The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 19; 189 11 SHE T00K HIS OAKLAND ROON. AMSON'S WIFE MOVED IN Upon HiM AND HE QUICKLY MovED QuT. ANOTHERELECTRIC RAILWAY. MAYOR MAY TAKE STEPS RETURN LAMBERT, THE UNAWAY. With the advent of Auctionecer George F. Lamson in the divorce court it would ap- pear that his troubles have only just com- menced. His wife intends to fight against his getting a divorce, and to the bitter end. In his affidavit filed in connection with his complaint Lamson cited the extravagance of his wife in flitting hither and thither and putting up at high-priced hotels, where she would leave bilis for her hus- E 2 She stopped in San Fran- the Devonshire, Grosvenor and at all of which places she left i which, Lamson said, he grew weary of paying. Recently the wife took a new tack and concluded to stop at the hotel at which her husband put up. Accordingly, a few days ago the lady came over to Oakland and went to the Arlington Hotel. She took up quarters in her husband’s room in his absence and proceeded to make herself at home. When he returned home the auctioneer found his s own fireside to greet bim. ed, but found words to ou doing here ?” Lamson replied quiet] home, the only home I have o1 1 propose to sta; tend to be a Ch me out in the rai er did not turn his wife out Instead, he packed up his eilects and went out himself in the rain. He took up his quarters at the Creliin. Then the wife was forced to leave the Arlington, and her finances were so low that she was compelled to borrow 25 cents from the landlady to get to San Francisco. In answer to her husband’s charges, Mrs. n has made aflidavit that they are ‘I am at on earth, and , for T am sure, as you pre- stian, you would not turn Lams false. he court will decide as to the prelim- points in the divorce case in two rs. Lamson is said to be lying seriously n San Francisco, at the Devonshire, and her attorney asked to have the divorce case trar e:irrcd to that city, but the request was denied. One of the chief causes of the trouble in the Lamson family was over the two daughters, who desired to go on the stage. In their ambition they were opposed iy the father and encouraged by the mother. One daughter is now playing in the East and the other in the Northwest. Place-Hunters After Davie. Mayor-elect Davie is besieged with office- seekers. It is stated that for the office of cense inspector, now held by Mr. Maloon, there are no less than eighty men who would like to serve their country. Among those mentioned for the place A. L. McPherson, Republican com- mitteeman from the Third Ward; Orrin Page, the man who brought suit to quash the charter amendments election, and C. W. Corner, who held the place under Mayor Chapman. There are three vacancies on the Boards of Health: to fill, and when the new board is orgahized it will choose a health officer, whose salary will be $150 per month. Dr. Adams now holds this post. His name is mentioned for re-election. The names of Buteau, Olmstead, Kellogg, Lane, A. hilds, Hesse and Arnold are also in the fiel For Chief of Police the names of Captain Fletcher, Deputy Sheriff White, ex-Police cer Filley and J. L. Lyon have been ntioned. "Chief Schaffer also hopes to hold on to the place. ty Clerk, the incumbent, Tomp- ins, is a candidate for reappointment, and Le will probably hold the place, as will also Ed Holland the post of deputy. Was John Beach Insane? Dr ¥ he friends of John Beach, who was sent to an asylum as insane a short time ago, ssertion that Beach was *d to the asylum,'and that the $10,000 worth of property he was supposed have possessed has vanished. His is said this wealth was in Government or other securities. One of his ds, Charles Westerfield, who knew Beach and nursed him at times when his troubled him, said that Beach, who 1s 70 years old, did not get along with the men folks who were at the house Arthur W. Jee, Beach’s brother-in-law. ch had been appointed a guardian of when the court decided that the old notcompetent to manage his own se estates, but Beach could not furnish bond of $200,600 necessary and Judge Catlin of Sacramento was made the guar- dian. One of the women at Jee’s house complained of by Beach’s friends is Judge Catlin’s daughter. Beach was formerly a saloon-keeper, and Dr aterson and Leech, who are Jee's ph ns, and who also attended Beach, say that there is noth- % in the railroading story, that it is sim- ply the talk of saloon-keepers. The doc- tors say that Beach was clearly insane. The Strikers for Quinn. * In answer to the published card of W. H. Quinn, a defeated candidate for Council- man in the Third Ward, the successful candidate, W. G. Manuel, has this to say: Now so far as the stories of Mr. Quinn’s being in the employ of the Southern Pacific company are concerned 1 have never given them cre- dence, end do not now. 1 have nothing but respect end friendship for Mr. Quinn, and_ hay- ing been his neighbor as boy and man for some twelve years, I cannot speak too highly of him; but while this is true it_is also true that the agents of the Southern Pacific company, the Contra Costa Water Company and the gang were all working tooth and nail for Mr. Quinn. The sharpest and most corrupt ward strikers in the city were bending every energy 1o elect Mr. Quinn—not because they wanted Mr. Quinn, or becanse they thought they could move him¥a heir's breadth from the path of duty, but because they wanted to defeat me. This was the true state of affairs in the Third Ward on election day. On_ the other hand, again, Mr. Quinn’s social and personal friends (and they constitute many of the best fami- lies in the Third Ward) were honestly work- ing for Mr.Quinn and good government, as I should have been doing had I not been a'can. didate. Another Branch of the Loop. At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors vesterday Daniel Chisholm and H. 8. Pe- termann’ filed an application for a fran- chise to construct and operate an electric street railway between Haywards and Mount Eden Landing. Felix Chappellett, who already has a franchise for an electric road from Hay- wards to the Halfway House, to Alvarado, to Centerville, to Mission San Jose and thence back to Haywards, is in on the deal and it is the scheme to build the two roads in connection and to have Chisholm, who owns the electric plant at Haywards, fur- nish power for the entire system. The franchise asked for is for fifty years, with the privil of making the road either cable or eléctric with steam locomo- tives prohibited. A Photographer in Trouble. F. 0. Haussler, the photographer at 911 Broadway, was arrested last evening on a warrant sworn out by Miss Laura Watters, a young lady who has been working for him as a retoucher of pictures. The war- rant charges battery. Haussler gave bail in $40 and was released. Miss Watters had leit Haussler's employ because of alleged rough treatment and language, and Te- work left there. Haussler told her he had burned the pictures she wanted. There were warm words, and it is stated that the photographer took the young woman by the throat, handled her roughly, and then pushed her down the stairs. Looking for Lambert. Active steps are to be taken by the bondsmen or the defaulting clerk of the Police Court, W. R. Lambert, to have that gentleman brought back from Hono- luly, where he is at present supposed to be in company with his fair lady. Mayor Pardee has said that it makes no difference whether the bondsmen prosecute the case against Lambert or not. Heis guilty of a_felony any way it is looked at, and he will give instructions to have him pmsecute(%. Expert York has now put his report in such shape that criminnrc!mrges can be brought against Lombert any time. The exact amount of his shortage is $1572. Ladies on Wheels, The new bicycle club composed of ladies and known as the Oak City Cyclers have been offered clubrooms in the Central Bank building by G. W. Palmenteer, and it is more than likely that the new club’s headquarters will be located there. . The membership list is growing daily, and many ladies are learning to ride pre- paratory to having their names added to the list. Look Out for the Assessor. A new assessment of the entire county is being made by Assessor Dalton, assisted by thirty-three deputies. There will be an entirely’ new valuation placed upon all Fro erty, and a number of competent builders have been employed to appraise improvements. It is the intention of Mr. Dalton to make an effort to equalize the taxation so that the burden will fall alike on all. Only Four Yesterday. C. Whitelaw has asked for a divorce from N. Whitelaw on the ground of desertion. Isabella L. Brock has concluded she can no longer live with John C. Brock and wants a separation as speedily as_possible. Samuel C. B. King asks for a divorce from Lena W. King. Mary A. Crimmins and George W. Crim- mins pray the court that they may be made two again. ‘Will Bounce Mautalen. It is more than likely that Charles Mau- talen, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, may be called upon to resign. At a recent meeting of the com- mittee the question was discussed at length, and it was unanimously agreed that, owing to the recent disclosures in the newspapers in regard to the Leitch affair, better material could be found 1in the party than Mautalen. ‘War Among Insurance Men. The attempt to form an insurance com- bine in Oakland has been frustrated, and to-day every man will be for himself and rates will be cut to pieces. The Oakland agents have tried hard to make a success- ful combination, holding nightly meeting; and they had high hopes until last night, when Thomas Agnews announced that his company would not go in. This settled it, and rate-payers may look out for a tumble. Bishop’s Bondsman Died. Receiver Bishop of the Piedmont com- pany was ordered to file a new bond at once by Judge Frick yesterday. Judge Frick made the discovery that one of Bishop’s bondsmen had been dead for six months, and as the” property is to be sold to-day,'Bishop must file his new bond in a hurry. Improved Service. The Telegraph-avenue electric line have improved their Eassenger service by the addition of four handsome new combina- tion cars, making the time shorter between cars by at least five minutes. It is the in- tention of the company to add three more cars later in the season. Reed Rearrested. Fred Reed, who was examined about two weeks ago by the Insane Commission- ers and discharged, was found wandering around the streets last night, only par- tially dressed, and was taken to the County Jail.” He will probably be sent to the asy- Ium to-day. 101d Pard’s’’ First Gun. The Enquirer Publishing Company re- ceived formal notice yesterday of the $20,000 libel suit brought by Councilman-elect J. M. Bassett. G. W. Arper and B. F. Edwards are on Bassett’s bond as sureties for cost of suit. Heitman Is Seated. The Council at its meetin% last night counted the votes cast at the late election and by a resolution declared Heitman elected Councilman-at-large. This action will make Kayser forfeit his seat. A Drawing Card. ‘A Temperance Town” drew a big house at the Macdonough last night and promises to draw just as well for to-night and Wednesday night. James Stanley Resigns. Charles W. F. Bergman has made appli- cation to be appointed guardian of the estate of George Stanley, an insane person, vice James Stanley, resigned. The Case Compromised. The damage suvit of Mrs. Pauline Rau against the Piedmont Cable Company for $1000 has peen compromised. The de- fendants paid her and costs of suit. Notes. J. W. Evansand W. H. Friend are both out for the presidency of the Board of Ed- ucation. The second installment of the city taxes in Oakland become delinquent April 29. The total amount due is $200,000, of which $18.000 has been paid up to the present. Fines and forfeitures in the Police De- partment for 1894 show. $4172, as against $7425 for the vear before. Of $17,363 55 of property stolen, §$11. 0 worth was re- covered. During the year 3032 arrests were made. X D. D. Heagerty is in_more trouble over his business matters. Yesterday a couple of San Francisco firms filed a petition ask- ing that Heagerty be compelled to submit to an examination as to what property he possess BERKELEY. Repeated complaints have been made by saloon-keepers down to fruit-peddlers in regard to the prevailing license ordinances. Each thought he was overtaxed, and sought for a reduction. The city fathers met Saturday evening and prepared a final ordinance, setting the amounts which each license-holder should pay in order to be permitted to carry on his business. The entire list was carefully considered, and the following recommendations made : Amounts r&yflb]e vearly, excepting in the case of peddlers; no further license to be im- posed, hereaiter, on merchants. Peddlers, $100 {Fnyuhlc quarterly); printing offices, $25; so- citors and other agents, $125; order and de- livery wagons, $6; teams for business (one horse), £ teams for business (two horses), $6; banks and loan associations, $50; electric Tail- road cars (each), §5; water companies, $50; gas companies, $50; electric light companies, $50; telephone companies, $50; insurance an Teal estate agents, $20; telegraph companies, $50; local steam railway cars (emh{, $10; law- yers, $50; physicians, $25: wholesale sand merchants, $50; saloons, $100; liquor ped- dlers, $40. tween the U. C.freshmen and the Stan- {ford freshmen to take yl\\lxce next Saturday afternoon on the Berkeley campus. The fiame between the 'varsity nine and the eliance team, set for that date, has been' declared off and will be played at some later time. Notes. Dr. Mrs. Shuey wil! lecture on *House- hold Banitation” in Professor Le Conte’s geology-room to-day at 3:45. 5 The ladies of the faculty will give an in- formal tea to the professors and students this afternoon in Stiles Hall. ALAMEDA, A new cycle club is being organized in Alameda. The club membership is to be limited to twenty-five and only those who | have wheels can become members. The | club will confine itself to road-racing. | Among the speedy riders who have the | affair in charge are. F. G. White, Al Taft, J. E. Ewald, George Pratt and Billy Wey- mouth. | Gymnastic Exhibition. | The Verein Germania will give a gym- | nastic exhibition on Friday evening for the | benefit of Hugo Heyman. Among the at- tractions will_be a wrestling match, catch- as-catch-can, by A. H. Lean and J. N. Bird, and boxing matches by members of the club. The Verein girls' classes will appear in song, marches and wand exercises. Another Stopover Case. THE COLLISION HOODA0 AT WORK. IT SITS UP ALOFT IN THE RIGGING | OF THE BIG SHIP JABEZ HOWES. | FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN FREESE A CENTRAL AMERICAN VESSEL ‘WitHOUT HEALTH PAPERS ARRIVES, | The bay absolutely refuses to give up the | | bodies of the two unfortunates who | recently notified the public that they were going to injure themselves by jumping overboard and strangling to death. There is a feeling cruising along the water front | that the reckless men only took the public | Another case of C. W. Bassettagainst the | into their confidence to betray that trust | ill-fated institution before it closed its doors. He alleges that the bank officials by fraudulent | representations of the large amounts of maneg which they had in bank and on deposit, an the great value of their assets, induced kim to believe the bank sound and to deposit his money in it. He further alleges that it has now failed and he wants to recover the amount of his deposit, secured, he claims, by frand and | misrepresentation. 2 ———— SHOT IN THE ARM. Leonatha Megartha Attempts to Kill His Wife and Child. Leonatha Megartha attempted to kill his wife and child yesterday afternoon, but succeeded only in wounding her in the right arm. The couple came from Fresno about two | months ago and have been living at 1 | Margaret place since. Mrs. Megartha is a handsome woman, and her husband, ac- | cording to the neighbors, was insanely | jealous of her. She is a hard-working | woman, and as & man he is the reverse. Yesterday afternoon she was in the house of her nextdoor neighbor, nursing her baby, when her husband pushed open | the door with a revolver in his hand. He | took deliberate aim at her infant, and | while the woman quickly shifted it from one arm to the other the neighbor sprang | forward to prevent Megartha from shoot- | ing. This had the effect of disconcertin, him, and when he fired the bullet struc! Mrs. Megartha on the right arm above the TANGLING UP OF SCOWS AT COLLISION POINT. [Sketched for the “Call” by W. A. Coulter.] Southern Pacific Company. for stopover damages was tried before Justice Swasey yesterday and taken under advisement. | The same point was urged as in the former case of Bassett against the railroad—that | no force or intimidation was used to com- pel the passenger to pay additional fare. BRICK McPRERSON'S PISTOL THE WELL-KNOWN POLITICIAN'S GUN GOES OFF WITH SERIOUS EFFECT. AN UcLy Wounp IN His Own HEeap RESULTED FROM THE DISCHARGE. A. W. “Brick” McPherson, the well- known ward politician, and one of the | bosses of the Democratic primaries, came near losing his life yesterday. Those ac- quainted with the facts of the case say that “Brick” attempted to commit suicide, but when he was out of immediate dangerand able to answer a few questions the wound- ed man asserted that the pistol went off while he was cleaning it. The posifion of the wound, however, tends to show that the action was premeditated, and had his hand only been steady the ward politician would now be occupying a slab inthe Morgue instead of resting uncomfortably in his bed at 929}¢ Filbert street. McPherson went home yesterday after- noon about 8 o’clock. His wife and child were out, s0 “Brick” went to the corner rocery, where he remained a few minutes, e returned to the house, and about twen- ty minutes later the neighborhood was startled by the report of a pistol. Some one from the next hotse rushed in and found McPherson lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Dr. E. M. Weiss of 622 Filbert street was called in and at_once had the injured man ut to bed. ‘“Mr. McPherson is suffering rom a very serious wound on the right side of the scalp,” said the doctor last night, “Unless something unforeseen hap- pens he will recover. Still he is in a very recarious condition, and under the most avorable circumstances it will be some time before he will be able to be about again.”’ The pistol must have been held ina slanting position, as the bullet went in be- hind the right ear and ranging upward along the skull came out at the roof of the head. He isa very full-blooded man and in consequence the floor was almost flooded before assistance reached him. His wife returned home a short time after the shoot- ing, and was heartbroken when she heard of the occurrence. “Brick” McPherson was in the height of his power when the ‘“solid nine” was in ower. He haunted the chambers of the oard of Bupervisors during that eventful period, and as one of Buckley’s lambs car- ried things with a high hand. He tried to run things to suit nimself in the Board of School Directors, but was accused of sell- ing positions to teachers for $500 apiece and was indicted by the Grand Jury in consequence. Nothing finally came of it, but McPherson’s power began to wane from that time. Latterly he has been short of cash and, it is said, was very de- spondent. The fact of his attempted sui- cide was known to everybody in North Beach, and was the one subject of conver- sation in the political clubs and saloons last night. It was recommended that the saloon li- cense be reduced from $200 to $100. Coroner vs. Health Officer. Health Officer Rowell and the county Coroner have been having a little difficult; over the matter of certain burials that tool place recently. Last week a child was scalded badly and the family called Dr. Rowell to attend the case. The child died on the day following from convulsions brought on by thescalding and was buried. The Coroner claims that he should have been notified of the death so as to hold an inquest. He threatens to exhume the body and hold alegal examination over the remains. University Notes. The second of the series of handicap try- outs will be held on the cinder track to- morrow afternoon. Entries will be made in the following events: 100-yard dash, 440-yard dash, 880-yard dash, mile run, turned last Saturdey to get some of her | ) running high jump, running broad jump and mile walk. A baseball game has been arranged be- ———— CEerrAIN advertisers use curious methods. A New York Baking Powder claims an award when it did not_exhibit or compete. Dr. Price’s secured highest award. —————— Effect of Blackballing. A warrant was sworn out yesterday in Judge Campbell’s court for the arrest of Moses Silver- stein, a clothing dealer on Sixth street, on the cherge of battery. The complaining witness is M. Stein, a rag-and-bottle man on Sixth street. They are members of a secret society, and at a meeting in the Alcazar building on Sunday night a friend of Silverstein was voted upon for membership and was blackballed. Silver- stein accused Stein of pm,fln{ in the black marble and biackened one of his eyes. Stole a Bag of Razors. Ah Sung, a Chinese laborer, entered a Du- pont-street barber-shop kept by a fellow-coun- tryman last night and picked up a bag con- taining eighteen razors and started to run away with it. Chinatown Special Officer McLaugh- lin overhauled him and locked him up to an- swer & charge of petty larceny, should be severely frowned upon. The rate-cuttinz which has been fiercely going on along the water front has spread to the halibut market. Two schooners, the Moro and Elwood, are carrying on the | merry war and trying to undersell each other, while the Italian fishermen, who find the tomcod and smelt a drug in th market, are preparing to boycotthe halibut vessels. The schooner Prosper, Captain Dybsand, which sailed Saturday for Kodiak, returned vesterday, having sprung a leak. The heavy sea which she encountered outside strained the old vessel and she was forced to come back for repairs. The Nicaraguan brig Salvador arrived yesterday, fifty-two days from Acajutla, oaded with copper and iron ore. She had a clean bill of health from that port, but had failed to have a certificate from the Ameri- can Consul. The vessél was refused en- trance by the Health Officer and was or- dered to anchor in the lower bay. Captain W. H. Freese, who died Satur- day morning, will be buried in Odd Fel- lows’ Cemetery to-day, at 1:30 . a., from 636 Washington street. The services will be held under the auspices of Western Ad- dition Lodge, I. 0. 0. )i‘ Captain Freese was 67 years and 11 months old and was one” of the oldest master mariners on the coast. He was for along time in_the Spreckels’ employ and had command of several of the packets belonging to that firm. A marine hoodoo seems to roost upon the bowgprit of the big ship Jabez Howes, anchored off Folsom-street wharf. Last week she put in some of the time catch- ing schooners, losing her jibboom in the sport. Yesterday she got another one. A scow, laboring industriously with the swift ebb tide, drifted on to the ship, hung a moment and went clear without any reat damage. Butthehoodoo was getting In its fine work in the vicinity, and the scow-schooner Lorenz and William came next under its deadly influence. She had a deckload of long planking laid thwart- ships and extending many feet on each side of the rail, and ‘while workin, around the end of Folsom-street wharl jammed the endsof her cargo far under the dock and held on like a crab. After considerable hard work and some strong sailor language on the part of the crew, she was extricated from her awkward situ- ation and went cheerily on her voyage for about twenty feet. The spirit of collision was in the air and she fetched up against the scow-sloop Darlington, outward bound from the pier. The crews of the two en- tangled craft didn’t do anything to each other, but the warm and strong words which passed from one deck to the other ‘was awiul to hear, and even the longshore- men bucking freight in the vicinity for:ook the sDot\mtfi the schooner-men had talked themselves hoarse and inaudible. The captain of the Jabez Howes is hurrying up his repairs to get to sea before the scow- schooners sink him. Norti and south unite in approving the splendid qualities of Dr. Price’s Cream aking Powder. The use of it is national and not sectional. LR L e SEIZURE IN AN OPIUM DEN, Sweated Stamps, Dies, Labels and Rifled Cans Were Unearthed. What the customs authorities consider a very important seizure was made by in- spectors Guthrie and Cleary yesterday. Surveyor of the Port English has had the place in question under surveillance for some time, and when the opportunity came he at once seized it. Fonq Onf; keeps an opium den at 114 Waverly place, and is also auppoud to be the proprietor of a number of illicit fac- tories. The supposition is that he has been sweating stam&s irom boxes of duty- paid opium and affixing them to cans re- filled with the domestic product. In-his store was found 140 tins which had been refilled and fixed up with sweated stamps, and also 3000 empty tins, all ready for use. The paraphernalia for 'boihng opium, a quantity of revenue stamps which had been removed from the cans and fixed up, dies :&nd labels were found in the den an seized. The Chinese was arrested and later in the day his partner was also taken into custody. The chances are that this seiz- ure will resuit in breaking up the entire illicit manufactory. Hutton’s Cash Deposit. H. W. Hutton has brought snit against the directors of the Pacific Bank to recover from them $1773 19, which be had deposited {n the | imposed in them and that such practices | elbow and passed through, breaking th | bone. Megartha rushed out of the house by the “ rear door, climbed the fence and disap- | peared in the direction of Telegraph Hill, | Sergeant Conboy and Policemen Freel and | O'Rourke heard the shot and gave chase, but were unable to overtake the fugitive. | . Mrs, Megartha was taken to the Receiv- ng Hos&)itul in the patrol wagon and Dr. Bushnell dressed her wound. THE ELWOCD ON AN ICE FLOE A FISHING SCHOONER ALMOST TURNED TURTLE NEAR MUIR GLACIER. THE CREW TOOK TO THE BOATS, BUT THE VESSEL SLID OFF ALL RIGHT. The schooner Elwood arrived from Alaska on Saturday night with twenty tons of halibut packed in ice. About the ice hangs a weird tale, for inthe quest of it the little schooner narrowly escaped turn- ing turtle and going to the bottom. The Elwood sailed from Seattle on January 24 for Departure Bay, whence she took .a cargo of coal for Juneau. From Junean she went to Muir Glacier for her ice. Up to this time the schooner had an un- exceptional though chilly voyage. While passing through Icy Straits a big iceberg was sighted.” Captain Chester was looking for icebergs and he made for the-floating mass. This was at dusk on February 21, and the Elwood remained alongside the floe till n‘iight. Next morning the iceberg was found hard and fast on a reef off Hoo- nia. Captain Chester anchored close by and ran a plank out to the floe. Durin the day thirty tons of ice were whittled oé the berg and transferred to the vessel. Toward night a most remarkable thing happened. As the tide fell the berg began to roll over, the reef forming a pivot on which it revolved. Then suddenly the port side of the schooner began to go up and the El- wood developed a startling list to star- board. It was at first thought that the ves- sel had sprung a leak, but the sounding of the pumps soon proved the falsity of the conclusion, and then it was discovered that the schooner had been anchored over a spur of the iceberg. s the darkness increased the situation became more critical, and the captain or- dered the crew into the boats. All hands left the vessel and rested on their oars a short distance away, expecting to see the Elwood roll over and disappear every moment. As the tide fell a small peak of the ice reared its crest above the water on the weather side of the schooner and it was found that the vessel was caught and hemmed by the berg. Yor three-quarters of an hour the fate of the Elwood remained in doubt, then with- out any apparent reason the vessel took a lunge forward into the sea and came right tslide up, and anchored out of reach of the oe. The crew rowed back to the vessel and no time was lost in putting a greater dis- tance between the Elwood aud the revoly- ing mass of ice. At midnight the spur which had nearly wrecked the schooner was the highest peak of the iceberg, the latter having performed a complete revolu- tion. Next day the ice was taken from the freaky floe in-boatloads, and nothing fur- ther of incident happened to the Elwood. TaE housewife’s ambition is crowned when she uses Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. —————— OLAY BIRDS AT BAY VIEW. Monthly Shoot of the Nimrod Gun Club. The Nimrod Gun Club held its monthly shoot on Sunday at Bay View with the fol- lowing result on blue rocks, twenty-five birds each: Lehrke 9, Steiner 11, R. Liddle 9, E. Ring 11, A. Funcke 10, 3. Liddle 6, W. Silvester 10, J. Eckers 8, Doc. Sluck 12, ‘W. Stewart 8, C. Lintener 5, E. Hillmann 4, F. Greeney 6, J. Liddle 6. After the shoot the club enjoyed a pleasant dinner at its headquarters, which ‘was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. ——————— ‘When the Gulf stream passes out of the Gulf of Mexico its temperature is about 70 degrees. GRIMSON AXD GOLDEN PLUMES. REVIEW OF THE ARTILLERY AND CAVALRY AT THE PRESIDIO YESTERDAY, RECEPTION TO GEN. MERRITT. WORDS OF PRAISE FOR THE Bovs IN BLUE-HUNDREDS OF SPEC- TATORS PRESENT. If those having in charge the arrange- ments for the reception to General Merritt of the Division of Dakota, U.S. A., and the dress review of troops at the Presidio yesterday had made special terms with Dame Nature herself, they could not have been accommodated with a fairer day and one more suited for their purpose. Over a thousand persons sought the Government grounds to witness the dis- play which had been promised, and the charms of weather and the natural scenery which surrounded them caused rapturous phrases to drop from every lip. The Presidio is at all times a delightful place with its shady groves and winding paths; with its lovely villas and ccttages nestling amid green foliage and banks of many-colored flowers; with its vistas of green hills and broad, level stretches, and, above all, its eye-enchanting panorama of blue bay waters and the distant hills of the Marin shore. But when a warm sun shines down from a cloudless sky and tempers the cool spring breezes that are waited in from the Golden Gate, and the atmosphere is so clear that all the pleasing surroundings even to the far-off blue mountains across the bay are as clear cut asa silhouette, it must be a phenomenally unimpressionable nature that can withstand feelings of rapture. And then, too, yesterday the picturesque- ness of the scene was made additionally pleasing by the maneuvering of the gayly caparisoned cavalry and artillery men with their prancing steeds, glittering arms and swift-rolling gun carriages. 2 It was half-past 1 o’clock when the Fourth Cavalry rode out upon the parade ground, their accouterments flittenng in the sunlight and their yellow plumes streaming out in the breeze. The troops were composed of Companies B, C, I and K, and they were under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel D. M. Young. Following the cavalry came the dashing red-plumed Fifth artillerymen, under the command of Majors John A. Darling and Tully McCrea. Major Darling’s command consisted of four foot battalions, A, H, R and L, and Major McCrea's the two light batteries, F and D. All the field maneuvers were under the supervision of Colonel William M, Graham. At the eastern end of the parade ground was Brigadier-General Forsyth, accom- anied by Liutenant F. Franklin Bell. hey escorted Brigadier-General Merritt, their visiting commander of the Depart- ment of Dakota. General Merritt was at- tired in civilian’s clothes. Ranged around the edge of the grounds were about 1500 men, women and children. After a salute by the Light Battery in honor of the dis- tinguished officers the manuevers began. They lasted over an hour, and it is need- less to say that the participants distin- guished themselves. It was the first time since his taking charge of the Presidio thut General For- syth had held a general review, and he ex- *pressed himself as very much Plessed with the discipline and personnel of the troops. General Merritt also uttered words of praise for the boys in blue. The affair closed with one wild dash of the cavalry and artillery across the entire width of the parade ground, which was thrilling in the extreme. Among the spectators were many friends of the officers of the post, who had gone out in carriages. After the review was over the gallant soldier boys participated in an informal reception to Generak Merritt, which was held in Assembly Hall. The hall had been handsomely decorated for the occasion with flags and bunting, and a profusion of palms, evergreens and flowers. A band rendered sweet music while the guests of the day and the soldiers ex- changed greetings with General Merritt. In an_adjoining room refreshments were served. All the officers’ wives were out to do honor to the occasion and greet their fa;ir friends who had driven out from the city. General Merritt was accompanied by the members of the party who came here from Dakota with him. It was late in the afternoon before the festivities ended and the guests began te depart. Altogether it was one of the most enjoyable events that hastaken place in the cozy Presidio quarters for a long time past. Following are the officers of the troops and batteries which participated yesterday : Troop B, Fourth Cavalry—Captain James Parker, Lieutenants Alexander T. Dean and Samuel McP. Rutherford. Troop C, Fourth Cavalry—Captain George H. G.Gale, Lieutenants John M. Neall and Thomas G. Carson. Troop I—Captain James Lockett, Lieutenants James % Nolan and Milton F. Davis. Troop K—Captain Alexander Rodgers, Lieu- genal}ls Harry C. Benson and William R. Smed- erg Jr. Ligght Battery F, Fifth Artillery—Captain Charles Moins, Lieutenants John ».rgmey,'iwn- liam G. Haan, W. E. Ellis and Louis R. Burgiss. Light Battery D—Captain Benjamin K. erts, Lieutenants Edward T. Brown, George W. Gatchell, Thomas W. Winston, George C. Gat- ley and Charles P. Summerall. attery A—Captain Frank Thorp, Lieuten- ants William F. Hancock, Thomas Ridgway and Louis R. Burgess. Battery H—Captain Elbridge R Hills Lin. tenants William H. Cofiin, S. E. Allen and John W. Joyes. Battery K—Captain Henry J. 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