The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1895, Page 9

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1895. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. FIRST SHIPMENTS NEW SPRING OUTER GARMENTS! We take pleaéure in announcing the arrival of first shipmen‘ts of the new Spring stock of our Great Cloak Department and in inviting an inspection of the INDESCRIBABLY BEAUTIFUL STYLES AND NOVELTIES exhibited this week we present a few examples of the EXCEPTIONAL VALUES OFFERED! 'NEW SPRING CAPES. At 82.95. DOUBL nding collar, finish DOUBLE CAP ith 1 inserting, ribbon, will be pl per TAN BROADCLOTH CIRCULAR CAPES, with seal brown applique on 8 high circular collar, full bow of ribbon at neck, will be placed on sale at At $3.50. : E CAPES, of tan, black and navy broadcloth, both capes trimmed with loops and streamers of ribbon, fastened sp, will be placed on sale at $3 50 each. At 84.50. ES, of tan, navy and black ladies’ pe with vandykes of lace, fir i on sale at $4 50 each. loth, lower cape trimmed shed at neck with lace and At $5.00. LADIES' DOUBLE CAPES, of navy, black, tan and brown ladies’ cloth, with full with rollin ollar of e placed on sale at $5 each. ripple collars, full bow of satin ribbon at nec! 1 i elvet; both capes neat: also Double Capes of covert cloth, v stitched, fancy clasp at neck, will At $6.00. LADIES’ DOUBLE with bands CAPE th, , of tan, black and navy broadcloth, lower cape trimmed - cape with appligue trimming, broad rolling collar, fancy pes of tan, black and navy ladies’ cloth, trimmed with lace, with vandykes of lace on upper cape, finished at neck with -rs of ribbon; will be placed on sale at $6 each. At $7.50. LADIES' DOUBLE CAPES, of fine quality with bands of cloth, vely broadcloth, elak collar and fan tan, black and navy broadcloth, trimmed ey clasp; also Fancy Circular Cape of tan fely braided all-over, and double capes of black broadcloth, with | upper cape neatly braided; will be placed on sale at $7 50 each. At $8.50. LADIES' DOUBLE cape and full éirc also Double C upper cape ollar, elaborate] 150 Navy and B! B.—In HANDSOME! prices that make them doubly attractive. JAPES, of black, navy ion to the above we have re: 3 T STYLES IN LADIES’ JACKETS AND SUITS, which are on sale at and tan very good broadcloth, with upper braided, large bow of satin ribbon at neck; bes of tan broadcloth, with brown stitchings in fancy designs on | k Broadcloth Capes, similar in style, with white stitchings, will be placed on sale at $8 50 each. ed a variety of THE LATEST AND Marke! Streel, corner of Jongs, SATN TR AT Ta ey LAUGHED S THEY LEFT CHILDREN BEGGED TO BE TAKENi FROM THEIR NEGLIGENT UN- NATURAL MOTHER. GEORGE DEENEY, THEIR FATHER, A MINER AND MAN ABOUT TOWN, DESER THEM. A frightful case of destitution was re- ported to Frank Kane, secretary of the | Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren, yesterday. A letter was received by him from some kindly disposed person on Yolo street, stating that George Deeney’s five children were starving, and had not enough clothes to cover their nakedness. Kane was directed to a miserable little | shanty where a case of extreme wretched- | ness and destitution was presented. There was not a single piece of furniture in the bouse, only a broken sewing machine and | an old trunk, two dirty mattresses on the floor and two bits of blankets with a litter of rags. Mrs. Deeney, once a belle belong- ing to a highly respectable and well-to-do family of this city, was sitting on the trunk, and there were four girls, ranging from 6 to 13 years of age, huddled together on the floor. The children had nothing better than pieces of discarded garments stitched together. The oldest boy who is 15 years of age was at work in a neighboring match factory earning $7 a week to support his sisters and himself. The officer decided at once to remove them to an asylum, but before it was pos- sible to take them from the house he had to borrow clothing from neighbors. Even | then he had to wrap blankets around them as co\'erinf while they rode in a_patrol wagon to the South San Francisco Orphan Asylum. The eldest girl wasgiven a home in a family and the boy is at the Youths’ Directory until he gets employment. “It was the first time I ever saw children beg to be taken away from their mother,” sald Secretary Kane yesterday. ‘‘Usually they cry and plead to be left at home, but in this case they clung to