The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896 THE ENTHUSHASM STILL GROWING, Paderewski's Recital Draws a Bigger House Than Ever. BRAVO!FOR THE PIANIST The Concert Comes to an End in a Grand Climax of Applause. MASTERS ANCIENT AND MODERN The Pianist Gives a Magnificent Ren- dering to a Long and Varied Programme. The Paderewski craze in San Francisco is rapidly reaching a full-blown crescendo. There were outward and visible signs of it at the recital yesterday afternoon at the California Theater. The house had been almost sold out, but an hour before the pianist appeared on the stage crowds were besieging the theater on the chance of securing admission. The few remaining seats went off like hot cakes, | and then people came in to s The leit aisles, both up and down stairs, first | filled with a dense line of music-lovers, for : that vantage ground commanded an excel- | | ren, assistant managerof the Palace Hotel; alert to the value of attractive innovations, bas arranged to introduce entertaining fea- tures between the acts of the plays produced at that honse. During the coming woek, begin- 1 onday night, little Gertie Carlisle will introduce songsand specialties between the acts of “The Old Lime Kiln.”” ———— THE CLEARY CASE. Charges Against the Imspector Sub- mitted to the United States Grana Jury. The case of Customs Inspector Cleary was submitted to the United States Grand Jury yesterday. Only one witness was examined. The Wong Sam case will also be heard, and it is not unlikely that the charges against Inspector Williams will be investigated by the jury. Indictments were returned yesterday against Gustave Braunschweiger and Charles W. Orr. The former forged a United States postal order for a small sum. Orr was the first officer of the ship John McDonald. He is accused of beat- ing John W. Smith, a sailor under his command. Smith is now at the Sailors’ Home 1n this C: INDICTED FOR FORGERY, Checks Indorsed “O K” by One Bank and Cashed by Another. Police Department Careless and Neg- ligent in the Service of Summonses. The Grand Jury yesterday afternoon filed into Judge Slack’s courtroom and re- ported two indictments against J. A. Hull for forgery. The witnesses heard previous to the indictment were: J. V. Keeley, a well-known mining man; George B. War- Samuel E. Beaver, paying-teller Bank of California; and Henry G. Hanley, chief bookkseper Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Bank. lent view of the keyboard. Then the right | aisles lined up, for from that favored spot | the pianist’s facial expression could be | ied. Almost before a third of the seat- | bolders had arrived the foy as a dense mass of patiently sta ng humanity, and | the staircase was rapialy being pre-empted | by enterprising me acs. | It was after 3 o'c when the pianist | entered. He was greeted with what | Italians call “discreet” applause, for the | audience that by this time packed every | nook and corner of the house seemed more | eager to hear the artist than to spend any of the minutes that might be radiant with music in lavishing noisy demonstrationa on Paderewski himseli. As usual, the enthusiasm grew and multiplied as the programme progressed, till the recital culminated in cries of ‘‘bravo!” A singular fact about the hypnotic spell which Paderewski's marvelous genius throws over his hearers is that alarge number of the. people who listen to him with rapt and delighted attention do not know enough sbout the various composi- tions and the stylesof the composers to follow the programme. One only had to glance around at the end of a number yes- terday afternoon to see many people who evidently did not know ‘‘where they were at” in the list of works that Paderewski was playing. They glanced at their programmes in a puzzled manner; murmured, hat was that?” to companions, who en knew no more than themselves, and en lapsed back into the joy of the music, ut worrying over the question of had composed it. Of course there were many musicians and dilettanti who were thoroughly con- versant with every number on the pro- gramme; others knew enough to take their bearings occasionally; but there were quite a number of upfortunates who mistook the second movement of the Beethoven concerto for the Paganini- Brahms number, and when Paderewski | gave one of the “Songs Without Words” as an encore to the real Paganini number they realized that they had somehow got to sea on the prosramme without chart or compass, and listened to the rest of the music, blissfully ignorant of whether it was Chopin, Liszt or Paderewski that was ed. Only at the end of the pro- even musicians, dilettanti and e who knew nothing at all about c, of one accord—they wanted more at glorious playing, and did not mean n of th tc programme began with a Bach atic fantasie and fugue. This was | of the most delicious morsels for the | musicians. The great John Sebastian is so full