The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 8, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 1896. .OCTOBER 8, 1896 THURSDAY... AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA THEATER—“Trilby.” Barpwr~ THEATER —“The Prisoner of Zenda." Morosco's OPERA-HoUSE—"The Big Bonanza.” Trvort OPERA HOUSE. —«Satanella.’ ORPHEUM—Higi-Class Vandevilla. 43 ca7 AR THEATER.—* Married Lite.” SUTRO BATHS—Bathing and performancas. Smoor THE CHUTES—Daily at Haight street, one block east of the Park. AUCTION :ALES. RuGs—This day (Thursday), at 119 Montgomery strect, at 11 o. M. and 2 P. M. Ey S. BascH—This day (7hursday), Furniture, at 319-321 Sutter street at 10:30 o'clock. Ey FASTON & ELDRIDGE.—Saturday,October 10, Real Santa Clara Co., Fstate, at Murphy's Station, o’clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. An afternoon high tea was given at the fair of the Youths’ Directory. A meeting of the Woman's State Central Eepubliean Club was held last evening. A jury was yesterday impaneled to try James Kelly for the murder of Joseph E. Quinn. he Colored McKiniey American Club held an enchusiastic meeting &t California Hall last night. The first annual parade of the Police Depart- ment will take pluce this aflernoon at o'clock. ten’s Non-Partisan League was n Pines Hall, Alcazar building, last evening. The Board of Education may hold out a por- tion of the teachers’ pay to keep within the na officers of the Council of the Portu- guese Union, in session s Pleasanton, were elected yesterday. William Dalton of Circle City says the new at Deadwood Guich are averaging $50 ¥ to each man. The Election Commissioners were petitioned yesterday to have only taxpayers appointed e election boards. ursday morning, followed by gen- dy during the day.—Local Forecast ger was yesterday granted a divorce Byron Krieger, a Market-street milliner, n the ground of cruelty. Charles Reissing, a grocer, yesterday filed a petition in insoivency. F and has assets valued Colonel Albert E, Castle has received news that Walter M. Castle, who was arrested in Londou, will be released to-day. The Sunset Manuiacturing Company, 8 cor- poration, yesterday spplied to the Superior Court for an order of dissolutton. Leland Stanford Camp No. 2 of the Army and Navy Republican League held & well-attended meeting last night at 26 O'Farrell street. undred and se e peddlers were ense and Orcer horeman, stabbed his er, Sadie Brown, last evening, and d on'a charge of assault with a deadly smallest lot In the heart of this City is vacant on Halleck street, and its owner, W. M. Newhsll, is trying to find to what-use he can pat it. Jonathen Curtis was yesterday granted a divorce from Josephine P. Curtis, who is & ghter of & member of the firm of Payot, nam & Co. Rev. J. N. Beard, recently appointed { Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, ndered a reception last night in the rch parlors. ingenious attempt of three burglars to ¢ their escape from the City Prison during de tc-day was accidentally dis- sterday. ilver whoop-up was held last night in fopolitan Hall. Governor Budd presided, nd the meeting was addressed by James H. Ty and W. W. Foote. The case of Ferdinand E. Parker, bookkeeper, charged by Margaret Bryant with betrayal under promise of marriage, was dismissed by Judge Conlan yesterday. H. J. Gailagher, the undertaker, is suffering from severe neryous prostration, the resuit of ashock recelved at the time of the collapse of the Fifth-street building. S. Nathan, a jeweler on Clay street, was ar- 1 yesterday morning on the charge of as- sault with s deadly weapon upon Morris Lubeck, 918 Bush street. The inaugural handicap to be decided the opening dey of the California Jockey Club's initial race meet at Berkeley closed yesterday with twenty-three entries. George W. Monteith, Populist candidate in the First District, is being besieged with letters ple’s party voters asking him to de- ator and Wardall. ntal and Oriental Company’s ed from the Orient yesterday with off aboard. She also brought a luable cargo ot tea and silks. The schoouer Lena L, that left here ona ling cruise, left Alaska before the Prosper n her way home. The Prosper is in, but the & L has not been heard from. A.Y. Ia Moffe of Sonoma i8 here after putting ver 350,000 trout and other iry in Sonoma County streams. He leaves this morning with 100,000 more for Sonoma County. Tom Sharkey, the sailor pugilist, arrived last evening from the East, and i8 now waiting for that important letter which Corbeitad- dressed to J. J. Groom a few days ago. Captain Beabury of the China says the new Jepanese steamship company has inaugurated lines to Bombay, Australia and Engiand, snd has bought twelve new vessels in London. P. Bostrom, 19 years of age, & messboy on the steamer Walia Walia, shot himself in the head in his father's house, 626 Lombard street, last night, because his sweetheart had Jilted 'him. Officials of the San Francisco and San Joa- quin Valley Rallway returned yesterday from ‘resno, and declare they were completely sur- prised at the tremendous reception given them in the valley. A certificate of deposit with the Bank of California in the name of G. F. Schmeizer, 114 Montgomery avenue, who disappeared in March last, was found on the avenue yesterday by Policeman Freel. There will be a home product convention, composed of the leading business men and bodies of this City, beld on the 29th iust., un- der the auspices of the Mauufacturers’ and Producers’ Association. William P. Coleman of 5t. Louis, chairman of the Kiamath Reservation Commission, is epending & few days in this City with’ his brothers and Major Hammond prior to his de- parture for the reservation. Joseoh L Dimond, Democratic-Populist can- didate for Mayor, declares that he will uot retire from the field even if hisrival, James D. Phelan, desires him to do soin the interest of Democratic party harmony. The Russian steamer Kotik arrived from Petropaulovsky yesterday with the most valu- able cargo of furs that ever came into this port. She has ermine skins aboard that are worth their weight in greenbacks. Ambrose McCauley, the man who traveled from King City, Fresno County, with a shot- gun and gave himseif up at ihe City Prison Tuesday nignt, was taken before the Insanity Commissioners yesterday and sent to Ukiah Asylum. Prince M. Hilkoff, the Russian Commissioner of Weys and Communieations, arrived here in the Belgic vesterday to study the railroads of the United States and Europe. His son, Prince Hilkoff, just out of college, and two others are with him. The San Francisco Association of improve- ment elubs last night denounced the proposed first amendment to the constitution, and listened to an address on the benefits of the late Meehanics’ Fair by the secretary of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association. Garret McEnerney has filed an application for a writ of mandate in the Supreme Court, e effect of which would be to shut the nal Democraticelectors out. He has aiso ssked that the Democratic and Populist elec- tors be put on the ticket under one designa- tion, Manager Bouvier says that with the opening of the CaliforniaTheater the crusade againstthe wearing of the “pieture hat” will be inaugu- rated there along the lines adopted so suc- cessfully at the Baldwin. The management is recelving congratulations by mail and by wire upon the success of their efforts. The Supreme Court yesterday heard argu- ments concerning an application for a writ of mandate to compel the County Clerk of Stanis- lnus County to accept and file the certificate of re: nomination of the Democratic county nomi- Dees of Stanislaus a3 of date of October 6, 1896, John E. Rich: opposed the application. ——————— . Dr. Jerome A Anderson to Speak To-Night. ¢ The provisions of the mew charter will be ully expluined by Dr. Anderson to-night at Academy of Sciences Hall, 819 Market street. Citizens = s end their ladies are cordially l.n FELT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FOG A Big Fleet of Steamers and Steam Schooners Arrived. The Belgic From the Orient Was One of the First to Get in and Drop Anchor. SHE HAD NOTABLES ABOARD. More Disgruntled Miners Arrive From Alaska on the Schooner Emma and Louisa. The Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company’s Belgic arrived from Hongkong via Yokohama yesterday. The cabin passengers were Prince Michel Hilkoff and son, Lieutenant Gregoire Tschertkoff, Mrs. R. Marshall Allen, Vassely Blocka- koff, iss M. F. Wheeler, Dr. W. R. Scrogzs and Mrs. Scroggs, Prince Hil- koff