The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1896, Page 2

2 streets the various bodies preceding the Grand Lodge halted and opened order and the Grand Lodge marched through to where the cornerstone was to be laid. The rest fell in and brought up in the rear. The procession formed a most imposing spectacle and large crowds followed to see the ceremony performed. With the Royal Arch Masons was the golden Ark of the Covenant upon a truck drawn by four horses. The sides of the lot fronting respectively on Kearny, Washington snd Merchant streets showed a dense, unbroken line of spectators at the beginning of the cere- mony and many crowded into the lot and kept the police busy. The windows of all the adjoining buildings were also filled with people. In addition to the various Masonic bodies present at the laying of the stone were most of the City officials and a ma- jority of the Supervisars-elect. Dr. Rottanzi stood by and divided his attention between observing the ceremony and stroking bis new and silky Vandyke. Charle: J. W. Pierce, grand commander of the Grand Consistory, was accompa- nied by William Frank™ Pierce, inspector of California, and Thomas Hubbard Cas- vell, supreme grand commander of the uthern Jurisdiction of the United States. All these gentlemen have attained the thirty-third degree in the Masonic or- Fitzgerald, the inspector of was also present. 'he Kearny-street and North End Im- provement Association, which”has the credit of having the new municipal build- ing located on the site it will occupy, was in fore The oration of the day was delivered by Attorney George D. Shad- ne, the chairman of the judiciary com- mittee of the association. Shadburne’s oration preceded the formal ceremonies, He was listened to with the closest attention, and at the conclusion of his remarks was greeted with hearty ap- plause. In part he said: My Fellow-Citizens: We are stqnding upon historic ground, made memorable by the deeas yioneers of a past age, whose memories clus- er around us 8s we, 100, are about to perpetu- ate the history of our golden City. On such &n occasion it is meet that we allow to pass in Teview at least some of the storied past. It was predicted in 1854 that San Francisco | was de i es, grandeur | thuge of the | rpool or New York of | Our City to-day proves the pre- diction true. The bay cal ered by the miss d of the year 1769. to secure control of the countr; ted that missions be established along t coast. Tue first mission established was that | San Diego in 1769. On leaving that port | e given by theIns sen- names of subs ere taken from the ca ancis was not among the number. When | tnis was discovered by good Father Junipero | he exclaime What! Is not our own dear | Father St. e a mission assigned t0 him?” ador, or Iuspector- Gen Francis wishes & show you s good port, and his name.” So when the vered and entered the Golden our beautiful and capacious ral, then it will kb gooa priest dis Gate and behc herbor he at once named it San Franciseo Bay. T ssion atSan Francisco was establ On the y of June an expedi- which had land from Monterey at Washe s lagoon. I presume ; itis at the north- of this peninsuia of San Fran- the mission wes temporarily bsequently, however, it was Dolores, about two A store ship had previousiy arms, soldiers, families and It did not arrive until August h of S ptember solemn possession the Presidio. After blessing and | the cross the first mass wassaid, and | i with a Te Deum. On the 9th of imilar ceremony was performed | sion of the mission. And tof an they continually dischar. firearms during the ceremony, and the smoke of muskets supplied the incense. The d minion of the padres was gentle and minist rial, and in s few years the missions had | thrived and multipiied to such an extent that | . irom San Diego to San Fran- their sway, and the Indians | had become converted and’ had greatly in- | creased in number and were fast becoming an us and contented people. itinued in power until about 1845, Mexican Goyernment deprived them | uthority and possessions. Americans 1 to enter California in cdusiderable ; the time was soon to exican dominion would cease. ns were about the first foreign set- uers in C via, T in Bodega and as 1812. Th eved by the The ms- | w : er at Fort Ross, as were constantly and isa and Mexican au- | 1841, they sold out 1o | Sutter aund retired from the | seceme evident that Mexico | ow of immgration to her | urers_from every clime | antil in a short e pal merchants were The Spaniards looked on indifferen time foreigners. t to the re- ans were now knocking at_the door of Congress tor admissfon into_the Union, which entra aseffected in 1845, and the Mexi- can wer 1846, which lost Cali- forniz to forever. Prominent in the delivery of California to the United States were Colonel John C. Fre- dores Sloat. Montgomery and and Colonel Steven- | nt opposite You on the plaza is where ontgomery hoisted the Ameri- , 1846, in the little town known In the spring of 1848 the war with Mexico t an end, and Ca.ifornia was a part of the , as a matter of fact, her i ble sons, led on by such men as Com- modores Stockton, Sloat and Montgomer: General Kea and Colonel Fremont, had & ready won Ler independence. After the rais- ing of our National colors on the plaza, San Francisco. then Yerba Buens, was continu- ously under American control. The orator here entered upon a de- scription of the discovery of gold in Cali- fornia, depicting with realistic Janguage and sympathetic gesture the early scenes and circumsiances among which the pio- neers lived. To give an idea of the prices paid for goods and provisions in those times he gave the following information: December 1, 1848, the market stood as fol- lows ir San Francisco: F.our, $27 per barrel; beef, $20; pork, §60; butter, 90 cents per pound, and cheese, 70 cents. During the greater part of the year 1848 San Francisco had been almost entirely deserted for the mines. The school closed; the news- papers—iwo in number—censed publication; and times in the village were dull; but things were lively in thé mines. Individuals made $5000, $10,000 and $15,000 in the space of a 1ew weeks. One man dug out $12,000 in six days. Three others obtained $8000 in a single day. In one instance five londs of earth sold for § , which yielded, after washing, $16.