The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1895, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1895. 11 I FOR THE NATIVES, and Will Be Turned Over . to the Young Cali- fornians. | HE WELCOME TO VISITORS. stores WIill Close for the Fabiola Fete — Yacht Season Opened. To-morrow Mayor Davie y over to the Native Sons - P. Robinson, on whom f the work of arranging eup to such a pitch of t while the natives are as- kland will take on the appear- Fiesta. itest plan is to induce the Board of on to declare Tues day next a gen- ay for all the schoolsto give the a chance to participate in the ‘With this object in view the letter was sent to J. W. Fvans, president of the board, yesterda; Dear Sir: State, do We, as natives of this glorious by ‘appeal to you, as a father of oble native sons and daughters yourself in the progress of this our nwealth. the pr ¢ has ever held offic ou 1o be & pub of we appeal s sis- we birthplace. n this in the eving as we do that the will have to make this e trust that there will be our patriotic en- t the sympathies of the hildren in the scheme of jay a general holiday the fol- to the heads Native Sons and by We as repre- & of the Golden ¥ of Oakland do hereby &s ¢ mentioned to detain th hool on Tuesday, April ‘;, sfactory excuse to the pose of edu- | g our younger brothers | hods of advancing this In asking thiswe | the past. h request that you end | treets of our beau- 3 ' the im ticipate ldenp:mL emblems prepared to he floral em- the nymphsof | ed al. s. intendent of Schools J. W. McCly- lso been‘appealed to to use his | favor of a holid ting on th street, west will fire the g e k upon the | f pr t Broadway to | & gton, Wash- | I i teenth to Broad- w where the parade | w view and be dismissed. Those | t 1 will proceed to | T ments will be | ernoon be spent. | on has announced | aids and division | George J. Hans, E. | B Gard, Oskland Parlo ¥ 32 C , Brookly ¥ lot; Colonel William Moore, X ; J.F. Rooney, Piedmont ¥ ge 1. Loher, Peidmont Parlor; G. e cme Club; Joseph Knowland, H ¢ H. Kram, Oskland Turners; c bbott. arshals, white sashes—Major John command Fifth Infantry Battalion al of first division; Dr. ¥ of division composing th ’ ; Edward Benjamin, mar- Bbal of division composing all invited organi- zations. The newest acquisition to the ranks of the parade is a delegation from the Elks 100 vho will participate under the | ip of Alexander Rosborough. | r }Juvi? has had the bandstand in Hall Park enlarged for the accom- modation of the large band which is to give the evening concerts. The Board of Education, Board of So- | pervisors and City ( will take part | in the parade in handsomely decorated carriages which the celebration committee placed at their disposal. he address of welcome, which Mayor Da- | deliver from the portico of the City ) swed by the ceremanies of v of thecity to the Native | key three feet in lengthand | omely decorated will be used for the | occasion. Joel D. Sproul, grand president | of ‘the association, will respond, accepting | the freedom of the city for the order. | ~The celebration ‘committee is particu- larly anxious to have the occasion of the | grand parade partake as much of the na-| fure of a flower festival as possible, and to | that end has issued an appeal to the peo- | 2 d to furnish as many flowers le for that purpose. They desire | the vehicles in the procession, and articularly those of thenative daughters, | ecorated with floral embiems, and will | rrange for pleasant surprises for the most | inguished guests by having them bom- at different points on the line of | mafch with roses. | ‘Alex Roshorough’s benefit at the Mac- donough Theater has been made onefoi titr ber on tne programme for the sti nnd.Pasg:he best of the nt has volunteered to aid in the al, the house will no doubt be s are preparing to give a big reception-on that | carnival is being considered for ing next, and, in case it is 1y will be illuminated course music as the yichts and pleasure boats ply to and fro. Opened the Yacht Season. The Califorpia Yacht Club formally opened.the yachting season last evening with & ba P alindo Hotel. During the day the craft of the fleet were brought.up in line in front of the clubhouse and decorated. The fleet con- eisted of the Annie, Commodore Caduc of the Pécifics; Catherine, of the San Fran- ciscos; Pride of the Bay, Ripple, Seven Bells, Thebua, Ed erona, Pilgrim, Halcyon, Whynot, , Sea Fox, Topaz, Burprise, Xara, Stronger, Hope, en- rietta, Dolphin, Hazel, Olive, Idler, Whirl- wind, Sultana, Mischief, Surf, Major, vyoth, Corinne, Lillie V, Wave and Flor- *T.