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NEWSPAPER
BLACKMAIL
IS BARRED
Huntington Is Not
Asked to Tell of
Local Secrets.
Trend of the Examination
Before Commissioner
Heacock.
Facts About the Rivalry Be
tween San Pedro and
Santa Monica.
GOV. STAN FORD CRITICISED
Legislation That Required "Explain
ing" at Great Cost to tho
Railroad.
, The examination of C. P. Huntingdon
Uv.\ls continued before Commissioner Hea-
B v ok yesterday, but as on former occa
sions no attempt was made to draw from
him any information regarding the man
ner in which a certain newspaper of this
city levied blackmail upon the Southern
racilic Company for a number of years,
the thousands of dollars necessary to
tnec-t its demands being charged on the
books of the company to the item of
contingent expenses.
It being the purpose of the present
investigation to ascertain, if possible, the
details of this contingent expense account,
the reason for the silence of the attor
neys on this matter, which is of common
knowledge, is not readily apparent.
The witness was interrogated ort other
Items involved in the sum of $6,000,000 paid
out by the company prior to 1886 and
charged up to contingent expenses. Hun
tin^ton said on Thursday that the greater
portion of this money had been used to
promote the very necessary work of "ex
plaining" to legislators the advantages of
legislation desired by the railroad com-
pany. ~—
"Human " nature has not changed since
ISS6, has It?" asked Judge Hayne at the
beginning of yesterday's proceedings.
"I cannot say that it has," replied Hun
tington. "I should say that about the
same methods of making explanations are
required now as were necessary then.
About the only difference is that we do
Dot have so much important business now
as formerly."
"Bow about the funding bill?"
"Well, that has been pending in one
form or another for a long time. I think
Congress made a great mistake in not
passing it."
'Did you have any explaining to do in
connection with that bill?"
"Oh, yes; we attempted to Instruct the
Congressmen concerning the value of the
conditions of the bill. We tried to show
them that it was a good bill."
"If it was a good bill why did they
not riisfe it?"
"I'll tell you. Where there are 100 men
who know what is right, there will be
but one of the number who will have
the courage to do what is right. For in
stance, me will Bay, 'Why should we
compel this great corporation to pay but
2 per cent, when the farmer and mer
chant are compelled to pay 5, 6 or -.7
per cent? No matter how fair the propo
sition may be they will get out of it on
some such excuse as that."
"Did you have any explaining to do
in connection with the San Pedro mat
ter?"
"Yes, we did all that we could In the
time that we ha<i at our disposal. It cost
us a lot of money to get up maps showing
the advantages of Santa Monica over San
Pedro, and wo did everything that we
thought the occasion warranted. But it
was useless — not because we were wrong
or In error in any of our statements, but
because — Well, there were other reasons.
The man who intended to do the contract
work at San Pedro came out with the
Government commission to this coast un
der ai) assumed name. You can draw your
own conclusions of the influence he may
h&ve had. I don't know the man's name,
but I know what I have said is a fact. I
the commission decided on San Pe
dro because the members thought the
.11 would be better for themselves."
"Did y^u ever have to explain things
to any of the former California Railroad
Commissions?"
"I don't even know any of the members
of the boards to which you refer. Judg
ing from their actions, however. I should
say that no one had ever explained things
• m."
"Did your company ever send good and
.11 to Sacramento to explain things
to the legislators there?"
"I Bhould think ao; but I do not remem
ber much about it. Governor Stanford at
tended to those thing! in this State. I
sometimes thought he paid too much — that
Is 10 say that the explanations set on foot
by him "were too expensive."
When asked to what degree the South
ern Pacific Company entered into politics
In this State, Huntingdon treated his lis
teners to a long discourse on the folly and
cost of a corporation attempting to do
politics and its own business at the same
"When I was first elected to the presi- I
dency of the Southern Pacific Company of
Kentucky," he said, "I found that we :
were in politics knee-deep, and I did not
!ike it I said I would try to get the com
pany out of politics, and I have since used j
my best endeavors to do so."
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GENERAL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT OFFICES,
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"Is it not a fact that during the past
thirty years the railroad has practically
governed the State?" „ ,
"I do not thiHfc that that Is a fact. Had
It been so, I think tho State would have
been better governed than It has been.
