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WEUgESDAV " ■ AUGUST 4, 1897
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" AMUSEMENTS. :;;•;£.
Baldwin Theater — "Rosemary."
'•iJMBiA Theater- The Case of Rebellious
busan.''
Moitoaco'B OriTtA-HoisE-- A Bowery GIrL"
. f KA7AH TiiKATKi-..- -House or Boms" an!
Betsy." .
• Tivoj. i OrrttA Hooew— AVanp"
liir_Kb_.— lllgh-Clasj Vaudeville.
• Oberox— Grand Concert.
■-iißii Baths. — Bathint; nnd Perform an
1 he Chutes and Chutes Free Theater.—
Bloomer Minstrels, every afternoon and evening.
, Oakland Rack Track.— Races.
AUCTION i ALLS.
By J.C. MtiTHWB— day, August 4, Grocer-
' ies, etc., at 1019 Pacific ttr. et, at 11 o'clock.
... By r. J. BABTH-Thls day. August 4, Books,
at 414 McAllister street, at - o'clock.
"By G. H. Cmbskn & Co.— Tuesday, September
2,' leal Estate, a: 14 Montgomery st-, at 12 o'clock
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Chief of Police Lees has rendered his first
animal report.
A, partly cloudy Wednesday morning, fol
. lowed by fair weather. :
Judge Wallace will not call his calendar un- j
111 Friday, the 13th Inst.
Three more small craft were yesterday an- !
nounced lor trips to Alaska.
The Klondyke rush has boomed local busi- i
ness to a considerable extent.
Judgo Seawell will impanel a new Grand |
J ury.next Saturday morning.
Mayor Phelan will veto the proposed tax :
levy unless it is scaled down materially.
Captain Le Balllster, a well-known mariner, j
died yesterday at his residence in this City.
The sterna schooner Xoyo will get away for
Dyea to-day with a nundrjd fortune-seeker.
The expenses of the Street Department i
■ during the last fiscal year were $500,971 79.
- The. chat ol murder against Theodore \
F; gel will be taken up to-day before Judge
Campbell.
The Walla Walla sails this morning ior Seat- i
tie with a large crowd of people bound for the I
Yukon country.
Edward Gallagher of Healdsburg was robbed |
ci $260 early yesterday morning, and the po
lice are investigating the case.
Inquiry for real estate is somewhat brisker
although .the demand is not yet satisfactory, ,
county realty remains in statu quo.
The aeitation over the recent changes in the
School Department still continues. The Girls' ;
Hun School is especially worked up.
.A San Franc. sco miner has written from Cir- j
cle City that he is sticking to a rich claim on j
American Creek on' the Alaskan side of the i
boundary.
'Sheriff Weaver of Oneida County, N. ¥/., left
for the East yesterday afternoon with Harold
MarqTiisse, who is wanted in Utica fur numer
ous burglaries.
Another good sized crowd viewed the har
ness sport at. Emeryville track yesterday. ;
Prince Ansel, Our Boy and Our Jack were the
winning horses.'
Ernes; R. Carter has been appointed day In
spector in the Custom-house in place oi F. P.
Flesh, who- was recently assigned to the
„ Chinese Bureau.
Mrs.. Dal Hawkins was granted a continu
ance lor a week yesterday on the charge of
.threatening to kill her husband, the well
known pugilist, uawjjpjfa
■' United States. District Judge De Haven yes
. terday appointed Col'in Anderson ol Covelo,
Mendocino County, as United States Commis
sioner lor that county.
• A meeting of representative citizens will be
* held in the Mayor" s office to-day lor the pur
pose devising ways and means of attracting
•'• Conventions to this City.
." Two young Christian Endeavorers of Oak
. .land are in the Yukon country strictly ob
serving the Sabbath, and one writes entertain
ingly of their experiences.
'• "Charles McNally was yestetday held to an
swer before the Superior Court in £000 bonds
j b-v Judge Joachimson for assaulting Joseph j
. Austin with a ketchup bottle. |
" Fire Marshal Towe and the police are inves
tigating the, cause of the three lire.' and a burg
lary that have occurred in the lodging-house,
325 Fourth street, within a month.
• 'Policeman A. C. Wlnxlei fired at three boys
vtsterday afternoo-n suspected of committing
a burglary at 701 Do. ores street, and wounded
one ol them, Charles Franz, In the right leg.
T. T. Atkinson, a broker, was charged before
Judge Joachimseu yesterday with malicious
mischief by K. C. Clapp, another broker, and
the case was continued till to-morrow morn
ing.
..The. Chevra Gemllus Hasodim has been or
gan zed in this .City for the purpose of loaning
money to needy Hebrews without Interest, the
principal to be repaid in 51 per week install
ments.
The plaintiff's s'de of the Fair-Crcven trial
wm brought to a close yesterday. The defense
will begin the presentation of its costs this
morning. Judge Denson making the opening
address to the jury.
Edwin Dun, ex-United States Minister to
Jap in, arrived from the Orient on the Belgic
yesterday. He says that Japan will offer no
armed resistance to the annexation of Hawaii
by the United States.
Hundreds of people are interested in the
proposed tours to the gold fields of Peru.
Many registered for the steamer trip, and
many more inquired about the sailing vessel's
expedition yes en! ay.
Major William Fahey of the Metropolitan
met with a serious accident yesterday. He
fell and bruised his ankle so b-idly.that an op
eration was necessary. He will be confined to
his bed for several weeks.
