The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 7, 1895, Page 7

4 4 P S 'S THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1895. 7 __JUNE 7, 1895 CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. The weather to-day will be fair, nearly sta- ionary temperature. The committee for the affiliated colleges has not selected a building site. A successful benefit was given yesterday at Morosco's, for the Actors’ Association. The Olympic Club may lease its grounds near »ark 10 a Chicago aumsement company. The Free W s Infidel Suffrage Club held 1 rst meeting at 997 Market street yester- t The election of officers of the Merchants’ Association was last night postponed until next esday. Forecast Official Hammon will give the carrier 1 a fair trial in connection with weather AU Teports. Di onds” was well performea last o Ziliani Musical Soclety at the ia Theater. ced “widows” of the late John Smith Moxl arc battling in the courts over propert; valued at $100,000. e The winning horses at the Bay District track yesierday were Josephine, Tamalpais, Green- back Jr., imp. Ivy and Garcia. L1l but two of the local passenger agents have joined the union and put up $100 each 1o guarantee against cutting prices. The investigation of the cooly labor problem will be resumed to-day by the Labor and United States Immigration Commussioners. The fifth annual outing of the CALL'S chapel of printers, held at Camp Tavlor yesterday, was one of the most enjoyable affairs held by it. Interesting graduating exercises were held yesterday by the John Swett, Potrero, Rincon, rondway, Lincoln, Mission and Hearst school: firemen were heavily fined by the Board Jommissioners yesterday and a fireman ‘was dismissed from the department for various offenses. slative committee of the Miners’ As- 1as prepared a new bill to present to for the protection of mineral land ck, a resident of Butchertown, was or obtaining $70 from Ed O'Brien, h and Castro streets, by fraud, trick tors of the will of Calvin W. Kel- belonging to the estate in Stock- 900, courts will be asked to decide the right husband dismiss an action brought by woman in California is in- am Westerfeld has been 31 60, with an indebted- leaving total value of s, & carpenter, living at 304 Ken- t, Potrero, was held up by two men r'his own st night and robbed of his d watch an police y ed yesterday the witnesses who will on the body of Nellie oW exas and Missouri are in this heat. Local dealers ex- r the California cereal California men who are es- interested in athletics are planning a e athletic team that is soon m the East. rainload of £01n vent: The s reen fruit has been ilated cars by special ice, if successful, will { the People’s Home Savings 1 dividend of 15 per cent expecting to secure con- k building. day ¢ Ban by the Southe A comm ation Pacific Company. tee from the Manufacturers’ Asso- sterday found the_ condition of the ng property of Mr. Miner, near Oak- st as it has been represented. nda Li me, slias Dr. Godirey, alias Dr. dwin, w esied last night for perform- ing a cr young woma: 1 operation upon Lizzie Husted, 8 n living a1 1065 Market street. t Committee yesterday decided to nd favorably the pavement of Market yen Ness avenue with bitumen, pro- owners pay half the cost. ra by her guardian, C. Ferrera, n Kliegel for $10,000 dam- r inj ustained through the tilting oard in the sidewalk opposite Kliegel’s Irene Ferre! ed Benja May Humphreys, an old lady living at Hyde street, was knocked down by a lectric_car last evening at Van d both bones of her left leg ent of the juror in the Panlsell isagreed with his eleven co-jurors had & ‘‘prejudice against the court” stigated this morning in Judge . was much talk and in some directions fear vesterdey 8s to the result of areport “ommissioners Chadbourne and Colnon have tormed & patronage combination against Dan Cole. & The estimates of the Fire Department for the next fiscal year, amounting to %830,740, were submitted io the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday and recommended for adoption to the Board of Supervisors. The Hiberni Sevings and Loan Society has sued Margaret C. Porter, as administratrix of the estate of William H. Peter, and others to reclose & mortgage on 4 promissory note for ted by Mary A. Tobin. John R. Aitken is to be required to withdraw Josition as attorney for A. P. New- e case against Police Captain Doug- d M.Sweeney is to take charge of the case. Mr.Bweeney says the prosecution will be for principle’s sake. Judge Garber concluded his opening argu- ment in supvort of the demurrer against the Government claim to the Stanford millions at noon yesterday. Judge McKisick began the sresentation of the views of the other side and 1as not yet concluded. The conduct of Officer Wells of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in arrest- ing Mrs. Allen Smith, 14 Webster street, and her sister, Mrs. H. P. Filgate, last night, will likely form a subject of investigation by the Police Commissioners. D fontgomery, Abrams and Spencer, the experts to whom the blood found on the over- alls of Smith, the reprieved Colusa murderer, have found it lmgosnb!e aiter the long Japse of time to tell whether the blood was that of & human being or a hog. The Chinese cook and steward of the Ameri- can ship C. F. Chapman were arrested vester- day on a charge of being illegally in the United States, They were on the high seas when the time for registering closed, and the chances are that they will be allowed to take out the necessary certificates. 