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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
Opinion of Municipal
Attorney on Claims
Following Fire.
ITY ATTORNEY BURKE has SUBJ
mitted nine-page typewriter
reply to the Grand Jury's recent

ITY ATTORNEY BURKE has SUBJ
mitted a nine-page typewrftten
reply to the Grand Jurys recent
request that he furnish It with
his legal opinion on some questions
relative to the expenditure of the refu-
gee relief fund.
In response to the query as to
whether the municipality can be held
liable for the payment of claims for
goods seized during the days of April
Is, 10 and 20, Burke says that the city
is not responsible Tor any seizure OF
merchandise for emergency purposes,
where such confscation was conducted
under the direction OF officers acting
under orders from the Mayor. The only
instance in which the city would be
liable is where property was taken by
a mob or destroyed as a result of riot.
According TO this opinion the finance
committee of the general relief fund
is the only body to which the claimants
can legally look for payment
note was signed and delivered to
James D. Phelan. trustee of the A.
nance committee OF the relief and Red
Cross fund, or order" and on June 81
PheIan executed a declaration of trust
to the finance committee covering this
note The finance committee subse-
QuentIy transferred the note. together
with other assets. to corporation
formed for the purpose of carrying out
the relief work. and the Grand Jury
was In doubt as TO whether at the
time OF maturity OF the note the COR
poration would be the proper party to
enforce its collection.
Burke takes the ground and cites
numerous authorities in support OF his
position that the persons into whose
hands the various relief contributions
have come were in sense intended
to be trustees but merely agents for
the collection and safe custody Of the
funds so contributed. He says Il Is
within the province OF our courts OF
equity to administer such a trust and
to appoint a suitable trustee or trus-
tees who must account TO the court for
a proper administration. The corpora
ton created by the committee could
act as such trustee If It's articles of In
corporation included such powers. and
such appointment should be made by
the court.
1t is advised, therefore, that an ac-
ton should be instituted to have the
trust declared, It's objects and purposes
definitely determined. and suitable
trustee appointed. with his powers de-
fined, and who should account to the
court When this is done. 1T is stated.
the note referred to should be collect
ed by such trustee.
In the case OF the estate OF Hinck-
lev. SIS Cal, 437. the Supreme Court of
this State has elaborately discussed and
reviewed the decisions respecting the
law upon the subject of such trusts as
are created by the conditions surround
ing the establishment OF the relief
fund
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ARCHITECTS PLANS READY.
IngIeside Houses to Have Passageway
to Central Dinins-Room.

william Curlett. the architect en-
ployed by the Relief Corporation to
make plans for the necessary altera-
tions in the buildings at Ingleside has
completed his work. Three of the build
ings will be converted into large din
ing-rooms. each almost eighty feet long,
and connected by passageways with
the other buildings. The executive e
committee has taken the plans under
advisement.
Working plans for the building for
aged refugees to be erected on the
almshouse tract have been completed.
Basing his estimates on these plans.
M. j. Savage. practical contractor,
states that 1t can be erected for S113,-
300 He offers to superintend its erec-
tion for $4,000. guaranteeing to keep
it's cost within the amount named. The
matter has been referred to Mr.. Magee
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Prepared to Aid Germans.

The German auxiliary rehabilitation
committee has opened headquarters at
Geary and Franklin streets and invites
all Germans who were made homeless
by the fire to apply for relief. The
committee, which was appointed by
the general relief committee and be-
gan It's labors last Monday, consists OF
B. Blauert. vice president OF the Ger
man General Benevolent Society: Rev.
j. Fuendeling OF St. Markus Church,
Carl w. Mueller. corresponding secre-
tary of the German-American League
of California; F. Koch. director of the
German Hospital; Mrs. DR.. Fehleisen.
president of the German Ladies' Be-
nevolent Society; Mrs. Henry Meyer
and Mrs. +. Koch.
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BLAME RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Portland and Seattle Merchants Want
Payment for Confiscated Goods.

