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8 TUESDAY OAKIiAND TRIBUNE. tebhuahy 12. 1001 PARIS REPORT HAS MOT BEEN PREPARED. SHORTRIDGEIS WEAR OF THE INTERRUPTIONS TIIELEXOU OBJECTSWOltS: YOUNG WIFE INVESTIGATION IS DRAGGING. MONEY FOR DISTRICT FAIRS DRIVEN INSANE BY: HUSBAND.

A Pitiful Story' Told By the Woman's Father. i-5 Chairman Bliss Takes a Shot at Melick. Does Not Want to Reg- Much Interest Taken in the Pool-Selling SenatorShortridgeGets evening? mOW THE GITY IS QUIETLY PLUCKED Why Watchdog Tompkins Growls So Fiercely Ovar 1 urate Everything on Earth. Warmed Up in a Debate. His Nice Bone.

i SACRAMENTO. Feb: 12. Senator SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12 The members ef the Committee on Commissions SACRAMENTO. Feb.

,12. Assemblyman Webber, who is a member of the Lexow Committee that has been at of candidates on tally sheets end-all supplies complete In every respect. "THERE WILL, BE NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR To excuse his desperate and indecent efforts to keep as his own personal perquisite the letting of contracts for election supplies to a favored San SACRAMENTO. Feb. 12.

Senator 8hortridge, whosa name forces' itself Into the newspapers quite frequently, because he will n-vr-r be still, is something of a reformer himself, although he seldom makes a speech in the Senate withlut disclaiming any such quality. It Is no uncommon thing to hear him fay, "I'm no but every now and then the Santa Clara statesman delivers some hard knocks at the usages and customs, faults and foibles of the Senate. Throughout "ast session Shortridge cried out against time worn, customs of parliamentary bodies. He never could see why the Senate should stop in its' tracks, upon the Sergeant-at-arms' cry, "Mr. President, a messige from the Assembly." It always seemed him that, the messenger from the Assembly might better wait upon the Senate than have the entire, pro "We guarantee said supplies will te equal In quality to any now on the market or any heretofore furnished the city of Oakland by1 any.

San Francisco or Oakland Yours respectfully, 1 i "FRETGANG LEARY CO. "By Q. "Feb. 8, 1901." THE LAST' WHACK. In this connection jan.

Interesting study Is afforded toy the various Items of the bill rendered at jthe last charter election. This bill was from the same Arm that Tompkins (has always shown Buch an intense desire to deal with: OAKLAND, 10, 1900. Carlisle Co. presents this claim tne cy Oakland for the sum of $298.33: S4 lota election precinct supplies $677. 00 48 tally lists 50cj 24 00 48 poll lists 40 19 20 24 roster of votes 50 c.

12 00 48 results of election 50 receipts 1 2 cases and expresscbtarges. 4 80 75 -1 75 Total $206 50 This is at the rate of $8.50 per set. An examination of the bill for election supplies furnished last December for the charter election reveals the milk in the cocoanUjt -of Tompkins' plan of having representatives of A. Carlisle Co. and Hj.

S. Crocker Co. appear to defend him. On the back of the bill is this signi ficant' endorsement "For value received we hereby Charles S. Mar- assign and transfer to i shall all my right, title and interest" in i II' I Land to the within claim.

f'A. CARLISLE CO. Mr. Marshall is the popular assistant manager of H. S.

Crocker Co. Tompkins has attempted to destroy the reputation of Freygang Leary Co. on the strength of a letter written in 189S by a deputy Clerk ofj Amador county who evidently did not get a commission from the firm. It is an old trick of fellows of that kidney to "make a kick" when are not allowed to make a commission on supplies furnished out of the ordinary. As there will be sixty or more precincts to supply at the March election, the city will be mulcted in several hundred dollars to gratify a petty official who combines the manners of a poundkeeper with the disposition of the animals he I MEDICAL BILL--FINALLY PASSED.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12. The muoh amended and much discussed "Act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery in the State of California, and for the appointment- of a Board of Medical Examiners was finally passed by the Senate yesterday. There was no further debate. Shortrldge- changed his vote from no to aye, and gave notice of reconsideration, which will be heard today.

