The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1895. T AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER.—‘ COLUMBIA THEATE MOROSCO'S OPERA-HO TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE— ORPHEUM—THigh-Class GROVER'S ALCAZAR BAY DISTRICT TrAC AUDITORIUM—Corner Rcott and Geary streets. Mr. George Riddle. Selected programme. ETATE BOARD OF TRADE EXWIBIT.—575 Market tireet, below Second. Open dail misslon free. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Mayor Sutro, it is stated, has decided to veto he Sunnyside railway franchise. The Civie Federation is preparing to take the question of the Mayor's veto into court. There was an enth stic rally at the Howard-street Methodist Church last evening, The weather forec: or to-day is “fair, sta- tionary temperature and fresh to northerly winds. Mrs. Li n has been admitted to m by the Insanity Commis- sioners. v arrived yesterday morn- e at Golden Gate Hall to- who died suddenly last Mon- f the late Charles E.de ) Japan. Tort to call the general Jemocratic party together committee. orge Berlines was fatally jyreck near Pueblo, Mexico, 21 Paso last Sunda; 1 and Thomas V. Cator will hold lebate of their tour on the silver tropolitan Temple to-night. Mr. Coleburn, a candidate for rate of Grace Church, ask that courtesy d by the Tennessee Confere Jane O'Keefe, who says she has two has applied for a permit to go to use, as she is now unable to make a y Hall Commissioners have de- bronze statue for the new City 50 Otto Hauss, who resided at nd Scott streets. it a§ ¥ is bequeathed to hi the corner of 0,000 estate. widow and 1sational suit is to be brought this week t the directors_of the People’s Bank on of the 11,000”depositors, representing 5,000. an Francisco Pres- 1on Church. was stricken of sana in the work of ex: dation of THE Ca new Irew Hansen yes- ed no- n of a ates to ondent of g lecture “The War -d of Harbor Com- as ordered that a services could be nsed with be disc D. 0 tion last nians_ in a glowing urope. ? and Producers’ Associ- d signed »m_a San Mateo tn and Valencia streets 1 and fractured his Receiving Ho: a tour of & dozen schools—pri- and grammar- e closing of Sutro epairs upon many ces were attended by & small crowd day. Four out of five favorites were suc- in winning purses. The fortunate horses re: Red Will, Long Lady, Rosebud, Mainstay Cendor. eral minor witnesses for the people were mined in the Durrant case yesterday and d that he defense the State’s case was ended. To-d will proceed. Judge Sande ized, in an opinion ha down yest , the fight of the Preterr Mutual’ Accident Association t the payment of $5000 on a policy held by William Grennan. The funeral of Professor James G. Kennedy will be held at the First Unitarian Church at 1 P. M. to-morro An or ill be deliv- ered by Samuel hortridge, whose relations with Mr. Kennedy were very clos, alist leader, at Britain is leaning toward socialism, which has already m markable progress in thetcouniry. where there are fully 300,000 organized socialists. Edward Collins, 1719 Twenty-first street, swore out & warrant in Judge chimsen’s court yesterday for the arrest of Harry Brier on the charge of grand larceny in stealing his gold watch in the Valencia Hotel on Mondey. The San Francisco Normal School has been ordered closed by the Board of Education till after the funeral of Principel James G. Ke nedy. Speculation is rife in the Scihool De nent as to who will succeed him in the alship, Frank Rhoads, the well-known Sacramento olitician, has been sued by Dr. Clarke for $15( ne for medical attendance on “his wil Rhoads repudiates the bill, and a live it is expected in Justice of the Peace C court to-morrow. The first details of the loss of the steamer Belgic were received at Victoria yesterday by the press of India. The wrecked vessel was thrown on the rocks by a strong tide current, and the second officer lost his life launching a boat alongside of the steamer. From an authentic source the information is gathered that the surprise that has been ex- pected in the Durrant defense will be an_effort o0k's to cast suspicion upon Rev. J. George Gibson. | Other features of the defense will be an effort to prove mistaken identity and perjury in the cases of those who have testified to seeing Dur- rant with Blanche Lamont the day she was murdered. JOINT DEBATE ON MONEY, Spirited Bout Between John P. Irish and T. V. Cator for To-Night. Much Interest Is Being Manifested in Thelr First Free-Coinage Battle. The joint debate tour between the silver and gold champions, Thomas V. Cator and John P. 1rish, respectively, will be started to-nigat with the Metropolitan Temple meeting. After to-night the itinerary ar- ranged for is as foliows: Oskland _fabernacle, Thursday, September 26; Santa Rosa, Friday, September 27; Los An- geles, Wednesday, October 2; San Diego, Fri- day, October 4; Fresno, Monday, October 7; Sacramento, Tuesday, October 8; Marysville, Wednesday, October 9, and San Jose, Wednes- day, October 16. Visalia, Redding, Bakersfield and Stock- ton have sent requests to the two speakers to hold joint debates on the money ques- tion in those cities. The speakers have agreed to op«n close alternately, Mr. Cator openir 3 and closing to-might, and Mr. Irish ning and closing at Oakland to-morrow .night, and so on. " H - Just who is to preside at the Metgopoh» tan Temple gathering to-night has 1lot yet been decided upon. Secretary Geofge P. Keeney of the Bimetallic League w!ll call it to order, probably. George W. Baker, chairman_of the league, will suppcrt Mr. Cator, and Max Popper is to act as Mr. Irish’s second. and A Wave of Economy Sweeps Over the State Harbor