The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1896. WEDNESDAY ... DECEMBER 28, 1896 AMUSEMENTS, BALDPWIN THEATEE.—The Brownles, CoLUMBIA THEATER—*The Railroad of Love." M orosco's OPrrA-HOUSE—'She” ALCAZAR THEATER.— “Cricke: on the Hearth" TIVOLI Urkra HOUSE.— - Jack and The Bean- stalk. OrPEEUM-High-Class Vaudeville. NEW BUSHSTREET THEATER—'The Queen of the Plains.” CIRCUS ROYAL—Fddy and Mason sts.—Prof. O. RB. Gleason. IME CHUTES AND SEATING RINK.—Dally at Halght street, one blog) ezst of the Park. SUTRO BATHS—Bathing and performances. OAKLAND RACE TRACK.—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. Rues—This day, December 23, at_Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street,at 8 a. M. 10 10 P. 3. BY 8. FAsCH—This day, mber_28, Guns, Ammunition, etc., at 40 Clay s:reet, at 10 o'clock. By Davrs, Haper & Cb.—This dav, Dec. 28, Bicycles, ut 311 Pine siree, at 10 o'clock, By Wa. BurTERFIELD—This day, December 28, Cloaks, at K 2 and 7 o'clock. H. Burp—This fay, December 33 Fur- 11 iarkin street st 11 0'clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Auditor Broderick he finished his report on delinquent taxes for ih year past. The Christmas execises of the Chinese Presbyterian Church jook place last evening. The Board of Healtjwas enjoined yesterday irom revoking the mik permitof the Pioneer Dairy The Brown and Peitages opium-smuggling on trialin e United States District The Grand Jury reeimmends that the offense liing lottery tickets should be declared a The serial ballet caie will be heard by Judge McKenna in the Utitea States Circuit Court judge Campbell wil act as Santa Claus “up todate” in the First Jhristian Church of Oak- land to-night. By inierence thejupreme Court has found that the Jaw for the jrotection of ownership of bottles is valid. Scotchmen are beoming more and more wrought up over th¢scheme to build a Burns motument in the pgk. Marcie A, Mystic/Maze, Howard S, Rey del Bandiuos and Sea Sjray were the winners at Oakland track yestgday. ishment fol $1700 was placed on the Hotel magement last evening in the suit of William Knowles The ¢ sibmitted its final report to Judge yesteday and was discharged with the thanks offhe court. William Moore, hiarged with assault with a deadly weapon, praded guilty to assaultin Judge Beicher’s cojrt yesterday. Arthur Randall, tharged with assault with a deadly weapon, fas found guilty of assault in Judge Belcher'scourt yesterday. Frank Warner peaded guiity to a charge of forgery m Judgd Beicher's court yesterday. He will be sentened next Saturdey. By order of Jude Low the books of Tim R. Bullivan, clerk € his court, were yesterd d over to he official expert for exami- sgement of Gofien Gate Park. Too money fs ailowel to CONtraciorson progres: estimates, filed a petition in insolvencs. £, Reinhart & Co. of Winnemu, 000, :nd James Leanard of Reno, Nev., $1050. No mssets. Mrs. Harrigan, an old lady living ai 122334 Folsom street. tlipped OC B banana peel o1t Mis.ion street v rday andsusiained injuries that mey prove fa Two little eLildren were haneless yesterday, within_three days of Christnas. They have becn placed in the care of tle Ladies’ Protec- tion and Relief Society. The trial of the will contes in the estate oi L Spalding, oprietor of the the late Lydia A. § Bella a Ho as been ket for the 28th s court. inst. in Judge Sla The members of the PointLobos Improve- ment Club tske issue with C. 1. Hubbs and his reason for comm otives which inspired the ciub’s prev: ns. | The 8alvation Army is budy engaged in fit- ting up tae buildin NewMontzomery and Howard streets, where they fill give their big Christmas dinner to the des¢ving poor. Regular passenger servie on the Valley road bas been inaugurated Btwecn San Fran- cisco and Fresno, and rates are but half of ihose now chargel by the Sojthern Pacific. At the request of the Chaiber of Commerce of this City, the Nuvy Depatment has ordered ment of 100 xppentice boys in the s naval servicept Mare Island. The County Clerk’s officq has the laugh on the Graud Jury. Fredericl Hobbs, the fore- men, borrowed a public dohment and lost it. The paper was found on tle stairway of the Produce Exchange. A defective flue in a_thré-story building on Jackson street and Washigton alley caused about $300 damage 10 t$ vroperly yester- day afternoon. An alarmwas sounded from box 25 at 2:20 o'clock. The appraisement of thdestate of the late Susan M. Holbrook shgvs & valtation of £33,654 79. Among theassets were many va.usble diamonds and dher gems, besides a large quantity of rich wefing apparel. Attorney G. A. RembBol/ has been cited to appear before Judge Sack next Tuesday norning and expisin oy rhat rizht he claims $10,000 worth oi personl vroperty formerly belonging to the late MreSarah M. Parsons. In regard to the currenstory of a complaint wade against Dr. A. P. )'Brien by Superin- tendent Ciarksou of thefouse of Correction, Dr. Quinlan wishes to leny ‘the published statement thut he was céled out 10 that insti- tution. The articles of incodporation of the San Francisco Electrical Corpany have been filed. The orgenizers of thepompany are H. P. Thayer, Frank Thurber J. B. Warren, M. L. Osler. A. E. Pryor. 