The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1895, Page 7

: - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1895. T MAY 14,1895 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. A'big batch of Japanese immigrants arrived on the Uity of Peking. alarm was sounded from box 47 at ck last e ng. rofessor George D. Herron addressed & large rdience fetropolitan Hall last night. The maiter of the missing estate of Louis Cor- au will come up to-day in the Probate 0 and the certificates others accused of forging pleaded not guilty to the ogramme of the Woman’s Congress 1g to take -place next week has been roung men are going to Alaska on Golden Gate in quest of the n Improvement Club decided to Monday night for the purpose zation. ined yesterday why d to duty in the War shington. winning horses at the Bay sterday were Robin Hood, Perhaps, SirRichard and Tar and Feather. The Soutbern Pacific. Company’s earned in 1895 over all_expenditures 788 45, a shrinkage of 5.61 per cent. mes W. Waldie of 3007 Fillmore street ted suicide early yesterday morning. out of em nd despondent. ff Loomis, in hi sgainst Cal V' charged the latter with con- spinng With his sister to murder their mother. H. Perkins was.appointed local t agent of the Santa Fe system ye lace of Peter D. McCar as0, District track Ciree, d dead in bed plsint was the Marx are going to tun- indation to v of concrete 310 Pine street died caused by t for San Fri statior t sent in from The Hart and boara meet next Jease of C ¢ Company has been cut € ess in and anta Fe's new T attempting te filly at the Low yester- Led Judge ay passed a resoin- s according to the r breaking into the house of Capp street, and stealing & " tools. ¥ vy fixed the collateral ritance tAX on the Montgomery estate at 71 06. County Clerk Curry at once served ceson the parties interested. fense for Mrs. Louise A. Worthington, e murder of Harry ieley, dsy. The deposition of Annie 1 nat be used according to the Judge Coffey yesterd: ersued_the Market-street Rail- pany in the Justice Court yesterday amages for refusing her a transfer 1iff House line to Powell and Market ph Schnaubelt, the Chi- Tecent alleged sojourn brought down to & matte: hat be has not been in el del Mar As: and on his death seventeen i again. ulius L. Franklin is unable to ters from the Postoffice on account er from the department prohibiting rery of all letters to persons known to Jers or agents. hony and Rev. Anna Howard be the leading attractions at 18l meeting of the Woman’s tate, will lecture throughout the meeting adjourns. Rumble, the put-and-call oper- who was arrested for obtaining $500 from faggie Kane by fraud, trick and device, money back to her, and the case im was dismissed by Judge Low yes- alias “ Hoodlum to answer before we Superi Campbell in 10,000 bon 1t to murder upon t Officer Nicholson of the ship Tillie E. bueck. The personal property of Mrs. Sarah ill-Sharon-Terry, consisting of j , was formally turned over lliams by Porter Ashe yester- guardian and the new guardian s, who was sent to Washing- Miners’ Association to ¢ the patenting by the 1 lands, has returned from tal and reports complete suc- ¥ the facts coi The Methodist preachers were addressed yes- 2y by W.G. Hubbard, president of the Peace r. Ch n addressed the gelists” and gregationalists ristian Association. day passed a resolu- Light and Gas com- furnishing the City May 15 to June 30. The is means is found to be pplies for the City institu- 1, a ploneer merchant, who for ars prior to 1870, when he retired, the millinery business. died at his 407 Devisaderc street, last Sunday morn- ing, aiter & brief illnes. For many yesrs he ident of the ‘congregation” Sherith He was & native of Posen,70 years of sge, . He leaves a widow and several children. Joseph Harris, & jockey at the racetrack, was Dbooked at y Prison_last night on the c misdemeanor cmbezzlement. He got $4010 lny ona horseat 3 to 1. The oddsZrose T08)5 10 1 and Harris gave the lady & bogus poof licket at3 to 1, retaining the real ticket with the hitention of pocketing the difference if the horse won. The horse did not get a place, but Harris” action became known and he was arrested. Katie L. Keller bronght suit in the Justices’ Court yesterday against the Market-street Rail- way ‘Company to recover damages, which she estimates st $299, for the refusal of the company fo give her trarister ticket. Sho was one day in March coming from the Cliff House to Powell and Market streets. She asked for a tronsfer at Central avenue and California street and i was refused, and she was compelled to pay an sdditional fare to reach her destination, for which'the entered suit for damages. Heans Hansen, the condemued conspirator of the bark Hesper, was brought from the santa Clarsg County jail yesterday to hear the date that Judge McKenna would fix for his execution: The matter was postponed because the writ of mandate had not been returned from thé United States Supreme Court. St. Ulair, the leader, is to be hanged on the 21st, but Hansen expetts to escape the death pen- alty, as his companion, Henry Spari, was requitted, and it is claimed that Hansen is no more gulity of murder than Sparf. Policeman 4. B. Gordon, stationed in the North Knd district, was booked at the City Prison yesterday morning on & charge of bat- wry. The comyluming witness is Frank O’Brien, & don of