Commissioners. SOUTHERN PACIFIC METHODS. More Haste and More Speed—The Fireman Went—Seelng the Rallroad. A warve of economy rolled over the Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday. The gleaming ax hung in the air, and much time was taken up in discussing where to chop. The heads of departments were cited to appear and point out victims. The painter man had four men whom he needed to get roofsand buildings coated before winter's threatening storms com- mence, after which the services of two may be dispensed with. Old Mr. Patterson of the repairer’s de- partment will let out one man. In the engineers’ force one night watch- | man will be put on the locomotive of the belt railroad. The other watchmen will employ themselves watching out for an- other positio In the street- eaning bureau after No- vember 1 many knights of the broom will be swept aw I'wo carters had been employed at $100 a month, they providing their horses and carts and they fared badly before the board. % x Popper was quoted as authority on weeping work. The jobs were cut down to §75 a month. President Colnon stated that every man that can be dispensed with will be dis- charged and no ove will be put in his place. The Pacific Bridge Company wanted to pave the new Pacific-street wharf with as- phaltum, and J. S. Kimball was anxious to cover that structure with blocks boiled in asphaltum at 134 cents a square foot. Superintendent Haste of the tugs and dredgers has stirred up watchmen and firemen on_the fireboat until the very name of “Haste” has become distasteful to them. Yesterday morning there was an alarm and Captain Blethen of the tug left his boat and went out to hunt the fire. The fireman went out to hunt the skipper and the deckhand was going out to hunt them when the fire went out. Haste was before the board and stated that untold good would happen to the service if | Blethen went out totally, but no action was taken. Chief Sullivan asked for the use of the tug Markham next Thursday between the hours of 9 and 11 A, M. to pump water into the water tower and show some fire insur- ance agents from London, New York and other :n places how the machine can . request was granted. he suggestion of Commissioner Cole the use of a State tug was tendered the Congressional pa on its trip around the bay next Thursd It was decided tocut a passage through the old depot to give the narrow-gauge passengers an exit in_the southern part of the building. This will take up the space occupied by William Martin as a restau- rant, and his lease was declared expired. While this change was being debated Mr. Colnon driftea off from the main question. “Look here,” said he, *'I wanta little in- formation. Who ask or this change?’’ “The Southern Pacific.” «\When and where and how?” persisted { Mr. Colnon. | " “That compan 1 ma s tenant of the ferry ng its wishes known in I have never seen a rail- How do they do business with the board? By messenger boy or telephone? I believe the Southern Pacific should come here the same as other ten- * | ants of the State when it wants anything.” Collector Isaacsof Main-street wharf was superseded by C. C. Pratt. IS SHAH IS ARRNED Will Speak at Golden Gate Hall To-Morrow, in Oak- land Friday. Miss Anthony Does Not Expect to Resign the Leadership of Suffragists. Rev. Anna H. Shaw, looking paler and thinner than on her last visit to the coast, but with her vivacity undiminished and her zeal no less, arrived in this City yes- terday. She was met at the Sixteenth-street sta- tion, Oakland, by Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, Miss Hattie Cooper and Miss Sargent, who accompanied her to the home of Mre, A. A. Sargent, whose guest she will be during her stay in San Francisco. Owing to the recent illness and to anxiety about her father’s serious illness she will make rcial engagements. Miss Shaw will deliver a lecture | at Golden Gate Hall to-morrow even- ing on ‘“‘The Injustice of Chivalry.” On | Friday evening she will speak at the First | Presbyterian Church, Oakland. The time for her departure to fill her engagements for addresses in the northern part of the { State has not yet been fixed, but she will probably leave the City on Monday. She will spend six weeks,in the State, lectur- ing in various towns of the north and south. She will leave in time to address the suffrage convention in New York and assist in the celebration of Mrs. Elizabeth Cody Stanton’s eightieth birthday anni- ve. in Gotham. During the interim between that time and the meeting of the National Suffrage Association at Washington, D. C., she will be engaged in a lecturing tour of New York and Pennsylvania. She hasno in- tention of returning to the ministry till snhe has seen the work of securing enfran- chisement for women crowned with suc- cess. ‘“‘Aunt Susan shows the effect of her ill- ness,” said Miss Shaw, ‘‘but her interest in the cause she has made her own is as keen as ever and her mental vigor is unim- paired. 