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THUKfi : AY MAY 2, 1895
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Weather forecast for to-day: Showers fol
lowed by fair, fresh westerly wind.
The Southern I'aciric Company reduced local
freight rates on fresh fruit 40 per cent.
The Traflie Association will reorganize and
then look around for abuses to be set right.
The passenger rates between here and Alaska
for the excursion trips have been considerably
reduced.
Rain prevented the young folks from having
any kind of a May festival at Golden Gate Park
yesterday.
A bouquet supposed to have belonged to
Minnie Williams has been found in the Em
manuel Church.
Radical changes in ihe Central Pacific Divis
ion Superintendents and its road divisions
were made yesterday for economy.
Durrani and Minnie Williams did not visit
the state Board of Trade (iood Friday. Custod
ian Johnson started the story as a jest.
An automatic apparatus for lowering a life
-ea, which promises to be a success, has
been invented by F. E. Willis of this city.
No clew to the whereabouts of Cashier Pmith
has yet been discovered, nor is there any cer
tainty as to the cause of his disappearance.
A May festival and dance will be given by the
Children's Progressive Lyceum to-morrow
evening at Pythian Castle, so9 Market §treet.
John E. Howard and Frank Barlan% alias
Seymour, were yesterday held to answer before
the BnperiOZ Court on three ehart-es of burglary.
Star King Council No. 6 Junior Or ler of O.
U. A. M. held an open meeting and -moker at
Cambrian Hall, 1133 Mission street, last Ttes
day evening.
Mrs. Emily Heinler, 317 Ellis street, swore
out a warrant yesterday for the arrest of W. A.
Miller, a wealthy ButFalonian, ior breaking the
windows of her house.
Kiordan and Wren of the Union handball
court defeated Donnelly and Bonnet of the
Occidental court at the latter court last night
by three games to two.
Three favorites won at the track yesterday.
Lovii.il took the handicap in a gallop. The
Oth< r \\ itmers were Mautell, Fortuna, Sir Wai
u and Howard.
The tale of a strange discovery of treasure
in a ] urcel vi purchased junk was told iv
'« court yesterday in the matter of
ite of Jacob Kadstone.
Filibustering expeditions are preparing to in
vade the Hawaiian Islands to overthrow the
Government. C. W. Ashford says there
will be no difficulty in landing.
A competitive drill and concert is to be given
ttwnorrow evening at the Mechanics' Pavilion
under the auspices of the League of the Cross
n aid of the uniform fund.
The guests of the Half-million Club were
welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce, dined
by the Merchants' Club and entertained by the
Mayor at Sutro Heights yesterday.
The Park Commissioners have had a oopy of
the resolutions passed by them eulogizing the
late president, \V. W. Stow, engrossed to be
forwarded to the widow and family.
A meeting of the IrO'juois Club will be held
to-morrow evening. The silver debute will be
continued. Hon. James G. Ma^uire will ad
dress the club ou the financial question.
Mrs. Mary J. s^abury was discovered dead at
her home, 917 Larkin street, yesterday morn
ing. The canse of her death \va^ carbolic acid.
It is supposed that she committed suicide.
There will be an excursion to Auburn on the
10th inst. for the purpose of having a Placer
County reunion. Former residents oi I'lacer
County and their friends wili be welcome.
The first regatta of the season under the
auspices of the San Francisco Yacht Club will
be held at Sausalito on Sunday. On Saturday
night a hop will be given in the clubhouse.
Herman Sparf, one of the four sailors
accused of murdering Mate Fitzgerald of the
bark Hesper some time ago, was acquitted
yesterday in the United States Circuit Court.
Kittie Sullivan, alias Solomon, was booked
at the City Prison yesterday by Policemen
Graham and Coleman on a charge of stealing
i? 145 from William Fleming, 17 Stockton
street.
Counsel for plaintiff in his opening state
ment in the case of Charles A. Loomis vs. Mrs.
Mabel Treadwell, deceased, and Calvin Somers,
intimated that sensational developments might
en.<ue.
I'uring a fight in a saloon on Twentv-iourth
and Harrison streets yesterday afternoon
George Shackelton stabbed John Schulz in the
chest end both were arrested for disturbing
the peace.
The mortuary report for April _gives the total
number of deaths as 469, or 7i less than for
the same month last year. There were 6 hom
icides during the month, 17 suicides and 10
casualties.
There is a proposition under discussion by
the Folsom street Improvement Club to make
that thoroughfare the outlet for the whole'
Eouth side by having it paved Its entire length
with bituminous rock.
James Madigan will sue the Market-street
Railway Company tor $25,000 damages lor
killing 'his son'in April last. This is the case
wherein Sutro demanded the indictment of
Vining and Huntington.
Frank Ray, the gambler, was yesterday held
to answer before the Superior Court in $3000
bonds by Judge Joachimsen on the charge of
robbing Nicholas Orth, saloon-keeper.2soo Cal
ifornia street, last Saturday night.
Attorney B. G. Haskell, attorney for Mrs.
