The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1895, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1895. A FRIPIN CHINATOWN, 1t Nearly Resulted in Disaster to Two Curious Young Girls. DECEIVED BY THEIR GUIDES. Were Enticed Into a Disreputable House—A Very Narrow Escape. John King, a Chinatown guide, is under arrest on a charge of enticing two minor girls into a disreputable resort on Sunday last. Ki a well-known character about Chinatown, but until recently he has not been molested much by the police. t him of such a avince the public that the Chinese quarter by young girls is not unattended by grave dangers. Last Sunday afternoon Eva Sheldon, aged 15 years, of 540 Hayes street, accom- panied Myrtle Coss d 17, of 704 Laguna street, to Chinato oth girls are attractive in appearanc le stand- ing at the corner of Clay and Dupont streets they were approached by King anc i Dominic McAuliffe 0 a guide, and asked by them if they would not like to ‘‘see the sights.” “I wanted to run awa don, “when the men spoke to us, but Myr- tle said she had long wished for a chance to see Chinatown, and if we could see the different plac r nothing w re of the offer. g did all He said he would take care see that we would come to no of us harm. It was too late to see the town that afternoon, for I had to be at home at 6 o'clock to prepare supper for my parents. After some talk we decided to meet King and McAuliffe at 8 o'clock and make the tri Miss Sheldon returnec home and pre- pared the evening meal for her parents, | who then left the house to attend church. Miss Sheldon said nothing of her proposed | trip to her mother, and aiter her departure | the girl went to the corner of Hayes and Laguna streets, where she met Miss Cos- sotti. They boarded a car and went down- town. “We met King and McAuliffe according to agreement,” said Miss Sheldon, “and we went_into a few along Dupont The guides treated us well, but | {i suggested that we should go e theater. We agreed to th estion, but the men did not take us to | the theater. They took us to a building at the corner of Brooklyn alley and Sacra- | mento street, as I le: | didn’ rned afterward. It t we the n't look much like a theater, b 't suspect anything wrong uu opened by a white woma: “Myrtle and I held back a le, but King said, ‘Come on, girls; it's all right.’ *“We then went into the frc room, where a lot of women we: A few were there, also, acted frightened and started for the door, w as being opened for som King and MecAuliffe tried to stop us, when we began to scream they drew 1 e had been fooled, and, | of the men and women | n out of the house. en told a pc man of the matter g was arrested.” as reported to Secretary ymb of the Society for the Prev n of Cruelty to Children, on Monday, and he caused a warrant to be issued for the arrest of King and McAuliffe. King was found without difficul thus far McAuliffe espite the protests of the girl and her has eluded arrest. Miss Sheldon’s parents 1 companion were placed. in the City Prison and booked for some public institution. Mrs. Sheldon i eatly incensed at the detention of her da ter, who, she de- clares, was booked for an institution against her prot “My daughter,”’ said she, “is an inno- cent girl and I intend to provide for her. She has never been mixed up in a scandal, but on Sunday she trusted herself impru’ dently to a couple of scoundrels, who no doubt intended to take advantage of her and her companion. They enticed her into a disreputable place and might have accomplished their purpose had not the girls created a disturbance. I cannot see why she should be arrested. I have placed my case in the hands of Attorney Allen and will see if my daughter cannot be res- cued from prison.”” Myrtle Cossotti is an orphan and has earned a livelihood for several years by working as a servant in private families. LOCATING - THE HEIRS. Attorney Ogear T. Shuck of This City Succeeds in Finding Many Rela- tives of Dead Capitalists. A part at least of the thousands and tens of thousands of dollars remaining un- claimed in the vaults of the Hibernia Bank, the Savings and Loan Society and other similar institutions, will in all probability be distributed to the legal heirs of the last depositors within the next few weeks. Attorney Oscar T. Shuck, who has been appointed by the court to represent many of the absent heirs, is receiving letters | every day from people claiming to know more or less about the parties inquired for, giving information that will greatly facili- tate the distributing of the long-idle money. Yesterday he received a letter from Chi- cago, which throws considerable light on the case of Mrs. Mary Burke, who has $8000 to her creditin the Savings and Loan So- ciety. Mrs. Burke was a Chicago woman, her maiden name being Mary Newland. She married Burke at an early age, but left him and came direct to San Francisco. Efforts are being made to prove her death, and if that can_be done to the satisfaction of the bank officials the $8000 will at once be paid to her heirs. One of the most