1 believe she will work for the cause of suffrage till the day of her death. When read the report that she had died after making a speech for suffrage at Lakeside, Ohio, I sai ‘That is the way we want her to die—as she lived, at her post.” We do not expect her to give up the leadership of the suffrage move- ment. Indeed none of the younger women would take it while she lives.” She spoke hopefully of the success of the suffrage campaign in this State, especially if the political parties would incerporate such a plank in their platforms. OCEAN LINERS SAIL, List of Passengers Who Are Bound Away to Foreign Sea- Ports. The Oceanic steamship Australia sailed yesterday morning for Honolulu with full freight, and the following passengers: A. T. Atkinson, C. H. Bishop, W.W. Hall, Mrs. H. R. Hatfieid, Mrs. T. W. Hobron, 5. N. Hundley, Mr. Hollander, George Koch, F. H. Mendenhal . F. M. Nicoll and child, P. Peck, Mri Rowe, Mrs. J. M. S8ims, D. B. Smith, Col . yon Dockman and Miss A, M. Zoffman. Miss Zoff‘aan is a trained nurse gradu- ate of the Galifornia Hospital, en route to the islands! for work among the cholera patients. : ¢ The Pacific Mail steamship Rio Janeiro sailed yestirday for China and Japan. Commander Stockton, U. 8. N., uileg to Cheefoo, relieving Commander Folger. Henry L. Carnegie of the Carnegie Steel Works left for Hongkong after warship contracts from the Chinese Government. THE BOARD OF REGENTS. Not Yet Ready to Receive Sutro’s Gift to the Affiliated Col- leges. At the meeting of the Board of Regents of the University held yesterday in the Hopkins Institute of Art there were pres- ent: Regents Phelps, Wallace, Maryé, Chase, Miller, Bartlett, Martin and Hough- ton and President Kellogg. Arthur Rodgers, who could not remain on account of other business appointments, stated that everything was being prepared for the transfer of the Sutro property for the Affiliated Colleges; that Mr. Sutrois anxious for the transfer, that there is no hitch, but that at the several meetings of the committee having the matter in charge some one had been absent. The commit- tee was granted two weeks’ further time. A communication from Willis Polk in reference to the selection of an architect for the Affiliated Colleges was referred to the committee on grounds and buildings. The regents will request the State Printer to print and bind 1200 copies of astronomi- cal researches and photographs taken at the Lick Observatory. Professor Barnrad, through Chairman Phelps, announces that the illustration of this work would be without cost to the regents, as $2050 re- quired for that purpose had been obtained through subseriptions solicited by the pro- fessor. Regent Martin, chairman of the commit- tee on grounds and buildings, reported that the committee is opposed to the dis- memberment of any part of the university grounds, and, for that reason, declined to entertain a proposition from the Berkeley Board of Education to either sell or renta part of the property for the purpose of a site for a high school. WITH WORDS OF PRAISE The Funeral of Mr. Kennedy to Take Place To-Morrow Afternoon. Rev. Dr. Stebbins to Conduct the Services—Eulogy by Samuel Shortridge. The funeral of Professor James G. Ken- nedy will take place to-morrow from the First Unitarian Church, corner of Geary and Franklin streets, at 1 p. M., the ser- vices to be conducted by the Rev. Horatio Stebbins. The interment will be in Cypress Lawn Cemetery. At the services Samuel M. Shortridge will deliver an eulogy on the life and work of the man who had been both teacher and friend to him. Mr. Shortridge graduated from the High School of San Jose during Mr. Kennedy's principalship of that institution. Before that he had been a pupil in other schools of which Mr. Kennedy was the head. But the relations betweenr Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Shortridge became closer than those of mere tutor and pupil, for they found their minds of much the same bent and were warm friends in consequence. It is in compliance with a~ wish of Mr. Kennedy’s frequently expressed to his wife tnat Mr. Shortridge has been asked to perform the delicate part thus assigned to him. Mr. Kennedy secretly anticipated, perhaps, that death might come at any time, and on several occasions half ser- iously said that he wanted “‘a man of broad mind like Sam Snortridge’ to say a :’e_w words over his remains when he did ie. The selection of the First Unitarian Church is also in compliance with Mr. Kennedy’s preference. He was by no means creed-bound. Dr. Stebbins at- tracted him by the fervor and eloquence of his prayers at times when Mr. Kennedy chanced to visit his church. Mr. Kennedy was a believer in cremation, but whether ultimately his remains will be submitted to the process of incineration has not yet been determined. Deceased was a member of the orders of the Foresters and the Knights of Honor. GREAT NEED OF WATER. South San Francisco and Southern Heights After the Spring Valley Company. The lack of water is still the complaint of the property-owners of Southern Heights and South San Francisco. Messrs. Pengelly, Glackin, Hamilton, Raymond and others, of the Southern Heights Im- provement Club, have been energetically working up a petition, with several hun- dred signatures, to the Spring Valley ‘Water Company asking for a reservoir on the highest point there, viz.: Connecticut and Twenty-second streets. In South San Francisco there is a de- mand for more hydrants. There are only a few hydrants—three, it is said—in the entire district bounded by Railroad, Tenth and Fifteenth avenues and R street. At Twelfth avenue and P street a hydrant the property-owners think should be located. When Seventh avenue, between M and N streets, was graded the water-main was taken up. Residents there are now anxious to know when the Spring Valley Water Company will put the water-main back. The South San Francisco people are very much interested, too, in what pros- pects the Board of Supervisors may hold out to them for some improvement to their school. The building and yard are very much in need of repair and it is hoped that a little money can be spent in that direction before the rainy season sets in. All Hallows Church is being renovated generally—some painters being now en- aged on the roof. A ladies’ fair will be fiefii in the opera-house, in the Masonic