The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 11, 1896, Page 7

MONDAY.. MAY 11, 1896 | AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER.—“The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown.” CarironNia THEATER—Primrose and West's Minstrels. CoLuMBIA THEEATER—*“Faust.” ngleolmsco‘! OrERA-HOUSE—*“The Cross Roads of TIvoL OPERA-HOUSE.—"“Fra Dlavolo’ ORPHEUM—High-Class Vaudeville. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND)-Richard Mansfield in “Besu Brum mell’’ to-night. MaRK HOPKINS' INSTITUTE OF ART.—Spring «xhibition of Paintings. SUTRO CONXY 1SLAND—Bathing and Perform- ances. SHOOT THE CHUTES—Dally at Haight street, one tlock east of the Park. 3 46213¢CoasT JOCKRY CrLun.~Races to-day. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. Ho! FOR THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.—The First Anniversary Excursion aud Family Picolc of the Union Printers' Mutual Aid Society will be held on Thursday, May 21, at Glenwood Iark. AUCTION SALES. BY F. T. KEELER—Tisday, May 11, Rare Oriental Curios at 419 Kearny street, at 2 . M. By 8. BascH—This day. May 11 ete., at 319-321 Sutter sireet, at EASTON & ELDRIDGE—To-morrow, May 12, Feal Estate, 1 638 Market st., at 12 o'clock noon. BY Gro. F. Lax ‘To-morrow (Tuesday), Fur- niture, at 1418 Hyde street, 11 o'clock. BY SULLIVAN & DoyLE—Thursd horses, etc., at 220 Valenc By EAsTON & ELDRIDGx.—Tuesday, May 19, Real Estate, at 638 Market sireet, at 12 o' clock. BY KiL1ie & Co.—To-morrow, May 12, Horses, Harness, etc., at salesyard, corner Van Ness ave. and Market st., at 11 o'clock. BY O'FARRELL & Cc rhursday, May 14, Real Fstate, at 11 Montgomery street, ai 12 o'clock. BY Wiruiau J. DiNGEE—Saturday, May 16, iate, near Dwizht Way and Telegraph Berkeley, at 2 0'clock. BY SHAINWALD., BUCKBEE & Co.—Wednesday, May 27, Real Estate, at salesroom, 218 Mont clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Sutro baths were crowded yesterday as never before. Superintendent ' McLaren tells a C! duel story. e The ocean boulevard has been finished and now needs only rolling. The Trades and Labor Alliance elected per- manent officers last evening. Company E of the First Regiment held its monthly shoot at Schuetzen Park yesterday. Miss Adiar made a successful balloon ascen- sion from the Haight-sireet grounds yester- ay. The weather predictions for to-day are: Un- settled; probably showers; fresh to south- easterly winds. A large number of German sharpshooters contested for medals and cash prizes at Shell Mound yesterday. A. B. Dorrell of the Columbia Pistol ana Rifle Club broke the pistol record yesterday at the Shell Mound range. In the cricket cup games yesterday the Bohe- mians were beaten by the Alamedas and the Californias by the Pacifics. The people who wish to hold a fiesta in this City some time during the spring will meet to- night at the Baldwin Hotel. Herman de Leur, the steward of the British ship Fells of Haliadale, was injured yesterday in & row with the Yankee mate. John Riordan won the coast handball cham- piouship from J. Harlow in the San Francisco court yesterday afternoon in three straight gam President Austin of the Park Commissioners favors selling part of Buena Vista Park to raise funds 10 buy & park for the people of the sion. The Woman’s Congress was closed with a praise service last night in Native Sons' Hall, uring which the Rev. Anna Shaw preached & . power{ul sermon. Robertson & Peyton’s Diana won first prize &t the Ingleside Coursing Park yesterday, the same owner's Royal Buck taking third and their Master Glenkirk fifth. The coast steamer Farallon, which recentl wenton the rocks at Little River. was plllng on the drydock Saturasy and found to have been considerably dumsged. Edwards Davis, Oakland’s boy preacher,drew # big audience to the First Christian Church of this City yesterday and will now probably be elected 1o the vacant pulpit. During & row et Fifth and Mission streets early yesterdey morning John Crowley, a plasterer, living on Willow avenue, was struck with a slungshot and seriously injured. John Purcel, who lives at the Commerocial House, fell off a scantling in a lumber-yard at Stenartand Lombard streets yesterday after- noon and fractured his lefs shoulderblade. Jobn Bell, & nephew of the late Banker Thomas Bell, is in this City endeavoring with little success to fathom the mystery of the ac- cident with which Fred Bell is said to have met. A large number of officers in the United States army will soon be retired under Para- graph 78, in order to make room for this year's t Point class of seventy-two gradu- ates. Yesterday the Southern Pacific steamer Her- ald collided with the Modoc, and in backing away from the other boat bumped into the Monticello. The Modoc was considerably deameged. For ressons of morality and as a convenience 10 citizens during the calm summer evenings, C. D. Salfield favors the lighting of the park at once without waiting to establish a plant for - the purpose. The remains found at the old '49 camp in the park were identified as those of Albert Langenberger. He committed suicide because bis wife threatened to lesve him if he did not find employment. Jacob Fisher, a dissolute character, persisted in lying down before & Market-street car Satur- day evening. He wanted to get injured and have grounds for a damage suit against the rallroad ecompaay. Very Rev. Prior Vaughan preached at the Panlist Church yesterday. He gave interest- 1nr statistics about religion in England, and told about the unique work of his order there in preaching upon the streets. Superintendent Weaver of the Almshouse will not surrender that institution to Reddy, ‘who was recently appointed by the Board of Health. Mr. Weaver has retained Henry E. Highton to fight the battle in the courts. The Spiritualists of California will hold a convention in this City on May 24, 25and 26, Harrison D. Barrett, president of the National Spiritualist Association, will be present and ? anize the local societies as branches of that lederation. The Vulcan Iron Works on Fremont street, near Howard, were destroyed by fire early yes- terday morning. and the Reliance Machine Works, adjoining, very badly damaged. The )‘?ST was roughly en!i{nl'eddntszoo‘mo. The ulean people were insured for $31,5 the Reliance for $25,000. i o WANT THE BOY PREACHER. The First Christian Church Pleased With the Audience He Drew Yesterday. Edwards Davis, the youthful pastor of the First Christian Church of Oaklangd, preached in the First Christian Church on Twelith street in this City yesterday, and his audience was the largest that has at- tended the local church in a long time. It is very likely that the young man | will, as a result of the annual meeting of the church, to be held to-morrow night, be called to the pulpit be occupied yester- day. The congregation is favorably im- pressed with him, and fnmanluly be- cause he seems to be the kind of man that can attract a large audience to the ser- vices. “We are to elect a pastor Tuesday,” said 8 prominent member of the church lsst mnight, “and we may choose Davis, He is the only person prominently dis- cussed as a possible successor of the - Rev. R. N. Campbell, who resigned May 1 to go back to Kentucky. What is more Davis is popular and it is possible to get him. He is accused by some of being sensational, but he is very effective, and if he does be- come slightly tragic it is only that he may - draw people to talk to. It isonly a means to a good end and I believe he is an earnpest, sincere workgr. though he is only about 23 years of age.” The Rev. Mr. Prait preached in the church tast night. He has been a travel- ing temperance lecturer for some time and or%nnsl y came from Maine. The subject of his sermon was “From Gutter to Pul- it,” a theme suggestive of his own life, ble being a reformed drunkard and gam- €T, % | among | sult of the matter. BAY CONFERENCE SCORED Captain Jennings’ Pamphlet At- tacks Dr. Brown's Enemies. “COARSENESS” OF THE COUNCIL The Deposed Pastor Declines to Preach at the Methodist Church Yesterday. Dr. Brown did not preach at the Cali- fornia-street Methodist Church yesterday. At the last mowent it was given out that he was not mentaily able to undergo the excitement incident to such an important event. All the pastor's friends were present, however, in anticipation of their favored leader's appearance in the pulpit. Dr. and Mrs. Brown came early, occupying seats near the ‘Tear of the church. The regular pastor, Rev. Dr. Goodwin, preached from First Corinthians,thirteenth chapter, twelfth verse, “For now we see through a glass darkly."” The speaker said if there was a future state, another world, it was natural and proper to discuss our relations to that state or world and toeach other there. He then gave some reasons for the heavenly recognition and personal fellow- ship in the next world. Relative to the relationship there, the speaker said there was nothing earthy or sensual in it. There were no births or deaths, no husbands and no wives in an earthly sense. All condi- tions which could create jealousy or envy or strife must end here. He declared that love for parents, children, brothers, sis- ters or friends would continue in an inten- sified form. After the sermon Brown’s friends gath- ered around their ailing idol, offering sym- pathy and support. Dr. Goodwin passed them practically unobserved. When the hand-shaking was at its very height Captain Jennings, one of Brown’s followers, handed around a scurrilous pamphiet addressed to the members of the First Congregational Church and signed by ‘A Member.” Later Captain Jennings admitted that he was the author of the sheet, and that Dr. Brown was in no sense responsible for its birth. Captain Jen- nings’ effort is in part as follows: To the Members of the First Congregational Church and Others: The question of the guilt or innocence of the pastor of a church has been adjourned over by his resignation, from his few friends within, to the consideration of a larger number without. There is also & large number of people in the world of good and honest hearts waiting for a more definite re- While they do not enjoy that spiritual enfranchisement called eon- version, they yet extend a friendly ald to religion and its visible objects and hope to en- joy 1ts spiritual rewards. The united prayers of Christians with the honest desire of "those in the world havesa marvelous pover with God, especially where the honor of his ministering servants is con- cerned. Let us have the courage to ask ina proper spirit for a full exposure of sny guilty one, and God, who is just, will also confirm the complete innocence of the guiltless, The mak- ing of this request is justified by the action of the Bay Conference. Prove your innocence or stop preaching, was their command. It is hopeless to ask from a body manifesting such a summary spirit_such consideration of the subject as it requires. Considering the situation, the rising genera- tion will feel grateful to the accused, whatever may be the result of future disclosures, for his sctiorrin the matter. Without unseemly defi- ance, but as of one conseious of having done no wrong, with dignity and meekness, re- sumed the work so dear to his heart of preach- ing the unsearchable riches of Christ. Many who came as doubtful or of curiosity went away comforted and edified. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles? Witha iew members within the denominational lines and a vast body of gemerous and impar- tial minds without, we have Drs, Case, Dille, Gooawin and others who have already ex- pressed their warm desires and of their people 10 God, &nd their names are dear to every one that is above the union of church and state in the fact that they were his associates in de- manding historical truth in the public schools. The lines of living, moving men do not lead them always beside green pasturesand still waters. As they have incurred the hatred of that great secret power behind the throne, so they must be ready for his attacks. An unscrupulous journal is secured. Its emissaries invade the places made sacred by prayer and Christian communion. Complaints® are enlarged, conspiracies enconraged and as occasion offers the infirmities of all held up for the amusement of the public. In &n assemoly of delicacy and refinement e chilling blast is thrown over all by the known presence of a deadly foe. Where all are united and see that the feelings of their brethern are hurt in this covert manner there is a remedy—it is force; where faction has been developed there is none. If the truth should be told, it is so dis- torted that, like a loud-mouthed blessing, it brings but & curse, Fully 80 per cent of our troubles can be traced to this source. When once any number of the community resort to such ailies to gain an_end, Christian manhooa and union depart. In such a case it is hope- less, without a saving clause in its constitution for discipline, We are indebted to the coarseness of the council in holding an open session without any warrent therefor in the New Testament. If we sre forbidden to expose needlessly the infirmities of #n individual, how much more those of & community of the church of Christ. The plea was that justice might be done. Did they draw inspiration from the lobby that came 1ot to see justice done? but to see & min- ister disgraced?” The effect was to hinder the coufse of justice, for its friends were never so of gressive as {ts enemies, It hurt the feelings those of all denominations and others that are friendly to religion, and furnished amuse- ment and scorn lor its enemies. Whatever suffering ther have caused they will also resp in this short life. Our Lord will resent such an iufiiction on the tender sensibilities of his friends as unto himself. The prohibition is in the spirit of the New Testament and the apostles affirm it is as far as possible between brethren in secular matters. If it should cause the religious world at large to put 1ts face against the practice, some good will have been accomplished. It also developed incompetence in arraying mem- bers of the same church one against the other as witnesses in the presence of both factions, producing fends not possible o allay. The re- sult is & pastor with shattered health and a church nearly equally divided in two fac- tions, This is well, sinee the quality of their principles and lines of their methods are so strongly marked. The victors bowing to the msundate of the Bay Conference and following aleader who has created disunion and sorrow wherever she hss made a permanent abode. Accepting In behalf of her follewers without a word of protest the vilest assistance brought to her aid with whom creeds are obstructions and suspicion is belief. Over the doors of that monument of ampition with its chamber of horrors is left this inscription, ‘‘Ye who enter hese walls leave reputation behind, for it is ‘worthless here.” The employment of two journals with their accepted methods throw discredit upon any individual or community; one of great power and enterprise, the other with less ability but Yenomous. Both destroying the peace of a re- ligious community, under the specious piea of gunlylng 1ts morals. Business men of this ity, familier with the rise of the more ymi- :ll:l: :‘;1" e:l; best answer that at some future vhen they can cease 1o speak of it with bated breath. "The indorsement of such meth- ods by eny religious community brings & pun- ishment for itself. At the same tipe it gives the authors of their troubles an entrance into every household, educating its members into the subtle art of destroying reputations under gn\;n g}anry pl‘n "hnlm:’l be &t hand. The uty every lover of fairness, especiall: Christians, can be seen in the matter, y We not dismiss the accused one from our hearts and our presence without surrendering our Christien manhood to dictation, neither do we dare break into that sacred inclosure of Chi ian confidence that belongs to all per- sons alike until the truth is fully established. We cannot dismiss the subject lightly, neither with regard to the services of the accused eand his mssociates, nor in respect to the value of the truth that is sought. Although God rules the wofld,(ez he is pleased to see a lively in- terest manffested in the welfare of those whose labors involye them in kfin“" dangers. Without it we stand_conyi of ingratitude THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1896 = ——— thousands far and near;2they are all sufferers with that one. We are happy to bear his bur- den through this life with the help of God, according to the command of our Lord,and for the value that belongs to a name, but we feel it would be dishonorable as lovers of the whole truth to rest with a partial resuit, and we invite all that have seen his patriotic example and received his spiritual comfort to direct their warm desires and ardent prayers to God that he will cause a full disclosure. It is the court of resort for all who are help- less before the "\ And it is justified. To an impartial observer all the troubles were ircurred in the strict line of his duty as far as we can see, and we feel that it would be abominable in the sight of God to desert him as the case stands now, not- withstanding the fact that every effort made 10 clear his reputation met with an adverse result both in church and court. Let those who attempt to reconcile two such equaily numbered factions and widely differing quali- ties of principle and springsof action count the cost. The image of clay, of brass will never stand. does not imply any malice, results of experience re better & lef separation and an division. nnemz;n union under any cir- cumstances will be to dis; principle, & 1d to put expediency at the helm where it will produce dissatrous results. Neither party can afford to retire from {ts position without sacrificing principle to expedience. If we do we shall have to give an account for such an unholy barter. T is one thing upon which we can unite with every household where God is feared, to ask him reveal for his glory above and comfort of every lover of truth be- low, the full truth of the matter. Those who kave clung to their leader have this to com- fort them, that according to the evidence in sight, they are strictly within the commands of our Lord, and have not invaded the domain of impartial truth as partisans. BY A MEMBER. PLAN FOR MISSION PARK Money Realized From a Portion of the Buena Vista Tract Would Buy a Site. LIGHTS FOR GOLDEN GATE. Appropriations Will Be Requested to Build the Grand Court Bandstand and the New Bridge. 1f the Park Commissioners can succeed in inducing the Board of Supervisors to make the appropriation they shall de- mand for the next fiscal year, they will make many improvements which they be- lieve the people of this City need, and if they can induce the Legislature to author- ! ize the City of San Francisco to dispose of a portion of one of the parks under the control of the Commissioners they will be enabled to provide the people of the Mis- The Southern Pacific Steamer Herald, Yesterday. Which Collided With Two Other Boats ALONG THE WATER FRONT The Sternwheel Steamer Herald, the Boss Collider of the Bay. She Catches Two Foats in One Day The Farallon in the Dry- dock. The Southern Pacific steamer Herald is the terror of the bay. She is not a beauty nor the sort of nautical thing that plows the waves with motions majestic, full and free. She is troad and tubby from stem aft to the big, ungraceful wheel that digs up the water at the stern. ‘When the Herald starts in to plow she plows up the other bay craft. Her prey are not generally those she finds out on the open waters. Her method is to sight some vessel lying quietly and safely (seem- ingly) in some slip with boilers cold and dock-lines out. Then is the Herald huppi. Bhe will creep softly around the pierhead and be- fore that doomed boat can get out a fender or slack off a line the other is upon her. Crash, bang, and the splinters fly a woody cloud in all directions. Through thedark- ness of many a night the lonely wharf watchmen have heard the awful shock, the breaking of the straining planks, the smashing of the rail and the groaning of the wrecked beams. And the guardian of the gloom would lean back against a moor- ing pile and murmur sleepily—"It's only the Herald docking. 1 wonder what boat she has got 1nto this time?” There is one craft which the Herald has marked for her own. That devoted vessel is yet running, but the Herald is not dis- couraged nor cast down, and some day or night the Monticello—that's her name— will feel the iron-shod stem of her savage foe grinding into her vitals. The Monticello is & graceful little pas- senger vessel that has been all her life fighting railroad boats. She carried on the war with the Northern Pacific steam- ers on Puget Sound up toa few months ago, when she came to this port. On her way thither she broke down and fell into the hands of the Philistines, or rather, the Southern Pacific, who towed her out of the vasty deep. Then Mr. Huntington, with characteristic good humor and good judgment, claimed the unfortunate craft as a generous reward for his disinterested humanity. The salvage suit is pending, the Monti- cello is running between this City and Vallejo, and the Herald is, night and day, camping on her trail. The two boats dock at the same slip, near the foot of Mission street, and every time the railroad steamer lumbers into her hndhfi the officers of the Sound craft tremble. would be 50 easy to crush the hittle passenger steamer as she lies at her moorings. A slizht error with the helm and the opposition line to Vallejo and Benicia would be under the bay, Ad- ding to this constant menace is the fact that the Herald docks outside of the Mon- ticello and manages to take up much of the channel in the entrance to the siip, “I have complained to the Southern Pacific officials and to the Harbor Com- missioners,” said Captain Hatch, owner of the Monticello, yesterday, ‘‘that the Herald is permitted to swing with slack towlines far out into the slip. Some- times only by the utmost caution can we t by that boatand reach our landing. z::nn now one can see a hole in the side of the Monticello where the planking is mashed. We struck the Hen& estorday as we were trying to get around her stern. There’ll be a big smash-up in this siip, I have more trouble, trying to avoid the Herald, tlan with all the other boats on the bay.” Yesterday morning the Herald found a victim, though it was not an opposition boat, but a sister craft, the big stern-wheel steamer Modoc. The Herald camo plung- ing into the slip digging up the bay be- hind her in great foam-covered surges. She tried to check up, but the reversed engine could not hold her, and she plowed in&: the Modoc's wheel frame, cutting deeply through the great timbers. Then she backed out in time to bump her own wheel frame against the Monticello, whicn was just coming to the wharf. Then, wfih two disabled boats for a morning catch to her credit, the Herald tied up to her land- ing. s "l“hu steamer Farallon, which bumped River a few days 8o, s on he drydook. Her alss keet on the dry: er false was :fi"md near the bow and amidships it is broken off completely. The bottom of the vessel was broken in when she came down on the rocks making extensive repairs necessary. : Sold & Worthless Check. Henry Spear, & laborer, was arrested last evening by Policemen Pushon and at the instance of James Willlams, proprietor of for services red both public and private that is offensive to God. 45, L The chief conspirator is stifl on the scerie s ns which mark her vici . er v} are not numbered :I the little remnant with whom she worshiped, but by the & Broadway saloon, and detained at th 8 fornia-street Police Station on a en-n:’ n?:g- is taining money under faise pretenses, cha with haying drawn up a check on & local bank for $35, which was honored by the complainant and proved to be worthiess, sion district with what they are very anxious to have, and that is a park of dimensions commensurate with the needs of the residents of that section of the City. “The people who live in the Mission dis- trict want a park,”’ said President Austin yesrerday, ‘‘and the Commissioners think they ought to have it. They have nothing but a small square, a very small one at that, Garfield Square, I believe 1t is called, while the people north of Market street have Goiden Gate Park, Buena Vista Park, the Mountain Lake Park and the Presidio, to say nothing of Washington quare, Union Bquare, Jefferson Bquare, Hamilton Square and others. “In the next fiscal year the Commission- ers will ask for an appropriation for the improvement of Buena Vista Park. This is a tract of thirty-six acres, ana its only value for a public park is its height and the grand view to be obtained from the summit, and if improved it would not be visited by the very young or by the aged on account of the heayy climb, My idea is that the City, through the Commission- ers, should be empowered by the Legisla- ture to dispose of a portion of this tract of land. “‘What improvements do we contem- plate? At present only the laying out of roads and walks. But, as I was saying, a portion of that park should be sold. It too close to Golden Gate Park to make it vopular. Ssy that twenty-five acres in the center be reserved and the remainder sold. The price that the land would bring, for it is a most magnificent site for residences, would be sufficient to allow the Commis- sioners to acquire a convenient and hand- some site in the Mission. It has been sug- gested that the two blocks that were used for Jewish cemeteries would answer the purpose, but I do not think so. The peo- ple who have homes in that district, and there are many of them, certainly ought to have a park nearer than Golden Gate Park. “The height of Buena Vista Park is 510 feet, and it could be madea capital site for a reservoir if at any time the City should own its own waterworks. A substantial ornamental structure could be erected there and on top of it an observatory could be built. If not, then an observatory alone might be erected on the reservoir site. As a popular park it is not desirable on account of the lack of water. All the water would have to be pumped up and that would be a very heavy expense. “Some years ago the Spring Valley Water Company wanted to build a reser- voir on Buena Vista Park and we were willing to allow it to do so with this pro- viso, that it shonld furnish water to Gold- en Gate Park through a two-inch pipe, but the company thought that was too much to pay for the privilege, 2o the project foll through.” On the subject of appropriations for the next fiscal year Mr. Austin said: “We do not know what the Supervisors will allow us, but we shall make a demand for saffi- clent to enable us to carry on the work in Golden Gate Park. We shall ask for money to build the band-stand in the new grand court; money with which to light up the park, for people demand it and say they must have it, money for the im- provement of Buena Vista Park; money to enable us to plant trees on the west side of the ocean boulevard to serve as a wind- break and prevent the sands from the ocean being blown onto the drive and money to build the monumental bridge over the grand tunnel that has been con- structed under the main drive. We have already received estimates for building this and they range from $18,000 for soft stone to $30,000 for granite. “That looks like a great deal of money, but when the amount of work on it is taken into consideration, and that it is to be built for all time, the citizens, I believe, will be in favor of something that will be attractive, substantial and worthy of the City. “As I said before, we have no idea as to what appropriation will be made for the park, but this I do know, I have begged for money to carry out improvements that are needed, but I will beg no more. The Commissioners will show what they re- quire, will depend upon the generosity of the Supervisors, and make the best use possible of what they will be allowed. Yes, there is one thing we shall ask for, that is loam. What we have secured has been very beneficial, and we want more, much of it.” TWO RED-HEADED DUCKS. Superintendent McLaren’s Explanation of How They Disappeared. © “Of course you have noticed the wild ducks that congregate yearly on Stow Lake,” said Sspegl‘nmndem McLaren. “There were two in particular,”” he con- tinued, “‘two red-headed fellows that were lame, so lame that they could wad- dle, and their wings were broken. ~Well, when the time came for the ducks to mi- fil;:i: they all went except those two red- s, “They looked rather lonely—tbese two poor little beggars—among the swans and the mudhens. Well, one afternoon we were astonished to see an unusual num- ber of ducks on the Iake at a time when they ought to heve been somewhere else, but we were more astonished the next ‘morning to note that they had disap- ared. Not only were they gone, but the nmeednd-huded ducks had also disap- red. *A search was made, but they could not be found, and after several days we con- cluded that they went the same time the visiting ducks left. Now, it is a well- known fact that & duck with a broken wing cannot fly, and it was a matter of mystery to me how the beggars got away, and after thinking the matter over for several days I came to the conclusion that they were carried away by the visitors. *O1f course that is only conjecture, and I can only think that those visiting ducks came back for the express purpose of re- moving their injured companions, and that they did it, but” how they did it is what vuzales me.” THE FRENCH SOCIETY. Preparing for the Fall of the Bastile Celebration, Five members of the Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle who were elected committeemen some two or three weeks ago resigned, and, in the general order of things, an election was ordered to fill the vacancies. Saturday night the election took place, and as there were only two candidates to fill the five positions the election was de- layed until the 24th inst. The two candi- dates whose names were presented were A. Lartigau and D. Polidor] The genersl committee of the celebra- tion of the Fall of the Bastile will meet next Friday night. e HUNTING FOR DAMAGES. Jacob Fisher Lies Down Before a Mar- ket-Street Car, Jacob Fisher, a common drunk and who passes most of his time in the hands of the police, attempted several times to work up a damage case against the Market-sireet Railway Company last Saturday evening. He lay down before an approaching street- car several times for the purpose of getting injured. When haunled off the track by Police Officer J. Cook he said that he wanted to get a leg cut off and then make the company pay for it. He was booked at the station on the charge of being a com- mon drunkard. AT PARK AND BEACH, The Commissioners and Superin- tendent to Move Into the New Lodge This Week. Donations to the Museum—The Ocean Boulevard Finished—A Crowd at Sutro’s—Up in a Ba'loon. This week the office of the Park Com- missioners will commence moving from the quarters they have occupied for so many years into the handsome new stone lodge on the north of the main drive, a short distance frcm Stanyan street. The new building, of California stone of bluish tinge, covered with a red tile roof, is a very attractive structure, with a front. age of 105 feet. On the ground floor, which is reached by a broad flight of stairs, there is the room for the Commissioners, one for | the secretary, one for Superindendent Mc- Laren, and one for the draughtsmen, be- sides a fireproof vault and some small rooms. The Commissioners’ room is finished in mabogany and the walls are covered with leather instead of paper, making a very rteny effect. The other rooms are all fin- shed in white oak. The usmr part of the building will be the residence of the superintendent and it is very commodiously arranged for this purpose. The reception-room is finished in cedar, the walls tinted, and the halis and dining-room are finised with polished oak. The living-room is finished California wood and cherry. he pedestal of granite on which is to be placed the bust of General U. 8. Grant is almost ready to receive the im of the defender of this country, It has n put opvoosite the entrance to the museum. _During the week the following contribu- tions have been made to the Park Museum : From John Malowansky of this City a full- sized canoe called bidarka covered with walrus skin, specimens of fishes from Alaska, models of canoes and doi:lsdn used by Alaska indians, and a number of Indian images; from William W. Adams of Union Springs, N. Y., a number of In- dian relics found near Cayuga Lake, N.X.; from L. K. Hagenkamp & picture of Los Osos Mission, established in 1772, painted on a sea shell, Gottlob & Friedlander have donated to the park two Mongolian pheasants. During the week the debris in the grand court will be removed, and by next Sun- day it will give the visitors anidea of what it will look like when finished. A force of men will be set to work on the bicycle track, and this will be pushed to com- pletion. The tunnel under the main drive that will be the passage from Fulton street to the grand court is almost complete, Itis 130 feet long, the longest in the United States, and the arch is the most symmet- rical ever built. This week the walks from this tunnel will be staked out. Yesterday forenoon was delightful and the park up to 11 o’clock was crowded with people as it seldom has been before, but in the afternoon when the atmosphere was not so pleasant, the number of people diminished very perceptibly. At Sutro Baths there was oneof the largest andiences that ever gathered within the big structure. The attraction was the burning and wreck of the Republic, and the rescue of her crew by the crew of the Hollinwo his was in the big tank, two good-sized models representing the vessels named. By the use of red firea fair imitation of the burning Republic was produced. The men remained by her and at the pumps until her masts fell by the board and &ey plunged into the water and were rescued by men from the other vessel, and then the captain and his wife were taken off in a small boat. The various maneu- vers and the rescues were greeted with cheers from thousands of throats. At the Haight-street grounds Miss Adair, the elderof the Lida sisters, went up in the new balloon, “The Chutes.”” This air- ship, the most beautiful in design that has ever been sent up in this City, was chris- tened by ‘“‘Bubl ’’ the four-and-a-half- year- son of the aeronaut, who burst open a bottle of wine and scattered the contents on the cloth and proclaimed the name. The ascent was very pretty and the sphere soared high in the air, but the cut- away knife did not work and the para- chute could not be detached, so the lady, parachute and balloon came down on a large willow tree at Webster street and Golden Gate avenue. This was farther from the starting point than any other navigator of the ever went from the grounds. P Fire in a Bakery. . An alarm was turned in through box 293 last evening at 7:30 o’clock for a small blaze in W. bakery, at 114 Trenton t. A “of wood in front of & a be m‘é"&. .E'u'a':’.‘::‘ ;g coul e - ®ged to the extent of about $25. 7 THEOSOPHY AND WOMAW, Dr. Allen Griffith Acquiesces in the Equal Suffrage Movement. THE HUMAN SOUL HAS NO SEX. Students of the Occult Philosophy Make No Distinction Between Male and Female. Dr. Allen Griffith, Pacific Coast lecturer of the Theosophical Society in America, ‘was asked yesterday whether in his opin- ion the teachings of theosophy were op- vosed in any way to woman's suffrage— statements to that effect having already been made, Dr. Jerome A. Anderson, in an inter- view in Tue Cain of Saturday, declared that the statements referred to were en- tirely erroneous; that the society had no dogma whatever concerning the question of woman’s voting, but that its entire philosophy, resting upon absolute justice, recognized the injustice of taxing and gov- erning any sane person deprived by law of voting, and that as in the nature of things all souls were entirely sexless, therefore theosophy regarded man and woman as absolute equals. In the main Dr. Grifliths agrees with these conclusions, and holds that theos- ophy cannot be in any way opposed to the equal suffrage movement. In reply to the question put to him Dr. Griffith said: There appears to be considerable misconcep- tion current as to theosophical teachings upon sex and the relations, past and present, ex- isting between man and woman. Now the Theosophicai Society has no creed, dogma or belief upon any subject whatever, but is simp- 1y a body of students searching for more light ‘upon all problems of life and human existence. Theosophy is oniy another name for knowl- edge of the operation of law, of the finer torces of nature, of the relation of the mind of man to the mind of Deity, and of the relation of men to man. Hence the theosophist is a truth-seeker, and as truth is universal, heis concerned with all problems of human thought and action. The sex question isone of these problems, and lies very near the basis of belng in the hu- man and all kingdoms both above and below man. Everywhere throughout cosmos is perceived what are known as the “Pairs of Opposites.”” Attraction and repulsion, heat and cold, up and down, positive and negative, intellect and intuition, masculine and feminine, are some of them, and from their action and interaction results the universe and its contents. Intel- lect and intuition symbolize the maleand fe- male characteristics. Intellect concerns itself with the external aspect of things. It gathers dats and statistics about things, but does not penetrate to the heart and know the soul re- siding in all forms. Intuition transcends the trammels of matter, plunges out into unknown realms and returns laden with knowledge not otherwise attainable. Intellect and intuition, masculine and feminine, are but the dual as- pects of the soul. The Soul, the Thinker, is the permanent principle in man which, though incarnating many times in many different hu- man bodies, itsell endures forever. The Thinker is neither male nor female, but, by actual expe- Porded by the re- Fented earth lives of each thinker. In ail ower kingdoms of nature up through which the thinker evolved were afforded and util- ized by it almost infinite opportunities. When it renched the human stage of development extended opportunities exist, among which is the evolution of the latent potentialities of sex. ience, lo that end and others, the thinker incarnates at different timeson the male and female lines. In po other way eould the thinker evolve. The relation of the sexes now becomes more apparent. 1ln each earth life, on either the male or female line, some wisdom is evolved which, at_its close, is added t0 the volume thus acquired in all past lives. A given man or woman is thus an embodi- ment of the wisdom acquired through and by individual experience in all past earth-lives. Most men are too positive and self-assertive; most women are to0 negative and dependent. Neither are as yet well rounded and balanced, simply because both sides of the nature are not equally developed. Future incarnations will equalize the extremes of character. As a result there will then no longer be men and women such as now exist with respective lllonzldy marked characteristics, but will be evolved a grander race. Pictures of the Buddhas and CLrists portray faces which are neither distinctively male nor female. In them is depicted the strength, vigor and re- pose of the masculine character, softened and tempered by the sweet tenderness of the true feminine nature. These adepts were once men like ourselyes, and our race will later rise 10 their greater height. Man and woman are equal factors in the scheme of the soul’s evolution, and equal o) rtunities are, in the course of many earth- ives, afforded both. Hence, 8s this process of development proceeds, sex 'relations change and expand. But the process does not widen, but lessens the difference now existing and brings men and women into closer relations as aresult of the better understanding of that law of universal brotherhood which binds all humanity in indissoluble bonds. A common- ality of origin, of process, of development and of ble goal, endows all creatures with the right to give and to receive assistance at all times from all sources. The differencesap- parently existing between men and women are more in seeming than in reality. External appearances are not always true indications of internal conditions. Awaken the sleeping ine qualities of the man into activity, arouse the dormant masculine potentialities in the woman and the characters of both be- come amaszingly alike. This is being done in the everfi—dly life and intercourse ot the sexes, and will not only eon- tinue but immensely increase and .x(plnd woman’s opportunities as it will man’s, for it is a law fixed by the eternal fitness ot that, “it is not good for man to be Man’s real progress and true happiness sbso- lutely depends uj his exerting himself to help woman attain those conditions. It is a current fallacy of the time that inteliectual man has ruled and led the race. Not s0. It was ever the woman, either within or without himself, that urged the warrior to grander deeds of valor; it was ever a woman's whisper that inspired the artist, the poet and the tesman; it was ever the siren’s voice that lured the adventuresome voyager upon life’s surging main to wrest from the very heart of nature her arcane mys- LA SHN FRARCISCD FESTA Meeting at the Baldwin Hotel To-Night to Consider the Plan. "thin t\mu?" Representative Men Who Favor a Big Festival in This City Next Spring. Creighton Thompson, the banker, bas returned from the fiesta at 8an Jose and he is full of it. “Ispeak knowingly,” he said, “because I have been to Santa Barvara, Los Angeles, and have taken arun up to Healdsburg and there is nothing that can compare with the San Jose affair.” Mr. Creighton Thompson is an enthusi- ast on the proposition that E. J. Baldwin has put on foot. The idea is to have a fiesta in this City some time next spring and a meeting to consider ways and means ifiw be held ghh evening at the Baldwin otel. John Bell, who was prominently con- nsfltfi; 'z“t.% the fiesta ;t Snntn.Bnrb’u:hu. w at the meeting. In of the affair he said: Lsitienias “Santa Barbara was the first city to start fiestas in this State. It proved a success, and indicated aline that other cities could follow for the good of the State. As a matter of fact there is so much good to be shown -in this State that I think it would be advisable for all the counties and the cities where fiestas have been held to join in one grand reunion, re- gardless of sectional. pride, in San Fran- cisco, the metropolis of the State.” Manager Kirkpatrick of the Palace, Major Hoover of the Occidental, and the executives at the other hotels of the City, are hand and rlove with the proposition presented by Mr. Baldwin. ?f the idea meets with “the approval of the public these gentlemen propuse to make such rates that there will be no drawback in that respect. NEW TO-DAY—-AMUSEMENTS, e e Aehbio Ghaalte, FRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOD & o= L£35¢3 AND MATIAGERS “++ To_NlGHT I BEGINS THE SECOND AND LAST WEEK OF MORRISON’S “FAUST!” With Its Wonderfaul Scenic, Electrie and Calcium Effects. ‘With Genuine Flashes of Lightning and the Magic Rain of Fire. NEXT ATTRACTION, AMY LEE and FRANK DOANE AT THE LAST 7 NIGHTS | SATURDAY, | THE STRANGE FOY OF MISS EROWN Management of WM. A. BRADY. ADA REHAN and AUGOSTIN BALY'S COMPANY, Wednesday evenings and Saturday Matinee, “The Countess Guckl.” Thursday and Friday, *The Two dal.” Second Week—Five nights and Saturday * M idsummer Nl[?l'l Dream.” Saturday Night,” “The Hunchback, The_ Heneymoon,', “The Taming of The Shrew.” NOTE—Choice seats for every change of play. Subscribers’ seats nOW ready and must be called for to-day. Regular mence Tuesday, Miy 12. Prices doring the REHAN engagement will be $2, §1 60, $1 and 50 THE HARVELOUS “SROCKEN” SCENE RESERVED SEATS—25¢, 50¢ and 75¢. J AL HAYMAN& CO'S THEATERS MATINEE EDDIE { ADVENTURES ] EXTRA-MONDAY, MAY 18, Repertoire First Week—Monday, Tuesday ana Escutcheons’’ Saturday night, “School For Scan- nl('ll-.(“?‘l‘he Last Word.™ Third Week—* Twelfth seats will be given o subscribers who purchase sale of seats for th~ entire tbree weeks will com- cents, according to location. TO-NIGHT THE WEEK AT THE | CadiFown PRIMROSE and WEST’S BIG MINSTRELS. ENTIRE CHANGE FROM START TO FINISH, INCLUDING THE GRAND PRIZE CAKE WALK! 50 COUPLES- 50 ‘Wil Contest for Cash and Valuable Prizes. All Local Talent Can Participate Free of Kntry. nda May 18—HOYT'S Monday, M2riie 10 CHINATOWNI* TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes. ERNESTIN® KRELING, Proprietor & Manages —TO=-NIGET— ———~BRILLIANT REVIVAL Of Auber’s Tuneful Romantic Opera, “FRA DIAVOLOD " EVERY NUMBER A GEM. ——NEXT WEEK— First Time in Operatic Form, CLE TOM'S CABIN!” A Great Scenic Production. Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater In America WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Managee THIS EVEYmAT EIGHT, Second Week o? America’s Leading Tragedian, —EDMUND K. COLLIER— In the Great Melodrama, “THE CROSS ROADS OF LIFE” EvENING PRICKS—25¢ and 570 Circle and Gulierv, 1 Usual Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. O’'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK MAGNIFICENT NEW ATTRATIONS! A Marvelous Bill Troughout! WOOD AND SHEPARD, F1ELDS AND LEWIS. JOHN W. RANSONE And 14 Celebrated Artists. Reserved seats, 250; Baicony, 10c; Opers chaies and Box seats. MACDONOUGH THEATER (Oakland.) Two Nights, Begianing To-night (Monday), ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. RICHARD MANSFIELD And his New York Gagrick Theater Co. Monday Evening—"Brau BRUMMELL." Tuesday Evening—“DR. JEKYLLAND Mr. HYpe" Choice seats and boxes ow on sale. TROPICAL FAIRY PALACE. SUTRO BATHS!: WONDERFUL FREE MUSEUM! Largest Swimming Tank in the World. PURE SEA WATER. Experienced Swimming Teachers From Europear Colleges. GENERAL ADMISSION: ADULTS 10c. CHILDREN 5e. MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE oOF ART, Cor. California and Mason streets.. ‘The Annual Spring Exhibition, Including the James D. Phelan prize palnting and 140 examples in oil and water coiors by resident artists, also 15 examples in piastic art, is now open dally from 9 A. X, t0 § P. M., including Sun- Recitals Sunday afternoous 2 tod. Admission 25c. Concerts Every 7hursday ' Evening. Adinission 50, DID YOU SEE “CHUTES?” DURING THE EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROUNDS TELE CEXUT. Will Be Opened Only oo SATURDAYS ANDSUN- DAYS Till Further Notice. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Tracl FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Il ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacific trains at Third and Town- send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 2. & Fare for round trip, including admlssion to grand stand, 1. Take Mission-strees electric lno diteds 10 track. G o 4A. B. SPRECKE! g AKE, President. o Secreiary.