peculiar cases is that of H. Mariah Mooney. Mr. Shuck has been corresponding with the Mayor of St. Au- burns, Vt., where the missing woman was born, and learns that the woman visited her parents in 1880, but she has since dis- appeared and all efforts to locate her have roven futile. A few days ago,amonga ot of old papersa document was brought to light purportingto be the will of Mariah Mooney, in which all of her property was ven to certain named relatives. Until eath can be established the will is not deemed sufficient authority on which to ay over the $1000 in the Hibernia Bank to er credit. Lawyer E. B. Power of Nevada City writes that be has discovered the missing M . Collier, who had $750 placed in the bank to her credit by Dr. Tappan, afterward killed in an Indian fight in Ari- zona. Proofs of her identity will be forwarded in a few days, when the money will be paid to her. The place and date of the death of MichaePMurnh{),lwho placed a consider- able sum in the bank, has been determined through the efforts of Mr. Madden of Auburn and his only heir is now living in Kalamazoo, Mich. There will be $1800 coming to Murphy’s heir when the rec- ords are finally approved. The heirs of Jeremiah Pendergast, whose peculiar story was told in the CALL a few days ago, have been Jocated in County Cork, Ireland, and the necessary papers to secure the $12,000 due Pendergast or his heirs are being made out. Z Other cases, hitherto shrouded in mg& tery, are being rapidly cleared up, notably the history of Kate Welch, Matthew Hayes and John T. Edgar. In_the case of the latter Mr. Shuck has received letters from Salt Lake City and Santa Clara giv- ing the address of his people.. = g _In all probability the $19,000 in the Hi- bernia Bank to the credit of Alexander Smith will go through no end of litigation before it is finally distributed. There are three claimants in the field—a daughter, a brother and a nephew. . This last claim- %;n, the nephew, is living in Owassa, Mich. A LABOR COOMMONWEALTH. Another Scheme for the Solution of the Unemployed Problem. J. Jeffries of Seattle, Wash., will de- liver a lecture to the unemployed on Mon- day evening, April 22, 1895, at the Temple, 115 and 117 Turk street, preparatory to his organizing a tour of the United States for the purpose of forming co-operative so- cieties amongst the unemployed, on the subject of “*Co-operation and Organization of Labor and Cu})iwl.” The lecture will touch ugzn the peren- nial problem of what is to be done for the unemployed. A suggestion is to be sub- mitted that a_co-operative commonwealth be founded with a membership of 500,000. In the prospectus of the proposed com- monwe: ¥ h 1t is stated that with this membership and a subscription of only ten cents per head railroads could be built to coal and mineral deposit centers and a percentage could be employed to establish new industries instead of being loaned out at interest and thus Iying iale. It is also reported that the city of Port- land has donated to the new venture 1000 acres of land, which it is proposed to util- | ize for the purposes of the commonvwealth, FENS OB HER SHFET The Schooner Twilight Long Overdue From Willapa Harbor. iFears Expressed for the Vessel's | Safety—Off for Alaska. Notes. The schooner Twilight is twenty days out for this port from Willapa harbor, and her agents fear that she is lost. The aver- age run from Willapa is eight days, and at this time of year the Twilight should have been heard from long ago. Quite a fleet of | vessels left in company with the missing | schooner, and all have arrived or have | been accounted for. Nota word has been heard of her since the day she sailed, and the outlook for her safety is said to be a gloomy one. The Twilight is an old-timer, and is very well known on this coast. She is a vessel f 175 tons net, and was built at Port Lud- low, Wash., in 1874, She is 112.6 feet in length, 30.2 feet beam and 9 feet in depth of hold. The steamer Oregon, which has been laid up in Sausalito for several months, came over yesterday and docked at the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company’s wharf. She will take the place of the steamer Columbia, which is to be laid up for repairs. 'he schooner Louis morning for Nushigak away ninety-five Chinese and seventy white men for the canneries of the Alaska Packers’ Association. The steamers Hattie Gage and Polar | Bear will come out of Oakland Creek to- morrow and be towed to this side, where they will be fitted out for Alaska. During the fishing season they will act as tenders for the salmon fieet. The North Pa c Coast Company has announced its determination of abandon- ing its freight berth at the foot of Clay street, and to-day the barges and tugs will | be removed to Lombard-street wh: The thoroughbred racer Mowitza was | one of the most important passengers on | the State of California, which sailed for Portland yesterday morning. The animal cut up all'sorts of ‘didoes on_the dock and finally had to be blindfolded before he could be led aboard. MATRIMONIAL