- 000. The common instrument first made use of to dig witn was a butcher’s knife, so butct ers’ knives suddenly went up to $20 and £30 apiece. On the strength of these successes and on account of the scarcity of supplies, everything went up in price enormously. Flour at one time sold as high as $200 per barrel; eggs sold for $1, $2 and $3 each; in- ferior sugar, tea and coffee at $4 per pound. Medicines were—say laudanum, for instance— %1 per drop—actually $40 was: paid for a dose; and $10 was paid for a pillor purge, without advice, or with it from $30 to $100. Picks and shovels ranged from $5 10 §15 @ach. No man wou!d give another & haud’s turh for less than $5, and the commonest labor, when it could be secured at all, was from $: 10 $30 per day. During this time many vaiu- able cargoes arrived in the bay, but the sea- men deserted for the mines. The goods were, somehcw, landed, but there gbeing no one to take care of them they weM left to bede- stroyed by the weather, In the meantime real estate greatly en- hanced in value. Within the first eight weeks after the ‘“diggings” had been fully opened 250,000 had reached San Francisco in gold dust, and within the next eight weeks $600,000 more. These sums were all 10 pur- chase, at any price, additional supplies for the mines. A great deal of the oration was remi- niscent and included word sketches of General Kearny, California’s first Ameri- can Governor; Lieutenant Washingtomr Bartlett, San Francisco’s first American Alcalde, and Colonel Geary, her first Mayor. In conclusion he spoke as fol- lows: The Jenny Lind Theater, for the time, was a magnificent structure. It could comfortably ?n upwerd of 2000 people and was up to ate in all its appointments. The following year (1852) the City purchased it for a City Hali, which it remained until the new City Hall'was furnished and equipped.- The scenes that have been enacted here ‘would fill volumes, but we cannot tarry to de- seribe them; we have other work before us, We are now about to lay the cornerstoue of the most important building in the City. It is will make merry music for huppy toilers and yet more happy property-owners. Now, having but poorly performed my task, Isurrender tue labor of laying the cornerstone of our great Palais de Justice to abler and bet- ter hands. In bebalf of the Mayor, who was not present, Supervisor Benjamin, chairman of the Building Committee of the board, then made a brief address, and then for the City turned over the laying of the cornerstone to the Masons. Grand Master William M. Lucas briefly responded and said it gave him unbounded pleasure to inaugurate €0 important a municipal im- provement. Then he handed the copper box oon- taining toe articles to be placed under the stone to Grand Treasurer Edward Cole- man. The Grand Treasurer hela it ready to deposit, and the stone was lowered to its place by three stages. The contents of the box were then read off by Grand Sec- retary George Johnson. They were as follows: A copy of the municipal reports for 1895-96; one copy of each daily newspaper; 57 views of places of interest in the City and County, in- cluding photographs of the Midwinter Fair buildings; & pamphlet containming a descrip- tion of the property owned by the City; ex- tracts from the municipal reporis referring to the old City Hall building; one of each de- nomination ot gold, silver and nickel coins of the United States; a list of the officers of the Kearny-street Improvement Association, and one volume of the proceedings of the Masonic Grand Lodge heid this year. In laying the stone, which was a block of granite 2 foot thick and four square, Grand Master Lucas was assisted by the rest of the grand officers. They were Deputy Grand Master Thomas Flynt, Senior Grand Warden F. M. Angelotti, Junior Grand Warden Charles F. Patton, Grand Secretary George Johnson, Grand Treasurer Edward Coleman, Grand Mar- shal und Past Grana Master J. B. Stevens and Grand Bible-vearer William' 8. Moses, Peculiar is an incident in connection with Moses. The first job he ever secured in California was a piece of work within ten feet cf where the cornerstone was laid. He got for it §16 a day. During the ceremony the choir of the Grand Lodge sang the following: ‘‘Hail Masonry Divine,” *‘Place We Now the Cornerstone,” *“Corn, Wine and Oil We ow Have Poured,” concluding with Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow."” The choir was led by Samuel D. Mayerand consisted otherwise of Messrs. Ogilvie, Fleming and Jones. A pleasant incident in connection with the affair was the presenting of a beaut:- ful silver trowel to each member of the Building Commtttee of the Board of Super- s by W. H. Bodfish, the second vice- president of the Kearny-street and North End Improvement