The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1897. 5 MAYOR PHELWN (- CRITICIED BARNES Figures on the Cost of the District Attorney’s Qifice. Fewer Cases and Much Greater Expense Now Than Ten Years Ago. Sup:rvisor Rottanz’s High Hat Ordi- nence Receives Another Severe Setback. in which the District. is conducted in a veto s reac at the meeting of upervisors yesterday. Some ) when the board appointed Jo- seph J. Dunne as an assistant to Attorney Barnes the Mayor objected on the ground that Auditor Broderick had announced at the special counsel fund was ex- au-ted, and, that as Mr. Dunne was em- ployed on pure-iood cases, ne was doing wo:k that should be pertormed by the at- toruey of the Board of Health., Since he has been quietly inquiring into the methods of the District Attor- ney’s department, and the result came out as stated. The message was as follows: messa. weeks 8f April 9, 1897. To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors and County of San Francisto—GENTL 1 herewitn return to you, without my on the tréasury of Joseph Yop 8 assistant coun- r twenty-three objections to the pay- of this demand ere: First—That the special counsel fund of #5000 suthorized by the law of Msy 6, 1861, s exhausted, and tnis is the only special unsel fund at disposal. Secondly—Its payment out of the urgent necessits fund s uniawful, because the 1aw of March 30, 1878, ¢ ch fund provides that the Supervisors may “‘order psid out of necessity fund not to exceed th for objects of urgent neces erwise provided for by statute, amount now allowed b 3000 per to seen above, ¥ law,” and a necessity would b Iy—Because the District Attorney has r othor need for special counsel. was given to Durrant trial for obvions necessity ceases the office The District Attorney has provided for by siatute, and the last re passed no law fncreasing his fore d tthe Board of S bods to whic ional assist 5 following s formation, however, as 10 the b wance for it under illegal, When o cease no in- 1e number ot cases received dur pecial counsel is ‘‘otherwise pro- | clerk aud 1wo assistant | | ng | was referred to the Fire Department Com- mitten, — - STREET IMPRGVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work Acted On by the Board. The following is a complete summary of t"e street improvements which passed the Board of Supervisors at yesterday's ses- sion: AWARDS OF CONTRACTS. Lyon, Chestout and contiguous region—To Dan- fel iarvey for sewers, ete. Chestnut, Baker (0 Devisadero—To John R. Morton for brics sewer, etc. Devisadero, Chestnut' o Franclsco—To James McCoy for sam . Devisadero, Francisco to Beach—To Flinn & Treacy for sume. Laxe, First to Second avenue—To Clty Street Improvement Company for curbs and paving. Brown's alley, McAllister (0 northerly termina- tion—To F. W. ifyland for paving. RESOLUTION ORDERING STREET WORK. Thirteenth, Devisadero 1o Aipine—Pipe sewer, ete. Harrison street and Precita avenue, south of Berual Park—Cesspool and culvert on southeast- erly and southwesteriy corners. gulreatand Precica avenue, south of Bernal Park— ame. RECOMMENDED PASSED TO RESOLUTION OR- DERING. Prospect avenue. Virginia to Esmeralda—Grad- Ing and macadamizing. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER STREET WORK. Tiwenty-fourth, Valenc:a to San Jose avenue— | Curbs ana paving. ‘T'wenty-fourth, San Jose avenue to Guerrero— Same. went®-fourth, Guerrero to Sanchez and Tiwenty-third— urch and Twentietb—Sawe. Alvarado and Noe—Same. Church and I'wenty-second—Same. Cnureh and Hancock—Stormwater inlet, etc. Guerrero, 01 westeriv line from Dorland, 10 point fifty-eigut feet northerly—~tone sidewalks. Mission ana Twenty-second—Same on southeast- erly corner. Thirteenth and Folsom—Same on northeasterly corner. Branoan ® ‘alr Onks—Same. ving. Sixth—Plavk sidewaiks. UTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Lyon street, MoAlllster to Fulton—Bitamen. RECOMMENDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. Green street, Gough to Octavia—Bitumen. Eddy street, Octavia 10 Laguna—Bitumen. Collingwood street, Eighteenth to Nineteenth— Bitumen. RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANCE. Gough street, Eday to Ellis—Bi:umen, KESOLUTION OF RELEASE FROM CONTRACT. second street, Noe to Sauchez—Lous E. for Iaying stone sidewalks, etc on street, Sacramento to California—S. E. Tucker for same. | STREET WORK NCOMMENDED BY SUPERINTEND- NT OF STREETS. Eureka and Twentleth—sione sidewalks and bituminous paving. Popiar alley, Twenty-sixth to roadbed of South- ern Pacific ' Railroad Company—Gradiog and paying. Precita avenue to Army—Grading, wer, etc. Dougiass and Komain—Pipe sewers, eic. Douglass, Rom&in to Twentieth—Same. Douglass. Twentieth to Twenty-firsi—Grading, curbs and macadamizing. Esmeralda avenue, Prospect avenue to Lundy’s lane—Pipe sew B:oadway, Jones to Leavenworth—Stons side- walks. Lower terrace, 1ng, curbs.ete. Lower terrace. Serpentine place to Pluto stree:— Pipe sewer, gradin:, etc Lower terrace and Serpentine place—Grading, curbs, gutterways, sewers, cu.verts, etc. Lower