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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1896 [DEATH THINNING THE G A, B RANKS, Sorrowful Public Duty of Lyon Post After Re- instatement. AN OLD COMRADE DIES. Private Mongelaz Answers the Last Call at a Goed Old Age. PRESENTED THE FIRST FLAG. For Eighteen Years He Was Col. lector of the French Bemevo- lent Society. OAxrLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broad way, July 9. } The first public duty of Lyon Post after its reinstatement will be to bury one of its oldest members. Charles Joseph Mongelaz has passed nurse to telephone for me. The emetic ad no effect and she soon became uncon- scious. On examination of the Jiniment this morning 1 found it was composed of the tincture of aconite and chloroform lin- iment, equal parts. There was enough of quick acting poison in it to have ksilled several people and it is a wonder the lady is alive to-day. However, she is all right now, but will be sick for a few days.” A CHANCE TO REFORM. ‘William Fountain Will Go on a Ranch a Month, Then to Sea. OAKLAND, Cav., July 9.—Sentence was postponed in the Police Court this morn- ing in the case of William Fountain until Monday morning, at which time Judge Wood will accept bond and allow the boy’s parents to place their son on a ranch near Gilroy. These arrangements were made aitera consultation of all parties concerned. The boy claims to have been led by bad com- panions and declares if given a chance he will redeem his cood name. At the end of thirty days he will return and on a sat- isfactory showing of his conduct the Judge has agreed to release him, when his par- ents will send him to sea. = Fountain was arrested some time ago, and when searched was found to havea full kit of burglar's tools and one of the latest improved safe-cracking devices in his possession. B Demands Recompense. OAKLAND, CAL, July 9.—Jacob Kor- nahbrens filed 8 damage suit with the County Clerk this morning against the v:i?‘vl oly()nkland for the sum of §3500. He claims to have been damaged that much by water which flooded his place of busi- His saloon is on the corner of s. %:vsenty-necond street and Ban Pablo avenue. has failed He says that the c(&v to provide sufficient ways and means for the escape of the storm waters which The Late Charles Joseph Mongelaz. Public sct of Lyon Fust, G. His Military Funeral Will Be the First A. R, After Its Reinstatement. from the ranks of the veterans and to- morrow afternoon will be buried by his comrades. The deceased was one of the charter members of Lyon Post, and has worked hard to maintain its standing. He took great interest in Grand Army matters, and was always a prominent figure at all pub- lic ceremonies. He was well known in French circles on both sides of the bay, and for eighteen years he was the collector for the French Benevolent Society. He was very highly remembered by that society at their annual meeting for his faithful work. When Lyon Post was first organized Comrade Mongelaz was a leading spirit in the new post. Partly through his ef- forts the G. A. R, plat in Mountain View Cemetery was deeaed by the Cemetery Association to Lyon Post. When the plat was formally dedicated Comrade Monge- lay presented to the post the first flag that was ever hoisted at the plat. It was a beauntiful large flag, and is still preserved as one of the relics of the post. The deceased was & private of Alexander Gibson’s Company B, Seventh Regiment of Infantry, California Volunteers. He enlisted October 7, 1863, and was honorably discharged at the Presidio, April 26, 1666, in accordance with a special order of January of that year. Charles J. Mongelaz has been in busi- ness in this city for many years and has always been noted for his enthusiasm in Grand Army work. He was born in Savoy over 72 years ago, and came tc this country when very young. The interment will take place at the soldiers’ plat at Mountain View, and his comrades will bury him with military honors. WAS VERY NEAR DEATH, Mrs. George Perkins Jr. Took a Large Dose of Poison. Mistook the Bottle and Swallowed Enough Accnite and Chloroform to Kill Several Peop'e. OARLAND OrrIcE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, July 9. } . Mrs. George C. Perkins Jr. was suffi- | ciently recovered this morning to explain to her physician how yesterday’s accident happened. No one was admitted to her presence, but Dr. McCullongh made the following state- ment this afternoon: “At 12 o’clock vesterday I received word to go to Mrs. Perkins’ house, that she had either taken wrong medicine or too much of some medicine. When I got there I found her in a comatose condition. The nurse was greatly excited and cculd not | clearly explain what had happened. Mrs. Perkins was 1n a most serious comatose condition, alternating with convulsions. She has been a sufferer of “hysterical con- ns for some time past. 1 firstin. jected apomorphia an subsequently Strychnia and then sent for Dr. Sill as consultant. She responded to strychnia and we continued that treatment for sev- eral hours, during which period she was out of her mind all the time, and no in- telligible answer from her could be ob- tained to our queries. About 2 A. M. she became rational and was soon able to ex- plain everything. 