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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

and If single stone Is found to be a shade above the size prescribed by the speclncat1ons, the contractor is obliged 10 take 1t up and exclude it from the work. Bingham is doing the work for 1ourteen and seven-eighths cents a square foot, and is so constantly har- assed that it is not possible for him to eel any benefit from the contract.
 on Eighth street, between Brannan ana Townsend, the City Street Im- proVement Company has the contract Tor paving block with basalt. The contract price is twenty-one cents a square foot. Big blocks can be used in tnls work without any interference or Ifotest from the inspectors of the street Department The gauge is not 1aiu oown in arbitrary fashion on the Eisntn-street work. Any one doubting tne statement can go and examine the basalt blocks.
 On Octavia street, between Ellis and Eooy, Where the Union Contracting and faVlng Company has contract for puttlng down basalt blocks, the gauge Any one can go there and see that DOCKS exceeding in size the limit of tne sPec1fcations ha 1e been laid down.
 me story goes that Huffman, who testlileo some weeks ago in divorce pro- ceeolngs in Oakland that he paid s10 a month for his job as inspector, is the man who makes life unbearable for any contractor outside of the combine, lie makes 1t a special point to see that the gauge is strictly applied to Bing- nam work on Cough street.
 NO fault is found with the Street De- partment for holding Bingham down to the specifications, but the point is raised that other contractors, who are gettlng top prices for work. ought to De held strictly to account
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SEARCHING FOR
 AN EMPLOYE A Salmon Packer Placed in a Very Peculiar
 Position. Gave a Contract and Afterward Found That He Had Made
 Mistake.

Last evening MT. Hume of the Hume Salmon Packing and Commission Mer- chant Company called at police head quarters and reported a case so tangled in its construction that the detectives were at loss just how to proceed. Hume stated last evening in the office of the Chief of Police that he has large salmon canning properties and that he Is always in search of men whom he is able to hire and send to the packing plants in Alaska. A few weeks ago man named Atkins called at his office and asked for position, stating that he thor oughly understood the salmon pack ing business and in consequence a contract was drawn up and portion of the proposed salary advanced. It was arranged that the hired man should leave on the steamer Ferris S. Thompson for the north. but at the last moment he was withdrawn from the steamer and told that he would be allowed to make the trip on the Harvester.
 Before the steamer sailed, however, MT. Hume, according to his own statement, learned that the man he had hired was or character not to be entrusted with duties which would necessarily fall upon him.. Then the salmon packer called his employe into the office and asked that the contract be returned and in mild way explained the reasons therefore. It was then discovered that money had been advanced on the contract. In day or two the company received notice from Attorney Hutton that he must appear in suit, as he was sued for money due on the contract and board for the time which the contract had been running.
 Although surprised. MT. Hume deter mined to ask the aid of the police in find- ing the man, as he states that he would rather take chances on sending him north than to spend his time in fighting a law suit. It is for this reason that Hume is between 8 desire to fight case on its merit or to hire man whom he be- Ueves to be unsuitable,
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k. H. Copp, whose bond on Windrem's s o'd 10 GO Alamo Square work was re- Jected by the Street Committee of the Supervisors. is in every sense a re- sponsible surety. He is the owner of thirty acres of land within the limits of the town of Rocklin. Less than six weeks ago he was accepted on a bond in this city where the amount of the security demanded was $9O00 The Street Committee would not accept him for $200.
 MT. Copp in a statement made to The Calls expert said: Bowling came to me and called attention to the language Of the bond and stated that had sworn that I was resident and freeholder of San Francisco. I told him if the bond was in that form I had signed it under mfsapprehension. and at his request made an affidavit to that effect I signed the bond in good faith and know that the security offered was ample"
 AS the details of the transaction come to light 1t is made clear that the Su- pervisors of the Street Committee were not looking for good security, but were casting about with the assistance of Bowling to find some pretext for throw
 
