The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 22, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1895. 5 NEARER THE GALLOWS *lmportant Evidence Ob- tained Against Durrant FROM SIX WITNESSES. Saw Him Near the Church the Night of the Williams Murder. IT WAS ABOUT 9 O'CLOCK He Has Sald That at That Time He Was at Vogel’s—His Examina- tion To-Day. * ‘‘We have evidence that will send Dur- by to the galiows,” said a police sergeant ast night. This expression was caused by the dis- covery of very important evidence against the supposed murderer of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. Durrant was identified by three young ladies last evening, who saw him coming from Emmanuel Baptist Church between 9and 9:15 p. M. on the fatal Friday night that Minnie Williams was killed. my shoes with blood stains on it, but I cannot account for the stainsin any way. All that I know is that the four shoes were in the study Defore the tragedy. Now there are but three. 1 do not know why the police took my old shoe. I have not had the shoe on for & long time. In fact it was virtually cast away. I did not have iton whenI went to view the body of Miss Williams, so I could not have got any blood on it that way. If there are blood stains on it the murderer must have put them there for some purpose or other. The congregation of the church has not vet sufliciently recovered from the shock Teceived a week ago to make any approach toward settling the question o wgmt the future of the church shall be. There has ¥et been no meeting of the trustees or con- gregation, and no canvass of the opinions | of a majority of the members. One of the trustees said yesterday thata meeting of | the congregation would likely be held in about a week, and then the prospects of the future would be discussed and the course of the congregation determined. _ The tragedy will be costly to the church in a purely financial as well as in_other ways. It will take hundreds of dollars grobah]y to repajr the slight damages done y the murderer, and the much greater damages that have resulted from the some- what ruthless overhauling that the police | and pthers have given the structure in the seareh for evidence. The cleaning of the church aloneappears an almost appalling job. No broom has touched a floor since a week ago Saturday morning. Above the pulpit platform the cross of calla lilies has become a woeful- looking symbol and the roses and mar- guerites that bedecked the front of the au- itorium with such freshness and profu- sion the morning before Easter have dried up and scattered their withered petals about the floor. No services were held in the church yes- terday. Itisnot likely that there will be any held there for some time. Dr. Gibson remained all day in the se- clusion that he has maintained since Pri- vate Secretary Lynch’s arrival from Chico last Thursday morning. A number of his friends came to see him and were cordially received into the privacy of his room, but reporters were received by Mr. Lynch. Detective Cody learned in some way that six young ladies had some able infor- vhereabouts d that the t to tell their mation in regard to Durran I Ie also lea > reluc on that night. young ladies story, as they did not w to be drawn intp the terr case. Detective Cody finally ascertained who they were and their relatives told them that they should give the police the information—they sho throw aside their desire to avoid publicity in order that the ends of justi should be se d 3 The two Misses Sturges and Miss Fitz- patrick, who live near the Emmanuel Baptist Cl are the latest witnesses whose e will tighten the web around D . called on Chief of Police 7:30 o'clock last evening, een 9 and 9:1 ie Williams w; were toward Twer > direction hought he called out . and he up with ked on second street ection of They paid no attention to them and se: Three of the nt as he had nded the C time they did. ( ) the rest, “Why, Vhen the M nished sen fofe the three tified him nation for 1l take place inary rder of Miss W ze Conl. police sti 1 Baptist exam the a Angeles, went ont 1 ernoon, ling yvesterday nt Rey ur going over the groun 1. Lees W 1 th e church, onnec n Lees will no gation and ¢ ntil its end. t the same time head of the de- tectives was making his first investigati W a repre sentative of Taber, the was going thr tl aking pictures of the different be referred to in the trial. flashlights of the beliry, interior of the church and exposures of the libra n which the ¥ of Minnie Williams was found. All pictures were made at the request of eneral John H. Dickinson, one of the attorneys for Durrant. who obtained per- mission from the Police Department to eciire the vi Thongh a week has pa svery of the double tr: » morbid cu r. Jones too hots nce the dis- v, it seems that i the people has Hundreds gathered in B 1 wonderment 1 the cro h going in, £ v refused toallow anj 1t those having business ry that some strong