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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURPAY, JUNE 6, 1896. 7 ..JUNE 6, 1896 SATURDAY. AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER.—“Taming of the Shrew.” CoLUMBIA THEATER—“The Two Escutcheons.” MORO8CO'S CPERA-HOUSE—"The Sondsu.” Trvour Orrra-House.—Olivette’ prEvM—High-Class Vaudeville. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE.—* Miss Jerry,” Mon- HE EMPORIUM.—Concert to-night by the Em- orium Orchestra. SUTRO CONEY ISLAND—Bathing and Perform- suces. £H00T THE CHUTES—Daily at Halght street, one tiock east of the Park. PRESIDIO ATHLETIC G ROUNDS—Baseball Sun- day. Paciric Coast JoCKEY Crus.—Races to-day. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. ExcursioN—To Sonoms Valley, Sunday, June 7 K XCURSION AND PICNTC—To Sunset Park, Santa Cruz mountains, Saturiay, June 6. AUCTION SALES. _BY E. 8. SPEAR & Co.—This day Furuitare, at 31 Sutter street, at 10 o'c BY J. C. MUTHER—This day (Saturday), Grocer- fes, a: 2201 Fitteenth street, at 11 o'clock. EBatmdl’) ¥ ock. BY FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD — This day (Saturday), Furniture, at 405 Van Ness avenue, at 2 o'clock. BY BurLivaN & DoyLe—Monday, June 8, horses, etc., at 220 Valencia street. at 11 o'clock. BY G. H. UwBSEN & Co.—Monday, June 8, Eeal Estate, at salesroom, 14 Montgomery street, at 12 o'clock noon. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Fair and warm weather with brisk winds is forecasted for to-dsy. Joseph Gaestal, a Montgomery-avenue grocer, failed for $10,000 yeszerdsy. s-Hoyte was yesterday sued for r's bill amounting to $419 25, d Thoener arrived on the Peru yesterday, 'bcompketed atwo years' tramp around globe. Mrs. John F. Martin’s trial for the killing of husband has been set for two weeks from vesterday. Rev.J. Q. A. Henry lectured last night at Metropolitan Temple on “Friends and. Foes of 0ld Glory.” Forgers Becker and Creegan were arraigned in Judge Wallace's court yesterday and pleaded not guilty. The Labor Council passed resolutionsat its meeting last night, condemning the use of type-setting machines. The steamer Peru arrived yesterday. She brings the news that the black plague is mak- ing great ravages in China. Judge Hawley handed down s decision yes- terday in the great Garcelon will contest. “Ee held that the trust was valid. Inspector Gordon has written Superintendent Munro informing him of the captureat Rosalis, Wash., of two postoffice robbers. The commencement exercises of the College otre Dame took place Thursday afternoon. The exercises were very largely attended. Captain Generesux, the popular master of he schooner Marion, was married last Thurs- He took his wife to sea with him yester- Three street mailears will be in operation in this City by the latter part of July. They are ow being built by the Market-street Railway Company. e Health and Police Committee of the Board of Supervisors decided yesterday to rec- nd the Hunter fender for use on the liams, 8_wealthy Bostonese who has n hunting in the wilds of three coutinents he Peru. day sent the information to the Co. sioners required by Governor 1d some time ago. k yesterday appointed John Re- ecial administrator of the estate » Coban, who died May 20, leaving prop- at $1700. on the water front is in s state of ng and there nearly 70,000 disen- victim of the No. 9209, drew & 18 refused to pay, wire first at Ingle- he winning horses were: rd, Belle Boyd, Thelms, Sen- 2d, Jerome S and Summer Time. According_ to ‘‘Young” Mitchell Billy Gal- 1 bas signed articles to box “Mysterious” mith in the near future, and the laiter has telegraphed his consent from Portland. is_about to be brought against the isors of Solano County to col- ot of money for work per- f the appropriated funds. ion of the Little Jim ward for in- the Children’s Hospital was cele- erday by a public reception which building crowded all the aiternoon. y Schreiber, the well-known turfman, n the Justices’ Court yesterday 1 Weber, another turfite, for $200 ry note exccuted by Weber in rmed in The compl The bituminizing of Folsom street from Nineteenth to Fourteenth will be combleted to-night, except that portion between the road tracks, which will be pushed to a fin- ext week. ] Willlam Daggett yesterday petitioned to be pointed guardian of theestate of his mother, Bridget Daggett, who is insane. The property £476 and a piece of real estate on A street. Captain Carrington of the United States navy, while inspecting Company H of the vered one of the regu- by his wearing a pair ot nal Guard lars in the rear r Government shoes. Deputy Assessor Briggs, who occupied thc stand most of the day yesterday in the Siebe perjury case, exasperated Mr. Ciunie by his eontinual refusal to give direct answers to the attorney’s questions. Alfred T. Waltermire yesterday applied for letters of administration on the estate of his C. Waltermire, a Custom- Bo died May 29, leaving night