MUDDLE. Queer Outcome of a Suit for Divorce. A Novel Predicament for Mrs. Bartles. sailed | | Mrs. Sophie Bartles of 520 Nineteenth street is wondering whether she is legally entitled to the name she bears. The story related by her to Secretary McComb of the Humane Society yesterday is a peculiar one and in many respects quite romantic. On August 31, 1890, Miss Sophie Bush married William C. B. Bartles, 8 wood- turner by occupation. The couple had passed through a courting period extend- ing over many months. The wedding was largely attended and the bridal pair re- ceived the congratulations of numerous friends upon their happy espousal. Unfortunately, however, the couple re- alized soon after the honeymoon that they were not well mated. Atleast they thought so. They had many disagreements, fre- quent quarrels, which finaily resvlted in an open rupture in 1893. Mrs. Bartles charged her husband with cruelty, and, pending suit for divorce, she went to live with her mother. The suit was heard by Judge Finn, and he, after hearing all the evidence, granted Mrs. Bartles a divorce. For some reason the decision of the court was not recorded, except on the minutes of the clerk of the court, and the judgment-roll bears no rec- ord of the decree. Meanwhile Mrs. Bartles met her husband at a family gathering, where they had an opportunity of talking over the events of the past, and they de- cided upon a second marriage. Inasmuch as the decree of divorce had not been form- ally entered, they were advised that in the eyes of the law they were still man and wife. Apparently ignorant that their course was a trifle irregular, the couple began housekeepins for the second time. he couple lived happily together for twelve months, when trouble again en- sued. One night Bartles packed up his valise and went to Los Angeles. Mrs. Bar- tles implored him to return, but in vain. Mrs. Bartles has since been informed that the divorce granted by Judge Finn was legal, even if it was not entered in the judgmentroll. If that be true,did her subsequent residence of twelve months with her ex-husband constitute a legal marriage in the absence of a ceremony Y%n the light of many decisions in similar cases it would appear that the couple were really married, for the reason that they had as- sumed marital relations and were regarded as man and wife to all the world. If this also be true another suit for divorce may be filed. Becretary McComb has written to Bartles at Los Angeles with a view of patching up the affair, e DR. PLOUF'S SLAYER. His Case Will Come Up for Hearing This Morning. The preliminary bearing of McGaughey, the slayer of Dr. Plouf, was up before Police Judge Conlan yesterday. The prose- cution finished its case. Howard Mc- Sherry, the attorney for . McGaughey, moved that the case be dismissed on the gound of contradictory evidence. The otion was not granted. McSherry then asked for a postponement until 11 o’clock to-day to decide whether he should put in any testimony for the defense. This rfiuest was_granted. A motion to admit the aecused to bail will 2lso come up this morning. For Ladies To-Day. Reserved seats on the ground floor at Stockwell’s Theater this afternoon for Em- met's beautiful play, “Our Fritz,” are only 50 cents. Children under 15 years, 25 cents to any part of the house. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS They Are to Be Found in Every Land and in Every Clime. FOUR BRANCHES OF THE ART. Abundance of Coin and Leisure Not Necessary Adjuncts to 1 Success. | | The amateur photographer is a curious individual. He exists in every clime. “From the rising of the sun even to the setting thereof” is found the ubiquitous | camera-fiend. Among Indian temples or Spanish ruins, in gay Paris or sober Lon- | don, in the land of the sphinx, on the heights of the Andes—everywhere can | specimens of his genus be found. | The date of the settlement of his species | in fair California is unknown, but without ! to carry a camera with him on his jaunt, loses many an opportunity of cultivating a love for the beautiful. i Genre photography has many admirers. For the enlightenment of the uninitiated it should be explained that this branch of the black art largely consists in the taking of pictures which "express an idea. Appro- priate naming is an important factor in producing a successful genre study, and a catchy name may often convert a mediocre photograph into a striking picture. The ractice of this class of work may usually pursued in the open air, and does noy, therefore, call for ugat nicety of judgment necessitated by studio work. The problem of appropriate naming can also very often be relegated to the lady acquaintances of the artist with good result. Let it not be supposed that abundance of leisure is a necessary adjunct to the study and gractice of photogmphfy. The ‘‘dia- mond moments”” spoken of by Addison can very often be utilized to™ great ad- vantage. The writer crossed from London to Paris in_the summer of ’93. A small breakdown in the Gare du Nord depot at Dieppe