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Affairs Rapidly Near
ing a Crisis.
IMPORTANT MEETING MONDAY
AUDITOR WELLS COMES IN FOR
UNJUST CRITICISM.
Has Always Taken the Side of the
Teachers, Although They Think
He Favors the Merchant
Creditors.

The teachers and the merchants may
reconcile their differences any day. and
thus make possible the payment of such
debts of the School Department as there
may be funds on hand to meet The
teachers are said to be tired of the war
they have waged in the courts, where
every decision handed down has been
against them. 1t was shown that they
were not preferred creditors, and also
that the one-twelfth act applied to the
funds of the department preventing the
payment Of the salaries of one month out
of the funds of another
A meeting will be held on Monday, at
which time it is expected an agreement
may be reached which will prove a happy
way out of the difficulties which have be-
set them since last December.
Attorney Louis de F. Bartlett, who has
been identified with the struggle of the
teachers to secure the money due them,
called on Auditor Wells yesterday. He
wished that official to send a letter to
troVersy over the money. This Mr.. Wells
declined to do, saying he had no apology
to offer nor defense to make.
81 was told" said Mr. Wells last night,
that an impression prevailed among the
teachers that I was antagonistic to them
and favored the merchants Nothing
could be farther from the truth. l have
not for one moment fought the teachers,
but have done all in my power to help
their cause Nhen was authorized 10
sign the warrants l called together my
assistants on a Sunday and we worked
all day l also sent for Secretary Smp-
son of the Board of Education and he
worked all night to have the warrants
ready for the teachers on Monday morn
ing at o'clock The teachers were paid
that morning.
Il know that some of the teachers say,
If Bill Broderick was Auditor we would
get our money. This would not help
matters, as If the money was paid out
Illegally there would have to be an ac-
counting some day, and even now attOr-
neys are claiming that Mr.. Broderick may
yet be held personally responsible for
money paid on demands audited by him.
Persons in the City Hall who are famil-
lar with the workings of the Auditor $
office affirm that Mr.. Wells first thought
throughout this controversy over school
funds has been for the teachers.
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AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

Jules Alexander, a Susanville merchant,
is located at the Grand
j. H. Glide, Sacramento merchant.
is staying at the Grand.
Warren Richardson, a Truckee lumber
merchant, is at the Russ.
DR.. X. Futterer Of Carlsruhe, Germany
is registered at the Palace.
]. Defabre, a lieutenant in the Russian
navy, is a guest at the Occidental.
Lieutenant Hilarofsky of the Russian
imperial navy is guest at the Grand.
Rev A A. Williamson, Baltimore
clergyman. is registered at the Grand
with his wife.
DR.. Douglass It. Forrest. an Episcopa-
liam clergyman from Virginia. is at the
Occidental with his wife.
Thomas L. Bell, proprietor of the Hotel
Rowardennan in the Santa Cruz Noun
tains, is one of the guests at the Grand.
Captain w. A. Neyills who has been Sc
riously i'll of lung aff1iction. is con-
valescent and was seen on the streets yes
terday.
B. j. S. Cahill. architect. of this city,
returned yesterday, by way of the West
Indies and Panama, from an extended
trip to Europe.
Rev. T. w. Houston, missionary in the
Orient. arrived from NanIxing, China, yes
terday with his wife and six children and
engaged apartments at the Occidental.
*. Takeda, engineer of the lighthouse
bureau of the Japanese Government. has
come to this country to study light
house service and it's methods of manip-
ulation
Paymaster Edward Bellows. U. S. N,
arrived from Iloilo, Philippine Islands,
yesterday and is registered at the Califor-
MIA. He is accompanied by his assistant,
w. ]. Corwin.
st. A. D. Balcombe, who founded the
Omaha Republican thirty-five years ago,
is at the Grand with his wife on a pleas
ure trip around the world. Mr.. Balcombe
has retired from the newspaper with a
competence
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of conveying the visitors and their friends
| to the ship at 80 o'clock.
PROTECTING FOOD FISH.
Another Lot of Striped Bass Seized
by State Officers.