8he said she was sit- ting at the dinner table, ana feeling thatshe was going to have a hysterical attack she went to a closet and got bold of a six-ounce bottle of liniment which stood next to the bottle containing the remedy for herat- tacks, She poured out a wineglassful and swallowed it. She immediately dis- | bank up there owing to the changing of | the grade ot certain streets. HABAER MY BE NS The Young Attorney’s Friends Say He Had No Reason to Flee. L. E. White’s Vast Estate Goes to His Family Without Probate. Meetings in Berkeley. BERKELEY, CAL., July 9.—Charles F. | Harker, a young San Francisco attorney | who has been residing in Berkeley,has dis- | appeared and his relatives fear that he has | committed suicide. Harker had been suf- fering from despondency for some days, financial troubles and poor bealth having combined to depress him. On Friday morning the young man left for San Francisco and nothing has been heard of him since. His home in San | Francisco is at 3214 Washington street and his office at 4 Sutter street. An investiga- tion of Harker’s affairs 'shows that there was no reason for especial despondency on his part and it is thought that he became insane. Since last Friday the most diligent | inquiries have been made by the felatives of the missing young man, but tnefi have failed to elicit any information. arker resided in Berkeley with his sister and her husband, Mr. und Mrs. Fernald, at 1 Bush- nell place. His brother, George A. Hark is & member of the University class of Death of an Old Resident. BERKELEY, CAL., July 6.—A. Thieger, who for many years conducted a bakery at ‘West Berkeley, died this morning of heart disease, leaving a widow and five children. He was a member of the Bakers’ Union and of the Sons of Herman, and had in Berkeley for eighteen years. News Notes of Interest. BERKELEY, CaL. July 9.—The entire estate of the late L. E. White, the “Lum- ber King,” who died at Cazadero last week, will go to his wire and children and the transfer will be made without probate proceedings, the millionaire having deeded it to them in itsentirety. A warrant js out for the arrest for con- tempt of court of John R. Perkins, who was shot at Lorin last Christmas by Albert Menzenmeyer. Perkins was cited to appear before Justice Lord in a civil suit and failed to be on hand. The Citizen Suffrage Society of Berkeley will hold & meeting in Stiles Hall next Monday afternoon. The parish of 8t. Mark’s Episcopal Church bas decided to enlarge its vestry to seven members after August 8. The new ve: t\?men will be A, A. Pennoyer and A. M. Sutton. The grmnt vestry consists of James Palache, 8. 8. C. Parker, F. L. Hobson, Professor W. A. Merrill and George W. Kline. Professor Granville E. Foster, lormar:fi of the State Normal School of Iilinois, wi vreach in the North Berkeley Congrega- tional Church next Bunday evenin “The Immortality of the Soul as trated by the Book of Ecclesiastes.” Berkeley Loage, L. O. O. F., installed the following new officers this evening: W. B. Chase, N. G.; M. P. Geirrine, V. G.; Charles Geirrine, secretary; Ji Chap- ie, treasurer. The officers were instalied By 1. A. Boynton, D.D. G. M. Harbor Lodve of Oakland was the guest of Berke- le{. Lodfe during the evening. 'he funeral of Senor Rafael Gall the Costa Rican Consul who died yester- day while walking to the ral ‘station in Berkeley, will be held to-morrow morn- ing from St. Joseph’s Church on Addison street. Professor and ' Mrs. Irving Stringham have gone to Los Angeles for & few weeks. e crematories are in operation in 1lus- covered by the taste thatshe had taken the wrong stuff and then tried to takean emetic of mustard and water and told the Three England—one in Manchester, another in ‘Woking and the third in Liverpool. n | Paulk first lieutenant, J. THIRTEEN OUNCES MAKE A POUND. Faulty Spring Scales in Use All Over the City. RESULT OF MANY TESTS. Mayor Davie Trying to Devise a Plan to Insure Honest Weight. AN INSPECTOR NECESSARY. Every Housekeeper Tnterested in the Resuit of a Recent Com- plaint. OAx1AND Orrice SaN FrANcisco CALL.