The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1895. 7 ... JUNE 29, 1885 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Commercial rrm’r!’(‘rs g0 to Santa Cruz to-day for midsummer outing. A big double chess tournament will Jopen to- #ay at the Mechanics' Institute. The mew association among the wholesale merchants was organized yesterday. cargo of ties for the Valley road ar- 1e harbor yesterday from Mendocino. members of the Musicians’ Union that Scheel’s conservatory is now = A new concrete iron wharf costing $53,000 to build is to be built at the foot of Pacific street Labor Commissfoner Fitvgerald says he will open the State Free Employment Bureau about 3 5. The army authorities contracted yesterday for an iron wharfand a pumping plant for the Presidio. The winners at the track yesterday were: Remus, City Girl, Installator, Sir Richard and Raindrop. Louis Blank, the former secretary of the B'nai Brith Association, committed suicide by asphyxiation. The Philadelphia will remain n this port till after the Fourth of July and her crew will take part in the parade. Three companies of marines and bluejackets from the Philadelphia will turn out for the pa- rade on the Fourth. The Bank Commissioners have called for statements from all the banks showing their condition on June 17. The oruiser Olympia returned last evening from her official trial trip. Her behavior is stated to be magnificent. The fire of Thursday night was caused by a stray spark from the smokestack in the rear of the San Francisco box factory. Politicians concur in the belief that the Mayor will appoint James Denman and Albert E. Castle Election Commissioners, The Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day in San Francisco fair weather, nearly stationary temperature, with fresh westerly winds. Property-owners in_the Mission give their views on the propus ed improvement of Folsom street. All appear to favor the enterprise. The Fruit and Flower Mission and Associated Charities have instituted a plan whereby poor childrea may spend a week in the country. _ Thomes McBride, & carpenter, committed suicide in the bay yesterday morning. He had quarreled with his wife and was despondent. Preparations to incorporate the Viticultural College are about completed says Secretary Winfield Scott of the Viticultural Commission. John Dubroff, the Russian convict, was taken to Sacramento vesterday to stand his trial for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Weber of that city. Davis C. Burke, the coin-sweater, was given eigh n months in the Alameda County Jail yesterday by United States District Judge Haw- fey. San Francisco Benevolent Soclety has laced $1000 at the dispdsnl ol the Associated “harities 1or the benefitof the sufferers from the fire. ] borings on the Postoffice site were com- on Thursday, and the experts will for- eir report to Washington to-day or to- s of Wednesday's fire foot up over $1,250,000, with an insurance of $355,000, the high rates having prevented large policies be- ing held. Directors of the Skagit Cumberland Coal Compeny are charged with manipulating the »ck during an election with & view of secur- ing control. The literary committee has completed its programme for the exercises on the Fourth. aw has a place on it. So has Poet The Co-operative Commonwealth held a meeting last evening and will hold another to- morrow, for the purpose of completing its re- organization. Some unions reported an increasing demand for work at last night's meeting of the Labor Council. The councii states its attitude on the street-cleaning question. The North Paeific Goast Railway isextending its double track beyond Mill Valley junction 10 llow trains to make five minntes faster time n San Rafael to Sausalito. pector of Hulls Talbot and Inspector of ers Phillips have decided that no one was e for the Colima disaster. The shi worthy, and the mate was exonerated. ire Marshal reverely criticizes the beg- allowance of the municipality for the Department and advocates larger water mains, more hydrants and the extension of the fire limits. The Ba District track is soon to be cut up ce lots and placed on the market. &s to cost have been furnished, and robable the contract for grading and fill- ing will soon be let. itor Broderick, in & note to the Finance eof the Board of Supervisors yester- it &s his opinion that when all the nts are in there will be no deficit of the for this year. H. Bock was plaintiff in a sultagainst Howard Vernon to recover & balance claimed 10 be due for making typewritien transeripts of the Tracy vs. Wilkinson and Smith vs. Devine legislative election coniests. Itis rumored that Internal Revenue Agent Cromwell, who has just_succeeded Major Mc- Glachlin, will remove Dej ert M. Thom nd Clerk W. Gilchrist, two Republi- cans, to make room for Democrats. In aflirming & decision allowing damages for ruin_ wrought by the explosion of the Giant Powder Works in 1891, the Supreme Court holds that such accidents, when unexplained, must besupposed to be due to negligence. Professor Fritz Scheel will not lead