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Tr gggWXU Jts Jff nflNt1 10 SAN ffBANCISCO CHBONICLE THURSDAY lyiARCH 12 1891 THE FULLER ESTATE Testimony Before Judge Coffey An Injunction Upon the Attorneys Judge Wallace and the Probate Court Come Into Collision The controversy OTer the sale of the partnership interest of the late William fuller in the well known firm of hit er Fuller Co assumed new and some wl at noTel features yesterday Two important questions that have never yet been passed upon by the courts of this State have suddenly loomed up before Judge Coffey One is as to the juns diction of the Probate Court in an action that has been enjoined by the civil court The other involves the validity of an agreement binding the heirs to sell a part nership interest without taking into ac count the value of the pood will of the buiness The partnership interest involved is valued by the executrix Mrs Fdller and bj the heirs under the will at 1 400 000 and the son of Mrs Fuller William Fuller Jr who is also a member of the firm of hittier I uller A Co has offere 1 to purchase the interest at that figure Bv the terms of the will the executrix is au thorized to sell or dispose ot the interns to the best advantage of the heirs The sale has already been made subject of course to the confirmation of the court A day or two ago this confirmation was asked for by Mrs Fulle and the heirs but owing to a minor irregu antv the heannjr of testimom in the matter was postponed until yesterdav mornins But Whittier the surviving senior paitner the fim objects the sale He makes a bid for the nterest of the late Mr Fuller offering to purchase it for 1 250 000 on unsecured note of hand He protests against the conrt confirm nz the sale to the younge Fuller for the larger sum of 1 400 000 and to support this protest and this claim to the right to i inch ase the interest lor a sma ler sum Mr hittier exr bits the partnership agreement whicn was signed bt himself and Fuller ot January 1 1SR ectlOl 18 of this document provides that it either Whittle or Fuller should die luring the continuance of the partnership the interest of sa de cedent shall remain undivided until De cember 31st next succeeding the death of said partner and tint at the xpiration cf this period the surviving partner shall be entitled to purchase such interest ol deceased partner fron his execut rs or heirs without charge fcr lie good will of the business and the in unt deter mined to be tte value tfercol The difleren Utwitn 1400 000 an i 1 50 000 represent the alu ol the good ill of the interest in tl busine The case came up I line I ndge Coffey yesterday mornrng nt all the in interested being pre mt A Hioth and Russe 1 il lppeired for the executrix Mrs rue Hcrnn for Fuller jr mill Mors lor lib minor child en Mr I utie was rt sented by Ders und Mtornej I Boalt The hearing had acaTel got under waj i before Juage Coffe befj an officiil of Judge Walla cou enterel and strcd writs of injuncti upon all jarties tor cerned restraining tlim fom tak further action in the matter of having rhe ale confirmed I tl 1 robate Court pending the hear rif of the suit just Drought by Mr hittier in Julge il lace court to foree the execut and heirs to dispose of the disputfd merest in accordance with sect on 10 of the art nership agreement Mrs Fuller was ccupvine the witness chair when served with the writ an 1 the lawyers were actuallj engaged in trving the case ben enice upon them was made It so happens however tl at sttrriev Lvons who appears fo the nor 1 was appointed to tu post Judge Coffe He was quit to see he iip tance of this fact and at once raised the point that as an officer of the Prooite Court the injunction trom ant ther io lr could not have weight ara him while acting soleh in the capaci forwhri was specially apjiointe 1 hilq tne other officers at once defied nabean to the injunction Mr I ons ich the Tuesdav evenings March 30th and 31ft in Irving Ball Quite a list of artists have already consented to appear and then who desire tp aid this worthy object are requsled to address or call on the lady superior at the home THROUGH THE HEART Charles Hogrefe Commit Suicide While Respondent Charles Hogrefe a eablnet maker employed by the Southern Pacific Company who lived with his wife and child at 44 Thirteenth street committed suicide yesterday afternoon about 1 clock by shooting himself in the heart Ho grefe was a member of Fidelity Lodge Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows and a short time ago was charged by a brother member ol the organization with swindling the lodge Oat of So He became despondent over tne accusation which preyed constantly on his mind and on Tuedav he told his wife that he had no timber use for the world and talked in such a manner as to lead her to believe that he In tended to kn himself He claimed that he nspd the mouev to buy an emblem for the lodge but had lost the receipt The deceased was a native of Denmark aged vears and was a mem ber of the Independent Order at Odd Fellows and Ancient Order of nited workmen THE CZAR0WITZ HE IS EXPECTED HERE 15 TWO WEEKS A Stronjr Feeling Among the Jews as to the ature of His Reception The CsarowiU of Russia the heir apparent to the lm per a throne isexpecvedto arrive here about two weeks He left his native land over a year ago on a man of war aud is making a tour