of melody to those who know him | 1 love him. Paderewski illumined the | emes of the work he played yesterday | with a classic glory all his own. The jecthoven sonata was another source of great joy to the hearers, particularly to those who had wrestied with it themselves and appreciated something of its technical and artistic difficulties. To say that Paderewski piayed it magnificently is & platitude. The pale, care-worn looking ist seemed transfigured with the in- epiration of the Bonn master as he dallied with the great technical difficulties of the sonata av if they bad been child’s play, and breathed a spirit of beauty into the themes that made the people who do not profess to appreciate classical music won- der they had never known before that jeethoven wrote such sweet tunes. The Paganini-Brabms*Variations” (opus 35) was a tour de force that brought down the house. Even people who could not play the piancforte centered their eyes on the key-board, astonished at the physical feat which Paderewski was performing. As an encore the pianist gave Mendels- solin’s “‘Spring Song.” The Chovin cluster which seems to fig- ure in all the programmes consisted of tudes” 2 and 12, the Impromptu in F rp, op. 36, and the valse in A flat, op. 43. Paderewski’s playing of them was, of course, of the order which lends illumination to Chopin. He gave another “Ftude” as an encore to “Etude” No. 12, and as an encore to the familiar A flat valse he played his own “Minuet a I’ An- tique.’” Paderewski’s Legende No. 2, which came next on the programme, is one of his most recent compositions, though it has been published for some months. It is a bean- tiful, melodious work, which promises to become as popular as the “Minuet a 1'An- tique.” The programme ended with three Liszt numbers, all of which were played in a marvelously descnpfive manner. ]‘hey were: ‘““Au bord d'une Source,” ‘“‘Etude de Concert’” in F minorand the *‘Campan- ella.”” In response to a most determined | whose name had been forged in this City | aged to detach two blank ch According to the testimony presented to the Grand Jury J. A. Hull, who is now in San Quentin under the name of C. G. Hoyt, but whose present term there will expire on February 26, did, on January 9, 1895, forge the name of J. V. Keeley to a check for 93, and on January 16, 1895, forged Keeley’s name on a chegk for §165 25. Subsequently at Los Angeles, under the name of C.G. Hoyt, he com- mitted another forgery, but was caught before he could leave that region. In due - A. Hull, Alias C. G. Hoyt. [From e photograph.} time he was convicted and sentenced toa term of one vear 1n the penitentiary at San Quentin. It came to the knowledge of Mr. Keeley, prior to the Los Angeles forgery, that Hoyt was no other than the forger, Huil. In Chicago, as an employe of the Diamond Match Company, Hull was guilty of some irregularities, butthe company waslenient with him. Instead of prosecuting him the officers of the Chicago concern gave him $20 and some good advice about going t0 a new country and living down the past. On that hint Hull ucted. Coming West on the train he met Joseph V. Kee California, and made himself so as a traveling companion that Kee. a decided liking for him. In San Francisco the acquaintance begun on the train ripened into friendship and ended in felonv. Hullin some way man- s from Mr. Keeley’s checkbook prior to the tatter’s departure for the mines in Southern Ne- vada, and, having gone to the ferry to see his friend away, proceeded to draw on Keeley’s cash reserve in Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Bank. The first check. for must have been sent by Hull to Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Bank by a messenger and brought back to the sender, for it was marked in blue pencil “O K, Hanley,” indicatineg that Hanley, the bookkeeper, had pronounced it cor: rect. Then it waspresented to the Bank of California and cashed, the record show- ing that George B. Warren had identified Hull.®=The testimony before the Grand Jury was to the effect that Mr. Warren’s | id:ntification went no further than to state that the person presenting the check had been introduced to him as Hull. The next check, for $166 25, never went to Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Bank for identifi- cation. Itappears that Hull himself took a blue pencil and forged the indorsement, “0 K, Hanley.”” The check was cashed in the usual manner, and nothing was thought of the transaction untii> Mr. Keeley received a statement of his account from the bank. When Hull emerges from the walls of San Quentin next Wednesday he will fina himself confronted by two indictments for forgery. Experts in penology may not re- gard this as the best course to pursue in order to reform an offender, but the Grand Jury believed that the indictment shoula be presented to the court. The detectives of Wells, Fargo & Co. will