The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1895. AMUSEMENTS. BAYLDWIN THEATER.—*Der Herr Sanator.” CoLvMBia THEATER—“One of Our Girls.” IFORNTA THEAT: e MOROSCO'S OPERA-HG T1vOLT OPERA-HOUS! of Truce.” a0 MECHANTCS' INSTITUT STATE BOARD OF TRAD street, below Second. Op PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. . Campo—Sunday, July Thrilling exhibl- e U.8 L - Ex \ 5 TRETRIY. CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. | he bark Aureola is again on the drydock. | 1tenaw sailed for Panama yesterday. new boathouse is about . Keatin, ralda Cou The cor report enco gress. which hashish is made, in Alameda County by por Bureeu the men he women of obtain- s on the boy- ereign of the er nearly lost her life in & ve a drowning compsnion . an old man, was knocked -street dummy on Friday hurt. Hanly of 233 Valencia street at- t his mother and brother a hatchet. at the Bay District yesterday tle Tough, Gold Bug, Don Garu, uadaloupe ate Abraham Powell is ap- 02, ‘including forty notes ed worthless. Daly, well known in amateur s, has secured an engagement er in New York. o’ Tustitute will lssue certifi- instead of medalsin all but ent of the coming fair. | do Club roome at 11 Ellis street mmodate women desirous of betting on s, need the attention of the police. aid on the n San Jose changed tos th nex: pavd gin d Assessor Si ard o pe filed al To 2 and the police are invest b the re S ted a robbery ina 5 last, was ar- | taken to San €an Jose on M Friday an of the bodies of | t to the Orientisin | ies have slready | 1500 b eson_lost Ler suit against s Ralirosd Company for d fingers in Justice Barry’s | g exhibition of life-saving will | 1 Campo to-day. The working d will be illustrated by an | ctual ship 5 | committee appointed by the university e e affiliated colleges i of the park, offered by Case, pastor of the How- | d a new crusade | The orgenization | i against has a large { \eers have completed | over the Tuolumne e 10 the Merced River, h from Stockton. H Sahleim delivered a regation Ohabai sterday. The Tuture?” gias, son of the Marquis of it yesterday for heavy p Publishing Com- eeper Fleming, who keeper Osborn, has ot leave by Hon- 1by-an officer. n suit yesterday ich he says her by Attor- F.S.Cook and Mrs. mber of the Boys' Brig- ockton, who wasin camp | s not been seen or head of Coast Commercial Travelers’ lar and will be paid next tioned and approved by h to-nig b will p er the Christien Endeavor ddition of Deacon Mors | ick of 1622 Poik street was riding | le Inst night, and when at Post and | s he collided with another | in his left wrist being scalp injured. en, one of the murderers of Mate esper, will_be re- Judge McKenna in the United | ircuit Court to-morrow. The Supreme | irt has denied him a new trial. | ntion of the Pacific Coast f the Order Sons of St ity next Tuesday. A very com- plete programme for banquets, entertainments and a grand ball has been arranged. Tne resignation of police eaptains, sergeants and patrolmen asked for by the Commission- ers Iast month have all been handed in, except | that of Captain Douglass. Witunan and Gillen are the only two new captains who have yet Dbeen name Donohoe, 110 Ninth street, fell off the of & Howard-street cable-car at Eighth ast night, and when taken to the Re- ng Hospi! it was found he had two « on his forehead, one on his eyebrow, nose was broken. Michael McLane, the fireman who was fatally 1 the steamer Portland last Wednes- n the United States Maiine Hospital hile working in the engine-room e burst, and in attempting to get cLane broke his leg. Lobos Improvement Club_has ed- communication to the Board of and Park Commissioners inquiring ht of the Market-street Cable Com- ®in its tracks on Seventh avenue crvice has long been discontinued. ustin Walrath is not satisfied with the de- on of the United States Circuit Court in his ge suit against the Champion Mining He wants $500,000 damages and & aining order or nothing. The suit has .X(mdmxly been carried to the Court of ppeals. John M Herrim. The Point re e Reynolds, the local reformer; Job he leader of the socialists; Revs. Joseph E. Scott and Edward J. Dupuy and Chairman Edwnard 8. Barney of the Peopla’s rty County Committee will start a popular agitation in “favor of municipal ownership of public utilities. The Golden Gate Commandery, Knights Tem- plar has secured o fine specimen of black bear which will be taken to Boston to head the