proof could d against the murderer by the rements of footprints in the belfry body of Blanche Lamont has abandoned. When Dete e Gibson and Policeman Riehl found the body in the belfry they immediately went downstairs. :nd to the top land- the belfry was John T. Dare, prose- ttorney in Police Court Gibson wanted him to go to the s0 as to understand the matter when ame before him. John T. Dare said: There was no measurements of footprints made. Idon’tthink there was any chance of footprints being found in the belfry which would be of any use to the police. We certainly saw none. All that I saw was marks as if the body had been dragged from the top of the steps to the further corner of the belfry. There was not enough dust to show outlines of a foot- print well enough to furnish any clew. Sergeant Reynolds said yesterday that the police had not attempted to gain any clews from possible footprints in the bcf- fry. He said: measurements’of footprints in the dust of the beliry were made, as none of any distinct- ness were found. In factfrom what is known no good evidence could have been oblained in this line. At the time the body was found no footprints were discernible, and soon afterward the {)cliry was full of tracks. The police have acted strangely about the blood-stained shoe belonging to Rev. Dr. Gibson which was found in his study a week ago. Chief of Police Crowley claims that there is nothing of importance in con- nection with the shoe, but the fact remains that his men found the shoe a week ago, brought it to Chief Crowley, who has ket it for examination ever since. He will not make known his reason for keeping the old shoe, though he admits having it in his possession. Chief Crowley said: The shoe was brought to me several days £g0, but an examination of it has not resulted in adding anything to the evidence we already heve against” Durrant. It is a plain, old shoe, well worn, and seems to have no connection with the awful crimes that were committed in the church. The owner of the shoe is the pastor. There is nothing whatever to con- nect Mr. Gibson with the murder. Chief Crowley did not state, however, why his men had selected this one partic- ular shoe when they made their search, nor did he state why he had kept the pas- tor’s little piece of property for a week. It is believed that thisis one of the pleces of evidence which the police have that they wl}!‘l nog)ducc;lobse. 2ev. Dr. Gibson could throw no light on the mystery of the shoe. He said: i Iam not swprised atthe finding of one of Among the first to lies went | ool at the same | ptist Church all day | ters, police- | Mr. Gibson is getting together ideas for his first sermon and it promises to be the most | notable, if it is not the most interesting | | one of his career. It cannot now be even | guessed when he will preach it. |, Chief Crowley was busily engaged yes- | terday in putting the finishing touches to | the mass of evidence he has prepared for | | the preliminary examination of Durrant, | which commences before Judge Conlan at 11 o’clock this morning. | _General Dickinson’s criticism of the | Chief, which appeared in yesterday’s | Car 1L, did not seem to worry him very | much. he object, it appears to me,’” he | | said, “is to get me involved in a newspaper | controversy, but if so it _has failed of its | purpose. 1 shall not reply to the ;ieneml's ( | so-called eriticism of my conduet.” | Durrant spent a quiet day yesterday. He | ‘ had a few callers, but the most of his time | | was devoted to completing his statement | | for the guidance of his counsel to-day. He | | was as cheerful as ever, and appears to be | { more confident as the time for his prelim- | inary examination approaehes. | His parents called again to see him last | night and remained with him for two or | three hours | He was asked the question if he remem- l | bered seeing the young ladies on Bartlett | street the night that Minnie Williams was | murdered and who identified him last| | night, but the question remained unan-| | swered. | Speaking of Rev. Dr. Gibson's not com- | | ing to see him he said he would send him | | a written invitation to call at the prison if | { he thought he would look at it in the right | { way Mrs. Durrant, since her son’s trouble, has | | learned well the art of keeping her own | | counsel. Last evening, however, she| wused long enough to remark, with much ent satisfaction, that the blood-stained | oe,which the police have kept hidden for | week, did not belong to Theodore. A few days ago Mrs. Durrant stated that young girl had come to her and said | | with tears in her eyes that she did not be- | | lieve in Theo's guilt, because he had once | ione hera good turn,” and had to | nal knowledge saved one girl in | 1gregation of Emmanuel Church | ffrom ruin at the hands of another young | {man. The girl said that if her testimony to that effect was needed she would swear | itness-stand. | not come forward with | Imer Wo { any explanation of the suspicious circum- - | stances attending his story of his move- | | ments on the night of the Williams mur- {der. An attempt was made_ yesterday to | find him that he might avail himself of“ | the columns of the CarL if he desired to | make any ex[v!:\nation, but he kept him- | self in careful seclusion. It s said that he | | is rusticating on the Guadalupe ranch sev- | | eral miles from the city on the San Bruno | T . | A story is being told in the Mission to the effect that a hack was seen standing before the church on Bartlett street a few | | minutes before 10 o’clock on the night of | the Williamns murder. | | At3:450'clock on the afternoon of the | | day that Miss Williams’ corpse was found | a man entered the barber-shop of Law- ce Limner at the corner ofi Twenty- | fourth and Mission streets. He brought the latest news of the tragedy as he had | gleaned it from the bulletin boards down town, and while the subject was under dis- cussion a second man, who was being | shaved at the time, stated that the night before, as he passed the church at 10 o'clock, be saw a public carriage standing before the door. 'his man is being vigor- ously sought for, and in case he is found the presence of the hack, the light in the pastor's study and the screams heard about that hour will form material points in the case for the defense. HAPPINESS OF SINNERS, Rev. F. R. Farrand Says There Is No Satisfying Genuineness to It. Rev. F. R. Farrand, the pastor of the Howard Presbyterian Church, delivered the regular Sunday afternoon address to young men at the Young Men’s Christian Association yesterday. He spoke of the seeming happiness of some_of the unrighteous. ‘‘Some people,” he said, “are so wicked and so taken up with their wickedness as to rejoice in it and are seemingly hup’Fg. But'there is no true happiness in it. e prime cause of all wickedness and the reason why some of the wicked believe that they are happy is the fact that those people Lave not been brought into sympathy with God. “A’ sinner may go among his follow-men with a bold face, but once he is brought to realize what God is he breaks down_and finds no peace until he is reformed, Why are the churches not better filled ? Because too many men are at enmity with God nnd_l | Ivall of the applicants who | the bloody sights were fear to face him, and not because the preaching is not good enough. These peo- ple, as time goes on, form habits of thought about their condition—habits that are pleasing and self-satisfactory. They fix upon certain great sins to be avoided, and imagine they are doing their whole duty in being guiltless of them, while at the same time they are indulging in others. These men are as much in need of being brought into sympathy with God as are the sinners who are openly in rebellion.” Next Sunday afternoon, in the audito- rium of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation, Henry Varley, the’ noted English evnnge]ist, will deliver the address to young men. —— A new use io;KominE pigeonn has been suggested. It is thought that every large steamer should carry a supply of them, to liberate in the event of an accident. Pig- eons have a record of 800 and 1000 miles a day. If the Gascogne had had homing pigeons on boara itis believed that news of her would have been received three days before she was sighted. . Carroll D. White says ‘“hunger has caused more men to commit mg;tti crimes than anything else.” Of omicides in 1890, 5100 had no trades. — Marg Hopgiss Institute of Art Annual ring Exhibition. Open daily, Adrgum«:n, LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, Final Preparations for the N. S. G. W. Annual Cele- bration. FORMATION OF THE PARADE. Constables Hold a Meeting and Ar- range for a Test of the Fee Bill. The delegates to the Grand Parlor meet- ing of the Native Sons began to arrive yes- terday by scores, and the local celebration committee was kept busy with carriages and coaches meeting them at the various trains and escorting them to the hotels to which they had been assigned. By night the Metropole, Albany and ‘Wilson hotels were crowded with natives, and committee-meetings to arrange for to-day’s festivities began. Grand Marshal Robinson visited the Na- tive Daughters’ organization of Alameda, about whose participation some doubt was expressed, yesterday. He found them eager to be in line in the parade. They promised to be present in a handsomely decorated drag. The formation of the parade was decided upon yesterday, as follows: FIRST DIVISION. Chief of Police and four mounted officers. Platoon of police of sixteen men. Grand marshal and twelve aids. Fifth Infantry Band. Fifth Infantry Battalion, Major John Hayes in command. Four-in-hand carriage, containing Grand | President Joel D. Sproul, Mayor J. L. Davie and “hairman of the '95 Celebration Committee Rod W. Church. Grand officers on foot. Members of Grand Parlor, Board of Super- visors, Board of Education, Board of Public Works and members of City Council, in car riages. SECOND DIVISION. Edward H. Benjamin, Grand Marshal. First Infantry Regiment Band. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Floral float. Canton degree of I. 0. O. F. Uniform Rank No. 11, K. of P. Oskland Fire Department, in charge of Chief Lawton and First and Second Engineers. Acme wheelmen. Reliance wheelmen. THIRD DIVISION. Dr. W. H. Blood, marshal. First Regiment drum and fife corps. Alameda Parlor No. 18, Native Daughters of ahe Golden West, in decorated four-in-hand rag. Float, “Eureka.” Osakland Parlor No. 50, N.8.G. W. Piedmont Parlor No. 120, N. 8. G. W. Brooklyn Parlor No. 151, N. 8. G. W. Drum and fife corps. Alameda Parlor No. 47. Halcyon Parlor. Mission Parlor of San Franeisco. Stanford Parlor of San Francisco. The previously published line of march has been changed somewhat. The parade will march out S8an Pablo avenue to Six- teenth street, thence to Telegraph avenue, thence to Broadway, thence to Fourteenth. The water carnival for Thursday night has been fully decided upon, and will form one of the most attractive features of the celebration. Tt will be held under the aus- pices of the California Yacht Club. Cas- ’s Band will discourse music from a stand erected on a barge anchored about 100 yards from shore, below the Webster- street bridge. Along the opposite shore of the estuary, at the foot of Broadway, will be ranged the larger vessels of the yacht fleet, lying in Brooklyn basin and the es- tu:u?'. Nearer to the Oakland shore the smaller yachts will be stationed. All will be decked with flags and bunting and will send up fireworks during the evening. The life of the picture wifi bé furnished by a fleet of naptha launches, which will tow long lines of gayly decorated canoes and boats to and fro under the glare of hundreds of electric lights placed on the wharves, the bridges and the rigging of the vessels. The programme for to-night’s grand all Park is open-air concert at the City as follows: Grand overture, “Macbeth" Operatic selection, “Faust” “Pasquinade”. Fantasie, Am “Con Waltz" (by request) Overture. “William Tell” Sextet, “Lucia™........ Gems from the admired wo rks of Tost! irl”. cerpts from “A Gaie March, “Great Republi The celebration committee has received word from all parts of the State that a large number of visitors are to be expected and hotel accommodations are being ar- ranged for the gunests. ARRANGING FOR A CONTEST. About twenty constables and deputies, representing all sections of Alameda County, met at the office of constable J. F. Cronin, 453 Eighth street, yesterday to discuss the recently enacted fee bill and settle the details of the coming struggle which is to be waged against that law. Mr. Cronin explained in detail the ob- jectionable points of the bill and the meth- ods by which a lezal battle conld be suc- cessfully waged against it. He said that he had consulted a number of competent legal authorities on the mat- ter and that all had expressed an opinion that in the handsof good attorneys the measure could be proved to be unconstitu- tional. Mr. Cronin also explained that the fight against the bill would be ver; expensfvu, and that the constables and their aids would have to put up at least $15,000 if they expected to carry the battle to a suc- cessful issue. He asked if those present were willing to put up their percentage, and all expressed a desire to aid to_the full extent of their abilities. Mr. Cronin then said that Arthur Rodgers, a San Francisco attorney, had consented to join with ex-Supreme Justice Van R. Paterson in the matter, and that as soon as preliminaries were arranged a test case would be made. An Alameda County officer will open the battle by refusing to turn over fees as provided by the law,and the constables will make the fight, which they promise will be to a finish. Those who attended yesterday’s meeting signed an agreement to do all in their power to assist in the fight, financially and otherwise, constables, Justices and other officials throughout the State whose fees are cut down by the law. ALAMEDA. The local insurance war, one of the bit- terest ever inaugurated in this country, has about lapsed for want of ammunition. Agents, however, are not crying quits as they are justas ready to cut ofiicus now as they were when the camp: opened, but have exhausted theirmpgly. The war has resulted in deeper cuts than have ever before been made in this city and some phenominally low rates have geen quoted asis evidenced from the fact that the re- insurance has not left anything to be writ- ten to speak of. There are few policies upon improvements outside tne business center that have not been written for at least that length of time. Agents believe that former high rates are a thing of the st. p. The Library Board. The Board of City Trustees will appoint a new library board at its meeting this evening. This has been decided