The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1895, Page 7

4 Dce ¥ < THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895. < AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THRATER.~“An Ideal Husband.” CorvneIA THEATER—“The Ensign.” ENIA THEATER—“A Black Sheep.” sc0's OPERA-HOUSE — *Under the City TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE—“Maritana.” ORPEEUM—High-Clhss Vandeville. Arcazag THEATER.—“The Crime of a Century.” STATE BOARD 0F TEADE EXRTBIT.—575 Market street, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. AUCTION SALES. BY Vo~ RHEIN Co.—Thursday, A Real Estate, at Salesroom, 518 Californi BY KILLre & Co.—Thursday, August at salesyard, corner Van Ness avenue snd Market streets, at 11 o'clock. BY L. H. Burp—To-day, Mon ©nd Stock of Shoe Factory, at 11 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Condensed City news on seventh page of the Tarn There was some excellent cricket across the vesterday. he Durrant trial will be resumed this morn- at 10 o'clock. ial attractions are to be presented at the theaters this evening. THE CALU'S weekly resume of fraternal news appears in to-day’'s issue. The forecast official predicts fair weather to-day with an absence of fog. The funeral of the late Charles H. Gough took place yesterdsy morning. The Dani: ocieties held a pleasant picnie at Shell Mound Park yesterday. Chancellor McDowell of Denver University talked about Western edueation. Wind at the ranges made shooting at Shell ®lound yesterday a dificult task. There was excellent coursing yesterday at ®oth Kerrigan's and Casserly’s park Local {tems, bright and brief, can be found on #his page of the CALL every morning. The Haskins will contest, possibly affecting 4the Feir litigation, is to begin to-day. Bi p H. W. Warren preached at the Cali- fornia M. E. Church yesterday morning. high altar at Nuestra Senora de Church was dedicated yesterday. A number of interesting rifie matches were shot of at the Shell Mound range yesterday. entors’ test of five fenders will be next Monday on the West Mission-street y M. Lewis, the ploneer jewcler of this is dangerously i at his home on Clay pervisors are expected to take action regard to the bituminizing of Folsom eal estate market is healthy and con- . The weekly resume of transactions o-day. r Dailey of the Alcazar says posi- he will run “The Crime of a Cen- t despite all oppositton. k Tyrrell, the “Parkhurst of St. ached in the First Christian Church g upon “Seeking for Christ.” t innovation in Chinatown is a 1 tooth-puller in conventional West- His instruments are primitive. jons of horsebreaking by Profes- ar R. Gleason attracted thousands of people te Central Park yesterday afternoon. n Jones of Australia defeated J. e coast champion, ana J. Lawless at ncisco handbell court yesterday. issen broke the ten-mile record y in the Acme Club wheelmen’s road The time was 25 minutes and 5 seconds. The devotion of forty hours was begun yes- terday in the Paulist Church on California £treet, and a very large congregation attended. Merton Duxbury started on his wheeling p across the continent yesterday. He ex- Bects to reach New York in less than ffty-nine ays. The coursing matches &t Kerrigan’s and an View park were largely attended yester- The conditions were good for a fing day's Manage ely th t 3 day. port. f Rey. Roderick Stebbins, a son of Rev. Ho- ratio Stebbins, preached a sermon in his father’s pulpiw last evening on the “Dangers of Prosperity.’ A little extra speed has been put upon the fornia-street Railway cable running be- tween the power-house on Hyde street and Central avenue. The district rally of the First District, League of the Cross, held yesterday in St. Paul’s Hall on Church street, was attended by & very large number of people. Thousands enjoyed the benefits of a day’s outing at the Park and ocean beach vesterday. The number of bicyclists is on the increase on the pleasure paths. Rev. Donald M. Ross addressed a large meet- ing at Metm_[politnn Temple, yesterday, on the subject of *“The Strength and Weakness of the Church of Rome in America.” The Califoruia Yacht Club’s cup regatta was sailed on the bay yesterdey. The sloop Edna was the first to finish, but as the Flash is charged with fouling the results cannot yet be determined. W.T. McDowell, chancellor of the Denver University, is_v g California in company with Bishop Wa~ of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He speaks highly of California in educational institutions. An open-air meeting is to be