 the contract to Bowling at the f1g- ures originally agreed upon when the
 private arrangement" to do the work was made. Windren expresses a de- termination to submit to the board in writing all of the facts concerning the rejection of his bid. The expose may engage the attention of Supervisors who were not in the secrets of the com bine and incidentally reveal the names of the parties who made the private arrangement to do the work on the quiet without opening the job to pub lie competition. The awkward fact already confronts the board that MT. Ambrose, the Superintendent of Streets, knew nothing about the arrangement or understanding until he saw Dow l1ng's men at work on the job.
 It will be interesting for the public to definitely understand whether a lit- tie clique or combine has been organ ized at the new City Hall to usurp the functions of the Board of Supervisors and the Street Department. The job in which Bowling is concerned is not the only private arrangement" scheme of the season. The City Street I'm. provement Company is going ahead with the work of patching and other wise repairing accepted streets on some kind of an understanding which is contrary to law and public interest.
 o' n6Aoaa, IAe CoAIi dClor WHO ndS the contract for paving Cough street between Turk and Eddy with basalt blocks, is not in the good graces of the combine. It is suspected that Bingham prompted Windrem to get in and bid against Bowling for the Alamo Square work, and in order to get even with him it was decided by the combine to meas ure every block that he laid. on the Gough-street job. Tho inspector of the Street Department puts the gauge on every block that Bingham puts down.
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was chiefly due to the superiority of a few brilliant performers over their com petitors. Drum, whose athletic reputa- tlon is ever on the increase, mounted an- other rung on the ladder of fame. break Ing the college record on the Berkeley track in the 220-yard sprint. The distance ne covered in B seconds. which, when the sloWness of the track is considered ia equal to at least 22 seconds. Drum ran a slow 100, and did not enter the 44O, nursing his physical energies for a coup-de-grace In the middle distance sprint
 The mile wal record was shattered when Walsh, without any severe pushing. broke the tape at pace of z minutes and A seconds. For several years 71s minutes was winning time at Berkeley, but in Walsh the college has now a man who has made study of pedestrianism.
 Another record that went glimmering was the 120 hurdles. Ben BakewelI. brother to the famous hurdler, who es- tapllshed records in years gone by, ran the high hurdles in 16 seconds, making a new record for the California track. The best previous performance over the same ground was one-f1fth of a second slower.
 The star event of the day, and that which eclipsed all others in the looping off of fractions, was the performance of Broughton in the distance jump. He cleared just twenty-two feet nine and a half inches of ground in bound Only once once before has leap of that length coast, that of Schifferstein, in the old days of the Olympic Club, when he made a record for himself by jumping twenty three feet When Broughton made his longest jump the spectators realized. be- fore the distance was announced, that something unusual had happened and a wild burst of applause followed his effort. The enthusiasm continued, and when the official announcer told his tale, nothing but shouts and college yells were heard for several minutes. When the congratu- iatory e1aculations subsided, Drum ran ms nis rJsGord-smasshinE Js 20, and again juve-
 The programme of events in order was as follows:
 1oo-yard dash-Drum first. woolsey second 6rougns9n nnsa third. Time, 10 a-6.
 Carpenter third. Time. { minutes 45 4-5 sec.
 12o-yard hurdle-BakeweiI first, Dawson seo- ond, Miller third. Time, l6 seconds 'eo
 One-mtle walk-Walsh first Westerfeld .ac ond, Delashmutt third. Time. minutes N
 44o-yard dash-Hinz ran alone Time. 5s seo-
 ssO-yard run-Carpenter first. Mos,er sa.o,s Scott third. Time. minutes 5h seconds.
 22o-yard hurdle,Bakewell first. WooIsey sec ond. Dawson third. Time, 26 2-5 seconds
 220-yard dash-Drum ran alone Time. a feet nches Peck ses s feet eeae; 3cSss Suiber
 High Jump-Hoffman, feet 9N inches: Bake
 Broad jump-Broughton, a2 feet ex ,rcha. Parker second. 'H '' Pole vault 1:Honman. 10 feet sM inches: Mumma second
 Hammer throw-Guiberson, 12s feet; Hooper second O'Toole third peA
 After the pole vault event had closed HofY man tried for a record and mounted the bar at 10 feet 10h inches
 After the programme, Hoffman eclipsed his mark of ten feet, ten and a half inches. Ntth the pole. by Yaulting eleven
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
Repave Market Street,

