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CHARLES MAYNE'S DEATH
The Aged Capitalist Succumbed
to Pneumonia Yester
day.
A DEATHBED RECONCILIATION.
The Nephews From Whom He Had
Long Been Estranged Received
With Affection.
Charles Mayne, the capitalist, died yes
terday at 6 o'clock a. m. at his rooms in the
Palace Hotel. A week before ho was taken
down with pneumonia while at the Pacific-
Club, and, owing to weakness of his
heart, fainted at the time. He was re
i to the hotel in an unconscious con
. tion. After retraining consciousness he
I strength for about a day, but since
then gradually declined.
Darins the week he became reconciled
CHARLES MAYNE AS HE APPEARED TEN YEARS AGO.
to his nephews, from whom he had been
estranged for many years, and they, as
well as Mrs. Barroilhet, his ward, who al
ways attended him when in his illness,
were at his bedside much of the time until
he died.
< harles Mayne was born in Potsdam,
near Berlin, eighty-two rears ago, and was
christened Henry Merzbach. The family
was large and the parents not very well
off. Henry, while a lad, at the invitation
of a relative in London named Charles
Mayne, went to that city, and took the
name on account of the prejudice existing
at that time against Jews. He came to
• alifornia in early days, and prospered.
His tixst successful ventures were made :
iiyirotig^the advice and with the assistance
nthe Ml ■ of Belioc Freres, of which
H-nry was manaeer. This he
forgot, and Barroilhet married '<
Kabe. a daughter of Dr. Rabe, who I
was at that time United States Marshal.
Since the death of her husband she has j
ieen treated as a daughter by the aged J
capitalist, and she has always ministered
to him in sickness.
Some twenty years ago three of Mayne's
% s — Felix, Julius and Sylvan Mera
baCh — came out here, but they quarreled,
with their uncle, who refused to have any- ,
thing to do with them. Some two years
,'iiroMr. Ma\ne was dangerously ill, and
Felix made'au effort to bring about a re
conciliation, but was refused admittance.
Merzbach then declared -war and pub
lished the fact that Mayne was not ih,e
capitalist's real name and accused him of
tailing under false colors.
Since then there had been no intercourse
between uncle and nephew until his linal
sickness.
They came and were admitted to the old
man's'bedside.
E. J. Pringle, who has been Mayne's at
torney for 'many years, said yesterday:
"Mr. Mayne was during this last illness
very affectionate toward his nephews.
They and Mrs. Barroilhet were on very
amicable terms. In spite of his estrange
ment from them he has probably remeni
br-red them all in his will. At the time of
9 previous serious illness two years ago
\t!ned the names of all his relatives,
both here and in Germany, and made in
quiries about each of them before' making
ill.
'Mr. Mayne was an extremely kind
h ear to d man and gave away a great deal of
money. He was a little quicktempered
and irascible, and people were apt to think
him cross and crabbed, but he had a kind
heart. I cannot help thinking of him with
a great deal of tenderness."
M r. Pringle would, of course, say nothing
about bow the property; was left, but it
niicht be. fathered from what he said —
that ear h of the relatives would receive
something. Mr. Mayne was worth be
tween $500,000 and $6fM"»,000, about a third
of which was in real estate and the rest in
shares. noes and mortgages. The best known
of his real estate is the old Portsmouth
House on Clay street, facing Portsmouth
Sqtiare, now tenanted by Chinese.
He was a large shareholder in the Bank
of California arid the Spring Valley Water
Works and was a director in both of these
corporations.
BUILDING MEN-OF-WAR
George W. Dickie's Interesting
Lecture Before the Me
chanics' Institute.
The Naval Architect's First Work in
Designing a Battleship Graph
ically Described.
An audience that filled every available
seat in the lecture-room of the library
building of the Mechanics' Institute list
ened attentively to an exceedingly inter
ftstine and instructive lecture by George
W. Dickie last evening. Mr. Dickie's sub
ject was "A Man and a Man-of-War." He
was peculiarly fitted to handle the tome,
wing manager of the Tnion Iron Works,
where some of the finest warships have
wen constructed, and in its treatment he
outlined the principles of shipbuilding,
likening thtm meanwhile to the underlying
F>rinciples of man's life. The speaker in
terlarded his remarks on the rnecbanioal
technicalities of the, ship-building art with
comparisons of man "to a mau-af-war.