In reference to the visit of Sir Charles
Rivors Wilson to this country in the in
terest of the English stockholders of the
Central Pacific road the witness said that
the subsequent payment of a 1 per cent
dividend to those stockholders was not
the restolt of any private agreement. He
was positive that the stockholders had
all been treated the same and thought
the books would bear him out in the
"I told Sir Rivers Wilson," said the wit
ness, "to come out to this coast and see
some men and find out for himself if what
had been reported to him concerning mis
management was true or lalse. i. toia
him to see Sutro, Bassett and— and— the
man who ran for Governor— what s nis
name?-oh. yes— Estee. I told him to see
those very truthful gentlemen and per
haps they might have something to say
for themselves." , ,_„_«,
Huntington said that he had always
been disposed to do good whenever the
opportunity occurred, but he had almost
always found it to be the case that when
be had a chance to do pome one a good
turn he was confronted by some law pro
'""lnNJw York." he said, "it frequently
happens that some poor boy comes to me
and wants a pass to this coast. I know
that he can get work when he gets here,
and that he is the only support of his fam
ily Now I would like to give that bo> a
pass, but I cannot do it because the law
says that I shall not. We cannot always
do pood natured things when we would
like to." . ... •»__
The hearing was continued until Mon
day morning, and In the meantime Hunt
ington and his attorneys will decide
whether or not they will produce In court
a detailed statement of the cost of op
erating the lines of the Southern Pacific
system for the years ISOS aiid 1596. Attor
ney Herrin said yesterday that such a
statement would not be made unless It
was ordered by the court. He intimated
that even if such an order was made it
would require several years to prepare
the statement.
Mr Herrin further stated that the com
pany had offered the Railroad Commis
sioners its books, that a thorough investi
gation might be made by their experts,
and if the Commissioners insisted would
bring the books one by one Into court
and let them r^ad off every item. He
added that the books could not be copied
by 100 men in a year's time, because it
takes two or three hundred men constant
ly at work to keep a current record of
these transactions.
ARMED MEN ARE
IN POSSESSION
Behrend Joost Asserts His
Claim to a Quarry on
Corbett Avenue.
He and His S^on Martin and Peter
Walsh Arrested on the Charge
of Malicious Mischief.
Behrend Joost. his som Martin B. Joost,
and Peter Walsh were arrested yesterday
afternoon by Sergeant Shea and posse
on warrants charging them with malic
ious mischief. They were released on $40
cash bail each. There are also warrants
out for the arrest of "John Doe" and
"Richard Roe."
The complaining witness is Frank Mc-
Ginnis, a laborer, employed by the Bluo
Rock Contracting Company in a quarry
on Corbett avenue, near Falcon avenue.
According to McGinnis, the quarry used
to be owned by Joott, and recently he
applied to the superintendent for payment
of the amount due on the lease. Pay
ment was refused on the ground that he
was not the owner, so last Tuesday night
Joost and five men armed with rifles went
to the quarry, broke open the black
smith'- sbop and threw out the wagons
and implements and tore up the railroad
truck lor about fifty yards. Since then
Joost and three armed men bad eamjM 1
at the quarry and would not permit the
men to work or relay the rails.
Joost claims he is the sole owner of the
quarry and has a right to do what he
likes with his own property. "I leas.-d
the quaffy." he said yesterday, "to Na
than Crocker for two years on May 1, lsL«3,
at a rental of $70 per month with the op
tion of a renewal for three years more.
Crocker now owes for rent $1650, and I
cannot collect a cent from him. In July,
1597, I assigned my interest in the quarry
i to William Lange Jr., but on May 9 last
| he retransferred the interest to me. so
! that I could get full possession. The
i Blue Rock Contracting Company is sim
■ ply Crocker. He is secretary and his
! wife and daughters are the directors. A
i friend of his, John Heany, is the prest-
I dent. I gave a trust deed in 1892 to Oh-
I landt and Buck and they foreclosed on
! it, obtaining judgment from Judge Bel
! cher, but the case is on appeal to the Su
preme Court. The quarry In question
' was not included in the trust deed, and
' I am determined to hold it against all
I comers. Tuesday night there were only
myself, my son and Walsh that w»-nt to
i the quarry. We found the blacksmith's
! shop door open and threw out the wagons
! and things and then tore up the rails.
'■ We wore not armed, but we have our
• guns there now and will stay there day
| and night till my ownership is undis-
I putfcd."
Customs Appointments.
Collector Jackson yesterday appointed
A. W. Chenoweth of Santa Rosa, a war
veteran, to the position of assistant
weigher, vacated by C. B. K&wwler, who
re-signed to volunteer in the war against
No appointment was made to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Assistant WeUfher S. L. Marston, who
also has joined the Volunteers.
Japanese Stowaways Caught.
Two Japanese stowaways who arrived
on the City of Peking were refused a
landing by Commissioner North of the
Immigration Department yesterday. They
>ai.i that they Were working on the
steamer at Yokohama as longshoremen
and fell asleep in the ho.-. When they
awoke they were on the high seas.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1898.
HARRY EMERIC
A CONTESTANT
Objects to the Probating
of the Will Left by
His Wife.
He Claims That She Was Un
duly Influenced by Her
Relatives.
Public Administrator Wanta to Hold.
tho Estate Pending the Con
troversy.
There will be a contest over the pro
bating of the will of the late Mrs. Eu
genic Emerlc, who left the bulk of an
estate valued at about $125,000 to her sis
ter, Lorena Myrtle Barbier. The papers
in the contest were tiled last evening by
Harry F, Emeric, the husband of the
deceased. Emeric claims that the most
of the property was deeded by him to his
wife and that owing to the undue influ
ence of her relatives she almost entirely
ignored him when drawing up the let
ters testamentary.