} 908 Broadway, July 9. The little spring scales that are used so commonly by nearly every storekeeper will soon come under the official eye of the city government. The matter, at first sight, seems but a small one, but it is one which has long been under consid- eration by hundreds of housekeepers. The trouble with the little spring scales is that they systematically cheat the cus- tomers, and there is at present no redress. A glimpse ‘at the construction of the spring scale will show how easy it is for it to defraud customers. The hook on which the scale is hung is connected with the top of the spring, and every time a parcel of goods is weighed the upper part of the spring is the only part that works. Probably goods weighing one or two pounds are on the scales a hundred times to every parcel weighing five pounds. This, of course, lessens tbe power of the spring at the upper enq, and, in the course of time, weakens the wire. The result of this is that a little less than a pound will bring the indicator down to the one-pound mark. As the machine is kept in service the resistance of the spring continues to de- crease until in some instances twelve ounces will apparently weigh a pound. Some days ago a curious housekeeper, who could not make her kitchen scales tell the same story as was on her bills, made some experiments. She went to half adozen stores in the center of town and made parchases, carefully marking each one. ‘When weighed on the home scales every package was short one to three ounces on the pound. Some of the storekeepers were informed of their faulty scales and could not be convinced until they had made several tests. The matter has been laid before the Mayor and in his next message to the Council he will recommend thet an ordi- nance be drawn up providing against such methods in daing%mineu. “The affair has been called to my atten- tion,” said Mayor Davie to-day, “and after giving it a little thought I at once saw what a really important matter it was, It affects every small consumer in the city, and the smaller the consumer the more he is affected. I do not quite see how the evil can be remedied, but I have no doubt that the point has been cov- ered in many other cities, and I shall make inquiries. I have the charters of many important cities in my office, and I shall look through them. The possibility of fraud is so great that it would almost justify the appointment of an inspector of weights and measures. The duties might be attended to by thelicense inspector. Many matters of much less importance are regulated by law. “It would be a mistake to suppose that the merchanis are knowingly using weak sceles, because such is not the case. Tue majority of the merchants, I feel sure, will willingly co-operate in any move- ment to insure accurate weight and scales. At the same time 1 have no doubt tuere are many storekeepers who are knowingly using false scales, and they should be prosecuted. “In Europe, I am told, this thing is care- fully regnlated. An official inspector of weights and measures visits every _locnli:i annually, and a heavy penalty is impos on all storekeepers who do not present the weights and scales for adjustment. Any one found with weights that have not the latest official stamp upon them is also heavily fined. It would be a good plan to have some such officer here.” A. J. SNYDER DIES. Oakland’s First Real Estate Man Suc- cumbs to Dropsy. OAKLAND, Can, July 9.—Andrew Jackson Snyder, the first real estate dealer of Oakland and one of the city’s wealthy men, died at his country residence at Cal- istoga at noon to-day of dropsy. Mr. SBnyder was born at Johnston, Ohio, in 1823, and served under Taylor ip the Mexican War. He came tothe coast in 1849, and to Oakland nine years later. He was worth about $500,000 in bank stocks, real estate and money at the time of his death. He owned several of the business blocks of this city. He leaves a widow, Mrs. A. M. Snyder, and seven children, Byron B., Mrs. Emma Reinhardt, Mrs. Rebecca Wurts, Miss Alice, Miss Lillian and A. J, Jr. e — OAKLAND CUSTOM-HOUSE. It Is Already More Than Paying Run- ning Expense: OAKLAND, CaL., July $,—The Oakland custom-house has now been in operation several months. During that time much business bas passed through the port for a new establishment. No large amount of foreign goods have yet been consigned directly (o:hi- port, for it is not entered in the list of ports, but the volume of business h already paid the running expenses. mmissioner English declares that there will be $5000 or cleazed month- ly in a very snort time. At presentthe rincipal business comes from New B!'lelnl by the Sunset route. —————— Populists Elect Officers. OAKLAND, CAL., July 9.—The Young Men’s Populist Zouave gue met last night and elected officers for its uniform rank. C. E. Garaner is the captain, J. F. H. Thompson second lieutenant, J‘ouph Palinbaum corporal, G. W. Buttner commissary ser- geant and Sam Hiller and James Hopkirk color-bearers, Did Not Prosecute. OAKLAND, Caw, July 9.