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SATURDAY ...JULY 137, 1895
AMUSEMENTS. '
Baldwin Theater.- -The Amazons."
Columbia Thkateb— "The Jilt."
California Tiikatkr— "A Black Sheep."
Mokosco's Opeba-housk— "Captain Herne, U.
S. A.
Tivoli OrKKA-norsE— "Satanella."
v lii._h-r:a--s Vaudovllle.
Alcazar Theater — "Sweethearts."
Bay District Track.—
Pro*. O. R. Oi,kason— The Champion Horse
Tamer, at Central Park, Sunday. July a -
Harness Racks (Sacramento)— July 20, 23, 24.
25, 26, 27.
State Boaxd of Trade Exittbit.— f>7s Market
street, below Second. Open dally. Admission free.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
Vi Campo— Sunday, July 88— Music, dancing.
boating, fishing, etc. '
Excursion to Paso BobudsHot Spkinos—
the southern Pacific Co.. on Saturday, July -"•
AUCTION SALES.
By Killip & Co.— Thursday, August I— Horses,
at salesyarri. corner Van bs avenue and Market
streets, at 11 o'clock.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Grand Jury held its first tesslon yes
terday.
Marie Burroughs has permission to amend
her divorce complaint.
Louis Sternberg says he is consumptive and
he wants freedom onbail.
J. A. Davis described yesterday how the Art
Institute secures its models.
The California Yacht Club will hold its sec
ond regatta of the season to-morrow.
Hon. Charles 11. Gongb, the pioneer from
whom Gough street was named, is dead.
Arguments in th? Rudolph Spreckels injunc
tion were begunbefore Judge Black yesterday.
The American ship Raphael, well known, on
tast, was wrecked July 7 nearKarluk,
A';a^ka.
The jewelry-store r>f Max Shirpser, on Market
was robbed oi $40 worth oi rings caily
;■ morning.
Mayor Satro baa mn.de another offer to the
Ittea of the affiliated colleges of a
large tract of land.
The Winners at the pay District yesterday
were Barca!dine, Charlie Boots, Rear Guard,
Royal Flush and Boreas.
Henry K. Field, chairman of the executive
committee of the Yosemite Commissioners, has
gone on a visit to the valley.
"Weil-informed church members stated yes
terday that Dr. Median will not be succeeded
■ irace M. E. Church by an Easterner.
Dr. Ellis intends to move a reconsideration
of the vote excluding reporters from the meet
ings of the Presbyterian Ministerial Union.
Union carpenters will ask for an increase in
;n the near future, and are strengthen
ing their union in anticipation of opposition.
The Pacific Jockey Club will give fifteen to
stake races, with purses aggregating
$75,000, at its coming meeting at Ingleside.
The action of the Board of Education in re
ducing the Richmond Grammar School to the
level of a primary is opposed by the residents.
A feature of the Mechanics' Fair will be the
exhibition of silk weaving by the Jactiunrd
looms operated by William Hilton of Berkeley.
It is expected that the Italian warship Chris
topher Columbus, with King Humbert's
v on board, will shortly visit San Fran
cisco.
The Pacific Postal Telegraph Company has
secured tne privilege of building a line along
San Francisco end San Joaquin Valley
Railway.
rnor Budd explains to the Labor Coun
cil why be cannot proclaim the rir^t Monday
ember as Labor day and make it a legal
hdliday.
At the meeting of the Finance Committee of
the Su Lay there was an infor
mal discussion regarding the Folsom-street
boulevard.
Some very interesting inside information
Lven yesterday by A. T. Hatch, respecting
thods of the fruit combine in New York
a!!<l Chicago.
The Health and Police Committee of the
Board of .Supervisors will inspect the Market
r.treet Railway Company's exhibition of fender
models on August 5.
Thomas Wallace and Michael Vaccaro be
came involved in a row at Taylor and Fran
cisco streets last nierht. and both were stabbed,
the former quite seriously.
General J. A. "Williamson of Washington be
lieves that Cleveland will again receive the
Daraccratie nomination for President and be
defeated by a Republican.
