The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1895, Page 7

» /'I‘HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1895. ke MONDAY.. AMUSEMENTS. “ Christopher Jr.” Th BALDWIN THFA COLUMBIA THEATER s OPERA-HOUS! District Attorne: On the Rio Grande.' METROPOTATAN T STATE EOARD OF T ttreet, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. PICNICS ANDV EXCURSTONS. —& nd Monter XCURSIONS. Pomons, to days, 4 P. , 4 OcEaN Santa 0 ors of the lat er Bawnmore arrived here yesie he Women’s Educational and Industrial ion has movea to new and better quarters. Te were 296 real estate sales during ust of an estimated amount of §1,070,191. The Cross Country Club enjoyved a trip to 1eville and tramp to the zedwoods yester- lay Rev. A. C. Hirst vesterday preached his last as pastor of Simpson Memorial chanin’s esterday $500 blaze st ( i1 Polk \der was the main I sporting circies diseussion in lo of the State shoot by egin to-day at varicus 'mber sectio Nationai Guard wi! fle ranges. A number of new and interesting collections Dave recently been donated to the Golden Gate Park Museum. Over 2000 . nded the Knights of the Red Branch Rifle nic at Shell Mound ark yesterday. nteresting and closely > played in the handbail lodges will celebrate Octo- prepared literary and r ater and Vice-PresidentStern Club sddressed the local st night. Musical Society celebrated its ivivg its first reception and rdsy afternoon. J. Briges spoke at the Young Association yesterday on “The akes of Modern Agnosticism.” of another month’s bu iness show ng trad tax leyy. joned. F. Lee yesterday replied to the s made in the Afro-American Congress egro nistry of the coast. ¢ matches yesterday resnlted in ries for the Alameda and Pacific being the Bohemians and The August 143 building re recorded, of a fotal value of which exceeds any record of that nce 1890. woman, was brutally men on San Jose ave- night, and the police are delivered his fareweli at the Grace Methodist he has been rector for the e years. 1 doubt and anxiety on the part as to t erning 1 Colleges Univer- ce at Casseriy's ness the first g stake. Elec- an’s. cob Wagner, Independent nied by other grand City, Oak- Jac n, g married woman her husbani, mping § orning. ) Rosenthal ingle tax at the Young tion, October 28, for ren’s Educational and TgAge O kinand F on addressed the congregs- uel Baptist Church iast mghton reparing for emergencies, aud al references that applied to h hes made his church notor- nerable pastor was the congregation to aturday & e robbers clerk in Brinck Montgomery Yuly 28, {ATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL. wermon by the Rev. K. Mackenzie of the First Presbyterian Church. e Rev. Robert Mackenzie, pastor of #he First Presbyterian Church, preached a very interesting sermon last evening on subject of discrimination between the atural and supernatural. He spoke of the belief of man in some- hing that he felt exists, but what he can- )t see, and in illustration of this he said that man knows that electricity exists be- se of its results, but if the dynamo is en apart and examined evy closely the power which is_known to exist cannot be found or seen. He continued Man reasons from a fixed point. He ns about the universe as far as he ce and no further. Man is the supe- ings in the universe, but that due to the vital force, which, , is known to existl id if the body of a man were placed of spirits and the body of an ape were placed in anotber barrel of e one could not be told from.the and that was because thatsome- vhich makes man the superior being be placed in the barrei; if that could be done then the difference between the two could be observed at once.”” After dwelling upon the unseen power known as life ancd its wonders he gaid that the most beautiful picture of faith and be- lief in something beyond was the little child kneeling at its bedside and commit- ting its life to the supernatural—to some- thing it believes in but cannot see; and the next beautiful picture was the old man who is praying for the other world. These were given illustrations in the unseen. —————— As regards the health of its operatives, making has one great advantage. There is no necessity for assembling great numbers of people close together in this business nor for taking woraen from their homes and therefore breaking the bond of family union. Those who make their live- lihood in this trade are afforded alarge of freedom. Women can easily carry their spinning wheel and lace pil- lows from one place to another. Their work may be done with equal conyenience in the house, in the garden or at the street The eye of the traveler is contin- degr: expressed among | ALONG THE WATER FRONT, Arrival of Several of the Crew | of the Lost Steamer Bawnmore. MRS. WOODSIDE A HEROINE.