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MONDAY.. ...?■ /APRIL' I, 189?
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JUST ABOUT THE WEATHER.
The individual here depicted
moving gingerly down the street
with feet wide spread is shrewdly
watching for the usual old April
Fool hat filled with bricks which
bad boy* always place on the side
walk for incautious people to
kick. He has "been there many
a time," and each trick he vows
will be the last, but he will probably get there
again, as he has got in the habit of getting
caught. ' However, the jokist will have a clear
tiny in which to vent his pent-up humor, as
this locality will be visited by fair weather,
nearly stationary temperature and westerly
winds, though it will rain slightly in the north.
LOCAL NEWS IN BEIEP.
Remenyi will play at Berkeley to-night.
The spring term commences in the public
schools to-day. j ■ sy^-;y.y
The Olympic nine .defeated the Santa Clara
tea m yesterday.
The Berkeley Non-Partisans nominated a full
ticket Saturday night. y\ -£ -
The first entertainment and ball of the Bremer
Club was held last night.
Guerrero's Electric won first money at Kerri
gan's coursing tract yesterday. .., >.-,■ i f ■■!'.-.
The bark Harvester sailed yesterday for Kar
luk with a large number of salmon fishers.
Oakland's new Council will meet to-night
and Mayor Davie will read his first message.
Frank C. Rowel!. 1330 Pine street, was ar
rested last night for firing a shot at his wife.
' The Italian colony gave an entertainment in
aid of the victims of the earthquakes in Italy.
A runaway team in Stockton street smashed
theatrical properties and plateglass valued at
5500. ..._...•
P. M. Loubrie, a French importer, says that
few prunes are brought to America from
France. * ; y '-.'.'
Charles F. Martin has invented a flying
machine, which he contends can be utilized
for war strategy. - - ;. 7 *<. >
Rev. W. W. Bolton of the Church of St. Mary
the Virgin preached yesterday on the subject
of "Indulgences."
H.Gutte, a candle-maker, was run over and
killed by a switch engine on Channel street
yesterday morning.
A reception was given by the Young Girls'
Society of the French Christian Union at the
new home yesterday.
Dr. Mackenzie preached an eloquent sermon,
the finale of which was the expression, "Mi
home is in California."
A broken strand in the cable of the Powell
street line caused a suspension of traffic for
nearly two hours last night.
The People's Spiritualist Society held its first
meeting last evening on the anniversary of the
advent of modern spiritualism. >
Stockton citizens in town report great en
thusiasm over the decision of the directors of
the new road in the Slough City.
Dr. Plouf, who was shot by MeGaugbey,
shoved some signs of improvement yesterday.
His condition is still critical, though.
W. Worthington, while entering his home at
8 Priest street last night, was struck with a
club by a man supposed to be a footpad, o
The trials of Chinese who espouse the Chris
tian religion were enumerated by Soo Hoo
Nam Art at St. John's Church yesterday.
Rev. Dr. W. Williams lectured last night in
Plymouth Congregational Church on "The
Protestant Episcopal Church in California."
The deckhands of the Sausalito ferry
steamers, whose wages were reduced from .S6O
to $50, have petitioned for the original figure.
Michael Deserish, who was in this city fifteen
years ago, has a fortune waiting for him in
Richmond, Ind. His whereabouts are un
known. ' ;
Dillon and Hendy of the Union; handball
court defeated Lawless and Hutchinson of the
Ban Francisco court the best of nine games
yesterday. j ° " " '.
The remains of the late Dr. Victor A. Chaig
neau, who died in Crescent City on the 21st of
last month, were laid to rest in Masonic Ceme
tery yesterday.
The interior of the new Swndenborgian*
Church at the corner of Lyon and Washington
streets resembles closely celebrated paintings
of home Iff* in Norway, ■,» , -A-yg ■ -■--
Simon Davis will to-day sue Attorney H. 11.
Davis for $325, balance of the amount received
in settlement for the former's claim for dan
ages against the railroad.
The Sacramento Grand Jury reconvenes to
day and is expected to take some Action cot
•cerning Senator Biggy's charges of corruption
in the recent Legislature. ,\\ j.
John Jones, the Australian hand ' All cham
pion, has issued a challenge -to any twp
nandballers on the coast, professional or am
ateur, for $100 a side or more. J * • > y ■
The State Dairy Bureau is about to enterOn a
crusade against dealers selling bogus products
of the dairy. A circular letter appealing to the
public for its co-operation has been issued.
John T. Murphy, a hack-driver, shot himself .
through the heart and died instantly at 2323%
Pine street yesterday morning. Temporary in
sanity is believed to have been the cause.
The British ship Moresby arrived yesterday,
241 days from Liverpool. She was forced to
put into Montevideo for repairs, having lost
her spars in a fierce gale in the South Atlantic.
Henry Y. Gibson of 418% Powell street, who
shot himself through the head on Thursday
night in a fit of despondency caused by ill
health, died at the Receiving Hospital yester*
day morning.
Five Chinese students from the Methodist
Mission at San Jose visited this city on their
bicycles yesterday. Three of them wore wheel
suits, but the others had on the regulation
Chinese blouse,
J. K. Williams of 1236 Harrison street was
riding a bicycle on Haight street yesterday
morning when he took a header and cut his
scalp open. The wound was dressed at the
Receiving Hospital.
