The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 9, 1895, Page 7

e - R —— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL’ 9, 1895. i ' TUBSDAY ......... OITY NEWS IN ived from the Orient yes- 1 trade review of the Journal of | ss been issued. | granted two hy- | Valley Rail- | 0 yesterday. | Keramic Club opens new | es an exhibition sale to-day. Club grounds will be closed & matter of curtailing expenses. | Woman’s Suffrage Club gave one t Pythian Castle last Fotty ship carpenters are wanted in Stockton . of barges and repairing of t cannery at the corner of Second streets was burned last night. 1 McNab in an interview expresses his o Chris Buckley. It is scarcely com- ia estimated that the traffic in “white” ets in this city amounts to over W. Philbrook, a disbarred attorney, defies Supreme Court and practiees law. He will 1 ladies are beginning 1ew mission-room, in the mittee was appointed of the Presbyterian | 1eet rm. The Riverside and Walla Walla polo teams anage and Fa: have departed for home, and there is 1o pros- pectof a return mateh. rs met yesterday and led his veto message to the ok 0 The whaling bark Gayhead was almost scut- ed and the vessel y escaped going to the bottom off Ho; Fhe 2 orse has arrived listened to an address b Gilbert Dexter ad- 1 son of i, was kitled by an electric caron Yesterday morning. etition for & franchise for right of eets in Stockton was presented to f that city last nig! ing tug Golden Gate collided yester- he schooner Jessie Benton, tearing sailing vessel's headgear. dissolved the d to Rudolph 1n the appointed dd. always be the CALL i ALL. on local a other McDermott an ele had two of robbery booked ag: t them at h on. They held up two men on Frid he ay Sam Rainey have indorsed E. Taylor, Dr. Ju Rosenstirn and D. McCarty for places on the Board of perintendent of the tterances in regard to Sam Rain Phoebe Ann More, 86 years of age, swore out & warrant yesterday for t arrest of , her son-in-law, for brutally ing and kicking her, nt was sworn 1 ut yesterday for the ar- sman, for brutally | ear-old boy, with 8 | H. Lichenstein, 11 Stockton y burglars at an early | ng end several revolvers e Board_of Health | sident physician to placed, and Dr. Me- em under which the s of the ‘Public Library may have the books on the shelves will soon be that institution. and D.Connolly, members of )artment, were each fined $5 by erday for fast riding in st Tuesday. 3 purchase | r they need already prepared and have | 10 warm the prepared dishes. The stated spring meeting of th n Frencisco opened reet last 5 elected moderator. cott O'Brien is suing Michael rce on the ground of cruelty mony on the strength of & con- denied by her husband e prest Bridge and ¢ certain par] defendar the State Bureau of High- #nd orgenize in Sacramento to- w. Marsden Manson, one of the Governor's tees, explains the work that lies before g C. C. Morehouse irt for $10,000 damages for ustaine: at the construction of a- the corner of Market and Mont- | X | vening at 8 o'clock s set of | 1 from the Photographic Society | th of France, will be shown at the | ifornia Camera €lub rooms, Academy of | Sciences building. i The cases against Manager k. P. Vining and | L. Willentt of the Market-street | with & misdemeanor, | s court yesterday, and | Cable Com were call continued till T In the suit of Rudolph Spreckels against the Nevade Bank Judge Sanderson yesterday held ibat the bank has the right to have certain stocks pledged bé, the’ plaintiff transierred in | the books of the cbmpany. Judge Slack yesterday permitted the execu- | tors.of the Fair estate under the missing will to take some necessary steps in administration. The hearing of ;the petition of Dr. Mare L""i ingston for special letters went over to the 16th | , First Infantr ond Licutenant T. st Lieutenant Charles . Thompson, térm expired, and Sergeant James A. Christie eed Fir 1o 511 the vacancy caused by Sparrowe’s promo- The architeets of the apartment-house being Pirtup on the corner qf Jones and California treets say that the reason thatS. N. Fletcher was-not & party tothe contract for the build- {;.K .‘< that he could not furnish the necessary pirels. The excursion of the Half-million Club is an gssured success and extra trains a necessity. All the towns to the south are anxious to be included in the itinerary. Registration books Gpén to-day at the headquarters, room 29 in the Mills building. JocKey Reeves was badly injured at the race- track ‘yesterday by being thrown from the mare.Chemuck, whom he was riding in the ‘second race. It was & rough day for favorites, Gara being the only first choice to finish ront. The other winners were Birdie C, C Mt C, McLight, Arctic and Captain Coster. ¢ Hebrew feast of Passover commenced evening. Services will be held in all the les and synagogues of the city this morn- dng_at 10 o'clock. Sermons will be delivered “7by Rabbi Voorsanger at Temple Emanu-El, Dr. "3 Nieto at the Synsgegue erith Israel and Rakbi M. S. Levy at Beth Israel Temple. At e two latter places of worship