The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1896. ----~DECEMBER 9, 1898 DNESDAY... AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER —*Mollere” and “Captaln ob* LUMBIA THF¥ATER—The Cotton King. Lopq o0’ OrERa-HoOUSE — “The Fromised Land ALCAZAR THEATER.— “Alabama P:\011 UPKRA HOUSE. The Brigands. (RPEEUM—High-C ass Vaundevilie. CALITORNIA THEATER. —¢Rival " Sat urday afternoon, i ¥ g Lol CHUTES AND SKATING RINK.—Dally at alghi street, one block east of the Parl J L3RG 127 ns—Esthng and performances AUIFIC COAST JOCKRY CLuR.—Races to-day. MECHANICS' Pavin Annual Horse Show. ALCTIUN - AL S, MADIGAN & Co.—This dav, etc., ut 1122 Mission streer, December 9, Fy i ¥ INDIANA AvCTION C0.~This day, December 9, Millinery, at 1211 Stockton st., at 2 o'clock. ¥y E. 8. Sprar & Co.— This day. Decem- ber 9, Unclaimed Goods, at 31-33 Sutter street, at 12 o'clock. 13 FRANK W.BUTTERFIELD—This day, Decem- ber 9. Agateware, at 422 Kearny street, at 11 o'clock. EY i. H. Rump—Thursday, Decembor 10, Fur- ture, at 211 Larkin sireet. at 11 0'clock. 'y Kiuip & Co.—Thursday, December 10, Horses, a1 Van Ness avenue and Market sis, ai 1 o'clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. J. R, Mitchell is on trial for murder in Judge - Bahrs' court. City officials and the Grand Jury will discuss public affairs this evening. §ix new cases of d phtheria were reported at the Health Office yesterday. Generally fair Wednesday, with light winds— Forecast Official W. H. Hammon, The murder trial of Arthur in Judge Belcher's court to-day. son will close Frank P, Dunnell has been granted a divorce from Alice Dunnell for desertion. The Rafiroad Commissioners will meet to- day and may commenee to fix rates. Mrs. Caroline Kusel accuses her sick old hus- band, So.omon Kusel, of cruelty and demands a divorc T iversity Regents yesterday postponed the election of secretary of the board until next Avril. The State Board of Trade met yesterday and considered many matiers of interest to the State in general. St. Ignatius College yesterday afternoon de- feated Sacred Heart College at football, the score being 8 to 0. Edward A. Bag tition in insolver has assets worth a droggist, has filed a pe- He owes $2183 63 and $200. Special excursion trains, with reduced fares, wiil be run to Fresno during the continuance of the Citrus Fair in that city. Everything is in readiness to rush the Val- ley road through to Bakersfield as soon as the through right of way is obtained. The winners a Ingleside yesterday were: Captain Skedance, Greyhursi, Preston, Mt. McGregor 11, Palomaecita and Cash Day. A Coroper’s jury yesterday decided that littie Ethel Kane’s death was caused by bad meat or vegeiables and not by bad milk. Judge Hebbard has granted a divorce to Laure A.Gage from William B. Gage on the ground of wiliful neglect and desertion. Dong Sun,a Chinese who was convicted of contempt in'the Dick Williams case, was par- doncd yesterday by President Cleveland. The Chamber of Commerce wants the Secre- i the Navy to au horize the navy-yard rities 10 aceept 200 more apprentices. Inspector James P. Docke ry hasfileda urrer to the charge of biackmail that was led against him by Ruhland & Zimmerman. or J. Donal d Robertson was excused from ge Daingerfield’s,jury panel yesterday at his own request, with the thanks of the court. The Supreme Court yesterday handed down a decision aenying Mrs. Louisa Worthington, who shot and killed Harry Baddeley, a new tia v has applied (o be appointed ad- { the estate, which is valued at Frank R. Laumeister, who escaped from the Napa Insane Asylum in May, 1894, wes rear- d yesterday and is now in the Recelving s Lillie Lindo, widow of Jacob Lindo, in this City August 30, 1895, has ap- r ietters of administration on her late husband’s estate. Earp - has been sued 10 collect p ol notes signed by the Exami- ize-fight referee in Tombstone, Ariz., 29,1 carpenter, was yesterday held efore the Superior Court for the to murder of James H. Childs on Clementina street last month. answer Evelyn A. Smyth has been granted a divorce from John T. Smyth for failure to provide. The defendant must pay $20 a month for the sup- port of the minor children: E. P. Dewey, who is accused of raising amounts on sdvertising contracts, has been arresied and his confederate, E. H. Harris, has been located in Los Angeles. State Senator-elect Samuel Braunhart pro- poses to introduce & bill into the Senate which will give to the Mayor the power contem- d in the defeated charter. The eriminal libel case of B.D. Woodworth against B. F. Hudelson was part!y heard before Rolice Judge Campbell yesterdsy and was postponed until tuis aiternoon. . .pl The Secretary of Agriculture declares that he does not favor the estab ishmant of a weather- burean station on Mount Tamalpais, 8o he in- torms the Chamber of Commerce. Leading citizens of Sen Francisco who promised & gift of land asa site for the Wil- merding School are now requested by the Regents to make good the promise, Fred Riener, who recently fell heir to $250,- , has been declared insane because o! the excessive use of liquor and has been Com. mitied to the Ukiah Insane Asylum, The merchants and property-owners of Third street are now agltating a movement for light- ing that tnoroughfare from Market to Town- send streets, with six are lights to a block. Intelligence has been received that A. Saba- tie, an early importer, who died recently in France, bas begueathed property valued at $100,000 to the French Benevolent Society of this City. Assignee George H. Lent ciaims that John J. O'Farrel! turned $2320 over to Treasurer Wid- bur with frauduient intent, and he brings ac- “tion to recover the amount for the O'Farrell creditors. The benefit entertainment in aid of the emergency home connected with the work of the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Children will be held in Native Sons’' Hall thie evening. George Willlams, the confi’ence man, who escaped on Saturday mornii g and was recap- tured Monday, was yesterday sentenced by Judge Conlan to one year in the County Jail, six months for petty larceny and six months for vagrancy. Suits for divorce have been filed in the Superior Court as follows: E. Williams vs. C, J. Wiliams, Caroline Kusel vs. Solomon A. Kusel, Adeline Warner vs. Cnarles G. Warner, Ezra D. Baker vs. Mary Jane Baker, Margaret Johnson vs. Charles A. Johnson. NEW TO-DAY. ‘WOMEN AND WOMEX ONLY are most com- petent to fully appreciate the purity, sweet- ness, and delicacy of CUTICURA S0P, and to discover new uses forit daily. To cleanse, purify, and beautify the skin, to allay itch- ing and irritation, to heal chafings, excoria- tions, and uleerative weaknesscs, nothing so pure, 50 sweet. so speedily effective as warm baths with Cuticura Soar, followed, when necessary, by mild applications of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin rure. 8old throughout the world. Price, CUTICURA, 5ic.i 8oar, 2c.; RESOLYENT, Me.. and $1. PoTTER DRUG axp Ciipx. Corr., Sole Proprietors, LONG GREENS PODYGUARD SWEARS HE 15 A POOR MAN Earp Has Lived in San Francisco Five Years and Does Not Know Where Sansome Street Is Situated. ‘harkey Got Out of Bed and Went to Va'lejo With Lynch, His Manager. TWO0 DETECTIVES AT WORK. It Is Reported They H v2 Discoverep Enough to Send Som: Peop'e {o the Penitentiary. The decision of Referee Earp, friend and companion of “Long Green” Lawrence, managing editor of the Examiner, is still the all-absorbing topic of conversation in sporting circles. At present the skirmish line is in the although he said that he had resided in tuis City for several years, swore that he did not know where Sansome street was. The case was then continued until this afternoon at 2 o’clock. The suspense in this whole scandal will be relieved in the morning. Long Green Lawrence, Danny Lynch, Wyatt Earp and Thomas Sharkey, as well as the lesser stars 1n the ‘“foul constellation” will be given a chance to prove that they did not conspire to defraud Robert Fuzsimmons out of $10,000 and the public out of the wagers made on the Sharkey fight. - Colonel H I. Kowalsky, the