The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1895, Page 7

\ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1895. TUESDAY " CITY N EWS IN BRI an left yesterday for Rome. as gone to Ireland. 0,000 shares were pooled yesterday road stockholders In the pool trust. alaborer, residing at 334 Third missing for nearly three weeks, of Smith, the missing & Co., the grain mer- hers’ meetings yesterday the so- Moses and of Professor Herron were hardson delivered an interesting lec- ico last night before the Academy of San Francisco will give a recep- members of the San Francisco Art 1onial from the Young Wo: lub last night. pment of 2000 tons of steel Valley railrond was made on Sat- n, Pa. ond’s amended _anti-street- e was passed by the Board of terday ed to the payment ernment against the es- ested last night for beat- hom he had been living at gives a new ma- f these engravings 1 J. Stone, who are were arrested neers have re- s t0 encourage ts had & most enjoy- ) the ocean beach and k last night. Senator John Martin ot lver will be the only way to Red Bluff, three bunko with a deadly weapon Faedor: Fredrick- udge C v colaus Becker bequeaths - oviding fhat th uted until after fiv ted with derision and the annual elections alian ballot who is accused of having ate Joseph Spanier, himself yesterday ing a case perspn is Dennis Gilfeather vs. von &t the trac were Red Finance Committee of the Board of sors was yesterday appointed to call a meeting and arrange for celebrating the h of Jul, The Super rtermaster, n let coal year amou Pacific d wood ng to f St. Andrew’s Society listened > Lawson last gements for Saturday’'s ex- remove from § eet 10 & new b at New Montgomery vetoes on the Alta plaza hange of grade on Six- ned by the Board of ntonio R Fran has a large sum of tal Department at Wash- ds for supplies on this eived. The “curbstone r 22 years of age, Moran last nighton and was arrested for battery language. pawnbroker, 664 Howard sted on a charge of misde- in connection with an wned by J. Weise. ander McDonald b sued the Gabel v of o $500 pen- : ing to excess. drank in the interestof the ’ Convention created the Label League, adopted s and sweeping resolution, in- 1d adjourned to meét in e Walin, of 12 Clara street, has dis- h her three-month-old baby boy, 10 her whereabouts. Her hus- ¢ was induced to leave and therefore the ntion to maritime the way of expect- the CALL every day, inted. developed nothing Fisher Ames con- ading of & depo- Treadwell, which g, will be continued The Harbor Commissioners, Governor Budd and Mayor Sutro completed their labors on the China Basin lease vest ing, and this afternoon the directo alley Toad will consider the instrument 8s amended by Mayor Butro. i3 The Academy of Sciences has just pu & work that will be an important contribution to_the present knuwlevigv of earth worms pe- enliar to California. The work is by Dr. Gus. tav Fisen, who ranks among the leading specialists on worms. Inan answer to & contravenor in the San Frenc co and San Mateo Railw Title Insurance and Trust Company . Butler and C. A.Spreckels Jr. are charged unlawiul manipulation of bonds of the first-named organization. Washington Porter, & Chicago fruit mer- chant, arrived in this City last evening and says that notwithstanding the outlook of a 00d yield of fruit in the East, the California Tuit-raisers will find 8 good market for their produce at profiteble rates. United States Court of Appeals yesterday d the application for a writ of error in e of xter Hatch against the Umited Cireuit Court of Washingtop, and Mal- vin Short and Sven Anderson from the United States Circuit Court of Oregon. Judge Slack decided that the proponents of the second, or ‘“pencil,” will of James G. Fair must either file a regular contest to the first will, and thus endanger their inheritance un- der the forfeiture clause of the first will, or else let this first will take precedence in pro- i 1 bate proceedings over the second will. The attorneys for the Fair will dated Septem- ber 24, 1894, will contest the pro 1 the gerty and R. H. Lloyd are anything but pleased with the decision of Judge Slack in admitting the will of earlier date to probate instead of taking up sna disposing of the later docu- ment. Superintendent Ashworth of the Street De- partment of the City government was presented on Saturday by the cierks and deputies in his employ with & handsome dismond badge of his | office. The presentation was made by his chief deputy, Mr. Donovan, who was afterward him- gelf decorated in like manner, William H. Max- well being the spokesman. The board of managers of the Hospital for Children desires to thank the gentlemen who took part in the recent performance of the travesty on “Romeo and Juliet”” at the Baldwin Theater for the benefit of the hm’)iml. The board of managers is also under obligation to the daily