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187 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 380, 1893. NOT GULLTY I8 THEIR ANSWER. ARRAIGNMENT OF THE MEN - Ac- CUSED OF COUNTERFEITING CHINESE CERTIFICATES. VERY HEAVY BAIL IS ASKED. THEY ALL ASSERT THEIR INNO- CENCE, AND EXPECT A SFEEDY ACQUITTAL. Ferdinand D. Ciprico, Harston L. Foss, D.J. Sullivan (ex-Deputy Tax Collector, and not James H. Sullivan, ex-Deputy County Clerk, as stated), Max Katzauer and Moses Greenwald were all arraigned before United States Commissioner Hea- cock yesterday. forging and uttering a certificate of resi- dence issued to a Chinese contrary to the amended law of November. 3, 1893, and elso with conspiracy. The penalty is a term of imprisonment not to exceed five years. When the men appeared before the Com- missioner they had nothing to say in their Behalf. Attorney T. D. Riordan, who ap- peared for them, waived the reading of the information, and then Commissioner Hea- cock set the bail in the case of Foss, Cipri- co and Kagzauer at $1 0 each, and that d and Sullivan at $5000 each. Mr. Riordan made an attempt to have the bail reduced, on the ground that two of his clients could not possibly raise the $10,000 bail and consequent to remain in jail until th tried. The United States D: objected, and the was put over unti ict Attorney ing of the matter Monday- at 2 p. M. The prisoners accordingly had to spend another night in jail, but the chances are that some of them will get out on bail to- day. Among the men su: rested are a’ brother-i: a couple of pw‘.lp no is a great frienc xt aw of Ciprico and in Oregon. Ciprico of Foss, and the pair were often seen in conference on the dock. A man known as “Opium Brown’ is also said to have been in the plot, but in- cient teral revenue officers have not s evidence against any of them to warrant an arrest. > From information that is now leaking out it appears that some of the men under arrest were not only engaged in the manu- facture and sale of forged certificates, but also in the opium-smuggling business, The drug was brought here_from Victoria, B. d shipped to Honolulu, where two cans are said to be worth $50. got wind that the revenue people were on his trail, he telephoned for & deputy collector, saying that he wanted to give information of a big scheme to de fraud the United States Government. To the man sent out by Collector Welburn he said there was a big opium_deal on foot by which the drug was to be shipped to Hono- lulu by the wholesale. All the men.sus- pected of being in the deal are now out of town, but revenue agents McGlachlin ‘and Thomss expect to catch them in afew ‘weeks. If the men now in jail are to be believed, there are two gangs represented among last night's arre Ciprico, Foss and Sulli- van_assert that they never saw Katzauer or Greenwald in_ their lives before until yesterday when they all met in the United States Marshal’s office. The three men first named were all caught in the Wells- Fargo building, while Katzauer and Greenwald were caught in the ‘*Castle” saloon on the corner of Stockton and O’Farrell streets. The latter profess not to know anything about the fraudulent cer- tificates, and say they can prove their in- nocence. In connectioy with the arrest of the men in Wells-Fargo's building Secret Ser¥ice Agent Harris tells a good story. While they were searching room -52 the colored janitor came along and ordered them out of the building. IEverybody wasbusy,and no notice was taken of him. “If you don’t quit T'll Jock the door and keep you here all night,” he called out. *“We have a search-warrant and are here as Government officers, so don’t bother us,” said Harris. The colored man per- sisted and started to close the door. “Ar- rest that man,”’ said Harris, and the words were hardly out of his mouth before Dep- uty Agent Gilchrist had the janitor on the floor and the handcuffs on him. The touch of the irons was too_much for him and he broke down. Crawling to. Harris, he said, “For heaven’s sake, mister, take these. things off. I didn’t mean it; I'se only blufin’. Never had handcuffs on in my life before. Please take them off.”’ Harris ordered him released. and thereafter the janitor got candles and did everything in is power to aid the officers in their search. Mrs. Greenwald, wife of the opiuni-smug- gler now in jail for his complicity in the Emerald ring, is likely to be a witness, She is willing to give some valuable ‘evi- dence in regard to these certificate frauds and also in regard to the opium-smuggling if she can only get a commutation of her husband’s senfen: ALL THE WAY TO DENVER, Similar Frauds Unearthed Recently in That City. DENVER, Coro., March 29.