The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 8, 189%. s e e S S ———————— ] 3 PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Epidemic of Suicide in the Vicinity of Angels Camp. TRAGEDY AND MYSTERY. Body of a Spokane Conductor Found on the Outskirts of the City. ON THE TRACK OF MURDERERS. Important Clews Obtained That WIill Probably Lead to Thelr Detection. ANGELS CAMP, CAL., July 7.—T)xrge attempts at suicide have been made in this vicinity lately, two of which were success- ful. Frederick Fisher, a German, 65 years of age, drowned himself in a reservoir near The body was found yester- Murphys. rilliam C. Kellv, who took morphine here yesterday, died last night and was buried t v. Mrs. Ay cock, who is known here as Mrs. and who keeps a lodging- house on n street, was the next one to endeavor to shuffle off this mortal coil, the attempt being made this afternoon. She dose of laudanum and objected ly when Dr. Dorroh was called i strenuously to treat her. the poison. however. The woman formerly liv h Sierra City, Sierra County. Do- SPOKANE TRAGEDY. A Mrystery Surrounds the Death of a Street- car Conductor. Her stomach was relieved of ble caused her to attempt to ing of the Boara of Trade will .be called early this week, whena re(yresentntive of the proposed Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt Railroad will be prese~t and state what the company expects to do. From Mr. Lester it is learned that the new road desires this city to give a depof site and grounds for other railroad buildings and secure the right of way to the Mendo- cino line. High License for Peddlers. HEALDSBURG, CAL., July 7.—The City Council is after street fakirs, peddlers and traveling vendors of auction stock with a sharp stick. An ordinance was introduced at the last meeting which will compel these peregrinating merchants to pay an annual license of $500 instead of $18 as heretofore. Rl ey BERING SEA NEWS. Seals Are EReported to Be Very Scarce This Season. PORT TOWNSEND, Wass., July 7.—The first direct news from the Bering Sea fleet, now patrolling the limits of the prohibited zone, announces the arrival of cutters at Unalaskaasfollows: Percy, May 30; Grant, June 5, after the quickest passage, four and a half days, ever made between Sitka and Unalaska. The Rush left Unalaska June 18 for Copper Islands, followed by the Bear, which sailed on her regular Arctic cruise. The Corwin arrived June 15, after a very rough passage. Seals are reported very scarce, and not a single vessel was seen in the sea up to the 18th. The health of the officers and men is remarkably good, the result of the fact that this season they are supplied with fresh meat and vegetables twice a month by the North American Commercial Com- pany, which receives 25 cents per pound for the meat and 8 cents for vegetables. All the vessels are kept constantly on the go by Commander Hooper, being allowed to rleturn to port only twice a month to coal. —e BROKE A WORLD RECORD. A San Francisco Wheelman Lowers it by One-Fifth of a Second. It Was Accomplished In the Two- Thirds Mile Handicap on the Fourth. SAN JOSE, CaLn., June 6.—In looking over the world’s records in the clubrooms SPOKANE, Wasg., July 7.—M. Dolan, a | of the San Jose Road Club yesterday it streetcar conductor, was found dead on the road, about two miles out from the city, at an early hour this morning. Whether he was ered by robbers in an attempted hold-up, or killed through accident, isa B The police are working upon the that Dolan was murdered. t ently alone when nd with the trolley mile from the point and two miles from where His head and shoul- ders were If robbery had evidently been frightened off be- thorough search of the in change were officials are of the ed by contact with ¢ track. An inquest VIO MURDERERS. Valuable Clews Secured by the Police | Leading to Their Identity. ENTO, CaL., July 7.—It is at the police authorities are in essi »f valuable clews leading to the blishbment of the identity of the men brutally murdered the old Chilean mar an Oreleanda, and it is ored that a man arrested to-day by ible Merkley may be connected with r the disappearance of the 1an and before the discovery of his v, a boat chained in the vicinity where murder was committed was found to g, the chain having been filed in The man arrested by Merkley, in y with another party, who made ape in the dense brush lining the nk, was in possession of the stolen it is claimed that numerous ns are spattered on the inside of boat, an blood: the boat. HEALDSBURG UP TO DTE, A Proposition on Foot to Build an Additional Schoolhouse. Several Important Improvements Belng Made Along the Rus- sian River. HEALDSBURG, CaL., July 7.