The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1895, Page 5

THE SA 0 CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 189 DEDICATION OF ST. ANTHONY'S, ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN IN FULL CANONICALS BLESSES THE EDIFICE. AN INTERESTING CEREMONY. BAREFOOTED FRIARS AND COWLED MoNKS ASSIST IN THE SERVICE. St. Anthony’s Church, corner of Folsom and Army streets, w formally dedicated ¥ morning with all the ecclesias- tical pomp and ceremony of the ritual of the Roman church. witnessed the dedication, and the pre- caution of issuing tic! of admission to the church proved to have been well taken. The German church societies of Paul’s, 8t. Peter’s, St. Anthony’s and § formed a procession at St. Bon Church on Golden Gate avenue at o'clock. The members turned out in , and the long line of sturdy sons of atherland, clad in their bright- colored regalias, presented an imposing appearance, by Ritzau's band of s teen pieces and An enormous crowd | The procession was headed | person, and deterred him from giving in the right direction if ever at all. The children will continue in their good work, Hamilton School being the next to make a contribution. DIRHONEST MERCHANTS. | St. Luke’s Rector’s View on Tricks of the Trade. Rey. William H. Moreland, rector of St. Luke’s Church, took Moses as his subject | yesterday, and made a strong appeal to | business men to let conscience rule in money affairs. He described the dazzling prospects of Moses in the BEgyptian court, allof which he sacrificed rather than go on pretending to be the son of Pharoah’s | daughter. His account of the boldness with | which Moses declared himself, and stripped | off the trappings of Bgypt, that his conscience might be free, was dramatic. | He said “‘Moses was 40 years old when he took | this stand. When a man gets to be 40, and is still vacillating between truth and falsehood, he will be a weakling to the end | of the chapter. Religion is not a thing of hymns and harps and white robes here- after. Itisto follow conscience at what- ever cost. Follow the right, and you are a religious man. “One reason why some men are not re- ligious is because of the_demand it makes upon their conscience, Religion means if there is deceit in business, or in personal life, it must be sacrificed. No Christian ! would adulterate his goods. It isa lie to advertise one quality of goods in letters six inches long and g an inferior one at | the store. The name of the merchant which is on letter-heading, or which the customer carries out of the store on the wrapper, ought to be a guarantee of hon- esty.’ Mr. Moreland told several incidents which illustrated his text, and paid a high | tribute to women, who were more religious DR JACOB NIEDD IS INDIGNANT. HE DENIES THAT HE ADVISED| THE CONCEALMENT OF MEYER'S MARRIAGE. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. GRACE BENJAMIN’S DEATH STILL AN ABSORBING TOPIC OF DIscUSSION. Public interest in the Samuel Meyer epi- sode remains unabated and it still con- | tinues to be the one absorbing topic of | conversation, more particularly in Jewish circles. The prominence of the Meyer family and the history of the many in- | trigues of the oldest son have been dis- cussed again and again, and on all sides | are to be heard vigorous denunciations of the man through whose cowardice Grace Anita Benjamin went down to a dishon- ored grave. Many stories have, however, been told about the case which are now | said to be untrue. Principal among these are some assertions made by Miss Mollie Holland in an interview a day or two ago. | In speaking of her dead chum, she is said | to have stated that after she went to trace | up the record of the marriage she returned | to the residence of Mrs. Bennett and Mrs, Nolan, and then found that these ladie had changed their minds about having the marriage published. The two ladies are reported by Miss Hol- land to have said that Rabbi Nieto nad ad- vised them that ““it would be worse for Grace’s name if the fact of the marriage were published.” Dr. Nieto was greatly surprised to see his name used in any such connection. | He said yesterday : “I called on the Saturday evening prior | to the funeral upon Mrs. Bennett, whom I haye known some time, at the request of | A. Leszynsky, sexton of the Sherith Israel | Synagogue, who told me that my services were required to attend a funeral next