The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1896. i engineers on ocean steamships officers and | requiring that they be American citizens. | A large number of engineers now tempo- | rarily in Washington were present. While | & number of the engineers of the new | American line had become naturalized cit- Sacramento River Reaches| 1zens Mr. Uhler called attention to the fact that nine or ten of those engineers were the Highest Point of the Season. | | still British subjects and live in England. | S } SILVER DOLLAK COINAGE. Orders Sent to the Mint at Philadelphia, New Orleans and This City. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—Orders were sent to-day by Mint Director Preston, by direction of Secretary Carlisle, to the mint superintendents at Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco to resum e the coinage of silver dollars from the | silver bullion purchased under the act of | July 14, 1890. The amount of silver bul- | lion to be coined monthly, “until further orders,” is $1,500,000, divided between the three mints as follows: Philadelphia, $900,000; New Orleans, $500,000; San Fran- cisco, $100,000. Under the act of 1890 the treasury has on hand $177,000,000 of silver bullion, sgainst which there are $i57000000 of notes _outstanding. he - ‘chasid under lllisgn(‘t $40,000,000 has been coined. BREAK IN THE LEVEE. Large Force of Men Unable to| Prevent an Overflow of the Torrent. St A BRILLIANT EVENT. THE TOWN WILL BE FLOODED. = 2he Gridiron Club’s Anniversary Din- ner at the Arlington Last Night. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—The eleventh anniversary dinner of the Grid- iron Club was given to-night at the Arling- ton and was the most brilliant effort this club has ever made. Those present in- | cluded Chaunc Depew, Justice Brown | of the United States Supreme Court, Vice- Backwater Is Steadily Rising and Forcing the Stream Over the Banks. President Senators ’lgiurman, w A A 25— - | Hill, Pettigrew, Elkins, Shoup, Thurston oo N O I SngRanie and Representatives Cannon, | mento River at Knights Landing is @ rag- | Grisp, “Sayers and Smith, Secretaries Mor- ing torrent, and has reached its highest | ton Charles' Emory Smith of elix Angus of Baltimore int this season. i a stand- | Philadelphia \ itimo polnt Sklils season. L e mow at ° | and many others. There were 169 who still. That it is not rising at present is sat down to dinnef owiug to & big break that occurred this aiternoon in the levee just below town. > A large force of men is at work attempt- | Congressman Tawney’s Resolution to In- ing to repair the break, but the labors to gquire Into Thcir Status. prevent sn overflow will be practically| WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—The useless, as the backwater is steadily ris- | sub-committee of the Ways and Means 4 & Committee on reciprocity and commercial treaties wish to have the committee em- e OUR FOREIGN TREATIES. ing and the river is several feet sbove its banks. | powerea to inquire into the status of o A telephone message received here at 8 | treaties with foreign countries. The mat- o'clock to-night from Knights Landing | ter was brought to the attention of the s that th . il beé dod before sub-committee in a resolution by Tawney says that the town wi oode i of Minnesota, and he has practically morning despite all efforts. | agreed to report the resolution favorably ——— | to the full committee at its next meeting. TULARE COUNTY'S GAIN. ‘ e | OLATMS OF CANADIAN SEALERS. Farmers Will Increase Their Aoreage Beoause of the Rainfall. Suggestions as to Payment for Seizures VISALIA, CaL., Jan. 25.—The rain to- Approved by the British. day amounted to .26 of an inch, making WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25—The for the storm 2.3¢ inches, and 4 for the | suggestions for the settlement of the season. Farmersare busy sowing grain, | claims of Canadian sealers seized prior to and the indications are that a large acre- | the sitting of the Paris tribunal of arbitra- age will be planted. Thereis every indica- | tion, through the appointment of a com- n i eld of fruit, and | mission, have been approved by the Brit- lifs“ G’lle"nlmsmbuim its ncceplancsl\\'as 5 ormal a1 efore Secretary ney of grain, reported | 57 By Sir Julian Bancelots, thy Britich given the neople new | prpaseador. *The next move in the mat- s maintained, many | ter will be the submission of the plan will have money to | agreed upon between the two Govern- ir crops are harvested. ments to Congress for its approval. e ————— Merced Drenched. if the pri of the local ranchers an when th ARMOR PLATE OVERCHARGES. MERCED, CAL., Jan. 25.—1t vained Very | siiegea Irregularities in the Navy De- i fro: 9 o'clock this morning until | partment Being Looked Into. on to-day. and this evening the sky is| WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—The r of clouds. The sum total of the rain- | Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, now i season is up to the amount re- | engaged in investigating alleged irregu- corded at this date last year—nearly eight | Jarities in the Navy Department relative inches. The farmers and stock-raisers are | to overcharges for armor plate and the jubilant over the prospects. patents issued thereon, etc., held a secret bhad been summoned, but fail i 1 Mayor Childs Tweaks the Pro- ha fidence by the committee until its finding | is made public. The Treasury Gold Reserve. SAN DIEGD T0 FETE MARINES, Preparing to Entertain the Cruiser Philadelphia’s Officers. IN BEARDSLEE'S HONOR. Monster Parade of Bluejackets and State Militia Will Take Place, FIELD SPORTS AND A BALL. The Fighting Monterey Expected to Be Present During the Festivities. SAN DIEGO, Cavn., Jan. 25.—Prepara- tions are being made for a monster mili- tary parade in this city early next month in honor of Rear admiral Beardslee and 5 covered that Potesti had been killed by Indians. He did not give his reasons for knowing this, and he was suspected of being implicated in the murder. The footprints, however, are those of Indians, without doubt. z The spot where the body lay is about | thirty miles from Jacumba and’ six miles below the Mexican line. MUST HAVE A LOW RATE. Knights of Pythias May Not Hold Their * Convention at Minneapolis. CINCINNATI, Osio, Jan. 25.—The as- sembly council of officers of the Supreme Lodge of the World, Knights of Pythias, met at the Grand Hotel in this city this afternoon. A resolution was unanimously adopted providing that no encampment be held in Minneapolis next August un- less a guaranteed rate of 1 cent a mile is secured. The resolution 1?rther provides that unless such guaranteeds in the hands of the supreme chancellor by February 15 he shall notify the assembly members by wire, whereupon the assembiy shall con- vene in Cincinnati, February 22, for the purpose of changing the place of the con- vention of the Supreme Lodge. ————— TRADING IN MAY WHEAT, Armour Given Credit for a Flurry in the Chicago Pit. CHICAGO, Iin., Jan. 25.—Trading in May wheat on ’'change to-day was of a highly excitable kind. Big \ traders stormed and added to the turmoil of the pit in their anxiety to find the key to the situation. until it had gained the 65%-cent mark, near the close of the short session. Scalp- freely creditea Armour influences with the responsibility for the lightning-like changes. The marhet steadied at the top figure and fell off & quarter at the close. May wheat opened at 633 | cents and went by spurts up and down | ers cleaned up quick profits and brokers | 10 EMPLOY MORE LABOR Probability That Whalebone Factories Will Soon Locate Here. A RAPIDLY GROWING INDUSTRY. How the Crude Bone Is Scrubbed and Dried at the Yards and then Manufactured. The establishment of the whaling station at Monterey Bay will, it is expected, in- crease the aemand for skilled labor em- ployed in this City in the manufacture of whalebone. Thisis looked upon by the Merchants’ Association as another indica- tion of good times for California, and the whaling industry on this coast will be fos- tered. In itself, the whaling trade is consider- able at this port, but its increase means | more to landsmen and the manufacturing interests of tbe City than is generally known. It means that within the next | few years San Krancisco will become not | only the whaling port of the world, but also the center of the whalebone manufac- turing interests. Already a whalebone factory has been es- tablished in this City and before long the 8ix other factories in the United States— | | | | The evidence submitted mentary and its character is held in con- boscis of Editor Fair- child. Refrains From Slaying the Man Who Had Cruelly Wounded His WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—The | treasury gold at the close of business to- day stood at $49,201,961; withdrawals for | Potrero. { | Cleaning, Drying and Bundling Whalebone in the Yard of the Pacific Steam ‘Whaling Company at the [Drawn by & “Call” attist from & photograph.] theiday, JE.00h s | the flagship Philadelphia. The crulser Consul-General Hong. | will arrive here on Tuesday, and 1t is ex- ‘) WASRINGTON, D, C.. Jan. 25— The | Pected that the Monterey will soon follow. | President has recognized Fung Yueng The preparations for the parade are on | This gave the market a S-cent rise in two days and 5 cents in the week. There was no abatement of the excite- ment for more than ten minutes at a time Hong as Consul-General of China in San Francisco. FAILURE OF A LARGE FIRM. Heavy Judgments Confessed by the Wagg- Feelings. ST. HELENA, CaL, Jan. 25.