That portion of the speaker's remarks con
cerning the construction of warships was
in part as follows:
Twenty-wx years >go I 6tood before the 'first
audience I ever faced in California in the Me
chanics' Institute. It was the occasion of a
reception tendered to W. H. Webb, one of the
I foremost ship-builders of the country. I bad
been : called, upon to speak, and I predicted
then that Inside of twenty years ocean steam
ships would be built in San Francisco. . At that
time few people thought my prediction would
be realized.
. This year we have sent models of the war
ships built here to the imperial Government of
Japan, and they occupy a prominent place
among the exhibits of the great ship-building
centers of the world. : ' •
The naval architect in beginning a design
sor a battleship, most like an architect of a
building, decides first on the foundation. The
naval architect calls his foundation displace
ment, and his unit of 'displacement is thirty
rive cubic feet, because that amount of sea
water weighs one EncMsh'tori.* The first thing
to be decided is how deep shall the foundation
be. The depths of certain docks and harbors
! enable him to fix this at twenty-four feet. The
bureaus of engineering and ordinance euuip
inetu give him the weight of nil the things the
• ship must carry.'and ne then figures on the
; weight of the structure itsolf. Taking the
i battleship Oregon, "just completed, for ex
ample, the result is 10,4.00 tons.
He now considers the width of his founda
tion. The weights he must carry help him to
determine this, which, added to experience
with the type of ship nearest to the design he
! proposes, axes the width in this case at sixty-
I nine feet. ■• . -
Now, if he has to build simply a rectangular
| structure where weight was 10,400 tons, the
displacement would be 304,000 cubic, feet, the
width being sixty-nine feet and the depth
: twenty-four, the length would then be 220
i feet, or the smallest dimensions of founda
j tion that would carry the load, and is called
I box displacement. Now a great many consid-
I erations present themselves. He knows that
j length will help him to fine lines
I and speed, but - will detract from
I maneuvering qualities and speed not being
everything, he again has recourse to expert-
I ence, and thi> tells him that the difference be
tween his ba!tle-sl)ip« and a box must be some
where between 0 and G.j to 1, so he decides on
631, and the length of the ship is therefore
848 feet. This, in America, is called the box
coefficient. On this foundation of displace
ment rest our t>attle-shi]).
llavine determined the dimensions of the
foundation that is to support the man-of-war,
the naval architect must face the quality of
stability. Tnls depends upon the relative po
sition to each other oi ;«" centers, the mete
center and the center of gravity, the stability
of the ship being expressed by the sien <■!' an
M above a G, and the amount expressed in feet
and inches.
Tne metecenter is the point around which
a vessel moves in rolling, and its position i«
found bytaking the center of bnoyancyof all the
j sections" and obtain from them a mean center
I of buoyancy. The metecenter will always lie in
I a longitudinal, vertical plane, bisecting the
i ships mid vertically over tiie center of buoy
ancy; Its position being found by dividing the
: amount of inertia of the load water plane rela
tive to the middle of the vessel by the volume
! of displacement; that is, the foundation I have
! already mentioned.
The center of gravity must be found, and to
i do it the designer draws a lint; uirder the keel.
This he calls tne base line, and having de
i termined the pos'tion of the meteceuter he
i notes It as so many feet above the base line.
Thus th«- stability of a vessel depends upon
■ how much above the Mis the (j. If they were
both together the ship would stay in'any posi
j tiou she might accidentally get into, and if v
; vi ere above M sh'.- would turn l>ou<>inside up.
: This Is tnitiai stability, and it is inherent in
the design of the vessel. These are the things
■ that occupy the attention of the naval archi
-1 tect in beginning the design of one of our
: great battle-ships.
The speaker then described the con
struction of the vessel, detailing all the
technicalities involved, the whole consti
tuting one of the most interesting dis
courses of the institute lecture series.
A-> Light A* Da;,
Market street presented an animated ap
pearance last night, crowded as it was by
holiday buyers who were taking advan
tage of the pleasant weather to make their
purchases in comfort, instead of taking
chances on the rain that generally comes
Christmas week.
All the stores handling holiday goods
were open, even the great establishment of
J. J. O'Brien & Co., which closes promptly
at 6- o'clock any other time of the year,
and which on this occasion seemed the
main objective i<ointof endless streams of
humanity converging from every direc
tion.
Parsing with the crowd through the
broad portals of this great store a brilliant
scene of bewildering loveliness was re
vealed, for a limitless profusion of the
richest, rarest and most novel productions
in dress goods, silks, velvets, Jaces, cloaks,
ribbons, gloves, handkerchiefs, hosiery,
underwear, men's furnishings, silk um
brellas, curtains, portieres, fine linens, lace
bed sets, head rests, shopping-bags, purses,
fur sets, feather boa«, books, games, toys,
etc., were shown, and their full attractive
ness was brought out by the flood of light
cast over everything by the new lighting
system just put in.