John < osteUo, a one-year-old baby, fell out of
bed yesterday at his father's residence, 439
Eleventh street, and sustained a fracture of
the right collar-bone, which was attended to at
. the Receiving HospitaL
The barbers of the city held an enthusiastic
meeting yesterday to ratify jhe nAsaJagviA*"the
new law in regard to Si*'«uay-closing for shops.
Addresses were made by C. M. Shortridge, As
semblyman Dinkelspiel and others.
The election of physicians for the French
Hospital, which was to have taken place yes
terday, has been indefinitely postponed. The
directors will notify members of the Benevo
lent Society when the election will take place.
Captain Lees has satisfied himself beyond
doubt that the train-robber, who was shot by
Sheriff Bogard near Marysviile, on Friday
morning, the man who murdered Cornelius
Staff. ,
Charles Johnston, a privileged character who
ran an electrical machine, qjx Market street
above McAllister, was striccen with paralysis
while at the ferry last night and was taken to
the Receiving HospitaL
A ngelo Gonzales was walk;- % along Dup-nt
street last night, when a man rushed at him
with an open knife. Gonzales grasped the
knife and his band was badly cut. The wound
was dressed at the Receiving Hospital. The
man was a stranger to him. - .- i
The five-mile road race for members of the
San Francisco Young Men's Christian Associa
tion Cycling Club, which was to have taken
place Saturday afternoon, has been postponed
till the 13th prox. on account of the heavy con
dition of the roads over which' the course was
laid.
The old Haight-street ball grounds have been
obliterated. Streets are being cut through the j
lots and sewer and water pipes laid. The high j
. fence has been demolished and there is noth- ;
ing left to indicate that the grounds had ever j
been given up to feats of human strength and
skill. ' r
Further details concerning the attempt made
by nearly a hundred people to take up lauds
patented thirty years ago. Clarke claims that
the Government had no right to issue patents
on land in dispute. A lady makes a demand
on Clarke for her agreement, but he refuses to
give it up. It is probaDle that trouble will
follow if he continues *to have people' file
claims. v-- ! ,^ .:'■'?''
The first of the new red lamps to designate
the location of fire-alarm boxes has been placed
in position at the northeast corner of Gearv and
Kearny streets. That part of the lamp frame
which is ordinarily painted green is painted a
bright red, and the upper glasses are red, which
show up when the lamp is lit. But these lamps
will be of no avail on corporation moonlight
nights. 7 - 7'
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J. Ross writes in the Engineering and
§ Mining Journal . that since ■ the diamond
discoveries in South Africa the Brazilian
diamond mining industry fits fallen so low
that the annual output -is \ now not over
1150,000, when thirty years ago it was up
ward of $2,500,000. Brazilian diamonds are
so much smaller than thejAfrican that it
does not pay to mine them against African
competition. , y : -
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Spring should be represented as a young
man with an ulster and the rheumatism;
BARBERS IN A
JUBILANT MOOD.
They- Are Elated Over the New
Law Compelling Sunday
Closing.
A "ratification meeting,
Addresses Made by CM. Short
ridge, Assemblyman Dinkel
yf spiel and Others.
There was a large representative gathering
of local barbers— members of the Barbers'
Association and of the Protective Union—
at Foresters' Hall, 102 O'Farrell street,
yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was held as a sort of rati
fication jubilee to celebrate the new law
which is now in force and which provides
that all barber-lhops throughout the State
shall close at 12 o'clock noon on Sunday
and was very enthusiastic. The measure
was fought hard for by the barbers of the
City and it was only, natural that they
should feel considerable jubilation over
their success.
In order that the occasion might be
made as agreeable as possible a band and
the Hawthorne quartet were present and
discoursed music and songs Between the
speeches. The following composed the
quartet: Frank Coffin, first tenor ; A. Til
ton, second tenor; W. J. Batcheldcr, first
'bass, and B. E. Tucker, second bass.;
George Aubertine presided,, calling the
meeting to order at 3 o'clock. In doing so
he stated its object. In addition to ratify
ing the success which had been met with
at Sacramento, it was proposed to take
steps to promote the objects of the associa
tion. "We have," he said, ''gained one of
7 ASSEMBLYMAN H. G. W. DINKELSPIEL ADDRESSING THE BARBERS' MEETING. \ ■
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the objects, the lack of which has been i
aggravating our craft for years. Through ]
the earnest and eager work of sympathiz- i
ers, combined with our craftsmen, we have j
-bSeff^enablei lo pass through the Legisla- j
ture a bill giving the barbers of San Fran- I
Cisco and of the State a half-day's rest in
the week." Emancipation has come to our
rescue, and we hope that the results of this
meeting will be the missing link to -finish
the work already started.. Our object is to
elevate, educate and raise up members of
the craft, and place them on the platform
where they, deserve to .be. Progression,
•shall be our motto." [Applause.]- ■ J
■' The quartet then sang "I Stood on the.
Bridge at Midnight," and afterward Charles.
