The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1896, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER.~Grand Opera~* Mignon.” CALIFORNIA THEATER— Louls X1." CoLuMBIA THEATER—““Hendr.ck Hudson Jr.” Morosco's OPERA-Hous! Trvorr OrEra-Hov CRPHECM.—High-C CROYER'S ALcATA SHooT THE C o block east of By HEALY. Thirteenth and Harrison streets. i = BY SULLIvVAN & Doy Lx—Saturday, February 15, borses and mules, at 220 Valencia street..at 11 o'clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. J. F. Turner, charged with forgery, has been brought to trial before Judge Wallace. A bunco scheme operated upon Berkeley graduates in this City has been discovered. Professor Brown of Stanford addressed the Presbyterian Ministerial Association yester- day. The Painters and Decorators last evening held their first monthly open meeting and re- union. The estates of Charles T., Mary and Jennie A. Crocker have each been appraised at 5,000. Willlam Meadows was crushed under a gravel-car at Clarendon Heights yesterday morning. “Probably cloudy Tuesday, fresh, variable winds"—forecast official’s prediction for to- day’s weather, The winners at Ingleside yesterday were: Olive, Little Cripple, Bellicoso, Logan, Claude Hill and Favory. The Women's Federation decided yesterday | The Manly Action of Schuyler Andross Preserves Eglatina Caldera. A TWELVE - YEAR-OLD HERO. He Induces the Despairing Young Actress to Go to the Home of His Grandmother. Eglatina Caldera, the pretty girl who was missing since Saturday night has been found. She intended to end her life. It is probable that the prompt action of Schuyler Andross, a twelve-year-old boy living in Alameda, is the only thing that vrevented the unhappy girl from carrying out her declared intention. Migs Caldera is a daughter of Mrs. John Crockett, a widow, whose husband was the secretary of the Belcher Mining Company at the time of nis death, seven years ago. The girl has been on the stage from time to time since she was a baby, and recently completed a tour with Lorraine Hollis. The mother is also a professional woman, her stage name being Adelaide Caldera. Quite recently neither has had an engage- ment. A brother, Orme Caldera, is now leading man with Lorraine Holls. Two weeks ago Miss Caldera was em- ployed at the Alcazar to sing a bicycle that its members would appear before the Board of Health. The Machinery Exchange, a firm to do a gen- eral merchandizing and machinery business, has incorporated. The executors of the estate of “Elizabeth Tal- lant report that they still have on hand $260,- 000 for d:n‘.rlb‘l\lpn. The police have arrested Charles Lemmerer, & young barber, who boasted that he had strangled May Smith. The State Development Committee has out lined new plans for & general improvement | throughout the State. Adolph Sutro has formally offered the land for the Wilmerding School to the Board of Re- gents. Itison A street. e Board of Supervisors passed the appro- priation for the bituminizing of Folsom street over the Mayor's veto yesterday. Messrs. Knight and Van Duzer presented their arguments in the Zante currsrnt case yesterday in the United States Circuit Court. The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the train-wrecking act. The decision was a close one and the law was severely criticised. The Municipal Buildings Committee of the ard of 3 consider the plans hat is to replace the | dge Troutt hus decided that the Supervi- can legally oust the clerksof the Police Courts, and has therefore decided the suit of Alfred Morganstern in his favor. the cases of the poker-players arrested on ght, it was arranged yesterday that 11d hear a test case on Thursday dity of the ordinance. h Commissioners nave decided to ickee River with young the people of Nevada put better fish- 1 the dems in that stream, 1 warrants were sworn out yesterday s of R. C. Marrian & Son, real treet, on the charge trick and device. Mouret, sodawater manufacturer, was yesterday held by Judge Conlan to answer be- fore erior Court on two charges of re- ceiving stolen goods, in $1000 bonds on each charge. Judge Seawell has decided that in the case of an insoivent insurance society, unless the In- surance Commission closes its business, a policy is a prior lien on all property belonging 10 the assoeiation, latine Caldera, the pretty young actress at ihe Alcazar, who in a fit of despondency went away Satorday night leaving a note saying she was about 1o destroy hersels, is at the home of Mrs. General George B. Tolman in Alameda. Frederick W. Brooks, manager of the Win- dow-cleaning Company, Spreckels’ building, was yesterday held by Juage Campbeil to an- swer before the Superior Court on two charges of felony embezzlement, in $1100 bonds on each charge. J. W. Bannister, farmer, Livermore, who was charged before Judge Conlan yesterday with oblaining money by false pretenses, on the complaint of W. ¥. Healy, real estate agent, 22 Kearny street, wes honorabiy discharged, the