The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1896. AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN TEEATER. — Grand Opera— bauser.” 2% CALIFORNIA THEATER—“Louts XT. : COLUMRIA TREATE 1endrick Hudson Jr. Morosco’s OPERA-HOUSE—"My Partne! & TivoLt OpERA-HOUSE—“The Gentle Savage. OrpREDM.—High-Class Vaudeville. “White Slave.” SROVER'S ATCAZA N eretroriTAN TEM Benefit Concert of the Orchestra. Monday evening, “Tann- —Corner Mason and Elils streets— , y evening, February 18. ainment, Tuesd Smoor TrE Cmeres—Daily at Halght street, one block east of the Park. Pac1¥1C COAST JOCK Crup.—Races. AUCTION : BY Srrnivaxy & DoYL s-day (Saturday,) horses and mule 0 Valencia street. at 1 © k. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Paderewski’s third recital was given yester- day at the California Theater. A large number of Italians listened to Pietro Gorf{ cture last night in Apollo Hall. . Dr. Voorsanger lectured last night Influence of Religion on the State. Helrs are wanted for the $10,000 estate of John McDonough, who died in an ssylum for the insane. - The State Floral Soclety discussed “Win Blooming Roses” at its monthly meeting st Merble Hall. An unusual number of sick, persqns to the sociated Charities ‘for relief the past week. B. F. Hudelson, State president of the Amer- ican Protective Association, discusses Fatber Yorke's position. The Board of Health has decided to sppoint six additional inspectors to aid in enforcing the new milk ordinance. The Thirty-fourth Assembly District Repub- lican Club is making arrangements for & large meeting on the 26th inst. The rights of the teschers’ pension fund in the ¥air litigation were under argument yes- terday before Judge Slack. A good concert was given yesterday after- n in Golden Gate Hall by the Ssn Fran- sco Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Albert Abrams delivered a lecture on “The Use and Abuse of the Bicycle”” at Cooper Medical College last evening. enty-one labor unions were represented at the greal mass-meeting held last night to per- fect & plan for political action. The Oak-street line has been chopped in two it does not bring sufficient gold to the street Railway Company. The winners of the events at Ingleside yes- terday were: Senator Bland, Miss Ross, Uncer- Star Ruby and Grati Judge Belcher thinks the verdict in the attuck case was a farce, and he so expressed in open court yesterday morning. edish sailor arrested applied IUHLE ci yesterday, s he proved ar 14 hasbeen selected as the day ¢ to hold the next Democratic State Cen Committee meeting at the California Ho- a colored man, was arres Bidean for robbing Tho latter was asleep in & tne ck was arrested on a. in trying to recover a ogue River Water and Mining Com- has incorporated. 1t has a capiial stock 00,000, all of which has been su weather, with incressing cloudiness; ¢ winds” — prediction to - day’s issued by Local Forecast Official 1\ Inspector Ben_ Dav taurants of the ( veral cheap Clay began a crasade vesterday s 1 0f Health has received word that ted ship ave left a smallpo nd are now on t Feldihan, convicted of b: lark, convicted of forge ced to seven years in pr : yesterday. arles H. Watson, messenger 1e yes- ter an the employ of L. neck early yester- nk orning by & bu and, returning the , killed his assailant. race N. Philbrook has been allowed to titute himself as plaintiff the suit of Warner against the F. Thomes dyeworks. Tuis will enable him to prosecute the suiton Lis own sccount. Deputy Sheriff Brownlee shot twice at Dep- eriff Byington last evening, the result of arrel over & small loan. The affair oc- ed on Larkin street, opposite the City Hall. wnlee was arrested. Vera O'Donnell is suing George O'Donnell for divorce for. willful neglect. George 0'Don- is a son of Dr. C, C, O'Donnell. The couple one child, C. C. O’Donnell J. ody Mrs. O'Donnell also sues. tor Wise and Special Agent Moore, so goes, came to blows in the private Y, s a result of )ng-standing quarrel over the irregular £ of Chinese girls at this port. let fever has made its appesrance in the ow School on account of faulty sanita- and the Board of Health threatens to number of schools unless the plumbing placed by modern appliances at once. za Lamey, whose house at 510 and 51014 an street was destroyed in the Brannsn- re of June 27, 1895, has brought suit t the Sun Insurance Office of London, 2nd, to recover $5000 on & policy which e held! Matthew McGowan has eecured a judgment singt R. H. McDonald Jr. and several more kholders in the Pacific Bank for their pro- ion of some deposits which McGowan ned in his own right as gnee. The de- amounted to $52,460 94. John Connolly, a plesterer employed at work the Parrott building, fell from the second esterday and suffered a fractured of his ftarm and other injuries. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital and afterward removed 10 his home at 109 Lundys lane. Some time during yesterday afternoon an unknown burglar forced an entrance into the Ealvation Army quarters at 519 Montgomery street. He ransacked the entire place in search of money. He secured $3. This makes the second time during the past few weeks that some unknown man hasransacked the quarters of this charitable organization. The petition of John F. Kidder for a writ of mandate compelling Controller Colgan to pay bis salary as Debris Commissioner has been de- nied by the Supreme Court. Facts sufficient to warrant an original proceeding in the Su- reme Court, the court says, were moderated. {idder may renew his suit in the Superior Court, and afterward appeal if necessary. FIGHTING FOR DELAY. The Poolroom Ordinances Are Shelved by the Supervisors for Another Period. The joint License and Orders and Health and Police Committee of the Board of Su- pervisors met yesterday to consider the ordinance prohibiting the selling of pools on horse races outside of racetracks and the measure licensing poolrooms. Supervisor Dimond protested against further delay, saying that the matter had been 1n the hands of the boerd for some t and should be disposed of in some " or another at once. He intimated that the order haa been sent from one committee to another with 8 view of de- laying a disposal of it, ard that in the meantime the dens were reaping a rich Larvest. Others of the committee asked delay until cases now before Judge Wallace, the points in which they said were similar to those involved in the ordinance, are decided. By an affirmative vote of all except Su- pervisor Dimond the matter was postponed until Judge Wallace renders his decision. The series of lectures which -are being held on Friday evenings of this month in Kohler & Chase Hall are attracting much attention. The attendance last evening was quite large. J. J. Roberts gave a review of the American Railway Union strike of 1894, and Taylor Rogers spoke in favor of the public ownership af ratlroads. Dredging of Hl_mters Point Dry- dock Successfully Accom- " plished. CAPTAIN J. H. BRUCE J UBILANT. An Interesting Two.Round Contest | Between Captains McGregor | and Robinson. | | troduced in Congress, which 1s now well the Sa®ramento River trade, and which went astray. on the ways during her launching, was got into deep water yester- day and successfully docked at Main street. As soon as Ler nternal fittings are completed she will at once be put on thie route between here and Sacramento. The chances are that the sealing schooners Bowhead and Winchester, which were seized by the Government, will be released in a few days. Their vio- lation of the law was only a technical one. and the matter having been drawn to the attention of the autharities, a bill was in- onits way through both houses, author- izing the Secretary of the Treasury to re- mit all fines #nd penalties pending against seized sealers. The steamer Arcata, while on her way from Coos Bay to San Francisco, broke down. The collier Wellington offersd her assistance, but tha captain declined, say- ing he would make Humboldt Bay under sail. Later the steamer Arago of the same line came along and ‘took the disabled vessel in tow. Her shaft is broken, and The dredging of the entrance -to Hun- ter’s Point drydock was successfully fin- | she will have to lie up for repairs. The Oceanic steamship Monowai from Australia, New Zealand, Apia and Hono- THE STEAME [From a sketch made R MONOWAL by a “Call” artist.] ished last Thursday night. Had it been impossible to do the work the docking of the Pacific Mail Company’s City of Peking | could not have been accompiished and the | repairs necessary on her would have to be | done in Hongkong. The overhauling of | the big steamer will probably cost $5000, and that sum would have been lost to San Francisco had the entrance to the dock | not been cleared. ‘When the matter first came up Captain James H. Bruce, superintendent of the California Drydock Company, applied to the Harbor Commissioners for assistance. He explained that zll the availablg | dredges were on the Sacramento River, | and that if one of the State’s could be spared it would be an aid fo commerce. T‘:lae board finally came to the conclusion | that the work would be an infringement of | the law, which prohibits the State from entering into competition with private in- dividuals, and which also saysthatno work shall be done by State dredges or towboats outside the jurisdiction of the | board, Captain Bruce bowed to the law, but he | was determjned that the way should be | made clear for the docking of the City of Peking. He hired the tug Sea King and determined to get rid of the silted mud by { means of her wheel. At low water last | Thursday the gate was removed from the drydock, and the tug was driven into the entrance. She was made fast and then the engines were started. As the wheel | revolved it stirred up the mud and soon | made a clear passage