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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
DASHA THROWS
Up THE SPONGE
He and Dempsey Enter Plea
of Guilty to the Third
Charge of Conspiracy

When the case of the United States
VS. w. ]. Dasha, T. j. Dempsey,
Thomas T. Burnett and Lee Linn was
called for trial yesterday in the United
Skates District Court DaSha and
Dempsey entered pleas of guilty and
were ordered TO appear for sentence on
Saturday morning.
The Indictment charges the defend
ants with having entered into con-
spiracy to land Chinese illegally into
the United States. The trial of Lee
Linn was postponed until April 10 on
account of the absence of Samuel M.
Shortridge. counsel for the defendant.
This is the last of the celebrated
substitution cases, in which four white
men have been disgraced and which
caused Deputy United States Marshal
William p. Gamble to commit suicide
Dasha, Dempsey and HON Toon were
convicted of conspiracy on the first in
dictment Dasha and Dempsey pleaded
guilty TO the second and third indict-
ments and Wong Din was convicted on
the second indictment. The prosecution
granted a separate trial to Burnett on
each of the three indictments. but a
nolle prosequi will be entered as to
him, for it is conceded that without his
testimony convictions might not have
been obtained.
The maximum penalty on each charge
of conspiracy is two years imprison-
ment in the State penitentiary and
fine of $4,000. AS there is some doubt
whether the indictments do not refer
to- one and the same conspiracy il is
unlikely that the full penalty will be
exacted A sentence of six months i'm
prisonment in the County Jail was all
that was imposed by Judge de Haven
upon Wong Din for substituting Ma
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
Job for JanitOrs.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an examination on
April %, 1904, for the position of janitor
in the Sub-Treasury building at San
Francisco, at $500 per annum, and other
similar vacancies as they may occur
at that place. Age limit, u to so years
All honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors of the War of the Rebellion will
be admitted to this examination with
out regard to the maximum age limit.
Persons who have suffered the loss of
an arm or a leg, who are ruptured, or
who have other serious disability are
considered disqualified for this position.
Apply to the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, d. c.,
or to the secretary of the Consolidated
Board of Civil Service Examiners, 301
Jackson street, San Francisco, for ap-
plication form 1852, which should be
properly executed and filed in complete
form with the commission at Wash
ington prior to the hour of closing busi-
ness on April 23, 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
WANTS FRANCHISE TO
LAY UNDERGROUND WIRES
independent Messenger Company Asks
Permit TO Inaugurate Another Ser
vice in Downtown District.

The petition of the Independent
Messenger Company to lay under
ground wires in the downtown district
was laid over for one week yesterday
by the Supervisors Street Committee
to give the other messenger companies
a chance to be heard on the subject.
The company desires to maintain and
use electric wires and cables, with the
necessary switches. for the purpose of
conducting a messenger service. The
petition is signed by A. w. Wehe,
president, and Ella A. Potter, secre-
tary.
The committee ordered the roadway
Of Church street, between Twenty
third and Twenty-ninth. to be btu
minized, and also the improving of
Hermann street, between Buchanan
and Market; Laguna streets, between
Hermann and Market; l street be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth.
and Eighteenth street, between Castro
and Danvers. The committee referred
TO the Board of Works for adjustment
the petition of s. J. Nau for damage
to his property by blasting The
Board Of Works was also requested to
remedy the bad condition of Webb
street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
WOULD AMEND
an ORDINANCE
Public Works Officials Say
the Law on Street Grade
Changes Works a Hardship

Commissioner Of Works Woodward
and Assistant City Engineer Marser
held a conference yesterday regarding
the claims for damages filed by owners
Of property in the vicinity of streets on
Parnassus Heights and other localities,
the grades Of which have been ordered
TO be changed by formal resolution.
The two officials named agreed that
the existing ordinance, based on the
provisions Of the charter requiring
those benenting by the change before
the actual Improvement is commenced.
should be repealed, or at least modi-
fed. as il works a hardship.
AS it is now the grade change is only
ordered on paper and yet damage
claims must be paid before the damage
has really been done.
Woodward stated that the ordinance
is absurd because. though the grade
changes are officially ordered, they
may not be carried out for five or ten
years and perhaps not at all He
instanced one case in point Of a prop
erty owner who filed a damage claim
Of $4,000 on account Of certain grade
changes recommended by the Board of
Works and ordered by the Board OF
Supervisors.
This man. under the law. must be
paid the $4,000. he said. Now, should
il be determined to carry on the actual
change Of grade at some future time.
together with the sewering and paving
Of the street, this man could, according
to the law, refuse TO pay for his share
OF the work because the cost is in ex-
cess Of half the value Of his property.
The need Of amending the ordinance is
apparent"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
TURLOCK IRRIGATION
BOARD NAMES COMMITTEE
Wants Additional Facts Before Con-
senting to Surrender Reservoir
Sites on TuOlumne River