Louise A. Worthington, whose second trial for
the murder of Henry Baddeley opened yester
day, incurred the indignation of the court and
will probably be cited for contempt.
The California State Floral Society's Rose
Show will open in the Palace Hotel at noon to
day. There is a large number of exhibitors
jKi<l the floral display promises to be among
the best ever made in Northern California.
A "paving exposition" will be held under
the aiii-pices cf the Merchants' Association
next fall at which street-paving materials and
road machinery will be exhibited. Paving ex
positions have been heid in the Eastern cities,
and they proved successful.
Mia Minnie Williams when she came over
from Alameda on Good Eriday carried besides
her flowers a large extension basket of clothing
and an equally larire pasteboard box. Yet none
of the witnesses who claim to have seen her
with Durrani at the ferry noticed those
packages.
The members of the State Board of Traffic are
earnestly discussing the pioposition of sending
:al exhibit of California products to the
Mexican International Exj>osition next year.
It is likely that the California exhibit at the
Atlanta fair will be shipped by sea to the City
of Mexico.
The action of the Board of Supervisors in ap
pointing a clerk and three prosecHting at
torneys to the Police courts has raided the
question of their power to remove and ap
point to such offices at pleasure, and the issue
v, ill probably be taken to the Supreme Court
for a final determination.
Auditor Broderick's threat, as to refusing to
sign the contractors' warrants for supplies fur
nished the City institutions for April if they
refused to continue to furnish them according
to contract had the effect of bringing them u>
terms. They have promised to continue for at
least two weeks more and the famine scare is
over.
The final report of the committee appointed
to draft the lease of China B&:-in to the Valley
road will be made to the Board of Harbor
Commissioners this morning. At the meeting
of the committee yesterday Mayor Sutro ex
pressed himself very warmly on competing
roads and declined to sigu the report because
his amendments-were not incorporated in the
lease.
Mrs. Williams, living at 720 Willow street,
says there was no truth in the report that she
and Mrs. Heath were in destitute circum
stances; thai they applied to a society for tem
porary aid. but that their children did not go
hungry, and did not fall iv the street from
weakness; that they were not cruel to their
chfldren. They think some meddlesome neigh
bors tried to disgrace them.
Dispatches from Port Townsend, Wash.,
which state that the close of the present open
season shows heavy losct^ among the sealers
are generally discredited in this City. Louis
Sloss and Captain Niebaum of the Alaska Com
mercial Company both scout the idea, while
other men heavily interested in the fur busi
ness declare that so tar as they know no heavy
lossen have been incurred by the sealers.
Michael Hawkins has filed an amended con
test to the will of Barah A. English, who died
in Oakland, March 30. 1895, leaving an estate
valued at $70,000. The contestant, who is a
brother of the testatrix, alleges as the grounds
of action informality of execution of the will,
that the testatrix was not of sound and dis
posing mind at its date, and that she waa
under the undue influence of her sisters Lizzie
M. Hawkins and Mary McXally.
The preliminary examination of John E.
Howard and Frank Berlane alias Seymour, two
Eastern burglars, was concluded before Judge
Joachimsen yesterday. They committed eight
burglario- within three week 6, but three were
only charged against them. They were each
held to answer before the Superior Court in
$2500 bonds on each of the charges.
The places entered were: Pawnshop,
799 Mii>sion street: George Shreve's gunstore,
725 Market street; and seawell's photographic
fallery, 1025 Market street.
FAIR CHILDREN DANCED
Pretty Girls Execute Difficult
Figures at the Pavil
ion.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
The Rain Greatly Interferes With
the Success of the Mayday
Festivities.
The Mayday celebration was interfered
with by the frequent showers yesterday.
Nevertheless there was no change in the
programme at the Pavilion and the dances
by the school children under the direction
of Professor William O'Brien were given
as previously announced.
There was not a large attendance owing
to the storm. The Sunbeams of Charity, a
society composed of pupils from the pub
lic schools, the aim of which is to develop
the dramatic and artistic talent of its
members, had the affair in charge.
The programme opened with the grand
THE MAYDAY CELEBRATION AT THE PAVILION YESTERDAY.
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march, in which over a hundred little
girls wearing white dresses and bright
colors took part. They executed several
pretty figures on the floor of the Pavilion
and then drew~up in line on the platform
while the May queen, Miss Pearl Landers,
was crowned by Ethel Schwaner, a little
tot dressed as a page. Clara White and
Panzy Patterson were the other pages.
Pearl Fenton, aged 8 years, gave a skirt
dance to the music of the band in a man
ner that provoked tremendous applause.
The rope dance by Ida Wyatt, a pretty
£irl beautifully gowned, the fan dance of
ola O'Brien, "cachucha by Ethel Clark,
and tambourine by Ethel Schwaner, were
all very clever and delighted the spectators.
The scarf dance was especially interest
ing. Those who took part in this dance
were Freda Rowe, Nellie King, Celia Celier,
Josie Weiisch, Daisy Swaybel, Nellie Win
chell, Annie Pencher and Ida Wyatt.
