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6UXDAY ...SEPTKMBEB 1, 1895 AMUSEMENTS. JUldwijt Theater.— " Krieg Im Frleden." CnLrMBiA TitFATER— "Mask and Faces; »r. Before and Behind the Curtain." MoBOSCO'a Oi'kra-house— "The Coast Guard." Tivoli OpiRA-HorsK— "The Black H«ssar." Orphkvm— High-Class Vaudeville. California Theater— "La Travlata." Bt-bh-Strfet Thkatfx- " Copt. Cook," com- mrr.citig Monday, September 2. MKTp.oroLiTAK Templk.— Torbett Grand Con- cert Company, commencing Friday, September 6. fitters- At Central Park, commencing Saturday Beptember 7. Golden- Gate Park— Golden Gate Park Band. f-TATK Board df Trade ]:xhibit.-.">7S Market Mrett, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. California State Faib— Sacramento, Septem- ber 2 to 14. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. }.i. Campo— Sunday, September I— Music, Danc- ing. Boating, etc. AUCTION SALES. William .T. PiNuKE-Tbe Real Kstnte Auc- tioneer. 460 and 462 Kighth street, will srl! :it auction Saturday, September 7, some beautiful subdivisions of "business property on San Pablo avenue and Twenty-third s'reet. ____^^— CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The Grove-street Theater has been attached by the Sheriff on behalf of E. W. toniyns fo"r $85. Dr. Case -will discourse on "Mental Diseases" p.- Howard-street Methodist Church this evening. Forecast Official W. H. Hammon predicts "partly cloudy, foggy at night" for to-day s weather. The question of a transfer of Calvary Chuich to Van Ness avenue and Batter street is to be considered. The railroad company ha<= refused to take prape-pickers to Fresno at reduced rates in lots of less than fifty. Dr. Williams, Dr. Brown and Mr. McLean will attend the National Council of Congregational Churches at Syracuse. The lact that to-morrow is Labor day, a legal holiday, may muse the continuance of the Durraiit trial till Tuesday. The American Ticket Brokers' Association will investigate the alleged double dealing of ticket broker A. A. Ottinger. The prize positions among the graduates of the last Normal class were reported to the Board of Education ye sterday. The residue of the Jellis Clute Wilmerdmg estate, subject to a collateral inheritance tax, has been appraised at $193,872. The first lot of cars for the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad will be completed and delivered in about two weeks. Abijah Baker has leased the Pleasanto n Hotel and furniture to O. M. Brennan for six years at a rent of $18,000 per year. J. J. Hallinan of the Midway Plaisance was jrtsterday fined $100 or 100 days in the County Jail for selling liquor without a license. Ernest Kelly, the young man who has been swindling married women in the Mission, was arrested yesterday by Policeman Dodge. The athletes of Troop A and of Light Battery F will meeton the Olympic grounds at noon to-day in a regular track and field contest. The J. O. Jephson Printing Company has been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, of which §1100 is actually subscribed. The Attorney-General has rendered an inter esting opinion as to the duties of high-school ci relative to furnishing estimates of tax levies. John Lapique is accused of gaining posses sion of a Bash-street lodging-house by defraud ing Jean Louis Ader, who is mentally incom- Martin Kelly, the politician, swore out a war rant in Judge 'Conlan's court yesterday for the arrest of William Harrington on the charge of perjury. Four favorites out of seven won at the track lay. The winning horses were Smbad, Fly.Grady, Mt. Air, Mainstay, Bellringer and Johnny I'ayne. The Board of Education is preparing to re ceive bids on the Lincoln-school property and so tL-nle by a test case the controversy with the present lessees. The Sutro library Tras inspected by the re gents and Affiliated Colleges committee yes terday. They expressed themselves as highly pleased with the collection. The Rev. Father Nugent of St. Rose's Church has made a statement concerning the funds of the Gallaghers and the construction of his new church building. Anna Weber was released from jail yes terday after imprisonment of two weeks on'the charge of attempting to leave the country to evade her daughter's judgment for $738. P. Heaney, 1410 Folsom street, who was kicked in the abdomen by a horse on Friday, died at the Receiving Hospital yesterday after noon and his body was taken to the Morgue. George Lang was yesterday fined $30. or thirty days in jail, by Judge Joachimaeu for using a label infringing upon the trademark of certain wines, and at once gave notice of appeal. Rol>ert Moore has filed an answer in the suit brought by George W. Grayson in relation to a Nevada ranch contract involving $60,000. All the allegations in the