The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1895. 7 ULY 12, 1893 AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA THEATEE—“The Senator.” TIVOLI OPERA-HO ‘ar and Tartar.” CALIFORNIA THEATEE—“The Old Homestead.” MoRosco's OPERA-HOUSE—+The Prodigal Daug- ORPHEUM—Array of Novelties. ALCAZAR THEATER.—“Hamlet.” BAY DisTRICT TRACK.—Races. STATE BOARD OF TRADE EXA1BIT.—575 Market street, below Second, Open daily. Admission free. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. JEAMILY EXCORSION 70 SANTA CREZ—Saturday, uly 18, FRENCH NATIONAL CELEBBATION.—Sunday, July 14, at Shell Mound Park. EL CaMPo—Sunday, July Boating, etc. 14—Muste, Dancing, By Furn CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. rittee of the Board of Super- The Street visors met Construction_of a coal-tar plant is being startea at the Potrero. The first rail for the Valley road wasun- Toaded from the Washtenaw yesterday. There are more than fifty dwellings now being erected in the Richmond District. eral orders from the United States army iarters were received in this City yester- ion of incineration was given in atorium at Odd Fellows’ Cemetery 2 Basin to the San Fran- 1in Railway Company was se condncted by Mrs. E. M. y street, was attached oners yesterday fined Wil- er of engine 8, five days' 0, the wife of & Chinese high- buried yesterday with a train of mourners. amuel Foster's proposed con- Republican committee stood d four 1n favor. ding committees of the California Target Association were appointed M. C. Allen yesterday. ip Miller yesterday sued the San Fran- onstruction Company for §167,705, due veral notes assigned to Miller. e Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day: ther, nearly stationary temperature ¥ winds,” for San Francisco. the Exempt Fire Company ¢ insinuations that they were 1ax atment of fires in early days. t was sworn out yesterday for the L. Gilles, bookkeeper for Dr. or stealing $550 from the safe. eeping under the speci tions pre- v the Merchants’ Association cannot for less than $150,000 per annum. The following horses proved winners at tho Mount Carlos, Charlie Boots, Commission and Ali Baba. Fitzgerald ha amittee was i 3 nd adjourned to Monday 3 accounts will besettled. The estate of ex-Gove Peter H. Burnett been appraised at $79,551 15. Nearly 2,000 of this is invested in United States mphal arch on Market street will be used by the French on July 14 in ating the anniversary of the fall of the of a series of big mass-meetings to ome patronage will be held by the Manu- * Association at Metropolitan Temple The widow of the late Watsom Nichols, cor- poral of police, has sued the police relief and n fund enid its trustees for 1000 death fits. United States Commissi. ner Heacock held the Arago mutineers in $100 bail each yester- day. They are now in the County Jail await- ing trial, The case sgainst Lorenzo Stenhouse, charged with grend larceny, was dismissed by Judge Conlan yesterday, as his wife refused to prosecute. Frank X. Fischer, the man who jumped from the Oaklanc boat t0 escape from an imaginary woman, wes yesterday adjudged insane and sent to Napa. P. Van Dorn, charged with disturbing the Clara Deguire, 221 Mason street, was by Judge Conlan yesterday and will enced to-day. eliminary examination of Joseph harged with setting fire to his fruit- cott street, was commenced before v yesterday. réceived over two tons of bullion the amount having accumulated in banks while the Mint was closed for 0 hss refused to name A successor sioner Foster. He says that iction of the Republican State Central mittee was illegal. case against John Morrisey of the Or- 01 lowing Martha Martinetti, the to perform, was dismissed by 1 yesterday. 1 avenue, swore out & court yesterday for the George Bowen, for aucisco to Secre- cretary, Mr. Van esterday. nd interior banks are slow in urns to the Commissioners, as ew law, Only about seventy- d their statements. ed yesterday the writ of corpus which Charley Hung asked in order to gain possession of Little Ah So0. Sui Eee applied for letters of guardianship. e being made to bring here the most Iver champions of the country to ¢ silver conivention, and to se- s for the interior delegates. Attorney Charles Wheeler, of Garber, Boalt, & Wheeler, has gone to Alaska to take ns in the Bear's Nest mine case, prior ial of the case in the Circuit Court. & Mitchell will bring suit against L. flin, on behalf of James Angus and to recover half the amount of earned in the Fair wheat deal. outhern Pacific Company is organizing rator-car service for dairy produce roia to Utah and Montana