M. Shortridge ; .was introduced. He made
a speech pertinent to the' cause of the bar-
bers in their attempt to secure a half holi
day, and it was frequently-interrupted by.
applause. He dwelt !at length upon the
reasons why the new law was a good one,
and then touched upon topics which were
of interest to the barbers as a body". . •
While ft might be claimed, he went on,
that men could agree to* stand by each
other and close their shops at. 12 o'clock,
still the fact remained' that some sort of; a
prohibitory law is necessary;.. It.stands in
other trades and professions as well as
among barbers that this is a correct propo
sition. A law is the -consensus of public
opinion, and this particular one is a dec
laration made by the people of the State of
California. " .. . ■
The barbers had gone to the Legislature
and asked for a law as they ask for a law
to do anything which is proper and right.
The cause could not be carried out indi
vidually. 'It was necessary to have a gen
eral law which would apply to all." The
speaker had heard it urged by some that
they had a right to labor every day in the
year. Perhaps they have; but should
theiye not be one day in the i week when
laborers— we are all laborers— -go
I out and enjoy God's sunshine? Cannot
nun earn enough in six and a half days'
labor in this great Republic to provide
bin with abundant food, decent clothing
an! a comfortable place to sleep?
A half day out of seven was little enough
as a holiday, and the only fault with the
law as passed was that it did not allow bar
bers more time. They are professionals
and must, to be successful in their busi
ness, be endowed with dignity, patience,
skill arl ability, and with these they must
m x iins. These requirements are need
ed in every profession, trade and calling
in life. ■■ ■ , : ■
**I I speak," said Mr. Shortridge, "as a
toilet among, toilers: I appreciate and
fully recognize the dignity 'of labor of
every kind, and the skill which may be
displayed in every department of business
affairs. One man may manipulate the
surgeon's knife, another the pen, and still
another may apply his deft fingers to the
razor las a professional barber, but . the
honor attached to each depends upon the
skill, the fidelity and the. ability of the
operator."
Referring again to the recently passed law
Mr. Shbrtridce said that the barbers should
resolve in favor of a new law, and that is
the closing of shops at 3 o'clock at night.
[Applause.] He said that . clause ) should
j have 7 been in the measure just passed.
Some persons had'? said that the proposi
. tion of ordering shops closed was uncon
stitutiotlal, but -in .the speaker's opinion
1 " eh a contention was absurd.
. 'I am not an anarchist," said Mr. Short
ridge;. , *jl-> am not opposed to capital, nor
ani i appealing to the passions of any class.
i am striving to get some capital of my
own. I Jam : not talking with the idea
of>h%Vti> considered the friend of any
"special class of laborers especially. -Why,
every man worthy of the name has
to labor.! if he doe's not labor with his
hands, h« does with his brains; and, right
here,! want to say that it is a mistaken
idea -. to [ assume that the man who can act
the barber doesn't have to mix ' his brains
with his work." nyy . '■.■;'.■ ■ y.yj
Revertirig to the allegations of unconsti
tutionality of the closing law, Mr. Short
ridge referred to an interview which he bad
bad., with Governor Budd regarding the
bill. He u/ged.that a measure;. which was
palpably for the benefit of the people could
not be unconstitutional. At any rate,- the
law was deserving of signature, and' if | any
one was found base enough to contest it.
and go ; before ; a"£ court ; and : say 7. that he
anted to work seven days a week, then it
was time to, await the action of the Judges
—the peojjffi's servants—in the matter.
" The speaker believed in wholesome laws
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1895.
and always obeyed them. But if a law is
honest and good, and : the '-. constitution
would not : permit it, then % make a * new
constitution or amend the ola one.
In conclusion, the speaker advocated the
new law because it afforded some rest :. and
recreation and gave men a chance to 7go
out on the highways and .byways, to the
seashore, to the mountain tops, and, after
a week of toil, enjoy the luxury of com
muning with sweet nature . robed in her
fairest charms. , a
Assemblyman W. G. H. Dinkelspiel was
next introduced, but owing to hoarseness
could not make a long speech. His re
marks were to the point, and were ap
plauded. He had upheld the barbers'
measure in the Legislature because it was
a matter of right and justice. The meas
ure is not unconstitutional, as the .speaker
did not believe that any measure :, that
ennobles mankind could be so declared as
a matter of right. It would be a disgrace
if hard-working men could not have half
a day out of seven in which, to enjoy the
balmy air of this great . commonwealth.
He believed in a law to close the shops all
day on Sunday. [Applause.] y
The following resolutions were offered
by W. G. Seppich, president of the Bar
bers' Protective Union, and adopted:
Whereas, The barbers, in mass-meeting as
sembled, are unanimous in praising all who
assisted in the passage of Senate bill 627, cal
culated to insure a half-holiday of rest to our
profession on Sundays ; and,
Whereas, We, the barbers of the city of San
Francisco, deem it our duty to' mention the
principal advocates, in consideration of their
urn-easing energy, Hon. Elliott McAllister,
who introduced the law; Hon. H. G. W. Din
kelspiel, ho made our plea in the Assembly,
ami Hon. Charles M. Shortridge, editor of the
Call, who gave it publicity, and all other ad
vocates of the passage of said law; therefore,
be it ■" *■ '*■-* ; " ; "
Resolved, That this resolution be adopted and
acopv thereof be presented each to Hon. E.
McAllister. 'Hon. H. G. W. Dinkelspiel and
Hon. Charles M. Shortridge. '• ,T- ■<'-*:"•"-'
, ' The following telegram was read :' :
. Charles: 3T. Shdotridge: Congratulate the boy*
oh our success. .*■ W. S. Cosgeove; .