Cali- fornia division in the parade, August 27, dur- ing the twenty-sixth triennial conclave of the order. The commandery will advertise Cali- fornia during its stay in Boston by giving a big reception at which California fruits wine will be served, Ny N | far as the exterior goes 1t is finished. The | { of the National Guard is more popular | also carried away considerable barley. | Before she sailed she was obliged to dis- seorge | C A RECORD FOR LEAKING. The Bark Aureola Agaln'Put on the Drydock for Repairs. NAVAL RESERVE'S NEW HOME. | The Washtenaw Salls for Panama. An Old Man Knocked Down by a Dummy. The bark Aureola went on the drydock vesterday morning to be overhauled and repaired. The Aureola is an historic craft, | which has been carrying lumber on this ! coast for the past sixteen years, during | most of which time she has been leaking. | About three months ago she was last on | the drydock, at which time the celebrated | leak was discovered. She was patched up | then and declared as good as new. She | went to the Columbia River for a cargo of lumber, and while being towed out beth she and the tug went aground. The veesel remained in the mud for sev- | eral hours, and every lurch to get her off strained her badly. She succeeded in | reaching San Francisco without any fur- | ther damage, and the repairs have to be ‘ done over again. The boathouse for the Naval Reserveis ! he was president of the Junior Auxiliary Lodge and was well thought of by the actors throughout the City. He is now in New York and has written to one of his old associates here, stating that he wiil "s_iilmrz” everything if given a little time. he Junior Auxiliary Lodge is now offi- cered as follows: F. Cooke Caldwell, president; Percy Kewen, secretary; Ed- ward J. Crane, treasurer. THE VALLEY ROAD. Chief Engineer Storey Speaks of Prog- ress on the New Railway Out of Stockton. Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley rail- way returned yesterday from Stockton. He had been on a brief visit to that enter- terprising city for the purpose of hoiding conferences with the rights-of-way com- mittee of the Stockton Commercial Asso- | ciation and making a personal inspection of the staked route, the material yards and the site for the steel drawbridge over Mor- mon Channel. He saw the crowds watching the graders beginning work, and heard the spon- taneous outburst of enthusiasm from Stockton over_that event, but he was too busy to participate in celebrations. "i am glad,” he said yesterday, “that building the road hasactually been started, for there is something now to show for our iet labors in making preparations. A visit to Stockton would convince any one that we mean business. It was a busy scene along the barbor where operations have begun. “Mr. Graham’s party has finished with the Tuolumne River, having made surveys for five erossings which I am now consid- ering for the expenseof bridging. The | river and lowlands lying between the banks average about halfa mile where we want BOATHOUSE OF THE NAVAL RESERVE. rapidly approaching completion, and as| new boathouse has done considerable to | further tbe enthusiasm of the amateur | sailors regarding the reserve, and this arm with its members than e in constant traini getting a big warsk ambition to build up the reserve, in | ch they are heartily encouraged by Lieutenant-Commander Stahle. errigan, an old man living at | street, was knocked down by | t car on the crossing of | nd Steuart streets Friday evening | The bo SSket and was badly hurt. The poor cld man wascrossing the street, and be became excited by the number of | cars and teams which were flying by at | that hour. He was carried into a drug- store an unconscious state and attended | to by Dr. Samuels, and afterward removed | to his home. The steamer Washtenaw sailed yester- day for Panama, carrying freight for New York. She leit the Panama Steamship Company’s wharf at Lombard street Thurs- day afternoon and went. to Port Costa for a cargo of barley, which was shipped to New York by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The! turn, the charter of which tothe Panama Steamship Company expired a month ago, charge 400 tons in order to ges her insur- ance. THE SERVICE ABANDONED, But the Railroad Company Re- tains Its Tracks on Sev- enth Avenue. The Richmond Club Promises to Make It Interesting for the Corporation. A number of workmen were engaged yesterday in shoveling sand from the