The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 1, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896 .DECEMBER 1, 898 AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER —“Dr. Belgraft.” COLUMBIA 7 R¥ATKE— ‘The New Sonth.” 2\ oRosco’'S OPERA-HOUSE— Midnight Alarm.” 13v011 UPFRA Hovse. The Little Duke’ OrerEUM—High-Ciass Vaudeville. ALCAZAR THEATER End of the Century.” NEW BUSH-STREET THEATER.~—T. A. Kennedy, « Hypnotist. ETROPOIITAN TEMPLE.—Plano Recltal, Satur- December b, | AHE CHUBES AND SATING RINK.—Daily at Lught street, one block east of the Park. EUIRO La1#s—Esth'ng and performances Faciric Coast Jockey Crun.—Races to-day. AUCTION tALCS. Fy CHAs. LEVY & Co.—This day, December 1, Furniture at salesroom, 1185 Market street,at 10 k. . BUTTKRFIELD—This day, Decem- 8631 T'wenty-first street,at 2 MADIGAN & By Wagons, etc., av 11 Ey INDIANA AU 1, Furniture. at 10! s dav, December 1, wer. This day, December t., at 11 o'clock. VAN & DoyrLE—Thisday, December 1, at 1601 Harrison st, N & ELDRIDGE —This day, December state, at salesroom, 638 Market street, st CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, The Board of Education received a dozen plans for the Mission High Sehool. embers of the Board of Education favor a porary high school at the Mission. weather and probably rain Tuesday; . G. MeAdie, local forecast official. 1 Flahiss. a switchman, died from being by a freight train near Long Bridge. John B McGregor, a balloonist, 1s under ar- rest for- forging another's name to & postsl order. Improvement clubs promise to have a lively meeting at Columbia Hall on Page street to- night. Nick Goethert, the “owner of & sandwich [egon, was arrested last evening for grand arceny. The Monday-evening Dancing Class held'the first meeting of the season at Golden Gate Hall Jast evening. The Supervisors yesterday extended the time for the payment of rebates on taxes until the 16th inst. Judge Murphy will decide whether Nat Goodwin is in Contempt of court at 10 o’clock this morning. | Bishop Newman spoke for the first time at | the San Francisco Methodist Preachers’ .meet- | ing yesterday. | Jockey Chnevalier will leave this morning! to | ride for Emil Schumann in the Guatemala Chri stmas races. Ten new cascs of diphtheria were reported at the Health Office yesterday, making forty- seven ior the month! | ‘ol . | Colonel T. H. Goodman, general passenger | agentof the Southern Pacific, has recovered from his sickness and resumed work. dge Slack bas decided that the City has | ler 10 a1l the lots lying in the beds of old | ion Creek and old Channel Creek: Jemes Frankiin Smith, tailor, 819 Market street, was arrested ‘on_an Indictment of the Grand Jury charging him with perjury. | Juliun Sonntag of the State Miners’ Associa- | on does not favor a mining exhibit in Illcl k, but wants reliable data and maps. ! ie ordinance prohibiting betting on horse- | s outside the confines” of a racetrack was te Cloud SAILED OVER L0S ANGELES Three Strang: Lights Seen Above the City of Angels. BACK ON THEIR COURSE Hart Tells Why His Client’s Airship Takes to Great Altitudes. S MUCH EASIER TO OPERATE The Attorney G ves an Account of a Wozéerful Electric Storage Battery. Every day and every night add more testimony from those who have seen or claim to know something about’ the mysterious lights that for the past two weeks have appeared in the sky from Central to Soutbern California. Every day and eyery night add to the number of those who are converted from skep- ticism. to a belief- that these lights are attached to.an awrship or aerial craft such as the world has never seen before, Whatever all these -mysterious things may be it stands to reason.-that the niystery canfiot exist for ever, and in all probability the trath will be known ere many days or weeks pass. It is-the pur- pose of THE CALL to secure this knowl- edge and present it to the public, be 1t air- ship or hvax. : The telegraphic-dispatches published in yesterday’s CALL gave accounts of the ap- pearance of strange lights making rapid flights over the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles County. - Tast night the peo- ple of Los Angeles City were treated to the strange sight, Two fixed.lights passed over the city at'a high rate of speed and at | a.very great distance from the earth. A third light that appeared to° have all the characteristics of a searchlight in the hands of a skiliful manipulator was also seen im - conjunction with tue two fixed lights. These passed according to reports from the northwest to the southeast, and two hours later they. reappeared, passing from thé southeast to the northwest. A number who witnessed d to print by the Supervisors yesterdsy. The Supreme Oourt will hear a motion ar- | gued next Monday for permission tointroduce | briefs in the tase of Durrant, by his attorneys. | Father R. B. Brennan opened the St. Franci parochial school yesterday in spite of tie | of the Board -of Health ordering it | H. Hart reiterates that the sirship | reality, and that the public will re- | tive proof that they have -not been | residence of W. H. Baker, 311 Castro | as entered by burglars Saturday and several valuable articles of jewelry len. The will of Jacob Z. Davis has been contested | on the ground that his true name was Dediker and that the legatees under his will are not re- lated to him. Tommy Tracky and Jim Ryan foughta draw last night at Union Hall; Rochette was.given the decision over Butler and Stelzner knocked Johnson out. 4 The United States gunboat Bennington cosled yesterday and will start for Caliao to- dny. At-the latter port she will join, the Philadelphia. Sarah Lunts, & young woman whose -agtions resemble those of a horse, was taken from the Almshouse yesterday and will be, sent to the Ukiah Asylum to-day. Ingleside Track reopened again yestercay with a large attendance. The wicning horses : Senator Morgan, Réd Clenn, Lincoln 11, 11dlo, Preston and Arrezzo. Supreme Court has granted “Kid” who was concerned with Aiva ditching a Southern Pacific train ascoe station, & new trial, en Van Winkle and Edson W. house of the firm of Lester & Wat: were married last eveningat tne resi- dence of the bride’s parents on Howard street were 8 The A, nandosh came down from Port Costa and will sail for Europe to-day. -An ur after. she was anchored in the bay the W wes aboard and the vessel ready for sea. The gasoline launches Amv and Athlete had | a race arcand-Goa: Island vesterdsy. Thel Amy, mueh to the surprise of Attorney George A. Knight the owner of the Athlete, won the Tace. The contempt proceedings against Ramon tenegro, & gambler, for allegea tampering with wit n & case against him in Judge Joachim s court were continued yesterday till Friday. Word comes from Sacramento that about two weeks ago several respectable citizens witnessed an aerial exhibition. They state that the airship they saw was bright s if made of metal. The retall fruit and poultry dealers will hotd their first annual ball to-morrow evening at ive Sons’ Hall, 414 Mason street. Neither time nor expense’ have been spared to make this ball & success. Citizens'of Los Angeles were last evening treated 10 a sight of three lignts that they sup- posed to be attached to an airshin that sailed over the city from the nortlteast and two hours later retraced their cours George W. Banks, the embezzling agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., is said to be living in Hongkeng under the name of George F. Simdth, | He h spent all the money he got and is bitterly repentant of bis misdeeds. Mrs. Adolfine Seneloh, alias Mrs. James Henry of Danville, Contra Costa County, who usttempted suicide on O2tober 26 by shooting herself througn the body, was committed to the Napa Insane Asylum yesterday. After some wrangling in court yesterday it was decided that the inspection of the Craveu , which was to have been held in the office of Delmas & Shortridge on Wednesday, Will take place in Judge Slack’s courtroom. During a row In Carlson’s saloon, near the Ingieside racetrack, Sunday night, Thomas ¥oy, a stableman, was stabbed in the neck by John Rooney, another stableman, and Rooney Was beaten into unconsciousness by Foy's {riends. incipient fire on the British ship Gra- nada caused some consternation at Mission- street whari a couple of daysago. The heat jrom th- stove i the captain’s cabin set the woodwork afire and did some damage before 1t was put out. ¢ The facts of a meeting in Judge Hebbard’s chzmbers and an agreement that the board of directors of the Peopie’s Home Savings Bank should resign and & new board should be chosen were testified to yesterday in the Wil- lLinms libel case in Judge Daingerfield’s court. Chief Officer Dowdell of the Alameda was Lack ai his post yesterday. Four years ago he was washed iuto the scuppers by a sea that came atoard and had his right leg and one of his arms broken. He hss been recuperating ever sihce, but is now as hale and hearly as ever he was. —e—————— Divorces Granted® Yesterday. Divorees have been granted by the Superior Court as folows: Afnie E. Langa from Jessie J. Langa, for failure to provide; Mary T.Gib- iin from Johu J. Giblin, for habitual intem- Jerance; Lonise M. Abresch from George P. Abresch, ior willful neglect. o 1 o 3 T The Dockery Charges. ¥ The charges of blackmail filed against Milk Inspector J. P. Doekery will be tried before Judge Hunt next Tuesday. # ————————— Trunks Moved 25 Cents. ("morcml Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. l ToMhain 49. Furniture moved reasouably.” the phenomenon were inclined tg believe that some practical joker was sending. up toy balloons from the hills, but those who believed in the airship theory were unable to understand how toy balloons could pass in opposite Uirections over the same course, or what kind of toy balloon was used that could'stay up at 4 high Altitude with lights ablaze for over two hours. Ex-Attorney-General W. H. H. Hart, the attorney for the:inventor, while dis- cussing the power that could be or is used for, airships, made public some very in- teresting information regarding the new Fargo storage batiery in which heisin- terested. He stated that the whole ap- paratus of a twenty-horsepower storage battery weighs only about 125 or 130 pounds.” The receiving jars proper nave been reduced to such a small compass that they weigh less than three pounds, and that a jar of this size can be charged from ap ordinary incandesceht lizht wire. Under such circumstances the master of an . airship would have but little trouble in taking in ‘“fuel’”’ that would enable him to travel a great magy miles. He coula have his ship secrete the hills, walk into any town along thé route on which he might chose to travel, hire-a room in a hotel, tap 4 wire, fill his soda bottles with ‘chain lightning and resume his voyage through the upper air for another hundred miles or more, The propositior seems almost too gigan: tic to be true, but stranger things have uappened in the realm of science within the last few years. A late dispatch received last night from Los Angeles reads as follows: “The mysterious airship was seen again here to-night. The thing moved about over the city for an hour. There is no doubt as to the genuineness of the phe- nomenon, whatever. it- might be. Jack Faulkner, Richard Sweet and other repu- table citizens, who were directly under the strange visitor, state that they saw its wirigs. It created great excitement on the streets to-night.” A W i WHY HE SAILS HIGH. Attorney Hart Tells Why the Air- ship Is Taken Far From the Earth. : General W. H. H. Hart still insists that the mucn-taiked-of airship isa reality and that the thousand or more people who have seen lights moving in the sky and were able to discern the outlines of an object above were not the victims of high- pressure imaginations. He goes still further and asserts that there are two air- ships now moving about in the heavens over the Golden State, alargeone and a smaller one. He believes that one is now in the southern part of the State and the other is prowiing around tbrough hereto- fore unexplored space in the more north- ern latitudes. “Then your inventor must have an as- sistant who understands aerial navigation as well as himself,” was suggested to Gen- eral Hart. “Yes, he bas,” was the response. ‘‘He told me that there is very little trouble in handling the machine. All that is re- quired is a good cool-headed man with a fair amount of common-sense and one who is not likely to become excited or lose his presence of mind at high alti- tudes. I have no doubt that he has such men with him. Atleast he told me that he bhad. You mustremember that an airship is very easy to handle at extremely high altitudes—much easier than near the sur- face of the earth.” In explaining what he meant by this as- sertion General Hart gave some interest- ing inf?matlon as to why the lights are always keen at such great distances from the earth. He illustrated his point by calling attention to the fact that an ordie nary gas or hot-air balloon, on being re- leased from the ground, darts like an ar- row from a bow iffto the air and that the farther away from the earth it gets the slower its upward fli ‘b “The reason for this,” he explained, “is that after the balloon has reached a certain altitude the gas that carried it to that point is not so much lighter than the sur- rounding atmosphere and its buoyancy 2 ’ is thereby decreased. Then aerial navi- gation bétomes practically easy, for the operator does not have to expend power in forcing the balloon filled with zas and the airship attachment against the wind. Thisis the reason that the inventor has gone so high when experimenting with Ins. ship. He tells me that at a great height he can go against the wind with comparative ease, but that at 300 or 400, fect from the ground he is compelled to use up a great deal of power.”” The subject uppermost in the general’s mind, the freeing of Cuba from Spain, came to the surface in the conversation, and the attorney said that “the inventor is likely at any time to pack up his smalier airship and start for the scene of blood- shed and trouble.” : “It can be easily done,” hesaid. “In the first place the material of the outfit is light, and the ship can readily be packed in cases and shipped away by rail withont attracting the least attention, and it would take but a short time to put it together again,” ¥ “How could this be done when your power.is a storage battery that will only last six hours?" was asked. “There would be no’ difficulty about thai,” was the response. “The, Fargo storage battery can be recharged any- where where there is an electric-light wire, and there are electric power and lighting plants in all of the towns from here to Arizona, and from Arizona to the South- ern States, “The whole apparatus of the twenty- horsepower Fargo battery does not weigh over 125 pounds, and the storage battery proper can be carried in your overcoat pocket, it not weighing over three pounds. Each section weighs but a little more than a sodawater bottle filled with water. He could come into this office and charge his eatire battery by tapping one of those in- candescent:light wires. So, you see that he could take hisship across the continent without any trouble at all. Speaking of the expedition to Cuba reminds me that already I am beginning to receive lettors from people whodesire to go as.volunteers in the new gerial navy. Hereis one. ‘1 will read it to you, but not give the writ- er's name: s MADERA, 11—29—'96. W. H. H. Hart—DEAR BIR: If it is possible please Consider meé as & volunteer for the party in the airship to go to Cuba. I am 40 years of age and in perfect health and strength. Am a fairly educated man, & good telegraph_operator, stenographer and type- writer opérator. Iunderstand that it will be a very hazardous enterprise, but believe me, | there is no danger that I am mnot perfectly wiliing and glad to face. oo 1shall fear no hing énd will go.anywhere and do snrthing my superiors may command or desire. It does not matter to any one if I am killed, as I have