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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.• "Washington's birthday will be celebrated inmany ways in this City.

Probably occasional showers Sunday.Weather Forecaster Hammon.

Washington's birthday willbe celebrated byvarious churches of this City.

Mary E. MoQuiddy has sued R. D. McQulddyfor divorce fur extreme cruelty.

Coroner Hawkins held several inquests yes-•terday on cases of violent deaths.Delegates from the Iroquois clubs of theBtate willgather in ihis city inconierence to-morrow.Rev. Haskett Smith will deliver his last lec-

ture on Egypt to-morrow evening at GoldenGate Hall

The police are searching for an organizedgang of shoplifters who have been operatinglnthis City.

Modesto ministers object to Rev. WilliamK:ider representing the California Christiantsaacavorera.

The estate of the late Patrick Lannon, alsoknown as Patrick Lennou, has been appraised•at $16,440 79.

Treasury officers have arrested a Chinese fortransporting unstamped opium from this Cityto Portland, Or.

1). O.Mills has filed for probate the will ofthe late Saran 11. irowbridge, who recentlydied inthis City.

Shield Bearer, Frank Jauhert, Mercutio,The Cheat, >chi,.er and Three Forks won atEmeryville yesterday.I.li.Kloptbek hns sued S. Busch and Mary

Busch for $3952 __ on a promissory notedated August 23, 1892.

". Frank C. Kloss called the jurors who con-• Vlcted him old bums, lie will be hangedApril23 at San Quentin.

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The Interstate Coursing Club held its first. annual banquet at the Viticultural Restauranton Pine street last night.'.Seven Pities Circle, Lidies of the G. A. R..willgivea Martha Washington tea in Native• Sons' Hall on Tu* lav next.

; W.c. Griffnh has sued I). H. Bryant and* Guy H. Ba.isbury for alleged conspiracy inlalselyaccusing him of perjury.

D.J. Rooney, the brother of the late Mrs.Theresa Fair, met death by asphyxiationthrough an accident last night.

Dr.'

Charles T. McCarthy and Dr. James F.Smith have been appointed Medical Exam-iners by the Board of Education.

The Cuban sympathizers are awaitingMayor.an's recovery beiore calling a meeting of

the recently unpointed committee.

/ \u25a0 James Lee, an ex-convict, was arrested lastevening by Detective Cody and booked at tneCiiy prison on the charge oi burgiary.

The executive committee of the Carnival oftne Golden Gate has a- kid tne Board ol Super-visors to set apart tnnds for the carnival.

Eastern rates to the fight at Carson Cityhavebeen hxed. T. H.Goodman expresses pleasurethat the final -adjustment nas been made... City and County Attorney Creswell has ren-nered an opinion to the Board of Supervisorscoifcern the time of fixing water rales.

The application of EL C. More to be appointedadministrator of the estate of A. P. More, de-ceased, has -ten dismissed by Judge Coffey.

The Improved Order of Red Men of ibis City, willto-morrow evening observe Washington's

birthuay by a grand ha 1in Odd Fellows' HalLMrs. Magdalena Wittemier has been called

on by Judge Coffey to show cause why sheshould not be punished for contempt of court.

Attorney Thimas J. Quigley hitJames O'Con-* jhell twice on the note yesterday outside Judge''

Low's courtroom and was arrested lor battery.

A general line of improvements on the••streets and avenues inthe western section oftte Cay is in contemplation in the near fu-ture.

Joseph Benchmol, a sailor, was sentenced tosix months in the County Jail yesterday forpmty larceny and was booked on a charge oi j

* large j. The Yinn Yee Kong Sow. a Chinese benevo-lent society, gave an annual banquet last'night at which mauy municipal officers were*J.resent.

The Salvation Army did not receive any do-natio-. irom the Western Meat Company andsay thai tney have to give discriminaiely or*not at all.

Captain Robinson of the City Prison haspreferred charges against Desk SergeantShields before the Police Commissioners ofneglect of duty.. Ah Jim, an old Chinese, was arrested yester-day morning for battery oncomplaint of Mrs.H." B. Holmes, 1423 Market street, for kissingher on the street..Improvements in the Richmond District con-tinue to be planned. Point Lobos avenue willsoon be put in fine condition. Seveutn avenuewillbe extended.

TiieK. A.Smith Company has been incor-porated by K. A.Smith, J. P. Smith. James Me-'Closkey, & Mcclost.ey, C. McCioskev, with acapital of $10,000."

Four passengers on a Union-street cable-carwere more or less Injured yesterday morningby the* car stopping suddenly owing to astrand in the cable.

A grand * -Purim" ball will be given underthe «nspices and for tne benefit of Congrega-tion Nevaii leek at Odd Fellows' Hall, Sun-day evening, March 7.

