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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

petent to point out just the transactions
in which his alleged crookedness had oc-
Cured, he laid before the jury.
Believing that he acted in good faith
the jury at once instituted most search
ing inquiry. One by one Mayor Phelan's
witnesses were called up, catechised and
turned loose again. Assessor Washington
Dodge, the Mayors star witness, was one
OF the first to be placed on the stand.
Mr.. Dodge was chairman of the Finance
Committee of the last Board Of Super
visors, and If crookedness existed would
be well able TO say when and where it
existed. Mr.. Dodge, however, told
neither His evidence consisted solely Of
an admission that as chairman of that
committee he had violated the provisions
of the one-twelfth act about twelve times
in every year of his administration and
that at the end of the fiscal year he beat
even that by carrying over a deficit of
$500 in the hospital fund. Mr.. Dodge
went further than this. In answer to
direct questions he admitted that the hos
pital could not be conducted decently
upon the amount fixed by Phelan and that
it was one branch of the city's govern
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

was assured of the trade of horsemen,
blacklegs and roustabouts of the race
track. The racing season was approach
ing. If money was to be made it must
be made quickly.
The town was flooded with soldiers COM
ing and going. Harvey racked his
brains for an opening He had with him
Charley Asher, the factotum and sub
servient agent of Moses Gunst, Police
Commissioner. Max Katzenstein, another
of the old Baldwin Hotel contingent, was
ready for any duty, but Harvey could not
see, even under the favored condition of
police connivance, an opportunity to open
new gambling house
After deal of trouble and discussion,
the success of the Chinese offered a sug-
gestion Harvey decided to establish a
social club, and under the shadow of a
law which was intended as a boon to
worthy institutions prostitute the laws of
the State. The inspiration was not by any
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

ment in which economy would work
nothing but harm.
Dr. Clinton. chairman of the hospital
committee of the last board, testified to
about the same thing and like Mr. Dodge,
tailed absolutely to point to any act to
the discredit of the Supervisors against
whom Phelan had laid charges. VIII D.
Grlffin, the Mayors $125 expert, failed as
biankly, Notwithstanding he was hired by
ms Honor to expert hospital accounts and
ma anything that would make political
capital. The members of the Grand Jury
BODY realized at last that they had been
ouskoed; that his Honor, the Mayor, had
used lis them simply as agents in his pecu-
mar campaign and had fooled away two
weeks of their time in doing it. Then
they got mad and yesterday appointed a
committee which will call upon his Honor
and inform him of that fact The com
nlttee will not only express its indigna-
tlon, but will offer Mr.. Phelan transcripts
OF the testimony of his chosen witnesses
upon whom he relied to make good his
charges. That will be the end of the jury 8
business with his Honor's charges No
further investigation will be made
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

Attorneys employed by Chinese gam
hlers saw the tremendous advantage
which this amendment to the law gave
them. Social clubs without number were
organized in the Chinese quarter. Chi
nese gamblers saw themselves liberated
from the dominion of the police. They
saw that an Incorporation as a social club
exempted them from the attacks of the
police and gave them an opportunity to
ply their gambling trade without inter-
ruption. Their spike-studded doors were
removed. Their close and careful watch
ing of the police was removed. Glass
doors were substituted for iron and steel
barricades, and under the protection of a
law that was intended to be a benefit to
fraternal and benevolent institutions the
Chinese piled their gambling trade.
The police were at a loss what to do,
But they took the law into their own
hands and raided the new Chinese so
cial'' clubs. The glass doors were broken.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
RECKLESSNESS OF A BOY
COST HIM HIS LIFE