is Imperial Minister of Ways of Com- munication in Russia, and is on his way to New York and the East on a pleasure | trip. When the Belgic got in she came to an anchor off Meiggs wharf, while Dr. Blue the United States quarantine officer and Dr. Chalmers the State ?uarxntine officer went over the vessel. There were eight | Jananese and 137 Chinese in the steerage, The latter were put aboard the United States guarantine boat and taken to Angel lsland, where they will be examined. When all this preliminary work had been gone through it was too late on the tide to dock the vessel, so she steamed up into Mission Bay and again came to an anchor. In the meantime, Prince Hilkoff and his party was landeq in the quarantine boat Governor Perkins and at once went to the Palace Hotel. The captain of the Belgic found no diffi- cuity in making port in toe fog, and came to an anchor close to the revenue cutters Perry and Rush. Dauring the day it was almost impossible to see across the Golden Gate, but, nevertheless, fourteen st-amers and several sailing vessels found their way in. Among them was the steam schooner Farallon, that left Eureka two hours after the Monadnock. The latter is probably outside in the fog and will come in woen- it lifts, The sealing schooner Rattler was passed twelve miles off the Heads in a calm, but she got in during the night. The British ship Kelat also got in. She went from Muritias to Victoria, B. C., in ballast, but was outside of Cape Flattery for over a week before a tug picked her up. During that time she twice narrowly escaped going ashore in calms, and on ar- riving at her destination Captain Kursen | was informed that he had to come to San | Francisco to load. As sdon as her ballast is out the vessel will be filled with wheat for Europe. Another vessel that got in was the Ras- sian steamer_ Kotik. She brought in the most valuable fur cargo that ever came into port. Among the shipload of skins were 14,418 seal, 134 sea otter, 1300 blue fox, 1276 bear, 4014 sablg, 3137 rea fox, 4641 fawn, 383 martin, 200 ermine, 419 land otter, beside thousands of white fox and deer and four 'silver fox skins, The cap- tain of the Kotik reports that in Oonamak Pass he sighted a steam schooner which he took to be the Jennie bound to San Francisco. The one-time sealing schooner Emma and Louisa, with thirty miners from Alaska, also reached port. The men tell the same story as that related by the men who came back on the Prosper. They clubbed together when the gold fever was at its height and purchased the schooner from Ross & Hewlett. James J. Wake- field was the leader of the venture, but it turned out to be a dismal failure. Colors of gold could be seen eyerywhere, but no- where could it be_found in paying quan- tites, Sick and disheartened the miners packed up their belongings and returned to San Francisco, The Prosper and Emma and Louisa are now for sale. People on the water front are asking what has become of the Lena L. The captain of the Prosper reports thatshe left Alaska before his vessel last Augzust for Bau Francisco, and she has not been heard of since. The schoouer was formerly a tug, but was almost consumed in a fire. Her owners took the machinery out and built another vessel. The remains of the burnt tug were soid to Captain E. Wey- man, who rebuilt her and made the re- mains into a good-looking schooner. Wey- man was formerly owner of the halibut schooner Ellwood, that was lost in Alas- kan waters, and he took the Lena L north on a fishing and trading cruise. His friends think that he has stopged on his way down and will get in all right. Among the Mariposa’s cargo will be twenty tons of leather for Sydney and thirty cases of lager beer for New Zealand. This is one of the first shipments of the latier commodity that bas ever gone from a San Francisco brewery. The steam schooner Tillamock is having her boilers replaced and the Greenwood her engines overhauled. Both vessels will be ready for service again in a few days. Captain Shaw of the Red Stack Com- pany’stug Redmond did a clever piece of work yesterday. He wasdocking the Ger- man bark Bertha, and in order to 1each her berth had to pass between two British ships. The way was narrow and a strong flooc tide was running, Captain Sbaw took the Bertha