me. “Their father, George Deeney, is a min- ing man, at present in Tuolumne County. ‘When he comes to San Francisco he dresses well and spends money freely. Then he is a man about town, but neglects his family. If he were here now 1 would have him arrested for cruelty to children. His wife belongs to a good family, put drinking brought her down to her present Iow level. ~“Jt was the worst case I ever saw. Such misery is difficult to imagine, and I have no doubt it was brought about by the mother’s intemperate habits. After she took to drinking her friends deserted her, and she sank fast to the condition I found her in, without friend or kinsfolk, and ab- solutely destitute. The strangest feature of the case was her children are refined and mannerly, quite handsome and to all ap- pearances well bred.” R Lillian Russell’s Youth. Lillian Russell is always the talk of the town when she comes here. Her engage- ment this time was no exception. ere are some bits about her which may be new to the new generation: She was a pupil of the Sacred Heart Convent of -this city for nine years, and it was there she learned French and German. She sang in *“‘Pinafore” in E. E. Rice’s company when she was 17 years old, when she married and retired. E One day she was singing in a parlor in a house where Tony Pastor called. He asked who she was, and afterward met her. He engaged her at a salary of $50a v!’eekto sing ballads —‘‘The Kerry Dance” and ““I'wickenham Ferry” were two of her most popular songs.” She received several offers while she was with Pastor, but re- fused them until her contract with Tony Pastor was fulfilled.—Chicago Tribune. ——————— Shoes were first mentioned in Egyptian annals 2000 years before Christ. HAWAI SHIFTS ITS LOAD. THE REPUBLIC WANTS UNCLE SAM TO PROSECUTE THE WAHL- BERG CASE. EXILE ASHFORD PKOPOSES TO PLAY A PART AT THE COMING ‘TRIAL. The Hawaiian Government is losing no time in looking into the case against the American schooner Wahlberg and her cap- tain. The latter is charged with carrying arms and ammunition for the revolution- {ists from San Francisco to Molokaiand there putting them on board the steamer Waimanalo. The evidence in the case ame up on the steamer Arawa last Thurs- day and George Townsend and Charles ‘Warren, two of the men who aided in the landing of the arms, also came up as wit- nesses. Hawaiian Consul-General Wilder is now in possession of all the facts in the case. He was closeted yesterday for sev- eral hours with United States Assistant District Attorney Knight. He first of all called upon Marshal Bald- win. That gentleman referred him to United States Commissioner Heacock and after listening to his statement the latter said he could not do anything until the United States District Attorney had taken some action. It was then that Mr. Wilder visited the District Attorney’s office and laid the facts of the case before Mr. Knight. From what could be gathered it appears that the Hawaiian Government is not anx- ious to prosecute the case against Captain Martin and his schooner, but wants Uncle Sam to dothe business. The island repub- lic will furnish an attorney and the evi- dence, but as the captain isan American and the Wahlberg an American schooner, Consul-General Wilder thinks the United States Government should prosecute the case and indemnify the Hawaiian Govern- ment. William A. Kinney, the attorney who appears for the Hawaiians, backed up Consu?gvilder's claim, but District Attor- ney Knight failed to see it in their light. He would give no decided opinion, and another consultation will be held to-mor- row at which United States District Attor- ney Foote will be present. Ex-Attorney-Gereral C. W. Ashford of Hawaii, one of the exiles who. came up on the Arawa, had this to say about the cf;'m yesterday: ‘‘The Government has farmed out the Wanlberg claim to Kinney for 50 per cent of whut%:e can get and he in turn }\as farmed it out to George Townsend and Charles Warren, two rascally Kanakas, who sre to give certain testimony. Should they really appear as witnesses I shall take Eains that a number of men here who now them are also heard.”” The fate of Captain Martin and the Wahl- berg, as far as a prosecution is concerned, will be settled next Monday, as the repre- sentatives of the Hawaiian Government are not likely to take action if not backed up by the United States District Attorney. ‘The Wahlberg is still held by a United States marshal at San Diego. ——————— Expensive Red Tape. Admiralty blunders are not, says our Paris correspondent, a privilege of Great Britain alone. The French Minister of Marine kept at St. Pierre Miquelon, near Newfoundland, a_stock of empty barrels, which had contained lard, wine and salt meat. The Colonial Governor not know- ing what to do with these ‘“‘empties,’” which were rotting and falling to pieces, asked that they might be removed. The Commissioner of the Minister of Mariae ruled, however, that they must be sent to France. Asno transport is to be found in the Newfoundland waters it was necessary to charter a sailing vessel, the Seaflower, which was on its way to St. Malo. The vessel landed the other day its precious freight, a sum of £100 being paid by the Admiralty to the owners. The barrels were sold by auction and fetched the sum of £6.—London Daily News. BlG FLEET FOR THE FISHERIES. FIFTEEN VESSELS HAVE BEEN CHARTERED FOR ALASKAN PORTS. WORK FOR MANY WHITE MEN TRADE WILL BE BRISK ON THE ‘WATER FRONT—THE SALMON COMBINE. The ship Llewellyn J. Morse was towed to Howard-street wharf 1 yesterday after- noon, and to-morrow afternoon she will commence taking in stores, canning sup- plies, etc., for Karluk, Alaska. With the departure of the Morse will commence the exodus of a big fleet of vessels for the Alaska fisheries. The Skolfield, which left last week with her Chinese and Italians, is bound for the Copper River, and she will be the only vessel to go to that port this year. Karluk is the main station for the fisheries, and it is at this point that the opposition 1s centered. Some years since there were no less than eight canneries on the Karluk River. The packers found that they were flooding the market with salmon. Several failures re- sulted, and finally a combine was formed which is known as the Alaska Packers’ Association. There are now only three canneries on the Karluk, the association baving one, R. D. Hume another and the Alaska Improvemeut Company a third. The combine has already chartered eleven vessels, which are intended for various ports in Alaska. The ship Highland Light is getting ready for sea_at Harrison-street, wharf, and she will sail the latter part of the month for Cook’s Inlet. The ship Raphael is dis- charging her cargo of coal at Pacific street wharf. She has been chartered to go to Chignik Bay and will commence fitting out as soon as her coal is removed. The bark James A. Borland which has been laid up in Oakland Creek all winter will come out early this week and go to Howard-street wharf 3. New masts will be put in the ves- sel and she will be sent to Wrangel. The bark Electra will also be hauled out of Oakland Creek shortly and will load for Loring in southeastern Alaska. The barks Nicholas Thayer, W. W. Carl, Merom and Alex McNeil have been chartered for Bristol Bay where the compact has four canneries. The ship Prussia has also been chartered, but she will not leave for Kar- luk until about April 15, taking with her white and Chinese fishermen. The Llewellyn J. Morse will take only the men to be employed in the cannery where the packing cans are manufactured. The steamer Ella Rohlffs will sail for Karluk by way of Afognak on April1. On this vessel will go the superintendent and head men of the cannery, and the crews of the combine’s steamer, which have been lying at Afognak during the winter. There are five of these steamers—the Jeanie, Alert, Royal, Olga and Northern Light. In the season they are employed carrying the catch from the outside ports to Karluk, whence the salmon is shipped to San Francisco. The opposition firms have chartered the barks Harvester and Ferris Thompson, the schooner Premier and the barkentine Marion. The barks go to Karluk, the Har- vester for the Alaska Improvement Com- any, and the Thompson for R. D. Hume. he Premier and Marion go to Bristol Bay. The fitting out of the big fleet means much to the water front. Nearly 600 white men will go north in various capacities, over 200 sailors alone being required for the manning of the vessels whic{) will go into service. This means an outfit for each seafaring man, a paid board-bill for the seaman’s landlord, food and supplies for the slop-chest, stores and mnt(&riaP for the canneries, supplies for the fishermen, ship-chandlery—in short, all sorts of ar- ticles, from a needle to an anchor, will be required, and tradesmen of all classes will have a _chance to do business with the fleet. Tugs will find work in plenty and the pilots will have the last whack at the outgoing vessels. The Llewellyn Morse will return from Karluk directly she haslanded her cannery men and stores, but the rest of the fleet will remain in Alaskan waters until early in the fall. Each cannery while in opera- tion will employ from 40 to 65 white men and from 90 to 120 Chinese. There will be no Italian fishermen at Karluk, Chinese being preferred. The steamer Dora sailed on Thursday for Sitka, taking among her passengers Gov- ernor Shakeley of Alaska. The Dora is owned by the Alaska Commercial Com pany, which company has the Alaskan mail contract. Commencing on April 1 the steamer will connect with the Pacific Coast steamers at Juneaun, carrying the United States mail between that port and Sitka, Karluk, Sand Point and Oonalaska. The steamer Bertha will arrive in a few days from Alaska by way of Port Town- send. When she returns to Alaska she will have as a passenger Captain James ‘Wilson, one of the oldest men in the em- ?i]oy of the Alaska Commercial Company. e returned a few days ago from Scotland, where he has been visiting relatives. Cap- tain Wilson has been located at Cook's Inlet for the vast twenty years, MUST RESCIND AN ORDINANCE. The Supervisors and Auditor in a Di- lemma, The Auditor and Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors have decided that there is but one remedy for the present ex- isting deficit in the fund for the burial of the indigent dead, and that is to rescind ordinance No. 2780, which was passed some time ago, forbidding the Auditor to sign warrants calling for draits on funds which have been exhausted unless compelled to do so by decisions of the Supreme Court. This action, if taken, will relate solely to this particular fund. The Auditor and board now have in their hands drafts for $667 70 in excess of the ap- propriation, and the contractors who bury the indigents are threatening to refuse to do any further work unless their claims are paid. It was at first thoufht that a portion of the disinterment fund could be transferred to the genernl fund and then drawn upon to meet the deficit in the indigent dead fund, but it was found on investigation that the disinterment fund was at so low an ebb that it would not meet the require- ments. This fund is likely to be largely aug- mented in May or June when the Chinese make their annual ‘disinterment of the bones of their deceased countrymen for shipment to the Orient, but in the mean- time the indigents must be buried and funds provided for that purpose. In case it is decided to rescind the ordinance the Auditor can sign the warrants and the proposed transfer be made when the disin- t:rn_lent fund is strong enough to bear the strain. e OFF FOR THE AROTIOC. The Steam Whaler Narwhal Leaves for a Two Years’ Cruise. The steam whaler Narwhal sailed for the Arctic Ocean yesterday afternoon. There are three vessels yet in port of the steam whaling fleet. The Orca left a few days ago, and the Grampus and Ballena will sail during the coming week. This will finish the Pacific steam whaling fleet and the four whalers will remain in the icy guartem_ for two years. The rest of the eet, which have been in the north for three years, will return to San Francisco in the fall. The steamer Karluk, owned by Roth, Blum & Co., will leave in a few weeks to join the Jeanette in a two years’ cruise in the Eolar regions. The wind-jammer Lydia has been fitted out and will sail shortly for the Arctic. She is now lying in the stream waiting for her crew. ANOTHER INCENDIARY FIRE. Fire Marshal Towe and a Detective Are Kept Busy. Fire Marshal Towe and Detective Hand- ley are making an investigation into the cause of the fire at 131 Twenty-sixth street on. Thursday night. They are satisfied it was of incendiary origin. The house was owned by C. Hellwig, the tanner, and was occupied by Ernest O. Brundage and family. It was ascertained that Mr. and Mrs. Brundage on Wednes- day afternoon left their three children with Mrs. Daly, a neighbor, as they were going on a visit to Stockton. There was no one in the house at the time the fire broke out and it was at first thought that thieves had broken into the house and had set it on fire to destroy all traces of their visit. This theory was exploded when it was discovered that kerosene had been liber- ally scattered all over the house. Several trunks found in