The Bar Association held a banquet last•evening in honor of Judge Joseph MeKenna.

who is abou : to assume a position in Presi-\u25a0 dent-elect McKinley's Cabinet.

The Union Paving Company has sued Mrs.Ellen M. Mowry. also known as Mrs. L.A.Mi wry, for$858 19 on account ol a sidewalkconstructed for the defendant.

The India Relief Fund Committee hopei tosend 4000 ions of breadsiuffs to the faminesufferers within four weeks. They may char-ter the' Norwegian steamer Eva.

George H. Hopps, V. B. Allen, George W.Bumm, David F. cooper and David F. Lehighhiive incorporated the Golden Unite MiningCompany, with a capital of $1,000,000.

Two :ami!ies with women and childrenevicted from their homes yesterday were com-pelled to seek-shelter at the armory un How-ard street, occupied by the unemployed.

The armory at 614 Howard street, where the.unemployed are quartered, was lined up yes-terday with benc.iea and tables from roughIlumber. Electric .ignis were aiso put in.

The Junior Order of United American Me-chanics has completed all arrangements fortne evening celebration of Junior Order dayinthis City, and announced the programme.

Harry Huff, the Chinese interpreter in theFede.ral courts, has resigned, having been fullyexonerated from all charges of crookednessmade against him by the notorious Dick Wil-. liams,

i The Glass-blowers' Union is asking for theI restoration oi the McKinley tariff on glass. It'

ls contended that the bottles manufacturedhere -tru fullyequal to those imported from

•Europe. '\u25a0 -'Tlf}.Many ,of the younger Greeks are training

hard under the tuition of A. Pandages inan-ticipation of service. They are eager to re-turn toGreece and serve their two years' term. in the army.

Charles S. Bennett, manager of the tannery.at.2723 Bryant street, swore to a complaint in*Judge Campbell's court yesterday charging

Jeinei McNulty, a discharged employe, witn.assault to muraer.,Eight witnesses, sailors on the ship Babcock.

are confined in tha Alameda County jai in''order to insure their testimony in the case ofFirst MjiteDavid Reed, who is under arrest forcruelty to seamen.

The Supreme Court yesterday decided In fa-vor of the people, ex relator Denis Spencer,. and against Attorney George A.Knight in his.appeal to retain the office of attorney for the.State Board of Health.*. Justice of th- Peace Groezinger alleges thathe was. induced by sharp practice to sign aJudgment for a much larger sum than lie hadgiven judgment for on the bench, and be willtell the story next Tuesday to Judge Seawell.

The general committee having incharge thematter of finding employment for the unem-ployed reports that all preliminaries are com-pleted forbeginning work on the boulevard.Some $1500 has been subscribed. More Isneeded.

John Enos has sued Kate May DillonandMaryIves Crocker for an for farm-ingoperations and wheat sacks supplied oncertain lands in San Joaquin County be-queathed to the deteudants by the up- Kateft. McLaughlin. The amount Involved laissooo. 'l A proposition to abolish Station J of theJPostoffice Department, on Montgomery aye-Inue aud Green street, bas not met with favor

by the merchants and residents of that end ofthe City. They claim that the brant h office is* a great accommodation toa large number ofpeople who are untitled toss much considera-tion at the hands of the postal authorities asthe people of any section of the City. TheBtocxiou-street improvement Club has takenthe matter inhand, and to-morrow, a commit-'tee from ibis organization will call upon Post-master McCoppin to protest against the re-moral of the station.

THEY OBJECT TOREV. MR. RADER

Modesto Ministers AgainstHis Representing the

Endeavorers.

Rev. Haskett-? mith's Last Lec-ture on Egypt to Take

Place Monday.

Novelties to Be Introduced by theSalvationists in Their Wash-

ington Celebratioa.

The Presbyterian Ministers' AssociationoiModesto have entered a protest againstKey. William Rader representing theChristian Endeavorers of this State in thecoming international convention.

Another innovation will be introducedby the Salvation Army at its social expo-

sition in Metropolitan Temple to-mor-row night (Washington's birthday). Thesidelights that will be represented are en-tirelya new feature of anything that hashitherto been introduced in army meet-ings. Major Winchell, in charge of thesocial work on the coast, is the author ofthe new feature introduced on Mondaynight. Thejmajor is a firm believer in ob-ject lessons as a means of not only bring-ing out the different features of the work,but also of impressing the truth.

