The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1I, 1896. THE DAKCE OF THE WEEK, Successful Meeting of the Friday Fortnightly Club Last Night. BALL GIVEN AT MARE ISLAND.| Presidio Hop — The Sabin Cotillon. Numerous Private Enter- tainments. ce of the week was the meeting Fortnightly Club at Lunt's proved to be one atherings of the chaperoned by i nding and Mrs, | Garwood Wright was the and it s his first attempt llon leading, and if he does 8 I with the next his success as such is assured. He had for his part- Miss Jessie Glascock, one of Oaklana’s tiest b side of the bay. Huber led the orchestra, and there were five figures, several of them new, danced. The fi was the figure el then the debutantes’ march, driv- the latter being q ad > pretty. Thel in the first set were Miss Daisy B! Lander Garber, i Douglas nant W. R. Licutenant Taylor, Dy ap of Carson, Nev., who is n, has been the recipie aham, Miss Bii n, Miss Helen W. Bq 1414 ( lence reet, on rs. James Mrs. Henry Mr. and McKenna entertained 8 num- r on Tuesday last at idence. he was as- Casser will vening at Monda at the Universit » honor of Harold Sewell (pee As A very epjos dance wes g eaptain and officers of thé United States § il loft at the Mare Is ing, which was large.y at- ¥ belles of this City an Tooms were beaut and was veilow, k. Din 2 the ser hic omest dinner parties of the season was that given by Mr. and Mrs, William Inzraham Kip on Tuesday evening last handsome residence, 901 Eddy street, of their second daughter, Miss Mary s season’s most beautiful and ntes. neing and til 12 r. and Mrs. Kip guests of Miss Graha: nedberg, Boss, Miss'Ethel Tompkins, Miss Harriet Graham, entina Kip, W. L. artin, Lientenant J. Lieutenant C. P. Sum- tJohn W. Joyes, U ALz tenant M, McKin ason, and crowds of irom the City. A great were from town also. Thi e Philadelphia &ll present, and account of there being so m v had 1 ny t only to halve but quar- ntly ic was perfect as Las always t these beautifully managed good and 1 n the case a g some of the guests present were: , Miss Hannah Williams, Miss Miss Mariquita Collier, Miss {iss Emma Butler, Miss Ber- wn, Miss Emily Carolan, Miss G =ve Carolan, Miss Cora Smedberg, Miss Mary Kip, Miss Helen Smith, Mi A phie Coleman, Miss Marj , Miss Graham, Mis$ Harriet Miss McCrea, ' Miss _Della Miss Mollie Thomas, Miss Juliet Tompk the Misses Ripley, Miss Clara Huntington, Miss Blackmore, Miss Mamie Stubbs, Miss el Wagner, Miss Findley, Miss Woolworth, y Boardman, Danforth Boardman, W R. Heath, Colonel W. R. iberz, Walter S. Hobart, W. D. Page, Lonis C, ten, C. L. t Landis, , Thomns Lieutenant D. W. nt Grimwood, General and Mrs. ham, Major 'and Mrs. Darling, s g, Miss Dottie Ames, Lieutenant and M Lockwood, Jayes, Dayis, ming, Smedberg, Rutherford Su and many oth The Misses gave a beaut the U Kip. 1 Juliette and Hannsh Williams ul luncheon on Tuesaay last at ersity Club, in_honor of Miss Mary B. Woo! Miss Sara Hobart, Emily Caro s Bertha Smith, < Alleen Goad. very pretty and e irs. John I. dance was 2328 California st in honor of Miss Vi of Judge Belknap of Cars he guest of Miss Sabi house has a large ballroom whicl was used for the There were five national fignres, each being symbolical of the nted, which were America, nd, France and Germany. The co < led by George Gardiner of Oskland Belknap, the guest of honor. Supper Was serve the conclusion of the cotilion, which was followed by general dances ‘or an or two. g the guests were: Miss Virginia ap, Miss Bertie Bruce, Miss Jewett, Miss Mills, Miss Leila Burton, Miss Minnie 1 s King of Portland, Or.; Miss sardiner, Miss Edith Bishop, Miss Miss Bernie Drown, Miss Alice ] v, Miss Alice Sprague, Rambo, Miss Flor Stone, Miss Mesers. Percy King, Percy But- Cameron, George B. De Long, ner, Licutenant W. T. Haan, “onner, Walter Crowell, Hu- Dutton, Kobert McKee, Wil- Franklin Brooks, William McLene, John Reyiolds, Guy sld Riee, Willard Wyman. ung of the Friday Night Club - on ¥Friday, January 17, at Odd Tt will bea bal boud The rmy and navy are requested to siforms, and_the members of the Club ' their pink coats. The ca be led by Miss Sall ard, who will Hiager and Miss will be ssued to any resideat of the State, and have as her able as rah Collier. No invitations les and a great favorite on this | i | they se invited 1o meet the guest of honor | | tickets must be presented at the door. Those | members who have mislaid their tickets muat ich can be sent ification, R. Winslow enter- | tained twenty of their friends at dinner at their home, 1301 Van Ness avenue, on Wednes- day last. Mrs. David Bixler will entertain a number of her friends at a musicale to-morrow, Janu- ary 12, at her residence, corner of Fierce nnd Union streets. Among those who will partici- ate are Carmichael-Carr, Sigmund Becl, T » and Miss Sophia Newland. M b ined » large her home. 1611 Larkin ; Mr. and Mrs. William Haas gave a dinner | party on Thursday evening at their home on Larkin street. Covers were laid for