The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1895. S & APRIL 8, 18985 QITY NEWS IN BRIEL " iThe relay race was checkered with accidents. ers of the Olympic Club are forming a vices will be held in the Catholic Good Friday. ew road for bicycle-riders is being pre- pared in Golden Gate Park. a crack amateur billiardist, ays in town. day was observed in the Catholic palian churches. kland saloonkeepers are organizing td te the Suniay-closing movement. g meetinge were held yesterday slendid sport was enjoyod. s for the race track to-day comprise 4 brisk beiting is expected. d, 0 e e Sp the lobbyist, defies Senator to make good his words. vely fight between two females on’Seturday night, over a love chooner Robert and Minnie of San 0 was lost last Friday on the coast of | s James Duffy was arrested yesterd schooner Volante and charged wi Boston artist, is in the | studies of California | s F. Harlo d will ke aroused over inance as to exhibit men are Sec: f ey a | me £g0, is dying at the Waldeck Sani-| who was shot by Mc( | | | | | b are organizing nd swim- | of New York will lec g in Golden Gate Hall s afternoon. rdates w ols ye nted to Right Rev. n Trinity Church of the Young Men's 11l hold an important being made for suitable local churches during the h Congregational way Company will Sansome, Second and nce and sor > opening of Schuet- eer Brinckerhoff, who died on | was buried with Masonic on, a boy ¥y cosl gas at erday morning. ars old, was | Post street | ry publishers !he! 2d10,000 during | year. tees will bring suit Wardens Gage, Mar- m e lilliput ien Gate Park yester NAVY Tace 8Cros gatta took place 3 t Stow’s Lake in the unt of 1 ¥ yesterday was of Wind, and the issppointe Wheelmen and Good Roads Aso- ta boulevard from Oakland to San they say they will have it. Marin of the schooner Volunteer, went to sea Saturday, is Teported to | lorcea a sailor to sail in the vessel. 1 red old man drank carbolic acid | s s room in a Market- | vesterday morning. | Yesung Peng were mar- e Presbyterian C Mission on | treet by Rev. Ira M. Condit. | fcMshon, a plasterer, was killed by | ar at the corner of Ja B n street and | cably | Central avenue at 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon the ung Men's Christian As- ciation Hall yesterday after- | oted evangelist, talked to | | funeral of the late Joseph A. Donohoe 1d at St. Ignatins Church, corner of and Van Nessavenue, at 10 o'clock | | t brief city news items may always be | on the enth page-of the CaLL. | T article: cal affairs occupy other | Good Roads Association of Oakland pro- | corp ns to repair avement between taeir | off, late first as- | r Columbis, took Hall, Mssonic King Solomon’s e, yesterday aiterno da. | | being Palm day palms were | among the congregations at the hurches, in_accordance with the old | early Christians. | ngton says that trolley horse-car the Market-street system. About es of roadwey is mvolved. i1l Development Company has a age suit of $30,000 brought against them. tcher is the plaintiff in the case, and | at the company violated its contract. | R. 0'Ma he man errested at the insti- 1 of William Fahey, proprietor of the Cos- 3 an_Hotel, charged with sttempting to | beat & board bill,'will bring 8 suit for $20, Fleming and Monihan were at- acrowd of hoodlums in a saloon on | near Fifth, at an early hour yes- | ing, and Moninan wes seriously endent Daggett of the Mint explains position in the pending controversy in the | cemp. “He says he has squandered | ge On persons who refused t6 do ons of the city are delighted in the strike trial, and their pelin Wellington and Bourne, the jurors who held out for acquittal, may take some tangible form during the Soming week. ge W. Forsyth, 1604 Larkin street, re- et police headquarters last night that fe had gone to Black Point last Friday to shells and she had not been seen or rd of since. Sheis 20 years of age, dark complexion, eyes and hair. ankin, an aged and well-known nal minister of Petalums, Qied in on Saturday morning, He served as & chaplain in the late civil war with the Union army and was pastor for nine years in Tulare 1 ral years in this city. Two exciting games of handball were played st the Union court yesterday; in the one J. Feeney and R. Linechen and M. Dillon and Al yer being the contestants,and in the other John Purcell and Al Hampton and Aus- tin Hendry and Charles Johnson. Owen Mulcahy, 607 Potrero avenue, got into & row with his landlord yesterday afternoon, &nd the latter hit him on the head with the bluntend of an sx, inflicting two wounds in Lis scalp and possibly fracturing his skull. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. Paddy Cahill, a professional handball-player from Chicago, and J. Herlow have accepted the challenge of ‘Champion-Jones of Australia to &y &1 two professionals on the coast for ide, and the match will be played at the San Francisco court next Sunday aftérnoon. Edward Willisms while going to his home on Telegraph Hill, at an early hour yesterday morning, fell over the cliff st Sansome street and sustained two lacerated wounds of the forehead, one o the scalp and & possibly frac- tured skull. He was taken to th i o e Recelving The opening exercises of the sprin of the Presbytery of San Francisecwill iis F!.c' this evening in Westminster Presbyterian “hurch, on Fell street between Octavia and Laguna, beginning at 7:30. The opening ser- mon will be preached by the retiring moderator Rev. H.N. Bevier. The Presbytery will be in session all day to-morrow, when Iunch will be served for the members by the ladies in the parlors of the church. The m)ngre%lflon of the Presbyterian church of San Rafael saw for the first time yvesterday t.he new memorial window made by Bruce Porter at the request of Mrs,J. F. Boyd and commemorative of Ira Cook. The window was put in place Friday and is composed of thousands of pieces of glass, The Pright sunlight yesterday brought Sut all the rich tones, and the window as & work of art was_pronounced an unqualified success, A mcuexe 1.0‘ the window has been reproduced in e CALL. LILLIPUTS GO A-SHILING Baby Yachts Have Their Trou- bles Like the Grown-Up Craft. COLLIDING WITH A DUCK Bravely Meeting Awful Seas That Roll Fully Ten Inches ‘ High. Stow’s Lake, that pretty pond at the top of Strawberry Hill, in the park, is the cruising ground of the fleets of the Lilipu- tian yachts, and every Sunday the brave little craits dare the ten-inch waves, that to them roll mountain-high in the artifi- cial lagoon. Yesterday the wind was un- steady and came around the hill in gusts, striking the surface of the water and toss- ing up the baby whitecaps until the sea looked quite threatening to the reckless emall boats that plowed ahead with every stick of canvas (muslin) set. 0ld, cautious yachtsmen, who had reefed lice officer, was arrested by Officers Tobin and Crockett at a late hour last night and locked up at the Southern Station. ———————— AT THE THEATERS. Dailey in “A Country Sport’’ — “The Bathing Girl.” To-night commences the second and last week of the great American drama, ““The Girl I Left Behind Me,” at the California i Theater. Last night the house was crowd- ed to the doors. At the California on Monday next we are again to see the jolly comedian, Peter F. Dailey, in his roaring farce, “A_ Country Sport.” He will be assisted in his jollities by one of the biggest comedy companies that has ever come to this city. With him we will see our favorite, May Irwin, Ada Lewis, Mamie Gilroy, John G. Sparks, An- drew Mack and & host of others, The sale of seats and boxes for the pro- duction of the new musical extravaganza, “The Bathing Girl,” opens at the box-office of the Baldwin on Thursday morning. The first presentation of the piece takes place on Monday evening next. Spanish Grand Opera. The members of the Spanish colony turned out in force last evening to witness the per- formance at the New Bush-street Theater of two Spanish grand operas. The works selected for production were “La Gallina Ciega” and “La Gran Vie.”” The former is a two-act com- position of no small merit, and it was staged and sung in & way which, judging from the applause, was highly appreciated by the andi- ence. “La Gran Via”is & one-act swork, and the reception accorded its production was most | i | 1 10,000. The authority responsible for this | % 3 | encouraging statement is the managers of | been issued in this city. SN FRANCISCO GROWS, Interesting Figures From the Pages of the New Direc- tories. TEN THOUSAND IN ONE YEAR. Cheering Information for the Mem- bers of the Half-Million Club. ‘With the dawn of a new era of progress for San Francisco it is interesting to note, in looking backward, that if last year was a poor one in a financial and other ways there was a natural increase in the popula- tion. In fact, it is stated on good authority that during the twelve months of 1804 the number of residents was increased fully the two new directories which have just Although the Langley and Crocker peo- BABY YACHTS THAT GO A-SAILING. [Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] down and rode out an Atlantic hummer, | flattering. Among those who witnessed the | ple are rivals and disagree somewhat as to held their breath as they stood on the roadway and saw these racing miniatures carry sail. One sloop which, in addition to her mainsail, two jibs and a staysail, carried a gaff topsail the size of a lady's ocket-handkerchief, and it was_beautiful ut fearful to see that daredevil sloop carry on that sail. She had the wind well on the quarter, evidently her best sailin% point, and when a gust would strike her she would bend down until her deck was awash, then she would right herself and duck into the six-inch swell. Buu such unshiplike reck- e s could not run long without the inevitable disaster. Driving ahead in her mad career she dashed slap into a large