The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. APRIL 1896. TUESDAY...... . AMUSEMENTS. FAIDWIN THEATER.— 2 0nosco’s OPERA-Housk—+Dorls." 71v011 OPERA-Housk.—“Blue Beard.” CrrrxevM.—High-Class Vaudevilla. {ACDONOUGH THEATKR (OAKLAND)—To-night Ik White Flaz.”" Thursday, “Sinbad.” ETROPOLITAN TEMPLE—Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Wednesday, April 15. 11> AUDITORIUN—Corner of Jones and Eddy sireets — Thiy day evening, Aprll 9, Signorina Estrela Belinfs SUTEO CONEY ISLAND—Grand Athletic Exhibi- tion and Concert. £3007 THE CHUTEs—Dally at Halght street, €xc block east of the Park. ¥ ac1¥1cCo, s to-day. AUCTION SALES. ~This day (Tuesday), Furniture at te avenue, at 11 o'clock. Y & Co,—~This day (Tuesday), esroom, 1155 Market street, at & HammoxNp.—Thursday, April 16, at salesrooms, 10 Montgomery street, BY BoVEE, ToY & SONNTAG—Tuesdar, April 14, ! Fstate, 'at salesrooms, 19 Montgomery street, o'clock Lavya -r--Saturday, April 18, Berkeley of Victor B. Masson has been ap- 6,040 66. pestors discussed Buddnism yesterday. fessor J. M. Stillman and Miss Susan B. ny addressed the Channing Auxiliar Rose M. French reports progress in re- the appoitment of & woman inspector. = weather predictions for to-day are: Brisk, southwesterty winds, with possible showers. Baker street from Golden Gate avenne to Osk street was declared s boulevard by the Super- visors yesterday. s Carrie Bowes, Mayor Sutro’s musieal e, has returned from & five years' course in Germany. Voorsanger took Methodist pastors | theosophy and Rabbi &h 'mry to task yesterday for encouraging s Je hristian mission. aster collection of $650 taken at St. Church on Sunday will be used as the s ot a building fund. The question of whether women communi- cants can serve on vestries is agitating the lo- cal Episcopalian priesthood. > medallion portraitof John Swett d at_the rooms of the Superin- ¢ Company opened :sterday. of Congress all pen- heir vouchers be- ary public. Acco: ing to & new ac Contractor | Bureau to help of their wages. | cramento | 1 the bay | n the launch Athlete. | 4 years of age, was arrested pools to newsboys and ger boys, outside the Ingleside race- nch of the Hale & Noreross s gone to Virginia City to ntatives of the Miners' dent Joseph D. Troth of the blowers' organization was enter- abanquet by the local branch last rcises were held in the Harrison vesterday in honor of of the ex-President to Mrs. age or Nephtaly Herz Imber is in the City lecture this evening at Temple “The Cabbala”—an Oriental Hall corridors, f “grafters” in the 3 ppy” Gallagher morning *“C y opened for business yesterday. | s ook place in the rotunda of the ag that now surmounts the statue on dome of the City Hall is higher than sny was ever placed on a building west of the Rocky Mountans, 1 Nolen, carpenter and politician, w day morning for stealing a dia- N. Houston, in the saloon Parrott block must be resumed at ance. give the union men until noon to-day to decide the matter. The proprietor of the Southside necktie fac- tory, mentioned in Saturday’s CALL, bas been induced by the Fire Wardens to take the neces- sary precautions against fire. Juage Sanderson has sustained the demurrer of the Auditor to the suit of John J. Sullivan, bond clerk to the District Attorney, to compel him to audit salary warrants. Postmaster Bell of Carson City told the story in Judge Low’s court yesterday ot how clair. voyants Van de Vere and Eugene secured #1100 of his hard-earned coin, Dr. Frank Angell lectured at the Academy of ces Hall last night on “Tne Scientific of Hallucinations,”” an entertaining dis- course on dreams and hypnotism. T afe Deposit and Trust Company is pre- paring_to sue the stockholders of the People’s Hiome Bank to compel them to pay the remain- ing two-thirds of the capital stock. A lawyer has been doing a land-office busi- ness in the ten-miliion dollar Noe land suit by selling quitclaim deeds to unsuspecting lan owners in the San Miguel Rancho. Folice Juage Campell teceived n dispatch yesterday notifying him of the death of his ther, at Junetion City, Oregon, and he left night to be present at her funeral. Sister Adelle, 8 6 to 1 shot, captured the opening rece &t Ingleside yesterday. The other winners were: Mobalasks, imp. Miss Brummel, Sister Mary, Walter J ana Nelson. The executive committee of the Folsom. street Improvement Club will endeavor to srove to Mr. Ashworth next Thursday that unds are available for finishing Folsom street. The Fairmount district is overrun by idlers, who indulge in card-playirg, drinking