upon after a careful canvass of the situation. It has been reported that the present board of library managers would refuse to give up their seats without a "'“fifl” and_they even hint that the matter will be carried to the courts. However, the City Trustees have been advised that it is in t{neir power to reappoint, and they propose to exercise their right at the meeting this evening. It is probable that two of the old board will be reappointed, and that an almost entire new force of employes will be placed in . ‘W. Harbourng was appointed two years ago, and he has been made the subject of considerable gossip. The same point was raised two xyezu-s ago as to the appointing power of the City Trustees, nntf a contest seemed imminent at that time, but the new appointees took their seats. All other appointments are made at the pleasure of the Oity Trustees. {Candidates’ Investments. Statements of candidates of money ex- E:nded during the recent campaign must filed by to-morrow. The figures, as Eres.ented by some of the candidates, make interesting read- ing, and show that nota single aspirant spent as much as $100 in his effort to rep- resent the people. BER_]EE_}EY. On next Friday evening the freshman class will celebrate the demise of Bourdon and Minto with the usual procession, speeches, sll)ecucular performances, and in all probability a rush with the sophomores. A communication has been in'the hands of the president of the sophomore class from the freshman presilent for several days past, suggesting that they be allowed to” make the performance a university affair, and not indulge in the customary rush. The sophomores have apparently made no effort to reply, and it is to be concluded that they intend to prevent the ireshmen from carrying ont their plans. Both classes are so large this year that if they do rush it will be the hottest affair of thekind that the college has ever seen. Students’ Entertalnment. The Students’ German Literary and Dramatic club, consisting entirely of talent from the university, will present “Ein Kriminalverbrecher’” and “Als Verlobte Empfehlen Sich” at Union-square Hall, San Francisco, to-night. After the per- formance the floor will be cleared for dancing. ARE WRITTEN IN' BLOOD, Lessons Which Ministers Find in the Mission Tragedy. Comments Upon What the City Lacks in Morality and Virtu- ous Tone. Particularly pointed was the sermon of Rev. M. M. Gibson at the First United Presbyterian Church, corner Golden Gate avenue and Polk street, last evening. He found an occasion in the Emmanuel Church crimes for the taking up of several objections to capital punishment and answering them. He theretore selected a pretty strong text, as follows: And Samuel said, ‘““As the sword hath made | women childless, so shall thy mother be child- less among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal— ISamuel xv:33. Dr. Gibson reviewed scriptural authori- ties on the necessity and justice of capital unishment from Genesis to Revelation. {e said, in speaking of the Mission murders: The perpetrator of those crimes was a fiend no matter who or what he may have been. I | do not care if he belonged to 1000 churches, | and was the superintendent of a hundred sab: | bath schools. The more intelligence, the deeper the guilt; the better his environment, | the worse his crime. 1 feel that it is time that the ministers of justice took the sword and did | & little hewing like Samuel in Gilgal. When a | man shows the instincts of a ferocious beast, | and does not consider the innocence and help- | Jessness of young glrls, what should. entitle him to any clemency. Of course, I don’t be- | lieve in Judge Lynch, and before punishing we should first find the guilty man, and I, for one, am not prepared to say that we have got the | right man. | There is too much romancing about erime in San Francisco. [t is therich criminal who is | allowed to go Scott free. Let the criminal be executed whether he comes from Nob Hill or Tar Flat. Let us have even-handed justice, re- E_-rdlen of condition, standing, race or color. hen only will the administfailon of law be a terror to evil-doers. Too many are allowed to es(l::rs owing to the quibbles of law and short- comings of justice, until it hasbecome the thing for men to believe that they can handle the istol and commit crime with impunity. They eel secure in an immunity from all punish- ment. Why, here Is the Supreme Court of the State saying that “undue haste should not be shown in the execution of Fredericks,” the man who shot down my friend, Mr. Herrick! The sermon of Rev. W. R. Goodwin at the California-street Methodist Episcopal Church last evening, was evidently a retal- iation. The pastor seemingly had in mind the ludicrous attempt of a” saloon-keeper last week to have all side entrances to churches closed by the Board of Super- visors, a petition to that effect having been inspired by the liquor seller’s deductions from the Emmanuel