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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
.GEARY DOES
POLITICS FOR
HIS FRIENDS
Partisan Commission Is
Named to Represent
the State.
Attempt at Fusion Between
Union Labor and Demo
cratic Parties.
Nominated to Serve California, For
mer Santa Rosa Lawyer Becomes
Nothing More Than Exam
iner's Mouthpiece.

eThomas j. Geary, chairman of the Call
ifornia Chinese exclusion convention, has
announced the committees to serve this
State and coast in the broadeSt and most
vital movement that has ever engaged the
attention of the citizens of this and SIS
ter coast States. One glance at the per-
sonnel of the commission appointed will
disclose instantly how Thomas J. Geary.
! intrusted with general and honest duty
has prostituted himself and the cause of
the State on the altar of politics.
Knowing full well from a purview of
Thomas j. Geary's political career and
his record in the Nome cases what was
likely to happen, The Call predicted that
out of his narrOw-mIndedness he would
sacrifice the best interests of the public
for the satisfaction of those who made
of him their mouthpieee and their puppet
during the proceedings of the convention
lately concluded
Here are the names of the Commission
erS OF California to washington: Andr6W
FuruSeth, Ex-Governor James n. Bucd,
Truxton Beale, James d. Phelan and Ed
ward J. Livernash.
All parties have by right the claim of
equal representation on these commit
tees vet there is but single Republican
named among the Commissioners, against
four, Democrats. Truxton Beale @ Is the
Geary's own political persuasion
The commission is really an Examiner
nomination. Edward ]. Livernash is an
employe of the Examiner. Thomas
]. Geary took the orders that issued from
the Examiner building, obeying every one
of its behests and declaring from the
platform sentiments and opinions nodded
and formed by his master.
So mendacious and at the same time so
patent in intent are these appointments
by the man who was selected to do gen.
eral service for the people Of the coast
that there is no need of reading between
the lines. Thomas j. Geary intends with
his fellows to do politics at some future
day and this is the means they take. 1t
is nothing more nor less than an attempt
at fusion between the Democrats and the
Union Labor party. Between them they
hope to ride the horse of exclusion to fu-
ture political preferment.
The secretary of the commissioners of
California to Washington, though not Of
ficially named, is to be j. Mclaughlin, sec
retary of the Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Geary, who has denied all lawyers who
have had Chinese for clients the privilege
of speaking at the convention, has done
his first partisan work for himself-Geary,
the man who has had more Chinese. busi-
ness of non-exclusion nature than all
the rest of the attorneys who represent
the MongOlS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
NETTIE r. CRAVEN FAILS
TO SECURE NEW TRIAL
Judge Trout Refuses to Grant the
Motion Made by James G.
MaC1Iire.

The motion for new trial of Nettie R.
Craven's famous suit against the Fair es-
tate was denied by Judge Trout yester-
day. The decision of Judge Slack, who
declared the deeds pu, ported to be made
by James C. Fair to be forgeries, is thus
sustained.
The motion for anew trial of the case
was made by ex-Judge James G.. Ma
guire. At the time the motion was mad-
Mrs Craven sought to secure change Of
venue on the ground that Judge Trout:
was prejudiced, but her efforts were de-
feated, and after an argument lasting
several days the motion to reopen TIE
proceedings was submitted.
The decision of judge Trout, rendered
Yesterday, practically prevents Mrs Cra
ven from again trying to secure the Mis-
sion street and Pine street properties,
which she claims Fair decided to her.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
VOTE ON CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Merchants Association Takes Boil of
Members on Important Question.

The returns from a vote of the MEM
bers of the Merchants Association on
questions pertaining to the Chinese ex-
c!usion act are as follows:
Do you favor the extension of the present
Chinese exclusion act? Ayes, 425: noes. 20S.
Do you favor a modified Chinese exclusion
act? Ayes 243: noes, 376.
Do you favor sending delegates from the
Merchants Association to the Chinese exclusion
convention? Ayes 538; noes. 81.
Affirmative answers to No. 3, If pledged for
Affirmative answers to No. 8, If pledged
against Chinese exclusion act-Ayes, q noes, 0.
Affirmative answers to No. 3, If pledged for
modified Chinese exclusion act-Ayes 5; noes, 0.
Affirmative answers to No. 3, If pledged also
for Japanese exclusior-Ayes, 1; noes, O.
Parties desire matter to be left to board of
directors discretion-Ayes, 4; noes, o.
The delegates who were appointed by
the Merchants Association to the Chi
nese Exclusion, Convention are Frank j.
Symmes, Marshal Hale and Andrew NJ.
Ila Wis
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