terrace and Pluto streei—Pipe sewer, cessools, culverts. ete. Lower terrace, Pinto (0 Temple street, and con- tiguous vicinity, inciuding intersection of ~aturn auu Juuo stieets—.ipe sewers, culverts, curbs ete. FROPOSALS Pluto to Temple street—Grad- RECOMMENDED TO BE READVER- TISED. Church, Market to fifieenth—Flank sidewalks, Prospect and Esmeralin avenues—Graiing, sew- eringand macaiamizing. EXTENSION OF TI B street. Conroy, 30 dsys on gr Thirteenth and Alpine days o paving. = GRANTED. -eventh 10 Kighth aveane—To J.G. in sewering. eic. o Jobn K. Morton, 50 ten years, while the expenses have rom §18,416 in 1885-86 1o 564 in 1595-96. Cases Expenses | He eived of Off . < \als whose cases ars set for triai in the various departments for the month of April, and at the same time the number of cases on the civil calendars of the Superior Court for the same month: Criminal Calendars. Department No. 8. Depariment No. 11 Civil Calendars. 14 Department No. 1.... 6| Department No. 2....51 Lepariment No, 12 34 | prissote- 3 5.2 %0 | Lepar ment No. 7. Departmen: No, 8 5 .80 The number of prisoners incarcerated with- out bail and awaiting trial is no greater than | There necessarily must be | st any other time. 8 large mber so0 circumstanced, and it de- cnds upon the District Attorney's office 10 ri m to speeay trisl. Bixty days after erraignment is not too short and should not embarrass the office. If there are more criminais held in the County Jail awaliting he number of cases received remalining stantially the same as formerly, it would srgue rather that the District. Attorney’s office i& not doing a8 much work as in other vears. Furthermore, since his appointment Mr. Dunne has been detailed to prosecute the cases brought by the Board of Health against | the violators of the pure-food la: 80 that the employment of Mr. Dunne does notserve to reduce the number of prisoners held in the County Jail The Sher:ff, however, supplies me with this rmation: Number of prisoners on hand awaiting trial and on trial Aprii 1,1895. SRR Number of prisoners on_hand awaiting trial and op trial April 1,1896.. e mber of priconers on hand awaiting and on trial April 1,1897... In a communication to the Board of Super- visors the District Attorney expresses surprise that your honorable body should hesitate to assist him in “upholding the criminal law and administering justice,” and refers to the ob- jections ‘Taised ‘against increased expenses as “narrow quibbles about a bagatelle.” 1f there 15 00 law 1ot the payment of his as<istant, nar- row quibbles become insurmountable ob- stacles; and if there s no necessity for an as- istan narrow quibbles become & pubiic duty. The force at the disposal of the District Attor- ney, as we have seen, is sufficient to uphold the criminal law if the precedents ol other years be any guide. The constant templation 10 create new offices, and maintain unneces- sary ones, is one of the eviis of our sysiem, against which the Legislature in its wisdom bae, in o large- measure, protected us. Fafe- gunrds have been thrown about the treasury, and it takes more than & quibble to break them trial down. Respectfuily, " JaxEs D. PHELAN, Mayor. Supervisor Rottanzi’s high-hat ordi- nance came up on reconsideration, but after haif an hour of bickering was laid over for two weeks. The nemes of Supervisors Rivers and Lackman were added to th already on the committes to attend the pure-food congres It was decided to hold a meeting of the committes of the whole on Thursday evening at 7 o'clock to consider the nar- rowing of Turk street in the Western Addition. A resolution permitting Sher:ff Whelan to supply badges in the shape of mum- bered stars bearing the words *‘Sheriff’s Deputy’ to his men finally passed. he Committee on Fenders submiited a report in which the various street railroads were given thirty days in which to select the style of life-saving devices they desire to use and lay a statement of their action before the board. An effort to have tha Fenders Committee discharged and future actioh piaced in the hands of the Health and Police Committee was defeated. Folsom-street property-owners requested that the thoroughfare between Ninth and Tenth streets, and the crossing of Fol- som and Ninth, Eleventh, Twelith and Twenty-fourth streets be paved with bitu- men, and the matter was referred to the Btreet Commitiee. The Southern Pacific sent in a commu- nication that was referred to the Sireet Commuittee, siating that it would not con- sent 1o establishing grades at certuin cross- inzs named by the toard. The company expressed its willingness to grant tne City he right-to make either overhead or un- der grade crossings at the points where the same are deemed practicable. The Sneet-metal Roofers in a communi- cation called attention to the fact that the fire ordinence is defective in that its pro- visions do not properly cover fire-proof coverings for roofs and asked that the mat- ter belooked into, The communication 57 | names. Thirteenth, Castro to (Devisadero—To Thomas | Clark, 80 dnys on sewering. Van Ness