held this even- ing a¢ Columbia square by the South Side Im- provement Club. e bituminizing of Folsom Etreet will be the subject to which the speakers will devote their attention. Brinckmann's grocery, on Laguna street and fic avenue, was entered by two robbers 7 morning, who held up the clerk and money they could find and a box and six flasks of whisky. . C. Wright, the suthor of the irrigation declarea unconstitntional by Judge Ross ; on, if maintained, will d by cities and towns general statute. The police have received from Portland, Or., & photograph of Con Sullivan, the “sure-thing” gambler, who is believed to be C. B. Hender- son, who fatally shot Clarence Barr, but al- though it closely resembles Henderson he still ssserts the police are mistaken. W. R. Dailey, manager of the compeny which #s booked to produce the dramatized version of the Emmanuel Church trl?edie!, “The Crime of the Century,” says he will present the play despite any order Judgs Murphy may issue. He has retained counsel. Rev. C. 0. Brown, D.D., preached last even- ine at the First Congregational Church on “The Hero Who Saved the Pacific Northwest to the United States.” The church was well filled with a congregation that listened to the inter- esting discourse very attentively. Austin Lewis addressed the socialistic meet- ing at Pythian Castle last night on ‘‘Lessons of the English Elections.” J. H. Fones of Osk- land spoke at the Turk-street Temple meeung on “Socialism and Methods of Work.” Bot! advised the use of political tactics. Dr. Westward Case, in a prelude to his ser- mon on “Romanism” at the Howard-street Methodist Church last night‘ talked about bloomers and paid his com&z iments to the “bloomer ball,” which he said he believed all respectable women would frown upon. Governor Budd has decided to ask the War Department for the services of Captain Frank de g. Carrington, U. 8. A., whom he will attach to his staff as 8 permanent sid-de-camp. The duties of the position will be to inspect the guard and keep it to & standard level. Durrant’s new witness, Charles H. Clark, is causing the detectives some troable. They were busy yesterday unearthing his ante- cedents, meeting with very poor success. Dis- triet Attorne; arnes has drafted 155 inter- rogatories to be propounded to Clark in Boston. They are in the nature of a drag net, and will make it interesting for the deponent. An open meeting of the Young Woman’s Suf- frage Club will be held to-night at 909 Market street. The programme is as jollows: Piano solo, overture from “Robin Hood/” Mrs. M, Hildebrand-Cartwright; whistling ln'lflr Miss Daisy White; song, ‘‘Land of Yesterday” (Mas- cagni), Miss Aimee Richey;address, “The In- berent Right of Suffrage,” Hon. James G. Maguire, Governor Budd slipped into town yesterday and held a private caucus with politicians. The chief matter considered was the recent ap- pointments of the Board of Health. The Gov- ernor is understood to be extremely dissatis- fied with past disregard of his suggestions of eppointees and to have made s decided stand in regard to the appointments yet remaining. Beveral names are mentioned 85 those of men mow in line for appointments at to-morrow’s meeting of the Board of Heslth. It is reported that United States District At- torney Foote will begin proceedings against the schooner Sophia Sutherland for killing seals within the I;rambited area of Bering Bea. The captain of the vessel states that his crew hunted the seals in that locality against his orders, but_the Secretary of &ha m“&? ERion wnd (e “dopariment Wil seek 1 Bave cation, an. e dej ent wi to have Sbe vekse) deciared foriciteds The California Club Yachts- men in a Contest for the Walters Cup. MAY DISQUALIFY THE FLASH. A Charge of Fouling Against Captain Whitehead Is to Be In- Vvestigated. The California Yacht Club race for the5 §150 cup given by D. N. Walter, with adi- | tional class prizes, was sailed yesterday | afternoon on the hay. Captain Jack Lan- caster’s sloop Edna was declared the win- | ner, though the time allowances have not vet been computed, as a charge of fouling, | phase of force—one dpnrty endeavoring to retain what it alrea ssesses, and the other party, actuated by avaricious mo- tives, endeavoring to acquire. “The workingmen in the past have had the alternatives of supporting either one or the other of the two predatory parties. Consequently each of these parties has made_overtures to secure the labor vote. The Liberals promised land reforms, and the Conservatives, having neither factory nor mine, promised