Association, for the association. The committee is composed of Benjamin (chairman), Wagner, Spreck- els, Hirsch and King. In doing this Bodfish, in behalf of his organization, thanked them for their efforts to have the work begup immediately. When the ceremony was over the Ma- sonic bodies formed 1n proper order and marched back to the temple on Post and Montgomery streets. Herethey disbanded. THE STRUCTURE. How the New Hail of Justice Will Be Laid Out. The building which will rise on the site of the old City Hall will be one of the finest of the kind in the United States. will have ail modern conveniences and will be arranged to accommodate the criminal business of the City. For its construction $275,000 was approprigfed, with an additional $25,000 for the furnish- ings. In a competition for pians Shea & Shea were selected as the architects, and their plans are admittedly equal to the | great work. The building will be fire- proof and will be arranged to give the criminal courts a quiet location, while the prison, hospital and police headguarters will occupy convenient and appropriate quarters. Instead of having the prison in the noisome basement it will be on the top floor, wnere it will be well lighted and ventilated and also secure. The basement will be reserved for an assembly-room for the police, where they will bs convenient in case of emergency. In the center of the building there will be a shaft 30 by 50 feet, which will provide ventilation as well as light. The Receiving Hospital will be on the main floor in the rear. Abundant prison room will be afforded and provi- sion will be made for isolating boys ang girlsirom old criminals. HARVARD GETS THE DECISION, Dofeats Princeton in a Most Interesting Debating Contest. PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 19.—For the third time in the history of inter-collegi- ate debating Princeion was defeated here last night by Harvard. The debate was listened to by about 1500 people, who showed great interest in the discus- sion of the question, *“‘Resolved, That as- suming the adoption of adequate consti- tutional amendments the United States should institute a system of responsible Cabinet judgment.” The judges were Joseph F. Hawley, United States Senator from Connecticut; Professor C. C. Har- rison of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Hamilto@W. Mabie, editor of the Outlook. Princeton had the affirmative and Harvard the negative. The first speeches were of twelve minutes length, and those 1n rebuttal oi five minutes each. President Patton introduced Talcott ‘Williams of Philadelphia as the presiding | officer of tne evening. The first speaker on the affirmative was H. H. Yocum of Princeton, who showed in the pres- ent system of government the lack both of responsibility and of efficient leader- ship in legislation, and that these are due to a confusing system of committees in both houses. S. R. Wrightington of Harvard then opened the case for the negative by stat- ing that the aaoption of the system would tend toward the undermining of the check which the President, the Senate and the Supreme Court have on hasty or untimely legisiation in the lower house, and that, furthermore, it would tend to destroy the principle of federation between the States and 8o lessen individual right in making a stronger central power. R. Sterling_was the next speaker for Princeton. F. O. White of Harvard fol- lowed. R. M. McElroy closed for Prince- ton. Charles Grilk closed for Harvard. Harvard got the decision. et PRESIDENI CLEVELAND'S HUNT. Can Actually BSpare Time to Wisit Georgetown. GEORGETOWN, 8. C., Dec. 19.—The napptha launch Water Lily came up from the President’s headquarters to-day abount 1:30 p. M., bringing Dr. O*Reilly and Mr. Lamberton, who came for the purpose of communicating to Major Morgan "Mr. Cleveland’s acceptance of the invitation to visit Georgetown. The schedule arranged will bring the party into Georgetown on the tender Wistaria at 4 o’clock to-morrow afternoon; when the President will be con- veyed to_the old historic building, the Win{nh Indigo Hall, in which place he will hold a public reception for an hour. After this Mr. Cleveland and party will be driven to the depot, where he will board the special car Corona for Washington, which destination they should reach early Sunday morning. The shooting yesterday and to-day has been exceptionally finé, Mr. Cleveland bagging yesterday fifty-eicht ducks—only three less than on Weinesaay. To-morrow also will be spent in the marsh. The President is in’ excellent health. g Chased by a Mob. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 19.—The Sher- iff of Larue County was given a lively chase by a mob to-night, who sought to to mark a new era®f this northern part. For several years the .ravages of time have been markedly visible in this section; wear and de- cay have not been retarded or repaired. But now new life 1§ to be infused into this district and ere long the ring of the hammer I lynch George C. Pierce and John Howell, the alleged assossins of Farmer Pierce two months ago. The prisoners were hurried to Elizabethtown, and at 1 A, a. took a train for L\mhvifle, arriving at 2:30 A, M. It | i | { ! THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1896. 10 SHORTEN THE HOURS OF LABOR Scope of the Work Before the Federation of America. Headquarters to Be Removed From Indianapolis to Wash- ington, D. C. Some Delegates Opposed the Project, Fearing Contamination From Capitai Lobbyists. CINCINNAT], Onro, Dec. 19.