— The 8 chool Trustees of this place will probably submit a proposition to the voters of the Healdsburg district to bond for $25,000, that sum to be used in the erectionofa new school building. The rapid increase in the population of this town has made ionai schoolroom necessary. At the present time two new brick blocks and twenty-four dweliings are in course of erection. ac Marvelous Endurance of a Cow. HEALDSBURG, CaAL., July Eighteen days ago C. Collins of this city lost an hire cow, which was pastured on Hassett’s place near town. The country thoroughly searched, but not a trace of the animal could be found. Last evening, while, Ed was hunting on the ranch, a cow under a small bridge, and on inves- tion found that the animal stened between two of the uprigh With the aid of a rope and pullv he cow was drawn up out_of the gulch, < to stand was hauled to :ar by, where a little food it. The cow had not had food or water during eighteen days, and when found was a living skeleton. Russian River Improvements. L: HEALDSBURG, C. ing July 7.—A meet- )f the Russian River Imf rovement As- ition was held in this city vesterday noon when reports of the various ittees were made. The Block levee, et in length, has been completed, work onthe removal of t Willow 1ds in the channel of Russian River will be begun at once. The obstructions will be removed from the foot of Fitch Mountain, down the stream a distance of fourteen miles, and when the work is com- pleted no damage from overflow will be possible. A Good Crop of Rattlesnakes. HEALDSBURG, Can., July 7.—R. K. Truoitt, who has just came in from his mountain ranch, eighteen miles northwest of this city, states that in his twenty-two ’ residence 1n that district he has r seen rattlesnakes as numerous as the present season. One day last weck he killed eleven, and saw many others. He gives as a reason for their ap- cein such large numbers the fact no forest fires have swept that section cveral years. for ahe New Railroad. HEALDSBURG, Cav., July 7.—A meet- k the last car out last night, at | | was discovered that Mckarland had cut | one-fifth of a second off the world’s two- | thirds mile record at the league meet in i this city on the Fourth. McFarland won | the third heat of the two-thirds mile | handicap, class A, from the scratch in :251-5. The former record was 1:25 2-5. Next Sunday the San Jose Road Club | will hold the seventh of a series of five mile handicap road races over the course in East San Jose. Entries will close next Thursday evening. The race promises to | be a hotly contested one, as a large num- | ber of fast men are in training for the | event. The races are for a silver trophy, which, to become the versonal property of { a rider, must be won three times. A MILITIA SHOOT. | It Results in @ Fictory for Company B of San Jose. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 7.—The match | shoot between Company F, First Regi- ment, N. G. C., of San Francisco and Com- pany B, Fifth Regiment, of this city, was held to-day at Company B’s range at Pala Rosa. near Alum Ro The match was between teams of twenty men and at 200- vard targets. There was a large crowd in attendance and the match was hotly con- " tested. It resulted in a victory for Com- | pany B by a score of 735 to 704. ~The scores of the teams are as follows: Company B—Captain Partridge 36, Lieuten- ant Adel 39, Lieutenant Searles 37, Sergeant McComas 39, Sergeant Munn 38, Corporal Hub- ack 42, Corporal Holtum 39, Corporal Harris 40, Private Connor 36, Private Compton 26, | Private Frost 38Private Hannay 38, Private | O'Keefe 36, Private Penniman 41, Private | Roseveare 40, Private Smith 28, Private Scott 36, Private Wright 40, Private Ward 38, Pri- vate Zahn 3! Total, 735. Compan aptain Egger Curzons 38, Lieutenant Adler dran 3 Sergeant Pendle 43, Sergeant Clarke 36, Corporal Souther 38, Corporal Nolte 2, Musician Isakson 40, Musician McMenony . Musician Gordon 35, Corporal Robertson | 30, Private McGowen 38, Private Williams 3; Private Mangels 39, Private Brickwelt 33, | Private_Lee 29, Private Nobiega 33, Private | Laders 25, Private Robinson 30. Total, 704. Company F arrived last evening about fifty strong, under commana of Captain J. F. Eggert and Lieutenants H. E. Curzons and A. C. Adler. | A return match will be shot in San Fran- , Lieutenant ergeant Lan- | cisco in October. Good Sh ng by Sacramentans. SACRAMENTO, CaL., July 7.—Some of Company E’s men in this city are doing remarkably good shooting these days. A | week ago John L. Hughes made a straight 50, and the next day Corporal Fields made 50, and followed it up with extra bullseyes just to see what he could do. In to-day’s | practice Corporal Nutting made a possible 50, and O. E. Hughes, who is upwards of 60 years of age, made 49 out of 50. G Services by Chautauguans. PACIFIC GROVE, Car., July 7.