in at full speed and made as clever a landing as has been seen on the water front in many a day. The wife and family of Phil Riley. who was killed by William Britten in a North Beach saloon, are destitute, His life was insured up to within a week of his mur- der, but he'then gave it up, saying he could not afford to pay the premium. A subscription to aid the widow is now being taken up on the water front. The Spreckels tug Rescue went up to Eureka yesterday to tow down the schooner ~Alliance. The latter will be fitted with machinery at the Oakland lron Works and will then go into the lumber- carrying trade, The Pacitic Mail Company’s China will sail for the Orient at 1 ». M., as will all the steamers of that line. This is done in order to allow the steamers to make a good offing before dark. The steamer- Afognak that got in yes- terday brought down Captain Miller and crew of the wrecked bark James A. Bor- land. Oaptain Miller says that the galgin which the vessel was wrecked was a very heavy one and that the Borland was driven ashore 1 spite of the best efforts of the crew. The following graduates of the McNevin School of Navigation have been granted certificates by the Chamber of Commerce: Charles T. Rodin, United States license as master of steam vessels; C. F Keilgard, United States license as mas‘er of steam vessels; F. O. Carlson, United States licrnse_as mate of steam vessels; An- drew Hovland, Chamber of Commerce license as mate; and V. H. Generaux, Chamber of Commerce license as mate. The steamer Mary Garratt when dockin, yesterday morning ran into the wharf -ns knocked out balf a dozen piles. The vessel was not damaged. The accident was due to the fact that a scow was in the steamer’s slip. Trunks Moved 25 Cents. : Commercial Transfer Co., 43 Sutter street. Telepnone Main 49, Keep yourciecks for us.* Appeared Yesterday Morning Lying Close to the Revenue Steamer Belgic, With Prince Hilkoff - Aboard, as She Cutters Petry and Rush. “YOUNG" MITCHELL ON THE WARPATH He Digs Up the Tomahawk and Searches for a Fabricator. Some Person Had Said the Green-Tracy Contest Was Postponed. TRACY’S BROKEN LEG A HOAX Admirers of Fistic Science Predict in To-Night’s Bout a Sight Worth Seeing. “Young" Mitchell was about asangry and excited a member of the pugilistic brotherhood as could be found in seven States last night. It wasall owing to a re- port being circulated round town in re- gard to the contest between Green and Tracy, which will take place to-night at ‘Woodward’s pavition, “Somebody; I don’t know who,” ex- claimed the irate manager of the New Oc- cidentar Club,” has been spreading the story all over town that Green and Tracy will not fight till to-morrow night. Worse than that, late this evening many of my iriends and acquaintances have come to me and asked how in the world Tracy had managed to break his leg.”’ “Why, I was perfectly astounded. No news was sent to me about Tracy breaking hisleg. At once I telegraphed to Oagland to find out if it were true. Word came back immediately from Billy Delaney that there was not a word of truth in it. He said Tracy was never in better condition in his life. “I want to astate positively right here that Tracy and Green are going to meet each other at Woodward’s Pavilion to- night, and that fora fienter who has just broken his leg Tracy will get around as fast as anybody could wish for.” All lovers of sparring are expecting a treat in this match, and there is not much likelihooa of anybody being disappointed. It is without doubt as good & match so far as equality of the men is concerned as has been made in this City for years, Both men will enter the ring in physi- cal condition as perfect as that of a Ro- man gladiator. Green is intensely eager to best his opponent, as it will render his name famous in the sporting kingdom ‘to conquer the heroof as many weil-earned battles as is Tommy Tracy. On the other hand Tommy, though reputed to be rather a philanthropic youth, 1s slightly averse to letting Green gain renown at his ex- pense, HOME-PRODUCT MEETING. A Convention of Commereial Bodies to Be Held on the 29th Inst. Within the next few days hundreds of circular letters will be sent to the leading commercial and financial organizations and business men of this City by the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Associa- tion requesting their representation at a convention to be held on the 29th inst. The letters call attention to the home-in- dustry movement and conclude by refer- ring to a resolution passed at a recent meeting, which reads as follows: Resolved, T) the board of directors of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association of California extend an invitation to the Cham- ber of Commerce, Merchants’ Association, Board of Trade, Produce Exchange, Mer- George Green and Tommy Tracy ashzy Will Appear in the chants’ Exchange Association, Board of Edu- catlon, Board of Healih, Builders’ Exchange of Sam Francisco, State Agricultural Society, State Horticultural Society and State Viticul- tural Society to appoint a committee of three from each of their associations to meet a like committee of the Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association at the rooms of the associ- ation, in the Mills building, 8an Francisc Cal., on Thursday, October %, 1896, at 2 P. M., to devise ways and means of co-operating in the work of the development of the State. wrer b st i, H. J. GALLAGHER ILL. Shocked by the Collapse of the Fifth- Street Building. H. J. Gallagher of the undertaking firm or McAvoy & Gallagher on Fifth street is confined at his home at 123 Castro street with a severe illness. His sickness is of such a nature that Dr. Buckley, his physician, forbids any one to call upon the sufferer. The complaint at first was gastritis, Mr. Gailagher was recovering from this when he received a shock to his nervous system from which he has not re- covered and which turned into nervous prostration. On the afternoon that the four-story building on Fifth street and Mint avenue collapsed he was walking to his vplace of business, and was so preoccupied that he did not observe the ruins, but walked into his private office. As he entered the door he stumbled over the body of a dead woman, one of the victims of the disaster, and the shock to him was very severe. Since then his condition has been a mat- ter of serious concern to his family and friends. It has been necessary to keep a close watch over the sufferer, whose mind turns to gloomy subjects. Mr. Gallagher is at last showing signs of recovering. JPAN ON THE SEAS Lines to England, Australia and India Have Commenced Running. Captain Seabury of the China Tells of Twelve New Steamships Bought in Londen. “Japan isevidently aspiring to be known among the nations of the ses,’”” commented Captain 8eabury of the Pacific Mail steamer China yesterday., The captain is just back from the Orient, where the ambi- tious maritime ventures of the Mikado's subjects are exciting much interest. “There seems to be no lack of money behind the scheme,” continued Captain Seabury. “Though I have nothing definite in the way of figures I am assured by per- sons in a position to speak authorita- tively that the various Japanese lines are subsidized to such an extent that all their running expenses are covered. During my brief stay in Oriental waters steamers of the Nippon Kaisha Company sailed for Eurove, for Australia and for Bombay. “In addition to the vessels already used, twelve more have been secured in Lon- don, to be used, I believe, on the line be- tween Japan and England. The length of these vesse s, if placed in line one after the other would just reach a mile, thus giving each steamer an average length of 440 fee . “Regarding the lines to India and Aus- tralia I have little information, The ves- sels which left for these localities during my stay were the first on each line. Itis rather early to predict either success or failure for the venture. g *“While the various lines are in receipt of the subsidy of course they will get along swimmingly, but how long the subsidy will last no one seems to know. Whether the lines will be able to pay their own ex- ‘penses soon, or at all, remains to be seen. “At the same time the Japs seem bent on making a fight for the honor of being kKnown as a great maritime power. If persistency alone will carry the day, the; certainly stand a fair chance of succeed- ing, in a measure at least. In the mean- whiie the new enterprise is calling forth much comment in commercial and mari- time circles, and its outcome is