The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1897, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10,l 1897. Scenes of ToDay In ¥ ADRID is but a few miles distant lv' from a large white stone, which is R upposed to be in the exact I 1 center of Spain, It has inbabitants and one of the worst the habitable globe. btful if any other city in the sents such a striking combina- and magnificence. Though . in particularly good repair, y of its public buildings are mest im- 1g—nona more su, perhaps, than the palace, at present occupied by Queen Regent Maria Christina and her interesting family. The Spanish court is and always has been noted for its Oriental some of its ceremonies being n their brilliancy. I witnessed none more interesting than that of Palm Sunday, when the Queen passed through the corridors of the palace on her way m the royal chapel, accompanied by church and military dignitaries and mem- bers of her court. The pontifical robes gorgeous in the extreme, those of Queen and cou wing every color bow—being literally studded Through fear of es 0 we mules. Many of the however, imported rance. Some magnificent, >us reigns, a more of whis are still care- * The royal armory, too, ozen or relics of the da valry. ly weil Xept and cone y handsome blocks of six and oried residences. This section also the major portion of the more y_pablic buildings. In the ttled portions of the city, too, lost in labyrinths of narrow, ns many interesting | The court Old Madrid tastic manner, and donkeys are used al- most exclusively for heavy work of all kinds, and now and then handsome car- riage mules are seen. Diminutive don- kevs are almost invariably used as leaders in heavy teams on accovnt of their su- perior intelligence and because of the fact that they are much less easily disconraged than either horses or mules. As can, per- haps, be imagined, the effect of such com- binations is decidecly ludicrous. Some of the equipages of the nobttity are of the mos* elaborate description. A four-horse barouche that attracted my at- tention at the races had two outriders in green satin jackets, gold caps, white breeches and top boots, while the footmen were' resplendent in red plush knee breeches, dark green coats, stockings of a lighter green, with crown clocks, pumps and tall silk hats, with red cockades. Church edifices are to be seen on every hand, and the solicitude of the people in regard to their souls is further attested by the numerous little shops devoted exclu- sively to the sale of candles, rosaries, | breviaries, ete. Many little shops, too, | are devoted, during much of the year, to the sale of ices, made either of chufas (small roots, grown in the vicinity of Valencia) or rice. Both of these confec- tions are extremely palatable and refresh- ing, and a large glass of either being | served for the equivalent of about 4 | | ] i THE FLOWER VENDER bacco, to consumers, is both high in price and villainous in quality. The right to sell and manufacture it is sold to private individuals, no one being allowed to even plant it without a special act of the Cortes. There is hardly a newspaper in Madrid worthy of the name. The bestof them, perhaps—the Imparcial—would not take second rank in an American city of a hun- dred thousana inhebitants. Venders of flowering plants are numer- ous, their heavily laden little donkeys re- sembling flower-gardens. The short, vest-like jackets, curiously arranged back hair and broad-brimmed hats of some of the passers-by betoken their connections with the national pastime, bull-fighting, and there is a sprinkling, too, of cowled and sandaled monks and Anda- lusian peasants, the latter in conical black hats, slashed knee breeches, more or less white stockings and sandals. The people, as a nation, live poorly, the diet of the lower classes consisting chiefly | of gabanthas (small beans), tortillas, or cakes of various kinds, fresh vegetables and garlic. Meatis only within reach of the more wealthy. There is not a single restaurant in ail Madrid that would be re- garded as even second-class in any other European capital. Referring to some centuries before the Christian era, Spanish history tells us that when any individual was afflicted with a