The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1896, Page 7

vevene.. JULY 21, 1896 AMUSEMENTS. CALIPORNTA THEATER.—“Carmen.” CoLuMEera THEATER—The Two Escutcheons” MOROSCO'S L1 ¥1a-Houss—Irish Inspiration.” TIVOLI OrErA-HODSE.—“Martha.” ORrEFUM—High-Class Vaudeville. SUTRO BATHs—Bathing and performances. SHOOT THE CHUTES—Daily at Haight street, one block east of the Park. AUCTION SALES. By Cmas. LEVY & Co.—This day (Tuesday), FASTEST VOVAGE MADE THIS YEAR, The Star of France Gets in Ahead of the Overdue Fleet. Forniture at salestoom, 1185 Market street, at 10 o clock. BY SHATNWALD. BUCKBEE & Co.—Thufsday, July 23, Real Estate, at salesroom, 218-220 Mont gomery street. = CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The theaters were well attended last night. The Geary avenue gold mine has petered out. Three of the ministerial clubs held sessions vesterday. The registration figures for yesterday reached 2981, ora total to date of 35,449. uring the fiscal year ending June 30 over $5,500,000 was collected at this port. The Soctety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held its annual meeting yesterdsy. The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg. ment of the lower tribunal in the Painter will case. Frederick H. Holt has a edministration on the $25 Holt. Agnes Fried yesterday sued I. Fried for the g.\«p.\sion of four Spring Valley bonds, worth $5000. lied for letters of estate of Neilie B. The shingles question is again agitating the unions affiliated with the Building Trades Council. There will be a spirited annual election at the San Francisco Produce Exchange this morning. John Geary, a teamster, was crushed to death by an elevator in the Emporium yesterdsy afternoon. Catherine R. Beckwith was yesterday ap- pointed guardian o the $1400 estate of Frank Ryer Beckwith. Ock Wah was arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of being the murderer of Lee Tie at 35 Waverly place. 5 The place of meeting of the Prohibition State Central Committee has been changed from San Jose to San Francisco. The Twenty-eighth Assembly District Repub- lican Club met last night and made indorse- ments for several offices. Emil Fritsch was yesterday appointed ex- ecutor of the will of Louis Schmidt, whose es- tate is valued at $10,000. Anold woman on Geary street escaped be- ing run over by s passing car yesterdsy by falling Into a heap of mortar. The appeal of the San Francisco Grutli Verein against Joseph von Arx has been de- cided in favor of the appellee. The Board of Education will not vermita collection to be made in the public schools in f the Golden Gate Carnival. Compeny E of the First will start out on a marching and camping expedition through Sunta Clara County next month. mpts adopted resolutions last night Rear-Admiral Bearcslee for assisting g-raising on the 9th inst. Stonecutters’ Union will endeavor to tractors ship rough material to this final dressing and finishing. General Carlos Ezeta has prepared a mani- festo in reference to the Jimenez episode of last Tuesday at the Hotel Marechal Niel. The weather prediction for to-day is “cioudy and threatening weather, light south. westerly winds and fog in the morning.” At the quarterly rally of the League of the Cross Cadets of St. Paul's parish last night, Joseph F. Donaldson won the essay contest. J. 8. Kimball of Kimpall, the well-known shipping man, is once more able to be around the water fron: time. Supervisor King admitted at the meeting of the board that he, as chairman of the Hospital ymmittee, had given a fat milk contract to a friend. The Board of Election Commissioners a pointed election officers for the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth and Forty-second districts yes- terday. Peter Maher’s manager says he will wait four days more for Choynski. If he does not get s match he will give an exhibition and then go back East. Josephine H. Wilder, daughter of Joseph E. Taber, deceased, was yesterday appointed ad- mir atrix of his estate, which is valued at about $7000. Over 150 teachers and attaches of the Indian . gchoo's of all the Coast States will meet here during the week beginning August3 to dis- cuss methods. G. A. Donshue and Joseph Twyeth were booked at the City Prison yesterday morning for robl John Smith, an Englishman out of a job, while drunk. Prominent steamship and railroad men met here yesterday to discuss and devise plans to increase the trans-Pacific passenger business to and through this port. William P. and Edward Bullard, as a climax to their war with Joseph A., the elder brother, over & valuable property on Hyde street, will bring a sult in ejectment to-day. Albert Johnson, employed in McGilvary’s stoneyard, on Second and King streets, was se ly injured yesterday morning by s ling on top of him. The annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Gas Association will be_held at 10 o'clock this forenoon at the San_Francisco Gas Company’s e, on First and Natoma