The William r. Larzelere Commits
sion Company of this city has received
letters from siignerey & Cousins of
Seattle and Page & Son of Portland
complaining that they have not as yet
received payment for consignments of
potatoes to the firm which arrived
here following the fire. and which, it
is claimed. were Communicated by the
relief committee.
The Seattle firm writes that it un-
derstands the relief committee has
several millions to meet such claims,
and as its goods were used strictly for
the purpose of relieving the distress
of the people of San Francisco, 1t can
not understand why it is not paid.
Both the Portland and Seattle firms
alleee that there has been a great
deal of unfavorable comment among
their neighbors who have been SINH
larly treated
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NO MORE TICKET BOARDING.
Checks on Giving of Free Meals Make
Abuse Difficult.

The new meal tickets will be issued
tomorrow. They will be Issued to In
dividual applicants and each Will pro-
vide for twenty-one meals. BY a
system of dating each meal check
becomes void after the meal for
which it is acceptable. so that unless
used II becomes useless. This Is done
to prevent boarding. Nor can the ticket
be used by any person other than the
one to whom issued. His complete de-
scription is noted. sex. stature. weight,
color OF eyes and complexion. If pre-
sented by any other person than the
one to whom issued the ticket Will be
taken up.
will be given one, but no second issue
will be made to them. If they nave
not become self supporting by the end
of the week they will be left to shift
for themselves.
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WORKERS HOUSES WOULD PAY
Rudolph Spreckels Says That They OF
fer Good Investments for
Capitalists.

Rudolph Spreckels. who has been
investigating the condition of persons
living In tents. is of the opinion that
houses for workingmen will be very
good investment in this city.
The working people of San Fran
CISCO" said Spreckels, ARE receiving
better wages than they have had for
years They are earning from 81 to
Sc day, are prepared to pay reason
able rent and are willing to do so. But
there are few If any houses available
for this class. The man who builds
such houses will have plenty of de-
mand for them and. what is better.
the demand is sure to last for several
years. The industrious. well paid work
ing people of this city have always
paid rent, and they are better pre-
pared to meet this obligation now than
ever before"
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MAH0UTs, co SLOW
Or GET SHOT.
DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CHICAGO Aug. 1.-THE Chief of
Police of Racine, Wis., has ordered his
patrolmen to shoot speeding autoists
who refuse to halt when commanded
to do so. The North Shore town is de-
termined to prevent speeding through
its streets, much of which, 1t is de-
clared, is done by Chicagoans. In ad-
dition to this order to shoot, ropes will
be stretched across certain streets, or
bumps built like those at Glencoe. The
speed limit is twelve miles an hour,
but 1t Is said that autoists go through
the town at speed that sets the law
at naught
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Phelan yesterday. when discussing this
feature of the situation. said
Owners of goods taken from the
transportation companies during the
fire have their remedies at law against
the companies and the city. If the Re-
lief Corporation had plenty of money
we might deal more generously with
those who lost goods. But the Relief
Corporation has not inexhaustible
corporation has no means OF replen-
ishing Them
QUESTION OF CLAIMS.
Phelan's position Is opposed to that
of Garret McEnerney, who stated at the
directors meeting last Tuesday that the
claims should be paid even though the
housing of the refugees be discontinued
The total amount OF the pending
claims is 100000. II they be paid out
of relief money the fund will be seri-
ously impaired. There seems to be
that the fund should be conserved for
sheltering the homeless and the re-
Mobilization of those who without as
sistance cannot become producers as
they were before the fire.
Many of the pending claims are for
articles ordinarily regarded as lux
uries. Payment Is demanded for all
SOrtS ana conOltlonS OIL SoOdS, lnCIuo-
ing silk underclothing, edible birds
nests and perfumery.
Among the largest OF the claims are
those of the Southern Pacific Com
pany for about $4,000, Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for about $4,000,
and Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
$4,000. There are also claims for
lumber aggregating $4,000. Claims
for liquors alleged to have been con-
f9Cafp6 during the fire aRgr62atlng
s220,000, have been definitely rejected.
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Californians In Paris.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE following Cal
ifornians registered at the Call-Herald
bureau today: George R. King. Gen.
eral S. P. Joselyn and family. Peter A.
Sudden, A NJ Mackay. Miss Alice Mac
Namara, Mrs. NJ A Maloney and Miss
Anna Cox, all of San Francisco; Miss
F. NJ. Rodgers OF Los Angeles.
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CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN MAY
BUILD A COAST EXTENSION
Said That 500, 900 Bond Issue VIII
Be Used Gradually for
This PurpoBe.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-It is believed
that the purpose of the new issue of
500, 100000 Of Chicago and Northwest
ern stock is for the building OF Pa
cific Coast extension. 1t is thought.
however, that the undertaking will
proceed gradually and that no great
amount OF the stock will come on the
market at once.
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Pronhef Tans a TtII.