chip which hung on her cutwater and it threw her. over on the othertack. This brought the headsails and the big gaff top- sails all aback, and either her midget captain lost his head or the sheets were jammed and wouldn’t slack away, for over she went. other baby sloop of the Vigilant type, ing a mainsail as large asami ca | maid’s apron and three large staysails that swelled out in lovely white concavities while she was being brought down to the lake in the arms of her owner, no sooner got away from the shore than she collided with a schooner vacht that foolishly at- tempted to cross her bows. The tonnage of the schooner was fully ten pounds heavier than hers, but she took the foremast and flying boom clean out of her big two-foot rival, besides snapping off the maingaff, maintopmast and savagely ripping a hole in ber mainsail with the point of the flying boom wiae enough to sling a catthrough. A large plunger went racing down the lake, leading all the lilliputian fleet, until she was almost out of sight, when an un- expected catastrophe too pfime. A diver, industriously searching for worms in the sub-lacustral deeps, accidentally arose to the surface under the plunger’s bows and, flu!lering afrightedly alongside of the little craft, became enwugleg in the main- sheet and capsized the racer. The duck flew away and the erstwhile proud little boat lay over on her beam’send in dis- grace. These entertaining regattas which take lace every Sunday at Stow Lake are argely attended by the owners of the in- fantile crait and by lovers of the yachtin pastime shown in mimature. 1f the Par] Commissioners would permit the little vessels to be kept in the empty boathouse at the lake many more yacgts would be entered in the races to be sailed this sum- mer. As it is, some of the boats are too heavy to be carried back and forth from the city to the park. In Eastern seaboard cities great interest is taken in the minia- ture regattas, and from the lines of these little models large vessels are built. POLICEMAN MINIHAN BEATEN. An Early Morning Row in a Clara-Street Saloon. . There was a row in the saloon kept by Mrs. Margaret Pond, on Clara street, near Fifth, at an early hour yesterday morning. Terence McCabe, who is said to be Mrs. Pond’s son, went to the Southern police station and asked Sergeant Hanner to send an officer with him to quell the disturbance. McCabe bore evidence of baving been roughly treated, ¥ The sergeant sent Policeman Flemin and Minihan with McCabe. When they reached the saloon the row was still in progress, and the two officers proceeded to eject the rowdy element. (mmediately hostilities ceased and they all made a com- bined attack upon the ‘officers. McCabe seized a bottle and struck Minjhan a blow on the head that knocked him down and opened his scalp. He was also struck on the eye. Fleming escaped with a few e o ted O e e officers arres harles Bradle and John Ryan, alias Moran, and cnlrges them with assault with a dead] weapon. Mrs. Pond was also arrested for keeping a giaoé'derly house and was released on $500 onds. McCabe and the others made their es- cape, but every effort is being made to find them. When arrested McCabe will be charged with assault to murder. On Jan- uary 29 he, Bradley, Ryan and several others were arrested for vagrancy and the cases are still pending. Terrance McCabe, who was the head of the gang that made the assault on the po~ | performance wes General Antonio Ezeta, who occupied a choice seat in one of the boxes. WILL SUE FOR DAMAGES, Proprietor Fahey in Trouble on Account of a Board Bill. A Stranger Is Cast Into Prison Be- cause He Was Without Money. William Fahey, proprietor of the Cosmo- politan Hotel, corner Mission and Fifth streets, will have a suit filed against him this week for $20,000 damages, and all on account of a board bill. The plaintiff in the proposed suit is E. R. 0’Mailia, who claims to be a contractor and is a new- comer to San. Francisco. He claims the broad State of Texas as his home, though he comes here directly from Los Angeles. About the 20th of last month 0’Mailia, according to the story told by his attorney, James A. Hall, arrived in_this city, and immediately sought out George W. Mc- Pherson, the real estate man. He had met this gentleman when he was touring the country with “Boone’s Arena,” and being without bag or baggage, wanted his assist- ance in securing a_cheap but respectable boarding-place. McPherson thought of his friend Fahey of the Cosmovolitan, and in- troducing O’Mailia, said that he was per- fectly good for a few days’ board, and further, that his tools and baggage would arrive within the week. At the end of the week Fahey promptly demanded his money, and was told by 0'Mailia, who, in the meantime, bad se- cured work, that he would not receive his y until the next day, and he must wait. Ris did not suit the proprietor of the Cos- mopolitan, and Officer Perrin was asked to arrest the penniless