legal repre- sentative of Fiizstmmons, brought suit yeste:day directly azainst Sharkey to re- cover $10.000, which the defendant is al- leged to be withholding from the rightful owner. *'This action,” explained Colonel Kow- alsky,**can settle the whole controversy in short order. If Sharkey, Earp, Lynch and that clique are in the right they can get in and prove it. If they arein the wrong they will bring up some techni- cality andicavse delay. “We will appear before Judge Sanderson not thinking it necessary to provide means to protect the inte rity of kis f]npsr. In the many years that have passed those notes have been pursuing Earp, but he has dodged them so successfully that nobody has been able to collect anything onthem. The usual methods of collection will be followed, and if Eamp gets the sal- ary that be ought to have for serving asthe bodyguard of Aniy Lawrence, the Long Green editor of Willie Hearst’s Examiner, the long-suffering creditors of the discred- ited referee may at last be consoled by get- ting a glimpse of the color of his money. Earp will be called up in court on an order of examination asto his property and his salary, when some interesting revelations may be expected. EARP AND HIS WEAPON. He Pleads Not Gullty in Judge Low’s Court. Judge Low’s court was crowded yester- day morning, the attraction being Wyatt Earp, who appeared to answer the charge of carrying a concealed weapon. He was accompanied by his attorney, Frank Kelly, ‘When his name was called Earp rose and pleaded not guilty to the charge. His attorney said he would waive a jury, but asked for & continuvance till to-morrow morning, which was granted. It is understood that Earp will attempt to show that he had a right to carry the howitzer, even into the prize-ring, because ne is a deputy United States Marshal. KILLING OF HIOKS. J. R. Mitchell on Trial for Murder in Judge Bahrs’ Court, The trial of J. R. Mitchell, charged with the muraer ot Edward Hicks, was begun in Judge Babrs’ court yesterday morning. Rey. J. B. Warren testified that he was AN IDLE FLEET IN OAKLAND CREEK Nearly Eighty Vessels Are Tied Up in the Estuary. Some of Them Have Been There for Years and Are Now Fast in the Mud. The Harbor Commissioners Discover a Job in the Bids for the Mail Crmpany’s Shed. ‘While shipping has picked up wonder- fully during the past month there 1s still an enormous fleet tied up in Oakland Creek outside of those in Mission Bay, Richardson Bay and Martinez. All classes of crafts are represented. There 18 the whaler returned from a successful or un- successful trip to the Arctic, the sugar boat that finds it unprofitable to run any more to Hawaii, the lumber schooner that can- not make it pay to carry lumber from AN W All Classes of Craft Are Represented in the Oakland Estuary, Whalers, Steamers, Btitish‘Ships and Coasters Make Up a Motley Gathering of Over Eighty Vessels. courts, the stake-money is locked up by an injunction, and it looks now as though there will be but very little left of the $10,000 for Sharkey aiter Danny Needham, D J. Lynch, the lawyers, court judg- ments and training expenses are paid. Sharkey was taken from his bed yester- day afternoon and- went to Vallejo with his manager, Lynch. Just what this new movement indicates has not yet come to light, but it is suspected that they have received legal advice to the effect that it will be better for them to get out of the jarisdiction of the courts, in view of the present very active litigation on the sub- ject of debts, Earp appeared in Justice Groezinger's court yesterday afternoon und testified that he was poor and owned oniy the clothes on his back. Although having re- sided here for several years he swore that ne did not know where Bansome street was. It was the opinion of many of the spectators that Long Green should take a day off and make Mr. Earp acquainted with the business part of the City. The investigation into the alleged gon- spiracy to rob the betting public is being proceeded with very quietly. Detectivess have been working on the case, and it is reported that the evidence they have secured is overwhelming. ‘When Justice of the Peace Groezinger called the case of J. F. Carroll vs. Robert Fitzsimmons the courtroom was crowded with spectators. Wyatt Earp, who failed to appear at the former session of the court, was present and was the center of observation by the curious crowd. Attorney Arthur E. Mack was in attend- ance to look after Bharkey’s interests, while George Perry and Jacob Rauer rep- resented the plaintiff. Mr. Rauer sat by Mr. Perry’s side and suggestel questions to him from time to timme. Mr. Perry an- nounced at the outset t.at he did mnot wish to push the contempt matter against *Long Green’s” friend. Earp was called to the stand, and in answer toa question by Justice Groezin- ger explained why he had failed to obey the subpena. He said the paper was handed to him by a deputy sheriff with whom he was not acquainted, and that having a nandful of correspondence at the time, he placed the subpena in his coat-pocket and forgot all about it. The wiiness was deferential to the court. _“There is no reason why I should dis- obey your orders in any way. I have been an officer for thirty years of my life, and for that reason 1 know what it means iodisobey the court.” The court purged Earp of contempt and Mr. Perry proceeded to inquire ab ut the certificate of deposit for the $10,000 stake money. The witness said that he had the certificate in Lis hands at the time he acted as referee and when the garnish- ment was served on him. He told about Lynch going out to his house on Golden Gate avenue and how they went down town to some bank, wiere Earp indorsed the certificate. He could not tell the name of tue bank nor the street on which it was Jocaied, beyond the fact that it was about & block and a half from the Nevada Bank on Montgomery street and in the «direction of the bay. He denied that he Had had any under- standing with any person or persons as to the disposition of the purse or the certifi- cate ot deposit. “Do you own any properiy?” asked Mr, Perry. Mr. Rauer looked interested. Nothing, except the clothes on my back,” replied Earp. He added that he had some race horses, but they were leased by him for three years from a woman who lives in Santa Rosa. Mr. Perry tried to find out from the wit- n"-uothmdmbmnulflwu::‘ni“fi‘ | ness the location of the bank, but Earp, and produce our witnesses. We will show that there was a conspiracy, by which Mr., Fitzimmons was robbed of $10,000 and the evidence we have in our possession is overwhelming. “The reason we desire to put our case before the court s0 soon1s that witnesses in affairs of this kind are of a migratory class, They are here to-day and tueir business calls them away to-morrow. While they are here we want to hear their testimony instead of having to delay mat- ters by having to send onut of the State for their depositions. [f the Lynch-Sharkey side wishes to act in gocd faith and hopes ‘o present a clear case it can produce its evidence either this morning or to-mor- row. Thereisno reason for delay in the matter. Either Fitzsimmons is right and Sharkey wrong, or vice versa.”’ % Fea g L EDITOR BUNKER’S LETTER. He Contradicts a Statement, Made by Gibbs and Groom. Avpropos of Referde Earp and his alleged selection by the National Club, on Monday last a statement from J. J. Groom and J. D. Gibbs appeared in Tue CaLry, of which the following is a part: The managers of the principals were arguing for several days over the appointment of a referee, and it becameé manifest as theday of the contest approached that they would make no selection, that they could not agree upon any one, and Mr. Gibbs and I talked over the matter, as it was important thatwe should be prepared at 12 o'clock. noon, of December 210 vame the referee in the event thatthe managers of the principals failed to doso. In discussing the matter Mr. Giobs stated that he had in mind a mean who would give entire satisfaction, as he was ral)oned to be fearless, cool and honest. He said thatsuch men as Aundy Lawrence of the Examiner, Mr. Bunker of the Report and Mr. Simpson of the Chronicle spoke in terms of praise of him, and we conld make no mistake in selecting him. Isaid: “If he is good enough for the press he is good good enough for me.” As will be seen by the letter fiom Mr. Bunker, which is self-explanato-y, he did not speak in terms of praise of Referee Earp, but on the contrary he advised the club through the Reportto avoid the re- sponsibitity of selecting a referee. This is what Mr Bunker writes: Charles M. Shortridge, Editor Call—-DEAR SIR: At4 P. M. on theday preceding the Snarkey- Ritzsimmous contest our sporting editor tele- phoued to me that Mr. Gibbs would cail at the Report office between 4 and half-past and leave tickets of admission for the paper. At 5 o'¢lo k Mr. Gibbs cailed, showed me the diagram, al- lowed me to select seats and gave me the tick- ets. Incidentally I asked him if any referee had been selected. He answered in the nega- tive, and added that in case the principals failed touniteona man the club had some one who would surely suit everybody. I asked him who this some one was and he told me it was Wyatt Earp, adding that Mr. Earp had been indorsed by people in good standing, in- cluding several newspaper men, He asked mo what I thoughtof the choice and I said I knew nothing of Earp beyond the fact that he had won a trontier reputation for coursge. I fur- ther remarked that the Reoort had already advised the club to avoid the rnsKfln!ibllhy of selecting & releree, and I thought the advice was timely and pertinent. This was the oniy talk I had with anybody about the affair, and Ishould not have had this ta.k had not Hr. Gibbs called at the office to leave tickets and this taik was merely a casual chat while the selection of tickets was being made. Very truly your: BUNKER, s, W. M. President Daily Report Publishing Company. SR sl WYATT EARP SUED. O:d Tombstone bLebts Bob Up Like Graveyard Ghosts, Attorney Joseph Rothschild yesterday filed a suit for J. H. Lavenson against Wyatt Earp, Marshall Williams and Jonn H. Jackson to collect money due on two ncies made in Tombstone, Ariz., over fif- teen years ago. Both notes are dated October 29, 1881, the first being for $600 and the other for $510 79, k Indorsements on the papers show that they ware‘frnonud for paymentat ma- turity and that in the usual legal way they went to protest, the Examiner's noied gun-fighter and favorite prize-fight referee i n his office across the corridor from the room occupied by Mitchell ana Hicks. He heard the first shot, and on going into the corridor saw Mitchell standing, pistol in hand, at the head of the siairway. Hicks was distant some few feet and re- treaiing in the direction of his (Warren’s) office. The witness saw Mitchell fire two shots and then Hicks fell. After the shooting the witness saw Mitche!l put the pistol into his pocket anda go down the stairway. Mr. Warren was the only eye-witness to the firing of the last shot. Atiorney R. A. Friedrich testitied that he heard the shots and rushed to the door. He saw a man who looked like Mitchell on the stairs putting a pistol in his over- coat pocket. A. 8. Grant, whose office is near the apartments in which the tragedy oc- curred, heard Hicks exclaim just before the shooting, “Take your hands off me!” Hicks spoke as if laboring under excite- ment. Further testimony will be taken to-day. e Holiday Attractions. Nearly all the stores have their Christmas novelties and nice things for presents well displayed, but in the lines of nice leather such as plain and silver-mounted pocket-books, card and letter cases, valises, leather and celluloid albums, toilet cases, oil paintings, water colors, engravings and etch- ings with appropriate frames, there is no store in the Citv that compares with Sanborn & Vail's, 741 Market street. In this store there is not an old, shop-worn article to be seen; everything 18 new, clean, sty.ish and good 1ulue. Visitors always welcome. Open even- ngs. Troubles of 0’C 1 & Lewis. Norman Parrish has sued Oscar Lewis, Char- lotte