The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 1, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895 AMUSEMENTS. FALDWIN THEATER.—*The Passing Show." COLUMBIA THEATFR— Time Wedding.” M OROSCO'S OPERA-TO e Stowaway.” TIVOLI OPKRA-HOUSE— Lucia. ORPHEUM—High-Class Vaudevilie. GROVER'S A1CAZAR.—* Pink Dominoes.” CENTRAL PARK.—Baseball, to-morrow. FOOTBALL—At Central Park, to-morrow. Bay DIsTRICT TRACK.—Races. FIATE BOARD OF TRADE EXWIBIT.—575 Market street, below s, Open daily. Admission free. AUCTION SALES. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & C eal Estate, at Salesrooms, o'clock noon. By Tuesday, Nov. E: 8 Market street, &t Many attractions are bil nia Theater’s coming season. The first Ttalinn Socialistic Club in San Fran cisco has just been organized. n of the Vice-President, to Japan. change gave a successful 11 last evening. d for the Califor- Lewis G. Stevensor arrives here on his way The Wom oall at Pioneer H Park Congrege 1 Church has called an advisory council to consider its plans. The suit for the removal of Pacific Bank di- Tectors was yesterday continued over until No- ino, Sleeping Child, Mor- lc were the winners at the Bay te and John Donohoe have to the Napa asylum by the In- oners. a wealthy voung Harvard ed for child-stealing as the en prank. he horse show close November 9, n are listing their enimals in nbers to be in time. pe Bandettini, a vegetable gardener at hot in the leg yesterday o Barsanti, a neighbor. . Flynn and Flynn & Treacy their jobs on street work con- Special Expert George W. Elder. gave his hich is now going on between the various medical colleges throughout the City. Minnie Schmidt has brought suit against the Palatine Insurance Company to recover a claim of $880 for damages under a fire policy. nd Mrs. Leslie Sprague, formerly pas- the Second Unitarian Church of this , bave been called to & charge at Chatta- oga, Tenn. father of L a Kearny-stre the Marke 000 damages. San Francisco merchants may resort to boy- f the big Easiern roads if they air concessions in the matter of tah. i Giorno, the child killed rin September, has sued reet Railway Company for mperature west- he forecast of A.McAdie, official. the Fruit-growers’ Convention next week o lively times are exvected when of ght rates and Eastern mar- 1p for discussion. ne between the San Franciseo an esterday was the best con T far. It was won b: er & most spectacular exhibition. iams, & porter on the Southern ond paycar, was hurt by the iall of f money as long ago as 1893, his n He sues for $50,000. attorneys of George Johnson, recently d on & charge of cruelty to his child, have sen exceptions to the manner in which their ents trials were conducted in Judge Low’s case of George O'Brien, son of the Chi- . charged with forgery, was vesterday till to-morrow to enable &S to his sanity or insanity to be ‘ock, tried_on & charge of assault to Mong Gow Sow, was found guilty ves- f assault with & deadly weapon. He is an and wasrecommended to the mercy court. an old of the v was held last evening in the ilding, at which srrangements he ‘convention to be held in sstoners yesterday adopted a new badge for members of the department and pesses for reporters, insurance men and others, go into effect as soon &s the Mayor ap- proves the ordinance. Arthur Rodgers completed his closing argu- ment for the Garcelon ¢ vesterday and Judge Hayne began his review for the Bowdoin College side; he will finish this afternoon, when the case will end. The case of B.F. Hanlon, insurance agent, charged with battery by O.T. Parker, a con- ductor on the adero line, last Sunday, was called inJ imsen’s court yester- day and ¢ ill Tuesday. len Ogle, employed in working a pile- erat the ‘Union Iron Works, had his right hand crushed in the machine yesterday after- ¢ of his fingers had to be ampu- civing Hospital. . Macdonald and Jovita B. McKin- d their mother, Geronimo Ruffino , to recover a four-ninths’ interest in s of land in the Potrero, alleged to bequeathed her in trust. perintendent Babeock has not yet namea deputy. He says he will make his appoint- ments soon. Secretary Beanston is in the dark is own future. Mr. Babcock does not ¢ in disturbing the schoolteachers. The Fish Commissioners, moved by THE . tect the fish and game of rnia, are beginning to work in the mat- Mr. Robinson says gomething should be ter, done by the Grand Jury in regard to the way deputies operate. Ba Conlon, who by some error was dis- missed from his place as & patrol-wagon