George T. Gaden submitted his report on . the
street work of this City to the Civic Federation
last night, in which it is stated that little if
any of it has been honestly performed.
The alarm from box 271 at 10 o'clock last
night was for a fire caused by a iamn explod
ing in the residence of J. Pastzeroff, 4004
Church street. The damage amounted to $100.
The Southern Pacific Company has begun
construction of eight modern steel bridges,
some of which will be of great size, for its lines
in California to eupe6Cede the old wooden
structures.
The Valley road people fear that an attempt,
in which the Southern Pacific Company may
be interested, is being made to circumscribe
them in Stockton through the medium of the
Corral Hollow railroad.
The Church-street Improvement Club's peti
tion for ¥500 to fight the Mar kit-street Kail
way Company's claim to the Church-street
franchise was denied by the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Supervisors.
To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock E. A. Girvin
will address young men at the association hall,
Mason and Ellis streets. Mr. Girvin is a very
earnest and interesting speaker and will give
the young men to-morrow afternoon some ad
vice.
The action of the Hawaiian Government on the
Pacific cable is now viewed with favor by mem
bers of the prospective company, which has
asked for a franchise from Congress. It Is
thought the Government will be induced tc
hasten in its action.
The Southern Pacific Company has reduced
its freight tarilf between California and points I
in Oregon reached by steamers by more than
half, and announced a refrigerated-car service
for fresh fish, dairy produce and meats to
Utah, Nevada and Montana.
Ensign McFee of the Salvation Army is en
couraged in his project of a farm for the uneni
: by the indorsement of prominent
officials. It is understood that an offer of «40
acres of San Joaquin Valley land has been
made to start the enterprise.
Twenty-three talesmen were examined in the
Durrant" case yesterday. Of that number
Thomas W. Seiberlich and Irwin J. Truman
were found unobjectionable and sworn as
jurors to try the case. The court allowed coun
sel for defendant an order to take the deposi
tion of Charles H. Clark, a resident of Boston,
who claims he saw Blanche Lamont with an
other man on April 3. The interrogatories to
be propounded to the deponent were filed with
the clerk of the court.
Oscar Gleason, the horse-tamer, is to meet
another man-eating stallion at Central Park
Sunday afternoon. The horse, while it is re
puted to have a very bad record, is not likely
to come to the untimely end of JimWickes.
The horse comes from Monticello, Napa County,
where no one dared go near him unarmed.
Professor Gleason announces that he has no
doubt of his ability to thoroughly subdue and
tame the brute. Other interesting features are
promised.
The Sheriff's padlock was put on the doors
of the drugstore of John B. Skinner at 1601
Fillmore ttreet yesterday morning, the pro
prietor^ goods and chattels being attached for
¥1009 :m. The action was brought by the
Hoard of Trtide through its attorney, Joseph
Kirk, in the interest of several wholesale drug-
Bedlngion & Co., it is said, went se
curity for Skinner to the amount of fSOO, and
the attachment suit was precipitated by the
laiter's neglect to make good the amount.
To-day the parishioners of Bt. Charles
Church will have an outing and picnic at
El (ampo. Two boats wiil be run, one at
'•>.'.',() a. U. and another at 1 o'clock; returning,
the boat will leave at 5:30. A programme of
games, has htr.n arranged and will be under
the direction of Company 15, League of the
Croat Cadets, a feature of which will be a
target shooting contest by teams of five young
men from each of the cadet companies. The
comruitter" in charge has arranged everything
for the pleasure of the parishioners and their
families.
At a meeting held in the Olympic Club last
evening to effect the organization of a rowing
annex, Robert Mac Arthur was elected chair
man and W. S. Taylor acted as secretary. There
was a large number of members interested in
Rquatic sports present, and after speeches were
made in regard to the rowing outlook on the
coast, the chairman appointed Messrs. Grimm,
Morton and Sullivan a.s a committee on per
manent organization, and Dr. E. N. Short,
Wallace S. Taylor and Robert W\ McElroy a
committee on by-laws. The board of directors
have donated $300 as a starter with which to
buy a boat, and the meeting was very enthusi
astic in regard to the outlook for a first-class
rowing club. There will be another meeting
next Wednesday evening, July 31, "whea per
uiaueat organization will be effected.