accompany Mr. Keeley to San Que tin, and there they will interview the pris- oner and recommend that he plead guilty and ask for the lightest sentence possible under the law. After the indictments were found the Grand Jury was in a proper frame of mind to talk to Chief Crowley, and a_messenger was dispatched to the Police Department requesting the Chief’s presence in the jury- room. It was just as well, perhaps, for the Chief that he was not in the office to receive the message, as the jury adjourned without seeing him. It was disclosed in the proceedings lead- ing to the indictment, that the subpenas encore Paderewski come back and played Liszt's tenth **Hungarian Rhapsodl’e. I'he programme for next Sunday’s con- ctrtat the Baldwin Theater is as foilows: (hromatic tantasie and fugue Sonat @ minor, §T0 axsai; & Allecro ma non troppo; presto. aajor, op. 62. at minor, op. 45, with funeral ] Chopin J’MLrewlkl ... Liszt 2. D flat major, op. 64. w, I flat minor, op. 24, No. 4. A flat, op, 83, 18, t 2 B tlat, op, ‘Lapsodie Hongroise, o, Botween the Ac The mensgement of the Columbis Thester, l for the witnesses were given to the Police Department last Tuesday, and were then pigeon-holed. Yesterday morning it was discovered that not one of the witnesses had been served, but in response to a re- quest from the District Attorney by tele- phone Messrs. Warren, Beaver and Hanle: reported to the Grand Jury. About this time Captain Wittman, in the office down- stairs, found the papers in the pigeon-hole and sent a trusted officer to serve them So intelligently and promptly did this of- ficer verform ‘the duty that he had a re- turn statement made by 3 o’clock that the witnesses George B. Warren of the Palace Hotel, Samuel E. Beaver of the Bank of California and Henry G. Hanley of Wells, THE CELEBRATION T0-DAY. A Parade by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Y. M. I. LITERARY EXERCISES. An Entertaining and Instructive Pro. gramme by the Knights of St. Patrick. Washington’s birthday will be generally observed in this City, principally by a parade of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and musical and lit- erary exercises by a number of benevolent societies. The Junior Order of American Me- chanies, which will begin its procession from the foot of Market street upon the ar- rival of the Oakland contingent, will be under the following officers: H. C. Schaertzer, president of the day. Mark McCord, grand marshal. Mark Lane, chairman exeeutive committee. Charles W.'Baker, secretary executive com- mittee. . S. Fenn, treasurer executive committee. T. Whitten, chief of staff, Charles F. Church, orderly. A. D. Ellsworth, R.' 4. Nelson, Sol Jacobs, G. Fletehir, G. ¥. Haudoli and X, H. Kirkham, aids. Henry P. Dalton, grand marshal of the Oak- land division, S. P. Bodweil, W. B. Hodges, E. A. Sherman Jr., W Gardner, William Higbhy, aids. Calvin Ewing, chiairman of the literary com- mittee, Charles Klein, chairman of the parade com- mittee, G. F. Fletcher, chairman of the decorative committee. WW. S, Fenn, chairman of the ways and means com: tee. The parade will extend up Market street to Ninth, countermarching to Odd Fel- lows’ Hall, where the musical and literary exercises will be held with the following programme: Overture, “Rigoletto”. ... Orchestra, ~Presid Lzer. .vv.Verdi Opening Afldrelsn. ent of the Day Ten minutes with “Life of Washingt Star-Spangled Banner. Miss Minnie Powell (Soloist). And grand chorus of 100 voices under the direction of John W, McKenzie Jr. “Swates Orator of the Day ‘aylor Rogers. -“Battle Hyvmn of the Republic” well {Audience sing chorus). Signing of the Declaration” . Walker, “The Flag of Liberty” ) W. H. Barnes Grand Chorns. rom the “Father of T (By e Arranged by I. W. McKe N dicated to the ictory March.” and Grand Chorus. .. 4 Sung by choru: In the evening there will be a grand en- | tertalnment and reunion ball of the | Daughters of Liberty and Junior Order of United American Mechanics at 0dd Fel- lows’ Hall with the following programme: Overture..... Legerdemain. . “America” | | | ....Orchestra | ssor Hellman Vocal solo. . s . . B. Bowley | Duet. . e fessrs., Dewey aud Ewing | Declamation, “Flag of Freedom”...Fred W. Yager | National characters Grand expose. gree,” by the Grand Prince ( ‘he Cotton Children | econd Oriental De- | r. 0. U First Witch Second Witch. Third Witch J. W. Butler, - R. Young, H.A. Hansen, E. W. Dodge, odge. danciog. Floor mana; > W.A. Peterson | The Knights of St. Patrick will celebrate | the occasion at Metrovolitan Hall in the evening with an entertainment pro- gramme as follows: Piano selection with Janko keyboard, by Miss Alice Tisdall, an instrument entirely new to San Francisco audiences, Soprano solo, “In Sevillé's Groves,” by Miss Millie Fiynn. pintroduction by the president, Jeremiah eas: Coniralto solo, “Dermot Asthore,” by Miss ia Sullivan. rom East to West,”” an