once more the Merchants Association has taken up its pet hobby. that of hay ing Market street paved in a modern manner and in way that will be a credit to the city. For long time its members nave realized that the main thoroughfare of San Francisco has been far behind the times nd subject to adverse comment by the visitors from the East, where good streets are the rule and not the excep- ton. To this end the following resolution was adopted at the meeting yesterday the Board of Supervisors to-morrow.e 0i
 Resolved, That the repaving of Market street under proper spec -4catfons with a nolseless pavement Is an immediate and urgent necessity, and that the honorable
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
The Gauge Strictly Ap- piled to the Work of
 Contractor Bingham.
R. H. Copp, Whose Bond Was Rejected, Is Responsi-
 ble Surety.
MORRIS AVENUE SEWER.
Residents on the Thoroughfare Ap- Preciate the Good Service Rem
 dered by The Call.

People living on Morris avenue, a lit- tie thoroughfare between Fifth and Sixth and Grammar and Bryant streets, appreciate The Calls efforts to pro- mote efficiency, honesty and celerity in the performance of street work. Im- mediately after the fact was published that an iron stone pipe sewer, which had been uncovered for repairs, had SO remained exposed seven weeks the Street Department put a small gang of men on the job and the nuisance is now abated.
 Inquiry brings to light the fact that
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he said, that Mrs. Cute was not killed with that coupling-pin. but was murdered by blows struck by a hammer or the pole of hatchet." | In the closing argument made In behalf of the people by Prosecuting Attorney Hosmer, the complete chain of circumstances surrounding Hoff as 1 the real murderer was recapitulated, and the statements made by Schooler alleging that the crime had been com- mitted with a hammer, etc, ridiculed. Hosmer proved, by citing the testi- mony of Mrs. Legg, witness in the case. that Hoff instead Uf being the first to leave the house the night of the murder was the last
 When Mrs. Legg heard the death shriek of the dying woman shortly af ter o'clock, she ran up the stairs leading to the apartments of Mrs Cute.
 At this time 1t was proven that Hoff had not as yet left the building and still carried the weapon with which he murdered the unfortunate woman in his possession.
 Tt is a fact" said Hosmer, that when Mrs. Legg entered the hallway that night the blood-stained instrument of death was not behind the door, where it was afterward found, but was in the clasped hands of Hoff, who at tempted to conceal 1t by holding his hands in front of him.
 He did not want to part with 1t yet" 7" said the attorney 'as he feared he would have to use it again. That pin was not thrown behind the door until the murderer heard the retreating steps of Mrs. Legg."
 Upon the conclusion of the prosecu- ton Judge Cook read his final charge to the jury, which was an exhaustive discussion of the facts of the case and entering into the minutest details of the definition and exact meaning of cir cumstantial evidence and the attend ant Judicial construction placed upon various words in the case
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST.

At a meeting of Piedmont Circle held last week, at which the grand officers were present, there were initiated a num- Der of candidates, who will form the nucleus for & new circle to be instituted in Oakland.
 Loyal Circle at its meeting last Monday initiated five candidates, making eight for of this circle will -e held on the evening of the 11th inst.
 Justice Circle gave pleasant social in Foresters' building last night, and there were present many friends of the mem bers.
 Mazzini Circle announces an apron and necktie party for the 18th inst. in Bersag- lieri Hall
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
A Farmers' Dance.