serious disease he was seated on a public thoroughfare *“that the passer-by might have pity on him, and bring with him such remedies as had been proved effica- | cious in similar cases.” Thisancient cus- tom doubtless accounts for the frightful | specimens of wrecked humanity to be | seen in Madrid to-day. Itis not unusual | for one of them, if able to navigate with | sufficient rapidity, to take the middle of a narrow thorougbfare and work the passer- by on both sides, going both ways, and they are particularly numerous and im- portunate about the doors of churches and other “public buildings. My sympathies were at first quite easily aroused, but be- fore leaving the cily my rule was to give only to those who were both armlessand legless, with a slight preference for those who were also diseased and blind, and 1 found even this & severe drain upon my resources. A At the theaters, of which there are sev- AN ARRAGONAN PEASANT crooked streets and passageways, one fre- quently comes upon handsome old family residences, still kept up, at least out- wardly, with more or less of their former magniticence. ere is, perhaps, no more firm believer in noblesse oblige than the high-born Spanish gentleman. He must have his c go and horses, even if his table suf- lers, and that there is much of such aris. tocratic poverty in Spain to-day tkere can be no doubt. One of the busiest squares in Madrid is to del Sol (Gaie of the Sun). The th plaza is thronged with people at all hours of the day and night, and nothing im- presses the stranger more at first than the mania of the people for smoking cigar- es. They are smoked on the streets, in shops—in fact, everywhere—by army cfficers, clerks, policemen, car conductors and beggars, and are largely consumed by women in the privacy of their homes. If the inhalation of cigarette smoke is ter- ibly injurious to body and brain, as it un- doubtedly is, why need we look further for a causs of national enfeeblement and doy y? iy little shops seattered over the city devoted exclusively to the sale of are the are hawked on the streets at every turn. I cannot think, however, that the people are seriously injured by any money they obtain from the lottery-after the Spanish als get through handling it. and about the plaza are a few hand- some, well-stocked stores, but the number is limited, most of the city’s retail busi- ng done in small shops on very and crowded thoroughfares. Iam d, in this connection, of a sign door of one of the most centrally ed mitinery shops. Itread simply, cordia,” meaning merey or clem- Though my information on the subject is limited, I have been led to be- lieve that this sentiment is not commonly assuciated with such establishments in this country. Mules, many.of them clipped in a fan- reming national lottery tickets, and the latter | | American cents, the cost of a summer | girl in Madrid is reduced to a minimum. ; As from time immemorial the funerals | of the city are most imposing. In one I | observed the hearse was drawn by six stallions, and accompanied by as many at- | tendants—the latter in knee breeches and | cocked hats. Jet black was the prevailing | hue, relieved only by the powdered wigs of the attendants. In another, gold and | black were the prevailing colors, the at- | tendants wearing dress coats, knee breeches, tall hats with broad gold bands and cockades and white stockings. At a child’s funeral the hearse gold and white, was drawn by four black horses with im- mense white plumes on their heads. Two attendants on each side wore white coats | lined with red, blue knee Rreeches, white | stockings, cocked hats and powdered wigs —the whole forming a singularly brilliant spectacle. . i There are few more interesting sights in | the city, from an antiquarian point of | view, than that of a burrero, or ass-keeper, | making his rounds in the early morning { hours. The asses, four or five in number, are milked at the doors of the customers— | one of them, as a rule, being ridden by the burrerc in making his rounds. The milk | is much sweeter than that of cows, anad is | claimed to be of especial value for con- | sumptives. Large herds of goats, too, are | quartered in the very heart of the. city, being driven to