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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1896. WEDNEBDAY .. .c0veenersvessonrn JUNE 17, 1896 AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER.—“A Gilded Fool.” CALIFORNIA THEATER.~“The Home Secretary.” CorLuMEIA THEATER—“The Charity Ball." poionoscos OrERs-Housr—+New York Day By TIVOLY OPERA-HOUSE.—“Lorraina.” ORPuEr™—High-Class Vaudeville. GROVERS ALcAzAr.—~The Litule Detective,” PARK [HEATER—Grove street, between Polk and Van Ness avenue—« Cruiskeén Lawn,” Sat- urday evening, June 20. TiE FAPORIUM.—Concert to-night, by the Em porium Orchestra. SUTRO CONEY IsLanp—Bathing and Perform- snces. SHooT TE CHuTEs—Daily at Halght street, one Llock (ast of the Park. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EXCURSION AND PicN1c—To Glen Ellen, Wed- Desdey, June 17. EXCURSION—To Mt. Shasta, Saturday, June 20. —To - Bohemia Grove, Sunday, AUCTION SALES, 8, BascH—Thkis day (Weghesday), Tailor , a1 salesroom, 319 Sutter street. Y A, L. CeesswrLL—This day (Wednesday), Furnitur 37 Guerrero street, at 11 o'clock. 1Y L. VINCENT—This day (Wedne niture, at 20 Metcalf place, at 2 o'clo )Y TRANK W. BUTTERVIELD — This day g\x‘ Dr_inusia_\ ), Groceries, at 1055 Howard street, at o'clock. CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF. Fair and warmer weather, with is iorecasted for to-day. The Supreme Court yesterday granted J. F. Turner, convicted of forgery, & new trial. The Weshington E School held its closing exercises 1 California Hall. A large attendance is promised for the Bun- 1ill excursion and picnic to Glen Ellen to- The Supreme Court vesterday annulled the writ of habeas corpus in the George E. White case. The citizens of Tiburon are preparing to give & grand free-for-all clambake on Sunday, July 5. _Charles J. Wingerter’s will was yesterday filed for probate. He left an estate of over $200,000. "he local socialists are preparing for their State and National conventions and interna- tional congres Mary Mally yesterday applied for letters of edministration on the estate of her: brother, John H. Connelly. Judge Hunt yesterday annulled the marriage contract between Frederick A. Healyand Lu- cretia May Carpenter. Inspector Dockery will ap?fly for warrants this morning for the arrest of a number of un- licensed milk-venders. Judge Seawell yesterd Greene a divorce from A defendant’s extreme cru Anthony Quill was yesterday appointed ex- ecutor of the estate of Michael B. Bernard The proper worth £5000. A three-story building is about to be erected on Valen street, near Hill, by John W. Saller, at & cost of about $3000, The Milwaukee Mechanics ha: atine Insurance Company jor & clerical error in reissuing a Judge Campbell was the vietim of an old bunko geme yesterday morning, and he is eager to find the man who worked it. A blaze in a saloon on the corner of Mi street and Fair avenue caused seve u dred dollars’ worth of damage early yesterday granted Mamie B. sreene because of s sued the Pal- 0 because of morning Belvedere has a non-sectarian church, and a benefit lawn party to raise funds for its fur- nishings will be beld st the island on Sstur- day next Captain Farrell of the schoomer W. niliips, lying at the Merchants’ drydock, f of twenty feet yesterday, fracturing 1. James Richard Lee, a clerk in the employ of 1s Bros. & Co., and Miss Elizabeth 31 Geary street are to be married e graduating exercises of Lincoln Evening ol, the biggest school of its class in the ed States, were held last night at Odd Fellows’ Hall. he thirty-second session of the Grand Grove of the United Ancient Order of Druids began yesterday in Druids’ Hall, on Sutter street, near Stockton. Irving Markwait, a bright boy 11 years oi gge, from Ophir, Placer County, missed his friends on his arrival Monday night, and is now in the City Prison. A. Green of Carrau & Green, jewelers, 220 Sutter street, was arrested yesterday on the charge of felonv embezzlement on complaint of J. H. Berry, a miner. The polee are searching for a young man who beat and attempted to sssault Katrina Volquarldz, a_servant giri at 922 MecAllister street. yesterday afternoon. Articles of incorporation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of San Francisco have been applied for by five local physicians who intend establishing a mew medical col- lege. The Hancoek Mining Company was yester- day incorporated by W. S. Chapman, V. Matthews, L. H. Smith, John A. Minear and A. P. Minear. The capital stock is $400,000 all of which has been pald in. At the graduating exercises last nightof the san Francisco Normal School, State Superin- tendent Black delivered a timely addressand the diplomas were presented to the happy girl graduates by Mudison Babcock. Several teachers and graduating pupils of the Horace Mann Grammar School deny that the exercises to be held by certain of the gradustes on Friday next are in accordance With the general wishes of the class~ It was “parents’ day” yesterday at the Long- fellow Primary School. The closing exercises were also held, consisting of the customary songs, compositions, recitations, etc. Jennie Smith is