A. Lewis, Martin O'Connell, Julia E. Carey, Clarence D. Vincent and W, E. Dean to foreclose a mortgare for $9450. Lui-rin the day the creditors of O’Connell & Lewis filea a petition to have the firm adjudged i.svivent. coastwise ports, British ships that have anchored there to await a charter and steamers that are awaiting better times. The etuary is the most crowded portion of the State’s water-front and no where else in America can a greater variety of craft be seen. The Lark Annie Johnson is among the fleo‘; and the Grenada keeps her company. Tn@ steamer Kahului is in the mud and the Kodiak awaits next spring to start for the Arctic. All in all there are over ninty vessels tied/up in the creek and 90 per cent of them are likely to remain there until aiter McKinley’s inauguration. Then when protection is again in force there m?' be something for American shipping to do. The only arrivals vesterday were the Ardencraig from Newcastle, N. 8. W., the Whitesboro from Gre:nwood ana the Mineola from Comax, B. €. Several ves- sels sailed during 1he day, sothe fleet in port has not been increased. State Harbor Policeman Mooney had a peculiar experience yesterday. He caught a young man in the act of stealing a sack of beans from Jackson-street wharf. He bad loaded it into a buggy belonging to the J. B. Bocarde Drayage Company when caught and attempted to get away. Mooney stopped him and, getting up on the seat, ordered the lad to drive to the Harbor police station. The prisoner re- fus d point blank, so the policeman had todrive himself. At the corner of Clay and East streets the young man made a jump, and before Mooney could stop the horse he was out of sight. Captain Dun- leavy has a regular officer on the case, but the chances are that the thief will never be heard from a-ain. There is weceping and wailing and gu. hing o' teeth in Mare Island to-night. The Unudilla makes her last trip this week frem Mare Island, and in future the officers, their wives, sons and da.ghters and relatives will bave to pay their way Holiday You can save enough on your clothing, buying it di- rect from the makers, to pay for your Christmas presents and have some left over. The largest stock and the most varied assortment of Clothing for Men, Boys and Children west of Chicago; the smallest prices of any store anywhere—the whole- sale manufacturer’s price. - We save you all the mid- dlemen’s profit; we give you the latest stylesand the best fabrics. | Boys’and Children’s Cloth- ing for the holidays a spe- cialty. Open Saturday night till 9 o'clock. NEW 10-DAY. skl S U o S S B T Presents | Free AT BROWN Wholesale Manufacturers Props. Oregon Ci» Woolen Mills Fine Clothipg For Man, Boy or Child RETAILED At Wholesale Prices 121-123 SANSOME STREET, Bet. Bush and Pine Sts. _ALL BLUE SIGNS' ad BROS. & CO each time they want to come to San Krarcisco or visit the navy-yard. The whole trouble is over a question of wharfage. The Harbor Commissioners have decided that in future the navy-yard tug must pay whenever she lands at one of the State wharves, This means an ex- penditure of what the commandant is not warranted in_shouldering. Consequently the officers will have to pay the wharfage or travel by the regular line of steamers. “*All United States vessels pay wharfage in other ports,”” said. President Colnon yesterday, “and why not in San Fran- cisco? The Sunol, Monticello and Herald that gly between here and the navy-yard and Vallejo have to pay their tull dues and run opposition to a United States vessel that pays no wharfage. It wasn’t fair and now all the craft are on the same footing. The Umatilia must pay wharfage _just the same as any other craft.” In the same connection the lighthouse tender, Madrone, will also have to pay wharfage. This mesns that in future she will coal at Goat Island and the men, when they want a run ashore, will have to take a boat and row over to Long wharf, Oakland, and then come to San Francisco by steamer. It is hard on Uncle Sam’s men, but ‘‘what is sauce for the goose shoyld be sauce for the