Judge” remarking that it should never have been brought sgainst him. Encinal Track and Athletic Association bas incorporated. The new organization is the hich has leased the old Reliance track. ot is to promote athletics, particularly i The are: J. G. J. F. Ives, F. arles A.'Adams, George H. Stratton, . Fuller, Jonn T. McGlynn and Charles J. Leighton. The capital stock is $1000 ana $850 has been subscribed. diréctors cing. NATIVE SONS ENTERTAIN. A Reception -to the Ladies Given by Olympus Parlor. Olympus Parlor No. 189, N. 8. G. W., gave a reception to lady friends at the hall, northwest corner Baker and Fell streets, last Friday evening. Several hundred ladies and their escorts were present and enjoved the following programme: Piano solo, Morris Kramer; address by Presi- dentof Olympus Parlor E.J. Murphy; vocal go0lo, Miss Tessie de Bernardi; violin solo, Eu- gene Meyer: mond; mandolin and guitar solo by “The Doretts”; vocal solo, Jack Catheart (piano sccompaniment by Jack Cooney); recitation, Miss Freda Gallick; vocal solo, Miss Hattie Bausman; recitation, F. J. Murasky ; vocalsolo, Miss Emma Jordan; comic recitation, E. V. Suilivan; mandolin quartet; vocalsolo, Joseph E.O’Donnell; vocal solo, Miss Hazel ‘Gough; vocal solo, the selecraxmne; (W. 8, Brady, R. Morrisey, George S. McComb, J. J. Geary): fancy dance, Miss 1 Fenton; Grand Secretary N.S.G. V vocal solo, Miss M. Marti . Eallett. Refreshments were served at the conclu- sion of the programme. The commit- tee having charge of the affair were Dr. John H. Decker (chairman), F. Eich- eiroth, C. W. Dixon, E. V. Sullivan, F. J. Murasky, F. Lux. The officers of Olym- pus Parlor are: Past president, B.” B. Sturdevant; president, E. J. Murphy; first vice-president. J. T. Cosgrove; second vice- president, J. H. Decker; third vice-presi- dent, George Keifer; recording secretary, farry I. Mulcrevy; financial secretary, &. V. Sullivan; treasurer, W. J. Phelps; mar- shal, F. W. Butterfield; trustees—A. Mocker, M. A. Devine and F. Lux; inside sentinel, Frank Eichelroth; outside senti- nel, P. Cullen. UNITARIAN BANQUET. A Reception to Rev. G. H. Batchelor, the First Secretar; The members of the Unitarian Club last night gave a reception to the Rev. George H. Batchelor, Secretary of the American itarian Society, at the Palace Hotel. It was the occasion of one of the regular dinners of the club. There was a large attendance, many of those present be{ng ladies. The general subject of discussion *The Forward Movement of Unita- rianism.” One of the sentiments of Dr. Fuller was printed on the back of the menu. It was as follows: From men and women of the most diverse beliefs there comes the expression of & new ccnfidence in the church, and the desire to make 1t, under the law of perfect liberiy, an institution which shall satisfy the inteilect, sustain (he conscience, implant the noblest seutiments, and give them perfect forms of ex- pression in the eommon life of man. : The speakers of the evening were the Rev. Georse H. Batchelor, Rev. A. J.Wells, Rev. C. W. Wendte, and the first president of the club, who took the place of Horace Davis. The Rev. Dr. Stevbins was the last speaker. All the addresses were in the line of the advancement of Unitarianism, and the evening wasan enjoyable one to everybody. remarks bv Henry Lunsiedt; ; vocal solo, Willlam tancy dance, Miss Hazel Ham- | song. The engagement was sought by i her, and she served without remuneration. But the next week she was given a small | part and a small salary. She and her mother were in arrears for board and lodging. The landlady, think- |ing they must have money after Miss Caldera had an engagement, became im- portunate. She was very insistent and | deeply wounded the girl. She had had several troubles -during the week and was | despondent. Seeing no way out of her | pecuniary embarrassments, and thinking her mother would be better able to get along if she were alone, the girl decided to | kill herself. Hastily writing to her mother to this | effect she dispatched the note ana } started crying for the bay. She had gone only a few blocks when she was seen by the Andross boy, who had just come from Mrs. Crockett's, where he had been to get a lesson in elocution. He wanted to know where she was going. “I don’t know,” came the sobbing | answer. | “But what's the matter? Come, tell me,” he insisted. “Maybe I can help you.” | Then the girl broke down completely. i “Nobody can help me,” she sobbed. “I jam just an incumbrance and a drag to | everybody.” | She talked so wildly that he advised her | to-go home. She said she had no home. “Then you come with me to Nanon’s,” he answered. And taking her hand in his | the sturdy little youngster went with her | to the home of his grandmother, Mrs. | General George B. Tolman, on Second | avenue, Alameda. | On the way across the bay the boy kept | close to the hysterical girl, clinging to her | band and soothing her. She was so ex- | cited that he feared she.would throw