because e has begun 1o export that class of rofessor Haroid Whiting of the University lifornia, drowned in the Colima disaster, no premonition of death and did not make & will before sailing. Attorneye for the col- interal heirs are settling up his estate. Rev. William R. Goodwin, pastor of the Meth- odist church on California street, will preach a special sermon upon temperance next Sunds; night, July 14. Members of the W. C. T. U. and all interested in the cause are invited to sttend. The administrators of the estate of David Hunter applied- yesterday to have the estate settled up. They reported a total income dor- ing the past year of $119,83062. All bequests have been paid, and the widow will receive the Tesidue of the estate. Henry McGill applied yesterday for the dis- tribution of the estate of May sendel, better known es May Brookyn, the aciress, who com- mitted suicide on February 15, 1894. Her heirs are a brother, V. Crocker,and a niece, May Crocker, both living in Ireland. The West Shore Railroad, which, if its pur- oses are followed out, will run down the coast = far as Santa Cruz, filed articles of incorpora- tion yesterday. The directors are: C, M. Fan{er, Behrend Joost, R. 8. Thornton, John W. Eisenhuth and Louis F. Dunand, The special edition of the San Francisco Voice of Labor issued in honor of the National holiday is an excellent expression of the doctrines which uphold a worthy cause, and is & conspicuous evidence of the ability and wise moderation of its editor, M. McGlynn. The Lick trust was settled up before Judge Banderson yesterday. Belcher & Otis, attorneys for the trustees, were allowed a fee of for work done on the estate. There is nearly 1,250,000 left in money and property to be divided between the Pioneers and the Academy of Sciences. : The Citizens’ Defense Association dyeawrd.y determined upon warning the Solid Eight by letter not to go on with their advertised inten- tion to grant a franchise unlawfully to the Market-sireet Railway Company, and after- ward, if they do not heed the wumng,w bring proceedings in_impeachment. The Civic Fea- em:nm last night took action in the same di- section, - FIRST VALLEY ROAD RAIL A Big Joyful Crowd Notes the Landing of the Shining Metal. TWENTY MILES OF STEEL Two Gangs of Stevedores That Are Not Working Harmoniously Together. Main-street whart was crowded with hundreds of spectators yesterday morning when the first piece of rail for the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Road was hoisted out of the hold of the Wash- tenaw’s fore hold. This now historical viece of metal which has come over 16,000 miles by water to fulfiil an important mis- sion on land was rolled into its present form in Pittsburg, and is 30 feet long and weighs 650 pounds. This rail with its 7337 brothers will make 36,690 yards of track, or a little over twenty miles. In a few months these 2135 tons of steel will gleam quite were sent as_far east as New York. Such a decided change has influenced the rail- road people to encourage exportation, and this new service will be the first attempt to distribute dairy produets in less than car- load lots west of the Missouri River. DEMOCRATS ON THE BAY. Surveyor English Does the Honors to Mr, Carlisle’s Private Secretary. Surveyor of the Port W. D. English took a large party of guests, chiefly prominent for their Democracy, on an excursion on the bay in the tug Fearless yesterday. The particular guests were H. W. Van Senden, priyaté secretary to Secretary Car- lisle, and his wife and J. F. Wilder of the Treasury Department. The other guests were: Deputy Surveyor of the Port Sam Ruddell. Collector of the Port John H. ‘Wise, Superintendent of the Mint Daggett, United States Marshal Barry Baldwin, Collector of Internal Revenue 0. F. Wel- burn, Naval Officer John P. Irish, Deputy Navyal Officer J. W. Maslin, Surveyor-Gen- eral W. 8, Green, Bpecial Agents of the Treasury Cromwell and Moore, Postmaster McCoppin, Cong{essman Thomas Geary, Judge Maguire, Mrs. Maguire, A. T. Spotts, coiner of the San Francisco Mint, General | Walsh, John P. Dunn, C. L. Weller, C. P. Berry and D. W. La Fortune. The Fearless left the Mission-street pier | at 10 o’clock and was headed for the Union Iron Works, where a reception was ten- dered the excursionists. From there they sailed for the cruiser Olympia, where an STREET SWEEPING PLANS, Specifications Now Awaiting the Action of the Supervisors. EHAND LABOR IS PREFERRED, The Machines So Dear to the Old Regime Are Again Ready for Use. The specifications for cleaning and sprinkling the public streets of San Fran- cisco have been