'he. capital stock is £50,000. Mrs. Mary M. Pfeiffer nis filed a report of her transactions as executrijof the estate of the late Jane buff, in whict she alleges that she has carelully performe, all her duties and that she has on hana elonging to the estate $4152 39. Kavanaugh & Gallaghr have sued Milk In- spector Dockery and t# Board of Health to prevent the further lestruction of milk alleged to be impure. Dockery is accused of beinz malicious, intemprate and uniit for the position which he hold, “Love’s Sorrow,” afong by which Mrs. Laura Milen James istaid to bave won the heart of the late Dr. harles A. James, has been admitted as an ‘xhibit in the contest over the dead man’s {30,000 estate now on trial in Judze Coffey’s jourt. The estate of the lge Mary Small hss been appraised and is foundto be worth $54,119 63. The cash assets are $ follows: In Germz Savings Bank, $11,61723; in Mutual Savings Bank, $11,506 40. Tl remainder of the prop- erty is in the form of nal estate. The Board of Reg@ts of the University of Californix yesterday dscussed the need of an inspector of constructon for the work on the affilinted colleges buiding and the advisabil- or the glorificiton of the university, of ug the Lick OWervatory and its l‘ikll’o« nomical work more chsely to the university. NEV TO-DAY. Blood Humeors FVERY bumor, whiher itching, buming, bleeding, scaly ted, pimply, or blotchy, Whether mmzplle(,:.l{;ocfrl;n 'or hereditary, from ly infancy g pasdil © age, are n Q@iicura esolvent A EKIN and bigd purifier of indomparable purity and cupitive power. Purely vegeta- ble, safe, innoceng and palatable. It appeals to all, and especiallgnothers, nurses, and children. 8old throughg world Curion: 4 Boar, 25c Rres e B and 31, Porsen DRvE axp Cuxu Co o How 1 Gl STILL TALKING “THAT MONUMENT" Influential Scots Declare for the Burns Me- morial. A Crmmittee of Representative Men Will Have Charge of the Work. | It Will Be a Topic of Interest at the Annual Meeting of the Cale. donian Club. “It was my good fortune a vear ago to visit Scotland, and incidentally while there the birthplace, the home and the burial-place of purns and many of the places made famous by Robert Burns,” said John F. Kennedy, yesterday, while talking of the plan to erect a monument | to the poet of the people. “I can say what I have to say in this unanimously adopted on the death of its resident, Mrs. reh B. Cooper, and her aughter, Harriet Cooper. The resolutions were signed by Mary E. Gamble (chairman), Cora B. Griffin, Belle T. Scott, Hannah E, East- {nu:lz:‘;!nd Helen T. Bacon, committee on reso- SIDEWALK SNARES. Mrs. Horrigan, an O1d Lady, Slips on a Bavana Peel and Recelves Serious Injuries. Mrs. Horrigan, who has reached the age of 91 years, slippea on a banana peel yes- terday morning on Mission street and fell, sustaining injuries that may prove fatal. She resides at 122314 Folsom street and yesterday morning called upon her son Daniel, who is working in & new building opposite 8t. Patrick’s Church, on Mission street, with a Christmas present. She left him and was walking along the street on her way to visit another son, who lives on Minna street, when she stepped on the banana peel. The patro! wagon was summonedj and Policemen G. B. Baldwin and L J. Cole- man took her to_her home, as she refused to go to the Receiving Hospital. The family physician was summoned, and he ionnd that one of her legs was broken and her spine injured. Owing to her advanced age, she may not survive the shock to her system. S ‘Will Play Football. The third regular annual football contest under the auspices of the League of the Cross Cadets will take place at Central Park on New Year's day. Game will be called vromptly at 2:30 o'clock. The contesting teams will be the elevens from Company A of St. Mary’s Catbedral_and Company B of S.. Charles Church. THe two previous football matches played under the auspices of the league re- sulied in ties, so that the comiug contest is exciting unusual interest, Both teams have | T G \\:w 0 i i T The Burns Monument at Dumfries. matter in a very few words,” he con- tinued. ‘I am heartily in favor of the plan, and would do all in my power to further §t. Indeed, it is a matter of wonder with me that the poet has been so long neglected on this coast. “Burns has afforded the world more en- tertainment in his ‘Tamn o’ Shanter’ than any other one man that I know of in all other works. I saw the inn and satdown at the same table where Tam and the others sat and made merry. I crossed the bridge and went over some of the tracks foliowed by Tam on that eventful night. “Yes, Burns should have a monument here, and it is a good plan to gather to- getber the Burns monuments—pictures of them I mean—as they exist in the Old and New Worla. They wili suggest ideas and give some notion of what the work ought to cost. Isaw several monuments to the poet in Scotland. Thatat his burial- place