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SURPRISED THE
ASTUTE CLUNIE
W. S. Barnes Moves for
Dismissal of the Siebe
Case.
DUMFOUNDED THE JUDGE
The Assessor Prefers to Have a
Chance to Prove His In
nocence.
MANY AUTHORITIES QUOTED.
The Court Took the Motion Under
Advisement and Will Pass on
It Next Week.
District Attorney Barnes sprung a sen
sation in the Siebe case yesterday. When
Judge Wallace opened court, and before
Attorney A. J. Clunie could present his
prepared order of commitment. Mr. Barnes
knocked out all calculations by announc
ing that he wished to submit a motion to
dismiss the charge of perjury against the
Assessor.
Nearly every one in the courtroom was
completely surprised. Judge Wallace
stared and the attorneys looked most un
easy. A. J. Clunie was the first to regain
his speech.
"I object to the District Attorney mak
ing an argument of any kind in this case,"
said he. "He is not interested here, and I
submit that he has no right to make any
such argument as he proposes."
Judge Wallace, however, decided to
hear what Mr. Barnes had to say, remark
ing that the District Attorney has a right
as chief of the criminal department of the
City and County, to take part in any
criminal case.
Barnes then told how the Siebe perjury
case has occasioned him great anxiety by
clogging the criminal calendar in Depart
ment 6 and interfering with the working
of the Assessor's office. "Then again,"
said he, "the Assessor is a quasi-judicial
officer and as such responsible and cannot
be broueht to trial for an error of judg
ment. It must be shown that he has
acted corruptly hrst."
A large number of authorities were
quoted by Mr. Barnes to show that this is
tue state of the oresent case, and then At
torney Clunie showed that he had not
been taken entirely by surprise by getting
right in and glibly quoting a few" authori
ties that seemed to show the District At
torney to be wrong.
Clunie referred to the perjury charge
against Siebe in Judge Campbell's court,
and Mr. Barnes promptly announced that
he intended to also move its dismissal.
Then Clunie attacked Barnes' argument
on another side.
"There have been no new propositions
of law raised," said he. "All tnis has been
discussed before by Mr. Pillsbury and Mr.
McEnerney, and it has been passed upon
by your Honor. Mr. Barnes has no right
to make this motion unless he claims the
right to dismiss the case."
Attorney Friedenrich, representing
Siebe, said that the Assessor would prefer
that he be given a chance to prove the
value of the railroad property by calling
expert witnesses, but tnat the District
Attorney's motion was agreeable to him.
.1 udge" Wallace finally took the motion
under advisement and will pass upon the
matter on Wednesday next.
TO CONSERVE HEALTH.
Action Taken by the Committee Re-
cently Appointed at a Public
Sleeting.
An important step toward the protec
tion of the health of San Francisco was
taken yesterday by the adoption of the
following resolutions by the recently ap
pointed health committee:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the committee
appointed at the meeting in the Chamber of
Commerce May 2U, 1890, to discuss the public
health of the City and County of San Fran
cisco that the Board of Supervisors of said
City and County should appropriate the sum
of at least thirty-four thousand eight hundred
($34,800) dollars over and above the amounts
and sums appropriated in the year 1893 for
the Health Department for such additional in
spectors and expenses as to the Board of Health
shall seem expedient and necessary for the
better preservation of the public health in this
City; and further
Resolved, That it is the sense of the commit
tee that there should be established in this
City, Immediately, an ambulance system of
four wagons, at a cost not to exceed four thou
sand (.$4000) dollars and that the same should
tie maintained and that there should be es
taDhshed immediately a chemical and bac
teriological laboratory, at a cost not to exceed
three thousand ($3000) dollars.
Committee— Albert Castle of Pan Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, B. H. Tacy of Manufac
turers and Producers' Association; F. H. I)ohr
inanri, President of Merchants' Association; If. I).
Keil of Merchants' Association, Fred Talbot
of San Francisco Board of Trade: David
Rich, president of State Development society:
A. Sbarboro, president of Wine Association: J.
W. H. Cambell of Sao Francisco Produce Associa
tion, C. W. Tabor of Milkmen's Association, Rev.
Horatio Stebbins of Unitarian Society, 1. H. Morse
of San Francisco Fruit Exchange, Charles Mont
gomery of Hotel Men's Association.