rail- road tracks on Seventh avenue, between California and D streets. Inquiry disclosed the fact that regularly every Saturday a force of men is put to work clearing the way for the train that passes along Seventh avenue to D street every Sunday morning about 10:30 o’clock. This one train then makes regular trips out D street as far as Twenty-fourth avenue, returning to the California-street carhouse about 6:30 p. N The people of the Richmond district are indignant that one of their main thorough- fares shouid be spoiled by a track thatis used oniy for the convenience and profit of the Southern Pacific Company. The rail- road makes no pretense wkLatever toward keeping the roadbed in condition, thongh the drifting sand forces it to employ a few men onee each week to clear the track. At a meeting of the Point Lobos Im- | vement Club last Wednesday, Acting irman George Fletcher made a vigor- ous attack on the action of the railroad company in thus deliberately trampling on the rights of the people. As a result of Mr. Fletcher's talk the secretary of the lub was requested to write the Board of Supervisors and Park Commissioners, in- quiring into the rights of the Market- street Cable Company to use a public thor- oughfare for its own convenienee, when | the franchise called for a regular schedule | each day. _Should the answers to these communica- tions be unsatisfactory to the Improve- ment Club they propose to take hold of the matter in & way that will, at least, make it interesting for the railroad company. The regular service on this road was aban- doned several months ago, when the 5 cents fare to the Cliff House was intro- duced. HARRIS IS BLACKLISTED. The One-Time Popular Reader-Actor Is Expelled by the Junior Auxiliary Lodge. The Junior Auxiliary Lodge, Actors’ Association of America, has blacklisted J. H. W. Harris, the ex-Oakland lay reader and one-time actor at Morosco's. This action was taken at a meeting of the junior actors held yesterday. Harris, it will be remembered, absconded some weeks ago with $1000 belonging to Mr. Humphreys. a member of Morosco's company. He secured the money from Humphreys on the pretext of organizing a company to play the coast towns. In ad- dition to this handsome sum he borrowed small amounts of money from such friends as could be talked into parting with a few dollars “until pay-day.” : At the time of Harris’ hasty departure to cross, and the banks about sixty feet in height. So considerable trestle-work must be done up to where the bridge proper will span the river. Deciding on such crossings is a very serious matter when you come to regard itin the light of how much money can be saved or lost in the | bridge. The surveyors have gone south of that nd are now near the Merced River, 0l P i about fifty or sixty miles south of Stock- ton.” LORD SHOLTO [N COURT, He Begins a Libel Sult in the Circuit Court Against the Wasp. Wants Heavy Damages for a Phre- nologlcal Chart of His Own Head. Lord Sholto George Douglas, son of the Marquis of Queensberry, wants damages frem Editor Thomas Flynn of the Wasp. His Lordship claims that he was libeled in that paper, and is of the opinion thatnotn- ing less than $50,000 will heal his wounded feelings, and has brought suit in the United States Circuit Court to recover that amount. The article complained of was published on June 15 last under the caption * Lord Sholto’s Phiz—Scraps of character read in the lines of the noble Lord’s *mug’ by a scientist,” and was as follows: At the request of the the Wasp Professor Allen Haddock, who is prominently connected with the science’of phrenelogy and publishes a periodical of considerable interest on that en- tertaining subject, underiook to decipher from the lineaments of the portrait * *=* the cheracter of the original. Inesmuch as no clew was given to the phrenologist as to the identity of the person whose portrait he was asked to analyze his summary of the mental and moral traits detected by him in the picture oifibord Sholto Douglas is all the more inter- esting. This picture, gays the professor, indicates that the original is the offspring of degeneracy, the outcome of moral depravity, whoever he is. The chin is weak and retreating and shows that there is a weak cerebellum, or a lack of magnetic force. The mouth is open and coarse &and its strongest manifestation is sensuality. The outer angles of the mouth turn downward, indicating moroseness. The upper lid shows