The persiStency with which some OF the
up-river fishermen violate the law for the
protection of striped bass causes the State
Fish Commissioners and their deputies
not a little annoyance. These fish were
brought from the East at no small eX-
pense to the State and planted in the riv-
ers. They were recognized as the best Of
game and food fish, frequently reaching
as much as fifty pounds in weight. In
order that they may become of fair size a
law was passed prohibiting the taking OF
these bass under three pounds in weight
Nevertheless the net fishermen in the rlV-
ers persist in killing everything that they
can get into their nets, and hundreds Oh
pounds of the prohibited fish are taken
The only way to put a check upon TINS
unlawful work is to arrest the Offenders
under three pounds
It seems to be much easier to arrest the
offenders than to secure their conviction,
the Judges of the Police Courts being ap-
parently afraid of the push" that seeks
to save the lawbreakers from being pun
ished The deputies, however, have thelr
own way when they can find any OF the
small fish, for confScation means the loss
of so much money. One of the last raids
was made yesterday by Deputy j. II. Da,
Wis. who seized $50 pounds of underSlzed
striped, bass sent to the American ena2n Go
Fish Company by G.. Gurcovich or so
brante. The entire lot was underwelgnt-
Arrests will follow.
The fishermen's loss will be some one
gain for the fish will be given to some
charitable institution for food. swh1ch IS
sure to be a rare treat. as no inner nSh
can be found on the Pacific Coast.
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A DIRTY PLACE.
That's What the Special Agents Term
the San Francisco Custom House.

Special Treasury Agents Smith and
Linck have expressed the opinion that
the San Francisco Custom-house is the
dirtiest they have ever seen. Owing to
the thick layer of dirt on the windows
the interior wears a gloomy and silurian
aspect and visitors are thereby impressed
with the idea that the San Francisco Gus
tom-house is what it looks to be-a rather
slouchy affair This is, however, a mis-
conception, and the fault for 1t lies with
Janitor Lewis, who is directly responsible
for the dirty condition of the place.
Chief Clerk Jerome remarked yester-
day: "It is largely our own affair whether
the windows are clean or not. But his
hearers disagreed with him, for the rea-
son that Mr.. Jerome is not paying out of
his own pocket the salary of the 1anitor
and of the four janitorial assistants. On
the contrary these salaries, well as
that of Chief Clerk Jerome, are paid out
of the pockets of the dear people. and the
dear people expect clean windows at
least once month for their money,
1t is believed that the special agents
will have something to say in their forth
coming report concerning the employment
by the Government of cleaners who do
not clean. The visit of the agents has
been productive of much good, for they
have succeeded in infusing semblance of
life into that decaying and cobwebbed
ruin, the old Customhouse.
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basey published against the gentleman who has been
so sgnally honored by the nation, and under whose
administration the hearts of the people in every sec
ton OF the republic have ratified the outcome OF the
Civil War. 1t is not impossible-it IS indeed highly
probabe-that when the proper time comes strong
movement for the reelection of Mr.. Mckinney may
originate within the mass Of Republican citizens but
not at his suggestion and still less through the at
tempted manipulation of any part OF the machinery
OF the Republican party
During the remainder OF the legislative session the
Examiner had better adhere to its programme OF
subscribing the treachery OF the railroad by promoting
the election Of Dan Burns and depriying the Repub-
lican nominee for the Presidency, whomsoever he
may be- of the vote of California in 1000.
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Sailor Deserters.

The Attorney General of the United
States has decided that all shipping arti-
cles of vessels from ports in the United
States to foreign ports, either coasting
or deep sea, shall contain the scale of
provisions for the crew, except vessels
engaged in fishing and whaling or yachts.
Congress has amended the law furnishing
deserters in the merchant marine by eX-
tending the penalty to deserters in the
coastwise trade. Hereafter deserters
from coasting vessels will be punished by
forfeiture of clothing and of whatever
wages may be owing to the deserter at
the time of his offense.
In the foreign trade, in addition to the
forfeitures the offender could be SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment in
the discretion of the court. The amended
law reduces the maximum Imprisonment
to one month.
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Deserted Her Babies.

Herman Wieks, a hard working en-
ploye in the Risdon Iron Works, has been
obliged to call upon the or1cers OF the
Eureka Society for the Protection of Chill
dren to adjust his family affairs. Accord
ing to his story his wife LOttie. a re-
markably pretty woman, has left her
home and four little ones, aged g. I; and
4 wears. in order that she might lead a life
of freedom in the gay world outside. The
last time she was at home, at 2591A AT Ar
oficers have done all in their power to in
duce her to go back to the little ones who
need her care. but without success. It
is now decided that Wiek's aunt Mrs. s..
Strehl. will apply for letters of guardian
ship for the four children. Three are in
an orphans home in San Mateo County,
and Mrs. Strehl will care for the young
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THE ISL" LIMIT
CONFRONTS THE
SUPERVISORS
Finance CofIliili''00
Must Meet 1T.
DEMANDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
ASK MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
TO PASS UPON THEM.
Over Four Million Dollars Woulo De
Required to Improve the Out
lying Districts as Re
quested,