ERCULES SCHWARTZ
morning while attempting to alght
Willie Mley G1 n
and asked whether he
hoife by
body falling down the
it, fell shaft
Industrious
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Jabbering Chinese were sent scampering
over roofs and into cellars. Gambling
games were broken up. although the po-
lice saw that the ostentatiously placed
placards heralded the fact that the raided
clubs enjoyed State protection and the
framed certificates of incorporation gave
them protection from police interference
With consummate cunning the Chinese
had found in the laws of the State a right
to violate other laws without molesta-
ton.
After the raids the Chinese showed their
teeth They resented the interference of
their traffic. and Patrick Crowley, who
was then Chief of Police was sued for
heavy damages. The case is still pending
in court, but lawyers who have reason to
be well Informed express the opinion that
the Chinese will win and that the law
which gives to social and fraternaI So
cieties the right of incorporation protects
them from police interference.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
MRS. GLEASON MISSING.
Had a Quarrel With Her Husband
and Disappeared at 1890
0Clnck at NiOht

Mrs. ]. A. Crounse of IL Oak street re-
ported to the Coroner yesterday that Mrs.
disappeared at half-past 10 o'clock last
Wednesday night, and that her relatives
feared that she had committed suicide OF
that Mrs Gleason had a quarrel with her
husband, and that Mrs. Gleason's mother
parted from her at half-past 10 o'clock In
Scottish Hall on Larkin street. That wa5
her relatives.
The missing woman was dressed in
black, with a short jackeI, and tan or
chameleon waist, a GainesboroSh hat with
red flowers and black plumes. She is
feet 51k inches tall and weighs 14O pounds,
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THE TIGER HAS RETURNED TO TOWN AND UNDER JOE
F4ARVEYS PATRONAGE HAS RESUMED HIS SWAY

When the gamblers Of the Palace Ho-
tel found themselves without scene for
their operations they looked around for a
new field or new subterfuge for playing
again in the local field Joe Harvey was
the master spirit of the combination. He
had behind him the moral and, if neces-
sary, more substantial support from
Charley Fair. He enjoyed the friendship
of Chief of Police Lees. He was favored
with the patronage of local gamblers and
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
Rabbi Nieto to Lecture.

The season of winter lectures at the
synagogue of the Congregation Shereth
Israel, corner of Post and Taylor streets,
VIII be inaugurated this evening, when
RaDbi Nieto will deliver an address enti-
ted old Pictures in New Frames. The
public is cordially invited.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
John A. Russell Improving.

John A. Russell, the clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, who suffered stroke of
paralysis last Wednesday afternoon, is
rapidly approaching recovery in his
apartments at the Lick House. Mr.. Rus
sell is still a very sick man and needs
careful nursing and constant attention,
but his condition has so materially i'm
proved that those In attendance feel con-
fident that he will pull through all right,
notwithstanding his advanced age.
This news will be a source of great sat
isfaction to the many warm friends Mr.
Russell has, not only in this city but
throughout the enLre coast
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
Convicted of Manslaughter.

The jury in the case of Manuel Esqueda,
charged with the murder Of his wife, Sol
edad Esqueda, returned verdict of man.
slaughter last night in Judge Lawlor's
court after several hours of deliberation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stoH
cough. Never falls. Try 1t, 25c. AL druggsts.i
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03

P. BoIand, candidate for Public Admin
istrator; Democratic nominee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-03
Gambling Begins Un-
der Protection Of
State Laws.
Police Said to Be Unable
to Prevent the New
Outrage.
A Mason-Street Establishment
Incorporated as a Legal
lied Den of Crooks.

AMBLING is again a recognized
industry Of San Francisco. Not
very long ago Chief of Police Lees
and Police Commissioner Gunst
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

