The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 5, 1895, Page 8

Bt o A T 8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WE VESDAY, JUNE 5, 1895. BUILDING A CLUBHOUSE. Mill Valley Country Club Will Soon Have a Very Cozy Home. FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. An Artistic Villa With Wide . Ver- andas and Commodious Rooms Selected. The Mill Valley Country Club has every- thing in readiness to huild an ornamental clubhouse under the shadow of Tamalpais, will be a matter of only a few weeks before the pretty villa, with| its broad veranda and cozy interior, is in course of construc- tion. The building is to stand on a knoll about two minutes’ walk from the Mill- wood railway station, The structure, as shown in the design, is a one-story house, somewhat on the cot- tage plan, with low sweeping roof reaching over verandas that extend around three sides. Itis to be all shingled from the ground up, the roof stained a moss green, the walls a rich brown and the trimmings, veranda posts, etc., will be painted ivory and as the designs haye been completed it | Hogan, M. Moore, C. Broderick, M. Rielly, K. Sullivan, M. Purcell, L. 0'Connor, M. McCar- thy, D. Ahearn, M. Fitzgerald, M. Brown, D. | Burns, H. Twomey, McKeon,M. Shea, . Lynch, G. Lynch, A. Condon, K. Norton, L. Allen, M. Whelan, 3. Durnin, S. McLaughlin, M. Duran, M. Doyle. L Fifth grade—A. Jocsten, M. White, M. Sulli- van, M. Shea, M. Aristide, K. Moore, M. 0’Con- nell, K. Wetch, A. Oates, L. Barry, J. Coleman, L. Turner, A. Cameps, L. Hughes, M. Anthony, C. Feeney, E. Morris, M. Barrett, T. Neumann, L. Hackett, M. Ring. M. McDermott, M. Pringle, E. Dini, M. 0'Brien, A. Mealia, N, Sheehy, M. Cullen, M. Sloan, K. Callanan, N. Pratt, N. | Ahern, M. Twomey, M. Hayley, A. Fitzgerald, A. Blanchard, N. Moltzen. Fourth grade—M. Donovan, E. Canning, M. Racik. T 5 , M. Anthony, L. Gilgon, M. Driscoll, M. Roach, J. 0'Tool¢, K. Sullivan, I Hall, 3. Lagdon, K. Rippetsen, K . Hopkins, E. Brady, B. Foley, Moynihan, I.Stevens, K. Furlong, K. Callaghan, J. Carroll, X | L. Barrv, A. Dooley, M. Rock. | “Third grade—N. Donahue, Walsh, M. McKeever, R. Kelly, M. Dillon, M. Logan, L-Dooley, M. Lucey, K. Broderick, L. Boyle, M. Kingston, A. Logan, M. Quinn, T. | Kennedy, H. Norris, T. Briton, E. Donahue, R. Philbon, F. Dillon, A. Cooney, G. Townley. G. | O'Brien, T. Ratery, D. Hale, I. Parker, M. Far- rell, D.'McGrath, R. Stevens, A. Dermody, G. ith, S. Brooks, M. Flynn, W. Gearv, M. ines, K. Kane, M. Stack, I Grady, . Morris, ummings. 3 Second grade—J. Moore, L. Burgh, R. Kane, | R. Burgh. M. Morris, L. 0'Connell, K. Tobin, N. | Mulcahy, L. Bell, K. Muleahy, T. Callinan, E. | Manning, M. O'Connor, M. McLaughlin, A. | Ryan, . Ryan, N. Ryan, E. Morris, E. Dona- hue, M. Hunt, K. Barry, N. Flores, Keeney, | 3. McLaughlin, M. Santa Cruz, M. Norton, A | Pratt, N. Barrett, M. Hagerty, A. Rippstein, M. | Sullivan, E. Walsh, M. Welch, M. Feeney, |s | Ehaebe Coyle, M. Daley, K. Fahe Muller, | X. Rielly, N. Rieliy, M. McCarthy, A. Lyne, G. | Hussey, M. Garity, W. Calajeras,” E. O’Hair, J. | McBrearity. s d receiving class—M. Murray, e M- Dillon, A- Murdck, R. Sloan Dillon, E. Kelly, A. McDermott, v, J. Moore, A. McGinley, A. Mc* | Laughlin, R MeArran, A. McCue, S.Higgins, M. Ahern, 8. Quinn, L. Kennedy, G. Hussey, Koucher, i ™ | M. Dunegan, E. Quinn, K. Connolly, V. Welch, BOOM IN THE FACTORIES, Increasing Demand for Manufactured San Fran- cisco Work. An HIGH-GRADE MACHINERY BUILT New Electric Dynamos for the Dynamite Harbor Defense Guns Completed. Tt may be known with great satisfaction that San Francisco is rapidly coming to the front as a manufacturing center and the work of her skilled artisans is being used far and near along the Pacific shores. The San Francisco Bridge Company has just completed an important contractin connection with the Portland (Or.) water works. This was the manufacturing and the laying of pipes for the works. The pipe line is twenty-four miles long and the San Francisco Bridge Company’s contract was for $460,000. This company is also about completing its work of dredging Channel street up to Sixth. In connection with the building of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad this com- pany is considering the plans of a steel —_— THE NEW HOUSE OF THE MILL VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB TO BE ERECTED NEAR MILLWOOD STATION. [From the perspective drawing of Architect Smith O’ Brien.] The main room, 24x16 feet, is to be in redwood, waxed, white. finished wainscoted 5 feet 6 inches high and deco- rated with plaster panels, sand finished and tinted a redd tone, in har- mony with the redwood. This room will be lighted with large leaded glass win- dows, but its main feature will be an open | fireplace, so capacious that logs four feet long from the woods around may be burned upon its hearth. rooms and lockers for ladies and gentle- men, and parlors for both. A Kitchen opening off the main room will be made use of on gala days when tea and luncheons will be in order, and the fair