The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 5, 1897, Page 14

14 THE -SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1897 MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT S A MEANS The Suggestions of the Rev. Mr. Bliss Meet With Hearty Approval of Business Men. Proper City Control Would Mean Work for the Unem- ployed. DR. STALLARD CRITICIZED. Dobrmann Says Allowing Supervisors Executive Powers Encourages Booilers. The Rev. Mr. Bliss’ presentation of the problem of municipal reform has met with considerable favorable comment by prominent laymen who heard his discus- sions at St. Luke's Church on Sunda; Business men particularly expressed themselves as heartily in accord with the ideas he advanced. One large merchant yesterday sent check for a contribution to the work the league may undertake along the lines suggested by the clerical sociologist. Next Monday jorenoon the Rev. Mr. Bligs, at the conclusion of his visit here, will deliver a special address before the | meeting of the clericus, which is the regu- lar gathering of all the clergy of the Epis- copal church in this Ci It is expected that he will suggest plans for municipal reforms to be aavocated from the pulpit; for the intelligent presentation and eluci- dation of sociological principles by cul- tured men to persons constituting chburch congregations with their associations of dignified thoughtfulness as opposed to the smaller bands of dissatisfied individ- uais tbat after having little themselves contend for any change that may bring to them what they might never get by de- serving and superior effort. The Rev. Mr. Moreland, speaking of the matter discussed by the Rev. Mr. Bliss, declared yesterday that he believes that municipal reform will be the vital, general issue throughout the United States during the next four years. Those imgressed with a strong belief in socio- logical principies of City government are, he thinks, quiet and undemonstrative only because they are hopeiul of the time when their numbers may n jarge enough to be effective at the polls. [he president of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation, in ¢ the means for municipal reform recently advocated by Dr. Stallard of Menlo Park, thinks that the Boara of Supervisors shou!d be de- prived of executive powers and the oppor- tunity to control positions and handle boodle. He would model the manage- ment of the City after the business meth- «ds of rze and successful private con- cerns, in which the boards cf directors advise and legislate, while the executive officers do the real work of managing the Lusiness. He thinks that Dr. Stallard’s views, while gererally apt and thoughtful, e based partly upon European models that are not completely applicable to con- ditions here. The fotlowing is a copy of a letter writ- ten yesterday by F. W. Dohrmann, presi- dent of the Merchants’ Association. to Dr. Stallard, in reply to his published plans for municipal government : JANUARY 4, 1897, Dr. J. H. Stallard—DEAR SIx: I have carefuily read your article pubushed in the Overland Monthly, end the manuscript for an addi- tional oue 10 foliow, and am greatly obliged to you for submitting the lutter tome now. You have evidently made the subject of mu- nicipal government a life study, and your eriti- cism of existing evils proves that you have given close attention to present conditicns in San Franeisco. The conciusion which you evidently arrive at is thet & coange is absolutely necessary. In this I fully concur. 3 The remedy you suggest is that in remodel- ing our fundamental laws the legislative as well as the executive powers be piaced ina council and that the executive function be placed in the hands of committees Your principal reason for this system seems to be that it is suecessful in England and more democratic than to give legislative pow- ers to a council and executive powers (o a Mayor. t B! am not convinced in the first place that ihe reasons for improvements in European cities are chiefly that a council had charge of them. Did not Paris become the leading and moael of all modern improved cities tnrough the efforts of Baron Haussmenn, and was not Wash- ingion made new through Boss Shepard? And it it is undemocr o divide the powers 10 legislate and the duty to administrate, then the United Statesand all our State governments are on a wrong and undemocratic foundation. ] _ Have we not now in our present Board of the | turaliy become | 10 SOCIL REFORM Supervisors almost exactly the very conditions | which you advoeate to right the wrongs which we now suff:1? Butfgrantingthat committees | ean and would govern our City better than | our present board or a Mayor with certain | powers, provided—and you cer:ainly assume such a condition—that the right men could | be elected and would consent to serve, what prosvect have we that such would be the case under your plan? For my part I prefer to draw my lessons from experience at home rather than irom Euro- pean cities where conditions are entirely dii- | lerent, and here we certainiy learn that it has | been wimost next to impossivle to have ma- | jorities in our respective Bonrdsof Supervisors Which bad the interest of the City at heart | and were competent properly to take charge of its affairs. On the other hand, we have scarcely ever failed to elect Mayors wnom we could safely trust with the responsibility for our eutire City government. 