The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895. i __.MAY 25, 1895 "CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. The Manuel Llaguno will sail for Honolulu lo-day. For condensed City news read the seventh page of the CALL, Brief City items are to be found on this page of the CALL every day. Local items, bright and brief, can be found on this page of the CALL every day. Lord Shoito Douglas and Miss Loretta Addis are still threatening to get married. A testimonial ballad concert was tendered to Alfred Wilkie last night in Odd Fellows’ Hall. . The ruling of Wells, Fargo & Co. discontinu- :jnu tneir letter service went intc effect yester- ay. “God Save the Queen” was sung at the Woman's Congress last night, and Victoria was cheered. The Caledonian Club gave & highly success- ful entertainment and dance last night at Scot- tish Hall. The winning horses at the Bay District track were Rose Clark, Her Majesty, Hymn, Nephew and Morven. The young ladies of the Sketch Club opened I fifth semi-annual exhibition with a re- on last night. Henry Pepper defeated Joe King in eleven nds‘at the Colma Athletic Club, San Mateo , last night. ro The Railroad Commissioners are looking for new offices at & rent in line with duced sppropriation. On June 15 next, the annual outing of the n ts will be held at Glenwood, in the uz Mountains. Tiff McAvoy stopped the fight between and King last night, after King was ally knocked out. her large audience attended the per- riance of “The Artist’'s Dream” at the Cali- ia Theater last night. reat many new buildings are going up in mond district, and activity seems to be rder of things there. Retail Grocers' Protective Union expects attendarce at its annual picnic at en Park to-morrow. ebles of the railroad companies are d free of chargein the CALL for the ation of readers, brother of Senator Biggy. was rom the Mint yesterday afternoon endent Daggett. bers of the “Class of "85" of the h School hold & banquet and reunion ht at the Maison Riche. ckson and & party of triends were zuests of Captain Magune of the J. B. s1 on a trip to Port Costa. nearly stationary temperature and s” is the forecast of the Weather ~day in San Francisco. ton is looking up the rec- of the Civic Federation, with ting them in a pamphlet. v Burnette G. Haskell was indicted > Grand Jury for perjury and embezzle- ment, and “Dr.” James McLean for embezzle- ment. the re- f. 1 1stave Anderson, & Swedish dishwasher, | attempted suicide at the Nevada Hotel at the | Potrero yesterdsy by cutting his throat and wrists. P. M. O'Connor, an election inspector, was vesterday found guiity by a jury in Judge Wal- face’s court of a felony in refusing to sign the municipal tally-sheet. The first regatta of the season of the Cali- fornia Yacht Club will be sailed to-morrow. The annnal regatta of the Corinthians will be held on Thursday next. The United States Grand Jury is still after 1e Foss smuggling gang. Alexander McKay is proven to have been an innocent party, but Henry Chaffey is wanted. Insurance Company of New- d to continue the rate war and its manager, William H. Friend, re- signed his office yesterday. Henry Cunningham, the youth who ran away from his home in’ Evergreen three weeks 820, was caught by the police yesterday and handed over to his mother. The proposition to consolidate the Mercan- tile Library with the Free Public Library was defeated last night at ameeting of the directors of the Mercantile Library Association. The Rev. Mr. Prevost, the Alaskan mission- ery, will adaress the people at the Church of the Good Shepherd, West Berkeley, on Sunday afternoon, the 26th inst., at 3 o’clock. Local raflway ticket agents met yesterday to adopt rules of the Chicago Passenger Associe- tion, which were not ready however. All the roads are combining on passenger rates. The police are still seeking to solve the mys- tery surrounding the death of Mrs. Jennie Mathews. O.W. Winthrop is yet in custody, but no charge has been made against him. Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley road says that no objections have been made by the land- owners to the route surveyed, and therefore, expectsno trouble in getting a right of way. Deputy Assessor Herzer is of the opinion that althongh money is_being placed in the treasury at the rate of $15,000 a day, none of it il be available under the new' law until ctober. The Alum Rock Orchard Company has incor- vorated with $5000 capital stock and the fol- lowing directorate: N arnall, George Rad- ;_‘u:; Frank Kellerman, C. B. Knocker, Maurice . Asher. The Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors vesterday decided to re- port ngainst the petition for the removal of E. A. Bullis as superintendent of the burial of in- digent soldiers. James Heney, charged with complielty in the Carson Mint frauds, is bflugcnzer?y sought for by the United States Government officials. He is thought to be in California, although last seen in Colorado. Mrs. A. Constine of 132714 Ellis street, aged 74 years, died suddenl: son’'s store, cor- ichanan street and Olive avenue, yester- day. She was a native of Germany and the mother of a large family. The Pacific Marine Supply Compeny pro- tested before the Finance Committee of the Supervisors yesterday against the rejection of their bid for supplying the jails, but the clerk will readvertise just the same. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald has found but little child-labor in the factories of this city, but he has learned that fully 16,000 young children do not attend school and are growing up in ignorance in the streets. The ladies of Trinity Presbyterian Church will give a lunch from 11 A. M. t0 2 P. M. on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday ay 27, 28 and 29, at the Howard Presbyterian Chul on Mission street, near Third. Lunch 25 cents, The bail of Max Katzauer, one of the men accused of counterfeiting Chinese certiticates, was reduced to $5000 by Judge Hawley yester- day. He will be able to secure & bond in that ount and will be released, probably, on - r\mma_\-. Two minin; and the Gould companies, the Best & Belcher & Curry, took favorable action on the proposition to work the Brunswick lode. A The Savage directors meet to-day, and those of kizle & Norcross and Consolidated California and Virginia next Monday. Ex-Giovernor Peter H. Burnett left an estate of Y0 as follows: Five thousand dollars to Arch nmhn;\ Riordan for charity, and $35, equally divided among his four children, John M, and Dwight Burnett, Mrs. William T. Wal- lace and Mrs, C. T. Ryland. The rival headquarters of the Second Brigade are both still in operation. Dickinson declines t0 vield his command until he has had legal advice on Lis stending, and General Warfield pursues the even tenor of his way, completely ignoring General Dickinson in the meantime. J. D. Phelan has undertaken the artistic edu- cation of Alexander F. Preciado, an 18-year-old boy from Madera, Cal., who has shown remark- able talent. Mayor Sutro, under whose onare the boy entered the Art Association Mr. Preciado’s ability, and S =, was unable to give any- thing more than advieé and good wishes. Committee of the Board of rday sustained Mayor Sutro’s € purchase of a lot for & play- for the Douglas School, on the ground 1 to be'peid for it was discussing the ‘matter, School Dircctor Comte declared that inany of the schools were filthy and unfit for habitation, and & disgrace to the City. A June rose tea for the benefit of the King’s Daughters’ Home for Incurables will be given Suturd June 1, both afternoon and evening, at Beethoven Hall, corner Post and Powell streets, e young ladies of the Fruit and Hlower Mission are to make the fower booth sitractive, and a fine musical pro be given dnring the enteriammeng. e Wil The Wasp this week is an e y ciever issue. One of the most slnfifxegp('ei:afl:’* is the admirable double page c:rtoon treating of the rewrn of the beantiiui fiesta queen 1o her home on the farm, where she is o re. sume her usual vocation in the kiichen and about the house. Her reception by the barn- yard inhebitants and her parents it Gleverly porirayed. here isa “tariiing cartoon ehovi. ing how & Scotsman was misiaken for v b el the new Another Fashionable Audi- ence Witnesses “The Artist’s Dream.” APPLAUSE FOR THE PLAYERS. Proceeds Remaining for the Ladies’ Protection and Rellef Society. The management had even siore reason than on Thursday to be satisfied with the attendance at the performance of ‘“The Artist's Dream’’ at the California Theater last night. The musical and spectacular melange went so well on its first public perform- ance that there was not much for it to gain in the way of smoothness. The per- formers, however, had evidently gained | courage by one night's experience before the footlights, for on the whole they threw | themselves into their parts with consider- ably more self-abandonment. The dancing was pretty and graceful and nearly all the songs were encored. Large bouquets and floral tributes were in several cases handed over the footlights, Miss Mabel Love, the prima donna, being who is not a blood relation of the insured member unless that party is legally ap- pointed to act as guardian of it, asis in this case, 8 matter where a minor child is involved. ¥ Winthrop hi; self, by the advice of his attorneys, positively refuses to make any statement concerning the matter. He said that he was innocent of any wrong act and could prove it at the proper time, but he did not want to discuss it. Captain Lees had one of Winthrop’s books which showed assessments levied upon members of the order. On the last written pages in this book is Mrs. Ma- thews’ name. The entry is on a page which formerly contained the lodge’s rec- ord of Henry Pink, a deceased member, and it appears to have been recently writ- ten. In the opinion of thefiolice authori- ties the entries regarding Mrs. Winthrop had been written in the book within the past few days. 1 In some respects thhm was careless in his management of the affairs of the or- der, and the auditing committee has gone over his books. Two weeks ago, as it was stated by a member of the committee, a discrepancy