The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896. DECEMBER 28, 1896 e AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN THEATER.—The Brownies. COLEMBIA 7 HEXATER—*The Rallroad of Love® MORO8CO'S OFERA-HoUSE—*She." AYCAZAR- THEATER.— “Cricket on the Hearth™ Goyort Orkma Housk.—-Jack and The Beao- C )‘R!‘ HEUM—High-Class Vaundeville. CIRCUS ROYAL—Eddy and Mason sts.—Prof. O. R Gleason. IHR CHUTRs AND B v ND BgaTING Rink.—Daily st Hti!hl street, one block east of the Park. $uT=O BaTis—Bathing and performances. ARLAND RACE TRACK.—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. Fy Crias. LEVY & Co.—This day, December 26, Fumiture ar selesroom, 1189 Marke: screet, ar 10 ccloe BY Wit. BUTTERFIELD—This day, December 26, Closks, at 422 Kearny st., at 2 and 7 o'elock. Ty EULLIVAN &DoYLE—Tuesday, December 29, Horses and Buggles, etc., at 134 seventh street, OITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Christopher Nelson committed suicide by hartiging himeelf yesterday afternoon. . Some most besutiful decorations wers to be seen at the various churches in this City yes- tgrday. The.body of Mrs. E. Moreal de Brevans was fonnd in her room, 1513 Powell street, yester- day morning. The Panbandle and Ashbury Heights Tm. provement Club will hold an important meet- ing this evening. The inmates of the Almshouse enjoyed & roast beef Christmas dinner yesterday, with mince ple desert. Captain William F. Swasey, one of the most widely known pioneers of California, died sud- denly in this City yesterdsy atternoon of heart alsease. £ Jonn Young and his wife were almost burned to death in their home at 888'¢ Rich street by the explosion of a coal-oil can yester- day afternoon. Naucio Fouish, a capsized crab fisherman struggled half an hour for his life in the CLiff House sur{ yesterasy morning, and was saved Deiore an excited crowd. ¥ Captain Mathieson of the barkentine Catha- Tine Sudden will be the next pilot appointed by the Commissioners. He will succeed his stepfather, Captain Jones. Frank Scott was accidentally killed on the San Bruuo road last evening and the body is still In the ditch, as the Coroners of two conn- ties refuse to take charge of it. Bishop Nichols delivered - the Christmas discourse at the Church of the Advent yester- day, his text being from St. Luke, 1:33: “And of his kindom there is no end.” The headquarters officers of the Volunteers ©of America took their Christmas dinner in Hope Hell vesierday with five ex-prisoners Who are tenants or visitors there. One of the worthiest charities ever offered the poor of San Francisco was the iree Christ- mas dinner given by the Salvation Army.yes- terday. They fed nearly 2000 people. Seventy-two little tots enjoyed their turkey dinner and icecream at the institution, 570 Harrison street, the home of the San Francisco rnoon. e Gospel Army wes accused of charging nts 8 head for admission to its Christ- mas turkey dinner. Captain Powers denies the accusationand laments the uncharitable- ness of some Christians. chbishop Riorden celebrated pontifical {ary’s Cathedral on Van Ness ave- y ay, and an eloquent sermon was eached by Father Ramm on the gospel of St. John relating to the Nativity. were particularly impressive. The augmented and the singing supple- mented the musie of the great organ, which was opened by Clarence Eddy. The quarteimaster'’s steamer General Mc- Dowell broke down Christmas eve. When backing away from Alcatraz Island the moor- ing line caught in the wheel and disadled the | vessel. The tugSea Queen went to her assis- tance. John Cornish, a colored man, who clatms to be an assistant janitor at 508 California t, was found by the police suspended by one leg from & trrusom over a doorway last | night and subsequently charged with bur- glary. “Bob” Spear was ia trouble again yesterday. He was yelling “A Merry Christmas” to the men on the Monadnock, when the back wash