no ties. I have no fam- ily, relatives or persors relying upon. me, and for that reason alome I should be sent. I will take any obligation as to secrecy, falth- fulness, ete., and willingly answer with my life for it. High altitudes do. not affect me, Please let md hear from you at your earliest convenience. Most respectfully, 3 *“Will you engage him?"” “Iwili not. I wili hand his letter over to the inventor, and he will do with' the proposition as he sees fit. I have no doubt but what, as he is related to the electrician of Maceo’s army, all the ar- rangements were made as 10 the crew and other details before he came to this part of the continent. AsI have said before, he came here to test his airshipin the high altitudes, the lower heavier strata of air and the fogs from the ocean. He wanted to test it under ocean conditions. ‘In the East the wind blows from the land to the sea, but here it blows in from the sea, and in an expedition over Cuba he wants to be thoroughly familiar with ocean atmosphers, The last time 1 saw the inventér his purpose was to operate his ship in the krigh, dry atmosphere over the southern part of the State, and from the telegraphic accounts in THE CALL he must be there now with one of his air- ships. We are told that his lights have been seen by hundreds in Los Argeles County, and I have no idea that they were jack-o'-lanterns or fakes.” et vguty SEEN OVER LOS ANGELES. The City Excited Over Bright Lights Apparently Under Some One’s Control. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Nov. 30.—Los Angeles is excited and people are gazing upward from every corner at what all who have seen them declare sre the lights of an airship. The altitude of these strange lights wes very great and the movement, was from northwest to southeast. Passengers on board many of the streetcar lines witnessed the zigzag glimmer as it floated slowly and placidly through the upper air. 2 Most of the force of the two morning dailies saw the lights, which reapveared after two hours’ time, going in tae opposite direction. Some of the witnesses describe the appearance of these lights, two-of which were fixed, while @ third light had the characteristics of a searchlight and was apparently under the operation of & skilled manipylator. These lights were seen by so many reputable citizens that the town is talking nothing else to-night except the strange lights and the probable influence of the inventiom, if 1t proves such, upon methods of warfare and the transmission of intelligence from one part of the world to another. The probability of the ship is ‘conceded on all hands, and much speculation is rife @8 o its most-important uses in peace and war, The latest and most conclusive evidence extant reached this city to the effect that Foreman Woods, on Lucky Baldwin’s ranch at Santa Anita, had seen the vis- itor this afternoou by the full light of day. H. A. Unruh, manager of the ranch, places the utmost reli- ance in the word of his foreman and in consequence said to a CALL corre- spondent that this statement satisfied him. There is some ground for the re- port that a genuine airship was being operated among the foothills, not only in the night but in the daytime, This information was telephoned to the Chamber of Commerce in this city to-day. This information staggers the most creaun- lous. BSerious people, judges and promi- nent business men have now been led to conclude that t ere is more in aerlal philosophy than they had ever dreamed of. Foreman Woods’ description tallies with the published accounts and pictures in THE CALL daring the past week, namely: as to1ts birdlike wings and other charac- teristics. Mr. Woods claims to have had a good, plain view of the winged visitor, and describes in detail its every part. The hull or body, he says, is of oval shape, whilethe wings are long and fash- joned remarkably like those of an Ameri- can eagle. 1ts rapid movement through the air is what impressed Mr. Woods the most. The machine, he said, was travel- ing against the wind, and at a rate of speed equal to the iastest train, The kills about the city are lined with gazers watching for a late reappearance of the ship. To this mass of evidence a hackman, whosesoccupation keeps him up all night, adds that he has seen the ship as late as 8 A. M. This gentleman, whose name is Carroll, describes the appearance of searchlight feature with clearaess. He says that he is absolutely certain that what he saw was an aerial machine under the guidance of an intelligent be- ing, and that the searchlight was capable of revealing objects on the earth and the general topography of the country to the operators. SHIT ANORENS BRETHREN WMEET Thirty-Fourth Celebration Is Marked by a ?Banquet. Eloguent Speeches by Irving M. Scott and Charles M. Shortridge: Officers Elected and Inst;med, and the Festivities End With a Dance. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, 200 strong including lady guests, celebrated its thirty-fourth annual meeting and in- stellation of officers last night at the Palace. The banquet-room was ex- quisitely decorated. Atoneend hung a large American flag and at the other end the flag of Scotland, over which were the American colors. The best known of the Séottish people of ‘the City were present, and -altogether it was a ra~e season of en- joyment. Many beautiful costumes were displayed by theladies. The installing of the officers took place in the maple room and was informal in character, James 8. Webstes being the in- stalling officer. The following were the: officers installed : President, Andrew Wilkie; first vice-presi- dent, Wiliiam Watson; second vice-president, P.L.'Dunn; treasurer, Y. C. Lawson; record- ing secretary, W. C. Cook; assistant recording secretary, Alex Rannie; fiuancial secretary, R. D. Colquhoun; assistant finaucial secretary, J. D. Robertson; librarian. Joseph Gray; trus- tees—samuel Irving, John Reid, Richard Gratto, James Scobie, Andrew McNair; board of relief—Joseph P. Cochrane, John M. Dun- can, Robert Sutheriand; physician, Dr. W. F. McNutt; chaplain, Rev. George D. B. Stewart. Tlie new president ot the Brotherhood, Andrew Wiikie, presided at the elaborate banquet that had been prepared. Imme- diately on his right sst Irving M. Scott, C. M. Snortridge and Chaplain J. B. Stew- art and Mrs, Stewart. On his left were Y. C. Lawson, the Rev. H. .C. Minton and Miss Skirvin. [t was a happy and en- thusiastic gatberihg. The band piayed “In the Garb 0i-0.d Gaul” when the re- past was finished, and John D. McGilvray, ex-Alderman of Denver and contractor for the Parrott and Spreckels buitdings, arose and spoke to the toast of *“The Day and a’ Wha Honor It.”" 0 % **A Scotchman is always a good citizen, wherever he is,’’ said Mr. McGilvray, and was greeted with cheers. He spoke of the triumphs of McLaren, Barrie, Crockettand many other famous Scotchmen, and de- clared that America offered a singularly attractive field for the people of his native land. "He made an eloquent address and was frequently applauded. £ Everbody jained in. singing “‘God Save the Queen.” Then President Wilkie asked for three cheers for the Queen. They were given heartily, but when he asked for three cheers for the President of the United States they were given even more beartily. The Rey. H. C. Minton, D.D., delivered a humorous address to the toast, **‘The Land o’ Cakes.”” He said he had missed being born in Scotiand only by about 300 e of ancestry in the United States. ut these early ancestors had originally come from Scutland, und when he visited that beautiful country last summer he felt almost like a native of Scotland. But -the cakes reminded him more of frozen sawdust than anything else. He said he would give a fortune if he had the Scotch .accent. i Irviog M. Scott woke eloquently to the toast, “The Land We Live In.’ He told of the beauties and resources of Scotland only to contrast them finally with those of the United States. *‘This land,” he said, '‘is our inheritance. In this favore land, where is sent forth a barrel of flour for every man, woman and child, besides what ig eaten, there is opportunity for all. ‘‘HeM in California, more than any other State, there is no want, while in the old countries of the globe itis met with on every hand.” " And though building warships he spoke for peace and was warmly applauded. ‘‘Peace, not war,” he said, “settled the Venezuelan contest, ic, *‘And Are Ye Sure the After the musi, News Is True,” Charies M. Snortridge was called on to speak to the toast of “The Press.”” He humorously said he presumed the words ‘‘and are ye sure the news is true’’ referred to the airship. For answer he said he would refer to the ex- Attorney-General of the State. He complimented his old friend Dr. Minton for his eloquent words and Mr. Scott for his exhortation for peace, and then touched directly the subject of the press, advocating unity of action for the good of man. “The press should be united,” he said. *“By unity it could move mountains. It could make war im- vossible. It should win the love and not gain the fear of mankind. If it would work in harmony it would command the respectofall. L't shouid be united for law andorder, fo r honest men, in opposition to wrong. 1t should be for decency and against every- thing that destroys tie home, Butldo not @ppear as the critic of the press, but rather as its champion. Generally speak- ing, in its work of advancement the press has done a brave part. It is not perfect. It is a great instrument for zood.” “The Lassies,”’ was responded to by An- drew McNair, and * Our Sister Societies,” 'fi' D. Edward Collins. R. Park sang *'D'ye ind Lang Syne”; J. Niven, “The Sc:t- tish Kail Bra!e”i W. C. Cook, *'The Red, White and Blue”; and Andrew McNair, “The Lass o’ Ballochmyle.” Among those present were: William Mitchell, Miss Graham, Joseph Ait- ken, Miss Lamson, D. R. McNeill, Miss Veva McNeill, A. W. scott Jr, Mrs. A. W. Scott Jr., Joseph Gre and wife, General Friedrich, Dr. McNutt, Captain T. P. H. Whitelaw, Miss Daisy Whitelaw, Walter N. Brunt, Miss Jennie Litde, Andrew Wilkie Jr., Mrs. Andrew Wilkie Jr, 8. J. Hendy, Mrs. S, J. Hendy, James Logan, Mrs James Logan, Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson, Mr. and Mrs, Richard Gratto, D. K. McMullen and Mrs. C. C. McMullen, Captain N. Richardson and wife, Wiliiam Watson and Mrs. A, M. Hendry, A. McNair and wite, G. A. Cayney and wife, W. R. Eaton and wife, Hugh McC. Webster, Miss Dillie Webster, Joseph M. Cumming, Charles S, Hendry, Mrs. M. Hendry, Mrs, J, Hendry, L. 8. Webster, Mrs. I. S. Webster, Miss L. Webster, James A. Kennedy, G. Burnett, Mrs, G. Burnett, J. H. StrobriGge, Mrs. J. H. Strobridge, James Scobie, Mrs. James Scobie, Miss Bella