5 John Moran and Peter Lynch have petitioned | for letters of administration over the estate of Mary Coffey, who died on May 30, 1895, leav- ing an estate valued at $12,500. Besides $200 to & danghter, Agnes Albert, and $200 to Rev. A. Maraschi, 8. J.,all the estate is bequeathed to testatrix’fson, W. C. Coffey. George W. Russell, a visitor from the East, was arrested by Detectives Egan and Silvey last night, and when searched thirty-one pocket-knives and s lot of shirtstuds were found in his pockets, which the detectives think are the proceeds of a burglary, and they would like to hear of the owner. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald yesterday at- tempted to arrest Justice of the Peace Groezin- ger because the latter had in arecent suitruled sgainst the commissioner’s notice concerning tne sanitary condition of a house the rent of which was in gquestion. Judge Groezinger ordered him out of the courtroom. Rey. J. Cumming 8mith, pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Saa Francisco, reoemhl‘y ave his lecture on “Alaska” in the Asbury M. . Church, Oakland, to an appreciative audi- ence. Without stereopticon innstrntlons and without notes of any kind the lecturer gave a most enjoyable description of the ioumeym Aleska and of the leading scenes of interest in the country. J. F. Hindricks has sued John Hasslein to obtein &n injunction against interterence with a copartnership cxisnn% between the parties to the suit since March 21, 1895. He charges that Hasslein has attempted to dispose of the good will and “by using threats of violence has prevented the plaintiff from attending to his duties ana prevented his having access to the books of the partnership.” After a heated argument between attorneys in the matter of the estate of the late Dr. Charles James, Judge cofleg decided to allow Dr. Milen, father of Laura Milen, the alleged contract wife of the late doctor, to retain pos- session as a tenant of the house at 940 Howard street, formerly occugied by the late physician and forming part of his estate. The matter came up on & motion to compel the Public Ad- ministrator to eject Mr. Milen and his daugh- 10r &8 trespassers. authorized to sell certain per- | ive committee of the Miners’ As- | determined to make a strong | twenty minutes. e grabbing of mineral lands | i | land or water. | turn to it. HOMING PIGEON SERVICE, ForecastOfficial Hammon Says That He Will Give It a Fair Trial. HOW THE BIRDS ARE TRAINED. A Fancler Tells of the Flight of the Swift Winged Mes- sengers. “The subject of using carrier pigeons for transmitting weather reports from the Farallone Islands to this office,”” said Fore- cast Official Hammon yesterday, *‘is still being considered, but the date when the idea will be put into operation has not yet been determined. It will be an experi- ment, but I do not see why it should not be a success. As vou understand, the birds cannot be taken to the islands and let loose with the expectation that they will fly to this office. They will have to be trained, and that takes time.” ‘While Mr. Hammon was conversing on this subject he was visited by Edward G. Koenig of 2925 Jackson street, who for a number of years has devoted himself to the raising of homing pigeons. Mr. Koenig said: “The CALL has announced that this department is to use carrier pigeons to con- vey messages from the Farallones, and I thought 1 would offer vou any assistance you may require in the matter.” ““What would be the cost of fumishing say 50 pigeons for experimental purposes?” asked the forecast official. *‘Birds,"” replied Mr. Koenig, ‘‘are worth $5 a pair, that is birds that can be relied upon, but then there are some that have records that are worth $35 a pair.” flyers to cross from the islands to the City, and being told that the distance is abouu 30 miles in an air line, Mr. Koenig answer- Being asked the time it would take the | buildings in contemplation for Market street that the improvement would en- courage. Mr. Dunker also fayored it. He said that possibly some “mossbacks” would censure the board for creating a big tax levy, but that the great mass of the people would approve. Morgenstern said, “I'm with you.” A resolution will be prepared. ™ “In favor of improving Market street, from East to Valencia, and to that end in favor of authotizing an appropriation of $150,000 to improve with a good bitumen pavement this thoroughfare on condition that the property-owners will defray one- haif the expense, which will not alone add greatly to the rentable value of the prop- erty, but will facilitate public travel.’ In discussing the improvement of Van Ness avenue Supervisor Hughes said it was most important. It was the artery leading to the parks and Presidio; it is the only street wherein the military could make a display; it was costing $300 a month for sprinkling now and this expense would be done away with with a bituminous pave- | ment. He thought the property-owners | here would pay half the expense also, and | if so a resolution could be passed at the first i meeting in July giving the property- { owners the right to enter into private contracts. These improvements and also the improvements in the parks should be completed. The method of spending small sums of money upon them year after year simply frittered the money away and nothing was done. It was time the parks were in shape, and he thought ifthis board did the work the people would appreciate it. There had been exFensive tinkering going on over the small parks and plazas for twenty and thirty years, and !Yley were still a disgrace to the City. The Van Ness avenue matter was re- ferred to the Superintendent of Streets | with _instructions to report at the next | meeting what blocks were not paved, with | an estimate on the cost of laying a pave- | ment of bitumen on the present macadam foundation so that the board may provide for the cost in the next tax levy. A resolution will also be presented ‘‘in favor of providing in tae next tax levy the sum of $20,000 in the street department fund for the purpose of constructing a sewer through the Presidio reservation | from Locust street and the south line of the Presidio reservation to Union and Lyon streets for the purpose of pro\'ldinF an outlet for the Presidio Heights sewer.” | This was decided upon as the sewer is | deemed necessary. 'he district is too JUMBO—-OLD PROBABILITIES’ WINGED MESSENGER. ed that the birds would come home in “But you reckon as to flights by land,” suggested Mr. Hammon. “Oh no,” added the bird-fancier, “it makes no difference if the birds travel over Some time ago 1 gave to the captain of an outgoing vessel, a basket containing some pigeons, to be set free when about 20 miles out at sea. This, however, he failed to do, and_did not re- lease them until he was off Point Arena; 125 miles away, and the birds came home.’ Mr. Koenig then explained how the igeons have been trained. He said that Ee would like to have his dove cote on_the roof of the Mills building, because it is such an attractive building. The birds, he said, must be such as have never been out of the cote, and must be kept for two months at least at the place to which they are to return, so that they may familiarize themselves with the place. They may at the end of that time be taken half way across the bay and set free. The next day they may taken as far as Sausalito and freed, and then the distance increased ever{ day. The birds, he said, never forget their home—they always re- As an instance he cited the fact that last Saturday a strange bird entered his cote, and when he examined it, discov- ered by the ring on its leg that it was one he had sold to E. P. Sheel of Clay and Walnut streets, in June, 1893. It had been kept in captivity for two years, and when released returned to its original home. It was but six weeks old when sold. Mr. Hammon said that some years ago the signal service had made experiments with pigeons in the East, and that results had been very satisfactory, and as it had been a success there, he could not see why such service would no be successful here. In fact it would prove a great advantage. THE STREET COMMITTEE, They Recommend the Pave- ment of Market Street With Bitumen. Van Ness Avenue Will Also Be Paved If Property Owners Pay Half. If the spirit manifested by the Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors at their meeting yesterday is sustained through their term the City is reasonably certain to witness a revolution in its streets—a boom in better pavements. They declared in favor of paving Market street with bituminous rock from East street to Valencia, and also of paving Van Ness avenue with the same, provided that the property-owners on both these thor- oughfares would pay half the cost. It was recommended that $150,000 be placed in the new tax levy for the Market- street pavement. Room on the tax levy for a $20,000 ex- penditure for the sewer through the Pre- sidio was also recommended. Members were all enthusiastic and al- most eloquent in behalf of better streets, The petition in favor of paving Market street was first taken up. Supervisor Ben- jamin made quite a long speech in its favor. *‘There is an organization composed of well-known citizens who want to increase the pulation of the City,” he said. “CouRio anything be done to bring about that end like putting our main busi- ness thoroughfares in such shape as to wear the appearancejof a metronolis? . To pave Market street with bitumen means 1o greatly increase the value of real estate on that street; to greatly vacilitate busi- ness by making hauling easy so as to save horseflesh. With all these advantages to the property-owners and business men it is to my mind nothing more than proper that they shouid share the cost. I am inclined to believe there will be no objec- tion to this on their part. It will bring money to Market street, encourage invest- ment there anad the building of structures i to the thoronghfare.” cré?l::x?vliegor Hughes said he was sure the small to be assessed for the costand it | would be impossible to get the money from | Congress. The following was submitted from the Richmond District Improvement Club: To the Honorable, ete.