II i (iii cm a 10, Chairman:
Isidob Jacobs, Secretary.
Among the prominent citizens who in
dorsed the resolutions are the following:
Levl Strauss: Adam Grant; J. D Phelan (presi
dent United Improvement Companies); Daniel
Meyer; A. P. Hotallng; George T. Marye: B.
yeweitzer; Sylvain Welll: London, Paris and
American Bank; .Brown Bros. & CO.; Hymns,
I'ausen <fe Co.; s, F. Friedlander & Co. : Greene
baum. Weil & Michaels; The Emporium
Company; . Kahn Bros.; Klein & Co.: Jules
.Levy & Bros.; Keuburger, Rein & Co.:
the Nevada Bank; the Anglo-Calltornian Bank
(Limited); Union Trust Company; Weils, largo
A Co. the Bai her Bank: the Crocker- Woolwortb
.National Bank; the American Bank and Trust
Company; the Bank of British >orth Amer
ica; Wanjfenhelm, Pternheim <t Co.; Anglo-
American Crockery Company; Newman, Levin
son & Co.; Hoicomb Brothers; Fontana &
Co.: California Canneries Company; Code,
Elfelt & Co.; Hosenthal, Feder <fc Co.:
Bank of British Columbia; Comptoir National
d'K.scompte de Paris: Citizens' Building and Loan
Association: Pacific Building and Loan Associa
tion: Bay City Building and .Loan Assocltlon; Oc
cidental Loan Association; Argonaut Mutual
Building and Loan Association; Kldorado Mutual
Building and Loan Association; M. 1. finer; S. N.
Wood & Co; Columbia Woolen Mills; LeCount
Bros.: Howe scale Manufacturing Company: H.
jevi<fcco: A. Schilling & Co; Harris Bros & Co. :
Eureka Building and Loan Association; Golden
West Building and Loan Association; Alia i>oan
Association: Kaston, Kidridgc & Co. ; Madison <fe
Burke: shainwald, Buckbee & Co. ; Dallemand &
Co.; .Rosenberg Bros.; Brigham, Hoppe & Co.:
Henry Caaipe & Co.; the D. E. Allison
Company; Jjnl ton Bros. Shea, Bocqueraz & Co.:
Guardian Loan Association; A. Zellerbach ft Co.:
W. H. Crim: A. J. Bich.Bovee; Toy <&sonntag;
Jacob Hevman: Baldwin <fe Hammond; B. F. Oli
ver: Pope A Talbot: Meyerfleld, Mitchell
A Co.: Walter Bros. & Co.; I^evison A .
Co.* Hooper <& Jennings; Arm eg & Dallam:
C. M. Voikman; Spruance, Stanley & Co.:
Goodyear Bobber Company'; lledington & Co.;
Porier, Messinger <fe Co. I.llienthnl it Co.: Sachs
Bros. * Co ; Esberg, Bachman & Co.; Haas
Bros.; Wichman, Lutgen & Co.: Cunningham,
Cuniss & Welch; Will & Flock Company;
Nolan Bros; San born <fc Vail; Davis Bros.;
Castle Bros. ; Mail .Sadler & Co.; M. J. Brandeu
stein & ''o.: Siebe Bros. & Placeman; Baker &
Hamilton: Tlllman <fc BendelJ C. W. Clark <& Co.;
Jos. Fredericks & Co.; Mack <fc Co.; War
ren <fe M alley: Moore, Hunt A Co. E. Messager,
Millar sios.Vit Co.; Naber, Alfa<& Bruno; Hawley
Brothers' Hardware Company: e-herwood & Sher
wood- M. Ehrmann & Co.; N. Van Bergen 4 Co.;
Shreve <ft Co.: Both, Blum & Co.; Samuel C. Ham
mond, president Butchers' Board of Trade;
Horn A Judge: George Loewenberg <fc
Co • J. G. James * Co.; 8. Mlverberg;
8. Koshland & Co. ; Williams, Brown it Co.;
Jonnson-iiocke Mercantile Company, Field, Sum*
& Co.; Getz Bros. & Co.: Oppenheimer & Bro. ;
S. Uinkelspiel & Co.; Cahn, Nickelsburi? & Co.;
i'oly, Heilbron & Co. ; James Hall.J. Scboenfeld,
Peter McCanii, H. Mofliit. S. Solomon.