—Some time 2g0, as published, the attempts made by the Chinese at Rock Springs, Wyo., to defraud the Government by fraudulent photographs were exposed to some extent in the Denver papers. By taking the pic- tures of the Chinese with their hats on and then cutting off the hat and changing the head and the forehead somewhat a gystem of fraud was unearthed by Internal evenue Collector New of Denver. This was reported to the departinent at the time to take such action as might be deemed _proper. Since that time there has béen no cially new development as to frauds in this line in this part of the country. Internal Revenue Collector New is still in Washington, and Chiéf Deputy Kram said he was not aware of the developments as were reported in San_ Framcisco by the papers. Mr. Walker and Mr. Valentine of the Custom-house were neither aware of the counterfeiters réported as existing * at Denver, as reported in this dispatch. But the Rock Springs discovery made by Denver officials and the frauds then un- earthed are supposed to have been a part, of this gigantic system of fraud that. has been reported from the Pacific Coast. HELD FORGED CERTIFICATES. There Is Comsiderable Orookednmess Up in Idaho, BOISE, Inano, March 29.—Special Agent Beane of the Treasury Department this afternoon received word from Port Town- send that five Chinese were held there, having attempted to land on certificates showing them to be Boise merchants. Investigation shows no such Chinese were ever here, and it is believed the cer- tificates are forged. The special agent has already been at work on the wholesale !orgelz here, in which the names of citi- zens have been forged upon registration papers. It seems that quite a lot of crookedness in connection with Chinese has been in practice here, and some sensa- tional developments are Jooked for. OALIFORNIA WINE. The Fallacy of the New York ¢Sun’s’ Statement Shown. The New York Sun’s assertion that adul- terated California claret is being shipped to that city is denied by the wine mer- chants here. The evidence of the fallacy & : They are charged with | of the Sun’s statement restson the fact that the adulteration is more costly than the original production of the wine. - There may be adulterated California claret sold in New York, but if so the doc- toring is done there. Bogus or adulterated claret might be produced in that city ata less cost than the price here, with freight added. San Francisco merchants suggest that the Sun take another tack, as the bogus claret will not go down. KIDNAPING IN THE MISSION In i'hll Case a Man on a Bicycle Was Too Much for the Child- Stealer. Mabel Boyd, aged three and a half years, was the subject of a startling incident in the Mission yesterday afternoon While sitting on the steps in front of her parents’ home, at 814 Twenty-sixth street, at 5:30 o'clock she was jsuddenly seized by a pass- ing stranger, and when a few minutes later she was missed by her motheran in- stigation was made with the result that the cry was raised that the child had been kidnaped. The man was seen running up Twenty- sixth street toward Guerrero with the in- fant in his arms. He took the electric car at Guerrero street and rode down to Four- teenth and Valencia. Several citizens who witnessed the incident followed on another car, and the alarm was soon careering through the Mission that a child had been kidnaped.. The kidnaper. on leaving the car at Valencia street, started on a run westward toward the hills, and soon a crowd was in hot pursuit. There were boys on bicvcles, men in vehicles and women on foot—all | eager to regain possession of the child. Finally the man was overtaken by a man on a bicycle and the child was rescued, but in the excitement the fellow was allowed to escape. The police took up his trail, but no trace of him could be found. The officers regard the kidnaping as the freak of 2 man crazed with drink. ALONE ANONG STRANGERS, A YOUNG GIRL BROUGHT HERE FROM. SALT LAKE CITY AND DESERTED. PECULIAR DISAPPEARANCE OF MRs. LiLiaN RINKEY—THE GIRL’S STORY. At the residence of Mrs. Frank Gooden- dorn, 503 Eighth street, a handsome well- developed girl of 11 years is crying her eyes out in grief over the unaccountable disappearance of her mother. The girl is a stranger here, havine come from Salt Lake City six weeks ago. “My mamma’s name is Rinkey—Mrs. Lillian Rinkey,” said the girl yesterday. “‘She and papa couldn’t get along together. They had terrible quarrels, and so one day mamma told me we would have to go to California. About six .weeks ago we came to this city and mamma put me to board with Mrs. Goodendorn. She cailed on me often for three weeks, but since