the sale of a. large number Of town lots
in Stockton.
Phelps had as a partner in the trans
action one George W. Hopkins, who
has since assigned his rights TO LOOMS
The dots We're sold on the installment
plan, and complaint is now made that
The record-union., 1897-03-30
PACIFIC RAILROADS DEBTS.
A Minority Report on the Bill For
Their Adjustment.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Morgan of Alabama to-day presented a
minority report on the bill recently re-
ported favorably to the Senate for the
adjustment of the Pacific railroads
debts through the agency Of the COM
mission.
The report gives the circumstances of
the inception of this national highway
across the continent and maintains
that it was essentially a Government
undertaking entrusted to private hands
just as the national banks are instru-
mentalities of Government, although in
private hands.
10 secure the Government against a
de1auIt or these corporations in the
payment of bonds issued to enable them
to build these railroads, there was pro-
Vlded IN the charters a separate lien
upon all their property of every de-
scription in favor of the United States
The Statute provides for the forfeiture
on default of payment, and transfers
the title and possession by act of law
to the United States. The Govern
ment is thus substituted in absolute
and unconditional ownership of the
corporate property of every kind in
place of the stockholders, whose own
ership thereon ceases.
The report then points out that this
Dill provides an agreement with "the
owners" of the Union Pacific Railroad.
without declaring who owns it, and
deals with it as if the United States is
not the owner. The bill also it is in
sisted, destroys the unity of this great
highway, and proposes to separate the
Central Pacific from the Union Pacific
Railroad.
Morgan states in the report that he
will offer an amendment in the Senate
providing that the provisions of the
bill shall apply to both the Pacific rail-
road companies. The Senator says if
this fatal act of separation between
these roads" had not reached a con-
elusive stage by reason of agreements
made by the President for the disposal
of the Governments interest in the
Union Pacific Railroad then it should
be intercepted and placed in the hands
of this proposed commission
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Both Were Drowned.

GAINESVILLE (Tex), March %
Miss Ruby Smith, daughter of Alder
man Smith Of this place, and Albert
Thompson. a young man who was ac-
companying her from Era to this city,
were drowned last night five miles west
Of here in attempting to ford a creek
that had been become a raging torrent
as q result of the unprecedented rain
fall of yesterday and last night.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results Of Yesterdays Races at the
lngleside Track.

SAN. FRANCISCO, March ~
Weather good and the track fast Sum-
mary:
Four furlongs, Michael won, Impe-
rious second, Front De Boeuf third
Timo-0:51H.
Six furlongs, selling, Dunboy won,
Sweet William second, Russell A. thlrd.
Time-1: :16H.
One mile, Damien won, Good Times
second, David third Time-1:444.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling. Double
Quick won, Benamela second, Can't
Dance third Time-1:31L2.
One mile, Preston won, Wyoming sec
ond, imp. Trance third. Time--1:44.
Five furlongs, Horatio won, Logan
second, Tempestuous third. Time
1:0i15
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ALASKA'S GOLD OUTPUT.
Estimated That 1t Will Amount to
$10,O0O,O0O the Present Year.

TACOMA, March 29-The latest es-
Inmates place Alaska's probable gold
output for 1897 at $4,000, 900. The out
put last year was about S6,0O0,OOO. The
steamer Topeka to-day brings news that
the companies owning the big quartz
mines of southeastern Alaska are pre-
pairing for extensive improvements and
an immense amount of development
work this year
The Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining
Company has commenced work on
thousand foot five compartment shaft,
the dimensions of which will be Sx22
feet outside the timbers. The first 21O
feet will be built as a raise, to be com
pleted about May 1st. By that time a
new hosting plant will be in place, and
the shaft will be driven 20 feet per day.
If the ore body continues as good as
that now being worked the company will
erect mill of 300 additional stamps,
and the working force will be increased
TO nearly 1000 men. The company's
present mill of 24O stamps is the lar
gest stamp mill in the world under one
roof.
The same company has decided to re-
place the present water and steam power
plants by which the TreadWell and
Mexican mines are operated with cleo
trio power. The cost of the plant is
placed at 100000
The Alaska Juneau Company, which
recently purchased the Lane Campbell
properties, is preparing to thoroughly
prospect the ore body by sinking a
thousand foot shaft, keeping it's 40
taken out. If the ore body continues
large mill will be erected on tidewater
and an electric plant on Salmon Creek.
To connect mine and mill an electric
railway may be built.
A score of smaller mines are prepar-
ing to proportionately increase their
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Spanish Marines Mutiny.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla), March %
Passengers arriving here from Havana
say that a rumor is in general circula-
ton there to the effect that the crew of
one of the Spanish cruisers mutinied a
few days ago and took possession of the
ship, turning it over to the insurgents.
who have already begun to make cap
lures of small Spanish war vessels of
the coast guard The Spanish officials
deny the story, but it has received cor
roborat atiOn from other sources
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Suspension of BicycIists.