This system embraces nearly 200 of the
new Welsbach gasburner, and sfr. O'Brien
wa# as enthusiastic over its success as he
was over the inimense business transacted,
saving that it surpassed any system of
artificial lighting he had over tried — in
Jact, was the next best thing to daylight,
as its soft, steady glow enabled the most
delicate tints and shadows to be distin
guished as readily in the evening as at
noonday.
HOBART A DIRECTOR.
The Young Millionaire Horgeman to
Become Interested in Inglesicle
Track.
Walter Hobart, the young millionaire
j horse fancier and winner of the greatest
\ number of premiums ever attached to one
j man's string at a horse show, is about to
enlarge the sphere of his operations in the
equine world. He is shortly to become
a stockholder aDd to be made a director of
the Pacific Coast Jockey Club.
"The young man's extraordinary success
at the recent horse .show prompted him to
enter a string at Ingleside. His good luck
followed him and he became very enthu
siastic over the track and expressed a de
sire to become interested. The stock
holders discussed the. matter and decided
to offer him a place on the board of direc
tors.. ... -■
The idea met with Mr. Hobart's ap
proval an d he announced that he would
take a block of stock and accept the prof
fered directorship. A meeting of the stock
holders has been called/ when action pro
viding for an additional member to the
board of directors will be taken and Mr.
Hobart elected to nil the position.
~i_; — .' » ♦ /« —.-
Christmas cards, calendars, California sou
venirs and children's books. No such assort
ment to dc found elsewhere. Sanborn, Vail
& Co. • --• ;•" - - ; ■•■:■ 7 * ,J
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1595.
WON IN HOLLOW STILE
Bright Phoebus, the Realization
Winner, Had an Easy
Victory.
CLEVERLY HANDLED BY MILLER.
A Score of Bookmakers Kept Busy
Handling the Coin at Ingle
side Yesterday.
The Realization winner, Bright Phoebus,
showed something of his true caliber in
the mile and a furlong handicap at Ingle
side yesterday. Let in at 115 pounds he
was slightly favored in>he betting over
I'euper, and, after Miller had waited on
his field until the stretch was reached, he
gave him his head and millionaire Hobart's
horse galloped over the top of his field,
winning hands down from the light
weighted Polaski, who had been making
all of the running. Pepper, who pressed
Bright Phoebus hard for tirst choice honors
in the ring, was a good third. The win
ner was cleverly handled by George Milier
and his victory was a most popular one.
Neither Santiago nor Cadmus, who were
backed at long odds, showed fo much ad
vantage.
The programme furnished by the new
jockey club was an excellent one, and a
large crowd was in attendance. Twenty
bookmakers were doing business in the
ring, and all did a big business. The day's
sport was marred by no accidents, and,
although a couple of the hurdle-riders re
ceived hard falls, neither was seriously in
jured.
It was a good day for favorites, four
of the first choices finishing in front.
William Pinkerton, the 3 to 1 favorite
in the opening race for two-year-olds,
ridden by Sam Doggett, won. very handily
from Adolph Spreckels after leading most
"THE CALL" RACING CHART.
Pifteenth Day of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club Meeting. Weather fine. Track good.
r Ingfcside Track, San Francisco, Saturday, December 14, 1805.
OQ' FIRST B ACE— Five furlongs;
♦JOO. 1:021/2.
; purse
Index. Horse and weight. St. ,4
875 Wo Pinkerton...l09 3
315 AaolphSpreckels.103 2
375 Hazard ..10H 6
837 Lizzie II. ...... 105 4 ........
369 Charll« Boots... .105 '
369 Doubtful 105110
375 Don Plo Pico 108 5
382 Gov. Budd 107 8
337 Kncino 108 1 11
370 Pique 100 9' ........
242 New Moon 105 13 j
(298) Free Will 108 1 '
380 Walter 108 12
Vi
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Fiu.
Bettinsr.
Op. Cl.
In
3h
6 1
4h
9h
8 y
7 Va
10 2
11
6 1
13
2h
12
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1 2
2h
6h
3 2
8 h
6h.
4h
91
11
>7
7
13
10
12
12
2h
7
3y a
9
4h
V .y 3
5h
i 13
10
12
I
1 3 :
2 1
42* '
62 I
6 i/ 2 1
7 1/2
SI
9 2
10 9 '
114 ;
12
IS I
iDogRett
i Bergen
Macklln
Garner
Chora...
iMcHtigh ...:
Oritlln
1 Perkins.........
K. Jones.... .;..
Piggott......
ll.-witt
\\\ Martin
I Walker..
