The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 22, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T SDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1895. FALDWIN THFATER. COLUMBIA THEATFR— Pri MOROSCO'S OPERA-HOUSE TIVOLT OP ERA-HOUSF- and “Marriage by Lantern ORPEFUM—High-Class V: GROVER'S ALCAZAR.— P PEOPLES' THEATER, Howar Daylight.” BAY D1sTRICT TRACK.—R: MACPONOUGH THEATE CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW—At Palace Thursday, October 24. CENTRAL PARK.—Baseb: E£1ATE BOARD OF TRADE EXH1 ttreet, below Second. Oper. adeville OAKLAND) Market Admission free. AUCTION SAL By EasToN, ELDRI te, at So at 12 o'clock noon. BY Vox Rm¥IN Co. R, at Salesr 1esday, October et street, October 24, rnia street, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, 1 yesterday fur- i positions. sane patient at the 1is escape yesterday ospect for to-day’s ast Official W, H. the month the Sunset >d in service for the lered a relearing’ of Lindop against Wil- the Bay District_yesterday avura, Arnette, Uncle Giles n decided to no entatives of the press oton and Albertina Paulig tted to the asylum by the nissioners. of the Th 1 their offici in Peak’s Hall, Deuprey, leading counsel for 11001l to be in court yester- > trial was resumed. ser and timber to be used of bridges and trestles on € 10 be awarded to-day. Crawford gave a caustic treat theorles of Evangelists Young and n at the Congregational Monday Club. Mrs. B Booth, the salvationist, 1ay afternoon before the Chant rstUnitarian Church. t y-sixth Assem. 1 club for 1896 0, ) Taber, . Me: er were on the stand for the W. Heansbrough has sued M 14,064 73, claimed as comn ding the construction of the of ladies attending the Congrega- 1 wes held last evening, when a avor” m Regley has filed two at- Foster's places at Market streets and at 2310 Mason street. e $300. of all but of the Stone was the tendent, vice Moulder, deceas Supervisor Taylor on the ordi ings, and suce ed back to the committee & made another ain, rday Judge Foote, | was founded to aid the | the height of | ed in getting the matter | AT THE CITY PLAYHOUSES, "PRINCE ANANIAS” IS WELL PRE- SENTED AT THE COLUMBIA THEATER. SELECT SINGING RENDERED. “THE PASSING SHOW” AT THE BALD- WIN DRAWS OUT SaN FRAN- CISCO’S SOCIETY. “Prince Ananias” was produced by the Bostonians for the first time in San Fran- cisco last night, and received the friendly if not the enthusiastic indorsement of a fashionable audience. The opera has much to recommend it. The music is bright, light and homogene- ous, and the libretto is well sprinkled with sparkling jokes. It goes without saying that the Bostonians have made the plece their own, and that the acting, sing- ing and staging ieft absolutely nothing to be desired. The plot describes the adventures of an out- law, La Grabbe, who wishes to visit the King of Navarre's court, as he is in love with the Prime Minister's 'daughter. The outlaw’s irlend, an impecunious poet, agrees to_pose as & man of title and assumes the name of Prince Ananias. They induce a band barn- storming players to accompany them as a retinue in the hope of winning the reward that is reserved for the comedian who ean make the melancholy King of Navarre smile. The first act takes place outside at a country | inn, where the trip to court is planned, and the second is full of the adventures that happen in the palace grounds W. H. Msacdonald made a dashing, effective panias and lied as one to the manor »wles, the outlaw La Grabbe, tsolosin the score and made Barnabee was the chief of the vers, and hisrole fairly scintillated many of which were new and origi- ¥ the most you expect be the least you get” was one of his kind wishes, and when Helen Beitram, the stage-struck village belle, | begged for a position on the stage he tried to quell her with such remarks as “You're too g.” The role of rtram admirably, and y of vocal fireworks when she was exhibiting her talents to the manager quite brought down the house. “-You're a Trilby, said Barnabee, when she had executed & trill { almost endless duration. fe Bartlett Davis' beautiful voice hasa chance to display itself in Anan than it had in “Robin She was the leading lady of the s and_had three et of Fancy” and ight” being the m he Prime Min of er, aided with & excelled that star opera, George Gros- comic gravity 0; of Gilbert and Sullivan | smith. The music of “Prince Ananias” sometimes ecalls Sullivan’s light opera works. It is not | quite so catchy as those familiar strains, it is not very original, but some of it is very pretty and none of it is dull. Another good quelity is its homogeneousness. There is no bursting out rpasmodically into opera effect, as in De Koven themes in **Prince Ananias’ are all developed simply and the orchestration is never too heavy. Among those present in the Dr. and Mrs. Lawlor, G. B. Ta lor Jr., Warter L. Hobart, H. ) W. McNear, John 1. Sabin and Misees Sabin, grand | galore, and the audience was kept interested even while they were swarming out to the spacious cafe between the acts. The parts were custained with & uniform excellence. One of the hits of the evening was made by King Gray, & young actor who had not a single Iine 10 8%, but who won the house by the way he walked tnrough the play as “Yokel,” & country lad. At the Alcazar, “Pink Dominoes” was well received at the Aleazar last night. The plot is too well known to need much repetition—two ladies test the faithfulness of their husbands by sending them anonymous invitations to a bal masque at_the Cremorne. All sorts of laughable complica- tions ensue. Leonard Grover made the 0ld man Tubbs too senile, though his farce-work was amusing. Hereward Hoyte was good as the young man whose wife thinks he cannot go astray. Gracie Plaisted did a good deal toward keeg‘ux up the fast and furious fun of the play by her por- trayal of the demure litue servant girl, who also goes to Cremorne, There was plenty of verve and spirit in_the performance, and the audience was kept in & constant stae of mer- riment. At the Orphenm, A number of new attractions graced the Or- pheum’s bill last night, the strongest of them being of the gentler sex. The Sisters Leigh, the Trilby dancers, who recently seceded from “The Passing Show,” made a decided hit by their graceful dancing. They tripped through all their terpsichorean exercises without shoes or stockings, aud exhibited two pairs of very pretty feet. The great sensation of the evening, however, & Zuila and Lulu, the neroines re. These ladies performed all s of gyrations on wires high above the ds of the audience. They walked, danced, fired off a cannon, wheeled a” barrow and rode round on bikes, 10 the unbounded delight, not unmixed with terror, of the beholders. Charles W. Knox, & very gifted California barytone, made a most suceessful appearance as a'concert singer. He rendered “Answer,” as well as several encores. Marlow and Plunkett, two clever banjoists, were also among the new people. The People's Theater. Another crowded house rewarded the efforts of Manager Clayton at the People’s Theater on Howard street last night. “Through by Day- | light” is a comedy drama_of Metropolitan life in New York. It is full of fun and of thrilling situations, James M. Ward as Mickey Corri- gan was the hit of the evening, though he had to divide the honors with Mrs. Buckley, who took the part of Mrs. Corngan, and with Miss Parker, who fairly captured the house with | her graceful Trilby dance. Miss Parker dances in her bare feet, yet there is nothing suggestive in her performance, which is exceedingly pretty. Miss Lillian Monter: ho sang her song, “Henrietta,” and Nicholas Cebellos, the slack-wire per- former, were both rewarded with rounds of applause. LOOKING FOR DONLAN. An Insane Patient Makes His Escape ¥rom the Receiving Hos- pital. Deputy Sheriffs are scouring the City in search of William E. Donlan, an insane young man, who made his escape from the Receiving Hospital yesterday morning. Donlan had been in the Napa Asylum and was released, as he was believed to be harmless. Since then he had been living with his mother at 32 Russ street, but as she could not do anything with him she had him arrested on Saturday night and | he was taken to the hospital. Asall the padaded cells were occupied he was put in the inebriate ward along with four other patients. Yesterday morning, when the Deputy Sheriffs went to the hospital to take Don- lan along with other insane patients before | the Insanity Commissioners, he could not be found. Dr. Weil was nonplused. He the Misses ‘Carolan, George Crocker and wife, Alex Rutherford, W. Herrin, Burbank Som- ers, Charles L. Asher, Miss Daisy Heuman, Bert om the safe ween 4 Oberon yesterday mor: aud § o T of as been arres| E ro has received a letter gents of the University of Califor- y thanking him for his gifts of a nd & site for the Affiliated Colleges. Lee. 1015 Market street, swore out a dge Joachimsen’s court yester- est of Ella Swain, an “electric the charge of defrauding an inn- kmen were fined 10 each in the is yesterday and warned that a would mean imprisonment. I ery was highly complimented by t Mills of the Central Pacific Rail- advocates the fullest possible of home labor and home materials 1dings. of Grace Church will, after Decem- stationed in the chancel and the vill wear cassock and surplice. The sional and recessional will also be intro- nto the service. ewer, 1181 Market street, swore outa n Judge Joachimsen's court yesterdey arrest of S. M. Eastland for passing a thless check for $5 upon him in payment les he had purchased. attention of the directors of the Consoli- i California and Virginia Mining Con was called at the annual meeting yes: & neglected law, and steps will be taken e the election held declared illegal. \ warrant was sworn out yesterday in Judge pbell’s court for the arrest of Murray & dy, employment agents, on the charg, g money from William Todd, street, and others by false pretenses. P. Rankin left two life-insurance policies to cover his indebtedness to the Bryants, his ves. Susan E. Bryant's will wes filed day, and the statement regarding the in- is contained in the petition for pro- . Lathrop, & well-known ploneer, comes forward with the claim that he holds a'deed to all the property situated in what is known as the Potrero Nuevo. The deed has been locked up for twenty-eight years, and it was only a monih ego that his interést was recalled to mind. Rebuttal for the peovle begins in the Dur- rant trial to-de: 1e prospects are now good that the case = ‘ended in another week. The prisoner amused himself yesterday by caricaturing the characters in the case. He pictured Captain Lees and Detective Bowen in prison dress. President George F. Crocker, in an interview yesterday, stated that the money derived from the sale of the Market-street railway bonds wili be used to retire the present floating indebtedness. He also stated that the Oak, Ellis and Folsom street lines and the Park and Qcean would shortly be converted into electric ines. MAYOR SUTRO SUED. George W. Hansbrough’s Big Claim for His Work at the Baths. George W. Hansbrough has begun suit Mayor Sutro to recover $14,064 73 for work on the Sutro baths. He alleges that he was superintendent of construction at the baths, and that by an agreement signed on January 24,1893, he was to re- ceive 5 per cent commission on the cost of the building and machinery and 214 per cent on the purchase of glass and iron for the building. The entire cost of the build- ing was $315,177 11, on which sum his com- miszions amounted to $15,758 plaintiff purchased glass for $: his commission is placed at $993 56 for that alone. He admits that he has received 5 82, but he demands $14,064 73 in ad- dition to that. U. S. COURT CALENDAR. United States District Court. [Before Morrow, Judge. | United States vs. Yee Kee. Case dismissed. Herman Davids. Continued until Mond: ob ber 28, ) Charles Herman vs. Fort Blakeley Mill Company. Eame order. United States Circuit Court. [Before Hawley, Judge.] President and Trustees of Bowdoin College et al. T3 James P.ound Frederick A. Mermttetal. On rial, For to-day: Same case. Smmi sl el o Fair Estate Orders. Judge Slack has signed orders in the James - Fair's estate as follows: To sell 600 wagon- loads of gravel at the Knights Landing ranch 1o the Yolo County Supervisors for five cents a 1ond;to purchase 30 tons of seed oatsand 3 ous of seed wheat for the purpose of sowin, 600 acres of the Petaluma ranch for hog feed 1o pay September bi Kn&h!s Lmfi'x';.,s iuh;lclés of $1748 76 for the struction of municipal, State and | | | | child 'and wife Tazarus, Mr. and Mrs. Gerst and fam- y, Miss Julin Joseph, H. F. Asher, Mr. and Mrs. Wassermann, W. W. Kauffman, John Bonner, Mr. and Mfs. Frank Sperling, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morrow, Mr. Greenwald | and family rs. cott Mr. and . Bates and wife, R. E. nil Sutro and sister, Ben Roth- Selina, W. B oan, F. | Mark and wife, | Davis, Dave Hamburger and sister, J M. K Mis: atzenstein, Dannenbanm, Sylvester Dannenbsum, M. H. de Young and wife, Donald de V. Graham, Charles H. Crocker Jr., Mrs. Clark W. Crocker and party of twelve, Louis Sloss, Dr. Neu- | mann, Carroll Cook and family, Philip Howell ily, Edgar Mizner, Dr. H. H. Noble, and family Dr. W. J. Younger. At the Baldwin. “The Passing Show” stopped over in San Francisco last night and society turned out in full to see what it stopped for. Throughout the entire production there isa vein of satire and parody that to the Easteruer, who is familiar with the original productions, would seem very funny. Itmay be said with perfect truth that some of it is very laughable to the Westerner. When Mr. Rosenfeld wrote the piece he very carefully selected the best that others had made, and care tied it all togeth, the thread of “The Passing Show.”" He ceeded in making a combination of effects which serve the additional purpose of giving you anything you wantand at the same time it creates something new in one’s mind. John L. Henshaw at times is clever and quick to feel his eudience, but at other times he wants “pushing along.”” His peculiar control of himself on the stage redeems many of his vocal shortcomings, but it was whispered that he had a bad cold last night and is all right when he becomes acclinated, His support, particularly those he stars, are good enough to stay where they are without being ‘‘pushed along” very hard. John D. Gilbert in his impersonation of thé so-called “leading Indy of the cheap tieaters,” was very entertaining, and his breezy reference 1o the comings of poetry brought d Cherida _Simpson, formeriy horus with the Bostonians, greatly improved, and was _well last ‘night. Her piano playing e the crescendo that seemed to prevall in some of the dialogue, but it was full of exe- cution. The Boston Quartet, Gus Pixley s the | ofiensive bum, Lucy Daly ana the pickaninies were first-class specialties, while the ever pop- ular Verona Jarbeau is still able to entertain and amuse the young and the old. She fmper- sonated Chevalier, the costermonger singer of London, with the true accent of a coster girl. Madge Lessing as Chollie Kid of tbe Dawdle Club captivated her audience and society really livened up when she appeared upon the stage. Miss Lessing appears to have friends here. The play throughout will bear a little recon- struction in the matter of reviving the Eastern features, many of which are practicaily un- | known to the faraway West. H Asit is now the joke is on the theater in- stead of the audience, but it is a good joke, so we can stand it. | All of the costumes are magnificent and the | roduction is improved with its own scenery, | 'he choruses are good, and those who want 0 | laugh and then forget why ought to see the “Passing Show" before it gets out of sight or some one ““pushes it along.” Off enbach’s merry opera, “Marriage by Lan- tern,” was presented to the first-nighters at the Tivoli last night and the house wes up to its customary standard. The “Marriage by Lantern” has no particular features that will add to the reputation of the Tiyoli. It is without any particular interest, although Alice Nielsen ~and Alice Carle do their Dbest to get up an excite ment by throwing a stock of vegetables and a basket of dry goods show that women have tempers and_that they can exercise them. Mr. Offenbach in writing the operetta probably overiooked that the new woman is 0ot _to be deceived into the belief that a carrot is & deadly weapon. The libretto i3 neither clever nor is the music catchy, Wil liam West makes all there is out of his part of Peter, the young farmer, but it is possible of nothing strong. Following the operetta was “Cavalleria Rus- ticana.” It was the saving grace of the even: ing and was well produced. Jack Raffael as Altio did-what he generally does and sang it as though he were lifting his voice to some great creator in praise for the gift. He never sang with so much expression as last night, and he was well supported by Ida Valerga and Laura Miillard. The music was of the best and added to the orchestral reputation of the popalar family resort. The Grand Opera-House. There was the largest first-night audience the house has yet experienced at Morosco's Grand Opera-house last night to witness the initial performance of “A Dark Secret.” The piece has been staged here before, but never with such elaborate scenery and such atten- i jls. “(,’Al.:ltgv‘l,l‘:;(');ll was tendered Robert MacArthur, the Olympic Club’s champion oarsman, who won & boatrace on the river Thames for the hero amid thunders of appiause. Amnother of the su~cesses was the ‘“Toreador Love Song’ each other to d dance by Florence Thropp. A quartet row- ?r?g Dnm:fie rxy\'er makes & very effective part of fourth act. m’fh:“:rx'm;cot the play is a series of startling incidents; there are murders and rescues sent to the City Prison and inquired if | Donlan was there, but got an answer that { he had not been there since being sent to | the hospital the previous night. It was | then remembered that a friend of one of | the other patients in the inebriate ward | had called to see him, and it was thought that Donlan had taken advantage of the opportunity to walk out of the cell and the pital without being seen. Dr. Weil declined to take any blame in the matter. He said if the City wanted insane patients detained in the hospital proper accommodations should be pro- vided for them. THANKED FOR THE GIF, | HEARTY RESPONSE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO MAYOR SUTRO. PRAISE FOR THE DONOR OF THE LIBRARY AND SITE FOR THE AFFILIATED COLLEGES. The Board of Regents of the State Uni- versity have addressed a letter to Mayor Sutro “thanking him for the munificent gift he has made, and congratulating him upon the fact that the affiliated colleges and the library will stand as enduring monuments for all time, reminding their beneficiaries of his public spirit and generosity.” The letter continues: The intrinsie value of your munificent dona- tion, great as it is, is exceeded by its timeliness and’ prectical usefulness. The university is now crippled by its rapid growth; it is unable adequately to provide room and instruction for its undergraduates; it is painfully re- stricted in its efforts to strengtnen its post- graduate department and affiliated colleges. Your timely gift will enable the regents to use a large sum of money donated by the State, and both together will give n})luce to work in, while the Sutro library will add acceptable and necessary instrumentalities that will im- part momentum to the minds and lives of thousands of students. Already we see the fruit in the renewal of rcourage, in the hopefulness of those who have been discouraged by our restrictions, creating wide-spread willingness to make 'personal sacrifices for the good of the great cause, plac- ing the university in the very focus of public observation., The regents and the university thank you most cordially for a gift so timely and effective for good. They also_congratulate you upon the fact that the affiliated colleges and the Sutro Library, the former an integral part of the university and the latter a practical ad- junet, will stand as enduring monnments for all time of your public spirit and gener- osity. Centuries ago universifies, having the ouly accessible libraries, were made great by their books as much as by their teachers, sometimes gathering together 30,000 students at a single institution. The art of printing made books more abundant and accessible, and the number of students attending uni: versities diminished. Since then the number of valuable printed books has increased immensely and now good books are 5o exceedingly numerous that no student can_ gather the books that he needs— hencelas of old, and for the same reason, he must needs search for the needed literature in_the larger libraries, among the largest of which will be the Sutro Library. We have reason, therefore, to expect the age of large attendance at the universities and their associated libra- ries reaching, doubtless, cnce more into the tens of thousands. * * ¥ Honored sir, the Board of Regents and the University of California can sa[ctlhy congratu- late you upon the fact that “the afliliated col- leges and the Sutro Library will stand as en- during monuments for all time, remindin their benefciaries of your Ppublic’ spirit and generosity.” 1 have the honor to subscribe myself, with great respect, your obedient servant, J. H. C. BONTE, Secretary of the Board of Regents. Mayor Sutro and his legal advisers are busy doing everything possible to get the transfer in such'shape that the university WI‘IQI get all the benefit possible from the gift. Alleged Embezzlement. The preliminary examination of Attorney E. 8. Salomon on Ithe charge of felony embezzle- ment was commenced before Judge Campbell i‘encrd- afternoon. The complaining witness s Mrs. Lydia Virgil, 410 Kearny street, and the amount involved is $1250. The money was given to the defendantin 1890 to lend out, and he has been pnying‘her 2}4 per cent per month since, as he lent the money to him- self. Mrs. Virgil's examination was not con- cluded when the case was continued till to-morrow. e, - THE crucial tests of time and use have proven the value and established the good name of the great remedy, Pratt’s Abolition Oil. L] LATHROP'S BI& CLAIM, HE HAS A DEED TO ALL THAT SECTION KNOWN AS THE POTRERO NUEVO0, IT HAD SLIPPED HIS MEMORY. HEe Says OccuPANTS MusT DEAL WitH Him orR TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES. Hundreds of property-owners in the dis- trict known as the Potrero Nuevo will be treated to an unpleasant sénsation when Uncle Sam’s gray-coated messengers make their first round this morning. The event referred to, which to many will come as a severe shock, is a formal notification from B. G. Lathrop that the title to their prop- erty is imperfect and can only be cleared by receiving a deed from him. The {etter in question says in part: It will probably be of interest to you and the occupants of Potrero property to be informed by me that according to the records of the City ana County of San Francisco Lam the owner of an undivided interest in the Potrero, and have recently been called upon for deeds to several blocks therein bg; Andrew Velentine and John Center, two of the heavy owners of Bagley, Joseph Flanagan, M. Coleman, An- drew Rimlinger and David L. Roach, election officers charged with fraud in the Twelfth Pre- cinct of the Twenty-ninth Assembly Distriet, were taken up in Judge Bahrs’ court yesterday. Eagan is to be tried first, and yesterday after- noon & jury was obtained, composed of C. Her- rold, D.'V. Kelly, G. Diliman, W. H. Norton, W. M. McGeorge, Wellmann, H. L. Welsh, W. Helbing, F. N. Nicholayson, G. T. Ruddick, J. T. Weisman and C. Kostering. W. M. Hinton and Harry Burton were called as witnesses for the people, and then the case was adjourned to this morning. No new testimony was given. TO SING IN SURPLICES. Grace Church Choir Will Soon Be Sta- tioned in the Chancel, Instead of the Choir Box. On the first Sunday in December next the choir of Grace Church will come down from the choir box in front of the organ and will take its place in the chancel. The members will be attired in surplice and cassock, and will join in the proces- sional and recessional which will hereafter form a feature of the servicesat the church. Heretofore the processional and reces- sional have been sung in the church as part of the services, but tf\e impressive train of white-robed rectors and choristers has been absent. Having the choir attired thusin priestly garments it needed but a suggestion to lead to the decision to have the services sung from within the chancel. The members of the choir are much pleased with the new order of things for more reasons than one. They can hear the organ much better, for where they were in the choir box just in front of the organ the beavier tones from the instru- ment were all they could hear. For the same reason the organist, Professor Holt, can hear the choir much better, ana then, too, being in the center of the church and Potrero property, who have been interested in the same from the earliest days. I have now learned thst many of the parties concerned | are likewise desirous of availing themselves of the opportunity to secure the missing link necessary to perfect their titles. In many respects the claim set up by Mr. Lathrop is one of the most remarkable on record in that it was only about four weeks ago, and then by the merest acci- dent, it was brought to his recollection | that he held a deed covering over 500 | blocks in_the Potrero Nuevo. This | means. if his statement is correct, and of this there seems lttle doubt, for the Re- | corder’s office substantiates what he says, that he has stumbled on a fortune, even at | the modest figure named to the Potrero | property-holders as the price of a perfect | title to which they have hitherto believed was an unclouded property. According to the statement of Mr. Lathrop he bought the property in 1867 | from Silas H. Bowman, who, in considera- tion of the sum of $5000, executed a_deed | covering his right, interest and title in all Ympenies in the City and County of San | Francisco. Mr. Lathrop has had an ab- stract made of the Potrero property, with its almost countiess transfers. It covers nearly 300 pages. It appears in the record | that Bowman had a claim of 150 acres sur- veyed by County Surveyor Humphrie§, but, like all other property-holders of that section, had some trouble to establish his title. It was finally adjudicated, however, as being good under the original Pueblo | title. This title was dated August 12, 1852, and recorded September 3 of the same | year. | Bowman still entertained doubts as to | the legality of his title, and so entered into an agreement with Cornelius Ludlim, J. ‘W. Farrington, William M, Eday, J. Stor and N. C. Reed, all large Potrero land- owners, in which by a trust deed all their interests were united. This trust deed was | made July 29, 1853, and recorded in book 2, page 357, of Covenants. On September 29, or just two months after the trust deed was executed, it appears that Bowman, without first obtaining the consent of his associates, placed on record a revocation of his interest in the trust, and then pro- ceedad to sell vportions of the land when purchasers could be found. It is these sales which Mr. Lathrop declares to be in- valid, for the reason that these very prop- erties were then tied up in the trust magter. On September 11, 1862, suit was brought by William F. Bryant in the Twelith Dis- trict Court of California against Cornelius Ludlim, the only surviving trustee, in which the court was asked to order the sale and division of the property. Bryant held twenty shares of the stock of the | original trust, which he had acquired vhy gm’clmse from Cornelius Ludlim and J. W. Farrington, the consideration being $10,000. On July 14, 1863, a judgment ans decree were rendered in favor of Bryantand so recorded. The abstract, however, does not show that the order of the court was ever carried out, but it does Elnce in evidence a deed from Silas H. Bowman to B. G. Lathrop, in which the former disposes of his right, interest and title to the latter, which he might own in the City and County of San Francisco as stated above. This deed bears date of May 29, 1867. Mr. Lathrop does mot propose to carry his claim into the court, provided the present holders recognize the legality of his claim. The last entries in the abstract are deeds from Mr. Lathrop to Andrew Valentine and John Center, the first bear- ing date of September 7 and the latter September 18 of the current year. The price paid was $1 per front foot. It appears that Mr. Valentine sought to secure a perfect title to certain properties which he held in the Potrero, and in going over the records discovered Mr. Lathrop’s interest. Then it was that Mr. Lathrop recalled the purchase made twenty-eight years ago, but which he has allowed to lie dormant through nearly a third of a cen- tury because of other business matters which promised greater returns. The property claimed by Mr. Lathrop is bounded as follows: North by Fourteenth street, east by San Francisco Bay, south by Islais Creek and west by Valencia street. Joseph Eagan’s Election Fraud Cas The cases against Joseph Esgan, James J. under the arch of the chancel, the voices will ring out clearer and more distinct than they ever did among the pillars at the side. There are three new faces in the church choir—Ned Crandall, Ladd and Purnell— who will appear for the first time when the new order of things opens in Decem- ber. There will be new music, too, for r John Stainer, the English composer, who was in the same class in college with Professor Holt, has promised to write some music especially for Grace Church choir. Some of this music, Professor Holt ex- pects, will be ready by next Christmas. INAID OF BETH ISRAEL, LADIES OF THE CONGREGATION COME TO ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AN IDEA OF RaBBI LEVY's—“THE LaADIES’ ENDEAVOR” ON A SoUND Basis. There was a large attendance at the Syn- | agogue Beth Israel last evening at a meet- ing held to adopt measures for the founda- tion of a ladies’ auxiliary to the congrega- tion. The meeting was held to furthera suggestion given out in a recent lecture by Rabbi Levy, pastor of the congregation. Upward of 200 ladies were assembled in the synagogue. Mrs. Isidore Levin was elected temporary chairman for the even- ing. In response to the call for suggestions for a name to be given the new organiza- tion a lively discussion took place. On the motion of Mrs. Lichtenstein it was christ- ene]d, *‘The Ladies’ Endeavor of Beth Is- rael.’ Tke terms of subsciption were next dis- cussed. Some of the ladies present thought $1 per quarter would be a useful sum, but after some talk it was decided to make it 25 cents per month. Ex-Judge M. J. Waldheimer addressed the meeting. He spoke in eulogistic terms of Rabbi Levy’s work in connection with the congregation, and also in the broader sphere for Jews and Judaism. He con- cluded by saying that the future of the Hebrew faith was in the hands of the Jew- ish mothers and daughters. 1t was announced that 150 ladies pres- nt kad enrolled their names on the mem- rship list. 8. Peckermann, president of the congre- gation, welcomed the new association in the name of Beth Israel. J. L. Franklin, in a short speech, re- marked that the movement was of long standing. He was followed by Julius Van Fleet, who asked for co-operation in the work of the school committee, whose chairman he was. The treasurer, who spoke as a Grand Army veteran, drew a parallel between the ‘Women’s Relief Corps and the work of the new organization. Max Goldberg spoke on the necessity of working with a will in the interest of the congregation. He dep- recated the prevalent system of hiring nTatu or pews and then letting well enough alone. The following are the names of the offi- cers of the new auxiliary to Beth Israel: President, Mrs. I. Leyin; first vice-presi- dert, Mrs. C. Keilus; second vice-president, Mrs. Waldheimer; financial secretary, Mrs. Morgenstern; recording secretary, Mrs, B. Cohen; treasurer, Mrs. S. Kalisky. e ————— - Died in a Bootblack’s Chair. Fred Thompson, an aged expressman, died in & bootblack’s chair, at Howard and Stenart streets, yesterday alternoon. The bootblack had been talking to him for nearly an hour be- fore he discovered that he was dead, and wes very much frightened when he discovered Thompson’s condition. Deceased was 75 years of -g& and was formerly a cook on various vessel ALONG THE WATER FRONT, A SUDDEN DEATH, A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS AND A HORSE KILLED. THE BIG BATTLE-SHIP OREGON. HER BUILDERS EXPECT THAT SHE WILL MAKE SIXTEEN KNOTS AN HouR. There was a chapter of accidents and fatalities on the water front yesterday. An old '49er, who for the past six months had been driving an express wagon, died quietly in a bootblack’s chair on Howard street, near East. A pair of horses har- nessed to a truck took fright on Mission- street wharf at a steamer ‘‘blowing off” her boilers and ran away. On the corner of Mission and Fast streets they collided with a telephone pole and a cast-iron trolley pole, which stood side by side. One of the animals broke his back and had to be killed. George Hight, employed on the piledriver now working at the Mis- sion-street dock, got his right hand caught under the roller, and two of the fingers had to be amputated. He was taken to his home by Chief Wharfinger Root. Harry Peterson got under the bunkers on Mission- street wharf and a lump of coal fell on him. He was stunned, but, thanks to a thick skull, was not seriously injured. “0ld man” Thompson was well known to almost everybody on the water front. In the “duys of gold” he was a miner and when that job proved a failure he became a cook on the river steamers. Latterly he grew too feeble for the work and about six months ago, when his friend, an_expres man named Pierson, died, the widow pre- sented the old man with the horse and wagon. Since that time he made a living by doing odd_jobs around the front. Yes- terday he climbed into the bootblack stand to die and the shoe-polisher talked to him for twenty minutes before he dis- covered that he had passed away. The following changes in buoys on the Pacific Coast are noted by the Hydro- graphic Offic San Francisco Bay entrance—The black nun buoy, No. 3, shown' in Bonita Channel, about oneandaquarter miles northwest bywest three- quarters west from Bonita Point light, has been moved to the bearings: Borita Point light, east by south three-quarters south; north Seal Rock, southeast one-eighth east. 3 The H. §. can buoy shown just west of Anita Rock has been moved 1o the bearings: Fort Point light, west by south one-eighth south; Alcatraz light, northeast one-half north; Lime Point fog signal, west-northwest. Columbia River entrance—The outer P. 8. can buoy, marked “)M. S.,” is shown moved to the bearings: Cape Disappointment light, northeast five-eighths north; Point Adams hight, east one-eighth south. The P. S. nun buoy—bar buoy—is moved to the bearings: Cape Disap- ointment light, northeast five-eighths north; Point Adams light, east three-quarters south; i v, black Peacock Spit can, No. 1, is moved to the bearin s pointment light, ighths east; Point Adamslight, east southeast seven-eighths eas Grays Harbor-entrance—The outer P. buoy, Grays Harbor entrar to the northwestward to Tree, Damon Point, north by eastseven. east: Willapa Bay light, southeast five-eighths east. About three months ago, while the steamer Leader was on her way to Stock- ton, Engineer Frank Skinner was found in the engine-room unconscious. When the steamer reached her destination medical aid was summoned, and it was then found that the unfortunate man was paralyzed. He was taken to his home, but the im- rovement in his health is very slow. He as a wife and two children, and, in order to assist him, Captain Leale of the Caroline gave an excursion around the bay last Saturday. The gross receipts were $150, and every cent of it has been turned over to Mrs. Skinner. Captain Leale donated the steamer and paid for the band out of his own pocket, and every one of the crew of the Caroline purchased a ticket, so that there was not a deadhead on the steamer. Skinner has worked on a number of steam- ers on the bay and is a general favorite. The boatmen at Folsom-street whart are very much pleased over a letter received from Henry Peterson, the oarsman, yes- terday. In it Henry says that the regatta at Austin, Tex., to be held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of next month, is going to be a success. Rowers from all over the worid will be there, and some of the contests will be very close ones. He is training hard and rows from ten to twenty miles a day. Many of the oarsmen have been there for months and are now thoroughly accli- mated, while Peterson will be handicaped in that respect, as he has only been in Texas about three weeks. Still, he tells the boys that he will give a good account of himself. At one time there was no one to row double with the Pacific Coast cham- pion, and he was thinking of coming back home. The committee then secured Gau- daur, and he and Henry will row in a double-oar shell against all the rest of the world. At low water the dock at the foot of Clay street is a piace to be avoided. The stench is something awiul and how the passengers who daily take the Stockton steamers and the people whose offices abut in that part of the front can endure it isa mystery. The Clay-street sewer that drains Chinatown emvties itself right under the landing stage which accommo- dates all the men-of-war and half the deep- water ships that come into the bay. At high water it is not so bad, but when the tide is out all the filth accumulates in _the slip and the stench can be better imagined than described. It would not cost the City a great sum to divert the sewer and carry it out into deep water under either the Clay or Washington street wharves. The sooner it is done the better. The fact that there was not a dock on the Atlantic coast of the United States in which the line of battle ship Indiana could be docked has raised the question as to what will be done with the Oregon when the time for her trial trip arrives. The Oregon will be-all right, however, as Hunters Point drydock will be able to ac- commodate her. The beam of the big bat- tle-ship is 69 feet 5inches, and the entrance to the dock is seven or eight inches more than that. The Government dock at Mare Island is big enough to accommodate the Oregon, but the gate or entrance is not wide enough. The builders of the Oregon expect her to make at least sixteen knots, and in that event she will easily ontshine the Indiana. Durir:{; her run on the bay the big vessel jogged seventeen kmnots, but then she was only down to 7000 tons displace- ment. Of course the shoal-water of the harbor was very much against her and cut down her speed considerably. Since then ail her protective armor has been put on and one of her guns has ar- rived. The barbettes will next be placed in position and the guns mounted and the Oregon will then be ready for her sea trial. Her displacement will 10,2€0 tons, but the deep water will be greatly in her favor. and her builders flatter themselves that sixteen knots will be her record. The sealers as a general rule had a bad year of it, and many of the schooners are being ‘‘laid up” to await better times. The Emma and 5Louisa, Lillf' L, Mattie I. Dyer and Jessie have all been towed to Antioch, and it is doubtful if any of them will be refitted next year. Besides the sealers there are a whole lot of square-rig- gers at the same place, and the steamer Empire, which has been withdrawn from the coast trade, is keeping them company. — Behr on Extinet Animals. “Extinct Animals and the Causes of Their Extinction’ was the subject of a highly inter- esting lecture delivered by H. H. Behr at the Academy of Sciences last night. The speaker dwelt at’ length on the matter of prehistoric animals, those of modern times and the causes that haye brought about the extinction of cer- an tain species. Mr. Behr handled the subject in & masterly way and was listened to with care- ful attention by the large audience present. .- A Conductor Assaulted. G. Hageman appeared in Judge Low’s court yesterday to answer to a charge of battery upon W. G. Mills, a conductor on a Valencia- street car. Hagemen and a friend boarded Mills' car on Saturday night, and the friend paid him the two fares with & 50-cent picce. When he got the change from Mills he dropped adime. He accused Mills of not giving him the dime, and he and Hageman attacked Mills. G. W. Lane, the gripman, went to Mills’ assistance, and & lively fight was in progress when Policeman Howe sppeared and arrested Hageman. The friend made his escape. The case was partiy heard and continued until to- morrow. e Infected Mexican Oranges. The steamer Willamette Valley from San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, which arrived yesterday, had among the freight 505 boxes of oranges con- signed to & local commission-house. Quaran tine Officer Craw of the State Board of Horti- culture soon discovered that the fruit was badly infected with the “long scale,” & pest very destructive to citrus fruits. He detained theentire lot and notified the commission men that the oranges must be so thoroughly fumi- gated that all of the pests would be killed be- fore hie would permit the fruit to be landed NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. FRICOLANDER.GOTTLOD & G- L£35¢5 ATID MATAGLRS -+~ ANOTHER A TREMENDOUS ’ POSITIVE HIT SUCCESS UME PRODUCTION! Ir ou want to see this delicious ! comic opera, secure your seats i quickly. L BAYPTAN AnD Co, INCORP'D MEATRE M PRO?S. ——TO-NIGEIT — Y E ING, INCLUDING SUNDAY. —MA/ Canary and Lederer’ PASSING- SEIOW With Its 110 le. Regular Performa 1y Evening. GROVER’S ALCAZAR. THE PALAIS ROYAL OF AMERICA. TO-NIGEHT The London, Paris & New York Screaming Success “PINK DOMINOES!” BEAUTIFULLY STA HIGH LIGHTS OF THE CAST: LEONARD GROVER JR., HEREWARD HOYTE, ci %, LOTHIA. ATURDAY '— i New York Casino Production TED. ¥ Night Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 85¢, 50¢ MATINEES WEDYESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! Matinee Prices—10c, 15¢, 25c. Next—“THE CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN!" MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lessce and Mauagas THIS EVENING AT EIGHT. THE BIGGEST THING IN TOWN! C. B. Jefferson's Grand Melodrama, “THE DARK SECRET! See the Exciting Boat Race, in Which Robert MacArthur of the Olympic Club Will Participate Nightly. EVENING PRICERS—25¢ and_50c. Family Circle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MEs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprielor & Manages LAST TWW0 WEEKS OF GRAND 0PERA! EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK! Mascagni's Masterpiece, “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANAY Preceded by Offenbach’s Merry Operetta, “MARRIAGE BY LANTERN!” SPLENDID CAST! New Scenery ! Correct Costumes! NEXT WEEK—-REPERTOIRE LUC MART Al 1L TROVATORE ! THE BOHEMIAN GIRL! Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powall TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, THE GREATEST VAUDEVILLE SHOW IV AMERICA! EVERY ACT A STAR FEATURE ELLA ZUILA TROUPE, SISTERS LEIGH, MARLOW and PLUNKETT, C. W. KNOX AND A WORLD-FAMED COMPANY. Reserved seats, 26c; Balcony, 10c; Opera chalrs and Box seats, 50c. PEOPLE’S THEATER. Howard street, near Third, Gxo. F. CLAYTON “Lessee and Manager. TO-NIGHT AND ALL THIS WEEK, TAMES M. WARD In the Exelting Scenic Comedy-Drama, “THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT!” NEW VAUDEVILLE PEOPLE Will Fill the Waits Between Acts, BPECIAL——MISS FANNY PARKER In a Trilby Dance With Bare Feet. Popular Prices—10c, 15¢ and 20c. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). ——MATINEE TO-DAY! TO-NIGHT—-Farewell Performance TRILBY Interpreted by A. M. Palmer’s Entire Company. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. CALIFORNIA STATE FLORAL SOCIETY. PALACE HOTEL, ~—MARBLE HALL AND MAPLE ROOM,— October 24, 25, 26, 1895. 25 cents 50 cents Admittance (day).. Evening (select cor RUNNING RUNNING 2B Vi RACES! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Sonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine, Five or more races each day. Racesstartat 2:00 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. BASEBALL—-CENTRAL PARK. San Francisco vs. Los Angelés. October 23 and 24. ‘Wednesday and Thursday 3 P. M,