The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 1, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1896. 11 SYMPATHY FOR THEIR COMRADES, Punishment of Suspension Not Confined to Lyon Post. MEMORIAL DAY LESSON. Why Many Parents Are Eager to Send Their Boys to Ione. BARATEAU IN A DILEMMA. Has No Idea of Trying to Have Miss Frankie Lane Elected to Congress. OAKRIAND OFFICE BAN FrANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, May 8L } Not till yesterday did the members of the G. A. R. realize the full import of the punishment inflicted upon Lyon Post of this city by its ninety-aay suspension. At the Santa Cruz encampment the refusal to seat the delegates was looked upon with a great deal of sympathy by other posts, but this was no g compared to the feel- xbibited yesterday in connection day exercises. The ab- nes of Lyon Post was commented upon d no one regretted its absence more than the other posts in this eity. Nature thins the ranks of the Grand Army each year and there is an indescribable pleasure de- rived by an old soldier from marching side by siGe with those who once marched where the smoke of real war was in their | nostrils, Nothing else on earth can supply this pleasure and the bigger the muster | the greater the cause for mutual congratu- lation. Yesterday the absence of the members of Lyon Post caused a sorrow only second in degree to that felt for those departed | comrades whose graves they strewed with flowers. There will not be a Grand Army forever, and, knowing this, the old com- | rades rejoice mutually every time they meet and march to the tattoo of thedrum. The purishment to Lyon Post was severe, but it was equally so to the other posts on Memorial day. 1t was bard to be required to keep out of the march, but it was also | hard to miss the faces which are getting less numerous each year. The opinion was freely expressed that the order of sus- pension would only have tempered charity with justice had it permitted Lyon Post to have taken its rightful place in the line of | march. Before next Memorial day some | members of the absent post may lie b neath the flowers, and then yesterday's regrets will be intensified a thousandfold. A great deal has been said on both sides ding the suspension of Lyon Post, it is a question of unusual signifi- | cance. The post is the oldest one in this nty, and in itis vested the title to the | s’ plot at Mountain View. Not a word of reproach was uttered against those responsible for the order of suspension, but taking all the facts into consideration the post has certainly suffered the maximum punishment for its indiscretion. A most remarkable, but not at all inex- vlicable, condition has followed the visit of an official from Tone some months ago. He came to Oakland with samples of the work done by the boys under his charge, invited the parents to meet him. It was a very quiet gathering, and each one in the audience was dealt with separately and told how their children were doing and what they were learning and the mes- sages they sent. It was the first time anything of the kind had ever been attempted, and the | impression made by the teacher removed | much prejudice that had existed regarding | the industrial school. This has produced | a desire on the part of many parents to be | rid of the care of these children and so | thrust their responsibility upon the State. | During the past threz months several | parents have had their children taken be- | fore the superior judges on all manner of sy pretexts -and asked that they be sent to an industrial school. Very few of | the applications, however, have been | granted. In most instances the parents have been severely reprimanded from the | bench and have been told to do their duty by their offspring. The knowledge that their children can be better cared for and trained at a. State institution than in a | home where poverty and indifference can be found has proved in many instances a | temptation too great to be overcome. Baron Alired Baroteau, the well-known politician and linguist, is greatly sur- prised at the latest published story regard- ing him. He has been represented in print as the manager of & campaign in favor ‘ot Miss Frankie Lane, Alameda County’s.independent lawyer and Popu- list orator. It has been stated that if Miss Lane cannot get the appointment of clerk to the Chief of Police the Baron will at once inaugurate a boom for her as a candidate for Congress. Nobody knows better than the Baron that no lady can be elected to Congress under present condi- tions. Although a great believer in all movements tending to give the suffrage to women and an -earnest worker in the sause, he objects seriously to posing as the champion of the impossible. If the Baron had his way there would be no Congressmen. He would fill every seat (it the National hall of legislation with women. Baroteau isdoing a lot of button- holing in the interest of Miss Lane for police clerk, but he emphatically stated 10-day that he draws the line at making a Congressional fight at .this time. The Baron fought under Napoleon and has rescued many people from drowning, for which he now wears medals, but he has jiscretion enough to know where valor should cease. 