1 he sidelights at the social expositionwillbe to demonstrate the army's workhere in San Francisco. A double-deckerwillbe run inon the platform to show thesleeping accommodations at the shelter.The Band of Love willgive an exhibitionof junior work for poor children. TheLabor Bureau, which will be opened thatday. willshow what itpropose- to do andhow men will find employment. Thewood-yard will have their cutters, whilethe window-cleaning company will ex-hibit their work. Probably the most In-teresting part of the meeting will be thepoor man driven to despair, his familystarving, he commits larceny, chased bythe police, sent to prison, dismissed, facesa cold world, tempted, but rescued by theKnights of Hone and sent to the Goidei*Gate farm.

The graphophone will be used for thefirst time on the coast by the Army.Speeches and conga by leading ifficerswillbe heard, also stereopticon pictures ofthe "Darkest England" scheme will bethrown on a large screen. This meetingwill be preceded by a lire parade, whenthe "cherry tree" and ''liberty bell"floats will be prominent features of theparade.

The afternoon meeting at Congress Hall,1139 Market street, will also be of a moststartling character, 100 little children willbe bidden iff at auction by Major Winch-ell, this being one of his remarkable meet-in s, together with others. The panoramaof "Burning Sodom" and "The DevilBurned in Effi y,"' Salvation Midway,have excited much curiosity ami drawnlarge crowds in Chicago, New York andother cities.

On the third Monday in March the Anti-Saloon League willhold an open meetingat the First Baptist Church.

The Baptist churches of this City areIpreparing for a dele ated meeting to takeplace at the Y. M. C. A.building Monday,March 1. Plans for the extension otchurch works will be the topic of dis-cussion.

The delegates of all the Sunday-schoolsin the State willhold their convention onFriday evening. February _<>. at the FirstBaptist Church on Eddy street.

The Woman's Home Missionary Unionand the Woman*) Board of Missions of thePacitic will hold a union prayer-meetingin the assembly-room, Congregationalheadquarters, Y. M. C. A. building, onThursday. February 25 at 2 p. m.

The last lecture in the special course onEgypt will be given by Rev. ilaskett-Smith of London at tna Young Men'sChristian Association auditorium, Masonand Elli- streets, Monday evening, Feb-ruary 22. Mr. Smith's "subject will be'Vl'he Pyramid Builders,-' one in which allhave an interest. As in his previous lec-lutes many beautiful views willbe thrownupon the screen.

The committee on fields of work fordeaconesses willmeet on MOnday, Febru-ary 22, at the Y. M. C. A. at 10 o'clocksharp.

The meeting at the Young Men'sChristian Association, Mas >n and Ellisstreets, this afternoon, will be addressedby X. H. Jacks, general secretary of theOakland association, on 'Does It Pay toBe a Christian?'' Tie meeting com-mence- promptly at 3 o'clock and willbefor young men only.

Durine Lent the following clergy willmake the afternoon addresses at St.Luke's Episcopal Church:

Mondays— Rev. H. H. Clapham, St.James.

Tuesdays— Rev. W. W. Bolton, St. |Mary's.

Wednesdays— Services will be held, but jwithout address, as the united serv.cescome on that night.

Thursdays— Rev. Ed L. Parsons, MenloPark.

Fridays— Rev. E. J. I,on, St. Stephen's.Saturdays -Services without address.Thursday in Holy Week Rev. Percy

Webber will deliver several addresses.Archdeacon Webber will also preach onGood Friday, morning and night, and willconduct the Hire.- pour service in theafternoon. Rev. Mr. Webber will speakon Holy Saturday and on Easter day andEaster Monday. His closing address willbe made on Easter Monday night.

A special meeting of the' executive com-mittee of the Epworth Leaeue Alliance iscalled by President Beais for Tuesdayevening, February 23. at the Young Men'sChristian Association building. Mattersof vital importance to the league are to beconsidered, thus necessitating a full at-tendance. Meeting called to orderpromptly at 7:30 p. m.

The "Festival of Seasons," to be givenon the 2d, 3d, 4th and sth ol March atGrace M. E. Church, is the combinedeffort of the Sunday-school, King's Daugh-ters and Eoworth L ague to liquidate thedebts of these societies. Suppers served Ieach evening under the able managementof the Ladies' Aid Soceiety from 5*30o'clock to 7:30.

An interdenominational service ofhumiliation and prayer, under the aus-pices of the Woman's Home MissionarySocieties, will be held at Central M. E*Church Thur-dav evening. F.-bruary *"5

Company of|the Howard M.E. Churchwillhold its first target shoot to-morrowmorning. February 22, at the High-streetrange, Alameda.

Monday evening, February 22. a Wash-ington's birthday entertainment will beglv«m by the Junior League of Trinity ME. Church. The programme will be in-teresting and patriotic— marches, singingmusic and recitations.