Association’s building, from October 3 to 8, the proceeds of which are to go toward wiping out the expenses of the church repairs. he Memorial Presbyterian Church has received an overhauling and a new coat of paiut. Among the street improvements asked for are changes of grade at Fourteenth avenue and L street, Ninth avenue and M street, and Thirteenth avenue, between L and M streets. For the purpose of facilitating the aur- veyini of streets and property the Bay View Land Company has asked the Board ot Supervisors to have monuments set in the section lying south of Fifteenth avenue. "At the Potrero, John Eva has petitioned for changes of grade on Twentieth street at the Tennessee, Indiana and Iowa streets crossings. A. McElroy has the contract for $1869 worth of repairs to the fire-engine house. Wiiliam Beckman is putting up a $2628 two-story frame building on Sierra street, just west of Tennessee. glt is hoped the Solano-street line may be running next month. The new make-up of the South San Fran- cisco, Potrero and Mission Mail is ver; convenient and attractive, and gives oscg of these Aectionaagood showing. As usual the paper is full of meaty gossip, and advo- cates several things of great public need, such as a better water supply and im- proved streets. ————— Philbrook Is Persistent. Horace W. Philbrook, the disbarred attorney, filed notice yesterday that on Monday he would ask the Supreme Court for a writ of mandate to compel Judge Sanderson to hear him, e — Dr. Macbeth Acquitted. Dr. Robert Macbeth, charged with killing Mrs. Catherine Quinn last March, by illegal medical practice, was acquitted in Judge Bahr's court yesterday. R Franklin read all he could find about | taxe command of the Yorktown, now at | political economy. | Mr. Lysett says that to-day he could put BEFORE THE SUPERVISORS Municipal Ownership of Water Works Will Be Dis~ cussed. FIGURES BEING PREPARED. v The Union for Practical Progress Commends the ‘“Call” In Resolutions. On Friday, October 4, the Finance Com- mittee of the Board of Supervisors, which consists of Messrs. Taylor, Hobbsand Ben- jamin,will bold its regular meeting at which representatives of the Union for Practical Progress will be present to urge the claims of a special election to give the people a chance to vote on the question of munici- pal ownership of water, gasand electric light plants. It has not been decided who will appear in the interests of the union, but the rep- resentatives will be primed with facts and figures to meet all objections or questions that may be asked, and a determined effort will be made to have the matter given a full hearing. Masses of statistics tending to show that in Eastern cities, where municipal author- ities have control of the plants, the rates to consumers have been reduced from 50 to 300 per cent have been compiled from information received from many different points. The delegation from the union will also endeavor to show that no reason, either financial or otherwise, exists why San Francisco should not be equally fa- vored in the matter. It will be argued from the figures of en- gineers and experts that in case present existing plants cannot be bought they can be duplicated for a comparatively moder- ate sum, and that once in the possession of the local government they would not only be a source of revenue to the City and thus reduce the rates of taxation, but will lighten the burdens of rate-payers to an extent not realized by those most inter- ested. The case of Sacramento, which operates | its plant at a profit of over 200 per cent.on | the running expenses, after reducing the rates from 35 to 50 per cent, will;be cited, and a comparison drawn with Stockton, which buys its water and lights from pri- vate corporations at rates far above those of the Capital City. A meeting of the union will be held at the Builders’ Exchange, 16 Post street, this evening, at which matiers of importance in relation to the proposed election will be discussed, and it is probable that those who are to represent the union before the Board of Supervisors will be chosen. In its search for evidence that plenty of water to supply the Citycan be found | within the corporate limits, the union has found many encouraging indications that | its theory is correct, but none so conclu- sive as one_discovered yesterday by John M. Reynolds. “In his hunt he ran across J. P, Lysett, | a capitalist, residing at 641 Valencia street, and struck a mine of information. “We thought the Fourteenth-street well that was described in TuEe CALL was a big thing,” said Mr. Reynclds, “but we have found something bigger, and we think it bears out our contention that all than San Francisco will have to do when the propo- sition of municipal ownership of water works is carried will be to sink the re- quired number of wells and get all the water that could Enssibly be used. “I should not be surprised if we found before very long that there are already enough wells sunk in the Mission to sup- ly that whole district without going any urther. “In 1882 Mr, Lysett sank a well at Eigh- teenth and Valencia streets, and at a com- paratively short distance down struck good, pure water that came up to within a ew feet of the surface. After testing it and being convinced that it was good, Mr. Lysett had a huge pump of a capacity of 750,000 gallons in twenty-four hours con- | stmcteg by the Garrett Iron Works and pat it in place. “The well soon showed that it was capable of keeping the pump going at all times, and Mr. Lysett assures me that he pumped 30,000 gallons per hour, or 720,000 gallons in twenty-four hours, out of it for a long time. | “‘Seeing that the plant