The following took part in the may
pole: Flora Refenberg, Lola O'Brien.
Birdie Alderman, Mabel Forbes, Ethel
Clark, Flora Coulie, Emile Anglodey,
Jessie Sturgell, Irene Groom, Louise
Smith, Hazel Wind miller, Martha Rowe
and Alice Hitchcock.
May Blakiston danced the "Irish Wash
erwoman" to perfection, while Clara White
executed the Highland fling to the satis
faction of all. The other dances on the
programme were: Tambourine dance by
Flora Coulie, Polish dance by five girls.,
Irish Jig by Lillian Rhodes, fairy dance by
Ida Wyatt. sailor's hornpipe by Lola
O'Brien, Highland fling by Bessie Harris
and Flora Coulie, Roman scarf dance by
Birdie Alderman.
It is the intention of the Sunbeams to
give an entertainment some time before
the midsummer vacation.
THE FERRY FOUNDATION.
It Is Strong Enough to Sup
port Any Building or
Mount Diablo.
So Say the Grand Jurors— All Sen
sational Stories Swept
Away.
The ferry-foundation scandal is virtually
ended co far as the Grand Jury is con
cerned. The members of tha,t body have
made examinations of the concrete piers,
and they have listened to testimony from
experts concerning the arches and plat
forms. Though the investigation is not
yet ended, the evidence so far produced
goes to show that the foundation is suffi
cient to bear the burden of the big build
ing that will be put upon it, though it is
admitted the work could have been better
performed. j
There were many sensational stories cir
culated in regard to the ferry foundation,
the mixing of the cement and the way the
piers were built, but no evidence has been
found by the Grand Jury to show that the
concrete piers were so badly constructed
as represented by some persons.
There were four principal witnesses be
fore the Grand Jury yesterday. These four
were P. J. Donahue, Governor Budd's ex
pert: Professor Frank Souleofthe Berke
ley University, Professor Charles D. Marks
of Stanford University and Arthur Brown,
chief engineer of the Southern Pacific
Company.
The testimony of all these experts is to
the same end— that the materials fur
nished were of the best quality and that
the foundations would be sufficient to
sustain any building, ereu those of the
high modern styles.
A prominent member of the Grand Jury
said yesterday after the meeting: "The
gist of the whole testimony taken to-day
is to the effect that Gray Brothers
should be censured for not properly
handling good material put in their care.
They did not wash the rock as they
should have done and were careless in
mixing the rock and the cement. In
some places, according to the testimony of
the eminent expert, there was even too
much cement, while in other places there
was too little. It is evident that the Gray
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895.
Brothers tried to save money by employ
ing too few men, and the rock and cement
was not as well mixed as it should have
been. However, tlie piers, according to
the unbiased experts, such as Professor
Soule and Professor Hanks, are sufficiently
strong to support the proposed ferry
building.
"Had the material been properly handled
there would not have been the slightest
trouble in the world. Still, as I have said,
the work was well enough done to make
us feel convinced that even if Mount
Diablo was placed upon the piers they
could well sustain the heavy strain. The
wild and wierd stories tbld about the
piers are not sustained by the facts as we
can ascertain them. There is no evidence
to show that the piers will crumble, as has
been represented. Several of the
members of the Grand Jury, myself
among the number, have examined
the piers and they seem to be all
right. In fact, there is no evidence to
show there are any grounds to back up the
sensational stories sprung in this matter.
Governor Budd has had some reports sub
mitted to him which we have not secured
yet, and we may summon him to produce
them. Still I do not believe they will
change the opinion the members of the
jury have formed.
"We adjourned until Friday, when we
will summon before us the Gray Brothers,
Holmes and possibly Stilwell, though we
take very little stock now in Stilwell's re
port. It seems that Stilwell tried to create
a sensation based upon untruths. The
whole investigation is practically ended
and it sums up as follows: The Gray
Brothers did not do their work according
to the specifications, Holmes should
have watched the progress of the work
more carefully, and the Harbor Commis
sioners should also have kept their eyes
more closely on the work done on the con
crete foundations. Still, as I said before,
the experts claim that the foundations,
though not up to the specifications, are
fairly well built, and axe sufficient to hold
the "proposed building or Mount Diablo
itself. Therefore there is nothing for the
Grand Jury to do in the way of indicting
anybody, and no indictments will follow.
A USEFUL INVENTION.
Simple and Effective Contrivance for
Speedily Lowering a Life
boat at Sea.
How to get a lifeboat into the water
speedily and safely is a question that has
engaged the attention of marine inventors
for years, and notwithstanding that several
plans have been found successful, vessels,
especially the ferry steamers, carry the old
obsolete apparatus.
Somebody shouts, "Man overboard!"
and precious moments are lost stopping
the engines and getting a boat into the
water.
The newest solution of the question is a
contrivance patented by F. E. Willis of
this City. Its value over other inventions
The Automatic Apparatus for Lower
ing a Boat.