Every evening this week, except Satur-day, special services will be held in theFirst M.E. Church, Powell street.

Monday, February 22, irom 5 p. m. to8:30 P. M., the ladies of Epworth Churchwillserve an excellent Martha Washing-ton "tea" in the church.

To-morrow evening, Washington'sbirthday, a "Martha Washington dinner"will be served by the ladies in the churchparlors of Simpson Memorial Church,from 5 to. 8 o'clock. This will be some*

j thing superior in the line of church din-!ners.

The League Cabinet of Howard M. E.Church has elected Miss E. K.de Turbe-

ville as fourth vice-president, vice C. J*Smith, lesigned. Miss Holbrook, thenew deaconess, will preside over the de-partment of mercy and help during MissGate's absence.

On Friday evening. March 19. 1897, Dr.Case willlecture in the auditorium of hischurch, under the auspices of the Boys'Brigade; subject, "A Trip Around theWorld." illustrated with over 225 stereop-ticon views. Admission 10 cents. Ticketson sale ina few days.

Revival meetings at Howard M. E.Church are to commence on Wednesdayevening, February 24. This will be thethird effort of this conference year.

Among those who wiiltake part in theWashington B rthday celebration at Cen-tral M. E. Church "are Professor H. M.Bosworth, J. J. Morris, WashingtonianQuartet (male voices). Mandolin Ciub,Miss Clara I.Fisher, Mis* Alice Wardell,Miss May Stanford and Rev. E. R.Diiie, D.D.

Rev. Dr. Jacob Nieto willlecture at thesynagogue of the Congregation Beth Men-achim Streisand, 335 Minna street, to-morrow (Saturday), at 4 p. m.

FORTUNATE NATIVE SON,

Fred "Whitney, Formerly of This City,Striken It Kich in British Columbia.Fred Whitney, a native son of this City

and the sou of the founder of Whitney'sExpress, has struck it rich in the BritishColumbia mines, and is on a visit to thisCity to purchase mining machinery forhis claim.

Two years ago he went from Portland,Oregon, where he had been in business,to Revelstoke, B. C, and obtained a posi-tion on a steamer running to that point.Later he went into mining, and bought ac aim from a broken-down miner for $100.Another c aim was obtained for merelygrub-staking a prospector, and it is thisclaim that has turned out a small bo-nanza.

The surface croppings went eightyounces of slyer and $8 in gold, and now,at thirty feet, ore that runs $60 In gold tothe ton has been struck. The mine isconvenient to plenty of water, and $90,000was recently refused fora fifthinterest.

A20-stamp mill hns been purchased and.will be set up as soon as it can be shipoedto the mine.

GROEZINGER IS ANGRY.The Justice of the Peaca Will

Tell a Strange Story toJudge Seawall.

He Claims That H- Was Indued toMistiknly Sim a Judgment

by Saarp Practice.

Justice of the Peace Groezinger willap-pear before Judge Seawall Tuesday morn-ing inanswer to a writof rej/iew petitionedfor by counsel for J. S. Reid in his suit asassignee for M. Friedman & Co. againstMrs. Pauline Selig. The proceedings willbe enlivened by Justice Groezinger'-. state-ment concerning the facts in the case.The Justice says that the suit againstMr-. Selig was to recover $147 alleged tobe due for furniture purchased on the in-stallment plan. The testimony was thatMrs. Selig had paid all but $22 90, but theclaim was made that as all the install-ments had not been paid the furnituremust be returned also.

The Justice nave judgment for $22 90only. The next day the judgment washanded to the Justice 'to a irn. He wasbusy, and supposing that the judgmentwas for the amount he had named on thebench he signed it. The defendant showedhim that be had signed a judgment lor$147. Then he went to the clerk of thecourt and had the judgment changed to$22 90. This brought about the petitionlor a writof review.

The judgment was rendered January 19and wa- changed on the followingday.On the 30th of January Mrs. Selig paid$29 40, and agreed to pay $22 80 more with-in thirty-one days. This nas excited Jus-tice Groezinger's wrath, in view of the tes-timony that Mrs. Selig had paid prior tothe hearing before him all but $22 90 ofthe face of tbeclaim. The transactionsafter the judgment are evidenced by thefollowing:

San Irani- Jan. 30, 1597.Received from Mis. P. Selig the sum of

(2840, with the express understanding thatthe receiving of the said sum will not Inmiymanner affect my rights under the judgmentrendered lv my tavor in the justice* Court ofthe City and County of San Frauciseo, actionSo. 94,280, on the— day of January. 1897,ior the recovery of the personal properiv de-scribed in the complain iin the said action, orfor the payment of $147, incase delivery ofthe said properly could not be had; and thatthe said payment is not iv any manner to beconstrued as a satisfaction or partial satisfac-tion of the said judgment, and Iagree uponthe payment to me of $22 80, IIpaid withinthirty-one d«ys from this date, to eater a com-plete satisfaction of the said judgment ofrecord inthe said court.

