The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 21, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1895. BALDWIN THEATER.: CALIFORSIA THEATE —High-Class Vaudeville. ALCAZAR.—“The Governor.” INSTITUTE OF ART.~Winter SHOOT THE CHUTes.—Daily at Halght street, one block east of the Park. By DisTRICT TRACK —Races. BY HAMMERSMITH & FreLD—Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds and Siiverware, at 118 Sutter street, at PN LLIVAN & DovLE—Saturday, November at corner Fourteeth and Mission streets, ELDRIDGE & Co.—Tuesday, Nov. tate, at Salesrooms, 838 Market street, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Trinity Presbyterian Church closed a success- {ul bazaar this evening. Two men arrested in San Jose proved not to be Alfred Neville's murderers. J. B. Allison was sent to the County Jail for six months by Judge Low yesterday, for beg- ging. Mayor Sutro is searching for authority on which to hold & special election with the new charter. The second concert for the Children's Hos- pital took place t night in the Mechanics’ Pavilion. A foggy mor g, increasing clouainess to- | ward night snd cooler weather are forecasted for to-day. The Board of Health has decided to give the ter supply of San Francisco & thorough in- of Superintendent of Streets Ash- resumed yesterday and the taking e began. ne History of the Pacific Northwest” rtiand, Oregon. e First Congregational Church concluded siness meet by the appointment of ttees last evening. emen H.G.Clancy and Erasmus Hart- ned last night by the Police Commis- neglect of duty rers at the track yesterday were ker, Jim Corbett, Potentate, Me- Lignt, Rosebud ‘and Soon Enough. 11, the stockbroker, has been miss- «l days and only $6 has been found office 1o settle with his creditors. ass-meeting of women interested in the ession of vice has been called jor to-mor- ernoon at the Y. M. C. auditorium. nd Commander Caswell of the Scottish was welcomed home sesterday by a ble committee irom the G onsistory. n the vicinity of Buena Vista 0ld & mass-meeting in & few days s and means forits improventent. The transcontinental flier over the Union Pacific system arrived Iast might three days hours from Chicago, shortening the e hours. liza Miller, from this port for htin a gale and dismasted 1 were lost. She was he s Coos Ba; on the The property of the Cynthia Hoff Sh estate was disposed of &t suction ye The old Bijou Theate te and brought $16 nmond’s suit against the Stockton I Works, involv his double- eetcar patent, is to be taken up to the States Supreme Court. neer, erday pendi examination of & check which he passed, but which was returned. Charles Todd and Joseph Smith, tramps who s e ¥, were arrested yes. on the complaint of E.T.Kinca le from him. ns large: re man st Las Banos has ing with & sis-gauge gu s nobody looked £ owledge of where his him, home gic sealing for the season has r for the Treasury De- reat excess of females mbia, the first steamer to leave for rate war began, passed out assengers. The Southern al was well patronized, Nash and Van ith the San Franciscos zainst the Facific and Olympics. tern player remains of the base- Hal- Francisco, owner of the fishing w Moon, was nearly drowned at the erday. His boat +as capsized by & d it was several hours before he was van, 928 Natoms street, swore out & in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday g him of & goid watch and chain on No- ber 11. an outgrowth of the Union Stockyard 0,000 bond suit P. Tormey, the president, is to be sued by a couvenient financial , B. Fernendez of Contra Costa County, for £62,000. DeWitt Clinton Prescott commenced an equ suit in the United States Circuit Court vesterday against the Santa Clara Valley Mill and Lumber Company for infringement of a patentin band-saw mills. The Eclectic Medical Scciety of the State of Californis began its twenty-second annual ses- sion yesterday. This evening President Logen will entertain the members and their wives at & banquet at his residence. August Schlotter, an 0ld man who for some time has lved s miserable life in poverty at 36 Hubbard streei, committed suicide at the Ahl- born House yesterday morning by shooting himself through the head with & pistol. Emma Cleveriey, & young woman, was ar- night on & charge of grand larceny. $40 from Samue! Jackson, s visitor, from Klamath, Or., which was found hidden in her dress when searched at the prison. The California Varsity eleven played the Olympic team behind closed doors at Central Park yesterday evening and scored one touch- down on the Olympians, although the clubmen put up & mare reliable ground-gaining game. James Coggin, who, with Frank Comyns, robbed a house on Pacific avenue, was con- victed of the charge of grand larceny in Judge Belcher's court - yesterday. Comyns had aiready been convicted, and both will appear for sentence next Friday. The suit of John E. Nash for the fulfiliment of an slleged contract of employme; Mrs. Ernestine Kreling s on tri formerly stage manager of the wes discharged because his love for racehorses was grenter then his attention to business. Taxes on the Fair cstate are now due and the >robate Court hes been petitioned for leave to draw from the Nevada Bank $42,245 12 der to pay them. The taxes are those for property in this City; $32,143 77 is for real estate and $10,101 35 