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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." ADVERTISEMENTS. (UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF H. LIEBES & CO.); 35 Years in the Alaska Trade. THE ELEGANT STEEL STEAMSHIP LBELANA'W, A I 100 Lloyds. Capacitj , 500 Passengers; 3000 Tons. First Sailing = = JUNE sth. DIRECT TO - DAWSON CITY And ALL POINTS on Yukon River, Connecting at ST. MICHAEL With Our Fleet of New River Boats. Now in Alaska. Through €&L' / 5 °° First-Class Tickets, CP^C>V>* Only. 150 LBS. BAGGAGE FREE— NO LIMIT TO EXCESS. 1- vest Rates to Any Point on Route. Freight for Dawson City, 10c a Pound. : Special Rates for Other Points on the River. MERCHANDISE ORDERS. " ' LETTERS OF CREDIT. No Fee Charged to Passengers. »- vessels now leading for ST. MICHAEL. r7 w £s Freight taken at the Lowest Rates. Owning our own Warehouses, w nan. Lighters and Towboats. GENERAL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT OFFICES, 139 POST ST., S. F. ; LIEBES BUILDING. "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. . -/ ADVEBTISEMENTS. BOTTLED^ IN YOUR OFFICE Your health cannot be good— cling is the best exercise. The , Chainless Bicycle Is the most delightful and practical means to healthful enjoyment of ex- ercise. The Success of 1898. Try one at our expense and be con- vinced. POPE MANFG. CO., 344 Post St.. San Francisco. 1070 Page St., San Francisco. IA/M. CLARK, 102 Telegraph Aye., Oakland. •aogjo ir»o '8681 xog -urßaJoq v • •iA.au 99 pooS :sau|.Tßaq . irsq pins B3JH jaqqru ire !p3TB3s-3iqnop 'deaj nsuSna P UB uoia-Bud jspids \f3Sr.q ?qBn 'sssuj-eq pd;unora-aaAUS TO, m 9MHOA xsyj 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 st. -.Tel^_No 11 ilfatn_17^~<_ >; ____ > __^ mm*, 6LED6. -- BOATS. _ETC. -"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 :'■' 9