there is but very little commerce between
Mexico and Asia and new steamship COM
pany is needed to take hold of the trade and
build 1t up. The Pacific Charter Company of
Mexico has made contract to open. new
steamship line between Mexico and Chinas and
all goods from Mexico to China will be shipped
on this line
According to concession or contract the Mex
ican Government promises to give the Pacific
Charter Company all rights to fish on the Mex
ican coast line. This concession includes salt
fish, dried fish and shrimp and canning. To
do this great fishing business Chinese are de-
sired These fishing grounds are good, large
There is plenty of room for million Chinese
fishermen. There is plenty of all kinds Of
fish and shrimp. Near the beach the land is
very rich and one raise all kinds of vege-
tables, fruit and sugar cane and coffee.
The climate is very good and warm, like
and does not leave the surface of the ground
mushy. There is sickness. There is
space of 1000 miles of Pacific coast In Mexico.
The president of the company, NJ. F. Tar
pey, has resided in Mexico about ten years
He is friend of the Mexican President and
He knows all about land and water rights
having Travelled several years in Mexico.
Tempting Offers Are Made.
The Pacific Charter Company has made a
contract with China and the Mexican Govern
Chinese necessaries. such as, tea. rice. etc. In
one year steamships will be running between
ports in Mexico and to China. There is a
steamship company in this city willing
to take both fishing and exporting business
The name of the company is the Pacific Char
ter Company.
Rich men from New York are in the steam
ship company, but the laborers and fishermen
are expected to come from China. The fisher
men from China are expected to come in groups
OF fifteen to twenty, each group to have a
foreman. The company gives the foreman
license to fish and shows him where to fish.
The company cannot buy tns fish or import
chants in San Francisco, throus:1 the foremen
do all this. Ali the company wants is the
freight.
The rules are:
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Burglars Rob a Saloon.

The saloon of Penther & Cordes on the
northwest corner of Bryant and Fourth
streets was entered by burglars Sunday
night. Penther closed the establishment
shortly before midnight. Several hours
afterward a special policeman who passed
the saloon discovered bar which pro-
tected the transom in watering trough
near the saloon and commenced an inves-
tigation He found that the transom had
been removed and calling two of the reg
ular police officers entered the place. A
slot machine had been pried open with the
aid of a Jimmie and $40 in cash taken.
The register behind the bar had also been
opened, but fortunately it contained but
a small amount Of change. Several bot
ties of whisky and quantity of tobacco
was also carried away by the robbers.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

IMULTANEOUS with the popuIar
demand that the Chinese excIu-
sion law shall be re-enacted in or
~ der to protect tie interests of tac
workingmen of the United States,
news comes from Mexico that bold plan
is being carried out in order that hordea
of Orientals may be allowed to land in
this country.
NJ. F. Tarpey, the well-known Demo-
cratic politician, and John E. Bennett,
the attorney for Ho Yow the Chinese
Consul General, are the leaders in plan
which, unless Immediately blocked, will
flood the United States with thousands of
Chinese via the border line of Mexico.
In January of this year Tarpey was the
president of the Pacific Charter Company.
that claimed to have secured concessions
from the Mexican Government to estab-
lish steamship lines between Mexico and
China for the purpose of coloniZing the
Mexican republic with 100000 coolie Ia
borers, but in reality to allow the Chi
nese to slip over the Mexican bordersinto
the United States.
The expose of the scheme by The Call
and the denial by the Mexican authorities
at the time that Tarpey and his asso-
ciates had received any concessions, as
claimed, effectually blocked the bold
scheme.
When in January last Tarpey and his
confreres sought to secure capital for
their proposed colonization and fishing
lars printed in Chinese, were scattered
in Chinatown and in the Oriental quarters
of all large American cities.
The plans of Tarpeys company are al
most identical with the proposed conces-
sion, that is likely to be granted by the
Congress of Mexico at any day.
According to the Chinese circular issued
last January Tarpey and his friends in
tended to bring from China to Mexico
more than 1000, 900 coolies. Just how
many were to remail in Mexico Tarpey
did not state. 1t is d well-known fact
that the Chinese have no desire to settle
in Central America or South America.
The United States Z good enough for
them, for here are their friends and rela-
tives, who have made fortunes in many
trades and callings.
With an influx of Or entails into Mexico
it would be an impossible task for the
American authorities to prevent the
coolies from f1ocking across the line into
the United States. II: fact, it would re-
ouire an army of huge proportions to
guard the border.
Bait for Chinese Investors.
According to the articles of incorpora-
ton filed on December Is, 1900, in the of"
fee of the County Clerk the following
were interested with Tarpey in his Mexi-
can colonization scheme:
Michael E. Tarpey, Alameda: L. K Kent
we'll Honolulu: Arthur B. Tarpey, Alameda;
John e. Bennett, Berkeley; K. E. Harrington,
Oakland
The capital stock was to be s12, 500 900
divided into 100000 shares of the par value
of s25 each. The circular issued year
ago to the Chinese people in their own
language told clearly the objects of the
Tarpey scheme.
The Chinese circular, translated into
English, is as follows:
The Pacific Charter Company proposes on be-
half of the Mexican Government to encourage
Chinese as wen as Europeans to come to Mex
ico and have special privileges. AT present
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