is for personal property. The American ehip Shenandoah, which s for New York to-day, has six appre: sboard. This is a big innovation on A sels, but Captain Murphy says it wil cess and that soon a thousand boys will be carning navigation aboard American deep- water ships. . Sheehy, an old miner of Virginia City, sest superintendent of rich siiver high in the Cordilleras, eighty miles from ILima, Peru, has returned here.” The receni revolutions, he seys, have d trouble to Peruvian mine-owners. He not return there. Terence McCabe was ten minutes late in eppearing belore Judge Wallace yesterday to enswer the charge of resisting an officer, and when he did come he fonnd his bond forfeited and the Deputy Sheriff waiting for him. A sojourn in jail until he could secure a new bond was what McCabe paid for Lis extra ten minutes. Charles B. Flagg, sunzeme secretary of the order of ited Commercial Travelers of America, has arrived here to organize sub- couneils in this City, Sacramento and Los An- geies. He is from Columbus, Ohiv. When he gets through there he will go to Oregon and Washington and organize ocher sub-councils. T hle ohject is both social and to give monetary eid. Mrs. Clenega Hutchinson and her son. Rich- erd Hutchinson, are suing the San Francisco Gaslight Company and Jacob Jacobs, their 1andlord, for $20,200 ana $25,250 respectively. The complaint states thaton August 29 lasta chandelier was removea from one of the rooms and no cap was placed on the oven pipe. Asa cousequence, when the plaintifis came home thatevening and lita match there wasan ex- plosion and both were badly burned. ALONG THE WATER FRONT, compiled by E.W. Wrightand printed | € | arrest of James Carroll on the charge of A Fisherman Nearly Drowned While Entering the Golden Gate. THE ELIZA MILLAR DISMASTED. Cut Rates on the Columbia Called Forth Nearly Two Hundred Passengers. Antone Francisco had a terrible experi- ence last Tuesday nigcht. He had been | out crab fishing and had done fairly well. | His boat was a new one and cost him $100, | while his sails, nets and oars cost him at | least $75 more. He called her the New | Mooh, and went out on the first appear- | ance of the Queen of the Night. He re- mained out longer than usual and when coming in through the north channel a breaker capsized the boat. For hours he clung to her and no succor came. Just as he was giving up in despair a belated crab-boat came along and took him on board. An attempt was made to tow the overturned boat into port, but it failed. The steamer San Benito that arrived | from Puget Sound yesterday afternoon re- | ported that the fishing-boat was bottom up | off Duxbury reef. Antoue got one of tne | fishing-steamers to go out after it, but the | chances are that it will not be found. The schooner Eliza Miilar arrived in | vort late yesterday aiternoon in a disabled | condition. She left here on the 6th inst. | for Coos Bay, but did not get any further | than Crescent City. On November 17, in | latitude 42 north, longitude west, she was caught in a heavy gale. The spring | stay that connects the fore and main mast | carried aw and the latter could not| stand the strain. It broke off about eight | feet from the deck,and with it went the | main boom, mainsail and gaff topsail | Part of the rail on the port quarter was | carried away also, and the man_ at the wheel was nearly carried overboard. | Captain Miller was knocked down by the | falling spar, but only received a scalp wound. As the mast was bumping hea ily against the schooner it was cut away, and the skipper, finding he could not make Coos Bay, put abont and made for San Francisco. Repairs will be made at once and another start made for Coos Bay. The steamer Kahulni will sail for Svd- ney, N. 8. W., via Honolulu, to-day. She | is very deeply ladenand should be very | much steadier than she usually is in a sca- way. Her cargo is a general one for Hono- lulu, but for Australia she has 300 tons of | broomcorn that the Mariposa could not take and 1100 tons of wheat. A cargo of coal wi]IIprobubly be the Kanului’s return | load to Honolulu, and from that point she | will bring up sugar. The following notice in regard to the Cape Flattery fog-signal has been issued by the United States Lighthouse Board: Notice is hereby given that a plentiful supply of water having been obtained at this staiio on Tatoosh Island, south side of the west e trance to the Stzait of Juan de Fuca, aiter | November 11 the steam fog-whistle will be sounded during thick or foggy weather, as stated in the listof lights and fog signals and the list of beacons and buoys. The Oregon Navigation and Improve- ment Company’s steamer Columbia sailed for Portland yesterday. Sheis the first of the fleet to get away under the new sched- ule of rates, and nearly 200 passengers availed themselves of the cut. Mangy ple thought it was cheaper to make a two | days’ trip to the Columbia River, with bed | | and board thrown in, for §6 than to keep house. As to the steerage passengers, it | cost them $2 50. Captain Charles Goodall and Senator | Perkins were down at the wharf looking after the sailing of the steamer, and Colonel Menton of the Southern Pacific ! was there counting the passengers. After | the Columbia had sailed Captain Goodall encountered the railroad man and re-| marked: ‘It will save you a lot of wor in mental arithmetic if you will come to our office after the departure of each north- ern steamer. There we’ll have a full pas- senger list ready for you, and then you will know exactly who sailed on the boat.” | Menton laughed, turned on his heel and walked away. Captain Sutherland’s Anxiety | Over the Seizure of His Schooner, Very Great Excess of Females Killed During the Season by the Sealing Fleet. Captain A. C. Sutherland’s death re- cently is believed by seal-hunters to have been due to worrying over the seizure of | his schooner, last June, by the Federal anthorities. He named his schooner the | Sophia Sutherland, afier his wife. The appraisement of his estate in Oak- land shows that, outside of his $9000 life | insurance, he had $5000 invested in the | schooner and about $2000 worth of seal- | skins. | Ot a fleet of thirteen sealing-schooners | three—the Sutherland, Bowbead and Win- | chester—were seized upon their arrival at | this port by the customs authorities on | charges brought by United States District | Attorney Foote. | The charges were as to hunting without | a special license, and in the case of the | Sutherland of disregarding the close sea- | son. The Bowhead was seized in Angust and the Winchester in September. | So far as the captains themselves of the | Bowhead and Winchester, W. P. Noyes | and Frank Johnson respectively, are con- cerned, the cases against them have been | dropped. It was alleged that the Bow-| head caught eighteen seals in the pro-| ibited waters without having a_special | license, in January, and that the Winches- | ter had caught 232 seals in December and | January, likewise without a special license. Unless a special license be first secured no | craft can seal in what by the Paris award | is known as prohibited waters. The prosecution, however, felt that it had a more serious case against the Sophia | Sutheriand. She had caught seals during | the close season in the prohibited waters, viz., fourteen sealsin June of this year, the close season being from May 1 until July 31, and this greatly nglgravatedher offense, she having no special license. Captain Sutherland’s explanation was that his men had mutinied and the four- teen seals had been killed by his hunters while in that state. Shewas tied up pend- ingduial, and about a week ago the captain di A report on pelagic sealing for the past sensoup—othat inl,“;sgl‘f) the number of seal- | skins and their sex, brought to this port by the fleet—has '{:ns\: been prepared by Devuty Collector Newton 8. Farley for Collector Wise and is soon to be sentto the Treasury Department at Washington. From tne figures it gives it would seem that the extermination of the species is to be only a question of time. It showsa great excess of females killed over males. Altogether 6123 fur sealskins were landed at this port, 1530 Deinf males, 4298 females and 295 undetermined. The number of which the sex could not be determined consisted of 125 gray pups and 170 skins that were transferred toa { in let tug outside the heads and -landed without being inspected. It is usual for sealing vessels to land their outward catches at Yokohama or Hakodate for transhipment to London, and for this reason probably 5000 skins should be added to the above to represent the total catch of the Heet sailing from this port. ‘The Russian steamer Kotik brought to San Francisco 17,723 fur sealskins from Petropaulov: but haviug been caught in Siberian waters by vessels other than American or British they were not in- spected, not being subject to the provisions of the is award as to operations in the North Pacific and Bering Sea, east of the one hundred and eightieth meridian. TROUBLE OVER A CHECK Ar- Fred Mitchell, Alias F. J. Rowe, rested Pending an Investigation. Fred Mitckell, alias F.J. Rowe, an en- gineer, was arrested yesterday in Hack- meier's Hotel, on Eddy street, and will be detained pending an investigation of a check which aroused suspicion. Mitchell and his wife registered at the hotel two weeks ago as F.J. Rowe and wife. Yesterday morning he presented a check for §75 in_ payment of his board and lodging, receiving cash for the balance. The check was dated November 18, drawn on the Bank of California and signed Joet Rowe. When presented at the bank it was marked *‘No account.” . Mitchell explained that he was a rela- tive of Joel Rowe, supérintendent of she Jureka Mill and Lumber Company, West Point, Calaveras County, and the check was genuine. Detective Seymour wired to ‘West Point for inforr-ation. INDORSE MR, DOCKERY. The Inspector Submits His Re- port for the Month Just Ended. i Milkmen’s Association Opposed to Any Law Allowing the Sale of Skim Milk. At a meeting of the Board of Health held yesterday the work of Milk Inspector Dockery was carefully gone over, and it can be said to the credit of that gentleman that what he has done received the hearty | indorsement of the members individually and collectively. is as foilows: 1 have the honor of submitting the following report of work done since October 16 to date: I visited numerous places where milk is on sale, and after a_careful examination con- demned, seized and_destroyed about 5800 gul- lons of milk. This includes milk tested from various wagors and condemned on account of being below ihe siandard. 