The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1895, Page 7

= THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1895. BALDWIN T CorumBiA —*“Twelfth Night.” MOROSCO'S OPERA-HOUS! “ Harbor Lights.” 11 OPERA-HO “The Royal Middy. ORPHEL 11, audeville. fACDONOUGH THE {OAKLAND) — J. * Bewilderi: w. asma,” Thursday ANTCS' FATR. S GATE PARK STATE BGARD OF T: street, below Second CALTFORNJA STATE F ber 2 to 14, arkin street, near Market. k Band: ATR—Sacramento, Septem- AND EXCURSIONS. day, August 18—Aquatic’ Exhl- obr Roach. URSION To PICNICS CAMPO—S AUCTION SAL & Co. RIEFT. 11 represented {lding and ors heve been s 10 & mizor, and , , was arrested by FPoifeeman - {204y for loftéring in h may call tor of the s of the opinion that ci the ani to prod 50 by Judge Cox tlined by ne is o s ne m took the preliminary st e 0 niz: of a branch . Forty-second District in this a at Casserly’s and Ki & Tun between a coy: ng slated for the forme prediets fair | ¥ ary temipers winds, with a dense fog Official Hammao! -da; ¥ st a4 Beel, the violinist, is arranging to es of tour Saturday pops again this will open in the latter part of ector and financial transferring his real yer, nephew of sor will send ‘a force of experts o 10 to oppose the proposed raise in sment by the State Board of 218 Duncan street, while ycle on Folsom and Twenty- eets, had a narrow escape from betig killed by & team. s won at the track yesterday g the others. The winners w s of Supervisors desirous of pro- xtending the closed season not conflict with the State law, ey-General. of T. B. White, principal of the gton Grammar School, for battery upon € of his pupils, was dismissed sterday. eper, 309 ted yesterday for obtai pretenses, and John Faul- {on encountered such , while on her voy- to 8an Francisco, ted twice. e of Unity Lodge, I O. removed Jacob Leving ancial secretary of his books. of the mineral lands com- ie Miners' iation makes .8 tof what the.co; tee has accom- far against the Southern Pacific. estigating the case of George lice Court “grafter,” who from the Hause of Correction on 20 on an order purperting to be signed by re is & general belief that the Southern of the omposition to the site Afiiliated Colleges by Mr. ‘Sutro Little thinks the committee will finally s receiving a shower of congratula- ie 15-5tory marble structure pro- by - Clau: 2 1s shortly ment wis served yesterday on the Title Insurance and Trust Com- 536 16, for which two local firms, 1s TOm § n Friday night at Coliax by in He was cut and braised and the compan; usalito citizeny held a meetir d Gendral Dickinson sterday modore ommittee to ‘mation of an commitiee on arrangements for the * exhibition. witnesses for the prose ant have been discovered nd John Rosh, & carpenter, residing-at th street. Each will testify that he saw the beliry ‘of Emmanuel Chufch 1 & lady companion -on two different occa- s in September, 1893. ———— YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. Meeting of the Board of Presidents To-Morrow Night. To-morrow night at the headquarters of tihe Young Men’s Institute, corner Tenth and Market streets, there will be ‘an- in- eresiing session of the board of presidents cils in this Uity to arrange.all in_connection with the-grand ion of the order which is to take place in Vallejo on September 18. : Or1i the 16th the eleventh Grand.Council will assemble and remain in session for a full week. 3 Vallejo Council is making extensive: pre- arations to entertain delegates and vis- itors. From this.City and Oakland there will be fuily 1000 members takc part in the grand parade, and "as many visitors will also embark on the steamer Newark, which has been chartered for the occasion. . The convening of .the Grand Council in Vallejo will be the first in the history of that_city in- many years,and a grand re- ception will be tendered to delegates and visitors “alike. The city will be prettily decorated .and the session will be one of $he most'important ever ‘held in the his- tory of the orde ir Sete ot Park Music To-Day. The following attractive progrgmme has been prepared for the open-air concert in the perk to-day. > March, “La Reine de Saba” Overture, “Orpheus” . .. . Waltz, “Dream on thi Trombone solo, selected, Fantasia, “Alda” erture, “Night Camp” | during the past winter, | actly two monghs to reach St. Michae Al HLONG THE WATER FRONT Tale of Woe From the Whalers | Who Wintered In the - Arctic. MANY PERISHED MISERABLY. They Forsook Their Ships to Search for Gold and Were Fatally Frozen. The whalers that wintered off Herschel Island in the far north are all expected back next November. They were the Mary D. Hume, Newport, Jessie H. Free- man, Eeluga, Thrasher, Grampus, John d Winthrop, Navarch, William Baylies, Wanderer, Triton, Rosario, Alexander, Fearless and Northern Light. The following letter from one of the offi- | (-e:rs of the William Baylies tells of some of the misfortunes that overtook the fleet It was sent over- hel Island, and took ex- n that point it was forwarded land from e Front T | Mrs. V. Porter, Rev. J. Soner, F. Vivanti, | J. E. Wood. Mrs. Foster and infant, W. E. Clarke, M. D. Darnell, Judge J. C. Grubb, Kwing Ying, Lee Lum Yuen; Lieutenant R. Clemm, L. G. A.; W. Smith, Mrs. Vi- vanti, Miss L. J. Wirick, Mrs. L. Wheat, | Ensign J. Zeigemeyer, U. 8. N. Shealso brought sixty Chinese and fifteen Japanese | for this port. Captain Walker of the Belgic reports thai the City of Peking lost a blade of her propeller on the outward trip and was de- tained at Honolulu until the necessary re- pairs were made. T. F. Dunn, one of the passengers, is a young San Francisco attorney, who has heen on a holiday tour of China and Japan. | All his news has’been anticipated by wire. A. 8. Stone, one of the crew of the seal- ing schooner Suvhie Satherland, has been arrested at Collinsville for taking seals last year within the prescribed limits. He will be tried in the United States courts. The brig J. D. Spreckles, from Honolulu with a cargo of sugar, was detained for over an hour at the quarantine grounds owing to the tardiness of Dr. Chalmers. The vessel was in tow of the tug Alert, and as the sugar was wanted at the re- finery the owners of the tug and brig were indignant. All the vessels in port are racing to get their cargoes out and new ones in as | quickly as possible. The ship Sokoto has the record so far. She has discharged and taken in stiffening in eleven days and her captain expects to load UE and get away inside of thirty days. In that time nearly 8000 tons of cargo will huve been handled. The steamer Olympia is taking in her hard coal, and it is thought she will try to | make a record run to Honolulu. She has AN HOUR AT THE FAIR Some of the Features Which Make Up the Interest- ing Show. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST. The Blg Exhlbition Is Thoroughly Installed—Music and Attend- ance Good. There is a great deal to be written about at the Mechanics’ Fair, for it is full of novel and peculiar things, from the bloomer gum-girls in front to the seven- legged duck in the rear gallery. It really takes a day or two to see what there is and 1s not on exhibition. It must be interesting, for there is always a big crowd of people. There are tall, dignified men with hard luck written all over them in dust and wrinkles on an equal footing with million- airesand bank presidents. There are the ever-present groups of young ladies and their escorts, thinking, if at all, of a happier time. One sees all these happy ONE OF TEE WHALING FLEET IN 1HE ICE OFF HERSCHEL ISLAND, [From a photograph.| to- Port Townsend via -Sitka and finally reached San Francisco a couple of day: ago. Itonly half tells the story, and when the fleet returns there will doubtless be many & tale of suffering and death. AND, Arctic Ocean, Sunday, Some Ttgiliik Indians came in , and dre now packing up their depart for their in home. I ned thut there is & possibility of gyou by them, but as the in- formation comes late I write hurriedly. 1 have.been quite well so far, but there have been cight deaths among our little fleet si hed herc. Two of them were. sa the Rosario, one a sailor from the Alex- ander (he was frozen to death), one a sai toboggans hav st le: & letter reach i r {from tbe Triton, Chief Engineer Peake of the | ic H. Freeman and Captain Weeks of the Pepke died from heart dis- Wecks fell down the main . 