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

-\ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1895. 7 ATIUSEMENTS. CoLvMBIA THEATER—“The Senator.” ar and Tartar.” The 01d Homestead.” —«Under the Lash.” OrPHEUM—Array of Novelties. GOLDEN GATE PARK—Golden Gate Park Band. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. ¥1L Caxpo—Mausle, Dancing, Be e CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Grace Episcopal Church hasanew choir to- day of men's voices. St. James’ Episcopal Mission now has morn- ing service every Sunday. The First Chri 11 1o Rev. Geor: ian Church M. Campbe! eserve will officiate for some ptist Church. sea lion at the ca! monstrous. terday aitera resume of do among s appears in this issue. ed in want, but be- " a wealthy sister in New has commenced on the new Naval Re- boathouse to be constructed at Folsom the track yesterday were: ie G, Joe K, Del Norte and orkers at the Pacific Rolling ed 10 per cent voluntarily are searching’ for an {l- v are sure is located in Peleus came down from ay, en route to Europe with . Jlifornia giant begonias will be ed o State Floral Society's show of i location will begin to panies in the Natipnal je S. arrived yesterday, 17 ; ruz to the whistling buoy, battalion tormation is now e plan most likely to be adopted board of location. eryville racetrack will soon un- overhaul Repairs to the )0 will be made ther rd, an old woman living at 112 ared last Monday, and it committed suicide. ate harbor tug Governor Irwin has been s fire hose and will assist the fire- in guarding the wharves. growers throughout the State are on looking to the establishment of for California green fruits. Guard is considerably de- ence of the impending the board of location is making in the »r Budd _and Mayor Sutro will meet oad officisls & the roows of the aission and ratifythe Chine Basin Monday. joseph Ferris. proprietor of the fruitstore street, which was destroyed by fire ing, was arrested yesterday on acific Company notified its erday that exhibits of pav- be carried free to and from the roof. nderson hes reported to the So- evention of Cruelty to Children s the trafic in lottery eased fully one-half since THE phed to a Chicago indications are that nce better times, good erity. The members of the San Francisco Schuetzen d_over the success ifornia marksmen huetzenf ancisco yacht n_from their thians, in pas 2d & most enjoysble outing on the which attend in the New York Nationa! f the Colum- o! for forgery and ma ey to visit his aling & goid watch Reynolds' room, 501 d at the City Prison Charles reets Ashworth in an in- harge of neglect ¥ pert Gaden, and n the Mayor tg put a check on **this him for stealing nging to Dave Thomas e and buggy w days ago. tealing a bedroom set ner house during her statement published in THE CALL that se orchardists in Fresno County are work- hite women on their farms, near Traver, n corroborated in a letter to Labor Com- er Fitzgerald. Willie O'Brien, whose parents live at 19l Dore street, has not been seen or heard of since he was on the Vallejo-street wharf on the after- noon of Ju 1 and the police have been unable to find any trace of him. Arrangements have been made for the incor- poration of an American flag day association, to arrange for the celebration of the anniver- sary of the adoption of the stars and stripes as the fiag of the United States. Johin Lepique, a butcher who was arrested yesterday on & charge of grand larceny, so worked upon Jobn Louis Ader, an old man, that in less than two weeks he got out of him about $5000 and a gold watch. arles Weinstein was arrested yesterday by 3 Day of Portland on & charge of grand but after spending a few hours in the Prison was released under instructions from the Portland Chief of Police. Patrick Lene, an old man, who ran away e Almshouse on July 4, was found dering about the Wesiern Addition last evening, and as ha showed signs of insunity he was taken (o the Receiving Hospital. Dr. Gustay Eisen of the Academy of Sciences has discovered a new substance—Gum Thus—for mounting_objects in the microscope, and the gum has been taken up by bacteriologists and microscopists in Europe and America. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will not prosecute the Chinese who i little Ah S00 into <lavery. They say that e witnesses to such cases invarfably “fall on being brought into court, for fear of nation. Trensurer Widber's bond has not yet been pied by MayorSutro. It was demonstrated Honor’s satisfaction that he was not to 1ided by the consolidation act, but he was isfled with Mr. Morse’s responsibility in ng for $100,000. er Armstrong, & civil engineer, com- mitted suicide by taking morphine yesterday morning. He was in financial trouble and had quarreled with his lady love. He asked his brother to send Mrs. Nellie Hughes a $200 re diamond locket. is Wolff, ex-secretary of the California sion of the Travelers” Protective Associ- stion, insists in an interview that the question of religious and race prejudice