| Two Morton Transfer Men Arrested for Soliciting on Broadway Wharf. The purser and several of the crew of the steamer Bawnmore arrived on the Arago yesterday. They corroborate the published reports concerning the loss of the vessel, and give Captain Woodside credit for ex- ercising all possible caution previous to the disaster and of making every possible effort to save life and property after the Bawnmore struck on thereef. Mrs. Wood- side was the heroine of the wreck. She was the bravest of the brave during the trying hours when the waves were break- ing over. the doomed steamer, washing everything movable from the decks. Standing by the side of her husband, amid the confusion around her, she inspired all by her courage, and to her demeanor is | partly due the coolness that actuated all on board. The boat in which she came ashore filled and was overturned in the breakers, and she made her way to the beach fighting with the waves like the rest. She Ianded with not a ary shred of clothing upon her, and when she spread her only dress out | on a broken chair it was stolen by the in- human wreckers who gathered to carry off everything they could lay their hands on. Captain Woodside will lose heavily by the disaster, as he had on board a lot of merchandise of his own uninsured. He will return to San Francisco about the last of the week. Captain Bennett of the Pacitic Coast Steamship Company had F. M. Furry and H. L. Wedde, Morton transier men, ar- rested for soliciting on Broadway wharf. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company, which does a transfer business under t]}x,e name of the Pacific Transfer Company, ex- cludes all other baggage rushers from its steamer wharves. The Morton people hold hold that their Oity license permits them to solicit on all the wharves of the City | stands the Christ. Books have been written on such a theory. Blasphemy! Christ never sanctified sin. Nor 1s ittrue that slavery was necessary for the development of the intellect of the race. There is finer intel- lect in Africa to-day than any black man in America possesses. “Men regard the church to-aay as an ef- feminate thing. They leave it to the efforts of children and women, while they attend to the business of the world. Yet when men lie down to die, when they must face the incomprehensible, they want the spint of that divine man. They have effemin- ized the church by their neglect of it. They have taunted the ministry with its association with women in the work of salvation, yet when the final hour comes they are glad to receive the bread of life from the hands of ministers. **Christianity does not know all of Christ. There is but little known as yet of the un- folding of his spirit.” Bishop Lee said the “we" spirit hindered a perfectcomprebension of Christ. ““We can’t afford a narrow, contemptible spirit of sectarianism., You need the Bap- tists with all their water and they need vou with all your consistency. I will dis- bar no maa who has been near the throne of God, no matter on what denomina- tional plank he stands. Let the people of San Francisco know that behind you ‘Behold the man!"” 1In conclusion he urged the ministers to be true to their calling and to repudiate the charges made against the negro minis- try of the coast. “‘Prove that you are as brave and true as the ministry in the white churches. Show that the accusations of corruption and money grabbing are false.”” ng his hand with a dramatic gesture the Bishop said my hand is clean of money grabbing and so is my heart. The peroration was called forth by the denunciation of the negro ministry in the recent Afro-American Congress. Rev. W. B. Anderson preached in the afternoon and Rev, J. E. Edwards in the evening: Christian. CLAN FRASER'S OUTING Fifth Annual Picnicand Games Will Be Given at Shell Mound. Over One Hundred Valuable Prizes Offered to Successful Con- testants. Clan Fraser No. 78, Order of Scottish Clans, will give its fifth annual picnic and games at Shell Mound Park to-day. Many members will apper in Highland "costume, WILLIAM CORMACK. CHIEF THOS. FRASER. THREE OF THE POPULAR OFF.CERS OF MAXWELL L. CROWE. THE CLAN FRASBER WHO WILL BE PECMINLNT IN THE CELEBERATION TO-DAY. [Drawn by & “Call”* artist from photographs.] front. Acting on this m‘incilee Furry and | Wedde refused to leave the Broadway docks and were ordered under arrest by Captain Bennett, superintendent of the company. Yesterday the State Harbor firetugs were drilled and everything found in excellent order. It has been shown by different | trials that the Markham and Irwin will | throw a two-inch stream of water over 200 | feet and both tugs are quite efficient in | case of a fire, notwithstanding Chief Sulli- | van’s recent statement. Hugo Fisher, a merchant from Guate- mala, was lost from the steamer Del Norte on her first trip from this port. He was on his way to visit his brother at Aber- deen and during the night of September 