—To- day’s services in the M. E. Church were entirely turned over to the Chautauquans. This morning Rev, A. C. Hirst, president of the Chautaugua Assembly, delivered an excellent sermon. P. vesper ser- . This even- ing a sacred concert was held at Assembly | Hall. Never before has there been such a | crowd of people turned away from any meeting. Long before the commencement hour there was not an inch of standing room left. The concert, rendered by the orchestra of the First Congregational Chiurch of Oak- land last evening was a erand success, both gallery and church being crowded. -—— Death of a Woman Pioneer. N JOSE, CaL., July 7.—Mrs. Rebecca Tis, a pioneer resident of this city, who was prominent in fcharitable work, died this evening, aged 67 years. She leaves three children. At ice was held, led by Dr. LOUIS RUFFINO'S FUNERAL. It Was Held Yesterday Afternoon ¥From | Masonic Temple. The funeral of Louis J. Ruffino who died in a Pullman car near Lynchburg, Va., June 27. and whose body was brought to this City, the place of his birth, for burial, took place yesterday afternoon from Ma- sonic Temple. The deceased was a promi- nent member of the Masonic order, the A. 0. U.W. and the Native Sonsof the Golden t. . w’f‘ie services were held under the Mason- ic auspices and were unusually impressive, After they were concluded the funeral cortege with a large Masonic and Native Sons delegation in front took up its way to Cypress Lawn Cemetery where the remains were interred. ——————— Growth of Berlin and Glasgow. “I know of no cities in this country,” says an American abroad, “not even Chi- cago, that impress one so with a sense of newness and of great development as Ber- lin and Glasgow. I remember Berlin fif- teen years ago, when it seemed hardly as much of acity as Dresden. Now it is so wonderfully built up and improved that New York seems in comparison with it an old-fashioned community, slow in its growth. Itismuch the same with Glas- gow, whose progress in recent years has been little less than marvelous. 'If there are any Americans who still think that our cities are the only ones that grow like weeds I would advise them to take a trip abroad and et their eyes opened.”—New York Tribune. High Honors Paid to the Remains of Judge Pressley. BENCH AND BAR ATTEND. He Was One of the Best-Known Men in the County of Sonoma. PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH. A Heart Attack Near the Hour of Dawn—His Last Words Were: “So Let It Be.” SANTA ROSA, CALn, July 7.—An im- pressive meeting was held in Judge Craw- ford’s department of the Superior Court Saturday. Judges Dougherty and Craw- ford occupied the bench, and the following attorneys were present: Thomas Rutledge, A. B. Ware, J. A. Barham, John Brown, M. Whallon, W. F. Russell, A. G. Bur- nett, C. 8. Farquar, D. R. Gale, W. F. Cowan, Ira Jenks, J. C. Sims, J. W. Oats, A. Johnson, J. R. Leppo, W. E. McCon- nell, A, E. Bolton and others. The formal announcement of Judge Pressley’s death was made and Judge Rut- ledge moved that a committee be ap- pointed to draw up resolutions on behalf of the bar, expressing deep regret at the death of the eminent jurist. The follow- ing compose the committee: J. A. Bar- ham, Thomas Rutledge, J. W. Oates, A.G. Burnett, J. C.8ims, A. B. Ware, W. E. McConnell. The members of the bar decided to attend the funeral in a body. The funeral of the late Judge Pressley took place this morning at 11 o’clock from the First Baptist Church on B street. Rev. S. A. Taft of Alameda, who was an inti- mate friend of the late Judge, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. Dr. Avery Shepherd. All members of the local bench and bar and many friends were present at the ceremony. The following persons acted as !pall- bearers: Judge Thornton, Judge J. K. Law, Judge Jackson Temple, Judge Thomas Rutledge, Judge W. W. Porter, J. 0. Cooper, Dr. R. P. Smith, Captain G. Watson. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity and hundreds could not get in- side. A long line of carriages ana vehi- cles followed the remains to the Rural Cemetery, where they were buried with appropriate ceremony. The relatives present were: Mrs. J. G. Pressley, widow; Mrs. W. W. Phillips of Fresno, a daughter; C. B., B. C., L. A. and W. B: Pressley, sons; W. B. Pressley of | Rio Vista and Harvey Pressley of Shasta, | brothers; Mrs. E. C. Dozier, Rio Vista, ister; Mrs. E. W. Pressley, sister-in-law; | Miss M. J. Bars and Miss L. W. Pressley, nieces; Dr. Dozier, Napa; Dr. Anderson and James F. Pressley, Santa Rosa, and H. E. Footman, Oakland, cousins. Judge Pressley was one of the best- known men in Sonoma County and one of the most highly esteemed. At the last election he was frequently spoken of for the Supreme Bench and would no doubt have been nominated had he wished or if Judge Jackson Temple had declined. His death occurred 11 his summer camp near the coast. R. P.Legro has returned from Cazadero, where he went camping with the late Judge. A CALL reporter asked Mr. Legro as to the particulars of the Judge’s death and learned the follow- ing facts: Judge Pressley and his grandson, Willie, arrived at the camp near Cazadero last Tuesday night. R. P. Legro and family arrived there Wednesday night at 6 o’clock. ¥red Clark and his family and John Baum were camped near by. On Thursday (the Fourth) it rained all day and the campers sat around the fire and talked. Judge Pressley was in good spirits. Mr. Legro, his friend and camp companion, was a veteran of the Blue: Judge Pressley of the Gray. The drift of conversation was their war experi- ences. Judge Pressley said he honored alike the soldiers of both armies; each was true to what he believed to be right. As for himself, he buried all the feeling that led to the struggle, and he added, address- ing Mr. Legro, “I think just as much of you as though we had fought under the same flag.” As usual, the Judge had some good stories to tell, which enlivened the camp in epite of the rain, and about 10 o’clock he retired to his tent, bidding his compan- ions *‘Good-night.” Abont 4:15 . . one of the ladies of the party, whose tent was close by, heard a cry, “Come, come quick—" Mr. Legro and Fred Clark arrived al- most together at the Judge's tent, not more than three minutes after the call was heard. The Judge was sitting on the side of his cot. As Mr. Legro entered the Judge ex- claimed: “Oh, friend! My heart, my heart!” He bad been trying to get a mustard- plaster, which he had prevared for such an emergency and had with him. Mr. Legro assisted him, and when ready the Judge applied the plaster himself to his breast. He <till sat on the cotside, breathing heav- ily, but there was no evidence of pain. He then said: “Let me lie down.” As his head touched the pillow he ex- claimed, “It is the end!” and folding his arms upon his breast, added: “So let it be.” And with the fast coming light of day, almost in the arms of a companion of the Blue, the spirit of the ex-Confederate warrior took its flight, without pain, with- out fear, as it had walked in its mortal en- vironment upon the earth. His brother, W. B. Pressley, and sister, Mrs. Dozier, who were on their way to the cfmp, and_later on Judge Rutledge and Lawrence Pressley, a younger son, met and returned with the sad cortege from the coast hills to Santa Rosa, where many mourning hearts awaited its coming. MARE ISLAND NOTES. Arvival of the Philadelphia — Work on the Monadnock Being Pushed. VALLEJO, CaL., July 7.—The United States flagship Philadelphia arrived at the navy-yard Friday, and will from pres- ent indications remain there for the next two moanths. While here she will be docked, scraped and painted. Good progress is being made toward the completion of the Monadnock. She was transferred from her accustomed berth, near the stone dock, Saturday, to near the coal sheds to better enable the workmen in the steam-engineering department to pros- ecute their work. On the first of the month a good many SANTA ROSA FUNERAL, mechanics were laid off, notably in the yards and docks department. A number of stone cutters have been called for, which indicates that work will be recommenced about the stone dock—laying track and putting in the foundation for the same. The Adams has been hauled in alongside the wharf near the gate house. Repairs will soon be commenced on her. After the Philadelphia docks, which will not be be- fore the latter gart. cf the month, the Adams will be taken in and have her keel repaired where it thumped upon the rocks while she was in Bering Sea. There is a report that Governor Budd will visit the yard in a day or two to_in- spect the Swatara and see what is required to place her in condition for a training ship for the Naval Reserve. Lieutenant Stoney reported for duty on boord the flagship Philadelphia on her ar- rival at the yard. No aid to the com- mandant has yet been selected. PR e LAMONT AT TACOMA. He Intimates That There Is No Need for Additional Army Posts. TACOMA, WasH., July 7.