The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 5, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895 T FRIDAY .., JULY 5, 1895 " CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ite Shooting Club had fine sports at Alameda Point yesterday. r Lezinsky committed suicide yes- ting himself in the head. ¢ tracks laid across the middle n Golder Gate Park are a menace to the : winners at the track vesterday were: Tiberius, Installator, Roma, Mestor 2ing society of the German section of t party gdve a-ball at the Turk- Temple.last evening. The: children”of the 1ms and day home: len Gate.Fark yestetd cers of the cruiser O vize the action of Secretary ings on the'Dorn court-martial. Althiough- i vear since the Midwinter i s ounds occupied by itare condition. p City of Rio Jan- xteen days from in passengers. ront will. arrive in this He is on his way to estab- ¥ post on Puget Sound. tand Thomas Maloney were ar- arges of vagrancy. The 1with petty larceny -street_clothiers, gartens, orphan he afternoon at T ent t npia sharply criti- ierbert in his find- eiro arrived Yoko at Schuetzen L Was a very suc- ded by 2000 per- ring and games lub. held at Shell a complete he Millwood ugural fete of ley yesterday by & score of rese celebrated the Fourth of be citizens and sy they rve the National holidays 0 t to obse! e Commissioners has de- urther appointments to the il the Supervisors provide the ung bookkeeper, com- tady street by takin, His wife and chil r ar sie Oakland Fourth of July celebration, es- > pyrotechnical display, was a grana s Tna D. Coolbrith recited an orige “‘Freedom.” e repaired and placed e naval reserve, if found v e cises at Woodward’s pa s.in every feature. The Declar: udependence was read by James T. while the orator of the day was D. Gil r. sptinkle’ this morning; stationary e and fresh southerly, shifting to rs of age, who was sold as & was rescued by the officers of or the Prevention of C: ¥ to s now an inmate of the Metho- Mission. sman Maguire sees something omin- abi ganizations to- ¥ celebration. He says ade to have established & bureau at this port. was the central figure in the lit- Woodward's pavilion. It »ved the audience to m Pacific Company rary right of way cony There ar purs running jinto of seventy-five policemen, a Supery has been de: e of the ice Committee on for the salary of the new hat the Supervisors are hold- pérsuade the Commissioners to 1o name a number of the officers. ler-maker who lives at78 aken to the Receiving Hos- ng suffering from a fracture Casey celebrated s in & buggy. When s horse balked, and when he art the antmal going again it ked him in the leg. POSING AS PATRIOTS. Chinese Politicians Celebrate the Amer- ican Holiday. The Chinese *‘Native Sons of the Golden as they call themselves, celebrated the Fourth at their headquarters, 757 Clay stree’ nere were the customary Ameri- ean decorations of bunting, flags and na- colors, and along the face of the in a body of blue and stars were .8.G.8” ross’ the street to Brenham place a string of Chinese lanterns which tended up the building like an in- verted V. For hours these Asiatic descend- ants shot off Roman candles, pinwheels and rockets. “On Brenham place a Chinese arganization, also Native Sons, made a similar display of patriotism in honor of the aay. On the streets and in the Plaza thou- sands of Americans and Chinese elbowed each other for the purpose.of witnessing the display. A visit was made to the interior of the first-mentioned place. Upon entering the allow:the endeavored to ki the lefters A door the visitor is confronted with the me of the body, ‘‘United Parlor, N.S. 't The room was filled with Asiatic ve sons,.all, of nearly all, in Chinese s, and on the heads of all was seen the e pig tail. Over the door is the par- s certificate of incorporation, signed by -retary of-State L. H. Brown on May 21, 5. he president, Chen Dick, stated that r 50 members are of voting age and that ers are joining as fast as they reach 21 of ~age. A of the members Speg rlish language fluently. and !l are anxiously waiting for the next elec- 1, ‘'so they can exercise their right to e Many.of our members did vote at the 2, remarked Kong You, “and rop a good many more bal- in the box at the next election than at the last. By tnat time a large of our youths will be of age, and ve the right as American-born citi- zen -to vote for the candidates of our choice I'don’t see why we should not.” TuEe CaLy bas on several occasions called attention to the new element that is enter- politics and to the fact that whenever present generation of mnative-born Cliinese reaches the age of 21 the Asiatics ican vote will be an