suburban pastures in the morning and returned at night. At an early hour every morning thare is | a grand coffee-roasting in front of each of | the many cafes, the coffee being usually | inclosed in a huze iron ball or cylinder | and slowly revolved over an open fire. | Not a bean escapes tbe wily attendant—it goes back among its fellows, evea if ac- | companied by a modicum of sand and | dirt. | In fact, little of value remains long on | the streets of the Spanish capital—the | ends of cigars and cigarcetes (finding a ready sale at the tobacco factories) being sought for with -especial eagerness. - To. eral, entertainments are usually divided into three or four funciones, or parts, for each of which latter a separate ticket is re- quired. It is possible therefore to see a single actof a play, or portion of an enter- tainment, ata very small cost. The peo- ple generally being much addicted to late hours and an irregular manner of liv- ing, thousands purchase tickets simply for the last part of an entertainment—Iasting from say 11 r. M. until midnight. The cazuela, or upper gallery, is for women only. 1n view of this latter fact many readers will doubtless agree that ‘‘Paradise,’”” the name applied to that gallery in France, would be far more appropriate. ‘The Jace mantilias of song and story are still much worn by women of the lower and middle classes, though by far the greater number go bareheaded. ‘The men of these classes are still very fond of enveloping themselves in huge capas, or cloaks (which bave anything but a pleasing effect when worn, as they often are, 1n conjunction with more modern at- tire), but the gente fina, or gentlefolks, now very generally take their fashions from Paris. People of the lower classes still unite, at times, on the street, and sing, monoto- nously, the epic-lyrical national songs, immortalizing distinguished warriors of the middle ages; and, now and again, a crowd gathers to listen to the weird, wail- like singing of svwme little street arab— seated, cross-legged, on the pavement. Serenos, or night watchmen, each carry- ing a lantern swung on a long staff, lock up mostof the larger buildingsat an early hour—after which time one is liable to experience no little difficulty in getting into his own domicile; for, while the sereno may be close at hana, he is quite as liable to be several blocks away. Among the countless other ancient customs which are still adhered to may be mentioned the carrying of wine in goatskin bags (botas! ains, by the women, in-huge jars, and the the fetching of water from public folln'rl employment, by the uneducated,jof eseri- torios publicos, or public letter writers. How well these latter are patronized may be judged from the astonishing fact that of the nation’s 18,000,000 of people rather more than three-fourtns can neither read nor write! The policy of the Government being ex- clusion to foreigners, the people gener- ally seem to be almost totally unaware of the existence of any other country, save France, and one bright Madrileno, upon learning that I came from North America, immediately jumped to the conclusion that I was a Mexican. C. F. Davis. BLAMES IT ALL ON HYDE Charles H. Hawley Answers the Criticisms of the Schcol Board. Declares That the Late Board Were Not Treated Right by the Audi- tor and Supervisors. Charles H. Hawley, chairman of the Finance Committee of the late Board of Education, takes exception to the criti- cisms of members of the new board. He says it would be much wiser if the new board waits until it gets into harness itself before it begins to pick flaws with the last administration. Hawley declares that the criticisms really emanate from ¥. A. Hyde, former president of the board. He says Hyde has been reading statistics of the schools ten years ago to everybody who would listen since he got out of office, but those statis- tics were never heard of while he was in office, yet the administration which he controlled spent more money than did the succeeding administration. Hawley offers to prove this with the following figures: In 1891-92 (Hyde administration) the scuool appropriation was $1,066,241, of which $580,000 was from the State, $10,000 from rents and $746,241 from City taxes. The