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|j Commencing To-morrow (Wednesday), November ist. i '.;• !• i •"•■■.' ■ . " ■S' jr \ .p-,\';(\: " - . , ..,.■ ■ • \ 25 and 27 Sansome Street, if RETIRING FROM THE WHOLESALE BUSINESS! I "** Vl"*' . iyitriNo • AINU ® YOU IHo ® CLO i rlllNvi! I ] ]':'■ 2=^^l^^llDE BSPEOI J_I_iI_ir FOR FI3STE CITY TRADE \^=Sl j ■^|S : . ; ' -«^W*- B _?O __81_! _r___S B I i _3LXH_l_!X>-*t^S^ .-/ ■ \ TWT A TNTTTTP A riTTTTP. Bh! I^l=3' COST I ;| jig' The Laborer, the Mechanic, the Business Man and the Profession, to be sold Clothing at the cost of the spinster's wheel j ■&: I -and the manufacturer's labor. A saving of fully ioo per cent from retail prices. A net saving of 25 per cent from wholesale \ I 1 prices. Goods altered and pressed free of charge. Country orders accompanied by cash promptly attended to. ] ■'X" i; • * "-. • j«i . : ■= J : _ • . . I :'•„., ■ ". -■ • ____ _,^__ - a • _^_^_i __HaHfc. 1 HYAMS, F-A.XJSO3ST &. CO., |! 25 and 27 Sansome Street, Between Sutter and Bush. i I WHO ARE HYAMS, PAUSON & CO.? NO GOODS ALL OUR CLOTHING j 'Mr' WE ARE THE PROPRIETORS OF t^i-«¥ nrr«nr*r\ Made . for the finest Western City trade. We guarantee | ,:: I . I 1 I—^ I a\/ I-H O |-H - h the laborer a week's saving. We will save you $10.00 on 3 1 THE CHICAGO CLOTHING COMPANY, 34, 36, 38 LJ iL_/ 1 V i-*/ lrVl-_4 JL/ . a $20.00 Suit, and $10.00 on a $20.00 Overcoat. | : - : V j • and 40 Kearny Street, San Francisco. We will press, fit and deliver every garment sold you. g i#- At Sii co - 433 10 437 Montgomery street - San • UNLESS PAID FOR hyams, pauson & CO., I = ■ •■■ : : -HYAMS PAUSON &CO Peaf-fi^ W^<;Ti , ~ r^* \ 11™! p1uI3nIc8:: 122^.%. ON PI JPCH ASE 2 5 and 27 Sansome Street, j ■. : : ; ;|: i WM. HYAMS & CO., 594 Broadway, New York. V/l ""H I \J JTW 1 *- »' *-»*-*• SAN FRANCISCO. j 1 1 1 1 1 1 WILL PUSH WORK. Two Thousand More Men to Be Employed. ANEW LINE TO OPEN MAY 1. V The Southern Pacific Will Not Grant •the Petition of the Unemployed for Free Transportation. Time- will be livply from now on until .the Ist of May down about San Luis Gbrsro, where the Southern Pacific Coiu .-'.»..-jjany is extending itsroad from Santa Mur garita. H. E. Uuntington said yesterday ■ that the company will prosecute the com pletion of the work withvigor.it being expected that 2000 men would be given employment In order to finish the work by the time mentioned. There are only sixteen miles of unfin • : shed road between Santa Margarita and han Luis Obispo, but the road to be com- . pleted is a difficult piece of work. There are seven tunnels within the distance ramed, and the grading alone of the line will cost about 51. 500,000. Some weeks ago a large decrease was made in the force of men employed, the cause being a Scarcity of money ; but now it appears that difficulty has been surmounted, and many '. .. of the now large army of unemployed -: '-. about the city may be able to secure em :i '- : :proyment. ■}::; • Every effort will be made to have the =J. :Vw,ork done by May 1, and in the event of : .•:•■: success a celebration is to be held id ban ' . Luis Obi«po in honor of the achievement. '.;■': {"ruin Elwoo'i, the present terminus of ' V the Southern Pacific, northern division, to :,; ; . " ban • Luis Obispo work will probably be ."•" .commenced just as soon as that now in j] hand is completed. This latter route. when ■ finished will form one of the most delight : " ful routes on the coast. It will follow the ocean line for almost the entire distance ■ : ' between the points named, and will prob ■ . ably become the must popular route to ;"'• " Los Angeles and the south from this city. '■■ •;--:*'; The body of 100 or more of the unem '■"*• "pjoyed who, through the Salvation Army, ' '. have sought to obtain free transportation " : :"to New Orleans or other southern points, - ;'■■ ill not siicced in their effort. Vice-Piesi •-••'.d'enj Crocker said to a Call reporter yes ■'■'. terday that the granting of such a request ■• was simply an impossibility, and that such . - a course- would be to establish a dangerous .' 