Church tragedy. The text chosen was Hosea iv: 1-2, Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath & controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no llru:.lh, nor merey, nor knowledge of God in the and. Summed up, his disccurse may be said to be a specification of the catises which lead up to the commission of such crimesand nsug%:sting of such cuares as the pastor thonght would be effective. He said in substance: In San Francisco there have been 150 mur- ders committed within five years, and only one Chinaman has been hanged in all that time. Some forty murderersare now in jail. The city is full of robberies, thefts, assaults and crime, and the character of the community can be lllrlyo‘im'l-ged by the number of {llegitimate methods there are in vogue for the obtaining of money—gambling, lotteries and other meth: ods of tnat ilk. It is a place of general lawles: ness, full of saloons and dens of vice, each a rnicious source of law-breaking and vio- ence. ., Those who are sworn to uphold the laws of the land are easily turned aside by hush money, and men prominent in the community find it necessary to keep their evil doings from the light by thé efficacious use of hush money. It is a place of contract marriages and divorces. 1 would say to the young woman who is not willing to be married in her father's home or in the parsonage that she had better remain unmarried, and the young man who proposes a contract marriage to her she should shun as she would a rattlesnake. The relations between the sexes here are so notoriously loose that it is hardly to be wondered at that crime is the apparent rule, rather than the exce, And what are the causes of this deplorable state of affairs? I would say, first, lack of proper home inffiuence and training.’ A hood- lum home produces only hoodlum children. The outdoor life of this city is one of night saloons, mnight theaters and night bawdy houses, all productive of general licentious- ness and crime. The second cause is lack of moral and religions training and neglect of church aud Sunday-school attepdance. - The cure I offer is religion in' the home. It makes drunkards sober, thieves honest and the impure pure. The picture, too, will change when we have an honest and impartial press, the impartial and prompt administration of law, and a fear- less, plain and devoted pulpit, all crowned with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Rev. Dr. Eli McClish, pastor of Grace M. E. Church, preached 'hutpvening from the first two verses of the ninety-seventh psalm: The Lord rei, th. Clouds and darkness are around about him, but righteousness and judg- ment are the habitations of his throne. The central idea of the pastor’s sermon was to show how unexplainable are the ways of the creator and what unlocoked- formeans he sometimes employs to work his ends; also what things are allowed to happen and to exist which upon their face seem to indicate the absence of the pro- tecting hand of providence, but which may really some part of the great plan for universal salvation. Apropos of this: last idea Dr. McClish touched lightly upon the recent tragedy in the Mission, and upon the lesson which it taught. In the first place, he said, it showed the need of more motherly influ- ence and protection; it also disproved the mgan idea that a place of worship, merely m its character, is a protection to life and propérty. A church, the pastor said, was sanctified only by its as: ition with the worship of s Upon the platform with Dr. McClish was the Rev. Dr. George Gibson of the ill- omened Emmanuel Church. He took part in the service to the extent of reading the scriptural lesson and {:flnounch:g the benediction. It was b; e courteous in- vitation of Dr. McClish that he wul preseat.] | Pomona to N THE SOCIAL WORLD, A Benefit to Be Given in Aid of the Oakland Ladies’ Re~ lief Society. AT THE SUMMER RESORTS, Weddings and Engagements An- nounced — Receptions and Parties. Qakland society will all bein evidence this week at the Macdonough Theater. Those who attend the performances on Thursday and Friday nights next will en- joy a treat and help charity. The play, which is to be given for the benefit of the Ladies’ Relief Society, is a musical trav- esty on *Romeo and Juliet,” and is to be given by the best of well-known amateurs both among the principals and chorus. The music 15 adapted and the play itself is intended to be acted only by men. The clubs, including the Reliance and Athenian of Oakland and the Bohemian and University of San Francisco, have been largely drawn upon for talent in this pro- duction. Mr. Hopkins as the Friar, with his beautiful voice; Mr. Dickman as the Apothecary, with his good comedy; Mr. Melvin as the melodious Capulet; Mr. Tay- lor, whose acting weight is 200 pounds, as Juliet; Mr. Somers, with his good singing as Romeo; Mr. Campbell as the Nurse, an Messrs. Carlton and Thomas as the valiant Tybalt and Mercutio, with