principal of this school. G. H, Callinan and Daniel Mattocks, who were arrested while robbing a toolhouse on Mesonic avenue last Sunday .morning, were yesterday held by Judge Low to answer before ihe Superior Court in $3000 bonds each. Both sides have rested in the notorious Noe suit, and Attorney Koscialowski yesterday commenced his argument for the plaintiffs. There are two important questions of law to be determined, and the length of the suit is yet roblematical. The stockholders of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway suthorized the issue of $6,000,000" bonds yesterday to com- plete the line from Bakersfield to San Fran- cisco. The issue and the engineering work will be rushed. On to-day’s programme for outdoor amuse- ment the Veteran Firemen will give their pinth annual picnic at Shell Mound Park, and the members of the Builders’ Exchange will hold their first outing at Sunset Park in Santa Cruz mountains. James D. Horan, an uncle of Miss Redmond, who -is suing Capitalist Thomas Carter for £50,000 for breach of promise of marriage, met Mr. Carter yesterday ana accused him of telling untruths. He says the girl has an in- dependent income, The Northern %alifornia division of the League of American Wheelmen will resist the eftorts of the Southern Pacific Company to charge for carrying wheels by appealing to the Legislature to have wheels placed on the same plane as baggage. NEW TO-DAY Boft, white shapely nails, and Inxuriant Borien aeomct the Fons oiaced by GUTT. SOAP, the most ef 3 snd hesutifier i the w-u.*m B 8old throughout the world. Porre Caxu- 1caL CoxroxaTios, Sole Pmdnn.m" =g Miss | THE HIGH SEAS, Two British Ships Put In With Tales of Woe Yesterday. MAN -O0F - WAR COMUS. One of the St. Mungo's Crew Was Locked Up in a Stateroom. RAZORS FLYING IN THE AIR. Head Winds and Cross Seas Caused the Cruiser to Run Short of Fuel. The British cruiser Comus, the British ship St. Mungo and the Spreckels tug Vigilant made one of the prettiest pictures ever seen in the bay yesterday. All three vessels were in the foreground and back of them was Alcatraz, spouting flame and | smoke in a salute to the British flag. | Small craft and fishing boats were coming and going and over all was a perfect Cali- fornian morning. Thousands attracted by the sound of the booming cannon thoroughly enjoyed the scene, but double interest was added when they learned that the man-of-war had put in on account of heavy weather and a shortness of coal and that there had been a mutiny on the ship. As the cruiser passed Fort Point the stars and stripes | were run up at the main and a salute of twenty-one guns was fired. As the St. Mungo passed Lime Point in tow of the Vigilant the pelice flag was set in the mizzen rigging, and half an hour later Sergeant Burner and Officer Fitzgerald of the harbor police were on board, but could not do anything, as they had no authority over a sailor on British “soil."” As the Comus passed Alcatraz the British flag was run up_on the flagpole and the Englishman’s salute was returned by the fort. While this was going on one of the crew of the St. Mungo was in the lazarette in irons and the sound of the guns only brought to him an assurance that he would have to answer a charge of mutiny, and that right speedily. The St. Mungo left Swansea for San Francisco with a cargo of coal 130 days { ago. All the forecastle hands were negroes and they made trouble from the very first. Captain Hamilton, his wife and child and the white officers were constantly threat- ened and at one time there was nearly an outbreak. The men were driven to quar- ters at the point of revolvers, and it was only when the ringleader was placed in confinement that quiet was restored. There were fifteen negroes to four white men and every one of the former was armed with a razor. They insisted that their companion should not be ironed and to save bloodshed Captain Hamilton gave in to them. The prisoner will be shipped to England for trial and it will probably go hard with him when the St. Mungo reaches her destination. During the early part of the voyage of the St. Mungo Charles Spence created a great deal of trouble. He was impudent | and mutinous, and when spoken to at- tacked the boatswain and nearly killed | him. When the captain and officers | rushed forward to save the man Spence threatened to drive a marlin - spike through the first man that approached him. Then Captain Hamilton drew a big navy revolver and threatened to blow a hole through the mutinous sailor if he did not at once throw down his marlin- spike and razor. This Spence did and then the officers attempted to iron him. The other negroes came to the rescue and said they would make mince- | meat of all the white trash aboard if irons were put on their leader. A com- promise was reached and Spence was locked up in a spare stateroom. Boatswain Michael Doyle, who was jumped on and beaten by Spence, was con- fined to his bed for two weeks. In the | meantime Spence attempted io escape ifrom his continement, and a second at- tempt to iron him was made. His cries | bronght his comrades on deck, and a sec- ond demonstration