twenty- four. Rey. and Mrs, R, number o dence, 2123 Calilornia street. Robert Cabrera was the guesi of honor at a dinuer given by his friends as a sort of fare- well prior to his departure for Guatemala. The guests assembled besides Mr. Cabrera wero Charles Carpy, James Sweeney, William Davis and Edward Denigan. . Foute entertained a small The engagement is announced of Miss Jennie F. Masten, the younest daughter of N. K. Masten, and Edwin C. Ewell, w o0 is connected with the H. S. Crocker Compar The engagement IS announc Bell hter of Mr. n of Elkin, dau Josie New York was the time and the wedding of Abraham Stern Meyer, daughter of gene is connected with the London, n Bank in New York,and i¢ same company_in this City. :ouple are now probably en route E who Meyer P wedding was solemnized on Wednes- g last_at the residence of Mr. and Dannenbaum, 1630 Octavia_ street, eldest daughter, Miss Adele Dan: Dr. Jacob Voorsanger. The parlors handsomely decorated with heather, s, orange branches aud orange blossoms, rming them into & bower of floral love: The halls weére arranged to appear an avenue in_some tropical climate with <and ferns. The sister of the bride, Miss i, was maid of honor, and Henry husslér acted as best man for the com. The bride looked extremely handsome & gown of ivory white satin trimmed with duchesse lac she carried a bouquet of lilies of the vailey. The muid of honor was attired in an imported dress of white organdie with lace insertion. Her bouquet was com- posed of tiny roses. The invitations to the wedding were restricted to the relativc intimate friends of both familie 100 guests were in attendance. y couple are at present enjoying their lioney mMoon in Southern Californin. On their returs ¥ will remain temporarily with Mr. and | Mrs. Dannenbaum. | 428 New Year's eve one of the prettiest wed- ding of J. B. Emmal, 2663 Howard street, when his daughter. Miss Valeria Emmal, was married to Charles Petten, city inspector for the Spring | Valley Water Comprny. The halls and triple parlor had been handsomely decorated for the occasion, the former with ferns principally and the latter with callas, ferns and roses. In the bay-window was acanopy ot { white ribbons, nydrangea blossoms and under ‘which the wedding ceremony performed. At 8:30 o'clock about guests had assembled whea the beau | notes of Mendelssohn’s ““Wedding Ma. the approach of the wedding par the iront parlor in the follow | order: First the officiating clergymen, the i | Dr. Dille-of the Central M. {and Dr, M. Colburn of Grac Cnurek |came fhe groom with his best man, Spaulding Jr. of Oakland, a cousin { groom. Through the third parlor_ent { came the maid of honor, Leonia Lloy | lowed by the bride, leaning on the arm of h | father. “The wedding party immediately toc up their positions under the canopy, whe v, urch, Dr. Baird then, med, followed by the hearty congratulations of the many friends present. Late in the even- ing a doubl male quartet —rendered | cisco Savings Union, reviewed the situa- Sevcral mlections - d-liclous ollaiin wed 'tion withitile alr ofaman yery, wall satis: e o et il i Weniy | fied with the world in general and pros- | fecsten w Y branches of | pects for his institution in particular, ossoms were suspended re_arranged, transforming the room ) a veritable bower. % he bride, 8 petite blonde, wasattired in a | dress of white brocaded satin en train. The | veil was caughit on the coiffure and shoulders with orange blossoms. She wore a diamond | staz in her kair, the gitt of the groom, and car- ried a quet of hyacinths and ferns. The aid of honor wore a delicate peach blossom 1k and carried a bouquet of Duchesse roses | aud ferns. In her hair she wore a handsome | pin, the g1ft of the bride. Atmidnight Mr. aud { Sirs. Patten took their departure ainid a show- of rice and old slippers in the time-honored 1om, accompanied by New Year's greetings. The wedding tour was spent at the Vendome Del Monte. he wedding of Miss Hattie J. Hammon to liam F. Fagerberg was solemnized on the , the Rey. Herman Gercke officiat Lachtrup of Sacramento and Miss roeder of this City were united in y by the Rev. Herman Gercke on the | Sth inst Miss ilelen E. Manning, forme | Powell street, was married on the 5th inst. to >. F. Prentiss of Orland, Glenn County. y are now in the latter place, which wil home for & while. Mrs. Prentiss e spend the month of March in this City. The wedding of M. N. Winaus of Sacrament o to Miss Nellie M. Hogan, formerly of Sto took place on New Year's day at t s of the bride’s sister, Mrs. F. A. Wasley, 1 Adeline street, Oakland prettily decorated and Rey iormed the ceremony the immediate famil groom crossed the bay v of 321 pects to only. The bride and early in the evening, in Sacramento. A pleasant surprise party was tendered Mrs. H, Roberls at her. nome on Texes stre Tuesday evening, December 31. At mid the ladies exercised their leap-year privi end escorted their partners to supper. svening’s entertainment consisted o dancing and games, which were kept up untii | the New Year was well advanced. Among the present were: Miss Hannah Roberts sdule, Miss Lola Bennett, John Nelson, arrie Adams, Alfred Gunn, Miss Maggic on, Mr. Hoyt, Miss Matilda Johinston, tterson, Miss Sadie Caihoun, Frank Up' ton, Miss May O'Leary, Robert N ¥ | Mamie Hedstrom, nie ccce Adams, Nellie Ward, Miss Julia Upton, Mrs. Roberts. Quite an enjoyable time was had on Tuesda | evening, January 7, at Excelsior Ha | Mission street, on the occasion of the Miss Heastrom, 1nstallation party of Colonel Carr Post -partment of California and Nevada. ior past post commander iustalled the fol- owingoflicers: Post commander, John ONeill; lier; J. V. C., Hugh She sdwin Ke quertermaster, officer of thie'day, james H. Riley; officer of the guard, D.J. onlan. After the installation ceremo- aies the guests were entertained with a select and varied programme excellently rendered | and which was as follows: Piano specinliics, | Mrs. Frankie Schussler; vocal solo, Miss Potts; Miss Clara Fex; recitation, W. H. 3 piano solo, Miss Teresa Sullivan; song, Clifford; duet, Misges Grace Curran and Leahy; piano, Miss 0’Connor and sister; “Faded Coat of Blue,” Captain F. B. Han- recitation, Master Walter Riley; song, \ Bells Ringing s Annie Rothberg } song, Thomas Fitzsimmons; recitation, Past 1 Cq George W. Arbuckle; song and vatt and Silver. These over, the guests retired to the banquet-room, were the tables fairly groaned with thie delicacies of the season. And when all were satisfled patriotic remarks were made by a number of visiting comrades. Captan James H. Riley acted as master of ceremonies, A musicale was given at the home of Miss Hanoah Edwards, 714 Buchanan street, Satur- day afternoon. A’ classic programme was ad- mirably rendered by her young pupils on the piano, which a d; UpDEr Was s enjoyable surprise DArty was ten- s” Dougherty on New Year's eve is parents, 1713 Howara fie evening was pleasantly spent in ¢, dancing and game: he gathering, numbering about thirty young people, did not break up until an early hour in the moruing. The Hellenic Mutuai Beneyolent Society will glve its anniversary ball at Union-squaré Hall to-uight. An unusually elaborate programme is promised. The Alabama Social Club will give their second grand bull at B'nai B'rith Hall on Sat- urday evening, January 18. The Palws squvenir hall will take dey evening, Janu place Sun- , at Unilon-square tallntic s on January 14 at ell street. g the ceremonies there will be music aud dancing. Refresh- ments will be served. The Forestic Friends will hoid their second aunual masquerade ball at California Hall, 620 Bush street, on Saturday evening, Janu- ary 28, The Mysties’ opening party of 1896 will be held at Union-cquare Hall on Tuesday evening. Miss Grace Hecht of this City is now back at n Baltimore. She did mnot return to City during vacation, but stopped with iriends in Boston. Mrs. E. Silverstone hasreturned from Walla Walla, Wash., #nd_will be at home third Wednesaays, Hotel Lennox, 628 Sutter street. The annual meeting of the board of man- agers and the society of the San Francisco Nursery for Homeless™ Children will be heid &t the rooms of the nursery, 570 Harrison street, on Tuesday, January 14, at 10 . x., for the election of officers. number of friends at tea on Thursday last at ; friends last evening at their resi- { , was married to David M. Fletcher | { the season took place at the residence | the simple and impressive ceremony was per- r, and everywhere possible be their | singing, | Ison, Miss | Miss Jennie Gunn, Miss | rved. | MONEY ROLLSINTO BARKS | Managers Say They Are Aston- ished at the Evidences of Prosperity. NEW DEPOSITORS COME DAILY. ! Despite Reduced Dividends the Savings Banks Are Doing More Busi- ness Than Ever. “There is a general atmosphere of pros- perity and content among the masses of the people. Never in my experience as a | banker bave we received so much money and paid out so little comparatively at the first of the year as at present.” | Such was the pleasing comment upon | the local financial situation at the open- | ing of 1896, given by Robert J. Tobin, secretary of the Hibernia Bank. yesterday. 2 A similar prospect was presented by managers of other savings banks, show- | ing, after all, that in spite of the reduction of dividends to 334 and 4 per cent money | has been pouring into the banks with a new and altogether unprecedented in- crease in volume, and that the only infer- | ence under these conditions can be that | San Francisco has entered upon a reign ot prosperity and plenty. | Among those people who gave finance |.any attention it was quite generally con- | ceded that the reduction of rates of interest on savings-bank deposits would cause de- positors to withdraw their money and seek more profitable investments elsewhere. Such, indeed, was the conclusion reached by many real estate brokers and not a few banking men. But theories have not been sustained by facts in this instance, for the savings banks were never more prosperous, {nor in all probability did they ever con- duct business on a more conservative | basis. In any line of investment the burden- some tax imposed this year would be a serious obstacle for the small capitalist or the thrifty wage-earner to meet. Whether in real estate dealing or in the purchase of securities—bonds, ortzages, etc.—the tax 0f 2.25 per cent would face him, and with that amount deducted from the interest in most cases a bare margin over the new rate of savings bank dividends would be possible, while very frequently the net in- come would fall below the interest offered by the banks. So the people of small means have stood by the savings banks, and in the new order of thines—the growth of prosperity and content mentioned by Mr. Tobin— thousands of wage-earners and others with small incomes are once again finding themselves in circumstances conducive to laying aside money in various sums with the savings banks. Lovell White, secretary of the San Fran- “The increase of small depositors has been greater since the first of the year than for a long time past,” said he. “There has been a disinclination on their part to in- vest and a rapid increase in the number of depositors, showing there is no distress among the working people. *“We never had such a rapid increase as since January 1, 1895, as to the opening of new accounts. When dividends 1n the years 1882 to 1885 were the same as now | declared the savings banks maintained a steady gain. *“The reduction of interest will not give a man money unless he has it, and the small depositors cannot buy property, al- | eld good' re- | though the property may turns. Then, very few people buy property in a depressed market, but in a rising mar- ket. The reduction of interest may have the effect of turning attention to real es- tate purchases. they think of it. ‘‘So far there has been no withdrawal of deposits incident to decrease of dividends; nor has there been any failure to deposit, In these_latter days people don’t hoard | money; it must be somewhere, and the savings banks are the custodians of mod- erate means without much respect to rate of dividends. tors may be expected to consider the q tion of withdrawing money and inyesting in real estate, or otherwise; but there cer- tainly will be nothing spasmodic about it, and it is not at all lil:efiy that the aggre- | gate deposits of savings banks in this will at any time be reduced. | “The man buying property may with- draw money from the saving bank, and the chances are that that same bank or some other bank will get back this money at once, “It1s a mistake to suppose thut money in the savings banks is locked up, for that money is actually in circulation, though nominally in bank. Money out of the bank or in safe devositories or elsewhere is in effect hoarded and its use is lost to | the public. depariing the next day for their future home | the ageregate instead of helping estate _would be the worst disaster that couid befall it, as comparatively few pur- | chases are made for cash, a loan from savings bunks being made in a majority of cases of purchas *‘In periods of depression returns for use of money are small. The savings banks | can handle money of depositors at 25 cents | on $100 dollars, exclus es, taking the chances of lo: lual with | less than $100,000 capital can | own money so cheaply. Hence it is that money will remain in the banks, however deposited will yield better returns than when handled by the owner.” | Mr. White concluded by stating that in the six days of this month on which banks | were open 192 mew accounts had been opened with his bank —an average of thirty-two a day. “We bezan paying dividends on Janu- ary 2,” said RobertJ. Tobin of the Hibernia Bank, “and since then the bank has taken | in more money than ‘was paid outr. This is a really remarkeble showing for the be- { ginning of the year, when dividends are paid. Business is increasing with unpre. | month. ‘It is an unusual condition of affairs. Never in my experience did we receive so much money and pay out so little as at the present time. Now, this is a season of | closing accounts, but we have been open- ing accounts at the rate of ten to twenty a day in excess of those that are closed, though as a rule there are more accounts closed 1n the first ten days of this month and of July than in any other months of the year. The inference is, the masses of the peovle are well off. There is a general atmosphere of prosperity and content among the people. “Our interest is better paid now than ever it was. There have been no foreclos- | ures to speak of, and with something like | ,000.000 loaned out on mortgage we | haven’t over $150,000 overdue interest. After all that is the touchstone of the financial condition of the people. For illustration, take a landlord and his ten- ants. In hard times the tenants don’t all pay prompily, for they cannot, while in prosperous seasons they are always prompt