The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 15, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CAL]\J, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1896. OVEMBER 15, 1896 AMUSEMENTS. Barpwix THEATER.—"Fleur de Lis,” to-torrow night. EArrroRNTA TREATER—*Darkest Russia” Corvania Tr¥aTER—-Hendrick Hudson Jr.* Vonosco's OPEEA-HOUSE—~The Minute Men of 1774-75.” Tivor: Or¥ra HOUSE—“The Gypsy Baron” OrPEFUM—HIgh-C:ass Vaudeville. Arcazan THFATER - * Reapingthe Harvest.” NEw Busn sTEEET THEATER.—T. A. Kennedy, Hypnotist. Por1TAN TEMPLE.—Plano Recital, Mon- PAVILION: Wednesday evening, Nov. Opp FELLOWS' HALL—Lecture to-night. CENTRAL PABK.~Baseball. SU1E0 Eatms—Bathine and performances. JHE CHUTES AND SkATING RINk.—Dally at Haight street, one block east of the Park. YAcIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLuB.—Races to-mOTTOw, _.l OLDVEN GATE PARK—Golden Gate Park Band. —Annual Carnival on 25. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. . - The Salvation Army begins & week of self- denial to-day. - Christopher H. Lohmeyer has filed a petition in insolvency. A number of candidates filed their state- ments o: election expenses yesterday. The divorce case of Eusticia Schadd against William A. Schadd has been dismissed. e inguests were held by Coroner Hawkins v on cases Wwhich occurred withina veste wweek. There was & better attendance at the Zeisler © recital yesierday afternoon at the Metropoli- tan Temple. The prison funds at San Quentin are now in abetter condition than they have been for Some time past. First Mate George Harvey of the ship George Statson was arrested yesterday on a charge of brutality at sea. Walter J, True Blue, Geyser, Gola Dust, Lincoln II ‘and Preston capturéd purses at . Ingleside yesterday. C. L. Hedemark has decided to contest the election of L. J. Dolan as Assemblyman from - . the Thirty-fifth District. A Chinese merchant club has been incorpora- ted. the objects of which are reading, conver- sation and cerd playing. Warden Hale at San Quentin has been autho- rized {0 sell 100,000 convict-made jute grain bags at §4 45 per hundred. Judge Belcher has fixed the bonds of W. E. Paulsell at £60,000 pending his new trial on & - charge of robbing & faro bank. The Y. M. C. A. played & close and exclting geme with Hoitts Academy st Burlingame yesterday. Neither side scored. - . Lee Chow, by his attorneys, Henley & Cos- lello, vesterday filed & suit against A. T. Hatch 2400 33 for labor performed. . Flint, a rancher from San Luis was booked at the City Prison last & charge of grand larceny. ie Martin’s examination to deter- nental condition hes been post- I next Weduesday morning. 00k is that Mayor Phelan will not the committee of one hundred to work he proposed new charter for some time. tional testimony has been obtained 4ng the innocence of Ramon Herrera, . mow imprisoned in San Quentin for robbery. rin the morning, increasing cloudiness and probably shower: unday afternoon and night; colder.—Local Forecast Official McAdie. oneer Rowing Club will give a select Ssaturday evening, November 21, at rith Hall. Ladies will be admifted In his annual report Chief Engineer Holmes tells the Harbor Comnmissioners that the ferry foundation is the finest of its kind in the world. The Board of University Regents met yester- day, but as the Attorney-General did not ap- pear an adjournment was taken until next * Tuesday. The British tramp steamer Amarapoora is n6w leading at Lombard-street whar! in oppo- sition to the Pacific Mail. large cargo. The. State Prison Directors yesterday con- sidered many applications for pardon and pa- role, and two convicts were set at liberty on parole leave. Matt L._Berry, one of the managers of the Corinne Extraveganza Company, has been made a special officer to prevent cruelty to ani- . mals in this State. A petition has been filed with the County She will take a very * 'Clerk to haye Pringle Bros., shoe-dealers, de- L. - clared insolvent. The amount of their liabili- tigs has not yet been stated. The Shenandoah went to Port Costa to load . Yesterday. George W.McNear took up a party - of iriends, who remained aboard all night and danced away the wee sma’ hours. Repairs on the Czarina are now almost com- .pleted and she will go into commission early next month. When completed she will be one of the finest colliers on the coast. The infant daughter of George Merrick, & groceryman, saved her father from a rough handling at_the bands of a Deputy Sheriff ‘whom he had assauited a few days ago. The charge of masquerading in male attire against Mrs. Augusta Hemphill, wife of a saloon-keeper at 533 Sacramento street, was dismissed by Judge Campbell yesterday. 