occasioned a delay of forty-five minutes. In that short space of time he secured six studies of French })cnsam life, which were deemed worthy of exhibition in the salon of Le Photo Club de Paris. Neither is an abundance of spare cash necessary to insure good times with the camera. It is a fact that the ranks of ama- teur photographers are largely recruited from the clerk and salesman section of the community, who_are, as a rule, not over- blessed with this world’s goods. If the “STRICTLY IN IT.” [4 genre study by William S. Hochstadter.] doubt it is long, long ago. Strange to say, he has always been regarded as a nuisance. He has been looked upon with jealousy by his professional brother; he and his lynx- ed instrument are the bete noir of en- gaged couples, of bathers on the beach, of cyclists painfully mastering the A B C of their art—if, indeed, bicycling can be termed an art. There is a very prevalent idea abroad that he should be extermin- ated; that he hasno business in this vale of tears, anyhow. been tried since the birth of photography in its simplified form, and the aid of every- body, from the policeman to the comic Lnumal. has been invoked to bring about is extinction. And yet he flourishes, yea, even like unto the cedars of Lebanon. He has gotten unto himself a club, which he has named the California Camera Club. He has established cycling and outing annexes to that club, and has furnished his clubrooms in the best style. He bas invested in the finest apparatus, both for himself and his club, that money can purchase, and, with a comfortable balance at his banker’s, pro- poses to have a good season the coming summer, prolific in beautiful and curious negatives. In his project for advancing the art of photography the California amateur is as- sisted by Dame Nature, for it is a univers- ally recognized fact that the bright and almost perennially clear atmosphere of the State is exceptionally favorable to the Means to that end have | Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. (From a photograph by Em. Elzas.] photographer, both amateur and profes- sional. As a London photographic maga- zine remerked recently: ‘‘California is without doubt the paradise of the photog- rapher.”’ The branches of photography usually practiced by the amateur may be broadly divided into four: 1. Portraiture, 2. View work. * 8. Architecture. 4. Genre studies. The first of these classes is hardl: taken up by the amateur with any degree of success. There are far too many requi- sites in the shape of posing, even distribu- tion of light, avoidance of shadow and other matters of detail, smalf in them- selves, but which, nevertheles, tend to produce a finished, artistic and profes- sional-looking picture.. Then, again, there is the important matter of retouching, tor everl\; portrait negative plate must be re- touched, be the original the possessor of never so fine a complexion, And retouch- ing is expensive, ranging in price from 15 cents to $1 per negative, and of course in many instances this item is quite prohibi- tive. The second branch of amateur photog- raphy, view work, is by far the most popu- lar for many reasons. The photography of landscape ricmm calls for but the smallest possible amount of ill.xdgment in the matter of timing. Thus the consider- able element of uncerwainty which exists in the studio is to a great extent elimi- inated. There is, besides, a great fascina- tion in transferring to paper mountain, valley and rustic scenery, and, with the exercise of a little judgment, the enthu- ever amateur does but enjoin himself the prin- ciple of “few and select” negatives his suc- cess is almost a matter of certainty. E POETS A THE FORECISTL HE FORECASTLE An Old Tar Voices His Opinion of an Unmusical Crew. The Art of Nautical Minstrelsy Sald to Be on the De- cline. A stout four-master lay in the harbor | yesterday, her sails bent, her running-gear coiled down, her windlass manned and a tug alongside. But, as the purchase went round, no ringing song was heard, but slowly and sullenly Mercantile Jack heaved and heaved as the cable clanked through the hawsepipe. A grizzled old sailor, who was working half a dozen crab- nets at the end of Lombard-street wharf, tical minstrelsy. port twenty-five years ago,”’ said the tar, without a real good shanty. anchor up in_silence, as those duffers aro the whole voyage. But freights is low and owners is getting ‘mean,’ and skippers don’t bave any more grog aft than they know what to de with. heis off the Horn the ship will owe him that’s coming to him in outfit and boots. Ship’s clothes don’t last long. gales will use up a_monkey-jacket, and a | suit of oilskins will stand one watch on | deck. | “Then the oil is washed out of ’em, and | a man might as well be clothed in bed- | ticking for all the water they will keep off. There aint a law ever made that dan pro- tect a sailor. The boarding-master, "the shipping-master or the skipper will cut a hole through it. Now, ‘Storm Along’ was a fine old shanty, and ‘Louisiana, Lowland, | Lo’ would put heart