The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRA A JISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1896. ARCH 10, 1896 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATE! Milk White Flag." COLUMBIA THEATER—“The Wicklow Postman.” “The Bitver King.” The Charity Girls” and GEOVER' “The Mikado.” 13vor: OrERA-Housy.—+The Hooiah.' rner of Jones and Fddy hursday evening, March eets—Somnolenc 12, Materna and Ondrice MACDONOUGH = THE Mountebank.” MFECHANICS' PAvInToN—Bicycle Tournament. €M00T THE CruTEs—Dally at Halght street, €ne block east of the Park. ¥ ACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUT. ‘ER (OAKLAND) — “The Races to-dsy. AUCTION SALES. REEIN Co.— This day (Tuesday), By Vox Feal Estate, at Salesroom, 513 California st at 12 o'clock. By S. WATKINs—This day (Tuesdar), Tatter- 1 Stable, corner Geary and Leavenworth sts., DWIN & HAMMOND.—Real omery street. ¢ H.J. L Furniture, st 778 Market street, at 11 ¢ SULLIVAN & Doy aturday, March 14, prses, wagons, etc., at 2452 California surcet. al Estate, at 10 CITY NEWS IN BRIE?. t out on strike yesterday. r " prophesies Alexander G. Me- Aaie, cast official. Carpenters’ Union No. 483 last evening in- dorsed the painters’ strike. Thg bakers’ unions wiil hold a State conven- tion in this City next Sunday. The Election Commissioners will bring a suit t the county government act. Valuable property has been destroyed at the City Hall by some unknown person. Three more jurors, making seven in all, were secured yesterday to try Dick McDonald. filed charges Bar Association. he judgment against John Craig, convicted of murder, hes been affirmed by the Supreme Court. Cath a erine Lund, the infant daughter of Cap- und, died on Saturday as the result of & bste on the relative merits of ocialism took place last night at & r, convicted of an assault with y weapon, has been sentenced 0 two nent. George ght says that his client, Mrs Devidson, the Grand Jury to dict Mattie Overman. The fact that oprase has been "found in Tulare, near V- as attracted the atten- tion of many The winners a Mary K, Rey del Gratliy and Deriar; A number o when the cen into the ( terday were: 1liam Pinkerton, nts witl be made station is moved dist preachers’ meeting yester- ioodwin attacked the poetical li- hymnal. s to serve the Woman's municipal buildin, > Board of Supervisors beled by t Court res of dairies w nis are not Prope rding of Stockto f miles from that ci d at $2000. 1ce of Joseph A s entered by b pl sibly ‘conve: y thief, was night on a aving stol t the O 2 332 Low’s court was adjourned yesterday nOrrow IMOrning out of res ¢ of Fred W. Kaiser, the official stenog- of the court, who died on Sunday from uble. City Board of Trade will meet to-day to P st against the Oregon way and Navi- gation Company’s discrimination against San cisco in the matter of freight charges to t Bay towns. John M. Reynolds.in an interview in THE pointsaut in the proposed City charter itations which, h , would make it more i esent to secure & pub- ge Morrow of the United States District da the schooner Mary mounting to esinstical Co 1 meet egain ng at 10:30 o’cl: Brown will on stand for cross-examination ded his health permi After his exam- fuation comes the evidence ebuttal. hn M. Klein filed suit ageinst the city of United States Court of Appeals enjoin the defendant from using trical appliances, patented by the ntiff, in connection with its fire alarm sys- R. Dunsmuir's Sons’ Company has fn- co with & capital stock of $1,000,000, all of which has been subscribed. The direct- - Alexander Dunsmuir, James Dunsmuir, s T. Boyd, Cavalier Hamilton Janett and der Gowmpertz. A. Lane, who was acquitted jury last week of the charge iminal assault upon little girls, had a charge booked against him last night at the Ciiy Prison of soliciting and employing another to commit a public offense. J. 1. Banfield, a painter living ‘at 513 Post irom’ the seaffolding on & building ott street, near Pacific avenue, yesterday afternoon end sustained & compound fracture of the left thigh, which was attended to by Dr. Thompson at the F ing Hospital. The Golden Gate Park Coramission has tem. porarily abandoned the peristyle project and will take it up only when the treasury allows coustruction in stone or marble. All super- tures of any importance in the park will t of stone and be monumental. Captain Peter Peter Owen Matthew was before Judge Co yesterday with a petition to be restored