of the worid He has visited the East Indies ana China and he comes here direct trom the Orient The prospect of having go soon a high representative ol the Russian Gov eminent among us has excited Jewish circles in This cltv greatly Not only the Russian and Polish Jews are agitated but all those eon nected with the Hebrew race Rumors have been in circulation that the Czaaowitx on his arrival here would be the object of every cour tev and attention that was in the power of the municipality and that public receptions wou be tendered him uch a coure if pursued is regarded by prnmment Jewish residents as an approval of he course of rhe Russian Government toward the coreligionists and a direct insult to those oi the Jewish faith living in this city Thev Cf Id that the Gzarowits should come and go without anv other notice or attention than that necessary through the exchange of inter national courtesies bv the Federal Government lubhc receptions will be regarded as direct in sul to the Hebrew community Joseph Rothschild the well known attorney was etn esterdav He acknowledged that the coming here of the Cram son was the chief topic of conversation iu Jewish circles and that while pcrvmallv the Jewish people in this citv had nothing agan st him thev felt strongl that he should not he recognized by the citT officials aDd societT as the representative of a Goernmenl whow act were not In accord with our tlzens seller a young merchant and an active member of the Jewish societies said that the Ciarowitz while in hina had been most un mercifully snubbed and there was lar more reason in this co trv that both he and the methods of his mernment shouil be ignored This would be a i Jet way of showing him the disgust that i fi for Russia and her undvi lized and inhuma wavs or a country that was wedded io arbar as Russia is It was remarkable that the oi 1 nations in the worid that were friendly to her were the United States and France two republics BLITHE fLAIMAM WHITK He Sends an Odd Document to Superior Judg Coffey Jiige Coffey has recencd a long circular from lherpoil Ingland It is addressed 10 ihe legal pr eion capitalists and others ai ai tisco and is ail about the Blythe estate The heirs of ihe estate In England avs the clrr liar were induced to form a corporation to 1 oenuate their Interests being assured by their attorneys in ln Francisco Messrs Ho I Koon Towle that there would be no lia litv ncurrcd bv the claimants In any event I Immediately after the Julgment in the case a rendered savs the circular McKoon ignoring the assurances they had given pc ranted a Wv to be made on tne shares of tht corporation On the oth of November last the shares belonging to the claimants were boight in or conn ated bv MacDermot an 1 other members of the corporation res dent an Franeicco I Bi ggted that a syndicate shall be firmed in can rrenciscnto take up the delln quent shares and the circular is issued to that end It I surned bv Thomas Nelson White of 1 erpool who being a claimant to one eighth of all the stock in the corporat on guarantees that if a syndicate should be formed the claim art 11 as ig one half of their interest In the BWthe mtanv stock to such vnd cate IL The Great Explorer Is in the City His Wife and Mrs Tennant Are With Him He Is Given a Reception by the Press Club and Is Warmly el corned Henry Stanley the great explorer of Africa and the rescuer of Emm Pasha arrived in this city yesterday alter an absence of twenty five years There came with him his wife Mrs Dorothy Stanley nee Tennant the original of Millais beau tiful painting es or No his mother in law Mrs Tennant Mr Jephson Ham llton Aide the London art critic Major Pond his manager and Salli Stanley little Zanzibar servant Stanley presents the appearnnce of verg mg on 50 vears his hair being snowy white save for one little dark streak run nmg down to the neck His mustache is an iron gray clipped short enough to ex pose a mouth indicative of much firmness of purpose The eyes are gray and round and have a startling 1 ttle tnck of opening very wide and eemmg to go through a person when first introduced But the chin and law bespeak the character of the man more fully than any other features They are square and ample and tell of a will that would force its way through everv obstacle The forehead which is benevolent softens all the other leatures cast as they are a mold that i stern to almost gloominess Tnere mingles with every observation of the man the suggestion that he has seen a 1 things and found disappointment in all No there 13 one exception his wife Stanley face takes on a softer look when tanlry prak at the Prt li FEKSON4L NOTES The tanlev partv at a down town hotel apo ull of Folsora is a guest at the Pala Gilbert Tomkius of an Leandro is the laf to kton of He ens Mont is at the al fonia hee er and familvotew lork are at thi aliforr a oa i the anta Rosa merchant is stay annojante and chagrin of Mr 1 ut er inzat the rand attorneys persisted in Ins eforts to hue anunJ Ifomell nited Spates armv is at ine auiornia obb the vkton drv goods merchant is at the alifornia VS Paxton the Healdsburg fruit grower is a guest at the tjrand Tom man ler lockton United States navv is ai the Cs lfornla Mr and Mrs Morehouse of San Jose are lests at the Palnce Hotel Dr i Bates I nited States navy and Mrs Bates are at the alifornia ispist cinclair of