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

THE SAN FRACNISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1896. DECEMBER 15, 1896 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIW TEEATER.—Lllen Beach Yaw. COLUMBIA THEATER—The Cotton King." 2 0Ro8Co'S OPERA-HOUSE~*The Fire Patrol” ALCAZAR THEATER.— “Alabama" 13V011 OPXRa HOUSE.—The Bohemian Girl" PRrHr!‘u—H(gll-Cma! Vaodeville. IBE CHUTES AND SxATING RiNk.—Daily at Halght street, one block east of the Park. SuTRO BaTms—Bathing and performances. OAXLAND RaCE TRACK.—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. EY EastoN & ELDRIDGE —This day, December 15, Orlental Rugs. at Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street, at 2:30 and 7 :80 P. ot . FY FRANK W.BUTTERFIELD—This day, Decem- ber 15, Turkish Rugs, at Native Sons’ Hall, Mason st., at 11 o'elock. /E¥ SULLIVAN &DoYLE—This day, December 15, Wagons and Buggles, eic,, ai 1128 Mission s, st 11 o'clock. BY Wi Burrery1xrp—This day, December 15, Cloaks. at 432 Kearny st., at 2 and 7 o'clock. OITY NEWS IN BRIEF. 8ix cases of diphtheria were reported at the Health Office yesterday. The Board of Supervisors elected C.L. Taylor Gas and Water Inspector yesterday. Henry 8. Dalliba, who had servea forty years asa journalist in San Francisco, is dead. Probably rain Tuesdsy with high souther] wiads. W. H. Hammon, Forecast Oficial, Mrs, Sarah B. Cooper's will has been found to be invalid because of a technical de fect. The committes of filty will send a repre- fentative to Washington to fight the funding ill. Charles Morrell hes sued his wife, formerly Minnie Young, for divorce on the ground of desertion. Circuit Judge McKenna yesterday decided sdversely to Collector Wise in the starch or tapioca cases, The Presbyterian Orphanage and Farm re- solved yesterday to begin building at San An- selmo early in the new year. Passenger trains are now being runon the Ban Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail- road from Stockton to Fres The second day’s sport at Sutroville over the tug-of-wer was unabated so far as the con- tending teams were concerned. Two insane men—a negro and a Chinese— had an exciting battle in the waiting-room ot Judge Hebbard’s court yesterday. The Congregational Monday Club appointed & committee yesterday to draft resolutions of | regret at Mrs. Cooper’s untimely death, Post street was jammed for two blocks yes- terday by crowds seeking entrance to the funeral services of Mrs. Sarah B, Cooper. Judge Hunt has denied the application made by Mrs, Susie Baker in her suit against the Board of Education of San Franeisco. Judge Coffey has admitted in evidence the marriage comtract signed by the late Dr. Charles A. James and Laura Milen James, Six events were run off at Oakland track yes- terday. The winning horses were: Good Times, Shield Bearer, Mt. MeGregor II, Arrezzo, Lucky Dog and All Over, Martin Cafferty, who lives at Sunnyside, was | sent to the County Jail for six months by %e Campbell yesterday for brutally beat- is son Johnnie. g rvisors to prohibit expectorating. and owing banana peels on the fioors of public nildings and other places. o make Montgomery avenue a boulevard to tersection with Bay street, thence to Van venue, is one of the contemplated im- vements of the South End Club. he Supreme Court finds that the act pro- g that mining superintendents of Cali- must make a weekly report to the holders is not unconstitutional. 1 von Tiedeman has a chance to escape punishment for perjury because an important picture relating to nis case is missing from the archives of Judge Wallace’s court. The tug Rescue that took the brigantine Genave to Eureka is bar-bound up there, and have to await the pleasure of the south- easter before getting back 1o San Francisco. harles Miller, a miner, living at 310 Wash- ton street, was seized with a deathly chill © days ago and since_then he has not been 10 sleep, which has driven him aimost United States Circuit Judge McKenna has reiused to dismiss the Humboldt timber land cases. He claims jurisdiction over the cases, which the defendants desired should be tried in lllinois. Secretary Holbrook ol the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says that the ‘‘horse-breaking’’ evisode at the Horse | Show last Saturday night was cruel and un- ‘warrantable, George A. Morrison of 200 Fighth street was formerly a prize-fighter. He says he was doped in a fight in Ogden in 1891, Wratt Earp being the referee chosen bybunko men and gold- bar swindlers. An