gander,” and the Harbor Commission will have just so much more space at its disposal in future. The trouble between Captain Hicks of the Manchester an( Balfour, Guthrie & Co. has been amicably settled. The mas- ter has agreed to accept the sacks in which the wheat is being placea aboard and has receipted for ali that is now in the vessel's hold. Her stiffening is now nearly all in, and in a couple of days the vessel will go to Port Costa to load. The Harbor Commissioners held a short session yesterday and opened bids for the construction of a shed on the wharf pe- tween the Mail dock and Fremont street, now being got ready for the Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental Company. They were as follows: F. A. Williams, $6098: J. H. McKay, $6070; Thomas H. Day, $5983; Healy, Tibbits & Co., $5978. Cemmissioner Cole had a short talk with Chief Engineer Holmes and then moved that ali the bids be rejected. President Colnon promptly put the motion and it was carried. New bids wer- ordered called for, and the advertisement will appear in the Post. It transpired later that the Com- missioners thought there was collusion among the bidders, hence their action. Incoming coasiers report the sealing schooner Eppinger as doing remarkably well. She only left.here last Friday fora cruise aiong the coast, but even in that short space of time fifty skins have been taken. Last reports state that Captain White was doing well and that all the boats were cut. A yearago the Eppinger took 1363 +kiks in seven months off the Golden Gate, The Luisa D is over here from Oakland Creek but cannot secure hunters at the figure the managing owner is willing to pay. Should skins sell in London to-day at a fair figure the men will get what they ask, if not, the schooner is liable to go in- to retirement again. Captain Sam Burtis, who is in command oi her, is one of the Bubbles. Those pimples or blotches that disfigure your skin, are blood bubbles. They mark the unhealthy condition of the blood-current that throws them up. You must get down to the blood, before you can be tid of them. Local treatment is useless. It suppresses, but does not heal. The best rem- edy for eruptions, scrofula, sores, and all blood diseases, is Ayer’s Sarsaparill most skillful sealing masters in the busi- ness, and should the schooner go to sea he may be depended upon to bring back a good catch. The Jane Grey, which was seized by the Government for illegal sealing and re- leased a few days ago, will either go seal- ing again on the coast or other hunting in Bering Bea. Sheis in first-class order and her owners have the pick of the hunters on the coast. Captain Frea Nelson of the Rattler is back from his honeymoon in the Sierras. If the sales in London are satisfactory he will fit his vessel out for another sealing cruise. If not, he will put the Rattler into the coasting trade. The next of his messages preserved in the original, and which is also an auto- graph one, reads as follows: NEW TO-DAY. There is other good tea beside Sckilling's Best— you take the risk in buying, and pay more. for it. You take no risk in buy- ing Schilling’s Best; your grocer returns your money in full if you don'’t like it. A Schilling & Company rancisco 4 NEW TO-DAY. An idea of the daintiness of modern parlor furniture can be had from these little pictures. The frames are reproduc- tions of an old Colonial pattern. Curved back of polished mahogany, enriched by those dark veins which are never found in the more common woods. Notice how the arms come out and end in a scroll— Colonial! Give your parlor a Christmas present. California Furniture Company (N P Cole & Co) C?(rpeu 17 Street l‘“;‘fi;‘n NEW TO-DAT—AMNUSEMENTS. MOROSCO’'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager The Funny Western Comedy Drama, THE PROMISED LAND! A THRILLING SENSATIONAL PLAY By Harry Meredith, author of “Raneh 10,” ete. ‘Wonderful Mechanical and Scenic Effects. Starlling Situations; Side-splitting Humor. Evening Prices—10¢, 250 and 50a. Matinees Saturday Bndlflundly. O'Farrell Street, Le: ween Stockton and Powall. Matinee To-Day (Wednesday), Dec. 9. Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Balcony, any seai, L0 Children, 10c, any part. NOTE THE:: QUANIITY AND QUALITY, JEAN CLERMON1’S ANIMALS, GALLETT.’S MONKEY COTEDIANS, CUSHIMAN AND HOLCOMB, KAOLY. THE THREE DUNBAR SISTERS, And a Great Vaudeville Company. COMING~—NIilsson’s n.uropean Aerial Halket (the original flying ba let) in conjun-tion with Kiralty's Grand Opera Bullet of fifty Coryphees and five Premieres—the grandest ballet ever produced in California. SUTRO BATHS. TUG-OF-WAR. GREATES! CO TEST OF THE YEAR. AN I T RNATION L AFFAIR. STRENGTH AND MEKIT TO WIN. NATIONS REPRESENTED. England, lreland. Scotland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Swedes, Denmark, Portugal, Siavonia, Cana la and United States. All the teams will pull at each per‘ormance. Two afternoons, Sundays, December 18 ana 20; seven nixhis, December 1 to 19 inclusive. - General admission. 25c: reserved 8 ats, C.. MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART, WINTER EXH:BITION. Open Daily from 9 . . 10 b P. & and Tuesday Eveuings. Sundays from 10 A. M. 103 P. M. 4dmission, 25 Cts. Evenings, 50 Cts. NEW TO-LAY—-AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. AUHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)..... Propeistors st Five Nights and Matinee Saturday MR. WILTON LACKAYE And his Great Company, assisted by MARIE WAINWRIGHT Presenting the Successful Unique Double Bill. MOLIERE. CAPT. BOB. A drama in one act. The beautiful comedy. Last Performance Sunday Night. YA W Next Monday One night only. and her Concert Co. Seats now seliing, A3~ THE BROWNIES! Thursday, December 17. CALIFORNIA_ THEATER. Matinee Next Saturday, December 12, RIVAL QUEE RIVAL QUEE Fairy Operetta. Children’s Delight. Seats 50c and 25¢ at Sherman & Clay’s, December 10, 9 A. 3. DLANOLR.GOTTLOD & Co+ L3325 ANDFAMAGLRS -+« REALLY THE ONLY GREAT Production in Frisco. JOSEPH GRISMER AND PH(EBE DAVIES. ¥irst Time in This City of wne Great Melodramatic Success, THE €COTTON KING! Calico Print Mill in Full Operation. Jolly Picnlc Scene, Filled With Songs, and Merrymaking. Startling Elevator Scene — TheAcme of Stage Mechanism. Next Attraction—THE FRAWLEY COMPANY. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBS ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprieior & saaags THIS WEEK ONLY. *The Boots, The Boots, The Boots of the Carbineers.”” Offenbach’s Operatic A Fantasie “THE BRIGANDS.” NEXT WEEK, «THE BOHEMIAN GIRL.” Look ont for “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Our Gorgeous Hoiiday Spectacle. 25¢c and 50¢. Dances Popular Prices y Augustus Tho: SPECIAL ENGAG T OF GEORGE OSBOURNE & HUGO TOLAND Order seats by telephone, Black 991. Night—15¢, 25¢, 36¢. 50c. Matinee—15c¢, 25¢, 35¢c. THIRD ANNUAL HORSE SHOW MECHANICS' PAVILION, December9, 10,11 and 12, 1896 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. CONCERTS AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS, Conducted by VALENTINE HUBER. General Admission, Day 50c. Evening 81 Reserved seats on sale at H. S. Crocker Co.'s, 227 and 229 Post st. No sea s reserved for day exbibitions except privata boxes. ood seats on main floor and all seats In gallery 1ncluded in price of general admission. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB ( NGLESIDE TRACK), The only Perfect Winter Racetrack i America. RACING 288 RACIVG Racing from Nov. fll)ec. 12, Inclusive. Five or More Races Daily, Rain or Shine. FIRST KACE AT 2 P. M. Take Southern Pacific trains at Third and Townsend sts. depot, leaving at 1 P. & Fare for Round Trip, including Ade misslon to Grounds, »1.00. Taike Mission-st. electric line direct to track. The G. H. Mumm & Co. Stakes, Saturday, Dec. 5, ‘The Palace Hotel Stakes, Saturday, Dec. 12, A. B. SPRECKKLS, President. W. 8 LEAKE, Secretary. THE CHUTES. Pirri, the Chute Coaster, and Richards, the ‘Wonderful Diver, Kvery Evening—FREE! NOW ON EXHIBITION, DE GEAR'S FAKE AIRSHIP! The Greatest Humbug of the Centuryl NO BXTRA CHARGE,