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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-25
PLOT WAS NOT WELL OILED.
A Story of a Watered Barrel.

Topeka, KAs., March IS. The
Populists are enjoying another good
laugh at the expense of the Repub
lcan state central committee, and
especially its new secretary, Frank
L. Brown. Mr.. Brown opened up
the headquarters of the committee
at Topeka few days ago for the
approaching campaign, and the story
goes that he carefully loaded the
initial gun of the battle to fire off
imm diately upon taking charge.
He did so promptly, and all who
are familiar with Republican papers
have read the interesting story de.
scribing how merchant at Browns
home town, Garrett, opened up
what was supposed to be barrel of
coal-oil, bearing the brand OF E. v.
Wharton, state coal oil inspector.
and found it to be barrel of water
The idea desired to be conveyed was
that Wharton was putting his brand
of approval upon oil issued by the
Standard Oil octopus without in.
specting it.
1t now turns out that the Repub.
lican committee, in order to get this
evidence against Coal Oil Inspector
Wharton, gave young man named
Billy Anderson, an attacbe of the
store in which the horrible discov.
cry was made, the sum of 50 if he
wonld let the coal.oil run out of a
barrel which the firm had Just re.
ceived, fiji it with water, and cork
it up. Billy, being DESTROYS OF turn
ing an honest penny, consented to
play his part in the conspiracy, and
took the money in advance. In
stead of emptying the full barrel
and refilling it with water, he put
the water in barrel. 1t answered
the same purpose without making
him guilty of "a waste of oil.
After the water barrel had been
tapped and the terrible crime OF In
spector Wharton exposed and pub
lished, young Mr.. Billy Anderson
told his boss of the joke, and intro
duced him to the genuine barrel OF
oil that had been received. Billy's
boss can appreciate joke to such
an extent that h. usually hunts up
some friends to tell it to them, and
that is how the inside history of the
, transaction became public.
The Populist politicians at To-
peka are now making life miserable
for Frank Brown by sticking their
heads trough his Office door and
asking him whether he is still pay
ing 50 for empty coal-oil barrels. -
Kansas City Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-25

McClure's Magazine for April
will contain four short stories by
new writer's 1t is remarked as
significant of turn from the recent
morbid and discouraging tendency
in fiction that all of these new writ.
era look upon life with decidenly
cheerful eye.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-25
Closing Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
poll books tor registration of voters
in the ciry Of Garnet, Kansas, will
be closed Saturday, March 25, 1898,
for the purpose of making certified
copies fol each ward prior to the
election
Signed Sol KAUFMAN
City Clerk
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-25
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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

The whole story connected with the plumbing contract for the ferry depot building has not been told.
 Yesterday the readers of The Call were informed how some thousands Of dollars of the States money had leaked through the fingers of the members Of the State Board of Harbor Commits sioners without any due return having been given therefor. The exposure Of the dishonest methods of the men who made the steal possible created sen sation in the community greater, if pos sible, than that caused by previous ex- posures of a like nature in connection with other contracts for construction work on the building.
 Men whose experience in such mat ters and whose official positions render their statements worthy of all ere dence have come forward with the un- eouivocal assertion that the plumbing in the big ferry building, for which the State has paid a price so exorbitant as to be almost beyond belief, is almost entirely worthless, and is, besides, a menace to public health. As to the mat ter of cost, an expert has pointed out some of the more glaring changes that nave TeSulltO III gam hO hAAO SO4AN4 e~NNO or those who have aided and abetted him. Still more remains to be told.
 The specifications under which E. James Duffy was awarded the contract for doing the plumbing work in the building provided that he should, with one exception, do whatever cutting Of floors or walls that might be necessary for the proper installation of the pipes. In the face of this provision the Com missioners have relieved the contractor of the necessity of doing this work, and have paid the masonry contractor the sum of $1492 for doing what should have been done by MT. Duffy. The work alluded to is set forth in the fol- lowing para graph in the plumbers con- tract:
 tThe contractor shall do all requisite cutting of floors, iron fianges, etc, but no cutting shall be done without the consent of the architect, and any cut ting done contrary to his direction, or anything done in a reckless manner, shall be made good at the contractor s expense. When pipes pass through brick walls the openings are to be made sufficiently large to allow at least one inch clear space all around the pipe. Mason contractor will cut holes through first floor for passage of all soil pipes as required.
 This paragraph is susceptible of but one construction. It means, if it means anything, that with the exception of holes for soil pipes in the first floor the plumbing contractor must do all the cutting necessary for the installation of his pipes. The following communi- cation, taken from the files on record in the office of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, will show how this pro- vision was ju~~led with to the great profit of several parties:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 1897.
 Honorable Board State Harbor Com missioners-Gentlemen l am instructed to drill all necessary holes through the concrete arches of the first floor. of the ferry depot building and to cut all necesc for the different pipes that are. to pass through the arches From the data fur nished me it appears that there will be
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