• The Red Men pre in session in the wigwam.
Wampum is reported plentiful for tribe pur
- poses and plans oUan ambitious order for the
good of thepalefare members and others are
being discussed over the calumet.
-Collector Jackson decided that the Chinese
girl Kara Kam Oi could not land. The girl
wi.l be saved from slavery in the United
.^States. . Other slave .g.rls tell how they got
■ jthrough the Custom-houso contrary to law.
: Emile Conor, a 17-year-old thug, snatched a
purse containing $90 out of the hands of Mrs.
Ellen K. Meseersmtth about noon yesterday on
the corner of Pine and Stockton streets, He
was. caught by a citizen and turned over to the
.police.
f Deputy Collector Farley has recommended
that consular invoice blanks should be made
uniform so as to facilitate their tiling and
" binding His recommendation has been
adopted by the Treasury Department at Wash
ington.
. In oide'r to provide for the increased service
that has been established between this City
and San Jose and that wnicn is contemplated
in the San Joaquin Valley, the Southern Pa
cific has ordered eighteen new passenger
couches.
Judge Coffey's court was tne scene of an
'• other :oma'ritic revelation yesterday. It was
• developed -that ihe late Mrs. Susan Scnbuer
: was formerly Mrs. Barnes, ana that she eloped
"•.from York, England, With Tnomas Hogan
ftfiy-Un yealrs ago.
Tne directors of the Mechanics' Institute
. met last evening and laid further plans lor
the big exposition, which will open in Sep-
t ember. It was decided to offer a prize for the
best essay on the subject, "How We May Era
: "pfo'v Our Surplus Labor and Dispose of Our
tvurpln* Products." The priz.; will be a silver
•medal. The essays will be limited to 1200
words and must De in by September 10. Auy
en* win be allowed to compete.
JTEW to*dat:
SKINS
ON FIRE
Skins on fire with torturing, disfiguring,
Itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply
humors, instantly relieved by a warm bath
with Cgticuba Soap, a single application of
Citiottba (ointment), the great skin care,
• and a full dose of CunctmA resolvent. ;
(yticura
Ii told throughout the world. Pottk D. * C. Co«P-. Sole
Props.. Boiton. "How to Cure Torturing Hamow. Ire*.
BABY'S SKIN Scalp and Hair purified and Be*_»
BAD I 0 OMN U&sd t>y cuiicuaa Boa«.
COLLIDED OFF
PINOLE POINT
Narrow Escape of the Mon
ticello and the Scow-
Schooner Agnes.
The Latter Vessel Was Loaded
With Powder and Was
Almost Cut Down.
Total Loss of the American Bark
Nona-turn on Easter
Island.
The Vallejo and Mare Island steamer
Monticello and the scow-schooner Agnes
were in collision last Monday night. The
schooner was at anchor and the steamer
was on her way up the river. Captain
Hatch asserts that there were no lights
on the Agnes, while the captain of the
schooner is equally positive that he had
an anchor light nut and that there was
tilso a man on watch. In any event the
Asnes lost her bowsprit and all her bul
warks and sprang a leak, while the Mon
ticello had her port bulwirks badly dam
aged and had to patch her sides with
canvas.
Yesterday afternoon the tug Millie was
sent to Point Pinole, off which place the
Agnes was anchored, to tow her to San
Francisco.
The steamer Belgic got in from Hong
kong, via Yokohama and China, yester
day morning. She had an uneventful
voyage throughout, and the officers assert
that everything is quiet and peaceful in
China, Japan and Hawaii. The passen
gers by the steamer were:
A. Adelsdorfer, P. Antoltinc, H. Brewer. Hon.
Edwin Dun, Miss Dun, Dr. Fryer, W. Koh
rantz, P. Lehman, A. T. Hartwell, Miss Hart
well, Mrs. C. Fairehlid, Miss S. a Beesley, Miss
E. Moore, Miss E. K. Wellman, Captain W.
Nelson, E. E. Mavroconlato, Rev. Mr. McVey,
W. F. Sands, James \V. Scott, Mrs. L. T. Sel
fridge, Mr?. J. M. Shotwell, J. W. Snyder. Cap
tain Stenholm. Hon. S. Parker. William A.
Parker, Miss Parker. Miss H. Parker, A. D.
Meridian, M. Schweitzer and T. C. Chatham.
"Word has been received from Valparaiso
that the American bark Nonantnm, from
Newcastle, N. S. W., for Panama, had
pone ashore oh Easter Island, and had
become a total wreck. Captain Newhall
and the crew were saved. The old bark
was well known on this coasl. and was
one of the stanchest vessels of her class
for her age afloat. Sh« was built at New
burvport, Mas--., in 1883, and registered
1100 tons burden. D. R. Gartwell of Port
Townsend was her managing owner.
The little steamer Cuilcat that is to
leave for St. Michaels later on in the sea
son had to put back to port yesterday.
She left here for Eel River on July 31, and
when off Mendocino her rudder carried
away. Two spars were made into a jury
rudder, and with the?e the little steamer
was brought back to San Francisco. Her
passengers and cargo will be sent to Eel
River on another boat and the Chetco will
be got ready for Klondyke. . f .t
Captain "Charley" "Weber of the steamer
Caroline has been appointed master of the
Sacramento River boat Aurora. The cap
tain of the latter boat takes the Relief,
and will in future have almost every night
at home. Captain Weber is well known
on the front, and all his friende are more
than glad to hear of his promotion.