irom the Transit almost capsized his boat and threw bim into the bay. He was rescued by Joe Keating. The agreement eoncerning the intercoliegi- ate debates between the Uriversity of Cali= fornia and Stanford University will expire by limitation next month. Stanford wishes to have some of the debates. heresfter in San Jose, but the Berkeleyans opject. E. E. Stoddara télls of three employes of the steamship San Juan being given up by the captain at Corinto, Nicaragua, and nearly thrashed to death on & charge of theft; also of how American consuls spend their time and of the future of the bicycle beyond the border. THE OZAR'S TRAIN The Ponderous Strength of the Eleven Huge Saloons. One cannot fail to be impressed with the ponderous strength of the eleven huge saloons, In build they have the appear- ance of being made of massive steel and it is remarkable how few are the windows permitted to each “‘coach.”” When raii- way carriages were first constructed one window on each side to each compartment was the allowance. The Czar is content with less light. The deficience is hardly made up by that derived from the cler- estory roof, for in a long vehicle measur- ing sixty-five feet there are not more than five small windows. These are all on one side, and can be in- : stantly shuttered. Extreme solidity, mas- sive gun metal bearings, which are care- folly examined by stolid Russian atten- dants from time $§ fime, mogf complete warming appar: absolutely strict seciusion are thgle acteristicsof the im- perial train. 1&.1s; painted g, black-blue, with a thin begdiBie of gold,and, except . for very small ¢0ld:double-héaded eagles at intervals, there 15 no decoration. Every- JSthing is plain, severe and self-contained. ‘Flexible and collapisible gangways, on the, :latest corridor. pringiple, connect the car- ‘riages. One canyiffagine this train snowed ‘ap or besieged; ; yet its occupants se- oure, and their creglure comforts served By the resources of the train in all depart- ments, from the kitciren to the boudoir. Nor is the. train limited to. one gauge, for its axles'are readily adjustable, so that the Czaf gnlwn'_u take his traveling house wiga iny no matter upon what line of Tontivental railway he may i’ourne_w.; Still, there is no parade of its Such is” train uxury=<the almost dead wallg of the | garriages: concealing taeir lnle%l::s from hbe eve of tne curious: ‘Which M/ Koposkine, the gngineeér of Rus- sian rai 3 pow in responsible i &harge. «3(s weight, length and dimen- L aigns noign it to ‘the heaviest rolling 4 (9ckiri'Q e world, gnd therefore among 32 ’u!m:, ions have shown that d TR edml the'" 85 pon ndon Telsgraph., . LABRADOR BERRIES. x-i:y ,mufr;:. ow_l:’;‘e:m!:tund in That Tt 3pill surpeme@some to hear that in o de and Arctic current spi f the 1 Labrd#or, t%'ttl[ t vninbabitable strip of tel ry ‘whi esito the portheast of Brillsf North Adnerica, produces many dell 4 herries, .- Tiide *Mnfiet(u of blueberries, jes, witd red currants having a ¢natic flavor, unequaled by the cultivafédVarieties; marsh be: ies, rasp- berries, 'ty white capillaire tea berrie with a fia¥er like some rare pérfume and having”jusb-a faint suggestion of winters *berries, pear berries and greep, curlew the latter not so grateful as the otliers, bub a prime favorite with the Esquimaux, Who prefer them to almost any other; and lately the typical Labra- dor fruit, which, excepting a few scatter- ing plants in Canada and Newfoundland, is found nowhere else outside the penin- sula—the gorgeous bake apple.