ENSIGN McFEE'S FARM
His Project to Supply the Un
employed With a Field
Is Encouraged.
OFFER OF SAN JOAdTTIN LAND.
Chief Crowley. Mayor Stitro, Ex-
Mayor Ellert and Others In
dorse the Salvationist.
Ensign J. R. McFee of the Salvation
Army wants a lar^e tract of land on which
to start a colony for the unemployed ; and
judging from the indorsement his scheme
receives from the leading citizens of San
Francisco he is very apt ere long to become
the manager of a farm.
"What 1 want," said the ensign when
seen at the Salvation Army headquarters,
1139 Market street, '-is at least 100 acres of
land— although I would like 1000 acres
situated near the seacoast in some of the
marine counties adjacent to San Francisco
Bay.
"If the counties of San Francisco, Ala
meda, San Mateo and Santa Clara furnish
us the land we shall agree to take care of
their poor or unemployed — that is, we
will furnish employment" for those who are
willing to work until they rind something
better, or become convinced that the land
will furnish them what the .overcrowded
cities cannot do — a living. In a word, we
shall aim to make our colony a school in
which to educate the unemployed masses
into seeking wealth at the source of ail
wealth— the land."
"What benefits will married men derive
from your scheme?"
"Many — in that we shall remove single
men from the field of competition, thereby
Riving married men a better chance of se
curing employment. Of course, in the
near future v.-c would make arrangements
for helping married men."
•'Are you hopeful of success in this mat
ter?"
"Well, really I must say I am. In the
first place the Salvation Army numbers
among its friends some of the wealthiest
and most iniiuential men in the State. The
flattering: reception given to General Booth
daring his recent visit to California prove
the truth of this statement. And in the
second place the authorities and people of
San Francisco have frequently expressed
ENSIGN JttcFEE OF THE SALVATION ARMY.
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their admiration of the way in which we
distributed the thousands of dollars en
trusted to us for that purpose. Then, the
press of this city has always lent us its as
sistance when called upon to do so."
Mayor Sutro, when asked his opinion as
to the plausibility of the scheme and the
wisdom of granting the army its request,
replied:
The scheme has proved successful elsewhere,
and the very fact of the Salvation Army taking
it in hand ensures its success here. I have un
bounded faith In the army as a practical chari
table organization, and I fi mil v believe that
the people of this State will gladly help the
army in the matter of securing what they re
quire to make their scheme a success.
"From my experience with the Salvation
Army through Ensign McFee," began ex-
Mayor Ellert, "I would indorse any of
their schemes upon general principles. I
can truthfully .say that when I was in
office I regarded Ensign McFee as a valu
able man in helping us wrestle with the
most provoking local problems. His re
markable sagacity saved the City from
bloodshed and riot, while his clearheaded
ness piloted us out of difficulties in which,
lam free to confess, we were hopelessly
lost. I not only wish him success, but
shall assist him by every means in my
power. And the people of California will
be neglecting a duty if they refuse to re
spond to the army's cry for assistance in
this matter."
Chief of Police Crowley said :
I have often said that if we had more Salva
tionists in the City we would get along with
fewer police oflicers. And the more I come in
contact with this earnest body of Christian
workers the more I am strengthened in this
opinion. I am glad that Ensign McFee has
taken hold of this matter, for I am convinced
that he will carry it to a successful issue. •
Taylor Rogers, Mayor Sutro's private
secretary, gave the scheme his indorse
ment in the following words:
Should the state furnish the honest unem
ployed with work so as to provide them a liv
ing"?
It should for these reasons:
First— lt tends to reduce the number of possi
ble inmates liable for the almshouse, hospi
tals, prisons and asylums.
Second— ln Idleness one Is a consumer; in
industry he adds to the general wealth—esti
mate product of each laborer befng $1000 a
year.