. President of the San Jose Barbers' League. ]
Gus Hartmann then spoke regarding the
fight in the Legislature for the bill in which
he participated.;. He. .praised Mr. Dinkel
spiei's efforts;-" •"..-•': =•:'-■•' "':'.'
E. P. -Roach said that how : everything
rested with the future and he hoped; that
the barbers would' continue to follow ;Up
the work of improving their craft. .
.;-. President SeDpich-; of the Protective
Union also spoke and asked the barbers to
contribute "liberally toward. the organiza
tion now that it was on the road to success.
He. also • suggested ' that . those who could 7
afford it subscribe .for stock in the San
Joaquin- .Valley. Railroad, • "• ;°- :''•' '.'
After the. chairman had called; attention .
to the barbers' ball, which takes place at
B'nai- B'rLth Hall. on April .lß,. -the meeting
.adjourned. ■.'•. ' ■/• >--' : .:. -y-i-
TO AID THEIR COMPATRIOTS.
Musical • Dramatic Enter
-..-' . "■ " TAiNMEH.T ' given by the y "
. -Italian COLONY. : t\
An ..Exciting ; and y. Sanguinary
' j ;-! Duel Which Startled the " : .
. -.' ■;:'-■ -7 i -y': .7 L/ADIES. , •.; '' :y .'.-.■ .- •
Judging from the-' slim attendance at the
Baldwin Theater yesterday evening the
sufferers from the earthquake in Italy will
not be much better off for the grand musi
cal and dramatic entertainment given to
aid them. It said, however, that some
prominent members of the Italian colony
bought ten times as many seats ; as '■ they
and their parties occupied, and a number
of other tickets which had been sold : were
not used. y ... ° ,-'_-, ,;
The;' entertainment began' with a concert,
which * Professor Lombardo opened ; by
playing selections from Gounod's "Faust"
as a flute solo, in a . finished and artistic
manner which , evoked a warm • encore.
Miss A. Ridley's extreme ; youthfulness
made the easy way in which she sang "Le
Parlate d' Amor" em remarkable. •?' Signor
L. Giorgi of loc ai operatic fame did not
materialize to take part in the concert by
singing the grand aria that the tenor sings
on his burning ship in "La Gioconda," but
another tenor, J. 11. Desmond, won bravos
for a voice which was so good that even an
execrably .throaty method could not en
tirely mar it. yyyy.TV
Herr Franz, known in private life 'as
Frances, sang the "Song to the Evening
Star," from "Tannhauser," disguised as
the Abbe Liszt. .His make-up was excel
lent, and* the comic song which he gave
as an encore brought down the house. The
idea of making th > personification of \ the
lamented musician sing a comic-- song was
an original one and helped to amuse the
audience. Signor G. ' Pan.zza '! sang the
cavatina from the "Elixir d' Amour", de
lightfully.' His voice is worn threadbare,
it is true, but his method is one that "time
cannot wither." G.Panizzaand G. Almagia
sang a duet from "I Puritani," -and Miss
H.-Rottanzi won the favor of 7 her audience
by her - rendering of "Cera una volta"
un re." " . y
.-. .''The ' Dueller's Retribution" was ■ the
name of a : playlet which served as ~an ex
cuse : for E. Lastreto ~ ; to challenge - Louis
Tronchet to ' mortal ; combat '■■■ with long
swords ; and poniards. The v duel was lan
exciting 7 one, as the :- performers i fought
with* a weapon in each band, which they
used with great skill. •'; In the end Lastreto
was wounded \in such a sanguinary man
ner ! that ,\ the * ladies • in .* the audience I hid
their faces and > refused? to be . comforted,
though their escorts assured them that the
gore was only aniline dye/yy 7 v y .■yt y
.•The entertainment ended with a cleverly
performed play, "The Triumph : of ; Love,
in which Mrs. Cuneo-McLean especially
distinguished herself. : The other perform
ers were: E. Patrizi; G. Calegiris,' E. Giaxi.
Miss Nieri, 'A.'Ratto, A. Aloisi.
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Langley's Directory has 2594 more names
than the opposition^-, Out Monday. ;'
IT MAY NEVER
BECOME A LAW.
The Faulty Bituminous rock
' : " ■ . Ordinance Adversely '
' . Criticized. -\
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SUSPICION OF A, MONOPOLY.
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Remedies Suggested for Incor-
p oration in an Amended °
Order.
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The faulty and suspicious bituminous
rock ordinance which is to be voted on this
afternoon by the Board of Supervisors has
met with so much ; adverse criticism that
there is every probability it will never be
come a law. ...
v The belief that it is' a scheme to - foist a
monopoly on the citizens of San Francisco
through a poor subterfuge has spread be
yond the city. - •' '
The Supervisors should draft an ordi
nance that can be lived up to, and then it
should be enforced. To- require, as this
proposed one does, that bituminous rock
used in paving shall be free from pebbles,
mica, and earthy, gravelly or vegetable mat-
ter, : implies a surprising ignorance of the
composition of bituminous rock. ..Without
such , foreign matter ;.' it .' would not •be
"rock," as, indeed, no bitumen is found
absolutely pule in nature. * ':-■ v.-'-yy
All bitumen and other asphaltic products
in their- natural "state carry a very small
proportion of non-bituminous matter, such
as coarse ' sand, 7 pebbles, earthy , matter,
lime and mica, or iron in some form; but
the percentage- is .-usually •so small as to
have no injurious effect ' upon the material
for purposes. An ordinance framed
without stating what percentage of non
bituminous matter the bituminous rock
■shall contain would be defective. The
}>roper requirement would, therefore, call
or not more than a certain proportion of.
foreign matter in the rock, the amount to
.be. determined by chemists of established
reputation.