Ross, John MecLaren, Mrs. McLaren, W. M. Resie, Richard McLen end the Misses Katy, Annie and Ella McLen, R. McKiliican and wife, James Rae and wife, Supervisor William Barr and wife, San Rufael; George . McNicoll, Miss Belle McNicoll, Captain and Mrs. John- ston, Miss Mary Gleason and B. P. Gleason, Miss E. M. Greenbam, Miss Miy Greenham, P. Liviogston Dunn, T. A. Wilkie, Miss Jean Davidson, Donaid MacLaren, miss Jessie Brow! Thomas Micke!l, Miss Reid, Robert Reid, Miss Susi: McNeb, Archibald Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ilkie J. Muirhead, Mrs. J. B. Muirhead, H. venson, James Neven, Mis: Graham, William Miichell, James Aitken, Miss Law- son, Ed C. Duggap, Mrs. Ed C. Duggan, Miss F. Duggan, diss F. Franklin, George Sword, John Lynn, Altred L. Morgenstern, Miss Fan- nie Rech, James C. Symon, Miss Annie Kier- nan, William Lehrke, Miss Jessie Gillis, Thomas P. Ross, Samuel Irving, J. Lewis, James Kay, J. Findlay Thompson of Bradford, Eng., Alesander Mackie, Miss Rosabel Mackie, William_Little, Miss Gracle Littie, Mr. an Mrs. Robert Christie, John Reid, Mrs. John Reid, John McLaren, Mrs. John McLaren, Mrs. James L. Henderson, James Sullivan, Robert Dundas Coiquhour. = i £ B B Arrested for Betrayal. Henry Sherbert, 8 machinist by occupation, was arrested last evening by Officer G. Vidau, on complaint of Filiberta Harales, ou a charge of betrayal under prgmise of marriage. Sher- bert denfes that he committed the crime, but refused to make any further statement. REBATES TIED UP. Supervisors Extend the Time for Their Payment—Delinquents Must Pay Up. 5 It will be the 16th inst. at least befor those who are entitled to a rebate cn the taxes paid during the early part of this year receive their money. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to that ef- fect yesterday and rescinded the measure ordering the payment to begin to-morrow. This will be a disappointment to a great many taxpayers who haye money tied up in the City treasury, and will cause sev- eral City officials much trouble and an- noyance. Supervisor Dimond, who signea the resolution, gave as a reason for intro- ducing the measure that it was desired by Attorney Wiilett, who is employed by the board to collect delinquent taxes. “Mr. Willett,” said Mr. Dimond, after the meeting of the board, *‘has advised us that we have the right to hold back the rebates of those who owe the City for de- linquent taxes and force collections in that way. “‘We have not consulted the City and County Attorney in regard to the matter, but have no doubt that tne delinquent tax collector is correct. We shall try it any- way.. “yTnnse who do not owe delinquent taxes will receive their money as soon as the lists made up by the Auditor can e com- pared with those in the possession of the collegtor. The delinguents will have to A5 Ayurmor Broderick is of the opinion that the board has no right to hold the rebates to pay the delinquencies, and that if a combination of those who are being kept out of their money test the matter in a legal manner and with the aid of a com- petent attorney, they will be sustained by the courts. 2 He is also curious to know why the lists of those who are entitled to rebates have not been called for before, as they have been finished and in his office, bound and ready for use for weeks. In the mean- time the brokers are eagerly gathering assignments from among the 29,000 prop- erty-owners who bave rebates coming, and the chances are that thev will collect most of the $175,000 now lying idle in the treasury. This money.is a white elephant on the hands of Treasurer Widber, and he has already made complaints regarding the trouble it has given him, Deputy Treas- urer Louis Jacobs said yesterday that from 100 to 300 people call at. the treasury each day to get their money aund to eacn onean explanation must be made why the money is not ready for distribution. “I spend hours revutinfi the story over and over,” he said, “and it is getting rather wearisome. I wish the board would hurry up and let the money be dis- tributed.” HER PECULIAR MALADY Safah Luntz, a Young Woman Whose Actions Resemble Those of a Horse. She Was Taken From the Almshouse Yesterday to Be Sent to the Ukiah Asylum Sarah Tuntz, an inmate of the Alms- house, whose peculiar malady has been referred fo on more than one occasion in THE CALy, is now in the Receiving Hospital, having yesterday been com- mitted to the Ukiah Asylum by the In. sanity Commissioners. She has been -an inmate of the Alms- house for the past sixteen years, having been taken there when she was a child about 5 years of age. Her fatber was a saiior and her mother a circus rider. All ner actions resemble those of a2, horse. Her teeth are shaped like a horse’s teeth, and she bites like that animai. . She cannot speak, and the only sound she utters is something closely resembling the neighing of & norse. Ifa fly touches her the whole of her body shivers the same as thatof a horse in the same pre- dicament. She has other characteristics resembling the horse. In drinking she sucks up the water; before uttering the neighing sound she lifts up ner head; she kicks like a horse, and holds her head to one side wien making « bite. Sue is blind, but has a fine sense of touch with her hands, which are beauti- fully formed, and her fingers are long and tapering. She can hear, but has no real- ization