important factor n: State and municipal politics. At the last-election two or three dozen native- ra Chinese were coached in the grocery on thre cornér of Jackson street and tlett alley by men suspected of being onts for well-known attorneys for Chinese. ke politician of the future will be an esting object hobnobbing with young iders and drinking “san sue” with u in the dens in Chizatown in order to ich :the Ameriéan-cooly vote. In a closely contésted election there will have to be some lively political rockrolling in Chinatown, and it' is even possible that Cliinese hands may come to cast the bal- lots that decide the election. In afew vears there .will be no doubt but that hese same. native son Chinese will de- mand seats in the conventions of the vari- ous political parties. At all events there is one danger to be feared, and that is the concentration of all these Mongolian votes and their manipula- tion by designing white rascals. e e— The Amish ites ha i i ot 10,400 ish Mennonites have a following . | added to the main building. IMPROVING THE BATHS, The Lurline Management Builds a Valuable and Costly Annex. NINETY BATHROOMS ADDED. Additional Storage Capacity for 480,000 Gaillons of Water Also Built. The great bathing resort of San Fran- cisco, the Lurline Baths, have recently undergone extensive improvements, which add materially to the comfort of the ane{:ts, by which all sediment is removed aily. “While the water in the Lurline Baths has always been changed daily, the time occupied—fourteen hours—has rendered the work very laborious and unsatisfac- tory. After next Monday our patrons can amuse themselves watching the process of emptying the tank every night at 10 o'cl‘ocfi and refilling one hour later. For this purpose three 18-inch ialets have been cut in the main tank, and the water will pour in every night in three great streams. *‘The water used in the Lurline Baths_ is umped daily from the ocean ata point Eulfumi}e south of the Cliff House and seven and a half miles from the baths. To secure absolute purity of water it was necessary to go to the ocean. To have umped ‘water from the bay would have heen to have used filth—the sewerage of the City contaminating all the shore waters of the bay. *Pumping from the ocean instead of the bay cost the company $:50,000 in piping and pier, the latter running out into the ocean a distance of 630 feet. All the water passes through a sand separator on the beach. Owing to this fact and to the eral excellence of what red the most per- bathers and the ge | has come to be co | fectly equipped bathing establishment in !Amz:ricu. | At acost of $40,000 an annex has been The structure wide and reaches to a 5 feet deep, | height of 50 feet. object in ° | building the annex wi re a storage | place for warm salt water, that has hitherto gone to waste, and, further, to furnish ad- ditional dressing-rooms to accommodate the increasing patronage. This latter diffi- culty has been overcome by the addition of ninety dressing-rooms and ten large rooms for the accommodation of famili Underneath the ground floor of the annex hasbeen built a cement tank, 40 by 70, with a capacity of 170,000 gallons of water. In addition to this there are eight wooden tanks, two of which are on the first floor, the remainder resting on the roof. Each tank has a capacity of 30,000 gallons, or 240,000 gallons all told. To this must be added 110,000 gallons of cold water for re- duction of temperature, which brings the total storage capacity to 480,000 zallons, or just the amount it takes to fill the main swimming-tank. Schultz, is constructed of wood, iron and | cement, and is probably the strongest | building in San Francisco. The upper floor is called upon to support a weight of water amounting to 1,250,000 which must be added the weight of the tanks (34,000 pounds). This makes a total dead weight on the upper floor of 1,284,000 pounds. “The objects of the annex are: First, to receive and settle all the water used in the Greer Harrison yesterday; ‘‘second, to en- able the main tank to be filled each night inan hour and a half in the full view of the spectators. Heretofore the work of T he Gympasium &t the Lurline Fath | The annex, designed by Architect H. A. | pounds, to | main tank,” said Vice-President William | .