1" tuerefore should advocate to meke our Board of Supervisors or Council an entirely legislative body, without patrontge ana the privilege to disburse money at all. | This would so reduce the possibility of boo- | dle that in place of being an office of suspicion it would become one of trust and honor, and | we could then hope &t least 1o induce our best people to accept these positions. : The executive I would trust to_such officers as may be vise and to enforce proper discharge of the duties which each officer under him would be bound to perform. That is the way business is always con- ducted—not, s you seem to assume. by 8 | board or committees who have mostly legislu- tive and advisory functions. The real wo s never performed by the board of directors, but always by the executive officers, as you will | find 1t you will inspect the workings of ra; road, insurance, manufacturing or commer cial companies, and I am firmly convinced | that only when we follow most closely the sys- E tem of conducting business by private con- | cerns will the business of our municipal or- | ganization be properly managed. Respect- Tully yours, F. W, DORIMANN. THHT EVERGREEK PLAL, | “The Old Homestead” at the ‘ Baldwin Proves Pcpular i as of Yore. The Columbia “Disappcints” for the First Time — Comedy and Fun at the Alcaz r. | Denman Thompson’s and George W. Ryer's perennial play, *“The Old Home- | stead,” was greeted at the Baldwin last night by a large aundience, which laughed at the jokes as heartily and sympathized with the pathetic scenes as feelingly as if the people had not known beforehand exactly what was coming. The fact is that “The Old Homestead'’ is growing into something of a rural ! classic, and although it has long outlived its novelty it continues to be accepted on | account of its touches of human natnre. These touches are considerably helped on by the opportunities for the introduction of specialties and the characteristic staging which the play allows. The company at the Baldwin is about the best all-round troupe which has pre- sented “The Old Homestead’’ here. John Barker, who plays very much on Denman Thompson’s lines, is an excellent Joshua Whitcomb. There is a well-dehned touch of pathos in nis work and he does not ex- aggerate his whimsicalites, -though he contrives to m ke them marked enough to keep the audience in a ripple of laugh- ter during a large portion of the time that he is on the stage. | Frank Knapp plays the role of the | tramp naturclly and effectively, Lizzie W. Hall is a zood Aunt Matilda and the roles of her elderly swains, Oy Prime and Seth | Perkins, are well played by Fred Clarke | and E. H. Stephens. The rest of the.cast is satisfactory. The speciaities are all good; “The O1d Homestead”’ double quartet is repeatedly encored. *‘The Palms” in the scene out- | side Grace Church is sung with good effect and the Salvation Army band is | larger than usual and makes more noise. | As tor the scenery it shows the signs of | wear and tear and is of the approved “Old | Homestead” pattern. Alcazar Theater, | Two entirely diverse bills of fare were served | up at the Alcazar Theater last night; the cur- tain-raiser, ““Dream Faces,” is of the serious or romantic type, and “A Serious Tangle,” a | farcical comedy in threo acts by Sydney 4902 VALLEJO STREET. adulteration. that the RovAaL BArING RovArL BAKING { POWDER § Very NEW TYO-DAY An Authority Whom All Will Delight to Honor Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, MRS. SARAH B. COOPER, PRESIDENT, San Francrsco, Cal., Feb. 3, 1890. You ask me if I know anything about the RovAL BARING POWDER, and if I conmsider it free from all Tam glad to be able to assure you that I know, both from experience and from a chemical analysis, some and dependable article. Knowing the pernicious effects of deleterious in- gredients used in the preparation of food, especially in that indispensable article to every family—éread —1I have taken great pains to ascertain what I could safely use in my own home, and recommend to the many mothers with whom I constantly come in con- tact in our work among the children. and a benediction to the race. PowDER is a pure, whole- I regard the as a boon to the household sincerely yours, | sity has been given to the grand overa ballet | $50.000 needed will be forthcoming. The Grundy, abounds from beginning to end with | ridiculous and laughable complications. * - In the curtain-raiser Francis Powers played the role of a dissipated spenathrifs, who, after leaving his daughter to the careof chance charity from her infancy, suddenly wakes up to the fact that he loves her when it is too late for him to be anything but a burden and a disgrace to the girl. Francis Powers guve a rendering of the spendthrift’s role that was excellent, both as regards actiog and makeup. Miss