the rooms above were empty and so were all the bureau drawers and other receptacles. Mr. and Mrs. Brundage returned from Stockton yesterday morning and called at the Fire Marshal’s office. %‘hey both as- serted that the place must have been en- tered by thieves and set on fire by them. T}iis 1s the third incendiary fire within a week. “HOW HAPPY WE WILL BE!" HOW THE CHINESE REGARD THEIR FINAL RETURN TO CHINA. THEY WILL Notr DepART UNTIL THEY HAVE EARNED PLENTY OF MoNEY. Collector Wise is constantly discovering new ways in which the Chinese attempt to beat the McCreary act. Every Chinese firm in the country have entered into new articles of copartnership, by which it is possible to increase the number of partners at any time in order to fill an emergency. In this way some of the Chinese mercan- tile houses now produce lists of from fif- teen to twenty partners whenever called upon. The Chinese in question who de- sires to land in California can always find his name in one of these lists, and in con- sequence the Collector finds it very hard work to prove that the applicant for re- admission is not a merchant. A few months ago a supposed member of the firm of Quong Ming Kee of San Diego returned from China. He swore he was a merchant, and a number of his alleged ;mrlpers bore out his statement. The firm urnished the Collector with the articles of copartnership, but as it was written in Chinese characters ‘it was not much use as evidence until a translation was made. It is a literary curiosity, and as such Collector Wise has had it framed, and in future it will adorn the walls of the Custom-house. The translation is as follows: AGREEMENT OF COPARTNERSHIP LIST. The rules ofour firm are as follows: Whereas, the store of Quong Ming Kee is situated in a brick building on Sixth street, in the city of San Diego, State of California. The firm started the Japanese fancy goods business on the 29th day of May, 1888." The rent of this store is $50 er month. The total capital of our firm is $7000, to be divided into seven shares, each share $1000. The partners of the firm are Jung Loui, Quan Ming, Quan Leung, Quan Tung, Hong Kee, Aug Yee and Luck Goon. First—The agreement for this firm of the four extra members is Quan Ming, Jung Loui, Quan Tung and Quan Leung, each one of their ‘wages $40 per month, and the employer will {;:Ay their board besides. Inthe future this usiness might be prosperous; then the em- pl'l:)yer will have to hire more men to attend to the store. Second—All extra members of this firm are not allowed to draw any money from the firm outside of their wages. "If the firm’s treasury has plenty of cash the extra members have to temporarily de tin same bank. If any one is found to’ disobey this rule of the firm the emplover will have to call a meeting to select some honest man to take his place. Third—If any member of this firm intends to visit China and wants to draw his interest in the firm he will have to wait until the firm has been organized two years. Also,if a member wishes to draw out his share of the profits he will have to wait two years. This is done so as to prevent cr?’!pling our financial condition. In the future if any member wishes to sell out his share of the business he will have to con- sult all of the partners and ascertain if they wish to buy from him. If none of them wish to, he will have the privilege of allowing an outsider to bid, and if the partners are not willing to take his share at the same bid as that of the outsider, he is at liberty to sell to the latter. If one of the members of the firm is willing to pay the same, he will have to sell to the member of the firm. Fourth—Since this store has started and should not have enough capital to run the business, and any member should have any extra money to put in the firm to help the business along, the store will pay $3 a month interest for each $100, no matter how long their money is in use. But as soon as the treasury has sufficient cash the money will be repaid. his is done to help the business along to success until, all partners getting rich, then, oh! how happy we will be, and all return to China. Date, May 29, 1888. The firm of Quan Ming Kee. The pariners of Jung Loui, Quan Ming, Quan Leung, Quan Ting, Aug Yee, Hong Kee and Luck Goon. The members of the firm swore that the applicant for readmission had become a member of the firm under the first clause in the agreement, which provides that in event of the business being prosperous more help may be employed. The Col- lector could not see it in that light, and Wing Yuen will go back to China on the next steamer. In the meantime Collector Wise will insiston the articles of copartner- ship in the case of every Chinese claiming to be a merchantand will have them trans- lated before passing upon the merits of the claim for readmission. BURGLARS ON NOB HILL. ‘Walter Stone’s Residence on Sacramento Street Entered. The residents of Nob Hill were startled early yesterday morning by the cries of «‘Stop, thief!” and the apparition of a man in nightrobe chasing a fully dressed sprinter. The sparsely clad pursuer was Walter Stone, a collector for the Examiner, who resides at 1028 Sacramento street. About 4 o'clock he had been awakened by the screams of his wife, who had been aroused by the crash of fallin glass. Looking around in the dim liggt, he saw a man crouching in the corner of the room, and made adash at him. The man dropped some bundles and fled, with the result that the neighborhood was afforded the spec- tacle of an unequal chase. The fugitive gained ground, and was finally lost to sight in the mazy purlieus of Chinatown. nvestigation showed that entrance to the house had been obtained through a lower window O]r:ned by means of a knife- blade. The would-be burglar had collected several bundles of goods, and would prob- ably have made his escape with them had not a careless movement on his part knocked a glass from a bureau, awakening Mrs. Stone. —————— Music at the Park. Following is the programme for to-day’s con- cert at Golden Gate Park: March, “Leicht zu Fuss", Overture, “‘Nachtlager in Waltz, “On the Beautiful Rhine’ Introduction and choru: boten” a. d. op. “Rienzih . ., FHeaens Fantasia, “Fledermaus Over.ure, “Tannhauser. Prayer, “Verlassunsnicht! Waitz, “Vienna Biood! “Traumerei”., . Three Parade ————— A new telegraphic invention will convey 2000 words & minute over the wires. COIN FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE, THE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WILL RECEIVE THEIR WAGES THIS ‘WEEK. MONEY FOR THE BIG STRIKE. LARGE SALARIES FOR THE OFFICERS AND SMALL PER DIEMS FOR THE LINE. The National Guardsmen who sweltered in the heat during the memorable Sacra- mento campaign of last July and held their own while the strikers held the depot are to be remunerated for their work and loss of time. Colonel F. 8. Chadbourne, paymaster- general of the National Gunard of Califor- nia, recerved word yesterday that checks to the amount of $142,000 would be forth- coming on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. The checks are payable in Sacra- mento, but will be cashed by the Anglo- Californian Bank (Limited) of this city. Colonel Chadbourne said yesterday that he would pay out the money with as much expedition as possible. His programme is to muster the regiments in their armories and pay the men off in this fashion. Itis | safe to predict that there will be a full roli- call at each muster. The First Regiment will assemble in its Armory Hall on Tues- day night, the Second Artillery on Wednes- day night and the Third "Infantry on Thursday night. Paymaster - General Chadbourne will appear in his full regi- mentals, and the soldier boys will be ex- pected to wear their uniforms. The boys who did the most work got the least pay, and the men who did the hard- est thinking received the highest salary. The wages range from $2 a day to $20 83, the latter being the salary of Major-Gen- eral Dimond. The colonels receive $9 70 er day; lieutenant-colonels, $8 33; majors, 6 94; surgeons, $694; captains, $5; first lieutenants, $414; second lieutenants, $390; captain and adjutant, $555 and buglers and privates $2 a day. Major-General Dimond and the division staff will receive a total of $2692 71,0f which amount the general is entitled to $748 92. Colonel Castle has coming to him $349 20, Colonel Laine $24250 and Colonel Smed- berg, retired, $135 80. Brigadier-General Dickinson has $366 48 coming to him, while Lieutenant-Colonels William Edwards and George W.Terrill are each to get $187 09. Major C.T. Stanley, whose valorous acts consisted of notary deeds, will receive $15512. The total amount coming to Dickinson’s staff is $1988 07. Colonel W. P. Sullivan and staff are to receive $1725 12, of which amount the colonel will get | $223 10. The totals of the regimental pay- ments are as follows: First Infantry—Field and staff, $1725 12; Colonel Sullivan, $22310; Company A, $2435 92; , $2745 92; C, $2800 60; D, $2780 82; E. $2104 02; F, $2641 12; G, $2186 70; H, $38 H Second” Artillery — Field and staff, $2863 82, of which Colonel McDonald gets $233 28, and Lieutenant-Colonel Garry $233 44 Battery B, $191164; C, 5 88 D, $213170; E, $279608; F, $2276 98; G, $2610 10; H, §: Third Tnfantry—Field and staff, $1521 07; Colonel Barry,§21304; Uomri)un v AL $1517 24; B, $201354; C, $197440; D, §2406 88; E, $1583 09; F, $2192 82; G, $1841. Fifth Infantry—Field and staff, $1777 37; Colonel Fairbanks, $19444; Company A, $2046 47; B, $2301 2: C, $2087 40; D, $2603 40; B, §2073 40; F, §2082 43; ‘G, | $1509 04. | Naval Battalion—Lieutenant-Command- | Stahle, $59348; Battalion B, $3075 84; | C, $3364 28} D, $2045 84, i First Troop of Cavalry, $2817 31; Light | Battery A, $2638 02, and the Signal Corps, $1480 70. | The gatherings at the armories will be, | for the most part, happy ones, but the pay | of many of the lads who left good posi- tions to protect the property of the South- ern Pacitic will but illy requite them for the idle months spent during the winter. THE HIGH SCHOOL NOW, Second Saturday Basket-Ball Tourna- ment at the Y. M. C. A. The second of the Saturday-night basket- ball tournaments took place at the Young Men’s Christian Association last night, a large number of spectators, both of mem- bers and non-members, being present. The game was between the Boys’ High School and the junior members of the as- sociation, and the play was lively in the extreme, though in neither of the rounds ‘was it very scientific. There were a num- ber of basket-ball players among the on- lookers who ssuned the combatants on with advice and criticism, but, particularly | in the first twenty minutes’ half, both the High School boys and the juniors were too excited to play well. There were three fouls on each side, but no score. In the second twenty minutes’ half the High School boys scored one goal, but the juniors made nothing, so the former marched out of the gymnasium victorious. The following players took part: High | School boys—C. McConnell, G. Lachman, V. Law, F. Drake, S. Opphenheimer, L. | Oppenheimer, L. Kline; Juniors—Ernest | Duden, James Kellar, Tom Tamura, B. Bawyer, Ted Cobby, Ed Bishop, W. Davyid- son. R e e e e e T T —————— OOUNTERFEIT MONEY, Two Victims Report Their Cases to the Police. Mrs. Bell, 423 Minna street, reported to the police yesterday that a counterfeit $5 gold piece was passed upon her on Friday night. A man about 45 years of age, with dark mustache, white hairs in the center, and dressed in a light-colored sack suit, rented a room and gave her the counterfeit coin, for which she handed him $3 50 change, after deducting §1 50 for_the rent. The coin is a e%‘ood imitation, but could easily be detected, owing to its lichtness. Dominick Pizani, a tlower peddler at Grant avenue and Market street, sold a 10- cent bouquet to a man on Friday. The man tendered a $10 Confederate bill and Pizani gave him $9 90 change. He re- ported the swindle at police headquarters vesterday. He described his customer as about 5 feet 11 inches tall, sandy com- lexion, red mustache, and dressed in a Elack frock coat, black hat and old shoes. SIMPSON MEMORIAL OHUROH. Louis Mysonheimer, an Eastern Evan- gelist, Takes Part in the Services. The revival meetings which have been in ‘progress for the past two weeks at Simpson Memorial M. E. Church, corner of Hayes and Buchanan streets, are steadily growing in interest and power, and are to continue for an indefinite period. Louis Myson- heimer, a noted evangelist of St. ‘Louis, and E. A. Arne of Los Angeles, so well known as a successful singing evangelist, will assist Dr. A. C. Hirst, the pastor of the church, in the conduct of the meetings, and both of these gentlemen will be present and participate at all the services to-day. Already quite a large number of peo) Ye haye testified to the blessings and benefits received at these meetings, and several have been converted. ———— Deaths of the Past Week. The weekly report of the Health Officer shows that the number of deaths in the city durlni the week ending yesterday noon was 118. The principal causes of death were: Con- sumption 25, pneumonia 19, heart disease 7, Bright's disease 5, bronchitis 6, cancer 4. 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