'precedent. ';•". •'Only individuals, and Isolated cases at ;■ that," said Mr. Crocker, "will be granted ; s.iicu a privilege, and in those instauces we must necessarily be assured that the appli • • cant is sure of employment at the place ■ which be desires to reach. Just think of '- the position our road would be placed in if 1 It became generally noised about that we .' werecairyin men who were out of work ' for nothing. The situation would simply *. be appalling." ..." Another official said that he attributed . much of the large influx of impecunious . travel?™ at present to the publication of a • . • ban Francisco paper tbat these men could •*:. ride free. : „ . "Our policy in this respect has not ' : changed in the least," Siiid this gentleman, /."and w.e propose to do just as we always have done and as every other road in the .•'country is doing— that is to charge and . , collect fare from all passengers. That is ".-.; what we are doing business for. The fact •• that .we have allowed several large gangs .-. of ' men to ride over our road does not .••necessarily cause it to follow that ° .' we • shall allow every man who comes ' '■■ . along' and says he is out of money •and -employment to enjoy the lama •':' pnvjleg*. In the few insinncet where we ' have admitted of this class of travel it was done simply because we were not able to help ourselves. Officials In towns klouk the road would not assist our trainn.en in forcing the objectionable traveler* Iron the cars because tiiat would have involved the necessity of those communities caring tor thf> men. It may seem liard-hea: c 1 in a railroad corporation to refuse giving a ride to an honest man who is out of work, but when you r-cnllect tnat it is not one man alone but thousands of them who are Jn this position you may in a mea9t.ro realize the predicament a company wouij be iv which gave way to sentiment." S. F. R'chiirdson of the Southern Pacific general office is back from a pleasant trip to Chicago and other Eastern cities. General Manager Stein of the consoli dated street rnilway companies «aid yes tenUy that be haa appointed J. C. K'ighen as chief engineer of all the lines in the system and G. El. Fairchi.d as read engineer. Another of the new r< utes upon which j wurk will be begun immediately by the | s'.rnet railway company is an electric line on Eddy street from Devisadero to Marfeet. Bohm complaint having been made :ib"Ut an ii-snfl; ency of cars on the Huight street line Sunday, coupled with the state ment that there were not as many in ser vice as usual, B. E. Huntinpton was askt-d about the matter yesterday. He stated i that just as many curs w*-re run on Sun day as ever were run and that although travel might have been somewhat con- J geeted at one or two points for short in tervals during 'he day the company was able to handle the crowds in a successful and satisfactory mnnner. As stated in a former issue of The Call, the street railway company has under discussion a proposition to build a number of new cars, I but tin- as yet arrived at no conclusion in | regard to the matter. W. A. Bissell, general passenger and ! freight agpnt of the Atlantic aid Pacific : road, returned from a four weeks' visit to j Chicago and the East Sunday. The Southern Pacific Company has issued ! the following notice governing shipments ot freiaht to the Midwinter Fair: Consignees or exhibitors must surrender to tliis ciuiip.iriy'H apent, when returning ment, i lie expense bill nhowiun charges to San Fran cisco, accompanied wiili certificate, of Hie ttec reiaiy or oilier designated officer of Hie fair.the latter setting oil li Hi it property b»« been on exhibition and not charmed bandy, when con signment will bo forwarded to original -lapping point free of charge from San Francisco. Consignees or exhibitor* wbo liavo paid chare?