the Park band 10-mOIroW,mor in the future, unless he settles his trouble with the Musicians' Union. His contract with the Mechanics' Fair com- mittee is also in danger of being abrogated. Complaint has been made to Mayor Sutro that Superintendent of Streets Ashworth has eglected to abate a nuisance that is con. idered a_meuace to health and life at the corner of Mission street and Eugene avenue. The new Jockey Club racetrack is nearly finished, and contracts for building the stebles, paddocks, fence grand stand and clubhouse will be let next week. It is planned to formally open the track the first of October. A dastardly attempt at incendiarism was dis- covered yesterday by Fire Marshal Towe. Prep- arations had been made 1o set fire to a store at 229 Second street, which, had they been car- ried out, would have resulfed in great loss of life. Contracts for the construction of an iron wharf and pumping plant at the Presido were Jet yesterday to James W. Taylor. Quartermas. ter-General Batchelder is coming here to ar- range for the erection of other military build- ings, to cost $100,000. An 1nteresting suit between the owners of the Dora and Katle Burnett mines in Shoshone County, Idaho, hus been carried to the Circnit Court of Appesls. The owner of the Dora as- Keris that the owners of the Katie Burnett have jumped part of his claim. A campaign of eloquent appeals for home patronage throughout the State is being planned by the Manufacturers’ Association. On July 12 there is to be a big mass-meeting at Metropolitan Temple, and on the night follow- ing there will be one at San Jose. John E. Owens, & newspaper man, who has just returned from BSouth Africa, says the monthly output of the Johénnesberg gold mines is 179,000 ounces. Allhou&)ho!helo are the richest mines in the world 5¢ men are out of employment there and starving. President Austin of the Board of Park Com- missioners has assured the Manufacturers’ As- sociation that all the material to be used in the construction of the new lodge will be from Californiz exclusively. Preference wasgiven to a California quarry, notwithstanding its bigher figures. The Sen Francisco Gas Light Company is ex- erimenting with acetylene, a newly discovered trnmm substitute jor shele coal gas, with a view to using it here. Experiments made by E. C. Jones and lately concluded encourage the beljef that the new will seriously affect the shale coal market on this coast. The Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday passed a resolution di- recting the Treasurer to transfer #300,000 of the moneys heinF turned in by the Assessor from the personal-property tax eolleetions to the general fund to meet the salary demands for May and June. President Leonard of ‘the Comstock Tunnel Company is in the City. He will return to Vir- ginia City to receive a proposition from the the superintendents of the newly acquired mimes on the Brunswick and go thence to New York to submit the same to the board of di- rectors of his company. Captain Fred Ottinger of the San Francisco Turn Verein Schuetzen section, wno won the first prize at the Kreis Turniest in Los Angeles, will bs received with great eclat by the Verein to-night. He will be met at the ferry and es- corted to the Turner Hall on Turk street, :hlafe the reception and banquet are to be e 3 The Olympia Returns From Her Run and Proves to Be a Peerless Craft. PHILADELPHIA MEN T0O MARCH. A New Concrete and Iron Wharf to Be Bullt—Grain for Ship- ment East. The cruiser Olympia went out to sea | early yesterday morning with a board of | inspection officers on board, and after a | twelve-hours’ run returned and dropped | anchor in the bay near the flagship Phila- delphia. lobby of Congress, if necessary, to see intro- duced and enacted such legislation as it might deem of benefit to the trade. You can easily see how such would be altogether outside the province of & State University. Again, we have always had exhibils at the great intérnational expositions, We have one now at Bordeaux, France. This is something which our college could look after, but which would not be attended to unless there was some sort of organized institution akin to the wine interests o do so. 1 will also add that we will have an entiraly new library, one that will be complete in every Jetail. The personnel of the incorporators of the college will include probably all the pres- ent Commissioners. THE NEW COMMONWEALTH A Proposition Recelved From the Vice- President of a Projected Railroad. The directors of the Co-operative Com- monwealth met to complete the reorgani- zation of the order last evening at thelaw office of Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon. G. Sells received a rigorous overhauling for the inaccuracies and insufficiency of his report as manager of the Co-operative Home, and it was finally decided that the MARINES ON THE FOURTH, Three Companies of Blue- Jackets Ordered Out for the Parade. MISS SHAW WILL BE THERE. Poet Hyde Has Also Been Honored With a Place by the Literary Commilttee. Marines and bluejackets from the Phila- delphia and the Olympia will be in line in the Fourth of July parade. The following telegram to the Secretary of the Navy was sent Thursday night: It is the desire of the citizens of Ban Francisco THE BARGE ATLAS WITH 1500 SACKS OF BARLEY FOR THE WHALEBACK STEAMER EVERETT. (Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] The vessel’s behavior during the trial trip was magnificent. Under an ordinary draught, which lasted four hours, she made nineteen and a half knots. She was tested in a turn te both star- board and port and checked while going | ahead full speed, coming to a standstill in an incredibly short space of time, prov- ing herself to be under every test still the peerless Olympia. She rolled comparatively little demonstrating that all statements regarding her being unsteady by reason of | a high-armed superstructure were totally without foundation. The Olympia is a stronger uhig than the Philadelphia, as the Pacific ship has the advantage in armament over the Atlantic built vessel. The former's four S8-inch rapid-firing rifles and ten 5-inch rapid-fir- ing guns are more efficient than the twelve 6-inch rifles that look out from the siaes of the Eastern craft. Ina fair fight the shis from the City of Brotherly Love woul fate badly before the Olympia’s rapid rain of metal. The Philadelphia is a partially pro- tected cruiser of 4324 tons displacement and 8815 indicated horsepower engines. The San Francisco is a partially protected cruiser of 4083 tons displacement and 10,400 indicated horsepower and twelve guns in main battery. The Olympia is a protected cruiser of 5500 tons displacement and 13,500 indicated horsepower. 2 A dispatch was received by Captain Cotton vesterday morning directing him to remain in San Francisco till after the Fourth of July and take part in_the cele- bration here. The Philadelphia’s battalion, numbering 200 men, will take part in the parade, i ] The Olympia will continue her inspection tests to-day in the bay, and will then re- turn to Mare Island. The reported hurry to get the ship ready for CLina is prob- ably due to somebody’s strong imagina- tion, and there is apparently no reason why the Olympia cannot be keptin this harbor, also, until after the celebration and her fine battalion take part in the parade. Yesterday the steamer Merren towed the big barge Attus down from Stockton with 15,000 sacks of barley, which is to be loaded in the whaleback City of Everett for New York by way of Panama. ] The Harbor Commissioners intend to construct a wharf atthe foot of Pacific street. It will be of concrete and iron,Z600 feet long and 100 feet wide, and will” be supported by piers of tubes of boiler iron four feet in diameter and fifty feetin length, and each tube will contain three piles. They will then be pumped free of water and filled with concrete and old iron rammed down hard. The fender poles of the wharf will be constructed like those in the ferry slips, connected with ribbing and standing out about a foot from the wharf frame. This will make the new wharf al- most indestructible. Cnief Engineer Holmes estimates the cost to be about $53,000, and the work will be done by contract. 1 A new boathouse, costing $4500, will be built for the Naval Battalion, near Howard street No.3. It will be 20x60 feetin di- mensions, of which twenty feet will be used for office purposes. The Spreckels tug Relief returned from Astoria yesterday, where she has been on duty for the 1ast ten months ‘While the use of the Royal Baking Pow- der exclusively is a safeguard against the poisonous alum powders, it is satisfactory at the same time to know that owing to its greater strength it is more economical. — . e VITICULTURAL OOLLEGE. Preparations for Incorporation About Completed, Says Secretary Scott. Secretary Winfield Scott of the Viticul- tural Commission stated yesterday that the preparations to incorporate the Viti- cultura! Colfege were about completed. He observed: The need of such an institution is quite a parent, and it will be away ahead of the Vit cultural Commission, for the reason that it will be out of the hands of politicians, and as soon as the people of the State rewfin(ze its stability and see that its existence will not de- nd upon the whims of politicians its success [ Sasuted. It is not generally known, but the law abol- ishing the commission as a State bureau was written by myself inaroom of the Golden le Hotel one night between the hours of 12 1 0'clock. We had grown tired of the con- tant struy fh for an existence. We had tofight for our life with the politicians every two ears. 4 There are many things which a viticultural college could do, in the absence of any estab- lished State commission, that no other insti- tution could do. Needed amendments to and changes in National legislation, for instance, for the benefit of our wine-producers. The State University could not undertake that task. The wine schedule of the tariff act emanated from this commission, and we are contemplat- | route to Sacramento where the Russian ing some amendment which will properly reg- n’fiu the blending of brandies. fiow our col- lege can have its representatives right in the services of a manager would be dispensed with, and reports of the needs of the home | should be made by the cook, i A letter from a resident of San Jose, in | which he advised that the commonwealth | Eurchase & fruit ana vegetable ranch in the | an Joaquin Valley and furnish the miners | with the products, was réad. A communi- cation which occasioned some discussion was that of A. R. Lauer, vice-president and general manager of the San Diego, Pacific | and Eastern Railroad. | He explained the project of building a | road from San Diego east, and asked the commonwealth to take as many shares as could be paid for on the installment plan, pmmisjnsl that such of the members as subscribed should get employment with the road and have paymentson their stock deducted from their wages. He predicted success before November 1. It was decided to invite practical busi- ness men to complete the list of members of the board of directors. Another meeting, at which the by-laws will be adopted, will be held at Mrs. Gor- don’s office to-morrow evening. THE WEBER MURDER. The Last Link Conneeting Dubroff With the Crime Was Exhumed at San Jose. John Dubroff alias Ivan Kovalev was formally charged by Captain Lees and Detective Cody yesterday with murder, en convict will be tried for the brutal killing of Mr. and Mrs Weber. The last link in the chain connecting Mathieu Stcherbakov with the frightful crime was completed yesterday afternoon, and the case against Dubroff is made stronger by the fact. Btcherbakov was one of the trio of highwaymen who robbed Dawdigan in San Jose, and into whose body the Garden City man thrust a knife. The bandit was subsequently killed by his comrades and buried by the San Jose authorities. On Thursday the bodv was exhumed, and the coat and vest, the only articles of clothing found upon it, were re- moved. Yesterday the garments were brought to this City and Captain Lees pro- nounced them the same kind of cloth asa Qair of trousers found in an ashbarrel in Weber’s yard. A OONQUERING HERO COMES. Fritz Ottinger, the Winner of the Krels Turnfest, to Be Welcomed. Fritz Ottinger, captain of the San Fran- cisco Turn Verein Schuetzen Section, who won the first prize at the Kreis Turnfest in Los Aneeles, will be received with great. eclat by the members of the Turn Verein Schuetzen Section this evening. He will be met at the Oakland ferry by the Verein, headed by their pipe and drum corps, and escorted to the Turner Hall on Turk street. Arriving at the hall a gen- eral reception will be held, including speeches. music, banquet, etc. Lieuten- ants Fred Kommer and Joseph Straub will act as masters of ceremonies and will de- liver the speeches of welcome and con- eratulation. Captain Ottinger won the prize by a score of 92 out of a possible 100 in four shots. This makes the third time he has won the first prize at similar contests— first at Sacramento seven years ago and the second time in Los Angeles three years ago. The score of 92 out of a possible 100 in four shots is considered remarkable. Few marksmen have ever established as food a record to their credit. The recep- ion to-night will be worthy of the occa- sion, and m“Y of the prominent Germans of the City will be present. There will be sixty-five members of the Turn Verein Schuetzen in line, not to speak of the car- riages. OAUGHT IN THE AOQT. A 10-Year-Old Boy Captured While Robbing a Butcher-Shop. James Heath, a lad 10 years of age, who lives with his parents, was arrested by Special Officer Heilan yesterday afternoon while in the act of robbing the till in F. Heinchmyer's meat market at 1305 Buchanan_ street. He was booked at the new City Hall on the churge of burglary. The lad has been arrested two or three timds before for petty larceny, but owing to his age the prosecution was withdrawn. He secured only $225 from the money- drawer. There is certainly no baking powder so well known and generally used as the Royal. Its perfect purity,as well as its nHeriom in leavening power, are matters of act no longer dispu honest deal- €rs or m-keusol oth-l; bunzya. and the executive committee of the Fourth of July celebration that the battle-ship Philadel- phia retain her present moorings in San Fran- cisco Bay until after the Fourth of July, and that the officers and crew be permitted to ac- cept our invitation to participate in the cele- bration of our National birthday. W. H. DAVIS, chirman execuiive committee. LENT, chairman parade committee. . FORSTER, grand marshal. This morning the following reply was received : The P,hilndelphin will remain off City until atter July 4. . A. HERBERT, Secretary of the Navy. Colonel Hunter and Ohairman Davis of | the executive commitiee at once visited the Philadelphia. They found Admiral Beardslee and Captain Cotton very enthu- siastic and particularly pleased that no national flags other than the stars and Minnie Powell, the audience joining in the chorus. Patriotic remarks by Rev. A. H. Shaw. “America,” sung by cgorus and audience. Benediction, Rev. A. C. Hirst. The invited guests will be admitted to the Pavilion by the Quinn-street entrance. The Native Sons will furnish the necessary ushers, The Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Asso- ciation will parade in force on the Fourth, for the first time in four years. They will bave in line their handsome double-decker engine—an historic hand-engine that did service at many a fire in Sacramento. The Exempt Fire Company, which is composed exclusively of the survivors of the old Volunteer Fire Department of this City, will parade with their big double- decker, an engine that was ran by Monu- mental No. 6 in this City and was known to the old-timers as the “Biz Deluge,” owing to the many streams she could throw. The Exempts are making great preparations and should make a fine dis- play. It has been suggested by many firemen that Chief Sullivan be invited by the grand marshal to turn out with the pioneer steamer of the present Fire Department, old **Big One,” now_in use by Company 1. There are several fire veterans connected with both the “‘exempts’ and the ‘*‘vets” who belong to the Police Department and must be on police duty, who therefore can not be in line, as they would most desire. Among them’are: Chief Crowley of old Pacific No. 8; Captain Lees, formerly fire- man of California No. 4, of which the late Marcus D. Boruck was also a member; Captain John Short of Vigilant No. 9; Captain Wiltiam Y. Douglass of Broderick No. 1; Sergeant A. J. Hotaling of Tiger | No. 14; Arnop Bainbridge, Sergeant Steve Bonner, Prison-keeper J. W. Shields, | Charles Waterman, Thomas McGlynn, Hiram G. Smith, James Aiken, John Mc- Greevy. Police Commissioner William Alvord belongs to the exempts and Police Commissioner Robert J. Tobin is on the ioll of the vets, having run with Crescent No. 10. Last evening the Native Sons’ committee held its final meeting and received reports from nearly every parlor. For the ex- enses of the parade $175 has been raised. here will be no float, but in its place Na- tive Daughters will be sent in the parade in .arriages. Each parlor of ative Daughters adopted a different color, and the promised effect is brililant. Of the Native Sons_ every parlor will turn out with flags and banners, except South San Francisco parlor. This last is composed largely of butchers, and its members must march in that division. THE POSTOFRCE ST Borings on the Seventh and Mission Street Lot Com- pleted. Forty Feet of Sand for the Founda- tion of the Structure—The Experts’ Report. The borings on the Postoffice site on the Seventh and Mission street lot were completed on Thursday afternoon, and Colonels Mendell and Benyaurd will for- ward their report to Washington to-day or | to-morrow. The report will solve the much vexed question as to the nature of the ground oun which the Postoffice isto be built and it will be a surprise to a great | many. Those who have maintained that the site was located on a bog will be dis- | appointed, for the sand on the lot extends | to a depth of forty feet. The work of boring has been going on quietly for the past two weeks. The work- men sunk their Evipes without interruption, and their u\-’erat ons were hidden from the curious public by a high fence. In one corner of the lot a “‘medicine’” show has been going on all the while, and the only way to get into the lot was through the ‘“doctor’s” show at the usual price of ad- mission. The experts are mum as to the nature of ENGINE OF THE VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE, stripes are to be flown. They promised to send three companies of bluejackets ana one of marines from the Philadelphia, and further agreed that if the Olympia should return in time three companies more would be sent from her. The warships will be illuminated on the night of the Fourth and will use their searchlights about the harbor. The invitation committee decided to ex- tend to Governor Budd and staff an invi- tation to atrend the literary exercises at the Pavilion, informing them also that a special box will be reserved for their use. Mme. Sorbier reported additional collec- tions, $10 from Mrs. Austin_ Sperry and $5 from Mrs. N. T. Kittle. Jndfe Toohy was auth;rized to secure ushers for the grand stand. The entertainment committee accepted Baroni & Co.’s offer to furnish 1000 pounds of candy for the children at a price not to exceed 61 cents a pound. The ‘‘Faultless Chips” gum company donated 5000 pieces of gum to be distributed to the children at the grand stand. The Market-street Rail- way has agreed to furnish two cars toand from the park for the transportation of the orphans from Vallejo exclusively. Mrs. Frazier was instructed to see if a donation of cookies could be secured from the Amer- ican Biscuit Company. For providing for the children the fol- lowing donations have been received up to date: 4420 sandwiches, 215 pounds of candy, 240 cookies, one ham, some bread, a few oranges, 6 roasts, 30 gnl‘lons of milk, 5 rolls of butter and aper bags. Much more is needed, and the outlook is that the committee will have to buy a great deal of food. The building of the arch across Market street is progressing rapidly, but subscrip- tions for it are very slow in coming in. Only $90 has been received so far, and of this $50 was donated by the Carr. The decoration committee to carry out its plans needs §1200 more. The literary committee completed its programme for the literary exercises. It is as follows: Overture, Blum’s orchestra. Doxology; chiorus, audiende and orchestra. Prayer, Rev. A. C. Hirst, chaplain of the dey. ‘“‘Star-spangled Banner,” chorus and au- dience. Reading, Declaration of Independence, Hon. .. Rogel nngvu‘;‘m “0lo, “The Bivordo! Bunker Hill,” 3. P. Grodfens. Introductory remaiks, C. J. King, president of the day. Oration, Hon. D. Gilpert Dexter, orator of L Liberty,” ar- et o "Flag of rand chorus, “The, Fl ranged for the occasion by 3. W. McKenzie J5. {rom the celebrated “Fg ther of Victory March,” and dedicated to the Sons: Poem, W. G. Hyde, pfft of the da; “The Battle Hymp &b the Re) pul Miss | their reports, but their findings are known. From ten to twelve borings were made in different portions of the lot and the re- sults in nearly every case was the same. Farly settlers in San Francisco recalled that there was much water in that part of the City, but very few can remember just where the ponds were after the ground was filled in. The filling-in was done as much by nature as by the hand of man, sand being blown down into the valleys from the surrounding hills. The borings were carried down to a depth of fifty feet,and the pipes went through forty feet of sand and ten feet of clayey soill Sand is pronounced by experts to be a very good foundation, one gentleman, well qualified to talk on the subject, remarking last night that if he were going to build a house he could not desire a better one. The difhculty of driving piles through such ground, he said, would be as great as it is unnecessary. From this it would seem that the revort will be a favorable one regarding the site and that work on the Postoffice will be begun as soon as the report is received and accepted. e The easy, safe and certain protection of our bread, biscuit and cake from all danger of unwholesomeness is in the use of the Royal Baking Powder only. . —————— A C(OIN-SWEATER'S SENTENOE. Davis Burke W Given Eighteen Months in the County Jail. Davis C. Burke, the coin-sweater, who pleaded guilty on two counts in the United States District Court last week. was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $500 and serve eighteen months in the Alameda County Jail by District Judge Hawley yesterday. The prisoner was remarkably successful before he was caught. Nevertheless, his attorney was able to produce a number of affidavits as to his previous good character and also a certificate as to ill health. His Honor took all these facts into considera- tion in passing sentence. Enlarging the Sutro School. The Butro Publie school is to be enlarged and rebullt at a cost of $5000. The present capa- city of four schoolrooms will be doubled by the addition of another story to the building. Two wings will be built, one to the front and the other to the rear of the school, each wing containing a staircase and rooms for the prin- cipal and assistants. The building will be re- moved to Twelfth avenue, between Clement and California avenues. ——————— THERE 15 an article on the market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whig- ky. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantes its purity. * 1 | SHALE CAS IN THE SHADE, San Francisco May Soon Be Lighted With a Brilliant Substitute. THE GAS COMPANY INTERESTED President Crockett Experimenting With Acetylene, a New lllum-~ irative Power. For the past few months the San Fran- cisco Gas Company has been quietly con- ducting experiments, with a view to find- ing out the practicability of supplanting the present shale coal gas with a new gaseous compound, scientifically known as acetylene. The experiments have been managed by E. C. Jones, one of the engineers of the company, and a man of scientific attain- ments. The results may be partially in- ferred when it is said that President J, B. Crockett left for Europe a few days ago with the intention of investigating the re- sult of experiments now being made with acetylene in London. The new gas is derived from calcium and carbide, fused in electrical furnaces, and the gas is created by the submersion of the fused compound in water. While the gas has been known to science for fifty or sixty years, it is only within six months past that a comparatively cheap method of manufacturing it was ac- cidentally discovered by an American scientist named Wilson, who lives in North Carolina. After making many hopeless experi- ments to produce the gas from calcium and carbide, Wilson, in disgust, threw the contents of a retort into a tub of water. The room was immediately filled with a gaseous vapor, which, bei iignned, pro- uced a brilliant white light, hardly in- ferior to electrical illumination and much more brilliant than common gas. These details were furnished yesterday by Dr. Harkness, who has invited Mr. Jones to give an exhibition of acetylene before the academy on Monday evening next. In discussing the experiments made by thgd gas company yesterday, the cashier said: “We are well satisfied with the light produced from acetylene gas. It is white and brilliant, and throws ordinary gas light into the shade. “How cheaply can acetylene be manu- factured is the question President Crockett isnow investigating. Electrical furnaces are necessary to fuse the compound used, and it takes considerable coal to feed the furnaces. If water power can be utilized to generate the necessary electricity, there is no doubt that acetylene will take the place of shale coal gas. President Crockett, who is now on his way to Burope, will look intg the methods “followed in the leading Continental cities.” The experimentalist of the company, E. C. Jones, said yesterday that he was confident water power to generate elec- tricity for the furnaces could be readily procured. ““The San Francisco Gas Company,” he said, “was one of the first companies in the world to experiment with the new gas. President Crockett procured quantities of calcium and carbide from the East, and we had several interesting experiments. I have found that acetylene has a 240-candle power. On the return of the president of the company the experiments will be re- sumed, and it is probable that they will be brought to a successful termination. The economical manufacture of acetylene is an American discovery of which Americans should feel proud.” JUGGLED THE STOCK. Serious Charge Brought Against the Directors of the Skagit Cumberland Coal Company. A. W. Blundell, W. W. Armstrong and Lharles P. Eells have brought suit against the Skagit Cumberland Coal Company and its directors, Duncan C. Mackay, Robert 0. Oakley and Robert E. Doyle, to have de- clared illegal the annual election of the corporation, which was held on March 21 last. At the election in question the de- fendants to the suit were announced as the newly chosen officers of the corpora- tion. The capital stock of the company is divided into 200,000 shares, and there were represented at the meeting 199,995 shares. Duncan C. Mackay presided. Both plain- tiffs and defendants were nominated for the positions, and when the result was announced plaintiffs claim the figures were as follows: Blundell, 102,495 shares; Arm- strong, 102,495; Eells, 102494; Oakley, 97,5005 Mackay, 97,500; Doyle, 97,500. Notwithstanding these figures, the plain- tiffs charge, Mackay, in announcing the result, declared thav Oakley, Doyle and himself had each received 100,000 shares on their votes, and the plaintiffs had re- cerved 99,995, with the exception of Eelis, who, he said, had received 99,994. Mackay therefore declared Oakley, Doyle, himself, Blundell and Armstrong elected. The complaint charges that Oakley and Doyle are friends to Mackaf', time of the election eaeh held the stock, transferred to them by Mackay for the purpose of qualifying them to serve on the board of directors. Immediately after their election, plaintiffs affirm, Mackay, Doyle, Oakley, Blundell and Armstrong met and, against the protest of the two last named, proceeded to organize the board upon their own ideas. Mackay was again made president. Kells sets forth that he has made a de- mand upon Mackay and his defendant associates to be recognized as a legally elected director, but they have refused to notice him in any way and still continue to con‘rol the mines and keep the records of the company in their own hands. He therefore asks that the court declare them not legally elected; that the plaintiffs be installed in their places, and that the de- fendants be compelled to turn over to the plaintiffs all the records of the corporation. —————————— Mr. Varley’s Services. Mr. Henry Varley, the English evangelist, who has held successful meetings in various churches in this City, will conduct services at Simpson MemorialMethodist Episcopal Church, corner of Hayes and Buchanan streets, be. ginning next Sunday morning, and contin- uing every afternoon and evening of next week, except Saturday. Mr. Varley will re- mein here for some time. His afternoon meet- ings next week will be devoted llrgel{ to Bible study, while the evening services will be of arevival character. e+ A Monument to Key. The patriotic people of California who may visit the Golden Gate Park on the Fourth of July will find a box at the base of Scott Key monument to receive any donations that may offered to aid in the erection of a suitable monument over the remains of the author of the ‘‘Star-spa flI‘sd Banner,” which rest in the city of Frede: , Md. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, C&rner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. ~.Sole Proprietor JOE HO. Acting Manager LAST NIGHTS! LAST NIGHTS! Positively Last Weeok of THE GREAT WATER SPECTACLE and CIRCUS —-— CIRCUS DON'T | This house will close | YOUR FAIL |on Sunday evening to|LAST TO make alterations for the | CHANCE SLE IT | production o JTO SEE. ——GRAND AND COMIC OPERAS.—— POPULAR PRICES—Evening, 15¢c, 25c and 50c; Saturday 'R. Matinee—Children 15c, Adults 35¢: and at the | one share of | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATER AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)..... Proprietors MATINEETO-DAY ATS TO-NIGHT AT 8. TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) NIGHT. DENMAN THOMPSON'S PLAY, THE OLD HOMESTEAD! Management oi E. A. MCFARLAND, DOUBLE MALE QUARTET- In New Songs and Harmonies. A MONDAY, JULY 1-2d WEEK OF “THE OLD HOMESTEAD !’ Matinces Fourth of July and Saturday Only Seats Now Selling for 2d Week. FRICOLANOLR.GOTTLOD @ o+ (23523 AnDmaraaLRS - THIS LADIES AFTERNOON CHILDREN EVERYBODY WILL COME TO SEE THE FRAWLEY COMPANY = “YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP!”’ Last Three Performances of This Beautiful Play. MONDAY NEXT American Comedy, Illustrating So- olitical and Diplomatic Life in Washington, D. C., Entitled The Greate; cial, YTEIE SEINATOR” New and Magnificent Scenery and Effects. ¢, 25¢, 50¢ and T5¢ ...15¢, 25¢ and 500 TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mzs. EBNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managee LAST NIGHTS ! 0f Czibulka’s Romantic Opera, “AMORITA” SUPERB CAST ! Enlarged Chorus—Augmented Orchestra Under the Direction of ~——ADOLPH BAUER— 15, NEXT WEEK The Glorious Comlc Opera Success, —*“TAR AND TARTAR I”"— Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin Amerlca. WALTER MOROS( le Lesseo and Managee THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, FOURTH WEEK OF THE EMINENT Author—Actor—Manager, ‘WALTER SANFORD. In His Great Scenic Melodrama, “THE PACE THAT KILLS!” EVENING PRICES—250 and 50c. Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. MATINEE TO-DAY (SATURDAY), JUNE 29, Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Baicony, any seat, 10¢; Children, 10c, any part of the house. MIRTH AND MERRIMENT FOR ALL! DAN SHERMAN'S JAY CIRCUS €0. ! MILLAR BROS.” FANOUS DIORAMA! SHERMAN AND MORRISEY, SHORT AND EDWARDS, THE WRESTLING PO L¥FS FRERES MARTIN GRAND OPENING e AYALA'S PARK, SITUATED ON Telegraph Avenue, North Temescal. The Telegraph and Shattuck electric-cars pass, every 5 minutes, this beautiful place adorned with shade trees, flowers and birds. For 17 years the proprietor has taken good care of this Paradise, and now, on SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 95, ‘Will Open the Park to the Public. A GRAND BARBECUE Underthe personal direction of Senor Don Antonie Estudillo will be held from 9 A. M. until 7 p. M. An Excellent Band of Music has been engaged for this occasion, The Celebrated Fifth Infantry Regiment Band of Oakland. The platform for dancing is unsurpassed. care has been taken to make this opening A GRAND SUCCESSs. ADMISSION ONLY 50 CENTS. The attention of officers and members of all societies from San Francisco. Oakland, Alameda or Berkeley is called (0 this place and its advan- tages for PICNICS. Don’t fail to come and get a slice of a young heifer. i OPENING ——OF THE— NEW FRENCH HOSPITAL The public is cordlally invited to visit the New French Hospital, on Point Lobos avenue, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, which will be opened for that purpose on SUNDAY, JUNE 30th, Between the hours of 9 A. i and 5 ». 3. LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIENFAISANCE MUTUELLE. RUNNING % RUNNING RACES ! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEX CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETINGI! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Al Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesda: ‘ursday, Friday and Saturday—Rala or Shine. Five or more races each day. 2. M. sharp. the ga! Races start at 2:30 McAllister and Geary street cars pass PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing and Other Amusements. _Refreshments a: City Prices. Fare, round trip, 25¢; children, 15¢, including admission to grounds. THE S TEAMER UKIAH ‘Wil leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 4. M., 12: and 4:00 p. M. Returning leave EL 4.3, 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 ». 3! NINETEENTH ANNUAL PICNIC ——OF THE—— FISHERMEN'S MUTUAL ASSOCIATION (A.FRANCOVICH, President) WILL BE HELD AT Germania Garden, Presidlo, Harbor View, ON SUNDAY.. ......JUNE 30, 1895, Valuable prizes to be raffled. The celebrated greasy-pole contest will take place between 2 and 3 p. M., prize of same $20 in gold. Music by the Italian Band. - Admission —Tickets 25c. Children under 13 years free. The association will Jeave at 10 A. M. from the corner of Mostgomery and Jackson sts. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL PICNIC PORTY GUESE FROL . CTIVE AND BE: 5 2 Lo - NEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. & SUNDAY...... _JUNE 30, 1895, At sheil Mound » Near Berkeley. Lambert Becker's Murine Band has been en- gaged for this occasion: also a Portuguese band for those who enjoy in the Azorean style. Tickets, 50c. Children under 12 years free, Boats leave every half hour. Association leaves on 9:30 A. x. boat. ' . 1