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of this character lies in the fact that when
the boat begins to descend from its davits
all lashings are automatically cast off and
at the instant, phe strikes the water she
frees herself from the falls.
The shackles in the head and stern of
the craft, to which the boat-falls are hooked,
are so arranged that as the boat hangs at
the davits her weight keeps her securely
suspended. But to prevent her from being
jerked adrift by the pitch and roll of the
ship or by any accident a small pin se
curely fastened the shackle in its place.
As the boat in lowered, when desired, the
pin is automatically withdrawn, and when
the boat rests on the water the shackles, re
lieved of her weight, fly open and she is
clear.
The boat can thus be launched just as
soon as her crew take their places on the
thwarts, and she may be safely dropped
into the water without stopping or checking
the speed of the steamer. The contrivance
is simple and appears to work well.
Master Painters and Decorators.
At the annual election of the master house
painters and decorators of the Pacific Coast the
following officers were elected: E. H. Black,
president; P. N. Kuss, first vice-president; W.
R. Eaton, second vice-president; B.L.Brandt,
treasurer; Henry F.Wagner, secretary; M. L.
McCord, sergeant-at-arms; directors, J. F. Sul
livan, G. V. Daniels and M. J. Donovau.
The Co-Operative Commonwealth.
Permanent headquarters have been secured
for the Co-operative Commonwealth at 219-221
Geary street, lormerly the St. Markus German
Church. It i.«« announced that canvassing com
mittees are out in furtherance of the move
ment. Donations are solicited, and may be
addressed to 221 Geary street.
A N«w Department.
Furniture moved, stored, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special
Delivery. Only experienced men era-
Sloyed ; equipment first cla39. Offices, 31
eary street and 408 Taylor street. *
Money burns the pocket to buy the Al
mighty-dollar Cigar. •
DON'T WANT LEVINGSTON.
Prominent Citizens Discuss
His Availability for
Health Officer.
THEY DON'T LIKE HIS RECORD.
i
Men With Divergent Political In
terests Display a Surprising
Unanimity.
"I fully concur in the sentiments ex
pressed by various Democrats in the Call
this morning," said Superintendent of the
Mint John Daggett yesterday when asked
his opinion as to the advisability of allow
ing Dr. Marc Levingston to control the
patronage of the Board of Health. "I do
not want to be understood," he continued,
"as atteniptinc to interfere in the least
with any of Governor Budd's appoint
ments. But lam sure he would allow no
disreputable man to control the hospitals
and asylums of San Francisco. Neither
would he appoint men who would use the
patronage of these institutions solely to
strengthen the influence of political bosses
and in violation of the best interests of the
people."
Curtis Hillyer, the president of the Good
Government Club, said that the possibility
of Dr. Levingston's appointment would be
considered at the meeting of the Civic Fed
eration on Thursday night. Action, he
Baid, would be taken memoralizing Gover
nor Budd as to the record of Dr. Leving
ston and showing the danger of allowing
him to control the patronage of the Health
Office.
"We all know the record made by the
man as Coroner," he said. "It would be
an act of awful folly to let him dictate
the appointments to be made by the Board
of Health.
"Outside of the personality of Dr. Lev
'ingston, I hold that it is wrong to let him
or any other man dispose of the appoint
ments of the Board of Health. Such ac
tion ig contrary t» the 6pirit of the law.
The places should be tilled by the doctors
of the board themselves with meu they
know to be competent. No outside per
son, not even the Governor, should name
the men who are to occupy these responsi
ble positions."
Gavin McNabb had not seen Governor
Budd for three months. Unless the Gov
ernor had changed his policy since that
time, though, he felt sure that when the
wishes of the professional politicians and
the welfare of the people came in conflict
the politicians would be set aside.
"I have but a slight acquaintance with
Dr. Levingston," said he. "1 have no un
friendly feeling toward him personally.
I was riot a citizen of San Francisco when
he was Coroner. But good citizens whom
I know and trust have informed me that
Dr. Levingston's administration as Coroner
w*3 simply awful.
"It was even barbarous," he added.
"Politically, the office belonged to Buck
ley."
Mr. McNaD enforced his sentences by
accounts of some of th« unprintable
things Dr. Levingston had done as Cor
oner. His political affiliations then and
at the present time, he argued, were with
the bosses, his friendship for Buckley be
ing particulary strong.
"No man," he continued, "who consorts
on equal terms with Chrisiophor BucKley
and Maurice Schmidt, as it is publicly as
serted Dr. Levingston does, should
without a very formidable resist
ance by the reputable citizens of San
Francisco, be permitted to name the Board
of Health or the subordinate places. I can
hardly conceive that Governor Budd, who
owes nothing to Buckley and Rainey,
should even consider for a moment the
possibility of inflicting Buch a calamity on
this city.
"The Governor has promised the best
citizens of San Francisco from time to
time that he would thoroughly acquaint
himself -,vith thei* wishes betore acting in
this matter. If he allows Dr. Levingston
to dictate the appointments there can be
no doubt that the patronage will go to the
bosses. If Buckley can obtain any patron
age under the Board of Health he will
again become the menace to decency and
prosperity that he has been in the past.