services will 156 be held to-morrow morning. . The-suit of David Hearfield vs. Fred A. Bridge et al. was decided in favor of the de- fendants by Judge McKenna in the United States Circuit Court yester: The claim in- Yolved the title to” certain portions of block 1139, outside lands. in the vicinity of 8 street wud Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fith and Thirty- E1Xth avenues. There were fifteen defendants to the suit,and they were all jubilant over be- ing.confirmed in their holdings. | hearted manager | about th Hundreds of Women Shut Out by a Prominent Dry- Goods House. Remarkable Scenes at the Sale of the Kennedy Bankrupt Stock. “Let me in, please, my baby's inside, and she’ll get lost—please don’t shut me out,” was the remarkable request made in a shrill, falsetto voice by a very mauch ex- cited woman to one of the managers of the big Market-street dry-goods store where a bankrupt stock is now being sold. And he let her in. A hundred other eager women who wanted to pass through that charmed doorway into the surging crowd beyond, but had to wait until the coming out of others made room for them, groaned alond and cried, “It’s a shame—she has no more right to go in than we bave. She has no baby with her; she is only fooling you to At this disclosure of “woman’s perfidi- ous” ways the big uniformed policeman at the door turned very red and said: “No more of you-uns gets in until de boss says to run in de whole gang,” and the tender- lushed and said, “Let them all come in and take their chances.” All day long yesterday a pushing per- iring crowd of men, women and children ged the doors of Hale Bros. for admis- ion to the sale of the Kennedy stock. wo policemen held the crowd in check. The doors were opened at intervals of ten or fifteen minutes to let out those who had bought and to let in those who wanted to buy, and probably at no time during the s there less than 1000 people beneath hiers could not handle the gold fast enough; they could hardly the tide as it rolled in threatening to :p them atany moment—and yet folks prate of hard times. Every possible arrangement had been made to receive this great crowd that shrewd business foresight could suggest. The ooms had been enlarged to their utmost capacity. New cashiers’ desks and bundle counters were built. Extra sdles- people and clerks were engaged. Several extra deliveries of goods for each day had been planned, even & part of the stools in front of the counters_had been moved to make more floor space—but all of these preparations were of little avail when the crush began. It was one of the most overwhelming throngs of shoppers ever seen on the coa Those that were shut out begged and pleaded to be let in, but the building would only hold so many at a time an they had to wait their turn. The Hales got a good thing when they bought the bankrupt stock of Kennedy Co., and they know how to make the most of the opportunity for themselves and their customegs. They are known as men who always keep their advertised promises, so0 that if you wish to know anything more sale it would be profitable to consult their announcements in the adver- ising column: ‘ CHILD CRUSHED TO DEATH Eugene H. Langford Killed Under the Wheels of an Electric Car. He Was Going to School With His Sister When He Lost His Life. Eugene H. Langford, the five-year-old son of John Langford, who resides at 710 Washington street, was run over and fatally injured by an electric-car at the corner of Washington and Kearny streets yesterday. The boy and his six-year-old sister were on their way to the Silver Star Kindergarten, on Sansome street, and in crossing Kearny the little fellow wasstruck by car 1132, The forward wheel passed over the boy’s | left hip, mangling it in a frightful manner. The body was dragged twenty. feet before the motorman succeeded in stopping the car. Reveral attempts were made to get the little fellow from under the wheel, but they all failed, so the motorman was ordered to turn on the current and force the car over the boy’s leg. The mangled boy was driven to the Re- ceiving Hospital in'a hack by Policeman Love, as the patrol wagon was not availa- ble. An examination by Drs. Somers and Deane showed that the feft thigh had been | so badly crushed that amputation would be necessary. There was also a compound fracture of the right thigh , and the body was a mass of cuts and bruises. The left leg was amputated at the hip by Drs. Somers and Deane. After the opera- tion Dr. Somers expressed the opinion that, owing to the severity of the shock and_the tender years of the victim, he would not recover. The boy died in two hours and the body was taken to the Morgue. The boy’s father, John Langford, was at home when he heard of the accident. He hurried to the Receiving Hospital, and when he saw the mangled body of his boy his grief was terrible. He remained be- side the cot till he breatned his last. The two children, he said, were regular attendants at the Silver Star Kindergarten and had started from home a few moments before the accident. He