enthusiastic meeting of the Sixteenth- reet lmprovement Club was held lasteven- . The street wili be illuminated elec- ally and a celebration will take place next Saturday evening. Company G, constituting St. Briéid's Junior Branch of the League of the Cross Cadets, held its quarterly rally and entertainment last night in St. Brigid’s Sehool hall en Broadway, near Van Ness avenue. Pat Kelly, one of & trio of desperate criminals swaiting trial for bnrgiary and assault to murder, was apprehended early yesteraay morning while engaged in undertining the outer wall of the County Jail. The British ship Centesima was run on the mud flats in Richardsons Bay yesterday. Her damages are groater than was at first imagined, and her cargo will have to be discharged into scows before repairs cun be made. The Supreme Court bar found that A. W. Foster was not in contempt of the Superior Court when he shut Sidney V. Smith out of & meeting of the board of directors of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway Com- any. POn the 11th jnst. George Frank A. Dare, 34 years of age, fell from a ladder at the lead Works and sustained severe injuries from which he died yesterday in the City and County Hospital, He lived at 29 Minna street. Jack Ward of Newark got & decision over Jimmy Anthony of Australia in & ten-round bout at Woodward’s Pavilion, and Charley Rochette was knocked out by Gans, the col- ored puglilist of Bsltimore, in the fourih round. e attorneys for Mrs. Florence Blythe H?;.bcne have entered & plea in the United States Cireuit Court to have the case barred out of that court and the compiaint entered by foreign claimants to the Biythe estate dismissed. i . » , a soldier, was locked up in the iy priemn iast might and will be taken to ‘Alcatraz this morning. He was brought from Fort Grant, Ariz., by Sergeant Connolly, hav- ing been sentenced to tW0 years on the island for desertion. . 2 ight destroycd the hay warehouse of Bmith Bros. on Branuan street, beuween Seventh and Eighth, and its contents, com- prising about 500 tons of baled hay. Tne loss is estimated at about $8000, which is fuily covered by insurance. e mission appointed by the Secretary ol’l;hh: g"amvy to ulectpnp location for a training- school on Goat Island will mees in this City to-day. Once they make s report the work of building will begin, and early in the New Year the place will be open for boys. 3 ther Ferguson lectured on “The Ttl:‘:;lplf:of"rrnlh" at Metropolitan Hall last night to a large sudience. An attractive musical programme Was also rendered. The entertainment was given under the auspices of Ban Francisco Couneil No. 7, Y. M. L. of the Western Addition Im- pr‘::e‘m?flelegfil last night it was decided not 1o recommend epy further improvements un- 1il after the meeting of the San Francisco As- sociation of Improvement Clubs, when the same will be presented to the new Bupervisors. hi hooner Lizzie Prien is bar-bound in NZh:le:: River. She:was being towed out by the tug Tonquin, when the latter caughta gnag in her propeiler and broke the snaft. Both yessels are awaiung the arrival ofa tug from San Francisco or some other point to belp them out. it e Young Men’s Holy Name society of 3 D;rlglntck’l %humh met last night in the old church on Pine street, nominated officers for the next halt year and made preparations en anniversary banquet to be given in the so- ciety’s rooms on January 10, celebrating the fifth year of the organization. . Shortridge was yesterday con- fll’sl::?elll ?XQCII!D! o! the last will of Mrs. Marion M. Allen, to serve without bonds. The heirs and sll persons interested united in urg- ing the court to appoint him. This is the case that the Examiner has been using in its effort to cast a reflection upon Mr. Shortridge. — Trunks Moved 25 Cents. Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st, Tol. main 49. Furniture moved reasonably.* | The Board of Health has asked the Board of I Cjn' il Tl e (I i gl i “"l“ mr \ Scene in the First Congregational Church at the Funeral of Sarah B. Cooper and Her Daughter. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SLEEP SIDE BY SIDE An Immense Crowd Attends the Funeral of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper and Her Daughter Harriet. Rev. Dr. McLean's Eicquent Eulogy of the Dead Woman's Traits. BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TRIBUTES. Ladies’ Organizations Do Homor to Their Departed Sister—Wong Lonie’s Sorrow. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper and her daughter Harriet, held at the First Congregational Church at the noon hour yesterday, was one of tbe most solemn and well-attended services known in the history of the City. Not only was the church packed to over- flowing, but some idea of the respectin which the noted founder of local kinder- gartens and her daughter were held may be gained from the fact that brawny work- men stood inside, even when the rain fell in light showers, with their heads barren of all covering. Nor were their eyes dry as the faing, sad strains of the funeral an- thems floated out the door and testified that the last rites had begun. It was known that the services would not begin till the hour of noon, but never- theless the throngs began jto make their appearance as early as 9:30 o’clock and by 11:30 o'clock, the time the doors were opened, a dense mass of people crowded the street and sidewalks of Post street for a block each way. This vast multitude that assembled at the First Congregational Church was one of the most remarkable features. All classes of HSan Francisco society were rep- resented, and many among those who mourned came fram suburban cities and towns. Thousands of people went to the church who could not gain admission, and among them were many representa- tive men and women of the City. The police officers had no difficulty in man- aging.the crowd and as a result travel on Post street was not suspended for any great length of time, ‘When the service inside was completed and word came out that the caskets were uncovered the police had all they could do to prevent a promiscuous crowding into the church. Finally an order wasadopted to allow all persons desiring to view the remains to pass in_through the door on Post street, nearest Mason, and to emerge from another door, the one nearest Powell. The central doorway was thus kept clear. After the people, the great majority of whom were women, had been passing in and out for more than an hour the mul- titude onsside had not apparently dimin- ished. Nearly all preferred to remain un- t1l the caskets were borne from the altar to the hearses. 2 At 11 o'clock Dr. McLean delivered 'a very brief prayer at the house. Many of the friends of the deceased were present, and took a last look at the features they had learned to know so well. There was no attempt at decoration at Mrs. Cooper’s residence. Both caskets lay side by side in the drawing-room. They were entirely concealed by a floral mauting of chrysanthemums, violets, white roses and evergreens. Besides the mat a simple wreath of ever- greens with a card attached lay on Mrs. Cooper’s coffin, Itread: “Tomy mother; from Louie.” Louie was the Chinese ser- vant who has been an occupant of Mrs, Cooper’s household for fifteen years. He attended the church in company with George T. Gaden, and sat well to the front. His face, as near as can be expressed by the stolid countenance of an Oriental, told his realization that he had iost a valuable and trusted friend. The funeral cortege proceeded from the residence down Vallejo street to Van Ness avenue, along Van Ness to Post street, out thence to the church. There were required forty carriages to convey the friends of the dead woman and her daughter to her destination. The two hi s conveying the remains were pre- ce by five carriages carrying the pall- bearers and nearest friends. Mrs. Coop- er’s hearse was first, followed by that con- taining tbe daughter. There Wi me delay at the church owing to the fact that difficulty was expe- rienced by the police in making a passage- | way for the pallbearers through the im- mense crowd which blocked the entrance. But the cortage finally was able to make its way into the church and the remains | of both mother and doughter were borne to the foot of the pulpit. As this was done the vast congregation rose to its feet as one man and the organ sounded faintly the sad strainsof Chopin’s Funeral March. Those actinz as pall- bearers were: Professor Earl Barnes, Horace Davis, W, J. Dutton, Dr. J. T. Mc- Donald, Major Hooper, C. J. Lathrop, Lovell| White, John Taylor, Edwin Swee- ney, D. Hewes, John F. Merrill, E. J. Ralston, S. W. Levy and J. F. Foster. The mourning party seemed to be com- posed of ali the older members of the church and was lea by Rev. Dr. J. K. Mc- Lean of Oskland and Rev. George C. Adams, the present pastor of the First Congregational Church. They were closely followed by Mr, and Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Pearson of 8an Quentin, Wong Louie, the