PATRIOTIC FIREWORKS.
Fourth of July Committee Call on MLer-
chants to Discuss the Plans of
the Celebration.
The invitation and reception committee
of the Fourth of July Committee met
Thursday afternoon. It was presided over
by Edwin L. Forster.
Mrs. Vidaver reported having received
replies from orphan asylums as follows:
Hebrew Orphan Asylum would send 100
children, San Francisco Nursery 50 chil
dren. The Maria Kip, Roman Catholic
and Boys' and Girls' Aid had made other
arrangements and could not therefore ac
cept of the hospitality of the committee.
It was resolved to visit the asylums in
person, and the duty was relegated as
follows:
San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission, to
Mrs. J. Murray Bailey; Protestant Orphan
Asylum, Mrs. Nellie H. Blinn; Little Sisters'
Infant Shelter, Edwin L. Forster; Protection
Relief Society, Mrs. Mariner Campbell; San
Francisco Boys' Clud, Willian Dazelle; City
Front Boys' Club, I. C. J. Truman; Girls'
Directory," Mrs. M. Sanderson; Newsboys'
Home, Mrs. Hester Harland; Fiich Orpnans'
Home, Fruitvale, I. C. J. Truman; Youths'
Directory, I. C. J. Trumau.
The following representatives of Parlors
N. D. G. W. were added to the committee:
Alta Parlor No. 3, Miss Mary Richter, Mrs.
George W. Perkins; Fremont No. 39, Mrs. M.
Sanderson, Miss Gertie Campbell; Las Lomas
No. 72, Mrs. M. Daggett, Miss Rosa M. Ball;
La Kstrella No. 89, Mrs. H. Bennett, Lucy A.
Barbich.
The following were also added to the
committee:
Mrs. H. O. Steams, Mrs. J. Murray Bailey,
Clara I. Long, R. J. Andrews, Nellie H. Blinn
and Hester A. Harland.
THOSE IMPS OF FRENCH VERBS TANTALIZING A GIRL .STUDENT.
[Sketched by a "Call" artist.]
It was ordered that each child taking 1
part in the parade be given a small Ameri
can flag to carry and each band a box of I
firecrackers to be fired along the line of
march.
The Fourth of July Committee has pre
pared the following letter to be forwarded |
to the merchants:
To the Merchants and Businett Men of San
FrancUco— Gentlemen : The committee on
decorations of the Fourth ol July celebration,
1896, have under consideration several pians
in connection with the patriotic displays to be
made on that occasion, and it is their desire to
advance the interests of the City generally,
with which your individual interests are so j
i intimately blended.
At the last meeting of the committee the ;
chairman was instructed to issue a circular
address inviting you to attend a meeting to be
held in the Assembly rooms, Mills building,
on Tuesday evening, June lU, at 7:3oo'clock,
to discuss the plans referred to.
One plan proposes an artistic patriotic j
illumination of the central part of the City, to j
be ready and in operation on the evening of !
July 2 and to continue through the night of ]
July 4. This being extensively advertised im- |
mediately will, it is believed, not only en- j
nance the patriotic zeal of our own citizens, |
but will attract from all parts of the State to
this City during the three days of the illumi- 1
nation large crowds of visitors anxious to wit
ness this patriotic display. It is hardly neces
sary to suggest that this large influx of visitors
will result in pecuniary advantages to our
business men very largely in excess of the out
lay incurred.
it has also been decided that in lieu of the
old plan having set pieces of fireworks in re- j
mote and comparatively inaccessible parts of i
the City the executive committee be requested
to provide for setting off bombs, rockets and
illuminating fires on the public squares and
suitable places contiguous to the central, busy j
parts of the City during the illuminations.
On these and kindred topics free discussion j
will be had, in which you are cordially in
vited to participate. As this is of great inter- !
est to you Individually do not fail to attend, j
Respectfully yours, W. 11. I»avis,
Chairman Committee on Decorations.
Adrian R. Smith,
Secretary Fourth of July Committee.
IN FOR THE RATIFICATION.
The Thirty-Fifth District Will Turn Oat i
With a Big Membership.