has entered the controversy in that association in this State, and presents some proofs. The Richmond District is much disturbed over the racetrack problem. There ere two fac- tions, one 1avoring Mr. Williams and the other oprosed to his scheme. The Richmond Banner yres Mr. Parker, who is opposed to the race- track, somewhat severely. Annie McFadden, l53}§ Third street, ¢ Receiving Hospital on Friday after get- over an attack of aleoholism and was taken back last night suffering from supposed Polsoning, but the doctors diagnosed the case other attack of alcoholism. . Hens Hansen, convicted of murdering Mate Fitzgerald of the bark Hesper, was not sen- tenced vesterday. At the request of the prison- £U's atlorney the case wentover to the 22nd instant in order to allow of an appeal fora ‘ommutation of sentence being sent W0 Wash- ington, AROUNDTHE WATER FRONT [ The Big British Ship Peleus Is the Only Deep-Water Craft in the Bay. TWO0 FIRE TUGS FOR DUTY. Governor Budd and Mayor Sutro to Meet the Valley Road People Monday. The Olympia has a rival now as the | only deep-water vessel in the bay, as the | big British ship Peleus came down from | Port Costa yesterday and anchored off | Bryant street. She is low in the water | with a cargo of wheat for Europe and will | sail next Tuesday. The pilot-boat Gracie S arrived yesterday morning from Santa Cruz, making the run against a head wind from port to port in twenty-four hours, or to the whistling- buoy in seventeen hours. The bitugiinous rock crossing over East | street to the Oakland ferries is being re- | laid, as the first pavement placed upon the concrete foundation, which 1s very smooth, from California. Then microscopists, eager to see for themselves, sought the prepara- tion. Small as the quantity was that left San Francisco it was doled out and distributed in drops to several institutions of learning in England, France and Germany. In every case the scientific men whose specialty is the microscope were most en- thusiastic over the innovation, and already orders are coming in daily at the offices of chemists who prepare the gum in bottles for Europe. The Eastern microscopists have also dis- carded the old formula and are using the new exclusively, finding that it gives 1nar- velously improved results, which must soon lead to a complete revolution in the knowledge of bacteria and cellular con- struction previously acquired with the aid of their instrument. The substance that has been almost uni- versally accepted in the first trials is known as Gum Thus. It is a vegetable ex- tract of the resinous order taken from pines in some of the Eastern States. Its chief characteristic which places it above all other viscous compounds is its singular transparency, combined with a hi Te- fractive index that almost absolutely steadies the rays of light falling upon the object under the glass. This latter quality enables the observer to see through the microscope with every infinitesimal outline of the objects keenly defined, where before there was a blur and an indistinctness very annoyin, to those who would fain learn more of what they were studying. In the study of microbes it is hardly understood yet what new discoverics may be made, thou§h great things are expected from the appli- cation of this translucent, crystal-like American pine gum. 2 Bacterio}ogists have seized'it with avid- THE BRITISH SHIP PELEUS, THE ONLY DEEP.WATER VESSEL AT ANCHOR IN THEE BAY. [Sketched for the * Call” by Coulter.] would not hold under the heavy traffic | that rolls over it every hour of the day. | The new $1500 boathouse which the Har- | bor Commissioners are to build for the | Naval Reserve was commenced yesterday ' morning at the foot of Folsom street. | Hereafter the State will have two well- equipped fireboats on the water front, as | 1000 feet of hose was yesterday placed on | board the tug Governor Irwin. She will divide the work of guarding the wharves | with the Governor Markham, which for a | long time has been the only available fire- boat on the bay. More recent accounts of the loss of the | ship Arabia, bound for this port, off Cape Horn, states that she was struck by a | furious gale on May 25. The storm stripped her of her spars and the great seas opened her seams. Captain and Mrs. Macloon and the crew took to the boats June 1, just before she went down. They rcached Diego Ramierez Island, about sixty miles from the scene of the wreck, and were rescued by the British ship | Achilles, Captain Dunbar, and landed at Montevideo June 28. The lost vessel was loaded with 400 tons of coal, 500 tons of pig iron, 100 tons of Tennessee marble, 15,000 cases of oil and a general cargo of starch, whisky and chalk. She was con- signed to Williams, Dimond & Co. of this City. The schooner Chetco, which went ashore on October 16, 1894, on Needle Rock, on the northern coast, aud was afterward got- ten off and repaired, arrived yesterday in ballast. To-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock the Harbor Commissioners