beet and firing empty houses, and the residents de- | clare they would appreciate better police pro- tection. A horse driven by Mrs. Leake, Golden Gate and Van Ness avenues, bolted in the Park ves. | terday and she and L. Richardson, owner of orse, were thjown out, but not seriously the h injured. fhe Horbor Commissioners decided yester- future Wells, Fargo & Co. will have & month for its offices at the ferries. ‘sioner Cole was opposed to the | mensure. <ccretary Freud of the Merchants’ Associa- 1 has received a letter from_Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt of New York express- admiration of the proposed mew charter this C! in it Charles Ewing, alias “Frenchy,” alias “Pis- | & sailor, was booked st the City | v on & charge of assaulting to Clarke, a longshoreman, ab. Detectives Kline and Gillis yesterday ap- peared in eourt and eubstantiated the story Jubiisied in THE CALL to the effect that the yurglar who was killed in the Franklin resi- dence was Pittsburg Jack. A lot of articles stolen about ten days ago from the premices of George M. Kneass, boat- builder, 715 Third street, were found by the rolice yesterday buried in the hasementof a Fouse on Bernal Heignts, The silly yarn told by Detective Gard of a plot to kidnap Cornelius Vanderbilt has been denounced by railroad officials and others as & stupid fake got up for lhe{vurpore of givinga free sdyertisement 1o a private detective. A runaway couple was arrested on the water {ront yesterday by Sergeaut Tom Mahoney. The man, W. Zignego, is said to be an opium 1i d aud the girl is from the country and not over 15 yeurs old. They were taken to tbe | Harbor police station. Railroad ticket agents of Eastern lines de- clare that the recent rulings of Chairman Caldwell are designed to deprive them of their commissions for the benefit of the Southern Pacific Company, and are in a state of indigna- tion and ripe for rebellion, It Has Drawn Into Its Net All Sorts and Conditions of Men. VESSELS BEING FITTED OUT. A Co-operative Company Will Spend | Two Winters in the Emma and Louisa. . The gold fever seems to have come to stay. Every vessel that sails for Alaska is crowded with miners, and others are rushing over each other in their eagerness to get accommodation on the vessels “‘up and loading.” get to their destination because of lack of means does not seem to deter any one. Returned travelers say that Sitka and Juneau are crowded with men who can neither get accommodations nor work, and that huts have been built on the'beach to accommodate those who-have no means of livelihood. This seems to have no effect on those who have made up their minds to go, and the rush continues. The most sensible scheme yet planned is that of the owners of the schooner Emma | held at San Jose on the 11th inst. The news that mea cannot | few months they will have to get back home the best way possib After landing the gold mirers the Theo- bald will return to Coal Bay and load for San Francisco. About twenty-eight men have been workiug there all winter open- ing up ‘‘one of the finest mines in the United States.” There is enough on hand to load tie bark and she is expected back here in the middle of next June with a full cargo of the black diamonds. INVESTIGATING MISS SOULE. The Board of Education Hearing Charges of Unnecessary Punishment. The fnvestigation of the charges against Miss F. A. Soule, a teacher in the public schools, against whom a complaint was recently lodged by the varents of a child in her class, was begun last evening before I the Classification Committee of the Board of Education, Attorney Highton appearing for Miss Soule. The charge was that Miss Soule had whipped a child with more than necessary severity. Attorney Highton objected to the jurisaiction of the committee, on the ground that. the rules of the board re- quired that the matter should be heard by the full board. This rule was shown to have been | changed and Mr. Highton’s objection was | The matter went over until | overraled. next Wednesday, when it is expectea that the taking of testimony will begin. ———— SUPERVISORS' CONVENTION. San Francisco Representatives Ap- pointed by Mayor Sutro. Mayor Sutro has appointed Supervisors Taylor, Hobbs, Benjamin, Dimond and Hughes as delegates to attend the State convention of Supervisors, which is to be It is Ai 00D RUNAWAY COUPLE, One an Opium Fiend, the Other an Innocent Country Girl. WERE CAUGHT AT THE FERRIES They Had Made Preparations to Leave for Stockton on the Steamer J. D. Peters. There was quite a little scene on the water