The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1897, Page 9

Y 'HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1897. 9 STATE FO0D IN AN OLD TRUNK The Public Administrator to Unravel the Booth Mystery. Possessed of Great Wealth a Countess Received Aid From the County. Died in Poverty, Not Kaocwing of Valuable Bo ds That Lay in Her Trusk OAKLAND OFFICE 308 I The Public A for letters garet Boot ravel th alue found ongings. t Mrs. Booth, and a direct , who was her e that she pos. In ber trunk were ds and- stock werth apout §50,000. Th s not known unul after the rted to ver, w strator had turned over the supposedly valueless belongings of the 1 1ady to her grandson, Joseph Booth of Vallejo, who was thought to bs the only Now it appears that the old papers were Mis. Booth by her mother, and nsequently the daughter of the d womau, Mrs. Dr. Fonday, would be heir as well as ner other children. Mrs. Fonday died some years ago in West left several cnildren, who are ntitied 10 a share of their gran yperty as the heir at Vallejo. ing her last iliness Mrs. Booth was ded be Dr. Coxhesa in her humble s on Seventh street, and to the doc- fed the whoie story of her bas already been pub- but it is absolute re of the value the papers in her possession. For sev- ath she was in 1ihly allowance ent upon the charity of a few wes sisted her throu medium of the Woman’s Exchan e Musonic papers in her possession hack over & b ears, and it is toe heirs of the yet discover that e an i old Sir Montgomery Ross of Fates of Candidates and Saloons Will Be Knowa Bsfore Midnight. Many Pastors Make a Final Plea on B:ha f of S loon-Closing—The Po'ling Places. { campaign is over and the final but- ling and combining closed to-night. vall the churches the pastors earnest exhortations to the congre- to do all in theirpower to further 16 saloon-closing proposition. At the First Free Baptist Church Rev. Philip Graif spoke as follows: History teaches with no uncertain sound that the saloon i one of the peril- ous edges down whose sharp steep descent e ghastly, indescribable things of poverty disgrace, disease and infamy. Perhaps e gilded and frescoed drinking place ,es not look at first blush hideous and ng, but along keen glance behind merry screens and bright veneer re- als a tropic spider which spread itseif ton its web like a flower of gorgeous ) luring the unweary by its fained ity and sweetness to pain and death. 1deed, often worse than asp’s stuing or n noose, or bullet in tne brain, is the smoke of torment and the pangs of re- morse, the fretand the fever that come to those who treaa the primrose path of calliance. Alas, it is only too well known that to sow asaloon means a harvest of feudsand drunken bouts, blasied names end broken homes, weil-filled jails and expensive gallows. Try to invent as many euphuistic rhrases as we will, the saloon is a potent, wneful shadow on our civilization; yea it wastes like the moth and blights like the mildew; it smites like thescythe and gnaws like the undying worm. Talk out the bhorrors and desolation of war bestalking of pestilence from bLouse 2 in the still night air! What1s read power which, though boldly yet cunningly concealed, and in palace alike 1s a menace lo our ace and virtue, and swingsits ax and lifts iconoclastic hammer over the objects at are most endeared to our affections, that year in and year out it seems as 1f eredraped in a black pail and or battle were evermore in Ab, gloss and whitewash and eas we may, the saloon 1n iis best asveet is more like a dynamite bomb than anything eise. Surely it goes without saying that if it were a schocl of pairiotism and high ideals every righ'-minded ecitizen would hail 1ts open doors and bless its brewed or distilled .wares, but as a rule its life is the deadiiest poison—its breath of perfume one with shivers of agony, its aimos- phere shrivels and withers everything good, true or beav I, its kiss robs health of its vigor youth of its comeliness, its: whisper sounds like a hiss, aud its steady influence means death and destruc- tion. 1t is just asimpossible to hatch a canary from 8 scorpion’s egg or get a speckled trout from devilfish spawn as to evolve noble manhood from a Fagin’s den or a liquor doegery. Yes, it is easier for a skiff to outride the white billows of Niagara’s current and shoot down into sie boiling gulf of rock and foam unhurt than it is for a boy or girl, man or woman, 10 pass unscathed on the lurid and thun- derous stream of public drink. It is too painfully apparent that the saloon makes right living difficult, if not absolutely impossible. As a city we want to cultivate, not what stunts and paral- yzes, but what feeds, enriches and en- nobles the soul, and so long as the saloon rules our best civic life is handicapped and thwarted. Just as tue marble group of Laocoon in the Vatican gallery at Rome represents a father and