Chairman Perrault and his associates
on the Finance Committee of the BoaIu
of Supervisors have been SrappllhS 10
weeks with questions of Improvements.
which if granted would raise the Idte -
taxation far above the dollar limit, "
which the Supervisors are pledged. ne
members of the Merchants Assoclatloll
were particularly active during the last
campaign in having the pledge regardlhs
the dollar limit inserted in the platform
of each party. In view OF TINS the 2u-
pervisors have determined TO releE lilo
multitude of requests for 1mproVelileH M %
to the association for the opinion OF lts
members as to the dlSpoSllloh " o0 A40'0
of the requests. ,.o,,+.1
to the board on MONDAY ana II - fo,-,.ed
pected the matter Will be az once ieAei ieO
to the Merchants Association:
Recognising the public-spirited character
of the Merchants AsSociation and IT'S enoTtS bi,
object lessons at the expense OF the nen-
bers and business men connected tneIe tei
made which were effected solely by their
persistent and disinterested efforts anu
indees of what should or should not be
done il is we'll TO have the OPINION aiso
advice of our business men. Inc lInPIOESe
nenf cII1bs which present claims for I'M
provements at the public expense, Ir9Is IRON tn1si
extent and cost, unless all are neritUIiotpiTSs rItiS
may frustrate and prevent nahg 1iIbsd 10 II is
objects from being aceompnshed;r 5CIr,,,1ittee
believe it to be proper to submit 70 saII
association the various projects supnllttSu
nv the Improvement clubs for their cOIlslu
Grafton and opinion of what acton shoulu
he taken on the respective propositions pre-
santed believing that the interests OF tnls
Community having characterized the acliou
of this association il is well to consult with
representatives of our business interests III
these matters. ,,ards
that the clerk he directed to forward 70
said association a list of the improvements
required in the petitions received from tLc
IMPROVEMENT clubs of this city and county,
To ascertain under the pledge eXacted as
to the limit of taxation, what provision
should be made If the wants are lndls-
nensabIe to meet the expense, and Whether
the funds therefor should be raised py me
issuance of bonds or in the tax levy ,t,tit WIt1
out reference to the so-caled dollar Hllill-
Representatives of the Federation OF
Mission Improvement Clubs were present
at the meeting yesterday to ask that pro.
vision be made in the forthcoming TAX
levy for schools in the Mission district
Their petition was referred, with others
to the Merchants Association. Ihe dele-
eates took affront at suggestion that
the clubs they represent were not as pow
erful as the Merchants Association; ana
that they should organize the working
men of the, city and thus have a strong
voice in matters pertaining TO the gov
eFrana Z sof-~tf1os CITY.
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MY LORD, THE POUNDMAN.

c AUSALITO'S Trustees may be ordinarily a
bright and brainy lot but they surely sub
- Ject TO lapses into Stiffness They have con-
ferred upon the poundkeeper the herder OF the er-
rant canine power to enter any private premises and
search from basement to garret, not omlttng the
closet where the family skeleton may be concealed.
The lordly poundman does need any legal paper.
His entire authority is to consist of suspicion that
the premises may harbor dog.
We have not the honor OF acquaintance with the
Sausalito brand OF purp pursuer, but II he IS any
like the variety which has at times devastated this
city, there would be nothing for householders to do
but abide at home with shotgun in easy reach.
OF course law wildly unconstitutional will never
stand test and unless the dog gentleman IS fool
he will not be party any effort to have it tested.
He would by invading private property run grave
risk Of being kicked out and the consciousness OF de-
serving every kick would add to the pang OF his
bruises. No American citizen with sense enough to
go in out of the rain and place to 60 will permit
a proving interloper though backed by an alb
surd band of Trustees, to about his buildings or
to enter them without warrant invitation.
Those Trustees, as soon they experience a lucid
interval should get together and rescind this bit of
freak legislation
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Mechanics, institute Committees.