—Scottish American, ry for Homeless Children yesterday af- alt 3 ?arri.ge"llct;u {Z “telesc —Cor- o ko) b Jose; D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles; Allan | Scene at the Great Dinner Given to the Poor by the Salvation Sy L l W{W[Iflffllflm/ i rlfl H} I ) == I siw, I ('I' [Mm[m\m_JL i —— FOSTER MND RUSS THE CHAMPIONS Invincible in the Velodrome Professional and Ama- teur Events. Mott of Oakland Defeated Kenna in the Mile Amateur Handicap. A Day of Fast Racing, Which In- cluded Several Bad Tumbles and Some Reversals of Form. One-third of a mile, scratch, profes- sional—Hardy Downing, San Jose. One mile, handicap, professional— Walter . Foster, San Francisc o Half a mile, scratch, amateur—E. ¥, Russ, San Frincisco. Une mile, handicap, amateur—P. R. Mott, Uakland. Velodrome shield race—C. ‘Seattle. The Velodrome track is a big success. Of this there is no room for doubt; in fact, there was hardly room for anything there yesterday. The immense crowd present barely left room to turn around, and the splendid sport furnished left no room for dissatisfaction. Asvearly as 1:30 o’clock the people com- menced pouring into the grounds, and ‘when ‘the races were called at 2:15 there was not a vacant seat in the standsand the gallery was packed. 1f such an immense crowd will attend a holiday meet, against such counter attrac- tions as the horse races and the football E. Dow, game, it goes to show that with the ad- |, vent of Sunday racing meet promoters will have a gold mine in the sport. The day’s racing opened with a one: third mile scratch, professional, eyent. There were four heats and a fina), the; winners and the fastest two séconds to qualify. The Coast record for the distance’ was 45 seconds, and this was lowered in every heat, the pest performsance being :43 8-5,'by Hardy Downing of San Jose, who beat Champion Welis at the same time, , "_Those who qualified for the final were: v A. Terrill, H. F. Terrill and C. 8. ells, Bay City; Hardy Downing, San N. Jones, 'Olympic, and O. L. Stevens of Ottumwa, lowa. They comprise seven of the fastest professional riders in the United States. And here was where the management made a mistake—in allowing seven 10 start, though it was hardly their fanit, as two,bad qualified by riding tie for the second fastest second place, which they had not calculated on. Before they had gone a hundred yards. the Terrill’ brothers bumped each other, throwing Harry out of his stride, but he regained a good position by clever riding,, Welis fell on the west bank and Jones went over him. Downing| who led all the way, was first across the tape, though many thought tnat Harry Terrill, who came fast on the ‘inside, and was given mento; M. M. Cook, Los Angeles, and B. H. Eiford, Reliance. The big surprise of the day was fur- nished in the final, though some rather redicted it. Russ, Kennan and Coof ought it out every inch of the way and finished in the order named, Russ clevaz] beating Kenna, the coast champions was a decisive victory, and stamps the winner as the new amateur champion be- yond peradventure of a doubt.. Russ is an Olymple Citub man, a son of H. B. Russ, the popular treasurer of that institution. The time was 1:05 3-5, remarkably fast. Dixon and Loos, the crack tandem team, established a new American amateur rec- ord in a half-mile exhibition ride, making it in 55 seconds as against the former rec- ord of 56, L. J. Leon won the mile Chinese handi- cap from scratch in 2:581-5; Cban Sing, 150 yards, second. There were three other starters, and the race wis very amusing. The one-mile handicap professional race was run in four heats. In the first Wells, the scratch man, could not catch the limit men, and Whitman won, Morris second. Morris was disqualified for looking around and Boyden got the place. McFarland won the second heat in a clever ride from scratch. Chapman, who got second place, was disqualified for foul riding, and the place went to Slater of Arizona, Foster won the third heat from scratch in the slow time of 2:23 2-5, Bovee of Texas a good second. The fourth heat went to the limit men, Dow, 80 yards, getting first, Byrne, 70 yards, second. Becker of Minneapolis fell on the last turn, throwing out ‘‘Bob” Ter- rill, who had a good chance for a place. The final was as pretty a