to ¢ peteney. He ha 0 with him sixty-seven wit- nesses to prove that he was amply able to eare | for himself and_his property, but his petition was not granted. PeterSchilling, his guardian, opposed his petition. The People’s Mutual Telephone Company, which applied for a iranchise to construet and operate & telephone s Sacurday last, proposes to extend its lines throughout the State and have its entire evstem in working order by July 1, 1897, and both local and interior rates will be reduced. The Board of Immigration Inspectors yester- day ordered the deportation of a Japanese Woman named Kakayama. Shesrrived at this n the last steamer in company with her pOrt o Pusband. The latter was allowed to remain. The woman was suffering from a contagious disesse and it was under the law-excluging Such persons that she wes not allowed {0 land. Frank Belcher, the popular barytone, who has just returned to_the City alter an absence of some years, will give a concert in N . fiall on the ovening of March 19. Assisting him will be Bob Mitchell, Jimmie Swinnerton, Carrie Roma, Frank Coffin, Dave McLaughlin and the Press Club Quartet Belcher has been studying conscientiously during his ab- sence, and his voice has materially improved. Fire on Laurcl Place. Fire caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove broke out in & two-story frame stable 4 by Captain Nelson on Laurel place, near Essex, last evening, dnmlgfln%(be building to the extent of about $1000. The flames spread {0 an adjoining stable occupied by 7. Sullivan end that building suffered to the extent of about $300. A brick building occupied ty R. . Chase was also slightly damaged. ————————— Patriotic Lecture. Major T. C. Ryan, the noted A. P. A, orator, will deliver another address at Melr:pnlhnn Temple to-night. Short addresses will be given by Donald M. Rogs and Mrs. M. E. Richardson. e - Dentistry. Extraction of teeth free to the public on Tuesday, March 10, between 2 and 4 P. . tue Stomatological (dental) Club, 235 Post. ct to the | stem in this City on | | | | HER FIRST TRIAL TRIP. After Twenty-One Years the Monadnock at Last Reaches the Sea, DID NOT STAY OUT LONG. The Monitor Which Has Seen Five Presidential Elections at Last Completed. The coast defense monitor Monadnock, after being near twenty-two years in build- ing, put in her first appearance at the bay of San Francisco yesterday. She also went through the Golden Gate and obtained a first view of old ocean in one of his calmest moods. There was hardly a breath of air, and the dozen or more sailing vessels in the offing all ran up their flags and saluted the monitor as she passed. During the time that the Monadnock | | has been on the ways five Presidents have | been elected and served out their terms. | During five administrations money has been appropriated for work on her, and it is confidently asserted that more money has been expended on her than would yesterday. Captain Z. J. Hatch takes the steamer Monticello, Captain Henry Weber the schooner Confianza, Captain J. H. Roberts the steamer Farallon and Captain George Dettmers the steamer Sunol. FOR' EUREKA'S TRADE. The City Merchants Protest Agalnst the Big Discrimination In Froight Rates. The members of the San Francisco Board of Trade are considerably exercised over the cut in freight rates between Portland, Or., and the towns on Humboldt Bay. It seems that the Oregon . Railway and Navi- guhop Company's steamer South Coast is carrying freight from Portland to Eureka for_$1 per ton, while it costs $3 per ton for freight between this City and Enreka. This difference in favor of the Portland merchants is cutting in heavily upon the local merchants, and through the City Board of Trade they have decided to take some steps in the matter to relieve the sit- uation. H. L. Smith, the secretary of the board, has sent out the following letiers to t}ge six commercial organizations of this ity @ _Owing to the fact that the trade of San Fran- cisco with Humboldt Bag isinimminent danger | of being diverted to Portland, Or., by discrimi- nation in freights, representatives of the differ- ent branches of business were called for conference at these rooms on the 4th inst., ay which time it was decided to request the presi- dents of the different commercial organiza- tion to appoint two delegates to meet as a com- | mittee at the rooms of this board (San Fran- | cisco Board of [rade, 202 Market street) on | Tuesday, March 10, 1896, at 3 P. ., to decide upon some action to retain the trade of the territory mentioned. In accordance with the above, will you kindly appoint two delegates and send me the < ARCHITECTS IN SUSPENSE. The Contract for the New Mu- nicipal Building Is Yet in Abeyance. 