PASO ROBLES, Aug. 17.-Aithough
I. Campbell claims 10 be palmist and
a prophet, he made a miscalculation
this morning when he thought that he
could rob a till in James Merrlman' S
saloon without being arrested. Camp
he'll was discovered behind the bar
with the till open by Professor Toney.
leader of the Paso Robles band He
Svas arrested and taken TO San Luis
Obispo this afternoon.
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Railway Station. Robbed.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 1.-THE stations
at Schellville and vineburg. on the
California Northwestern Railway. were
robbed last night. At Schellville the
robbers secured leo foreign postal
cards and a little money, while at
vineburg $50 worth of postage stamps
belonging to the Government was
taken.
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.HearStSeeks toCapturethe
s. Local Labor Vote.

WEARST has decided to en-
ter the local political
field, organize an IHde-
a pendence League and take the
Union Labor vote AWAY from
Schmitz and Ruef. j. j. Dwyer
has been commissioned by the
editor to manipulate the scheme.
The affair has created much
unrest among the statesmen
who, in trying to throw Nc
Nab out of power, had no
thought of placing Dwyer I'm
control.
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national Irrigation ConRresx,

Trip through famous Columbia River region.
Ali irrigs tionists will gather at Boise Idaho,
September s-s. One fare round trip, Southern
You can 90 one way, return the other.
Thirty-day tickets; stopovers returning On
sale August 30. 80. ~.
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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18

Heating & Connell; walls wrecked a
speciality, lots cleaned at lowest rates.
Once 1907 Bush. Tel. West 200l.
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Goodyenr Rubber Company.

Office and salesroom at their TunDe5
factory. 21S-220 Spear St, bet. howard
and Folsom. Tel Temporary 1Iss.
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Hop cARRIrR KrIrFn

HoD CARRIER KILLED.-Joseph Mccarthy.
hod carrier, killed yesterday morning as
the result of fall of eighty feet from a
building at the corner OF Twenty sixth and Va
leneia streets.
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DeIIrhtfuI An Yosemite.

Weather now Is especially fine. Still plenty
of water In river. Two routes. Inquire South
ern Pacific information Bureau. Ferry buildings
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Citv Need Not Pay for
Seizures, Says Burke.
All Bonuses and Loans
Suspended for
the Present.

Continued from Page 8. Column 4.
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A HEARTBROKEN mother is
~ wandering up and down tho
~ streets of San Francisco. crying
20 oF hor
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DWyer VIII Organize the
independence League
to Punish Schmitz.
BY Thomas b. Sullivan.

oCAL Democratic politicians are
between the devil and the deep
sea When it was whispered that
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-18
OFFICE OF
TOBIN 6 TOBIN
Attorneys at Law
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society
San Francisco, Aug. ~, 1900
TO THE PUBLIC:

On performance
The f1iberr1ia Savings and Loan SOGie
statements the
LONDON LANCASHIRE, ORIENT, ENGLSh.AMERCAN UNDERWR
AND STATE OF LIVERPOOL INSURANCE COMPANIES
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Alleged Lumber Combination to
Restrain Trade.
PRICES WERE REGULATED"
william Beckman Files Bill For Injunc-
tion Against Five Big Lumber
Companies, Said To Be In
the Combination

CHICAGO, July l2.-William D, Beck
man OF Blytheyille, Ark today filed q
bill in the United States Circuit Court
asking for an accounting with and the
receiver for the Chicago Mill and Lumber
Co.. and an injunction against the
Paepcke Lcicht Lumber Go, the Ameri'
can Box Co., the Herman Packing Box
Co, the Marked Tree Lumber Co, and
their officers and stockholders, restrain.
ing them from acting in a combination
in the restrain Of trade. Becknan al.
leges that there has been in existence
since 1900 a pool to regulate the prices
Of boxes in the United States, Accord
ing to the bill, the combination repre-
sents capital Of $2OOoO0O0O and ''pos-
sibly twice as much with an annual
output valued at $25,000,00O.
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SEVERELY BURNED

