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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
FRACTURED HER LEG. Mrs. Carrie E. Muller Falls Through
 an Elevator Shaft.

Mrs Carrie E. Muller 4310 Twenty-third street, met with a serious accident yes- terday afternoon through the gross care lessness of some one. She had occasion to go to the old Supreme Court building. on Larkin and McAllister streets, to see her attorney, G. w. Rose. The elevator door on the ground floor had been left open, and she stepped, as she thought, onto the machine. It was not there, and she fell to the basement, a distance of about fifteen feet.
 She was taken to the Receiving Hos pital in the ambulance, and Dr. Bunnell found that her right leg was badly frac- tured at the knee. She fortunately eS- capped without any other injury.
 Electric light men were repairing the wires in the elevator yesterday, and 1t Is not known whether they or the elevator man left the door open.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Weeks Work of the
 Board

The following is complete record of the street improvements which passed the Board of Supervisors at yes- terday's session:
 AWARDS OF CONTRACTS. Sixth avenue south and l. street south Grading, curbs, etc.. to M. c. Hogan, I street and Tenth avenue-Same to Owen McHugh.
 I street. Ninth to Tenth avenue-same. K street. Tenth to Eleventh avenue-Same to B. Donnelly.
 Tenth avenue and K street-Same to War ren & Malley.
 sas street--Same to John Kelso Company, Twenty eighth avenue, Clement street to Second avenue, Point Lobos avenue to A notwithstanding. etc. to Felix McHugh. I street and Eleventh avenue-Same to Owen McHugh.
 O'Farrel Cough to Octavia-Paving to City Street Improvement Company.
 Central avenue and Waller street-Same. Cole and Frederick streets-Same to c. B.. Gilbert. from Brannan southerly-Same to City Street Improvement Company. Twenty second and Alabama-Same. Twenty y-second and Treat avenue-same. Bryant Twenty third to Twenty-fourth- Same to San Francisco Paving Company. Cough, Turk to Eddy-same, to J. H. Bng- Lloyd. Scott to Devisadero-Same. to c. B. Washington, Franklin to Gough-same. to J.. California. Central avenue to Lyon street. Same, to City Street Improvement Company Sixteenth and Dehon-Corners, to Lawrence Jensen.
 Sixteenth and Hardy-Same. to Fred Leffier. N street and Sixth avenue south-Sewers. etc. to C.. B. Williams. RESOLUTION ORDERING STREET WORK. sutter. Kearny to Grant avenue-Paving. Grant avenue and Post street-Same. Stockton Post to Sutter-Same.
 Waller. Central to Masonic avenue-Curbs and paving.
 York, Twenty-sixth to Army-Pipe sewer. etc.
 Twenty-sixth and York-Pipe sewers, curbs. sidewalks cesspools. etc.
 Twenty-third. Guerrero to Dolores-Curbs and paving. ,.,- Hampshire Twenty sixth to Army-Grading. Potrero avenue. Twenty-sixth to Army Same.
 street and Eighth avenue-Brick sewer to begin and extend over goodly area. Stanyan Oak to Frederick-Curbs and paw ing, storm water inets. etc.
 Stanley place. Harrison to Bryant-Curbs PEcoMMENpED PASSED TO REsoLU-
 TON ORDERING.
 Grant avenue and Bush street-Paving. Grant avenue and Sutter street-Same RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT
 OF STREETS.
 Germania avenue, Webster to Fillmore Garmania avenue, Fillmore to Steiner-Same. Stark, Stockton to easterly termination Same ou Ashbury and 'waller-Artihcial stone side Castro. Twenty-sixth to Army-Grading. Fulton and Wiard-Cesspool. culvert, curbs, and artificial stone sidewalks.
 Dore Bryant to Brannan-Curbs and paw Greenwich. Pierce to Scott-Same.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
Releases a Prisoner on an Order Fixing
 Bail.
Jacob Joseph Causes Coaster nation in the Police De-
 partnlent.
Judge Campbell Comes to His Res- cue and Saves Further
 Trouble.

Jacob Joseph, charged with petty larceny, caused consternation at police headquarters last night. Joseph was arrested yesterday forenoon on a war rant sworn out by Maurice Scheuer and locked up at the California street station. When the van containing the prisoners from the California street station reached the Central station Sergeant Bidwill discovered that Jo- seph was among the missing. He at once communicated with the officer in charge of the branch station, who pro- fessed entire ignorance of the where abouts of Joseph. Chief Lees was then notified and two detectives were de- tailed to find the missing prisoner. While they were securing the city for Joseph the officer at the California street station telephoned to police headquarters that Judge Campbell had released the prisoner on his own recog- niZance.
 It was afterward developed that a friend of Joseph had visited the Cali fornia street station while he was there and gave the desk sergeant an order fixing bail, which had been issued by Judge Campbell. Evidently thinking it was an order of release the officer toOh JOSepH out LII HIS cell duu lOlu him he could go.
 The mistake was discovered short time afterward, but no report of it was made to Chief Lees.
 AS soon as Desk Sergeant Bidwill found that Joseph had escaped he in- formed Captain Robinson, who started an investigation. While the police were searching for the escaped pris- oner a friend met Judge Campbell, and by representing that Joseph was locked up at the California street sta ton he induced him to write out an order of release. He then took the or der to the California street station, but as Joseph had already obtained his freedom the officer in charge, with significant wink merely registered the order on the prison blotter. Subse- quently he telephoned the contents to Desk Sergeant Bidwill. It is said that Joseph will appear in court when the case is called this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
HEALTH BOARD TO INVESTIGATE Will Look Into the Quail ties of illuminating
 Gas. Supervisor Rottanzi Makes an
Supervisor Rottanzi Makes an Attack on the Sensational
 Press.
Police Instructed to Ascertain the Speed of Electric
 Cars.

The Board of Supervisors at its meet ing yesterday practically washed its hands of the question of regulating the qualities of the illuminating gas fur nished the citizens and rate payers of this city and shunted the entire mat ter on to the Board of Health.
 When Supervisor Lackmann's measure came up the course of the Examiner and the Chronicle in urging the adop- tion of such a measure was vigorously attacked by Supervisor Rottanzi, who quoted figures to show that the very coal gas that was so strenuously ad- vocated, contained from to per cent of carbon monoxide, while the Lack mann resolution called for anilluminant containing not more than per cent of the deadly ingredient. Supervisor Lackmann moved that the matter be sent to the Board of Health for investi- gation and this course was adopted without a dissenting vote.
 The resolution framed by the Health and Police Committee, pledging the board to provide $400,00 out of the next tax levy for the erection of new City and County Hospital, was passed unanimously.
 Supervisor Clinton introduced reso- lution instructing the Chief of Police to detail as many men as may be deemed necessary to watch the cars of the various electric lines that operate within the city limits and report whether they run within the limit of speed allowed by law. The matter was referred to the Health and Police Com mittee.
 District Attorney Barnes was granted sixty days leave of absence with per mission to leave the State.
 The report of the Health and Police Committee recommending that Mrs. Gilmore, matron of the Receiving Hos pital, be removed and that Mrs. Welch be given the place was adopted and the change will take place at once.
 Mayor Phelan's bull,'' as the resolu- tion requiring the Spring Valley Com pany to finish the Balboa boulevard through its lands is often called, was rescinded by unanimous vote, the re- port of the committee convincing the board that grievous blunder had been made.
 Mayor Phelan's veto of an authoriza- ton to pay Gray Bros. $357S 0S for the construction of artificial stone side walks about Lafayette square was read and took the usual course. The Mayor admits that the work on which the bill is based was done in a satisfactory manner and at reasonable price, but claims that the contract was illegal and that the contractors should have known this before they took the job.
 The veto is quite likely to be over ridden at the next meeting, several of the members of the board being of the opinion that the Mayor has experienced a change of heart since he helped Con- tractor Raisch out of similar predic- amppt
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
CHARTER MAKERS AT SEA.
Are Unable to Settle the Supervi-
 sorial Question.

The Freeholders are still puzzled and perplexed over the board of eighteen Supervisors who are to be elected in the event of the charter now being framed receiving the indorsement of the people and the ratification of the State Legisla- ture When they met last night, I. Cutie introduced measure providing for the dividing of the city into nine districts and from each of these districts the cleo ton of two Supervisors; the board first elected to so divide itself by lot that nine members shall go out at the expiration of the first year, and nine members be thereafter elected annually. The pro- posed section also made provision for the election of the Supervisors by district and not at large as at present:
 The measure met with considerable op- position, inaSmuch as the Freeholders have spent several nights in attempting to successfully solve the Supervisorial question, and on motion of H. N Clement it was decided to postpone action on 1t for one week.
 P. A Mccarthy then introduced sec- tion granting to. the Supervisors the that may revert to the city at the expira- ton of twenM five years under the pro- posed new method of granting such fran chiSeS. McCarthyS measure provided that such leases be for term not to ex- ceed twenty years, and that the award be made to the person or corporation making the highest bid for the lease: In  tered voters filing a petition against the granting of any such lease, the matter Is to be held in abeyance until passed on by all the voters at the next general cleo ton.
 The section was referred to the legis- lative committee, with instruction to re- port at the next meeting.
 The subject of Election Commissioners was next taken up for consideration It was decided to provide in the charter for the appointment of the Election Com missioners by the Mayor. The board is to consist of five members, who shall so classify themselves by lot that two mem. bers shall go out of office at the end of the first year and one each following year. the commission to serve in future for four years. The appointment of the Registrar and all necessary deputies to conduct the office will rest with the com mission, and all salaries are to be fixed by the board The commission will also have the power to redistrict the city into precincts containing POO voters each and also provide for annual elections for mu- nicipal officers.
 Miss c. Jackson, the assistant secretary of the board, to S200 month.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
FIGEL MURDER TRIAL.
Only Seven Jurors Selected So Far
 to Try the Case.

Seven jurors have been selected to try Theodore Figel for the murder of Isaac Hoffman. Fourteen jurymen were ex- amined yesterday, and out of that num- Der two were selected, R. V. Crosky and H. Larsen. Those examined and excused for various causes were J. I. Twohig, w. J. G. Muhl, H. Bohlman, F. J. Baumel. R. Cohen, T. H. Chandler, H. Bendit, F. Faber, H. T. Gibbs, w. E. Lonegan, Harry Lane and J. H. Steven. ". Hink- ley, Otto Willweber and J. A. Kearney afternoon. but as the panel was ex- hausted and the box could not be filled. an adjournment was taken until this morning at 10 o'clock. Prior to the ad- journment of court Judge Cook issued an order that venire of fifty be selected and instructed to be in court when the case proceeds this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
REFUSES TO ACCEPT
 PAYMENT IN SILVER
So a Prominent Democrat Will Be Sued in Order to Test the Bland
 Allison Act,

DETROIT, Jan. 31.-A friendly suit in chancery was begun to-day in the Circuit Court at Pontiac to determine the con- stitutionality of the Bland-Allison silver act of 1878. Stephen Baldwin, a Detroit capitalist, purchased some land upon which there Is a mortgage held by Fred A. Baker, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. MT. Baldwin rendered 364 silver dollars in payment of the amount due on the mortgage Mr. Baker declined to accept silver dollars unless enough of them were rendered to equal at the present bullion value of sil- yer 364 gold dollars. Accordingly suit was begun t0 obtain decree compelling Chairman Baker to cancel the mortgage and accept the tender made. Ex-Con- gressman Timothy E. Tarsney is com plainant's attorney, and all the parties are prominent silver men and will carry the case to the United States Supreme Court in any event. Chairman Baker says:
 II will contend before the courts that the Bland-Allson act Is unconstitutional because it does not provide for free sil, yer It provided only that the Govern ment buy silver at its depreciatdd price in gold and pockel the seignioraEe; yes. legalified the stealing of the sIeignior- age.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
Dies in a Sanitarium,

SAN JOSE, Jan. 31.-Neil Anderson, a pioneer resident of New Almaden. died at the O'Connor Sanitarium in this city last night He had been engaged in the butch CT business there for twenty-five years. and during the last seven years had been deputy sheriff. The deceased was a na- tive of Germany and 47 years of age. A widow and two childran s,lxuiua him,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
FOUR ENGLISHMEN
 ARE CAPTURED
An Expedition Occupying Erkzes
 Driven Back by Troops
of Morocco.

LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch to the Daily Mail from Mogador. Morocco, says that an expedition having occupied Erik zes (presumably on the Sus coast1 with the assistance of rebel tribesmen, the Sultan's troops attacked and defeated 1t after severe fighting, capturing four Eng ushmeu.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01


 tion. This scene reminds me of Popo- cratic convention. It is the old familiar howl against the bondholders. But, gen. tlemen. you must remember that they cannot cut down the money of the bond holders without cutting in half the money that goes to the old soldier or his widow or orphan; or the money of the men who toll"
 Simpson P.) of Kansas-How about the taxpayers?
 Henderson waved Simpsons interroga- tory aside. The resolution, he resumed, in reality part of the programme that sought to commit the country to the single silver standard. He recalled the Presidents declaration in his New York
 God bless little Mac" he exclaimed fervently. His declaration means that the best money in the world shall be paid to the bondholders, the plow-holder, the hod holder. the pen-holder, the pension holder and all who toll and all who sweat Republican applause.] Put that we will meet you next fall .aad and l, thrash you as we thrashed you in 1896. lPro- ionged Republican cheers
 Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania declared that the resolution was meaningless un- less its purpose was to open the hints to the free and unlimited coinage of silver
 was followed with interest. notwith- standing the defeat of the resolution was a foregone conclusion. The Speaker an- nounced that the vote would De directly on the resolution not on the adverse re- port It was soon evident that party ranks were being held intact. There were only three breaks. Elliott D) of South Carolina and McAleer (D) of Pennsylvania voted against the resolu- ton and Linney (R.) of North Carolina voted for it. White (R.) of North Caro- lima did not vote. After the roll was called. the Speaker asked that his name be called, and on the call he responded with a vigorous NO" He then an- nounced the result: Ayes 132, noes 1892
 The Republicans cheered long and loud over their victory, and then at 5:35 p. m. the House adjourned.
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