2 STILL SEARCHING FOR A SITE. The Pesthouse May Be Located on Angel Island—Over the Mayor's Veto. Contrary to expectations the Board of Supervisors failed yesterday to select a de- sign for the new municipal building to be erected on the site of the old City Hall, but referred the matter bacx to a committee of the whole, which will hear the statements of the various architects regarding their plans, specifications and estimates before coming to any conclusion in relation to the awards. When the matter came up yesterday for decision Supervisor Benjamin, chairman of the Municipal Buildings Committee, pre- sented a resolution awarding the contract for supervising the erection of the build- ing to W. O. Banks and giving the prizes of §750, $500 and $250 to Mooser & The Coast-Defense Monitor Monadnock, Which Has Taken Twenty-one Years to Build, Taking Her First Spin in the Harbor of San Francisco. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] build twosimilar ships at the present time. “She is old enough to vote,” said an old salt yesterday, “‘but still, I guess she is as good and sound a ship as any otherin our navy. | She is very like the Monterey and seen a short distance apart they would pass for | sister ships. The Monadnock 1s not the first of her name. The original vessel of that name was also a monitor, and was the first vessel of her class to make the voyagefrom the Atlantie to the Pacific. She was a fine seaworthy vessel, but the wooden portions | of her frame got tire dry rot and she had to be broken up. The best portions of her hull and machinery were put into the Monadnock of to-day. The new coast defense vessel is 250 feet 6 inches long, 55 feet 6 inches broad and 14 teet 6 inches deep. She is 3990 tons dis- placement and can make 14.5 knots an hour when called upon. With the excep- tion of the Miantonomoh, now on the At- lantic coast, the Monterey and Monadnock are iwo of the most formidable vessels of their class in the United States navy. The Monadnock is armed with four 10-inch guns, each feet long and weighing 28 tons each. Two of these are mounted in the revolving_turrets and are capable of throwing a missile a distance of over nine miles. She has also two 6-pounders and two 3-pounders, rim fire, besides two 37- millimeter Hotchkiss revolving cannon and two Gatling guns. Her protective armor is from 5 to 9 inches thick, her tur- rets are nches and her barbettes 1134 inches thick. Her protective deck is 134 inches thick. She carries a crew of 26 offi- | cers and 145 men. The last pieces of side and turret armor arrived from the East in May, 1895, and work on the vessel then progressed steadily. When the Veneznelan war scare arose, work on her was rushed, and in con- sequence she was ready to go to sea yes- terday. Wh’cn the Monadnock came rushing down the bay she presented a very pretty appearance. There was hardly aripple on the waters, and as she ploughed along there was a “bone in her mouth” that looked to be three feet high. The water simply deluged the forward part of the vessel, and it flowed aft, giving the monitor the appearance of being compietely under water, with the exception of her turrets and deck houses. After adjusiing her compasses, the Monadnock was headed for the Golden Gate. -She went as far as Fort Point, and then was headed over for Lime Point. After maneuvering for a time she was again headed for the entrance, and went out over the bar. She did not go very far, however, and after a short spin returned and went direct to Mare Island. It was said that the Board of 1nspection was on the monitor, but if that was the case then something must have been the matter, as she was supposed to be about to undergo a | thorough test, both in sailing and gun practice. The Mare Island tug Unadilla came down with the Monadnock and accompanied her in her various evolutions around the har- bor. She waited for her inside of Point Bonita while the monitor went to sea. A round from her batteries was fired, and then both vessels started back for Mare Isiand. ALONG THE FRONT. e No News From the Missing Mall Steamer City of Rlode Janeiro. There 1s still no news from the missing | steamer Rio de Janeiro, but the general | opinion is that she has broken down and is making her way into port under sail. The Gaelic; which left here ten days after the Rio, was three dayslate in reaching Yokobama, and reports having passed through very heavy weather. She saw no sign of the missing vessel, but the officers of the Pacific Mail do not wonder at that, as they say Captain Russell would run out of the gale and probably head for Hong- kong. The first'news of the Rio will pro ably come by the steamer Doric, which saifed from here last week with instruc- tions to keep a sharp lookout for the miss- in% craft. ‘here was a big fleet of vessels reached port yesterday. There were the coasting steamers Pomona, Costa Rica and Arago, four steam schooners, five schooners, the burk Fresno, the British ship British Yoe- man, and at 6 P. M. there were six schoon- ers passing in. The little tug Mary Ann came down from Eureka in tow of the National City. She is to be overhauled here. There were several changes of masters | names of such appointees without delay, and oblige yours respectfully, H." L. SuMrTH, Secretary. It is believed that the conference will re- sult in an appeal to the local representa- | tives of the Oregon Railway and Naviga- Jeast a chance to compete for Eureka busi- ness with their Portland business rivals. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ As-| sociation will send as_delegates to the | Board of Trade Wakefield Baker of Baker | & Hamilton ana A. Deming of Bucking- ham & Hecht. MRS, FRENCH DECLINES She Will Not Serve as Presi dent of the Woman's Federation. Mrs. Jane W. Bruner Refused to Discuss a Report With the Board of Health. Mrs. Rose M. French positively declines to serve as president of the Women'’s Fed- eration for Public Good another term. The nominating committee submitted her name, as their unanimous choice, at yesterday’s meeting, but her refusal to ac- cept the office was unequivocal. The other officers whose election was recom- mended were Mrs. E. E. Bates for first vice-president; Mme. L. A, Sorbier, second vice-president; Mrs. Florence Percy Mathe- son, recording secretary; Mrs. D. K. Farr, financial secretary; Mrs. A. Kimball, recording secretary; Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyester, treasurer; Mrs. M. J. Payne, Mrs. . E. Brown, Mrs. Frank J. French ana Mrs. Florence Percy Matheson, additional members of the executive commitiee. The ticket will probably go through next week without alterations, excépt the substitu- tion of another name for that of Mrs. French as president, and the choice of an aunditor. rs, H. H. Luse, Mrs. Richard- son and Mrs, Bates are mentioned as pos- sible candidates, although there isa strong sentiment that amounts to a desire to co- erce Mrs. French into service as president for another term. the constitution giving all members full voting privileges; requiring that every candidate for membership be vouched for by a member of the society; that the ques- tion of whether certain societies be recog- nized by the federation be decided by bailot; that societies composed of ladies and gentlemen be eligible to representa- tion; and that the constitution may only be amended at annual nieetings, Mrs. B. Patterson presented a report from the committee on divorces which ex- pressed much sympathy for an alleged abused wife. Dr. Jaynes was instructed to write the Judge of the Dakota court in which the divorce was granted, to secure further information. Mrs. Fiorence Percy Matheson’s report from the committee avpointed to lay the matter of the grievance of the Receiving Hospital physicians before the Board of Hen{th stated that the attempt at pacifica- tion failed because Mrs. Jane W. Bruner, whose report incensed the officials, wounld make no report, but promised a sworn statement in regard to the investigation in the near future. 9 Mrs. McCoy of the committee on visita- tion of prisous reported that a new charge of misdemeanor would be brought against Captain Lane. Mzs. French took occasion to make what might be ternied a farewell address, calling upon the federation to remember its ob- jects and be true to them, promising that she would aid the organization as far as time and health would permit. ——————— A Theatrical Divorce. Lillian McDonald, better known as Lillian Beddard by theater-going people, has been d a divorce from Hereward Hoyt, who e manager at Grover's Alcazar The- e grounds,were neglect and failure ater. to provide, and she was allowed $25 a week slimony. ———————————— Farewell to Sankey. The Young Men’s Christian Association will tender a farewell reception to Ira D. Sankey, to which young men only will be lnvueflf the lat- ter part of the month on Rhis return from the south. 