The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895. WOODWARD'SGARDEN LOTS They Sold at a Good Price Under the Auctioneer’s Hammer. CURIOS THAT LOOK LONELY., The *Father of His Country” Ap- Ppears Ghostly In His Stony Silence. The gigantic bust statue of Geoge Wash- ington looked weird and ghostly while it stood alone as a curio on a vacant lot that once was a part of the famous Woodward’s Garden, yesterday. The bright sunlight'of spring seemed to mock the weather-stained Montgomery-street anc- into fragments the )y as been under the stony eyes of the “Father of His Country” for seventeen eventful years. _ 1t did not require a severe strain on the n{nugmatinn to discern a darkling frown on the features of the old image which was conceived, carved and -erected by T. Gag- liardi, the sculptor, in 1878. The gigan- tic statue, standing on a pedestal ttwl.n. -five feet high, was a great work of artin itsday, and thousands of l(\}.‘lc on the Pacitic Coast traveled dreds of miles to seeit. To-day it is not considered worth the cost of removal and therefore it still remains on itsoriginal base. When the sale of curios at Wood- ward’s Gardens took place some time ago all the stuffed images were sold to lively idders. Nearly everything went under the hammer and was removed, but the The Father of His Country Looks Down Disconsolately on the Wreck of Woodward’s Gardens. [Sketched by @ “Call” artist.] of his conntry” seems to have | of liftle worth. To- on a vacant lot like a | are. Yest Woodward's ( t in war and 1 who bought the surface of the nd and about him. neer's hammer fel with ring- lows in the office wald & ee in the Mills building—ringing blows that foretold the strokes of the car- the stonecutter’s sledge at are {o come. alone is George Washington as 1 and wortk curio on the hadow of a board fence and a prostrate on its face the red figure of Columbia. Side by his back, and grasping his paws the pole he never climbed, 1 the sculptured figure of a na- t son of fornia—a big wooden who nany years stood the westérn ithin afew feet of ver slient figures that have been d by millions of men stands the old oftice whose Swiss-cottage style of itecture is familfar to the minds of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children. These things are all that remain to call to mind the attractions which for many years were dear to the hearts of picnickers from all parts of San Francisco and the bay region. ‘And yesterday nearly one-half of the ground that once as Woodward’s Gardens was sold under the auctioneer’s hammer. 5 There are three particular places in Cali- fornia that have acquired world-wide fame, and these are the Yosemite Valley, the old Chff House and Woodward’s Gardens. Possibly the latter is more gen- erally known than either of the other two. The auction sale of lots was lively as to bidding and entirely factory as to the gellers. The prices paid were very good ering the times and present condi- tions of the real estate market. A decided favoritism was shown to the lots f_rontiqg on Valencia street. The highest price pai for any one lot was called by the corner of Valencia and Fourteenth streets, 105 feet on Fourteenth and ‘55 feet on Valencia, which brought $22,300, and_was bought by George Ives. O.D. Baldwin bought sev- al lots, among them being two fronting feet each on- Valencia street. One of e lots brought $5975 and the other Two lots lying between those ® th $5700. een bought by Mr. Baldwin were bldm by J. 5 £, other for W. Jellett, one for $5725 and the oth $5670. The buyers of the lots fronting on Stevenson_street_were: Mrs. B. Costello, Eugene Wall, L. B. Schmid, William Hayden, Mrs. M. McCormick and Miss Emma Williams. The prices ranged from $1140 to $1935. The lots fronting on Jessie street brought prices ranging from $1240 to $1475. Lot 91, corner of Fourteenth and Stevenson streets, brought $4325. Expert real estate brokers say it was a good and healthy sale. SALE OF REALTY. Prices Realized at the Auction of Easton, Eldridge & Co. At the regular auction of Easton, El- dridge & Co. yesterday, despite the coun- ter attraction of a special property sale, the attendance was good and t{e prices realized were fair. The residence and lot 35:6x120 at 130 Haight street brought $14,250; the cottage ané; lot 25x137:6 at 814 Waller street, §3800; lot and improvements at Twenty-first and Valencia streets, $20,700; lot on southwest corner of San Jose ave- Fair - nue -and Army streets, $16,300; lot on north line of Oak street, 100 feet west of Broderick, 50x137:6, $4900, with an if; flats at 146 and 146)4 Clara street, lot 25x80, $2800; Frederick-street lot, near Cole, 25x 6, $1425, and lot on southwest corner of Lyon and Turk streets, $800. Surprised by Foresters. ! :On Friday evening & pleasant surprise was tendered Mrs. Captain Smith at her residence, | block Z, Park Lane Tract, Map 6: 1912 Market street, b =4 » by members of Court Plolet, A- 0. F. Dancing and music were the 4 tures of the occasion. At midnight all sat OWn to a bountiful repast. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, Mrs. Mer- Tick, Mrs. Paulson, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. M. Paulson, M. Hammersmith, Mrs. La Poixte, and the Misses O"Hara, La Poixte, Laubscher, Jackson, Merrick, McKnight, Fredenburr and the Megsrs. Gallager, Dr. Smith, Pilderm, Mc- night, Squance, Fredenburr, Fritsch, As- Dann, Dr. Mooklar, Aucker,Lewis, Miler, oake, Mandotte, McKee, Duffy, Conron, Lit- son, Brown, Paulson, Freiling, Mace, Schimdt, ose, Hopkins and the three leaf Clovers, Messts. O’Brien, . Wi Mossts. O Brien, Paulson, Snyder, B. Walsh FOSS HAS CONFESSED. He Was Counected With a Gang En- gaged in Smuggling Opium Into the Hawaiian Islands. There was consternation in the ranks of the Chinese certificate forgers yesterday when it was learned that Henry L. Foss, the leader of the gang. had been sum- moned to appear before the United States Grand Jury. The general impression was that he would make a full confession and plead for mercy. At thesame time he was programmed to plead guilty in the United States District Court and receive his sen- tence. Great secrecy was exercised in bringing the prisoner over from the Ala- meda County Jail, and it was hoped that his coming and going would be unnoticed. He was kept in the Marshal's office all of the afternoon and did not appear in court when the indictment found against him by the Grand Jury was presented to the court. The charge against Foss was not one of counterfeiting Chinese certificates, but of smuggling. There are fifteen counts in the instrument, and they set forth that on the 13th of December, 1893, he smuggled 300 pounds; on 11th April, 1894, 400 pounds; on 24th March, 1894, 200 pounds; andon 2d April, 1894, 200 pounds of opium into the United States. The witnesses against him were Mrs. Mary Belle Green- wald, O. P. Stiger, and H. A. Moore, special agent of the Treasury. Shortly after the filing of the indictment Foss was taken before the Grand Jury. He told considerable about the eperations of the smuggling gang, but did not impli- cate any one in San Francisco. He gave the names of the men who handled the drug in Honolulu, and said it was ewing to the carelessness of the Custom-house officials here that the gang was able to carry on its operations so successfully. Foss is to come before the jury again, and then probably tell some more of the inside workings of the opium and counter- feiting gangs with which he was connected. REAL ESTATE TRANSAOTIONS. ne to James F. McCone, all ne of Sutter street, 110 E of Alexander J. McCy interest in 1ot on N 120; $3162. ge W. and Mary J. Hatman to_John H. and Williamson, 10t commencing 192 from the NW corner of Franklin and_Union streets, W 3, N 100, W 25. N E 28,8 5. to Philander B. Armstrong, lot on SW corner of Scott street and Broadway, W 120 by S 38:214; $11,000. Joseph L. and Rose M. Argoud to Patrick and Annie Convery, lot_on 8 f Post street, 192:6 W of Baker, W 27:6 by S 187:6: $10. Martin D. Murphy to Mary D. Murphy, Jot on NE corner of Lyon and Geary streets, lot S, block 585; gift. Crocker Estate Comnany to A. H. and Louise C. 1¢ of Bel street, 181:3 E of 8: 0, . lot on S'line of Waller van, E 25 by S_100; $1600. Same to Theresa Bacigalupi, lot on N line of Beu- lak street, 206:3 E of Stanyan, E 26 by N 137:6; $1480. William J. Regan to Maria P. Regan, lot on S line of Henry street, 96 W of Noe, W 58 by S 115: also lot on W line of Noe street, 76 S of Henry, 8 26 b; W 96; also lot on W line of Noe street, 48 N of Six- teenth, N 23 by W 85: also ouiside land block first avenues: $10. J.and Sadie Franklin to Hyman M. Hersh- berg, loton N line of Valley street, 203:7 W of Diamond, W 101:10 by N 114: £10. acomo and Rosa o_Gotelli, lot Joseph and Mary Cuneo and Costa to Americo Suacci and Antol on N line of Vallejo street, 40 W of var lot 215, N 55 2 2 lot oo W line ot N 28 by W 120; £10. Wilhelm, Ingeborg, Carl and Elise Walter to Solomon v avenue, 1 James W. Lucy to Mary F. Lucy, loton W line ourth svenue, 276 S of S ‘street, 875 by gift. "Adolph Suiro to Mrs. . L. dcCormick, lot 1, 2. M. Bonn, lot Same to Frederick and Louise block Z, same: $10. Same to Mary E. Boone, lot 51, block N, same: 510. 