"That man," said Mr. McNab, hotly, "is
a beast of prey. He should have been con
fined like any other dangerous creature, by
being shut up in prison. Such action would
remove c great menace from the City and
State."
A NEW POLSOM STREET.
Project to Bepave It With Bituminous
Bock From Third to Nine
teenth Streets.
Several members of the Folsom-street
Improvement Club met in Mangel's Hall
last evening to discuss the proposition of
having Folsom street paved with bitumin
ous rock from Third to Nineteenth streets.
From Nineteenth street to Twenty-sixth is
already so paved, and the idea is to secure
a smooth pavement all the way, and to
make Folsom street the outlet for the whole
south side. The cost has been estimated
at about $55,000, but there are several things
which make this figure dwindle down to a
Bum not at all large in comparison to the
beatfits of the improvement.
Folsom street is an accepted thorough
fare and is paved from the water-front to
Nineteenth street with basalt blocks.
Between Third and Nineteenth streets it
has been found necessary to raise the road
bed, as it is some distance below grade.
All the pavement must be removed to do
this, and the expense, perhaps $20,000, will
have to be incurred by the city in any
case. The old paving blocks will still be
good for other streets and they will save
an expenditure of a considerable sum for
their equivalent in new blocks. The addi
tional expense, therefore, which would
ultimately fall upon the city would be not
much more than the cost of the pavement
and the difference in the cost of laying
bituminious rock and basalt blocks.
All these things were brought out by the
property-owners who were present last
evening, and the result of the discussion
was the appointment of a committee to
start agitation in favor of the new project.
Petitions will be circulated, meetings will
be called, new clubs will be formed along
the line of the street, the Southern Pacific
will be requested to lay bituminous rock
when it repaves between its Folsom-street
tracks, and the paving companies will be
asked to submit accurate estimates and to
use their influence with the prospect
of a big piece of work to do if the
thing is successfully carried through the
Board of Supervisors. On the committee
are G. L. Center, A. B. Maguire, John
Ryder, Captain Gilmore, A. S. llaabe and
Joseph Kelly.
To Captain Gilmore and A. S. Itaabe is
especially delegated the duty of conferring
with the railroad people.
The club will meet again next Saturday
evening at the same place, and the com
mittee will then report. In the meantime
an effort will be made to form a club in the
vicinity of Folsom and Ninth streets.
DRAMAS AND OPERETTA
"The American Girl" attheCal
ifornia—Hartman In "The
Brigands."
Janet, Macdonald and Two of H»r
Children Appear In
"Caste."
George Osbourne and little Nina Cook
continue to be the right bower of "The
American Girl" at the California Theater.
Here and there, the dramatic situations
are stro ng enough to carry the play along
of their own accord, but after the first act
the interest drags a little when neither of
the leading lights is on the stage. How
ever, one of them is generally well to the
fore, to counteract the somewhat depress
ing influence of the long lost husband,
and the imperious but not aristocratic
countess.
Speaking of countesses reminds one that
the denouement of the drama is a little
hard on the American Girl. The tri
umph she expresses on finding that, owing
to a succession of incidents, she is a count
ess might almost be described as un
seemly, seeing that she gets the title
owing to a bereavement in her husband's
family. However, ill-used heroines of the
melodramatic type are not expected to be
perfectly consistent, and the author prob
ably had no sardonic meaning as regards
fortunes and titles.
On the whole, the play is going very
smoothly and promises to have a success
ful run.
At Moroßoo's,
"The White Star" continues to attract
large audiences at Morosco'a Opera-house,
who follow the drama with the deepest in
terest.
The play is to some extent a nautical
one, and it is filled with that delightful
scorn of rank and etiquette which unfortu
nately is found only on the stage. For in
stance, the captain of an Atlantic liner is
on terms of confidential familiarity with a
steward, and a deck steward at that. The
surgeon is also equally friendly with the
same factotum. However, thetfe discrep
ancies are very unimportant, and outside
of them the play is an exceedingly good
one.
Alice Cordan shows a delicate apprecia
tion of her part, and Leslie Morosco makes
the steward an entertaining and altogether
possible character.
Offenbach's " Brigands. 11
There is plenty of laughter at the Tlvoli
over Offenbach's bright little opera, which
has been adapted 10 a certain extent to
local conditions and supplied with some
added dialogue, which proves very amus
ing to the audience.
All the brigands, even the chorus, act
their parts cleverly, particularly in the
scene where they invade the palace and
look around to see what they can purloin.
Ferris Hartman proves the most accom
plished thief of the whole gang. John J.
Raffael only has a small part as Count
Gloria Carsis. but he makes the most of it,
and Thomas C. Leary was very amusing as
Antonio. All the other roles were well
sustained.
The Orpheum.
The Orpheum audiences have taken very
kindly to the equilibrists from the Folies
Bergeres, Paris, who are playing at the pop
ular O'Farreli-street house this week.