—Miss Minnie Stedman refused to swear to a warrant against Henry de May, whom she charged with betraying her, this morning when the Prosecuting Attorney and Clerk of the Police Court went to the house. De May was immediately released. Rev. Mr. Coyle Leaving. OAKLAND, OAL,, July 9.—Rey. Cam bell Coyle, who bas b{-n the ucuunp; pastor of the First Presbyterian Church for the pust two or tbree ‘yun. will leave for Toledo, Ohio, on Monday morning. Filed a Protest. OAKLAND, Car., July 9,—T| | of the Piedmont scfloofiun he patrons Teso- lutions commending Mrs. N. K. French, the principal, and demanding of the new board her retainment. HE WAS AMBITIOUS. A Btanford Student Dies From Over- work. OAKLAND, CAL., July 9.—The death of Alfred C. Montgomery to-day takes one of the brightest students from the Stanford University. He was a very promising student in Latin, and was in hoves of securing a professorship in that institu- tion after he graduated. Montgomery was the son of Mrs. Fannie J. Montgomery, deaconess of the First Methodist Church. He wasalmost broken down when school closed snd went at once ‘to & farm in Oregon, where it was thought he would be benefited, but his system was too far gone, and he was brought home to die. ————— FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD. Mother and Child Without the Neces- saries of Life. OAKLAND, CaL., July 9.—Mrs, Soloman Baumgarten, a bride of a year, made a most pitiful appeal to-day on her knees for help to keep herself and babe irom starving. She rays she and her husband have parted and a divorce case is now pending. She asserts that her husband has not fur- nished any support since the child was born and that she had not tasted food in four days. Mrs. Prescott gave her assistance and will see that the woman is properly pro- vided for. P — LEFT WITHOUT A BAIE Why Attorney E. L. Bruner Was Angry Over a Manda- mus Suit. Cleveland’s Cousin in the Salvation Army—Gates Going on Trains. ALAMEDA, CiL, July 9—E. L. Bru- ner, counsel for the Delanoy-Lloyd-Flem- ing combine, who considered himself re- tained by the City Treasurer to defend his actioms in not paying A. L. Fish the sums of §7500 and $2500, will only appear as amicus curie in court to-morrow. Mr. Wheeler will be defended, as City Treas- urer, by the City Attorney, E. K. Taylor. M. 8. Taylor, brother and partner of the City Attorney, acts as counsel for A. L. Fish. According to Bruner, the arrangement was made with Treasurer Wheeler fully five weeks ago, and when the mandamus writ was served on the latter the papers were handed over to Bruner. When Bruner learned of his substitution this morning he was more than angry. “This is the most extraordinary act that has come to my knowledge since I have been an attorney,” said he, “‘and a singu- lar thing is that in the answer to the com- plaint there 1s not a denial of anything, either specifically or generally. I‘7 shall attend the casein the morning as a friend of tue court, and urge that there is coliu- sion attempted in the payment of the war- rants. This movement in the case is to forestall the decision in the case before Judge Frick concerning the city.” Grover's Second Cousin. ALAMEDA, CaL, July 9.—Among the many notwbly connected residents of Ala- meda is a gentleman who, tiil to-day, has veen contented to live without talking about his iliustrious relatives. His name is C. K. Cadman and he ciaims he is a sec- ond cousin to the President of the United States. Mr, Cadman is collector and agent for Gray Brothers and sergeani-major in the locai Salvation Army corps. School Board Changes. ALAMEDA, Car., July 9.—At the Edu- cation Board'sadjourned meeting to-night & resolution was_introduced aitering the duties of principals in regard to their spending at least two hours daily in teach- ing where there are eight or more rooms in the building. The High School cur- riculum was modified and ordered printed. The balances on hand were declared to be County, $2072; general, $2010; high, $1613 library, $74. Departure of Sporting Dog ALAMEDA, CaL., July 9.—J. H. Ros- sitter’s greyhound, Wayiarer, who has won all the best prizes around the bay this past two months, was shipfied this after- noon to Huron, South Dakota, where he is entered for tLe Waterloo cup event, to be run at the beginning of next month. Pocahontas, Kitty Scott and San Elesia, three other well-known Alameda dogs, ac- companied Wayf{arer. The False Lover Is Known, ALAMEDA, CAL., July 9.—Miss Jennie Cariston, the would-be suicide, is now out of danger. Her rdther is outon the war- ath aiter “Hugbey,” who turns out to be ugh Dolan, a young man with blonde hair and mustache who was formerly an employe in the Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railway’s service, Divorces Granted. ALAMEDA, CAL., July 9.—Emma Claus- sen has filed a complaint for divorce from Henry Claussen of San Antonio ayenue, on the ground of desertion. Green Majors, as attorney for George Hickman ot Sher- man streei, has entered suit against Fan- nie C. Hickman for divorce, on the ground of desertion. Gates Are Being Put On. ALAMEDA, CAL, July 9.—The gates for the local trains have arrived and work- men are busy in the Oskland workshops attaching them to the cars. It isexpected that they will be in use before the end of the month. e CRAZED BY JEALOUSY. Terrible Sequel to an 1llicit Love, a Quarrel and Separation. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 9.—Crazed by hatred and jealousy, William Johnson, 30 years of age, a resident of Chicago, yes- terday shot and fatally wounded Wil- liam Sutton, 25 years old, living at 43 Greenwich avenue, fired another shou at Sutton’s wife, 23 years oid, seriously wounded a Greek flower peddler, named Bassileus Kenacas, 45 years old, and finally, when run down and almost cap- tured by a policeman, shot himsell through the head, dying instantly. Johuson and the woman were formerly intimate friends in Chicago, and nmong a number of presents which he gave her was a gold watch, They flnnll{lq arreled, and Mrs. Sutton came to New York. Here, she says, met her husband, and went to live h him. Johnson met them this afternoon, and angrily de- manded from the woman the watch he had given her. She refused, and the shooting followed. ELKS ANNUAL REUNION. Entertaining Ewmorcises of the Society in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Oniro, July 9.—More than 10,000 Elks are participating in the tenth annual reunion of what is practically a re- united order and the actual thirty-second Grand Lodge session of the benevolent ana protective order. The sessions of the Grndh!.odg- opened yu'trehrd. t.?-d are again gress to-day. e pro- fusely dxnted, and 80 is the K{nmeky side of the river, while the electric lignt and other street displays are el The sessions are bei\é; held Opera-house, with William G. Myers of Philadelphia, erand exalted ruler, pre- siding. The New York lodge is the largest one in the countrv. Although its mem- bership is but 750, it has since its om iuudon distributed nearly $250,000 in ELEGANT HOME OF THE EBELLS First Woman’s Clubhouse Built in Alameda County. A SOCIAL INNOVATION. Greek Design Has Been Strictly Followed in Exterior and Interior. A MOST LUXURIOUS BALLROOM This Building Will B: a Permanent Sccial and Literary Center. 0AKLAND OFrIcE SAN FRANCISCO CALL} 908 Broadway, July 9. The beautiful Grecian home of the Ebell Society will soon be a reality. It will be the first woman’s clubhouse in the city, and will be a model of artistic work both inside and out. The whole building will be occupied by the ladies of the Ebell So- ciety and kindred organizations. The new building is located at Thir- teenth and Harrison streets in the center of the most aristocratic portien of the eity. 13 Jeffries is slow, but I know better. Of course be did not have to resort to any fancy foot work to whip Dan Long, but when he goes up against some of those firecrackers or crackerjacks, or whatever else you wish to call them, then you will see how slow this fellow is. Just think of it, this boy Jeffries fights at 210 pounds in condition, and he is not yet 20 years old. “Is he game? Well, T never hit him hard enough to know. ' He did not seem to mind my punches, and I can hit a pretty good lick yet. I havean ides, how- ever, that the first man who hits him hard enough to burt him will receive in ex- change a smash that he will haye good reason to remember for many days. I think Jeffries isa wonder, and I predict that in one vear from now sall those would- be champions will be leaving whatever part of the country Jeffries may visit.” Young Mitchell, the chieftain of the Oc- cidental Club, says that the club will give another exhibition in the Pavilion next month and that in all probability Jeffries and Jack Davis will meet on this occasion. Mitchell is now negotiating witha prom- inent Eastern pugilist with a view of matching him against a very clever wel- terweight. ‘With few exceptions the sporting men of this City never expect to hear of the Sharkey and Corbett fight ever taking place in this country. One noted sporting man said that if the pugilists had agreed to meet in a contest of twenty rounds— provided a finish fight could not be | “‘pulled off’ within a year from the time of signing articles—the public would take some consideration of the match, but as it now stands the sporting fraternity look upon the announcement of a finish fight as being purely an advertising scheme. HARES AND HOUNDS. First - Class Dogs That Will Run at Ingleside Park on Sunday. On Sunday a grand day’s coursing will take place at Ingleside Park. Eddie Cana- van will be given a benefit on this day, and as the pick of the coursing stock will appear in the slips a large gathering of leashmen is expected. The drawing, which took place last evening, resulted as follows: Cronan & McDonald's Lissak vs. D. Tolan’ TIT New Home of the Ebell Society, Where Society and Literature Will Hold Sway. The Ebell Society will lease the whole of the builaing, and it will occupy a promi- nent place in the future social life of Oak- land. The building is of Grecian design both inside and out. The lower floor is laid off into clubrooms and reception-rooms. The Ebell library will also be on the first floor. By an ingenious arrangement of the space and by the clever use of large =liding doors the lower floor can be easily changed intoan auditorium. When this is done the nall is in the form of a large Greek cross and will be used for the lectures and meetings of the society. On the second floor will be a large ball- room and dressing-rooms and retiring- rooms for both ladies and gentlemen. The ballroom will be 80x50 feet and will be the largest floor in Oakland. At either end the decorations are planned with colum- nal effect, so as to preserve the general Grecian idea. The ballroom is to be fin- ished in ivory white and will be very bhundsome. It will be the scene of many very swell affairs in the future. The need of such a building has long been apparent to the literary ladies of Oak- land and the Ebell Socieiy will concen- trate in their building all simflar organi- zations., The large ballroom will be available for use for private functions, although subject to the control of the club. Everything in the way of fittings will be of the most ornate and classic character. Walter J. Matthews, the architect, has carefully followed the designsof tne ladies, and the general verdict is that he has planned a model ladies’ clubhouse. The Evell Bociety is the most fashion- able and cultured in the city, and its membership is rapidly increasing. LOS ANGELES' CHAMPION What Smith, Australian Pugilist, Thinks of Heavy-Weight Jeffries. A Fighter Who Has Put Opponents to Sleep With a Punch—That Great Finish Contest. Joe Choynski has taken his departure for Howell Mountain where he will rusti- cate for a few weeks. While Joseph is resting at ease in the light and balmy at- mosphere of the high altitude his oppo- nent, Peter Maher, will be speeding across the plains in the direction of San Fran- cisco, Manager Groom says that the battle will take place at the Mechanics’ Pavilion on the evening of August 5. It will be a ten-round boutand the purse is $6000 in cash. There are many good judges of pugilists and pugilism in this City who are not a bit backward in saying that Jeffries, the Los Angeles heavy-weight pugilist, can whip Choynski or Maher. Jeffries made a verv excellent impression upon tie spec- tators who witnessed the last contest in the Pavilion when he disposed of his op- ponent in such an easy manner. Billy Smith, the Australian boxer who trained Jeffries, does not hesitate to say that the big and easy-going youngster who hails from the orange groves will assuredly be honored champion of the world in a few years hence if nothing un- foreseen happensin the interim to spoil his chances for high honors. “Why, the vao‘?lc have not the re- motest idea of the righting abilities of this big boy,” saia Smith, yesteruay, whiie conversing on matters gngilhxw and the championship. ‘“When I was boxing with Jeffries the fellow actually was afraid to hit me a hard blow with bis big right fist until I assured him that I could stand a preity good punch. Jeffries smiled and said: “Billy I do not want to let go very hard because I have put many a big, huskey fellow to sleep, and if, perchance, I should land on your neck or chin, you will go down and dream like the others.” “1 answered, ‘Go ahead Joe, I want to see how hard you can hit,’ and I must say right now that I was the biggest fool on earth for advising him thusly. B-flns avoided half a dozen smashes, any o which would have knocked me senseless, Jeffries tinally landed his big right fist on iny neck as I ducked to avoid it, and down went. I quickly concluded that I had bad enou; of that sport, and in & laughing oent thax he comd hifa itls B, and bout ent ome people are inclined to think that Jack, M. Traynor's Valley Maid vs. J. Hannon’s Marguerite, J. Quane’s Captain Morse vs. Cronin & McDonald’s Best Trump, P. Kerri. Lady Logan vs. T. McHugh’s Royal Stag, illon & Reilly’s Suniol vs. Ville kennel’s Eiec- tric, H. Perigo’s Longfellow vs.G.Buehn’s Belle, Roche, W. Perry’s Gee Whiz vs. A. Merrill's Ben Brush, Cronin & McDonald's Skyball vs. T. Nunan's Regent, Portal & Haggerty's Magnet vs. W. Porry'’s Coomassie, P. yan's Molly Bawn vs. J. Murphy's Red Light, J. Moran’s Uncle Sam vs. Cronin &' McDonald’s Relisnce, D, Tolan’s Foreman vys. 8. Lenahen’s Nellie C, H. H. Devine's Go Jim vs. A. Merrell’s Tommy Hall, M. Rodgers Sly Boy vs.P. Kerrigan’s Laurel Leaf. T. Ryan’s Magpie vs. M. Traynor's Climax, G. Wattson’s Beimont vs. M. Traynor’s Whip Jr., Dillon & Reilly’s Bill Nye vs. J. Grace’'s Deceiver, M. W. Kerrigan’s Lord Clif- ton vs. C. Evan’s Dllhuwn{. rizés—§20, §14. $10; fourth snd Aith $5 each. THE PRESIDIO BARRACKS, M. McGowan and E. J. Lawton Were the Fortunate Con- tractors. The Difference Between Municipal Management and That of Uncle Sam. Bids were opened yesterday by Colonel A. 8. Kimball, deputy quartermaster- general of the United States army, for the construction of two large two-company barracks at the Presidio The lowest bids were as follows: M. McGowan, for the construction of the two buildings, $74,700, and for placing 272 lockers in them $1500, these two specifica- tions being taken conjointly. E.J. Law- ton, for plumbing of both buildings, $4250, and for gaspiping therein $290. The bids have been telegraphed to the quartermaster - general at Washington with the recommendation that the award of contracts be telegraphed to-morrow to the above-named bidders, the bidders be- ing responsible and their prices reason- able. There were in all thirteen bidders. Mec- Gowan is the contractor who constructed the Palace Hotel, the Phelan buildingand other large structures about town. The work will be required to be com- menced on or before August 1, 1896, and must pe completed at as early a date as possible, not later than December 31, 1896. The new brick structures will take the place of the old wooden buildings now in use aud will furnish accommodations to four troops, either of cavalry or artillery. The work covered by the specifications consists of the construction of two-com- pauy barrack buildings, the foundations and underpinning to be of stone, footing courses of concrete, superstructure and piers of brick, the roof of building and dormers to be covered with slate and the roof of the porch with tin. All the stone will be obtained from the Government quarry at Angel Island and the brick work is specified as sound, well- burned brick of San_Jose manufacture, or brick equaily asgood. The remainder of the specifications call for the best material obtainable. The buildings will be substantial and hand- some and similar in style to those recently ‘constructed on the reservation by the Gov- ernment. The accommodations for the men will be equal to those of a first-class hotel and contain all the modern improve- ments for heaith and comfort. In reading over the specifications one is trongly impressed with the difference ex- isting between municipal management of such an undertaking and the methods em- gll,oyed by Uncle Sam. The contractor is und down in the minutest details—the stone filling, earth filling, the thresholds and coping-stones are all thought out beforehand and directions are given for the proper way of carryiog out the con- tract in every little detail. There is no chance, should any contrac- tor be so inclined, for sharp work out at the Presidio. Onthe other hand he lies awaks ol nights praying that the result of his utmost endeavors may prove satis- factory to his exacting client. Nothing has been overlooked, everything has been provided for and the description and di- rection thereof printed in the technical terms of the contractor’s vocabulary. Chauncey Depe w Arrives in England. SOUTHAMPTON, Exa, July 9.— Chauncey M. Depew and party arrived here on the steamer St. Paul. They left immediately for Henley. Suction Sales CHAS, LEVY & (0. AUCTIONEERS, Salesrooms—1135 Market Street. THIS DAY. Friday...... ~July 10, 1896, At 10 0’clock A. M. &% Salesrooms, 1135 MARKET ST., bet. 7th ana Sth, WE WILL SELT, An elezant line of Furniture, Carpets, Bedding, Office Furniture, Counters, Showcases, Stoves and Ranges. > Y & CO.. Anctioneers. T0 WAKE SALORS OF THE BOYS, Captain W. L. Merry Sug- gests a School of Navigation. DIRECTORS DISLIEE IT. It Would Require a Ship and Altogether Be Very Expensive. THE UTILITY OF EDUCATION. Present Financial Appropriations Don't Sanction New and Costly Experiments. The latest improvement contemplated in connection with the curriculum of the public school system of education is a class or a school in which boys may be taught navigation. The idea was sug- gested a few days ago by W. L. Merry, the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who addressed a letter upon the topic to Superintendent Madison Babcock. Since San Francisco is one of the lead- ing seaport cities of the United States the boys, in the opinion of Mr. Merry, should be given a chance to learn how to box the compass, reef a topsail and navigate a ship or steamer across the briny deep. ‘‘There has not been any school of this class in the City since the death of old Captain