—Secretary of ‘War Lamont and party arrived this morn- ing at 3 o’clock on a special train from Portland and left at 9:45 for Seattle. They intend to spend an hour there and then go East over the Great Northern. Asked as to the probability of an army post being located in this vicinity, Secre- tary Lamont said: *“The matter is en- tirely in the hands of Congress, but what do we need new army posts for? We have now more than we have men to garrison them with.” SANTA CLARA FRUIT CROP. Better Prices Being Paid for Apricots Than Last Year. The Streams of the Entire County Being Stocked With the Fry of Trout. SAN JOSE, CAL., July 7.—1n an inter- view in regard to the fruit prospects yester- day Colonel Weaver said: “During the past ten days a large amount of apricots have been bought in this county. The apricots were contracted for for canning purposes, and for choice fruit $35 per ton was paid a week ago. Prices have dropped a little during the past week, but $30 is readily paid for good fruit. Apricots are very thin on the trees this year, but are very large and fine. This is the kind of fruit canners especially desire and they are willing to pay $35 per ton for such fruit. The top price last year was $30 per ton.” “Peaches are ripening fast,” said Colonel R. P. McGlincy yesterday, ‘‘but not many sales are being made. Good prices are be- ing reahzed from Eastern shipments of | early peaches. “Six weeks ago it looked as though the peach crop would be a tremendous one, but so many have fallen since that time that the crop will only be a medium one. It is a little early for prices to be fixed for peaches, but there is talk of prices ranging ity. ‘The top price. $40, is said to be of- | fered for fancy clings. Itis reported that | $30 has been offered for clings, but this is | not enough, as it cnly means about 4 | cents per pound for the dried product. The price realized for dried fruit is usually muc}x higher than th: Trout for Santa Clara Streams. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 7.—Game Warden Mackenzie yesterday received 30,000 rain- for distribution in the streams of the county. Ten thousand were placed in Stevens Creek, 10,000 in Almaden Creek and 10,000 in the Coyote Creek. About August 1 100,000 Lake Tahoe trout fry will be placed in the remaining streams of the county. Fruit-Canning at Los Gatos Begins. SAN JOSE, CAL., July 7.—The Los Gatos cannery started to work yesterday after- noon on apricots, with a force of 135 hands. ‘When the pears and peaches begin to come in the force will be increased to 200 women and fifty men. The capacity of the can nery has been increased, and the output for the season promises to be large. DR. GIBSON ON YOUTH. The Pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church Preaches at the Simpson Memorial Sanctuary. The Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, occupied the pulpit of the Simpson Memorial Church last night. He discoursed upon the text “Who being past feeling,” from Ephesians, xiv:19. o Before announcing his text Dr. Gibson stated that Emmanuel Baptist Church will hold its opening services next Sunday, when three sermons will be preached. The morning service will begin at 11 o’clock, the afternoon at 3 o’clock and the evening service at 7:45 o’clock. Tickets of admis- sion could be procured at the conclusion of his sermon. In the course of his remarks he said; “Your first impression is that the present preacher has got hold of a text which is too deep for him. Your impression arises from the mistaken notion that only old people have deep experiences. You forget that the herbs of the field are bitterest when young, fresh and full of sap. You forget that a man does not need to live long in order to live much. Many a young man is older in experience than some men who have reached three-score years and ten. “I have generally associated with people younger than myself. The young have no time to be restful, they have scarcely any right to be happy. Our age has cultivated the art of criticism to such an extent, that if they make a mistake, a thousand tongues dripping with the foam of jealousy, will whisper it around town, till it is com- mon property. The old and the learned have been making a mistake. They have been talking to voung people asif they could not understand anything put the language of the nursery. “The mother thinks her smooth-faced boy knows nothing but what she has taught him. She is mistaken, The boy knows more than he even tells, feels more than he even expresses, and thinks more than he even speaks.”’ HAS A MALE CHOIR NOW. Church Has Done ‘With the Mixed Quartet of Voices. The congregation worshiping at Grace Church had a male choir to lead it in the vocal part of the services yesterday and the innovation drew quite a crowd. The Rev. R. C. Foute preached both morning and evening, and his eloquent discourses on the things that are and the life that is to come were listened to attentively. For some time past there has been trouble among the members of the mixed choir that was paid by the congregation to lead the singing part of the service. The soprano was the first to go and she now has a suit pending in the Superior Court for damuges against the trustees of the church. Ofganist Bosworth was the next to go and he was succeeded by William H. Holt. The latter advocated’s male choir and he was F‘"" his way. The first ap- pearance of the new choir was made esterday morning and it was a success. he voices are not exactly evenly balanced, but Mr. Holt will be able to overcome that difficulty in a short time. The congrega- tion seemed to appreciate the change and the male choir has evidently come to stay. Grace Away from $20 to $40 per ton, according to quai- | bow trout from the Fish Commissioners | FIRED AT A TRAMP, Brave Act of a Modest Young San Bernar- dino Girl. HE WAS ORDERED AWAY. His Refusal Met With a Threat to Shoot and He Decided to Go. MADE AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN But a Shot From the Child's Rifle Sent Him Fleeing Down the Street. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., July 7.— Miss Lulu Bogart, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Dr. 8. C. Bogart, made a hero- ine of herself last night by taking a shot with a parlor rifle at an impudent tramp who invaded the premises. Her parents had gone to the theater, and with a sister two years younger Miss Lulu was entertaining two girl friends about their own age. About half-past 10 a tramp entered the yard, walked upon the front porch where the children were seated, and was soon lying comfortably in a hammock. The children retreated, but Lulu soon called up enough courage to come out and order him away. The tramp vefused to go. The child then returned indoors, got a parlor rifle, which she had used but once before, loaded it, and repeated her order to leave under threat of shooting. The tramp laughed and taunted her with, “Why don’t you shoot?” “I will if you don’t leave instantly,” re- sponded the girl. The tramp slowly got out of the hammock, cleared the yard, and started down street. After he had eone about forty feet he stopped and started back, when Lulu raised therifle to her shoulder and fired. The tramp fled wildly down the street. Allthis time Miss Bogart was not tke least excited, and when her parents re- turned half an hour later she related the occurrence as if it had been an everyday affair. Nor was she elated over the deed. The Bogarts are well-to-do, move in the best circles, and their home on Sixth street is one of the finest in the city. A POLICEMAN ATTACKED. No Attempt Made to Arrest the Small but Savage Culprits. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., July 7.— Policeman Frank J.Starke met with a painful and exasperating surprise about 3 | | o’clock this afternoon when he turned in | an alarm for a brush fire from box 52,which | had not been used for several weeks. Wasps bad built a nest inside the box and when the door was opened they attucked the in- | Starke was badly | truder in solid phalanx. stung in the face and neck. He beata hasty retreat, but not in time to save him- seif. Good Prices for Oranges. SAN BERNARDINO, Carn., July 7.— Nearly complete returns from the sales of the Redlands Orange Growers’ Association show very much better results than that of last year. The net price to growers for navel oranges will be between $165and $170 per box. Last year it was $129. The average gross price f. o. b. in Redlands was between $220 and $225. The average net price of seedlings will be about 90 cents per box. CHRISTIANS AND OTHERS. Elder Turner of .the Mormon Church Defines the True Chris- tianity, The sermon at the meeting of members of the Church of Latter Day Saints in Pythian Hall last night was upon *‘Chris- tianity’’ and was delivered by Elder Henry 8. Turner. Considerabie interest has been awakened in the small congregation over Elder Turner’s weekly discourse and last evening a fair-sized gathering was present. The speaker began with an investigation of the religions of the world, in which he discovered many kinds of Christians, and consequentiy various forms of Christianity. He classified his theme into positive and negative Christianity and then entered upon an elucidation of these two forms. By nositive Christianity he explained that he meant that kind which has in no way departed from the original form as defined by Christ and his apostles