—At to day’s session of the Federation of Labor the committee on president’s report recommended that the action of the granting of acharter to the American Federation of Musicians, which now hasa membership of nearly 5000, be indorsed, and the recommendation was unanimously acquiesced in. On reorganization it was recommended that the National Association of Electrical Workers be granted affiliation and co- operation of the American Federation of Labor in the work of organization, and the recommendation wasapproved. A recommendation that the executive council extend aid to the International Longshoremen’s Association in the mat- ter of organization was agreed to. Consideration of the report of the spe- cial committee on the eight-hour move- ment was taken up, the convention acting on each recommendation separately and indorsing each unanimously until the one favoring the appointment of a committee of two to go to Washington was reached. Delegate Lloyd moved to amend that the convention elect the committee instead of that it be appointed by the executive coun- cil and the amendment was carried, after a long discussion, by a vote of 44 to 43. Another amendment was offered that, in order to meet expenses in carrying out the provisions of the special committee's report, an assessment of 5 cents be levied on edch member of all bodies affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Two substitutes were offered for this amendment—one for an assessment of 2 cents, the other for 1 cent—and the mat- ter was discussed until the hour for ad- journment arrived. An assessment of 5 cents would amount to more than $30,000, and it was stated to the convention by Delegate Furnseth, who was at Washington during the last session of Congress to urge an eight-hour law, that $1000 would defray all necessary ex- penses there for two months. Just before adjournment Delegate Lloyd, in behalf of the delegates 1n attena- ance at the convention, presented to Fra- ternal Delegate SBamuet Wood of Great Britain a handsome diamond-studded wateh charm, and to Fraternal Delegate John Manlinson a beautiiul gold watch. Each of the gentlemen responded feel- ingly to Mr. Lloyd’s presentation ad- dress. The report of the committee on the eight-hour movement recommends that a series of simultaneous mass-meetings be beld by the wageworkers of the entire couniry, preferably on public holidays. The dates suggested are as follows: Feb- ruary 22, May 1, July 4, September 6, No- vember 24; further meetings to be deter- mined by the convention of 1897. The is- suance of pamphlets, circulars and other literature upon the advantage of the shorter workday: to generally request ail public speakers, newspapers and the labor press to make the aims and purposes of | the eight-hour movement the theme of simu!taneous discourse; the issuance of circulars to the employers generally and directly, requesting the concession of the eight-nour workday; the appointment of committees by local central bodies and local trade unions 10 wait upon employers with a view of securing the eight-hour workday without cessation of work. The report further recommends: “That the officers of the National and international and local trade unions fur- nish data as to the progress made in the matter of organization and preparation for the inauguration of a general move- ment to reduce the hours ot labor. That this convention will recommend to all or- ganizations that an effort be made to se- cure areduction in the hours of labor at as early a time as possible, and particu- larly during the spring, or May 1, 1897. ‘We earnestly seek the co-operition of all fair-minded men 2and wonien of our time, and declare openly and unequivocally our purpose to demand the enforcement of the eight-hour workday, May 1, 1898, and to that end we shall bend our every effort. The eight-hour philosophy deals with men in the conditions that surround them and lifts the class of wageworkers out of wage conditions, and thus inaugurates a true peaceful method, the new era of man- hood and womanhood emancipated from economic slavery.” Immediately upon the assembling of the convention for the afternoon session the roll was called on the provosition for a 5-cent assessment, and resulted in an almost unanimous negative vote. Roll- call on the proposition ror a 2-cent assess- ment resulted in 665 ayes and 1510 noes. The proposition for a 1-cent assessment was adopted by a vgry large m:farny. The committee’s report as a whole was adopted. President Gompers announced that as a result of the convention of the A. F. of L. now in_ session, there have been formed an engineers’ National union, a bicycle- workers’ National union, a butchers” Na- tional union and a coremakers’ inter- national union. The special committee reported on the Eraman arbitration bill, and after recit- ing several defects recommended that its provisions be not indorsed. A motion was made that further consid- eration of the report be deferred until Monday morning, the committee mean- while to get a lezal construction of sec- tions 5 and 6, and was carried. The committee on law recommended that a resolution enabling an amendment to the constitution to be made by a ma- jority instead of requiring a two-thirds vote of the convention be not concurred in, and the recommendation was con- curred in. A resolution for the establishment of a defense fund by the levying of l-cent monthly dues was favorably. repozad by the law committee and the recommenda- tion acquiesced 1n. Delegate Meyers offered a resolution that hereafter A. F. of L. officers be elected for a term of two years and it was promptly negatived. 