and the rep- resentatives of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad will meet and ratify the China Basin lease. Governor Budd and Mayor Sutro will be present ard contracts for the gradibg will be let. The ties and lumber are being shipped to Stock- ton for the roadbed and trestles and the first consignment of steel rails is expected every day on the steamer Washtenaw. MICROSEOPSTS ARDUSED A Discovery of a Transparent Gum for Mounting Ob- jects Is Made. Posslblility of Observing New Won- ders Under the Glass Increased One-Half. Microscopists in Europe and America have been aroused over a new method of mounting objects for examination under the instrument, which was first success- fully applied by Dr. Gustav Eisen of the Academy of Sciences in this City. Through the increased efficacy of this discovery the work of the microscope is enhanced more than one-half, and there- fore naturalists claim that the possibilities of new wonders being revealed are now al- most beyond conjecture. From a small room up in the fifth floor of the California Academy of Sciences a tiny bottle of a gum, this new substance hitherto unknown in its application to science, was transmitied to a naturalist in a German university. The phial reached its destination in perfect condition and its contents were put to a severe test on a great variety of eubjects. Buch was the success of its introduction that all at once scien- tists of Germany were treated to a surprise in the shape of a pamphlet on the gum ity to prosecute their labors under the new light, if such it may be called, and a great many of them have begun to go over the same ground which they had covered in years past, looking for still further knowl- edge of diseases and their causes. In this direction, small as the discovery may ap- pear to lay people, great hopes have been and are entertained for promised results, as it will in all probability}lead to ends of the greatest value to humanity. It will enable the scientist to get a clearer and more definite idea of the character and form of microbes, which may then be more readily distinguished by less skilled stu- dents working in the same line with the one end in view—to reach the root of dis- ease through the microscope. Formerly an oily gum, known as Canada balsam, was used for correcting the light on slides, but it did not satisfy Dr. Eisen. The murkiness of the vision was taken as a matter of course and as a defect which could not be removed or overcome, for then the instrument would be perfect. The doctor began a series of experiments with oils am"i gums, believing he could finally find something of benefit to mi- croscopy, just as other scientists had dis- covered stains for coloring objects through chemical affinity. He did succeed with the Gum Thus and microscopes have begun to reach results that, in comparison with the old work, are regarded as a victory for science. NEW WOMEN GRATIFIED. They Praise ‘The Call”’ and‘‘ Chronicle” for Their Reports of the Fourth of July. The following preamble and resolutions were passed at last night’s meeting of the New Woman’s Club: WHEREAS, We, the New Women's Club No. 1 respect and revere our native Jand and the liberties granted to us by the Declaration of Independence, and honor the day upon which that declaration was sxgued; and whereas, we, the New Woman’s Club No. 1.;lrliclpnled in the ceremonies of July 4, 1895, held et San Francisco; and whereas, we appreciate the power of the public press and at the same time e recognize there is a greater power in public opinion; and whereas, the Examiner has seen fit to ridicule the parttaken by women in the ceremonies of the Fourth of July, 1895; there- fore, e it Resolved, That we, as a club, denounce the article descriptive of the Fourth of July festivi- ties as unfit to be introduced into any patriotic home, either native or foreign born; and be it further Resolved, That we appreciate the loyalty of THE CALL and Chronicle for their fair and im- partial report. e - Mechanical Power in Tramway, The use of mechanical power is makin, rapid strides in the tramway system o Paris, The Compagnie Generale des Omni- bus employs Rowan’s automobiles (worked by steam power) on the Auteuil-Boulogne line and compressed air power on the line between Louvre and St. Cloud. The Com- pagnie des Tramways de Paris et du De- partment de la Seine makes.use of locomo- tives on the Lamm and Francq system for seryices between Courbevoie’ and 1'Etoile, on the SBerpellet system, for those between Neuilly and 8t. Denis, and of electric Bpower for cars running from the Opera Denis. Compressed air power is used on all lines of the Compagnie des Chemins de fer Nogentais. The Arpajon and St. Germain companies employ steam power, that of St. Maur des Fosses com- {:rfl_ud air power. Finally, the Belleville *unicular Tramway is worked by an end- less cable.