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BUILDING A CLUBHOUSE.
Mill Valley Country Club Will
Soon Have a Very
Cozy Home.
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
An Artistic Villa With Wide Ver
andas and Commodious
Rooms Selected.
The Mill Valley Country Club has every
thing in readiness to build an ornamental
clubhouse under the shadow of Tamalpais,
and as the designs hate been completed it
•will be a matter of only a few weeks before
the pretty villa, with] its broad veranda
and cozy interior, is ifi course of construc
tion. The building is to stand on a knoll
about two minutes' walk from the Mill
wood railway station.
The structure, as shown in the design, is
a one-story house, somewhat 0:1 the cot
tai;e ])lan, with low sweeping roof reaching
over verandas that extend around three
eides. It is to be all shingled from the
ground up, the roof stained v moss green,
the walls a rich brown and the trimmings,
veranda posts, etc., will be painted ivory
THE NEW HOUSE OF THE MILL, VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB TO BE ERECTED NEAR MILLWOOD
STATION.
[From the perspective drawing of Architect Smith O'JSrten.]
white. The main room, 24xlG feet, is to be ]
finished in redwood, waxed, the walls
wainscoted 5 feet 6 inches high and deco- i
rated with plaster panels, sand finished !
and tinted a reddish tone, in liar- \
mony with the redwood. This room j
will be lighted with large leaded glass win
dows, but its main feature will be an open j
fireplace, so capacious that logs four feet ]
long from the woods around may be burned >
upon its hearth. There will be dressing- j
rooms and lockers for ladies and gentle
men, and parlors for both. A kitchen j
opening off the main room will be made
use of on gala days when tea and luncheons
•will be in order, and the fair sex will be
rome the uuests of the club. In the attic \
there will be rooms for the keeper and
superintendent.
The organization of the H\f ill Valley Club
\v;i^ lirst made public in the Call. It was
effected by the following residents of the
valley:
Arthur A. Martin, Louis L. Janes, Charles A.
Wainwright, John J. Culleu, Thomas F. Kelly,
George A. Warnock, Joseph L. Eastlaixl,
Thomas B. Eastland, Joseph G. Eastland,
Thomas Fottrell, James F. Logan, Sidney B.
Cushing. John Burt, William Terrj'i Mrs.
Charles- A. WainrUnt, George F. Grant, Julian
I). Harries, Richard B. Jones, S. M. Burt, M. M.
O'Sliaughnexsy, Ralph. Starbird, Everard Steele,
Loveli White, F. F. Runyori, James A. Thomp
son, Gustav Marcus, F. F. Bostwick, Charles F.
Bunyou, Ralston L. White, Frank W. Marvin,
Captain H. ttiiighnm, Morris Marcus, Ernest
Claxton.A. J. Buckley, George L. Payne, Julian
B. Harries, George C. Farrel', Daniel E. Hayes.
Thomas H. Reynolds, Gus D. Avery, Vincent
Kingwell Jr., H. Howitt, D.D., John Rea, D.D.,
Key. Father Valentini, Juries Dollar, George
E. Billings, Dr. A. Wnnier, .1. Alvn Watt, Mrs.
A. A. Martin, J. B. Stetson, Mrs. William Terry,
Mrs. M. M. O'Simughnessy. Henry C. Campbell,
W. K. Briffra, T. F. Howarth, Ray Sullivan,
Daniel Kiordau. A. Borel, C. de Guigne.
The grounds are to be artistically laid
out under the direction of Eugene
O'Shaughnessy. who is a member of the
club. AmOruj other things they will in
clude tennis courts, cricket grounds, golf
links, trap-shooting and a riile ranee.
Smith O'Brien is the architect of the club
"house.
ST. VINCENT'S SCHOOL.
Medals and Prizes Given the
Pupils for Their Faith-
ful Work.
Pretty Girls In White Dresses En
tertain Their Parents and
Their Friends.
The annual distribution of prizes took
place at St. Vincent's School. 671 Mission
street, yesterday. The 500 girls in attend
ance presented a very pretty picture in
their white dresses. The graduating class,
consisting of Misses .Laura Danneker,
Alice G. McGuirc and Sarah Scott, were
particularly noticeable. A novel feature
of the programme was the playing
simultaneously of six pianos by eighteen
and later by twelve girls. The class in
elocution presented a striking performance
in posturing as Miss Acnes Rankin sang
"Nearer, My God, to Thee." Their con
cert recitation, "Music on the Rappahan
nock," in which the songs of the two
armies were introduced, was especially
effective. The whole performance, and
the choruses in particular, gave evidence
of the careful training that had been be
etowed upon the children.
At the conclusion of the programme
Father Gray, the parish priest, gave to
Miss Laura Danneker, Miss Alice Maguire
and Miss Sarah Scott, the three graduates,
their crowns of honor. They were also
given the medals and diplomas they had
earned by their conscientious work. The
other premiums were then distributed as
follows:
First rhetoric class— Premiumr, awarded to
the MissesG. Dixon.N. O'Mally, M. Patennaude.
Second rhetoric class— Premiums awarded to
the Misses Mary Callaghan. K. Cantwell, V.
Lydon, M. Kinderßan, A.Coleman, R. Hussey,
M\ Fuller, A. O'Conncll, K. Gaflney, K. L,u
gagne, R. Garson, H. Ford.