of $92 was found in the en- tries, but Winthrop made the amount good when his attention was called to it. Another thing which puzzles the police is the fact that they cannot find the policy of insurance in Olive Branch 34 of the or- der. Yesterday Detectives Handley and Byram visited the Mathews residence on Broderick street and searched it thor- oughly. They even tore up the carpets and took the backs from pictures, but found no | trace of the membership certificate. Win- throp claims that he knows nothing of it, and that he only paid an assessment for Mrs. Mathews as a matter of accommoda- dation to carry her policy along. He had done the same thing before with members who he thought were ‘‘good for it.”” On MISS FEANCES GRAHAM. especially signaled ont as the recipient of a number ot beautiful roses. The wedding scene was grouped very much as on the opening night, but the guests were more at their ease and chatted together as easily and naturally as if they had been in a drawing-room in private life. The wedding guests “were: Miss Earle, Miss Black, Miss Wolf, Miss Hutching, Miss Norman, Miss Monasters, Miss de Lyons, Miss Lacy, Miss Rowen, Mi Prindle, Miss O'Neil, M Boomershine, Mr. Cone, Mr. Bertaud, Mr. Reynolds, Mr., McLellan, Mr. Croder, Mr. Cone, Mr. Rice, Mr. Ward, Mr. Parent. All the specialties went well, and almost witbout exception the dances and songs were encored. The little performers in the minuet and the two tiny tots who enacted the “Lovers’ Quarrel’”’ danced themselves immediately into the affections of the ublic, as also did Birdie Alderman and ola O’'Brien. It was stated last night that the expenses of the entertainment had amounted to $1239 and the proceeds to $1699, which will leave the Ladies’ Protection ana Relief Society the gainer to the extent of $460. TuE Royal Baking Powder is the great- est of the modern-time helps to perfect cooking, and everx receipt requiring a raising ingredient should embody it. IT15 STILL A MYSTERY. . The Police Are Seeking for Clews Regarding Mrs. Mathews’ Death. A Search Is Being Made for the Dead Woman’s Benefit Certificate. The maze of mystery still surrounds the case of Mrs, Jennie Mathews, the woman who died so mysteriously last Saturday night at her home, 502 Broderick street, after being taken ill in Laurel Hill Ceme- tery. Oliver W. Winthrop, the assistant superintendent of the cemetery, is in the custody of the police, under suspicion of having caused the woman’s death by giv- ing hera pill Joaded with strychnine, ac- cording to her ante-mortem statement and the testimony of her six-year-old child, Mattie Mathews. No formal charge has been made against | Winthrop though, and he is only held pending the investigation of the police into the details of the woman's death. Captain Lees stated yesterday that the reason why he ordered Winthrop’s arrest was that he received a telegram from T. B. Finn, the grand treasurer of the Order of Chosen Friends at Indianapolis, which it was stated that in Mrs. .{lnlhews’ olicy of insurance in the order . W. Winthrop was named as the trustee of the child. The question then arose in the captain’s mina whether the | deputy superintendent would be able to | benefit bimself by the woman’s death in | the collection of the money. is yet unanswered, and_is'liable to remain so for a few days vet. Wkile Captain Lees isinclined to believe that Mrs, Mathews The question was murdered, he is yetat a loss to di | cover a motive for Winthrop having com- mitted the crime. % In order to get at facts in this matter he yesterday sent for some of the prominent officials of the Order of Chosen Friends and questioned them regarding laws of the society when it came to a matter of paying benefits. 8. C. Wallis, the grand recorder of the society, stated that he could not see how Winthrop could, even as trustee, collect the money and use it for his own benefit. X : In case of death, he said, thereisan in- vestigation held, and properly attested papers have to be filed before the money is paid over. The laws of the order forbid the payment of benefit money to any one in | W. | several occasions, though, he had lost the money which he advanced. Among other things found in the house | on Broderick street were several bottles of | medicine. There were ipecac, alum and { quinine, and besidesa tube containing a quarter of a grain of morphine and a small bottle with the same quantity of cocaine | in it. These latter drugs, though, had | been obtained while the woman was ill nd under the treatment of Dr. Griffith. Last night Captain Lees received a tele- gram from Secretary Finn of Indianapolis which gave the contents of the insurance olicy. The witness was the wife of Dr. Von Buelow, the physician who examined Mrs. Mathews. | Mrs. Hayden, who lives in the same | house with the Mathews family, informed | Captain Lees yesterday that Mrs. Mathews | had told her "about the policy she had in | the order, but requested Ker not to tell any | one about it. Mrs. Mathews had also told | her that Winthrop had advised her not to | tell of her conneetion with