Washington is among the iets at the Palace Lie tenant Turner I nited States naw ai Turner are at the Lallfoniia rge Macdonongh arrived from 1 jVong rsteriat aid is a guest at the the case continued at once and the order of sale confirmed Judge Coffey uphell the point raised Attorney Ljons a lorierei the hear ng continued 1 th 11 the rung on had been consumed and the noon re cess was tikeT I pon the reassem ng of court Hi ler agjin took the tand and testified that the am ut offere 1 her her son for the in ens the business was the highest sum that I il been of ferel hence in consei mg the best mter ests of the heirs arg led Mr Ions the executrix was bom 1 to 1 cert the tern The attorneys for Mr I lttier were again on their feet then pretext ng that 1 alace tel the had rights ui ler the ntrict that Acting ia wav Vail userfntendent Flint tl Probate Lourt yas houni 10 re rect I has gone to outhen all onus to look after gain udce Cotit dnfered with Mr hi tiers counsel and Urel that the needs of the serMce in that direction ilr 8nd Mrs Morelde Credv and Miss deciding the matter the I rebate Lourt I gnd a routgomerv street hotel must look solely to the powers delega ed larrc parn from ew Kngland arrived at the executrix by the terms or the will tv Pa ce last night mong them were After much arguing 1 ut on counsel Mdncb aid I abel ldnchof Cambridge for Mr hittier promising to let the mat and Mr and Mrs Fiske and Miss Rock theyonly been nulled they would have been stronger I hare noted the difference la this country inth great pleasure You are banded toother In Ketr York in Chi cago in St Louis and here you hare your press clubs and are united Let me say to yon no matter what papers you belong to always strike tot the cause Had I only been shown a little kindness ana courtesy abroad by the nesrspa profession it would always have ngered in my mind as a pleasant recollection 1 should have remembered it always no matter how far away 1 might be or what lands I should travel I should have taken it as a brotherly assurance of ood wilt and should feel as I do now to you thankful and grateful as I bow to you all After the reception Mr Stanleys party took a barouche and drove through the city to oberve the changes that had occurred since he crossed the continent twenty eight years ago in what he called a small caravan Mr Stanley will lecture at the Grand Opera house this evening and his subject is replete with interest CHAELES DRAKE STRAhGE DISAPPEARAhCE OF A STCAECUTTER Hw Acquaintances Fear That Has Been Foully Dealt With He ter rest in statu quo for the me being an adjournment yvas taken till 11s mom ing at 10 clock DOVNELIl 4TTEUITS The SlICIDK Turns on otorious rirkpocket the fa in His tell James Donnelly the notonocs pickpocket attempted smc de in one of the tank cells at the city prison yesterdav mon in by blowing out the gaslight and allowing the gas to escape Donnelly was the sole ocnpan of the cell hen sergeant shield was passi through that part of the prison where Donnil was de tnined he detected a strong odor gas which was escaping fom Donnelly cell He foun i the light extinguished an the gas turned full on Donnelly was Ivlng in an uuoncions condition from htch he was risuscitated alter considerable difficulty He denies that he tried to oornmlt uiile but states that he could not sleep so turned on the gas to induce stupor He is an opium fiend and bordering on in sanity from being deprive 1 of the narcot Donuelly has been seye al tines in the House of orrcction for larc iies On sundav he as detected in the act of stealing a purse from Mrs Murphy while she was leaving Bridget Church He was arrested alter a lively chases HOME FOB FRIENDLESS G1KLS Two Concert to Given After Easter for Its Benefit Two concerts are 0 be glen In aid of the Girls Director located on Grand avenue and Lott street The two storv i trueture Is plain and unpretentious yet modest audconoml cal as the building plans have been and mea as the furnishings are they are not all pad for The ladles in charge have labored hard to make their small two bit and four bit contn butions derived principally from working efllcrpf New ork numbe of phvsicims registered at the Baltwin ve terda among whom were Drs Pa ent of Holl 3 er epencer of San Joe wniamsof Santa Lruz and Thomas Mac of Petal jma lerk icingham of the Talace Hotel received a elegrara on Monday aunouncing theleath of his father at New Haven Conn lie received a dispatch yesterday afternoon stating that his mother bad just died The sad ns so completely overcame Buckingham tfeat while on duty at 30 clock last night he fell in a faint was taken to his room John stomall Estate I mi ignier as executor of the estate of the late John Somali one of the partners and pro pnetors of the Maison Riche has entered suit I against the surviving partner Justin Ladg nous praving that a receiver may be appointed for the business and that the same I mav be sold at pubic auction iznier con tends that he has brought several different per I sons to Ladagnous who offered to buv out omali interest in the business but that as Ladagnous refused to allow such persons to be come partners and as he has refused to give a fair accounting 01 emails interests vignier has no other recourse than to ask the court to sell the same that the estate he represents may be fuUy reimbursed The Buckman Inquest A Coroners