had often cau- tioned them to be very careful when cross- in% the electric car tracks. atrick Wynn, the motorman, went to police headquarters immediately after the accident and surrendered himself. He was laboring under great excitement. In ex- planation of the accident, he said: “1 was approaching the corner of Wash- ington street at the usual rate of speed, and had, as 1 thought, the car under perfect control. Just before the car reached the crossing a heavy express-wagon drove over the track ahead of the car,and I had to keep a close wateh on the wagon to avoida collision. The wagon passed over the track just ahead of the car, and the next instant we struck the boy.” He was taken to the City Prison and booked on the charge of manslaughter, but was released on his own recognizance by Captain Douglass. ————— Tre English are termed a “nation of shop-keepers.” They enjoy mundane blessings though, as the export records of Price’s Cream Baking Powder testify, incomparably the purest and strongest leavening agent. POLO MEN GONE HOME. . Departure of the Riverside and Walla ‘Walla Teams—No Return Match Probable. There was talk about town yesterday that another polo game would soon be played between the Riverside men and the Burlingame team. It was stated that while the home players accepted their de- feat with good grace, they were not satis- fied with their own individual team-play- ing. and were anxious for another go at | fiowers. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market the Riverside ranchers. The departure of 1 s S e Patrick Crowley, Chief of Police, was born in Albany County, New York, on March 17, 1831. When quite young he went to New York and worked in different printing offices. cisco in 1850 and worked two or three years. He came to San Fran= in the mining camps for He was engaged in the boating business here, when in 1854 he was elected to the office of Town Constable on the Democratic ticket. He was re=elected on the same ticket in 1855, and from 1856 he was re=elected every two years on the old People’s party ticket elected Chief of Police. till 1866, when he was He held that office by elec= tion for six years, when he quit the force and went into the brokerage business. the Legislature the Board In 1878 by an act of of Police Commissioners received the power to appoint the Chief of Police. The office was tendered him, and after considerable pressure he reluctantly accepted it, as he was mak= ing an excellent living at his business. This year marks the twenty- the office since then. He has held third of his incumbency by election and appoint=- ment. the teams yesterday for their res homes, however, put the possib; | match aside. | The Burlingame team was very unfortu- | nate at several very critical periods of the | game on Saturday, and lost goals through | the overanxiety of the players. Besides neither the players nor horses were fully rested from the fatigues of the game with the Fourth Cavalry on Thursday, and the terrible drives to which they were put, with the hot sun blazing down upon them, told upon their nerves and strength. At any rate the interest taken in the tournament by the public demonstrates that polo has come to California to stay. The great game of Saturday afternoon 1s still discussed at the clubs and in athletic circles with much animation. | The Burlingame Country club has taken a long stride in public esteem since the | tournament and the hope is generally ex- pressed that it will arrange for another series of games this fall. The Club raised a guarantee fund of nearly $2000 to defray the expenses of the visitor: Harold W heeler, who was so seriously injured by a fall from his horse Saturday morning, is now beyond all danger. He was able to leave his room yesterday. e No young lady is really nccomplished{ unless she understands fine cooking. The finest is done with Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. M AAB O CHRS BUCKLEY, Thinks the Ex-Boss Rightly Belongs in San Quen- tin. His Case a Proper One for Inves- tigation by the Grand Jury. The publication yesterday of charges by Buckley’s friends to the eifect that Gavin McNab and Max Popper had, because of | spite, circulated rumors that Buckley would be indicted by the Grand Jury, cre- ated a profound sensation among the local politicians. Mr. McNab, when ques- tioned concerning the charges last night, said: “Such statements are absurd. In con- nection with other good citizens I should much like to see Christopher Buckley indicted. His removal to San Quentin by due process of law would prove a salutary example to evil-doers. *“If a public epidemic should break out or smallpox make 1ts appearance, or if leprosy should be discovered, the public authori- ties would exert themselves to the utmost. The Government even causes the remova] of the decomposinicarcals of a dead horse when it befouls the atmosphere and en- | dangers health, and yet this creature Buckley is permitted fo be at large to| organize a criminal element whose colossal frauds and wholesale debauchment of