The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 30, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1893 THURSDAY MAY 30, 1885 CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. The Feast of Pentecost will close at sunset this evening. Fair weather and warmer is the Weather Bureau’s prediction for to-day. John H. Crocker, a stockbroker, committed suicide yesterday af 1632 Broadway. Attorney-General Fitzgerald discusses his opinion relative to the assessment of Natfonal banks. Prizes were distributed last night among the winners at the San Francisco May Schuetzen festival. Nearly twenty wagon-loads of flowers were arranged last night for decorating the graves of soldiers. The Trinity School closing exercises took place yesterday, and five young men were graduated. The second party of Valley road engineers has moved camp from Fresno to Selma, several miles south. The winning horses at the track yesterday were Her Majesty,Alexis, Charmion, Sir Richard and McLight. Divine services will be held in Temple Beth Israel and Taylor-street Synagogue at 10 o’clock this morning. To-day there wili be performed at Golden Gate Park a selected programme of popular and patriotic music. The case of C. A.Spreckels Jr. against the Oceanic Steamship Company was submitted to Judge Seawell yesterday. The Memorial day committee protested last Dight against the celebration by the Southern Veterans in Chicago to-day. THE NEW BABY BUFFALD, He Has Not Yet Been Chris- tened, but Lives On With- out a Name. IS AS FRISKY AS A LAMB. Superintendent McLaren May Sup- ply the Demand of Coming Hunters. The little baby buffalo born a few days ago in Golden Gate Park is as yet un- named and Superintendent McLaren and the Commissioners: are undecided whether to burthen it with the name of some one of national fame or with that of some local celebrity. The youngster is the color of untanned leather and about the size of a Great Dane dog. Yesterday while the sun shone bright and warm the new arrival was as frisky as a lamb, but not quite as graceful. When the hail shower fell in the after- | noon ‘“‘Ben Harrison,” the boss of the culiar case. Rodgers alleges that he was engaged to lay a sidewalk in front of Kedon’s property at 812 and 814 Folsom street. The work was no sooner done than he received a notice from the Superinten- dent of Streets that he had been violating a City ordinance. He then undertook to remove the sidewalk and put it back in the condition that he found it, but he was pre- vented from so doing by Kedon. Then he was arrested at_the instance of the Super- intendent of Streets and deprived of his liberty for two days, was compelled to hire lawyers and suffered pain and humiliation, forall of which he lays a claim of $249 against the defendant. sk s S al FOR HOME-MADE @GOODS. The Prison Directors Asked to Change Specifications Shutting a Local Product Out of Competition. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association entered a protest vesterday to the State Board of Prison Directors against specifications for baking powder contracts. The association claims that inasmuch as three brands of Eastern baking powder are specially mentioned Californian manu- facturers have been precluded from bidding for supplies for a State institution. Following in line with their policy for support of iome-mnde articles the follow- ing letter was written yesterday: My 29, 1895. 7o the Board of Prison Directors, State Prison, San Quentin, Cal.—GENTLEMEN: It has to-day been brought to the attention of this associa- tion that in your_ specifications for bids for prison suppliés “No. II—Groceries,” recently John E. Richards, a wellknown attorney, fives his {deas of thie new law regulating th olding of primary elections. Gregory Ash has petitioned for letters of ad- ministration over the estate of Ellen Ash, who left real property valued at $3000. General J. 8. Hall has intimated his inten- tion ot presenting a gold medal to the best smateur handball-player on the coast. The Street Committee of the Board of Super- yisors yesterday considered and reported in favor of granting a number of small contracts. The Manufacturers’ Association asked the Prison Directors yesterday to change specifica- tions shutting out local brands of baking powder. The senior class of the Girls’ High School ave an entertainment of cantatas and tab- eaux at the new auditorium hall of the school 1ast evening. The closing exercises of Sacred Heart College were attended by a large crowd in Metropoli- tan Hall last night. Very Rev.J.J. Prender- gast presided. Dr. Hugh M. Smith has made an interesting and valuable report to the United States Fish Commissioner on the fish and fisheries of the Pacific Coast. A warrant was sworn out yesterday for the arrest of M. J. Holy on the charge of obtaining §60 from McEwen Bros., real estate agents, by false pretenses. The Loyal Legion meeting at the Occidental Hotel last night was addressed by Congressman Joy, Colonel Nelson Cole and Major C. E. Pearce of St. Louis. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, accompanied by his wife, left on the overland train_ last evening for & trip to Europe. They will be absent about three months. A college of practical viticulture will scon be incorporated to fill the place of the State Viticultural Commission, which goes out of existence on January 1. The scaffolding in St. Mary’s Church, Cali- fornia_and Dupont streets, was taken down yesterday, and the handsome frescoed interior ‘was seen for the first time. The latest rumor in National Guard eircles is that W. P. Sullivan Jr., late colonel of the First, will succeed Colonel Barry when he retires from the command of the Third. The police have been requested to find Wil- liam R. Bell, 20 years of age, who left his home at 135 California avenue on May 23 and has not been seen or heard of since. »hn Riordan and M the amatenr cham- X v three games to one t the Occidental handball court last night. Confirmation exercises were held atall the Hebrew temples vesterday on the occasion of the Feast of W The_synagogues were beauttfully decorated with flowers and shrubs. tendent of Streets Ashworth wes the Grand Jury yesterday to be gated in regard to his acceptance of bad work, but he gave very unsatisfactory er S. Parkhurst of the Grand Hotel swore | warrant yesterday for the arrest of a es Conklin, & ticket seaiper, on the charge for a ticket to Ogden, by false police discovered yesterday that Frank atser, who caused the death of Charles Koel- 850 Mission street, by hitting him on the { with a brick, disappeared from the city days ago. B ers’ Exchange has decided that it will not have & saloon in its new home, corner | of New Montgomery and Mission sireets. The vote stood ninety-three against the saloon to eight for i Santa Fe Railway Company has organ- an excursion to the Yosemite and the 1d Canyon of the Colorado for June 12. It will be_conducted by Professor Elisha Brooks of the High School. John Williams was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Campbell, AR e oty (Y e THE BABY BUFFALO IN THE PARK. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] paddock, shook himself, bellowed and ran off on a buffalo double-quick to seek the | shelter of trees within the inclosure, fol- lowed by the rest of the herd numbering six, including the newcomer. | After the hail and rain clouds had passed | to the south and the sun came cut again to warm the grounds the animals of the lains came from under their shelter to | eed at the havrack. During the afternoon there were many | people in the park and all went to look at | the little stranger. A lady stylishly | dressed who drove up in a _carriage re- | marked to her companion, “What a little | beauty, how I should like to have him for | a pet.” EYes." said the one addressed, ‘“but what would you do with it when it gets to be the size of ‘Big Ben?’ "’ “I hadn’t thought of that,” answered the first speaker, as she touched her hcrse with the whip and drove on. Superintendent McLaren is quite elated over the success of buffalo raising in the park, and thinks that in time he may supply the demand of those who visit the plains to hunt the bison. This latest ar- rival is the fourth of the species born in the ark, and his mother like himself is a jolden Gate Park production three years old. All the buffaloes, bulls and cows, have thrived in captivity, and roam about as unconcerned as if on the plains. Their companions are a couple of deer, who mingle as freely with them as if they were of their own class. Occasionally a Chinese pheasant strolls within the inclosure and perches on the roof of the rustic shed ;va:iqhing the big animals while they are eeding. At Ehis time the bisons are shedding in $2000 bonds, on the charge of breaking into the house of Henry Cameron, 869 Market street, last Saturday night. Durrant vias arrajgned in Judge Murphys court yesterday, and having pleaded not guilty of the two murders charged, his trial was set for July There was some hint of a change of venue being asked. James D. Page, ex-District Attorney, was in- dicted by the Grand Jury yesterday for em- bezzlement for aileged misappropriation of funds of Louis Lichneker, an insane person over whom he was guardian. The schooner Cherles R. Wilson, while being towed into the harbor, was boarded by & heavy seaon the bar and her wheel wrecked. The man who Was steering was thrown down by the rush of water and badly bruised. A resolution was adopted by the Board of Education last night_instructing Principal Godis of the Normal School to graduate all pupils securing 80 per cent in their examina- tions. This means that all snall pass. The police authorities announced to the Grand Jury a few days ago that they wished George Frederich indicted for stealing a watch. The case was mysteriously dropped and the Grand Jury will make an investigation. At the first annual meeting of the Merchants’ Association the directors’ reports showed that & large amount of beneficial public work had Dbeen done by the organization. Several inter- esting papers were read by the members. There is a great 5Clrcl!