—Editor Lee Fairchild, the “funny man of the s e Estee campaign,” and Mayor Childs of ds 3 3 this city have never been friends. In fact, | CHICAGO, Irr. Jan. 25.—In tne Cirenit they have been eying each other askance, | COUrt to-day the Wagg-Anderson Woolen and at least one has been calling the other | COImPany, 'wholesa]e de"'frs o W"“Ie‘_‘-" names ever since they first became ac- | cONfessed judgment for $50.000. The lia- = N = | bilities of the company amount to between quainted. St. Helena as a consequence | > % was not unduly surprised to-night when | $550,000 and $400,000. After the first con- the news was circulated that the Mayor | fession of J“"Bme"f‘ had been entered ‘d“ bad tweaked the funny man's nose and the | COUTt tWo more confessions were entered, A - : | amounting to nearly $25,000. The largest latter, realizing lh?l heyhnd been insulted, judgment is for $20,446 in favor of Gilbert bad drawn a revolver, but magnanimously | Anderson. The statement is made for the refrained from scattering bits of his an- | bankrupt firm that the assets will equal ¥ q tagonist’s skull and bramns over the side- | the debts, butas usual a large part of these walk Hsse{; are in book accounts which could Sin irchi | not be collected in time to avert the cresh Since the advent of Lee Fairchild as ed- | 5 s s | and which are of doubtful cash value. itor of the resurrected St. Helena Sentinel | Lack of business and too liberal credit are that paper bas treated the Town Trustees | given as the reasons for the failure. The in a jocular and sarcastic way that has not | company was one of the largest woolen found favor with them. Last week a large | concerns in the West, having done in good number of bills were ordered paid, for | 2;1::3 b;;;"e:;“‘;fpg-ogfim :’e ::;2‘;0532“ which the Mayor refused to sign the war-| 13,7 financial circles, The Sherift took rants because of a lack of money in the | possession of the Madison-street place of general fund. A special meeting of the | business, where a $300,000 stock is stored. Trustees was called for the purpose of The firm under another name has been in transferring enough money from the sewer | business for many years. fund to the general fund 10 meet the city’s £ g obligations, but the Mayor at a special| 4 THEIFTY CORPORATION. meeting refused to be a party to such ac- | dccused of Watering Its Stock and Other tion and nothing was done. 1 Doubtful Methods. For this the Sentinel declared that ‘ CHICAGO, Irv., Jan. 25.— Attorney- Mayor Childs “did not know a yellow dog | General Moloney this morning brought {from aripe pumpkin.” The Mayorthought | into the Circuit Court his petition for be did. He was absent in San Francisco leave to file an information against the until this evening, and on returninghome | lllinois Stezl Company. He did not file met Editor xaircnild in front of the Wind- | the information, but lzgledp:‘,c%’;:‘:};"g:’v’: sor Hotel. He wanted to know why he g 000 c‘fgtha Judges assigned to hear his was thus assailed; in fact, why be was | case. Mr. Moloney said that Judge Tuley continually assailed by Mr. Fairchild | would make the assignment on Monday. through the columns of his newspaper. | The petition recites the incorpora- o i “‘What are you going to do about it?” | tion of the company to acquire the proper- R s e ties known as the North_Ohicago Rolling | ; 1 . Mill Company and the Union Steel Com- Mayor Childs replied in deed, notin word. He pulled theeditor’s nose. Fairchild drew a pistel from his pocket and pressed the muzzle against the Mayor's | bosom. Bystanders closed their eyes in | anticipation of the mnrder that was about | to be committed, but opened them again | when the explosion failed to occur. The Mayor dared his man to shoot, but Fairchild’s pacific nature asserted itself, and he pockeied the instrument of death and walked away. | pany, and alleges that the defendant com- | pany bas usurped its powers by issuing capital stock greatly in excess of that of the combined corporations and by acquir- ing much more real estate than is required to carry on its necessary business. For these reasons the court is asked to dis- solve its corporate existence. e SALVATION PEOPLE PROTEST. The American Army Does Not Like the Ttecall of the Booths. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 25.—The order recalling Mr. and Mrs. Ballington Booth has caused dlmost a revolt in the Ameri- can bran of the SBalvation Army. A great masS-meeting to protest will be held February 3, at which Chauncey M. Depew will preside. 1be movement started with the Auxiliary League. Letters of sympathy have been received from the following members of the Auxil- iary League in California: Mrs. Leland Stanfora; the Rev. Dr. Briggs of Santa Cruz; the Mayor of San Jose, Cal.; judge Campbell of San Francisco; Mayor Sutro of San Francisco; Professor Jordan and Dr. Hood of Leland Stanford University G. 8. Montgomery of Alameda County, Cal., and Hon. W. E. Hale, warden of San Quentin Prison, C e e— Mrs. Lease Fery Il WINDOM, Mixw., Jan. 25.