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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
THE STATE SUPPORTS
TOO MANY lNDIGENTS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. lit has been
discovered that several millions Of dol
lars have been drawn from the State
treasury through the cleverness Of claim
agents since 1883. The Legislature of that
year passed law the object Of which
was to provide for the support of aged
and INDECENT persons, allowing each 500
per year.
The measure, meeting with abuses Il
was repealed in February, 1895, but that
fact has not prevented thrifty claim
agents from operating under cover of the
old law and official reports on file in the
Office of the State Controller show that
since June so, 1884, the enormous sum of
81. go, S27 90 has been drawn from the State
treasury high-water mark being reached
in the year ending June 80, 1895, when
$543, 921 o. was paid out. The claims have
come ostenstbly from the chairmen of the
Boards of Supervisors of the several
counties, but as a matter of fact they
have of late years been gathered and filed
almost exclusively by w. H. Pyburn,
County Clerk of Monterey County, and
j. E. Douglas, an accountant of San Ber-
nardino.
AS the law was repealed in 1895, all the
claims now being presented are for sup
port given prior to that time. many run
ming back as far as the year when the
law was passed-1SS3.
The extent of the sums involved may be
understood when it is stated that the
Board of Examiners took a $12 900 slice
off a rather immodest claim from Santa
Cruz County, claiming that 1t was to that
extent illegal inasmuch as there were no
complaint, however, and produced no
vouchers. Fresnovhad $1,000 Topped off for
similar reasons. and Alameda County
some years ago, 1t is said, had to put
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
The Mythical 100000 Ranch With Which
He Did Good Business.
One of the Men He Tried to Bunko Tells of
WrightS Dummy Telegram
Operations.

best patrons of the concern, the men
and women who had their money on
deposit with it, and poison their minds
against Harvey by asserting that he
was disreputable man, the keeper of
mlstresseS; that he was becoming a
drunkard and on occasions had been
taken home on shutter. All of which
was false and for the purpose of Great
ing an impression that the business of
the concern was being neglected and
that the interests of patrons were not
being protected. Wright did this kind
of work industriously and the downfall
Of the house is pretty good evidence
that he did his work well. 1t was due
to the poisonous tongue of Wright that
Harvey was arrested by one of the
patrons of the institution on the charge
of embeZZlement.
Wright finally went out of the bust
ness, giving notes to his partner for
about $4,000 due. He refused to pay
these notes on maturity and when the
holder of them brought suit to collect
he deliberately went into insolvency
and left Harvey and his numerous
other creditors with absolutely no re-
sources.
People who do not know him regard
the fellow as a nice, harmless, happy
go-lucky chap; but 1T strikes me that
he is about as clever a schemer as can
be found in the community. He was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
Motives and Marriages.

j The motives for which women marry
are as numerous as the sands of the sea,
or-as the women. Our easy assumption
is that each one of every engaged couple
is 'fn love" with the 'other one" That
is, the parties are drawn together by
some mysterious psychic attraction, more
or less strong. In truth, this inner per-
sonal attraction Is not always present,
either in both parties to an engagement
or even with one of the pair. Accident,
propinquity, trifiing circumstances, social
or family pressure some slight airy moth
ing decides the question between mar
riage or no marriage for the woman so
waiting on the brink of this new expert
ence, and a very light touch caused them
to fall into, or wander into, or drift into
1t. according to their several tempera-
ments.-Harper's Bazaar.
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The Fmperor of Austria

