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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
Committee on Ordinances.

The committee on Ordinances will meet in Room 14, City Hall, Friday December ?, 1898, at s D. m, when the following matters will be considered:
 Petition of O. A. Baldwin ct al. for arnend- ment of ordinances de fire limits so that at 2 point 150 feet west of Garden street, at the center of Elm street, said thence to run through the center of Elm street to the cens ter of Dwight street, thence through the cen-a ter of Dwight street to the center of Whal- ley avenue, thence through the center of Whalley avenue to 150 feet west of the cen- ter of Sperry street.
 Petition of H. F. Baldwin for permission to keep COW on the premises at No. 6 Wolss colt street.
 Mayors communication de amendment of City Ordinances and de printing of new ora dinances and amendments.
 All persons interested are notified to att tend and be heard without further notice.
 Per order BENJAMIN F. SHADE, Acting Chairman. Attest: JAMES K. MARTIN, n30 St Assistant City Clerk
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01

WOMAN'S EXCHANGE. THE annual winter opening of the Ex change, 151 Orange street, inaugurating the holiday sales, is announced for Thurs day (to-day), December first. al 1t*
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
FOUND,
WOAIAN,S EXCHAN

FOX terrier pup. owner will call at this office, give description and pay for this ad- vertiSement. al 1t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
Southern New England Tel-
 HplOla Cl. Isl Ntg Bonds,

Pursuant to notice of the Company calling for payment of the present outstanding change same for new bonds. we offer our services, without expense, in making the ex. change, and are prepared to purchase, either for cash or in exchange for other securities, from any of the present Bondholders, Bonds held by them which they may not wish to exchange for the new Bonds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01
NMants.
One Cent Word for each insertion. five cents a Word for full Week. sew en times.
WANTED,

WANTND. A SITUATION by girl to care for children and make herself useful. al 1t 413 ORANGE ST. 4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-01

In respect to the late Mr. Stephen A. Howe, of Howe & Stetson, this store will close Thursday between l2 noon and 2 P. M.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
IGNORING THEIR DEAD
Teachers Express Regrets on the Loss
 of Miss Macdonald.

A number of friends and fellow teachers of the late Miss Kate Macdonald met in the Franklin Grammar School, of which Miss Macdonald was formerly vice-prin- cipal. Tuesday afternoon to express their regrets at her decease.
 The meeting was called by Richard D. Faulkner, principal of the school, who thought it but proper that some action should be taken on the death of one who had been in the department so many years and who was so dear to all with whom she came In contact When the department was in its infancy and schools few this was a general custom, but of late years 1t has been almost entirely abandoned and the meeting of Tuesday will probably mark the revival of an old custom.
 Short speeches in memory of the de- parted one were made and Miss Lou Clas- sen, the senior teacher of the school. presented a set of resolutions expressing appreciation for Miss Macdonald's valu- able services and high regard for her life and character which were unanimously adopted
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10

authentic information to the effect that the commandant of the Mexican war ship Democrata has received official communication that the Government is determined to compel the phosphate company to pay the indemnity.
 Captain Hennig is personally inter ested in the dispute between the phos- phate company and the Mexican Gov ernment, inaSmuch as he collected 100000 feet of timber during his stay in Clipperton last year from the old wreck of the Kincora, which foundered upon the island soon after his arrival in August, 1897.
 This lumber, which he values at about s3000, he claims belongs to him; but the Mexicans dispute his right to it, and if they succeed in proving that the island belongs to them his claim to the lumber will be ignored and it will be sold or disposed of as the Government sees fit.
 Hennig says that the island of Clip pertOn is out of Mexican waters, it be- ing situated about $50 miles from Aca- pulco, and that it is therefore entirely beyond the jurisdiction of the Mexican Government.
 While this dispute of rightful owner ship is in progress the phosphate com pany will be prohibited from making further shipment of guano from the isl and and will have to keep entirely aloof from it. This diScontinuance of ship ping will mean the isolation of Fred Gussman, the man placed in charge of the island, who has absolutely no facili- ties for getting back to civilization. He has repeatedly pleaded with the com pany to send for him, but owing to the fact that it will necessitate the hiring and equipment of vessel they have refused to do so unless Gussman ad- vances the $500. the amount necessary to send the relief.
 Although there is no danger or the man starving, there being plenty Of game on the island, there is not human being besides himself on the en- tire coral reef of Clipperton- From all apparent indications GusSman is doomed to experience the hardships Of o cacoDd C'r,lS0e
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
life and started for his

his pocket-knife and started for his brother-in-law-
 Mrs Hobbs saw him coming and she caught hold of him, but she might as we'll have tried to stop the engine. With a bound he was on his aged vic tim, stabbing viciously with his weapon, and before the passengers who came to his rescue could pull him off Rogers had inflicted two deep wounds in the face of the object of his wrath, and only walled because he was not al- lowed to do more.
 The sleeper was in an uproar in a moment. Women shrieked and men ran along the aisle trying to help or trying to see, 1t made little matter which, and 1t was some time before the train hands could get the excited Rogers under control and take him into the smoker, where he anxiously asked what kind of job he had made of 1t and expressed the utmost sorrow because he had not been able to do more. "He said I should never get to "and I'm sorry I didn't kill him."
 Harry Morse, the detective, was on the train and he searched Rogers for any more weapons that he might have, but only found the pocket-knif
 Dr. Perry of the United States Medi- cal Service and Charles T. Hughes of Sacramento were on the train and they attended to Weeks and stitched his wounds They telegraphed ahead for @ policeman, and when the train ar rived at Sixteenth street in Oakland Rogers was taken into custody on charge of drunkenness. A more serious charge will be placed against him if Weeks will swear to 1t when he re-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Daring Work of a Robber Who Is Said to Be an
 Ex-Convict.
Provided With a Duplicate Key He Successfully Plies Ills
 Vocation.
SECURES VALUABLE BOOTY
Seen by a Citizen in the Act of Pilfer- ing at Haight and Cough
 Streets.

The postal authorities have asked the police department to assist them in capturing a thief who has been stealing mail from various letter boxes, The man Is provided with key to the boxes, and operates between the hours of midnight and o'clock in the morn ing.
 Last Saturday night at least a half dozen boxes were opened and number of valuable letters taken.
 The following night the thief worked apparently without fear of detection as he succeeded in stealing the mail from numerous boxes.
 One of the three letters which he took contained a S10 bill The sender, receiving word that the blll had not reached her friend to whom she sent 1t, visited the Postoffice and demanded an explanation. An investigation was at once begun, with the result that 1t was learned that the boxes were be- ing opened by somebody who was not in the employ of the Government.
 The police are inclined to believe that the thief is an eX-convict who was con victed of a similar offense number Of years ago and sent to San Quentin. He was released only a short time ago and since then, it is said, he has been seen In this city.
 Last night the officers of the Central and Southern police stations were in structed to keep a sharp lookout for the letter box pilferer." They were told to watch the boxes and to arrest anybody whom they saw attempting to open them.
 Several nights ago citizen who lives in the vicinity of Haight and Cough streets saw well-dressed man in the act of opening a letter box near by. Suspecting that he intended to rifle it of it's contents he crossed over to where he was standing, intending to ascertain what he was doing. Seeing him ap- preaching, the stranger took to his heels and disappeared up Haight street. His description of the man answers that of the ex- convict for whom the police are looking.
 Captain Whitman last night read description of the supposed thief to his men, with instructions to arrest him when seen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
He Wanted to Kill His Bereaved BrOther-in-
 Law, w. H. w eekS.
They Were Returning From the Burial of Mrs. Weeks in
 Nevada City.
SORROW BECAME ANGER.
Weeks Was Disarraed in the Morn ing or There Might Have Been
 More Trouble.

It was an excited lot of passengers that came in on the Oregon express last night, and the presence of a police officer in uniform, who was evidently waiting for one of their number. in some measure explained the cause of their agitation.
 There was returning funeral party on board, and one of them, the brother of the deceased, had so far forgotten his grief as to make murderous as- sault upon his brother-in-law, having previously nerved himself for the as- sault by frequent libations whenever the train stopped long enough at a sta tion to allow him to visit the saloon at tachment.
 The party was returning from the funeral of Mrs. w. H. Weeks, who died at 945 Valencia street, in this city, last Saturday. In accordance with her wishes the body was sent to her old home in Nevada, where the interment took place on Tuesday.
 The bereaved husband, W. H. Weeks, w. P. Rogers, the dead woman's brother, who came from Grass Valley, and Mrs. I. s. Hobbs of 305A Bartlett street of this city, niece of the de- ceased, made up the party from here which accompanied the body to Nevada
 Yesterday the mourners prepared to return to this city. but before doing so Weeks and Rogers got into some trouble and before they were sepa- rated Weeks threatened to kill Rogers the first chance he got Rogers became alarmed and had Weeks arrested and searched; a revolver was taken from him and then, as 1t was deemed that he could provoke no further trouble, he was allowed to proceed on his way.
 Exulting in his security, Rogers pro- ceeded to imbibe freely and then too freely, and before he had reached Col fax he was becoming belligerent. From Colfax to Sacramento he spent his time In trying to persuade the conductor and the Pullman porter to lend him a revolver or if they could not do that to take time to get off and buy him one They refused, however, and then Rogers went to his seat and nursed his wrath until the train passed Port Costa. By that time he had made up his mind to do something, so he drew
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
SACRAMENTO POLICE COURTS. Their Right to Exist Now Rests With
 the Supreme Court.

The ouestion as to whether or not the city of Sacramento is entitled to the pos session of a Police Court as a part of its municipal government was argued at length yesterday in the Supreme Court. The question arose over the conviction of Andrew Sparks for some mfsdemeanor and his incarceration in the County Jail on service of a six months term of i'm prisonment of the Sheriff Elwood Bru- ner and s. R. Hart appeared for the peti- tioner, who sought relief by habeas cor pus. Assistant District Attorney J. Childs and A. A. de Lingue, City Attorney, rep resented the Sheriff. Attorney Bruner argued that Sacramento's city charter of January 8, 1894, provided for a Judicial department invested in a police court The State constitution provides that court can only be established by bill passed through the Legislature, and un- der the constitution charter IS only adopted by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. The charter of the city in question was adopted in this manner. and the citys act in attempting to create Police Court was therefore void.
 It was claimed that the person acting in this case as a Police Judge Is really city Justice of the Peace, named by the Mayor, to act as a Police Judge, and that In the latter capacity he had jurisdiction of the offense To this MT. Bruner re- piled that section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, providing for a city Justice of the Peace, Is unconstitutional because the classification attempted to be made does not conform to the general classfi- cation act of 1883. which classf1es all cities of the State according to their population. In support of this two cases of recent decision were cited. One was that of Darcy vs. the Mayor of San Jose, and the other was ex-parte Giambonini. mento set up the claim that if it should be held that the provisions of the charter be invalid, the old charter of 1883 must then still exist.
 If it should happen that the petitioner be successful and his release be ordered by the Supreme Court the city of Sacra- mento will find itself in peculiar posi- tion Its criminal business will have to be done by the township Justice of the Peace until the city authorities can take steps to have the next Legislature amend it's charter and remedy the defect The Supreme Justices took the matter under adYiSement.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
The Congregation of St. Teresa's Pre- pairing for a Grand Celebration.

St. Teresa's congregation in the Po- trero will celebrate St. Patricks day in a very becoming manner. Two masses will be celebrated in the morning and the evening will be devoted to grand enter tainment to raise funds to decorate the beautiful church. The pastor has -em- ployed some skillful artists and the fres- coing is already under way.
 Among the talent who have kindly con sented to attend may be mentioned Miss Annie Rooney Miss Genevieve Sullivan, Miss Etta Walsh, c. V. Woods: MT: Daly. Fred A. Griffing, J. Mcdonnell, Denis C.. Sheerin and MT Hayes. The orchestra will be supplied by the string band from St. Ignatius College. The entertainment will consist of Irish music. recitations, operetta Penelope"
 The proceeds of the evenings entertain rnent will be solely devoted to defray the expenses of the frescoing, and 1t is hoped that sufficient money will be raised to de- fray all the expenses.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
MEXICANS
 DEMAND AN
 INDEMNITY .GuanO Taken From Clipperton Must Be
 Paid For. The Isle in the Pacific They Claim Belongs
 to Them. The Phosphate Company Is Compelled to Suspend
 Shipment. 1,5oo, ,oOO THE SUM ASKED A Letter Is Received Stating the Determination of the Gov
 ernnaent
S1, 100000 THE SUM ASKED
A Letter Is Received Stating the Determination of the Gov-
 ernnent