with their rent.” Cashier Storey of the Mutual Savings Bank said that more accounts than usual were opened in his bank swce January 2, while the money drawn out was not so much as for the corresponding veriods of former years. - From other savings banks exactly simi- lar statements werereceived. The German Bunk had received a large number of new é ] That will come later when | By and by the large deposi- | City | A diminution of depositors in | real | handle his | small may be the divisend, for mouey so | cedented rapidity, and has been during the | past year at the rate of 250 new accounts a | | month past, will begin deposits were rolling in so rapidly that the managers were astonished at the ‘evidences of prosperity. A RABBI ON ARMENIA. Rev. Myer S. Levy Lectures Upon the Unfortunate Victims of the Turks. Rev. Myer S. Levy delivered a lecture last evening in the Geary-street synagogune before a laree congregation on “Armenia and the Armenians.” He introduced the subject by stating that a circular calling for a mass-meeting to raise a protest against the outrages in Aiinenia had been sent him with a request that it be read to his congregation, and so he thought it an opportune occasion to speak upon those people who have come before the civilized world as patient and unoffending victims of the Turks and the Kurds. A succinct review of Armenian history was given by Rev. Mr. Levy in the first part of his discourse. He said tbat Ar- menia was once a Very extensive country, but Turkey, Russia and Persia cut it into pleces. lts history went back to the time of Noah; its physical character was that of a vast plateau more than 7000 feet above the sea, terminating in that wonderful eak—Mount Ararat—on which the ark of Noah res The Jews, ever lovers and preservers of peace,” he added, ‘‘ are oifering now their | mite to those suffering and unfortunate beings; and we are not those who would bring vengeance for vengeance, strife for strife. We are proud to say we have sui- fered like this nation, and we are glad to raise our voices in condemnation of these outrages. We pity these people for their suffering and pray that religion may not be the handmaid of the torch and the sword, but that peace may be theirs."” SHIPS 1§ THE FAIRWAY, Mate Ned Oliver Refused to Move When Ordered to Do So. Threatened to Shoot Any One Who Attempted to Put a Line Aboard His Vessel. The question of vessels anchoring in | the fairway led to a lively row on the | water front yesterday. At one stage of | the argument a gun was produced and Assistant Chief Wharfinger Short fled be- | fore it. He did not like the look in Mate | Oliver's eye and he retired to’ obtain re- | enforcement. | For some time past the Chief Wharf- | inger has experienced great difficulty in | keeping the fairway between Oakland and | San Francisco, and more particularly be- \lweeu Tiburon and Sausalito and San | | Francisco, clear of vessels. The pilots would bring deep-water ships in and drop them anywhere there was a safe anchor- In consequence the ferry-boats dur- ing a fog had to run under a slow bell, and very frequently collisions were narrowly averted. This state of affairs was drawn to the attention of the Harbor Commis- | sioners and they at once notified the pilots to stop anchoring vessels in the fairway. They took no mnotice and were again warned, but they seem to think they own the ba On last Thursday night they anchored the ship Edward O'Brien, from New York, and the barkentine Omega, from Chile, right in the way of the Ti- buron ferry-boats. The captain of the Omega said he would move when raquest- ed, und as soon as he was passed by the doctor he hove up his anchor and was towed to Mission Bay. Things did not go quite so smoothly on | the Edward 0‘l§rien. As soon as she ame to anchor, the crew deserted, ana | Mate Oiiver, the son of the captain, only had tkree men aboard when Assistant Chief Wharfinger Short went out to the vessel the State tug Markham. After hailing theship Sbort shouted, “You are in the fairway of the San Rafael steam- ers and must move.” “Whoare you, anyhow 2’ was the answer | that came back from Mate Oliver. Short produced his authority, and told the mate that if he did not move his ship at once be would put a towline aboard and take the O'Brien to Mission Bay. Oliver disappeared for a few minutes, and when he again put in an appearance he was armed with a shotgun. After cocking it, he called out to Short: “Now, #o ahead and put your hawser aboard, but I tell you that the first man that attempts to board this ship will lose the top of his head.” Then the Assistant Chief Wharf- | inger reiired to obtain further instructions. President Colnon was hunted up, and he got Chief Engineer Holmes to measure off | the fairway, in order to make sure that the Edward O’Brien was breaking the law. Mr. Hoimes’ opinion was that the vessel | was several ship’s lengths in the way, and President Colnon then said, “Don’t run any risks, but move her."” Short was