He has no heir of his loins, for his only
son, man of striking promise, died in
1889, as is believed, by his own hand. He
has no wife; for his Empress, in early life
one of the most beautiful women, after
wandering for years over Europe in a
produced by her sons death, was muir
dered on September 10 by an assassin of
Anarchist opinions The Emperor, there
fore, broods in melancholy retirement,
listening always, one can imagine. to the
sounds of another great storm now roll
ing up against the fortunes of his race.
The ultimate danger of the house of
Hapsburg, and perhaps the ultimate
secret of its strength, the hatred of race
which its subjects bear to one another,
has broken out afresh, and we have yet
to see whether the Emperor can again
quiet the rapidly rising waves. If his life
is to be thoroughly consistent. he should
on some great day be once more beaten
to the ground, possibly by a revolt of his
German subjects, should then achieve
some impossible success, possibly the
throne of Constantinople, and thencefor-
ward should glide on to the grave, a
mighty monarch of whom history will say
that his failures and his successes remain
equally inexplicable. To him, alone among
all the sovereigns we can recall, the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
MANY UNIMP0RTANT
BILLS IN THE SENATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 1.-THE Senate this morn
ing considered the rules The PROPOSE
ton that the San Francisco delegation
should be recognized as a special commit
tee was rejected.
Senator Dickinson of Marin County
stated that If the San Francisco delega-
ton was to be constituted a special com
mittee to handle proposed legislation af-
fecting that city and county he would
ask that Marin County delegation be
made a special committee, with similar
jurisdiction.
The special order was Senator Simp-
sons bill transferring $4,000 from the
general fund to the State school book
fund
Senator Smith of Kern County entered
vigorous protest against any action on
the bill until 1t was clearly understood
He thought there should be an investiga
ton as to what was to be done with the
money after it was transferred for the
benefit of the Senators.
Senator Simpson in making a reference
of the bill to the Finance Committee
stated that he thought that Senator
Smith was displaying considerable spleen
in discussing the measure. He said the
bill was not an appropriation, but was
simply a return of money to the school
book fund that had been asked for by the
the State Printer was right and in Sena-
tor Simpsons judgment the Senate should
sustain him.
Senator Smith made vigorous denial of
the charge that his action with regard
to Simpsons bill was influenced by per-
sonal considerations. The bill involved a.
large sum of money, and as a business
proposition Senator Smith thought that
the Senate should be fully posted and in
formed as to the exact facts.
The matter was finally disposed of for
the time by its reference to the Finance
Committee.
Senator Bulla filed a vigorous objection
because the Senators had not been pro-
vided with files and copies of bills intro
duced. Senator Cutter recognized the OBJ
lection by introducing a resolution provid-
ing for the purchase of five dozen Globe
files, and the proposition was approved
A number of bills were introduced, but
none of any great Importance. Senator
Stratton, by request, presented a bill to
provide for the Incorporation of mutual
fire insurance companies. 1t is similar to
the statute in other States providing for
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CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 17.-People who can learn
of the Senatorial contest by reading the
papers are fortunate, for the apart
ment In which the contest is supposed
to progress is not a pleasant spot when
crowded. The ventilation is bad, the
chairs inadequate, and the pleasure or
listening to a lot of members calling
off the same names they have been call
ing for days, and which they avow they
will call to the end of time, is not of a
character to thrill the soul.
There were no changes to record.
There is a break predicted for to-mor-
row, but there has been a break pre-
dicted for every tomorrow and faith
grows weak.
At this writing, to guess is futile, for
there is to be an investigation this
evening, and what may be the effect Of
it is impossible to surmise. The in
vestigation was almost started this
afternoon, but did nothing more than
lay a foundation. The members want
ed it to be conducted on certain lines
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
ROUTINE BUSINESS IN
ASSEMBLY DEM0RALIZED

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, jan 1.-THE charges The Call
has made against Speaker Wright, and
the committee that has been appointed to
investigate them, make the sole topic of
conversation on the floor of the Assem-
bly,.
Routine business is demoralized. Assem-
blyman Dibble said to-day that regular
business is three weeks behindhand, and
that matters will be in a worse state be-
fore this investigation Is over.
The Senatorial deadlock is another agent
of delay. Committee work is interfered
with by quiet little caucuses, and the files
are not as well stuffed with bills as they
should be because of incidental politics.
The San Francisco charter was the spe-
cial order following the reading Of the
journal this morning, but typographical
errors were discovered in the printed
copy and 1t was sent back to the State
Printing Office for correction. 1t will be
again taken up tomorrow morning.
The Judiciary Committee rendered it's
first report and recommended the passage
of A B q, which transfers $40 900 from the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
COUNTING THE VOTES
IN JONES' CONTEST

CALL HEADQUARTERS, sACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 17.-Registrar Buggy came
up from San Francisco yesterday, and
brought with him all the ballots cast in
the Thirty-ninth Assembly District at the
last election.
1t is upon these ballots that Leon Jones
is hasing his hope of winning the contest
he has begun for the seat of Assembly
man Justus Wardell AS far as the re-
count has progressed to-day not much has
transpired that promises him success.
Ten precincts were counted to-day by
the Assembly Committee on Contested
Elections, and Jones has gained but three
votes, all of which were awarded him by
the committee because they were improp-
erly thrown out by the election officers.
Jones gain of three, however, does not
reduce Wardell's majority of ten, and he
must gain eleven more votes In the eleven
precincts that remain to be counted IN
order TO win. 1t is expected by the COM
Inittee that the recount will be finished
by to-mollCw Afternoon.
The case OIL Brophy VS.. O'Brien of the
Thirty-tirsL Assembly District or San
Francisco is next on the committees cal
C1dar
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general fund to the State school book
fund. The passage was also recommended
of bill III, amending the law regulating
the borrowing of money and the issuance
of bonds by railroad corporations. AS
the law stands now $500 is the minimum
amount in which bond may be issued
Under the proposed amendment the limit
is done away with, and bonds may be is
sued in any denomination.
Bill q. by Richard of San Francisco,
was reported back with a recommendation
that it be withdrawn. 1t was so ordered.
The bill provides for tax on inheri-
tances.
The Ways and Means Committee rec
commended the passage Of Valentines bill
appropriating $4,000 for California's ex-
hibit at the Paris Exposition in 1900.
Senate bill 1879, which is intended to
amend the Belshaw attache law out of
existence, was taken up and referred to
the Committee on Attaches. It will be the
special order tomorrow morning, follow
ing the San Francisco charter.
Only eleven bills were introduced dur
ing the day, and adjournment was taken
to the usual hour tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
GROVE JOHNSON WANTS
TO HELP JAG HOUSES

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. H.-Grove L. Johnson of
Sacramento introduced in the Assembly
this morning a bill that has for its OBJ
ject the protection by the State of the
Infamous so-called Homes for the Inebri-
ates,
Mr. Johnson proposes to place at the
disposal of the managers of these insti-
tutions the police officers Of municipali-
ties and all county peace officers, whose
duties 1t shall be to rake in every bibu-
lous citizen with a bright red jag and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

drag him to the "home," which is to have
lien upon his estate for the cost of his
maintenance and all costs of arrest.
In order to create business for the. own
ers of homes to draw upon Mr.. Johnson
creates a class to be known as "inebri-
ates." Any man who shall be an habit
ual drunkard or who drinks to the extent
that his business interests suffer or his
life be shortened is made an inebriate and
may be arrested on sight. State licenses
shall be issued to any of these institutions
upon application and agreement to abide
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up, with a $4,000 cut down on its little
bill.
The various counties have been secured
Tor cases of aged people, and claims MAGE
vidual or other, from 1883 to 1895, at the
expense of the county.
The claim agents who have been hunt
erty have been drawing down from % to
80 per cent of the sums which they were
enabled to secure for the counties upon
ming the claims with the Board Of Ex-
aminers.
1t is impossible to decide whether or
not many of the claims which are con-
stant1y being filed are meritorious, since
IN many cases the aged people named
therein are where the weary are presum-
ably at rest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO.

by the rules laid down by the State for
the conduct of asylums for the insane,
time to time to suit the needs of these
institutions.
There is a good-sized niger in Mr..
Johnson's little bill and it is not likely
that 1t will pass as formulated.
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clever enough to get into LIE Roy G.
Harvey e. Co. for the sum of about
$4,000, the debt of which he acknowl-
edged by giving notes in that amount
and to finally shirk all responsibility by
COINS through insolvency before
judgment could be secured against
him >
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

David NJ. Wilson. who died in Philadel-
phia recently, followed the curious fad of
shaking hands with every Mayor of the
city on the day of his Inauguration, a
practice which he INDUCED in for almost
seventy years without break.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

strange destiny has been given that he
should never succeed yet never suffer
from failure, that ashes should always be
presented to his lips, and that they should
nourish him better than bread.-The
Spectator.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

a RE YOU TROUBLED WITH PAINS IN
"a the small OF the back? Are you troubled
with pains each side Of backbone to lower
points OF shoulder blade? Are you troubled with
pains in head? Left side or right side? Do
you have shooting pains?
Have you dizziness in the head? Dark necks
appearing before your gaze? Palpitation OF
heart? II you stoop over what do you noticef
Have you curious weak feeling? Have you
gases on the stomach? Does the head swfrnf
Can you rest well at night? Do you wish TO
be cll-ed?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
MORE WHITE WINGS
The City Council Orders Three New
Carts.

= resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman Roundtree providing for the
purchase of three new carts for the
white wings was the cause of a fur
ry of excitement.
Councilman Burgess wanted the reso-
luton referred to the committee on
streets and walks.
Councilman Roundtree said that one
or two of the carts had been broken
down and new ones were needed.
4 do not know whether we want to
buy any carts" said Councilman Eli
Oft. Some people think they are of no
account and some better way of clean
ing the streets may be found
Councilman Mergan-I think a me-
chanic might fix the carts.
Councilman Warner said he knew the
carts were in bad condition for they
had been stored in his place. Il would
like to see more carts put in use for L
believe it is good plan"
The resolution to purchase the carts
was adopted.
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councilmen live in Potwin proper, and
Isas they are able to control the situation
8 1T may be that both the councilmen
z will come from Auburndale when they
are elected next spring.
4 The protest of the Auburndale people
4 against the proposed action of the coun-
ell was read. 1t was signed by 1O4
voters.
Councilman Morgan thought the reso-
E-lution should be referred to committee
and the appointments deferred to give
time for investigation.
Councilman Elliott said: ct can't see
any use of referring. this to commit
tee. We had a meeting of the commit
tee of the whole and agreed upon these
men. / was told by Auburndale people
that they did not care if both men were
selected from POtwin."
]. w. Stoker, who lives in Auburndale,
asked: who told you that?"
Councilman Elliott-Mr. Tincher was
Mr.. Stoker-He has never lived in
Auburndale. We do not object to these
men. We simply demand that we be
given representation in the council be-
cause we feel that we are entitled to it.
Councilman Elliott-Why don't you
tell the truth? You are opposed to one
of the men, and you know it.
Mr.. StOker-I say that we are not
Either Mr.. Willard or Mr. Hughes
would be satisfactory to us. 1t is their
location to which we object.
Councilman Mergan-I want to tell
you the truth. I was surprised that the
people of POtwin could get the kind of
men they did to serve in the council.
was surprised that a man of Col.
Hughes standing would accept this
place, for it is a step down from mayor
to councilman. I feel, however, that we
should not ignore this protest, and that
this matter should go over.
Mr.. Stoker-I would like to say one
thing more.
Mayor Drew-Mr. Stoker, you have
had your say.
The AuburndaIe man sat down and
no more was heard from him.
Councilman Warner supposed that
we had arranged this matter in a way
perfectly satisfactory to Auburndale.
We were told that the people of Potwin
did not want Col. Hughes We under
stood that Auburndale elected him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
PINGREE NEW YORK.
Flags the Trusts and Delights His
Audience

New York, April 1S.-Governor Hazen
S. Pingree of Michigan came to town
and took a shy at the trust octopus in
Cooper Union, to the intense delight of
an audience of 1000 persons, mostly So
cialists. The meeting was arranged by
the Peoples club, and Charles Sprague
Smith presided. Governor Pingree
talked for an hour and half and at
the conclusion of his speech answered
about a hundred questions which were
hurled at him from the audience He
said in part:
There is no more important problem
before the people today than the trust
and what is to be done with it. Is it a
menace to our commercial institutions?
Does it imperiI our national life and
character? Can the problem be solved
with equal justice to capital and labor?
Like all questions it has two sides, and
both must be fairly treated. 1t can not
be solved by denunciations on the part
of those who believe in drastic meas
ures.
generally placed on the statute books
of our states. and are intended to make
trusts unlawful. These laws are per-
haps more effective in Ohio and Texas
than in any other states. There the
trust can be attacked with fair chance
of success. Other states would do well
to copy the Ohio and Texas laws. The
evil effects of trusts are freely predict
&c and acknowledged by business men,
by capitalists and by financial authori-
ties. But in spite of it all, the craze for
their organization continues.
THE entire scheme of the trusts is
inhuman. It's evils are positive; it's al
legged benefits very uncertain. 1t treats
man as a beast of burden or degrades
him to the position of a slave. The
growth of corporate influence is a de-
cided menace to our free institutions
It's development is an absolute danger,
and all parties should make common
war against it.
How are we going to apply the rem
edy? Many ways have been suggested
Figures show that practically all of the
trusts are organized under the laws of
New Jersey-a very small proportion
in New York. All trusts are conceived
in New York, but most of them have to
cross the river to New Jersey to get a
license to live. The trust evil might be
cured by inviting New Jersey to secede
from the union. l sure that the peO-
pie of the United States who are suffer-
ing from the corporations would raise
no objection if New Jersey should COM
ply with such an invitation. The evil
could not exist if states like New Jer-
sey did not grant such liberal charters
Il believe that government and mu-
nicipal ownership and operation of rail-
roads, street railways, gas, electric light
and water will help solve the problems
which arise from the encrOa chments of
corporate capital
At the conclusion of Governor Pin
gree'S address the following telegram
having been endorsed by the audience
was sent to Governor Roosevelt:
Two thousand of the citizens of
Greater New York, assembled in Cooper
Union, protest against the cession of
subway in perpetuity to the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway company
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mayor and that he did not get a vote
on Greenwood avenue. We therefore
thought we would select Mr.. Willard to
represent Potwin and Col Hughes to
represent Auburndale. l am surprised
to hear any objection.
The motion to refer the appointments
to the committee of the whole was lost
and Mr.. Willard and Col. Hughes were
confirmed by unanimous vote.
They were Sworn in by City Attor-
ney Bird and the city clerk was in
structed to purchase desks and chairs
for them.
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Auhurndale Makes a Vigorous
But Futile Protest.
HOT WORDS PASSED.
Councilman Elliott and j. w.
StOker Glare at Each Other.
Petitions Received to Pave West
and Twelfth Streets.
DR.. J. C. McClintOck's Generous
Offer to the City.

The trouble about Potwin councilmen
or more properly councilmen from the
Sixth ward-was settled last night by
the confirmation of F. C. Willard and
Gen. ]. w F. Hughes, who had been
previously selected by the Topeka coun-
Gil.
The people of Auburndale are In bad
humOr, and they do not attempt to con-
ceal the fact. They think they have
been unfairly treated because both
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18

of West street from Sixth avenue to
Fifth street This is the street con-
Meeting Potwin with the Sixth avenue
Both petitions went to the committee
on streets and walks
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Burgess providing for the paw
ing of the alleys between jackson and
Van Buren, streets from Fifth street to
Ninth street The resolution went to
the committee on streets and walks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-18
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