The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, TUESDAY AMUSEMENTS, FALDWIN THEATER.—The Brownfes. COLUMBIA THEATER—The Railroad of Love” Morosco's OPERA-HOUSE—*She. ALCAZAR THEATER.—*Cricke: on the Hearth Tivorr Urera House—-Jack and The Bean- stalk. ORPEEUM—High-Class Vaudeville. CIRCUS ROY AL—Eddy and Mason sts.—Prot. . R. Gleason. 1HE CHUTEs Axp S N KATING RINK.—Dally at Haight street, one block east of the Park. SUTRO BATHS—Bathing and performances. OARLAND RACE TRACK.—Races to-day. oot oot Srase AT AUCTION SALES. ¥ Wi BUTTERFIELD—This day, December 22, Cloaks, at 422 Kearny st., at 2 and 7 0’clock. FY-CHaS. LEVY & Co.—This dav, December 22, Furnjture a: salesroom, 1135 Market street,at 10 ©’clock. BY B. BascH—This day, December 22, Agate- ware, efc., at 40 Clay 8 Teet, at 10 0olock. o BY FRANK W.BUTTERFIXLD—Thls day, Decem- ber 22, Hotel, at corner of Calfornis and Hyde sis., at 11 o'clock. B BY L. _H. BUrp—This day, December 22, Fur- ture, at 211 Larkin street. at 11 0’clock. FEm STLLIVAN &DOYLE—This day. December 22, orses and Buggies, t 161 ve Horses and, Tugg 18 Pacific avenue, 3y EasToN & ELDRIDGE —This day, December aintings and Sketches, in Maple Hall, Palace Hotel, at 2:80 and 7 P. M. LY EAeTON & ELDRIDGE.—Thisday, December 29, Real Estate, At salesrooms, 638 Market st. at 12 o'clock. BY Davis, HABER & Co.—Wednesday, Dec. Bicycles, at 211 Pine street, at 10 o'clo CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Th. by e new City map has been finally accepted the Supervisors. Bessie R. Dibbie has been granted {rom William I Dibble, ¥ S imerne nk A. Kimball hassued A.H. Butler for 00, due on & promissory note. ge Seawell is to be presiding Judge of the ior Court during the coming year. The Board of Supervisors located the Pest- house on the Almshouse tract yes'erday. The Grand Jury will submit its final report to Judge Slack and adjourn sine die lc-day!’ Rev. Father Gallagher opened a mission at i!10.\' Cross Church on Eddy street last even- ng. The winners at Oakland track yesterday were: Mahogany, Btrathmeath, Osric II, St. Lee and ‘Wernberg. The movement for & Burns monument for Golden Gate Park seems to be growing in favor every day. John M. Lyons, grocer, 1612 Leavenworth street, was arresied yesterday for beating his wife, Honora. The threatened rontroversy between the two Olympic gun clubs will probabiy be set- tled amicably. Judge M. C. Tilden’s will has been filed. It attempts to disinherit the child of the testa- tor’s second wife. Hayes-street business men propose o have that street illuminated |by electric arclights w Year's eve. Geary street, from Kearny to Stockton, is about to be paved with bitumen and illumin- ated with arc lights. Judge Morrow has intimated that he will probably decide against Collector Wise in the Chinese lottery ticket cases. Judge Slack hes made an order directing Joseph Henry Dixon to pay $6 & week for the support of his wife, Minna Puilis Dixon. George P. Goff, an aged lawyer, died on Sun- day from blood poisoning ecaused by a cut om an oyster can which he was opening. n All-California team of football players nemed from the best of the season to offset the formidable Butte team is soon to play here. Judge Hunt has granted the motion of Frank Eullivan for & new trial in his suit for $75.000 against the Southern Pacific Railroad Com- pany. The HirstMillinery Company has been organ- ized by M. D. Hirst, C. H. Hirst,W. B. Hirst,F. R. and W. E. Dorn, with ,$50,000 capital stock. Mrs. Jane L. Stanford hasapplied to Judge r permission to transier to herself property from the Leland Stanford large body of evangelical pastors listened to addresses from Commissioner Harris and FProfessor Howison yesterday at 920 Sacra- mento street. 8. J. Lapzonda, a bookkeeper, was arrested last night and charged with stealing a dia- mond ring valued at $200 :rom ;Mrs. Frances Silver of 1311 Powell street. An unknown old lady was knocked down by & runaway horse at Mission and Fourth streets terday aiternoon, and is supposed to be dy- at the Receiving Hospital. Robert Phelan, a mnotorious burglar, was taken irom the County Jail yesterday o be examined by the Insanity Commissioners, who decided he was perfectly sane, Harry Wright, a sailor on the ship Lisinore, made & vicious attack upon Thomas Cuflley, an apprentice- Sundsy night and yesterday morning Cuflley swore out & warrant for his arrest. M. W. Fox has petitioned the Supreme Court to advance the hearing iu his suit against the Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Company so that it may come up at the January session of the gourt in this City. Henry Becker and Robert Burkhardt, pro- rs of the New Ferry Restaurant, have d e petition in insolvency. Their debts amount to $645 23 and their assets to $260 35; property exempt irom execution, $100. The case of Arthur Jackson, charged with the murder of Augustine Fiorentine, has béen transferred from Judge Belcher's court to Judge Wallace's court. The second trial of the defendant will be heid next month. The Socialist Labor party has by the of