printed and presented to the Board of Supervisors. The Merchants’ | Association gave three weeks’ time to the preparation and study of these specifica- | tions. The classification, the conditions imposed, the penalties exacted, premiums | allowed, and the discrimination in favor of | band labor as against the machine, which | are set forth in the document, are believed | to be necessary. The specifications were | not made carelessly, but, in fact, represent ! the deliberate judgment formed by the ob- LANDING OF THE FIRST VALLEY RAIL FROM THE WASHTENA [Bketched by a ““ Call artist.] silvery among the wheatfields of the great San Joaquin Valley. When the rail went over the steamer’s side and waslanded on the barge Plaret, A. C. Stetson.wrote in his book one tally, and the people on the dock cheered the noted disembarkature. “‘There goes the first piece of steel into the vitals of railroad monopoly in Califor- ma,” said an enthusiastic spectator. “Now hoist out some spikes and we'll nail it down right here, to show we mean busi- ness.”’ *No Huntington car will ever roll over that rail,” said a stevedore, slinging it into place on the barge. ““1f it does there will be a Southern Pa- cific tire punctured,” answered his mate, working his erowbar under the thirty feet of steel as the donkey -engine lowered away. Down in the capacious depths of the big ‘Washtenaw the visitor could not but admire the manner in which the cargo had been stowed for the long voyage around the Horn. A layer of rails had been laid on the ship’s bottom floor, and upon this another layer had been placed, each rail upside down, in such a manner that the surface was a smooth steel floor. This method had been pursued until all the 7338 pieces of metal had been loaded. Then upon them had been dumped 2000 tons of coal, which, when discharged, was shoveled off the rails with perfect ease. Two gangs of men worked in the fore and after holds of the Washtenaw and b, 6 o’ciock about 900 rails were unloaded. Considerable hickering took place between the gang in the steamer breaking out the iron and the men on the barge receiving it. The former are regular stevedores, who are under a contract to unload the vessel as soon as possible, and the others are California Navigation Company men, who are unaccustomed to handling such freight and, moreover, are working under a contract that calls for the unloading of only a certain number of tons dail¥. he two gangs had several clashes during the afternoon and the unloading was retarded in consequence. The managers of the steamer expect to have her empty Saturday, and go on Hun- ters Point drydock Sunday morning to Pnpare for the trip to Panama. But un- ess better arrangements are made the work will not be finished till next week. The hold aiso contains 2496 kages of fishplates and 720 barrels of lp&:fi. —_— DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORTS. A New Refrigerator-Car Service to Carry Butter and Cheese to Montana and Utah. The Southern Pacific Company is organ- izing a refrigerator-car service from Cal fornia to Ogden and various points in Mon- tana for the purpose of placing California’s dairy products in new markets. It is pro- posed to carry butter, eggs, cheese, etc., to Utah and Montana once a week in less than carload lots. The railroad company will furnish the ice for freezing the freight. Previous to this year California imported dairy products from the East and from Western and some Pacific Coast States. Now, however, this State_is an exporter of cheese, butter and eggs, Recently carloads ’ hour or more was spent in an inspection of the beautiful vessel. Later the tug was sent around the bay, giving all a chance to view the beauties of the prettiest harbor in the world. THE NEW HEALTH BOARD. Appointees Take the Oath Before the Governor’s Secretary. Dennis Spencer, the Napa States- man, Is Made Attorney of the Board. Governor Budd’s private secretary, Mr. McCabe, left Sacramento yesterday after- noon at 3 o’clock for San Francisco, bear- ing with him the commissions of the newly appointed members of the Board of Health. On his departure he telegraphed to the doctors that he had the documents with him, and, according to instructions, they met him at the California Hotel last evening. Without delay or unnecessary formality he escorted them to his room in the hotel and there administered the oath of office. e The appointees took it cheerfully and went away in a happy frame of mind, con- gratulating each other. The Governor sl}gned Dennis Spencer’s commission yesterday and the document was sent to the statesman at