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WEDNESDAY OCTOBKR~23, 189S
AMUSEMENTS.
FAir.\viN Theater.— "The Passing Show."
Columbia Theater— "Prince Ananias."
MpKifro's OPKRA-HOUBE— "The Dark Secret."
Tjvoii Opera-house— "Cavalleria Buslicani"
and "Marriage by Lantern."
< m hum- High-Class Vaudeville.
GBOVEB'a Alcazar.— "Pink Dominoes."
Peom.es' Theater, Howard St.— "Through by
Daylight."
Central. Park.— Baseball.
Bay District Track.— Races.
Chrysanthemum Show- At Palace Hotel,
Thursday. October 24.
Si atk BOARn of Trade Exhibit.— s7s Market
met;. below Second. Open daily. Admission tree.
AUCTION SALES.
By Will, E. Fisher* Merchandise, at IB
Post street, commencing 1 '■-'.'■- October '-"• _
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mrs. Nellie Green, a widow, committed sui.
Dde yesterday by poisoning herself.
The Manufacturers' Association will in fu
ture draw attention to home products.
■The Institute of Applied Christianity Invited
Rev. William Rader to be its president.
Dr. F. 11. Stahl is Introducing commendable
reforms at the City and County Hospital.
Contracts were awarded yesterday by the
Valley road for quantities of lumber and piles.
Manager Farnum gave more testimony about
the Pacific Bank assets in Judge Hebbard's
court.
Professor G. H. Howlson lectured on •'Social
ism' at the Second Unitarian Church last
evening.
The demand forDn Mauricr's novel,"Trilby,"
was revived by the production of the drama in
this city.
An immense musical festival will be held in
the Pavilion next month in aid of the Chil
dren's Hospital.
Two hundred miners have returned from the
Yukon placer mines end brought down consid
erable gold dust.
The Board of Health has begun action to
change the City's garbage system and get a
garbage crematory i: possible.
The winners at the Bay District Tract yester
day were: Corriente, Miss Fletcher, imp. En
dvinion, Three Forks, Marionette.
Traffic Manager Curtis of the Traffic Associa
tion talks of the fight to be made for extending
the trade of San* Francisco into Utah.
• The weather forecast for to-day is "fair, ex
cept partly cloudy in the forenoon, stationary
temperature and brisk westerly winds."
Mr*. Balllncton Booth addressed the students
r l . Stanford University, and President and
Mrs. Jordan joined the Auxiliary League.
The Fair will contest will not be taken up
November 4, as a decision of the Lick House
test case will not be given before that time.
A reception will be tendered Rev. and Mrs.
William Ruder at the parlors of the Third
Congregational Church to-morrow evening.
A Chinese opium-dealer. Wong Vow, was ar
rested yesterday as a result of Deputy Surveyor
of the Port Ruddell's Monday night raid on
Chinatown.
Two Chinese slave girls were rescued from a
disreputable house in Chinatown Monday
night, after tin exciting time with angry
Mongolians.
Mrs. Ida Seldte, 14"5 Hayes street, created a
scene in Judge Conlan's court yesterday by
calling a witness a liar, who was* testifying as
to her reputation.
Arthur St. ("lair Damon, a sailor, was ar
rested yesterday morning on the charge of
' forgery, and to-day a further charge of grand
larceny will be placed against him.
The Fire Committee of the Board of Super
visors yesterday fixed the height of buildings
at 1:25 feet on Van Ness avenue and on Market
street, and 100 feet on all other streets.
• Fish Commissioner Emeric is annoyed that
the United States Fish Commissioners failed to
reciprocate with California in supplying the
State with alewives from Eastern waters. The
alewife is a toothsome fish.
The question as to the legal status of the
Fish and Game Warden, which was to have
been argued before Judge Campbell yes
terday, did not arise as the Warden failed to
swear to the necessary complaint.
W. A. Searles, a Grand Army veteran, slipped
on some grape skins on Grant avenue, breaking
one of his legs, and his comrades of George j
H. Thomas Post have petitioned Mayor Sutro j
for an abatement of the fruit refuse evil.
Architect Shea submitted plans to the New
City Hall Commissioners for a new roof and
attic. The plans provide for the continuation
of the walls of the wings to a sufficient height
to permit, of the addition of another floor to
' the building.
The White Waiters' Protective Union met
last evening in their new hall in the Turk-
Btreet Temple. President McArthur of the
Trades Council ami. several others delivered
addresses. A constitution and by-laws was
adopted. Fifteen new members signed the roll.
As the result of a conference between the
Attorney-General and the Railroad Commis
sioners' yesterday it was decided to employ
Robert Y. Hayne, W. W. Foote and J. C. Daly
as assistant counsel in defending the case
brought against the Railroad Commissioners
by the Southern Pacific .Company.
In the Durrant case yesterday some very
damaging testimony in rebuttal was given in
regard to Durrani's notes of Dr. Cheney's i
lecture. Professor Tnomas Price also stated,
as an expert, that the atmosphere over the !
Bun burners," which Durrant t ays he breathed
while fixing the jet, would have killed any
man.