tax rate for scholars was 15.6 cents on the $100. In 1892-93 (Hyde administration) the appropriation’ was $1,090,000, of which $580,000 was from the State, $10,000 irom rents and City tax $500,0C0. The tax rate was 14.71 cents. Tn 1893 94 (succeeding Hyde) the appro- priation was $1,000,000, of which $628,000 was from the State and $372,000 from rents and City tax. The 1ax rate was 10.95 cents. In 1894.95 the appropriation was $1,000,- 200, ot which $600,000 was from the State and $400,200 from the City. The tax rate was 12.10 cents. In 1895-96 the appropriation was $1,000,- 200, §600,000 from the State, $390,200 irom the City, $10,000 from rents; tax rate 12,19 cents. In this year, says Hawley, the general tax rate for the City, $2 25, was the high- est ever levied, and yet the schools got no more, althoug’i a _déficiency was siaring the voard in the face from the beginning, a deficiency thal can be made up in no other way than from the teachers’ sal- aries. The new levy, 1896-97, is for $1,000,000, with $200,000 for the Mission High School. Of this $630,000 is from the State, $325,000 | is from the City taxes and $45.000 ifrom rents. The tax rate for schoois is 9.85 cents, nearly 20 per cent reduction. The City tax bas been reduced irom $300,000 to $325,000; $30,000 has been added to the Auditor's guess of what the State allow- ance will be, which is simply a loss of $30,000 to the school fund, as it is counted 1 by the Supervisors in making their esti- mate, and $35,000, the rent of the Lincoin School lots, heretofore bandled by the Board of Supervisors for the schools, has been put in the fund, cutting it that much and making altogether a loss of §130,000 to the board over the sum supplied to and consumed by the Hyde board. The present cr.ticism has been occa- sioned directly, says Hawley, by Mayor Phelan’s message, in which he uses those figures of ten yearsago. The scheme of education has been expanding since then, be says, a great many new and expensive fads having been introduced, &ll of tnem by Hyde, such as cooking, manual train- ing, physical culture, etc. These are all well enough if additional money is sup- plied to provide for them, but they have been added to the expense aund they eat up the funds without the money being provided. That is where the trouble is, iie says. He blames the Auditor for cut- ting down the estimate on which the levy is made, and then charging the school board for the responsibility for the deficit which was certain to result. The Auditor added $30,000 to his estimate of the year | before, as the sum to be secured from the State—a sum that is never known until the end of the year. The first half stallment bas just been received and in- stead of being greater than the year be- fore it is $17,000 jess. “During the past vear,” says Hawley in conclusion, *“‘the outgoing Board of Education hasexpended in new buildings, repairs, painting and whitening, etc., the sum of $125,000, every dollar of which was actualiy necessary. The following are a few of the principal items: Finishing the Dudley Stone School, $15,000; new Bernal Heights School, 000; n-w bulkheads, $16,000; sanitary closets, $17,000; whiten- ing and painting schools, $14,000. “'Since the beginning of the present term the Board of Education has opened four new evening schools which contain nineteen new classes, all in a flourishing condition. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregte. Murphy Bullding, Market and Jonss Streets. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. Our : Great Sacrifice The instantaneous popularity achieved by our Great Sacrifice Clearance Sale, as evidenced by the tremendous patronage of last week, proving as it does that the extraordinary character of this remark- ° able sale is fully recognized by a discriminating pub- Cleal‘ance lic, stimulates us to still greater efforts to quickly Sale. force out the vast surplusage of Fall and Winter Goods yet on hand, and, as a result, the following and all other lines specially selected for clearance this week have.been Marked Down Utterly Regardless of Actual Value! FOLD DRESS COLORED *ggsshotpieromaess | DRESS fects, on special sale at........... 124 pieces 36-INCH ALL-WOOL GOODS