Mary Nance was formerly owned py Elmer Slaughter and it was while rlu- ing her in a race run at St. Louis one day last summer that Charley Slaugh- ter, the well-known jockey and brother of her owner, received inJuries throush II a fall that retired him from the sad dle. Later the mare was shipped 10 Texas. where Goodin obtained posses sion of her. She was shipped out here last fall in the same car with the horses owned by Nolan and Tholl. and was held as security by the latter frm un- til her transportation charges were paid. Goodin at that time being short of funds. At the Baldwin sale of "culls' held at Oakland track late in Decem- her last Los Rosas was knocked down to the bid of Goodin for S55.
 The latter mare resembled greatly in conformation and color Mary Nance, and both mares were sent down to the Wise ranch, near Gilroy, where over a short track the prep was put on for the killing"
 Before the board of stewards yester- day Harry Wise declared himself inno-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
BATTLED WITH
 THREE THIEVES w. Jackson Has a ThrilIinusg Experience on Market
 Street.
He Was Badly Beaten While Trying to Recover an OvercOat Stolen
 From His Wagon.

". Jackson. who drives an express wagon for John Penn, an expressman, corner of Post and Powell streets, was made a fit subject for a hospital last evening on Market street by three deS- perate characters, supposed to be petty larceny thieves and sandbaggers, who had stolen an overcoat from the wagon driven by Jaskson while he was employed in delivering a trunk in the Baldwin an- mex. Jackson, while his wounds were being dressed said he missed his over coat from the seat of his wagon, but as luck would have it' he saw the coat in the hands of a man who was walking down Market street in company with two other persons. He ran and caught up with them just at the corner of Ellis and Market streets He demanded the coat from the men. but they ignored him. He took hold of the arm of the man who was carrying the coat and then the battle began. Jackson lost a piece of his lip and his eyes were almost swol- len shut as a result of the beating the thieves gave him. He did not get his coat back.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

cent of any attempt at fraud in the matter, saying that the horses were misrepresented to him, Mary Nance being pointed out to him as Los Rosas and vice versa, and that he only wagered s150 on the result or tne race; yesterday morning, wore very non cha1ant air. declaring that he got the coin'' and it was immaterial what ac- tion was taken in his case He fur, ther stated that others were interested in the job, but refused to disclose their names. ~ started. is an employe of the Wise ranch. and undoubtedly was not inter ested in the result, his name merely heinz used as a subterfuge to deceive the public. No credence was placed i'll
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
LOS R0SAS VAS
 A RINGER :" Identified as Mary Nance, a Wei Known
 Perform CT. Harry Wise, the Real Owner of the Mare, Ruled off the
 Turf A Carefully Laid Coup That Failed to Come off at the Oakland
A Carefully Laid Coup That Failed to Come off at the Oakland
 Track.

On Friday. March II, the opening race on the card at Oakland track, was a five furlong sprint for maiden three-year-o and upward, and big field of twenty horses lined up at the gate. Before the betting had fairly be- gun is was hinted about that Los Rosas was the good thing" and the books were fairly besieged with all sorts of coin, soon forcing the odds from down to to l. The warm one was beaten out in a drive by P. A. Finnegan, an outsider On the pro- gramme Los Rosas appeared as four year old, mare by Emperor of Norfolk Josie Anderson. It now transpires that the mare that started in that race was not Los Rosas at all. but Mary Nance daughter of Miracle and Martha K, frequent starter o nthe St. Louis fair grounds track last summer.
 After thorough investigation the stewards of the California Jockey Club have discovered that the actual owner of the ringer" was Harry Wise of this city, a son of eX-Collector of Port John H. Wise, and a familiar figure in both trotting and running horse circles. And, at a meeting of the stewards held last evening that young turfman, to- gether with Al Goodin, trainer of the ringer" were ruled off the turf for life.
 From all the details learned a care fully laid coup was planned, though by means resorted to only by the most disreputable of outlawed horsemen on the Eastern fly-by- night tracks. Goodin is well known on the outlaw tracks in the Middle West, having at one time operated a string of horses, among which were Arion, White Cock ade and Ozark II, the latter a very fair performer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
HARRY E. WISE, THE EXPELLED TURFMAN.

the assertion made by MT. Wise, with the result stated
 On the trotting turf Harry Wise is we'll known as the owner of the fast pacing mare Lena N, which appeared on the Montana circuit with some sue cess last year,
 It would appear from outside sources that while Wise may not have cleaned up any great amount on the race, the price for place being very short, Train CT Goodwin knew something and wired friends in the south to plug Los Rosas for the place. Conley rode the mare in the race, and to all appear ances did his best to win, though get ting away from the post none too well.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

of the concrete floor with cement, mortar and concrete, for which no provision has been made-this work to be done after the said pipes are in place. This in, creases. the number of holes to be drilled to eighty-three and adds s1xty-slX trenches, which are in no way covered by the specifications on which I bid, and are therefore not covered by any con tract I have caused some work on the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
MONUMENT TO THEIR OWN W

tect and engineer for the sum of s1492 Yours most respectfully,
 (This bid was accepted by the Board of Harbor Commissioners on motion of Commissioner Chadborne on January 26 1S91)
 The eighty-three holes to be drilled for pipes (not soil pipes) and the sixty six trenches are the items for which
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Injured by a Car.