—London Daily News. S A CarareH cured and no pay until euerd. Treatment at oftice free. 925 Howard street. * ———————— The State of Kentucky, including blue- grass land, blooded horses and tobacco, is worth $370,743,384. ) ALL IN FAVOR OF FOSTER, His Selection as Commis- sioner Is Commended by Republicans. UNION LEAGUE CLUB A UNIT. Strong Expressions of Indorsement by A. B. Spreckels and S. W. Backus. A meeting of the executive committee of the Republican State Committee may be called to consider the appointment of Sam- uel Foster as Election Commissioner, and the indications are that his selection will be highly commended. P. B. Cornwall, chairman of the State Committee, is out of town and will not return until to-morrow. Several members of the executive com- mittee are away on summer vacations, so it is hardly probable that a meeting will take place earlier than the middle of this month. The rumored opposition to Mr. Foster is not understood, but its development has caused a legion of his friends to rally to his support. They assert that he is a cif zen of the highest character and a Republi- can whose loyalty to the party is well known. Mr. Foster isa Knight Templar, but there is no possible ground for oppo- sition in this respect. It is well known that Mr. Denman, oue of the Democratic Commissioners, belongs to the same or- ganization. Supervisor A. B. Spreckels, in speaking of the appointment yesterday, said: “I have known Mr. Foster since I began my business career in 1879, and I know him to be a thoroughly capable business man, a good citizen and a good Republican. The Republican committee ought to indorse him.” & 8. W. Backus, president of the Union League Club, said: “It would be a great mistake for the Republican party to raise any question in regard to Mayor Sutro’s selection of Mr. Foster. He is a good Re- publican and a merchant of the highest standing. We might not get another ap- pointment as good, and it is a question whether, under the law, the Republican State Committee could reject the second appointment made by the Mayor. Iam not prepared to believe that Judge Cooney is opposing Mr. Foster. Itis the intention of the Unien League to give a dinner to all the Commissioners. Should the law be contested in the courts the league will em- ploy counsel to defend the constitution- ality of the act. We believe the law is good and have confidence in the Commis- sioners appointed by Mayor Sutro.” In mercantile circles, where Mr. Foster is best known, the highest tributes are paid to his integrity. MR, MAYER HAS HIS SAY He Files a Minority Report From the Late Grand Jury. A Dissenting Opinlon. Which Is All Praise Where Before Was All Blame. Henry Mayer, a member of the late Grand Jury, filed a minority reportin an- swer to the report filed by the rest of the members some time ago, in the Superior Court. Mr. Mayer dissents in every par- ticular from the opinions expressed by his fellow-jurors. He also criticizes, rather severely, the manner and the freedom of their expression. He has also a good word to say wherever they had a bad one, and while the majority report was one of cen- sure and insinuation all through, that of the minority is bountiful of the milk of human kindness and of compliment. Mr. Mayer himself includes the entire mi- noritv. n opening his report the minority says he dissents from the report of the majority in many particulars. The Grand Jury’s report, he says, should be honest and im- partial, and not malicious nor slanderous, and if there had been any evidence re- ceived apon which the charges which the majority report makes could be based, it was the duty of the jury to find indict- ments and presentments, but it should not make insinuations under the guise of a final report. et The report of the minority then proceeds to right the wrongs which he believes were inflicted by the previous document. In the election frauds, he says, it was impos- sible to secure evidence sufficient to war- rant the expense of trials in the multitude of indictments which would have been found had every suspected case been submitted to the court. He believes 'that the manner in which Judges Belcher, Bahrs and Wallace passed upon the various points of law which the cases presented should earn for them the respect and com- mendation of the public, instead of the censure of the majority of the grand jurors. Mr. Mayer suggested that here- after the election laws should be amended to allow the returns to be sent direct to the Registrar, and to be canvassed under the supervision of the Superior Judges. ‘he Supreme Court, the minority thinks, is incorruptible and is composed of Judges of whom the City and Btate should be proud. The aspersions cast upon the Supreme bench by the majority, he thinks, are unwarranted and slanderous; there was not a vestige of evidence brought be- fore the jury, he said, which in any way questioned the integrity of the Supreme Court. He denounced, too, the investigation of Judge Campbell, and incidentally took occasion tosay that there are no more honest Police courts and no better qualitied Police Judges than those of this City. Of Judge ‘auu and his divorce cases, the