Chinese servant; Warren Bartnett and Mr. and Mrs. George T. Gaden. . After them came the members of the church, the Bible class, the Women's Congress and the various other organiza- tions in which Mrs. Cooper had been a shining light. ‘When all were seated the choir sang “Thy Will Be Done.” All the songs of the service were favorites of Mrs. Cooper, their selection having been left to Samuel D. Mayer, tenor singer and director of the church choir. Mrs. B, E. Paxton sang soprano, Mrs. A. E. Story contralto and J. F, Fleming bass. Before the service began it was found nec- essary by the police to lock the doors lead- ing to the galleries as a measure.of precau- tion. They feared that some disaster might happen if more people were allowed there. As it was the vast edifice was filled almost to suffocation, every seat being filled and numbers being arranged along the side of the auditorium and the gallery. Besides the different organizationfi with which Mrs. Cooper had heen associated, such 2s the Century Club, the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, the Asso- ciated Cbarities, the Pacific Coast ‘Women’s Press Association, the State Suffrage Association and the Women's Congress, many uniforms of red and blue in the congregation showed that the Salvation Army was out in force. Mrs. Cooper had been a foremost leader in the auxiliary corps of that great body, and a remark she is credited with once having made, I sometimes feel that I could do better work if 1 were to don the bonnet of a Salvation lassie,”” had been remembered and appreciated. The pulpit had been decorated by Miss Mary Bates’ own hands, as she would en- trust this sacred duty to no one else. She herself contributed the waving palms that so gracefully overtopped the floral offer- ings on each side. Violets, Mrs. Cooper’s favorite flowers, were present in profusion in the form of bouquets and wreaths, and the Century Club mempers held small bouquets of that sweet-scented flower in their hands. Large quantities of hyacinths were drooped over the pulpit on all sides. A pillar of white hydrangeas stood on the left and chrysanthemums mingled with palms to form a beautiful white cross, on whose pedestal the word ‘‘Peace’ was written in violets. Roses of every de- scriptiun, La France and Marechal Niel principally, and St. Joseph’s lilies in abundance, exhaled their fragrant per- fume throughout the building. From the reading desk hung a dark-green ivy wreath. The floral tributes so fittinely woven into a bower of beauty by Miss Bates’ skillful hands were the gift of the follow= ing persons: Mrs. Leland Stanford, on whose card was written, “She never grew weary in doing good; she had a willing heart, a most precious gift in' God’s sight”’; Mrs. Wiiliam Willis, Miss Susan B, Anthony, Miss Bhaw (a bunch of yel- low and white chrysanthemugs), David Hewes, Mrs. C. R. Pechin, principal of the Cooper Primary School; Mrs. L. Schwabacher, Dr. George W. Merrill, Dr. Emma Sutro Merritt, the Pioneer Kinder- earten, the liftle children of the Lester Norris Kindergarten, Mrs. Talbot, the Golden Gate Kindergarien, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. F. A, Frank, the Cocper Memorial Church, Major Hooper, Mr, and Mrs, Lours Sloss, Mrs. Bailey Gatzert of Seattle, who formed a kindergarten under Mrs. Cooper’s direction, and Mrs. Hearst. A lovely wreath of orchids was sent by Mrs. ‘W. Joy of 8t. Louis, one of Mrs. Cooper’s most intimate friends. In addition were the gift of violets of the Chinese servant -&:d la”bouquet signed simply, *‘From azel. Dr. McLean began the ceremonies by a scriptural reading, that appropriate part of First Corinthians usually read in funeral services, containing the words, | O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory?” The choir then sang without accompaniment, “O Para- dise, O Paradise,” Mrs. Cooper's favorite hymn. Dr. Georze C. Adams led in prayer. “My words,” he said, “will be very brief. I can speak oniy of what I have myself seen. &m of the first to greet me by let- ter was the one who wrote tenderly of God’s work in the church. One of the very first to greet me was this woman, with her longing for peace in Christ. “Then followed interviews in that home so full of Christian experience, intervievs that showed how completely her soul was engrossed in the work of the Master. Yet there seemed something mysterious in the | yearning way her heart reached to God, a mystery that puzzled me till now. This is a rewarkable funeral. Two lives