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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

els have already made contributions to the relief of the needy, and when the facts are made known to the public other progressive and liberal men of the State will contribute to the good cause"
 Governor Budd did not cite the pro- vision of the constitution of the State authorizing the Legislature to appro- priate money to purchase supplies and seed for destitute farmers, but main- tained, that if authority could be found for /appropriating S17S,000 to support horse racing at agricultural fairs, 1t could be found for appropriating means to save people from starvation.
 T am not prepared to say at this in stant," continued the Governor, just how the Legislature should proceed to furnish the adequate relief. It is my purpose to give the subject earnest and thorough consideration. 1 shall prob ably supplement recommendations all ready prepared for my message. am confident that the Legislature can meet the emergency. The present duty is to provide measures of immediate re- lief and that duty must be performed by the prosperous people of the State. We must not permit begging bureaus to be established in the East to collect money and supplies for the destitute of California. We can take care of the distress at home, but prompt action is demanded
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will be called immediately after the run down. Special arrangements have been made to accommodate the immense crowd that will certainly be present. The re- suit of the rundown is as follows:
 Ingleside Coursng Club, non-winners' stake $500 cash prizes-The rundown: Firebau heat Mystic score 50: Hattie beat Tullamore, scora Diana beat Master Glenlirk. score 16-12; Miss GriZzle beat Bendalong, score 25-17; Lady Her schel beat Alma, score 3-1; Pat Malloy beat Rocklin Belle, score 15-13; Revolver beat Flash light, score Ills; Belle of Moscow beat Der neice, score 5-0; Rush O Hill beat Snap Shot. score 27-23; Matchless beat Fair Florence. score 10-2; Lady Jane beat Sportsman, score 12-1; Thad Stevens beat Jesse Moore, score 7-4; Syl vanus beat Willful score 5-4; Maid of Bail beat Killarney Lass, score 16-4 Wayfarer beat Naval Cadet score 22-0; Florence N beat Brutus, score 42-12; Laurelwood beat Palmer Hill score 14-3: Terrona beat Statesman, score N-9; Pet Kirby beat Decency, score 5-0; Prince of Fash ion beat Maid of Hill, score 9-5; Silkwood beat Pacific Queen, score 12-2; Commodore Nash beat Masterpiece, score 12-5; Magic beat Ar magh Lass, score s-4; Marietta beat Trink, score PIP: Mira Monte beat Van Needa, score 12-4; Beauty beat Get There score 5-4; Elmer aid beat Bit of Fashion score 5-3 Gallagher beat Quick Stitch, score go; Victor Queen beat Skylark score 6-1; Martha Washington beat Forgive score 8-1; Belle Seward beat Fear Not, score 17-S; Mission Tip beat Master McGregor' score SO: Babe Murphy beat Lady Geraldine, score 70; Harkaway II beat Solerno score 6-S; Kerry Cow beat Depend on Me score i-5; Prince George beat Sunburst, score I-s; St- Michael beat Mystic Maid, score s-4; Miss Alice beat Magnet score 16-7; Preclta Glrl peat Wolfe Tone, score S-4.
 Betting on the match race was very spirited yesterday, with Moondyne a fa- vorite over Patria, the odds being IS to S., but with good running hares Patr1a shOuld win.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
TO FLUSH THE SEWERS.
Olympic Club Salt Water Pipes to Be Made Use of as a Sanitary
 Measure

The Board of Health few days ago served notice upon Superintendent of Streets Ambrose that owing to the scare ity of rain the sewers of the city were badly in need of flushing and requested him to proceed at once with the work. Mir Ambrose replied that he would do everything he could with the little cash that is left him and at once set his men at work.
 Following the same idea Mayor Phelan raked up from the records the franchise granted the Olympic Club people and re- fers to 1t in the following letter to the Board of Health:
 Gentlemen: I desire to call your attention to order No. 2492 of the Board of Supervisors, granting the Olympic Club and its successors. now the Olympic Salt Water Company, fran Subdivision 2. Whenever the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors the Board of Health, or in case of fire, the Fire Department. shall determine that it is for the interest and welfare of the people of this city and county to use the water from said system for flushing sewers (provided 1t Is not more than five times each year). or extinguishing fires. 1t shall have the Club shall, when required by this board or other governing body, make connections with the said mains for the erection and use by the city and county of hydrants at suitable loca- tions for the aforesaid purposes
 In Board of Supervisors San Francisco. Feb
 GEO. H. sANDERsoN, Mayor
 Approved February l. 1892.
 I would recommend to the board to devise a plan by which the advantages accrung to the city under this franchise may be used. Re- spectfully, JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor.
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Dogs Fell Exhausted
 in Their Flight.
SOME THREE-MILE COURSES
BETTING ON MOONDYNE AND
 PATRIA MATCH RACE.
Owing to the Strong Running Quali- ties of the flares the Talent Received Some Heavy
 Jars Yesterday.

The betting public were strongly in evil dence at Ingleside Park yesterday, and several thousand dollars changed hands on the results. Captain Clarkson of the House of Correction was one of the in- terested spectators and he did not hesi- tate to say that in all of his days Of coursing he never witnessed such long and grueling runs
 The hares certainly had their running shoes on and as a result seven out of ten made their escape. The gruelers were the courses between Hattie and Tulla- more, time min. 24 sec; Rush O Hill and Snapshot, 2 min. 37 sec; Lady James and Sportsman, min. 50 sec.; Florence N and Brutus, min. l sec; Laurelwood and Palmer Hill 2 min. 20 sec; Terrona and Statesman, min. 46 sec; Belle Seward and Fear Not min. 25 sec; Miss Alice and Magnet min.
 The talent fell down on Miss GriZzle and Bendalong, a 1 to 8 shot; Pat Malloy and Rocklin Belle, to 3; Snap Shot and Rush O Hill, 5 to 1; Florence and Brutus, to 1; Prince of Fashion and Maid of Hill, to 8; Emerald and Bit of Fashion, to 2, and Martha Washington and For give to l.
 The first round of the rundown will commence to-day at 10 o'clock sharp, and the first course of the great match race
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
YOLO BRINGS
 SUIT AGAINST
 THE STATE First of a Series of
 Actions. CLAIMS BACK COMMISSIONS FEES DEMANDED FOR CoLLEc- TON OF TAXES. Firm of Sacramento Lawyers Obtains Contracts From Boards of Sup ervisors to Institute
 Proceedings.
CLAIMS BACK COMMISSIONS
FEES DEMANDED FOR CoLLEC-
 TON OF TAXES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1.-The first of a series of suits affecting large sums of money said to be due the counties from the State has been brought in Yolo County, and others will. in a few days. be instituted in Sacramento and forty other counties of the State. Within the past two months the law firms of Devlin & Devlin of Sacramento and Rodgers, Paterson & Slack of San Francisco have been securing con- tracts from the Boards of Supervisors of the various counties under which they were authorized to bring suits against the State, in the name of the counties, for the recovery from the State of back commissions. It has de- veloped that the claims are based on certain laws which provide that the Auditor, Assessor, Tax Collector and Treasurer are entitled to commissions and fees in connection with the collec- tion of the State taxes of the fiscal years from 1893 to 1898. In the case of Yolo County alone these commissions are set forth to aggregate $26, I'll 20.
 R. T. Devlin, of Devlin 6 Devlin. said to The Call correspondent with reference to the suits:
 "The counties make settlement with the State between the 10th or December and the 1st of January, each year. In order to protect our rights we have in stituted the present suits. In the case of one county, Madeira, the District At torney has instructed the State Con- troller to hold the money until the suit has been determined. We are not pre- pared now to state our case to the public. It would take us a whole day to explain it to the courts. and it would Iofr hot no general public would understand. We do not know yet how much each coun- ty or, in fact, any county. is entitled to; that can only be determined after We have tested in court the various points that will arise in each case.
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COUNTIES THAT WILL
 SUE THE STATE

SAN RAFAEL, Dec. H.-William H. Devlin, on behalf of the county of Marin, filed a petition or affidavit for writ of mandate to-day, compelling State Con- troller Edward P. Colgan to pay the county the sum of s19,3l4 42, overpaid taxes for the fiscal years 1s93-s4, 1S94-95. 1S95-s6, 1S96-97, 1S97-9S.
 SALINAS, Dec. 1.-The first step in a suit for the recovery of s26. .S41 33, alleged to be due to the county of Monterey from the State of California, was taken this morning when petition was filed in the Superior Court for writ of mandate against E. P. Colgan, State Treasurer, to compel the State to allow Monterey County to retain the amount stated as commissions, charges and fees collected many similar suits instituted in differ. ent counties under the authority of Boards of Supervisors
 SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 1.-The county of Santa Cruz has begun suit against State Controller Colgan to re" 2ver $lS,56I for commissions due for the collection Of State taxes.
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JUDGE PATERSON
 TALKS OF THE SUITS

Judge Van R Paterson of the firm of Rodgers, Paterson & Slack made the following statement regarding the merits of the suits instituted by various counties against the State for commits sions for the collection of State taxes:
 Some wears ago the Legislature, in It's wisdom, saw fit to say to the several counties of the State that if those coun- ties would collect revenues provided TOT hv the different statutes the State would pay to them the said counties and thelr officers, as commissions for the coilectlon of such revenues a certain percentage Accordingly the Legislature provided TOT such commissions and fees, and that act was followed by the various counties In the collection of the revenues or the state and the counties erf T by ba act n tber settlement with the Controller at each annual settlement.
 At a subsequent session or the Leglsla- tllre ap attempt was made to do away with the collection of these commissions by the several counties. The counties now claim that this attempt was mel fectual; in other words, that the act pro, viding for compensation to the several counties for the collection of State rev enues has never been repealed
 It is contended that the act providing for commissions has never been repealed. and the attorneys representing the coun- ties claim that upon proper showing IL will be apparent that the counties are still entitled to a credit for and on account or commissions allowed to them by the orig fnal act. In support of their contention counsel for the various counties have sev- eral grounds.
 On Thursday last counsel representing the counties claiming credit on account of the act which has heretofore been sup posed to be repealed presented to Con- troller Colgan claims representing one million dollars On account of the very large amount claimed the Controller has concluded that he will insist on final judgment by the Supreme Court of this State. It is, therefore, the purpose of the Controller, the Attorney General and the counties to submit to the Supreme Court at the earliest possible moment the ques- tion whether the claims are valid. There will be a meeting of the Controller, the Attorney General and the attorneys rep resenting the claimants at Sacramento on Wednesday next to consider what should be done with respect to speedy determination of the questions involved.
 In order to protect the counties counsel employed by them have prepared and filed petitions for mandate requiring the Controller to allow in settlement the re- spective amounts claimed to be due each. As a test case counsel representing the claimants will apply to the Supreme Court for a mandate requiring the Con- troller in his settlement with Sutter Coun- ty to allow to the County Treasurer of that county in settlement of the amount due from it the commissions and fees which that county is entitled to under the law which it is claimed has never been reDealed
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 Saturday, December IT, Stmr National City, Dettmers, Grays Har- bor.
 Stmr Weeott, Durham, Yaquna Bay Stmr Chilkat Anderson, Eureka Stmr Crescent City, Stockfeth, Crescent City, Stmr Del Norte, Allen, Tilamook Bay. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, Mendocino. Stmr Westport Peterson. Stmr Brunswick, Andresen. Stmr Aloha. NorgenSen, Fort Bragg. Stmr Sequoia. Thwing, Fort Bragg. Schr Sailor Boy, Peterson. Everett.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec IT, 10 D m-Weather hay; wind NV; velocity miles.
 DOMESTIC PORTS. ASTORIA-Arrived Dec 1T-Br ship Morven, sEATTLE-Arriyed Dec 17-stmr Leelanaw. hence Dec 14.
 PORT BLAKELEY-Sailed Dec r - Ship James N smith, smith for DelaEou Say, from San Pedro.
 SOUTH BEND-Arrived Dec 17-Schr North Bend, hence Dec Il. TACOMA-Sailed Dec 17-Schr Glendale. for coos BAY-sailed Dec 17-stmr South Port land, for San Francisco schr Goroma, for San Francisco; stmr Arcata, for San Francisco. Arrived Dec 17-Stmr' Empire, hence Dec 15. BANDON-Arrived Dec 17-Schr Barbara Hernster. hence Dec 14. NEWPORT-Arrived Dec 17-Schr Mabel Gray, from Eureka.
 PORT LOS ANGELES-Sailed Dec 17-Stmr Alcazar for San Francisco EUREKA-Sailed Dec 17-Stmr Pomona. for San Francisco; stnr Samoa. for San Francisco; CLALLAM BAY-In bay Dec 17-Chil ship Hindostan. for Calao; bark Ceylon, from Seattle, for Honolulu SAN PEDRO-Sailed Dec 17-Stmr Hueneme, UsALs-Arrived Dec l7-Stmr Newsboy, from Monterey.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
UNION PARK CoURsING.
Open and Sapling Stakes Run on
 Before a Betting Crowd.

The first round of the Sapling and Open stakes were run off yesterday at Union Park. The results are as follows:
 Open stake-Victor King beat Macs Melody; Tic Tac beat Motto; Mind Your Eye beat Right Bower; Jennie Wilson beat Leonora; Crawford Braes beat Madge Wildfre; Jersey Lily beat Billy Gladstone; Wild Lassie beat kentish Girl; Beauty Spot beat. Ace of Clubs; Commo- dore beat Free Silver Boy; Bona Dea beat Eclipse; Forget beat Interesting Imp; . Grady heat Irrna; Luxor beat Rest Assured; Metallic beat Peaceful Glen; Emin Pasha beat Black Patti; Lord Byron beat Arrow, Minneapolis beat Hurricane; Bonita beat NewsbOy; Lib erty Bell beat Santa Alicia; Maid of Erin beat Pink; Golden Russet beat Victor; Left Bower beat Prince Jerome; Rock Island Boy beat Lottie M; Thornhin beat Koolawn; Firm Friend beat Hercules; Culver beat Blackette; Breach of Promise beat Sir John Arnott; Rosebud beat Loyalty; Mayiower beat Theron; Green Valley Maid beat Mona; Morning Glory beat Glen Rosa; False Flatterer beat Senorita; White Chief beat Tocoloma; Van Cloe beat Dempsey Lass; One Spot beat Brilliant; Still Trying beat Crosspatch.
 Sapiing stake-Winnie Lassie beat GeraldineI Banner Boy beat Miss Richmond; Mike Davey beat Miss Rabbit; Bounding Belle beat Wide West; Night Time beat Black Dot; Sara beat Rally Again Firm Foe bye; Rock Island King beat Hot Haste.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
CAPTURED THE WATCHMAN. Daring Robbery of a Pennsylvania
 Mining ComDany's Safe.

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. T.-Five men en- tered the Seaboard Oil Works this morn- ing, shot the watchman, Joseph Mitchell, in the leg, bound his hands and feet and
 blindfolded him. While one or the men blew open the safe in the office. Taking the contents-less than $100-they made their escape The safe was wrecked and the office badly damaged. A large amount of money was received at the works yes- terday for the payment of the weekly wages of the employees, but this fund was lodged in a local bank for safe keeping.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
Bishop of the Iowa Diocese.

OTTUMWA, la, Dec. H-Rev. J. Hol- lister Lynch of this city, as chairman of the standing committee of the Episcopate of Iowa, has received from Rev. pr Theodore N. Morrison of Chicago his let ter of acceptance of the office of Bishop of the Iowa Diocese. The election of pr, Morrison will now have to be confirmed by the fifty-eight different standing com mittees of the church in the United States. and then by the House of Bishops The procedure will take two months
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
Good Health of Troops in Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Most encour- aging reports concerning the health of the American troops garrisoned in Porto Rico continue to reach the War Department To-day General Henry cabled from San there were no deaths among the troops on the. 16th inst, making four days with out a fatality
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

The Miner, Explorer or Sportsman general medicine that will keep any climate and be spoiled by wettng in water salt or fresh. Such medicine is Rpans Tabues of the standard sor put up in boxes of six vials each vial securely corked and containing six Tabules They fifty cents box or two dollars for five boxes. May soak week in water without wett;nc the medicine Can be had of any druggist, or by mail from the Ripans Chemical Company, No. 10 spruca Street. New York.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
Extra Pay for Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Representa- tive Hull, chairman of the House Con- mittee on Military Affairs, to-day intro- duced a bill giving two months extra pay to volunteer troops recently serving abroad, and month for those serving at home.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
Iowa and Oregon at Valparaiso.

VALPARAISO. Dec 1.-The United States battleships Iowa and Oregon, on their way to the Philippines, arrived here at Il o'clock this forenoon.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
OREGN

OREGN. PORTLAND, Or, Dec T.-Wheat weaker; WaIIa WaHa, 5sc; valley, 6Oc; blue stem. 62c Cleared-Steamer Columbia, for Hongkong with 22, 97S barrels of flour; also 300 cases beer
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA. Dec. I.-Wheat-Club. 5sc; blue stem, 62q62Rc.
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Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.

PORTLAND. Or. Dec. f.-Exchanges, sS1s, I'll; balances, 1894, 1892.
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Upon the receipt ol the foregoing statement Governor Budd was inter viewed He had been advised that feed for stock was very scarce in several sections of the State, that many horses and cattle have perished; and was also informed that supplies of seed would be necessary in order to enable the farmers to put in another crop, but the full measure of the distress was not realized until he received the statement from the destitute inhabitants of the southern region of Monterey County, The Governor is of the opinion that there is nothing in the constitution to prevent the extension of aid to the farmers in distress. The subject had already engaged his attention to the extent that a recommendation was em- bodied in his message to the Legisla- ture. Commenting on the situation, the Governor said:
 The supplies necessary for the relief of the people in that and other dis tricts of the State should be provided without appealing to other than the public spirited citizens of California for assistance. We should not appeal to other States or to the United States for aid. The Chambers of Commerce, the Boards of Trade, Merchants Associa- tions and wealthy citizens should con- tribute money and supplies to bridge over the distress until the Legislature convenes I understand that Claus l Spreckels, John D. and Adolph Spreck-