Eighth grade— Premiums awarded to the
Misses A. Glover, J. Murta.G. Cronin, K. Roach,
L. Cusick, M. Ryan, G. O'Reilly, A. Philbon, G.
McCarty, A. Turner, N. Hagerty, M. Coleman,
K. Collernan, M. Lynch, M. Quinn.
Seventh grade— Silver medal awarded to Miss
K. Hagerty; competitive prize awarded to Miss
J. Glynn; premiums awarded to Misses K.
Hagerty, M. Pratt, J. Glynn, E. Mullen, K. Mur
phy, M. Kernan, M. Core, M. Pbilbon, J. Ford,
A. Condon, T. Crowley, S. Duran, F. Aristide,
M. Flood, X. Hallinan, J. Conologue, K.
Ahearn, A. Stanton, A. Fitzgerald.
Other premiums were awarded as fol
lows :
Sixth grade— A. Casey, J. Manning, M. Deevy,
C. Munk, A. Gaffney, M. O'Brien, M. Regan, L.
I Hogan, M. Moore, C. Broderiek, M. Rielly, K.
Sullivan, M. Pureell, L. O'Connor, M. McCar
thy, D. Ahearn, M. Fitzgerald, M. Brown, I).
Hums, H. Twomey, MeKeon.M. Shea, S. Lynch,
<;. Lynch, A. Condon, K. Norton, L. Allen, M.
Whelan.M. Uurnin, S. Mclaughlin, M. Duran.
M . Doyle.
Fifth grade— A. Jocsten, M. White, M. Sulli
van, M. Shea, IL Aristide, K. Moore, M. O'Con
nell, K. Weteh, A. Oates, L. Harry, .7. Coleman,
L. Turner, A. Camepa, L. Hughes, M. Anthony,
C. Feeney, E. Morris, M. Barrett, T. Neumann,
L. Hacke'tt, M. Rtnt?. M. McDermott, M. Pringle,
h. Dini, M. O'Brien, A. Mealia, X. Sheehy, If.
Cullen, M. Sloan, K. Callanan, N. Pratt, N.
Ahem, M. Twomey, M. Hayley, A. Fitzgerald,
A. Blanrhnrd, N. Moltzen.
Fourth grade— M. Donovan, E. Canning, M.
Racik. T. Johnson, M. Anthony, L. Gilgon. M.
Driscoll, 11. Roach, J. OToole, K. Sullivan, I.
Joesten. M.fHnll, IL Laydon, R. Rippstsen, K.
O'Connor, J. Hopkins, E. Brady, B. Foley, B.
Carroll, «. Moynihan, I. Stevens, K. Furlong,
j L. Barry, A. Dooley. M. Rock.
Third* grade— X. Donahue, K. Callaghan, J.
Walsh, IL McKeever, R. Kellv, M. Dillon, M.
Logan, L.-Dooley, M. Lucey, K. Broderick, L.
Boyle, M. Kingston, A. Logan. M. Quinn, T.
Kennedy, U. Norris, T. Briton, E. Donahue, R.
Philbon, F. Dillon. A. Cooney, G. Townley, G.
1 O'Brien, T. Raftery. D. Hale, I. Parker, M. Far
; rell, D. McGrath, R. Stevens, A. Dermody, G.
I Smith, S. Brooks, M. Flynn, W. Geary. M.
I Games, K. Kane, M. Stack,"l. Grady, M. Morris,
I F. Cummings.
Second grade — J. Moore, L. Burgh, R. Kane,
. R. Burgh. If. Morris, L. O'Connell, K. Tobin, N.
I Mulcahy.L. Bell, K. Muleahy, T. Callinan, K.
! Manning, M. O'Connor, H. McLaughlin, A.
i Ryan, D. Ryan, N.Ryan, E. Morris, E. Dona
: hue, If. Hunt, K. Barry, N. Flores, K. Keeney,
i M. McLaughlin, M. Santa Cruz, M. Norton, A.
! Pratt. X. Barrett, M. Hagerty, A. Rippstein, M.
; Sullivan, E. Walsh, If. Welch, M. Feeney,
Phcebe Coyle, M. Dalev, K. Fahey, A. Muller,
K. Rielly, X. Rieliy, M. McCarthy, A. Lyne, G.
Hussev, M. Garity, W. Calajeras, E. O'Hair, J.
j Mcßrearity.
First grade and receiving class— M. Murray,
'■ M. Koucher, M. Dillon, A. Murdork. R. Sloan
i M. Joesten. M. Dillon, E. Kelly, A. McDermott,
I M. Moriarity, 3. Moore, A. McGiuley, A. Mo
■ Laughlln, R. McArran, A. McCue, S. Higgins,
: M. Ahem, S. Quinn, L. Kennedy. G. Hussey,
1 If. Dunegan, EL Quinn, K. Connolly, V. Welch,
K. O'Connor, J. Crowley, N. Steiman, J. Stei
inan, M. Sullivan," 1.. Cnllinan, M.
Woodmancy, T. Hunt, K. Luecey,
K. Sullivan, O. WoUerman, Helda
Wolterman, Z. Limpach, A. Carroll,
K. Egan, G. O'Toole, M. Davis, W Nolan, M.
Brennaii, M. Burgess, M.Cosgrove, M. Kyan.M.
Hedpliin, M. MoFartden, F. Glover, K. Ilagerty,
]. Jones, M. Mitchell, A. Wright, P. O'Hair, M.
Kavren, M. Kenney, W. Shannon, N. Feeney, M.
Presley, J. Presley, M. Hamilton, K. Ray, K.