ride as has been seen here in many a day. Foster and McFarland from scratch caught their field of five in two laps, and then ensued a pretty play for position for three laps. Whitman jumped into the lead on the fifth lap, closely followed by McFarland and Foster, The latter was in a poor position, but the other two rode wide on the last turn, giving Foster the pole, and he quickly took the advantage, wianing by a scant half a wheel’s length from Mc- Farland, with Whitman third. The time was 2:10 3-5. Becker’s fall in the professional handi- cap incarncitated him from competing in the shield race, which therefore went to Dow of Seattle by default. They will race for its possession on New Year’s day, howeyer. Dow rode alone to obtain the ;hield, making the unpaced mile 'in Kroetz and Tantan of the Olympic ‘Wheelmen rode a mile on a tandem, flying start, in 1:574-5, beating the American record 5 1-5 seconds. Hirsch of Sacramento, Kenna of Bay City, Mott of Reliance, Cook of Los An- geles, Alborelle of Olvmpics and M. M. Cook of Imperials qualified forsthe final of ,the one-mile handicap, amatenr. The final furnished anotber dlsappointment for the admirers of Kenna, for he was beaten by inches by Mott, in a prettily contested finish. Cook, Imperial, got third. Kenua is either out of form, or felse is meeting his match, for segond;| ad -slnoe seems the best he can get nowa- days. | The day's programme closed with 'a tandem exhibition at one-third of a mile by Gooch and Elford of the Reliance Club. The time was :35. 3 The following is the summary: y One-third mile, scratch, professional, first ‘heat—W. A, Terrill, Bay City Wheelmen, first; W. F. Foster, Second heat—Hardy Downing, San Jose, first; C. 8. Wells, Bay Clz. second; time, 43 3-5. “Third heat—O. scsvemA Ottumwa, Ia., first; ‘D, Whitman, Los Angeles, second; timne, 48 4-5. - Fourth heat—H. F. Terrill, Bay City, first; Allan N. Jones, Olympic, second; time, 43 4-5. Final heat—Hardy Downing, San Jose, first; M Ha F. Terrill, Bay City, secona; O. L. |Clara Wilson; 2Mrs. 8. B h(!:hu- Stevens, Ottumwa, , third; time, 43 3-5. gan; board of trus ‘8. ht, R. B, Oneé-half mile scratch, amateur, first heat— | Mitcheil, Charles M. Gorham, Hi Root, Dr. ’l&‘xflfll-lw{“? first; time, 1:14 3.5, James W. Ward; visiting paysioian, Dr. Guy Second ‘heat—E. F. Russ, Olymnvic, .first;| E. u;nnlw; consulting icians — Dr, time, 1:181-5. James W.Ward, Dr, Wlli:;‘ oericke; col- .m’l;mii &e;[‘;& W. Leitch, Sacramento, first; | lector, Miss Grace Stereti; matron, Miss M. E. e, 1: . g Fourth heat—M. u.‘c»ok, Los Angeles, first; time, 1:13 3-5, s Fifth heat—Tony Alborelle, Olympie, first, %(Vn. unattached, second; time, 44 3-5. | be accommodated scratch; George Bovee, Texas, second, 50 yards. Time, 2:23 25, Fourth heat—R. E. Dow, San Jose, first, 80 3 %thyme, Imperisl, second, 70 yards. vard -Time, 17 45, rm.xi{.‘m— . F. Foster, Olympic, first; F. A. McFatland, San Jose, sécond; D.E. White an, Los Angeler, third. Time, 2:10 3-5. ne mile handicap, amatour, it heat—J. Hirsch, Sacramento, first, 45 vards; 8. B, Vin: cem.krBay City, second, 35 yards., Time, 2:1845, Second héat—J. R. Kenna, Bay City, first scratch; M. M 3 Cook, Imperial, second, yards. Time, 2:16 2-5. Third heat—P. R. Mott, Reliance, first, 30 yards; C. M. Smith, San Jose, second, 15 yards. Time, 2:16 3-5. Fourth heat—M. M. Cook, Los Angeles, first, 45 yards; B. C. Raynaud, Bay City, second, 55 yards. Time, 2:22 2-5. Fifth heat—Tony Alborelle, Olympie, first, 65 yards; C. A. Krait, Bay City, second, 40 yards. Time, 2:17. Final heat—P. R. Mott, Reliance, first, J. R. Kenna, Bay City, second, 3. M, Cook, Imper- ial, third. " Time, 2:19 13, Velodrome Shield Race, one-mile, unpaced, between W. E. Becker of Minneapolis and C. ‘1,3‘20%?5' of sSeattle—won by Dow. Time, The meet was splendidly handled by the following efficient corps of officials: Track officers—Referee, ‘Henry F. Wynne; judges—H. H. White, E. B. Jerome, F. H. Ker- Tigan; timers—George H. Stratton, £. E. Stod- dard, H. D. Hadenfeld(; scorers—Sol Peiser, George, Bgumel: umpires—T. H. Meherin, J.8. Egan, . E; Griffiths, R. S. Duncan; elerk of courge, Jonn C. Hines; assistants—Charles D. Pe ey, id Marshall, A. W. Wehe; starter, Douglat' White ; announcer, Wilbur F. Knapp} marshal, W. 1. Pixley; handicapper, R. A. Smythe; L. A. W. representative, R. M. Welch, CHILDREN'S DINNER. The Little Ones at the Nursery Home Had Turkey Galore. Beventy-two little tots under the special care of Miss M. E. Wells, matron of the San Frangisco Nursery for Homeless Chil- dren at 570,Harrison street, sat down to a sum ptu ‘ | Christmas dinner yesterday afternoon at10'clock. There was' an abundance of the Ameri- can bird to satisfy every boy and girl who perched him or herself round the table with Christmas joy and expectation of having a good time, gnd when the skele- tons of the turkeys bad been carried off to the boneyard 'pig heaped-up” dishes ‘of igeser: e set in front of each child, and needless to say each was enjoyed. rd the youngsters re- tired to the .fi-‘nmnnd to {nmbol about as merry children do on a full stomach. The institution over which Miss Wells presides is ‘a home for “homeless chil- dren,” such as haye had the misfortune to have no parents living, or if living to be utterly mgnhn in so far as providing 101 or. 1 after their offspring. The children of‘ such’ parents are taken into the nursery-at any age under 9 years, and are there fed, clothed and educated in the public 0ol until they arrive st the a; of 9 yeats, when they are provided for by being placed in good families, exther b Do p ¢ to treat them; The ense. of cond gt in: tion a ongmto $500 per month, and at this ontlay only seventy-two children can ed in thé present building. The officers ana- managets ‘present year ares .. T President, Mrs. Willlam' Hallis; first - Mrs. E. 4, it second vice-pre: s1dent, ; fi%‘i "i Ben.r” }:"fipn-ldnnt b~ M- R ukeu;eor:{u S ng:::rty ? Mins ells. - “Board of managers—Mrs.'J. Bertz, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. H. E. Osborn, Mrs. C. 3. G A:Smith, Mrs, 8. H. Colling, Mrs, E; F. :f::dsopodlm:&fiefgz .’,",‘,2"2:;,,",‘,‘;,’:.’:: "‘;}‘:zn‘?..ifiin. H. Elford, Reliande, first. | iage, Mrs." f%""stemng'-.n“x‘:' hs‘g"' o% vall, tape, fell, dislocating his shoulder. The | Time,1:111-5. ¥ Wilson, “%‘ M. H. Hecht, Mrs, B whgat pes o b o b o RN g2 Ko e s 3.8, | il B a8 it bruises, The time was 43 3-5, coast rec- \es, thifd, Time, 1:03 8.5, J. W..Pew, Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs. Wiliiam or%mn -thrée entrants necessitated di- ki ’Ffl%d{m’flmfimfiflg?fii gfil '3-5"’ ?’E&E‘,"&'fi;’“fi ?mmm.' viding the ‘Gae-half mile soratoh event|Av M, Boyder, second, 0. yards, Time | oo Rl LR 44 into six heats, the winners of which, who | PE8S5 ¢ MeFarland. , San. Jose, | ,, Charts bave been nrepared showing hesaby il fox il sl baire s & Torats &wmm that the eye hs 720 diskiet expressidns, Alborelle, Olympic; 8. W. Leitch, Sacra- Vi Pt s 2 S i:\' ’ g “heat—W. F. Fosier, tnattached, first, | meaning. TWO' THOUSAND EAT FREE TURKEY HALF AN HOUR'S BATTLE FOR LIFE Fisherman Fouish Almost Drowned in the Cliff House Surf. Unknown Bicyclist Disrobed and Heroically Swam to the Rescue. Excited Crowd on the Beach and a Christmas Catch of Crabs Sings Merrily. Nancio Fouish’s early catch of crabs are now singing merrily in the bot tom of the sea instead of composing the salads of fes- tive Christmas dioners last evening. Fouish bimself very narrowly escaped fur- nishing his friends with a Christmas funeral. Fouish is an Italian crab fisherman, 26 years old. He lives at Vallejoand San- some streets. There is quite a crab fleet that pulls up its nets early every morn- ing off the Cliff House beach, and Fouish is one of them. He did not have his weather eve open