| & Corridor of the New Addition. heating of the water to 104 degrees, the water in the main tank is free from all bacterial germs, and is absolutely pure ocean salt water. “In addition to all this we have builta large gymnasium which will be open to patrons of the baths. This is a new de- parture, but we think it will be a popular one. The gymnasium will be fitted with all the latest appliances, including the punching bag, rowing machine anasimilar apparatus.” A BAD SON IN JAIL Robert Moffitt, Mother, in Custody Again. Robert Moffitt, who claims to be a sailor, | has become involyed 'in trouble with the police. | charges of vagrancy and petty larceny. At the same time Thomas Malony was taken in charge for vagrancy. The two men live on Natoma street, and have been under police surveillance for some time past. | * The petty larceny charge against Moffitt emptying and filling the tank has been a matter of several hours’ very hard work. A third object to be attained is to secure by evagorntion and settlement in the new tanks an even temperature in the main tank. “All the water entering the Lurline Baths is heated to a temperature of 104 de- Fecs’ and is therefore too hot for bathers. his temperature will be reduced in the receiving tanks to 78 degrees, which, for summer bathing, seems to meet the wishes of the public. In winter a temperature 2 degrees higher will be maintained. All the tanks are fitted with automatic attach- Tanks on Top of the New Addition to the Lurline Baths. comes from the fact that the police be- lieved him to be the man who stole a box of candles from a water-front grocery. After the arrests were made Moffit’s aged mother appeared at the police station and told a pitiful tale of her son’s treatment of her. She said that on several occasions when she refused to give him money he would maltreat her, and finally take the contents of the purse after she was too weak to prevent him. She inquired very anxiously as to whether there was a possi- billty of him getting out of prison during the night on bail. Mofiitt is well known to the police, and hag been in trouble beIO{e. FurxiTure moved, stored, packed and shipped at low rates by Morton Special De- livery, 31 Geary street and 408 Taylor street* ———— The Old Catholics have 665 members in four societies. —————— THERE 15 8n article on the market seldom equaled and never exceiled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantee its purlty.* Who Maltreated His He was arrested yesterday on | CHILD SOLD AS A SLAVE Ah Soo, Seven Years of Age, Brings Eight Hundred Dollars. RESCUED FROM A VILE DEN. Good Work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Human peings for sale in the City and County of San Francisco may be a story that the ordinary reader is prepared to dis- credit, but the tale, alas, is only too true. To be sure the sale is not conducted in the open air for the edification of a morbid gathering, but it is carried on in the Chi- nese quarter, as the records of Judge Troutt’s court and the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children will bear testimony. Ah Soo, a Chinese girl, only seven years of age, was offered for sale, and the fact was, until Monday night last, conspicu- ously posted in the slave-dealing rooms in Chinatown in large flaring letters of red. The facts of the intended sale were pre- ciously guarded, as the owner of the child feared that the arm of the law would fall upon her, and she therefore confined her transaction to the regular slave market. Miss Williams, who is acting_matron at the Methodist Episcopal Mission, was in- formed of the advertisement and Jate Mon- day evening reported the circumstances to Secretary McComb of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who de- tailed Officers Frank Holbrook and H. McMurray of the socisty to make a thor- ough search_for the girl. An interpreter was secured, and a visit to the several slave markets confirmed the report made by Miss Williams. In one place the inter- preter heard the inmates talking of the child, and saying that $500 would be a fair price for her. From this conversation it was learned that the child was of a den on Church alley. The officers, accompanied by Policeman Callaghan of the Chinatown squad, hast- ened to the place, ahd they were there none too soon, for the slave-dealers had recognized them and at once made a rush to warn the keeper of the child. Both the officers and dealers arrived in Church alley at the same time, the former breaking in the door, much to the chagrin of those who were about to give the warning. Once inside the den, the officers lost no time in searching the place. Their search was about to be given up when they no- ticed what appeared to be a blind door. One of the inmates of the place was stand- ing guard over it, and haad to be pushed away before she would move. Breaking into the room, they found Ah 800 bound in one corner of the room, witn- | out light or bed other than a pallet of | straw. The officers took the girl from her prison and tried to have her