a want of strength and the evelids express cun- ning and deceit. Indeed, the whole face ©exhibits & sneer and an expression of contempt for others. There are probably eome redeeming traits, if we could see that portion of his head desig- nated as the moral region, in the froutal superior locality ef the brain covered by the hat, but I would say that he lives mainly in the animal region, as the expression of "the passions is strongly manifested on the face; still, he has not a heavy base of bran, aud he is perfectly harmless. He is loquacious and more likely to vent his spleen in words than blows. As to his general cfiu-cur. muech depends on his circumstances and environe ment. is hardly a practical man, and cer- tainly not a financier. Lacks obssrvation or POWeT to carry out any preject in detail. His memory of words is good, but memory of facts wretched. In his complaint Lord Douglas asserts that the article makes him out to be the offspring of degenerate and depraved an- cestry, and further accuses him of being ‘‘depraved physicaily and morally weak, coarse, sensual, morcse, conceited, brutal, stupid, unrefined,” all of which he says “is untrue and calculated to expose him to hatred, contempt and obloquy.’* He signed the complaint -‘ffholta George Douglas.” His nttornef is B. G. Haskell. The Wasp and Editor Flynn will be repre- sented LGlrnl McEnerpey. The de- fense will be that the article was published in good 1aith and the good points 1n Doug- {:‘sd character were given as well as the SIMPSON MEMORIAL PULPIT. It May Be Offered to Rev. M. J. Col- burn, Dr. Hirst is attending the Chautauqua camp meeting, along witn Rev. Dr. Mc- Clish and a number of other Methodist ministers. Rev. M.J. Colburn will occupy the pulpit of Simpson Memorial Church to-day. It is highly probable that the official board will petition the California Confer- ence to have Mr. Colburn appointed successor to Dr. Hirst. The matter is not decided yet, but it will be probably in the course o{ next week. The reverend gentle- man has just returned from a $wo years’ trip to zhelHol Land and other Oriental countries. Before setting out on his trav- els he was pastor of the Eighth-avenue Church, East Oakland, where he was known as a zealous worker and an able pastor. Mr. Colburn has also held a pas- torate in Ban Diego. THE PARK SPUR TRACKS, Nothing Definite Can Be Learned About the Removal of the Rails. MR. DOHRMANN'S STATEMENT. The Southern Pacific Company Still Monopolizes the Ocean Boulevard. The Southern Pacific spur tracks still obstruct the ocean boulevard. In Decem- ber, 1894, their right to obstruct the great highway ceased by the express terms of the temporary frenchise under which the tracks were laid. As TuE Canv has fre- quently pointed out, these tracks have no legal right on the ocean bouleyard. Still they remain. And what is worse, no definite state- ment can be obtained as to the date of their removal, or even as to whether they will be removed. The Park Commissioners declare that the Southern Pacitic Company will remove the tracks as soon as their service to the Merchants’ Association in hauling street sweepings to the park has cepsed. But this is rather a conclusion on the part of the Park Commissioners than the statement of a demonstrable fact. Doubtless the Park Commissioners are sin- cere in stating their conclusions, Will the Park Commissioners demand that the tracks be removed from the Ocean boulevard within a specified time? This is a question that the Park Com- missioners do not answer by yea or nay. “I tell you,” said Commissioner John Rosenfeld yesterday, ‘‘that the Southern Pacific is losing money on those tracks and will be glad to take them away asgoon as they are no longer a necessity to the park.” But in his zeal for the welfare of the park Commissioner Rosenfeld overlooks the fact that the previous history of the Southern Pacific does not warrant the pub- lic in placing such confidence in the cor- poration. In the first place it was an outrageous piece of work on the part of the railroad to destroy the ocean beulevard by laying its rails thereon, when at but little more ex- pense the tracks might have been laid on Forty-eighth avenue, where they would have interfered with no one. And then the conditions upon which the Board of Supervisors granted the Southern Pacific a temporary right of way over the ocean boulevard into the park were thatat the end of one year the tracks should be