his two sons in the tightening folds of a huge serpent, which with every movement makes the anguish of the victims all the sharper and their hélpless writhings all the more pathetic, so with every new strain of the saloon power the agony of its sufferers Las grown intenser and its remorseless coil and grip more close and terrible. The hour of uttermost crisis has come, | gists refund the money if 1t fails to Cura 256, re- | | EATHER HUATS and the decisive blow must be struck m“ free the city irom this old-tim- fire dragon and scaly monster. By earnest united effort the thing can be done, for granite walls and iron rods dissolve into mist before the resolute witl. As quickly can the day be gained as were broken the green withes with which the unshorn Samson found himseif bound. Certainly | just as that one unconquerable soul, David | Livingstone, changed the moral climate of Africaso a determined group of high- minded cilizens can materially transform our filthy marsh intoa wholesome park our sloughs of iniquity into schools of tue. our aeserts of vice into oases of hap- piness, the tracks of sin and suffering into sweet homes of joy and laughter. Who | will not gladly heip at the polling-booth as | well as at parlor meetings or the social board to turn our else beautiful city into something more of a real paradise and something less of an unadulterated hell? The polling-piaces for the election are located as follow: F First Precinet, st econd Preainct, 169 inet, 1510 Seyentn st a1, 1109 Campbel] street. 4 Wurd—First Precinct, 2102 Peralta econd Precinet, norihwest co fourth street and Telegraph aven hird Precinet, San Pablo avenue; Fourth 18 T ue. northeast corner cond | enth and | ct streets; Third Precinct, 414 San Pablo | 4 Seventh venth street; | et; Fourth | enth | teenth avenue; third avenue THAMPS. His Daughter Chased for a Mile by Three Scoun- drels. Miss Parish Forc:d to Rua Through a Slouzh to Escap: a Band of Ru‘fins OAKLAND OFFICE_SAN Fraxcisco CALL, | certain that the | adies who as- | terest in the castie and BLLDTS WL BN ML, 9u8 Broadway, March 7. § Mr. Parish, one of the cldest ranchers | near Alvarado, is anxious to run across | three tramps who intercepted his daugh- ter a few days ago while walking from the ranch into town. The farmer declares that he will have use for bis gun should be meet these gentlemen. | Lust | Parish, sister of the school teacher at | Centerville, was on her way to Aivarado | from her home. When about half way vetween the two places, she was met by One of them nd continued the conversation 2 few minutes, trying to make it ap- ar that he had met Miss Par | mask ball recently given in Alvarado. The other fellows n behind and finally the firstone asked her 1f she wer | go! into town to mak- purchases, a suggested that such a journey necessitate the uze of mon Miss Parish had several dollars in ber pur-e, and when her companion reached this point in the conversation the other | | two started to close inaround her. Frigbt- | ened to death, she jumped off the ratlroad | | track on which she had been walking and | started back toward her home. The tramps ran after her, but she was so frightened that she succeeded in leaving them behind uatil they came to a plowed field in which was about two feet of mud. { Without hesitating a moment Miss Parisn | started to cross the field, every step she took landing ber in mud up to her knees. One of the tramps followed her balf way | across, but ten gave up the chase. | The young lady arrived home a few min- | | utes later in a highly nervous condition | and bas since been suffering from prostra- tion. Her fatber started oat with his gun and, procuring the awd of tne constable, wentin search of ihe tramps. As that part of the country is at present al! under water they could not travel very fast and the band of villains have not yet been cap- ° Miss Parishis very popular at Center- ville, and it will go hard with tie men | who intercepted her should any of her | friends run across them. ——————— A Good Day for Boat ALAMEDA, CaL, March 7. land navy bad a made-to-crder day for its monthly races on tue estuary this after- | noon. It wasa crisp, sunshiny day, with | a brisk wind blowing from the west to | start the racers skimming through the water. The starting-gun from the Al | meda Boat Clab house was fired at and the start was made at 2:33, The foliowing schedule will show the re- sult of the race: The Major lost all her race and class points because she did not finish as r quired between the buoys. The Codia was not in the race, but sailed over the course to have her time taken. STRUCK THE DRAW. The Olivebank Crushes Heavily Into the Webster Bridge. OAKLAND, Can, March 7.—As the large British ship Olivebank was passing throu-h Webster bridge this afternoon she struck one side of the draw and did considerable damage. The ship was in charge ot the tugs Reliance and Vigiiant, but the draw is 80 narrowed ana decaye: th~t with the stiff breeze that was blow- ing it was impossible to prevent a smash- up. The narrow gauge trains were stopped about an hour before the bridge could be closed, and the aecident furnished a strong argument for a speedy decision of the bridge question. Loughbridge to Go to Yountville. OAKLAND, CaL, Marcn 7. — Major Woodward called at the Receiving Hos- pital to-night and assured Comrade Loughbridge that he would be taken to the Yountville Home to-morrow. Lough- bridge is the veteran who was found starving in a tankhouse near Lake Merritt yesterday, and was taken to the hosptal oy Supervisor Churci. He has a very in- teresting war record, which is borne out by his papers. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take iavative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug- Thursday afternoon Miss Hattie | at once ac- | h at a| - | morrow. Oakland will learn whether an | open campa | effective. East } paigns ever seen in this city. For two LIKE AS A FOX VIEWS A HEDGEROG Candidates Gently Avoided the Saloon-Closing Issue. Why Grand Jury Indictments Are Regarded in the Light of a Farce. Professor Burrill's Attack on the Grammar School System Still Awaits Denia’. 908 Broadway, March 7. A problem in politics is to be solved to- 0AKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO Cnu,% znor a silent one is most This will be determined by the vote on the saloon question. The advo- | cates of saloon-closing have made one of the best organized and most open cam- that this view is shared by neariy all of the faculty. Asneary a week has gone by since this statement was made public, and it has not been contradicted by any- body, itis but reasonable to presume that it has some foundation in fact. At this particular time the signed charges of inefficiency are particularly opportuce and cannot fail to produce z00d, whether they are true or fulse. If true the remedy can be applied in less than a month after to-morrow’s election; if talse, the opportunity has arisen to refute them «nd to allay positively rumors that have been in circulation for two years. Mr. Burrill more than hints that the School Department is deeply in politics. If this be true, it can be rectified to- morrow, when a new Board of Education | is to be elected which will elect a Buperin- tendent of Schools to serve for the next four years, 1f the incumbent, Mr. Mc- Clymonds, who has held the position for eight years, has pursued his duties with an eve single to the efficiency of tne public schools and does not merit the severe criticism of Professor Burrill, then he should be vindicaied by re-election. If, whoever, the faculty of the High School have not been misrepresented by one of their number, it would appear that a change would be beneficial. In any event, the School Board to be elected to-morrow has a most important duty to perform. The present system of education is either greatly at fault or it has been grossly slandered, and on the School Directors rests the duty of satisf; ing the public that their taxes are be intelligentty spent for the purpose of ob- taining the best results. €ruart W. BoorH. Important Faculty Meeting. BERKELEY, Can, March 7.—The faculty of the State University will hola an important meeting to-morrow after- noon at which matters concerning the N E. F. EURRILL, Head of the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages of the Oakland High School, Who Published Grave Charges Against the Grammar School System. weeks, those having the work in char e have not relaxed their efforts for a single hour. Ladies have made a house to house canvass, pastors of all faiths have handled the subject from rostrum and pulpit, cir- culars prepared by Seventh Day Advent- ists have been mailed to every voter and the local press has chronicled the progress of the anti-saloon people with a surprising fullness. On the other side not a word has been said, not a public action has been taken. To all appearances the saloonkeepers have not raised a finger to protect chem- selyes from being ven out of business. Of course, such has not been the case. Men with such a vast amount of capital at stake as is represented by the saloons of this city have not quietly stood by and allowed iheir opponents to do all the fizhting, Just what they have done will be determined by 10-morrow nig:t. ‘An interesting feature of the saloon issue is the fact that it has been very stud iously avoided by thecandidatesin their speeches. It has been a forbidden topic too delicate to kandle. One candidate has been bold enough to say that in this matter he will be guided by the will of the people, but the rest nave discnssed McKinley, the tar- iff, the Republic and its ioundation and the foreign situation, greatly preferring these high-sounding and perfectly safe topics to the material matters of what they would do in certain local crises, The politicians and candidates of Oakland regard a fight against saloons in the same manner as a fox views a hedgehog. Once again a Grand Jury is in session, and, as usual, all kinds of reports of its doings are being made public. To the outside world such startling reports may be interestinz, but to residents of this county the Grand Jury is regarded en- tirely in tue light of an expensive legal hoax. For tive vears past the Grand Jury room has bzen made a place where politi- cians, disgruniled from various causes, sought to ventilate their grievances a wreak their political vengeance. In many instances this has resuited in the return- ing of ponderous batches of indictments against officials for all_kinds of maifeas- ance in office. Those indictments occupy many pages of the criminal records of the county, and that is their alpha and omega. Judging by the result all were based on the same sort of foundation as_the charge of bribery now agitating the Legislature. A few came to trial and were in every in- stance dismissed, and the balance have been forgotten. A few days ago the Grand Jury was in- advertently made the tool of a few politi- cians for the purpose of influencing the present campaign. The scheme failed, and that august body accepted the testi- mony that all it had heard was simply a street corner jocular conversation. No- body fears the Grand Jury, and its indict- ments carry about as much weight as its semi-annual recommendation that a new city prison be built. Its “secret’’ sessions are a farce, because the proceedings are published as soon as toey transpire, The money of the taxpayers is abso- lutely wasted, because the men who are required to give their time to its sessions are not of the class that work for $2 a day. A Grand Jury report and a petition to the Council from Lewis the Light have exactly the same weight. The letter published .last week by Pro- fessor Burrill, head of the language de- partment of the Hign School, has caussd some deep thinking. Mr. Burrill makes the sweeping assertion that the product of the erammar school is very unsatisfac- tory when'it reaches the High School and disposition of the increased revenue wil_ be considered. A report as to the imme diate neeas of the institution, together with immediate recommendations for the appointment of new instructors, will be prepared to be submitted to the regents at their monthly meeting which occurs on Tuesday. One of the chief matters which will be brought up is the recom- mendation for appointment of a new com- mandant of the university battalion. ———————— A OLEAN PRIMARY. Much Interest Manifested in the Good Government Vote on Saturday. ALAMEDA, CAL., March 7.—The count of the vote cast yesterday at the primary of the Good Government Club was not completed until an early tour this morn- ing. The greatest interest was manifested in this primary to nominste a third city ticket at the coming election on the 12th of April. The club has an enrolled mem- bership of about 1700 and 1024 of these voted on Saturday, being about 175 less tsan the number that voted two years ago, when it was organized, and when practically it was the only factorin the election hela then. Saturday’s election participated in by all alike, being strictly non-partisin. A few attempts were made at ‘‘repeating,” but the number was exceedingly small, and the primary will go on record as one of the fairest ever beld in Alameda. The vote was as follows: City Trustees (two to clmuse{—Thomss Wite, 502; E. J. Dodge, 821; W. F. Schulte, 501; J. G. Brick, 576. School Trusiees (two to choose)—C: A. Brown, 553; K. H. Bryan, 345; W. K. Scott, 585; J. D. Jamison, 176; R. J. Van Vorhies, 269. Treasurer—. Wheeler, 600; Linwood Palmer, Clerk—Ben k. Lamborn, E. Minor Smith, 906. City Attorney—E. K. Taylor, 664; R. B. Tapbran, 365. Re- corder—A. F. St. Sure, 580; Aiexander Innes, 413. Marshal—0O. L. Rogers, 838, Library Trustees (five to choose)—J. L. Field, 515; G. £ Ames, 871; Hermsn Toelken, 696; C. L. Weller. ; John Lut- zen, 754; G. H. Mastick, 824. 'Schulte for City Trustee, baving received accord- ing to the count only one vote less than White, demanded a recount, which the executive committee will consider to- mMOrrow evening. GONE UP IN SMOKE, The Big Hotel at Rodeo Burned to the Ground—The Loss Will Reach $30,000. OAKLAND, CAL., March 7.—The Union Hotel at Rodeo, about three miles from Pinole, was burned to the ground to- night. The hotel covered nearly half an acre and was a 3-story building, built ata cost of §30,000 about five years ago when the great abatloir was built. It has not been inhabited for some time and was partially furnisbed. Althoush great ef- forts were made to save it the rire gained complete conirol and could not be checked. The cause of the fire is un- known. The hotel was built during the boom at Rodeo and was never opened. It was a frame building, and when it once started to burn it went rapidly. Every one in the neighborhood was out fightng the flames, but the wind was too high and water too scarce and the buiding had to ro. ———— The average cost of men-of-war in Nelson’s time was only £66,000 for a large 100-gun ship. The Magniticent, one of the latest and finest at present in the British Navy, cost £900,000. (3 WES HE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S SON? Strangz Life Story of an 0ld Recluse of the Hills. Ciaimed tbe Emperor as His Father and Died in Ab- ject Poverty. His Neighbors Believ: -He Had Docu- ments to Prove His Tale—In a Pauper’s Grav: Lowly lies the head that might have worn a crown. No titied courtiers waited with bated breath to learn the condition of the royal ill one; no masters of medicine battled grimly with the dark shadow that hovered, no nation puton its mourning zarb when the call came; no one shouted, “The king is dead, long live the king.” He died on a barren hilltop under the splashing rain, with no one to catch his dying words but the moaning wind and his God. There were none to mourn, none to weep, none to care. A rough redwood box in a pauper’s grave is his last 1esting place, and yet this man claimed the greatest monarch that Europe ever knew as his father, and many there are who believe his claim to be just. Thirty years ago there appeared at Ocean View a little man whose accent proved: him to be of the land of sunny France. Despite his rough attire and applica- tions to the ranchers for menial labor, his bearing and faultless lan.uage proclaimed him to be an educated gentleman, and helping hands were outstretched to aid him to make a living. At first he haa little to say of his past, but as his heart warmed to the children, who seemed to fancy his company, he told surange tales of his birth—that be was the son of a King, though an outcast from his people. “‘Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was 1y father,” he told little Valentine Wip- fler—now a man grown—*'and I should be living in luxury, perbaps on a throne, in- stead of leading the life of a common la- borer.” The children retailed the stories to their parents, but their elders only laughed and said “‘the old Frenchman was craz As they gradnally came to know him, however, and learn from his own lips the tale of his sorrows many grew to believe him and by common consent he became known as “Napoleon.” They pitied his decayed gentility and his mournful eyes. If he ever gave any other name his friends have forgotten it and **Napoleon’ he lived and died. For years the old man lived and toiled for the ranchers, always pleasant, always courteous, always pains- taking. Then as his strength waned and his eyes grew dim he was dependent on bis neighbors for charity and came regu- larly for his vrovisions to those he knew would gladly help him. A charitable neighbor built him ashanty below one of the great abandoned quarries that disfizure the green hills south of | Ocean View, and there he dwelt alone for adecade. A few years ago he removed to an abandoned dwelling above the quarry, and a fiercely bearded German, also a re- cluse, joined him. Here he died one day last week. He went out one evening and did not come back and next day hewas found lying dead by a barbed-wire fence, against which he had evidently fallen while trying to return to his companion. 3 Coroner of San Mateo County was notified and the body was taken to Red- wood City and consigned to a pauper's grave. Fred Cuche, a French Swiss, who is en- gaged in the training of hunting dogs and who lives just below the yawning quarry, knew ““Napoleon’” well and believes that he was the son of Napoleon Bonaparte. “'Some people say the 0!d man was in- sane,”’ he said yesterday, “'but I know he was not, for I observed him closely for years, and he never gave one sign of being out of his mind. “Even in his declining years he gave every evidence of gentle breeding and al- ways showed a fine spirit. His face bore & most remarkable resemblance to the portraits of Napoleon, and many times he has told me of the manner 1n which he was separated from his mother and royal father. *‘He stated that the woman who bore him was one of the many on whom Napo- leon cast his smiles, and that he remained with her until he was two years old. “He was born in 1810, when his royal father was in the zenith of his glory, when he had humbled Austria, taken Ler terri- tory, outwitied Wellesley, and by the treaty of Schonbrunn had brought Europe to his feet. “Two years later, when clouds were gathering over the Emperor’s nead, his mother and himself were hurriedly sent to America, amply provided with funds for their support. ‘Through ail of his varying fortunes and even during his exile at Elba Napoleon did not forget his old love and ber child, and