LADIES' CLOTH, fn plain and 9 e fancy colorings, on special sale at & 140 pieces 37-INCH ALL-WOOL FANCY STRIPED GOODS, former price 40c yard, on special sale at...... 25¢ 95 pieces 38-INCH ALL-WOOL FANCY MIXED CRO- CETTA SUITING, former price 50c a yard, saie at e e jeces 52.INCH FINE ALL-WOOL ENGLISH NAVAL R\ EBRGE, former price $L a yard, on special 50¢ sale at.. i e INCH EXTRA-FINE ALL-WOOL FANCY O S UITING, two-toned colorings, former price 50¢ $1 a yard, on special sale a - jeces 43 to 52 INCH ALL-WOOL HIGH-CLASS L PNGY FRENCH DRESS GOODS, a mixed lot, for- 75¢ ‘mer price $1 25 and $1 50 a yard, on special saleat...... INCH FINE ALL-WOOL NAVY STORM 495%:??&;5,5?;1 surah ana diagonal effects, former price 750 $1 a yard, on special sale at - o 39 pieces 44-INCH SILK AND WOOL FRENCH ELTY DRESS GOODS, choice colorings, former price $1 00 $150 a yard, on special sale at. BpeaNE o— V- BLACK 23 pieces 30-INCH FIGURED ENG- LISH MOHAIRS, wortn 60c a yard, DRESS W e placed on saleat.............. GOODS. IQSzficasEM-INCHSgLL»WOOL STORM E , worth 85¢ a yard, will be ¥ 7 *50¢ 15 pieces 47-INCH ENGLISH NOVELTIES, Astrachan effects, worth $1 50 a yard, will be placed on sale at.... 35¢ placed on sale at..........c.eeuuenean 75¢ 17 riaces 45-INCH EXTRA FINE ENGLISH MOHAIR N?VELTIES, worth $1 5) a yard, will be placed on sale at..... $1© 30 pieces BLACK BROCADED GROS- GRAIN SILK, regular price 75¢ a yard, 55 clearance sale price.. [ SILK DEP'T. 50 pleces FANCY FiGURED TAFFETA SILK, regu- K lar price 85¢ a yard, clearance sale price............ .99C 60 pieces CHANGEABLE TAFFETA SILK, regular 7" price 90c a yard, clearance sale price.............. ies. $O0 50'pieces STRIPED AND FIGURED CHANGEABLE 'AFFETA SILK, regular price §1 25 clearance sale price 000 yards CAM- m‘l)!RICyGUIPURE EMBR OIDERY, regular value 10c a yard, clearance sale price LACE DEP'T. Cloak 125,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 12}4c a yard, clearance sale price 6¢ 75,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 20c @ yard, clearance sale price........ 9¢ 48,000 yards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular vaiue 25¢ 150 a yard, clearance sale price....... KID ‘hwsshm K LOVES GLOVES. L.Sinns wo- ors tan, mode, brown and siate, 50¢ regular price $1, clearance sale PriCe...cvveeroone 100 dozen 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, embroidered backs (large buttons), in dark and medium tan shades, also black, Tregular price, $125, 750 clearance sale price...... . 100 dozen 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, in black, regular price $1 25, clear- ance sale price... LADIES’ clearance sale price 756 98 dozen 4-BUTTON GENUINE FRENCH KID GLOVES, em- broidered backs and large but- tons, colors tan, mode and brown, also black, regular price $1 50, clearance sale price....... $1.00 “The average cost per pupil on the num- ber enrolled for the.past vear was about $25 per year, or & trifle over $2 per month for each pupil.” MONGOLIAN SHOPLIFTER. Ung See Fong Arrested in the Em- porium for Petty Larceny. A Chinese shoplifter was arrested ia the Emporium yesterday by two private de- tectives, while in the act of stealing arti- cles from the Turkish department. He was booked at the City Prison on the charge of petty larceny. He gave his name as Ung See Fong and said he lived in Oakland. He was first observed on the ground floor of the establishment stealing several Enln of socks, which he secreted under is loose jacket. He mnext visited the no- tion department and stole two purses, and in the sporting goods department he stole a razor strop. He was m the act of steal- ing a rug in the Turkish department when the detectives pounced upon him. ‘When searched at the City Prison all the stolen articles were found upon him. NEW TO-DAY. CONSUMPTION To THE EDITOR : I have anabsolute Cure for CONSUMPTION and all Bronchial, Throat and Lung Troubles, and all conditions of Wasting Away. By its timely use thousands of apparent. 1y hopeless cases have been permanently cured, So proof-positive am I of its power to cure, I will send FREE to anyone afilicted, THREE BOTTLES of my Newly Discovered Remedies, upon receipt of Expressand Postoffice address, Alvnx(l sincerely yours, T. A. SLOCUM, M.C., 183 Pearl St., New York. 