* 10 the fair on articles Hut at its close are found to be worthiest by reason of their perishable nature, on «m r ruler of expense bill, accompanied by certificate of the secretary of the association, tie latter setting forth dial property has been on exhibition and not changed hand* and is unfit for return transport. will receive from this company's agent the amount paid for transportation of the property from Initial point of shipment to San Francisco. "The present executive committee of the Traffic Association has taken no action as yet in regard to the San Jonquin Valley road," said Traffic Man;ieer L-eds yester day, "but we have not yet hud time to give the matter our attention. The road wili be built, however, I firmly believe, as its necessity to the people of San Fran cisco and the country through which it wiil pass and contributory to it is becom ing more aud more clearly demonstrated to those who will only taKH the time to look into the matter. Don't worry about the San Joaqu n Valley road." Society Notes. Miss Georgiana Martha Masten and Wil liam Fawcett Perkins will be married this evening at the residence of the bride's father, N. K. Masten, 2218 Clayistreet. The wedding of Miss Violet Collins and Moses Kosencntntz will take place this evening at the home of the bride's parents, 2512 Sacramento street. Mrs. Dora Gray Duncan will give a re ception this afternoon at the Castle resi dence, corner of Van Ness avenue and Sui ter street. Waitei G. O'Brien will give a domino and fnney-dress ball this evening at Sara toga lia I. The Ever Ready Circle of King's Daugh ters wili give its annual entertainment this evening in the parlors of Central Method it t Episcopal Church. THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1893. LISTS OF NAMES. Ten Thousand Already on the Petitions. ALL WANT A CLEAN PRESS. A Mass-Meeting That Will Overflow Into the Street- Speeches of Five Minutes. "Signatures to the petitions are pouring in," said a lady prominent in the women's movement for a purer press, when asked yesterday by a Call reporter how the wortc of the committees was i rogressing. "It is perfectly wonderful how women of every church and nationality, i may say. hnve come forward to help. All the women's organizations and social societies seem willing and glad to give the mnve nien; their »u:port. The vay In which champions seem to have sprung out of the earth, so to speak, really reminds one of the old fable of Cadmus and his armed warri rs. "You can say if yon like," added the lady laughing, "tbat the papers which furnished sensationalism sowed the drag.-n's teeth, and now, like Cadmus, th^v find in their place a mass of warrior*. "You must not think though that our l.iil >■* want to fight. Thny ar« carrying their work forward in the most friendly i.nd conciliatory spirit toward the press, but they are finding how much this reform was wanted. The enthusiastic way in which women resiond to the movement shows thin. So far I have only heard of one signature being refused." The indie*' energy is notonly manifested in San Francisco. Com mittees visited near ly every church in Oakland last Sunday, and the various clergymen announced from the pulpits that as the congregation pas-ed ■ ut ihry would find the ladies presiding over tables in the vestries, where the pe titions were spread out all ready for signa tures. As many as three ladies were sent to some of the churches. Every woman In the congregation signed at one church. At the First Congregational Church the women were a little diffident about coming Inrward to append their names to the pe titions, but their husbands induced them to sign, baying that the idea was an excel lent one. In s> in« instances men came forward and requested permission to add their signa tures, but they were told that the petition for press purity was a woman's movement entirely. A number of young girls were anxious to fortify the petitions with their names, but they were told ■ hat those under eighteen wete not considered to have reached years of discretion, and were