labor reforms, and had, in fact, succeeded in passing laws to regulate hours of labor, to prevent the employment of minors and to compel the adovotion of sanitary improvements in places of employment.” In Mr. Lewis’ opinion the Liberal party had broken down the old feudal system and had maintained its prestige by holdin, outh to the people the promise of individufi rights. ut the great mass of workers in the civilized countries, having no faith in the sincerity of the conservative parties, were at last awakening to the fact that the in- terests of the Liberal parties were identi- cally opposite to those of laber. As a con- sequence independent labor candidetes were being put forward with the result, usually, of the defeat of the Liberal candi-~ dates. In most cases a conservative won, but then he was pledged to a promise of labor reforms at least. Mr. Lewis, there- fore, advised the Socialists to adopt politi- WATCHING FOR THE SHIPS, John Hyslops’ Twenty - five Years’ Silent Work on Point Lobos. A WARDER AT GOLDEN GATE. Fleets That Go Out Into the Wastes of Waters and Long After Return. A Sunday visit paid to John Hyslop, the lonely marine reporter at Point Lobos, found that individual watching for ships. John Hyslop always watches for them. To him the “When my ship comegin” is a lifelong refrain. Twenty-five years ago ‘“Jack,” as he is THE YACHT FLASH LEADING AROUUND BLOSSOM ROCK BUOY, [Sketched by a * Call” artist.] entered against the sloop Flash, Captain Wtitehead, has brought about a serious controversy, that delays the determina- tion. The class winners were: Class A—Sloop Edna, Captain Lancaster. Class B—Lugger Whirlwind III, Admiral von Schmidt. Class C—Sloop Flash, Captain Whitehead. The race was over the club’s usual ten- mile course from near the narrow-gauge | mole to and around Blossom Rock buoy | to a stakeboat anchored off the Union Iron Works and back to the place of starting. By some oversight the stakeboat, which | was supposed to be anchored at the second | turning-point, had not been put in place, but the yachtsmen knew where it ought to | be and they all made_the proper distance, | some of them going intentionally beyond the point to prevent any possibility of erit- icism. The starting time for class C was1! o’clock, class B following in 10 minutes and class A at 1:20 o’clock. The wind was squally, particularly off Telegraph Hill. It fairly howled at times coming in from the west, and every man in the race was drenched by the heavy Spray. The Haleyon, -Captain Moore, split her jib early in'the race, just off Goat Island, and was forced to drop out. The Rover, one of the biggest of the yachts, Captain Markley in charge, sailed the race with her mainsail reefed. The Thelma, which is built on the plan of the famous Vigilant, though a third of the latter’s size, was well kn; d down by the wind, and so was the Flash. ‘The run to Blossom Rock buoy gave ex- cellent opportunities for the display of seamanship, and seamanship was required for successful racing. The squally wind and a heavy flood-tide combined to hold the craft to the severest test. For a mile at the start all the yachts headed toward Goat Island, on the port tack. Then the experienced and grisly- bearded seaman, Admiral von Schmidt, brought his lugger, Whirlwind III, sud- denly about, and stood npon the starboard tack for Mission Bay, choosing the longer route in order to run down along the water front and avoid as much as possible the force of the tide. His maneuver was adopted by nearly all the other prominent boats excepting the Flash, though the Edna afterward branched off into an inter- mediate course. The Edna and the Flash went around Blossom Rock buoy almost together, Whiri- wind III and the biE Thelma following close at band. The buoy was buried in foam, so strong was thetide. The Flash is charged with fouling there, which may disqualify it and destroy its chances for the cug. Then the imaginary stakeboat at the other turning place was rounded in al- most the same order, and a lively run was made for the finish. The Edna was the first to cross the line, with the Flash second, Captain J. C. Wil- son’s yawl Idler third and Whirlwind III fourth. Then, in the order named, came | the Rover, the Thelma, the Hope, the | Stranger and the Surprise. The actual results of the race cannot be determined until Thursday night, when the charge against the Flash will be con- sidered at a club meeting. The officers of the race were: Timers and starters—A. M. Clay, C. J. Lancaster, A. B. Watson; judges—William