The bill has been considerably modified from Its original form, which as what the boys in the street call lead pipe cinch" for the, doctors. As it is now there is not much prospect that the medical profession will lose any of- its It is pretty well hedged about with safeguards against the intrusion of laymen or new schools, or cults. Into the sacred realms that the doctors of the older schools consider their awn. FINAL REPORT Oil HAHSSMA1HI ESTATE. William B.

de Fremery has filed his final account as 'administrator of the estate, of Heinrich Hanssman, deceased, and has petitioned for distribution of the estate. The report states that there is $5,886 cash on hancL. shares of stock of the Sail Francisco Savings Union and "realty in Alameda. The expenses of administration were slfe and attorney fees $300. The heirs of the estate are the widow and son.

who are residing 14 Germany. and Public Expenditures are here again, having returned yesterday from their trip to the South. They only went to Highland. Chairman Bliss was asked when he expected the committee would be ready to report the result of the investigation into the acts of the Paris Commission, and said he did not think the' report could be given out for-several days yet. "We have, just got.

back. he said, "and we have had no tim eto work on the report." I 1 Mr. Bliss was informed that Mr. Melick had been preparing a report which he hoped would meet the approval of the oher members. "Well, let him hope, then," eatil Bliss testily.

"How do we know what he has written? We will have to make our report. I don't see whajt Melick is in such a hurry about, anyway." It appears that the committee did nothing in relation to this matter on the trip. It held a meeting last night and is preparing a resolution relating to the expenditures of the Investigation. From the criticism made by some of Melick's industry In the it doesn't seem likely that- his suggestions will have much weight with the others. Melick is in favor of making a report that the Commission failed to display any exhibit at the Paris exposition within the meaning of the act appropriating the money, and that the medals furnished by the Commission were bogus, and that both Em-lay and Gaskill are responsible for this latter fault.

He, will not accuse the Commissioners of anything more serious than neglect. These are strictures which will not meet the approval of several members of the committee and it would not be surprising if the preparation of the report would consume considerable time. SAVINGS BANKS. Senator BelShaw is after the savings banks. He Introduced a bill yesterday 'which would have- the effect removing them from business if it should become a law, which there is every likelihood it will not do.

It provides that no bank or association shall pay more than 1 per cent per annum on any savings deposit, or make loans on savings accounts at a rate of interest exceeding 3 per cent per annum, "plu3 taxes actually paid ort money and securities." The bill provides for a department of the State Treasury to be known as the State Depository, in which the State Treasurer shall receive deposits of not less than $2,000 bearing interest at 3 per cnt on money Sepos-ited'for ten years and 2 1-2 per cent on deposits for twenty The deposits are to be loaned by the State on real estate or other security. It is understood that this bill did not originate with Senator Belshaw, but was drawn by a farmer at Contra Costa county COMMITTEE ON MINES. A warm fight. took place last night at the meeting of the Committee on Mines and Mining, the aggressor being Assemblyman Irish. The debate was over the bill passed by the Assembly providing for the appropriation of $150,000 for the construction of a dam.

and known as the debris bill. Chairman Ralston was presiding, and a motion was made to recall the bill from the Senate. Irish vehemently protested against any such step, and declared Ko tr nnH that measure would be to call him and the Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor and a lot of other persons whom he named, His speech, which was characterized as very intemperate, was directed to Assemblyman Ralston, but Ralston retained his composure and when Irish moved to lay the motion to recall on the table it was voted down. The original motion was then carried. FISH AND GAME.

In the Committee on Fishi and Game a brand new project was proposed last niht. Some one suggested a bill to tax every owner of a gun one dollar a year. It was quite extensively discussed and met with considerable Some other method will probably be decided upon for the taxing of huntsmen, probably by means of a bill to impose a tax on every person who belongs to a gun club or association of hunters The Fish and Game Committee is making its plans to go on an expedition during the next week. The destination and personnel of the party have not yet been definitely settled upon. AS TO SUPERVISORS.

Brady's constitutional amendment authorizing Boards of Supervisors to regulate the rates of telephone companies came up in the Assembly yesterday and very nearly reached a yote. So far the telephone people have not mada their appearance on the ground, and it begin to look as if the amendment, which at first everybody seemed to think destined to te defeated, will be passed, at least by the lower House. There is evidently a good deal of sympathy for the measure, and it will take stout opposition to aeieat it. ranted discharge of drill runners will the mine workers, they secure other turn; to work, and as soon as the and necessary repairs not Brutally Treated and Forced to Apply for a Divorce. Seldom has a sadder case- come to th knowledge of the Lunacy Commissioners -than that presented In the instance of Mrs.