1 have procured warrants for the arrest of seventy offenders, of which thirty-five liave been convicted and the balance are pending. Respectfully, JANES P. DockERY, Milk Inspector. It will be seen that during the official month just ended Mr. Dockery has secured the conviction of thirty-tive dealers, or just 50 per cent of the total number ar- rested. Of the remaining thirty-five some half » dozen have been acquitted and the balance are yet to be tried. Followingthe Inspector’s report came a letter from the Milkmen’s Association, which reads as follows: Gentlemen: The executive committee of the Milkmen's Asssociation of this City respect- fully submits for your consideration the fol- lowing suggestions concerniug the inspection of milk, duties of the Miik Inspector and the regulation of the sale of skim milk: Kealizing the importance of & Milk In- spector and in oraer to obtain athorough, faithful and impartial inspection of every milk-dealer of this City, we think that the Milk Inspector ought to receive a salary of not less than $150 per month; be provided with horse and bugey and slso be assisted by two deputies appointed by your honorable board, the deputies to work under the direc- tion of the Chief Inspector, and to take sawmples of milk only; leave asample of the milk with the driver, and nunder no circumstences should the deputies dump any milk in_the street, the Chief Inspector alone to have that power. In order to render eflicient the results of the milk inspection, it is our opinion that heavier fines ought to be inflicted on each offender. 1f & fine of $250 was imposed for the first offense, one of $500 for the second, and one of $£500 and imprisonment for the next, we be lieve that such practice would soon prevent the fraud in milk and render the duties of the milk iospection easier and eflicacious. The sale of skim milk ought to be regulated by your honorable board, so that the venders of thet milk could easily be distinguished from those selling whole milk, and in order to ob- tain that point, we would suggest that no one De allowed to séll skim milk unless it was de- Jivered on wagons marked with the name of The Inspector’s report | the vender and a sign painted on the wagon WORRIED HIM TO DEATH, ers not less than six inches high, as fol- lows, “skim milk."” __Any milkcans out of which skim milk is be- ing sold at retail, either from wagons or ina store, ought to be painted with & stripe of green color of no less than three inches wide around the breach of the can. To avoid fraud, we believe that no skim milk should be allowed to be distributed in the City on wagons carrying both skim and whole ik The executive committee of the Milkmen's Association. By J. L. VERMEIL, Chairman. This letter evoked considerable friendly discussion, Dr. Hart assuming the lead as far as it related to skim milk. He stated that quite a number of physicians recom- mended this diet for certain patients and he thought that the law should allow it to be sold under certain restrictions. Drs. Morse and Hart were appointed a committee to look into the matter, with instructions to report at the next meeting. The question of appointing two additional inspectors, as suggested by the Milkmen’s Association, also came up for considera- tion. definite action being postponed until November 27. The gnestion of increasing Mr. Dockery’s salary from $100 to $150 per month will also be considered atthat time. Before adjournment the board passed the following resolutions concemin& the fines recently imposed by the Police Court Judges on venders of adulterated milk: ‘WHEREAS, The Police Judges of this City have been inflicting the minimum of punis?unent on_ persons convicted of selling adulterated milk, although ample warning has been given o such seller: whereas, this crime would seem to merit the maximum penalty, being committed commonly and solely for selfish gain and with full knowledge of the harm and injury inflicted; snd wnereas, the profit in seiling adulterated milk is so great that un- | scrupulous dealers, with the present fines, can well afford to run the risk of detection and are acting on that theory; and whereas, the fines heretofore inflicted are not adequate for the crime and do not at all deter its commission; and whereas, it is utterly impracticable to em- ploy a sufficient number of milk inspectors to prevent the sale of adulterated milk unless unishment be deterrent; and whereas, the act of the maximum puhishment will stop this crime at & less cost and more certainly than a large number of inspectors would. Resolved, That in the interest of public health 2s well as morality, the Police Judges of this City be requested 10 fix such punishment as will prevent the adulteration of food in the | City, und the secretary of this board is hereby directed to call the attention cf said Judges to the facts set forth in this resolution. MRS, ARCY VERY ILL It Is Now Sald Her Recovery Is Ex- tremely Doubtful. Mrs. Anna Arcy, the young woman who was burt Tuesday by the Baldwin Hotel elevator, was regarded as in a dangerous condition yesterday. It is feared her spine is so injured that it may ultimately cause her death. She occupies a room at the Baldwin and Is being treated by Dr. | J. A. Noble. ““The doctor told me to-day,” said Mrs. William Whyars, with whom Mrs. Arcy has till lately been living, “that he could not tell for a couple of days yet whether she would get well or not. rs. Arcy is so hurt in the back that she cannot move her body, and she says her stomach is be- numbed, so that she has no feeling in it. This makes me think she is in a very serious ttate. I am curing for her four- months-old child. Her husband deserted hersome time ago and she has been doing the best she could to earn her iiving. She is a good, deserving woman.”” | JUDGE CASWELL'S RETURN Welcomed Home by Scottish Rite Men of the Thirty-Third Degree. THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MASON. A Meeting at Port Costa—California Honored by the Supreme Council. '8 The reception to Grand Commander Caswell yesterday morning which took place in a private Pullman car at Port Costa was a unique event in the history of Freemasonry—not only of the coast but of the world. | Never before has there been and perhaps never again will there be such a notable gathering of high degree Masons. ‘Four thirty-third and five thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Masons welcomed to his home in California the one Mason of the highest degree in the world—Judge Thomas Hubbard Caswell, grand com- mander of the Supreme Council, thirty- Henry A. Cline, Master Consistory ot California. third degree, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. This is the full Masonic title that has recently been conferred upon Judge Cas- well of San Francisco by the Supreme Council at Washington, which has just closed its bi-annual session. And this title makes its bearer the first Mason in the world, outranking even the crowned heads of Europe. S % The Prince of Wales is grand com- mander of the Supreme Councii of the Scottish Rite for Great Britain, but his council receives its charier and its power from the Supreme Council of the juris- diction of which a Californian is now the grand commander. Judge Caswell :has reached the apex of the Masonic pyramid | and will remain there for life. Honors be- yond this—in thbe eyes of all good Masons | at least—may not be attained on this | planet. The Judge carried his dignities grace- fully and with modesty as well, it was re- marked, as he entered the Puliman car | chartered by the committee that went | down the road to meet him. Heis a very | patriarch in appearance, with_his long white beard and locks and his sturdy, well-knit figure—not so elderly in ap- pearance as to make it at all probable that the California Masonry will robbed of | his high and mighty place in the Supreme Council for many years to come. The committee’s car was coupled on the end of the regular overland train at Port | Costa. 1In this car, when it left the Oak- Jand mole a little before 8 o'clock, was gathered a most notable assemblage of Masonic dignitaries—few in number, but mighty in deeree—a good-sized hamper, a beautiful basket of lowers, made chiefly of roses and chrysanthemums, and some newspaper men. The Masonic aotables were: Illustrious William Frank Pierce, thirty- third degree, grand sword-bearer of] the Supreme Council and inspector-general of California. Illustrious Theodore H. Goodman, thirty-third degree, past grand command- er of the Grand Consistory. Illustrious Henry A. Cline, thirty-third degree, grand commander of the Grand Consistory. Iilustrious Charles L. Pierce, thirty- third degree, first lieutenant grand com- mander of the Grand Consistory. Illustrious Harry J. Lask, thirty-second degree, K. C. C. H., second lieutenant grand commander of the Grand Con- sistory. Illuztrious Charles A. Wagner, thirty- second degree, K. C.C. H., grand constable of the Grand Consistory. Tilustrious John Martin, thirty-second degree, K. C. C. H., venerable master, Oak- iand Lodge of Perfection. ;. Illustrious August L. Ott, thirty-second degree, grand captain of the guard of the Grand Consistory. t Tilustrious I%mon E. Fortin, thirty- second degree, K. C. C. H., junior expert Of the Grand Consistor: Illustrious J. L. M. Shetterly, thirty- second degree, orator, Godfrey de St. Omar Council, Knights of Kadosh. Henry Bruner, thirtieth degree, senior warden Lodge of Perfection, chancellor of the Knights of Kadosh. . A couple of the illustrious brothers went into the public Pullman and suggested to the grand commander and Mrs. Caswell that they should come back into the rear car and see some old friends. Midway up the aisle of the committee’s car Judge and Mrs. Caswell were halted by the body of the committee, hatless and with heads low- ered but hands outstretched, at _once in honor and in greeting. Brother Cline was in the center of the little crowd and it fell to him to make a pretty speech. *Illustrious Brother T. H. Caswell, grand commander of the Supreme Court of the Southern Juriediction of the United | States,” said he, “it gives me great pleas- | ure to_have the opportunity, during my administration as grand master of the Grand Consistory of the State of Califor- nia, and on behalf of the brethren of the Scottish Rite of this State, to bid you wel- | come upon your return and also to extend to you our joyful expressions of congratu- lation on ‘your election to the highest honor that can be conferred upon a l\fizuon of our beloved rite. “We not only feel that you have been | honored, but that we of this State have also been honored by the selection of one of our number to preside