the length of the big tug. She was then backed and the opera- | tion repeated until a regular passage was | cut from the dock to the end of the wharf. | The sides were then treated in a similar | manner, and when the tide began to make | there was a free channel for the City of Peking as soon as she arrives in San Fran- cisco. Captain Bruce, who engineered the job, is one of the oldest and most experienced | masters on the Pacific Coast. Besides | | being superintendent of the California Drydock Company, he is marine surveyor for the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Com- pany, superintendent of the Crescent City Transportation Company and managing owner of nearly a dozen coasters. He was naturally a little sore over the refusal of the -Harbor Commissioners to send a dredger, but he is now correspondingly jubilant over the success of his experi- ment. The tug did the work in four hours that would have taken the dredger two days to accomplish, Captain McGregor. of the steam whaler Orca and Captain W. H. Robinson, who was formerly his second officer; nad an altercation on the corner of California and | Drumm streets yesterday. McGregor | struck Robinson on” the jaw and knocked him into the gutter. A rough and tumble fight ensued in which pistols were drawn, and had it not been for the interierence of Captain Humphreys of the Jeanie and half a dozen others there mliht have been a death. There was blood shed in ptenty, as McGregor's first blow broke the skin of Robinson’s face and the second, whick was square on the nose, started a flood which was notstopped for twenty minutes. Captain Robinson has been a kind of protege of Capfain McGregor, who has taken him on several cruises, and helped him out in a great many instances. Lat- terly Robinson married Mrs, Ida Green, the mother of Countess von Barneko who was drowned in the steamer Elbe, and since that time he has lived in Alameda. He was a neighbor of his old-time friend, Captain McGregor, but the relations soon became strained, and as Robinson con- tinued to make disparaging remarks about McGregor’s family, thelatter got nn,zr{).e Captain McGregor is one of the best known and most successful whalers who sail to the Arctic. He is a general favor- ite, and’ feel¢ keenly any reflection that may be cast upon him, even by a sailor. The United States warship Adams went | out on a trial cruise yesterday. Should al} her machinery work well she will probably sail for Honoiulu Tuesday. Should any fault be discovered she will go back to Mare Island for repairs. Cartain C. E. Clarke of the receiving ship Independence was at the head of the Inspection Board, and his report will decide the destination of the sloop-of-war. The stern-wheeler Trilby, intended for Iulu was due here at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, From inquiries at the office of John D. Spreckels Bros. at Kolsom-street wharf yesterday evening it was learned that no fearsare felt for the safety of the ves- sel and the reason of her delay is probably strong head winds. It often occurs that the Monowai is ten to eighteen hours late. | Captain Carey, her commander, is one of the most skillful shipmasters on the Pacific, and his yvessel is as sound as he is sure. She will in all probability come in port early this morning. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company is getting the steamer Al-Ki in readiness for the Alaska season. She will be placed in opposition to the steamer Willapa, which carries freight from Seattle. |PHILBROOK SCORES ONE. He Was Not Compelled to Explain His Position as Plaintiff in a Case. Horace W. Philbrook, the disbarred at- torney, has scored a point against the legal disability which hangs over him. Some.days ago in overruling a decision rendered by Judge Sanderson the Supreme Court announced that in cases where, by assignment of claim or otherwise, Phil- | brook himself became a party, either as a plaintiff or a defendant, he could then appear and prosezute or d efend what were his cwn interests. The Supreme Court suggested, however, that it be first ascer- tained whether or not the assignment was a genvuine transfer of interest. Philbrook appeared before Judge Slack yesterday with a motion to substitute him- self as plaintiff in an action brought by Seth Warner against the F. Thomas Dye Works, Warner’s interest having been assigned to him. Reinstein & Eisner objected to the substitution, claiming that it was not a genuine transfer of interest, and they proposed to put Mr. Philbrook on the stand and prove by his own testi- mony that such was the case. Philbrook | announced that he would refuse to an- | swer any questions on the subject, as he thought the Supreme Court had gone out of its way lo suggest that he be questioned at all, and that the suggestion was no part of the case. Judge Slack np?urad to side with Philbrook, for he declined to order him to the aunJ to answer ,3“”“0“’ and, after a few inguiries, ordered the substitu- tion of plaintiffs as prayed for. MARDI GRAS BOXES. These Desirable Coigns of Vantage Whence the Big Show May Be Seen to Be Sold To-Day. To-day every opportunity will be given to would-be spectators of the great Mardi Gras entertainment next Tuesday by the holding of an auction of boxes. Around the gallery of the main hall twelve boxes have been constructed, and, in order that no Yamalny may be shown all subscribers will have an opportunity of bidding for their use at12:30 p. M. to-day at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. Joseph B. Crockett will act as auctioneer, PROPERTY-OWNERS PROTEST. Do Not Want the Pesthouse Located on the Almshouse Tract. ‘West of Castro-steret Improvement Club has addressed a communication, signed by several hundred property-owners, to the Board of .Supervisors, protesting against the proposed f:ution o? the Pesthouse on the Almshouse tract. Their reasons for snch protest are that the summer winds will blow over-the Pest- house and will be calculated to spread con- tagious diseases in the City; that patients will have'to be conveyed through the most traveled streets of the City; that the waters of Lake Honda. which is near the tract, will be potluted by the hospital, and that it will ‘be a hardship .to the unfortu- nates who take refuge in the Almshouse to be compelled to be near such an insui- tution. —————————— Speaker Reed, Senator Frye, chairman B\m] tem, of the Benate, and Chief Justice ] | WARNING OF SMALLPO, ler are graduates of Bowdoin College. | rendered and was well recei Suspects Said to Be on Their Way Here From Ellis Island. i . BOARD OF HEALTH IS ALERT. Six New Milk Inspectors Will Be Appointed at Salaries of $75 Each. The startling information was conveyed to the Board of Health at its special meet- ing yesterday that San Francisco isin dan- ger of a visitation of smallpox from abroad. The communication was from the Immigration Commissioner at Ellis Island, N. Y., where emigrants from Euro- pean countries are examined - before being permitted to iand in this country. It is stated that asteamer which recently arrived from Naples, Italy, had been in- fected with the dread disease, and that two Italians hgd succeeded m eluding the vigi- lance of the authorities and had gone on board the cars bound for San Francisco. The local authorities were warned to look out for the two men, as they might spread contagion. The meager details given left the board in & quandary as to the course to be pur- sued to apprehend the suspects, but it was decided to send for more particulars post haste and in the mean time notify the State Board of Health of the matter and take all possible precautions until more advices are obtained. It is not believed that any serious aanger exists, as the dis- ease, if it attacks the men, would prob- ably do so en route, but the board wili take no chances of permitting the scourge to obtain a foothold in this City. The Milk Committee, consisting of Drs. Hart and Morse, rendered a report on the new ordinance which was full of interest- ing sugegestions. After debating at length on the import- ance of pure milk as an article of diet, and stating that the great mortality among young children is largely attributable to unwholesome milk, the report goes on to say: 3 The experiences of the last few months in milk inspection have brought home to every citizen a thorough realization of the general and almost universal adulteration of the milk supply of this City, and_while the City has been most fortunate in having recently the services of an efficient, brave and untiring milk inspector, the fact that milk comes into this City from many quarters, and during every hour of the day and night, and is being distributed over an area of over 20,000 acres, Dby over 500 wagons, proves conclusively that no one man can be expected to safeguard the consumers of milk against adulterations, which result so largely to the pecuniary ad- vantege of unscrupulous dealers in milk. Such an inspection at best can never be any- thing but a temporary and utterly inadequate affair and almost valueless. Moreover, when we consider the temptations to dishonésty in the milk business, the ease with which adul- terations of milk ¢can be made, the number of persons engaged in the business of producing and selling and using miik, and the difficulties of such inspection over so large an area and the utter impracticability of having sufficient inspectors to insure purity of milk, it will be seen that some system or simple method for accomplishing this desired result must be adopted. The committee contended that the new milk order will greatly improve the state of affairs. In relation to inspection sta- tions the committee reported as follows: The order further provides for public food inspection stations, at which milk must be, and meat and fish, poultry, vegetables, and