WILL RESCUE CHILDREN. Secretary
White of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children has petitoned the Superior
Court for letters of guardianship over the five
children of Christina Everson. 1t is alleged
to attend school, but compels them to sell
papers on the water front. where they ex-
posed to much physical discomfort and evil
influences.
SIGNATURE TO DEED is GENUINE.-In
the opinion of Judge Trout the signature of
Caroline Flockart to the deed conveying a
portion of the estate of Robert Bright to Ben
oni Sarle is genuine, notwithstanding the testi-
mony to the contrary given by Eisenschimmel
and Arnes handwriting experts. The court re-
fused TO make order setting the deed aside
yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
JURY SECURED TO TRY
r. G.. WILSON FOR MURDER
Trial Of the Slayer Of Little Maggie
Hartwell Will Commence


Twelve jurymen were secured in Judge
DUNES court yesterday to try Robert q.
Wilson on the charge Of killing little
Maggie Hartwell on the evening of Ju.y
4 last.
Wilson is an ex-policeman, and he is
accused of firing a shot into crowd Of
children who were playing about a bon
fire near his residence, on Shipley street,
between Fourth and Fifth streets. TIE
bullet struck Maggie Hartwell, 13 years
of age, who was in TIE crowd, and in
fiicted a wound which caused her death
Il few hours later.
The jurymen who will determine che
guilt or innocence of Wilson, who is an
old man, are:
David F. McGraw, Isaac l.. Houser. Abrarn
Fromberg, Martin H. Mohrdick Eugene L
Marshall, Johann Mitau, H o. Brewer, James
Farrow, c. S. Arnold, Michael Murphy, ]. F.
Huber and Car T. Thompson.
The trial of the case will commence this
morning at 10 o'clock in Judge Dunno 5
court.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

LECKOUBY STEALS BREAD.-william
Leckouby, % years of age, was arrested early
yesterday morning by Policeman H. L. Folsom
on the charge of petty larceny. He had been
systematically stealing loaves OF bread from
w. A. Burns baker at 2O1 Valencia street,
and was caught in the act yesterday morning.
He was in the habit of stealing five or six
loaves at time and selling them. He appeared
before Judge Cabaniss yesterday and the case
was continued until Saturday.
DIES AFTER AN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Leland has reported to the police certain sus-
of Mrs. Agnes Gallagher of 2SS Clara street,
who died at o'clock yesterday morning in the
Pacific Hospital of blood poisoning resulting
from an unlawful operation performed by a
woman.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
To Raise Money for Uniforms.

Company G. League of the Cross Ca
diets, will give Thanksgiving entertain
ment Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows
Hail. The programme will consist of a
farce, Tanning a Tiger" and a drama.
Sunset, James C. O'DonnelI will direct
the affair, with the assistance of num-
Der of other talented young people Of this
city and vicinity. The affair will conclude
with dance. The proceeds will be USED
to purchase new uniforms.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Pnrse-snatcher Held.

Charles Morris was held to answer be-
fore the Superior Court by Judge Conlan
yesterday on a charge of grand larceny
in $4,000 bonds. Friday morning he snatch
ed purse from Mrs. Robert Thisby of
Walnut Creek while she was standing at
the corner of Grant avenue and Sutter
street. He ran, but was captured by De-
tectives Harper and Armstrong.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Christmas HOLIDAYS in Mexico.