President Ernest A. Denicke of the
Mechanics Institute has appointed the
following standing committees of the
board of trustees for the ensuing year:
Finance-Presson. Heald, Culver. Library.
Rocks and donations-Healy, Kendrick, Brunt.
Lectures and classes-Wison, Tickner, Neal
Printing and advertising-Neal, Wilson. Brunt
Tickner, Wilson, Presson Machinery-Wall
Culver Kendrick. Art-Heald Healy, Nc
Taren Fxhibits-CuIver, Wallis, Presson.
Tickets and admissions-Brunt, Head. Tick
ner Music and corations-Kendrick. Nc
Taren Neal Management-Fraser, Plum,
Healy. Folsom-streft lot-Wallis, Kendrick'
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ADJUSTMENTS.

.trad Opera GS1Sefarbet Seville" afternoon.
Tivoi-"The Pretty Poacher.''
Alcazar-'A Social Highwayman.
Crpheuul- Vaudeville
Aihambra-'Dewey, oe Manila
c
ryiyisla.-Corner Mason and streets Speciaes
Central steepledhase
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CeIvarian Society Services.

At the Calvarian Society's exercises
which will be held as usual at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at st. Mary's Ca
thedral. the Rev. P. E. Mulligan will de-
liver discourse on Human Desolation,"
Text: MY God, my God. why hast thou
forsaken me?" (St Matthew, xxvii:46.)
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cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March III Dannen-
baum OF San Francisco is at the Holland.
Charles w. Moore Of San Francisco is at
the Bartholdi
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burglar recently caught in the act OF pillaging
house in this city had in his pocket at the time a
beautiful letter from his mother counselng him to be
honest and appealing to him with all the ardor OF a
mothers love not to disgrace the family name The
picture of the well his conduct shows him
to be degenerate He needs term in the peniten-
tary, and for the sake of this mother it ought to be
fol life.
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Cal glace fruit SOC per n at Townsends..

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Alien' 81. 510 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

1t has been stated that the danger to
trees from lightning depends not only on
their height but also on their conduc-
tibility resulting from more or less rich
ness of sap.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

If you lack appetite try half wine glass Of
&ngostura Bitters half hour before meals.
Made by ]. G. b. Segert & Sons.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

The smallest flower known to the bot
anist is saiu TO be that of the yeast plant.
1t is microscopic in size, and is said to
be only one-hundredth part of a milli
meter in diameter.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

Luxuriant hair with it's youthful color as
sured by using PARKERs HAIR BALsAM.
hISoERcoRNs, The best cure Tor cornS IS 80
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

There is something unspcalaby sad in the death Of
Princess Kaiulani. Born into atmosphere OF hope
never to be realized. bred to the idea that throne
awaited her. her brief lie albeit pleasant times,
: tragedy. She called while in the prime OF
youth and beauty and her people will long remember
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18

1t is to be hoped the desire OF Governor Roosevelt
that the execution OF woman, about take place in
New York; shall be decently conducted and fairly
ported will be respected. But New York is the home
Of yellow journalism.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS,

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE-J E.
M. jamestown. Cal. The maximum tenn
perature in June, 1898, was SO; July. IQ4,
and August, 10. In Stockton 1t was IN
June 9S; July, 1O4 and August, 100.
JDEAL, CROP CONDITIONS W. L.,
City To assure full crop of wheat and
fruit in California would necessitate
about II inches of rain after January /,
distributed as follows: January, mches;
February, 2 inches; March, inches' ana
April inches.
RATES OF. FARE-G. n. w, Grass
valley. Cal. The rates of fare first and
second class from New York to Liverpool
vary according to the line by which the
party desires to take passage. First class
varies from 800 to $500 and second ciass
from $40 $50 to $50. There, is also d an
ference in the rates in summer ana IN
winter.
MURDER AND GRAND JURY-sub-
scriber. French Camp, Cal. An Individual
accused of the commission of the crime
of murder may be tried in a superior
Court in the State of California in lne
county in which the crime was COM
mitted, upon an information preseniiso i5,
nv the District Attorney, or upon an IN
dictment presented by the Grand Jury OF
the county. A Grand Jury in the Stale
of California is not a salarled oooy'
ETIoUETTE-S., City The word eti-
onette which means simply a label or
ticket, received it's present tguralve sig
MITIGATION from the fact that an old Seotch
gardener. who LAID out the grounds at
! Versailles for Louis XIV, being much an
noyed by courtiers walking over his newly
made grounds. at length had labels placed
I 10 indicate where they might pass; AT
! first no heed was paid to the labels, but
| hint from high quarters that in future
! the walks of the courters must be Wlthln
| the etiouettes was promptly attended to,
! and to keep within the etiquettes became
| the correct thing. The meaning of the
| phrase was afterWard widened, and IL
! now universally understood.
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The attempt of the Armours to brbe of the
chief witnesses against them will not tend to pro-
tmote belief in the purity OF the outfit
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AUCTION SALES.

