The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL FRIDAY,‘ APRIL 17, 1896 ¢ -..APRIL 17, 1896 AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER.—“Beau Brummell.” CA11FORNTA TREATER—"The Night Cler] Co1vMBIA THEATER—“Pudd’nhead Wilson.” 2 0x08co's OPERA-HoUsk—Michael Strogoff.” 737011 OPERA-HOUSF.—+Blue Beard.' ¢ pyuxvM.—High-Class Vandevilie. GROVER'S AJCA7AR.—*Cad the Tomboy." METROPOLITAN TEMPLE—Mormon Tabernacle Cholr. TTRO Co tion and Conc EHOOT THE CroTes—Dally at Halght street, @« tlock east of 1be Parl Y ISLAND—Grand Athletic Exhibl- Tt 143 DisTRICT TRACK.—Races to-day. r Camro—Music, Dancing, Boating, Fishing, every Sunday AUCTION SALE By Cmas. LEVY & Furniture, at salesroom, 1185 Ma o clock. M. J. SrMMoNs ATCTION Co.—This day , Furpiture, at 1537 Mission street, at day (Friday), rket street,at 10 >. Murasr—This day (Friday), Fur- at 11 o clock. TERFIELD—This day (Fri- encia st., at 11 o'clock. . April 18, Berkeley pGE—Tuesday, April 21. at 12 o'clock noon. The Socialist Labor party will put a munici- pal ticket in the field this year. The weather forecast for this City to-day is: Warmer; fresh northerly winds. The spring exhibition at the ArtInstirute opened last night with a reception to members. rge Gibblin was charged with forgery est night for trying to pass a counterfeit tram- way transfer. The Merchants' Association membership was fncreased yesterday by the election of fourteen new members. Miss Sareh M. Severance will have char & spec edition of Franchise day. Some of the new eastbound rates on Cali- s have been received. They ances. The inquiry by British Vice-Consul Moore into the Biairmore disaster began in the con- sulate yesterday morning. The Socety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will not interfere with the establish- ment of a coursing park at Ingleside. Isaac Lipsic, an old man, was knocked down lurk-street electriccar yesterday after- and bad his skull slightly fractured. Attorney Hayne continued his argument in h hern Pacific case during yesterday's ion of the United States Circuit Court. Allie Pomber, 19 years of age, swallowed a f carbolicacid in her room,195 Hyde t, yesterday afternoon and will probably ge of the Pacific Ensign for n¢ The second concert by the Mormon Taber- nacle Choir was surerior to the first in point ot choiceness of programme and artistic rendi- Mrs sany Sarah B. Cooper and Rev. Dr. Voor- r heid an_informal discussion on woman ze last night in the Y. M. C. A. sudi- um £300.000 which purchased the San Fran- and San Mateo Railway Company was sced in the handsof Judge Seawell's clerk el The Rev. Dr. Hallock, late pastor ot the First regational Church of Tacoms, is at pres- n this City, where he expectsto remain anentl; ie Sixteenth-street extension of the electric is not hailed with delight by the Potrero ents, because the company is too sparing s transfer system. ax District track reopened yesterday. The horses were: Doubtiul, Chartreuse na, imported Miss Brummel, Sir Play, ack and Banjo. e assortment of food and game fish ar- 1 yesterday from San Dicgo County. The Commissioners wiil place them in Clear Lake for propagating purposes. he Harbor Commissioners are still looking for & covering that will effectually preserve piles, and at the meeting vesterday an import- ant proposition wes considered. meeting of the Buckley general com- ast night strong silver and anti-fund- : re<olutions were adopted and an executive ttee of ninety was eiected. 1is Bresse, one of the legatees and execu- tors of a James G. Fair will, was recently stricken with congestion of the brain, and has been ordered to Mexico to recuperate. Mrs. Josephine Green has petitioned the Probate Court 1o appoint her an administratrix of the Hendy estate, and to compel the present edministrators to make an accounting. The State fruit-growers held a convention yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of discussing the proposition of a free market to be located on the water front. John Ford, 733 Minna street, fell on a broken bottie in & saloon on Ninth and Folsom streets last night and nearly severed his right wrist, which was dressed at the Receiving Hospital. The dispute a8 to the ownership of a valua- ble English setter between Tod Sloan, the jockey, and Charles S. King, a railroad man, was settled by Judge Low yesterday in favor of King. Judge Slack has authorized the special ad- ministrators in the Feir estate to pay the sec- ond instaliment of the tax on tne real property of the estate. The amount to be paid is §32,144 24. Joseph Sanborn, the Chamberlin House, Sutter and Jones streets, was vesterday held to answer before the Su- perior Court by Judge Low in $2000 bonds on the charge of burglary. A portion of the south wall of the old sugar 11, Crackaj; A fi elevator-boy in the refinery at Harrison and Eighth streets, now being forn down, felt upon Philip Smith and John Lennan, brick-cieaners, late yesterday, and fatally injured Smith. John Hunsen, a sailor on the schooner Annie ing at the hay wharf, Third and Berry fell down the hold vesterday afternoon uce of twenty feet and broke his back. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. The Order of Chosen Friends, jurisdiction of California, ended a three days’ annual session lestnight, and the 180 delegates dispersed after the elaction of Eastern delegates and the in- stellation of district officers for the ensuing venr. Alice L. Knarston 1s suing the Southern Pacific Company for 50,000 dumages for the denth of her husband, who was killed by the loral train in Oakland on December 2, 1895. Kuarston's two children are made parties pleintiff. According to the opinion of one of the South- ern Pacific’s attorneys should streetcar fares in this City be reduced by the Railroad Commis- sioners the entire system of transfers would be abolished, and cach car line would charges separate fare. The Amherst College astronomical expedi- tion, consisting of nine persons, with Professor Todd in charge and Arthur C. Jones, & wenlthy young New Yorker and graduate of Amherss defraying all expenses, arrived in the City yes- terday on the way o Japan to observe the solar eclipse. Preparations are nearly complete for the celebration of Franchise day, the 27th inst., by local Women’s Christian Temperance unions, The all-day programme will include addresses by Mrs. Alice McComas, Mrs. Henrietta E. Brown, Rev. William Reder and Rev. J. Cum. ming Smith and a symposium on “What Led Me to Become a Suffragist.” NEW TO-DAY. THE PRIZE KANSAS (ITY By the (UTICERA ECZEMA REMEDIES Our baby when three weeks old was badly af- flicted with Eczema. Her head, arms, neck.llly‘nl-d Distguring % mih Cezicuna, (olat- t r, and g application we could sco 4 change. Afior we vay used them one week some of tlic sores had healed entirely, and ceased to spread. In less than a month, she was free from sealcs and bi and to-day has as lovely ekin and hair as any cliid. She was ghown at the Grange Fair, and took 4 reminm as the pretticst baby, over sixteen others E. & MRS, PARK. 1600 Bellevicw Ave, Rab, Clty, Bold sTerywhere, POTrzn Dava & Cuzx.Corbs Boston {ing an added weight of about twenty tons. Second Mate McDonald Contra- dicts Captain Caw’s Tes- timony. SHE WAS A “TENDER” VESSEL. A Sea Voysge With 1100 Toms of Ballast—Fears of the Officers and Crew. The inquiry into the loss of the ship Blairmore was begun at the British Con- sulate yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, before Vice-Consul W. G. Moore and Cap- tains Edmund England and F. W. Harvey. Captain Caw, the first, witness, told of his abiding faith in the stiff qualities of his ship and his disregard of the puffing gale that blew her over. His reason for the disaster was that the vessel surged ahead over her anchor and tripped on the forty- five fathoms of chain that was out. The wind and tide throwing her against this chain that half encircled her rolled her over. All of the other witnesses, except Second Mate McDonald, gave testimony tending to show that they did not consider the vessel in any serious danger. Mec- Dona:d was one of the escapes from the lower hold of the Blairmore on the morn- ing of the fatal April 9, and he is still ona crutch with a wounded foot from the catastrophe. He was strong in his opinion that the ship was cranky and unsafe from her empty condition and that almost all the crew had discussed her ‘‘tender” ac- tions in the gale and were airaid. He had aiscussed the vessel with his brother offic- ers—Third Officer Melville, who esca ped with him from the sinking hull, and First Mate Ludgate, whose body is entombed in the lost vessel. Captain Caw testified that there were 40 tons of coal in the forepart, but McDona'd insisted that there eould not bave been more than 15 tons. Altogether this ofticer was a bad witness for the skipper fighting hard for his cer- tificate, Captain Caw upon being sworn stated that the vessel was built at McMillan's yard, Dumbarton, with steel hull, masts and yards, and full rigged with stump top- gallant masts. He had been in command of her ever since her launching, two and a half years ago. She had come to this port from Newcastle, Australia, with 2932 tons of coal. Her register was 1767 tons. ““After discharging the cargo here,” said he, *‘I took in about 250 English tons of rock and dirt ballast. By the draught of the ship I knew we had considerable in excess of that. It was stowed in the after Yan of the main hatch and could not shiit. had also forty tonsof coalin the fore- peak. All the water-tanks were full, mak- When we left the wharf she drew about | eleven feet six inches forward and about eight feet four inches aft. She always be- haved at sea as she behaved in ballast, and | it took very little power to careen her up | to a limit. After that she would go no | further unless under great pressure. | “I never used extra precautions and | never had more than 200 tons of ballast in her at one time in port. [ never con- sidered ber ‘tender,’ but as stiff as any vessel of her build. In the gaie of the | morning of April 9, when across the wind | and tide, she lay over only ten degrees. Nobody warned me or notified me that they (hought the ship unsafe. I was aboard all that night and did not consider that there was danger. There was one anchor down with forty-five fothoms of chain. The ship bad no list and there was no trimming of ballast. I am not aware that any of the men came on deck frightened.” In answer to a question as to why the men were put to work with the vessel ca- reening under the force of the brisk southwester he answered that he did not apprehend any danger, and the mate took them down into the hold after breakiast, as was usual. “The ship went over ar 6:45,”" continued Captain Caw, “while she was heading west-nor'west. The tide was one-hour flood, running three or four knots. There were heavy showers of rain and strong southwest ‘squalls. The only opinion 1 can give of the disaster is that the chain got under her bottom: and it tripped her. Two of the men that were lost were on deck. My certificate of competency went down in the shin. No tugboat offered its seryices to me on the morning of April 9, and there was no effort made by any one to rescure the men imprisoned in the hull except the efforts of some Union Iron WorEs people who cut a hole in the hull. I never took any extra precautions with the Blairmore, and always considered her a safe, stiff ship.” Third Officer Melville's testimony dis- closed nothing new except that he dis- agreed with his captain and thought the ship was a littlecranky. Second Officer McDonald, whose testi- mony will go farther in wrecking the skip- per’s marine standing, hobbled into the room and was sworn. I have been nine years at sea,” said he, ‘‘and a mate for thirty-three months. The Blairmore was cranky at sea, and we had to pe careful in carrying sail in squaliy weather. On the passage from Kio to Newcastle we carried 1100 tons of ballast.” This statement is remarkable, consider- ing that Captain Caw testified that he never felt the 200 or 300 tons was too little to bold the vessel on an even keel. “The ship was cranky always,” con- tinued the witness, ‘‘when the wind was uusteady. I think 250 or 300 tons of bal- last was in her when she went over, also nearly twenty tons of coal. The ship was very heavily sparred, and during the gale of April 9 she heeled over considerably. The wind was off shore, but she could ride head on to it on account of the tide. “I was alarmed all the time for her safety, but_did not speak to the captain about it. I spoke to the mate, however, and he was as frightened as I was. We joked about it.”” ‘When asked why he joked about so seri- ous a matter, witness answered that he did | are all on their way to France to spend a Vice-Consul W. G. Moore Conducting the Inquiry Into the Disaster of the British Ship Blairmore. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.| ALONG THE WATER FRONT Hard Luck of the Schooner Bo- nanza—Ready for Sea, but Leaking. MEN SCARCE ON THE FRONT. Captain Kustel of the Ship Hawaiian Isles Is an Enthusiastic Bicyclist. Fast trips are now the rule, but the City of Papeete, which gotin from Tahiti yes- | terday, did not especially distinguisi her- | to accommodation they want,” said Super- intendent Hugh Cocrane yesterday, “and if they do not patronize us, why, we will be just so much out and injured.” The new steamer President of the Alaska Packers’ Association line wentout on her trial trip vesterday. There were over fifty guests on board, but as the vessel went outside the heads quite a number of them did net enjoy that part of the run. Cap- tain 8. J. Ruddell and W. H. Thornley were among those who paid their respects the fishes, but nevertbeless when the vessel docked they were ready to swear it was the most pleasant trip they ever made. The President behaved splendidly, the machinery was in perfect working order and the excursion Was a success, The schooner Bonanza is in trouble. Lately she was put on the drydock and overbauled. A good job was made of her, and then she was loaded for a trading cruise to the Arctic, and Captain James Tilton took command. He was formerly master of the whaling bark Andrew Hicks, <0 he had a whalebgat put aboard in the hoves that one of tne leviathans might cross his path during the cruise. The cargo was all aboard and everything in readiness when yesterday it was discov- ered that the schooner was leaking at the self. She covered the distance in thirty- four days and Captain Berude is satisfied. He does not believe in hurrying the craft, and when it begins to biow a little he takes in sail und jogs along in order that | his passengers may be able to take their | meals in peace and quietness. | The City of Papeete is a handsome craft 1 and one of the smartest barkentines that | enters the Golden Gate. Strange to say, she never manages to make a fast passage, but then the master is never in a hurry, and that may account for the delay. In passing between the islands of Oahu and | Hawaii the Papeete had Ler only adven- | ture. A squall struck her and before she could recover several sails were carried away. Captain Berude reports that when he left Tahiti the French bark Colbert was in port and was foading for Bordeaux. The Norwegian bark Soret, from Vaipa- raiso, and the British bark Isabella, from Flint Island, were aiso in port. The latter were also to load for Europe. Among the passengers of the Papecte were Mr. and Mrs. Berton and family and Mr. and Mrs. F. Jollivettand family. They well-earned vacation. Redwood lumber is a drug in the market rate of two inches an hour. The water is easily kept down, and as it is thought to be only a spike holel ft by a calker the schooner wiil o to sea and the crew will keep tue water out with the pumps until the wood swells enough to close the leak. Sailors are very scarce on the water front, and captains are finding it difficult to man their ships when ready for sea. Full prices are now being paid, and some of the boarding-masters are openly statin, that there will be a return to ‘‘bloo money’’ inside of two weeks, The rush to Alaska has taken away a great many A. B.’s, and the unusual number of coast- ers now in commission have taken away ail the surplus men, and deep-water ships cannot get a full complement. McDonald is ready to sail for Honolulu, but as the captain will only give a $25 ad- vance, and the men demand $35, there is a deadlock. Other vessels are in the same predicament, and it is only a question of a few days when rates will advance. Toe first in i new ferry building were delivered by the Risdon Iron Works yesterday. 7The cast- ings are now being rushea and inside of a week the work of construction will have begun in earnest. The steamer Arcata sails to-day on the South Coast’s run to Eureka and way ports. The Jatter could not carry all the just now, and as there is a demand for it freight offering at the low rates,soa larger The John | RESULTS OF LOW FARES The Matter as Viewed From the Standpoint of the Rail- road People. TRANSFERS WOULD HAVE TO GO A Fare Might Be Charged on Every Line Operated Under a Separate Franchise. Despite the expectation of President C. F. Crocker of the Market-street Railway Company that the matter of a three-cent fare would come up for discussion at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company such was not the case, according to the authority of the same gentleman. The meeting was held yesterday, when the following board of directors was elected: Charles F. Crocker, H. E. Huntington, A. Hayward, W. J. Adams, Charles G. La- throp, Charles Holbrook, F. 8. Douty, N. T. Smith and J. L. Willcutt. | The only change is the election of Charles Holbrook of Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson as a director in place of M. D. Stein, the former general manager of the company. The election of officers will take place to-day. | Speaking of the propositions of the Rail- | road Commissioners 10 reduce the street- | car fares to three cents an attorney promi- | nent as a Southern Pacific counselor said yesterday that there was nothing in the constitution giving the Commissioners ju- | risdiction over streetcar lines, and that ail the phraseology of the constitution defin- | ing the powers of the board showed that it | was not the intention of the framers of the constitution to place the regulation of the streetcars in the hands of the Commis- sioner. He said: “Why, they might just as well try to regulate the chutes near the park. 7They Tahiti. e ! WA T i The Well-known Barkentine City of Papeete That Took Thirtyfour Days to Make the Run From Captain Bernde Is Satisfied With the Performance. — ) NEW POLITICAL THECRY An Economist Who Advocates Intelligence as a Voting Qualification. ONLY STATESMEN ELIGIBLE. He Would Have Political Beards of Education Issue Certificates of Competency to Govern. Peter 0. Wiese does mnot believe that a man should be allowed to vote until he has passed a critical examination and has Teceived a certificate of competency. In order that others may think as he cdoes Mr. Wiese has had published at con- siderable expense a pamphlet setting forth the reasons why an ignorant man should not have any part in the affairs of govern- ment. The pamphlet consists of twelve pages with an illuminated title cover in which two gentlemen, one with a silk hat and a many-colored overcoat, and the other with a derby hat, lemon yellow pants and a sack coat of dingy brick hue, are flirting with two women on the street. The ladies are as loudly dresced asthe men and are looking at the pair of x_nnshv ers behind them. This interesting picture is entitled, “Thought for the times; voters at the polls explains the root and remedy for the general depression in bu: ness.” ? There are several other funny pictures in the book in btack and white. In one of these the Legislature is represented in ses- sion and labeled “Obedient seryants of the King”; on the other side 1s a politician addressing the meeting. One of his ad- vancing hearers is saying, “He’s a great man; he says big things and another, “Begorra, phat is he saying?”’ The following extracts will show the scope of the work: 1t is therefore hign time that an educational standard of political knowledge must be had, without which no one should vote. The voter should have suflicient knowledge of politics to know what is required for the greatest pros- perity for all legitimate business, and should understand the importance of educating and elevating the minds of the young in our com- mon schools =0 that they may make noble men and women. Then a fair field for all, rich and poor, would soon be seen, all industrious peo- ple would be able to accumulate. To establish this there should be boards of education throughout the country to examine those who aspire to the responsibility of yot- ing, and qualify the voter by a certificate like aschoolteacher is qualified to teach, and there would be no fools to fool in politics. 3 To prove the neeessity for drawing a line be- tween intelligence and ignorance look over the country and behold the kind of people that the pourest hali of the common laborers_are, and you will find that they would not doaday’s work if they could get food and shelter with- out, no matter how poor that might be. They have not sense enough to beambitious, and are contented merely to live. Go into a railroad cu\m}) or, any other place where & large number of mdn are employed and any foreman will tell you thatif they al- lowed their men to lay off &ll they wanted to half of them would not work at all. And still these men who do not know how to provide ior themselves, but must be driven by others, are vested with power to regulate the management of public affair: i : Is it not ridiculous that the high-spirited and intelligent American people should be governed by fools? There is e picture of a farmer holding the plow, his hired man prying out a stump with a crowbar and his son and daughter driving two cows to church. The title of this picture is *‘Good peovle to work and manage their private affairs, but know not how to govern a nation.” Another picture represents the two mashers engaved in conversation with the two ladies of the title-page. On the other side are three tramps in front of a saloon. The title is “People in Politics To-day.” _ The author’s remedy js simple, but it is hardly likely to be carried into effect, for missionaries are sent to pagans, never to fools. He concludes: It is therefore to be hoped thatall intelli- genut people may soon organize throughout the Souniry Jor the purpose of forcing a “National law to be passed that shall disiranchise every man who can be fooled in politics and enfrau- chise every woman who cannot be fooled. And when that is done prosperity to the American people, both rich and poor, will be on safe footing, and not before. Itis of no use for pesple who do not under- stand politics to organize, for they are entirely helpless before their intelligent superior. All they can do is to strike like striking their fist in the air and hit nothing, but straining them- selves. It takes the inteliigzent people in the country, and all of them, t0o, to provide pro: perity 10 business so thetno one need go idie, and by which good wages will be the natural consequence. And until they organize and strike with their intellectual power all foois may strike and be fooled, no matter how great they are in number, for you can make one fool kill the other. The Body Identified. The body that was taken from the bay at the foot of Pacific street on Wednesday morning was yesterday identified as that of H. Hansen, a seaman, aged years, who formerly lived at the Capital House on Sacramento street. He was in arrears in hisrent and was forced to give up his room. He told A. Halverson of 116 Jackson street that he intended to commit sui- cide and outlined the point in the bay where his body would be found. Hansen datbled in stocks some years ago and lost quite heavil in both Australia and England vessels are loading for those points. The big ship regard it as a serious matter. but there was no use to talk to Captain Caw about it | as he would not put in any more baliast to quiet anybody’s fears. He probably joked | to keep his courage up. | “‘Sue heeled over a eood bitat4o'clock,’” | said McDonald, “and we were awakened by the rolling. We turned out alarmed, and we tiirse mates talked the matter over. Iturned in again, but wason the lookout and thought I would escape if anything | happened. We went down in the hold | after breakfast and was at work scraping | paintwork when she went over. She first | gave a lurch and we looked to see if .she’d | come back, but she did not. Ihurt my | foot in escaping through the main hatch. | “Idon’t think there was enough ballast | in her, and I think Captain Caw was at | fault in sending the men below at that | times The captain and I had haa a littie trouble over matters aboard the ship. 1 and others aboard were afraid to stay in the vessel. There was not much more than fifteen tons of coal aboard.” Captain J. W. Morrell of the British ship Verejean testified that his ship was also built at McMillan’s yard. He eon- sidered the Blairmore ‘‘tender,” but had no right to consider her dangerous, as he thought her captain understood her. He testitied that the gale blowing on the morning of April 9 was enough to heel over any vessel, even when well stiffened. Any stranger is liable to err, especially in the winds of S8an Francisco Bay. Several.of the apprentice boys and the carpenter testified to the wind and the be- havior of the ship at the time of the acci- dent. The inquiry will be resumed this morning at 10 o’clock. Hawaiian Isles was chartered to load on the Sound for New South Wales, but as two vessels were here with unsold cargoes it was decided to put the lumber into her here. The barkentine Uncle John and the schooner Sparrow accordingly went along- side of her and: unloaded into the ship. There was not near enough, howev-r, to fill the big vessel. so she will go from here to Port Biakeley to finish ioading. Captain Kustel of the Hawaiian Tsles is a noted bicyclist. His wife and daughter vie with him in the sport, and it is whis- vered that Mrs. Kustel is the better rider of the two. Miss “Trotie” Kustel is also good rider, and as all three have their bikes with them, the Australians will bhe treated to an exhibition of sxillful riding when the Hawaiian Isles rdaches Sydney, It is said along the front that during the voyage Captain Kustel will have the decks cleared for action every morning, and that he and his wife and daughter will take a spin before breakfast. Another 500 tons of coal for the Valley road leaves on the barge Atlas to-morrow. The California Navigation and Improve- ment Company’s steamer A. C. Freese will tow ner to Stockton, and will then come back for another load. Captain Benson of the Freese will take command of the Mary Garratt as soon as that vessel begins mak- ing Sunday trips to Stockton. The super- intendent of the Navigation Company intends to make things lively in the ex- cursion business this season. There will be a boat from Stockton every Sunday night, and also one from San Francisco. A band of music has been put on the T. C. ‘Walker, and another for the J. D. Peters 1s being arranged for. “I'will give the traveling public all the vessel had to be put on. The Alice Blan- chard and Empire are still in opposition. The fight is getting very lively and an- other cut in rates may be expected at any time. The Board of Harbor Commissioners is prosecuting its investigations in the mat- ter of coating for the preservation of piles, and at the meeting held yesterday a lengthy proposition was considered. It came from the firm of V. D. & H. R. Rood. The tirm submitted quotations for cover- ing piles with the “‘Perfect Pile Preserver” at 40 cents a lineal footand guaranteed the same for filteen years. Piles forty to sixty-five feet in length would also be fur- nished for 14 cents per lineal foot in lots of 600. 2 The communication was discussed and placed on file for further consideration. Julian B. Harris, the expert accountant, filed his report, thewing the books and accounts of the commission to be correct to an exceptional degree, there being but one error, and that of 5 cents in favor of | the Commissiouers. Bills were allowed as follows: J. B. Harris, $13750; J. Kune, $16; Teredo Proof Pile Company, $1512; Wasbburn & Moen Manufacturing Com- pany, $125. United States Circuit Court. Dennis J. Holland, acting on behalf of Susan McMonsgle of Rhode Island, yesterday filed suit in the United States Circuit Court against Mary T. McGlinn for $12,779 86 advanced to her husband, the late Patrick McGlinn, and held by his estate. —— California Psychical Society. Professor Josepi Le Conte will lecture at Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, this (Friday) evening, at 8 o'clock. Subject, “Immortality From 'l‘he Standpoint of ence.” Tickets, cents. By | transport passengers, yet no one dreams of placing them under control of the Rail- rosd Commissioners. “But assuming that the Commissioners bave the right to regulate the fares on | streetcars they mus. adopt a uniform | basis for every streetcar line in the State, and this would vircually place the cne- horse arrangements on the same level with the most improved electric lines. *“Then there is another view to take of the matter, looking at it from the stand- point of the streetcar patrons. Would they really be benefited by a 3-cent fare? Such a reduction would, of course, do away with the entire system of transfers, and {each road would then charge the 3-cent | fare over its line. Now the Market-street Railway Company’s lines comprise a large number of roads operating under separate franchises—a score or more—and there would be nothing to prevent each road charging a separate fare. *“I'ne Market-street line proper runs alonz Market street to where it joins Val- | encia, then along the latter to where it joins Mission. ‘I'his ride could be taken all right for one fare. Butsay a person wished to go to the park from the ferry. He would then have to take either the Haight, Hayes, or McAllister street line. Each of these are operated undera separate franchise, and consequently an additional fare would be charged on each of them, and s0 on each of the lines which in con- junction with others of the Market-street line now afford a continuous passage by means of transfers for 5 cents, the charge would be 6 cents and in some cases three fares would probably be charged. When this phase of the situation was called to the attention of President Crocker he said the matter had not been considered. “_Bu’t,," headded, there are great possibili- ¥4 Here’s a big roomy bureau that we sell for $27, though easily worth $35. The five large drawers give plenty of room and the large beveled French plate mirror adds to its attractiveness. Made of polished antique oak. Come and see it. One of a world of handsome bureaus in all the fancy woods, made to go with the modern metal beds. Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COMPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) 117-123 Geary Street. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, HAYMAYS o NCORPD PROPS. 1 THEATRE 1 AST 3 NIGHTS ! LAST MATINEE SATURDAY! PETER THE F. In NIGHT DAILEY CLERK. FRIDAY NIGHT, April 17—Testimonial Benefit tendered M 4 ROSENBAUM. Special Acts by Segommer, The Nawns, Tom McGrath, Ferris Hurcman, Charles K. ridge, Chas. and iener and others. “We do not so much need woman's rights as the right woman.” —Josiah Limb ALL NF WeE ROLAND REED Inthe New Comedy Full of Funand Frolie, “THE POLITICIAN,” ——OR—— THE WOMAN’S PLANK. BALDWIN THEATER AL HAvaAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprietors ——Engagement Limited to Three Weeks \— RICHARD MANSFIELD And His New York Garrick Theater St Co. To-night and All This Week—Matinee Saturday “BEAU BRUMMELL.” Monday and Tuesday, ““:HE STORY (F ROBION, THE STUDENT.” Wednesday, Thursdav, Friday Ev'gs and Sat. Mat. “PRINCE KARL," Saturday Evening. “DR. JEKYLL AND ME. HYDE."” Seats Now Selling for All Performances This and Next Week. ALCAZAR To-night—NMNatinees Saturday and Sunday Continued Success of THE GROVERS in “CAD, THE TOMBOY[” Prices—15¢c, . Oc, 15¢ and 25e. MONDAY, Debut of the Soclety BErilliant, MRS. AUZERAIS HOYTE, Sustalned by Hereward Hoyte and an Incompar- able ¢ SEATS NOW ON & Lo Shealie, FRIEDLANDGLR GOTTLOD & co- 125563 AND RATAGERS -~ DON'T THE LAST FORGET MATINEE TO-MORROW (Saturday) A FTERNOON, POSITIVELY LAST WEEK 0. «“PUDD’NHEAD WILSON.” FRANK MAYO And His Great Company. Monday Next—kZRA K ALL in “A PAIR OF KID! TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS. KRNKSTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Managee SECOND WEIIX —oF THE— “EING” SUCCESS! The Magnificent Spectacular Extravaganza, “BLUE BEARD!” NEXT WEEK—SECOND EDITION! The “Chevalier'” Medley of Coster Songs. NEW FEATURES! Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lesseo and lanager THIS BV AT EIGHT, The Peerless Dramatic Pageant, “MICHAEL STROGOFF” Superb Scenery! Artistic Accessories! Selected and Augmented Cast! EVENING PRICES— Famlly Circie and 3 Usual Macinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. ©°Farrell Stree ockion ang Py vl TO-NIGHT AND DUKING THE WEER n Over-Topping Specialty Co.— THE HEWETLS and | For One Week LADY ZETA Only. Last Week of the Favorites: ROSIE RENDEL, ELENA LEILA, LA BELLA CARMEN, ADONIS AMES, SEGOMMER, THE NAWNS, BRUE! AND RIVIERE, Etc. Renserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10¢c: Opera cnates and Box seats. 50c. B¥~ Hopkins' Trans-Oceanic Star Specialty Co., MONDAY, Avril 20. SUTRO BATHS. A NOVEL PERFORMANCE AT LAST! Commencing Saturday, April 18, 1896, ONE WEEK ONLY. MAGNIFICENT CHIKESE CZMPANY ! A SPECIALLY IMPORTED TROUPE OF FIFTY ARTISTS. MUSICIANS, SINGERS AND JUGGLERS ! GORGEOUS COSTUMES ! Historical Plays Correctly Represented. Performance Daily at 2 and 8 P. M. Admission, 10c. THREE MORE CONCERTS HORMON -:- TABERNAGLE -:- CHOIR METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. AT POPULAR PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT! That Wonderful Boy Alto, CHARLIE PIKE, Sings To-night. SUNDAY NIGHT-SACRED CONCER1 At Popular Prices—50c¢, 75¢ and 81, Seats now on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. SHOOT THE CHUTES AFTERNOON AND BV SPECIAL! GRAND DISPLAY OF JAPANE FIREWORKS at 3:30 and BALLOON ASCENSI N and PARACHUTE DROP at 4:30. : ADMISSION (Adults) 10 CENTS, CHILDREN—ADMISSION, 5c: CHUTES, 5S¢ Ladies—Chutes, Weekdsay Afternoons, Se. RACING! RACING! RACING! Children, 5ec. CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. ——WINTER MEETING—— Beginning Thursday, April 18th, BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Racing Monday, Taesday, Wednesday, Thu Fridoy and Saturday, Rain or Shine. FIVE UR MORE RACES EACH DAY. Races start at 2:00 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street ears pass the _ate R. B. MILROY. THOS. H. WILLIAMS JR. Secretary. resident. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EL CAMPO, THE POPULAR BAY RESORT, Now Open Every Sunday During the Season. Music, Dancing, Bowling. Boating, Fishing and other amusements. Refreshments at city prices Fare, round trip, 25c; children 15¢; including ade mission to the grounds. THE STEAMER UKIAH il teave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 4. x, 13:10 v, 5 2and 4 . M. Rewurning leave ki Campo 11: A M, 1, 38045 P30