\; the sundet gan all was hu and ae- tivity fo get the yachts snug for the night, and to get ashore to prepare for the banquet. _A little affer 9 ». . the dining-room of the hotel befian to fill up. The ufinner Was eaten to the merry accompaniment of laughter and “jest, niingled with the elink 1has devolved, has been | sometime and managed | clates to grant ov ters a holiday on , for the b e of allow rtunity of | are advo- | | likew | tosee the parade and attend the horse sh | |ing a series of very | meetings in loaded down to thein, “Plimsol mar] 3 thoughts were turned te a lighter strain. skror_n a call to order by Admiral von Schmidt, who was master of ceremonies by i)mue of office, the s eech-making began. Dr, M-irve_v responded to the toast of ‘‘Our Sport. MI:_;rswn Campbell spoke on “Our Clubhouse.' Secretary Wallace paid the respects of the club to the visitors. Com- xdnodore Bruce told of what the club had lone and what it was Eoing to do. Admiral Yon Schmidt gave his views of racing. Vice-Commodore Duncomb told many a tale of the«Owl Club. Ex-Vice-Commodore Wilson, in a speech, stood by the cruising men and Andrew Thorn dwelt on the charms of our sailing lady. At about eight bells midnight, lights | began to appear in the cabins of the yachts, and 1t was near the first signs of dawn before quietness came over the fleet. Grand Jury on the Streets. { The members of the Alameda County Good Roads Association and wheelmen in general, who are interested in better sireets, are elated over the following para- graph, which was contained in the final report of the Grand Jury, submitted yes- terday: Complaints having been made as to the dangerous and unsatisfactory many streets in Oakland, we, therefore, in- | spected some of them and find theircondition 10 be dangerous in a very marked degree and almost impassable. The Twelfth-street dam, so-called, the main thoroughfare leading nto East Oakland and the county, is in a danger- ous and disgraceful condition. The electric and horse car rails are irom two to four inches above the surface of the roadbed, thus making it dangerons to pass from side to side of the street. It would seem to the jury that the rail- | road companies ignore the condition of their | chiarters altogether. See city ordinance No. 498. It also seems that_ the Superintendent of Streets shows great indifference and culpable neglect in the discharge of the duties pertain- ing to his office. See article VI, section 73, of the city charter as to the duiies of the Superin- tenc of Streets. The condition of this Twelith street above referred to, in its present condition, has existed for many months. Eighth street is and has been in as equally dangerous condition. The cyclists and owners of road vehicles | hope that with this pointed reference to his official duties staring him in the face, | the Superintendent of Streets will wake up to the responsibilities of his position and do something to compel the streetcar com- | pauies to live up to the provisions of the ranchises by which they were granted the right of way through the streets. The Good Roads Association will proba- bly take some action on the matter at its next meeting. Relief Society Benefit. The travesty on the play of “Romeo and { Juliet,” which will be given at the Mac- | donough, on' the evenings of Thursday and Friday next, for the benefit of the Ladies’ Relief Society, is attracting much attention, and the management of the affair hope to reap a rich harvest for the charitable organization. The cast will be made up from among the best of the local amdteur musical talent, as follows: Capulet, Harry Melvin: Romeo, Burbank Somers; Mercut Harry Thomas; Tibalt, Dr. H. P. Carlton; , H. B. Hopkins; Juliet, 8. J. Taylor; Apothecary, Charles Dickman; Nurse, D. Yanke Campbell; Peter, Paul Miller. . In the chorus will be heard A. A. Down- ing, H. M. Baker, T. Vail Bakewell, E. Dowidle, Benjamin Bakewell, R. Chestnut, William