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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
SUPERVISORS CLOSE
WATER RATE INQUIRY
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT 4
SCHEDULE MONDAY.
Civil Engineer Allardt Tells How the
Big Monopoly Forever Shut Out
Possible Competition.

The Board of Supervisors last night
completed its investigation preparatory to
fixing the water rates for the coming
year. In endeavoring to ascertain the
value of the Spring Valley plant, in actual
use. several protracted meetings OF the
board. in committee of the whole, have
been held. Attorney Morgan for the
water consumers has attempted to show
that the monopoly is collecting interest
from the public on a fictitious valuation,
far in excess of the actual value or It's
plant The Spring Valley has, as usual,
controverted these arguments and the re-
suit of the oratorical contest will be
known next Monday, at 1890 O'Clock,
when the Water Committee reports to the
board and a rate is adopted.
At the request of the ratepayers Colo
mel George II. Mendell and George +.
Allardt, the civil engineers, were we're sum- ~ a.
evening and testify. Charles Weoo low
ard. president of the Spring Valley Com,
the only witness who appeared. Mr.:
Howard sent word that he had missed
his train at San Mateo;, Attorney NJ. 3;
Chief Engineer Herman Schussler were
Vat the meeting to guard the interests OF
the water company
Engineer Allardt was the only witness
examined. He gave testimony for both
! sides and added nothing new to the, per-
ennial controversy between the board and
was a recital of the purchase of the Cal
averas water supply, in Contra Costa
County, when the city sought to buy the
same property in 1874; The water com;
pany got in ahead of the Supervisors, and
by securing the only adequate and avail
able source of water supply, besides that
of the Spring Valley, shut out forever
any possible competition.
Mr.. Allardt said the. Calaveras plant
was not necessary to the Spring. Valley
but it's purchase was a good business
stroke to protect it's stockholders
1t was shown that the water company
had complete monopoly of the Alameda
Creek is the principal feeder, and that
this plant alone could supply San Fran,
cisco with water for many years, or until
we have population of 500, 900.
Attorneys Morgan and Kellogg had
two or three warm arguments and Su-
pervisors Perrault and Byington took a
hand, with the Mayor interrogating the
witness After an hour and a half of
dreary figures Perrault moved that the
investigation be declared closed and re-
ferred to the Water Committee, with in
structions to report schedule, q rates
next Monday, at 10:30 a. M, and the mo-
ton carried.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

where but on a race track, but this. too.
was lost, and the further consideration
of the bill had to be postponed for the
adjournment to joint ballot
creation of the harbor of Oakland and for
the appointment of a Board OF Harbor
Commissioners, was passed.
Senator La Rue'S bill, to provide an ap-
preparation for the building OF dam and
was passed. The original bill provided Tor
an appropriation of $150, 900. This was cut
by committee amendments to $4,000. and
then an amendment to cut this to $4,000
was lost. AS passed the Dill provides 1or
an appropriation of $4,000.
Senator poty's BILL allowing the sale
of the State fair. property in sacramento
and the reimbursement OF the county lor
the money it had expended on the place,
Senator Stratton's bill to provide for
reducing the expenses of municipal cleo,
tons when held separate from general
elections was passed. It allows a reduc-
ton in the number Of election officers In
the booths and for the consolidation OF
the precincts in order to reduce tnelr
number for that particular election. sen
ator STATIONS bill providing that Wnen
the County Clerk of any county is charg-
ed with the duty of registration. the Su-
pervisors shall assist him financially ana
allow him more clerks. was also passed
This was the bill introduced In order %
help Frank jordan, the County Clerk OF
Alameda County, after ms own couR fo
delegation had refused his request Tor
much-needed assistance at the hands OF
the Legislature.
STATIONS bill relating to the law of ne
gotiable instruments was also passed
Senator Curtin was incorrectly represent,
ed in Yesterdays reports. 1t was sta1eo
that he moved to amend the rules so as
to remove the limit of attorneys fees al
lowed in election contests. His motion
was that no fees at all all be allowed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