on their part had to | be put down at the point of the pistol. When Captain Hamilton found that the police could not do anything for him heat once reported to the British Consul. A consular court may try all the men here, but the chances are that Spence will be gent to England for punishment. The St. Mungo was anchored off ' the heads last Monday, but Captain Hamilton would not accept a tow., Yesterday the men began to grumbie again, so when the Vigilant came along Captain Randall’s offer was at once accepted. On February 16 last John Davis, an A. B,, died of con- sumption and was buried at sea. He was a native of Baltimore, aged 31 years. The Comus is on her way from Corinto for Esqumalt. On the 4th inst. she sailed from San Diego, and ever since has been bucking into a heavy head sea. For seven days she has been off the Farallones, and running short of coal, the captain put in here for a supply, She will resume her journey north to-morrow. The officers of the Comus are: Captain H. H. Dyke, Lieutenant (G) John 8. Luard, Lieutenant (N) C. MacLachan; Lieu- tenants H. L. Watts Jones, G.T. F. Pike, C. D. 8. Raikes; Gunner G. R. Cooper, Boatswain G. Robinson, Chaplain Rev. T. Kane, Paymaster F. W. Mortimore, Assistant Paymaster A. J. Dyer, Carpenter J. N. Matheson, Staff Surgeon E. Corcoran, Chief Engineer james Lane, As- sistant Engineer F. W. Biuctt, Sub-lieutenant 'W. 8Bpeke; Midshipmen A. C. Fellowes, R. R. C. Backhouse, J. W. Carrington, H. L. Boyle, M. Baillie Hamilton, J. G. McHardy, H. Seymour; Lieutenant Royal Marines H.J. Crocker, As- sistant Clerk E. W. Mainprice. The crew is 236 all told ana the vessel carries ten guns. | | | A PROFZSSIONAL MATINEE. Nat C. Goodwin to Give One of A Gilded Fool” on ¥riday Afternoon. No small amount of interest is being manifested in the professional matinee which the comedian, Nat C. Goodwin, and his company, in response to many requests, will give at the Baldwin Theater on Friday afternoon. Professional matinees are de- cidedly new here, though they form one of the strongest features of the season in New York, as it affords the theater-goers an opportunity of meeting their favorite players off the stage. Thereis at present an unusual number of well-known favorites appearing here, and among those who will occupy boxes and seats at the matinee are Herbert Kelcey, Frank Worthing, Effie Shannon, Olive Oliver, Blanche Bates, L. R. Stockwell, William Beach, T. Daniel CRYSTAL OR DIAMOND. A. Green of Carrau & Green, Jewelers, Arrested for Embezzlement on Complaint of a Miner. A. Green of 220 Sutter street was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Gibson and Wren on a warrant charging him with felony embezzlement. He was released on $2000 bonds. The complaining witness in the case is J. H. Berry, & miner living at the Russ House. He says he hasmining interests in Arizona and Nevada, and at one of his mines he picked up a rough diamond, which he brought with him to the City. He showed it to experts and they ap- praised its value at $5000 and advised him to get it cut. He took it to Carrau & Green on June 4 and explained to them his de- sire to have it put in marketable shape. They agreed to do the work and asked him to call the following day and they would meantime send it to 2 lapidary to ascertain its value. Berry says he aid not call for a day or two and was then told that the diamond had not been returned. Subsequently he made several attempts to get it back, but failed, and finally the jewelers said their boy had lost it while taking 1t to the lapi- dary. They offered to give him another diamond of equal size, or a sum of money in lieu of it. He declined both and yester- day swore out a warrant in Judgs Conlan’s court for Green’s arrest. The jewelers admit that the stone was lost, but allege that it was not a diamond, but merely a crystal stone resembling a diamond. 4 Mr. Green said last evening that he had waited on Berry because his son, who is a member of the firm of Carrau & Green, was busy. “He had a large white stone,”” said Mr. Green, ‘‘which he wanted cut. I told him that it was not a diamond and he said that he knew that, but wanted it cut any way, as it would make a pretty setting. He left the stone to be finished the next day, but it was lost and rather than have him feel hurt about it he was of- fered $20 to make the matter right. Now he claims that the stone was a diamond.” AN INSURANCE QUESTION. Milwaukee Mechanics and Palatine Companies at Loggerheads. The Milwaukee Mechanics’ Insnrance Company yesterday sued. the Palatine In- surance Company for $750, paid by the former to the Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company for losses incurred by a fire on June 20, 1895. It seems that the Seattla company was insured by the Mechanics’ Insurance Com- pany for $1500, one-half of which amount was laid off with the Palatine. The policy of the raiiway company read from June 20, 1894, to June 20, 1895, and on June 25 the fire occurred. However, in reinsuring with the Palatine, a clerical error made the policy read from June 19, 1894, to June 19, 1895. On this account payment is refused, the contention