lore Al Dun- can. TACTICS FOR SOCILISTS, Two Speakers Advise the Pro- letarlat to Resort to Strategy. To Urge His Point Austin Lewis Draws Lessons From Po- litical History. Austin Lewis addressed the American section of the Socialist Labor party at its meeting in Pythian Castle last night, and drew some interesting conclusions as “Lessons of the English Elections.” His speech was in the nature of a re- sume of the history of political develop- ment in an effort to show that the great proletarian movement in England, Ger- many, France and this country was a matter of logical consequence. He traced political development through its various stages, from the old patriarchal system to the present time, and showed the close relationship between the con- servative party in any country and the landed aristoc: there. ihe Liberal party, he called the party of the middle classes; the pnrta'ol the bourgeoisie, the party of wealth, the capitalistic Y. “There is no sentiment underlying poli- Sigcs,” ebserved Mr, Lewis, “Itils puely & | first time upon the stage of this City at cal tactics; that is to be strategic in their | political efforts. At the Turk-street temple J. H. Fones of Oakland talked to the San Francisco sec- tion on “Socialism and Methods of Work.” He also advised the use of strategy. TRILBY AT THE OALIFORNIA. A New Dance to Be Given This Even- ing for the First Time in This City. Trilby will make her appearance for the the California Theater to-night. This particular Trilby will be that clever dancer, Miss Hattie Wells, who has been delight- ing large audiences for the past two weeks with her artistic terpsichorean work in Hoyt's “A Black Sheep.” To-night she will introduce a real nov- elty in the shape of the much-talked-of Tribly dance, which is at the present time the great sensation throughout the Eas The dance will be given with verfect de tail, Miss Wells wearing the well-known Trilby soldier coat and executing the dance with bare limbs and feet to the strains of “Ben Bolt.” The dance was put on dur- ing the last week of the play’s run in Chi- cago and created a furore. This is the last week of “A Black Sheep,” the last performance taking place on Sunday evening next. THE HASKINS WILL. To-Day’s Contest Over the Document That May Have a Bearing on the Fair Litigation. The Haskins will contest will come up for a hearing in the Superior Court to-day, and it is anticipated that there will be some lively fighting on account of the bearing that the proofs about the handwriting of Mrs, Haskins may have upon the Fair will case. Mrs. Haskins was a friend of Mrs. Craven, who has become well-known in the Fair Utfiafion. Mrs, Haskins, at the death of her hus- band, presented the will for probate, but the legality of the document is questioned by relatives from the interior of the State. —————— The word tomboy, now applied to a rude young woman, formerly meant a rude Joung man or box. best known, began his solitary vigil, and has kept his tireless watch ceaselessly for a century’s quarter. While others stand- ing on this margin of the condinent have looked eastward across the mountains this watchman has kept his eyes fixed over the Western sea. He is a sort of warder at the gate. Nota craft goes out between day- dawn and eve but is noted and told over the electric wire to the Merchants’ Ex- change in the Oity. With his glass he follows her beyond the horizon’s verge and until the mist curtains of the sea close down and shut_her away from view. Nothing comes in over the swell of the ocean but is seen and reported in the halls where the busy men of commerce deal in thle;' hintexch:ngelble commodities of the earth. Many glad messages has John Hyslop sent down into the City over his electric wire—messages to wating hearts for the ship that lingered in her coming. Yet many_have listened in vain for tidings John Hyslop has never been able to tell. The great voiceless sea stops not in its eternal ebb and flow to speak of the ships [Sketched by a “Call’ artist.] that have passed down in the night of its de? waters. ears afio—torty and more of them, in fact—the fleets of the merchant world be- an to sail in through the Golden Gate. oint Lobos was a di P nd and rocks and shrubs that only made the place more desolate. The fog and the fly- ing aboye like white wraiths of the lost at sea, and the surge and seal growling below like monsters from the caves of the deep, :‘v.uure the comrades of the watchman on the ill. “Then the fleets uEm to come in and the marine reporter took his place on the har- bor gate. About five years after the Civil ‘War John Hyslop came to the station, and he has seen the commerce of new Yerba Buena grow ship by ship. “I have counted sixty sails at one time down there,” said he, golming to the seg- ment of ocean bounded by the arc of horizon before him. “Between the heads and out from Point Pedro to Point Reyes the white of the canvas dotted the blue of the sea. From this altitude above the 'water, 250 feet, I can see, when clear, about thirty miles, and just _as soon as a vessel raises her signal flags above the circle of the sea I know her. “Have I seen many interesting things down on the ocean? 'Oh, m Not many wrecks. Those disasters place in the fog and the night and can be heard, hardly seen. My most important find was the City of Peking, when she was so long over- due from China levenlnyan ago. Know- ing h%v‘r :;nuy were anx 'g\ul lwlllltli:g thli news r appearance the e of the big steamer out by the !'lnlfimupam the most beautiful sight I ever witnessed. YA renarter- alwava ¥ the coming in of a given-up-for-lost ship a sort of versonal victory, as if he had been ;gecmlly set out on the heads to find her. any times when I hear of the wreck of a vessel my mind goes back to the last view I got of her as she disappeared over the sea departing from this port. “‘Often a ship will go out to return years after so little changed in appearance, it seems that she had only been out of view a short period of time. This is the sentimental side of life on the look-out, yet John Hyslop isn’t a talker and hesitates in ‘the telling of things he has seen in the lonely vigil of years. But he watches with his glass out through the windows of his small house always. When the fog hides him in a bank of whiteness he goes down to the beach and looks along the waves, watch- ing for the ocean-weary ship creeping to anchorage, and then he }mta words into the electric wire that tell of her coming. e DANIEL JOENSTONE DIES. Comerford and His Bartender Are Charged With Murder. Daniel Johnstone, the butcher, who was shot by John Comerford, or William Well- man, his bartender, died at the Receiving Hospital yesterday afternoon and was re- moved to the Morgue. Comerford, who keeps the saloon on the corner of Duncan and Dolores streets, had been annoyed for several nights by hoodlums. Johnson was trying to get a drunken friend named Mec- Mullen home, and the latter rattled the st}loon door. Itwas thenthe shooting took place. Dr. Emerson held an autopsy last night and found that death was caused by a gun- shot wound. The bullet was found in the right lun%. 5 ‘While the body was being taken away in the Morgue wagon, one of the front wheels came off and Deputg Coroner Tyrrell was thrown heavily to the ground. He struck his kneecap against the car track and an examination showed that it was broken. Tyrrell will be laid up for several months. —_— 0. CSE ON BLOOHERS The Howard-Street Methodist Divine Makes a Plain Talk. He Says the Tendency Is to Overdo Things In the Matter of Woman’s Dress. The bloomer girl, the ‘“bloomer ball” and the new woman received some atten- tion in the pulpit of the Howard-street Methodist Church last night. The work- ingmen’s day of rest and, incidentally, the corporations, which Dr. Westwood Case said were slave-drivers of the workingmen also, were touched upon. These popular topics were presented in the prelude to his sermon on ‘‘A Photograph of Romanism.” He said he had been quoted some months ago as being liberal in his ideas as to the privileges and rights of women in the mat- ter of dress. He wanted to put himself on record and proceeded as follows: I think a great many of our San Francisco ‘women are overdoing the thing. I remember hearing of &n Englishman who said of a per- son under discussion that if you “gave him a hinch ’e would take a hell.” o in the matter of dress; if the public will allow a little lati- tude, there are those in every community who are disposed to make it disgraceful. I believe in the wheel and in women riding the wheel and in her getting rid of a great deal of un- necessary skirts, but when it is announced that no woman can attend the “bloomer ball” wear- ing skirts, then it is time for somebody to say that somebody is going a little dait. 1t istime toput in a protest in this line. It is my humble opinion that no woman will g0 to that “bloomer ball” who is virtuous and prudent and possessed of taste. But let nobod: quote me as saying that all who go to that bal{ are not virtuous women. I have not said that, but that they will not be all three of those things. 