May Buck: ley was artlessand graceful as the daughter and Mrs. F. M. Bates played the part of the aunt carefuily and conscientiously. The complications in “A Serious Tangle” aro s0 mazy that they have to be seen to be ap- preciated. | They kept the audience in a chronic state of laughter at the Aleazar last night. If “A Seri- ous Tangle” has & moral it is that young hus- bands should think twice before going to the theater without their wives, and if they do commit that folly they had better, confess to 1t immediately, lest worse befall them. Hugo Toland played the part of the husband who went to th theater secretly and who got into & series of ridiculos complications {rom tey- 1mg to hide the fact, Beatrice Lieb was good as the wife and May Buckley added largely to the spirit of the pe formauce by her guileless impersonation of mercenary maid. George Osbourne Wwas exce! lent as Uncle John and Maud Hines played an ingenue part prettily. The Grand Opera-House. “In the Name of the Czar,” presented at the Grand Opera-house last night to a good house, is aplay that has many striking scenes in i, some very good tableaux and a plot that is not difficult to comprehend. There are many im- possible situations in' it, still thev all go to make up s sensational piay and give the vl ers an opportunity to shoyw their ability in i terpretiug the author's ideas, and several of the company in this particular acquitted themselves il a very creditable manner. Norman Darrell, governing a fortress in Russia, is enamored of the wife of a man he nas caused to be imprisoned, but being un- able 10 win her seeks to use his power to get her son out of the way if she wiil not consent 10 be his wife, and in_the course of this en- deavor the governor is frequently thwarted | by a young American who was a college mate ai Yale of the threatened son. The daughter | of the governor is in love with this son, who | is ler cousin, and the two help to frustrate her tather's plan. Leslie Morosco, who plays the part of the American hero, gave evidence of a high de- gree of talent, astonishing his many friends. Victory Bateman had a good acting part in the character of the governor's daughter, and | she acted it well, wnile there were several others in the cast who had good roles. Young Bert Morrison, who recentiy made his aebut, | geve further proof of his aptitude for the | stage. H At the Orpheum. The grand overa ballet and the aerial ballet still form the chief attractions at the Or- pheum, although several good acts have been added fo the vaudevitle bill this week. Diver- the introduction of a dance by twelve und as dressed in Spamsh costume, who, according to the programme, trip the light fautastic toe in the siyle popularin Cuba. Their dresses are very gorgeous, and the dance they execute is pretiy and effective. The Dun- bar sisters have finished their engagement, and the ballet is without premieres except for a small child who dances gracefully. Among the new vaudeville acts Charles Wayne and the two Bostons made decided hits last night. The jormer is & monologue artist with eceentric dances who is gifted with a happy knack ot saying his jokes in a free and easy style which makes them appear to be dashed "off on the spur of the moment. The two Bostons, whose speech loudly proclaims them as coming from the banksof the Thames, are grotesque comiques, one of whoim pretends to perform feats of streagih and cunning, | while the other makes it his business to betray his partner to the audience. For instance, the short {at Boston pretends 1o lift & mighty weight with his teeth and the long thin Bos- | ton brings in a little white cat, which claws up | the weight with ease and is carried away, | weight and all, by its tail. The most amusing | art of the Bosions’act I8 the Mexican buil fight, with a dog made up to look 1ike & savuge uii. Frederick Hallen and Mollie Fuller’s act | embraced some fairly amusing dialogue, and Hallen danced zracefully. Miss Fuller's song might with advantage to their turn be omitted, as neither the song itself nor Miss Fuller’s method of executing it had anything to recommend it. Miss Anna Caldwell appeared insome catchy songs. The clever Phoite’s pantomime Company are in the last week of their engagement, and the Test of the bill embraces some of the strongest of last week’s acts. Tivoli Opera-House. “Jack and the Beanstalk’” is still proving a big draw at the Tivoll. The cast, which made siich a success in the plece, femains un- changed, and the ballets and the transforma- tion scenes are working very smoothly. The Horse-Tamer. Oscar R. Gleason’s horse-taming exhibitions are proving very popular at the Circus Royal, corner of Eddy and Mason streets, every even- ing, ladies and children forming qnite a part of the audiences. Horse-owners have been | bringing unruly animals from all over the | State to have them quieted und driven by | Gleason, and some of the brutes have proven | tougn subjects. This evening he will have a lot from Oak- land, inciuding some thoroughbred runaways, three very vicious and wicked kickers and “Ugly Mary,” whose pet title is ““queen of the kickers.” " Gleason will slso quiet and ride a wild horsé. This will be his last week in San Francisco. At the Chutes. A number of extensive improvements are under way at the Chutes and will not be com- pleted until about the first of February. Until that time the Haight-street grounds will be in full running order only on Saturdays and Sundays. The roiler-skatiag rink, however, will be open every afternoon and evening, rain or shine. v For the first time since their opening two years ago the management of the Columbia Theater was obliged to disappoint their audi- ence last night, owing to the illness of Joseph Surphy, Who was confined (o his rooms at the Occidental Hotel with & severe attack of the grip contracted last week during his trip in the Norihwest. The physicians who are at- tending him deemed it best not to permit him toappear last night, and found him so much improved that they assured him that he could appear this evenfng. AN EVENING HIGH SOHOOL. Opportunity for Young Men and Young Women to Develop Their Taleuts. There are many young men and many young women in this City who have com- pleted the course of instruction offered in the grammar schools of this State, and who are desirous of puisuing high-school work; but they are prevented from doing 0 because they are obliged to work dur- ing the daytime. In order to supply such persons with the opportunity of pursuing advanced work iu high-school branches, the Board of Education of this City bas estabiished two classes at the Business Evening Senool, corner of Bush and Stockton streets. A Lwo years’ courseof study has been prepared, and instruction is offered in history, Latin, algebra, English, geome- try and government. The instruction in all branches 1s free. s Y Carnival Preparations. The executive committce of the Carnival of the Golden Gate will this week resume its can- vass for funds for the grand carnival, com- mencing April 19 of this year. The committee starts out with the assurance of some $13,000, heretofore placed, and has the assurance of many business men that the remainder of the committees who will men of the City are Frout-sireet merc all upon the business follows: ~ Hotels and —General R. H. Wai field, A, C. Bolde: Market-street_me; chants—S. H. Frie F. A. Haber: Mont- gomery, Sansome David Rich, 1. L. Rosenth: street from Powell west and cross-sireets—Frank W. Mars- ton, James H. Follis; new City Hall—Colonel Johin O'Byrne, Alired W. Motganstein, Henry 1 Fishe) Willia; Kearny street and Grant avenue— Hess, R. H. Kavanagh; attorneys— Frank H. Kerngan, Colonel Ii. P. Bush; banks —General Wartield, General S. W. Backus, L. R. Ellert; restaurants—A. W. Wilson, Charles Montgomery. R.E. Milier, secretary of the Owl Drug Company, has come to front with an offer to_be the first of 200 merchants who will subscribe $250 each 1o raise the ne- cessary $50,000. In the event of none being wil'iug 1o ‘give the firstnamed amount he agress to start a recond hist of which 500 sub- scribers wil! give $100 each. e A Ship’s Cook Robbed. Thomas Fagen, a ship’s cook living at Thirty-fourth and Mission streets, was robbed of §55 in & saloon on Eighth sireet Saturday night. The police have a description of the robber end his arrest may occur at any mo- ment. g e 3 Di1AMONDS, Watches and Jewelry at reduced prices. Vacate Jan. 7th. 5 and 71&1-« street. \ | \ \ NATIVE SONS EAT A BROTHER Sequoia Parlor Banquets Off the Symbol of Its Order. How a Cinpamon Bear Cub Furnished a Meal to the Fraternity. Presentation of a Bsautifu'ly En. graved Badge to a Retiring President. Cannibalism broke out lastevening in Sequoia Parlor No. 160, N. 8. G.W., and the members banqueted off the remains of aroasted brother. In life the deceased native son was only a half-grown cinna- mon bear, but, being a symbol of the order, | that fratricidal feast appears startlingly unfraternal. Possibly, like the eternal, mystical boar of Valhalla, the heroes feed, they expect that their bear will become whole again and live un- devoured, inexhaustible, everlasting. In [Fed LIV Past President Pape’s Beautiful Badge, the Gift of Sequoia Parlor, N. S. G. W. that case the braves of Sequoia sat down to their fraternal, symbolical and indisso- luble roast with no unreceipted butcher- bill as a specter at the feast. Manager R. W. Martland of the Native Sons’ Hall on Mascn street,where the ban. quet took place, makes this ples of justifi- cation: “It was just a case of bear eat parlor or parlor eat bear. Ever since that brother was initiated last summer be has been dying to chew up some of his fellow members. Even the night we put him through the first degree he clawed off the marshal’s trousers and that officer. had to 2o through the ceremony with the par- lor's bamner wrapped around his manly form. We had that warlike cub chained head and foot, and even then we had to call in Henry Martin to sit on him and bold him down while we buckled a regalia made out of wire-netting on him. “That was a lively initiation. While the president was administering the obli- gation to the new native son he stood on top of his desk with a piece of gaspipe in his hand to fight off the candidate should he get away with Martin. We didn’t try any more degrees, for that cub was too active and enthusiastic. We made him a s:rtt ?