1 sportsmen contend that the Fish Com- rs gave too much attention to the agation of fishes and neglected to arrest men who were selling game out of season. Captain Carrington, U.S.A., has been di- rected to send.to the War Department the names of National Guard officers who are competent tc command troops in the field. Joseph W. Hutchinson asks to have his twin daughters, Helen and Catherine, restored to his custody. To this their guardian objects ou the ground that he would maltreat them. The Hon. L. H. Van Schaick was buried yes- * terday from his home, 21 Haight street. A . large delegation of Chinese merchants at- tended the obsequies in respect of their old legal adviser. Judge Wallace has indicated his belief that the new ballot law requires each independent caudidate to file a seperate petition in order to obtsin a place on the blanket ticket atthe . general election. Resolutions of regret on the loss of the Hon. Jacob Zigler Davis were yesterday passed by “ihe trustees of the San Francisco Mining Bu- reau. Mr. Davis had enriched the bureau with many valuable specimens. The Board of Education had a merry time yesterday afternoon viéwing proposed sites for the ‘Mission High School. Residents of rival sections had bitter words as to the merits of two pieces of property viewed. - Judge Morrow of the United States District Court yesterday awarded five of the crew of the schooner Viking $292 50 as compensa- tion for the shortage of bread and sugar dur- . ing a recent voyage of the vessel. J. J. Rauer has sued I M. Merrill and James A.Waymire for 8500 due on a promissory note in favor of the late W. W.Stow. Merrill pon fesses judgment, and declsred that Waymire signed thenote only as an accommodailon. Olymoic and Reliance contested yeste: for the athletic club football chnmpf{m!hi’:‘o; the coast and played & tie game, each side scoring & touchdown. The tie will be played off next Saturday after: oon at Central Park, The 0ld wooden building which was erected * twenty-seven years &go on the south side of Merket street, between Tenth and Eleventh, has been shified to an adjoining lot to make room for & modern brick and iron truckhouse, Stephen Sanguinetti, a defeated sandid; for.the. Board of BUpSrvisors. bes: Mis P davit that he bought 50 worth of Italian dinners for ““Blinker” Murphy, for the purpose of having articles published in the Examiner, The Board of Health passed some resolu- .tions on Friday, in which J. B. Reinstein 1s highly complimented for his services to the Dboard in bringing the health regulations to .their present stanaard, and the thanks of the board were tendered 10 him. NEW TO-DAY. & Americans drink poor tea and pay too muchfor it. Schilling's Best is safe. * If you don’t like it, the gro- cer returns your money in full. A Schilling & C San Francisco, SECURE LIBERTY Are Many Applications Made for Pardons and Parole. The State Prison Directors Have a Busy Day at San Quentin. A GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING. Promise of a Great Demand for Grain Bags at Fair Pric:s—Ramon Herrera's Case. The Board of State Prison Directors held a long session at San Quentin yester- day, the most of which was behind closed doors, the business being that of heurng the petitions of those convicts who desire | to secure their liberty on parole. Besides this there was another matter disposed of—the resignation of John Ruth- erford, the superintendent of the jutemull. A year ago Mr. Rutherford was engaged at $250 per month. The output of the mill has not been fully up o the desires or ex- pectations of some of the directors, and as the superintendent’s first year drew to a close he seemed to become aware of the fact that it would be better for him to pre- sent his resignation, which he did. From the statement of one of the di- rectors the output of grain bags shouid be 14,000 a day. For a timethe output was below thst figure. This may have been caused by the large number of convicts who have been at work building the Tibu- ron anc San Rafael county road. At any rate there was a general desirg to econo- mize. o Considering this and the fact that the superintendent's salary was $250 per | month where that of the former manager was $150 per month it was decided that the economical interests of the prison de- manded the acceptation of Mr. Ruther- ford’s resignation. It will take effect on December 1. L | The same principle of economy wvre- | vailed to the extent that the board added | to the duties of the warden the superin- tendency of the jutemi However, the warden was allowed an assistant, who is to receive the title of overseer of the mill. Warden Hale'at once appointed to the new position Charles E. Aiden, at present the assistant commissary. His appoint- ment was approved by the board. Warden Hale, in making his revort, said there were several big demands for bags, and inquiries had been made_ for large lots. This was, no doubt, caused by the recent rise in the price of grain baes of from 34 to 3{ of a cent. He expects that there will be a large demand during | the coming season. At present there are about 3,000,000 grain bags on