minority ghys his Honor should be commended for his action in trying some divorces in chambers, in order to save innocent persons. The criticisms which the majority passed upon this prac- tice, he thinks, were gratuitous slander. The Police Department receives unquali- fied praise at lgc hands of the minority. He says, considering the small number of men in such a large City, and the small appropriation which is provided for their support, they form the best Police Depart- ment in America. The Commissioners, the Chief and Captain Lees are also highl: complimented. Mr. Mayer recommends that the force be increased. The charges made by the majority, he says, when “those making such slurs were unable to find an indictment or present a chnr*a aganst any of this department, are on calculated to injure and impair the efl{v- ciency of our Police Department.” The District Attorney, the Sheriff, the Assessor and County Clerk, the Fire Department and Chief Sullivan, the Coroner, the hos- pitals and the License Collector are all given a bountiful tribute of praise for the efficiency, the honesty and the ug-um of those City departments. The fee bill, how- ever, stands out in bold relief. The minor- ity does not approve of it. It is a burden and an expense which gives the City no benefit, he says. The minority also wants a Morgue with a ground floor and at.least four rooms. In allowing the report to be filed Judge Sanderson, to whom it was presented, gave the following as his opinion of the pro- ceeding: “I know of no statute directing or au- therizing the making and filing of a report by a Grand Jury. 'fi)e law contemplates action by that body and not the expression of opinion. If public officials had been guilly of offenses cognizable by the Grand Jury it should proceed agzinst them by in- dictment or presentment in the manner prescribed by law, and not by the filing of a report concernini them, nor, for that matter, praising them. The majority of the jurors, however, constituting the late Grand Jury, having been heretofore per- mitted to file a report, in accordanee with custom, the same privilege will be accord- ed the minority.” ARRESTED FOR ARSON. Joseph Ferris, Proprietor of the Fruit- Store on Scott Street, in Prison. Joseph Ferris, proprietor of the fruit- store 217 Scott street, which was destroyed by fire unaer suspicious circumstances on Friday morning, was arrested yesterday morning by Fire Marshal Towe and De- tective Handley on the charge of arson. The Fire Marshal and detective made a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire yesterday morning, and from in- formation they received and other facts they at once placed Ferris under arrest. The officers, while not disposed to make gublic all the evidence they have obtained, ut they point to the fact that the building was_insured for $150, and it can easily be duplicated for $75. The stock was also in- sured for $85, and they state there was not more than $25 worth of stock in the store. Ferris also made entirely different state- ments, first to the Fire Marshal and later to Detective Handley, as to where he was when the fire broke out, and also as to how he came to have his hands and cloth- ing covered with coal oil. The smell of the oil can yet be easily detected on the coat he was wearing on the morning of the fire, Ferris is only 18 years of age, and says he was born in Oakland. Hielived with his brother-in-law, W. F. Dawson, who has a bakery almost directly opposite the fruitstore. He protests his innocence. THE DOWNTOWN STREETS, Causes of Their Dirty Condi~- tion Explained by Mr. Dohrmann. The Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Do Not Ald the Merchants’ Assoclation. The Merchants’ Association, which has the contract for street-sweeping, is having considerable difficulty in keeping the downtown streets in a presentable condi- tion. According to President F. W. Dohrmann, the difficulty is attributable to two causes. Oneis the wretched condition of the cobblestone paving, the other the seeming carelessness of some of the fruit- dealers and vegetable-market men. The association has done work enough, he says, to have kept that portion of the City in comparatively as good condition as other portions, but without the co-opera- tion of those from whose business bouses the dirt is accumulated the desired results cannot be accomplished. Speaking on this subject last night Mr. Dohrmann said : “When we began the street sweeping we had great difficulties to overcome, but soon had the work well in hand except in the district below Montgomery street, between Sacramento and Jackson. ‘The street pav- ing was in very bad condition and the ac- cumulationsof dirt were almostimmovable. ‘We despaired of reaching any respectable condition during the wet season. Butwhen the dry season came on we got down to bedrock. But our troubles did not end even then. Assoon as we had got the streets clean the accumulation of dirt was so great that they looked as if they had not been cleaned at all. “Finding it impossible to do the job jus- tice in the day time, we put a night force on. They would finish their work by 6 o'clock in the morning and within twe hours the streets would be almost as dirty as_on the previous afternoon. This fact led some persons to think that no sweeping was being done in that district. “It was_indeed difficult to keep those rough cobblestones clean, but our worst contention was with the dealers, whose sweepings accumulate so rapidly. They claim that they pay garbage men to carry away the refuse. But the trouble is that their employes had been so long used to dirty streets that they used no care in sweeping the stores and sidewalks. LAl fizcse streets could be kept in a much cleaner condition if we could have the careful co-operation of those interested. One firm by the name of Vancovitch has at our request furnished a large receptacle for the dirt and the sweepings being placed therein greatly aids us in the work. “We notice a great improvement on the uptown streets where the sweepings are placed in piles. It is not the duty of a street-sweeping contractor to remove the accumulations of dirt that come from stores, yet we do not object to doing this if we can have the dirt left in proper shape to be easily reached by our sweepers. “There has been marked improvement in business in sections where the streets are kept clean, and_this improvement would extend to the downtown diatricts if the dealers had their own interests at heart.” WHY FOR THE WISE. Some of the Reasons for the Hub’s Ex- traordinary Offers. In another part of this issue will be found a unique advertisement from The Hub Clothing Store. It announces a dis- solution of partnership in the old firm and at the same time a great dissolution sele under the new management of Charles Keilus & Co. Mr. Keilus, who remains as the head and front of the new firm, is known to every f‘urchnser of high-class clothing in San Francisco. He has been for many years recognized as among the very foremost of the retail experts on “good form” in men’s and boys’ dress, and his assumption of the entire management of the establishment which he has done so much to place in the leading position among the clothing emporiums is an as- surance of the future prosperity and popu- larity of The Hub. The dissolution sale, which opens on Tuesday morning, will undoubtedly be one of the most conspicuously successful ever held in this City. Mr. Keilus’ offer, as he put it, is simple: The very best clothing that can be purchased at prices that you cannot possibly equal elsewhere. e Atrested and Released. Charles Weinstein was arrested on Third and Market streets yesterday morning by Detective Day of Portland, Or., and taken to the City Prison, where he was booked on the charge of rand larceny. Weinstein was barkeeper for enry Myers, Portland, and it was alleged that last Monday he stole $300 from the safe and went to Orean City, thence to this City. A few hours after his o Chief Crowley re- ceived a dispatch from Portland to release him :nm custody and he walked qut of the prison a ree man. To Address Young Men. This afternoon at 2 o’clock John L. Speares, State secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association of California, will deliverja special ‘address to young men only in the Association Hall, Association building, corner Mason and Ellis streets. Seats will be free to young men in general. —_————————— The Survival of the Fittest. By retaining your baggage checks until you reach San Francisco and leaving same at any of our offices you will save money in the transfer of your baggage. Trunks, 35 cents each. Morton 8 Delivery, 31 Geary street, 408 Taylor street and Oakland Ferry Depot. * | I PROUD OF THE RECORDS, Local Marksmen JubilantOver the New York Schuetzen- fest Scores. CALIFORNIANS AT THE TOP. They Will Bring Back Some Valuable Prizes—Career of Young A. H. Pape. While the cracking of the rifles at the great National Schuetzenfest in New York stirs the atmosphere there, glad echoes are being awakened out here in the hearts of the members of the San Francisco Schuet- zen Verein over the performances of their fellow members in the shooting contests. Ever since the festival began there the local marksmen have been watching the reports, and as in each successive event the Californians came out with flying colors pride in their achievements began to swell, and with the records made by Helm, Strecker and young Pape pride burst out in a glad spirit of jubilation. Helm was looked upon as a sure winner, although his winning of 75 out of a possi- ble 75 came as a surprise. He had made that perfect score a year ago in this City, at the Midwinter Fair Exposition, but such scores are not often duplicated, hence the surprise. Next to Helm the Schuetzen members are 1nterested in their youngest marks- man, A. H, Pave. Although he has been a member of the verein but two years he has performed some feats with the rifle A. H. Pape, the Young Native S8on Who Has Made Such a Record in