being that the policy had expired. The Milwaukee company bases its suit on the intention of the policy. GENERAL DIMOND SINKING. Messages From New York Give Little Hope of His Recovery. Several telegrams were received from New York yesterday by Edwin R. Dimond and A. Chesebrough reporting that Gen- eral W. H. Dimond was still unconscious and growing weaker. The general in the past has shown such wonderful recuperative powers in rally- ing from very severe attacks, that the members of his family entertained hones that he would again rally. This last hope very nearly vanished in consequence of two messages received last evening from the old family physician, Stow Meuiing: 1 Now. Xork . Didinge Ihlle general's death may be received any our. ———— For the Big Ratification. At a meeting of the Forty-fourth District Republican Club, held at thelr clubrooms on Monday, it was unanimously resolved that the club participate in the ratification meeting to De held on Saturdsy night, June 20. The club appointed J. C. Kimball, &. C. Jones, H. Seth- man, A. Sjogran and E. Mosbacher s committee on finance. J. E. Jarrett, W. D. Clark, W.W. Cross, James Mearns and Robert Mimch were appointed a committee on arrangements. Th club appointed Captain A. Hanson marshal. B ot i A McNeil Held to Answer. The case of Frank McNeil, painter, charged with assault to murder upon Frank Rankin in Mrs. O'Grady's saloon, Mary and Natoma streets, was finally disposed of by Judge Campbell yesterday. The Judge decided to reduce the charge to assault with a deadly weapon, and held McNeil to answer before the Superior Court in $5000 bonds. ————— Bernal Heights Blaze. A fire early yesterday morning caused dam- age to the extent of three or four hundred dol- dollars to a saloon on the corner of Mission street and Fair avenue, at the foot of Bernal Heights. The building, which was owned by J. W. Pfeiffer, was damaged to the extent of three or four hundred dollars, fully covered by insurance. The damage done to the saloonm, fixtures and contents, owned by J. W, Tuits, amounted to about $100. The cause of the fire is unknown. e The Davidson Estate. Sarah Dayidson and Jacob Davidson were yesterday appointed executors of the estate of Jacob Dayidson, who left property exceeding in value $10,000. Cordona Acquitted. Lee D. Cordona was acquitted of the charge of forging warrants upon the City Treasury by & jury from Judge Belcher’s court on Monday evening. DOLLAR SIDE AND SHILLING SIDE A Commercial Tradition Which - Has Lost Its Force in New York. For the purpose of retail business, the two sides of every thoroughfare were for- merly thus divided: The left-hand side going north or the right-hand side going south along any broad street or avenue of New York was the ‘‘dollar’’ or more prof- itable side; and the right hand going north or the left hand going east was the shilling side, devoted to less productive business matters and depending chiefly upon the vatronage of persons of more modest in- comes and slender purses. In the early commercial life of New York city the west side of Broadway was considered to be the more desirable for retail business. The stores upon it paid a much larger rent than those on the side opposite, and notonly was this the case, but, as the New Yorkers of a generation ago remember, the west or “doliar’’ side was the more popular for pedestrians, especially during the prom- enade on fair afternoons. An- iconoclast of mercantile customs and traditions was the late A. T. Stewart, and it was his con- stantly avowed belief that a rule of busi- ness or affairs which had no other backing but that of usage or precedent did mot amount to much, -and ctuld usually be overridden to the advantage of a pioneer against it, The present Stewart building at the corner of Broadway and Chambers street is on what was called the shilling side of that thoroughfare, and when Mr. Stewart determined to move his dry goods establishment up town he chose by R_raierence the location at Broadway and T'enth street, also on the shilling side, and built there, contrary to the views of his rivals in the dry goods business. But Mr. Stewart’s departure from the unwritten business rule of many years did not abrogate it in the drygoods trade, and the preference for the rside and the prejudice against the shilling side sur- vived by many years the use of shillings as a measure of purchase in the drygoods stores. Little by little, however, the once unwritten law-of retail trade has fallen into disuse and now the right-hand side of the public thoroughfares in New Y.ork de- voted to store lzu_xpom,if not quite as good as the left-hand side of the same street, is, among real estate men and re- tail dealers, considered to be nearly as good.