complaintare speciticallv denied. A. Steinfeld, a dry goods merchant from Tucson, Ariz., fell from his bicycle on Golden Gate avenue yesterday morning," badly cutting bis nose and sustaining a possible fracture of the skull. The Board of Education has petitioned the Board of Supervisors to set aside $ 100,000 out f-ide of the $1,000,000 expected this year, to be used exclusively for repairs and additions to Echoolhou- Belle Hara, a wayward 16-year old-niece of Gripman Harding E. Robinson of 1328 Cali fornia street, ran away with a soldier of the Presidio, but was caught and sent to the Mag dalen Asylum. Henry Smith, a colored man, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court in §■'2000 bonds on the charge of grand larceny in stealing a gold chain and locket from Fred An derson, a ship's steward. Fred Albrecht and Henry W. Bockraan were arrested yesterday on Grand Jury indictments charging them with obtaining money by false pretenses in connection with the German- American Laundry Company. Joseph Gibson, a carpenter living at 309 East street, while working on a new building on Washington street fell a considerable distance vesteraay and had his scalp cut open. He was taken to'the Receiving Hospital. Gee Kee, a Chinese who had lived in Alaska since 1890, but came to San Francisco on the Bertha, was granted a certificate by Judge Mor row. LvuisSloss testified that the petitioner had lived in a part of the country where it was impossible to register. Harry Whittingbam, saloon-keeper. Third end Howard streets, was arrested yesterday afternoon and booked at the City Prison on the charge of grand larceny in being impli cated in the robbery of John Dlgan, a proof reader from New York. George Crehore, a letter-carrier, was sen tenced to pay a fine of $50 for removing a 2 cent stamp from a letter addressed to J. Swank, Santa Rosa, yesterday. He was indicted last Friday and was arrested, pleaded guilty and paid the fint yesterday. Jalius Thaler, a painter, who was arrested on the complaint of Tina Nausbaum, 2223 butter street, for betrayal under promise of marriage, had his case dismissed by Judge Ix>w yesterday, as the girl refused to prosecute and Thaler promised to marry her. Gow Yick, the Chinese cook who arrived a few days ago on the American ship Henry B. Hyde, was ordered deported by United States Commissioner Heacock yesterday. He had no certificate and it was shown that he could easily have procured one before the steamer Bailed. Health Officer Lovelace has complained to the Board of Supervisors that the main sewer at the intersection of San Bruno road and Cortland avenue is without an outlet, thus forcing the flow upon surrounding property and menacing the health of residents in that vicinity. The German veterans of the Franco-German ■war will celebrate the victory of the battle of Sedan to-day. The celebration is vigorously opposed by the German, French and American socialist*, who will hold a big meeting to con demn the celebration of battles and slaughter of human beings. George P. Thresher and wife of Los Angeles, through Attorneys Delmas and Shortridge of this City, have filed two suits against the Southern Pacific Company, claiming a total of $100,000 damages for gross insults and out rages alleged to have been perpetrated upon them by the train employes while en route from Truckee to Roseville. Vincent Vergilo. an Italian fish-dealer, was arrested on a warrant yesterday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He beat a Chinese named Kg Won?? over the head with a pistol last Wednesday night. Vergilo said that •he and the Chinese had a row over a fish deal land the latter waylaid him on bis way home. He took the weapon from the Chinese and beat him with it. ALONG THE WATER FRONT. The Steamships Coptic and Acapulco Arrived in Port Yesterday. A YOUNG MAN FBOM BORNEO. Departure of the Monterey— The Yacht El Sueno Won the Chal lenge Cup. The Pacific Mail steamship Coptic ar rived yesterday from the Orient and showed a clean bill of health from Yoko hama. Quarantine Officer Chalmers sub jected the people on board to a rigid ex amination and found no infectious disease and the vessel was permitted to dock. The THE Elj fcUENO X.EADINC* THE QUEEN IN TEE STRETCH TO HUKTERS POINT. \Sl;etched by a " Call " artist.] Coptic brings news that cholera is raging in Japan, and on board an Italian cruiser at Kobe several of the crew had died of the plague. The vessel is quarantined. A number of the crew of the Japanese cruiser Matsushima Kan had died at Kelung and several more of the war vessels had been attacked by the disease. The United States cruisers had all sought places of safety and it is not known that any cases have been found aboard of them. At Foochow, China, cholera had