£ of milk at_the Good Templars’ Home for Orphans at Vallejo. The menagers appeal to the ranchers of the State to give cows to the cause of ch-rngk Railroad people will ship the cattle free of charge. Alvin P. Figg, who was formerly manager of the John T. Bailey and the A. H. Hart com- panies, made a sudden departure for Mexico yesterday morning on the schooner Martha W, Tuft. Itis said thet he isshort in his accounts. their coats of shaggy hair, and are not so presentable as they will be when the new Crop grows out. A BIG COMMISSION, The J. P. Hale Estate Being Sued on the Failure of a $2,000,000 Sale. Judge Hunt and a jury are trying the case of Julius Leszynsky against Herman L. E. Meyer as executor of the will of Jo- seph P. Hale. Mr. Hale died on April 13, 1893. 1t is alleged that Joseph P. Hale, two years prior to his death, made a contract with Julius Leszynsky to procure a pur- chaser for all of the capital stock of the Flores-Hale Company for the sum of $2,000,000, and agreed to pay Leszynsky 8 per cent on $2,000,000, viz., the sum of $160,000, which is now the object of the present suit. It seems that Mr. Hale did not complete the sale of the property re- ferred to, but disposed of it, preventing its sale by the plaintiff, whose claim upon the estate of the deceased capitalist was re- jected by the executor. Attorneys Leszin- = -’X\g Deuprey reprosent the plaintift orneys i R P A L ughborough and Keyes . A large amount of correspondence was introduced showing the negotiations re- garding the proposed sale of the property, A bench warrant was issued by Judge Joach- imsen yesterday for the arrest of Richard Dixon, 8927}5 Mission street, for an alleged beating of his wife, while a case against him for threatening to kill her is pending in his court. At the meeting of the Board of Education last night the matter of removing Mrs. Chad- wick, who keeps & roadhouse, from the situa. tion of janitress of the Laguna Honda School, rovoked some discussion and was referred {mf’k to committee. The meeting of the executive committee of the Miners’ Association on June 6 promises to be an important one. They propose to take up the mineral lands question, in which millions of dollars are involved. It is expected that fifty delegates will be present. The Police Commissioners last night heard charges preferred by Sergeant Robinson against Policemen P. C. Peters and John Brownlie of being absent from their beats, and they were each fined $25. The resignation of Policeman George T. Smith was accepted. S. Giletti has bronght suit against L. N. Fletcher, D. N. Jordan, the Nob Hill Develop- ment Company, John Doherty and the Union Trust Company to enforce & lien of $10,320 80 for work and materials furnished on the new building at Jones and California streets, In aid of the Welsh Sunday-school of thisCity an entertainment and social will be held at which is situated in Southern Calffornia. From that it was developed that Mr. Hale valued it at over $2,000,000, and that Les- zynsky secured an offer to that amount for it from an Amsterdam syndicate. _ Hale was experimenting with it, grow- ing tobacco and other tropical growths of commercial value. His Jast venture was to raise turtles for the London market. ’I:hen he was taken sick; he had to go to Europe and in his absence his manager mismanaged and embezzled so that the property was depreciated. In former years it had yielded $12,000 and with a small outlay might have been made to yield double. _ Finally there came a hitch in the nego- tiations; when tired with the de ay shown by Leszynsky’s syndicate Mr. Hale considered another offér for the southern portion of his property, while still offering the northern portion for $1,000,000. Nothmgficame of this offer. ' Hon. R. J. L. Boyle, Mr. Hale's son-i law, and Mrs. J. P.'Hale, his widow, testi- fied that they did not understand that any purchase had been entertained after the first failure of the syndicate to meet Mr. Hale’s condition that ,000 be deposited in bank as a guarantee of good faith. H. L. E. Meyer, the executor of the -Hale Cambrian Hell, 1133 Mission street, on Friday evening. The operetta, ‘“Twin Sisters,” will be riormed,and the Welsh contralto, Mrs. Hope- Jones, will sing. Marshal Barry Baldwin will preside. The State Convention of the Board of Erin branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians decided, dgfln‘g the small hours of yesterda morning, tb abide by the action of the national officers on the question uniting the two ‘branches of the society. te offiers for the ensuing year were then electeds . estate and defendant in the action, gave his reasons why he had rejected the claim. - — HE FIXED THE STREET And Then the Street Department Fixed Him—Now He Wants Damages. + Charles Rodgers brought suit in the Justices’ Court yesterday against Martin Kedon to recover damages in a rather pe- | | tured brand, tl issued, you specify three brands of baking powder, to wit: Cléveland, Royal and Price’s, and do not !T‘cr,“y any California manufac- us preventing the California manufacturer from bidding on the same. There are manufacturers of baking powder in California, members of this association, who manufacture as good a brand of baking powder as any of the three you have specified, and we certainly think that they should be given an opportunity to bid on the same, and_therefore most_respectfully urge upon your honorable board that you o alter your specifications as to_permit the California manufacturers of baking powder to bid on the same. We hope you will further alter your specifications wherever in them California manufacturers are prevented from bidding by reason of the same calling for any particular brand of article so that Califor- nia manufacturers may bid on every article you call for. Trusting that this letter_ will re- ceive your careful and favorable consideration, Iam, for the usofiiatiun,fi'mlm truly, L.'R. MEAD, Séeretary. THE STREET COMMITTEE, Recommendations for the Granting of a Number of Contracts. Petitions With Regard to the Im- provement of Sansome and Sacramento Streets. The Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors met yesterday morning with Mr. Hughes presiding. A number of bids for street work referred to the committee were considered and recommendations made as follows: In favor of granting the contract for jgrading Pacific avenue from Walnut to Laurel to McHugh & Sheerin at 12 cents; also the cross- ing of Pacific avenue and Walnut street; for aving Scott street from Hayes to Fell with gilumen to the Ci!f’ Street Improvement Com- any at 22 cents; also the crossing of Scott and gcll at 23 cents; for building a sewer on Chestmut street from Larkii to Polk to Frederick Leffler, at 49 cents; also on the crossing of Clement street and Thirteenth avenue, to H. J. Jackson at $105; sewer in Clement, from Fourteenth to Fif- teenth avenues, to . C. Raisch at 64 cents; sewer in the crossing of Clement and Twenty- first avenue, City Street Improvement Com- pany, at §1; sewer in the crossing of Clement and Twentieth avenue, City Street Improve- ment Company, at $1; sewer in Clement, from Twentieth to Twenty-firss avenue, C. Raisch, at 64 cents; sewer in_the crossing of Castro and Eighteenth, M. C. Hyland & Sons. at $1 621g; sewer in Eleventh avenue, from California to_Lake, City Street Improvement Company, at 79 cents; sewer in the crossing of Pacific avenue and_Walnut, Garrett Burke, $500; sidewalks on Folsom, from Nineteenth 1o Twentieth, James Tobin, at 9 cents. The committee will report against the etition of H. M. Peterson to be released f)roru his contract to lay stone sidewalks on Steiner street, between California and Sacramento. The petition of the Jordan Bituminous Rock Company to be released from the contract to pave Zoe place was favored. A. B. Clute will be permitted to grade in front of his property on Leavenworth street, between Francisco and Bay. The committee favored the acceptance of Twenty-second street, from Dolores to Chattanooga, upon the recommendation of the Street Superintendent. Communications from citizens calling at- tention to the bad condition of Sacramento street, from Front to Davis, and also of Sansome street, were referred to the Street Superintendent. A petition was read from the Alcatraz Asphalt Company for the adoption of specifications regulating the use of its products, and the manager was directed to submit an analysis of their material. e ———— Mr. Messinger Surprised. Concerning the denial of Edward A. Schmidt as to a reported formation of a partnership between himself and Gus Messinger, Mr. Mess- inger explains that the sole feeling affecting him wken he saw the denial was one of wonder tnat any such extraordinary statement could have gained currency. Mr. Messinger says that his relations with the Prussian National Insurance Company are of the pleasantest character, and that there is not under con- templation any change in the firm of Easton, Incell & Messinger. A New Department. Furniture - moved, stored, packed and shipped at low rates by Morton Special Delivery. Only experienced men em- loyed; equipment first class. Offices, 31 Eenry street and 408 Taylor street. * . e THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- y. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its purity, * ——— CatareE cured and no pay until cuerd Treatment at oftice free. 925 Howard street. GRAND JURORS ANIMATED, Superintendent of Streets Ash- worth Makes Contradictory Statements. JAMES D. PAGE IS INDICTED. A Commotion Over the Squelching of the Case Against George Frederich. Superintendent of Streets Ashworth made a failure in attempting to explain his | actions in regard to the acceptance of bad street work when brought before the Grand Jury yesterday. ‘Ashworth’s state- ment in yesterday morning’s CALL was the cause of his being brought before the jury. He said in the interview: Much of the work which they examined and pronounced faulty was done under the previ- ous administration, and it is hardly fair to hold me to an account for it. With regard to | the work done since I took office, T have 1o say | that none of it has been accepted that was not | up to specifieations. 1 visitevery piece of work | personally before recommending its accept- | ance, and see to it that it isall right. Besides, | 1 have inspectors on guard watching the progress of all work, and I am compelled, of course, to rely on their reports. His reference was to the committee of the Grand Jury, which investigated the different places which they were shown by Expert George W. Elder. The jurors | had been told that most of the work they pronounced faulty was not done under previous administrations, but that it was done under Ashworth’s regime. They also wanted to learn if Ashworth’s statement was true that he had visited every piece of work personaliy before recommending its acceptance. When Ashworth was brought before the jury he gave most unsatisfactory answers ‘to” the questions put to him by Foreman Gagan and Jurymen Newman and Russell. He first stated that it was his custom to visit all street work jobs, but_he admitted that he had not gone to any of those with which the jurors had found fault. He claimed that those were the only ones he had not visited in the whole City. He admitted that some of his inspectors may have been guilty of negligence and that in some cases they may have sided | with the contractors, but he claimed he did the best he could, as he had so much business to attend to. Ashworth said he had visited the places found by the grand jurors to be bad since the 1urors were there and he said he was compelled to admit the specifications had not been fulfilled. When cross-questioned about his personal investigations Ashworth contradicted him- self several times until Foreman Gagan mercifully allowed him to step down from the stand. The Grand Jury determined on one in- dictment yesterday. It was against ex- District Aftorney James D. Page. He has been indicted for embezzlement for absorb- ing the funds of Louis Lichneker, an in- mate of the Agnews Insane Asylum, of whom he was guardian. The police authorities gave notice to the Grand Jury a few days ago that if the case of George Frederich WusJ:ostponed in the Police Court they would ask the Grand Jury to indict Frederich, as they believed there was to be some “‘juggling” done in the Police Court. On Tuesday Judge Low | dismiseed the case against Frederich, as two witnesses, friends of Frederich, came | themselves on one side of the hall and the ladies on the other. The master of ceremonies claps his hands, the men cross the room and bowing to the ladies, solicit the honor of their companionship in the dance. Then they retire, five minutes elapse, the floor mana- ger gives the second signal, the men ad- vance again and take their partners. The dance is quaint and interesting. It is a blending of the quadrille, the Virginia reel and the minuet. The move- ment is slow and dignified; there is no boisterous swinging of partners, no cutting of pigeon wings, no spinning around top- fashion in the Portuguese national dance. The men wear a serious air, the women look demure, even the children who join the circle are on their best behayior. One of the dancers chants a song unfamiliar in tone and execution to Anglo-S8axon ears. The **Champarita” is long drawn out. It would occupy the time of something like four sets of lancers, and as soon as one is completed and the wine and whisky is passed around in no stinted measure another begins. This continues till day- break, for these good country people have come to town to dance and they mean to have their fill of that pleasing exercise. The society which conducts this celebra- tion is E. D. E. Santo and numbers about a hundred of the leading Portuguese of the county. Every night there are prayers and a dance,and on Whit Sunday there will be a dance of a dozen picked experts in the streets, who will be masked and in carnival costume—six men and six boys in female attire. This will succeed the grand procession to the church to mass, where the emblem of the Holy Ghost, the esper- ita Santo, is carved in horn, surrounded by the American, the Portuguese and the society flags. i The beef of the sacrificed cattle is dis- tributed to the poor, a big barbecue is held, and all arfl]ospitably bidden to the feast, where wine, cakes, fruit and refresh- wents of all kinds are in the most lavish profusion. RPHANS WHO NEED MILK Scarcity of This Food at the Good Templars’ Home at Vallejo. The Railroads Will Ship Cows Free of Charge From All Parts of the State. The managers of the Good Templars’ Home for Orphans at Vallejo are making | strenuous efforts to secure thirty or forty milch cows for the benetit of the little ones under their charge. R.Thompson of 330 Pine street, this City, is particularly inter- ested in the matter. The home for or- phans, while under the management of the order of Good Templars, is a State in- stitution, receiving $i5,000 a year from the public treasury. About $3000 is received from parents and guardians and the bal- ance of the $24,000 necessary for rurning the institution is made up by the Good Templars. There are 208 children at the home, all under 14 years of age, and of that number over forty ‘are under 6 years old. Orphans of all classes are cared for, with- out regard to race or color. At present a neighboring rancher is fur- nishing twenty-tive gallons of milk a day at 15 cents a gallon, or $116 a month. This is nothing like enough milk for the little ones. Mr. Thompson says that with cows at the home the cost of milk would be re- duced to 9 cents a gallon. ‘“We have at the home 160 acres of land of which 120 is under cultivation,” said Mr. Thompson. “This will yield plenty of food for the cows the year round. ~We are not able to A GROUP OF THE LITTLE ONES FOR WHOM MILK IS WANTED. forward and volunteered testimony to the effect that Frederich was innocent. Fred- erich was charged with stealing a watch from P. G. Hansen in front of%xis saloon at 406 Dupont street. Two Salvation Army men saw him commit the robbery, and swore that no other men were about. The two friends of Frederich swore they were glresent ;and that Frederich only shoved ansen to.awaken him from a drunken sleep. The dismissal of Frederich was worse than the police authorities claimed to expect, and the fact that the matter was not_brought before the Grand Jury has made the grand jurors suspicious, and they will demand ‘that District Attorney Barnes bring the matter before them on Friday. PORTUGUESE CARNIVAL, How They Celebrate the Week of Pen- tecost—Seven Days of Prayer and Feasting. Pentecost is the great Portuguese holi- day. For weeks before this event, the maids and matrons of the Portuguese col- ony in Marin County, are busy preparing their finery, and practicing the steps of the “Champarita,’”” the national dance. The feast begins on the Monday pre- ceding Whit Sunday, and lasts the entire week. On Tuesday, however, the fete was fairly inaugurated 1n Sausalitc. From the dairies in the interior and on the coast, the merry-makers flocked to town, all intent upon a good time. They had worked hard all the year. This was their holiday, and they meant to enjoy it. Yesterday fourteen head of beef cattle were driven through the town as a re- minder of the feasting that was to follow. The beasts were decorated with bright rib- bons and garlands of flowers—bedecked for the sacrifice. They were followed by the merry-makers in procession and then were stripped of their finery and turned into the corral to be butchered. In the evening the crowd assembled in Chatuparita_ Hall, a building devoted ex- clusively to Portuguese celebrations, which stands on the sidehill a short distance from the village. Before a brilliantly lighted altar, with the dove (typical of the oly Ghost) in the center, the visitors knelt and for half an hour prayed de- voutly, responding to the litanies read by one of the number. The spiritual exercises over, they moved to the lower floor, and to the music of two uitars and a tiddle, began the national §am. On a platform, above the gliding throng, the violinist sat, and his accom- panists, one on each side, rattled the wire-stringed guitars. The men seated purchase cows, for we are struggling along under all the expense we can stand. There are hundreds of people in this State who would not miss a cow or two from their herds, and they would be giving to a most charitable cause by furnishing the best of food for our little orphan charges. ‘‘The railroad people on all of the lines have promised to ship free of charge from any part of the State any cows sent to our orphan home. I hope our wants will ap- {enl to the kind-hearted ranchers all over he State.” S I ST VA SOMERS WAS SARCASTIO. Little New Matter Developed in His Cross-Examination. Calvin Somers, the defendant in the case brought by Loomis to recover $100,000 damages for malicious prosecution, was under cross-examination all yesterday. Nothing of much interest even to the attorneys developed during the day, which was only enlivened by tilts between the witness and Attorney Watt. In the course of a recital of the facts of the witness’ past life he was asked what osition he filled in Attorney Sidney gm ith’s office. “‘Oh, 1 was chief clerk and office-boy,” rejoined the witness. “Like Gilbert and Sullivan’s hero I ‘polished the handle of the big front door.” ”’ ““What have you done since you left Mr. Smith’s office?” asked Watt. T have been chiefly engaged in fighting off blackmailers,” was the pointed reply. ‘When asked why he thought Loomis had suggested certain passages in witness’ famous statement, since acknowledged to have been false, witness answered that he thought Attorney Watt had inspired the passages. He was informed by that attor- ney, however, that he had not known Loomis at the time. P The case will go on on_Friday and it is expected that it may be settled before vacation. Sl e Murderer Fredericks to Appeal. Murderer William Fredericks will appeal to the Supreme Courton a bill of exceptions to the passage o sentence by Judge Murphy. His attorney, George E. Colwell, will appeal par- ticularly from the refusal of Judge Murphy to submit the question of Fredericks' sanity to a jury. e The French Celebration. The 14th of July celebration by French resi- dents of this City will take place atShell Mound Park. The outing will bea amctl¥ 2];:): alar one, and the nominal entrance fee o! cents will be charged. There will be both a day and & night festival. P e — SPURIOUS coin has 1o ring. Observe the ring of the Almighty Dollar (Cigar). . THEATERS AND CONCERTS, Scheel Conducts a Philhar- monic Symphony—De Pue’s Testimonial. D. DE V. GRAHAM RETURNS. Midweek Dramatic Notes—Ysaye'’s Farewell Perform- ances. Elmer de Pue’s friends mustered in forceat the testimonial concert that was tendered to him at the Young Men’s Christian Association Auditorium and the whole entertainment was recetved with applause. i Mr. de Pue himself, who has lately returned from singing with the Bostoniens, was wel- comed with & good deal of warmth. Hissing- ing of Caryll’s ““What I Would Be” and Can- tor's “As the Dawn” showed him to be pos- sessed of a pleasant tenor voice, which, how- ever, would be pleasanter if he strained it less. Miss Maude Berry Fisher sang a couple of pretty Pyrennean melodies and Miss Dickman rendered “The Maid of Judah.” Donald de V. Graham, who was a very welcome addition to the concert, sang as usual efficiently bass in ‘French and English and Louis von der Mehden produced some fine music from his’cello, and two pianoforte duets were artistically played by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stewart. Philharmonic Conoert. The Philharmonic Society shows that it has good musical taste in the unfailing devotion that it pays at the shrine of symphony, but whether it would not display more judgment in turning its practical attention to something less difficult than the highest form and most difficult form of musical composition is a mat- ter for its own artistic conscience to settle. At any rate, the performance of the Symphony No.7 in C minor, which the Philharmonic rendered iast night in Odd Fellows Hall, was by no means devoid of merit. There were inequalities and lapses, particu- larly in precision, it is true, but on the other hand, there were numerous passages where the orchestra, aided and abetted by the conductor, showed a real artistic !;Eaprecinlinn of the deli- cacy and beauty of Haydn’s music, and a power of expressing the same. The somewhat thin orchestration was no drawback, in fact, with an amateur orchestra the enjoyment of the andience is frequently 1n inverse propor- tion to the amount of brass, though in the Schubert overture last night the brazen instru- ments of the Philharmonic orchestra acquitted themselves remarkably well. The vocalist was Miss Lillian Morey. “Humpty Dumpty Up to Date,” at the Bald- win Theeter, continues to afford equal satisfac- tion to children and adults. The ballets are much improved since the spectacle opened and their dainty conception is now enhanced by an almost perfect execution. In the performance of the Liliputians themselves there is not room for improvement. To-morrow evening Ysaye will give the first of his two farewell concerts at the California Theater. Tne Columbia Theater. “All the Comforts of Home” is making large audiences laugh at the Columbia Theater. The next play that will be presented by the Fraw- ley Company is “The Arabian Nights.” *‘The Face in the Moonlight," The play running, at Morosco's is not so well suitedto the capabilities of the company as modern melodramas are. It treats of a period in French history when gallantry and grace were more estecmed than godliness. The man- ners of that era are a lost art, except perhaps among the ancient nobility of the Faubourg, and in this country they were never cultivated. “The Face in the Moonlight” &bounds with thrilling situations, however, and all that there is of the melodramatic in them is made the most of by the members of Morosco’s Com- pany. The May Queen. Supetti’s comic opera, with its breezy situa- tions and bright music, has caught on well at the Tivoli. Next week “Ship Ahoy!” will be revived. At the Orpheum. The delight of Orpheum playgoers con- tinues to be Amamn's wonderfully elastic features, which take on the semblance of any celebrity he chooses to impersonate. It does not matter who it may be, Amann becom es the man, for the time being, almost beguiling the audience into really believing they are gazing upon Bismarck, Grant and a whole string of other great men, living and dead. Mclntyre and Heath and Falke and Lemon are also doing well. Alcazar Theater, “The Corner Grocery” continues to arouse smiles and a few sympathetic tears at the Alca- zar Theater. Miss Jeesie Norton is brimful of life as the irrepressible Jamesie, and the rest of the cast is well sustained. The Water Carnival, The ferformance at the Circus Royal com- bines & number of attractions, some of the most striking of which are the float of nations and the floats containing bronze, silver and gold statues. The Rosaires are very popular, their panto- mime, “Love inaTub,” having made special Murder or Accidental Death? Wong Gim Sing died at the Receiving Hos- pital last Monday and was taken to the Morgue yesterday. His skull was fractured either by accident or design at 1100 Stockton street. Ah Pang, the proprietor, says the deceased got dizzy and fell, but the police think the fracture was the result of a quarrel. —_———— Massillon, the great French preacher, had a singularly talented mother, whose influence over his life was unbounde NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. = NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. AL. HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietors THE BIGGEST HIT IN YEARS! Large and Delighted Audiences at Every Performance. EVERY EVENING INCLUDING SUNDAY. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. San Francisco's Favorites, the Merry PUTIANS In the Most Gorgeous of Modern Extravaganzas, HUMPTY DUMPTY U TO DAT 4 E GIANT KEALEB, the talles: man that ever lived. BXTRA! On account of the great success of the Lillputians the engagement has been PROLONGED ~ FOR ONE WEEK! COMMENCING MONDAY NEXT, THIRD AND POSITIVELY LAST WEFEK. Seats Ready To-Day for All Performances. Positively Farewell Appearances AT THE ¥SsS A YE®E Assisted by LACHAUME CALIFORNIA (and grand orchestrs, August Hinrichs con: THEATER {ductor. Two |progammes. ¥riday Evening, enin reutzer Sonata, “Vieuxtemps _Concerio May 31, |No. 5’ Polonaise Wie- niawski, etc. Saturday Matinee, Saturday Matinee — First time here, “Scotch June 1. |Funtaisie” of Broch, with grand orchestra, Mendelssohn concerto, etc. Popular Prices—$2, 81 50, §1, 50c. Seats on sale to-aay at box-office of California Theater. MECHANICS’ PAVILION. — EXTRAI!I— THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY GRAND CONTEST —BETWEEN— PROF. O. R. GLEASON, The King of Horse Tamers, and A VICIOUS EXORSE 30. ~ 4 ‘The postponed match will take place, A Wager of One Hundred Dollars between @, i Switzer and 0. R. Gleason—time 30 minutes. Other horses will be handled. ADMISSION (with seat)....... 0. R. GLEASON, Proprietor and FRIEDLANDLR GOTTLOD & o EVERY EVE) MATINEE SAT HO THEY ’i LAUGH FROM FIRST TO LAST! The Comedy of Comedies. “ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME 1”* The Most Perfect Organization in America, FRAWLEY DRAMATIC COMPANY ! RESERVED SEAT Night, 15¢, 25¢, 50c and 75« June 3—“ARABIAN NiG and “THE PICTURE.” MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lesses and Managse TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT! And Special Matinee To-duy at 21! AN ELABORATE PRODUCTION Of the Great Romantic Melodrama, “THE FACE IN THE NOONLIGHT !” First Appearance at This Theater of ——EDMOND HAYES— EVENING PRICES—25¢ and_50c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. ORPHEUM. The Most Powerful Collection of Vaude- ville Artists in America. ———ALL BIG HITS !——— To-day (Thursday)—Decoration Day, “xtra Matinee at 2 P. M. ADMANN, Europe’s Greatest Impersonator, in his lifelike Teproduction of famous men. | MCINTYRE & HEATH, the renowned expo- nents of plantation life. FALKE SEMON, peculiar musical come- ans. JULES LEVY, the greatest cornet-player living. ROGERS BROS, UD RAYMOND, NI- ZARRAS, FELIX & CAIN, Etc., Ete. Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera chairs and Box seats, 50c. Matinee Saturda; Parquet, 25¢; Bal CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetiar Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. . -Proprietor and Manager Special Matinee To-day ! FOR THE FIRST TIME! LIVING BRONZE STATUES PRESENTED UPON THE WATER. NIVAL OF NATIONS ! Undoubtedly the Grandest Transforma= tion Ever Witnessed. THE_FAIRY FLOAT. Monday, May 27—Return Engagement of the 4-BROTHERS ROSAIRE—4 Positively Their Last Appearance in America. Evening Prices—Parquet and Dress Circle, Re- served, 25¢ and 50c. Saturdsy and Sunday Matinee—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15c: Adults, 26¢. RUNNIRG % RUNNING and Sunday. cony, 10c; Children, any seat, 10¢. RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Tuesday, Wednesday, Mond: R arsday, Friday and Saturdayoma Thursday, or Shine. Five or more races each day. . x. sharp. the gate. Races start at 2:30 McAllister and Geary street cars pass PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. A Mes. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages ALL THIS WEEK! FIRST COMPLETE PRODUCTION Of Serpette’s Comic Opera, TELE MAY QLUEEN! COMING——The Great Tivoli Success, ——SHIP AHOY !—— Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. BAY CITY WHEELMEN BICYCLE RACES ! CENTRAL PARK, Market and Eighth Streets, DECORATION DAY MAY 30, 1895. Races Commence at 2 o'clock. Admission, 50c; Reserved Seats, 25¢ extra, on sale at Clabrough, Golcher & Co.’s, 805 Market st. ALCAZAR THEATER. MATINEE TO-DAY ANlé TO-NIGHT, A CORNER GROCERY! Funnier Than Kver, Prices—15¢, 25¢, 350 and 50c. DON'T FORGET THE EXCURSION TO MT. SHASTA! And Vicinity, to be Given by the Southern Pacific Company Ina First-Class Pullman Train (Limited to 150 Person: From Ferry Landing, Foot of Market St., SATURDAY, JUNE 1st, AT 6.00 P, M, $10.00 For the round trip, including sleeping accommoda- tions. This excursion will be under the personal upervision of Mr. Wm. H. Menton, Exeursion Pass. Ag’t S. P. Co. Returning—Arrive in San Francisco at 7:15 A. ., Mondsy, June 3d. For tickets and other Information call at Grand Hotel ticket office. T. H. GOODMAN, RICHARD GRAY, Gen'l Pass. Agt. Gen’'l Traffic M; ger. 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, 25¢; children, 15¢, including admission to unds. THE STEAMER UKIAH ‘Will leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 a. x., 12:10. 2:00 and 4:00 r. . Returning leave El Campo 11:15 A, 1 00 and 5:00 ». x. > 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 Waich for Further Adverfisements for Programme.