There was close competition for the
work of repairing the wharves at section 4
of the seawall and Fisherman's wharf at
yesterday's meeting of the Harbor Com
missioners. The highest bid was $1437,
and the lowest was that of James A. Me
diation for $965. The next lowest was that
of Darby, Levdon & Co., who offer.-d to do j
the work for $970. The bidding was closo j
all the way through.
Folsora-street wharf is to b3 rebuilt at j
once. Chief Engineer Holmes has recom
mended that the structure be erected
mainly on the old plans. By so doing he
will be able to utilize the present caps,
braces and piles, while a modification of
the old specifications leaves it optional
with the Commissioners as to what kind
of a preservative snail be used on the
timber.
The entrance to the Alameda narrow
gauge ferry is to be changed, and the res
taurant that has flourished there for near
ly a near is to be cnanged in order to !
make room for the new passage-way. The j
new arrangement will give much greater I
facilities in the narrow-gauge waiting- j
room than the patrons ot that route have
hitherto enjoyed. : *'J •
A VERY BOLD THIEF.
Snatched a Purse Out of Mrs,
Messersmith's Hand, and
Kan Away.
.....
She Eaised a Hue and Cry and the
Fugitive Was Caught After an
, ■ Exciting Chase.
Residents in the vicinity of Stockton
and Pine streets were startled yesterday
forenoon at a quarter of twelve by the
loud screams of a well-dressed old lady
who was chasing a young man down Pine
street.: ll* had snatched her purse out of
her hand.
E. H. George of 533 California street and
James A. Wilson joined in the chase.
The thief threw the lady's pocketbook;at
Wilson's feet and Wilson picked it up.
Mr. George rapidly gained on the; thief
and caught him on Kearny street, De
tween Pine and California streets.
Wilson and George took the prisoner to
the California-street station, where he
gave the name of Emile Conor, American
by birth, laborer by occupation and 17
years old. .;. - '■.'.."'• VVa
The lady from whom the purse bad
been snatched was Mrs. Ellen K. Messer
smith of Pennsylvania, who hail been on
a visit tc her son at 1101 Pine street. She
bad been bidding him good-by prior to
her departure for Tranton," N. J., where
her ma; Tied daughter resides. In the
purse was $50 in currency, $40 in gold, her
railroad ticket, a dime and a one-cent
postage stamp. It was returned to the
police station by Mr. Wilson.
INSULTED A WOMAN.
Charles McNally Held to Answer Be-
„ fore the Superior Couit. '/ v< ...
Charles McNally was yesterday held to
answer before the Superior Court. by Judge
Joachimsen on the charge of assault with
a deadly weapon in $500 bonds.
The evidence showed that on July. 3o
Joseph Austin, with his wife and two chil
dren, was walking along Beale street, when
McNallv met them and threw his arms
round Mr.-. Austin's neck and attempted
to kiss her. '-;..''.''
Austin resented the public affront upon
his wife and struck McNally with his
clenched fist, McNally? had a bottle of
ketchup- in his hand and hit Austin on
the head with it, cutting his scalp and be
spattering him with the sauce.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1897.
THE RED MEN
IN THE WIGWAM
Annual Session, of the Great
Council/ of Cali
fornia.
The Tribes < Are in - Good Con
dition Numerically and
Financially,
A Meeting of the Great Council of
the Degree of Pocahontas in
Golden West Hall.
The Great Council of the Improved
Order of Red Men of the reservation of
California was in session forenoon and
afternoon yesterday in Great Councill
Hall in the Red Men's building on Post
street. The following-named great chiefs
were at their respective stumps, and the
great sachem presided:
Great sachem, Joslah Sims; great senior
sagamore,' F. A. Whipple great junior saga
more, George ■W.Y.Coillns; great prophet, A.
Jackson; great chief of records, Charles F.
Burgmau; great Keeper of wampum, William
J. Smith; great representatives to Grand
Council of the United State-— O..F. Seavey, A.
Jackson. George \V. Lovle, Frederick Brandt;
■Treat sannap, Porter L. Bliss; great mishlnea,
T. O'Connor; great guard of wigwam, Samuel
Berel; great guard of forest, F. Babler.
The committee on credentials reported
that tbe representatives frcm the various
tribes, the names of which were published
in The Call last Sunday, were entitled to
seats in the council.
J. F. Fuller, P. G. S., delivered an ad
dress ot welcome, after which G. W.Whit
tock of Red Cloud Tribe of Sacramento.on
behalf of the tribe, presented to the great
sachem a beautiful tomahawk.
The time of the representatives was tak
en up in listening to the reports of the
great sachem, great chief of records and
great keeper of wampum, and these
showed that since the session of the previ
ous Great Council the order has made con
siderable advance in the reservation of
California. t'^'lU
A resolution giving the privilege of
voice and vote to all past sachems who
have been suca for twenty-one years was
referred to the committee on legislation.
. A communication was received from
front F. A. Horn blower and others
in relation to the establishment of a home
for aged Red Men and for orphans of Red
Men. Thin was referred to a committee
consisting of W. M. Belts, P.O. S., Ben
jamin F. Josselyn, P. G. S., and F. 1.
Brandon, P. S.
The Great Council received a request
from Comanche Tribe of Elmhurst re
questing it to visit thp.t place and dedicate
the tribe's new wigwam. The council
will dedicate the wigwam to-morrow,
leaving here at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Past Great Sachem J. J. Buckley of Bed
Jacket Tribe of Sacramento made a motion
to reduce the per oapita tax from $1 to 80
cents, but the motion was on being put to
a vote lost.