NEW WORK, July l2,-Word was re,
ceived here today from London Of a
painful accident to Miss Margaret Bax'
ter, daughter Of Former Governor J.
W. Baxter Of Wyoming, now a resident
Of this city.
Whill dressing for dinner in the home
Of her mother, S5 Brokeley Square, re.
Gently, Miss Baxter was severely burned
by her dress coming IN contact with q
light in an alcohol lamp, HeS injuries
were painful and for a time greatly
alarmed her family. She IL now re.
covering and in few weeks expects to
go to Scotland to join several house par
ties before returning to New York with
her mother in the autumn.
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but neither committed themselves.
Talked Over Phone.

Mrs. Starr went Portland on July 9th
with her husband and previous to her
departure, Esther talked to her over
the telephone about the loan Of some
money.
"About how muchl' Mrs. Starr asked.
"Oh not great DEAL" replied Esther.
"Just enough to last few days, and
then I'll not need any"
Her sister asked in explanation, but
she refused and made light Of It. During
the conversation, Mrs. Starr talked Of
leaving her husband in order to take up
her residence with Esther and Mrs.
Creffield, but was strongly advised
against this step BY Esther. George and
Perry Mitchell intended to leave the
city Wednesday at the same time as
their father, but later changed their
minds. Mitchell, senior, is en- route to
his home at Mount Vernon, I'll.
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DREYFUS IS
INDICATED
Prosecuted French officer
Freed AtLast.
RESTORED TO RANK
Supreme Court Gives Decision
Completely Exoneralins Dis.
sraced Captain.
DREYFUs Is NOT PRESENT
Liiegiving Words Not Heard BY Man
Taken From Devils Island -
Faithful Brother Bears the
Glad NewA
DREYFUs IS NOT PRESENT

PARIS. July l2.--Thc Supreme Court
today announced i,s decision annulline
the condemnation Of Dreyfus without Q
new trial The effect Of the decision II
complete yindication OF Drcyfus en-
titling him to restoration to his rank In
the army as though he had never been
accused
The decision was read by Presiding
Judge NJ. Ballot Beaupe, president Of
the Court oi Cessation. Immediately on
tho reassembling Of the court at noon.
The Palace Of Justice was throngcd.
Present were Matthew Dreyfus, brother
Of Alfred Dreyfus; Maitre Mornard,
counsel for Captain Dreyfus; Joseph
Reinach. the historian Of the Dreyfns
affair, Colonel pieqnart. Nine. Zola, aud
many others, who have figured In var.
ious stages Of the celebrated case. Cap.
tain Dreyfus was not present, continu-
ing his habitual secrecy by remaining
secluded In the garret where he has
hitherto been cut off from the outer
world.
The scene as the decision was pro.
nounced was one OF impressive dignity.
The court, consisting Of 40 judges, gown.
cd In flowing red robes, solemnly mount.
ed the bench. Deep silence prevailed as
the presiding judge read the lengthy de-
cision, minutely reviewing the series Of
the sensational events Of the last ID
years and completely exculpating Drey.
fus Of all wrongdoing, freeing him Of
the accusation Of being the author OF
the famous incriminating documents, on
which the entire charge was founded,
and ordering the annulmcnt Of the judg-
ment OF the Rennes court.martial, with
the publication Of the final announce
ment Of his innocence In 80 newspapers,
to be chosen by Captain Dreyfus, The
reading Of the decision lasted an hour,
and 1t was only at the close that the
spectators realized the sweeping nature
OF the vindication.
Az the final determination was an
nonnced, there was a buzz Of excited
comment and some exclamations Of ap.
proval, which the court officers sternly
repressed. Matthew Dreyfus hastily dis
patched messenger to bear the good
news to Captain Dreyfus and Nine.
Dreyfus. Outside the court the crowds
received the decision without making
any demonstration.
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Jailers Learned to Esteem Prison
er During incarceration.
ESTHER HAD MADE THREATS
Says II She Had Been Present When
crefisld Was Shot, She Would
Have Killed Mitchell
On Spot.