The resolution adODSed by the Tur-
lock Irrigation District relative to
conference with San Francisco repre-
sentatives about this city's petition
now before Congress to acquire a
municipal water supply from the
Tuolumne River was forwarded to the
Board of Supervisors yesterday. The
resolution recites that r. NJ. Williams.
NJ. Mcpherson, l.. y. Mire, Joseph
Joyce and p. j. HaZen have been ap-
pointed a committee to meet the San
Francisco representatives and a COM
mittee from the Turlock Irrigation Dis
trict on the subject.
The resolution also says that eft is
the present sense of the TurlOck board
that until additional facts are presented
it cannot assent to anything looking
to the passage of the. reservoir sites on
the Tuolumne River into the control Of
any private or special interest and
which does not involve the utilization
of the storage privileges based on the
use of those sites on broad and COM
prehensive lines so as to provide for
the storage of the largest practicable
amount of water. and under such con-
ditiOns as shall preserve to the people
dependent upon the river named all
rights for water they now have or
which under future conditions they
ought in justice and equity to have"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
NO SELECTION
OF PRINCIPAL
Another Candidate Appears
for Prospective Vacancy
in the Girls High School

The various applications for the pros
pective vacancy in the principalship OF
the Girls High School due to the an
nounced intention of Elisha Brooks to
resign were taken under advisement
by the Board of Education yesterday.
In addition to those already mentioned
for the place, E. NJ Cox, supervising
principal of the Santa Rosa public
schools, filed an application for the po-
siticn. DIR. ]. ]. Gallagher and Pro-
fessor. A. w. Scott, principal of the
Alameda High School, also submitted
their credentials. r. d. Faulkner, J.
NJ. Armstrong and Mary Prag are as
pirants for the place, but the selection
probably will not be made until next
June.
Leaves of absence were granted to
Miss Mary E. Hull, Mrs. Mary Belding,
Miss Rose Fay and Miss J. A Bigley.
The resignation of Viva B. Macarthur
as a teacher in the Humboldt Even
ing High School was accepted and F.
L. Fenton was appointed TO the va
cancy.
The resignation of Mary Van Am
ringe as stenographer was accepted and
resolutions commencing her faithful
service were adopted
The board took under Amusement the
city architects recommendation that
the roof of the Mission High School
be strengthened.
superintendent Langdon filed report
that the exhibit of the work of the
School Department. consisting of 400
bound volumes, had been shipped to the
St Louis Exposition.
The Superintendent has sent out ex-
aminations as tests of efficiency and
not for promotion in arithmetic, geog-
raphy and spelling to all schools, and
the returns show a very high standard
of excellence in the studies.
The following certificates were
granted:
Grammar echool-Misses Kathryn Lindsay,
Sarah A Langdon, Edith Lindquist Hazel
Brown, Ethel Irene Brown Martha Clark. Mrs.
Zenoma Gray Crittenden, Misses Harriet A.
Fish and Margaret Mcdonald
Special domestic science (cookery)-Miss Jes-
sic Narcisso Paulsell. Mrs. Lena Reinstein Els
ner.
Berdie jacobson and Helen C. II. Nesfield.
Special music-Misses Blanche Price, Mary
E. Walsh and Effe f. Smith.
Special deaf and dumb-Misses Ina Maud
Applegarth and Ina M. Smith.
Special iron work-Rolland Z. Peirce
High School certificate renewed-Miss Janet
Wade.
Grammar grade certificates renewed-Miss
Catherine l.. Gorham. Miss J. A. Clayton and
Primary certifcate-Mss Margaret McDon-
aid
Special certificates renewed-Bookkeepin
Mrs. A. J. Meussdorfer; German, Mrs Francis
PriIl.
Permanent Grammar School certiflcate-Miss
Rose T. Lewis.
Permanent special certificate in penmanship-
Miss l.. z. Freese.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
TO STOP SALE
OF WARRANTS
Election Commissioners viii
Break Up System of Pur-
chase of Salary Demands