aveuue, Valiejo to Green mantine Favi | " Green sireet and Van Ness avenu~—Same. Mission street and Siiver avenue—To Garrett urke, 30 days On COnsiructing corners, macadam- | 1ziug, ecc. EXTENSION OF TIME RECOMMENDED. Caiforaia and Laurel—To Pacific Paving Com. panv, 30 days oo paving. California and Locusi—Same. Polk, Greenwich 1o Lombard—To Warren & Mulley, 90 days ou grading, «ic. PETITIONS REFERRED T: Twenty-fourth, Diamond to Douglass—J. Curtin for abstement of sewer nulsanc To Ada- STREET COMMITTEE. M. Clinton avenue, & re; Douglars. Sussex to Surrey, Douglass "Van Bureu: Surrey, Clinton avenue (0 Douxlass sircei—Castro-siree: Laud Company for change of | " Merchants’ Association—For adoption of certain revised specificaiions in the maiter of wood, as- phaitand Improved basalt pavements. Geary, Kearny to Poweil_Merchants’ Assocla- | tion, £0r City 10 pay 1ts part of cos: of paving. Sacramento street—Jirs. i. H. Holland, (o re- plank sidewslks in front of premises at No. 48, Fifteenth sireet, 2 0e to Casiro—Julia J. Wnreler, romas Horan and M. E Brady, to retain stone curbiugs. Walter street—Property-owners completion of unfinisned sideyws! eteenth, Coliingwood 1o point 125 fest east- —F. T. Hauschi.ct, (0 Iay stone sidewalk. Sancnez, Army to Tienty-ninth—Philiip Doer, for board (o readvertise for propusals io L.y side’ walk kiay and Lagun: tric Company, for 1ay sewer. Harrison and Juniper—J. W. Offerm: setiing of curb to oflicial line ana grade Third street—M. H. Quinn, for r-pair of side- walks in 1Dt Of premiscs at Ao: 258, Folsom sireel, 5% 10 B4d—Folsom-street {m- provement Liub'No. %, for improvement of side- for immediate Nan Francisco Gas and Elec ancellation of proceedings to for re- 18, Elifs to O'Farrell—Otto tum Suden, for resumption of proceedings to pave. Folsom, Ninch to Tenth, Folsom and Ninth, Eleventh, Tweifth and Twenty-fourih—Property- owners, for paving. Mission sireet—H. Abrama & Co., for permission 10 erect pole aud electric iight in £10at of premises at 785 Mission suree. Clay. Baker—Property-owners, for acceptance of crossing. Nineteenth, Guerrero and Dolores—Mrs. Marg- aret Potter, {0 repair of sidewaks. Ihirteenth and Casiro—Property owners, not to grade untll prop-r survey is made. Army, Mission to alabama, and San Bruno ave- nue aud De Haro s:reei—Precita Vailey Improve- ment Club. for sidewalxs. PROTESTS BEFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. ¥irst, Harrison to Dryant — Property-owners, againsi corbs and paving. Poplar aliey, iwenty-fifth 10 Twenty-sixth— Property-owners, sgamst grading and paving. I wenty-fourLh, G Ueriero 10 « ir Onks— Property- owners, a_alnst paving. Washington, Locust to Spruce—Property.own- ers, agalust paving, etc. PETITION BEFEBRED TO STREET LIGHTS COM- MITTER. Hampsnire, Twenty-firs: to Twenty-second— Property-owiers or Lo sireet lamps. REPORT OF STREET COMMITTEE. District Iying between ro-th line of Sixteenth street. east Jine of Potrero avenue, Arm sireet And (hie bay—WIlling (0 forego Kattler test If speci. mens of rock be submitted 10 board before ustug. Lyon street, at various points from Broadway to Union—indefinite postpouement of order rec- ommending gr-des recommended. 3 Holly vark and Aorih avenue, and Elsle street, Hoily Park to Cort In favor of City Eogin ng plans for sewer system. Ocean View district—same. Liberty sireet. Aveto Sanchez—Question of in- termediace grudes referred (0 Lity azd County At- ¥ In “favor of 'final srades. ~agimore, Capitol to Orizaba avenue—In favor of p.oteat against grading. Capitol avenue, ssgamore to Palmetto avenue— Against grading Sixth. Trwin to Hooper, and Sixth and Hooper and Sixth and Trwin—Against pavivg. Locust. W ashingion to Juckson—same, on cers tatp apecified co.ditions. Bryans, First & ey, and vicinity—Against paisage of act establishing and Locust—<ame, on condiilons. Market, Thirteentis (0 ‘Fourieentn—In favor of Superintendent of Sireets ab.ting sewer nuisance West Jlission, Tweifth to Thirteénth—In favor of paving. Nineteenth, Tennesses to Minnesota—In favor of plank Jones, ey (0 point 100 feet northerly—For stone sid ew &Iks and crosywals. Bryant, Twenty - hir 1o Twenty-fourth— Agalnst granting permit 10 pave, Died From a Hemorrhage. Mrs. R. Walker, a young woman 22 years of age, died in her room at 1914 Lyon street last evening from hemor- rhages supposed to have been caused by self-injuries. The young woman was taken ill about 8 o'clock in the evening, and Dr. Shumate was summoned. When the physician arrived, however, Mrs. Walker was dead. The case was reported to the Coroner's office, and after a_cursory investigation Deputy Coroner Tyrrell arrived at the conclusion thav death was due to a seli- inflicted operation, and he removed the body to the Morgue. - = e —e——— The average cigar is irom 4 to 6 inches 1n length. LOWER FARES 10 THE YOSEMITE New Route to the Valley to Be Opened on Monday Next. The Journey to Be Made by Boat, Train and Stage in Quick Time. Tourists Will Also B: Enabei to Save Considerable in Hotel Expenses. Yosemite tourists will have choice of a new route to California’s mountain won- derlana, beginning next Monday. They will be transported as expeditiously as by any existing route, while the journey wilt be made more enjoyable by reason of the di- versity of the means of conveyance. From San Francisco, intending passengers will be taken to Stockton by boat. Thence a Valley road train will whisk them to Mer- noble work for wnich you are organized. I feel your action in re-electing me is a condem- nation of the course pursued by these unchar- 1tsble and vindictive people. In severing my official relations with you I must admit 1 do so with leelings of regret. I think it i3 best for your society and best for my family &na mysel that I should pursue the course in this matter thatIdo. 