3 The matter of moving the National headquarters has been much discussed by the delegates and was brought before the convention. President Gompers vacated the chair and gave the convention his views on the subject, which were strongly in_favor of remoyal from Indinnlpofh. His chief arguments were that that city lacked adequate facilities for the di‘htm nation of federation and labor news through the public press, the great news associations having there only correspond- ents who could put nothing on the wires without first receiving orders from head- quarters in some larger cities, and that it was equally lacking 1n printing facilities. He did not speak in favor of any other city. There were several other speeches on the subject, most of them favoring the motion, and on the roll being called to strike out, was carried by 1670 to 70, and Indianapolis was ordered stricken from the constitution. Delegate Silver of Washington City moved that the word Washington be substituted, and the mo- tion was seconded by Delegate Marr in a :]peech seiting forth the aavantages to be erived from locating at the National capital. Delezate Kennehan of Denver moved that Chicago be substituted. Delegate Weismann entered a radical protest against Washington, holding that there was a great danger that the executive council and permanent officers of the fed- eration would become contaminated by the degrading and corrupt practices and influences that would there surround them, degenerate into professional Con- eressional lobbyisis ana lose the influence which they can now exert with members of the Nation’s Legislature as honest men asking only that which is right in behalf of the Nation’s wage-earners. “I hope that wgashington will not be chesen,” said he, *but 1 know it will. There is a combination in this convention that has already accomplished the passage of several measures of doubtful propriety and it will accomplish this one.” : There was a general murmur of disap- proval of this remark, and the chair promptly called the delegate to order. First Vice-President P. J. McGuire denied that there was any probability of the members of the executive council becom- ing corrupted or stooping to the level of professional lobbyists, and advocated the selection of Washington for the goud of the federation and all wage-earners. He hoped to see the time when the organiza- tion will buy ground and erect a temple in the Nation’s capital for the permanent home of the American Federation of Laubor. % After two or three other delegates had spoken, the discussion was brought to a close by a motion for the previous question, and the vote resulted in the selection of Washington by 1787 against 474 for Chicago. Fraternal Delegates Samuel Wood and John Manlinson having announced that they would leaye at 8 o'clock on their journey to their homes in England and Scotland, President Gompers, in a very happy manner, expressed tbe pleaseure felt by the convention over their presence, and each of the gentlemen responded in words of highest commendation of the manner in which the business of the con- vention was conducted and the high order of intelligence and kindness of the dele- gates. On motion a special committee of five was appointed io escort the fraternal dele- gates to the railway station, and after singing ‘*Auld Lang Syne” and *“They Are Jolly Good Fellows” in chorus, the convention adjourned until 9 o’clock Mon- day morning. At is thouvbt the convention will com- plete its work Monda; CARE OF QKPHAN GIRLS. Noble Work to Be Done by a Greater New York Society. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19. — The Greater New York German Orphan Dowry Society is an organization whici nas been founded by Lazarus Morganthau, a philanthropist. The object of this so- ciety is to protect German orphan girls who are unable to secure employment, and it will also provide a sufficient dowry to enable them to marry suitable men. Any German girl, no matter ot what re- ligious creed, wiill be looked after by this saciety. Four girls are to be married on Washington’s birthday. The board of di- rectors will ctonsist of 200 members, one balf Christians, the other Hebrews. For the present every girl who marries will receive a dowry of $100, but Mr. Morgan- thau believes that betore long the finan- cial condition of the society will warrant the giving of a much larger sum. For thirty-eight years Mr. Morganthau has devored himsell to a study of the smbject. e is now 81 years old. WILL BENEFIT FPARMERS, Cramp Discovers Many Valuable Uses for Cornstalks. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19.—A Times special from Washington says: A select company of Senators and Representatives from the corn-growing States of the West were Thursday night the guests of Mr. Cramp, the Philadelphia ship-builaer, who introduced them to the secret of va- rious discoveries that his chemist has been making for the utilization of the corn cro, .\F;, Cramp explained that his chemist had discovered that cornstalks could he made worth $2 a ton or $5 an acre by mechanism which would extract from them alcohol, cellulose, a material for mattings, carpets, papers, smokeless pow- der and cattle food superior to any other. These direct benefits to the farmers of the great corn-growing States of the West would be over $225,000,000 per annum on an acreage of less than 40,000,000, EYEI L WANIS A BIG GUARANTEER, Znerefors William Jenmings Bryan. Is Not Desired at Albany. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 19.—William Jennings Bryan wants a guarantee of $3500 to lecture in Albany. Messrs. J, R. Nangle and John M. Munro, two promi- nent men here, thought it would be an ex- cellent scheme financially to bring Mr. Bryan to -Albany under the auspices of the G. A. R.of Aibany County. A letter under the date of November 18 was mailed to Mr. Bryan's manager, asking for terms and other information. In the reply it was stated: “We will book Mr. Bryan on the following terms: That we receive 75 per cent of the gross receipts, with a guarantee that our share would not be less than $3500."" Messrs. Nangel and Manro have given up the project, as they could not see where the G. A. R. would come in if Mr. Bryan’s manager wanted such a large guarantee. —_——— LIKE A MONSTER FISH, Great Speed of the Torpedo-Boat Built by the Herreshoffs. PROVIDENCE, R. L, Dec. 19.—A new flier put out from the Herreshoff docks about noontime yesterday and for an hour or more darted about the waters of the lower Narragansett Bay like a monster fish at play. It was the new torpedo-boat, No. 6, on her first trip out. The trial was entirely informal and no attempts were made to accurately make speed tests—in fact, it was quite evideut that the propel- ling machinery was not subjected to high pressure. It was merely a “trying out’’ experiment for the benerit of the desizners and builders. The boat returned in an hour, having gone down the bay as far as Goula Island. " It is reported that she at- ‘.u::d a speed of about twenty-two miles an hour, PR Miss Collins’ Death Accidental. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 19.—J. M. Hoge, the lawyer sent from Kentucky by the family of Miss May L. Collins to investi- gate the circumstances of her death b asphyxiation here last week, writes as fol- lows to the Boston Investigator: 1 am fully pursuaded that Miss Collins’ death was purely accidental and attended with no circumstances which réflected in any Wway upon her character or that of any person with whomshe had been associated while here. Her death was & most distressing one and was made doubly 5o by the eruelly faise and sensa_ tional accounts 'n of it by all ot the news papers which T een. * oz dry sy Close of a Miners’ Strike. TERRE HAUTE, Ixp, Dec. 19.—The bituminous miners’ strike came to an end this morning. The men of the four big companies in Vigo Park and Vermilion voted to accept 556 cents. It is expected that the operators elsewhere who con- ceded 60 cents will ask for a redudtion. The strike has been on since May 1. LATEST GOSSIP FROM GO Some Interesting Rumors Relating to Well-Known Actresses. Fay Templeton’s Reported Mar- riage to Mr. Brown Em- phatically Denied. Just B:fo'e Herrmann Died Hs Ar. ranged Affiirs S> That His Widow Will Not Suffer. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19.—The Rialto gossip was right in his element yesterday. First came a rumor that Miss Fay Tewpleton, the actress, had been married about three weeks ago in London toa Mr. Brown of this city. A. H. Hum- mel, Miss Templeton’s lawyer, said last evening that he wasin constant communi- cation with his client, who had gone abroad for recreation, and that he had heard of no such marriage and did not be- lieve there had been one. Mrs. Alf C. Wheelen, Miss Templeton’s mother, also declared that she had nothing to corroborate the rumor. So much for No. L. Rumor No. 2 was that Lowell Brown, who died in this city recently of pheu- monia, bad bequeathed several thousand dollars to Miss Irene Perry, the actress, whom he was engaged ‘to marry. A. H. Hummel, Miss Perry’s lawyer, said yester- day there was positively no foundation for this report. ‘‘Mr. Brown's property was tied up in such a way,” he said, “that he_could not leave it to anybody. He certainly did not leave a cent to Miss Perry.” Rumor No. 3 was a little more exciting than the two that had preceded it. Miss Lorraine Dreux of Thomas Q. Seabrooke’s company, now playing in Boston, had so the gossips averred in a moment of de- spair caused by the base assertion of a former friend swallowed poison with sui- cidal intent and had been rescued from death with difficulty and a stomach pump. Miss Dreux last night character- ized the whole story as a ‘‘malicious lie” and expressed the opinion that the former iriend in question was responsible for it. “Take poison for him or any other man? Well, I guess not.”” She looked as it she meant it. The final rumor of the day was that Miss Della Fox had suddenly crossed the contiment and was occupying a box at the Olympian Music Hall. The lady in the box did look very much like the comic opera singer—at{ a distance. It was only one of her doubles, however. Miss Fox is in Denver this week. . Four rumors in one day, and not a par- ticle of truth in one of them. That’s do- ing pretty well, even for the Rialto. Charles Henry Butler, Professor Herr- mann’s attorney, said yesterday that Mme. Herrmann would receive a compe- tence for life from her husband’s estate after the debts were all paid. *‘Ju-t be- 4ore Professor Herrmann started on his last tour,” said” Mr. Butler, “‘he called at my office and adjusted his business af- fairs, so that there will be no complica- tions to embarrass his administratrix, who will, of course, be Mme. Herrmann.” - The estate consists of the rare and valu- able coliection of gems and antiquities at Professor Herrmann’s white stone house, the three private cars—Herrmann, Fra Diavolo and Addie—a stable of six horses, the yacht Fra Diavoio and the cash rev- enue of the season, less the expenses, which are said to have been very large. Professor Herrmana left no will. So far as known he left no real estate. He car- ried life insurance in several companies, the last policy having been issued several months ago. It is possible, Butler said, that Professor Hermann’s nephew, Leo Herrmann, may succeed to the mantle of the magician. Professor Hermann had been in correspondence with him for the past six months with that object in view. 1t isexpected that Leo will come to America at once to aid Mme. Herrmann in her future theatrical career. He is said to have much of his uncle’s powers of legerdemain. For the Louisrille Spring Meeting. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 19.—Secretary Price to-day announced the spring stakes of the new Louisville Jockey Club. Including the fixed events there are ten stakes, as follows: Louisville lutuxflg, olds—Four and one-half furlongs. Kentucky derby, $6000, for olds—One mile and a quarter. Clark stakes, $4000, for three-year-olds— One mile and an eighth. Kentucky oaks, $3500, for three-year-old fillies—One mile and one-sixteenth. Debutante stakes, $1300, for two-year-old fillies—Four furlongs. £10,000, for two-year- three-year- Cadet stakes, $1300, for two-year-old colts and geldings—Four and one-half furlongs. Kingston_stakes, $1300, selling, for two- year-olds—Five furlongs. Blue Grass stakes, $1300, for three-year- olds—Six and one-half furlongs. Corn Cracker stakes, $1300, selling, for three-year-olds—Five furiongs. HAMI the wreck. Negligence in having failed to keep the bridge in repair is alleged. The amounts demanded in damage suits now pending against the company aggregate =Ry _ Winter Racing in Lowisiana. NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 19.—Six furlongs, Issie O won, Shuttlecock second, Willie W third, Time, 1:15}4. Five furlongs, Enig won, Woodbird second, Tempesta third. Time, 1:03%. One and a sixteenth miles, Bridgeton won, Uncle Abb second, Consiant third. Time, 1:495. Sxx}é May Ashley won, The Sculptor urlrm%l second, Sky Blue third. Time, 1:15. Seven furlongs, Leonard B won. Petrolin second, Dave Zac third. Time, 1:283{ * Seven furlongs. Loudon won, Sermon second, Lord Nelson third. Time, 1:30. % ———— Stockton Barge Race. STOCKTON, Car, Dec. 19.—There will be an exciting barge race on the channel, between two crews of the Stockton Ath- letic Association to-morrow aiternoon. The crews are known as the paper-weights and middle-weights. They have been in training for some time for the event. C guteeniting o Santa Rosa Beats Ukiah. UKIAH, CaL., Dec. 19.—A match game of football was played at Railroad Park here to-day between the teams of the Santa Ross High School and Ukiah High School. The score was 42 to 4 in fayor of the Santa Rosa boys. e After Fitz dnd Jim. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 19.—The Boling- broke Club offers to put up a purse of £3000 (§15,000) for a fight between Corbett add Fitzsimmons, the fight to take place in the clubhouse. John Morse Field in Court. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19.—John Morse Field, son of the late Cyrus Field, who gave his age as 41, was arraigned in the Yorkville Police Court to-dav, charged with intoxication. James M. Connaugh« ton, the famous lawyer, appeared in be- half of the prisoner and explained that he was not in his rirht mind, ana Magistrate Wentworth discharged him from custody. Field has not been himself since the collapse of the firm in which he and vari- ous members of the familv were inter- ested, and which failed for $3,000,000 three years ago. g e Suicide of James Glover. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 19. —James Glcver, a brother of ex-Congressman John M. Glover, shot and Kkilled himself at 8:30 o’clock this morning at his home, 6113 Ella avenue. The bullet entered his tem- ple on the right side and lodged in his brain, death following instantly. Glover leaves a widow in destitute eircumstances. No cause is known. p. i oL Failed for a Large Sum. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 19.—Randall, Selby & Bell, agricultural implement dealers, failed for $i25,000 this morning. The concern has many branch houses. No statement of assets has been filed. g @9 Viss Barton a Guest of Honor. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 19.—Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross Society, was the guest of honor to-night at the Red Cross bazaar which is now be- inc held at the Waldorf. NRS. JOSIE NIEHLSON, 1019 GUERRERO ST., An intelligent and highly re- spectable lady of this city, has an experience at the STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE -Corner Market, Powell and Eddy Sts. TESTIMONIAL: I, Mrs. Josie Niehlson, residing now at 1019 Guerrero street, San Francisco, desire to testify to the excellent results that T have experienced under ireatment at the State Electro-Medical Institute, corner Market, Powell and Eddy streets. Since last Christmas I have been quite an invalid from troubie in my chest, with cough, difficulty in breathing and general nerve debility, On Monday, November Frank Fehr stakes, $1300, selling, for three- year-olds and upward—One mile. With the exception of fixed events, en- tries for these stakes will close Jaruary 15. ST e Freeman and Picher Win. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cav., Dec. 19.