The Mexican Government will at- tempt to compel the Oceanic Phosphate Company to pay an indemnity of $1,- 500. 900 for unlawfully shipping guano from Chpperton Island, in the Pa- cific Ocean. Although the Mexican Government claims the ownership oi this island, and presumes to the right to demand this indemnity for the for eign encroachment upon it's territory the phosphate company Is equally con- yinced that it has as much right to the island as the Mexicans.
 The company took possession of Clipperton Island in 1885, and since that time has been steadily shipping guano to San Francisco and Honolulu, re- ceiving from $10 to $20 ton for it. In August of 1896 several shiploads were sent from the island, the revenue from the sale of which the Mexican Govern ment claims.
 A letter has been received, dated Febru- ary 12, from Mazatlan. by P. J. Hennig the captain of the steamer Carlos, now anchored at the Union Iron Works, from a Spaniard. residing in Mazatlan which states that he Is in possession of
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
HINTON INTRODUCED.

At the meeting of the Railroad Com mission yesterday W. M. Hinton the new, Commissioner. was formally introduced to his colleagues by Secretary Sam New man, but though he had his papers with him he took no active part in the pro- ceedings of the board, as the successor to his former position had not yet taken office and consequently Mir. Hinton was not quite ready to assume the duties of his new office.
 Two complaints of excessive freight charges, one from M. W. Armstrong of Los Angeles and the other from c. B. Stone, manager of the San Francisco Breweries N,imited). were received, but as the comfnission had no Jurisdiction in either case no action was taken.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Chronological Lectures.

A series of six lectures on soul phrenol- ogy and health will be given in Metropol- itan Temple by Mrs. O. $. Fowler. widow of the late Professor O. s. Fowler. com mencing on Monday. March IA, and con- cluding on Saturday, March IS. The sub- ject for Monday evening will be Spirit Soul and Phrenology,' and will be open to the general public Tuesday and Wednesday are set apart for ladies ex- clusively, and Fridays lecture will be for men only. At the conclusion of the lec- ture course Mrs. Fowler will open classes in the application of electricity to cure disease.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Abused His Brother-in-Law.

J. B. Held. living at "A Bluxome street. went home in an intoxicated condition last night and proceeded to abuse. his brother-in-Iaw Jobn Maloney After be- ing elected, he picked up several stones and threw them at the side of the house. Maloney rushed out, and seizlng ms oD- durate brother-in-law struck him on the head with a club inf1icting scalp wound. Held was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where his wound was dressed Prison and charged with battery.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Charged With BurgIary.

Frank Lagen. aged 16. was arrested on Kearny street last evening by Officer l.. J. Deeley and charged with burglary. E. H. Oltman, a tailor, is the complaining witness. He charges Lagen with entering his place at Third and Minna streets and removing articles of value. When searched at the prison pistol, a pair of silver cuff buttons with Oltman's mon- ogram on them, chain and scarfpin were found. Lagen denied being burg lar but says he went to Oltmans place for the purpose of returning some silver goods belonging to Oltmans partner
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Estates in Probate.

The will of Isaac Lowenstein, who died on February %, was filed for probate yes terday The entire estate of the deceased; to his widow. Lena Lowenstein: The es- tate of Charles J. BoskoW1tz IS be- queathed to the widow of the deceased, Blanca Boskowitz, by the terms or will filed yesterday. The will Of Michael O'Brien, who died on the, 3d inst inst. was also filed. An estate valued at S30OO IS be- queathed by the testator to ms sister, Kate O'Brien.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
Jans to Be Deported.