illustrated lecture, s. Hattie B. Steele. This is & most enter: taining and highly instructive exercise, in which the lecturer takes her audience from New York harbor through all the principal countries and cities of the world, returning across the Pacific and home. During the trip through Ireland, Miss Julia Sullivan will siog Moore’s beautiful “Meeting of the Watars, s and in Italy at Lake Como, Miss Millie Fiynn will sing “Gentle Spirit.”” On the ocean near- ing home, George H. Broderick, late of the ‘Tivoli (llpenl Company, will sing “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.’” Miss Julia Heffernan wiil accompany the songs on the piano, The Young Men’s Institute will have a patriotic celebration in Metropolitan Hall with an appropriate and entertaining pro- gramme. The following programme will- be ren- dered: Original prelude......... Professor 1. H. W and march D and r Remurks... Vocal solo. ord of Bunker Hill" V. Woods. Recitation .....“Washington” taker. Vocal solo. 1ail Columbia’ Oration.. Singing of Cornet solo.. The Palms" Vocal solo. ie Star-spangled Banner” 3Miss A. J. Roney. Singing of “America” The ladies of Central Methodist Episco- pal Church will celebrate Washington’s birthday by giving dinners in the church to-night from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock, followed by a patriotic entertainment, The California Society of the Sons of the Revolution will hold an annual meeting at noon to-day in Pioneer Hall to elect officers for the ensuing term. In the evening the society will celebrate the day with a banquet at the Occidental Hotel at 7 o'clock. Membezs are requested to assemble at 6:30 .M. Rosettesand badges will be worn. Many public halls and placesof business along Market street will be handsomely decorated with patriotic colors for the oceasion, notably the Y. M. I building, corner of Market and Tenth streets; Hale Bros. and Davis Bros.on Market street, near McAllister. S NO MILITIA PARADE. People Wonder Why the Soldlers Are Not to March. The powers that be have directed that there shall be no parade of the National Guard in this City to-day in honor of Washington’s birthday. For the first time in nearly twenty-five years no orders have been issued to the brigade. In former years there have ‘either been parades through the principal streets, re- views on Van Ness avenue or field ma- neuvers at the Presidio, at all of which large crowds attended, and have been an object-lesson to the younger generation. In 1872 and 1873 no parade of the brigade was ordered, but ‘‘old timers'’ will remem- ber the splendid parades made by the “Na- tionals” in their scarlet coats and white bear skins in observance of the day and the kind treatment received by them at the hands of the late 8. P. Collins. That there will be no parade cannot_be for lack of patriotism or because of dis- inclination on the part of the rank and file, for it is well known that upon all oc- casions they nave always been ready to cheerfully perform any duty imposed Audience | the commanding officers fearful that the | dent; James P. Monaghan, vice-president; | Frank J. Sullivan, secretary; Owen H. | upon them. While many have been apt to sneer at the National Guard and dub its members ‘‘tin soldiers,”” still the young Fargo & Co.’s Bank could not be found in 8an Francisco. men who comprise it are certainly entitled to credit when upon each hotiday they give up their own enjoyments, parade for the edification of the public and exhibit their fealty to the State. Is the fallure to issue the order due to the present condition of the Guard? Are parade will be so slim that the public will naturally inquire into the causes which have brought the Guard to such a depleted condition. . Governor Budd, as commander-in-chief, should inquire into this matter, and if, as is surmised, no parade has been ordered for fear of the results, a thorough investi- gation should be directed to ascertain where the fault lies, That there has been a grave mistake made this year is apparent, and it is an innovation that should be more honored in the breach than in the observance. WAS NOT MARRIED. Captain Lees Thinks the Mendocino Sheriff Is Mistaken in May Smith’s Identity. Detective Anthony has been looking for Smith, the associate of the girl recently murdered in Morton street, to learn whether he knew anything of a former husband named Golden. Captain Lees thinks the quest will be fruitless. I know that the girl was not married unless she was married to Jack Smith,” said Captain Lees last night. ““Smith has already told me that he was not the girl’s husband. So 1 think that Mr, Hatch has made a mistake in thinking the girl was killed by an ex-husband named Golden. “Besides, you will notice that he speaks of the girl as May MacDonald. She was known as May Smith, and her real name was May MacDermott. Nobody ever spoke of her as MacDonald, for the reason, 