Southern Pacific special train leaves
San Francisco December 1S, Los Angeles
December 10. reaching Mexico in time for
the holiday celebrations. Round trip San
Francisco, $50: Los Angeles, $70 Person
ally conducted. Dining car. Pullman
sleepers. Limit go days. Low side trip
rates. Optional itineraries. Make reser-
vations 613 Market street. San Francisco.
261 South Spring street, Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Rob Cash Register.

Three thieves entered saloon at 10 Sec
ond street about o'clock last evening
and while two of them attacked Joe Cole
man. one of the proprietors of the place,
the other robbed the cash register. They
only succeeded in getting a small amount
of money. Coleman was severely beaten
on the head The matter was immedi-
ately reported to the police.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
SCHEME TO ALLOW YELLOW HORDES
TO CROSS THE MEXICAN BORDER
NJ F. Tapey and John E. Bennett Revive Gigantic Plan Give
Orentas Free Passagewayto Evade Exclusion Laws Hoping
Secure Concession Colonzng the Southern Republic

First-The fisherman must get for himself
tea, rice, vegetables, clothing and goods trom rem
the foreman or Chinese merchants; Inc racile e
Charter Company is not after tnat klnu VI
business.
second-These necessaries will be carried by p
the company The freight charges VIII De
cheap. Other than the fishermen ana mer7
chants will have to pay higher. -u,, +ha,,
Third-When the fishermen begin WORK tney
must make contract with foremen to buy
their implements from Chinese mercnants. II
not, the contract is broken; ro,st buv the
salt or dried fish, besides canned nsn oI 1n ueI,
wise the foremen will take charge; AcapulTH 1;1i
and all other stopping places for the SnlpS WIN
have warehouses; Canneries will be established
all along the coast and the company WIN WI nav na :
a small steamer to visit the cannerles every
week to take the dried and salt hsh TO Aca-
pulco
Mexico May Give Concession.
In the parliamentary Chronicle Is
sued by the Mexican Government Tor TINS
month, appears an extended account oi
the proposed concession to Iarpey anu
Bennett that the Minister OF Fupiic
Works, Colonization and Industry OF MeA. tIsa
leo has recommended Tor passdse ~ '
The co Concession is made to Tarpey and
Bennett or to any company lney iais, nc =
form and gives them the entlre nSiittls ~ 8
privileges of the Mexican coasl W ;Id IL
Pacific Ocean, contingent on their Du1lu- ~
ing and operating a steamship iliie ,;s ne
tween Mexico and China and announcer hiie
The company is to be free from taxa a a.
ton of any kind and is to be allowed to Q
land passengers anywhere on the Mexican
coast which is more than 1000 niles IN eA-
The wording of the concession I1, enume,
rates all that was set forth in the Snlnese
circular issued by Tarpey ana Bennett
significant feature in the proposed
concession is the one that gives lne coili5
pany two years in which to build ana
PThis nroviso looks Suspicious in the face
of iffs the pappsl appeal by the Chinese diplomats
that the exclusion laws be suspended Tor
that time "just as an experiment 10 see
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
COMMISSIONERS ARE NAMED.
Chairman Geary Appoints Men to
Chinese Exclusion Committees.

Chinese Exclusion Committees.
Thomas j. Geary, chairman of the Cali
fornia Exclusion Convention, announces
the following appointments
Commissioners of California to Washington
Andrew Furuseth, Ex-Governor James H. Budd,
Trixton Beale James D. Phelan and Edward
J. Livernash.
Press committee-P. Burlington of the Jack
son Republican, E. A. Walcott of the Ex-
aminer John McNaught of The Call, Edward
F. Adams of the Chronicle, Charles Dunbar OF
the Santa Rosa Press-D Democrat.
Additions to executive committee-A. Sbar-
boro George Stone, jeremiah F. Sullivan.
James H. wilkins Henry H. Taylor. Thomas
F. Barry, M H. de Young, James H: o Brien.
Arthur g. Fisk. ]. C. Kirkpatrick. George A.
Ross Eugene E. Schmitz, Ed Rosenberg, ]. s.
Parry, George H Knight.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

BURNS LOSES SUIT.-A jury in Judge
Hunts court rendered a verdict in favor of
the defendants yesterday in the suit of Isidore
Burns against the Durham, Carrigan & Hay
den Company. Burns sued the firm for $50 COO
damages he claimed he sustained by being
lery by an employe Of the firm at its store.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Advocates servile Glass.