. ; : It. is with bituminous paving as with
other good things— the proof of the pud
ding is in the eating. The pavement should
be tested after it is laid, not according to
THE NEW SWEDENBORGIAN CHURCH ON THE T CORNER OF~WASIT
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the indefinite fashion outlined in the
ordinance. 7; :7y « - 77;. 7".
The Street Superintendent, or the Street
Committee 9 of "the Board of [Supervisors;
could test the* , concrete --'and',, bitumen
after being laid. , Let 'authority be given
to; take :, up .7 a:} piece of the pave
ment for • a"; sample and subject it
to proper scientific tests as: to strength of
its concrete foundation and the thickness
of bituminous rock in the covering. Be
sides, chemical and mechanical tests could
be applied. 7; If, after all this scrutiny, the
rock does net come up to . the { standard .it
could be rejected. This is the , only 7 way
that good pavements can be euaranteed.y
Another thing which this proposed ordi
nance does not demand is compression' of
pavements to secure a good surface ! and • a
solid body of bituminous rock. What the
Board of Supervisors might do iin this re
gard is to require the specifications to com
pel rolling with .heavy rollers at least two
tons in weight; as in the old ordinance. yy
7 7lt is absurd to.presume, that San Fran
cisco cannot do as other cities do in . the
matter of laying bituminous rock upon the
streets.7; But here is a city ordinance re
quiring that bitumen must be heated on
the street instead of in a yard for that pur
pose.* , M j.. , :
v If the example of other cities were fol
lowed there would be no such thing as
steam' machinery, % smoke, dirt, steam < and
heaps of rock upon the street. Nor would
there be any danger of explosions and loss
of • life. It is a common: sight to see chil
dren gathered l! around the big steam7en
gines, where they are attracted by the 7 ma
chinery in motion. % The little ones cannot
•appreciate the frightful consequences of an
explosion of '* f boilers j? or bursting of steam
pipes. t That danger ? is always imminent
•from these causes cannot be denied. y 7 ' --...
.y All risk and annoyance ) can be : avoided
by having the rock disintegrated in yards
by i stationary machinery, as |in Eastern'
and European cities, which ■ method ' saves
the rock from contamination of deleterious
matter i that : blows > about .(. the '* streets in
quantities \ sufficiently large to mat* 'ally
affect the composition of the ■ substance.
Expense is saved thereby to property-own
ers, whose interests, as well as those of all
citizens of • San Francisco should be con
scientiously * considered 7 by ■ the 7 Board* of
Supervisors, who should I labor to j prevent
monopoly of any kind and to see to it that
their constituents receive the full benefits
of open competition. ; 7 ; ?
SIMON WANTS HIS V MONEY.
He Will Sue Attorney Davis to Recover
Simon ■ Davis, a musician employed at
the Tivoli, will to-day bring suit against
Attorney H. H. Davis to recover the sum
of $325. The attorney settled for | the
musician a claim for damages against the
Southern Pacific. He is said to have re
ceived $450 in settlement, but he turned
over to his client only ,$125, and the pres
ent suit is brought to collect the balance. y
Simon told the history of the transaction
to the Grand Jury last week, and his testi
mony is thought to have been the cause of
the indictment which J was found against
the attorney.'
A QUAINT CHURCH EDIFICE.
The Swedenborgian society's
New sabbath Home on-
Lyon Street.
Picturesque Features of Norwe
gian Life Transplanted
Here. *
Pastor Joseph Worcester of the new
Swedenborgian Church, at the corner of
Lyon and Washington streets, preached
yesterday morning the second sermon
which has been delivered in that edifice
since its dedication. ':',..'.■
The church is, perhaps, the most pe
culiar specimen of sacred architecture
which this city affords. It is a long j low
building, erected within a walled inclosure,
to which entrance is obtained through iron
gates, and seems strangely dwarfed in com
parison with, the two - story parsonage
alongside. Around the building is a
flower garden, whence come the blossoms
which decorate the church on Sundays,
and which, after the services, are distrib
uted to the worshipers. The edifice -is
modeled apparently after the Norwegian
style of architecture. It is covered with an
old-fashioned tile roof j and is absolutely
devoid of anything resembling a steeple,
though a substantial arch furnishes a niche
where a bell may be hung.
The entrance to the auditorium is
reached by. a path leading to the rear of
the structure. The interior of the build
ing is quite in keeping with its outward
appearance and is calculated on a first visit
to seriously distract the worshiper's atten
tion from the remarks of the good man in
the pulpit. one end of the hall, directly
opposite the speaker's stand, is an enor
mous open fireplace of brick- in which
.burns a cheerful wood fire. The hall is
finished up into the roof and the roughly
squared rafters and the trusses of split logs
.. bound with iron present a strange appear
ance: .The walls are finished in natural
wood of a brownish hue to the height of
six or eight feet, and above on one side
. only open the windows in the building.