1say that,in my humble opinion, as being a just propheey. “I believe every respectable woman will frown upon any such kind of entertainment, B”"me or pleasure. In the first place, public alls are not good for the world. Ican guote ou all kinds of authority to prove it, and the ast authority you would expect. It ‘would be the policeman who said to me: “If you know POINT LOBOS “LOOK-OUT” WHERE JOHN HYSLOP WATOHES. anybody who apologizes for the dance, let him :oyvmhy me lo';-o- ‘week, and if then he apolo- gizes for it I will give it up.” Dr. Case said that the ‘“new woman' so much talked aboutis a mere newspaper t;r‘::d There is no new woman, he in- sisted, He did not claim to bea Parkhurst in leading a new movement. The worst of all corporations, he said, was the liquor traffic, which is the last that those oppressed desire to fight. Dr. Case then Ennched a sermon, in which he said that religious despotism was doomed, that it was making its last des- rate fight for supremacy, and that that ght was being n this country. —————— Bishop Warren at Work. Bishop H. W. Warren arrived from Denver last week and greschod at the California-street M. E. Church yesterday. His subject was “St. Paul, the Apostle,” and the learned divine drew some tellin, lessons from the life and labors of Paul. also referred to the fact that was in debt, and urged the members of the congregation present to make a united effort toward wixxng out the claim against the trustees. collec- tion was taken up, and $256¢ was sub- scribed. During the afternoon Bishop Warren visited the Chinese Methodist Episco; Mission on Washington street. The in- mates were all found happy and contented, and the work of the Rev. F. J. Masters, D.D., in the slums of Chinatown was highly spoken of. The girlsin the mission sang a number of hymus, and the Bishop, through an interpreter, spoke some en- cauraging words to themy ‘ | THE LEAGUE OF TH CROSS An Interesting District Rally in St. Paul’s Parish Hall. ESSAYS ON TOTAL ABSTINENCE. Fifty Boys Take the Oath to Ab- stain From Liquor During Minority. St. Paur’s Hall, in the basement of St. Paul’s Church, Twenty-ninth and Chutch streets, was crowded yesterday afternoon, the occasion being a rally meeting of the First District, League of the Cross. There were present cadets of the league in their neat uniforms, prominent mem- bers of the clergy, parishioners of St. Paul’s, 8t. James and St. Peter’s parishes. The cadets composed Company K, Cap- tain Lowrie, of St. Paul’s parish; Company I, Captain Haggerty, of St. Peter’s parish, and Company E, Captain McCarthy, of 8t. James parish, Among the clergy present were: Rev. Fathers Connolly and O’Grady of 8t. Paul’s, Casey, Pimenteel and Lyons of St. Peter’s, and Lynch of St. James parish; Rev. Father Yorke and a number of the trothers who teach in St. Joseph's School. The principal event was a contest for a silver medal, to be given to the cadet offer- ing the best essay on “Why I Am a Total Abstainer.”” The judges to decide upon the merits of the several essays were: Brother George of the Brothers of Mary and teacher in St. Joseph’s School, Pro- fessor Kennedy of the Normal School and Mrs. Margaret Deane, president of the Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society. District Chairman P. McCUormick of St. Paul’'s parish extended a hearty welcome to those present, and explained that when the boys make their first communion they take the pledge to abstain from liquor until twenty-one years of age, and that the ral- lies and the quarterly meetings are held for the purpose of keeping alive tne interest in the work of the leagueas to total absti- nence. The first number on the programme was singing the hymn “The Veni Creator’’ by the audience. This was followed by a short prayer by the Rev. Father Yorke. The boys of St. Paul’s Sodality sang in a very acceptable manner *‘The Sweet Tum- tum,” wgich was deservedly loudly ap- plauded. This was followed by an instru- mental quartet, cornet and trombone, by Frederick and George Kaufiman and James and Willie Dewey. Corporal Frank Sullivan of Company I delivered the first of the essays. He dwelt at length upon the evils of in- temperance, the result from the use of intoxicating liquors and the misery it en- tails on itsvotaries and those who depend on them. As reasons for being a total ab- stainerhe gave: Thatliquorisdangerous to the human family; that it is not necessary to the maintenance of life, and that to main- tain respect