The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1896, Page 5

/ A THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896.° A NIGHT FOR OLD IRELAND Epjoyable Entertainment by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A Tribute to the Heroism and Virtue of the Irish People. John J. Earrett Tells of the Ancient truggles for the. Cross and Efforts for Liberty. S The San Francisco divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians gave a very enjoyable entertainment in Metropolitan Temple last evening. The hall was crowded 2 the musical and other num- bers on the programme were enthusiasti- cally encored. On the stage were seated Jerome Deasy, president of Division 11; F. G. Peterson, resident; J. Hannon, recording secretary; P. J. Kelleher, financial secre- and Thomas McBride, treasurer; Father Crowley, Thomas R. man, Charles Blair Fianagan, rattan D. Phillips, M. J. Wrin, John J. arrett, John Kenny and others. After an overture of Irich airs on the grand organ by Professor R. J. Harrison, Captain Jerome Deasy, county president A. O. H. of America, made a few opening remarks, in which he gave some interest- ing facts concerning the order in the United States. In 1895 the membership was 89, and to-day it is more than double that number. The order had paid c ceased members §86,025, for buryinz decessed wives of memoers $11,295. There was $515,216 in the treasury. Wiliiam Hynes followed with several | character songs and a ve logue, which kept the au humor. under control, and a keen sense of the humorous, with & decided talent for in- terpreting it. Miss Katherine Black sang a soprano y clever mono- ience in good solo and displayed a rich, mellow voice | ith a vibr: which rather enhanced it otherwise. It was a sentimental , and for an encore she sang a pretty 1 ballad. iss Clara G. Leonard showed good ining as a pianist in her selections from “Fra Diavolo.” Foran encore she gave “Come Back to Erin’ with ripplinz vari- ations. Her selections were very favora- bly received. As a reader Miss Fanny Black displayed ability in her description of an ul cccasionin the aristocratic church 'Rastus Brown. The reader was inter- d i a round of merriment when “Dr. Brown,” - lines spoke of the pastor, as a commitiee to wait upon the old-fogy brotkh ho persisted in «inging with the -toned choir. Miss Black read the »athetic lines with rare feeiling and ex- pression. M. Grennan played a cornet solo very and thrilled the audience Killarney,”” “Last Rose of Sum- r selectio ily sang ““The Three Leaves with much feeling. The chief feature of the entertainment 4 1 addr by John J. Barreit. Mr. rrett’s effort was an able one, and was a rving tribute to the virtue and ism of the sons and daughters of the raid Isle. Aiter expatiating upon the religious Listory of Ireland, and her devotion to the church, Mr. Barrett said: ver lost their nationality. landed on their shore reso « vestige should survive of all their v struggl 300 years at their fell y they not succeed, but hemselves entirely absorved and race tne Irish language, irish cus- and’s_religion, and became more ne Irish themselyes. When the Romans conquered England they framed her laws and induced in her their character. > took plece in Gaul, in G nd is the exception ament and waged wer for centuries, but all iz ves rompt and fearless in the service of their 1d, Irishmen have been to the front land where a-Tighteons cau: and steadiast friend. Coun of Europe felt their vaiu gland and ir greatest triumphs with rom Ireland. At Waterloo 50,000 of & braye and telling part. the column trod; King The d gland stole he n her nation- n, for it still remain. famed Fontenoy, bad been a and true. put never did the hosts of heaven, crowding thick aronnd its baitlements. look down with sizddened souls upon a nobler band, or cheer lusty shouts of joy, more fit companions their biiss than the Itishmen and the sons c of Irishmen who, with Washington and Lin- coln and Grent and Sherman, made and pre- served us a Nation. for In our fearful siruggle independence they rendered effective service in every engagement, More than half the Kevolutionary soldiers were of Irish plood, & fact attested by unques- tioned suthority. Not content to take an ordi nary part they organized many brigades com- posed exelusively of Irishmen. In 1769 Franklin wrote from London that and strongly favored the Colomsl cavse. 