Emeric sets forth In his pleadings that
Lorena Myrtle Barbier had been friendly
toward him until January 26, 1856, and
that since that time she has
always evinced the greatest enmity to
ward him. He further alleges that Mrs.
Emeric was unduly Influenced by stories
told her by her sister, picturing him as
being bad, vicious and unfaithful.
Simultaneous with the filing of the con
test there was a petition Hied by the
Public Administrator, asking to be
granted letters of special administration
on the estate. Public Administrator
Freese sets forth in his petition that he is
acting at the request of the husband, who
realizes that the contest will be a long
one and that the estate will in the mean
time suffer unless some one is appointed
to look after it.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand Lodge Will Meet in Santa
Rosa on Monday — The Rathbone
Sisters Will Also Meet.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias will meet in Santa Rosa on Mon
day next, and it will be several days be
fore the work of the Grand Lodge shall
have been completed. In the domain of
California the Knights have a member
ship of more than 10,500. During the past
year the net increase has been 277, which,
considering the cry of hard times and the
reaching out there is for members by all
fraternal organizations, is not a bad j
showing. . ' • _ " '
At the same time the Grand Temple of
the Rathbone Sisters, the ladles' branch
of the order, will meet at the same place,
and the Endowment Rank of the order
will go into camp in the City of Roses.
The following Is the programme ar
ranged for the entertainment of the visit
ors, also the time that. the several bodies
will be engaged in business:
.Monday— Arrival, of Pythlans. escorted by
Santa Rosa members, K. of P.. and H. S.. led
by Santa Rosa Band, etc. r~- „ . I
Tuesday— Morning;- Grand Lodge, K. or P.,
Grand Temple, R. S. -Afternoon: Grand Lodge,
K. of P.; Grand Temple, R. 3.
Tuesday evening, 8:30 o'clock— Reception at
Atheneum; oratory: music; banquet.
Wednesday-Morning: Grand Lodge. K. of
-p • Grand Temple, R. S. Afternoon: Grand
Lodge, K. of P.: Grand Temple, R. S. ; excur
sion to Guerneville by delegates, members of
the uniform rank and citizens over the S. t.
"Wednesday evening, B:Bo— Grand ball at the
Atheneum; in honor of the visiting Pythians,
by Santa Rosa ; members, K. of i P.. and . R. < S. . ft
• Thursday— Morning: Grand Lodge, K. of P.:
Grand Temple. R. S. Afternoon, 5 clock.
Uniform rank review at College Park.
Thursday evening— B o'clock: Public corona
tion of the Rose Carnival Queen. 9:30 o'clock:
Banquet at Ridgway Hall in honor of dele
gates, K. of P., and R. S. . _
Friday— Morning: Grand Lodge. K. of P.:
Grand Temple, R. S. . Afternoon. 2 o'clock:
Rose Carnival parade, Including the following
divisions: Military division: uniform rank, X.
of P., division; Juvenile carnival division; Rose
Carnival division. ■ '
Friday evening— Degree work; D. O. K. X. ;
R. S. work;- promenade concert; <uvenile car
nival ball at Ridgway Hall.
Charles L. Patton, at present grand
vice chancellor. Is in line of promotion
for the office, of grand chancellor.
SOMPS AND HIS REVOLVER.
The Soda Water Merchant Causes a
Panic in a Saloon.
Emile Somps, a soda water merchant,
who has a somewhat dangerous proclivity
for brandishing a' loaded revolver occa
sionally, has been placed under police
surveillance for an exhibition of his dex
terity with the weapo" in ihe Auditorium
saloon Thursda; evening. He entered the
saloon early in the evening, and a.fter
a few words with Louis Fieb/er, one of
the proprietors, on business affairs — Fich
t> r having at one time been a customer of
Sompfl In the purchase of soda water —
n to abase the saloonkeeper for not
continuing to d^al with him. Fichter paid
no attention to him. and Somps seeing
that talking was of no avail deliberately
si>at upon him. This exasperated Fichter,
and he reached behind the counter for
a bottle to use as a weapon. Somps see
ing, and mistaking the meaning of the
move, drew a revolver and threatened to
shoot.
Although the word most uttered nowa
days and most thought of is war, firearms
in the nature of revolvers have little at
traction or fascination for frequenters of
saloons, and in a moment there were
about a docen or more revelers, includ
ing the barkeeper himsf-lf, making a mad
rush" for the door. Upon gaining the
street Somps quickly and mysteriously
disappeared.
The Wasp This Week.
Profusely illustrated and replete with
interesting and timely reading matter this
week's "Wasp" is more than ordinariy
bright. There are a number of splendid
half tones of the "Boys in Blue" from
Los Angeles on their way to the Presidio,
and a picture of Colonel Smith of the
First Infantry California Volunteers and
his staff. "The Dream of Governor
Budd " in which he saw Spanish spies
throwing loaded bombs at him, is im
pressably pictured. Uncle Sam taking
some of the tin soldiers down from their
high horses is also splendidly caricatured.