Napa. Mr. Spencer is, therefore, appointed attorney of the Board of Health. George A. Knight, who=holds the office, maintains that the law requires his successor to be elected. The salary of the place is $3000 a year. Dennis Spencer is a well-known Demo- crat who has rendered his party good ser- vice in council and on the public platform, He has served as District Attorney of Napa County and also in the Senate of the State Legislature, representing the district in which Napa is situated. It-cannot be dis- tinctly affirmed that Dennis Spencer sought the otfice, but on the fact coming to his knowledge that the office was seek- ing the mau, he nearly broke the world’s record for speed in running to meet it half way. l{r. Bpencer has more than once been a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, and has had strong following in conventions. —————— Defaulting Bookkeeper. Portland E.Punt, manager for Dr.Sweany, appeared in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday and swore to a warrant for the arrest of Samuel T. Gillis, the doctor’s bookkeeper. on a charge of grand larceny. He stated that on Wednes- day night Gillies sneaked into the office when every one was away and managed to get the combination of the safe. He opened the safe and stole $550 and then absconded by the night train for the East. The police have wired & description of him 10 points along the rail- Ways. — e THERE 18 an article on the market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Hunv &Co, guarantee its purity. * servation and practical experience of the association in street sweeping. The objects to be obtained are: First—Clean streets by perpetuating the present system of cleaning. Second—To retain as many of the class of laborers as have been found efficient in the work, therebv reducing competition in the labor market, Third —To protect honest contractors against arbitrary action of those in charge of the work. To_perform the work thoroughly as the specifications contemplate, an appropria- tion of $150,000 per annum will be neces- sary. The Auditor in his estimates allows $120,000 a year. _The president of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation gives the average cost per day for the past six months as $45172. It will be necessary to add to this: . 1. For sprinkling in all day districts dur- ing summer months. 2. Increasewof wa)i(fa!. 3. Barrels and uniforms to be paid for by contractors. 4. Profit for contractor. _The estimate is made that these addi- tions will bring the daily cost up to $500. Allowing 300 workin, d‘;ys in the year, the sum of $150,000 will be required. The amount of the allowance is yet to be determined by the Board of Supervisors, and of course the board can amend the specifications if amendment be deemed necesulg. The Street Department, over which Superintendent Ashworth presides, is not exncug satisfied; with the specifications. More hand labor is provided for than the superintendent deems necessary, or, to ex- press it difierentl{, Mr. Ashworth believes that much of the laber could be performed cheaper by machinery than by hand. The Merchants’ Association is conscious of the fact, but the extensive use of machinery recludes the employment of laborers in arge numbers. The association during the past six months expended for cleaning by mlchinea $11,000; for cleaning by hand labor, $41.000. The new specifica- tions will not radically change that ratio. The machines available for street-sweep- ing in San Francisco descended from Alex Weed and M. J. Kelly, old-time contract- ors, who have long been gathered to their fathers. The old sweepers are owned b; Max Popper, C. A. Buckley, a son of M. J. Kelly, the California Construction Com- pany, and others. Certainly a pressure will be exerted to bring the machines into nuse, 50 that the owners can derive some profit in the contract. The original owner of the machines, Alexander Weed, was allowed by tiie Board of Supervisors $5600 a month for .ma;%ye:m. Once when the City owed him $80,000 a decision of the Supreme Court was obtained declaring his contract illegal. He was greatly vexed and harassed by this rnlig‘g, but a happy thought struck him. He decided to ofrer one-gfll the amount—$40,000—to four ve: eminent lawyers of recognized ability an influence if they could get the decision reversed, and they took offer and did it. Then the City paid $80,000 “like a little man,” and peace reigned for many a year; but the streets were not any cleaner. The sight of these ancient machines is dear to the City Hall politician, and much fine work may be invoked in their