The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 10, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1895. v { 10, 1895 AMUSEMENTS. BALBWXA‘HFATER.*"Chflslophl‘r Jr.” CoLUMBIA THFATER—“The District Attorney.” MOROSCO'S OPERA-HO “On the Rio Grand TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE—“Faust.” ORPHEUM—High-Class Vandeville. CrreUS—At Centrai Park, Great Wallace Shows. MECHANICS' FATR.—Larkin street, near Market. ETATE BOARD OF TRADE EXWIBIT.—575 Mearket #treet, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. OCEAN EXCURSIONS.—Steamship Pomona, to leaves Saturdays, 4 P. Santa Cruz and Monte: A.. Ticket oftice, 4 M., due tack Mondays, New Montgomery sf CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. From here Bishop Lee goes to the Puget Sound conference. The Congregational Monday Club discussed “Eternal Punishment.” Local ftems, bright and brief, can be found on this page of the CALL every morning. or & $1000 fire at t evening. _Box 21 sounded an alarm f 651 Clay street about 6 o'clc The League of the C initial field-day at Schuet Comm {ttees are arra to consider the questic a convention abbath closing.” Rev. F. R. Ferrand read & paperon “Home Missions” before the yterian Ministerial Union. n Association will The Young Men’s Christ: 1 geles on October give a State field day at Lo 12 next. James Doolittle, a Fresno insurance man, was arrested in t of embezzlement. ity yesterday on & charge ing sulphur in Garratt’s larm from box 52 at 6:40 o’clock last Bishop Lee de b 1n-Christian treatment embers, of the African day. cast_official, predicts for except sprinklings of morning.” dist Episcopal conference ¢h closed last night, Bishop Lee > appointments for the year. the Irish societies of this City clected delegates to the open conver- tion to be held in Chicago on the 24th inst. Pasha won the forty-eight dog coursing stake that was finished at Casserley’s park yes- terday. Skyball won the Consolation stake. _In the interground cricket match, played at Klinknerville yesterday, the Klinkneryille m was victorious by & wicket and 15 runs. The Harmonie Singing Society closed its fes- tival at John L. Koster's home in the Santa Mountains. The festival wes a grand suc- Em e Bierce, the litterateur, wasrecently ed in & bieycle accident and is recovering his health at St. £ ousl now slowly Helena. Several companies of the National Guard of California shot for the State’s gold, silver and bronze decorations yesterday at the Shell Mound range. Richard Hayward, who was taken to the Re- ceiving Hospitel Sunday, suffering from the effects of carbolic ecid poisoning, died yester- day mornu: The fifth annusl gathering and games of Cla nd MacDonald at Sheil Mound Park were well attended and thoroughly enjoy The Mechanics’ Institute Fair will probably continue to the 19th inst. instead of closing on the 14th. Exhibitors request that it be mot closed according to the first intentions. The Regents will meet to-day to consider the site selected by the Affiliated Colleges commit- tee. There is a cu nt belief that the Wil- merding School will cut quite a figure in the Regents' decision. A man who gave his name as Henry Smith iscovered yesterday afternoon in_the act ing open & window in the residence of Benedictat 328 Valencia street and was sed ana captured. Miss Ida M. Clayton, who was revorted ina patch from Los Angeles as ha the identity of the “my: women” in the Durrant case, has made a com- | plete denial of the statement. | | The recent ircnclad agreement entered into | by 160 coniracting carpenters to prevent work from being segregated and taken out of the carpenters’ control is stirrng up much opposition in the Builders' Exchange. Mayor Sutro says that if, at the expiration of the 90 da fowed the Market-street Com- in which toplace fenders on their cars, an The; have. not complica with the law, he will institute legal proceedings against them. Miss Marguerite Ribbentrop, a young lady | from India, now at the Occidental Hotel, has killed leopards, tigers and panthers in the heart of the jungles in Indis, and has & record that perhaps no other woman living can | boest of. United States District Attorney Foote re- | ceived instructicns from Weshington yester- | aay 1o seize the sealing schooner Winchester | for illegal seaiing. He has also been in- structed to seize all the vessels that exceeded the prescribed limits. Sam and Sumner Hard Pacific Slope champions f Alameda won the in_tennis doubles and Miss Marion daughter of Senator Jones of Nevada, | ¥ eating Miss B. Hooper, secured the championship in women’s singles. T. Taleman, & fruit peddler, was arrested by A. Hipps of the Humane Society yesterday and charged with cruelty to animals, He was | a a horse which Hipps thinks has the If his surmises are correct the ani- 1 will be destroyed. Taleman was released bail. The twentieth annual meeting of the share holders of the West Oakland Mutual Loan As- sociation will be held at the office of_the cor- tion, on tie corner of Seventh and Willow Oakland. on Monday, September clock. Business of interest will 16, at 7:3¢ be transacted. The Pacific Mail steamship City of Sydney arrived last n 20 days from Panama and 5days 9 hours from Acapulco, beating the record. She brought 42 cabin and 37 steerage passengers, among the latter being Six man-of- | wars’ men from the cruiser San Francisco en route 1o Mare Isiand 1o be paid off, their three | years having expired George McLeod, proprietor of the cyclery at 1517 Market street, who had