the inimitable Peter of Paul Miller, supported by a chorus composed of the Berkeley and Reliance glee clubs and others, constitute a magnifi- cent cast. There is no more popular organization than the Ladies’ Relief Society of Oakland, wwhose magnificent charities are a monu- ment to the worth and goodness of the leading ladies of Oakland who have sat on its board of directors during the past twenty-five years. At Temescal they main- tain on their large tract of land three ¢ homes,” one for aged women, one for children and a third, a nursery for infants. Last May the society lost_by fire in their buildings $10,000 over and above the in- surance, and their income from the State has been reduced $3000a year by the failure to pass the usual approffl'inuons for sup- port of poor. So they will have use for the proceeds from the sale of seats for their performances. S The Assembly Club will give its final party of the season at Golden Gate Hall next Thursday evening. The wedding of Lieutenant George Wycherly Kirkham and Miss Grace Good- vear is set for May 2 at St. Paul’s Church, enicia. The engagement of Miss Laura J. Phil- lips of Sacramento to Mowbray R. Dundas of this city is announced. The wedding | will take place about the middle of May. The engagement is_announced of A. L. Hartman and Miss Birdie Isaac,and the wedding will take place in May. A pretty wedding was that of Miss An- nie Marie Kelly to Peter Glennan Jr. The ceremony was performed at St. Mary's Cathedral last Tuesday evening by Rev. Father Kirby in_the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. The bride, daintily attired in white silk en train, with clusters of orange blossomsand modestly enshrouded in a lace veil, looked very pretty. Her maid of honor was Miss Alice Dwyer. The bride’s little niece, Ger- aldine Dwyer, escorted by the groom's brother of seven summers, led the bridal rocession. A reception was held at the ome of the bride’s parents, 29 Fulton street. Their presents were numerous and costly. E The marriage of Miss Edythe Griffin of dward Tufts of Los Angeles was celebrated in Pomona last Thursday. The bride isa daughter of O. F. Griffin, who was for years a prominent business man of this city. She spent several years in San Francisco with her grandparents, George C. Wickware and wife, at the Occi- dental Hotel, and has a wide acquaintance here. The groom is the leading member of the Tufts-Lyons Firearms Company of Los Angeles and is regarded as an enter- Fising and successful Founngln. Mrs. Wickware, Mrs. Daniel C. Perkins, the bride’s sister, and Mrs. E. C. Dake, her aunt, all of San Francisco, were present at the nuptials. Mr. and Mrs. Tufts will make their home in Los Angeles. Prince and Princess Poniatowski will spend_part of the summer with Mr. and )?:s. . H. Crocker at their home near Burlingame. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Day sailed last week from New York for Europe. Mrs. Jerome Lincoln and Miss Ethel Lincoln will leave for Europe shortly. Dr. and Mrs. Clinton Cushing are ex- pected to return from Europe about May 1. At the old Redington place at Bur- lingame, which is open to summer board- ers during the vacation of Hoit's school, are: Mrs, R. P. Schwerin, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ellicott, Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomp- son, Mr. and Mrs. A. E- Buckingham, Mrs. Charles R. Detrich and her family, Miss Bessie Styne, William Adams Jr. David 8. Painter, Benjamin J. Block and Joseph Burke. Among the recent arrivals at Highland Springs are the following: E. Hyde, Oakland; Walter J. Wells, Miss H. Keefe, Walter E. Hyde, S8an Frdncisco; W.T. Welcker, Berkeley; J. M. Stillwell, Springfield, Mass.; J. Howard Nicoll, New York; Mr. an Mrs. John Kruse, Marshfield, Or.; E. B. Strong, San Rafael; Daniel Harvey, Jameés Murphy, C. Hansen, San_Francisco; J. B. Stout, Fisher- man’s Bay; M. W. Plummer, San Francisco; Mr.and Mrs, James Phillips, Napa; Mrs, C. O'Hara, San Francisco; George C. Codding, Petaluma. D. T. Phelps is at Byron Springs for the benefit of his health. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. French will leave for Alaska about May 1 and expect to be gone a month or six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. A. Schoenfeld (nee Tishler) will be at home Sunday next at 1329 Clay street. The guests who attended the birthday surprise party given to Wilbur Cook at his home, 915 Hayes street, last Thursday evening, enjoyed a pleasant entertainment. Among those who took part in the musical and literary part of the evening were: Charles Pierson, G.A. Alden, W. Donaldson, Miss Cassie O’Donnell, Mrs. Coffin, Miss Ruth Parker, James Harris, M. Post, G. Post, F. Ma- her, . 'Ward, Ellert Stack, H. McKenna and Miss Mary Jennings. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cook, the Misses Emma Cook, Madge Redington, Mannie Larkin, Kittie McKenna, Cassie O’Donnell, Rose Levi, Virgie Frai Ruth Parker, Julia Larkin, May Jennings, Li: zie Donaldson, M'f ‘O’Donnell, Alice Fagan, F. Smith, E. Levi, Lillie Umfred, Lees Bolio, Mrs. Hensley, Mrs. Oldfield, Mrs. Parker, sirs. Post, Mrs. Coffin, Messrs. G. fI. Alden, W. Donaldson, G. Post, A. Carby, A. C. Wier, George Ward, George McCauley, F, Bfien. Ea.. Murphy, A. Cook, P. Alexander, A. M. Cook. W. M. Parker, J. Oldfield, P. H. McKenns, F. H. Ward, Wil- liam Umfred, James Harris, Charles Pierson, P. Peterson, M. Post, A. C. Johnson, N.Smith, E. Slack, F. Reise, F. Maher, P. Fassett. A vaudeville evening “at home’” was given by the Misses Josie and Eva Dolan to their friends at their residence, corner of Waller and Scott streets, on Thursday evening last. The spacious parlors and dining-room were beautifully decorated with. banks of roses and softly shaded lights. Music was a prominent feature of the evening. Amonfi those taking part were: Miss Sadie Martell, Miss Anna Dunn, Miss Marguerite }'Iughes, Miss Marie Carroll, Miss Eva Dolan and Miss Mae Sullivan. . The San Francisco Athletic Club will hold their fifteenth annual excursion and picnic at Bohemian Grove, Sonoma Coun- ty, on Sunday, May 12. he Thursday Night Whist Club gave a theater party at the California on the 18th which was a very enjoyable affair. After the performance all were driven to the Maison Riche, where a dinner was served. buy th *Miss Milared Nathan, iss Boselie' Hatt, Miss Liltion Rothchild, Miss Blanche Cohn; Messrs. Frederick -Harris, Mortimer Goodkind, Martin Berwin, Alfred Levy. The Friends’ Dancing Club gave their post-lenten social at their hall, 2127 Mis- sion street, last Thursday evening. An entertainment and social will be ven by Borromean Council No. 129, oung Men’s Institute, at Mission Opera- hall, 2131 Mission street, next Friday even- ing. A special feature will be a farce to be presented by members of the council. The Young Ladies’ Sodality of St. Bren- dan’s Church will give a literary enter- tainment and musicale next Friday even- ing at their hall, corner of Fremont and Harrison streets. The Catholic Central Club will give an entertainment and dance on Wednesday evening in San Francisco Hall, Alcazar building. The Eschscholtzias will give their next Earty at National Hall, 815 Ellis street, 'nursday evening, May 24. FIFTY CONVERTS AT ST. LUKE'S. Mr. Moreland Preaches on ““The Folded Napkin in the Tomb of Jesus.”” At St. Luke’s Church on Van Ness ave- nue more than fifty persons were con- firmed by Bishop Nichols on Easter Sun- day night, twenty-three of whom were young men, and many of them converts from various denominations. The new communicants received their first com- munion early yesterday morning from the hands ot the rector, Rev. W. H. Moreland. Mr. Moreland preached on “The Folded Napkin in the Tomb of Jesus” to a large congregation yestesday. He said: The incident of finding the grave clothes ar- ranged in order and the napkin by itself, while apparently trifling, was eloquent with mean- ing. Itsaid as plainly as possible “The Lord liveth.” Life had been stirring in the tomb. The moment the disciples saw the folded nap- kin they knew it to be a message from their Lord telling that he had arisen. . What calmness Christ showed in the halls of deatn, deliberately removing the wrappings of the srfl\'e and placing them so that they would tell the story of the resurrection? Death is to be prepared for with deliberation. Foolish is he who refuses to think of death be- cause it is an unpleasant thought, or tries to drown it in business or the music of the dance. Scores of people joke along life’s highway, ignore the sweet and winning voice of Christ calling their souls to heavenly pursuits, and dismiss the great duties and obligations of life as if they were trifles light as air. It is & pity fora man to imitate the ostrich, hidin% his head behind a rampart of cashbooks and ledg- ers and refuse to see his danger. The folded napkin is & mark of Christ’s lov- ing thoughtfulness for others, and teaches us to give expression to our_feelings and affec- tions to those about us; also, it shows how he valued the gift of a friend, and declares that the smallest service we give to him is dear in his sight, if it be done with the right motive, while gold and silver are not acceptable to mm unless given with a sincere desire to please m. e A Burglar Arrested. Thomas Smith is under arrest for attempting to commit burglary by breaking into the rear of the Glen Ellen Wine Company’s vaults, at 959 Market street. Early Saturday morning Officer Gus Wollweber surprised the fellow, who had cut open the door with a hatchet. Smith turned upon the officer with his hatchet u%mud, but he qulcklg dropped the weapon when Wollweber pointed & pistol at his head and threatened to blow the feliow’s brains out. St e Lots of new patterns in pieture frames, and old ones closing outat 25 per cent discount. 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