stranger. O’Mailia was handcuffed, he says, carried to the City Prison and was kept in close confine- ment for several days. The case was set for March 30, but, at the request of Fahey’s lawyer, was continued over to Monday, when a nominal fine of $5 was entered against him. S “It is an outrage,” said Mr. Hall yester- day, “that a man can be arrested, cast into prison, fined $5, and all for no greater of- fense than being without money. O’Mailia was not attempting to leave the house, and even went so far as to ask Fahey to allow him to go out and find his friend McPher- son, who would readily pay the bill. Itis on the grounds of malicious prosecution and false imprisonment that the suit will be brought. Mr. Fahey does not seem to be very much worried over the threatened suit—in fact, he is inclined to regard it in the light of a “big bluff.” : “I have heard,” said that gentleman yesterday, ‘‘that O'Mailia proposes to sue me for $20,000 damages, but I am not at all worried over it. This fellow came to my place on the 20th of March and claimed that he had baggnfie in the transfer office. On the third: day I asked him about the baggage and he told me that the Pacific Tnnsfer Company had the checks and would bring it up the next day. I tele- honed the company and found that he Etd misrepresented the case to me, as they knew nothing o(hO’MaiIia and his trunks. I then told him that he was a beat and ordered him out of the house. Two days later I was surprised to find him in the breakfast-room, and then it was that I called a policeman and had him put out of the house. The court has decided that I had probable course for ejection and arrest. That practically kills the suit and I am not allowing the matter to give me any trouble.”’ R A Crack Billiardist Here. H. A. Wright, or “Chick,” as he is familiariy termed by his friends, is registerea at the Grand Hotel. ‘‘Chick” hails from Stockton, where his father is among the wealthiest of the frlh.l brokers and warehouse men. He has ong enjoyed the reputation of being the clev. erest amateur billiardist the State affords, and 8o great is his skill that none of the local play- ers and none of those of his native city are willing to go against his game ———— ALL eolor§ tissue paper for lamp shades and flowers, Sauborn, Vail & Co,, 741 Market street. ¥ | the respective features of their publica- | tions, and quibble about which has the most, names contained therein, they are unanimous upon the population proposi- tion, and claim that 10,000 increase is the lowest estimate. After discussing tie new features of his directory yesterday Edward M. Adams, manager for Painter & Co., publishers of ‘‘Langley’s Directory,” said: We have covered the city more thoroughl; this year than ever before, and I don’t thin] the official census man_ himself could have gained a more accurate idea of our population. his year our dmctor; contains 153,834 names, while the year before we had 148,720, There is en increase of 5114. This increase of names would, in my opinion, indicate a gain to the entire population of ‘from 10,000 to 12,000. Our people esiimate the population of ‘the city to be now 345,000, elthough I be- lieve the Crocker people estimate it higher. As 1 said before, I do not believe any one could get nearer the actual figure than ine di- rectory man. With the competition in the field this extraordinary pains have been taken to not overlook a name if possible. The canvass- ers were out early, and_they remained in the field until almost 'the hour of going to press. We intend to introduce a new feature this year, which will not only be a novelty in the busi- ness, but it will enable one to kcep fairly well gnsted as to the growth of the g;)pufadon. 'his will be the issuing of a monthly supple- ment of new arrivals, as far as obtainable, and other matters. The managers of the Crocker Company have also canvassed the city very thor- oughly, and they are satisfied that there is a much larger increase than that claimed by Mr. Adams, and also that the popula- tion as a whole is far beyond his estimate. The superintendent said. 7 We estimate, from carefully prepared figures, that the present population is now 378,100, while last year it was 361,800. This shows an increase of 16,300, which is_about correct. The city has not been so thoroughly ecan- vassed for years as it has this time for the di- rectories. Both the directories appeared last week, in all the glory of attractive binding and new type. In the light of these statements it would appear that the gopulnfiun of San Fran- cisco is considerably larger than has been generally supposed. The United States census of 1890 only gave the city credit for 297,990 population, but that was looked upon as ridiculously low. It was a no- torious fact that the census was not prop- erly taken, and it was asserted as a fact that there were ‘over 300,000 residents in San Francisco. The new estimates should have especial interest for the Half-million Club. If the city is so close on to a 400,000 basis the energetic members of the club may con- gratulate themselves on being nearer the 500,000 point than they thought. TO IMPROVE THE BRAIN, Will a Psycho-Physical Laboratory Be : - Established at the Uni- versity ? Scientists, pseudo scientists, would-be scientists and others who dabble in the- ories dressed in technical expression that confound the simple lay mind are talking just now of the proposition to establish a phycho-physical laboratory at the State University—a proposition, by the way, that is being urged strenuously by the best scientific talent in and out of this institu- tion. Dr. W. F. McNutt, who combines con- siderable knowledge of what Professor Gates has termed “the newest of the sci- ences’’ with great skill as a physician and surgeon, may fairly be said to be the father of this proposition, which in all proba- bility will assume definite form_before many months have passed. Dr. McNutt does not pose as a psycho-physicist, but for several years he has been carrying on 'e;- e F‘"imen“ in this direction, followin, lines laid down by the investizators of the world-famous German uniyersities. The new science deals with matters that have hitherto been deemed entirely be- yond the reach of investigation. For spe- cific example, it bas been demonstrated that bad and unpleasant thoughts create chemical products in the y that are physically injurious. On the other hand, cheerful ‘and’ pleasant feelings' generate chemical products that are physically healthful. Br\ain building, says Dr. McNutt, “is par excellence the great problem for scientific solution. How shall man get more mind? Science must answer, and upon that answeggthe futureof the zace depends. The psyého-physicist sets it down as axiomatic that the future possibflities of developing the human brain lay along the line of the senses. ‘‘People have been taui;ht to think of the mind as something purely spiritnal. As a matter of fact, it is a big piece of phgsical mechanism, casnble of the most wonderful possibilities. eginning with a child, it may be built up bit by bit. Letthe esoteric mind-builder begin by calling up pleasant ideas and memories. ~ Let him take regular exercise, as he would with dumb-bells, and call it psychical gymnastics, though, as has been shown, it has a physical bearing also. Very soon the change will be apparent in thought and action, and the man will be- come a great improvement on_his former self, both morally and physically.” s EVANGELIST OURRIE'S TALKS, He Discourses to Young Men at Asso- ciation Hall, John Currie, the noted Scotch evangel- ist, addressed the members of the Young Men’s Christian Association at Association Hall yesterday afternoon. The evangelist is a stoutly built, middle- aged man, with blue eyes and sandy hair and mustache. On the platform he ap- pears extremely nervous, and his gestures are both numerous and exceedingly dra- matic. The speaker yesterday afternoon en-| deavored to impress upon his hearers the | necessity of immediately availing them: selves of the way ! of salvation, so freely offered by the Father in heaven. He urged the dangers of pracrastination and delay, and vividly pictured the position of those who should find that with all their good intentions they had put_the matter off till it should be forever too late. T0 AVOID FUNERAL POMP. Rev. Leslie Sprague Speaks of Unnecessary Display Over the Departed. His Sermon Will Cause the Forma- tion of a Soclety for Simple Burials. A sermon by the Rev. Leslie W. Sprague yesterday morning at the Second Unitarian Church was the cause of starting a move- ment to form a society, the members of which will pledge themselves to abstain | from any unnecessary show in any funerals they may have anything to do with, to have no public exposure of the features of the dead, no public burials, and to avoid expensive arrangements and trappings and to refrain from the wearing of mourn- ing. Mr. Sprague spoke on “Funeral Cus- toms.” He said in beginning that his purpose was to arouse public sentiment in fayor of reform of the customs which are followed at the present time. Mr. Sprague took his text from Matthew viii:22, “Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead.” After speaking of the prabable meaning of the passage he said that the present method of burying the dead keeps many from following the Christ that is ever tellinEof the larger and more cheer- ful faith. To speak of our funeral customs as ‘““Christian burial” is a maligning of Christianity. Christianity means a belief, a confidence in immortality, a trust in God’s goodness, or it means nothing. Our fun;r customs are a negation of -our faith. Mr, Sprague said that he believed that both the funeral service and the interment should be private. If ever there is a time when the home is sacred and should be kept free from the intrusion of even the well-meaning visitor, it is when there is sorrow over the separation from a loved one which death brings. He objected to the expensive burials that every where pre- dominate, to the rearing of costly monu- ments, and the prevalent custom of wear- ing mourning for the dead. He said that the ttue monument should commemorate the life, not the death, and should be reared in the world where the departed spent effort. Homes for the homeless, schools for the ignorant—these are the true things with which to commemorate the dead. If we believe in immortality the custom of dressing in black robes and crape poorly expresses our faith. Asaresult of this sermon there will be an organization formed to call itseli the funeral reform circle, doubtless, and which will pledge the members to the following principles of action in case of their own or a friend’s death, providing the wishes of others concerned can be overcome. That the remains of the dead shall not be exposed to the view of any but the im- mediate family and such bosom friends as shall be thought needful, but that no ex- position of the remains shall be made at any public service. ‘hat there shall be no public burial, the interment being entrusted to one or two re- liable friends and the undertaker. That an inexpensive funeral shall be se- cured, with plain coffin and few flowers and modest monument or tombstone. That ‘“‘mourning” shall not be worn or any change made in the apparelor ordi- nary habits of life, for the death of loved ones who_are best respected by doing as they would like the remaining friends to do, by acting without them as they would act with them A BOSTON ARTIST HERE: Louis F. Harlow Making Studies of California Scenery. Many of the Sketches Likely to Be Reproduced and Sent to This City. Louis K. Harlow, the Boston water- color painter, is in the city on his way from a sketching tour in Mexico and will stop here long enough to take back to Boston some representations of California scenery. , There are few art circles in the United States that do not know Louis Harlow as the water-colorist whose stmnil point is the brilliancy of his work. Just how he is able to put so much light, color and dis- tance in‘his sketches has been for some time a secret that many younger artists have longed to learn. Not for some time has so strong a man been in California with the avowed pur- pose of taking back Kast his artistic im- pressions of the local scenery. This is what Mr. Harlow proposes to da, and he has already done some clever work around Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, S8an Diego and Monterey. All of his studies, for so far they are little else, as none are completed, show his eculiar brilliancy and warmth of tone. Bm‘ing a visit to half a dozen of the studios here Mr. Hariow caught, as only an artist could, the feeling among the men here who do the best work, and when he bad concluded l}gs ro'u‘nd of vilz:itu ng:d: many very complimentary speeches abou the status of art here and the work that he saw being done. It is more than gmbnble that many of the studies made by Mr. Harlow of Cali- fornia scenes will be rfiamdnced in Boston and sent back here. He. has also been re- quested to send some of his work here for exhibition. A sketch of the bay from the cupola of the H_oshns Institute is one that Mr. Harlow s will be especially suc- gmml. He leaves for Boston within'a few ays. ————— MoNeY burns the pocket to buy the Al- mighty-dollar Cigi * THE ORSEGES OOV Trolleys Will Take Their Places on All the Old Car Lines. S0 SAYS H E. HUNTINGTON. Nearly Fifteen Miles of Electric Roads Proposed to Be Built. The Market-street railway people have in contemplation changes in the horse-car lines controlled by the combination which will make a great difference in downtown travel, particularly in the cross streets south of Market street, and on Montgomery, Sansome and Market streets. The total length of all the new electric lines will be over twelve miles. The contemplated roads to be changed are as follow. The old North Beach and Mission line, which runs from the ferries up Market street to Fourth, along Fourth to Folsom, and out Folsom to Twenty-sixth street, with a branch from Folsom along Eighth street to Market and down Market to the ferries. The old Omnibus line from the corner of Montgomery and Jackson along Mont- gomery to Market and up Market to Fourth. Formerly this line ran out Third street, but when the different franchises were gathered into the combination the line was run up to Fourth street and out | Fourth street to Channel. The Fiith-street line, which has always been an adjunct of the Market-street rail- w;y running from Fiith and Marketalong Tifth to Bluxome, and down Bluxome to the Fourth and Townsend offices. The old Central line, fror: Sixth and Brannan, along Sixth to Market, down Market to Sansome, along Sansome to ‘Washington, thence to the ferries, with a return branch up Jackson to Sansome. The