press of this City; to Alfred Bouvier and to Messrs. Cohn and Goldstein, for cour- tesies tendered in connection with the enter- tainment. now_ dead. | ho disappeared from | in the hands of his ONE QUESTION, SILVER, | So Says Ex-Senator Martin of Kansas About the Coming Campaign. SOUTH AND WEST TO UNITE. The Cholce of a President Wil Probably Go to the House. | John Martin of Topeka, who has been | for many years an interesting figure in Kansas politics, arrived in this City yester- | day. Mr. Martin is the only Democrat | who has represented Kansas in the United | States Senate and was elected in 1883 to serve out the unexpired term caused by | the death of Senator Plumb. His term ex- pired on the 4th of last March. Senator | | Martin has come out here in the interest of the Hudson Reservoir and Canal Com- pany of Arizona, of which he is president, | and of the Central Arizona Railway. “I | am here,” he said, “to get the railway built and to get established that greatest enterprise of the age—the Hudson Reser- voirand Canal Company. - The enterprise | is well under way and on a solid founda- tion.” The Senator speaks in no uncertain way on the silver question. Asked yesterday | what part silver would play in the next National campaign he said: “There can- not be the slightest doubt about silver being the leading question in the next | campaign. Can you imagine any other question of iminonanoe'! ’Fhe tariff is out of the way. If the Republicans get con- trol of the next administration there may be a little revision of the tariff, but noth- ing essential. They can’tfizht a campaign on the foreign policy. That is a question that could not become of importance cxcept in time of war. Having these questions out of the way and having no local issues that can divide the parties, there que: is no question left except the silver ion.” hat do you expect the National con- ventions to do with the subject,” was The Republican party will do as it always has done, adopt a platform which can be read both waysand nominate a man to fit it,”’ replied the Senator. “In the Democ convention they are going to have a ro The party is now practically, in regard to the silver question, just in the position it was in 1850 in regard to slavery, Two-thirds of the members of the conven- tion or more will be <omprised of silver men, and it will adopt a platform in favor of the free coinage of that metal on a ratio of 16 to 1 and will nominate a man in sympathies with that platform.” “Not Mr. Cleveland ?”’ was asked. “No, not Mr. Cleveland. But I don’t blame Cleveland and have never joined in this hue and cry against him. He has been honest and fair and consistent with all his preaching. He never was a silver man.” "Sui»pu. . Senator, that neither of the two old parties adopt strong silver plat- forms?”’ was suggested. “The chances are that the Republicans will elect the President. But in this way: A third party will carry enough States to prevent an election in the electoral college and so throw the choice of a President into the House of Representatives. “The present political organizations are illogical and unnatural. Neither party represents an; ing more than its name. Go East, and any man you will find, Re- publican or Democrat, represents the same thing on this guestion el e While the Democrats of the East pretend to be great tariff reformers, they are really for incidental protection. The Republi- cans in the New England and Middle States are for high protection, but outside of these States and West they are only for incidental protection. Then the Demo- s of the West and South do not agree with their Eastern brethren, but are the genuine tariff reformers. Inthe Westand | South the Democrats are nearly a unit as | far as the financial and tariff questions are concerned, and the Republi¢ans are practi- | y with them. It is the East against the | ‘West and South. “If the Democratic party should meet and nominate a single-standard man I should | not support him, and yet I have been a radi- cal and extreme Democrat all my life. In that case if the Republicans should nomi- nate Teller of Colorado or Don Cameron of | Pennsylvania on a fairly reasonable plat- form I would support them. Iam forsil- | ver first, last amFuII the time. “In case the Democrats and Republicans | both adopt platforms and make nomina- | tions in favor of gold there will be some sort of independent movement—some- | thing like this Sibley movement—for sil- | this department that will be beneficial to the leininhte dealers, as it abolishes bid- ding by speculators. No bids will be re- ceived except from these regularly engaged in or handling the particular line of goods with which to supply the Government. For instance, a grocer cannot put ina bid on drugs, neither can the drug man hope to make a few dollars on a contract to sup- ply t}}ie service with all the