4 *ime to Stephen McTigue, lot 48, block N, same; 0. Henry Ford to Lydia A. Knight, lots 139, 140, Silver Terrace Homestead; $10. Christine Spreckels to same, same; $10. Tatie Lane to Mary A. Lane, lot on S line o Minerva street, 515 E of Orizaba street, E 25 by 8 125, block O, Railroad Homestead; gift. Daniel A. Sylvester to Mary A. Sylvester, as ten- ant in common to second party, undivided 5 of lot on s corner of Sumatra and Platte streets, SE 75 by SW 100, block 348, South San Francisco, Home- and Railroad: $10. s and Anna Joost to Joseph L Lawiess, k 19, Market-street Homestead Associ- o undivided half of lot 12, block 28, Mar- t Homestead Association; also undivided eighth of lot 9, block 15, Noe Garden Homestead (SW 24 and Fountain S 70 by W 125); also undi- Vided half of lots 1, 7 and 13, block 23, Pioche and Robinson subdivisions: $10. < ALAMEDA COUNTY. Wells, Fargo & Co. (a corporation) to A. R. Waters of Oakland, 1ot on S line of Knox avenue, 480.31 with a line parellel with_and W m Tele- graph avenue, thence W 40.18, S 149.64, N 140.08 to beginning, being lot 14, Knox Park, Oakland; ket-s 10. #\ime to Frank F. Baker of Oskland, Iot on S line of Knox avenue, 530.85 with & line parallel with and W of Telegraph avenue, W 40.18, S 160.31, E 40, N 156.76 to beginning, being lot 17, Knox Park, Oakland; $10. Sarah E. Hendricks of Oakland to James L. Ran- som o Oakland.lot on W line of Linden street, 209 feet § from Encinal line, S 30 by W 132, being portion of lot_5, block 612, subdivision of the Al- ired Barstow Tract, subject to & mortgage for $900, Oakland; $10. Lizzie J. Hemphill (trustee of the estate of Wil- liam N. Coghill) to Mary J. Danell (formerly Cog- hill) the undivided 1-20 Interest in all of block A, lots 4, 5,17 and 18, biock B, lots 16,17 and 18, block C, Patterson Homestead Association No. 2, Brooklyn Township; grant. Mary J. Daniell (formerly Coghill) to J. R. Tal- cott, undivided one-twentieth interest in same, Brooklyn Township; $400. Lizzie J. Hemphill (formerly Coghill) to_same, undivided one-twentieth interést in same, Brook- Iyn Township: $10. H. M. and Mary Allen to Thomas Scully of Santa Clara, loton S line of Central avenue, 120 W of Ninth (McPherson) street, W22 by S 185, being lot 22, block 18, Oak Shade Tract, Alameda: $10. John and Maria J. Costa to Dabiel K. Praitof San Leandro, lot 39, Smiths subdivision, Eden Township, San Leand! $10. A. M. and Adline Salinger to Edward Shaipwald of Idaho, ;ols 1to 4, T block B, Salinger Tract, ssie Barstow etal, > line of Myrile street, ghteenth street, thence W 53.67 to beginning, 10. SE 125, NE 53.67. ) block 615, quitclaim deed, American Real Estate Tn’ York City, N. Y., to Willism H. Rabe of Oakland, lot on N line of Ruby street, 125 E from {ts inter- sectlon with the W boundary line of the American Tnvestment Union Tract No. 1, thence 13 50 by N 100, lots 6 and /7, Map of American Investment Unton Tract No. 1: $10. Charles and Ma ent Union of New rzaret E. Porcell to_Jennfe Mc- Cauley (wife of William A.), 1ot on NE corner of Seventh and on streeis, N 75 by E 75; being lots 1,2, 8. 1 82, Oakland, subject to & morg- gage for $550 William same; gift. Louls Lacavilli (by James B. Barber, Tax Col- lector) to D. J. Buckley (assigned to Abbie Morey), lot 5, block 526, Gibbons’ property, at Oakland Point, Vakland; $—. Abbie Morey (wife ot Erastus) to Mrs. M. A. Leach of San Francisco, lot on E line of Witlow street, 104 N of Rallroad avenue, N 26 by E 111:8, being lot 5, block 626, Gibbons' property, at Oak- 1and Point, Oakland; $10. C. E. and Alice G, White, E. P. and Vivian P. Vandercook to John C. Westphal, ot on W_corner of Prospect street and King avenue, NW 101:5 by SW 100. being lots 12 and 13, block 2, East Oak- land Heights, East Oakland; $10. George and Emmsa Moenning to N. Gertrude Brown of Oakiand Township, lot on E line of Ray- mond street, 185.53 S 0f Ashby avenue, S 60 by £ 185, lot 28, block B, Woolsey Tract, Berkeley, quitclaim deed; $10. 3 Frank M. and Rose H. Wilson to J. W, Williams of San Francisco, lot 3, block 15, Daley’s Scenic Park, Berkeley: $10. Marianne Greenlea?, Martin and David Greenleat of Alameda to Helen Greenleaf of Alameda, 10t on & {ine of tanta Clars avenue, 100 W of Union cCauley of San Francisco to same, "W 50 by & 152, Alameda; also lot on S line S agta Clara avenue, 150 W of Eighteenth street, ¥ 85 by 206:6. S 207:6, block 13, lands adjacent to Encinal, warranty deed, Alameda; §10. Builders' Contracts, K. Gibbs with William Knowles and Tlfir‘:n‘::uEhm. carpenter work, etc., on N line of Foraon sirost, 137:6 E of Scott: $10,206. Angusia K. Gibbs with John H. Keefe, painting, etc., same; $1700. e in portion of the famous Woodward's G;rr]t’ieer? ":np‘:old off in small lots by auction esterday. There are a few neglected curios t on the ground. 