The dicussion regarding the changing of
the name of Balboa boulevard, which has
resulted in a clash between the Mayor
and the Supervisors, is pictorially trt-at
ed. Of the many literary features, the
expose of the optician humbug in Under
the X Ray; the Social Side Lights, which
tell of the amorous but prudent young
men in the local four hundred; the musi
cal criticisms by Professor Lucchesi and
a short story with a moral by Herbert
Manning Brace are well worth reading.
The financial department; the Plain Talks
to Public Characters, in which ex-Fore
man of the Grand Jury A. Gerberding
is addressed, and Hon. Lawrence Mul
rooney's letters on the wiles of machine
politicians are other features of the Wuap
this week.
Town Talk
This week has a splendid table of con-
tents: Guard stories by the
Saunterer, Phil Garlic's cynicisms and
"Our Opinion" of the Californian as a
soldier; an able review of the pantomime
and musical critiques upon various
events; a storiette from real life and a
bright bit of dialogue; portraits of prom
inent persons, including the dramatic so
prano, Cecile yon Seiberlich.
Matron Walsh Beinstated.
The Health and Police Committee of the
Supervisors yesterday voted to recom
mend the reinstatement of Mrs. Walsh
as matron of the City Prison, who has
been under suspension for being absent
from duty without permission.
Attracted by Posters.
The poster exhibition given by a num
ber of the prominent society ladies and
artists of this city In aid of the Eye and
Ear Hospital Is meeting with the most
flattering success. Over 1000 posters and
other objects of art are on exhibition,
and many of the best known local artists
and musicians are in constant attendance.
The managers have yielded to tho request
to keep tho doors open longer than at
first Intended. The hours are from 2 to
6 o'clock in the afternoon, but to-day they
will be open also from 7 to 11 o clock,
and on next Monday from 2 to 6.
ANIMALS ALMOST HUMAN.
Wonderful Performance of Shetland
Ponies, Dogs, Monkeys and
a Goat.
Norris Brothers' Dog and Pony Circus
at Central Park continues to grow in
popularity and the management has de
cided to remain another week. It is cer
tainly the most unique and highly enter
taining exhibition. The intelligence of the
ponies and dogs has been developed in a
wonderful manner, and they appear al
most human in obeying the commands of
their master. There are thirty little Shet
land ponies, about eighty dogs, a large
family of trained monkeys and one sol
emn looking goat in the company.
The opening act, a military drill by
eigth little Shetland ponies, is especially
good as is also the representation of a
minstrel first part, in which thirty dogs
participate. There are several clowns
among the dogs, and their antics create
much amusement. One of the features
of the show is the arresting of a recalci
trant dog by a monkey policeman. A pa
trol wagon comes dashing into the ring,
the policeman jumps out, seizes the of
fender by the collar, waves a club just as
a "cop" would and hustles him into the
wagon and off to prison. There is rope
skipping by a pony and dogs; ponies play
at see-saw; tight rope walking by a dog,
monkey and goat. Bareback riding acts
of various kinds. In fact, a regular cir
cus is given by these performing ani
mals. There is a very exciting leaping
contest by a pack of English greyhounds,
after which a email cottage in one end of
the tent is set on fire and a complete ani
mal fire department with hook and lad
der, truck and hose reel, come dashing In.
They mount ladders to the second story
windows, rescue a family of dogs who live
in the cottage, carry out the household
effects and finally extinguish the blaze.
HIS LIFE SAVED
BY A BANK BOOK
Terence McCabe Fires a Shot at
Close Range at John Reidy,
Hotel Keeper.
McCsbs Arrested and Booked on a
Charge of ABsaut to Commit
Murder.
Terence McCabe, a laborer, 50 years of
age, fired a shot at John Reidy, hotel
keeper, 1504 Kentucky street, yesterday ;
afternoon, and if it had not been for a
bank book and some papers that Reidy
had in his pocket he would have been a
subject for the Coroner.
McCabe had been living at Reidy'B ho
tel for several years, but recently had '
fallen In arrear for his board and lodg- j
ing. He worked at the sugar-house and I
a few days ago Reidy garnisheed his !
wages, which led to his dismissal from
the sugar-house. Since then he had been
drinking considerably and brooding over
his misfortunes.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Reidy and a friend, Bert Swenton, were
pluying a game of cards in the bar, when
BfoCaba made his appearance. He was
under the Influence of liquor. Without
suying a word he walked up to Reidy and
deliberately fired at his side. The bullet
pajHMd through a Hibernia Bank book,
two receipt books and some receipts that
Reidy had in his coat pocket, and lodged
in the lining of the pocket. Reidy es
caped with an abrasion of the skin.
Before McCabe could fire again he was
uverpowered and detained till Lieutenant
Anderson and Policeman r. Meehan ar
rived and placed him under arrest. He
w;is taken to the City Prison, where a
charge of assault to commit murder was
booked against him. It is almost a mira
cle that it was not a charge of murder.
MORE SUPPORT IS NEEDED.
The Soldier Boys Must Realize Some
thing From the Floral Fete.
The fifteenth semi-annual f«-te of the
State Floral Society Unless liberally pat
ronized to-day will, in all probability, be
a scant and somewhat doubtful financial
success.
Every effort has been exerted by the
management to obtain and represent the
entire floral wealth of the State and
place it before the public that the people
of this city might look upon the beau
ties of California, and at the same time
remember the boys in blue on the battle
field, to whom the proceeds of the exhi
bition, had it been a success, would have
been devoted. The object of the exhibi
tion this year was not founded simply
on showing the beauties of the State; it
was given for the Red Cross and wholly
for the sake and in the interest of hu
manity.
The volunteers who left California to
fight for the stars and stripes, it seems,
so the management thinks, are not being
v<ry dearly remembered by those they
left behind, and, unless the financial tide
changes for the better at Qoldea Gate
Hull this afternoon, it is rather doubtful
whether the object in view can possibly
be accomplished.
Among the attractions presented yester
day afternoon was a floral model of the
battle-ship Maine, being presented by Pel
fcano, the florist, and representing a mas
terpiece of ingenuity and (It-curative skill
and ability. The proud hulk that now
lies in the sluggish waters of the Ha
vana harbor was presented in all its for
mer majesty from the mammoth gun down
to the insignlflcent rowboat on the da
vits
The special attraction to-day will con
sist of a perfect variety of California
wild flowers, which, considering the re
cent drought and adverse climatic condi
tions, will be one of the most valuable
and rare collections in the entire exhibi
tion.
_»♦ » —
RATTLING BOUTS PROMISED.
Jimmy Lawler and Sammy Maxwell
Will Meet for a Trophy.
The recently organized Alpine Athletic
Club will have its initial opening on
Thursday evening. May 19, at their spa
cious club-rooms, 28 Golden Gate avenue.
The members are using their utmost
efforts to have the opening a success and
promise that the boxing will be "rat-
Uerß" from start to finish.
The principal event of the evening will
be an eight-round contest for a valuable
club trophy between Jimmy Lawler of the
Excelsior Club and Sammy Maxwell of
the Alpine Club, each to weigh in on the
day of the contest at 130 pounds. Young
Peter Jackson, who some time ago lost
to Griffo on a foul, will meet Arthur
Jackson in a six-round go, the men to
weigh 140 pounds each. There will also be
four-round mlxups between Jimmy Riley
and J. "Williams; Jimmy McGrath and J.
Juel, and Dcvin and McDevitt. Other en
tertaining specialties will be furnished by
the club.
Will Give a Parish Picnic.
Active preparations are being made • for
the annual ; parish • picnic by the '_ parish
ioners of the : Sacred Heart church, to be
given at El Campo on Saturday/ June IS.
The committee of arrangements, consist-
Ing of Harry I. Mulcreavy, Judge Cooney,
Mark Merherin - and , Hugh . Keenan, ■ made
a : report at : a recent meeting of the par
ishioners " that rapid progress was being
At the next meeting, which. will be held
at the ■ church hall, - corner r. of ; Fell and
Fillmore streets, on- the evening of May
23 all the committees to prepare final ar
rangements will be : appointed. *
-« ♦ » —
Failed for Small Amounts.
Fred P. Cook, who has been engaged
in the leather belting business, has peti
tioned to be declared an insolvent debtor.
He owes $10,900 43 and values his assets at
Jane Davis has filed a petition
of lnsofvency. She owes $359 80 and has
no assets.
NORTHERN MEN
BADLY BEATEN
Business Men Win a Clean
Victory at Basket
Ball.
Th« Reeult Was Partially Owing to
the Weight of the Home
Team.
\
The champions ot the Northwest, the
Portlands of Oregon, were badly beaten
at basket ball by the business men in the
j Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium last night, and
! the latter team still holds the Pacific
1 Coast championship.
The Portlands lay their defeat to two
things: First, they were pitted against a
much heavier team, and, second, they
i were not at home on the floor. They
played a plucky game, however, from
start to finish, and their weak point seem
ed to be in their inability to get the ball
inside the basket. In all other ways they
j seemed almost equal to their opponents,
I but just as they were on the point of win
ning and there was nothing to do but
drop the ball into the basket, a wild
throw would send it hurtling outside the
lines, and in a twinkliner it would be up
to the other goal. This is partially ex
plained, by the fact that the boys from
the north play in a slightly dieffrent way
i from the local men. Here the men are
instructed to toss the ball high and let
it drop into the baskot. while the others
are accustomed to playing with a net
1 back of the ball, and endeavor to strike
the net in such a manner that the ball
will rebound into the basket. To make
; things easier for the visiting team a
screen was placed back of one of the bas
kets, while the other was fastened close
to the gallery wall. It is probable, how
i ever, that the screen was not at the ac
customed distance, as the boys could get
the ball anywhere but in the basket.
The teams lined up as follows: Port
land—J. Viggers (captain), forward; H.
Gordon, forward; J. Miller, cen
ter; J. Mac Moneys, guard; L«. My
ers, guard; Otto Stark, substitute.
Business Men— W. Wilson, center; L. Ti
! tus, forward; C. J. Auger, forward; F.
I Batzer, guard; C. Bernhard. guard; 1.
Goodrich, forward.
At the close of the first half the score
stood 19 to 1 in favor of the Business
M*n the one point of the Portlands hav
ing been won on a foul. The men from
Oregon were not discouraged , however,
and went in to the second fully aware or
their defects and determined to correct
them if possible, but play as they might
it seemed impossible to get the ball into
the basket. Toward the end or the half
they were allowed tw« fouls. Captain
Viggers accordingly rrfade two shies at
the basket, missing each time. The ball
was caught by one of his men. who had
another fair chance, but he also missed,
< and in less than two minutes the ball lay
' snugly in the basket at the other goal.
When time was finally called the score
stood 31 to 4 in favor of the local team.
,4t is probable that a match will oe se
! cured for some time next week with the
Rushers, a much llgjiter team than the
Business Men.
TOO POOR TO BURY HIS CHILD.
A Sad Case of Destitution Made
Known to the Police.
A sad case of destitution was brought
to the attention of Captain Gillen of the
Seventeenth street police station yester
' day afternoon. It was reported to him
' that a child had been lying dead for a
1 week at 47 Lower Terrace place, between
Seventeenth and Douglass streets. Offi
cer Robinson reported that a man named
Hugh Scanlon resided at the place desig :
Dated with his wife and six children; one,
the seventh, a little girl aged thirteen
months, was lying dead, there being no
funds with which she could be buried;
and in addition to this sad state of af
fairs a little boy, aged four years, was
suffering from diphtheria. It was the
same disease which had carried away the
little girl one week ago. The father, who
is reported to be a har.l working man, has
been out of employment since last Christ
mas and as a consequence is so poor that
he could not procure medical attendance
for his sick children, nor had the means
i to give to the dead child the plainest kind
of a burial.
Some of the neighbors, however, re
j ported the family's condition to the sis
ters at Mount St. Joseph Home at Haight
! and Baker streets, from which Sister
Mary Theodore was dispatched. She has
taken charge of the little boy and pro
cured for him medicine and other neces
sities while Sister Clare from Fillmore
and Haves started out to raise a collec
tion to bury the dead child. Scanlon and
, the remainder of his family are in abso
; lute want.
The X-Tay in Medicine.
"The Cathode, or X-Ray," its discovery
and vast influence on medical science was
the subject that Professor Abrams of
Cooper Medical College chose as the most
appropriate and instructive that could
possibly be given for the last lecture of
the series. After a minute and exhaus
tive discussion of the benefits the dis
covery- has caused in revolutionizing med
ical science to a certain degree— the many
effective and successful tests for the cure
of disease and the many negative re
sult.? that have gone hand in hand with
th s success-a sfereopticon exhibition of
selected specimens, showing the practical
adaptation of the marvelous light, was
fiven. .
Druids' Picnic.
The Druids of this city and those across
the bay Wll join in a picnic to be given
in Sckuetzen' Park on Sunday next. / The
comnfi t ee that has - had the « arrange
ment of . this affair has secured a ; large
? j'mber of • prizes . that are to' be ; distrlb-
Sted during P the. afternoon There will
alto be gate prises for ladies.
An Afflicted Mother.
From the Times, Paw Paw, 111.
A resident of this town who has lost
! two children during the past -six years by
violent deaths has been utterly prostrated
by the shjek. and seriously sick as a re-
sult of itL One child (aged 9) was killed
by a cyclone In '90 while at school; an-
other three years later, was run over by
a Burlington railway train. That griefs
and misfortunes may so prey on the mind
as to lead to serious physical disorders
has been well demonstrated in this case.
As a result of them, her health was shat-
tered and she has been a constant suf-
ferer since 1690. Her principal trouble has
been neuralgia of the stomach which was
very painful, and exhibited all the symp-
toms of ordinary- neuralgia, nervousness
I and indigestion. Physicians did her no
good whatever. She was discouraged and
abandoned all hope of getting well, t ' >nal-
lv however, a certain well-known pill
: wo s recommended (Dr. Williams' Pink
1 Pills for Pale People).
<^he supplied herself with a quantity of
them and had not taken them two weeks
| when she noticed a marked improvement
':"• "-'• £S J&^^yU'-
A Constant Sufferer.
' m her condition. She continued taking
: the pills until seven or eight boxes had
! been consumed and she considered herself
i entirely cured. She can now eat all kinds
i of food, which is something she has not
'■■ been able to do for years. She is not
troubled in the least with nervousness
i as she was during the time of her stom-
I a She tr °s U no e w well, and all because of Dr.
I WillTams- Pink Pills for Pale People a
oomolete cure has been made.
I If any one would like *o hear more o
! the details of her suffering and relief
; gained hi- the use of Dr. Williams' Pink
! Pills for' Pale People, they may be ob-
tained, probably, by writing the lady
: direct She is one of our wel -known reaf-
dents Mrs. Ellen A. Oderklrk, Paw Paw,
111.
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AMUSEMENTS.
MATINEE TO-DAY "(SATURD AT). MAT 14.