front yesterdav, in which a sergeant of police, an opium fiend and a bandsome girl, apparently not more than 15 vears of age, played the principal parts. The *“fiend”’ had run away with the girl and was trying to get to Stockton, where he is said to have well-to-do relatives, and to all ap- o with him. They were waiting for the steamer to sail when the polic came suspicious and stopped the flight. W. Zignego is about 27 years old and his relatives are said to be well-to-do Stockton people, while his brother is well known 1 this City. Some time ago he took the Keely cure and Jatterly he came back to San Francisco *‘clothed and in his right The Schooner Emma and Louisa, Which Will Take a Party of Co-operative Miners to Cooks Inlet. | The Sketch Shows Her in the Japan Sea as She Appeared When the Three Lost Boats Were Getting Back When the Fog Lifted. : [Drawn from a sketch made by Captain Dan McLean.) and Louisa. There are thirty of them and they have formed.a joint stock concern- known as the Emma and Louisa Gold mining and Development Company. Each man has put up §250. The venture wi strictly co-operative, and any indi discovery of a gold-bearing ledge will re- sult to the advantage of all. The vessel will be used as a basis of operations, and with thirty men in the field the new ven- ture should prove to be a success. The schooner 1s being fitted out at Fol- esom bulkhead 2. supply of provisionsto last twelve months and a number of mules io be used by the prospecting parties. From here they will g0 to Cooks Inlet, and, on arriving at the point decided upon, the vessel will be beached and turned into a storeship and lodginz-house. The miners will be turned into gangs of three each, and will spread all over the country, returning to the gen- eral headquarters ‘at stated intervals. the miners fail to locate a payable reef this year the vessel will be headed for Sitka, where a full supply of provisions will be put in, and then another attempt will be made next year. The men are all sanguine, ane , if there is an abundance of eold in the Alaskan wilds, they have cer- tainly taken the most feasible plan of geét- ting at it. The Emma and Louisa will go out in command of Captain Anderson. Heis one of the best-known masters on the coast | and was for years in command of the steamer Humboldt. While on the latter he was thrown against the rail by a giant wave and is only now finally recovered from the effects of his injuries. The ves- sel herself has seen a number of changes. She was first of all a center-board yacht, but was afterward turned into a sealer. A keel was put on her and under the flag of C.D. Ladd did remarkably well. When the latter got into difficuities the Emma and Louisa and the Lily L were sold by thie United States Marshal and purchased by Ross & Hewlett. i Under the new flag both schooners did fairly well, but the crew of the Emma and Louisa had an experience on the first voy- age that they will never forget. Captain Dan McLean was in command of the schooner and he was determined to make a good catch. Off the Japan coast seals were plentiful and all the boats were sent out. A storm, accompanied by very thick weather, came up and the boats got lost. In order to keep them from drifting the three men in each boat made a drag out of the sealskins they had taken, hese attracted the sharks, and when daylight came the boats | were surrounded by the voracious mon- sters. The skins were cast adrift, and then the sharks, after devouring them, turned their attention to the boats. For two days and two nights they followed the boats, and time and again the men half fasci- nated by the .sharks and half crazy from lack of food and water had to be restrained from jumping overboard. Three boats got back to the Emma and Louisa, but the fourth was nevzr heard from again. Cap- tain Dan McLean was always of the opin- ion that the three men were devoured by the sharks. Ross & Hewlett bave now parted with the schooner, and her next venture will ve to the Alaskan gold fields. There wili be no fear of dangers on sea, but the men will have to louk out for the land sharks. Many a good mine has been “jumped” after months of toil have been spent in locating it. In the next berth to the Emma and Louisa is the bark Theobald. She also is &alting ready for a voyage te Alaska, and Captain Swan expects to have at least seventy miners as passengers. He is one of the most experienced navigators sailing out of San Francisco, and if landing the venturesome ones on the nearest landing to the El Dorado is what is wanted