The Thirty-fifth Assembly District Ke- I
publican Club at a meeting of itsexecu-j
tive committee held on last Thursday j
evening decided to turn out on the night j
upon which the ratification of the St. I
Louis nominee will be held in this City.
For that purpose the following members \
were appointed as a special committee to j
co-operate with tte regular officers of the
club to maice final arrangements for the
parade: J. W. Murphy, E. A. Grant, W.
R. Plumbe, Elgin McNab, P. J. Hyde and
J. F. Battler. Those with I'resident V.
F. Northrop, C. M. Depew, ft. H. Stafford,
C. L. Heldemark and E. H. Herrick have
fulL power to act in the premises. The
members of the club have signified their
intention of getting the drill corps in
readiness for the occasion. This, with a
band of music, will maice the grand parade
a leading feature and bring into notice
able prominence the crack club of the
Thirty-fifth District.
Duron Kelly has been honored with the
insignia of marshal for the occasion.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1896.
IT WAS UNDER
GRADUATES' DAY
Music, Fun and French at
the Girls' High
School.
THOSE DEVILS OF VERBS
Wees of a Sweet Girl Graduate
Over Her French Told
in Song.
THE SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM.
Work of the Departments Personified
ia a Play by the Young
Lady Students.
Yesterday waa undergraduates' day at
the Girls' High School, and the young
misses had their part of the commence
ment-week festivities.
The exercises took place in the after
noon, and the large auditorium of the
building was filled with ninth-grade pupils
and their relatives long before the exer
cises began. A musical programme was
given under the direction of one of the
young ladies.
The choruses were led by Miss Grade
Davis, the possessor of a beautiful soprano
voice, and Roscoe Warren Lucy accom
panied on the piano.
The principal number on the order of
exercises was a representation of the curri
culum of the school by the students; the
idea, a novel one, designed by Mrs. Dean.
The entire performance hangs upon a
story of an undergraduate girl who won
ders what difficulties she will meet as she
enters her senior year and the spirits of
algebra, geometry, history, English, Latin,
Greek, etc., appear and answer her ques- I
tioning.
Another pretty feature of the afternoon
entertainment was a musical farce by the
French class called "Ces Diables de
Verbes," a very demoniacal idea for sweet
girl graduates and especially the timia
"undergrada" to think about.
The story runs that a sad and weary
student student (Miss Grace Davis) opens
her tantalizing French grammar, and the
verbs swarm out like Pandora's plagues,
and circling around her introduce them
selves as "Nous sommes diables,'' a free
translation of which is, "We are some
devils."
Then these Parisian young lady imps,
looking very charming in their cloaks of
Mephisto red, notwithstanding their frank
confession regarding their character, be
gan to entertain their victim by a song, of
which the following is a translation:
I am a. Loner (to praise),
A devil, sharp though petit";
To study me you'll find is meet.
lam Envoyer(to send).
They call me not so very bad,
Yet often I make pupils sad.
I am Cuelllir (to gather).
Never be frightened although you see
In the future 1 change i to c.
I am Dire (to say).
Fe. fie ! Why don't you see the difference
Between my imperfect and present tense?
Avoir (to have) and Ktre (to be) —
Yon'll readily see
How initioriant are we.
Then freely we tell ;
Study us well.
I am Ailer (to go).
I seem bo debonair and gay,
Yet oft 1 turn black hair to gray.
And so they «o on until the girl's dusky
tresses threaten to take on another color;
but she overcomes the impish verbs— in
other words, "buckles in and jrets her les
sons," and as a reward two fairies, who
somehow had become lost among the leaves
of the grammar, fly out and begin to sing:
Oh, maiden fair to see,
We welcome thee
With vio'.ets dim and roses red
And daisicK white
And the tlur
Del Salvador,
We'll crown your head.
'Tis a Just reward
For the chosen few
Who love La France,
Adieu, ad ten, adieu.
Sued for Damage*.
John O'Malley, a stevedore, has sued the
Oregon Improvement Company for $5000 dam
ages for injuries received while operating
machinery for unloading one of their ships.
COMMEND CRESWELL.
Merchants Assure Him of Their Hearty
Co-Operation in the Securing of
Precinct Officers.