identify her | keeper. The child was about to do this when one of the inmates threatened her with violence if she spoke. £ Finding that they could not get the girl to speak, the officers who had her in |'charge attempted to leave the den. They | were instantly surrounded by a_score of Chinese, who came from every direction. They resisted the officers untit 1t was nec- | essary for them to use force to get out of the place. While they were making their exit the child's garments were nearly torn from her body in the attempt to retake | her. Once outside the officers lost no_time in cing the little one to the Methodist | an inmate 't | Fpiscopgl Mission, where she was put in | | Miss Williams' charge. As soon as she | | was out of the presence and influences of | | her keeper the child told the following ’,&L»rv through an interpreter to Officer | Holbrook: “My name is Ah 800 and T was born bere in this City. Tam only 7 years old. About three months ago my mother sold me as a slave to a Chinese merchant. I was too young and he brought me back. Ilver since I have been kept where you found me. A week ago my mother de- cided to go back to China, and to get some money my mother offered me for sale. | Many merchants came to loolfi at me. | My ~mother wanted $1000, ut_ they would only give her $800. I am | glad the officers found me, for I don’t | want to be a slave. My mother was my } keeper and when the officers found me, | they threatened to kill me if I recognized | my mother.”” This story is corroborated by remarks passed by the inmates of the house when the officers and interpeter were present. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty | to Children "has had many similar com- laints, but until Monday nieht had not | been able to prove their correctness. On Wednesday General McComb ap- eared before Judge Troutt and asked that {;e be granted letters of guardianship for the child. This proceeding usually takes five days, but in this case, as there are no parents to cite, and having heard the tes- timony of the officers and child as to the character of the house, the Judge granted the papers at once. It was explained to the Judge that three different women cigimed the child as theirs. That satisfied the Judge that there were good grounds for the child being taken from so many mothers. Since the case has heen in charge of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the officers have been searching for the real mother and have learned that she left for China on the last steamer. The Chinese have concocted all sorts of schemes to get the child out of the mis- sion, but without success. They have threatened to .apply for a writ of habeas colr{pus, but so far no such action has been taken. THECORN COURT-MARTIAL Secretary Herbert Disapproves of the Findings in the Case. The Cylinder Was Reported All Right When Recelved From the Navy-Yard. The telegraphed statement that the Secretary of the Navy had disapproved of the findings of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant E. J. Dorn was a sur- prise to the naval officers here. It will be remembered that Lieutenants Dorn and Buchanan, ordnance and divisional officers respectively on board the cruiser Olympia, were tried by court-martial at Mare Island, June 7. W{ile the vessel was at Santa Barbara a few weeks before, Gunner Johnson was killed by the recoil of a gun while firing at target practice, and upon examination the glycerine-cylinder of the piece, which takes up the recoil, was found to be empt{y. Dorn, as being offi- cially responsible for the condition of the ship’s armament, and Buchanan, as officer in charge of the division to which the dis- abled rifle belonged, were charged with nexligence, i s the case involved the question of personal responmsibility of an officer to every rainute detail of his multitndinous duties it excited much interest thronghout the service. The court uitted both officers and the findings were forwarded to the departmentat Washington. Secretary Herbert approved of the acquittal of Bu- chanan, but disapproved of that of Dorn, uoting liberally from the Drill Book and grdnmoe Instructions to prove that officer culpable because he had received the gun twenty-three days before from the navy- | vard o rdnance officer in good condition. The Secretary says: The department cannot approve a decision which seems to hold that in a case Iike this an ordnence officer is not responsible simply be- cause the regulations do not declare in so many words. Responsibility and authority go to- gether. An officer exercises control over and superintendence of all who are beneath him. If duties are required to be performed in