he is the man that can accomplish the job. From San Francisco the Theobald will go to Coal Bay, where she will land twenty miners for the North Paciic Mining and ‘Transportation Company, and also a quan- tity of machinery, mules and horses. Ibis outfit will mine for black diamonds. From Coal Bay the Theobald will go to Turnagain_gay, where the gold miners will be Janded.” These latter are well sup- plied with provisions and everything necessary for a long stay in the Arctic, but if they do not strike pay gold inside of a She will take a full | | | | | | | expected that representatives of nearly every county in the State will be present and that much interchange of ideas. The main subjects to be discussed are good roads and the best methods of pro- | curing and maintaining them, the com- vensation road laborers should receive, the care of county sick and poor and other matters. LANE WILL NOT ESCAPE The Woman's Federation Ex-| pects the Case Against Him to Be Pushed. Mrs. Rose M. French Reports Progress in Regard to the Appointment of a Woman Inspector. The Woman’s Federation accomplished more than the usual amount of work at its regular weekly meeting yesteraay. Mrs. Rose M. French reported progress for the committee appointed to work for the appointment of a woman inspector. Mrs. Eva E. Bates, the president of the federation, said she thought there was no institution in the City that required inves- tigation more than the Pesthouse. She had understood that the inmates suffered from e?asure to the rain while under supposed shelter.. They needed adequate food and shelter. Mrs, Nellie McKevitt, chairman of the committee on undertaking establishments, | reported that visits to fifteen such estab- lishments developed the fact that the pro- prietors employed women when their ser- vices were requested. The committee was instructed to visit all the other under- takers in the City. Miss Cordelia’ Emery, Mrs. Aitken and Mrs. Ackley were appointed members of the committee on suppression of vice. Mrs. Irena Smith, 1s. Bradley, Miss Emery and Miss C. L. Smith were ap- pointed additional members of the pro- tection committee. Mrys. D. K. Farr, Mrs. M. J. Rayne, Mrs, N. Watson and Miss Emery were ap- pointed on the committee forinvestigation of prisons and hospitals; Mrs. Elkington, Mrs. D. K. Farr and Mrs. Bradley on the committee on almshouse and asylums. Mrs. J. C. Ellington, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. M. M. Robertson, and Mrs. W. J. Tucker were added to the committee for the inves- tigation of sweatshopsand child labor; Mrs. Farr, Mrs. Baddely and Mrs. Aitken on the committee on courts. A press committee, composed of Mrs, Percy Matheson, Mrs. W. K. Harmish, Mrs. Anna Ciprico and Mrs. Kimball was appointed. Mrs. H. J. McCov, Mrs. Pauline Willis and Mrs. Herbert were ap- pointed to investigate free baths and sani- tation. A committee on mothers’ meetings was appointed with Mrs. H. H. Luse as chair- man, and Mrs. Ellington, Mrs. Payne and Mrs. McCoy as members. 3 All these committees are under the four general departments: legislative of which Mrs. Rose M. French is chairman; protec- tion, Mrs. Eva E. Bates; investigation of pub‘ic institutions, Dr. jones; educational department, Mrs. E. M. North. Dr. Jones reported that the committee | appointed for that purpose had had an | interview with District Attorney Barnes and that that official assured the ladies that the vrosecution of the Lane case would be pushed, as requested, and that Attorney 'R'oodhama, who was ‘deputized by the Civic Federation to assist in the vrosecution, would be permitted to do so. Next Monday will be devoted to u een- eral committee meeting, when the work of ihe various committees will be discussed. On the following Monday the executive board will hold an official meeting and the fourtu Monday of the month will be de- voted to committee meetings. The next meeting of the federation will be heid on the first Monday in May, according to the new plan of holding the federation meetings but once a month. ood will result from the | mind.” At least that is what his relatives gave out. He only gave up one vice to begin practicing another, however, and the last state of the man was worse than the | first. He took to the use of opium. | A dfew weeks a0 he made the acquaint- ance of Emma Phillips, whose home is in | Fruito, Glenn County. For some time | past she has been helping in the household | of Officer John Mullen, at Redwood court, off Howard street, near Sixteenth. How seems to know, but last week Emma asked