fresh meat re- quired. This completely does away with the bidder who 1s not engaged in any business at all, but depends on his contract with the Government and his commission from the regular dealers to make a living. JUDGE CAMPBELL'S FIAT, He Will Recognize Both Enos and Forbes as Prosecuting Attorney of His Court. ‘When Judge Campbell opened court yes- terday morning Charles H. Forbes, who wasrecently appointed byithe Board of Su- pervisors to supersede Prosecuting Attor- ney Enos, appeared and asked that Clerk | O’Brien be instructed to enter him upon | the records as being present. He said he AMES AGAIN TESTIFIES, Says That He Was Not Re- tained by Somers to Prose- cute Loomis. A DEPOSITION RESURRECTED., Its Contents WIll Be Disclosed In the Proceedings of the Case To-Day. Mr. Ames resumed his testimony in the Loomis-Somers case yesterday, and al- though it did not have the sensational cast that it had on last Thursday, it produced plenty of material for the attorneys to spar over as to its admissibility as evi- dence in the case. was aware the Judge had intimated his in- tention of deciding to-day as to which at- torney he would recognize, but his object | in asking to be put on the record was Ames said that he was not employed by Mrs. Treadwell at the time of Loomis’ pre- liminary examination in the Police Court 7 torneys and the reading of its contents to the jury was commenced. In the opening statements Mrs. Tread- well states that she never retained Mr. Ames as her attorney in the Loomis case, but that she did consult with Wm. Matthews and W. C. Burnette in regard to him “prior to the time of the instigation of this blackmaling suit against Mr. Som- ersand myself to recover damages for alleged malicious prosecution.” At this point one of the jurors asked to be excused as he wished to catch some boat, he couldn’t tell which one. It may have been simply a tired man’s excuse to go home, but the case was continued until 10 o’clock A. M. to-day when the reading of the deposition will be continued. THE BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE. It Will Be Moved From Post Street to New Montgomery and Mission Streets. A special meeting of the members of the { Builders' Exchange was held yesterday afternoon at 16 Post street. C. C. Terrill, the president, stated that the meeting had been called to consider | the location for a new home for the ex- | for shooting McClintock, but that he was | change; that the board of directors had MR LOOMIS J.B MHOON. SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE LOOMIS-TREADWELL CASE. simply to preserve his rights in any litiga- | tion that might follow. | The Judge instructed the clerk to doas | requested and said: ‘‘1 have concluded to | take no_action in the matter, because I | don’t think I have jurisdiction. I can’t | appoint anybody to any office, nor can I say whether the appointments made by | the Board of Supervisors are legal. Mr. Enos came here with a certificate from the | clerk of the board showing that he was ap- | pointed Prosecuting Attorney, and now | Mr. Forbes comes with another certifi- | cate.” “I shall not surrender the place,” saia Mr. Enos. “Iaminand if he wants the place let himcget me out.” “If Judge Campbell,” said Forbes, “‘de- | EX-SENATOR JOHN MARTIN, [Drawn from a photograph.] | ver, and silver only, and I believe that the | | Populists will indorse it and lay aside for | | the time their other issues. | | “If the Democratic party does not adopt | a platform in favor of the free coinage of silver it will not carry a single State in the Union. Senator Morgan of Alabama told | me lately that on any other sort of plat- | form the Democrats would be swamped by the Populists, even in that State. Senator Harris told me the same thing of Ten- nessee, and so did Cooper of Georgia and Daniel of Virginia of their States,’” NOTHING spurious is found in the Almig] Dollar (Cigar). i PROTECTING THE DEALER. TUncle Sam Says That the Speculator Cannot Bid. The head of the Marine Hospital Depart- ment at Washington has announced that bids for supplies on this coast will now be received. A new feature has been, introduced in clin'e;s to recognize me I will know how to act., “You can both report here for duty every day,” said the Judge, “and we can have two prosecutors. You can take turn about for aught I care. I'll recognize any- body the board appoints,” The discussion was ended by Mr. Forbes retiring and Enos continued to prosecute the cases on the calendar. ———— Fire Alarms. The alarm of fire sounded from box 78, lo- cated at Ninth and Folsom streets, was for a blaze in the residence of Dennis Redman, 1145 Harrison street. Children playing = with matches caused $100 damages, ——————— THE cook should examine carefully the label of the baking powder and see that she is not imposed upon. If the grocer sends -nythinfi but the Royal