Dillon, E. Davis, K. O'Malley, N. Davis, K. Jef
ferson, M. Turner, E. Thomas, M. Regan, M.
Malone, J. Pardi, M. Young, J.Davis, E. Hogan,
C. Kegan, M. Cox, F. Rover.
For Christian doctrine the following
awards were made:
Gold medals— Miss Sarah Scott and Miss Mary
\ Callaghan.
Premiums— Miss Laura Dnnr.eker, Miss Alice
McGuire, Miss Grace Dixon, Miss Nellie O'Mally,
Miss Virginia Lynon, Miss Agnes Ooleman,
!Miss Rosie Hussy, Miss Gertrude O'Rielly, Miss
Maggie Pratt, Miss Maggie Deevey, Miss Anna
Jostein.
Medals for having the highest per cent
on the year were awarded as follows:
First rhetoric class, Miss Grace Dixon ; second
rhetoric class, Miss Mary Callaghan ; eighth
grade. Miss Agatha Glover; seventh grade,
Mis 6 Katie Hagerty.
The competitive prizes won at the May
examination were awarded as follows:
First rhetoric class, Miss Nellie O'Mally ; sec
ond rhetoric class, Miss Rosie Hussy; eighth
grade, Miss Jennie Murta; seventh grade, Miss
! Jennie Glynn.
A premium in penmanship awarded to
Miss Sarah Scott.
Premiums in composition were awarded
as follows:
Senior class, Miss Leura Danneker; eighth
grade, Miss Jennie Murta; seventh grade, Miss
Kitfie Murphy; sixth grade, Miss Maggie Mc-
Keon; fifth grade, Miss Mary Pringle.
At the conclusion of the exercises Father
Gray bade the little ones godspeed, and
the children retired to their various classes
to receive the certificates of promotion.
The spectators meanwhile crowded to the
reception-room," where an exhibition of the
work of the school children was made. An
exhibit of china painting by Miss Dan
neker and Miss Scott was particularly ad
mired. Miss Alice McGuire and Miss K.
Lugagne had some excellent pictures.
FOUR BLYTHE DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court Dismisses All the
Appeals Except That of the
Gypsy Heirs.
Yesterday afternoon the Supreme Court
handed down four decrees in the famous
Blythe estate case. All of them were in
reference to motions made by Attorney W.
H. H. Hart, who represents Florence
Blythe, to dismiss all the appeals that
have been taken from the, decree of Supe
rior Judge Coffey, which awarded the es
tate in toto to Florence.
This action of the Supreme Court defi
nitely settles, it would seeru, at least three
of the four appeals. The first is that made
by J. Witt Pearce, who represents the Eng
lish heirs. The motion to dismiss this ap
peal was granted.
The second case decided is that of Adam
Blythe and the Irish heirs, represented by
Attorneys E. F. Preston, Seidon S. and
George T. Wright. The motion to dismiss
this appeal was granted.
The third case is that of the Public Admi
nistrator, who appealed from the decree of
dissolution and did not want to relinquish
his administration of the estate. The mo
tion to dismiss this appeal was granted.
But yet the track is not entirely clear
for Florence and her attorneys. There
is the appeal of the Gypsy heirs, headed
by H. 1. Blythe, and represented by At
torney S. W. Holladay. The fourth decree
of the Supreme Court was to deny the mo
tion to dismiss this appeal, on the ground
that the appeal was of such a natnre that
the Supreme Court must look into its mer
its before deciding, and on a motion to
dismiss the Supreme Court could not do
this.
This leaves Attorney Holladay's motion
still pending. It will probably be taken
up on its merits in the July term.
There is one other appeal not yet dis
posed of— that of Sarah Davis— but that has
not yet gone up to the court and will prob
ably be delayed for some time.
Comfortable Traveling.
The most comfortable route to the East sum
mer or winter is the Santa Fe route. The sleep
ing-cars are superior and the meals en route
are unequalei.. There is less dust and no more
heat than on any other Hue.
A popular misbelief is that extreme heat pre
vails on this line in summer, while the fact- is
that the elevation of the whole line insures as
comfortable a temperature as can be found on
even the most northerly line. The northern
part of Arizona is the summer resort of the
people of that section, and the Grand Canyon
of- the Colorado is visited in tne summer
months exclusively.
The Santa Fe route is first class all the way
through to Chicago. The ticket office is 650
Market street, Chronicle building. The Pull
man sleepers run without change from San
Francisco to Chicago via Kansas City. *
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1895.
BOOM IN THE FACTORIES
An Increasing Demand for
Manufactured San Fran
cisco Work.
HIGH-GRADE MACHINERY BTJLLT
New Electric Dynamos for the
Dynamite Harbor Defense Guns
Completed.
It may be known with great satisfaction
that San Francisco is rapidly coming to
the front as a manufacturing center and
the work of her skilled artisans is being
used far and near along the Pacific shores.
The San Francisco Bridge Company has
just completed an important contract in
connection with the Portland (Or.) water
works. This was the manufacturing and
the laying of pipes for the works. The
pipe line is twenty-four miles long and the
San Francisco Bridge Company's contract
was for $460,000. This company is also
about completing its work of dredging
Channel street up to Sixth.
In connection with the building of the
San Joaquin Valley Railroad this com
pany is considering the plans of a steel
bridge at Stockton and are estimating on a
drawbridge for the Donahue road at Peta
luma.
Over $100,000 will be expended this sum
mer Dy tne Market-street Railway Com
pany of this City in the improvement and
extension of the Ellis and O'Farrell street
electric line, including the building of
iwentv-four new cars, costing $72,000.
The Electrical Engineering Company of
this City, which has the contract for build
ing the dynamite gun batteries to be
erected here for harbor defense, has one of
the multi-polar dynamos about completed.
It is of -10-kilowat't capacity. The current
is employed to raise or range the dynamite
guns, and is applied by motors connected
with the mounting, 'the dynamo is from
a new design especially produced for the
purpose.
The Union Iron Works has received an
order for eleven steel barges to be used on
the Amoor River in Siberia. The order
came from St. Petersburg. These barges
will be of . light draft, to enable them to
navigate the shallow waters of that stream.
The California Ink Company is now fur
nishing a large number of the leading
firms of the coast with high-grade inks.
Its superior high grades in colors recently
prevented an important job of color pro
cess half-tone from going East to be printed.
This was the new relief map of San Fran
cisco Bay and vicinity, which was executed
by the Union Photo Engraving Company
and from the presses of the H. S. Crocker
Company. The California Ink Company
is also a large manufacturer of lampblack,
and, on account of the superior quality of
California oil for burning, it lias been en
abled to invade Eastern markets and is
now shipping lampblack by the carload.
The Union Photo Engraving Company is
engaged on the halftones for an elaborate
and beautiful souvenir for the San Jose
Mercury, descriptive of Santa Clara
County, the largest and finest work of its
kind ever issued on the coast. Also on
halftone work for the Sacramento Bee and
for San Mateo County, Hawaii, Guatemala
etc.
Dibert Bros, are building an oatmill for
the Beckman Milling Company of British
Columbia.
The Union Machine Company is manu
facturing a number of engines for use in
various parts of the State. One 25 horse
power goes to Merced, another goes to Mr.
Button of Sherman Island, and a 20 horse
power engine is for a river schooner. This
company also report a brisk demand for
mill work and a large amount of repairing
and improvements in local business.
The California Boiler Works nave a large
force of mechanics at work on two 60-inch
boilers for the Utah Mining Company, Salt
Lake; two Enright thrashing engines and
boilers for the Miller & Lux estate, Tulare;
one for the McKinnon ranch, Salinas; two
Lauflenburg boilers for Baker& Hamilton ;
one 42 inch by 16-foot firebox for J. W.
Terris' grading camp, and two large salt
dryers for the Crystal Salt Works.
The Galloway Lithograph Company, in
addition to turning out superior commer
cial work, make a specialty of artistic color
work, their latest triumph in this line
being a showcard for the National Brewery.
The agitation in the interest of home
manufacture has caused people to look up
the merits of home lithograph work, and
they find it superior to Eastern work.
The Union Gas Engine Company report
constantly increasing trade. During the
past week it has received orders for two
20-horse power engines to be used in
schooners on the bay. It is placing a
20-horse power engine in a scow
schooner just finished for Captain Turner,
and to be used in carrying fruit from
Sonoma County. Also during the week it
placed an irrigating plant for H. F. Allen
of Ross Station, and has just completed a
35-horse power engine for .the Wilmington
Development Company, and also received
an order for a 25-foot "launch from Sacra
mento.
The Cyclops Iron Works have just com
pleted a 30-ton refrigerator plant for Miller
& Lux.
During the week the Perkins Pump and
Engine Company completed and shipped
four oil engines. Three of these went to
the interior and one was placed in this
City. Manager Paul B. Perkins reports a
greatly increased demand for these en
gines. They can be adjusted for the use of
gas, gasoline or oil, and their economy of
operation and simplicity suggest use in
many ways.
Frank L. Brown, manager for the Wash
burn-Moen Manufacturing Company, re
ports a largely increased trade with the
Sandwich Islands, also with Central and
South America.
During the past week the Byron Jackson
Machine Works completed and shipped
two 20-horse power centrifugal pumps for
irrigating purposes. One of these went to
Woodland ana the other to Sacramento.
Recently the Manufacturers' and Pro
ducers' Association offered a prize of $25
to the local lithographer producing the
best design for a certificate of membership.
On Stturday last the Union Lithograph
Company received a letter from the asso
ciation notifying them that they were the
winners and enclosing a check: for the
money and an order for a large number of
certificates.
The Krogh Manufacturing Company is
constructing several centrifugal pumping
plants for irrigating purposes.
President McGlew of the McGlew Con
centrator Company has just returned from
Montana, where he contracted for placing
five of the McGlew concentrators in vari
ous mines. These will be built by the
Union Machine Works
The Pelton Water Wheel Company had
several large shipments from their works
on the unfortunate steamer Colima which
recently went down and orders for dupli
cating them are now being received by
wire, which, in connection with several
local orders, give them all the work they
can handle. The Peiton Wheel Company
made an extensive exhibit at the
late Santiago Exposition in Chile, whicti
attracted much attention and carried away
first prize. A very spirited contest was
entered" into, which resulted in an effi
ciency test under the direction of Govern
ment officials. This gave the Pelton 27 per
cent higher useful effect than any of the
others and resulted in a recommendation
for its exclusive adoption in that republic
for all power purposes.
In one special feature, at least, the Santa
Cruz Venetian Carnival will eclipse any
thing of the kind ever witnessed on the
coast. This will be in the fireworks dis
play. The contract for furnishing these
fireworks was awarded to the California
Fireworks Company. The contract calls
for the largest single order ever given in
the State. In it are included effects ranging
from 50 feet to 1000 feet long, while for
the aerial display are included 30-inch
shells to the number of 485, when in the
ordinary fireworks display 50 shells of
this size would be considered ample. In
the grand closing scene, a lifelike repre
sentation of the Festival Queen, standing
on a beautiful barge in the bay, in the at
titude of waving a farewell to the carnival
guests, will be of such magnificence as to
present a fitting finale to this grand event.