3. and died an hour later. His body has been home this Engineer gone three weeks and the own accord, that is two of tk , the other, nging to the John end Winthrop, was to death and his body was never recoy- About six weeks ago three sailors started out P bears which have been occasion- way from the of ihis island and one complaining of being tired started to retrace his steps, a_distance of tweive miles. His two companions continned umnavigetion of the island, reaching nip about 7 P. M. As their companion had irned search parties were sent out that him could be found. ond runaway expedition cousisted of © five men. .One of them returned the next d: 3 150 m! C Th he ship in not get back , s the rivers have annot move until the but th oth itu ) s are te condition. t for some ti s or rafts, as the running streams will present insurmountable difficulties. They are ina 3 ix and we cannot help them, ay expedition consisted of tarted oui two weeks about 60 miles up the ver, and can get no further on ac- f the bre ng up of the ice in the v But they can return to the ship if they Te so minded. These runaways were not attempted because of hardships or ill-treatment. Ail the sailors that wintered here are well-clothed, abun- dantly fed and well-treated. Their living quarters are well warmed, and the work they nave had to do in & week could all be done ina day. The trouble is that they have all got an idea into their heads that there are gold dig- gings within easy access of Herschel Island, and all the advice of their officers eannot dis- pel their foolish notions, They think the officers are telling them lies in order to keg, them - from deserting. The gold-field is & chi- mera, but the sailors have the idea it exists, so 1 suppose we will have more runaway expedi- tions, which will result in the den{so sev- eral more. I have beenverywell * * # * » We have an abundance of fresh deer, elk, moose and mountsin sheep; also some grouse * » * = In six months we ought to be near Frisco. Thirteen months of our time have gone, but it seems-to me that the next six will be longer than all the others which have past put together. We have had lots of amusement and plenty of open-air exercise. We have sev- eral good football teams and every ship has its minstrel iroupe. Now that the ice is break- ing up we are all expecting a big catch, as whales are said to be plentiful. The Arctic wild flowers that are shown in the sketch -were gathered aud pressed by the writer of the above letter. The steamer Belgic arrived from Hong- kong; via Yokohamaand Honolulu, yester- day. She was delayed at Honolulu a day through having 650 passengers on board for that port. The coolies are for the sugar plantations, and their pay will be $1250 a month, out of which $4 is to be deducted “Am Weether see’ Glinka Neibig for their board and lodging. The Belgic brought the following cabin passengers to San Francisco: A. H. Butler, F. A. Cun- dill, T. F. Dunn, A. Krahn, W. Laidlaw, I opposite side | | almost her full complement of men and is | expected to sail next week. 1 WEHT AT THE CIRCUS The Tiger Rode the Horse and the Elephant Waltzed. Four Thousand People Applauded the Great Three-Ring Shows. | All classes attended the circuslast night. or. | Church deacons, bank presidents, club men, politicians, merchants, clerks, | dignified dames, leaders of society, as well as the men and women who toil with their canvas and intently watched the show in two rings and on an elevated platform. | The audience, nearly 4000 in number, got there on time, and the performance began at the appointed hour. Everything was animated from the start and everybody was good-natured. The elephant waltzed and ran a race with the camels; the ticer rode the horse just the same as in Hagen- back’s show; the monkeys rode the ponies | and little girls cut up all sorts of antics on wheels. Everybody in the ring got applause. Features of the show were the spirited | horses, the back somersaults of the boy rider, France Reed, the lofty ladder bal- ancing of the Nippon Japanese, the horse- i manship of James McElroy, the riding of Miss Harnetta Parsons, feats of lifting | strength by Rialto, the strong man who | lifted the platform, four men and a horse | with his teeth. Mme. Midnetta, the female Sandow and iron-iawed wonder, sur- prised the ladies of the audience with her exhibitions of jaw_ development. The Martell family, five in number, did some graceful turns on the bicycle and single wheei. The lightning revolutions on the double trapeze by Lorenze ana Lotta and the aerial act by King and Deyvine were watched and applauded. There was sport in the hippodrome races for monkeys and boys, horses and don- keys, hurdles, obstacles and sacks. All the while the bands played and the venders proclaimed their circus wares, and at in- tervals during the performance the man- agers