The tenth day of the Garcelon trial brought
out five witnesses and raised questions as to
the whereabouts of Miss McCleilan, who was i
advised to leave Oakland for South Africa; the
honesty of Henry Rodger? in his business man
agement of Dr. Merritt's affairs, and the private
opinion of Mrs. Garcelon as to bequests to
charity. ____^_______
THE KOSSE SHOW,
Magnificent Equines I'rom the Kancho
Del r»«u to He Kxhibited.
Henry J. Crocker, president of the Horse
Rhow Association, leaves for New York
this evening and hopes during his etay
there to take in the annual horse show at
Madison S mare. Before the doors open at
the Mechanics' Pavilion he will, therefore,
have had the best possible opportunity of
bringing himself thoroughly up to date in
horse show matters, to the beneht of the
horse interest of Cal ifornia and the public
generally who attend the great event nere.
Everything points to the coming show
here being a striKing success. The event
will extend over five days, instead of four
only as last year, and if present appear
ances afford any reliable indication of
what may be expected the attendance
will be far greater than it was then.
Among a number of visitors to the office
of the Horse Show Association Monday
Jast was John Mackey, superintendent of
Rancho del Paso, who looked in to discuss
some arrangements for exhibiting some of
J. B. Haggin's celebrated stallions and
brood-mares. Visitors who attenaed the
show at the Mechanics' Pavilion last No
vember have not forgotten the enjoyment
they derived from seeing the thoroughbred
stallions Halvator, Sir Mod red ami' their
distinguished colleagues from the Rancho
del Paso, a.-t well as the peerless brood-mare
Firenzi and others. This year Mr. Mackey
lias additional celebrities to parade.
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Notre Dame, sitters of Holy Family, sisters of
Holy Names of Jesus and Mary of Oakland,
Rev. F. Gleason of East Oakland, Rev. A. A'arsi
(8. J.), sisters of 11. Presentation Convent,
Dominican College of San Rafael, M. Waldteu
ffl, John Lennon, J. Schoenholtz Bros.
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Jr., Miss Bagge, Meyer A: Miller, Mrs.- Curley,
ii. ii. Young, J. O'Hullivan. George If. Pippy,
berveau Bros, and San Francisco Wire Works.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
The Harbor Commissioners
Cannot Remedy the Clay-
Street Sewer.
WRECK OF THE SHIP ALAMEDA.
A Flustered Policeman Has to
Fire Five Shots to Kill
a Horse.
The only excitement on the water front
yesterday was the arrival of the Bertha
from AlasKa with over one hundred pas
sengers, a runaway team and the depart
ure of the China for Hongkong via Hono
lulu and Yokohama. The latter took away
84 in the cabin and 503 Chinese and 5
Euro Deans in the steerage. Every Mon
golian had at least two friends down on
the wharf to see him off, and in conse
quence there was barely standing room at
the gang-plank about sailing time.
Among the cabin passengers were a*
number of missionaries returning to old or
seeking fresh field* in Japan and China.
While they prayed and sang on the deck
of the steamer the heathen on the wharf
listened and wondered what it all meant.
When the gong was sounded for all those
who were not passengers to leave the ship
the weli-known hymn, "God Be With You
Till We Meet Again," was sung. The
Chinese on the wtiarf listened reverently
and took it all as intended for them.
Dr. M. H. Furness and H. M. Hiller,
two members of the Pennsylvania Uni
versity, were also passengers. From here
they will go to Singapore via Yokohama,
and" will then make a tour of all the
islands of the southern seas in search
of ethnological and zoological specimens
for their alma mater. Tney will be gone
about a year, and during that time ex
pect to make a record.
As to the runaway, it goes to show that
all the members of the police force are not
experts with their revolvers. The horses
got scared on Clay-street wharf early yes
terday morning and made a mad break for
East street. During their wild run the off
horse collided with a telegraph pole and
broke its shoulder. Officer Con Donohoe
was told to shoot the animal. He did
so, but it required live shots from his re
volver to end the poor brute's suffering.
The details of the arrival of the Bertha
are given in another column.
The Harbor Commissioners held a short
but interesting session yesterday. Captain
Murphy of the American ship Shenandoah
and Charles Putnam, representing the
British ship Crown of Denmark, both ap
peared before the board and made a vigor
ous protest against being charged extra
wharfage. Murphy said he could prove
that his day was up at 10 a. m., and that
he was moved away from Beale street to
the Mail dock an hour later. The wharfin
ger says the Shenandoah was not moved
until noon. One hour's grace is granted
by the boird, but two hours count the
same as twenty-four when it comes to as
sessing the costs. The matter was referred
to the Chief Wharfinger for investigation.
Mr. Putnam sought to prove that it was
owing to the shaky condition of section 4
of the seawall that the Crown of Denmark
was behind time in discharging, rie con
tended that the donkey engine could not
work at full speed because the planking
gave so, and as a result only 150 barrels of
cement an hour were taken out of the
ship, whereas 300 was the limit. A cog
wheel in the engine broke owing to the vi
bration and another machine had to be sub
stituted. The Commissioners decided that
: the fault lay in the donkey engine sup
| plied by the stevedore and refusea to
allow the claim. It was shown that the
engine that replaced the defective one
worked perfectly.