The Election Commission yesterday y
adopted a resolution directing the
Registrar TO deliver demands for cleo
tion officers only TO such persons VINO
performed the duties thereof. KnowI-
edge had come To the board that Ger
tain persons have secured assignments
ot warrants from election officers prior
to the completion Of their services. The
resolution recites that this system Of
advancing money hes been productive
~ dissipation and neglect" and the
Auditor VIII be asked 10 cooperate in
breaklDs I'D what is regarded as a per
nicious practice.
The petition of the Fourth Congres-
sloral District Committee. signed by
Louis H. Anderson. chairman. and
Martin Kelly. secretary, and another
signed by Maurice L. Asher. chairman
. and p. J. Haskins. secretary. for
place on the official primary ballot
acre received and the petitioners were
notified 10 appear next Tuesday night
and present their claims.
Martin kelly's petition asks for 25o
delegates and the other faction asks
tor only 6S delegates TO the Congress
sl0ral convention.
The Justices OF the Peace We're in
VIted o. appear on Tuesday night and
eNplain their reasons why an election
tor Justices Of the Peace should not
De held this year. the commission hav-
ing decided 10 hold such election.
The petitions certified TO by the Sec
rotary Of State Of the Repu blican
Democratic and Prohibition parties.
hioh have been duly authenticated by
Dee governing committees Of the par
ttes. were received and the Registrar
.HaS directed 10 place them on the Of
Hcial ballot for the primary election to
Boz held Tuesday, May 3.
To was resolved that a all political par-
ties and individuals taking advantage
ri the law permitting the use Of pas
ters be required TO adopt a uniform
color, size and type, a sample Of which
may be procured at the Office Of the
Registrar
The commission accepted the bids Of
Brown & Power for the printing Of
00o official ballots for the primary
election at SIS s., for furnishing en-
Felopes at S6S 81 and poll and tally lists
81 SZth lS. =. A. Anderson was award
ed the contract for erecting election
booths at 81 55 each and H r. Terry
received the contract TO furnish lamps
ano chairs at 81 a for each booth
The commission extended the an
pointment OF twenty warehouse men
for a period OF ten days.
Ten deputy Registrars were reap
pointed for a period not TO exceed
thirty days.
The list of election officers for the
primary election was approved.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
FERRY SLIP DENOUNCED
AS MENACE TO ships
the Collision Between the City of
Dawson and the 1amalpais.

DdNSOn ana TIE IdmalDalS.
United States Local Inspectors BoIIes
and Bulger held an investigation yes
terday into the matter Of the collision
between the steamer Tsmalpais and
the steamer City Of Dawson on March
81 Of this year at the new slip south
Of Washington-street wharf. Captain
2. A. Johnson Of the Tamalpais testi-
fed that the tide pulled his vessel
around out Of the course and that he
could not have done anything TO have
sverted the collision.
II. r. White. captain Of the Tiburon:
y. J. Stoffen Of the General Mcdowell
and Captain Wall OF the United States
naVy testified that the slip was so ar
ranged that a vessel entering il was
subject TO unnecessary danger, par
Ucularly ferry steamers, the lives OF
whose passengers are jeopardized.
A protest setting forth those facts
was presented TO the Board Of Harbor
commissioners on February %. in
which document the captains Of the
southern Pacific, California, North
western, North Shore. Santa Fe and
Oakland Transit ferry systems con-
oemneo the slip as being Inadequate
for large side-wheel steamers.
The inspectors took the matter under
advisenent
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
MODESTO ASKS BOARD
TO ATTEND JUBILEE
Event Marks Completion of Irrigation
System, With Hundreds of Miles
of Canals

The California State Board of Trade
has received special invitation to at
tend a jubilee celebration to be held
at Modesto on April % and 23 in
honor of the completion of the Mo-
desto and Turlock irrigation system.
The canals which are about $50 miles
long, cost s2,50O,O0O and were con-
Structed and are owned and will be
operated by the people resident of the
100000 acres of land supplied by the
canals. This work is of great i'm
portance to this State and the CaIifor-
MA State Board of Trade will send a
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08

against them. and it looks as if Judge
Mcgan will not be influenced by pleas
of prior good character when he SEN
tences them for their latest offense.
Eleven men accused of violating the
anti-pool selling ordinance were dis
charged by Judge Fritz because they
had been arrested on John Doe" war
rants by Policeman Nyhan. All the
Police Judges disapprove the system
which enables a policeman to arrest a
person on a warrant which does not
bear his name, and the Superior Court
recently expressed similar sentiment
At that time a number of arrests of
Hotel Nymphia denizens were made on
nameless warrants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
Wants Theaters Furnigated.