awaited with no small interest. Ring at Woodward’s Pavilion To-Night. BENEFITS OF THE MECHANICS' FAIR S. H. Tacey Addresses the Associated Improve- ment Clubs. The Supervisors Unable to Aid the Geary-Street Franchise Now. FIRST AMENDMENT OPPOSED. John Boland Objects to an Alleged Expression Concerning the Board of Health. The meeting of the San Francisco Asso- ciation of Improvement Clubs at B’nai B'rith Hall last evening was marked by only one exciting incident, when James Boland vocifercusly denounced the action of Delegate Cahill ata previous meeting, in referring to the Board of Health, as a “jot of dirty dogs'’ and asked that the association take the proper steps to inform the board that this wasonly an individual opinion. J. W. McGuire thought the bringine forward of the matter ill-timed, as the Board of Health snould be given credit with having sense enough not to blame the organization for the utterance of one member. The affair was happily settled by ©ahill vehemently denying that he had used such an expression in referring to the board, and stating that only one paper had been so unfair as to misquote him. President Phelan stated for the Street Committee that he had met three of the Park Commissioners in conjunction with Superintendent McLaren, and that the probability is that the Board of Supervisors will co-operate with them in seeing that trees are planted on Golden Gate avenue from Van Ness avenue westward. Mc- Laren offered to supply the trees. Attorney L. L. Samuels reported that the association had virtually accomplished its work against the Geary-street fran- chise, as by the law the Board of Super- visors could take no action ninety days prior to the cominfielection nor seventy days thereafter. is remarks elicited abundant applause. Those who have worked the hardest in this objection to the Geary-street franchise are Dr. Rot- tanzi, I Schwartz, F. W. McEwen and George Fletcher. The report of the committee on consti- tutional amendment 1 urged all members to use their influence against the amend- ment on the ground that it would release mortgages from taxation, and thus throw tae whole burden on the owner of the property. B The secretary of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, S. H. Tacey, by invitation spoke of the benefits done the State at large and the City in particu- lar by the Mechanics' Fatr. He introduced his remarks by stating that the present industrial depression must have a cause, and that in his opinion it was largely due to !ack of patronage of home industry. In his address he showed how the creation of a home market woula benefit every interest in the State, and he referred to the recent fair asan example of what the State could do in supplying the wants of purchasers. At the close of his remarks Secretary Tacey was given a vote of thanks, and a resolution was entered by Dr. Salfield and unanimously adopted that the members use only Californian goods when the quali- ties and prices correspond with imported articles. George Raabe thought that little could accompiished without the co- operation of the ladies, who, he said, gen- erally bought goods moughdesnly. A dalefme thought that the Harbor Commissioners should be petitioned to use only home-made wagens for sprink- ling streets, and that the wholesale dealers should have their attention drawn to the matter of patronizing home industry. Regarding the latter clause Tacey said steps were now being taken to do so. 'he School Directors fell in for their ghare of blame in not awarding contracts for blackboards to local munufacturers, and President Phelan also thought pressure should be brought on architects to use California warble in the erection of buildings. Home products were said to cost more in some cases, owing to the ex- travagant prices of railroad transporta- tion. KEEPING UP TO THE TIMES ‘Will Visit the Eastern Cities and Prob- ably Go to Europe. Mr. Goldberg of the well-known grocery- house of Goldberz, Bowen & Co. has de- parted for New York, where he will re- main for a few weeks, when he will probably continue his trip on to Europe. Mr. Goldperg's purpose in making this extended journey is to visit the more prominent cities of the East and post him- self, as is his custom, on all that is new and fin de siecle in thl:‘frocery trade, of which he is the acknowledged head on the Pacific Coast. —_—— Appointed Official Crier. John T. Grey, better known ‘among the em- ployes of the Federal building as “Chief tice,” was yesterday appointed cflieial P00y tNa Cirenit Conrt of Appeals. M Grey holds a similar position in Judge Mc- Kenna's court. TEACHERS' PAY MAY BE HELD OUT The Board of Education in an Economical Mood. Salaries of Some Employes May Be Reduced to Head Off a Deficit. FUNDS ARE THOUSANDS SHORT Retrenchments Decided On All Along- the Line to Keep Within the . Appropriation. The probabilities are that. the Board of Education will find it necessary before the close of the present fiscal year to ask the teachers of the School Department to help it out by foregoing a certain amount of their salaries until the funds are in better condition. It is also quite possible that some of the employes will lose a portion of their salaries entirely, and it is within the range of possibility that strict econ- omy will necessitate the dismissal of a few. The board_held a special session last evening to discuss ways and means of meeting the grave financial situation that now confronts it. At the last meetiug of the board Director Murdock offered a resolution calling at- tention to the fact that in order to keep within the amount allowed the depart- ment by the Board of Supervisors ex- penses must be cut or a deficit faced in or- der to tide over the year, and it was then decided to discuss the matter in special session. The $1,000,000 allowed the department last year was sufficient to pay all expenses and leave a surplus, and on the strength of this the Supervisors fixed the school appropriation for this year at a like amount for general purposes in spite of the fact that $1,250,000 was asked for. The $200,000 avpropriated for the Mission High School building can be used for no other purpose. Now the board finds that with the heavy contracts it has already made for altera- tions and improvements on school build- ings it will be many thousands short before the end of the year and the problem is to find a way out of the difficulty. When the meeting was called to order last evening Director Murdock called at- tention to the fact that unless expenses were curtailed in some manner a deficit was sure to show itself before the close of the year. He suggested, during the course of his remarks, that there were certain employes whose salaries had recently been raised, and that, as their previous pay had been sufficient, these might prop- erly be reduced to their former figure as a starter. Another membet suggested that, as on former occasions, teachersj had consented to allow a portion of their salaries to hold over until the funds warranted a fall amount being paid, this course might be followed again. Director Murdock said that the most important matters to be discussed were: 1. What action can be taken by the board to restrict the miscellaneous expenditures to the lowest possible sum consistent with the wants of the schools and to restrict committees to purchases or expenditures approved or au- thorized by a majority of the board, 2. To what extent the expenditures for stchl teachers can be reduced without se- rious disadvantage to the schools. 3. What consolidation of classes can be ju- diciously made. 4. Is it advisable to increase the number of pupils in any of the classes? 5. Whether the salaries of janitors may be reduced without injustice. 6. Whether the ipevitable deficit, should the schools be continued for the year, shall be met by & reduction of the salary schedule or by witholding & portion of ihe vacation sal- aTy. l;{ If by a reductlon of salaries, to submit a schedule that by rigid economy in other di- rections may enable us to continue the schools for the year within the appropriation, Directors Clinton and Carew were op- NEW TO-DAY. Comfort chair. Spring seat, soft back and arms. Comfort! $28 50. People would have more confidence in furniture stores if they’'d buy good furniture a while. Good furniture is a saver of money. Then there’s its good looks. New fumniture catalogue ready, Free, California FurnitureCompany (N. P. CorE & Co.) 117 Geary Street. AHEAD! ofeverything in the Shirt line — Call- fornia-made STANDARD SHIRTS. All dealers Made by Neust adter Bros., 8 R Pill” says Pretty Poll She’s just “poll parroting.” There’s no prettiness in pills, except on the theory of “pretty is that pretty does.” In that case she’s right. Ayer’s Pills do cure biliousness, constipation, and all liver troubles. posed to touching teachers’ salaries under any consideration, but thought by a strict observance of economy in regard to sup- plies and work on buildings the deficit might be avoided. It was decided to look closer into the matter of consolidating classes and to cur- tail as much as possible the employing of special teachers. The matter of holding out a portion of the teachers’ pay was par- tially decided on, but will be discussed further before the next regular meeting of the board. Game of Chance. 8. Epstein, proprietor of a cigar-stand at 22 Montgomery street, was convicted by Judge Joachimsen yesterday of running a game of chance and will be sentenced to-day. Epstein has a nickel-in-the-slot machine, and when customers won cigars he would give them money in exchange, which is a violation of the ordinance. NEW TO-DAY. Tea is better fresh—if it isn’t, what does the grocer mean by telling you that he has some tea just come from abroad? Fresh doesn’t mean just picked; it means just roast- ed. Schilling’s Best is roasted as fast as your gro- cer wants it—no faster— in San Francisco. A Schilling & Company San Franicisen 403 NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. L MAYTTAN AND Co; INCORP D HEATRE ™\ PROPS. AL HAYMAX & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprietors Only 9 nights more. Only 2 matinees. Evening 8:10 _sh Daniel Frohman’s Greatest Lyceum Success, The Prisoner of Zenda, With JAMES K. HACK And others of the Original Lyceum Theater Cast. Elaborate Scenery—Correct Accessories, Seats now readv forall the performances. 8 Owing t0 the importance and beauty of the prologue the audience are earnestly requested $o be seated by 8:10. Mouday, Oct. 19....JULIA MARLOWE-TABER. IEDLANDER.GOTTLOD & Co- LESSES ADMATAGLRS - - “FoR TRILBY I WILL GO TO THE SCAFFOLD.” The Play of the Century. TRIIL.EBY William A. Brady’s Splendid Company. Direct from their Triumphant Tour in Australia. Popular Prices for Reserved Seats: 25¢, B0Oe¢, 75¢ and $1.00. Next Attraction——~TOWN TOPICS.” TIVOL! OPERA-HOUSE Mus.EaNEsTIN® KRELiva, Proprietor & Mauager THIS EVENING—— SUPERB SCENIC REVIVAL Balfe's Ballad Opera, ¢ SATANELLA”—— o The Power of L.ove. ——GREAT CAST!— ——NEXT WEEK. The Opening Comic Opera Season! “BABES N THE WOOD.” Operatic Burlesque, in 8 acts, by Ferris Hartman. ———First Appearance of. MISS LILLY POST, Prima Donna Soprano. Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. - MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Managas A LAUGHING HITI A LAUGHING HIT! The Funniest of Augusiin Daly’s Comedies, “THE BIG BONANZA!” Third Successful Week of L. R. STOCKWELL Assisted by the Eminent Artists, VICTORY BATEMAN, HOWARD KYLE. Beautiful Gowns! Splendld Stage Settings! . Evening Prices—10¢, 25¢ and 500, Matinees Saturday and Sunday. iy O'Farrell Street, Létween Stockton and PowslL A RICH MUSICAL AND VAUDEVILLE TREAT Continued Success of the Famous Royal Hawalian Band and Glee Club, 4U—Skilled Musicians and Vocalists—40 ©. H. UNTHAN, the Armless Celebrity. GERTIF COCHRAN, the Mental Wonder. HICHARD PITROT, Local Impersonations, 20—All Great Vaudeville Stars—20 teserved seas, 25¢: balcony, 10 gxenrchllu and box-seats, ¢ your seats in ce. BELASCO, DOANE & JORDAN. Lessse3 & Managers. Another Lau nln{ Success ! Preceded b “S’l’dAeBlG“ ?y‘ (‘)!‘xfe ;‘c’l’Comedleu\ ney Grundy's One-i "‘IN !lyDNOK BOUND,”” PRICES—Evening: 15¢, Ebe.gflo and 500, Matinee: 15c, 25¢ an: e, Secure Seats by Telephone, Black 991. THE CHUTES And Greatest Seenic Rail way on Earthl Open Dally from 1 to 11 P. M. xo!l!s. ¥. A MAGINEL, one Soloist, Iate of Gilmoreand Liberati's Saxophe A e This Afternoon and Every Evening at Ten, —ANTONIO PIRRI— Will Coast the Chutes on a Stearns Blcycla Three-Mile Bicycle Race—Military Con- cert—Mullen Sisters, Cornetists— And Beautiful Stereopticon Views in the Open Air. ADMISSION—10 CENTS, Children, including Merry-Go-Round Kida 5 enevt SUTRO BATHS. Open Dally from 7 A. a. Until 11 p. . E d E 13 Concert Abin] Am‘l"‘nm 0.¢.nchfllx':in ing.