The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 10, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1895. MONDAY. JUNE 10, 18985 CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. Spider Kelly and Burns, the Australian, will meet in the prizering next Sunday. The McAlpin-Harris prizefight did not take place yesterday. MecAlpin has an abscess. Chief Justice Field and Mrs. Field arrived from Washington for several months’ stay. There will be fair weather in San Francisco to-day, with even temperature and the usual winds, Battery F, Second Artillery, N. G. C., manned the 8-inch converted rifles at the Presidio yes- terday. \.Despite the chilly weather there were a large number of people in Golden Gate Park vesterday. The Bunker Hill Association of this city has eve 7 hgniz 31; readiness for the celebration on > 17th inst. 1z Hunt of 68 Brady street was arrested bt on a charge ot sssault to murder, | by Michael McCarthy. Soecial services were held at St. Boniface urch yesterday to celebrate the twenty-fifth snniversary of the organization. Justice Field says that the sentiment in the st in favor of the Nicaragus canal has grown s0 strong that the canal must be built soon. Congressman James G. Magnire delivered an address on “Single Tax” to the members of the Social Economics Club yesterday afternoon. The annual reunion of the Sacred Heart par- ish will be held at El Campo uext Thursd: Father Flood will act as master of ceremonie; Chris Sorenson wheeled from San Franci o to Oakland by San Jose and back again over the same route yesterday in 14 hours 1434 min- utes. Impressive memorial services were held at the First Congregational Church yesterday morning in honor of Captain Taylor of the Colima. S rs from the Scotia had a free fight on the Folsom-street wharf yesterday. Three were badly wounded and one arrested for assault to murder. Yesterday was observed as “Childrens’ day” by the Methodist church. The morning ser- vices were given up to the Sunday-school scholars. Mrs. Kate Johnson is supposed to be the woman seen with James Howard just before he staggered into the police station with his skull Iractured. he Rev. Joseph Cook preached on “The ms of the Time and against the Sunday newspaper i First Congregational Church last night. ssioner E. L. Fitzgerald and Commissioner W. L. Stradley the cheap cooly labor investi- gation to-day | 'he slarm from box 79 at 10:15 o'clock last sht was for a fire in s bale of hay in a stable Harrison street, near Twelfth. Loss trifiing; Lebor C | medal shoots of the San Fran- n Verein and the Germania » were held at Shell Mound panies C and G, First Regiment!N.G. C., pated in e joint shooting match af Perk yesterday. Some good Am . Quinton, the president of the National Indian Association, is in the City and vesterda made sn address at the Sih Francisco Bakers' Verein held its nth annual outing at Schuetzen Park There was a big crowd present and st enjoyable. The contractors are pro ng rapidly in ction of the old Hall. They are d to finish the work of tearing down aged structure within sixty days. John Hemphill, D.D., the pastor of Cal- vary Presbyterian Church, intends spending his vacation in Alaska. He will leave for the north next week on a two months’ trip. 3. J. Kilgallon of Denver and T.F. Bonnet Jobn Riordan and John Purcell at the Occicental court yesterday in the most exciting games seen on the es Re v. Robert Stewart MacArthur, the pastor of Church, New York City, and ewinent Baptist divines in the | ed here the latter partof this Lees expressed his belief yesterday ure *“Nell’ to the letters sent by o Miss Nellie Harrington was nean “Len,” the petname for Windt, a grocer at Hyde street and dway, Who was injured in a runaway ac- 1t 1ast Wednesdey at Kearny and Wash- treets, died in the German Hospital K. Emmet will recover, as the wound t superficial and not caused met denies the stories ity and swears to abstain d District Leagne of the Cross 28l meeting &t St. Joseph’s Hall seph E. 0’Donnell de- address on the objects of ered an the organi . Fried com ed su hooting hin 817 Turk st self-destructio of the Norddeutscher Verein irst annual picnic at Shell | rday. The attendance was and among the events were games and hooting with the rifle. | John Jones, the Australian handbell cham- | pion, defeated Al Pennoyer and George Hutch- | inson at the San Franiisco court vesterday, | rlow, the coast champion, defeated Kelly and J. McEvilly. Ah Loy, the watchman of the gambling- , 1ded at 35 Waverly place last night, s seriously hurt. His friends claim that | Sergeant Cook threw him down a flight of stairs. The Sergeant seys Ah Loy fell down. 