1775 Congress wrote & letter to the Irish peopie full of gratitnde for the distinguishea Service of her children. General Monigomery, who fell in_glory at Quebec, was born in 1 und. John Haucock was of Irish ancestors. John Rutledge, commander-in-cniet in South Ir Caroling, was a native sou of Ireland, and | fourteen’ signers of the Declaration of Ind: pendénce were of Irish blood. guished was their servic Saseperably united with the triumph of the Union are the namesof Shicids and Kearney, Corcoran and Mengher, Moore and Logan, Bheridan and Sherman. A nation, like an individual, treasures that possession most which it has 'toited and suf- fered the greatest to secure. As the favored child is always he wnom accident or sickness most irequently iled, whase life and health cost his loving mother years of worry, care and toil, 50 no object claims 8 nation’s fove like thai preserved in blood and death. Ireland very i jor centuriesl Representing 1000 yesrs of excruciating suffering and measure- less sacrifice, they hold a-place in the heart of the Celt which only they who have read the tragic history of Ire!and can understand. The surpassing vigor of the love of the Irish- man for faith and fatherland are the direct result of the unequaléd rigor of the test to which they were put. lreland’s glorious mis- sjon was determined from her birth. One means alone could make her worthy of her destiny, establish clearly her superior title and sectire its undistarbed possession. Afflic- tion was that test,and Ireland stood it with im- erishable glory. pldle is lr;‘c I(fflr that in the hour of their triumph after the sad example of so many other nations the Irish people will forget their “God or lose their pure,disinterested love of Ireland &nd its interests. These thousand veers have anchored their faith and patriotism deep and fast. 3 What greater glory, what richer posses- sions, what more magnificent record can a nation covet? Though trodaen under foot for centuries, though chained and gagged and butchered, the Irish race bas showu the world ihe noblest example of fidelity to God and ‘motheriand that it has ever seen. If we view the marca of nations from the low and ciouded hill of materisl considerstions Ireland’s present rank may not be prominent. But take your -stand on the lofty mountain of eterni:y and you see her foremost in the long What constitutes a nation truly procession. 4 great? Not wealth, uOt power, not & history *full of {rinmphs, but & great and noble people. Spiendid are the memories which Greece and Rome preserve of valorous deeds and sublime- tfor benefits $345,768, for burying de- | Mr. Hynes had a good voice, well | { of Brother Sharkey being appointed | xe Interposed, “the Insh | those exiles ready then, fresh, vehement | nd her faith haye struggled for their | achievements, contempt of suffering and scorn ofdeath for motherland. But when the infi- nitemind and the All-Seeing Eye and the fault- less judgment of the great and just historian compute the totals of the glories of the families of men, on the lasting pillars of his eternal mansian he will carve the matchless record of the faith and patriotism of the children of St. Patrick. ANOTHER ICE CARNIVAL. It Will Be in Truckee and Will Be More F¥xtensive than the Previous One. Last Monday C. F. McGlashan president, T. B. Whitney first vice-president, John Moody second vice-president, 8. McKay halter secretary and treasurer, of the Truckee Ice Carnival Company, held an | all day session and decided to hold an- other ice carnival this winter, on a more extensive scale than the one of last year. The people of Truckee are most emhu‘ - astic over the matter, and have contrib- uted liberally for the event. They are to have the co-operation of the citizens of neighboring towns. ; It was decided to advertise the event from January 2 to the 14th, as that is the season when the grand ice palace which is to be built will be seen at its best. Ar- rangements have been made so as to notify ticket agents all along the line in case of a change of temperature that would affect the appearance of the struc- | ture, so that they can advise intending I\'lsitors. President McGlashan, who was in this City yesterday, stated that it was | decided to make the carnival much more | attractive than that last year, and possi- bly increase the size of the ice king’s pal- ace of frosted fretwork and icicles. st bl i IND FINGERS KT WORK Women's Guild Is Holding a Two Days’ Sale at the Halpers’ Home. The Receipts Will Go to the Interior Furnishing of Their New Chapel. The past few months forty ladies, com- | prising the Mothers’ Guild, have been | meeting every Wednesday afternoon at | the Helpers’ Home, 417 First street, for | the purpose of making garments and fancy-work for the sale that is now in progress and which opened yesterday afternoon. | " The spacious drawing-room, which has | been devoted to the display of articles and about which everything is prettily ar- | third ~vice-president, and W. M. Buck- | 10 PROPOSE A STATUE T0 BURNS Caledonians Will Discuss the Project This