the ex-Tax Collector, and & member of the firm of Haley & O'Brien, bay end grain merchents. Gordon arrested s boy named James McCall for vagrancy on Sunday nightat Devisadero and Sutterstreets. O’Brien wanted to know why the boy was arrested and he and the officer got into an altercation. Gor- don, so the complainant says, struck him and pushed hix through the window of a butcher’s thop and then arrested him for disturbing the eace. The case against O'Brien was called in Prtige Joachimeen’s court yesterdsy and was continued till to-morrow, T0 CONFER ON THE LEASE Commissioners and Valley Road Directors Will Meet on Monday. MAYOR SUTRO IS DEFENDED. A Denial of the Language Attributed to His Honor—The Retaining Wall. Governor Budd, Mayor Sutro and the Harbor Commissioners met yesterday morning to discuss the communication of the Valley road committee regarding the lease of China Basin as a terminal for the road. The communication was from the committee which had been appointed by the directors of the competing road to formulate objections to the document drafted by the Harbor Commissioners, the Governor and Mayor. The letter, a copy of which was published in the Cais of Saturday, was signed by Thomas Magee, Leon Sloss, Rolla Watt and E. F. Preston, who comprised the commuttee. It was decided on Saturday afternoon to hold the meeting yesterday, the Governor and Mayor having assented to the proposi- tion. As soon as the meeting was called to order Governor Budd suggested taking up the objections of the directors seriatim. He said that as there seemed to have been considerable misunderstanding as to what had passed in grevious meetings he deemed it advisable to have everything taken down bg a stenographer. It was so ordered and the business of the meeting proceeded. “Now, as to the first clause,’” said the Governor, “which_forbids the assignment of the lease. I don’t think that can be knocked out for the reafon that the law clearly states that the lease shall not be assignable.” The act of the Legislature, which em- owered the commissioners to grant the ease was then read, and it was admitted that the text of the statute had not been | followed, but it was argued that its import | had been embodied in the lease. “Well, herhaps the Valley road directors can suggest something better,” said the chief executive; “if they can I have no objections.” verybody concurred in the Governor’s sentiments, and the second objection was read. Thisreferred to the promise that *'if the railroad company should fall under the control or dominion of any ‘person, company or corporation having railway facilities on the bay of San Francisco, the lease shall terminate forthwith.”’ “I am willing to concede to the Valley road anything within the law,” said Mayor Sutro, ‘‘but four good attorneys have told me that the terminal could be turned oyer to any other company as it stood, even if I were called an ass by some one. The men are all right who have this project in charge, but the lease is for fifty years, and they will all be dead before its expiration. ‘We have no fear of the men, but it is their stock of which we are afraid.” ““You have nothing Eersunal againstany of these men, Mr. Sutro, have you?” queried President Colnon. +No, sir,’” answered the Mayor warmly. I am'their friend. 1 have no feeling for | them except for their success. I am a better fi 1 of theirs than they think, and am unmindful of the sarcasm which has been directed against me. But 1 do take n to this language in the com- on.”’ And the Mayor read as follows: Suppositions of fraudulent combination 3 railroad lines, and charges of a that those engaged in this enter- I 1 be induced in any way to surrender ihe rights of the stockhoiders of this road, scattered as they are throughout the length end breadth of the State, to the dominion of any institution inimical to the best prosperity and advancement of the entire community, is certainly not a pleasing encouragement te men engaged in the discharge of a public duty; and we are impelled to these remarks because it has been reported that at certain meetings of your honorable board such suppositions and remarks have been indulged in by one of the members of the board. “T do not think that T have uttered any such language,” said the Mayor, and the board fully agreed with him. I think we ought to confer with the directors,” said Commissioner Chad- bourne. I move,” said the Governor, “that the president be instructed to invite the di- rectors to meet us on Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, and that in his letter be in- corporated our regrets at the language directed against one of our members.” This was carried, and later in the day Mr. Colnon dictated the following letter: SAN FrANCISCO, May 13, 1895. 