in a man, no| matter how dull he felt. Then on the halyards he had ‘Whisky Johnny’ or ‘Rango Rango Rey,’ and it would do his heart good to see the yard go aloft, when the men were toiling on to the fall, and the mate stood by cheering them. A good shanty man was respected by the crew and the officers, in my day. A real smart one would make up the verses as he went along, and there were some mighty fine poets before the mast, too. They'd heave down on the fok’sle-in the dog watch, and rehearse. Some of 'em were as musical as these opera-singers, and if there was anything whacked around on a reefing !opsnfi night, they came in for the best share of it. “There the anchor’s short now, and not a note have those fellows given. Why con- victs could not do their work more “sulky. I bet there ain’t a sbanty man in the ship. Sail away,” concluded the old barnacle, as the graceful vessel pointed toward the Gate, ‘‘but it seems to me the sailor who goes to sea with his jaw tackle fast aint the man to wrestle with a foul jib in a head sea.”’ ——————— German Benevolent Soclety. A meeting of the board of directorsof the Ger- man Benevolent Society was held Thursday night, President E. C. Priber in the chair. The relief committee reported that assistance had been granted during the month of March to 140 men, 52 women and 54 families. Five poor };“lanh, three men and two women, were sent or treatment to the hospital of the society free of charge. Employment had been secured for lhlr?’-seven men and twenty-one women. 8ix hundred and fifty-seven prescriptions were filed at the city drugstore of the tocle?. iAt urin, the hospital 212 patients were treated neral siastic amateur may {:ossesa himself of pictures which form valuable souvenirs of }olly outings, and which are a never- ailing source of delight to himself and his friends. If he tire of preserving his “prints’’ in album form he may, by tne use of trans- arent gelatine plates, convert his nega- tivea into stereopticon slides at small cost, and thus firovide many an evening’samuse- ment for his family circle. Architectural photography is largely ¥ntromzed by the amateur on his travels. ndeed, it may be regarded as axiomatic that the traveling man, be he humble drummer or millionaire tourist, who fails the month at an expense of $6398. The meez‘l’gf of the society will be held Api Druids’ Hall. e ——.——————— Seeking a Foreign Clime, In search of pleasure or business, should be pre- ceded by the purchase of nature’s great invigor- ator, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, the best and most genial medicinal safeguard in existence, Mariners, miners, commercial travelers, tourists, and all who travel by land or sea, speak of It in the highest terms. Malaria, biliousness, constipa- tion, indigestion, rheumatism, nervousness and kiduey trouble are remedied by it. 80 at unloosened himself upon the decay of nau- “When I sailed out of San Franciseco *‘we never thought of getting under way To get that doing, would be to hoodoo the ship for t _ A feller zoes to | street to the west. sea now as if he was going to jail. The | of the proposed improvement as here set boarding-master has got his advance, he | forth will be urged for Mr. Sutro’s favor- has no clothes in his chest, and by the time | able consideration, and the members of about six bits, for he will have asked all Three wet Japanese Consulate. chants have been interested, said Secre- tary Nyeno yesterday afternoon and in- tend to pay the city a visit before the exhibition closes, the date it will close being July 81. FROM PARK TO PRESIDI Efforts Under Way to Open First Avenue as a Drive- way. TO BE PAVED WITH BITUMEN. The Merchants’ Assoclatlon Is In- terested In the Proposed Measure. First avenue, between Golden Gate Park and the Presidio Military Reservation, will soon be converted into a beautiful bitum- inized boulevard, with shade trees on each side, if the efforts of a number of promi- nent citizens and organizations are of any avail. First avenue is three-quarters of a mile long and is a natural connection uniting two of the most beautiful driving parks on the coast. In its present condition it is not fit for any vehicle, except a coal cart, to roll over. It is 100 feet wide, twenty feet wider than the ordinary streets. Some time ago the property-owners on both sides, including the Cemetery Associ- ation on the east, made an effort to have the avenue paved . with bitumen and such other improvemerits made as will convert the thoroughfare into a driveway for car- riages. They stated that the Presidio Reservation on the north is laid out with elegant drives, and is the resort for many owners of fine horses and carriages who enjoy the fine scenery of that locality. At the south end of the avenue is Golden Gate Park, the attractions of which are worldwide, also frequented by the lovers of fine vehicles and ianey stock. Yet with less than a mile of ground between the two there is no means by which a driving party can visit both Fluces without going back into the city. If the