4 788, bounded by K and_L streets, Twentieth and | FOR A HIGHER TAX RATE Auditor Broderick Says It Is Necessary for Next Year. NEW CONDITIONS TO BE MET, The City Much Larger Now and Full of the Spirit of Progress. The Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors called upon Assessor Seibe late yesterday afternoon and told him to go ahead and prepare to put 100 deputies in the field to take the personal property assessment over again according to the provisions of the new revenue law. The State Board of Equalization has taken steps to supply the books necessary, for which the city will have to pay when it settles with the State in the matter of taxes. The books, however, although the most immediate difficulty were the least part of it. The men to do the work would cost much more. The thing had to be done, however, and the Finance Commit- tee after considering the matter decided to take the bull by the horns and told the Assessor to go ahead and engage the hun- dred men necessary. “Work will be begun as soon as we get the blanks, which will be in_about two weeks,” said Deputy Assessor Herzer yes- terday. “Another 100 men will be required to take the assessment on real estate in Octo- ber. The cost will be about $20,000 a month for two months, or $40,000. The funds will have to be forthcoming some- how, I suppose. The rate of taxation for the personal property tax must be the same as that of last year,as under the new law the rate is not fixed until Septem- ber. higher than that collected then the differ- ence will be collected next year. If it is lower the Treasurer will be required to pay it back upon demand. The whole thing is cumbersome and unwieldy, but will have to be gone through with.” Speaking about this matter of the rate of taxation so important at this time Auditor Broderick said yesterday:*‘The rates hould be not less than $1 30—it ought perhaps to be $150 for the City and County. My party pledged me to stand for $1and so [ shall, but the conditions have changed since the platforms were made, and if it was to be_done over again I aon’t believe any such limitations would be stated. A great many obligations have arisen since and besides the spirit of development and progress is abroad. “In the first place the Legislature has placed this expense of the new assessment nfion us which will figare up about $40,000. Then there are two months’ salaries which will be carried over into next year which will amount to $300,000. Then there is the 10-cent levy for the completion of the City Hall. The County Clerk will want some $40,000 more this year than last. “The town is expanding don’t you see?” continued the Auditor. “The police force should be increased, and tnat requires more money; the schools cost a great deal more than they used to require, and new school buildings are in demand. The streets will want a great deal more money than they are costing thisyear. At present citizens are subscribing to make up the deficiency. It is not to be expected that they will continue to do that, but the peovle are educated now to a new condi- tion of things in the matter of clean streets jand they will not tolerate the old way. | That means $9000 a month or $100,000 for lhesvear. ‘o meet these expenses a tax rate of $1 30 at least should be levied.” THE NEW LABOR BUREAL. Commissioner Fitzgerald Will Make Many Improve- ments. Child Labor, Seats for Women and Ventilation to Be Inves- tigated. State Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald proposes to revolutionize the system upon which the office has been conducted by preceding administrations. The depart- ment was established for the purpose of | gathering and compiling the labor statis- tics of California. This work could be done in a few months each year, and the Commissioner and his deputies would therefore have periods when time was their least concern. But according to the new regulations which Mr. Fitzgerald pro- poses to inaugurate there will be plenty of work the year round for the entire staff. “My idea of the office,” said the Com- missioner yesterday, “is that it should not only be a bureau of information, but should be the means of correcting existing evils where labor is employed and to as- sist those worthy persons in need of work. Looking to that end we propose to estab- lish an employment bureau where men out of work can be aided in getting em- | ployment without any cost to themselves and without being robbed as they are by those so-called employment concerns. We will co-operate with all the organizations in the City and State in this matter, so that contractors needing mechanics, farmers needing farmhands, manufac- | turers needing persons to work in their factories, and so on down the line, can come here and be accommodated with men | of good character and reputation. “This is my idea of the kind of work this office should perfprm. Of course it will entail much more labor upon myself and the deputies, but we are here to work and shall not attempt to neglect our obliga- tions to the State. The bureau can be of great service to the working classes by hunting up work for them, placing irnfor- mation before them, devising means to im- prove their condition and encourage them 1n the struggle of life. “Another question, and one that we are considering just now, is the sanitary con- dition_of %actmies and workshops where large forces of men and women, boys and girls are employed. We gropose to inves- tigate this matter very thoroughly. Not only the ventilation, but the seats used, the light and heat will receive our atten- tion. “As to child labor and better seats for women, subjects in_which all the labor or- anizations of the City take an especial in- areut. we have made no progress worth mentioning as yet, but will have something definite to report before long. The depu- ties are at work on these matters now.” SAN FRANCISCO CHOSEN. The Next Session of the Constitutional Grand Lodge, 1. 0. B. B,, Will Be Held Here. H. P. Bush, one of the delegates from this district to the Constitutional Grand Lodge, I. 0. B. B., which sat at Cincinnati, Ohio, from April 28 to May 2, returned heme yesterday. He is well satisfied with the results of the labors of the delegation from this district. Through their efforts San Francisco was selected as the place for holding the next session of the Constitu- tional Grand Lodge, five years hence. L. 0. Solomon presented the invitation If the rate fixed at that time is| on behalf of San Francisco. Washington and New Orleans desired the honor also, but when the motion was put naming San Francisco, it was Carri by a vote of 50 to 6. > Three of the delegates from this city were also honored with office. H. P. Bush was elected a vlce-glres\(.lent of the Grand Lodge, Joseph Rothschild was elected one of the judges of the court of appeals and D. 8. Hirshberg was made amemberof the executive committee. i But what is considered no less a tribute to the intelligence and energy of the mem- bers of this jurisdiction is the adoption by the Grand Lodge of the proposition sub- mitted by the local de]egntes.for the incor- poration of the Youths’ Auxiliary as part of the order’s organization. This feature has already been adopted by the district lodge of this jurisdiction, and three Youths’ Auxiliary lodges have been instituted- Adler No., of this city, hasa memberslni? of ninety-two, Lehman Blum No. 2, of Portland, has sixty-three members, and Montefiore No. 3, of Oakland, bas eighty. Thereis also an application on file from Sacramento, where Jacob Ginsberg will start an auxiliary lodge with a charter membership of fifty. The age limit is from 13 to 19. In adopting the general proposition in regard to the auxiliaries the Grand Lodge also adopted the ritual devised by the local ritual committee. THE LEGION OF HONOR, Opening of the Ninth Con- vention of the Grand Council. The Organization Has Sixty - Five Strong Councils in California. Delegates to the number of sixty-seven from all parts of the State, representing forty-three councils, were present at the opening of the ninth biennial session of the Grand Courcil of the American Legion of Honor of California yesterday morning in B’nai B'rith Hall. Grand Commander Thomas Filben opened the session. The C. @, Willman, Grand Vice-Commander American Legion of Honor. first business was to fill the vacancy in the office of grand warden by the appointment of Mrs. Mary G. Michell of Valley Council, Grass Valley. The committee on credentials was then a};pointcd as follows: J. W. Dise brow, Bohemian Council, San Francisco; Mrs. Bertha Michelson, Golden Star Coun- cil, San Francisco; J. M. Jones, Mountain View Council, San Rafael. & H. A. Parrish of Golden Council, San Francisco, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the committee on finances, and S. L. Close of Pacific Council, San Jose, and U. 8. G. Ralkenstein of Ventura Council, Ven- tura, were appointed to fill vacancles in the comittee on appeals. On motion the election of officers was made a special order for 10:30 A. M. to-day. A large part of the session was taken up by the reading and discussion of the re- ports of the grand officers. The report of the grand secretary to January 1, 1895, shows tfie present member- ship to be 2704, as against 2804 on January 1,1293. This shows a net loss of 100 for the term, as against a net loss of 368 for the two years previous. This showing of loss would be still further reduced if the report extended to May 1, as there has been a net gain ofat least 50 in the months since January 1. Since the last report of the grand secre- tary, two years ago, there has been a net increase of four councils in