and evangelists. For the negative Christianity he gatherea in all forms of religion which are not com- pletely in harmony with the first doctrines and precepts. The doctrines of Christ, he said, endured for a time unadulterated, but they gradually underwent material changes, and among the departures he enumerated was baptism. Christianity, he declared, is positive or true only in so far as it coincides with the doctrines of Christ. THROUGH SOCIALIST EYES Mrs. Anna F. Smith Talks on Economics at Metropoli- tan Temple. Various Pictures of the Present " and the Possible Future Are Drawn. There was not a very large gathering at the Metropolitan Temple last night at the socialist meeting, probably because no prominent orators had been advertised as drawing cards. Nevertheless, there was an interesting programme for the audience. It was a sort of “medley,” as the chairman put it, with Mrs. Anna F. Smith asthe principal speaker. Chairman N. E. Kelsey voiced some re- gret at the few people present, and then moralized on the Fourth of July celebra- tion to show that mere political freedom alone was not sufficient to improve the condition of the citizens. “On one hand, to-day,” he said, “there is the spectacle of concentrated wealth dominating the Government of the peopie, while on the other hand is the fcnrfl\)xl con- trast of millions of unemployed, quickly dcfenenting into pauperage and crimi- nality. “’J.’ie socialists foresee the dark clonds threatening the nation. Either the Dec- laration of Independence must be made a fact, or an imperialism of capital will overthrow Republican institutions and establish an autocracy upon their ruins.” His remedy was a socialistic form of gov- ernment to own all the land, machinery of production and the entire system of trans- portation and communication. Mrs. Anna F. Smith discussed condi- tions, Professor Austin Lewis having been unable to be present. She gave her views of the Fourth of July. Two points, she said, presented themselves to her as she nad watched the erade, one being the military feature and the other the lack of enthusiasm among the people lining the sidewalks. She recalled the intense en- thusiasm of patriotic displays in the past, and then drew a parallel between this Na- tion and European autocracies, based upon the military display. In her opinion the })eople of this country are bound hide and oot to the military power just as much as the great proletariat of Europe, and she criticized the turning out of “Christians” in_military ostentation in a republic. Mrs. Smith then contrasted the America of to-day with the America dreamed of by ‘Washington, Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and other great advocates of republican institutions. Foreign ownership of land and displacement of labor by modern ma- chinery, she next dwelt upon with fervor. She attributed the voluntary raising of wages by various concerns, notably Mr. Pullman, to the fact that next year the Presidential election takes place. She drew a lugubrious picture of the future, and said that the only way out of the difficulty, from her point of view, was the socialistic way, the government to be a | grand co-operative commonwealth, owning | all the land, railroads, telegraphs, and all | the machinery. Her picture of the future | that would ensue was a very bright one. | She was followed by a number of other | speakers, who gave their views of present | conditions and fears or hopes for the future. | | Improvement Club to Meet and | Discuss Folsom-Street Paving. Leon Samuels Will Report on Debris and Mr. Maguire on Districting. The South Side Improvement Club, the | first of a series of similar organizations, isto have an open meeting this evening at the rooms of the Howard Club on the south- west corner of Third and Howard streets. Secretary 1. Schwartz says the principal thing to be discussed will be the Folsom- street boulevard. A few other questions may come up, incidentally, such as A. B. Maguire’s proposition to district the south side for effective organization, Leon Sam- uels’ report on the dumping of debris on | Folsom street, between Fourth and Fifth, | and the pm{:ositi(m to have Eighth street | paved with bitumen from Folsom to the | new City Hall. Anent this matter of paving Eighth | street, it is estimated that it would cost | about $12,000 to do it, and the property- | owners have gone down into their pockets | and raised half that amount, so that the | total expense to the City would be only | There has been considerable talk of | trying to get Fourth street paved with bi- tumen, and Mr. Samuels is now laboring on that project. Mr. Maguire’s idea of general organiza- tion for the South Side is to have the Sec- ond, Third and Fourth Folsom-street Im- provement Clubs serve as bases, and then cut up that portion of the City between | Market and Bryant streets, and extending from the wharf to Tenth street, into the following, with a good working club in each: Kirst, from the wharf to Third street; second, from Third to Sixth street; and third, from Sixth to Tenth street. =Speaking of the dumping of debris on Tolsom street, Mr. Samuels says: I find that for some time past the contractors | have been dumping dirt on Folsom street, to the great annoyance of the people. Sev- eral citizens, I believe, have complained to the Street Superintendent, but as yet | but little has been accomplished. How- | ever, I think thatif a committee from the South Side Club was appointed to inter- | view the Street Superintendent, immediate steps would be taken to abate the nuis-| ance.” THE SOUTH SDE ACTI, SCORES OF NEW DOCTORS, The California Medical Col= lege Closes Its Seven- teenth Year. AFINE PROGRAMME ARRANGED. Terms to Be of Eight Months, and the Course Four Instead of Three Years. The seventeenth annual commencement exercises of the California Medical College will be held in Metropolitan Temple next ‘Wednesday evening, July 10, at 8 o’clock. An elaborate programme has been are ranged, and the exercises of the evening promise to be of more than usual interest. The last scholastic year has been very satisfactory. There were ninety-six ma- triculates, an increase of eleven over the year before. Twoyears agothe attendance was only sixty, and the faculty is well satisfied with this evidence of the institu- ion’s increasing popularity and prosperity. The roll of students during the last year includes the names of young men from Oregon, Washington, Arizona and as far east as Nebraska and Missouri. There is one student at the college who hails from Holland. The Cooper Medical Institute leads in the matter of attendance, but closely fol- lowing are the Toland and California Medical Colleges. Further im{*:mvement is promised with each year, and those at the head of the California College predict that the institu- tion will occupy a position in the front rank of the medical colleges of the country in a short time. “*Qur college is founded on the genius of Americanism,” said Dr. D. Maclean, yes- terday afternoon. *‘The system is the same as that on which our forefathers founded this great republic. That is to say, we took what was good in the best schools of the land and eliminated what we thought was bad. ‘‘The college has been changed from a three to a four year college, with terms of eight months’ duration. The next term will begin on the second Monday in Octo- ber. This brings us back to the winter school, the same as the leading colleges in the Bast. The terms will be about the same as those of Eastern colleges, begin- niu% in October and ending in May. “The college is in a more prosperous condition than it has ever been before, and the future is rich in promise. The exer- cises at the commencement next Wednes- day night will be of a highly interesting character. Almost a Collision. Shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon the prompt action of two engineers in the employ of the Park and Ocean Rail- road Company averted what might have been a disastrous collision. One train was coming from the Cliff and one left the Stanyan-street depot, bound toward the beach. The engineer of the inbound train saw the other train coming head on, and immediately put on the air brakes and reversed the lever. At the same moment the engineer on the outgoing train saw the other coming, and he too brought his train to a sudden standstill. When the two trains came to a dead halt they were not more than 300 feet apart. The employes of the road declined to peak about the matter, but this almost serious and probably fatal accident, for the incoming train was crowded, was the re- sult of using one track and a misunder~ standing as to time and right of way. Y’s BEGINS TO-MORROW Why ? “THE NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. Y S “WHY, Su The Great DISSOLUTION SALE The finest kind of Ready- made Clothing that money can buy for less money hy far than you can buy it elsewhere, We need money. The sale of stock must produce it. The prices we put upon the kind of goods we offer must effect the sale. highest known grade of Clothing at the lowest known prices—money back if you want it—always. Re. memher—T0-MORROW is the first day—he the first customer and got the first choice. The CEIAS. EEILUS & CO., HUB,” O0R. 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