Evening. May Be Ancther Handsome Me- merial to Adorn Golden Gate Park, The Cost as Now Variously Estimated Will Be Probably B:tween $20,000 and $25,000. . Far some yenr\ there has been a desire on the part of many Scotch-Americans to have a Burns monumnent placed in Golden Gate Park, to honor the memory of the poet. Very likely the monument may become a reality. This evening the Cale- donian Club will have a banquet. After the banquet the subject of actively en- gaging in the work preliminary to actually having the monument will be proposed for the consideration and active participation of the club. There are wealthy men who have agreed | to become contributors to the fund if they are assured that the committee will be wisely selected. There is a certain sum of money, said to be something like $400, which may be a nucleus’ for the fund. This is supposed to be in the possession of the St. Andrew’s Society, to whom it was turned over by the Burns Society some vears ago. The Caledonian Club owns the Scottish Hall prorerty with the | 8t. Andrew’s Club, and derives from this | property sume income. There is no work immediately in view for the Caledonian Club to de that could interfere with un- | dertaking the Burns monument. | D. R. McNeill, chief ranger of the club. will introduce the subject this evening in the course of his annual address. He will recommend that the proceeds of the an- nual athletic games of the club be devoted to this worthy and patriotic puarpose. Probably, so Mr. McNeill thinks, $5000 | could be raised toward the monument fund within one year, which would bea 2 R L) ' % 57t | A Drawing-Room Scene at the Helpers' Hom: Connected With the | Good Samaritan Mission and Episcopal Church, ranged, was the scene of quite a crowd both afternoon and evening. The Misses Williams, De Tuberville and Bemis, who reside at the home and have the affair in hand have placed thc prices at extremely low fizures. Thera are many useful articles displayed to attract and tempt the housekeeper— something new and novel in aprons and everything pertaining to the household wrought in the neatest of handiwork. Then there are fancy articles of all descriptions from a magnificently dressed dol! valued at §8 down to asimple picture- frame. There is the candy-table with snowy cloth trailed with smilax and violets and delicious-tasting homemade candy at most reasonable prices. Refreshments of coffee and sandwiches, ice-cream and cake are to ba had in tke dining-room, and the | price won’t deter one from indulging. A surprise-bag was the feature yvesterday afternoon, given for the children’s benefit, | ana it yielded quite a neat sum. This evening the fair will close with a | literary and musical pregramme. The receipis will be devoted to the furnishing of the interior of the new chapel of which Rev. Mr. Kip is the head. VALLEY ROAD BONDS. | The Property Deeded in Trust to Raise %6,000,000. The trust deed of the San Francisco and { San Joaquin Valley Railway, which was | recently eXecuted to the Mercantile Trust Company of New York returned from New York Tuesday and will be filed for record to-day in every county of California. The deed covers all the property of the Valley railway, including franchises, rights of way, etc., and is in the nature of a mortgage on which to issue §6,000,000 in bonds. With these bonds it is proposed | to extend the road to Bakersfield and also | to join its Stockion terminus with Oak- land and San Francisco. In January all the bonds will be turned over to the cus- tody of the Mercantile Trust Company of New York, and soon after it is thought that the first call of $1,000,000 will be made upon the bonds. The bonds are to run for forty years at 5 per cent interest. FURNITURE FIRMS COMBINE, The Californin Absorbs the Business of the Sterling. A new arrangement has been made by the California Farniture Company where- by it will absorb the business of the Ster- ling Furnitore Company. Speaking of the niatter last night, N. P. Cole of the California company said: “The arrangement hardly amounts to a | consolidation, as the Sterling is a gone-up affair. Itistrue that a new corporation will take hold down there soon, but the matter is of small importance to us, Their whole business hardly amountstoa week of that done by us.” ———————— TEE ’ln‘ of Pilis is Beecham’s—BEECHAM'S, large and satisfactory start. A suitable monument would probably cost between $20,000 and $25,000, This is Mr. McNeiil's idea, and is also the estimate of Mr. Mec- Laren, Superintendent of Golden Gate Park. After the opening remarks the members of the club present will be re- quested to discuss the subject fully. If the club favors the project some more definite action may be taken at the regu- lar meeting