r,,e first Chinese visited the United
c+a4ss because they were persuaded to
do so by the Union and Central Pac1nc
railroad companies, which could not get
white labor to build their railroads.
when the roads were built the Chinese
lahorers were turned on to md employ
rnent or themselves.
Ho Vow asserted tnat If there was no
exclusion act the Chinese could not COM
nete with white labor. Every channel Of
life must be filed, he said. II all were
rich there would be none to cook for
them or to do their washing. The coun-
trv needed the Chinese to make 1t a sue
cess. Speaking of the assimilability
of the Chinese laborers with the eau
cas;an. he said that it would be danger
ous for this country to try to incorporate
anv low element into society. Why did
ENGLAND respect the United States? Be
cause they were being undersold. China
had one-third of the population of the
Ho Vow insisted that Chinese exclusion
would interfere with the trade of the
limited States with China The Chinese
were not without sentiment and they re-
sented an injury. During the recent war
with Spain the clothing manufacturers of
san Francisco could not get white peopIe
to work on the clothes for the American
soldiers at the price they wished to nav
What would have become of the Soldiers
If the Chinese had not made their
clothes? The clothing manufact,I
would. say that white people did not wish
to work for pittance. The Chinese as
laborers filed places that white peopIe
did not want
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

sHIP-OwNERs SUE CITY.-Oliver J. OIser
and Albert Meyer owners of the schoonersA
Oliver J. Olsen and Columbia, fled suits yes
terday against the city to recover the amount
Of taxes levied by Tax Collector Scott on the
vessels. They claim the taxes were levied
illegally on the ground that their vessels did
not run in or out of this port at the time
they were assessed The taxes paid by Olsen
and Meyer amount to S544 81.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Typography Outfits.

We have fitted I'D a small exhibit of
burnt wood and leather which all are in
vited to see. Wood and skins for burn
ing and typography machines for the mill
lion Sanborn, Vail & Co., IA Market
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
THE TRICK.

OZzZ7 TRICK may involve deceit or it may
NNHNbe display of peculiar skill. There
RZNi is deceit in some soaps, bot there is
none in Ivory Soap; it is display OF pecu-
far skill. 1t viii stand any test and can be
relied Upon to do all that is claimed for It.
:, 1g IVORY SOAP IS ee.>@ PER CENT. PURE.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

There is nothing in the world more delight
full than drink of good whiskey-and Jesse
Moore is good whiskey.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Geary Opposes 30 VOW.

Thomas ]. Geary attacked Ho Vows
conclusions vigorously He said that the
country in the civil war clothed and fed
100000 men for years, without the aid
of Chinese or any other people Then
was carried on war to preserve a coun-
try based upon manhood. Ho Vow had
spoken as it might be supposed he would,
for he represented a civilization in which
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

how it will work. BY that time Tarpey
and Bennett would have their steamship
lines operating and exclusion laws would
fail to keep the hordes of Mcngolians
from crossing the border of Mexico into
the United States.
A prominent member of the local Mexi-
can colony, in speaking of the matter,
said yesterday:
My country has no objection to the Chinese
for we have large territory to fill. But our
Government does not understand the Chinese
as the Americans do. We possibly have about
5000 Chinese in Mexico. The Government evil
IDENTIFY took the tempting bait offered by Tar
pey and Bennett and is likely to secure the
passage of the bill by our Congress.
You cannot get a Chinese to remain in Mex
leo If he sees the slightest chance to get into
the United States. They have their relatives
lin America and have heard how quickly
wealth is made in this big republic.
This talk of fishing privileges and canneries
to be erected is simply g blind to the eyes of
some excuse to land hundreds of thousands of
Chinese in Mexico and what more plausible
than that of the fishing privileges and can
neries For one Chinese that might remain in
Mexico ninety would slip across the border
into America.
If this country does not wish to see a Chi
nese invasion via the border line of, Mexico
it must take immediate steps. A friendly sug-
gestion by the American Government to ;he
Mexican republic that the proposed concession
to Tarpey and Bennett is Objectionable would,
without doubt, secure the rejection OF TIE
grant.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26
Chinese Guarantee 81, 900, 900.

1t is freely limited at in certain quarters
that the Chinese residents in America
have guaranteed more than $1,000, ,00C
toward the proposed plan of Tarpey and
Bennett and that the money will be put
up as soon as the concession is secured
from the Mexican Government.
With a line of steamships running from
China to Mexico and with the knowledge
that it is almost impossible to guard the
American Mexican border, the Chinese are
not likely to worry much as to how to
evade the extension of the exclusion laws
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-26

G. c. Clemens, of Topeka,