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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-01

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-01

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
FORCED THE
DOOR WITH
A JIMMY ="
Bold Burglary on Lom-
bard Street.
VALUABLE PROPERTY TAKEN
THE RESIDENCE OF MRS. KANE
IS ENTERED.
Captain Seymour and His Men Are
Searching for Two Peddlers,
Who Were Seen Near
the House.
VALUABLE PROPERTY TAKEN
THE RESIDENCE OF MRS. KANE
IS ENTERED.

While the family was absent burglars
yesterday afternoon entered the residence
of Mrs. Kane, at 513 Lombard street, and
got away with jewelry and clothing val
ued at $500.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs Kane left
her home to visit friend who lives in the
adjoining block. When she returned
about an hour later she was surprised to
find that the house had been entered dur
ing her absence.
The housebreakers gained an entrance
by forcing the rear door with jimmy
After getting inside they broke open sew
eral trunks and appropriated the most ex-
pensive articles. In a bureau drawer they
found three gold watches, one of which
belonged to s. Isaacs, brother of Mrs
Kane. The timepiece was inscribed "A
o. u. w. to S. Isaacs," and was presented
to him by the members of that organiza-
ton. Isaacs keenly feels the loss of the
watch and has offered a reward for It's
recovery.
The burglars also secured half a dozen
valuable silver spoons and considerable
wearing apparel.
AS two peddlers were seen ringing the
Kane had left the place, the police are
convinced that they are the culprits. One
of them had several potatoes in his hand,
and after ringing several door bells in the
same block he approached the residence
of Mrs. Kane.
His companion stood on the opposite
corner, apparently watching for the ap-
proach of the policeman on the beat
After ringing the bell several times and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

Still another scandal In the Board of
Education has been unearthed by the
Grand Jury, which promises to involve
that unhonored body in more trouble than
ali It's other misdeeds that have been pa
raded before public view
This latest expose will prove of especial
interest to parents, as showing how
lightly the lives of school children are
valued for 200 of them were Quartered in
a half-fnished building for week, with
naught to shield them from the chilling
blasts but pieces of muslin stretched over
the unglazed windows. 1t also shows how
the school tax levy was skillfully padded.
and finally brings TO light the fact that
the city has a white elephant on It's hands
in the shape of a building out in the Mis-
sion costing thousands of dollars, that in
it's present state is unfit for the purpose
for which it was intended-that of high
school-and still is too good TO be rented
for stable purposes.
Here is the case as ii has been presented
TO the Grand Jury, and which its partial
investigation shows to be correct:
To meet the demands of the large and
populous district known as the Mission
for better educational facilities, the Board
of Education awarded a contract to the
Rea Contracting Company something over
a year ago for the erection of q high
school building at the corner of Eight
zenith and Dolores streets. The Rea Com
pany was composed of prominent con-
tractors engaged in various branches per-
tafning to the construction of buildings,
and was supposed to be financially sound.
It also had the contract for the construc-
ton Of the Affiliated Colleges, and this is
what caused all the trouble. The COM
pany sublet all the work to individual
contractors. AS the work advanced pro-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
ROBERT McMURRAY'S WILL.
Valuable Estate Bequoathed Rela-
tives of the Deceased Capitalist.

The will of Robert McMurray, who died
at Graniteville, New, on the 9th ult,
has been filed for probate. The testator
left real and personal property in this
city of great value. but it's exact extent
has not as yet been ascertained. Fol-
lowing are the specific requests: Ellen
McMurray, widow of the decedent Is be-
queathed one-half the estate together
with the household furniture in her home
on Pacific avenue; to George H. McMur-
ray of New York, David McMurray of
Iowa, brothers, and to his sister, Eleanor
Kemp of Meredith, n. Y, and to John
A Hunt of Delhi N. Y; Robert H. Nc
Murray of Delaware, N. Y; Robert c..
McMurray of Nevada County, Cal, and
to Robert H. McMurray Searls Of Ne
vada City he leaves $1,000 apiece To hi,
niece, Alice Johnston, he leaves $1,000
To Robert McMurray Hunt he devises a
block of land in East Oakland.
The residue of his estate is bequeathed
to his nephews, Charles F. Hunt and VIII
liam Mem. Weighed, his niece Gussie
Mem. Hunt. and to Robert McMurray
Hunt in equal shares.
BY a cooicil dated March 49, 1897, the
testator leaves $1,000 to the children of his
brother, James McMurray, and a like
sum to McMurray Mallen of Nevada.
McMurray Seely and Auntie Poison are
given 5000 each.
Mrs. McMurray, Charles F. Hunt and
William w. Weighed are named as execu-
tors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
LIVES OF MANY
SCHOOL CHILDREN
WERE EXPOSED
Grand Jury Unearths a Fresh
Scandal in the School
Department.