removed. Were the tracks removed at the end of that year? Did the Southern Pacific Com- pany keep its part of that compact? Well, the tracks are still there. And if the Southern Pacific broke its solemn agreement then, what reason is there for believing that it will voluntarily remove the tracks when their service to the Mer- chants’ Association is concluded ? Yet the Park Commissioners have un- ‘bounded faith in the well-meaning of the Southern Pacific, and Mr. Dohrmann, presi- dent of the Merchants’ Association, has a similar abiding trustfulness in the corpora- tion that in the past has notoriously been grasping to the last and honorable in its dealings with the public seldom or never. The following communication from the president of the Merchants’ Association shows the attitude of that organization in the matter. It isthe desire of Mr. Dohr- mann and his associates to get the street- sweepings to the park, where they are needed. Mr. Dohrmann writes: MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, BAN FrANCISCO, July 20, 1895.: To the Editor of the Call—Sik: Permit me to explain to your readers the relations ot the railroad compsny, Park Commissioners and Merchants’ Association to the use of the spur tracks for carrying street sweepings to the park. When this association, nearly a year ago, be- gan to have street-sweeping done, it was sug- gested to us by Supervisors Day and Denman and otbers that the sweepings, which weuld make splendid fertilizers, should be used for that purpose, and were informed that all efforts tofind & practicel manner to send them out had so far been unsuccessful. Hoping to benefit the park, we tried to have the electric or cable ear lines arrange for doing the necessary hauling, but found that it would take considerable time and money $0 arrange for depots, tracks and cars, and as our term was but an experimental one, we had to abandon this pian for the time being. We next began to negotiate with the rail- road company, and they finalty, after consider- able hesitation and at some inconvenience in preparing for it, agreed to do this hauling over the spur tracks during our term of contract, at actual cost of doing the work, in order to help both our experimental street-cleaning and benefiting the park. The cost was estimated to be $5 per carload, and although it soon becsme apparent that this rate did not cover the actual outlay, that has been the charge ever since. After the expiration of our contraet, July 1, we were notified that the eompany would not hereafter continue this service unless the rate was $10 per carload. We have, however, asked that the service be continued at the old rate until a new contractor relieves this association from the street-sweeping which we are now doing to accommodate the City until then, and are satisfied the company will comply with this request. The Park Commissioners allow 25 cents per cubic yard for these sweepings, which is not sufficient to pay the higher freight now asked. nor for sending them out by teams, and as they have proven of great bemefit to the park and are of no value elsewhere every effort should be made to find a permanent way by which the park can have the benefit of their use at reason- able cost. For this purpose we will consult with the streetcar lines and Park Commissioners and others and submit the result to the Board of Supervisors for such &otion as may be required from them to carry out the plans arrived at. As goon as this is accomplished there will be no reason why the spur tracks should not be removed, and we believe that both the railroad company and Park Commissioners will gladly have this done at that time. Respectfully, F. W. DOHRMANN. And eo the case stands at present. What will be done no one can or will say. What ought to be doneis very clear. Those spur tracks should be removed within a given time, whether or not the street-sweepings are lost to the park. No amount of culti- vating soil can recompense the people of San Francisco for the loss of the ocean boulevard. And what makes the need of the hour more pressing is a recent ruling of the Supreme Court in a Santa Rosa case, whereby it would seem that in due time the Southern Pacific may claim the ocean boulevard for its own. The ruling is to the effect that whenever the owners of a franchise fail to comply with the require- ments of the franchise, if the privilege is therefore to be forfeited the constituted authorities