behalf. | They can throw more dust, do less clean- ing and draw more money from the treas- ury than anything else on wheels in this wide world. = The noise they make is music to C. A. Buckley’s ear. The sense of sound and memory are so intimately blended that the racket would call to his mind those halcyon days when the contractor for sewer—cleaning drew for many & year a handsome monthly sum for _cleaning sewers in streets which had not then been sewered. The specifications now penaing before the Board of Supervisors do not give the Street, Superintendent as much power over the contractors as he wouid perhaps pre- fer. For example, it is provided that a contractor who receives a certain sum per yard for swesping a street three times a week shali receive a premium per yard when the street is only swept twice. He cannot be made to remove the accumula- tions of a week at one sweeping without being allowed something extra for it. Again, it is provided that all machine labor peaformed must be charged 10 per cent less than the price bid. It is the aim of the Merchants’ Associa- tion to take care of men who can perform the duty of strest-sweeping and remove them from competition in other fields of labor. The idea is to protect the labor market from the competition of men forced by necessity to offer their labor at any price. WHITING MADE O WILL, The Professor Drowned in the Colima Did Not Think of Death. Attorneys Could Not Find the Alleged Testament—His Boston Estate. The report that the late Professor Harold Whiting of the University of California had made a will immediately before leav- ing Berkeley on the ill-starred Colima, has turned out to have been a mistake. At the time of the disaster stories of the Whitings flew thick and fast across the bay, and some of them were vouched for on authority that could not be doubted. Among the most sensational of these ru- mors was a statement given as a fact that Professor Whiting had had a premonition of death, and for that reason had madea will a few days prior to the time of sailing away from San Francisco with his wife and children. When the news of the terri- ble wreck and loss of life reached here, some friends of the Whitings said thata will had been executed by the professor in which he left everything he possessed to his wife and chiidren. The professor owned considerable Xroperly in Boston, and his wife also had an estate therein her own name. Just as goon as the story of the will, which appeared in all the local papers, was received in Boston attorneys in that city who had been retained by Professor ‘Whiting’s collateral heirs began an in- vestigation. They employed Messrs. Page & Eeglls to represent them in San Fran- cisco, and this firm of lawyers has vigor- ously prosecuted inquiries in every direc- tion, with the result that all doubts have been set at rest regarding the gondi(ion of the estates involved. In view of the supposed will executed in Berkeley before the Colima sailed an in- vestigation was made as to whether Pro- fessor or Mrs. Whiting died first in the disaster. The whole evidence from survivors was to the effect that Mrs. Whiting was drawn down into the ocean’sdepths with her babies in the steamer, while her husband survived for guite a long time afterward in a lifeboat with a Mr. Sutherland of Seattle. On account of this testimony the Boston attorneys endeavored to find the professor’s will, but failed, for after a diligent search continued up to a few days ago no such document could be found. The estate of Professor Whiting has therefore gone to his collateral heirs in the East, and no contest will be made by his dead wife's relatives on the ground of the will, as mentioned in the newspapers, hav- ing been made under the influence of a presentiment of death when the professor was about to travel from Berkeley to Boston. BANKS REPORT SLOWLY. Only About Seventy-Five Banks Have 8o Far Filed Their Reports With the Commissioners. The banks and savings societies of San Francisco and the State at large are slowly filing their reports with the Bank Com- missioners. These reports show the condi- tion of the banks on the morning of June 17,1895, So far about seventy-five of the 283 banks in California, including National banks, have filed statements with the Commissioners. This is the first report under the new law the banks have made, hence a summary of the condition of a few of the lacal institutions will probably prove interesting to many. The San Francisco Savings Union shows total resources of $26,102,905 99, of which $23,713,423 04 is due depositors. The loans on real estate amount to $19,294,592 03, and on stocks and bonds $2,734,95207. The bank owns real estate, taken for debt, to the value of $1,262,139 61. Out of a total of 4000 shares 763 shares are represented in the directory. The loans by counties shows San Francisco far in the lead, with $5,239,675 69, with Alameda County next on the list, $2,165,002 40. The Humboldt Savings and Loan So- ciety reports resources of $3,220,721 51, with loans in real estate amounting to $2,507,- 151 88, The amount due depositors is $2,724,786 48. The society owns real estate, taken' for debt, that has a book value of $26,771 81, though the market value runs up to $47,000. : The London, Paris and American Bank shows gross assets of $8,422,307 24, its largest indebtedness being $2,218,264 21, due depositors, and $4,973,827 23 due the head office in London. Loans on real estate amount to $499,300, while the loans on grain reach $1,138,988. FERRIS ARSON CASE. The Preliminary Examination Com- menced Before Judge Low. The preliminary examination of Joseph Ferris, charged with setting fire to his fruitstore, 217 Scott street, last Friday morning, was commenced before Judge Low yesterday. Fire Marshal Towe, in his testimony, stated that the store was saturated with coal oil. When he spoke to Ferris the latter kept his right hand in his pocket. When compelled to show his hand it was covered with coal oil and so was the sleeve of his coat. The building and stock were also, in Towe's opinion, considerably overinsured. Hugh Keenan, a boy 9 years of age, testi- fied to having seen Ferris enter the store shortly before the fire broke out. The examination will be continued to- day. ———— Alameda Drugs. The secretary of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association recently learned that in the proposals for bids for the furnishing of drugs ana supplies for the Alameda County Infirmary many articles of Eastern and foreign manufacture were specified. The secretary yesterday sent to the superintendent a request that the pre 1s be go altered as to admit bids from fornia manufacturers of the same class of goods. On His Vacation. Judge Joachimsen has started south on his summer vacation. He will spend some time in and about Catalina Island“and surrounding country. The Judge's many friends expect to see him returning iully recuperated in health and with renewed vigor for the performance of nis arduous duties in the Police Court. FurxiTure moved, stored, packed and shipped at low rates by Morton Special De- livery, 31 Geary street and 408 Taylor street* FOURTH OF JULY BILLS, The Executive Committee Talked Over Some of THem Yesterday. MR. JAHN RAISES HIS VOICE. The Triumphant Arch Will Probably Be Used by the French on July 14. Yesterday afternoon the executive com- mittee of the Fourth of July committee went into executive session in room 5 on the fourth floor of the Mills building and remained in session until 6 o’clock. The main topics for discussion were the various bills that had been cut down by the re- trenchment committee and handed in for final approval. The one account which seemed to de- serve, or rather received, the most atten- tion was that of Jahn, the costumer, who supplied some of the floats for the parade, Committeeman W. G. Doane seemed to think that the floats were ex-properties of some theaters and had seen considerable seryice long before they were renovated by Mr. Jahn for the parade which wended its way up Market street on the Fourth. Mr. Doane was frank enough ‘to tell Mr. Jahn so and the effect was to make the costumer raise his voice to a high minor key. Others of the committee thought in unison with Mr. Doane, and still Mr. Jahn protested at great length and with consid- erable force. When he had concluded his remarks he retired and the committee con- cluded to let the case go over until next Monday, when it will be settled for good. During the day two attachments were served on Mr. Jahn’s account. One was from @. A. Rankin of Contra Costa Coun- ty for $110, and the other was from E. G. Quillman, who fixed theamount at $95. Jahn appears to have anticipated these attachments and had assigned his account to Otto Schulz. He has already been paid the sum of $400, and there is still $370 due him, according to his bill, which the com- mittee seem to consider too high, and therefore desire to cut down, so as to be on a par with the amount of and ciass of work it claims was done by Mr. Jahn. In the matter of the Market-street arch through which the parade made its trium- ghant way, it was urged that it be ten- ered the French people to use as they saw fit in