William Emerson, boy living at 400 Golden Gate avenue, was crossing Geary and Larkin streets yesterday afternoon when he was struck by car and knocked down. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. where 1t was found that he had escaped with contusions of the ear. side and hand. pr. Fitzgibbon thought that he might also have been injured in formally. Eye witnesses of the accident said that the motorman did not ring his bell to warn the bOy
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

Contractor Mccarthy has been pald $1492 This was work included in the opening lines of the paragraph of the specifications above quoted and was part of MT. Duffy's contract. In other words, the State paid Mccarthy $1492 for doing work it had already paid Duffy to do.
 Some such proceeding as this has marked every stage in the progress Of the plumbing work. To narrate them all would only be to add un1nterestlng detail to a condition already proven.
 A circumstance that may throw some light on the methods by which con- tractors have been enabled to rob the State in connection with work done on the ferry building has just come to light. It has particular reference to the contract for galvanized iron work, concerning which some pertinent facts have already been set forth in these columns.
 The circumstance in point has to do with ali item of $2956, which was pald to William Cronan, the contractor, for extra work required to be performed on windows in the galleries leading from the ferry slips to the main build ing.
 The first official document referring to the transaction that appears among the records of the Board of Harbor Commissioners Is the following com munication from Cronan to the board under date of January 31, 1898:
 Gentlemen-I beg to call your attention to the enclosed bill for extra work for the windows in the gallery and bridges for the new Union Depot and Ferry House. As per original plans there were 274 open circle windows, with the neces- sary pilasters, etc. Now there are SIS, of which 64 are closed with filled-in panels and additional pilasters, etc, which make the closed windows cost more than the open ones. l most respectfully ask your immediate consideration, as the work has been completed for some time and l am badly in need of the money Yours re- spectfully, WILLIAM CRONAN. IEnclosure.l
 A extra windows at s5S...... .$2552
 20 closed windows, filled in,
 etc., at SIS. 1S..................... 360
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

trenches to be done to enable an estimate of the cost of same to be made, and
 should your honorable board desire us to do the aforesaid extra work in connec- tion with the work covered by my con- tract I will do the same, furnishing all the labor necessary and the materials required except the cement, which is to be furnished by you, and perform the work to the satisfaction of your archi-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Another Job Discovered in the Contract for the Plumbing in the New
 Ferry Depot.
THE OFFICIAL RECORDS FIX RESPONSIBILITY.
An Item of Cost in Galvanized Iron Work Concerning Which Architect Swain Refuses to Be Interviewed Interesting
 Letters to the Board.

required about IF holes and 66 trenches;
 According to my contract 1 am required to drill holes for soil pipes where shown on plans; the number of said pipes estimated thirty-five holes; said holes 1 presumed would have to be drilled through the two-foot arches, but as 1t is through at least four feet of concrete.
 Of necessity the trenches and the holes bored will have to be retilled to the top
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
An Official Visit.

Charles Miller, Deputy Collector of Gus toms at Port Townsend, is visiting friends in this city. He was shown through the intricacies and mysteries of the San Francisco Custom House yesterday by First Division Deputy Farley
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
NEWSPAPER THIEVES.

A reward of BIO is offered for the arrest and conviction of any person caught stealing copies of this paper from the door of subscribers.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Olfii -@ESoO Yours respectfully E. R. SWAIN.

This closes the incident, as the war correspondents say, at least for the present. MT. Swain refuses to be in- terviewed, because, he says, he twill get the worst of it, no matter what is Said.' For a man of MT. Swain'S po- sition this reluctance GO rush into print in his own behalf is not without it's compensations. It saves no end of trouble in trying to find plausible ex- plantations for things that are not sus- ceptible of explanation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

It being the intention of J. F. Kennedy. suc- cessor to Morris & Kennedy. art dealers. 21 Post street. to retire from business. he offers his large stock irrespective of cost
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Lapansse Laborers.

Sixty Japanese laborers arrived yester- day on the City of Puebla from Victoria. They are being examined by the Immi grafton, Commissioner and the special board Of inquiry.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
MAYOR PHELAN NAMES THE COMMITTEE. Those Who Will Direct the Celebration of the Admission of
 California Into the Union.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

The recorded evidence of Architect Swain'S approval of this estimate, even after he had been informed by a com petent authority that $45 each would be a big price to pay for the windows charged in the first item. of the bill, is had in the following report, dated March 4. 1898:
 To the Honorable Board of Harbor Com missioners-Gentlemen: I have the honor to report that William Cronan, contrac- tor for roofing and galvanized iron work for the Union Depot and Ferry House, has completed the work for which an ex- tra allowance was made by your board on March 4, 1S9S and I therefore recom- mend payment In full as follows:
 A extra windows at $49......... .s2156
 64 windows, filled in, etc., at
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
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