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The herald., 1897-10-06
ONLY SMALL PAYMENTS
Collection Of City Taxes Not as Large
as Formerly

The collection of the first installment of
city taxes which began Mon day has been
much slower than usual and there seems
to be an inclination on the part Of the
property owners to defer payments urtil
later in the month. None of the larger
taxpayers have made their payments,
most of those who have paid being per-
sons whose taxes amount to compara-
lively small sums. There have been a
large number of these, however, and on
the first day the total collections were
nearly $4,000. Yesterday the collections
exceeded that amount. The rush of
small Taxpayer keeps large force of
assistants busy in the office Of the license
and tax collector. The present install
ment does not become delinquent until
November 26.
The herald., 1897-10-06
HE LEFT COGSWELL
Young Dawson of Redondo Doing
Good Work in Milwaukee

M. M. Dawson Of Redondo writes The
Herald as follows: In The Herald of Sep
tember 26 appeared an article entitled
"a Religious Fanatic" which does in
justice to young man. The writer of
the article evidently was not acquainted
with some of the facts. Ralph Cogswell
and Bert Dawson walked part Of the
way to San Francisco, and the latter
left there July Z by steamer for Redondo
His father furnished transportation
Cogswell returned to Kansas with his
father and is probably there now. Bert
Dawson went to Chicago later with a
Pasadena man, who furnished the mon
ey and persuaded him to go, and for the
last six weeks he has been doing relig
ious work in Milwaukee.
The herald., 1897-10-06
WINTER EVENING CONCERTS
A Band Wants to Play in Front of
the City Hall

D. D. Parton, manager of the Seventh
Regiment band, filed petition in the
city clerks office yesterday afternoon,
addressed to the council asking permis-
sion to erect a band stand In front Of
the city hal. for the purpose of holding
therein band concerts every Saturday
evening. He states that the stand will
not be a permanent affair, but will be
erected just before the concert and will
be removed mmediately upon its con-
clusior. If the permission to place the
stand there is granted concerts will be
held there throughout the winter.
The herald., 1897-10-06
Congregation will Approve

A congregational meeting will be held
at Emmanuel church this evening, when
formal action will be taken signifying
the approval Of the congregation for DR..
Hugh K. Walker of the Central Presby-
terian church, Baltimore, as successor
to Rev. w. ]. Chichester.
The herald., 1897-10-06
Utterly Indifferent

Hicks (from quiet country village,
watching the orchestra)-"Those musi-
clans don't care anything about the con-
ductor."
Mrs. Hicks-"How do you know"
Hicks-"Why, because the harder he
shakes that stick at 'em the harder they
f1ddle."-Tit-Bits
The herald., 1897-10-06
Property Twice Assessed

Fl. r. Sergent called the attention Of
the city council to an alleged double as
sessment of a portion Of the property
which he controls, in communication
filed yesterday in the city clerks office,
and asked that one of the assessments
be set aside
The herald., 1897-10-06
No Offense Intended

The crack Of a dynamite gun has in
duced Weyler to tender his resignation
again. He is not prepared to resist high
explosives with barbed wire.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The herald., 1897-10-06
AUCTION
Household Goods
RHOADEs & REED will sell at their salesroom
557~55o S. Spring St.,
At 10 A. NJ,
Wednesday, Oct. 9th

A fine and complete line of household goods
removed to our salesroom for convenience Of
sale.
Solid Oak and Walnut Bedroom Suits
with Cheval Mirrors, Windsor Folding
Bed. Oak Sldeboards, Oak Roll. Top
Desk, Office Chairs, 2 Cash Registers,
Handsome OaI. Bookcase and Desk
Combined, Upholstered Turkish Chairs
and Rockers. Lounges, Couches, Parlor
Furniture, 3 Oak Extension Tables with
Dining Chairs to match, Dishes. Glass
and Crystal ware, Cooking Ranges and
other Dining and Kitchen Furniture,
Organ. Handsome Center Tables and
Stands. several fine Oil Paintings, Fitch.
ings and Engravings, also Body Brussels.
Moquette and Tapestry Carpets, Matt.
ings, etc.
These goods are good and almost new. hav.
ing had but little use. The contents of two
residences and must be sold without reserve.
BEN. o. RHOADES, Auctloneer.
The herald., 1897-10-06

Tropico, Salway peaches weighing one
pound each; from J. w. Kemp, Downey,
black walnuts; from G. G. Glomer, city.
Black Hamburg grapes
The herald., 1897-10-06