streets. local Populists have erected a big tent mpeign operations, on the corner of Lar- d Market streets. Secretary Gillespie res for & straight ticket and no fusion. W.F. Leman, 3435 Sixteenth street, while ng his bicycle acrpss the track at Sixth and ard streeis yesterday was struck by a cable 1, but was fortunately not seriously injured. Impressive memorial services in honor of the lavonion dead who fell &% the battle of issa, in 1866, were held in the Church of Notre Dame des Victoires yesterday morning. Maurice Rosenthal yesterday filed a suit ask- ine for a dissolntion of the firm of M. Scheyer & Co. and the eppointment of a recelver. He laims Scheyer overdrew his account about §75,000. The British ship Star of France, which ar- rived yesterday, made the fastest trip of the year {rom London. Over a dozen vessels are behind ber and on some of them reinsurance has been paid. M. J. Kelly, wood and coal dealer on Second svenue and Clement street, swore to a com- plaint 1n Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday charging Edwara McLellan, one of his em- ployes, with embezzling $40. The Grand Jury will meet this afternoon, and steps may be taken to cali agents of local corporations to ascertain if corrupt influences ‘were used 1o secure reduction on certain ns- sessments in the Board of Supervisors. Ransom Ellenwood, the ex-convict, who vic- timized & large number of hotels and board- ing-houses by passing worthless checks, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Campbell in $300G bonds. The Board of Supervisors concluded their session asa Beard of Equalization ye-terday v reducing tbe assessments of a number of large corporations and denying the applica- tions for reductions made by various local banks. The State Development Committee is can- vassing the City 'o procure {unds for the ng and distribution of thousands of maps ifornia, with enlarged maps of San Fran- for distribution in the East as an adver. tisement. Superintendent of Schools Babcock hasad- dressed a circular letter to County Boards of Educa'jion demanding to know the reason why they do mnot grant teachers’ certificates to rs of the San Francisco Normal School dipiomas. Captain La Verge has succeeded Captain Buckman and Chief Engineer Samson takes the place of Chief Engineer Smith on the whal-back City of Everett. J. Jerome also suc- ceeds Captain James F.Chapman as the gen- eral agent. On and afrer August 1 the Southern Pacific will put in force the system of "dllcignne by record’" It is designed toimprove the char- acter of individual service on the part of em- lrlons by diseiplining them without involving ny loss'of time or wages. 1n order to break the monopely now enjoiad by the Pacific Mail and Occidental steamship companies strenuous efforts are betng made by the local commercial bodies to have the Nippen Yusen Kaisha, the grest Japanese steamshi company, establish & line of steamers to th port. The executive committee of the forthcoming Carnival of the Golden Gate has districted the City, and to-day will canvass some of the lead- g merchants for subscriptions. Miss Maxine Eiliott will to-day auction off seats for the Car- nival benefit at the Columbia Wednesday. 8. H. Friedlander was appointed Carnival direc- tor, and several minor made. cl ment were He has been sick for a long | REINSURANCE WAS PAID Change in the Agent and Offi- cers of the Whaleback City of Everett. CAPTAIN BUCENAM RETIRES. H: Will Return to the Great Lakes and Take Command of a Vessel There. The first smart voyage of the season was completed yesterday. The British ship Star of France made the run from London to San Francisco 1n 113 days, thus keeping up her record, which is a remarkably good one. In 1883 the Star of France made the trip in 110 days, in 1895 in 114 days and yester- day she completed her third voyage to this port in 113 days. In 1833 Captain Ulyatt was here in the Star of Krance as second officer. Vessels that are now a long way behind the Star of France are the City of Phila- delphia and Santa Clara from New York, They are out 170 and 157 days respectively, and heavy reinsurance has been paid on them. The general impression is that the vessels collided off the Horn and went down with all bands. News from the British ship St. Enoch to the Merchants’ Exchange is to the effect that she wasin company with the American ship Santa Clara and that on April 22 she passed the Gowanbank ashore near Port Stanley with every appearance of having been in colli- sion. If all three vessels came together off the Horn then two of them have gone down. Other overdue vessels on which reinsur- ance have been paid are the Undaunted, now out 181 days from Philadelphia; Ce- darbank, 186 days from Antwerp; Killmal- lie, 152 days from Antwerp; F. 8. Ciampa, 154 days from Cardiff, and Cambusken- neth, 180 days from Hamburg. All these vessels have made unusually long passages, but then the weather has been against them from the start and it would not