SEATTLE, Wash, July l2.-"Good
bye, boys; you've been mighty good
to me and want to thank you for it;
good bye With these words George
Mitchell said farewell to his jailors at
the county court house 20 minutes be-
fore he was shot.
Deputy Smith said tonight regarding
Mitchell:
HE was very unusual prisoner; he
was quite and kind, and in the short
time he was here, we came to like
him very much. In fact, there have been
few here whom we cared for so much al
that boy"
"Well, she threatened it, said Sheriff
Smith today. "She said if she had been
present when Mitchell shot Creflield,
and if she had had a gun, she would
have killed him. ! remember to whom
she made this statement, but it Is a
well known fact that she practically said
she would kill her brother under provo
cation. She was evidently 30 infatuated
with Crefield, and 50 craged by her
brothers deed, that chance to kill him
was sought and she took it.
During her stay in this city, from the
beginning Of the trial until July 8 Mrs,
B. E Starr, the sister Of Esther and
George, roomed at the Stevens hotel.
From information received there it
would seem that Mrs. Starr and Esther
had held conversation several times each
day over the telephone, some times seven
or eight times. The conversations were
generally on the outcome Of the trial,
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RESIGNATION
| Of Cabinet
Members Hand In Notice
of Retirement.
COMPROMISE IS SOUGHT
Gar Is Trying to Form Fusion
Ministry to Replace
Cabinet.
TAKE SOME FROM PARLlAMEN
His Majesty Not Yet Ready to Charge
Constitutional Democrats With
Task Of Forming Ministry
Seeks Compromise.
TAKE SOME FROM PARLlAMEN

ST. PETERSBURG. July l2.-Finanee
Minister Kokvsoif has given authority
for the statement that the resignation
of the entire Cabinet is in the hands Of
the Emperor. So far as can be learned,
however His Majesty Is not yet ready
to charge the Constitutional Democrats
with the task Of forming q Ministry,
and Is still seeking to compromise the
issue BY forming coalition Cabinet
composed of the more solid Of the Con
servative and Liberal elements in the
Lower and Upper Houses Of Parliament
under the leadership Of Count Heyden
and NJ. Stakovich.
There were rumors in the corridor Of
the lower house Of Parliament today
that split had developed among the
Constitutional Democrats over the ques.
tion Of accepting office in coalition
ministry.
The Rousia today says the country is
not yet ripe for the acceptance Of the
principle Of responsible Ministry.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch,
Commander Of the Guards Corps and the
troops in the military district Of ST.
Petersburg has rendered his resignation
to the Emperor, on account Of the
Preobdajensky affair, but His Majesty
declined to accept it.
The police have not found any trace
Of the men who robbed the assistant
cashier of the Admiralty in broad day
light yesterday, but there is reason TO
believe that they were former workmen
from Port Arthur who turned revolu-
tionists on account of the treatment to
which they were subjected there.
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MISS SUTTON WINS.

NEWPORT. England, July le.-In the
Welsh ladies' championship tennis
games today May Sutton Of California
beat Mrs. Raikes by score Of 6.l. Mrs
ReIkes retired after che first set.
In the ladies' open doubles Mrs. Sterry
and Miss Sutton beat Miss I1onghurst
and Miss Hudd, 6.l., 90.
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. . . @H . . . . . . . . . N& o
FALLS IN LOVE
WITH FORMER WIFE

PHILADELPHIA, July l2-Judge JAS.
Harvey MacLeary, Of st. John, assistant
justice Of the Supreme Court of Porto
Rico, today procured a license to marry
Mary King MacIeary, Of Auburn. n. Y
from whom he was divorced in 1901.
Judge MacLeary i 90 years Of age and
his finance il 40.
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KAISER LEAVES rRoNDHyEM.

TR0NDHJEM, Norway July l2.-
Emperor William left Trondhjem on the
Hamburg yesterday, going narth.
The departure Of King Haakon and
Queen Maud has been postponed, The
latter Il confined to her bed, suffering
from sore throat, and very feverish.