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FUNERAL OF ISAAC HECHT
Last Tribute of Respect to an
Honored and Charitable
Citizen.
HIS GREAT LOVE OF FAMILY.
Brief Sketch of His Remarkable and
Successful Business
Career.
The funeral of Isaac Hecht, who died
Thursday morning after an illness lasting
only a few days, was held from his late resi
dence, corner of Washington and Laguna
streets, at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
In keeping with his life, which was nota
bly free from ostentation and pomp, the
funeral exercises, conducted by Rev. Dr.
Nieto, of whose church he was a member,
were remarkably simple, though impres
sive.
Dr. Nieto briefly recounted the dead
man's life, dwelling particularly on his
love for the family circle and his ever con
sistent honorable life. Charity with him
had sprung from a good heart and pure,
that was never hardened against the ap-
peal of a fellow-mortal, and that went out
in deepest sympathy to all less fortunate
than himself.
At 10 o'clock the funeral cortege, made
tip of the relatives of the deceased and a
few friends and business associates, who
loved him in life and honored him in
death, slowly wended its way to the Third
and Townsend streets station, where a
special train was in waiting to convey all
that remained of Isaac Hecht to his last
earthly resting place — Home of Peace
Cemetery. The exercises at the grave
were short and simple, consisting solely of
an earnest prayer offered byTDr. IS'ieto,
after which the casket was covered with a
wreath of flowers that soon buried it from
the loving gaze of relatives and friends.
The lloral offerings of friends were num
erous, rich and refined. The whist club, of
which Mr. Hecht was a prominent mem
ber, sent a beautiful design made of roses
and violets. The factory employes did not
forget their late employer, but sent a large
floral offering that was a marvel of delicate
taste. It was constructed of white roses
and geraniums.
Isaac M. Hecht was born in Heinstadt,
Bavaria, April 11, 1833, and was 6_> years of
age at the time of his death. His parents
came to America when he was still a small
child, taking up their residence in Balti
more, In 1857 he came to San Francisco
and established the boot and shoe firm of
Buckingham & Hecht, which in time be
came the leading house in that line west of
the Mississippi.
The firm also engaged largely in the im
port and export of fine leather. Some
years after Mr. Hecht's advent in this
City he was joined by his younger broth
who immediately became associated in
business with him. In this particular may
be mentioned one of Mr. Hecht's strongest
characteristics. He never engaged in any
line of business, great or small, without
admitting his brothers as full partners.
In 1862 Mr. Hecht married Miss Blema
Rosewald of Baltimore, five children re
sulting from the union, all of whom are
now living in this City. The Hecht
brothers have followed the principle of
family co-operation, and to this they
ascribe largely their success in life.
Ten years ago Mr. Hecht withdrew from
active business and founded the commis
sion wool house of Hecht Bros. & Co. of
Boston, the management devolving on the
younger members of the family. A year
ago the brothers established a banking
house on Pine street, dealing exclusively
in high class securities and bonds.
In charitable matters he was foremost
and his work in benevolent institutions has
endeared him to the hearts of thousands
of San Francisco's best citizens. He was
president of the' German Hospital for two
years, holding at the same time a similar
position in the Eureka Benevolent Associ
ation.
In German societies he took an active in
terest and a prominent part in all their
councils, and to his individual efforts can
be attributed the present success of many
of these worthy institutions. • He was an
active member of Bay City Lodge of Odd
Fellows and a trustee of the Temple
Emanu-El.
Mr. Hecht took a lively interest in pol
itics, affiliating with the. Republican party.
More than once strong efforts have been
made to have him accept a nomination for
Mayor, Presidential Elector and other of
fices of honor. Nothing could ever tempt
him, however, to leave the privileges of
private life for the uncertain field of pol
itics.
Besides the widow, five children —
sons and three daughters — survive him.
There are also four brothers and one sis
ter, Jacob H., Louis, Abraham E., Marcus
H. and Mrs. L. P. Weil.
DE. CASE ON MENTAL TEOUBLES.
His Views of Practical Work— The
Chnrch Owes So Man.
Dr. Case preached at Howard-street M.
E. Church from the text, "But this one
thing I do." He said:
"It is marvelous, the make-up of the
human soul. I aro strongly impressed
this evening by the fact that the brain, a
material substance, is operative only when
played uoon by the Great Intelligence.
"The man or woman who is self-centered
is morbidly sensitive. There is too much
indulgence in introspection, too much
searching of hearts. There is too much
looking at tongues in mirrors, although
tongues are good things to look after.
Such a person magnifies every pain and
pimple into a deadly cancer. This is true
of the realm of mentality.
"Go to a physician if you are ailing and
he will probably ask if you have any anx
iety. In that sense there may be truth in
the faith cure. There may be a sub
stratum, even a column, of truth in every
error. When people say to me that Chris
tian science is all error, I answer it cannot
he, or it would not have lived a week, and
so with spiritualism. Error is a serpent
that wraps itself about some column of
truth. When the poison ivy wraps itself
about an oak, well nigh concealing the
monarch of the wood, the proper thing is
to destroy the ivy and leave the oak to
grow.
"If you want to cultivate nobility of
soul begin to cultivate charitableness and
veneration now. The philosophy of wor
ship is as reasonable as the philosophy of
the physical. Don't wait to begin your
spiritual training until you are aged, and
then expect to ririe a heavenly bicycle.
You will get a header first thing, and will
deserve it. Don't expect to be a big angel
up yonder if you are not a human angel
here ; be a man or woman who tries to make
better the community in which you live,
and no city needs such service more than
does San Francisco. Noah pegged away at
the ark, despite the taunts of those who
ridiculed his efforts.
"We have reason to be encouraged. We
can say to-night that we owe no man any
thing. In concluding his sermon Dr.
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prftftd Baking
ABSOLUTELY. PURE
Case said: "This closes the third year of
my pastorate. » I love this spot. I love
this place. • I shall be glad \to • return for
the remaining two years ; allotted, as you
have requested, if it is deemed best. I
think I snail, but if not some one else will.
I hope there will be no plan to move to the
Panhandle or any other quarter of the
City. Such a change . would not ,; be dic
tated by the spirit of God."
EVENING AUDIENCES.
The Pastor of St. John's Presbyterian
Church Finds Only One Fault
With Congregations.
The Rev. Dr. D. Hanson Irwin occupied
the pulpit of St. John's Presbyterian
Churh yesterday, after an absense of six
weeks spent mostly on Puget Sound.
Dr. Irwin has resumed his work in the
best of spirits and feels that he got just
what he wanted during his vacation— a
good rest and plenty of sea air.
He visited several places on the sound,
and one Sunday preached in Seattle.
Speaking of his trip, he said: "I have
been gone since the middle of July. I
spent a good deal of my time on the
water. I visited the principal places of in
terest round the sound."
Yesterday morning's service was at
tended by a large congregation, and some
handsome floral decorations graced the
altar. Dr. Irwin preached from the text:
"The just shall live by faith" Romans
1:17.
"It is faith," he said, "that must be
E reached, and something must be done,"
c remarked, jokingly, "to get people to
come up this hill. " The morning at
tendance is very satisfactory, but the even
ing attendance is not what it should be. I
suppose a great many pastors find the
same fault. It is the only fault I find with
my work here. We are on the apex of a
hill, and perhaps the church is a little diffi
cult of access.
"I have thought of a great many plans,
and there are many legitimate things that
I may yet be done. I have thought of
! changing the evening service to afternoon.
1 want elevating music, but, as a rule, I do
not believe in professional choirs, for I
thing those who sing the gospel should
know the gospel and believe in it."
STOLE A HAND OF BUDDHA.
One Chinese Who Will Have
Phenomenal Luck for a
Year to Come.
Chinatown Celebrating* the Seventh-
Month Festival of Feeding:
the Dead.
There is one happy Mongolian in China
town to-day, in fact a great many of them
are happy, but one is supremely so. It is
Ah Lung Wat. The reason for his great
joy is due to the fact that he was success
ful in pilfering from under the very noses
of watchful guards a token which accord
ing to heathen belief will bring him suc
cess in all his undertakings for a year to
come.
This is the seventh month of the Chinese
year and the annual seventh, month fes
tival has been in progress for three days.
It begins the 7th and continues until the
middle of the Chinese month. According
to the popular superstition, all the Chinese
who die from natural causes go to a hell
reigned over by Kwai Wong, the king of
devils. All those who are removed from
the earth by murder or any ether unnat
ural cause remain to roam the earth in
spirit. These are supposed to be but
poorly fed and clad.
The seventh-month festival is, therefore,
given and the spirits of all the departed
heathen come forth and feast and procure
new raiment, for if they were not feasted
and clothed once a year the spirits would
destroy the Chinaman's crop, would an
noy his wife, and his children would be
deformed; his ousiness would suffer and
various other calamities would beset him.
Kwai Wong also sallies forth from his
palace in hell at this time and visits the
temple. He must also be appeased. To
deliver themselves from the wrath of Kwai
Wong and from the torment of the spirits
the temple of the common people prepares
a feast which is set before tbe god or god
dess of the temple, as the case may be,
there being numerous gods and goddesses
who reign and are worshiped in the vari
ous temples or joss houses." Paper clothing
and money in abundance are burned
at the same time to provide the raiment.
The relatives or friends of a deceased Chi
naman also prepare a feast and set it out
for the departed one.
Thus the king of devils is satisfied, and
after three days he returns to his abode in
the infernal regions, the spirits go their
way in peace and the heathen is restored
to his peace of mind for another year.
The most important part of the festival
is the feasting of Kwai Wong, his satanic
majesty. For this an extraordinary repast
is prepared, the principal feature of which
is an immense pyramid cake, on the top of
which is a hand, made of choicest con
fectionery, which is supposed to represent
the hand of Buddha, upon which rests all
the blessings which are the result of the
rites performed during the festival.
The Chinaman who at the close of the
feast can purloin this nand from the cake
without being detected in the act will re
ceive all these blessings for a year and his
food luck will be something phenominal.
t is the successful accomplishment of this
feat that has filled Ah Lung Wat with such
joyfulness that he is spending money in
celebrating' the event to the utter aston
ishment of his Mongolian friends, so lav
ish is he in putting his savings into circu
lation. '
For the past three aays the great cake
has rested on a pedestal, in front of Ting
Fow, the Goddess of Heaven, the idol wor
shiped by the Chinese at the Ting Tow
Mv Temple in Waverly place. The period
during which Kwai Wong was supposed to
linger in the temple was up last evening,
and a special guard was placed around
the sacred hand, but Ah ' Lung Wat
watched his opportunity and 1 made way
with the token' at a moment when the
guards had relaxed their vigilance. He is
a truck farmer with a patch ot land near
the City, and now he expects to raise such
vegetables as were never before seen or
heard of. ( Ah Lung Wat was fortunate in
more ways than one.'for a severejcudgeling
is the penalty of detection in the act.
The feasting of the spirits will continue
until the middle of the month.
Elcho Gun Club Shoot.
The semi-monthly shoot of the Elcho Gun
Club of this City was held at Green Brae, San
Mateo County, yesterday. The match was at
twenty-five birds, and the following scores
were made: J. D. Coon 23, J. F. Noonan 21, C.
H. Kewell 22, B. Schuken 18, E. J. Healey 20,
Dr. J. F. Gibbon 20, L. Holden 17, E. Crane 9,
William Ahem 7, D. Herring 12, Dr. Ayers 9,
J.Maynardß.
Grutli Schuetzen Section.
The regular medal competition of the Grntli
Schuetzen Section was held yesterday, the fol
lowing top scores in the different classes being
made: Champion . class, A. Gehret,l4l7; first
class, F. Baumgartner, 405 ; second class, J.
Frei, 401 ; third class, £. Kung, 368 ; first best
shot, F. Fbach, 21 ; last best shot, A. Gehret 24.
THE SAN FRANCISCO ' CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 895;
WILLIAM BELCHER DEAD
The Eminent Jurist Passed
Away at the Palace Early
in the Morning.
FAMED IN LEGAL CIRCLES.
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For More Than Thirty Years He Had
Been Connected With the
California Bar.
William C. Belcher died at his rooms
in the Palace Hotel at 3 o'clock yes
terday morning from a complication of
disorders in which an acute malarial con
dition and blood poisoning supervening
from it played a prominent part.
Mr. Belcher was brother of Judge
Isaac S. Belcher of the Supreme Court
Commission and of Judge Edward A. Bel
cher of the Superior Court of this City.
The late jurist has an eminent record in
Masonic affairs, having for more than
thirty years been chairman of the judiciary
committee of the Grand Lodge, and was a
member of the thrirty-third degree Scot-
WILLIAM O. BELCHER.
[From a photograph.]
tish rite; was past grand master of the
Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of California;
past grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery, and past grand high priest of
the Royal Arch Masons.
He had been prominent in all anti-debris
mining litigation, being one of the counsels
for the miners in the celebrated suit of
Woodruff vs. North and Woodruff.
Probably no attorney in the United
States bad managed more important cases
before the Supreme Court than Judge
Belcher. He was eminently a leader at
thenar.
He was born in Stockbridge, Vt.,
in 1821. He graduated from the University
of Vermont "and afterward studied law,
and was admitted to the bar in 1856.
He came to California in the early days
and took up his residence in Marysville,
where his brother, Isaac S. Belcher, was
already established in the practice of the
law. 4:4 : '7;7 -:
The two. brothers formed a partnership
under the name. of "Belcher & Belcher."
The firm continued until his brother, Isaac
S. Belcher, was raised to the Supreme
bench, about twenty years ago. -.
Mr. Belcher then came to San Francisco
and became associated with E. B. Mastick
& Son, then in tlie practice of law, and
settled down in offices still occupied by the
present firm, "Mastick, Belcher & Mas
tick," at the corner of Commercial and
Montgomery streets.
He possessed a profound knowledge of
the sciences and literature, being, perhaps,
one of the best scholars in California.
His library,' both • professional and lay,
was very large and finely selected.
The cause that led .indirectly to his
death is attributed to an accident which
befell him in the Yosemite Valley eight or
nine years ago.
While riding on the Yosemite stage
coming from the valley, accompanied by
his niece, Miss Taggart, the horses, which
were young and fractious, became unruly
and overturned the stage. Mr. Belcher was
thrown on a pile of rocks, sustaining
severe injuries. One of his knees was
broken and he was dangerously hurt
internally.
A young physician was found on the
train, who attended him until he reached
this City, where Dr. Lane took him under
treatment.
Mr. Belcher continued ill for the period of
a year and never really recovered from the
shock of the accident. He was a 4 reserved
man in regard to himself and seldom spoke
of his physical ills, so that his friends were
not aware until two weeks ago when he
was confined to his bed of the serious
condition of his health. Dr. Lane was then
called and attended him until the hour of
his death.
Six or eight days ago he began to
weaken rapidly. When he passed away,
his niece. Miss Taggart, and his brothers
were at his bedside. Miss Taggart is now
prostrated with grief and lies very ill at
the Palace Hotel.
Mr. Belcher was unmarried. He leaves
the two brothers mentioned above and two
sisters, Mrs. Nathan Whitney of I Ben
nington, N. H., and Mrs. J. B. Taggart of
Stockbridge, Vt., • and another brother,
James M. Belcher, of Pepperell, Mass. V ;
The funeral will take nlace at 2 o'clock
Saturday, the 7th, and will be ' held under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Masons
of California. The remains will be es
corted to the grave by the commanderies
of the Masonic Temple. The ) ceremony
has been postponed until Saturday - that
the Sir Knights now returning ■■ from the
conclave at Boston may attend.
WALKING MATCH.
Power of Contra Costa County Defeats
Kiordan, the Handball Player. .;:..
The two-mile walking match, square
heel and ; toe, between John Riordan, the
well-known handball player, and T. W. E.
Power of Crockett, Contra . Costa ': County,
for a purse of $100 and a gold medal, took
place " yesterday ' afternoon ' in the . Union
handball court. Crockett was represented
by all the athletes in that town and Port
Costa. : /■■ -■ "" ;'' : z 744 • -*.
John O'Connor of Baden was agreed
upon as referee, and W. McGilvray and J.
Provost :• as judges. W. McManus, >; pro
prietor of the court, was starter. -.-7
The two kept; close together for ,a, few
laps, when Power made a spurt and placed
a lap ; between himself ; and Riordan. At
I the seventeenth lap Power put on another
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spurt, but he failed to pass Riordan, amid
the greatest excitement. Power won; the
match by fifteen yards. Time, 17 minutes.
WOMEN'S PKESS SOCIETY.
Fifth Annual Convention Will Bo Held
This Week— Reception
••' Wednesday. .. ...'"■'•'■=•'*.
The fifth annual convention of the
Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
will commence to-morrow.
There will be an executive session in the
morning and in the afternoon a pro
gramme, consisting of an address of wel
come by the president, Mrs. Ada Van Pelt;
a review of the "Great Books of the Year,"
by C. A. Murdock; a contralto solo,
'Snow," by Miss Xena Roberts; an ad
dress on "Fiction, Past and Present," by
Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor; an original
poem by Mrs. Ella M. Sexton ; a paper on
"Women in Journalism," by Mrs. Emma
Seckle Marshall; recitation, "Dusky
Philosophy" (Stockton), Mrs. Elizabeth
Dohrman.
j On Wednesday there will be two meet
ings at the same place, Golden Gate Com
mandery Hall. The morning session will
be an executive one. In the afternoon
there will be an address by Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper on "Forward or Backward
Which?"
Professor W. L. Tomlins will eive an
address on music. Mrs. Emily Browne
Powell will read an original poem.
Mrs. Florence Hardiman ' Miller will
give an address on "An Unpopular De
mand." Mr 3. Frances B. Edgerton will
give "Ten Minutes with Robert Louis
Stevenson." There will be two original
poems, "The Old Home at Butte" and
"Water Hemlock," by Mrs. Lillian H.
Sbuey,and Mrs. Alice KingsburyCooley will
give a paper on "The Value of Dramatic
Literature to the Progress of Civilization."
On Wednesday evening there will be a
reception at the Occidental Hotel, for
which invitations have been issued. On
Thursday at 12:30 the association will
leave for an outing , at Belvedere. The
ladies will take a trip around the bay on
the McDowell Friday morning and on
Saturday there will be an excursion to
Mill Valley. *
NATIONAL GUARD- RUNNERS
Company F Defeats Troop A
in an Athletic Contest
for Points.
EVents Well Contested, but Per
formances Poor— Score
Was 46 to 31.
Company F, N. G. C, secured a victory
over Troop A of the Second Brigade yes
terday, in an athletic contest for points.
The meet was held on the Olympic
grounds and consisted of track and field
events. First place counted five and sec
ond place two; the. final score being, in
fantrymen 46, cavalrymen 31. The mili
tiamen, who do their marching afoot,
carried off six first places and three sec
ond places, while their brothers of the
saddle got three first and six second places.
In addition to the honor of being victors
Company P secured a large pitcher; offered
as a trophy by Major F. F. Follis of the
Second Brigade. ;_
Generally speaking the performances,
when compared with those of ordinary
track and field athletes of longer and more
careful training, were poor, but there were
evidences- of some yery good individual
material that ■ may be made . more of if
these friendly contests of athletic militia
men continue. Moore and the two Hawks
brothers, of Company F, and Duncan and
Epp of the troop are capable of better per
formances than those which secured their
firsts in their events yesterday. Notwith
standing the slow time and the appearance
of the score the races were prettily run and
well contested tothe finish. \ •
It is a new idea for the young business
men composing the different companies of
the National Guard to engage in sucb trials
of their ability as athletes of the spiked
shoe and the cinder track. Troop A may
be said to have ; inaugurated the practice,
for it is from them that the challenge came
after they were flushed with the success of
their recent exhibition of fancy bareback
riding., ' ...■
Following is the order of the events, to
gether with the place men and the score:
100-yard dash— Moore, Company .F, first;
Keating, Company. F, second. Time, 11"^ sec.
16-pound hammer— Company F, first;
Duncan, Troop A, second. Distance, 33 feet
714 inches. -> ■
220-yard hurdle— Bert Hawks, Company F,
first; Upp, Troop A, second. Time, 30"-£ sec.
* 16-pound hammer— Troop A, first;
Penniman, Troop A, second. Distance, 78 feet
9 inches ana 76 feet 2 inches.
I Pole Hawkins. Burnett, TJpp and Dun
can of Troop A only contestants and first and
second places given to Troop A. ;,.,*-■
220-yard dash— Moore, ComDany F, first; W.
Sime, Troop A, second. Time, 25J4 sees.
- Half-mile run— B. Hawks, Company F, first;
"Bones'! Eaton, Troop A, second. Time, 2 mm.
27>-£ sec. ,'..■' .' : ■ :■■; _ •--.*.• y: '-zzr: •_'•■. .- .-_.-.
'Running high jump— Cop, -Troop A, first;
Keating, Company F, second. Height,. 4 ft.
10 in. ;■■ . ■:,,,.-. -.-.. '■'.
Quarter-mile run— Bert Hawks,- Company F,
first W. Sime, Troop A, second.* Time, 56"^
sees. •'!:.:..": ,*, ■-•■ . :*.-„. -.".■....-.'---.,-■
; Mile run— "Bud" Hawks, Company F, first :
Clarke, Company F, second. Time, :6 ■ mm.
10 2-5 sec. ■:; ? :
Running broad jump Moore, Company F,
first; Hawkins, Troop A, second. Distances,
18 ft. 11 in. and 17 ft. 11& in. ;
Pree. This Week:
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BRANCH STORES EVERYWHERE.
ITALIAN BANKERS WANTED
The Bingens of Genoa Who
Caused the Panic There .
Recently.
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT.
Supposed to Be on This Coast— An
Effort Will Be Made to Extra
dite Them.
A dispatch from Phcenix, Ariz., dated
August 30, ' states » that the Governor of
that Territory received on August 29 a
message from the Italian Consul at Den
ver asking him to arrest the Bingen broth
ers, Alfred and Gustavo, of the late bank
ing firm of Bingen Brothers of Genoa,
Italy, on a charge of fraudulent bank
ruptcy.
The amount df money embezzled, ac
cording to the dispatch from Arizona,
amounts to 960,000 lire. The two bankers
sailed from Italy for America on August
2 and, according to the dispatch from the
Italian Consul at Denver, are sup
posed to be either in Arizona or Soutnern
California. '
Behind this dispatch there is quite an
interesting story which recent advices
from Europe have brought to light. The
parties who are endeavoring to have the
Bingen brothers arrested are the Anglo-
Italian Bank, the Federal Bank of Zurich,
Switzerland, and the Securities of Credit
of Zurich. It is probable that if these two
men are in Southern California they will
Soon make their way to this City, as it is
infinitely more difficult to find men in a
large city than in a more sparsely popu
lated district. The Italian Consul at Den
ver has asked that the Bingen brothers be
given up under the "comity of nations,"
although no extradition treaty requires it.
The Arizona dispatch, which states that
960.000 lire ($182,688) is the amount for
which tne Bingen brothers are defaulters,
very much underrates the total. The crash
of the Bingen bank has brought about al
most a panic in Genoa, such as has not ex
isted there for many years. The Fratelli
Bingen were the leading bankers of Genoa.
They were the local Rothschilds, so to
speaK. The bank was established many
years ago by two brothers, and after their
death was continued by the two sons of
the original founders, Alfred and Gustavo,
the two who are now supposed to be on
this coast. In partnership with them was
their uncle, Adolfo.
Some years ago the uncle, distrusting
the speculative tendencies of his nephews,
retired from the firm with a fortune of
about 4,000,000 lire, and has ever since
lived at his villa near Porta Brignole.
After the uncle was out of the firm the two
brothers began financial kite-flying. They
began "bearing" Italian stocks in partner
ship with some Paris firms, and when Ital
ian paper fell from 95 to 71 they made
enormous gains. But their success em
boldened them, and they entered on other
speculations which were not so successful.
They have been in difficulties now for
some months and were forced to pay to
their mother early this year 500,000 lire,
which she withdrew from the business.
For several months prior to their failure
they were in such desperate straits that,
among other things, they commenced sell
ing checks on London for cash at favorable
interest, and then covering these checks
by wire. In this way they obtained the
use of large sums of money for a few days
at a time, but their telegram method went
wrong one day. one of their checks was not
honored, and the bank of Fratelli Bingen
was closed. »
7 A panic followed in Genoa, the Stock
Exchange suspended business, and finally
compromise prices were set upon all stocks
and sureties lor adjustment. The price of
Italian national securities rose after these
bears had failed, the rate of exchange fell
and the premium on gold rose. The losses
to those concerned in the Bingen affair are
very heavy, as there are practically no
assets and the deposits of the bank and all
other securities seem to have disappeared.
Two other banks have been compelled to
suspend payment, Garibaldi & Co. of Porto
Manrico and De Santis of Naples. The
Garibaldi firm is a creditor to the amount
of 1,200,000 lire and De Santis holds checks
on the Bingen brothers to the amount of
500,000 lire. But this is not all, and as
an illustration of the fine Italian work of
the two brothers it is only necessary to add
that the Banco di Koma holds their paper
for 1,000,000 lire, the Banco Veneta for
400,000 lire, Ramella of Turin for 624,000
lire, the Credit Bank of Zurich for 200,000
lire, the Swiss Federal Bank for 200,000
lire and the Lander Bank for a very large
sum, which is not yet known. A Berlin
bank is also reported to have lost 800,000
marks with the Bingen brothers. One of
the: heaviest losers by the failure is the
Anglo-Austrian Bank. Its manage, Mr.
Weinberg, is now at Genoa, where there
are about fifty representatives of banks en
gaged in endeavoring to save what they
can from the wreck.
It is probable that these associated bank
ers nave set on foot the measures to arrest
the fleeing brothers. If the Bingen broth
ers are in Southern California the Italian
Government may make a similar request
upon Governor Budd to that which has
been already addressed to Governor Hughes
of Arizona. Territory. Delivering up
prisoners under the comity of nations is
rather a nice question when no extradition
treaty exists, and it is very doubtful how
the matter would be regarded by Governor
Budd. ' ■ -'■; ■ : '■■ - ■ \-V7
TEE PAULIST FATEERS.
Father Hedges, One of the Mission
aries, Preaches j His First Sermon
in This City.
Father Hedges, Paulist Father, who in
company with Father Clark arrived in
this City about a week since to engage in
missionary work, preached his first ser
mon in St. " Mary's Church yesterday
evening, the subject ■ being • "The Reward
of Faith." "We know of the existence of
God by our mind," said the . father, "for
his existence is ■ made manifest ; by the
wonders and beauties of nature and we
believe in the personality of the Almighty
by faith. We have faith in Christ, who
manifested the individuality of God. By
the exercise . of \ faith we . get the reward,
which is life everlasting. Not only must
we have faith, but we must be just, pure
in thought and act, honest and honor
able and charitable. '- By the exercise of
these virtues and of faith we obtain that
great reward." v
, The sermon, of which this is but a very
brief outline, was listened to with ; a | great
deal of attention by the large congregation
that V filled' the church -of the Paulist
Fathers.
Fathers Hedges and Clark will com
mence their mission at Hollister 7on the
Bth inst. and after that will hold missions
at Nevada ' City, Mariposa ' and '-! Carson
City, Nevada, which :. occupy their ; time
• until ~: the ) Ist of _ November. * - They • will
then return to their home in this City, as
it is one of the rules of the Paulist Fathers
that } they must be ;at I their respective
homes jat Christmas** and Easter. ; After
that the fathers will visit other plac es and
their time will be occupied until June.'
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Baseball Games.
The Clipper Baseball Club -met 'its third de
.feat; at the ■ bands of the Pacifies at the park
grounds yesterday, the' score standing 12 to 3
in favor of the latter organization.
The playing of Peuuigney at shortstop and
the battery work of Murphy and Dreus were
features of the game. . . '-■ ■
. The San Franciscos defeated the Santa Cruz
club yesterday *■ by ' a ■ score ot 8 to 7. ' Pitcher
Kelly of . the ; San Francisco team struck out
twelve men and allowed but six scattered base
hits.
NEW TO-DAY-DRY GOODS. . _
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than similar goods have ever been offered in San Fran-
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NOTE THE PRICES!
100 dozen GENTS' MERINO VESTS AND DRAWERS. .$1.25 Each
150 dozen GENTS' SUPERFINE MERINO VESTS AND DRAWERS
$1.50 Each
75 dozen GENTS' ENGLISH WOOL TOTS and DRAWERS
$2.50 Each
125 dozen GENTS' MERINO HALF H05E. ... ....... 25c Pair
100 dozen GENTS' MERINO HALF HOSE. 50e Pair
75 dozen GENTS' CASHMERE HALF H05E. ........ .40c Pair
75 dozen GENTS' CASHMERE HALF H05E. ........ .60c Pair
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74-47 21 CROCKER BUDDING.
SEAWALL LOT TO LEASE.
-VTOTICE IS' HEREBY. GIVEN THAT BID 3
XJ will be received by the Board of State Harbor
Commissioners at their office, No. 10 California
street, in the city.and county of San Francisco,
State of California, up to and including the Bth day
of September, 1893, for the letting or leasing by
said board of fractional block number seven (7) In
said city and county of San Francisco, anl bounded
by Chestnut, Francisco, Montgomery and Sansome
streets, In said city and county. The bids must set
forth the purpose or purposes for which the bidder
desires to use said lot. Said property will be let to
the highest and best bidder for a term not exceed-
ing twenty-five years; subject, however, ■to the
right of the board to reject any and all bids. Bids
to be opened at the otlice of the board, as above
designated, on THURSDAY, the Bth day of Sep-
tember, 1895, at 2 o'clock p. v.
J. J. KEEOAN,.
Secretary Board of State Harbor Commissioners.
\ Dated August 22, 1885.