Spear-street line, from Market street to the Oregon dock. The line from Tenth and Howard, down Tenth to Potrero avenue and out to South San Francisco. The building of the electric road on Fol- som street has been under way some time. H. E. Huntington yesterday said that they expect in time to change their horse- car lines into electric lines. How soon this would be brought abouthe could not say. Changing the Sansome and Montgomery street lines into trolleys would mean run- nin, Market street frem Sansome asfar as Sixth. If these proposed changescan be made they will mean the erection of trolley poles and wires on that part of Market street. If the whole of the line of the old North Beach and Mission system is covered with electric lines it will mean trolleyson Market street from Eighth down to the ferries. Mr. Huntington said that he believed that in time some of the cable lines, where the grades are not too steep, would also be changed into electric roads. ‘Electric lines,” he said, “are as far ahead of cable lines as the cables are ahead of the old horse cars. They are much more easily handled and managed and more satisfac- tory in many ways. The cost, too, is less.” hen the Market-street people brin, about their changes the streetcar horse wi have disappeared from the streets of San Francisco and the old bobtail car will be a thing of the past. TOOK A FATAL DRAUGHT. An Old Man Who Drank Nearly Two Ounces of Carbolic Acid. He Was Found Dead and Cold In a Market-Street Lodging- House. i oL Huddled in a heap, dead and stiff and cold, on the floor in one corner of a room at the Acme House, 957 Market street, was found the body of an elderly and gray- haired man at 10 A. M. yesterday. By his side lay two ounce bottles that had con- tained carbolic acid, the deadly fluid that bad caused the old man’s death. There was nothing in the room, on the man’s person, or among his effects to show who he was or why he had swallowed the fatal draught. The man came to the Acme House Saturday afternoon and secured a room. He did not register his name, nor did he leave any baggage, but paid for one day in ‘advance. He retired shortly after,and was not again seen alive. Yesterday morning one of the servants of the house entered the room occupied b the stranger and found him dead as stated. One of the bottles that had contained the carbolic acid was empty and bore the label of Ing & Allee, druggists, 712 J street, Sacramento. The other bottle, which stil contained about one-third of an ounce of acid, was labeled T.F. Phillips, druggist, corner of Sixth and K streets, gacramenm. Judémg from the q\\antitf of poison taken from the bottles, if swallowed at one time, death must have resulted very quickly after tne time of taking. There were evidences that the dead man’s suffer- ings must have been severe and that the death struggle must have ‘been terrible. His head was bruised in several places where he had evidently fallen against the walls and furniture of the room. There could have been no assault by outside parties, as the room was locked on the 1nside. In addition to the empty acid bottles there were two four-ounce bottles of aqua ammonia, oneof which had been partly emptied. Each of these bottles boxa?sbels showing that the drug had been purchased from the same druggists that had supplied the carbolic acid. A curious feature in this connection is the fact that aqua am- monia is a restorative antidote frequently used after an emetic *in cases of carbolic acid poisoning. The deceased was x;ppmem]{l about 60 ears of age, 5 feet 10 inches in height. He ad gray hair and a white mustache, and a fulland prominent forehead. The sum of §1 15 was found in one of his pockets, also a ticket to a picnic given by the Sac- ramento Helvetia Verein, June 25, 1893. On the back of this ticket, written with ncil, were these words: ‘814 J street, ew Wm. Tell House. A. Keser.” The Coroner was notified and the body was removed to the Morgue. ALL ABOUT A CONTRACT. Suit Will Be Begun Against the Nob Hill Development Company for Damages. The Nob Hill Development Company will find itself in trouble to-day when the Superior Court opens its doors to hear the stories of weal and woe which are daily told by litigants. 8. N. Fletcher will be- gin suit against the Nob Hill Development Company and D. Jordan to recover $3000 damages. S In October the Nob. Hill Development Company awarded the contract for_build- in% big tenement house on Nob Hill to 8. N. Fletcher and D. Jordan, for which they were to receive the sum of $200,000. Work was actually commenced on the house and continued until the 4th day of , when, without any cause or warn- ing, according to the complaint of Mr. Fletcher, the Nob Hill Company canceled the contract with Fletcher and Jordan, and eniered into the same agreement with the last-named gentleman. Fletcher llleges that they (Fletcher and Jordan) would have made $30,000 out of the contract had the work-been completed, and asks judgment for that amount. The refusal of Jordan to join Fletcher in the action makes him a defendant in the suit. Fletcher in his complaint will say: The plaintiff alleges that at no time during the progress of said work did the said partner- ship, composed of Fletcher and Jordan, re- fuse or neglect to supply a sufliciency of material or workmen to complete the building within the time limited, and also that had the said partnership beén per. mitted to proceed with the work of erec- tion of the building they (Fletcher and Jordan) would have received and realized the sum of $30,000 as profits arising from the contract and the performance of the work thereunder. All of the parties to the suit are well known in business circles, and the out- come will be watched with interest. THANKING THE JURORS Labor Unions Pleased With the Result of the Strike Trial. A Testimonial Is Suggested for Wel= lington and Bourne, Who . Held Out. There is quiet rejoicing in labor circles over the result in the case of Cassidy and Mayne, the railroad strikers, and there is some talk of giving public expression to the feeling among the unions toward the two jurors who held out for acquittal to the end. Jurors Wellington and Bourne were called upon by men in the same line of business with them, and other men of af- fairs, and congratulated upon the stand they had taken and retained. Members of the A. R. U., Sailors’ Union and others also called and expressed their gratitude. There will be a meeting of the railroad union on Wednesday right, when some official action will probably be taken in re- gard to the matter, as the men are quite enthusiastic over the proposition to presest the two jurors with a testimonial. “We are very much pleased with the verdict,” said Harry Knox, “and are glad that the strain of the_ trial is over. The jurors who stood by their convictions to the end while others changed over to the op- posite side are entitled to the everlasting gratitude of labor, as this wasa fight where the cause of labor was at stake. ad these men been convicted, especially after the charge of the Judge, organized labor would have been hereafter considered as a con- spiracy against the state and common- wealth. Iam glad, very glad indeed, that we have won.” ———————— {OSponmneous combustion of the human dy has been declared impossible, al- though many cases have been reported. AMUSEMENTS. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING AT 8, FIRST PRODUCTION IN AMERICA Of Arthur Shiyley’s Realistic Drama, “THE LIGHTNIXG'S FLASH !” EvENING PRICES—25c and 57 Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. Seats on Sale from 9 A. M. 10 10 p. M. A Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manager TQ-NIGHT (}E VEEK ONLT ALICE NIE! MONDAY, April 15—A WHIRLWIND OF FUN, LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE ! as—ARLIN Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. CALIFORNIA THEATER AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprietors 2d AND LAST WEEK! Last 7 Nights !—Last Matinee Saturday ! The Popular American Drama of Loveand War, THEGIRL 1 EEFE BEHIND ME. Presented by a Strong Cast and with Splendid Effects. Next Week—Monday, April 15, PETER F. DAILEY IN A COUNTRY SPORT. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. Commencing To-Night, Monday, April 8, NOVELTY UPON NOVELTY ! 17—BRILLIANT STARS !-17 “STUART,"” the World’s Greatest Male Soprano. BINNS and BINNS, Celebrated Music Comedians, ELECTRIC QUARTET, famous Vocal Entertainers. DILLON BROTHERS, Peerless Original Parodists. THE NAWNS, Inimitable Character Artists. BRUET and RIVIERE, Premier French Duetists, LINA and VANI MAZUZ and ABACCO, Ete. Reserved Seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera Chairs and Box Seats, 5Uc. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS... Proprietor and Manager A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS! BEAUTIFUL AQU—ATH} PAGEANT! MATINEE DAILY AT 2 P. M. THE MOZART SYMPHONY CLUB OF NEW YORK At the Young Men's Christian Association Andi- torfum, Mason and Ellis streets, THURSDAY EVENING, April 11. First appearance of this world-renowned Musical Club, consisting of the following artists: Otto Lund, violin soloist; Theo. Hoch, violin; Richard Stoelzer, viola; Mario Blo- deck, violoncello: assisted by Miss Cecilia Braems, Mile. Zoe de Vielie. Tickets, 50 cents (0 all parts of the house: on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. This will be the musical treat of the season. They have wboenwyhyl.u to crowded houses tI out the untry. RUNING & RUNNING RACES! RACES! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, WINTER MEETING, BAY DISTRICT TRACK, COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1894 Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satarday—Raia or Shine. Five or more races each P. M. sharp. McAllister and the gate. . Races start at 2 street cars pass