The financial report shows that the re
ceipts from ail sources during the year
were $52,206. and disbursements $50,396.
The balance added to what there was on
hand at the previous session makes $11,
--433 on hand. The value of property owned
by the order in the California reservation
is $100,000. ■ • -•■ m- ■•■:--•.:*■.;■
The council adjourned at 6 o'clock.
Last night Union - square Hall was
crowded to its capacity by the great
chiefs, representatives and members of
the order to witness the contest between
tribal teams in the adoption work for a
prize of $100. The wore by the several
teams was pronounced as very fine, but
the winner will not be announced until
to-day in the Great Council.
DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS.
The Great Carnival of the Ladies'
Branch of the Order In
Session.
The Great Council of the Degree of
Pocahontas, the ladies' branch ot the Im
proved Order of Red Men, met at Golden
West Hall yesterday morning with the
following great chiefs at their stumps: -
Mrs. A. C. Klenk, great Pocohontas; Mrs.
George W. Lovie, Wenonah; Miss Mabel Cur
tis, great prophetess; Miss Carrie Johnson,
great keeper of records; Mrs. A. E. Gill, great
keeper of wampum; Mrs. L. Bean, Minnehaha;
Mrs. Hattle hippie, first great scout; Mrs.
M. McLean, second great scout: Miss Agnes
McMahon, great guard of the wigwam; Mrs.
A. E. Bishop, great guard of the forest. ":,>;•
The following-named committee on cre
dentials Mabel Cur is. Agnes McMahon,
S. Gutstadt, H. Whipple and Ida Vivian
—reported favorably on the credentials of
tho following named:
Wcnonah Council No. 2— Representatives
Mamie Crone, Nora Klenk, Bertha Brazlle,
Kate Wilson, Lizzie Gordon and Annie GUI.
Pocahontas Council No, 3— Representatives
A. McMahon, Mrs. Holland, L. Tllley, Mrs.
Wclsel and Brothers J. Hagan and T. Scary.
Ponemah Council Xo. o— Representatives H.
Stansfield, A. Bishop, K. _übeek, M. Curtis and
A. Jones.
Ceanotha Council Xo. 9— Representatives M.
J. Mitchell, M. A. Thomas, Emma Brooking
ton, Ella Fiske, Ida Vivian, Edna Buckett, T.
U. Brockiiigton and W. J. Mitchell.
Alfarata Council Xo. Representatives,
Carrie L. Johnson, Berdie McKenna, Harriet
Hlereks, Josephine Harvey, Thomas Barrett
and Will'am M. Bet's.
Council Xo. 11— Representatives, Clara
Guilbert an A. E Paine.
Kaw-Wan-Nita Council Xo. 12—Representa
tives, A. J Mowbray, G. Moshier, C. Kraft, H.
Rohrbacker, L. Bean, Mrs. Cruse and Mrs.
Simon.
Ah- Wan-Nee Council. No. 13—Representa
tives, Frankie Whipple,' IlHttie Hugglns,
Mamie Conway, Hat tie Whipple and Jose Van
Damme. f - -' - vv-f-f
Mlneola Council No. 14— Mrs. George W.
Lovie. George W. Lovie, Henry Offerman and
E. M. Hanson.
Daughters of Montezuma Council No. 15—
Representatives, l.ydia J. ' Pinkham, 0. F.
Gould, Sara Gntstadt, H. S. Winn, G. W. Col
lins and E. M. Culver.
Mlnnewaua Council No. 17—Represents
tives, Edith L. Gish, M. 11. Keating, W. J.
Keating ami R. M. Smith.
Matcaka Council No. 18— M. Kelly, L. Trueb,
L. J. Ganuoi, H. Trueb, J. Frost, H. Flemer
and C. Abbott. ■■?•£% W-i'M'.
The following committees were ap
pointed by the Great Pocahontas:
Laws and usage— A. E. Bishop, Mabel Curtis
and A. E. Paine; finance— Mary E. McLean, S.
Gutstadt and Mrs, Frank; petitions— H. Dlerks,
F. Lovi», L. Till icy; distribution— H. Whipple,
A. McMaliou. B. McKenna; charters— E. J.
Brazlle, S. Lemon, E. T. Cruse; press—
Mabel Curtis. f
The several great chiefs presented their
reports/which show great advancement
and prosperity. There was during tho past
year an increase of ninety-one in i he mem
bership, which brings the total up to 804
in this reservation.
At noon the Great Council adjourned to
the banquet-room, where a collation was
served by the ladies of the lour councils of
this City, Pocahontas, T Alfarata, Monte
zuma and Matawaka. During the noon
hour a number of toasts were offered and
responded to.
At the afternoon session there was a
discussion of a number of matters that
will come up for future -consideration.
Under the head of good of j the order, an
hour was spent in listening to addresses
by Messrs; Gordon, Mitchell, Cole. Brock
ington, Mrs. Whiipl- and Mrs. Piukham
and a recitation by Mrs. Bishop. «'■
To-day the election will' be held and in
the evening the creatchiot's representa
tives will attend the reception to be given
in Native Sons' HalL ....'.■
ONE SLAVE
WILL HAVE
TO GO BACK
Collector Jackson Puts a
Veto on Illicit Chinese
Immigration.
A VERY GOOD BEGM MADE.
Continued Enforcement of the
' Law Will Do Much to. Wipe
Out the Stain. •
STORIES OF THE SLAVE GIRLS.