and received $7 and permission to visit her iriends in the country. Instead, she went to Oakland on Friday night with Zignego, and finally showed upat the Stockton | steamer yesterday afternoon. The couple was pacing up and down the bulkhead between Clay and Washington street wharves when Sergeant Mahoney first noticed them. He did not like the {ook of the man and proceeded to accost him. Zignego told one story and Miss Phillips told another, so the sergeant took them to the Harbor Police Station. While Mi Phiilips does not look to be more than 15 she swore to Captain Dunleavy that she was 19. The latter did not believe her, however, and sent a messenger out to see Officer mullen. During the absence of the messenger the girl said that she and Zignego were to have been married in Oakland on Friday, but that they could not get a license. She paid $2 for a room vesterday morning. They started for Stockton, where Zignego said they would have no difficulty in getting married. About this time the officer returned from seeing Officer Mullen and rej that Zignego was no good and that hi: tention was to putthe girl in a house of ill-fame. He asked that she be sent back to_his home and Officer Mackey was de- tailed to escort her there. Zignego was nheld, pending a further investigation. Had it not been for the foresight of Ser- geant Mahoney the chances are that the couple would now be on their way to | Stockton and the girl’s ruin would {mve been completed. ALONG THE WATER FRONT. Wells, Fargo & Co. Must Now Pay Rent for . Their Ferry Offices. The Harbor Commissioners held a short session yesterday. They: leave for Niles this morning to examine the quarry, and simply met to pass the bills. Commis- sioner Cole expressed himself in favor of the Colusa stone, but the other members | of the board thought it better to visit | Niles before arriving -at-a decision. The | stone for the ferry depot will not be | required for some time, and as the Stone- jcutters’ Union has written the board | stating 1ts members wouid handle any stone selected by the board there is no | need for haste. | The engines of the tug Governor Irwin | are to be changed from simple to com- | pound. The plans and specifications have I been approved by the commission and bids will be called for this week. President Colnon introducad a resolu- tion to the cffect that Wells, Fargo & Co. be charged §75 a month_for the space it | occupies, commencing with May 1. In support of the motion he pointea out that every transportation company on the front was paying rent except the one in | question. Commissioner Cole was op- | posed to the motion and demanded a roll- | call. Colnon ana Chadbourne vaoted aye and Cole did not vote at all, so the motion ‘was carried and Wells, Fargo & Co. will in future bave to pay $75 a month rental, The British ship Cawdor, now at Mis- sion-street wharf, will probably have to 20 on the drydock forrepairs. She has | been leaking considerably, and a diver went down yesterday'to ser what was the maiter, but failed to locate it. A rivet has probably started and a few hours’ work may repair the damage. The steamer Kahului sailed for the Ha- waiian Islands yesterday with over 1000 tons of general merchandise aboard and 500 tons of coal in her bunkers. ' She was | deep in the water, but as buoyant as a cork. When she listed a few davs ago there was no coal in her bunkers and no water in ber tanks. She is a narrow ship, and when the coal was shot into her she heeled over. Her owners have perfect pearances the child was only too willingto | officer be- | | the two came to know each other nobody ! confidence in the steamer and say they would not be Iikely to put 1000 tons of cargoin a crank ship. Governor Budd came down from Sacra- mento yesterday and went for a sail on the bay with George A. Knight on the Jatter’s launch Athlete. They were out for nearly three hours, and during the run the Governor visited the Comanche. STOLE A DIAMOND FIN. Michael Nolan, Carpenter and Politi- cian, Arrested for Grand Larceny. Michael Nolan, a carpenter and well- known politician in the Mission, was ar- rested by Detective Harry Reynolds yester- day morning and booked at the City Prison on the charge of grand larceny. Early yesterday morning Dr. I. N. Hous- ton went into the saloon, 116 Eddy street, and ordered a drink. Nolan and some friends were standing at the bar, and 1t is now charged that while Houston was ‘drinking his cocktail Nolan put hisarm around his neck and sbstracted a dia- mond pin, worth $75, from his scarf. J. M. Evans, the