Francis Smith & Co. have on hand
various orders from Pacific Coast mining
regions for iron and steel pipe. One order
consisting of five carloads of pipe, giants,
gates, etc., for a complete mining outfit for
a company at Neesburg, Idaho, is now be
ing shipped. They are also engaged on an
order from the Mutual Electric Company
for making and coating a large amount of
conduit, which is something new in that
line.
The Horsefly Gold Mining Company of
this city has placed an order with Francis,
Smith & Co. for 250,000 30-inch steel pipes
and other appliances, to equip their mine
in Cariboo, B. C, for hydraulic mining in
an extensive scale. The company has 3fiO
acres of valuable mining ground, on which
they have expended a large amount of
money in machinery and prospecting,
from which they expect early returns.
POTRERO FOR ARC LIGHTS
Four of Them to Be Immedi
ately Placed on Army
Street.
Street Lamps Examined by Super
visor Hirsch— Needless Gas
Lamps.
The Potrero is after electric lights and
has received a promise of getting them.
Supervisor Hirsh has been making an ex
amination of the street-lighting now in
vogue there and has recommended that by
replacing a dozen or more of gas lamps
with two. good arc lights and abolishing
nearly a half dozen more, which, being
close to electric lights already, are useless,
a great saving would be effected and much
more satisfactory lighting given that part
of the City.
Police Sergeant Bennett is particularly
anxious that some kind of light be placed
on Army street. This is a very important
street now that it has been graded, as per
sons working at the Potrero and living in
the Mission district choose that way when
they desire to walk.
Four arc lights are to De immediately
placed on this street tit the following cross
ings, respectively : Pennsylvania avenue,
Connecticut, Texas and Arkansas streets.
The unnecessary gas lamps at the Po
trero are at Napa and Michigan, Napa near
Louisiana, corner of Napa and Louisiana,
Shasta near Louisiana street and two on
the west side of Michigan and Shasta
streets, one on the southwest corner
of Michigan and Shasta streets, one on the
southwest corner of Sierra and Louisiana
streets, one on the north side of Sierra
street, between Louisiana and Maryland,
one on the north side of Butte street, be
tween Kentucky and Illinois.
By putting an electric light on the north
east corner of Solano and Indiana streets
and one on the corner of Solano street and
Pennsylvania avenue the following gas
lamps could be done away with :
One on the south side of Solano, between
lowa street and Pennsylvania avenue.
One on the east side of Pennsylvania avenue,
between Solano and Butte.
One on the west side of Pennsylvania avenue,
between Solano and Butte.
One on the southwest corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Solano street.
One on the south side of Solano street, be
tween Pennsylvania avenue and Mississippi
street.
One on the northwest corner of Solano and
Mississippi streets.
One on the south side of Butte street, be
tween Pennsylvania avenue and Mississippi
street.
A successful musical and literary enter
tainment was given by the pupils of St.
Peter's School at St. Peter's Hall, on
Florida street, nearTwenty-rifth, last even
ing.
From the Mail the Call takes the fol
lowing brief notes:
The Sunday-school scholars of St. Paul's
parish, Twenty-ninth and Church streets, will
hoid their eleventh annual picnic at El Campo,
Tuesday, June 11.
A good improvement is the filling in of
Seventh avenue, from X street to Railroad
avenue, which is nearly completed.
That Army-street nuisance is again forcing
itself to prominence. The stagnant water is
loading the gentle zephyrs with deadly germs
of disease.
Sass Bros, have moved to their hotel on Ken
tucky street, just a few doors below their old
stand.
John J. Hickey will erect a $3150 residence
on the southwest corner of Yolo and Nebraska
streets.
Sidewalks are to be built on Mississippi
6treet, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth.
The Sixteenth-street electric road will be
only operated to Harrison street until the new
power-house is completed.
The filling in of the flats is flooding out the
neighboring residents on Mariposa street.
HER REST APPEAEANOE.
Miss Florence Wyman Makes Her Debut
at a Church Concert.
Miss Florence Wyman, who has been
under the instruction of Professor Pasmore
for some time and gives evidence of a hieh
order of musical ability, made her debut
last evening in a concert given at the
Simpson Memorial Church.
The young lady was assisted by her in
structor, and acquitted herself with great
credit, being the recipient of weii-deserved
applause.
The entertainment opened with "Ye
Little Birds," in which Miss Helen Niel
sen, Miss A. M. Forester, W. J. Keeley
and H. B. Pasmore took part. Miss Wy
man followed with a solo. "Knowest Thou
the Land," which she rendered in a man
ner that elicited hearty applause. Harry
Strelitz played a cello solo— a selection
from Mendelssohn— which was followed by
Loring P. RLxford's rendition of "Wake
.Not, but Hear Me, Love" from Osgood.
A second solo from Miss Wyman with
cello obligato was warmly received, and
for an encore she sang, "I Will Never
Cease Loving Thee." The concluding
numbers of the programme were as fol
lows: "Inflammatus," Miss Wyman and
chorus; cello solo, "Romance," Harry
Strelitz ; quartet, "Those Evening Bells,"
Misses Nielsen and Forester, Messrs.
Keeley and Pasmore.
POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES.
A Large Class Presented at
Commencement Exercises
Last Evening.
TALK BY IRVING M. SCOTT.
A. Comte Jr. Presides— Director
Hawley Gives Diplomas—Hen
derson's Speech.
The Polytechnic High School graduated
160 young men and women last evening.
The exercises took piece at the Girls' High
School.
A. Comte Jr., member of the Board of
Education, presided. Before introducing
the salutatorian he said he was glad to
have an opportunity to pay a tribute to the
work of the conscientious teachers of San
Francisco, and he was sure that in no in
stitution is more faithful painstaking work
done than in the Polytechnic High School.
Reverting to his own school days and
comparing the advantages of those days
with the opportunities of the present he
said : "Let us not emulate that city which
contended for the honor of being the birth
piace of Homer after the great epic poet had
begged his bread in its streets. Substan
tial appreciation should be shown to teach
ers when their best energies have been ex
hausted in their noble life work." He
urged the class to regard continuous self
improvement as a duty, and to fulfil] nobly
the responsibilities that time would place
upon them. He introduced the saluta
torian, Henry M. Goldsmith, who bade the
audience welcome, and spoke of the past
and future of the class.
Hon. Irving M. Scott was introduced as
a man who could not only build ships but
talk.
Mr. Scott said, in part:
Ladies and your escorts, I belong to the ad
vanced class at present. Let me impress
strongly upon you the lesson that you should
honor the country to which you belong. Be
true to the grand State of California, if the
sons and daughters of the United Kingdom
bear proudly the flag of their island country
shall not California's children proudly Dear
aloft the stars and stripe;-, which are the em
blem of power, strength and justice? It was
for this you received your free educa
tion. You were born "free— born in a
nation that has never been guilty of dishonor,
a nation that spends more money on its
s-chools than does any other in the world. The
United States spends' $2 49 per capita for the
education of its citizens. Italy spends 25 cents.
It is to this liberality with her schools that the
United States owes her erand upward march.
Remember this when you hear that the world
is growing worse and that material wealth is
the cod of the human race. Your education
should serve to lead you to look beneath such
fabrications to facts. To you we will surrender
the responsibilities of the home and the Na
tion, and we ask you to keep aloft the standard
of patriotism. We ask you to respect age, re
spect merit, brains, ability wherever you may
meet them. Be not disturbed by tli'e waves
that sweep the social fabric. Remember that
force is constant though form changes ever.
Seeing this great audience assembled to en
courage and honor you, I know that the public
schools of San Francisco ure safe in the hearts
of its people.
Remember well the practical lessons, think
well of your country, your teachers, your
friends. Honor your parents and the institu
tion that has done so much for you.
Miss Nellie Chase, the valedictorian,
paid a tribute to the teachers, expressed
gratitude to the Board of Education for its
aid to the school and bade farewell to her
class.
H. C. Henderson of the Board of Educa
tion assured the class that when Professor
Bush presented the diplomas to the 160
boys and girls he would be almost as happy
as they. And why were all so happy?
These closing exercises represented the
pleasure of a course completed. How grate
ful should the young people be to the citi
zens of San Francisco for establishing and
sustaining the schools in which they have
been fitted for the battle of life. Conclud
ing he emphasized the fact that success
depends upon individual effort.
Mr. Comte said that the nchool building,
corner Bush and Stockton streets, would
be open for inspection the remainder of
the week, and the public was invited to
visit it and seethe apparatus. Hon. Irving
M. Scott, who had delivered an eloquent
address, and than whom no son of Cali
fornia has ever done more for his State,
had honored the school with his presence.
Would not his example of interest be
emulated by other San Franciscans?
Mr. Hawley of the Board of Educat&n
presented the diplomas. He announced
that Edward H. Baker had the highest
standing in the school.
Diplomas and certificates were awarded
as follows:
Three-year diplomas— Honorable mention:
Clara Ada Heslep, Alice Ticoulet, Fannie
Walsh, Bertha Bernstein, Maud Folsom, Ger
trude Irma Luckhardt, Eva I. Mclnerney, Ma
mie C. Nolan.
Three-year certificates— William F. Garms,
Maggie Pryor, Josephine Glynn Kelly, William
C. Wilson.
Two-year diplomas — Honorable mention :
Edward Paul Baker, Herbert Burns, Nathan
Cahn, Nellie Chase, Eva Cohen, Samuel M.
Crim, Otto d'Erlach, Anna F. Dorgeloh, Lena
Edwards, Henry M. Goldsmith, Josephine
Gross, Beatrice Harris, Ray Harris, Alma
Heger, Johanna E. Heim, Esther Hoppe, Katie
M. Kingston, Richard Kirman, William Julius
Krukau, Josephine E. O'Rourke, Nellie P.
O'Rourke, Grace Isabel Savage, Genevieve M.
Voy, J. I. Yrigoyen.
Robert Adamson, Samuel Baer, Blanche G.
Baldwin, F/ancis A. Barr, Edwin J. Baum
berger, Peter J. Beaton, X. Lucille Bernard,
Sybil J. Campbell, Andrew A. Carl, Emma May
Clawson, Frank W. Conn, John J. Cullen,
Nora Beatrice Cusiek, William Harris Depew,
Charlotte M.Gilmore, Albert Greenbaum, Annie
L. Guerin, Cornelius Hall, Stella Hamburger,
Andrew L. Harrigan, Nellie A. Harrington,
William J. Boradori, Ethel S. Bradford, Rose
Bre.slauer, Mary A. Burns, Timothy John Dinan,
Joseph A. Jiowling, Lulu Frances'torbes, Sadie
Gardner, Susie R. Harrington, William W.
Healey, Edwin C. Hegrler, Kittie F. Hol
land, Fred G. Holzhetser, Ulysses D. Jones,
Mabelle J. King, Lizzie C. McFadden,
H. Clay Miller, Nettie E. Moore, Rose
Samuels, Fannie N. Sanders, Peter F. Scott,
Beatrice Knight, Julian Kraimer, Edward B.
Kroenke, Gustave M. Lachman, Violet D.
Lauer, Frank Charles Lauinger, Frank Warren
Lawrence, Howard E. Morton, Thomas A. Mul
ligan, Frank L. Murphy, Kathleen J. Murphy,
Julian S. Newman, May O'Brien, Flora Oliver,
Ethel A. Severns, Dottie Mira Sewell, Florence
J. Sherwood, Frederick B. Sierck, Adam
Smith, Julia Smith, May Charlotte Stolz,
Frank P. Lee, Selby C. Oppenheimer, Maude
Estelle Thomason, E.lsabel Lewin, Eggert E.
Peters, Martha J. Walworth, Fannie Lord,
Georgia Poultney, John T. Ward, Harry Malde,
Marguerite I. Riley, Malcom C. Whyte, Estelle
J. McAllister, Katie C. Roberfon, Alice Wiener,
OeliaX. McDermott, Regina Rosenberg, Hilma
C. Wistrand, Kittie A. McDermott, Daisy E.
Salter, Daniel L. Wolf.
Two-year certificates— Honorable mention:
Laura Edna Tilton, Hannah Valentine, John
Lewis Andre, Louise Becker, Manuel Beirao,
AmyD. Bening, Lila Helen Berry, Arthur L.
lilaiichflower, Otto E. Falch, Edward Felvey,
Edward Flinn, Ada Georg, Fred Guerrine,
Alfred S. Hammersmith, Edward B. Newald,
Richard Nichols, Richard O'Connor. Joseph
ine Oyen, Marian Pernau, John A. Reidy,
Preston H. Boomer, Erminio A. Bozio, Eugene
J. Campodonico, Fritz Andrew Carstensen,
Julia Charmak, William Lawton Curtin,
Edythe L. Day, Thomas A. Dorgan, Nellie
Elizabeth Johns, Frank R. Knippenberg, Lulu
N. Kuhls, William Lamont, Walter Leonard,
Nicholas Mclnerney, James McMahon, Laura
A. Minlgan, Annie Ernestine Sanders, Henry
Schwartz, May Tabrett, Annie Tanniau, Frank
William Tiddy, Ada Emily Tracy, Albert
Wheeian.
WASHINGTON EVENING- SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises at Saratoga Musio Hall
Last Evening.
A varied and extensive programme was
presented by the Washington Evening
School at Saratoga Music Hall last
evening, Mr. Charles B. Stone of
the Board of Education presiding.
There were several orchestra selections,
and some songs by the ninth grade. John
Kyne recited "Van Biber's Bock," Willie
Saunders, "The Woman's Rights League" ;
Frank O'Donnell, »'A Cheerful Visitor";
Henry Krull, "Spartacus to the Gladia
tors." May Hill sang "Golden Love,"
and Jennie |Mullin also gave a vocal,
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solo. Mary Nigro and Alfred Berryessa j
sang "Tit for Tat," Daisy Grogan also |
sang, Anton Ewald played a violin solo,
"Stephanie Gavotte, and Joseph" Freitas
sang "Hey Rube." A burlesque drill,
"Looking Backward ."created much merri
ment. The tableaux "Our County," in
which Emily Blackburn represented the <
Goddess of Liberty and Georgiana Wil- I
Hams the angel of peace, and "Seven Ages !
of Man," with Julia Tessier as nurse, Arthur !
Baramia as schoolboy, Semon Klarnet as
lover, George Lerche as soldier, Thomas
Murtha as the justice and Albert Ruffo
and John Porporato in the latest stages,
were perhaps the most appreciated feat
ures of the programme. The future of
of the class of '95 was predicted j
in a dramatic style, Levrina Nelson, Ra- 1
mona Zavala and Fred Kaiser giving it in I
dialogue form in a mimic gypsy camp, i
Dr. C. A. Clinton presented the Denman
medal to Ella Courtier. Dr. Thomas R.
Carew presented the Bridge medals to
George Lerche, John Kvne, Thomas
Mnrtha, Fred O'Donnell, Semon Klarnet,
John Porporato. Jennie Podesta received
the Washington medal, which was given
by Miss PhiJomena M. Nolan, principal of
the school, and Miss Ada Friala, teacher
of the ninth grade.
The diplomas were presented by Mr. I
Charles A. Murdock of the Board of Edu
cation. The graduates were as follows:
William Baruth.Gussie Bertie, Adolph Beyer,
Theodore Berond, Emily Blackburn, Richard
Boltt, John Buckley, Oscar de Brettville, Robert
Casella, Ella Courtier, Paul Cuneo, George
Dean, Carl Ernst, Frank Foppiano, Jo
seph Freitas, William Goetz, Harry Howse,
Fred Kaiser, George Keefe, Semon Klarnet,
Henry Krull, John Kyne, Gustave Laux. George
Lerche, Thomas Murtha, Phoenie Nigro, Frank
O'Donnell, John Oliva, Paride Parri, Jennie
Podesta, John Porporato, Albert Ruffo, Edward
Stenberg, Julia Tessier, Fred Thies, Baci
Valenti.