elec- tions have made the political affairs of this city a scandal in the eyes of civilization. “] am out of politics and am not con- cerning myself with matters to_ care for which it 1s the duty of the Grand Jury and the Police Department. If you want to know whether or not I would like to see Buckley and all his kind in San Quentin I answer ‘yes.” "’ pgr. Popper spoke more calmly. He said: ~I have not started or circulated an rumors of the sort, nor Mave I talked wit members of the Grand Jury on the sub- ject, with the exce;iplon of that midnight ride. That is public property and has been for a long time. ¥ “‘The chief difficulty, I think, will be to secure any evidence directly implicating Mr. Buckley. He is far too cunning to eon}})mmisa himself. “Personally I am opposed to any viola- tion of law and gnrticularly of the election laws, and I would like to see any guilty E:l;t’y punished, no matter who he might —————— ALL colors tissue paper for lamp shades and street. - CONTRACT OR - LICENSE: A Marriage the Form of Which Is of Consequence in a Divorce Suit. Was Mrs. O’Brien Wedded When Certain Property Was Acquired ? Julia Scott O'Brien is suing Michael O’Brien for divorce and alimony in Judge Murphy’s court. Barclay Henley is attor- ney for the plaintiff and Charles ¥. Hanlon and Albert Raymond for the defendant. The case is a peculiar one in that it turns to some extent on the validity of an alleged contract marriage. The complain- ant claims to have been married November 21, 1890, and to have separated from her husband August, 1893, on account of his brutality, because her husband denied he was legally married to her aud called her such vile names as a ““demon from hell.” She asked for alimony on the ground that since their marriage her husband had ac- cumulated certain property, including a house and ot on Fifteenth and Noe streets, valued at $20,000. For answer the defend- | ant entered a general denial. In order to show that they had not been married in 1890, but in 1893, between which times the prmcifal property referred to was_acquired, defendant Michael O’Brien prodticed two documents—an alleged co of a marriage contract, executed in 1890, and a marri:lge certificate dated 1893, The contract read: SAN Fraxcisco, Nov. 21, 1890. Memorandum of _contract. We, Michael O'Brien and Julia S. Spear, this day agree to be ther as companions, and will until such time as Julia S. Spear's business and property in Marysville is sold, so as to have an income to liveon. I, Julla’'S. Spear, agree to allow Michiael O’Brien to manage her property and put it in a financial condition. When done then we decide to be married by the common lawof the United States, and not untilall those provisions are complied with, aud if not complied with this agreement is null and void and not binding on either party or parties, and has no force and effect. MICHEAL O'BRIEN. [Copy.] JULIA S. SPEAR. A marriage license was taken out on November 21, 1890, but the solemnization of matrimony, according to a certificate introduced, was not celebrated until July 21, 1893. Michael O’Brien was on the stand and swore to the foregoingg“contnct” as having been all the legal tie between him- self and Julia until July, 1893, Then Julia swore that there was a contract marriage between them, but that it differed from the “copy”’ produced. She said it read: We agree to be husband and wife after the matters now g:nding in_court are settled, and then we will be married by & miniater, or ac- cording to the common Iaw of the United States. She also declared that the contract was in her own handwriting and on a whole sheet of “Live Oak’’ no per, whereas this alleged contract was in her husband's handwriting and on a half sheet of nonde- script note paper. “I never write on a half sheet,” declared the witness. Witnesses were examined as to the rela- tions of Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien during the period in doubt and the case was contin- ued until this morning. THE cornerstone of good housekeeping is Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. It's a sure foundatior., e ————— Lashed With a Whip. A warrant was sworn out yesterday for the arrestof F. Rosli, an expressman, on the charge of battery. Rosli’s express wagon was standin on Colton street on Saturday afternoon an Harold Foster, a boy four yearsoi age, whose parents live at 97 Colton street, was playin; around the wagon. Rosli seized his whip anc lasbed the boy over the head and face in a brutai manner. Mrs. Watson’s Residence Sold. The residence of Mrs.. Charles L. Watson, ad- joining that of Mrs. Moses Hopkins on Clay street, between Laguna and Bucl an, has been sold by Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. to Mrs. W. P. Morgan. The consideration was not stated. It stands on a lot 77:6x127:3 and cost originally something over $50,000. It is but two years old and is admitted to be one of the most elegant houses in the Western Addition. POLICE SKETCHES. §(1]) OFf THE HORSES, The Fair Will Original Execu- tors Obtain Some Recog- nition. WARREN & MALLEY'S CLAIM. Miss Lake Wants the Rent of Her School Materially Re- duced. There was a crowd in Judge Slack’s courtroom yesterday morning in anticipa- tion of the hearing of another instaliment | of the great Fair will contest. But the | crowd was doomed to disappointment, for the outcome of the calling of the case was | merely a continuance. Dr. Marc Leving- | ston, as executor under the new will, had | arranged to present his petition for special letters of administration over the estate yesterday morning, but this matter went over again until the 16th inst. But had the crowd known it, there were proceedings of a more or less interesting character going on a short time before this continuance had been granted in the cham- bers of Judge Slack. Shortly before the opening of court the special administra- tors of the estate under the missing will— James 8. Angus, Louis C. Bresse, Thomas G. Crothers and W. 8. Goodfellow, accom- panied by their attorney, Garret McEn- erney—applied to Judge Slack for permis- sion to take certain action that was urgently necessary. The gramini of this permis- sion argued recognition by the court, but then on the other hand there was absolute necessity to require immediate action. The first request was for permission to | TWO ROBBERS CAUGHT. voice is not that of the snnd opera artist, he sang “The Heart Bowed Down” very accept- ably, and was recalled Kfiu and again. The orchestral rendering of theme in the pre- Iude was also enthusiastically a) Tillie Sallinger made a con: singing some parts ot her role, fortune-telling scene, grace: n‘l,l(y. Messmer made_what he could the part of Thaddeus, and Fanny Liddiard was too heavily hampered, both as to voice and acting by the part of the Queen of the Gipsies. The chorus was as usual a light opera chorus, and it wore some effective costumes. There was a large sudience and applause was frequent. Next week comes the new extravaganza “Little Robinson Crusoe.” At the Orpheum the new performers were Binns and Binns, and Stuart, the female imper- sonator. The former, who play on a variety of instruments, and are good musicians, appesred in thefr musical-tramp act. Disguised as ‘weary wanderers the father and son came on first with the long coach horns that are so little associated with dulcet strains, but from which they managed to evolve a variety of pleasing airs. Then they produced musie from sleighbells that were concealed on their persons and finally showed what an agreeable instrument the English concertina is when well played. They were enthusiastically received, as was also Stuart, the clever female impersonator, who, gorgeously gowned and glittering with diamonds, sang “She Was the Idol of my Heart” andther ballads. Next Mouday the Baldwin reopens with “The Bathing Girl,” played by the Whitmey Opera Company. Next Wednesday Emmett appears at the Macdonough, Oakland, in “Fritz in a Madhouse.”” On Monday he goes to Stockwell’s. plauded. entious Arline, cularly the Arthur They Held Up Two Men—One on Jessie Street and the Other on Minna Street. Peter Demarki of 363 Jessie street, while near his residence on Friday night, was held up by two men. One of them was a tall, powerfully built man, who seized De- marki by the throat and choked him almost to unconsciousness, while the ather relieved him of his silver hunting-case watch and $2. He was so badly choked that he was unable to call for help. About an hour afterward Morris John- ston of 232 Minna street was on his way home when he was held up, choked and robbed of his gold hunting-case watch and chain by the same two men. 111 /e ¥ / / / GARRET M’ENERNEY. sell sixty horses at Knights Landing, one | of the late Senator’s ranches. Judge Slack | made the order prayed for on the showing | that there was not enough feed on the ranch for the animals and that they stood | in peril of starvation. Another point was a request by Miss Lake of the Lake Seminary for a reduction | of the rent of her school from $400 to W)O; a month. She admitted that she bad al- ways paid a month, but thought that in view of the hard times and special cir- cumstances the reduction should be made. The Judge took the matter under advise- ment. Then Judge Slack confirmed his decision in favor of Contractors Warren & Malley’s claim b{ signing an order for payment of their bill for the filling in of certain North Beach lots. Warren & Malley’s bill came to $9199 65, and if it is paid, which will not be until after appeal to the Supreme Court, it will mean the continuance of the North Beach work., The special administrators claim that this work should have been terminated by the death of the late Sena- tor, which closed their contract. Should Judge Slack’s decision be upheld it will mean a continuance of work for many, the expenditure of nearly half a million dol- lars and the completion of the reclaiming of the North Beach property. PLAS FOR THE WEEK A Thunder and Lightning| Melodrama Is the Only Novelty. A Tivoli Version of Balfe’s * Bohe-~ mian Girl” — Hartman's Dances. With the