and decided upon Saturday night, 25, for a big cycle parade, to demonstrate political strejigth of the wheelmen who iavor better pavements. At the meeting of the 161 Buckley delegates to the State Conventjon a plan of campaign was adopted for securing recognition from the Stats Convention, and the Fourth District Con- vention nominsfed Hon. J. G. Maguire for Congress. The lightning conductors have been removed from Pacific Coast lighthouses, with' the result that the Farallones lighthouse has been struck by lightning. The Weather Bureau officials believe that this leaves the lights so unpro- tected that they may be destroyed. Jeft Powers, a livery-stable keeper on Mis- sion street, between Seventeenth and Eigh- teenth, yesterday procured a warrant for the arrest of F. A. Hutton for misdemeanor embez- slement. He claims that some time ago Hut- ton hired a bugey and never returned {t. M Sutro telegraphed yesterday to Con- aguire and Senators in Washing- ing them o oppose the setting of a day ing the funding bill. Congressman replied that the plan had been foned. Stillths Mayor was suspicious of ‘octopus iobby.” the CHUTES TO<DAY. The Youngsters Will Have a Chance to Enjoy Themselves. The Chutes will be thrown open this afternoon and the boats will dash down the long side, the troiley will be tripped and the band will play on afternoon and evening. Every child who attends will be given a Japanese parachute. To-morrow there will be a display of day fireworks 1n the afternoon. - R VOO = .Lecture on Mexico. A large audience was present in Mission Parlor Hall, oh Seventeenth street, lagt night to hear Paul B. Hay lecture on Mexico. The lecture proved fo be & delightful, witty dis- course descriptive of Mexico and its people. It was fllustrated by stereopticon pictures of sireet life, monaments, eathedrals, etc., of the southern repubiic, and was one of the series of popular talks under the suspices of Borromean Council N 2 of the Youug Men’s Institute. e Miarried While Drunk. Frederick Healy hes applied for a divorce from Lucretia Carpenter Healy, alleging that he was intoxicated when the ceremony was verformed. His wife in her answer admits this and will make no contest. e ——————— BERIOUS CHARGES in Barry’s Star to-day, * en years, arrived from Asia yesterday | Jalifornia Safe Deposit and Trust Com- | | vessel IN ONE BIG TOW FROM PORT COSTA The Fearlegs Brings the Gantock Rock and Sharpshooter. DULLNESS ON THE FRONT Few Vessels Coming In, and the Bulk of Those in Port ‘Are Tied Up. THE STEAMER PERU ARRIVES. She Brings News That the Cholera Is Making Great Ravages in China. For weeks past business along the water front has been particularly dull. Owing to the strike in Newcastle, N. 8. W., very few coal ships have arrived and the vessels from other ports are. few and far between. At this date the disengaged tonnage in port is 69,758, while last year at the same time it was only 13,285. Out of thirty-two vessels awaiting cargoesin Newcastle only five are on the way and no one knows when the others will get under way. One- half the vessels listed as ‘‘on the way” have not yet started, and the tonnage ex- pected is nearly 100,000 less than last year. Sausalito and Benicia are crowded with idle ships, and from the outlook it may be months before one of them secures a charter. As a result of the stagnation in shipping the tugs have nad very little to do and yesterday the Fearless made the biggest tow in weeks. She brought down the British ship Gantock Rock and the Nica- raguan barkentine Sharpshooter from Port Costa. The former is loaded with wheat for Europe and the latter has also wheflt for Australia. The big tug and the two vessels made a pretty picture as they passed up the bay. The Sharpshooter has been in trouble for over six months and she was at it aghin yesterday. Captain Dan Haskell dropped her off Jackson-street wharf, but the crew did not pay out enough line and she drifted down on the Postal Telegraph Company’s cable. The anchor fouled the telegraph line, and it will take several hours to-day to clear the obstruction. During the last few days the bulwarks of the Fearless have been painted white for luck, but it will be many a day before she gets two tows on one trip again. The engineers on the whaleback City of Everett and the United States Inspectors of Hulis and Boilers are at outs. The went to sea with one disabled boiler and two burnt-out furnaces and In- spector Phillips thought she was not in condition to make the run to Puget Sound. The captain and owners of the vessel thought differently, so the City of Everett put to sea. Just what will happen when she gets back remains to be seen. The accident to the whaleback happened in & very simple manner. She was In port and the fires under the forward starboard boiler were banked. The port boiler was being biown down, but the connection be- tween it and the starboard boiler had not been cut off. In consequence, as the steam from the port boiler blew off that irom the other one went with it. Soon both were empty and the starboard boiler and furnaces burnt out. Tt was lucky no water was turned on, as then there would have been an explosion that would have wrecked the whaleback. The monitor Comanche is without a fireman and an assistant care-taker. . The only man left in charge is the coxswain, and in_consequence the members of the Naval Battalion have to do the work. A week apo Fireman Anderson and Sailor Lindquest gog drunk while ashore for pro- visions, and in attempting to regain the Comanche were twice capsized and nearly drowned. Lieutenant-Communder Iurner interceded for them, and they were for- iven, but warned not to offend again. hey dia not heed the warning, and yes- terday got drunk again. While boarding the monitor Lindquest fell down the hatchway and broke his shoulder-blade and arm. Signals were set, and the doctor from the Monadnock went to the injured man’s assistances He will be confined to his berth for a month to come, but Ander- son was placed under arrest and sent to Mare Island on the Unadilla yesterday. It will be many moons before either man gets shore liberty again, The Pacific Mail Company’s steamer Peru arrived trom Hongkong via Yoko- Lama yesterday with the following passen- gers: of the Feat. shooter Down From Port Costa. [Sketched by a * Cald " artist.] STATIONERY BILLS THAT CLIMB UP, Large Increase in the Quan- tity Used by the City. REPORT OF AN EXPERT. The Grand Jury Will Not Finally - Adjourn Until July Next. WILL WAIT AND WATCH Assurance Given That Certain Re- forms Desired Will Be Accom- plished Soon. The Grand Jury met yesterday afternoon and filed another indictment against Von Tiedman, as the one filed some weeks since contained a clerical error. The Von Tiedman case involved perjury, in wit- nesses swearing that Mrs. Spencer ap- peared before a notary here and signed papers conveying property. When the papers were signed Mrs. Spencer was in Chicago, and subsequently produced proof before the Grand Jury that she was not in San Francisco. The members of the Grand Jury yester- day expected a visit from the Supervisers of the Finance Committee, but the latter either ignored the engagement or deferred the visit. The Grand Jury waited until 5 o’clock, and then adjourned- for the day. The question of adjournment sine die has been freély discussed-in the jury room, and a decision has been reached to hold on until July. The present fiscal year will end on June 30, so om the following day the various departments of the muni- cipal government begin work on the basis of the allowance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. The critical period for tax- payers is now at hand, and while the Grand Jury may not be able to check the tireatened riot of extravagance in the allowance of public money there is a feel- ing among the members that the present jury, with the knowledge gained during the past six months, should be in position to act. Other reasons exist for deferring ad- journment until next month. The jury bas been assured by the Spring Valley Water Works that certain reforms and re- ductions in the matter of supplying ships with water will take eflect in July. The special privileges accorded by congract to Goodall, Perkins & Co, are to be revoked and the service of supply is to be per- formed directly by the water corporation. The Grand Jury wants to see how the sys- tem will work. Assessor Siebe has given the members of R. D. Porter, Mrs. R. D. Porter, H. O. Porter, | the jury positive assurance that the next R. H. Porter, M. W. Porter, C. L. Hutchinson, | assessment roll will be as complete as pos- . é};;rggwfl!";:gnhl<fllé§:ax;;-rio%mgfig sible in the listing of all property for taxes, pelle, M. Chappelle, Constance Chappeile, Dr. | Such as money, franchises, etc., and hence W. A. Browne, Rey. E. W. Woodman, Si V., |the 1urrwould like to be in ' session when Cl_lmm‘.ng* Mrs. H. Seabrook, Egerbon Davies, | the roll is ready for inspection. Miss I E. Thompson, Miss C. Thompson Allan Horace Dunn, the expert of the Grand Hughes, Mrs. A. Hughes, Captain George Le Favour, Lr.N. Gartau, A.L.Koch, C.Crosby, Miss M. Crosby, Captain P. Bougouier, C. Auceaux 0. Straub, C. Nerot, Lieutenant Uen- drick, Mr. and Mrs.'Sam Ale Tye. The black plague has gained alarming proportions in China, and when one of the crew died under suspicious circumstances the Japanese authorities gquarantined the vessel. Everybody and everything was Inmxsnad, and then the vessel was al- lowed to proceed. While the Peru wasat Hongkong Lieutenant-Commander Henry Adair of the British gunboat Pigmy shot bimself. People who came over on the steamer say he had been despondent for some time before taking his own life. Among the Peru’s cargo was 13,325 pounds of opium, the duty on which is $79,950. _Captain Genereaux of the schooner Ma- rion has taken unto himself a wife, and everybody on the south end was congratu- lating him yesterday. When the vessel sailed for Seattle his friends were ail down to see him off. Mrs. Genereaux was at the wheel when last seen, and her husband was teaching her how to box the com: The bride is a daughter of George F. “&oks of Oakland The schooner William Bowden and the steamer Bertha are both loaded for the Alaska mines and will sail to-day at high water. The Jeanie is loaded for the Arc- tic, and the three vessels will be anxiously looked for, the two former by the miners and the latter by the whalers. —_— Accused of Crime. Michael Heeny, & blacksmith on the Mission road, was arrested yesterday upon two charges of having received stolen property. His ac- cusers are a couple of pedalers, who state that Heeny has been in_the habit of purchasing stolen wagons, which he regxuued and re. painted and sold at a good profit. —i—— Wonted Clevernes: Distinguishes the dramatic reviews in to- day’s 8. F. News Letter, while the Town Crier wields a particularly biting lash. Ella Wneeler Wilcox's latest poem, in which she and God are on the most inti- mate footiag. 18 exquisitely parodised. Picturesque gan Francisco is beautified by a strong picture of the park lodge in Golden Gate Park. Jury, who was recently detailed to make an examination in regard to the quantity of stationery consumed by the City gov- ernment, submitted a report yesterday. The report discloses some information which, if not starthing, is decidedly inter- ‘esting to the taxpayers. Some of the de- gnnmanu, notably the Police Courts and urveyor’'s office, have used or ordered four times as much stationery during the present fiscal year as was ordered during the year preceding. The jury will en- deavor to ascertain why ti e large increase was demanded. A hint was received by the Grand Jury that there was a *‘job” in the stationery supply. Some reforms.in the matter of handling Police Court fines and forfeitures must be introduced. The report. of the éxpert shows that the clerks of the court do not adbere to the law requiring daily dep. sits, Sometimes a clerk will carry along for two or three weeks $200 or more, and will not deposit the money until attention is called to the fact by the City expert. In the “no alternative” fines it’is dificult to determine whether the person fined paid or neglected to pay. A suggestion has been made that the Judge himself as well as the clerk should keep a record of fines imposed, fines remitted and money col- lected. It is not a sure thing that the Grand Jury has finished the investigation of in- stitutions controiled 'by the Board of Health. Some further inguiry in this line may be necessary. : SUCCESS . PREDICTED, Resolution of the Republican Execu- tive Couneil. At its session last night the Republican Executive Council re-elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Judge M. Cooney, pregident; Edgar Bri, and R. A. Fredericks, \'?::e- residents; Oagf: A. Tolle, secretary; 8. M. lliams, assistant secretary; John /iisen, financiel secretary; . Houser, treasurer; H. C. Firebaugh, George W. ‘Elder, J.A. Whitesides, Joan McComb, J. E. Field, Mrs. A. L. Ballou, H.W. Quitzow, 8. W. Backus, T. B. Morton and F. Houser, executive committee. The following resolution was adopted : ‘WHEREAS, The National Republican Conven- l tion will present to the party a candidate for ' bPerelaldeut of the United States at an early date t Resolved, That it is fhe sense of this council that the secretary be instructed to notify the presidents of the several clubs to meet with the executivé committee for the purpose of arranging the calling together of all the Re- ublicans in the several districts, to prepare or and co-operate with the County commit- tees in arrapging for & rousing ratification meeting. 5 President Cooney was complimented for his able administration during the past year by Messrs. Briggs, Frederick and Morton, and in a brief but eloquent ad- dress predicted the nomination of Me- Kinley and the success of the Republican campaign. FIRST BANK TO RESPOND California Safe Deposit and Trust Com- pany Sent the Information Re- quired by Governor Budd, The California Safe Deposit and Trust Company sent in tothe Bank Commis- sioners yesterday the report required by Governor Budd ina call issued by hima short time ago. 2 This is the first bank or corporation to respond to the call. Doubting the legality of the measure the banks have been post- poning compliance to it, awaiting until the matter is definitely decided by the courts. The report is virtually the same as the one received on March 2, this being dated March 30. The only difference noticed is in tbe increased value of the building owing to the extensive improve- ments which have been made, The total amount of resources for March 2 show $3,132,781 88, and for March 30 $3,153,697 23. President Fry of the bank said when questioned asto why the report was sent in: “I suppose legally the Commissioners have a right to demand a report as fre- quently as they desire. 