Honorable mention was made of the
following:
Ninth grade— Miss Ada Fiala teacher.
George Lerche, John Kyne, Ella Courtier,
Thomas Murtha, Jennie Podesta, Frank O'Don
nell, Semon Klarnet, Henry Krull, John Por
porato, Edward Stenberg.
Eighth grade— Miss K. C. McQuaide teacher.
Lawrence F. Fanre, Thomas McKevitt, Francis
Maino, James Murtha. Harry Kilban, Francis
McKevitt, Harry Hyland, Gustav Adams
Antone Rossi, Georgiana Williams, Herbert
Gray.
Seventh grade. Miss A. B. Mcßoyle teacher-
Patrick J. Clancy, Josie Gilbert, Lawrence Da
ley, May Hill, Felix Desmond, James Leahy
Fred Riencke.
Seventh grade, Miss M. McQuaide teacher—
Wilford Darneal. Edward Linehan, John Welch
Joseph Walsh, Albert Dean, James Shay, Mary
Zanno, William Linehan. y> y
Sixth grade— Miss A. McLaughlin, teacher-
Peter Murtha, C. D. Whitmore, Marco Sorich!
Emily /avala, Angie Campodonico, Charles
Nightingale.
Sixth grade-Miss Ida Roberts, teacher;
c^ t .-, J ,_ ungl c A Garngues ' Rudolph Mayer
Fred Wilbert, Samuel Silva, Joseph Vasquez
Fifth grade-Mrs. M. A. Leighton, teacher;
Jennie Vasquez, Lottie Henry, John Renton
Fr n a n nl L Mirag C Unolof Sat ° W ' J ° hn NeilsOn &nd
Fifth grade— Miss L. B. Dyer, teacher; Concha
Mendez George GiDney. Edward Brown, Silvio
Carl p'areo " Hunt Angelo Ginocchio and
Ungraded class (ladies), Miss M. J. Mahonev
teacher-Theresa Miramonte, Josefa Mirl-
De°nadia. DleZ> Madeline Ochelli, Louisa
_ Fourth grade. Miss M. L. Day, teacher— John
Robe^Sumv^ S M Be J gln ', E «^nie C Guinessa"
HeSlredhoff: ° Zmlnsky> Alex Canetti >
Ungraded class (gentlemen). W. G. Hyde
teacher-Peter Salovan, Conrad Schneider'
C Landrrh! ce r ld> ££ Wagner - Thomas C»ton ;
I?^?™^ S , ei - A , ilen Case ' Albert Whitman
wiiiif™¥ C k BS (f. entl emen), Professor W. J.
teacher-Eliza Balich, Lodovich Cal-
RH g rV?A,H n * lC^ Gab £ e J le - HillarioßuJ.Gaston
M«.r& ■A'ac, P, elv ecchio, Luigi Fogliotti,
Mariano L. Scelba, Carlo Ziliani.
Constantine the Great had a profound
respect for his mother, the impress
Welena. After his accession to the throne
he caused her to be brought to the capital,
H r^i a palace was set apart for her use,
ana the highest honors were bestowed
Up 2l v Bhe died in tQ e arms of her son
and her body was transported to Rome for
burial, where a church and mausoleum
were erected over her remains.
The Peruvian method of recording events
was a system of knotted cords. It is, how
ever claimed by some that these were
merely used as helps to the memory.
A VERDICT FOR SOMERS.
Loomis Loses His Damage
Suit for Malicious Pros-
ecution.
Nature of the Evidence He Pro
duced-The Jury Stood Nine
to Three.
The protracted trial of the case of Loomis
against Somers, whereby the plaintiff
sought to recover $100,000 for malicious
prosecution, reached the jury yesterday.
For a month the case has been bitterly
contested, and it has been freely asserted
that the defendant, Calvin Somers, was
entirely lacking the means of satisfying
any judgment against him of a monetary
nature. It was argued on the side of the
defense that the secret of the bitterness of
the prosecution was to create a. hostile at
mosphere about Somers in the view of
other important litigation in which he is
involved.
The original cause of the suit was the
shooting of a private detective named Mc-
Clintock ten years ago in the private
apartments of Mrs. Mabel Treadwell, now
deceased, at the Russ House. Charles A.
Loomis was charged witli the shootin»
and convicted, but on a second trial he
was acquitted. Calvin Somers and Mrs
Treadwell were the principal witnesses
agamyt him. Then Mr. Loomis brought
his suit for damages.
In the course of the proceedings he
charged Somers with planning the murder
of his (Somers') mother, and in other ways
attacked Somers' reputation as to honesty
and veracity. Somers' defense was gener
ally in the nature of a denial of the allega
tions against him.
Judge Daingerrield, before whom the
case was tried, gave exhaustive attention
to the points raised, and held exception
ally long sessions to accommodate coun
sel. The prosecution was represented by-
Messrs. Mnoon and Watt, while Judge
Rix appeared for the defendant.
The Judge charged the jury at 4:30 p. m.
His instructions were very comprehensive.
The jury was out only a short time when
it returned with a verdict for the defense.
It was polled and was found to stand nine
in favor of Somers to three against him.
Nearly all the Indian tribes had a rude
system of hieroglyphics, that of the Mio
macs, in Nova Scotia, being employed by
the whites in communicating with them.
Charles Gounod
the well-known Composer,
wrote of
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