The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1896, Page 7

WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 1896 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER.—“Th Strange of Miss Brown.” 2 ASveuiiees CALIFORNTA THEATER—Primrose and West's Minstrels. COLUMBIA THEATER—“Faust.” 3 Morosco's OPERA-Housk—+Virginfus." 11voL1 OPERA-HOUSE.—“The Chimes of Nor- mand; OrrrEUM—High-Class Vandeville. GROVER'S Axcazar.—~Our Boys.” THE AUDITORIUM—Corner of Jones and Fddy #irects—Prof. D. M. Bristoll's Eques-Curriculum. MECHANTCS' PAVILION—Bench Show, Wednes- day, May €. MACUONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND)-The Great Zanzics. SUTEO CONEY ISLAND—Bathing and Perform- ances. SHOOT THE CHUTES—Daily at Halght street, one block east of the ark. }4c1x1cCorsT JockEY Crus.—Races to-day. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. Ho! For TH: SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.—The First Anniversary i x ursion and Family Picnic of the Union Printers’ Mutual Ald Society will be heid on Thursday, May 21, at Glenwood Park. AUCTION SALES. By F.T. KEELER—This day (Wednesday), Rare Oriental Curios at 419 Kearny street, at 11 A. a6, 2and 7 P. u. BY A. M. SPECK & Co.—This day (Wednesday,) Real Estate, at salesroom, 602 Market street, at 12 o'clock. BY SULLIVAN boy 1 & Doyre—Saturday, May 9, agons, etc. at 220 Valecla areet. & ock. By EAsTON & ELDRIDeE—Tuesday, May 13, Real Estate, at 638 Marker st., at 12 o'clock noon. BY WiLLiaum J. Dixeer—Saturday, May 18, Real Eswate, near Dwighit Way and Telegraph avenue, Berkeley, at 2 o'clock. BY SHAINWALD, BUCKBEE & Co.—Wednesday, May 27, Real Estate, at salesroom, 218 Mont- gomery street, at 12 o'clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The woman's congress is in progress in Native Sons’ Hall. *‘Fair, Wednesday,” was the prediction is- sued last night by Forecast Official McAdie. The second day of the woman’ congress was even a greater success than the opening day. The City Hall Commissioners have adopted Architect Shea’s plans for & directory of the uilding. Complaint is made that the streetcar trans- fer agents blockade the sidewalks at Market and Powell streets. The building trades committees yesterday found it necessary to call out union men a second time on several jobs. Ceorge A. Hoag committed suicide yesterday in room 50 of the Murphy buliding by taking balf an ounce of strychnine. The Republican Club of the Thirty-ninth Assembly District fayors an unpledged delega- tion to the National Convention. The Government intervention suit was bes fore Judge McKenna yesterday. Judge Garber spoke the entire day in behalf of the railroad. The Supreme Court has just decided a case which woula have been important a year ago. It is the case of Wallace Bradford against the City. The attention of the architects of San Fran- cigco has been called to the ease with which :ru\idmg material can be procured in Cali- ornia. George E. White has been adjudged guilty of contempt of court for having transferred sev- eral notes and mortgages iu defiance of the court’s order. Father Yorke lectured to an immense au- dience in Metropolitan Temple last night, his subject being “The Cassock in the Capitol, or Father Marquette.” The application of Andy Clunie to compel the Assessor to do his duty by the Market- street Railway Company was argued before the Bupreme Court yesteraay. Judge Morrow of the United States District Court was compelied to adjourn court yester- day on eccount of sudden iliness. The trouble is not supposed to be serious. Every favorite on the card was beaten at ngleside yesterday. The winniog horses were Lodestar, Bellicoso, Don Casar, Summer Time Affiatus, and Instigator. The Manufecturers’ and Producers’ Associa- tion will lend its support to_the Harbor Com- missioners in its stand upon_ selecting Colusa stone for the new ferry depot. Complaint has been made to the Board of Health that the health of the pupils of Win- field Scott School and of families near it is endangered by a stagnant pond of water. Frederick Beli, the son of the late million- aire, Thomas Bell, is lying at death’s door at his home stricken down by an accident simi- lar to that which caused his father’s death. The Mechanics’ Institute and the Manufac- turers and Producers’ Association have joined bands to exclude ali but Pacific Coast mana- factures and products from the coming fair. A large portion of the steel work for the ferry building has been ordered by the Risdon iron Works, which secured the contract, from the