the order. | Detective Ross Whitaker went out to the cemetery yesterday afternoon to learn | if strychnine was used there to poison ophers; but he found that it had never een in use, and inquiry around the vari- ous drugstores in the Western Addition | showed that no purchases had been made by any one connected with the cemetery. | "Chemist Morgan had not finished his | analysis of the dead woman's stomach sterday. | . He said, however, that he would submit | his report to the Coroner to-day. He had | found half a grain of strychnine in the | stomach, and said_that there might haye | been more originally, but that during the | ten hours between Mrs. Mathews' first collapse and her death some of the poison maf have been‘absorbed into the system. Mr. Mathews yesterday applied for letters of guardianship over his daughter, and, according to the officers of the order, the insurance money will be paid to the little one’s legal guardian. e .—— ThHE only baking powder yet found by chemical anaiysis to be entirely free from lime and absolutely pure is the “Royal.” This perfect purity results from thé ex- clusive use of cream of tartar specially re- fined and prepared by patent processes which totally remove the tartrate of lime and other impurities. S00TS_OELEREATE. | Entertainment and Dance Given by the ' Caledonian Club. One of the largest audiences ever seen in Scottish Hall crowded it last night to wi ness the entertainment and participate in the dance given by the Caledonian Club. Greggs' orchestra played an overture of “Scottish Gems,” which was followed by a brief introductory address by Chief D. R. McNeill. Then came a vocal solo, “The Standard on the Braes o’ Mar,”” by W. C. Cook; another song, *“Sweet Heather Bell,” by Mrs. Jennie S. Segar; a recita- tion, “Gone With a Handsomer Man,” by J. Byers; a character song, “The Flower Girl,” ’by Miss Ed)'the E. Hender- son; cornet solo, ‘“Within a Mile o’ Edinboro T'own,” by Mrs. W. E. Shyman; | vocal_solo, ““Queen of the Earth,” b Mis« Minnie Powell; vocal solo, by J. P. Giodjens; whistling solo, by Miss Gertrude Judd; song, ‘‘Scotland Y’et," by Robert 8. Duncan, and Highland dancing by four little maids in costume completed the entertainment. The accompanists were Professor Robert D. Burness, J. W. Mc- Kenzi- and F. Zilliani. How well the audience appreciated the programme was shown by the hez«y a | plause each participant received, nearly all being forced to respond to the demand for an_encore. Dancizg followed the entertainment. Varley’s Meeting for Men Only, Mr. Varley will adaress the young men’s meeting at the Association building, Mason and Ellis streets, to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock on “God’s $listory of the Devil,” as an- nounced last Sunday. Service for gentlemen only, between 16 and 40 years of age. Noladies. admitted. REVERIES of Florence, the great actor, in the moke of an Almighty-dollar Cigar, L AFTER THE FABIAN CLUB, Rev. C. O. Brown Says That They Have Made Many Misstatements. THEIR MOTIVES QUESTIONED. Prominent Religlous Thinkers Writ- ing Words of Approval to Dr. Brown. Rev. C. 0. Brown is not at all perturbed about the series of resolutions adopted and issued Monday night by the Fabian Club, in which he is severely critizised for the position he had taken with regard to Professor George D. Herron and that gentleman’s teachings. The resolutions, Rev. Mr. Brown declares, are full of mis- statements and were issued with a mali- cious intention of causing trouble in his church, “It is well known,” he said, ‘“that the Fabian Society is composed partly of men who wish to create dissensions in a Con- gregational church if they could. I am happy to say, however, that up to date their efforts have signally failed. “Our prayer-meetings have never been beter attended. Atnoneof them, norat any other meeting, has the matter ever been alluded to directly or indirectly. In fact, the oniy time to my knowledge that the teachings of Dr. Herron have ever been | mentioned within the walls of my church was on the night of April 27, when I de- livered the sermon, printed copies of which have been sent all over the country by the trustees of our church. “Now I want to say that these men have made many misstatements. They say that the address printed differs materially from the one I delivered. This is not true. There is not a punctuation mark changed. | The sermon_ was written and I read from | my manuscript, at no time varying from the text. I had that sermon printed in its entirety.” | Here I. H. Morse, one of the officers of | the church, said that he knew this was so. He had heard the sermon and read the | circular and he was certain there was no dissimilarity. Mr. Brown called attention to the fact that the issuance of the sermon was said to be contrary to the feelings of many promi- nent members of the congregation. Be- sides the six who figured in the call for the meeting at Metropolitan Temple, he said, he knew of no members of the con- gregation who did not agree with its senti- ments. This, he thought, showed that the church was with