hand, which represent many of the prison fnnds. With a lively demand at fair rates this wiil liberate the funds considerably. Warden Hale was authorized to sell 100,000 grain bags at $4 65 per 100, subject, of course, to the provisions of the Ostrom act limiting the quantity to each pur- chaser. The matter of finances, so closely con- nected with the business of the jutemill as one source of supply, was satisfactorily considered by the board. The following accounts of the prison funds show that in the prison revolving fund there is $100,000 and in the State prison fund $7 . Due on November account, $17,691 95; due on the December account, $5244 75; total, $22,936 70. The! directors have overdrawn the prison fund by about $6000 or $8000, which amount is more than offset by the November and December dues, as here shown. The one twenty-fourth act was sus- pended for two months by permission of the State Board of Examiners in order to keep up the running expenses of tne prison. The amount overdrawn will be more than made up by the November and December dues. With a good demand for bags on hand, it is expected that the prison manage- ment will make a good showing ere long. Tue Warden further stated that at pres- ent there are 1574 bales of jute on hand. He further said that the mil! will have to shut down before very long in order to renovate, clean and repair the machinery. This wlll’giva plenty of the raw materal for some time to come. For a considerable time during the earlier part of the session the board pa- tiently listened to several applications for parole and petitions for pardons for con- victs, etc. State Senator Jones of Oroville appeared on behalf of Ciarence P. Thomas, who was convicted of attempting to ex- tort money from Major McLan!Ehn. It seems that the young man had sent to the major for money, and failing to receive a satisfactory answer followed up his re- quest by a letter in which Le intimated that he had certain papers and memo- randa that the major would not like to be made public, the documents being of a private nature. Major McLaughlin would not stand this for a moment and caused the young fel- low’s arrest. After the arrest McLaughlin found that all the letters, etc., referred to were in his own possession, but the pris- oner was severely prosecuted and sen- ‘enced to four years’ imprisonment. Now the major and Senator Jones, who prose- cuted the case, believe tuat the sentence was too severe and both have petitioned Governor Budd for a pardon for Thorne, who previously bore a good character. He has served a little over one year. The petition of Edward L. Baker of Los Angeles for a pardon excited some little interest. Baker was convicted of forging a deed and was sentenced to fourfeen years, three years of which have been served. Before hisconviction he wasin the Los Angeles jail for two years. The latest development is that he was convicted upon the perjured testimony of a man named Hoye who on his death bed made & full confession that he told a lie in testi- fying against Edwards. The prisoner's petition for a pardon is indorsed by the Los Angeles City Council, the Grand Jury and the petit jury which convicted h. Judge Ross, Btephen M. White, seve men who are and bave been district at- torreys and all the leading citizens of Los Angeles, J. T. Campbell of Ukiah presented a protest of the citizens of Mendocino County against releasing John Genochio, who is serving a long term for man- slaughter for shooting J. L. Burger to death en July 3, 1893. qI'he two men had been enemies and meeting in a salooy the quarrel was renewed nnd%enoebin drew a revolver and fired five bullets into Bur- ger's body. The protest is mzde by Mrs. Jane Edwards, the daughter of the mur- dered man. The protest against the parole is signed by over 600 residen's of Mendo- cino County, who believe that the verdict should have been murder instead of man- slaughter. Seven of the jurors who re- turned the verdict bave also signed the protest, A. Dooley, the District Attorney of San Benito County, appeared on behall of Fernand Soteno, who wants to be released on parole, ' Soteno was convicted of a felonious assault and Mr. Dooley made a and the others left undecided. nates were George W. Grewell and Robert followed, in which these and other peti- tions were considered. In allseven appli: cations for pardons and parole were dis- cussed. Two were fortunate, three denied The fortu- Bennett, who were released at once on parole. Grewell was sentenced to five years for grand larceny and his time will expire on March 1, 1898. Bennett was sentenced to ten vears from this city for a felonious assault, and his time will be ended in 1899, ~ There is considerable doubt as 10 the young man’s guiit. The application for a pardon by Ramon Herrera was considered at the evening session and the case was continued for a month for further evidence. However, considerable