The members of Buena Vista Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, are making preparations for a novel party, designated a Farmers Dance." There will be something new in the line of decorations, and many of them will be decidedly unique. No lady will be per mitted to appear on the floor unless at will take place in Native Sons Hall on the 18th inst.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
THRASHED THE LANDLORD. Max Gallick, Actioneer, and Two Expressmen, Convicted of Dis
 turbing the Peace.

Max Gallick of the Columbia auction house, 1O57 Market street, and William J. Lunney and John Bowlan, expressmen were convicted in Judge Conlan's court yesterday on the charge of disturbing the peace, and were ordered to appear for sentence tomorrow.
 Professor" Woodward was the occu- pant of house at 100114 Fillmore street till March 29, when he left. owing the landlord, William Lageman, 80 for rent Woodward sold part of his furniture to Gallick, and when Lageman heard of it he went to Gallick and notified him not to go near the house, as he wanted his rent.
 sion of the keys of the house from Wood ward, drove up with the two eXpressmen and piled lot of furniture into the house
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
RECORDS GO TO THE WALL
 AT BERKELEY College Athletes Make New Marks in
 Four Events. Drum, Walsh, Broughton and Bakewell Distin- guish Themselves. Annual Championship Games Draw Out a Large
 Throng. A TRIU MPH FOR DRUM. Broughton Clears Over Twenty Two Feet in a Running
 Jump.
A TRIUMPH FOR DRUM
Broughton Clears Over Twenty Two Feet in a Runnino
 Jump.

As large crowd as ever packed the stands around the Berkeley cinder path saw the young collegians shatter records yesterday. Before the annual champion snip field day was half finished the spec tators were kept guessing. and the pre- vailing query was, What next?
 The races were not exciting or even more than ordinarily interesting. This
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
OIympic Tournament.

The pool tournament at the Olympic Club is attracting the attention of the cue experts nightly, and some very inter- esting matches have already been played. There will be another week of play be- fore the tournament will narrow down to the finals.
 The class handball tournament com menced Friday night. Only preliminary games were played. Tomorrow night the first class men will work to the finals and settle their differences.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
For the Worlds Fair.

The State Board of Trade is in receipt of a huge sample of fruit from the north ern citrus belt in the shape of an orange from Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County It was grown in the orchard of c. H. Nero and weighs two pounds and one ounce The orange is seventeen inches in circumference. It will be preserved and eventually sent to the Worlds Fair at Paris in 1900
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

and hung out the usual red flag Lageman protested and Gallck and the expressmen threw him out
 The Judge, in convicting the defendants yesterday, said that numerous complaints had been received by the police about the way Tn which certain auctioneers acted in holding sales of furniture in houses where they were not wanted, and he was determined to put stop to it, if possible, py making an example of Gallick.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

county of San rrancisco be petitioned to let the contract for the repaving of said street in the manner indicated so far as the funds of the present fiscal year will permit; and be 1t further
 Resolved, That 1t is, in the opinion of the Merchants Association unwise to postpone said work until new sewer is constructed in said thoroughfare."
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
Will of Deede Margaret Tavlor.

The photographic will of Deede Margaret Taylor, who died on the 18th ult., was filed yesterday for probate. She left an estate valued at about $15.OOo. to be dis tributed among her friends who had .beeR kind to her dpgipE heS last illness.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
Shot in the Neck.

Herman Abel commenced suit yesterday against John Canning to recover $5OOO damages for injuries received on April 4 last, by being shot by the defendant. Abel claims that Canning shot him in the neck. and that as a result he has been permanently disabled.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
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feet, thereby breaking the coast record. formerly held by Dole of Stanford.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
New Goods.
This week we will exhibit the very latest NOVELTIES in the following de- partmentS.
LACE DEPARTMENT l!