upon the general lines indicated. The
commissioners from the United States
are ready without insisting upon the
form of their own resolutions, to try to
develop the proposals hereafter sub
mitted to the confer ence SO that they
shall embody what is essential in this
plan. It seems to the United States
commissioners that it ought not to be
difficult to associate with the several
proposals as fthey mayl eventually be
developed for mediation in various
forms Of international inquiry and ar
bitration BY special arrangement plan
for permanent tribunal of arbitration
which will embody what is essential
in the American resolution"
London June 1.-The special dis
patches from The Hague to the Lon
don morning papers agree that
the American scheme meets with
much favor as being eminently practic-
able. Sir Julian Pauncefote the head
Of the British delegation has modified
the British proposal and now suggests
that the administrative council should
not be International but should be ap-
pointed by the government Of the
country where the permanent court as
sembles. According to the correspon'
dent of the Daily News the arbitration
committee has unanimously recon-
mended the American scheme to the
conference. long debate occurred
today "Wednesday between the English
and American delegates, in order to ar
rive at compromise upon the Anglo
American scheme as against that of
Russia. AS result Sir Julian Paunce-
fote's plan will be laid on the table to-
(Thursday). The professors Of
international law at their conference
regard the American scheme as prac-
ticahle
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture is receiving numerous
requests for assistance from planters in
our new island possessions. Seeds and
advice are wanted. Many of the Gu
bans have shown disposition to return
to their peaceful avocations of tilling
the soil, and this government is en-
couraging this feeling to the fullest ex-
tent possible. But congress, when it con-
venes, should not forget that Secretary
Wilson s hands should be upheld, so as
to enable his department to be Of the
utmost service, both directly to the
islanders and indirectly to this country
in its work of bringing these territories
nto state Of quiet and prosperity.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

Where is that neighbor of yours, who
was racing along over you roughshod a
short time ago and yelling at the top of
his voice that there could never be a sign
Of prosperity, nor factory opened. nor
single hope of better times. until the
country adopted the free coinage of sill
yer? Why, he must be the same man
who is now wailing that if the pres
ident does not at once order home our
American Weylers from the Philip
pines, where they are butchering, burn
ing and robbing the poor Filipinos, and
that if we do not leave the islands to
their fate, there will be no United
States left in few years Yes; he is
the same man He will forget all about
this, though, in little while. What
next, then?
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

a gerat deal Of time, money and work
to prepare them. They are a great
benefit to community in the way of
letting the world in general know what
its resources and advantages are. Yet
there are men in every city who will
not support to the extent of a single
dollar newspaper editions of this char
acter. Billings has few such men
and, while The Gazette has no cause
to complain of the patronage accorded
its forthcoming Illustrated Historical
Edition, the financial returns from it
will be small remuneration for the
trouble of getting it out. And the men
who do not assist it will reap the same
benefits, as far as the good it will do
the country is concerned, as those who
put up the money to make it a success.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
w. A. CLARK ON COPPER.
There Is No Trust That He Knows Any
thing About.

There Is No Trust That He Knows Any
thing About.
New York, May 31.-W. A. Clark,
who returned from Europe quite recent
ly, is temporarily in New York. An
Anaconda Standard correspondent asked
him few things about the copper situ
alton, especially as to the reported ex-
istence of copper trust. He replied:
'There is nothing existing today in
the way Of a copper trust that I am
aware of. Neither is there any combi-
nation amongst producers of copper for
the purpose Of maintaining or advancing
prices. It is true that there has been
a consolidation of some large copper in
terests, notably at Butte, Mont, but
this does not include, so far as know,
some of the greatest copper producing
companies in the world, towit: The
Calumet and Hecla and some other in
terests in Lake Superior, the Copper
Queen and United Verde Copper COM
panies in Arizona, the Rio Tinto and
Tharsis in Spain, ana even at Butte
there are other large interests not CON-
prised in the Amalgamated Copper COM
pany. The apparently high price of
copper is the result of the inevitable
law Of supply and demand. For sew
eral years the visible supply of copper
in the world has been greatly diminish
ing, and while the worlds production
of copper has been increasing at the
rate Of about 10 per cent per annum, it
has been unable to meet the demands of
consumption hence the rise in values.
"What is termed the available sup
ply of copper in the world is reckoned
as at about 26, 900 English tons. This
is to some extent represented by copper
af1oat and in store in the districts
where it is produced, SO that the actual
available supply is only about $4,000
tons. about enough to cover the con-
sumption for fifteen days. How long
this condition of things will continue
it is hard for anyone to predict -
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
THE FOURTH AT BILLINGS.