1f you gentlemen did not feel disposed to creaie & syndicate for one family so it might control the entire work for the prevention of cruelty to chiidren end to animals end giving that famiiy al! the emoluments that migat be de- rived from such & syndicate I certainly am not to blame. I believe that time will show that your acilon in regard to this subordinate, aithough too long delayed, was a wise one. With feelings of respect and esteem for each and every one of you, gentlemen, I am, yours verytruly, CHARLES P. WELCH, Secretary. Pl uste, Sl CLERICAL GATHERINGS. Transactions at the Ministe: Meetings. At the Presbyterian Ministerial Asso- ciation yesterday an interesting paper was read by Rev. J. A. Mitchell on *‘He- redity and the Use the Pulpit May Make of It.” Dr. Berry, editor of the Epworth Her- ald, addressed the Methodist ministers’ meeting on “The traits and characteristics of the newly elected officers and Bishops of the last general conference.”” Hespoke, too, of the necessity of having a few large churches in a city rather than many small ones. He also spoke of the need of loyalty to Methodism and a spirit of unity with other denominations. He made some very apt remarks regarding amusements, wisely suggesting that the church rather than the self-constituted leaders of so- ciety lead the young people in social recre- ation. In advccating clean literature ne said that even the so-called theological novel should be thrown as de, as it only served as a cover for & great,deal that was not theological. Monday Map of the New Route to the Yosemite Valley. ced, where a coach of the Coulterville Stage Company will carry them over a picturesque road to the great scenic val- ley. Yl‘h!a fare over this route has been figured down as fine as possible, and the cost of the round trip will be only $20 30. By the Company, 350 days on sidewalks. | route via Raymond the fare is $40, while time consumed is about the same over both, Another point strongly in favor of the proposed new line is that the cost of hotel blls will be materially less at the stop- ping-places en route. Bt The boats of the California Navigation and Improvement Company will leave this City at 6 P. 3. and arrive at Stockton in the morning. Here the trains of the Valley road wiil depart at 7:20 A. M. and be met by a well-equipped stage or carry- | all at Merced. Departure will be taken from the latter point at 9:50 A. M. At Couiterville passengers will put up for the night and resuma their jonrney at 6 A. M., arriving in thevalleyat4 P M. The en tire trip will be made between San Fran- cisco ana Yosemite Valley in forty-six hours. It will be noted that the stage will run only during daylight. | " No pains will be spared to make this the most popular route of the cay. As D. K. Stoddard expressed the disposition ol all engaged in the enterprise: “We | shall give tourists ati that we possibly can for their money.” The stage ride is replete with interest- ing features. After leaving Merced the first attractive point is Merced Falls. After leaving them the stage threads its way among rolling hills and through na- | ture’s parks of oaks, pines, shrubs and wild flowers. It also passes a large quartz | vein, known as the “mother lode,”’ said to | run through several counties, and along | ich rich gold mines have been discov- ered. From Coulterville, where the passengers will rest for the night, a long hill of easy grade is ascended, irom the west of which a beautiful panorama of the town and sur- rounding country can be seen. The first grand view of the snowclad Sierras is also ob ained from this point. Bower Cave is a freak of nature some distance beyond Coulterville. It is a grotto-like formation in limestone about ohe hundred feet in length and ninety in | width. Itis entered by an opening in the top four feet wide, through which wild grapevines and tall maples peep. Down in tbe abyss there 13 a small pool of water forty feet deep, on which floats a little boat. After leaving this cave the scenery on the road grows wilder and more beautiful. | Beyond Hazel Green, where there is a mountain hotel, tue stage enters the Mer- ced grove of big trees—one of those re- markable parks of the wonderful Sequoia | zigantea found here and there among the | forents of the Sierras. Some of these tow- ering trees