1. G. Smith denies that Officer Wells placed his former wife and Mrs. Fillgate under errest. He says they were carried to_the City Prison r own request. He also says that it vho secured the divorce and not his an, a waiter at the Tivoli, e early yesterday morning by in the mouth at his home, 1 was the cause of hea Labor Council Delegates Knox of the Amer- jean Railway Union and Furuseth of the Coast Seemen’s Unfon tell why the labor organiza- tions have declined the invitation of the Fourth of July committee to join the grand parade. At the in on the body of Miss Nellie Harrington this morning Maleolm Dunn, a boy 12 years of age, will testify that he saw a man standing in front of Miss Harrington’s front door about an hour before the murder was dis- covered. The Ci Federation promises to defend the for criminal libel brought against mem- bers by Dr. Marc Levinesion with such vigor that the defense will appear more like a prose- cution. Buckleyand Rainey will be subpenaed as witnesses, Great interest is being taken among hand- ball players in the match for $100 a side to be played between John Jones, the Australian champion, and M. J. Kilgallon of Denver and J. Harlow, the const champion, at the San Fran- cisco court, next Sunday. Mary Dongherty, Mrs. Nellie McDevitt and Mrs. Julia Wilson, who jumped out of a two- story window durin- a fire at 21734 Vallejo street yesterday morning, are doing well at the Receiving Hospital, their injuries not be- ing 5o bad as at first thought. Mayor 8utro will be called before the Grand Jury to-night to answer certain questions con- cerning the saleof the old hall. Itissaid that after promising Auditor Broderick not tosign the bill of sale he went immediately to his office and effixed his signature. A horse hitched to the Baldwin Hotel coach, while being driven down Market street yester- fell into & trench of the Edison Electric Light Company at Sixth street, and before he could be taken out the traffic of the Market street cars was delayed for half an hour. The Grand Jury will pay its respects to Mr. Ashworth, Superintendent of Streets, and to THREE WOMEN N A BOAT, The Little Girls of Goat Island Who Cross the Bay to School. THEIR FATHER IS THE CREW. Other Would Rather Ride a Bicycle. There are three young women here who sail the bay, handling their own boat and -demonstrating that the new-comer may ere long dominate the sea unaided by | the heretofore stronger sex. They are the keeper of the Government Lighthouse Supply station on Goat Island. to and from their island home, either in their plunger or Whitehall boat every morning and evening. Oiten they are ac- companied by their father, who isan old man-of-war’s man, but the girls are per- fect Grace Darlings either at the oar or tiller and are capable of manning, Two of Them Love a Yacht, but the | e pretty little daughters of John C. Linne, | Addie, Lottie and Katie Linne attend | ¢ . schools in this City and they cross the bay, | were advertised and finally opened, the | entire lot was rejected, and a second sale | or | that it would be impossi | nection with the sale of the old City Hall. continued efforts to keep in the pubiic | mind the deeds and virtues of our illus- | trious forefathers. | The committee on decoration and | patriotic observance of the day gave an | outline of how they hoped to attract the | attention of all classes of our citizens to | the recurring anniversary of the battle of | Bunker Hill. They hoped to do this by | asking the editors of the daily papers | to relate the story and picture the scenes of this great event; by a written appeal to | the clergy to announce from their pulpits | the day before the anniversary of this day; | by requesting the park music committee to arrange an entire patriotic programme on | next Sunday, and also the leaders of the | orchestras of the theaters to introduce ! National airs in their programme for the ening of June 17. | | The other committees reported every- ! thing in readiness for the coming celebra- tion, which undoubtedly will be a memor- able one in the history of the association, TO CALL SUTRO. The Grand Jury Will Ask Him to Ex- plain the Sale of the Old City Hall, 1 be called before the | it to explain his con- | Mayor Sutro w Grand Jury to-ni; The story goes that when the first bids ordered. The last lot of bids were in- | spected, and the offer of Jake Rauer was accepted. Prior to ratifying the bill of | sale, itor Broderi discovered t!mtE the City’s finances were in such a condition | ible to fix up the | CONCERNING THE FOURTH, A Very Lively Fight Over Rev. Anna Shaw’s Proposed Address. | WOMEN TERMED INTERLOPERS, Dr. Fitch and the Literary Commit- tee Resent Interference by Non-Members. The name of Rev. Anna Shaw is ap- parently destined to create dissension in the Fourth of July Committee. The ex- ecutive committee insists that she shall be given a vlace on the literary programme of the Fourth of July, and the literary committee is equally positive she shail not. Dr. Fitch, chairman of the literary com- mittee, received the mandate of the exec- utive committee yesterday. It directed him to call a meeting of his committee forthwith and to give Miss Shaw a place on the programme. The doctor has not yet decided .whether he will call that meeting. He had a conference with the members of his committee ® Saturday afternoon after their meeting and again [Sketched for the *Call” by Coulter.] THREE SCBOOLGIRLS IN A BCAT — HOMEWARD BOUND. grace and skill. “We get up at half-past 5~I mean at three bells,” said 12-year-old Katie, “‘and get ready for school. Of course the —is always ready at the wharf. After breakfast we go aboard of our Whitehall or sailboat and shove off. We often take papa along, but he is only the crew, and we make him go forward and haul in the lines and clear up the deck after hoisting the sail. OF course he has to obey orders, and torefuse would be mutiny, vou know.” “I am captain,” said Addie, ‘‘because I am the eldest and the only woman on board.” This mistress-mariner, who as- sumes command by virtue of her great age, is a little over 15. S $ *‘Except when mamma is aboard,” in- terrupted Lottie. g “But mamma is no_sailor—not the slightest. She doesn’t know the main- sheet from the forestay, and what’s more doesn’t want to know. She almost hates a boat and would keep us out of one if she could. We didn’t inberit our love for the sea from her at any rate. So she is only a passenger and never hasa word to say “-Kile on the bay. And papa, who is only the crew, has no right to interfere with us three officers. S0 you see we are our own mistresses while afloat.” 3 “I don’t care much for a boat,” said Lot- tie, aged fourteen, as she sat on the tiller and swung herself from port to starboard with charming indifference to pleasures nautical. “I’d rather live on shore and ride a bicycle. A boat is too rocky and rolly, and the sea is smelly,” sniffing dis- dainfully the nondescript odors of the wharves around her. ‘“‘But a wheel is just lovely,” continued the fair traducer of the grand old ocean, forgetting that a bicycle under some circumstances is *‘rocky” and “rolly” too. : “‘Papa says I will be rated ensign—T'm only a midshipman now—when I can box the compass,” said Miss Kate, “‘and I can, Listen at me go around the points—nor,’ nor’-by east, nor-nor’-east, nor’-east-by- nor’ nor’-east; nor'-east-by-east, east- nor’- east, east-by-nor,’ east; east-by-sou,’” east- sou’-east, sou’-sou’-east.” : 2 **Hold on there!” chimed in Captain Adelaide, “you’re four points off your course. It’s sou’-east-by-east, and you've failed in your examination. Katie tried the marks-and-deeps of the leadline the other day, and said the ‘red rag’ was at five fathoms instead of seven.” “But I can reef and steer, and can sail the plunger in any kind of a wind,” as- serted the young sailor, who was plucked in her compass exam’, “and I can beat everybody on the island at the oars. We have lived at lighthouses all our lives, and that is what made us such water-birds.” And this small Grace Darling went on to enumerate the wonderful things she can do in a boat. Lottie, the lassie, who doesn’'t love a sailor or anything ?ertaining to the sea, and only takes to the water because it flows between her isiand and the school- house, is the botanist of the fleet, and is more at home among the flowers than the ships. But she is a thorough boat woman all the same, and can handle the plunger equal? as well as her sisters. “I dislike to have the girls out on the water,” said Mrs. Linne, “but they must attend school, and it isonly by the plunger or Whitehall they can do so.” John C. Linne served for many years as petty officer in the United States navy, and was at one time flag_coxswain of Ad- the school board. The County Clerk’s office also comes in for a good share of their atten- tion. To-night’s session will probably be the last meeting before finel filing of the report. The agriculturists of the State are consider- ably alarmed over the spread of the Russian thistle in the southern part of the State, con- veyed there from Nebraska and other infected spots. The tumble weed caused a loss of over 2,000,000 to the grain-growers of Dakota last year. Charles Forbes, a sailor, got into a dispute with Charles Elzolesi in & saloon on Green street at an early