Health officer Ragan yesterday sent
out notices to the managers and own
ers of the various theaters and halls
directing them to fumigate such places
to prevent the possible spread of dis
eases. 1t is suggested that a formalin
lamp be burned after the dismissal of
the audience. so that germs may be
destroyed. Requests were also sent to
the street railway companies to fumi-
gate their cars.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08

Foo. Chinese, with Expressman Duff
fy in Browns photograph gallery
about year ago. 1t is believed that
Dasha and Dempsey pleaded guilty
and thereby saved considerable time 70
the Government because they hoped by
so doing to mitigate the penalty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Grateful Words from Working Girls Who Have Been Helped

Seeing and girls being helped by med
cine thought Irregular in regard
menstruation and had had menscs for four months
of your medicine just to could
without going DOCTOR One bottle great relief
a different girl altogether.
will be without Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, know would not be working to-day If had
REss, Standard Tea &
Grocery Co, 766 Mass. Avenue, Indianapolis Ind.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08
Go the Best WAY.

When you 20 East you might ar well 20 IN,
best way. The Overland Limited. with eiectrf,
light IN every BERTH leaves daily at 10 a. m
and travels over the Southern and Union pa
cifc. No change 20 Chicago. Get q copy q,
sights snc Scenes from the Car Windows
rom :. y. Booth. Gen. Agt Z. p. r. r..
EontEonery 81
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08

Iis thank you wonderful have discovered
for suffering girls working girl and do not believe there
girl of the country who has suffered than
have with female disorders.
Although physicians with their various remedies
tried nothing relieve the terrible
seemed though there help for until finally
persuaded Lydia e. Pnl1ham's Vegetable Compound.
1T worked like magic for had scarcely finished the second
bottle when change noticed whole
health and in the three months time felt like
Miss NJ. T. PAULsoN, 914 Willow Ave-, Hoboken, Nj.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08

In racial war at Fourth and Kear-
ny streets last Wednesday evening the
Italian adults hurled empty bottles at
their youthful American opponents
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-08

Annie Meehan declares she is the
mother of Mary Ellen Farrier, with
whom she was arrested last Thursday
for assaulting a Berkeley lady who de-
clined to give the duo money when
they accosted her on Mission street. 1t
has also been ascertained that the tive
defendants are old offenders. Previous
arrests for vagrancy have been proved
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
Chief Justice May Resign.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Chief JUS
tee Melville W Fuller ofthe Supreme
court Of the United States plans, it
is said, to resign his office on March
5, 1904, the day after he has admin
istered the oath to the next presi'
d,nt.
II President Roosevelt ia elected, it
Ia reported to be his plan to offer the
post OF Chief Justice to William ID.
Taft, Secretary Of War.
Chiei Justice Fuller will be ~ years
old on February IL, 1905, and will
then be entitled to retire from the
bench and enjoy a salary OF Sl0,50O
a year NJ long rs he lives. The re-
cent death OF his vile, who was a
leader oi exclusive Washington socie-
ty, contributes to his desire to spend
the remaining days OF his life free
from official responsibilities. No
chief Justice I the supreme court has
ever resigned. All have died ON the
bench.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
Armour Plans a Castle.

Chicago, Nov. 81. Ogden Ar
monr Ia to have a baronial estate Of
wide pxpausA near Lake Forest on
the lake shore, thirty miles north OF
Chicago. The packer millionaire has
bought nearly 500 acres OF land adj
iacent to the beautiful residential
suburb, and he will have one OF the
most extensive and magnificent
country homes apywherein the west
There are to be fine drives, beauti-
| full wooded stretches, rustic bridges
and a house that may cost millions
Mr.. Armour had not decided definite
ly on the plans for the house, but be
has gathered ideas in Europe from
some Of the show places, and ia am
bilious to make the Like Forest
home one OF the great attraction
of suburban Chicago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
Has No Pact With Spain.

Berlin, Nov. 9-The foreign office
here authorizes the Associated Press
to say that Germany has 40 agree
ment with Spain whatever, respect
Ing pint protect IN OF their interests
in Sauto Domingo. Neither has Ger
many protested against the arbitra-
ton decision in the case OF the claims
Of the Santo Domingo Improvement
Co OF New York, nor does the Tor
eign offi,e know anything regarding
the action taken by the Spanish
consul in Santo Domingoin behalf o.
Germany.
The German government is In tul
sympathy with the proposal OF thu
United States and Germany and there
seems no doubt that treaty will bt
arranged at an early date.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
Flax in the rakotas.