that time I haven’t seen her. Idon’t know what has become of her. If I did I would go to her at once. I think she must be dead or something. She loved me too well to run away from me and leave me alone in a big city like this.” Mrs. Rinkey informed Mrs. Goodendorn that she had accepted a position in a French laundry on Third street, but in- quiry at that place developed the fact that the statement was untrue. Mrs. Rinkey appeared to be very despondent and had little money. Secretary McComb, who has taken charge of the girl, regards the disappear- ance of Mrs. Rinkey as mysterious. From what he was able to learn she was very Lillian Rinkey, the Girl Whose Mother Has Disappeared. [From a photograph.] fond of her daughter, and unless she de- liberately brought the girl here to desert her she would certainly haye made her whereabouts known to Mrs. Goodendorn. The girl will be given a home pending the search for her mother. e — . Crocker’s Directory Out. The publishers of the above directory are not attempting to gain sympathy or sub- scriptions for their book by making state- ments under erroneous headings in the daiiy papers or by throwing mud. Crocker’s Directory employed the can- vassers who had worked on the old direc- tory for many years, and their experience and capability in that line is a guarantee of the faithful performance of their part of the work, thus making it the most com- plete directory in every respect that has ever been published in S8an Francisco. Crocker’s Directory contains many novel features never before used in a directory in this city, all of which have been highly ap- preciated by those who have carefully ex- amined it. The publishers chalienge comparison of their book with anv other that may be issued, and are periectly willing to abide by the decision of the public as to their re- spective merits. . The edition is limited and parties desir- ing to obtain copies of the Directory should ubscri be at once. . —————— Printed as News, The Southern Pacific Company, like many ot her railroad companies of the United States, some months ago announced that no advertis- ing bills would be paid hereafter for publish- ing the company’s time-table of the arrival and departure of trains. Notwithstanding this, the CALL published the time-table as a matter of news. A few days ago the time-card also made its appearance in the advertising columns of the San Francisco Chronicle. W. f{. Mills of the Southern Pacific Company, in speaking of this matter yesterday, said: ““The Chronicle does not get & cent for publishing the time-card of :ihoi; company, either in cash or in transporta- —————— Epworth League Entertainment. At the Powell-street Methodist Church last evening the members of the Epworth League gathered in large numbers and enjoyed a lit- erary and musical entertainmentwhich bed been arranged under the auspices of some of zh;hmembeu, A e programme consisted of singing, pis music ndgzther features which weg :e :'x;o_ dered. —————— THE NEW LoUVRE has opened, 8-14 O’Far rell street. A TYPICAL OLD NERCHANT SHIP. THE STRONG AND STURDY YANKEE CRAFT, THE GLORY OF THE SEAS. LONG A LOFTY - SPARRED. DEFYING THE FURY OF WIND AND ‘WAVE FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. 01d and sturdy and solid is the Glory of | the Seas, and as her name implies she is | one of the noblest crafts that ever slid out of a shipyard. ; She is a typical Yankee merchantman from her deep keel to the tip of her tower- ou know who it is? Why, it’s young Fields;, he makes s lovely gl And appreciation of young Fields’ friends for his vocal efforts was shown by the presen- tation of reveral fine bunches of carrots, tied with the university colors. The U. C. Glee Club consisted of : B. G. Somers, director; first tenors—B. G. Somers, T. Vail Bakeweli, Clinton e; second ' tenors—C. H. Eilston, Frank Taylor, Douglass Waterman, Allen Smyth; first bass— Frank Stringham, George Whipple, O. Wede- meyer, Raymond Russ; second bass—Power Hutchins, Edgar Rickard, Dwight Hutchinson, H. P. Veeder; solo violinist, C. E. Parcells; ac- companist, William B, King. 7 They sang a number of selections very pleasingly, and with_good shading an clear enunciation. Some of them were sentimental and some were comic, but ail were much applauded. Dr. Gilbert Gra- ham sang a solo, “My Love Is All For You,” and Charles E. Parcells of the U. C. Glee Club, played a violin solo by Ovide Musin. § The Stanford University Mandolin Club also won a good deal of applause and many encores, though its work might have been somewhat improved by more practice. There was a want of precision and courage in attacking the rhythm, which more work together would easily