be at all surprising to find that many of the captains have got tired of doubling the Horn and have made ihe longer run to Frisco via the Cape of Good ope. Of other overdue vessels the Blackbraes 1s now out 182 days from Liverpool. She was in collision in the English Channel and had to put back. Later she canght | fire and vad to put into Monteyideo. The | Jordanhill, also from Liverpool, 1s now out 179 days, but no anxiaty is felt about her. In connection with the Star of France's run from London, the Ravenscourt is now out 160 days, the Brenda 158 days and the Sokoto 115 days. All three vessels have been spoken on several occasions, so it is simpiy a question of light winds and calms that is keeping them back. Captain Ulyatt of the Star of France re- ports that from June 14 to 30 he was in company with the American ship A.G. Ropes, now out 115 days from New York. Captain Rivers paid Captain Ulyatt a visit in midocean and they had a “‘good time.” When they finally parted company the American ship had the wind, and signaled the Star of ¥rance, “‘Please report me in San Francisco as all well.” Captain Ul- yatt has made his report, but Captain Rivers never expected that the matter would end that way. Probably the Ropes has been caught in one of the prevailing calms, and is now within a hundred miles of San Francigco. “Three weeks ago we were within 700 miles of San Francisco,”” said Captain Ulyatt yesterday. ‘‘We had no favorable wind, however, and there we had to lie. It we had a fair wind we could have made the trip in ninety-nine days, but the fates were against us. We crossed the equator eighty-four days out and I thought we were going to break the record, but then I have no kick coming considering the number of vessels that are behind me.” Captain Ulyatt is one of the youngest masters in port and he has a lot of young officers with him. The first officer is Charles Camaron and the second officer Charles Clayion. They are all Belfast boys and have been brought up in the “Star” line. J. 8. Kimball, owner of many steam schooners and lumber vessels, returned from Skaggs Springs yesterday. He has been a very sick man, but has so far re- covered as to be able to return to business. George Fogel, the well-known water- front clothier, bas returned from a three weeks’ visit to Harbin Sprinks. ~ He has become a convert to the ‘‘bike” craze and the day before leaving for home covered fifty-five miles over a mountain- ous road, He won a new suit on tue effort and wore it yesterday on the front. There is a change on the City of Everett, not only in the agents but in the officers. J. Jerome, manager of the Saginaw Steel Steamship Company, will in future con- trol the movements of the whaleback and Captain La Verge will relieve Captain Bucknam, while Chief Engineer Samson will take the place of Chief Engineer Smith. All the other officers will remain and the City of Everett will continue to carry coal from Nanaimo, B. C., for John Rosenfeld’s Sons. Captain Bucknam has been on the whaleback ever since she was launched and has made an enviable record. During his command there has never been an accident and the vessel has always made time. He will go East to assume command of a steamer on the iakes. Captain La Verge was formerly master of the whaleback Joseph L. Colby, which ran on the lakes for a while; was then transferred to the Atlantic, and then back to the lakes again. Heisanold and ex- perienced master. The City of Everett is owned by the American Steel Barge Com- pany of New York. e im” Goodchild, chief steward of the Pacific Mail Company’s steamer China, 1s | going to quit uenmboninfi He is one of | the most popular men in his line, and in consequence has received many flattering ofters. Ox his last trip he was tendered the management of the Hongkong Hotel, and at once ucoe})ud it. He will go out on the next trip of the steamer as a pas- senger, and wiil take up his new duties on the arrival of the China at Hongkong. The vacancy caused by his resignation has not yet been filled. The steam schooner Alice Blanchard brought down 800 sheep from Portland yesterday. From stem to stern nothing could be seen but wool, and the passen- gers were compelled to walk on an impro- vised platform in order to move around. The sheep will be turned into mutton forthwith. e Escaped by Falling. An old woman had & very narrow esca @om serious results on Geary street & few days ago. A contractor, with characteristic disre- gard for the comfort orsafety of pedestrians, hulgemmed the sidewalk in front of two naw. buildings on Geary street, between Leaven- ‘worth and Hyde, t0 remain bloekaded by rub- in the manage- | bish and building material. g Persons )-utn% along on thst side of the THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1896. way are forced to take the middle of the street. This was the case with old woman who was hemmed in between heaps of mortar by & passing Geary-street car, and saved her- into the com- until the car poiled garment. self from accident by fllling pound, where she remaines passed. She escaped wit END OF AN OLD SUIT. The Supreme Court Afiirms the Deci- sion of the Lower Tribunal in the Painter Will Case. The Painter will case, which has ganged its winding gait for about ten vears in and out of the various courts, has at last been settled, so far as the Supreme Court is concerned. The property involved is ex- tensive and valuable, including the Painter Type Foundry on Clay street, a business location at the southwest corner of Washington and Sansome streets, be- sides certain machinery, type and fixtures. J. Milton Painter, a brother of Jerome B. Painter, the testator, has sued the ex- ecutors of the estate for permission to sell the real estate occupied by the type foundry in order to settle certain claims with the proceeds. These claims, accord- ing to the plaintiif’s statement, were in- curred by the deceased by way of a per- | sonal ebt to the irm of which he' was a member. The widow and children de- nied this averment, and on the case being tried the issues of ract were found to be in favor of their contention. Judgment was «&iven for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appealed. The Supreme Court decided that as the | appeal had not been taken within sixty days after the rendition of judgment it | could not consider the evidence. No error was found in the judgment of the Jower tribunal, which 'was exhaustively re- viewed by Justice McFarland, and with the concurrence of Justices Henshaw and Temple its judgment was affirmed. e McKinley Republican League. The McKinley Republican League will hold its initial meeting this evemn%m the rooms of the Union League, Palace Hotel. Special business of interes: is expected. CADETS QUARTERLY RALLY The Essay Contest at St. Paul’s Won by Joseph F. Donaldson. A Literary and Musical Programme -Which Delighted a Large Audience. The quarterly rally of the League of the Cross Cadets of 8t. Paul’s parish was held last evening in St. Paul's Church at Twenty-ninth and Church streets. Brief opening remarks were made by Chairman J. McCormick and one of the largest and finest andiences that ever assembled in the lecture-room of St. Paul’s enjoyed the following programme: Piano solo, Miss Kate Rottigan; vocal solo, “Sing, Pretty Birds, to Me,” Miss Etta Kentzall; essay, “Wnat Drunkenness Costs,” Joseph F. Donaldson, secretary of the junior branch of the League of the Cross Cadets or St. Paul's; cornet solo, John A. Kennedy; recitation, “William Tell,” Henry R. Brow “America,” by the sudience; essay, t Drunkenness Costs,” Private Harry Allen, Company K, League of the Cross Cadeis: piano solo, Dr. Louis P. Ovideo; ‘chorus, “The Tor- }do and the Whale,” Young Men’s Choral ciety of St. Paul's; recitation, “The Angel Guardian,” litile Miss Camille Brouiliard; Highland fling, Miss Annie McNeil. There was also an address by Rev. Philip O'Ryan, who said that St. Paul’s had the most active League of the Cross corps in the City. Other addresses were made by | Rev. William O’Grady of St Paul's and Thomas H. Fallon. The closing hymn was *‘Te Deum.”” The young men who delivered the essays on “What Drunkenness Costs” competed for the honor of repreunfinf the parish in the district essay contest of the first dis- trict, eomprising St. Paul’s, 8t. Peter's and St. James’ rlrilhes. to be held in Mission Parlor Hall, at Seventeenth and Valencia streets, at 2 o'clock next Sunday after- noon, for a silver medal. The judges last evening, Miss Mary Busted, Miss Annie Whiteside and M. L. Downey, decided in favor of Joseph F. Donaidson. The winners in the district contests will gomgeu_ Sunday evening, in the Mechan- ics’ Pavilion, for the diamond medal of- fered by Most Right Rev. Archbishop Riordan. —————— DID HE STEAL TEE BONDS? I Fried Charged With Fraudulently and Clandestinely Obtaining Securities. Agnes Fried, administratrix of the estate of Harris Fried, has entered suit against 1, Fried for the recovery of four bonds ot the Spring Valley Water Works, valued at 1t isalleged in the complaint that the defendant is about to be arrested and that he, about the time of the death of Harris ¥ried, “anlawfully, fraudulently, secretly and clandestinely” came into possession of the bonds without the knowledge or consent of the plaintiff. Itis averred that he embezzled, alienated and converted to his own use the bonds which were the property of the deceased, and that he has since, while under oath and testifs i a lawsuit, perjiured himselt b that he bas not and never had possession of th: bonds, while plaintiff knew he had and has. The Woerner Will. Gustave Woerner, Fritz Woerner and David ‘Woerner Jr. were yesterday appointed execu- tors of the will of David Woerner, who owned and conducted the cooperage busii Four- teenth and Harrison streets. it e e Robert Acton’s Will, : The willof Robert Acton was yesterday ad- mitted to probate. Acton left Ppropert: at $9200. Catherine Acton ters of administration on m'flz?l"’x LoANS Harris', 16 Grant avenue. hi i S A st o i WITH PLAYERS AT THE THEATERS Frawley's Company Pre- sents “Two Escutcheons” at the Columbia. “CARMEN” YET DRAWING Signor Biondi, the Marvelous, in Opera and Rapid Changes at the Orpheum. PRETTY MIGNON AT THE TIVOLI } Emmett Sheridan a Favorite at the Grand Opera-House—The N.xt Season at the Baldwin. The old favorite comedy, “The Two Escutcbeons,” was given by the Frawley Company at the Columbia Theater last evening to a full and fashionable house. it was the first of Miss Maxine Elliott's last week, or nalf week, prior to her de- parture for Australia, and the many friends of this talented actress made up a large audience. In “The Two Escutcheons” she wasa young American widow traveling in Ger- many who captures a Captain von Vinct, a gentleman of more leisure than money. She, however, puts him on a more credit- able financial footing before she becomes Mrs. von Vinct. Harry Carson Clarke as Thomas Foster, a rich porkist from Chicago, and his daughter Mary (Miss Gertrude Elliott), were excellent types of the true Western- ers among the German aristocrats. Ty- rone Power as Baron von Wettengen, with pride in his ancestors, was perfect in his horror and contempt for the pork-packer, whose daughter was espoused by his son, and their quarrels were most amusing. Miss Maxine Elliott will appear to-night and to-morrow evening. Wednesday after- noon “London Assurance” will be given by the Frawley company for the benefit of the Carnival of the Golden Gate. The Oslifornia Theater. To have seen Rose Coghlan in Peg Woffing- ton was & pleasure, to see her in “‘Carmen’ is a delight that will linger long, for her act- ing of the part of the heartless coquette s as artistic as it is perfect. The merit of this production, in which Miss Coghlan is sup- ported by Frederick Warde and the Stockwell com@lny, was such that the management of the Californ forcea to continue it an- other week, so great was the demand. That this demand was genuine was proved by the large audicnce last night. The most charming scene is in the second act, where a bit of real- iem from Spanish life is presented, inclndlns types of men and women, music, soft an: sweet, rendered on guitar and mandolin, and dances. The Grand Opera House. Emmett Sheridan, the popular Irish come- dian, made his reappearance at the Opera House last evening. He was greeted by a full house. He appeared in the character of Con Reilly in Howard P. Taylor's comedy-drama, “Irish Inspiration,” whichisthoroughly Irish— sensational in parts and humorous in others. There are in this play villainy, treachery, pretty love scenes, an abduction, false sccusation and triumph of love, virtue and integrity over the arch conspirator and his confederate, and just punishment for their many crimes, Last night was the first production in this City of this play. It has had a very successful run East and in London, and if the enthusiasm with which it was received is to be taken as an index it will run here into & second week. The play is staged with beautiful scenery, the most natural peing 8 wood scene in the first act witn a cascade of real water, the effect being heightened by changing 1ights, As Con {ullly Mr. Sheridan presented a rol- licking Irish lad, true as steel and ever reaay to serve in the cause of right and justice. The character calls for songs of the Emerald Isle, which he gives with good effect, and in render- ing “The Songs That My Mother Sang to Me'’ he enthused the audience to such lBl.kch that he was forced to repeat five times. isy Gro- gan, a child actress, made quite a hitin the character of Elly. Fred J. Butler was “at home” in the character of Squire Fox, the gen- tlemanly villain, and the other characters were susiained by Eugene Moore, Julia Blanc and other members of the troupe. Several of the works of the scenic artist were loudly ap- plauded when shown. The Orpheum. Tnere is not & single turn at the Orpheum that is not worth the price of admission. The public has come to understand this fagt, and lest night, instead of the seats going begging, hundreds of people lined up along the wall and blocked the aisles in their eagerness to see and hear as good vaudeville as has ever been produced here. Two new features, Ross Snow and Burk Clark, and Biondi, were presented in addition 16 the bill that proyved so attractive last week. Snow and Clark, in their ue musicai turn, were seen here many months ago, but Halet nnat e, et SRR table las as en the) ‘,’.?‘.’g? thelr first obeisance to the California p‘anofi will be remembered as the man who lays the trombone, no matter which end of it ¢ uses as & mouthpiece, or whether he sits on the top of a ladder or falls from his high posi- tion, He tumbled twenty feet 1ast night and landed upon his feet without losing a note, The greatest feature of the evening was the Italian opera by Siondi. Not another person e T ot 8 logue, an 0’ costu: hn'::.hln Unfortunate di's great merit is not sppreciated as it should be. Hg is an Jtalisn, WACw * The British Ship Star of France That Has Just Completed a Smart Passage of 113 Days From London, Eng. More Than a Dozen Vessels From Eastern a.d European Ports Are Behind Her and Several Are Considered Overdue. with little or no command of the English lan guag: Hence, all his dialogue, which must called so from the diversity of characters and intonations he iives. is not ‘tully appre- ciated. But the people very soon appreciated his rapid changes. The Tivoll, Last evening ushered in the third week of the grand-opera season at the Tivoli. The audito- rium was packed in all parts and the perform- ance was received with great enthusiasm. Ambroise Thomas’ pretty opera, “Mignon,” constituted the programme. 1t was splendidly surg and acted. In the name Fm Nina Bertini Humphreys achieved & veritible triumph, and was also very picturesque in appearance. Mme. Natali ‘was also & great success, and her solo in the third act provoked an encore that had to be complied with. ‘Anna Russeil made a pretty figure. She “nf nicely. Fernando Michelena made a capital Wilhet: He was handsome in appear- ance, graceful and, when required, passionate in action. He sang throughout like a true artist, and proved himself to be one of the best tenors that has appeared in this City. Spectal mention must be made of Signor Abramoff, who as the minstrel Lothario %reluy distinguished himself. He acted with ne dra ic power and sang with passion. Laer found a r exponent in Richard Karl, and William H. Tooker, who appeared only in the first act, rendered his difficult “‘bit"” of music in a menner that proved him 10 be an artist of great promise, The remain- ing parts were capably rendered. Gustave Hinrichs and the Tivoli orchestra were among the most conspicuous features of a very excellent performance. To-night “Martha” will be presens Batdwin Theater. Next Monday the Baldwin’s season will open with “Bohemia,” to be presented by Charles Frohman’s Empire Theater Company. This comedy by Clyde Fitch will be followed by “The Benefit of the Doubt” and “The Mas- queraders.” The Casino. The new bill in the Casino at the Chutes went very well yesterday afternoon and last evening. The new people are Ryder and Conlon, grotesque acrobutic performers, aad Al Hazard, s ventriloguist quite out of {he ordinary kind. Virginia Aragon, the wire walker, and the Marlo-Dunham family are as opular as ever, ' Two performances are given Gally, one at 2:30 and one at 8:30. e THE CHILDREN'S NICKELS A Proposition of tfie Carnival Committee That Will Not Be Adopted. The School Department Rules Pro- hibit the Collection of Contribu- tions From Pupils. The Golden Gate Carnival committee has under consideration a proposition to have the school children of this City, when the schools open on the first Mon- day in August, ballot for a Queen of the Schools, the children to pay 5 cents for each ballot. 1in this matter the committee will run agoinst a snag in the shape of a rule of the Board of Education, which reads as fol- lows: SEC. 109. Teachers are prohibited from col- lecting “i contributions from pupils for any purpose whatever, unle pplication for per- mission to do so be first made to the commit- tee on rules,who may grant or deny the re- quest or refer it to the board. “No one,” said Assistant Secretary ‘Wade of the Board of Education yester- day, ‘has asked for permission to raiseja contribution in the schools by means of ballcts at 5 centseach, and if it were asked it is pretty safe to say it would be refused. The teachers would not be allowed to make such a collection, and it is not likely that the board would grant that permis- sion to persons outside of the depart- ment.” T for one,” said School Director Mur- dock, “am opposed to any such propo- sition. There are any number of people who want to use the School Department for such purposes, but the board is against such schemes. To grant permission for the purpose of raising funds for the car- nival would set a precedent that wouid cause any amount of trouble and dissatis- faction, and to avoid this the proper thing is to deny all requests.”’ Henry I. Fisher of the carnival com- mittee stated that the suggestion to bal- lot for a queen of the School Department came from school children, and he thought it would prove quite a success, but when he was informed that no suchaction could be taken without permission of the Board of Education, and that it was very doubt- ful if It would be granted, he diplomati- cally added, ‘‘Mind you, that was only a sugeestion, and of course if it be in vio- lation of the rules of the board the com- mittee will not act upon it.” SHORT WINE CROP. The Indications Are Now That the Output Will Be Decreased Fifty - Per Cent. Chief Deputy Loupe returned from Fresno yesterday, where he has been for three or four days inspecting the distil- leries at that point and incidentally cast- ing an observant eye over the propable