A Eemarkable Similarity in the Tales
Told to Delude. the Col- <
lector.
The case of Kan Kara Oi, the Chinese
girl held for investigation by Collector
Jackson, was disposed of in very short
order yesterday afternoon, and the Col
lector refused to permit her to land.
This was but one of many cases where
girls have been sent to this country from
China to be utilized as slaves. They are
taught stories to tell of th*ir birth in San
Francisco, and a reputed father and
mother is ready for them when the ship
comes in. In this instance the woman
who claimed to be the mother of the girl
admitted that she had prevaricated and
that the girl was not her child.
When the case came up the woman was
not present, and the attorney for those
interested in having the girl land said she
would be there. Collector Jackson asked
that Dr. Gardner, the official interpreter,
be allowed to make a statement, and he
tola of gome to the woman's house and
questioning her regarding the matter. He
said the woman pointed to a girl in the
room and said it was her only daughter,
and that the girl on the ship was not her
daughter. She also said that the man
who went with her before Collector Jack
son and swore that he was her husband
and the father cf the girl was neither. ;
On the strength of this statement by
Dr. Gardner the attorney for the slave
dealers said he was satisfied, as he had
every confidence in Dr. Gardner, and the
Collector Indorsed the papers with a re
fusal to allow. a landing. He informed
the attorney that any further proceedings
must be had before a Commissioner, but it
is probable that no further effort toward
landing the girl will be made. ' Steps will
now be taken to have Qtian King and the
woman prosecuted for perjury.
While It is a well-known fact that the
slavery laws of the United States are daily
violated and the ranks of slaves here are
being constantly recruited from -China
despite the exclusion law the statement of
slavegirh now in Chinatown will be of
interest. These girls all came to the
United States within the past two years
and all passed through the Custom-house
to the slave dens.
Wong Yok says she came from Hong
kong on December 15, 1896. Her mother
sold her when she was an infant and her
first mistress sold her again when she was
8 years old. Her second mistress sold her
to a man going to the United States. She
was taught a story to tell upon arrival
here. She was to say that her name was
Wong Yok and was to say that she had
been born on Dupont street in San Fran
cisco. She forgets tbe number of the
house. Wben she came there was much
difficulty in landing and she was trans
ferred to twelve steamers before she came
ashore. The man who claimed to be her
father was taken to the dock and pointed
out to her and she thus was able to recog
nize him. When she came ashore she was
taken to a family house and kept for a
few days and then transferred to a vile
house and kept as a slave. Her father
and mother are now both living in China,
his name being Leong Ah Man. ::p£s
Yu Qui came January 19, 1897, and was
transferred to two steamers before she was
permitted to lan/1. She lived with her
mother in China, who sent her with a
friend ostensibly to be married here. She
was to say that she was bornatSOODupont
street in San Francisco and that she was
hunting her father. She was to say that
she returned to China when she was a
baby with her mother, who had since
died. She saw her reputed father but
once. She was taken first to a family
house for two months and then taken to a
house of evil repute and there kept as a
slave. - .'..'■.'...: s 'fV' *
Lav Gi came July 12, 1896, nnd was
transferred to five steamers. She lived
with her brother In China, who sold | her
for $1700. She was told that she was com
ing to marry a rich merchant. She was
told to say she was born in tbe old hotel on
Jackson street in a room on the second
floor. She was to tell the same story of
her mother dying in China and her father
being in San Francisco. When the vessel
arrived a woman took a man to the dock
and pointed him out to her as the man
she was to say was her father. His name
was Lav Chin. She went first to a family
house and remained there for a few days
and was then taken to a vile house on
Sullivan alley. Her real father and
mother are both dead and her brother is a
very bid man in China. *
Ah Kam came two years ago when she
but 14 years old. She does not remember
much of the story that she was to tell ex
cept that she was to say that she was
born in the United States and that her
mother died after taking her to China.
Her father and mother are both dead and
she was sold as a slave to" pay the funeral
expenses of her foster father. ; Her foster
mother received $2000 for her. She does
does not remember whether there was any
trouble ■ about her landing or not. She
first went to a family house, where she re
mained for a short time, and was then
taken to a, house of ill repute. '". She says
she had great trouble in remembering the
story she was to tell when she got here,
and forgot it several times while she' was
was coming over, and it had to be repeated
over and over to her. ; ■/"■
Mrs. James Wants a New Tria'.
Mrs. Laura Mllen James has given; notice
that -she j will move for a new trial In ■ her
effort to be declared tbe widow of the late Dr.
Charles ;A. James. - Judge Coffey decided
against hex claim.
SCHOOLS ARE
OVERCROWDED
School Directors Find Hard
Work Handling the
Rush,
New Rooms Will Have to Be
Built at the Sutro
Primary.
Two Petitions to Have Professor
Mitchell and Miss Hodgkinson
Reinstated.
In spite of the preparations that have
been made by the Board of Education to
handle the increased number of school
children shown by the last school census,
there fa every indication, from reports
that are coming in, that there will not be
accommodations for all.
It was found yesterday that the Haw
thorne School was badly overcrowded, and
that it would- necessary, in the interest
of 'discipline and good work, to relieve
the pressure. Orders were consequently
sent to the school to have the seventh
grade pupils, numbering fony-eitht,
transferred to the Horace Mann School.
This school is also in a somewhat crowded
condition.