for his family and to attain a osition in society a man must refrain rom the use of intoxicants. He con- cluded by giving warning to those who have never yet taken a drop of liquor to fortify themselves against the offer of the first glass. “Hail Sweet Temperance’ was then sung by the St. Paul Choral Society under the leadership of R. D. Vallerga. Sergeant Daniel McCarthy of Company E delivered the second essay and said that his reasons for being a total abstainer are: First, his duty to his God ; second, his duty to his country, and third, his duty to him- self. He then in a clear and succinct man- ner told why he had reached these con- clusions and quoted from Cardinal Man- ning, Gladstone and others to show the ef- fect of intemperance on the people and how the masses impoverish themselves to enrich a limited few. He drew a num- ber of strong word-pictures, showing the degradation of the drunkard’s home and the joy of that of the abstainer. In con- clusion he said that he had never heard an argument that would cause him to regret the day he took the pledge. - The audience sang ‘‘America,” after which there was choral singing, “Over the Bounding Main,” by the St. Paul Choral Society. 5 Thethird essayist, Private William Gel- logley of Company K, then told why he is a total abstainer, He said that first, he is such, because it is not usefu! nor necessary to use intoxicants; second, that drink is a temptation so great that one cannot be sure o?himse{f if he once gives way toit; third, because of the influence his example may have on others, and lastly because he regards a young man badly handicapped 1n the race of lifs who is given to the hgbit of drink. Caplain Edward Lowrie of Company K of St. Paul's, sang in excellent voice, “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.” This was followed by a piano solo by Miss Pauba. St. Paul’'s quartet and ehorus rendered “My Own Native Isle,” which was loudly applauded. rofessor Kennedy then announced that the judges had considered the literary merits, the arguments and the delivery of the essays in deciding on the winner of the medal, and it had awarded the medal to Corporal Frank Sullivan. 5 The announcement was received with very loud and prolonged applause, and when the winner ste) ged upon the plat- form to have the menft’z , a beautiful silver one, pinned on his breast, the members of his company gave the company cry: “ Ha, ha, hal Hi, hi, hil "Frisco, 'Frisco, Company I1 What's the matter with I? I'm all right! Rev. Father Connolly made a few re- marks during which he expressed the hope that when the gold medal is competed for it will not go out of 8t. Paul's parish. He said that he would continue in tae work of total abstinence until every boy in the par- ish is enrolled under the banner of the League of the Cross. Father Yorke then made a short address to the cadets and said something compli- mentary of the efforts of St. Pnngs parish to advance the work of the leagne. He gaid’that it is the only parish that has a junior branch, a cadet branch and a senior ranch. He then called e‘:‘lpon the boys who wished to take the pl , and over fifty answered. They were given a plain, comprehensive talk on the subject of in- temperance, after which they took the oath to abstain from liquors until they are 21 years of 'il‘x and to avoid saloons and discourage others from visiting such places. The exercises closed with the singing of the “Te Deum” by the audience and a prayer by Father Yorke. A DANISH OUTING. Their Picnic at Shell Mound Park a Pleasing Success. Branches 1, 2 and 3 of the Danish Society “Dania” held its fifteenth annual picnic yesterday at Shell Mound Park. The at- tendance was large and the picnickers had a pleasant time among the trees and in the dancing pavilions, both of which were crowded all day. The athletic and other sports were liberally patronized and con- sisted of bowling, bicycle races and a per- formance by the Danish “Cannon King,” Captain Holtun. The latter won much applause by catching a cannon-ball fired from a howitzer. Chasing the greased pi produced much amusement to the crow and many bumps and bruises for the pork- er's pursuers. The society distributed -six gate prizes. The affair was under the management of the following gentlemen: Committee of arrangements—Hans Meier (chairman), H. Hoeck (treasurer), C. Sillesen (secretary), Henry Hansen, J. C. Hansen, 8. Hartwick, J. Hendriksen, J. H. Lytgens, H. J. Raun; floor commitiee — Henry Hansen (floor A Serensen floor