remedy. The mem- ® | bers of the club were: W. Bittle Wells, director; W. A. Graham, manager; first mandolins—W. Bittle Wells, Thomas K. Code and Edward C. Sawall; second mandolins—W. A. Graham and A. G. Kaufman; /K MOTHER ABDUCTS HER DAUGHTER. SHE TOOK HER AWAY TO BUY CANDY FOR HER AND FAILED TO RETURN. THOUGHT TO BE IN OAKLAND. THE ESCAPADE OF MRs. RACHAEL BROWNLEE—HER HUSBAND’S STORY. J. C. Brownlee, a dealer in picture frames at 1229 Market street, lodged a complaint against his wife Rachael yesterday, charg- ing her with the abduction of their four- year-old daughter, Marie. Brownlee sep- arated from his wife in August last, and the reported abduction is the result of marital disagreements. The abduction occurred on Tuesday last, when, as Mr. Brownlee states, his wife entered his store and inquired after little Marie’s health. The child was in a rear room at the time and Mr. Brownlee called the girl to the scene. Mrs. Brownlee kissed her daughter and requested that she might be allowed to take her across the street and buy some candy. Mr. Brownlee did not suspect any wrong and readily gave his permission. The woman then de- parted with the child in her arms. Mr. Brownlee saw his wife go into the candy-store opposite, but did not see her come out. At the end of ten minutes he began to feel uneasy and decided to inves- tigate. Inquiry developed that Mrs. Brownlee had left the store by a rear en- trance, leading to City Hall avenue, thus escaping with the child unobserved. Neither she nor the child has been seen since. ““The woman whom I had the misfortune to marry,” said Mr. Brownlee yesterday, N3 S THE STURDY OLD GLORY OF THE SEAS., [Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] ing royal mast, from her long mainyard to the little spar where the skysail catchesthe | clouds in its white folds. Her Jower sticks are “built-up’’ masts, many pieces of pine timber iron-banded together ana strong as the metal rings that bind them. * The Glory of the Seas wasebuilt ing 1869 at Boston, and for a quarter of a century has been rolling over the oval of the ocean seemingly as impervious to the fury of the waves and winds as the eternal continents they beat against. She is 240.2 feet in length, 44.1 wide and 20.8 feet in depth, and she registers 2009.57 tons net. Down in her great roomy hull 4000 or 5000 tons of coal can be stowed. Several years ago the old ship was run into by an iron war vessel, which was try- ing to get alongside to coal ship. The solid iron cathead of the cruiser raked off some of the planking of the upper works, and that wasall. But the other ship lost her foretopgallant mast and several of the head spars. The old merchantman nailed on a few new planks, and remained at her wharf discharging cargo, while the war craft eventually went to the navy-yard for repairs. COLLEGE BOYS MADE MUSIC SUCCESS OF THE UNIVERSITY CoM~ BINATION CONCERT AND MME. CALLIOPE. A TESTIMONIAL CONCERT TO PRo- FESSOR GOFFRIE AT GOLDEN GATE HALL. There were twelve numbers on the pro- gramme of the university combination concert last night, but the big audience that crowded the Auditorium was like Oli- ver Twist—it wanted more, and by splitting gloves, pounding the floor with stout sticks, and other tokens of approval, it suc- ceeded in getting seventeen ertcores. The hall was a blaze of cardinal, yellow and pale blue. The colors of both univer- sities were distributed with ‘perfect impar- tiality, both in the platform decorations and the gowns of the ladies whoswore colors of their favorite college, and the ushers wore tri-colored badges of red, yel- low and blue. Thefollowing were thelady patronesses of the entertainment: Mrs. Charles W. Crocker, Mrs. Frederick H. Green, Mrs. H. J.Crocker, Mrs. W.F. McNutt, Mrs. Dr. R. A. McLean, Mrs. Dr. Rosenstirn, Mrs. Horace Davis ard Harriet P. Christy. The State University contributed its glee club. two vocal soloists and a violinist to the concert, while Stanford had sent its mandolin club and & soprano soloist, who made one of the greatest hits of the even- ing. There was a great deal of doubt at first about this latter performer, Mme. Calliope Cardinale of Stanford, who was announced to sing agrand aria, “Who's at My Window.” People did not know whether Mme. Calliope was one of the sweet girl undergraduates who was study- ing for grand opera or whether it was'a cal iose that the Stanford boys had pur- chased for future useat football matches, and the efficacy of which they intended to test upon the audience. ° ‘When Mme. Calliope Cardinale’s time to appear came, a tall girl, with fair bangs, wearing a very deoolfew cardinal-colore dress, pranced onto the platform, and bowed with the airs