praised the superb after concerts by world-renowned artists of the song and dance. People went to the New Great Syndicate Show and Paris Hippodrome Three-ring Circus to be amused and see others amused. There was joy in the heart of Young America when the chief spokes- { man announced that the show would re- main in San Francisco for nine days and give a performance every evening. POLITICAL REFORM. A New Organization Started Upon Kearny Street. A number of young men organized a club last evening at 410 Kearny street, and called it the “Merchants’ Political Reform Club.” J. H. Irvine, a well-known young business man, was selected as the presid- ing officer. He explained the objects of the club, and said to those in attendance that it was the desire of the promoters of the enterprise to endeavor to aid in the purity of local politics. R. L. Hamilton was then introduced, and spoke particu- larly of various reforms needed in munici- pal affairs. Temporary officers were elected as fol- lows: President, J. H, [rvine; first vice- president, R. L. Hamilton; second vice- resident, D. J. Oliver; third vice-president, enry Sharp; financial secretary, J. B, Pinkerton; recording secretary, M. F. Don- leavy; treasurer, illiam Peterson; ser- geant-at-arms, William Sullivan. A Laundryman on Borax. “I use borax in the laundry and no soda. I use a quarter pound to a ten-gallon boil. The clothes are much whiter, no yellow tint, no fabrie injured and only half the usual quantity of soap used. “Flennel and woolen goods last better than when washed with any other article. Colors are not affected. “Isteep lace twenty hours in a solution of two ounces borax to one quart water, and the dirt soaks out without scrubbing. “Since using borax instead of soda, my hands have not been affected as formerly. Borax will not injure washermen’s hands,” hands, met on common footing under the | | features of the fair best between 8 and 10 o’clock in the evening. There are no pre- datory people at the Mechanics’ Fair this year, and a spirit of liberality pervades the whole show. The gallery is the one great promenade either day or night. When i Scheel begins those threatening gestures at the orchestra, points of observation are at a premium. Down every aisle is tum- bling some fellow’s baby. The women Frflb up the lovely little things and the ond father watches proudly as its young one messes his pretty dress with its moiasses candy stained fingers. It is the etiquette of the place to call them ‘“sweet little things” when these tots tear the boutonniere from your lapel and leave the prints of their fingers on your lavender trousers. The mothers are there, but who would expect a mother to look out after her children while the band has its present gesticulating leader? All this and some other thines teach us it is not a good thing for & man to know too much in this world. One of the most notable exhibits in the Pavilion is that of Kenney & Wells, near the entrance. It comprises parquetry, in- laid floors and grillwork in wood. This exhibition furnishes suggestions of designs in inlaid floars which are the subject of admiration of all visitors to the fair, and illustrations of what many of our swell homes boast. Among those who have adopted designs submitted by this firm, as seen by a circu- lar given out by the attendant at the booth, are such well-known names as F. M. Smith, the borax king; Dr. Martin Regensburger, John P, Young, Fred H. Deakin, B. N. Rowley, William B. Wilt- shire, John Lee, Dr. George M. Terrill, A, W. Porter, A. 8. Baldwin, W. Goldstein, Willium J. Dingee, George Whittell, Al- fred Sutro, George D. Metcalf, William G. Henshaw, James P. Brown, Samuel B. Morse and W. E. Hale. At the present time much partiality is being shown parquetry floors by archi- tects and people who give the sanitary features consideration as well as artistic matters. Everything seems to be in their favor, There are no drawbacks, except senseless customs. The time has come, too, when no modern house is complete in ornamentation without the use of grill and fret work in connection with its in- terior decorations and hangings. This work is used in arches, doorways, win- dows, alcoves, hallways, transoms, stair- cases, double parlorsand to dividea parlor or other rooms. Kenney & Wells manu- facture all this work in San Francisco, for which there is a notable demand. A feature of the fair is the location