have passed away and a whole city is in mourning. Flags all over town are at halimast. There must needs have been a strong and virtuous life behind this. Her life must have been spent in the glorifying of God. It has been said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is a benefactor of humanity, but she did something more than that, -She brought joy and the knowledge of Christ into countl Chris- tian homes; she performed well her duty both to God and man. “We are naturally tempted to ask in a case like this, who can fili this noble woman’s place? From my exverience, I am warranted in saying that God can take his own a! any time to work in a higher sphere and still leave plenty behind to continue the labor on earth. God help you, friends, in following up the work of uplifting humanity which they have left undone.” The choir followed with “In the Blest Evermore” without accompariment. The venerable Dr. J. K. McLean then arose to deliver she funeral oration and the audi- ence hung with strained attention on every word. He began slowly and delib- erately, speaking with a deep, solemn conviction, and continued in this manner to the end. His words were in substance as follows: Our dead influence us all the more, simply because they are dead. All the good that they have done in life comes to us all the more cleariy now tbat they have gone away from us. Their ideals have become a reality, it seems, simply because they are no more, We can never esiimate the character of our friends at all until they have departed from us through the gateway of death, for one rea- son, because there is no reason why we should sit down and take account of ‘all our friends’ qualities and characteristics while they are with us. We come in contact with them, one after another, and enjoy them or criticize them ss the case may- be, but we never take them into account in ihat connection so long &s our friends are with us, but as soon as the will of Providence is manifestea and they are called away from us that character is set uvon a pedestal and a new light is thrown upon it. ftentimes we see and admire traits that haa impressed vs but slightly in their life- time. Ishall not attempt to speak of all the traits of cheracter of Mrs. Cooper, in whom principally our interest centers to-day, although with a most pathetic interest do we regard that other life and charagter that was 80 interwoven with hers. So I shall speak chiefly of Mrs. Cooper. \ Ihave set down certain things that strike me now and that had impressed me before. As1see these qualities combined they make in my mind a character of exceeding rare worth, qualities rare in themselves and in the combination which is almost extraordinary. Firstof all was the delicate physical organiza- tion of Mrs, Cooper. Unusually delicate wasshe in physical stracture, fine-celled was she phy- sically. And inhabiting that physical organi- zatlon very strikingly did we see wonderful gentleness of spirit. She was a gentlewoman in any and every sense of that word. Ah, and this gentleness of spirit was accompanied by almost extraordinery affectionateness. She loved deeply, strongly, permanently. There was & loyalty o her love which meant much. eeply, wonderfully aff:ctionate. And, resulting from these qualities, in com- bination comes another as rare. buta quality almost to be dreaded and shrunk from—a spir- itual sensitiveness to pain and suffering—one of those pnysiques which always very keenly feel suffering ot every kind, physically, men- tally, emotionally. Particularly when combinea with the quali- ties I have already named is strong convie- tion, and Mrs. Cooper was & woman of very strong convictions upon almost every subject, large and small. Her opinion was definite, decisive; her feeling about it was, after her own mind, unquestionable. Her opinions were clear cut and definite, and, connected with the other qualities I have named, added marvelously to her power of suffering. The keen, quick, simple sensibility, and keen, vivid sensibility that made distinctions readily andfaccurately and minutely between right and wrong—this was a prominent char- acteristic of our dear, departed friend, and with this extreme conscientiousness she car- ried a sense of responsibility about her. Dr. McLean continued for some time in the same analytical strain. He instanced the case of the Chinese servant, Wong Louie, who was so_accustomed to hearing Mrs. Cooper moving about at an early hour in the morning, that when he did not hear his misiress in