J. a Rkip, plaintiff.To this is appended the following:

Iagree to the above. Pauline Selig.*—\u2666

—•Last Lecture by Itev. Ila.kcit Smith.

Rev. Haskett Smith willgive a lecture at theAssociation Auditorium,- Mason and Ellisstreets, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock on"The Pyramid Builders." This will be thelast in the special course and will bo worthhearing, as itis said to b .• the best of the scries.He will show many beautiful views of th-pyramlds and of otner wonders of this landaud tellof the customs ofits inhabitants.

The Future of Democracy.

Chairman W. H.Alvord of the DemocraticSuite Committee will adaress the delegates tothe conference: of Iroquois clubs at PythianHull to-morrow afternoon on the "Future ofthe Democratic Party in California. The pub-lic is Invited.

Advances male on fuinittm*and pianos .withor without removal. Koouan, 1017-1073 Mission.

GOLDEN GATE CARNIVAL.The Efceeutfve Committee Ask the Su-

pervisor!* to Set Apart Some Funds.The executive committee of the Carni-

val of the Golden Gate has addressed thefollowingcommunication to the Board ofSupervisors:

To the Honorable Board of Supervisors—Gen-tlemen: The members of the ixeeutive com-mittee of the Carnival oi the Golden Gate arede Iron*of placing befora the numbers ofyourhonorable body an applica'ion for a portion otthe fund setups rt by Lawfor the purpose ofin-

ducing Immigration to the City and county.The experience of other cities has demon-strated that affairs similar to the Carnival ofthe Golden Gate have been productive of <.*-reatgood to the citizens of those places. San Fran-cisco has always been behind the rest of iheMate in the presentation of her claims as amost desirable place of residence. Supporthas heretofore been given to many thingswhich did not promise as much good as willthe coming carnival.

We, therefore, respectfully ask your honor-able board to set apart as much of the $2500annually appropriated under this law as inyour judgment may seem fit.

By the Executive Committee.

Hesperian Parlor of the Native Sons ofthe Golden West intends to give an enter-tainment and party for the benefit of thecarnival next Saturday evening. Themembers of the parlor are working assid-uously to make the affair a grand financialand social success.

EXAMINEES APPOINTED.

Two Physicians Who Will look Afterthe Eyed of School Children.

Chairman Samuel L. Waller of theFinance Committee of the Board of Educa-tion notified Dr. Charles F. McCarthy andDr. James F. Smith of this City yester-day that they had been appointed on theboard of medical examiners of the SchoolDepartment.

Their special duty will be to examinethe eyes of the pupils of the public schoolsto see that proper care is taken not tostrain these orgaus. They will be requiredto make monthly reports of their investi-gations and parents will be kept posted asto the condition of tbeir children's eyesso that they may be supplied with glassesin case such a measure is necessary.

Trinity M. K. Church Will Enlarge.The TrinityMethodist Church is preparing

to enlarge its church accommodations anda. so tobuild a row of seven stores on one sideof its elegant lot. The contract is to be let atonce. The improvements in the church build-ing include a corner tower and surmountedby a steeple, which will,greatly improve theappearance of the church front.

Martha Washington Dinner Party.The ladles of Simpson Memo rial Method!.*

Episcopal Church will give a Msrtha Wash-ington dinner party in the parlors of theirchurch at Hayes and Buchanan -

streets to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock lollowed by anentertainment. Tne ladles willbe pleased . tohave a goodly number of their neighborspresent. :7-v"".v

AJURY MUSTHEAR THE CASE

Judge Carroll Cook Deniesa Motion to Dismiss

Cooney.

The Decision I.Tantamount toHolding the Notary for

Trial.

Mrs. Craven ani the Fair InterestsPreparing lor the Fight on the

Pencil Dee s.

The merits of the Cooney case a.c to goto a jury for final consideration. JudgeCarroll Cook rendered a decision yester-day morning denying the motion madetwo weeks ago by the attorneys for thedefense to dismiss the case for lack of evi-dence. Tins is tantamount to holding theyoung notary for trial before the SuperiorCourt on the charge of perjury made sometime ago by Charles L. Fair. The burdenof young Fair's complaint is tbat Cooneyswore falsely when he put his notarialcertificate to the famous pencil deeds olMrs. Craven certifying that the dead mil-lionaire acknowledged the documentsbefore him on September 27. 1894.

Both sides in tbe famous ca->e were wellrepresented. Cooney's attorneys. PatrickA. Ready, Juige 8. C. Denson and \V. \V.Foote, had seats by the young man's side.District Attorney Barnes, George A.

Knight and Captain Lees were ther* fortne prosecution. Garret McEn-rney andRichard V. Hey looked on for the admin-lsiraiors.

The deci-ion was a lengthy one, amiconsumed aitnoat two hours in reading.Judge Cook opened by a rehearsal of thelaw on perjury. He told the lawyersthat tie had spent two whole days readingthe voluminous evidence bearing on thecase. Tne man who was prosecutingmight be rich, said the magistrate, butthat was no reason why a poor man hewas prosecuting should escape beingfound guilty.

"So f«r as Iam concerned the pauperand the millionaire are otic and the sameto me," added Judge Cook.

It was necessary, he continued, on acharge of perjury, to have the testimonyof two witnesses or one witness and cor-roborating circumstances. Circumstan-tial or documentary evidence alone wouldnot fit the case. Judge Cook then re-viewed the evidence given by HerbertClark, the former valet of the million-aire. Clark, so the court thought, gave asatisfactory account of the doint*s of thebonanza kingon September 27, 1894.

Clark did not remomi.er that Fair vis-ited the young notary's oilice on that day,although his evidence showed that his em-ployer was several times in his movementswithin a few steps of the notary's place ofbusiness. Cooney himself, said the court,corroborated this story to acertain extentwhen hesaid he was not personally ac-quainted with Ihe millionaire.

Judge Cook went on to say thai therecord of the transaction in Cooney's bookseemed to have some evidence ot changeof figures in the date lines. He also thoughttwo kinds of inkhad been used in the cc r-tificates on the deeds.

The different witnesses from the Crockerprinting-bouse, who were called by theprosecution to prove that on Jannasf 8.1896, a lot of blanks contained the words"to me," were of little value in the ruseexcept to recall that these blanks con-tained man.* typographical effects.

The prosecution had pointed out oversixty of tbese defects in these blanks,which itclaimed were identical with mullsin printingin the certificates on the pen-cildeeds. Cooney's attorneys had foundas many "dissimilarities." •

"Inone place on line eleven the attor-neys for the defense pointed out twenty-nine dots in a blank space," said JudgeCook, "where but twenty-eight dots werevisible in the .proof of the Crocker blankof January 8, 1896 For a long time thisdiscrepancy puzzled tue. Icould not seehow ihe extra dot could creeo into thecertificate, and Iwas on the point olthrowing all this evidence out when* bythe aid of a very powerful microscope 1discovered just the faintest indication ofthis extra dot in the Crocker proof. 1then examined the matrix and found thatitexisted there, although imperfectly. Theother discrepancies which the defendant'sattorneys declare exist I think mr-y bethe result of imperfections in the paper onwhich the proof was taken and the man-ner in which the proof was taken."

The court then formally denied themotion todismiss the young notary."Itis not myduty to determine whether

the defendant be guilty of the crimecharged, or not," Judj-e Cook said in finalexplanation of his finding. "This ismerely a preliminary examination and Iam not required ;o look for proof. Itisthe existence or non-existence of testi-mony tending to establish probable causefor one to believe him guilty that Iamcalled upon to determine. Whether suchtestimony proves guilt, in other wordswhether it is to be believed, is a questionfora jury to pass upon, not I.". When the decision had been read At-torney Reddy ro?e inreply to the court'sreference to the rich and poor. Reddy\u25a0\u25a0aid he never contended for a momentthat because a man was wealthy itwasany reason why he should not have theprotection of the court against crime. "Ispoke merely of the power of a wealthyUrooknian, senior warden; Charles J.

man to obtain evidence to convict against'he inability of a poor man to obtain evi-dence to defend himself. Iwas contrast-ing the' power of the one with the weak-ness of the other," said the lawyer. JudgeCook said possibly he had misunderstoodthe lawyer's argument, and good feelingreturned.

Both Mrs. Craven and the special ad-ministrators of the estate say they areready to proceed with the big civil suitover the pencil deeds on Tuesday morningbefore Judge Slack. Itwas rumored lastnight that Magistrate Cook's decision re-garding Cooney might be the means ofpostponing the othercase. Mrs. Craven'sattorneys declare tney are anxious andwilling to go to trial. The Fair peopleare similarly emphatic in their assertions,so it begins to look as if the -famous suitis finally to be a court attraction. Specu-lation is rile concerning the time it willtake to hear the case. The general beliefis that itwill take tine* months to hearthe evidence, as there are innumerablewitnesses who have never yet been heardof inconnection with the case on the slateof each side.

JUDGE CARROLL COOK READING HIS DECISION IN THE CCCNEY CASE.

A MASONIC EVENT.Dedication of a N'.-w Scottish Kite Hall

in the City of LosAngeles.

Thomas H. Caswell, grand commanderof the Supreme Council southern juris-diction of the United States, W. FrankPierc?, inspector-general for Californiaand Charles F. Crocker, grand master of

| the KnicbtsJKadosh, Grand Consistory ofI California, and Charles L. Patton, past;grand master of the Knights Kadosh of

the Grand Consistory of California,primate,| left yesterday afternoon in Colonel Crock-ier's private car for Los Angeles to be pres-ent on Monday in thai city and take part,in the deHicatiou of the new Scottish ritehall inthe Masonic Temple.

The ceremonies of dedication will beconducted by Thomas ri. Caswell, grandcommander Supreme Council southernjurisdiction of the United States; W.Prank Pierce, inspector-general for Cali-fornia; Charles P. Crocker, grand masterof Kadosh. Grand Consistory o Califor-nia; IredS. Langdon, master oi Kadosh,Occidental Consistory; C. L. Patton. pastgrand master Knights Kadosh of GrandConsistory of California, primate; Arthur

Willets, junior warden; Frank F. Davis,orator; Henry S. Orrae, almoner; JohnL. Pavcovich, secretary; Simon Conradi,treasurer; Pni! S. Thompson, master ofceremonies; Isaac Alexander McMillan,captain of the guard. The musical direc-tor wiilbe Theophilus Masac.

After the ceremony there willbe a ban-quet, at which John D. Spreckels willre-spond to the toast "The Government ofthe United States," W. Frank Pierce to"The Scottish Rite." Tnomas H. Caswellto "The Supreme Council for the SouthernJurisdiction of the United States," CharlesP. Crocker to "The Grand" Consistory of

ornia." Charles L. Patton to "TheGrsnc Lodge of California," Frank D-visto "VisitingBrethren." Rev. Wyliys Hallto "Memory of the Dead." Frank Rader to"The Masonic Fraternity" and James R.Dupuy to "Occidental Consistory."

WAITING FOR THEMAYOR'S RECOVERY

Cuban Ccmmittee Will BeCalled Together at That

Time.

A Torpdo Invent or Wants aChance at Spanish Vessels

of War.

Professor Brown of St.*nf rd Univer-st? S.nds a Novel F.nancial

Suggestion.

Only the continued illness of MayorPhelan, whose presence is desired, pre-vents the leaders of the movement infavor of Free Cuba from calling togetherthe representative committee recently ap-pointed by the Mayor for the purpose ofarranging for a mass-meeting.Iiwas intended to send out the notice

of meeting to-day so that the gatheringcould be held at an erly date, bat Mr.Phelan's secretory telephoned to Secre-tary Mascherini of the Cuban sym-pathizers that the chief executive of themunicipal government was still confinedto his apartments and the matter waspostponed. Ahall centrally located willbe secured and an hour set for the meet-ing that willbe convenient to all of themembers of the committee.Itis probable that little willbe done at

this preliminary meeting beyond arrang-ing for the first mass-meeting and receiv-ing suggestions a.* to ihe best means -ofirendering tangibe aid to the struggling '

Cuban patriots.

Ifall those who call at the Cuban head-quarters to offer assistance could be ac-commodated it would of necessity be alarge snip that could carry them all to thetroubled isle. Men come every day w-.owant to shoulder a rifl

-and face the Span-

ish armies, ami they are often sorely dis-appointed when told that it is not tnepurpose of the sympathizers to sendarmed men to Cuba, but rather to raisefunds to buy ammunition, medicines andother supplies, and still nirther to aid thecause by showing to Congress the feelingol tue people of San Francisco regardingthe struggle now going on in tne island.

Among yesterday's callers was Pro-fessor J. H. L Tuck, who is the inventorof a submarine torpedo system suitablefor Cuban waters. He said that, though73 years of age, he was ready to go at anytime to Cuba to iay death-dealing bombsunder the placid waters of the rivers sothat the destruction of Spanish ships-of-war mightbe compassed.

When told that such a project was pre-mature, and that the committee ap-pointed by the Mayor "must decidewhether such a scheme was advisable, hea*«ked leave to attend the meetine and ad-dress the members on the subject.