gressive payments were made to the Rea
Company until nearly 100000 had been
received from the Board of Education by
that concern.
ers, who had advanced the funds for ma
terials and labor, their proportion or the
progressive payments, the company put
all the money it received from the city
into the construction of the Affiliated Col
legeS.
There came a time when the sub-con1-
tractors refused to go on with the work
until they received some money. The mat
ter was presented to the Board of Educa-
ton and after a long period, during
which the work was Drouent 10 stand-
were induced to finish the contract. They
in turn sublet the work to James +. Lo-
gan, who held the original sub-contract
for the carpenter work, and who then had
several thousand dollars tied UP in the
building.
With this tangle Strengthened out and
the outlook favorable for the completion
of the building some time during the APP
preaching school year, the board took up
the consideration of the school tax levy.
In this connection the question of prin-
School was brought up. To be sure there
was no Immediate prospect of the school
being ready for use, but 1t might be some
time, and it offered a splendid opportun-
ity TO ''Loost' the estimates for the eX
penses of the department a little.
That was sufficient, and in the scramble
for the fat, juicy plum of the principal
ship Joseph OConnor came out victorious.
O'Connor was then principal Of the Hor
ace Mann school at salary of 2100
year, but his new position would pay him
$1,000. His appointment was made May
10 last. to date from August l, when the
new school year would begin.
But in the meantime the new tax levy
had to be made up and to insure pro-
vision for O'Connors Increased salary il
was deemed advisable to make some dem
onstration that the new principal would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

have chance to earn his salary. To do
this four classes were transferred from
the temporary school at the corner OF
Twenty--third and Sanchez streets, rented
by the board, and CHARTERED in the unf1n-
ished building at Eighteenth and Dolores
streets for week before the summer va
ing exercises, and there they were eX-
posed to all the rigors of San Francisco's
climate. That there were no deaths or no
to the interference of Providence, for in
stead of the high winds that almost. con-
stantly sweep over the peninsula. that
balmy.
The plastering on the walls Of the
building was hardly dry; not window
cred with thin white muslin. tackled to
the castings. The old furniture from the
Sanchez-street building was hastily
dumped into the unfinished rooms, and
there during the closing week of the term
nearly 200 pupils were in attendance,
climbing over and through the heaps Of
rubbish to reach their class rooms But
Principal O'Connor had his school organ
lied, and the board had made good their
raid on the taxpayers.
There was no way whatever Of heating
the rooms, for the board has been en-
Joined from putting in the apparatus con-
tracted for, and the injunction is still in
force.
But while O'Connor gets his $4,000 year,
the very means adopted to clinch 1t BIDS
fair to shut off the completion of the
school building-at least, under the exist
ing terms, and it is this turn of affairs
that Is proving of particular interest to
the Grand Jury just now
Contractor Logan and the bondsmen Of
the Rea Contracting Company manifest
little or no inclination to finish the work.
and have set up the claim that they can
not be compelled to, for the reason that
the occupancy of the building by the four
classes during the last week Of the term
was, in effect, an acceptance of the
building by the Board of Education
in It's present state, and that they are
entitled to the balance due on the con-
tract without doing another stroke Of
work.
At all events, the work is dragging
along al the pleasure of the contractor,
and there is not the remotest possibility
of the building being anywhere near COM
pleted by the 1st of August, when the
new school year begins Possibly the
Board of Education will attempt to use
the unfinished building again, unmndful
of the consequent dangers to the lives
likely that the members will dare at
tempt such q thing, now that the Grand
Jury has begun an investigation into the
whole affair, which promises to be most
thorough
Superintendent Webster has already
been called before that body, but denied
having any knowledge of the matter He
did not even know that four classes had
been CHARTERED In the Mission High
School for week
Such ignorance of the affairs of the de-
partment on the part of the Superintend-
ent is painful.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

not getting response the thieving ped
dler signaled his partner, and together
they went around to the rear of the
house. Evidently realizing that the family
was absent the house-breakers lost no
time in effecting an entrance. In one Of
TIE bedrooms the burglars ripped open
q mattress, SO determined were they not
to overlook anything Of vaIue
During the past few weeks a number
of houses in the same vicinity have been
entered and valuable property taken. In
nearly every case the family was absent
at the time, and the crooks experienced
no difficulty in forcing an entrance and
getting away with everything they de-
sired to.
The police have a description Of the
men. and every effort is being made to
run them down.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
FRANK GOULD
MADE FIGURES
FOR A FRIEND
He Changed the Official Report
Of a State Com
mission.

Among the many monuments to the
potency of the political pull of Frank
H. Gould Of Stockton, which has sue
cessfully grated him upon the political
tree, there to blossom and bear fruit,
Is the office of president of the State
Board of Building and Loan Associa-
ton Commissioners. This office, while
not so lucrative and important as is
an insane asylum dictatorship, is
pleasant path on which to walk to as
sist friend or two. 1t has got him,
however, into some little trouble, as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

In the matter. He said that Blum was
trying TO blackmail him.
1T is true that the report was
changed" said Mr.. Could "and the
reason why was that Murdocks Pa
cific Coast Building and Loan Associa-
ton had been improperly classified
In all the reports prior to this the Pa
cific Coast Savings Society has been
properly classified as a cooperative
bank because they had been doing a
banking business in connection with
their building and loan business, but
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

his offer, and as he reached the apart
ments he was surprised to find another
man in bed The stranger explained that
he was his friend, and after awakening
the latter, ordered him TO get bottle
of beer.
After drinking a glass of the foaminh
beverage Perry fell asleep and did not
awaken until some time afterward
Picking up his vest he searched 1t with
the. result that he found that he had
been robbed of s32. Perry subsequently
visited police headquarters, where he re-
ported the matter to Captain Spillane.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
Yesterdays Fires.

An alarm was turned in from box SAG
at 1870 yesterday morning for a fire in
the one-story frame dwelling Of Henry
Schuur, at the corner of Girard ana
Stillman streets. The damage to the
building is estimated at $500 and to con-
tents $500. The cause of the blaze is I'M
known.
Box 3H at al a. m. was for fire In
the dwelling of A. Redding at 2629 Cali
fornia street. The cause was care
lessness with a candle and the damage
amounted to 500.
evening were for chimney fires at INA
Golden Gate avenue and 113 Front street
The damage from the first was $40 ana
the other nominal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
SAYS HE WAS DRUaaED.
John Perry Robbed In Howard
Street Lodging-House.

John Perry, a recent arrival from the
interior, claims he was drugged and rob-
bed last Friday night in lodging house
on Howard street According to his story
he met a stranger, who, after ingratiat-
ing himself into his confidence, invited
him to share his room Perry accepted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
He Stole a Boat.

Richard Finnigan, a cabin-boy on the
steamer Crescent City, was booked at the
City Prison yesterday by Policeman
Beach on charge of grand larceny. He
is accused by Watchman P. ]. Kramer of
stealing a boat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
Cathedral Council.

Cathedral Council of the Young Mems
Institute will entertain it's lady friends by
giving IAN evening at home" in Yosemite
Hall, Native Sons building, on the even
ing of the 2Sth inst.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS.
Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea
water tub and swimming baths. North Beach
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT!
EXTRA VALUES
This Week!

ESQ dozen LINEN DAMASK NAPKINS, p inches
square, new designs. ............... Sl.5O dozen
$50 dozen LINEN HUCK TOWELS, hemmed, extra
quality. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sl.5O dozen
40 pieces CREAM LINEN TABLE DAMASK, 90 inches
wide, all pure linen Observation-Disclosures. SOC yard
3 cases EXTRA QUALITY WHITE BEDSPREADS full
Size, henmed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl.OO eacn
$50 S-4x8-4 REVERSIBLE TAPESTRY TABLE
COVERS heavy fringes and ali new ColoringS.
200 pieces PRINTED LAPPET MULLS LACE DIMI-
TIES and JACQUARD SWISS. .........I loo yard
5 cases NEW PRINTED PERCALES, SO inches wide,
in Indigos, CoChineals and light grounds .........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lZ3C yard
NOTE We will also show this
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MEL, in medium and light Co1orings,
Checks, Stripes and P1aids Warranted
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19

Boston, Aug. ia special from
Southbridge gives another Interview
with Captain Goodell. formerly OF the
Sixth Massachusetts,. in which he finally
admits that he made great mistake ia
resigning. He was led TO believe. he
said. that IL was the intention of the
board OF inquiry to dishonorahIy dis
charge the officers summoned TO appear.
trumping UP the charge OF incompetency,
and In order TO save disgrace he re-
signed. After his resignation had been
accepted he was told that the board
simply wished to gain Information, ano
IL he had compiled with the summons,
like Captain Barrett OF Milford, he would
have passed successfully. Captain
Goodeil deeply feels his position. He
pinned too much faith ON what his su-
perior officer told him. but the mistake
was discovered too late. He speaks in
the highest terms of General Garretson,
and finds fault with no one but himself
for not using better judgment and ap-
pearing before the board as instructed
The same dispatch contains an inter.
view with Lieutenant Colonel Chaffin,
who looks at the trouble in a different
light. He claims that his popularity
with the Sixth regiment caused jealousy
on the part OF the regular officers. Ow.
ing to the illness Of Colonel woodward
he was practically In charge Of the Sixth
most OF the time. and the regulars. his
superiors in Office. were bound that his
head should come of, together with
other officers. AS dishonorable discharge
would have been their portion anyway
court-martial or no court-martial, he
was forced to resign. Regarding the re-
port about shooting stragglers. both Off.
GERS stated that they had never beer
officiallyrnotified to enforce such rule
still that was the understanding all
along the line
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
ARREST OF VOLUNTEERS.

Fall River. Aug. ls.--Privates ID. J.
Mccormack Of company d. George Nc
Lane OF company M. Michael Lowry OF
company ID. Ed McKenna and George
Mccrea OF company M. Forty-seyenth
New York. and James II. jennings OF
the Fifth Massachusetts, were arrested
here last evening for overstaying leave
or dIsrespect to Lieutenant White OF
Fort Adams, who was on provost serv-
Ice. Jennings was arrested at the point
OF pistol. and later released. his pass
being all right The others. togsthcr with
Tom Mansfield. who is alleged to have a
penitentiary record in several states, and
who was taken for breaking from the
guardhouse. were taken back to New
port. Privates Valentine, Roach and
Nodine. who escaped with Mansfield.
were not found. The troops were paid
Wednesday and visited Fall River by
the hundred. irrespective of permis-
sion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
NO COURT Or INQUIRY.

Washington, Aug, f9.-In reference to
q report that Surgeon General stern
berg had asked the secretary of war for
court OF inquiry. the secretary stated
that on AUG. the surgeon general made
full explanation with reference TO the
deficiency In medical supplies at San
tiago, showing that ample supplies had
been sent with the troops from Tampa.
but owing to difficulties connected with
the landing at Siboney considerable
proportion OF the supplies had been left
on tho transports. In the same letter
the surgenon general requested that IL
this statement was not considered sat-
isfactory n court OF inquiry should be
appointed TO ascertain IL there was any
responsibility on his part or that of the
officers to whom the orders for supplies
ldd peen sent. There is no sus gestion
mat court is TO be ordered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
KEY VESTS MENACE.

Key West, Aug. 19.-The naval base
has been transferred from Key West TO
Norfolk. The reason for this is the an
pearance OF yellow fever here. There
are now 10 cases in the marine barracks.
all the victims being marines. Forty
persons in all are in the building. which
Is an old cigar factory. and a most rigid
quarantine is being maintained. Only
one OF the cases is said to be serious.
Whether there are any scattered cases
throughout the town is not known. but
this will be determined by a house TO
house inspection.
The marine hospital and local ply
sicians are confident that the disease
VIII be confined to the barracks. and that
Uere is no danger of an epidemic. The
utmost precautions are being observed.
however.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
Constable's Sale.

BY virtue of an execution No. Is. 93s
issued from the District Court OF the
Sixth Judicial District, holden at Provi-
dence, within and for said District.
dated May 5. 1898, wherein Godfrey l..
Gendrcau of said Providence is PLAINTIFF
and Pierre Menard, alias John Doe. is
defendant viii be sold at Public Auc-
tion SATURDAY, the 20th day OF Au-
gust, 1898, at 12 o'clock noon. In Room s,
No. 10 College street, I'm said Proyi-
dence, all the right, title and interest
which the said Pierre Mcnard. alias
John Doe, had at the time OF the at
tachment on the original writ i'm the
suit In which said execution was OBJ
tanned TO wit on the 26th day of May,
1897, at o'clock y. m, In and to the
following described real estate, viz:
-Four certain lots OF land situated in
the town OF Cranston, Providence coun-
". in said state. laid out and described
as lots 435. 436, 437 and 43S. on that plat
entitled "Wayland Park Plat" by ]. A.
Latham, dated March. 1897. and record
ed in the town clerks Office. in said
Cranston, In Book OF Plats No s. page
20; being the same premises described
I'm Deed Book 81. at page 440, In said
town clerks office.
Levied on this 18th day of May. 1S9s.
at 4 o'clock and 10 minutes D. m. and
will be sold TO satisfy said execution IL
sufficient.
ANDREW MCKENZIE. Constable.
jy29 Tritt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
By BERNARD McGuTNNEss, Auctionecr.
MORTGAGES SALE OF PER.
S0NAL PROPERTY.

Will be sold at public auction on
SATURDAY. the Goth day of August,
1S9S at IL o'clock noon, at store No.
l4S Pine street. Providence, by virtue
of the power Of sale contained in that
mortgage deed made by Alfred III. will
liams and Ferdinand A. Williams,
dated January 9th. 1897, and recorded
i'm the office of the recorder of deeds, in
the city OF Providence, in personal
property mortgage book No. II. at page
1i7, the condition of said mortgage deed
having been broken
Three horses. wagons. harnesses, etc.
One safe, desk chairs, stove fixtures,
etc.
One bottle washing machine rinser,
two stands, bench, corking machine,
bottles. etc, and certain liquors, and
any other personal property mentioned
In said mortgage or used In the busi-
ness lately carried on at said store
BY order OF the assignee Of said
mortgage. auto 13 19--3t