him, since there are 950 members. “Every word of that sermon was read to the trustees before it was printed.” he said. “They all considered it carefully and ap- proyed of it being sent out. This shows that their statement that some of the trus- tees had no knowledge of the contents of the sermon till after it was printed is false. “They say that one was abroad when it s issued.” In this they refer to W.F. Whittier, to whom the sermon was sent first. He read it and advised its circula- tion, saying that he absolutely and heart- ily agreed in everyihing I had said. ““As to the prominent members of the church who they say are opposed to the action the trustees have taken, I will say that I think they do not exist. I have carefully looked over the membership of the church, and among the 950 names can- not find in opposition more than the six who signed the call. Mr. Dexter is a dea- con, but he was made one at my request. As to Mr. Strouse, he is not only not a dea- con, but never was one. About ten years ago he was an elder for nine months, but has held no office in the church since.” Mr. Brown said he was receiving letters from prominent religious thinkers of all denominations approving his course. The letters came from ministers, college pro- fessors and laymen. They were from all over the country. One was from a mem- ber of the faculty of Yale. Another from one of the best known professors at Stan- ford University contained the following: Please accept my thanks for your discus- sion of Professor Herron’s teaching. I thought at first that you were a little too severe in your objections to him. But I have been forced to the conclusion that he is not a fanatic but a rank humbug. DR. JORDAN'S OPINION. He Stands With Dr. Brown In Opposing Professor Herron. To the Editor of the Call—SIR: It is not to be wondered at that some people who know noth- ing of the mischief which has been wrought by Professor Herron's advocacy of revolution should have been displeased With my opposi- tion to his teachings. Ianticipated their dis- pleasure, but I confidently expected that the sober second thought and the better under- standing would reverse the hasty judg- ment. The letters which I am daily receiving from ifferent parts of the country, from Boston pastors, Yale Uni- versity professors, from pastors in lows, from professional and ‘business men on the coast, approving my position, all confirm that opin: jon. Idid not believe that the loyal people of this community would upon sober thought dis- approve the defense of American institutions against a revolutionist. The following lester, which came wholly un- solicited and which I publish with its author's consent, will be of interest to the community: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT LELAND STANTORD UNIVERSITY, PALo ALTO, Cal., May 30, 1895, Rev. C. 0. Brown, D.D., San_Francisco, Cal.— DEAR StR: Please accept my Lthanks for your dis- cussion of Professor Herron's Leachings. I thought at_first that yon were a little too severe in your objection to him, but I have been forced to the conclusion that he is not a fanatic. buta rank hum- bug. DAVID S. JORDAN, President. There.are a great many who, like President Jordan, were at first disposed to weicome Dr. Herron, but who, with a better understanding of his teachings, have come to see that if his views should prevail they would lead to blooay revolution and to the overthrow of liberty. We shall hear more from this class. The tide is coming in. Truly yours. CHARLES O, BROWN. ——e——— THE health authorities of a number of States have recently made exhaustive ex- aminations of the baking powders with the uniform result of finding the Royal supe- rior to all others. . PETER H, BURNETT'S WILL The Ex-Governor Left an Es- tate of Sixty Thousand Dollars. He Gave $5000 to Charitles and the Residue to His Chlldren. Ex-Governor Peter H. Burnett left an estate valued at $60,000, chiefly in United States bonds. His will gives $5000 to Archbishop Rior- dan, to be distributed for charitable pur- poses. The remaining $55,000 is given in equal shares to his four children, namely: Dwight Burnett of South San Francisco; John M. Burnett, the attorney, of this City, at whose home the ex-Governor so long resided; Mrs. William T. Wallace of San Francisco, and Mrs. C. T. Ryland of San Jose. In disposing of his property Peter H. Burnett treated all of his children alike. Although Mrs. Ryland and Mrs. Wallace are wefl off as the world goes he gave to them as much as he gave to his sons, Dwight and Jobn M. Burnett. This was { according to his ileas of justice and impar- iality. He could not give one more than he gave another without seeming to be partial in his affections. The ex-Governor wasa prudent and con- servative business man, but adhered to much higher purposes in life than the pur- suit of wealth. }F’nconom frugality and methodical business habits he saved con- siderable money, but gave regularly to charity from time to time certain amounts which™ he felt justified in bestowing from his means. He invested his savings in securities of the best kind. The investments in Gov- ernment bonds attests this fact, and fur- nishes another proof of his faith in the stability of the Government. Dwight Burnett, who gets under the will some $13,700, is about 65 years of age. He | lives in South San Francisco, but is not so well known in society as the other son or the daughter. He is only in moderate cir- cumstances, so far as the ownership of p?l)Feny is concerned, hence the bequest w 1 be of great assistance to him. —_——————————— John T. Hill’s Ghost. i The ghost of John T. Hill, the defendant in | the Tortoni suit for $850 for meals, wines ! money loaned, etc:;, was present in Judge Hunt's court yesterday when the case was ed. The counsel agreed that there were 193 drinks at 25 cents apiece in _the account, but Hill's attorney claimed that at least $463 should be deductéd from the bill besides. Tnis | sum was made up of band of music, §74; “use of room,” §3; one knife, $1; sofa damaged by | being burnt with a cigarette, $5; broken vio- | 1in, $10; draft paid on account o the bill $370. | The main contention of the Tortoni people is | that these drafts were merely cashed by Hill and not in payment of his account MR, FAIRCHILDAND PORTIA The Humorist to Address the Lady Lawyers Next Mon- day Night. He Says the Lecture Is His Flirst Step Toward Becoming an Attorney Himself. Lee Fairchild has decided to become a lawyer, and his first step toward the don- ning of the toga has been to identify him- self with the Portia Law Club. Pursuant to an invitation from that organization he will address its members next Monday evening st Metropo.itan Temple, and though he labors under the weight of a reputation as a humorist equal to that of Mark Twain it is expected that many Lee Fairchild Disguised as a Member of the Portia Club. [Sketched from life by @ “Call” artist.] weighty, sober truths will on that evening fall from his lips. He threatens to review the work of the Woman’s Congress, by which he was so inhospitably received a few days ago. | Fairchild’s decision to adopt the legal rofession has been largely influenced by he advice of General Clarkson, who dur- ing his recent visit to this coast took a reat liking to the young man. The humorist has, however, reasons largely characteristic of himself. As he phrases it, he “has always been fond of attending to other people’s business. The difference will be that whereas my services have heretofore been gratuitous, hereafter they will be given in a professional way.”” Following is the programme for Monday evening’s entertainment: “Canto de Amor”....... By the Polytechni c H gl Luciano Mojica leader. Lee Fairchild ...Lohr L. Almagra andoiin® Polytechnic High School Mandolin Club. “The Town of Skookum" Song (selected). “Down on the Farm sSong, “Love Rule Mrs. H. Lewis. “Review of the Woman's Congress” ..Lee Fairchild Fairchild was found at his Powell-street apartments yesterday, engaged in rehears- ing his speech for Monday night. He wore the mortar-board and robes of the Portia Club, and might have been mis- taken for a man of the cloth or even for a young Judge could Fairchild have kept his features in solemn mold. 5 “Yes, I am going to study law,’” he said, in response to a question. “‘I tried it once before, but got to studying the lawyers in- stead. That discouraged me, and I quit; but this time I shall let the lawyers severely alone. i ““This picturesque apparel, by the way, reminds me of the days of '86 and '87, when I was a preacher in the min- ing town of Lewiston, Idaho. Those were happy days, for I did not know any more about the world as it really 1s than does a member of the Woman’s Congress. I had many friends among the old miners. They called me their ‘Prospect of hope,’ but 1 noticed that they invested very little in me and never tried to work me at all.” . Fairchild left the ministry on account of ill hea'th. There was also some misunder- standing regarding salary, and he was the originator of the saying that he ‘““could get along very well with the sinners, but had trouble with the saints.” He declares that he would re-enter the ministry except that his oftices at funerals would appear incon- gruous, and *‘the great purpose of minis- ters nowadays is to look after the dead and not the living.” : 5 One of Fairchild’s favorite topics is, “Why Young Men 8hould Remain Single.’ He professes ignorance as to just why the Portia Club, with its xmmg widows and pretty maidens, should desire to encourage a convincing speaker who holds such vicws, but is nevertheless appreciative of such encouragement., —————————— THERE i an article on'this market seldom equaled and never exceiled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its purity. * | MORE TROUBLE IN SIGHT, The New Tax Collections May Not Be Available Till October. YET THE TREASURY IS FULL. Auditor Broderick Thinks the Law May Be Stretched—Salaries of Employes. “I do not know that the money now be- ing collected for personal property taxes will be available in July. I am disposed to think it will not and that no money will be available till October,” was the rather doleful beginning of au interview with Deputy Assessor Herzer yesterday morning. | “The more time I give to the study of the new law the more trouble it seems to bring,” he continued. *It provides that the Supervisors shall first fix the rate of taxation in June and then make an appor- tionment of the revenue into the several funds in September. Now, we cannot take | money out of the treasury until it is ap- portioned. “The salaries, for instance, that are to be held over, as I understand it, until the | next fiscal year, come out of the general | fund, but until the money collected is ap- portioned th's fund is not created. There- fore it cannot be drawn upon, at least, that is the way it looks to me. If so, it means there will be no available funds till October. “‘How is the collection of personal prop- erty taxes proceeding under the new law? Weil, we are collecting considerable money, but as to the full working of the law I cannot speak, for the reason that we are not following its letter, biding the action before the courts to test it. We have not in a single instance attempted to §eico i propurtyiiss diectad by the Taw. when persons having taxable personal property refuse to pay. We want to know | beyond question that we have the right, seeing that the right is questioned, by a suit at law. However, very many people | pay the tax upon solicitation. ““We began on the 15th, a week ago. On the first day we collected a thousand or | two. Now, however, we collect about $15,000 a day and have turned into the treasury altogether, not including to-day, $103,000. We receive many notes from people asking a little time, which, under the circumstances, we are disposed to re- spect. Many others write us, however, flatly refusing to pay. In these cases we would make seizures of zourse if the case | is decided for the Assess If not the work that we havedone is all astray of course. The money collected would either | bhave to be refunded or left to stand to the | credit of persons from whom collected, for they would have to pay the tax later any- how.” Auditor Broderick was asked what he thought of this new phase of the financial situation. He said: “I believe that we | will have to hold over the salaries for one month at least until the next fiscal year. | It would be a hardship, of course, if the new law withheld payment of these until October; but I do not believe it will. The new law cannot be so drastic and inflexible as all that. The salaries are paid out of the general fund, which last year was ap- portioned as 56 per cent of the entire revenue. Now on July 1 we will probably have $400,000 in the treasury from the col- lection of personal property taxes now going on. 1 believe that thé Supervisors can pass a resolution directing the Treas- | urer mg)lnce 50 per cent of the money, as received, into the general fund to be drawn upon, ‘‘We must have money, and I don’t be- | lieve any mere technicality of the law should stand in the way of the legitimate operation of the government. Iam confi- dent it will be done that way.” Chairman of the Finance Committee Taylor has asked Auditor Broderick for a list of the employes now on the payrolls of the City who are not accounted on the salary list under the law. The pay of these will not hold over—that is, cannot be | paid out of next year's money for services performed this year. That is to say, there 1s some doubt about it, and Chairman Taylor thinks the warrants for these should be si}:ned and paid at once and only the i regularly Il:rovxded-for employes kept wait- ing. The list will be prepared for him at once. NATIVE DAUGHTERS' HOP. Yosemite Parlor Entered the Social Swim Last Night. Yosemite Parlor, the youngest parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, held its first social entertainment last night. The entertainmsnt was a delightfal ball | and supper given last evening at Memn- nerbund Hall, at Twenty-fourth street and Potrero avenue. A large crowd, which in- cluded the members and friends of the new parlor, gathered there and made the affair a success. This young parlor, which was organized April 17, has twenty-eight members and a large number of applicants for member- ship. T‘;)e officers of this parlor are as follows: President, Mrs. Dr. Mary Campbell; first vice-president, Mrs. Neil Henry; second vice- president, Mrs. John Sullivan; third vice- president, Miss Mary Pierce; past president, Mrs. Ruleln ; recording secretary, Mrs. G, Jacob- son; financial secretary, Mrs. Kate Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. Isabel Cull; trustees—Mrs. Mc. Vannon, Miss Ermie Geyser, Miss Rose Harvey. Among those in charge of last night’s affair were the following ladies: Managers—Miss Lizzie Saticella, Miss Mary McNeel, Miss Nellie McGonagle; reception committee—Mrs. Nell Henry, Miss Mamie Doherty, Miss Anna Mitchell, Miss Josie Riordan. ——————— The Robinson Suits. Judge Sanderson heard argument yesterdey in the case of the Southern Pacific Company against Robinson as to *'stop-over” privileges. The company had obtained & preliminsry in junction against Robinson, preventing him on the ground of conspiracy and the vexation of & “multiplicity of suits’ from filing more. It was brought out in the argument, which reached the point of submission, that there are no less than 484 “stop-over” suits pending against the railroad, each presumably for the statutory damages of $200. NEW TO-DAY—-AMUSEMENTS. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. The Famous Hawalian National Band! JOSE 8. LIBORNIO, Leader. LAST THREE CONCERTS. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL, 40—MUSICIAN: Tickets at Sherman, Clay & Co’s and_at Model Music-store. Prices—25c, 35¢, 50c and 75¢. Matinée 2 . 3. saurday, May 25ih. Prices, 25¢ and 50c, NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. AL HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporaied), Propriecors Packed at Every Performance. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2. To-night, To-morrow (Sunday) and all Next Weelk. THE FAMOUS AND ONLY LILIPUTIANS. In the transplendent spectaculsr play, HUMPTY DUMPTY UP TO DATE 4 Grand Ballets. GIANT | The tallest man Gorgeous costumes | KALEB, | that ever lived. AT THE Fl‘lt:nyd!‘:\;;l[lnt » May 31, 1 Saturday Mntinee, June CALIFORN:A| Positively Last Abpearances * THEATER | 7 nrittiant programmen. Popular Prices—32, $1 50, §1, 50c—All Reserved, Seats ready Monday at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. “ Tell us not with lengthened faces Advertising does not pav." Ope your eyes and see its traces Inthe soiid wealth to-day. WE DO ADVERTISE, AND IN CONSEQUENCE THERE IS A BI6 BUSINESS AT THE . &mmm e, FRIEDLANDLR.GOTTLOB & (- (£337s A0 amactRS -~ THE GEM THEATER OF THE COAST, Every Evening, Including Sunday. Matinee Saturday Only. FRAWLEY DRAMATIC COMPANY 1n Haddon Chambers’ Romantic Drama, “CAPTAIN SWIFT.” Magnificent production. Remarkanle stage Settings Night, 15¢, 25¢, 50c and 75¢; Matinee, 15¢, 26¢, 50c. Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages THIS WEEK ONLY! PERFECT PRODUCTION Of Alfred Cellier’s DOROTHY! Coming——MAY QUEEN! Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. le Lessee and Managse TO-NIGHT ! —TO-NIGHT! FIRST PRODUCTION IN SAN FRANCISCO A MAN AMONG MEN! A PLAY OF TO-DAY. EVENING PEICES—25¢ and_30c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. TO-DAY-SATURDAY MATINEE. CROWDED HOUS-8 DELIGHTED AUDIENCES! A Treat to the Music-Loving Publie, MR. JULES LEVY, The Celebrated Cornet Virtuoso. ROGERS BROS., RICHMOND & GLENROY MAUD | 3 Etc., Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chairy and Box seats, 50c. Matinee Saturday and Sunday. Parquet, 25¢; Balcony, 10¢; Children. any seat, 106 CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. -Proprietor and Managec MATINEE T Y AT 2 P. M. LIVING BRONZE STAT UPON THE WATER. BEAUTY IN ART AND NATURE. ROYAL MIKADO BARGE, THE FAIRY FLOAT. MARVELOUS ATTRACTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK Evening Prices—Parquet and Dress Circle, Re- served, 25¢ and Saturday and Sunday Matinee—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15¢; Adults, 25¢. ALCAZAR THEATER. TO=-NIGEILT — “THE SHAUGHRAUN. MATINEE....... TO-DAY. Prices—15¢, 25¢, 350 and 50c. RUNNING m RURNING RACES ! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, 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. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. " GROCERS’_ PICNIC. ANNUAL PIC! SCHUETZEN CLUB PARK SUNDAY, M. Tickets, round trip, 75¢; children 40c. leave San Rafael ferry at , 11 and 1:30. GATE PRIZES: FIRST—Manhattan Bicycle: value $105; chased of Hooker & Co., 16-18 Drumm st. SECOND—White Sewing Machine; value $70: urchased of White Sewing Machine Co., 138- 30 Eil)s st THIRD—Oxidized Center Table: value $30: pur- chased of the Gercke Furniture Co., 745-747 Mission st. FOURTH—Rattan Easy Chair: value $15; pur- chased of the Gercke Furnjture Co. FIFTH—Fancy Rocker: vaiue $10; purchased of the Gercke Furniture Co., AND 150 OTHPIJ{;(PMZE%E FOR GROCERS’ CLERES’ g AN ELEGANT GOLD WATCH. Prizes now on_exhibition at Beamish’s Shirt~ store, 918 Market st. 22D ANNUAL PICNIC SWEDISH SOCIETY WILL BE HELD AT SHELL MUUND PARK, Berkeley, SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1895! Valuable prizes will be distributed. Tickets to the park 50c. Children under 12 years, with guar- dians, free. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing and Other Amusements. Refreshments at City Prices. Fare, round trip, 25c: children, 15c, including admission to grounds. E S1EAMER UKIAH 'Will leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 a. 3¢, 12:10. 2:00 and 4:00 p. . Returning leave El Campo 11:15 A, and 5:00 P. ». SANTA CRUZVENETIAN WATERCARNIVAL June 11, 12, 13, COMBINING THE ATTRACTIONS 14 and 15, 1895, OF THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE WITH THE FLOWER FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD! PAGEANTS, SPORTS, REGATTAS, FIREWORKS, ELECTRICAL DISPLAYS AND FLOWERS IN PROFUSION. 4 i TRANSPORTATION RATHS. l Remember the Dates and Waich for Further Advertisements for Programme.