his derartment of the ship it is his duty to perform them, or to see that it is done. An officer placed in charge of any depart- ment of & vessel is supposed to_be equal to all exigencies that may arise. Within his limits he must have liberty of action. and duties like that which were neglected in this case may often be obliged to devolve by order upon one or another, but it is no excuse tosay that he was very busy, that he had many dutlies to perform. Lieutenant Dorn does not even show that he directed any percon to examine and fill this recoil cylinder before the firing. Hehadnotice of the proposed target practice. He rested confidently in the belief that this cylinder had been filled twenty-three days before by work- men. The drill book forebade him to rest on any such belief. It declares that an examina- tion should be made immediately preceeding target practice. It is abundantly proven that the accused was a faithful and zealous ofiicer, but fidelity and zeal in other directions cannot excuse snch negligence as has been exhibited in his case. Lieutenant Dorn when seen aboard the Olympia soon after returning from the pa- rade yesterday refused to speak of the case. “Of course I would like to speak in my own defense,” said he, counrteously, “and I am not unmindful of the fact that it is seemly that I should do so in this inter- view, but the naval regulations positively forbid it, and I am mum. I have been obcying orders for over twenty years and can’t quite bring myself to disobey one now. You must excuse my silence on this subject. Upon any other 1 am at your service,” However, the other officers of the ship are not so silent, and hold that the lieu- tenant has been unfairly dealt with. “Dorn received that gun in good faith, with the rest of the Olympia’s battery from the navy-yard,” said an officer, “‘as all of the pieces were tested and inspected before being placed on board; after which the recoil cylinder was again examined and found to be full of glycerine. No leakage was noticed under the gun stand- ing as it did in plain view for twenty- three days prior to the accident. ““The ordnance officer, with his other duties to attend to, cannot personally In- spect the intricate mechanism of every gun in the ship before it iz fired. He must de- pend somewhat upon the gunner and gun- ner’s mates, who are supposed to be thor- oughly proficient in their duties. If subo- dinate officers cannot be depended upon,the service is going to wreck. ~As well say that the commanding oflicer is versonally re- sponsible for errors and accidents that occuron board his vessel. He has to depend upon his officers just as they must depend upon the petty officers under them. There is not one bit of evidence tending to prove Dorn guilty of culpable negligence. On the contrary it was shown, and his twenty years of life in the service runs parallel with the testimony, that heis one of the most zealous men in the navy. It wasupon his admirable recora that the court-martial acquitted him.” “Why does the Secretary of the Navy go out of his way to try Dorn overagain in the public press after ‘a competent board of oflicers has acquitted theaccused?”’ said another officer. isduty wasto return the findings to the board with or without ap- roval, and not run into the public print. He triced Meade up for the same offense. 1 suppose Dorn, who was tried, acquitted and restored to duty, will now be retried by Secretary Herbert and the press cor- aspondents. Of course, Lam committing the same crime in reviewing the reviewer, but my superior officer in Washington is my august example. “The recoil cylinder of a five-inch rapid- fire rifle rests immediately under the piece and holds about three gallons of liquid 80 per cent glycerine and 90 per cent water. Itis filled througha small aper- ture in the cylinder, and there is no way to ascertain if it is full except by opening a little valve and letting the thick fluid slowly run out. The entire machinerv of each gun is examined daily by the gunner | and reported to the ordnance officer. The utmost care is taken always on board of a war vessel to provide against accidents, which, if they do oceur, are as unforeseen as they are deplorable.” THE LADY AND A SALBAON. The Record of the Season Made by a Fair Angler at Monterey. A Twent‘y-—Three-Pounder Hooked and Landed With Marvelous Skiil. * To Mrs. General Kirkpatrick belongs the credit of having killed the largest salmon of the seascn taken by any member of her sex in Monterey Bay. Mrs. Kirkpatrick had recently, with her husband, the gen- eral, retupned from Europe after an ab- sence of seven years. She has fished the best waters of the