jury held an Inquest last night in the case of nHmore Buckman the street contractor who died on the 9th Inst om pistol wounds inflicted by John XL Daly rhe latter was present at the inquest but refused to testify verdict in accordance with ihe facts was returned and Daly was charged with murder CALIGBAPH TYPE ITB1TERS The general agency for these superior machines and the only agency In Saa Frandscfe Is located at 333 Montgomery street between Bush ttomen and mechanics meet thoir liabilities 0r repair the Calisraph Office supply Company and tide mem ana weir iori uiw wuu uvei 1 ecu rayior president ana general agent their immediate wants but the Continuous 1 outi and increased number of children who Drrpoit White Lead Works bathtub enamel una a nomc anu reiuge iruui mc Kuipauuiu or Hqntd porcelain comes reaay iot use race of the street has necessitated an appeal for assistance which will be made through the medium of two musical entertainments offered for public patronage on Easter Monday and 1 50 per quart Da Piercss GalTsnlo Chain Belt brace you up 70 Sacramento street be regards her Their relative sues strike one as a physical incongruity that not altogether pleasant He is short and square und rugged he is tall an i hssoTie Her natural possessions are rich a yell modulated voice with a charmirg Finish catchiness a bright sunshinv face a month that pats th wondrous sweet ness show ng a perfect et of teeth a sbapely head and a profuse wealth of iak golden hair Nfrs Mai ley brings with her a warm cordiality that speaks more ol some southern clime than of the prover bial Fnglish coldness The btanleys are thoroughly unostenta tious in the matter of dress Mr stinlev frazzled collar suggesting rather the old Bohemian dajsof the journalistic career than those of his present great success Mr and Mrs ctanjey were gen a reception at the Press Ciub yesterday at 3 clock Nearlv J00 representatives of the press and their lady friends met to shake hands with the distinguished couple The gathering was entirely informal and Mrs Stanlej appreciation was yery marked Among those present were Mr and Mrs Love Mr and Mrs Wiggin Judge and Mrs A Lowe Mr and Mrs Bigelow Mr and Mrs Mof fatt and Mrs Mofiatt Miss Ida Carleton Mr and Mrs Todd Misses Oagan Mr and Mrs Joseph Gr smer Mr and Mrs Townsend Miss Manning Major Frank McLaughlin 1 rhelan Farley Dr Whitwell Ctptam Connor hotwell Arthur McEwen Hart A Barendt Francoeur Phillips ft Cook Gui Cook A Egbert and a number of others After several selections had been ren dered by the orchestra and the guests had been introduced to all piesent Wig gin president of the club welcomed the visitors He slid are assembled in a very informal manner to give oursehes the pleasure of greeting a gentleman known not to America alone bnt to the 1 whole world Henry Stanley hile he is esteemed all the world he is ob ably most esteemed by newspaper men because he was one himself He is not to us the great explorer only he is the newspaper man as well 1 am therefore going to ask Mr Stanley to make us a lew remarks Mr Stanlev then arose from his seat by the side of his wile and in a voice and manner peculiarly his own said as he boned toward Mr Wiggin It is evi dent ladies and gentlemen that the art oforttoryis an inculcated one I have been so long in barbarous lands that I hnd myself not quick to pick up the happy knack of the orator so if ou find me lame and impotent you mnst excuse me on these excellent grounds i es I am glad to say that 1 was once a newspaper man myself and I loved the old profession very dearly wben I was in its midst in Aew iork some years ago But time brings changes both of views and association As I grew older I discovered jealousies creeping into the profession and methods of dealing with men somewhat different from what I bad been accustomed to in America I found that there was not that espnt de corps that there should be to assure greatness to a profession Men must be large to be successful I have fought in the war with Hancock Sheridan and such great men hare seen street rows and fights among barbaric nations and have found that to succeed men of the same ilk must stick together When 1 went to Abvssinia 1 Vas made the butt of all the correspondents there Thev were neither just nor fair those English correspondents although they thought they were great men I have watched these great men through wars in various lands and read what they had to say They do not seem to progress to grow larger The other day I saw one of them again He was just as baldheaded as ever He never seemed to have ripened his faculties at alt and why is this 7 I have always attributed it to the lack of espnt de corps in the profession the small jealousies These men do not seem to realize that six men an stranger than one man Had Char es Drake Is among the missing He has not been seen bv bis acquaintances since January 21st last and it is feared that he has either been foully dealt with or has put an end to his own life Tj to the time of his disappearance Drake had been steadily employed as a stonecutter in this city for nearly aix years For half this period he was engaged at a stonecutting establishment on Central avenue opposite Laurel Hih Cemetery His habits were good and he Is sa to have been as reliab as a clock Early in the vear however he began to com plain of troubles and disappointments the exact nature of which he did not explain To his landlady Mrs Rodd whom he made a con Sdant in many things he said on one occasion that he had been almost driven to desperation bv his failure to collect a large sum 01 money which had been due him for years To others he Intimated that he stood in some danger from certain enemies one knows who the missing man enemies were or from what source he expected any considerable sum of money On January 20th Drake was in a much more moody state than ever and on the dav foUow ing he was nowhere to be found He had van istaed daring the night During the years oi his employment in tfi neighborhood be made manv strong friends who are deeply exercised over his mvstenous disappearance Drake is an Englishman 31 years of age with light hair and eyes sandy mustache height nve feet ten Inches weight about lb pounds He wore when last Been a black suit and a derby hat JIDGE TKOETT CAGE Treasurer WIdber Declines to Tay the Money for It Treasurer widber is between two fires He liable to be arrested for contempt of court or he may be held responsible for the payment of money not authorized Some time ago Judge Troutt furnished his courtroom in a style be fitting his official dignltv Among the list of items including rugs stools and chairs was one for a huge cage which decorates the court The Hoard ot Sapry tors refused 10 audit the bill submitted and dge Iroutt presented it directly to Treasurer Idbcr payment His authority was a se tion of thi Code of Civil Irrcelure which with certain restrictions srmits ich a demani upon the treasury he in aid County Atlorn was requested to give bis Hdvlco the matter it has not yet done so Later Judge Troutt ma lea per emptorv demand forpayn entoi the Treasurer who declare he will not pay until hereceiyes more definite infonnatli on the subject The bill amounts to if 1847 Ex Treasurer Keis was compelled by Judge Wallace to pay a similar demand but Treasurer WiJber will not accept it as a precedent as it is neither his privilege nor his duty to in yestigatc the circumstances of that case or pass judgment on the justice of the present claim LOCAL NtHS NOTES Ten fve tael boxes of opium were sei7ed by customs in pectors on the steamer Zcalandla prior to her departure for Australia The newlv appointed Collector of Internal Revenue Dep lty Postmaster Qmnn will as eume charge of his office on 4pnl 1st antopsv was held yesterday on the bodv of iohn ovne who died at 40 Eleventh street His death resulted from chronic alcoholism The sweet wine men will hoid a meeting in a fw davs to elect a delegate to represent viti cultural interests of the tate In ashington Buckles commander of she Department of Cahforn a Grand Armvof the Pepublic will make an official visit to Lincoln Post this even ing orkmen excavating a cond 1 for under ground wires came across an old ristvemntv safe vesterday in the rear of the Safe Deposit Duiiaing Mrs Catherine Quinn aged SO vears and a native of Ireland living at 11 Jb aleneia street died suddenly at her home yesterday from general debility Geo ge McCloskev fell or was thrown om a two wheeled cart in which he was riding at the corner of Tenth and Harrison streets iast evening His injuries were slight The Israelitische Frauen erem has received 200 and the Pacific Hebrew Orphan ylum and Home Society SJ000 from Moses Rosen baum in memorv of his wife Bertha Edward Barrett a teamster 60 vears old and a nat ve of Ireiand was found dead in a stable in the rear of 1124 Mission strett yesterday afternoon Death is supposed to have resulted from natural causes The Department of Vegetable Pathology at Vashingtoahas lnfo med the state Board of Horticulture that the investigation of plant diseases will be discontin led by the department because of a lack of funds Dennis Roach who vras arrested br Ofncer John Oilfov for entering a saloon it Jsj jhird street was held to answer before the superior ourt bv Judge Rix yesterday on a charge of Durgiary 1 nc oau nas neen nxea at jtHXl The remains of the late Captaih Mason Fourth nited States Cavalry will each here on the Portland train Saturday They will be taken to the Presidio where the funeral will take place at some hour to be designated hereafter From the Worlds Fair In response to a telegram from the Califor ma state Board of Horticulture recommending General Chipman as a cand date for chief of the Bureau of Horticulture and itlculture of the Worid Columbian Exposition toe fol lowing telegram was received yes erday by Lelong the secretary of the California State Board of ttorticulture LelonqDzkTt ie our telegram of March 2d duly received and your reom mendation of General Chipman shall have careful conside ation pending a final de termination In the mater referred to lours very truly George Davis Director General George Wlldgaus Estate The will of the late George lldgaus who died Vpril 13th 1889 has been filed for pro bat and tetteis of administration thereon are irayed fcr by George Fischer The deceased eft property valued at 10 000 all 01 which is bequeathedto th widow It is expressly stated In the will that George Ferdinand ill iam MldgaU3 who lived with deceased as his son and was known as such generally Is not the son of the deceased and therefore no provision is made for him The widow has since married Charles Fischer She is therefore in capacitated from acting as executrix and pcti tlons the appointment of George Fischer in her stead THE SCHOOL 111 Gross Errors of Census Marshals Swett Reads Some Amazing Figures Incrsasinjr Encroachment of Private and Parochial Institutions Woon Tsun The interesting fight between the Occidental Board of Foreign Missions and Cum Man and her highbinder friends over the possession of Woon Tsun the little Chinese slave girl will come up again in Judge Troutt court to mor row it jp Some Interesting proceedings are expected CHE0MC RHEDMATISU CURED Robert GXldert Valley Stream writes I am a boatman and upward of 60 vears of age I have Suffered severely from rheumatism of the lower part of my back My back ached without cessation and at times I thought I would be paralyzed I procured two Allcecfcs Porous Plasters and put tbem across the lower part of my aplne In twenty four hows all pain bad ceased At the end of aweet I piutontwofresh Allcocks Porous Plasters wore them tea days then took them off and washed my bacc with a ilule alcohol which removed every trace of the plasters It is now three months since the piaster cured me and I feet very much stronger and better than ever before Ferhaps the most important business transacted at the meeting of the Board of Education last night was the consideration of the second monthly report of Su penntendent Swett He recommended the appointment of a special school census committee of three members of the board to whom shall be referred all rec ommendations for the appointment of census marshals whom he urged should be appointed at the first meeting in April President John I sabin appointed the folowing committee Messrs Hamey Brooks Hvde and Superintendent Swett This committee will report to the board for election a list of persons favorably considered after careful inquiries In making his suggestion the supenn tendent cued some very interesting facts rotation to the school consus taken during the last few vears An inspec tion of the returns previous to 1879 he said and for 19 and 1890 shows a nor mal annual increase of children between 5 and 17 years of from 500 to 1000 In 189 when the census was evidently a iraudulent one there was a sudden in crease over 188 of fi203 children For the next five years it was 924 but in 18S5 there was an abnormal ncrease ot 5971 in 1886 of 50 9 and in 18S7 of 4167 In 1886 the first returns were so glaringly fraudulent that the census was retaken and it fell from 78 246 to 59 713 a decrease of 18 53ck In 1889 tne increase was 920 and 1890 it was o0i The Superintendent with similar force discussed the census of private and parochial schools In IRSf the number reported was 92S9 and in 1890 jt was 8748 a decrease in four years of 541 pupils From statistical information which he deemed accurate the Superintendent declared that the number of pupils attending parochial schools in this city is 13 000 the number attending convent and Other church schools not less than 3000 and at least 1500 attending other pny ate schools making a grand total 01 17 50G The census returns show half that number rom the point of view of average daily attendance the decrease in the public schools in four years has been 831 The chiet cause is parochial school attendance and accurate figures are this vejr absolutely essential The following recommendations of the Superintendent were also adopted That th school medal dies be transferred from Fhiladelr hia to tne Board of Education that 50U pies of the revised rules of the Board of 1 xaminers and 1UO0 copies ot the official printed list of schools be printed and that the Committee on Classification be empowered to withdraw all feeble minded children from the schools A suggestion submitted in a commnni tion by Naliianicl Hunter was adopted It provides that the book entitled Black Beauty His Grooms and Companions shall be adopted as supplementary reading in the public schools The resignation of Buckman as principal of the Haight street Evening School was read ai hied Superintend ent Swett innouncei the denth of the un fortunate man who a few days ago was shot in the back The following ladies submitted requests for life diplomas Miss Frances Iv Lew Lucretia Burnham da schendel and ss nnie Rollins The following requested State educational di plomas hose Kellej and Birda todoard The following recommenda tions of the board of examiner were adopted Mrs Mary Covle second grade certificate that the following be renewed Second gra ie certificate of Miss Kate Ma guire High school certificate of Mrs Boyle first grade certificate of Miss Dannie Cullen Denicke appeared before the board in an earnest advocacy of the introduc tion of physical culture in the schools He spoke in behalf of the San iraucico Turn erein and read a long address in support of systematic physical training Ex school Director Branat stated the specific object sought It was that 10 000 should be appropriated by the board to introduce such practice and instruction in the schools of the citv Joseph OTon nor principal of the Valencia street School gave a detailed description of the advantages of the system in hi3 school The board adopted a resolution expressly of thanks to the committee and of ym jath with the movement The malter was referred to the committees on finance and ru and regulations The report of the committee on rules and regulations recommending for