proprietor of the saloon, took Houston’s watch and chain from him for safe keeping. Houston had complained about losing his diamond pin, and Nolan, when he saw Evans taking Heuston’s watch and chain, said to Evans, “Don’t do that; they will swear you took his pin also.”’” Shortly afterward Nolan and his friends left the saloon. Evans weut to Nolan's room in the Baltimore House on Bush street and Grant avenue and asked Nolan for the diamond pin. Nolan and his friends fe!l upon him and nearly killed him. The police were then notified and Nolan was arrested. —————— ANNUAL ROUND-UP. The Police Arresting ‘‘Grafters’” in the City Hall Corridors. | The police have decided to make their annual round-up of ‘‘grafters’ around the Police Courts and City Hall corridors. Yesterday morning Policeman Wagner | arrested J. T. Gallagher, familiarly known as “Chippy,” and he was booked for vio- lating the ordinance. He was released on | | his own recoznizance by Judge Campbell. Some months azo Gallagher was warned to | keep away from the Larkin-street corridor, | and when Wagner saw him there yester- | dng morning he promptly arrested him. | tto Kahn, the waiter, who was arrested ! on Saturday by instructions of Judge Con- {lan for ‘“grafting,” appeared before the Judge yesterday morning. He asked for a | change of venue, which was denied. Then i he demanded a jury trial, and the Judge | continued the case till Thursday, to be | then fixed for trial. Kahn’s bonds were | fixed at $1000, which staggered him, OR,DEPEW AND BOHEMA | Disappointment Felt at the Ora- | tor’s Inability to Attend a Jinks. | Horace G. Platt's Witty Say‘ngs at the Union League Banquet Won the New Yorker. Chauncey M. Depew says he has been everywhere in California. In Bohemia, | however, he has never been. It may be a disappointment to him that he has been nable to accept the invitation to accom- pany the shining lights of the arts and | crafts, the wits of the clubs and the leaders | of the professionals into that fairyland where they are wont to recreate them- selves and drive dull care away. Certainly itis a great disappointment to the club- men. When it was noised about that the star after-dinner talker of the two hemispheres contemplated a visit to California, and when the fact became fully established that “Our Chauncey,”’ as he is affection- | ately called by New Yorkers, would tarry | a few daysin the metropolis of the coast, | Bohemia besought him to come and mak | merry at a jinks. g Mr. Depew came, he saw, was conquered | by our splendor and our greatness and now ‘he has went” and Bohemia knew him not. That is the reason why Bo- hemiais sad. Depew is regarded as the | most distinguished private citizen and clubman in America. Therefore Bohemia, having entertained ali the heads of the different schools of talent, wanted this | artist of the rostrum 1o leave his auto- | araph in the big book and select a niche | among the immortals for his picture on | the wall. But the Union League sounded | the first call for dinner in the banquet | hall and the orator responded. At the banquet at the Palace on Satur- | day evening Mr. Depew received a taste of what he might have had in large doses had he gone to Bohemia. Horace G. Platt bombarded the distinguished visitor | with Bobemian wit. He told funny stor- | | ies, cracked jokes, sometimes at Chaun- | cey’s expense and sometimes at his own, and kept his hearers in roars of laughter. “If Mr. Depew has his cathode ray with | him,”” he began, “he can trun it on me | and he will ind that I have read all his | speeches.” | Depew?in alow tone—Great Scott! | _ After the laughter had died away Mr. Platt renewed his claim of baving swal- lowed the Depew encyclopedia and closed | the sally by advising Chauncey to go home | | and cut down his chestnut tree. | _“Why is Chauncey like a New York or | Chicago sky-scraper?”’ he observed, and | then answered the question by saying he | was built one story at a time. Platt hav- | | ing scored one on Depew there was great laughter. The King of Bohemia szid thatas he was the only Democrat at the gathering he was sorry to see differences cropping up among Republicans as to who would be the next victim of Democratic invinci- bility. *“We don’t care whom Kou nominate,”” he said, ‘‘whether it is New York’s son, Maine’s son, Ohio’s son, or Al-li-son’’— [laughter and npplause]—“we will give him a good funeral.’” [Renewed laughter. | In a more serious vein the Bohemian | orator said: “‘Mr. Depew has spoken of what a person could buy in Catifornia—big trees, big