1 feel sure, that he has got the girl mixed up with somg one else. “I can’t speak definilely now though,” he added. “‘The matter is being investi- gated.” Caprain Lees said that no new informa- tion had been disccvered by the detectives. SCRED HEART COLLEGE Washington’s Birthday Observed With Songs and Reci- tations. The Junior Class Presents an Even- ing’s Entertainment Before a Crowded Hall, Sacred Heart College, corner of Eddy and Larkin streets, celebrated Washing- ton’s birthday last night by presenting a very creditable musical and literary enter- tainment, in which the Collegian Literary Society of the class of '97 figured most prominently. The assembly hall, enlarged by all the possibilities of folding doors, was crowded to the walls by the three hundred and more students and their hundreds of en- thusiastic friends. In addition to the sig- nificance of the patriotic observance and its accompanying expressions of loyaity to the father of his country the evening was noteworthy in the life of the college for the commendable showing made by the recently organized orchestra composed of about fifteen pieces, The junior class, by whom the perform- ance was arranged, consists of the follow- ing young men: Brother Ulbertain, presi- | McMahon, treasurer, and Emil Chambill, | Joseph V. Costello, Daniel Mooney, Henry Jansing, Thomas 1. Kelly, John Sullivan, | James J. O'Dea, Thomas Hanrahan, John | 8. Carrington, Frank Kane, Edward Mal- | lon, Stanisiaus K. Rankin, Herbert D. | Martin, | —————— RABBI VOORSANGER'S LECTURE. The Public School as an Instrument of Civil Government. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger delivered his lecture on “The Public Schools as an In- strument of Civil Government” to a large audience in Temple Emanu-El last night. It was the next to the last of the series | which have proved so interesting and in- | structive to his congregation and othersf during the last few weeks. ‘‘Sectarian | Schools in Their Relation to Political So- | ciety” will form the subject of the final lecture of the course to be delivered next Friday evening. “The schools,” he said, “‘are the grenz; leveling instrument of the Government. | Through their 1nfluence nationalities give place to a perfect homogenity. “The children of foreigners lose their foreign identity, as the foreign immigrants themselves become Americans after the first generation. The public schools are the concommitant of citizenship. They are promotive of homogenity, inculcating love and loyalty for home and country. “Our public school is the mostimportant institution of the Government. Invested as they are with certain privileges by the constitution they become a grand bulwark of the Government. The children make the public schools as much as the schools make them what they are, and as a moral mentor their importance and influence cannot be overrated.” The lecture was listened to with great in- terest and attention. ————— THE JOYFUL ELKS, Midnight Reception to Actor Tom Keene by Golden Gate Lodge. Thomas Keene was the guestof the Elks last evening at Alcazar Hall, after his per- formance of Othello at the California Theater. In honor of his coming, the hall was crowded with his friends before 11 o'clock, the time appointed for the cere- mony of reception to begin. He was late getting in, but was greeted with prolonged applause. John O. Reis, exalted ruler of Golden Gate Lodge, made 4 brief informal address, calling Mr. Keene to the chair. The well- known actor lost no time in idle words, but immediately organized the assembly for joy. N Hé rushed through the appointment of & beer committee and hustled the members to the treasurer’s desk ina style that at once proclaimed his familiarity with the duties of his office. His sallies were clever and quick and brought coin and beer into rapid circulation. With like felicity he lined up the talent and set the entertain- ment in motion. On the list of star performers he had Leonard Grover, who was down to recite the *‘Origin of the Merchant of Venice' W. T. Carleton, William Carleton, C. J. Campbell, J. Taylor and Judson C. Brusie of BSacramento, author of ‘“Hannibal Howe.” More talent was developed after midnight, and joy reigned sunreme. Mr. Keene was one of the founders of the Order of Elks in San Francisco, and old-time members always assemble to do him honor. ——————— Johnny’s Suggestion. Johnny, a bright boy of 6, while being dressed “for school, observing s little overcoat much the worse for wear and having more mended places than he ad- mired, turned quickly to his mother and asked her: “‘Ma, is pa rich?” ‘“Yes, very rich, Johnny. He is worth two millions and & half.” “(\)Vh;l. in, lmn?" : *'Oh, he values you at one million, me at a million and the baby at half a million,"” Johnny, after thinking a moment, said: “‘Ma, tell pa to sell the baby and buy us some clothes.”