two were joined by a finely paved driveway the value of prop- erty in the Richmond district would be greatly enhanced. The Presidio Heights Improvement Club was the first to take up the project, and the Richmond District Improvement Clab was not slow to follow. In this direction nothing has been ac- complished until the interest of the Mer- chants’ Association was excited in the mat- ter. Now there is more than a good pros- pect that the avenue will be converted into a boulevard. The first steps have been taken and the other steps will follow to-day. The first obstacle in the way is a steep grade from Washington to Jackson streets, amounting to a sixteen-foot rise in 100. The Merchants’ Association put Suryeyor Ernest McCullough to work to figure out how this can be overcome, for under the city ordinances no street of over an 8 per cent grade can be paved with bitumen. Mr. McCullough has recentiy submitted the results of his work, which have been accepted as satisfactory. He started at Lake street and proposed that the grade to Clay street be changed to a 63{ per cent grade; from Clay to Wash- ington a 7 per cent grade, und from Wash- ington to Jackson an 8 per cent grade. This will allow an easy drive into the res- ervation, and the change can be made without a great outlay of money. The next obstacle is & number of street- railroad franchises on First avenue that will have to be wiped out. None of these cover the entire avenue and most have Japsed because the terms of the contracts were not fulfilled. An examination of the records show the following franchises granted over various parts of the avenue: Ferries and Cliff House road, March 17, 1884, and June 8, 1891; Central Railroad, November 3, 1879; Geary-street Railroad, April 9, 1877, and October 27, 1878; Ocean- beach Company, May 23, 1892; Sutter- street. Company, July 20, 1885; the Sutro electric road has two franchises, granted July 9,1894, and the Market-street Rail- way Company has one dated August 4, 1864, Mr. McCullough believes that all ex- cepting the three last stated have lapsed. | The Market-street franchise covers three | blocks and the Sutro franchise five blocks. The people interested in the proposed boulevard have discussed the matter with the Park Commissioners, and the latter have given their promise that if the driveway is made they will begin at Fulton street and First avenue and continue the boulevard into the main driveway of the ark. The United States officers at the residio have made similar promises for the north end of the drive. Another move will be made soon, A. S. Baldwin, N. P. Cole and V. Stow of the | Merchants’ Association and representa- | tives of the improvement clubs will call upon Mayor Sutro and request his co- | operation in the matter. The meetiug will be held next week, probably on Thursday. They will request that he relinquish his claims upon the five blocks of the ave- ! nue held under his franchise, and secure a | franchise to operate his road along the The many advantages | the Merchants’ Association feel confident | that their arguments will accomplish the | desired results. The Market-street Railway people will receive a similar request. Aside from those named, there are hundreds of others inter- sted in seeing First avenue opened as a ezutiful boulevard. The work of grad- ing, sewering and paving with bitumen will be attended to principally by those interested. JAPAN'S. GREAT FESTIVAL Ancient Glories Remembered by the Celebration at Kioto. Consul Koya Recelves Prospectuses of the Eleventh Cen=~ tennlal. Prospectuses of the eleventh -centennial celebration of the founding of the city of Kioto, Japan, which is about to bé held in connection with the fourth national exhi- bition there, have been received by the Some local mer- This is one of the great historical com- memoratious of Japan. Eleven hundred pears ago Emperor Kwammu had the capital removed from Nagaoka to Kioto and built a palace and temple of such mag- nificence that architects of that country look upon Kwammu’s memorable reign as having marked the restoration of their anclient architecture on the most gigantic scale, This old capital of the Mikados is in it- self an exhibition. It is a city of thirty- six mountain peaks rather than one of ‘“seven hills,”” and its scenic advantages and &laaunt retreats are among its prond boasts. The Tokaida railroad has to de- scribe asharp bend there to touch the his- toric place. . Among its chief architectural objects of interest are the imperial e, memorial temple, the Nijo castle, the Kin-Kakuji and Gln-Kak\y:—gold tower and silver tower—the shrine of Kwanko, a patriot of the ninth century; the Chion-In, with its “hall of 1000 tatamis,” and bell as famous as that of Moscow; and the two stupen- dous Hongfinjxs and the Kurodani, around which old Buddhist memories cling. What Rome is to Europe, Kioto is to Japan. It has been called the “Rome of the East.” The great Lake Biwa canal there is a marvel among public works and engineer- ing. It was completed only three years ago under