There is trouble brewing for the
snecialist who advertises his methods
Of curing disease. 1t is Intended as
we'll for all colors and kinds of adver-
Using doctors, and especially IS 1t oi-
rected against those who have maze
electricity their special agent for the
relief Of suffering humanity. This class
has been the sharpest thorn in the side
of the regular practitioner. who sees
his trade being ruined by the growing
popularity of Electricity as vitalizlng
agent The repeated successes In Diff
ficult cases by using electricity, and the
awakening of the people who want
treatment to the fact that medicine is
a back number, are taking patients
away from the doctors and they are go
ing to use their influence to have laws
passed by the State Legislature which
will prohibit the sale of such articles
as are intended to compete with drugs
as cure for disease. In Colorado,
Oregon and California measures have
been offered calculated to place diff
culties in the path of the advertising
doctors; those whose plan is to cure
with electricity, such as Dr. McLaugh-
lin, with his famous DR.. Sander Elec-
trio Belt. The osteopaths and other
kinds of specialists are also aimed at.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
The Calls Exposures Of the MeXiCan'S Methods
Block His Progress.
DEPTHS OF POLITICAL DEGRADATION
After Six Weeks Of Unspeakabe Manipulation the Candelara
Mine Owner Can Boast Of but Three ACCeSSOnS to
His COterie Of Followers.

and say that the party representatives
refused to take orders from the South
ern Pacific and the machine"
The Call is in possession of informa-
ton that means no more creditable
than those employed to lure Senator
Simpson from the line of duty to his
constituents have been employed, and
are now being used, to swerve an Ala
media Assemblyman from his obliga-
tons TO decency and clean politics. His
friends are advised of the scheme and
are closely watching the game.
Certain facts brought to light this
week will be placed before the Minister
lal Unions of California in order that
the moral forces of the State may clear
ly understand the debasing influences
invoked to induce members Of the Leg
islature to violate their obligations. The
position is taken that it Is time that
the pulpit should reinforce the indie
pendent and fearless men of the Legis-
Iature who are engaged in struggle
to defend the honor of the State and
the purity of this Senatorial contest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

qualified electors of said city at a general
municipal election to be held therein on
the second Monday in April in each odd
numbered year.
The Assessor, Marshal, Treasurer and
Recorder shall hold Office for two years
from and after the Monday next succeed
ing the day of such election and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
Members of the Board of Education and
Board of Trustees shall hold ID. ONCE Mad for
succeeding the day of election and until
their successors are elected "a and q, qualified
and Hoard of Education elected under
the provisions of this act shall at their cir
first meeting so classify themselves by
lot as that three of their members shall
go out Of office at the expiration Of four
years. The City Clerk and City Attorney
shall be appointed by the Board or
Trustees and shall hold Office during the
pleasure OF the board. The Board OF
Trustees may in their discretion appoint
a Poundmaster, a Superintendent OF
Streets and City Engineer. all OF Whom
shall hold Office during the pleasure OF the
hoard
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
THE CLOSE OF THE
SYMPHONY SEASON