Hubbard, C. W. Crist, Charles Hubbard, D. J. Cornell, W. P. Melvin, Allen Babcock, Douglass Waterman, H. D. Gaskill, 0. Dickman, P. 8. Carlton, W. D. Littleton, M. W. Jellett, E. i Peter Hutchins; Charles; B. Wells, B. P. Miller, Richard Mould, Charles Learn and others The parti their parts ants have been practicing duously for some time past end all have attained a high degree of proficiency. Seats are now on sale at the Macdonough box-office and the demand indicates that the house will be crowded. Died at Her Son’s Home. Mrs. Catherine von Adelung, whose hus- band was once State Counselor to the Rus- sian Government, and later Consul-Gen- eral for Russia at Dantzig, Prussia, died yesterday at the residence of her son, Ed- ard von Adelung, 153 East Tenth street. he came to America twelye yearsago to live with her son. Since the death 0? her 1sband she has been receipt of a pen- sion of 100y_roubles_a r from the Rus- slan Government. Deceased was years of age, and through the high positions her husband bore the title of Ex- “Will Close Their Stores. Abont 250 merchants have yielded to the appeal of the management of the Fabiola .\Lyday fete to close their doors during the hours between 1 apd 6 ». M. mittee in charge of the petiti induce all the merchants of t i e, to give their emplc The com- n hopes to e city todo s a chance show and athletic games at the Oakland track. The grounds are heing tastefully ar- ranged for the occcasion and the grand | stand has been enlarged to accommodate | 15,000 spectators. | To Fight the Fee Bill. Ex-Justice of the Supreme Court Van R. Paterson has been retained by the con- stables and Justices of the Peace of Ala- meda County to test the constitutionality of the recently enacted fee bill, and has prepared an exhaustive opinion on the matter. The officials whose remuneration has been =0 materially reduced have agreed to pay the ex-Justice a handsome fee in case he defeats the measuré when a test case is made. Groom Ts Missing. Andrew Groom. whose residence is 708 Webster street, has been missing from home since last Wednesday morning, and his wife is greatly worried over his non- appearance. ¢ was arrested on a charge of battery, growing out of a fight on_a horse trade the ay previous,and put up §150 for his appear- ance in the Police Court. Since that time he has not been seen. Disinherited His Son. The will of George Degan, which was filed for probate yesterday, leaves $1 to his only surviving son, Robert Degan. The testator. savs in explanation: *“I make no further bequest or provision for my said son, because he has always been a way- ward and disobedient son,and has assisted me in no way since i878.” The $4000 es- tate is left to the widow, Ernestine Degan. BERKELEY, The three boys, Willie: Cochrane. Otto Dorsey and Frank Silva, who were arrest- ed on last Thursday for having broken a window of the Sacramento evening local | which was passing through West Berkeley, have been found guilty of malicious mis- | chief. Evangelist Varley. Rev. Henry Varley, who has been hold- successful revival Berkeley during the past week, will speak ai the Presbyterian Church this morning at 11 o’clock. ~In the afternoon at 3 o'clock be will deliver an address to men only in Shattuck Hall, and at7:30 in the evening will hold & special praise service in the same hall. Greatsuc- cess has attended his effoi'ts during the week of revival services, and both he and the church under wh auspices the meetings were given feel well paid for the effort spent. [ Lectures on ‘“Women Novelists,”” A course of three lectures on *‘Women Novelists” will be delivered in the assem- bly hall of the university by Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson, beginning’ on mnext Wedpesday afternoon and continuing on each Wednesday ' affernoon until the course shall have been completed. On April 24 the subject will be “‘A GronP of \‘)Z)men Novelists”; on May 1, “Charlotte Bronte,” and on )‘zy 8 “George Sand and George Eliot.”” g ¢ General Notes. A circular letter to the voters of the Seventh Ward has been issued by John J. Higgins, stating that he does not intend to withdraw from the contest for Trustee of his ward, as_rumored, but will remain in the race until election day, A Friday-evening dancing class