the administration of Governor Kunimichi Kitagaki, piercing two ranges of mountains by three tunnels, one being over 8000 feet long. Seven miles is the length of its main trunk, and it cost the citizens of Kioto 1,550,000 yen. By it the waters of Lake Biwa are brought to the city and a connec- tion is made with the navigable end of the river Uji at Fushimi. The center of attraction at present is the spacious ground in front of the memorial temple. Every effort is made to recall the Japan of eleven centuries ago. April 30 is 't.be day fixed for the great celebration. The anniversary is a national affair, con- tributions toward it amounting to 200,000 yen having been made, and the Emperor himself having led with a gift of 25,000 yen. A FLYING CAMP OUTFIT. How the Excursionist May Transport His Baggage With Ease and Economy. In a carpenter’s shop on Mission street a cunning artisan is constructing an aid to outing which must recommend itself to all lovers‘of summer tramps for its ingenuity and simplicity. All who go in the coun- try and enjoy sleeping under the trees, with the smell of the campfire in their nos- trils and the murmur of the brook fora lullaby, have aimed at that grand desider- atum, economy in bageage and easy trans- portation. From Saturday afternoon to Monday morning is a valuable vacation to the toiler in cities. He naturally tends tqwnrd the country, but to stop at a hotel with the spouse and olive branches costs money and is especially the luxury of the rich. To camp out therefore is the best thing to do, if the machinery neces- sary to a hasty camp can be easily condensed and packed. The Mission-street carpenter is producing the invention of one who oonsiders a summer Sabbath passed in town a neglect of the opportuni- ties for change and recreation that day of rest affords. It is nothing more than a trunk and go-cart combination. The box is about 4 feet 6 inches long and 2 feet 6 inches in depth and is arranged in com- partments to contain the cooking utensils and provisions necessary for a couple of days in the woods. The top is so arranged ihat by the addition of a tray it may do service as a comfortable table. There are glacgs for the other things and everything as its proper place. All this is simple enough so far as the packing is concerned, but the cream of the invention is its facility for transportatign. At the end of the trunk are a set of clamps for double axles, which are carried, with the small wheels which are fitted to them, inside. Now the tourist can express the trunk to any point along the railroad, and when it is put off and a mile or so lies be- tween him and a desirable stream, he ad- justs his wheels and axles and hitching himself up as wheeler and putting the young ones in the lead, he can merrily jog along the road quite independent of horse- flesh in the shape of packmule or wagon. The extent of territory this scheme opens to him is most varied. The great point of getting away from the railroad or highway without impressing the granger is accom- plished by this camp furniture on wheels. Along the Lagunitas are many most invit- ing spots, but to transport a camp outfit there 1n broken sectio not only trouble- some but expensive. With this machine the tlying camper can, if dissatisfied with one location, pack up and wheel on to another, and on Monday morning have all his impedimenta at the nearest railway station s(}:;oezed down and sealed up likea prize package. RANGER CRONHVATEKRA, He Founded the Independent Order of Foresters in 1874. The Supreme Chief Ranger Given a Reception at Union-Square Hall. Union-square Hall was packed to its uttermost capacity last evening, the occa- sion being a reception tendered by the In- dependent Order of Foresters to the su- preme chief ranger, Oronhyatekha, an M. D.and founder of the order. Oranhyatekha is a full-blooded Mohawk Indian and a na- tive of Toronto, Canada. In 1874 he found- ed the order of Foresters and has since traveled extensively in organizing courts in nearly every State in the American Union. It is his intention to ecarry the banner of this order throughout all the countries of Europe during the nexttwo years. 3 The supreme chief ranger hasa deep and abiding faith in the organization of which he is the founder and leading spirit. He believes that it is destined to become the leading society in the world. Replying last evening to an address of welcome by G. A. McElfresh, high chief ranger of California, he recounted the history of the order from its inception and outlined whet he shoped it would accomplish in the future, The reception programme, which was followed by dancing, was as follows: PROGRAMME—PART I. Qverture, “Crown Diamond”. Randall's Or Bass, “Hybris the Creta: Cornet... iss Pearl Nobl Soprano, “How Can I Forget Thee Recitation (a) Up the Aisle, (2) Aunt Prue and Margaret, Miss Ivy Pauline French. Tenor, “Christmas Rose’ Mr. Frank Coffin. PART IT. Violin, (@) “Tyroliennc”.. b) “Spanische Tanze Henry Larsen. Soprano, “Angels’ Serenade” (with violin companiment). ... Susie