The last concert of the symphony sea-
son took place yesterday afternoon. The
programme was again changed for that
which had been previously announced
and Dyorak's New World symphony
was played instead of the "Pathetique"
of Tschaikowsky. Much disappointment
was expressed, as this being the last con-
cert of the present series there is. not now
another opportunity of hearing the PA
thetique,' which made such a sensation
last season. The concert opened with
Weber's "Oberon' overture, and after the
symphony Wagner's Vorspiel, from act
OF "Die Mefstersinger." Siegfried's Flu
neral March from die Gotterdammer-
ung" and the "Tannhauser" overture
were played, so that there were no novel
ties Indeed, at none of the last three
concerts has there been any important
novelty. The orchestra was In fairly good
condition. but the brass was, as 1t often
is, blatant and insecure. In parts of the
symphony and in giving out the first
theme of the ''Tannhauser" overture this
was especially noticeable. There were
more satisfactory performances of the
Weber overture and the other Wagner
numbers Mr.. Scheel led the symphony
with his accustomed enthusiasm, and, ex-
cept for the occasional failure Of the
brass the orchestra responded fairly well.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
POOL SELLING TALK
OCCUPIES THE SENATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. Ex-senator Braunhart's
, anti-pool selling bill was up before the
Senate again to-day, but got no farther
than the defeat of a few more amend
ments.
Senator Ashe submitted the first amend
n1ent, one which was practically a sub
stitute for the first section of the bill
In 1t he provided that racing be limited
to sixty days a year in each county and
in presenting his amendment he did so,
he said, at the suggestion and advice of
prominent horsemen with whom he had
consulted since the Introduction of the
bill.
Braunhart, although he said he wished
to see pool selling stopped altogether, de-
clared himself in favor of the amendment
Senator Ashes amendment, however, had
no reference to pool selling in addition
to those already in the original BILL
Leavitt declared the horsemen he had
talked to had told him they could not
afford to bring strings of horses out
here If racing was restricted any more
than it is. He thought racing was le-
Ultimate business and should be protected
q remark that brought Senator Boyce to
his feet He said 1t was the same old
case,the people had slept on their rights
until it had reached such strength that
1T could raise itself and demand protec-
ton. He compared racing and pool sell
ing to the Louisiana lottery, and the way
in which the Government had had to ban
ish the evil altogether after trying for
years to restrict 1t.
Wolfe opposed both bill and amend
ment Rowell favored both, and Short
ridge opposed the whole proposition, be-
cause, he said, he objected to having the
Legislature regulate everything.
Ashe closed the debate with ringing
speech in favor of clean racing, and the
direction in which the game is now tend
ing.
a vote of 19 to 15.
Senator Jones then submitted an
amendment preventing pool selling any
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
Kittie Fitzgibbon Demands a Jury
Trial. Hoping to Be Acquitted.

THAI, hoping W DC ANduAS'
Owing to the action of the jury in the
case of John Piggott, the notorious PICK
pocket, last Tuesday, Migrants and pick
pockets have become bold and are now
demanding jury. trials in the hope OF
meeting with the same luck as Piggott.
Yesterday Kittie Fitzgibbon, clever
pickpocket and a friend of Maud Rlce
and Dene Smith, who got two years
few days ago, appeared before Judge
Conlon on a charge of vagrancy. she
promptly demanded a jury trial, and the
Judge continued the case until tomorrow
at the same time ordering her INTO Gus
tody and fixing her bonds at $1,000 John
W. Coats was arrested on a slnllaI
charge, and the police allege that ne acts
as a scout for pickpockets around the
principal hotels. He waived jury trlai
and the Judge also ordered him into Gus
tody and fixed his bonds at $l2O0.
James Fisher, pickpocket, was up Ior
preliminary examination before the Juaee
for extracting a pnrse from the. pockel
of c. H Croweil, a teacher, on FEBRUARY
-. at Folsom-street wharf. The case was
partly heard, and the Judge ordered nInl
into custody and fixed his bonds at S3oOo:
The Judge said that in future he would
deal severely with well-known pick
pockets arrested for vagrancy ana Woulo
make it a rule that they must be present
in court at each calling of the case II they
happened to be out on bonds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
DEATH OF JOHN KENNEALLY.
Father Of the Assemblyman Ends His
Life in a Charitable Institution.

John Kenneally, father of Assemblyman
Kenneally, died at the City and County
Hospital Wednesday morning from pneu-
monia as certified by DR.. Williamson. The
deceased had been in ill health for about
a year. and became respondent to the
point of insanity when some person in
formed him that his son, the Assembly
man. had been held to answer last Monday
for the killing Of old William Duane sew
eral months ago. Kenneally brooded over
the false report until he determined to kill
himself in order to escape the shame of
his sons guilt He went into back room
of the family residence. 10 Gilbert street,
and siashed his throat and wrists with a
razor He was discovered by member of
the family and was sent to the City Re-
ceiying Hospital where his injuries.
which were not considered serious, were
dressed.
pital he went to the City and County Hos
pital and died there.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
ADVERTISEMENTS
DOCTORS FIGHTING HARD.
Measures Introduced in the LegiS-
ldtures of Several States to
Throttle Competition.

The purpose of these bills is to make
it Impossible for any but the regular
pill grinder to do business. irrespective
of what the man who takes the pill
thinks of it.
Being a doctor is simply trade-a
means of livelihood-Rence competition
hurts as it does in any other line of
trade 1t is natural that doctors should
kill off competition when they can. 1t
would be a strange thing to hear doc
tor recommend his patient to use one OF
DR.. McLaughlin's Electric Belts, yet
these belts have a record of over 10000
cures accomplished during the past
three years. Most of these cures We're
of cases where drugs had failed to do
any permanent good, and the claim
made by DR.. Mclaughlin that cleo
tricity Is the basis of all human vitality
seems well founded.
The man who has not done much
doctoring can take his choice, but the
one who has used his stomach as
dumping ground for all the various
forms of antidotes, stimulants and Sc
datives prescribed by medical men can
get relief from these and cure for
their troubles by applying to Dr. M. A.
Mclaughlin, 702 Market St, corner
Kearny. He has very interesting
book on the subject, which Ii sent
| sealed, free.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
A Special Senate File.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-By motion OF senator
Smith, made this evening in the Senate,
provision is made for a special file that
will take the place of the special ur-
gency file which has been under the con-
sideration of the Senate for the past week;
The special urgency file is now, almost
under consideration only after the last
bill on the special urgency file has been
disposed Of The file will be made up In
the same manner as was the special ur-
that the rollcall will be revised so as to
allow the alphabetical tail-enders OF the
special urgency file to come to the front
on its successor The file is made up by
the calling of the roll and as each Sena-
tors name is called he dominates one
bill which he considers of most impor-
lance, his own or anothers, and this is
placed on the file in his name.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

blue and her eyes swollen SO she could
not see for several days. 1t is only the
past several days that she has been out
of bed. The affair was kept quiet. and
only leaked out few days ago. The Po-
lice Department began an investigation,
swore to a warrant on which Treadwell
was arrested to-day. The young capital
fst was at once arrested and locked up.
fore he succeeded in getting bail, which
was fixed at 500. Thomas Treanor and
G. Y. Bollinger, Treadwell's guardian.
finally went his security. His trial has
been set for February a.
This is not Treadwell's first escapade.
and the police have given him notice that
him. For some time he had been living
with the Woods woman. He inflicted the
brutal punishment while engaged in a
drunken orgy and without any apparent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
COUNT D'ALMENAS
NOT A FIGHTER

MADRID, Feb. 23.-In the Cortes to-day
the debate on the conduct of the war with
the United States was continued, but lit
tie of interest was developed in either
chamber.
Count d'AImenas declines to accept the
challenge to a duel sent him by General
Linares, whom he had charged with cow
of Santiago. He declares that he will not
WELD to intimidation, but will continue
the campaign against the generals in the
Senate, where he will read the violently
provocative letter. he received from Lin
ares.
General Pando intends to speak against
peace with the United States, ana Will
then resign his Senatorship.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
BARRY'S LAND PATENT
BILL ROUGHLY HANDLED

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-Assemblyman Barry's
bill concerning the patenting of lands be-
longing to the State received a rough
handling in the Senate this afternoon, not
so much from the words of the Senators
as from their votes, which was much
worse.
Barrys bill was to amend section 1913
and repeal section 1921 of the Political
Code which refer to swamp, overfowed,
tide lands, or lands uncovered by the re-
cession of an inland lake. The amend
ment to section 3519 added the reference
TO the recession lands. The repeating
of section 1921 repeats that portion of the
code which provides that the completion
Of the patent TO public lands could not
be accomplished under year.
Senator Smith of Kern County, Senator
Gillette of Humboldt and Senator Davis
of Amador opposed the bill, all declaring
that pressure had been brought to bear
on them in its favor, and therefore they
considered the measure suspicious one
Smith showed that the amendment to
1913 referred to the gradually uncovering
basin Of Lake Tulare, whose waters had
receded from over $4,000 acres. He de-
clared that the year required TO perfect
a patent was a necessary safeguard to
allow the Government time to detect
fraud, and he believed if the section were
repealed so as to allow the perfection Of
less trouble and litigation.
Gillette spoke in similar strain. He,
too, had been deiuged with letters ask
ing his support for the bill, but he de-
clared it was a bad measure. The bill
then went to vote and was refused
passage by a vote of 20 to s.
There is another bill now pending which
provides that recession lands may be TAX
enen up in the same way as swamp and
overflow lands, and in this lies the joker
in the case of the Tulare Lake basin I'm
der ordinary circumstances 81 90 an acre
must be paid before a patent on public
land will Issue, but in the case of swamp
and overflow lands, only 20 per cent of
this sum is demanded. and when 1t can be
shown that the land has been permanent
returned to the holder. Under these two
bills the rich basin of Tulare Lake can
be filed on, patented at once under the
payment Of but 20 per cent of the usual
price and then when the land has been
reclaimed, this will be refunded, not
mean saving this one of so cents on each
one of 125 900 acres.
Senator Davis wanted to know how 1t
was that a man from San Francisco in
troduced the bill, and how 1T was that
San Francisco land agents were the ones
who were so earnestly advocating its
passage He knew OF no lands uncovered
by inland lakes near San Francisco, and
he thought the bill would come with "a
district possessed some of the lands to be
affected
There was a notice of reconsideration
given, but those who opposed the bill
have no fear that another vote will
oh he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
Mrs. Young Acquitted of Arson.

BAN RAFAEL, Feb. 23.-A jury acquit-
ted Mrs Augusta Young of Tiburon of
The charge of arson, in seventeen minutes
this evening, and the woman is now free
to return to her home. The principal
event of the day was the testimony of
Mrs. Barnum, who corroborated that of
Miss Matilda LutZone in several particu-
lars. The most of the day was spent in
summoning witnesses and trying to prove
the bad character of the witnesses for
the Stand in her own behalf. The evil
dence against Mrs. Young was clear, but
sympathy for her sex is believed to have
caused her acquittal. During the day her
iieye bv a prearranged agreement-and
upon her making a rush to grab it Judge
Tavlor remove the child from the room.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
NEwARKs BEAT SANTA CLARA.

SANTA CLARA COLLEGE, Feb. %
The game of baseball played here yester-
day afternoon was the most exciting here
this season. Both teams played in SPLEEN
did form, and the result was in doubt I'M
til the last of the ninth inning, when
Charlie Doyle, the premier pitcher of the
coast; cleared the bases with a three
Dagger. Doyle's playing was easily the
feature of the game, and he proved be-
yond a doubt that he is not only a great
pitcher but an excellent batter. The
Newarks were greatly strengthened by the
addition of O'Dea and Andrews, late of
the champion Seattle team. For the COL
lege team Connor, Galley, Fairy and
Leake played in a faultless manner.
The following is the score:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
Fire in Sunset Valley.

Fire broke out in the one-story frame
residence on Forty-sixth avenue, be-
tween 1 and streets, owned and oc-
cupied by Thomas MacMullen, at about
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A high
wind was blowing at the time, and in less
than an hour the building was in ashes.
Mr.. MacMullen's two children were sick
in the house, but both were got out in
safety and made as comfortable as posi-
bic at the residence of a neighbor. The
loss is about $1,000. partially covered by
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by sparks from stove
igniting the woodwork In the kitchen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
PIacerville Bill Aired.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-Placerville's bill came
before the Senate Judiciary Committee
this evening. and the whole scheme OF the
railroad people to gain control of the
good people of ''Hangtown,' which was
Explained by The Call, was aired before
the committee by Drury Melone, the Napa
capitalist.
Mr. Melone was called upon to explain
his personal interest in the matter. The
committee decided to defer taking any de-
cisiye action upon the matter until the
Piaceryille people could De heard, which
will probably be tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
WHEEL RACE WON
BY q DEAD MIN
Although Stricken on the Last Lap
Young SoDerville Crossed
the Tape First.

B. advices steamship
jusbe the
particular which
dead
closely followed
left foTty-eght riders
brilliantly lighted
wheel deafenng the struck the last lap
half wheel relax his hold the hndebars His
Cliff tremendous squirt
Somervie
of
is
the
do
will be petitoned to this effect