rather dubious about the sec- ond order, but he zathered up twenty men along the water front and again started for the O'Brien. When Oliver saw the force of men he gave in, and after a wordy warfare the ship was moved to an anchor- age where there wil! be no fear of ferry- boats running into ner. The captain and mate are now amenable to the law for di obeying the orders of the Chief Whar! inger, and President Colnon says he will see that ther are prosecuted. The law against deadly assault, assault to murder, threats against life, assault with deadly weapon and all that may be regarded asa dead letter unless District Aitorney Barnes, Sheriff Whelan and Assistant Wharfinger Short and other oflicers tuke the necessary steps to have the belligerent sailor prop- erly punished. Mate Oliver is well known in San Fran- cisco. Three years ago he was here in the ship Louisiaua and was arrested for beat- | ing and wounding the sailors. The men couid not make out their case and he was discharged, In this instance he wiil have the State against him, and the chan | are that he will be fized a nominal sum as a warning to others. CATHOLIC PULPITS. Archbishop Riordan Will Preach at the athedral To-Morrow. Archbishop Riordan will preach at the 1 10:30 o’clock mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, ge. { on Van Ness avenue, to-morrow. The Redemptorist Fathers O'Shea and Lindner, who have been hulding missions in the Catholic churches of the City for a missions at St. James’ Church on February 2 and at St. Franeis’ Church on IFabruary 23. They are exceptionally able preachers, and draw large congregations wherever they appear. At St. Mary’s Church, on California street, to-morrow evening, the Rev. Father Wyman will preach a special sermon on ]"_'l‘he Apostolate of St. John, the Evange- ist.? * Rev. Terence Caraher will deliver a lecture on *‘Calumnies Against Catholics” at Metropolitan Hall on the evening of January e Governor Jones’ Condition. Governor John E. Jones’ condition is some- what variable. He was pronounced . better yesterday for a time, and then word was sent out that he was about the same as formerly. Notwithstanding the seriousness of the Gov- ernor’s malady, he is yet at times able to walk about. He walked a little yesterday on the sixth floor, where his room’is situated, and finally seated himselt in tha sun, where he re- mained for a little time and then returned to the room. ——————— Baseball. The baseball annex of th« Ormonde Club has issued a challenge 10 the Atlantas to play next Sunday. A closely contested game is expected, accounts, and while comparatively few | calls for dividenus were made, numerous as both ciubs hold a clear record, neither ever having met defeat. i closea. FAMILIES ARE RULED oUT Commission Men Agree Not to Sell ‘Single Packages to Householders. THE RETAILERS DEMANDED IT. Formal Agreement Signed Yesterday. Another Good Argument for a Free Market. Hereafter, if the agreement just made be- tween the commission men and the retail- ers be lasting, San Francisco families will be denied the privilege of going down on the “‘street’” and buying a box of apples or oranges, or perhaps a bunch of bananas or a sack of nuts. The agreement has only just been per- fected, and it remains to be seen whether it will be binding on all the parties con- cerned. These are, on the one hand, the wholesale fruit and produce dealers of San Francisco, and ou the other band the re- tail fruit and produce men. The agreement is between the Retailers® Protective Association or Union as a body and the fifty or more commission-houses as individuals. The initiative was taken by the Retailers to enter into asolemn compact with the Commission Merchants’ Protective Asso- ciation as a body. But the constitution and by-laws of the latter body prevented any interference with the individual busi- ness methods of its members, which made it necessary for the retailers to canvass the situation from house to bouse and secure the separate signature of each firm. There was some difficulty in securing all the signatures, but yesterday the last name was secured, that of Allison & Co., and when a CALL man started out to buy a single box of apples yesterday most of the big downtown houses refused the sale. It is still an open gneation, however, whether the agreement will hold good for any length of time. It will certainly work a hardship on hoth the wholesaler and the families that have been in the habit of buying their fraic in boxes from the commission-houses. For a long time the retailers have com- plained that their trade was being injured by the fact that commission-houses were selling fruit and produce to individual persons in single-package lots and usually at the same rate as that charged toe re- tailer for several puckages. And finally, when the Commission Merchants’ Pro- tective Association was formed last Octo- ber and regulations against the credit sys- tem were formulated, the retailerssetabout their task of straigiitening