would prove profitable if sufficiert customers could be obtained, mains were put in on Mission and Valencia streets and preparations made to supply a large amount of water, *‘The water company was too strong for him, however, and he was compelled to stop pumping and seal up his well. The well was only five inches in diameter, but it never showed signs of exhaustion, and out three-quarters a illion gallons per day at a rate that would defy competition from the water company if the contracts could first be obrained. His tanks have been taken down since 1884, and it would cost considerable to re- place them, but if the City was to take hold of the water system this well would prove a powerful auxiliary. A number of other fine wells now exist in _the same locality, and could be placed in commission at a comparatively small expense. “Ihave here a copy of the analysis of Mr. Lysett’s water made by a well-known chemist, W. T. Wenzell. It was made in 1882, soon after the well wa- opened.” The analysis was as follows: Report of analysis of the water of the artesian well_situated near the corner of Eighteenth and Valencia streets: Contents in one gallon in grains. Total amount of solid. Chlorine Free an eal ammoni; Albuminoid ammonia. Nitrates............. The above analysis shows the water healthy and fit for drinking and family uses. W. T. WeNzELL, “If this water is as good as Mr. Wenzell reports there can be no reason why plenty more of the same kind of water does not exist in the same locality. “We have just received word from Den- ver’s Mayor that that live city is fighting for Letter rates than the private corpora- tion which supplies its water is now giv- ing, and we may yet get some good points from there. “Two engineers of high standing are now working on a plan for municipal water works and from information already given us we think that it can own its own works at even less cost than we had figured. Certainly at vastly less expense than the present companv claims its plant is worth. “Their plan is very comprehensive and will be made public at the proper time. “Signatures to the petition are comin, in even better than we dared to _hope an several thousand are now attached to the blanks that are in my possession. It would astonish you to see some of those names. ‘A man who owns stock in both the water and gas companies told me yester- day that municipal ownership was the proper thing and that he would sign the petition.” s i COMMENDS “THE CALL.” The Union for Practical Progress Passes Resolutions at a Meeting Last Evening. The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Union for Practical Progress, which met to listen to J. Keir Hardie and Frank Smith on the subject of municipal ownership and socialism. The room was crowde d to overflowing and the audience was very enthusiastic over the propogition of City control and ownership of the water and light plants. A grent many took away blank petitions to ifl signatures. One petition came in with fifty-one names, and more than twenty with from ten to twenty names signed were handed in. The committee that has the matter in charge reported progress. WHEREAS, During the past fifteen or twenty years the press of the United States, as repre- sented by the great dailies of our large cities, has developed a tendency to ignore or misrep- resent the movements which have been in- ausurated for the welfareof the common people, and whareas, instead of presenting to their read- ers the propositions, facts and arguments of persons who claim to have the public welfare at heart the press has frequently misrepre- sented their speeches and acts. The news- papers owned by wealthy men and corpora- tions allied together in a powerful associetion have demonstrated that they are no longer conducted by men who are true to the funda- mental principles of our Government. We no- tice the absence of the advocacy Of principles of equality, justice, liberty and freedom for the masses. Instead of comment and publieation of proceed- ings involving the grand principles to which we owe our National life we notice that the daily press of our large cities are disposed to yvubfish the horrible details of murder trials, the indecent scandals of divorce proceedings and the insipid accounts of the doings of the aristocracy. And whereas, while deprecating the degeneracy of the capitalistic press as a rule we are grateful whenever any of their nmumber show a disposition to cnrrccflygub- lish the local news and information regarding matters of vital importance, and since the San Francisco CALL has manifested a disposition to give to its readers valuable information re- | garding the public ownership of land and wa- ter and electric-light works, while all the other papers have remained silent on these vital subjects, Resolved, That we extend our thanks to THE CALL for its unbiased publicatioa of such in- formation and news, and commend it for the course it has taken regarding the Durrant trial and the lotteries. PIONEER OF TWO STATES, Death of the Widow of the Late United States Minister C. E. de Long. The Deceased Was One of the First Women Recelved by the Mikado. Mrs. de Long, whose sudden death on Monday evening was briefly announced yesterday, was one of the pioneers of this State and of Nevada. She was the widow of the late Charles E. de Long, who during Grant’s term was appointed United States Minister to Japan and held that office from 1869 to 1873. Mrs. de Long, who was born in Madison, Wis., in 1844, was the daughter of Colonel Vineyard .in his time one of the most dis- tinguished men in Wisconsin. In the early days he came to California across the plains and jocated