State, caught trout in Tahoe, Weber and Independence lakes, but she had never wrestled with the lordly salmon before. She can casta delicate and accurate fly, and is cool when pitted against the wiliest and most active of trout, But the salmon, taken with rod and line in salt water trolling, was a reve- lation to this enthusiastic and clever sportswoman. Five o'clock Wednesday morning saw Mrs. Kirkpatrick seated in a snug and seaworthy craft pulled by Manuel Duarte, an old citizen .of California’s first capital, The water was smooth as glass, and dotted with countless nautilus. Off to the north- ward a school of grampus were amusing themselves with salmon and sardines. There was a long ground swell, but the fair angler is a sailor, and never heeded the motions of the boat as she jointed her rod and reeled off her line. No more de- termined and ambitious fisher ever cast lure into the deep. Past the low-lying shores, pine and cypress covered to the southward, past acres of kelp, the habita- tion of myriads of infinitesimal life,the Cal- jfornian took the lady, to Point Lobos, where the real business of the day was to begin. *Mira los piscados,” cried Manuel, as a rand salmon dashed from the water some fty yards astern of their craft. emembrances of a five-pound salmon hooked and landed last March in a Scotch loch came to the lady as she saw the big fellow, large enough to be his grandfather, bound from the water. But she had no time for reflections. A sharp strike, a whirr of the line, a huge silvery body leaping from the water, and the petite angler was fighting the largest fish she ever encountered in her life. The salmon ran out fully 800 feet of line before she could even atiempt to check him. But cool and collected, ae Napoleon at the battle of Marengo, the lady grasped her rod and kept ner right hand ready to check the revolving reel. When the fish paused in his mad rush she reeled in upon him with dexterous rapidity. And as the salmon felt the sting of the hook again he posi- tively launched himself out of the water, came down on his gleaming side with a resounding splash, and then sprinted for the boat. The reel was now :nffeectual, so with rare presence of mind Mrs. Kirkpatrick took the slack of the line in from between the rings, trusting to luck to have the jakes clear for the next rush. This time the fish sounded—went straight down to the bot- tom and lay there. A swish or two of the line brought him again to the surface, and dangerously near the boat. Manuel was ready with his gaff, and as the salmon lay over on his side, he dréve the sharp steel dexterously into his plump flanks. In a moment he had him in the boat, Iyi the feet of his captor, who had never lost’ her head during the entire operation. The salmon scaled twenty-three pound, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick brought it to the Delmonte, as_indisputable evidence of her skill, She bad killed it in just eighteen minutes from the moment of hooking, quick and intelligent work for the most experienced to place on record. POET DAID LEZINSKY DEAD| The Eccentric Young Author Blows Out His Brains. A MAN OF PECULIAR IDEAS. Peculiarities of the College Student Were Akin to Madness In the Man. The dead body ot David Lesser Lezinsky, the young poet, was found stretched on a Jounge in the basement of the family resi- dence. 1126 Eddy street. yesterday mern- ing. A hole in the temple showed how he had met his death, while a pistol tightly gripped in the stiffened fingers indicated that the fatal wound was self-inflicted. The news of Mr. Lezinsky’s suicide will be a great surprise to many. He was known to be somewhat eccentric, but it was not thought that he would destroy himself. Of late, bowever, his peculiarities had become more marked. His vagaries at last were so distressing that about two months ago he retired from the store of the Beach Book and Stationery Company at 107 Montgomery street, in which he was employed as a clerk, and remained at his home. He was suffering from an entire break- inF down of the nervous system. This, his relatives announced, was due to overwork. The statement is undoubtedly correct, al- though his peculiar temperament loaned itself to hastening the end. Since quitting the bookstore Lezinsky had been under treatment for nervous David Lesser Lezinsky. [Drawn from a photograph taken at the time of hig graduation in 1834.] prostration, He developed a suicidal mania and frequently spoke of killing himself, but had lately seemed much more hopeful and buoyant. Yesterday morning the members of the Lezinsky household heard the report of a pistol in the basement. They thought it only a portion of the celebration of the Fourth of July, however, and paid no at- tention to1t. About an hour Jater George Lezinsky, the brotherof David, went into the basement and discovered that his brother had shot himself. The deceased was only 31 years of age. He was born in_California and graduated from the State University in 1884. At col- lege he showed much brilliancy, but was considered extremely eccentric. After his graduation, Mr. Lezinsky went into the cloak business with his brothers Eungene and Samuel. It was not con- genial, however, and he withdrew. About this time he became very peculiar in his ways. He had written considerably on sociology and other philosophical subjects, but- bis ideas were anything but orthodox, and this oddity gained for him some notoriety. He had "decided in 1888 that only two men properly interpreted Emerson’s phil- osophy. The other man was James Rus- sel Lowell, whom he went to see. In Bos- ton he obtaiged a letter to. Mr. Lowell from Josiah Royce. Later he informed a collegzemate that he had talked with Mr. Lowell about five minutes, but in that time he learned that he had misunder- stood Mr. Lowell, and at once took a steamer to England in order to see Mr. Gladstone. His visit to England was equally unsat- isfactory, and he returned at once, remain- ing only eleven hours in London. It was after his return that Mr. Lezinsky began to write poetry. He devoted him- self to abstruse philosophical subjects principally. His poems did not create much of a furore and were severely criti- cized. Still he wrote and put many good things into verse form. He issued several small pamphlets, but no beoks. One of hislast publications was a booklet issued last Christmas entitled, *‘Daniel, Daddy, Ruth and Company.” ‘While it was ostensibly a holiday publica- tion the story was a theoretical solution 31 one of the sociological problems of the ay. “We always looked upon Lezinsky as very eccentric,” said one of his fellow-students yesterday. ‘‘He had a queer system of philosophy that he invented which no one else would adopt. Still we considered him bright. He was the manager of the college paper, ‘The Occident,’ and ex- hibited good business gualities. His hobby was sociology and philosophy. On those subjects he seemed actually crazy at times.”” A few months ago Mr. Lezinsky' gave readings from the great poets. He also in- terpreted passages which he considered obscure, These entertainments attracted some attention, as much, however, from the peculiar wording of the placards as from the character of the readings. The first were given at the Palace Hotel, but were unsuccessful. Later similar read- ings were given at 1016 Sutter street by the poet. They were well attended. “My brother was suffering from nervous prostration,” said George Lezinsky yes- terday. “That tells the whole story. He has overworked himself. There was no cause for the act whatever.” The Lezinskys are well known in the San Francisco . mercantile world. The father was one of the pioneers of Cali- fornia. He had a large cloak establish- ment opposite the Palace Hotel. He met fmnnciufreverses, and in 1884 committed suicide. Professor I. Leszinsky is a cousin of the deceased. Announcements in regard to the funeral will be made later. SUICIDE OF A BO 0KKEEPER. George Campbell Takes Carbolic Acid ‘While Despondent and Dies. George Campbell, a bookkeeper, com- mitted suicide last night about 11:30 o’clock by taking carbolic acid. He was formerly employed by Wright, Bowne & Co., on Steuart street, but has been out of work for about a year. His wife died about two years ago and a little baby boy succumbed a few days after- then Campbell has looked at ward. Since 1 the gloomy side of life and his despondency became morbid. He took the poison at the residence of his sister, 321 Eddy street, which he had made his home for some time past, As |3 soon _as discovered he was removed to the: Receiving Hospital, but all efforts to save him were without avail. He was only 20 years of age. 2 THE FIRE RECORD. A ¥ew Small Blazes Keep the Depart- ment Busy During the Night, There were but few fires yesterday, and none were very serious. This was parfly due to the fact that the usual rocket was less in evidence than on previous celebra- tions and also to the falling of a little rain during the evening, which danmipened roofs and walls until they were proof against smoldering papet. The first alarm came from box 173 at P. M. It was fora $10 fire in a house at Ellis street, owned by David Hunter’s tate, and occupied by Mrs. E. Andrews. It was caused by fireworks: At 9:13, box 23 was rung in for a fire on the roof of Wolf’s grocery, at Sacra- mento and Taylor streets, ‘The damage was nominal. At 9:44 box 286 sounded an alarm for a fire at 1109 York street, in'a house occupied by C. H. Heddrick. Fireworks caused that also. The damage was about $10. Box 278 rang at 10:05 for a small blaze in a house on Twenty-fourth street, near Castro. At 10:50 box 326 rang in for a blaze at 1506 Lyon street, caused by a lamp ex- losion. Joseph Doyle occupied . the ouse, which was damaged to” the extent of §125. A still alarm was given for 2 fire on the roof of a dwelling at 2102 Larkin street at 12:30 o’clock this morning. Engine 8 and truck 4-responded and - extinguished the blaze before much damage was done. At 1:14 this morning an alarm was sent in from box 204 for a blaze in the awning of a small fruit stand owned by Al Chep- pernich, at the corner of Clay and .Stock- ton streegs. The cause ‘was unknown, but it was supposed to have been firecrackers. About $250 worth of damage was- done, principally by water. —————— A Mammoth Flag. A novel and particularly appropriate ex- pression of patriotism greeted the large crowds which gathered at the Grand Opera house last night. This was a new drop curtain' painted by Forrest Seabury for the oceasion on which, against a striking background of clouds, ap- peared a colossal American flag. The subject occupied almost the entire eurtain space, which is thirty-eight by forty-four feet.. Its appear- ance, in a flood of limelight, was greeted with long and enthusiastic applause. e A Socialist Ball, The singing society of the German section of the socialist party gave a ball at the Turk- street Temple last evening. George Ludwig's orchestra provided the music for dancing, and the singing society, which consists of seventy- five members, gave several yocal choruses dur- ing the evening. Tennis at San Rafael, = Threatening weather yesterday led to the postponement of the finals in the San Rafael tenais tournament till this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ———————— By command of the Emperor of Russia, three enormous volumes, bound in black seal with purple silk linings,and another in red seal with whife linings, all with massive clasps in gold and silver, have been filled with cuttings from the entire Ameri- can. press referring to the illness and dedth of the late Czar. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATER AL HAYMAN & Co, (Incorporated).....Proprietors TO-NIGHT AT 8. MATINEE TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), DENMAN THOMPSON'S PLAY, THE OLD HOMESTEAD! Management of E. A. MCFARLAND, New Songs by the Douable Quartet. Sunday Night at 8 o’clock. 384 and Last Week Commencing Monday Next. . FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & (> LESSES ATID MAAGERS -+~ PEOPLE OVER | 3000 TURNED | AWAY SO FAR THIS WEEK. MATINEE 15¢ TO- 25¢c MORROW 50c THE FRAWLEY COMPANY AL “PEIE SENATOR” Reserved Seats: Night.... 15¢, 25¢, 50c and 750 TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages ——THIS EVENING— Benefit Tendered to Eoward Morrison (Property Master). The Glorious American Comic Opera, “TAR AND TARTAR” IN ITS ENTIRETY -AND IDA VALERGA, HENRY NORMAN, KATE MARCHI, THO! LEARY, . ALICE NIELSEN, MARCEL PERRON, NELLIE YOUNG, Eic., - IN A SELECT OLIO. Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Thenterin Amériea. WALTER MOROSCO. ,..Sole Lesses and Managee EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, ——FIFTH WEEK OF THE EMINENT——= Author—Actor—Manager, -WALTER SANFORD In His Great New York Melodrama, “UNDERTHE LASH"” EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50c. Family Circle and Galler. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. CRPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockion and PowelL. UNPARALLELED ARRAY OF NOVELTIES! The Greatest, the Best, the Latest! THE DE FORRESTS; The Famous Whirlwind Dancers. ““MISS SCOTTIE,” The Calculating and Card-playing Scotch Collie BARTLETT AND MAY. Peerless Grotesque Comedians. LES FRERES MARTINETTI, THE MILLAR BROS. A GREAT VAUDEVILLE (OMPANY. RURNING % RUNNING RACES! * RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY, DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesd Thursday, Triday and aturday—Rala or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstart at.2:30 ». . sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EL CAMPO, TEE POPULAR BAY RESORT, NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing and Other Amusements. Refreshments at City Prices. Fare, round (rip, 25¢; children, 16¢, including admission to grounds. THE STEAMER UKIAH. Wil leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 A. 3., 12:10. 00 p. 3. Returning leave £ Campo 1 E 5:00 2. M.