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DEDICATION OF
ST. ANTHONY'S.
Archbishop Riordan in Full
Canonicals Blesses the
Edifice.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.
Barefooted Friars and Cowled
Monks Assist in the
Service.
St. Anthony's Church, corner of Folsom
and Army streets, was formally dedicated
yesterday morning with all the ecclesias
tical pomp and ceremony of the ritual of
the Roman church. An enormous crowd
witnessed the dedication, and the pre
caution of issuing tickets of admission to
the church proved to have been well taken.
The German church societies of St.
Paul's, St. Peter's, St. Anthony's and St.
Louis' formed a procession at St. Boni
face's Church on Golden Gate avenue at
8:30 o'clock. The members turned out in
force, and the long line of sturdy sons of
the Fatherland, clad in their bright
colored regalias, presented an imposing
appearance. The procession was headed
by Ritzau's band of sixteen pieces and
ended with carriages containing the clergy
of St. Boniface. The march to Army
street was a long one, but the men marched i
well and there were no stragglers.
The ceremony of blessing the sacred
edifice was most interesting. A procession ■
of ecclesiastics, formed in the nave of the
church, marched about the interior while i
the Archbishop recited the blessing and
sprinkled aisles, pews and columns with
holy water. Then the cortege issued from
the great door and marched around the
outside.
Leading the procession was Father Leo,
the pastor of St. Anthony's, and Father
Quinnus, the assistant pastor. Bofh were
clad in the costume of the Franciscan
monks— a flowing robe of coarse brown
cloth with a cowl hanging from the neck. !
The gown was girded at the waist by a
piece of rope, and from the hempen girdle
bang rosary and crucifix. The feet were
bare and shod with sandals, and the \
monk's shaven head was protected by a i
tiny skull cap of black.
Next came Brother Eugenius, bearing!
the crucifix and supported by two altar
boys carrying lighted candles. More altar |
boys followed, then two Franciscans and |
two Dominican friars. The latter were
dressed like Father Leo and his assistant,
except that their gowns were black.
Brother Eugenius and all who followed
him wore over the usual robes of their
orders beautifully embroidered surplices of
white.
Following the friars came the Arch
bishop, reciting the blessing and sprinkling i
the building with the holy water. An altar J
boy carried the vessel containing the sacred
liquid and the Archbishop's secretary, j
Father Donnelly, walked upon his right,
reading his brevery.
The Archbishop was attired in full pon
tificals and carried the golden crook, which
is the symbol of his office. A white sur
plice covered his black robe and over all
hung the gold embroidered bands of the j
presiding bishop. In his left hand he held
a short wand, which he dipped now and
then into the holy water and from which
he sprinkled the sacred fluid.
After the procession around the church
high mass was celebrated by Father Clem
entine of "Watsonville, and "Father Miller
of San Jose preached in the German lan- ]
guage. Another mass continued the serv
ice and the ceremonies closed with an able i
address by the Archbishop. '" .
After the services a grand dinner was
served by the ladies of the church to which '
the prelates and worshipers in attendance ;
did ample justice.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN'S GIFTS.
Magnificent Result of Their
Movement to Benefit
the Poor.
Less Destitution Nov/ Reported.
The Beggar Hard to
Deal With.
Closing Saturday night the actual
apiount of provisions, clothing, etc., con
tributed by the children of the various
public schools of the city to the poor and
distributed by Captain McFee of the Sal
vation Army is as follaws :
Sacks flour, 181; sacks coal, 158; sack* pota
toes, 309; sacks wood, 40; 409 pounds tea,
S2O pounds coffee, 2735 pounds sugar, 3307
pounds rice, 3483 pounds beans, 2075 pounds
meal, 508 packages meal, 595 tins of fruit and
jam. 400 poondcSsU, 3so poundssoap.GS pounds
tapioca, 50 packages sago, 135 rolls butter, 25
packages corn starch, 145 pounds of barley,
250 pounds of bacon, 190 pounds crackers, 15
pounds baking powder,3s» pounds dried fruit,
20 boxes of macaroni. There have been over
a thousand loaves of bread and nearly 700
packages of miscellaneous articles of food dis
tributed in addition.