. The seating - capacity of the . church is
about 200. -. Each visitor is furnished with
a rush-bottomed chair, framed from heavy
white wood and with a tiny rush ' mat for
the feel. .These mats are conspicuous in
every part' of the auditorium. They, as
well as the chairs and the rush-covered
footstools, were made j especially for the
church by an . ex-manufacturer of rush
goods who has been for many years re
tired from . business. Generally ..speaking
a service at the new church instinctively
brings to -mind some old pictures of : Nor
wegian home life.
' . The pastor, took for his text -yesterday
morning the account of Jacob dream,
contained in Genesis xxviii. In ancient
times,- he ' said, * instruction ■ concerning
future events and lessons .of. heavenly
wisdom were given from heaven frequently
by means of dreams. • .r
."•Throughout the Jewish dispensation .pr
era the wisdom contained in such visions
was not understood. The simplest of them
required an intrepeter and the wisdom
stored up in them for future generations
awaited the coming of the Christ for its
revelation. . Jesus . understood them and
: set forth their ; divine application to his
own life and through his life to that of all
mankind. • While : walking with his dis-
ciples he opened unto them " from Moses
and all the prophets things concerning
himself. •.. 7... > ■■;■ r-K-.°j'- ' ■'• 'C"-.:' ';■'-■■ 7 ;; ; '.'*&; -
1 -Jacob's dream of a ladder from heaven to
earth represents -the \ steps %by which the
Lord's humanity when he was upon earth
was joined' to his * divinity; and T>y : 'which
the divine : influence i descended to 7 the
earth. Its - lesson "■■ for us.'; to-day .• is that
God's goodness and love descends ;' still \ to
us from heaven even as the angels of i God
descended ; Jacob's 7 ladder, and we should
rise and make just returns by learning of
him and giving him our .voluntary obedi
ence. .■--'■■ '."7 : -; :■■ -' : • .;•■.-•■ •■:<
An Overdue Ship Arrives.
: The long-overdue i British ship Moresby ar
rived yesterday, 241 days from Liverpool. ;. The
cause of her- detention ; was a- succession of
stormy gales in the South Atlantic, in which
she '; lost her * foretopmast, sprung ■• the main
topmast and mainrigging, besides having her
upper works stove ln.yy'-' y'-y ;y 7.7 7
: She ". put into Montevideo on the 27th of Sep
tember last and lay there till January 1 while
skilled workmen, which had been" aent to her
from England, were repairing her. - * ■ ; T,7
■■■■■■■ The British . ship * Lanarkshire, which also
arrived ■•. yesterday, < left : Rangoon,' India, 140
days - ago. i She also experienced bad weather,
but weathered the storms in safety. - ,
A Town of Lunatics.
k' Near /Antwerp there is * a town 7 called
Gheel which is inhabited I by lunatics, who
have for the most part ' been relegated to
confinement | in ; this way. y There are ,6000
lunatics ', in % all, and 1 the ■, town of : Gheel is
situated "■ in the center of the r forest. £ Each
house is i extremely comfortable and con
tains one or two | lunatics, a farms being
attached to " each house. — Philadelphia
Record.
V -Bill Nye was last " seen smiling behind an
Almighty-dollar Cigar. *
IN THE SHADOW
OF THE CITY HALL.
1 Footpads Waylay a Citizen on
Fulton Street at an ;■ I
Early Hour. ■_
:AN old officer vigilent
Pursued Over Fences and
Ditches the Desperado at j
Last Escapes. . •
:.'•■ ='. - ' ° ' '"". ' •
John Baltz, a racetrack man, whose
headquarters are in the Chronicle building,
met with an experience yesterday morning
which he says will long be remembered by
him. ' . " . .
\ Mr. Baltz attended the American Band
dance Saturday night, and, when the hours
grew small, escorted a lady friend home. ;
; The lady resides on Polk street, and the
nearest and most convenient route to re
turn, when all cars have ceased running, is ,
by Fulton street. ■-
= Mr. Baltz says that his intention was to
go to Thomas Nolan's place, opposite the
City Hall/ but when within half a block
and in front of 31 Fulton street he was
alarmed to see two men running swiftly
across the street toward him. . y
He grasped the situation at once and
started on a run. He was fleeter than his
pursuers and gained Larkin street and ran
into the arms of John L. "Wichmann, an
old-time policeman, but who now conducts
the City Hall Louvre.
7 7 Mr. Wichmann, with the instinct of his
training and experience, whipped out a
big six-shooter and started after the high
waymen. .-They could, or at least one of
them could, be seen running up Fulton
street. Wichmann ran after them as far
as Van Ness avenue, when one of them,
the taller of the" two, ran into the yard at
the corner. He followed and fired one shot
at the desperado as he was in .he act of
climbing over the rear fence. Vichmann
followed the man until Fulton reet was
reached again. Over fences, clotiieslines,
ash-barrels, everything, until at last the
robber made his escape in the open street.
Mr. Wichmann said yesterday that He
did not know exactly how he got mixed up
in the matter, but having a revolver handy
and being in 7 a courageous mood he just
thought Be would land one of these would
be muiderers. .
. The taller man of the two-is is described
as wearing ~ a light overcoat, very long, a
light mustache and carrying a heavy black
cane. 7- £g ,-■■«, ...:
Mr. "Wichmann, whose place of business
is at 115 Larkin street, says that such an
occurrence in that quiet neighborhood was
a shock to him, but that the excitement of
his chase did him lots of good. ° ....■ " 7'? ■;
"Oh, we're all police officers up here,
all hard people for any crook to run
against," said Mr. Wichmann yesterday
evening. "The little experience j I had
this morning is nothing compared c with
the.idea of a possibility of landing one of
these fellows and finding out if he was one
of the Stagg murderers or one in any way
connected with the numerous atrocious
crimes recently reported. •
"I was pleased this morning to have
Mr. Baltz run into me, but I would be , a
much happier man to-night could I have
bit that fellow in the light coat as he was
crawling over the fence." • . '
"I got tangled up in a clothesline and
mixed up in a couple of ash-barrels, but I
don't think I had near the trouble that the
I fellow did that I was after." s
I THE WEEK'S PLAYS.
New and Old Productions at the Local
Theaters. ;'';".'
• "The Girl I Left Behind Me" opens at
the. California to-night. The present'pro
duction is said to be far better than when
the play was so successfully presented at
the Baldwin a few years ago. The com
pany that is to present the drama , is a
well-balanced one, and includes some
strong favorites. James E. Wilson, an old :
time favorite of the prime daps of the Al
cazar, will be seen in the role of Lieuten
ant Hawkesworth. :.- Maclyn Arbuckle will
be seen as General Kennion, which he pre
sented on the ' last : occasion of the play's
presentation here. Violet Rand wilf again
be seen in her impersonation' of Fawn-
Afraid, the Indian girl. The sale of seats
has been very good. '■•.-.--•*
• The entire staff of the Baldwin Theater
has been j transferred ito the | California,
where to remain until the Baldwin reopens
again on the 29th, with the "Fatal Card."
To-morrow Marie Burroughs and her
company will present "Romeo and Juliet"
with the following cast:
Paris, a young n0b1eman. ....... Walter Hodges
Capulet ...;... H. A. Bariooc
Romeo, son of Montague..: John E. Kellerd
MercutJo, friend of Romeo.. Charles Thornton
Benvolio, nephew to Montague . ..George C. Ryan
Tybalt, nephew to Capulet Theodore M. Brown
Friar Laurence............ .....Henry St. Maur
Friar John .;:'..'..-, Edward Karle
Balthaser, servant to Borneo.. Miss Eleanor Percy
Peter, servant to Juliet's nurse.. ..".... . .-
An Ap0thecary.... ................:. Claude Russell
Lady Capulet .............Miss Kate Lester
Nurse to Ju1iet........ Miss Marian Abbott
Juliet, daughter to Capulet. .Miss Marie Burroughs
Citizens of Verona, kinsfolk of both houses, mask
ers, guards and attendants. . -' -
"Pinafore" opens its second week at the
Tivoli to-night.
At the Alcazar the effective burlesque
"Ekctrica" opens. " * " ':
- The Orpheum has a number of new
Eastern attractions, and the Wigwam puts
on the burlesque, "The Sea Queen. -
7 The melodrama "Hands Across the Sea"
opens at Morosco s Grand Opera house to
night. - - » c .
7 The sale, of seats for the Remenvi con
cert' at Stockwell'a Theater on ■ Wednes
day evening progresses in a way to indi
cate that the public appreciates the treat
in store. '
'CHANGED. HER MlND. ' '. ' .
Did or Did Not Frank C. Kowell Fire at
»"•--' •■' ; 7 "■'-; His Wife? : ' ■ -""". *.' :
" Frank C. Rowell of : 1330 Pine street was
arrested last night l by ■ Policemen ■ M. ' J.
O'Sullivan and M. C. Mahoney and taken
to the" 1 ; North End Station, where he was
booked on the charge of assault to murder,
his wife. " ! ° ' ..
. Mrs. Rowell was employed at the Mid
winter Fair and '* became acquainted with
some concessionaires in the Streets of
Cairo.7 Her husband did not like the ac
quaintanceship and tried 'to break it off,
but failed. 7, .;.:-".y 0 ,*-
:°- LaSt night she went to a bazaar on Bush
street and Van Ness avenue, and was in a
rear room hen her husband knocked at
the door. 7 He had in his hand a revolver,
which he carried -for fear of ' encountering
footpads. 7 When she opened the door she
said her . husband ; fired : . a shot at her and
then ran away.*, 7 7 7;. --: •;' V, 7;.
-• Rowell denied shooting at her. 7He said
he took the revolver with him because he
thought I he } might meet with rough treat-*
ment in the bazaar. When his wife opened
the door she grabbed hold of his hand, and
the pistol went off accidentally. .- 7 . 7 ."
BJ Mrs." Rowell went- to the police station,
and when she saw ( her 1 husband locked up
she also said the revolver went off accident
ally, and the probability is the case will be
dismissed.' ' ,•',; •..- .
- ! Far southern domestic arrangements ap
proach in some respects those of the East
Indies. ■ There ). is " a host of i low-paid ser
vants, each with < a': small specialty y and
many iof r- them > living \at { their own "mis
erable | homes. y Nothing iis accomplished
save by strenuous insistence on the part of
the : mistress, and 'fi all provisions j uncon
sumed and not under lock j and key go r ' to
the several homes of the servants.