over the future welfare of our jurisdiction. May your life and health long be spared to enable you to9 enjoy the high honor which the Supreme Council nas conferred upon you. Again, illustrious sir, I welcome you home and congratulate you.” There was some handshaking, such words as “‘Grateful to you for this recep- tion * * % gjad to see you * * ¥ home again * * * honored by the Su- reme Council * * * Masons of Cali- ornia,”” etc., from Judge Caswell, and then Brother Bruner stepped out with his pretty basket of flowers and vpresented them to the lady at_the side of the grand commander. Mr. Bruner said some nice words, that matched with the occasion, and Mrs. Caswell thanked him and the committee heartily, and then retired to | Cutler, | the drawing-room. After this there were one or two toasts drank—out of those broad, low. gobiets which. look like ele- gant erystal soup-plates on pedestals and are not made to hold water—while the grand commander told of his trip in the East and of how glad he was to get back to California before the snow fell. At the Oakland mole the party was met by a uniformed body of the Grand Con- sistory, which escorted the grand com- mander to his home in this City on Bartlett street. Thursday evening, December 5, a ban- quet will be_tendered the new grand com- mander at Masonic Temple. by the Grand Consistory of the State. This will be a gathering, it is expected, that will mark an epoch in the history of Masonry in alifornia. Judge Caswell was born in Otsego County, New York, in 1825, of an old American family of English extraction. In 1843 he went to Arkansas to benefit his health and there he remained a year orso. He tnen attended St. Mary’s Col- lege, Kentucky, where he finished his edu- cation. Returning to Arkansas he studied law and was admitted October, 1848. Then came the gold discovery on this coast and he resolved to make the venture to Cali- fornia. With a well-equipped party he took the overland route, starting from Fort Smith, Arkansas, April 1, 1849. . His Masonic life began in Nevada City in 1850. He was made a Master Mason June 7,1851; was exalted to the Royal Arch degree January, 1855: created Knight Templar in Sacramento April 5, 1855; crowned an active inspector-general, thirty- third degree, of Supreme Council for Southern Jurisdiction, in the city of Balti- more, May, 1870, and in October, 1882, was made grand minister of state of the Supreme - Council, thirty-third degree, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. Ie was master of Neveda Lodge No. 13 for four years, high priest of Nevada Chapter No. 6 for nine years, com- mander of Nevada Commandery No. 6 for three years; elected grand high priest in 1858, grand commander in 1873 and grand secretary of the Grand Chapter and grand recorder of the Grand Com- mandery of California in 1878, which posi- tion he still occupies; grand recorder of the Grand Council man of the committees on correspondence of all these bodies. In 1888, at the session of the Supreme Council of the Thirty- third degree of A.and A. S. R., Southern Jurisdiction, held at Washington City, Mr. Caswell was elected grand chancellor of that body, and in 1892, aiso at Washing- ton, he was elected grand prior. InOctober, 1892, he was elected deputy grand master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland for the United States. In October, 1893, he was elected deputy grand commander by Thomas H. Caswell, Grand Commander of the Supreme Council. the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite. He was recently elected grand com- | mander of the Supreme Council, Thirty- | third degree (mother council of the world) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Juris- diction of the United States. FOR DROPPING MEMBERS | An Amendment That Is Under | Consideration in Dr. Brown’s Church. The Pastor Explaips That It Is Merely a Plan to Get Rid of “ Dead Timber.” There was no evidence of discord at the business meeting of the First Congrega- tional Church held at the close of the weekly prayer-meeting last evening. An amendment to that article of the church manual providing for the dropping of names from the membership-roll was read, and it was stated that it would come up for consideration at prayer-meeting next week. The amendment, it was stated, had no special local or present application, but was, as Dr. Brown put it, merely for the purpose of getting rid of ‘‘dead timber.” It was adopted by the recent National Council of Congregational Churches hetd at Syracuse, and recommended as a wise rovision for every congregation of that aith 1n the land. The standing committee recommended, Xanv.t the congregation approved the follow- ng: Kindergarten committee—J. H. Morse, L. C. Hunter, A. Hesser, A. E. Skillicorn, M. J, Gunn, A.Tuttle, Mrs. A. Tuttle, J. H. Hunt, Mrs. J. H. Hunt, Rod G. Guyett, Mrs. Rod Y. Guyett, Mrs. G. K. Fitch, Mrs. H. V. Scott, Mrs. H. Clay, Miss Maude Clay, Mrs. Simpson, Miss Maitie Whittier, Miss Sara Coleman, Miss H. Zeile, Miss Jessie Hathaway, Miss Louise Hoff- g‘nn,[‘Mlllss Augusta Taylor, Miss Mae Purdy, iss L. tee—G. J. Dewing, H. 8. . J. Vasconscellas, T. H. Hatch, A, Farless, A. W. Allison, J. Ching, W.F. Christen- sen, Ray Sompson, A. E.Skillicorn, H. N. Fargo, W. Johanssen. Social committee—L. H. Clement, Thomas Scott, C. G. Nagle, Mrs. D. W. Folger, Miss E. B. Irs. Maggie Rhoads, Mrs. Kate S. Gates. Decoration committee — Louise Hoffman, Florence Scott, Alice Dewing, Elizabeth Priich- ard, Carrie Rogers, Annie Onion, Lizzie Hoff- Taah, Myrtle Simpsoh, F.S. French, Mr. Mitts, J. J. Vasconscello, Edward Allison. Pastor’s assistants—Mrs. A. L. Stone, Mrs. Kate S. Hort. A communication from Brigadier J. J. Keppel of the Salvation Army, thanking the church for courtesies extended, was read. USED TWO REVOLVERS. John Max, a Park Suicide, Who Wrote “Death Is Welcome as a Strain of Music.