The Noa Valley Primary School is in
even worse condition. There are over 200
applicants for admission unprovided lor
ana additional accommodations must be
furnished. The board will probably rent
rooms in the neighborhood of the school
building to care for four classes.
At the Sutro Primary School new class
rooms must be provided at once. There are
seventy-eight children in the Maria Kipp
Orphanage that must be admitted, and
twenty-seven outside applications have
been received, with more to hear from.
The Richmond School is already over
crowded, and it may be found necessary
to send the older pupils down to the
Hamilton and other schools where the
pressure is not so great. .'.
In order to make matters more com
fortable at the Sutro School it has Open
decided to build a two-class building in
the yard of the institution, and the archi
tect has been instructed to draw the
plans... .. - . , „...;„.
It has been found that the evening
schools will be far more largely patron
ized this year than lormerly and a num
ber have already been organized.
At the John Swett Grammar School
Miss Mead has organized a class of ninety
eight scholars, and at the Rincon School
enough evening pupils for two classes
have applied for admission.
GIRLV VANCE.
High School Pupils Working- In the
Interest of Professor Mitchell.
The mutiny in the Girls' High School
because of the transfer of Vice- Principal
Mitchell and Miss Hodgkinson is spread
ing. The mothers of the pupils have
joined with their daughters in an effort to
have these two instructors reinstated .in
their old placss. Incidentally, a fight is
going to be made to have Mrs. Reeves, the
present teacher of the sub- junior class, re
moved to some other department, for it
is at her door that the pupils lay the cause
of all their troubles. , - r f
- Two petitions are to be presented to the
Board of Education in behalf of Mitchell
and Mi^s Hodgkinson. The first will bear
the signatures of almost the entire 540
pupils at the school. A second is now
being circulated among the mothers of
the children. When the two documents
have been completed they will be a
formidable protest against the action of
the board in transferring these teachers.
If they accomplish their purpose a war
will then be opened up on Mrs. Reeves,
and, all in all, it promises to be a merry
light.', -^f'vf - ■ ' *;s-?>-
The report that the School Board in
tended adding one or two boys' classes to
the school is another source of perturba
tion to the misses that imbibe knowledge
at the shrine of Principal Brooks. The
girls say "nil" to any such proposal, and
promise to take the scalp of the first pupil
of the male persuasion that shows his poll
within the doors of their sanctuary. All
sorts of dire vengeance is promised. A
plan has been matured to "haze" any boy
found about the place, irrespective of the
wishes of the Directors. The chief objec
tion to such an innovation from the girls'
standpoint is that it would result in cur
tailing many of tbe privileges they now
enjoy. One of these is the habit of danc
ing at the noon hour in the auditorium of
the building. The mothers of tbe pupils
are also strongly opposed to mixing the
sexes. "• ' - ?- f-;f-
WANT TO GET BACK.
Discharged Mint Employes Think They
Have Boon Unjustly Dealt With. :
The recent dismissal of thirty-two em
ployes from the United States Mint has
caused considerable dissatisfaction not
only among those immediately affected,
but among a large number of their politi
cal friends. As stated, nearly all are in
the coiner's department, but there are
several who state that the reasons given
for their removal do not apply to their
cases. The reason elven was that the
Government had decided not to coin any
more silver dollars and that' the superin
tendent had been instructed to cut down
his force, as there was no work and no
money for the payment of the workmen.
All of those who were dismissed claim
that they are on the civil service list and
therefore not subject to dismissal. There
are two or three who are not in the coin
ers' department. They' were watchmen,
and they do not see how it was that their
heads should fall into the basket because
there are -to be no more silver ' dollars
made. In discussing the matter the new
superintendent, Mr. Leach, said the
change has no political significance, and
when the coinage of silver dollars begins
again .those who were dismissed will no
doubt be put to work again or those next
on the eligible list. Mr. Leach further
said: : -[.L^x'^U-V^i ,-->'.- '..■:.■
• At one time. 1 do not remember just how
long since, the Government had on hand
$00,000, 000 in silver bars, which represented
the seigniorage upon the coinage of silver, and
announcement was made that this would be
coined and that silver certificates would be
issued. There was an amount of over $11,
--000.000 in silver bars in this Mint, and about
$8,000,000 has been coined up, leaving about
$3,500,000 In bars here to be coined. The ex
pectation in the Mint was that this coinage
would proceed a"d preparations were made to
start up this month, but the order came by
telegraph last week to suspend coinage and to
reduce expenses accordingly. consequently
those who had no work were -dismissed. I
have no appointments to make. Everything
in the Mint, with the exception of the heads
of the departments, come* under the civil ser
vice rules. The heads oi departments are ap
pointed at Washington. f f-
Hill* College : Opened.
■ The new term at Mills College will open to
day, and the prospects for a largely Increased
attendance are I now considered J good. Stu
dents are already beginning to arrive. /During
the vacation many improvements have been
made. The buildings have all been repainted,
the aitchen- and -dining-room reconstructed
ami the whole interior made. ready for the
coming of the pupils. Classes will begin reci
tations to-morrow.
THE VACATION
CITY BURGLAR
A Gang of Prowlers Who
Keep Posted on
Society.
Several Houses in the Fashion
able Part of the City
Visited.
Dwellings Eansacked With Profes
sional Skill and in a Most Dar
ing Manner. .
The "society burglar" is the new name
given by the police to a class of profes
sional house-prowlers who have during
this summer made themselves conversant
with the domes of the Four Hundred.