of what is said to her. When spoken to she holds cut her hand to be taken hold of and utters a soft whinney- ing sound. She has beautiful blonde hair and her features are not displeasing. It was the intention to send her to the Home for the Feeble-minded, but there was no room for her, and it was accord- ingly decided to send her to the Ukiah Asgylum. R SbS o T STABBED IN THE NECK. Result of a Row in a Saloon Near the Ingleside Racetrack. John Rooney and Thomas Foy, stable- men at the Ingleside racetrack, had some trouble in Carlson’s saloon, near the race- track, Sunday night. Rooney stabbed Foy in the neck and Foy’s friends ratal- iated by giving him an unmerciful beat- ing, rendering him unconscious, Foy and Rooney were taken to the City and County Hospital. Foy’s wound was not serious, and after it was dressed he was taken to the Seventeenth-street sta- tion by Policemen E. J. Thompson ana Atridee and booked for disturbing the peace. Rooney did not recover conciousness till morphine bad been injected into his sys- tem. Although badly beaten no bones were broken, and yesterday he was taken from the i ospital to the City Prison and buoked for assault to murder. 3 Policemen Thompson and Atridee yes- terday morning arrested John Frohman, a hostler at the racetrack, and locked im up in the '‘tanks’’ at the City Prison pending an investigation. He is suspected of being one of Foy’s friends who beat Rooney. ————————— Santa Claus s Here. Once more merry old Santa Claus is in town. This year he has selected as his headquarters the well-known establish- ment of J. W. Raphael & Co., 13-15 Kearny street, where he has taken posse-sion of the entire second floor of the building, with Little Red Riding Hood to assist him receiving his guests. In his new home Santa Clans has made elaborate prepara- tions for entertaining his visitors, and to all the children he extends a hearty invi. tation to call and state their wanis for Christmas. 4 PERGIPGINED S Catholic Colleges Football, Santa Clara College of Santa Clara and St. Mary’s College of Oakland, two of the largest Catholic educstional institutions on the Pa- cific Coast, will meet this vear in a football match for the first time in their bistory. The game will be played on the Central Park grounds_in this City on Saturday, December 12. Both teams have long been in training for this first intercollegiste mateh—St. Mary’s Coilege under the coaching of Wyekoff of the Reliance team and Santa Clara Coilege under the instruction for some time now of Sheehy of the Olympic team, who was formerly a stu- aent of Santa Clara. —————————— Hudelsonglpibel Case. The ease against Benjamin F. Hudelson, charged with criminal libel by Attorney D. B. Woodworth, was cailed in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday morning, but was on motion continued till this morning. Attorney W.H. Jordan represents the detendant and Attorney F. D. Brandon the complaining wituess. JACOB 1. DAV WAS JACOB DEDIKER Changed His: Name in 1849 to Escape an Appren- ° ticeship. Honorable Career in California as Lumber Merchant and Builder. His Will Is Now Contested by a Nephew and a Niece Who Al. lege Undue Influence. Rev. Joseph P. Wilson and Mrs. Cather- ine Strad, by their attorneys, Knight & Heggerty, have filed a protest to the ad- mission to probate of the will of the late Jacob Z. Davis, alias Jacob Z. Dediker, who was for many years known in this City and Sacramento asa leading business man, lumber merchant and builaer, and who died in Philadelphia on the 28th of last month, leaving an estate valued at more than §$2,000,000, The document filed by Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Strad makes the assertion that John Dediker and Catherine Ziegler were mar- ried previous to 1829 and that they were the parents of Henriatta Dediker, George Dediker and Jacob Z. Dediker, the latter being the same person afterward, known as Jacob Z. Davis; tnat Henrietta Dediker and Clayton P. Wilson were married July 5, 1829, and died leaving issue surviving them these petitioners, Joseph P. Wilson, Catherine Strad and Jacob Wilson; that Jacab Wilson died November 20, 1896, and that George Dediker died before Jacob Z. Davis, alias Dediker; that Jacob Z. Davis left him suorviving mneither wife, nor mother, nor father, nor brother, nor sister, and that these petitioners and the heirs of Jacob Wilson are the only surviving next of kin and heirs at law of Jacob Z. Davis, alias Dediker, On the 16th of November the will of Davis was filed, in which he bequeatbed his entire estate to Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis. To this disposition of the prop- erty the contestants object, and for the grounds of their protest allege that at the time of the alleged execution of the will said Davis was of unsound mind, that the will was not written by him, and that av the time of the allezed execution he was under the undue and improper influence of persons at this time unknown, and which persons poisoned the mind and hear: of the deceased against these peti- tioners and their brother by making false statements to Davis and imposing on him so that he believed that these petitionersef were wanting in affection for him and were eager for his death so that they might thereby acquire his estate; which unknown sersnns did solicit and procure, by arts and wiles and by professions of agecdon for him, the making of said NEW TO-DAY. Save half an hour of your shopping time for the ‘‘furniture show.”’ Geary street,a block from Market. A splendid show— and everybody wel- come. Christmas gifts bought now will be carefully wrapped and put away for delivery the 24th. California Furniture Company N P Cole & Oo) Carpets 511 Geary Street b NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. O'Farrell Street, Be:ween Stockton and Poweil. Week Commencing Monday, Nov. 30. A Bill of Eastern and European Celebrities ! 3SL W, the Shooting Star. LATEEN VETTER, the siysterious Globe ‘Artiste., THE ROMELO BROS., World's Greatest Equilibrists. THE GREAT STUARL, the Male Patti, Anda Company of World-Renowned Artists. Heserved sen.3. 26¢; buicony, 1Uc; Upera-chairy and box-seats, 50¢. / Belasco, Jorian & ia Faille, Lessees & Managers POSITIVERY LAST WERK OF o The Modern Society Drama— iEhenib6, 350 356,506, Alatinces— 156, 356,85 1166, 26¢, 360, atinees—. e, g Telephone Biack 991. = NEXT. “ALABAMA” NEW BUSH-ST. THEATER. —SMILES AND LAUGHTER! In Shrieks, Roars, Yells and Convulsions! Large and small Doses, to Suit Every Constitution ! Nature's Sweet nmodyfiin)u’gl_ by » ‘World's Greatest ‘pnotist. Commencing Mo.day Night, Nov. 30, And every night during (he week, inclnding Sat. and Sun. Matinees, KING Laughmaker of the Wor d. His Mesmeric entertainments would compel laughter in a thousand-year-old mummy. Evg pr.ces—10c, 15¢, 25¢, buc. Mat prices—10c, 250 SUTRO BATHS. Open Daily from 7 A. M. to 11 P. M. Concert Every Afterndon and Saturday THE CHUTES. —Every Afternoon and Eveninz. — Animatoscopg, «Harg of Niagara® and Pl nl—fiEE ] —Skating Rink Always Open,—— A Little Child With a Little Cold. That’s all! What of it? Little colds when neglected grow to large diseases and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral CURES COLDS. ;l_leged wil), if the same ever was made by im. The petitioners®ask that the alleged will be declared null and void and request a jury trial of the issues thus raised. The explanation of Mr. Davis’ act in changing his name is that he made the change in the year 1849 when he ran away from Philadephia, his native town, and started for this State in search of fortune. He did not change his name on account of any disgraceful act, however, but only to conceal his identity and thereby escape from an apprenticeship. He nad been bound to a tradesman under the appren- ticeship system of those days and when the California gold excitement reached the Quaker City young Dediker resolved to join an expedition to the Pacific Coast. To prevent discovery he changed his name to Dayis and was known only as Jacob Z. Davis throughout his subsequent career which was honorable and commendatory in every way. NEW TO-DAY. Have you tried the money-back tea ? Your grocer will sell you a package of Schkilling’s Best, and return your money in full if you don't like it. A Sclgfi“invg & Company NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprieto: Enthusiastio Reception!— . ~——Instantaneous Hit! MR. WILTON LACKAYE, Assisted by MARIE WAINWRIGHT and a Great Company in & New Piay in Four "R, BELGRAFF " AN IMPRESSIVE PLAY I | BEAUTIFULLY ACTED AND | | 1 PERFECTLY STAGED. PRESENTED FOR THIS WEEK ONLY, Every Evening, Including Surday. Next Week—Another Brilliant Novelty. Unique Double Bill-First Time on Any Stage, ¢“ MOLIERE ' and ‘‘CAPTAIN BOB.” GOTTLOD & (- LE3SES ATIDMATAGLRS -+~ LIKE I A THUNDERBOLT ! 8o Great Was the Applause — I AST NIGET!— JOSEPH GRISMER, PHGEBE DAVIES In the American Comedy-Drama THE NEW SOUTH A TRUE PICTURE OF THE SOUTH. A Beautiful Play Interpreted by a Perfect Cast! Filled with Lelightful Comedy Scenes and Strong Climaxes. Next Monday—First Time Here, “THE COTTON KING.” TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mes.ERNEsTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manage: THIS WEEK ONLY ! HVERY HVENINGI! Cnuumununo\é :t }:::cq‘s Brilliant Opers mique, s & = @ I LI T TI.F DU E” GREAT CAST! EW SCENERY! CORRECT COSTUMES! APPROPRIATE ACCESSORIES! A Complete and Interesting Production in Every Detail. NEXT WEEE-“THE BRIGANDS.” 25¢c and 50c. Popular Prices MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager Aroused Tremendous Enthusiasm ! TEILE: MIDNiGHT ALARM! A Thrilling Melodrama, Full of Fun and Excitement! Great Drawbridge Scene! >peeding Exprass Tralps! Fire kngine with Spirited Horses! Fine Mechanical and Electrical Effect. Eveninz Price: ve, 250 and 390, Matinees Saturday and Sunday. SPECIAL STUDENTS’ RECITAL. ZEISIL.IER e Positively Last Appearance in this City. METROPOLITAN HALL, NEXT SA.URDAY AT 2 P. M. Assisied by SI1LEZMUND BEREI. The Grea est Programme of All. P.ices 50¢, T5¢, and $1. Seats Reudy To.Morrow Morning st Sherman, Clay & Co. s Masic Store PACIFIC C0AST JOCKEY CLUB ( NGLESIDE TRACK), The only Perfect Winter Racetrack 1n America. RACING ad2aee RACING Racing from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, Tnclusive. Five or More Races Daily, Rain or Shine. FIARST wACE AT 2 P. M. Take Southern Pacific traing at Third and Townsend sis. depot, leaving at 1 P. M. Fare for Round Trip, including Ad- mission to Grounds, »1.00. ‘Take Misslon-st. electric line direcs to track. The G. H. Mumm & Co. Stakes, Saturday, Dec. 5, The Palace Hotel Stakes, Seturday, Dec. 12. A. B. SPRECKELS, Presideat 'W. S LEAKE, Secretary.