—Mrs. Mary E. Lesse is in a very critical condition as a result of pneumonia, but her physician thinks she will recover. All her lecture enlgfigementa in Minnesota have been can- celed, Rt Fae e NOT AMERICAN CITIZENS. Many Engineers on Our Ocean Steam- ships Are British Subjects. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.—The sub-comriittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce held a meeting to-day. John W. Bryant of the Western Water- ways Association laid before them the memorial of that association, urging ier improvement of the Mississippi ver. A favorable report wasordered on Frye's bill amending the navigation laws. The bill, which is general in character, simpli- fies existing statntes ana repeals many that are now obsolete. Andrew Furuseth of San Fraucisco, president of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific Coast, addressed the committee on this bili with special refer- ence 1o laws relating to shipping articles. George Uhler, pres dent oP the National Marine” Engineers’ Beneficial Association, addressed the committee for almost an hour in favor of Mr, Squires’ bill making a larger scale than generally known. It is expected to be the largest pageant of a purely military nature ever held in South- ern Celifornia, and probably 2000 will be in line. ’ The first division of ihe Seventh Regi- ment, N. G. 'C., the third division of Naval Battalion, Company H, First In- fantry, and a half dozen companies from various parts of Southern California, are to be in line, besides local military com- panies and the marines and sailors of the Philadelphia and Monterey, if the latter vessel is in port on that day. It will be called “Pnils felphia day" and will bea sort of ‘hoiidny. Elaborate preparatians | are being made by committees of the | Chamber of Commerce and of the military | organizations in the city. | Captain R. V. Dodge of Company B, Seventh Regiment, went to Los Angeles | to-day to make final arrangements for the visit of militia companies from that city. | The excursion to this city during the | Philadelphia’s stay will probably be on | February 8, and an immense crowd is ex- | pected. Arrangements are being made for | entertaining the visitors by side excursions | to neighboring points of interest. Wheel- | men and others interested in wheeling will enjoy a bicycle meet at Coronado, and & tug-of-war between local teams, army and navy teams and others will afford plenty of sport. A military and naval ball will be given at Hotel del Coronado. Other features of a genuine fiesta will be prepared. e SLAIN BY INDIANS. The Body of a Miner Found in the Dry Bed of Picacho Creek. SAN DIEGO, Cav., Jan. 25.—Evidence ot a cold-blooded Indian murder was found on the desert last Tuesday by Jose Garcia | and A. D. Ray of this city, who were on their way to Picacho placers below the line. In the dry bed of Picacho Creek south of the mountain of that name they came across the remains of a white man, the flesh half gone from the face and a ghastly wound over one eye. Garcia, who is an old Indian trailer, took in the situation at a glance. Prints of the bare feet of Indians were discovered leading down the arroyo, and a number | of the tracks were to be seen surrounding the body. There was no evidence of a struggle and it was apparent that the wound, whether caused by a rifle bullet or | a hatchet, had caused death instantly. The body wasclad only in a “‘jumper” and overalls, and the “‘jumper” had been drawn | out of the overalls and the belt pushed up | under the arms. Coyotes had not touched | the body, though birds had preyed upon the face. Garcia and Ray took careful note of the body and the conditions surroundin, it, and continued on to the placers, which are on the edge of the deseri. There they told | of their find and learned that the body was | that ot an Italian, Bartoli Potesti, who had | been mining at Picacho. Potesti was | known to have $500 6r $500 in a belt which he co nstantly wore. He left Picacho over | a month ago to walk to this city, where he | expected to buy a dry-washer.” He iold a Mexican named Llera that he was afraid to stay alone at his camp and intimated that attempts had been made to rob him. Liera said that he found two Indian ollas at Potesti’s camp, which he con- u;dered asign that the Indians had been there. Victor Pinto, a Mexican outlaw, told Llera some days before the body was dis- | during the whole session, and the know- | ing ones were whipsawed half a dozen times. Every }4-cent advance appeared to the talent to be the climax. The fluctua- tions were caused by brokers rushing into the pit at the same moment, as if on a pre- concerted eignal, and the brokers thought Armour was getting revenge for the fun which was poked at Eim on "change for bis threat to swamp the trade in December with deliveries. e Schooners Probably Lost. GLOUCESTER, Mass,, Jan. 25.—The schooner Falcon, owned by Ernest Wons- ton, which sailed from this port November 23 on a codfishing trip to the Georges, has never been heard from and her owners to- day gave her up for lost. She carried a crew of ten men. The schooner John W. Bray, seventy- five tons, owned by John F. X{r’onsmn & Co., which sailed from here on a codfish- ing trip on November 17, has never been heard from. The crew numbered fourteen men. —_———— Fire in a Brass Foumdyy. CLEVELAND, Osmro, Jan. 25.—Early this morning a fire broke out in the H. C. Rouse block, on Frankfort street. It caused a loss of §20,000. The fire started on the floor occupied by Rouse & Hill's brass foundry. TR Snow and Hard Times. 8T. JOHNS, N.F., Jan. 25.—The worst snowstorm in twenty years was experi- enced here for the past four days and some of the drifts in the streets are ten feet high. Business is at a standstill. Hun- dreds of men are begging labor or bread. The public offices are crowded with unem- ployed and many business concerns are discharging their employes owing to the depression. —— Death of Publisher Macmillan. LONDON, Exe., Jan. 25.—Alexander Macmillan, one of the two brothers who foundea the publishing-house of MacMil- lan & Co,, is.aead. He was born at Upper Carrie, in the island of Arran, Scotland, in 1815, CHICO ATHLETIC CLUB. Organized With a Healthy Membership and a Professional Teacher. CHICO, CAL., Jan. 25.—An organization ‘oi prominent citizens and business men was formed here yesterday to organize an | athletic club. Several hundred dollars were subscribed at once for the purpose of providing the necessary paraphernalia to furnish the club ard its rooms with an outfit equal to any interior club in the State. Great enthusiasm is manifested by the members, as_aiready evinced by the interest taken in it. Competent professors will be engaged from time to time to in- struct the members and good talent will soon bring the club to a higzh degree of perfection. A hall has been secured in the central part of the cily fora term of years. After the club isin thorough work- ing order the public will have an oppor- tunity of seeing them in an entertainment. The club has 300 members at present. Following is the list of officers: Park Henshaw, president, lawyer; angenesd, vice-president, broker; W. H. nson, second vice-president, Sperry Flourmiils; Guy R. Kennedy, secretary, lawyer; H.W. Heath, treasurer, Bank of Chico; board of directors—W. J. O'Conner, farmer; Jo D. Sproul, lawyer; B. Cussick, capitalist; J. Brms. capitalist; F. Teatrew, merchant. Mr. Moth has been engnf’ed as instructor. He was formerly of St. Paul, Minn., and has met in wrestling matches such men as Muldoon and McLeod, and has lately been traveling with Firzsimmons. now located in the Eastern States—will undoubtedly moved to in this City. This proposition is almost telf-evident when 1t is considered that at present five-sixths of all the whaleboue manufactured in Amer- ica is shipped from this port across the continent before 1t is prepared for the mar- ket. | New Bedford, once the great whaling port of the world, does not send out more than one or two ships after the leviathan now, and all the rest of the trade is cen- tered at this port. It was this fact which called into existence the whalebone fac- tory and that will bring still other facto- Ties of the same kind to this City. The factory islocated on California street and is owned and managed by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company. From twenty to thirty hands are employed in scraping and steaming and cutting and otherwise vreparing for marke! the bone of the mammal that swallowed Jonab. The price of this commodity ison the increase, if anything, though the whaling industry itself has fallen into compara- tively ~insignificant proportions. Many refined oils have been found to take the place of sperm oil, but no substitute has ever been found for whalebone. Many efforts have been made to find some sub- stance that could be used in the place of whalebone and many experiments on various metals and substances have been made, but to no purpose. For corsets and dress bodices no other subgtance will answer. Nothing else is so pliable and so lasting at the same time. Itis not generally known, but it is a fact, that whalebone may be used over and over again, and is practically inde- structible. "When bent out of shape it can be straightenea by first steaming and then placing it under pressure. Aside from the part it plays in women’s apparel its chief use is for whips. The process of cleaning and drying the crude whalebone when first taken from the ships is interesting. It is scrubbed and drenched with fresh water when unloaded at the yard, and then stood up in bunches to dry in the sun. Down at the yards of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company at the Potrero the stranger who sees the vessels unloadin, from a distance, and beholds the washeg strips of bone stacked up to dry, is very likely to mistake it for some rank growth af weeds or tules. ‘When thoroughly dried it is bundled up and taken to the factery on California street or shipped East to the factories there to be still further scraped and dressed, then steamed sndealished and cut into marketable strips. From first to last a good many men are required to handle | the bone product that is brought to this port by the whaling vessels, and when it 18 considered that each one of these ves- sels is manned and provisioned here the real importance of the entire industry is seen to be not at all insignificant to the material welfare of California. Suing for Services. The case of Mrs. A. E. Wells to recover $720 from the estate of John J. Wells for services rendered will come before Judge Seawell to- morrow. Wells had an insane sister whom he laced in care of the plaintiff, his sister-in-law. Vhen he died there was no provision made in his will for the support of his sister, although he had given various sums for that purpose during his lifetime. Mrs. Wells became indig- nant and is suing for the value of her services. ———————— 'y Had No Money. Jew Ah Ty was sentenced to three years in Folsom for burglary in the second degree. Ty was arraigned in the morning and he pleaded guilty. He saw no reason for wasting money on a trial, he said, and ne might just as weli take hissentence at once. His closing thought in addressing the court was: “Man no caich money go jail anyhow.” — Scared a Burglar Away. A burglar made an entry into the residence of a woman at 613}4 Dupont strect yesterday morning at 6 o’clock. The woman was awake ened by hearing her bedroom door open, and on looking in the direction of the door she saw the lignt from & bullseye lantern. She shouted and the man ran away. HOW CORAL GROWS. Professor Joseph Le Conte Explains the Florida Reef and Keys. The lecture-room of the Mechanics’ In- stitute building at 31 Post street was crowded last evening with the members and their friends who assembled to hear Professor Joseph Le Conte lecture upon the “Origin of the Peninsula Keys and Reef of Florida.”” He used a number of rough maps with which to illustrate his explanation of the nature of the phenom- ena. He said: The subject of coral reefs and coral iilands has been for many vears of great interest to popular and scientific minds. They are of in- terest to the popular mind on account of the %orgcmls colorings of the little animals which orm the islands and on account of the fairy- like beauty of the little islands which they have caused to spring up in the ocean. They are also of interest on account of the peculiar dangers which they canse to navigation, There are more wrecks along the keys of Florida and in the straits o Florida probably than anywhere else in the world. Tgae little town of Key West was actually formed on the | wrecking business. The crowding together on | the reef of the greatest variety of animals that can be found upon the earth makes it intensely iuteresting to the scientific man. We have an evidence in these reefs of the subsidence of the Pacific Ocean in mid-ocean. In cthe mid- Pacific, over an area greater than this conti- nent, the bottom of the Pacific is going down, and has gone down 10,000 feet. Of course, | somewhere there is a correlative elevation. The whole of the coral reef and keys of | Florida have been formed during the present geological epocn. Corals grow ubward, gener- ation after generation adding debris to the accumulating funeral pile. This continues | until they reach the surface of the occan, | when they can grow no higher. The debris is wasbed upon the island, which it has now become, and the whole is cemented by the action of the ocean with carbonate of lime. Seeds are washed upon the soil thus made and vegetation results. Animals come in the same way. Then man comes and it be- comes an inhabited island. My theory in regard to the coral islands is that the corals could not have done the work alone. Corals cannot build from more than 60 or 100 feet. Then there must have been a pre- existing bank. This, I believe, was a growing bank of sediment deposited by the Gulf stream, FOR A NEW HALL. Circular Letter to the Irish Societies of San Francisco and Irish- Americans. The following circular has been issued to the Irish societies of San