driver, has been officially made “an additional at- tendant and messenger” of the Justices’ Court at & salary of $90 a month. The janitorwhom 0 2 month. The San Francisco Boulevard Association ap- veared before the Street Committee of the oard of Supervisors yesterday and asked their help in getting several big driveways. They were told to get up the proper petitions and the matter wounld be considered. The suit of Hatch & Rosenfeld against Calvin Summers, begun in San Jose, for the recovery of an atforney’s fee, was transferred to this court by change cf venue. Summers has en- tered a cross-complaint. alleging unskillful advice, by which he lost $10,000. Edward Calvin, alias Gallagher, an associate of thieves, was booked at the City Prison yes- terday by detectives Gibson and Reynolds on the charge of having burglars’ tools in his pos- session. He was arrested in a house on Market street and when searched several skeleton keys were found in his vockets. ey In Aid of San Rafael’s Poor. The Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society of San Ra- facl will give a musical and tea on the after- noon and evening of November 2, for the benefit of the poor of San Rafael and vicinity. Those who are the prime movers in the martter are: Mrs. Clinton Jones of Ross Valley, Mrs. James Tunstead, Mrs. James W. Cochrane, Mrs. Dr. Nickman, Mrs. T. J. Crowiey ana Mrs. A. F. Pacheco of San Rafael. The programme will be rendered by the following persons: Sherwood Sisters, Frank Carpenter, Miss Camp- bell, Miss Daisy Keane and Miss Carroll of San Francisco and Miss|Callahans and the Misses Cocbrane of San Ralael. Mrs. Wilberforce’s Death. Alexander B. Wilberforce of this City re- ceived information by cable from London yes- terdey of the death of his mother, wife of Edward Wilberforce, Master in her Majesty’s Supreme Court of Adjudicature. The news was & great surprise and shock to her son. The lady had but recently retarned in excellent health from & visit to Scotland. Mr. Wilber- force will soon return to London e s e il To Meet Manager Kruttschnitt. Manager J. A. Fillmore and Messrs. Curtis, Smalland Mahl leftlast evening on the regular train for El Paso, where they will meet General Manager Krutschnitt. The extire party will come West Dy daylight on & special train and make s general inspection of the road. The Jarey wiil arrive here about the Sth of Novem- r. —————— Sued for Damages. Jacob Jacobs of 713 Union street has sued the San Francisco Gaslight Company for $299 damages. Plaintift alleges that the company connected pipes in his house in such a negli- ent fashion that the gas escaped and the ouse was wrecked and burned in the subse- Quent explosion. | iews yesterday on the | ALONG THE WATER FRONT, Charles Fair's New Yacht Dis- abled and Towed Into Astoria. PRESIDENT COLNON'S WEIGHT. The Commissioner Says the Nickel-in- the-Slot Machines Are a Fraud. Charles Fair’s new yacht Lucero is again in trouble. Yesterday she was towed into Astoria by the steamer George W. Elder, and the chances are that her engines are disabled. When the handsome-looking craft left Seattle her builders predicted a safe and speedy passage to San Francisco. After passing Tacoma it was found that there was not enough ballast aboard, so the skipper put into Port Townsend, and several tons of pigiron was taken aboard. Another start was made and then there was another mishap. This time the Lu- cero put into Port Angeles and some de- fects in her machinery were remedied. | Nothing more was heard of the yacht unul the news came that the George W. Elder had picked her up drifting around off the Oregon coast and towed her to a place of safety. Fair is not at all pleased with his bar- | gain and the chances are that he will re- | fuse to accept the yacht when she gets here. One of the conditions of the con- tract was that she was to pass a rigid test when San Francisco was reached. This | the builders still claim she will do, but | Fair does not think so. It isstill prob- lematical as to whether or not the Lucero | will ever reach San Francisco. The Spreckels tug Fearless made a re- markaniy quick run to Guaymas. Captain | Randall did not push his vessel, but he nevertheless got there in six days thirteen | hours. Only a few hours were spent in | port, and with the dismasted British bark Sharpshooter in tow a start was made vesterday for San Francisco. Captain fawley, the superintendent of the com- thinks the tug will make the return ge in eight days twelve hours, but as the Sharpshooter's bottom is very foul the chances are against his prediction. There was considerable betting on ’change | vesterday on the time the big tug will make. The Harbor Commissioners held a very short session yesterday as Commissioner Chadbourne had not returned from at- tending the funeral of the late Lieutenant- Governor Millard. On this account the removing of the nickel-in-the-slot machines from the ferry building went over to the next meeting. President Colnon pro- nounced the affairs a swindle, and pro- duced a ticket he had got out of a weighing-machine. It registered his avoirdupois as 2400 pounds, the announce- | ment of which fact caused a general laugh. | _Commissioner Cole does not think the | Btate officials on the front should work more than eight hours a day any more | than other workingmen. At present the coilectors and wharfingers report for duty at 7 A. M. and report off at 5 r. M. During the winter months there is hardly any one on the water front at 7 A. M., and Commis- sioner Cole will move at the next meeting that during the four winter months the wharfingers and collectors be permitted to report for duty at 8 A. M. George H. Damon asked for the use of the seawall from Powell to Mason streets. He explained that he wanted to build a steamer and a barge. On the motion of President Coinon the request was laid on the table. ‘W. H. Robart and C. T. Schriener, who gnrchascd the wreck of the steamer Hum- oldt for $70, have done remarkably well out of the venture. They have recoverea two donkey-engines, 720 fathoms of chain, two tons of copper and two pumps, besides other wreckage. They expect to clear $1500 on the transaction. There is a split in the camp of the sailor boardin asters and war has been de- clarea. Some of the masters say that the Shipping Commissioner is standing in with the Sailors’ Home and McMahon and Cur- tain and have come to the conclusion that they will fight back. They accordingly formed an independent boarding-masters’ association and will open an office next door to the Shipping Commissioner’s office on Steuart street to-day. They say they will fight the home, Curtain and Mc- Mahon to the bitter end, so a lively rate war on the front may be expected this winter. . There was a serious accident on the steam schooner North Fork yesterday morning, and Harry Nelson and Ellis Garbonay came near losing their lives, As it is they will be laid up in the United States Marine Hospital for several weeks. The North Fork was docking at Mission- street wharf and Nelson and Garbonay were attending to the lines. The man working the donkey engine started it up suddenly and one of the lines parted. In the rebound it struck both the men and knocked them oif the forecastle and into the hold. Nelson had his right wrist broken, hisankle sprained and his scalp lacerated. Garbonay had his left leg sprained and was terribly bruised about the body. The fate of the steamer Evandale, char- tered by the Occidental and Oriental Com- bany to bring the Belgic's cargo from Y okohama to San Francisco,;is being talked of in maritime circles. She is now out twenty days, and should have been here last Sunday. The Peru will be due to- morrow and may get in to-night, so that if the Evandale does not hasten she will be beaten into port by a steamer that sailed eight days after her. The Mail Company is not anxious about the steamer and ex- plain her long passage by saying that she 1s “a tramp” and was not built for speed. Captain scullen of the Cape Horn Pigeon that arrived from a whaling cruise last Thursday niiht had an exasperating expe- rience. In the sea of Okhotsk every ounce of oil and bone that the bark could carry had been taken and stowed away. While in this condition a schobl of sperm whales was passed off Point Reyes and not a boat could be lowered because there was no means of bringing the oil and bone to port. The schooner General Siglin lost her bowsprit yesterday morning at Lombard- street wharf. She came over from Oakland and was tc takein ballast, but will now have to lie up for repairs. The wind and tide carried the schooner farther than the captain intended and he crashed into the wharf. The Ship-owners’ Association has set the date for the general conference on harbor dues and pilotage. The meeting will be held on November 8, at 2Pp. M., in the Chamber of Commerce. All the delegates and speakers mentioned in THE CaLL last Wednesday will be vresent and a lively meeting is expected. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. New Badges for the Members and Passes for the Reporters and Others Adopted. The Fire Commissioners held a meeting yesterday afternoon, when a new badge for members of the department was submitted and approved. It is in the form of the front of a fireman’s fire hat, and is of Ger- man silver suitably engraved. A pass for reporters, insurance men and mechanics employed by the department was also submitted and approved. Itisin the shape of a Maltese cross on red cellu- loid, with a white back. Each fiscal year 150 of these passes will be issued, good for that year only. Each year the color of the cross will be changed. ~ Each pass is num- | bered, and the name of the person to whom | it is issued will be kept in a register oppo- | site the number. As soon as the building ordinance, which contains provisions for the badges and pass2s, is approved by the Mayor the pres- ent bad ones and passes issued. Samples will be given Chief Crowley, so that policemen ata fire can prevent any person getting within the lines unless pro- vided with either a badge or pass. The ordinance makes it a misdemeanor for any person other than a member of the department to bave a fireman’s badge in his possession or control, or for any person to falsely represent himself to be a mem- ber of the department. Andrew Reese was appointed a hose- man of engine 13, and several transfers were made. STRUCK BY HARD CASH. A Man Who Was So Injured, Claims, for Life. John H. Williams, formerly employed as porter in the paycar of the Southern Pacific Company, has brought suit against that company for damages in the sum of $50,000 for injuries received in a rather sin- gular manner. At San Ardo, November 3, 1893, the pay- He ges will be called in and the new | VICTORY FOR DOCKERY, | Actual Result of the Milk Inspec- tor’s First Month in - | Office, THE LAW WILL BE ENFORCED. Some Startling Figures Concerning the Enormous Quantity of Water Used. Milk Inspector Dockery has demon- | strated to the people of San Francisco that he has done his duty during the first month of his incumbency in his office. “I have been in office ‘just one month to- at the corner of Marketand Haight streets, and it was nearly 1 o’clock before the first wagon hove in sight. It proved to be one belonging to Peter Costa, and had 125 gal- lons of milk on board. The driver pro- tested that the milk was pure, but the Babcock test toid a different tale. It showed butter fat of only 2 2-5 per cent, with specific gravity of 10.22. It was dumped. From Market and Haight streets Dock- ery went down into the Mission, paying particular attention to the side streets. He tested about twenty-tive wagons, the milk coming well within the standard. Coming down Valencia street on the way to Van Ness, Gough, Fulton and lower Market, Dockery came across a wagen from the University farm. The test showed it far below the standard; in fact, one of the worst samples yet tested. In order to be on the safe side he inspected a second and a third can, the result being the same. This wagon had about 160 gallons on board, all of which was dumped in the gutter. ‘Warrants for the arrest of the offending parties will be sworn out to-day. Dockery was particularly happy yester- day. Auditor Broderick had allowed his MILK INSPECTOR JAMES P. DOCKERY, OUR MOST [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] PROMIN NT CITIZEN. box containing money and_weighing about eighty-five pounds from its place in for life, he alleges. The Varied Attractions That Are Coming to the California Theater. May Irwin in “The Widow Jones.” Paderewski's Con- cert. Paderewski’s “Polish Fantasia” and May Irwin’s latest “coon’’ song, Thomas Keene in tragedy and Corinne in her most re- cent success—these are some of the ex- tremes which will be touched during the coming season at the California Theater, which ovens next Monday with *‘Charley’s Aunt.” Snort engagements are to be one of the featuresof the season. ‘“Charley’s Aunt” will only hold the boards a week. It will be succeeded by “The War of Wealth,” a new play by Charles T. Dacy, who is known as the anthor of “In Old Kentucky.”” The play will be given with all the original ef- fects with which it was produced in Phila- delphia last spring. ‘The company will in- clude Laura Booth, Belle Bucklin, Marion A. Earle, Harry Lacy, Frank J. Kennan, Malcolm Williams, John B. Maher, A. S. Lipman and others. Aditer this production comes the magician, Professor Hermann, who will present many new features in the