J. B. Stetson of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad asked permission to land freight
at Lombard-street wharf at night instead j
of duridg the day. rie explained that his
company had now perfected arrangements
to handle their freight at night and thus
I give better passenser facilities during the
I day. Engineer Holmes said the matter
could be arranged, and he was instructed
to fix up a scheduie with Mr. Stetson that
would not clash with the other railroads.
Presidenc Colnon brought up the matter
of the Clay-street sewer, and in fact all the
sewers along the front, lie said it was a
disgrace that such a state of affairs as now
existed between Clay and Washington
street wharves should be tolerated. He
! did not know how the matter could be
\ remedied, and only brought the matter up
I in order to get some information.
"The Commissioners cannot do any
thing," said Engineer Holmes, when lie
was appealed to. "The City will not do a
thing until its new sewerage plan is
j adopted, and until then nothing can be
done. What we want is a main receiving
sewer ri^ht along the front that will empty
itself somewhere beyond Black Point."
"There's not sufficient fall for such a
sewer," interjected Commissioner Cole.
"I know there is not," answered Holmes.
"There will have to be a pumping-station
in order to keep the sewerage moving to
ward the sea."
"Could net the Clay-street sewer be car
ried out under the wharves?" asked Presi
dent Colnon.
"No," was the engineer's answer, "it
could not. In the iirst place the toredo
would soon ruin it, and in the sec
ond it would be a menace to the wharf.
During a gale the sewer would bump
against the piles, and soon the underpin
| runs; of the structure would give way."
On this showing the Commissioners de
l cided that they could gi%'e no relief to
those who have to use the Clay-street dock
until the City makes some move in the
matter.
Forborne time past the Sausalito and
liburon ferry-boats have had considerable
difficulty in docking on this side of the
bay. The slips have silted up, and on sev
eral occasions Captains White and McKen
zie have been compdlf-d vo badk out and
ram their vessels in before a landing could
be effected at low water. The Harbor
Commissioners have looked into the mat
ter and the dredgers will be put to work at
once.
Passengers by the Timiron ferry have a
protest on tile against the inspectors of the
Board of Health. Those gentlemen con
demn immature veal but provide no means
for carting it away. In some instances it
has been left on the wharf until it is of
fensive. Last week some heads were left
lying around until the employes of the rail
road company threw them overboard.
The British bark Pass of Killiecraukie
from Barry for San Diego, has put into
Callao with the !o&sof her yards. Slie will
be repaired and proceed.
The British steamer Indrani and the
American ship Alameda from Moodyville
B. C, for Sydney, N. 8. \Y., collided yes
terday. Both vessels were passing through
the Heads when the steamer struck tTie
Alameda and cut her down three feet be
low the water-line. The ship had to be
run aground to prevent her from sinking.
The Alameda was built in Bath, Me., in
1876. She is 211 feet 3 inches long, 40 feet
beam and 24 teet deep. She has been in the
lumber trade on the coast for some time.
AFFECTS SMALL TOWNS.
Hieh School Principals Most Hold High
School Certificates.
An opinion has recently been rendered
by the Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, Samuel T. BJack, whicn will have
the effect of disqualifying a large number
of the high school principals of the State.
In a great many of the smaller cities
high schools have been voted by the dis
trict under the act of the last Legislature,
and in most instances the direction of the
high schools have been added to the duties
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1895.
of the grammar school principal in charge
at the time the high school was instituted,
the salary of the high school principal
attaching.
Mr. Black received a request from a
patron of the Hollister district for a ruling
as to whether a teacher with only a gram
mar school certificate could legally hold
the high school principalship and draw
the salary. Mr. Black's ruling was in the
negative.
LABORERS SWINDLED.
Warrants Out for tlie Arrest of 31 array &
Ready.
William Todd, 236 Minna street, swore
out a warrant in Judge Campbell's court
Monday for the arrest of the members of
the employment agency firm of Murray &
Ready on the charge of obtaining money
Dy false pretenses.
Todd and forty others gave Murray &
Ready $1 each on October 5 on their repre
sentation that they could get two months'
work at the vineyard of the Ben Lomond
Wine Company at 75 cents per day and
board.
Todd in his complaint alleges that he
found the wine company did not have em
ployment for any men and Murray &
Ready were not authorized to employ any
men for them. The forty men not only
lost $1 each but also their railroad fares,
which amounted to between $5 and $7 each.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald, when
the men laid their complaint before him,
advised them to swear out warrants for
Murray & Ready's arrest.
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
Supervisors Fix the Limit at
125 Feet on Certain
Streets.
Lively Row Between Restau
rant-Keepers About a
High Fence.
Buildings intended to be erected on
streets 100 feet wide shall in future be
limited to 125 feet in height. That is what
the Fire Committee of the Board of Super
visors decided on yesterday. Of course,
this decision must be accepted by a major
ity of the board before it goes into effect,
but as it came up in tht? way of a compro
mise the chances are that it will pass all
right and builders can go ahead with their
plans.
Last week an order was passed limiting
the height to 130 feet. Supervisor Taylor
fought it so stoutly in the committee and
in the board meetings that it was sent
back for reconsideration. He gained five
feet by his action.
Yesterday he came to the meeting backed
by Hugh Craig. By chance J. B. Crockett
happened to be present on other business
and he offered a few words on Taylor's
side. Mr. Crockett stated that in London
the height of buildings was limited by
the width of the street. Chicago and New
York, he said, were beginning to use
strong efforts to limit the height of the sky
scrapers.
Hugh Craig is in the lee of the big New
York Mutual Life Insurance building on
Bausome and Pine streets and he talked
feelingly of his cold, sunless, damp and
cheerless office position.
"Before that building went up," he said,
"we were figuring on erecting a six-story
office building on account of the sun and
I light we received, but of course that is out
of the question now." He declared that
the tendency in all cities was to limit the
height of buildings and not make the
streets cold, dark, cheerless canyons. Like
all the other speakers on the same side of
the question lie dwelt on the points that
high buildings depreciated surrounding
property, cut off the lieht, lowered the
temperature and increaseJ the fire risks.
Chief Engineer Sullivan of the Fire De
partment called attention to the fact that a
greatly increased pressure on hydrants
was needed for buildings over 100 feet high.
He thought the department could handle j
buildings 120 feec high all right.
Supervisor Hobbs oaid he was in favor of
limiting the height to 120 teet.
Supervisor Morgenstern said he would
compromise on 125 feet, and Supervisor
Hughes stood by him on the proposition.
Supervisor Taylor made another effort to
have the height limited to 100 feet on Mar
ket street, but lie was the only one of the
h've gentlemen who held to that figure.
On motion the 125- foot compromise wa3
adopted.
Market street and Van Ness avenue are
the only streets 100 feet widt>, ana there
fore are the only ones entitled to buildings
125 feet high. On the other streets build
ings will have to be kept inside 100 feet in
height.
Some idea of the height of buildings can
be had from the following: The Mills and
Crocker buildings, the tallest in the City,
are I*so feet high; California Hotel and
Academy of Sciences, 100 feet high; I'he
ian buiiding, 93 feet; St. Nicholas Hotel,
98 feet; dome of new City Hall, 275 feet;
Thk Call's new building, 310 feet.
A matter pertinent to the discussion of
high buildings came up before the com
mittee in the form of the petition of Gut
zeit & Malfanti to erect an iron fence
eighty feet high between their restaurant
and that of Campi, next door on O'Far
rell street.
Attorney Kicner, on hehalf of Hyman
Brothers, who lease the building to Campi,
protested against granting the petition.
Attorney Loughborough looked after the
interest of the proprietors of the Pelmonico
restaurant. He urged that his clients had
a perfect right to erect the fence if they did
it on their own property; besides, they
wanted to cut oft the smell, so he said,
from the other restaurant.
Attorney Eisner denied the rightclaimed
by the other side, and urged that his side
had certain rights to light and air.
The committee laid the whole matter on
the table, which is tantamount to killing
the petition. The Delmonico people are
going to get up another petition to the
board. This time they will try and make
it comply with a ruling of the Supreme
Court, which says a man can do pretty
much as he pleases on his own property —
if he does not infringe too much on the
legal rights of others. The Delraonico
people will claim that an 80-foot iron fence
is not interfering with any of the legal
rights of the people who dine at Campi'a.
VALLEY ROAD CONTRACTS.
Two of Them Let for Quantities of
Lnmber and Pile*.
At the meeting of the directors of the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley
Railroad Company yesterday bids were
awnrded for the piling and lumber now
required for bridge and trestle work.
There were tifteen competitors. The con
tract for 1,000,000 feet of redwood and
10,000 feet of piles was awarded to the
Albion Lumber Company, and that for
70,000 feet of Oregon pine to the Stockton
Lumber Company, these being the lowest
bidders.
TJ. S. COUBT CALENDAR.
United Stated District Court. .
[.Before Morrow. Judge.]
United States vs. Jeoriß Sing. Case dismissed.
Thomas U'Farrell vs. Thames <fc Mersey Insur
ance Company, Respondent given 10 days to an
swer.
Herbert 11. Coppen vs. British ship Laomene.
Claimant given 10 days to answer. , '
United Htates vs. t use : nercules. ': Return day of
motion shortened to November 1.
United States Circuit Court.
;■ Before Hawley, Judse.J. \ - ,
President and Trustees of Bowdoln College et al.
vs. James P. and Frederick A. Merritt 61 al. On
trial. - * - . ■ ;■
For to-day, same case. r . ..
Piles, Piles, Piles ! Mac's Infallible Pile Cure
cures all cases of blind, bleeding, itching anrt
protruding piles. Price 50 cents. A. Mcßoyle
& Co., druggists, 504 Washington street. •
FROM FORTY-MILE CAMP
Miners return With Over
$200,000 in Gold Dust
and nuggets.
THE STEBN-WHEELEB ALICE.
She Is the First Steamer That
Ever Navigated the River
Yukon.
"Bicycles are at a premium and bloom
ers are all the go in TJnalaska and other
Alaskun ports," said Captain Blair as he
greeted a Call reporter on the deck of the
steamer Bertha yesterday. The well
known Arctic tender, owned by the Alaska
Commercial Company, had just docked at
Howard 2 after a successful trip to St.
Michaels and other ports in the far north.
Blair, when be left here, took a "bike"
along, and at every port the vessel touched
at he astonished the natives. The craze
soon spread, and now whenever a "potlash"
is held the bucks demand bicycles and the
women bloomers as presents. Blair did
not have on his bicycle suit yesterday, but
he> asserts that he will show the best of the
THE FIKST STEAMER THAT EVER ASCENDED THE RIVEH,
YUKON TO FORTY - MILE CAMP.
[From a photograph taken for "The Call.")
runners "how to scorch" in the park next
Sunday.
It was a motley crowd that stepped down
the gang-plank of the Bertha when she
docked yesterday. There were miners
from Forty-mile Camp, missionaries from
the Yukon, shipwrecked sailors from
Juneau and^ fur-seal hunters from IJna
laska. Some were clad in furs, some in
the garb of civilization and a squaw who
accompanied one of the hunters was clad
in a bloomer suit, which Captain Blair in
troduced into Alaska. There were also
ship-carpenters, calkers and joiners, entri
neers and machinists, who went to fcst.
Michaels to put together the steamer
Alice, the first vessel propelled by steam
to ever navigate the Yukon. One and all
were clad to get back to civilization, and
lost no time getting away from the ship.
There were 148 passengers on the steamer
and nearly all of them were miners.
Among the number was Rudolph New
raann, agent of the Alaska Commercial
Company in "the land of the midnight
sun. "When he first went north he re
mained there for five years continuously,
but latterly he has visited San Francisco
every winter.
"The miners on the Yukon River did
fairly well last year," said he when talking
abuut the mining interests." and all ot
them willreturn next spring. They brought
down with them considerable gold in dust
and nuggets and will be able to tit them
selves out so as to remain at Forty-mile
Camp over the winter of 18U6. In round
figures I think they brought down about
$200,000 amonsr them, but that is not a
great Hum when you come to divide it up
among over 100 men who slaved for eigh
teen months.
"If miners will take my advice they -scill
not co to the Yukon unless they have at
least $500. Then, if the worst conie3 to
the worst, they will have money left to re
turn on. All the men who came down on
the Bertha would have remained over this
winter, but there were not sufficient pro
visions at Forty Mile to keep them all
through the season of snow and ice, so
those who were well off came down to San
Francisco.
"When the Bertha was at Unalaska the
revenue cutter Bear was preparing for an
other cruise among the seal islands. She
had marie several trips to the coast of
Siberia and brought back reindeer for the
Government stations on the Alaskan side.
The herds have done remarkably well and
are now permanently established on Amer
ican soil. In another year they will be so
increased that probably no more will be
brought from the Russian side. The Dora
was also in Unalaska, and was expected to
leave for San Francisco on the lOtn inst.
"Furs were very scarce this year, as it
was a bad winter. The ice lasted loneer
than ever before, and in consequence there
was very little hunting."
Among those who also came down on
the Bertha were James Lamont and twenty
carpenters, joiners and calkers and six
eneineers and machinists. These were the
men tnat put the steamer Alice together
when she reached St. Michaels on the brig
Geneva. The Alice was built here in sec
tions by Matthew Turner. She is a stern
wheeler, 160 feet long, 33 feet broad and 9
feet deep. When put together she devel
oped a speed of twelve knots. On her first
trip up the Yukon Captain Blair was in
command, and the voyage was a success
from start to finish. Over 2000 miles were
covered without an accident, and when
Forty-mile Camp was reached the engines
were* working as well as Vi hen the start
was made.
For the return trip the engines were
tuned up and the run was a very quick one.
Quite a number of miners took passage and
St. Michaels was reached in one-half the
time it took to get to Forty-mile Camp.
The Alice is now laid up at St. Michaels in
winter quarters in charge of CaDtain J. D.
Kennedy. Captain Blair is enthusiastic
over the stern-wheeler and says she can
carry 600 tons and still navigate the Yukon.
CONTINUANCE GRANTED.
The Kuilroad Commissioners Ask More
Time in Which to Prepare
Their Case.
On motion of Attorney-General Fitz
gerald the hearing of the temporary in
junction restraining the State Board of
Railroad Commissioners from carrying
into effect its 8 per cent cut on grain rates
was continued over until November 4 in
the United States Circuit Court Monday,
morning before Judge McKcnna.
The courtroom was not crowded, only
those who were interested in the case being
present. Commissioners Stanton and La
Rue were on hand, but it was intimated
before court opened that there would be
some delay.
Attorney-General Fitzgerald requested
more time for the purpose of completing
the accumulation of certain papers that
were being provided by the Commissioners
and which were being compiled from the
records of their proceedings, work on the
same having been beeun last Friday. The
presence of these papers was necessary in
the case, and the State could do nothing
without them. He asked for a continuance
to the 4th of November, the day set for
hearing of the motion for a permanent
order.
William F. Herrin, for the railroad,
agreed to accept the continuance. J. E.
Fonlds and J. C. Martin also appeared for
the corporation.
It was stated yesterday that the State
would call in special counsel for the Com
missioners in the person of W. W. Foote,
but up to the noon hour that gentleman
had received no notice of such intention.
FISH WARDEN'S RIGHTS.
The Argument as to His Legal Status
Before Judge Campbell Is
Quashed.