—The final tennis match in the cham- pionship doubles came off this afternoon between the winners of the late tourna- ment, Arnold and Kaetzel, and last year's 380, 1896, I applied for advice at the Insti- tute. 1had been treated by three well- known medical men of this city without any relief. Dr.'W. K. Vance, at the State Electro-Medical Institute, made a careful examination of my case and pronounced it one of Bronchial Asthma. He placed me under a course of electrical treatment with m-dicines combined, and I at once be:an to pick up, and am now wonder- fully improved in health and spirits. As this is the first and only relief thas I have champions, Freeman '99 and Picker '98. It was generally supposed that Picher and Freeman had concluded to let the match go by default, inasmuch as it was sched- uled to occur some time ago. The result was that very few students witnessed tha match, which was ganenu{-ll one way, but enlivened throughout by very pretty rallies. Picher and Freeman won by scores of 6—0, 6—0, 6—2. The play proved that they are easily the champions. b teny Eureka Damage Suits, EUREKA, Carn, Dec. 19.—The seventh suit growing out of the Mad River railroad bridge disaster near here last September, was commenced against Korbel Brothers of the, Arcata and Mad River Railroad Company to-day. The plaintiff is Daniel Holland, who wants $25,000 for the loss of bis daughter, Annie, who was killed in Better Than cure is prevention. If subject;to rheum- atism, ward off its attacks by purifying your biood now with a thorough course of Hood's Sarsaparilla The best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Bt Hood’s Pills &g Liver tiie: tako, easy to operate. 406, | obtained from my distressing complaint T desire to give the State Eleciro-Medical Institute a public testimonial. I will gladly and willingly reply to any ques- tions, either personally or by letter, that may be addressed to me here. igned : MRS. JOSIE NIEHLSON, 1019 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, MEN, WOMEN, OLD AND YOUNG. if iling or suffering from any disease what- soever, seek relief and cures where they are positively found. THERE /S BALM IN GILEAD! The sick and stffering can tind it at the State Electro-Medical Institute, where all devices and methods of treatment by _medicine and electricity are used. FREE X-RAY EXAMINATIONS made bfi)r. Vance in all cases where it can aid him. CAUTION—Dr. Vaunce is a careful and skillful physician and surgeon, and will positively not submit any one to the X Ray where it will a0 harm. Some physi- cians have caused great harm by its use, as it is yet an unknown quantity. BRUSHES FOR BARBERS, BAK- B, = brewers, binders, ly-makers, mn-: dyers, foundries,” laundries, paper hangers, printers, v-lgx:: shoe factories, staole BUCHANAN Brush Manufactarers. 600 SweramentoSte Weak Men and Women SH(.IUI-D USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE gredt Mexican Heal EAGLESONe ws LARGE STOCK OF The Latest Holiday Goods AT POPULAR PRICES. Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Night Robes, § Mufflers, Suspenders, Dress Shirts, Fancy Shirts, Negligee Shirts, Underwear, Gloves, Etc. 748 and 750 Market Streef. 242 Montgomery Street. Los Angeles and Sacramento. Philadelphia Shoe Co. No. 10 Trieo Sr. STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT WE SELL THE CHEAPEST. WE DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE THE 1argest retail shoestore In this city, but we defy our competitors to prove our Shoes are inferior in quality or workmanship, while we can prove we sell our shoes for less money. That is what voa ere looking for—THE__BEST SHOES FOR THE LEAST MONEY. Can we prove Well, bere are our prices: Ladies’ Fu Trimmed Fausis, warm lined and in dif- ferent colors: Ladles’ Felt Fur-Trimmed Fausts, flannel lined .......... $1.25 Ladies’ Quilted ~ Fur Fausts, flannel lined $1.50 Ladles’ Red Felt Fu Fausts, flannel lined. Ladies' Fur-Trimmed Viei 81.50 Kid Feusts, patent leather tivs, flannel lined... . Men’s Felt $1.75 usts. flannel iined .. 1,50 Ladies’ Twpntieth Cen llXP,\'ance Shoes, with kid or cloth tovs, durable soles; straight fox- ed, with kid tops - or’ clrcnlar vamps and cloth tops: pointed toes and patent leathertips, Every pair guatanteed. The very latest, swellest styles. Reduced to $2. 7Sc Compare our prices of Men's Embrok dered Slippers with the prices of out com- Petitors. We are much cheaper and give & better artiole. Men’s Embroidered Velvet Siip- mmed. atent-leather tr! e e 75¢, $1.00, $1.25 Me r W Calore;l GLSI;: Alilgator 3lippers, patent-leathe: trimm $1.25 Men's Vici Kid Siippers, in biack, brown or wine-color chamolsy 7T R O SR 3 sl.“p The above Leather or Embroidered & pers in either Opera or Everelt Cuts. Children and Miss- ey Fine Viel Kid Button, full vamps, kid or cloth tops, patent-leather tips and spring heels: Child’s, s'zes 810 10%5..81.00 Misses', siz 11102..... $1.25 s &# Country orders soliclted. A Sont for New lilusirated Cataiogae . Address B. KATCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE co., 10 Third St., San Francisco. sirefrafentariestrsirsiastoeiacirsioste . A. Pres. H. Nordman, Vice-Pres. b o Jou. Nordmup, Treas. BERTELING OPTICAL CO. 427 KearnySt., Near California. The firm of L. A. BERTELING, incorporated under the above style, have, prepasatory to their “"GRAND REMOVAL SALE. Not wishing to take any of their Holiday Goods into thelr new quurters, which wili be ready for oocupancy on or about Februarv 1, 1897, they have reduced Opera and Field Glasses, Lorgnettes, Etc., to Actual Jobber’s Cost. « 427 Kearay St., Near California. OPEN EVENINGS, ecficfucfiodorfororod s