—New York Sun, FOUND A CORPSE IN THE VESSEL, A Diver’s Grewsome Expe- rience in the Blair- * more. MADE HIM VERY SICK. The Body Was That of the Watchman of the Sunken Ship. NAVAL RESERVE MEN TO DRILL. They Will Make Their Home on the Comanche for Two Weeks in July. The rasing of the Blairmore developed a sensation yesterday. [t was a grewsome one, as a corpse figured in it and oneof White- law’s diversis still sick from the shock he received. He attempted to recover a body he discoverea in the forecastle of the ship and one of the limbs came away in his bands. The thought of the horror over- came him and he was hauled to the sur- face more dead than alive. When the Blairmore beeled over to the squall, and being tripped by her anchor chain went down, the officers and men were in the bold chipping away iron rust. The watchman’s duties were over and after getting his breakfast he had retired to the forecastle and gone to sleep. He was still sleeping when the ship went down and he never woke again. His death must have been a peaceiul one, as the inrushing water would have smothered him almost in- stantly. ‘When last Sunday’s attempt to raise the sunken ship failed everything took a rest. Yesterday the divers were sent down to see that everything was in readiness for another attempt to-morrow, and one of them was told to ‘lock the windlass.” Out of curiosity he entered the forecastle, and while running his hand over the bunks he discovered the remains of the watchman. He could not see anything, but his sensitive finger tips told him it was the remains of a corpse. H tempted to get it out of the bunk and float it to the surface, but the pressure of the water was too great. He grasped the body firmly by the foot and pulled. The leg came away in his hands, He let go the ghastly object and in blind terror made his way to the surface. He knew that it was a dead body he was handling, but he was taken deathly sick, and even now he cannot tell how he reached the surface. Two new pumps have been placed on the Blairmore. New hawsers haye been put on the wrecker and the air hose re- paired. Every thing is ia perfect working order, and at high tide to-morrow, a third attempt will be made. Lieutenant-Commander Turner of the naval battalion is preparing a great outing for his men next month. On the eve of the glorious Fourth, all the men will be ordered to rendezvous on board the Comanche. For a fortnight the monitor will be their home, and all who have business to attend to will have to get shore leave. Morning and evening there will be drills, and on the 10th an inspection by the offi- cers of the Monadnock. On the 11th and 12th, if the money holds out and coal can be purchased, there will be cruises around the bay. An engineer will be secured from Mare Island, but in every other respect the monitor will be manned by the boys of the Naval Reserve. Lieutenant- Commander Turner is very enthusiastic over the matter and expects the outing to be successful. The Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company’s Coptic arrived from Hongkong via Yokohama yesterday, after being quar- antined eight days at Nagasaki. After leaving ' Hongkong one of the Chinese steerage passengers was taken sick with cholera and after the vessel reached Nag- asaki he died. The Japanese authorities at once quarantined the vessel and every- thing and everybody aboard was fumi- gated. As there was no sign of disease on board Dr. Chalmers sllowed the steamer to dock soon after her arrival. The Coptic brought the following cabin passengers: Major-General and Mrs. Blundell, Captain and Mrs. A. H. Baley, Mrs. Carroll, Thomas Clifford, C. C, Clarke, L. Denny, Mrs. E. S. Dundy Jr., Miss M. M. Dundy, Mrs. J. C. Da- vies, Dr. J. 8. Faircain, Mr. and Mrs, Shepstone, A. C. Weiland, 8. Hayakawa, his Excellency Hosho Toru, ex-Minister to the United States; Mrs. Hoshi Toru, chila and maid; Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Jjackson, Mrs. H. B. Johnson, Mrs, Kelso and three children, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lee, Miss Lillian Morse, Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Munson, Mrs. G. W, Noel, U. Yanagaya, Miss Shepstone, J. Woodside, Rev. N. B. Johnson, five children and servant; D. Muin, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Morse, Lieutenant Mitchell, U- 8, N.; Mr. and Mrs, R. Roman and infant, K. S8odora, G.Salinger, J. F, Siebe, W. A. Johnson, R. H. Wright, Charles L. Wrigat, George E. Horman, T. Yamanote. Among others who came was the Rev. Huie Kin, 2 New York Chinese missionary. He has thirty young Chinese students with him, who are to remain here about eight years acquiring the language and customs - of America. They are mostly from Canton and Hongkong, and are the children of wealthy parents. J. F. Siebe and A. G. Wieland, who have been on a touraround the world, also came back on the Coptic. They said they had an enjoyable time, but were glad to be back in S8an Francisco again. The British bark Gambusdoon, now out 166 days from Java to Vancouver, B. C., has been given up as lost. Yesterday 80 per cent reinsurance was paid on ber. BUNKEE HILL DAY. A Grand Execursion to Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, To-Day. Great preparations have been made for the celebration of the one hundred and twenty-first anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to-day. One of the principal features of the occasion will be the exour- sion to Glen Ellen, Sonoma County. The excursionists will leave this City by the ‘T'iburon ferrry at 9 o'clock this morning, and tickets can be obtained at the ferry- landing. The exercises will take place at the Glen Ellen paviion at 1 o’clock, and following is the programme: Prosidont of the Day Williai G, Badger: song, “Star-Spangled Banner,” Orpheus Quartet; reading, “Paul Revere's Ride,” Miss C. Down- ing; song, “‘Sword of Bunker Hill,” Alfred Wil- kie; oration, Hon. R. B. Carpenter (vice-presi- dent of the Vermonters’ Association); song, “Qur Grand Army of the Dead,” Mrs. John Pet- tee; remarks, Rev. George E. Walk; ‘“‘America” (led by Professor J. McKenzie), audience; bene- aiction, chaplain. A\ Boats leave Tiburon ferry at9 A. ». Adults, round-trip ticket, $1; children under 12 years, 50 cents. N Following are the committee of arrange- ments: Bunker Hill Auocimoa—wunm G. Badger, A. H. Wheaton, H. S. FoBte Jr., Hugh Clark, William F. Muhlner. Vermonters—F. Dillingham, Robert Vander- cook, 8. G. Cheever, M. T. Ellinwood, Dr. S. H. Roberts. Floor manager—Robert Vandercook. Tfi‘anspormtion and grounds—George W, Cas- wel HOW’S THIS FOR HIGH? Specimen of Oats From the Cotati Ranch That Is Over Eight Feet in Height. Oats 8 feet 4 inch tall. Just think of it! This is something pretty high, even for California. In fact, the owners of the specimen think it good enough for presen- tation to the Academy of Sciences, and so that is what they are going to do with it. This extraordinary specimen is the prop- erty of K. O. Gates and H. R. Babb and Wwas grown near the station of Cotati, mid- way between Santa Rosa and Petaluma, on what is known as the Page ranch, The ranch formerly consisted of 10,000 acres, but has lately been suodivided and sold in sections. The owners say that, though the speci- men they have just brougut down with them is as good as could be found in the field, yet there is no place thata man could stand therein and not be hidden from view. MIRAS OF LAVTERI, With Market Street Ablaze Oriental Illumina- tion. The Merchants Discuss Decorations With the Fourth of July Committee. Pursuant to the call of the Fourth of July committee, there was a meeting of the merchants in the assembly-room of the Mills building last evening to discuss the question of suitably decorating the business streets. A. S. Hallidie was unanimously elected chairman of the meeting. Opening the business he stated the ob- ject of the meeting was to enlist the mer- chants to illuminate and decorate their places of business. Second to discuss the suitability of concentrating the most im- portant illumination, decoration and pyrotechnics to the central part of the City where the convergence of car lines made alocality most accessible to all the people. C. 8. Perkins said that he believed in the idea of sending up fireworks from every part of the City—north, east, south and west. “‘The greatest celebration, as Mr. Halli- die suggests, may be in the central part of the City,” he said, “and besides this, every one of the City squares should be utilized for the same purpose.” A representative from a firm of decora- tors informed the meeting that fifty lines of Chinese lanterns could be strung on Market street, a distance of five blocks, making ten lines to a block. On each line could attached thirty lanterns, and all this would cost $300 for the three nights. This, he explained, would make a very attractive display. It was suggested that the lantern propo- sition be discussed further and that ever- greens be garlanded about and between the lanterns, as has been done in the car- nival cities. The decorator said that ever- gregns could be furnished for 5 cents a yard. A committee of seven was finally ap- pointed to confer further with the mer- chants with a view to having them pledge themselyes ito decorate the facades of their buildings and to have them suggest and assist in the street decoration. This committee consists of C. B. Perkins, Percy Beamish, William McIntire, 0. Wiseman, W. H. Nolan, William D. Nolan and George Raphael. To this committee were also added Mrs. John Knell, Mrs. H. A. Arvidson, Mrs. M. J. Vidaver and Achille Roos. The Native Sons hela a meeting last night with regard to the parade on the Fourth. The following parlors were rep- resented: Pacific, Stanford, California, Eldorado, Sequoia and Precinto; N. D. G. W.—Buena Vista, Minerva, Orinda and Orofini. H. D. Lansing acted as chairman and Miss May McCrae as secretary. Resolu- tions were passed that the entire City representation take part in the parade— the Native Sons to march and the Native Daughters to ride in carriages. Frank G. Wisker suggested that here- after the birthday of the Nation be recog- nized also &s the birthday of the Native Sons’ and Daughters’ organization. Nothing, however, definite was. décided on this. Circulars wiil be sent to all the gnrlon for a meeting next Wednesday, uring which all the matters pertaining {o the details of the parade will be settled. ————— FOOLED BY THE DARK. This Worthy Couple Arose and Retired With the Sun. An old couple who lived in the High- lands once had a rather amusing experi- ence. They lived in a house that was only one story high, and one wet night when they had retired to bed as usual a band of loafers came on the lanc. In a very few minutes they had plastered the window up with mud in such a way that it was im- possible for the sun to penetrate through it. Then they retired from the scene, chuckling to themselves as to the conse- quences. At about .the usual time the next morning Jock and Betty awoke, but there was no daylight, so they lay in bed all day. At sunset Jock got up, leaving Betty still slumbering, and upon goin, into the living-room he perceived the tncfi that had been played on them, and, open- ing the door, he shouted to Betty: ‘“‘Get up, lass. Here's such a sight as you've never seen in your life before. The sun’s risin’ at the other side of the house!"