the propaganda of that party made ar ments for & series of winter lectures at the Turk-street Temple, at which several well- known citizens have been invited to speak. Judge Carroll Cook will take Judge Bahr's| calendar and courtroom next month, and Judge Dunne will assume control of Judge Belcher’s court and calendar. Several other changes {n Judges' quarters are to be made. Judge Wallace hes dismissed the indictments for burglary against the boys Angelo Briglare and Alexis Hubert on motion of District At- torney Barnes, for the reason that the evi- dence was insufficient to secure a canviction. Dr. A. P, O’Brien denies that there isany complaint against him from the superintend- ents of the public institutions which he is re- quired to visit. He says that if exor] nt prices were not paid for drugs the City’'s pa- tients would be better treated. The fact that Byron Waters wanted Thomas ¥. Cator for United States Senator and the fact that Mr. Waters is & raiiroad attorney is caus- ing uneasiness in the minds of the opponents of the fanaing bill, and they are wondering why senator White and Cator shoula be as thick as they are. “The Railroad Commissioners will probably hola .a conference with special counsel to- morrow. Yesterday the lawyers met but only one commissioner, Mr. La Rue, was present. The lawyers taiked over the situation at some Jength, but refused to divulge anything that yras under consideration. Notary J. J. Cooney yesterday, in a deposi- tiom in Knight & Heggerty’s office, in the cross-complaint of Fair vs. Craven, repeated his story inat Senator Fair made the personal scknowledgment of the deeds to the Sansome Bnd Mission streets property in favor of Mrs. Craven before him, Coouey. The Supreme Court yesterday permitted Durrant’s attorneys to file their brief in sup- port of his appesl for a new trial. At the same time tne brief of the Attornev-General was filed, Ten days were given for the de- fpnte to answer. At the end of that time the tase will be finally considered. The application for the dissolution of lh_e L-tuyeugp(iuudl was granted by Judge Slack Yesterday. Thus passes out of existence one of ihe best known of the old-time military compa- nies of the City. The Lefayettes bore a high reputation for those qualities that go to make up & first-class military company. Lilly was arrested by the Society M V. the for Prevention of Crueity to Animals on -Sunday, but the charge against hi: .was for driving s horse with a sore “‘shoulder, not for treating the horse cru- elly in any other manner. He sa; is uln} was assigned to him by the stable .m}:‘ he does mot drive the horses given him is ‘pmployers will find & man who will. The ior‘;e 1‘yn question, he says, was better than it had been, and the stable boss sald he was fit 10 work; therefore the horse went out. udge Belcher's court yesterday Toy Yé:n: ws‘n convicted on a charge of attempt- ing to rob Lee Doon, a Chinese merchaat, on the 2d of last May, This case hasaroused an unususl smount of interest among the deni- zens of Chinatown on account of the bitter feeling it has encendered between relatives of the contending parties. Attorney Thomas D. Riordan was specially employed to assist in the prosecution. The prisoner will be sen- tenced on the d.i after Christmas, at which sime the case of Choy Ah Fook, also implicated in-the crime, will be set for A COLLISION IV~ SACRAMENTO RIVER Two of the Southern Pa- cific's Boats Came “Tcgether. They Ran Into Each Other Dur- ing Last Sunday Night's Fog. The Knight Nc. 2 Was Beached in Order to Save Her From Sinking. The Southern Pacific Company’s steam- ers Modoc and Knight No. 2 were in col- lision yesterday morning. The Knight was picking up freight from way points and the Modoc was un her way to Sacra- mento. The latter had the best of the en- gagement, as the Knight bad to be run on the mud flats in order to save the cargo and crew. There were over 500 tons of potatoes aboard, but as the Knight sank in fresh and shallow water the damage to them was not great. The telegraphic news from the scene of the accident was as follows: During a heavy fog this morning the steamer Modoc ran into the steamer Knight No. 2, cut- ting ber to the water's edge. The Knight was run on- the sandbar to prevent siuking. No lives were Lost. The fog was very thick and both vessels came together in the narrow channel be- fore a warning whistle could be sounded. The Kuight will be taken to Sacramento | for rapairs. There is another bay mystery and the police are at work on the case. Early last week one of the watermen at Meiggs wharf missed bis boat, and later Henry Peterson reported it as being adrift in Oakland Creek. Afterward, however, the Amy came along and Captam Wilson found a live sailor aboard. The story is a simple one. Last Thurs- day one of the boys who earn their living by beating from the Powell-street wharf lost his boat. For weeks he had been figuring on a Christmasdinner and his engagements for the next day were enough to provide money to buy a goose and all the accessories, Friday morning the boat was gone and Saturday morn- ing’s papers passed her as they sped up Osakland Creek in the tugs Mulie, Amy and Annie. The man who stole the Whitehall was oblivions to all warnings. The Amy nearly ran the boat down, but he paid no attention. The Annie ran alongside, but no answer being given, Captain Titch- worth hurried along. The Millie, Amy and Annie had the morning pape:s aboard. so they wasted no time, but ali three made a bee line for the dereiict as soon as the mail was on the dock. All three vessels reached the dnifting boat about the same time, and then there was a surprise. The man. who was asleep under a small sail, came out and cursed them all and Sundry. The captains of tae steamers cursed back and the air of Saturday morning was blue for a few moments. That was the end of the matter until to- day, when the master of the creek steamer { Emma reported that ‘‘between the north jetty and the lighthouse a partly filled oat, with three boards out and a canvas covering,” was passed. The boards were placed on each side in order to hold the sail that made a houseboat out of a White- hall. The boat was not picked up and the uestion is, Was she the one stolen fromx eiggs wharf, and who was the man who stole her? The ferry tower is a conspicuous point at the present time. The distance from tioor to floor has been a point of contro- versy for months, and many a bet awaits its final decision from to-day’s publica- tion. Lookine at the tower from a dis- tance men have wagered cigars and drinks that the distance from floor to floor is all the way from fifteen to thirty feet. The fifteen feet men win. » From the foundation the first floor will be sixteen feet, the next twelve feet and the third fifteen feet. From this point the tower actually begins, and the first floor will be thirteen feet from the base. Then there will be five storiesof fiiteen feet each and two stories of sixteen feet each. Then comes the cupola, which will be five stories of eleven feet, twenty feet, eighteen feet, twelve feet and six feet each.. Now the Oakland ana Alameda men can settle their bets among them- selves. Captain Longmuir of the British ship Glentinart, who has been on the sick list for a long time at St. Luke’s Hospital, is able to be around again. He isnow al- most as well as evern Captain Korff of the Grenada has gone to Alameda to re- cuperate. He has been a very sick man for some time, and now his friends say he is well on the way to recovery. Luke G. Sresovich, the well-known trader in South Bea island products, is baving more fun than usual in the dis- cbnrgfng of the cargoes of his vessels. The Tropic Bird has an unusually heavy cargo of cocoanuts, which wiil 1ater on be turned into artieles of commerce at an a. vanced price. Every ‘‘wharf on t| front has congregated at Mission-street wharf and cocoanuts are at a premium. The old-time ship-building firm of Har- land Wolff bas evidently recovered from the disaster that almost wiped outthe works a few months ago. Tne Arabia, a 5450-ton ship built for the Hambarg- American line, has just been launched, and as she was one of the vesseis on the ways when the fire occurred it may be presumed that some good work was done by the Fire Department. The Arcadia, a sister ship to the Arabia, had been launched and tried a week before the Arabia. She proved a success, 50 L0 one was surprised when the Arabia beat record time. The lighthouse inspectors issue the fol- lowing instructions: Notice is hereby given that a first-class nun buoy, red, to be known as Clatsop Spit buoy No. 0., was established December 17, 1896. The buoy marks the western edge of Clatsop Spit and is moored in twents-five feet of water on approximately the iollowing bearings (magnetic): Cape Disappointment Light- house, N. NE. £ E.; Tangent to North Head, N.1{ W.: Point Aaams Lighthouse, E. 3§ §. This notice affects the list of beacons, buoys and daymarks, Pacific Coast of the United States, December 1, 1895, page 40. An Octogenarian Pilot. The veteran and vigorous pioneer pilot, Captain William N. Snelly, is being warmly congratulated on having reached the eighty-first anniversary of his birth. Although having lately retired from active service, he is as fuily competent to steer a deep-water craft as skilliully and eafely through the intricate channels of this bay and estuaries as when he first turned a wheel off the Farallones in 1849 For Friends Abroad. Xmas News Letter, eighty-eight pages, now out, 15 cents. e New Vice-President, At s meeting of the Federation of Women held yesterday Mrs, Dr. Janes was eiected Mrs. ation from the central union of the Woma: Christian Temperance Unjon, and as she cently withdrew from the centrol union she has ceased to be & delegate to the federation. —————————— Tranks Moved 25 Cents. Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. Tel. main 49. Furniture moved reasonably.* DECEMBER 22, 1896. The Southern Pacific Company’s Modoc and Knight No, 2 Were in Collision in the Sacramento River Last Saturday Night. The Knight Was Knocked Out in the First Round, and Her Captain Had to Run Her on the Mud Flats in Order to Prevent Her From Sinking. HIS BITTER WORDS FROM THE GRAVE How the Late Judge Tilden Showed His En- mity. Effort of the Jurist to Disinherit the Son of His Sec- ond Wife. In His Will He D:clares He Never Saw the Child and Doesn’t Know Its Name. The musty records of tte probate courts frequently bring to light domestic and neighborhood quarrels that for years have been hidden from the public view or have been lost from the memories of all except those most intimately connected with the controversies. An illustration of this truth is presented 1n the filing of a petition by Laura M. Til- den for the admission to probate of the will of her father, the late Judge M. C. Tilden, who died several months ago. The property for the recovery of which | these proceeding are osiensibly inaugu- rated amounts in value to but $125, now | in the hands of W. B. Maydweil, but it seems that the ultimate intention is to place on record the intentions ana wishes | of thedecedent in regard to the disposal of a considerable quantity of real estate situated in Sacramento County, concern- ing which there is a probability of a con- test. Judge Tilden was for years a prominent lawyer in Nevada and California, having participated in a great deal of the impor- tant litigation that marked the early his- tory of the Pacific Coast, and his will gives an outline of some of the domestic events of his hife. The opening paragraph of the instru- ment declares that he was married to Elizabeth J. Ralston in Sacramento County on the 3d day of February, 1861, and that three children, the result of this union, are living. To these he bequeaths his en- tire estate, with this explanation: “By my said wile I came into possession of nearly all the property I ever had, and_it rightiully belongs, when I am done with it, to my said children as the legal heirs of their said mother. * * * T will state, however, that I have given and in- tend to give to my said children all the property that I have before I die, and I am in hopes that when I die I will not own any estate whatever, but that 1t will be vested by a good titlein my said chil- dren and that it will never be necessary to administer upon tuis will. And I only make this will out of abundant caution. It1s my will, wish and desire, however, if this will is ever admitted to probate, that my eldest daughter, Laura M. Tilden, be aopointed executrix without bonds.”” There is anotuer phase of Judge Til- den’s life brought to view in the conclud- ing paragraph of the will, which reads as follows: Whereas, on the 17th of May, 1883, I was sgain murried in Sacramento, Gl fo Meta . Waodland, and was divorced from her by a decree of divorce entered in the District Court of the First Judicial District of the State of Nevada, in_Storey County, on the 30th of August, 1884; and whereas, I have been 1p- formed by the neighbors and others that the said Meta M. gave birth to a male child on or about the 24th of February, 1884. What the given name of said child is L do not know. I have never seen said child, and do not know whether said Meta M. claims that 1 am the father of said child or not, but it is my wili, wish and desire that neither the said child born of the suid Meta M. nor the descendants or heirs of the said child shall ever inherit anything from me or of my estate or of the estate of my three children first above named, or of any estate that I may inherit or that my descendants may inherit through me, it being my intention, will, wish and ae- sire that all such estate shall descend tom three children by my said wife, Elizabeth J. Ralston-Tilden, and to their lawfu! issue, and none of it ever go to the said chiid of the said Meta M., nor to his descendants or helrs. Judge Tilden was known in his lifetime as a constant friend and an implacable foe, for which reason his acquaintances will not be surprised at the grim particularity with which he attempts to cut off without a shilling the child of his second wife. He quarreled with herscon after the marriage and it is evident that he extended to her son the unrelenting hatred which he felt for her. Judge Coffey has set the hearing of the &.mion to admit the will to probae for onday, January 4, 1897. FIGHT OVER CARDS, Four Young Men, One a Capitalist, Get Into the Hands of the Police. Herbert L. Younger, capitalist, living at 1912 Green street; J. P. Cullen, a sales- man; John Breen and J. Bassity, both with no occupation, were playing cards in a saloon at Mason and Ellis streets early yesterday morning, when adispute arose and a free fizht followed. Policemen Joy and Riley heard the row and placed them under arrest. Cullen claimed that he had been robbed of his old watch and diamond scarfpin, and it ooked serious for the others. When searched at the City Prison, Cullen’s watch -ndd‘fln were found in his overcoat pocket, and the others heaved a sigh of relief. Cullen, Breen ard Bassity had a charge of disturbing the peace booked against them, and Younger, his eyes blackened and his face bruised, was