—SIrs: At a meeting of the Richmond District Improvement Associa- tion held on Wednesday. May 22, it was re- solved to call the attention of your honorable body to the condition of Clement street, for- merly a fine street but utterly destroyed by the Sutro Rallway Company. We there- fore ask your honorable board to compel the Sutro Railway Company to st least leave the street in as good condition as they found it. We are informed by the foreman of the fire-engine company of our district that on account of the ruination of the street it was only on certain points they could cross in case of a fire north of Clement street, and thus leaving the most thickly settled portion of the district almost without the assistance of the fire company. Therefore we pray your board will act in the matter. Upon this the committee makes the fol- lowing report: It appears futile for the committee to recom- mend any action in the matter, however flagrant may be the violation. The only course to be taken will be to appeal to the party hay- ing the franchise, and there can be no question bul that he will have an examination of the street made by the experts acting under his direction, and,’if he is satisfied that the state- ments are correct, he will use his power as the executive of the City to comgel the Sutro Rail- wey Company to comply with the obligations. In regard to the resolution introduced by Supervisor Spreckels at the last meeting of the board and referred to this commit- tee, requesting the Superintendent of Streets to notify the Mayor's office each day what inspectors are detailed on street- work and sewers, with their names, addresses and where they are lo- cated, the committee will recommend indefinite postponement for the reason the Mayor which the Superintendent of Streets can afford will be readily given, as all information is given to the public. There is no necessity for the board to pass this resolution when any citizen can ob- tain all information on application at the office of the Superintendent of Streets.” This is practically the langnage of the Superintendent of Streets, used when the resolution was read. Upon this statement the report was made. . HAD TO DO SOMETHING. If He Couldn’t Lick the Boys, Then He ‘Would Lick the Trus . Corporal punishment in the schools of New Jersey is prohibited by law, yet the boys of New Jersey are no less deserving of a good whaling now and then than the boys of other States. Some of the teachers of the State with old-fashioned notions condemn this law, but must abide by it, and such a teacher had charge of a country school in the northern part of the State. He was a strapping big fellow, and it was a blessing to the bogs, no doubt, that they were protected by the law, for they were a tough lot. The teacher did the best he could with them by moral sausion, but it was of little avail, and he finally laid his case before the trustees, says the Detroit Free Press. a “Gentlemen,” he said, after telling the condition of affairs, “‘those boys have to be licked.” Pl “You can’t do it, sir,” expostulated the chairman of the board. 3 “Then you will have to assist me in con- trolling them.” ““That’s what you are employed for, sir.” “Then, as I have said, they must be licked.” t & “That is against the law, sir,” insisted the chairman. 5 “Then, gentlemen,” said the teacher, with vigorous emphasis, ‘‘somebody must be licked; and I want to say right here for your guidance that the next_time I have trouble with them I am going to lick a trustee, and as I have trouble about once a day, each one of you may expect to get it at least once a week. I guess there is no law against that, is there?” At last accounts the trustees were look- ing for a new teacher. — e Special Baggage Notice. Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re duced rates at our office oNLY. One trunk, round trip, 50 cents; single trip, 35 cents. Morton Special Delivery. 31 Geary street, 408 Taylor street and Oakland ferry depot.* SR In the Loo Choo islands, though there are neither vehicles nor public lighting, the inhabitants have letter-boxes and tele- phones. —————— THERE is an article on th market seldom ers would be glad to meet the Bf:;” fnyl?;nw. He knew of several big equaled and never excelled—Jesse: Moore Whis- . Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its puriy.* stated that “any information desired by | GAVE THE MONEY'S WORTH Histrionic Art to Suit All Tastes at the Actors’ Benefit. MINSTRELSY ' AND TRAGEDY. A Highly Successful Entertainment at Morosco’s Opera- House. From 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon till after the hour when good people generally dine, an audience that filled Morosco's from floor to roof sat and applauded an entertainment that included samples of nearly every branch of the drama—legiti- mate and otherwise. Everything was good, and the hearers did not want to go home till they had heard the full bill of the first grand benefit of Pacific Lodge of the Actors’ Association of America, but Manager Morosco must have thanked his stars that the supply of talent ended where it did, for otherwise it would have been impossible to give his usual evening’s performance. As it was, early comers to “My Jack’ met the depart- ing audience from the benefit. It was easy to see that professionals were at the helm in all the arrangements, for there was not a hitch or a wait throughout the performance. Elegantly gowned ladies of the profession selling flowers at a gayly decorated stand in the foyer was the first notification the visitor received that the occasion was an unusual one. Local managers and popular actors wearing orange streamers were in evidence in the foyer, and there were enough ushers to form a procession. In addition to a large reception committee, the following ladies and gentlemen had been especially invited | to form an honorary reception committee: Miss Julia Blanc, T. T. Williams, W. H. Bunker, Miss Mina Gleason (chairman), George L. Elliott, Hugh Hume, W. T Hess, Miss Kitty Kerwin (secretary), Charles M. Shortridge, R. A. Crothers, Leon Samuels. The entertainment opened with a grand minstrel performance, when W. L. Glea- son, the treasurer of the Actors’ Asso- ciation of America and the stage man- ager of the entertainment, sat in the middle of the circle. surrounded by a num- ber of actors and actresses whose faces are familiar to local theater-goers. The specialty performance included Ferris Hartman, George Alvin, Miss Alice Nielsen and Billy McCaul. Joe Morrisey and Tommy Leary performed a shavin scene which kept the audience in_ roars o laughter, while Alfred Roncovieri and his band were gracefully grouping them- selves behind the scenes, so that when the comedy element was ended the curtain went up revealing the musicians ready for action. As well as playing illustrated solos, the band also accompanied the famous ccrnet- ist, Jules Levy, in Rossini’s *‘Inflammatus” and the encores which were so strenuously | aemanded. In order that the audience might not have too much of one thing specialties were sandwiched between the military mu- sic, some of which were performed by John J. Raffael, Frank Bangs, Miss Tillie Mor- risey and Paul Craig. Tragedy came next on the programme, and people who were beginning to languish from the heat re- vived again in the complete change of dramatic atmosphere. The telling playlet of “Chatterton’’ was excellently acted b Willard Newell, Charles W. Swain, Mrs. J. K. Emmet and Miss Kitty Belmour, Mrs. Emmet making a charming Lady Mary and Willard Newell playing the death scene of the ill-fated poet with great ap- plause. The Forum scene of ‘‘Virginius” was uite a triumph for the Morosco Company, dmond Hayes’ rendering of the Roman father and Miss Hall’s Virginia being | especially effective. Heavy plays of this type are so fatally near to ridicule if over or under acted that the evident sympathy of the audience with Virginia's woes, and their palpable detestation of Fred Butler as Appius, was the best commentary on the performance. Philip Hastings and Baby Sinnot made uite a hit in their own version of **Trilby.” They were followed by more specialties. The third act of ‘A Night Off’ was suc- cessfully performed by the following mem- bers of the Daily Company: CharlesE. Eldridge, Mr. Henderson, Al H. Hallett, Jean Weiner, Frank Cleaves, Miss May Nannary, Miss Anita Bridger, Miss Mar- garet Marshall, Josephine Gassman, and the fourth act of “Camille” was acted by Miss Anita Fallon, Miss Dorothy Ross- more, Miss Margaret Marshall, H. Coulter Brinker, A. W. Fremont, George Ryan, Leslie’ Morosco. During the entertainment a brief ad- dress was made by George Osbourne, presi- dent Actors’ Association of America. CHADBOURNE WD COLE Employes of the Harbor Com- mission on the Anxious Seat. Rumor That the Cole Men Are to Be Displaced by Colnon and Chadbourne. Harbor Commissioner Daniel Cole went up to Yuba County day before yesterday. He is expected to return to-day, but if he does not get back on time there will be fear and trembling among his appointees on the water front. Commissioners Colnon and Chadbourne did not hold a regular meeting yesterd: but there is a widespread impression justi- fied by observation that they connubiated and took a general inventory of Cole scalps. The Cole men are now convinced that Chadbourne has cast his fortunes with the administration at SBacramento and will join his fellow-Commissioner Colnon inlifting a Cole scalp whenever the opportunity occurs. i A friend of Chadbourne, in speaking of the reported defection last night, said: “Chad 18 now getting even. For a long time he was on the board between Bassett and Cole, and neither one of them ever paid any attention to his_recommendation when the pie was given out. Now he sees an opportunity to even up with Cole by joining hands with Colnon.” Chad doesn’t care for politicsin the commission, but is the kind of a man that will help a friend without inquiring whether the man in need of assistance isa Democrat or Re- publican.” AL A close friend of Commissioner Cole, whose name is withheld by request, was seen last evening. He said he did not un- derstand that any immediate raid was to be made on Cole’s appointees. “The next important change to be made is that of_ Chief Wharfinger,” he said. “Mr. Boobar, the incum- bent, is a Bassett ngpoinoeo, and _according to the rule which has usually been observed by the board in making ag intments, Commissioner Col- non should have the right to name Boobar’s successor.”’ At Southern Pacific headquarters, where a pretty close watch is kept of water-front proceedings, Chadbourne’s course is being observed. ; Amoag the politicians who are inter- ested in holding the places already secured for their friends there is more than a little alarm. Some of them declared that Ohad-, bourne has gone over to the Democratic administration and intends to vote with Colnon to oust Republicans all along the line of the water front. There are some seventy or eighty good places at the dispo- sal of the board. THE AFFILIATED COLLEGES. The Committee Has Not Yet Selected a Building Site. The statement published last evening that the committee appointed to selecta site for the affiliated colleges had made their choice of a lot was somewhat prema- ture. They have not made a selection, al- though several pieces of land have been favorably considered. Among these is the 400x200 foot block on Potrero avenue, Santa Clara avenue, Sixteenth street and Frank- lin square. It is owned by the Spring Valley Water Company and was formerly the reservoir of the old Bently Water Works. The block is well elevated and commands a fine view of the City and bay. It is close to the Lick School of Mechanical Arts. John Center ownsdpropcrty in_the neighborhood and offered the committee a giit deed of one block, but the offer was not accepted, as the gentlemen did not like the location. They are expecting that the Spring Valley Company will set a price on their land within a few days. The offer will be con- Sid(:ired with a dozen others that have been made. The Lynch Children the Latest to Join the Theatrical World. They Are at Home With Any Instru- ment Known to the Musical World. San Francisco has produced many mu- sical wonders, but none in recent years THREE MUSICAL WONDERS DECLARING A DIVIDEND. The People’s Bank to Pay Depositors Another Install- ment Soon. EFFORTS TO COMPROMISE. Depositors to Be Paid 15 Per Cent If the Pacific Bank Building Is Sold. Two months ago the depositors of the defunct People’s Home Savings Bank re- ceived mnotice that the directors had de- clared adividend of 5 per cent,and that the same would be paid on presentation of the deposit-books. In view of the fact that the People’s | Bank had nearly $1,500,000 on deposit and assets of the face value of nearly $2,000,000, a 5 per cent dividend was considered a very insignificant sun. Many of the large depositors presented their account-books at once, fearful, it seemed, that even this small amount would come up missing | when applied for. The smaller depositors, however, were gontent to call for their dividend as the opportunity presented i self, the result being that the bank had innumerable ‘‘callers” every day. De- mands are confined almost _entirely to two figures, though an occasional depositor comes forward with a book calling for something over $100. The affairs of the People’s Home Sav- ings Bank are in as good condition now as the day they went into liquidation, though | that is eminently unsatisfactory to the de- ositors. A majority of the mortgages eld by them on property in Southern California have been foreclosed, though this action has brought them in no ready GRACE, FRED AND IRENE LYNCH, THE YOUNG MUSICAL WONDERS. | that at all compare with the Lynch child- ren—Fred, Grace and Irene. They are still of very tender years, yet there is practically no instrument known with whicn they are not familiar, and from which they cannot extract all sorts of sweet sounds. The youngest, Irene, is a black-eyed, black-haired little miss, and it is little short of wonderful the way in which she plays the cornet. One would hardly think that such a small pair of lungs could pro- duce such volume and purity of tone. Grace and Irene do a very pretty musical act in which the first named is blindfolded and led to a piano. Over the keys is thrown a light cloth, yet in spite of this handicap she keeéss perfect time to the sister’s cornet or bells, as the case might be. The brother is an accomplished violinist, and there are not a few who think he is destined to become a great performer. On the violin, mandolin, guitar and other more difficult instruments the Lynch children are Derlectl{ at home. It would be hard to say which of the three is the most finished” performer, for they all work with such heart and soul. These latest musical wonders made their first bow to the public at the Alcazar Mon- day night. It was remarkable that they ave not the slightest evidence of stage ?r;gm, but to the contrary played like old- timers. They have already had an offer to go East, though their parents are unde- cided just at present what they will do. A CENTURY OF WAR. The Fearful Cost in Blood and Money to France. A highly interesting story of what 100 years of war have cost France in human life has just been made public by Dr. Langneau, member of the Academy of Medicine jn Paris, and is found in the Lancet. When the revolution broke out France’s effective army was only 120,000 men, For the wars waged during ten years, in Belgium, on the Sambre, the Meuse, the Rhine, the Alps, the Pyrenees, in the Vendee and in Egypt, there were called out 2,800,000. At the census made in the ninth year of the republic there remained of these only 677,598. In the killed and in _deaa by disease the wars of the first republic cost France 2,122,402 men. From to Waterloo 3,157,398 men scarcely sufficed to fill the blanks, whichin "an incessant war against combined Europe, France incurred at Austerlitz, Jena, Auerstadt, Friedland, Saragossa, Eckmuhl, Essling, Wagram, anagona, Smolensk, Moscow, Lutzen, Bautzen, Dresden, Leip- ig and Waterloo. nder the restoration Louis Philippe and the second republic, in spite of the war in Spain (1823), the conquest of Algiers (1830} and the taking of Antwerp, France passes through a comparative calm. The army numbered about 213,748, and the mortality averaged 22 per 1000. In 1853-55 com- menced the epoch of the great wars—the Crimea, Italy (1862-66), China (1860-61), Mexico (1862-66), and the disasters of 1870. In the Crimea, out of 300,268 men, 95,615 succumbed; in Italy, out of 500,000, there died 18,678; in China, 950, and in Cochin €hina 48 per 1000. The second empire cost France about 1,600,000 soldiers. Accord- ing to Dr. Langneauw’s demographic tables the century from 1795 to 1895 witnessed the death in battle or by disease of 6,000,000 French soldiers. money. for ranch property now, though the direc- tors believe that the building of the Valley road will bring a lot of bidders into the field, with the result that real estate will make a sufficient advance to pay them for their long wait. The bank has on hand now only about $20,000. or enough to pay a dividend of three-quarters of 1 per cent. Of course the directors will not think of declaring a dividend under 5 per cent, which means that there must be at least $75,000 on hand. About the 10th of August a dividend of 15 per cent may be declared, though this depends entirely on the compromise they are pow endeavoring to effect with the Pa- cific Bank. It will be remembered that the People’s Bank holds a mortgage on the { Pacific Bank building for $100,000; though the claim was disputed after the Pacifie Bank went under. 'If the compromise can be made, and the directors of the People’s i Bank think such a thing highly probable, the building will at once be sold, and they hope to realize enough to warrant a divi- dend of at least 15 per cent at the time mentionod above. Of the $1,500,000 due depositors it is un- derstood that a trust company holds near- ly $750,000. The remainder is still held by the original depositors, except a few thou- sand dollars disposed of in the excitement incident to the earlier days of the wreck. A few believe that the depositors will ulti- mately be paid in full, though a majority would be willing to take considerably less than this if a settlement would be made right away. 'he Bank Commissioners have levied an assessment on the various State banks for their pro rata of the expenses of the com- mission. The assessment this year is 9 cents and 6 mills on each $1000 deposited. The money subject to taxation amounts to $183,595,257 77. This does not include banks in liquidation or those about to go out of business. Private and National banks are also excluded from the above amount. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. REV. JOSEPH COOK. (19 Years Boston Monday Lecturer.) FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 8 o'clock. ——SUBJECT—— “SEVEN MODERN WONDERS.” Admission, 25 Cents. THE HAWTHORNE SOCIETY. PROF. E. E. BARNARD. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE—‘“ASTRONOMY." Friday Evening, June 7, 1895. Y.M.C.A. AUDITORIUM, Mason and Ellisstreets. Tickets and reserved seats secured at Soclety's office, fourth floor, Y. M. C. A. building, trom 1 to 5 p. M., and at box officé evening of lecture. RUNKING % RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Tuesday, Wednesday, Mond: B raday, Friday and Saturday.ita Thursday, or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. There is absolutely no demand | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. AL HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Propriecors TASPETMES - — Matinee To-morrow (Sat’day). SUNDAY NEXT, POSITIVELY LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE MERRY LILIPUTIANS In the Successtul Extravaganza, HUMPTY DUMPTY UP TO DATE. OUS COSTUMES, LAST TIMES TO SEE i . FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & o+ Lesses At ramaatRs -~ ouR ] coor, HOUSE | AS ICE AND THAT’S ANOTHER REASON Everybody Goes to See the FRAWLEY COMPANY e “THE ARABIAN NIGHTS!” And the Curtain-Ral THE PICTUR AME POPULAR PRI Night, 15¢, 25¢, 50c and 75c: Matinee, 15¢, 25¢, 50¢ All'of them reserved. MONDAY, JUNE 10—Great Production of | “MOTELS "’ Don’t walt for the rush. Secure yourseats at once. A Mrs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managee | ——EVERY EVENING ! THE FARCICAL OPERA THAT PLEASES ALL H. Grattan Donnelly’s “SHIP AHOY!” YOU WANT TO SEE IT ! NEW SONGS t—— NEW DANCES! First Appearance ol LAURA MILLARD. LC £ ROYCE. New Bcenery ew Accessories! “CHRISTY! PULL "EM DOWN 1”* Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lessee and Managee TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT! A DRAMATIC EVENT! FIRST PRODU IN THIS CITY OF THE WERFUL MELODRAMA, MY TACERS™” Under the Personal Supervision of WALTER . SANFORD, Manager, Author and Actor. EVENING PRIC 50 ana_§0c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. BIG CARDS OF THE VAUDEVILLE { — L i EVERY ONE FALKES and SEAM. ROGERS BROS. A STAR. MAUDE RAYM: RICHMOND and GLF | Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. Matinee Saturday and Sunday. Parquet, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Children, any seat, 10c. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, | Corner Eddy and Mason streets. | CLIFF PHILLIPS. Proprietor and Managee A SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION OF SURPASSING MERIT! Reproduction on the water of Toby E. Rosentkal's ELAINE- A Nautical Tableau, “Saved From the Waves,’” BY CLAYTON. Next Week—First Time in America, LIVING MARBLE STATUARY. Evening Prices—Parquet and Dress Circle, Re- served, 25c and 50c. Saturday and Sunday Matinee—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15¢; Adults, 25c. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. DON’T MISS THIS! ANOTHER WEEK-DAY EXCURSION TO THE—— SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS! WILL BE GIVEN BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, Under the Personal Supervision of Wm. H. Menton, Excursion Passenger Agent, SATURDAY, JUNE 8th Only $1.25 *GERE0E Only $1.25 TICKETS. A special first-class train will be run on this occa- sion, leaving San Francisco Ferry Landing (Narrow Gange), foot of Market street, at 7:45 A. M. Re- turning, arrive back in San Francisco at 8:05 p. x. The main object of this Excursion is to cnable those who have in mind a summer outing an_op- ortunity to inspect the many desirable CAMPING RERGRTS situated on the line of the Sants. Cruz Division (Narrow Gauge, notably Alma, Wrights, Laurel, Glenwood, Felton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creei and Big Trees. The train will 810p at esch of those points, affording ample time for inspection. Don't forget to take along your lunch baskets. Special round-trip tickets will be placed on sale at 613 Market street, Grand Hotel Ticket Office, June 4,5,6and 7, and at the Ferry Landing on the morning of the Excursion. For_further information apply or address Mr. WM. H. MENTON, Excursion Passenger Agent S. P. Co., 613 Market street, Grand Hotel Ticket Of- fice, between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock noon. RICHARD GRAY, T. H. GOODMAN, Gen. Traflic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. HO! FOR SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY ! ‘The Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s ele- gantly appointed steel steamer POMONA will make Satarday to Monday excursions between San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Monterey. Leave Broadway wharf Saturdays at 4 P. u.; dus Santa Cruz same evening about 10 o'clock. Leave Santa Cruz for Monterey, Sundays, 8 4. .. due Monterey, 10 . M. Returning—Leave Monterey, Sundays, 4 . M. and Santa Cruz 10 P, .; due San Francisco, Monday, 5 A. M. Fare (including meals and berth): To SantaCruz and return, $4; to Monterey, $5. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery s 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, 16c, including admission to grounds. THE STEAMER UKIAH Will leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 4. ., 12:10. 2:00 and 4:00 . M. Returning leave £l Campo 11:15 4.0, 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 P. x. -~ A Curious Royal Collection. One of the most curious collections in the world is one upon which the Queen of Italy has been engaged for years. It con- sists of old boots, shoes and slippers, to many of which an historical interest at- taches. Queen Margaret is the happy pos- sessor, for instance, of a pair of coarse, heavy shoes that dre said to have belonged to Joan of Arc; she has also a dainty pair of boots supposed to have been worn by Marie Stuart at_her execution, as well as some slippers of Queen Marie Antoineette and the famous beauty, Ninon de I'Enclos, of whom tradition says that she had lovers after she had reached the age of fourscore. Somebody has suggested that it is gombly the fact that the kingdom of Italy is shaped like a boot that suggested to the ueen her strange hobby.—London Daily ews, SANTA CRUZVENETIAN WATERCARNIVAL JUNE 11 TO 15, INCLUSIVE. The 8. P. R. R. has issued special rates of travel during Carnival wesk. Round Trip from San Francisco (tickets good for one week), $2 80. From all other points two-thirds of usual rates. HOTEL ACCOMMODA 1I0NS AND MEALS AT USUAL RATES. Apply early for r0oms [charge not to exceed $1 per night] to Information Bureau. The following is a brief summary of the programme: Tuesda; ‘Welcome to visttors: surrender to Floral Wednesda Prize floral street pageant; Venetian river Thursda Parade of public schools: rose regatta; Bicycle parade ada XN. B.—The music durl forty pieces. umt Friday, June 14. Aquatic sports; band concert; grand ball and concert. Saturda Tace; Ewisaming maches; magdecaralval and Areworks. ng Carnival week will be supplied by Roncovieri's famous American Band of June 11. ueen; llustrated concert. v, June 12. tete. Jume 13. nated concert on river, June 15.