— ‘Weekly Telegraph. e The Book on the Lawyer’s Table. Befere the Hon. John 8. Lambert be- came a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and while he was yeta humble practitioner in a quiet Chau- tauqua County village, he had a client with a religions bent, Oue day the client called at the lawyer's office, and noticin, a small leather-bound volume on his desk, remarked: ‘Ah, John, I am giad to see such books lying on your desk. If you {follow its teachings you will surely go to the right ! “And if I don’t,” broke in the jurist, “I'll go to jail.” The parson had mistaken the Criminal Code for the ‘Bible.—Buffalo Couri The excitement_over the discovery of rich tsx: o‘m in %n Big Horn Mountains, near eT! y continues, Alllyl made at Sha}fdn :n;l in Omaha show an average return of twenty-four pounds of ‘pure tin to the ton. . - ‘When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, sho gave them Castoria, THIS CHURCH 1S NON-SECTARIAN, Belvedere Has the Only One of the Kind in California, A Benefit on Saturday Next to Raise Money for Fur- pishings. Any Pastor Who Is Invited by the Members of His Creed May Preach There. Sieepy Hollow, as the inhabitants of fair Belvedere are wont to call the garden spot of their suburban island home, will be the scene on Saturday afternoon next of an entertainment in the form of a gar- den and lawn party ior the purpose of fur- nishing the new church that has just been completed there. This church is in its way the most unique institution of its kind in Califor- nia, having been built by private parties for the benefit of the entire community. It is entirely non-sectarian and will re- main so for all time. Belvedere numbers Jews and Gentiles as well as other sects among its 1nhabit- ants, none of them being strong enough, however, to afford the building of achurch for their own particular use. Thus it was that those who desired to attend divine services on Sunday were compelled to go to neighboring towns or to this City for that purpose. As many of the residents are business men who spend the week in San Francisco, only having their Sundays at home, it was somewhat of a hardship to be compelled to travel on the Sabbath. To remeay the matter, the company that owns the larger portion of the island, built a handsome little edifice of stone, stipulating only that the residents should furnish the interior in a fitting manner. There will be no resident pastor, but ministers, priests or rabbis will be wel- come to preach under the one roof as they are called there by those of their religion. The Belivedereans, regardless of creed, have united to make the entertainment a success. Several hundred tickets have already been sold, and a big crowd is ex- dected to attende The programme will be a varied and carefully selected one, and the committee of arrangements has one number in view which, if they are successful in arranging for it, will surprise the musical visitors. It is hoped to persuade Mrs. Dr. Whit- ney of Boston, who is now in this City, to sing. Mrs. Whitney was formerly Miss Louise Elliott of San Francisco, whose magnificent voice aroused the enthusiasm of the musically inclined to a remarkable degree, and for whom a brilliant career as a singer was predicted. The wealthy Bostonian won_her heart, however, and since her marriage she has not sungin public. NEW TO-DAY. An= other Drive This week smashes the rec- ord. We crowd- ed lots of bar- gains into last week’s sales, but it only taught us how to do better this week. Here they are: «Bent’s” 'ss Men’s Genuine Calf, Lace or Congress Razortoe, This week only $1.95. $2 Boys’ Veal Calf, Lace, Button or Congress, ' This week only $1.15 T5¢ Inllnl-l‘a'l'nn Kid Button, with tips, 81ze8 210 6....ciierneiines 50¢ $1 25 Child’s Tan Kid Button, sp: hand-turned soles, sizes 4 107 65e $1 50 Child’s Tan Goat Button, ugflng heels, 610 1034....... $1.15 $175 Misses’ Tan Goat Button, spring heels, narrow square toe and up. ... ..8$1.30 $2 50 Ladies’ Fine Vicl Kid Button, patent leather trimmings, Narrow square Or pointed toe, patent tips $1.50 Can’t pay charges to country on “Drives.” Headquarters for Buckingham & Hecht's Fine Shoes. Send for catalogue ; mailed free. Kasts 788-740 Market Street. ‘NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. PARK THEATER. @rove Street, between Polk and Van Ness Avenue, WM. E. JOHNS. .Lessee and Manager. JOE G. CHARTERS. ..Assistant