Third— to my mind the true philosophy
is this: There is an implied contract between
every citizen and the state.. The latter has
the right to demand the use of his time for
public duties, to take bis property for taxation,
and in war to sacrifice his life. When the . ex
istence of the state is involved, all the rights
of the citizen are used for, its defense. Now,
since the citizen yields these rights, the state
in turn owes him equivalent duties. These in
clude the one of aiding him when he is in
danger. It will protect his property from
theft, his vote from fraud and his body from a
mob.
In conclusion, I hope that The Cale will take
this matter up, and assist not only the Salva- |
tion Army but the state in what I believe will j
prove a boon to our people.
Mr. McGlynn, president of the Federated
Trades, expressed an unwillingness to in
dorse the scheme on the ground of not
.Knowing its plans. He said:
Still judging from the success attending the
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1895.
Salvation Army's efforts in similar lines in the
past. I am inclined to think they would make
a success of it. • '■• \ : -
So far as I understand Ensign McFee's propo
sition— I must admit that I have not a very
clear idea of it— is simply a return to the
land, came from James H. Barry of the Star.
And if it is, it has my most cordial indorse
ment. I believe the Salvation Army is doing
all it can for the unemployed. And I would
be glad to see them experiment with what 1
consider the true solution of this most grievous
problem.
Mr. Dohrmann of the firm of Nathan &
Dohrmann said:
I am an ardent admirer of the Salvation
Army and its methods: or. rather, the results
of its methods. We have often had occasion
to apply to Ensign McFee for. assistance in
helping deserving cases, and we always found
that sect, or nationality, excluded no one from
getting help. Were the applicants needy? was
use question with the army. And if they were
aid was forthcoming at once.
Congressman James G. Maguire found
time to say :
The scheme is as old as man himself, being
created in the mind of God Almighty, and
must therefore succeed. 1 shall expect the
Salvation Army to properly apply it and shall
watch with interest the success which! feel
confident will attend their efforts.
Captain McDonald, capitalist, said:
By all means give the Salvation Army a
chance to try what they can do in this matter.
It has the advantage of being organized for
just such work, and besides it conies in closer
contact with the .destitute masses than
any organization I know of. Then its record in
the City for some time past has been such as to
command the confidence of those who have the
interests of suffering humanity at heart.
United States Surveyor-General Green
said:
Quote me as saying that I consider the Sal
, vation Army able to put into practice what has
been my "pet theory" for years.
It is understood that Captain McDonald,
the last speaker, is so willing to back his
confidence in the project that he has of
fered the army 640 acres in San Joaquin
County with which to start its wide-reach
ing experiment.
THE GRAND JURY MEETS,
First Session of the New Board
of Inquisitors Held
Yesterday.
Standing Committees Named—Ex
pert Atkinson Would Like
Another Job.
The Grand Jury held its first session yes
terday afternoon and Foreman Eldridge
named the various standing committees.
Circulars were also ordered printed con-
taining the names and addresses of the
talesmen and each committee. The list of
addresses is as follows: ■
Oliver Eldridge (foreman), 303 California
street; J. J. Groom (secretary) 042 Market
street: Will E. Fisher, 14 Post street; Charles
M. Yates, 709 Front stro^t: K. 11. Hanjes, 332
Ellis street; Charles G. Clinch, 1) Front s-trpet;
Webster Jones, 26 Fremont street; lieu ben
Tucker, 415 Washington street; David Kerr,
47 Beale street: O. F. Willey, 31 7 Montgomery
street; J. P. McMurray. 19 Turk street; Wil
liam H. Pheips, 15 Druuim street; Charles
Sountag. IKS Market street; George H. Pan
deis, 418 California strt-et; John A. Hammer
smith, 118 Sutter utreet; 11. M. Leventritt, 4
Sutter street; Carlos G. Young, 122 Davis
street; L. C. Marshutz. northwest corner Main
and Howard streets: K. A. Judd, 23 First
street.
The standing committees are as follows:
Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer— Will E.
Fisher, David Kerr, J. P. MeMurray.
Board of Education and Public Schools —
Charles M. Yates, George EL Sanders, E. H.
Hanjes.
Coroner, Morgue and Public Pound— E. H.
Ilan jes. Webster Jones, Will E. Fisher.