the kitchen at that hour, he immediately divined some- thing was wrong. If this was not an ex- nmpfe of tireless energy he had never known of one. He then referred to her kindergarten work. It assumed form, he said, when she was a mere child. She was in the South, and her first solicitude was to teach the little ones whose parentsshe was succoring. It was her experience there that afterward proved of so great benefit in juvenile work in this City. Duty was a passion with her. Eighteen thousand souls could testify, according to the speaker, to the good Mrs. Cooper had done among the kindergar- tens here, and in this work her daughter was a perfect helpmate and ably assisted in carrying out the work the mother de- signed. It was a case of the sun and the moon. Where the main body went the satellite was always present. Dr. McLean also eloqueatly referred to the good work accomplished by Mrs. Cooper in the se of woman and the wholesome results of her sayings and writings. In conclusion he referred touchingly to her sufferings in life and her sid end. The services concluded with a prayer by Pastor Aaams and the ninfiing b{ the choir of tue hymn “Good Nignt, I Am Going Home.” The vast concourse was then given an opportunity to view the remains. It took just one hour and a half for all to geta iast glimpse of Mrs. Cooper’s calm, serene countenance and the emotionless face of her daughter. The funeral cortege proceeded from the church to the Masonic Cemetery, where the remains of Mrs. Cooper and her daugh- ter were laia to rest beside that of the hus- band and father. Dr. McLean conducted the services at the grave, which were very brief. He was assisted by the choir. Mostly friends of the deceased were pres- ent, owing to a confusion about the place of interment. Rev. Dr. Matthew, editor of the Metho- dist Christian Advocate, yesterday re- ceived a telegram from New York, sent by Miss Frances Willard, which read: “Un- speakable grief at loss of Mrs. Cooper. Please send San Francisco papers.” el i A FUNERAL THIEF. Caught In the Act of Picking the Pocket of an Oakland Lady. The immense concourse of people at- tending the Cooper obsequies at the First Congregational Church yesterday tempted thieves and pickpockets to resort there. Mrs. Gibbs of 2102 Peralta street, Oakland, had her pocket picked while standing in the vestibule of the church, but the thief did not get away with her wallet, Her daughter saw the thief in the act of put- ting his hand in her_mother’s pocket and gave the alarm. Mrs. Gibbs instantly perceived that her purse was missing, and Police Officers F. W, Riley and Dinan were summoned, officers found the purse on the floor where the thief presumably dropped it when the daughter gave the alarm. The officers had some difficulty in get- ting through the crowd fo the immedi- ate scene of the theft. The accused de- clared that he was innocent, but the daughter of Mrs. Gibbs identified him pos- itively asthe person whose hand was in her mother’s pocket. The man said that he arrived in San Francisco on the Zea- landia crt time since. The account of MRS. SARAH B. COOPER. IN MEMORIAM. In a womanly form a great soul dwelt, And she gave her life for good ; And the children, who loved her teachings, felt The Christ in her womanhood. “Of such is the Kingdom,” the Master said, As he took them one by one; And ‘thousands were gathered to mourn her, dead, And wept that her work was done. " Such types of Christ have not lived in vain, It is well that they were born; They can feel with passion, and weep with pain, And comfort the heart forlorn. She died, whose life was a, service of love, As the Master, died before. Peace! peace! to her ashes, and rest above, Forever, and ever more. Lucius HARWOOD FOOTE. R e ) Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. himself which he gave to the police was not of a character to establi:h his inno- cence. A bracelet was placed on his wrist and he was led to the California- street police station, where he was booked as James Hanley, aged 27 years. P L e B MRS. COOPER’S WILL. Olographic In Form It Does Not Meet the Code’s Requirement. That the will of the late Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper is invalid is a fact that was con- ceded by all lawyers who had an oppor- tunity of examining it after it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. The will purports to be what is known as an olographic will, but does not fulfill the requirements for such a document. In order to pe olographic in