exception of “The Lightning’s Flash” at Morosco’s there was nothing absolutely neww at the theaters last night. “The Bohemian Girl” was revived at the Tivoli, and at the Orpheum there were several new performers, the old ones ap- pearing in fresh sketches. “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” which is in its second week at the California, con- tinues to draw well. “The Lightning's Flash,” which was produced for the first time in California at Morosco's last night by the stock company of that theater, is a drama of the blood and thunder order, not forgetting the lightning, which plays an important role. Most of the scenes are laid in the Aus tralian gold fields, dear to writers of ro- mance, where bushrangers terrorize honest i Keo;le and virtue hasa hard struggle to old its own against vice. In the first act Merrick, the hero, a part layed sympathetically by H. Coulter rinker, falls a prey to miscreants of the bushranging type, and being blinded, is tied to a tree and left to his fate. A flash of light- ning restores his sight and he is set at liberty by & native Australian girl. Miss Minna Gleason was the maiden in question and she acted the part of the untutored savage cleverly. The rorfren of the play develops the facts that l&r ck is supposed to be dead and that a perfidious friend is about to supplant him in the affections of his sweetheart, Kate, played by Miss Edna Hall, but with the assistance oI a conjurer the fraud is exposed and the pair ere made happy. Their troubles are not ended, however, for thrilling melo- dramatic incidents happen, which include the exhibition on the tufu of & real waterfall, over which Miss Minna Gleason is about to float in a real canoe. The cast was well sustained and the attention of & good house was held through- out the plui. “The Bohemian Girl,” which was revived Jast night at the Tivoli, is not calculated to show that stock company at its best, for operetta and extravaganza are the fields in which these artists are fitted to shine. However, assuming that it was “The Bohemian Girl” according to the Tivoli, and not “The Bohemian Girl” ac- cording to tradition, the performance was a elever and amusing one. Indeed some touches of comedy were introduced, which would have astonished the lamented Baife, Ferris Hartman for instance, hel:s ham of Devilshoof, and fint be re- venged” siyle of acting scarcely suited to his spflihtly talent, introduced light and airy touches of comedy, dances and breakdow. which were very charming in themselves, ane succeeded in brin, down the house, but which gave a startlingly new and originaf ren- ering to the chal of Devilshoe John J. Raffael, who played Iher&}\’t of the Count, was the most successful performer last night. His rendering of the role was dignified lufl consistent, and though his preduction of Detectives Dillon and Crockett and Po liceman Macpherson were detailed on the cases and late Saturday night they arrested Thomas McDermott on Market and Fourth | streets. McDermott answered the descrip- tion of the tall man, who did the choking, and he has been identified by his two vic- tims. He told the officers” he was_the keeper of a sailor boarding-house on East street. McDermott had been in the prison about an _hour when Harry Steele, a waiter, called to see him. He was detained as he was suspected of being McDermott’s com- panion. Both ‘men have been booked on two charges of robbery. ANNUAL TRADE REVIEW. An Excellent Statistical Edition of the San Francisco Journal of Commerce. The annual trade review of the San Francisco Journal of Commerce is out. It consists of fourteen very large pages of statisties and articles pertinent to all lines of business. The work of compilation has been done with a great deal of care, and the review is an exhaustive and valuable paper. It is full of interesting data regard- ing imports and exports for 1894. Statis- tics connected with, wheat, flour, wine, sugar, coal, coffee, tea, quicksilver, sales of real estate, value of manu- factures, increase of population by immi- ration, revenue of the port, resources of anks and the like are very complete. It is shown that the year’s business amounted to $245,587,044.. The market review is par- ticularly well arranged. In all seven large pages are given to statistics, besides which there are several columns of articles by leading men in all kinds of business on the past work and the outlook for the fu- ture. There are some excellent articles on the manufactures of the State, and proof is given that San Francisco should be a great manufacturing center. The Daily Journal of Commerce has also come out in in- creased size, full of news matter pertain- ing to business. —_— E. L, FITZGERALD'S PLUM, He Is Appointed Labor Commissioner for Four Years by the Gov- ernor. E. L. Fitzgerald was yesterday appointed Labor Commissionet by Governor Budd. The new Commissioner is a brother of R. M. Fitzgerald of Oakland, and at present occupies a position in the United States Branch Mint in this city. The Fitsgeralds were strong Budd