Katte B. Piper, who was e-xaminoi for insanity this. morning Drs. Kelley and Kilsey. Later', fn t'lie day; the woman was ordered committed to the Stockton asylum by (Superlor Judge Hall.

According' to1' the-story told byrhripar-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Finkerton. who reside at 1533 Grove street, the daughter's-reason, was -dethroned by the fact -that about two years ago her hus band, Morley B. Piper forced her' to ap ply for a divcrce in the courts, cf Neb raska, where' the tcouple were married abcut four years ago, Mrs.

Piper at that time being in her nineteenth "year. Morley Piper, who is rosponf-lbls for all of this," said Mr. Pinkerton-to a TRIBUNK man, "is a ftrmer near tha town of McCook, He Is a well edu cated during winter used to' teach -a small school. He had not long been married to our Katie when he be gan showing attentions to other voung women. Katie' didn't like this, and she spoke to him about it, beseeching h'ui to remember the vow he had taken at the altar.

Katie Is not a strong girl. Shj has always been more or less feeble, and Morley used to choke her wher. she bigg-" ed him not to forsake her fcr another. i "Finally one day, about two years ago. Morley compelled 1 her to bring suit for divorce on the ground of cruelty.

She was forced to comply, and ho admitted all allegatiors, holding her blamele, and soon a decree was handed do n. i "Then Kate's' mind began thewinff signs of failing we brought her. out in falif.irntA in tha linn, that ha, might be restored. And this is the out- cc me. Oh.

had I only been there when Mor ley Piper choked our Katie-I would hava killed him." But Mrs. Pinkerton hera placed her hand on her husband's arm anp admonished him gently to speak more moderately. During the past four weeks the unfor tunate young Mrs. Piper has been under treatment at Fabiola Hospital, tut tha treatment was of no avail. C.

H. ARMES' Popular Young Man Permanently Located fn Oakland. It Is a pleasure to note the advent In town of an energetic business man who possesses the qualifications essential to make his venture a success. Mr. G.

H. Armes, a young" gentleman of sterling character, known' favor ably and extensively in "this part of the State, -has opened a photograph-: ing supplyistore at 536 Fourteenth Rtroot near tha fttv Halt n-i- Via. will do the very latest up-to-date work in developing and printing and photo graph framing as well as carrying" 1t stock a complete line of photo supplies. Mr. Armes comes from a pioneer family who for half a century have been known in connection with one of San Francisco's leading business houses, and young Mr.

Armes. being of. th progressive order, he will undoubtedly enjoy a lucrative patronage from the beginning as he Justly deserves and Oakland is to be congratulated upon the coming of such an enterprising anil wide-awake citizen, and the public can at all times rest-assured -of having satisfactory dealings at this popular place of business. Left Small Estate. Felicia Emilia Macell has-filed for probate the will of Joe Luna, who died January 31st leaving an estata valued at $304, and asks for letters.

Pe titioner is the sole devisee. -f Licensed to flarry. Samuel Joseph Shane, Los 33 Gertrude McCue, Seattle 23 4 i j. WHITE PAINTED IRON BEDS, brass trimmings. "Tomorrow we will offer at reduced rates a fire, line of beds and' wire mattresses, fancy substantia parlor goods.

H. Schellhaas, sl Coi ner store. Tfee Kind Yon Haw Always Bought Oil Spouting COLUSA COUNTY 1,000 Barrels PERfDAY Is the ltet advices from reliable parties who have vititd the real oil trUe west of Arbnskle, Colau County. Tfcs Colasa Cussaliiated Oil acdl Reficsrj; Ccnpsflj Offer a limited number of. shares, at 25c per share.