this State, there now being a total of sixty-five. Among the recommendations adopted for submission to the Supreme Council, which is to meet next August, was one changing the method of distribution of the dividends paid by the order to the in- dividual members. Under the proposed change it will be paid to the secretaries of the various councils, who credit each mem- ber with the amount due him and apply the same to the payment of assessments. In the report of the finance committee, which was adopted, the salary of the grand secretary was again fixed at $1200 a year, and_the per capita tax to be paid to nhesfirand Council was allowed to remain at §L. e THE GRAND JURY TO-DAY. Governor Budd Will Be a Willing Wit~ ness Before That Inquisi- torial Body. This will be an important day to the local Grand Jury. It will have -before it Governor Budd, chief executive of the State. The mvestigation into the alleged crookedness of the recently disrupted Solid Eight Supervisors will also be begun. Governor Budd has informed Foreman Gagan of the Grand Jury that he will ap- pear before that body without being sum- moned. ‘When Foreman Gagan began his work he announced that he expected to probe to she bottom of the ferry foundation “‘scandal,” and he hoped to be able to in- dict some one. As it has turned out, some of the members of the Grand Jury are laughing at Mr. Gagan: and saying that he has been used as a catspaw to pull out the chestnuts for some political monkey, Mr, Gagan is consequently in a testy mood. erefore, when Governor Budd takes the stand to-day, it is thought probable that he will be asked some sharp ques- tions. He will be closely interrogated as to his belief in the condition of the founda- tion. The reports he has received will be obtained from him if possible. Considera- ble time will be given to questioning the Governor concerning wh:lt led him to commence an investigation which has ended in a declaration that the foundation is all right. The_investigation into the acts of the Solid Eight Supervisors will be begun to- day, and this work, though it may take some time, will probabla conclude the labors of the present Grand Jury. Super- visor Dimond recently gave the grand jurors some information in regard to the recent granting of franchises. The mat- ter which will come up to-day will be the Church-street franchise, and " railread men and some of the §upervhon will be called before the inquisitors. The matter will be thoroughly investigated, and if any bood- ling Supervisors can be fonnd, indictments will follow. e The Valley road directors rejected the lease of China Basin because it would prohibit them from bonding the road and required them to build a restraining seawall. |COMMODORE GILLIG HERE Bringing Beautiful Gifts for the Larchmont Yacht Club. BOHEMIA'S BURMESE GONG. New Tricks Learned From the Far- Famed Jugglers of India and Japan. Among the passengers on the Occidental and Oriental steamer Gaelic arriving from China via Honolulu Monday evening were Commodore Henry M. Gillig and wife, Frank L. Unger and Donald de V. Graham. The tourists left New York last September and have been journeying esround the world ever since. They loitered longest in India, yielding to the fascinations of that mysterious country. The trip to date has been one prolonged season of de- light. The visit to Japan was decidedly pleasant, and the repose in Hawaii was by no means the least enjoyable event of the journey. Speaking of Honolulu Commo- dore Gillig said: “I never had a better time anywhere in my life, and left the de- lightful beach reluctantly, resolving to go there next year and make a longer stay.” Mr. Gillig will remain in San Francisco but a few days, as business engagements require his presence in New York. He was recently elected commodore of the Larch- mont Yacht Club. Responding to the question as to what he was going to do with the club when he got to New York, he re- markea: ‘‘1expectto have a lot of fun, anyway, and by-the-by I picked up during my travels some beautiful things to present to the club. For the Bohemian Club I have something wonderful—a large Bur- mese gong. When you strike it you think all the cathedral bells of the world are sounding. In the redwoods it will be reat.” At the Mail dock to greet the party were Mr. Gillig’s father and George T. Bromley, Louis Sloss Jr., Edward H. Hamilton, Joseph D. Strong, James M. Hamilton, Elmer De Pue, George W. Nagle, Edgar Mizner, Mrs. W. B.Wilshire and Miss Min- nie Hennessey, daughter of the purser of the Gaelic. Speaking of the journey Mr. Unger said they did not meet many Americans after leaving Paris. Nearly all the travelers they met were English and German. In China and Japan but little evidence of the war was visible. In the fleets the absence of United States battle-ships was noticed, or rather it was observed that other lead- ing nations had ships of this class watch- ing events, while only cruisers were on duty for the United States. In India and Japan on previous visits Mr. Gillig acguired many tricks from the conjurers and jugglers of the East and made quite a study of the subject. He Eossesses accomplishments in this line eyond the knowledge of- many profes- sional jugglers, and wasable in India to introduce some Japanese sleight of hand business that surprised the native jugglers. The commodore expects a great yacht- ing season in New York and looks for- ward with pleasure to the opening events. The party came ashore from the Gaelic in a special tug shortly after 9 o’clock and registered at the Palace Hotel. they left Honolulu all was quiet Hawalii. A BANQUET IN BOHEMIA, Harry Gillig and His Companions Feted by the Clab The heart of Bohemia was opened last night to receive its wandering sons, Harry Gillig, Frank Unger and Donald de V. Graham, who arrived on the Gaelic, after nearly a year's journeying in the Orient. The red room was profusely decorated, and among the ornaments were some rare East India vases, presented by Mr. Gillig to the club. Al Gerberding, ex-president, was in the chair, and welcomed the guests back to the realm of the owl. Dan O’Connell read the following verses to l-}lhe returned members of the Round Table: in WANDERERS FEOM THE SEA. Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy! Speeding hither o'er the am. foam, ‘With the waters white before thee, and their spray upon thy deck, Steer you steadily and surely, for yon bring our treasures home, As the harbor bar you pass o'er, safe from storm and from wreck. Ship shoy! Ship ahoy! When the winds about our dwelling Blew fierce and told disaster, our hearts were out with thee, Far from shore our hearts were drifting o'er the ocean wildly swelling To the ship that bore our treasure, far, far out upon the sea. Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy! Tong and wearily we've pondered On l}lxe dangers of the tempest and the cruel rock alee, And the ship that breaks the billows, for had that good ship foundered Qur_hearts, oh gallant vessel, had gone surely down with thee, Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy! the links that long have bound us Stretch farther than the farthest shore, reach over every sea, Were the homeward coming never, the years would still have found us’ Looking seaward for thy l0fty spars and waiting on the quay. Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy! thou art welcome to thy mooring, ‘Whether ontward bound or homeward, our good wishes are with thee. May you ride out many & tempest and shun rock ‘and reef, secure in Our blessings, that you brought us our friends safely o'er the séa. May, 1895. DANIEL O'CONNELL. Mr. Graham’s exreriences in Mandalay were graphically told. He says that next to Ceylon Burmah is the most delightful country in the world. s Mr. Gillig will go_back in a few days to fly his pennant on the Ramona as commo- dore of the New York Yacht Club. A FITTING TRIBUTE. The Tos Angeles Farmers' and Mer- chants’ Bank Regrets the Loss of a Trusted and Courteous Official. The Los Angeles Express of May 4 de- votes considerable space in paying a flat- tering tribute to the memory of the late John Milner, cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants’ Bank of that city. After some appropriate remarks touch- ing his uniform courtesy and faithful ser- vice, the Express continues: A special meeting of the directors of the, bank was held, at which the following resolutions were ordered spread on the minutes of the corporation: IN MEMORIAM—John Milner died at 11:40 o'clock . M., April 27,1895. For more than a score of years he has held a high official posi- tion in Jle Farmers' and Merchants’ Bank of Los Angeles. To all trusts he has been true— “true as the dial to the sun.” In overy depart- ment of life John Milner has been a happy ex- emplification of the possibilities of honesty, in- tegrity, intelligence and indunrp ‘when com- bined. We, the directors of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, do unanimously declare our grievous sorrow at his untimely taking off, and desire to express unreservedly our sincere Ssympathy for the loved ones in their bereave- ent. It is ordered that this tribute to the B ol bt e the minutes o Al these resolutions be forwarded to his family. Tn addition to this the directors unani- mously voted te place in the hands of I. ‘W. Hellman 850&) to be invested as he may see fit, as a gift to the family of the late cashier,and as a token of their es- teem. At a meeting of the Los Angeles Clear- ing-house yesterday resolutions were When | assed extending sympathy and condo- ence to the widow and sorrowing children of the late John Milner. Mr. Milner, by his constant courtesy, gentleness of manner and irreproachable conduct, won confi- dence, esteem and love. His long and successful business career was marked by untiring industry, strictest integrity of character and sterling honesty under all circumstances. His life will lonfl remain an inspiration and incentive to his asso- ciates and friends in the Los Angeles Clearing-house as worthy of imitation, and though dead, his example still lives. The resolutions were signed by a commit- tee comprising Geogre H. Bonebrake, J. M. Elliott and T. W. Brotherton. CONDUCTORS WILL TRAVEL, An Eastern Excursion Which Is In- tended to Last Four Weeks. Forty-five conductors and a sufficient number of their friends to make a party of eighty started East yesterday morning on the ‘‘conductors’ excursion,” for which | the conductors, passenger agents and train- | dispatchers of the Southern Pacific have been so assiduously preparing for the past thirty days. | Major J. B. Locke was in charge of the | excursion, and conset}uently of the party, when it left the Oakland mole yesterday. There were three sleepers, a dining-car and a baggage-car, and just enough bag- gage, provisions and happy light-hearted travelers to fill the train, leaving some space for those who will join the party at den, Salt Lake and Sacramento. he route lies direct to Atlanta, where | for two days the excursionists will stay— the guests of the Grand Division of the Order of Railway Conductors, which meets in that city ebout the middle of May. Haying attended the session of the Grand Lodge the travelers will take to sight- seeing in earnest, and will yisit Washing- ton, Philadelphia, New York City, Al- bany, Niagara Falls and all the principal cities and places of interest along the west. DEATH ENDED HIS CASE. Plaintiff Dennis Gilfeather Brought to Court Only | to Succumb. AR | Dying of Consumption He Was Taken Out of Bed to Testify. | The court and jury in the case of Dennis | Gilfeather against the Bridget O'Hara | estate were shocked yesterday morning by the intelligence that the plaintiff had just | expired in a corridor of the new City Hall, | whither he had been brought to testify in | his own case. | The man was dying of consumption, but | his testimony was considered necessary. The previous evening J. J. Rauer, one of | the defendants, stated that he would en- | deavor to secure his presence in the | morning. Pursuant to that purpose | Gilfeather was placed in a hack and taken to the hall from the | County Hospital, where he had been under | treatment. The raw air of the morning | seemed to affect him seriously, and when he arrived at the hall he appeared almost completely exhausted. He was given a | chair in one of the corridors and appeared | to fall into a swoon. The keen draughts in the sunless corridors of the City Hall are proverbial, and little was thought of it by | those near as the sick man drew shudder- | ing breaths that every moment seemed to grow shorter and shorter. Finally they ceased altogether and'Dennis Gilfeather was dead. | Judge Hunt was immediately notified and issued an order that the case be di continued forthwith. The court expressed strong disapprobation at the manner in | which Gilfeather had been forced to come | to court in the interest of some of the de- | fendants. He considered the action un-| justifiable as faras he was acquainted with | the facts of the case. v The suit was one to quiet title to prop- erty on Bernard street, and hinged on the | question of the sanity of a prior owner, | Ann Gilfeather. It bade fair to be of con- | siderable interest. e .. Applause in Court. | Judge Belcher was obliged tolook severe late | yesterday afternoon, as the dignity of his court | was broken by the audible clapping of hands, | The occasion was the securing of the twelfth juror in the case of Mrs. Louisa A. Worthing- | ton, on trial for a second time for the fatal shooting of Henry Baddeley. The case had been dragging for five days, the difficulty lying in the notoriety of the affair in the past, which had made all talesmen iamiliar with the gen- eral facts. g Wo:fian’s Glory Is Her Hair. It is the most precious gift from her Creator. If it be abundant, long and glossy | it will compensate for the homeliest face | and be the envy of all her sisters. But horror of horrors when the once silken | tresses become faded or gr: When the | luxuriant waves of beautitul brown or golden hair commence to fall from the proudly poised head. Then it is that dis- | may comes to the heart of a woman. 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