isnot pretenticus. Burnsis not sim- ply & national character; he belongs to the whole world. Iam certain that there will be & quick and generous response to the to ni:?. For one, I am heartily in favor of it.! D. R. McNeill, chief ranger of the Cale- donians, said yesterday: *Iam hearing words oi encouragement on the monu- ment proposition every day now by letter and telephone. The suggestion made at the recent annual banquet of the Cale- donian Club seems to have touched a responsive chord among the citizen Scotchmen and men of Scotch descent. I have no fear about the ultimate success of the undertakin-. L am in full accord with Colin M. Boyd’s views as expressea in to-day’s CALL as to the care and cau- tion with which the undertaking should be started. “A committee of thoroughly revresen- of the work by the club and the commit- tee equipped with*full power to go on with it to the end. By thatI mean that the committee should be made permanent and given full charge of the work. The club would then hold the committee re- sponsible. In that way we would secure the great st expedition, through the com- mittee being untrammeied, and the best results through having concentrated upon it the best intelligence at our command. The monument ‘will be the topic of inter- est at the meeting of the Caledonians in January.” : “I would of course do my share in the matter of the Burns monument,” said Hugh Craig yesterday. A NEW OHARITY ASSURED. Mount Zion Hospital Will Open on the F¥irst of the Year. There was a meeting of the Mount Zion Hespital Association last night.in the vestry-rooms of the synagogue at Taylor and Pusc streets. The committee on collections presented the drait of a circular to be sent to the Jewish population of the City and State. It is evident that there is great erthusi- asm regarding the proposed charity, which 1s noble in its ambitions. A liberal re- sponse is already assured irom the people. On motion of Miiton 8. JEisner it was agreed to open the hospital and polyclinic on January 1 in order to aid the unfortu- nate indigent sick alreadv anxiously awaiting the opening of these charitable institutions. A hospital committee, consisting of Mil- ton B. Eisner, Joseph Nuphtaly and E. Raas, was appointed lo confer with the physicians in arranging the details of the inauguration. e The first meeting of these joint commit-y tees will take place to-night in orderto expedite matters as much as possible. e Volunteers of America. The first benefit concert under the auspices of the Volunteers of America for Hope Hall, & temporary refuge for discharged prisoners, will be given on Tuesday evening at old Y. M. C. A. hall, 232 Butter street. Herman Branat’s amateur orchestra and some.of the best local talent will appear on this occasion. ——————————— To the Memory of Mrs. Cooper. At a special meeting of the Golden Gate Froe- bel Association, at 211 Ninth street, on Mon-. day, eloquent memorial resolutions were call for aid for the building of a monument | iative men will have to be put in charce | been assiduous!y practicing for many weeks is anticipated. The general admission has been placed at 25 cents, with reserved seats 25 cenis extra. Prominent members of the Berkeley and Stanford teams have been Te- quested 1o act sk the officials for the game. THE LAUGH ON THE JURY. How Frederick Hobbs Lost the Report of Maskey, Foreman of the Pre- ceding Grand Jury. The laugh is not on the County Clerk’s office this time. Now the broad smile is at the expense of the Grand Jury. Yes- terday it transpired that an important court document—a paper no less cele- brated than the official report of the Grand ! Jury of which Frank Maskey was fore- | man—nad been missing from the archives of the court for several weeks. This precious document was found on | the stairway leading to the Produce Ex- chance on November 21 last, and the finder, noting the signature of Frank Maskey, sent it to the latter’s place of | business, on Kearny street. Mr. Maskey was not in the store when the messenger- boy delivered the document, but it was | duly received, according to indorsement, | by Tessie, one of the young ladies of the establishment. Oi course, Mr. Maskey was not pleased when he ascertained that tne report om | which Frank McLennan, Theodore Payne, Alpheus Bull Jr. and others of his asso- ciates had passed anxious days and sleep- | less nights had been kicked about on the stairs of a grain exchange, but he put it in his safe, however, resolving to make another attempt to lotge itin the archives of justice. Time went along, the days glided by and the report reposed in the safe. Meanwhile it leaked out that a rare documrnt which ought to be sacredly narded, by the County Clerk was not in {r. Curry’s possession. TrHE CALL received an intimation that Mr. Curry couid not yproduce this paper, and so a reperter was directed to wait on Chief Clerk Harry Piper and solicit the privilege of inspecting it. Mr. Piper lis- tened respectfully to the request, and without shedding a feather opened a drawer in his desk and produced a half- sheet of an old newspaper which pur- ported to contain a copy of the aforesaid Grand Jury report. The scribe wanted to see the original regort with the signature of Mr. Maskey and the record of filing at- tached. Mr. Piper said he could not pro- duce that document, but he allowed the reporter to read a letter accounting for the absence of the paper so much dis- cussed. Here is the letter: Grand Jury of the City and County of Ban Francisco, State of California, City Hall, 8an Frgzc;scé-uxzcenilbeé 22, 1896. 15 on. rles F. Curry, County Clerk o ke Sl v Tast, .){057;' after the Grand Jury was impaneled, I bor- rowed and received from your office & copy of the report of the last Grand Jury for reference in the work of the present Grand Jury, of which I was appointed foreman. With morti- fication and regret I have to acknowledge that the said report has been misieid or lost while in my possession, and I am only able to sub- stitute this copy of the sawme as printed in the Daily Examiner of September 18, 1896, which I believe to be a full and complete duplicate of the original. Very respectinily yours, FREDERICK HoBBS, Foreman, ——— To the kditor of *“The Call.”’ From an article that appeared in last Thursday’s Chronicie a wrong impression has gone out concerning the esteemed pas- tor of our Chinese Baptist Church. The article stated that Lee Chuck Hoy, a Bap- tist minister, had been arrested in a house on Washington street, for ‘‘aiding and abetting a Chinese lottery.” Many people not being familiar with our pastor’s name, wihich is Tong Kit Hing, have supposed that this Lee Chuck Hoy is our pastor. Yours truly, CuArLES W. WRIGHT.* — epia Medicated honey is tue latest novelty. A French scientist causes it to be producca by keeping bees under glass, so that they can only sip the sweets o. flowers which possess medicinal properties, e e Army and Navy Ciub Whisky., Affi- davit guarantees it strictlv pure; 6 vears old. Meyerfeid, Mitchell & Co., 116 Front street, San Francisco. past, and e well-played game in every respect | UOCKERY IS AGAIN ACCUSED OF WRONG Kavanaugh & Gallagher Charge the Milkman With Malice. The Celebrated Pioneer Dairy Case Up Again in Another Form. Calling in Question a *So-Called Test” Made on a Cold, Windy Night in the Open Street. Milk Inspector Dockery had another suit filed ageainst him yesterday, the plain- tiffs being Robert P. Kavanaugh and Joseph F. Gallagher, proprietors of the Pioneer Dairy. Mayor Sutro and the other members of the Board of Health are made co-defendants with Dockery on the assumption that they would accept Dockery’s report as against the plaintiffs’ in respect to the quality of milk furnished by them, to their irreparable injury. Messrs. Kavanaugh & Gallagher allege that on the 1lthinst., on Folsom street, between Eighteenth and Nine- teenth, in this City, between the hours of 2and 3 o’clock, the said defendant, Dock- ery, took possession of a wagon-load of pure milk belonging to the. plaintiffs, and emptied tbe milk into the street under the pretense that it was impure, when in fact it was pure milk, and contained more than 12 per cent of milk solids, less than 88 per cent of water or fluids, and more than 3 1-5 per cent of fats, and that said milk conformed in all respects to the re- quirements of the ordinances of this City in regard to such matters. It is further set forth that on the 16th inst. Do ckery reported to the Board of Health that the milk so destroyed was impure and recommended that the permit to seli pure milk theretofore cranted to the plaintiff be revoked and canceled; that the Board of Health cited Kavanagh & Gallagher to appear and show cause why their permit should not be annulled, and objection is made to this proceeding on the ground that no proper trial can be had before the Board of Health, as that body has no power to issue subpenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. Furthermore, it averred that Dockery has ttireatened to assault Kavanagh & Gal- lagher if they attempt to defend them- selves before the Board of Health. The plaintiffs further allege that at the time the milk was destroyed a *'so-called test’” was made by Dockery in the night- time, between tbe hours of 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning, on a cold and windy night in_the open street, and that if the so-called test had been made by an im- partial and unprejudictd man he could not have correctly iested the milk by the means adopted at such a time and under such conditions. Dockery's good faith is brought in issue by the assertion that when ne destroyed the milk here mentioned, falsely chargin that it was impure, he did so in fraud ol plaintiffs’ rights, and knowing that the plaintiffs were not selling impure milk, and that the milk so destroyed was pure; that Dockery is illiterate ana intemperate, and unfit for the position which he holds, and that his action in this case as in many others was malicious and unwar- ranted, and done for the purpose of in- juring these complainants 1n their busi- ness. For a motive on the part of Dockery to injore them, Messrs. Kavanaugh & Gal- lagher aver that on the 20th of last Feb- ruary Dockery seized and destroyed milk in which one of thee plaintiffs was inter- ested on the pretense that it contaired preservsline, though he knew that accusa- tion to be false; that the identical milk was examined and tested by Professor Thomas Price, a scientific man and chem- ist, who declared the milk to be pure; that ever since February Dockery has maliciously, 1llegally and fraudulently charged these plainiiffs with selling im- pure milk, whereas in iact they were and are selling nothing but pure and ucadul- terated milk; that Dockery's action was taken for the sole purpose of destroying the plaintiffs' business by giving pub- licity to false and malicious statements. Taking a side lick at the Board of Health, the plaintiffs allege that the Board o: Health purposely delayed the hearing of the accusations filea by Dock- ery with the intent and object of destroy- ing the business of the plaintiffs, and that | the Board of Health will. 1f not enjoined, take from the plairtiffs permission to carry on their business. On this showing Judge Hunt granted a temporary order restraining the Board of Health from revoking the license of Kavanaugh & Gallagher and will hear argument in regard to the matter at 10 o’clock this morning, at which time a decision will also be delivered on the de- murrer to the suit for the removal of Dockery from office on the ground of blackmail and 1mntemperance. Mr. Dockery said last night that he gave the miik of the Pioneer Dairy a full and fair test, giving them a samplie of that taken. He is willing to abide by that test. INJUNCTION SERVED. The Board of Health Prohlbited From Interforing With the Ploneer Dairy. In the midst of the meeting of the Board of Health yesterday an injunction was served on tie members prohibiting them from declaring void the milk permit of the Pioneer Dairy. The plaintiffs are Robert P. Kavanaugh and Joseph F. Gallagher, proprietors of the dairy. They make strong charges against Food Inspector Dockery 1n connection with his inspection of their milk. The injunction was issned by Judge Hunt, and was made returnabie on Jauu- ary 8. %ne board appointed Thomas Callan and P. J. Murphy assistant food inspect- ors at $756 per month each, and al<o the following internes at the City and County Hospital: John Fife, Charies H. Lowell, Sumuel H. Rea, John B. Rodgers, Philip Matson, Thomas and I. W. Thorne. Ex- ternes were appointed as foilows: Kirby B. Smith and John H. Graves. The cases of Drs. O'Brien and McMurdo, who were said to have neglected their duties in attending to the various jails, were looked into, and the board decided that there was nothing in the charge: THIBETAN ANIMALS. Marco Polo’s Description of the Famous Yuk and the Musk Deer. There are wild cattle in that country almost as big as elephants, splendid crea- tures, covered everywhere but on the back with shaggy bair a good four palms long, says St. Nicholas. They are partly black, partly white, and really wonderfully fine _creatures, and the hair or wool 13 ex- tremely fine and white, finer and whiter than sil k. Messer Marco brought some to Venice as a great curiosity, and so it was reckoned by those who saw it. There are also Elenty of them tame, which bave been caught young. The-e the people use com- monly for burden and general work, and in the plow as well, and at the latter they will do full twice as much work as any other cattle, being such very strong beasts. In this country, too, is found the best musk in the world, and 1 will tell youhow it is produced. Thereexistsin that region a kind of a wild'animal like a gazelle. It bas feet and a tail like a gazelle’s and stac’s hair of a very coarse kind, but no borns. It has four tusks, two below and two above, about three inches long and slender in form, one pair growing upward and the other downward. It is a very pretty creature. The musk is found in this way: When the creature has been taken they lind between the flesh and the skin something like an impostume full of blood, which they cut out and remove with all the skin attached toit. And the blood inside this postume is the musk that produces the wonderful perfume. There isan immense number of these beasts in the country we arespeaking of. The flesh is very good to eat. Messer Marco brought the dried head and feet of one of these with him to Venice. The people are traders and artisans and also grow abundance of corn. The prov- ince has an extent of twenty-six days’ journey. Pheasants are found there twice as big as ours—indeed, ncarly as big as a peacock—and having tails of seven 1o ten palms in length, and besides them other pheasants in aspect like our own, and birds of many other kinds and of beauti- ful variegated plumage. The people, who are idolators, are fat folks with littie noses and black bair and no beard, except a few hairs on the upper lip. The women, too, have very smooth and white skins, and in every respect are pretly creatures, FETED IN RIGH MASCNRY Installation in the Presence of Members of Oriental Lodge. Officers Who Wili Serve for the En- suing Masonic Year—Presentaticn of a Jewel. The thirty-seventh imstallation of the officers elected and appointed by Oriental Lodge No. 144, Free and Accepted Masons, for the ensuing year, was held in St. John's Hall, Masonic Temple, last even- ing, in the presence of a large number of the membership and visitors. The in- stallation, which was not a public one, was conducted by Frank Bacon Ladd, the retiring worshipful master, who was as- sisted by Past Master Charles Bore, filling the office of marshal. The charges were delivered with that impressiveness which always marks a ceremony of this charac- ter to the following-named: Rev. Edward Bently Church, worshipful master; Wil- liam Rheinhard Jost, senior warden; Rob- ert Head Morrow, junior warden; George Howard Thompson, treasurer; Adoiphus Skinner Hubbard, secretary; Rev. George Edward Walk, chaplain; James Morris Troutt, senior deacon; Frederick Summer- field Hughes, junior deacon; Clarence Barstow Sloan and George Willis Jost, stewarls; James Hargrave Wallace, mar- shal. and William Frevburz Fiick, tyler. Treasurer Thompson’s installation was the fourteenth and Secretary Hubbard’s the fifth, The lodge was opened under dispensation from N. Greena Curtis, grand master of Masons in California, on the .?‘(i:h of May, 1860, with John B. Newton, . M. The music during the ceremony was rendered by Benjamin Clark first tenor, F. W. Whittich second tenor, J. R. Jones tirst basso, and W. E. Campbell second basso. At the close of the ceremony the Rev. George E. Walk, on behalf of the lodge, in a very touching speech presented to retir- ing Master ¥Frank Bacon Ladd a_massive gold past master’s jewel, after which there was a baunquet 1n the upper hall, where covers were laid for more than one hun- dred. There was no set programme, but after the good things provided had been aisposed of there were volunteer toasts and music, the festivities being kept until a late hour. Among the members of the lodge are: R. H. Lloyd, F. H. Porter, D. Fairchild, C. Jost Sr., Thomas Kyle, W. C. Wright, Gi W. Jost, Charles Bone, Liewelyn Dayi Sloan, David C. Smith, Roger Johnson, George J. Smith, F. 8. Hughes, Austin Walrath, W. C. Campbell, J. V. Hunter, Judge J. M. Troutt, John G. ¢. " H. Warner, George H. Siebe, B. _Crooks, Ferdinand Westdahi, Rev. .George E. Walk, L. W. Smith, J. Tonningsen, Charles Jost Jr. D. D. Snattuck, E. C. Lindquist, C. W. Wilki son, H. J.Smith, Dr. M. T. Wilson, S. G. Mur- phy, E. E. Bridgés, James 8. Angus, C. F. Bas- sett, Thomas H. Nichols, George Habernicht, Walter S. Brown, James Boyes, F. B. Ladd, Rev. Ed B. Church, G. Howard Thompson, A. S. Hubbard, Robert H. Morrow, James H. Wallace, Benjamin Clark, Ed P. Cole, C. S. Crittenden, E. L. Cutten, James MacMulien, W. H. Chapman, George B. Crooks, W. F. Dorrance, Berlow Dyer, W. F. Empey, W. M. Fitznill, Samuel Foster, A. J. Gunnison. Mont- gomery Goldly, J. H. Gray, Dr. M. 8. Giberson, Robert Hodge, W. D. Horbo, Charles Jost Jr., M. J. Lindsay, H. E. Lang, Charies F, Metzner, George McCloskey, Dr. Thomus Morfew, W. H. Milestone, Rasmus Nelson, A. J. Pinkstone, H. J. Smith, Dr. D, L. Steele, J. R. Sloan, Dans Thompson, 5. C. Thomson, F. J. Venn,'D. W. Boyd, Benjamin Clark. The visitors were: E. C. Bonner,W. F. Green, H. J. Burns, Harry F. Chace, George A. J. Jewell, C:}tnin George H. Whitmun, A. H. Kayton, J. P. Fraser, Dr. E. W. Westpual, E. A. English, D. W. Boyd, E. K. Chapman, Wiliiam Curlett, W. T. Perkins, W. A. Zolluer, W. W. Stocker, H. C. Firebaugh, J. R. Jones, E. C. Hare and E. H. Country man. A Deserving Charity. The Helpers’ Home, 417 First street, an off- shoot of the Good Samaritan Mission, urgently appeals to the kind-hearted people of this City for assistance in providing 100 poor, sick and helpless families with a Christmas dinner. The home devotes all its energies to the relief of the impoverished and knows well the awiul destitution which prevails among many de- serving families. Help, prompt and generous, is greatly needed. Please notify the home or the mission. —— Divorce Suits Filed. Suits for divorce have been filed as follows: Katie Fleischer against Charles Fleischer, William Abbolt against Mary Abbott, Thomas J. Veach against Mary L. Vel NEW TO-DAY. FREE T0 EVERT MAN. THE NETHOD OF A GREAT TREATHENT Fok WEAKNESS OF MEN. WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY- THING ELSE FAILED, Painful diseases are bad enough, but when a man is siowly westing away with nervous weakness the mental forebodings are ten times worse than the most severe pain. There is no let up to the mental suffering day or night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under such a strain men are scarcely responsibie for what they do. For years the writer rolled and tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness until it was a question whether he had not better take a dose of poison and thus end all his throubles. But providential inspiration came to his aid in the shape of a combination of medicines that not only completely restored the general heaith, but enlarged his weak, emaciated parts to natural size and vigor, an he now declares that any man who will take the trouble to send his nume and address may have the method of this wonderful treatment free. Now, when I say free I mean absoiutely without cost, because I want every weakened man to ges the benefit of my experience. Iam nota philanthropist, nor do I pose as an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened manhood who would be cured at once could they but get such a remedy as the one that cured me. Do not try to study out how I can afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary to mail the information, but send for it ana 1 that there are a few things on earth that, although they cost nothin; are worth a fortune to some men and mean & life- time of nappiness to mostoi us. Write to Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamazoo, Mich., and the information Will be mailed in & plain sealed envelope. HIS BOOKS ARE BEING EXPERTED Police Court Clerk Sullivan Is Once More in Trouble. Judge Low for the Second Time Takes Action Against Him Discovery M-de of an Alleged Short- age in Bail Money Deposited Wit the Treasurer. For some months the relations between Judge Low and Tim R. Sullivan, the clerk of his court, have been strained, and the fact that the clerk had not been at his accustomed post since last Wednesday, although represented by a substitute, has brought matiters to a crisis. Sullivan’s books were by order of the Judge yesterday morning banded over to Cyril Williams, the official expert, for ex- amination. T.e Judge also waited upon Chief Crowley and asked him to take action against Sullivan, but the Chief de- clined to accept the responsibility until it could be clearly proved that there were good and sufficient reasons for doing so. The present trouble regarding the ex- perting of the books has been caused by the discovery made by Attorney Joseph Coffev yesterday that $120 bail money de- posited by him with Clerk Suliivan on September 22°in the cases of Ah Cong, Tom Yum and Ah Mon, charged with vis- iting a faro game, had been withdrawn from the Treasurer by an order of Sulli- van in favor of Frank H. Mead on Decem- | ber 11. In speaking of the matter the Judge said: *‘I have given orders to several peo- ple for bail money and they have come from the Treasurer’s office with the infor- mation that there was no money there for them. I, of course, have no wish to inter- fere 1n the private affairs of the clerk, but itis my auty to see that the business of the court is carried on lawfully, and when this state of facts became kuown to me I could only perform my doty and demand an investigation. When Mr. Sullivan’s accounts were called in question beiore the matter was taken to Captain Lees, Sullivan’s friends resented that course | and asked why the attention of the| City’s expert had not been called to the alleged shortage. 1n this instance I have done that very thing and the responesibil ity must fall where it properly belongs.’ On the previous occasion referred to by the Judge Captain lees s'nt Detective Seymour after Sullivan. He found bim attending to his duties in the court, and told him that the capt2in wished to see bim. Sullivan was sarprised at the charge that his accounts were short, and d-manded a full investigation. He had been sick for some weeks previous, and a substitute had taken his piace. The investigation was made, and it was found that instead of Sullivan’s accounts being short there was about $200 to his credit with the Treasurer. The explana- tion given was tiiat he had been in the | habit of paying bail money out of his pri- vate funds and drawing it from the Treas- urer in a lump sum at the end of each month. | It was the knowledge of the result of the previous investigation that deter- mined Cnief Crowley not to interfere in the matter when requested to do so by the Jud_e until the report of the expert shall be made. Patent Office Profits. “So far there have been nearly 200 patents issued for horseshoes,” observed a blacksmith. *‘Every one of them was supposed to have merit. A larze number of them were supposed to be of value for the reason thut they could be put on horses by bands or clasps and thus save time and the exnense of horseshoers. Six NEW TO-DAY. You can’t go on losing flesh under ordinary con- ditions without the knowl- edge that something is, wrong, either with diges-| tion or nutrition. If the brain and nerves are not fed, | they can’t work. If the blood is not well supplicd,‘ it can’t travel on its life| journey through the body. Wasting is tearing down Scott’s Emulsion is building up. Its first action is to im- | prove digestion, createan ap-~ | petite and supply needed nu- | trition. Book free. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. NEW 70-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. MOROSCO’'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALIER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager A WONDERFUL CAST, In the Startling Scenic kKevival of the Grea Spectacular Drama, CSEIE” STIRRING SITUATIONS! BEAUTIFUL SCENERY! SURPRISING MECHANICAL EFFKCTS] Christmas-Day Matinee on Friday. Eyrnine Prices—luc, .o and .. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. BUSH-STREET THEATER. INSTANTANEOUS SUCUESS OF MISS KATE PURSSELL! ——In Her Great Equestrian Play—— THE QUEEN OF THE PLAINS 3—HOLIDAY MATINEES—3 FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Popular Prices—10¢, 20c and 30c. EVENINGS AND CHRISTMAS MATINEE. ———The Sweetest Story Ever Told ! —— D ckens’ Beaudjral 10y, “THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH!” Order seats by teiephone, Black 991. Night—15c, 25c, 38c. 50c. Matinee—156, 25¢, 35c. THE CHUTES. THE WONDERFUL, LIFE-DEPICTING ANIMATOSCOPE FREE! See KORTO'S pertious shoot down the Chutes on a giove nightly. IT'S CURES THAT COUNT. Many so-called remedies are pressed on the public attention on account of their claimed large sales. But sales cannot determine values. Salessimply argue good salesmen, shrewd puffery, or enormous advertis- ing. J#’s cures that count. It is cures that are counted on by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Its sales might be boasted. It has the world for its market. But sales prove nothing. We point only to the record of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, as proof of its merit: 50 YEARS OF CURES. thousand dollars, therefore, have been paid into the Patent Office by inventors of horseshoes. ‘Not one of these inventions was ever used, and to-day, as during the past, horses are shod. The only shoe that can be put on a horse must be nailed on by a blacks smitn. There is no royal road to wealth, and there is no way to shoe a horse exe cept to nail on the shoe. This $6000 is but a smail part of the money paid out in connection with patented horseshoes.”— Washington Star. e Among the Sultan’s gold plate there are dishes of solid gold large enough fora baby’s bath, and there are plates, cups and saucers, tureens and pitchers, mas~ sive and heavy, made of the same precious metal. et Blondes should avoid the lighter shades of blue, which are apt to give an ashy hue to the complexion 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 Schilling & Company San Francisco Money-back tea is Sc/il« ling’s Best—your grocer 489 |returns your money in full if you don't like it. A Schilling & Company. Gan Hens NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated) Propristocy TO-NIGH ALL _THIS AND NEXT WEEK. MATINEE TO-DAY Friday (Christmas Day) and Saturday. C. B. JEFFERSON, KLAW & ERLANGER'S WON» DERFUL PRODUCTION, PALMER COX’S BROVWNIES, With its unlimited delights. Little Gertie Carlisle. _The Earthquske & Volcano, Dot Funny German Band, The Fiying Balle:, ite., Ete. TIiVOL! OPERA-HOUSZ MBS KRNESTINA|KRELTNG, Propriews « Maaaz32 —TO-NIGHT — OUR HOLIDAY SPECTACLE! SAL I —AND THF— BEANSTALK!” A Treat for Young and Ola. A Well Filled Christmastide Pucding of SONG, DANCE AND HUMOR. SPECIAL MATINEE CHRINTHAS DAY For the Ladi nd Children. Popular Prices 2Sc and 502, 'PREOLAROLR GOTTLOD & (o* LESSES ATDMANAGERS -+ WEARS ' IRON! LIS X THE FRAWLEY COMPANY! Again Crowded o the Doors—A Charmingly Beaus titul Play, THE RAILROADOF LOVE Augustin Daly’s Greatest Success. (Chris.mas Afternoon) Special Matinee, ..A Great Triple Bili. Friday Next Week.. Cidress O'Farrell Siree: n Stockton And Powsil Matinee To-Day (Wednesday), Dec. Parquet, any seat, 25¢; Baicony, any sews L0 Children, 10c, any part. The Sensation and Talk of the Cityl AnUnrivaled Christmas Vaudeville Feast. The Original acd the only NiLoS N'S EUROs PEAN A~ RIAL BALLET and KIRALFY'S KESPLENDENT BALLET Pa ST, The Grandest Spectacle Lver Proluced in Thig City. ZAZELLE AND VERNON, Com:dy Acrobats Supreme, And a Great Bill of Comedy and Novelties, Extra! Special Matines Christmas Lay. CIRCUS ROYAL. People’s Palace Bulding, Eddy and Mason sts, TO-NIGHT. —TO-NIGHT! BIG SUCCESS—BIG SUCCESS cuar GLEASON ! G GREAT GREAT King of Horse-Tamers. POPULAR PRICES. POPULAR PRICES. 10e, =0¢, 30c, 50c. SUTRO BATHS. $1000 IN PRIZES! Grand International Tug-of-War! Next Sunday December =7, 1896, See Programme. America vs_ireiand. Canada vs. Denmark. Sweden vs. Norway. Germany vs. Portugal. Ttaly vs. Slavonia. General Admission 25 Cents. RACING 2208 RACING —CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— OAKLAND RACE TRACK. WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97. Beginning Tuesday, November 16, Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Halnor ~hine. —Races Start at 2:15 P. M. Sharp— FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. Ferry Boats lrave San Francisco at 12 . and 12:30,1.00, 1:30 and 2:00 P. M. connecting with trains stoppin ; a: the entrance to track. Buy your ferry tickets Lo Berkeley. Returning—TTains leave the Track at 4:15 aad 4:45 P . and immediately after the iast race. THOMAS 1. WILLIAMS JE, President R. B. MILROY, Secretary. 3o