of the stained glass exhibits at the east end of the gallery. The examples of this work are eedingly fine.” The display which has elicited the most comment from the press and presumably from the public is that of Thomas Butterworth, The most notable studieszin his extensive collection, representing every class of stained glass known in the art, are: The ‘‘Announce- ment to the Shepherds,” “‘Music,” *‘Long- fellow,” ‘“‘Art ins the Heart,” “Ecce Homo,” “Mater Dolorosa,”’and two exqnis- ite landscape scenes. The largest piece of the exhibit is the ‘‘Announcement to the Shepherds,” representing the angel ap- pearing to the shepherds and announcing the birth of Christ. The scene is at mid- night, and treated generally in the Gothi style. The glass in constructing this win- dow isall antique and the delicacy by which the light and shade is obtained in dra eries, in architecture and landsca, eiatrn{; marvelous. The general ensemgle of the window is without doubt perfection. “Art ‘Wins the Heart” is a piece which has ap- peared before and received such favorable criticisms that Mr. Butterworth deemed it wise to place it on exhibition again. In its construction no paint is used, the effect of light and shade being obtained by the aid of glass only. The head of Longfellow is treated in a modern manner, and is considered a highly artistic piece. No exhibition at_the fair more clearly demonstrates than Mr. Butterworth's, that patrons of stained glass would be doingjthe greatest injustice to home industry and themselves, from every point of view, by plucm%orders for this class of work else- where but at home. The first exhibit to be installed, and one of the few to be in shape when the fair opened, was that of the Washburn & Moen anufacturing Company, near the en- trance to the Pavilion. It is a very strik- ing exhibit, and part of the one made by this company at the World's Fair at Chicago. It is designed to show wire rope to advantage, and comprises wire rope and cables, Waukegan and genuine Glidden two and four point barbed wire, galvan- ized, coppered, tinned and nnnenlmf wires, wire ropes and, cables, bare and insulated copper wire of all kinds for street railways, electric light and power plants, music wire, broom and mattress wire, bale ties and springs of all kinds. \ The Washburn & Moen B‘bompany a few months ago purchased the California Wire Works, which will continue to be operated by them in conjunction with their factories at Worcester, Mass, and Waukegan, Il This addition to their facilities gives the comgany the largest plant in the world de- voted to the manufacture of wire, wire Topes, cables and kindred lines. E This company has been engaged in the manufacture of wire products for over sixty-five years, during which time they have maintained a world wide reputation for the excellence and superiority of their line of manufactures, and with their im- proved processes and unequaled facilities they are the leading company in their line in the world. As the Washburn & Moen Manufactur- ing Company is thoroughly identified with the industries of the Pacific Coast, in bav- ing a factory established and in operation here, as well as warehouses and repre- sentatives at the various points of im- portance on the coast, dealers will find it to their advantage, in_the long run, to favor this firm with their patronage, since they can furnish goods more promptly than any other factory, while the quality of their products is superior, and their prices and terms as favorable, all things considered, as can be made by any other reliable manufacturer in the United States. The San Francisco office isat 8 and 10 Pine street, and their factories at Bay and Powell streets. Every one, even the lone bachelor, shows an interest in *“The New California’ range on exhibition by Steiger & Kerr. Some of the women who have examined it say there are many reasons why it should assume leading rank among the various kinds of stoves. This is saying a good deal for home manufacture. An item of interest in this connection is that the New California is sold at as rea- sonable prices as those of foreign produc- tion. No bonus was asked asa subsidy to es- tablish this stove-making plant; no gift of land; no exemption from taxation; no favors, except impartial consideration by a community that has repeatedly proclaimed its loyalty to home industries. Thisis one of such that emplo{:n big force