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's, S24 South Spring street.
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had not secured the required frontage
Of property in support of their applica-
tions. This time a much larger protest
against the granting of the license had
been presented. Mosbacher had so
changed the doors to the building that
the main entrance was now on Water
street. but he had left an entrance on
Pasadena avenue, making it necessary
for him 10 secure the consent of two
thirds of the property owners along that
street in the vicinity of the saloon. This
he had failed to do No objection, was
found TO him personally. Mr. Gibbop
moved that the application be rejected.
and in support of the motion stated that
ne was una,terably opposed to granting
any more licenses for saloons in
residence or outlying districts. His OBJ
lection was based upon the inadequacy
of the police force in its present size to
givs 10 those districts the proper police
protection, he holding that wherever
there was saloon there was needed a
policeman also. The proper patrol SER
vice with the present number of police
men in the city was matter Of impossi-
hillty ard he did not propose to increase
the menace TO property and person by
Prsuss took an opposite view of the
matter. He stateG that he had made
il his business to examine into the case
under consideration and saw no reason
why the application should not be
srar,ed. The vote or the matter re-
suited in the adoption of the motion,
Messrs. McLain and Preuss voting in. the
negative.
EXAMINATION ORDERED
Commissioner Wyman moved that the
police surgeon report to the commission
the result of all physical examinations
of applicants for policemen since he had
been in Office and that the report be flied
at the next meeting of the board. The
motion was adopted without comment.
The resolution was offered because of
the revelations as 10 the physical dis
qualifications of certain members of the
department MADE by The Herald yester-
day Surgeon Hagan began the prepar
alton Of his report yesterday afternoon.
The herald., 1897-10-06

ia ACRES MOUNTAINOUS LAND, PLEN
OFT ~ of wood; 20 acres level loan, good
berry land: AZ acres hilly. good farming OF
grazing, at Woodside, San Marco county,
~ acres adjoining the town OF Palo Alto 6k
acres between the town Of Palo Alto and Stan
ford University, So nta Clara county.
addition in town of Redwood City. AddresI
OWNER, p. o. Box 22S, Palo Alto.
The herald., 1897-10-06
A LICENSE REFUSED

The application of Robert Mosbacher
for license at 153 Water street was, af-
ter much discussion, denied. Chief
Glass presented long report on the
matter In which it was stated that three
former applications for license at this
place had been denied, as the applicants
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
JENkS COURT-MARTIAL AGAIN.
Testimony Favorable to the Accused
and Another Session for Monday.

Testimony Favorable to the Accused
and Another Session for Monday.
The court of Captain jerks was
resumed last Mig ht al the California Hotel,
but not concluded. Ii will be taken up
again Monday night.
Three witnesses were examined-Dr.
Robert Darling, veterinary surgeon and
graduate of McGill University, Mon
treal; DR.. E. P. Greedy and Major w. u.
Mccarthy.
In effect the testimony of all three was
favorable to Jeuks. The two doctors gave
1t as their opinions that the amount OF
hay apportioned the horses and the day
and over that they had nothing to
eat would not have caused dangerous
symptoms, would only temporarily have
weaken med the horses, but would have in
capacitated them for immediate service
upon an emergency call.
''Azatura' was defined as disease of
horses due TO overeating. In April last
one OF the troops horses had been para
lyzed by Gza:ura and had TO be shot, and
at the time DIR. Greedy advised Farrier de
Vries TO give idle horses no bran OK grain.
Idle, restless horses. he said, often gnaw
their managers; it is not an evidence OF
hunger.
Major Mccarthy testified to Captain
jerks previous unquestoned personal
and military character.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
O'OONNOR'S WILL.

An Extensive Estate to Be Distributed
Among the Decedent's Children.
The will of the late Cornelius O. Connor
has been filed for probate. 1t provid es
that the estate shall be distributed share
and share alike among his children Lily,
Cecilia, Maud, Bella, Cornella, William
and Ella OConnor-the distribution 20
take place when the youngest daughter
arr yes at the age OF 80 years.
James L. Flood. Lily O'Connor and Will
liam O'Connor are named as executors,
without bonds. AS Mr. Flood is about to
leave the State 10 be absent some time he
has declined the trust, and the others
mentioned will act without his assistance.
The will was executed on the 25th of
last mon III in the presence of Reuben H.
Lloyd and DR.. c. +. Buckley. Mr.. O'Con-
nor died two days later.
The value OF the estate has not vet been
ascertained, but it Is understood to be con-
sldera BILE.
Mr.. O'Connor was for years associated
with the big bonanza firm of Mackay
Fair, Flood & 'Brien. and by extensive
business operations and fortunate invest
ments accumulated a considerable fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
ENLARGED THE SCOPE.
Greater Powers for the Com
mittee of the Park
Association,
Asked to Figure on Sewers and a
New City and County
Hospital.

The Finance Com mittee of the Board OF
Supervisors decided yesterday to enlarge
the powers If the committee appointed
for the City Hall Park Association to
formulate a plan of action to acquire
possession of the City Hall lots for park
PURPOSES.
In response to request asking that fur
ther powers be granted 1t was decided to
recommend the passage OF the following g
resolution:
Resolued That this board extend 10 the com.
mi, tee OF the City Hall Park Assoc! alton, by
his Honor the Mayor, request to present any
data or suggestions as to the cost and des:ra-
bliity OF the following Improvements, to-wit &:
First-The mum ber of new schooIhouses, ire
and engine houses and police stations, where
they should be located and the approximate
cost.
second-The Approximate cost of new City
and County Hospital
Thlrd-The appropriate site for hospital
for infectio Gus diseases and approximate cost
of land and building.
Fourth-Approximate cost OF new sewer
system.
Flfth-Cost of repairing accepted streets and
character OF pavements to be laid in each
b ock.
Sixth-Approxi innate cost OF acquiring land
for City Hall park.
Seventh-Approxim mate cost of extending
park panhandle to Van Ness avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13

his son and his niece, and has apart
ments at the Palace Hotel.
The general i a son-in-law of General
E. o. c. Ord, United States army, whose
daughter he married at the time General
Or d was in command Of the United States
forces on tie Mexican border. Mrs. Ire
vino is niece OF DR.. Ord OF Pacific Grove,
who came here yesterday to mect her.
General Trevino was Secretary Of War
under Disz during his first term. He is
spoken of as "the next President OF
Mexico"
He has come here particularly to put
his son in one of the preparatory schools
to fit him for future entrance either at
Stanford or Berkeley, with the ultimate
purpose of having him enter West Point.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13

to the Fortnightly's, and the only thought
she gave TO our knight was expressed In
these words at the close of the german :
MY obsequies went off nicely, didn't
they?"
When confronted with all these horrible
accusa tions Greenway is calmly innocent
and mildly as:onished. "Oh! NO, ne
says, There is no truth in any OF that
stun. Pm at peace with all the world; L
have but one enemy in all this great city.
MY cotillon and the other classes do not
clash. I'm especially favorable to the
Friday Fortnightlys, prosperous, charm
ing little class. I believe the row is be-
tween the Terpsichoreans and the Fort
nightlys. Any number of the Fortnight
Tvs are coming to my cotillons. l lead the
first with Edna Hopkins, and -" with
list in evidence he prov, d that many
Fortnightlys are also Friday nights.
But where is the troublef There is the
old saying. which says, mo smoke with
out tlre. and the smoke hovers thickly
over the dancing classes these days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
LIQUOR TRAFFIC DEBATE.
Warm ID scussion by the Charter Con-
vention on Police Commissioners
Powers

The Charter Convention of 100 met as
usual last evening in Native Sons Hall
and considered the report OF the commit
lee on Police Department. Prior 10 this
communication was read, which Mayor
Phelan had sent in, TO the effect that
Metropolitan Temp had bee n rented for
mass-meeting Of the Charter Conven-
tion to be held on The evening OF Deem
Der %.
The law committee brought in report
favoring the title, Charter Convention
Freeholders," as a head for their ticket
The title was adopted.
The first two chapters of the report of
The committee on Police Department,
with minor amendments and reflections,
were generally adopted. The most i'm
portant sections We're those relating TO the
Police Commissioners and their powers
They are, under the provisions, 10 be four
in mum Der, not more than two of the same
political faith, and the term of office to be
eight years, two going out of office bien-
nially. The clause governing this was
referred 10 the law committee.
The clause of the second chapter, relat-
ing to the retail liquor traffic, although
adopted, came in for a warm discussion,
several wishing property holders to be
given certain powers in the location of
saloons. E. P. E. Troy gave notice OF re-
consideration at the next meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13

which you will no doubt see 1t deserves. Very
truly yours, w. Z. SULLIVAN JR., Clerk.
In carrying out the scheme relating 10
the National Guard, much will depend
upon the action of the Governor, who IS
commander in chief of the military forces
of the State. The work, however, on the
fine proposed, Is not perimental. Good
results have been attained In this dlrec-
tion BY the State troops of Massachusetts.
The National Guard of this State had two
artillery regiments before the reorganlza-
ton which followed the Sacramento cam
paign. but the men were artlllerymen only
in name. They were armed and equipped
as infantry and were so little accus omed
to the use of artillery that 1t IS doubtful
if a dozen men in the entire command
could have fired a cannon-shot from Black
Point and hit target as large as Angel
Island.
The First Infantry Regiment of the Ma
tionaI Guard ought to Ue instructed In ar
tilIery practice The high-power modern
guns and mortars at the Presidlo offer am
pie opportunity for the instruction. The
guardsmen would cheerfully perform the
training service required provided the
Stale would allow sub b.istence and reason
able daily compensation for the time
they were ab,ent from their accustomed
places of employment.
The Third Artillery, .. S. A., which has
been encamped on the Presiulo reSerYa-
ton since October 20, breaks camp to-day.
The eight batteries will return to their re-
spective stations-two 10 Angel Island,
two to Alcatraz, two to the Presdio bar
racks, one to Fort Mason and one to Lime
Point. The eight batteries have worked
harmoniously as one command under he
direction of Colonel NJ. P. Miller. The
results have been highly gratifying. Tne
drill was known as work In predicted
firing. The range finder ascerfained the
location of ship, and calculations were
made for distance ange and time for the
fig hit of the snel. Small vessels passing
in and out were used as targets for the
imaginary firing, and the calculations
were worked out so accurately that the
craft almed a was seen through the glass
at the instant of time predicted for the
firing
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13

| SOM; and thereby hangs not unin
| teresting tale.
| Cynics aiways-and sometimes even
| sages-say that that delightful morsel OF
| femininity known in fashionable parlance
as the debutante or bud requires but two
things to complete her physical we'll
being, otherwise her happiness. and these
two precious things are dancing and pink
/ teas.
With a wonderful aforethought-all
malice excIuded-the prominent city
matrons, disciples OF the sages, and with
an eye on the cynlcs. assem- Dled and
established numerous dancing classes
AS for :he teas. they are indigenous to
debutante soil and spring of themselves.
The parent of all the dancing classes
was the Friday FortnightIy. For the
Fortnightly Mesdames Monroe Salisbury,
A. Borel Gordon Blanding, A. A. Baker,
| Kip and others stood sponsor, and con-
| graduated thems selves on the Oft-repeaIed
! successes OF the class.
In hum BILE imitation OF the Fortnghtly
class sprung the Terrsichoreans, the Gin
derellas, the Saturday Nights. In addi-
! ton TO tne3e many gatherings to trip the
! light fantastic there was still the stately
Monday Night Glass ard Greenway's Fri
| uaY NlSnt COCllIOn.
! With the dawn of the season of 1897
chaperons began to agitate their cere-
! brums-ior all authorities to the con-
! trary, society ckaperons have rebrums.
! Th hese dear old ladies found a mighty
problem confronting them. Which and
how many dancing classes should their
dear buds attend.
! Sad as it Is to relate, and still more dole
fui TO pen, 'sm brosial cash" cut not little
| figure in the selection with many. the
/ selection OF Others again was inf1uen ced by
! the amount of fun to be extracted from
! the organization chosen, and for one cause
or another the Fortnightly's list was the
largest.
The rumors began 10 fly. Debutantes
| gathered in little tight knots at their
pink -and-yellow teas and proved beyond
doubt their talent for gossiping.
Poor old Greenway came in for their
| bits of repartee and pointed shafts of w.t.
and according 10 the buds he was nicely
toasted. and not without cause.
For our knight of the carpet has
been accredited of most grewsome senti-
ments One charming bud, the dainliest
OF the debutantes, and certainly the wit
tiest, is said to have aroused the leaders
ire for preferring the jolly Fortnightly to
the Greenway cotiilon.
In deep and icy tones the leader is said
to have exclaimed, not without me O.
dramatic effect: II shall dig her social
grave. | Will mop he floor with tie
Wednesday nights and he Friday nights,
! and-"-Come on who's next?-or senti-
ments to that effect
But with fortitude and a proud little
heart beating blithely, the bud whose
grave the great leader was to dig went
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
DIVBR4IuG THE
STREAM OF GOLD
The Alaska Trade Com
mittee Enlisting Mer-
camille Support.
Canvassers Meet With Success
in Getting Money for the
Enterprise.
Many Letters of Inquiry-Perma nent
Headquarters Established-Inter-
views With Railroad Men.