was or- ganized in Woodmen Hall on last Friday evening by Mrs. H. A. Gilmerand Mrs, J. A. Anderson of Oakland. of the glasses, and after everybody was On next Saturday eveuning the Right condition of | | ! Rev. William Nichols, Bishop of Cali- fornia, will hold confirmation services in Berkeley. The Health Officer has reported several cases of chicken-pox in the town of Berke- ley recently. ALAMEDA. A Political Equality Club has been formed in Alameda. Mrs. I. N. Chapman was chosen president; Mrs. C. L. Wood, - vice- president; Mrs. E. M. North, secretary, and Mrs. M. E. Chase, treasurer. The fol- lowing executive committee was named: Mrs. M. L. Chandler, Mrs. A. C. Paris and the Misses H.and Grace A. Sullivan and A. H. Cohen. The club was formed through the efforts of Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon, who gave an account of the move- ment, which fias for its object the placin of the ballot in women’s hands. The clul will meet on Fridays. Sent to the Asylum. Jacob Doubelbies, who recently de- veloped suicidal tendencies, has been com- mitted to the asylum at Stockton. Selphi Cattrelli, also of this city, was committed to the Napa Asylum. She has a tendency to set fires and is under the delusion that a child has been burned to death. A Calico Ball. & The German Ladies’ Relief Society gave a calico ball last_night at Harmony fhll on Paru street. The music was furnished by Professor Yanke. This society has done much good by its charitable acts, which insured the large crowd in attend- ance. Stop-Over Suits. will probably file their answer to-morrow to the complaint of the railroad company charging conspiracy in bringiur suits for refusing stop-over privileges. Alameda Poultry Association. The Alameda Poultry Association pro- poses to incorporate and issue 10,000 shares of stock of the par value of $1 each, half of the total number of shares to be keptin reserve for the members. A Shooting Match. A shooting match between ten members of Compeny G and a like number from the University Battalion will take place to-day at the High-street range. Prisoners Fight Over Trilby. James O’Connor is the first close-con- finement prisoner that has been within the walls of Ludlow-street Jail since the days of “Red” Leary. He is being punished for a breach of }’ail discipline and is de- Fri\‘ed of all privileges. This means that he will be locked in a small cell, saysa New York Dispatch to the Boston Journal. 0’Conuor is a Government prisoner, ac- cused of robbinga postofiice. He was play- ing checkers with William Hawkerand Al- fonzo Sferlozo, two J»riso ers, on Monday afternoon, when a discussion arose on the subject of Trilby’s morality. Each of the trio had fixed ideas on Du Maurier’s hero- ine. The outcome was that O’Connor struck Hawker on the jaw. Then Sferlozo tooka handinit. Warden Raabe and the turn- \I'EWR”DO&E. - 19" Lie cheek. Warden Raabe said to-da there had been no cutting and that O’Con- jail, and for this reason, he said, he could not have had a knife. slashed face remains a stubborn fact. Dr. Leon Cherurg of 52 Eldridge street, lare confined in cells only atnight and | usually spend the day reading or playing checkers in the corridor. O’Connor, ever, will remain in a locked cell both day and night. PPER 15 UNDER MRREST, | He Is Charged With Stealing| From the Carson City Mint. Cold and Silver Said to Have Been Removed in a Tin Lunch Bucket. Henry Piper was arrested last night by N. R. Harris, the United States Secret Ser- vice agent, on a charge of stealing gold and silver from the Carson City mint. The warrant says it was taken from E. B. Za- briskie, the melter and refiner, and places the value of the amount purloined at $100. It is claimed, however, that he is held re- sponsible for the loss of several thousand dollars worth of bullion. Piper was employed in the smelting and refining department of the mint. He took his lunch in a tin bucket. The stories told at the time of his discharge, nearly two years ago, were to the effect that he car- ried large quantities of ggmnlatsd gold out with him in his tin bucket when he went home. His discharge came through an accusa- tion to this eflert‘l}y one of the watchmen employed in the Mint. This man’s busi- metal was carried away by the employes. By merest chance he one day lifted u Piper’s lunch-bucket. It weighed several pounds more than it should. The watch~ man went to held%\llmfl to report his discovery. When e returned a few minutes later the bucket wasempty. Piper denied the charge of stealing, but was dis- charged. i Since that time he has been living in Berkeley. No attempt to follow up the case has been made until the recent sensa- tional disclosures proved the rottenness of the mint management. Sincethen Piper's actions have been traced, and his arrest has followed. R Bunke Men Arrested. James Brock, & farmer in San Joaguin County, was visited on March 19 by three men who entered into negotiations to buy his farm. By the usual bunko trick they succeeded in swind! him out of $2000. Chief Crowle; located the three men in Portland, Or., an tfim;‘y'hlm they were arrested there yester- day. 0 0f them are “Crooked Mouth’” Green and Ed Smith, but the Chief does not know the name of the third Sheriff Cunningham of Stockton, who was at police headquarters last night, will go to Portland with the necessary requisition papers to bring them back. e A rare old clock has been discovered in the family of John McConnoughy at Bridgeport, Conn. It is_ nearly 200 years old and was made by a McConnoughy in Ireland. Although the woodwork is slowly coming apart it still keeps excellent time, It is valued at §500. ——————— EVERYTHING in millinery at exceedingly low prices at Beavey's, 1382 Market street. . The attorneys for Dr. W. H. Robinson | damage E keys parted thie men. Then it was found that the Italian had been stabbed on the that nor did not have a knife. Every prisoner is carefully searched on arriving at the The existence of the | who, attends prisoners in the jail, took several stitches in Bferlozo’s cheek. The prisoners in Ludlow street are given | more privileges than in other jails. They | oW~ "ness was to see that none of the precious | WILL COMPETE AT ARMS, League of the Cross Cadets to Drill for a Silver Trophy. FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND, Unlque Affalr Among Catholic Military and Temperance Circles. The coming competitive drill, to which the League of the Cross Cadets look for- ward with pleasant anticipation, will be a particularly interesting event in Catholic and military circles. It is to take place at the Mechanics’' Pavilion on May 3 next, and for several weeks the cadets have been hard at work making preparations. In | connection with the drill there will be a grand concert, at which some particularly fine musical selections are to be given., The event is rather unique in its way. | The League of the Cross Cadets is a mili- tary as well as a temperance organization, and martially it is known as the First Regiment Dismounted Artillery, Wil- liam C. Mahoney being its colonel. The membership of the League of the | Cross Cadets, which is one of the stanch- est associations for temperance princi- Heart Church; Company F, at_St.. Theresa’s Church; and Company J. at Liberty Hall on Alabama street; on Tues- day eveningfiu', Company E, at St.. James Church; on Friday evenings, Company G, at St. Bridget’s Hall; on Saturday even- ings, Company C, at the Third Regiment Armory; and on Sunday evenings, Com- pany H, at St. Brendan’s Church. ARULE THAT WORKS BOTH WAYS. How the Dudes of Atlanta Are Vie- timized. ‘The young men about town have two new stories which they are repeating to each other. One is, says the Atlanta Constitution, about a pretty cashier and the other is about a beautiful woman who is fre- quently seen among the shoppers on Whitehall street. One merit of the stories is that they are both strictly true. “It's this way,” said a young man yesterday, ‘“the women are so confoundedly pretty that they hypnotize the men. The pretty cashier always gives back the right change except when the customer happens to be the sort of man who imagines himselfa lady-killer: then she tosses it down about a dollar short. Shegives him a smile with his short change, and that 1s worth fully $4. The man smiles, and though he dis- covers that his change is shy a few cents he never says a word. If he did, why, of course, the young lady would be surprised and would make it up. But she’s so shrewd that she never misjudges a man. Shesizes up the men right every time, and not once in a hundred times do the men say a word. They are tickled to death at having the young lady smile on them so sweetly, and had rather give up the whole amount than make a kick. “The other woman is a _professional shopper, and she’s a stunner in looks. She goes into a store and calls for something— she never buys a costly thing. The clerk brings out what she calls for and displays it on the counter. She examines it and throws in bright remarks and makes eyes at the clerk—in short, she gives the o\:x‘xig fellow to understand that she is dread- fully mashed on him. He feels like hug- ging himself. The lady buys the article, of course, and lingers a few minutes to talk with the clerk after it is wrapped up. Her smiles and her eyes completely hypnotize, and -after a short time she walks out in an absent-minded way, hav- ing forgotten to pay for her purchase. Of course the clerk never says a word. He just makes out a ticket and has it charied up to himself. This lady never makes mistakes. Ifshe should happen to strike a clerk some day who is not susceptible to mashes, why she’d simply look embar- rassed and say: “How funny! Excuse the -mistake— think of me orfiettiug to pay you. Iam s0_absent-minded.” But the clerks never give her an oppor- tunity te say that. - A New Source of Copper. : 4 Carr. F; S. DraDY .~ ples on the coast, is made up of vigorous young men, 16 lyenra of age and upward, who not only pledge themselves to abstain | from drinking and treating, but from even visiting places where liquors are sold. There are ten companies already in the regimest, with an average membership of fifty each, Five of these companies are fully equipped | and uniformed, and it is for the purpose of | raising the necessary funds to complete | the regimental outfit that the concert and | drill will be given. The headquarters of | | the cadets are at 14 McAllister street, | . 8o far four companies have entered the list for competition. Theseare: Company A, of the 8t. Mary’s Cathedral; Company B, of St. Charles’ Church; Company C, of St. Patrick’s, and Company G, of St. Brid- get's. A generous rivalry has sprung u among them, which, taken together witl the fact that the splendid silver trophy to | be contested for is valued at $300, inSicauu | that the occasion will be an exciting one. The music of the concert will be by the Presidio band of twenty-three pieces.” The features of the drill will include a dress parade and review, an individual competi- tive drill for a gold medal, and a saber | dnll by Company A. Following is the roster of the cadets: Field and staff officers—Colonel, William C. Mahoney ; lieutenant-golonel, Martin ¥. 0'Dea; mejor, First Battalion, D. J. Metloin; major, Second Battali J. Brouchod; captain an tant, Danjel C, Deasy; lieutenant and com- missary, John P, Coleman; lieutenant and in- spector, Thomas F. Ryan; eaptain and surgeon, Dr. A, P. Mulligan; lieutenant and adjutant, First Battalion, Morgan L. Sweeney; lieutenant and adjutant, Second Battalion, Edward Deasy. First Battalion: Company A—Captain, Frank 8. Drady; first lieutenant, William R. Moore; second lieutenant, Wiljam J, Wilson. Com- iny E—Captain, Wil McCarthy; first eutenant, J. Collins; second lieutennt, Ed Dunn. Company H—Captain, Frank Scully; first lHeutenant, ‘Herbert Hawkins. Company ,Agufin Edward Fitzgerald; first lieu- tenant, D. Barry; second lieutenant, Second. Battaion: Company B—C Thomas Kennedy; first lieutenant, J. ley; second lieutemant, John Company G—Captain, J. R. Kentzel; first lieutenant, 0. McMahon; second lieutenant, i{lmn"&nn]fim,‘ finm&anny‘! ptain, Peter aggerty; firsi leutenant, second rleuwnnnl. Charles D—Captain, Joseph Mahoney; first lieutenant, William D. Flinn; second lieutenant, F. Law- ler. Com -ni‘r—c;noguin, Frank Barron; first uenun-nz 7 ig; second lieutenant, Frank King. p The various companies “hold weekly meetings as follows: On Monday evening Company A meets at the Mercantile Library ~building; Company B, at St. Charles Church; Company D, at Sacred A curious and almost startling fact has recently been brought to light through ex- riments of Professor A. H. Church of ndon, viz.: That turacin, a crimson pig- ment extracted from the feather oP a South African bird, yields