* John Max, a native of Germany, about 40 years of age, committed suicide last even- ing in Golden Gate Park, near the McAl- lister-street entrance, by shooting himself. The peculiar feature of the suicide was the deceased used two revolvers, both new and of the same pattern. He placed one weapon at the temple and the other over his heart and fired both simultancously, evidently fearing that if he depended on only one weapon his intention to take his life'might result in failure. The following letter was found on him; Life is not the same to all; to some of bless- ing, to some of curse and to some not much in anyway, and, when the future has butempty hands, death is as welcome as a strain of music. JOHN Max, in 1880, as also chair- | e A A A perfect work. MIDWEEK THEATER NOTES, De Wolf Hopper Played to a Masonic Audience Last Night. Haverly Fills the Columbia and the Other Houses Also Draw Well. De Wolf Hopper in his inimitable «Wang" played to a Masonic audience at the Baldwin last night. For the first time since Gus Williams and his company appeared here, members of the highest branch of the Masonie order—the Mystic Schrine—attended the Baldwin in a body, wearing the Turkish fez of the order to a man. It was a com- pliment to Mr. Hopper, who is a shriner, and he appeared his best, despite his lame leg. ;sl‘he only new feature introduced to dis- tinguish the performance from that of its successful predecessors was a burlesque on the Masonic initiation. A lot of sand was taken on the stage by a fantastic negro at- tendant, and the audience was given to understand that it was hot—redhot—and that the initiate, to prove his eligibility to Masonic membership, must walk thereon with bare feet and without a flinch or a fissure in the sizzing flesh. 3 & Mr. Hopper continues to wield his popu- lar sway over his San Francisco audiences, and the presence of his diasonic brethren last night made ble on the staze at Denver had produced lameness. There is a large advance sale of seats for ““Dr. Syntax’ to be put on by the same company next Monday. Haverly’s Minstre 1 audience at the Columbia. made in the programme nightly and the attend ance attests the popular hold which the prince of minstrels has on the theater- going public. SEOEE “The War of Wealth” is enjoying a suc- Changes are cessful run at the_ California, which con- | tained a large audience last night. At the Alcazar “‘The Governor” con- tinues to attract large audiences. The iece is_well mounted. *Cad, the Tom- Eov," will be the attraction next week. Bizet's romantic opera, “‘Carmen,” con- tinues to fi'l the Tivoli nightly. “The Lucky Star”’ will be on next week. *The English Rose” is still a great draw- ing card at the Grand Opera-house. The attraction for next week has not been an- nounced. £ Fhe Orpheum attractions continuc to at- tract. This week’s programme is unusu- ally varied, and the specialties are win- ning nightly applause. NOVEL CHURCH BAZAAR. The Calendar Is Represented by Living Months and Holidays. Taste, ingenuity and energy combined to make the calendar bazaar at Trimty Presbyterian Church an unusual success. The Sunday-school rooms of the handsome church on Capp and Twenty-Third streets presented a gala appearance last evening. In the center of the main room was a | tasteful circular booth, representing Au- gust, where candies were dispensed, for a consideration, by Mrs. J. McCuliough, Miss Neva Hulse, Miss Irene Walker and Miss Edith Crandail. The March and September booths were resided over by Mrs. E. G. Denniston, rs. J. Cumming Smith, Mrs. L. J. Hendy, Mrs. H. P. Theller, Mrs. R. Gratli, Mrs. J D. Jessup, Mrs. Zabriski, Mrs. George Har- rison, Mrs. Cross, Miss Ida Somers, Miss Mamie Spear, "Miss Lottie Moore, Miss Christie Woodin. In the pageant which is seen each evening at 9 o’clock this booth is represented by Mrs, George P. Theller, attired in white and gold, with an Ameri- can flag draped across her shoulder, as California. The April booth had a fool and a grab- bag, dividing attention pretty equaily, Mr. Frank Lobey proving a successful jester. The October, or household booth, was in charge of Mmes. Barry, Brimsmaid, Cheeney, Smith, Stratton, Chalmers and Thorapson, and _was represented in the pageant by a trades parade for Labor day m§ a cupid and fortune-teller for Hal- low’een. > The Fourth of July booth, brave with | National colors, was in charge of Miss Day and Mrs. E. B. Hardy, and was represented in the parade by Mr. Booth as Uncle Sam. The %y and June booth, one of the rettiest, was a bower of flowers, where Miss Sadie Cole held sway as queen, Miss | Zadie Zabriski as a zephyr, and Miss Mae Dalton and Mrs. W. A. Rathrauff sold flowers. One of the most attractive booths from an epicurian standpoint was that in mem- ory of November, and which sent out its representative to the pageant a wheelbar- row lsad of Th-nkslnging dainties. The January and February booths, where Valentine day and George Washington’s birthday were fitly represented, were in charge of Mrs. Frank Dalton, Mrs. F. W. Foster, Miss Bryant and Miss Kerr. The bazaar will close with the third of a series of successful entertainments this evening. o ECLETICS IN SESSION. Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of Their Medical Society. California Medical College Hall was well filled yesterday and last night with mem- bers of the Eclectic Medical Society of the State of California, who came from al! por- tions of the State to attend the twenty- second annual meeting of that body. Dr. H. M. Logan, president of the society, pre- sided. The feature of yesterday’s tession was the reading of papers by the following- named physicians: D. Maclean, H. T. Wester, J. W. Hamilton, W. B. Church, L. F. Herrick, A. E. Scott, George G. Gere, V. A. Derrick. Papers will also be read to-day by H. W. Hunsaker, E. H. Mattner, G. H. Derrick, H. B. Mehrmann, B. Stetson, H.' P. Kirk, L. T. Wade and 0. L. Jones. All papers.were fully discussed, and the critics and seekers after additional in- formation displayed the greatest good- nature in their efforts to point out the weak points of essays, while the authors read the attacks in the same spiril. Among the most highl, apfinciatad ef- forts ‘'was the paper of Dr. Hamilton on “Advancement of Eclecticism.” The election of officers will take place wdn;:i, and the session will then come to an end. i I NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART—WINTER EXHiBITION. Comprising 120 PAINTINGS In 0il and Water Colors by Kesident Ariists; also 60 Works by Foreign Artists, including MURILLO'S “ST. ERANCOIS @ASSISE" and ¢ST. GRE- IRE,"” st examples this S8 asier n the Dalted States. e Open Daily From 9 to 5, Admission 25c, and Thursday evenings (including concert), admission 50c. him forget that his stum- | s played to a large | NEW TO-DAY. «Pure and Sure.” (evelands BAKING POWDER. Each ingredient is tested before compounding, :.md it must be found of the highest standard. The baking powder itself is tested. That's why each spoonful does - NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. =g e~ Rl HAYMAR wCo., |NCORPD THEATRE ! P*o*s |SECOND AND LAST WEEK! LAST MATINEE SATURDAY. The Remarkably Successful American Play, WAR OF WEALTH By C. T. Dazey, Author of “Old Kentucks.” Last Tine Sunday Night, Nov. 24. NEXT MONDAY- 'HERRMANN | THE GREAT! | o] ! = | HIS NEW HYPNOTIC ILLUSION, | Trilby, the Allegorical Aquatic Sensation | THE SPRAY OF LIFE. | EATS READY TO-DA | Extra Matinee THURSDAY (Thanksgiving day). | L AT | a0 Co, | INCORP D HEATRE U PROPS. | SECOND AND LAST WEEK! | ——LAST 3 NIGHTS!— ——LAST MATINEE SATURDAY!—— “W AN GU— As presented by 'DE WOLF HOPPER! And His Merry Company. | EXTRA |— Seats Ready To-day }DE WOLF HOPPER'S NEWEST SUCCESS, DR. SYNTAX: A Novelty in Comic Opera. First Presentation NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, mber 25. Matinee Thanksgiviog Day. | #5~ Special Holida | %3 FRICDLANDER.GOTTLOD & - LESSES ATD MAMAGLRS =~ A WILL | GOOD SURELY | THING I DRAW \HAVERLY'S GREAT MINSTRELS | Doing the Business of the Town. REMEMBER—— | SPECIAL MATINEE ON SUNDAY! MONDAY NEXT-— |MR. HENRY E. DIXEY And His Own Popular Company in “THE LOTTERY OF LOVE" | GROVER’S ALCAZAR. ALL HAIL THE FAMOUS CHARAC- TER COMEDY, "THE GOVERNOR” BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE GROVER COMEDY COMPANY. Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 85¢, 50c. NATISEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRICES—10c, 15c and 25c. ——NEXT WEEK— “CAD, THE TOMBOY!” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mps. KEENESTINE KREDING Proprietor & Managee EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK! —ELABORATE PRODUCTION— Of Bizet's Romantic Opera. é“ CARMENY —TO-NIGET — Cast_Includes: ALICE CARLE- LAURA MILLARD, MarELLA BAKER, MARTIN PACHE, JonN J. RAFFAEL, FERRIS HARTMAN, WirLiax H. WesT, G ¥ORGE H. BRODERICK, ETC. TO-MORROW EVENING, EMELIE MELVILLE in the Title ——NEXT WEEK—— “THE LUCKY STAR.” Secure Your Seats for THIS MERRY-GO-KOUND 0f Fun—Song—Dance AT ONCE! Popular Prices—25¢c gnd 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lesses and Manage THIS FVENING AT FIGHT. —THIS IS A RECORD-BREAKER! — Sims and Buchanan's Famous Drama, “THE ENGLISH ROSE!” A Story of Ireland During the Late ‘Troublous Timgs. EvENINe PRicEs—25¢ and 503 Famlily Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sundsy. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powall TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, A GREAT BILL OF NOVELTIES! sames-THE ALLISONS-Lucy GRANTO and MAUD. AMMON’SCLERISE TRIO And a Choice Company of Artists. Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnalry and Box seats. 50¢. NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER, SHOOT THE CHUTES H Haight St., near the Park CONCERT AT 2 AND 8 P. M.—— ——ADMISSION 10 CENTS. RURNING & RUNKNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETINGI BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine. Five or more raves each day. Racesstartat 3:08 r. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary strees cars pass the gate.