The office of the Alaskan trade COM
mittee has become busy place. The IN
quiries from parties interested in the
KIondike have been many. One party
writes from New York asking for rates for
party of 100 persons and fifty dogs. An
other in New England wants figures for
outfitting fifty men and asks if the trans
portation rates will be the same as they
are through other points on the coast.
One party in Indiana saws that there will
be twenty five from the town OF Airport,
and that they had made their arrange
ments to 60 bv way of Seattle and would
be glad to come this way if it costs no
more.
The Harbor Commissioners have
granted the committee a space in the
south side of the ferry building for their
bureau of information and display. The
carpenters are now at work fitting up that
portion of the building, which will prob
ably be ready by the first Of the week for
occupancy. This will give the committee
prominent place where every one coming
into the city will have his attention
called to the headquarters. The commit
tee will be ready TO pass upon exhibits to
be placed in the headquarters by the first
OF next week.
A verv i'm portant meeting was held yes
teTudV DetWeen tne representatives. OF the
committee and the general passenger
agents who are now visiting the city and
who represent three of the large Eastern
railroads. They are as follows: John
Sebastian, general passenger agent Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific; Manager
S. X. Hooker, general passenger agent
Denver and Rio Grande, and f. A. Wad-
leigh, general passenger agent Rio Grande
and Western.
They expressed themselves 10 the COM
mittee as being ready to offer every facility
for advertising San Francisco through
their offices and agents in the East that
will be gwen any other city.
They believe, after very careful inve IT,
gallon, that the number coming to the
coast between now and next spring will
be in excess of 100. 600. One case was
quoted where $50 people had already paid
their money in advance for tickets to
Alaska to the agent of one company.
The Alaska committee has received
letter from J. c. Stubbs of the Southern
Pacific Railway, in which he pledges the
support of the com pany in efforts 10 ad-
vance the commercial interests of San
Ere ncisco.
Canyassing for funds tor carrying out
the purposes of the committee is in active
operation, and very good results are
noted. Two of the canvasserS report the
following subscriptions:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
THETA DELTA CHI BANQUET,
Members OF the Fraternity Assemble
Here for the First Time.

members OF the Fraternity Assembl q
Here for the First Time.
The Pacific Coast Association OF the
National Greek-letter college fraternity of
Theta d lta Chi held its first animal re-
union and banquet last night in the Tapes
try room of the Palace Hotel. The fra
ternity has seventy member on this
coast, but no active college chapter
Those present at the banquet were:
Major J. l. Rathtone. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to
Paris, Troy 7 P'lytechnic '64; Dr. w. F. South
ard, TUFTS so; 5. s. Holman, Cornell 'S5;
Ma Jor w. +. Norris, Brown 81; H. B. Quinan
Yale eX-'97; Rev. W. b. Noble of
San Rafael. Washington and Jeffers on
%; Rev. E. II. jerks of the First
presbyterian Church, Hamilton SO; Arthur
hay, Column bia '92; Walter q. Smith. assistant
city editor of the Chronicle, Cornell '84; J. F.
!Echeyerrla OF Costa Rica. Troy Polytechnic
"a; ). e. Hallock, Troy '91, and George W.
Ter IA.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY.
Edward Schaefer Arrested Thursday
Evening at Twenty Third and
Douglass Streets.

Edward Schaefer was arrested Thurs
day evening by Officer Royston at Twenty
third and Douglass streets and placed on
the deIen ton book at the City Prison. He
was acting in peculiar manner when
first seen by the officer. and afterward
Many burglaries have recently been COM
mitted in that neighborhood and close
watch has been kept on all sus picious
acting characters.
When he stepped into the doorway
Royston arrested him on suspicion OF
having committed a portion of the burg
laries.
A key was found in the door where he
was standing. When searched a screw
driver was found i'll his pocket Yester-
day afternoon he was booked for vagrancy
and will be held pending an investig cation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
GentIeman's Sodality.

The regular monthly communion OF the
Gentlemen's Soldality, attached to the ST..
Ignatlus Church. takes place tomorrow
morning at 80 O'Clock, when all the mem
pers, headed by the officers and banners of the
society, Will march from their private CHI ape |
on Hayes street and attend mass and receive
communion in a body in the large church OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
On Trial for Murder

George Riley. charged with the murder OF
William Hennesy on the 10Th OF last March, is
on trial for his life in Judge Wallace's depart
ment OF the superior Court. The following
citizens have been impaneled TO act as jurors
g L. Hedemark, ID. G. van Nostrand, John
Moore. John Noonan, r. II. Ham. G Ham
burger. Joseph McGrah, /. Phillipson l.. Reh-
held. w W. Griffin, N. Lindner, j. G. Gull.
Ihe taking OIL testimony will begin next Mon
day.