the following teachers a leave of absence was adoi ted Miss CaJlen Garfield Pn marv from i ebr larv J6th to March 14th Charles Murphy Cogswell School March 2d to March 14th Miss Phil lips soltjl Cosmopolitan School March 7th to March 14th Webster Com mercial school pnl 6th to July 6th The committee on classification made the following report That Miss Rosalie Lich enberg returned from leave of absence be assigned to the Broadway Gram mar tectiool that Miss Luln krauss be assigned to the Irving Primary School that Miss Nellie fe lllivan be asigned to the Eighth street Primary School that Miss Louise A Moran be assigned to the South San Irancisco School tnat Miss ellie Murphy and Miss Adele Grimm be recommended to life diplomas that the appointment of the following proba tionary teachers be confirriied and that thev be declared regular teachers Miss A HilL ashington Grammar School Miss Wolf Washington Grammar tsciiooi Miss Oeist orth Cos mopohtan school Miss Broadfield Edison Pnmary School Miss Annie Harnev South Lnd fnnary School Miss Fleming Potrero Primary School Miss Saleido Commercial SchooL The following transfers of janitors were ordered Miss Flanagan from the Eighth street Primary to the Mission Primary Mrs A McAllister from Mission Primary to the Page street Primary Mr Julia Murphy from the Page street Primary to the Eighth street Primary The chairman appointed the following to vacancies on committees Committee on classification Hyde committee on furniture and supplies Sewell The board then adjourned The regular quarterly vacation of one week in the public schools will begin next Monday tickets between this flty and Saa Jose good tor tix months ana costmgfr Marcus Pollasky who was in this dty sVIevr day ago ia at work developing hU sierra railroad ehea rety rapidly and Ui SanJoaquinTaHey road aeema to be assured The money has been jeenred and the eBgtneera have driven the stakes on the line Of the preliminary wrrvey from Fresno out to Jenny Una bridge about ten miles The work of the Great Northern a been watched with a great deal ol interest as it 1 vidept that the companr is going to own Terr soon one of the Urge ystem of the United States It is now headed for Seattle but before reaching that citylhe Cascade mountains will have tobe tunneled a great andertaklne The road will approach the mountains on the east along the banks of the tt enatchee Ti ver rising gradually to the tunnel and then down the west slope of the Skykomish river The pass to be selected over the mountains is known as the Cody pass If the Union raciflc does not Join the Great Northern In building from Seattle to Portland the latter company will hnlid alone making with the Northern Pa ciflcs lines three parallel tracks between Portland Tacoma ana oeatue mere faetahnntth fimt Northern which is gen erally conceded It is nnnsually well furnished financially This is in a great measure due to the implicit confidence placed ana tne nign standing of President HilL CONVENT FUttDS SACRED HEAET SISTERS WANT THEIR MONEY A Suit Over Two Thousand Dollars Bequeathed by Maria Fay The Sacred Heart Presentation Convent at Taylor and Ellis streets has filed a suit in the Superior Court against Margaret Agnes Me Dermott James Pbelan aamuel Blair and the Mutual Savings Bank The first named defendant Is the niece of the late Maria Far otherwise known as Maria McDermott who died on September 29 1839 leaving a codicil in her will as follows I give and bequeath to my niece Margaret Agnes McDrmott of the Presentation Con vent Taylor street San Francisco 2000 for the use of her community the sisters of said consent Messrs Fhelan and Blair are the executors named In the wilt On October 17 1890 the court ordered the executors to pay over the bequest to Margaret Agnes McDermott Again on January 14th last the court directed the executors to pay over the 2000 to the Mutual Savings Bank in the name of Margaret Agnes McDermott for the use of the plaintiff in this case the Presentation Convent Now it appears that after the will was ad mitted to probate and before the first order of the court directing the executors to pay over the bequest to the testator she ceased to be a member of th Presentation Convent and re moved to Madras India where she now resides Miss McDermott is therefore unable to receipt for the money now in the bank and the convent asks the court to appoint Mother Josephine of the convent or some other fit per son as uustee of the fond giving her power to receipt for the same that the convent may have the use of the money Gallic Dhodeens The customs authorities have been wrestling with pipes recently An importation of clay tobacco pipes was assessed at 70 per cent ad valorem as pipes not specially provided for The appellants in their protest to the Board of General Appraisers claimed that the pipes were dutiable as common pipes of clay at 3o per cent valorem It appears however that the importation really consisted of French glazed pipes calculated to color like raeer schaum pipes The Board ol Appraisers in approving the Collectors levy of doty opined that although French clay pipes may be com mon in 1 ranee they are not so considered here hence the advance in duty A Col ma Kaneher Robbed Jennie Durham proprietress or a Dupont slrcet dive was arrested last night at the in stance of Joseph Brown a Colusa county rancher who claims