Captain -McFee says that it is the most
magnificent contribution on the part of
children that has ever come to his notice,
and when it is rememembered that over
6000 garments, in good condition, have
also been given by the little ones and dis
tributed to the needy, his opinion will be
shared by all.
The captain further said that destitution
In the city was greatly on the decrease, and
thai. am. Jin; the poor a hopeful spirit was
evident. He said that the beggar element
was the worst and most difficult to deal
with, for where the beggar did not need
lharity, at the same time, by his impor
tunities, he disgusted many a charitable
person, and deterred him from giving in
the right direction if ever at all.
The children will continue in their good
work, Hamilton School being the next to
make a contribution.
DISHONEST MERCHANTS.
St. Luke's Rector's View on Tricks of
the Trade.
Rev. William 11. Moreland, rector of St.
Luke's Church, took Moses as his subject
yesterday, and made a strong appeal to
business men to let conscience rule in
money affairs. He described the dazzling
prospects of Moses in the Egyptian court,
all of which he sacrificed rather than go
on pretending to be the son of Pharoah's
daughter. His account of the boldness with
which Moses declared himself, and stripped
off the trappings of Egypt, that his
conscience might be free, was dramatic.
He said :
"Moses was 40 years old when he took
this stand. When a man gets to be 40,
and is still vacillating between truth and
falsehood, he will be a weakling to the end
of the chapter. Religion is not a thing of
hymns and harps and white robes here
after. It is to follow conscience at what
ever cost. Follow the right, and you are a
religious man.
"One reason why some men are not re
ligious is because of the demand it makes
upon their conscience. Religion means if
there is deceit in business, or in personal
life, it must be sacrificed. No Christian
would adulterate his goods. It is a lie to
advertise one quality of goods in letters
six inches long and give an inferior one at
the store. The name of the merchant
which is on his letter-heading, or which
the customer carries out of the store on the
wrapper, ought to be a guarantee of hon
esty."
Mr. Moreland told several incidents
which illustrated his text, and paid a high
tribute to women, who were more religious
Ceremonial Procession at the Dedica
tion of St. Anthony's Church.
[From a photograph.]
than men because more ready to listen to
conscience, and more willing to endure
self-denial for the sake of right.
"When a man says I leave church-going
to my wife and daughters, he is paying a
magnificent compliment to woman.
Woman is religious because of the splendor
of her nature, her innate purity, her te
nacity of purpose. Success in life is not
measured by the bauble of wealth or posi
tion. The man who grows rich at" the ex
pense of conscience, by bribe-taking or
mean tricks of trade, may be called a suc
cessful tradesman, or politician, or public
functionary, but he cannot be called a man.
"Christ is the guiding star of man's life.
Only by following him can one's foot be
safe amid the treacherous sands of com
mercial life."
GENUINE runaway match
tove's Young Dream Was Rudely Shat
tered—The Bride-Elect Runs Away
With a Former Suitor.
| Another chapter has to be added to the
| history of William Brown and Norma
| Boggs. As will be remembered the young
I couple ran away from Albina, Oregon, and
attempted to get married on the steamer
Columbia while en route to San Francisco.
Young Brown is only 19 years old, and
when his father came into a fortune of
$63,000 he thought himself heir to a million.
When the old gentleman left for this city
to claim his inheritance he left the son be
hind to take charge of the grocery. The
lad seized his opportunity and had what
he calls "a good time." He won Norma
i Boggs, the 17-year-old daughter of J. W.
: Boggs, formerly in the employ of the
; Union Pacific," away from her betrothed,
and the pair decided to make a runaway
match of it.