in the southern part of the State. Fora time he was Superintend- ent of Indian_ affairs at Fort Tejon. His daughter, a bright young girl, became one of tge best informed on “Indian and Mexi- can affairs. In 1862 she met Mr. de Long, then a prominent attorney and politician, became hisjwife and took up her residence in Marysville, his home. 3 During the great mining excitement in the State of Nevada she accompanied her husband to the land of silver and in a short time became, with her husband, most popular. When her husband was ap- ointed Minister to Japan she went with Eim to the Orient and was one of the first white women who, as a Minister's wife, was received at the Mikado’s court. With her husband she accompanied the Jap- anese Embassy to the United States on its grand tour and was extremely attentive in securing recognition for the members 1n ‘Washington societ; She was a sister-in-law of the unfortunate Lieutenant G. W. de Long who had com- mand of the New York Herald Polar ex- gedition that sailed from this port on the eannette in July, 1879. His vessel was crushed in an ice pack and he, with Sur- geon Ambler and thirteen of his crew, perished in the Arctic. At the time her husband died, in 1876, she was possessed of a great deal of money and property, but she became the victim of a number of individuals who presented claim after claim against ber husband’s estate, and being a woman of the highest integrity she paid them all. In doing this she almost beggared herself and her chil- dren. On Monday afternoon she left her home on Frederick street, corner of De Long avenue—this avenue being named for her —for the purpose of consulting with her attorneys about litigation affecting her home. =~ While at Market and Eighth streets she was stricken with apoplexy and expired in a few moments. he leaves five children—two sons and three daughters—one the wife of John E. Savage and another the wife of Harry Wil- ber, both of this City. She was good, kind-hearted, generous to a fault, and took a pleasure in relieving the wants of deserv- ing ?eople, who will miss her and sin- cerely mourn her sudden taking off. Among her many friends of the palmy days of Nevada was the late Senator Fair, who, when in this City, wasa weekly vis- itor to her home. Her funeral will be held from her late residence at 11 o’clock this morning. WRECK OF THE BELEIC A Strong Current Swept the Steamer on the Sandy Beach. The Second Officer Was Dashed Against the Vessel by Blg Seas and Lost. 7 An extract from a letter written from Yokohama which came on the steamer Empress of India gives the first details of the grounding of the Belgic at the entrance of the Bay of Yeddo. The portion relating to the disaster, as telegraphed to Tue Carr last night from Victoria, isasfollows: The Occidental and Oriental Mail steamer Belgic, which left San Francisce August 24 for Japan, ran ashore September 8 at 8:30 ». M. The place of disaster was Sunosaki, which lies at the east point of the entrance to the Bay of Tokio. There is often a heavy tide r(iip off this point, but the opera- tion of rounding it at some miles out has never been counted dangerous. There was a heavy sea at the time and a strong current running as the vessel struck, s0 she went well up on the sand. So slight was the first contact that some of the passengers did not feel it, and only when the engines were stopped and she began to bump through heavy rollers striking her were they aware of what had hugpened. The lifeboats were got ready, and in doing this the second officer, Mr. Bickman, was lost. It appears that the vessel had a consid- erable list, and while the second officer was getting out a lifeboat on the weather side a big sea swept over the vessel and carried Bickman off his feet, dashing him against the ship’s side. He was apparent- 1y rendered helpless by the blow, for when lifebuoys were thrown to him he failed to hold fast to one that he had caught, and, sinking, was swept away and seen no more. ¢ The purser, accompanied by two foreign and one Japanese passengers, shortly after got ashore in one of the boats, and pro- ceeding to the telegraph office at Tateyama, telegraphed to the office in Yokohama, wglence assistance was sent as soon as pos- sible. A steamer was quickly dispatched, with anchors, hawsers and other necessary ap- pliances, taking in tow several lighters ana a large number of coolies, to lighten the vessel. The passengers, mails and treas- ure were brought up to Yokohama next day, without accident or loss, and as the wind then chopped round to the north the sea rapidly went down and the Belgic now lies quietly on the sand. It has been ascertained that her bottom is uninjured, and if thie weather continues fine there is now doubt she will be speedily removed from hsz; present perilous position. FROSTY AIR FOR JULIUS, No Hat Throwing Greets the Appointment of Mr. Kruttschnitt. AGENT CAPELLE FINED $30. A Wicked Spotter Caught a Ticket Agent at Rate Cutting and Made $23. The talk at idle moments at Southern Pacific headquarters yesterday all centered about the news, announced in the dis- patches, that Julius Kruttschnitt of New Orleans had been appointed to sncceed the late General Manager A. N. Towne. The news was confirmed during the day by H. E. Huntington, who said that he expected Mr. Krottschnitt would arrive here Octo- ber 1. He will assume not only Mr. Towne’s duties, but will still retain his former jurisdiction over the Atlantic divi- sion of the company. He becomes general manager of both Pa- cific and Atlantic systems. He is compar- atively a young man, having been born in New Orleans in 1854. He attended old Washington and Lee