appeared in the Rus sian squadron and a large number of men was down wit h the disease. Several deaths had occurred. There were thirty-one oabln passengers on the Coptic, anioner whom were James Barmelee and Ralph King, bankers of New York; F. A. Bicknell, artist; Captain Hugo Storm from Borneo; J. D. Hanbury, a watch factory proprietor from Japan; H. J. Hunt, a Japanese tea merchant, en route to England. Captain Storm has an interesting com panion, really an adopted son, named Joe. Young "Joe Storm is only 3 years old, but is a roost intelligent "kid," con sidering the fact that his mother was an orang-outang lady of barbarous propensi ties, and his pa a very bad orang-man of Borneo. Captain Storm was obliged to make little Joe an orphan orang-outang with a double-barreled shotgun in order to secure him for civilizing purposes. The captain will take his protege home to Ta coma and give him a thorough education in English. The first thing Joseph will learn is that Tacoma is a metropolis and Seattle only an Indian village. The Coptic brought 118 Chinese and fif teen Japanese steerage passengers. The Pacific Mail steamship Acapulco ar rived from Panama yesterday afternoon with the following cabin passengers : H. H. Ficke, Mrs. C. A. Park, A. S. Park, H. S. Park, the Misses Park, fi. Caldicott, S. Marino, C. H. Lougee, J. M. Arguiano, L. H. Griffith, P. Largle, Theodore Paschke, Rosa F. de Campos, Enrecita Cortez, Jose Pnmero, F. Arevalo, R. S. Gutmann, George O'Hara, F. Mentken, 0. Eckstein and family, C. Perez, Henor Phelippi and family, A. Casco. There were forty-three in the steerage. E. Acosta, a wealthy Mexican of Mazatlan, came aboard the steamer at that port, en route for San Francisco, on the 22d and died at sea on the morning of the 30tb. He was an in valid and addicted to the use of intoxica ting liquors. He was buried at sea twelve hours after his death. Htnry Seiler, a pantryman on tbe Aca pulco, became temporarily insane and jumped overboard a few days out from Mazatlan. A boat was lowered and the man rescued. He is confined aboard of the steamer. The steamer Washtenaw arrived yester day, twelve day and sixteen hours from Panama, with a full cargo. The Monowai on her voyage from Aus tralia spoke the ship Niobe of Greenock from Newcastle bound for San Francisco, in latitude 33 deg. 2 mm. south, longitude 177 deg. 44 mm. All were well on board, and the vessel making good headway to her destination. The race between the yachts El Sneno of the Encinal Club and the Queen of the San Franciscos took place yesterday afternoon. Both vessels had been preparing for weeks in anticipation of the contest, and a stubborn aquatic fight was to be made for the challenge cup. The start at the narrow-gauge pier was made at 2 o'clock, the El Snepo crossing the line a little in advance of her rival. In the dead beat to windward toward Blossom Rock she gained on the Queen about 3 minutes, and in the run to Hunters Point she gained almost 3 minutes more. In the return stretch to Mission Rock stakeboat the Queen fell further behind, and in the run home the El Suepo set her spinnaker, water-sail and gaff topsail, crossing the line fully nine minutes ahead of her little competitor. The wind was light and not favorable for the defeated craft. The yacht Volunteer sailed around, keeping close to the Queen, the object be ing to test the latter vessel's speed for some future contest. The Queen had four minutes' time allowance. The coast defense vessel Monterey sailed for Mare Island yesterday afternoon. TESTED HEB CALVES. Painful Experience of a Young Girl With White Bloomers. The pretty little gum girl in white bloomers who presides over the gum stand in the north gallery of the Mechanics' Pa vilion had an exciting experience yester day that she will not soon forget. Those THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1895. who have seen this young woman will re member that she displays below the bloomers a pair of ample calves. Yesterday when several hundred school children discovered those calves they were at first inspired with awe. Soon, however, their curiosity was aroused, ana simulta neously about 150 youngsters determined to ascertain if it was a really genuine arti cle or only "make believe." In a minute 150 pins of various lengths and degrees of sharpness were produced, and she of the ample calves began to per form a war dance as each inquisitive young ster satisfied him or herself. When the gum girl could stand the an noyance and the pins no longer she broke from the inciosure and fled to the ladies' dressing-room with the youthful mob at her heels. The young girl tried to take refuge in an inside room, but she was sur rounded again by her tormentors. So great wa9 the tumult that all the police