must take action in due time, or else the corporation may not be ousted. If the constituted authorities do not act promptly in this case, the possibility of the Southern Pacific ultimately acquiring aright of way over the ocean boulevard and thus effectively robbing 8an Francisco of its most famous driveway is a contin- gency not at all out of the range of the possible. And it would seem that this is the real aim of the Southern Pacitic, else why were its rails not removed from the great highway last December. The public are watching this issue with keen interest. When the Merchants’ Asso- ciation shall lay down its task of sweeping the streets—n task that has been admir- ably performed—the public will be interest- ed to know what further excuses the South- ern Pacific will be able to hatch up for the maintenance of its tracks on the ocean boulevard. And TaE CALL, as spokesman for the public, will not neglect to chronicle the events that may transpire in connec- tion with the spur tracks then. INCENDIARY FIRE. Attempt to Destroy the Residence of Mrs. Collins on Hoff Avenue. A Possible Clew. Fire Marshal Towe has another incen- diary fire on his hands, but so far he has not been able to trace the firebug, although he does not despair of doing so. Mrs. Collins, a widew, with a large fam- ily, occupies the lower flat of 27 Hoff avenue, which is owned by the estate of Seth Cook. The upper fiat is vacant. Be- tween 1 and 2 o’clock Friday morning Mrs. Collins was awakened by the presence of smoke in her bedroom. On looking out of the rear window she saw the shed in flames. The blaze was extinguished and the family again retirea to bed. About an hour later fire was discovered in the bathroom and a third fire found in BEAR OF THE TEMPLARS, A Youthful Bruin Bound for the Triennial Conclave in Boston. WAS DUBBED ZERUBBABEL IV. Golden Gate Commandery Will Dis- tribute Two Carloads of Wine and Frult. Zerubbabel IV. is the name of an indi- vidual as unassuming in appearance and deportment as his name is high sounding, vet he is destined to play a conspicuous part 1n advertising California if he re- tains his health until the latter part of August and withstands the fatigueof a journey across the continent. Zerubbabel IV. is a beautiful black bear, a year old and gentle as a kitten, that has been secured by the Golden Gate Com- mandery, Knights Templar, to head their divisjion of the great procession of the twenty-sixth triennial conclave at Boston August 27. 1t is the custom of the Golden Gate Com- magdery to teke to each triennial con- ZERUBBABEL IV, TEE BEAR THAT WILL REPRESENT CALIFORNIA IN THE GRAND PARADE OF ENIGHNTS TEMPLAR AT BOSTON. [Sketched by a “Call " artist.] a rear room im the upper flat. A still alarm brought chemical engine 1 to the scene, and the flames were speedily extin- guished. The Fire Marshal has reached the con- clusion that the fires in the buildirg were started by some one on the outside thraw- ing lighted combustible material through open doors and windows, but nothing has developed to show who was the persoh. About two weeks ago Mrs. Collins com- fh\ined to the police that owing to re- igious differences some of her neighbors had been annoy her and beating her children. She snivft.hey wanted to drive her out of the locality. The Fire Marshal and detectives are working on this clew. CHINESE VERSUS CHINESE, The Sam Yups and the Wing Yungs Will Fight Over Mock Look. Consul-General LI Yung Yew Em- brolled--The Paper Burning Test. Never in the histery of Chinatown has there been such an amount of factional warfare over anything as in the case of Mock Look, accused of the murder of Quong Jong. The former is a member of the Wing Yung Company and the deceased belonged to the Sam Yups. These are the two largest societies in Chinatown and their membership represents about thirty- five eut of every fifty Chinese in 8an Fran- cisco. Both tongs are at daggers drawn and the least indiscretion 'will cause an outbreak. ¢ Quong Jong was killed on the corner of ‘Washington and Stockton streets last week. Revenge was supposed to be the cause of the murder, and before he died Jong identified Mock Look as the man who fired the fatal shot. The Wing Yungs brand this statement as false and point with pride to the fact that the accused has been a cook in a residenee on Nob Hill for the past thirteen years and has an excel- lent character. The Sam Yupbs offer to prove that the accused is a