mystifying line. -Robert Downing will follow, supported as usual by Eugene Blair, and will present his new production ‘“‘Helena,’” besides an extended repertoire of legitimate dramas. ‘Helena,”’ which is from the pen of Sardou, is said to be a vivid and picturesque story of Italy in the fourteenth century. Downing and his organization will make way for vivacious May Irwin, who comes this year at the head of a company of her own, presenting John J. McNally’s new farce-comedy, “The Widow Jones.” Di- rectly after the New Year comes Louis James and a company of his own. He will present, among other plays, “Fran- cesca da Rimini,” *The Robbers,” and a new drama entitled *Marmion.” Early in ’96 “In Old Kentucky” will make “its second visit to the California. Miss Aflie Warner, a {oung actress who has been coming well to the front lately, will be the leading woman in this play. The Polish pianist, Ignace Paderewski, will next appear at the theater in a limited number of concerts. A season of tragedy will be presented by Thomas Keene. Among other engagements made at the California are: “The Twentieth Century Girl”: Peter F. Dailey in his new farce- comedy, “The Night Clerk”; “Town Top- ics,” and the melodramatic production, “The Fatal Card.” Lumber Company Incorporated. Articles of incorporation of the Hardy Creek Lumber Company were filed in the office of the County Clerk vesterday morning. The eapital stock i§ $25,000. The ‘incorporators are W. P. MeFaul, Thomas L. Johnson, C. A, McFaul, E. D. Warren and Martin K. Landen. the car over upon tne plaintiff, crushing | his shoulder so that he will be & cripple | TRAGEDIES AND COMEDIES | may interest some to know just what the | Milk Inspector has done during that time. In my midnight raids, as the pressare | pleased to call them, I have stopped some- | thing like 450 wagons. Inaddition to this, | T have secured 182 samples of milk from | restaurants, many of which are still in the | hands of Bacteriologist Spencer. In all, I | have dumped about 2000 gallons of milk, | which is not a bad beginning when all the difficulties are considered. “‘I have prepared a few figures, which will convey some idea of the extravagant way adulteration was carried on before this office was created. There are about 90,000 gallons of milk used in San Fran- cisco daily. During my first week in office all samples taken showed from 30 to 40 ver cent water adulteration. These samples, mind you, were taken from all parts of the City—from along the water front, out Mission and San Bruno roads, and downtown restaurants. “Taking the average at 30 per cent it shows that these 90,000 gallens of milk water, to say nothing of preservaline, for- eign fats and other adulterants. It is a mere matter of arithmetic for one to de- termine just how much San Franciscans were paying daily for the water in their milk. *‘I am not surprised that this inspection has brought about an increased demand | for milch cows. This 27,000 gallons of water must be supplied in some way, and | it can only be done legally by a pure ar- ticle of milk. Presuming that each cow will give an average of three gallons of milk daily it means that 9000 milk-givers must be bought by the dairymen to take the place of the 27,000 gallons of water. I appreciate the fact that these are startling | figures, but they are none the less true for all that. “I read in THE CaLL this morning that the Milkmen’s Association had increased the price of milk about 25 per cent. This action is particularly gratifying to me be- cause it is a tacit acknowledgment that the milk hitherto offered for sale was adul- terated. If the milkmen would only un- derstand one thing and that is the people want pure milk and are willing to pay for it, all this dumping business would be practically done away with. However, there are not a few who are naturally dis- honest, and will, therefore, continue their nefarious practice, all the time hoping that I will not appear on their particular route. I want to say to such parties, and to all dairymen for that matter, that I am pledged by the duties of my office to eter- nal vigilance, and that at no time during my term in office will there be a let-up. In other words, 1 d6 not propose to sleep long as I think there is work to be done on the outside.” Early yesterday morning Inspector Dockery made a raid, which resulted in catcing two unwary dairymen. In com- pany with a CALL representative and Dr. E. J. Creely, veterinary surgeon to the Board of Health, he left the City Hall about 10:30 o'clock Wednesday night. Dockery hoped by the early start to catch a few of the milkmen who had hitherto escaped him, and he did. The inspector made a temporary stand contained no less than 27,000 gallons of | car was run into by an engine, throwing a | day,” said Mr. Dockery yesterday, ‘‘and it | first salary warrant, in spite of all the talk | to the contrary. WILLIAW . LEE 1S DEA 'Passing of the Oldest Govern- ment Employe on This Coast. A Veteran of the Mexican War and the Rebellion—Fifty Years in the Service. William G. Lee, who up to the day of | his death bad served the Government al- | most continuously in various capacities | for over fifty years, passed away at his home, 605 mond street, during the early hours of vesterday morning. | Mr. Lee was the oldest and probably the ;‘best-kno\\'x) man in the Government ser- | vice on this coast, and for twenty years | past had been a familiar figure about the Custom-house. He had been in rather poor health for some time, and on Wednesday complained of being ill and went home. His daughter | ministered to him during the night, and early yesterday morning, ou going to his room to inquire how he felt, she found him dead. On learning of his demise Surveyor of the Port English, under whom he wasem- ployed as a Customs Inspector, ordered the tlags on the barge offices and district offices on the City front to be placed at half-mast. He also detailed a committee of Mr. Lee’s fellow-inspectors to act in conjunction with the committees of the various organizations to which the de- ceased belonged in wmaking arrangements for the faneral. ¥ Mir. Lee was a veteran of the Mexican war and of the War of the Rebellion. He enlisted in Company G of the First TUnited States Artillery in 1845 and served with distinction. Later he came to San Francisco and_drove the first mule team over the sandhills to the military reserva- tion now known as the Presidio. On the breaking out of the Rebellion he went to the front to serve his country. In the '70’s he returned _to this State and became sut- ler at the Presidio, where he remained until 1877, when he was appointed a night inspector in the Custom-house. In 1885 he was appointed a day inspector, in which position he served up to the day of his death. Mr. Lee was a member of the Mexican Veterans’ Association, serving as its mar- shal for the past fifteen years, and of Lin- coln Post No. 1, G. A. R. He leaves a family of five, all married. The funeral will be held from Pioneer Hall at 2:30 o’clock Sunday, and the inter- ment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Deceased was 71 years of age and until a few months ago enjoyed ge health. i et T By False Pretenses. Madison P. Terrill, contractor, was arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant charging him with obtaining money by false pretenses. The complaining witness was H. Kiley, 1705 Devisadero street. Terrill said he borrowed $60 from Kiley about two years ago, but through sickness in his family he has been un- able to Tepay it. He promised Kiley to pay it next Monday and was very much surprised when arrested. He was released on bon NOT MEANT AS A JOKE Barney Conlon Dubbed With a New Title and Given a Good Place. TAXPAYERS WILL NOT SMILE. By Some Error He Was Officially Killed and Some Provision Had to Be Made for Him. Here is a story for the taxpayers of San Francisco. Some weeks ago the Solid Eight of the Board of Supervisors swung the official ax in a vicious manner and Iopped off the heads of a lot of janitors in the new City Hall. Several heads of drivers of patrol wagons also fellin the basket. Amongthe latter was the head of Barney Conlon, driver of the patrol wagon of the Seven- teenth-street station. Now this untimely taking off of Barney Conlon’s head was all a mistake. His case was supposed to have been looked after by Supervisor King, but somehow Barney got mixed up with the herd of goats marked for slaughter, and when the names on the slate were rattled off his name was among them. i Of course the mistake was soon discov- ered, but the lamb had been killed and it looked like indelicate work to kill the new lamb in order to restore life to the old one. A place had to be made for Barney. So the good men who provide patronage at the public crib at the expense of the tax- payers scratched their wise and woolly heads and thoueht, and thought, and thought. Off in one end of the new City Hall are five ordinary-sized rooms turned over to the use of the five Justices of the Peace. | There have been janitors who have spent as much as two hours a day reading the | newspapers and trying to keep the dust from burying the rooms out of sight. The janitor gets $70 a month for such services. The office holdings in the new City Hall are like the streetcars—there is always room for one more to squeeze in some- where, Taxpayers can form some idea how very full of appointees the new City Hall is these hard political times when 1t is observed that no place could be found for Barney except beside the lonely jani- tor of the Justices’ Court. A place was | made there for him, nevertheless. It sounded like irony to call him an assistant | janitor, for even the big telescope on ! Mount Hamilton couldn’t find any work | in the Justices’ Court rooms at which he could ass So the office-furnishers dubbed him with a new title. They called | him “an additional attendant and mes- | senger.” It was a heavy name for Barney to carry for so light a task as he was put to, so they | made it up to him by fixing his salary at $90 a month, just §20 more a month to the | assistant than all the preceding janitors | have received for doing all the work all by | their two-hours-a-day lonely selves. Be- | sides the extra $20 was intended to salve in a way the injured feelings of Barney when he was unintentionaliy cut out from the lambs and mixed among the sacrificial | goats. | Barney will assume the duties of ‘“‘an additional attendant and messenger of the | Justices’ Court in and for the City and | County of San Francisco' to-day. Thirty | days from date he will cash his warrant for $90 salary. If he raises a broom or finds a message to carry meanwhile it’s his | own fault. | Work is indeed heavy and times are | bard at the $6,000,000 building when “an additional attendant and messenger’” by special appointment has to do any harder labor than hunting for the Treasurer’s office to cash his monthly warrant. The only real bit of airy versiflage about the whole business that will be appreciated by the greaning $2 25 taxpayer is the fact that the “additional attendant and special messenger of the Justices' Court, etc.,” will be paid out of the urgent necessity fund. | At least so the people say who ought to | know what they are talking about. | At any rate Barney will be paid. There | isno more doubt about that than about | his appointment | CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. The Next Grand Convention in 1897 to Be Held in San Fran- cisco. The International Convention of Chris- | tian Endeavor it was expected would he} held this year in California, but had to pe | abandoned owing to the inability to make arrangements with the railroad company. At the last convention, held in Boston, it was decided to hold the convention here in 1897. Accordingly at the regular meet- | ing of the executive committee of the Golden Gate Christian Endeavor Union, held in the early part of this month, a committee was appointed to nominate the committee of 1897. That committee will have charge of all arrangements. It con sists of George B. Littlefield (chairman), | Joseph Sanchez, A. S. Johnson, Mrs. | Tenney and Miss Ida Clayton. A special meeting of the executive com- | mittee was held last evening at the Y. M. C. A. Hall to hear the report of that com- ! mittee. It recommended the appointment | of Rolla V. Watt as chairman of the 1897 | committee. The report was unanimous | and it was asserted that Mr. Watt's ap- | roinltment will be hailed with enthusiasm i by all. y’rhe next quarterly convention of the Christian Endeavor will be held at Cal vary Presbyterian Church Thursday even ing. | ¢ the eetimg Tast nipht Henry Eden, | chairman of the committee on floating | work, recommended a Thanksgiving din- | ner for seamen. The proposition was ap- proved, and the dinner will be held in the | Mariners’ Church. A resolution was passed expressing the sympathy of the union with the St. John’s Church Endeavor on the recent death of | their pastor, Rev. D. Hanson Irwin. NEW SOCIALIST CLUB. Italian Residents Band Themselves Into a Society and Adopt an Americaa Platform. An Italian socialistic society has just been formed in San Francisco, which bears the name of ‘Lega Operaio Social- ista.” It is the first organization of the kind in this City, and though it only num- bers about thirty charter members they confidently expect that their ranks will rapidly be recruited. The president of the new society, E. Ferrero, said, yesterday: *‘We have adopted the American socialistic platform and have translated the rules which gov- ern American socialists—those are the ones we intend to be guided by. Socialism is pretty much the same ail the world over; there is really no difference between the views held by an Italian socialist and those held by an American. “Italy is one of the great strongholds of the socialist. It ranks next to Germany and Francein that respect. Some of the most thinking men in the country are in ite ranks—De Amicis, for instance, who is one of our greatest writers.”’ The new club has applied for affiliation with_socialistic organizations in Boston and New York, but it has not yet been de- cided to makeany overtures toward similar organizations in this City. Enrico Tra- vaglio, the secretary, is drawing up a pro- gramme, however, which may include such steps. he first open meeting of the society takes place next Sunday afternoon at the Sala Colombo, 623 Broadwuy. The presi- dent stated yesterday that he was unable tostate what subjects would bz <discussed, but he was positive in his aifirmations that everything would be on the lines of social- ism, pure and stmple. The executive board consists of E. Fer- rera, president; Juls, vice-president; Cesare Roncbi, treasurer; Enrico Trevag- lio, secretary. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BYN mfl EATRE LAST WEEK ! . L NAYMAN AND Co, NCORP'D PRORS. Canary and Lederer's e . Y. Casino Production, MATINEE SAT-UTHE PASSING SHOW s T:! With Its 110 People. NEXT WEEK Hoyt’s Latest Satirical Comedy, ") GONTENTED WOMAN" SEATS NOW SELLING. G Gt PRIEDLANOLR.GOTTLOD & co- L3363 AND MAMAGLRS -+ MOUS, ORIG AL BOSTONIANS In Their Greatest Success, “A WAR-TIME WEDDING!!"* ——NEXT WEEK—— C“ROBIN EXTOOD”? SEATS NOW ON SALE. (AURSR SEVEN NIGHTS—MATINE: SATURDAY. BEGINNING MONDAY, NOV. 4, CHARLEY’S AUNT. Management CHARLES FROHMAN SEATS NOW SELLING. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS ERNESTINE KRELING Proprieior & Manages THIS WEEK—— LAST NIGHTS OF THE GRAND OPERA SEASO REPERTOIRE: TO-NIGH “LUCIA.” IDA VALERGA In the Title Role. To-morrow Night—THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. SUNDAY NIGHT IAL BILL, MARTHA and G.\B@Hfill RUSNTICANA. Seats Now on Sale for Next Week. OPENING COMIC OPERA SEASON! “MADAME FAV First Appearance of EMELIE MF LLE. Reappearance of the favorite comedian, FERRIS \. AR MAYMATS 25¢ and 50c. GROVER’S ALCAZAR. NOTEWORTHY SUCCESS OF THE “PINK DOMINOES!” And the TRILBY B{LLET. ——LAST NIGHTS ! —— WATINEES WEDVESDAY, SATURDAY AY? SUNDAY! 23~ Secure Your Seats in Advance and Avoid the Turnaway at Night. Night Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 35c. 500. Matinee Prices—10c, 15¢, 25c. No Extra for Securing. Telephone Black 991. Popular Price NEXT MONDAY—— “THE CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN I"* MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Famlly Theaterin Americ: WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lesses and Ma: THIS EVENING AT EIGHT. AN ATTRACTION YOU CAN’T MISS Tom Craven’s Great Melodrama, “THE STOWAWAY” In Which the Original Spike Hennessey will Crack & Real Safe and the Y acht *Success,” will be Used. 33¢ ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and PowalL TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, 6-MORE NEW PEOPLE—6 LEADERS IN VAUDEVILLE! THE FOUR LASSARDS, IDA HOWELL, HARRY STEEL AND—— THE GREATEST SPECIALTY BILL IN AMERICA! Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnalrs and Box seats, 50c. TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) YOU WILL HAVE THE FIRST CHANCEH To— SHOOT THE CHUTES! HAIGHT STREET, One Block East of the Park. THE SENSATION OF LONDON, ANTWERP, NEW YORK ___ and CHICAGO. Open Afternoons and Evenings. ADMISSION, TEN CENTS. FUN NEW TO FRISCO! FOOTBALL! CALIFORNIA FRESHMEN LT STANFORD FRESHMEN, CENTRAL PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 2 P. M. Sharp———Rain or Shine. ADMISSION, 50c. HANNIBAL A. WILLIAMS, The Celebrated Shakespearean Interpreter, undee the auspices of the Chauning Auxillary, WILL READ KING HENEY IV. ON SATURDAY, NOV. 2, AT 2 P. M. AT THE UNITARIAN CHURCH, Cor. Geary and Franklin sts. Admission 50c. Tickets for saie ai Sherman & Clay’s and Doxey's. RUNNING m RUNNING RACES ! RACES CALIFORNTA 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 P. 3. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. BASEBALL-CENTRAL PARK., San Francisco vs. San Jose. Nov. 2, 3, 6 and 7. Saturday at 3:30, Sunday at 2:00 P. M,