8. W. B. HAMILTON EALL HISTORY. Rev. Edwards Davis Preaches a Remi- niscent Sermon. OAKLAND, Car., May 3L—Rev. Ed- wards Davis preached to a crowded house ast night on *“‘A History of Hamilton Hall.” The subject had drawn largely rom those who revered the name of a feparted man of distinction and virtue. Che sermon was not only a tribute, but a :omparison of faiths. The preacher began: ‘“We have as- sembled in a sacred place, a holy house of | is ready for the trial trip. | $10. years I speak the praise of one whose Crown was not won from men. “After a prosperous pastorate a theo- logical difference separated his first con- gregation; then in the year 1869 followed the famous trial of Dr. Hamilton, the ready response of a sympathetic people and the immediate upbuilding of this splendid memorial. ‘‘After a ministry here of over a decade this man that was unlike most men, after discouragements and disappointments, gefc"ir?’a loyal following, fellin his pulpit, ead. The speaker recounted the various suc- cessors of the hall and referred to the line of ministers that as co-laborers had preached in this c¢ity, mentioning es- vecially the names of Akerly, McLean, Dille and Coyle. The State evangelist of the Christian Church assisted the pastor in raising fully $500 in pledges yesterday for the support of the present undertaking and a bright future seems to be before the congregation. - HUNT OR STARVE. Conditions on Which High School Students Go Camping. OAKLAND, CaL., May 31.—Next Satur- day a party of eleven High School lads and four Stockton boys will leave with two teams and spend a_month in the moun- tains sonth of Redwood City. The amount of money to be carried has been limitea to $8, the motive being to make each camper hunt for his fooa. Lads who have the luxuries of life at their command and who have never known what & privation was will be com- elled to fish and hunt in the hills near escadero in order to subsist. They will have to make the return trip through a rough country, getting food in this way. The party as now formed is as follows: Ernest Mahar, Duray Smith Jr.,, Arthur Baker, Horace Steward, Charles Smiley, Seymour Phelan, Frank Graham, John Storms, Philip Gilman, Archie McDonaid and Thomas J. Thompson. Besides these there will be four young men from Stock- ton whose names have not yet been an- nounced. While the jaunt is a High Schooi affair, there will be a few lads in the party who are not students at thatinstitution, among them being members of the Young Men's Christian Association and two law stu- dents. FEAST OF TEE HOLY GHOST, It Is Celebrated in Oakland by Portu- guese Residents. OAKLAND, Carn,, May 3L—The feest of the Holy Ghost was celebrated in North and East Oakland to-day, and in both sec- tions there were very pretty processions. The services at East Oakland were held at Nineteenth avenue and East Nine- teenth street, where there was an immensa assemblage of people. The Liberty band of Oakland supplied the music. Fathers Gloria and Fernandez officiated and deliv- ared eloquent addresses. One hundred and fifty girls dressed in white and about two hundred men took partin the exer- cises. Some little excitement was caused by the floating of a large Portuguese flag on property belonging to Manuel Enos. Lieutenant M. D. Bird and Privates H. F. Hobson and H. Woodcock of the Boys’ Brigade asked Mr. Enos to take down the flag and hoist the stars and stripes. After some discussion the request was granted and the American flag was hoisted over the Portuguese colcrs. At Temescal Father Serda officiated at the exercises. About 130 little girls dressed in white were in the procession and the attendance was very la: Ready for a Trial. . May 31.—To-morrow cars will be run on the Laundry Railroad. For several weeks the change from steam to elect, has been in progress, and now everyth Farm JOHN HULL'S VENTURE, Rent Became Irksome So He Decided to Become His Own Landlord. Now the Spirit of a Past Age Keeps Him Company While He Works and Thinks. OAxrAND Orrice SAN Francisco CALL,) 908 Broadway, May 3L. | Fortune has not been any too favorable to John Hull, a shoemaker, and when he found that a large proportion of his earn- ings were paid out monthly for rent he decided to make a change. Not long ago Hull was in Alameda and alongside the power-house of the new electric road he saw some relics of a by- gone age, when electric-cars wereregarded as dreams and when the one-mule car was a privilege. They had long since passed their days of usefulness as horsecars or cars of any other kind, but they were still strong and the roofs were tight, and al- though the glass was out of the windows the frames were still there. Hull thought he_could establish a store in one if he had it in tLe right locality, and he at once set out to become proprietor of one. There seemed to be very little choice among them, but finally Hull decided that No. 3 was the stanchest and he purchased it for He rented a piece of vacant lot where Adeline street runs into San Pabio avenue and thither he transported his new store or an express truck and opened up for business. He claims to have the cheapest store in Oakland. “This is a remarkable old car,” said Hall, while at work on a half heel. “Itis just full of the past. The old thing must pe twenty-eight years oid. Old Theodore Meetz operated the road for twenty-five years and I guess that ‘No. 3’ was one of | the first cars. Till three years ago it was | the only connection between Alameda | and Oakland, unless you went a ten-mile ride around by the mole. As I sit tapping at my shoes I think sometimes I can see some of the old backs that have helped to rub the paint off the inside.. A generation | has passed away since this car was run out of the shop where it was built, and after being jolted across the estuary fora quarter of a century it seems to contain some of the elements that make a grave- yard hallowed. Itisn’t the same Oakland to-day asit was when the paint on these seats was new, and altogether I think that an old streetcar is one of the most remin- iscent places in the world.” ———— Richard Wheeler Found. OAKLAND, Cir, May 3l.—Another mysterious disappearance story was cleared up to-night. Six weeks ago Rich- ard Wheeler left town suidenly and noth- | inz was heard of bim until yesterday. On the day he leit he was sent to purchase some goods and failed to return. A letter was received by the lodging-house keeper, Mrs. Knapp, yesterddy that was written by Wheeler. He is in Sonoma County, and promises as soon as he is able to re- turn and see his friends here. The lodging-house keeper refused to divulge the details of his letter. He was prominently identified with Y. M. C. A. work, and great surprise was expressed at his sudden dropving ouz, —————— The children at Bethlehem are told by their mothers that on Christmas eve a choir of angels always sing above the place where Christ was born. Travelers say- that on this evening scores aud some times hundreds of children may be seen in the opeu air, looking up into the sky, waiting to hear the angels sing. e e 5od, made hallowed by its history. I sumbly stand where a depatted nobleman 189 stood, and after these long intervening The ears of the cuttle-fish or octopus are Jocated in the creature’s body, near to the ADVENTISTS N CAMP, They Spend Sunday From Dawn to Dark in Religious Exercises. Wheelman Gibbs Reaches New York After an Easy Journey From Alameda. Yesterday was a successful day at the Adventist camp-meeting in Alameda. The worshipers rose' at 5 o’clock, re- a prayer and praise meeting. The testi- monies were spirited and earnest. As many as fifteen to twenty were on their feet at the same time to express gratitude and praise for the special blessings of the previous day—the day observed by the de- nomination as the Sabbath. At 8 o’clock family worship was conducted in the tents. to listen to the proceedings of the first meeting of the California Sabbath-school Association. After devotional exercises, the secretary of the association presented her annual financial report. The total receipts for the year from the Sabbath-schools of the conference was $2616 15, of which $1923 20 was applied to forelgn mission work; $300 was used in as! g promising young men and women to obtain an education at the Healdsburg College; $200 is used annually for the sup- port of 2 missionary bed at the sanitarium located at St. Helena. Elder Knox discoursed on how to make Fglumth-school teachers’ meetings profit- able. Adter the appointment of the usual com- mittees, the meeting was adjourned to the call of the chair. Preaching services followed at 10:30 o'clock. E. E. Andross, professor of Biblical exegesis and and apcient history in tbe Healdsburg College, preached the sermon, basing his remarks on Mattbew ii:28-29: “Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden, and T will give you rest.” At the afternoon service the capacity of the large pavilion was taxed to 1ts utmost, there being at least 2000 people present. der R. S. Owen, superintendent of the Angeles Conference district, preached the sermon, his subject being “The New Covenant.” Twenty ministers of the denomination were in attendance. Elder A.T.Jones, editor of the American Sentinel, pub- lished in New York, will be present from Wednesday morning to the end of the meeting. —————— An Adventist’s Claim. ALAMEDA, CAn, May 3L—Suit has been instituted in tie Recorder’s Court by J. L. Beal, through his attorneys, Tappan Mrs. H. Saunders of the Alar , for the return of $1 and the sum of $299 99 as damages to his injured feelings and loss of tim . Mrs. Saunders, who is well known and highly respected, is exceedingly put out at whet she terms his “unchristian impudence.”’ She says Mr. Beal is an Adventist and cameover from San Francisco last Sun- day, with his wife and cbild, and inquired if he could have a room as he was attending the Adventist conference. - She showed him one and a bargain was struck, whereby he was to have use of the room for $4 for a fortnight. He said he had a tent on the camup grounds on Buena Vista avenue, but he was frighiened by the weather. Mrs. Saunders nted him to take the room then and therc and pay for it, but he said he would pay $1 deposit and return not later than Weduesday, pay the balance and take possession. He did not keep his appointment, and on Thursday evening, he not having turned up in the meantime, Mrs. Saunders let the room to another Adventist, named Sibson, from Los Angeles. She claims she could have let the rooms three timesover, butkept them for Beal. After giving him a day’s grace she reckoned he had determined to use his tent, though she thought he might have had the courtesy to tell her of his intention. Now she has laid the whole case before the elders of the camp meeting as num- bers of the Adventists are siding with her in the matter and Mr. Beal may be called upon to exvplain his conduct. Grand Army Exercises. ALAMEDA, CAL,, May 31.—Joe Hooker Post No. 11, G. A. R., marched to the park yesterday morning and unfurled *Old Glory” hali-mast, when Judge A. B. Hunt delivered a short speech appropriate to the occasion. It afterward journeyed to Oakland to take part in the ceremonies in- cidental to the annual decoration of the graves of their dead comrades. In the evening a free public entertainment was given in Linderman Opera-house. Lost His Foot. ALAMEDA, Car, May 31.— A man | named Fred G. Schroeder, living at 892 Union street and working for F. N. Dela- noy, met with an accident this morning. H e was unloading a wagon of electric light voles at the corner of Central avenue and Paru street, when in some manner hig Tight lee got fixed underneath the poles. His right ankle was crushed. The foot was amputated yesterday at Fabiola Hos- pital, Oakland. Gibbs Reaches New York. ALAMEDA, CAr., May 3L—A. W. J. Gibbs, who left Alameda nine months ago on a wheel to make a trip across the con- tinent, has reached New York City. Mr. Gibbs has taken the journey very leis- urely, stopping at various places on the way where he has lectured on the advan- tages of California and done his best to advertise the resources of the State. e —e—— What Do You Call It? The inability of the Englishmen to ap- preciate American humor is proverbial. base of the feelers. This was the subject of conversation be- THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS SAVINGS TO CHILDREN. OAKLAND, Cal, May 81.—George W. Teasdale first landed on this side of the bay half a century ago. He moved from Oakland to Los Gatos, and after living many years died in 1873 and left a will by the terms of which the interest from his little estate was to purchase candy for school children. His gift was distributed yesterday. G. W. Teasdale was an Englishman who never married, but throughout his life he was always the friend of children. paired to the large pavilion and united in | All gathered under the large tent at 9:30 | tween a German and an American in the lobby of the Cogtmentll Hotel yesterday afternoon. S the American: *I once told the E hmen about the enormous trees out in California, and about one in | particular, which was so tall that it took two men to see to the top. The English- | | man never saw the joke.” Imagine the | American’s consternation when the Ger- man exclaimed hotly: *Choke! You call dot a choke? I call dot a tam lie!”—Phila- delphia Record e Colonel North and the Shareholders, “To the last,’” says a writer in The 8Sketch, ‘‘althourh reveling in wealth, Colonel North retained the rugged man- ners of the artisan, and those who were present at the ous meeting of the Lon- donderry mine, when he had to face an angry crowd of shareholders who regarded themselves as defrauded, will not readily forget how he hurled at the meeting a | great number of share-certificates, in |order to show how absolute was | his proposed restitution. The roll struck a reporter on the top of the head, | and the enraged scribe at once seized on it and sent it hurtling back to the -platform, within an inch of the colonel’s ear. That was the sort of incident that pleased him beyond measure, for the meetings of his | companies were surely the most uncon- ventional assemblies of the kind ever held. | His mauner was so brusque that the usnal | amenities of civilizatior were forgotten in his presence,and, after he had bullied a meeting through the business of the day, | it was frequently the case that nobody felt | sufficiently grateful to propose the usual vote of thanks, But the colonel would never be balked of his dues. “Well, now,"’ he would shout, *who’s going to propose a vote of thanks to me? I'shan’t leave this | chair, you know, without a vote of thanks. ! Come ‘along, now, some of you, and give me my vote of thanks!"” SHIED AT FLYING STEAM. Serious Accident on the Webster- Street Drawbridge Caused by an Engine, The Timely Stopping of the Train Undoubtedly Prevented Loss of Life. OAKLAND OrFICE SAN FRANCISCO Cu.n,% 908 Broadway, May 8L Had not the narrow-gauge train from San Francisco at 2:30 this afternoon been brought almost to a standstill there would have been a serious accident. A family named Rawson, consisting of the father and four children, was driving across Webster-street bridge as the narrow- gauge train was approaching Oakland. Some escaping steam frightened the large iron-gray horse and he kicked and reared and plunged, exposing {0 imminent dan- ger the occupants of the wagon. The engineer saw the predicament and shat off the steam, but the animal was so thoroughly excited that the moving train continued to frighten him. He threw over the wagon and some of the occupants were landed on the bridge. It was seen that a fatelity was certain unless the animal was quieted, so the train was slowed down. 3y that time the horse had kicked one wheel off ana had ditched the wagon, but beyond a severe shaking ug no damage was done to the family. The wagon was too badly broken up to continue the jour- ney, un({vnfler leading the horse off the bridge the train again moved uptown. Some men rendered very signal aid in re- straining the horse and showed a good deal of bravery. THROHN TWIE I8 DA, Colonel Watkinson Meets With an Accident in a Canyon. While Being Brought to Town With a Broken Leg His Horses Run Away. OAKTAND OFFICE 8AN FrANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, May 31. } Colonel Watkinson, superintendent ot the Contra Costa Water Company, was thrown from his horse in Bollinger can- yon, near Haywards, this aiternoon and his left leg was broken above the ankle. As he was being brought into town the horses bolted and he was again thrown into the road. Mr. Watkinson was riding through Bollinger canyon on horseback when his horse missed his step. Becoming fright- ened, he reared and threw his rider with great force. Watkinson’s leg was cut as well as broken. As he was lying in the road, Henry Peters rode up with his team and lifted the injured man into his wagon. As Peters approached Haywards tne pole of his wagon broke and his horses ran away. They flew into Haywards, and, as they entered Main street, the vehicle was turned over and Colonel Watkinson was again thrown into the road. He was car- ried into a near-by druastore, and, a doctor being sent for, the injured limb’ was at- tended to. The Colonel is one of the most active men in_the management of the Contra Costa Water Company and is known as an expert horseman. Owing to his serious injuries he will be confined to his home ior several weeks. He met with no further accident while being brought to his home on Merrimac street. TEREDOES BUSY AT THE BATHS, The Destructive Creatures Not Contented With the Bay. LURLINE TANKS VISITED Submerged Steps and Scantlings | Completely Honey- Combed. THRIVE IN THE WARM WATER All Weodwork Being Now Replaced by Bronze, So the Pests Will Have to Go. The destructive teredo has been quietly getting into the submerged wooden steps and staging at the Lurline baths, This tenacious little wood-eater, atter traveling half a dozen miles through an iron pipe and being warmed with the water for the baths to a temperature of nearly 80 degrees, commences his bor- 1ng and soon has all the woodwork com- pletely honeycombed. All the wooden stairs and timbers sup- porting the chutes and slides at the baths are being replaced by bronze, so the little wood-eater will soon be without hismeans of subsistence. An old wooden stairway that had recently been removed from the tank was examined yesterday. The wood, although it had been coated with parafline and appeared on the surface to be per- fectly sound, when gently pried with a penknife readily crumbled, ana the in- terior was disclosed, all but the thin par- titions between the holes having been eaten away. ‘When first examined it was thought not to be a teredo because it had cut not with the grain, but through it. Itis commonly supposed that teredoes work with the grain of the wood, because in piles, where they are almost exclusively observed, their bor- ings are up and dewn. Some of those who examined the woodwork at the baths, therefore declared that the trouble had not been caused by teredoes, but by auother species of crustaceans called limnoria. Howard C. Holmes, chief engineer of the Harbor Commissioners, who is per- haps as well acquainted with the teredo and its allies as anybody in this City, when questioned yesterday in regard to this mischevious pest, said: ‘“‘Although I have not examined the wood at the Lurline baths, from the de- scription I have no doubt the pests are teredoes. The fact that they bored through the grain does not prevent their being teredoes. In standing piles the cavities generally run longituainally, but tbis is not because the teredo works with the grain of the wood, but becauss it al- ways works upward. In the wooden steps at the baths one would naturally look to find the tubes througi the grain, because this wou!d be the perpendicular direction in which the teredo builds. “The reason the teredoes at the baths have not built such large tubes as tkose 1n the bay is because they have not had so much wood to work on and have worked so fast that they have eaten out all the wood before they have reached their growth. The rapidity with which they have multiplied and eaten out the wood is due probably to the warmth of the water, for in warm water they grow much more quickly than in cold water. Thusin the waters of the tropics the destruction gaused by these pests is much greater than ere. “It is a mistake to suppose that it is the limnoria that is causing the trouble. The limnoria works from the outside and their work can be detected upon sight.”” Suicide of an Abused Horse. Hundreds of employes in the yardsof the American Steel Barge Company wit- nessed a singular occurrence. A bony, played-out old bay horse walked into the shallow water in the slip known as How- ards Pocket and slowly moved further out into the deeper water, unmindful of the shouts and missiles of the spectators on the shore. When in about three feet of Auction Bales LAURENCE VINCENT, Auctioneer and Commission lerchant, Office 609 and 610 Spreckels Bldg., 927 Market. GRAND AUCTION SALE THIS DAY. Of Elegant Drawing-room, Parl ber and Dining-room Furniture Bric-a-brac and Body Bruss: Parlor Set made to orde Library, Cham- slegant Pictures, Carpers. cost $250; Elegant Elegan: odd pieces urtains, Magnifi- French-plate Mantel Mirror: of Parlor Furniture; Point Lace f cen’ Matogany ChamberSuit eval French. plate Mirror Dressing-case, cos. Carved Oak Chamber Sults: White Curled-hair_Mattresses: Fine Bedding: Eles Stand; Elegant Din- ing-room Suit i hairs Up- loistered in Turk ware; Body Brussels Carpet Gran'| Range, with water back, and an jmmense quantity of useful Household Furniture 0o nu- merous to mention. THIS DAY, Monday ..June 1, 1896, At11 o'clock a. 3., on the premises, 1416 CL:AY STREET Bet. Washington and Clay. LAURENCE VINCENT, Auctioneer. ORIENTAL CURIOS. Antique and Modern High Art. 419 KEARNY ST. THIS DAY. MODAAY- . creseeen ....June 1, 1896, AT 2P. M. More than 100 cases of new goods ex 8. 8. Ch! ned and now on sale, consisting of every ki of Japanese and Oriental goods, including Rugs of every size, Antique Bronzes, Kagu Satsums, Awata, Cloisonne, Bishue, Koch, etc., etc. Two elegant presents given to the ladies dally attending the sale at 2 p. 3. Chairs for the Iadies. R. Auctioneer. water the poor animal cast one wistful | look around, then deliberately put its | head under water and held it there until life was extinct. In a short time after this the owner, a peddler, appeared upon the | scene and almost committed suicide him- | self when he learned of the as!anish}llgf The | deed of his four-footed servant. borse, it is_said, had been poorly fed and overworked.—Superior dispatch in Chicago Times-Herals — - ,—————— OLD ARABIAN ART. Successful Efforts of a Commission in Preserving It. Itis more than twelve years since the Times drew attention (July 30, 1883) to the excellent manner in which the then newly founded “‘Commission for the Preservation of the Monuments of Arab Art” had set about its important duties. The annual reports published by the committee, and the testimony of numerous artists and travelers have informed the public from time to time that the work has not stood still; that the commission has not relaxed its efforts to preserve the mosques and private buildings of medieval Cairo, and that, on the whole, its energy has been tempered with discretion. A recent detailed inspection of its more important labors has strongly confirmed this fayorable impression. There can be no doubt that the commission fully realizes its responsibility as guardian of monuments, and has succeeded in doing a very valuable work in spite of much difficulty and opposition—work which has never yet been adequately recognized or supported, but for which artists and archzologists, to say nothing of the mere lovers of the beantiful, should be grateful for many generations to come. But for the watchful care of the commis- sion many of the most interesting monu- ments of Cairo would now have fallen, either by natural decay, aided by neglect, or by the rude hand of the modern street improver who, within memory, has cut a mosque in two or demolished a medieval palace for no better reason than the cor- rect alignment of a hideous new boule- vard. These things cannot be done now; they become impossible since the monu- went commission began to exercise its legal power to prohibit the smallest inter- ference with a historical monument. That veto has been firmly used during the past twelve years, and the negative work of restraining the destroyer and warding off the predatory coliector has been supplemented by the positive work of repairing decay and counteractine the ef- fects of time and weather. The result of much patient labor and vigilance may be briefly stated. The Arab monuments of Cawroare now in & far better condition than they were a dozen years ago; decay, which once seemed as inevitable as fate itself, has been arrested; as far as can be determined, no monument of importance has been allowed to grow more ruinous, but on the other hand, many mosques have been put in & thoroughly safe condi- ey “THE CALL’S” RACING GUIDE. To-Day’s Entries at Pacific Coast Jockey Club’s Ingleside Track. In races where the horses have no record st the distance to be run the records at the next nearest distance are given. Avbrevintions—F., fast; Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., mile; ., furlong; * about. FIRST RACE—Seven furlongs; selling. | Best Lbs|record. Index.| Lbs| Tk. Owner. Pedigree. |Tar and Woodlawn stable . P Siebentheler. Fresno-Rosalag John A-Lowena R True Briton-Big Bertha | Hindoo-Brambaletta SECOND RACE—SIx furlongs: purse. LAMSON, AUCTIONEER. ce—410 Kearny Street. THIS DAY, s Juse 1, 1396, Al ’clock A. M., IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE on the pres 1115 Folsom St., ¢ of GEO. A Monday.... s, er Langton, a GRAND STOCK of fresh Staple Groceries, Wines and Liquors. By order of C. Tiedemann, I will sell his entire firsi- asonable Groceries, compristug an ol s stock of ur, Sugar, Co Rice, assorted s, Soap, Bacon, Haws, Spices, Sardines, Br ms, Candles, Jeilies, Jams, Lard, Starch; aiso Wines and Liquors in mass, Syrups, Cordlals, Crockery, Glassware, Woodenware, Ironware, etc. Also contents of Bar, Bar Furniture, etc., with grand Coffee Mill. The above choice stock will De offered a8 & whole at commencement oi sale, and it'not sosold will be retalled out in lots to suit buy- ers. Open for inspection from 8 o'clock mormng of sale. GEO. F. LAMSON. Auctioneer. PAVILION AUCTION HOUSE, 319-321 Sutter St., Above Grant Ave. AT SALESKOOM TO-DAY. MONDAY, June 1, 1896, at 10:30 A. x., I will sell the compiete furnishings of & 40-room lodging- house and 3 private houses, consisting of & large a 1ine of Parlor Upholstery, Mir:ors, Bric-a-br: Pictures, an enormous line of Bedroom Sets in K, walnot and mahogany, Three-quarter Beds, Odd Bureaus, Bedding, Sideboards, EXtension-tables, Chairs, 'Desks, Bookcases, Couches, Bed-lounges, Rugs, Stoves, Crockery, Glassware, Carpets, Lino- leum, ete, S. BASCH, Auctioneer. NoTE—The attention of dealers and house- keepers In _general i3 called to Lhis sile, as these 111 be sold without limit or reserve to make r other consignments. L. 1L BURD, AUCTIONEER, Office and Warehouse, 211 Larkin St. WILL SELL THIS DAY, Monday-.... ...June 1, 1896 AT 11 A M., 823 OU’FARRELL STREET, The Fine Furniture of Private Residence of 8 rooms, consisting of Odd Pieces Parior Furniture Oak, Walnnt and Cherry Bedroom Sets, Fine Car- pets,Bed-lounges, Sofas, Curtains. Oak Dining Table and Chairs, Chiffonier and Kitchen Furniture. ‘This is a fine lct of goods and on account of im- | mediate departure I am instructed to sell without | limit or reserve. L. H. BURD. Auctioneer. 100 tion and a few have been or are being com- pletely restored. Comparing the state of the mosquesin 1883 and now there is very little to regret, but much to be thankful for; and the body to which we are indebted for the present state of preservation of mediweval Cairo is solely the ‘‘comite de conservation des monuments de l'art Arabe.” —Correspon- dence London Times. —— e IN FAR AWAY SIAM. How George Washington’s Birthday Was Celebrated at Bangkok. As briefly stated in our last, Saturday being the one hundred and sixty-fourth anniversary of the birth of Washington, was specially observed at the American egation, for the first time in the memory of American residents, although at home it iu;fiennrnl holiday. The legation was specially decorated for the occasion, the American_ensign and a portrait of Wash- ington being prominent features. In the evening Mr. Barrett, as the United States Minister, held a reception, at which prac- tically all the American community were present. At intervals during the evening -patriotic songs were sung, or shory five- minute speeches made on the subject of the day, the rest of the time being plea- santly occupied in conversation. The first song was *‘Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,” after which the Rev. Dr. E. P. Dunlap spoke briefly on Washington’s life, The Misses Cooper, Bates and Dun- lap sang a humorous trio, and the Rev. J. A. Eakin spoke of Washington and the cherry-tree incident. ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner” was next sung. Mr. Barrett then spoke of the approaching departure of Mrs. Hays and expressed the kind wishes of the American community for her jour- ney and safe return, Dr. Hays responding on her behalf. Mr. Barrett again arose to say a few words of welcome to the new- comers, mentioning especially Miss Bow- man, the lady doctor, whose arrival, he said, was an innovation upon local mis- sionary work. Miss Bowman herself re- sponded in a few words anticipative of the interesting nature of the work before her. Another song, ‘‘Hail, Columbia,” was then sung, and the Rev. F. L. Suyder spoke on Washington as the ‘“Father of is Country.” Miss L. A. Cooper next recited an original poem on “Martha ‘Washington,”” after which a short musical sketch in character was given by the Misses Bates, Cole (Martha Washington), and Dunla Pocahontas), and Dr. G. MacFarland (Washington), the costumes being those worn in Washington’s time. “Auld Lang Syne” concluded the pro- ramme in time for supper. Dr. 8. G. MacFarland afterward spoke on ‘‘Wash- ington As the Ideal American,” and was followed by several comments from ' vari- ous members of the party, after which “Home, Sweet Home,” and ‘‘America” were sung, Three cheers tor the President and for the homeland concluded this distinctively Washington-day gathering, - which, ~al- though the first of its kind in Bangkok, is not likely to be the last by many.—Siam Observer. ———— The average number of working days in a year in various countries is as follows: In Russia, 267; in Britain, 278; in Spaip, 290; in Austria, 205; in Italy, 208; in Ba- varia and Belgium, ‘300; in Saxony ‘and France, 302; in Denmark, Norway -and Switzerland, 303; in Prussia, 305; in Hol- land and North America, 308, and in: Hun- gary, 312. —_————— A German made a cup of common pep- percorns, which holds 1200 otber ivory cups, with a handle to each, all gilt on the edges, with room for 460 more. | Best Index. Name. Lbl; record. Owner. Pedigree. | yankee Doodle. 122 1:1414 Cambridge stable .. Prince Royal-Manzanita ]l?lgg }::ineua.“ {122 1:171,: 6f ncino stable Brutus-Ma; vD (1256) | Senator Bland.. 122 14%| 61 D. Randall - W ood Violet 1180) | Summertime.. 117(1:15 61 1 Primero stable z privglike (1261) | Ruinart. . 122/1:15% 61 Ros §L Carlo-Queen Alta (1266) | Walter J. 1122/1:1615| 6t . True Briton-Lillle S 1275 |Peixotto . .1118]1 4141/,‘ 61 J. Brutus-by Kelpie THIRD RACE—Nine-sixteenths of a mile; two-year-olds. Lbs| Be st Lbal record. Tk. Owner. Pedigree. 106/no rec 110 no rec. 03/no rec. 03[no rec: 103 no rec. 2{110/no rec. Lady Helolse. Widow Jones...(103|no rec. 1269 |Vanish 10000 rec. 1267 | Vincitor. 11113(no rec. Atkin & Lottridge. W. Miiler.. Cambridge stabie. William Napler. El Rio Rey-Addie O'Nefl Pr. Norfolk-Lillle Coombs Prince Norfolk-Eda Martenhurst-Cheerfal Idalium-Annie Lewis Ben Ali-Lady Middieton {St. Andrew-Hattie Ball | King Thomas-imip. Victress .| Bratus-Mollie H Index. Pedigree. Keene-Gray Sall QP B George Laves (1263)| True Briton-Emma Collier 1266 Gano-Carmalita FIFTH RACE—Seven furlongs: selling. | Best | Index. Name. Lbs| record. Owner. Pedigree. Free WIll. .. R. Hughes. Brown Fox-Trade Wind 126 NabopoleassaT . Elmwood stck farm | Brutus-Gypseite 1259 |Grace S.. A. B. Spreckels Cyros-imp. Geta 1270 | Leonville rehibald & Lotirdg | Leonatus-Vilette 1274 |Benham . Dougherty Flambeau-Gerhardine 1262 |Two Ches Fioodmore stal Three Cheers-Lady Emma 771 | Phyliss Garret, Trade Wind-Dalsy § 1268 |Orbit Lakeview stable ...|Oneko-Flo:illa 1254 | Howard . R. E. Dolan. 1262 |San Luis Rey Pleasanton siable. 1255 | Sleeping Child.. W. D. Randall. 1268 | MissCunninh'm Three Cheers-Marguerite 1259 | Broad Biliow. Broadchurch-Billow 1265 |Tennessce Mal a0 Simeon-Tennesssee 25 hree Cheers-Charity Jo: Danleis-Sweetbriar lgd ™" Mariner Maranette 514 1 Greenback-Una. SIXTH RACE—Seven furlongs: selling. Teat Index. Same. | Lbs|record.| Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigres. bifal........| 931:1634 61 L Egenl..__ Doubt-Natchitoches 1558 [ Do mientoniinss )nn“me% 61 Shabons stabie. . | Fullerton-Castaway 1274 |Artiens ......... 110 1:1584 |62 P. Archibaid.. Arzvle-Gleploch 1268 (Jack Richelien. 112|1:43 " (1 m 3 Great Tom-Lnvenom 258 1106/1:41% |3 m Brutus-Instailation 16" (61 Darebin-Miss Ci 1:28 (7% Hiaalzo-Bertie 1:29%4 7 ¢ W. D. Randall. ... |Iverness-Aflinity 1:1484 |6 ¢ California stable. .. |Sir Modred-Gypsy. 1:09%(5%¢ |107[F..|Lone stable....... .|Friar Tuck-Jessie R E s flsmart Broadway, New York, druggist has this sign hanging outside his store; it marks the new era of drug selling, Is it any wonder that he has to enlarge his quar- ters, that his clerks are busy, and that his store is one of the most popular | along the leading thor- oughfare? ou can afford to trade with a druggist that has such a motto as that. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, G25 KEARNY NT. Established Disenson, Lost Wanhoer Doy o ST Discasen.iine docor careswhon othersfail. Try him. Charges low., Curesguaranteed. Callorwrite, Dr.Jd, ¥. GIBBON, Box 1957, San Francisca