The Merchants' Association has for
warded the following letter to City and
County Attorney H. T. Creswell:
Hon. Harry T. Crenwell, City and County At
torney, New City Hall— Dear Sir: The wise and
patriotic plan proposed by you to secure ef
ficient and trustworthy precinct officers for
the approaching election deserves the hearty
approval and encouragement of all public
spirited citizens of San Francisco.
The Merchants' Association desires to co
operate with you and the Election Commis
sioners in securing favorable responses to the
circular letter about to be issued by your hon
orable board. If you will, therefore, kindly
send to this office an advance copy of the pro
posed circular, our board of directors will
issue a special letter to each of the 457 busi
ness firms belonging to the association, calling
their immediiite attention to the necessity of
responding favorably to the inquiries of your
honorable Board o£ Election Commissioners.
Again assuring you and the Election Com
missioners of the cordial support of the Mer
chants' Association in all measures insuring a
full vote and a sure count at the general elec
tion on November 3, we remain sincerely
yours, Merchants' association.
F. W. Dohrmann, President.
J. Richard Freud, Secretary.
A letter was received yesterday by the
merchants from the Chamber of Com
merce stating that that body would sena
E. A. Selfridge and Edward E. Kentfield
as delegates to the Municipal Charter
Convention.
The Coroner's Writ.
The hearing of Coroner Hawkins' writ of
prohibition in the Sonderup case was post
poned in Judge Murphy's court yesterday be
cause of the serious illness of Professor Clark.
His physician. Dr. M. J. Richardson, testified
that he'was physically unable to appear. The
case went over till to-day.
'TIS BUT A MEMORY NOW
The Lick Old Ladies' Home
Is a Thing of the
Past.
It Will Be Known Hereafter as the
University Mound Oid Ladies'
Home.
Judge Murphy yesterday granted the
application of the "Lick Old Ladies'
Home," praying that the name of that in
stitution be changed to "The University
Mound Old Ladies' Home."
The petition was presented by the sur
viving executors of the trust of James
Lick, who established the home— A. B.
Forbes, Robert McElroy and E. W. New
hall. The reasons given for the desired
change were:
"First— That the name of a person being
connected with or forming part of the
corporate name of an eleemosynary insti
tution militates against and interferes
with and prevents many charitable be
quests coming to the support of the insti
tution, which would otherwise be made
to it if the institution bore a general
name.
"Second— That a general name would
promote the interests of the institution
and be in keeping with the intent and pur
pose of the founder."
When James Lick founded the Old
Ladies' Home he created a trust of $100,
-000 to support it. The State of California
also allowed it $100 a month. The Legis
lature's aid was, however, withdrawn and
tne income from the original investment
has been found insufficient to meet the
current expenses. The $100,000 has
dwindled until now only $00,000 remains.
This is invested at 6 per cent, bringing a
monthly return of $300.
There have been in all about eighty-five
inmates cared for in the Lick Home, but
there are at present only thirty.
Judge Murphy, before tie granted the pe
tition, said he did not see why the name of
the man who originally endowed a charit
able institution should not be perpetuated
in the title of that institution. However,
as it probably would be advantageous to
the institution, and on that ground ac
ceptable to its founder, he would grant
the request.
» — ♦ • .
Another Street-Railroad Case.
The Market-street Railway Company has
been sued for $5000 damages for injuries in
flicted on the minor son of Herman SteftVns.
Young Steffens was driving along Spear street,
when his vehicle was run into by a Market
streetcar, and the driver thrown out and in
jured.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
IN DEFENSE OF
A FREE PRESS.
Lovers of Liberty and Per
sonal Rights Are
Aroused.
READY TO REORGANIZE.
Editor Barry Takes Up the
Fight in the Star With
Vigor.
HE SCORES JUDGE CATLIN.
A Constitutional Amendment Wanted
to Protect Editors From
Ju J ges.
A concerted and vigorous cftort will be
made to reorganize the Free Tress Defense
Association, which waged a victorious bat
tle five years ago on behalf of free speech.
The association will also lend its endea
vors toward having an amendment to the
constitution of California adopted so that
editors may not be at the mercy of Judges
whom they criticize.
The proposed revival of the Defense As
sociation has been brought about by the
recent action of Judge Catlin of Sacra
mento in committing Charles K. Mc-
Clatchey of the Bee to jail f0r 250 days.with
the alternative of a fine of $500. This grew
out of contempt proceedings. It is now
claimed by interested citizens of this City
that the punishment imposed on Editor
McClatchey was a violation of what is
known as the Barry contempt law.