Their entertainment is graceful and quite
out of the common. Tillie Morrisey is
pleasing as well as ever in new songs; so is
Stewart, and John E. Drew's dancing and
singing are supplemented with a humor
ous parody on a cooking lecture. Binns
and Binns," the Rays and several other pop
ular performers are still at the Orpheum.
The Macdonald Testimonial.
An especial interest was given to the
Macdonald testimonial last night by the
fact that a mother, son and daughter all
made their dramatic debut together. A
large number of friends were present, and
flowers and applause were lavished upon
the performers.
The testimonial was given in the Stand
ard Theater by Fred Belasco's pupils,
Robertson's "Caste" being the play per
formed. Not only the three chief charac
ters, but all the support gave complete sat
isfaction. Every one enunciated so clearly
that not a word was lost, and the play
went so smoothly that it had evidently
been most carefully rehearsed. Alfred
Lindsley's Eccles and Daisy Lindsley's
Polly, as well as Janet Macdonald's Mar
quise, were all Clever impersonations.
Louise Douglas played Esther and Ed
mund Crane gave a good interpretation of
Captain Hautree.
AET INSTITUTE CONCEBT.
An Inviting Programme Will Be Pre
sented This Evening.
A concert will be given at the Mark Hop
kins Institute of Art this evening under
the direction of Henry Heyman. The
programme will be as follows:
Organ overture, "Maritana" Wallace
Mr. Ixwls Schmidt.
Komance, L'Elislre l>'Amore Donizetti
"Una Furtiva Lagrlma,"
Dr. Gilbert F. Graham.
Violoncello, "Bercense" Julius Klengel
Mr. Louis yon der Mehden Jr.
Aria, Con Carlos, "O ! Don Fatale" Verdi
Mrs. Fleissner- Lewis.
Lamento for violin, cello and piano,. J.Th. Rsedoux
(first time in San Francisco)
Henry Heyman, Mr. Louis yon der Mehden Jr.,
and Mr. Louis Schmidt.
Bone, "Thou'rt like unto a Flower"
7. Wilson G. Smith
Dr. Gilbert F. Graham.
Violoncello, Nocturne No. 1...L. yon der Mehden Jr
Mr. Louis yon der Mehden Jr.
Song, "Er der Herrlichster yon Allen".. Schumann
Mrs. I-'lelssner- Lewis.
Organ selections, "Faust," Gounod
Mr. Louis Schmidt.
At the close of the spring exhibition a
reception will be given at which all the
local artists will be invited to meet the
directors of the Institute.
Fire in a Tannery.
A small fire in a barkshed of the South San
Francisco tannery, on Sixth avenue south, be
tween Q and R streets, owned by A. B. Patrick
& Co., broke out last evening.
An alarm was given from box 534 at 7 :10
o'clock P. M. The fire was extinguished with
little trouble. The damage is about $500, cov
ered by insurance. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
TREASURE HID IN JUNK
Gold and Jewelry Worth Hun
dreds of Dollars Among
Old Rivets.
A STRANGE TALE IN COURT.
The Finders Divided the Spoil and
Allege They Have
Spent It.
Junk-dealers have been known to amass
fortunes in the handling of old iron and
other unconsidered trifles, but the pur
chase of the precious metals for a mere
song is not usually among the means they
rely upon. Yet such a transaction was
practically executed recently by C. M.
Bridges and John M. Fanning.
The tale of their strange discovery of
gold to the value of several hundred dol
lars and jewelry among a lot of junk pur
chased for $25 was told in Judge Slack's
court yesterday. How they kept their dis
covery secret, divided up and spent the
proceeds and then tried to purchase some
more of the same kind of old junk, was all
drawn gently from their unwilling lips by
the persuasive questions of Attorney John
R. Aitken.
Bridges and Fanning were up on a cita
tion in the matter of the estate of Jacob
Radstone, who died April 8, 18&fc, leaving
an estate valued at $80,000. Among the
effects of the estate was a quantity of old
iron, rivets, dies, washers and machinery,
which the executrix of the estate was em
powered to dispose of. She was informed
that in a lot of the junk sold to Bridges
and Fanning some property had been dis
covered and citfed them to ascertain the
truth.
Bridges was the first to take the stand,
and proved an unwilling witness. Finally
he told how he and his partner purchased
the old junk for $25, and on looking over
the boxes found $2720.
"Where was the money hidden?" asked
the court.
"In an old box, without a cover, among
a lot of dies, rivets and the like," was the
reply.
"Was there anything else?"
"Yes; there was a ring — a gold ring set
with a red stone."
"In what form was the money?"
"In gold twenties and other coins. We
found it on March 5 last, having brought
the junK from a cellar at 226 Turk street to
our premises."
The partners had determined to keep
their discovery secret, but it leaked out
and Detective Lucas was called in to in
vestigate. Bridges said that Lucas trapped
him into an office under the pretext that
he wished to talk about some patent rights
in which he was interested. When there
he had been taxed with the discovery of
the treasure, and said that under threats
he had signed an agreement to restore $4uO
out of the $1360 which had been his share.