—Spare Moments, MICHAEL SKELLY IS DEAD, He Was the Promoter of the Red Line Omnibuses in This City. A PIONEER STREET-CAR MAN. The Present System of Street Rail. ways Grew Out of His Mission and North Beach Road. Michael Skelly died at his residence, 1224 Mission street, at 11:20 A. M. yester- day. He had been in declining health for some time. Mr. Skelly was in his seventieth year. He came to San Francisco from Ire- land as a boy, and always took a foremost part in the upbuilding of the City. He landed in San Francisco May 10,1852. His first venture was in the drayage business. A year later he bought a lot on Pine street, near Washington, and erected a building on it and put in a soda-water plant. The business wasa success from | simply invulnerable to attack and irre- gun. Admiral Jouett of the American navy, in deseribing the monitors recently, said of the Puritan, the typical vessel of this type in the new navy, that “she is | sistible to assault.”” It has already been demonstrated that the Puritan in a storm is even more seaworthy than some of the most famous fighting ships of the Euro- pean navies. Yet fighting ships have from 25 to 30 feet of “freeboard” as a target for hostile uns, while a monitor has little more than 214 feet where shot may strike the hull. In other words there is practically no Elnce except the turret of a monitor that e struck by a shot during an engagement, while the ‘average fighting vessel of tne | European navy is compelied to expose at | least % feet of the hull, however protected | by armor to the dangerous crash of hos- | tile missiles. Other arguments in favor of the monitor type are that such vessels can be repaired, and can even be built, in amuch shorter time than would be re- quired for similar operations on regular fighting ships, like those of the European navies. It is said that a monitor can easily be built in two years if the armor is constructed under special contract. | The very shape of the monitor allows it to carry much heavier armor to cover the exposed surface than can be conveniently | worn by the average fighting ship of the European type. Or the other hand, the | draught of the monitor is far less than that | of the European fighting ship, so that the | American vessel can go where the fighting ship of the European type may not ven- ture, because of shallow waters. The United States navy has a few vessels of the European type of fighting ship, it being necessary to provide for a high speed in a few fighting ships. The vessels of the MICHAEL SKELLY, THE PIONEER O [From a photograph.] F THE LOCAL STRETCAR SYSTEM. | the start. Later the plant was removed | Ore, to Mission street, near Third. | In 1857 Mr, Skelly entered the railroad | business, for he foresaw great development | in that line. He started the People’s or Red line omuibuses in competition with the Pioneer line. The route they took was from Third and Townsend streets to Fol- som, to Second, to Montgomery, to Wash- ington, to Stockton, to Union, fo Poweil, | to Meiggs wharf, and the fare was 10 cents. The Mission iine began at the p ran along Kearny street to M out to the Mission Dolores; fare These omnibuses, as old-timers will re- | member, were very handsomely built. | They were_ painted beautifully and the | scenes depicted on the panels, etc., were done by the best artists. They cost as | high as $4000 each. Mr. Skelly did every- | thing in first-class manner. Fis line was well patronized, and he showed his appre- | ciation of 1t by glving the public the worth of their money in comfort, elegance and good service, In 1861 came the street-railway proposi- tion and Mr. Skeily at once took the sub- ject un. He petitioned the Board of Su- pervisor for a franchise for the Omnibus line, called after the old line. Peter Dona- | hue was with him in this and a Mr. Gard- ner. He got his franchise and sold his rolling stock to the new company. Differ- ences arising, however, he withdrew from the Omnibus line and joined the North Beach and Mission, then starting, and he remained with this line from that early day all through the g'ears of its history. Thus was inaugurated our present system of street railways. Mr. Skelly took active part in every movement calculated for the good of the city. He never was a politician, however, and would never accept oflice, although he often had the opportunity. In war times he was a thorough-going Union man, and in the different emergencies of the City he acted the part of a good citizen. Of every Irish movement at all likely to benefit the old land of the Irish people here, he was always a generous promoter. May 17, 1860, Mr. Skelly was married to Miss Mar- garet A. Regan. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Skelly, five boys and one girl, OUR MONITORS. They Are Still Among the Best Ships for Defensive Work. The announcement that the monitor Passaic is about to be repaired at the Bos- ton Navy-yard has apparently aroused some surprise, and has started some rumors which are not only improbable but practically impossible of fuliillment. Why this should be so, and why the mere fact that the old monitor is being repaired should start so many wild tales in the air, it is hard to see, for the reason that the proposed repair of the Passaic is a piece of naval work which might almost be ex- pected as a matter of course. Certainly it should not be inferred, as has apparently been done, that the monitors are no longer available as modern war vessels of some importance in naval tactics. If the rumors which have been set afloat by the contemplated resmirs to the Passaic were inspired by the belief that the mon- itors are unseaworthy, or practically use- less in time of war, it is certainly time that such a mistake should be corrected. 1t is true that European nations have generally discarded monitors as a type of fighting vessel, but that fact only shows that Eu- ropean naval constructors are not fully alive to the advantagesof the American monitor as a coast-defense vessel. A mon- itor may not be an ideal fighting ship from the standpoint of a great commercial na- tion like ngl’nn_d. for example, which has so large a foreign navy to protect, as the monitors have not generally made very high speed records in the past; but if they are considered as coast-defense vessels alone, it can be stated with some positive- ness that few fighting ships of the Euro- pean navies can even compare with an American monitor, either from the stand- point of effectiveness or from that of safety. A great deal is being said at present about coast defense, and such men as Gen- eral Miles, for example, have recomended a line of fortifications along the line of the American coast, costing from $80,000,000 to $90,000,000. This money could be tar more advantageously expended in vessels of the monitor type, which are practically impregnable, even to the most formidable steel projectiles fired by the modern rifle gon or of the Indiana class are expected to conduct aggressive rather than defen- sive operations; and for this purpose they were so built that they could be operated at a high rate of speed for a battle-ship. These vessels, however, are said to be no more seaworthy than such a vessel as the Puritan, and even the tremendous Indiana can receive no harder knocks and admin- ister few more dangerous attacks than the Puritan can give or take. Because the | monitors were used in a war about twenty- five years ago the European naval critics have apparently gained the idea that such vessels are now really useless; and this idea seems to have spread to many people who are not naval critics. Yet the fact re- mains that some of the shrewdest officers | of the American navy believe that as a ves- | sel for coast defense there is no type of fighting ship in existence to-day which | can rank as high as a modern monitor like the Puritan.—Boston Advertiser. e Metals Made From Alloys. | Bath metal is made from tin and copper. | Bell metal results from zinc and copper. Bronze is the product of copper and tin Britannia ware is made from copper, bi: muth and antimony. Cannon metal is formed of copper and tin. | _Dutch gold is made from copper and zinc. | erman silver is composed of zinc, | nickel, copper and a small portion of iron. | Standard gold is made from gold and Co‘){per.. % i Mosaic gold is a combination of copper and zine. Pewter is made from lead and tin. Sheet metal is composed of lead and a small quantity of arsenic. | Standard silver is made from silver and | copper. | older from tin and lead. Type metal the combination of antim and lead. ‘White metal is made of copper and ar- | senic.—Hardware. | | | | ony | e e — The name of bridegroom was formerly | given to the newly married man because | it was customary for him to wait at table | (in the bride and friends on his wedding ‘ day. | facts sufficient to sustain LAST OF THE POOLROOMS, Judge Wallace Sustained the Im- portant Decision Against Them. DRISCOLL'S CONVICTION STANDS. Bets Cannot Be Made Except at the Track Where the Races Are Run, The finishing touch to the wallow of trouble in which the poolroems have been floundering was added by Judge Wallace yesterday. The latter affirmed the de- cision of the Police Court, and in a short opinion sustained the contention that the betting in the poolrooms was in no way betting within the law; that the money so bet was never taken out to the track, but was handled in the poolrooms only. As a result of the decision the poolrooms are closed. Their business has been most precarious of late, anyway, and now they have no excuse for existence. The case decided was that against Jerry Driscoll. He was arrested for violating order No. 2361, which is the one forbidding bets upon horseraces except at the track. Driscoll was tried before Judge Joachim- sen, John T. Dare prosecuting, and his conviction speedily followed. The evi- dence was such as to bring the validity of the ordinance directly in question, and Driscoll’s conviction was a triumph of the order No. 2361. The case was appealed to the Superior Court, and before Judge Wal- lace it met a similar fate. A second case, that of George W. Givens, was also passed upon, butin that charge the complaint had been defective, and so the judgment of the iower court was re- versed. The complaint did not allege the charges made. The opinion rendered in the Givens case was as follows: Givens was convicted below of a violation of order No. 2361, prohibiting betting upon a horserace outside of the track where the was to be run. He was arrested upon a complaint, which, however, does not substan. tially allege that he had violated the order. Supposing *“John Doe” mentioned in the com- plaint to be the defendant George D. Give: it is not alleged, even in substance, in the complaint that he was & party to any bet made on a horserace. If & prosecution for perjury committed in swearing to the complaint were attempted it must necessarily fall, because the complaint does not charge that that or any other offense whatever was committed by “John Doe,” or by Givens, or by any one else. Judgment re- versed. The opinion of the court was as follows: Driscoll was convictea in the Police Court of a violation of order No. 2361 of the Forrd of Supervisors, which prohibits the making of wagers upon horseraces unless made within the inclosure of the race track where the rac is to be run, and from the judgment of con tion this appeal is taken. This order No. was under consideration here on a form casion in the.case of Isidor Messinger, who had been convicted of its violation, and the judgment was reversed here, becatse it ap- peared by the record in that case that the bet there made upon the horserace was in fact made at the track and not elsewhere. The Tecord in that case showed that Messinger haa received here in the City money to be hereaiter betted at the track, and that the identical money 8o received by him had been actually carried to the track and wagered there. Of course such a transaction as that was not a violation oi the order No. 2361, whick had not | unaertaken to forbid the mere transmission of money to the racetrack with directions to wager it there. But in this case of Driscoll no such fact ap- pears. The money wagered was deposited at the defendant’s “poolroom, 20 Leidesdorff street, outside the racetrack, just previous to the horses going to the post; the money de- posited was not sent to the racetrack at all, nor betted there; the horse selected proving to be a winner the depositor of the money re- ceived payment of his bet at the poolroom within eighteen minutes after his deposit had been made there. Driscoll offered no evidence, and the court below, upon the evidence of the people, held that the so-calied deposit made at the pool- T00m was & mere sham ; that the real transac- tion amounted to a bet then presently made at the poolroom. In view of all the circimetances the ruling was correct, and the judgment is, therefore, affirmed Killing Weeds by Electricity. The latest method of killing weeds is by electricity. Professor Woodworth, of Michigan Agricultural College, has been making experiments which show that the new method is both cheap and effective. A wheelbarrow or wagon is loaded witi | storage batteries from which long wires trail along the ground. The wagon isthen taken over theland to pecleared and wher- ever the wires touch a weed it is instantly killed clear down to the roots. The pro- fessor claims that electricity is preferable to almost anything else for destroying the dreaded Russian and Canaadian thistle, These hardy pests resist most weed-killing compounds, because the roots are not de- stroved and the plants spring up again with renewed vigor. The electric current, however, runs down to the lowest root and destroys it. A drawback to the scheme is the initial cost of the batteries and appar- atus, but in the long run it pays for itself. . Colonel C. A. Lincoin, a poor farmer of Cowley County, Kans., and said to be a cousin of Abraham Lincoln, has suddenly become a Populist leader. He has made | dates for 100 meetings in schcolhouses in Bourbon County. He assumes the com- monplace characteristics of “Old Abe,"” and drives a little bay mare, which, he says, he has driven three times across the continent, making a total of 35,000 miles. NEW TO-DAY. \ Our 12th “Red Letter Day” sale of Furniture com- mences Monday, February 24 Most people know how m th. uch this means. Do you? We like these sales—like to see mew faces in the store, meet new people, make new friends and new customers—fast friends—steady customers. That’s what we have ‘‘Red Letter Days” for. FURNITURE Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA (N. P. Cole & Co.) 117-123 Geary Street. COMPANY