2 3
•15C^' 15
15 25
10 15
7 10
8 15
15 25
■74
50 100
7-2 7-2
SO 80
6 15
40 40
• icod start.
Won easily.
Winner. S. C. Hiidreth's en. g., by .Shannon Kunnie Lewis.
., .. sKCONP RACK-Six furlongs; sflliim; fourytar-ohls and ui»ard: allowances; purse $400.
OOU. Time, l-.ieVi-
InU'.x. Ilorse.ageand weight; St.
368 Morren. 4 104 3
378 Abi P, a 104 4
303 Boad Runner, 4. .111 1
360 i Minnie Cee, 6 1 04 2
889 The King, 5 112 7
321 Uncertainty, a 107 6
368 Centurion, 4 104! 5
246 Imp.Autonomy,4.112 8
1 2
, 5 h
4 1
2h
7
!¥
b 2
8
% I Str. Fin. I
12 12 1 34 i
4 2 j 3 % 3 V 3
3 V 2 ! 4 2 3 /a i
2 1 i 2 y 2 4 « ;
7 6 62 - i
X 6 6 1
8 y 2 7 7
5h 8 8
1'iKSOtt
Chorti
il.amle
Bettlnu.
Op. Cl.
o
9-5
6
5
•15
40
6
60
8-5
8
$
6
100
60
5
100
liaruer....
llcnuessy...'
Mi.cklln
Bergen
Shepard
Good start, except Autonomy. Won driving. Winner, White
Lorllne.
Clarke's b. g., by imp. Cheviot-
•><" THIRD HACK— six furlongs; four-year-olds and upward; allowances; purse $400. Time
t»O I . iu5y 2 . ,. ..,.,^.> „■... ..-..,^,^ -. -V'--. ,
Indi-x." Horse and wehjftL
(368) I EmmaD, 5 :.-.-'.':.'. 1 |
379 tOrepori.Eclpsf, a.109
370 5 Lisinore, 5....r..,10l^
. (374) Sir RirhanJ, 5.... 112
339 '.Yemen, 6 .... .. .. . .104
(367) Bernardo, 6.,. 109
' 363 I Montal v», 4 ( .....;107
1
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3
7
2
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mm
31
1 Va
4h
Sli
2h
7
6h
13
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6 2
4 Va
31
r» y a
1
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j Str.
i
1 2 -
2 V*
5 2
m
4 1/4
65 I
Pin. I
MM T.Sloan ;.'.....
2 2 Oriflin ..........
,'lSVi W, Martin
4h Doggett,.
5h iChorn
6 5 Perkins
7 ■ Cochran .-.'. .
i-
Jockeys.
7
7-2
6
15
Betting.
p. Cl.
12
7-2
8
8
7
40
( ood sturt.
Won easily. Winner, J. P.
rn. 111. by Jack Brady-Dolly Varden.
> FO1KTH RACE— One and an eighth miles; handicap,
). Time, l:B5i.ij.
>; purse f500.
/index.] Horse, age and weight St. Std. V4 ' i/ 3 | 3 /i str.'
f| ' ' ■■-■••■•■ ■ - ■ ■:' 'j_
371 j Bright Phuebus, 3.115 5 3 1V2J8h 3 % 4 3 2 2
36f>: Polaskl,4..V. 80 2 11 .Ill/a 12 13 13
(37 7 1 Pepper, 3 114 3 52 * 5 iy 2 4 1 2 3 iy 2 32
• 866 i Peter II, 3... 108 4 4ti 14 h 52 5n 161
309 IWawona, 4..-. 91) 1' 22 ■- 21% * 3 2 1 4 1/2
. Pantlago.a... 109 7 61 6 y 2 5 y a 16 3 6
31-2 Cadmus, 5 110' ;.6 7 . 7 . . 7 . 7 7
V* t >
11
2 V 2
3 3
4 h
5 10
63
7
Miller... .'.:....
Slaughter
W. Martin ..;
T. Sloan
E. Jones...'
Doggett
R. Isom
JocKeyg.
H-5
20
8-5
6
i 10
flO
10
8-5
12
8-5
12
15
12
16
Good start.
Won easily.
Del Monte stable's b. c, by Falsetto-Buff and Blue.
OQQ FIFTH KACE— One and an eighth
selling; all ages; purse $400. '.
, l:65Vs-
Index. I Horse, age and weight! St.j Std. J Vi Va % Str. | Fin. Jockeys.
373 Wheel' of Fortune. 3, 9'> 5'2 h 31 33 [81Va|aS llh |e. Jones
(365) Belle Koyd. 2 81 11 2 |1 1 lh 111 11 2 2 y a Slaughter
(33Hv strathmeath, a 1121 2«b 7 |6Va 1 4 h |3V a 32 W.Martin
■Mi Navy Bine, 3 92: 4 41 '6h 161, 7 ;4 2 4 4 Plggott.. ..'A
377 .Marys, 5 101 7 3h 3 Xk4 31 21 16 y a '5 y a 'T. Sloan 1
377 Monita. 4 105 ; 67 6 1 Va 7 16 6 !6iy 2 Chorn I
.'',73 Balonlpa.6 109 3i5h i4 1^.4Vjl5 1 i7 17 Doggett
i Bettimr.
OP: . .01.
|6-5 l
! 8 : .'9
8-5 . 11-5
15 ;^ 15
10 . IS
15 50
10 50
Good start. Won «lriviii^'. Wiuner, J. Harvey's clu t., by Gano-.Tennle B.
OClfi SIXTH KACE— Handicap hurdle race; ; one arid a half miles over six hurdles* "purse
Oo\f. Time. 2:4814. ■ - '■ ■' " - . . ■ ■■■'--• .. ■ .;.-■ ■ :• ••
Index. Horse, age. weight.
i
St. Std. 14
6 5 1 . 1 5 h
I 1 4 2: 3 '2
i 2 8 2.. 6 2
5 33 2h
I 4 ! 2 2 ' . 4 V 3
•3 1 13 11
7 7--. 7
Va
8 ,4
5tr.
Jockeys.
357 ,Mestor. 5 ......... 1301
3 2 J OC, 3 145|
305 Esperance. 4 1 25 i
357 'April, 6 138
3'J6 Templemore, a. .1381
BS6 Simn Knough, 3.. 125
1387 , Alexis, 4 127
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fell
1 h
4 y a
54
6
21
2 2
1 Va
13 v a
6 d
6
43
113
12 1
|3 6
46
5
fell
swift.*.:../........
Hennessy.. :;.....
J. Owens ..:».;.-•.
Calms.. .
Kennedy .. . .......
Clancy ."..... ;vi.;.
Narvaez :..:~.'.'....
6-2
2
20
2' ,-
12 .
5
15 '
5
11-5
100
0-2
Ij
8
20
Good start. Won easily.
Winner, Pacific stable's b. r. by Falsetto-Woodlark.
CYCLERS ASSEMBLE.
Annual Meeting of California L«agne
of American Wheelmen.
The annual meeting of the North Cali
fornia division of the League of American
Wheelmen was held last evening at the
rooms of the Bay City Wheelmen and was
well attended and full of interest, the officers
and delegates being detained until mid
night by the volume of business trans
acted.
The reports of the various committees
all denoted an excellent order of affairs.
There is $366 74 in the treasury, plenty of
road books on hand and the racing board's
and attorney's reports showed that they
had been alive to their duties.
The newly elected officers were installed,
to wit: Frank H. Kerrigan, chief consul;
Henry F. Wynne, vice-consul; Stanley G.
Scovern, secretary-treasurer; George A.
Neece, F. K. Lippitt, R. M. Welch, repre
sentatives.
The chief consul announced the follow
ing committee appointments:
Executive and finance— C. K. Melrose, W. D.
Sheldon, F. H. Kerrigan.
Rights and privileges— F. H. Dunne, S. G.
Tompkins, Joseph J. Coffey.
Rules and regulations— J. A. Desimone, R. M.
Welch, L. C. Byce.
Karing bOftro— B, M. Welch, Al Col, B. M.
Thompson of Fresno.
Highways and improvements— H. F. Wynne,
r. Michener, Seth Mann, V. A. Dodd, A. J.
Kowell.
Transportation— H. P. Howard, J. H. Wright,
George 11. Strong.
. Touring board— J. J. B. Argenti, W. Owen, F.
I N. Bent.
Membership— H. W. Spalding, J. F. Burke, G.
H. Stratton.
Frank H. Dunne was appointed attorney
for the division. R. M. Welch retains his
position as chairman of the racing board.
He was also appointed to attend the Na
tional assembly in the East in February.
The matters of appointing a handicapper
and some paper as official organ of the
league were left to the discretion of Chief
Consul Kerrigan.
The \yell-known local cycling paper, the
Olympic, changed hands yesterday, and
Leonard Gill and an unknown associate
are now the proprietors, John F. Burns re
tiring.