show a girth of from forty-five 10 ninety feet. At Buena Vista Gap is obtained the first glimpse of the peaks and mountain afterward the big meadows are reached, where the Indians formerly congregated in large numbers. Here the stage begins the descent to the Merced Canyon, where the first view is had of the cliffs that wall in the foaming waters of the Merced River. Two miles this side of the western en- trance to the valley proper the Cascade Falls are encountered. hey are formed by two streams uniting 700 feet above the road and making the leap together. Th is one of the most picturesque spots out- side the valiey. The entire road is in fine shape for trav- eling and will continue so until October. TO RESIGN AS SEORETARY. Charles P. Welch Tired of His Position in the Children’s Society. When the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Children meets to-day Secre- tary Welch will present his resignation. He says he is weaty of the criticisms that have been passed upon him, and he thinks it better that he step out. His resign tion is as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 5, 1897. To the President and Board of Directors of the California Society for the Prevention of Crue.ty to Childien—GENTLEMEN: It must have been np- purest 10 you during the pastfew weeks that & united effort had becn made by certain per- sons to obsiruct me in the performauce of my duty as your secretary and to place me in a false position before the people. Had you not conc uded that the sociely could get along, as it had for meny years, without the services of & cortain subordinate, one whose former em- ployment was not in line with the work toat lie was required to do in your society, aud whose so-cailed_wonderful efficiency was only attained affer he became an emplove of the society and working under the orders of his superiors, tnese abusive attacks would not Dhave been made. 1 have been annoyed a great deal by the un- solicited advice of & lot of medilesome people Who are not members of your society and who nave never coutributed one cent 10 its sup- port s to the manner in which Ishould con- duct the office and provide for the unfortu. nate children who are brought under our notice. This annoyance is and has been 50 in tensely disagreeable to me that Ihave con- ciuded to ll,rg out and make room for some one else. 1 thereiore beg to tender my resig- nation as your secrelary, to take effeci on the first day of May next. In dofng *o permit me 10 thank you for the couriesy you have cx- tended (o me aud for the honor of having re- elected me unanimously your secretary in the face of tne unjust attacks made upon me by the malicious persons who seem disposed to thwart you in successfully carrying out the walls of the Yosemite Valley and shortly | In speaking of his paper he said that it had given a surplus of $14,000 to the church during the last year. A committee consisting of Rev. Drs. Masters, Harris and Dills were appointed to call upon the new Chinese Minister to Washington and express their interest in him and the welfare of his nation. Mrs. Milnes invited the ministers and their friends to visit Fruitvale on the first Friday in May. Dr. Harris and Dr. Smith returned yes- terday from Honolulu. They report the work among the Japanese as being very favorable. Mrs. Lake of the Methodist Mission Home had a most exciting time last Sat- urday afternoon, and if Dr. Masters had not come to her rescue there is no telling what would have happened, The rescue of a slave girl, Choy Sing, had been ar- ranged to take place at 2 o'clock that aiternoon. _According to a prearranged plan Mrs. Lake walked down St. Louis alley and by the den where the girl was contined. The signal was given and Mrs. Lake took the girl’s hand and started to lead her from the place. Instantly all the inhabitants of the vile allev broke loose. Thelsdy looked for the police that had been promised ber, but not one of the blue-coated guardians of the peace were in sight. Walking s rapidly as she coutd, she blew her polics whistle loudly, but still there came no help. By this time there was an angry crowd at her heels, threatening ani trying to tear the girl away. Finally Dr. Masters, attracted by the crowd, quickly grasped the- sitaation, and after & hard struggle they finally suc- ceeded in lodging the poor, frighiened but willing captive in the kindly shelter of the mission walls. BURGLARY AKD ARSCN, An Unusual Raid on the Resi- dence of Isadore Good- man. Valu.blss Were Taken and Then an Effort Was Made to Obliterate Evidenc® by Fira The Fire and Police Departments have a mystery on their hands. Last night at 9 o’clock one of the bed- rooms on the upper floor of 1sadore Good- man’s residence at 1217 Geary street was tound ablaze, In response to a still alarm a chemical engine and the hre patrol was soon on the scene and what had promised to be a dis- astrous fire was nipped in its incipiency. Then an investigation followed which brought forth strange resulis and puzzied the firemen. It wa< of such a nature that the police were notified, and shortly after- ward veveral detectives were mnosing around the house. The room where the fire had been for- tunately confined bore evidences of hay- ing been visited by burglars as well as by fire. Itlooked as il the unwelcome visit- ors had planned to burn the building, in order to cover the traces of their thievery. A quantity of silverware, that had evi- dently been thrown aside’in the hurried search for articles of greater value, was found strewn about the floor, and quite a lot of jewelry andcostly ornaments were missing altogether. 