County Clerk and Justice's Clerk— Charles
G. Clinch, K. A. Judd, J. P. McMurray.
Corporations: Water. Gas and Gas In
spector — Webster Jones, L. C. Marshutz, Charles
M. Yates.
District Attorney and City and County At
torney—Reuben Tucker, O. F. Willey, John A.
Hammersmith.
Dives and Social Evils— David Kerr, George
11. Sanders, E. 11. Hanjes.
Fire Department, Fire Alarm and Fire Mar
shal — 0. F. Willey, John A. Hammersmith,
J. J. Groom.
Gambling, Opium Dens an<l Lotteries— J. P.
McMurray, Reuben Tucker, Will E. Fisher.
Health Department, Almshouse, Hospitals
and City Physician— Pheips, Leventritt, Clinch.
Mayor, City Hall Commission, Board of Su
pervisors and State officers in this county —
Sonntag, Judd, Phelj>s.
Public Library, Homo for Inebriates and
Magdalen Asylum — Sanders, Pheips, Tucker.
Police Department, Polioe I'atrol and City
Prison— Hammersmith, Sonntag, Groom.
Sheriff and County Jail— Leventritt, Young,
Jones.
Recorder, Election Commissioner and Public
Administrator— Young. Willey, Yates.
Tax Collector and License Collector—Mar
shutz, Leventritt, Kerr.
Superintendent ot Street?. County Surveyor,
Parks and Squures and Golden Gate Park—
Judd, Sonntagg, Clinch.
Courts. Superior Justices and Police— Groom,
Marshutz, Young.
Thomas Atkinson wanto to be the expert
for the jury.
The new Grand Jury will meet at 2
o'clock on Mondays and Fridays.
The Burroughs Divorce.
Attorney Henry E. High ton appeared before
Judge Sanderson yesterday morning ana ob
tained permission to amend the complaint in
the Burroughs divorce case so as to show that
the actress is still legally a resident of San
Francisco. This is to remedy a defect in the
original complaint. It was ordered that after
the film? of the amendment, Mr. Masson, the
husband, have ten days in which to answer.
They Met last Night
At the Lurline Baths, on Bush and Larkin,
and enjoyed a swim in the invigorating
ocean water. Free after 10 p. m. to see
tank filled. •
KING HUMBERT'S NEPHEW
The Duke degli Abruzzi Ex
pected to Visit San
Francisco
WITH AN ITALIAN WARSHIP.
The Young Man Is a Sub-Lieutenant
on the Christopher
.Columbus.
The Italians of San Francisco are mak
ing great preparations to celebrate one of
their national festivals, the fete of the 20th
of September, and it is almost certain that
the occasion will be graced by the presence
in the bay of the Christopher Columbus,
an Italian warship of the rirst order now
cruising in Japanese waters.
It is about seven years since an Italian
ship of war entered the Golden Gate, and
an especial interest will be lent to the com
DHE DUKE DEGLI ABBUZZI, NEPHEW OF THE KINQ OF ITALY.
ing of the Christopher Columbus by the
fuct that on board, as a 6ub-lieutenant, is
the Duke degli Abruzzi, one of the richest
and most popular of Italian royalties. He
is the second son of Prince Aniadeo,
brother of the King of Italy and ex-King
of Spain. Amadeo was married twice,
first to Princess della Cisterna, the mother
of the young sub-lieutenant, and secondly
to the Princess Letitia of Savoy, his niece,
a young Princess whose scorn for etiquette
is a sore trial to her august relatives, and
who is now one of the most fascinating
young widows in Europe.
The Princess della Cisterna, who shared
the throne of Spain with Amadeo, was a
great heiress, and all her three sons have
Jarge fortunes from the maternal side of
the house. Amadeo was not overburdened
with brains, people said, and as proof they
pointed to the fact that he quietly aban
doned the throne of Spain on the first
threat of an insurrection. People who
knew him well, however, always said that
the Italian Prince, who was one of the
kindest-hearted men alive, could not bear
to see Spanish blood shed in defending his
alien rights. He had been called to th«
turone, and when he found that a large
number of the Spanish people were op
posed to his remaining there he thought
his highest duty to the country was to
retire.