her- | | self from the boat. When she reached | Mrs. Tolman’s house the girl was pros- trated, and has been in bed ever since. | Her mother learned of her whereabouts | from young Master Andross yesterday. The daughter will probably return to-day. WOMAN’S HOSPITAL. | Election of Trustees for the Ensuing Year—More Funds Are Needed. The members of the California Woman’s | Hospital held their annual meeting yes- | terday afternoon at the residence of Abra- ham Halsey, secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees. The following trus- | tees were elected for the ensuing year: | John Bermingham, Abraham Halsey, W. | F. Goad, J. M. McDonald, C. F. Crocker, G- | C. A. Laton, T. B. Bishon, Isidore Burns, | H. Dutard and George W. Prescott. | _The surgeon in charge, Dr. F. W. ! Vowinckel, presented his report, which showed that 481 patients had been treated in 1895, that 58 capital operations had been performed with no deaths resulting from them, and that 220 operutions of secondary and minor importance had been per- formed, from which ali the patients recov-~ ered. Secretary Halsey’s report showed that the institution was far from self-support- | ing apd that there was a strong demand for an inerease in.the number of contrib- | uting members. The Woman's Hospital s one of the very worthy charities in the | City. Out ofa capacity for caring for 60 patients at a time there are 8 free beds, 3 | endowed beds and 8 beds that care for pa- | tients at the rate of $7 4 week. There has recently been a substantial brick anmex added, and this bas exhausted the build- ing fund. e THE WILMERDING SCHOOL. Adolph Sutro’s Proffered Lots to Be Considered To-Day. Through the efforts of the Merchants’ Association and the Mechanics’ Institute several good sites for the Wilmeraing School have been offered to the Board of Regents. Mayor Sutro offered three lots, | but the oneon A and B streets near Thirty- third avenue is regarded as the most suit- able. Yesterday Mayor Sutro sent the following offer " to the regents through Colonel Denicke, chairman of the com- mittee on the Wilmerding School: Deas Sir: 1 hereby offer to give to the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts block 815, bounded by A street on the north, by B street on the south, by Thirty-third avenue on the west and by Thirty-second avenue on the east, 240 feet by 600 feet, excepting the southeasterly corner of B street and Thirty- third avenue, being 72 feet and. 7 inches on Thirty-tnird avenue and 105 feet and 2 inches on B street, which I do not own. This proposition is open for acceptance for thirty days from this date, ana on condition that suiteble buildings for the School of In- dustrial Arts be erected thereon within one year from this date. Very truiy yours, ADOLPH SUTRO. This letter will be presented at the meet- ing of the regents to-day. At the Mer- chants’ Association it is estimated that this piece of land is worth §40.000. Its value gives San Francisco an advantage over the other towns competing for the prize. For example, Oakland, the next in the race, has only raised $15,000 from sub- scriptions for the purchase of a site. An- other uu‘v;mu%e 1 favor of this City is that the Sutro lands are not the only lots offered. The Castro Land Improvement Company has recently made an offer of a beautifui site near the end of the Castro- street cable-car line. STREET SWEEPINGS. Dificulty in Having Them Hauled to Golden Gate Park. A few days ago John McLaren of Golden Gate Park called upon President Dohrmann of the Merchants’ Association and con- sulted with him about the possible trans- vortation of street sweepings from the City to the park. “The position is,” said Mr. Dohrmann, yesterday, ‘“that the people at the park want the sweepings, the railroad refuses to THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1896. carry them any longer, alleging that to do 50 involves a loss, and after some figuring it has been found that the sweenings can- nobdbe delivered for less than $1 per cubic yard. *‘Now the Park Commissioners have, so Iam informed. only a limited amount that they can devote to the transportation of this material. They will pay 25 cents; the contractors will allow what they have to pay for’ carting the sweepings, 50 cents; that makes 75 cents, Possibly the Mer- chants’ Association would add 10 cents, which would make 85 ts for transpor- tation purposes. Now, if there is any one who is willing to do this work for that sum there is an opportunity for him to obtain a contract. 1f that cannot be done, why the park will have to do without the sweefinn:s‘ which are needea until one of the electric lines is extended. ‘“When this line is extended to parallel the park it is probabje that some arrange- ment'can be made with that company to haul the sweepings to the park after the hours of vassenger traffic. That is the way the matter stands now."” Superintendent McLaren says that the Sweepings are very necessary in' the de- velopment of the park, and tbat if some arrangement cannot be effected to haul them to the park they will be thrown into the bay at the dumps, where they will be Oof no use, and the improvements contem- Pplated at the park will have to be delayed. — TURNER ON TRIAL He Xs Accused of Forging a Recorder’s Certification. The case of J. F. Turner, charged with forgery, was before J udge Wallace for trial yesterday. Turner is accused of forging. upon the back of a deed the name of T, A. Bell, Recorder of Fresno County. The deed was made by Mrs. Lizzie F. O’Donnell to J. P. Frenna, and was in se- ALONG THE WATER FRONT, Record-Breaking Round Trfp of the American Ship Elwell, CHANGES ON REVENUE CUTTERS None of the Old Officers Will Go North on the Next Annual Cruise. The fastest round trip on record be- tween this port and Nanaimo was completed yesterday. The ship Elwell made the voyage from San Francisco to Sound and back again in seventeen days, thus beating her own time and that of the Rufus E. Wood | by forty-eight hours.. The voyage is a remarkable one, but interest is added to the run when it is known that the vessel took eight daysin getting to San Fran- cisco, und consequently she must have | reached Vancouver Island, unloaded and taken on a cargo of coal all in nine days in | order to get away on time. When off Point Reyes the Elwell struck a fair wind, but Captain Ryder was deter- mined to make good time so he refused the and forces it through insolvency, the court says, the transfer is another matter, but in the .case .at bar. the Insurance Commis- sioner had never interfered. The plaintiff will get $8700. There were two intervenors in whose favor judgment was also rendered. PAID MENERNY’S BILL. Mayor Sutro and Auditor Broderick Have a Lively Tilt in the Elec- tion Commission. The bill of Garreit McEnerny against the City for legal services rendered during the recent contest over the seatsin the Election Commission was the subject of a warm debate at the mecting of the com- mission: yesterday, the demand being cut from §1500 to $1000, and the latter amount ordered'paid. Mayor Sutro opposed the payment of the bill on the ground that the amount asked was extortionate. “Fifteen hundred doliars is entirely too much for fifteen minutes’ argument before a court,” he declared. Auditor Broderick defended the bill and said. that he had known where $2000 had been paid for the same length of time con- sumed in an argument before the Supreme Court. ‘After it bad been decided that it was the business of the commission to pay the bill, City and County Attorney Cress- well moved that Mr. McEnerny be al- lowed $1000 for his services, and a vote was |. taken. Mayor Sutro refused to annonnce the result and Mr. Cresswell instrusted the clerk to do so, with the result that the measure was carried. Some sharp words were passed, when the Mayor objected to Auditor Broderick vot- ing, on the ground that he wasan inter- ested party, and the Auditor finally said: *Oh, you are talking through your hat.” The Mayor did not appear to understand wa [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] The Record-Breaker Elwell as She Appeared Just Before Being Picked Up by the Tug Sea King. curity for a mortgage of $98,200. Accord- ing to the information Turner took the deed to record it, and then forged upon its back the certification of the Recorder of | Fresno County. The prosecution are try- ing to show that this was done for the pur- pose of allowing the land to be mortgaged several times, and they expect to prove | that it was, in fact, mortgaged four times. under similar circumstances. Turner is the man who is so closely and 8o peculiarly identified with the tangled litigation surrounding the insolvency ot Alifred Clarke. MRS, BRURERS PETTION. Members of the Federation to Appear Before the Board of Health. Sweating-Shop3 That Pay Fifty Cents a Dozen for Making ‘Wrappers. Mrs, Bruner appeared before the Woman’s Federation yesterday for the first timne since her embroglio with the urged the members to stand by her, de- claring that she had been grossly misrep- resented by the authorities of the hospital. There was a little spar as to whether Mrs. Bruner had or had not presented a written report of the visit made by her to the | hospital. Finally it was found that she had laid it on the table, and that the press | representatives had copled from it, but | that the secretary had not placed the re- | porton record. “I did not, report to Mrs. Matheson, the chairman of our com- mittee,” said Mrs. Bruner, ‘because she did not keep the appointment to come with Mrs. Fair, Mrs. Fairchild and myself to the hospital.” Mrs. Rose French stated that in any case, the report was null and void, as she ruled that all reports of committees must first be presented to the president of those committees, and, therefore, the report which Mrs. Bruner had read two weeks previously must be regarded only as her own individual opinion. On hearing this ruling, Mrs. Bruner framed and presented the !tsiowiqg request, which was ultimately carried in the form of a motion: To the Honorable Board of Health of San Fran- cisco—GENTLEMEN: As the commiitee of in- spection of public institutions from the Woman’s Federation was grossly misrepre- sented in regard to their visit to the Recefving Hospital, and grest injustice done, we roquest your honorable board "to appoint a time when you will meet the members of that committee 1o hear their report on the Receiving Hospital. After some argument Mrs. Florence Percy Matheson agreed to accompany the other members of the committee before i the Board of Health. Mrs. Dr. Juyne said: It is about time the Board of Health in San Francisco should know the public is doing somerhing. I eame down to say that the ladies on the Receiving Hospital committee have the heartfelt thanks of most of the physicians in San Francisco for what ithas already done. They all say ‘Bravo!'” Thedoctor modified this praise, however, by adding that the committee should be accompanied by some one quali- fied to distinguish between good and bad instruments and abie to tell boys from bearded men. Mrs. Henele remarked: ‘I want to say there are other abuses at the Receiving Hospital awaiting investigation.”” In speaking of the report of the com- mittee on sweating ‘Mrs. French stated that there are some shops in town offering $1 a dozen for making men’s coat and ladies’ wrappers, Miss Wilson added: I am interested in sewing and I can state that there are shops in town that give filty cents a dozen for making ladies’ wrappers.” Dr. Juyne said she knew women who were eking out an existence by making men’s ties at 10 cents & dozen. Death of a Seaman. Alexander Wallace,a seaman who was in- jured on the Costa Rica in the great storm through which the ship passed on January 28, died at St. Luke 's Hospital yesterday. He was anative of Scotland. An inquest was waived. aathorities of the Receiving Hospital. She | tug sent out by Managing Owner Miles. The Iatter had to keep going at full speed in order to keep up, and it was not until the entrance to the barbor was reached that Captain Ryder began to take in sail and the towboat was able to get a line aboard. The ship presented a fine appearance as she came bowlingalong under afull spread of canvas, with thelittle-tug pufiing away behind in a vain attempt to catch the fast- moving ship. Hundredsof people watched them from Point Lobos, and when the Elwell finally took in her sails, about 5 P. M., the wind was fast dying away. g “‘Had the weather been anything like it was during our northern trip,” said Cap- tain Ryder, “we_ would have made the round voyage in fifteen days. On our way down we ran into the tail end of the storm, and that delayed us. Had it not been for that I think ‘we would have set a record that would not have been equaled for years. Still, seventeen days comes pretty ciose to steamboat time, and I don’t think there is any cause to grumble.” | . As the Elwell bas made the round trip inside of twenty days Captain Ryder is entitled to $100 cash and a new suit of clothes, but as his managing owner is part ticularly well pleased with this perform- ance the bonus is to be doubled. There are quite a number of changes in the revenue cutter service. Lientenant Buckner, who was temporarily in com- | mand of the Bear, is now in charge of the Hartley, and Captain Tuttle, who was for- merly in command of the Hartley, will take the Bear to the Arctic. Lieutenant McConnell of the Perry has been ordered to New York, where he will, take command of the Manhatten,and Lieutenant Rodg- ers, who has been relieved on the Hartley by Lieutepant Buckner, will go East to take' command of the Calumet. Lieuten- ant Schwartz of the Bear goesto Edger- ton on waiting orders, and Assist- ant Chief Engineer Meyers goes to Portland, Me., to assume control of the engine-room of The Dalles. Other changes are expected, and it is thought that before the investigation now in progress is com- pleted the officers who went north on the last cruise will be few and far between when the cutters sail again next spring. Eight more men are said to be slated for removal, and when the Bear again leaves port Captain Tuttle will have practically a new set of officers. The cable to Tiburon is out of order, and all messages to San Rafael and points north have to be sent via Vallejo. During the recent storms the wire chafed to such an extent on the rocks that the outside wrapper was worn away and let the water in. 1}:1 a few days the cable will be taken up and repaired, and then Santa Rosa and Petaluma will once more have direct com- munication with San Francisco, The British ship Bardowie lost an an- chor in a collision last Saturday night, and all of yesterday the tugs Vigilant and Monitor were searching for it. The value of the anchor and chain_is probably $500 so whichever tug picks it up will be well repaid for its trouble. he whaler Gayhead is now being fitted out at Main street for a cruise to the Arc- tic. Last year she did fairly well, but on | this occasion her master and men expect to make a big catch. ‘The officers of the Lighthouse Board send out the following notice to mariners: - Coos Bay, Coast of Oregon, Outside Whistling Buoy—Notice is hereby given that the Coos Bay whistling buoy, painied bleck and whaite in perpendicular stripes, marked with the let- ter “‘K” in white, which recently went adrift, has been l’e‘flnced in'its old position about 1{ miles outside the bar. IS A PRIOR CLAIM. Status of a Policy in an Insolvent Insur- ance Society. Judge Seawell has decided in favor of Sophia Konecka in her suit against the Home Benefit Life Association. The woman was a beneficiary under an insurance policy issued by the association some time before it became insolvent. When it did become insolvent it deeded all its property to the Mutual Benelit Life Association, and when the policy became made a lien on the property. In render- ing judgment in her favor the court stated that the agreemens to pay the policy upon a certain contingency made it a prior claim, and o transfer of property during insolvency could release it. In cases where the Insurance Commissioner close up the business of such an organization due Mrs, Konecka sued to have her policy the expression, and after Attorney Cress- well had made some pointed remarks re- garding the spectacle of a presiding officer attempting to thwart the will of the ma- jority by refusing to do his duty in an- nouncing votes, etc., the meeting ad- journed, BUNKOING COLLEGE MEN, A Man Poses as _the Cousin of Different University Graduates. Two of His Victims Happen to Com- pare Notes on His Story of Misfortune. A novel bunko scheme has been started in this City upon the alumni of the Uni- versity of California by a man apparently about 26 years'of age. The method is to call at the residence of his victim after nightfall, and in an apolo- getic way appeal for a temporary loan to tide him over the unfortunate predicament of being stranded and a stranger. Letters that the man presented to two graduates, who happened to compare notes afterward, explain the peculiar modus operandi. This is the self-composed introduction that the swindler handed to A. Michener at 1601}4 San Carlos avenue Friday evenin : February 6, 1896 Dear Sir: My name is J. G. Squire, and I am & Sousin of Nr. John A.Squire of Arlington, a5k, Iam a stranger in this city, and am at the present time without one cent, not knowin where to eat and sleep. As you graduates with my cousin, I ask the favor of you to please be so kind and assist me, if ever so little. 1 shall, with thanks, return it to you by Mon- day, when my money from home is due. am ashamed to ask for it. but have no place to go to, and am almost despairing. Very re- specdnlfy. J. G. SQUIRE. Michener told the apflicunt to call next day at his office in the Mills building, but the visitor did not materialize. In the evening, hnfpening to mention the inci- dent casually to Jobn 8. Partridge, a teacher in the Boys’ High School, who was a classmate of his at Berkeley, he was shown almost the duplicate of the letter printed above, except that it began: Feb. 5, '96. Dear Sir: My name is J.G. Byler and I am a cousin of Mr. Emmett A. Byler of Cripple Creek, Colo., who graduated with you in '9‘? The paper, the handwriting and the body of the two letters were alike. A troubled look is said to have passed over the Partridge countéenance as. he mused, “Well, he got two dollars out of me. How much are you down for?” RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. M. Mouret, Soda Water Manufacturer, Held on Two Charges. The long drawn out case of M. Mouret, soda water manufacturer, 815 Montgomery street, charged on the complaint of P. G. Somps, soda water manufacturer, with re- ceiving stolen goods, was concluded before Judge Conlan yesterday afternoon. Mouret, it was shown by the evidence, had been buying Somps’ bottles which had been stolen by ditferent people, and had either broken them up and eise utilized himself or disposed of the faucets. A private detective was employed by Somps to watch Mouret's place, and his arrest was the result. The Judge afier carefully reviewing the evidence held Mouret to answer before tne | Superior Court on two charges in $1000 bonds on each charge. ————— Sullivan Wants His Money. John J. Sullivan, the bond clerk in the Dis- trict Attorney’s ofiice, has sued for a writ of mandate to compel the Auditor to sign his sal- ary demands for September, October, Novem- ber, December and January. He wasappointed bond clerk by the Board ot Supervisors on Au- gust 5, 1895, but the Auditor nas refused each moonth to audit his salary demand for $100. He sets forth in his complaint the manner of his appointment and the action of the Super- visors, first in appointing him and atterward in nufyillx‘{ the appointment and ordering his salary pa NEW TO-DAY. “ Pure and Sure.” eveland's BAKING POSWDER. “Iam convinced Cleveland’s is the purest baking powder made and I have adopted it exclusively in my cooking schools and for daily household use. Mzs. S. T. RORER, Principal Philadelphia Cooking School. PASSED OVER THE VETO, Supervisors Insist That Folsom Street Must Be Bitu- minized. WORK WILL BE BEGUN SOON, The Municipal Buildings Committee to | Consider Old City Hall Pians To-Day. In spiteof the Mayor's veto of the $35,000 | appropriation made by the Board oi Su- pervisors for beginning the work of bitu- minizing Folsom street, the property-| owners along that thoroughfare will soon have the pleasure of seeing the street im- proved, for the board yesterday passed the measure over the veto by a vote of 10to 1, Supervisor Taylor alone voting in the nega- tive and Supervisor Hughes being absent. Supervisor Taylor explained his vote by saying that while he thought the bitumin- izing of the street would vastly improve it, he thought thatasit wasalready paved with basalt blocks and in fair condition it should wait until other streets in greater need of repair were cared for. He thought the | money could be better spent in hisown dis- | trict, where many streets were next to im- passible. Tbe Folsom-street sympathizers who filled the lobby applauded the result of the vote in spite of the thumping of the Mavor’s gavel. Bids for the widening of the roadbed of Lombard street, for the purpose of trans- forming it into a boulevard, were opened. The lowest bid was $1255. When the matter of the bids and plans for the rebuilding of the old City Hall came up the following seventeen architects | W sent in their offers and drawings: W. Banks, W. Mooser Jr., Harens & Toepke, DeBross & Meusdorfer, Knott & Behrend, W, 0. Banks, John Curtis, H. C. Macey, Edward Kollsbroth, W. M. Cuolett, Shea & Shea, Laist & Schwerd, C. M. Roussea, Herman & Swain, Martens, Coffey & Kraft, Smith & Freeman and J. Curtis Newman. Supervisor Benjumin moved that the plans be referred to the Municipal Build- | ings Committee, but was opposed by Sup- ervisor Dimond who offered a substituteto the effect that the plans shou!d be re- ferred to a committee of the whole, which | should invite competent but disinterested | parties to give advice on the feasibility of the various designs. The substitute was lost by a vote of seven to four and the original motion carried by the same majority. The plans were to have been opened at once in the committee-room, but some of the architects opposed such action before the committee had a chance to see them and they will be placed on exhibition at 10 o’clock this morning, when the com- mittee meets. The garbage cremating franchise and the order appropriating $11,000 for a survey and plans of the district south of the park for the purpose of preparing for the estab- lishment of grades and a sewer system went over for one week. The Point ILobos Improvement Club sent in a petition requesting that the width of sidewalks on A, B and C streets in the Richmond District be reduced irom nine- teen to fifteen feet, and that street signs | be placed at the proper stations through- out the section. Referred to the Street Committee. A like course was taken with a petition from the Merchants’ Association, asking that Van Ness avenue, Lombard and Baker streets, from Golden Gate avenue to the park, be declared boulevards. A petition from the property-owners of the western portion of the Potrero, asking | that a fire company with the proper appli- ances be placed in that section, was re- ferred to the chief engineer of the Fire De- partment for investigation and report. Anr order was passed to print imposing | a license of §5 per day or $20 per quarter on public roller-skating rinks, revolving wheels, chutes, toboggan-slides and other mechanical a[‘)filinnces for the public amusement. Where the total receipts are over $1500 per quarter the license will be $50 per quetter. | Tge communication from the Board of Fire Commissioners requesting that copies of all patents that have been issued by the | Patent Office relating to implements for the distribution of water be procured for the use of the department, was referred to the Fire Committee. The department is constructing certain machinery at the cor- soration'ynrd from original plans, and esires these .patents that the rights of others may not be inmng&d. A petition, signed by Horace G. Platt, Dora Norton Williams and Bruce Porter, custodians of a fund for the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Rob- ert Louis Stevenson, asking that they be allowed to erect a drinking-fountain in the old Plaza on Kearny street, was re- ferred to the Street Committee. 5 ‘Wihile 2 number of Supervisors were "in the committee-room talking over the old City Hall plans Supervisor Dimond exe- cuted & neat coup that was not greatly rel- ished by Messrs. King,” Benjamin and Wagner. He offered a resolution requesting that the joint Health and Police and License Committee, in whose keeping the poolroom ordinance was placed for consideration some time ago, be required to. make a re- R:rt on the matter at the next meeting. essrs. King and Benjamin were not pres- ent. and before Wagner could collect his wits to object the Mayor declared the measure carried. ¢ Supervisor Taylor offered a resolution that was carried, requesting the Mayor to tender to the commander and officers of the Italian cruiser Cristoforo Colombo, on which Prince Luigi of Savoy is touring the world, the freedom of the City. Itwas carried unanimously. THE POKER-PLAYERS. Arrangement Made for Judge Low to Hear a Test Case. The cases of the poker-players arrested on Saturday night.in the Cafe Royal, Con- way’s saloon, 1013 Market street, and Cook & Gibson’s *‘Our House’” saloon, 993 Mar- ket street, were distributed among the four Police Conrts. Attorneys Rothchild and Ach appeared for the defendants and at their request it was arranged that a test case to decide the validity of the ordinance should be heard | Supported by an Unusuall NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. e S S ki hati, FRICOLAMDLR.GOTTLOD & G+ 123523 ATD MATAGERS -~ HOW | IN THEY | LAST DID | NIGHT CROWD Il But that is the “Old, Old Story.” We never fail to pack the house when 3o excellent an attraction is offered our patrons as the KIMBALL OPERA COMIQUE COMPANY! ‘Headed by the Original and PEERLESS CORINNE In “HENDRICK HUDSON JR.” The Greatest organization of the kind in America Monday, Feb. 17—Charming Katie Putnam, n“!i {AL MAYMAN AND Co, L H,n«:c:. P'D R1'!“ EATRE "\ PRO?S. Beginning To-night—2a Week of the Famous Marie TAVARY GRAND OPERA CO., Under the Direction of CHAS. H. PRATT. Presenting the foliowing Kepertoire: TO-NIGHT... o8 PN Wed. Matine: Wednesd: Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Night Repertoire third an; guenots”; Tuesday, pop. prices, “Mignon” “Cavalleria Rustican day, “Bohemian Girl” men”: Sat (at pop. pr igh ready for ail remaining performanc: Al HAYMAN Ll |NESRD THEATRE | rrors Commencing T -NIGHT (TUESDAY), Kebruary 11—MR. THOMAS Strong Company n of his plays. LOUIS XI” CHARD JfI" S“RICHELIEU” ‘H ML “OTHELLO'’ LOUIS XI”" “RICHARD 111" 2d week Mz. THOMAS KEEN B necessary Or a proper present; REPERTOIRE Saturday Night Sunday Monday, CALIFORNIA THEATER—Extra. Messrs. Al Hayman & Co. have the honor to announce PADEREBEWSIEXI In Five (5) Plano Recitals, which will occur on the afternoons, at 2:30 o'clock, of the following: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOO: February 12 FRIDAY AFTE X ebruary 11 MONDAY AFTE February 17 s Febraary 19 ebruary 21 PRICES: $2, 83, 85, according to location. A~ Seats for all the above recitals now ready at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Steinway & Son’s Piano used at all the Paderew- sk recita 8. 9 ALCAZAR MAGNIFICENT PEODUCTION OF THE WHITE SLAVE! LD TIMES IN KENTUCKY. Great Cast! A Carnival of Jubilee Sing= ers! Wing and Buck Dancers ! Pickanniny Band ! BATINEES WEDVESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! Wednesday and Saturday Bicycles iven Away, Valentine (56 to 85.00) for Everybody. Matinee Prices—10c, 15c. 25¢. Night Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 35c¢, 50c MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, Bartley Campbell’s Masterpiece, “MY PARTNER” In the Opinion of All Leading Critics *‘The Best American Melodrama,’” BVENTNG PRICE3—250 and 5 Famlly Circle and Gallery, 10c. Usual Maiinees Saturday ana Sunday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MES. ERNESTINE !fitzj, , Proprietor & Manager TO=INIGELT — SECOND WEEK! BIG HIT! ‘The New American Opera,—— AV AGH! MIRTH ! ———SONG ! -DANCE! NEXT WEEK— Von Weber’s Romantic Opera, “DER FREISCHUTZ!” Reappearance of the Favorite Artists, IDA VALERGA—and—KATE MARCHL Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Etreet, Between Stock:oa and PowslL TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEE A New List of Vaudeville Notables! THE PANTZER BROS. THE GARRISONS, WALTER STANTON, TINA CORRI, RACHEL WALKER, - CARROLL JOHNSON, BILLY CARTER, Etc. Reserved neats, 26¢: Baicony, 10c; Opera cn: and Box seats, 50c. i ™ e NO FUN IN TOWN LIKE SHOOTING THE CHUTES znd TRIPPING THE TROLLEY Afternoon and Evening. ADMISSION———10 CENTS. Children (including Merry-Go-Round Ride), 10c, PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. I'L ADMISSION $1.00. before Judge Low on Thursday and all the cases were continued until then, The Police Court clerks were kept busy for hours writing out orders on the Treas- urer for the return of the cash bail depos- ited by each of the defendants on_Satur- day night, as all have given bonds instead. Take Southern Pacitic trains at Third and Town- send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 p. 3. Fare for ‘ound trip, inciuding admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-street electric Line direcs 10 track. e 4. B. SPRECKELS, W.8 LEA President. Becretary.