Parquet, any seat, 25c; balcony, 10c; children,
10c, any part.
The Charming Comedienne, MISS ISABELLE
URQUHART, Supported by WILMER & VIN-
CENT, In the Funniest of Farces IN DUR-
ANCE VILE GRUET, BEERS & GRUET,
Comedy Acrobats GEORGE H. FIELDING,
Emperor of Comic Jugglers: MLLE. BARTHO,
Transformation Dancer; KERNER'S VISIONS
OF ART. New Subjects; LIZZIE B. RAT-
MOND, JOHN W. RANSOME, HATES &
BANDY. BOGART & O'BRIEN.
BEGINNING SUNDAY MATINEE,
EDOUARD REMENYI
THE GREATEST LIVING VIOLINIST.
MASONIC FESTIVAL
—IN AID OF THE—
WIDOWS' m ORPHANS* HOME
Mechanics' Pavilion,
MAY Q to MAY 14-.
Genera! Admission 25c.
Season Tickets $1. Children lOc.
Tickets on sale (exce& children's) at leading
business houses.
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!
PIGEON DANCE BY LADIES OF POST-
OFFICE BOOTH.
NAVAL DRILL BY NAVAL MILITIA,
N. G. C.
FIRST TIME IN CALIFORNIA!
BURIAL OF THE MAINE SAILORS
And the Battleship "IOWA" in Action,
SHOWN BY THE ANIMATOSCOPE
—EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING—
mtt THE CHUTES
In conjunction with "Visions of Art"
And a Great Vaudeville Performance.
10c to All, Including: Zoo, etc.: Children, Be
SPECIAL!— Sunday afternoon and evening
GRAND TUG OF WAR.
ELEPHANT vs. 200 MEN.
Usual Ratfs of Admission.
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE.
TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, MAY 15,/ 2:80,
- TESTIMONIAL TO
FRITZ SCHEEL,
60— San Francisco • Symphony Orchestra— 6o
APOLLO CHORAL SOCIETY, H. B. PAS-
MORE, Director.
' (150 Voices.)
BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY.
Prices "sc, $1. $1 50. Seats at Sherman, Clay
& Co.'s music store.
HT VMDIA I Corner of Mtson *ni
- fflflH I Eddy Street*.
. WAR! WAR! NEW WAR SCENES
Castle; the Maine; divers at work; feeding re-
concentrados; Spanish troops and ships, with
a host of thrilling Havana war scenes by the
Biograph, ' and a great olio of specialties. AD-
MIPSION FREE. . . ■ ■. •
SUTRO BATHS.
OPEN NIGHTS.
Open Daily from 7 a. m. until 11 p. m.
ADMISSION 10c - - - - CHILDREN 5c
Batninsr, with admission. 25c: children, 20c.
BASEBALL-RECREATION PARK,
Eighth and Harrison Street.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL LEAGUE.
CHAMPIONSHIP PACIFIC COAST.
TO- I' AT AT 3 P. M.
—OAKLAND VS. SANTA CRUZ—
Admission, 250; Children, 10c.
DIRECTORY OF
A/l 7 ' P TRANSPORTATION-Continued.
jlfllX DAWSON CITY.
f II NJ%^2flSSpijjßpK All water route, no change; new
** '(Tt^j^jMTEßfisffCTF steamer, built for leading business men
X //il^ft^^^^^a^l °* this city and Alameda; cheap rate;
///j| v^»SErT*^gp^wi • , best fare; no second-class, all new fur-
'///^S^Br l^^^^ nishings and best caterers. Tickets on
7/ I v r^L/^ salel at 54 Steuart street, and 25 Market
llfljlr GAS ENGINES.
'..: TRANSPORTATION. ______
ALASKA-YUKON
TRANSPORTATION CO.
Will Dispatch Steamer "ALBiON"
: .' ' : From Portland, Or. r for '•','
KOTZEBUB SOUND
* ;ON, OR ABOUT MAY 25. "
Bte»mer NATIONAL CITY will Mil from Bu Tnn~ ;
.-: ..;.. ; : ; .;: cisco for ST. MICHAEL.V: ■
Connecting with' our '■ river steamers for Daw- | :
eon, on. or about May 20." For freight and' pas- :
sage, apply i. 3 ; STEUART; ST., San : Francisco.
BIRCH Creek district: ' now I nearly deserted \ ;
owing to lack of food: larger and just as rich
"..-. as Klondike; produced ■ about 000.000; 1500 x
100 " feet; i our - new . modern ? rtearaer, ," Allcs
Rlr. stops there going to Da wson City; our
. book : free. Alaska Transportation v la.. «*
Montgomery rt.. opp. Ross House.
AMUSEMENTS. : '
BALDWIN THEATER.-
The Great French Pantomimist,
PILAR MORIN
Matinee To-dBy-"IN OLD JAPAN."
In conjunction with Fritz Scheel's Orchestra.
EXTRA— To-night, Sunday and all next week
TRIPLE BILL.; ,
IN OLD JAPAN (traftedy).
A DRESDEN SHEPHERDESS (comedy).