sex will be- come the guests of the club. In the attic there will be rooms for the keeper and superintendent. The organization of the Mill Vailey Club was first made public in the Carr. 1t was effected by the following residents of the vall Arthur A. Martin, Louis L. Janes, Charles A. Wainwright, John J. Cullen, Thomas F. George A. Warnock, Joseph L. Thomas B. Eastland, Joseph G. Thomas Fottrell, james F. Logan, Sidney B. Cushing, John Burt, William Terry, Mrs. Charles A. Wainright, George F. Grant, Julian D. Harries, Richard B. Jones, L. M. O'shaughnessy, Ralph St u Loveli Whit ) somn, Gusta ) Runyon, R White, Frank W. Marvin, Captain’ H. n, Morrie Marcus, Ernest Claxton, A. George L. Payne, Julian B. Harries, Georee C. Farrell, Daniel E. Hayes. Thomas H. Reynolds, Gus D. Avery, Vincent ngwell Jr., If. Howitt, D.D., John Rea, D.D., Rev. Father Valentini, J es Doilar, George E. Billings, Dr. A. Warner, Alva Watt, Mrs. A VA B Iliam Terry, gs, T. Howarth, Ray Sullivan, . A, Borei, C. de’Guigne. The grounds are to be artistically laid out under the direction of Eugene O’Shaughnessy, who is & member of the club. Amoéng other things they will in- clude tennis courts, cricket grounds, golf trap-shooting and a rifle range. h O'Brien is the architect of the club- “house. ST, WNCENTS - SCHOOL Medals and Prizes Given the Pupils for Their Faith- ful Work. Pretty Girls In White Dresses En- tertain Their Parents and Their Friends. The annual distribution of prizes took place at St. Vincent’s School, 671 Mission street, vesterday. The 500 girls in attend- ance presented a very pretty picture in their white dresses. The graduating class, consisting of Misses Laura Danneker, Alice G. McGuire and Sarah Scott, were particularly noticeable. A novel feature of the programme was the playing simultaneously of six pianos by eighteen and later by twelve girls. The class in elocution presented a striking performance in posturing as Miss Agnes Rankin sang “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”” Their con- cert recitation, ‘‘Music on the Rappahan- nock,’”” in which the songs of the two armies were introduced, was especially effective. The whole performance, and the choruses in particular, gave evidence of the careful training that had been be- stowed upon the children. At the conclusion of the programme Father Gray, the parish priest, gave to Miss Laura Danneker, Miss Alice Maguire and Miss Sarah Scott, the three graduates, their crowns of honor. They were also given the medals and diplomas they had earned by their conscientious work. The other premiums were then distributed as follows: First rhetoric class—Premiums awarded to the MissesG. Dixon, N. 0’Mally, M. Patennaude. Second rhetoric class—Preminms awarded to the Misses Mary Cllllghani K. Cll{hfiell, V. Lydon, M. Kindergan, A. Coleman, ussey, M. Fuiler, A O’Conifleg, K. Gaffney, K. Lu: agne, B. Garson, N. Ford. ‘lglzehlh ade—Premiums awarded to the Misses A. Glover, J. Murta, G. Cronin, K. Roach, L. Cusick, M. Ryan, G. O’Reilly, A. Phiibon, G. McCarty, A. Turner, N. Hagerty, K. Collernan, M. Lynch, M. Seventh grade—Silver medal awarded to Miss K. Hagerty; competitive prize awarded to Miss J. Glynn; premiums awarded to Misses K. Hagerty, M. Pratt, J. Glynn, E. Mullen, K. Mur- phy, M. Kernan, M. Core, M. Philbon, J. Ford, A.Condon, T.Crowley, 8. Duran, F. Aristide, M. Flood, N. Hallinan, J. Conologue, K. Ahearn, A. Stanton, A. Fitzgerald. Other premiums were awarded as fol- lows: , M. Dee " Regan, L. Sixth grade—A. Casey, J. Mannin, C. Munk, A. Gaffney, M. O' Brien, the walls | here will be dressing- | | K. 0’Connor, J. Crowley, N. Steiman, J. Stei- | M man, Sullivan, ' L. Callinan, M Woodmane; T. ~ Hunt, K. Luccey, | K. Sullivan, O. Wolterman, Helds | Wolterman, Z. Limpach, A. _Carroll, | | K. Egan, G. O'Toole, M. Davis, W _Nolan, M Brennan, M. Burgess, M. Cosgrove, M. Ryan, Hedphin, M. M . 1. Jone: Farren Presley Presle Dillon, E. Davis, K.'0" ferson, M. Turner, E. Thom Regan, M. | | Malone, J. Pardi, M. Young, J. s, E. Hogan, Regan, M. Cox, F. Rover. c. | | For Christian doctrine the following awards were made: i Gold medals—Miss Sarah Scott and Miss Mary | | Callaghan. | | _ Premiums—Miss Laura Danueker, Miss Alice ire, Miss Grace Dixon, Miss Nelfie 0" Mally, Virginia Lynon, Miss Agn olema Miss Rosie Hussy, Miss Gertrude O'Rielly, Maggie Pratt, Miss Maggie Deevey, Miss Anna Jostein. Medals for having the highest per cent | on the year were awarded as follows: 1 First rhetoric class, Miss Grace Dixon; second | rhetoric_class, Miss Mary Callaghan;’ eighth | | grade, Miss Agatha Glover; seventh grade, | Miss Katie Hagerty. i The competiti#e prizes won at the May examination were awarded as follows: 3 Miss Nellie O'Mally ; sec- Miss Rosie Hussy; eighth Murta; seventh grade, Miss | | Jennie Glynn. A premium in penmanship awarded to | Miss Sarah Scott. Premiums in composition were awarded as follows: Senior class, Miss Leura Danneker; eighth grade, Miss Jennie Murta; seventh grade, Miss KitMe Murphy; th grade, Miss Maggie Mc- Keon; fifth grade, Miss Mary Pringle. At the conclusion of the exercises Father Gray bade the little ones godspeed, and the children retired to their various classes to receive the certificates of promotion. The spectators meanwhile crowded to the reception-room, where an exhibition of the work of the school children was made. An exhibit of china painting by Miss Dan- neker and Miss Scott was particularly ad- mired. Miss Alice McGuire and Miss K. Lugagne had some excellent pictures. FOUR BLYTHE DECISIONS. The Supréme Court Dismisses All the Appeals Except That of the Gypsy Heirs. Yesterday afternoon the Supreme Court handed down four decrees in the famous Blythe estate case. All of them were in reference to motions made by Attorney W. H. H. Hart, who represents Fiorence Blythe, to dismiss all the appeals that have been taken from the decree of Supe- rior Judge Coffey, which awarded the es- tate in toto to Florence. This action of the Supreme Court defi- nitely settles, it would seem, at least three of the four appeals. The first is that made by J. Witt Pearce, who represents the Eng- lish heirs. The motion to dismiss this ap- peal was granted. The second case decided is that of Adam Blythe and the Irish heirs, represented by Attorneys E. F. Preston, Seidon 8. and George T. Wright. The motion to dismiss this appeal was granted. Thethird case 1s that of the PublicAdmin- istrator, who aéapealed from the decree of dissolution and did not want to relinquish his administration of the estate. The mo- tion to dismiss this appeal was granted. But yet the track is not entirely clear for Florence and her attorneys. There is the appeal of the Gypsy heirs, headed by H. T. Blythe, and re'pesented by At- torney S. W Holladay. The fonrth dicres of the Supreme Court was to denfy]v the mo- tion to dismiss this appeal, on the ground that the appeal was of such a nature that the Bupreme Court must look into its mer- its before deciding, and on a motion to ‘t’#miss the Supreme Court could not do is. This leaves Attorne{ Holladay’s motion still pending. It will probably be taken up on its merits in the July term. There is one other appeal not yet dis- posed of—that of Sarah Davis—but that has not yet sone up to the court and will prob- ably be delayed for some time. S s ety Comfortable Traveling. The most comfortable route to the East sum- mer or winter is the Santa Fe route. The sleep- ing-cars are superior and the meals en route are unequale... There is less dust and no more heat than on any other line. A popular misbelief is that extreme heat pre- vails on this line in summer, while the fact-is that the elevation of the whole line insures as comfortable a temperature as can be found on even the most northerly line. The northern part of Arizona is the summer resort of the people of that section, and the Grand Canyon of “the Colorado is visited in the summer months exclusively. The Santa Fe route is first class all the way through to Chicago. The ticket office is 650 Market street, Chronicle building. The Pull- man sleepers run without change from San Francisco to Chicago via Kansas City. . bridge at Stockton and are estimating on a drawbridge for the Donahue road at Peta- luma. Over $100,000 will be expended this sum- mer by tne Market-street Railway Com- pany of this City in the improvement and | extension of the Ellis and O'Farreli street i electric line. including the building of | twentv-four new cars, costing $72,000. [he Electrical Engineering Company of this City, which has the contract for build- ing the dynamite gun batteries to be erected here for harbor defense, has one of the nmhi}ml:xr dynamos about completed. It is of 40-kilowatt capacity. The current is employed to raise or range the dynamite zuns, and is applied by motors connected with the mounting. The dynamo is from anew design especially produced for the puroose. The Union Iron Works has received an order for eleven steel barges to be_used on the Amoor River in Siberia. The order came from St. Petersburg. These barges will_be of light draft to enable them to navigate the shallow waters of that stream. The California Ink Company is now fur- nishing a_ large number of the leading firms of the coast with high-grade inks. Its superior high grades m colors recently prevented an important job of color pro- cess hali-tone from going East to be printed. | This was the new relief map of San Fran- cisco Bay and vicinity, which was executed by the Union Photo Engraving Company and from the presses of the H. S. Crocker Company. The California Ink Company is also a large manufacturer of lampblack, and, on account of the superior quality of California_oil for burning, it has been en- abled to invade Eastern markets and is now shipping lampblack by the_carload. The Union Photo Engraving Company is engaged on the halftones for an elaborate and beautiful souvenir for the San Jose Mercury, descriptive of Santa Clara County, the largest and finest work of its kind ever issued onthe coast. Also on halftone work for the Sacramento Bee and for San Mateo County, Hawaii, Guatemala, ete. Dibert Bros. are building an oatmill for the Beckman Milling Company of British Columbia. The Union Machine Company is manu- facturing a number of engines for use in various parts of the State. One 25 horse- Smwer goes to Merced, another goes to Mr. | Dutton of Sherman Island, and a 20 hors power engine is for a river schooner. This company also report a brisk demand for mill work and a large amount of repairing and improvements in local business. The California Boiler Works have a large force of mechanics at work on two 60-inch boilers for the Utah Mining Company, Salt Lake; two Enright thrashing engines and boilers for the I\Filler & Lux estate, Tulare; one for the McKinnon ranch, Salinas; two Lauflenburg boilers for Baker & Hamilton ; one 42inch by 16-foot firebox for J. W. Terris’ grading camlp and two large salt- dr’i:ers for the Er ystal Salt Works. he Galloway Lithograph Company. in addition to turning out superior commer- cial work, make a specialty of artistic color work, their latest triumph in this line being a showcard for the National Brewery. The agitation in the interest of home manufdeture has caused people to look up the merits of home lithograph work, and they find it sué)erior to Eastern work. The Union Gas Engine ComBany report constantly increasing trade. During the past week it has received orders for two 20-horse power engines to be used in schooners on the bay. It is placing a 20-horse power engine in a scow- schooner just finished for Captain Turner, and to be used in carrying fruit from Sonoma County. Also during the week it placed an irrigating plant for H. F. Allen of Ross Station, and has just completed a 35-horse power engine for.the Wilmington Development Company, and also received an order for a 25-foot launch from Sacra- mento. The Cyclops Iron Works have }'nst com- gh}fed a 30-ton refrigerator plant for Miller uX. During the week the Perkins Pump and Engine Company completed and shipped four oil engines. Three of these went to the interior and one was placed in this City. Manager Paul B. Perkins reports a greatly increased demand for these en- gines. They can be adjusted for the use of gas, gasoline or oil, and their economy of operation and simplicity suggest use in many ways. Frank L. Brown, manager for the Wash- burn-Moen Mnnui’axzturing Company, re- rts a largely increased trade with the sgndwich ?s]nnds, also with Central and South America. During the past week the Byron Jackson Machine Works completed and shipped two 20-horse power centrifugal pumps for irrigating purposes. One of these went to ‘Woodland and the other to Sacramento. Recently the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association offered a prize of §25 to the local lithographer producing the best design for a certificate of membership. On S#turday last the Union Lithograph Company received a letter from the asso- ciation notifying them that they were the winners and enclosing a check for the money and an order for a large number of certificates. A The Krogh Manufacturing Company_ is constructing several centrifugal pumping Pplants for irrigating purposes. President McGlew of the McGlew Con- centrator Company has just returned from Montana, where he contracted for placing five of the McGlew concentrators in vari- ous mines. These will be built by the Union Machine Works. The Pelton Water Wheel Company had several laige shipments from their works on the unfortunate steamer Colima which recently went down and orders for dupli- cating them are now being received by wire, which, in connection with several local orders, give them all the work they can handle. The Peiton Wheel Company made an extensive exhibit at the late Santiago Exposition in Chile, which attracted much attention and carried away first prize. A very spirited contest was entered” into, which resulted in an effi- ciency test under the direction of Govern- ment officials. This gave the Pelton 27 per cent higher useful effect than any of the others and resulted in a recommendation for its exclusive adoption in that republic for all power purposes. In one special feature, at least, the Santa Cruz Venetian Carnival will eclipse any- thing of the kind ever witnessed on the coast. This will be in the fireworks dis- play. The contract for furnishinF these fireworks was awarded to the California Fireworks Company. The contract calls for the largest single order ever given in the State. In it areincluded effects ranging from 50 feet to 1000 feet long, while for the aerial display are included 30-inch shells to the number of 485, when in the ordinary fireworks display 50 shells of this size would be considered ample. In the grand dosmi cene, a lifelike repre- sentation of the Festival Queen, standing ona beaumul.barge in the bay, in the at- titude of waving a farewell to the carnival guests, will be of such magnificence as to present a fitting finale to this grand event. Francis Smith & Co. have on hand various orders from Pacific Coast mining regions for iron and steel pipe. One order consisting of