NEW TO-DAY- AMUSEMENTS.
; MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater In America.
WALTER MOROSCO;-.'. .Sole Lessee and Manager
\ THIS EVENING AT 8,
AN ELABORATE PRODUCTION
; Of Henry Pettit's Greatest Success,
"HMDS ACROSS TBE SEA!"
■ Last Week and Great Success of
GTJBTAVTJS LEVICK—
Evksino Prices— and 50c
Family Circle and Gallery, 10c.
tinees Saturday and Sunday.
Seats on Sale from 9 a. m. to 10 P. m.
Mm. Ernestine Keeling Proprietor & Manager
LAST NIGHTS ! SECOND WEEK
RECEIVED LIKE A NEW OPERA. 7
H. M. S. PINAFORE?
VIHMHaVHBniHBraBr
Special Matinee Saturday, April 6. ,
Monday, April 8-BOHEMIAN GIRL. •
' Next Opera-LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Popular Prices— 2sc and 5Qc.
CALIFORNIA THEATER
Ax. Haym ax &' Co. (Incorporated) .Proprietors
TO-TJTGHT
And All This Week (Incxubino Sunday),
— —matinee Saturday
THE POPULAR AMERICAN DRAMA,
THE C3-X3FS.3L-
I 3L*3E3Jb ii i a
333E513[1P<r33 3M:S3
With its record of 500 perform in New York.
Presented with a company of U. S. Kegulars.
Elaborate Stage Effects and a Superb Cast.
Management of Charles Fkohman*. .**
ALCAZAR THEATER.
O'Farrell at., bet. Stockton and Powell.
R.H. HAZEL.. Lessee
COMMENCING MONDAY, APRIL, 1.
ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY.
' An Up-to-Date Burlesque,
ELECTRIC A!
50 Artists. , Beautiful Scenery.
Grand Ballet. Startlino Effects.
Gobgeous Costumes. Novel Specialties.
No Advance In Prices— Bsc, 50c and 7 sc.
ORPHEUM.
: O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell.
Commencing To-Night, Monday, April 1,
9— NINE NhW FACES—
NEW.. THE ELECTRIC QUARTET
NEW.. ..........THE DILLON BROS.
NEW MART IN NETTIE BROS.
And retained In New Acts, making an Entirely '
° New Programme,
THE NAWNS,
JOHN A. COLEMAN,
= BRUET and RIVIERE,
•"*>'■- KALKASA. ' : u---.rv -,vyi
c 9 s MAZUZ AND ABACCO.
V^ LINA AND VANI.
Reserved Seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera Chain
and Box Seats, 50c.
CIRCUS ROYAL
And Venetian Water Carnival, -
= *" '■ Corner Eddy and Mason streets.
CLIFF PHILLIPS Proprietor and Manager
GRANDEST AMUSEMENT ENTER- °
PRISE IN AMERICA! ;- ,-'
b Bareback and Fancy Riding. Lofty and Ground
Tumbling by the Champions of the World. Aerial
and 'Acrobatic Acts by the best artists known to
the profession. Gorgeous Aquatic Pageant. Pyro-
technic ami Electric Novelties. Feats of Swim-
ming by the World's Chain] Specialties by
Europe's Greatest Artists. ° .. ...;•;,?
Commencing Saturday Evening April 6th.
Box-sheet opens at Joy's Drug-store, Baldwin
Hotel.Monday, April 1.
MACDONOUGH THEATER
;% • ' (OAKLAND).
7 7 3 Nights, Beginning TO-NIGHT,
- The Great Comic Opera Success,
—THE FENCING- MASTER
Special Scenery— 6o Augmented Orchestra
RUNNING _ RUNNING
RACES! 3gSi§£S RAGES!
C CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES,
WINTER MEETING,
, BAY DISTRICT TRACK, ;
COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1891,
Races Mondar, Tuesday. Wednesday,
i Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain 7_.
■ '' r . or Shine. .: y. .r''; : v',
. Five or more races each day. Races start at 2
■ r.u. sharp. McAllister and Geary streetcars pass d
tt*e gate. ■- : •
FOR SALE
Horse Goods
And Wagons,
AGMCILTIRAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
1 Passenger Wagon, platform springs,
seats 14 besides driver; in good
. order and a fine wagon for a sum-
mer resort.
■E.Frazier Carts, in good order.
3 Good High-wheel Trotting Sulkies.
Several Sets Good Harness. .
Lot of Horse Boots, Blankets, Etc., Etc.
1 Self-binding Reaper; 1 Farm Wagon,
... and other farm implements, all
To Be SoM at Auction Prices
Can be seen at the SOUTHER FARM
any day except Sunday. o^ To get : to the
farm take electric-cars, ■ running * from
Oakland to San Leandro, and get oft' at
Stanley road. For further information,
address-. -.■:/* ."■■■"■.
SOUTHER FARM, \
Box 14-4, San Leandro, Cat.
The Original & Genuine -
(WOROKBTETRSHIRK)
SAUCE
Imparts the most delicious taste and zest to
Hot & Cold Meats Jr^^S^^S^.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Take None but Lea & Perrins.
t Signature on every bottle of original & genaiaa-
John Duncan's Sons, New York*
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