out this pra- miscuous selling tangle. Some of the commissfon-houses were in the habit of delivering single packages in their respective neighborhoods in the evening when the downtown stores had It was this fact more than any- thing which hurt the retail trade, for it depends most largely upon the smaller sales in less than package lots. Some of the commission men held out a long time before consenting to sign the agreement. one of these. Mr. Allison had knowledge of the fact that some of the retailers had been receiving consignments from the country, and he refused to agree not to | sell to families until the retailers agreed not to receive consignments. Finally this clause was incorporated in the agreement, and then the Allison firm signed it. * “Isuppose the agreementis fair enough,” said Mr. Allison yesterday, *‘but [ think it is directed more against those few commis- sion men who used io turn an honest venny on_the side by delivering single packages in their neighborhoods at night, than against the few families that like to come down here and buy their fruit by the box. Ihaveoneortwo customers, men of influence and means, whom I don’t pro- pose to refuse when they ask me to sell them a box of oranges. The mere sale is nothing to our house, but vet it is some- thing to accommodate a man with whom you have business dealings perhaps in an- other way. In fact, I mmiY~ think any- body who wantsa box of oranges very badly will find it very difficult to secure one from the downtown commission men.” Nevertheless, a great many houses did positively decline to sell a single box of fruit yesterday to one who was not known as a retailer. “Of course, it is going to work a hard- ship in the summer_time,” said Mr. Lo- bree, of the firm of Jacobson & Lebree, “if the agreement holds ¢ood that long. Take Saturday afternoon, for instance, when we are loaded down with strawberries that will not keep till Monday morning. I don’t know what we are going to do with them unless we are permitted to sell them to families. We will have to throw them away, I suppose.” “All of which is the best argument in the world for the establishment of a free market,”” saia another produce dealer. ““That’s what is needed in San Francisco, which is about the only large city in the United States thet does not have a free market. With a free market all these per- plexing questions would solve themselves, and the customers, which means the great public at large, would be immensely bene- i In looking at these economic ques- tions we usually forget the interests of the consumer, while in fact his interests are the only interests that_are worth consid- ering or that should be considered ina republic.” THE TAMALPAIS CLIMB Trolley-Cars Will Be Used In- stead of a Cable Sys- tem. A Winding Road Around the Mountain Finally Decided Upon by the Company. The engineers of the mountain railroad —the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais scenic road —began Thursday on the loca- tion survey of the route, having finished the preliminary survey. The road will start from Iastland, where the power- bouse is to stand, and will continue along the creek in the direction of Biithedale. From there it will turn back toward Mill Valley and so wind up the side of the mountain to a point under the third spur. The grade will be much easier than at first appeared, as its general average 1s 514 feet to the hundred, and at no place wiil it be steeper than 734 per cent. The distance traversed wili be something over seven miles, which will be made in about three- quarters of an hour from the stariing point, and of course much faster on the homestretch on the down grade. The intention 10 make a direct cable-line to the top of the mountain has been abandoned, and the electric trolley system will now be adopted. The capacity of the cars will be for sixty persons, and on Sun- days they will connect with each train ar- riving at Eastland. The best system of brakes will be used to guard against any possibility of accident. It is difficult to imagine anything more picturesaue than the line of country this road will open, and deep canyons, rushirg brooks and wooded plateaus lie along the route, which may be made the location for many a mountain home. The company will be incorporated in a few days. Among the leading share- holders are Sidney E. Cushing, A. E. Association, which sought | The firm of Allison & Co. was | | | i noon. Kent, Alfred Borel, the Scotch syndicate and others. Louis Janes is the secretary. Seventy-five thousand doliars has been already subscribed, and a contract for rails, amounting to $20,000, has been signed. 