Manager, Box Office Open at 9 A. M. To-Day. RESERVED SEATS NOW ON SALE. Notice our Popular Prices—Reserved Seats in Parquet or Balcony, 15¢c and 25¢. GRAND OPENING ! Saturday Evening...................June 20, Amence’s Representative Irish Comedian, DAN McCARTHY, Supported by MISS LOU RIPLEY And the Park Theater Stock Company, In CRUISKEEN LAWN. A GOOD RESERVED SEAT FOR 15ec. Next plece, ““The Rambler From Clare.’” THE CHUTES. OFEN TO-NIGHT!: BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL CELEBRATION! Admission 10c. Children Se. | IT’S CURES THAT COUNT. Man; so-called remedies are on the public attention on account of their claimed large sales. But sales cannot determine values. Salessimply argue good salesmen, shrewd pu , OF enormous advertis- ing. Jt's cures that count. It is cures that are counted on by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Its sales might be boasted. It has the .world for its market. But sales prove nothing. We point only to the record of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, as proof of its merit: 50 YEARS OF CURES. Frawley, John T. Sullivan, Winona Shan- non, Margaret Craven and others. Seats for the general public are now readv at the box office of the Baldwin Theater. Mr. Goodwin leaves for his Aus- tralian tour on the 25th inst. s G I, The estate of Vaturino, the old histori- cal residence of Mazeppa, the Hetman of the Ukraine Cossacks i the Gevernment of Kieff, once famous for its beauty and splendor, has now fallen into ruin and decay. —————— Certain scientists say that M ars is like Holland. Its inhabitants apvear to have drained the whole of its surface as a meas- ure of protection agamst encroaching waters, which threaten an invasion when summer’s heat melts the polar ice and snow. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. AL HAYMAN & CO.’S THEATERS. =T SECOND AND BALDWIN |UssT Week. The Distinguished Comedian, NAT C. GOODWIN Presenting Henry Guy Carleton’s Comedy Success, “A GInLDED FOOIL” EXTRA—FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, at the earnest request of many residenc and visit ing professionals, Mr. Goodwin has consented to give a PROFESSIONAL MATINEE, On Which Occasion He Will Present “A GILDED FOOL.” Sale of seats for the general public commences to-day. One Week Only, Beginning MONDAY... evishan s dedhressass S ON I BBy Fourth Annual Tour— ¥. John Dre<ar And his American Company, presenting “THE SQUIRE OF DAMES!" By R. C. Carton, author of “Liberty Hall.'" Sale of seats begins to-morrow,Thursday They Come With Banners Waving To See AliFoRNIA L. R. STOCKWELL'S, —IN— Company of Players, uz m THE MISS E. SHANNON HOME EASTERN Company,l SECRETARY ! “*This Is the Power of Our Success.’’ Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢. 50¢, 75¢. A good reserved seat for 35¢ and 50c. Matinee 25¢ and 50c. A continuous demand for reserved seats. Next Monday... .. THE GREY MARE. e, PACKED To the doors to see the FRAWLEY COMPANY And vhe beautiful play, “THE CHARITY BALL” 1f you want seats anywhere come at once. Monday Next, ‘“LORD CHUMLEY.’ TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS, ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manages pri Anags LAST WEERX Of the Triumph of the Season. Dellinger's Melodious Romantic Comic Opera LORRAINE “A STORY OF COURT AND CAMP.” A Perfect Production in Every Detail, —NEXT WEEK— OUR SUMMER SPECTACLE, “THE TRIP TO THE MOON!* Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manages THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, ‘W. J. Thompson's Ever Popular “NEW YORK DAY BY DAY! DO NOT FAILTO SEE ——LESLIE MOROSCO— In the Famous Role of “Rags.” EVENING PRICKS—250 and 500 Circle Family and Galler. 10c. Usual Matinces Saturday and Sunday. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. Week Commencing Monday, Juge 15th, _Notable Additions Io a Strong Bill! MARLO-D« NHAM FAMILY. Marvelous Aerial Artists, Six in Number. —LAUKENCE AND HARRINGTON— MEERS BROS, PAPINT THE VITASCOPE, Ocean Wave. Corbett-Courtney Fight, and Other New Sabjects. zs—annxfium—u"hm Reserv 25¢; Balcony, 10¢; Opera Ul TR PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED Exeursion to Mt. Shasta And Vicinity in Pullman Buffet Sleepers. Mr.Wm. H. Menton, Excursion Pass.Agt, s Co., ini Charge. SATURDAY. ..JUNE 20 Leave from Ferry Landing, foot of Market et, at 8 P. M. $1o ROUND-TRIP TICKET, Bemrnln'.“:umve at San Franciseo Monday INCLUDING BERTH, owing at 7:15 P. M. For farther information as to itinerary, en Toute, etoy appiy AL % by GRAND HOTEL TICKET OFFICE, 613 Market Street, S. F. ' SUTRO BATHS. Open Daily From 7 A. M. to 11 P. M. GRAND Klolvfl}'nfl]a STEREOPTICON EVERY EVENING. SPECIALTIES EVERY AFTERNOON, Saturday, 20, Honorary School * ENaredrs Day: = GENERAL ADMISSION— Y Adults, 10¢—————————Children, 5c. GRAND PICNIC Of the Bunker Hill Assoclation and the O e M len len. e - Anniversary of the Battie of Bonker 7! Boats leave Tiburon Ferry at 9 A. M., returning len ‘lfil’.“;!.’ lea ve Gles ‘Train; i n o s stop at San lum’s Band accom) the excursionists, years 508 CFor sle a the eirs 0 e moraias of the picaic. s