in fact all other foods will be "publicly inspected. Pursuant to this order, we have established four public food inspection stations, situated as follows: Food Inspection Station 1 is situated on the seawall at the Clay-street wharf. This station has been granted to the cu% gratuitously through the eourtesy of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, and is due largely to the good offices in that behalf of E. L, Colnon, president of the board. Food Inspection Station 2 is situated on Fourth street, near King, and is as near to the Fourth and Townsend streets depot of the Scuthern Pacific Railroad ascould be obtained. Food Inspection Station 3 is situated on Army street, near the corner of Alabama, this being a central point of ingress to the City from the San Bruno road and the County road, which are the only two highways of entry by land into the City from San Mateo County. Food Inspection Station 4 is situated on Geary street, near Central avenue, being & Boinzo! entry for all dairies in the Richmond 1strict and along Point Lobos road. These stations will all be open night and da; and thoroughly illuminated, and the total e pense to the City for rent and incidental ex-.| venses of all four stations will not exceed $10 per month. We have thoughtfully and carefhlly consld- ered the necessities of the situation, the im- portance of having pure milk and other foods ior over 300,000 inhabitants of this City, the methods by which it can be accomplished and the necessary expense which will be entailed on the City for the realization of this vital ob- ject. We believe that the citizens of this City will be glad to incur the small additional ex- pese necessary to secure 50 vital and 6o impor- 1ant a result as pure food for over a quarter of million people; but however it may be regarded by others we feel constrained in the fulfillment our official duties, with the view of attaining that object, to recommend to this board the ap- ‘zointmeut of six additional inspectors for the our {food-inspection stations at a salary of $75 per month each. This will necessitate an an- nual cost of 00, which will insure a thorough inspection of all foods which come into this Citg. When we consider that the annual expense of the City government in 1895 was $5.568,- 827 21, and that the enormous advantage to the public health of such daily inspection of tions given being: The Creation, March’ to Calyary, The Darkness, The Earth- nake, Walk to tbe Sepulchre, The Apos- tles in Prayer, Hymn of the Aposties (closing portion). The other orchestral numbers consisted of the overture to “Midsummer Night's Dream’’ and the “Wedding March.” Bernhard Molienhauer and Nathan Landsberger played an effective violin duo, ‘‘Song of the Sirens,” by Neumann. Ia the opening bars Mr. Landsberger showed a slight tendency to play out of tune, but he quickly overcame it and gluyed excéllently for the rest of the num- er. Mr. Mollenhauer performed his part in a way that won him warm applause. FUNDS OVERDRAWN. The 01d Threat to Stop Prison Food Supplies Has the Desired Effect. The fact developed at yesterday’s meet- ing of the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors that a number of the funds under the controi of the board have been overdrawn and that contractors who have furnished the City with goods and mate- rials may have to wait for their money until matters adjust themselves. A. Greenbaum, representing the Pacific Marine Supply Company, appeared before the board to ask that his firm be given re- lief regarding an account against the City for furnishing food for prisoners. He stated that Auditor Broderick had refuséd to sign his warrants on the ground that the fund against which it was drawn was in such a condition that to pay out the amount dne would violate the law known as the one-twelfth act. He asked that the matter be adjusted, as the firm would be compelled to stop supplies if it could not get its money. Auditor Broderick stated that he must keep within the law, but that if the board would bunch the prison funds, some of whici have a surplus, the money could be paid and the funds allowed to adjust them- selves as the money for the next month became available. Incidentally he stated that the water fund was overdrawn about $2000 and other funds to u greater or less extent. The clerk was instructed to draw up a resolu- tion permitting the Auditor to sign war- rants on any funds for the use of tkixa pris- ons in order to relieve the pressure on the subsistance of prisoners’ fund. SOUTHERN IMPROVEMENT Better Transfer Facilities From Solano Street De- manded. Petition to the Harbor Commissioners for a New Wharf on Kentucky Street, Near Tulare. The Southern Improvement Club held an enthusiastic meeting last evening at its rooms, on Twengieth street, near Ar- kansas. R. Pengelly presided and James Glackin acted as secretary. A petition numerously signed was pre- sented calling uvon the Board of Super- visors to lay a plank sidewalk on Solano street from Kentucky to Missouri. The street has recently been graded, and at the time this work was done the sidewalk was contemplated but was never constructed. Solano street has the only car line in the vicinity, and for this reason most of the residents of the southern district are par- ticularly. interested in its improvement, though some doubt was expressed'as to the willingness of the residents of the street to bear the necessary expense. James Glackin moved that a committee be apvointed to wait upon the Board of Bupervisors to urge the completion of the work. The motion earried unanimously, and Messrs. Raymond, Davidson and Glackin were named. Attention was called to the inconvenient system of street railway transfers under which the southern residents now suffer. As it now is, in order to reach the central portion of the City for one fare one must take the Solano-street cars, thence transfer to Bryant and from Bryant transfer to the bobtailea cars on Sixth sfreet. This takes them to Sixth and Market streets. The trip occupies too much time to be practi- cal, and as a result the residents are com- pelled to pay two fares to get to Market street. N. Thompson, who was present as a representative of the Potrero Improve- ment Club, said they were equally inter- ested with the Southern Club in having some improvement in the transfer system. He expressed indignation at the way they had been treated, and he said the Potrero residents wished. to co-operate in demand- ing concessions. Numerous others spoke in the same strain aud Messrs. Pengelly, Strand, Felt, Raymond and Davidson were appointed to wait_upon the officials of the Market-street Railway Company and request that transfers be issued at the juncture of Solano and Kentucky streets. The following petition, which has been signed by the majority of the residents of the district, was presented and enthusias- tically indorsed : To the Honorable Board of Harbor Commis- sioners of the City and County of San . Froncisco, State of California: The increasing needs of the southern portion of the City render it fm- rative that a whart shonld be erected at ulare street, from Kentucky strect to Massa- chusetts, adjoining Islais Creek channel. And the undersigned respectfully pray that your honorable board will make provision for ihe erection of such wharf at your earliest con- venience. 100ds can-he almost insured for the absolutely insignificant sum of £5400, we cannot believe that the foregoing recommendations will meet the opposition of any pérson who really means well by the peovle. Respectfully submitted, J. F. MORSE, H. H. HaRT. The nm was adooted unanimously, and the rd decided to defer the ap- pointing of the inspectors until legal ad- vice on the matter is obtained, the Board of Supervisors having annonnced that the salaries of the officials will not be paid. . The Young Women’s Christian Assecia- tion sent in a.communication protesting against the removal of Superintendent ‘Weaver of the Almshouse. ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP A Colored Man Secures Winning Pool Tickets, but Neglects Until Too Late to Cash Them., William Ford, a colored man, was ar- rested on Third street yesterday afternoon and locked up on a charge of robbery upon complaint of Thomas O'Leary. O’Leary was asleepin a chair in a saloon on Eliis street, near Mason, Thursday night, when, it is_alleged, Ford robbed him. Ford secured a couple of winning pool tickets, which were found on his erson when arrested. The tickets had not en presented for redemption. on Third Officer Bideau discovered Ford street and made the ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. An Excellent Performance by the Local Organization. There was a good attendance at the third concert of the San Francisco Symphony’ Orchestra, which was given yesterday afternoon in Golden Gate Hall. The vo- calist, Frank Coffin, was too ill to appear, but the ‘programme was sufficiently long to dispense with its vocal number. The * orchestra, conducted by James Hamilton Howe, azain showed itself to be well balanced and thoroughly efficient. The overture to “Tannhauser,”” which was well played, was followed by selections from Gounod’s ‘‘Redemption,”" arranged from the vocal score by Mr. Howe" for or- chestra only. . The work was effectively ived, the selec- ‘ A committee comlposed of Messrs, O'Brien, Raymond, Glackin and Seymour was delegated to wait upon the Harbor Commissioners in regard to the matter. A discussion of the poor water facilities in the district was had. At present the. pressure is 80 low as to be extremely in- adequate in case of fire. On some of the hills it is impossible to get water from the mains atall. 7 7 The chairman was appointed a com- mittee of one to urge the water company to.connect the rmains with some higher reservoir in order to get increased pres- sure. Attention was called to the necessity of electric lights at the corner of Missouri and Eighteenth streets and between the school- house and engine-house and at Sixteenth and Bryant streets. All three points are very dark and there is much travel bi them. It wassuggested that there shoul be lights along the Solano-street car line. A committee was agpoinwd to investigate and see what could be done. CALLS IT “FARCICAL.” Judge Belcher's Outspoken Opinion of the Verdict in the Shattuck Murder Case. _ Judge Belcher is not pleased with the action of the jury which acquitted Mrs. Jane Shattuck, and he does not want them upon his panel any more. ‘When he came into court yesterday morning he said, without preliminary words: 3 Mr. Clerk: At helf-past 9 o'clock last night we concluded the case of the People against Jane Shattuck in this court. From the evidence it appeared that the young man, Harry Poole, was deliberately enticed to his death, and it left no doubt in the mind of the Judge that the defendant was conscious of what she did and did know the difference be- tween right and wrong at the time of the kill ing. The endlnfl of the case was farcical. The lniemn of public justice are of too solemn and serious a nature to be passed upon lightly. I excused the jurors iu that case until Monday. You will enter ap order excusing them for the remainder of the term. The jurors thus summarily dismissed are 8. W. Cowler, M. V. Whitmore, R. B. Kitt- redge, J. L. McLaughlin, O Willcoeber {W. 8. Rainey, T. A. Mallen,W. G. Rippon, A Abraham, W. D. Walker, W. L. Ashe and John Ravpe. NEW it never fails, and bread ness and flavor.” Miss CorNELIA CAMPBELL BED! TO-DAY. « Pure and Sure.” “1 prefer Cleveland’s baking powder because it is pure and wholesome. It takes less for the same baking, and cake ‘keep their fresh- - FORD, Supt, New York Cooking School, BELIGION MWD THE STATE A Strong Theugh Invisible Link | Said to Exist Between Them. Interesting .n.nd Profound Discourse Read by the Rev. Dr. Voor- sanger. “Church and religion,” said the Rev. Dr. Voorsanger during last night’s lecture at the Temple Emanu-El *‘do not mean the same thing. A church is a system of beliefs and observances governed by vary- ing laws, but religion is invariable and universal. Religion pure and simple is the practical application of the moral law to human life and conduct. The constitu- tion of these United States recognizes no church, but it ddes recognize religion. It repards the churches as mere agents and instruments of religion, and lets them stand or fall on their own merits. “At the same time,’’ continued the elo- quent rabbi, “‘there is a strong though in- visible link between religion and the civil power. Religion is held in regard and veneration by the Government as being a Jowerful agency fpr the elevation of man- kind, for the formation of good citizens and for the petierment of the Republic. Hence, while the Government disregards sects and creeds it certainly renders every due honor to religion. In the appoint- ment of days of thanksgiving or of fasting the state attelts the dependence of the human race upon its Creator. By appoint- ing chaplains for legislative bodies and for the army aud navy the Government evinces a desire not to smother the reli- gious instinct in the citizen’s heart, but rather to foster and develop it. In legis- lative assemblies, at least in a good many of them, this public and formal homage to the Deity is regarded as of so much im- ‘portance that in the absence of a chaplain some member of the body reads a prayer or a selection from the Scriptures. ‘“‘Another way in which the state honors religion 1s by exempting the house of God from taxation. This, unhappily, is not thecase in California; but it is right that institutions which are non-productive in a financial sense and which exist only for the purpose of aiding the civil powerin the preservation of order and the betterment of citizens should be excused from paying tribute to the state. 5 “In the oaths which witnesses are obliged by law to take in certain judicial | proceedings we find the State recognizing religion and religion’s author. The man taking an oath is required to say ‘So help | me God.” This brief formula indicates that the civil power recognizes the exist- ence of God, the fact of man’s responsi- bility to God and the efficacy of the moral law as an aid to the Government. “The state takesthe citizen, so to speak, into the presence of his Maker in order that hisreligious instinct, thus appealed to, may | impel him to speak the truth. Again, re- ligion aids the state in the very prisons, where chaplains are appointed and main- tained in order that they may do their best to bring out what good there may be in the souls of those undergoing punishment for crime. - he law revealed on Mount Sinai,” said the reverend speaker in conclusion, “was not given to the Hebrews only. It was the voice of God speaking to the world: "This is the religion which under- lies the constitution of these United States. This is the religion which must ever assist | the secular power in the grand work of bettering and ennobling mankind.” ts the Insurance Policy. The J. K. Armsby Company of Illinois has ‘begun suit in the United States Cireuit Court egainst A. E. Newby for $753245 on a fruit deal, and asks for the sale of a $10,000 insur- ance policy to liquidate the obligation. Se Siaghe S Politieal Equality Club. The Political Equality Club will resume its meetings on Tuesday afternoon, when arrange- ments will be niade for s series of evening g}eedngs on Tuesday evenings at St. George's ul NEW TO-DAY —AMUSEMENTS. m ) TRICDLANDLR.GOTTLOD & co- L35E5 And MATAGLRS -+ BUT ONE TO- MATINEE I DAY! PEERLESS CORINNE “HENDRICK HUDSON JR.” A Really Great Operatic §, 3 LAST PERFORMANC Come Quick for Your Seats, m AL RAYPIEN Ano Co, RALDWIN 5 HEATRE “\ PROPS. SECOND WEEK of the Famous MARIE TAVARY GRAND OPERA CO. Under the Direction of CHAS. H. PRATT. Presenting the following Repertoire: Matinee To-day..... < “TROVATORE" To-Night . .“TANNHAUS“ 2 Repertolre third and last week: guenots”; Tuesday, * prices, “Mignon ctacle! hursday, “Faust turday Matinee . “Irovaiore.” Sei performances. q Al NAYMAN (AuroR EVERY EVENING———INCLUDING SUNDAY B MR. THOMAS S SN S - Supported by an Unusually Strong Company mecessary for a proper presentation of his plays. 7 REPERTOIK. Matinee To-da; To-Nighi GIS Sunday “RICHARD 10T NEXT WEEK—Monday, Feb. 17. SECOND AND LAST WEEK OF MR. THOMAS CALIFORNIA THEATER—Extra. Messrs. Al Hayman & Co. have the honor to announce PADEREWSETI In Three (3) Piano Recitals, which will occur on Fevruary 21 PRICES: 82, 83. 2 Seats for all the above recitals now ready at according to location. Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Steinway & Son’s Piano used at all the Paderew- ski recitais. BICYCLE MATINEE TO-DAY, 2 P. M, Some Lucky One Gets it. MRS. MARKS, 605 Sixth st., was the Lucky One Wednesday. THE WHITE SLAVE! In Melodle, Histrionic and, Scenic Perfection. *It does the heart good to hear an old-time plan- tation jubilee.”—Cassius Clay. Matinee Prices—10c, 15¢, 25¢c. Night Prices—10c, 15¢, 25c¢, 35¢, 500 Monday—The Great “FAUST.’” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes. ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manager LAST NIGETS Of the New American Opera, TELE CENTLE SAVAGH! MIRTH ! ———SONG ! DANCE! Trusses....... Elastic Stockings. Galvanic or Faradic Batteri Eye Glasses and Spectacles at one-half optician prices. Glasses fitted by a Sclentific Optician. ‘We have a large stock of Shoulder Braces, Rub- ber Cushions, Alr Pillows, Uterine Supporters, Rubber Urinals, Elastic Stockings, Leggings, Anklets, Knee Caps, etc., at Cut Rates. i NO PERCENTAGE PHARMACY, 982 Marlketl Street, South side: bet. Fifth and Sixth. 'NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. SHOOT THE CHUTE; ——aND—— “TRIP THE TROLLEY! Afternoon and Evening. . TO-DAY-CHILDREN'S DAY! THE ORPHAN ASYLUM BAND AND—— BIG BALLOON ASCENSION AT KA‘F;PAST FOUR, CHILDREN HALF-PRICE FOR AD- MiSSION AND CHUTES. FIRST BENEFIT CONCERT. ——OF THR—— SATURDAY MORNING ORCHESTRA. Under the direction of ALFRED RONCOVIERL METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 17, 1896. Reserved seats Ope Dollar, on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s, on and after Ffiday, Febraary 15 NEXT WEEK— Von Weber's Romantic Opera, “DER FREISCHUTZ!” Reappearance of the Favorite Artists, IDA VALERGA-—and—KATE MARCHIL Seats Now on Sale. Popular Prices—25¢ and 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 Masterplece, “MY PARTNER” In the Opinion of All Leading Critics *“The Best American Melodrama.” EVENING PRICAS—25¢ and 5o Famlly Circie and Gallerv, 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sundsy. ORPHEUM. O'Fairell Btreet. Between Stockzon and Powst. MATINEE TO-DAY (SATURDAY), FEB. 18. Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Balcony, any seat, 10cj Children, 10c, any part A New List of Vaudeville Notables! THE PANTZER BROS., THE GARRISONS, WALTER STANTON, TINA CORRI, RACHEL WALKER, CARROLL JOHNSON, BILLY CARTER, Etc. FRED EMERSON BROOKS. FRED EMERSON BROOKS, ‘The California Poet, and J. WILLIAMS MACY, - The Buffo-Basso and Humortst, ‘Will give one of their unique entertaln ments at the ASSOCIATION AUDITORIUM, Mason and Ellis streats, TUESDAY EVENINGE, Feb. 18, at 8 o'clock. Last appearance of these Humorists {n San Francisco this season. Admission, 25 cents. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Il ADMISSTON $1.00. Take Southern Pacific trains at Third and Town- send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 p. M. Fare for round trip, Including adi on to grand stand. 1. Take Mission-street electric Line direcs w"‘:" 'RE W.S8. LEAKE, A. B. SPRECKELS, . President. Becrear;