manager), C. Christensen, C. Kornbech, P. Iversen, H. P. Jacobsen, Al Johnsen, Chris Nielsen, H. P. Nielsen, Charles Petersen; gate committee—J. Hendriksen, J. H. Lyt- gens, H. Meier, H. J. Raun; bowling com- mitiee—J, C. Hansen, G. Sillesen. THE THEATERS. What There Is on the Programmes for the Evening. This evening ““An Ideal Husband” will be given at the Baldwin Theater. It is a comedy of modern English life and has proved very successful in Lundon and in the East. ‘A Black Sheep,” which has caused so many people to laugh, will be offered this evening, and a new feature will be the pre- sevnfia;xon of the Trilby dance by Hattie e The interesting naval drama “The En- sign” will be placed on the boards at the Columbia by the Frawley Company to- night. Great attention has been paid to the stage setting. “Maritana” will be presented at the Tivoli Opera-house this evening. In this opera Alice Carle, prima donna contralto, will make her debut before a San Francisco audience. At the Grand Opera-house “Under the City Lamps,” a sensational melodrama, will be presented. The feature will be the rescue jrom drowning of the heroine by Arthur Penwick. S At the Alcazar Manager Dailey will offer “The Crime of a Century.” This is the play that Judge Murphy declared from the bench should not be performed during tho Durrant trial. At the Orpheum there will be offered a first-class variety bill, which will include a number of novelties. One of the most striking will be the Jordan family of aerial acrobats. ————— Banquet for the Marksmen. Arrangements were completed yesterday for the banquet which i§ to be tendered the vieto- rious Californian marksmen who won so many prizesin the National Schuetzen Fest in New York three weeks ago. It will be held at the Seal Rock House on the ocean beach, which is owned by Henry Dorscher, president of the San Francisco Schueizen Verien. Each mem- ber of the verein will be present, as will also the president and lieutenant of each body which participated in the celebration event when the marksmen arrived. Specigl arrange- ments haye been made with the railroad com- pany, and there will be a train coming into town at 12:15 A. M. ou that day. NEW TO-DAY -AMUSEMENTS. FRICDLANDER.GOTTLOD & o+ 135E5 ATDMANAGLRS -+~ —TO=INIGEIT Grand and Imposing Production of Mr, ‘William Haworih’s Great Naval Drama, “THE ENSIGN!” GRANDEST SCENIC NOVELTY OF THE s Pronounced by Naval Experts to be the Only Ab” solutely Perfect Representation of Man-o'-War Life ever placed upoa the stage. A Strong, Wholesome, Natura, Humanl Play.” — Colonel R. G. Ingersoll. A Picturesque American Play, presented by the entire strength of the FRAWLEY COMPANY. FOUR GREAT Double Deck Scene of S ————— U. 8. Frigate San Jucinto. ORIGINAL View of the Harbor of ————— Havana by Moonlight. AND REALISTIC _ President’s Room in the —— W 1t HOUSE. NAVAL PICTURES Spar Deck of a U. 8. P T o -War. TO-NIGHT!—MONDAY-—TO-NIGHT | LAST WEEK DANIEL FROHMAN’S LYCEUM THEATER COMPANY ! Mon., Tues. ana Wed. Nights and Sat. Matinee, AN IDEAL: HUSBANDI By the Author of ““Lady Windermere's Fan.” hursday and_Saturday Nights—ONLY TIMES, T%Ey Night Only, = THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN. Monday Next, Aug. 5—TOO MUCH JOHNSON," ‘With WILLIAM GILLETTE and ORIGINAL Co. ALNAYMAN THEATRE } saors TO-NIGHT-3d and Last Week of the FUN CARNIVAL! EHOYI'S A BLACK SEEER With OTIS HARLAN as “HOT STUFF.” The Great Eastern Sensation. Last Matinee Saturday. Last Performance Sunday Next. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. le Lessee and Manag: EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, Second and Last Week of JOSEPH J. DOWLING 1In the Big Eastern Success, “UNDER THE CITY LANPS!” EVENING PRICES—25c and 50c. Family Circle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mus. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managse ar EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK WALLACE'S ‘Ballad-Opers, “MARITANA!" First Appearance of ——ALICE CARLE— Prima Donns Contralto. ——NEXT WEEK!— “MTARTEAY Popular Prices—25c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. To-Night! To-Night!—Monday, July 29. GRAND LIST OF NEW ARTISTS! A Revelation of Vaudeville Enterprise I THE FAMOUS JORDAN FAMILY! RRIS, EMANN TRIO, Reserved mxagcc; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnairs RUNNING and Box seats, % RAGES RUNNING RACES! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday—Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:30 .r..l.lhnrp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass