The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1896. AMUSEMENTS, FALDWIN THEATER —The Brownies. COLUMBIA 1THFATER—The Railroad of Love* 2 oR0SCO’'S OPERA-HOUSE—*Sne ALCAZAR THEATER.—*Cricke: on the Hearth” tapyoLt Orxps Housk.—-Jack and The Bean- énrwrrx-mxmcuu Vaudeville. TRCUS ROY AL—~Edd; —! iy ly and Mason sts.—Prof, O. ABE CHUTES AxD Sgatrya RrNk.—Dally st 1.;;3m .ml;: one block east of the Park. ICYCLE RACES—Corner Bak Fe his atternoon, at 2 o'ciook, | o o Mreet SUTRO BATES—Bathing and performances. VAELAND B¢ TRACK.—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. BY War. BUTTERFIRLD—This day, December 25, Cloaks. at 422 Kearay st., at 2 and 7 o'clock. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Mayor Sutro has vetoed two railroad meas- ures passed by the Supervisors. Dr. McNutt talks emphatically in favor of the Burns monument movement. Mrs. Florence Long has been -granted a di- | vorce from Attorney James H. Long. David Fauss, the murderer of Joseph Man- ning, has not yet been captured by the police. v clondy. but probably without rain is diction of local weather conditions for The British ship Simla, which arrived from Liverpool Iast night, had an unusually stormy voyage. The Firs Commissioners met yesterday and fined three members of the department for neglect of duty. has been brought by Dr. Daywalt to en- in the Treasurer from paying the $7000 due 1 the new City map. The police have been for weeks searching for sbert J. Muller, s wealthy young Philadel- Jirian, but without success. At the next meeting of the Olympic direc- tors afidavits will be read from the judges of the Egan and Hayes contest. The Journeymen Barbers' Union of this City is preparing a legislative bill to regulate the proiession throughout the State. In Judge Bahr’s court yesterday H. L. Jones nd B. G. Butterfield, two young boys, were acquitted of the charge of robbery. The American_ship Mary Flint, which ar- rived from New York yesterday evening, lost & seaman overboard off Cape Horn. The Pioneer Kindergarten schools held their ennual Christmas festival on Saturday, when giits were made to all the children. A bear escaped from the Bay City Packing House, San Bruno avenue, yesterday afternoon and is terrorizing the residents in the locality. Conductor Frank Brundage of the Alameda narrow-gauge local, .saved an elderly man trom death in & remarkable manner a few days ago. Three favorites won at Oakland track yester- | The first horses past the wire were: Ca- | denzs, Gold Bug, Argentina, Chartreuse I and Walter J. Court departments during the happy 7 Season and in some cases they are ul. Dena Matson, & handsome, woman, was csught shopliiting in the Em- porium yesterday morning and was locked up in the City Prison. Luke Cavanaugh has been chosen to act as official reporter in the Superior Court, to take the piace of Emil Pohli, who will open offices 8s & practicing attorney. Iaa K. Reichert has petitioned the Superior Court to be appointed administratrix of the estate of Mary A. Wyck, deceased, who leit property worth about $4000. Bill” Lange, the great center-fielder of the cago baseball team, signed yesterday to the promising Staniord team for six s during the coming season. Judge Seawell has decided that the City Treasurer must pay rebates on this year's hout regard to what taxpayers may linguent taxes of other years. Company M and Company H, League of the Oadets, will meet to decide football macy_ts efternoon at the Presidio grounds. Game will be call at 2:30 o’ clocked. Cnief Crowley is now investigating the case A of Policeman Steve Bonner, who shot at Roy Cornell &nd his sister while they were return- ing home from & dance at the Girls’ High School. Mike Nolan, & well-known rough character, attempted to kill William Abbort, & saloon- keeper on_Grant avenue, vesterday, and he fired two shots at Police Officer D. Owen, who tried to arrest him, A Christmas present that was worth some- thing was received by Mrs. Alonzo Mason of this City. Her father, John Malone of Cres- cent City, deeded to her 1000 acres of timber land, valued at $2500. Cr cants for divorce are still storming the | well-dressed | | | | DILIGENCE IN THE LINE OF REFORM Comprehensive Programme of the Panhandle Dis- trict Club. A Special Meeting for Energetic Action Called for Satur- day Night. Protest to Be Made Against the Proposed Location of the Pesthouse. Now that the election is over and a new set of officials are coming into power, the efforts of the members of the Panhandle