men, big oranges and big beets, but there | is one thing that no one can buy—a Cali- fornia welcome to the stranger within ner gate, and that welcome California gives to | that prince of good fellows, that distin- | guished private citizen whose name Bohemia would have been glad to aad to its roll of honor—Chauncey M. Depew.” At the conclusion of the address, which was repiete with bright sayings, the prince | of New York goodfellowship leit his seat at the banquet-board and went over and warmly grasped the extended hand of the prince of San Fiancisco goodfellowship. Then all the guests made astronomical observations through the bottoms of their wine glasses and the band played oa. ¥Free Floral Exhibition. A fine exhibit of wildflowers will be given at the next meeting of the California State Floral Society, whieh will be held in the Marble room of the Palace Hotel April 10, at 2 p. M. All flower-lovers are invited to attend. Three prizes are to be competed for. The society will give one for the best collection of twenty- five varieties. Mrs. R. W. Brehm offers a plece of decorated china for the largest and most artistic bouquet, while Mrs. Stringer wishes her premium to be given to the dainties bou- quet. The display of the collection of native Dulbs will be continued. — e A Point in Sasonry. Powell 8. Lawson has petitioned the Su- preme Court for & writ compelling the Masonic body to which he belongs to try him for his offenses before his own chapter. He is a Roval Arch Mason, and he is being tried for asking a i NEW TO-DAY. e e e e B ¢ Pure and Sure.” cvelands KING POWDER. I have used Cleveland’s Baking Powder exclusively for several years, because I have found it what it claims to be—pure and wholesome and uniformly satisfactory.” Mgrs. MARY J. LINCOLN, 4uthor Boston Cook Bwi.. WILL SUE FOR THE STOCK Trust Company Takes Up the Fight for People’s Bank | Depositors. | WHY FLOURNOY WAS DEPOSED President Stone Is a Stockhclder and Does Not Like to Be Su:d. Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett, attorneys for the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, which represents the majority of the unfortunate People’s Home Bank depositors, are preparing briefs for a suit against the bank’s directors and expect to file the papers this week. It is under- stood that this suit will be one of the most interesting and sensational of the many legal conflicts over the settlement of the bank’s affairs. | Mr. Bartnett, who has charge of the case, stated yesterday that the real issue was whether the unpaia capital stock of the defunct savings institution would have to be paid. “We are taking prompt measures,”’ he said, “to protect the depositors and they may rest assured we are not neglecting their interests; but there is so much crookedness in the workings of the bank itis almost impossible to find out what has been done. *‘The matter that is of most importance at present is the payment of two-thirds of | the capital stock—that is, two-thirds of a million dollars. Of course there is much | of that amount that cannot be collected, as the stock is held by irresponsible par- | ties, but quite a large share of the stock is , held by wealthy men. They should be made to pay the balance of their stock, and they are legally responsible. They assumed the responsibilities of stockhold- ers, and now are evading payment of their share. “This question is of far more importance than the Sherman matter. The directors of the bank don’t war.t to collect the bal- ance of the stock. John Flournoy, as an | attorney of the bank, endeavored to col- lect it by legal process, and he was dis- missed. “Colonel Stone, president of the board of directors, is a stockholder, so you can see why the board did not wish to collect the | stock. He owns something like 100 shares, so his portion would be considerable. “Then there are men on the board who never had a $1 interest in the bank. 8. K. Thornton, for instance. What business Las he on that beard? He does not own a dollar’s worth of stock and has no interest anywhere in the People’s Home Bank. And there is Taylor, 8 member of the pa- per firm. Why should he be a director? He does not own any stock, nor has he any interest in the bank. If matters were allowed to go on as they have been going in the management of the bank the de- positors would get nothing.” SHOT A BLOOMER GIRL. Martha Smith Injured by the Explosion of a Pistol. Lucius Pease, who is connected with the Portland Oregonian newspaper, went to a shooting-gallery on Post street and Grant avenue last