They left for San Francisco on the
steamer Columbia, but the captain would
not marry them. When they arrived in
San Francisco Brown took his would-be
bride to a second-class hotel and showed
her the sights of the city. As both were
under age no one here would marry them
and when the funds began to give "out the
couple were in a quandary.
Just at that time Miss Boggs' former
lover appeared on the scene. He upbraid
ed the young lady for her faithlessness,
and tears were her only answer. Finally
they made it up unbeknown to Brown, ana
last Saturday they took the overland train
for the East. The lad searched for his
wife, in name, all of yesterday, and when
runners and hackmen along the front, who
recognized her, told him she was gone he
gave up the quest, and yesterday started
back for his father's grocery store in Ore
gon. As his funds had almost given out
he was forced to go as a steerage passen
ger. And this is the end of a "genuine
runaway love match."
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1895.
DR. JACOB NIETO
IS INDIGNANT.
He Denies That He Advised .
the Concealment of
Meyer's Marriage.
HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT.
Grace Benjamin's Death Still
an Absorbing Topic of
Discussion.
Public interest in the Samuel Meyer epi
sode remains unabated and it still con
tinues to be the one absorbing topic of j
conversation, more particularly in Jewish
circles. The prominence of the Meyer
family and the history of the many in
trigues of the oldest son have been dis
cussed again and again, and on all sides
are to be heard vigorous denunciations of
the man through whose cowardice Grace
Anita Benjamin went down to a dishon
ored grave. Many stories have, however,
been told about the case which are now
said to be untrue. Principal among these
are some assertions made by Miss Mollie
Holland in an interview a day or two ago.
In speaking of her dead chum, she is said
to have stated that after she went to trace
up the record of the marriage she returned j
to the residence of Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. I
Nolan, and then found that these ladies I
had changed their minds about having the
marriage published.
The two ladies are reported by Miss Hol
land to have said that Rabbi Nieto had ad
vised them that "it would be worse for
Grace's name if the fact of the marriage
were published."
Dr. Nieto was greatly surprised to see
his name used in any such connection.
He said yesterday :
"I called on the Saturday evening prior
to the funeral upon Mrs. Bennett, whom I
have known some time, at the request of
A. Leszynsky, sexton of the Sherith Israel
Synagogue, who told me that my services
were required to attend a funeral next day.
Mrs. Bennett made no statement of any
facts to me beyond describing the manner
of Miss Benjamin's death. I had no con
versation whatever on Sunday, when I at
tended the funeral, with Mrs. Bennett, but I
on Monday, the day after the funeral, I I
called again to see her. While I was there j
Mrs. Nolan and the younger sister of Miss j
Grace Benjamin came in, and after a few i
moments both left the room, Mrs. Nolan
saying, "Now, auntie, mind you tell the
doctor everything."
"Mrs. Bennett then told me that Mrs.
Nolan was not her niece, she being the
half-sister of Miss Benjamin, and made a
general statement of relationships in re
gard to herself and the girls. I again
called on Mrs..Bennett, who had expressed
a desire to see me once more, on Thurs
day. 1 then asked her why she had not
told me on Saturday night or on Monday
that Grace was married to Meyer. She re
plied, as stated in the Call: 'Sam begged
me not to say anything about it to any
body.' I then told her that she was
wronging the memory of the girl, and
every attempt at denial or refusal to dis
close the truth was still further tainting
the memory of her niece. I said that had
I known it I would never have allowed her
niece to go dishonored to the grave, but as
the officiating clergymen would have in
sisted upon Meyer's making a full state
ment of the truth.
"In my desire to have justice done I en
deavored to see Meyer at his rooms im
mediately I left the aunt on Thursday
afternoon. I left a card there asking him
to see me, but have not seen him since. I
have no hesitation in saying that had I
had the least idea that the girl was mar
ried to Meyer I would have insisted upon
justice before performing any funeral serv
ice and that no power on earth would have
constrained me to assist or advise in the
concealment of the truth.