Next day, under the advice of his attorney,
he had refused to make any restitution.
The agreement was produced in evidence.
Fanning corroborated the story of the
discovery, and added that three weeks
later he and his partner had returned to
make another purchase in the same
market. Neither of the partners had
made any effort to find the real owner of
the money and both declared that they
had spent all the money in less than two
months that had elapsed. Their position,
as denned by their attorney, C. L. Swift,
was that they had found the property
aeainst all the' world, except the real
owner, and that they were still ignorant
who that real owner was.
The case went over until next Tuesday,
when developments of special interest to
Bridges and Fanning are expected.
SMITH IS STILL MISSING
No Trace of the Cashier's
Whereabouts Has Yet Been
Discovered.
The Work of Exporting the Books
of McGlauflin & Co. Has
Not Begun.
"Absurd, improbable and unjust." is the
way Eugene A. Bresse of the firm of L. W.
McGlauflin yesterday characterized the re
ports that his firm was responsible for the
disappearance of its recent cashier, Charles
S. Smith. "They say," he continued,
"that we were afraid he might be called
upon to disclose matters relating to our big
deal in wheat, in which the late Senator
Fair is reported to have been interested.
Now, admitting that Jb air was behind the
deal, which we do not admit, what could
Smith tell that is not shown by our papers
and books, or what information could he
give that is not in our possession? If they
can compel him to testify in court they
certainly have the same power over the
members of our firm.
"Nothing has yet been done in the way
of experting the books, as I have had my
time fully occupied in posting them up to
date. Trie experting will be done by my
self. I taught young Smith how to keep
the books and would therefore be most
likely to detect any crooked work in them.
"From what the police say and from
what few facts we know, I am certain that
he was not dealt with fouUy. This leaves
but two theories to account for his disap
pearance. One that he is an abseonder,
which I am much inclined to doubt from
his past record of six years, and the other
that he wandered off in a fit of mental de-
rangement.
"Aa yet there has been absolutely noth
ing discovered to show that he is short in
his accounts and before we can say any
thing positively on this point the books
will have to be checked out for two years
past. Of late he has been working very
hard and has complained of headaches,
and there is therefore considerable proba
bility that his mind may have become
effected between his close application to
work and the worry caused Dy his un
fortunate speculations.
"The theory of foul play is made fur
ther untenable by the fact that Smith
always kept the ofnce door locked when he
worked on Sundays or evenings and no
one could have entered without his knowl
edge, and there were no <=igns of a forcible
entry or of a struggle. My personal regard
for him is such, however, that I would be
more pleased to find his accounts short
than to learn that he had met with per
sonal injury. We shall not prosecute
under any circumstances, and conse
quently have considered it unnecessary to
ask the assistance of the police to secure
his arrest."
At the home of Smith it was stated that
no news regarding him had reached there,
but a more cheerful mood seemed to pre
vails as the idea was'growing stronger with
his wife and relatives that he wandered
away while mentally unbalanced.
Among the theories started yesterday
was one that the firm had heavy obliga
tions to meet in the shape of taking up
wheat contracts for May delivery, and that
Smith was got out of the way so as to
furnish an excuse for delay. But this was
derided by those who are best posted on
current affairs in the Produce Exchange.
It was pointed out that McGlauflin & Co.
were now selling wheat and that they were
in receipt of big sums of money lately.
Concert at Mefret's Institute.
A musical entertainment will be given at
Mefret's Institute to-morrow evening by the
pupils, under the direction of Professor Tb.
Gay, musical director. The following pro
gramme will be rendered:
Grand march, "La Jeune Fanfare Republlcalne"
Messrs. V. Biasioli, G. Bovo, S. Bovo, J. C'lavere,
C. Kauda, A. Lacost<>, K. Lassale, K. Lavorel. A.
Mefret, G. Mefret. X.Mefret.L. Perrier, E. Pierron,
E. Ut-mond and C'h. Turner.
Piano duet...Miss"3 Kste.Ue Cleu and <;ertie Mefret
Overture.. .Juvenile orchestra of Mefret's Institute
Jliss Victoria Orr, in her specialties
Pupil of Mr. Irving
\b) Polka"' 6 } •~" La Jeune Fanfare Republicans
Violin solo Master Xavier Mefret
"Traviata,'' selections
Juvenile orchestra of Siefret'a Institute
Piano solo Miss Kmelie Lussale
Andante and waltz •
"La Jeune Fun fare Republicaine |*
IN THE PEOBATE COUKT.
Letters of Administration Asked Ove*
Several Estates.
Edward W. Strange has petitioned the
Probate Court for letters of administration
over the estate of Ellen Gallagher, also
known as Lily E. Gallagher, who died on
the 23d ult., leaving an estate valued at
$5000.
Mary E. O'Day has filed a similar peti
tion in the matter of the estate of Ann
Craven, who died on the 23d alt., leaving
an estate of the value of $3000.