McNevin some years ago, and,” says Mr. Merry, “why should not the State prepare boys to go to sea as well as to train them to become carpenters and machinists, ete.? They do so in New York, Boston and other seaport cities of the East, and I am una- ble to see why we should not adopt a sim- ilar policy in S8an Francisco.” The letter of Mr. Merry was sent by Su- perintendent Babcock to the State Superin- tendent of Public Instruction, Samuel T. Black, who in his answer says: “I am quite sure that itwould be perfectly competent for the Board of Education to establish such a school in connection with either one of your high schools or the Poly- techic School, or if deemed best, it might be maintained as a separate school. I call your attention to section 6 of article 9 of the ‘con- stitution of California, which states that the public school system may include ‘such tech- nical schools as may be established by the Legislature or by municipal or district suthor- Ypermit me to express the hope that your Board of Education will give the suggestion of W. L. Merry careful consideration.”’ hool sages freely admit that naviga- a usefulart and all that, but they say there are many other equally useful arts and the line must be drawn somewhere. The finances, too, of the department are limited, and it 18 & question not of what should be doue for the education of the rising generation, but of what can be dene, and of the many studies presenting themselves, which are the most ad- visable. “‘Our system of public school education,” said Director C. A. Murdock, chairman of the classificaiion committee, **is not intended pri- marily to teach crades or to fit our boys and girls to earn a living, but rather to give them an intellectual grounding, which will serve as & basis for any pursuit they may follow after leaving school.” “vai%at(on,” said Director Comte Jr., “is unquestionably a good thing; so, for that mate ter, is all knowledge, but the problem we must study is the urgent needs of the School De- partment. Iaccordingly conclude that until all of our schoolhouses are put in & sound san- itary condition we cannot consistently con- sider the idea of establishing & school in navi- gation. Why, to do this we should need & ship and & corps of special teachers, and the expense would be considerable.” ““‘We haven’t a bean tc spare,” said Director Knox, ‘‘consequently I don't see what would justify us in introducing a new and expensive study, no matter how useful it might be.” e PETTIGREW 1IN POWER. Will Change the Complexion of the South Dakota Legislature. ABERDEEN, 8. D., July 9.—Senator Pettigrew, who bolted the Republican National Convention at St. Louis, cuts considerable of a figure in the State Con- vention of that party. The Senator has a strong personal following that has always stood by him in his political cam- aigns. At the same time the State 1s epublican by 14,000 maiori&y and the gold leaders are in control. There is no question that the Senator will change the complexion of the next Legislature, partic- ularly as a larze majority of the last Leg- islature was elected by pluralities ranging from one to fifty. ¥YOUNG VANDERBILT'S WEDDING, The Date Not Yet Fixed Because of the Groom’s Iliness. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 9.—No new date has yet been fixed for the proposed wedding of Miss Grace Wilson and Cor- nelius Vanderoiit Jr. The latter is still confined to his room, and from the latest reports it is not at all likely that he will be able to be about for at least a week. Miss Wilson has returned from Bay Shore and is at the home of her father, Richard T. Wilson, 511 Fifth avenue. A S e Three Lives Lost by a« Lamp Ewmplosion, BUFFALO, N. Y., July 9.—A fire last night, caused by the explosion of a lamp, destroyed the three-story brick dwelling- house at 189 Elm street, near the corner of Broadway, causing the death of two women and an infant and seriously if not fatally injurine one man. The dead are: Mrs. Jennie Mills, Mrs. Moriana and Mag- gie King. The injured man isa Greek peddler. S —— LATESt SHIPPING INTELLIGENCKE, Movements of Trans-Atlantio stosmers, NEW YORK-— Arrived July 9—Stmr Halle,from Bremen. Sailed July 9—Stmr Normannia. for Hamburg; stmr State of California, for Giasgow. BREMERHAVEN—Arrived out July 9—Stmr Spree. PORTSMOUTH—Arrived out July 9—Stmr Co- lumbia. BREMEN—Arrived out July 9—Sime Boun. ROTTERDAM—Arrived out July 9—Simr Am- sterdam. GENOA—Salled July 9—Stmr Kaiser Wilhelm, for New York. LONDON—Salled July 9—Stmr Mississipp!, for New York. 21-. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 1215"15‘1:""" Established 0 1854 {or the treatmen Siirmarigt usie disease wea 5 bod; ?:nl“fl oé on bodyan Skin Diseases. The ernwl‘:l;u 'he doct otbersfail. Try him. Charges low. BON. Box 1057 San Francins: