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The National tribune., 1898-11-24
TRIBUNETS.
THE GoosE-BoSE WEATHER PROPHET.

THE 6OOSE-BONE WEATHER PROPHET.
At last we have what we have long been
waiting for-an authorized exposition of
the goose-bone forecast of the Winter by
an acknowledged expert. His name is
Zeke Bonzy and he lives in that far
down-east part of Maine where it is said
that it is the duty Of the inhabitants to
pry the sun up above the horizon every
morning, in order that he may furnish the
rest Of the United States with day. Mr.
BonZy says that for the first time in eight
years the goose-bone is white at the front
end and far back, which he interprets to
mean that the coming Winter is to be, in
his own words, q snorter." Coming down
to particulars, he says that ii will begin in
Maine with a deep snow in November
which will lie on the ground till the middle
of March, to catch and hold other frequent
falls of the beautiful" Between times
there will be high winds. hail, sleet and
drenching rains, but the shedding will be
good for about five months It is not every
man that can read all this in a goose-bone.
but Mr.. Bonzy is not usual sort of man.
He finds confirmation for his predictions
in the heavy fur the muskrats have provi-
IDENTITY put on, the unusual thickness of
the corn-husks and the great thickness of
the beech-nut burs. The Maine lumber
men, who bank absolutely on Mr.. Bonzy,
are sending extra gangs into the woods
Wise men say that newspaper inside the
coat is as good as an extra overcoat. The
National Tribune is printed on unusually
good paper Subscribe now.
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equally true of the administration of

equally true of the administration of
the other pension laws.
This is plain statement of the griev-
ance of the veterans, and the reform
they ask. They demand that the
regime of Cleveland and Lochren in
the Pension Bureau be summarily ended,
and a return made to the practices
under President Harrison, which repre-
scented accurately the will and purpose
of Congress in passing the pension laws.
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PAYING s2O.0oo.oOo for the Philir

PAYING s20,00O,00O for the Philip
pines is in accordance with our pre-
cedents. We did not pay Great Britain
anything for the territory we acquired
from her, because we regarded that as
our own, but We have given money
consideration for all that we have
acquired since. After thoroughly whip
ping Mexico we paid her about $780,
100000 for the country we took.
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IL spite of all the wailings of senti-
mentalists over the way in which the
people of the United States have
treated the Indians, it appears that we
have shown them the highest justice and
generosity. Take for example the
Usage Indians, who are reported to be
the wealthiest people per capita in the
whole world. Each individual of them
has 800 acres Of good land, and an
annuity of $500. That is, a family of
five has 1000 acres Of land and a
yearly income of $1,000 paid by the
Taxpayers of the United States. What
more could be done for them? There
are several million white men who
would be glad of one-tenth the land
that each Indian has, and would make
a very good living out of it for himself
and family, and by so doing help
enrich the whole country.
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Office: sse Pennsylvania Avenue N. w.

So far, American military Govern
nent in Cuba seems a brilliant success.
Dne enthusiastic citizen of Santiago
writes to Washington: IF you have
any more Generals like Leonard Wood,
end them along, and we will let them
be our absolute rulers as long as they
like"
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TIE California papers want no half
way business about the Philippines, but
the whole group taken in, and the
United States tariff and navigation laws
applied, when they promise TO fill the
Pacific so full of American ships that
the flag of any other nation will be a
rarity.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY seems to be quite
as successful in raising Spanish ships as
he was in sinking them. He is a work.
man in anything he turns his hand to,
from diplomacy to dredging.
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The Spanish newspapers are show
ing common-sense comprehension Of
the situation which is startlingly at
variance with their past character.
Nearly all Of them now are complaining
that the delay in settling the terms at
Madrid is very injurious to the country,
which wants TO attend to its domestic
affairs. They say that the United States
will certainly reject arbitration, and that
it is hopeless to expect any power TO in
terfere, so that the painful situation bad
better be concluded as soon as possible.
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He Was Wise.
IndirnnpnIfs .TnilrnnL

She-There, l bought this hat at the
first store | came To. You said woman
could not do any thing OF the kind.
Hc-That il, you came back after you
had been TO all the other stores. Isn't
That the way of iti
yves"
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MONOPOLY RUINED HIM.

tTalkin' about maxim money hand
over fist said the man in cell 1913. 81
used to do that right along, day after day,
just as fast as | could move my hand over
my fist"
What became of it ?" asked the visitor
alphabetically. Didn't you invest it
properly 2"
No; monopoly ruined me-"
"a monopoly? What one?"
"The Judge said the Government had a
monopoly of making money, and that he ID
have to send me up here for 10 years to
learn another trade that the Government
wasn't follerin'.'' 20
-
Again that most unassuming of all pat
riots-the Army Mule--deserves our praise.
OF 1900 OF him sent to Santiago but %
have died. Probably several of these were
poisoned by nibbing al those tons of yellow
journals which were carelessly thrown out
at Santiago. u ~
= *l*
Gold is becoming soiplentiful that it is
no longer aristocratic to take Keely cure.
A good many men won't begin Journey
ci DCSduoO tiiSy SuTc 10 land
on Sunday in some place where all the
saloons are closed.
The head devil in the Minnesota Indian
troubles is Chief -eNay-Ke-Sig. 1t is
wonder that his name does not get tan
gled up with the scrub pines and trip him.
$50
Just at the beginning Of what promises
to be hard Winter comes the distress
ing announcement of a combination to
keep up the price of steel rails. Think of
how many families must go through De-
cember, January, and February without a
steel rail- in the house.
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Isl Klegg and his chum Shorty, whose
adventures as recruits and veterans have for
so long amused the comrades and many
others, have just gone through particularly
trying period of active service. The two
comrades visit Sis home, and after de-
lightful stay, are whirled away again on the
train.
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election. asking tkat an amendment or amendmehts t this Charter. to be set out m such petition, be submitted to the people, the Board must submit to tne vote or the electors of the City and Couhty the proposed amendment or amendments.
 The signatures to the petition need n; no. all De appended to one paper. Each S,sher snail add to his signature his plaee or residence, giving the street anu number. One of the signers Of each sach paper shall make oath be- loiS an Cl cer competent to administer oaehs that the statements made therein are true and that each signature to sucn paper appende' is the genu. ae signature of the person whose name purports to be thereto subscribed.
 me Board of Election Commissioners must make ali necessary provision for supili.tlng the proposed amendment or ahiehunents to the e.sctors at spe- olai erection to be called by it. and shall canvass the vote in the same manner
 III tuner cas } of election
 All the provislons of the Constitution vl .ne state embracing the subject Tn enis sectlon provided for are hereby ex- plessiy made applicable to such pro- II II. at any time there shall be no consu- lutionai provision or provisions under whlch this Charter may be amended, eneh the aforesaid amendment or alnendments must be submitted by the ooaro or Election Commissioners tc the vote or the electors of the City and county at the election which next en- sues sues alter such petition is filed with the auperVlsors, if any such election Is not e,. eo pe neid within sixty days after the hing of such petition.
 me tickets used at such election snall contain the words FOR THE A A aMEN N NNDMENT" (stating the nature oL the proposed amendment and
 AGAINST THE AMENDMENT ostatlng the nature of the proposed amendmenD.
 1T majority of the votes cast upon Sucn amendment or amendments shall De Tn favor of the adoption thereof, the Board of Election Commissioners snall. within thirty days from the time and thereupon this Charter shall be amended accorC' lgly.
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CHAPTER III.
Contracts.

SECTION 1. All contracts for goods, merchandise, stores. supplies, subsist- ence or printing for the City and Coun- ty, as we'll as for all subsistence SUD- plies, drugs. and other necessary arti- cles for hospitals, prisons. public insti- tutions and other departments not oth- erwise specifically provided for in this Charter, must be made bythe Supervis- ors with the lowest bidder offering ad- equate security, after publication for not less than ten days in the official and no purchase thereof or liability therefor shall be made or cre- ated except by contract.
 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Board must determine annually what goods, merchandise, stores, supplies, drugs, subsistence and other necessary articles will be needed by the City and County for the ensuing
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ARTICLE I.
Boundaries, Rights and Liabilities.

oECIION l. The municipal corpora tlon known as the City and County of San Francisco shall remain and con tinue body polite and corporate, in name ana in fact, by the name of the Slly ana county of San Francisco, and py mat name shall have perpetual suc- cesslon; may sue and defend in all courts and places and in all matters ana proceedings; may have anI use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; may purchase, receive, hold and enjoy real and personal property; receive bequests. gifts and donations of all kinds of property, :n fee simple. or in trust for charitable and other pur- poses, and do all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of such gifts, bequests and donations. with power to manage, sell, ease or otherwise dispose or the same in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest or trust
 Sec. ?. The boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco are here by declared to be those set forth in Section Thirty nine Hundred and Fifty of the Political Code of California.
 Sec. g. The City and County of San Francisco shall continue. under this Charter, to have, hold and enjoy all property, rights of property, rights of action of every nature and description or the existing municipality and is hereby declared 10 be the successor of the same.
 Sec. 4. Suits, actions and proceedings may be brought in the name of the City and County for the recovery of any property, money or thinr belong ing thereto, in law or equit..-, or dedi- cated to public use therein. or for the enforcement of any rights of. or con- tracts with, the City and County. whether made or arising or accruing before or after the adoption of this Charter. All existing suits. actions and proceedings in the courts or elsewhere. to which the City and Countyis a party, shall continue to be carried on by or against the City and County.
 Sec. 5. No recours, shall be had against the City and County for dam age or loss to person or property suf- fered or sustained by reason of the de- fective condition of any sidewalk street, avenue, lane, alley. court or place. or by reason of the defective condition of any sewer, or by reason of any defective drainage, whether any of said defects originally existed. CT whether they were occasioned by con- struction, excavation or embankment nor shall there be any recourse against the City and County for want of re- pair of any sidewalk, street, avenue. lane, alley, court or place or by want of repair of any sewer: or shall there be any recourse against the City and County for damage to person or prop erty suffered or sustained by reason of accident on any sidewalk, street. avenue. lane, alley, court or place, or by falling from any embankment thereon or into any excavation therein: but m any such case the person or persons on whom the law may have imposed the obli- gation to repair such defect in the sidewalk. street or public highway. or In the sewer. and also the officer or officers through whose official negli. gencc such defect remains unrepaired shall be jointly and seyerally liable to the party injured for the damage sus- tained.
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CONTENTS.

ARTICLE VII-Continued. Chapter V-School Tax Levy. Chapter VI-Schoolhouses and Lots. Chapter V1I-Public Library and Read ing-rooms. ARTICLE VIII - POLICE DEPART
 MENT. Chapter Reorganization. Chapter II-Police Commissioners. Chapter III-PowerS of the Board. Chapter IV-Chief of Police. Chapter V-Subordinate Officers. Chapter VI-Police Officers. Chapter VII-Promotions, Suspensions Chapter VIII-Unclaimed and Stolen Property.
 Chapter IX-Present Police Force Chapter X-Police Relief and Pension Fund.
 ARTICLE IX-FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chapter I-Organization and Powers. Chapter II-Duties of Commissioners. Chapter 1II-The Chief Engineer. Chapter IV-Fire Companies. Chapter Wire Marshal. Chapter VI-Ffre Wardens Chapter NI1-Firemen's Relief Fund. Chapter VIII-Salaries. Chapter IX-Department of Electricity. ARTICLE X-DEPARTMENT OF PUB
 LIC HEALTH. TICLE DEPARTMENT OF
 ELECTIONS. Chapter I-Board of Election Commis- sioners.
 Chapter II-Municipal Elections. ARTICLE XII-ACQUIsITIoN OF PUB
 LIC UTILITIES. ARTICLE XIII-CIVIL SERVICE. ARTICLE XIv-PARK COMMISSION
 FRS. ARTICLE XV-BONDS OF OFFICIALS. ARTICLE XVI-MISCELLANE
 SCHEDULE.
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ARTICLE I-BOUNDARIES. RIGHTS
 AND LIABILITIES. ARTICL1 II-LEGISLATIVE DEPART
 MENT. Chapter 1.-The Board of Supervisors. Chapter I1-Powers of the Supervisors. Chapter III-Contracts. ARTICLE III-FINANCE AND TAXA
 TON. Chapter I-Levying of Taxes. Chapter 1.-The Several Funds. Chapter III-The Custody of Public Moneys.
 Chapter Iv-Payment of Claims. ARTICLE Iv-EXECUTIvE DEPART
 MENT. Chapter Mayor Chapter II-Auditor. Chapter 1II-Treasurer. Chapter IV-Assessor. Chapter Wax Collector Chapter VI-Coroner. Chapter VII-Recorder. ARTICLE v-LEGAL DEPARTMENT. Chapter I-Superior Court Judges. Chapter II-City Attorney. Chapter III-District. Attorney. Chapter IV-Public Administrator. Chapter VI-Sheriff Chapter VII-Justices' Court Chapter NIII-Police Court. chapter lA-San Francisco Law Library. ARTICLE ENTERTAINMENT OF PUB
 LIC WORKS. Shapter 1-Board of Public Works. Chapter 1I-Improvement of Streets. Chapter III-Opening of Streets. SShapter 1V-Sewers and Drainage. chapter F-Harbors and Wharves ARTICLE VII - PUBLIC SCHOors e
 AND LIBRARIES. Shapter I-Board of Education. Chapter I1-Schools. Chapter 1II-Powers of the Board of Chapter 1V-Superintendent of Schools.
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ARTICLE II. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER I.
The Board of Supervisors.

SECTION i. The legislative power Of the City and County of San Francis co shall be vested in legislative body. which shall be designated the Board of
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1UrQlSnlNR water or llSnC.
 In the exercise of its functions. the concurrence of two members of the Committee shall be deemed sufficient The Committee shall keep record of it's proceedings with the names of the witnesses examined and a substantial statement of the evidence taken. If, from the examination made by the Committee, it shall appear that mis- demeanor in office. or a dedication, has been committed by an officer, the Committee shall immediately report to the Mayor. who, if he approve the re- port, shall take such proceedings against such officer as are authorized by law, and may suspend him pending such proceedings Any Police Officer shall execute the process and orders of the Committee.
 Sec. 5. No exclusive franchise or privilege shall be granted for laying pipes. wires or conduits.
 Sec. 6. The Board of Supervisors shall have power to grant authority for term not exceeding twenty five years to construct and operate street railways upon, or over, or under, the streets or parts of streets of the City and County not reserved for boulevards or carriage driveways, upon the follow ing conditions and in the following manner and none other:
 Upon application being made to the Board for any such franchise. it shall by resolution determine whether such franchise or any part thereof should be granted, and at said time shall de- termine on what conditions the same shall be granted additional to those conditions provided in this Chapter After such determination, it shall cause notice of such application and resolution to be advertised in the off, cial newspaper of the City and Coun- ty for ten consecutive days. Such ad- vertisement must be completed not less than twenty nor more than thirty days before any further action is taken by the Board on such application. The ad- vertisement must state the character of the franchise sought, the term of it's proposed continuance, and the route to be traversed: that sealed bids will be received up to a certain hour on day to be named in the advertise ment: and a further statement that no bids will be received of stated amount, but that all bids must be for the payment to the City and County in lawful money of the, United States of a stated percentage of the gross annual receipts of the person, com pany or corporation to whom the fran chise may be awarded. arising from it's use. operation. enjoyment or posses sion.
 1 Every bidder shall file with his bid a
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courts of the City and County.
 The forms for all printing shall be consecutively numbered, and each form and blank shall be known as No. (specifying the number). Such adver- tisement shall be published for at least ten days, and shall require the bidders to state the price at which each arti- cle will be furnished, printed or manu- factured, as the same may be required from time to time during such period, and the amount of the bond that will be required as security for the perform ance of the contract.
 No stationery furnished to any off, cer or department shall contain the name or names of the officer or off, cers constituting the head of the de- contracts must be made with the low est bidder offering adequate security, quantity and quality being considered. The Clerk of the Supervisors shall have rooms in the City Hall for the custody of such stationery, and when purchased the same shall be delivered to him, and he shall issue and distribute the same to the various departments as re- quired.
 He shall keep accounts in detail. charging himself with all goods re- ceived, and crediting himself with the goods delivered upon order or requisi- ton as hereinafter provided. When any of such supplies are required for any department, the Clerk of the Su- pervisors shall issue the same after the requisition for such articles has been made by the head of such department and approved by the Mayor.
 All acquisitions for printing shall be made in a similar manner. The Clerk shall report monthly in writing to the Supervisors in detail, the amount of all paper, blanks, books, stationery and printing ordered by and delivered to any department or officer.
 Sec. 4. Any officer of the City and County. or of any department thereof who shall aid or assist a bidder in SC. curing contract to furnish labor. ma terial or supplies, at higher price or rate than that proposed by any other bidder. or w shall favor one bidder over another, by giving CT withholdine information, or who shall willfully mis- lead any bidder in regard to the char acter of the material or supplies called for, or who shall knowingly accent ma terials or supplies of a quality inferior to that called for by the contract or who shall knowingly certify to a great CT amount of labor performed than has been actually performed. or to tie re- ceipt of a greater amo. mt or different
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ORDlNANCE (Stat1ng the nature of AGA1Ns% !he Ps9P9Ted %h G5dnaRee tstat and ing the nature of the proposed ordi- nance).
 If majority of the votes cast ,on such ordinance sLall be in ia TOT of the adoption thereo .. the Board of Election Commissioners shall within thirty days from the time of such election, pro- calm such fact: nd upon such procla- nation such ordinance shall have the same force and effect as an ordinance passed by the Supervisors and ap- proved by the Mayor, and the same shall not be repealed by the Supervi- sors. But the Supervisors may submit a proposition for the repeal of such ordinance, or for amendments thereto, for vote at any succeeding election; and should such proposition, so submitted. receive a majority of the votes cast thereon at such election, such ordi- nance shall Oe repealed or amended accordingly.
 vided in the Constitution of the State, or as otherwise provided in this Char ter every ordinance involving the granting by the City and County of any franchise for the supply of light or water. or for the lease 1T sale of any public utility, or for the purchase of land of more than fifty thousand dollars in value must be submitted to the vt te of the electors of tn City and County at the election next ensuing after the adoDtion of such ordinance.
 The tickets used at such election shall contain the words FOR THE ORDINANCE" (stating t--e nature of the proposed ordi nce) and AGAINST TIE ORDINANCE" (stat- ing the nature O. the proposed ordi- nance).
 If a majority of the votes cast upon such ordinance shall be in favor of the adoption thereof. the Board of Eles jon Commissioners shall within thir.v days from u time of such election, proclaim such fact: and upon such proclamation such ordinance shall have the same force and effect as an ordi- nance passed by the Supervisors and approved by the Mayor.
 No such franchise, or lease or sale of any public utility or purchase of land shall be of any force or effect ex- cept it be made by ordinance, and such ordinance be adopted by the people as in this section provided.
 Sec. 22. Whenever there shall be presented to the Supervisors petition signed by :. number of voters equal fifteen per centum of the votes cast at the last preceding State or municipal