BALTIMORE, March 29-Chairman
Albert Mott of the L. A. w. Racing
Board to-day announced the indefinite
suspension from all l.. A. W. racing
tracks of James Michael, the Welshman
Michael is member of the English
Cycling Association, and his suspension
is the result of a request preferred by
them, as he was under suspension in
England on account of some financial
matters. 1t also announced that Fred
Gerlach of Chicago has been awarded
the seventh place on the Racing Board
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Freight Line to Mexican Points.

LOS ANGELES, March 29.-The
Southern Pacific Company's office in this
city has just been advised that the Pa
cifc Coast Steamship Company will soon
open a freight line giving monthly serv-
ice from Los Angeles via San Pedro and
Redondo for Ensenada and other south
ern Mexican points.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
A Hotel Clerk HOrSewhipped.

CHICAGO, March 29.-D. E. Bailey,
clerk of the Great Northern Hotel of this
city, was horsewhipped last night by
Mrs. H A. Shalford, a former employe
of the hotel. The woman accused Bal
ley of causing her discharge, and fol-
lowing him into the hotel grill room,
she belabored him over the head with
blacksnake
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Signed for a Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Jim-
my Anthony of Australia and James
Barry of Chicago signed articles of
agreement to-day to box twenty rounds
before the National Athletic Club of
this city on April 23d. The youngsters
will meet at 115 pounds for purse
of 50 900, of which % per cent. goes to
the loser There is a likelihood of an
other match being arranged for the
same night. provided anyone can be Sc
cured to meet Armstrong. The Nation
al Club tried to find Prewett, but was
unable to locate him.
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Eight Lives Lost.


PENSACOLA (Fla), March 90
Eight lives were lost to-day by the
wreckng off Pensacola Bar of an oys-
ter sloop, bound hence from St. An
drews. The craft was caught in a
squaH, was swamped and sank within
few minutes. On the sloop were John
Constantine, the owner. his brother-in-
law, John Notes, and Constamtine's s
wife and five children and his wife's
sister, named Notes. All were lost save
John Notes. who floated ashore on a
niece Of W-reckage
The record-union., 1897-03-30
CORWIN'S MILLINERY s %sssi1 s5 ssS: af:;; ss
discount onal
ONE-TENTH OFF. 6O7 j. 1TIhMTD IR5 Sn6 HATS until
GRANT MEMORIAL INAUGURAL
All Maritime Powers Invited to Par
ticipate i'm the Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The Sec
refary of State has sent the following
identical note to all maritime Powers,
about thirty or thirty-six in number:
Ewing, Minister, Brussels: The Grant
Memorial Inaugural Committee has re-
quested the President to officially invite
the maritime nations to send warships
to participate in the ceremonies on
April nth next, when the Grant Mon
unent Association will formally deliver
to the city of New York the tomb of
General Grant, erected by voluntary
subscription, at Riverside Park 1t will
be gratifying to this Government if this
courteous Invitation could be accept
ed. JOHN SHERMAN"
NEW YORK, March 3O.-The Her
aids" correspondent in Montevideo
Uruguay, telegraphs that the United
States cruiser Yantic ran aground
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Bonds for a Water System.

LOS ANGELES, March 29.-The city
of San Diego can now issue bonds for
the purchase and completion of the
water system. which includes the con-
struction of the Moreno dam, about
sixty miles from San Diego. w. S. Gam
BILE applied to the United States Circuit
Court for an injunction restraining the
city from issuing the proposed bonds to
carry on the work, and the case was
finally disposed of to-day by Judge
Ross. who dismissed the case
The record-union., 1897-03-30
The Dora Arrives in Port.

SEATTLE, March 29.-The steamer
Dora, which went ashore at Green Is
land in the recent storm that wrecked
the Willapa, arrived here this after
noon, and will be repaired by Moran
Bros Her keel and hull are slightly
damaged. The Dora has sustained no
serious injury, and will proceed in two
or three days to Sitka, when she will
run once a month to Kodiak.
The record-union., 1897-03-30

Phelps has appropriated to his own use
moneys derived from installments and
intended for the payment of a mort
gage ON the property. On this show
ing Loomis secured an order that pend
ing his suit all moneys be collected
and held by the Union Trust Company
At the same time an injunction was
issued forbidding any further collec-
tionS by Phelps
The record-union., 1897-03-30
Anti.tliph Hat Ordinance.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-The
anti-high hat ordinance introduced in
the Board of Supervisors recently by
Supervisor RottanZi received a set
back this morning when the City At
torney rendered an opinion that the
proposed law would not stand the test
of the courts.