The custom of the festive "society house
thief" is to become acquainted with the
; residences of the fashionable people either
! through the medium of the servant or
I some of the tradespeople who call there
■ and then lay their pirns to raid the house.
With the knowledge already gained of the
house at which the servants'are absent
nothing is easier to the expert at house
' breaking than to gain, an entrance
through one of the back windows. Once
inside the course is cleat, so far as the
family is concerned, and the thief can take
bis time In his examination of the con
tents of the storerooms and closets.
This class of thefts has been very num
erous during the summer all through the
Western Addition.
One of the latest house-cleaning raids
made by the festive society burglar was
at the residence of Jacob' lsaacson, 904
O'Earrell street, the proprietor of the
drugstore at the corner of Geary and Lar
kin streets, whose family was absent at
the springs. . v^* : ;':
The house was in charge of the servant
girl, and during her absence one evening
last week it was visited by the festive
burglar, and about a thousand dollars'
1 worth of property was packed up ready to
be removed, when Mr. Isaacson and a gen
tleman friend returned home abont 9
o'clock in the evening. On trying the
front door to gain admission they found
the inside door-chain made fast in such a
manner as to bar their entry. This, with
the upstairs rooms all lighted, caused
them to suspect that something unusual
had taken place. They called the girl by
name, but receiving no answer hastened
to gain an entrance by the back door.
While they were going round to the alley
way .or this purpose the thieves slipped
out the front door and made their escape,
running up O'Farrell street toward Van
Ness avenue.
An examination of the rooms showed
thai every closet and bureau in the
house bad been ransacked. As it was the
thieves carried away two sealskin sacques
belonging to Mrs. Isaacson, an overcoat
and a dress suit belonging to Mr. Isaacson,
as well as two umbrellas and a gold
headed cane, which were in the hatrack
downstairs. Suspicion is attached to two
young men who were seen loitering about
the street in the v.cinity of the house some
time previous to the burglary.
Several other houses in the Western
Addition have been visited by thieves dur
ing the summer while the families have
been absent in the country. In a major
ity of the cases no complaint has been
made to the police as the parties affected
could not with any certainty tell the time
that their premises had been entered, and
as a consequence put up with the loss
rather than make any complaint with tbe
chances of not recovering their property
and at the same time be subject to the an
noyance of dancing attendance at the
police courts. "•> r»- >v-- v "i
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TO HELP • WOMEN.
Progress of the W. E. and I. Union.
Diploma* to Be Given.
Last evening the Women's Educational
and Industrial Union held its quarterly
meeting. The repoits showed the good
wort the union is doing.
The employment committee reported
having had 56 applications from employ
ers .and 115 applications from employes.
The befriending committee reported the
collection of wages for one poor girl, whose
wages bad been withheld. Another poor
woman- was protected from a lawyer who
tried to scare her into paying a bill which
she did not owe.
This committee is trying to raise the
money to send a poor mother to Europe
after her child.
Tbe educational committee reported
that it had added two more classes— banjo
and elocution to the number already
taught by the union, and that men and
boys will be allowed in the musical classes.
The union will hereafter five diplomas to
those who have learned their trade and
been found proficient Dy the board of ex
aminers, who will examine- the pupils
twice a year in cooking, millinery, dress
making, manicuring and hairdressing.
The treasurer reported $905 09 in the
treasury.. ff'* ?:-:-?-■
After the meeting a fine musical pro
gramme was given under tbe direction of
Mme. Ellen Coursen Roeckel.
The nominating committee for this year
will ba: Mrs. Ellen Sargent, Mrs. Dr.
Car-hot, Mme. Ronsdy, Mrs. Paris itilburn
and Miss L. Mnsto. < ' f .f -\ : . •'• ?f :;v^fjj?
SAN FEANOISCO CLUB.
Apartments In the Big Building; Will
Be Occupied About September 1.
The San Francisco Club, a new social
institution recently organized, is not in
any sense a political organization. One
subdivision of the by-laws reads as fol
lows: . ( ■■l^y.vi
No demonstration in behalf of any political
or sectarian puny shall ever be made in the
club. H .
The new club will occupy tne fifteenth
and sixteenth floors of Claus Sprockets'
new building. Nearly 200 names have
been enrolled on tbe list of members. It
is expected that the club will take posses
sion of its rooms about the Ist of Sep
i tember. -.'..'
With the Trade* Unions.
At a regular meeting or the Journeymen
Barbers' Union held last night one new mem
■- ' ■-: XTVr , TO-PAT. . ';._.;; - "
HEALTH,
STRENGTH
GOOD CHEER
Enterprise
Beer.
' _L_sw W'^*/ _L • '
IN QUALITY
IT LEADS
THE MARKET
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ber wrs initiated and two were received by
card. The union nad lntoude-l holding, a pic
nic next month, hut It was decided to abandon
the project. :..' A.movement,. movement, now on foot among
the memoers to have all shops closed at 8
o'clock after September 1 is meeting wiih very
grstlivinj: result*. \- J}\ •
On August 17 Cabinet-makers' Union No. 15
will organizo the millhands connected with
that trade.
. ; KEW TO-DAT." ,
$2.50i525
,Brr~7jii. for
ELECTRIC
-Nr- BELTS!
Others charge you $40 to $50 for a
belt we guarantee to furnish for $25.
Call and see them.
OALVANIC or FARADIC BATTERIES...