highbinder, and 80 the ease stands. Much against his will Consul-General Li Yung Yew was dragged into the matter, but instead of settling the difficulty be- tween the rival tongs he only made matters worse, and now he is in bad odor with both of them. One of the most solemn ceremonies per- formed by a Chinese is the burning of a piece of paper, specially prepared by the priest, in the josshouse. Four of the most prominent men in the Chinese community are selected to burn the paper, and on the manner of the burning and the shape which the burnt particles take depends the fate of the man under suspicion. Only once in the history of Chinatown has this test been resorted to, and then it was in favor of the accused, and the entire wealth and inHiuence of Chinatown was brought to bear in gecuring his release. ‘When Consul-General Li Yung Yew was called in he proposed that thistime-hon- ored custom should be tried. The Sam Yups were at first agreeable, but finally de- clined the test on the ground that it would be opening the door for every highbinder in CEinnown ‘who wanted assistance to get out of a serape. The membersof the Wing Yung Company, of which Mock Look is a member, were perfectly willing to suMmit to the test proposede!‘){y the Consul-General, and they were backed up by the Hop Wo Company. Finally the conference broke up in disorder, and the Consul-General and the president of thé SBam Yups had te be escorted home by the police. The end is not yet, and a highbinder war is immi- nent. “In fifteen years I have never seen China- town so worked up over anything,” said a guide yesterday. “If some agreement is not reached in a day or two there will be the bloodiest war ever seen in the Chinese quarters.” —————— An Unfounded Char, An anonymeus letter, signed M. D.,” was sent to Coroner Hawkins yesterday, stating that Mre. Laura C. Myers of Mission street had died from a operation and not from inflammation of the bowels as stated. Deputy Coroner Me- Cormick investigated the case, and from the evidence of Drs. Wagner and Maas, who were in attendance, came to the conclusion that death was caused by 8 poisonous inflammation. The ehufiu iu the anonymous letter were de- clared to be u: nded. ———————— Fuxnmml: mowl,b 'tl.knd' pms ked .l;ad- shi at low rates by Morton feehl m;g:%mowmndm%y or streety clave of the ordera live bear, the emblem of their State. Thisis the fourth instance and in each case since the custom was in- augurated the California bear has been one of the features of the grand review. Just why bruin No. 1 was given the bibli- cal name of Zerubbabel no one seems to know, but such was the case, and each suc- cessor has received the title as his inherit- ance. The present bear takes the name only as a matter of form. Of the bears that have made Golden Gate Commandery conspicuous at trien- nial conclaves in the past, one is in an Eastern museum; the one of 1389 was pre- sented to Mrs. John A. Logan (it is now stuffed and graces the corridor of her home), and another stands guard in a simi- lar manner at the door of the command- ery’s lodgerooms in this city. _The commandery will leave San Fran- cisco for Boston August 19, traveling by special train. It wfil stop over at Salt Lake for a day, when the Knights will pro- ceed to Denver via the Denver and Rio Grande, thence to Chicago by the Burling- ton, and ou to Boston by the Erie Railway. They will arrive at Boston August 25, and be quartered at the Columbia Hotel, on Washington street, the exclusive use of which has been secured during the con- clave. Nothing like the magnificence of this trip has ever been attempted by the com- mandery, and as a result of it California and her fruits and wines will be given one of the most substantial advertisements they have ever received. The Foxboro band of Boston has been secured to furnish music for the command- ery, and Wednesday, the 28th, a reception will be tendered all the visiting Knights and their friends between the hours of noon and midnight. At this reception two carloads of California fruit and wine will be served to the guests. The com- mandery expects to spend between $20,000 and $25,000 in attending the conclave. JUSTIOE TO VETERAN FIREMEN. Nine Thousand Dollars Appropriated for a Noble Purpose. The Judiciary Committee of the Board of Supervisors last Thursday recommended that an appropriation of §9000 be made for the relief of exempt firemen in this City and County, in accordance with the law passed by the last Legislature. Thisaction by the committee will be commended by all citizens of Ban Francisco who are ac- quainted with the early history of the Vol- unteer Fire Department of this City. That department was composed of men who fearlessly and devotedly performed all the duties that were imposed upon them by the many dangerous fires that occurred be- fore the organization of the paid Fire De- partment. & Prominent among those who served the City iIn early days are members of the Volunteer Veteran Fireman’s Association of California, who have their home in the Pioneer buil&ing on Fourth street. Another orgnm’ntion containing members of the old Fire Department is the Exempt Fire- men’s Association of San Francisco. These two societies contain the flower of the old Volunteer Fire Department. At the time they were in service there was no_recompense whatever for members of the Fire Department, and it is but just that the community, at this late fia_v, should make some provision for members of that noble band who, in their old age, are in any way or for any reason incapaci- tated for the active affairs of life. When the electric signals were introduced these old veterans were the first to recognize the importance and efficiency of the innova- tion, and were ardently in favor of the new system. ——————— Fred Douglass Missing. The police were notified yesterday from Stockton of the mysterious disappearance of Fred Douglass, & member of the Boys’ Bri; Fred wou it the. Brigade at Cantp Ledgard, Santa Cruz, and was lng}wud te have arrive here last Thursday evening with the San Fran- to have been sent to his T. C. Walker that night, but he had not appeared there. He is 14 years of age, but looks older. When last seen he was in uniform. ———— The assessed valuation of New Hamp- shire is $205,586,805. % NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. ALCAZAR THEATER. W. R. DAILEY. Manager Commencing Monday, July 39. The Ceplivating, Vivacious Comedienne, GRACIE PLAISTED, SWEETHEARTS. All Mirth, Music and Jollity. Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50c. Coming—~THE CRIME OF A CENTURY.” SPECIAL Clearance Sale MUSLIY UNDERWERR Gowns, Skirts, Chemises. Drawers and Corset Covers. The Greatest Bargains We Have Ever Offered. THE COST NOT CONSIDERED, Our iregular patrons cannot afford to miss this opportunity. NIGHTGOWNS 40c, 506, 7ic, $1, $2 and $2.50 each. Less than cost to manufacture. SKIRTS 40¢, 50, $1, $150, $2 and $2.50 each, The material alons cannot be purchased for the CHEMISES 25¢, 40¢, 50e, Gbc,A 56 and $1 each. Away below regular prices. DRAWERS 25¢, 85, 456, 65e, Toe, §1, $1.50 a pair. ‘This Is about half price. CORSET COVERS 15¢, 20¢, 25¢, 85¢, 40¢, 65¢ and He each. ‘Worth twice as much, An early call Is advised to secure the best values. Mail Orders Receive our Prompt and Careful Attention. HEWNAN & LEVINSON, 125, 127, 129 and 131 Kearny Street, and 209 Sutter Street. PACIFIC HEIGHTS. $100 to $220 A FRONT FOOT SOUTH SIDE BROADWAY, Fillmore and Pierce: $100 to $125 & foot. WEST SIDE STEINER, below Pacific; $110a foot. NORTH SIDE BROADWAY, west of Fill- more; $170 to $220 a foot. N.E. COR. BROAD WAY and STEINER, 8414x18713—87850. STEINER, BELOW BROADWAY, $100 a foot. COR. VALLEJO and STEINER—37%x 13734; $4250. LOTS NORTH SIDE VALLEJO, between Fillmore and Stelner: 25x18714; §2875. 50-VARA N. W. CORNER GREEN and STEINER, $9000. TERMS TO SUIT BUYERS. THOS, MAGEE & SONS, No. 4 Mofitgomery Street. LUNDY'S JEWELRY-STORE For 20 Years at the Corner of Third and Market, Is REMOVED T0 16 ELLIS ST, OPPOSITE FOURTH, Where Old and New Customers Will Be Welcomed.. 18k WEDDING RINGS A SPECTALTY. between San Francisco Women! Feeble, alling women are made well and strong by that great modern nerve Invigo- rator and blood puriffer, Paine’s Celery Compound. Weak, shaky, tired nerves on the verge of prostratien fieed nothing so ‘much as this food for the nerves. Try it and be well. A LADIES' GRILL ROON Has been established in the Palace Hotel N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes the piace of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. Ladies shopping will find this a most desirable place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the genilemen's Griliroom an international reputation, will preval in this new department. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. KEARNY AND WAz HINGTON modeled and renovated.