Letters from all parts of the State con-tinue to reach the headquarters offeringarmed as well as financial aid, and manycontain suggestions as to the methods tobe used in raisin-*; funds. One that wasreceived yesterday from Professor Brownof the Leland Stanford Jr. University con-tained a novel suggestion which struckthe leaders forcibly. The letter read asfollows:

Leland Stanford Jr. University, >California. Feb. 17, 181)7 j

Ch lirman of Committee of Fifty for the CubanLeague of the United States—

Heap. Sir: iVuenMayor Phelan was st this university recentlyhe asked me IfIwould serve.on your commit-tee, but Ido not know whether Inave beenmade a member .»r not. I *auggeste<i to Mr.Phelan a plan which ho said 1 aiiould lay be-lore your committee. Iihas been very wel]thought of by those to whom 1 have spokenhere. Itis that, instead of the usual appealforsmall amounts of spot, oh

—dlowed by

total forge tfulness of the cause here be circu-lated and blanks printed in tne papers lor ita subscription asking for

a CENT a day FOR the war,Payable monthly in advance in postagestamps. H_f?%S

This is within the reach of all. and all whosign are sure to keep interested in the work.It is so small that ifit were set off with theproper boom almost every one would sign it,and it would doubtless spread and be a greatfactor in helping to strengthen the arm ofCuba against Spain. Ihave just suggested Itto the league in New York. Very irul*/ yours,

Bolton Coit Brown, Professor.President Jones and Secretary Masche-

rini of the sympathizers are anxiouslyawaitine a reply to their letter to ColonelEthan Allenof the New York headquar-ters informing him of the appointment of|the committee oy Mayor Phelan and ask-ing suggestions as to the best method oforganizing in this City.Ithas been erroneous'v stated in the I

Examiner that Professor B. C. .Brown of!Stanford University had been at p inted jby Mayor Phelan as chairman of tne com- 'mittee of fifty. Mayor Phelan has notappointed a chairman, nor does he intendto directly."Mr.Jones, President of the league in

this City, states that from what he canlearn the Mayor's plan was to have thecommittee meet with the ollicers of theleague and then appoint as chairmansome gentleman suggested by the pres-dent. The purpose in this is Mint the

officers of the league, being the more «familiar with the work in hand, wouldsuggest one who will be able to be ofdirect benefit to the Cuban cause.

President Jones has received a letterfrom B. C. Brown, in which the latterstates that he is organizing a branchleague in behalf of Cuba at the StanfordJr. University and another in Palo Alto.He is kept very busy holding meetingsand finding speakers, hut so far he hasmet withgood success.

FIXING WATER RATE3.City and County Attorney Creswell

Gives the Supervisors an Opinion.City and County Attorney Creswell

has addressed a communication to theBoard of Supervisors r dative- to the risingof water rates. He rinds that tbe law saysthey must be fixed in February of eachyear, but they can be fixed later; thoughin not fixingthem in February the Super-visors are liable to punishment.

The conclusion of his communication isas follows:The authority then to

'fix the rates must

continue beyond the month of February, ormandamus would not lie to compel the per-formance of that duty. The power of theboard does not lapse in consequence ol officialinaction in the month of February. Thoupnthe rates have not been lixed within the timeprescribed by the constitution, it is still thoduty of the board to fix the rates, and if notdone voluntarily the board may be compelledto perform its duty by the mandate of thecourt. That which may be enforced by lawcannot be illegalifdone voluntarily.

IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE.Delegates From In.quoin Clubs of the

State Will Gather Here To-Morrow.The annual conference of Iroquois clubs

for California willbe held in Pythian Hallto-morrow at 10 a.m. in celebration ofWashington's birthday. There willbe arepresentation of many clubs by dele-gates, each club being entitled to onedelegate and one for every twenty mem-bers. Lawrence J. Welch, grand secre-tary, has sent out a circular letter of invi-tation. Inresponse to this favorable an-swers had been received yesterday fromclubs^outside of San Francisco as follows:Gilroy. Grass Valley. Lodi, Marysville,Martinez, Oikland, Petaluma, RedwoodCity, San Rafael, Sausalito, St. Helena,Stockton, Sacramento. Tracy, Vacaville,Vallejo, Alameda and San Luis Obispo.Tne delegates wtll be entertained by theSan Francisco Iroquois Club.

Meluucthun'g Celebration.The German branch of the Young Men's

Christian Association willhold a special ser-vice this aiternoon at 3 o'clock incommemora-tion of the four hundredth anniversary ofPhilip Melaiicthon's birthday. Rev. F.Bowen willdeliver the address and the choirof one ot the German churches will sing somaof the old German hymns. The admission isfree and ladies as well as gentlemen arecordially Invited to attend. The service willbe heid in the German hall of the Y. M. C. A.building,corner Ellis and Mason streets.

A Concert Postponed.The farewell concert to Miss -Catherine Black

that was to have been held In MetropolitanTemple next Wednesday evening, February24; has been postponed to March 31. MissBlack states that all the tickets ior nextWednesday are good for Marcri 31.

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1SOT.

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