NEW LACES, in Point Applique, Point d0 Gene. Point Venice and Chdntillu. Also an elegant assortment of FanCu Embroidered Chiff0nS,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

Confirmation at St. Peters. Bishop Nichols will administer the rite of confirmation this morning at St. Pe- ter's Church, corner of Stockton and Fil- bert streets.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
Park Music To-Day

To-day, weather permitting, the Park Band will render the following sacred programme:
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GLOVE DEPARTMENT,
PARASOL DEPARTMENT,

NEW PARAS0LS in Plaids, Bauaderes, ChtffOns and TaffetaSs also full assortment of Carriage PdrdSOlS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17
BEGGED FROM THE RICH.
New York Landlady's Way of Supplying
Her SOarders with Good Thiprs.

A New York Landladys Way of Supplying
Her aoarders with Good Things.
New YORK. Feb l4.-Mrs Mary
Maschin, who kept a clearinghouse at
$50 Third avenue, had the reputation
OF setting much more elaborate table
than the ordinary run of such estab-
lishments in that vicinity. Her board
ers voted her great success, and
vowed that she was the most wonderful
cook and manager In New York. But
the secret has come out Mrs Maschin
fed her borders largely upon viands
begged at the houses of the wealthy.
For more than a year she has made
daily visits to the fashionable houses
and begged food. Dressed outwardly
In the thinnest and raggedest of gar
ments, she apparently suffered from
the cold and hunger, and was seldom
turned away without tountiful gifts
from the remnants of the rich tables.
She is now in the workhouse, where
she was sent as vagrant
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17
NEWS NOTES,

L. Bidwell, aged 80, committed sui
eide by hanging himself from bridge
near Horton, Kan,
The Missouri Bar association will
hold its annual meeting in Kansas
City March 30 and 30.
Lloyd & Brace, general merchandise
dealers at $40 Main street, Kansas City,
Mo-, failed for $4,000.
A Washington telegram said Il. R.
Durham, of Maryville, Mo-, would be
appointed United States marshal for
the Western district Of Missouri.
Nellie Fisher, aged eight, while
kindling fire at the home of her pa
rents in st. Joseph, Mo-, accidentally
set fire to her clothes and was burned
to death.
New York to Buffalo, N. Y, 425
miles in 426 minutes, actual running
time, was the record made over the
Erie railroad on the 18th by special
newspaper train.
The Missouri grand lodge, A. O. U.
W., met at Springfield to-day. A
change will probably be made in the
plan OF assessments and steps taken
to boom the order
The l2-year-old son Of George IIoag,
who lives near llolton, Kan, accident
ally shot himself in the shoulder with
a shotgun he was carrying. His arm
had TO be amputated, but he died from
the wound.
Lee Shepard, who is charged with
calling DR.. Campbell, Of Carney, Ok,
to the door and shooting him on Christ.
mas eve, was fatally wounded in an
with Creek Indian near
|. T. The Indian was also
fatally wounded.
The Indiana Republican league met
with over 1000 delegates present, be.
SIDES politicians from all parts Of the
tate. Messages were read from
President Mckinley, J. W. Babcock, of
" Washington; ex-President Harrison
md Senator Fairbanks.
DR.. A. K. Mcleod, coroner Of Wyan-
lotte county, Kan, and grand medical
lirector Of the Degree Of Honor, died
uddenly of heart disease, aged a. lie
lad been an invalid several months
Two years ago last carnival night his
wife and mother-in-law met horrible
cath by being thrown from a Kansas
lily elevated train.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17

h.a,t woman Max c hn oe 100 careful Of he!
m . 10 . d.n napPaneSs as MAID, wife and
n,oa 80. - uep.huen' upon H. every wo'
ds rn udou,u reaze .nai ner general health
uTpenuo upon ne' neaItn IN womanly way.
e TI'" d;., woman complains OF beng slug
average doctor attr;brtaS a . hesponuen. tne
IN hear trouhls ~ d;So,d .nese symPtoms
ne IS not right once IN ten times.
When woman feels this way she ia usu.
ally suffering from weakness or disease of