wine output for the present year. “I am of the opinion that there will not be much over two milllon gallons of sweet ‘wine made this season. Last year the out- put was 4,200,000 gallons, but I expect a decrease of at least 50 per cent. The dry wine crop is equally short, so it is probable that winemakers will receive a much bet- ter price for their goods. “They are preparing to erect five new distilleries in Fresno, one of which will have a capacity of 5000 gallons of brandy a day. Tenney & Co. will put up a Qistil- lery particularly adapted to prunes and apricots. Heretofore it has been the cus- tom to destroy the peelings and such fruit as was too soft to be canned, the expenses incident to such a process being considera- ble. Now the peelings and soft fruit in- stead of being an expense will be a source of revenue. I consider that the outlook for business during the next year is most flattering.”” Horrr's Schvol for Boys, Burlingame. Sixth ¥gar begins Aug. 4. Ira G. Hoitt, Ph.D,, Master* HOW UNCLE SAM'S INCOME COMES IN Official Figures for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30. GOOD SHOWING MADE. The Receipts Are Fqual to Those of Any Previous Twelve Months. AMOUNT OF SUGAR IMPORTED. Total Duty Co!lected Foots Up Nearly Five and a Half Miliion Dollars. The business of the Federal Government at the port of 8an Francisco for the fiscal year ending June 30 was considerably in excess of that of the previous year. Coi- lector Wise and those under him fingered over $5,500,000, and in addition to this bandled ¢oods to the value of nearly $50,000,000. Whale the total receipts were about $1000 short of 1895, the duty paid more than overbalanced this loss. The combined re- ceipts at the port for the fiscal year were as follows: Duty paid. .$5.447,766 67 Tounage tax. 43,305 §5 Fines, penalties, 6.064 14 Storage, labor, cartag 542 10 Ofticial fees.. 7,630 84 Misceilaneou: 21,387 76 Totaloiussi it ook 85,526,635 34 Of this sum $254,839 68 was returned in the shape of drawbacks. The exports, do- mestic and foreign, of merchandise and treasure, are considerably in excess of that of the previous year. The recora is as follows: Domestic—Merchandise, $31,127,- 452; treasure, $7,326,597; total, $38,454,049. Foreign—Merchandise, $465,904; ireasure, $6,291,476; total, $6,757,380. The sugar imported probably furnished the greatest part of the five and a half million dollars of duty collected. The total number of pounds imvorted was 822,330,173, valued at $40,422314. The :eclord for the fiscal year by months is as ollows: Free, Dutiable, MoONTH. pounds. 1 pounds. | Value. 82,602,153 3,028,459 42,4 9 49,676, 39‘ 8,71 44,543,191| 4,056.963 42,306,783| 4,350,817 Totals...... | 286,659,622 (35,770,601 | $40,422,514 The number of vessels entered and cleared from foreign and domestic ports and entries of merchandise subject to and free of duty, together with the vessels licensed, will be seen below : Vessels entered from foreign ports, 883; ves- sels cleared for foreign ports, 838; vessels en- tered from domestic ports, 222; vessels cleared for domestic ports, 557; entries of merchan- dise for duty, 10.628; entries of merchandise free of duty, 5048; entries for warehouse, 1713; licenses for colstinslrnd(:, 636; licenses for vessels under 20 tons, 73. To handle this amount of business there were 256 men, drawing in salaries of $228 - 629 67. Other expenses run the total out- put of the Collector’s office $358,869 98. Of the 256 employes in the customs ser- vice 36 are to be found in the Appraiser’s office, 203 coming directly under the eye of the Collector. LEE TIE'S MURDER. Ock Wah Arrested on Suspicion of Firing the Fatal Shot. The Chinese who is suspected of murder- ing Lee Tie, the clam-dealer, in the hall- way of 35 Waverly place early yesterday morning, was arrested by Sergeant Helms and posse a few hours later on Pacific street. He goes by the name of Ock Wah. He is confined in the ‘‘tanks’ at the City Prison pending further investigation. One of the Chin-se who saw the shoot- ing positively identified Ock Wah as the murderer. Policemen Long and Haskell visited his rooms yesterday and found other convincing testimony. When ar- rested a loaded revolver was found upon him and in his room shells exactly like the ones mnsed to Kkill Lee Tie and corre- sponding to those in the revolver were discovered. The police are inclined to believe that B UL S NEW TO-DAY. There are a dozen differ~ ent kinds—of tea in this country as good as Scki/- ling's Best—would be as good if they were roasted in America. These dozen different good teas come from China, India, and Ceylon—none from Japan that we know of—and they all cost more than Schz/- ling's Best. Cost more, but are not so fresh; and freshness is one of the chiefest charms of tea—as freshness is the charm of coffee (did you._ ever hear of coffee roasted in Java?). We have, right here in San Francisco, the only tea-roasting machines in the United States, and Schilling's Best is voasted in them. Your money back if you don’tlike Sc/ulling's Best— at grocer’s. A Schilling & Company e SnFn’E:g-e. 5 the hair. Luxuriant tresses are far more to the matron than to the maid whose casket of charms is yet unrifled by time. Beautiful women will be glad to be reminded that falling or fading hair is unknown to those who use Ayer’s Hair Vigor. the shooting grew out of a quarrel about s woman. Ock Wah was booked last night on the charge of murder. ————— Socialists Organizing. There wss & goodly guthering of soclalists at 1159 Mission street last night and the Thirty: first Assembly District Club of the Soeialist Labor party was organized. H.Bernard was selected as oheirman J. Ford, recordin; secretury; M. Spaeny, cial secretary, an: D.R. Luige, delegate to the county convention, The ciub will meet every week. Next Sunday the Third Assembly District clubs of Socialists now organized will meet at 115 Turk street te discuss the political situation and arrange for the formation of clubs in nearly every distrief in the City. —_——————— The Kennedy Divorce Case. Judge Hebbard yesterdey granted Hattie E. Kennedy $50 per month alimony, pending trial of the suit for divorce which she has en. tered against Albert W, Kennedy, the lumber dealer. * An additional ‘$50 for éxpenses was orderea paid before Jul, . . Kennedy 1s charged with all sorts of marital shortcomings. His wife claims he has been guilty of numerous acts of infidelity and cruelty and asks for divorce, alimony and the custody of their minor child. —_————— Sued the Emporium Company. George M. Rogers has sued the Emporium Company for $25,000 damages for breach of contract. On june 8, 1896, a contract was made between the parties to the suit, by the terms of which Rogers was to carry on & hard. ware business in the store of the defendants, but which contract, Rogers claims, the Em- porium Company declines to keep. —————— The Divorce Court. Judge Dangerfield yesterday granted a di- vorce to Lillian Belle Walsh from James J. Walsh on the ground of desertion. The cus tody of the minor child was awarded to the plaintiff. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. Aebnbio Shalte, FPRICDLANDER GOTTLOD & Co- 1£3525 A%D MAAGERS -~ ARE THE YOUu FORTUNATE ONE OF ONES ‘Who Got a Seat Last Night? It Not, Remember, ‘There Are Byt Two More Performances of “THE TWO ESCUTCHEONS” So Charmiugly Preseat-c by the FRAWLEY COMPANY ! MISS MAXINE ELLIOTT'S “Farewell.” SPECIAI.! To-morrow (Wednesday) Afternoon, “LONDON ASSURANCE” For the Benefit of the CARNIVAL OF THE GOLDEN GATE. Thursday and During the Week, Reappearance of MARGARET CRAVEN, ¢An Vuida’s Famous Dramatization, MOTHES!" AL HAYMAN & CO.’S THEATERS. TO-NIGHT and all this week, with Reg- ular Matinee ~at'day and &~ Extra, Pro- fessional Matinee IA Thursday, July 28. MEN P Stockwell Co. of Players and MISS COGHLAN,——MR. WARDE, The Big Hit of the Year! Artistic, Beautiful, Last performance of “Carmen’” Sunday night. Monday. July 27—Exquisite Shakespearean pro- duction _ “MERCHANT OF VENICE’—3Mr, ‘Warde, Shylock: Miss Coghlan, Portia. AT THE CALIFoRN [ Grand Reopening AT THE Monday, July 27— Charies ' Frohman’s EMPIRE THEA- TER CO. of N. Y. — . —. .. . presenting Clyde Fitch's play “Bohemia.” Seats ready Thursday. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MEs. EENESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Managss Season of Ifalian arfl;lglish Grand Opera Under the Direction of MR, GUSTAV HINRICHS. —THIS EVENING— Also Saturday Evening, Flotow’s Favorite Opers, “MARTEIA.? ‘Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Evenings, Ambroise Thomas' Romantic Opera, “MIGNON.” Thursday Evening, 25th Anniversary Gustay Hinrichs' Directorship—SPECIAL BILL— ‘T PAGLIACCI? Orchestral Selections from “HANSEL AND GRETEL.” Popular Prices—25¢c and SOc. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manages THIS EVENING AT EIGHT, Retarn Star Engagement of the Popular Comedian —EMMETT SHERIDAN— In Howard P. Taylor's Latest Success, “IRISH INSPIRATIONI”* A Picturesque Story of the Emerald Isle. Evening Prices—25¢ and 50c. Family « ircl» and Gallery, 10¢c. Usual Vatinees Saturday and Sunday: Ty O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell. Week Commencing Monday, July 20. A Tremendous Hit Last Night ! BIONDI !— BIONDI! THE TALK OF THE TOWN TO-DAY. Snow & Clark, Washburne Sisters, Vadis Sisters. Reserved Seats, 256¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera Chairy and Box Seats. 50c. THE CHUTES, CASIN O! And Greatest Scenic Railway on Earth! EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Great Success of Our New Bill! RYDER and CONLON, Acrobats Grotesque. AL HAZARD, the Wor'd’s Premier Ventriloquiss, MISS VIOLA SHELDON, Soprano. VIRGINIA ARAGON, Quesn of Wire Walkers, and the Marvelous MARLO-DUNHAM FAMILY. ADMISSION 10 CENTS. Children, inciuding Merry-Go-Round Ride, 5 cents. Sutre Baths, AND PLEASURE GROUNDS, Open Daily from 7 A. M. Until 11 B.a8 \x