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FRIDAY MAY 24, 1895
CITY ITEMS IN BKIEF.
Lee rairchild will address the Portia Club
Monday night.
The cranky steamer Kahului gave an exhi
bition of sidewise sailing yesterday.
The Kailroad Commission denied the railway
petition to i i^e the rate on petroleum and its
product.
Thi j housekeepers' class of the Pilver-street
-:irtcii held its closing exercises yester
day afternoon.
V.'»rre.nt Clerk Kyle of Judge Low's court Is
to be nMired to make way for the son of Super
enjamin.
The winning horses at the track yesterday
were Cardweu, Captain Rees, Gold Bug, Mr.
Jingle and Arctic.
Nathan Martin, a colored boy, was booked at
the ( Ity J'ri.-on yesterday for stealing robes
from iivery-stables.
The big wheelmen's meeting called by the
i of American Wheelmen will be held in
I'ioneer Hall to-night.
Tiie n.'w advanced tariff on grain over the
Ctinral Pacific will be discu&sed by the Rail
road Commission to-day.
Ihe steamer Oakland ran into a dolphin
south of her slip yesterday morning and de
molished twenty-six piles.
Louis Meyer, the well-known restaurant pro
prietor, has been forced Into insolvency, with
liabilities amounting to $13,000.
James McCabe, 40 Arctic street, is wanted by
the police for brutally beating his aged father,
T. J. UcCabe, on Wednesday night.
A successful performance was given last
night at the California Theater in aid of the
Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
Foreign insurance companies are showing a
disposition to abolish the commission system
and introduce salaried men to do the work.
Administrator Mercer of the Osborn estate
yesterday filed a specific denial of neglect in
the matter of his care of the Osborn estate.
Judge Dalngertield yesterday rendered a de
cision givine the Theresa Fair estate $19 000
out of $30,000, paid as taxes under protest.
Poll* opened at the headquarters of the Santa
Cruz Venetian Water Carnival in the Grand
Hotel for the election of Queen of the carnival.
The question of the right of the Farmers'
Alliance to engage in the fire insurance busi
ness was submitted to Judge Murphy yesterday
alter argument.
The Weather Bureau forecast for to-day in
San Francisco is fair, nearly stationary tem
perature, light winds in the morning and
brisk after noon.
The Street Committee decided yesterday to
recommend that $SO,OOO be called for in the
next tax levy for paving Folsom street with
bituminous rock.
Charles H. Scan l , an, the aged Lothario, known
as the '-widows' friend," yesterday brought suit
to recover property, out of which he declared
he had been victimized.
The grocers' picnic next Sunday, celebrating
the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Retail
Grocers' Protective Union, will be one of the
best ever given by that body.
Congregation Ohabai Shalome nas purchased
a site for the new synagogue on Bush street,
near Lag una. The edifice will be ready for the
holiday services, four months hence.
Patrick Cunningham is making ineffectual
efforts to get the body of his brother, who died
in the Almshouse, from the Cooper Medical
College, where it was sent for dissection.
The Street Committee yesterday decided to
report against the petition for "cutting the
grade of Beale street at Harrison twenty feet,
but favored paving and sewering the street.
The Mackinaw, which arrived from Tacoma
last evening, attempted to land a couple of
passengers, but her boat was swamped, and
two sailors narrowly escaped plunging into the
bay.
Adara Fitzgerald, the St. Louis millionaire,
accompanied by his private secretary. O.
Yerkes, will sail on the 6teamer China June
4, to extend his travels through China and
Japan.
A second engineering 1 party was dispatched
to Fresno yesterday to survey a route through
Hanford for the Valley road, and the party
will leave next week to "work from Fresno via
VltiTff .
The Jury in the case of Mrs. Louise A. Worth-
Ir.gton, on her second trial for murder, failed
to agree and were discharged by Judge Belcher,
who pronounced the defense theory as
"gauzy."
Two alleged widows of one David Jaffa, alias
Levin, alias Levet, were yesterday found to
have made an amicable arrangement to divide
the estate of the deceased, which was yet in the
Probate Court.
Walter Ross and W. B. Holland, two of the
four footpads who held up John S. Macintosh,
the saloon-keeper, last Sunday morning, were
identified in the Oakland City P rison yester
day by two witnesses.
At 11:25 last night an alarm from box 29
called the Fire Department to John H. Van
Glahn's residence, 812 California street. A
mattress thrown into the back yard caught
fire. There was no other damage.
The wife of William Jenkins, keeper of a
restaurant at 3131 Mission street, has eloped
with a sea captain, taking with her a diamond
pin and $900. Jenkins yesterday swore out a
warrant for her arrest for grand larceny.
Walter Ross, having been identified by two
witnesses as being implicated in the Macintosh
robbery on McAllister and Leavenworth streeta
last Sunday morning, was brought from Oak
land last night and booked at the City Prison
for the crime.
Rev. M. Balogh of Cleveland, Ohio, and Rev.
Julius Balogh of St. Louis, Mo., have arrived in
this city, and will officiate at the Congregation
Beth Menachim Streisant, Minna street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth, this Friday evening
and Saturday morning.
H. Ahrena, night clerk at the Hammam
Baths, swore out a warrant yesterday for the
arrest of James Dunn for petty larceny, in ob
taining $15 from him on May 15 by represent
ing himself as the son of a member of the firm
of Nolan Bros., shoe merchants,
Nicholas Jennotti, shoemaker, Vallejo street,
■who nearly killed his son Lonis on Sunday by
beating him over the head with a piece of lead
pipe, was yesterday held to answer before the
Superior Court by Judge Low in $2000 bonds
on the charge of assault to murder.
Henry Belville, a bunko man, was sent to the
Hou=e of Correction for six months by Jud<*e
Low yesterday for playing upon a stratiger the
old confidence trick of dropping a $50 ( onfed
erate bill on the Etreet and getting $25 in good
coin from the stranger as half of the find.
The ladies central committee of the German
branch of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion gave a "tea of roses" last evening. A
good procramme was provided at Association
Hall. The object of the entertainment was to
raise funds for furnishing the German branch
rooms.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company began
suit in the United States District Court yester
day to recover the sum of $251 15 from Moore,
Ferguson <fe Co. of San Diego. The latter
shipped 2448 sacks of barley by the plaintiff's
steamer Bonita, and the dispute is over the
freight bill.
The plans for the grand stand of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Clun have been finished. The
track is being graded. Accommodations are
being provided for JOOO horses and 5000 spec
tators. Work is guaranteed to be finished by
November 1, but will probably end by Octo
ber 1.
At the meeting ot the Street Committee of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday it was
d<»e:ded to recommend that provision for $150,
--000 be made in the new tax levy for street
cleaning, &6 this was the estimate given by
•nt Dohrmann of the Merchants Associa
tion as being necessary.
Names of every color in the rainbow and out-
Of it were among tho^e of the defendants in the
action brought yesterday by John Baptiste
Podesta and other? to quiet title to property on
the corner of Union and Dupont streets..
Altogether ninety-eight names were entered,
many of them being fictitious, us the real
names of the parties were not known.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg
ment of the Superior Court in the once famous
suit of Hallle Holt vs. Fred S. Holt. The plain
till'held, on the authority of some "dear witi-"
letters ard other evidence, that a marriage had
exi.'-u-'i between herself and the defendant, but
on tLe authority of the Sharon case Judpe Wal
lace and a special jury of four had decided 10
the contrary.
Nathan Martin, a colored boy, was booked
at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives
Bee and Harper and Policeman "Donovan on
the felony charge of petty larceny, secoad
• ■ftenae. Hestoie several robes from Slocum's
hvcry stable, 925 Suiter street, aud pawned
tiiem. lie ;s also believed to have stolen a lot
of robes from Bridge's livery stable on Post
street about three months ago. He served a
term of nve months lor the same offense.
The vSupreme Court yesterday ordered a new
trial in the case of Joseph W. Taylor against
W. R. Hearst for libel in an article in the Ex
aminer charging Taylor with fraud in street
paving: contracts. The lower court had decided
i:; i.iv or of Hearst, but the Supreme court de
cides that ::.e trial Jud^e had infringed the
rule that "in an ection tor libel the question
of damages is for the jury." The court had
given some positive instructions to tie jury on
this head.
CRASHED INTO A DOLPHIN
The Steamer Oakland Misses
Her Slip and Smashes
the Piles.
CRANKY STEAMER KAHULUI.
A Vessel Wh'ch Failstoßlde on an
Even Keel— The Mackinaw's
Mishap.
The steamer Oakland, on the 6:15 trip
over to this side of the bay yesterday
morning, ran into the dolphin on the
south si.le of her slip and smashed the
structure to splinters. At least twenty-five
piles were snapped off as if they were so
many matches and the pierhead was al
most entirely demolished.
Captain Hughes was in command of the
Oakland when the accident occurred.
The boat, approaching her slip, was a
little down stream, as the tide was on the
tirst of the flood. She missed the slip en
tirely and went crashing into the dolphin
almost bow on. Most of the passengers
were on the forward lower deck and the
heavy shock of the collision knocked
nearly every man off his feet. There was
a sound of tearing timbers and then fol
lowed the clanging of bells and the big
steamer backed out.
The collision was only the work of a mo
ment, but in that short interval nearly
THE C£ANET KAHUL.UI % ALONGSIDE THE OBEAT ADMIRAL.
[Sketched for the "Call" by Coulter.]
$1000 worth of damapre had been done.
Stumps of spring piles showed their ragged
tops albove the water, and the rest of them
hung down from the ribbing. It was a
most complete wreck. After the passen
gers had been landed Captain Hughes went
down to the dolphin from inside the
wharf. He gazed long and earnestly on
the damage which had been done, and
then sadly walked away. During his
many years of service this was his first
accident, and coming so closely on his
great misfortune he seemed to feel it very
keenly.
At the meeting of the Harbor Commis
sioners in the afternoon State Engineer
Holmes made his report on the damage
done. He said that twenty-one spring and
five standard piles had been entirely de
stroyed, with the ribbing, chocks, caps,
etc. It would cost for removing the piles,
he said, $130; for furnishing and driving
new ones, $520. and for labor, ribbing,
chocks, caps, etc., $300, making a total of
$950.
The naval reserve has petitioned the
board to build a boathouse for their boat.
The matter was referred yesterday to the
Chief Wharfinger and engineer.
The "cranky" steamer Kahului has dis
charged her sugar at the refinery, com
pleting the tasK without tipping over.
When she came into port she seemed to be
scudding along on her port beam ends.
She still had the list when she went to the
refinery, and it was hoped that she would
remain in that condition until sufficient
sugar was taken out of her to put her on
an even keel. She took a roll to starboard
and her masts banged into the shed. She
carried the same list when she left the re
finery and went sailing sidewise down the
bay "yesterday to the Great Admiral to
take in her coal.
The steamer Mackinaw arrived from Ta
coma yesterday afternoon with a cargo of
coal. She Attempted to land a couple of
passengers at Meiggs' wharf, but the boat
she launched was swamped, and two sailors
narrowly escaped a swim. The boat was
in the water and three valises had been
placed in it. A heavy sea was running
and a stiff breeze was blowing, and tne
boat filled as two sailors tried to lower
themselves down the ropes. The sailors
went back, the valises were picked up by
Jimmy Black, the Merchants' Exchange
boatman, and the passengers failed to land.
C. W. KYLE TO BE RETIRED
He Has to Make Way for the
Son of Supervisor
Benjamin.
The Efficient Warrant Clerk of
Judge Low's Court the Latest
Victim.
Charles W. Kyle, warrant clerk in Judge
Low's court, is to be retired to make room
for the son of a Supervisor.
Supervisor Benjamin has a son who
occupies the position of clerk in the whole
sale liquor-store of Crane, Hastings & Co.
Since Supervisor Morgenstern was success
ful in ousting Ambrose Watson, the efficient
clerk in Judge Conlan's court, and placing
his son in the position, Supervisor Benjamin
lias felt it incumbent upon him to look out
for a "soft thing" for his son. So Warrant
Clerk Kyle had to be sacrificed.
For several days past Supervisor Benja
min's son has been under the tuition of
Warrant Clerk Jackson of Judge Camp
bell's court and in a few days he will blos
som out as a full-fledged warrant clerk.
When spoken to on the subject yester
day Kyle did not care to discuss it. "I
went to Supervisor Benjamin." he said,
"and when he told me his son was to take
my position I asked him to send him to
me and I would show him every courtesy
and do my best to help him with my ad
vice. I did not seek the position, but it
was given me and I will bow gracefully to
the decision of the powers that be."
Attorney Kyle is a speaker of no mean
order and during the last campaign he
effectively stumped some of tht counties
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1895.
for Estee and received otters of apprecia
tion from men high in the councils of the
party.
NO DIVOECE WANTED.
Defendant Says His Wife Has 570,000
and Ue I>esireg Half.
An original answer has been filed by
Henry Mayers, who was sued for divorce
by Isabella Mayers, on the ground of de
sertion. Mayers is a man 64 years of
age, and there are five children living:.
He denies that he deserted the plaintiff
and says that he left her upon an agree
ment to live apart. Thk agreement, he
says, was entered into at Castroville in
1888, after the arising of certain differences
between himself and his wife, and it was
expressly provided that no divorce was to
be appHed for.
The wife claims that there is no com
munity property, but Mayers says there is
property to the value of $70,000 standing
in bis wife's name acquired by his exer
tions, and if the divorce is granted he wants
his share, as he is incapacitated. But in
the meantime he is willing to resume re
lations with his wife, formally offers to do
so and wishes her petition denied.
THEIR FIFTH EXHIBITION.
Many Interesting Pictures to Be Shown
Their Friends by the Sketch
Club.
All day yesterday and the day before the
members of the Sketch Club were busy
preparing for their fifth semi-annual exhi
bition, which is to be held in their studio,
508 Montgomery street. Their work will
make a very attractive showing, especially
with its surroundings of dainty and esthetic
decorations.
The club tenders a reception to the in
timate friends of the members to-night.
This will be a sort of private view and will
be strictly invitational. To-morrow and
' on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
j next week the club's rooms will be opened
I wide. The public in general will then be
j welcome and all are extended a cordial in
j vitation by the young artists to inspect
their work.
The club is highly prosperous now. It
has thirty-eight active members, while
there are over 125 associate members. The
pictures that are hung this year show that
the active members have been thoroughly
j industrious.
The walls of the two rooms of their studio
| are covered with many beautiful creations.
I The main room is devoted to oil paintings,
I pastels and other works in color. The
smaller room contains a very attractive
collection of sketches in black and white
| while Helen Hyde exhibits an etching.
; There will also be a number of heads in
i clay.
FOR HIS BROTHER'S BODY
Peter Cunningham's Remains
Found In the Cooper
Medical College.
Ineffectual Efforts of His Brother
to Obtain Possession of
Them.
Patrick Cunningham, an old man living
at 28 Gilbert street, wants to get posses
sion of the dead body of his brother, which
is in the dissecting-room of the Cooper
Medical College, but the college authori
ties refuse to surrender it.
Peter Cunningham, an old gardener,
died at the Almshouse on May 8. No
relative was present to claim the body,
and it was handed over to the Cooper
Medical College for dissection.
Patrick did not learn of his brother's
death till Monday last. He was shocked
to find that the body had been sent to the
college, and hastened to the college and
demanded the body, which was refused
unless he refunded $6 50 paid to the under
taker for embalming it. He is a poor ntan
and did not feel disposed to pay the
amount.
He applied to the Board of Health and
Secretary Lawler gave him an order for
tLe body. He presented the order at the
college, but was again informed that the
body would not be delrvered unless he
paid the undertaker's fees.
Yesterday he applied to Warrant ClerK
Graham of Judge Joachimsen's court for
«. search warrant, but the Judge refused to
issue it on the ground thai/ a dead body
could not be considered as "'property,
and that it had not been claimed within
twenty-four hours in accordance with sec
tion 3092 of the Political Code.
The Toboggan Slide.
A resort for young and old, which is en
joying greater patronage this season than
last, is the toboggan slide on Market street,
between Eighth and Ninth. It is popular
because it ministers to the pleasure of both
old and young. Parents ride with their
children, grandparents with their grand
children. To thus mingle the joys of all
ages not only gives the toboggan a distinct
place among amusements, but adds to the
novelty and doubles the delight of the
ride. For years the toboggan has been an
attraction at the famous watering-places in
the East and South. The small charge of
5 cents for a ride is made at the Market
street toboggan, the management calcu
lating to make their money upon the im
mense throngs which rideover the slide.
Tlie Kevins on Trial.
The Levin case was concluded in the United
States District Court yesterday. The prisoners
are accused of sending indecent pictures and
immoral literature through the mail. The
chief witness against tnem yesterday was C A.
Lee of the Daily Report. He gave a detailed
account of having purchased pictures from the
prisoners and as to their methods of Bending
them tiirough the mail in answer to a request
for them. At 4 p. m. an adjournment was
taken and the case will be argued this morning
Judge Ilawley will charge toe jury in the aver-
POTRERO AND THE SOUTH
Mammoth Jobs Now In Hand
by the Union Iron
Works.
THE BRYANT- STREET PLANT.
Two Little Children Taken From
a Burning Building on Sixth
Avenue.
When the improvements at the Bryant
street power-house shall have been com
pleted the Market-street Railway Company
will have an immense electric plant there
that is to supply all the motive power for
the Mission, Folsom, Bryant, Sixteenth,
Kentucky, Third and Kearny street sys
tems.
The concrete foundation is now being
laid for the first of four big generative en
gines which the Union Iron Works is con
structing for the power-house. Each of
these engines is to be of 1200 horse-power,
making a total of 6000 h orse-power. The
Union Iron Works will have the first en
gine ready by the time Superintendent
Lynch of the construction department of
the Market-street Railway Company has
the foundation laid.
The operation of the Sixteenth-street
system will be delayed until the cut at
Bryant street is put through. The Church
street contest will only stand in the way.,6o
far as preventing connection with the Fill
more-street line. Until Attorney Van Du
zer has that matter settled residents of the
Mission district will have to be content
with the Haight-street route whenever
they wish to visit the Golden Gate Park.
Anent the movement to compel, if possi
ble, the Market-street Railway Company
to run its electric line out Church street to
Thirtieth, it is learned at the construction
department that the company did expend
between $20,000 and $.30,000 on rails for a
cable line there, but when it ascertained
what the cost of running a cable line over
the grades would be as compared with the
cost of running the Sixteenth and Fillmore
streets system by electricity the original
project was dropped. "It was simply a
matter of dollars and cents," is the ex
planation.
It will take until about the middle of
July to complete the alterations and gen
eral renovation of the steamer Columbia,
on the ways at the Union Iron Works.
She is having several new boilers put
into her of 160 pounds steam pressure, so
as to give her a propelling capacity of 2000
horse-power, with the Howden system of
forced combustion. This will increase her
speed from 14 to 15]4 knots, bringing her
up to the Queen, Puebla and other fast
coast steamers. Her engines are being
completely remodeled to suit the high
pressure.
A large portion of the bottom plating of
the vessel is being renewed and an entire
new keel being put in. This has been made
necessary owing to the scouring action of
the water at the Columbia River bar. Her
cabins are being refitted and anew forward
deck is being built.
A complete new electric-light plant is
going into her — one of 400 incandescent
lights of lfi candle-power. The old electric
light plant was put into the steamer fifteen
years ago, and was the first to go into any
vessel.
She will also have a powerful search
light, and her running lights are to be
electric.
The Union Iron Works is building two
sets of hoisting-engines for the Anaconda
mine in Montana, which are the lartrest in
this country and will coat about $100,000.
The securing of this piece of work was a
demonstration of the fact that the com
pany was able to best all other competitors
in the country in that line of work.
A 20-stamp mill is now being shipped by
the company to Mexico. The company
has been successful in obtaining some big
foreign contracts.
The tank-ship which the Union "Works
is building for the Pacific Coast Oil Com
pany to bring crude petroleum up from
Hueneme to the Alameda refinery is to
have a carrying capacity of 6000 barrels
and will be of 400 horse-power.
A new shed to take the place of the old
one damaged by tire a short while ago at
A. Patrick & Co.'s tannery on Sixth avenue
is being rapidly built. The frame is up,
too, for a new sned at the Legallet-Heliwig
sheepskin tannery. Martin Holje's new
drier at his glove factory is among the
improvements along Sixth avenue.
Llectric cars will soon be again running
to Baden, the track between the cemeteries
and that point having been almost cleared
of the dirt and debris by which it was
covered from last spring's landslide.
It is given out that a change in the
route of the Castro-street railroad is con
templated. The report is that the Market
street Railway Company intends to aban
don that portion of Castro street south
of Nineteenth, where the grades are pretty
steep, and take the line out Eureka street,
where the grade is much easier.
Tennessee street is soon to be cut
through the hill at the Potrero. The
Reis estate will bear the most of the
assessment, as it is the largest property
owner there.
A still alarm at 4 p. m. Tuesday called
the South San Francisco Fire Department
to a blaze on Sixth avenue, between J and
X streets, in a cottage occupied by F.
Shoemacker, an employe of Milly Bros.
The cause of the tire was a "live ash
barrel close to the rear steps. About $100
worth of damages was done.
Shoemacker' a two little children were
locked up in the house at the time the fire
broke out, but a neighbor happening to
pass by was attracted by the smoke and let
the little ones out in time to save them
from injury.
While M. McSwain, whose borne is on
Fourteenth avenue south, between N and
P streets, was out driving on Silver ave
nue with two friends, a Herd of steers col
lided with them. Mr. McSwain was
thrown out and had his shoulder dislocated
and fractured.
Hugh Chalmers, a mineral water man,
reported at the Potrero police-station that
a former employe, P. Lettich of 926 Nine
teenth street, has threatened to shoot him.
Chalmers says Lettich would not make
proper returns of the mineral waters lie
sold and he had to let him go, hence Let
tich's threats of mischief.
Jacob Oman, a shipwright employed on
Frederick fciemers 1 ways at Hunters Point,
had a leg broken Tuesday morning. A
plank fell on him.
The Holly Park Improvement Club will
have a meeting Monday night. A report
is expected from the committee chosen to
see the Spring Valley Company as to a
supply of water from the Clarendon
Heights reservoir.
Residents of Ocean View are endeavor
ing to get a chemical fare engine in their
district.
Tuesday night the past masters visitedNoe
Valley Lodge, A. O. U. W., at Duveneck's
Hall, corner of Church and Twenty-fourth
streets. Samuel Booth of Excelsior Lodge
No. 12t> gave an interesting talk on music.
A two-story frame building on Church
street, near Sixteenth, is to be built by
Contractor J. C. Pene for L. Lane. The
cost is to be $2765.
Two new stores have been built on Castro
street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth.
Two cottages are going up for Messrs.
McDonald and Kispert on Seventeenth
and Sixteenth avenues respectively, in
South San Francisco.
John O'Connor is just finishing a neat
cottage on Fifteenth avenue, between N
and P streets.
Division 9, Ancient Order of Hibernians,
will give its first annual picnic at Harbor
View Park next Thursday from the Po
trero.
The Sunday-school of the Olivet Presby
terian Church at the Potrero will enjoy a
picnic at Petaluma on the 30th inst.
::osperion Parlor No. 137, N. S. Q. W.,
will give an entertainment and ball at Na
tive Sons' Hall, on Seventeenth street, be
tween Valencia and Guerrero, this evening.
Next Tuesday evening Alta Lodge No.
242, A. O. U. W., will give an open meet
ing at Mangel's Hall, Twenty-fourth and
Folsom streets. W. H. Barnes will then
distribute the officers' gold badges prom
ised to the lodge in district 5 which
has the record for doing the best work for
the past year.
The James Lick Grammar School is to be
enlarged so as to accommodate 250 extra
pupils, the petition of the residents in the
vicinity of Castro and Twenty-fifth streets
having been successful. Another floor
will be added, making four stories alto
gether.
Mission Choral Union will give its first
concert at Mission Parlor Hall on the 31st
inst.
Superintendent Joseph C. Gallagher of
Station C has recovered from his illness
and will be at his post Monday.
WITH THE BOSTONIANS.
Elmer De Pue Returns After Eight
Months on the Opera
Stage.
Elmer de Pue, the famous local tenor,
has just returned from a twelve months'
sojourn in the East. A portion of that
time has been spent with the Bostonians,
while the remainder of the time has been
employed in cultivating an already well
trained voice.
"There is no place I like so well as San
Francisco," said he last night. "I am
sorry to say that my time here is limited
to about two months. Then I must return
to my duties in the East. For the last
Elmer de Pue.
[From a photograph.]
eight months I have been with the Bos
tonians, and during that time have visited
ail the large cities of the East.
"I like San Francisco audiences best of
all, because generally they are more ap
preciative. There is another point also in
their favor, and that is that the women are
far handsomer than those seen in the most
select audiences in the East."
Mr. De Pue's friends have determined to
give him a concert at Association Hall
next week, and the following well-known
people will take part: Mrs. Maud Berry
Fisher. Mrs. C. J. Dickman, Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Stewart, Louis yon der Mehden Jr.
and Donald deV. Graham.
MAYOR SUTRO AFTER ART
He Is Opposed to the Placing
of the Statue on the Tower
Summit.
He Thinks Wells Should Be Paid a
Compromise Figure and the Con
tract Canceled.
Mayor Sutro is not satisfied with the
statue ordered for the top of the great
dome of the City Hall. He is opposed to
the design and favors the payment of a
compromise figure to Artist Wells on |the
cancellation of the contract.
The Mayor has looked deeply into the
subject and is convinced that any such
figure as the one proposed, if made of
white metal as intended, would not stand
the strain of the winds nor be a pretty
work of art as should surmount the dome.
In discussing the question last night he
said:
"I am opposed to the statue under the
present contract. In the first place the
figure should be a work of art which would
be a credit to the city. It must be remem
bered that the figure when placed in posi
tion is expected to remain there for cen
turies. If we are going to have anything
it should be of bronze.
"The contract price is $6000. To put it
in bronze would probably cost $12,000, and
in fact I do not know but what the white
metal one will reach that amount before it
is in position. What 1 would prefer to do
is compromise with Mr. Wells and reject
his figure. It would pay the City to do
so, and then advertise for designs and
award a contract to some artist who will
give us a work of art.
"Another thing; I believe we should have
is a clock in the tower. It would cost very
little, but would be a great benefit to the
people of the city. Ido not know whether
a clock could be put in now that the con
tract for building nas been let, but I think
it could.
''Here is part of a letter I received from
one of the best artists who ever visited San
Francisco. Ido not care to make the gen
tleman's name public at present, as this
was simply a private letter to me and not
intended for publication:"
MUNICH, Germany, April 20.
Dear Mr. Sutro: * * • There were some
things at the City Hall T would like to talk to
you about. That building is truly a magnifi
cent structure, and a work of art not appreci
ated by your people. The architect who planned
that building is a great artist, and it is posi
tively outrageous the way he has been treated
by the City authorities. That imposing work
of his will carry his name down to posterity,
while those otthe others will be totally forgot
ten. • • • He was right in protesting
againstthat monstrosity which had commenced
to disfigure the proportions of the building be
fore I left. To erect that dome is a piece of
vandalism.
To any American interested in art in dfur
country this cannot seem otherwise, and the
one satisfaction remains, namely, that future
San Franciscans will be more "cultivated in
such matters' and that thing will have to come
down. I have not the slightest doubt about it.
Victor Gulielmo, who is considered by the
writer the finest artist who ever visited Cali
fornia, had his design "rejected by that pack
of idiots, the Board of Supervisors.' 1 '
Anywhere else in the world no committee of
Supervisors would have had the presumption
to nave thought of depending upon their own
judgment.
This great sculptor was treated in a most
outrageous manner by these people. * * *
Some time the history of these matters will be
made known, as it is being contemplated.
Mayor Sutro is undecided as to what
action he will take regarding the statue,
but if he can find any way to have the
matter reconsidered by presenting a mes
sage to the Board of Supervisors he will
do so.
Special Baggage Notice.
Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re
duced rates at our office only. One trunk,
round trip, 50 cents; single trip, 35 cents.
Morton Special Delivery. 31 Geary Btreet,
408 Taylor street and Oakland ferry depot.*
It is probable that in a very few years it
will be a common thing ; to , sell electricity
in jars, like milk. *
■'- "■■.""■.■-:■■-.— — — — ■» ' « — — — - ; -:
•■ Money makes the mare go and buys the Al
mighty-dollar Cigar. *
CREATING NEW ACTIVITY.
It Is Proposed to Consolidate
All the Comstock
Mines.
SEVEN COMPANIES INTERESTED.
If the Directors Agree Part of th«
Brunswick Lode Will Be
Purchased.
A very determined effort is being made
by mining and stock men to rejuvenate, as
it were, the waning interests of the Corn
stock lode. As a matter of fact, this prop
erty is just as well known to-day as it ever
was, except that speculation is not so rife
as in olden times.
It is proposed by those most deeply in
terested in the several mines on the Com
stock lode to amalgamate and purchase a
part of the Brunswick lode. This property,
which lies about a mile east of the Com
stock and running parallel with it, has re
cently developed some very fine paying
claims, and it is thought that if the Corn
stock people can secure sufficient interest
in that direction it will be not only
beneficial to them, but will revive the flag
ging interest in what has always been one
of San Francisco's chief factors of business
— namely, an active stock market.
The companies interested in the pro
posed deal are the Consolidated California
and Virginia, Gould and Curry, Hale and
Norcross, Best and Belcher, Chollar and
Potosi, and the Savage. For months past
all of these mines except the Consolidated
California and Virginia have been run at a
dead loss to the stockholders. Of course
this has no reference to the old workings,
which in several instances have made
large returns of bullion. The Best and
Belcher mine and also the Gould and Curry
are in very bad condition, not a pound of
ore has been taken from them for months,
and what is worse, there is nothing in
sight.
The directors of the Chollar and Potosi
mining companies held a meeting yester
day at which time they heartily approved
the proposed consolidation. The other
companies interested will hold meetings
to-day and to-morrow and it is not expected
that there will be any opposition to the
scheme.
"The proposed consolidation," said Mr.
Durbrow, secretary of the Gould and Curry
Company, yesterday, "means a revival of
the mining and stock interests of San Fran
cisco. The recent improvements and de
velopments in the Occidental mine, which
is a part of the Brunswick lode, are the real
cause of the movement. The directors of
the seven mines, as I understand it, pro
pose to pool issues and purchase 5000 feet
of the Brunswick lode. The property they
have in view lies north and south of the
Sutro tunnel and includes the St. Johns,
Alabama and Bailey claims. The St.
Johns claim has 2900 feet to the south of
the tunnel, while the combined Alabama
and Bailey have 2100 feet on the north.
"The Brunswick lode runs parallel with
the Comstock, about a mile to the east. It
is about two miles in length, extending on
the north from the Monte Cristo ledge to
the Occidental on the south. Samples of
the croppings at all points give assays.
The greatest width of this lode so far de
veloped is 112 feet, with a perpendicular
deptn down to the Sutro tunnel of 1400
feet. Regardless of the iact that as yet
but little work has been done, the mine
has produced at least $2,000,<X>0.
"Should the several companies decide to
make the purchase, it is understood that
they will share expenses and profits in pro
portion to the number of feet they hold on
the Comstock ledge.
"The Consolidated California and Virginia
mines own 1300 feet, the Gould and Curry
700, Best and Belcher 600, Savage 612, Hale
and Norcross 400 feet, Chollar and Potosi
1400 feet. My company, Gould and Curry,
hold a meeting to-day at noon, and I have
not the slightest doubt that they will pass
resolutions agreeing to the plan."
If the directors of various companies
agree on the plan, a meeting of the stock
holders will be called to ratify their action.
It is not thought, that there will be any
material opposition from them. If the
plan is properly executed, there will not be
any increase of monthly expenses, which
will of course be a strong point in favor of
the consolidation and purchase.
IKYING INSTITUTE.
Twelve Yonng Ladies Graduate and Re
ceive Their Diplomas From Right
Rev. Bishop Nichols.
"To-day and to-morrow," a pleasing
sketch of the past and the future, was the
subject of the essay which was read by
Miss Elizabeth Curry at the commence
ment exercises of Irving Institute last
night.
Miss Curry introduced the essay by say
ing that, "The ancients said widely that
man lives in what has been, what is and
what will be, but the modern writers as
tutely say that man lives by retrospection."
The essay upon "Gordian Knots" de
livered by Fannie M. Agar, demonstrated
the capacity of the young lady's mind in
the direction of the labor and linancial
questions of the present.
A realistic version of the life of a school
girl was given by Cornelia Lott, under the
head of a School Girl's Potpourri.
Miss Mabel Meanev delivered an address
on "Lights," dealing in an interesting man
ner with the subject from the time that
according to Genesis the Lord said, "Let
there be light."
The other essays were as follows:
"Queen of Song," Estelle M. Davis; "Follow
Your Genius," Eleanor Dill; "Time's Back
ground," Juliet L. Greninger; "The Golden
Tongue of Music," Miriam Hall; "Metaphysi
cal Thistles," Ethehvynne Marrack ; "What
Constitutes a State," Helen L. Ruthrauff ; "The
House of Rumor," Agnes M. Stewart.
• — ♦ — •
Schlegel, who lectured in Latin at the
age of 72, had a peculiar stimulant. He
always had his snuffbox in his hand when
lecturing, as, without it, he fancied he
could not get on.
AMUSEMENTS.
RUNNING jaS&t&L^ RUNNING
races i Szmmg^i races
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES,
SPRING MEETING!
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.
Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Jfriday and Saturday— Rain
' or Shine. :
Five or more races each day. , Races start at 2 :30
p. m. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass
the gate. ,
SANTA CRUZ VENETIAN WATERCARNIVAL
June 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. 1895,
CO3IBMXG THE ATTRACTION OF TBE CARNIVAL OF YEXICE
WITH THE FLOWER FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD I
PAGEANTS, SPORTS, REGATTAS, FIREWOHKS,
ELECTRICAL DISPLAYS AND FLOWERS IN PROFUSION.
TRANSPORTATION RATES,
Remember the Dates and Watch for Farther Advertisements for Programme.
NEW TO-DAY— AMUSEMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER.
AL. HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietor!
AN UNEQUALED SUCCESS!
The Grandest Spectacular Production in Years!
HUMPTY DUMPTY
UP TO DATE
Presented by Those Merry Little People, the
LILIPUTIANS.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE "> A PAIR
EBERT as Humpty Dumpty, > HARD
ZINK as the Tramp. ) TO BRAT,
Remember, Every Evening, Including Sunday.
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday!
AT THE Friday Evening, May 31,
Saturday Matinee, June X,
CALIFORNIA Positively Last Appearance*
THPITPP Ju S»-/\- J* 33
1 DrjA 1 La To Brilliant Programmes.
Popular Prices— s2, $1 50, 91, 60c— All Reserved.
Keats ready Monday at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s.
Like a ship without a rudder,
Like a kite without a tall,
Like a door without its hinges,
Like a bent and headless nail,
Is the business, great or little.
That attempts to make its way,
Without advert U>lng succor-
Soon or late, 'twill jo astray.
BUT YOU CAN'T GO ASTRAY wE
IK YOU GO TO THE
rmEDLA'iKu-ornr.n* ro- usinA>»f)nvtt»CKS'"
Every Evening, Including Sunday.
Matinee Saturday Only.
Fit AW LEY DRAMATIC COMPANY
In Haddon Chambers' Romantic Drama
"CAPTAIN SWIFT."
Magnificent production. Remarkable stage Settings
RESERVED SKATS /
Night. 15c, 25c, 50c ami 75c; Matinee, 15c, 25c, 60c
May -it, "All the Comforts of Home."
CALIFORNIA THEATER
THURSDAY, May 23, and FRIDAY,
May 24,
THE ARTIST'S DREAM,
A Magnificent and Novel Spctacular
Entertainment.
Full Orchestra and Over 100 Participants.
FOR THE 'BENEFIT OF THE
Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
■ Admission, Including Reserved Seat, $1.
Box Office Open Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday after 9 A. M.
Mrs. l-.ii.s hsriMi Kbelinq Proprietor & Manager
THIS WEEK ONLY!
PERFECT PRODUCTION
Of Alfred Collier's
DOROTHY!
Coming 31 AY QUEEN !
Popular Prices— 2sc and 500.
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater In America.
WALTER MOROCCO Sole Lessee and ilauaj*
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!
FIRST PRODUCTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
AMANIIGM!
A PLAY OF TO-DAY.
EVEXINn Pricks— 2sc and 50c
Family Circle and Gallery, 10c.
Matinees Saturday and Sunday.
~~ ORPHEUM.
CROWDED HOUSI.S !
DELIGHTED AUDIENCES I
A Treat to the Music-Loving Public,
MR. JULES LEVY,
The Celebrated Cornet Virtuoso.
ROGERS BROS.,
RICHMOND & GLENROY,
MAUD RAYMOND.
WILL H. FOX,
GEO. H. WOOD.
FELIX * CAIN,
Etc., Etc.
Reserved seats. 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chain
and Box seats, 50c.
Matinee Saturday and Sunday.
Parquet, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Children, any seat, 100
CIRCUS ROYAL
And Venetian Water Carnival,
Corner Eddy and Mason streets.
CLIFF PHILLIPS Proprietor and Manager
TO-NIGHT. " TO-NIGHT.
LIVING BKONZB STATUES, Classical
and Historical— Latest European
Craze and Eastern Fad.
A till AND SUCCESS!
ROYAL MIKADO BARGE,
THE DOLPHIN FLOAT.
THE GREAT ZANFRELLA'B
FLYING METEORS.
Evening Prices— Parquet and Dress Circle, Re«
served, 25c and 50a
Saturday and Sunday Matinee— Parquet, Chil-
dren, 15c: Adults, 25c.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL
TO-NIGHT, May 34, at 8 o'clock,
TESTIMONIAL CONCERT TO
.^lxjFxixsx) t^zzjKix;,
To be followed by the charming Operetta,
" WIDOWS BEWITCHED."
Reserved seats. 75 cts.; admission, 50 cts. Seats
secured at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. commencing to-
day (Thursday) and Friday, May 23 and 24.
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE.
The Famous Hawaiian National Band!
JOSE S. LIBORNIO, Leader.
LAST FOUR CONCERTS
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL,
40-MUSICIANS-40
Tickets at Sherman. Clay & Co.'s and at Modal
Music-store. Prices— 2sc, 35c, 60c and 75c. <aMnu
Matinee 2 p. m. Saturday, May 25tb.
Prices, 25c and 50c. _^
ALCAZAR THEATER.
TO-NIGHT
KITTY O'CONNOR!
Prices— lsc. 25c, 35c and 50c.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
STATE OF MAINE ASSOCIATION
PICNIC.
The Eighteenth Annual Reunion will be held at
San Lorenzo Grove, on the line of the Oakland,
San Leandro and Hay ward Electric Railway,
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895. .
Music, dancing, literary exercises and a good
thne. Excursion tickets from OaKland, Including
admission to park, for 40c. at Bowman's, Flint's or
Osgood's, Broadway; Wentworth's or Cra»;in's,
East Oakland, ■ and Joy's Drugstore, San Fran-
cisco. Without excursion tickets, fare from Oak-
land 50c, and park 15c. ," , ■
EL CAMPO,
. >; THE POPULAR bay resort,
now open every sunday DURINQ
the season.
Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing and
Other Amusements. Refreshments at City Prices.
Fare, round trip, 25c; children, 15c, including
admission to grounds.
THE STEAMER URIAH
Will leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 a. m.. 12:10. 2:00
and 4:00 p. m. Returning leave El Campo 11:15
a. m., 1 :00, 3 :00 and 5 .00 v. m.
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