"I cannot imagine that Mrs. Bennett or
Mrs. Nolan could have made any such
statement as that imputed to them by Miss
Holland, who in her overanxiety to de
fend her friend has drawn somewhat upon |
her imagination and thus drawn into the j
affair people who have had no connection
with it."
FAREWELL TO J. Q. A. HENRY
The Orator Speaks for the
Last Time at Metropoli
. tan Temple.
He Says He Never Shirked Re
sponsibility Nor Failed to
Do His Duty.
The farewell reception to the Rev. J. Q. A.
Henry at Metropolitan Hall yesterday
afternoon was largely attended. The plat
fortnwas draped with flags and decorated
with flowers. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Good Citizens' Com
mittee.
H. W. Quitzow presided, and in his open
ing address spoke of the feeling of regret
all felt at parting with the preacher. After
the sinking of "America" by the audience
Rev. Dr. Gates led in prayer and Miss
Underwood sang "The First Gun Is
Fired."
The Rev. Ray Palmer of Stockton Was in
troduced and made a pleasing address. He
spoke of Mr. Henry as a hero and said that
they could not form an estimate of his
work.
•'The temple which we are endeavoring
to erect," he said, "is as wide as the conti
nent, and while we are working in our
humble way on this side we will be con
soled with the thought that our brother is
laboring on the other side. There can be
no defeat in the great cause of God."
Misses Phelps and Johnson rendered a
duet and the speaker of the day stepped to
the front of the platform and was given an
Ovation.
"The emotions that fill my heart are
badly mixed," said Mr. Henry. "I regret
exceedingly that in the province of God I
am forced to sever my connection with you.
But God's will must be done. 1 wish to
record myself, however, as appreciating to
the fullest measure your kindness and sup
port during the last year."
Mr. Henry here spoke of the manner in
which he had been criticized. He said that
a man was criticized if he did nothing or
did something, and he had made up his
mind long ago to fight for humanity, re
gardless of public opinion. He did not
propose to listen to any criticism.
"In the dark days," continued the
speaker,- "if it had not been for your kind
ness and loyalty and protection I think I
would have shirked the responsibility and
the duty."
Mr. Henry spoke at length of the begin
ning and growth of the movement which
had occupied his time during the last year,
and closed by assuring his hearers of his
great devotion.
A series of resolutions were then read
and the meeting adjourned.
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TRUE DISCIPLES.
The Rev. W. D. Williams Describes the
Followers of Christ.
The Rev. Dr. W. D. Williams, pastor of
Plymouth • Church, preached '. yesterday
0
! morning on '.'Conditions of Diseipleship."
He said: "Christ presented to the rich
' young ruler the scriptural and only
j rational conditions of diseipleship. Pro
testant and Catholic, with the single ex
ception of the Quakers, who discard the
ordinances of baptism and the Lord's sup
per as requirements to a Christian life,
have added to these. A life spent in
thinking of nothing but self is pitiful.
, "There is nothtng in Christ that may be
refused. There should be nothing in us from
which he may be excluded. Diseipleship
is usefulness. There ought to be in every
man an element of usefulness. No man
can rise to the full capacity of his useful
ness the moment he is converted, any
more than a bird can fly the moment he is
born.
"Even the most perfect diseipleship
will show unevenness, just as the milky
way. at some places where revolving
worlds, like dust of silver, are more thickly
strewn upon the blue, exhibits a glory
that excelleth. God loves imperfection, on
its way toward perfection. He loves ignor
ance that is seeking to become knowledge,
and weakness that is striving to strengthen
itself, and everything that is working to
ward something higher and purer and
nobler.
"Religion is not the weakening of self.
| nor is it the despising of lands and values
| and faculties. Diseipleship is over all of
| these, sitting above them, as a rider in the
saddle and holding tho" rein. All are ser
vants of man's higher nature. Diseiple
ship is more than negative goodness; it is
active virtue and positive love. Father
and mother are to be honored, but God in
Christ is to be adored.