of twenty prima donnas rolled into one. Then ’Cn{liope be- fln to sing with more vocal flourishes than elba or SBanderson, using a high falsetto voice, with occasionally a deep bass note thrown in for the sake of dramatic effect, while the audience laughed aloud with de- light. The great prima donna was recalled again and again, while those who were initiated whispered to one another: * guitars—George R. Wilson, W. D. Longwell, Mark S, Porter, B. D, Weigle and W. L. McGuire. M. E. A grand "benefit concert was given last night in Golden Gate Hall to Professor Charles Goffrie. Theentertainment opened with a trio by Weber for piano, flute and cello, played by M. Lada, Clay Wysham and A. Lada. Miss May Mabie sang “Lit- tle Girl, Don’t Cry.” Professor Charles Goffrie played a sonata by Beethoven and Mme. Roeckel sang an aria by Saint- Saens. The trio for violin, flute and piano by Henry Hyman, C. Wysham and J. Roeckel was. well played. oscoe Warren Lucy rendered a tarantella by Rubinstein grace- fully, Miss Lottie Calsing sang with a vibrato that was disproportionate to the size of her voice, and Affred ‘Wilkie won applause for two songs. A BROKEN BANK. Some Light on the Affairs of the Old California National Bank, John Chetwood Jr., who is suing the of- ficers of the broken California National Bank, has filed an affidavit in which he charges R. P. Thomas, who was the bank’s president, with wrecking the concern, He states that it was his mismanagement and reckless financiering which finally sent the concern to the wall. Chetwood is suing to secure from Thomas and the directors the amount of a judg- ment for over $139,000, which was entered in favor of the depositors. He also charges Thomas with going into insolvency and transferring away his property for the pur- pose of evading this ‘uggment and defraud- 1ing the depositors of the bank. ————————— The Presbyterian Orphanage. At a meeting of the directors of the Presby- tevian Orphanage, held yesterday at 920 Sacra- niento street, eleven children were received. Superintendent Docking reported the reception of many applications from people desirous of lacing children in the home, and that the fresh-air idea was meeting with much_encour- agement. Mrs. P. D. Brown, tne president, has returned, and arrangements for furnishing the home will be considcred at the next meeting. F¥ree the Public Schools From Politics. I frankly state that I, for one. would not send mg boys to a public_school unless I believed the school to be a good one. ‘Whatever other motive may influence garenta there is no doubt that many are nally deterred from sending their boys to ublic school by the conviction that the education offered to their sons in return for taxes is inferior to what can -be ob- tained by private contract. Though a father may be desirous to have his boys understand early the theory of democratic economy, Ke may well hesi- tate to let them remain comparatively iir;orant in order to impress upon them this doctrine. 1In this age, when so much stress is laid on the i rt- ance of giving one’s children the best education possible, it seems .too large & price to pay. Why, after all, should a citizen ‘send his boys to a school provided by the State if better schools exist in the neighborhood which he can afford to have them attend? There- fore, if the State is desirous to educate the sons of its leading citizens it ought to make sure that the public schools are second to none in the land. If it does not it has only itself to blame if they are edu- cated apart from the sons of the masses of the population. Nor is it an answer to quote the Fourth of July orator, that our public schools are aeooni to none in the world ; for one has only to inyestigate to be convinced that, both as regards the methods of teaching and as regards ventilation, many of them all over the eanntri are aig nally inferior to the school as it should and the school, hoth public and private, as it is in certain iocnuues_ So long as school boards and committees, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are composed mainly of political aspirants without experience in educational matters, and who seek to serve as a first or second step toward the White House, our public schools are likely to re- “has become :otorious by her conduct. ‘We were married in Oakland five years ago, and for a time lived happily together. I reposed great confidence in her, and con- sequently did not watch her. Soon after our marriage, however, I heard stories concerning her, but paid no attention to them. - “About two years ago her conduct was such that I was forced to remonstrate with her. She was in_the habit of visiting saloons with men, but I did not know of this until last summer, and in August we separated. She had formed an acquaint- ance with George Hoffman, a soldier at Angel Island, and after our separation she went to live with him. She loved to go to theaters, and was always trying to make the acquaintance of actors.” Recently she began to made dresses for a notorious female impersonater, and, I believe, is infatuated with him. She lived for a time at 122 Eighth street. but her conduct there was s0 scandalous that the landlady was forced to put her out. “I did not susyecc that she would try to abduct our child. She has come to my store on several occasions and brought Marie candy. Recently she told a mutunal friend that she would steal the child if necessary, but I did not think her capable of doing it. I think she has taken the child to Oakland, and I am hopeful of re- covering it in that city before many days. Ishall certainly take such steps in her case as will prevent a repetition of the offense.” Secretary McComb of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has taken the matter in charge, but thus far he has been unable to locate the child. In her set Mrs. Brownlee is recognized as a *‘hail fellow well met.” She is an at- tractive woman of 26 years, with a figure every State where s may be grown, to the-end that its cultivation may be stimu- lated all over the American continent. He stated that the Manchester experiment stetion was the largest of its kind in the world, and that a sod of turfof a certain kind there produced, two inches thick and six inches square, can scarcely be torn be- tween the hands. Forty-three boxgs con- taining 975 kinds of turf collected-in Eu- rope were lately shipped to this station. At the conclusion the speaker was roundly applauded. The feasibility of making a fruit exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition was then dis- cussed at some length. On account of the small attendance the question could not be fully discussed. President Lelong sug- gested that some plan be devised to induce & better attendance of the members at the next meeting, when the “Thinning of Fruit,” “Processes of Shipping Green Fruit” and other subjects will be discussed. Mr. Anderson of San Jose, Mr. Walton, {»residcnt of the Fruit Exchange, and Mr. Weinstock of Sacramento will be asked to present their views. AFTER THE YUKON GOLD MINES. England Trying to Secure Territory and a Port in Alaska. That the British Government is fully alive to the importance of the Alaska boundary question and is preparing care- fully to assert ner claims when the joint commission meets to locate it is shown by the statements of G. A. Carpenter, editor of the Alaska News of Juneau, in an inter- view with a Seattle Post-Intelligencer re- porter. Mr. Carpenter told of the situation about as follows: “There is considerable excitement in Alaska over the boundary question, and the people scarcely discuss anything else. The Canadian Government claims that Forty-mile Creek is in British Columbia, and to® make the clajm good has sent thither two gold commissioners with power to make a report in relation to the gold discoveries and also as to the smug- gling of liquors into that region. “The general opinion of miners coming out of the Yukon River region is that Forty-mile Creek is in British Columbia. 1t is'a fact that it is very near the line. If the claim set up by the British is correct there is a prospect that Juneau will come within the limits of the territory claimed by the British under their interpretation of the description of the boundary. The American idea is that_the line shall follow the meanderings of the bays and inlets. The Dominion Government is now anxious to find out the mineral wealth of the Yukon Valley in order to construct a good wagon road, or a narrow-gauge railway, from salt water on the coast to the head- waters of the Yukon River. “The American citizens, while they feel it will be an outrage to_allow England to steal so valuable a territory from the United States, still think that this country, in view of the past conduct of Congress in not listeninf to the appeals of the residents for internal improvements and remedial legislation, is not deserving of the sym- pathy of the residentsif the loss is sus- tained. Among all classes of people in Alaska it is the universal opinion that if England succeeds in getting this strip of territory from the United States Govern- ment, it will be a steal pure and simple, and another victory for the aggressive policy pursued by the British. The people of Alaska feel that the Ameri- can boundary surveyjparties have been care- less and negligent in their operations in determining the boundary line by reason of failure to send surveying parties into the interior from the coast for a distance of ten marine leagues, thus securing exact notes and descriptions of the coast range in the vicinity of the boundary line. Their ob- servations have been confined to the use of field glasses from the quarterdecks of the (PALMS AND ELMS ON THE FRONT. THE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS PLANT TREES ON EAST-STREET BOULEVARD, MR. COLNON CHIEF GARDENER. THE WORK OF BEAUTIFYING THE Prace Has BEGUN N EARNEST. The work of beautifying the wa by the planting of elms and commenced yesterday morning, nightfall & row of trees stretched from the Chief Wharfinger’s office to Vallejo str. President E. A. Colnon witnessed planting of the first tree, and Commissic Chadbourne was close by to explain ti possibilities of the water-front boulev: State Engineer Holmes was on the gro when alarge wagon drove up filled with the trees. The first elm which reared its large leai- less head skyward did not present an im- posing picture, but as the work progressed and palm after palm went up, the sight looking down East street toward the north was a refreshing one. “This will be the_garden spot of the city,” said Colonel Chadbourne, in a sud- den burst of enthusiasm to Mr. Colnon. ‘“Your verdure-covered slough banks of Stockton won’t be in it with tfxis forest of waving palms and elms. Oh! I oughtto be a poet. It takesa poet to describe the new beauties of this great water front under the delicate touches of reform. The most beautiful sight to my soldier’s eye at any time is Tom Barry’s regiment on'dress parade, but the procession of nodding trees along this thoroughfare will eclipse it. In my mind’s eye I can see the crowds throng- ing East street on a hot summer Sunday afternoon, breathing blessings on the Har. bor Commissioners for throwing them into the shade.” The work will be pushed rapidly toward Meiggs wharf, and it is said that in three months both sides of East street will be sheltered by the elms and palms. On the east side of East street the curbing has al. ready been set, and it will only be & short time before the sidewalks are extended out to the line. United States survey steamers Patterson and Hassler. The three Canadian boundary survey parties scaled the high coast range to the very summits of the mountains, in many cases- subjecting the men to im- minent danger to life and limb, in order to secure exact data relating to the highest of the mountain peaks, the nature of the topo- graphy and hom%raphs of the imiortant points which would naturally make and mark a boundary line. —— - THE TARANTULA. Its Viciousness the Same in All Coun- tries. Mrs. R. Brownlee. [From a photograph.] which she was fond of exhibiting to the greatest advantage. She has consorted much with theatrical people, and has man- ifested a desire to go on the stage. She’| Joved to array herself in boys’ clothes, and frequently paraded the streets in that dis- guise. Mrs. Brownlee has said that she loves Hoffman, the Angel Island soldier, and that she will marry him as soon as_his term of enlistment expires, which will be soon. Since the abduction of little Marie she has not been seen in her accustomed haunts in this city. PLEA FOR THE BLUE GRASS. Interesting Lecture by James Olcott of the Department of Agriculture. Although the attendance at the monthly meeting of the State Horticultural Society yesterday afternoon was anything but large, the interest evoked served in great part to make up for it. The most interest- ing feature of the proceedings was a highly entertaining lecture delivered by Jas. B. Ol- cott, who is connected with the Government blue grass experiment station at Manches- ter, Conn. Under the Department of Agri- culture Mr. Olcott travels throughout the globe devoting his time to the research for and the collection of the various speci- mens of grass seeds and turf with which experiments in this new field of agricunlt- ture are made in the big Government plat at Manchester. The lecture was carefully prepared and well delivered, clear, forcible and scientific. The speaker made a strong plea for the The tarantulais a large burrowing spider which dwells in a shaft-like hole it sinks in the earth. Its appearance is most repul- sive, and inspires any one who examines it with a feeling of profound disgust. Asit stands, it frequently covers an area as large as the palm of a man’s hand, and over its body and legs there bristles a thick covering of red-brown hair. It may be said that its home is in many lands, but its greatest size is attained in tropical and semi-tropical countries. In the South of Europe along the