Giovanni Cereghino has petitioned the
Probate Court for letters testamentary over
the estate of Rosa Linari, who died on the
16th ult. and left a will disposing of property
valued at $4630 39 to be distributed equally
among decedent's four children.
Sarah Louisa Powell, by be-r attorney W.
H.Jordan, asks for special letters of ad
ministration over the estate of Abraham
Powell, who died on the 2Gth ult. The will
of the deceased, which has not yet been
presented, appoints the petitioner exe
cutrix.
An Evening of Song.
An evening of song was enjoyed by a large
audience of loversof music, given by the pupils
of Mrs. Marriner Campbell in the auditorium
of the Young Men's Christian Association, Tues
day evening. There was an excellent pro
gramme, in which the following ladies partici
pated: Misses .Rosalind Boast, Emma Rosener,
Ethel Morey, Louisa Beal, Mabel Esree,
Alice May hew. Violet Weber, JJmmn Frnser,
Lillian McElroy, Lillian LCwiston, Isabel Kerr,
Katherine Black, Mrs. Katlu-rine Neilaoa, Mrs.
J. B. Melvin and Mrs. Mary M. Brown.
The sound of a bell can be heard through
the water at a distancs of 45,200 feet.
Through the air it can be heard at a dis
tance of only 45t3 feet.
NEW TO-DAY— AMUSEMENTS.
CAOFOrTNTArTPTEATER
Ai- Haymax & Co. (Incorporated) Proprietor!
EYERY SEAT TAKEN LAST NIGHT
AND ANOTHER PLEASED AUDIENCE.
EEMEMBKR-Tor tlio "Women and Chll*
dren the 3latinee on Saturday— A
Treat for Tliein They Will Long Be<
member.
"THE
AMERICAN
GIRL •
Bright and "Wholesome
— — Excellently Acted
Beautifully Staged ■
A Perfect Production.
#3" Seats Beady To-day for Next Week
—the Second and Last.
Llb"s. Eunkstink Kbeliko Proprietor &. Manager
"I Hear the Boots of the Carbineers I"
ISsS&SJ&I Great - Proflnction !
■ OFFENBACH'S MASTERPIECE,
THE BRIGANDS!
Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc.
BALDWIN THEATER.
FRIDAY EVENING MAY 3
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON !
For the benefit of the
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Will be presented the highly successful musical
travesty on
"ROMEO AND JULIET."
Characters by gentlemen well known in Oakland
and San Francisco society.
Regular theater prices. Box office open for sale
of seats on and after Thursday, May 2.
ORPHEUM.
O'Farrell St., bet. Stockton and Powell.
Crowded Houses ! Delighted Audiences!
•AT-owerful Vurlety'-CONSTANZ & IDA,
; of Novelties. ■ :: - The Peerless Equilibrist*
; E\»ry Act a Fea- .JOHN K. DREW,
: t.ure. : The Dancing Comedian.
Miss Morrlsey, the Kays, the Bitraa, Stu-
art, Kalkasa, Brown & Harrison, Etc.
Reserved seats. 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chain
and Box seats, 50c.
Matinee Saturday and Sunday.
Parquet, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Children, any seat,
10c. _
.
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater In America,
WALTKK MOROSCO. . . .Sole Lessee and ilanasa
THIS EVENING ! THIS EVENING !
A Distinct Dramatic Event!
First Production in America . of Tom Craven's
• Great Melodrama.
TH E WHI IT E St ART
Evrxixn Prices— 2Pc and 503.
Family Circle and Gallery, 10c.
Matinees Saturday ami Sunday.
CIRCUS ROYAL
And Venetian Water Carnival,
, Corner Eddy and Mason streets.
CLIFF PHILLIPS* Proprietor and Manager .
The Public Verdict— An Unqualified Success
ONLY khAL NEW PRODUCTION
IN SAN FRANCISCO. FIRST TIME OF
THE GKKATI-> r WATER SPECTACLE EVER
PRESENTED IN AMERICA.
Under the direction of two well-known artists.
An arenlc performance of the highest order.
New features weekly.
x Evening Prices— Parquet and Dress Circle, Re-
served, 25c and 50c.
Saturday and Sunday Matinee— Parquet, Chil-
dren, 15c; Adults, 25c. . -- _^
ROSE SHOW.
CALIFORNIA STATE FLORAL SOCIETY,
PALACE HOTEL,
Garble hall and maple room,
IS/Lay 2, 3 *Ma.c3L 4.
Admission (day), 35c; Evening (select
concert), 50c.
RUNNING iJM&L^ RUNNING
RACES! SJiig^t^ RACES
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES,
WINTER MEETING,
BAY DISTRICT TRACK,
COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1834.
Race* V Monday, "' Tuesday, - "»Vodnosday, /
Thursday, Friday and Saturday— liatu
or Shine.
■ Five or more races each day. Races start at 3
p. ii. sharp. McAllister and Geary street paw
tharala.
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