‘ honorary member and let it go at that.’ The bear was brought down from Sitka by the Alaska Commercial Company. It was presented by Mr. Gerstle of the com- pany to Secretary Henry Lunsted of the Grand Parlor, N.S. G. W., to be usea_in the ceremonies of the order. When Mr. Lunsted heard that his pet had maimed two roustabouts on the steamer during the passage to this port he tried to getv out an accident policy on his life, but the insurance agent had Keud of the bear and raised the rate. Robert W. Martlund, the next owner of the brute, had to chloroform him before he could get a collar around his peck. He worried with the bear for several months, and finally persuaded Sequoia Parlor to accept him as a gi The bear was partially initiated into the mysteries of the order and cosched ‘for the Admission dav parade at Stockton. A committee on beareducation, composed of 8. A. White, James Jamison, R. D. Barton, Charles Terres and James O'Neill, was |pickcd out to put him through the ritual. He took to the instruction with more or less entbusiasm and to the in- struetors with teeth and toenzil. So active did he become in the pursuitof this branch of knowledge that the country parlors heard of him and threatened to come down to Stockton with their bear dogs and WincLesters. The grand presi- dent sent a protest to Sequoia J)nrlor, and the railroad company refused the four- footed native son transportation, except at explosive rates. This settled the ques- tion, and he was left at home. What to do with their brother has been bothering the parlor for months. Every day he grew larcer and lessinclined to look upon thie nembers of the order with that fraternal regard so necessary toa perfect brotherhood. He evinced such a desire to use his jaws on them atevery ogponnnny that they concluded to turn the tables and eat him. Consequently a few days ago he calmly expired witha rifle-ball in bis brain, and last night his 1at juicy carcass graced the banquet board of his brethren. It was the occasion of the installation of the following new officers of Sciun Parlor: 8. A. White, president; C. K. Talo, first vice-president; upon which | 1. C. Pistolesi, second vice-president; James O'Neill, third vice-president; R. D. Barton, recording secretary; C. E. Torres, finavcial secretary; L. M. Bannan, treas- urer; John Glavinovich, marshal. After the officers were installed A. H. Pape, the past president, was called to the front and was gracefully presented with a beautiful and costly badge by L. C. Pisto- lesi in a pathetic speech. The badge is ué the form of an engraved disk susvendes from a crescent by two chains. To a third chain hangs a six-cornered star, in the cen- ter of which is set a large Kohinoor dia- mond. A racipantgolden bear surmounts the whole, The words, “‘President A. H. Pape, 1896, appear on the disk. Tne eln- graved disk, crescent and star are of Iu; finest tanned bullhide and the gracefu pendant chains are of bright steel. The Kohinoor was clipped from the handle of a beer schooner and the rampant golden bear is brass. Mr. Pape was at first overcome with a flood of tender feeling. but recovered suf- ficiently under the ministrations of the surgeon to thank the donors, and stated that when he iooked upon the beautiful giit he would be remind ed of the villains e had presided over for a whole year. ‘After the banquet the room was cleared and Thomas Sharkey, who was the guest of Sequoia Parlor, took the floor_and an- nounced that Spider Kelly and William Savage of Australia would have a four- round friendly sel-to. The two men went to_work, but it was sooft apparent that Kelly was too lively for the Australian. He skipped around the ring and put his gloves ail over his op- ponent’s head and body. : “Don’t you foul him, Kelly,” said Referee Sharkey, “or I'll give the fight to the other fellow.” ‘This brought out a perfect storm of cheers, showing that the NativeSons ap- preciated tke joke. The next bout wis between T omas Cooney of Boston and Kid O'Brien of Los Angeles. “No fouling now,” sang out Secretary Lunstedt, *for Sharkey won't stand it. He's dead on fouls.” With this warning the boxers went to work. There was no play about the busi- ness, and the blows fell fast and strong. O'Brien, who was much the | eavier man, was’ soon short of wind, and the i Bostonian did clever work on his head. Two rounds were quickly fought, and Sharkey let the third run fully five min- utes, giving the audience plenty of enter- tainment. There was not much clinchine, but good homnest fighting and lively movements. Sharkey gave the bout to Cooney, Who was the bettsr man at the end. LEFT SMALL EVIDENCE, A Hat and Coat Labeled W. G. Stuart Found on the | Ferry. He Was Employed by Wells, Fargo & Co, and M.y H.ve Had Business Difficultics A brown overcoat and a black derby hat were found by vaptain Murphy of the ferry steamer Bay City, lying on a seat near the boat's wheelhouse, at 8 o’clock last evening. The hat had pinned fo it a note containing the name of W. G. Stuart | ard the oft-quoted phrase, “May God have mercy on my soul.’” The find was turned over to the police on this side of the bay, as they are of the opinion that another uniortunate has committed suicide. 