and Ashbury Heights lmprovement Club are to be in nowise abated. On the con- trary, they intend to take up the work of reform in public improvements with re- newed vigor. With the evident pose of impressing the incoming aaministration with the importance of the work they have under- taken, and also with their sincerity and good faith in the matter, all the evils that they have sought to abate or eliminate in their district will be brought afresh to the attention of the new Board of Supervisors. Already a special meeting has been calleg for next Saturday, at which action is to be taken in reference to some of the most urgent improvements desired by property- owners and residents alike. At this meeting it is proposed to formu- late a remonstrance in the shape of a peti- tion protesting against the building of a pesthouse on the Almshouse tract in ac- cordance with the resolution passed by the Board of Supervisors at its last meet- ing. The grading of the Treadwell prop- erty, the neglect to lay sidewalks and pave the streets in the traet owned by the Beard estate, and the removal of the un- sightly, unused slots and tracks on Qak street and the high fence erected on | Stanyan street by the Market-street Rail- way Company, wiil also receive attention. It will be argued in the protest to be filed with the Supervisors that the erection of the Pesthouse on the Almshouse tract would not only be a gross piece of in- justice and cruelty to the inmates of the county poorhouse, but would be a sericus menace to the health of all the surround- ing district. 1in reference to the grading of the Tread- well property, a resoiution will probably be adopted appealing to the owners of that tract to grade it, and thus keep in line with the spirit of improverent so generally manifested in this district by all other holders of large tracts, who realize the value of having their tracts in shape to tempt intending purchasers. The Beard-estate proposition is an old grievance with the people ot this district. Repeated appeals and overtures have been made to Mrs. Beard, the executrix of the estate, and also to her attorneys, to lay roadways running through the property of the estate, but hitherto without avail. The reason given for inaction has been that there were no available funds for this purpose. The property in question embraces most of the land situated be- tween Central avenue and Stanyan street on the east and west, and Waller and Page streets on the south and north respec- tively. On the part of the members of the improvement club it is argued that a proper application made to the Probate Court will secure permission to sell suffi- cient of the yroperty to provide the needed funds. The court granted such an application when it was necessary to raise money to pay for street improve- ments ordered by the City, and it is claimed that sidewalks and pavements are equally important matters with sewers A special meeting of the Panhandle and Ash- | and grading. bury Heights Improvement Club has been called for. Saturday night to take action on represented by the club. The Salvation Army has made arrange- ments by which over 2000 men, women and children will enjoy their Christmias dinner to- day at the temporary barracks on New Mont- gomery and Howard streets. Robert Long, who obtained money from W. J. Carpmill, saloon-keeper, 611 Mission sireet, December 12, by representing himself as a Government defective, was yesterday held to answer bgfore the Superior Court. The will of Marx Kahn, deceased, has been filed for probate. The estate is worth about £15,000 and is to be distributed among rela- tives of the deceased, Leon Kahn, a brother of the testator, receiving the greater share of the property. Artists are telling & good story about the dangers run by Cadenesso and Latimer in painting Presidio landscapes, which is for- bidden by the army authorities. Cadenasso Lad to Tub out & background because it was part of the Presidio lana. Reginald Webster yesterday began suit to obiain possession of the office of Superintend- ent of Public sehools, which is held by Madi- son Babcock. The latier contends that he is entitled 1o serve until the end of the term o Which A. J. Moulder was elected. M. L. Yancovich, captain of the Slavonian team that first appeared at Sutro Baths, ob- ects to the use of thedesignation *‘Slavonian” {'emg applied to any team other than his own that pulls_in the contest. He says he will challenge the winners of the match. The City churches are being tastefully dec- orated for Christmas. The Catholic and Epis- copal enurches will be ready for inspection to- day and the-other denominations on Sunday. The Catholic cathedral and Grace Episcopal Church in particular present a magnificent appearance. Waldteufel, the proprietor of a bookstore on Market street, yesterday surrendered him- self to the United States Marshal. A few days ago he was indicted by the United States | Grand Jury on a charge of fraudulently im- ing into this country iree of duty siatues d for religions purposes. Wen Kim, a Chinese girl, mide a sensational cscape yesterday afternoon rom a Chinese n Spofford ailey, hastening down a fire- escnpe, Wil laims to own her in close pursuit. s of Chinese gazed on the spectacle with wonder. The girl was laced in a Chinese mission, where she will $e protected. ——————————————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. MR~ m-n.cmna" or dis- T hows a S etrong, Bot “wuds” T, colored b of Curicura Soar, dry End apply Co. FioUia (olntment), wearing glovesduring thenight FetiaDive & i, Conk» Sale Prope., Bostons | move either the rails or the slots used by the old line between Baker and Stanyan streets. This the residents thereabouts view with displeasure, as they not only make the street more or less unsightly, but are also an element of danger to ve- hicles, and a strong effort will be made to have them removed at once. They also look upon the high fence erected by the same corporation along Stanyan street, between Frederick and Haicht, as an obtrusive and unnecessary precaution and will insist on its being taken down. It is built on the sidewalk and is a serious obstruction to pedes- trians along that thoroughfare. Tire residents of all the section lying on the south side of the park in the vicinity of the Almshouse will be invited to join the clnb ip its work of progress, and the meeting on Saturday night promises to be one of the largest and most important ever held under the auspices of the club. MISS FIELD’S FUNERAL, The Governor Will Send a Floral Plece and a Special Guard of Honor. The following dispatch was received yesterday in reference to the action of Governor Budd. in regard to Miss Field’s funeral: SACRAMENTO, Dec. 24, 1896. President of the Press Club: The Governor will send floral offering for Kate Field's bier and will have personal Tepresentative present at ceremonies. Local officers will call upon you and Mrs. Highton toarrange about troops. R. L. PEELER, Asststant Adjutant-General. A similar dispatch was sent to Mrs. Highton. It set forth thet the desired arrangements had been made. Another dispatch was to Lieutenant-Colonel John F. Bergin of the National Guard of Cali- fornia. It said in part: “Belect suitable floral offering to be placed on bier of Kate Field. Extend any courtesies on Governor’s behalf.” The floral selection for the Governor is a wreath of beautiful orchids and ferns, Mr. and Mrs. Highton will give a mag- nificent cross of laurel leaves, eizht feet high, rising from a base of callas. Woven with the beautiful offering will be the words “‘She is dead but still liveth.” It has been arranged that W. H. Milis of the Southern Pacitic Companv will be one of the &ull-benrerm Mr. Mills was long a friend of Miss Field. The pall- bearers will meet at Halstead's undertak- ing parlors, 946 Mission street, at 1:15p. i, Sunday. Zl‘ue exercises at Trinity Church, Bush and Gough streets, will begin at 2, ' - The music to be sung by tne Press Club uartet will, it is stated be ‘‘Lead, Kindly ight'" (by Dadley Buck) and ‘‘Funeral Chant” (by 8mart). However, there may be some modifications in the musical pro- gramme, i ————— Xn Holiday Attire. Major Fahey of the Cosmopolitan Hotel has lavished Christmas decorations in hall and doorway and has draped the bar in full holi. day regalia. The work was done by himself and “Pop” Gleeson. Mistletoe ferns are the principal feature of the decorations, ————— Had Four Turkeys, % George Bands was arrested on Powell street yesterdey morning by Policeman Connors and was booked at the City Prison on the charge sidewalks on the streets and pave the | When the Market-street Railway Com- | some of the most urgent needs of the distric | PANY converted the cable line on Oak | street into an electric road it failed to re- of petty larceny. He had four turkeys in his possession which it wes supposed he had stolen from the stall of John Zazziin the Bay City Market. Zuazzi identified the turkeys by & mark which he had made on them. MRS, LONG IS FREE. Granted a Divorce From the Young Attorney After Two Months of Unhappiness. The merry holidays are being celebrated in the Superior Court by an unusual floed of divorce business, and the Judges are showing a wiliingness to make homes happy by granting the legal separations so eagerly demanded. The most noted case on the list yester- day was that ol Florence Long against Attorney James H. Long, the ecircum- stances of the marriage and divorce at- tracting wide attention. Some society gossip was caused by the fact that witnesses who served at the Long wedding less than two months ago also acted as witnesses at the divorce trial yes- terday. On November 4 Mr. Long secured a li- cense to marry Miss Florence Marks of 1015 Golden Gate avenue. The next day the coupie were married by Judge Belcher, and the ceremony was witnessed by Henry B. Adler, a vrother-lu-law of the bride, and Isaac L. Marks, a brother. On No- vember 6 Mrs. Long left her husband and confided her troubles to her sister, Mrs. Adler, who advised her to get a divorce immediately. It was deemed necessary to avoid a scandal, so the services of Attorney Kowal- sky, who had his law office with Long, were enlisted. He was very reticent for some time, ana finally filed a complaint alieging that Long had been guilty of acts of inficelity on December 10, Yesterday Long filed an answer denying the offense, but when the case was called yesterday morning by Judge Seawell he fatled to put in an appearance, and offered no deiense, Mrs. Long was the first witness, and her tesiimony established the fact that she had been married. Her brother and brother-in-law told of the acts of Mr. Long and the court granted a divorce. Margaret Seley was divorced from A, W. Seley in Judge Hunt's court because the defendant was convicted of a felony. Seley was a clerk in a hotel and stole a lot of money belonging to his employer. He left the City, taking with him a young woman. The couple lived in San Jose under assumed names for several months, | but were finally discovered, and Seley was | compelled to pay the penalty of his crime. His wife thougnt she was entitied to be relieved from the galling yoke of such matrimonial thralldom; and in this the court graciously agreed. Other divorces were granted yesterday, as follows: Anhnie est from Edward West, for desertion; Mary J. Reilly from Joseph Wiiliam Reilly, for wiiful negiect. Only one divorce suit was filed yester- {day: Grace Hamilion against Walter J. Hamilton, STATE TARIFF. NEEDS. The Subject to Be Discussed in a Con- vention of Manufacturing Rep- resentatives. The California delegation in Congress has specially requested ttat all the manu- facturing and industrial bodies in thbe | State meet with the S8an Francisco Uham- ver of Commerce at 10 A. M. January 7, 1897. At this convention the tariff needs of the State wiil be discussed in the fullest detail. The Congressional representatives state that heretofore estimates and infor- 10ation as data for legisiation at Washing- ton has come from individuals rather than representative bodies, and such sugges- { tions savyored more of personal interest | than of public needs. It is the earnest desire that every in.- portant industry will send delegates to the tariff conference. Not only should the manufacturers be represented, but the wool, fruit, coal and lumber interests as well. County boards of supervisors and agricultural societies are invited to be represented. By this method it is thought that all industries of the Siate will be con- sidered when the new tariff bill is framed. THE BROOKLYN HOTEL Few men on this coast are more widely or faverably known than Charies Mont- gomery, who has made the Brooklyn Hotel on Bush street one of the most pop- ular and successful in San Francisco. Its high standard of respectability has made it the favorite family hotel, and it is largely patronized by the very besi class of people visiting the City. Its table is | one of its great features and it is not sur- assed by that of any hotel in the City. he rooms are well furnished and well kept and modern improvements are con- stantly being made. The rates are re- markably low as compared with other first-ciass houses. For board and room the charge is from $1 to $2 per day. It is also conducted on the European plan at from 50 cents to §1 50 per day. The hotel runs two free coaches. GEORGE GREEN’S DECISION, Olymplc Directors Will Ilcad Afdavits From the Judges of the Egan and Hayes Contest. On Tuesday afternoon next the direc- tors of the Olympic Club will pass judg- menton a decision that was rendered in | the late boxing tournament by George Green, by which M. Egan of the Manhat- tan Club was deprived of a prize. It will be remembered by members of the club who witnessed the tournament that Egan and M. P. Hayes of the Olym- pic boxed four rounds and that Egan had much the better of the first three rounds, with Hayes scoring a lead in the latter round. | Phil Wand, who was one of the judges of the contests, handed Releree Green on a piece of paper his decision, which was in favor of £gan. Alexander Rosborough of the Reliance Athletic Club, who was the second judge selected, decided in favor of an extra round or a draw ifan extra round was contrary to rule. ‘When Keferee Green read the judgments as rendered by the judges he, contrary to | all amateur rules, decided, without even blushing, in faver of Hayes. Egan looked nonplussed and quietly remarked to his seconds that it seemed e&s if an outsider could not possibly get a decision in the Olympic Club unless be knocked his op- poneunt cold. 1n justice to the Olympic Club, the gen- tlemen who officiated on that evening were disagreeably surprised at Green’s de- cision, and Director Howard P. Taylor is determined that the directors shall prop- erly understand why Egan did not receive the award, Affidavits from Messrs. Ward and Ros- borough will be read at a meeting of the directors next Tuesday afternvon and as the prizes have notas yet been distributed to the winners it is very probable that Mr. Egan will receive a prize in value equally as good as the one he contested for. The directors are determined that no prote: sional schemes shall be introduced militate against the very excellent ama- teur standing which the Olympic Club joys. They favor equal rights anda fair field to ail athletes who box under the auspices of their club. ————— Burglary on Union Street. The residence of Mrs. Louise Werner, 822 Union street, was entered by burglars Wednes- day night, They made a choice selec - em’mni two bedspreads, some tlblg:fi;‘xb“l, two nickel watches, some cheap jewelry, a 2"{" cape and a ring. The police were noti- e —_—————— The Auditorship Contest. The suit of William E. Deane against William Broderick to test the right to the office of Auditor will be heard by Judge Troutt to- morrow. ———— Trunks Moved 25 Cents. . Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. Tol. main 49, Furniture moved reasonably. BULLETS FLEW N4 CROWD Policeman Owen: Has a Lively Battle With Mike Nolan. An Exchange of Pisto! Shotson Grant Avenue, Near Sutter. William Abbott A'most Murdered by the Rough, Who Was Finally Arrested. Police Officer Daniel Owen had a des- perate battle yesterday afternoon with Michael Nolan, a Mission rough and petty larceny thief, on Grant avenue, in which five shots were fired. The shooting took place near Sutter street about 1 o'clock turned and fired another shot at his pur- suer.. Again he missed, but the buliet siruck some hard object down the street and a part of it flew across the avenue and struck M. L. Lasky, wro was watching the affair from the door of his pawnshop. The splinter of lead cut Mr, Lasky’s wrist, but the wound was not serions. On the north side of Sutter street, the officer again fired a shotat the fellow’s legs. The pursuit was kept up to Bush street, where Nolan ran into the arms of Officer Webster, who was attracted by the shooting. Officer W. E. Dinan arrived about a minute later and the fellow was disarmed. In all five shots were fired, but the pawn- broker alone was bit. The shooting caused a great deal of ex- citement, for at the time Sutter street and Grant avenue were crowded with mple doing their Christmas shopping. cer Owen said he could have hit the fellow in the body, but he did not think it ad- visable to elevate the muzzle of his revoi- ver for fear that to miss his man, which was possible, might have resulted in the injusy of some innocent person further up the street, Nolan was sent to the California-street police station and two charges of assault’ to commit murder and ono of %"iel". ceny were entered against him. e bears a very bad reputation with the police, baving been arrested many times for all kinds of crimes and offenses. Sl aniia GAVE MANY GIFTS. Christmas Celebrated at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. A Christmas festivalat the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Jackson street was held Wednesday night with a crowded house. POLICE OFFICER DANIEL OWEN, Who Exchanged Shots With Mike Nolan on Grant Avenue. and the thoroughfare being crowdad the wonder is that no one was killed or seri- ously wounded. Nolan was arrested and two charges of an assault to commit murder were placed opposite his name on the prison register. The trouble came about in this way: Nolan, who has been arrested many times, has recently been spending his days and nights in the saloons on Grant avenue from Sutter to Geary streets. Yesterday William Abbott, who keeps a saloon at No. 210, lost a couple of turkeys and his barkeeper told him that he saw Nolan steal the poultry. When Nolan returned at 1 o’clock Abbott accused him of the theft and Nolan answered by calling the saloon-keeper vile names. Whether there was anp exchange of blows or not is not established, as the witnesses differ. At any rate Abbott told Nolan to return the stolen property and threatened to call the police. Nolan started to leave the saloon, but Abbott seized him by the col- lar, and tola the barkeeper to blow the whistle for the police to arrest the fellow. Quick as a flash Nolan jerked away from his captor, and at the same time drew a revolver from bis pocket and fired a shot at Abbott, who was less than ten feet from him, but the bullet missed the mark, Officer Dan Owen was in M. E. Lasky’s pawnshop, next door, when the shot was fired, and he ran to the sidewalk in time to seize Nolan as he emerged from the saloon. There was a struggle, tne officer endeavoring to knock the revolver from the big fellow’s hand. “Give me that gun, Mike. You know me. You know I am an officer,” cried Owen, but Nolan only shifted the weapon to the other hand. At that minute some of Nolan’s friends, who had evidently accompanied him to the saloon, seized the officer and hurled him backward. Nolan ran to the middle of the street and Officer Owen started to follow, but stopped on the edve of the sidewalk for he saw the revolver leveled at his head. A sharp report followed and the builet flew harmlessly past, Nolan then turned and ran toward Sat- ter street and Owen guickly drew his revolver and gave chase. People scattered in all directions. The officer commanded the fleeing man to halt, but again the ugly blue weapon was pointed at him, but only for a moment, when the fellow began to run. Owen saw that the sidewalk ahead was clear and he fired a shot at Nolan’s feet, hoping to bring bhim down. The bullet missed and only increased Nolan’s pace. Near the corner of Sutter street the man The large tree supplied not only the regu- lar attendants, but all who were present received a gift. This was the first service of the kind ever beld on Paeific Heights, there being no place of public worship in that part of the City. The work of both the Sunday-school and church is making progress. The pas- tor, Rev. Oliver C. Miller, was the recip- ient of many expressions of Leartfelt ap- preciation from his little flock, who also expressed their gratitude in the more sub- stantial way of a purse. The organist, Miss Emma Drevpolcher, wasalso remem- bered in a similar way. The programme, though somewhat impromptu, was ren- dered to the delight of all present. The pastor will preach a Christmas sermon this morning at 9:30 o’clock; also next Sunday at 11 o’clock, the subject being *‘The Pen- tecostal Christmas.” UNIQUE CHRISTMAS TREE. Good Samaritan Choristers Sing Old « English Carols at the Palace and Other Hotels. About thirty choirboys of the Mission of the Good Samaritan visited the various hotels last night and sang a number of old English Christmas carols. The singing was good and was well received. At the Palace, where the boys appeared first, a large Christmas tree had been erected, and the songsters gathered about it in the Palace court. The tree is about forty feet high, and was beautifully ilumi- natéd with white, red and blue electric lights. Itcame from the vicinity of San Anselmo, was stated to weigh about 1200 pounds, and was the largest ever brought here over the railroad. The choristers sang for several minutes, and then visited the Belia Vista, going eventually to the Occidental and other hotels, besides some other public places. For several vears past the choristers of the Good Samaritan Mission have been accustomed to visit the hotels and news- paper offices on Christmas eve. Their singing last night was up to the usual standard. ——————— Prisoners Pleaded Guilty Yesterday. Judge Wallace had a dock full of prisoners yesterday who decided to make easy work of it by pleading guilty, whereupon the follow- g sententes were imposed: Robert Phelan, burglary, five years in 8an Quentin; Joseph Cosgrove, burglary, five years in Folsom; Wil- liam Cnlien, grand larceny (with six prior con- victions), six years in Folsom; Albert Richard- son, aged 15, and Nicholas Sorentino, aged 16, were sent 1o Tone Reform School until they at- tain their majority. NEW TO-DAY. KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE! In selec’ing your CHRISTMAS PRESENT buy somathing your WIFE, DAUGHTER or SISTER REALLY NEEDS and which you will eventually have to buy. thing that will be JUST THE THING. Cape at... LADIES’ CORDUROY WAISTS, dre throughout, regularly $6, now at. LADIES’ KERSEY JACKETS, sllk lined, valvet on never sold less tnan $15, now at. We still have a few left of those LADIES’ RAINCOATS with Kindly pay us a visit and we will assist you In finding some=- $2.35 $4.75 2 $10.25 maker made and lined S /9 MARRET ST. [FAUSS 15 NOT YET CAPTURED Steady and Careful Search Being Made for Him. Twenty Years Ago He Was One of the Best-Known Ball- Piayers. The Police Have Issud a Circular Giving a Descriplion of the Murderer. A steady and careful search has been made by detectives and policemen spe- cially detailed for David Fauss, alias ‘‘Lit- tle Dave,” the murderer of Joseph Man- ning, but he is still at large. Every ave- nue of escape has been guarded, and his capture is only & question of time. An eye-witness of the shooting called on Captain Lees yesterday and said he was in the door of the saloon when he heard the three shots fired. Fauss hurried out of the saloon with the smoking revolver in his hand, and turned into Minna street toward Fifth, putting the revolver into his pocket as ke walked along. That was the last seen of him. Sophie Smith, the woman over whom Manning, before his death, said the trouble arose, was found in a *‘dive’’ on the Bar- bary Coast early yesterday morning in a state of maudlin intoxication. She was taken to a lodging-house and will be asked to make a statement when she is sober enough to do so. She has for years been known to the police as a dissolute woman and has several times been arrested for vagrancy. Captain Lees has issued the following notice to all the police stations and sent it breadcast: Arrest for murder David Fauss, alias Little Dave, who murdered Joseph Manning at 112 Fourth street December 23. Description: Height, 5 feet 8 1nches; age, about 50; weight, 160 pounds; heavy chested and square-shoul- dered; dark swarthy complexion, dark brown mustache; bow-legged; wore dark shabby suit and dark box hat. Fauss was a baseball-player and first- baseman with the Knickerbockers late in the seventies and_ early eighties. He also layed with the O.vmpics in Washington, B, C.,in 1871. In 1879 he played with the Cincinnatis and came to this City in 1882, playing with the Buffalos and Omahas and has since then remained here. Trauss lodges at cheap lodging-houses and hangs around second-class drinking saloons and fleeces ‘‘suckers”’ with the aid of a woman. According to the police Manning and Fauss are believed to have quarreled over swindling a ‘‘sucker” in the Knickerbocker saloon, 906 Kearny street, on Monday night, which resulted in the murder. Faunss accused Manning of standing in with the woman against him and they had a fight in the saloon. Little 1s known about Manning. A few NEW TO-DAY. NONEBETTER ] i ) THAN THE [ g 3 3 M L WHISKEY, Put Up Specially for Medicinal Use. ASK FOR IT. JESSE M. LEVY VATES pmsuuxgnzm"\ & CO., CONTROLLERS, 506 MARKETST., |GEiatiaas San Francisoo. et TRANCISEE. 2 NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBs.KRNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Managas TODAY AT 2, - SPECIAL MATINEE! essOF.ccc OUR HOLIDAY SPECTACLE! “JACK BEANSTALK!” —HVERY HVENING.— Popular Prices..........25¢c and 50c. O'Farrell Street, Belween Stockton and Powell. Matinee To-Day (Friday), Dec. 25. Parquet, any seat, 35¢; Balcony, any seah, 10x Children, 10c, any part. AnUnrivaled Christmas Vaudeville Feast. The Original and thie ouly Nilo8 N'S KU PEAN A RIAL BALLET and KIRALFY'S RESPLENDENT BALLET PAGEANT, The Grandest spectacle Kver Produced inthis City. ZAZELL: AND VERNON. And a Great Bill of Comedy and Novelties. Only 2 Nights More of Gallet:1's Monkey Com dians. Grand Holiday Matinee Saturday and Sunday. THE CHUTES. A Merry Christmas? FUN ALL DAY LONG. Afternoon: Balloon Ascension by EMIL MARKEBERG, KORTO shootin, the Chutes on Globe. 5-Mile Bi cycle Contest and Potato Kace. EVENING—Animatoscope, Korto and Bicycle Contes ADMISSION 10c. CIRCUS ROYAL. People’s Palace Bul ding, Eddy and Masonsis. TO-NIGHT!—TO-NIGHT! BIG SUCCESS—BIG SUCCESS oneax GLEASON ! e GREAT GREAT King of Horse-Tamers. POPULAR PRICES. 100, 20¢, 30c, b SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY Children’s Christmas Tree Festival ....WILL BE HELD AT.... SARATOGA HALL, Geary Street, SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 26. 0- CHILDREN 5c. o, POPULAR PRICES. NEW TO-DAY. «It will go away after awhile.” ‘That's what people say when advised to take something to cure that cough. Have you ever noticed that the cough that goes away after awhile takes the cougher along? And ke doesn’t come back ! Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Cures Coughs. people south of Market street were ac- quainted with him, but few of them knew anything about his history other than he claimed to have been an ex-baseball player. The police have searched everywhere for & photo of Fauss, but have failed to find. one. He is believed to be in hiding in the City and as he is personally known to sev- eral of the officers who are searching for him he cannot, it is thonght, possibly es- cape. _— ¥ree Rides for the Children. By the courtesy of the Park Commissioners there will be a free day for children in the }urk on Saturday, December 25. There will be ree rides on the goats and donkeys, free lunch, candy, etc. All the children of the ‘«i“’ are invited to the playgrounds on that ay. NEW TO-DAY. You would n’t drink such tea as you are now drink- ing, if you knew what tea can do, and how clieap good tea is. Your grocer pays your money back if you don’t like Sc/illing’s Best. A Schilling & Company San Franeisca 429 NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Propriesacy LAST 10 Nights 5 Matinees Matineo To-Day (Christmas Day). Regular Matinee Saturday: Regular Performance Sunday Night. TheWORLY'S BREATEST SPECTACLE C. B. JEFFERSON, KIAW & ERLANGER'S WON- DERFUL PRODUCTION, PALMER COX'S BROWNIES! Offering its many great features, Including: The Flying Ballet ! The Earthquake and Voleano! Little Gertie Carlisle! The Oriental Ballet of Beautiful Women The Wandering Minstrels! And the Great Hit, DOT FUNNY GERMAN BAND! Seats now selling for all remaining performances. IPRICDANDER GOTTLOD & Cp- LE35E3 ATID MATAGERS -+~ A CHRISTMAS MERRY - < TO YOU ALL Come This Afternoon—Shake Hands With THE FRAWLEY COMPANY i joy the Charming Play, VE THE RALLROAD OF L Augustin Daly’s Only Perfect Comedy. Next Week. A Great Triple Bill* Seats Now on Sale. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO.. e Lessee and Manager A WONDERFUL CAST, In the Startling Scenic Kevival of the Grea: Spectacular Drama, “SETEIL NG SITUATIONS! e GBEAUTIFUL SOENERY! SURPRISING MECHANICAL EFFECTS! Christmas-Day Matinee on Friday. Evening Prices—10¢, 250 and 50o0. Matinees urday and Sunday. EVENINGS, CHRISTMAS MATINEE TO-DAY. ———The Sweetest Stor{ ?’:r Told ! — ul Dickens’ Beautitul 1a3l, “THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH!” Order seats by telephone, Black 991. Night—16¢, 26c, 85¢. 50c. Matinee—15¢, 25¢, 356 BICYCLE RACES! VELODROME, BAKER AND FELL STREETS, Christmas Day, December 25, 1896, AT 2 O'CLOCK SHARP. VELODROME SHIELD RACE. W. E. BECKER, Mineapolis, vs. C. E. DOW, Seattle, 14-Mile—Scratoh—Professional. 1-Mile—Handicap—Professional. 4-Mile—Scratch—An 1-Mile~Handicap: Chinese Handicap. Music by Golden Ga:e Military Band. Admission. ®5¢ and 50c¢. Reserved Seats at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Big Meet New-Year s Day, Jan. 1, 18987, SUTRO BATHS. $1000 IN PRIZES! Brand International Tug-of-War! Next Sunday December %7, 1896. See Programme. ‘America va. ireland. Canada vs. Denmark. Sweden vs. Norway. Germany vs. Portugal. Italy vs. Slavonia. General Admission 25 Cents. RACING 2R8gec RACING ——CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— OAKLAND RACE TRACK. WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97. Beginning Tuesday, November 186, Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, hursday, Friday and Saturday. Ralnor Shine. —Races Start av 2:15 P. M. Sharp— FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. Ferry Eoats leave San Franclseo at 13 3. and 12:30,1 .00, 1:30 and 2:00 p. ., connecting with trainy stopping a the entrance (o track. Buy your ferry tickets Lo Berkeley. Returning—"Trains leave the Track at 4:15 anl 4:45 P 3. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR, President B. B. MILROY, Secretary.