his sknll fractu 1n Golden Gate Park last Tuesday while ric s tandem with Marian Hall, is stillin a condition at the Receiving Hospital. On Mon- day his temperature rose to 105, and the surgeons did not think he would jive many hours. Yesterday his temperature had de- creased to 101, and be showed other favorable symptoms. There are now hopes of his re- covery. Miss Hall has been pronounced outof danger. ' Mrs. Hester Harland, the State organizer of the Woman Suffrage Association, sends encour- aging reports of her work in Northern Califor- nia. Strong organizations have been effected in Santa Rosa and Vallejo. Rev. Anna H. Shaw will leave her New England home to-day for the West. She will spend a few days with | Miss Anthony at Rochester, make a short visit | in Qhio and arrive in this City about the 25th inst. She will give her lecture on “The Injus tice of Chivalry” on the evening of the 26th inst. at Golden Gate Hell This evening at 8 o’clock the Young Men's Christian Association wiil celebrate its first anniversary of the opening of the new build- ing at the corner of Mason and Ellis streets. The affair will be for gentlemen only, and the programme will consist of speeches, songs, recitations, instrumental music, etc. The has more than doubled since the opening of the new building. There is & vigorous canvass being made to secure funds to cancel the indebtednesson the structure. The Evening College of the association opens in eight branches on October 1. ———————— ARRESTED EOR EMBEZZLEMENT, Peculiar Charge Against a Fresno In- surance Agent. James Doolittle was arrested rather hur- riedly yesterday on a charge of felony em- bezzlement in pursnance of a telegram re- ceived from the Cnief of Police of Fresno. Doolittle is an insurance agent and is an agent of the Sun Insurance Company in Fresno. The warrant against him was sworn to by Mr. Landers, the Fresno man- ager of the Bun Company, who charges bim with embezzlement. Doolittle was in the City to pay a remit- tance of $600 to the main office, and this he did last Saturday. He had an engage- ment with the company to pay the $400, which he is accused of embezzling, but was prevented from doing so by his arrest. He had the money in his pocket when the officers took him in charge. It is thought membershi; THE BELGIC ON THE BEACH Second Officer George Beck- man Is Drowned During the Accident. PASSENGERS SAFELY LANDED. Reports From Yokohama Say That the Steamer Is Resting Easlly in the Sand. A dispatch received by Secretary D. D. Stubbs of the Occidental and Oriental | Steamship Company yesterday confirms the earlier telegraphic report of the acci-| dent to the Belgic, now ashore on Kings | Point, thirty-five miles from Yokohama. | According to the latest cablegram re- | ceived at the office of the company, Second | Officer George Beckman was drowned. All the passengers were safe at Yokohama with the mail and specie. The vessel was rounding the point, which | is a sharp strip of land running out into the bay, prior to entering Yokohama har- bor. Vessels sometimes, but not alw | holds 7000 people was filled. off Cape Flattery, but no lives were lost. The reported death of the second officer of the Belgic breaks the record. Should the Belgic prove a loss it will be a tremendous disaster to the Oriental steamship combination, warring as they are with the keen competition of the north- ern lines. The ship losses to the Pacific Mail Company the last two years have drawn heavily upon the reserve insurance fund. The Oriental and Occidental line, like the Pacific Mail, insures it own steamers, Second Officer George Beckman was a native of Germany, aged about 50 years and had been in the employ of the com- pany for along time. He leaves a widow at 1624 Broadwa; OIRCUS DOORS BESIEGED. The Attractions Draw Crowds That Can- not Be Accommodated. The doors at the Wallace Circus were closed at five minutes past 8 o’clock last evening, as every seat in the big tent that It was the same with the afternoon performance. Since the show has been in town five per- formances have been given, and the sale of tickets has reached 28,000. The pro- gramme is but slightly varied, but never- theless many have attended more than once. The clown, Ed Leon, and his | musical mule afford much amusement to the old people as well as the younger | element. Last evening there were two features not down on the programme. In the ladies’ fi fiat race Miss Emma Dorr’s saddle turned when the horses were on the second turn, and the rider was thrown hug it closely going in, and Captain Walker must have been misled as to his | land bearings by the coast fog, which hangs heavily to the ground. At first it was thought that she was injured, but for- | tunately she was not. Her horse continued SUTRO TALKS OF FENDERS, The Streetcar Companies Must Comply With the City Ordinance. WILL RESORT TO THE COURTS. The New Line to the Cliff House Fitted With the Latest Life~ Saving Device. Nearly three months have gone by since the Supervisors passed the resolution re- quiring the street railway companies to comply with the law in the matter of plac- ing fenders on all their cable and electric cars. The company was granted ninety days in which to do this, and the time will expire September 18. So far as can be learned the Market-street company has done absolutely nothing in that direction, at least nothing practicable. True, they have allowed four or five in- ventors, at their own expense, to attach fenders to as many cable and electric cars, but further