1 The boat on which the suicide took passage, if, indeed. a suicide has taken piace, left the foot of Market street at 7:30 P. M. ltarrived at the Oaklana' mole on | time. | Captain Murphy left the pilot-house and was on his way to the lower deck when he found the abandoned apparel and | the note. He immediately concluded that | the owner of the property had taken his | life, and on his return to this City in- formed the police. Nothing was found in the overcoat by | which its owner could be identified. The pockets contained a bunch of keys, a pair of 1ady’s kid gioves, & linen handker- chief, a wooden package-holder and an English thumb dictionary. Across the front of the dictionary was written the name Merrifield. The Oakland police were informed and are workingz in co-operation with the San Francisco department and hope to clear up the mystery in a short time. OAKLAND, CAL., Jan. 4.—The W.G. Stuart who resides at 460 East Twelfth street had not returned home at mid- night, and his family were anxiously walting for him. They knew of no reason for his absence, for he is as punctual as a clock, and was never known to remain away from home before. “ly have ‘heard of the things found on the ferry-boat,”” said Mrs. Stuart to-night, “but I cannot believe that they belong to my husband. Iam at a total loss to ac- count for his absence from home to-night, as it is the first time in our married life that such a &hing has - occurred. I think it impossible that he can have done anything so desperate as suggested by those things found on the boat. He wore a black derby hatand a brown overcoat when he left home this morning, but to neither of them was his name attached. He never curried a band in his hat with his name on. There has never been any trouble of any kind and he was never despondent. He was a most devotel man to his family and never spent his evenings away from home. He has been chief clerk of the au- diting department of Wells, Fargo & Co. for several years and we have livea here five years. During all that time he has come home regularly tiil to-night. How- ever, I cannot believe he has committed suicide; it would be so unlike bim to ever think of such a step. “This morning he sent me a postal or- der from the city, and with it a letter con- taining many terms of endearment. In it he expressed a fear that something might happen before long, and saxd he was not abie to meet a small bill. I have not the letter here, but in spite of its contents I expected him home to-night.” Mrs. Stuart was greatly excited while telling ber story, and alihough she ex- pressed so much confidence in her hus- band’s return it-was very plain to see that her hopes did not justity her words. She gave indications during her conversation of knowing much more than she was will- inz to tell, but she admitted indirectly that her husband seemed to anticipate some trouble. It was learnec positively that the letier referred to contained a - direct intimation that the writer intended to end his life by jumping off the 8 o’clock ferry-boat. Mr. Stuart is 40 years of age, and has a family of two boys and two girls, He was merried sixteen years ago, and prior to coming to Oakiand he lived in San Francisco. He carried a life insurance of W. H. Brittan’s Murder Trial Begun, W. H. Brittan, charged with the murder of Philip A. Reilley, began in Judge Wallace's court yesterday. The following-namea citi- zens were accepted us jurors: C. B. Perkins, G. Bettman, John Bennett, C. J. Cheuey, J. C. Cuylen, Thomas A. McCormick, John Hoey and H. M. Marsh. The panel being exhausted, it was ordered®that a venire issue ior thirty addi- non:{ ula’lme}r:,relum-bl? at 10 o'clock this morning, for the purpose of securin, Jarors reqaired to Bl:ihe box. Spineions S A Not the Dairymen’s Union’s Bill. The bill regarding the regulation of tuber- culosis in cattle, for the purification of the milk supply, as presented in yesterday’s issue, 48 not fathered by the Dairymen’s Union, which is willing 10 consider all measures to the end desired. The bill, it appears, was drawn up by Senator Dickinson and tepre: sents the views ot a large number of practical airy men. —————— A full-grown eagle can consume two THE PRICE OF LOVE WAS DEATH Barbara Groom Kills Her- self for Joseph V. Pidgeon. A Frightful Death Follows a Large Dose of Carbolic Acid. Her Farewell Letter to the Dastroyer of Her Happiness Was Indeed Pit ful. Barbara Groom, a young country girl from Colusa, committed suicide at 402 Geary street, early yesterday, because she was unable to secure the love of the man |- of her choice, and because she was heartily | sick of the low life she was leading. Whether the awful pangs of carbolic poisoning or those of unrequited love were the more poignant can to some ex- tent be judged by several letters left by the girl. From all