"Parents are to be disesteemed only by
contrast, as a log cabin and a mansion may
be if situated upon opposite sides of the
street. Have you not been warmed and
delighted by a" mass of glowing beech or
maple in the ample fireplace of a New
England home on a January afternqon
when the day was crisp and cold? Sud
denly the sun, having struggled over the
horizon and the hills, threw his more
i glowing beams upon the reddened embers.
I Instantly the hearth seemed black and the
| coals lost their luster, but all are just as
I hot as they were before the sun kissed
| them. The change is that of contrast; a
ST. MABKUS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
[Sketched by a "Call" artist.]
greater and more beneficent heat has
entered the room and fallen upon the
lesser. When the love of Christ has fallen
upon the objects that charmed us most
and upon us they are disestemed by con
trast and we are kindled with a new life."
"GABRIEL THE TRUMPETER."
His Queer Prediction Based On
an astronomical Coin
cidence.
But the Odd Character Secures
No Followers in This
# City.
An old man with long white locks, gray
beard and sunken eyes and cheeks, who
gives his name as "Gabriel the Trumpe
ter," has made his appearance in various'
parts of the city during the last few days.
He frequents the outskirts of the metrop
olis and comes and goes like a phantom.
His clothes are ragged and dirty, and his
general appearance is that of a man who
cares little or nothing for the material
things of this world.
"Gabriel the Trumpeter" preachesdoom
— the Day of Doom, which according to
his calculations, is very near at hand. He
is a student of astromomy and his proph
ecy is based on an astronomical coinci
dence which will take place on next Good
Friday. This man appears ignorant and
illiterate, yet strange to say, he is well in
formed on the theory since denied by East
ern authority that on Good Friday next,
between the hours of II A. K. and 3 p. m. the
planets of our solar system will be in exactly
the same relative positions as they were
at the time of the Crucifixion, 1862 years
ago. On this fact Gabriel has based his
prophecy that the world will come to an
end at that time. He says:
"The earth and all the planets shall fly
out of their courses in the great void, and
will rush together and meet with terrible
force on the sun. The crash will result in
such a terrific fire, such complete destruc- i
tion of everything, that there will be noth- j
ing left except smoke and cinders and dust. !
Woe! woe! woe! Repent in time — repent
now, for the day of doom is near. Next
Good Friday will be the last time the sun
shall ever rise over this wicked world."
The prophet made his appearance for a
few minutes at North Beach yesterday.
He made a short harrangue to a crowd of
idle and curious listeners, repeating sev
eral times the words quoted. Then he
walked away, and was soon out of sight.
He was next seen holding forth for the :
space of five minutes among a crowd on ;
Broadway, near Battery street. After re
peating his "Woe, woe, woe!" he walked
with a brisk and swinging gait in the di
rection of the water front.
Several persons have questioned him as
to his real name, where he came from
and where he lives, but he makes no reply
other than to mutely shake his head and '
walk away.
Two Ways to Treat the Headache.
After the barber had begun shaving him
the man in the chair said :
"I ha y a kind of a headache this morn
ing. Would you please put a cold cloth
across my forehead?"
"Certainly," replied the barber, "but
wouldn't you rather have the cloth hot?"
"My head's too hot. I want to cool it
off."
"Very well. You know what you want,
but you have a head on you. The hot
towel will do more good than a cold one."
"Go ahead, then, and try it; but it seems
to me that cold water would be better."
"Some say one and some another. The
man who wants a cold towel says it sends
the blood away from the head and cools
the skin. The fellow who wants a hot
towel says it draws the heat to the surface
and sort of relieves the fever, and in a lit
tle while the head feels cool and clear. It's
funny that hot or cold water should be
used for the same purpose, but it's a fact."
—Chicago Record.
Plain and silver-mounted leather goods—
pocketbooks, card-cases, picture-frames and
valises for spring trade, just received. Also a
fine lot of sterling silver novelties— frames,
thermometers, knives, scissors, etc., tor sale at
reasonable prices in our stationery department.
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ST. MARKUS NEW
HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
Dedication Ceremonies of the
Lutheran Evangelical
Church.
THE OLDEST IN CALIFORNIA.
Twenty-Five Christenings and
Three Weddings on the
First Day.
The congregation of St. Markus German
Evangelical Lutheran Church consecrated
their new and handsome home, on O'Far
rell street, above Franklin, yesterday.
By half-past 9 there was a large gather
ing of members of the congregation and
Sunday-school awaiting for the opening of
the doors. At 10 o'clock the pastor, Rev.
J. Fuendeling, the architect of the build
ing, Henry Geilfuss, and the members of
the board of directors, went up the broad
steps of the church, and stretching out be
low them to the middle of the street were
the members of the Ladies' Society of the
congregation and Sunday-school. The
architect in a short speech delivered the
church over into the hands of the board of
directors. D. Becker, the president, then
in a few eloquent words accepted it and
bade the pastor lead the congregation in.
The congregation sang "Hitherto Has the
Lord Helped Us," and at the conclusion of
the anthem the doors were thrown open
and the pastor entered, followed by his !
flock.
Every seat in the large auditorium was
filled, and many were unable to obtain ad
mittance.
The exercises within the church were
largely choral. The music from the new
and augmented choir was exceptionally
good. The pastor delivered an eloquent
sermon consecrating the house to God.
The church has one of the finest audito
riums in the city, and was tastefully deco
rated by the ladies of the congregation
with palms and flowers.
St. Shirk's is the oldest German Luther
an church in the State, and has a large and
prosperous congregation. The pastor was
a very busy man yesterday, for he had to
officiate at no less than twenty-five chris
tenings and three weddings for people who
wished those rites performed in the new
church on its opening day.
The board of directors who have so suc
cessfully carried through the work of build
ing the new home of the St. Markus con
gregation are: D. Becker, president; J.
Horstmann, vice-president; Alex Gerdes.
secretary; E. Kuerner, financial secretary;
C. Haake, treasurer; and H. F. Maas, N.
Ohlandt, If. F^Bruns, C. Bill, H. Koster,
11. Harms, C. Rock and H. Joost.
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.
Six Hoodlums Attacked Simon
Abraham in a Dark
ened Room.
He Used a Knife With Such
Effect That They
Retreated.
A fight for life in a darkened room at 40
Moss street occurred about 1 o'clock yes
terday morning between Simon Abraham
and six hoodlums and Abraham came out j
of it almost without a scratch. j
There was a wedding in the house oppo
site and Louisa McNicol, a young girl liv
ing in the rear, was sitting on the steps
listening, to the music. James McCarthy
and William O'Connor made an insulting
remark to the girl and she retorted. Mc-
Carthy struck her in the face several times ,
and Abraham ran downstairs and tackled
McCarthy and O'Connor for abusing the
girl. I He had the best of the fight and Mc-
Carthy and O'Connor vowed that they
would be even with him.
They obtained re-enforcement from
others of the gang, including Tom Mason,
745 Brannan street, and George Hayes.
The six gathered in front of Abraham's
house and dared him to come outside.
Abraham told them to go away as he was
going to bed. .-;■'. :;; '.:■
Finding they could not get Abraham to
come outside they forced open the front
door and made their way upstairs. Abra
ham heard them coming, and, knowing
that||they would kill him if they could, he
backed up against the wall of his room,
opened the large blade of his penknife and
awaited the onslaught. He had not long
to wait. The door of his room was forced
open. Mason struck a match and peered
around the room till his eyes were fixed
upon Abraham.
"Don't come near me or you may get
what you're not expecting," said Abraham,
but with an oath they, rushed upon him,
Mason leading. Abraham jabbed his knife
into Mason's stomach, and slashed him in
the shoulder, and he staggered back.
O'Connor took his place, and in a twink
ling he was cut twice in the chest and
once in the back. He reeled back, and
Mason, whose blood was up, again rushed
at Abraham. Mason struck nim in the
month, but Abraham got in four more
cuts on his opponent's arms and body be
fore he could strike another blow, and he
collapsed.
Those behind were eagerly pushing for
ward and a third made a rush at Abra
ham's. One cut settled him and the six
beat a hasty .retreat. O'Connor was taken
to a drugstore by McCarthy and afterward
to the Receiving Hospital, where Dr. Bush
nell dressed his wounds.
Mason was found on Sixth and Howard
streets by Policemen Meehan and H. H.
Murphy and sent to the hospital in the
patrol wagon, where his wounds were also
dressed. He lost an immense quantity of
blood. Neither he nor O'Connor is dan
gerously wounded.
Yesterday the girl, McNichol, preferred
charges of battery and disturbing the peace
against McCarthy and of disturbing the
peace against George Hayes, who were ar
rested by Officers Median and Murphy.
Abraham, who used to be a conductor on
the California-street line, was booked on
the charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Charges will also be preferred against
O'Connor and Murphy. .-
AS MEXICAN COMMISSIONERS.
Return of Vice-Consul Owyang and
Others From That Country.
King Owyang, Vice-Consul for China in
this city, and fellow commissioners, who
last July went to Mexico, returned here
last Saturday night.
"Yes we have got back," said the Vice-
Consul last night, "after an absence of
nearly eight months. There were four of
us, Li Yung Yew, ex-Consul-General to
San Francisco, Yu Shi Wi, ex-Consul to
Havana, Fong Ying Shun, an attache, and
I. Our mission to Mexico was to examine
that country with a view to forming a
treaty between that country and China,
providing, of course, it is agreeable to the
representative of each country.
"We prepared a report of what we saw
and heard. This we forwarded to the Chi
nese leeation at Washington, which in
turn will forward it to the home Govern
ment. What our report is, I am not at
liberty to disclose.
"What do I think of the Mexican people
and their country? The people I found
very nice, particularly in the City of Mex
ico, and not at all antagonistic to people of
China. The country in many parts is very
fertile, and I should say can be made very
productive. As a whole 1 am favorably
impressed with the people and country. I
found, however, that in summer it is very
warm, and at one time I suffered from an
attack of malaria, but soon recovered from
the effects of that."
During the forenoon a large number of
the friends of the Vice-Consul called at the
consulate on Stockton street to pay their
respects and congratulate him on his safe
return. In the evening he was invited out
to dinner.
ANOTHER DIVISION FORMED.
enthusiastic gathering of mem
bers of the a. 0. h.
Yesterday.
The Principles of the Order
Praised by Father Crowley
and Other Speakers.
Another chapter was added to the his
tory of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
yesterday, when a new division was formed
at St. Rose's Hall, on Brannau street. The
new division will be known as No. 11 in
the order. It is three weeks since Division
10 was organized at St. Brendan's Hall,
and on that occasion Father Crowley an
nounced that he would continue the good
work of organizing new divisions of the
order in every parish in the city.
Yesterday morning the members of the
order attended communion services at St.
Brendan's Church. The ceremonies were
very impressive at the mass, and Rev.
Father 'D. 0. Crowley preached an elo
quent sermon, in which he referred with
considerable feeling to the work which was
being accomplished by the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, the rapid growth of the so
ciety, and its prosperity as an organized
body throughout the United States.
In the afternoon the various divisions
of the order assembled at the headquarters
on New Montgomery street, and forming
in line, with the county officers at the
head, marched to St. Rose's Hall for the
purposes of participating in the ceremony
of organizing the new division.
The school hall was well filled with
young men, all ardent in the good cause.
County President Manning called the meet
ing to order, and after making a few re
marks introduced C. McCrystle, ex-presi
dent of Division No. 8, who related his
experience as a member of the order for
twenty years past. In his remarks Mr.
McCrystle paid a high tribute to the order
and its principles. He expressed himself
as highly gratified with the progress of the
organization, and especially with the man
ner in which the new divisions were being
formed.
Rev. Father D. O. Crowley followed and
delivered an impressive address, in which
he dwelt upon the aims and purposes of
the order. He said he was more than
pleased at the enthusiasm which was be
ing displayed in the organization of new
divisions. It was plainly to be seen that
the principles of the order were appreciated
and that the broad basis upon which it
was founded appealed to the reason of those
who took an interest in the order. Its
main purpose was beneficial.
John Kenny also delivered a short ad
dress, after which an election of officers
took place with the following result: J. J.
Donigan, president; Charles McCrystle,
vice-president; Bernard Eonham, record
ing secretary ; Thomas Mcßride, financial
secretary ; John Kenny, treasurer.
SEKIOUS PRACTICAL JOKE.
How the Union League Club Was Shaken
Up by the Explosion of a
"v Cartridge.
There was considerable excitement in the
Union League Club yesterday. An explo
sion, which scared the guests in" the Palace
Hotel and drove the operator in the West
ern Union Telegraph office screaming from
her quarters, was the cause of the trouble.
There was a report, a jet of flame, a rush of
guests from the club and all was over.
An examination showed that a rifle
cartridge had been thrown into the waste
paper basket and thence into the fire. The
explosion that followed was the cause of
all the excitement.
When Oliver Patelon, one of the janitors,
arrived at the clubrooms yesterday he
found quite a number of the members in
the assembly-room. He at once went to
work to clear up the reception-room and
get the place in order. A number of the
members' hats and overcoats were lying on
the chairs and these he proceeded to hang
on the hooks. After his work of sweeping
and dusting was over he emptied the con
tents of the waste paper basket into the
grate and set a match to it. A few
moments later came the explosion that
caused all the excitement.
"I don't know just how the thing hap
pened," said Patelon, when spoken to on
the subject. "There was a cartridge in the
basket and when it was thrown in the fire
place it went off. It was a rifle and not a
revolver cartridge, and that makes the cir
cumstance all the more curious. How did
it come to get into the waste-paper basket 1
Did it drop out of the coat of one of the
members into the basket or was it put
thereas a joke? Whichever way it hap
pened it was the cause of a great amount
of excitement around here. The club mem
bers present came running out of the
assembly-room and when they saw the
flames they thought the building was on
fire. It went out as quickly as it blazed
up, however, and had it not been for the
explosion no one would ever have known
that anything had been the matter."
The reception-room ot the Union League
Club is not very much damaged by the
explosion. The mantel is slightly stained
and the roof is dented where the bullet left
its mark. The sporting members of the
club have been asked whether they
carried loose 45-caliber cartridges in their
pockets, but one and all deny the soft im
peachment. As the matter stands, the
chanced are that some one dropped the
miniature bomb in the waste-paper basket
as a joke. Xi *-•'"**
Since the emancipation of the Balkan
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SEMI - ANNUAL EXAMINATION
OF
T3E3 Acia: ES RS.
San- Fbaxcisco, March 1, 1895.
The regular semi-annual examination of appli-
cants for teachers' certificates (High School, Gram-
mar and Primary grades and special certificates)
will commence at the Normal School building,
Powell st., near Clay, on SATURDAY, March 16,
at 9a. m. Applicants who wish to pass an exami-
nation for High School certificates or special cer-
tificates will send notice to this oflice on or before
March 9.
In compliance with the State school law each
applicant must pay an examination fee of $2 in
advance. Applicants who Intend taking the exam-
ination must register prior to the commencement of
the same, as no fees will be received on that date.
Some additions have been made to tbe studies
required for grammar and primary certificates, and
changes have been "made in the schedule of credits.
Information on same may be obtained at the oflice
of the Board of Education.
ANDREW J. MOULDER,
Superintendent of Common Schools.
Geobgk Bkasston', Secretary.
People In San Francisco.
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