sent tothe Receiving Hospital. No charge was booked at the prison against him, and after his face was di he was sent home. Cullen, Breen and Bassity appeared in Judga Joachimsen’s court yesterday morn- {g-xé and their cases were continued till ay. BOUND TO FIND OUT THER POWER Railroad Commissioners and Special Counsel at Work. Meeting Yesterday and Another Likely to Take Piacz To-Morrow. Doors Kept Closed and Also Mouths to Hold in Secrets, but New Moves Are Expected. Attorney-General Fitzgerald had an- other consultation with the special coun- sel engaged by the Board of Railroad Commissioners in regard to the next step to be taken. Of the railroaa board only one was present, Commissioner La Rue, All the lawyers representing the board were there, the Attorney-General, Robert Y. Hayne and W. W. Foote. As heretofore, the lawyers talked se- cretly and with closed doors. There was | a grim suggestion of smiles on their faces | when at the close of the conference they deifinite had been proposed or accom- plished. They said that nothing had been aone. The Board of Raiiroad Com- | missioners will, it is expected, meet to- morrow. Before they adjourn they may ~hold a conference with the Attorney- General and his legal associates. For the present the evident policy of the Attorney-General is to prevent the least inkling of his next move becoming public until it has actually been taken. The filing of the demurrer in the United States Circuit Court last Saturday is an ex- ample of this policy. Although one of the questions at least involved in the de- | under the terms of the constitution, by which the commission was created, legis- lative—no hint that such a move was in- tended reached the Southern Pacific Com- pany or the public in advance. Attorney-General Fitzgerald said last evening that the filing of the demurrer on Saturday last did not indicate any change in or departure from tie course which has been marked out. “The purpose of the | demurrer was,” he said, ‘‘to only tie up | certain points, We shall go right ahead.”” When asked what he meant by this, he said he had nothing further to say. The true significance of the move has already been explained in THE CALL. The point concerning the reasonableness of rates, based upon such figures of cost, earnings and 80 on as may be supplied as the result of Southern Pacific bookkeep- ing, will very likely lead up to the placing in evidence of Southern Pacific books and in calling to the witness-stand, where they can be fully cross-examined, of Southern Pacific officials. The evident purpose of the Attorney- General and of his two legal associates is to determine fully, for the first time since the adoption of the new constitution, the full scope of the powers of the Board of Railroad Commissioners. They expect to make a full exposition of this very im- portant matter of public concern, and the public will be able then to judge of the precise amount of efficacy which the com- mission can have in the final- and definite determination of rates and fares in this State. ‘While the acts of the Southern Pacific Company are under constderation and the | combination of California railroads which it has succeeded in making in restraint of competition, by the system of leases to which it has given rise, the Board of Rail- road Commissioners is trying to reach a judicial aetermination of the fact that it has power over all the strictly local transportation lines, those by water as well as the railways. The lawyers have already discussed the Market-street rail- way system, and will tryto get a decision concerning the regulative power which the Commissioners may posseess in that re- gard. No step has been taken publicly in this direction since announcement of the fact was made in THE Caryn, but the subject nas been discu-sed. If the conference should not take place to-morrow concern- ing the yaiious issues involved in the present contest with the Southern Pacifie Company, the Commissioners will prob- ably then appoint a day to meet their lawyers when all can be present. In the meantime the lawyers are studying the situation and have other surprises when the time shall ve to make them public. The Christmas News Letter. The Christmas number of the News Letter s a beautifully printed souvenir of eighty- eight pages. The front cover displays a sketch in colors of two fair women, one palnting and the other writing. The book is illustrated with many halftones and engravings, being reproductions of famous paintings and typical California scenes, some of the most nr&lng being “Logging in the Redwoods of Mendocino Counli,‘" “The North Bastion at Fort Ross,” “The Lick Observatory,” ‘‘Carmel Mission, Monterey,” and “Stanford’s Vineyardsat Vica.” The letter press {s equal in point of merit to the pictures. There are characteristic contri- butions by W, C. Morrow, J. D. Maxwell, James D. Phelan, Wendell Easton, Elia M. ton, Frank B. Millard, Daniel O Connell, John P. Albro, Fred S. Myrtle, Ina Coolbrith, Arthur Inkersley, Louis A. Robertson and a host of others in the front rank of the literary world. Hol ustry Litigation. The Excelsior Script and Typewriting Ma- chine Company, & corporation organized under the laws of California, has sued Edwin K. Alsip for $1000 on account of stock alleged to have been subscribed for by the defendant. A similar n‘)lill h;v'xhd:: I:l;}n I;y t?- nnaao com- pany against Windsor A. Keefer for th cause of action being identical. st e were questioned concerning the subject of | their deliberations, and whether anything | murrer is fundamental—that one being | raised to determine whether the acts of | thd Board of Railroad Commissioners are | | Hayes. BOXED FOR GLORY AND GOLD MEDALS Evening of Nose-Punching and Rib-Roasting at the Olympic. Five Fistic Bouts That Inter- ested Fiiteen Hundred Promi- nent Gentlemen. The Successful Competitors Were Lawlor, Brown, Hayes and Reay, All of This City. The announcement that the Olympic Club had arranged a series of boxing con- tests for the pleasure of its members was sufficient to draw a full house. The boxing, although not up to the usual scientific standard, was very inter- esting, and frequently during the game the spectators were thrown into’ spells of laughter. During the entertainment Bob Fitzsimmons and his manager, Julian, entered the gymnusium. Just prior to the opening bout the ama- teur master of ceremontes, Biily Kennedy, announced that the contest between Stew- art Curter of the Olympic Club and G. Koster of the Manhattan Club was de- clared off as thelast-named boxer weighed in eirht pounds over the weizht stated in the articles of agreement. McGinley and Carter, however boxed four clever rounds. The decision that was rendered in the bout between Hayes of the Olympic and Egan of the Mannattan Club was not sat- isfactory to a large number of members, who thought that as Egan scored a strong lead in the first three rounds a draw would have been about proper. The judges could not decide and George Green, who was acting referee, gave the bout to The judges were Phil Wand and Alexaunder Rosborough. The first event of the evening was called sharp at 8:30 o’clock. It was a four-round bout between F. Schuler of the San Fran- cisco Athletic Club and James Lawlor of the Acme Club. The boxers weighed in at 120 pounds. Lawlor did not waste any timein spar- ring for an opening, but rushed right in at his quarry and met Schuler with a straight left on the nose. Six times he re- peated the dose and the San Francisco Clnb man did not know what to do. Lawlor kept up a regular battery on his opponent’s face and body, until Schuler resembled an Apache Indian smeared in war-paint. Five times Schuler wes sent to the boards, and was on his knees when the gong came to his rescue. Everybody expected to see Schuler re- turn to the mill in a groggy state, but he fooled the members by toeing the scratch in tolerably good condition. Lawlor gonnced at him like an infuriated demon, at Schuler fought back as determinedly as one of Con &Monney's game chickens. In the third and fourth rounds Lawlor outfought his opponent on all sides, and received a well-merited decision. Schuler received great creuit for having made such a gallant stand under heavy fire. - The second event was & four-round bout between James Brown of the Olympic C}ub and G. Mulligan of the Manhatian Club. / They scaled 125 pounds. of the fanny contests of the evening. representative of the Manhattan toed the scratch looking ferocious. The contest was of the wild and woolly order. The contestants relied solely on a knock-out blow to win the prize, and it was a game of hammer and tongs from the first round to the last. The men could hardly stand on their pins when-the gong sounded the end of the engagemeni. Brown got the decision. The ihird event was an exhibition four- round bout between J. A. McGinley and Stewart Carter. The fourth event was a contest between M. P. Hayes of the Olympic_ Club and M. Eagan of the Manbattan Club. In the first and second rounds Hayes resorted to ducking and hugging tactics, but in the third round, under the advice of his sec- onds, he faced his opponent in a manly fashion, and after a hot exchange he sent Eagan to the boards with a straight left on the chin. This brought forth great cheering from the members, who wece seemingly in fa- vor of Hayes winning. Eagan was up in a juffy and more than doubly repaid Hayes for the blow he had received. The last part of the round was lively, but Hayes fell into his old dgnme of ducking to avoid punishment, and Eagan bad to resort to uppercutting, In the last round Hayes got home some good right and left punches, as his oppo- nent was pretty well exhausted from the wreatment he had received in the clinches and breakaways, but Eagan returned blow for blow and Hayes’ face was smeared in blood and his lel ye discolored at the finish. The decision of Green was received without a cheer, but a draw would have “brought down the house.” The final eventof the evening elicited much amusement. The contestants were J. W. Reay of the Olympic and P. Lynch of the San Francisco Athletic Club. The boxers slapped each other ‘‘real hard” with open fists, gnd the contest re- solved itself into a game of endurance. In the third round Lynch lost his bear- ings and he failed to fina his opponent. He was blear-eyed and sick, and rather than allow Reay to slap him ln{ longer the referee ordered the men to their cor- ners and gave the bout to the Olympic boy. This ended the sport. This was one The Club 01 foreign residents in China, the total number last vear was 10,091; of these, 4084 were British, 1325 Americans, 875 French, 812 Germans, and 805 Portuguese. g(x? foreign firms in China, 361 were ritish, COONEY REPEATS “FAIR SIGNED THEM." The Notary Sticks to His Story Under George A. Knight's Questions. Charles Fair's Cross-Complaint Against Mrs..Craven Has an Inning. Mr. Delmas Called Upon to Produce the Deed, but S‘mply Pays No Attention. At the instance of Knight & Heggerty Notary J. J. Cooney went all over the ground in the Craven ejectment suit yes- terday which he traveled some time ago in the suit of Angus vs. Craven to quiet title before Judge Slack. Both suits are to test the ownership of the Mission and San- some street property, to which Mrs. Craven claims to hold a deed frem James G. Fair. Yesterdsy the proceedings took place before a notary in Knight & Heg- gerty’s office and Mr. Knight did the interrogating. Nearly all the lawyers prominently con- nected with the Fair litigation were pres- ent, Mr. McEnerney being accompanied by W. 8. Goodfellow. Reuben Lloyd sat quietly in a corner by himsel!, occasionally going over ana whispering a word to Knight, who took these attentions quite graciously considering the outburst of 1mpatience that a little bit of aavice from the same source provoked at their last| meeting in the august presence of Judge Slack, when Delmas surprised the camp | by withdrawing Mrs. Craven’s suits in | ejectment, thereby depriving both of them of the right to examine the deeds. The roceeding of yesterday was undertaken y Knight & Heggerty as counsel for Charles Fair 1n the cross-complaint filed by Mr. Fair in the ejectment suit of Mrs. Craven. Mr. Knight and all the rest of them who stand for the heirs as against Mrs. Craven were saturated, evidently, with detail coming from the $100 a day experts. When Knight gave signs of llfl'mg in the slightest minutie, the others—McEnerney, Goodsellow, Lloyd and Haggerty—were ready with suggestions. Knight asked the witness all about how Fair came in with the deeas at the time they were acknowledged; whether they were folded or open; what he said when he handed them over; whether he read the name of Nettie R. Craven in them; | whether he noticed that the name of | “Mattie R. Craven’’ was in one of them instead of *‘Nettie R. Craven.” The witness bad no clear recollection of the details. He did not know Mrs. Craven then and had nevermet her since, he said ; would not know her if he met her. Fair, | he said, had never acknowledged any other deed before him. Then the witness was questioned in great detail as to the certificates of ac- knowledgment; where he bought such certificates; if he had any such certifi- | cates at that time with his name printed in; if he did not turn over to his successor in office a quantity of certificates with his name printed in them; where he got the | en and ink with which he wrote the ac- | nowledgment; did he use the same pen and the same ink on both of them: did be clip the edges and (assenting that he did) | where he got the scissors. Mr. Knight, having got a mass of tech- nical and very interesting information apout the certificates, turned to Mr. Del- | mas and asked him if he had the deeds | with him. 1 have not,”’ said Mr. Delmas. “You knew that the notice called for their production here this morning?” “I was told that there was such a notice served, but’—lightly trifling with his glasses, “'I paid no attention to it.”’ A slight smile appeared upon the faces of all the lawyers, including Mr. Knignt, and the inquiry resumed its quiet way as to the exact location of the stationery- stores where Mr. Cooney bought his blanks and the make and temver of the scissors with which he clipped them after buying. Entirely exhausting even the suggestions of the other iawyers on these oints, Mr. Knight retuned again to the eeds. % “Now, Mr. Delmas, wer ask that these deeds be produced and submitted to this witness for identification,’” he said. “I hear what you say,” said the witness in his most even tone of voice. *You decline?” “I simply say that I hear what you say. You have no right to ask anything of us.” “But you are aware, Mr. Delmas,”” said Mr. Heggerty, “that a notice was served on your firm req viring you to produce the —_—_— XEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. «Propriesa. ALHAYMAN & Vo (Incorporated).... TO-NIGHT ALL LEIS AND NEXT WEEK. MATINEE WEDNESDAY, Friday (Christmas Day) and Saturday. HOUSE CROWDED AGAIN LAST NIGHT { C. B. JEFFERSON, KIAW & ERLANGER'S WON- DERFUL PRODUCTION, PALMER COX'S With its unilmited dellghts. o Little Gertle Carlisle. _The Earthquake & Voicano, Funny German Band, The Fiying Balle:. tc., Bte, MOROSCO’'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager A WONDERFUL CAST, In the Startling Scenic Kevival of the Great Spectacular Drams, “SETE!” STIRRING SITUATIONS! BEAUTIFUL SCENERY! SURPRISING MECHANICAL EFFECTS! Christmas-Day Matinee on Friday. Matinees Saturday CIRCUS ROYAL. People’s Palace Buiding, Kddy and Mason sts. COMMENCING DEC. 21, 1896. LIMITED SEASON. PROF. 0. R. GLEASON, WORLD-RENOWNED HORSE-TAMER, In His Great and Marvelous Exhibitions See Gleason Subdue the W ildest Horses. POPULAR PRICES. POPULAR PRICES. 10c, 20c, 30c, 50c. SUTRO BATHS. $1000 IN PRIZES! Grand International Tug-of-War! INext Sunday December 27, 1896. See Programme. America vs. Ireland. Canada v Denmark. Sweden vs. Norway. Germany vs. Portugal. Italy vs. Slavonia. THE CHUTES. THE WONDERFUL. LIFE-DEPICTING A Little Chil With a Little Cold. That’s all! What of it? Little colds when neglected grow to large diseases and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral CURES COLDS. deeds for the inspection of the witness, so that he may be examined and answer in- telligently, and we now ask you to pro- duce the deeds for that purpose.” “And [ again repeat to you, Mr. Hag- gerty, that I hear what you say.” ~I thought you would. I did not sup- pose you were deaf,’’ said Heggerty. Mr. Delmas quietly resumed his writing and Mr. Knight his _questioning, and no farther incident made the hearing note- worthy. Mr, Cooney will read the depo- sition to-morrow as written out by the shorthand reporter, and if correct, will sign it. THE GRAND JURY. Adjournment Sine Die Expectad To- Day—Spirit of the Final Report. The Grand Jury will probably submit its final report to Judge Slack and ad- journ sine die this afternoon. The report will cover fourteen type- written pages or 5000 words. The docu- ment will deal largely with the manage- ment of municipal institutions, and the Board of Health may get a reprimand equally as sharp as that administered by | the Grand Jury of which Frank Maskey was foreman. The management of the Almshouse is said to be satisfactory, but other institutions supposed to be under | the medical supervision of the Health Board have not received the attention deserved. The report will review at length the system of purchasing supplies by requisition. NEW TO-DAY. We intend to supply you your tea through your gro- cer — Schulling's Best. If you don'’t like it, he will return your money in full. A Schiling & Company n Francisco 489 NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. o e e e . IPRICDLANIER GOTTLOD & (o+ LESSES ATDHATAGLRS -+ - THERE A NEVER DALY WAS PLAY E£xcepting the Charming Comedy, THE RAILROAD OF LOVE. l1ast night to an over-enthusiastic aadience, A ROYAL, ROUSING WELCOME FOR THE FRAWLEY GOMPANY. Curtain Calls-——=Cheers——Speeches An Ovation to Every Member. Come and See This Beautiful Production. Remember the Special Matinee, CHRISTMAS. FRIDAY AFTEROON Next Week.. ..ON PROBATION. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBS ERNESTIN:| KBELING, Propriecor & Managas —TO-NIGHT— OUR HOLIDAY SPECTACLE! o] A CK —AND THF— BEANSTALK!” A Treat for Young and Ola. A Well Filled Christmastide Pudding of SONG, DANCE AND HUMOR. SPECIAL MATINEE CHRISTMAS DAY For the Ladies and Children. Popular Prices Presented O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powsil. Week Commencing Monday, Dec. 21, 'An Unrivaled Christmas Vaudeville F The Original apd the only NILSSUN'S EURO- PEAN AERJIAL BALLET (the original Flying_Baliet), in conjunction with KIRALFY'S RESPLENDENT BALLET PAGEANT. The Grandest speouc{e Ever Produced In This 1ty. ZAZELLE AND VERNON, Comedy Acrobats Supreme, And a Great Bill of Comedy and Novelties. ‘Reserved sea:s. ¥6¢c; Balceny, 10¢c; Upera-chmics and box-seats, 50c. Extra! Special MatineefChristmas Day. CHARITY MATINEE TO-DAY. ——The Sweetest Story Ever Told ! — Dickens’ Beautiiul Story, “THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH!” Order seats by telephone, Black 891. Night—15¢, 25¢, 38c. 50c. Matinee—15¢, 25¢, 35¢. BUSH-STREET THEATER. INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS OF MISS KATE PURSSELL! ——1Tn Her Great Equestrian Play- THE QUEEN OF THE PLAINS 3—HOLIDAY MATINEES—3 FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Popular Prices—10c, 20c and 30c. RACING 328 RACING ~—CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— OAKLAND RACE TRACK. WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97. Beginning Tuesday, November 16, Racing Monday, Tu Wednesda; ‘Thursday, ida; Hainor shine. —Races Start at 2:15 P. M. Sharp— FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY.. Ferry Boats leave San Francisco at 12 3. and 12:30,7 .00, 1:80 and 2:00 P. . connecting With trains stopping at the entrance to track. Buy your ferry tickets to Berkeley. ANIMATOSCOPE FREE! See KORTO'S perilous shoot down the Chutes on a glove nightly. Returning—Trains leave the Track at 4:15 and 145 P. 3. and immediately after the last race. 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