This city took hold of the matter OF
Fourth Of July celebration yesterday
and last night with vim that is char
acteristic Of Billings AS result we
will have a celebration that will be
long remembered and the people for
miles around will come here to observe
the nations birthday. The affair is in
the hands Of prominent business men,
who will arrange all attractive pro-
g1amnle and give both the visitors and
citizens of Billings good time. The
full details of last evenings meeting
will be found in the news columns Of
this issue and later the programme OF
exercises will be published. Now let
every citizen Of the city assist the var
ious committees and work for a glor-
ious celebration. Billings should do
herself proud on this Fourth of July,
but everybody must work to insure the
success of the occasion. 1t must be
made an attractive and enjoyable day
for the thousands of visitors who will
flock to the city. Give them the keys
and let them enjoy themselves to their
hearts content.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

Nebraska, the home of the late popo-
cratic candidate, seems to be getting
alcng under the gold standard. In
1898 she increased her land mortgage
debt to the amount of $8.00O,000. In
1898 she reduced the same debt 1000,
900 The Nebraska mortgage question
is not pleasant one for Mr.. Bryan to
contemplate He must, by this time,
begin to honestly doubt whether free
silver and William Jennings Bryan
could have done any more for his state.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
IT is MUCH NEEDED.
The State Has Been Without an Ofiici.

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The State Has Been without an Official
Course of Study for Common schools.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction E. A. Carleton is now busy at
work Oh course Of study intended as
an outline of all the schools of the
state. When completed it will give
uniformity to the various schools and
will have tendency to make clear the
height that must be attained in every
school to permit its graduates to enter
the county high schools and the state
educational institutions. Heretofore
there as been no public course of study
in the state, although the law makes it
the duty Of the state superintendent to
prepare and publish such book. The
preceding superintendent did not pre-
pare a course Of study and since the
beginning of Mr.. Carleton's term of
Office there has been no money in the
state treasury for that purpose The
agreed to allow small appropriation
for that purpose this year, and the book
will be sent to the printer in few
weeks. Most of the states of the Union
have such publications. In many states
they are the work Of eminent educators
employed at high salaries.
Zone innovation that am thinking
of introducing into the SYSTEM said
superintendent Carleton recently, sis
that after course of study has been
prepared for the first eight years-or
the common school period-and after a
pupil has completed that course Of
study he shall be presented with a
diploma saying that he has completed
the common school course and is en-
titled to admission to any high school
in the state, as far as his standing is
concerned, without further examina-
tion. 1t should be so arranged that
any scholar, whether of city school or
from the farthest district in the most
thinly populated corner Of the state, if
he has completed the eight-years' course
of study, shall be entitled to the same
diploma.
"As it is now, the average boy or
girl has no particular goal when he
goes to school. Only a small proper
tion of the pupils Of the grade schools
ever reach the high school. The vast
majority get their education in the pub
lie schools, and there isn't even an in
centive in particular for them to COM
plete that course. My idea is that, per-
haps, the granting of diploma for
graduation from the common schools
will induce more of the pupils to re-
main in school until they have received
their diplomas, just as college boys are
often inclined to remain to the COM
pletion of their studies because until
they reach the end they do not receive
the degrees. I have the plan in mind
and it will be incorporated into the
course Of tsudy now being prepared
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

Our vigorous policy in the Pacific
has already proved stimulant to our
foreigbn commerce in that part of the
world, as is shown in the recent figures
of the bureau of statistics, which indi-
cate that our exports to China and
Hong Kong in the fiscal year about to
end will far exceed those of any preoed-
ing year, the total being probably over
$40, 100000, while that of the various
Pacific countries will reach nearly
$75, 100000.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
The Way to Go to California

Is in tourist sleeping car-personally
conducted-via the Burlington route.
You make fast time. You see the
finest scenery on the globe
Your car is not SO expensively fin
ished nor so fine to look at as a palace
sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as
comfortable, just as good to ride in,
and nearly $40 cheaper.
The Burlington excursions leave
every Thursday, reaching San Francisco
Sunday and Los Angeles Monday.
ager with each party. For folder CIV
ing full information call at nearest B.
& M railroad depot or write to J.
Francis, general passenger agent, Oma-
ha, Neb. $4,000
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
A GREAT GATHERING.
Many Delegates Present at Trans -Missis-
sippi Congress in Wichita.