BY 4 " 1ouaerback-This Day, at o'clock Turkish
al tfeary>
& Co-Thursday, March % at u NJ hea4
tat II California street
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Possibly the election of Senator Clark of Mon
tana due to corrupt methods However the
charge coming from the Daily faction OF the Demo-
cratic party does not appear effective This faction
embraces the people who put up S3o,ooo pretending
that it from Clark, and who had to forfeit the
sum. 1t does not that they in position to
be casting stones.
Daniel O'Shea has pleaded guilty to murder IN the
second degree, which is very kind of him. Plainly
enough he is guilty of worse, but the difficulty and
expense OF proving have evidently appealed to the
better nature of O'Shea. He cannot be hanged, and
there would be no utility in imprsonng him for
longer than the term of his natural life.
When they have street fight in Hot Springs it is
good one, and while it crowds the morgue triae,
nobody is left to bother the courts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17
EX-G0V. Robe
Elected Commander Of the
Maine Grand Army.
The Contest is Very Warm---He Has
IS Votes Majority.
Other Business and Incidents Of Annual En-.
campmcnt at Bangor.

Bangor. Me, Feb. lG.-(SpeciaU.--
The Grand Army encampment was
brought to Il close, this evening, with
a rousing campfire in City hall. Ths
sessions of the department during the
day We're full OF interest, the attend
ance was much larger than on Wcdnes-
day. many of the delegates not arriv-
ing here until this morning. The morn
ing session in City hall opened at 3
O'clock, with Commander Southland in
the chair. No sooner had the encamp-
ment come to order, than there was a
hot discussion over the adoption of the
resolution thanking Senator Frye for
his services in the recent war which
was introduced by DR.. A. c. Hamlin
of Bangor, on Wednesday, Maj. II. A.
Shorey, the editor of the BridgtOn
News, said that he was not in favor of
any such resolution being spread upon
the records of the Maine G.. A. r.
He claimed that there was too much
politics in the Frye resolution and he
believed that it was out of place when
introduced at a gathering of this kind
Immediately there was great excite
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17
AN |NCENDIARY.
Probably Cause Of $l3,500
Fire at Portland.
Buildings on Fore and Exchange Street
Badly Scorched, Thursday.
Peter WEIGH Bound Over for Confessed Burq.
larry at South Berwick.

Portland. Me-. Feb. 16.-Fire destroy
ed the interior of the block owned by
the Thomas heirs at the corner of Ex-
change and Fore streets, early this
morning. causing loss of over $500
tiremen were hampered at first by avn
ings and electric wires.
The fire was discovered in closet on
the second floor and an alarm was runs
in al 6.25 o'clock. A second alarm was
rung shortly after but by the time the
extra firemen arrived those who first
responded had it almost completely un-
der control and the extra firemen We're
excused. But for an iron door which
connected the burned block with an ad-
joining block on Exchange street being
closed the fire would have been much
greater.
The estimated losses and insurance
are as follows:
Building owned by the Thomas heirs,
loss $4,000. insurance $4,000. w. II. Rich,
loss nearly total, $500. insurance, 5000
c. II. Farley. loss on stock and manu-
featured goods, $4,000. insurance, $500.
Bernstein Bros, loss $4,000, insurance
$500.
There is small water damage in
buildings adjoining owned by the
TukeSbury estate and the Thomas es.
tate; fully covered by insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17
FIRE At coopee's MILLS.
Thomas Howc's Single Mill. an Old Land
mark. Destroyed by Fire.

Coopers Mills. Me-. Feb. 1G.-tSpecial.)-
The single mill owned by Thomas Howe
situated just below the bridge. was des-
troyed by fire. tonight. The loss will be
$1,000, no insurance The mill was an old
landmark, being the oldest mill in the
place.
There was Il threshing machine stored
i'm the back part of the mill and it was
destroyed, together with 10000 shingles
and the mill machinery.
The workmen had Il fire in the mill
late in the day, but they say there was
no fire in the mill after O'Clock. this
afternoon. The fire was discovered a,
1870, tonight, and as there is no water
system here all efforts to save it Were
useless The cause of the blaze is sup
posed to have been hot box.