the true sense, the courts say, a will must be en- tirely in the handwriting of the testator. The courts have decided that this rule laid down by the code must be construed strictly, and the slightest deviation, how- ever trivial it may appear to the mind of a person who is neitbher a lawyer nor a Judge, is sufficient to absolutely vitiate and annul the instrument altogether. There seems to be but one defect in Mrs. Cooper’s will. It wasall written by her own hand except part of the date, which appeared in print on the letter-head of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Associa- tion. In filling out the date Mrs, Cooper wrote Oct. 9, and after the printed figures +189.." she added the figure *'6,” indicat- ing the cuorrent year and intending the whole to be read **1896,”” If Mrs. Coover bad written all these figures with her own hand the olographic character of her will could not be questioned, but her failure in _this regard renders it of no effect. It is not known that any contest will be made on the ground of the failure of the will to comply with the requirements of the code, and it is thought that her wishes will be complied with in the distribution of her estate, irrespective of technicalities. ks b Mourning at San Jose. BAN JOSE, CaL, Dec. 14.—All the kindergarten schools of this city were closed to-day out of respect to the mem- ory of the late Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. A large and beautiful floral piece was con- tributed by the schools and & majority of the teachers attended the funeral in San Francisco. A meeting of the kindergar- tens will be held to-morrow at which reso- lu‘nonu of respect will be adopted. WILL SO0ON BUILD. Presbyterian Orphanage and Farm Re- solves to Utilize the Land at San Anselmo. At a meeting of the Presbyterian Or- phanage and Farm yesterday it was re- solved to make an effort to raise funds for commencing to build on the farm at San Anselmo early in thenew year. Shares of from one dollar upward will be issued im- mediately, and it is hoped that by this means $700 can be raised in a few weeks. The directors already have $300 in hand towara the building fund, and when the thousand mark is reached the work will begin. It was resolved that at the next meeting arrangements should be made for having plans drawn out. The general opinion was that a $10,000 building should be erected. —————— BICYCLES AT AUCTION. A Long Line of High-Grade Wheels to Be Sold To-Day. It is seldom that a lot of high-grade bicycles find their way into an auction- room to be sold without reserve or limit to the highest bidders. This, however, will be the case to-day. Davis, Haber & .Co., the auctioneers, of 211 Pine street, will sell by order of George ‘Webb Alexander a number of Yost- Falcon and Warner wheels, the sale commencing this morning at 11 o'clock. The bicycles in question will comprise a line of 1896 models, which will include tandems and juvenile wheels. The high character of the Yost- Falcon, as well as the Warner wheels, is too well known to require commendation. Mr. Alexander, the agent, is anxious to make room for his 1897 stock, and has therefore inaugurated a public sale as the guickest way to dispose of this year’s wheels. A broad and liberal guarantee will go with each bicycle. —_————— Postal Station Changes. Postoffice stations B and H will soon be re- moved to better quarters. Station H is to be changed from Laguna street and Ivy avenue to Hayes and Laguna streets. Station Bis at gulent located on City Hall square. Itwill e changed to 1610 Market street, under the Bt. Nicholas Hotel, with a rear entrance on Hayes street. These changes will be bene- NEW TO-DAY. AD. KOCOUR, FASHIONABLE FURRIER. Formerly cutter with Revillon Freres, Paris, London and New York. S Hearny Street, Upstairs—Opposite Chronicle. NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager ONE OF THE BIGGEST HITS! THE POLICE PATROL! A THRILLING MELODRAMA, With Magnificent Mechanical and Scenfc Eftects- 2 Trained White Horses 2 Replete With Sensations! Full of Fun! Evening Prices—10c, 25¢ and 500. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. O’Farrell Street, Beélween Stockton and Powoll. ‘Week Commencing Monday, Dec. 14, A Bill of Europsan and American Artists. ANOTHER GREAT COTMEDY NOVELTY, Joseph Phoite’s Pantomime Company. A Big +ondon Hit. 20—Great Vaudeville Stars—20 Reserved seais. 26¢; balcony, 10c; Upera-chalry and box-seats, 50c. Next, week, Nilsson’s European Aerial Ballet (the original flying ballet) in conjunction with Kiralty s @rand Opera Ballet of fifty Coryphees and five Premieres—the grandesi hn{m aispx!l produced in California. SUTRO BATHS. Open Daily from 7 A. M. to 11 P. M. Concert Every Afternoon and Saturday and Sunday Evoninx‘l. Admission—Aduits 10¢, Children5e. THE CHUTES. PIRRI, the Ohute Coaster, and RICHARDS, 3 the Wonderful Diver. 'Fake Airship and Animatoscope—FREE | SEATING RINK ALWAYS OPEN, A L] the fading or falling of W\ the hair. Luxuriant tresses are far more to the matron than to the maid whose casket of charms is yet unrifled by time. Beautiful women will be glad to be reminded that falling or fading hair is unknown to those who use Aver’= Hair Vigor. ficial more than one way. Besides being located in modern and commodious quarters there will be the additional advautage of being on the streetcar lines, where the maiis can be easily removed to and from the street mailears, Died on the ttreet. C. H. Wheeler, a book agent living at 447 McAllister street, fell unconscious on the side- walk on Market street yesterday. He was taken into the History building, where he ex- pired a little later. "An examination showed that apoplexy was the cause of death. Wheeler was 59 years of age. He leaves a widow and two children. e e ———— Injured Her Head. Mrs. Ann Allen of 734 Clementina street died yesterday In the City and County Hospi- tal. The woman was 60 years of age, and had been bedridden for some time past. Some time 8go she fell, striking her head, and had to be sent to the hospital. The casé was reported to to the Coroner. Mrs. Allen was & native of Englanad. NEW TO-DAY. Tea should be fresh- roasted, as coffee should be fresh-roasted, for the same reason — the taste. The orly tea that is fired in the United States is Schilling's Best,; if you don’t like it, your grocer returns your money in full. A Schillh}‘g & Company San Francisco NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. T0-NIGHT, TUESDAY, IsAST CONOCERT The World's Greatest Soprano, YA w cluding Maximilian Dick,violin ’vmuosa. and Miss Georgiella Lay, pianiste. C. B. Jeftersons, Klaw & Erlan- ger's Wondertul Production, Next PALMER COX'S ‘With the Marvelous . FLYING BALLET. ORIENTAL Night, DANCING GIRLS, DISAP- PE. Dee. 17. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)..... Proprietory and her_concert company, ine A BRILLIANT PROGRAMME, Thursday B ROWN l ESI ARING Dr.MUONS, WAN.: DERING MiNSTRELS, ETC, ETC First Mat., Sat., Dec. 19. First Sun. 'Night, Dec. 20. Gt IPRIEDCANDER. GOTTLOD & Co- LESNES AT MARAGERS -~ BIGGER THAN | THE —— FIuST! THE SECOND WEEK OPENS TO A PACKED HOUSE. A MARVELOUS PRODUCTION! JOSEPH GRISMER and PHEBE DAVIES In the greatest of all melodramatic successes, THE GOTTON KING ! THE WONDERFUL MILL SC NE. THE PERFECT ELEVATOR SCENE. MONDAY NEXT—Return of the Favorites, THE FRAWLEY COMPANY! In Augnstin Daly’s Beautiful Comedy, “THE RAILROAD OF LOV_E;’: TIVOL! OPERA-HOUSE MBS KBNXSTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manass: THIS EVENING, Baife’s Ballad Opera, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. WELL CAST. CORRECTLY COSTUMED, NEXT SATURDAY KVENING, DEC, 19, OUR HOLIDAY SPECTACLE, “JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.” The King, the Queen, Jack, The Cow, the Giant, the Fairies. rhe Goddesses, the Mortals. &~ Seats Now on Sale. S5¢c ~n4 500, Popular Prices Second Week-Most Emphatio Success t ——“ALABAMA! '—— By Augustus I homas. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF GFORGE OSBOURNE & HUGO TOLAND Next, “THE CRICK LT ON THE M kARTH.” Order seats by telephone, Black 991. Night—15¢, 26c, 85¢.50c. Matinee—15¢, 28¢, 35c. RACING i RACING ~——CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB-— OAKLAND RACE TRACK. WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97, Beginning Tuesday, November 18, Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesaday, Ttrsday, Friday and Saturday. Hain or Shine. ~—Races Start at 2:15 P, M. Sharp— FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. Ferry Boats leave San Francisco at 12 x. and 12:30, 1.00, 1:30 and 2:00 P. M. connecting with trains stopping at the entrance (o track. ‘Buy your ferry tickets o Berkeley. Returning—Trains leave the Track at 4:15 and 4:45 P. M. and immediately after the lasc race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. R. B. MILROY, Secretary. SUTRO BATHS. GRAND INTERNATIONAL | TUG-OF-WAR. Ten Teams Contest Every Night This Week General Admission 25 Cents. POOLS SOLD ON THE EVENTS,