five carloads of pipe, giants, gates, etc., for a complete mining outfit for a company at Neeshurg, Idaho, 15 now be- ing shipped. They are also engaged on an order from. the Mutual Electric Company for making and coating a large amount of Ic}nndun., which is something new in that ine. The Horsefly Gold Mining Company of {his ity has placed an order with rancis, or 250,000 30-inch steel pipes nces, to equip their mine , for hydraulic mining in an_extensive scale. The company has 360 acres of valuable mining ground, on which they have expended a Jarge amount of money in machinery and prospecting, from which they expect early returns. POTRERQ FOR ARC LIGHTS, Four of Them to Be Immedi- ately Placed on Army Street. Street Lamps Examined by Super- visor Hirsch—Needless Gas Lamps. The Potrero is after electric lights and has received a promise of getting them. Supervisor Hirsh has been making an ex- amination of the street-lighting now in vogue there and has recommended that by replacing a dozen or more of gas lamps with two_good arc lights and abolishing nearly a half dozen more, which, being close to electric lights already, are useless, a great saving would be effected and much more satisfactory lighting given that part of the City. Police Sergeant Bennett is particularly anxious that some kind of light be placed on Army street. This isa very important street now that it has been graded, as per- sons working at the Potrero and living in the Mission district choose that way when they desire to walk. Four arc lights are to be immediately placed on this street at the following cross- ines, respectively: Pennsylvania avenue, Connecticut, Texas and Arkansas streets. The unnecessary §us lamps at the Po- trero are at Napa and Michigan, Napa near Louisiana, corner of Napa and Louisiana, Shasta near Louisiana street and two on the west side of Michigan and Shasta streets, one on the southwest corner of Michigan and Shasta streets, one on the southwest corner of Sierra and Louisiana streets, one on the north side of Sierra street, between Louisiana_and Maryland, one on the north side of Butte street, be- tween Kentucky and Illinois. By putting an electric light on the north- east corner of Solano and Indigna streets and one on the corner of Solano street and Pennsylvania avenue the following gas lamps could be done away with: One on the south side of Solano, between Towa street and Pennsylvania avenue. One on the east side of Pennsylvania avenue, between Solano and Butte. One on the west side of Pennsylvaniaavenue, between Solano and Butte. One on the southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Solano street. One on the south side of Solano street, be- tween Pennsylvania avenue and Mississippi street. One on the northwest corner of Solano and Mississippi streets. One on the south side of Butte street, be- tween Pennsylvania avenue and Mississippi street. A successful musical and literary enter- tainment was given by the pupils of St. Peter's School at St. Peter's Hall, on Florida street, near Twenty-fifth, last even- ing. From the Mail the Carnr takes the fol- lowing brief notes: The Sunday-school scholars of St. Paul’s perish, Twenty-ninth and Church strcets, will 0ld their eleventh annual picnic at E1 Campo, Tuesday, June 11. A good improvement is the filling in of Seventh avenue, from N street to Railroad avenue, which is nearly completed. That Army-street nuisance is again forcing jteelf fo prominence. The stagnant water is loading the gentle zephyrs with deadly germs of disease. Sass Bros. have moved to their hotel on Ken- luckg street, just & few doors below their old stand. John J. Hickey will erect a $3150 residence o:n mze southwest corner of Yolo and Nebraska streets. Sidewalks are to be built on Mississippi street, between Eighteenth and Nineteeuth. The Sixteenth-street electric road will be only operated to Harrison street until the new power-house is completed. The filling in of the flats is flooding out the neighboring residents on Mariposa street. —————————— HER FIRST APPEARANOE. Miss Florence Wyman Makes Her Debut at a Church Concert. Miss Florence Wyman, who has been under the instruction of Professor Pasmore for some time and gives evidence of a high order of musical ability, made her debut last evening in a concert given at the Simpson Memorial Church, The young lady was assisted by her in- structor, and acquitted herself with great credut, being the recipient of well-deserved applause. he entertainment og;ned with “Ye h Little Birds,” in which Miss Helen Niel- sen, Miss A. M. Forester, W. J. Keeley and H. B. Pasmore took part. Miss Wy- man followed with a solo, “*Knowest Thou the Land,” which she rendered in a man- ner that elicited hearty applause. Harry Strelitz played a cello solo—a selection from Mendelssohn—which was followed by Loring P. Rixford’s rendition of “Wake Not, but Hear Me, Love’ from Osgood. A second solo from Miss Wyman with cello obligato was warmly received, and for an encore she sang, “I Will Never Cease Loving Thee,” The concludibg numbers of the prograinme were as fol- lows: “Inflammatus,” Miss Wyman and orus; cello solo, “Romance,” Harry Strelitz; quartet, “Those Evening Bells,” Misses Nielsen and Forester, Messrs. Keeley and Pasmore, POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES, A Large Class Presented at Commencement Exercises Last Evening. TALK BY IRVING M. SCOTT. A. Comte Jr. Presides—Director Hawley Gives Diplomas—Hen- derson’s Speech. The Polytechnic High School graduated 160 young men and women last evening. The exercises took plece at the Girls’ High School. A. Comte Jr., member of the Board of Education, presided. Before introducing the salutatorian he said he was glad to have an opportunity to pay a tribute to the work of the conscientious teachers of San Francisco, and he was sure that in no in- stitution is more faithful painstaking work done than in the Polytechnic High School. Reverting to his own school days and comparing the advantages of those days with the opportunities of the present he said: “Let us not emulate that city which contended for the honor of being the birth- place of Homer after the great epic poet had begged his bread in its streets. Substan- tial a?‘preciauon should be shown to teach- ers when their best energies have been ex- hausted in their noble life work.” He urged the class to regard continuous self- improvement as a duty, and to fulfill nobly the responsibilities that time would place upon them. He introduced the saluta- torian, Hegry M. Goldsmith, who bade the audience welcome, and spoke of the past and future of the class. Hon. Irving M. Scott was introduced as e: xlnkun who could not only build ships but alk. Mr. Scott said, in part: Ladies and your escorts, I belong to the ad- vanced class at present. Let me impress strongly upon you the lesson that you should honor the country to which you belong. Be true to the grand State of California. If the sons and daughters of the United Kingdom bear proudly the flag of their island country shall not Celifornia’s children proudly bear aloft the stars and stripes, which are the em- blem of power, strength and justice? It was for this you received your free educa- tion. You were born ‘free—born in a nation that has never been guilty of dishonor, a nation that spends more money on its schools than does any other in the world. The United Stat fi eaucation of itscitizens, Italy spends 25 cents. 1t is to this liberality with her schools that the United States owes her grand upward march. Remember this when you hear that the world is growing worse and that material .wealth is the god of the human race. Your education should serve to lead you to look beneath such fabrications to facts. To you we will surrender the responsibilities of the home and the Na- tion, and we ask you to keep aloit the standard of patriotism. We ask_you to respect age, re- spect merit, brains, ability wherever you may meet them. Be not disturbed by the waves that sweep the social fabric. Remember that force is constant though form changes ever. Seeing this great audience assembled to en- courage and honor you, I know that the public schools of San Francisco ure safe in the hearts of its people. Remember well the practical lessons, think well of your country, your teachers, your friends. ‘Honor your parents and the institu- tion that has done so much for you. Miss Nellie Chase, the valedictorian, paid a tribute to the teachers, expressed gratitude to the Board of Education for its aid to the school and bade farewell to her | class. H. C. Henderson of the Board of Educa- tion assured the class that when Professor Bush presented the diplomas to the 160 boys and girls he would be almost as happy as they. And why wereall so happy? These closing exercises represented t]v'ne leasure of a course completed. How grate- ul should the young people be to the citi- zens of San Francisco for establishing and sustaining the schools in which they have been fitted for the battle of life. Conclud- ing he emphasized the fact that success de{)ends upon individual effort. Mr. Comte said that the school building, corner Bush and Stockton streets, woul be open for inspection the remainder of the week, and the public was invited to visit it and seethe apparatus. Hon. Irving M. Scott, who had delivered an eloquent address, and than whom no son -of Calis fornia has ever done more for his State, had honored the school with his presence. Would not his example of interest be emulated by other San Franciscans? Mr. Hawley of the Board of Education presented the diplomas. He announted that Edward H. Baker had the highest standing in the school. Diplomas and certificates were awarded as follows: Mhreeyear diplomas_Honorable mention: Clara Ada Heslep, Alice Ticoulet, Fannie Walsh, Bertha Bernstein, Maud Folsom, Ger- trude ‘Trma Luckhardt, Eve 1. MéInerney, Ma- mie C. Nolan. Thrée-year certificates—William F. Garms, Maggie Pryor, Josephine Glynn Kelly, William €. Wilson. Two-year diplomas — Honorable mention: Edward Paul Baker, Herbert Burns, Nathan Cehn, Nellie Chase, Eva Cohen, Samuel