73, Thomas Magee, Leon Sloss, Robert Watt Your communi- cation to the Board of State Harbor Commis- sioners, dated May 10, has been received. At a special meeting of the board held this day to consider the same Thursday, May 16, at10 0’clock A. M., at the office of the board, 10 California street, were fixed as the time and place for a conference with the board of di- rectors of the Ean Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company, as recommended in your letter. The president of the Board of Harbor Com- missioners was requsted to inform you that no language was ever used at any meeting of this board by any member thereof, as constituted by law for the purpose under consideration, reflecting upon the motives or integrity of an rson connected in a responsible way wit ur enterprise, and that any impression or iniormation which you mey have obtained to the contrary is erroneous and untrue and in- volves an unnecessary injustice to the particu- lar member of the board to whom you had reference in your communication. Very truly yours, E. L. CoLNON, President Board of Harbor Commissioners. In regard to the objection to the retain- ing-wall clause the Governor stated that he was sure that it had been inserted at the suggestion of the representatives of the Valley road, but he for one would not object to baving it stricken out. egarding the character of the improve- ments, the number of miles of road to be built in five years and the location of the terminal, the Governor said: “They can- not expect us to give them a lease and have the terminal at Stockton or some- where else, and my recollection is that when the directors were talking over the matterin Sacramento Colonel Preston said something about building 200 miles in five years. However, we can talk_better dver these matters when all the directors are present.” The meeting then adjourned until Thurs- day morning, but later in the day it was decided to hold the conference at }0 o’clock next Monday morning. P Goodnes!,rpun y and wholesomeness are a bright trinity of qualities found in Price’s Cream Baking Powder. HE COMMITTED SUICIDE. James W. Waldie Ends, His Life by Turning on the Gas. James W. Waldie, formerly a salesman for the American Biscuit Company, com- mitted suicide early yesterday morning in his room at 3007 Fillmore street, by turn- ing on the gas. It was a third attempt to end his life by the same means. Mrs. Waldie, who is afflicted with heart disease, went into an adjoining room and fell asleep in a chair, as she was unable to sleep while lying down. About two o’clock she was awakened b the odor of gas, and on entering the Im{ room she found both jets turned on full and her husband unconscious. She called a physician, but when he arrived Waldie was dead. Waldie was 40 §Ie-ra of age and a na- tive of Scotland. He had been employed ior the past twenty years by the American Biscuit Company. Several months ago he lost his position. Since then he has ap- peared to be despondent and drank heav- ll{, as he was unable to secure another place. Twice before the gas in his room was found turned on, but Waldie stated that it was accidental. However, he had bequheurd to say that he would commit suicide. e Peath of John Cuthbert. John Cuthbert died at Fruitvale Saturday evening at the age of 75 years. He came to California first as & captain of a sailing vessel in 1853 from Boston and returned here a few years later, since which time he has resided in San Francisco and Fruitvale, where for the last sixteen years he has been engaged in horticulture. He leaves one daughter and three sons: William W. Cuthbert, formerly Assemblyman from the old Ninth District in this City, but for some years a resident of Sac- ramento; John W. Cuthbert of this City and Thomas W. Cuthbert of Portland, Or. YSAYE AT THE BALOWIN A Brilliant Audience Assem- bles to Hear the Master. Morosco’s New Melodrama—‘‘Heart and Hand” at the Tivoli. The Orpheum. Ysaye made his first appearance before a San Francisco audience yesterday evening at the Baldwin Theater. His enthusiastic reception was owing to his great reputa- tion, for few of those present had previ- ously heard him, but before the end of the concert had been reached the great artist had captured his hearers completely. In fact, be had almost hypnotized them, so that he was able to sway their emotions— almost their very wills. At the beginning of the concert there were frequent bursts of applause which interrupted the music, but Ysaye evidently chafed under these tributes of admiration. His last number on the programme was the ‘Faust Fantasie” by Wieniawski, & medley of airs from Gounod’s “Faust.” About balf way through the compo- sition when the violinist had just played Me- phistopheles’ aria from the second actin a mag- nificently dramatic manner, the audience was grepnring for an outburst of enthusiasm, when (saye threw back his head and looked forbid- dingly at the people. No one lifted & hand till the end of the piece. Then the pent-up enthu- siasm broke out in a storm of applause. In great musical centers, where the public is used to hear frequently such artists as the reat end classical Dr.Joachim and the bril- iant Spaniard Sarasate, Ysaye appears as a Titan among other Titans, but here he towers above the surrounding mediocrity like a giant surrounded by men of ordinary size. Ysaye's first number last night was a Saint- Saens concerto, Op. 61. The orchestra, under the direction of August Hinrichs, played after him, somewhat laboriously and heavily. Ap- perently Mr. Hinrichs was too busily engaged 1 reading the score, and when he 4id glance up from it, he directed his attention su]efy and wholly to the gentlemen of his orchestra. In the Mendelssobn concerto, and in the Weber ianotorte concerto, the orchestra was heard to etter advantage than in the Saint-Saens music. No * laborious accompaniment, however, could spoil the beauty of Ysaye's playing, but mere technical expressions fail to convey the notes which fell like roundad pearls from his violin. Marvelous virtuosity he undoubtedly has, but Ysaye is_also possessed of an exquisite cantabile, which is equal to the human voice in its process of expression, 1ts depth of feel- ing, but which, like the cantabile of all great violinists, has & degree of mechanical perfec- tion, which the most ideal human voice has never attained. The Mendelssohn concerto made pleasanter hearing than the Saint-Saens one, because one had not the irritating consciousness of the orchestra. It was piayed by Ysaye with breedth and brilliancy, in fact in & manner that had to be heard to be appreciated. And until the last few bars, when the musicians stumbled, the orchestra did not second him unsatisfactorily. In response to tumultuous applause he played as an encore a Sarasate Gipsy dance in & manner almost, but notquite, as brilliant and dashing as Sarasate himself. Ysaye's magnificent rendering of the “Faust" fantasie was ably seconded by M. Lachaume, who is an excellent accompanist. M. La- chaume also played a ‘“‘concert stuck’ by Weber and a C o‘;in encore with a clearsess and breadth which proved him to be & good artist. The final number was so persistently encored that Ysaye responded witha com- position by Paganini. There was & brilliant audience present. The Columbia Theater. There was a crowded house at the Columbia Theater last night, it being the opening night under the new management. The foyer has been entirely renovated and presents the ap- pearance of an elegant drawing-room. The in- terior of the theater, which was in the hands of painters, upholsterers and decorators for some time, was a transformation that attracted a great deal of attention and much favorable comment. The drop-curtain, & new one, is a em, being & painting entitled “The Merry uartette,” illustrative of child-life. As one of the ladies in the audience remarked, ‘“This theater is a perfect bijou.” “Sweet Lavender,” the domestic drama pre- sented, was well received and the members of the company sustained in a capital manner the parts assigned them. Miss Hope Ross 88 Lavender acted her part so true to life and car- ried out the character as the author would have it so well that she was the recipient of frequent and generous applause. The ladies’ dresses wonn in the drama were remarkably {‘,“;’l’*“‘e and envied by many before the foot- ghts. > The orchestra, under the leadership of E. E. Schmitz, until recently leader at the New California, came in fora share of the well de- served praise. “Sweet Lavender” will hold the boards during the week. ““ Heart and Hand.” The three-act comic opera by Charles Lecocq, “Heart and Hand,” occupied the boards at the Tivoli for the first time last evening. The story is of the erratic love of a princeling, who, not eontent to fall in love with his princess in the ordinary way, meets her and falls in love with her in the belief that she is some one else. John J. Raffael is the prince, but the part, how- ever suited to his acting, does not give his voice the chance it deserves. Tillie Salinger, the princess, has more to do in the vocal line, and she does it well. Ferris Hartman plays the king and he gets in some good jokes, some of which are new. The Water Carnival. The water carnival has four brand-new at- tractions. Zanfarellis, who climbs to dizzy heights and executes what seem to be {mpos- sible somersaults, s one of the attractions, and “Arnold and Caswell” form the other, In the aquatic portion the Dolphin float, & vision of sea novelties and ocean shells, the Mikado float, something essentially Ji ese, form the other new numbers. The Orpheum. The Orpheum programme presented several new features last evening, prominent among them being Meyer Cokhen, known here for some time as an amateur singer of considerable merit. His first appearance was made last e\'eninfi, and he received a hearty welcome, W. M. H. Fox, who under the name of “Pade- whiskie’” pl‘f"j the piano in masterful style, was also well received. Geofie H. a comedian of considerable ability, billed for last evening, did not appear on account of sick;-e;u. He willcome on for the first time to-night. “The Fire Patrol.” “The Fire Patrol,” 2 new melodrama, was presented at Morosco’s last evening, and it passed off amid great applause and without a hitch, which speaks well for the management, in “”(; ltheu::t n?n:ngln which the scen- and stage setting form. H{he lay f& a tale of intrigues and yillainy in the mining regions, and this brings in a stam, mill principal feature in the second act. For a climax the superintendent of the mine is put under the stamps, but is saved by the boss. lnht‘.h: ionrthn .‘,fii t'oh\.h o‘nl‘etc eflm atrol scene, which gives 3 Sek balias, tied to s chair and’ about: o- be murdered, is saved by the patrolmen, who dash on the stage in answer to a call for help, Fred J. Butler, under whose direction the lay is produced, has the leading part, Jack allas, and he plays it well, Harry Benrimo makes a rather matter-of-fact villain, and W, L. Gleason, as Lushington Staggeract, an actor gone wrong, infuses some foodeomuly into the roduction, The soubrette xnt.. Kitty Dallas, pllfyed by Helen Kenny, who looks and acts el s W “‘Arrah Na Pogue.” The old Irish melodrama “Arrah Na Pogue” ‘was produced at the Alcazar Theater last evep- ing before a tull house. James M. Ward played the leading character, and his support in the main, good. ‘Fin Macoul” will be nted on Thursday for the first time in the and “Arrah Na Pogue” will remain until iy, the; TLKED WITH CLEVELAND, Lawyer Ricketts’ Mission Behalf of the Miners’ Association. in CONCERNING MINERAL LANDS. The President Surprised and Inter- ested—Immediate Inquiry Follows. Attorney A. H. Ricketts has returned from Washington, whither he was sent by the California Miners’ Association to call to the personal attention of President Cleveland the fact that patents to mineral lands were being unlawfully issued to the railroad by the Department of the Interior and to request special executive action in the matter of the adjustment of railroad grants in this State. He reports entire success in his mission and is correspond- ingly jubilant. Mr. Ricketts left this city for the capital on the 7th ult. bearing credentials from ‘Cabinet day.’ I was_requested not leave the city until I heard from the executive. Mr. Cleveland gave my mission immediate attention, and even devoted to it a Saturday, making also a special tri) from his home for that purpose. These al were deviations from the usual course of events, and as such were marks of special consideration shown a Californian. Then, too, it is most unusual for one to receive from the President an autopraPh letter carried by his private messenger.’ CURRY AT WORK, The County Clerk Does Not Neglect to Collect the Collateral Inheri- tance Tax. The County Clerk has filed a notice on the executors of the Montgomery estate and the San Franciseo Theological Semi- nary ; James H. Widber, Treasurer; W. 8. Barnes, District Attorney, and Mrs. Eliza- beth Montgomery, that ihe Superior Conrt has tixed the collateral inheritance tax on the estate at $6371 06. This is based on an appraisement by El- liott McAllister, appointed under the newly amended “act to establish a tax on collat- eral inheritances, bequests and devises, to provide for its collection and to direct the disposition of the proceeds.” Appraiser McAllister reports that the only gequest subject to the tax is that giv- ing” to the trustees of the San Francisco Seminary in trust_the remainder of his es- tate. This comprises the following: Lend in Coleman’s Addition to San Rafael, \ \ - N ATTORNEY A. H. RICKETTS, WHO TALEKED MINERAL LANDS TO PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, [From a photograph.] —_— President Neff of the Miners’ Association addressed to the Secretary of the Interior. Arrived in Washington he spent nearly three weeks in studying the situation, for his mission was an extraordinary one—be- ing nothing less than the arguing of a case before the President as before a court, and it required delicate handling. Hesuc- ceeded luckily in securing as_his sponsor J. F. Chamberlain, the Washington hotel man, who is very close to the President, and Richard Watson Gilder, editor of the Century magazine, who is known in the East as “Cleveland’s chum.” With this influential backing be was certain of an at- tentive hearing and, as he himself re- marked do not think the time I spent in acquiring a ‘pull’ was wasted.” The audiénce with the Chief. Executive was had on Friday, the 8d inst. For half an hour the President listened to argu- ments on behalf of the miners. Then a brief on the subject was tendered, which Mr. Cleveland accepted with the query, “Shall I bave the whole case before me so that I shall thoroughly understand it when I have read this?"” “The difficulty has been to select not what I should put in but what I should leave out,” replied the Californian, “-and it is possible that in my efforts to be brief I | have been obscure.” 4 2 “Then please do not leave the cx% till you have heard from me,” said the Presi- dent. I shall take this with me to Wood- ley (his country seat near Washington) and read it to-night.” % It is very unusual for the President to visit the Capitol on Saturdays, but the day after Mr. Ricketts’ audience Mr. Cleveland held a conference at the departmental building with the Secretary of the Inte- rior. A small commotion was the result, and inquiries were set on foot regarding the mode of procedure in railroad land patents. Late in the afternoon there came to the hotel for Mr. Ricketts a letter ad- dressed in the President’s own hand and borne by his private messenger. It wasan unusual honor, and when Mr. Ricketts, who chanced to be out at the time, re- turned he found an inquisitive crowd eager to learn the purport of the communication and realized that for the time being at any rate he had become a very distinguished personage. The envelope contained an autograph letter from the President,which isnow a most cherished possession. It reads as follows: EXECUTIVE MANSION, z 'WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4, 1895. A. H. Rickelts, Esq—DEA® S1r: I'have had as: Tseryien with the Secretary of the Interior and your statement has been Teferred to him. Of course I do not know what action we can orought to take In the premises. Imerely write this to say that there seems to be no necessity of your remaining here to make further personal presentation of the matter. 1donot know how far the patenting process | hes progressed. It may be that it has reached such a stage as to preclude interruption, irre- spective of the other considerations involved. ‘ours truly, GROVER CLEVELAND. Before Mr. Ricketts left Washington the President assured him that he would give his personal attention to the issuing of the patents, and if it became necessary he would give orders that all issuance should 52 suspended until proper safe- guards could beldensed for the protection of minerallands. ; “What was the impression made upon you personally lg the President?’ was lsken{e In reply Mr. Ricketts said: “Of course f:m a black Republican and always have been, but as a man Mr. Cleve- land_completely captivated me. He has an impressive dxgmtlv. He is bright, clever and_intellectual, and has a good memory. Of course he is physically a very large man, but there is about him none of 515! gross animalism so noticeable in his caricatures. In fact none of his pictures do him justice, for he has to a large degree the attractive quality known as personal magnetism. 3 5 ‘At the W hite House there is very little of ‘Democratic simplicity.” To reach the President one has to passa muititude of doorkeepers and a perfect horde of police- men, but when the antechamber is reached there is a noticeable difference. There Secretary Thurber sits and he an- nounces you to the President. The ar- rangement is very similar to the outer and rivate offices of ‘any lawyer, though on a arger scale. When one is announced he finds himself alone with the President as with any other business man, “I was announced as ‘Mr, Ricketts of California.’ I had thought I might feel somewhat in awe of the great man—in awe I mean of his position not of his per- sonality—but before I had traversed the length of the room to his desk I was per- fectly at ease. Mr. Cleveland’s manners are unexceptional. “As I stated my mission and presented my arguments the President .%p“"d both interested and surprised at the facts stated. He listened attentively and asked questions which showed that he gusped instantly the meaning of what I said. “The most glemnt thing to me in the whole incident was the special honor shown me as a representative of Califor- nia. I wasadmitted to an audience upon $2000; Jand in Sonoma County, comprising lots in Sonoma and others near thattown, B note of Thomas P. Hughes to A. Mont- dated February 17,1893, due Febru- 1896, for $73,000, secured by mort- gage, $30,447 93; and the note and mortgage of William Lichtenberg and Charlotte Ludol- fino Lichtenberg to A. Montgomery, $19,448 34. Total appraised value, $127,421 27. The Montgomery estate is among the first to be directly taxed under the new law. McAllister was appointed appraiser by Judge Coffey, as having drawn up the liand hoconshilvafidatstaiding it4 (Ha received as compensation for his task the sum of $15, having in the bill fixed the compensation at $5 & day. In a previous estate case, that of Fred Wiese, the question of the construction of the act was decided. Itwas held that it was to be assessed on the estate after the deduction of costs of administration and debts. The amount of the tax is $5on every $100 of market value. Hard times enlarge the sales of Price’s Baking Powder because it is the most economical to use. T0 SANDBAG A MOTHER, One of Several Charges Brought Against Calvin Somers by Loomis. The Old Lady Was Supposed to Be in the Way of Her Chil- dren. The case of C. A. Loomis against Calvin Bomers for $100,000 for malicious prosecu- tion developed some more serious charges yesterday against Calvin Somers, the de- fendant. The charges were made by the defendant Loomis, and involved the ‘‘in- tent to commit murder” on the part of his adversary Somers, upon the person of Mrs. Steiger, who was the mother of Somersand his sister, Mrs. Mabel Treadwell. Loomis resumed his testimony in the morning and was soon asked by Attorneys ‘Watt and Mhoon to explain to the jury why Somers had endeavored to haveLim convicted of assault to murder, knowing his innocence. In reply Loomis said: much.” “What do you mean by that?” - “Well, I had been closely associated with Somers and knew too much about his past. He wanted to get me out of the way. “I knew about some of his transactions with Lis sister, Mrs. Mabel Treadwell, to make away with their mother.”’ “Do you mean to murder their mother?”” was asked, amid strenuous objections on the part of Somers’ counsel. es,” said Loomis. “They wanted me to heip to get her outof the way. She also knew too much. She had seena great deal of Mrs. Treadwell and was acquainted with several dangerous secrets. So they decided to put her out of harm's way.” “On one occasion,”’ said the witness, ‘it was proposed to sandbag Mrs. Steiger as she came home from church. That fell through. “Then there was a conversation between myself, Mrs. Treadwell and Somers as to Mrs. Treadwell giving $5000 to have her put in a home either for the insane or for eople afflicted with some other degree of infirmity. The object was to get her out of the way. “On another occasion Somers came to me and asked me to go into a scheme for drowning the woman. There was to be quite an elaborate programme. We were to invite Mrs. Steiger to go round the bay in a whitehall. e were to have another boat handy with confederates aboard. “At a given signal I was to pull out a lug from the bottom of the boat and let it gll But the old lady was not to drown in that way. - “We were to shout for aid and our con- federates were to row to our assistance. Then I was to figure again, I was supposed at this juncture to assist Mrs. Steiger from the sinking boat into the rescuing one and as I did so I was to drop her quietly over- board and let her drown. This was to be off Channel street. 1 declined all these propositions.” “I knew * too THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never exceiled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its purity. * ——————————— Printer Bacon’s Estate. Letters testamentary were yesterday issued to Maria Bacon over the estate of Jacob Bacon. o contest has been made to the will 0f the de- ceased printer. — . CataRrH cured and no pay untilZeured. Treatment at office free. 925 Hawardstreet.* e SPURIOUS coin has no ring. Observe the ring of the Almighty Dollar (Cigar). . (70 0 AROUND THE GLOBE Captain J. W. Morris and His Wife to Make the Voyage in a Small Boat. THEY WILL DEPART TO-DAY. Two Seamen and a Cabin-Boy Go With Them, to Be Gone Four Years. “They call me a crank and an ungodly man for courting death and disaster,” said Captain J. W. Morris as he stood on the deck of his small vessel yesterday and surveyed her broad beam and trim rig, “but I'm going to circumnavigate the globe in her if it takes the next five years.” The little vessel destined for this long and doubtful voyage is that nautical freak built by Captain E. A. von Schmidt. She was originally designed for a fast- sailing yacht, being constructed with a view to carrying an immense spread of canvas. Her model may be said to be without a prototype. At any rate, no ves- sel of her length and draught was ever seen in these waters with such a breadth of beam. She is equally as unique in the shape of her build below the water line, being entirely on straight angles, without a curve, and resembling the peeked roof of a house inverted, only steeper in the slant. Captain von Schmidt wasdisappointed in the speed qualities of his craft, though the fact wasdemonstrated that she isabsolutely non-capsizable, This feature, combined with her breadth of beam and draught, render her safe for deep water, and Captain Morris, who has long had in contempla- tion a voyage such as he is to begin to-day, bought the Cyclone at a bargain and has spent several hundred dollars in improve- ments and proyvisioning her for the globe’s circumnavigation. The Cyclone is not such an ungainly looking craft as one might suppose from her out-of-proportioned dimensions, but one must board herto fully realize the oddity of her nautical architecture and the unusual room she has below decks. ‘When boarded for inspection yesterday, Captain Morris had everything in readi- ness for weighing anchor when the time to start should arrive. Mrs. Morris, two sea- men and the cabin-boy were aboard. The remains of a savory repast had just been cleared away and the captain showed the visitors the fine points of his boat with smiling pride. “You see,”” he said, “it has always been an ideal ambition of mine to goaround the world in a small boat—one that should not be too diminutive for safety or too large to sap the chief pleasuresof the venture. But never until I struck this craft did I see anything that approached my ideas, and I had begun to seriously consider the feasi- bility of constructing one according to the model I had in my mind. We are forty- five feet in length and sharp at both ends. The beam is twenty feet and we set eleven feet below the water line. Amidships we are four feet above the water. The great width of the boat and her tons of iron and cement ballast enable us to carry an im- mense sail though we do sport but the one mast. KEverything is in the hold, and hay- ing a flush deck and bardly any bulwark, we can ship no water in heavy seas, and I have not the slightest doubt that she will prove a mighty fine sea boat, riding in the roughest weather like a cork. I shall sail for Australia first and_then make for the South Adrican coast. From there on my plans are not definitely matured. A neat and trim cabin? Well, I should say. ‘We'll be as snug and comfortable as though in the prettiest cottage sitting-room with all the conveniences of home.’ The captain had not overdrawn the in- viting interior of his little ship. The cabin is large enough to accommodate eight per- sons and is separated from the forecastle, which serves also as the galley, by a bulk- head, in the middle of which is a door. The sailors and the cabin-boy will live in the forward compartment, which is pro- vided with four berths, tables, kitchen fur- niture, etc. In the hold forward of the forecastle and back of the cabin are the provisions, water and two tons of coal. Mrs. Morris expresses complete confi- dence in the safety of the vessel, which is to be her only home for the next three or four years, and is looking forward to the voyage with pleasant anticipation. They will start this afternoon Chinese Launday Combine. Proprietors of Chinese washhouses have com- bined and the status of each family and indi- vidual who deals with a Mongolian is known after the first wash. When the clothes are re- turned after, say the fourth week, the owner of the washhouse places a mark upon certain arti- cles, setting forth the owner’s standing. This mark is changed from time to time as oceasion requires aud when the owner makes a change his new laundryman knows in &n instant what kind of pay he or she is. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. AL HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietors A TRIUMPH! IMMEDIATE AND UNEQUALED! YSAYHE, Assisted by LACHAUME and a Grand Orchestra, August _Hinrichs conductor. Only 8 more concerts, Wednesday and_Friday Evenings, May 15and 17, and Saturday Matinee. Prices, 81, $1 50, $2, $2 50. EXTRA—Beginning SUNDAY, May 19, Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, the Famous and only LILIPUTIANS ! In the Grandest Spectacular Production ever seen in this city, HUMPTY DUMPTY UP TO DATE! 4 Grand Ballets! Giant Kaleb! SALE OF SEATS Will commence To-morrow (Wednesday) at 9 A. 3. ORPHEUM. WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, MAY 13, An Entire Change of Programme. CWILL B, ¥OX-s The Original Comedian Pianist, in Creation, “Padewhiskie.’ ER COHEN The Somewhat Difterent Comedian; FELIX & CAIN, PERRY & TENBROOKE, CONSTANZ & IDA, etc. Last Week of Reilly & Wood's Spectacular Vau- devilie Co., “THE UNDERTAKER'S SUCTAL.” { Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10¢; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. Matinee Saturday and hildr Sunday. Parquet, 26¢; Balcony, 10c; C) en, any seat, 10c. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). To-Night—Farewell Performance. “THE AMERICAN GIRL,” A PLAY FOR EVERYBODY. Secure Seat: Popular Price NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. e e FRICILANDLR.GOTTLOD & (- L£35€3 ADMAAGERS - “FORMAL OPENING” AN EVENT INDEED. E PATTL THE HOUSE A BOWER OF BEAUTY. THE COMPANY A SENSATION. MATIC COMPANY The Most Perfect Organization of Its Kind in America, Presenting Pinero’s Beautiful Play, “SWEET LAVENDER.” RESERVED SEATS—NIGHT Orchestra, lower floor. ... Dress Circle, lower floor. Balcony, first 7 row last Monday, May 20—“CAPTAIN SWIFT.” MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO le Lessee and Manager TO-NIGHT !———TO-NIGHT! —A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION— Of the Great Melodrama, “THE FIRE PATROL!” Stocked With Scenic Surprises. EVENING PRICES—250 and_50c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Mnrs, ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managae FIRST PRODUCTION IN TEN YEARS Of Lecocq’s Delightful Comic Opera, HEART " “"HAND! Coming—— DOROTHY ! Popular Prices—25c¢ and 50¢. ALCAZAR THEATER. WALLENROD JR., RICH & Co...........Proprietors TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! JAMES M. and CARRIE CLARK WARD pE ARRAH-NA-POGUE! Popular Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50¢. VIENNA GARDEN. Greenwich Street, Between Powell and Mason. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT EVERY NIGHT And Saturday and Sunday Matinees. Also the Kaiger Celebrated TYROLEAN WARBLERS! Admission Free. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 4 WEEK-DAY EXCURSION — 10 THE — SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Under the auspices of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, And under the personal supervision of WM. H, MENTON, Excursion Passenger Agent, S. P. Company, THURSDAY, MAY 16. ONLY Round ONLY $1.251.5 | §1.25 A spectal first-class_train will be run on this oc- casion, leaving San Francisco ferry Janding, nar- Tow gauge, f00t of Market st., at A M.; Téturn- ing, arrive in San Francisco §:05 p. 3. The main object of this excursion Is to enable those who have in mind & summer outing an op- portunity to inspect the many desirable CAMPING RESORTS situated on the lime of the Santa Cruz division narrow gauge), notably, Alma, Wrights, Laurel, lenwood, Felton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creei and Big Trees. #&~ The train will stop at _each of these points, affording ample time for inspection. Don’t forget to take along your lunch-baskets. SPECIAL ROUND-TRIP TICKETS Will_be placed on saleat 613 Market st., Grand Hotel ticket-office, May 18, 14, and 15, and at the ferry landing on the morning of the excarsion, For the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock noon. RICHARD GRAY, T. H. e e Manager. et TO-NIGHT AT 8:i5. MECHANICS’ PAVILION. THE ORIGINAL, THE GREAT, THE OHLY OSCAR R. GLEASON, KING OF HORSE-TAMERS, Admission to all parts of the house, only 25 CENTS. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. . roprietor and Managee ROYAL MIKADO BARGE, THE DOLPHIN FLOAT, NEW FACES. NEW ACT THE GREAT ZANFRELLA’S FLYING METEORS. ARNOLD AND CASWELL. PREMIER ACROBATIC GROTESQUES. MILITARY BENEFIT TO-NIGHT. ‘Evening Prices—Parques and Dress Circle, Re- served, 25¢ and 50c. Saturday and Sunday Matinee—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15¢; Aduits, 25c. RURNING % RUNNING RACES ! RACES CALIFORNTA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK, Commeneing Saturday, October 27, 1894 Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fhursday, ¥Friday and Saturday—Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 . M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. SANTA CRUZVENETIAN WATERCARNIVAL June 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. 1895, COMBINING THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE WITH THE FLOWER FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD! PAGEANTS, SPORTS, REGATTAS, FIREWORKS, ' ELECTRICAL DISPLAYS AND FLOWERS IN PROFUSION. TRANSPORTATION RATES. Remember the Dates and Watch for Further Advertisements for Programme,