day. Mrs. Bennett made no statement of any | these, sitting above them, as a rider in the | | be if situated upon opposite sides of the | | street. | low them to the middle of the street were : on *‘Conditions of Discipleship.” | “Christ presented to the rich rational conditions of discipleship. Pro- testant and Catholic, with the single ex- ception of the Quakers, who discard the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s sup- er as requirements to a Christian iife, Lave added to thes A life spent in thinking of nothing but self is pitiful. “There is nothtng in Christ that may be refused. There should be nothing in us from which he may be excluded. Discipleship is usefulness. There ought to be in every man ar element of usefulness. can rise to the full capacity of hi ness the moment he is converted, any Elore than a bird can fly the moment he is orn. “Even the most perfect discipleship ill show unevenness, just as the milky | way, at some places where revolving worlds, like dust of silver, are more thickly strewn upon the blue, exhibits a glory that excelleth. God loves imperfection, on its way toward perfection. He loves ignor- ance that is seeking to become knowledge, and weakness that is striving to strengthen itself, and everything that 13 working to- ward something higher and purer and nobler. “Religion is not _the weakening of self. nor is it the despising of lands and values and faculties. Discipleship is over all of | saddle and holding the rein. All are ser-| vants of man’s higher nature. Disciple- ship is more than negative goodness; it is active virtue and positive love. Father | and mother are to be honored, but God in Christ is to be adored. “Parents are to be disesteemed only by | contrast, as a log cabin and a mansion may | Have you not been warmed and delighted bya mass of glowing beech or maple in the ample fireplace of a New | England home on a_January afternqon when the day was crisp and ‘coid? Sud- denly the sun, having struggled over the | horizon and the hills, threw his more rlowing beams upon the reddened embers. nstantly the hearth seemed black and the | coals lost their luster, but all are just as | hot as they were before the sun kissed | them. Thé change is that of contrast; a ' young ruler the scriptural and onlys|- ST. HARKUS NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP. DEDICATION CEREMONIES OF THE LUTHERAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH. THE OLDEST IN CALIFORNIA. TWENTY-FIVE CHRISTENINGS AND THREE WEDDINGS ON THE FIRST Dav. The congregation’of St. Markus German Evangelical Lutheran Church consecrated their new and handsome home, on O’Far- rell street, above Franklin, yesterday. By half-past 9 there was a large gather- ing of members of the congregation and Sunday-school awaiting for the opening of the doors. At 10 o’clock the pastor, Rev. J. Fuendeling, the architect of the build- | ing, Henry Geilfuss, and the members of the board of directors, went up the broad steps of the church, and stretching out be- the members of the Ladies’ Society of the congregation and Sunday-school. The architect in a short speech delivered the church over into the hands of the board of directors. D. Becker, the president, then in a few eloquent words accepted it and bade the pastor lead the congregation in. The congregation sang “Hitherto Has the Lord Helped Us,” and at the conclusion of the anthem the doors were thrown open facts to me beyond describing the manner charges of battery and disturbing the peace against McCarthy and of disturbing the Ppeace against George Hayes, who were ar- rested by Officers Meehan and Murphy. Abraham, who used to be a conductor on the California-street line, was booked on the charge of assault With'a deadly weapon. Charges will also be preferred against O’Connor and Murphy. Return of Vice-Consul Owyang and Others From That Country. King Owyang, Vice-Consul for China in this city, and fellow commissioners, who last July went to Mexico, returned here last Saturday night. “Yes we have got back,” said the Vice- Consul last night, “after an absence of nearly eight months. There were four of us, Li Yung Yew, ex-Consul-General to San Francisco, Yu Shi Wi, ex-Consul to Havana, Fong Ying Shun, an attache, and L. Our mission to Mexico was to examine that country with a view to forming a treaty between that country and China, providing, of course, it is