Mediterranean coast, it has been known for centuries as the “mad spider,” because the symptoms fol- lowing 1its bite are similar to thoseof hy- drophobia. There the peasantry, espe- cially those of Sicily, regard it with min- filed feelings of hate and superstitious read. They will tell you that the only chance of recovery from its bite is for the patient to commence dancing without delay, and to continue until he falls senseless exhaustion—a remedy which, it seems, has something to fayor, when we know that the one danger from ridiculous as be said in its to be overcome is the bendencY to sleep. As long as this can be successfull {nvoided the patient is in no danger; butif he gives way and allows himself to fall into a stupor then he is likely to _succumb, even from the comparatively mild poison of the European variety. Itisin the tropical countries of South America, however, where all forms of in- sect and vegetable life attain their highest development, that this great spider is most deadly. And farther north, in the provinces of Mexico, where it is quite as numerous, its poison 1s only a slight degree less dangerous. There we have met it everywhere and stud.ed its habits. In the orange orchards, the vineyards and the open prairies, we have watched it attack enemies many times its own size, and marveled at the ease with which it over- came them. Even its own kind are not exempt from its fierce onslaué;ht, and we remember once seeing a pair of them meet on the upturned root of a fig tree and fight a duel to the death—the death of both. Of man it seems to have no fear what- ever, and will attack without hesitation either his hand or foot, if they come within striking distanee. In doing so it stands upon its four hind legs. It opens wide its enormous fangs until the mandibles pro- trude in a straight line from its face: then, with all the muscular force it is capable of, launches itself forward, sinking them with a vicious thrust deep into the flesh of the enemy.—Chambers’ Journal. ——————— Unrewarded Pai. The meals on board a sailing-ship are, perhaps, monotonous enough to justify the chronic grumbling of sailors; tilm sailors, having little to think of in smooth weather, eat—and grumble. Once upon a time there lived a skipper whose wife told him that if she went to sea the poor sailors for whom she cooked would never find fault with their food, So her husband took her with him on his next voyage. Now, this more extensive cultivation of grass, both for ormentation and pasturage.- ‘‘Califor- nia,”’ the speaker remarked, “could make her vast expanse of territory equal to the verdant turf of England and continental Europe, or the downy green of Ireland. ““S8hall we have around our American homes the choicest verdure the world can afford or shall we have the cheerless gravel and sand? Then learn to cultivate better turf in your easy ghces and urge a liberal study of it in the botanical classes of our schools and universities.” _When questioned as to the particular kind of seed best suited to California, the speaker advised experiments with man; main only prett od.—Robert Grant,in the April Soribnare” : —————— Lan: “2y’s Directory has 2594 more asnam “Don’t | han tue opposition, Out Monday. kinds, de&ending upon the effect desired, whether for grazing or for turf. The speaker hoped that the grass-grow- ers of ifornia would be brought into closer touch with those of Connecticut, and good woman attended to the cooking her- self, and the scouse. was thick with fresh vegetables, the bread was white and desti- tute of weevils, the meat was good and the duff almost half plums; but still the men growled. Then the skipper's wife be- thought her of the hens she had brought to lays eggs for her husband and she kified and roasted them and sent them forward to the forecastle on the cabin china. ‘At last,” said she,in triumph, ‘“the men will know how seriously we consider their comfort.” At eight bells she stole forward to the forescuttie to listen to the praises of her skill, and, as she listened, she looked down the hatch in time to see a big fist plunge a fork into the hen, the while a hoarse voice growled : Bill, what d’ye think this bloom- 1 say, in” fowl died of?” . Removes wrinkles and all traces of age. It feeds through the pores and builds up the fatty membranes’and wasted tissues, nourishes the shriveled and shrunken skin, tones and invigorates the nerves and muscles, en- riches the impoverished blood vessels, and supplies youth and elasticity to the action of the skin. It’s per- fect. Beware of substitutes and counterfeits. Yale’s Origi- nal Skin Feod, price $1.50 and $3. 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