of men, who rent or have bought homes in San Francisco, and who spend their money here, and whose families help support our schools and churches. It is not digressing too much from the flroper strain of a fair article to ask the public to give an impar- tial thought to 'an industry that was launched at a time when factories were closing doors and capital was timid. The courage of the promoters deserves this, and what's more, deserves the patronage of all patriotic Californians. The collection of exhibits comprises no more representative display of home man- ufactured goods than that of the Siebe- Glanville Shoe Company. The goods shown are a fair representation of the class of shoewear turned out every day by this big factory. This is a home industry of considerable magnitude, employing at least 800 San Francisco men and women, who spend their wages here at home. It is owing to such industries to show them the preference when their goods give equal satisfaction with those of competing fac- tories. The best evidence that this par- ticular shoe_ factory has prospered is that it hag experienced a constant growth since its establishment in 1880, It is situated at 21 to 31 Jessie street. The Siebe-Glanville Shoe Company, ac- cording to their exhibit, make a specialty of the medium and the finest quality of ladies’, misses’ and children’s shoes, also satin slippers, and rank first on-this coast as the originators of styles. As they op- erate their own factory this they are en- abled to do, and the superior quality of their shoes is certainly appreciated, for they are sold by nearly all the largest shoe merchants on the coast. This firm owns several celebrated patents in the manufacture of shoes, such as the patent ‘back-strap’’ and the “‘flexible inner sole.’”” These advantages are well worth knowing, as they insure good solid wear. The exhibit certainly does credit to the company and the shoe industry of San Franeisco. A HALF-INTEREST DEAL Mrs. Martha Gottschang Has a Penchant for Selling Her Saloon. She Mixed Matrimony and Business With Carl Vogt, Who Has Her Arrested. Mrs. Martha Gottschang, saloon-keeper, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Dil- lon and Crockett on the charge of obtain- ing money by false pretenses, and John Faulbammer, a butcher, was also arrested on the charge of grand larceny. Mrs. Gottschang has, apparently, a pen- chant for selling a half-interest in her saloon to any person who comes under her wiles. When she had a saloon at 112 Geary street she sold the half-interest to two or three people, but escaped punish- ment by compromising with them. After leaving the Geary-street saloon she opened out at 309 Third street under the name of Mrs, Erwood. She advertised for a partner and Carl Vogt called upon her on Wednesday. She toid him she was an unmarried woman and was anxious to get not only a partner in her business but a partner in her joys and sorrows. The bait took and Vogt paid her $250 for a half- interest in the business and a prospect of getting the other half by marrying his partner. There was only a barrel of whisky in the saloon, but Mrs. Gottschang told Vogt she had ordered supplies of all sorts of liquor. When Vogt went to the saloon the follow- ing day he found that the barrel of whisky had disappeared and an_empty barrel had been put in its place. There was nothing in the suloon, and he came to the conclu- sion he had been-swindled, so he notified the police. . Detectives Dillon and Crockett found that Faulhammer had taken the barrel of whisky to his shop on Mason and Union streets on Wednesday, after Vogt had left the saloon, and it was recovered. W hen searched at the City Prison Faul- hammer had §$105 of the moneg pai¢ by Vogt in' his pockets, which he said he had received from Mrs. Gottschang, and she had $33 in her pocket. - Mrs. Gottschang is a married woman, and her husband is in Hartford, Conn. She left him after three months of mar- ried life and came to this City. Faul- hammer was the only friend she knew here. She is a smart woman, but the lice say they havea sure case against ggr this time. MR. McMURTRY'S FUNERAL. It Took Place at the American Church in Paris—The Remains to Be Brought Home. Immediately after the receipt of the cablegram from the American Consul in Paris announcing the death of W. 8. Mec- Murtry - of this City in tbat place Mr. Flournoy, his brother-in-law, cabled an intimate friend in London, W. O. Cole, asking him to go at once to Paris and take charge of the remains of Mr. McMurtry and arrange for their dispatch to this City. Mr. Flournoy yesterday received a cable of considerable léngth from Paris, stating that the funeral was held yesterday in the American Church, but that the remains had been deposited there until the sailin, of the next steamer from Havre, which g set for August 24. The cablegram also stated that Mr. McMurtry’s effects had been turned over to the American Express Company for shipment to this City. The remains will in all probability reach here about September 8, and the final fu- neral ceremonies will be held in this City. 7 THE BUILDING APPROVED Congratulations for Claus Spreckels and for “The Call’s” New Home. BEAUTY, STRENGTH, PROGRESS. Inspired by the Design an Architect Projects His Fancy Into the Future. The announcement that a new home for Tre CALL would soon adorn Market street in this City has elicited a deluge of con- gratulations from all quarters. Friends are hastening to commend the beauty and strength of the proposed fifteen-story’ marble structure and to express apprecia- tion of the enterprise of Claus Spreckels in its design. The cordiality of the many correspond- ents seems to have been variously ac- centuated by individual tastes. While one indites a friendly eulogy of the archi- tectural qualities indicated by the plan, others expatiate on the point of the ex- clusive employment of California ma- terial and the encouragement thus given to local industry. Many citizens appear particularly appreciative of the additional dignity which the stately pile wi!! impart to the main thoroughfare of the leading Citv on the Pacitic Coast. The massive proportions of the proposed building have also kindled the imagina- tion of experts, and suggested visions of the ‘“‘coming structure,” or the many- storied building of the future. Among speculations on this head may be given the following letter: Editor Call: You are to be congratulated, and are by us, and have good reason to feel proud of your new home that is to be, which, when completed, will be San Francisco's best, and will stand for many generations as a monu- ment to the public-spiritedness of Claus Spreckels, who, more than any other one wealthy man in this city of the present, has “Prscllcanzed" his convictions as to the future of the metropolis of California, botn in grand buildings and railroad enterprises. It will also be a perpetual evidence of Messrs. Reid Bros.” splendid architectural abilities. Iis great altitude also leads to the thought whether the exireme of height of buildings in San Francisco will be reached in its construc- tion, It may have its peers in number of stories in other cities, but not in its magnifi- cence, so far as informed by personal travel and observation through the Eastern States or any printed illustrations are concerned. The evolutions have brought to the front tens of thousands of great things. Why not yet more in building? Rejection and repudia- tion is more the evidence of mind limitations han proof of impossibilities. That twofold greater strength than yet at- tained and practiced in tall buildings is clearly in sight; to minimize vibrations is a certainty, provided the earth-space covered is rock or other formation sufficient to carry the load im- osed. San Francisco sandbeds are good. resent developments and results overshadow: ail former—will not the coming generations, if not some of the vresent, climb {o still greater heights and produce buildings of altitude we dare not name? JAMES E. WOLFE, Architect. Her Cargo Shifted. The British ship Dominion arrived last even- ing seventy-seven days from Newcastle; N. 8. W., with a cargo of 3795 tons of coal. Captain Meredith reported that on the day following his departure, June 1, he ran into a gale that gave hlsshig a lively time for a while. The seas ran so_high that the decks were full of water to the rails gm’t of the time, which caused the cargo to shift first to port and after- ward to starboard. After crossing the equator pleasant weather was had up to the arrival in port. On the 13th inst.James Danlels, sea- man, died of dropsy. He was a native of Wales, 49 years of age. NEW TO-DAY. sm THE OWL DRUGC CO., % (UT-RATE DRUGGISTS ! 1128 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO, 320 S. 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