agreeable to the representative of each country. “We prepared a report of what we saw and heard. This we forwarded to the Chi- nese legation at Washington, which in turn will forward it to the home Govern- ment. What our report is I am not at liberty to disclose. “What do I think of the Mexican people and their country? The people 1 found very nice, particularly in t}:e City of Mex- ico, and not at all antagonistic to people of China. The country in many parts is very fertile, and I should say can be made very productive. As a whole I am favorably impressed with the people and country. I found, however, that in_summer it is very warm, and at one time I suffered from an attack of malaria, but soon recovered from the effects of that.” During the forenoon a large number of the friends of the Vice-Consul called at the consulate on Stockton street to pay their respects and congratulate him on his safe return. In the evening he was invited out to dinner. ANOTHER DIVISION FORMED, ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF MEM~ BERS OF THE A. 0. H. YESTERDAY. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ORDER PRAISED BY FATHER CROWLEY AND OTHER SPEAKERS. Another chapter was added to the his- tory of the Ancient Order of Hibernians NEW TO-DAY. AV It 835, We Cease to Exist! Clothing for Man, Boy or Child For Absolutely Nothing! Chicago Clothing Company, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Kearny Street, POSITIVELY RETIRING FROM BUSINESS | STORE TO BE VACATED ended with carriages containing the clergy of St. Boniface. street was a long one, but the men marched well and there were no stragglers. The ceremon; edifice was mc t interesting. A process of ecclesiast formed in the nave of the church, marched about the interior while the Archbishop recited the blessing and sprinkled aisles, pews and columns with holy wuter. Then the cortege issued from the great door and marched around the outside. Leading the procession was Father Leo, the pastor of St. Anthony’s, and Father Quirinus, the assistant pastor. Botfh were clad in the costume of the Franciscan monks—a flowing robe of coarse brown cloth with a cowl hanging from the neck. The gown was girded at the waist bya piece of rope, and_ from the hempen girdle ung rosary and crucifix. The feet were bare and shod with sandals, and the monk’s shaven head was proiected by a ull cap of black. came Brother Eugenius, bearing and supported by two aliar 3 ving lighted candl ore altar boys followed, then two Franciscans and two Domin: friars. The latter were dressed lxl]{fl Father Leo and his assistant, that except their gowns were black. Brother genius and all who followed bim wor usnal robes of their orders beautifully embroidered surplices of white. ollowing the friars came the Arch- bishop, reciting the blessing and sprinkling | the building with the holy water. Analtar boy carried the vessel containing the sacred liquid and the Archbishop’s secretary, cr Donnelly, walked upon his right, reading his brevery. The Archbishop was attired in full pon- tificals and carried the golden crook, which | is the symbol of his office. A white su Jlice covered his black robe and over all | hung the gold embroidered bands of the | presiding bishop. In his left h a short wand, which he d and he held ipped now and then into the holy water and from which | he Tr‘nk!cd the sacred fluid. Alter the procession high mass s celebrated by Father Clem- entine of Watsonville, and Father Miller of San Jose preached in the German lan- guaze. Another mass continued the serv- ice and the ceremonies closed with an able address by the Archbishop. After the services a grand dinner was eerved by the ladies of the church to which the prelates and worshipers in attendance did ampl SCHOOL CHILDRENS GIFTS, MAGNIFICENT RES‘ULT OF THEIR MOVEMENT TO BENEFIT THE POOR. i i LEss DesTITUTION NOoW REPORTED. THE BEGGAR HARD TO DEAL WiITE. Closing Saturday night the actual emount of provisions, clothing, etc., con- tributed by the children of the various public schools of the city to the poor and distributed by Captain McFee of the Sal- | vation Army is as follaws: Sacks flour, 181; sacks coal, 158; sacks pota- toes, 309; sacks wood, 40; 409 pounds tes, 820" pounds coffce, 2735 younds sugar, 3307 pounds rice, 3483 poun: ans, 2075 pounds menl, 508 packages merl, 595 1ins of fruit and jum 400 pounds £alt,350 pounds s0ap,65 pounds tapioca, 50 packages sago, 135 rolls butter, 25 ackages corn starch, 145 ponnds of barley, 50 pounds of bacon, 190 pounds crackers, 15 ounds baking powder, 355 pounds dried iruit, B0 boxes of matarons.” There have been over & thousand loaves of bread and neerly 700 | packages of miscellaneous articles of food dis- ributed in addition. Captain McFee s: that it is the most magnificent contribution on the part of children that has ever come to his notice, and when it is rememembered that over 6000 garments, in good condition, have also been given by the little ones and dis- tributed to the needy, his opinion will be shared by all. e The captain further said that destitution In the city was greatly on the decrease, and that.among the poor a hopeful spirit was evident. He said that the beggar element The march to Army | of blessing the sacred | round the church | | | Ceremonial Procession at the Dedica- | tion of St. Anthony’s Church. [From a photograph.] | than men because more ready to listen to conscience, and more willing to endure | self-denial for the sake of right. When a man says I leave church-going | to my wife and daughters, he is paying a | magn nt compliment to woman. | Woman isreligious because of the splendor of her nature, her innate purity, her te- | pacity of purpose. Success in life is not | measured by the bauble of wealth or posi- tion. The man who grows rich at”the ex- | pense of comscience, by bribe-taking or | mean tricks of trade, may be called a suc- | cessful tradesman, or politician, or public | functionary, but he cannot be called a man. | “Christ is the guiding star of man’s life. | Only by following him can one’s foot be safe amid the treacherous sands of com- mercial life.” . GENUINE RUNAWAY MATCH Love’s Young Dream Was Rudely Shat- tered—The Bride-Elect Runs Away With a Former Suitor. | | | | | Another chapter has to be added to the | history of William Brown and Norma Boges. As will be remembered the young | couple ran away from Albina, Oregon, and attempted to get married on the steamer Columbia while en route to San Francisco. Young Brown is only 19 yearsold, and when his father came into a_fortune of $63,000 he thought himself heir to a million. When the old gentleman left for this city to claim his inheritance he left the son be- hind to take charge of the grocery. The lad seized his opportunity and had what he calls “a good time.’ He won Norma Boggs, the 17-year-old daughter of J. W. Bogys, formerly in the employ of the Union Pacific, away from her betrothed, and the pair decided to make a runaway { match of it. They left for San Francisco on the steamer Columbia, but the captain_would not marry them. When they arrived in San Francisco Brown took his would-be bride to a second-class hotel and showed her the sights of the city. Asboth were under age no one here would marry them and when the funds began to give out the couple were in a quandary. | Justat that time Miss Boggs’ former lover appeared on the scene. l§e upbraid- ed the young lady for her faithli:snesa, and tears were her only answer. Finally they made it up unbeknown to Brown, and last Saturday they took the overland train for the Kast. The lad searched for his wife, in name, all of yesterday, and when runners and hackmen along the front, who recognized her, told him she was gone he | gave up the quest, and yesterday started | back for his father’s grocery store in Ore- on. As his funds had almost given out i he was forced to go as a steerage passen- { ger. And this is the end of a ‘‘genuine ' runaway love match.” e e The Rapid Safety Filter. REVBEN H. L1oyp, J. R. HowELL, President. SBuperintendent, | _Dr. Cyrus Edson, president of the New York Board of Health, indorses it as the only filter constructed on correct hygienic principles, Differs from all pressure filters in this: No im- purities can pass through it. It filters without pressure. Dr.J. W. Keeney, Health Officer of San Fran- cisco, says: ‘“There is no better filter than the Rapid Safety.” Eminent analysts, among the number Professors Price, Wenzell and Falk- enau, pronounce the filtered water free from all disease germs. Placed-on trial for one month without charge. Rented at $1 50 per month. Kept clean by the company. Send trial order to Repid Safety Filter Company, 1209 Market strect, or tele- phone South 494. * was the worst and most diflicult to deal with, for where the beggar did notneed tharity, at the same time, by his impor- iunities, he disgusted many'a charitable Oscar Wilde and the Marquis of -Queens- berry will fight in the courts over the bloody sarcasm. | thut Grace was married to Meyer. of Miss Benjamin’s death. I had no con- | yesterday, when a new division was formed MAY 1. 1895. versation whatever on Sunday, when I at- | at St. Rose’s Hall, on Brannan street. The 2 tended the funeral, with Mrs. Bennett, but | new division willh be known as NE. 11 in S on Monday, the day after the funeral, I| the order. It is three weeks since Division s called again to see her. While I was there | 10 was organized at St. Brendan’'s Hall, U nrlvialed Mrs. Nolan and the younger sister of Miss | and on that occasion Father Crowley an- Bargalns Grace Benjamin came in, and after a few | nounced that he would continue the good A moments both left the room, Mrs. Nolan | work of organizing new divisions of the in Every saying, “Now, auntie, mind you tell the | doctor everything.” | ““Mrs. | Nolan was not her niece, she being the half-sister of Miss Benjamin, and -made a general statement of relationships in re-‘ gard to herself and the girls. I again | called on Mrs..Bennett, who had expressed | a desire to see me once more, on Thurs- | day. 1 then asked her why she had not told me on Saturday_night or on Monday She re- plied, as stated in the CaLy: ‘Sam begged me not to say anything about it to any- | body.” I then told her that she was| wronging the memory of the girl, and | every atfempt at denial or refusal to dis- close the truth was still further tainting the memory of her niece. I said that hac I known it I would never have allowed her | niece to go dishonered to the grave, but as | the officiating clergvmen would have in- | sisted upon Meyer's making a full state- ment of the truth. “In m{ desire to have justice done I en- deavored to see Meyer at his roomsim- mediately T left the aunt on Thursday afternoon. 1 left a card there asking him to see me, bnt have not seen him since. [ have no_ hesitation in saying that had I had the least idea that the girl was mar- ried to Meyer I would have insisted upon justice before performing any funeral sery- ice and that no power on earth would have constrained me to assist or advise in the concealment of the truth. I cannot imagine that Mrs. Bennett or | Mrs. Nolan could have made any such | statement as that imputed to them by Miss Holland, who in her overanxiety to de- fend her friend has drawn sume\\'fia her imagination and thus drawn into the affair people who have had no connection with it.” FAREWELL T0J. fl HENRY THE ORATOR SPEAKS FOR THE LAST TIME AT METROPOLI- TAN TEMPLE. HE Says HE NEVER SHIRKED RE- SPONSIBILITY NOR FAILED To Do His Dury. The farewell reception tothe Rev.J. Q. A. Henry at Metropolitan Hall yesterday afternoon was largely attended. with flowers. auspices of mittee. H. W. Quitzow presided, and in hisopen- ing address spoke of the feeling of regret all felt at parting with the preacher. After the singing of ‘“‘America” by the audience Rev. Dr. Gates led in prayer and Miss Underwood sang “The First Gun Is Fired.” ¢ The Rev. Ray Palmer of Stockton was in- troduced and made a pleasing address. He spoke of Mr. Henry as a hero and said that they could not form an estimate of his work. *‘The temple which we are endeavoring to erect,” he said, “‘is as wide as the conti- nent, and while we are working in our humble way on this side we will be con- soled with ‘the thought that our brother is laboring on the other side. There can be no defeat in the great cause of God.” Misses Phelps and Johnson rendered a duet and the speaker of the day stepped to the front of the platform and was given an ovation. “The emotions that fill my heart are badly mixed,”” said Mr. Henry. *I regret exceedingly that in the province of God I am forced fo sever my connection with you. But God’s will must be done. 1 wish to record myself, however, as appreciating to the fullest measure your kindness and sup- port during the last year.” Mr. Henry here spoke of the manner in which he had been criticized. He said that The meeting was under the the Good Citizens’ Com- ‘| 8 man was criticized if ne did nothing or did something, and_he had made up his mind long ago to fight for humanity, re- gardless of public opinion. He did not pmfose to listen to any criticism. “In the dark days,’” continued the speaker, “‘if it had not been for your kind- ness and loyalty and protection I think I would have shirked the responsibility and the duty.” Mr. Henry spoke at length of the begin- ning and growth of the movement which had occupied his time during the last year, and closed by assuring his hearers of his great devotion. A series of resolutions were then read and the meeting adjourned. TRUE DISCIPLES. The Rev. W. D. Williams Describes the Followers of Christ. The Rev. Dr. W. D. Williams, pastor of Plymouth . Church, preached yesterday I3 . Bennett then told me that Mrs. | q | trast and we are t upon | The plat- | forin was draped with flags and decorated | MARKUS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. [Sketched by a “Call" artist.] greater and more beneficent heat has | entered the room and fallen upon the | lesser. When the love of Christ has fallen | | upon the objects that churmed us most | and upon us ‘they are disestcmed by con- | indled with a new life,” “GABRIEL THE TRUMPETER HIS QUEER PREDICTION BASED ON AN ASTRONOMICAL COIN- CIDENCE. BuT THE ODD CHARACTER SECURES No FoLLowERS IN THIS + CITY. An old man with long white locks, gray beard and sunken eyes and cheeks, who | gives his name as “‘Gabriel the Trampe- ter,” has made his appearance in various parts of the city during the last few days. He frequents theoutskirts of the metrop- | olis and comes and goes like a phantom. | His clothes are ragged and dirty, and his | general appearance is that of a man who | cares little or nothing for the material tkings of this world. “Gabriel the Trumpeter” preachesdoom —the Day of Doom, which according to his calculations, is very nearat hand. He is a student of astromomy and his proph- ecy is based on an astronomical coinei- dence which will take place on next Good Friday. This man appears ignorant and illiterate, yet strange to say, he is well in- formed on thetheory since denied by East- ern authorili" that on Good Friday next, between the hours of 11 o. M. and 3 p. . the | planets of our solar system will be in exactly the same relative positions as they were | at the time of the Crucitixion, 1862 years ago. On this fact Gabriel has based his | prophecy that the world will come to an end at that time. He says: ““The earth and all the planets shall fly | out of their courses in the great void, and will rush together and meet with terrible force on the sun. The crash will result in such a terrific fire, such complete destruc- on of everything, that there will be noth- ing left except smoke and cinders and dust. Woe! woe! woe! Repent in time—repent | now, for the day of doom is near. Next Good Friday will be the last time the sun shall ever rise over this wicked world.” The prophet made his appearanee for a few minutes at North Beach yesterday. He made a short harrangue to a crowd of idle and curious listeners, repeating sev- eral times the words quoted. Then he walked away, and was soon out of sight. He was next seen holding forth for the space of five minutes among a crowd on roadway, near Battery street. After re- peating his “Woe, woe, woe!” he walked with a brisk and swinging gait in the di- rection of the water front. Several persons have questioned him as to his reng name, where he came from and where he lives, but he makes no reply other than to mutely shake his head and walk away. e - Two Ways to Treat the Headache. After the barber had begun shaving him the man in the chair said: “Lhave a kind of a headache this morn- ing. Would you please put a cold cloth across my forehead ?"’ “Certainly,” replied the barber, ‘“but wouldn’t you rather have the cloth hot?” f;‘;’:iy head’s too hot. I want to cool it ‘“Very well. You know what you want, but lyou have a head onyou.” The hot towel will do more good than a cold one.’ “Go ahead, then, and try it; but it seems to me that cold water would be better.” “Some say one and some another. The man who wants a cold towel says it sends the blood away from the head and cools the skin. The fellow who wants a hot towel says it draws the heat to the surface and sort of relieves the fever, and in a lit- tle while the head feelscool and clear. It's funny that hot or cold water should be used for the same purpose, but it’s a fact.’” —Chicago Record. Praiy and silver-mounted leather goods— pockethooks, card-cases, picture-frames and valises for spring trade, just received. Alsoa fine lot of sterling silver povelties—frames, thermometers, knives, scissors, etc., for sale at reasonable pricesin ourstationery department. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street, - gnd the pastor entered, followed by his ock. Every seat in the large auditorium was filled, and many were unable to obtain ad- mittance. The exercises within the church were largely choral. The music from the new and_augmented choir, was exceptionally good. The pastor delivered an eloquent sermon consecrating the house to God. The church has one of the finest audito- riums in the city, and was tastefully deco- rated by the ladies of the congregation with Rnlms and flowers. E fark’s is the oldest German Luther- an church in the State, and has a largeand prosperous congregation. The pastor was a very busy man yesterday, for he had to officiate at no less than twenty-five chris- tenings and three weddings for people who wished those rites performed in the new church on its opening day. The board of directors'who have so suc- cessfully carried through the work of build- ing the new home of the St. Markus con- gregation are: D. Becker, president; J. Horstmann, vice-president; Alex Gerdes secretary ; 15 Kuerner, financial secretary ; C. Haake, treasurer; and H. F. Maas, N, Ohlandt, H. F.Bruns, C. Bill, H. Koster, H. Harms, C. Rock and H. Joost. FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE, SIX HOODLUMS ATTACKED SIMON ABRAHAM IN A DARK- ENED ROOM. He Usep A KNiFE WITH SucH EFFect THAT THEY RETREATED. A fight for life in a darkened room at 40 Moss street occurred about 10o’clock yes- terday morning between Simon Abraham and six hoodlums and Abraham came out of it almost without a scratch. There was a wedding in the house oppo- site and Lounisa McNicol, a young girl liv- ing in the rear, was sitting on the steps listening to the music. James McCarthy { and William O’Connor made an insulting remark to the girl and she retorted. Mec- Carthy struck her in the face several times and Abraham ran downstairs and tackled McCarthy and O’Connor for abusing the girl. He had the best of the fight and Mo- Carthy and O'Connor vowed that they would be even with him. They obtained re-enforcement from others of the gang, including Tom Mason, 745 Brannan street, and George Hayes. The six gathered in front of ibmhum's house and dared him to come outside. Abraham told them to go away as he was going to bed. Finding they could not get Abraham to come outside they forced open the front door and made their way upstairs. Abra- ham heard them coming, and, knowing thatlthey would kill him if they could, he backed up against the wall of "his room, opened the large blade of his penknife and awaited the onslaught, He had not lon, to wait. The door of his room was force: open. Mason struck a match and peered around the room till his eyes were fixed upon Abraham. “Don’t come near me or you may get what you're not expecting,’’ said Abraham, but with an oath they rushed upon him, Mason leading. Abraham jabbed his knife into Mason’s stomach, and slashed him in the shoulder, and he staggered back. 0'Connor took his place, and in a twink- ling he was cut twice in the chest and once in the back. He reeled back, and Mason, whose blood was up, again rushed at Abraham. Mason struck him in the mouth, but Abraham got in four more cuts on his opponent’s arms and body be- fore he could strike another blow, and he collapsed. & Those behind were eagerly pushing for- ward and a third made a rush at Abra- ham’s. One cut settled him and the six beat a hasty retreat. O’Connor was taken to a drugstore by McCarthy and afterward to the Receiving Hospital, where Dr. Bush- nell dressed his wounds. Mason was found on Sixth and Howard streets by Policemen Meehan and H. H. Murphy and sent to the hospital in the atrol wagon, where his wounds were also greused. He lost an immense quantity of blood. Neither he nor O’'Connor is dan- gerously wounded. 3 Yesterday the girl, McNichol, preferred order in every parish in the city. Yesterday morning the members of the order attended communion services at St. Brendan’s Church. The ceremonies were very impressive at the mass, and Rey. Father ‘D. O. Crowley preached an elo- quent sermon, in which he referred with considerable feeling to the work which was being accomplished by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the rapid growth of the so- ciety, and its prosperity as an organized body throughout the United States. In the afternoon the various divisions | of the order assembled at the headquarters on New Montgomery street, and forming in line, with the county officers at the head, marched to St. Rose’s Hall for the purposes of participating in the ceremony of organizing the new division. The school hall was well filled with young men, all ardent in the good cause. County President Manning called the meet- ing to order, and after making a few re- marks introduced C. McCrystle, ex-presi- dent of Division No. 8, who rcluteé his experience as a member of the order for twenty years past. In his remarks Mr. McCrystle paid a high tribute to the order and its principles. He expressed himself as highly gratified with the progress of the organization, and especially with the man- ner in which the new divisions were being formed. Rey. Father D. O. Crowley followed and delivered an impressive address, in which he dwelt upon the aims and purposes of the order. He said he was more than pleased at the enthusiasm which was be- ing displayed in the organization of new divisions, It was plainly to be seen that the principles of the order were appreciated and that thé broad basis upon which it was founded appealed to the reason of those who took an interest in the order. Its main purpose was beneficial. John Kenny also delivered a short ad- dress, after which an election of officers took place with the following result: J.J. Donigan, president; Charles McCrystle, vice-president; Bernard Bonham, record- ing secretary; Thomas McBride, financial secretary ; John Kenny, treasurer. SERIOUS PRACTICAL JOKE How the Union League Club Was Shaken Up by the Explosion of a ~ Cartridge. There was considerable excitement in the Union League Club yesterday. An explo- sion, which scared the guests in the Palace Hotel and drove the operator in the West- ern Union Telegraph office screaming from her quarters, was the cause of the trouble. There was areport, a jet of flame, a rush of guests from the club and all was over. An examination showed that a rifle cartridge had been thrown into the waste paper basket and thence into the fire. The explosion that followed was the cause of all the excitement. ‘When Oliver Patelon, one of the janitors, arrived at the clubrooms yesterday he found quite a number of the members in the assembly-room. He at once went to work to clear up the reception-room and get the place in order. A number of the members’ hats and oyercoats were lying on the chairs and these he proceeded to hang on the hooks. After his work of sweeping and dusting was over he emptied the con- tents of the waste paper basket into the grate and set a match to it. A few moments later came the explosion that caused all the excitement. “I don’t know just how the thing hap- pened,” said Patelon, when spoken to on the subject. ‘““There was a cartridge in the basket and when it was thrown in the fire- place it went off. It was a rifle and not a revolver cartridge, and that makes the cir- cumstance all the more curious. How did it come to get into the waste-paper basket? Did it drop out of the coat of one of the members into the basket or was it put thereas a joke? Whichever way it hap- pened it was the cause of a great amount of excitement around here, The clubmem- bers present came running out of the assem lg-mom and when they saw the flames they thought the building was on fire. It wentout as quickly as it blazed up, however, and had it not been for the explosion no one would ever have known that anything had been the matter.” The reception-room ot the Union League Club is not very much damaged by the explosion. The mantel is slightly stained and the roof is dented where the bullet left its mark. The sporting members of the club have been asked whether they carried loose 45-caliber cartridges in their pockets, but one and all deny the soft im- peachment. As the matter stands, the chances are that some one dropped the miniature bomb in the waste-paper basket as a joke. ———— Since the emancipation of the Balkan rovinces the manufacture of attar of roses Eu become a great industry in Bulgaria, and has been taken up on a large scale in Germany. Department! CHICAGO CLOTHING COMPANY, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Kearny Street. 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