accounts she came of poor but respectable people, who keep a hotel in Colusa. Within the past few months she met an electric worker named J. V. Pidgeon, who is employed by T. F. Holtz of 546 Mission street. About Christmas time Miss Groom left the old people in the little country town and came to the City to bask in tue smiles of the man for whom she died. She took a room at 402 Geary street and the people there knew bat little of her life or associates. Her letters, written just before her death, showed that she had gone the way of many a poor deluded girl who loved not wisely but 100 well for her own purity or peace of mind. In these letters she writes of frequenting the saloons and of playing fast and loose with strange acquaintances. Reading along the lines and between the lines shows that for all of this degradation her whole soul was wrapped up in the man for whom she b ied. The first intimation that there was any- thineg wrong at the lodging-house was the discovery that the deluded girl was dying from the effects of carbolic acid. Dr. Dud- ley was called, but he could not do any- thing. A little later the body was in the Morgue and the, Coroner was in possession of the letters, pi.iful acknowledgments of a ruined life and shame too revolung for description. Thev were written upon cheap paper, and in one corner a gaudily | painted rose appeared, emblematic of the | tender passion. A strange condition the | girl’s mina must have been ip, for only once did she think of a hereafter, and that | | notdarkly, for she wrote: My own darling, when we meet on the beau- | tifurshore we shall join hands sand think of | the day we met; of tne bapps time we had to- gether, as lovers do. But first I was taken awsy and then you came. The principal document—her pitiful letter to Pidgeon—was, in rart, as fol- lows: £AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4, 1896. My Own Pet: Isnall sead this letter to you by the messenger-boy. Keep it, pet, for ihis is the last one I'll ever write to you. Il be | sure you get it now. Iwill take carbolic acid | and “end my troubles. * * * This world | has beeu a perfect torment to me, no differ- ence how I try to avoid it. You kiow I am | crazy about you, still Idon’t blame you for | not marrying me. Don’t ever macry any one drainst your wishes, pet, for you never can love them. * * * Enjoy yourself, pet; that ismy only wish. Keepaway from Iy friend Daisy, for I don’t like you to have snything to do with her. Oniy speak to ber and treat her as a friend. * * * I have friends, but {riends are not lovers, and_one is worth more and dearer to me than my life. * * * Pet, if I had lived and ever caught you talking in any way lovingiy to another girl I would have killed you und she, too. * * * Pet, [ would have you go with ime, but I khow you can’t. But now you tell me you intend to go to Mexico withi those machiies. |1 wish you will have good luck with them and don’t be foolish, my own darling, and don’t give up your job and trip for me; but say there is only one girl gone 10 — to make room for another one. * * % Tam just aiter getting carbolic acid. 1t will be a fearful aeath, I know, but that's nothing, pet. The reason I took this was be- cauxe you never loved me, so I had no desire to live. So good-by, pet; be & good boy. hope when you see me 'l be dead; so this | is il for you, for this time ard ever. Remem- Der me forever and thiuk what a foolish girl I was 10 do this. % We are parted for ever and ever. I wish you good luck. I will remember you and die thinking of my darling Joe. I have written this letter Sunday, and this evening I have $7 and I'll blow it all'tn. I got 50 cents’ worth of carbolic acid, 5o I guess that will burn the insides out of me. . The little country girl's letter was signed ‘‘as ever, your own broken-hearted and true.—‘B.”” "~ Attached was amnote to the Coroner telling that official that she bad died by | er own hand. The misguided girl has a brother who keeps a lodging-house on Stockton street, but he did not know anything about his sisier’s whereabouts recently, or why shs | left her home. He is not acquainted with Pidgeon. 1tseems that several charitable people heard of Miss Groom’s life recently, and made an effort to save her and send her to the Salvationist Rescue Home, but she refused all help and clung to the man for whom she sacrificed her life. 100K HIS OATH IN BED, School Director Halstead Dan- gerously Sick With Typhoid Fever. To Save His Otfice Justics of the Peace Groczinger Calls on Him Whether he survive his present dange: ous illness or not, School Director-elect James L. Halstead is a member of the Board of Education. At a recent meeting of the board when it was announced that Director Halstead would not be present, on account of ill- | ness, to be installed with the rest of the members, Superintendent of Schools Bab- cock stated that if he did not take his oath of office on time he (the Superintend- ent) would appoint his successor accord- lng to law, . Though Mr. Halstead was in a condi- tion where his physicians conld not tell whether his iliness would result fatally or g;“i:;: -uzndecéged n?tht:irin the chances g dizqualifi turned to hnnlth.q S o Presiding Justice of the Peace Groez- inger, a friend of the family, was called on and agreed ‘o administer the oath of ofliAe‘e. ter prevaring the necessary papers he repaired to Mr. Halstead's iol:nr.e 1404 Fulton street, yesterday morning, and there, at the bedside of the sick man, in the presence of his family, administered the oath that makes Mr. Halsteal a director in case he is able to take his seat within the time the law requires. The disabled School Director has been suffering from typhoid fever for some time past, and in spite of the efforts of the young lambs at a meal. [} doctors in attend; the MRt et ce has not rallied from NEW 7T0-DAY STATEMENT CONDITION AND VALUE ...... OF THE...... ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ...OF. THE HIBERNI Savings and Loan Society And where said Assets fira Site- ated, dated Deceuter 31, 1896 ASSETS. 1—Promissory Notes and the debis thereby secured, the actual value of which is The condition of said Prom- issory Notes and debts is as follows: They are all existing Contracts, owned by said Cor- poration, and are payable to it at its Office, which is situated at the corner of Market, McAl- lister and Jones streets, in the City and County of San Fran- cisco, State of California, and | the payment thereof is secured by First Mortgages on Real Estate within this State. Said Promissory Notes are kept and held by xaid Corporation at its said Office, which is its princi- Q“l place of business, and said Notes and debts are there situ- ated. 2—Promissory Notes and the debts thereby secured, the | actual value of which is 3 The condition of said Prom- | issory Notes and debts is as They are all existing Contracts, owned by said Cor- poration, and are payable to it at its Office, which is situated as aforesaid, and the payment thereof is secured by *‘Market Street Railway Company First Consolidated Morteage 5 per cent Gold Bonds,” “Northern Railway Company of Califor- nia 6 per cent Bonds,” *‘Spring Vailey Water Works First Mortgage 6 per cent Bonds,” “The Poweil Street Railway Company 6 per cent Bonds,” and “Park and Cliff House Railway Company 6 per cent Bonds,” the market value of all said Bonds being $482,740 00. Said Notes are kept and held by said Corporation at its sald Office, and said Notes and Bonds are there situated. 3—Bonds of the United States ($4,175,000 00) and of the Dis- trict of Columbia (§509,000 00), the actual value of which is The condition of said Bonds is as follows: They belong to said Corporation, and are kept and held by it in its own Vaults, and are there They are *Registere cent United States Bonds' “District of Columbia 314 per cent Bonds’—guaranteed by the United States Government —and are payable only to the order of said Cornoration. 4—Miscellaneous Bonds, the actual value of which is . 1,890,865 67 ‘The condition of said Bonds is as follows: They belong to said Corporation, and are kept and heid by it in its own Vaults, and are there situated. They are ‘‘Market Street Cable Railway Company 6 per cent Bonds”* (§965,000 00), *‘Spring Valley Water Works 4 per cent Bonds ” ($465,000 00), ‘‘Sutter- street Railway Company 5 per cent Bonds” ($205,000 00), “City of San Jose 5 per cent Bonds” ($38,700 00), *“City of San Luis Obispo 5 per Bonds” ($33,750 45), and * Omnibus Cable Company 6 per cent Bonds " ($23,000). 5—Interest on Miscellaneous Bonds, accrued to January 1, 6—(a) Real Estate situated in the City and County of San Francisco, in said State, the actual value of which is....... () The land and buildingin which said Corporation keeps its said Office, the actual value of whichis.... ... S The condition of said Real Estate is that it belongs to said Corporation, and part of it is product 7—Proportion of Taxes for the Fiscal Year 1896-97 chargeable tonext half-yvear............. 8—Cash in United States Gold and Silver Coin, belonging to said Corporation, and in its possession, and situated at its said Office. Actual Value.... 3,093,34205 Total Assets. LIABILITIES. 1—Said Corporation owes De- posits amounting to and the actual value of which is.... $34,524,952 16 The condition of said De- posits is that they are payable only out of satd Assetsand are fully secured thereby. 2—Premiu m on Bonds, Actual SVMecth e S L 750 45 3—Reserve Fund, Actual Value. 2,682.099 13 Total Liabil 190,549 14 289,000 OF 4,696,355 84 87,916 18 266,098 75 561,125 06 382,547 19 207,801 74 The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, By JAMES R. KELLY, President. The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, By ROBERT J. TOBIN, Secretary. StATE OF CALIFORNIA, 1 of San Francisco.{ 5 . KELLY and ROBERT J. TOBIN. being each separately duly sworn, each for himself, says: That said JAMES R. KELLY is President, and that said ROBERT J. TOBIN is Secretary, of The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, the Corporation above mentioned, and that the foregoing statement is true. JAMES R. KELLY, President. ROBERT J. TOBIN, Secretary. 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