from 6 to 7 per cent of pure copper, says the 8t. Louis Republic. The bird whose feathers yield the metallic coloring matter is the turacon, s South African plantain-eating avis, of which there are about twenty-five dis- tinct species. The pigment is” extracted from this curious creature’s feathers by u_smgd any of the common dilute alkaline liguids. It produces a beautiful crimson solution, which, the chemists say, has a well-defined absorption spectrum. The only other animal solution which is known to contain copper in solution is heemoc- yanin, which is obtained from the globin of blood. The copper in the feathers of a single turacon amounts to about one-fifth of a grain. . BEARDS OF THE ANCIENTS. The Welsh and the Germans Noted for Them. Exceptionally long beards have always attracted a good deal of attention, and in most old works on the customs and habits of men there are numerous references to “whyskirs” and “byeards” of extraordi- nary length, says the St. Louis Republic. Rauber von Talber, a German knight and councilor of Maximilian II, who died in 1575, rejoiced in the possession of a beard which reached to his feet and from there again to his waist. John Mayo, the cele- brated sixteenth century painter (the same which accompanied Charles V on his cam- paigns), was a man 6 feet 6 inches in height. Giant though he was, his beard reached the ground, and, in order to keep it out of his way, Mayo always wore it tucked under a girdle which encircled his waist. Howland Llewenn, the Welsh high- wayman who made life burdensome to the | travelers over the Cambrian hills during the early part of the seventeenth century, “had a yellow beard of mightie length an size.” He is said to have worn it in_two braids or plaits, which were thrown back over his shoulders and crossed at the small of his back and again brought around to the front of the body, where they were fastened with gold clasps and buckles. Each braid was about five feet nine inches in length, and, when left unplaited, the whole beard was upward of seven feet in length. owell’s “Welsh Celebrities” says: Llewenn had the longest beard of which we have record. When loose and flowing it fell down over his horse’s shoulders almost to the animal’s knees. It was of a peculiar yellow or straw _color, which was all the more curious, both his parents being dark-haired mountain Welsh people. Years afterward the mountain people Eu proverbs which referred to this freak, they often using the expressions, ‘‘About as long as Howland’s beard,” or “Yellow as the whiskers of Llewenn.” George Kill.ngworth, whom Queen Mary sent to Russia in 1555 as one of her agents to Czar Ivan tbe Terrible, had a beard 5 feet 2 inchesin length, and Count Ruloff of Poland, 1697, rejoiced in the possession of a mustache which was so IO:F that he could not touch the ends of it with his fingers. There are ten or twelve other long-bearded men of olden times of whom notice will be ven in some future instaliment of “Notes r the Curious.” ————————— A petrified dog was washed out of the bank of a stream on the Step Rock road, South Norwalk, Conn., after one of the recent storms. In appearance it is of a dark y color and very hard. In life it must have been an enormously large ani- mal, and is of a species not recognizable by any who have seen it, but it is thought to have been of the kind living with the native occupants of that section prior to settlement by the whites. Bits of petrifiad wood have frequently been found in that vicinity.. e CHEAPEST place in the city to buy hats, flow- ers, feathers, ribbons. Seavey's, 1882 Market* WITH DYNAMITE STICKS, Chinese Threaten the Mission for Rescued Slave Girls. EXPLOSIVES AT THE DOOR. One Package Thrust Through a Grating in the Base- ment. Five sticks of dynamite were found con- cealed in different places about the Chinese Mission, at the corner of Sacramento street and Prospect place, yesterday morning. The first sticks were found by John Conley, a paper-carrier, at the doorstep as he was delivering the morning papers. One was on the stoop. Another was upon thesill. Both were wrapped in yellow paper and were marked ““Hercules No. 2. The lad picked up one stick and made a pretense of throwing it at Frank Coall, 2 lad who was accompanying him on his