'When writing the Dootor, plosse mention this paper. RIBBONS, “3if 8t MACKIN- &% %8¢ TOSHES. gfsonim assorted colors, value 7}¢c a yard, will be closed outat......... No. 22 ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, in ss- sorted colors, value 20c a yard, lo will be closed out at...... . 16 MISSES’ MACKINTOSHES, in 4 navy and mixed colors, value i $3, will be closed out at......... 32-00 = LADIES’ (two capes) MACKIN- TOSHES, in navy blue, value $5, will be closed gllt at........ 33-50 ed and edged with clearance sale price If you want values in TOWELS you can LlNENS- have them here this week. They are the Ll N EN 5 best makes, and the prices tell the balance. . 200 dozen FRINGED IAISH LINEN HUCK TOWELS, $1 00 neat borders, size 17x33 inches. Sale price per dozen. . 200dozen FRINGED IRISH LINEN HUCK TOWELS, $1 35 clean stock, size 19x39, Sale price, per dozen...... & o 200 dozen HEMMED HUCK TOWELS, bleached, size $1 15 17x33 inches. Sale price, per dozen .. 200 dozen HEMMED HUCK TOWELS, IRISH LINEN, size 19x39 inches. Sale price, per dozen.... $1.40 150 dozen EXTRA GRADE DAMASK TOWELS, size 23x45 inches, knotted fringes, German manufacture. 3 00 Sale price, per dozen............ 4 $ B i Department. NAVY BOUCLE CLOTH JACKETS, box front, storm collar, former NLRRRRAY LADIES’ PLUSH CAPES, lined with silk serge, elegantly bead- Thibet fur on storm collar, former price §10, ss 75 . '10-4 GOOD WHITE BLA! 96 dozen MEN’S | MEN'S Sxpidrersin WEAR. Tookn . Wanr. e hands, Band Bows and Windsors, our regular 25¢ and 35¢ grades. Clearance sale price.. .. % 75 dozen MEN’S AND BOYS’ UN- LAUNDERED WHITE SHIRTS, made with double backs, re-enforced all-linen 1n- serted fronts, felled seams and made of Utica nonpareil cloth, regular price 8¢ each. Clearance sale price. 142 dozen RINO SOCKS, full finished, with double-spliced heels and toes, and in brown, drab, cadet blue and sanitary gray colors, regular price 25c a pair. Clea ance sale price. 29 dozen MEN'S EXTRA HEAVY AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S WOOL AND CAMEL'S-HAIR MIXED UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW- RS, warranted thoroughly shrunk, rezular price $1 50 each. $1.00 Clearance sale 75 doz. BOYS' HOSIERY 7 ¢°%% DEP!T HEAVY BLACK e RIBBED COTTON BICYCLE HOSE, made special- Iy for buys’ wear, worth $4 per dozen. Clearance sale price, per pair.. 100doz*n LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, fine gauge, high spliced_beels, double soles and toes, Hermsdorf dye, worth §4 per dozen. Clearance sale price, 15 Per pail .. 13c 25dozen LADIES’” WHITE AUS- TRALIAN WOOL VESTS, hich neck, short sleeves, non-shrink- ing, regular price $125. Clear- 65 ance sale price... . 6 63 dozen LADIES’ ENGLISH SA- TEEN CORSETS, extra long wa:st, high bust, two side steels each side, handsomely embroi- dered with silk flossing and made with patent loop evelets, b! and drab, regular price Clearance sale price............. NOTIO DEP'T. 5% Gfaew styles, reduced from 50c a yard to 256 RUSTLE TAFFETA LINING, 25 inch, colors black, grays, tan, cream and white, special....yard b¢ LADIES’ REAL BLACK MAR- TEN FUR NECK SCARFS re- duced from $5 to 32-50 LADIES’ SILK ELASTIC (satin finish) BELTS, 5 inch, reduced l 0 from$1% to...... Seserann $ .0 50¢ MEN’S HEAVY ME-. 12:¢ aerhant 4. 13 15¢ COLORED BEAD AND SPANGLE We shall offer this weex FIVE Great Specials in High-grade Cali- fornia White Blankets. They are BLANKETS. BLAN K ETS- :Llelinrr:.ehsli:e: and at nearly one-half FINE CALIFORNIA WHITE BLANKETS, rior wool, 72x80 inches, that were $6 a pair. price this week at..... s HIGH-GRADE CALIFORNIA WHITE BLANKETS, 66x78 inches (double bed size), that were $4 75 a pair. 3 50 Sale price this week at. . NKETS, Leavy and service- = able, pure wool fitling, the $3 50 grade Sale price at. $2.8O 200 pairs SUPERIOR QUALITY FINE WHITE BLANKETS, very large and choice, odd lots. To be @ ()() closec out at, per pair. ... $5. About 150 pairs EXTRA WIDE LAMB’S-WOOL 6 "0 WHITE BEANKETS, valuo $10. On ‘special sale at- $0.0 Murphy- Bulldingy Hatet il Joes Sl N.urphy Eullding, Market and Jonss Streets Marphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts.