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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
computed the value of the publication at

computed the value of the publication at
90 cents.
The books are published, the prices
CHARGED are monstrous. 1t makes no dill
ference. either, whether the books are
needed or not as the American Book
Compauy insists that they must be pro-
cured by the children because previous
Board of Education entered into con-
tract with the publishers to use the books
Tor four wears. Principals may fancy
That the burden on !he parents should be
Iiehtened and therefore decide to use the
book in the hand of the teacher. Inc
agent of the book concern Is on the
alert. however, and he demands OF the
school authorities that the teachers must
instruct the pupils TO buy the DOCKS.
Another element OF confusion has oeen
introduced. The Board OF. Education dld
not decide what books should be intro
duced I'm til very short time before me
opening of the school term, and the result
is that the dealers have not got Inc DOCKS
Cd hand, and pupils go nightly from one
store to another hoping TO obtain DOCKS
which have not been prlnteo. fllly
pupils were in store at the MISSION al
one time last night and the deaier couio
not supply more than one hair the oooks
on each list. There will be great STOCKS IN
to-day, tomorrow and the next day, out
meanwhile the classes are IN q sen Sc
demOrallZed,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
CHARGED WITH INSANITY,
George j. Moore, Who Shot Hims elf
Recently in Shooting Gallery,
in Padded Cell

George J. Moore, insurance solicitor and
mem Der OF the Colum ba Theater orches-
ira. was arrested yesterday afternoon on
the charge of insanity and locked up in a
padded cell in the Receiving II ospital.
Moore created sensation about three
weeks ago by shooting himself in a
shooting gallery on Eddy street, near
Mason. He had been on a proiracted
spree and his wife had left him.
He remained in the Receiving Hospital
several days, and since leaving there he
has contin ued his debaucn, frequentine
dancehalls and saloons. Sunday night he
informed some OF his friends that he in
tended to kill his father, who is president
of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, and other relatives, and to prevent
him executing his threat his brother in
law swore to a complaint yesterday morn
ing charging him with insanity.
He was located in a music-hall at 80
Fourth street and placed under arrest
He will be taken before the Insanity Com
missioners this morning.
Moore has been the cause of consider
able trouble and annoyance to his rela-
lives. About two years ago he shot his
brother without cause and since then has
been hardly responsible for his actions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
GROUNDLESS COMPLAINT,
inventor Bowers Alarmed Because a
Dredger Pipe Had Been
Repaired.

The San Francisco Dredging Company
was represented before United States Cir
cult Judge Morrow yesterday by D. NJ
Delmas and r. Percy Wright in proceed
ings instituted against the company for
contempt Of court.
Last June the court issued an in juno.
ton restraining. or to restrain, the COM
pany from using flexible joint TO its
dredger pipes. ]. w. Bowers. inventor of
the Bowers dredger. complained that the
order of the court had been set at defiance
Messrs. Delmas and Wright presented
large number of atfidavits establish in e
the TACT hat Bowers had no cause IF COM
plant, and that the shadow on which he
had based his plant was piece of pipe
which had been broken on the dredging
company's dredger and which had been
repaired.
The matter was taken under advisement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
STOLE FROM HIS PARENTS.

Louis Davidson, Son of an Attorney
Arrested in Ukiah.
The police were notified Saturday mat
Louis Davidson, IA years of age, son OF w.
w. Davidson, an attorney living at Fui-
ton street, had run away from home and
taken with him $3.50 in coin and about
$1,000 worth of diamond jewelry belonging
to his mother.
1t was thourht that he had gone to either
Truckee or Ukiah, and Captain Bowen
wired to both places, giving description
OF the boy and ask ng for mis- arrest.
Yesterday Captain Bowen received
dispatch from the Sheriff of Ukiah that
the boy haG been arrested there and that
the money and jewelry had been found IN
his possession. The boys father left last
night 10 bring him back home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

Mayor Phelan is determined to investi-
gate the excessive expenditures of the
City and County government and try if
possible to stop some of the many wastes
and burdens in the revenues of the City.
Auditor Broderick is also convinced that
there are many losses in the City finances
that might be stopped by the use of good
business sense. He is particularly alarmed
over the heavy expenses of the Health
Department, where he says there are no
governors on the engines that chew up
money for fuel. One of his charges is
that four assistant plumbers have been
appointed when there is not work for two.
The alarming feature of the entire stu
alton was made plain by Mayor Phelan
yesterday in an authorized interview with
THE CALL. Speaking of the question OF
the City's revenues the Mayor said that
the falling off in the municipal income
was a matter of very grave Importance.
The Mayor wrote out his views, as fol-
lows:
There has been a great fall
ing off in the City's revenue in
the last fiscal year, due prin-
cipalIy to Legislative causes. In
the Sheriff's office, in the Re-
corder's and other offices it is
estimated that the falling off
aggregates $250,O00. These
things will have to be regu-
lated by the new charter.
To-day we are paying II
cents a folio for recording in
the Recorders office and re-
ceiving only 10 cents a folio.
People who have valuable in
struments should pay more
rather than less the cost to the
City. The Police Courts eight
years ago were not only self
supporting, but paid large
sums into the City's treasury
from fines imposed and col
lected. Now nominal fines are
imposed and very often not
collected because the Judges
do not require any alternative
of imprisonment under the
loose system in vogue, and the
courts are far from self-sus-
tanning. As the Police Judges
are elected they are RESPONSE
bic to the people. l believe
they should be appointed
under the new charter.
JAMES d. PHELAN.
Speaking more in detail of the excessive
expenses the Mayor said:
1.-The County Clerk is spending sos, 900
in excess of his pledge in the conduct of
bis office, and it was demon strated by
County Clerk Haley only three years ago
that the Office could be run for SIC, 600 a
year instead of the $50, 900 that is now de-
rnanded 7 will Law fhasa and o+bar n, =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
Mayor Phe1an and the Audi
tor Show Many Leaks
and Burdens.
A GREAT SHORTAGE IN INCOMES.
How the Health Department Runs Without
a Governor and the County Hospital
SweIls Its Annual Expenses.

visors before they meet to fix the tax levy.
For the present This is all have to say"
A study of the reports of the Auditor
since 1891 will show a startling increase
in the City's running expenses. All
through the departments where political
jobberv is possible there has been an
alarming increase in the waste of the
peoples funds In 1891 the cost of run
ming the government of the City and
County was $4,SlS,424 20 while it was
Sc. 577, 248 45 in 1896, and will doubtless be
more this year.
The Mayor speaks of the Increased ex-
penses of conducting the police courts.
This refers largely to stenographers' bills
and like expenses, aside from fixed saa-
ries. The expenses of conducting the
courts the past year appear in the follow
ing table:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

In addition 10 the foregoing sum more
than SD, 900 was expended in the Boys
and Girls Aid Society, one OF the branches
OF the criminal administration.
Another startling fact in connection
with the City's revenue Is the loss of more
than $54, 600 in jury and witness ices by
reason OF regulations under the new law.
Auditor BroderIck is alarmed about these
phases OF the financial problem, but there
are other things that worry INN more.
The expenses OF the Health Department
have increased over 400 per cent" said the
Auditor yesterday, land things in that
branch OF the administration are running
wild. The doctors run this business and
They work one another in for all it is
worth, as they believe in the old maxim
OF charging he traffic all it will bear. They
seem to have no sense of economy about
them and if they are let alone they Will
swamp the funds"
An investigation OF the Health Depart
ment funds and expenses revealed the
TACT that the salary list reaches the enor-
nous sum of $4,000. Formerly the de-
partment was allowed but $4,000 for all
other expenses. Now the printing bill
alone runs TO $4,000. The telephone bill of
the department reaches the gigantic sum
of Sis. the drug bill is $500, while the
incidental fund, chiefly postage STAN ps.
has jumped 10 $780, It Is these items that
wonder W hen the end is coming.
The City and County Hospital is said to
be honeycombed with useless employees
and unnecessary expenses. The Auditor
and others will recommend thorough
investigation of the expenditures III th is
great department of the City government.
The estimated expenses of tn e City and
County Hospital for 1898 stagger the
mathematicians of the Auditors office.
Some OF the startling items are as follows,
as com pleted by the accountant yes terday:
groceries. ..S 29,5A6 10
Drugs Observation-Disclosures. 6,3I6 81
SalarieS.......... 10000 90
Wines and liquors. I,sOO 90
Fuel ..-...........-....... 1000 90
Repairs, plumbing,
etc.. IL. 6:B2 90
The foregoing are only a few of the
items in the various departments named.
1t Is the intention of the Mayor to make
thorough investigation of every subject
affecting the waste of the City's revenue.
He expects TO have his report comp leted
in time to submit it to the Board of Super
visors early in September
Auditor Broderick was very busy all
day yesterday completing important re-
ports relative to the finances Of the CITY.
When he has all the data summarized the
Mayor will make thorough study of the
items reported, with reference to the ex-
penses of previous years and the methods
of a strictly business admin istration.
There will be an investigation OF everv-
thing connected with the School Depart
ment before the City officers reach the end
OF their researches.
Mayor Phelan says he is determined to
lose no time and snare no pains to CLEAN
facts that will be of value to the taxpayers
of the City and County. The matter
promises to develop the fact that there
has been much waste for years and that
the tendency is for it to increase.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
To Save Her Son.

Annie Brown, alias Raymond, was ares ted
last night by Detective Anthony on the charge
of vagrancy. Annie was living with Reuben
AWlweli, a tlnsmlth, in shop on Main street
Reuben's mother applied to the police to helm
her in saving her son from ruin, with the re-
ult that Annie was arrested for vagrancy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
An Unknown Man Drowned.

The dead body of unknown man was
found yesterday floating in the bay at the foot
OF Main-street wharf and was taken to the
Morgue. The deceased was attired as a laborer
or longshoreman, but the features are unre-
cogniZable. The body had been in the water
for about two weeks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

TEN YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
at 1871 Market street, San Francisco. has
stamped him as the leading specialist of the
Pacific Coast in the treatment OF all Chronic
Nervous and Special Diseases of both men and
women. Entire or partial loss of manly power
and vIgor in young, middle-aged old men posi-
lively restored Weakening drains which sap the
vitality. destroy the health, cause paralysis In
sanity and premature death, quickly and perma-
nently stopped Private diseases of every name
and nature cured.
Write if you live away from the city Book,
GUIDE to Health" a treatise on all the organs
and their diseases, free on application. Core
spondence strictly confidential Address +. l.
SWkANY, 1877 Market street, San Francisco Cal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

by VIRTUE OF TWO DEGREES OF THE
ID Superior Court in and for the City and county
OF San Francisco, state " California Department
No 10) be first OF which DEGREES was made and
is dated the 22d day of November, 1898, and the
the 18th day of June, 1897 and both OF which de-
crees were made and entered In an action pc ding
I'm said Superior Court, wherein Adam Grant is
plaintiff ana Daniel II. Murphy and others are de-
fendants being No. 40 O33 in the said court
the undersigned, who was by said court appointed
referee in said action, viii sell al pubic auction,
a ha OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
Little Baby ConnelI.

John Cornell has been arrested on a charge
OF failure to provide. officer Coleman of the
California Society for the Prevention of Cru
city te Children says that the prisoner re-
fuses 10 care Tor his six-month-old babe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

Mems suits, some for business and
some black clays, 5000; worth $I2.oo
to $500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

Boys suits with extra pants and cap
of same material, all wool, for ages to
IS years, $3.50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
Clothing this week :

A few of those $500 long pants suits
for boys still selling at $3.50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10

Alter, exchange goods or refund money
cheerfuHy. IS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
Remember, All Our
Shoes Are Reduced.

We invite country trade on regular
stock, but 10 not guarantees 10 fill country
orders tor specially advertised shoes dur
ing tn s sale, az our local customers have
been buyiuF up the bargains AS suou as
they we've offered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
CRITICISMS OF GENERAL TILLINGHAT

Members of the National Guard Will say nothing
for publication about the assumption by Adjutant-
General Tillinghast of the command of the New
York troops on Grant Day. but II there Is any truth
in the old saw the Adjutant-Generals left ear has
been ringing ever since. The Adjutant-General's
defenders say that he simply did what General
McAlpin had done before him. The command OF
the State Camp of Instruction was assumed by
General McAlpin and commanders OF regiments
were ignored and the present Adjutant-General
thought that he was justified in taking the same
course 1t Is further stated that General Thing
hast rode at the head of the troops because he was
commanded to do so by the Commandments
who had intended TO take the head of the line. until
he was Informed by the Citizens Committee that
he was expected to remain with the Presidential
marty Inasmuch as the Citizens invitation dld not
include the Governors staff. the plan, so laT as
their position was concerned. was not changet.
The excuse is lame. according 10 the opinion OF
neople who pretend to be posted on the subject
little right TO detail General Tillinghast to serve in
his place as Colonel Appleton would nave In piac-
ing Adjutant Weaver in command OF the ith ReSl-
nnent The men who have grown old In the service
of the State and look upon the AdJutanl -tieneral
as sort Of military clerk naturally feel hurt a,
the course taken by the Governor. and although
the reports as TO coming designations on thdt ac-
count may be premature, the whole aHalf-the re-
fussI of the Governor 10 lead his troops. as well as
.birt will have a bad effect on the Guard, and
viii furnish ammunition for the people VINO take
nlea sure In referring TO the Natlonal duard as
paper and tin soldiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
ROBBERS THREW HIN AT A TRAIN.
ANGULAR CRIME COMMITTED NEAR SALMON
FALLS y. H.

ANGULAR CRIME COMMITTED NEAR SALMON
FALLS. y. II.
Salmon Falls. y. f.. April So.-What appears to
Ne a desperate attempt at murder, after robbery
rad been committed was disclosed early this morn
ing when train hands of the Boston and Maine
Railroad brought to the station J. Duford OF Man
chester. whom they had picked up IN an uncon-
,cious condition by the side of the track about
half mile from here. The man was injured about
the head and was badly bruised.
His story was that. while walking on the track
at few minutes past midnight. returning TO Do
YER after having spent the evening with friends
mere. he vas accosted by two men, who demanded
his money. Upon his refusal TO give II up they
sezed him and went through his pockets. taxing
$3.50 Just at that time train was heard approach
uu and the men held Dufford until the engine
reached the spot when they gave him hing
,oward H. His head came in contact with the
.yiInder. and he was thrown TO the track. His
head was badly hurt and he fell far enough from
the rail 10 avoid further injury .
The train hands him fall. the train was
stopped and they picked him up The train ran hards
saw they saw two running away just oetoEe
the engine struck Duford The injured man re-
covered sufficiently to start for his home this morn
ing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
DrR,TES ~ MOCK SENATE.

Affairs Of eravest public moment were discussed
last night in the mock Senate of the Twenty-thrd-
ST branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. The arDtrat'h
treaty with Great Britain the Venezuelan Gispu,e
the proposAl TO take her Statehood from NeVaua'
the recognition of Cuban independence syihp"t"'
with Greece and the Dinghy tariff bill were all Ge
ho,.d and vote was reached on the last-named
hill Edward Lauterbachs purpose in CaIii.n5 Oh
President Mckinley at the windsor On mseGin
was disclosed by his nomlndt Ton anu suDscd 'Ir
Confirmation by Inc mock Senate to the PCS
ship of Los Angeles. Cal. Day.d Is I'M WA me-
nsipn bv the cons1lship TO Larssa in Thessaly
The nomination OF Harold M Se"di 81 N Irnti
dency 10 be Minister PlenipStentiary to Hn%1i
hold mn I'm Difference TO 'Sendl ldI cou Wy,
he Senator'S from Maine both being absent HSniTy
zimmerman president Of the senate he ai nnee
hi resulted in it's passage by ~ 10 10, ] ne an
nnuncement of the result was received Win Cheers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
IIEUTENANT O'BRIEN MAY DE-
THE MEMBERS OF THE RoMEYN COURT -NANi'>'
opDrprn To REMAIN IN ATLANTA.

TUT, MEMBERS OF THE RoMEYN COURT MANILA"
ORDERED TO REMAIN IN ATLANTA
Atlanta Ga April 3O-The thirteen Army o"lcer'
,,u,,ro tho court martial before "nlc" Cp
,atn Henry Romeyn is now on trial az VI.
ohnrsor have been ordered by the war Dep"
r,art ~ remain in Atlanta after the "ia' o."
a,,o,, further instructions. The order is resd'
os eignifcant from the fact that captain 49,,
hos nreferred charges against Lieutenant -
O,prian Of the 5th Infantry. VINO Is 'he io' ~.
oaoers acouser In the case now on ''i""
cbarges against O'Bren are said 70 pe 100
o,,d sbouId he ever be brought up Tor '''a, ne
.iu nrobablv he some lively proceedings ec"p,'"e
tho Ronevn trial in sensational features.
Cuertber of the court martai. Is isho' '"'
what the orders to the court Will be. pu' ~ - -
orouv believed that the members Will remain "eN
10 try Lieutenant OBrien o.s along slowly
p, ne Ne tba prosecution finished the repu,tai o
ienyyenants Liggett. VAIL Peavey,i, M Ma ior
Ghorlns Porter testified thai so lar nrevous
~ ~ social ostracism had been snoWn pgoinst
nv tha lime when charges were preIeiieu poroev,
C,ntain Romeyn for SANDER apua, III Danart-
petsd no, an order was issued from tne DaprtiaI
ort MITIGATING the sentence OF the Go't' he vas
II. his former trial at Fort Riley WIFI ~ Gov
az az I'D With having lost large asou'C noorrou
rnp,ent forage The trial may close 'o-''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM I VAN ARSDALE.

william J. Van Arsdale a member OF the noaiu
of Education In this city died from apopexy III n''
home at No 107 Bank-st., yesterday morhIhs VIZ"
he left his office In the Grand Central otauo,, y"
Thursday afternoon he was apparently as we"
usual Mr. Van Arsdale was sixty-three year ~
at the time Of his DEATH and he had pee" y, w
employ of the New-York Central and Huoso" NV
Railroad Company for about forty-hVe years.
the time OF his death he was at the hea" "a ~
department of real estate claims ana taxes "e
control of the companvs landed interests anu iel'
franchises He was Commodore Nandero"t ~
fdential man when the company was the Huuso
River Railroad Company and ne drew UP ''ie ae -.
mont by which the company was mereeo VIII" ~
New-York Central Company
The ooicias OF the railroad company resd,.eu
Mr. Van Arsdale with esteem and Affection anu ',.'
sudden death was a blow TO them. He was SUI
holder in the railroad company. and was oi'eo'o.
in several of the Vanderbilt corporations roi me-
wears Mr. Van Arsdale was a school trustee ~ ~.
Ninth Ward He was appointed Schooi oo"' s -.
e,oner by Mayor Grant. and was reaPp44nnF rd,i
Navor Strong At the offices or ne Poa,' rsdaIe's
-, ion Yesterday il said that MI Nai had
eorvineS both as trustee and Cofnihiss III Mr.
been NJ great value TO the schoos Oh tIE cbiId a
~ ArsdaIe leaves n widow. his 1f.; =, tInstin ps
Ssuphter was killed In a railroad wrecA NJ
several ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-01
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC FORECLOSURE

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC FORECLOSURE.
Albuquerque n. NJ, April 3o.-The foreclosure sale
Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railway Company VIII
take place at Gallup, this county. on May g.
O. ~ Marion. the special Master, VIII ofticiate as
auctioneer The road will then pass into the hands
Of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, after which
the following changes will be officially announced
A. G. Wells will be general superintendent OF every
thing west OF Albuquerque. including the California
Southern: W G. Nevns will be general manager
II the Atlantic and Pacific and California Southern
=. r Perry viii he division superintendent from
Albuquerque to Seligman. Ariz. the division being
extended fifty miles: John Denay will have charge
from Seligman 70 San Bernardino. Cal. as
division superintendent. and from the latter city TO
Los Angeles including San Diego; c. Beamer vii. be
division superintendent: J. j. Byrne will be general
passenger and ticket agent OF both lines west or
Albuquerque his headquarters being AZ Los Angeles
The auditing department Of the Atlantic and Pacific
in this city will he consolidated with the California
Southern and remove TO Los Angeles w. F.. Walsh
will he the general auditor.
AS soon after the sale possible the Santa Fe
Company will begin work the contemplated adj
ltions 10 their shops here, which will add at least
30 more to the rolls.