M. Crim, Otto a’Erlach, Anna_F. Dorgeloh, Lens Edwards, Henry M. Goldsmith, Josephine Gross, Beatrice Harris, Ray Harris, Alma Heger, Johanna E. Heim, Esther Hoppe, Katie M. Kingston, Richard_Kirman, William Julius Krukau, Jotephine E. O'Rourke, Nellie P. O'Rourke, Grace Isabel Savage, Genevieve M. Voy, J. 1. Yrigoyen. Kobert Adamson, Samuel Baer, Blanche G. Baldwin, Fyancis 'A. Barr, Edwin J. Baum- berger, Peter J. Beaton, N. Lucille Bernard, Sybil J. Campbell, Andrew A. Carl, Emma May Clawson, Frank 'W. Conn, John J. Cullen, Nora Beatrice Cusick, William Harris Depew, Charlotte M. Gilmore, Albert Greenbaum, Annie L. Guerin, Cornelius Hall, Stella Hamburger, Andrew L. Harrigan, Nellie A. Harrington, William J. Boradori, Ethel . Bradford, Rose Breslauer, Mary A. Burns, Timothy John Dinan, Joseph AZDowling, Lulu Frances Forbes, Sadie Gardner, Susie K. Harrington, Willlam W. Healey, Edwin C. Hegler, Kittie F. Hol- land, Fred G. Holzheiser, Ulysses D. Jones, Mabelle J. 'King, Lizzie C. McFadden, H: Clay Miller, Nettie Moore, Rose Samuels, Fannie N. Sanders, Peter F. Scott, Beatrice Knight, Julian_Kraimer, Edward B. Kroenke, Gustave M. Lachman, Violet D, Lauer, Frank Charles Lauinger, Frank Warren Lawrence, Howard E. Morton, Thomas A. Mul- ligan, Frank L. Murphy, Kathleen J. Murphy, Juliah 8. Newman, May O'Brien, Flora_Oliver, Ethel A. Severns, Dottie Mira Sewell, Florence J. Sherwood, Frederick B. Slerck, Adam Smith, Julia Smith, May Charlotte _Stolz, Frank’ P. Lee, Selby C. Oppenheimer, Maude Estelle Thomason, E. Isabel Lewin, Eggert E. Peters, Martha J. Walworth, Fannie Lord, Georgia Poultney, John T. Ward, Harry Malde, Marguerite I. Riley, Malcom C. Whyle, Estelle J. MeAllister, Katie .. Robertson, Alice Wiener, Celia E. McDermott, Regina Rosenberg, Hilma C. Wistrand, Kittie A. McDermott, Daisy E. Salter, Dani€l L. Wol. Two'year certificates—Honorable mention: Laura Edna Tilton, Hannah Valentine, John Lewis Andre, Louise Becker, Manuel Heirao, Amy D. Bening, Lila Helen Berry, Arthur L. Blanchflower, Otto E. Faleh, Edward Felvey, Edward Flinn, Ada Georg,’ Fred Guerrine, Alfred S. Hammersmith, Edward B. Newald, Richard Nichols, Richard 0'Connor, Joseph- ine Oyen, Marian Pernau, John A. Reidy, Preston H. Boomer, Erminio A. Bozio, Eugene J. Campodonico, Fritz Andrew Carstensen, Julia Charmak, William Lawton Curtin, Edythe L. Day, Thomas A. Dorgan, Nellic Elizabeth Johns, Frank R. Knippenberg, Lulu N. Kuhls, William Lamont, Walter Leonard, Nicholas McInerney, James' McMahon, Laura A. Minigan, Annie Ernestine Sanders, Henry Schwartz, May Tabrett, Annie Tannian, Frank Tiddy, Ada’ Emily Tracy, Albert WASHINGTON EVENING SCHOOL. Closing Exercises at Saratoga Music Hall Last Evening. A varied and extensive programme was presented by the Washington Evening School at Saratoga Music Hall last evening, Mr. Charles B. Stone of the Board of Education presiding. ‘There were several orchestra selections, and some songs by the ninth grade. John Kyne recited *“Van Biber’s Bock,” Willie Saunders, “The Woman’s Rights League”’; Frank O’Donnell, “A Cheerful Visitor’; Henry Krull, “Spartacus to the Gladia- tors.” May Hill sang “Golden Love,” and Jennie jMullin IFM gave a vocal NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. A N b At S P o A re e =5— reat Specials STYLISH DREDS GOODS! Our Great Forcing-out Sale of Reserve Stock continues to-day with a great special offering of the following very Seasonable Goods . At Startling Cuts in Prices ! COLORED DRESS GOODS! At 15 Cents. 84 pieces 36-INCH ALL-WOOL LADIES’ CLOTH, in light and medium tans, will be closed out at 15¢ a yard. At 15 Cents. 37 pieces DOUBLE-FOLD ALL-WOOL GRAY AND BROWN FANCY MIXED SUITING will be closed out at 15¢ a yard. At 15 Cents. 51 pieces 36-INCH ALL-WOOL INVISIBLE STRIPES will be closed out at 15¢c a yard. CREPON SUITS! At s8.75 25 FINE ALL-WOOL FRENCH CREPON out at $6 75 each. SUITS, regular price $10 50, will be closed BLACK MOREENS! At 30O Cents. 52 pieces BLACK MOREEN will be closed out at 30c a yard. MURPHY BUILDING, Nrke! Streel, cornse of Jones, T solo. Mary Nigro and Alfred Berryessa | sang “‘Tit for Tat,” Daisy Grogan also | sang, Anton Ewald played a violin solo, “Stephanie Gavotte,” and Joseph? Freitas sang ‘‘Hey Rube.” A burlesque drill, | “Looking Backward," created much merri- ment. The tableaux “Our County,” in which Emily Blackburn represented the Goddess of Liberty and Georgiana Wil- liams the angel of peace, and *‘Seven Ages of Man,” witg Julia Tessieras nurse, Arthur Baramia as schoolboy, Semon Klarnet as lover, George Lerche as soldier, Thomas Murtha as the justice and Albert Ruffo and John Por[;orato in the latest stages, were perhaps the most appreciated feat- ures of the programme. The future of of the class of ’95 was predicted | in a dramatic style, Leyrina Nelson, Ra- mona Zavala and Fred Kaiser giving it in dialogue form in a mimic gypsy camp. Dr.-C. A. Clinton presented the Denman medal to Ella Courtier. Dr. Thomas R. Carew presented the Bridge medals to George Lerche, John Kyne, Thomas Murtha, Fred O’Donnell, Semon Klarnet, | John Porporato. Jennie Podesta received | the Washington medal, which was given by Miss Philomena M. Nolan, principal of the school, and Miss Ada Friala, teacher of the ninth grade. The diplomas were presented by Mr. Charles A. Murdock of the Board of Edu- cation. The graduates were as follows: William Baruth, Gussie Bertie, Adolph Beyer, Theodore Berond, Emily Blackburn, Richard Boltt, John Buckley, Oscar de Brettville, Robert Casella, Ella Courtier, Paul Cuneo, George Dean, "Carl Ernst, Frank Foppiano, Jo- | seph Freitas, William Goetz, Harry Howse, Fred Kaiser, George Keefe, Semon Klarnet, | Henry Krull,John Kyne, Gustave Laux. George | Lerche, Thomas Murtha, Pheenie Nigro, Frank O’Donnell, John Oliva, Paride Parri, Jennie Podesta, John Porporato, Albert Ruffo, Edward | Stenberg, Julia Tessier, Fred Thies, Baci Valenti. Honorable mention was made of the following: Ninth grade—Miss Ada Fiala teacher. George Lerche, John Kyne, Ella Courtier, | Thomas Murtha, Jennie Podeste, Frank 0'Don. nell, Semon Klarnet, Henry Krull, John Por- porato, Edward Stenberg. Bighth grade—iss K. . Mcquaide teacher. Lawrence F. Faure, Thomas McKevitt, Francis Maino, James Murtha, Harry Kilban, Francis McKevitt, Harry Hyland, Gustav Adams, Autone Rossi, Georglava ‘Williams, Herbert ITRY. Seventh grade, Miss A B. McBosle teacher— Patrick J. Clancy, Josie Gilbert, Lawrence Da- ley, May Hill, Felix Desmond, James Leahy, Frea Riencke. Seventh grade, Miss M. McQuaide teacher— | Wilford Darneal, Edward Linehan, John Welch, Joseph Walsh, Albert Dean, James' Shay, Mary Zanno, William Linehan, ixth grade—Miss A. McLaughlin, teacher; Peler Murtha, C.D. Whitmore. Marco Sorich, Emily Zavala, Angie Campodonico, Charles | Nightingale. Sixth grade—Miss Ida Roberts, teacher; | Robert Jung, A. Garrigues, Rudoiph Mayer, | Fred Wilbert, Samuel Silva, Jose) h‘?nsque:. ¥ Fifth grade—Mrs. M. A. Leighton, teacher; ienniem nbsq(\)lgz,llmsne Hem);{ John Renton, nna Lieb, Charles Satow, Jo Frank Miraglinolo. n Neilson and Fifth grade—Miss L. B. Dyer, teacher; Conch: %Ielx;;i:zk(e;eg:xle glm:gy.z:dwlard Brown, g?lvi: olito, Herbert Hunter, Bt r, Angelo Ginocehio and Ungraded class (ladies), Miss M. J. ) teacher—Theresa. Mir.fimnm, Soseta aher: monte, Lola Diez, Madeline 'Ochelli, Louisa teacher—Peter rad Sch Conrad Scheild, Hyd Selovan, Conrad Schnetder, agne; C. Landerburget. Allen Gasé, X1berewhsimon Ungraded class (gentlemen), Professor W. J. Williams, teacher—Eliza Balich, Lodovich Cal- 1;}:1-'16‘115‘1123120(:9\;#{:& Hillario Ruiz, Gaston , io Vi i Mariano L. Scelba, Catle Ziligni- £\ ¥ CELOt: —_— — Constantine the Great had a profound respect for his mother, the Empress Helena. After his accession to the throne he caused her to be brought to the capital, where a palace was set apart for her use, and the highest honors were bestowed upon her. She died in the arms of herson and her body was transported to Rome for burial, where a church and maunsoleum were erected over her remains. The Peruvian method of recordin, g events wasga slygvem of knotted cords. It is, how- ever claimed by some that these were merely used as helps to the memory. A VERDICT FOR SOMERS, Loomis Loses His Damage Suit for Malicious Pros- ecution. Nature of the Evidence He Pro= duced—The Jury Stood Nine to Three. The protracted trial of the case of Loomis against Somers, whereby the plaintiff sought to recover $100,000 for malicious prosecution, reached the jury yesterday. For amonth the case has been bitterly contested, and it has been freely asserted that the defendant, Calvin Somers, was entirely lacking the means of satisfying any judgment against him of a monetary nature. It was argued on the side of the | defense that the secret of the bitterness of | the prosecution was to create a hostile at- mosphere about Somers in the view of other important litigation in which he is involved. The original cause of the sunit was the shooting of a private detective named Mo. Clintock ten years ago in the private apartments of Mrs. Mabel Treadwell, now deceased, at the Russ House. Charles A. Loomis was charged with the shooting and convieted, but on a_ second trial he was acquitted. Calvin Somers and Mrs. Treadwell were the principal witnesses against him. Then Mr. Loomis brought his suit for damages. & In the course of the proceedings he charged Somers with planning the murder of his (Somers’) mother, and in other ways | attacked Somers’ reputation as to honesty and veracity. Somers’ defense was gener- ally in the nature of a denial of the allega- tions against him. Judge Daingerfield, before whom the case was tried, gave exhaustive attention | to the points raised, and held exception- ally )ong sessions to accommodate coun- sel. The prosecution was represented by | Messrs. Mnoon and Watt, while Judge Rix appeared for the defendant. The Judge charged the jury at 4:30 P. M. His instructions were very comprehiensive. The jury was out only a short time when it returned with a verdict for the defense. 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