The argument as to the legal status of
Fish and Game Warden Mogan, which
was fixed to take place before Judge Camp
bell yesterday afternoon, was quashed. It
was arranged last week that the Warden
should swear to a complaint charging
John Garibaldi, an employe of the Ameri
can Fish Union, with interfering; with an
officer in the performance of his duty, so
that the whole question could be argued
by Attorney Rossi for the defendant and
Attorney Mogan for the Warden.
When the case was called yesterday
afternoon it was found that no complaint
was tiled, and there was no intention of
filing it.
There was a charge of battery against
Garibaldi upon the Warden, and the
Judge, after hearing the evidence, dis
missed it.
The question as to whether the Warden
has the right to break open boxes contain
ing fish in his search for infractions of the
law or what his rights really are remains
in abeyance. Attorney Rossi was pre
pared to argue that the Warden has no
legal status whatever, as the act ex
plicitly states that "the Board of Super
visors of a county, or city and county, in
its discretion, may at their first meeting
held in April, 1595, and at their first meet
ing; held in January, 1897, and in January
every two years thereafter appoint a suita
ble person to serve as Fish and Game
Warden."
Mr. Mogan was not appointed till June
and Attorney Rossi holds that the ap
pointment was therefore illegal.
HOW "TRILBY" QUEENEDIT
The Demand for Dv Maurier's
Book Was Revived by
the Drama.
When a Work of Fiction Is
Called For by Readers.
What Is Read Now.
"There are three times when the works
of an author are in demand," said Libra
rian Jellison of the Mechanics' Insti
tute Library yesterday while conversing
on the popularity of books. "First, when
the book issues from the press, then when
the book is dramatized and then when the
author dies.
"Two of these stages have been reached
in the case of Dv Maurier's 'Trilby.'
When this work first appeared as a serial
in 'Harper's Magazine' it was in demand;
when it came out in book form there was
an unusual call for it — everybody wanted
'Trilby.' For months it never was in the
library an hour, although we have fifty
copies, including the serial in the maga
zines. Then there was a falling off in the
demand, which revived when the play was
put on at the Baldwin, but this demand is
not anything line that when the book first
aDpeared.
"This book has created a greater furor
than any other that has been published
for years. Someti mes it takes a long time
for readers to make up their minds that
they want to read a certain book. The
run now is on 'Beside the Bonnie Brier-
Bush,' by Watson. Well, that book is a
year old. So with 'The Manxman'— that
is over a year old and, next to the "Bonnie
Brier Bush,' it is most in demand. Next
to that comes 'Hon. Peter Sterling.' These
are the most attractive in the line of fic
tion. Outside of fiction there is an un
usual demand for 'Foundations of Belief,'
by Balfour; 'Social Evolution,' byKidd;
and 'Degeneration,' by Nordau."
At the Mercantile Library Librarian
Coleman said: " 'Trilby' was unusually in
demand when it was first brought out.
Sometimes we had as many as fifty or
sixty names on the list and it was often
two months before an applicant could
have a copy of the book, though we had
fifteen copies. About two months before
the play was produced there was a remark
able falling off. Then when 'Trilby' was
put on the* stage there was a revival of the
demand for the book.
"It was a marked demand, but not to be
compared with that when we received the
work. The run was a very remarkable
one."
"No, I cannot say that during the time
1 Trilby' was on the stage in this City there
wan any unusual demand for the book in
this library," said Librarian Clark of the
Free Public Library. "Possibly those of
our patrons who saw the play were satis
fied and did not care to read the book, but
when the book was placed on the cata
logue there was fin extraordinary demand
for it. We had seventeen copies, and were
forced to register names of applicants.
"The author who has come to the front
of late is Watson, a Scotchman, whose pseu
donym is McLaren. There is a great de
mand here for his 'Bonnie Brier Bush.'
It is a little singular that the booKs other
than 'Trilby' that have been most in de
mand should have been written by three
Scotch authors, Watson, Crocket and Bar
rie — he who wrote 'The Little Minister.' "
At the French Library it was stated that
the book is not on the shelves, for the rea
son that it has not been translated.
"When the book was creating such a fu
rore some time ago," said the librarian,
"we sent for copies of it in the French
language, for we have only French books,
and were informed that 'Trilby' had not
been translated. We nave a number of
calla for it."
SWEEP AWAY THE DUMPS
Active Crusade Begun' Against
the City's Garbage
System.
a crematory demanded.
Other Important Changes Also
Recommended by the Board
of Health.
The Board of Health began the agitation
of the garbage question yesterda}'. The
present system is for open carts to call
from house to house, haul the refuse
through the streets and dump it on the
Mission Bay fiats where it poisons the air.
The board proposes to do away with this
antiquated system if possible and get the
latest and best that modern science has in
dorsed. It wants a garbage crematory.
The agitation was begun by Health In
spector Lovelace filing a report on the con
dition of the City's garbage system. After
describing the slovenly and unhealthy sys
tem in vogue the Health Officer concluded:
There is no longer any doubt as to the rem
edy, or rather the prevention of nuisances of
this kind, the dumping and filling methods of
disposing of carbage. It is cremation; it has
everything to commend it. It is economical,
prompt, efficient, inoffensive, and completely
sweeps out of existence offensive nuisances
that harass communities that employ the old
plans. The crematory process could not be
introduced without the expenditure of some
money, and the Health Department of San
Francisco has always been slighted in the mat
ter of appropriations. Every other department
of the City government has had increased ap
propriations within the past few years, while
the Health Department has remained the
same, notwithstanding its urgent and increas
ing needs. 1 call the attention of the Hoard of
the Board of Health to the urgent necessity of
a garbage crematory, that they may place
themselves on record as being in favor ot it
whenever the necessary funds may be secured.