1 he left his stateroom and disappeared from the vessel. Charles L. Fair’s new yacht Luceno, now being built at Seattle, is reported by the papers of that place to be about finished and ready for her departuve for this port. TWO MINISTERS ORDAINED Bishop B. F. Lee Preached His Final Sermon at Bethel Church. He Spoke in a Liberal Spirit of the Need of Christ and Defended the Colored Ministry. Bethel Church was crowded yesierday morning with an attentive audience as- sembled to hear the ordination sermon by Bishop B. F. Lee of Waco, Texas, and wit- ness the ceremony by which Samuel D. Johnson and W. C. Chapman received eld- ers’ orders. The Bishop’s text was, “Behold the Man.” He said he had never felt like join- ing in the universal sneering at Pilate. The average great character of the present day would have acted as Pilate did under the circumstances. Yet thereis scarcely a Biblical character that is less respected. There are men named Cain and women named Jezebel, but no man named Pilate. When the Judge said, *‘Behold the Man,” he did not mean as we do now when we speak of the sublime **Master of Men,"” the greatest of potentates, the greatest man of all the world. = Referring to Ingersoll's saying, *‘Give me the storm of a life of action and not the dead calm of faith,” he pronounced it poetic and beautiful but fallacious, “The world,” said the speaker, “pro- gresses more in an hour since the star of Bethlehem has arisen than it did in a thousand years before. The age of Chris- tianity is the age of invention, of progress, of power. And to what shall we attribute this but Christ, enthroned and enrobed, the man to whom Pilate calied attention in the words of the text? “There is no life nearer to man than that of Christ in its simplicity, in its ad- herence to duty. Itisa mistake for the churches to act as though the Christ life is vague, effervescent, hard to understand. It is clear. Itisplain and shines with a wonderful translucence. The churches are the conservators of that principle of life. “Education develnps what there is in man. If he is a fool originally it will make him an educated fool. If a man of good sense in tlfe beginning he will be- come an educated man of good sense. “No wrong makes a right. There are dpor. éu greeted in Belgian towns, in whic lacemaxing is the chief business, with pic tures of pure and happy industry. crazy men in the world who say it was necessary for the African race to be en- while there will be bag-pipers galore, to the music of which lads and lassies will trip the light Highland toe. There will be something over 100 prizes offered in &he thirty-three events sched- uled to take place, including all sorts of races, from the small boy’s to the fat man’s race, putting the shot, tossing the caber, bicycle events, sword dance in Highland costume, and the Reel o’ Tulloch by lads and lassies. Past Chief R. S Duncan will be official starter, while the following gentlemen will be in charge of the games: Thomas Fraser, M. L. Crowe, J. Walker, F. ¥. Finlay, W. Cormack, R. Duncan, W. R. King. R. W. J. Talfor, D. M. T. McLennan and D. McLachlan, The day’s festivities will end with a grand dance. e THE CHINATOWN FEUD. Rewards Offered at the Consulate for the Conviction of See Yup Offenders. The feud between the See Yups and Sam Yups is still on in Chinatown and it was necessary for Consul-General Li and Con- sul Chang to have aflother circular posted yesterday. It seems there has been a great deal of quiet holding-up going on among the See Yups and whenever they have caughta patron of the S8am Yup stores they have relieved him of his purchases in very short order. - The circular posted yesterday in front of the consulate offers rewards ranging from $50 to $200 for the arrest and conviction of any Chinese caught robbing a Sam Yup customer or any patron of any store. The amount of the reward depends upon the degree of the crime committed and tho measure of punishment inflicted after con- viction, The object is evidently to stir up some of the victims to the courage of testifying against offenders. Heretolore these vic- tims have suffered in_silence for fear that any complaint made by them would result in some personal violence or pecuniary misfortune at the hands of the boy cotter. - ROUGHS FOILED. A Young Woman Brutally Assaulted on San Jose Avenue. Tillie Collins, a young woman 23 years of age, was induced by two young men whom she met on an electric car to go with them to a dance-hall on Saturday night on San Jose avenue. After dancing for an hour or two they took her down- stairs to a saloon, where they had some beer. She wanted to go home and they offered to accompany her to the cars. They were joined by two other young men, and after escorting her to a secluded spot they assaulted her. One of them kept his hand over her mouth to prevent her screaming, but