New York. which have astonished some of the old members, and a promising future asa marksman is predicted for him. He was the first man to make three bullseyes on the honor target, Germany, during ‘the tournament, and so far holds the record for four consecutive red flags on the point target, while his 47 on the standard is only one point below the score. On the honor target Columbia he has made 65. oung Pape is only 23 years of age and is a native of this City. His father, Fred- erick Pape, is an old and respected mem- ber of the loeal German colony. It is rather remarkable that of the three Pape boys each one has distinguished himself in some peculiar line. The eldest son is an artist, who has earned a reputation for himself in Paris and received several prizes in the Salon. He is now connected with the Century Magazine staff. Another son is considered one of the best swimmers on the coast, while the third hasdistinguished himself in marksmanship. The latter joined the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein in April, 1898. In his first year’s shoot he won the third-class medal in three successive months. 1In the same year he joined the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club and won the pistol, rifle and all-around championship medals. His reaaily acquired accuracy with the rifle is all the more remarkable in the fact that until he jeined the Schuetzen Verein he never handled a rifle or pistol. Heis the youngest member of the association. A. Strecker of the San Francisco Verein, who still leads on the man target with a score of 97, is aleo looked upon among his friends here as a sure winner for the Schuetzen ring prize. Arrangements are already under way for giving the Californian marksmen a rous- ing reception when they return to their ome. THE CORINTHIAN CRUISE, Wind-Up of the Midsummer Jinks of the Yachtsmen on the Water. Accompanied by the San Franciscos, They WIill Sail From Mare Isiand To-Day. The “moorings’’ has been deserted for nearly a week and Herr Kolb has been very lonely indeed. On last Wednesday afternoon the Corinthian fleet left for Sui- sun and way ports to celebrate the Fourth, Nearly all the yachtsmen made the up- river trip, and those who did not have been in hiding to give out the impression that they are good sea dogs. To-day the yachts will return from Mare Island, com- ing down with the San Francisco fleet and a number of other craft which went up to meei them. Several of the California Club’s boats also made the long trip, and from all accounts the sailor boys have had a merry and successful cruise. The Corinthians journeyed along in easy stages, dropping anchor where they chose and generally spending the night on shore. They were treated royally wherever they went, and many a broken heart did they leave behind them. Eddie Kolb received a letter from the fleet yesterday, in which were recounted some of their experiences. Following is an extract: Y On the Fourth all tne ships were decked snz‘liy with flags and the club colors, and we red off \cannon and ate crackers and dallied with the amber of Gambrinus. Visitors from the shore helped us to dally,and it would have been a most beautiful day only it rained. But it cleared off toward evening, and the night was the most bewltching I have ever seen in all my voyages in the Freda. It wasa Belvederean ‘enice and one which we will never forget. Joe Tracy will never forgot it, either, Aan 1 shouldn’'t be surprised if — but I mustn’'t romance. It ppened this way. We were entertaining the good people from the shore, sending our boats after them, and fiom nearly all the illuminated yachts It sounded lovely know. Suddenly and then a shout night in came the sound of music. on the water, as you ma there was a cry and a spl of “Woman overboard!” Before we had recovered from the first shoek there was another splash. Joe Tracy had l‘““”“ overboard to the rescue of the fair un- nown. With a“few vigorous strokes ihe gal- lant ex-commodore had reached the lady and in another moment he had her in his strong arms. A number of boats put out to the rescue, and Denny Herrman was the first reach the scene. He pulled the young into his boat and tnen rowed ashore, o AR What leaving Joe to swim back t6 the Secret. young lady came to consciousness she could not sufficiently thank her gnuant preserver, and he took it allin, and said: “Don’t mention it.” Then she opened hereyes wider, and said: “Why, your clothes are not wet, Mr, — “Herrman,” supplied the crafty Denny. “I'm a magician. 1 can gointo the water and never get wet. Ican drink and never—er, get drxv. 'm—Oh, Ido these lh\BES. Halha!” ud, whether she believed him or not, she grewtly admired his nerve, and they tell me she’s worth $100,000. Joe hasn't caught Denny yet, but he swears he'll get even. We had some fun with Alec Elder yesterday. The fleet was beealmed and Alec went in swimming. As we did not know what moment a breeze would spring up, we tied a rope around his waist. He thought the Tope was quite short and kepton swimming, but the boys kept paying out more and more line until he was half a mile away. Then came & puff and we began to glide. Away we went at a ellshinfi gait and Alec felt a tug at the e line. Then turned around and saw the yacht almost out of sight. ‘“Wait for me!