send it back, as one cook did five times until she got the Royal. The only safe way is_for the cook retained by her two months prior to the time Loomis was tried in the Superior Court, and that his relation with Somers as his attorney began at the same time. He said that he was not retained by Somers in the prosecution of Loomis, but merely to give his advice as to what legal effect the document which was written by Mrs. Treadwell and Somers exonerating Loomis for shooting MecClintock would bhave in defeating the ends of justice, which Somers was very anxious should be meted out to Loomis. Admes has been very reticent throughout the trial 1n his testimony, saying nothing that was not absolutely necessary and pleading that his memory had become rusty on the matter in hand and that he had in every way tried to forget the unfortunate occnrrences in connection with the Loomis trial, but the attorneys for the plaintiff are satisfied that he knows more than he is willing to tell about the subject and are using every known method in the legal profession to get him to talk freely on the question. Mr. Watt surprised Mr. Ames consider- ably by saying that if he was not employed in the capacity of Somers’ attorney in the prosecution of Loomis he must then be considered as a co-conspirator in Loomis’ proscution, as he was known to have been interested in the case from the start. At this point Attorney Watt asked the witness upon what facts he based his con- clusion that he was at any time Mr. Somers’ attorney. Ames promptly an- swered that he had not yet reached that conclusion. *‘Did you have any muni- cation with Mr. SBomers prior to the time you were employed by Mrs. Treadwell?”” continued Mr. Watt. “I have no recollection of any such com- muaication,’”” answered the witness. He said that he became aware of the shooting affray iq the Russ House to which Somers had been a witness prior to the time of being retained by Mrs. Treadwell upon the case, but was unable to say who told him, of them. “Mr. Somers and Mrs. Treadwell were both present,” continued Mr. Ames, ‘‘upon the first interview upon the matter of the prosecution of Loomis.” But it was Mrs. Treadwell that he looked to for his fees, and although Somers took some part in the communications he did not consider him a client from a legal point of view but simply in a friendly manner gave him some points in regard to certain matters Mr. Somers wished to be informed upon. “At that interview,’” asked Mr. Watt, «“Mrs. Treadwell alone consulted you in regard to the case of the People against Loomis?” “Yes,” answered Ames; ‘‘shesaid that she wanted me to represent her in the trial and I told her that I would do so and took her statement upon which to base the diagrams and questions I would ask the witnesses."” The court then instructed Mr. Ames to produce the notes and diagram given to him by Mrs. Treadwell, at his next ap- pearance on the stand The deposition of Mrs. Mabel Treadwell and Calvin Somers which was made at the to have the finest thi;l]lgs to work with, ana the tRoyal is n(lnwo y tbhe finest but the most economical to use, because it much further. - Bt denk s time of the original suit by Loomis for the recovery of damages in Judge Wallace’s court was produced by the plaintiff’s at- Mr. Somers or Mrs. Treadwell, but he | was sure that it was either one or the other | | the power to act, but bad concluded to call | this meeting to obtain the views of the members upon the subject. Three propositions were laid before the meeting. One was from the Sharon estate offering to erect a building, 52x80, at the northwest corner of New Montgomery and Mission streets, and rent the same to the exchange for a period of five years at $2400 a year, with the understanding that after the expiration of three years, upon | giving six months’ notice, the estate can regain possession of the premises and that any time after three years the exchange may vacate on giving six months’ notice. The second offer was from the owners of the Pacific Stock Exchange puilding on Montgomery street, between Pine and California. : The third was from W. E. Fisher offer- ing to let the exchange occupiits present premises from month to month. The matter was discussed at some length | and when put to a vote it was unanimously decided to accept the Sharon estate j@opo- sition. After the meeting Mr. Terrill said that the location chosen is an admirable one, | as it is within easy reach of all the lines of cars, either direct or by transfer, and the crowds that collect around the exchange daily will not be the source of complaint there that they have been on more crowded thoroughfares. A portion of the building he said will be two stories in height, while the remainder will be one story high with an immense skylight, instead of a roof. The buildin, will be used exclusively for the purposes of the exchange. As soon as the lease can | be drawn up and signed the work of erect- ing the new exchange will be commenced. ————— Gifts to Fool the Public. The condemning of alum as an unwhole- some ingredient in baking powders by the Government authorities, as well as by phy- sicians generally, has not deterred manu- facturers of such powders from foisting them on an unsuspecting public. Follow- ing is a partial list of the alum powders | found in the stores: “Calumet,” “Chicago Yeast,” “Grant's Bon Bon,” “Hotel,” E%oon, “C\imlx)" “Snow it 3 l."’ouc"".