. and Symphony Concert. _
Daily at • 3 (except Saturday),: "THE PAS-
SION PLAY." Seats 25c. Coming— l SATE.
CALIFORNIA THEATER.
LAST 2 NIGHTS— MATINEE; TO-DAY.
The Glorious Naval Drama
"THE ENSIGN."
Two Great Additional Attractions.
. THE DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH
AND HIS FLAG PICTURES. _^
First Appearance of . TOM SHARKET.
Popular Prices......' :...15c. 25c and 500
Next Monday— "MOTHS." First appearance
of Helen Dumars and Charlotte Beckwlth.
COLUMBIA THEATER.
* ALL THIS WEEK, MATINEE TO-DAT,
The Eminent Romantic Actor,
ROBERT B. MANTELL,
Accompanied by a Select Company,
Under the Management of M. W. HA.NLEY.
Presenting D'Ennery'a
MONBARS.
Next Monday— "The Face In the Moonlight.**
MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE
Walter M0r0ic0.......501e Lessee and Manager.
—LAST FOUR PERFORMANCES OF—
—FRANK LIN DON--'
In His Superb Dramatized* Version of
THE PRISONER OF ALGIERS.
And of. the Grand Contest Between
Big JIM JEFFRIES
And JACK JEFFRIES.
Evening Prices — 10c, 25c and 800
Matinees Saturday and Sunday.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE.
Mrs. Ernestine Kreling, Proprietor and Manager
TO-NIGHT.
OUR GREATEST SUCCESS.
The Nautical Farcical Comedy Opera,
SHIP AHOY!
BONG. DANCE. HUMOR.
GRAND PATRIOTIC TABLEAUX.
NEXT MONDAY EVENING,
IROQUOIS CLUB NIGHT.
LOTS OF NOVELTIES.
Popular Prices 25c and 600
No Telephone.
XT nATUn SEATS BY
ALCAZAR. PHONE,
nL<VrVZ-<rtr\. MAIN 254.
FAMILY MATINEE TO-DAY.
Prices 155. 25c, 35c
TO-NIGHT— TO-MORROW— SUNDAY.
Last Performance of the Fun Making Comedy.
NIOBE !
MONDAY NlGHT— Bronson Howard's Drama,
YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP.
— :— SEATS NOW ON SALE-:-
NORRIS BROS.'
DOG AND PONY SHOW!
FINEST SHOW ON EARTH FOR LADIE3
AND CHILDREN.
CENTRAL F*A.R.IC.
. ~ Every Afternoon. 2:30; nights, 8:15.
— Adults, 25c; children. 15c.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.'S HALL
LAST TIME.
LITTLE PALOMA SCHRAMM,
': Wonderful Child Pianist and Composer.
, . TO-DAY AT 3.
Beats at Sherman, Clay & Co. music store.
THE KNEISELJDARTETTE.
THREE CONCERTS ONLY."
SHERmAN, CLAY MMl_l_,
MONDAY EVENING. May 16.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY IS,
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 21. .
" ' Prices $2 and $1 50.
Sale of seats at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s, Sut-
ter and Kearny sts. ; . . .
RACING! RACING! RACING!
CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB
Winter Me«tln- 1597-98, Beginning TUESDAY,
ifay S, to May 21 Inclusive.
Oakland race track.
RACING MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDKESDAY
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAT.
— RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP .
Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and
12:30. 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connect-
ing with train stopping at the entrance to
track. Buy your ferry tickets to Shell Mound.
Returning — Trains leave the trade at 4:15 and
4:45 p. m., and Immediately after the last race.
THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., Prea.
R. B. MILROY. Secretary.
EL CAMPO,
THE POPULAR BAY RETSORT.
Now open every Sunday during the season.
Music, Dancinc. Bowling, Boating-, Fishing
and other amusements.
Refreshments at city prices. Fare, round
trip, 2oc; Children, 15c; Including admiosioa
to grounds.
—THE STEAMER UKIAH—
Will leave Tiburon Ferry at 10:30 a. m., 1J:1O.
S and 4 p. m. Returning, leave El Campo at
11:15 a. m . 1, 3 and 5 p. nx.
UNION GAS ENGINE CO.
• 339 HOWARD STREET.
GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES
P. ■-g^B^pgODUCTS^^- ;^Z.
P & B. BUILDING i PAPER and \P.i4 "i B.
READY ROOFING, sold by all first-class deal,
ers are clean, odorless, of great strength. : rea-
sonable In price and easy to transport. They
keep heat cold, • dampness and - dust out ,of
buildings: are particularly adapted to Alaskan
PARAFFTNE PAINT . CO.. 118 Battery
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-"Trctic siedsT^Vrctio"' dOKs. Yukon - boats,
oilot maps -to . the 5 Klondike. v Alaska outnta,
steam launches and stern-wheel steamer*, with
boilers . suitable to bum wood; &0 boats > can b«
seen at salesroom. ■■ G. 'W. KNEASS, 718 Third
■t. "Phone Red 2SCL :'■'
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