«;;: 94 to $25 c0
TRUSSES, an lmraen c stock.: 75c
ELASTIC STOCK I.N *1 51
:-iisar Milk, per poand .. .' ....". 30\;
Quinine Pills. 2-graiD, per 101) 25-
Hood's harsapanila 65c
Paine's Compound 60c
t.uiicura Resolvent 70c
Cupldene .......;.....'. 75c
Swift's Specific 65c
Plnkham's Compound 65c
GERMAN NKRVK TREATMENT, the
great vltallser, S 2 per box, 3 for 95 00
KLO3DYKE MEDIUM? CHEST FILLED
AT I'IITJATES.
TODD'S HEALTH TABLETS
Core Constipation, ' Stomach Tronbles, Nerv-
ousness, etc. Money refunded If not satis-
factory PKICE 350
NO-PERCENTAGE PHARMACY
858 M«rlict Street,
;".-.; • bouth .-ide, bet. Fifth and sixth. ;
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HEW TO-D AT— AMtr<(EM_Nri.
BALDWIN THEATER.
AlJlavmaxA Co. (Incorporated )..... 'Proprie^»ri
A SUCCESS TO BE REMEMBERED!
For 3 Weeks— Mat Ine Saturday,
Sixth Annual Tour of Mil
JOHN DREW
(Management Charles Frohman)
In His Greatest Triumph.
"ROSEMARY."
•That's For Remembrance.'*
By Louis N. Parker and Murray Carson.
NEXT MONDAY.^
Second and Last Week of MR.
aroma: isr T3 _=_ 33
In his one and only production thU season.
'• ROSEMARY : "
Seats now selling for all remaining performances.
Monday, Aug 16— "HEART OF MARYLAND,"
ffej!_#t_fe^
TniCDLAnnLR-OOTTLOPoo- mys AZitnAmuii—
Unanimously Conceded the Comedy Hit
.■ ft" of the season, •-
.fHC'.oisE mi
REBELLIOUS SUS^
' Presented by "Our Home Organization,"
THE FRAWLEY COMPANY!
'The Lyceum success, 'Rebelitoui susan.' was
put on by the Frawlc-ys last evening and scored
an Immediate success "—Call.
Next Week— 'THE CHARITY BALL." . ■
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUS2
__*,_> ii. si akpt.iv*. Proprietor _ HaoMAei ,
LAST T7_r_3_3___ — ~^-
OP THE COMIC OPERA SEASON t
BT SPECIAL REQUEST, "f'.''
The Greatest of All Comic Operas.
"W-____STGr!
y.-f >-;;/> ■ ——with—— • ■'b:\^-\'z---.
EDWIN STEVENS as THE REGENT.
GREAT CAST! GORGEOUS COSTUMES!
SPLENDID SCENERY!
Commencing Monday Evening. August 9— THE)
GRAND OPERA SEASON. *
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday— AlD A.
Tues., Thora.. Sau— ROMEO AND JULIET.
BEATS NOW O.N SALE
Popular Prices 250 and 600.
MOROSCO'S z 1
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
WALTER MOROSCO...So!e Lessee and Manager
Initial Production here of Ada Lee Bascom's ,"
Great Eastern Success,
A BOWERY GIRL!
STARTLING SITUATIONS !. , -,
ii f /J < .TH RILING CLIMAXES!
BEAUTIFUL SCENIC EMBELLISHMENTS I
SONGS! DANCES 1 SPECIALTIES!
Evening Prices— lOc. 25c and 500.
Matinees Satnraay and Sunday.
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MATINEE TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY).
j Parquet; any seat. 2Sc: Unlconr. any seacTJ*
, children, loc any part of the house.
Prof. Leonidas and His Cats and Bogs,
MARY The Strongest Woman
ARNIOTIS, on Earth.
PAPINTA, Mvn.i.i Dancer, and
XX OREAT VAUDEVILLE STARS XX
A I /"> A "7 A D B_v*sco &La Faille, Mgrs
/\a-V>M_Jf\ri Prices— soc, 85 c, »c 15c.
EVERY NIGHT - THIS WEEK I ■
Matinee Saturday at 9.
fIR. FRANCIS CARLYLe .
In Glen McDououjh's Comedy Sketch .
— HOUSE OR HOME I —
And the Farcical Comedy ..;■.'
— — B __ T^ VI— — . .
NEXT WEEK— Powers' Oriental Play,
a^-HS-CTa 0-R,-3_C__ I
OPENING OF THE GRAND CIRCUIT
RACES! -jfe^ RACES!
TROTTIVGHOKsf BREEDERS' ASS'S.
OAKLAND. ' ; .;
(California Jockey Club's New Track).
JULY 31, AUGUST 3, 4, 5. 6 and 7.
Best Morses on the Coast Are Entered. .:;.' •
EXCITING CONTESTS EVERY DAY.
Races Begin Promptly at I O'clock.
K. P. HE A LB, President.
F. ,W. K__i/_Y. Secretarr. ,:
SUTRO BATHS.
OPSN* nights
Open i aily from 7 am. uuill 11 p. _. . : L
ADMISSION. 10c. '.'.' ... Children, sc.
" Bathing, with admission, 25c: children, 20&
Concert Every Afternoon and Evening.
THE CHUTES Mite 6 '
- — Every Afternoon and Even In j.
BLOOMER OIK_. MINSTRELS.— —
: Special Kngascement of fxAtt and CLINTON !
lOe Including Performance. Children Ac
OBERON.
GRAND CONCERT EVERY EVENING by THE
LiTERSATMAL LADIES' ORCHESTRA.
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