A copy of this report was ordered sent
to each one of the Supervisors with a rec
ommendation that immediate action be
taken in the premises.
On recommendation of Health Inspector
A. B. Kinne, tlie butchers in Butchertown
were notified that the nuisance of feeding
hogs under the slaughter-bouses must be
abated within thirty days.
On Inspector Kinne's recommendation,
the fertilizing works and dead-horse estab
lisnments near Butchertown were ordered
condemned and removed at once.
Quarantine Otiicer Chalmers was ordered
to furnish a complete list of vessels arriv
ing in port and inspected by him.
The superintendents of the Almshouse,
City and Comity Hospital, the city physi
cian and the phvsican in charge of the Re
ceiving Hospital were ordered to send in
daily reports to the office of the Board of
Health.
A resolution was passed that on and
after November 1 ail milk must come up
to the standard established by the Board
of Health, and all milk not coming up to
the standard will be considered impure,
and the milk inspector is ordered to con
demn and destroy it. The Milkmen's As
sociation has been notified of this order.
The port physician of Honolulu sent a
communication asking that fumigated
mail from that port be admitted here witli
out further fumigation. The Board of
Health sent back word that vessels, car
goes, mails and baggage arriving from in
fected ports would be fumigated as usual
till the ban was taken off.
THE GRAND JURY.
Invest! gatlon of Contracts and SpeclQca-
timis for Filling in Army Street.
The Grand Jury met at 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon and resumed the investiga
tion of Street Department affairs.
One of the witnesses called — ex-City and
County Surveyor Fitzhugh — testified as to
the plans for filling on the Army-street
grade. H. Collins, who was placed on the
work to count the number of car loads of
filling dumped, was also a witness. The
jury sent to the Street Department for
contracts and specifications pertaining to
the work.
It was supposed yesterday that Martin
Keating, chief outside deputy of the Street
Department, would be called to explain
his acceptance of certain work, but a case
■which has figured in Judge Low's court
wherein the testimony indicated that a
girl had been grievously deceived under
promise of marriage, claimed the attention
of the jury for an hour, so the examination
of Keating was deferred until next Friday.
The Grand Jury has not by any means
finished its investigation of street work.
Tne activity of experts indicates that
special attention will be paid to many con
tracts not included in the published ac
counts of defective work.
It has not been ascertained definitely by
the jury whether any of the inspectors
under suspicion have taken flight, but the
report goes that two of them cannot be
found.
George W. Elder, official expert of the
Street Committee of the Board of Super
visors, has not been idle since che accusa
NEW TO-DAY.
GIBSON'SJIWR
Decorative Effect of j
Pen and Ink Sketches.
The original drawings of Gibson,
Sterner, Renouard and a host of other
pen and int artists are in immense
iavor, but hard to obtain.
The demands of this new fad must
be satisfied, and numberless artists and
amateurs have been obliged to copy il-
lustrations of the masters or create
new cartoons.
Forsurprises, jokes and gifts, these
cartoons are very suitable and in ex-
cellent taste. •
Prompt to realize the strength of the
new craze and its peculiar require-
ments, we have sought everywhere,
here and in Europe, the best, the latest
materials for framing these delightful
bits.
Mats of colors, passe-par touts of deli-
cate tints were first secured — gray, ma-
roon, sage green and sepia, some forty
colors in all.
Moldings, which for shape, color
anfl linish have been declared "up to
date" by popular artists, have been
made specially or imported. Warm
mahogany, delicate maple, severe oak
are the best, they say, and we have
them all in great variety of shapes,
sizes, colors, to suit tlie most exacting.
A great collection of moldings has
been added to our already large stock.
Green and gold, the latest fancy, 13
well represented. In fact all that is
new, that is the latest in artistic fram-
ing of pictures, is to be found here at
our usually popular prices.
SANBORN.
VAIL & GO.
741, 743, 745 Market St.
tion againßt Thomas Ashworth wr.s re
ported to the District Attorney. Saturday
and yesterday Mr. Elder continued his
inspection of street work and is read? to
report nine more jobs where specifications
have been violated. He was busy much of
the time yesterday with the Street Com
mittee of the Supervisors, and it is his
duty to make reports ty that body.
The statement published in one of the
City dailies yesterday that the Grand Jury
was about to proceed to investigate the
official conduct of Auditor Broderick is
pronounced incorrect by several jurors and
not confirmed by any members of the body.
The Auditor's office may be investigated
along with other departments of the muni
cipal government, but the (.irand Jury is
not in posses ion of information reflecting
on the Auditor or his assistants in the
office.
A full and comprehensive report lias
been made to the jury respecting the non
collection of the inheritance tax duriusc
the administration of tho County Clerk's
office by Haley. The expert has gone over
the books and noted the delinquencies.
The amount which may be lost to the
school fund cannot be computed now.