1 myself was un- aware that the report had peen handed to the Commissioners. Still it is a very little matter. Our books. are absolutely correct and are open ta the Governor himself should he choose to look at them.” SUTRO EYES Tt OCTOPUS The Mayor Telegraphs Wash- ington About the Funding Bill. Congressman Meguire Replies Assur- ingly, but Sutro Is Sti'l Suspicious. Mayor Sutro would not be caught nap- ping on the funding bill. While others interested in opposing the railway scheme were passive or forgetful of the bill he kept an open eye upon its movements in Washington. Things reached a point yes- terday when they began to assume & grave aspect, and then he sent the following dis- patch to Senators J. T. Morgan of Ala- bama, R. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota, W. B. Allen of Nebraska, W. Call of Flor- ida, W. A. Peffer of Kansas and Repre- sentative James G. Maguire of California: Fixing date for funding bill at next session means precedence of appropriation bills, prac- tically establishing cloture. For heaven’s sake oppose it with all your might, for, if passed, it will surely mark the triumph of the corruptionists and tne begin- ning of the downfall of the Republic. ADOLPH SUTRO, Mayor. Soon after this message .was forwarded a teiegram was received by the Mayor from Congressman Maguire as follows: Motion to fix date for funding bill wasaban- doned this afternoon. JAMEB G. MAGUIRE. The Mayor read the brief announce- ment and heaved a sigh of relief. “It is not enough,” he said, on second thou:hts. ‘Congressman Maguire is in earnest about this, but he may not know what is going on behind the scenes. This may be a buind after all. They m consider the whole thing, and for that rea- son they ought to be watched closely now. Who'isit? Why, the octopus. They are daily lpnmini abroad the impression that Congress is going to adjourn—Con- gress is %oing to adjourn next .day. That is done Ior a purpose. And here we are going along quietly asif nothing was about to happen, yet the fixing of a date for dis- cussion of the funding bill would be & pub- lic calamity. < “The people should be aroused and made aware of the danger, and from now on till Congress adjourns the funding bill should be watched. n “The octopus has its lobby at work in Wasbington. It their business; but what is everybody's business is nobody’s business. The men who were fighting the bill were led to believe that it was dead for the present. With the impression that Congress is about to adjourn, many of the Representatives and Senators may go to their homes. Then witk a small’ House the funding bill may be taken up and a date fixed. This telegram cost me $41 to- day, but when I saw how matters were going, 1 jumped into the breach. Now is the time to watch Washington,” ——————— At Sutro baths, = This afternoon and evening there will be an excellent programme at Sutro baths. The San Francisco Swimming Club will give a series of match races and also an aerial diving contest, in which Miss Isadore Foote will take a promi. nent part. The new bicyele boat will be tested in a match race with a canoe, both being han- dled by experts. In addition at the evenin performance there-will be a séries of magnifi- cent pictures showing the wonderful improve- ments in electrical devices. Each picture will be thirty feet in diameter. 5 Fell Forty Feet. Nelson Epperson, & lather by trade, met with a-serious accident yesterday noon. He was shingling & roof for McLean Bros., contractors, on a new awelling at Belvedere and fell from the gable to the ground, a distance of forty feet. As soon as Dossible Epperson was re- moved to this Citr and sent to th itccelvlnz Hospital where it was found that he had broken several ribs and sustained serious con- tusions about the body. Epperson lives on Kearny street. The Tug Fearless Bringing the British Ship Gantock Rock and the Nicaraguan Barkentine Sharp- This Is the Best Tow Made by Any One Tug in Months, and It ‘Will Be Many Moons Before Trade on the Water Front Will Make It Necessary for a Repetition MeFEE WILL AID - THE EX-CONVICTS, The Salvationist Is Look- ing for a State Position, NO SALARY TO BE ASKED > \ Wants Free Access to Prisoners Before They Are Re- leased. POSITIONS TO BE PROVIDED. On Gaining Their Liberty They Will Be at Once Shipped to Distant Points. Within a few days Adjutant McFee of the Salyation Army, backed by some of the wealthiest and most infinential citi- zens of San Francisco, will ask Governor Budd for an appointment that will enable him to do more for the ex-tonvicts that leave the State prisons of California than any plan that has yet been tried. The Salvation Army has long tried to aid the unfortunates whose evil ways have brought them within the ban of the law. They have been met on their arrival in this City from San Quentin and Folsom and begged to mend their ways, but the hopelessness of fichting their way through the world with the brand of convict on them and the evil associates with whom they fell in before they could be provided with a means of making a livelihood made their reformation difficult, and many con- tinued their criminal career. Now Captain McFee has evolved a scheme by which he hopes to change all this. He is circulating a petition that has already been signed by Mayor Sutro, Chief of Police Crowley, President Dohrmann of the Merchants’ Association and others, asking that he be appointed State agent for the aid of ex-convicts. No salary is attached to the office and the position is to be strictly non-political and non-sectarian, The petition is as follows: To his EsceWency Governor Budd: We, the undersigned, are pe rsonally acquainted with Joseph R. McFee, and we most humbly petition your Excellency to appoint him to the posi- tion of State agent to aid ex-convicts, which work he is willing to do without renumera- tion. We are confident that he will fulfill ihe ofllircg with credit and honor to you and to him- self. Attached to the petition is a prospectus of Captain McFee's plans. In addition to asking for a position with full’authority from the State to deal with ex-convicts Captain McFee asks free ac- cess to the State institutions at all times and to be allowed free access to all pris- oners for thirty days before they are re- leased from prison. “I have every hope that this petition will be speednfi' grantea by the Governor,” said Captain McFee, ‘‘for he has nlready said that he belicves the office would be the means of doing much good and has evinced much interest in the work. “The main idea is to get an official standing =0 that [ ean gain more attention from the men before they leave the prison. *By heizf allowed to visit them as a State official’ for thirty days before they are released I can learn all about them, where they have lived, where a whom they were led into evil ways and how best to keep them from returning to their old haunts. If a man was sent to prison from Southern OCalifornia I will send him to work in Oregon, and so on. “There will be no lodging them in idle- ness while situations are being secured. The man wiil be toid that he is to be given achange to begin life anew with as good wages as other men get, and with no less of respect shouid he prove worthy. If he seems willing bis job will be ready by the day his term expires, and the first train or boat thereafter will take him to his des- nation, “If thereis anything in the man this treatment will bring it out and prove him worthy. Otherwise he will prove a hope- less case and one that could not have been reformed under any circumstances.” —_— PLEA OF THE FORGERS. “ Not Becker and Creegan Pleaded Guilty”’ and Ask an Early ’ Trial. Charles Becker and James Creegan, the notorious forgers indicted by the Grand Jury for complicity in the crime by which the Nevada Bank was robbed of $20,000, were arraigned in Judge Wallace’s .court yesterday morning. They pleaded *“‘vuilty’’ to the charge of *‘prior conviction’” and *not guilty” to the forgery indictment. H. I. Mc: e, their attorney, requested that an elrly' trial be granted the accused, as they were in jail. He iried to induce Judge Wallace to grant a transfer of the casefo another court, claiming that the Siebe case would occupy him for a long time to come. The court, however, decided that the trial could be had within the statutory time of sixty days and put tbe matter over until next Friday. Arguments for a transfer will then be heard. d by | LIGHTHOUSES IN CONSTANT DANGER, Those on the Pacific Coast Menaced by Light- ning. CONDUCTORS TAKEN OFF The Farallones Light Struck Twice, and Its Wires Were Burned. GOVERNMENT OFFICERS DIFFER Weather Bureau Scientists and the Lighthouse Board Disagree on Coast Storms. Aside from splitting a tree out at Brod- erick and Union streets, the recent light- ning has developed a decided difference of opinion between two departments of the United Btates Government. The diver- wence of views existed for some time before the electric storm swept over San Fran- cisco, but 1t exists now in a more marked degree than ever before. The Lighthouse Board says one thing, the Weather Bureau another thing d rectly opposite. And the trouble is some- body bas made a mistake, which, accord- ing to expert opinion, needs remedying. The Lighttouse Board holds that there is no danger from lightning on the Pacific Coast, while the gentlemen of the Weather Bureau, who have given the subject con- siderable attention, say that lightning smites here once in a while and does more or less damage. The wreck of a stately tree near the Presidio a week agogoes to prove that the meteorologists are correct. As the light- house people viewed the matter they con- cluded that there was no need of protec- tion from lightning on this coast and con- sequently lighthouses along the Pacific Coast were denuded of lightning-rods. “There ‘is a false impression abroad about the weather on this coast,” ex- claimed Mr. Hammon of the Weather Bureau. ‘‘People will tell you that the climate is changing, that it never rainsin summer in California and that only on ex- ceedingly rare occasions do we have a thunderstorm. Even then they will add that the lightning keeps' far away and on no account could it be guilty of striking anything on earth. This is all wrong, The records of the Weather Bureau show that there is no change in our .climate, that we have rain in summer months an lightning quite frequently. “About two years ago the lighthouse eople had all the lightning-rods removed yram lighthouses on the Pacific Coast. They said there was no use for rods, since there were no thunderstorms. When the rod was taken down from the Farallones’ light we found that the tip had been struck by lightning. It was burnea and melted. I took the socket and had it placed on the roof of the Milis building as a holder for the anemometer. “Since then there wasa thunderstorm of considerable severity off the coast. The lightning struck the Farallones' light- house and burned out the electric wires.” The officer in charge of the Pacific lights said that the lighting-rods had not been revlaced, even in face of the second expe- rience at the -Farallones light. “The board caused the lightning conductors to be removed,” he explained, ‘‘and haye not replaced them on this coast. They were convinced there was no necessity for lightning conductors, and it wouid be more economical to remove them than to keep them in order. “I heard that the tip of the conductor on the Karallones light was burned by lightning—that was before my time. After the rod was removed a flash of lightning struck the lighthouse. All it did was to burn out the cull wires.” The dwelling of the attendants is about a quarter of a mile from the lighthouse and they are con- nected by a wire which is used to call the men to their watches. This wire was de- stroyed and theie was nocall system until it was repaired,” Alexander McAdie, the lightning expert of the Weather Bureau, was of the opinion that it was a mistake to have removed‘the lightning conductors from the Pacific Coast lighthouses. Said he: “The fact that the Farallones light was struck twice shows that the man who or- dered the conductors taken down acted hastily. The highthouse people, I believe, ought to have rods on their houses now after the experience of this year, for we have had four or five lightning storms on this coast within a_year and some of the lightning has struck. ““This reminds me of the British admiral who was called upon to approve certain specifications for a lightning conductor for a lighthouse. He was a Eeliever in the surface theory of Sir William Snow Harris, but sought the advice of Faraday to make sure. Faraday said, ‘The solid rod is bet- ter tban the cube, for solid volume is everything. 1f Harris says otherwise, then he knows nothing about it.’ Straighte way the admiral met Harris, who ex- claimed, ‘Buriace area is most important, and if Faraday says otherwise, then he knows nothing about it.’ The illustration, unconsciously as it was given, was apt. For as watters stand now regnr&ing the Pacific Coast’s unprotected lighthouses it is a case of ‘if the other fellow says otherwise he knows nothing aboutit.”” And meanwhile, as Mr. McAdie added, it is within the range of probability that a lightning storm may come along some Jday and leave some lighthouse on |. the coast in da CYCLERS NIGHT PARADE.. Big Demonstration July 25° to Show Their Political Strength. The directors of the San Francisco Cycle Board of Trade met last night at 18 McAl- lister street, and decided upon Saturday night, July 25, as the occasion for a great bicycle parade in this City, the purpose being to show the numerical strength of the cycle element asa political factor favor- ing better flvemomu and particularly the repaving of Market street. t was also decided to offer several prizes: Two handsome pennants, one for the club represented by the largest num- ber of members and one for the ciub pre- senting the best appearance; two prizes for the best decorated tandem, and one prize for the best decorated single bicycle. Already word had been received irom the following clubs that they would will- ingly co-operaie in the movement: Cali- forna Cycling Club, Liberty Club, Golden Gate Cycling Club, Olympic Club Wheel- men, Alpha Cycling Club (women), the Thirteen Club, Acuie and Reliance clubs of Oakland, Diamond Club and Alameda Cyclers of Alameda and the Crescent Club of Berkeley. The prosecution of bicycle thieves and some recent unsatisfactory attempts oc- casioned a good deal of discussion, during which it was generally and vigorously ar- gued that the Cycle Board of Tradeought to “roast Judge Bahrs to a finish” for e e e e e T e Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. having refused on Thursday to permit tes- timony asto the value of stolen wheels, for having constituied himself a final ex- pert on values, and for calling the theft of a bicycle only petty larceny. In order to-present their disapproval in such a way as to properly ghard against the liability of being cited for contemnpt, and at the same time to give it more force, it was decided to defer the matter until the whole board’s regular meeting. Secrctary Hamilton was appointed a committee of one to confer with the bi- cycle racing board to-night, at their invi- tation, to discuss the advisability of help- 11;“::0 maintain the cycle track at Central ark. —_———— PARROTT BUILDING STRIKE. Carpenters’ Union Indorse Action of the Building Trades Council. Carpenters’ Union No. 22 nominated its officers last evening, to be elected a week hence. Resolutions were passed indorsing the strike instituted by the Building Trades Council on the Parrott building. One hundred tickets ware received for the lathers’ ball benefit next Tuesday night. The union has formed a tug-of-war team and issued a general challenge, to contest June 17, at Sunset Park. —e " NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. Aelnbio Ghealte, FRICDLANDER GOTTLOD & co- Le35es ATDMAAGERS - POSITIVELY ONE WEEK ONLY ! 3—MORE PERFORMANCES—3 Of That Delightful Play “THE TWO ESCUTCHEONS” BY THE SUPERB FRAWLEY COMPANY. Monday Next—Wm. H. Crane’s Greatest Success, “BROTHER JOHN.” .BALDWIN THEATER AL HAYMAN & Co.. (Incorporated)..... Proprietors LAST 2 PERFURMANCES MISS ADA REHAN, Under the Management of Mr. Angustin Daly. Matinee To-day: Farewell To-night “TAMING OF THE SHREW.” NEXT WEEK., MONDAY, JUNE 8, The Distinguished Comedian, INAT C. GOODWWIN ‘And his company, presenting ——«IN MIZZOURA.” —— By Augustus Thomas, Esq. (Author of “Alabama), TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprieior & Manages LAST NIGETS Of Audran’s Favorite Opera Comique, OIS T T AS POPULAR AS HERETOFORE. EVERY NUMBER REDEMANDED. —NEXT WEEK- Dellinger's Romantic Work, “LORRAINIE!?! o First Appearances of M1ss MARTE MILLARD and Miss LoUISE ROYOR, LOOK OUT FOR—— - “THE TRIP TO THE MOON I Popular Prices—25c and 50c. - . MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater In Amerioa. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manages THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, MATCHLESS SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION S of the Great Military Melodrama, “THE SOUDAN!” Reappearance, After an Absence of Six Months, of the Popuiar Favorite, LESLIE MOROSCO. EvENING PRICES—250 and 303 Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Malinees Saturday and Sunday. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. Matinee To-Day (Saturday), June 6. Parquet, any seat, 25c; Balcony, any seat, 10¢; Children, 10¢, any part. MEERS BROS, HAYES and POST, TN At New York Sun says: “Papinta is La Loie Fuller multiplied by five.” DIXON, BOWEIS and DIXON And a Strong Vaudeviile Company. Coming—Edison's Wonder, “The Vitascope.” SUTRO BATHS. SATURDAY and SUNDAY, June 6 and 7, A MARINE NOVELTY ! GRAND MATCH RACE! WATER BICYCLE vs. CANOE! Tllustrations of Deep Sea Diving by Miss Pearl Woodward. Exciting Swimming Contests. Mar- velous Aerlal Diving by Miss Isidore Foote. Admission—Adults, 10c; Children, 5e. SUTRO BATHS. 9 EVENINGS ONLY! Commencing Saturday, June 6, 1896, MAGNIFIC NT ELECTRIC DISPLAY! BEAUTISUL PICTURES ! Marvelous Jechanical Effects! STORM AT SEA ! ‘Prominent Points of Interest in the United States and Euroye. General Admisslon— 2 dults, 10c; Children, 5¢. SEMISS - JERRY " Alexander Black’s Picture Play, METROPOLITAN TEMPLE Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings, June § 10 and 11. MISS DON M. CANN, VOUALIST, PRICES—25¢, 60c and 75c. Reserved seats at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Monday night, speclally Feauced ~prices for pupils of public &chools. THE CHUTES! FREE PARACHUTES FOR CHILDREN TO-DAY. —JAPANiJSE DAY FIREWORKS — SUNDAY AFTERNOON, PRESIDIO ATHLETIC GROUNDS, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, AT 3 P. M, BASEBALL, PACIFICS VS. CALIFORNIAS. EXCURSION TO-MORROW, June 7, to Sonoms Valley. Leave via 7:30 A. m. Tiburon ferry. Special traiu stops one hour at SONOMA, two hours at AGUA CALIENTE SPRINGS and nearly four hours at GLEN ELLEN. Go and take the fame ily. A GRAND BASKET LUNCH OUTING. Tickets for round trip, only $1. Children, 5 to 12, only 50c. Sale of reserved seats closes af 10 o’clock to-night at 333 O'Farrell street, Unreserved seat tickets for sale at ferry. . J.E. LOCKE, Excursion Manager. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (ngleside Track). Sigec FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (BAIN' OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. L. ADMISSION %1.00. Take Southern Facitic trains as Third and Town send streets Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 . 3. Fare for round trip, including admission to graad stand, $1, Také Mission-strees electric ine diress ey 1mx A. B. SPRECKE] W K