information was obtained in addition to that published in yesterday’s Cavrn. Isadore Baldivia made the iollow- ing statement to a CALL reporter: From the very first I protested that Herrera was innocent of the crime of robbing the Chinaman, but in my first statements I did not tell who my partner was in the job. It was in the latfer part of 1893 that Manuel Portillo and I stood up Leong Tom on the cor- ner of California and Dupont streets, and robbed him of $25 and a watch. Portillo sold the watch at w pawnshop. The police ar- rested Herrera and me soon after, and when Herrera was arrested he had in his pocketa small black bulldog revolver. The officer must have told the Chinaman what kind of & revolver Herrera hed, for he identified Herrera end the revolver. Now thefact is that Por- tillo and I did the job with a big nickel- plated Smith & Wesson revolyver, but the officer and the Chlnlml{ were bound to convict both of us. Portillo talked so mWuch about his having robbed the Chinaman and the finding of the watch where he had gold it that it forced the police to airest him, but that was a month after Herrera and I had our preliminary examina tions in the Police Court. The Chinaman then positively identitied Herrera as one of the two who stood him up, and he did not dare to go back on his testimony for fear of belng arrest- ed for perjury, so he stayed by his first story that Herrera was the otner one (I had already Ppleadeda guiltr). When we three were in the County Jail Portillo and I decided to do the square thing by the boy Herrera, and we sent a letter to our attorneys, Alex Campbell Jr. and A. B. Treadwell, telling the whole truth about MATT BERRY NOW WEARS A BADGE A Theatrical Manager Who Has Appeared in a New Role. Special Officef to Prevent Crueity to Animals in T:is State. HE SOUGHT THE APPOINTMENT Probably the First Min i1 the Pro- fession Who Has Ever Yearned for Such Duty. Matt L. Berry is probably the first theatrical manager in the United States who can boast of being a special arresting | officer of a bumane society. A few days ago Mr. Berry, who is one of the managersof the Coriine Extravaganza Company, which has beer playing at the Columbia Theater, asked a friend to intro- MATT L. BERRY, Theatrical Chnin. drawing. These, with all tbe other privi. leges, are included in the annual mem- bership advantazes. WHAT OFFICES COST. Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates Tell What Their Campaign Ex- penses Were. ‘The statements ot expenses of a number of successful and unsuccessful candidates for office at the recent election were recorded yesterday. William Ambrose, Superintendent of Streets-elect, admits having expended $350 25, of which tbe Democratic campaign committee received the larger portion, Carl Spelling, who wanted to be City, and County Attorney, says he spent $477, and Harry T. Creswell, the successful can- didate, swears to $493. State Senator-elect Lawrence Dwyer spent $103, while Assembly man-elect Bett- man expended $68 to gain his office. Judge Hunt's expenses were §389. ———————————— A VITAL QUESTION. Cemeteries in this County Believed to Be a Menace to Public Health. The question of whether or not the cemeteries should be allowed to continue within the corporate limits of this City is an important one to the people)of San Francisco. Arguing on general principles alone, proof enough of the undesirability of burial grounds in the midst of a thickly populated community is in evidence. Specitically the residents of the western part of the City are interested in their re- moval, because they are a direct detriment to the more rapid upbuilding of that sec- tion. Every natural sense, every idea of progressiveness, argues in favor of remov- g the acres of tombstones standing guard over the gateway to the beautiful suburbs of this City. Mock sentiment alone says it would be desecration of the dead. Not s0; the bodies are but the dust of the earth, to which they have returned. The living souls have fled and live in another sphere and scorn the mortal clay. It is time some notice shouid be taken of the matter of removal, and when it does come up it will be found to have for its supporters some of the best element of our City. The death-dealing cemetery ridge is fast becoming the center of a populous dis- trict, and health and property rights alice demand that something shall be done at once. A few vears ago there were no suburban tracts available for burial places, but now in shadow of the San Bruno mountains lie the San Mateo County cemeteries which will probably be made the receptacle for all the dead of this City in the very near future. MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY. Situated just over the county line of San Francisco, 'in San Mateo County, is the Mount Olivet Cemetery, the nearest of tbe new burial grounds to S8an Francisco, and consequently the most easy of access. Mount Olivet