University at Lexing- ton, Va., and graduated in 1873, taking his degree in civil engineering. He entered railway servicein 1878 as an engineer of Morgan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad. In five years he was chief engineer. Six years later—in 1889—he became vice-presi- dent and general manager of the Southern Pacific’s Atlantic system. He is well liked in New Orleans. The news of his coming to fill Mr. Towne’s place caused no enthusiasm in the big building. It was received with a de- cided chill. Everybody had hoped, ap- parently, that Mr. Fillmore (“Fill,” a everybndf knows him) would be appointed to the place, and disappointment was in the air. Agent Capelle of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company was fined $30 by the local Ticket Agents’ Association at its sxfpecial meeting yestercay afternoon. The fine was because he had the temerity to slice overland rates to New York. A well-known business man acted as spotter and secured the tickets at $4 off without much difficulty. But he was com- petled to pay the full amount, the agent agreeing to pay him back $8 on his arrival in New York.” As this seemed rather a dubious proposition, the agent. to satisfy the spotter in disguise took $8 in green- backs, put it in an envelope, sealed it, ad- dressedpit to a certain hotel in New York and mailed it. After seeing this done and getting his tickets, the spotter hied him- self to the telegraph office and wired the New York hotel to return here any mail that might come for him. This was done promptly. The letter came in yesterday with the greenbacks still intact. It was opened in the presence of several ticket agents. The spotter made $23 by the trans- action—$15, or half the fine, and the $8 commission. HONORED BY HIBERNIANS, Rev. D. O. Crowley Is Given a Glowing Testimonial by the Order Ploneer Hall Thronged With Friends of the Popular Priest Last Night. A reception was tendered Hast evening by the Ancient Order of Hibernians to Rev. D. O. Crowley, chaplain of the order, in Pioneer Hall. It was intended as a welcome to the popular priest on his re- turn from Europe. The assemblage included the member- ship of the various divisions of the order in this City, and among the invited guests were State President Higgins of San Jose, State Secretary McCarthy of Oakland and State Treasurer Mathew Crow of Menlo, Colonel John O’Byrne, Dr. Connolly and many other prominent Irishmen. The details of the undertaking had been arranged by a committee comprising repre- sentatives of the various local divisions of the order, officered by Captain Jerome Deasy, chairman; J.J. Moran, secretary, and Mr. Coughlan, treasurer. Father Crowley, as the guest of the evening, was introduced by Chairman Deasy, who spoke earnestly of his labors for the welfare of the members, to whom he had long en- deared himself. At the conclusion of the chairman’s remarks, the secretary, J. J. Moran, read the following address, which was in a four-page album, richly bound in morocco and embellished with a gold monogram: Dear Father Crowley: The Ancient Order of Hibernians of San Francisco greet you upon your return from the Old Worid, with a wel- come alike profound and fervid. To give you this greeting the officers and members of our order have come together in this general as- semblage. We greet you as our reverend chap- lain, who has labored so zeslously and effect- ively in the past, and to whose counsel and example we are chiefly indebted for the new life and energy that have been infused into our order. We embrace this opportunity to tender to you a formal expression of our love for you asa man and our reverence for you as our spiritual director. Your mission as our chaplain has been fruit- ful of great results, not only in enlarging the original membership of our order, but in giv- ing it the impress of your own character by inculcating the need of elevating each other by living up to the motto: ‘Friendship, Unity and True Christian Charity.” Tolink the philosophy of this motto to our everyday duties of life has been to you a labor of love, thus deepening our veneration for holy church and broadening our affections for this great Republic, whose exaltation and pros- perity is second only to our love of God. We are aware that during your trip abroad you traveled extensively in the dear old land where the cowslip and hawthorn send up their perfume to high heaven; where the music of the mountain rill murmurs in unison with the vesper song of her children. And it is onr heartfelt desire that in the tidings which ou bring from her—our motherland, “Green rin”—we may find renewed warrant for the hope that the day of her deliverance is not far distant, and that, in unswerving loyalty to the principles for which during centuries she has 50 beroically suffered, she may assume once again her ri%nful lace among the nations. Trusting, Dear Father Crowley, that it will give you pleasure to receive the mute but liv- ing souvenir in which these utterances of ours are inscribed, we are faithfully and respect- fully yours, the Officers and Members of the Aucient Order of Hibernians. Father Crowley responded, and in the course of his remarks said: “I like the name Hibernian because it has been al- ways associated with noble deeds and generous actions. The name is associated with the infancy of this Republic. g *‘The Hibernian Society of Philadelphia was organized by Matthew Carey, the friend of Washington, when the country needed loyal support. The history of the order is one of loyalty and devotion to the Republic. “Nor were its members found wanting in more recent days when the mtfignty of the Union was imperiled. At Hibernia Hall, New York, it was that many of the chief officers and hundreds of the rank aud file of the Hibernians responded to the call of President Lincoln. “The brave Colonel Michael Corcoran, then under arrest and awaiting court- martial for refusing to parade his regi- ment in honor of the Prince of Wales, was & prominent Hibernian. “The militia of the Empire State was called out and Corcoran marched from New York at the head of the gallant Sixty- ninth Regiment for the borderland of Vir- " ginia. How nobly he bore himself at Buil Run every school{oy knows. ¢ “His intrepid soldiers were first in the fight and last in retreat. 1t was while cov- ering the retreat of the Federal army on the ill-fated field that he fell into the bands of the enemy, enduring for a whole vear the unspeakable horrors of Libby prison. But Corcoran was only the type of many thousands of Hibernians who met and checkmated the Confederateson the battlefields of the South. *‘At no time in the history of this glorious land have the people of our race thrown up their hats and rejoiced over the tri- umphs of monarchy or the glories of im- perialism in other countries. No, our anniversaries all point either to the blood- less conquests GF Christian heroes or the victories of a Government that is of, for and by the people, or elst the commemo- ration of the patriots of the old mother- land who sacrificed their lives in attempt- ing to establish such a Government. To worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience we claim as a right and cheerfully accord to others all that we claim for ourselves in this regard. Next to God comes our country. The assertion of her rights and the preservation of her liberty we regard as our sacred duty. Pa- triotism has always been considered by the Celt as a most ennobling virtue. “Friendship is the virtue that prompts us to aid and assist a brother in need, minister to his wants. It is, indeed, a laudable and meritorious work to relieve the necessities of a suffering fellow-being and to extend to him a helping hand. This is what you are doing, members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. This is what you propose to do in the future. These are the links which bind you so firmly to- gether,” A Church Reception. There will be areception at the California- street Methodist Church on Tuesday evening— another of the pleasant post-conference rallies. e e e Church Social. A social will be given at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Weister on Friday evening for the benefit of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. NEW TO-DAY-AMUSEMENTS. L NAYTTEN INCORP'D HEATRE "\ PROPS. LAST WEEK! LAST NIGHTS! Last Souvenir Matinee Saturday ! PAULINE HALL And Her Incomparable Company in “CIDORCAS” 25 Last Performance Sunday, Sept. 29, EXTRA—NEXT WEEK—EXTRA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, First Time Here ! TRIT. X ¢ Dramatized by Paul Potter from Du Maurier’s novel, Interpreted by A. M. PALMER’S COMPANY. The One Great Dramatic Triumph of the Decade ! SEATS READY TO-MORROW (Thurs- day) at 9 A.M.—Regular Prices. w Ghali, FRICDLANDER.GOTTLOD & o+ LE35ES AMDMANAGLRS -+ AND THEY STILL COME! Doing the Business of the Town! The STOCKWELL Players in Sardou’s Great Play, “DIPLOMACY” | THE MAGISTRATE.’” Monday Next GROVER’S ALCAZAR. DON'T MISS. To-Day’s Wednesday *‘Pop’” Matinee! TO-NIGHT and All This Week, THE LAUGH-PRODUCING SUCCESS “CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK!” ROBERT SCOTT, GRACIE PLAISTED AND GROVER'S ALCAZAR COMEDIANS. Song, Dance and Merriment! Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 35¢c and 50c. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Commencing Sunday Matinee, Sept. Procuction of “ROSEDAL] TIVOLI OPERA-H MRs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietc SEASON OF GRAND ITALIAL ... ——THIS WEEK ONLY—— Verdl's Tragic Opera, "ERNANI" ~——TO-NIGHT —— ——CAST INCLUDES— IDA VALERGA, MARTIN PACHE, JOHN J. RAFFAEL GEO. H. BRODERICK. WM. H. WEST MABELLA BAKER. ——NEXT WEEK—— “THE BOHEMIAN GIRL!” Popular Prices—25c and 50c¢. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. .. Sole Lessee and Managae EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT. ——SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT—— Of the Tllustrious Author-Actor, MILTON NOBLES!: In His Famous Comedy-Drama, LOVEAND LAW! EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 50c. Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, OUR NEW, RECORD-BREAKING BILL A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS ! HAINES and PETTINGILL, McMAHON and KING, MEEHAN and RAYMOND, PEARL ANDREWS =——And Our Great Comxll.'\ly— IN ENTIRELY NEW ACTS !—— Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10¢; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. GOLDEN GATE HALL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 8 P, M, REV. ANNA H. SHAW Will Give Her Famous Lecture, “THE INJUSTICE OF CHIVALRY.” Admission (Including reserved seat)—50c. Seats can be secured at Sherman & Clay's music- store, corner Kearny and Sutter streets, September 24, 25 and 26. GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, Corner Scott and Geary Streets. THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:30 O’CLOCE. MR. GEORGE RIDDLE, Selected Programme. gune Tickets, $1 00. Ad mission, 25 cents. 2B i RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— .Rain or Shine. Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:00 McAllist P. M. sharp, jler and Geary sireet Cars pass the gate. B T L e e L T O P L U S e T L T S e T R s S R R R N SR RS SV RS ANS S R m Sr e =