Many Delegates Present at Trans Missis-
sippi Congress in Wichita.
Wichita, Kan, May 31.-The tenth
annual session of the trans Mississippi
commercial congress opened here this
morning with 800 delegates in attend
ance. Two hundred more are expected
tomorrow. Every state and territory
west of the Mississippi river, with the
exception of Washington. Nevada and
Idaho, is represented. Governor Muir
ply heads the delegation from Arizona,
Governor Barnes from Oklahoma, Gov
ernor Stanley from New Mexico and
Ex-Governor Fishback from Arkansas.
Governor Jones OF Arkansas and ex-
Governor Francis from Missouri, while
additional delegates are expected to-
morrow afternoon.
A sharp contest came up over the Sc
lection of committee on resolutions.
It was named as follows: George R.
Brown, Arkansas; Governor N. o.
Murphy, Arizona; Julius Kahn, Cali
fornia; T. G. Henry, Colorado; ]. R.
J. Haus, Commercial Travellers associa-
tion; J. E. Huphrey, Indian territory !;
9. F. Saylor, Iowa; J. E. Forst,
Kansas; Judge Pitkin, Louisiana
John Caulfield, Minnesota; +. ID.
O'Donnell, Montana: J. M. Lowe,
Missouri; Henry Meyer, Nebraska; A.
s. Goetz, New Mexico; H. B. Maxon,
Nevada; F. H. Greer. Oklahoma; G..
M. Irwin, Oregon; Wesley A. Stuart,
South Dakota; Presley K. Ewing,
Texas; Walter Gresham, Texas; J. Fl.
Smih, Utah; Colonel Constant, Wyom-
ing.
At the evening session, Hon. George
W. Maxwell Of San Francisco, repre-
senting the National Irrigation con-
gress, spoke on "The Creation Of an
Inland Empire. - He urged the plan
of reclamation and settlement of the
arid region, which is being advocated
by the National Irrigation congress,
which is that the federal government
should give to the west it's share Of
river and harbor appropriations for
building great storage reservoirs to save
the waters in flood times. which now
go down in great volumes, carrying
destruction with them, and that title to
the public lands should be ceded to in
dividual settlers only and not ceded to
the states: also that the grazing land
of the west should be leased to the
states at lower rates and the proceeds
used for constructing irrigation canals
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
SPECIAL NEWSPAPER EDITIONS.
ern structure

A number Of Montana newspapers
will get out extra editions this spring.
The Red Lodge Picket, The Billings
Gazette and the Yellowstone Journal
all display oommendable enterprise in
this regard and help along the COM
munities in which they are published
by heralding to the world the splendid
advantages their respective counties
afford. Livingston Post.
That is just what they do. And it
IS accomplished, in many instances.
with little or no financial profit to the
publishers. The prevalent idea that
large sums Of money are made on these
special editions is mistake. It takes
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02

Some of the yellowest journals are
still rolling embalmed beef under their
tongues, asserting that the American
people are disposed to continue discuss
ing the matter. On the contrary, the
people have heard enough about the
subject and are wearied at it's continued
intrusion. 1t is, however, too delight
full morsel for this class of papers to
readily give up.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
Notice..

Sealed bids for city sprinkling and
team work on streets will be received
by the undersigned up to 6 p. m. on
Tuesday, June 6, 1899. The council
reserves the right to reject any OR all
bids. For particulars apply to the
street and sidewalk committee.
By order of the city council.
j. B. Herford. City Clerk.
Dated, City of Billings, Montana, May
8, 1899. 6-f.4
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-02
AMERICAN PROPOSALS
Are Well Received by Delegates at the
Hague.

Hague.
The Hague June 1.-The American
project for an international arbitration
tribunal was accompanied by men,
orandum entitled Memorandum from
the commissioners Of the United States
submitted with their proposal for an
international tribunal. The text Of
the memorandum follows:
"The proposal herewith submitted
takes it's form as resolution locking
to action outside of the conference
from our instructions. The proposal
shows the earnest desire Of the president
of the United States for permanent
international tribunal for the conduct
Of arbitration between nations and the
willingness of the president to aid in
the establishment of such tribunal