That law was passed by an almost unani
mous vote by the Legislature of 1891, and
emphatically deprives a Judge of the arbi
trary power to summarily punish a critic
for contempt. It reads as follows:
No speech, statement or publication reflect
ing upon or concerning any court, or any ofli
eer thereof, shall be treated or punished as a
contempt of such court unless made in the
immediiite presence of sucli court while in ses
sion, and in such a manner as to actually in
terfere with its proceedings.
Editor Barry of the Star has championed
the cause, not for McClatchey, but lor the
principle involved, as he himself says. In
this week's Star he says editorially upon
the subject in the course of a long, leading
article:
The constitution provides that "every citi
zen may freely speak, write and pubiish his
sentiments on all subjects, being responsible
for the abuse of that right.
If Editor McClatchey libeled the Judge that
dignitary could, like any other citizen, have
prosecuted liiin for libel, where the accused
and accuser would be upon an equal footing,
and the truth or falsity of the charges be
passed upon by a jury before an impartial
tribunal. * * *
He convicted a man without giving him
privileges that would not be denied to any
common felon. * * *
When a Judge thus claims that he has the
"inherent right" to punish a critic for con
tempt he may not be a judicial scoundrel, but
many people will think Jhat he is.
It "is not only McClatchey the editor, but
also McClatchey the citizen, who has been out
raged, and through him all the people, whose
laws have been delied.
As the individual, Editor McClatchey may be
no more, no less, than any other citizen; but
as the representative of a great principle he
must be defended by all who regard common
justice as worth fighting for.
Regarding the Free Press Defense Asso
ciation he says:
The Free Press Defense Association should
Bt once be reorganized, and prepare to fight
the old battle of live years ago over tigain. As
the Supreme Court may, like Judge Catlin, de
cide that the Barry law is unconstitutional, we
should insist that all legislative candidates
pledge themselves to vote ior a constitutional
amendment which no court, however arro
gant, would dare to override.
Mass-meetings should be held throughout
the State to voice the public indignation
which we know so generally exists, and the
press should echo that indignation in trumpet
tones. For ourselves, we wre in the right to a
finish, mid the fear of Judge-made law and
prison bars shall never deter us from writing
the truth concerning any public servant, par
ticularly a judicial public servant.
"The Free Press Defense Association is
to be organized at once," said Mr. Barry
last night, "and it will he even stronger
and more influential than ever before.
When it was organized five years ago it
had bucli well-known men as Congress
man Masuire, Joseph Leggett, Stewart
Menzies, L. M. Manzer (ex-president of the
Federated Trades and ex-Superintendent of
Streets), W. J. B. Mackay (formerly editor
of the Coast Seamen's Journal), Daniel
Farquharson (the banker), A. Sbarboro,
Charles Mail, Charles A. Sumner, Senator
McUowan and others. The Republican
and Democratic conventions of that year
indorsed the measure. The Call was the
first paper to take up the matter, and the
Bee was the first paper outside of San
Francisco. I can assure you the people
are aroused over this question, and, with
the association in good working order, an
effort will be made to have an
amendment to the constitution adopted
that shali preclude the possibility of the
Supreme Court or any other court riding
over this law."
THE BICYCLE PARADE.
No More Wheel Contests Will Take
Place at Central Park at
Present.
At a meeting of the Cycle Board of Trade
last evening it was decided on the part of that
body to abandon the Central Park bicycle
tract.' Lack of interest or enthusiasm on the
part of the clubs and public led to this deci
sion.
It was determined on the part of the Cycle
Board of Trade to make the great bicycle pa
rade, which is to take place on the evening of
July 2T>, a complete success. The following
prizes will be given:
Beat decorated single bicycle, a suit or uniform;
best decorated tandem, two pairs of bicyce cuff
butioi:s: best club turnout, a pennant; best, club
appearance, a pennant; most unique transparency,
a pair of Morgan it Wright tires; most antiquated
turnout, an appropriate prize.