His abdication proved the goodness of
Amadeo's heart, though many Italians who
remembered the warlike character of his
father, Victor Emanuel, despised him for
not being more of a soldier. After hi 9
resignation he lived peacefully in Italy
till five and a half years ago, when he was
carried off by the first epidemic of the
grip.
Whatever may have been the opinion of
Prince Amadeo's mental capacity, there is
no doubt about his sons being excep
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tionally gifted young men. In fact they
are so clever, athletic and handsome that
invidious distinctions are frequently
drawn between them and their delicate,
sickly cousin, the Prince of Naples, who is
heir to the Italian crown. Should any
thing happen to the Crown Prince, and his
health often gives grounds for grave
anxiety, the throne of Italy would descend
to Amadeo's eldest son, the Duke of Aosta,
whose marriage with Princess Helen of
Orleans was celebrated in England last
month.
The Duke degli Aloruzzi's name is not
to be found in the lon« list of royalties
present nt his brother's wedding, for the
very <.-ood reason that the young lieutenant
was off Yokohama at the time, on board
the Christopher Columbus. This is by no
means his tirst cruise, as he nas been de
voting himself seriously to the navy as a
profession.
The Duke is 22 years of age, tall, dark
and athletic, with'a more aquiline cast of
features than his uncle, King Humbert, or
his grandfather, Victor Emanuel. He is
highly educated, speaks a number of lan
guages, and is intensely popular with his
fellow officers.
The Italian Consul in this City, Signor
Grimaldi, has received no official notifica
tion as yet of the coming of the Christo
pher Columbus, but he stated yesterday
that a notification in such cases is not
customary. Letters have already begun to
arrive at the Consulate bearing the address
of the ship, and the admiralty is wont to
address such communications to the next
port at which a warship is expected to
touch. In the meantime there is gre?t in
terest in the Italian colony over the proba
ble arrival of the first member of the
house of Savoy that has yet visited the
Pacific Coast.
BUSY MORGUE OFFICIALS.
A Suicide, Accidental Death and Two
Inquests in One Day.
D. Beigge, a young man about 21 years
old, shot himself in the Osborne House
yesterday. He was evidently hard up and
despondent, and spent the last few cents
he had in the world in paying for his room
and buying the cartridges that loaded big
revolver. He spent part of the evening at
the Bella Union Theater, which is under
the Osborne House, and then went up
stairs and wrot« the following note:
Inquire of me at 1826 Union street. lam
tired of living-, so good-by, dear brotfter Louis.
Beigge shot himself through the brain.
A baby, 11 months old, died in convul
sions before a doctor could be called yes
terday morning. Its name was Lizzie C.
Jasnorson and the parents lived at 825)4
Alabama street. The body was not taken
to the Morgue, as Dr. Hawkins came to
the conclusion that death was due to na
tural causes.
An inquest was held on the remains of
Mabel C. Kent and Thomas Wood. The
latter shot the young wonnn through the
heart on the corner of Elgin Park avenue
and Ridley street on the" 15th inst., and
then killed himself. The jury returned a
verdict o-f suicide in the case of Wood and
"murdered by T. Wood" in the case of
Miss Kent. The testimony of T. W. Kent,
a brother of the murdered girl, went to
show that on a number of occasions Wood
had threatened to kill his sister.
PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME
Action of the Hawaiian Gov
ernment Is Viewed With
Favor.
I BUT CONGRESS MUST HTJRRY.
Local Members of the Pacific Cable
Company Favor the Propo
sition.
The members of the prospective Pacific
Cable Company are much encouraged by
! the notion of the Hawaiian Government,
i as told in a dispatch to The Call yester
i day morning.
According to this dispatch, the Hawaiian
i Government is strongly in favor of cable
connection with the outside world.
The local member^ of the Pacific Cable
Company think this action on the part of
the Hawaiian Government will have the
effect of hastening Congress to grant a
franchise to a United States corporation,
and also provide a subsidy for the con
struction of the long-contemplated cable.
They are: Hugh Craig, General W. H.
Dimond, George P. McNear, E. T. Allen,
L. Parrott, E. B. Pond, M. Bishop, W. J.
Adams and Colonel Taylor.
General Dimond said yesterday : -'I think
the action of the Hawaiian Government
will have a beneficial effect on the scheme.
The bill providing for the franchise of our
company was passed by one House before
the adjournment of Congress, but it was
killed in the other. Something like this is
needed to awaken our Government to a
full realizing sense of the importance of a
Pacific cable. France and England are
only waiting for the slightest opportunity
to take advantage of Hawaii's isolation
and get in on a cable telegraph construction
scheme. I think Congress will appreciate
the importance of immediate and decisive
action, and we may look for something
definite before that body has been long in
session."
"Yes, indeed, we may view the attitude
of the Hawaiian Government with much
favor," remarked Hugh Craig, when his
attention was called to the dispatch from
the islands. "Congress cannot fail to com
prehend the importance of having an
American company Jay that cable. The
other powers are only too anxious to co
operate with the Hawaiian Government in
the construction of a Pacific cable, and the
time to act is at hand.
"The fact that France and England have
their c3 T cs on the islands was emphatically
demonstrated some time ago, when Aud
ley Cootes came over from Australia. He
laid the New Caledonia cable. It was
claimed by him that he represented three
cable companies.
"He remained in Honolulu some time,
but wa3 unsuccessful in securing a conces
sion from the Hawaiian Government. He
wanted an exclusive concession. The Ha
waiian Government held off for the reason
that it looks to an ultimate annexation
with the United States. 1 have received
several communications on the subject
from England, and I am convinced France
cannot compete with the electrical com
panies of that country or this in laying
cables. It will cost several million dollars
to lay the cable, bat the United States can
not afford to allow any other country to
control the telegraphic communication of
the Pacific. After we once lay the cable to
the islands then we could go to Japan and
Russia and afterward to Australia and
New Zealand. There is tio doubt that an
American company would receive every
support and the heartiest co-operation of
the first two countries mentioned."
ROYAL Baking Powder
has been awarded highest
honors at every world's fair
where exhibited.
PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
EL CAMPO,
THE POPHIAR BAY I 'UT,
NOW OPEN EVERY SUNP THING
THE SEASON
Music, Dancing, Bowlin<, Boacin. . ...hinßand
Otlier Amusements. Refreshments at City Prices.
Kartf, 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. Keturnin? leaye El Campo at 11:15
a. a., 1 :00, Z :00 and 5 :00 c. v.
NEW TO-DAY— AMUSEMENTS.
A SPECIAL LIMITED
EXCURSION
To the Celebrated
PASO ROBLES HOT SPRIGS
(Via Nilea), in a train of first-class
PULLMAN SLEEPERS,
Will be given by the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
And under the personal supervision of MR. WJI.
H. MENTON, Excursion i ass. Agt.,
SATURDAY July 27.
ROUND TRIP TICKETS
Only— slo~Only
Which includes berth in sleeper, meals at Hotel
Paso Roblt-s and a hath in the famous Hot Springs.
These tickets will be on sale at the Grand Hotel
Ticket Office, 613 Market street, July 24, '25, 28
and 27.
Leave Pan .Francisco Saturday, July 27, from
ferry landing (broad gauee), fool of Market street,
at BT. m. Retaining, leave Paso Kobies Sunday,
July 28, midnight: arrive San Francisco 7:45 a. m.
Monday. July 29. For further information apply
or send to Grand Hotel Ticket Office.
T. H. GOODMAN. Gen. Pass. Agt.
EICHAED GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager. .
ritOLAfIQULGOTTLODa a>- LisiwArurunAotßJ-"
°™ ~~"THE
™ JILT ? "
IF NOT
THIS AFTERNOON
COME TO-NIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT
The Last Great Laughing Success of the
FBAWLEY COMPANY SEASON.
Five \Vomlerful Acts !
Fourteen Splendid Characters!
. RESERVED SEATS:
Night 15c, 35c, 50c and 750
Matinee 15c, 35c and 500
Next Monday-"THE ENSIGN."