Francisco with 2 view to securing their co-operation in the unanimous movement of all men of Irish birth and descent toward the realization of what has long been the cherished aspiration of our people on this coast. Much has been done to fasten the impress of the Irish character upon the developmeat of the Pacific Slope. The work of the past may now well be crowned with the erection of a_ building that shall be an object of pride to all of us and an architectural ornament to San Francisco. We therefore cordially invite the presidents of all socicties feeling a sympathy with the objects above proposed to meet with this com- mittee on Tuesday evening, February 4, 1896, at the hour of 8 o'clock, at the Knights of the Red Branch Hall, to take such steps as may secure the co-operation of their ‘societies and the accomplishment of the results suggested. Respectfully, THOMAS F. BARRY, Chairman Committee Knights of St. Patrick. D. E. Coxpox, Secretary. CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB. The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Will Soon Be Held. The annual meeting of the Corinthian Yacht Club will be held at 510 Bush street {on Wednesday evening, the 29th inst. The following-named members have been nominated for directors and officers, to act | for one year: Commodore, J. W. Pew: | vice-commodore, Carl Westerfield; secre- tary, Alex J. Young; treasurer, Charles L. Barrett; port captain, J. H. Keefe; Qirec- tors—C. K. McKee and John V. O'Brien; measurer, W. F. Stone; regatta commit- tee—W. A. Barlage, C. W. Platt and H. E. Pennell. In accordance with a resolution adopted at the last meeting of the club the matter of incorporation will be brought up for final action on Wednesday evening and by-laws will be submitted for adoption. 1t is the intention of the directors to submit the present by-laws, which were altered to suit the Civil Code of the State, for im- provement 1f deemed necessary. The Corinthians propose having many enjoyable cruises this coming summer, and it is expected that a large attendance will be present at the annual meeting. ——————— Thrown From a Car. James E. Brown of 932 Clay street, editor of the Vindicator, was badly hurt on Thursday by being thrown from a car at Montgomery and Pos He isa paralytic, and while he was t g from a Montgomery-street treet car the horsecar started and he was thrown and badly hurt. Dr. Marc Leving- ston, who attends the injured man, says that Mr. Brown was badly cut on the body, arms and head, and that there is danger of blood poison. Decoration and Dollars. How many of us would not gladly pay for reticence, if so be we couli find it! But, alas! the public is of the same mind as the critic. In proportion to the price must be the quantity of ornament, and | so it comes about that the eye is fatigued plan to secure funds for the erection of a | by its presence in season and out of hall to be used in common by the Irish- | season and competitors in the market DL TR R Gl inw | Of production vie with each other as Lumpelcanagn ghis Clyass & meeting |6 o atonnt’ (Haticatt be oot T place: the money. Is it wholly impossible to SEHALL 4(; K:fluumd ?)PFS’L Pfi“s:w"m % educate public taste in this one matter? . cor. Mason an "Farre! reets, ve i i ibiti. o PR oreaTell Streets, 6.5 | Every year now brines its exhibition of arts and crafts in different parts of the world, and almost every month its practi- cal handbooks, its treatises on the theory and practice of design, or on the principles and analysis or ornament. Is it not possi- ble to teach that the due subordination ot decoration is every bit as importantas a feeling for beauty of form or a grasp of the limitations imposed by the character of the material and the tools that work 1t?— From ‘“‘Design in Bookbinding,” by Mrs, 8. T. Prideaux, in the February Scribner’s. To the Irish Civic Organizations of San Fran- cisco and to Irish-Americans generally: The Knights of St. Patrick feeling the importance of establishing in San Franciscos hall and meeting place which shall be at oncea home for the Irish societies and a_monument to the Irish race in this ®ommunity, have appointed the following named members, to wit: Jere- mian Deasy, John Mulhern, Frank T. Shea, T. R. Bannerman, William Cronin, Daniel E. Con- don and Thomas F. Barry as & committee to secure the co-operation of all kindred organ- izations desiring to aid in this laudable under. taking. This cnénmillee does mnot bfeiie\'c i;‘ e - necessary to offer arguments in favor of | e g the benefits of erecting & general | Lhe dB"“'Sb' M%Se“flé fece""(liy aoqulre meeting place for all the organizations |8 sword, a watch and a gold snuffbo! mentioned, nor to urge a hearty and | once belonging to Edward Gibbon. NEW TO-DAY. 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