rounds. Young Coall cried for hinr to stop, as it might be dynamite. It was well Con- ley obejed, as the concussion, had the stick of dynamite been tossed any distance, would have been sufficient to have caused an explosion with terrible results. The boys took the dynamite with them and found a third stick put in_the iron %x;atmg of the kitchen window. They toox thisalso. The three sticks were taken to young Conley’s father who is a police officer. The officer at oncs notified Miss Culbert- son, the matron of the home. The Chief of Police was also notified and an investi- gation is being made. . Miss Culbertson madea thorough search of the premises. As a result she found two more sticks of the explosive. They had been placed in the casement of the win- dows just below the level of the cement pavement on Prospect place. Miss Culbertsen says tnat none of the | sticks had fuses attached. It was impossi- ble for any of them to have received blows of sufficient force to cause an, explosion. Bhe thinks, therefore, that they were Jaced there as threats by some of the ighbinders whose women she has taken away. She has had no trouble for some time. About a month ago she received a letter in which she was threatened with death if she did not leave the slave girls alone. This was only one of many, however. She has often been threatened before, and scouts the idea of there being anything more than bombast in the last discovery. MANAGERS' DIFFICULTIES, The Tivoli and Baldwin Have a Slight Unpleasant- ness. Theatrical People Clash in Regard to the Issuing of Passes. There is music in the air. The Reginald de Koven harmonies from the *‘Fencing- master” are clashing with the “Kobinson Crusqe’’ carols which nightly entertain the Tivoli audiences. And the reason is this: Theatrical-managers are always ready to exchange courtesies with one another in the matter of passes, but there is a certain unwritten law which states that on a big night, when there are prospects of every- thing in the house being sold, no ‘“‘paper’’ shall be issued. Night before last Manager John F. Har- ley of the Whitney Opera Company went over to the Tivolj, and, introducing him- self to Manager Charles Krause, who was in the box-office, said: “May I have a box for this evening?”’ - “Qertainly, if you pay for it,” answered Krause, explaining that the house was almost sold out. Harley wore a troubled expression as he produced $5, but said nothing.. He es- corted his wife and friends into the chosen part of the auditorium and then went over to the Baldwin. It made him feel badly, as he said last night, to have to pay when he had ex- tended the freedom of his performances to the members of the Tivoli company, so he wrote a note to Mrs. Kreling, Eropriewr of the opera-house, asking her what explana- tion there was to offer. In the meantime Mr. Krause closed up his box office, thought he would like to bave a look at Dorothy Morton and strolled over to the Baldwin. Ticket selling had ceased, it being past 10, and the doorkeeper cheerfully passed him in. Adfter being seated Harley spied him and calmly asked him whether he had paid his admission. Krause answered in the nega- tive, but stated that he was most willing to pay the admission fee. Harley says that he “had his Irish up,” so told him that he wouldn’t allow him in the house under any circumstances, and consequent- 1y Mr. Krause went out. Harley says that he assisted him in his exit by grasping him around the neck and ently propelling him from the rear, but ghe Tivoli manager says that being insulted he went without a word of remonstrance. He also strongly denies that any forcible means were employed in his departure, The management proper of the Baldwin disclaim any gnnicipation in the squabble and the same friendly relations that have always existed will still maintain between the two places of amusement. But Mr, Krause and Mr. Harley are not particularly sociably inclined toward one another. ———— The Bride Paid the Fee. Justice of the Peace William F. Rusch of Hoboken was seated in his office shortly after 10 o’clock on Tuesd;s night when a ring of the door bell aroused him, and 1 a moment a man and woman entered and announced that they desired to be married. 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