If the weather predictions hold good the
various runs and road races planned lor to
of the distance. Hazard was third in a
drive.
Getting away third in the next race at
six furlongs, the 8 to 5 favorite Morven
led all the way arid won by a length from
Abi P. Road Runner at good odds was
third, a head away.
The Eastern horse, Lismore, who ac
cording to hearsay is a wonder, was a
2}.£u> 1 favorite for the third race, and
managed to finish third. Sir Richard, the
gray horse, was a strong second choice,
and did not have speed enough with him
to raise a callop. Emma D, a country
fair sprinter and a 10 to 1 shot in the
betting, passed Oregon Eclipse after a fur
long had been traversed, and won from
"Doc" Robbins' horse by a length. Yemen
was third.
Jack Atkins can blame the defeat of his
good lilly, Belie Boyd, in the mile and a
furloug selling event to young Slaughter,
who rode her. After he had led all the
way Barney Schreiber's lightweight let
Jones on the even money favorite, Wheel
of Fortune, slip through next the rail
seventy yards from the wire and was
beaten out a neck in 1:55^. Strath ni eat h,
the second choice, was a good thiid. Belle
Bovd was an 8 to 1 chance in the bettine.
'f he mile and a half hurdle race resulted
in an easy victory for the elastic Mestor,
a 5 to 1 chance in the betting, who marched
past his field in the stretch and won
easily by two lengths. JO C. the 11 to 5
favorite, was second, half a length in front
of Esperance. Soon Enough, who had
been making the running, fell taking the
l3st hurdle.
Track and Items.
The race for gentlemen riders on Thurs
day next over six furlongs promises to be
a great attraction. The following well
known horsemen will nave mounts: R. J.
Tobin, W. 8. Hobart, H. J. Simpkins,
±larry Diroond, M. J. Burmeister, Mal
colm Thomas, J. Talbot Clifton, William
McCreary, G. Bagot and Frank Skinner.
Carleton & Co., Palace Club and Grafton
Club helped swell the number of pencilers
in the ring yesterday.
Pittsburg'Pbil ami Riley Grannan both
backed Bright Phivbus to win the handi
cap. Mr. Hobart backed his horse princi
pally for the p'.ace.
Centurion pulled up very lame after the
second race. His tender feet will hardly
do on a hard track.
Adolph Spreckels, formerly the Jennie
Treacy coit, who finished second in the
opening race, was as good as 10 to 1 for the
place at one stage of the betting.
W. Clancy, who had the mount on Soon
Enough, lnckilv escaped with a sprained
leg when that "horse fell taking the last
jump ill the hurdle-race.
day will have to be postponed, as rain is
announced for to-day.
CEICKETERS DINE.
The Taeiflc Cricket Club Holds Its
Annual ls:mquet.
Some thirty-odd members of the Pacific
Cricket Club gathered at a (town-town ro
tisserie last night to close their season with
the customary banquet.
William GreerHarrison,|the club's presi
dent, occupied the chair. The room was
elaborately decorated, the club's colors
scarlet and black— in satin ribbons, being
strongly in evidence amid festoons of ever
greens and flowers. A hand-painted sou
venir bearing the name of its recipient was
found before every chair.
After a perfect menu had been discussed
the chairman delivered a speech in his
usual forcible and witty vein. He was fol
lowed^ by the brothers Theobald (captain
and secretary), who proposed the custo
mary toasts, which were duly responded
to. Low jinks were subsequently in order,
and these were continued with enthusiasm
until a late hour.
W. P. BRANT'S SUICIDE.
Told His Wife He Would Cut His Throat,
Then Shot Himself.
William Perry Brant, a bricklayer, 66
years of age and a native of Pennsylvania,
committed suicide yesterday by shooting
himself with a shotgun at his home, 17li>
Jones street. He sent a charge of shot into
his abdomen.
Just about noon he told his wife he was
going upstairs to cut his throat. She dirt
not think he was serious, but soon heard
the report of his gun.
Deceased was a Mason. A son of Brant
is a member of the Fire Department and
drives engine 1.
A School Teacher's Salary.
Judge Daingeifield has decided that Fanny
M. Soule, who was dismissed from the School
Department in October, 1893, was entitled to
about $2000 back salary. After Judge Wal
lace's decision in the Otsell case the board re
alizing that the circumstances of the one ac
tion were duplicated in the other, reinstated
her in May last.
REVIVAL OF HIBERNIANS
The Order in San Francisco Es
tablishes a Commodious
Hall.