the annual celebration of the fall of the Bastile, which occurs July 14. They would be privileged to decorate it as they saw fit, and replace the pictures of George ‘Washington and others with the images of the g«‘rench heroes near their hearts. This was not altogether decided upon, but it is expected by a majority of the commit- tee that it will be agreeable to the balance. Chairman William H. Davis says of the various accounts which are at present un- der discussion: ““We do not want any one to understand that we are attempting to avoid the pay- ment of any of the claims. There is ample money on hand to meet all the legitimate expenses incurred, and in due time every bill for labor performed and material fur- nished will be met doliar for dollar. It is rather a aifficult undertaking to settle up all the business in the short time we haye had. We do not propose to make any mis- takes in the matter, and when the details are cleaned away and the money is dis- bursed we want to be in a position to ac- count for every cent of the money placed in our hands. “As a matter of fact the busi- ness so far has been conducted without in- convenience, and we hope to reach a con- clusion on the same lines. We did not settle anything to-day, as but a portion of the bills were audited. There is at present about $7500 on hand, and it is ample to meet the bills. We meet again Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and that will doubt- less be a wind-up.” THE OLD FIRE BOYS. They Took Good Care of Fires Which Occurred in the Early Days. The members of the Exempt Fire Asso- ciation are somewhat indignant over re- ports which had been published after the last big fire on Brannan and Fourth streets in connection with the fires of early days, in which it was stated that the volunteer service had been incompetent, and that wires had been cut, and that no general organization had been attained under the old service. Ex-Fire Marshal Durkee, who served with such efficiency from 1862 until 1890, stated yesterday that as far as he could re- call the past there was never any trouble with the signal system. Before the elec- tric system was introduced the old bell- ringers held sway from their belfry look- out in the old City Hall. He was emphatic in the statement that up to the time the old fire companies were mustered out in 1866 the Eercent,age of incendiary fires was smaller than it_has been since. "The services which Mr. Dur- kee rendered as Fire Marshal for years are well known. He was one of the original (():rgnnizers of the Fire Department of the ity. e RECEIPTS AT THE MINT. Two Tons of Gold Bullion Transferred ¥From the Banks. On Tuesday the United States Mint re- ceived 77,000 ounces, or about three tons, of gold bullion, most of which had accumu- lated in the San Francisco banks since the Mint was closed, June 15, for the annual settlement. As a ton of %d bullion is the equiva- lent of $1,500,000, the amount received on that day involved much labor on the part of the employes. J. Farley Wilder and H. W. Van Sender, who were present at the Mint settlement, were guests of some of the City officials and invited guests in a trip around the bay on the tug Fearless. The Mint will be open to visitors on Monday. .- Time on Overland Trains. A change in the time of the westbound Southern overland passenger-train has been decided on and it will go into effect next week. By the alteration the train coming from the East via El Paso to 8an Francisco will make a better run from the south to this City than formerly. The hour of leaving El Paso will be changed also, and instead of arriving at 5:45 P. M., 88 at_present, the overland will reach here . As the time of starting will be delayed an hour, this means a saving of two hours on the cars—a no inconsiderable matter now that the transcontinentai trains are run- ning at nearly the top rate of speed. e — J. J. Ford Unknown. Yesterday Coroner Hawkins received a letter, upon the envelope of which was several franked stamps, in which the writer notified that official that he intended to commit sul- cide by jumping into the bay. He signed the name ol J. J. Ford, giving the number of his residence as 318 Capp street, and spoke of his extreme poverty and the wretched condition ot his wife and child. Inquiry at the mldrensdgiven failed to elicit any information regarding the man. The réemises are occupied by a family named gchnfler. to whom the name of Ford isun- known. —_——————— A Collector Fined. P. L. Phillips, a collector, appeared in Judge Low’s court yesterday to answer to a charge of disturbing the peace. The complaining witness was Mrs. Annie Derkenkoff, 618} Greenwich street. She testified that Phillips called at her house to collect a bill due to tgbylich She objected to paying the bill on the ground that the physician had not treated her proverly and told the collector so. He was persistent and sheshut the door in his face. Then he kicked in the door and called her vile names. The Judge fined Phillips $10, with the alterna- tive of ten days in jail. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. VAR TAYMAY [ ONLY 3 NIGHTS MORE! £ Last Matinee Saturday ! Last Performance Sunday! THE OLD HOMESTEAD! Management of E. A. MCFARLAND, Monday Next, July 15—“HOT STUFF Hoyt's Latest Farce-comedy, ‘“A BLACK SHEEP!” With 018 HARLAN and Lots of Other Good Things. Seats Now Selling. ATTHE | MONDAY NEXT, JULY 15, BM_uwm DANIEL FROHMAN’S —LYCEUM COMPANY!— THEATER FIRST WEEK, THE CASE OF REBELLIDUS SUSAN. SEATS NOW READY. ma FRICOLANDLR GOTTLOD & Co- LESSES Artb MaracERs -« TO-MORROW ' THE LAST REMEMBER MATINEE = gpic THE FRAWLEY COMPANY GTEIE SENATOR” NEXT MONDAY, JULY 15th, Spectal and important engagement by Mr. Frawley of MISS HELEN DAUVRAY ! In the First Production in San Francisco ot Bron- son Howard’s Most Successful Comedy, “:ONE OF OUR GIRLS 1" The Record-Breaker in New York City. Souvenirs Presented to Every Lady Attending tho Opening Night's Performance. Al Reserved Seats : Night, 18c, 25¢, 50c. 75¢: Matinee, 15¢, 25¢, 50c. Seats Now on Sale. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mrs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managee LAST NIGHTS! The Glorious American Comic Opers, “TARAND TARTAR” A SUPERB PRODUCTION IN EVERY DETAIL. ——NEXT WEEK!—— Balfe's Beautiful Work, “BSATANELILA LY First Appearance of MARTIN PACHE, Tenor. Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO....Bole Lessee and Manages EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, ——SIXTH WEEK OF THE EMINENT— Author—Actor—Manager, ‘WALTER SANFORD In the London and New York Success, THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER ! EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50c. Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. Unprecedented List of New Stars! Mystery and Novelty Outdone ! EKENNE and LORENZ, THE MUHLEMANN TRIO, BLOCKSOM and BURNS. THE DE FORRE! BARTLETT THE MILLAR BROS., “MISS SCOTTIE,” GILBERT and GOLDIE, LES FRERES MARTINETTL PRICES—10¢c, 25c and 50c. ALCAZAR THEATER. W. B. DAILEY........ ..Manager GREAT SUCCESS l-—— THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, JULY 11 —ALFRED DAMPIER— AS “EXTAMIET Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50¢. RUNNING % RUNNING STS, and MAY, RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACE. Races Mnndg} Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday—RKal or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 P. 2 sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. 1895. 1895. FALL OF THE BASTILLE! FRENCH NATIONAL CELEBRATION ! GRAND PICNIC: DAY AND NIGHT BALL! 14th OF JULY, 1898, AT SHELL MOUND PARK, Commencing at 9 A. M. and Ending at 11 ». 3. ALL SORTS OF GAMES! GATE AND MONEY PRIZES! Electrical Illumination and Fireworks at 8:30 P. 2. AFAMI,LY EXCURSION TO THE CHARMING CITY OF SANTA CRUZ ‘WIII be given under the auspices of the Southern sin;‘:lne Compaay, and under the personal super- on of MR. WM. H. MENTON, ‘Excursion Passenger Agent, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1895. ROUND-TRIP TICKETS For This Occasion Will Be Sold at the Extremely Low Rate of $2.00--TWO DOLLARS--$2.00 A special first-class train will connect with boat leaving San Francisco, foot of Market street, and Fourteenth and Franklin streets, Oakland, at 7:45 A. M. From Park street. Alameda, turning, arrive in San Francisco at FIVE HOURS For Sightseeing, Bathing, Visiting the “Boys' Bri- gade” Camp, eic., at Sulgu Cruz. i A M. Re- ™ TICKETS NOW ON SALE At Grand Hotel ticket office, San Francisco; Four- teenth and Franklin streets, Oakland, and at Park- street Station, Alameda. Also at the ferry ticket office on the n&l\ar_gln 3 It’l;; egmenxmr. 0 &% AN, Gen'l Pass. Agt. RICHARD GRAY, Gen'l Traffic Mgr. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, NOW OPEN EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE SEASON. Music, Dancing, Bowling, Boating, Fishing and Other Amusements. gietrahments fg:‘{icx Prices. ‘are, round trip, 25c; children, uding ‘admission o m{‘mm THE STEAMER UKIAH Wl leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 A. 3, 12:10. 2:00 and 4:00 p. x. Returning leave EI Campo 11:18 Ayl :00 and 5:00 P. &