than this absolutely nothing has been accomplished. Several abortive attempts have been made to test the merits and demerits ot these several fenders, but [From a photograph.] THE STEAMER BELGIC, WRECKED OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN. thickly over the mouth of the barbor at this time of the year. X The first dispatch contained the news that no lives had been lost and all had been safely landed. The company’s agents were at the scene of the accident and it was thought that there would be no great difficulty in getting the steamer off. She lies easily on the sand and in no immedi- ate danger, as it is not believed that any of her plates have been sprung At the office_of the Occidental and Ori- ental Steamship Company there is no ap- | prehension that any loss will be sustained either to the vessel or cargo. “Our agent at Yokohama went to Kings Poing,”” said Mr, Stubbs yesterday, ‘“and we db not expect any word from him till his return to the city, as there’ is no wire from the place where the Belgic is ashore. No doubt a number of steamers and tugs and even assistance from war vessels in the harbor, if needed, are on the ground. Of course we cannot account for the acci- dent, as Captain Walker is an old Japan coast seaman and must have been on the bridge of his vessel entering the harbor, as he was.” Among the steamship people along the water front it is believed that the vessel | witl be floated without loss and that the | another annual celebration so fully suc- accident will not reach the importance of a disaster. The Belgic left this port Augnust 24 for the Orient upon her forty-ninth vovage. She was commanded by W. H. Walker, who bronght out the steamer from Liver- pool in November, 1885, and has béen in her ever since. The following are her officers: George F. Tilson, chief officer; George Beckman, second officer; T. Dilon, rd; H. Gaunkwier, fourth; John Graham, chief engineer; de Winton, second en- gineer; George rgrieve, third; James Doig, fourth; A, Wills, fiith; E. C. Smith, sixth; M. 8. Niswander, purser; F. W. Dudley, M.D.; C. E. Brown, freight clerk; TG g Rogers, chief steward; Mrs. J, E. Bproul, stewardess. Dr. Dudiey is 2 nephew of Harbor Com- missioner Colnon and this is his first voy- age. Dr. Bowie, the former surgeon, was on board bound for Hongkong. The cabin passengers are: Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Larkin, Henry P. Umbsen, Julian Harmony, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Easton, maid and two children, Miss R. M. Loring, C. F. Heinlein, H. T. Stafford and Sydney Keith. In the steerage were: Vladimir Elmantofi for Nagasaki, H. K. Nisamura and wife for Yokobama and Miss Ella Pash, also for Yokohama. There were ten Japanese and 115 Chinese in the native steerage. J. F. Larkin is a clerk in the general pas- sengerand ticket office of the Southern Pa- cific, and his wife was the widow of the late Frederick Wieland. They were mar- ried only a few hours before the Belgic sailed. Tt was the romance of the trip, as the prospective bride’s identity for some reason had been kept a secret in railroad circles, and was only revealed upon the sailing of the steamer. Henry P. Umbsen is a brother of the well-known real estate men, and a member of that firm. A.M, Easton is of the firm of Easton & Schwartz, and is a brother of the late Mrs. Kred C. Crocker. He isona pleasure trip, princi- fm]ly on account of the health of his two ittle girls. Miss Lorin is the daughter of D. W. Lorin of the Lorin Club. She is to me her parents in Yokohama. Miss Ella ’ash is a Salvation Army officer bound for her station in Japan. Sydney Keith is an English tourist, and C. F. Heinlein a Yo- kohama merchant, en route home. H.T. Stafford is a representative of the Cook Excursion Company. The three sister steamers—Oceanic, Gaelic and Belgic—were built by Harlan & Wouff, Belfast, Ireland. The Belgic is the newest vessel and was launched about eleven vears ago. They are all pretty graceful, yacht-like boats, beamy and sharp, with four masts, square rigged on the two forward, and are provided with sail power in case of a breakdown in the machinery. The cabinsand saloons are magnificently furnished and situated amidships, The steamer is lighted throughout with the in- candescent electric system, each apart- ment being _mde})endenlly illuminated. The Belgic, like her sister, is provided with eight water-tight compartments with improved bulkhead doors. Eight large boats and life raits are ready for the pas- sengers and crew in case of disaster. Sheisbuilt of milled steel, is420 feet long, 42 feet in breadth and 29 feet 6 inches deep. Her gross reeister iz about 4500 tons. Her two engines arz double cylin- der, sup})lled with steam from three ellj tical boilers. The steam steering gear is amidship and is of the latest 1mproved lpIpImuce. t has been the boast of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company that they have never lost a Yife at sea. The San Pablo, one of their vessels, went ashore April 19, 1888, at Turn About Island, near Formosa, but she was floated and all of that the matter will be adjusted without further difficulty and that Doolittle will be exonerated. her passengers and crew saved, She was finally lost, as were her sisters, the San Pedro, near Vancouver, and the Tacoma, around the track, and caused great excite- ment, |~ In the pony chariot race one of the little | horses lost his footing, and made a com- | i plete somersault, getting tangled with the | other