Dr. Rottanzi and I. Schwartz of tne South
Side Improvement Club were present and
stated a» their club intended soon to celebrate
the bitunninzing of the Folsom-street boule
vard they desired to join the parade festivities
and the celebration together if possible. The
proposition whs received favorably and the
two affairs will probably take place ou the
same evening.
AN INDUSTRIAL THIEF.
An Unemployed Mnjor-General Arrested
for Stealing a Bicycle.
William Martin, also known as Van R.
Carpenter, was arrested on Thursday
night on Sixth street by Sergeant Davis
and Detective Harper, while trying to dis
pose of a bicycle that had evidently been
stolen.
Martin has had a decidedly checkered
career. In 1884 he was sent from Ventura
County to the State Prison for grand lar
ceny and three years later from Contra
Costa County for a similar offense. Since
then he has served several terms for
thieving.
Finally finding that thieving was not a
profitable business Martin started out to
win military honors for himself, and the
first opening that presented itself was in
the Industrial Army ol unemployed that
was camped in Sacramento. Martin with
little effort reached the honors of major
general of the first division to leave Sacra
mento. He was then known under the
name of Carpenter. His military honors
lasted only so long as the "army" con
tinued on the road. When this body dis
banded Martin drifted back into private
life again and spent much of his time en
deavoring to keep out of the clutches of
the law.
CONTINENTAL LEAGUE.
It Will Parade When the President Is
Nominated .
The Continental (Republican) League 19
only a few months old, but it has a big
and growing membership and will mak^
its influence felt in the campaign. Frank
D. Worth is president of the league, Will
E. Fisher and W. T. Kibbler vice-presi
dents, Maurice L. Asher recording secre
tary, W. R. Jost Jr. treasurer and B. L.
Hesseltine financial secretary.
At its session last night 165 new mem
bers were admitted and applications wer*e
received from seventy-six citizens and re
ferred to the membershiD committee.
President Worth stated that the Presi
dential ratification would be held in this
City next Saturday. All preparations for
a grand parade on that occasion have been
made by the league.
Its large and handsome satin Danner
will be carried by four men. Badges, flags
and lanterns will be provided, and all
members are requested to be on hand
when formally notified, and also to bring
their friends with them. The finances of
the league are in a highly prosperous con
dition, its members are active and enthusi
astic, and a bit; and imposing turnout is
confidently anticipated.
After the routine business had been
transacted there were short speeches by
W. E. Fisher, Dr. B. F. Fleming, Amos
Currier and songs and recitations by the
Glee Club and Messrs. Covey, Conley,
Roney and Sharp.
AT SUTRO BATHS.
A Special Disappearing Act Will Be a
Feature To-Day.
To-day and to-morrow afternoon and
evening a very interesting programme
will be given at Sutro Baths. In addition
to the regular racing and diving exhibi
tion by the San Francisco Swimming
Club Rathbun and Rand will do their
great triple-bar novelty. The Leonis ap
pear in a new act on the Roman rings and
Dana Thompson will give a mystifying
disappearing act. He will dive into the
water from a boat fuily clothed and dis
appear under the surface, remain under
the water fully twenty minutes, reappear
ing in an entire change of costume. Both
his disappearance and reappearance will
take place in the middle of the mammoth
tank and in full view of the audience.
There will also be a tight-rope exhibi
tion from the top of the supports of the
Firth Wheel by Professor Seal Williams
at 3 o'clock each afternoon.
THE SUNDAY CALL
THE NEWSPAPER THAT GOES INTO THE HOMES OF ALL.
The San Francisco Summer Girl in Picture and Verse.
Three San Francisco Girls, Seven Days in Paris, and Their
Shopping Tour of the Bon Marche.
The Wonderful Infant Artist of Folsom Street
A Mountainside Crypt Full of Human Skulls.
The Man Who Ate 10,950 Beefsteaks Consecutively.
Four Picturesque Wrecks.
Life Sketches of the Famous Discoverer, Dr. Gustav Eisen.
A High Jinks That Was on Top.
For Another Wink in the Morning.
A Study of Horses' Hocks.
Advantages of Athletic Training.
The Patriotism of Two American Girls.
A Corner for the Whist Players.
New Things for Men to Wear.
The Fashions for the Women.
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Table Tumblers, per set, 20c, 25c, 30c.
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Decorated Toilet Sot, complete, $1 65.
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