PURPOSES OF THE SOCIETY.
Rev. D. D. Crowley, the Chaplain,
Speaks for the Order, and Re
views Its History.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in San
Francisco has established commodious
headquarters. Six months have r.ot
elapsed since the hall committee was ap
pointed with full power to purchase a hall
in a central locality or to lease one for a
term of years.
The members of this committee suc
ceeded beyond their most sanguine ex
pectations. They have leased from M.
Skelly a building newly put up on Ninth
Hibernians' Hall.
street, between Mission and Howard. This
will be the headquarters of the order in
San Francisco. Here the members have
two well-furnished lodgerooms, a library,
reading-room and a billiard hall, with the
secretary's office. In connection with the
secretary's office a free employment bureau
will soon be established. Here the young
men of the order will find recreation and
amusement evenings instead of frequent
ing less profitable places of amusement or
lounging around saloons.
"This new movement of the Hibernians
is a wise one," said Rev. D. O. Crowley,
chaplain of the older, yesterday. "It is a
step in the right direction and must result
in untold benefits to the order.
"The Hibernians are not organized for
the pucpose of aiding Ireland in her strug
gle for national autonomy, though they
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sympathize with every movement for the
betterment of the old land. Their chief
aim is to foster and preserve the traditions
and virtues of their Celtic ancestors, and
to inculcate |among the members the
principles of faith ana fraternity.
"It is not an oath-bound society; the
members merely pledge themselves on
their word of honor to obey the constitu
tion and by-laws and to assist one another
in time of need.
'•Though essentially a beneficial or
ganization, particular "efforts are made for
the social and intellectual elevation of its
members. With this end in view, a large
reading-room is being elaborately fitted up
in the new headquarters."
The following history of the develop
ment and growth of the order was given
by Father Crowley:
In the year 1737 the "Irish Charitable So
ciety of IJoston" was established. During the
Kevolutiou the voting members did good
service in the array, and the seniors who re
mained at home, we read in the records of the
society, supplied those who were actively en
gaged in the lield with clothing and arms.
Some years later than the Boston society,
but before the War of Independence, the
''Friendly Sons of St. Patrick" were organized
in Philadelphia. Many of the members of this
organization distinguished themselves in ihe
Continental struggle. Prominent among those
were Moylan, Meade, Barry, Hand, Shea,
Kelley and Plunkett.
During the early spring of 1780, when the
army of Washington was in dire distress at
Valley Forge, this society of "the Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick" contributed $25,000 toward the
relief of the "Father of his Country" and the
brave soldiers who were suffering in the cause
of liberty. Of this association Washington
afterward became an honorary member.
Years rolled on and the Friendly Sons
changed their title to« 'The Hibernian Society."
Of this Matthew Carey, the great writer on
political economy, was a guiding spirit for
many years, and from it In other days the An
cient Order of ITibernians of America was
largely recruited.
Before the Rebellion the order was strong in
mauy of the States, and the members, generally
men of strong frame and active habits, were
not slow to respond to the call for troops to put
down the revolt of the South. From New York
they marched wfth their own chief, Colonel
Corcoran ; and how they acted in the first en
gagement of the war the story of Bull Run can
tell. They were first in the fight and last on
the retreat. Corcoran, while covering the re
treat of the Federals, was taken prisoner with
about thirty of the brave Hibernians who re
fused to leave his side.
BSuch were the Hibernians, briefly, in time of
war. What they did In time of peace to
develop the resources of the United States no
tongue can recount. In war they were the de
fenders of our National flag; in peace they are
the producers of our National wealth. Com
pared to them our kid-gloved aristocracy are
but "powdered haircloth," It is well, there
fore, to perpetuate a society that has been pro
ductive of such results. Some of our patriotic
American Celts, it is true, object to its very
Irish name, as if a man's name had anything
to do with his allegiance to our flag.
We are not questioning the patriotism of
German citizens because the names of nearly
all their societies are German. The St. An
drew's Society annually commemorates the
glories of Scotland when she was a free Catho
lic nation. The Welsh have also their socie
ties in this free land, and the Sons of St. David
still endeavor to inculcate in their new homes
many of the virtues of that old Cymnic saint.
They do not love the new land less because
they cherish the best traditions of the old. The
affectionate son generally makes a loyal and
devoted husband, and the benediction in
which he holds his mother's memory detracts
not a jot or tittle from hia love and fidelity to
his wife.
We are glad to notice, here in our own
beautiful city, a revivai of the grand old Hi
bernian Order, and trust our race will give it
their hearty support, not only for what it has
done in the past, but also for the services it
promises in the future. In the ranks of the
A. O. H. of America is notably represented
that type of manly courage which put down
the anarchists of New York and Chicago. As
loug as the Hibernians entertain an attach
ment for the customs, traditions and virtues of
their race they are likely to remain with us, a
"tower of strength" against the enemies of re
ligion, morality and social order.
Kissing Is Battery in Law.
Lena Schultz, 438 Jessie street, whose hn?
banci has a sa'oon at 15 Jessie street, swore to
a warrant in Judge Joachimsen's court yester
day for the arrest of (,'hnrles Hurkhardt, bar
tender in the saloon. Burkhardt was engaged
by her husband three weeks ago, and since
then, she alleges, he has annoyed her with his
attentions. A week ago he attempted to kiss
her and threatened to kill her if she told her
husband. Friday night he made another at
tempt, and she told her husband yesterday
morning. The complaint charges Burkhardt
with battery.
Pasadena, Cal., is to have a tournament
of roses New Year's day.
NEW TO-DAY.
fTjl NOLAN BROS.
I %- i SHOE CO.
DON'T BE MISLED
WE HAVE
NO BRANCH STORES
ON MARKET STREET.
WE DO
ALL OUR BUSINESS AT
812 AND 814 MARKET STREET,
PHELAN BUILDING.
WE ARE OVERSTOCKED ON
MEN'S
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS
And will close them out at less
-• than cost.
500 pairs of Men's Embroidered Opera Slippers
''..'i :...::'. :.:'..:.: $1 per pair
800 pairs of Men's Fine Embroidered Opera
-■and Everett Slippers. $1 25 per pair
1000 pairs of Men's Extra Fine ' Embroidered
Opera and Everett Slippers ■.*;■.,....
...j..... $1 50 and $2 per pair
. Call. and see these -Slippers and you can't help
but buy a pair.
SLIPPERSand SHOES
Are the best and most useful Presents you
can make for the holidays.
DURIN6 THE HOLIDAY SEASON
WE WILL MAKE A"
GENERAL REDUCTION
ON ALL. OUR SHOES.
We have several lines of . the Latest Style Shoes
that we will close out at cost to make room for our
spring stock. -■»♦. ■■ >; : ■ •■■ ■■' . . • •-■ „*• .. ■
:> You are all aware of the trouble. of ; Retting fitted
in stores that only carry one ortwo widths.^ In our
store you have no trouble, as we carry ,the largest
stock of any. house on the Pacific Coast, and, can fit
any foot from AAA to EEE.' ' .",v "
WE RON A LARGE FACTORY
And sell Shoes at just what other dealers pay for
them." All we want is the wholesale profit ami
give the retail profit to our customers. Ii is a well-
known fact that we are ; tne only Bhoehouse that
does a rushing business the year around. This is
clear proof that we sell better Shoes for less money
than any other house.
BEAR IN MIND!
You have nothing to lose and all to cain by buying
your Shoos at our store. If Shoes are not as repre-
sented return them at our expense and we will
refund the money." ~V
CATALOGUES.
' Send for oar New Illustrated Catalogue
and see our prices for the latest style
Shoes. rfiVv ■ •■■
Mail orders will receive prompt at-
tention. '
NOLAN BROS.
SHOE CO.
812-814 MARKET STREET,
9 and 11 OTarrell St.,
PHKLAX BUILDING.
Long Distance Telephone 5537.
"STEARNST
BICYCLES
Are receiving the highest com-
pliments every day from scores
of people who appreciate the ad-
vanced improvements which are
embodied in the *96 machine.
No rider of keen appreciation
will be induced to buy any other
than the light, easy running
STEARNS.
E.G.STEARNS&CO
304-306 POST ST.,
Devaney, Hopkins & Co., City Agents.
1896 RAMBLERS
HAVE ARRIVED.
1895 Models Will be Sold for
$85.0Q
COME WHILE THEY LAST. -
-1896 Ramblers $105.00
1895 Kauib1er5....^....;....... 85.00
THOS. H. B. VARNEY,
1325 Market st., S.F.,
427 S. Spring st., Los Angeles.
: RIGGS HOUSE,
ID. O.
: *■ '? The , Hotel " Par Excellence"
Of the National Capital. First, class In nil appoint
merits. :--. . G. Dk\VITT. .Treas.
American plan, $3 per day an!
upward. ,i*c ' /
Weak Men andWornen
SHOULD U«K DAMIANAHITTKKS: filE
great Mexican > Remedy; gives Health and
Strength to the Sexual Organs. " .
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