and watchmen were attracted, and it was not until the children were driven from the room by Superintendent Smyth that she breathed freely again. She was obliged to put on her street dress before she dared to appear at the booth again. NO DANGER OF CHOLERA. Keports of the Epidemic at Honolulu Are Greatly Exag gerated. There is no danger of an epidemic of cholera in San Francisco. That is the judgment of Quarantine Officer Pr. Chal mers and Dr. Morse, chairman of the Board of Health, who have made a thorough in vestigation of the report brousrht by the Oceanic steamship Monowai that cholera was ragine at Honolulu and that it was carried there by the steamship Belgic, which subsequently visited San Francisco. According to this investigation there was apparently no ground for the sensa tional story circulated yesterday that the Chinese passengers who came by the Belgic might be scattered over the State ready to spread the dread plague, from having been exposed to it on shipboard. The news which came by the Monowai I was to the effect that Captain Carey had refused to land at Honolulu or to even I bring the mails from there on his return I from the Orient, because cholera was epi demic at that port. First Officer McMecken of the Monowai | said yesterday that there were eight cases of cholera at Honolulu when they left, and that two deaths had occurred. McMecken ! said, further: Oaotain Carey, knowing if he landed or took | anything whatever aboard fr.>m the port, that I he would be quarantined at San Francisco, de clined to take the rlbk. The purser took a verbal mesßage from the minister with the in structions to transmit it to the State Dopart ment upon the ship's arrival here. This wag done, and the message contained simply the information that cholera prevailed to the ex tent mentioned. AFFILIATED COLLEGES. Potrero Taxpayer* Discuss John Cen ter's Offer of a Site and Appoint a Committee. The offer by John Center of a site in the Potrero for the Affiliated Colleges building was discussed at a meeting of taxpayers held at the Lick School, on Sixteenth and Utah streets, last night. The meeting was called to order by J. Glocken, secretary of the Southern Heights Improvement Club, and George A. Mer rill, principal of the Lick School, was made chairman. Mr. Merrill addressed the meeting on the superior advantages of the site offered by Mr. Center. Mr. Merrill dwelt on the accessibility of the site within one mile of the City Hall, and comprising seven acres, or 400 by 760 feet and lies between Fifteenth and Sixteenth and Bryant and Potrero streets. Mr. Haskins urged the correction of mis representations that had gone out about the site. K. L. Lowe nrged the committee of the advantages to professors, the students, who must have nn accessible place, and to persons who would submit themselves to clinics. He spoke of the elevated location of the site which forms one of the small hills in refutation of the rumor that it was in a swamp. Mr. Center was aked to address the meet ing, and entertained his hearers with a his tory of the Potrero. A committee, composed o*f E. L. Lowe of 730 Fillmore street, A. Raymond, Potrero avenue, aiid H. W. Newbauer of 412 Front street, was appointed to prepare a state ment of facts and prepare a petition to be presented to the committee of the Board of Regents of the University of California that has in charge the recommendation of a site. NEW POLITICAL MOVE. Gunst and Rainey Said to Be Work ing for an Increased Police Force. It was common talk yesterday that a determined effort will be made at the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors to revive the ordinance introduced some time ago in regard to adding seventy-five men to the police force. The proposed increase found favor in the eyes of Supervisors King, Benjamin, Hughes, Dimond and Dunker, while the remainder of the board were opposed to anything not necessary, particularly when such action meant extra cost to the City. It develops, however, that a large part of the opposition was the result of internal dissension over the question of patronage. One party wanted the Supervisors to have the naming of sixty members, or live each, while others thought that they could easily get along with two or three, leaving the balance to the Police Commissioners. Sam Rainey and Moses A. Gunst have thrown themselves into the breech, as the atory goes, and have secured the consent of the members, who stood out for five places each, to reduce their claim to three, or thirtj»-six for the entire board. Rainey and Gunst are now using their influence with Supervisors Wagner and Morgenstern in the hope of inducing these gentlemen to vote with Messrs. King, Benjamin, Dimond. Hughes and Dunker. Ned Lanigan, who is the strong