™ he yeiled in that Scotch dialect which is his chief charm. But how conld we wait? You know how it is. We had a slashing breeze and we knew that he was with us. He swam and swam and swore he'd kill us all. We began to pull in the line, and when Alec would get near the yacht somehow or other the line would slip and away he would go back. When he finally goton board he couldn’t kill anybody. By actuai calculation he had swam five miles, and when he heard of his record he forgave us all. The Speedwell is looking fine and so is Eddie Howard. The owners are tickled to death with both him and the boat. Commodore Pew is quite sun- burned, but the Truant is looking out of sight. Iwill have a whole budget to tell you when I get home Sunday night. The San Francisco fieet went only as far as the Haggin ranch this side of Suisun, where they spent the Fourth. On Friday they came back to Martinez and last night t{hey were to spend at Benicia or Mare Island, coming home with the Corinthian to-day. Next Sunday the San Franciscos give their second iree-for-all regatta and the clubs around the bay are already making preparations for the event. From this time on the yachting season will be a busy one. ALL MALE VOICES NOW. Grace Episcopal Church Has Seen the Last of Mixed Quartets. A Choir of Men WIIl Render the Full Cathedral Even= song. The mixed quartet, which is fast ceasing to be a feature of Episcopal churchman- ship in this City, has disappeared from Grace Episcopal Church, and to-day its place will be taken by a choir of male voices. The new chorus, which has been dili- gently rehearsing for some time under the direction of the new organist, William H. Holt, at present only consists of ten voices. It will be augmented, bowever, from time to time till the full standing capacity of the organ-loft has been reached. The members of the new choir do not wear surplices as yet, indeed surplices, even if they were donned, would be lost upon the congregation, as only the heads of the singers are visible above the curtains of the small organ-loft. The male choir has an excellent solo quartet, consisting of: Frank Coffin, first tenor; Dr. Smith, second tenor; W. H. Kinross, first bass, and T. Macdonald, sec- ond bass. The other singers are: Messrs. Algernon Asplind, Lamar, Miel, McLel- lan, Enquist and Williamson. Matins will be sung this morning just as the service used to fie rendered at Grace Church in the days of the mixed quartet. For the first time, however, the evening service will be in full cathedral style. The music went very satisfactorily at the final rehearsal last night, when Rev. R. C. Foute, the rector of Grace Church, also worked with the new choir by intoning the prayers for them to take up the responses. Among the music which was re- hearsed last night for to-day’s ser- vices were a fine ‘“Magnificat” and a “Nunc_Dimittis,” composedjby Fairlamb, a New York composer, and sung for the first time in San Francisco. The “Te Deum” is a very florid composition by Dr. Kimball. The offertory consists of a duet for tenor and bass from Molique’s ““Abra- ham,” and the anthem is Dr. Roberts’ ‘““Seek Ye the Lord.” The organ recitals will be continued as usual after the even- ing service. Considerable interest is felt by the con- gregation of Grace Church in the complete change of music which takes place to-day, and 1t is anticipated that the new cholr will be entirely successful. ———————— Another Life-Saving Station, Yaquina Bay, Or., is to have a life-saving station. Captain W. C. Coulson, Superintend- ent of Construction, has received instructions to proceed with the work at a cost of $5000. This sum_will include the equipmentof the do you think of that for nerve? When the station. Everything is to be ready for use by November 1. Protest Against the Iguana. ‘We have no desire to make fun of sensi- tive creatures, and we are quite sure it is not their fault; but the list of additions to the Zoo is a little distracting, says the Pall Mall Gazette. ‘“One Burchell’s zebra” is quite fair, and,“two Polar bears’ are pass- able, even if they were born in the gardens, We have even no objection to take to “one Gry’s bok,”” “‘one blossom- headed parrakeet” or ‘four Egyptian eryx.” ‘A white-crowned mangaby” leaves us unstartled, and “‘fifty American tree frogs” are comparatively innocuous, But when it comes to ‘‘tuberculated igua- na’ we protest; is it to be isolated? “A rosy-faced lovebird” sounds quite right, though a trifle imFroner in these particuiar days. *‘Three ocellated sand skinks’ leave us'wondering, and ‘‘three ruddy-headed geese”” sounds oniy like an expletive. But ..‘one defenseless lizard” touches us. We hope they won’t bully it. 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