3 “This is the third time within two weeks that my house has been visited by marauders,”” “said Mr. Goodman last night. A week ago last Saturday they zot1nto the place and turned on every gasjet in the several rooms. *None of them were lighted and I con- ceive of no reason for this unless it wasa hope that we might all be asphyxiated or that a fire could be started. Fortunately, however, we discovered what was going on in time to prevent the carrying out of the fiendish plot. “‘Again lusi Tuesday the house was visited once more, and it must have been by the same people or person, for the gas- jets were all turned on again. How they got into the house to-nigut I am at a loss to know. Some of Mr. Goodman’s neighbors a strange man dart out of the house just before the fire was discovered, and the ofticials are satisfied that he, either alone or a-sisted, was the woula-be incendiary and burglar. Mr. Goodman’s eldest daughter was re- ceiving company last night and says she gave orders to the servani-girl to lock the rear doors early in the evening. This was done, but when the fire broke out it was found that all of the doors had been unlocked. Several mysterious attempts have been made to rob houses in the neighbor- hood of Mr. Goodman’s residence of late, and bhis is not the only one in ' which _the gasjets have been found turned on. The police are working hard on the case, and are confident that tney will either run down a gang of boid burglars or a crank. GEORGIA CAYVAN PLAYS A RUSTIC The Blooming Actress in “Squire Kate” at the Columbia. Otis Skinner Proves to B: a New and. Successful Richard IIL ‘““Called Back” Revived at the Alce. zar—" The Lily of Killarney ” at the Tivoii. Georgia Cayvan, buxom and blooming asever, made her appearance at the Colum- bia Theater last night and was greeted by a large audience, which showed much more appreciation for her acting than for the pastoral drama in four acts, by Robert Buchanan, in which she played. v *‘Squire Kate” is one of those dramas of bucolic tife with which *The County Fair,” “The 0!d Hom-stead,” “Shore Acres,” etc., have rendered the public almost fatally familiar. Theater-goers have almost learned to dread the sight of a farm kitchen, for they know that it por- tends cooking; so when the curtain went up on the first act, showing a rustic kitchen interior, every one feir dire fore- bodings, which settled down into gloom when buxom Miss Cayvan rolled up her sleeves and began to make pastry. . However, people breathed again when they found therealism of"Squire Kate’’was not to be carried to the extent of baking the pastry in a stage oven, to be presently consumed before the eyes of the audience, like the turkey in “‘Shore Acres.” The scene of the drama is laid either in England or Scotland, whers they have not reached the “‘Saore Acres’ stage of realism. The first two acts of “‘Squire Kate” have little to distinguish them from the com- monplace run of rural plays; there are some pretty sentiments expressed in pretty pastoral surroundings, and the ac- tion drags a little. Toward the end of the third act there is a toritling scene for the star, to which she does fui! justice, and the fourth act has plenty of action, though the audience has not much difficulty in foreseeing how it will all end. Miss Cayvan's strong scene occurs in the hay field. Squire Kate, who has toiled and worked and worried to bring up her little sister Hetty like a lady, is suddenly left a fortune. “Gaffer” Kings- ley, the miser of the village, asks her hand for' his stepzon, George Heathcote, and Kate, who loves the voung man, joyfully accepts what she fondly believes is an offer from George. As she leans over the gate in the glow of the sunset Kate sees her sister and George together in the havfield, hears George'’s words of love and realizes that it is Hetty that George loves and not her. When the lovers part Kate turns on Hetty and upbraids her almos. tragi- cally for winning away the man she loves. “If your hands are white it is because I have toiled and grown old to make them s0. The reproaches culminate in a scene where Kate aimost strikes Hetty and then falls, fainting, to the ground. All through the play Miss Cayvan acted Kate as a rustic, but cleverly steered clear of uncouthness. In the scéneat the gate she was stronely pathetic and passionate without verging on the dangerous border line of melodrama. The curtain calls she received at the end of this bit of acting showed the appreciation of the audience. Miss Cayvan has evidently studied the local coloring of “Squire Kate’ in the British Isles; the very willow-pattern dishes in the kitchen show it. The girls working in the hayfield 1is another bit of local coloring whica is un-American. The play is wholesome and pretty and the characters are not borrowed, but “Squire Kate’”’ might be more exciting. The company supporting the star isa good, all-round one. Worthy of special mention was the Hetty of Miss Mary Jerroid_and the “Gaffer” Kingsley of George Woodward. William Hubert was good in the role of a Scotch shepherd and Albert Brown was touchingly realistic as a tax collector, wio went ona gilt-ed gea “jag” because the heiress would not give him her hand and iortune. At the Baldwin. It seems a pity that but 50 slim an audience should have witnessed Skinner's admirable interpretation of Richard IIL Inclination or demand of a fickle public to the contrary, Skinner is before ail a legitimate actor. His Richard 11T proved this. It showed care- ful study and the rare gift of intelligent read- mg. While not a great characterization, there is so much promise in the interesting bandling of the role as to make the lovers of the legiumate hove thel the young actor will persevere in the line to which he is 8o admir- ably fitted. Siinner's Richard is above all a crafty, mockiug fiend. He is more cunning than cruel. His desire scemsmore to deceive and gain a fair-spoken regard than to boast of his many murderous deeds. He woald inspire devotion rather than dread, and by a hypoeritical benevolence gain the contidence that permits of bloody, fiendish acts. In'hisscene with the poor sorrowing Anne he was at his best. The strange wooillg was bandled most cleverly and earned for the young tragedian several recalls. Like the star, the supporting company ap- pears more at home with the works of the immortal bard. Maud Durbin looksd and played the tearful, vacillating Lady Anne perfectly. Frank L. Sylvester made a splendid royal cousin, the Duke of Buckingham, and the Misses' Aberie and Roberts two' charming yonng priuces. Skinuer will repeat “Richard III"” on Satur- day evening, and should draw a crowded house. A special attraction at the Baldwin to-night will be the presence of the Chinese Minisior. Wu Ting Fang, and his wife, who are curious tosee “Ihe Lady of Lyons.” The atiendance of Mrs. Wu Ting Fapg is speciaily notable, as 1n her own country she was not permitied by cusiom to witness public plays. At the Grand Opsra-House. “The Waifs of New York,” produced at the Grand Opera-house last cvening, 1s one of those melodramas caiculated to pleese all 1astes. There are more thrills to the minute in one act than can be counted. Viilainy stalks triumphant in & shining silk hat, no gloves, and innumerable greenbacks in its vest pocket, until the last act, when it is properly vanquished by a suffering hero and u perse- cuted heroine. The Grand Opera-house has taken unusual ains to mount “The Waifs of New York.” oilie Thomas, th€ bright particular star of the production, makes a cnarming gamin, and her songs are eagerly demanded and re- demanded. In faci, the entire play is inter. spersed with the popular vocal selections of the day, Mlle. Loretta Nat M. Wills, Fred Ford ana Julia Blanc contributing to the numerous musical selections. The Orpheum. There were lots of new people st the Or- pheum last night. Some of them made unde- nisble hits, but—there were others. The Kronemann brothers' act was perhaps the best one on the bi:l. This house seems to be hav- ing a run on the which acts have not been entirely successful. The three Merrilees sisters do their litie best to be excessively ‘“naughty.” Afier a French chansonette and dancing a bit they make & lightning change, afier which they sing about the “nanghty continent” iu exas- peratingly shrill voices Then they shake The fac-simile signature of Bt i is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. 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Coffee served fr 1 who call. d Telephone Free. on sixth floor. Goods packed and shipped everywhere. Please ask for our 40-page list Address—The Big Store at the Ferry— 5-27 MARKET STREET. down their back hair, kick a little, wink a lot and finally whisk off ‘the stage. Evans and Vidoeq do just as the bill says “furnish stuff and nomsense by the They were ona of the hits. The Faust family made & good impression, their clever work teing loudly applanded.’ The littie toe dancer, Titenia, executes some reaily wonderful steps. Her act goes much betier tnis week than it did last. Tivoll Opera-House. The romantic opers, “The Lily of Killar- ney,” foundea on “The Colleen Bawn,” was very prettily mounted at the T:voli last night. The scenery was especially good, particularly the aifferent views of the lake. Rhys Thomas took the partof the passion- ate, impuisive Hardrers Cregan very effect- ive; snd as there was one woman he wished to get rid of and another he had no wish to marry, he was spared the task of making love, which'is the least congenial of his roies. Miss Millara as Lily O'Connor sang the mournful solo sweetly. acters wus Maurice Darcy as Myles. He looked as well asacied the part of the Irish outlaw. Miss Iniropidi had only & small part as Sheelah, but she made the most of it. Ferris’ Hartman had an uncongea ial task in Mr. Corrigan, the middleman, for it afforded him no opportunity of showing the comic side of his character. The Alcazar. The Algazar stock company gave & very good production of the old-time favorite, *‘Called Back.” with all the strength of the cast. Each one of the company did his customary good work. Francis Powers plays the deep-dyed villain, Paoli Mascari, in & manner caiculated 10 terrify his best friend. George Osvourne is alwass good. May Buckley does some really excellent work. The remaining members of the cast are satisiactory At the Chutes. The Chutes are well patronized this pleas- ant weather and the many attractions offered they will volume. at the Haight-street grounds are well appre- | ciated. The week's list includes the Zun- frellas, perch actors; EQ Scholl, who coasts down the chutes on a bicycle; a wire-walker, a number of skiri-dancers and the auimatoscop Whicn shows & _number of new pictures every night. Periormauces are also given every afternoon. CHAMPION FLY-CASTER. Attorney Manusfield Is Confined to His Home With a Scarred Face. Local anglers will reeret to learn that ‘Walter Mansfield, the champion flv-caster and president of the Fiy-Casting Club, is confined to his home, where ha will re- main for some days, the result of an acci- denton the Sutroline last Friday evening. Mr. Mansfield was riiing in from the beach with his wife, and when the col- lision ceccurred he was sitting near a stanchion which was struck by the car that had *‘jumped’’ the track, with the result that Mr. Mansfield’s face was badly disfigured by the flying glass. He carries a deep cat on the forehead, another across the nose, and a deep gash in the cheek, besides several small pieces of glass imbedded in the skin of his face. The physician states that he will carry the marks of the scars for several days, but Mr. Manstield is very well satistied that bis injuries are not of a more severe nature. His wife, who was sitting next to him, | escaped without a scratch. The Fly-Cast- ing Club will meet this evening in the Flood building. One of the best char- | ‘DESIGHS HAVE - BEEN ASKED FOR | Memorial Foun- to Be Built Soon. Donahus tain | Plaus to Be Presented for Adops tion Within the Next Thirty Days. A monument worthy of the subject, as well as beautiful and appropriate, will shortly be erected in this City dedicated to the mechanics of San Francisco in memory of the late Peter Donahue, the pioneer citizen and banker who founded | the Union Iron Works. Designs have been called for and must be submitted within | thirty days. @ The donor, his son, James Mervyn | Denahue, who died several years ago, left $25,000 for the purpose indicated, and charged his friends, Peter J. McGlynn and Jonn F. Burgin, with the carrying out of the trust. The monument, in accordance with the wish of the deceased, will be a | drinking jountain, and will be erected in | the heart of the business part of the City { on & lot formed by the intersection of Bat- tery, Bush and "Market streets, and do- nated by the City for that purpose. The piece of ground is amply large for the fountain, being 67 feet on Battery stree, 125 feet on Busn and 105 feet on | Market streer, and when the fountain | shall be well unaer way the City will be | asked to build a sidewalk and curb around it, o that a grass plat may gladden the eye of the passer-by The executors of this pleasing trust have | just issuea a circular to arusis and sculp- tors asking for designs for the fountain. The contest in this regard will be confined to California. “Peter Donalue came to California when he was a poor man,” said Mr. Mc- Glynn iast night, “and he made all his money here. He loved California and so did his son, and for those reasons we have decided to Lave tne design made by a Californian, We have been urged by many peoble to open the competition to | the world in order, as they say, we may be assured of a high work of art, but L think we have sufficient talent in Califor- nia to turnish us with the design. We want something not only artistic_but at- ractive, so that tourists and other per- sons coming nto tis City cannot fail yto notice and admire it.” who marry 332 marry Of 1000 men younger women, 579 marry womeu of the same age and 89 marry older women. NEW TO-DAY. Why 0Old Men Aie_ Weak. ()2, ¥EN WHO FIND THEIR. VITAL POW- ers growing less while they still refain a healthy constitution know that this condition is not natural. Every tuunction should stand upon au equal footing in this respect, and when one begins to exnaust before the others it shows that there has been au excess in that function, beace its carly decny. This is why so many healthy-looking old men are weak, and explains the general need for a mild elec- tric current as a stimulation to the dormant energies. 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