Quartet, “Breeze of the Night” Ta Moth The Plymonth Male Quartei—Frank Cof- fin, George Rice, Daniel Ward, Oharles arent. Introduction by G. A. McElfresh, High ‘Ritnger of Callfornia, of Oronhyatekha ALDLF Supreme Chief Ranger. Oratlon and address, “Forestry”. : Oronhyatekha M.D. R. Fletcher Tilton, accompanst. The work of making the entertainment a success was divided between the following- named gentlemen: Reception committee—J. L. Binet, C. L. Am A.P. Mordaunt, A. Ross, E. J. Willis, Wllli:l:\. Stewart, E. Norman, J.Sannes; arrangement committee—H. F. Barbier, G. W. Kuss, O, J, Jolly, L. A. Kern, J. B. Knudson, 8. N. Dubof , H. A, Callender, 'H. Meyer; floor committeor SC}\‘W"}E!HL !;Ze"fi’ (‘sl;et'lor), T.JL. Henderson, . W. Keller, E. H. Seymour, J.wM G Kastendieck, G. H. Bushiby, it L ——— Sent Back to Her Home. Caroline Johnson, who was déserted by her husband, will leave for her home in Manitoba with her baby this morning. MayorSutro took an interest in the unfortunate young woman and together with Captain McFee of the Sal- vation Army, the German Ladies’ Benevolent Society and the Associated Charities, raisea sufficient money to pay Mrs. Johnson's railroad fare and defray other expenses of the trip. Mrs, Johnson is & total stranger in the city. She lived at 429 Eleventh street for a few months. When her husband deserted her she was obliged to appeal for charity. reside W hitewaod, Manitepa: Hor Parents ————— The Humane Society. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals met yesterday. Secretary Holbrook reported that 406 cases were renorted in March, of which 402 were investigated. There were nineteen prosecutions and_eleven convictions. The following-named gentlemen were elected to memhersh?b in the society; J. M. Phillj F. E. Dietz, N, R. Doolittle, C. It. Brogden. The appointment of the following as officers was confirmed: C.E. Nobmann, J. W. Lavers, James H. Duncan, J. J. Crooks and A. B. Spreckels, POLITICS OUT OF FAVOR, The Labor Council Refuses to Accept a Labor Party Plan. DISPOSING OF GRIEVANCES. | 4 May Day to Be Celebrated by a Meeting at Metropolitan Temple. An attempt to have organized labor of this State resolve itself intoa vast political machine was decidedly sat down upon by ‘the Labor Council last night. Delegate J. K. Phillips of Typographical Union No. 21, at a previous meeting, offered resolu- tions which, if adopted, would have com- mitted the council to the calling of a State labor convention in the near future and the formation of a distinctively new party, but the council refused to adopt them after a spirited discussion, during which Presi- dent McGlynn and Secretary Burman gave some pretty plain reasons for not permit- ting the council to gointo politics just now. According to Burman, the history of the past had demonstrated that organized workingmen had not proved loyal to_their own candidates and platforms in political campaigns. 2 The May-day celebration will consist of a mass - meeting at Metropolitan Temple without any parade, reported Delegate Knox of the A. R. U., who represented the committee. Delegate Burns explained that it had been thought proper to leave the question of formal marching to the temple in separate bodies from their respective headquarters optional with the unions. Ei;fi'xt speakers will address the mass. meeting, viz: Miss Charlotte Perking Stetson, Joab Harriman, James H. Barry, Andrew Furuseth, R. T. Mclver, Rev. Dr. Payne, a Unitarian preacher of Berkeley, and Mrs. Singer of the Altrurian Society. Several grievances came up and were variously disposed of. The committee that waited upon Raphael’s reported that it had been assured that organized labor could have anything it wanted. 5 It came out that the Log Cabin bakery trouble was traceable to a conflict between two opposing unions—No. 51 and_the Pro- gressive. It isto be settled by the execu- tive committee to-morrow. Messrs. Burns, Irwin and Lyzen were appointed a com- mittee to ask the Parrott building con- tractors to employ only union labor. Del- egate McGlynn, on behalf of the Manufac- turers’ Association, stated that an Eastern agent had failed to get a contract for sup- plying iron work on the Parrott building. e also reported that the new depot g ders were such as would in all probabili be of home manufacture. It was stated that the g‘ruspects for the building in this Btate of the cars of the valley road were bright. Delegate Van Guelpen took occasion to suggest that the different delegates request their unions to use their moral influence against particular brands of cigars exten- sively‘handled on this coast, which are no- toriouslyknown to be manufactured in what Theodore Roosevelt, while a New York legislator, pronounced ‘‘pest-holes’’—the tenement-houses. He supported his posi- tion by reading from the national organ of the cigar-makers an editorial under the caption, “A Blot Upon Civilization,” which described the miseries and hardships of the tenement-house workers. A Bay Excursion. 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