ponies. fter straightened out the race HARNONIE FESTHAL OV, The Singing Society Ends Its Pleasant Outing at Kos- ter’s Park. | the tangle was as continued. | Schuetzen King Crowned—A Second Musical Fete Held In the Redwoods. The Harmonie Gesang Verein festival came to a happy ending yesterday after- noon at Jobn L. Koster’s summer park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Inthe history of the Harmonie there probably never was | cessful from an artistic as well as social point of view as this outing, and when the | singers gave “Fahrewohl” to their host | there were many regrets that it was over. After the bullshead breakfast on Sunday the verein entered into a shooting contest. The target was the German eagle, with its ten points and one for Schuetzen Kcenig. The shooting lasted for two or three hours, and resulted in R. Mohr carrying off the honor of king. Adolph Becker won first prize, P. Harding second, Charles Erbe third, 8. Blum fourth, C. Kreker fifth, Max Dunow sixth, Charles Stapf seventh, Au- gust Wessell eighth, H. Plagemann ninth and Robert Behlow tenth. Mohr was crowned kiuf with much ado and dignity of ceremonial,and then the singerssat down to a sumptuous dinner. After darkness had fallen and the place was acain illum- inated with Japanese lanterns and a bon- fire the verein gave a refined and highly artistic performance, which included comic | sketches, vocal and instrumental music and speeches. The entertainment opened with an over- ture from “Orpheus’’ (Offenbach) as a trio for piano, violin and cello. The music was rendered so delightfully by John Hirsch- back, formerly leader of the Tivoli orches- tra; B. Jaulus (concertmeister, the Orphe- um) violin, and F. Goetterson, cello, that an encore was given. The three clever musicians played the intermezzo from “‘Cavalleria Rusticana” with considerable grace and delicacy of feeling. A triple quartet composed of members of the verein gave a vocal piecein costume, representing themselves as peasants led by the kapellmeister, 8. Levy, who appeared in a grotesque makeupy 'i‘he olla podrida of comic and sentimental songs, repartee and bits of glees was intensely amusing and brought out an encore. S. Blum, who has an excellent voice, sang a tenor song, ‘‘Du Bist Mein Glusck, Mein Alles,” and was encored, John Plagemann rendered a magnificent bary- tone solo, “The Tear,” in which he was supported by the full chorus of the verein. A glee was next presented with very fine effect, and after 1t “The Grandmother”’ was given by an instrumental quartet, composed of the three players mentioned and Max Dunow. President Henry Plagemann delivered an address congratulating the club. He proposed a “saengers’ hock” to the guests, and the exercises concluded with the sing- ing of “Hoch!’ and cheering. Early in the morning a sham vigilance committee visited tne different quarters and took the sleeping inmates outside to try them by jury on various charges. The mock trial was kept up seriously until almost day- break, when one witness implicated judge, jury and prosecuting attorney in ) crimes. Yesterday'’s festivities were confined to a cham[ingne _dinner and farewells, in which all the singers joined with a will. ————————— Sierra Club Correspondence. C, B. Bradley has issued o circular to mem- ‘bers of the Sierra Club, which says: “In order that many matters of interest and importance to the Sierra Club, which cannot find expres- sion in formal articles, may not fail of fitting record and circulation, it is proposed to establish in the Sierra Club Bulletin & depart- ment of notes and correspondence. To this end the committee on publications solicits from every member of the club a very brief memorandum of any important trip made by him during the t season, of routes dis- covered or explored, together with such items of information and s\?zemon as have a bear- ing upon the aims and activities of the club.’” Members are asked to forward communications as indicated above. . . OpexING of the Baldwin Millinery, 938 the experiments extended only to a casual inspection by Supervisors. everal weeks ago—shortly after Mr. Vining’s return from the East, that gentleman stated to a Cavy representative that he knew nothin, of fenders or what was being done towarg complying with the law, and further he didn’t care to know. This same spirit seems to possess the other railway officials, Mayor Sutro, however, is determined not to submit to any further delay on the part of the railroad, but will see to'it that they comply with the City ordinance governing fenders for streetcars. If, at the expira- tion of the ninety days granted by courtesy of the Supervisors, every cable and elec- tric car in the City 1s not supplied with some perfecting, life-saving device, Mayor Sutro proEoses to invoke the power of the courts to have the law obeyed. “I am literally up to my ears in work,” said Mayor Sutro yesterday, ‘“for during my month’s vacation new public business has piled up enormously. Fenders, did you say? Well, I am always ready and can generally find the time to discussa matter of such vital importance to the citi- zens of San Francisco. An impression seems to have gone abroad that I will not carry out my declaration made some weeks ago relative to enforcing the car- fender ordinance. “Now, I want to again be placed on rocord as reiterating what I said at that time relative to this more than criminal negligence of the several street railroad companies in this particular matter. 1 shall certainly do all in my power to make the fender ordinance operative, and when this 90-day limit expires, if they have not substantially evidenced their intention of complying with the law I shall certainly take such legal steps as the occasion de- mands. In other words 1 shall prosecute them. So farasIcan learn the Market- street company has done absolutely noth- ing in that direction, and itis questionable if they will unless forced by the courts.” “Would you object to stating if the cars for the Sutro railroad will be fitted with fenders before the road is open to the pub- lle, or will you wait for the action of the Supervisors?”’ was asked of Mayor Sutro. “You can state positively,” seaid the Mayor, ‘‘that before the Sutro electric cars are offered as public conveyances they will be fitted with the best fender obtainable. ‘We have determined to adopt the Alameda fender, because that appears at present to be the best on the market. This fender but when they learned that a royalty must be paid on each one in use they respect- fully declined to consider them. It is gues!ionuble if there is a better life-saving levice anywhere than this Alameda fen- der,and I am in favor of having every road adopt them—at least, until gomething better is presented. “If at any time the Supervisors should decide that the Alameda fender is not just what it should be I am ready to adopt any suggestion or law enacted by them. The people can be assured of one thing, and that is that the Sutro electric. road is will- ing to not onl{ follow the letter but the spirit of the law. As far as lies in my power 1 shall see that others do 1t also.” THE FIRE RECORD. A Blaze on Clay Street and a Bucket of Burniug Sulphur, Some of the clothes under the counter in Morris Lubeck’s pawnshop at 651 Clay street took fire last evening and played havoc with the rest of the stock in the store. An alarm was seat in from box 21 at about 6 o'clock, but before the fire was put out it had destroyed nearly $1000 worth of the stock. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained, Most of the stock damaged and de- stroyed consisted of unredeemed pledges, but there was a good deal which belonged to Lubeck himself. The building was not damaged to any extent. About 6:40 last evening an alarm of fire from box 52 announced 4 fire in the mold- ing shed of Garratt’s brass foundry on Fremont street, between Mission ~and Howard. It was only a bucket of sulphur gurning, however, and no damage was one. —_————— ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. Henry Smith Discovered in the Act and Chased and Captured. Henry Smith rang the bell at the resi- dence of C. S. Benedict, 328 Valencia street, about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. When Ah Wee, the Chinese servant, who was alone in the house, answered the bell Smith told him he wanted to see the lady of the house. Ah Wee reglied that she was away in the country and Smith walked away. A’l’ew minutes later Ah Wee discovered Smith in the act of forcing open one of the side windows, Smith ran away and An Wee pursued him, blowing his police whistle as he ran. The whistle attracted the attention of Policemen James Cook Market street, to-day and September 11, 12 and 13, Mrs. K. R, Hall, : and R. F, Graham and they soon had was offered to the Market-street company,- Smith under arrest. He was booked at the City Prison on the charge of attempt to commit burglary. He is 47 years of age and gave his occupation as a miller. FOR IRELAND’S FREEDOM. Many Delegates From Local Irish So- cieties Will Attend the Open ‘Convention in Chicago. At the open convention of delegates from the Irish societies in America which has been called to meet in the Young Men's Christian Association Hall in Chi- cago on the 24th, 25th and 26th insts. to consider plans for freeing the Emerald Isle from British rule California, and par- ticularly San Francisco, will be well repre- sented. All the local societies will send delegates, and many have already chosen their representatives. The delegates will travel Eastin a spe- cial Pullman set aside for their use by the Southern Pacific. Those from the north- ern and central portions of the State will assemble in this Cité', leaving here about the 18th inst. The delegates from South- ern California will join the party at Los Angeles. : Apartial list of the delegates from this City and the societies was obtained last evening, though it is not yet certain that all of them can so arrange their business affairs as to attend the entire session. They are Captain J. Sheehy, Knights of the Red Branch Rifles; John Doyle, Knights of Tara; Major P. J. Halligan, Geraldine Club; Dr. P. J. O’Neill, Knights of the Red Branch; Hugh Donohoe, second division, Ancient Order of -Hibernians; Judge M. Cooney, County Leitrim Club; J. J. Canniffe, Rebel Cork Association; M. Casey, County Monaghan Club; Colonel John O’Byrne and Jeremiah Deasy, Knights of St. Patrick; John Kilemede, Wolfe Tone Club of Oakland, and Ed Brown of the Robert Emmet Club of Men- docino County. THE LIFEBOAT'S - BARON A Distinguished Foreigner Who Has Startled the Weary Raggles. He Looks Like One of Oulda’s Heroes and Speaks Well Six Languages. For the last few days there has been sur- prise, not unmixed with awe, among the nightly visitors at the Salvation Army life- boat. Men of the Weary Raggles type limping in, footsore and worn, in search of abed and a night's blissful repose, have been almost startled into asking questions by the sight of a distinguished-looking man, so far removed from the type usually seen at the lifeboat that they at once chris- tened him ‘‘The Swell.” Even the drunks, stumbling to their own downstairs quarters, have cast glances of respect at the stranger’s six feet of height and his stylish military bearing, and won- dered vaguely whether they had not wan- dered into a fashionable club by mistake, until they have caught sight of the night- watchman’s familiar red vest and hisarmy cap, and with a sigh of relief have sham- bled off to the place apportioned to them. In the morning, howeyer, when the Weary Raggles have rested and the drunks have recovered what is by courtesy called their reason, they have discussed the “swell” among themselves and a few of advanced views have gone far enough to declare that a man who so obviously be- longs to the ‘“‘upper classes” had no right 1o intrude his aristocratic presence upon the Lifeboat, though those who entered into conyersation with him found him quiet and unassuming, though a trifle re- served. The fact is that the ‘“swell” is not ex- actly in his element in his present sur- roundings, though he possesses the precious gift of adapting himself to circumstances. If he had registered at the Palace or the Occidental Hotel, instead of at the Life- boat, he would hayve been immediately rec- ognized by the four hundred and would perhaps have been the recipient of pink and orange luncheons and five-o'clock mu- sicales, for he belongs to one of the oldest families in Europe and rejoices in the title of Baron Fridolf Nicolaus von Fitinghoff. The Baron is a native of Stockholm, where his father and elder brother are well-known figures in the society of that city. Fridolf Nicolaus von Fitinghoff was educated at the University of Upsala. He also_bad a talent for music, which was assiduously cultivated, and in the course of his education and of his travels he learned to speak, in addition to his native language, Norwegian, Danish, French, German and Russian, The Baron was intended for a military career, but his lungs not proving suf- ficiently strong to pass the medical ex- amination he was placed in a bank in Stockholm to study the career of a finan- cier. Before long, however, his soul rebelled against office work and, desgita the pro- tests of his family, he insisted on coming to America, to see the country and inci- dentally live a free and independent life. There had been so much said against his coming and he had shown so much inde- pendence in the matter that he neglected to make any preliminary arrangements to become a “‘remittance’” man. At first the Baron did not do badly. He had good letters of introduction and settied at Rye, near New York, where he utilized his musical knowledge by giving concerts and taking pupils for the pianoforte. A short time ago he decided to come West, and the experiment has so far proved disastrous to his hopes of success. There seemed to be enough musicians in Ban Francisco already,and the Baron’s knowledge of languages did not material- ize into bread and butter. In fact the Baron Fridolf von Fitinghoff was stranded here, when a compatriot belonging to the Salvation Army took him to the Lifeboat, where Captain McFee is confident of soon finding a position. ‘When seen last night the Baron proved to be a tall, well set up young man, about 27 years of age, of the Anglo-Saxon, mili- tary-looking type that Ouida glories in describing. e was faultlessly dressed, spoke good Enelish and chatted on differ- ent sugjects with the-careless ease of a man thoroughly accustomed to society. ‘When asked about his own plans, he stated that he should probably return to Stock- holm_before the end of the winter. He added that his father was wealthy, and that he was in constant communication with him, but that he preferred to return home through his own exertions, instead of writing to Stockholm that his Western ex- periences had resulted in failure. In the meantime,the Lifeboat is grow- ing quite_aristocratic to have a real live baron residing within its precincts. A YOUNG SAILOR DROWNED. Hans Thompson Chriestensen Fell Out of His Boat Last Week. The remains of a young sailor about 26 years of age were picked up in the bay yesterday. At the Morgue he was put on the “unknown” slab and remained un- identified nearly all day. About5». M.a young woman asked permission to view the body and as soon as she saw it, said it was her brother, and that his name was Hans Thompson Chriestensen. The deceased was a sailor on the schooner Andrew Jackson and about six days ago disappeared. The vessel’s small boat was algo missing, and when it was pickea up next day off Black Point Chriestensen’s friends gave him up for lost. One of the oars in the boat was missing and the chances are that it fell overboard and in trying to recover it the unfortunate yonng sailor fell in and was drowned. ——————— Nevada is the most sparsely settled State. There are nearly 2}4 square miles to each inhabitant. AT THE CITY PLAYHOUSES, Light Comedy Pleased a Su- perb Audience at the Baldwin. COLUMBIA THEATER FILLED. 4 Faust” at the Tivoll, and a Great Frontier Drama at Mo- rosco’s. One of the largest audiences of the John Drew season—a season mnoted for good houses—convened at the Baldwin Theater last evening. In point of style the audi- ence was attractive, and as to quality first class. A four-act comedy, ‘‘Christopher Jr.,” give John Drew and Maud Adams clever opportunity to display artisticability. The comedy is English throughout and still there is some light bumor to it. Several of the situations of the third and fourth acts provoked ringing laughs from the audience. JamesC. Padgett as Mr. Glibb, the president of the American Theatrical Club, did some excellent pantomime work and made a decided hit. Mr. Drew and Miss Maud Adams were complimented by frequent curtain calls. This comedy will be presented to-night and Wednesday evening. Thursday night “The Masked Ball”” will be given. Friday night the delightful comedy, “That Im- wrudent Young Couple,” will be produced again, The John Drew engagement closes next Saturday. At the matinee of that day “The Butterflies” will be shown, and inthe evening “The Bauble Shop” will be presented as the farewell play. At the Columbia. The “District Attorney” at the Columbia Theater is a clever play with two strong acts. The first act is slow in displiying the trend of the plot and needs a brisker movement. There islots of new and refreshing material in it, however. If the capable but hard-worked people who handled it last night had known their lines better they would have received more than the threeor four curtain calls. The action deals with a conscientious District Attorney who has married the daughter of a wealthy politician and_con- tractor. It develops that the father has been mixe up with a ot of blacklegs in forging warrants on the city treasury. Tostave of an investigaiion they had the Mayor's messenger, & young man, ar- rested on suspicion, On the promise of $50,- 000 and a pardon in less than two years he was prevailed upon to plead guilty to the charge. Once in Sing Sing the forgers aban- doned him and tried every meens to cover their crimes. All this conspiracy develops un- der an investigation instituted by the District Attorney. He finds himself confronted with the dilemma of sacrificing his honor or his wife’s family. Of course, the young wife is finally made to stand by her husband, and they all join in the plan of restitution and the pardon of the young messenger. S Miss Coghlan and_ Mr. Beach, as the District Attorney and his wife, were not as.ecasy, true and finished in their partsas usual. Dixey ut his light and airy touch on the pert of & anciful young economist and did it with his usual cleverness, Stockwell was good in what he had to do &s a bushwhacking ““boss.” Hugh Ford did an honest, clean Dbit of acting as the head of a legislative investigating committee. Miss Craven carried off most of the honors in the simple, unaffected way in which she played the sweetheart of the young messenger. Tho Grand Opera-House. Morosco was happy last night, for the Grand Opera-house was packed. Thirty-four hun- dred people found their wey within .its walls to witness “On the Rio Grande,” the mnew melodrama; but as only 2500 could find seating-room 900 were forced to range them- selves against the rearwalls of the parquet,. dress-circle and galleries, the greateat number of those who had to stand being in the gal- eries. The play—one that had only a few char- acters—gave each of the company that took part an opportunity to bring out hisor her talent. The play is one of life at the present time on the Rio Grande, the border line between the United States ena Mexico, and is based on the villainy of a man who, unaple to win the love of a young woman, has her abducted from her home. The crime is committed by a men who is not cognizant of the fact that the girl is his sister. Del Paso (H. C. Brinker), who abducts the girl, 1s an outcast and the character was well portrayed. Morgan Mortimer, the arch villain_of the piece, was represented by Ed- mond Hayes, who acted the part with wonder- ful naturaliiess. Helen Henry was a good Dora Rapley, a girl brought up under the in- taken a heavy dose of Elixir of Lafe previ- ous to the start, while his opponents had partaken of two doses of steam asa pre- ventive against exhaustion. The elixir worked admirably, and Kennedy attributes his defeat to it. He, however, gave Eaton such a hard race that the latter fell ex- hausted from his wheel when he had fin- ished. Time, 5 hours 203, minutes, which breaks the old man’s record, - All About Lead Pencils. The ordinary-sized lead pencil, such ad one gets when he goes into a store ans asks for “a lead vencil,”’ is seven inches in length and a trifle more than a quarter of an inch thick. Pencils are made in many different styles and shapes and for many special uses. Special pencils of very small diameter are made for mathematical in- struments. Another small diameter pen= cil is the programme pencii made for danc- ing orders, of which the sale in this coun- try is estimated at 5000 gross annually. Programme pencils are made round and hexagon in shape, and finished in a va- riety of colors and styles; some are wound with silk. Programme pencils are sold sharpened, and with a ring and a cord and tassel attached, ready foruse. Other small pencils made are those used for tablets and memorandum books. Checking pen- cils, with red, blue and green crayons, are now used extensively in commercial es- tablishments and by express and railroad companies, and in almost every office. Thousands of gross of checking pencils are sold annually, and the sale of them is con- stantly increasing. Crayon pencils for va- rious ‘uses are made of all colors and in many tints.—New York Sun. —————— Monongahela means & ‘“river without island: ———————— e NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. o {gheite, ] FRICOLANDCR.GOTTLOD & Co- LE3SES ATD MANAGLRS - ++ THE | THE JUDGES | LAWYERS THEY ALL CAME TO SEE A WONDERFUL PLAY AND A SUPERB PRODUCTION. THE STOCKWELL GREAT STAR CAST e THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY! A REMARKABLE DRAMA OF TO-DAY Hear the Verdict of Those Who Saw It. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin Amerlca. WALTER MOROSCO....Sole Lesses and Manages EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. Mark Price’s Famous Comedy-Drama, “ON THE RI0 GRANDE” Superb Scenery ! Laughter-Moving Comedy ! EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50c. Family Circle and Gallerv, 100 Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mus. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Managas SEASON OF GRAND ITALIAN OPERA! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! Gounod’s Immortal Opera, “FAUSTE - MLLE, IDA VALERGA as Marguerite. NEXT WEEK: “ILOUCITA Popular Prices—25c and 50c. fluence of border civilization. Charles W. Swain, the comedian of the com- any, who has been im{;roving very much of ate, had a fine part in the character of Dayid Ryall. There are some fine scenic effects and some realistic_scenes—one in particular, that in whic. Del Paso mounts & horse in front of the town store and rides away at a breakneck pace. The play will certainly draw full houses every night. The Tivoll, The first night of the second week of the pro- duction of “Faust” at the Tivoli Opera-house showed a large increase in the attendance. Such an opera as ‘“Faust,” presented as it is at this house, is always sure to draw large crowds. ‘The correct costuming of the participants and the stage effects as produced at this place of amusement lends a charm to the piece that is always pleasing toanaudience. Correct music and almost faultless singing has done much to make this opera the success it was during the past week. Last evening Martin Pache appeared in the title role, and his interpretation of that part won the audience, filled every seat and crowded the eisles, for it frequently by heur!{ applause manifested its approval. Laura Millard, in the character of Marguerite, also won generous ap- plause as well as beautiful flowers. After the first act each lady in the audience became the recipient of a neat souvenir of Admission day, gotten up by Schlamm & Broder. It was twelve of the latest and most popular songs, printed in clear type on fine paper, music size. 2 lo-morrow night Miss Alice Neilson will for the first time appear as Marguerite. The Orphenm, The new people whoappeared atthe Orpheum last night will prove a drawing card during the week. The sketch “The East Side Bloke and his Girl,” new to San Francisco, was an admirable presentation of a tough young man and his tough girl. Both William E. Hines and Miss Earle Remington, who assumed the two characters, proved themselves very clever artists, and in no time became favorites with the large number of people who crowded this theater. Dryden and Mitchell in presenting ‘“The Sport and the Tad” won much applause and a number of encores, The other artists appeared o% their best and as a whole the vaudeville per- formance was an excellent one that pleased the patrons, THE BALL AND WHEEL, The Olympic Baseball Team Defeat the Pacifics—Athletic Wheelmen’s Race at San Mateo. The game of basebail which settled the question of supremacy between the Olym- pics and Pacifics, and with it practically the amateur championship of the coast, was won by the Olympic team at the park recreation grounds vesterday afternoon. The score was 5 to 2. Fully 1500 spectators witnessed the contest, which was as clever an exhibition of the National game as has been seen on the coast this season. The battery work of Cooney and O'Kane was admirable. The enthusiasm displayed by the large audience evidenced the fact that the games of the coming winter will have an immense pltrol’lllgfl. 2 The much-talked-of five-mile road race between three prominent members of the Olympic Club took place yesterday over the San Mateo course. The contestants were F. W. Eaton, the club’s president; ‘W. J, Kennedy, the superintendent, an A, C. Forsyth, one of the oldest and most vrominent members. The race was won by Eaton, with Kennedy well up, and For- syth a poor third. 2 The two last-named riders contend that Eaton stole a march on them by having m L MAYMAN Ano Co, INCORP'D m EATRE | PROPS. LAST WEEK——LAST NIGHTS! ——LAST MATINEE SATURDAY !— MR. JOHN DREW To-Night (Tuesday) and Wednesdy Evgsy “CHRISTOPHER JR.” “THE MASKED BALL' TUAT IMPRUDENT YOUNG COUPLE’ 3 E BUTTERFLIES™ —Farewell Perfor- .“THE BAUBLE SHOP’* NDORCAS, A Brilliant Operatic Comedy by the Messrs. Paulton, anthors of “Erminie,” Seats Ready Thursday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and PowelL TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, A NEW ALL-STAR SHOW! HYNES AND REMINGTON! DRYDEN AND MITCHELL! MORELAND, THOMPSON AND BUSH | WRIGHT AND O’BRIEN! FARBIANU TROUPE! HUGH EMMETT! CEBALLOS! EVENING PRICES—Reserved seats, 25¢; Bale cony, 10c; Opera cnairs and Box seats, 50¢c. CIRCUS TO-DAY. GREAT WALLACE SHOWS! Now the Leading Cireus and Menagerie of the Western Hemisphers. 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. Monday, September 16, PAULINE HALL NEXT WEEK, l ADMISSION 50c. CHILDREN 25¢. Two Shows Daily. Afternoon and Evening, 5~ CENTRAL PARK. MECHANICS’ FAIR. LAST WEEBEK ——O0F THE—— Great Industrial Exhibition! SPECIAL PROGRAMME OF MUSIC EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FAIR CLOSES S@MV, SEPT. 14. ADMISSION: DAY—Adults, 25¢; Children, 15¢c. EVENING-Adults, 50c; Ohildren, 256y