Caraegie Iron and Steel Works of Pittsburg, Pa. Willism F. Kelly, an ex-employe in the Post- office, was booked at the City Prison yesterday on the charge of defrauding his cousin, Robert Kirlen, a {armer, out of $502 50 by forging his name. Under the geperal head “Government” many interesting Jopics will be discussed at the Woman’s Congress in Native Sons’ Hall to-day. Morning, sfternoon and evening sessions will be heid. Charles A. Bacon of the music firm ot Bacon & Armetrong had his nose punched by Louis F. Gpssler of Sherman & Clay’s, and for the at- tendant damages he sued for §5000. The jury gave him $30. For the first time in the history of the Epis- copal church there were women lay delegates -sixth annnal convention of the Diocese of Californis, which opened yesterday in Grace Church. James Moore, 20 years of age, had charges of petty larceny, battery and grand larceny ooked against him yesterday, and another charge will be entered against him as soon as the police find an owner for & watch. J. A. McClure was yesterday held to answer beiore the Superior- Court by Judge J®achim- “sen in $2000 bonds for forging the name of E. -~ A. Brooke-Ridley to a check for 190, which he passed on the Kelly-Donohoe Bank. Laure Miland, the supposed widow of the late Charles James, hes filed & contest to the petition for distribution filed by the other Telatives of James. She alleges that she is the widow and that she and her child are the only heirs. Judge Troutt has rendered judgment for the defen ts in the suit of Pilger et al. vs. Strass- * man etal. The suit was to quiet title to some veluable City pmgeny and Judge Troutt has decided that thé defendants, Lucy Pilger, Joseph Pilger and Hilda Levy, are the re: owners. The long-overdue schooner Viking got in from the South Seas yesterday. She was in three storms and a hurricane. Captain Lut- trell reports the sudden death of two well- known South Sea Island traders and the bu ing of a Catholic chureh. Captain Kustel had his hand blown off. John Mallon, the defendant in & suit in which Asa Fisk secured a judg‘men!on & note with enormous interest, has filed an affidavit in support of a_motion for a new trial, in which he states that the jurors were all in his favor and would have given him judgment but for the court’s instructions. Householders and agents in charge have of late been greatly harassed by burglars, who enter residences which are either permanently or temporarily unoccupied and steai anything from a pound of lead pipe to dismond jawelr{. Many vacant houses have been ~greatly damaged by having the plumbing destroyed. Alva E. Snow of Fresuo, at present District Attorney, is declared by one who is conversant with the story of the Snell-Davis-Calhoun claim to the Davisjestate to have a sole power of compromise which the heirs are powerless to annul, thus leaving him master of the situa- tion.’ An effort to supersede him necessarily resulted in a compromise. Molasses and Flour. Commissioner Heacock yesterday dismissed the case against Dennis Gallagier charged with having unstamped opium in his posses- sion. The expert employed by the court de- cided that the conients of the thirty tink seized two weeks ago were nothing more hurt- ful than & mixture of molasses and flour. Gal- lagher is a fireman on the steamship Australia snd the “opium” was intended for the natives of Hawaii. ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1896 SUDDEN DEATHS AND DISASTERS, Grewsome News From the South Seas by the Viking. HURRICANE AND STORM. A Catholic Church Burnt by Natives in the Gilbert Group. TWO TRADERS DIE SUDDENLY. Missionaries Who Cannot Stand the Climate—Three Are Dead and Others Very Sick. The long overdue schooner Viking got in from the South Bea Islands early yes- terday morning and it took Captain Lut- trell nearly all of the forenoon answering the congratulations of his host of friends. Everybody had almost given up hope, and when the arrival of the schooner was an- nounced there was an immediate rush to Meiggs wharf to welcome home the cap- tain and his wife. John 8. Kittle, son of Mrs. Nicholas G. Kittle of this City, who was a passenger, also received a hearty welcome home. When the fact that the schooner was long overdue was announced in THE CALL the mother was almost prostrated, but now that the Viking has arrived in safety all is well. The trading schooner bad s terrible time. She was in three storms, went on the rocks near Kusai and was in a hurricane for three days, during which time not a stitch of canvas could be carried. The provi- sions began to give out and sooner than run any risks Captain Luttrell spoke the barkentine Jane A. F;lkenber{ and se- cured extra supplies from her. While the Viking was in the burricane the seas broke all over her at first. Then Captain Lut- trell got three oil bags out astern, and although the schooner wallowed in the trough of the sea for three days thereafter not a wave broke aboard. The hull of the vessel is patched up with canvas and the crew all show the signs of their battles with the elements, but then all arein good h;s!th and safe in port, and that is a great thing. Thge Viking brings the biggest buaget of news that has come from the South Seas for a long time. *‘We left Apia, Samoa, on January 4 lastand expected to reach San Francisco the latter part of March,” said Captain Luttrell yesterday. “We were bound for Taputeouea and_expected to make the run In a week. Instead of that we ran intoa storm and it took us seventeen days. We had a hard time of it, and I tell you I was glad to reach the island. We had bad weather all through the Gilbert group, and it was February 4 before we reached Kusai in the Carolines. I attempted to sail for San Francisco on the 14th, but wenton the rocks instead. The current in the ‘channel,’ as it is called, ran like a mill race, and the wind dying out all we could do was to stand idly by and watch the vessel drift ashore. She pounded there for an hour, and had she not been a.remarkably strong schooner she would have gone to pieces. “As it was fifty nalives came to our assistance. Some of them swam out through the breakers and brought lines ashore. Then they went to work with a will and soon bad the Viking in deep water. Then I beached her and we patched up the damage and put canvas over it. In order to rully repair her we had to discharge the cargo, and it was March 7 before we got away. From that time to April 25 we had nothing but bead winds, and three storms one after another battered us about. In latitude 42 north, longitude 172 west, we ran intoa hurricane. The oniy canvas we had out was what composed the three oil bags, and for three days and three nights we lay in the trough of the sea. The schooner rolled fearfully and at times I was afraid the masts would go by the board. The oil | prevented the waves irom breaking aboard and the hurricane kept us scudding nnder bare poles. “From the start we had nothing but contrary winds, and when in latitude 45 north, 157 west, I sighted the barkentine Jane A. Falkenberg, bonnd for the Okhotsk Sea, I bourded her. We were making awiul slow tinie so I thought it was better to be sure than sorry, and got some pro- visions from her. From that time we made & quick run to port and here we are. ‘Now as to matters in the islands. The schooner Norma, Captain Rosebill, left Kusai for Horolulu on February 19, and as she has not been reported I am afraid she is gone. The captain bad his wife and three children with him, and he took letters from me to the agents of the Viking in San Francisco. Those lettess should have becn here a month ago, so L am afraia for Captain Rosehill, more es- pecially as he would be right in the course of the storms that proved so disastrous to the steamer Rio Je Janeiro. I hope the Monowai when she gets in will bring some news of the missing vessel, as Cap- tain Rosebill, his wile and children formed one of the happiest little families I ever met afloat. “Our old friend Captain Kustel, who left San Francisco in the little schooner Fleur de Lis, met with an accident at ‘Tarawa on December 29 that will make him a cripple for life. He was out fishing, and not meeting with a great amount of success proceeded to use dynamite. Three natives were with him, and when they saw what he was going to do they got into another cano-. Kustel lit the fuse, but it was damp and would not burn. He proceeded to blow on it when 1t rapidly began to burn. He had barely got the little stick at arm’s length before it went off and biew his hand clean off. Had he been blowing the fuse wien the explosion came his head instead of the hand would have gone. ‘‘Aiter the explosion thegnatives fled, but after “some persuasion from the maimed skipper they came back. He got them to tear his shirt into strips, and, making a tourniquet out of a piece of wood, succeeded in stopping the flow of blood. By the time he got back to land he was nearly dead, but the traders fixed bim up, and when I left he was out of danger. There are no anesthetics in the outlving 1slands and no surgeons, so Kustel's arm was trimmed off with a razor and the stuff poured over the wound was friars’ balsam.” Captain Kustel is a cousin of Captain Luttrell, and is well known to every trader and South Sea Island merchant in 8an Francisco. ‘The Catholics are doing great mis- onary work in the Gilbert group,” con- Captain Luttrell. *““A great' many sters and teachers have gone there during the past six months, but the climate does not agree with them, and three had died and several were danger- ously ill when I left Tarawa. At Tapatue the natives burned down the Catholic Church, and next day the British High Commissioner was on their trail. e ‘When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. | called all the chiefs together and notified -When she had Children, she gave theu Castoria. them that the offenders must be given up before the 1st of July next, or else a fine of £1200 must be paid. In the interval a British man-of-war will arrive on the The Schooner Viking as She Appeared in a Hurricane When on Her Way Here From the Caroline Group. Oil Bags Were Over the Stcrn and They Had Such an Effect That Although the Waves ‘Were Mountains High Nct One Broke Over the Little Vessel. [Sketched by a “Call” artist from a description furnished by Captain Luttrell.) scene, and the chances are that_the guilty | will suffer severely. When the ng left the priests were busily em- plcyed in rebuilding their church on the ! ruins of the old one. | *W. Telfer Campbell has succeeded M. | Swayne as British High Commissioner in the Gilbert group. He is much more strict than his predecessor, but neverth«- less he is one of the most pobular men on the group. Everything Las to be done ac- cording to law, but outside of his official position he is most indulgent. Heretofore it has been the custom to allow vessels to trade between the islands without a li-| cense, but when I landed at two islands I had to pay $50 at each. I am glad he is enforcing the law, as it will prevent all kinds of tramps from ruining the business. | During Swayne’s administration quite a | number of vessels entered and traded with- out paying the license. Campbell is now following up the goods and is ievying on evervthing he can find. “While we were in the Ellis group Ben Hird, the traveling manager for Hender- son & Macfarlane of Sydney, N. S. W., dropped dead on the schooner Arcler. He was one of the best known men in the Southern Seas, and had only been married a year. He was a great friend of the late | Robert Louis Stevenson, and the novelist | dedicated his story, ‘The Beach of Falesa,’ | to him. The body was interred at Nuke- | | | fatau. He died of heart disease. ‘‘Another Sydney trader who died at Nanouti while we were there was Captain | Henty. He was almost as well known as | Ben Hird and as well fiked. He leaves a | wife and family in Sydney. That is about | the end of my chapter of accidents and deaths. Itis a long one for a cruise of five months, and I hope that the next | time I come home I will have more cheer- | ful news to tell.” Now that Captain Luttrell is home again the Sharpshooter will at once be put in commission, and in a few weeks she will sail on her maiden voyage in the| Southern Seas. She is a bandsume and commodious barkentine, and will carry both passengers and carg Cren e ALONG THE FRONT. The Brig Geneva Considerably Damaged by the Southern Pa- c's Steamer Herald. | The British ships Drumbarton aud Ach- | nashie arrived from South Shields and Liverpool respectively yesterday morniuy. Soon after leaving port the Druambarton was in collision and lost her headgear. She put into London and was repaired. The remainder of the passage was un- eventful. The Achnashie had to put into Holyhead and had only one really rough day during the remainder of the voyage. There was no meeting of the Harbor Commissioners yesterday, as both Com- | missioners Cole and Chadbourne were in Sacramento. The battle-ship Oregon is to have her bay trial trip to-day. The shallow waters of the harbor will be against her, put, | nevertheless, her builders expect her to make about sixteen krots. The Southern Pacific Company’s Herald ran into ihe brig Geneva yesterday and | did considerable damage to the latter's stern. The Herald had too much Lead- way on and before the engines could be re- versed she went crashing into the brig, which was lying at Folsom-street wnarf. The Geneva is loading for Unalaska and the Herald had a consignment of flour on board for her. Henry Meyer, ex-steward of the Pacific Mail Company’s Colon, was arrested for disturbing the peace yesterday. He was | dismissed and afterward returning to the | wharf beean to abuse the officers. The Mail Company’s steamer City of Peking sailed for the Orient yesterday. She had a full cargo, but very few passen- gers. ADOPTED A DIRECTORY. The City Hall Commissioners Have Decided on the Plans Offered by Architect Shea. The City Hall Commissioners adopted the directory planned by the architect of the board yesterday in preference to the one submitted by the Merchants’ Associa- tion, over which the Mayor, Auditor Broderick and City and County Attorney Creswell wrangled so long. The latter two contended that the Mer- chants’ Association plan was too com- plicated, and that it would take a stranger about as lone to study out the location of the office desired as it would to wander | about the corridors until chance would discover the department. Architect Shea’s directory calls the cor- ridor running through the hall from east to west the main corridor, the one in the Larkin-street wing the west corridor and the one in the east end of the hail the east corridor. On the first floor will be placed plans of the entire building and on each floor at the intersection of corridors will be placed plans of that particular floor. The public entrance of each department will be designated so that strangers may know which entrance to use. —_——— A Peculiar Defense. The Pacific Surety Company has answered the suit of J. 8. Young, in which Youngseeks to re- cover from the defendants the amount pilfered from the Russ House safe by A, W. Seeley. See- ley was recently convicted of burglary for hav- ing robbed the money-drawer. He was under bonds, the Pacific Surety Company being his surety. The answer of the Surety Company is that Young violated his part of the contract by not keeping daily watch over his clerk. Y’ouul was in the country at the time of the | socie MR, VIRING'S BOGIE MAN The New Traosfer Agent as a Terror to the Pub- lic. A WOMAN WHO DEFIED HIM Complaint That the Street Cormers Are Illegal'y Blockaded by the Railread. When you travel on the Market-street railway and presume to ask for a transfer at the corner of Market and Powell streets, or at any of the other corners, you shoula be equipped for the encounter with the transfer man. You should have your certificate of birth | and baptism, a letter of recommendation, your family history, proof of your citizen- ship, a passport, one or two photographs, your marriage certificate, your most mus- cular relative and a club. You must be prepared for any emerg- ency, have somewhere about you a writ of habeas corpus, your last will and testa- ment, a pnotograph markea *for the San Francisco CAr,’’ a farewell message to your friends, a political pull, and another nickel. Then if you fall into the angry clutches of the transfer man you may escape alive, orat least you may have your remains identified for future reference in the Cor- oner’s office and the Probate Court. The transfer man is new at his business. Heisa big, burly fellow, and the rough edges of his natural manners do not seem 10 have bezn worn off, though the wear- ing process has been auspiciously inaugu- rated. He used to be a gripman or was employed working a pile-driver, and his muscles are fully ficveloped. He is looked upon as a success{ul specimen of untumed man. He is unpolished and in the rougn. That is the way people have learned to look upon him, when they dare to look upon him at all. The transfer man is not alone. He has five uniformed associates at Market and Powell streets, others at Market and Third streets, and some more at other transfer points. They are all transfer men, and if some are more gen- tiemanly and less dangerous than others, the public has not had time to discrimin- ate. A young woman alighted from a Powell- street car Monday afternoon and conti- dently approached one of the robust young men in uniform. She was a San Francisco v girl, s member of one of the first families in the City. She was not in awe of the transfer man, for that was her first experience with him. ‘A transfer check, please,” she said, sur- rendering the blue ticket that she had re- ceived from the conductor. ““Where you goin’ ?” the agent asked. “1 would likea check to go eastward.” “Where you goin’? That's what I asked.” ‘The young iady knew that she had given as explicit information as waus required, and sne was vexed at the impudence of the barly fellow. “It doesn’t make any difference to you where I am going,” she replied. *“I said that I wanted a transfer check to the east- ward.” ““Well, you don’t get no check till you answer my question.” *“You’re a bully, sir!" the young woman exclaimed. “If you talk like that I'll have you ar- rested,” was tne audacious declaration of Mr. Vining’s employe, as the incident is related by the young woman’s relatives. A crowd began to zather, and the uni- formed agent, evidently seeing the danger of getting into trouble, accepted his first lessoa in bumility and gave the Market- street check. Several instances of insults to men who patronize the road have been recorded. Objection is likely to be made that these streetcar employes block the sidewalks and street pavemenis without any legal rights. The transfer men stand right in the way of travel on the crowded corners, and often there are rows of people waiting to receive their checks. It is argued that the transfer agenis bave no right to carry on their work with- out the usual City license and that they cannot under any circumstances have a right to blockade the sidewalks. The peddlers of flowers, or any other peddlers, would be promptly arrested if they stood in the way as the railroad emploves do, and people who are interested in the mat- ter express determination to ascertain the limits of tne street-railway rights. CRIME HIS PASTIME. James Moore, 20 Years of Age, Arrested for Petty Larceny, Battery and Grand Larceny. James Moore is only twenty years of age, but he gives promise of becoming a noted criminal. Early Sunday morning he stole 167 copies of the Examiner from a carrier on Minna street near Third. The carrier tried to regain possession of the papers, but Moore knocked him down and ran. The carrier blew his police whistle and Policemen Ryan and Tyrrell started in pursuit of Moore and caught him at! Fourth and Everett streets. Moore was taken to the Southern sta- | tion. where he was booked for petty lar- | ceny and battery. When searched two watches were found in his pockets, which | the police believed were stolen. An hour later Charles Petersen, an employe in the stockyards at Baden, called at the station and said he bad been robbed of his watch, | chain and locket while asleep at Second and Howard streets. He identified oue of the watches found on Moore as his and vesterday a charce of grand larceny was booked against Moore. The police’ want an owner for the other watch. Some months ago Moore was arrested for burglary, but the chrrge was reduced to peity larceny, and he got off with alight sentence, DEFRAUDED HIS COUSIN, William F. Kelly, Ex-Mail Dis- tributor, Arrested for Forgery. | Pu'led the Wool Over the Eyes of Coroner H wkins and Notary A. K. Dagg to William F. Kelly was booked at the City Prison yesterday morning by. Detectives Seymour and Whittaker on the charge of forgery. The complaining witness is his cousin, Robert Kirlen, a farmer in Free- stone, Sonoma County. Kirlen had a deposit of $50250 in the Hibernia Bank, and Kelly, while on a visit to him last fall, learned of the fact and stole his bankbook. On October 28 Kelly went to the bank with the book and said that Kirlen wanted to withdraw the money, but, as he was| sick, he had sent him to get it. The bank people gave him a blank order, to be signed by Kirlen. Kelly forged Kirlen's signature to the order and went to Coroner Hawkins. He told the Coroner that Kirlen was an em- ploye in the Custom-house, and, as he was sick from bronchitis, he wanted to get | leave of absence for a few days. Itwas | necessary to have a physician’s certificate, and on these representations the Coroner wrote out a certificate and handed it to Keliy. # : Armed with the certificate, Kelly dgain | presented himself at the bank and pro- duced it and the forged order. The bank officials were not quite satisfied and Kelly got one of his friends, Attorney Cooney, in the Phelan building, to introduce him to A. K. Daggett, a notary at 14 Montgomery street. Blggen filled in on the back of the order the usual notarial certificate: “Personally appears before me Robert Kirlen,” who acknowledged that the ng- nature on the order was his, and so forth. Kelly now nad the physician’s cer- titicate and the notarial certificate, and for the third time he went to the benk and was successful in drawing out the money. Kirlen did not discover the fraud till a few days ago, when he called at the bank. He immediately reported the case at police headguarters and Detectives Sey- mour and W hittaker were detailed on it. From the description of the man who drew out the money their suspicions fell upon Kelly and they placed him under ar- rest. & Kelly, when seen in the OCity Prison yesterday, did not deny that he commit- ied the crime, but said he was drunk at the time and did not know what he was doing. He was hard up, as he had been out of work for some time. Six months ago Kelly was discharged NEW TO-DAY. e mmmzmszmzszzzg nWorld’s Best Natural Aperient Water i L] L theits. ———————— ‘Groezinger Joins In, Justice of the Peace Groezinger has filed a suit, similar to the one filed recently by Julius Kahn, against the Election Commissioners, the object being to prevent them from meking any preparation for an election next Novem- ber,.or, in other words, to test the four-year term law. La L L3 4] Hunyadi Jdnos Prof. Dr. Venneman, of the University of Louvain, Belgium, writes: “«‘Patients declare it an IDEAL aperient mineral water.”’ CAUTION: None gentiine without the signature: of the firm “‘Andreas Saxlehner,” on the label b g k4 NEW TO-DAY. Every package of this popular dentifrice contains id Sozodont daily; the this puhummnl;n you men nd HALL & RucxRy, Wholesal wder twice a week. A sample of llquid Sozodont by mail, thee cents for postage. Ad: ts, New York City. e PP C S PSS S A large bottle of liquid Sozodont A box of Sozodont Pow: s A -:E-px- cake of Sozoderma Soap, for the rovide dress the Proprietors of gmdon\, from the postal service. He was a dis- tributor of the mails and was credited with being about the smartest in the service in his particular line. He isa married man. The only explanation that Notary Dag- gett gave to the police in regard to his | certificate of Kirlen’s personally appear- | ing before him was that Kelly swore to | him that the signature on the order was Kirlen’s, and that was what he really cer- tified to. He thought it was all right. It was 80 long ago that his recollection of the affair was not very distinet. MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE. It Decides That Only Pacific Coast Products Be Exhibited at the Coming Fair. The board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute held its regular meeting last evening at Mechanics’ Institute Hall. The most important matter coming before the board was in regard to the report of the joint committee of the Me- chanics’ Institute and the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association for considera- tion of the question of confining the ex- hibits at the coming fair to the manu- factures of the Pacific Coast. The board concluded that, it having always been the aim of the institute to encourage. and foster Pacific Coast industries, 1t would join issue with the Manufacturers’ and roducers’ Association and make the forthcoming exposition one exclusively of Pacific Coast industries. The regular routine business was then | transacted. Among the reports received was that of the librarian. It showed that the accretion in membership for the month of April was forty-five, and the accessions to the library were 492 volumes. Of mis- cellaneous books 117 volumes were pre- sented to the library by Alexis Janin. The resignation of G. Howard Thompson was read and accepted, and Henry Root, a former member of the board, was elected to fill the vacancy by a unanimous vote. .~ tent Sliding Buckle. H. B. Hoilingsworth swore to & complaint in Judge Low's court yesterday charging C. A. Conger with obtaining money by false pre- tenses. It isin connection with a patent slid- ing buckle which Hollingsworth alleges he purchased from Conger. H. Selvage, Con- ger's partner, was arrested for fraudulent embezzlement, but Judge Low dismissed the case on Monday. e —— Dr. Spencer Insolvent. Dr. J. C. Spencer has failed for £5600. Of this he owes $2000 on assessments on stock in the People’s Home Bank, and the remainder is owing to the Pacific Bank. The shares in the People’s Home Bank are held as security for the pacific Bank debt. NEW TO-DAY. ARGONAUT WHISKEY Is Five Years In Wood Before Bottling. E, MARTIN &% CO., 411 Market 8t. San Francisco. STERILING BICTYOLES. HEELS AND PALMER TIRES GUARAN- teed for one year. Price $100. If you want to know more about The Sterling send for our Art Catalogue. Mailed free. STERLING CYCLE WORKS, 314 POST STREET, San Francisco. SKI"DISEASES SWAYNE'S smsowvrzry cvnze. OINTMENT ue simple spplication of * Swarnws Onraxr” withowd o Eimiworm: Piica,Tuch. Sorea. Pimptes, Bryetnetis by . Ringworm. Piles Jich, . e e anting SR S drucsing NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. - MECHANICS’ PAVILION. May S, 7, 8 and ©. PACIFIC KENNEL CLUPB’S ANNUAL BENCH SHOW —OF—— DOGS!? The Best Exhibit of High-Class Dogs Ever Shown. Admission, 50c. Children, 25e. TROPICAL FAIRY PALACE. TAKE A SWIM IN SUTRO BATHS! TEITIIITY | ——PURE SEA WATER—— 0K NEW TO-DAY—-AMUSEMENTS, e n e e il S ALHAYMAN & CO'S THEATERS 2 WEEKS! P &7 Eyery ’F,ALDWIN N Yaciuaing Sunday. The Comedian, | THE STRANGE EDDIE ADVENTURES EOY OF MISS BROWN Management 0f WM. A. BRADY. ABSOLUTELY THE FUNNIEST PLAY OF THE CENTURY, NOTE—-MONDAY, May 18—~REHAN-DALY CUMPANY SEASON. Choice of seats for this engagement will be given to subseribers who purchase seats for every change e Those now holding first night privileges may secure their seats for every chauge by notifying the box office BEFORE FRIDAY, M 8! Subscribers’ seats rea must be called for tha: da; Regular sale of seats for the entire three weeks ‘will commence Tuesday, May 12th. ‘The pricesduring Mr. Daly's engagement wil be $2, $1 50, $1 and 59 cording tolocation. Monday, May 11th, and THEY HAVE CAUGHT I THE TOWN 'he greatest Minstre! performance The Verdict ever seen here. PRIMROSE and WEST’S BIG MINSTRELS. The Greatest Company They Have Ever Owned. 40 WHITES—30 BLACKS—70 IN ALL 3 BIG BRASS BANDS. . Lefukia (Shealie, FPRICDLANDLR.GCTTLOD & (- LE3SES ATDMATAGERS -+ THAT'S HE THE NUMBER Of delighted citizens who in two nights came to see e A A e “FAUST!” e T e e e ) By MOR (1505’3 BX.<LLENT COM. PANY Wonderful Scenic, Electric and Calcium Fffects. THE MARYELOUS ** BROCKEN” SCENE. Genuine Flashes of Lightning. Magic Kain of Fire. RESERVED SEATS—25¢, 50¢ and 75e. 9 ~ ALCAZAR WEDNESDAY *‘PoP” MATINEE T6-DAY. ICE-CREAM AND CAKE FREE FOR ALL PRICES—10c, 15c and 25c¢ A Glorious Performance of Byron's OUR BO YS! Which had a greater run th of “Shenandoah.” “Piqu: Kirke,” “Perichon” and * ocombined six plays on eartl Night Prices—Best seats....50c. 35¢, 25¢, 15¢, 10¢. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes. ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manager EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. ~———CAREFUL PRODUCTION—— Gf Planquette's Romantic Opera, “THE CHINES OF NORMANDY” (The Bells of Corneville). SUPERB CAST! Picturesque Scenery—Correct Costumes IN PREPA.ATION. Auber’s Tunetul Opera, “FRA DIAVOLO!™ And a Scenic Production of “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN!” The Favorite Story in an Operatic Setting. the combined runs “Ermine,” *Hazel ck Crook,” or any Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater In America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lensee Managee THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, America’s Leading Tragedian, EDMUND K. COLLIER— Suppor:ed by a Selected Cast from Our Own Company, in a Superb Production of VIRGINIUS LVENTNA PRI ana 5% Family Clrcle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Miaiinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. ©O'Farrell Street. Between Stockion and Po wall. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK OUR OWN MAGNIFICENT AND ENTIRE NEW €. Tinported Direct from Europe and the East. J. W. RANSONE, CAER AND JORDAN, MORTON AND MACK, CHARLOTT< PARRY, THE MIMIC FOUR, i 3—THE NIGHTO\NS§—3 And a Long List of Celebrities. Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera casles and Box seats, A3~ Secure Seats a day in advance and prevent \disappolntment. @ a.m - FRIEDLANDERGOTTLOB& C°- LESSERS 8 MANAGERS Every evening, Matinees Thursday, Saturday, ISTOL'S K Suaday. BR! QUES-CURRICULUM; the finest School of Educared Horses known to | exhibitors; a hizh-class, unique, delightful enter- tainment. ' At the Matince caildren are given a pony ride abous ihe stage. Admission—18c, 250 and 50c: Children at the Aatinee, 10¢. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). TO-NIGHT AND 4 NIGHTS MORE. THE GREAT ZANZICS! THE WHITE MAHATMAS. : Reserved seats—26c, 35c and 50c. No bigher. DURING THE EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROUNDS EXE CHUTES Will Only Be Opened SATUKDAYS AND SUN- DAYS Till Further Notice. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. 'L Rain or Shine, Storm or Cold, Wind or No Wind, Atmosphere always 72 deg. 50 dez. Performance Every Afterncon and Evening. ADMISSION TO BUILDING, from 7 A. M. to 10:30 p. M.—Adults, 10c; Children, bc. Butaing until 8 . M.— Adults, 25¢; Children, 15c. -Bathing—Ad 15¢; T venings after 6 o’clock—] ults, Children, 10c. ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacitic trains at Third and Towne send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 P. . Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-strees electric line direcs 1o track. 4. B. SP] W.8 LEA RECKELS, EE