In Minnesota and the DaEOtas large
quantities of fax are raised each year.
and the seed furnishes cargo for many
freight trains. No use has been made
of the straw, however, and annually
half million tons of it are burned or
allowed to rot Now one of the rail-
road companies whose line runs
through that part of the country has
decided to lend its aid to the devel-
opment of spinning industry to util-
lie the fiber. Ropes, cordage, towel
ing, oakum and carpets will be made
Of it. The straw should be worth
about four dollars ton to the farmer,
If the scheme is successful, and the
resultant increase of freight for the
railway, direct and indirect, will
amount to about a million dollars Q
! year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
Was With Out ProvoCation

Hull, England, Nov. 5-"That
George Henry Smith and William
Leggett were at about 1890 a. m.
October %, while out fishing with
travis aboard the British steam
trawler Crane, with board Of trade
marks exhibited and regulation
lights burning, killed by shots fired
without warning or provocation
from certain Russian war vessels at
a distance OF about q quarter OF a
mile"
This is the text OF the jury's YER
dict at the cnrnner,s inquest on the
fishermen victims Of the North sea
tragedy. At the request Of the Brit
ish government, represented by the
Elrloi Dysart, solicitor OF the treas
ury. this conservative award was
rendered by the first court OF inquiry
preceding the sessions OF the utter
national tribunal. The government
asked the jury not to find a verdict
OF willful murder or manslaughte'
because delicate negotiations ar
going on which should not be mad
more difficult; and they ought no
=
to let any one think they had PIE
Judged the case before having hear'
both sides"
In cons. quence the jury simply SO
forth the facts proved by theevidenc
Of physicians, experts on explosive
and the trawl-rs themselves. 1
the verdict the Judge added the 10
lowing rider.
"On this occasion, probably tt
most momeutdus in the annals
the British empire, the jury woul
record their appreciation OF Il
efforts made by the government int
ested to arrive at a satisfactory CO.
clusion of the matter which we LEI
has no parallel in the history
the world"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-10
THE YASHIMA WAS SUNK.
Confirmation Of a Reported lap
anese Loss in June.

Paris Nov. 6-The Associated
Press was put in a position to-day
to announce positively that its dis
patches from Ch,fJo. Port Arthur
and Toxic in June To the fleet that
the japanese battle ship Iashims
had been SUI k by a mine of Dtlny,
which dispatches were denied by the
japanese authorities at the time,
have finally been otficially coufirmed.
The Japanese government has no.
titled foreign governments OF the loss
OF the ship The number OF men who
went down with the vessel is not
known, but it il believed to have
been small. The official details show
that the Iashima struck "a Russian
mine and later attempted to make
Dalny harbor, but this proved i'm
possible and it sauk in deep water.
The loss OF the Yashima has b EN-
concealed by the japanese, though
the Russian authorities have believed
for some time the reports that tbs
battle ship had been des' royed were
correct. 1t il important, since it IL
now disclosed that Japan has only
four modern battle slips naming,
These are the Asahi, Full, Mikasa and
lShikishima. Another vessel classed
IA battle ship lathe Chin Yen. taken
from China in 1894, but it is old and
not of much fighting value.
Naval experts say that the small
battle ship force possessed 10y Ad
miral Togo was responsible for the
tactics he observed at the nava
battle of August 10 when Admiral
Withoi attempted to escape from
Port Arthur, the japanese battle
ships refusing to come to closa quar-
ters with the enemy, but pounding
them from a distance and sending in
the torpedo boat destroyers to make
night attacks.
The Yashima was one OF the finest
battle ships OF the Japanese navy
Its displacement was $4,000 tons
about the sizs Of the A American battle
ship Maine, aud she mad speed o.
nineteen knots.
1t carried heavy battery OF foul
II inch, ten 6 inch and twenty-foul
other guns Of smaller caliber.
The Russi An squadron at Port Ar
; thur includes five modern battl
ships, more or less damaged, AM
Rear Admiral R i'stvensky's com
maud, which is now en- route iron
the Baltic to the Far Il lat also NUN
h beers five battle ships.
In view of the iuferiority OF th
= Japanese in battle hips, their armol
ed ruiser strength isimportant, the
being greatly superior TO the Ru
an, in this rAsp,,t