BALDWIN THEATER.
Ai-Hayman & Co. (Incorporated) Proprietors
Matinee To-day at 2. 'Jo-Night at 8.
Last £ Times
"THE -A-3VE-A.ZSC33XrS !"
Monday Next— 3d and Lust Week
DANIEL. FROHMAN'S
LYCEUM THEATER CO.
Mon., Tues. ana Wed. Nights and Sat. Matinee,
AN IDEAL HUSBAND.
By the Author of "Lady Windermere's Fan."
Thursday and i-a'tirday Nights— ONLY TIMES,
TX3C:ES T7K7-X3B'S;.
■ Friday Nisht Only,
THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN.
Seats Now on Sale. »; _■
MATINEE 10-DAY AT 2.
TO-NIGHT AT 8.
ECOYT'S
A BLACK SHEEP
And OTIS HARLAN as "HOT STUFF."
Monday Next— 3d and Last Week of
"A BLACK SHEEP"
And First Time In This City of the
TRIIjBY EA2JOE!
. ;; The Great Eastern Sensation. .
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater I n America.
WALTER iIOKOSCO. . . Sole Lessee and Manatee
EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT,
JOS. J. DOW LL¥G— and— MlßA DAVIS
In the Grand Military Drama,
"CAPTAIN ISEME, U. S. A,"
Evesiso Pbk-ks— and 50c
Family Circle and Gallery. 10c.
Usual Matinees Saturday ana Sunday.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE
Msa. i.B>ESTX>'K Kkeli no Proprietor & Monagac
LAST NIGHTS
Of Ealfe's Melodious Opera, in Five Acts,
"SATAN ELLA"'
OR
. THE POWER OF LOVE!
Beautiful Scenery! Correct Costumes!
Brilliant Light Effects !
NEXT WEEK!
Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc.
ORPHEUM.
O'Farrell Street, Between Stockson and Pow»lL
MATINEE TO-DAY (SATURDAY), JULY 27.
Parquet, any seat, 25c; Balcony, any seat, 10c;
Children, 10c, any part of the house.
A Great Array of Sew Artists !
SEW ACTS! STARTUP NOVELTIES!
JOHNNIE CARROLL, r V: V^'
THE BLAND SISTERS,
THE GARNELLAS,
MAUD HARRIS.
THE ACME FOUR, WHITNEY BROS.,
KENNEDY and LORKNZ.
3IUHLKWANN TRIO,
LES FRERES MARTINETTI.
ALCAZAR THEATER.
W. B. Dailey.... Manager
TO-NIGHT! — —TO-NIGHT!
ORACIB ft_i MSTED !
Supported by
DAILEY'S STOCK COMPANY
Prices 15c, 35c, 35e and 50c.
WILL THIS ONEJILL HIMSELF
CENTRAL PARK, -'SUNDAY,; JULY Mb,
, At 3 o'clock.
PROF. O. R. GLEASON
,jln WILL ATTEMPT
>Flik v TO TAME AND
J J*? DRIVE ANOTHER
f^S"* \\~ MAN-EATING
VT^Wi^^ tallion —
Accomplished Vaqueroa, Bucking Bron-
cos, and "Maud," the Equine Queen«
Admission 25c, Reserved Seats 50c.
RUNNING >*^M%,^ RUNNING*
RACES! S^^g^ RACES.,
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES,
SPRING MEETING!
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.
Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday— Bain or Shine.
.f Five or more races each day. Races start at 2:30 '
p. m. sharp. ' : McAllister and Geary street cars pa&t
the gate. :■ \ > ■■■: .V : - ■'„ ' ■ ■■■ :
- " *. HARNESS RACES.
PACIFIC COAST : TROTTING HORSE
BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.
Train leaves -^^^^ ; RetnrniDg
San Fraßfisfo fif^ffT^'^ U?.vi'sSatrait«
7 o'clock : A. WSSSzStS '■ 7 o'clock P. a : :
SACRAMENTO-July~2or23? 24. 25, 26, 27.
- Greatest Trotting Meeting of the Season. r ■ ■
Best Horses on the Coast will Compete.
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