yesterday morning and a sudden high roller of astrong surf,which was running, wrecked his boat and almost drowned him. It happened about 9:30 o'clock, and was the sensation of the day at the Cliff House. Fouish was busily engaged dragging in a heavy net when a large wave rose on the seaward side. He did not see it until its curling mane was pouring into the boat. Over went the boat and Fouish and a l-§° catch of crabs were pitched into the sed. Surf is a fickle thing. Sometimes it will begin to break 200 yards from the shore, and at other times it will break much further out. This is what it did yesterday morning. Several persons saw the boat capsize, and soon there was an excited crowd look- ing at Fouish battling for his life. He clung desperately to the boat, and shouted in desperate Italian to the people ashore. Each succeeding wave raised the boat on high, tossing it about as though it were nothing buta chip. But it did not ride the waves smoothly and gracefully as a chip does. The surf turned it over and over. Fonish’s battle was to keep hold of the boat. He managed to catch the gun- wale with either one or both hands nearly every time it rolled over. The boat and man were working slowly toward the beach. Several times he disappeared alto- gether. Once he was seen to let go his hold with one hand. The boat had struck him a terrible blow on the shoulder and side and disabled one arm. This was more thar the sympathy of one among the excited crowd ashore could bear. A young man in a bicycle suitv disrobed, Then he planged into the surf to the rescue. He was encouraged by shouts of “bravol” The boat in the meantime had been rolled and pushed by the waves much nearer the shore, and the Great Success of the Sal- vation Army Christmas Dinner. A Spread Fit for the Opulent Freely Given to the City’s Poor. One of the Worthiest Charities Ever Offered to the Deserving of San Francisco The Salvation Army Christmas dinner atthe old Athletic Club headquarters, New Montgomery street, was one of the most successful spreads ever given by that organization. It consisted of four sec- tions or relays, with eighteen tables, and lasted from noon until 3:30 p. M. More than 1800 people were fed there, and all expressed great satistaction at their treat- ment and over the bill of fare, The dinner was quite elaborate, consist- ing of turkey with cranberry sauce, roast veil, vegetables, mashed potatoes, with tea, coffee or milk, and plumb pudding for dessert. A feature of the dinner was the excel- lent music by the band from headquarters. Following this there was an interesting entertainment under the control of Ensign Campbell, illustrating the life of Christ by artistic lantern slides, Fully six hundred deserving women and little children partook of the excellent dinner and went to bed happier because of the noble charity of the army. From the yery outset everything went off happily. Nothing occurred to mar the enjoyment of the guests, and good order was preserved from the outset. The class known as “bums” or “professionals’’ was not present, except in very rare cases, and the harder element that came was sober and orderly. “The typical hard cases kept away from us,” said Ensign Wood, ‘‘and I can truth- fully? say, aiter a long expertence among rder:classés, that those who came s yesterday:Were mostly of the class o have been suffering from hard times her than from vicious habits. They ¢ the genuine victims of misfortune in# not the failures that come from vice."” The service at the great charity dinner ‘was 1perl«:t. men and women of the army ministering to the wanis of the hungry poor just as patiently and thoroughly as if every dinner ha# beenzood for a dollar che t the'e 's.counter. ‘When the'gredt o tude of nearly 2000 who came 'Rad “departed satiated, it was the universal werdict that the dinner was ?gmt successzand all voiced best wishes or the Salvation Army, A Baseball Game, The Kohlberg, Strauss & Frohman Baseball lub will meet & nine from J. J, O'Brien’s to- orrow at Central Park. The line-up is as ollows: { J.J. O’Brien & Co. itchell, pitcher; P. 'Brien, second base; H g.;Linch. shortstop; J. Jomes, left fleld; A. in, center field; G. Sullivan, right fleld. ahlftfl}, Strauss & Frohman—B. McBa; tcher; F. Braswell, pitcher; Ollie Haa: h -;“1‘1",001 or al:l'll. center Tomalty, catcher; E. ¢ base; Joe Owles, second b: 'a base; Charles Sheble, i3, leit flel Frank H field; It was tho belief of Livingstone that nearly all lions were “lefi-handed.” He watched them closely, and when they de- to strike- a " flerde blow they alway§ | ‘used the left paw. brave wheelman reached the exhausted fisherman not a minute too soon. The boat was lifted high by a wave carried aloft on its crest and with the two men dumped on the sand in shallow water. In the meantime anotiher wheelman scorched down the beach drive to the Golden Gate Park life-saving station. Captain Varney and a crew of six men hurried a lifeboat to the scene. ‘When they arrived Fouish lay almost unconscious on the sand. He was quickly carried to the life-saving station, given a drink of liquor from a flask which a saloon- man had donated to the exigencies of the occasion, and swathed in warm blankets. He was very sore in the side where the boat struck him, but no bones were broken. He went home at noon. Fouish was struggling in the water fully half an hour. When taken to the life-saving sta- tion he was so coid and suff he could not speak. The brave wheelman dressed and rode away. Nobody asked him his name. It is lost to recognition as completely as Fouish's crabs were lost to the Christmas market. OHORAL MUSIC TO-MORROW, Special Christmas Services at the Third Congregational Church, Bpecial Christmas services will be held at the Third Congregational Church Sun- day morning and evening. The pastor, Rev. William Rader, will occupy the pul- pit. In the morning his subject will be “The Optimism of Christians,”” The evening theme will be ‘*A Christmas Mes- sage,” specially prepared for the commer- cial travelers, who will attend in a body. A Christmas musical programme has been prepared by the diractor, William C. NEW TO-DAY. GUREFITS ‘When I say I cure I do not mean merely to s them fora time and then have them return again. mean a radical cure. I have made the disease of FITS, EP! (G SICKNESS a life~ long study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst ocases. Because others have failed is no reason for not now recei r a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Ex~ press and Postoffice address. Q1oL W.H.PEEKE.F.D..£ Cedar§t. New Yoik NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. MATINEE TO-DAY, AT ——The Swectest BQor{ Ever Dickens’ Beautif: “THE CRICKET 0N TilE HEARTHY” Order seats by telephone, Black 891. Night—15¢, 25c, 85¢. 50c, Matinee—15¢, 26¢, 36c. —_— T TR e CIRCUS ROYAL. People’s Palace Bulding, Eddy and Mason sts. TO-NIGHT! —TO-NIGHT! BIG SUCCESS—BiG SUCCESS owesz GLEASON! <. GREAT GREAT King ofiHorse-Tamers. POPULAR PRICES. POPULAR PRICES. 10¢, 20¢, 30c, 50c. THE CHUTES. - THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, e R. W. BROWN, ‘The One-Legged Cyclist, will Coast the Chutes. 5 KORTO Shoots the Chutes on a Globe. ANIMATASCOPE! And a Host of Attractions. BALLOON ASCENSION SUNDAY, 115, old ! —— KEW TO-DAY. Smouldering fires of old disease lurk in the blood of many a man, who fancies himself in good health. ILet a slight sickness seize him, and the old enemy breaks out amew. The fault is the taking of medicines that suppress, in- stead of curing disease. You can eradicate disease and purify your blood, if you use the standard remedy of the world, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Stadtfeld, and will be rendered by the large chorus choir of twenty-five voices, assisted by the following soloists: Mrs. G. A. Swan, Miss R. Parker, Miss M. Buneman, Miss M. Jellineck, Mrs. W. C. Stadtfeld, Messrs. H. Hanley and E. Cal- ame; A. A. Soloman, violinist; Miss Kgte Hutcninson, organist. The musical numbers will be as follows: Morning—*‘Te Deum,” Thayer; *‘It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” "Suilivan (solo and choma); duet from “The Holy Caild,” Parker. Kvening— *“0 Sing to God,” Gounod (soprano and alto solos and chorus); violin solo, ‘‘Melancholie,” Leonard (A. A. Soloman); “The Manger Cradle,” Neidlinger (alto solo and chorus); “The First Christmas,’’ Barnby (chora! anthem of four parts); “Under Starry Sky,”” Btory (soprano solo with violin obligato). —_———— The Queen Regent of Spain smokes more than a dozen cigarettes a day. NEW TO-DAY. Grocers like to sell Sc/il- ling's Best tea because it is different. How different.? Fresh-roasted—good. Not stale-roasted — ordi- nary. A Schilling & Company San Francicrn NEW TO-LAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)..... Propristosy Last 9 Nights Last 4 Matinees. MATINEE TO-DAY. Regular Performance Sunday Night. ‘The World’s Greatest Spectacle. C. B. JEFFERSON, KIAW & ERLANGER'S WON- DERFUL PRODUCTION, PALMER PamER. BROWNIES— Offering its many great features, Including: The Flying Ballet ! The Earthquake and Voleano! Geriie Carlisle! The Oriental Ballet of Beautiful Women The Wandering Minstrels! DOT FUNNY GERMAN BAND! TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBS ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Maaaga: THE HOME TRIUMPH! OUR HOLIDAY SPECTACLE! MIACK —AND THE— BEANSTALK!” 3 GRAND BALLETS!-3 4 SUPERB TRANSFORMATIONS!—4 SPLENDID CAST! ENTRANCING SPECITALTIES! A Treat for Young and Old—A Well- Filled Christmastide Pudding of SONG, DANCE AND HUMOR, «+..ee25¢ and 50c. Popular Prices IEDLANOER.GOTTLOD & o+ LESSES ADMANAGLRS -+ —ONLY THREE TIMES MORE.— Augustin Daly’s Delighiful Comedy, The Railrocad of L.ovel Presented Charmingly b; THE FRAWLEY CO. A Next Monday -HIS WIFE’'S ] MOROSCO’'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager NY. FATHER A WONDERFUL CAST, In the Startling Scenic kevival of the Greas Spectacular Drama, “SEIE!”’ STIRRING SITUATIONS! BEAUTIFUL SCENERY SUBPRISING MECHANICAL ! EFFECTS! Evening Prices—10¢, 25¢ and 5008. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. O'Farrell Street, Leiween Stockton and Powsil. Matinee To-Day (Saturday), Deoc. 26. seat, 25¢; Halcony, any sean 10 ‘hildren, 10c, any part. ed Christmas Vaudeville Feast. 1 ard the only NiiLos: N'S KURO- A*RIAL BALLET and KIRALFY'S PEA KESPLENDENT BALLET PAGEANT. The Grandest spectacle Kiver Produced In this Clty, ZAZELL- AND VERNON, And a Great Bill of Comedy and Noveltigs. Only One Night More of Galleiil's Monkey Come- dians. Grand Holiday Matinee Saturday and Sunday. SUTRO BATHS. $1000 IN PRIZES! Grand International Tug-of-War! NNext Sunday December 7, 1896. See Programme. America vs. Ireland. Canada vs. Denmark, Sweden vs. Norway. Germany vs. Portugal. . Slavonia. RACING a3 RACIVG, ~——CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— OAKLAND RACE TRACK. —_— WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97. Beginning Tuesday, November 18, Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesda, Aharsday, Friday and Swturday. Kain or shine. —Races Start at 2:15 P. M. Sharp— FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. Ferry Boats leave Francisco at 12 w. and 12:30,1.00, 1:30 and 2:00 r, M., connecting with trains stopping a: the entrance (0 track, Buy your ferry tickets Lo Berkeley. Returning—Trains leave the Track at 4:15 and 4345 P. 3. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JK, President R.B. MILROY, Secretary. .SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY ‘Children’s Christmas Tree Festival ... WILL BE HELD AT..., “SARATOGA HALL, Geary Street, SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 26.