personal friend and political bedfellow of Super visor Wagner, laughs at the idea of that gentleman melting under the influence of either Rainey or Gunst; neither does he think it possible for sufficient influence to be brought to bear on any of the other Supervisors to cause them to change front. THE GALLAGHERS` MONEY Father Nugent's Tribute to the Patron 3of St. Rose's Parish Church. WERE NATIVES OF IRELAND. Tho Fund 9 Were Given With the Hope of Preventing Another Will Contest. The Rev. Father Nugent of St. Rose's parish makes the following statement concerning the Gallaghers and tho good uses to which their money was put toward the construction of his new church build ing: "Thomas Gallagher, who earned the money, and Mrs. Ellen Gallagher who ad vanced it, in compliance with an explicit understanding with her husband, for build ing St. Rose's splendid new church, in course of erection on Brannan street, were natives of County Donegal, Ijeland, and the families of both were acquainted. Mr. Gallagher learned the trade of blacksmith in his native country and worked some time in England before coming to America. He first got employment in Philadelphia, to which city his future wife had also emi grated. He next went or was sent to the State of Maine, where through his own ingenuity he erected new gas works, and he was afterward brought to this City under contract of the Donahue brothers (Peter and James) to superintend the lay ing of the gas mains. "From this place he went to Stockton, where he built the gas works, and after a few years sold out, returned to San Fran cisco and invested what money he realized in property on Kearny street. It is the proceeds of the rents and sale of this prop erty that is now building St. Rose's Church, which will be one of the finest churches on the coast and an ornament to the City. "Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher were well mated, being of a religious turn of mind, and hav ing no children they gave up the idea, over a quarter of a century ago, of making Thomas Gallagher. [From a photograph.] money and concluded to enjoy what they had. Mr. Gallagher would often say that he would not wear himself out accumulat ing money for his relations to quarrel over and perhaps lead them to destruction. He was also very much opposed to bequeath ing any considerable sum of money to relatives, especially if they were young, lest instead of being an advantage to them it might prove a disadvantage. He often declared he would be his own executor if Mrs. Ellen Gallagher. [From a photograph.] he were spared, and that he would ;ieave the great bulk of his means to Borne worthy religious institution. "Mrs. Gallagher shared the views of her husband fully. In fact, she had not an idea that was not his, and after his death her sole aim in life was to carry out his intentions as enjoined on her. When the estate was wound up she intimated that she would at least be her own executrix by advancing money enough to enable the erection of a fine cnurch for the people of St. Rose's parish, who could never supply themselves with sucn a building. She hoped that her example might induce Eome other rich ladies near her to under take some other noble work. "She was incessant in urging me to begin the edifice, and as real estate was difficult to dispose of, in order to maKe a com mencement, she donated all the ready money she could spare. "Ground was first broken a year aeo last April, and the basement story finished be fore the winter rains, at a cost of over $23,000. A solid foundation of clay and rock was found nineteen feet below the sidewalk. The concrete walls fourteen feet high are in some places twelve feet wide and are very rich in cement. This made the foundation very expensive, but it is one of the best in the City. The basement will be thirteen feet in the clear. The church proper has, a, frontage of 95 feet by a depth of 160. Mrs. Gallagher was most im patient to see the work progress and an noyed at every delay. "When reading of the contests of so many wills she would smile and express the wish that there would not be much to contest after her, and that she might be spared to bring her undertaking to a suc cessful issue. She expressed the belief with her husband that as they had no children the best thing that could be done with their money was to expend it here where it was accumulated, in some insti tution which would be a perpetual benefit to the community, and which while being built would give employment in these hard times to many deserving people. "Like another lady of a similar turn of mind across the bay she insisted that the whole thing wonldbe kept a secret until the church should be completed and the day of its dedication. But the secret has leaked out prematurely by an attempt to frustrate the designs of the benefactress, and divert the funds to a channel for which she never intended them." AMATEUR THEATRICALS. Performance of "Captain Swift" for the Benefit of St. Joseph's Literary Society. What bids fair to be a very entertaining performance is to take place in St. Joseph's Hall, Tenth and Howard streets, next Wednesday evening, when the four-act drama, "Captain Swift," by the kind per mission of T. Daniel Frawley, will be pro duced, with a strong cast, under the direc tion of Leo Cooper. The purpose of the performance is to raise funds to furnish the. rooms of the literary society. St. Joseph's Literary Society is one of the latest organizations to come into public prominence. It was organized in St. Joseph's parish by Rev. Father Joseph M. Gleason five or six months ago and during that short time has attracted attention by its able work. The church was well equipped in the line of purely religious societies and sodalities. The literary society was organized to sup ply a need. It is social and educational in its aim. The young men who apply for membership must be at least over 18 years old. T. Daniel Frawley has, by his advice, aided the society in many ways from the beginning, and Leo Cooper says it will be tbe most successful amateur affair in many years. The caet is as follows: Mr. Gardiner, an Australian squatter, George Ryan; Mr. Wilding, the adventurer, Thomas Hlckey: Mr. Seabrook, an English gentleman, Daniel M. Fitzgerald; Harry Seabrook, his son, Milton Bernard; Marshall, Seabrook's brother, Dennis Horgan ; Mr. Ryan, Queensland detec tive, Patrick Barry; Bates, W.H.Hamilton; Mrs. Seabrook, Miss Anna Daly; Mabel, her daughter, Charlotte Secorde; Stella Darbisher, her ward and nurse, Anna Peters; Lady Stan ton, Fannie Ilegauai&t. STONE AND HIS PASS. Another Charge to Be Brought Against Huntington on His Arrival Here. In the light of developments made within the past twenty-four hours by members of the American Railway Union they are more than ever determined to .prosecute C. P. Huntington on the charge of having violated the interstate commere act in issuing a pass to Frank M. Stone. They now claim to have evidence that the pass given to Stone by the Southern Pacific president baa been used not only in an interstate journey but for a trip across the continent, and to have the most positive evidence of its use between Ozden and San Francisco. January, 1894, Stone went to New York for Dr. McDonald in reference to matters connected with the Pacific and People's banks, and some of the ex-strikers state that they can prove that the pass was used on this trip, for part of it to Og den, if not clear across to the Atlantic. It is not proposed to drop the pending case in which Stone usea the pass to Red ding, but a double use of the pass will be charged. When Mr. Huntinpton arrives here a warrant will be sworn out for his arrest be fore Mayor Sutro under a Federal statute creating Mayors Federal magistrates. The case will then be taken before the Federal Giand Jury and the United States Attor ney-General will probably be asked to ap point special counsel to prosecute the case. MAY DELAY THE TEIAL. A liegal Holiday May Postpone the Durrant Case for Twenty-Four Hours. It is possible that the opposing forces in the Durrant case may assemble in court to morrow only to take an adjournment for twenty-four hours. Attorney Deuprey has learned that Mon day is Labor day, and that Labor day was made a legal holiday by a recent act of Congress. There is a question as to the bear ing of the act of Congress, in that Califor nia celebrates a Labor day of her own, but incase Judge Murphy rules adversely in the matter an exception will be taken and a point made whereon to hang an, appeal to the Supreme Court. The members of the District Attorney's office to whom Deuprey communicated his discovery hold the opinion that there is nothing in the point. Presiding Judge Sanderson believes, however, that in case an objection is raised, it would in a case of this importance be wise to allow it. But he will not as presiding Judge issue any order affecting the other departments. Judge Murphy declines to discuss the mat ter till the objection is raised in his own court. WILLIAM GOULD HONOBED. Golden Gate Commandery's Surprise to the First Commander. Golden Gate Commandery of the Knights Templar did honor to their first com mander and past grand commander, Major William A. Gould, and his wife Friday evening. It was the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gould. Through clever management the pair dined with some friends and when sum moned to their home at 904 Van Ness avenue by the announcement that com pany had arrived found the house full of smiling guests. Besidss hearty congratu lations Mr. and Mrs. Gould received a substantial token of remembrance in the form of areclining-chair, which Sir Merrill, as master of ceremonies, and Sir A. G. Booth presented in behalf of those present. Among the guests were: Major and Mrs. W. O. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Merrill, Mr.Jand Mrs. A. G. Booth, Mr. and Mre. Frank J. French, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fonda, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Morf few, Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Peil, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vail, Mrs. W. B. Sumner, Mrs. F. W. Sumner, Robert McMillan, Mrs. H. Albert Mau, Miss Julia Mau, Miss Carrie L. Gould, Miss Agnes Sadler, Miss Maud Atkinson, Mrs. C. Boughton, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fonda, Miss Emma Wainwright, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. May hew, H. F. Gould, Roy F. Kimball, Mrs. Edna R. Field, George Childs, C. Roman, S. P. Tug gle, Edgar Atkinson, F. M. Martin, Arthur Mau. A Diplomatist From the Orient. Chester Holcombe of New York, who is con nected with the United States Embassy in China, arrived from the Orient yesterday and registered at the Palace. He is on his way to Washington, I). C, and on his arrival there will probably place before the State Depart ment a report of Minister Denby's observations and investigations relative to the outrages committed by the Chinese on missionaries re siding in China. FETED UNDER THE TREES. A Garden Party Given in Aid of St. Raphael's Church. DAZZLING* DISPLAY IS MADE. Mrs. O'Connor's Residence In San Rafael a Bower of Lights and Flowers. Soft as the mellow light of the waning moon, the luster of Chinese lantern? shone over lawn and pathway at the O'Connor place in San Rafael last evening. All San Rafael was there and much of San Francisco. The garden party, for such it was, was given in aid of the Church of St. Raphael, of San Rafael, and over the event the genial pastor himself, Father Lagan, pre sided. He managed things with a master hand, but he had no lack of able assist ance, and as a consequence the fete was a great success. The booths were scattered over the lawn, over the pathways and under the big cypresses in the garden, and all were decorated with art. The grab-bag booth, a type of all the others, "stood at the foot of two bie cypresses. It was set in an arbor, round the uosts of which stems of growing ivy thickly twined themselves, while tasty fingers had added strings of lanterns and garlands of green. The other booths were much the same, varied only in the manner of their decoration and the wares they held. There was a progamme of a miscellane ous character on the lawn in front, during both afternoon and evening, and up in the Japanese booth there was more music to help the hours pass. Those in charee of the refreshment booths on the lawn were: Mrs. W. J. Wockman, Mrs. F. N. Marron, Mrs. Cochran, Miss Patterson, Miss Olive Satori, Mrs. James Hunter, Mrs. Kinsclla, Miss Scott, Miss Murray, Mrs. Wolf, Miss Schneider, Miss Martin. Gypsy booth— Miss Annie Day, Miss Katie Fox and Miss Mary Peters. Postoffiee— Miss Nellie Bein, Miss Fanny Turner, Miss Julia Haley, Miss Kittle Bain, Miss Nellie Grahum, Miss May Flaherty and Miss Adelaide Gleeson. Grabbag— Mrs. Elliott, Miss Kellv, Miss Cur ran, Miss Lizzie X)uflicy, Miss Katie Klncella and Homer Mardiil". Flower booth — Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Goerl, Miss Martha Nicols, Miss Mamie Kintell, the Misses Saul try, Miss Ltfttß, Miss Lillie Welch and Miss Maggie O'Brien. Japanese booth— Mrs. W. J. Miller, Mrs. P. S. Fay, Mrs. A. F. Pacheco, Mrs. E. W. McCarthy, Miss Augustine Clarke, Miss Henrietta Valen cia, Miss Clara Fay, Miss Flora Chisholm, Miss Mamie Eden, Miss Julia Herzog, Miss Stella Fay, Miss Minnie Fay. At the dinner rubles— Mrs. Donahue, Mrs. McDufflcy, Mrs. McElarny, Mrs. Thomas Whit temoro. Miss Alin, Mrs. Manny, Miss Convery, Miss Peters, Miss Lunny, Mis 3 Lynch, Miss Murphy and the Misses Donahue. skating rink— James Gleeson and George Keller. Bowling alley— Otto and Frank Lang. PEOPLE'S PAETY IKDOESES IT. Adds Its Strength to the Municipal Ownership Petition. The People's party at a meeting of its leaders in Mozart Hall on Market street last night indorsed the petition of the Union for Practical Progress for a special election for the submission of the munici pal ownership question to the vote of the people. A letter to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors asking that a special election be called will be seni at once as a separate communication from the People's party, and signed by Chairman Barney of the county committee. m THE OWL Jjpl drug CO., |p CITRATE DRUGGISTS! 1128 AXarls.et Street, SAN FRANCISCO, -. 320 S. Spring Street, LOS ANGELES. OPEN ALL NIGHT. Don't forget TELEPHONE to call us up by telephone NUMBER when in need of Drugs, Patent SOUTH iledicines and Prescriptions. 356. . Prompt attention given to all or- ders by telephone or mall. REMEMBER THESE PRICES. 1i15ter1ne:..........:,....... •• ......^.750 Henley's Celery. Beef Iron ........75c Plnkhara's Vegetable Compound ..........75c Pierces Favorite Pre5cripti0n. .............:....750 Miles' Nervine. ....75c Phillirs' Cod Liver 0i1...........".-. --750 Warner Kidney and Liver Cure ......85c Scott's Emu15i0n............. •• ......65c Weyth's and Hoff's Extract Ma1t. ............ 25c Appolllnaris Water, quarts....... ......25c HunyadiJanos Water... 25c Palne's Celery Compound. — 60c Gosnell's Cherry Tooth Paste ...:......... .35c Calder's Dentine..... ......... ....1.. 16c and 35c Joys,' Ayer'sand Hood's Sarsaparllla 65c Cuticura Resolvent- . . . ....:.... 70c Syrup Figs and Pond's Extract 35c Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ..................... 35e Chichester's Pennyroyal Pi 115..... $1.50 Barclay's Periodical Pi 115 ........ ............. $2.00 Arnica and Myrrh Tooth Soap .......16c Alcoclc's P1a5ter5......../......:.... ..10c Mariana Coca Wine ,\ .'..:. ........91.00 Baker's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil.. ....75c Eagle Condensed Milk ....................... 16c Veronica Water .*. '. 400 Angler's Petroleum Emu15i0n. ............. ... 40c Mellin's Infant F00d. ............. ......35c and 65c Nestles Food ;............. ...400 Malted Milk 40c and 80c THE BEST OF ITS KIND. Painter's Coca Wine and Celery Tonic. A Tonic Remedy and Appetizer. Regular Price, 81.35. Our Price, 85c per Bottle. FOR MEDICINAL USE. ALLEN'S PURE MALT WHISKY. I > Perfect in Flavor. Absolutely Pure. 85c per Bottle. ■ Pacific Coast Agents for _ EDISON'S OBESITY GOODS. PILLS, SALTS, BANDS. WRITE FOB CIBCUIiAB. ';:' : "mEW TO-PAY. '. -..-.j^-- Domestic Department! DON'T PASS THESE WITHOUT INVESTIGATING THEIR WONDERFUL VALUE. YOU DON'T SEE SUCH OFFERINGS EVERY DAY. Special Values in ALL-WOOL ON B ALE CALIFORNIA BLANKETS, FOR 64x80, legular price $6, $4. 00 6 lbs 2>4.UU 80x90 — A VERY SPECIAL ON SALE RARE CHANCE, guaran- FOR teed all wool, T/. lbs, regu-^e CZf\ lar price 50 %D%Jm%J\J 76x90-Regnlar price $10.... <&O AQ Eastern Blankets. 10-4 — Extra Heavy, a nice ON SALE article for family use, were FOR 2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::SI.25 11-4— Extra Heavy, were $2 50 ON SALE FOR ::::•:::;:::::::::::::::::::::$ 1. 50 EXTRA LARGE SIZE, were ON SALE FOR 35 .°::::::::::::::::::::::::S2.OO BLEACHEDIHEETING ! SUPERIOR QUALITY. 42 Inches wide, at lOc 6-4 wide, at ..12}£c 7-4 wide, at...... 15c 8-4 wide, at ...16c 9-4 wide, at....*.............. ....lSc 10-4. wide, at ...20c GREAT VALUES IS COMFORTERS ! GUARANTEED WHITE FILL- ON SALE INGS, full size, were $2, FOR sateen c0vered.............. (I* I C>O Parcels delivered free in this and neigh- boring cities and towns. Country orders solicited. • Samples on application. KOHLBERC, STRAUSS & FROHMAN, 1220-1222-1224 MARKET ST. DON'T INS CHANCE! A FEW ITEMS, BUT HOW CHEAP! Fancy Teapots, Blue Decorations, capacity. iy 3 pint 5....... 100 Fancy Teapots, Baised Decorations, capacity 1 quart....... 150 White Coffee Cups and Saucers, Fluted Egg Shell China, 2 for. 25c After Dinner Coffee Egg Shell China, three . decorations, 3 for .......25c Full-size Toilet Set, as cut, consisting of six v pieces, Blue. Brown or Pink Decorations ?1 95 44-piPce Royal Blue Duchess Tea Bet, latest 5hape...... ................ ........ ....... f 8 60 ' 106-piece Royal Bine Duchess Dinner Set. . .*l3 BO 100-piece White Semi- Porcelain Dinner Set. latest shape...... .......$lO 00 Electrical Construction and Repairing of All Kinds. Estimates Given.* NOTE. — Special attention given to Grinding Razors, Shears and Edged Tools by skilled, mechanics. Price* moderate. , * 818-820 Market Street ■Pholaxi Building. Factory— 3o First Street. SAN 111 RANGHO! All persons holding our ''Certificate of Title" to any portion Of the San • Miguel Rancho, or those.. who may obtain such, wo ; guarantee to defend FREE OF COST in the contemplated suit affecting the title to said rancho. I:H>> ; - SIMPSON & MILLAR, ;„,.. ■, ; - . Searchers of Records. --• COAL! COAL ! We11ingt0n. ................ .51000 -V ; ' .... • 50uthf1e1d. :.::."..".:..•;....:.. 960 : .... Genuine Coos 8ay...:.:.:;:. 7 Half ton 350 • 5eatUe......"..:;...... ...' SCO— Half ton 400 ■ 8ryan : . . : . ... . . ; . . . . ... .-..*. . . 8 (JO— Half ton 4!IS • Seven Sacks of Redwood, ?1 00. * Telephone— Black— 3s. .-•'■. KNICKERBOCKER COAL CO., ■: 528 Howard ; Street, Near Slritt , 7