therefore refused the privilege. The ladies reported on Sunday night that only twelve refusals had been met with In the whole of Oakland. "Why will you not sign?" a lady of the committee demanded of one of these twelve. "Do you think the press at pres ent is pntirely as it should be?" "N<»," replied the lady who was with holding her signature, "but my husband disapprove* of my name appearing." "Is > our husband satisfied that no re form is needed?" was asked, but the lady passed on icto the church without wailing to answer the question. Such refusals were bo rare, however, tbat the ladies only considered them ex ceptions to prove the rule that all the women were willing and ai.xious to sup port the movement. The committee tbat attended the various IS n Francisco churches were equally suc cessful. At Trinity Church, in particu lar, a larze harvest of signatures was reaped, partly perhaps owing to the fact that Rev. G. E. Walk will not be in San Francisco on the 12th prox. The Dumber of signatures secured up to to-day in Oakland and San Francisco ex ceeds 10,000. Arrangeiner s have been made to hold a mass-meeting in Golden Gate Hall next Monday afternoon. The speeches, which will all be made by women, are not to exceed five minutes in length. ho hall wtll be decorated with tings, and more ladle* have already promised to come tlmi the building will bold. Indeed, however closely the people lack together, not half will be able to crowd in. It h»9 therefore been decided to hold an overflow meeting outside. A platform decorated with flap* will be erected in the street, where live-minute speeches will be delivered. Tim ladies rely more on the overflow meeting to demonstrate (tie popu lar feeling than <>n anything else. Yesterday a number of women's organ izations held meetings in this city, which were attended ny deputations from the committees for circulating the petitions. In all cases the organizations gave the movement their support and signature*. To-day the second mealing will lie. held at Miss West's school. It is expected that a large and enthusiastic body of repre sentative women will be present. Mi st of the churches hold prayer-meet ing to-morrow night. The majority of the pastors have announced that those ladies who did not sign on Sunday will be given an opportunity of doing so at prayer meetiug on Wednesday evening.; AS TO HIS MIND. Dick Ward Is to Be Tried First for Insanity. Richard Wnrd, th« Jockey accused of the murder ol John Kelly at the Bay Di-trict track, wa9 to have c»iue up for trial in Judge Daingerfirld's court yesterday. However, when the case was called the delendaut's aitornev. James H. Ivug. ad r«*-sHii i lie court respecting the mental con dition of his client. lie maintained that Ward was iimai.e and that the proper course would be for a jury to pass upon his sanity before proceedinu to a trial on the serious cliarge pending aeainst him. Judge Daingerfield said that In order to prceed with sucli a case it would be neces sary for some one to lodee a formal cm plaint against Ward, and for an affidavit to be tiled. "I have filed such an affidavit, your Honor. I will myself testily," said Mr. Long. The Judge agreed to this, and Long, be ing sworn, said that since he had >akeu up the case he had been unable to get an answer irom Ward to any question pat t* him. Ward would say, "Why bid T larked up here?" and then lapse intosullen silence. It was noticeable in the courtroom that the lad had sat with his head bent almost tn his kne««9 all the lime and appeared to take no interest in the proceedings. Judge Daingerfield thought the evidence sufficient, and ordered the trial on the in sanity question to proceed without delay. "I must ask for time," said Mr. Long. "I was not sure that the court would grant my motion and i am unprepared." "You've had three months to prepare your case," said the Judge. "Toe trial must proceed at once." "Then I withdraw from the case," said Mr. Long. "All right, sir," returned the Judge. "I appoint Attorney J. T. Smith to undertake the defense. The work of impaneling a jury was then proceeded with, and when the noon recess arrived the Itiry hnd been selected. The trial was then continued until to-day. Dr. Yon Werthern Remanded. Judge Seawell yesterday denied the ap plication of Dr. yon Wertbern on a writ of habeas corpus to have i . i s bail reduced from 512,000 to §5000. Dr. yon Wertlieru is tie a to auxwer on a charge of murder in the second decree, th« outcome of the death of Clara Matthews from a criminal operation. Dr. yon Werthern's nccom plice, Dr. Driscoll, who was jointly charged with Dr. yon Weithern and vt*s also heid to answer, was released on $5000 bail. TUESDAY'S RACES. Work of the Horses on the Track. THE ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. Selection of Winners in the Contests on the Cards of the Blood- Horse Association. The Bay District track was very heavy yesterday after the rain of the previous night. J. E. King's two maiden two-year-olds, White Cloud and R>d Bird, worked the three-quarters in l:'_'l, the first half in :49. Wildwood was pulled to Joe Cotton a half in :50 with 140 pounds up. Murry's Red Chief and Tarragora were sent a naif in :51. Wicklow worked seven-e^bths in :56. Baldwin's San Luis Rey came a half in :50, well within himself. Peril and Nomad were, sent six furlongs at racing speed. Geoffrey worked a mile and a furlong in 2:02. Guadaloupe was sent over the sticks for th" first time this side of the bay and dm his timber topping in good style. Hall's string, including Cachura, are ail ing and have been letup. Flambeau was sent a mile in 1:47, joined by Charm in the last quarter, and Stone man and Gladiolo worked out rive furlongs in 1:05. Empress of Norfolk worked five-eighths In 1:02% and Kay El Santa Anita com passed me same distance in 1 :04. Santiago weut & mile in 1:45, about the best work done at the track yesterday morning. Belfast pulled up lame in bis work on Sunday, but is gradually getting over it. The remainder of the borses w- re given easy work, mostly at a two-minute gait. .Latest advices say that ten stalls have been beaded for Van Ness' string, which w.i a to arrive last night, including Che great Morello. lv the first race, which Is an exception ally open one. Centurion is apparently the highest-class horse entered and mar w in. with Sands Format) and Rose Clark sscond and third respectively. The 6econd event at a mile should be won by Prize, on her running of last Saturday, with Monowai second and Revolver third. The other horses entered are of a poor class and should cut no figure. In the third race. Paramatta looks a cer tainty, with Abi P just as sure of second position. The fourth race should produce a mag nificent contest between Motto, St. Croix and Sympathetic* Last, and we like them in that order. The fifth event, of a mile and seventy yards, should bring about a good struggle between Pescador and Happy Day, the preference being for the former. If Mono wai starts he might upset these calcula tions, but he has been off all the year and hardly up to a bruiting race. The entries for to-day are as follows: First race, selling, purse $600, for iwo-yeai oltls—Cora .T 104. Polaski 107, Hapey Bana 101, Premium fitly 98, Ouiunon 112, Rose Cla k 101, Sands Formau 94. Second race, on> mile, purse SSOO, for all apes, len pounds below scale, penalties and al lowances—Swiftsure 100, Revolver 124, Mouo wal 103, Pnze 104. Keuo 114, Claquer 108. lliii U race, fui longs, pur»e 9500, 3 years ana upward, Deualtii'S and allowances— I'arauiatta 122, Nlcodemus 119. Abi P 11«, CliaiKer 119. Kouith race, tbree-quaiters of a mile, all ace*, selliui;, weight* 10 pounds above sc.ile— Ctiampagne 110, St. Ciuix 110, Dlnero 106. Gladiator 106, Ida Glenn 103, Motto 109, Al batroas 99. tiympaiuetlc'a Last 112, Bomalr 110, s.-m Feline 99, Morton 110, Crawford 101 or Raindrop 106. Fifth iace, one mile and seventy yards, all ages, iur.«e 1500, allowance*— Hapi<y Day 119, Picador 122, Hathawav 97. Claymore 104. Mnnnw.il 98. swlftsuie 95, Duke Stevens OS, baa Jacinto ss. "OLD NURENBERG." Preparations Nearly Complete and Committees Appointed. The Indies of the Elucational and In dustrial Union met with their friends last evening in Kohler & Chase's hall to com plete the preliminary arrangements for their forthcoming fete. Dr. Stoessel, the genial manager of the affair, announced that the work of the carpenters and painters at the Pavilion was already half-finished, and that tl> s entertainment would differ from many others that have taken place In the past in that everything down to the minutest de tail would be complete on the very first evening. A committee was appointed to receive donations for the various booths, many of our merchants having already prom ised substantial aid to the entertainment, and the remainder of the evening was spent in looking over costume-plates and deciding upon those to be worn by the various participants In the affair. Mrs. Edward P. Taylor Is to have charge of thu Old Nurenberg Inn ; Mine. I, mse Snrbier of the postoffice: Mrs. E. P. Schell of the weaver-shop; Miss Jessie Calhoun of the artists' honse; Miss L. Meyer of the haberdasher's shop; Mrs. C. K. firman of the printers' shon; Mrs. A. U. Cantil of thedairy; Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens of the gardener's house: Mrs. W. 15. Ewer of the curiosity shop; Mrs. Jonn A. Meinbach of the players; Mrs. H. J. Levev of the lottery, aud Mrs. O. V. Thayer of the gypsy c»mp. These ladies will be assisted by a large number of young ladies and gentlemen in appropriate costumes, and there is every indication, from the enthusiam displayed by them and the manner in which >he idea has been received by the public, that the affair will ue an unequivocal success. The honorary committee is as follows: Mr. and Mrs. William Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. .Milton Ainlio". A. An< ■■aclif i . Mr. and Mis. S. Badiman. Mrs. L> L. Baker, Mr. and Mr*. A. 1.. Baocroft, Mrs. George Bar«tow, the Misses Beaver, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Bigelow. Mr. and Mrs. Ellas M. Rlock, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bund«cliu. Mrs. Mortis Ca«ey. Julio VaDCfl Cheney, Rev. and Mr«. Edward Church. Mr. and Hi*. Richard Chute, Mis. Sarah B. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Cornwall, Colonel tied Crocker. Mr. and Mrs. George lulion. Dr. and Mis. Clinton Cuihlnp, Mi. and Mrs. Mm ■■•>• D.tvu. Mrs. Mary D j ane, Mr. and Mrs. M. EL ne Young, Mr. and Mrs. F. Di-hrmann, Hon. L. R. Ellert, Leo Eloes-^r, MH«. Fainuar«on. Geoige K. Fltcli. R>v. Jullu* tuendel- Ing, Mrs. Sarah Gamble, Mi. and Mis. C. H. Ganoutte, Mr. and Mrs. l.outs Gentle. Mr. and Mis. L. Goettlc. Mr. A. Graut, Mr. ana Mrs. Gieenb'.att. Mr. and Mrs. M. v. Hasten, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. Mr. William R. Hear«t. Mr. ud Mrs. Isaac Hecbt, Mr. and Mrs. M. tl. Hecbt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hess, Miss Katherlue Hiiteli. Mrs. Moses Hop klDS, Mr. and Mr* H. Hume, Mrs. John K. Jarboe, Mrs. Rosalie Kaufmann, Mr. and Mis. Homer S. King. Mr. Theodore Kiiclnff, Mr. and Mrs. L. Koester, Mi«s Mary Lake, Dr. aud Mrs. L. ('. Lane, Mr. and Mis. Cbarlcs S. LaumelMer, Dr. S. M. Levy. Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Lilieu thal. Mi.anU Mrs. A. H. Lou^hborougti, Miss Isabel Lowiy, Mrs. Charles Lux, Dr. and Mm. Robert Mackenzie. Mr. an<! Mrs. J. F. Merrill, Dr. Georg Merrltt, Mrs. Dr. Emrnn Sutio-Mer rttt. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Momeaele. Mr. and Mis. J. L. Moody, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Morblo, Mr. James Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Louts Glas«. Rlgnt Rev. William Ford Nichols. J. J. OBi leu. Miss Lucy Otis, Mrs. John Panott. James D. t'helan, Mosi Rev. Patrick W. Riordan, Mr. and Mr«. C. P. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Joun I. Sabln, Charles Samuel*, Mrs. A. A. Saruent. Mr. and Mrs. a. A. Schllllufr, Mr. and Mrs. H. SchniledHl, Col ouel and Mrs. W. R. Shatter, Mr*, and Mrs. Louis Slnss, Louis Slo** Jr., Mrs. Dr. Soule, Mrs. A. D. Sperry, Adolub SprecKeN, Mr. and v rs. Clau« Spiecke^, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Spiecttels. Mrs. Lane L. Stanford. Dr. aud Mrs. Horatio Stebbina, Mrs. John A. Stelnbacb, Lev! Strauss. Adolph Sutro, r. and Mr*. Emll Sutro. Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Sutio, Dr. E. R. Taylor, Dr. O. V. Tbayer. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Towne, Dr. J. Voorsauger, Miss Mary Wal lace, Miss Ma. y \Nest. When you go to Bertellng for your glasses yon go to tbe best place. 427 Kearny street. * NO MORE ROOM. A Bad Outlook for the Indigent Sick. Both the City and County Hospital and the Aimshouse Are Overcrowded. The city health officers are at a loss just now to find room fnr the indigent sick. The City and County Hospital is full to overflowing, and applicants are being turned away daily owing to the inade quate accommodations, while the patients at the Almsnouse are being crowded to gether in the dormitories in order to make room for the increasing number of in mates. There is no other place where the city's dependent sick can be cared for, and unless additional accommodations are ar ranged for before the approaching winter there is danger that the unfortunate ap plicants may be left to die on the streets for want of proper care. The hospital was built over twenty years ago, when it was thought amply commodious to answer the needs of the cliy. As iiiue wor« on it became ap parent that additional quarters were requisite to meet the increa-ing demands. The population of ban Francisco has grown 50 per cent since the conitruction of the present buildings, which have not been enlarged in the least. About two years ago tti? Health Board decided to care for cases of chronic dis eases at the Almshouse. Other classes of patients have been added to this list sub sequently, until now both places are liter ally crowded. There are thirteen wards at the hospital, each containing thirty-four beds. This number, irv luding a few additional cots, made In the aggregate 450 bed*. In the male department the wards are divided into three distinct clashes namely, the medical, »nd major and minor surgical. It is not pr>per to mix the patients, but at present it is found unavoidable in view of the existing difficulties. The female department has also threo divisions, the medical, surgical and mater nity, but m no case are the patients allowed to miuiile. Dr. Titus, superintendent of the hos pital, was seen yesterday by a Call re porter and appeared to be at a loss as to what measures in take in bis present pie dicament. "'i here will have to be some arrange ment made in the near future for the ac commodation of the patients," said he, "for 1 am sure we are unable to care for them properly under the circumstances. There were two applicants on Sunday whom I had to turn away owing to the men's wards being all occupied,' and to day I intend to dispose of a few cases to tn- Almshouse in oiaer to receive a couple who are lying at the Receiving Bospital awaiting admission here. Tbe latter are urgent cases and need immediate atten tion. "There are over 200 cases at the Alms house who actually belong here, but wbatcau I do? I am utterly pawn less to make addi tional accommodations as tbern is not a spare rot In the bouse, nor a blanket to cover it if we had. Then there is no room for another cot in the present quarters, aud until the Health Board build an addi tion 1 don't see how we are to net along. During the winter months we have, as a rule, three times at> many patients as dur ing tbe summer." Dr. Titus escorted the reporter through the wards, substantiating his statements with reference to space, and not even a corner was found where an additional bed could be placed. The house wherein Poe wrote "Tka Kivea" is still to be seen iv New Yur> 7