the boy’s education was begun by the best tutors procurable. “Then, when the father fe 1 at Waterloo and was sent into his final exile, the re- mittances ceased and bis mother was thrown on her own resources. She man- aged with what she had saved to give him a good education, and on her deathbed placed in his hands documents that proved bis birth. “These papers the old man had up to a few years ago, for I saw them more than once, though I could not get a glimpse of the inside, merely having his word for what they contained. “Somehow he could never make a living excéept as a laborer. He failed as a teacher and as a clerk owin to his high spirit, soon losing a position after he gaived it, and he finaily adopted the life of a work- iugman.’’ Valentine Wipfler remembered the same story as related by “Napoleon,” and once started to write the old man’s history at nis dictation, but the task was interrupted and never finished. The pertion written has been lost. DOOTORS TO BANQUET. Invitations Issued for a Gathering at the Metropole. OAKLAND, CAL., March 7.—Invitations have been issued to ail the prominent medical men of Alameda County to be present at a banquet to be given on next Tuesday evening (9th of this month) at the Hotel Metropole. Dr. Buteau is the president of the committee, Dr. Eawin J. Boves chairman, with doctors Mouser and Rucker. The other interesting leatures of the occasion will be a legal oration by W. W. Foote. a talk on European travels by Dr. E. J. Boyes, vacal selections to be ren- dered by Harry Melvin and Alex Ros- berough, and instrumental selections by an Italian orchestra. The invitations sent out have been largely accepted and the affair promises to be one of the largest of its kind ever held in Qakland and the banquet a most royal one. Is Not Interosted. OAKLAND, CAL., March 7.—During the past few weeks on_several occasions the name oi Dr. J. L. Hatch nas been unpleas- antly mentioned in connection with the Countess Poulson and the Baroness Baro Auction Jales 8. P. MIDVLETON & €0., REAL ESTATE AND GENERAL AUCTIONEEE, 11 Montgomery s:., Lick House Block. SANITARIUM BATHS AT AUCTION. WEDNESDAY. Wednesda: -March 10, 1897, At 12 0'clock Noon, on the premisas, Southeast Cor. Powell and Bay Streets, The Buil.ing Known as tne SANITARIUM BATHS, Together with all its FIXTURES, TUBS, PIPES and MACRINERY. It purchaser desires, a long lease will be given of thle land. B TERMS CASH. teau. These references have done the doctor an injustice. He says that he had nothing to do with the affairs of Countess Poulson, all his dealines being with the count. ' Regarding Mrs, Baroteau Dr. Hatch says he has also been misrepre- sented. F. A LEACH FOR ToE MIT H: Receives the Indorsement of the California Dele- gation. The Editor Says H Is Surprised at the N ws, but Wil Accept the 0 fice if Offered. OAKRLAND OFFICE SAN FrANcIsco CA'LL,} 908 Broadway, March 7. Frank A. Leach, proprietor of the Oak- land Epquirer, received a dispatch to- night stating that heis to be the next Superintendent of the United States Mint at San Francisco. The dispatch reads: tendent of the United States Mint. Acce; congratulations oi Hamilton and myself. FRANK MCLAUGHLIN. A few minutes after receiving the above dispatch Mr. Leach received the follow- ing: Hon. Frank A. Leach: You will be tendered the superintendency of the Mint, Iearnestly entreat that you accept the position. 8. G. HILBORN. Mr. Leach said to-night that the news was a great surprise to him. He has not been a candidate for that position or any other. A few days ago he received a con- fidential dispatch from a prominent Re- publichn at Wasnjugton advising him that the delegation would tender him the place and urgently urging him to_accede to the wishes of the delegation. Some of the newspapers of the interior part of the State having included Mr. Leach’s name in the list of those who might be choseh for the Mint, he wrote Mr. Hilborn a few weeks ago to pay no atiention to any re- ports he might hear or read; that he was not a candidate for the Mint or any po- sition, consequently he is unable to ac- count for the action of the delegation. Mr. Leach has always been a warm sup- porter of the Republican party, and his newspaper has made a very active cam- paign on behali of Senator Perkinsand Congressman Hilborn. He has been in journalism for many years, and came to akland about twelve years ago [rom Vallejo. He is a native of New York State and is 50 years of age. “I knew nothing of this thing until a few days ago,” sald Mr. Leach to-night. I was then informed that my name was being presented, and to-night the dis- patches told me of the result of the efforts of my friends. I have already received many congratulations, and one of the beartiest was from George Morrow, who was making an open fight for the place. I have received several congratulatory tele- grams from several places, and 1 feel par- ticularly gratified at the manner in which the choice was made and tendered. If the President offers me the position I shall certainly accept.” AT THE THEATERS. A Number of Attractions Are Offered to Those Who Wish to Visit the Playhouses To-Night. James A. Herne commences the third week of “Shore Acres” st the Baldwin Theater this evening. The plot of this play bas many pathetic incidents which appeal to all classos, and it is that which nas a great deal to do with the popularity it has attained. Joseph Haworth is to appear at the Colum- bia Theater this eveniug in the title role of “Ruy_ Blas one that has been made famous by Fechter and Salvini. Miss Margaret Craven, after an absence from the siags for some time, will appear in this play. “The Black Detective” is the title of the melodrama that is to be offered at the Grand Opera-house this evening. It is a story of a crime that is ferreted qut by a faitnful colored man wno plays the part of a detective and brings the gullty to justice. “Jim tne Penman,” that interesting play written by Sir Charles Young, is to be pro- duced at the Alcazar Theater this evening, with George O-byurne in the character of Ral: ston, Adele Belgarde as Mrs. Ralston and Hugo Toland as Harfiel At the Tivoli Opera-house *“Pinafore” isto be revived. It was with this opera thatthe Tivoli was opened in 1879 and at that time it proved & mreat success. The mansgement nopes that as offered this time it will prove as attractive as it did then. The management of the Orpheum Music Hall promises & grand programme for this evening and the management never disap- points its patrons. A number of new faces and new specialties are to be offered. The Jordan family, cousisting of five aerialists, heads the list. The California Theater will not open this evening, but will on Wednesday night, when the French opera troupe will make its appear- ance, presenting the well known and aiways admired opera of ““Il Trovatore.” The com- pany comes Lere with a first-class reputation. There is to be fine bill at the Chutes this evening, providing, of course, the weather is such that outdoor attractions can be pre- senied. One of the latest attractive features is the animatoscope, With views in colors, which add much to the life-like appearance of the pictures. To-night the Bush-street Theator will re- open with & company that will present the «Arabian Nights.” The leading lady will be Miss Essie Tittel, who will make her first ap- pearance on the stage since her marriage, some tim e —— TUG OF WAR Some Exclting Pulls to Be Decided To- Morrow Night. To-morrow evening the finals in the great tug-of-war tonrnament will occur. The struggle for tue first three prizes will be decided, and the three teams to compete are the Americans, Canadians and the Swedes. The three teams have each won six pulls and a great deal of interest is being manifested, as the teams have a great fol- lowing. The French and, the Italian teams tied for ninth prize and they must pull before the reieree can declare the winner. In addition there wiil be a challenc The Perfume of Violets The purity of the lily, the glow of the rose, and the flush of Hebe comhfilw in Pozzgn1’s| ‘wondrous Powder. L. H. BURD, AUCTIONKER. Office... 211 Larkin Street MONDAY.. ...March 8, THE ELEGANT FURNITURE OF Private Residence No. 708 Golden Gate Ave CONSISTING OF Elegant Upright Piano, 0dd Pleces Parlor Fur- niture, klegant. Fo.ding-beds, Body Brusseis throughout the house, Portieres and Lace Cur- tains, Klegan: China, Fine Dining-room Fur- nitare, Range, eic. L._H. BURD, Auctioneer. BASCH AUCTION COMPANY Ine., T, AY, 0 A 3 atabove I WILL SE MONDAY, Mar h 8, 18 B ~alesroom, Fine Line of Househcd Furiture, aL10 Carpets Stoves, Kanges, Crockery, Glissware, Agate and Tinware. These goods were remove | from several ocses for convenience of sile. Dealers and buye in general are invited to attend us the goods must be sold H ce: No: pull between Norway and Italy for $100. The money is in the hands of the referee. The vetting will be very heavy on this event. The unemployed are taking a great deal of interest in the tournament and have all agreed to call at the office of Mr. Mc- Neill to assist in distributing circulurs and other matter. They will receive one of the largest sums ever given forany benefit. - THE HANDBALL COURTS. T. F. Bonnet and +d Maloney Defoat J. C. Nealon and R. Linehan. Every seat in the San Francisco Hand- ball Court was filled yesterday. The games played were, as a rule, close and exciting and aroused the utmost enthu- siasm, The principal event was a game in which J. C. Nealon and R. Linehan, the over- hand swiper, played against T. F. Bonnet and Ed Maloney. Nealon and Linehan deieated Bonnet and M. J. Kiigallon the previous Sunday, and it was expected that they would again prove victorious, but that expectation was not realized. Bon- net and Maloney won the final after some brilliant rallies by two aces. Another exciting game was played be- tween M. McNeil and Paul Steiner and George McDonald and L. Creighton. Me- Neil and Steiner were iie favorites, and they won by three games to one with com- parative ease. The Union Court, owing to the recent wet weather, was not in condition for playing, and no games were scheduled. Following were t..e games played in the San Francisco Court: M. McNeil and Paul Steiner defeated G. Me- dand L. Creighton, 11—21, 21—0, 21— 9,21—6. D. Regan and J. Hogan ‘defeated M. Kiiby and M. Bisch, 21—11, 6—21, 21—14. Rodgers and Harry Racouillat defeated M. M- Neil and G. Mcbouaid, 21—9, 17—21, 21—-12. M. MecLiughlin and J. Moffett de.eated R. Adsmg and J. McLaughiin, 2113, 15-21, 21—10. M. McClure and E. Barry defeatea W. § ansbury and M. McLaughlin, 21—13, 8—21, 21—16. J. White and J. Collius defested R. Murphy and E. Foy, 21—11, 18—21, 21—6. F. Keliy and J. Kearney deieated P. Huteninson and J. Leonard, 21—15, 9—21, ¥1—14. T. F. Bonnett and Ed Meloney defeated J. C. Nealr 3nd K, Linehan, 2116, 2110, 1331, 8—21. TRIED TO CHOKE HER. A Borglar in a Lodging-Homse on O’Farrell Street Surprised While Picking a Lock. A burglar got into the lodging-house, 235 O'Farrell street, Saturday night and made his way to the second floor where he attempted to open the door of one of the rooms with a picklock. A young woman who occupies the ad- joining room heard the noise made by the picklock and quietly opened her door. Bhe saw the burglar at work and asked him what he was doing. With an oath he growled out, “Whnat'sthat to you,” and springing at her grasped her by the throat with both hands. She screamed and dashing her from him be ran downstalrs and made his escape. The police were notified and they be- lieve he is the same man that broke into one of the rooms on the same floor about three weeks ago and stole a lot of cloth- ing. He s described as about 25 years of age, b feet 7 inches tall and with a smooth face. He is fair complexioned and looks and speaks like a German. SrmE i S ASA TFISK AT REST. Funeral Services Held at His Late Residence. The impressive funeral services were held over the remains of Asa Fisk at his late residence, 700 Hayes street, yesterday afternoun by the Reyv. Emil Berger. Surrounding the bier were many of the friends of the deceased who came to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory and to the surviving members of his family. The Rev. Mr. Berger, after the religions portion of the service had been performed, spoke of his acquaintance of the deceased #8 a constant attendant at the Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church on Fell street prior to his (Mr, Berger’'s) removal to an Eastern charge. He found the deceased to be a man whose word was his bond, and in this quality he expected those with whom he had dealings to live up to the same stand- ard. Though having the reputation of driving hard bargains, yet he was charit- able and possessed some exceilent traits of character. His remains were interred in the Ma- sonic Cemetery. It is said that by his will, what was left of his estate, which will amount to about $100,000, has been divided between his three children, and that he conveyed the greater portion of his real estate outside of this City and Alameda County to his wife some time previous to his death. DEACON HAS RETTURNED. He Consented to Come Back at His Employer's hequest. George McGregor Deacon, late cashier for the W. R. Larzelere Company, re- turned to this City last evening from Van- couver, B. C., in company with a spec al de'ectiye. Deacon left this City several weeks ago and in a manner that caused his employers to make ir.quiries as to the cashier’s whereabouts. At last one of the searchers found Dezcon in Vancouver. He stated that there was no_reason for any onetaking so much trouble to find him, as, he said, his accounts were all right. However, upon learning that his employers were desirous of having him retura he consented, and reached this City last evening on the Oregon express. ——————————— Endeavorers’ Resolutions. The Young People’s Society for Christian Endeavor of Plymouth Congregational Chu:ch has prepared the following tesiimonial to their pastor, Rev. W. D Williams WHEREAS, Our pastor, Rev. W. D. Williams, D. D., has resigned and closes his labors with ouc church be it Resolved, That we. the Y. P. 8. C.E.of Plym- onth Congregational Church of ~an Fran- desiro to bear testimony to his e willlog _and uitinng co oper~ atlon In all that concerned the prog ess and pros- perity of our soclety: and, in anticipation, w- as sure the young people in his new field of abor toat they will find in him a friend and pastor sym- pathetic with all their bes: fnteres Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established Ly 'he doctor cureswhen i, Charges I