that she induced him to enter her place and robbed him of 100 Offl cer Nott mad the arrest and the woman was identified by Brown She was charged with grand larceny and vagrancy Important to Ladles Philip Kelly of Kelly Brother dry goods merchants 26 28 Sixth street returned from the East on Monday last where he purchased the finest line of fancy dry goods ever brought to the city Due notice will be given of their spring opening MISCELLANEOUS rtfftffffiq 53 i 1 5 MrfJmwL OICs CJOYS Both the method and results triea Syrup of Figs is taken it ispleasatt and refreshing to the taste and aetr rrenUrTetpromttlroritheKidii6T Liver and Bowels cleanses the mv tern effectually dispell colds beai ache3 and levera and cores habitual rnstination Smiii of Fisrs is tTi only remedy of its Kind ever pro duced pleasing to the taste antfatv rentable to the stomach nromrjtfn its action and truly beneficial in itj effects prepared only from the taost healthy and agreeaWesao3tancegitj rnanyeiceiientqualitiescomnrendii to all and have made it the most Doniilar remedy Known Syrup of Figs is for sale in 6O0J and 1 bottles by an leading drug gists Any reliable drufegit Mt mav not have it on hand will pm cure it promptly for any one no wj3hes to try it jjonot accept any substitute CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO SAH FRANCISCO CAL i KIlllSyFrH DR UEBIGS WONDERFUL To trove It tVcnderrul Power and superiority A SI Bottle WSU HIVSN OB Sent Free is arplicatiou person hit or 07 lener JUR Llibh cu of ltoog World DUpea reliable and tncceural sin Fraoese 5pcj Uts for the treatment ot Chronic Diseastuna Deformities 1 1ES ttieOK THOTiXPS CASVOT Ctrl CCUO tf CknsJo FrtTita apeaal Canalalsu Ifernu rrtltr ascaral Vara Lm Mnrjr 4 Vussst Unt Ltaf feladlar KUaty ad Stsmaea Treaties Impvafet Bkwt rtsplM Botm aa4 etHer Skis MmaM ewlct ogBTBeaSn aallea rrataaerba IU BjfsnxkMit rtfca 6k I BsrabsradlMaMi aa ana FcrVMwrr4 prto laTiforatsr faMtlM SISt tfttlH Sal arks amastoatafrM CK LIISIQ CO br arvty a aartteaf aewtvy ani Madi isKltlty Cf Dlcatft Km Mmm aewnst CBeedfMllf tWenthlraori rate iartarai4 est tilUfoUr frtm4 eaarp moaere4 Cwslusfc frts CatMaA6nn40OGHr7tCMattg No names letters or pbotocrapU of natlents Ml blithe in nawe carjera rvemhmaeonfldniiat The California flora Controller Is oewant neat 4evk1 lor ktopplntl nmawayiaMi ecnirolllntl hard moatal ed pollen ni emrneaByJ applicable tag ah An aaf i tin i it mi inir imt an tn rarHiTrrtiffrnf I and aaddle bone Ladles and Uicat or oit people anoaia never no or omevunMia aa any Ken tie animal may income frUrnned and try to ran away Betall price el 60 by mall 1 ii The trade supplied at special rates by iLAlXA Vt UsCllESTEB IU Battery at Peaks Soap Most elorant toilet adjunct THSCELLAVEOU9 blSL POWDER Absolutely Pure A cream of tartar baking powder Highest of all In reavenmg strength Government Report August 17 1889 THE JOHVS05 LOCKE HEBCASTILE CO Sole Ajrenti for the Pacific Coast CAST YOUR OVER THIS rLOFLS nttatorlmlllutn T9vfmil7lwranTalspsstfcw MMJ tvmoiv fiMtoljt bUw smhwia Hra hook ICC aa xplalslBt wl tBoosandl eaaoot const of qMUl prtni eanale Ljaam re mis Inc Mmlttl VMfcmt 1 mano0dfMlsrpu un21 nan I iwmtw ma wkkh met 11 for BWrtan hiillin er Bf 4 So DK UCBI0S WOMDtBfUL CIKMiH MVIi fTvttrst remedy for after II ma Bnrue test rree Ac it Sea rimocbeo Cal or 3 fXJTA JMYieOSATOt hber compulse Te pre its write AdrmCff lfS7ACftGrI or 1 Sta St aneae CUT Me FI ULTT8 Private Dispensary TJKrVATE CnROf rC AND JTERVOrs DIS eases OF HEN cured with atisointe certainty Bead for Book on 1rlvate Diae frPetoaJ who describe their Trouble Patieota cured at Home Terms reasonable Soars 9 to 3 daOy o4u injs jo evenings tunfiays 1U to 12 xwnsul ation free and sacredly confidential Call or adtrus IOSCOE McNTTLTY Jj 11 Kearny Street San Francisco GUNS RIFLES PISTOLS Cnllcry Sporunf Good ivKar DtsoRiraroXi Guns at Reduced R1U Send 3a stamp for Cliutraifrt Cataioene ii LiIDDIiB CO No 63H Washington Street KNABE ALBACE0FrCa 132 Post Street It is a fact universally con ceded that the KsAii sur-passes all other ixfitramectf PIANOS TRACK AJD TKA1N Senator Hearsts Remains to Arrive To Day The funeral train with the remains of the late Senator Hearst on board Is traveling on time and wiU be in at 12 la this afternoon The Pennsylvania tourists who were the first to come out here left last evening for the East and home A Fillmore has gone to Ogden and win not be Dck until Tuesday next The new unlimited tickets at the increased rates are no in foree The fare to Kansas City via Ogden is 75 the ticket being good nntil used This is an Increase of about 15 To the same place via Mojave and Albuquerque the fare Is 91 23r and via El Paso and Fort Worth the rate Is 75 The Southern Pacific Company now Issues wuat are called thirty ride family slll It is not a question of Can I afford an office in the CHRONICLE BUILDING It is Can I afford NOT to HAVE ONE in the Best Location in San Francisco The rents of the few remaining offices are moderate PiSi Hil2mmodatioa hick Includes free ELECTRIC LIGHTS Besides yon hare the use of your offices Twenty four Hours a Day Instead of twelve as ia other tafldingitand Are not barred out cm Sundays and holidays The elevators run day and night and every day in the year Apply to DEANE Superintendent Room 102 51e 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