Immigration Commissioner North was notified by the Commissioner-Genera Of Immigration yesterday that the depart ment had dismissed the appeal in the cases of the twenty-three Japanese whom Commissioner North had ordered deport- ed shortly after their arrival on the City of Picking on February 22. The Commis- sioner's finding that the Japs were con partment. and they must go back to Japan. {.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
He Wanted to Die.

Peter Hansen, who claims to be mem Der of the Naval Corps, while suffering from an over-indulgence in liquor last night, attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the bay from Beale-street wharf. He was prevented by citizen, who held him until a police officer arrived. He was then taken to the Receiving Hospital and placed in a padded cell.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10

Ten cents for bottle of Lows Hore- hound Cough Syrup. AT Sansome st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
SALE OF INDIAN BASKETS.

The studio of Applied Arts, 7O4 Sutter st. ia having a sale of fire-etched wood and leather preparatory to moving to 324 Sutter March 1e''
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-13
CHlLKOOT HORRORS.

A Vermonter Tells of His Terrible EX-
periences in the Gold Country.
"Not half the horrors of Chilkoot Pass
have ever been told," says a Randolph
man now in the Klondike, writing home.
81 have been over twice. On clear day
you would say, This is grand-these
splendid mountains lifting their white
peaks to heaven, calm, serene and beau
tiful.' The gentle breezes kiss your
cheeks; all nature seems to say, Come !!
Stay with me; ill your lungs and feast
your eyes, The next moment all is
changed. Nature frowns, then roars.
An awful gale of binding snow hurls
you to and fro. Avalanches of snow
come leapng down the mountain sides,
carrying destruction in their path, and all
who have been so unfortunate as to have
been tempted to her side are destroyed.
"They have taken from under the
snow the bodies of 40 that perished in
Sundays storm between here and the
summit, and as many more were taken
out alive. | started out Sunday TO go
to The Scales to look after my goods. |
did not know the extent of my danger,
Mr.. Rossel went with me. We had not
gone far when we met two men who
told us that they had started out from
The Scales with so men all holding to a
long rope to prevent their being separ-
ated from one another; that they had
been buried in an avalanche of snow,
and, and these two alone were able to
get out; that we had best turn back as
it would impossible to get through in
such a raging storm. We pressed for
ward as fast as possible up the steep
mountain, not knowing but we might at
any moment, be overtaken by an ava
lanche of snow and wiped out. At last
we came to eight or ten men hard at
work trying to get their friends from
under the the snow. We went at it and
took out twelve dead, two of whom
were women, and about twenty men still
alive, some of whom have since died"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-13

torpedo-boat destroyer, and it is feared
that all on board of her have perished.
The destroyer is probably the Destruc-
tor. The Destructor was a steel tor orpedo
gunboat, 1872 feet inches long, 45S tons
displacement and had crew of 80 men.
Washington, May IA final deci-
sion has been reached by Gen. Miles to
leave Washington for Tampa, Fla, to-
morrow night. The special orders on
this subject have been issued and provide
that the general and his staff and other
officers who accompany him shall pro-
ceed to Tampa and other points that may
be designated "for temporary duty"
Gen. Miles will have his headquarters in
the field, and great mass of papers,
charts and other data of a military char
acter have been packed in trunks ready
for shipment to Tampa.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-13

Another Vermonter prominent in the
battle of Manila was Lieut.. Commodore
G. p. Colvocorresses of the cruiser Con-
cord. The antecedents of this man are
interesting. His father was a Greek
refugee, who was picked up in the streets
of Boston away back in the POS by Capt.
Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich
university, and by him reared and edu-
Gated: The father went into the navy
and was captain of the United States
store ship Supply during the rebellion,
his son, the present officer of the Con-
cord, then only II years of age, serving
as his clerk. Young Colvocorresses has
passed his whole life time in the navy.
We have two others, Capt. Clark of the
battleship Oregon, and Capt. Converse
of the the cruiser Montgomery, yet to
hear from, besides many minor officers.
AS usual Vermont is distinctly in it.
Randolph Herald.