Curry may be able to collect from several
estates which Haley neglected to report.
Yee Keo Was Deported.
Yee Kee, the WatsonviUe Chinese who made
such a determined effort, backed by the affi
davits of his white friends in the interior
town, to continue his residence in this country j
was deported by the steamer China yesterday.
Judpe Morrow confirmed Commissioner Hea
cock's ruling in the case end Kee was unable
to find any loophole through which to escape.
It was not denied by the United States Attor
ney that Kee was the owner of an interest in a
Watsonville store and was, therefore! a mer
chant, but he showed that the Mongolian was
also engaged in manual labor, viz. : driving a
laundry wagon, which brought him under the
act preventing unregistered Chinese laborers
from residing in this country.
NEW TO-DAY— AMUSEMENTS.
rniCDLAnDLR.GOTTLOD« c- tSaSAMtvmuui...
•CO\Tf\IIFS I WITHOUT
Again and Again a Packed House!—
The Famous Original
In Another Tremendous success,
: PRINCE Ansr^^KTl^S :
Monday Next— "A WAH-TIMK WEDDING.
First production on any »:ii-;e.
Eari^r 3rt *l props.
To-iw-ia-3E3; s r
EVERY EVENING at 8 sharp, including Sunday.
MATINEE SATURDAY!
Canary and Lederer's New YcrV: Casino l'roduction
With Its 110 People.
Regular Performance Sunday .Evening.
GROVER'S ALCAZAR.
THE PALAIS ROYAL OF AMERICA.
Wednesday "Fop" Matinee To-Day.
ICE-CRKAM SPECIAL!
GREATEST SUCCESS ON RECORD—
"PINK -.DOMINOES! I .'
In for a Run. — —
LEONARD GROVER JR.,
Tnos. C. LEAHY. n i;n:: i: i> itoyte.
FRANCIS POWERS. CHAB. E. LOTHIAN.
JENNIE KENNAHK. MAY NOBLE.
UIIACIK PLAISTED. FANNY YOUNG.
Matinee Prices— lOc, 15c. 25c.
Night Prices— lOc, 15c, 25c, 35c, 500
"Pink Dominoes" this week and next.
MOROSCO'S
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
The Handsomest Family Theater! n America.
WALTJiP. HOKOsCO Solo Leasaa anil ilaaaise
THIS EVENING AT EIGHT.
THE BIGGEST THING IN TOWN!
C. B. Jefferson's Grand Melodrama,
"THE DAEK SECEET!"
See the Exciting Eoat liace, in Which
- Robert Mac.Arthur of the Olympic
Club Will Participate Nightly.
Ji VFN'ixn I'rjcxj— 2so nnd RDs.
Family Circle and Gallery. 10c.
Usual Matinees Saturrt»y anil Simitar.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE
JIK.I kannißi Kimsa ITopriutor it -M-^aa{ji
LAST TWO WEEKSOF GRAB OPERA!
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK!
Jlascagni's Masterpiece,
"CAVALLSRIA RUSTIGANA!"
Preceded by Offenbach's Merry Operetta,
"MARRIAGE BY LANTERN I"
SPLENDID CAST!
New Scenery! Correct Costumes!
NEXT WEEK— REPERTOIRE :
LUCIA! M AKTHA I
IL. TROVATOKK !
THE BOHEMIAN GIRL!
Popular Prices— 2sc and sOc.
ORPHEUM.
O'Farrell Street. Between Stockton and PowalL
TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK,
THE GREATEST VAU3EVJLLE SHOW 1 1 AMUR A !
EVERY ACT A STAB FEATURE!
ELLA ZUILA TEOUPE,
SISTERS LEIGH,
MARLOW and PLUNKETT,
C. W. KNOX
AND A WORLD-FAMEO COMPANY.
.Reserved seats, '25c; .Balcony, 10c: Opera cnain
and Box seats, 50c. .
PEOPLE'S THEATER.
Howard street, near Third, :• ; iv
Geo. F. Clayton Lessee and Manager.
TO-NIGHT AND ALL THIS WEEK,
U-^IMLJEiIS tag:. T*7\*&.:Et.:D
In the Exciting Scenic Comedy-Drama,
"THROUGH BY DAYLIGHTI"
NEW VAUDEVILLE PEOPLE
Will Fill the Wait* Between Acts.
SPECIAL MISS FANNY PARKER
In a Trilby Dance With Bare Feet.
Popular Prices— loc, 15c and 20c.
MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.
CALIFORNIA STATE FLORAL SOCIETY.
PALACE HOTEL,
MARBLE HALL AND MAPLE BOOM,
October 24, 25, 26, 1895.
Admittance (day).. 25 cents
Evening (select concert) .' . 50 cents
RUNNING RUNNING
RACES! SSs&l&SlQi RACES
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RAGSS,
FALL MEETING!
UAY DISTRICT TRACK.
Races Monday, Tuesday, •(Ve<lnes(lay >
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-
Rain or Shine. ■ ' ■ •
Five or more races each day. Itaces start at 3:03
p. if. sharp. McAllister and Ge*ry stree: carj past
the gate. . >
BASEBALL— PARK.
San Francisco vs. Los Angeles.
■ October £3 and 24. ■
Wednesday and Thursday 3 P. £J»
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