night to try his skill witha pistol. Martha Smith, a girl in bloomers, was in charge of the gallery and she handed him a pistol. While Pease was examining it to see that it was all right it accidentally exploded. The girl fell chrieking to the floor, and to Pease’s dismay he found the bullet had entered her left groin. Pease called a hack and had the wounded girl driven to her home on Stevenson street. He accompanied her and procured a physician, agreeing to bear all expenses for the treatment of the patient. r— — - Asmart Broadway, New York, druggist has this sign hanging outside his store, it marks the new era of drug selling, Is it any wonder that he has to enlarge his quar- ters, that his clerks are busy, and that his store is one of the most popular along the leading thor- oughfare? ou can afford to trade with a druggist that has such a motto as that. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, MACDONOUGH THEATER—OAKLAND. TO-NIGHT—Farewell Porformance HOYT'S GREATEST SUCCESS, A MILK WHITE FLAG. A Laughing Triumph. Secure seats quick. man fo join’ the Scoitish Rite. This was heid to be un-Masonic conduet, and he was assigned 10 trial before Chapter 28 of Stockton. He be- longs to Chapter 3 of Sacramento, and it he is tried at all he wants to be tried th 'SHOOT THE CHUTES A¥TERNOON AND EVENING. ADMISSION &Adnltl) 10 CENTS, CHILDRFN—ADMISSION, 5e: CHUTES, 6e. Ladies—Chutes, Week-Day Afternoous, Sc. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. bio {Shealie, FRICDLANDLR.GOTTLOD & Co- LE33E3 AND PANAGLRS -+~ ANOTHER | AGAIN VICTORY | A SOCCESS AND THE WHOLE. TOWN WILL TALK ONLY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON FRANK MAYO AND HIS EXCELLENT COMPANY. A Really Brillinut Play. A Most Delightful Comedy. Don’t Wait for the Crash. Now Is the Time to Secure Seats. DW’I AL MAYMEN AnD Co. L INCORP'D "I'H EATRE ®| PROPS. ——TO-NIGHT! —TO-NIGHT! — ‘The Favorite Actor, MR. A simes O' NN EITLI, And Sunday Night and Saturday Matinee, COURIER OF LYONS. Wednesday, Friday and Sat..... MONTE CRISTO Thursday... -HAMLET Next )l :!llchurd Manstield 1n Bonnrnmmrmell. > Al MAYMAN u |NEoRED THEARTRIE' #rors —TO-NIGHT— —aND— ALL THE WEEK - DAILEY MoNally's Greatest Laughing Success, In John J. THE NIGHT CLERK. COMPANY——SU ¥'E < B!——PRODUCTION MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Managae THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, Robert Drouet’s Masterpiece, “PDORIS!” First Appearance of the Great Leading Actress, MISS LISLE LE1GH. An Unparalleled Cast! A Great Play. EVENTN0 Prucis—25¢ and 5. Famlly Circie and Gallerv, 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. —TABERNACLE CHOIR.— 175 VOICES: F, sWEDNESDAY NIGHT, o Sunday Night, April 19. NO MATINEES. Sale of Season Tickets now open at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. Prices—Season seats. $5 and $4. o Single reserved seat sale begins Thursday, Aprl Prices $1 50 and $1. TIVOLI OPERA~-HOUSE MRS. KENESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manager Commencin, April 15, THIS EVENING Our Easter Spectacular Extravaganza, “BLUE BEARD!” An 01d Friend in a New Dress. —GREAT CAST.— BEAUTIFUL SCENERY! GORGEOUS COSTUMES ! ENTRANCING BALLETS! The Latest Terpsich orean Novelty, ““RAYS OF LIGHT!”’ ‘Whole Show an Oriental Dream of Loveliness. Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. THE AUDITORIUM. FRIEDLANDER, GOTTLOR & 0., Lessees&Managers SEATS ARE NOW ON SALE At Sherman. Clay & (o.'s Music House for the THREE GRAND CONCERTS gt THURSDAY EVENT G. SATURDAY MATINEE . £ SUNDAY EVENING.. -APRIL 1. SIGNORINA ESTRELA BELINFANTE, Itely’s Blind Great Operatic Contraito. HERR ANTON SCHOTT, The t Wagnerian Tenor. HUR FICKENSCHER, The Celebrated Pianist. Reserved Sea: - --50¢, 75o, ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Btreet, Between Stockion and Powell. TO-N!GB!’_ AND DURING THE WEEK A Brilliant Array of New People! ELENA LEILA, ROSIE RENDEL, LA BELLE CARMEN, ADONIS AMES, R SEGOMMER, THE MARVELLES, BRUET AND RIVIERE, THE NAWNS, Etc., Etc. Reserved seats, 25c; Baicony, 10c; Opera casies Box seats. 50c. SUTRO BATHS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH AND SLACK WIRE BY WORLD-BENOWNED PROF. SEAL WILLIAMS. GRAND CONCERT BY THE First Infantry Regiment, N. G. C., Band at 2 and 8 P. M. Admission .10 cents Children. . . 5 cents 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. 3. Fare for rcund trip, including admission to grand stand, 81. Take Mission-strees electric ine direcs 10 track. A.B. SPRECKELS, W.8 LEAKE, President. Secrecary.