‘."' g “Kenton,” ylor's One “Echo,” ' “Perfec: Talk,” ' “Vienna,” ket “White Rose,” etec. | Itissafe to reject all brands sold with a prize. All powders sold at 25 cents or less a pound are sure to be made of alum, Dr. iley, the Government chemist, in his offi- cial examination of baking powders at the | World’s Fdir, threw out all “alum pow- | ders,”’ classing them as unwholesome. NO TIDINGS OF SMITH. The Police Still Hunting for the Miss- ing Cashier. The mystery surrounding the disappear- ance of Cashier Smith of McGlauflin & Co. is still unsolved, though the police are making a thorough investigation of the case. Many theories have been advanced, but one after another has been exploded until now no person is found bold enough to offer an idea. McGlanflin & Co. have repeatedly as- sured the public that their books are per- fectly straight, and that the firm can offer no suggestion to throw light on the disap- pearance. Itls possible that the yonn§ man has done away with himself in a fit of temporary insanity. ——————— THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its purity. * —————————— Cararrn cured and no pay until cured. Treatment at oftice free. 925 Howard street. * COUNT EUGENE WAS HERE, The Noble Russian Had a Gay Career in San Francisco. WAS BEATEN BY A BUTCHER. A Romance Recalled by the Story of Bequests to His Daughters. The announcement that the daughters of Count Eugene Mitkiewicz have been left large fortunes by their grandmother re- calls the period when the eccentric Rus- sian cut a very wide swath in this city. At the period of the Count’s arrival in 1869 the german was in its infancy, and once a week it was cultiyated at the ball- room of the Grand Hotel. Count Eugene, en route hither, met a butcher on the train and borrowed $500 of him, for the nobleman had a tongue that could charm the birds from the bushes. Society took up the Count with a vim. He was a novelty, titled visitors were scarce, and above all, he could give a hun- dred of new points on the german. He told a most romantic story abont the daughter of the Amherst banker, whom he after- ward married despite the violent opposi- tion of her father and the mother, who has now made his children heiresses. The lady loved the Count and on his de- parture for California gave him a diamond ring asa gage d’amour and this ring was afterward the origin of much scandal. For the Amherst papers accused the Couunt of stealing the ring, the article being insti- gated E_v the furious father, and marked Copies of these journals were sent to this city. This was a staggerer and was fol- Jowed by a sensation at the Occidental Hotel, wherein the Russian figured as one of the grincipals. The butcher who had advanced $500 be- came tired of waiting for his money. He had called upon the Count before, and that gentleman had taken him to his luxuri- ously furnished rooms on Kearny street, exhibited his patent of mnobility, for he actually was the son of Count John Mit- kiewicz, then Postmaster-General ofall the Russias, and & magnificent jeweled dress- ing-case, which, he claimed, had been pre- sented to him by an English Duchess. These things had a soothing effect upon the creditor, but it was only temporary. The next time he met the Count wasin the hall of the Occidental. He demanded his money. The Russian was about to show him a letier from his father, Count John, promising a speedy remittance, when the butcher sprang at him and, in the language of his craft, “took it out of his hide” so efieclualli that the Count was laid up for a week and the german languished. Shght and effeminate looking as he was, he was endowed with indomitable pluck and perseverance. He shook the dirt of the San Francisco ballrooms from his feet and lit out for Amherst, where his American girl still pined for him, though he had been forced to_pawn the ring to purchase his ticket. ere he married her, and as far as the records go they lived happy ever afterward. Now the girls are rich, and it is not unlikely that Count Eugene may drift out this way again in search of good invest- ments. After all, the best is the cheapest. This truism explains the ever growing use of Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. THE PLAYERS' COLUMN, Opening Performances of “Erma the EIf” and “Hades Up to Date.” Promlse Already of Ysaye's Suc- cess—Plaisted as Clalr- ette. “The American Girl” opened its second week at the California Theater last night. The play continues to draw well, Osbourne and the clever children being especial favorites with the public. Theother mem- bers in the cast have warmed considerably to their parts, and the play is now running very smoothly. Next week the California Theater will be closed and the famous violinist Ysaye will star at the Baldwin. Judging from present ap- pearances there is every indication that his season will be a financial as well as an artistic success. Morosco’s Opera-House. “Erma the Elf” opened at Morosco's to a crowded house last night. The play 1s a senti- mental comedy with a large proportion of the comic element. The roles, less numerous than usual were all well filled. W.L.Gleason, as Major Clufkins, the excitable uncle, was par- ticularly ir his element, and Miss Hall qfive interesting rendering of Erma. Her yellow paper dress suited her as if it beén the Ccreation of a fasnionable modiste, and the song and dance which she rendered when garbed in it were neartily applauded. Miss Hall's mantle of the unhappy wife has fallen on Julia Blane in “Erma the Elf,” and she fills it as if to the manner born. Miss Heney has nota very grateful partas Helen, but she makes the most of it, aithough the me! soubrette is more in her line. The most striking scene is where Erma, disguised as the g:vi ,x;emnu Raikes in the act of murdering s wife. ‘‘ Madame Angot's Daughter.” The Tivoli revived “La Fille de Madame Angot,” one of its former successes, last night. It is an operetta exactly suited to the com- pany, and consequently received a‘good all- Tound interpretation, which gave rise to con- siderable laughter and lgplause. Gracie Plaisted is at her best as Clalrette, for the part gives her & scope to ex- hibit her vivacious acting. Tillie Sal- linger is also at home as Lange, and Ferris Hartman subdues his natural inclination to- ward broad comedy and showshimself in quite & different light as Larivantiere, the conspira- tor. All the other parts were well sustained. ‘‘Hades Up to Date.” The Orpheum’s patrons came in their hundreds, almost their thousands, last night to see the new extravaganza, “Hades Up to Date”—so0 much 80, indeed, that many of them had to be sent away on account of the inability of the house to hold them. «Hades Up to Date’ is & musical medley, the scene of which is supposed to be laid in Hades. A number of up-to-date characters meet in the dominions of old Sate, and forthwith perform specialties and give vent to a number of local puns and hits, most of which are good. The region in which the action is supposed to pass gives occasion for a good deal of lurid local coloring and also for considerable variety and d"fhi in costuming. All the solo performers were good, but the ballet was the weakest part of “Hades Up to Date.” The coryphees were too thin and their dancing left something to be desired. A number of geod new specialties were intro- duced during the evening. Among them were Allen and West, Laurel and Harvey, vocalists and dancers, and the clever comedians Perry and Tenbrooke. The Water Carnival, The chief feature of the Circus Royal and Water Carnival last night was the first per- formance in America of the tight-wire artists, Granjeau and May. The former, dressed as a ballet-dancer, wiih the addition of leather boots and spurs, did some startling and original feats on'the rope, while May sccom- panied on the violin, Most of last week’s artists are still perform- lnf at the Circus Royal, and the Water Carni- val, with its fine spectacular display, was as effective as it was last week. Macdonough Theater. Peter Dailey and hiscompany were welcomed to Oakland last night by a crowded house, and 2ll through the performance of “A Country Sport” the applause was so great that encors ter encore had to be given by Dalley and tie other members of his company. “Bweet Lavender" at the Columbia. ‘To-morrow morning at 9 o’clock ‘the sale of seats will commence for the opening week of the Columbia Theater under the management of Friedlander, Gottiob & Co., which takes Elace on Monday next. The play will be inero’s great success, ‘Sweet Lavender,” and 50 and 73 popular prices will prevail, 15, ents for the cents at night, and 15, 25 and 5 Saturday matinee. The Oarr Pupils’ Recital, The piano recital by the pupils of Mrs. Care michael-Carr, given in Young Men’s Christian Association Hall yesterday afternoon, was lise tened to by an appreciative audience present by invitation. Miss Hulda Anderson, who played a prelude and fugue in F sharp, by Bach,showed herself to be a gifted performer.’ Miss Meta Asher, who gave a gavotte in G minor by Bach, and “Butterfly” by Grieg, also gave evidence of being a remarkably gifted child. The other rformers were Mrs. Carter, Miss Gertie Slotz, Miss Carroll, Miss Florence Jacobs, Miss Lilienthal, Miss Wade, Miss Edith Bien and Mr. Norris. The recital was under the direction of Sigmund Beel. Andrew Bogart's Song Reoital, Every seat in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, downstairs and up, was occupied last night by the admirers of the talented young vocalist, Andrew Bogart. The occasion was a song recital in which he was ab! isted by Miss Sophie Newland and Mrs. Carroll-Nicholson, two of his fellow-pupils, and Sigmund Beel, the well-known violinist. More than usual good taste and judgment had been displayed in the arrangement of the programme, which consisted of ten numbers, all of which were successfully performed. TO ABOLISH ALL FICTION.« The Librarians Will Discuss That Ime portant Matter Next Monday. The Central Library Association of Calis fornia will hold an important meeting a$ the new City Hall next Monday. The as- sociation is composed of the librarians of 8an Francisco, Oakland, Alameda and ad« joining cities, and is thoroughly a repre- sentative body. The object of the meeting is to discuss the question of retaining fiction in the li- braries. This subject has been very gen- erally discussed here and elsewhere, and there is a growing sentiment in the Amer- ican Library Association in favor of abol- ishing entirely all classes of fiction, retain- ing only histories, scientific works and books of similar nature, The leading paper will be read by Proe fessor Woodruff of Stanford University, followed by short talks from Andrew Cleary of the Odd Fellows’ Library, H. R. Coleman of the Mercantile, and A. M. Jellison of the Mechani; The matter is one that interests thousands of people, and the action of the Central Library Ase sociation will be watched with interest. e To Tour on Wheels. Four members of the Concordia Juenglings Verein Cycling Club, with Charles Weidner as captain, started on a tour of one week's dura- tion yesterday. They will visit St. Helens, Petrified forest, the Geysers, Santa Rosa, Peta- luma and other places of interest with their wheels. At the flower show in Santa Rosa Professor Weldner, who is also a member of the California Camera Club, w apture as much 2 possible with his instrn —_—_— NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENT! CALIFORNIA THEATER Proprietory AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated) ° Nights More and Satnrday Matinee TO BE In which to Sce the Bright-Light MISSED of all Comedy Dramas, THE AMERICAN GIRL! Remember—Last Periormance Sunday Next. At the Baldwin Theater, | VQ AV Monday, May 13. | YSAYE ANDGRAND ORCHFSTRA IN FOUR CoNCERTS ONLY Sale of season tickets now going om. Regular sale Thursday. Prices, $1, §1 50, $2, §2 50. Season tickets, #6 and $8. ® A Mps. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages And Only 6 EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK, LECOCQ’S LA FILLE DE MADAME __ ANGOT! Next Opera—*‘HEART AND HAND.” Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO. ie Lessee and Mauagae THIS EVENING! THIS EVENING! C. T. Dazey’s Great Comedy Drama, “ERMA THE ELF!” FUN FROM BEGINNING TO END! EvENINe PRIcES—25¢ and 50 Famlly Circle and Gallery, 10c. tinees Saturday and Sun ORPHEUM. WEEK COIrENCING MONDAY, MAY 6. REILLY AND WOOD’'S Big Spectacular Vandeville Company. The Biggest Specialty Company in Existence. HADES | Grand Beyond Conceptiont! UP TO See the Golden Shower. HELL As IT I ATE. Mardi Gras in Inferno ! The gfeat chorus, gorgeous scenery and costumes. A spectacle not to be missed. Reserved seats, 26¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera chairs and Box seats, 50 Matinee Saturday and Sunday. (Parauet, 26¢; Balcony, 10c; Children, uny seaty CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS.. Proprietor and Manager MOST ARTISTIC AQUATIC CARNIVAL OF MODERN TJMES, —Combined with an— UP - TO - DATE CIRCUS. PROGRAMME CHANGED. & MONDAY, May 6—Special engagement of GRANJEAU AND MAY, the World's Greatest Bounding-wire Artists. Evening Prices—Parquet and Dress Circle, Re- served, 25¢ and 50c. Saturday «nd Sunday Matinee—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15¢; Aduits, 25¢. VIENNA GARDEN. Greenwich Street, Between Powell and Mason. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT EVERY NIGHT | And Saturday and Sunday Matinees. Also the Kaiser Celebraced TYROLEAN WARBLERS! Admission Free. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). ——_LAST NIGHT———— PETER F. DAILEY, The funniest man of our time, in A C N P UNTRY SPORT. Seats Selling a¢ Popular Prices. RURNING RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, WINTER MEETING, BAY DISTRICT TRACK, COMMENCING SATU—EAY, OCT. 27, 1894 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, , Friday and Saturday—Raln Five or more races each day. Races start at 3 ‘rg..u.nhm. Me. and Geary streeicars pass gate.