This compasy is the larrett aad stroazest tba Seld, harUf 440 acrea in the heart of this reatarkaole oil belt. 1 ha prise aoo be ad-anced tQ ft per share. are Jbeat propoiitioa is tha Stata at (COIIPANY'S CmOE 25 Ccits62fy Sfre Bun the w4 Wolfe succeeded in getting through his bin appropriating $1,000 for a State priie or trophy to be competed for at the third national Bundes shooting festival, which will be held at Berkeley, Alameda county, from. July 14th vto July 23, 190L A disposition was shown to reject the bill, tout Senators- Wolfe and Burnett informed the Senate that this was to be shooting match. It would attract people from Germany, England and France, so Burnett said, and Wolfe added that it Was such a large affair that the rail road had offered a special rate for per sons who wish to attend.

But the strongest, "that, was made In the bill's favor was, as Wolfe said, that all the German societies and the' shooting associations of the State wanted It was no difficulty after that. Cutter's bill to agricultural dis tricts, to provide for agricultural asso ciations, and for the management land control of the.sameby the State came up on third reading yesterday In the Senate and was at once challenged by jsnonnage. cutter had slmDlv 1 said. after the number on the file had been announced, "This is a bill to encourage cne noiaing or agricultural Jairs." bhortridge was on his feet In an in stant. He said: "That statement lis very simple, but it hasn't enough light in it to dazzle a bat." JHe then proceeded to say that this money for the encouragement of the agricultural association was Just so much money thrown away.

It didn't do any irood. The fairs were not nearly so creditable now as they were before- the State undertook to patronize The dis trict fair held at San Jose was a dis grace to the 'county. The Santa Clara statesman spoke vry warmly on this subject, -but Cutter said that this "lit tle dab" of about $60,000 was the only money that the farmers ever got out of the Shortrldge denied that the money waa for the farmers, and declared that if a vote was taken the farmers would be found opposing the appropriation. The money was simply wasted and squandered, and did no good to anybody. "If we're going to throw money away like this now, what will we do later in the sea son, when we begin to appropriate money by the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Why, before- "re get through here we're going to appropriate five millions, six million. I don't know but we'll appropriate eight million dollars, so let us go a little slow now." But the Senate was not Inclined to "go slow." It passed the bill. 110 COMPROMISE IN PATT0I1 CASE. 'V'-' All efforts to compromise the contest of the will of the late William Patton have been declared off. The attorneys appeared in court this morning to ar gue motion for new trial, but the mattet went over until a week from tomorrow.

Patton's sons, who thought they had not been treated fairly by their parent. filed a contest and succeeded in breaking the will. Rather than carry the case up to the Supreme Court or go through a new trial if one were grant ed, propositions were made to- com promise. Senator Taylor, one of the executors of the will, said today that a compromise would have been reached had not the contestants taken the 'notion that they wanted the whole estate. TALES OF A TRAVELER AT OAKLAND CLUB.

Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Frederick C. Turner will give an. Informal talk at the rooms of the Oakland Club, cor ner of Thirteenth and Jefferson etreets on Philanthropy ana Travel. Tne meeting will- be open to the ptblic Four other addresses Will follow on successive Friday afternoons at the residence jot Dr.

Susan J. 'Fenton, 672 Fourteenth The subjects will be "Paris." "Florence." "German Cit ies," "Oberammergau and the Pas sion Play." All the lectures will be illustrated. WANTS DEED TO BE DECLARED MORTGAGE, August Cahen filed suit today against B. C.lHawes as administrator of the estate of John Israel, for the purpose of haying what purports to be a deed to property on TWentv-thira avenue, near basi is me teenth street, adjudged and decreed a mortgage. The -amount involved is about $4,100.

Queen Sophia Better. Associated Press Dispatches by The Tribune's SjwclaLIased Wire STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Feb. 12. Queen Sophia, who has been -suffering from an attack 6f Is still confin ed to her bed.

but' the-' fever, which with sleeplessness had been accom panying her illness, has disappeared. British Steamer Ashore. Associated Press Dirpatchep by The Tribune'- Special Leased Wire. LONDON. Feb.

12. The British steamer Spartan cPrmce? frwrn. New York January 29th for Naples, Genoa, is reported iashore. at Ceuta; opposite the' entrance to posite the Mediterranean t. Sea.

has -been'sent. Assistance A Charge of Robbery. The trial of Philip Hlguera of Liver-more, charged wlth robbery, was commenced "today before" udge Green and a lury. Thomaa Soott of Livermore i defending. "Assistant District Att6rney Harris is the prosecution; '-J PROCKERT ANI 1 GLASSWARE Just landed by-Str.

from Liver pool, cuos and saucers, piatet. meat 1 dishes, bowls. and chambers. 1 Four crates Id close out. M.

Schellhaas, ttS San Francisco this last week, was in his seat in the Assembly Chamber yes terday morning working assiduous! on matters that had been necessarily neglected by him since he was sent to San Francisco to correct thevmorals of that great city. Webber had been to his home at Napa to spend Sunday, but instead of going back to San Francisco to delve into the iniquities of Chinatown came over to the capital to look after his neglected business. As Mr. Web ber is a member -of the committee that was very carefully selected when It entered upon its present scheme of using the Legislature to fight its po litlcal enemies In San Francisco it was not to be expected that he would have a great deal to say, either as to what was being accomplished in San Fran cisco, what was likely to be the report of the committee, or what is the opln ion of the members of the committee upon the present status of the Investl gation. I It was very easy to discover, though, that Assemblyman Webber is very mich disgusted.

When asked if he had abandoned the other. Investigators he said, "Oh, no; I Intend to' go back tomorrow. If they have any witnesses them why I'll stay and hear what they have to say. But there is no use In staying there when they are so slow about producing their witnesses." "What's the matter with the wit nesses?" inquired the gentleman to whom he was talking. "Well, they are slow about producing them.

We met Saturday Jn the morning and had to adjourn because the witness was not there. Then we met again and heard a little testimony and then there was no witness and when we did get the witness he didn't amount to much." 1 "I guess the whole thing is petering out?" said the other ith an interroga-i tory inflection. Mr. Webber did not want to go quite as far as that, but he said. "No, I don say that, i The parties down there who are producing these wit nesses may have a lot in reserve, and may be just putting on the minor wit nesses so as to be sure that all will be heard.

I told them that if they would go ahead with the evidence; I -would stay and hear them, but I was not go ing to sit there and waste time when I had other things to do." I Up here at the capital it Is expected that the San Francisco inqursltors will return to their work about Thursday Whether they do or not the general criticism that is "heard is that it is about time for the Legislators to get down to work and do It has done almost nothing to date except order investigations, take testimony and send junketers traveling all over the State. It has been very busy looking into the morals of the'people by means of the popular investigation committees, but it Is commonly re marked that so far it has passed no laws likely to put a stop to any of the worst abuses that are known in the State. One attempt, it is true, was made in the Senate to pass a bill pro hibiting pool selling anywhere except on the race courses and places where contests are held. But some pool men came to Sacramento, and there was an end to that. The pool men didn't want the Legislature to interfere with their means of making a livelihood, and the Belshaw bill did not get very far.

I.eg islators were very easily convinced that If Sausalito was willing to become the Monte Carlo of the Bay Difcjtrict it was not for the Legislature to say it nay. No investigation committee has been ordered to ascertain the cause of that. It has had to be accepted as final. Another chance for the Legislature to do something in the line of reform win be given when Porter Ashe's bill to limit the season of horse racing comes before the Senate. Mr; Ashe Introduc ed this measure on the first of the pres ent month, when it was referred to the Committee on It lan guished in that committee for many- days and Js only Just out of It.

Many meetings were held, and at one of these. the one at which It was decided to report unfavorably upon, the bill, Sen ator Selvaare waa absent From the fact that he was in favor of the Bel shaw bill to stop pool selling It Is thought that if he had been pr sent the bill might have been differently report ed upon. Senator Ashe popes tnai this measure will be reacnea today or tomorrow, but it cannot ba said that he has much confidence that It will now It provides that it shall unlawful for any 7 firm or association- owning or j- control! ing any race track -to con duct or permit to be conducted upon such race track any racing or speed contests of horses for more than thir ty days for any one year. Violation of the provisions of the act are made misdemeanors, and the punishment is fixed at a fine not excceedlng $300 or imprisonment in the County Jail not exceed lg si months Letters fxsued. Tjtitprs of administration on the es tate of C.

W. Tappan. deceased, have been issued" to Emile Frick. A 1 MISTAKE a rftv minister was 'recently handed notice to be read from his pulpit. Ac-mn nahyin it was clipping from a 4 newspaper bearing upon tb matter.

7 The clergyman tar tea rena in extract, Md found it besa: "Taka Kemp's Bal- im. tha best -ugn uure." This was hardly what he had expected, and after moment's hesitation turned it over and found on the other side the matter intended for tfc reading. ceedings halted every time this august person presented himself in the aisle. And this year Shortrldge ls'hammer ing away at the "regulator." He wants a separate f.la kept for all "regulating bil's." 1 Yesleiday three or four of them came up on th file one after the other. One was a law to regulate dogs that kill sheep.

Another was a to have State bee inspectors appointed "to rtg-ulatc the bets," as Shortrldge skid. Another still' was to regulate hunters and fiphers. Each of these blUs made Shortrldge very tired. H- with great vehemence declared that nol law was necessary to permit a man kill a dog that had been killing his "Every man, said he, "has a right to lead a dog out and execute him, fac downward, without our wasting iny of the State's time over the matter." to the bill providing ccunty inspectors of aplarie Shortridge said that the bees had been minding their own business pretty Well for all these years, and for all he could see didn't need any Inspectors. If a man had any bees and they about-to swarm'all he had to do was to stand in with the queen, or make a whole lot of noife with tin pahs' and the bees would go where they wanted to, anyway.

He told how his father and mother and sisters and brothers had chased many a hive of bees long miles to make them come back, and he observed that the bees went pretty much where they Wanted to and Swarmed on some bush when they got tired, "I'm tired," sftM Shortrldge, shaking his head in a perfect fury of energyj "I'm tired of wasting my time trying to regulate everything on top of this earth. We're nof. sent here to regu late the dog ahd the bees and the humming birds and the ant.3. These things look out for themsplvcs according to their natural bents. The time of statesmen ought to be better employed.

Why look here." and the Senator hell up a tIU file "just look at these bills. There are enough of them to paralyze the brain of a Phila delphia lawyer, to say nothing of Lu kens, and the Senator from the -moun tain tops." The dog bill was voted down and the apiary bill passed. CARMEN DANCE VALENTINE MIGHT. The Oakland Carmen's Social and Benevolent Society will give its annu all ball in Reed Hall next Thursday night. The entertainment win te a celebration, at the same time, of St.

Valentine's Day. The tickets are going very rapidly and there 43 no doubt that there will be a large attendance. Special cars will be run on the system of the Oakland Transit Company and that of the Oakland, San Lean-dro, and Company after the ball. The officers of the society and the committees In charge of the entertainment are as follows: President, Geortce B. McHale: -vice president.

J. W. Gillogly; superintendent, W. E. Watklns; foreman, S.

Longwell; conductor, W. F. Krueger; inside doorkeeper, R. Scott; outside doorkeeper, O. Watklns; secretary, David Hughes; receiver, B.

B. Booth; treasurer, J. W. Smith. Committee on Arrangements W.

E. Watklns. J. W. Smith.

Wilkes, B. B. Booth, W. F. Krueger.

C. McDonald, D. B. Patker D. Hughes floor manager, George Dolan; assistants, E.

M. Spain, H. Kelton, B. B. Booth and W.

E. Watklns. Reception Committee George Saake. G. B.

McHale. d. W. 3. Bath-urst.

D. B. Parker, J. H. Smith.

W. F. Krueger. R. O.

Watklns; floor committee. J. McNamara, George- Messec, A. Ross, C. Mc Donald, and Crane.

Trusts and iocialUm. At the meeting of the Men's Leane of the First Congregational Church, this evening Dr. Thomas Addison of San Francisco will deliver an address on "Trusta and Socialism." two drill nippers, have decided to re Francisccfirm, City Clerk J. Tompkins makes a blundering pretense of being- the watchdog of the municipal treasury. He is surly and ill-conditioned enough, heaven knows, hut even tor this poor service he is not worth his keep.

The pretense itself is a bold sham. Mr. Tompkins assumed guardianship of the flock is but a trick by which he hope? to suck the blood without molestation. His coarse epithets and bold falsehoods cannot do away with the fact that he let the contract for furnishing -election supplieahy private arrange- ment and without competition to a Sanj Francisco flrmgnoring every Oakland merchant. Then he brought the persons with whom he had dealt to back up his statements.

The predatory character of Tompkins' watchdog service is disclosed by an examination of the bills rendered for contracts he has privately let In the past. In 1S97 he let the contract to A Carlisle Co. of San Francisco, the same firm he Is dealing" with now. Ostensibly Ihe price" was $5.25 per set, but the bill was more than doubled by ringing in as "extras" resular parts of the sets. By this trick the real price was brought up to nearly $12 per 'According to representation the bill for furnishing twenty-six sets should have been in fact the bill rendered and paid was for At Ihe recent charter election Tomp- Vtta 1 tria rrr t-o rr- Aatoncihhf fit tfl per set, but again "extras" figured largely in the bill, bringing the total up to $8.50 per The "nutriment" la In the "extras," and that is what the watchdog Tompkins has his eye out That is why he fiercely denounced the Freygang Leary Co.

That company offered to furnish the sets, including all "extras," for $3.50 per set. There was no nutriment'in that bid for watch dogs or other predatory brutes. Furthermore it put an end to the private ennn nf thf Ipttiner nut th rnn tract by private arrangement, for private reasons of a. substantial character. In their bid the Freveans Lca- jry Co.

say "mere" will be no charge for poeure of an indecent mind by the City Clerk. "Below Is given the bill for the election supplies in 1897, and immediately following is the letter of the Freyg-cg Ijeary offering to furnisn the supplies for $3.50 per set. By comparing this letter with the items of the bill of A. Carlisle Co. one can arrive at a ready understanding of Tompkins' furious desire to hold on to this patronage; LOADED DOWN WITH EXTRAS.

"Here Is the bill of Carlisle OAKLAND, March 13, 1897 Carlisle Co. presents this claim against the city of Oakland for the sum of $298.33: 1 6 lots -of election precinct sup- piles as selected from regular printed outfit at $3.25 per 50 64 double cap tally lists books with eut jioop candidates' names printed fn tally lists and tally lists certificates, at $1.. 64 00 C2! poll lists special capacity 7S0 names, at IS 20 75 extra large cloth-lined en- velopes for enclosing ballots sent to precincts at 33c 26 25 4 OX era sticks sealing wajt and 4 extra candles sent with each precinct 5 20 7 extra rubber stamps and 7 extra self -inking stamp pads in tin boxes sent with each -precinct outfit at 25c per 45 50 4 eases and express charges prepaid 2 70 Total, 35 Thi3 is at the rate of $11.47 per set. THE REJECTED BID. TIere is the bid of the Freygang Lt'ary: Co rejected with such contumely by 'Tompkins and cliqueln the.

Council: "To the Hon. City Council of the of Oakland and J. Tompkins, Clerk- We all necessary supplies' for' use at municipal election to be held In i ManJ on Monday, March 1L190L at 2 rats of $3.50 per set. '3 Trlce Includes prlctlcs' names i operations will be resumed 'at the colliery, mules are taken Back Into the mines now in progresaare finished. The STRAHGE STORY FROM KENTUCKY.

Associated Press- Dispatch- to Tve Tribune. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 12. The Courier-Journal says: One of the best known lawyers in, tne eleventh district, who was in Louisville stated as a positive fact that John L. Powers, who is under Indictment for complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel, left Knox county last September and went io Harrisburg, where, through the influence of Kentucky Republicans, he secured an appointment to office under thej administration Governor Stone.

a about 127,000 In -wages during their Idleness. be reinstated, as at first demanded by but will be-supported by the latter until work. The strikers, it 'is estimated, lost THE GUP DEFENDER. Dispatch to. The Tribune, Feb.

12. Seterai; more bronze plates frames of thfe cup-defender on. the third WORK Oil Associated Press BRISTOL, R. have been, set to the ly the same that.was finish every rivet, strake trom tne There are seven keel "to the waterways. it gartoara- plan et plat jng is practical followed when the Columbia was built.

MIIIERS' STRIKE SETTLED. 1 Associate Press Dispatch to The Tribune. HAZLETON, Feb. 12. Tho Lattlmer strikers, who went out three weeks ago because of tie alleged tinwar- strakes cf plating to be riveted 'from the To- completely plate the-boat and is said, will take-six weeks..