men in the Democratic State Convention that gave him the nomi- nation_ for Governor, and throughout the campaign they ‘gave the Stockton states- man hearty support. Naturally the Governor feels very kindly toward them, and showed his appreciation of R. M. by making him a Prison Commis- sione: e follows this nvgointment up by giving the brothera job forthe next four years. The State Legislature didn’tallow the ap- {mprhfion for the Labor Commission, and he general deficiency fund will be drawn on to defray the expenses of the office. It is understood that ex-State Senator Gho_ncher of Fresno will receive the deputy- ship. ——————— “THESE are my jewels,” said the patri- cian matron Cornelia as she exhibited her toga-invested boys. To keep modern household jewels buoyant and healthy in- sist upon being uusphed with the acme of Baking Powders—Dr. Price’s. e e e An Insurance Claim. ‘The suit of William H. Eilis against the Mas- sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company re- ceived a severe blow in the form of an opinion handed down yesterday by Judge Seawell sus- taining a demurrer to the amended complaint. The court said: ‘“Under the statute referred to the company is bound to p.& the amount of the policy only upon the condition that proof of death shali be submitted within ninety days after death.” s i AP LRSS The whole bottom of the ocean is covered with a layer of calcareous ooze, mingled with the skeletons and other animal re- mains of its inhabitants. e — Biy Nye was last seen smiling behind an Apmighty-dollar Cigar. D ACCESS T0 THE SRELVES Desirable Innovation in Pros- pect at the Public Library. It Is to Be Considered at Once by the New Library As- sociation. The sixteen thousand or more patrons of the free public library in this city will receive with more than ordinary interest the news that there is a lively movement on foot to innovate the “Clerkenwell” plan of free access in general to the book- shelves. To J. C. Rowell, librarian of the State TUniversity, is accredited the inauguration of it. He, with City Librarian Clark and Librarian Jellison of the Mechanics’ Insti- tute, started the Central California Libra- rians’ Association a short time ago, and it is proposed to lose no time in having that organization get down to discussion of such innovations as may best improve the pub- lic library service. The ‘‘Clerkenwell” system is therefore already on the tapis, and when the asso- ciation comes together next Friday even- ing it will be examined in all its workings. Free access to the book shelves is enjoyed by the members of both the Mechanics” In- stitute and Mercantile libraries, but as they are private subscription libraries, hardly any other arrangement could have been expected. Very few free public libra- ries in this country allow general book- shelf access. The ‘“few” comprise the public libraries at Cleveland, Ohio, Minne- apolis, Minn., and Pawtucket, R. I. In Boston there is a large reference collection to which free access is granted, but, for that matter, free access to shelves is already enjoyed by those who desire it in the reference department of the public library here, and Secretary Casey says it has been very successful. Librarian G. T. Clark said yesterday : The question has been agitated for several years in this country, and at the last annual meeting of the Américan Library Association, which was held at Lake Placid, librarian of the Enoch Pratt library more, Mr. Steiner, submitted & report, in which he stated that as & result of correspondence he had obtained the views of 130 librarians scat- tered over England, this country and Australia. While they varied in their attitude toward the question, they all agreed as to the advisability of granting free access to shelves in their reference depajiments. Many ex- Pluined that they already give general access n the cases of particular patrons, such as teachers and scholars, and others who seek special classes of literature. The Cleveland library has enjoyed free access for about two years. ewark library in New Jersey gives access to most of the shelves, John C. Hutchins, president of the board of trustees of the Cleveland library, referred to the matter as follows in his last annual re- Tt “The plan adopted some time since tenta- tively can no longer be regarded as an experi- ment, as it has worked to the entire satisfac- tion of the management and to those using the library. This radical innovation introduced by us has resulted in its adoption in several of the other public libraries throughout the coun- try, and is destined to general recognition.” 0f course, free access here can only be adopted whenll the conditions become fayor- able. It would necessitate a larger place than we have at present, and & general rearrange- ment. Our entire tystem of classification and grouping would have to be re: Giving free access to bookshelves is called the “Clerkenwell plan,” because of its having been perfected as & system in that English city. ——— . 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