is a tract of 217 acres, being the largest cemetery on the coast and in fact one of the largest in the country. This cemetery site, however, is s comparatively new one, being established but two years, and consequently does not yet contain many of the more pretentious improve- ments that are to be found at some of the older San Mateo cemateries. Mount Olivet Cemetery possesses, novertheless, a feature unsurpassed probably by any of the others, and that is in the contour of the land, which is particularly well adapted to cem- etery purposes by reason of the location and drainage. The Mount Olivet Cemetery Association is an incorporated society having for its officers some of the most prominent of San Francisco business men whose inten- tion it is to so beautify the site that in course of time it will eclipse by far any other cemetery in the country. Already a number of prominent societies have made reservations of plots in Mount Olivet for the burial of their dead, among which are the Native Sons, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Knights of Pythias and the Ancient Order of Foresters and several other benevolent associations are at present negotiating for the reserva- tion of plots as & final resting place for their deceased members. Mount Olivet is, bowever, non-sectarian in its bunal rizhts, its privileges extend- ing as they do to all creeds or denom- Manager, Who Will Officially Protect Dumb Animals, the affair end exonerating Herrera. Campbell did not come near us, but Treadwell came to Portillo and told him that he was foolisn to make such a statement, as he (Treaawell) couid beat the case for him (Portillo). The fact was that there was $100 in the case for Herrera’s attorney and more for Portillo’s attorney as the case stood, but nothing if our confession became public and the guilt placed where it rightly belonged. Treadwell talked Portillo out of making a confession, ard I am toid that they got their money. When Por- tillo’s case came up for trial he was acquitted by the jury, which by their action seemed to believe that he was guilty, for the jurors di- rected that he leave the country. The jury could not have done otherwise than acquit Portillo when the¢ Chinamen would only iden- tify Herrera. Pomtillo tried to remain in San Franclsco, but he was arrested and shipped out of the State to Mexico on the next steamer. He talked a great deal, and Iknow that he told many people that he and I robbed the Chinaman, which was the truth. I ackuowiedge that I did several jobs of this sort, but this boy Herrera was never my part- ner, and be never had anything to do with this kind of business that{ know of. Ican’t He was my partaer. about his being killed in Mexico for train robbery. I think he had such a report sent back here so that the people would forget him and b:lieve him dead. He will never dare to_come back to California as long as he lives. I tell this only as a maiter of justice to this boy Herrera. Herrera was also seen and be still main- tains that he isinnocent of the crime with which he is charged. He is hopeful that his friends and_the attorney, E. T. Shaw, will secure his full pardon and place him right before the public again. He pro- Eosos, if he gets pardoned, to do as he did efore—work hard and give all that he can earn to his widowed mother. He ex- plained the possession of the black bulldog revolver by »aying that lots of boys of his age own such firearms and that he never contemplated using it for an unlawful ‘purpose. The youn;i convict is a bright, pleasant speaking fellow and he does not appear to be of the criminal class. Among those who knew him well before his conviction heisspoken ofin the highest terms. He has a large number of reputable citizens work- ing disinterestedly in his behalf to secure the pardon. s DIED A FREE MAN. James Beehan, a Couvict, Pardoned Just Before His Death. James Beehan died yesterday in the prison at San Quentin, but he died a free man. Beehan was 26 years of age and he came from a good family. However, he turned out to be a sort of black sheep in the flock, and some time ago he was con- victed of stealing hogs in Sonoma County and was sentenced to serve six years’ im- prisonment in San Quentin. While in prison consumption took a strong hold upon his system, and it was necessary to remove him to the hospital. Dr. Lawler saw that the man wasin a dying condi- tion. and when Beehan's family appealed to Governor Budd for a pardon in order that the fellow might die outside of the prison walls the doctor added hisapproval to the petition. The other usy the much-desired par.'on arrived, but it was conditional and stipu- lated that in the event of Beehan's recov- ery he should return to San Quentin and finish his term of imprisonment. The sentence was made to expire on Friday, the 13th. Yesterdsy Beehan’s sister went to the novel plea by stating that the woman who was offended was not the person Soteno intended to assault. A strong pro- test comes from San Benito that the board will pay some attention to, An executive session of long duration Erlmn for the purposs of taking her rother to her home in Ban Francisco. She arrived a_litile before noon, but the man was fast sinking, and at 1 o'clock he died. While her grief was great, it was alleviated by the thought that her brother died a free man. duce bim to Frank J. Kane, secretary of the Pacific Society for the Suppregsion of Vice, his purpose being to engage actively in tke work of preventing cruelty to aui- mals. The Pacific society follows that line and also the prevention of cruelty to children. 8/ The next occurrence was a meeting be- tween the theatrical manager and the secretary.. Mr. Berry's application was gladly received, for he seemed to be very much in earnest and it was apparent that in his travels over California he would have large opportunity for doing good. A special meeting of the directors of the society was called at once and Mr. Berry was elected a member and a spe- cial officer. The last-named position gave him the right to wear a badge, and he wiil be duly authorized by scme Superior Court Judge to make arrests under the appointment conferred upon him. The badge of the society has been often pictured. 1t is of silver and is a combina- tion of a_star and inscription and other devices. Mr. Berry was in San Jose yes- terday, but returned last night, and when Secretary Kane learned of this he went to the Columbia Theater and duly invested Mr. Berry with the insignia of office. Both the secretary and the manager were enthusiastic over the occurrence. There were a few felicitous remarks on both sides, and auring the evening Mr, Ben paraded with the lapel of his coat well torown back to show the badge. / The glittering bauble caught the eye of Junius Howe, who is Mr. Berry’s partner, and the theatrical employes were dazzled by it. "]t is just the thing,” said Mr. Berry. “It is shameful to have animals abused. "1 have never belonged to-any society for the prevention of cruelty to animals before, but I bave always been interested in the good work of such organizations. Arrest people? Why, of course I will. That is whv [ became on officer of this society.” When the news spread to the Columbia Theater ""f° it occasioned the greatest interest. ‘‘Tell you what,” said Corinne, who was attired as Hendrik Hudson, “that is the proper thing, you bet.” Munager Howe looked on somewhat enviously. He may also join the society, so Berry said. Expressmen who insist in hauling theatri- cal baggage with one horse when the load requires two will be in danger. So will all persons who abuse dumb animals in the State when Berry is around. FOR YOUNG MEN. An Effort to Secure 1200 Members for the Y. M. C. A. The members of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association are especiaily active just now in increasing the membership of the association. There has not been a time since the institution entered its new home, corner of Mason and Ellis streets, when the work was so aggressive and successful as to-day. s A special effort is being made to secure 1200 mewbers by the 1st of February. All new members may enter the eduncational classes nitil December 6. - This time has been extended because of the political campaign which was at its height at the time the evening eollafe opened for the season. The membership fee is $10 a year in advance, or $3 a quarter if paid in in- stallments. Professor Cory of the University of Cali- fornia had nearly sixty in his class in elec- tricity and electrical engineering last Fri- day evening at the association. There are | eight other studies each week includin, | bookkeeping, mechanical and tru-hns inations. In the laying out of the grounds the plans of European and Eastern ceme- teries have been followed. Great care and attention was given in selecting a site for this cemetery, which resulted in the choosing of a most beautiful spot, located as it is far from the busy hum of the din of ety life and where nature and art con- spire to surround the burial places of the dead with beautiful trees and flowers, en- chanting scenery and works of monu- mental art. At Mount Olivet quite evident is the striking contrast of the gloomy, somber and unhealthy churchyards of our fore- fathers, and the latest development in cemeteries with all their harmonizing and elevating influences. The lawn plan at Mount Olivet has been carried out in every detail. By following as closelv as practicable this n, with its beautifu! carpet of green, its stately mon- uments and graceful statues, its back- Eronnd of native trees and flowering shrab- ery, all combine to move the heart and elevate the mind to Him who is the author of all nature and bring to mind the loved ones departed. CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY. It would be difficultindeed to find a spot where nature has more lavishly dis- posed of her gifts than in and about the tract of land occupied by the Cypress Lawn Cemetery. No expense has been spared to make this cemetery pne of the finest in all the country, which has been laid out on the Lflwn or park plan now so popular in the iast. Cypress Lawn is situated in San Mateo County, ten miles from San Francisco, on the western slope of the S8an Bruno hills. The iand is rolling, and rises gently from the county road to the rear line. It has been the intention to make the Cypress Lawn Cemetery a peaceful resting-place for the dead as well as attractive and pleasing for the meditating of the living. In its burial rights Cypress Lawn in non-sectarian in its privileges, extending as they do to all creeds and denominations, For a cemetery of only four years, Cy- press Lawn bas made rapid strides in the way of improvements. Iis stately entrance and imposing gateway; its quiet chapel, surrounded with beautiful trees and shrub- bery; its green and extensive lawns, bor- dered with ever-blooming flowers—all ot which add to the beauty and park-like ap- pearance of this cemetery. MONUMENTAL AND MAUSOLEUM ART. ‘When mausoleum and monumental work such as bas been accomplished in many of the older cemeteries of the State, has been erected at the cemeteries in San Mateo County, lenamg stately graces to the surroundings, these younger and more expansive cemeteries will exceed by far many others in the State. The Towpe, Stanford and Kenttield mmmmem.(u and the E. H. Miiler and Simeon Wenban mausoleums at Moun- tain View, and the Phelan mausoleum at Holy Cross, all of which works bear credit to the well-known contractor, G. H. Jones of this city, are among the finest cemetery work of rodern times. THESE MONUMENTS ARE PRODUCED. One of the largest wholesale granite and marble dealers and furnishers of supplies for monumental and mausoleura worl this coast is the weil-known and reliable firm of Jones Bros, & Co., at the corner of Second and Brannan streets. Their sales- room is the largest of its kind on the coast, and comprises all kinds of marble, that they manufacture themselves and import directly. though Jones Brothers & Co. sell only to the trade, all purchasers have the right to order the goods ana work- manship of this wellknown firm, who h:ve done by far the best work of any firm of the sort on this coast. ————— Trunks Moved 25 Cents. Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. 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TO BE BUILT IN NINETY DAYS. The Landmark Constructed -in 1869 | Kept Company With Scrub Oak and Sand Dunes. Truckbouse 5, which has stood on the south side of Market street, between Tenth and Eleventh, since 1869, has been moved from the place where it stood for the past twenty-seven years to the vacant lot on the east immediately adjoining. Here it will be permitted toremain for the next 100 days. In it the hook and ladder and chemical engine, with the men and horses attached thereto, will be housed until the new modern building takes its place. The front elevation of the building is produced in to-day’s CALL, and it will when finished be one of the best houses of its kind in the City belonging to the Fire De- partment. It will be three stories in heignt from the level of the sidewalk, with a ten-foot basement for the storage of fuel and horse feed apd such other articles as may be necessaty for the use of the department. The front will be of iron, with pressed- brick and terra-cotta facings. The ground floor will be used for the | housing of the hook and ladder truck and the chemical engine, with the horses at- tached thereto, with ample room for an engine should one be deemed important for that station. The second floor will be used as a “bunk’’ quarter, or sleeping apartment, for the men, with a large assembly-room, where the daily papers will be supplied, | as also a billiard-table, bathroom, etc. The top floor will be exclusively used as a drillroom, where the men will be put through their exerciges as frequently as it may be deemed necessary in order to make them proficient. The entire size of the building will give a thirty-foot frontage on Market street, with a depth of 124 feet. Electric lights and the most modern system of heatin the entire building will be introduced. The architect, C. R. Wilson, has paid par- ticular attention to all the necessary ce- tails for light and fresh air in his plans, and with the contractor, Thomas Butler, remains the work of carrying out those plans. 5 Ihe contract price for the building is $16,000, which sum is considered to leave but a small margin for profits when the work is completed according to the exact- ing specifications. Builder Buuler has ninety working days in which to finish his contract. At the time the old wooden truckhouse ‘was built in 1869 the surrounding territory was uninhabited and it was a lonely build- ing by itself, having the old San Jose Railroad depot as one of its landmarks, with Hayes Park pavilion as another. It then had fourteen square miles of terri- tory to cover for its route, going as far as the county line from the Potrero to North | Beach. Now four square miles embrace its boundary of r€sponsibility for calls, unless a general alarm should be turned in. The scrub oak and sand dunes, together with Yerba Buena Cemetery, the present site of the City Hall—have all been re- moved, and a commercial thoroughfare has taken their placessince the old wooaen truckhouse with its alarm bell was built and put in place on the site from which it has just been shifted to make room for its successor. A JURISJI’S FUNERAL. Many Chinese Merchants Attend the Obsequies of the Late Hon. L, H, Van Schaick, Ex-Judge L. H. Van Schaick, who for years past had been prominently identi- fied with the legal practice among the Coinese in this City, was buried from his residence at 21 Haight street yesterday afternoon. The funeral was in some respects a re- markable one, as a delegation of thirty Chinese merchants, representing the Mong Hing Tong, a mercantile associa- tion, attended in carriages. Besides the society sent fifteen beautiful floral pieces as a token of esteem for the deceased jurist. The funeral services were conducted at the house by the Rev. Mr. Byington of the First Baptist Church and were quiet impressive. Judges Coffey, Campbell and Low and Attorneys W. A. Hutton, Wil. liam Stewart and W. W. Wallace acted as pallpearers. They were selected for this of- fice by the Bur Association. A large delegation from the Ancient Or- der of United Workmen, of which Judge Van Schaick had been a distinguished member, was present. The body was in- terred in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. —_——— SELF-DENIAL WEEK. How the Salvation Army Gets Money for Charity. The Salvation Army begins to-day what is known all over the world as Self-denial ‘Week. For seven days the officers and soldiers will deny themselves their weekly ailowance, and will try to induce out- siders to sacrifice something for the sake of the suffering poor. The proceeds of the Self-denial Week are devoted to the ‘Women's Shelter, the Men’s Shelter, the Rescue Home, the prison work and other charitable work undertaken by the Salva- tion Army. Some guaint stories are told of the self- denial that has been resorted to during this annual attempt to bear the burdens of others. Army lassies, richer in good will than in this world’s wealth, have been known to cut off their beautiful hair and sel it to give the price to the charity fund, and children have bartered their most cherished toys for a few nickels to put in the army money boxes. The charitable organizations connected with the Salvation Army have grown so numerous of late that a special effort is to be made this year to raise needed funds during sell-denial week. There will be bexes for contributions at many of the street corners, and an active canvass will also be made by the energetic soldiers ana lassies of the army. ————— MRS. MARTIN’S SANITY. It Will Be Inquired Into by a Jury Next Wednesday. Mrs. Susie Martin, who shot and killed her husband in the new City Hall, is to bave an extra day of anxiety before she is again permittea to breathe the outer air and bask in the sunshine as a free woman. Last Thursday Mrs. Martin’s trial on a charge of murder came to a close, and the jury rendered a verdict of acquittal on the ground of insanity. Judge Waliace therevpon applied the provisions of the Penal Code, which provide that under such circumstances the prisoner may be examined as to his or hersanity. The J dge said that if Mrs. Martin is sane she is a murderess and ought to have been convicted; if insane she shoulda be con- fined in an asylum. Under the law it is the duty of the court to pass on the mental condition of the prisoner. Judge Wallece arranged that this proceeding shouid take place next Tuesday morning, but owing to the fact that he is called on to attend a meet- ing of the University Regents on that day he has made an order postponing the ex- amination of Mrs. Martin until Wednes- day. the 18th, at 10 A. . NEW TYO-DAY. 4 Soaps. Every good soap (and more, too,) at the Owl. A good soap is much called for; the best soap is most called for—that's Mme. Churchill’s Antiseptic Skin Soap. It has proven itself by having the most users. Our catalogue tells abotst soaps and drugs; free. THE OWL DRUG CO. 1128 Market Street. FOR FINE TAILORING PERFECT FIT, BEST OF WORKMANSHIP, AT MODERATE PRICES, 60 TO JOE POHEIM THE TAILOR. Al Wool Suts 1o @ (1 15 $25 Order from Fine Worsted and Pi Suits to Order from $2010$25 201 and 203 Montgomery St., Cor. Bush, New Store, 844 and 846 Market St., 2310 and 1112 Market St., San Francisco, DOCTOR SWEANY. 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