1t is estimated that the road can be built for $125,000, which is far below the original computation. The fare will be placed at $1 25 from the City to the summit of the mountain and return. The comvany will erect a tem- porary house for reireshments on the mountain, ancé anticipate the first cars will be started at the end of July. THE MARINE ENGINEERS. Delegates to the Washington Conven- tion to Work for Legislation. The organized marine engineers of this City are taking a very active interest in efforts to secure legislation from Congress favorable to their craft, and delegates to the Washington convention have already been selected who will use their influence in the lobbies ‘of the National Capitol. These delegates are National Vice-Presi- dent J. J. Seary, superintendent of California Door” Works, and Chief & neer F. A. Jones of the steamer North Fork. They will leave for Washington on the 11th inst., and the National gatiering is to be at Willard's Hotel there on the Besides these gentlemen the following officers have been elected by the Mari Engineers’ Benevolent Asso on and stalled. George R. Kingsland, president; Thomas Malcolmson, first vice-president; Michael Condon, second vice-president; Frederick Nixon, treasurer; William Warin, recording and corresponding sec- retary; Frank Bragg, financial s and business manager; Edward Brady chaplain; Joseph Doian, conductor; W liam H. Wiggins, doorkeeper; Charles Schoppe, outer doorkeeper, and W. K. Martland, J. E. A. Miller, Jobn R. Forbe J. J. Crofis and Edward Mahoney, trus- tees. J. V. B. Perry was seiected alternate in case either of the two delegates were unable to attend the National convention. BOYCOTTI The Musicians’ Union Declare War Against the People's Palace. Fines Will Be in Order—A Bar That Paid No Rent and Yet Has a Deficit. The annual meeting of the Musicians’ Protective Union of San Francisco was held at 39 Fourtn street yesterday after- The financial report for the year 1895 was as follo hand January 1, § ceipts during year, $3166 20; received L $600; total, $83286 20. Office expenses, $4011 3 terest, 18; toral, $8078 68. treasurer’s hands January 1, 1896, $2 balance in bank, $166 69. Total assets of the union now, §674 21. Office deficit for the vear, $343 30; bar deficit. §578 95. The office deficit was the ordinary an- nual expense of the union, but the bar shortage was appalling. How the receipts could amount to §3456 20, and the disbur. ments to $4045, wit hout rent and er to pay, which are included in the office dis- bursements, was something the musicians nnot get through their heads. To be sure the bartender’s salary was $1120, the liquor and cigar bills about $1200, the beer bill $648 10, fitting up the bar and hall 06 70. Still the deficit appeared a need- less fact. However, the matter was finally disposed of by leasing the costly barata monthly rental to two members of the union. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected and installed: President E. W. Kent; vice-president, J. A. Ke secretary, Sam Davis; treasurer, T. E feldt. Trustees—l. Frank, A. Paulsen and A. Rusteberg. Executive committee—G Bennet, L. Hauser, C. Henke, B. Jaulus, H. Kropp, William Klein, C. Miltner, E. M. Rosner; sergeant-at-arms, J. Spencer. Charles Sciuppert, F. Gasehiin, J. Dunn, P. D'Arcy and C. Henke were appointed permanent delegates to the Council of Labor. Upon motion an assessment of $50 was levied upon every member to create the fund ordered to be raised by the National League of Musicians of the United Siates from all the uniors. This is the 2 per cent assessment fund for the families of deceased musician The matter of the refusal of Manager Phillips of the People’s Palace Theater to employ union musicians was considered. It was stated that Phillips had per- emptorily declined to receive the com- mittee sent to him and expressed himseif as able to defy the union. It was ordered that a committee of two be appointed by etary’s re- bar receipts, ¢ trustees from bank, Disburseinents— 5 15; in- ance in the union and_the Council of Labor be | asked to appoint one of three persons to carry on the boycott against the Peoy Palace. It was also ordered that any mem- ber of the union seen entering the place or found patronizing that theater in any manner should be fined. Addresses were made by a number of speakers, all advo- cating a strong, sharp fight against Man- ager Phillips, to be continued till he em- ployed union musicians in his orchestra. In the evening the Tabor Council re-| d to give the union all moral support ble until the proprietor of that place agreed to employ only union musicians. R In Favor of the Hibernia Bank. The case of the Hibernia Bank against Louis Blank et al. was decided yesterday by Judg Murphy, judgment being rendered in favo; the plaintiff against Biauk, and dismissing the case as to other defendants. The suit was to foreclose a mortgage on a valuable tract of iand owned jointly by the defendants. ———————— Josephine was far from being the beauty that she is commonly supposed. Her nose was too long, her chin was smail and receding, her eyes were rather oblique, her teeth were brown and decayed and her breath very bad. Her gait was not easy and she had a foolish giggle tnat spoiled her conv rsation NEW TO-DAY. 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