in January, when committees may be appointed. TUGGED ON THE CLEATS. The Teams at Sutroville Pulled With Determination—Postponed Till Sunday. The attendance at the Sutroville tug-of- war last night was much better than on any of the preceding nights excepting Sunday. The first teams to take their station on the cleats were Canada and Germany, the latter being favorites. The betting was not on the general result, but rather on the length of time it would take to an- nounce the defeat of the Germans. On this result it was 2 to 1 that Germany would meet its Waterloo in less than twelve minutes. But in this the wise ones were doomed to disappoinment by twenty- eight seconds. The pull was a spirited one from the time Referee Freese fired off his pistol until he repeated the cperation which declared the final result. Except an occa- sional spurt with the recovery of a few lost cieats Germany kept losing cleat by cleat un;il the bar fell in 12 minutes and 28 sec- onds. Denmark and Italy were paired off next with but little anxiety for the exchange of coin ir the % pool booth. The only bets offered were 10 to 1 on the result of Denmark’s winning and 2 to 1 that Italy would be defeated in tive min- utes. In this there was somewhatof a disappointment, as it required 12 minutes and 30 seconds to dislodge the Italian team. * Ireland and Norway faced each other for the third pull with the betting 10 to 4 on the Irish team. It took the Irish 10 minutes and 10 seconds to disloage the Norwegians. v The contest between the Americans and Slavenians was watched with much inter- est, as the sympathy of the audience was with the Americans in all of their con- tests. The betting on this issue was 10 to 3, with very few {akers. It tock the Americans 2 minutes and 45 seconds to lift the Slavonian anchor off bis seat to a standing position and with him went the entire team. The last tug was between Sweden and Portugal, with the betting 10 to 2 in favor of Sweden with very few takers. The de- feat of the Portugnese was accomplished in 8 minutes and 10 seconds, Manager F. C. Frees decided at tiigq con- clusion of last night's entertainment to abandon the night tugs in consequence of the ursettled condition of the weather. He proposes to have the entertainments ¥ T carried on the four Sunday afternoons commencing on next Sunday, December 20, at 2:30 P. M. This agreement has not met with the approval of all the teams participating in the tug, They claim the time is too long to keep the winning teams in suspense as to the final result. The captains of the several teams, as also the spectators, complimented Jos C. Saxton for his mechanica!l skill in the con- struction of the platform and gauge upon which the clamp was set into the slot. PREVENT DIPHTHERIA. State Board of Health Urges Physicians to Take Precautions Against the Spread of the Disease. In the report of the State Board of Health for November, just issued, diph- theria is made the subject of special men- tion. Dr. Laine, the secretary, says: Diphtneria has prevailed quite extensively in San Francisco and some paris of Southern California. There has, in consequence, been an inereased demand for antitoxine, but from information obtained it has been administered as a curative, but not as an immunizing agent and preventive. It is really more important to prevent intection than to cure any given case. Epidemics in cities can be readily stamped out by the appointment of & few capable medi- cal officers whose duty it shall be to administer antitoxine free for other physicians, and to see that all who have been exposed shall have an immunizing dose. Many physicians are not provided with an antitoXiue syringe, and foolishly attempt to inject the remedy with an ordinary hypodermic syringe. Then ‘egain, too little attention is peid to local quarantine. Children from rooms in- fected with diphtheriaare permitted to mingle with the well. Rooms that have teen occu- pied by dipntheria patients, with all the arti- cles of any kind used by them, should be ais- infected by formaldehyde gas. This is very casily and quickly aone at & slight expense, with no injury to room or viothing and with 1o objectionable odor. 1f some such eflicient and energetic course is not adopted by municipal suthorities diph- theria may be expected to linger indefinitely. The prompt report of all cases, with tne local- 1ty and rooms where tound, should be rigidly enforced. % Reports from forty-nine cities, towns, villages and sanitarv districts, aggregat- ing a population of 737,180, show a mor- talitv of 899—a death rate of 1.20 per 1000 for November, or 14.40 per 1000 per annum. LIGHTWEIGHT TEAM WON. Y. M. C. A. Defeats Lowell High School in a Brilllant Football Match, One of the prettiest, most exciting and closely watched football.games of the sea- son was the contest for charity at Central Park yesterday afternoon, in which the Y. M. C. A. coast champion lightweight team was yictorious over the boys of the Lowell High School by a score of 12 to 8. Though outweighed and in the first half apparently outclassed, the Y. M. C. A, team rallied admirably for the- second half with the score 8 to 0 against it, and in a series of deceptive and quickly executed double Ensi(’s gamed repcatedly through the high school center, through tackles, and occasionally round the ends with fine interference and kept this style of play up until the game ended with the light- weights again victorious, after three years in which they have never once been defeated, though always opposed to superior weight. ¢ The spectators, composed largely of hundreds of small boys from the grammar schools, were wildly enthusiastic, and when the tide turned in favor of the red and gold and indicated that the contest would be close, the grand stands became a turbulent, gesticulating, noisy throng, reminding one of the continuous riil chirping of a great flock of blackbirds perched on high. The features of the game were a 30- yard run, near the close of the first half, by Fuliback Hewson of the Y. M. C. A. team, that brought the ball close to a touchdown and made the spectators wild with expectancy, though the high school team suceeeded in -preventing. further gains; and 1n the second half a brilliant 40-yard run by Halfback Miller of Y. M. C. A., who, protected by excellent inter- ference, carried the ball to within a few inches of the line, over which 1t was forced on tue next play for the touchdown that seemed to give the light team renewed energy for a second and winning touch- down. This Miller is a fresbman at Berkeley. Following are the summaries: Polnts—Y. M. C. A. Lightweights 12, on two touchdowns made in the second haif, one by Full- bick Hewson and one by Lett Haliback Davidson, and on two dificult goa.s kicked by Kight Tackie Symmes: Lowell high School 8, on two touch- downs made in the first half. one by Left Hali- back Varney and obe by Kight End Kobinson, and poth goals hard missed by Fullback Tickner. Time of play—Iwo 25-minule halves. Good field and (hreaten ng, but favorable weather. Total number of plays—First half, 76; second half, 80. Attendance—700. Officials—Referee and umplre, Smith, the Olympic cap ain; umpire and referee, ‘Thierkau, the Ulympic end; linesman, Mogap, the St. Mary’s College captain. Y. M. C A Kel er, 114.... Morrison, ¥40. Beicher, 116 Positions, Lowell High. ...... .L. E. R.......Robinson, 134 Jackson, 140 .Cook, 137 —. 155 | Holcomb, 14! nuell, 152 Capt. Symme Chudwick, 135 Spechz, 115 Kvans, 155 Redican, 103.. Moore, 125 Davidson, 136, Connor, 160 Miler, 183. . .Varney, 155 Hewson, 124 apt. ‘lckoer, 146 iied and gol .Red aud white Tagerca .8 1338 pounds. pounds Butte 10 Start Sunday. Now that there is no possible chance for a return match between the Staniord and Olympic football teams, the next event of importance on the gridiron wili be the meeting between the Olympic and Butte City teams on Chrisimas day either at the Sixteenth and Folsom streets grounds or Central Park. Yesterdsy Superintendent Kennedy of the Olympic Club received a dispatch from the manager of the Buite City team that it would leave for San Francisco on the 20th of this month and expected to reach this City on the 23d inst. A few weeks ago Leonard Gill, the ex- captain of the Olympic Club, wrote to one of the members that the team represent- ing Montana this year wascomposed of the strongest aggregation of players in the country, and that it could whip'a team se- lected from the best talent in California. The Olympic¢ boys thoroughly realize that they wiil encounter eleven men all of whom are champions in their respective positions, having been selected from the most prominent and successful teams of the East. But the wearersof the flying *Q’s" are undaunted, and if pluck and de- termination, backed up by clever tactics, can win them a victory it goes without saying that the invaders from the chilly nortb will meet foemen worthy of their— well, not steel, but good solid bucking and fast plays. The Olympic teem in all probability will be chosen from Kington and Ames, center players; Sheehy, Hobbs and Smith, guards; Porter, Erskine, Taylor and Whitehouse, tackles; Thierkauf, No- lan, McCormack, ends; Code, quarter- back; Stickne; Morse and Snowden, haives, and on, fullback. The ath- letes have been traming for some time in anticipation of a hard game, which they hope to win. Baptist Missionary Work, An all-day meeting will be held to-day by the Baptist Woman’s Home and Foreign Mis sionary Eocieties in the Baptist Chinese Church, corner of Secramento street and Waverly place. A good programme has been prepared and one of the main features will be the exercises by the Chinese kindergarten. ———————— Chinese Robbery. Wong Ah Gue swore to & complaint in Judge Low's court yesterday charging Jueng Tean %nonx, Sue Poy, On Buck Kane and Chin Ah un with robbery. He alleges that on Sunday {cn (l{a four c.;zau:‘ t vis] h‘:“n M-hroom in averle: ace, ler ating e e B e robbed him or Bo00 Db Mtk DISCUSSED MANY BiG IMPROVEMENTS A Very Lively Meeting of the Associated Clubs. Did Not Recommend Cutting Through Laurel Hill Cemetery. A Propositien to Fram: a Bill by Which Supervisors May Change Street Grades. The San Francisco Association of Im- provement Clubs held a long and inter- esting meeting in B'nai B'rith Hall last evening, in which many matters of im- portance to the City were discussed and acted upon. George R. Fletcher presided. William Mitzner of the street committee presented a long report dealing with improvements in public parks, etc. Particular mention was made of the fact of an open sewer on Sanchez street, near Army, discharging upon the street. He had called the atten- tion of the Board of Health to the danger of contagious diseases being caused thereby. Dr. Lovelace of that board had replied that the matter kad been called to the attention of the Supervisors, for the Board of Health was powerless to act, as itcannot compel the grading or sewering of a street. Dr. Salsfield wanted to have the associa- tion petition the Supervisors to have the street graded ana sewered, bnt finally it was decided to refer the matter back to the local club. No action was taken with reference to putting a sewer system in the Holly Park and Ocean View District. Ex-Judge Van Reynegom of the law and Legisiative committee stated thata bill was in preparation providing for a law for the change of street grades; also tbat a bill was being prepared providing for the1estoration of the veto power to the Mayor. Upon the former he presented this resolution: Resolved, That a law providing a suitable and effective procedure for changing established street grades is an imperative necessity,and that this association uree representatives of San Francisco in the Legislature, to use their efforts to secure the passage of such lsw, as prepared by the commitice on law and legisla- tion of this association. This_raised a very lively discussion. Major B. McKennie wanted to see what this law was before the association pledged itself to indorse it. Ex-Supervisor Den- man, Joseph Scherer, Senator Dwyer and others argued for and against the resclu- tion, and several pcintedly referred to jokers in innocent-appeariny little resolu- tions. T. L. Haggerty, a civil engineer, arose and slashed lawyers, Supervisors and :cheming contractors with a vigor that was almost cruel. The discussion was settled by adopting the resolution with an amenament that the proyosed bill be presented to the asso- ciation before it should be presented 1o the Legislature. Mr. Van Reynegom also said that he and Judge Hunt were preparing a bill for the Lecislature the purpose of which 1s to prevent blackmailing land suits. F. W. McEwen presented a long report in which he condemned the official map prepared by the City Surveyor. Figura- tively speaking, he tore the map to pieces in twenty-five counts, in which ie set forth that it was faulty or wholly lacking in township and sectional lines, str-et railways, general topegraphy, etc. His report was received. The objections had been filed with the Board of Supervisors n the afternoon. Mr. McEwen also presented the annexed resolution, which was adopted: WHEREAS, It appears from the daily press thatitis proposed to introduce a bill to ihe next Legislature increasing the salaries of the officiais of the Police Department, Resolved, That we are obposed at the present time to any increase in salaries in this City, and itis the sense of this vrganization that any surplus funds of this City be not expended on'tax-eaters, but used for needed public im- provements. A special committee on County Hos- pital and Pesthouse reported, und in the report said: * % * Thatwe recommend our represen ta- tives from the City and County of San Fran- cisco to the Legislature be instructed to advo- cate the passage of a bill for acquiring a build- ing and site to be known as ihe Calilornia State Hospital jor ep'demic and contagious diseases, and that $100,000 be appropriated for the same. Second—We recommend the passage of the following resolution: WHEREAS, Fhe present City and County Hos- Dital s ~1.0WD 0 be in a ramshackle condition and a disgrace 10 the civilized and enizhtened coiu- munity—unflc from a sanitary stanapoint for the purpose for which it is intended; therefore be it Resolved, That a modern building bas become an absolute Decessity and we recommend that the present building ba jeplaced by a switable 8:ruct- ure in keeping with the wants vi this City and that an appropriation of at le st $200,000 be set aside 107 this purpose and inciuded in the nex: tax levy, We further recommend, if necessary, that legislative aid be invoked. A long discussion followed as to the amount necessary for the hospital and this was sent back to the committee to amend. Dr. Rottanzi, Bupervisor-elect, suggested that the City and County Hos- pital be moved to the Almshouse tract, where it will be in close proximity to the Affiliated and Coopar’s colleges, thus be- ing beneficial to the latter. The present site could be used for a park. A new hos- pital could be erected on the amount now ing used for the new City Hall, and the rate of taxation thus be kept within the present limits. Upon the recommendation of Folsom- street Club No. 1 a resolution was indorsed to appoint five to prepare and forward to the Pacitic Coast members in Congress a resolution urging them to push forward the work on the new San Francisco Fost- cffice. i The matter of extending Sutter street by cutting through Laurel Hill Cemetery was discussed at length, and was finally disposed of by a resolution that the Board of Supervisors be asked not to take action upon the extension of Sutter street until Laurel Hill Cemetery should be con- demned as a cemetery. This wasa victory for the property-owners, headed by George R. Fletcher, over the Richmond District Improvement Association. CHARITABLE MRS. MARTIN, ‘Mrs. John to Appear in Tragedy for the Cubans. ‘Word has been received that Mrs. John Hoffman Martin of Martin will-case fame will appear on the 29:th of December at Harry Miner's Fifth-avenue (N. Y.) Thea- ter at a matinee performance given for the benefit of the suiferers of the Cuban revo- lution, supported by a star company of metropolitan artists. The play is a trag- edy by Dumas (pere) called ‘Adele,” adapted from the French by Mrs. Martin, The committee in charga is composed of the following members: J. Lamadrid, A. Clay Miner, Mrs. Clara Foltz, Mr. Cham- beriain and -Mrs. Martin. It purposes raising $20,000, the entire proceeds to be ziveng!o the Cuban society, called “The Junta.” 5 In writing of the subject, Mrs. Martin Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. - [>] says: *‘California was the home of my dear husband for nearly balf a centary, was my home and is still my home, and in this. my initial appearance before a metropolitan audience and in behalf of so great and patriotic a cause, my heart goes out in love and longing for the hearty in- dorsement of the most generous people of the Pacific ast. I want them repre- sented in this great work. The cause is a most'just and noble one, and one to which all right-minded logical thinkers should most heartily contribute. SWALLOWED POISON. Henry Blanker, a Groceryman, in a Fit of Despondency Attempts to Commit Suicide, Henry Blanken, manager of a grocery at Hattie and Merritt streets in the Mis- sion, attempted to commit suicide yester- day afterncon by swallowing a dose of “Rough on Rats.” He lives with bis wife and two children over the store. Monday night he left home and went on a spree. "About 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon he entered a grocery on First and Natoma streets and asked for a glass of water. Assoon as it was handed to him he emptied a package of “Rough on Rats” into the water and drank it off. Blanken was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where the usual rem- \ edies were applied and the patient will probably recover. Blanken said he felt despondent over financial troubles and wanted to aie. At one time he owned the grocery on O'Far- rell and Leavenworth streets, but sold out about three years ago. Since then he has met_ with financial reverses, which so preyed upon his mind that he was driven to swallow the poison. He is now're- morseful and begged the doctors to save his life. . Blanken died about 6 o’clock last even- ing, after suffering great agony, and his body was taken to the Morgue. —————— Injured by His Horse. W. J. Richards, a teamster living at 250 Dore street, was feeding his horse at Ninth and Harrison streets, when the animal jumped upon him and knocked him down. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital. where it was founa thatone of his ribs was fractured, there was a wound over his right eye and his right leg was badly contused. ————— ‘Big Suit for Alleged Damages. The Emporiuin Company has sued Mrs. Abby M. 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