hour ieulerdly morning and a fight ensued. Forbes knocked Eizolesi down and tried to bite his nose off. He was arrested for mayhem and Elzolesi was attended toat the Receiving Hospital. A number of people interested in the nnem- ployed of this City are discussing the proposi tion of trying the *‘Detroit Plan” of furnis ing work for the worthy poor~The plan is to secure vacant lots in and neer the City for the unemployed to farm. In Detroit the poor made nuflytlt(ooo on an outlay of subscribed by cil miral John A. Winslow’s barge, which is now used by the Naval Reserve of this City. He is proud of the seamen-like abilities of his little dauchters and says they are true chips of the old block. BUNKER HILL DAY. Everything in Readiness for the Cele- bration on the Seventeenth of June. The Bunker Hill Association met Satur- day evening, William G. Badger presiding. The literary committee reported its labors ended and handed in the vro- gramme for the day as a full report. A letter dated June 5 was received from the Mayor, Adolph Sutro, thanking the association for the invitation to attend the celebration and recognizing their long and Seventy-six—that’s the name of our yacht | rather womanning, their own craft with | new headquarters before July 1st. T | Mayor was requested to postpone signing The | the bill of sale, in behalf of the City, until such time as the City could secure new quarters. Mr. Sutro promised to do this, but the story goes that he went imme- diately to his office and affixed his sig- nature to the papers, transferring the prop- | erty to Jake Rauer. ‘When this leaked out, consternation reigned in the office of Chief Crowley, for he found himself literally turned out in the cold. Itseems that the lower story of the old hall was to be retained by the department for a few days, while the ground floor was to go into the immediate possession of Mr. Rauer. This gentleman claimed as part of his purchase the police records for forty years, and it is stated that he was actually in possession of them for a time. Whether he finally turned them over for a consideration or volun- tarily gave them up to the clerk is not now known, but the department is in posses- sion of the valuable documents, and that is all they care for. Mayor Sutro will be called upon to ex- plain why he signed the bill of sale, after giving his word that he would not. It is not unlikely that he will be handled in a manher not at all to that gentleman’s liking. MESHERRY ON THE STAGE The Lawyer Will Play With Frederick Warde in Harri- son’s “Runnymede.” He Has Gone to New York to Pre- pare Himself for the Foot- lights. Howard McSherry, lawyer, author and bohemian, has fozgaken the bar for the footlights, and will make his first appear- ance as an actor at an early date. Mr. McSherry has joined Frederick Warde’s Company and will play prominent parts in “Runnymede,” “Richard IIL,” “Julius Ceesar” and ‘“Virginiuns,” The new actor leit San Francisco one Howard McSherry. week ago for New York, where he will join the company and rehearse his parts. He has histrionic talent of a high order and before coming to California was a member of the famed Lotus Club of New York and frequently entertained the brethren with dramatic readings and impersonations. Several months ago he read a scene from “Julius Casar” for Frederick Warde and Greer Harrison and they at once declared he was born for the stage. Mr. McSherry thought so himself and decided that he must go with Warde. 3 ‘The company will rehearse in New York during tne month of August and will ‘“‘take to the road” in September. They expect to reach this City in December and Mr. McSherry will then appear before a San Francisco audience for the first timein his new role. yesterday. held this morning. Thus far the committee is a unit in its opposition to the heroine of the Woman'’s Congress. They believe themselves to have been insuited by what they term the “‘per- sistent meddling of these women,” and declare that after the *‘indelicate’’ course pursued hi Miss Shaw’s admirers she shall not with their approval participate in their part of the celebration. “Our position in the matter,” said Dr. Fitch last night, *‘is very easily understood. On the evening when the trouble first | started there were several women present at the committee meeting. They were not members of the committee. That I know, for I have the names of the ladies who were appointed to serve on my committee. “These interlopers attempted to dic- A third conference will pe | Iaunonnces that Lieutenant-Colonel John I Rodgers, Second Artillery, is, at his own re- quest, relieved from further duty in the de- partment. First Lieutenant J. F. Reynolds andis, First Cavalry, A. D.C., is announced as acting engineer officer ot this department and will' receipt to Colonel Rodgers for the Property pertaining to that office. BUCKLEY & CO. IN IT. | Preparations Being Made by the Civie i Federation for Their Criminal Libel Suaits. Lively times are expected at the trials of the members of the Civic Feaeration charged by Dr. Marc Levingston with criminal libel. Local politicians will | crowd the courtroom this afternoon, for | all will be interested in the disclosures | that are promised. Gavin McNab stated that the defense would be a very active one. In fact, he in- timated that it would be more of a prose- cution than a defense. It was the talk among Democrats that Buckley, Sam Rainey and a number of others were to be forced to testify. Mr. McNab would not deny this. As the lead- ing questions that can” be.asked these men | are bound to produce material matter the | federationists expect to make a ‘hit.”’ They are very sanguine of being able to establish their charge: SIGNS OF THE TIMES Cook’s Eloquent Address at the First Congrega- tional Church. The Signs Are Encouraging, and It Is No Longer Scientific to Doubt. The Rev. Joseph Cook addressed a large congregation in the First Congregational Church last night. Auditorium and gal- leries were filled, and those who arrived late were unable to obtain seats. “The Signs of the Times” was his sub- ject, which he treated from religious, phil- osophical and scientific view points. He prepared his address by an interesting ex- position of the position San Francisco occupies, with reference to the future growth of the world and in connection with the two great cities of the East—New TOREDEEM THE GENTILES, Mormonism Making Its First Strong Effort to Plant Itself Here. MANY MISSIONARIES AT WORK. Not Gray-Whiskered Fellows But Nice Young Business and Professional Men. BThe Mormon church is engaged in the interesting work of planting its feet by the Golden Gate and drawing to the ‘“‘true fold and the true God” the Gentiles of Cali- fornia. It is long now since the second gospol“ contained in the miraculously revealed Book of Mormon has been read by many of the faithful in California. Now, for the first time in the history of the church, an active and a considerable effort to estab- lish the church here has been begun. This is not the ‘“Reorganized’” church which has been heard of in Oakland, but the true and original church founded by Joseph Smith. Recently twelve Gentiles have been bap- tized here and in Oakland. Twelve more haye applied for admission, and a number are investigating. That may not seem to be very rapid work, but it is planting the seed, and the first presidency and the apostles at Salt Lake are satisfied and en- couraged. Occasipnal Mormon missionaries have struggled along in California before with- out adding more than one or two to the 300,000 or so numbered in the fold of the Mormon church, but the present mission- ary effort is well organized and is car- ried on by twelve missionaries, or elders, who are under the direction of Henry S. Tanner, president of the California mis- sions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. These missionaries are surprising people York and Chicago. “‘San Francisco,” he began, ‘‘is facing more millions of people in Tooking toward the west than New York does in gazing to the east. San Francisco is in an imperial i;o ition of importance, and I am sure the ’acitic Ocean is destined to become the imperial path of the world. There will be a London and Liverpool on this coast— Liverpool on Puget Sound and London on San Francisco Peninsula. For centuries the countries of Europe have been contend- ing for the trade of the Orient, but you are at her door, and in time must be in abso- lute command of the commercial situation. Therefore, New York, Chicago and San Francisco will rule the destinies of the United States, and their influence will be felt in the future development of the civilized world. “Next Saturday I go out of the Golden Gate and do not expect to again touch the shores of my native land until I return to it on the other side of the continent. I go | out of that gate as we all must enter that other gate, but with no hope of return. Are we prepared to enter that other gate?”’ He spoke of the signs of the times as i dicated by the fact that it is no longer con- sidered scientific to dispute or argue against the immortality of the soul. “What right have you to say that there is no here- after for the soul? Demosthenes said that an address should be openedby an incon- | trovertible proposition. Itisan incontro- | vertible proposition that a short time ago you were not here and in a short time you will not be here. The working daysin a man's life number about 13,500. This is arithmetic used to demonstrate religious truth. When we have worked out those 13,500 days, or 135,000 hours, and are ready to lay down the battle of life, what have | we left to take away with us? Does death |end all? It is time materialists closed | their lips. It is no longer scientific to doubt the survival of the soul aiter death, and in that sign of the time we see a future | brightness breaking on the horizon of spiritual and religious thought.” The names of many well-known and celebrated writers and thinkers were brought forward in evidence of the soul's ! survival, among them Alfred Russell Wal- iName, Place of Business, .. _.._ S s s 0 A 4L AAAREE SIS AL AL 00 M0 0k k ke n bk s AKAALAAS S § Aarts 44 64 SAAAAAEAARS 44 LALLALLALS 142 223400 FAC-SIMILE OF THE AUTHORIZED RECEIPTS GIVEN BY COL- LECTORS FOR THE FOURT FOURTH OF JuLY CELEBRATION FUND, To'be Paid.to the Properly Authorized Person. No Y296 San Franciscor 3 % | ‘Here'by;A‘gbree to Subséribe _ £ e qBg5 £Déllars to the 4as0a00a a0 000 8 TER RIS D 0 Ak bbb AD i Kk a 'H OF JULY CELEBRATION. tate to us what we should do and when their suggestions were not acceptable they tried bulldozing. Now the men who are on that committee will not be bulldozed, and we are not going to resign, either. ‘“‘As for the mandate of the executive committee, that is not binding on us. We were not appointed by that committee, but by the same power that appointed it. We are, therefore, a co-ordinate body, and not a subordinate one. If we were a sub-com- mittee of the executive committee, all of gl;s members would be members of that y. “In the published reports of the execu- tive committee meeting, held last night, I learn that there were nine members only present. There are twenty-five members of that body, and even if it had the right to dictate to us, an order from nine members would scarcely be sufficiant. ‘““As a matter of fact, this whole thing is an attempt of a certain faction to make this celebration a rehash of the rot which was poured forth durlng the woman con- gress in Dr. Brown’s church. We under- stood that this was to be a Fourth of July celebration, pure and simple, and we do not propose that any faction shall succeed in making it a woman’s right hurrah,” The other members of the literary com- mittee are backing up Dr. Fitch with abso. lute unanimity. They have declared their intention of standing bfiv their guns and fighting the matter to a finish. Incident- ally there are whispers of a possible split in Dr. Brown’s church over the Woman's Congress business. The executive committee meets to-night for further consideration of the matter. and it is more than hikely that a very heated session will be the result. For the protection of the public from petty swindlers who are collecting money, ostensibly for the celebration, a fac-simile of the receipts given by authorized col- lectors is herewith published. The author- ized collectors have credentials from the committee, and a reward of $50 has been offered for the arrest and conviction of any unauthorized collector. Relieved at His Own Request. General Orders No. 15 from United Btates Army headquarters, Department of CAlllornia, lace, Oliver Wendell Holmes, W. D. Hitchcock, L. Alcott and others. Those mentioned are on record as having seen a something—an indescribable imponderable essence—leave the body as the icy hand of death was laid on it. Too many, young men especially, he held, are one-sided in their thought and their reading; they are wall-eyed, avoiding the truth without be- ing able to controvert its teachings. He thought the signs of the times the world over were such as to encourage all think- ing men and women, but he classified among the unfavorable signs the lack of respect and reverance manifested for the Sabbath. Before closing he spoke of the great re- ligious work being done by the Young People’s Societies of Christian Endeavor, and urged the more active interest of the young men and women in church work. An impressive memorial sermon was de- livered in honor of Captain Taylor of the Colima by the Rev. Dr. Brown in the morning. ——— SHOT IN THE MOUTH. Max M. Friedman, a Despondent Waiter, Commits Suicide. Max M. Friedman, a waiter in the Tivoli Opera-house, committed suicide at 7 o’clock yesterday morning at his home, 817 Turk street, by shooting himself in the mouth with a small pistol. Friedman had been ill for some time past, and that was the probable cause of his ending his life. Shortly before 7 o’clock his wife arose to prepare the breakfast. While busy about the kitchen she heard the report of the pistol, and, running to the bedroom, found her husband dyine. She called in a hysician, but nothing could be done for riedman. He was 44 years of age, and a native of Russia. ey Amateur Baseball. The St. Francis Jrs. defeated the Owls by a score of 21 to 20. The victors would like to hear from all comers. Address J. G. Foley, 1719 Jones street. The Morning Call] Base- ball Club defeated the crack second team of St, Mary’s College yesterday by & score of 25 to 8. The” feature of the game was the infield work oi the winners. The victors would like to hear any nine under 17 years of age. Henry S. Fanner of the California Mormon Mission. to the average Gentile who sees one or sev- eral of them for the first time. The gen- eral conception of a Mormon missionary is that of an old gray-whiskered fellow who may properly be spected of a sen- sual nature. Well, that’s all wrong. The Mormon missionaries now Eruse- lyting here are a lot of nice young bright business and professional men of intel- lectual appearance, gentlemanly manner and pleasant address. They look and act like anybody else and could easily be mis- raken for a ot of Native Sons. They are men of the world, yet devoted to the church and willing to sacrifice themselves a little for a time for her glory and the re- demption of the Gentiles. The Mormon Church has a way of its own. Itlooks about and “calls” this and that man to leave home and business and go forth. It generally calls men of money who can pay their own expenses. The twelve California missionaries are not cost- ing the church a cent. The president, Henry S. Tanner, is a schoolteacher by profession and a bright, cultured youn man. He was run out of a place in Sont! iL‘rafl'o!ina by a mob once and came here last all. Most of the others have come recently. One is W. M. Woodland, a young attorney of Bannock County, Idaho. Another is Parley T. Wright of Wright & Sons, a large and well-known dry-goods firm of Ogden. Willard Scowscrait is a partner in the Ogden firm of John Scowcraft & Sons. John Smith has a real estate business at Salt Lake. The others are all young busi- ness men. Each has left his business for a year or two and each pays his own ex- penses entirely and all can afford to live pretty well. All chip in on the rent of the hall where Sunday meetings are held. These missionaries are not suffering any rivations or martyrdom here. They take ife pretty easy. ¥rom three to five hours a day they put in going from house to house and speaking to people who will talk with them anywhere. A card bearing the articles of faith and some tracts are offered, with the sugges- tion it would be iuberest‘mg to investigate Mormonism without prejudice. They are ready to lend books and encourage any disposition to look into the famousand much-reviled faith. Thus they go quickly but_persistently about their proselyting work in the face of almost universal in- difference, but without any particular op- position. There is no hurrah, no fire, mdf’y noticeable earnestness. Forty people heard Elder Tanner tell of “The Rise of Mormonism” in a hall of Pythian Castle last evening. It was the largest Mormon gathering seen here. The services were simple. Three elders offered as many brief prayers with uplifted hands and a few in the congregation sang from the psalmody as many hymns, the words and strains of which were conceived by faithful onesin the promised land of Utah. Two missionaries are workmg in Oak- land, two are in Los Angeles, two in Sac- ramento, two in Fresno County and two will soon go to San Diego. o THE THEATERS TO-NIGHT. ‘What There Is on the Programmes of the Places of Amusement. “Moths,” dramatized from Ouida’s novel of that name, will be presented at the Co- lumbia this evening with Miss Margaret Craven of the Frohman Stock Company of New York in the character of Vera, she having been specially engaged for this oc- casion. At Morosco’s Grand Opera-house there will be presented for the first time in this City “The Struggle of Life,”” a melodrama in ‘which Walter Sanford will take the | i ! | which a number of th leading part. The scenery will show some prominent points in the harbor and scenes in the city of New York. Ship Ahoy”’ has proved such a drawing card at the Tivoli Opera-house that the management has decided to run it for another we Some new songs and new humor will be introduced in this popular nautical operetta. The Daile, “Humb evening. Th life and amusing situations. Nannary will appear in the cast. Stock Company will open in the Alcazar Theater thig is a comedy that is full of Miss May Three specialties will make up part of the programme at the Orpheum to-nighty These are Odell and Page, musical comedy acrobats; Gilbert and Goldie, comedians, and the Salambos, the mysterious mystis ficators. The balance of the programme is made up of other interesting features. The performances this week at the Cirs | cus Royal will be for the benefit of thg wrecked of the steamer Colima. In the tableaux on the water will be reproduce tions of scenes at the time of the wreck, in survivors will take nce of this chare ht. . The first perfor er will be given to-ni The Liliputians will open at Macs donough’s Theater, Oakland, this evening in+“Humpty Dumpty Up to Date.’ Th company has arracged to appear untfl Friday night, inclusiv i e i The Natchez tribes are said to have been the only North American [udians who had a temple of worship. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. T FPRICOLANDER.GOTTLOD & co- COME TO=NIGEIT WHY ? AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES! OLUDING SUNDAY, SATURDAY. Great Production of Ouida’s Famous Novel, ‘MOTESY A Magnificent Play in Four Acts. THE ENTIRE FRAWLEY COMPANY IN THE CAST, Furst Appearance of M1ss MARGARET CRAVEN. THE SAME POPULAR PRIC Night, 15¢, 25¢, 50c and 75¢: Matinee, 15¢, 25¢, 50q « MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE!. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lessee and Managss THIS EVENING AT 8, SECOND WEEK AND GREAT SUCCESS Of the Author-Actor, WALTER SANFORD. In His Great Scenic Melodrama, “THE STRUGGLE OF LIFET? EVENING PRICES—25¢ and_50c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. Mrs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages “WE HAVE HIT ’EM AGAIN I”” ——EVERY EVENIN THE FARCICALOPERA THAT PLE H. Grattan Donnelly’s “SHIP AHOY!” YOU WANT TO SEE IT ! NEW SONGS!- NEW DANCES! IN PREPARATION, The Most Melodious Opera Ever Written, “LA PERICHOLE!” Popular Prices—25c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and PowelL TO-NIGHT-MONDAY, JUNE 10, 6—New, Brilliant Vaudeville Stars— ES ALR And Positively the LA E. JULES LEVY- Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10¢; Opera chafrs and Eox seats, 50c. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets, CLIFF PHILLIPS. roprietor and Managee GHT—And Balance of Week, ITS TO THE SURVIVING SEA« OF THE WRECKED C REPRODUCTIONS FROM THE WRECK By the Following Members of the Crew: % ter, Ramon Aviles, B AMERI —LIVING MAEBLE STATUAR NoTE PRICES: Evening—Parquet and Dresg Circle, Reserved, 25¢ and 50c. Saturday and Sunday Matinees—Parquet, Chil- dren, 15¢; Adults, 25¢. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). Four Nights and Wednesday Matinee Beginning TO-NIGHT—The Famfas and Only LLILZITPUTIANS: In the Gorgeous Spectacular Production, HUMPTY DUMPTY Up to Date. RUNNING m RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— or Shine. - Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 P. . sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gal PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. Hi0! FOR SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY! The Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s ele- gantly appointed steel steamer POMONA will make Saturday (0 Monday excursions between San FErancisco, Santa Cruz and Monterey. Leave Broadway whart Saturdays at 4 ». .; dus Santa Cruz same evening about 10 o'clock. Leava Santa Cruz for Monterey, Sundays, 8 A. M.; due Monterey, 10 A. M. Returning—Leave Monterey, Sundays, 4 P. a. and Santa Cruz 10 . X.; due San Francisco, Monday, 5 A. 3. Fare (including meals and berth): To Santa Cruz and return, $4; to Monterey, §5. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery s SANTA CRUZVENETIAN WATERCARNIVAL JUNE 11 TO 15, INCLUSIVE. The 8. P. R. R. has issued Francisco (tickets good for one week), $2 0. special rates of travel during Carnival week. Round Trip from San From all other points two-thirds of usual rates. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS AT USUAL RATES. Apply early for rooms a brief summary of the programme: Tuesda; Welcome to visitors; surrendor to Fior ¢ Thursda; Parade of public schools; rose regaita; [charge not 1o exceed $1 per night] to Information Bureau. The following is June 1l. ucen; iliustrated concert. Wednesda; June 12. Prize floral street pageant; Venetian river Ee’ June 13. uminated concert on river. Friday, June 14. Aquatic sports; band concert; grand ball and concert. Saturday, Bicycle parade and races; swimming matc June 15. Tles; masque carnival and fireworks. N. B—The music during Carnival week will be supplied by Roncovieri's famous American Band o} orty pleces,