8 tion Company to equalize the rates so that | the San Francisco merchants will have at | Mooser, Shea & Shea and J. Cather New- som in the oraer named. Supervisor Diamond objected to the res- olution on the ground that while the mem- bers of the committee might be familiar with the various designs there were some members of the board who were not, and he wanted time to question the architects as to whether their buildings were fire- ptroot, how much they would cost to erect, etc. He was supported by Supervisor Hobbs, who thonght that to decide without the members of the board outside of the com- mittee having investigated the matter thoroughly would be to take snap judg- ment, and this, he said, should be avoided. Supervisor King then made a motion to refer the matter to a committee of the whole, to the meetings of which all the architects and the public at large shouid be invited. On the understanding that the five de- signs recommended the committee should be the first considered, the motion was adopted by the following vote: ves—King, Scully, Hirsch, Dimond, Spreck- Hobbs, Taylor. Noes—Benjamin, Hughes, Dunker, Morgan- stern, Wagner., When the matter of locating the Pest- house came up a motion was made to postpone the matter for two weoks. Some of the Supervisors wanted the matter to go over for a month, and Mayor Sutro also asked that the delay be made of that du- ration. In support of the coutention that thirty days was not too long he read the following telegram which he had for- warded to Congressman Maguire: 8AN FrANCISco, March 4, 1896, To Hon.J. G. Maguire, House of Representa- tives, Washington, D. C.: Ascertain whether pos- sible for San Francisco to obtain use portion Angel Island near Quarantine Station for hos- pital infectious diseases. Wire answer, ADOLPH SUTRO, Then he read the answer, dated two days later, as follows: ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6, 1896. Adolph Sutro, Mayor, San Francisco: Secretary Lamont is_considering epplicatian. Surgeon- General Weyman consents, JAMES G. MAGUIRE. He claimed that under the circumstances the month_should be granted to give the California Representatives in Washington plenty of time to work and secure the site on the island. ‘When the vote was taken the majority declared in favor of a two weeks’ postpone- ment, and a resolution offered by Super- visor Hobbs requesting all of the Califor- nia Senators and Congressmen in Wash. mgton to use their best efforts t, Notice was given of an amendment to | the o secure the site was passed. The following communication from the Crand Jurp was read and referred to the judiciary committee: Gentlemen: While it is not within the province of the Grand Jury to take cognizance or violations of City ordinances, the jury, as citizens intefested in the proper administra. tion of the law, and as a body charged with the general supervision of the moral condition of the City and County, beg leave 1o inform you that they take a deep interest in the sup- pression of “the so-called open poker gamres now operated in Set Franeisco. The jury understands that the ordinance passed by your honorable board has been de- clared to be invalid by the Folice Judges be- fore whom purties arrested have been brought, and the jury is advised by the District Attor- ney thaf, in his opinion, the ordinance is good and vyalid, with the exception of the penal clause attached thereto. As weare greatly interested in the matter we take the Iiberty to suggest to your honor- able board that you shall re-enact the ordi- nance, altering the peual clause so that it may be constitutional. 3 The Van Ness Avenue Improvement Glub sent in a petition asking ;lx)nt a strip twenty-one feet wide in the center of the avenue be reserved for the purpose of planting trees and flowers. '&e matter was referred to the Street Committee. The ordinance fixing. the specifications rock for street work which was vetoed by the Mayor some time ago was brought up for passage over the veto, and its advo- cates succeeded in gaining their point by a vote of 9 to 3. FLY CASTING CLUB. Practice Contests Will Be Held on Sat- urday Afternoon. The San Francisco Fly Casting Club held its second business meeting last even- ing at the Olympic Club. Nothing of any particular importance was transacted. It was decided that practice casting will be held at Stow Lake at 3 .. on Saturday next. On the forenoon of the 29th inst. the sec- ond of the practice casting contests will take place. In future meetings to discuss matters pertaining to fly-casting and the coming tournament will be-held twice a month poasibli‘ in the rooms now occu- ied by the Fish Commissioners in the lood building. EXCITEMENT ON THE COAST. A Drupken Brawl Creates a Riot on Kearny Street and Broadway. Bedlam broke loose on the ‘Barbary Coast” last evening. The cause of all the excitement was a brawl between John Francis, a colored man, and William Casey. The row culminated by Casey get- ting knocked unconscious. Franes glanced at his fallen énemy, and then began a wild race up Kearny street toward Broadway. A erowd of newsboys started after him, pelting him with stones and garbage. The man was finally ar- rested. His victim soon recovered. VALUE OF CHRYSOPRASE, The . Announcement of Its Exist- ence in Tulare Attracts Attention. Jewelers in London and the East Want the Gems if Enough of Them Can Be Found. Some time since there appeared in THE CaLL an announcement that chrysoprase had been discovered in Tulare County and that the house of Tiffany of New York had announced itsintention of securing all that could be had of the gem quality. This discovery was telegraphed East and since then a number of prominent jewelers in Chicago, New York, Boston, and agents for London jewelers have written to the Mining Bureau in this City stating that they are willing to purchase all that can be produced. “The trouble,” said H. 8. Durden, of the Mining Bureau, “is that it is not found in sufficient quantity. Jewelers would gladly use it but will not take it if furnished only in small pieces. There is in one of the cases here a splendid specimen received from M. Braverman of. Visalia. It is of beautiful dark green color and takes a high polish. If such can be obtained in quan- tity sufficient for the trade it will be very valuable.” Mr. Durden’s attention was drawn to the fact that Professor Kunz of New York, a well - known minerglogist, had, when shown the dispatch that had been sent East, declared that the chrysoprase was of little vaiue, and he said: “Kunz knows better than that the discov- ery in this State was made about three years ago. He has been here since then; has discussed the matter, and has given the opinion that it is of value.” C. P. Wilcomb, curator of the park museum, who discovered the ledge which is now being worked for chrysoprase said: “I'm astonished that Professor Kunz should say what he did. He has a reputa- tion as a mineralogist that is of the best, and he has alsoa reputation of speaking qf minerals as his whim or as his interest moves him. About three years ago, while a few miles out of Visalia, I discovered what turned out to be chrysoprase, but it was not as tine as some that has since been discovered in the immediate vicinity, as, for instance, this, which is a pure gem,” and the speaker produced a small box con- taining a polished gem the size and shape of a half of a pumpkin seed. It is of pure apple green, almost translucent and has but one slight defec, a fine milk-white streak on the underneath side. “This,” continued the speaker, ‘‘is as fine a specimen as can be found any- where and is valuable because of its rarity. Mr. Braverman is working 1n the vicinity of the place where I made my discovery, and it is not unlikely that he will make some valuable tinds. This stone isfound only in pockets and not in very large quantities, If it should be found in the county of Tulare in as great quantity as it is in Siberia it will prove of great value,” Manager Shureve of Shreve & Co. said that there is not a great demand in this City for chrysoprase, for the reason that the supply is limited, but was of the opinion that if California can vroduce it in quantity there will no doubt be a de- mand for it. In Russia there is a great demand for chrysoprase, because it is believed that the wearer of a piece of this gem will never meet with sudden death. The Russians attach as much importance to this as the Chinese do to jade, or nephrite, which is said to be of great value in renal diseases. AN ALASKAN RATE WAR. It Is Now Possible to Go to Sitka by Sea for $7 50. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company Has Carried the War Into Egypt. The rate war has reached the Alaskan route, and it is now cheaper to travel than o keep house. The run from here to Ju- neau or Douglas island occupies about ten days, and the fare for a first-class passage, which includes a stateroom and meals, is only $13. Anybody who has ever travelied on the steamers controlled by Goodall, Perkins & Co. know what the bill of fare is. ‘Asa general ruleitis the equal, and sometimes superior, to the best restaurants in the city. So it is not hard to guess how much the concern is making out of a $13 rate. All the company’s steamers do not carry passengers at this figure. The Mexico is running in opposition to the Ataska Navi- gation Company’s steamer Willipa, and the cut rate only rules on these two ves- sels, From here to Seattle the rate is $8 cabin and $5 steerage. From Seattie by the Mexico it is $5 cabin and $2 50 steer- age. These rates went into_effect to-day, and the company expects that there wixl be a regular rush of miners and others who will take the next steamer that con- nects with the Mexico for Alaskan ports. The -Alaska Commercial Company will co-operate with the Pacific Coast Steam- ship Company, and their vessels, the Dora and Bertha, will carry passengersto Prince Williams Sound from Sitka. From ap- pearances the volume of travel is going o be very great, but the low rates will not prevail very long, as the companies will soon get tired of the cutthroat business. In connection with the mining boom the bark Theobald is to be taken out'of Oak- 1and Creek and fitted out for a trip to the gold fields. Captain Swan will take her out and expects to have about sixty pas- sengers. The steam schooner Excelsior is also fitted out and will probably get away to-day. She will probably have 100 men aboard and all are bound for a new mine, the exact lucation of which no one will give out. Thebrig Blakely has been fitted out by the Holmes dispatch line and will get away on Thursday. She will make a call at Tacoma, but expects to reach Turn- again Bay about April 15. Passengers will be landed within six miles of the dig- gings and nearly all the accommodation in the vessel has already been secured. From tbis it will be seen that never in the history of the country has there been such a mob of miners to Alaska. ———————— Mrs. Marceau’s Counsel. Dunn & McPike have withdrawn from the case of Marceau vs. Marceau. They were re- tained by Mrs. Marceau, but some hiteh as to the matter of consuiting counsel and their po- sition in the casé caused the withdrawal. Judge Short of Fresno and Garret McEnerney have been retained. NEW TO-DAY. A A A A A A A A A A A A A «Pure and Sure.” clands BAKING POWDER. & “Finding Cleveland’s baking powder to be really the best, I recommended it in Common Sense in the Household’ and now use it exclusively.” May s, 1894. MARION HARLAND, Author of “‘Common Sensein the Household.” 00 LAMBS SHED TEARS? Rev. Dr. Goodwin Finds Too Much Poetical License in the M. E. Hymnal. - IT GOES AGAINST NATURE. Congregationalists Hear Some Defini- tions of American Religious Liberty. Rev. Dr. W. R. Goodwin wants to find a tune-maker, a consecrated, sensible, bap- tized tune-maker, who shall ariseand com- pile such a book of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs as will set all Christendom singing. 3 It was at the San Francisco Methodist Preachers’ Meeting yesterday morning, that Dr. Goodwin expounded his views on the subject. The next General Conference will'probably be calied upon to give the M. E. church a new hymn and tune book and the reverend gentleman employed the shining hour yesterday in attempting to reconcile his hearers to the change by pointing out the poetical licenses and the musical impossibiiities of the hymnal at present patronized by the faithful of the Methodist church. He said: “Henry Ward Beecher once said, piety of the church.” Let us truly exam- ine our authorized hymnal and. see what kind of a book the Methodist church is ex- pected to use. We have a hymnal con- taining 1111 hymns, many of which have no more place in a singing book than so many extracts from Milton, Pollock or Scott. As a book of poems our hymnal is splendid, but set to such tunes the hymns are simply unsingable and useless in a song book. Take 1007, ‘Tender shepherd, thou hast stilled now thy little iamb’s brief weeping.” Now itis generally known that lambs do not shed tears, and no to violate natural laws.” Other amusing examples of poetic license were cited, and the speaker turned his at- tention to the tunes which, he said, the musical editors had in several instances divorced from the hymns for which they were written. ‘‘That the tunes in our hymnal are classical is conceded, but that the majority of them are singable isdenied. Because of this the country is flooded with unnumbered ‘harps’ and ‘songs’ and hi-did- dle-diddle trash full of jingle, but devoid of sense. Very few pastors can use our church hymnal in reyivals or prayer-meet- ings or Sunday-schools unless they have a paid choir to teach and lead, and a paid choir rarely teaches and does not want to have any one else sing. “The hymns in our hymnal are gener- ally set to unsingable tunes, while our but omits the thunderings from Sinai and feeds sinners.on food adapted only to saints.” The speaker went on to plead for tunes adapted to the sentiment of the hymns. “If we had from 500 to 800 of our best church hymns set to the right kind of tunes we should set our churches and Sunday- schools in such a blare of Gospel singing that we could beat the devil to death with holy song.” / Even this cheering orospect did not rec- oncile most of the pastors who took part in the discussion to the idea of being shorn of their present hymnal. Rev. Dr. Carroll said that he was astonished at the attack and considered that its restrictions included aspersions on St. Paul's utter- ances. Dr. Hammond defended the old hymnal and Rev. T. K. Baker said it was a tune in the old book which led him into the straight and narrow path. A few of the pastors condemned the hymnal with faint praise, particularly Dr. Dille, who considered it too voluminous. At the close of the meeting resolutions were passed expressing pleasure that the National Woman’s Christian Temgemnce Union Convention is to meet in this City next November. Presbyterian Ministers. Rev. R. V. Griffith, D.D., addressed the Presbyterian Ministerial Association yes- terday morning on “The Spiritually Mindea Contemplation of God’s Word.” The paper was afterward discussed by the pastors present, who indorsea its-contents, Rev. Mr. Perry announced the death of Rev. J. E. Cherry, for many years pastor of Emmanuel Church, San Leandro. The members of the Oakland Presbytery were requested to attend the funeral this after- noon. Congregational Club, Rev. Loyal L. Wirt, an evangelist, gave the Congregational Club a glowing ac- connt, yesterday afternoon, of the large number of conversions that have occurred lately at Sebastopol and Guerneville. Rev. Francis Lawson, pastor of Guerneville, also described the lgrnt progress made by the Congregational church in that burg during the past year. * Rev. A. A. Hurd, a pastor from Orfegon, read a papér on ‘““American Religious Lib- erty,”’ in the course of which he strongly emghasized the statement that America is a Christian country and that the failure of the constitution to demand & religious qualification for office does not mean that Mobammedanism, Confuciuamsm and fet- ish worship stand on directly the same footing as Uhristianity. Thompson’s Petition Denied. The petition of Kid Thompson for a rehear- ing has been denied by the Supreme Court. Thompson was convicted of robbing a train and was sentenced to death. There is another appeal pending in his case, éne from an order denying & new trial, his appeal _from the judg- ment having been ecided ageinst him. 1t was a.rehearing of this latter appeal which has been denied. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. """PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.,) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Il ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacitic trains at Third and Town- send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 p. x. Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, §1. Take Mission-street electric Line direcs to track. A. B. SPRECKELS, ‘W. 8 LEAKE, President. Secretary: ‘Hymns are the exponent of the inmost | poetic license should be indulged in if it is i modern revivalist jingle has tunes enough, | NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, . Lbwntia Ghealie, FRIEDLANDER.GOTTLOD & o LESSES ATID MAMAGLRS -+ DID YOU| OF | IT? HEAR ANOTHER OLD-TIME ROUSER. HOUSE PACKED AS USUAL, A REALLY GOOD PLAY, A REALLY EXCELLENT COMPANY. 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