she succeeded finally in getting her mouth free and screamed loudly for help. Her screams were heard by two conductors in the Valencia-street power-house, which was close by, and they ran to her assistance, but the cowardly ruffians had fled. The young woman was so weak with struggling that after walking some dis- tance she fainted. When she recovered she accosted a })ol'icemln, and as her breath smelled of liquor he arrested her for drunkenness. Last night she told the story of the assault upon her, ana the ;mlice will make every effort to find the our voung men. She says she could slaved for 250 years in order to make it identify them. ARMY AND NAVY NOTES, Review at the Presidio Honor of a German Officer. in {CAPTAIN ALBRECHT HEESE. The Canteen System Works Well. New Captain for the Monterey. Since the coast and defense ship Monte- rey arrived in port from the south, Captain Higginson has been ordered on detached duty and Captain Theodore F. Kane placed in command of the vessel. The naval vessels now at Mare Island are the Philadelphia, Monterey, Mohican and Thetis. Pay-Director Caspar Schenck, U. 8. N., who served for so many years in San Fran- cisco, is now on duty in Washington, D. C. Pay Director Williams, who succeeded Mr. Schenck, is on duty at New London, Conn. Pay Director John 8. Cunningham, who was Mr. Schenck’s predecessor, died some years ago, and ex-Pay Inspector Spau- ding, who had charge of the purchas. ing office in San Francisco when improper certificates of indebtedness were issued, is now a resident of Honolulu. The canteen at the Presidio reservation is now established in the dwelling for- merly occupied by the post trader. The accommodations are not such as should be afforded, but more spacious quarters will be supplied when the new double brick barrack buildings are completed. The canteen system, which is in one sense a post club for the enlisted men, has fulfilled the expectation of the promoters. The Presidio canteen has yielded in one month to the amount of $700, but it does not by any means make as high a return as_that every month. The profit is di- vided equally among the companies sta- tioned at the post. The chief profitis de- rived from the sale of beer and cigars, although the pie and sandwich counter is more ignn self-sustaining. Since the fire of last Jume, which de- stroyed the old canteen building, there have been no billiard tables in use. There is no profit in card playine as gambling is not permitted, but the soldiers do play for the drinks occasionally. e The life of the soldier at the Presidio is not one of hardship. In many respects the enlisted man fares better than the average of his fellow-men in civil life. Aside from his regular pav, rations and clothing allowance he is cared for without expense in the event of sickness or acci- dent. Whern away on furlough he getsa credit of 25 cents a day for his ration. If he is careful he can save something from his clothing allowance. The privileges of the post library are always available. He has access therefore to the leading dailies, the high-class magazines and books of iravel and fiction. Under existing regulations a man can- not be enlisted in the United States army unless he is an American citizen and he must be able also to read and write the English language. The exar: ination in heavy artillery prac- tice has just been concluded at the Pre- sidio, Kive first-class and ten second-class medals may be awarded to each company, but in order to acquire a first-class medal the candidate must attain 93 per cent. The examination is not made in firing at tar- gets, but the candidates are examined in theory and mathematics. Questions are propounded relating to the speed of the vrojectile, the force of the wind and the distance that a vessel would move during the flight of the projectile. The batteries of the Fifth Artillery sta- tioned at the Presidio are A, H, K and L. At Fort Canby there are two batteries of this regiment, and also two at Alcatraz. There is one at Fort Mason and one at Fort Monroe. There was a review of all the troops at the Presidio last Saturday in honor of Captain Albrecht Hesse of the Imperial German Artillery. The Captain_belongs to the Artillery of the Guard. His regi- ment is stationed at Spandau, near Ber- lin, where the great arsenal of the German army is located. He has been on duty at Washington, D. C., during -the past four vears, and is so well pleased with the United States that an extension of duty in this country for another term of four yvears would be acceptable. He came to San Francisco in July, and presumably presented letters from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, as he was received with special honors at Mare Island and the Presidio. After the review last Saturday, Captain Albrecht was en- tertained at the residence of General Gra- ham, where many of the officers stationed at the post called during the afternoon to paé' their respects to the visitor. eneral Schofield, commanding the armies of the United States, will attain the age of retirement within a few days. It is supposed that General Nelson A. Miles will be appointed as his successor, but President Cleveland has given the army several surprises during his present ad- ministration and may have one more in reserve. It has lonF been gossip in army circles that General Miles, years ago, was advanced beyond officers his senior in years and rank and equally distinguished for service in the field. This advancement has been attributed to the influence of the Sherman family at Washington. 1t is known that General Ruger was called from Chicago to Washington recently for conference with the War Department; hence some officers fancy that he may be named to succeed General Schofield. Captain Thomas H. Barry, First In- fantry, U. 8. A., who gained so much popularity in the National Guard of Cali- fornia three years ago as instructor and inspector at Camp Columbus, Santa Cruz, has been on duty at the War Department. for many months. He goes to Atlanta to take charge of the department exhibit at the exposition. Captain George 8. Anderson, acting superintendent of the Yellowstone Park, has submitted an elaborate annual report to the Interior Department concerning the condition of the reservation. He says that moose, elk, deer and antelope are plenti- ful and increasing. *‘Bears visit the hotel nightly and are a source of amusement and entertainment to the guests,” The new star of the flag to represent Utah will be on the right hand side of the fourth lineof the field. OUR AMUSEMENTS. ‘What Will Be Offered at the Theaters This Evening. John Drew will, this evening, present “Christopher Jr.,” at the Balawin Thea- ter. This will be the first night of the lasi week of the engagement of Mr. Drew and his talented company. Those with whom the players have been favorites will not neglect to see them in this play. Ihe patrons of the Columbia Theater will have presented to them this evening “The District Attorney,”’ a vlay by Harri- son Guy Fiske in collaboration with Charles Rlein. Itisof the melodramatie order, and is said to be full of interest. At Morosco’s Grand Opera-house there will be presented to-night another Ameri- can melodrama, It is entitled “On the Rio Grande,” and is from the pen of Mark Price. The plot is said to bea good one, and the comparatively few characters in the play all haye good acting parts. At the Tivoli Opera-house this evening, Gounod’s opera ‘‘Faust” will be presented, as the management has decided to continue it another week. This being Admission the lady patrons to remember. Each lady will be presented with a souvenir. The management of the Orpheum will to-night offer several new attractions and the programme will have many entertain- ing numbers. William E. Hines and Miss Earle Remington will appear as ‘‘The Bowery Bloke and His Girl,"”” and Dryden and Mitchell will appear in a funny sketch. ‘Wallace's Great Show at Central Park will this evening give another of those en- teresting entertainments that have already delighted tbousands. The daring of the riders, the eracefulness of the acrobats and the humor of the clowns are great features. The lovers of good music will have an opportunity to hear such at the Mechanics’ Fair in the big pavilion this evening, for Herr Fritz Scheel has prepared a splendid programme. Notonly is the music an at- traction, but the many exhibits are in- teresting, R To See ““The District Attorney.”” Among those who to-night will see “The District Attorney’” at the Columbia wiil be Judges Murphy, Sanderson, Seawell, Heb- bard, Hunt, Daingerfield, Joachimsen, Low and Campbell. THE DAY AT THE PARK. Interesting Donations Received at the Museum—Mr. Bardwell’s Col- lection. Golden Gate Park was not crowded yes- terday. The weather was not at its best and toward evening a fog blew in from the za. Nevertheless the park was by no eans deserted and until the fog blew in the ocean beach contained almosg its usual quota of Sunday campers. It wasn’t the weather alone that kept people from the park, but more the festivi- ties at the State Capital. ‘“‘Everybody is at Sacramento to-day,” said Superin- tendent McLaren as he noted the absence of fashionable turnouts on the main drive- way. But this was not entirely true, for both the speaker and the person addressed were certainly not at Sacramento. The Park Museum enjoyed a liberal patronage, and the Sutro Baths were fairly well occupied. The museum has recently acquired a number of interesting exhibits. Among them is the collection of John L. Bardwell, containing many antique curios. One of them is'a piece of the rope that hung Cora and Casey. Another of them is a lariat made at San Quentin Prison in 1854 from the hair of 557 different prisoners. Mrs. M. L. Craig has donated an inter- esting lot of Indian curios. Miss M. Ayde- lotte has given the museum a colonial plate of value. Richard Smith has con- tributed a Crimean war medal. Arthur Rochat has sent some old English ribbons and coins, also some ancient Egyptian coins. Claude Fyfe has donated a classi- fied collection of birds’ eggs. ‘The museum is becoming quite gopulnr, and contributions are continually being re- cei\'%d by its custodian, Charles P. Wil- comb. HONORING DR, STEBBINS, 'His Pastorate of the First Unita- rian Church Covers Thirty- One Years. In Fifty Years Ministerial Work, He Has Had Charge of Only Three Churches. Dr. Horatio Stebbins has been in active charge of the First Unitarian Church of this city for tHe last thirty-one years. In commemoration of this more than ordi- nary significant occasion special services were held at that church yesterday morn- ing. It was expected that the venerable pastor would deliver an address on the spiritual and material progress of San Francisco since his advent here, but a slight illness prevented more than a few words of thanks to those who sought to do him honor. Nearly every member of the First Uni- tarian Church was present yesterday morn- ing when the choir rendered its opening selection. C. A. Murdock made a brief but earnest talk, recounting in a feeling way Dr. Stebbins’ long connection with the church, and its wonderful growth under his_pastorate. Associate Pastor William G. Elliot followed with a few well-timed remarks, after which came the presenta- tion to the church of a magnificent life- sized portrait of Dr. Stebbins. The paint- 1ng is from the brush of Miss Withrow, the gifted young artist. Sheldon G. Kellogg, in behalf of the la- dies of the congregation, delivered the presentation address, dwelling at length on the great personal strength of the pas- tor and the work he had done for the church since he became its head. C. G. Graham, for the trustees, alsospoke briefly of Dr. Stebbins and of the great love in which he was held, not only by the con- gregation, but by all with whom he came in contact. Dr. Stebbins, in a voice choked with emotion and stilled somewhat by reason of severe indisposition, spoke a few words of thanks for the kind things that had been said of him, adding that he hoped at some future day to deliver an_address pre- pared for this occasion, and in which his connection with the church and its subse- quent growth would be briefly told, The portrait presented by ;the ladies of the congregation to the church occupied a prominent position on the rostrum. The artist has been faithful in ?orlraying the distinctive characteristics of her subject, in fact, in no essential detail has she faile to reproduce in a perfectly natural way the placid and strong features of Dr. Stebbins. Dr. Stebbins was born in Wilbraham, Mass., in 1823. He is consequently 72 years old. Nearly one-half of this time has been spent in ‘San Francisco as pastor of the First Unitarian Church. For forty- five years he bas been actively engaged in church work, and it is as remarkable as it is complimentary to his goodness that his half century of pastoral work has been wholly consumed by three churches. The earlier years of his ministerial career were devoted to a Unitarian church located at Fitchburg, Mass. Later he moved to Port- land, Or.,and in 1864 accepted a call from the First Unitarian Church of this City, or Starr King Church, as it was best known at that time. Under his guidance and by earnest, conscientious work he has made the Unitarian church one of the foremost of all churches in this City. Six years ago the present handsome structure at the cornerof Geary and Frank- lin streets was erected, since which time the congregation has grown hoth in riches and numbers. Dr. Stebbin’s church en- joys the distinction of being the oldest {Inimrlm congregation on the Pacific Coast. It was first established on Stock- ton street, between Clay and Sacramento, the bni!dir:inow being used by the Afri- can Methodists. Dr. Stebbins was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California for twenty-six years, resigning only last March. He still retains his connection with Stanford University as trustee, sition which he has held since that insti- tution came into existence. e Tramped to the Redwoods. The Cross-country Club enjoyed one of its delightful oceasional runs afield yesterday. This time the trampers went to the famous and delightful redwood grove four miles from Guerneville, where the Bohemian goes for his forest revels. The four hundred men and women who went on the excursion did not tramp all the way there, of course. They took the trein to Guerneville by way of Tiburon, and from that picturesque town-in-the-woods had but a four-mile and return tramp to make. Five hours were speut among the hills and the giant trees. Over 800 British eriminals have been ex- ecuted in England since the accession of Day, the management will make it one for | Queen Victoria. ADMISSION DAY LOCALLY. It Will Be Observed Generally as a Holiday Without Formal Exercises. THEPIONEERS WILL CELEBRATE Marksmen to Turn Out—New Police Belts—A Fireworks Display. ‘While the eyes of many will be turned to-day toward the celebrating Native Sons at Sacramento, yet that city will not ab- sorb all the celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of California’s admission into the Union. In this City the day will be generally observed as a holiday, individuals taking advantage of the closing of the courts and business-houses to hie them to the coun- try or in other ways seek restand recrea- tion, At the same time there are a number of events under the auspices of organizations billed for to-day. One of the most notable of these will be the celebration of the So- ciety of California Pioneers at Pioneer Hall. There will be speeches and an ex- cellent literary programme. Dr. Wash- ington Ayer will read an ofiginal poem en- titred “Past, Present and Future,” of which the icllowing is a part: The old oak tree—that grand old tree of yore— Now stands alone by the white cottage door, Inviting the weary to rest in its suade, Where Indian maidens often have sirayeds Full many a tale is told of this tree— Its wonderful growth and its slow decay; Of storms that it braved and even stood Tast In triumph sublime through every fierce blast. The emblem of strength is that grand old tree— Of man in bis years still active and free. We'll live and we'll toil in merriest glee, And sing again of that venerable tree. There is a tree in Monterey, which is re- ferred to in the above lines, that is of in- terest in connection with the early history of that glnce. Mrs. Field, the wife of the venerable jurist, is writing a short mono- logue on it, which will probably be finished before her return to Washington. In honor of this day, the police will ap- pear with new belts, and uniforms spe- cially brushed up 1or the occasion. The residents of Baldwin Heights will givea grand display of fireworks to-night, commencing at 8 o’clock, at the corner of Baker and Union streets, and the National Guardsmen will engage in a State shoot at Shell Mound Park, where the Scots will also turn out en masse to do honor to the occasion and indulge in their national games, The weather official, W. H. Hammon, says that it will be partly cloudy during the day, and that “‘brisk westerly winds’” will prevail. e VETERAN FIREMEN. They Go to Gilroy to Celebrate Ad- mission Day. The Veteran Firemans’ Association of this City, composed of many of the old Vamps, who in the days of the Volunteer Fire Dgpartment of San Francisco devoted their time, their energy and their money, and risked life and limb to protect the property of their fellow-citizens and saveit from destruction by fire, will to-day cele- brate the anniversary of the admission of the Btate into the Union, at Gilroy. Yesterday about 125 of the old boys formed in procession in front of their head- quarters at 24 Fourth street, and headed by a band, marched to the San Jose depot, where they took the train for the pretty little town in Santa Clara County. The tourists were attired in the neat uniform and black feather firehats that is so su, gestive of the time when they “ranm witl the masheen.” They were a joliy looking lot, and as they all know how to enjoy themselves, they will have a good old time in conjunction with the people of Gilroy. A feature of the procession was the tastefully decorated engine of old times, which since their organization has been in their keeping, and which is now known as **Veteran.” Among those who went south were J. Mahoney, Colonel A. Andrews, ex-Sheriff William McMahon, Steve Bunner, J. Mil- ler, James Hayden, Martin Bul%er, Gus Pohlman, Michael Skelly, Tom Connell, Tom Sawyer and J. W. Lynch. A CAPTAIN'S BRAVE ACT. Peter Pierce of the Yacht Sappho Saves the Lives of Three Fishermen. He Goes to Their Rescue in a Boat Bullt for Only Two Persons. Three Greek fishermen came near losing their lives in Richardson Bay yesterday afternoon. But for the timely assistance of Captain Peter Pierce, sailing master of Mr. Engleberg’s yacht Sappho, they would have gone to the bottom of the bay. Yesterday was a very rough day on the water, particularly in Richardson Bay. About 5 o’clock Mr. Engleberg noticed three fishermen in a boat, about half way between Sausalito and Belvedere. The high waves seemed to toss it at will, and from all appearances it seemed to be filling rap- idly. He called out to some boatmen near by to go to their rescue, but they declined on account of the big seas. Captain Pierce had also heard Mr. Engleberg’s warning cry, and almost before any one could real- ize what he was about he was far from the shore line and speeding rapidly toward "he endangered boat. His own boat was a mere shell, built for two at most, yet he pushed bravely on. Captain Pierce reached the boat a second or two before it went down, and then came the struggle of getting the three men aboard his own crait without swamping it. Before any steps could be made in this direction, however, the fishermen’s boat went down and the occupants were left floundering in the water. With a knowl- edge born of experience, supported by a courage equally as strong, he picked up each man in his turn, and soon had tbem safe on Sausalito’s shore. The skill and bravery displayed by Captain Pierce was greatly applauded by people who saw the rescue. B e S Small Blaze on Polk Street, A small fire that resuited in a total damage of $500 occurred at 2011 Polk street at 3:50 P. M. yesterday in the two-story frame building occupied by George Archanin as a restausant, spreading to the adjoining building, a frame also, owned and occupied by John Daniel. The cause was & wooden ash-barrel in the tearof Archanin’s place. An alarm was turned in from box 127 at 3:58 . M., and the fire was soon put out. 2 ———— Sunday Baseball. A baseball game between nines from the Owl Printing Company and Union Photo-En- graving Company was played at the park grounds yesterday, resulting in a vietory for the printers, who won by & seore of 14 to Company L of Mission Dolores and Company K of St. Paul's League of the Cross Cadets, crossed bats yesterday, the former winning by & score Of 36 10 24. L e . Edison’s great-grandfather lived to the age of 102. His grandfather died at 103 and one of his aunts at 108, while his own father is still alive at 90. NEW TO-DAYAMUSEMENTS. WMWM-'T o Gl Cp* LESIES ADMATIAGERS "+ * PRICOLANOLR.GOTTLOD & AND |ANOTHER STILL |SENSATION TO=-INIGEIT — The Greatest Melodrama of the age, THE DINTRICT ATTORNEY! By the Entire Strength of the —GREAT STAR CAST!— THE STOCKWELL COMPANY OF PLAYERS. NEW SCENERY AND STAGE EFFECTS. POPULAR PRICES. . L AT INCORP D MF\TRE PROPS. LAST WEEK——LAST NIGHTS! ~——LAST MATINEE SATURDAY ! — MR. JOHN DRE TO-N1GHT, Tuesday and Wednsdy Evgs, “CHRISTOPHER JR.” ‘THE MASKED BALL” “THAT IMPUDENT g.z’mgay 1tl,ath 3 UTTERE aturda; y —Farewe. ‘erfor- oo THE BAUBLE SHOP’ abo.. o | ™ DORCAS, September 18, PAULIHE HALL A Brilliant Operatic Comedy by the Messrs. Paulion, authors of “Erminie.” Seats Ready Thursday. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO....Sole Lessee and Managas THIS EVENING AT EIGHT And Special Matinee at 2! Mark Price’s Famous Comedy-Drama, “ON THE RIO GRANDE,”’ Superb Scenery! Laughter-moving Comedy! EvENING PRICES—250 and_59c. Family Circle and Gallerv: 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mns. EENESTINE KBELINe Proprietor & Managae SEASON OF GRAND ITALIAN OPERA! TO-NIGHT ! TO-NIGHT! ADMISSION DAY, SOUVENIR NIGHT! Gounod's Immortal Opera, [ PATUSTY NEXT WEEK———— “LUcIra Popular Prices—25c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Streel, Between Stockton and Powall. TO-NIGHT (MONDAY), SEPTEMBER 9, A NEW ALL-STAR SHOW. GRAND ADMISSION MATINEE TO-DAY at 2 O’clock. KF~ USUAL MATINEE PRICES!. &1 HYNES AND REMINGTON! DRYDEN AND MITCHELL and 11—OTHER GREAT ARTISTS—11 EVENING PRICES_Reserved seats, 25¢; Bale cony, 10c; Opera cnairs and Box seats, 50c. CIRCUS TO-DAY. GREAT WALLACE SHOWS! Now the Leading Circus and Menagerio of the Western Hemisphere. THE BEST EQUIPPED CIRCUS in the WORLD ‘With the Finest Horses of Any Show on Earth, Yositively the First Big Show to come across the Rocky Mountains with its Entire Equipment, And also the first to charge the same prices West and East. ADMISSION 50c. CHILDREN 25c¢. Two Shows Daily. Afternoon and Evening. ™ CENTRAL PARK. MECHANICS’ FAIR. ADMISSION DAY, MONDAY. .........SEPTEMBER 9. Native Sons of the Golden West Day! PIONEERS’ DAY! SPECIAL PRUEHATME OF MUSIC In Honor of Admission Day. ADMISSION: DAY-Adults, 25¢; Children, 15¢. EVENING-Adults, 50¢; Children, 25c. GRAND MUSICAL EVENT. LAST APPEARANCE TO-NIGHT ! TORBETT CONCERT COMPANY METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. Don’t fail to hear the Lutterman Sextet, Admisslon 50c. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. ADMISSION DAY Excursion {0 Sacramento, To accommodate business men and others who wish to participate in the Admisslon Day festive ities of the N. 8. G. W., also witness the grand ELECTRICAL CARNIVAL, The Southern Pacific Company will run s special train of STANDARD PULLMAN SLEEPERS ON THAT DAY, Leaving San Francisco, 3:00 p. x,; leaving Oak- land, 3:35 P. M., arriving"Sacramento 6:30. Re- turning, leave Sacramento, 3:00 A. i, arrive San Francisco, 6:45 A. M. following day. " By taking this train you avoid the annoyance o hunting a place to sleep in a crowded city,