The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1897, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 28, 1S91. SHE WILL OLLOW | BALDWIN Emma Ashley Says She Is Ready to Go ! East. LUCKY CANNOT LOSE HER THAT WAY. She Has a Friend Who Wi Telegraph Her All the Money | Necessary. I WANTS TO MEET HIM FACE TOi FACE. | If Hs Wili Oaly Provids for the Chiid the Sisters Say They Will Let Him Alone, o1 Allowa in Northern Cal where the binebacks are very plentiful during certain months of the vesr. The Sacramento salmon, which is kuown as the quinuat, is a very common fish and can be found in any of the large rivers north of this but the bluebaces do not get down as our water “In Idaho ther salmon family which affords s & is a varieiy of the nown as the Redfi-h, sport to anglers. Lt Lius & companion which is & small fish that resembles it almost every par- ticalar and is_known to Idahoans as the Yank. The ‘Yanks' spawn and live all the year round in the lake, and I presume that is 1he reason why they do not grow toal size. 2 : “I think that the Fish Commissioners of this te st k the right idea when | they decided to plant the young of the salmon in the sireams contiguous to the oc The recent plantizg of s veral thonsand saimon v 1 the Olema and Paper-mill creeks «nd the Russiun River s of has already shown sis ment over the old st; wa hundreds of miles from the ocean.’ = | | | DELMAS LML |Does Not Deny That Fair | Visited San Ra- fael. ast improve- | vie of planting, which | in the headwaters of rivers distant | BUT THE DATE MAY BE A bottle containing two salmon iry was | exbibiten. One of the fishes, w was oniy a days ago taken the Olema hatchery, measured one inch in length; the other, tidewater of Paper-mill Creek, measured three inches in lengtn and wes singalarly ieen 0 vroportion toitssize. Two months o ie young quinnat salmon were liber “d irom the Oiema hatchery, and if all or a good past of the ones that were given a ilance to reach {heir native element have done as well as the fry which was caught a few davs axo0 in the brackish waters of the stream, it is safe to say that the Fish Commissioners have experimented with remarkably zood success. Tue professor said that four varieties of siimon are found in the Sacramento River. The dog salmon—a worthiess fish—enters the river in S ptember and spawns in October and November. ceived some fry of the dog were taken from Secott Cro stream in Santa Cruz Count “Yes, we can segregate the salmon fam- ity and distinguish the varieties easily,” sid the professor, “but I cannot sav the imén which k, a small same for the trout of the coastwise | streams. : *‘Prolessor Jordan and myself have Even shonld ” Baldwin take himself 1o the East he will not be rid of his Nemesis in the pe of Emma Ash- llian, who has seem- and energies to sbe claims to be justice, rer sister as for Beatrice | child. H y Beutrice are still at Woodman, 216 found a refuge the si de oted , her sis mma and Bab the home of Mrs. H. ( Dorland street, Sunday night after leaving the Baldwin | Hotel. Mrs. Woodman is a weli-known | temperance and prison w . and made the acquaintance of the Ashley sisters at | the City Prison a s attempt to | shoot Baldwin cour | Commenting on the report that Baldwin | to go East { om to avoid any the Ashleys, Emma ren “‘He can’t escape me by going won’t be there long before I have no money, but I have a few friends left, and one of them in the East has wiitten to me that whenever I wished | 1o go East she would telegraph me the money nece to pay my expenses. 1 | know all the haunts of ‘Lucky’ Baldwin | East. He toilow. 1| | in the He generally goes to St Louis, Saratoga and the piaces where racing is going on. He shan’t evade me. He need not think he can escape me. i “I want to find him and make him face me. I want to have a talk with himand | see if 1 can’t make him do something for | the child and act I1ke a man. 1 only want | to have an interview with him. I think | he will listen to meif 1 can only meet him face to face. “Jusi imagine the situation. Here is the child of amillionaire, whose motheris | 100 sick to earn ber living, let alone doing | anything for her child, who is dependent on charity for its maintenance. Can you expect & woman to rest quiet under such | cruel wrong: i “He is 50 contemptibly mean that I| suppose he would spend millions on law- | yers rather than give anything to support | his child. Neither my sister nor myself want any of his money. We only want him to provide for the baby. A child is a | great deal of care. She is always needing | something. She must be educated, sne | must be clothed and fed and housed and maust have some one to take charge of her. | “I tried to have the child placed in the Orphans’ Home on Haight street, but | they told me they could not take her in, | as tneir rules permitted the admission of | orphans and hali-orphans only. They | said it was a great shame that there was | no law in this State which compelled the father of an iliegitimate child to provide forit. They promised to place the mat- ter before the board of directors, which will meet a week from Friday. “I haraly know what Ishalldo. All winter I worked aud supported usali; but now my sister is sick and I must take care of the baby, s0 there is no one to earn a | dollar for u “But Mr. Baldwin need not think we | are through with him_yet, for we are not | by any means. We will bound him until | he decides to be a man. If hedon’t do| something he won't iive in peace. “1 see that Reuben Lioy+, one of his at- torneys, says we are biackmailers. I can only repeat that we don’t wanta penny of | his money for ourseives, but simply for | bix cbild. To think of a millionaire's | child being thrown upon charity! It 1s | more than any one with any grain of feeling can bear. It is certainly more than I can bear. If he had only a little courage he would face the situation like a man. “I hardly know which way to turn. To-morrow 1 sball again see what Ican do jor the child and shall incidentally continue to find Mr. Baldwin and havea talk with him.”’ When Miss Ashley paused Mrs. Wood- man, who is a lady 70 vears of age, re- marked in a « stive, questioning, sympathetic way: wonder if he could not be induced 1o pay $5 a month for the child's care at the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. Don't you think he would ?"” Before any reply could be made by the reporter Miss Ashley remarked in hope- less, weary tones: Hardly; I think he is too mean to do anvthing uniess he is compelled to. Even if he were disposed to aid the child, his lawyers would advise him against it.” FRESH WATER FIHES, Professor Gi'bert of Stanford L-ctured Before the Fly- Casting Club. The Ichthyologist Said That the Trout of the Coast Streams Were the Biggest Puzzi: of All. Prosessor Gilbert, the ichthyologist of Stanford University, lectured last evening in the room of the Fish Commissioners, Flood building, vefore a large and en- thusiastic gathering of sportsmen. His subject was the “Fresh-water Fishes of the Pacific Coast,” but the speaker gave the better part of the even- ing to discussing the peculiarities of the saimon and trout families. He said that there were five varieties of the salmon, namely: The king, blueback, silver, doz and humpback, and that the blueback salmon, which are very plenti- ful in Alasks, do not spawn in the streams, but work their passage through the rivers and tributaries until they reach the lakes, where they reproduce their species. He continud: “There is a lake named time and time again discussed this trout | question, but candidly speaking we are no than we were wien searer to an opinion we commenced. “Passibly tne steelhead and the so-called rainbow are one and the same kind, but [ cannot say positively ithat this is'a fact. | taken in the | In fact, be re- | DISPUTED. ! Hotel-Keeper Henry Cassou and i His Most Marvelous Memory. REGISTER AND CASHBOOK PRC- DUC:D. | A Fecling Rife That the Defense Is Preparing to Explcde a Bombshell. The whereabouts of the late Senator | Fair on the 24th of September, 1894, was | the flitting shadow again pursued yester- day by the attorneys engaged in the Fair case. | That was the eventiulday on which Mrs. | i | | i | morning he went directiy to the office of | roora. - SURPRISE | terminus to Buchanan street. | minutes, he said, was the average run. sion that as soon as he found him- self on this side of the bay yesterday the Chief of Police, and there he met De- tective Sevmour. First he said he was told to report there, and then when he found that this statement caused the at- torneys for ihe plaintifts to scow! he equivocated. Now he was sure that he hud only wandered into the Chief's office accidentally during his search through the City Halt for Judge Slack's court- James W. Harris, superintendent of the California-s'reet cable road, was called to testify simply as to the time consumed by one of his cars to travel from the ferry Fourteen Henry Cassou, now a leundryman in this City, but formerly proprieior of the Parisian Hotel in San Rafael, was then called 10 the siand, and there he stayed aliday fjor the reason doubticss that he is the plaintifty’ most imvportant witness in connection with the San Rufael story. He testified that Senator Fair came 1o his house on the 19th of Septem ber, 1894, and remained there six days. Before he went any further the court indulged in the usual noon recess. The examination of C: sumed when court reco afternoon session. *How do. you remember that Senator Fair went to your hotel on_the 19th of September, 1894?"" was Mr. McEneruey’s question. ““Well, I had a bif- party coming to the house at ihat time,’” replied Cassou. was taking care of the Masons, who were having a tme there. I was arranging a banguet for them. I was very busy at the time, and remember very well that I conld not give Senator Fair the rooms he wanted." “How do you honse on the assou was re- vened for the know that he left the h of September?” “Oh, i's down on the book—I remem- ber it very well.” Here Mr. Delmas arose and asked Cas- sou if he was swearing that the alieged fuct that Senator Fair left on thatdate appeared on his book. No, it’s not on the book,"” said Cassou, contradicting himself. “But I remember so very well.” The” hotel register was here produced and Mr. McEnerney made an effort to have itintroducea in evidence. He met with an objection, however, from tke defense, the ground taken being that, while the fact that Senator Fair registered there was not disputed, the allegation that he did 50 on the 19th of Sentem ber, 1894, did not appear in the book. Mr. Delmas, who presented the object:on, called attention AT D1 Dkems. People Who Were Prominent at Yesterday’s Session of the Fair Trial. The fish you call a rainbow and which is aily known now throughoutthe land s such is not a rainbow at all. “It is a steelhead. and the fishes in the ‘I'ruckee and other inland rivers would immediately depart tfor the ocean if they had an opportuniiy to reach salt water. I can give you no authentic informa- tion on this Coast-trout subject, as it has been a puzzle io me since I commenced the study of 1it, but possibly the informa- tion you desire is locked up in the vault | of the Fish Commission.”” The _shot sent Commissioners Babcock and Vogelsang from their respective chairs, but they came aronnd all right in the course of time. LEVELING THE HEIGHTS, The Spring Va ey Water Com- pany Redeems the Promises It Made. Urging the City to Improve Its Lot on Kentucky Street for Municipal Economy. There is a general tone of progress no- ticeable all about the Potrero district dur- ing the past three months. The rolling-milis started up yesterday after being shut down for several weeks. This vlaced about 1500 men to work. The Union Iron Works is up to its eyes, | 80 to speak, in getting out the plans and specifications for the two warships, one for the Mikado of Japan, the other for the white navy. The Spring Valley Water Company has redeemed its promise o build a reservoir on the crown of the southern heights. The company has fiity men at work there preparing the foundation for a steel tank. The taxpay the line of Kentucky street have been commenting upon the policy of Supervisors in paying rent for oid wooden shanties for the use of ihe police station and fire-engine apparatus when the City owns a lot on the southwest corner of Kentucky and Twentieth sireets, 200x200 feet square, upon which a building sulii- ciently commodious to house = both branches of the City's service could be | erected. The rock and earth on this lot can be removed without expense to the tax- payers, as several persons have asked per- mission from Lieutenant Bennet: of the Police Department to take away the rock for filing-in purposes about the water front. Another need of the Potrero police station is the locating of & patrol wagon for the southern side. This is made ap- parent every day by the urgent calls sent into the Southern Police station st Fol- | som street for the wagon to remove per- sons injured at the various industrial establisiments about the Potrero, places where there are over 5000 persons con- stantly employed about machinery,which liable at any time to injure thgse con- nected with its operation, rs and property-owners on | the | 1 | Nettie Craven asserts that the millionaire | miner made out two wills in her house 1 this City and also gave her the two valua- | ble deeds, te genuineness of which con- | stitutes the basis of the pre-ent litigation. | Counsel for the Fair estate are essaying | to prove that Senator Fair spent tiat day in San Rafael and therefore could not " have been over on this side of the bay, too. | D. M. Delmas’ cross-examination of the witnesses who have so far testified to hav- {ing seen the Senator in San Rafael has | not as yet allowed to slip an inkling as to { just what method is to be em pioved to off- | set this evidence. It is more than mani- | fest, however, that the defense has *'some- | thing up its sleeve” in this regard. The | countenances of the attorneys for Mrs. Craven plainly indicate this, and it is causing the other side no small amount of worry. The frequent exchange of significant lit- tle smiles and winks up and down the line seems to have a harrowing effect upon them. And something more happened that rather deepened the mystery. | was an announcement made by Mr. Del- mas at a time when Lawyer McEnerney was putting in bis strongest efforts to show the jury, by means of his witnesses, that Senaior Fair arrived at San Rafael on the 19th of September and took rooms at the Parisian Hotel. Mr. Delmas_smil- ingly said that there was no necessity for |all the ostentation that was being dis- | played in adducing this evidence, for the | reason that the defense had not disputed that the Senator went across the bay on that date, and, furthermore, was not go- ing to dispute it. This deprived the other side of mucn of its thunder. What is coming next is wbat everybody is guessing about. W. J. McMullen, assistant general pas- senger and freight agent of the San Fran- | cisco and North Pacific Railroad, was the | | | | first witness called when court was called | to order yesierday morning. All he was | asked by the plaintiffs’ counsel was in ref- | erence to the time schedule of the road | he represents during September, 1894. J. A. Schneider, a barber and tobacconist | of San Rafael, was then called. Schneider’s son testified Monday that he saw Senator Fair in San Rafael on September 24, and | now the father was summoned to add corroboration. He had a book which he said had entries tnat assisted him in re- membering that he, t00, saw the Senator on that day, but Judge Siack would not vermit the use of this book in court. Schneider resorted to his memory then, and said the Senator boughtsome cigars from him on the 24th. Mr. Delmas proceeded on cross-exam- ination to test the witness’ ability to re- member events other than Fair's alleged visit to San Ratael—to test him in the same manner that caused the witnesses of Monday’s session so much discom- fiture. Schueider bad only vague recol- lections as to the dates on waich he was served h subpenas, when he talked with Detective Sevmour, what the latter bad to say, and various other matters of that sori. ‘But as regards the 24tn of Sep- tember, 1294, be said his mind was as clear as a bell, even though the events of that day were not of a character calcu- lated to make much of an impression on anybody, 5o ordinary were they. l Mr. Delmas wrung from Schneider an This | ) 1 | | memorandum was acknowledged not to | | disputed, either, so why all this parade?”’ | appearing on the page where that of James | about that time, and must have been hav- | ing sport with 'the nauve | Tne distinguished jurist who presides over | he said. to the fact that a marginal memorandum, written long after Fair registered, was all there was in the book to show that he did 0 on the date in auestion. This s })qanu}. be in the hand writing of Fair. *Nobody has denied that Senator Fair was in San Rafael on the 19th of Septem- ber,” said Mr. Delmas. “This will not be Quite a little talk followed, in which the court and Messrs. Delmas,and McEner- ney perticipated, and it was all about the admissibility of the register. Judge Slack finally decided that he would allow the book in, but said he would reserve the right to change his ruling and strike out the evidence if he should discover later on that he was in error. Mr. McEnerney then read off the names G.Fair and his valet appeared. The page also showed that JudeeJ. V. Coffey and *Jere” Coffey were cavorting over in San Rafael judging from the manner they registered. in which the destinies of the Probate Court first gave his residence on the book as the “southeast corner of McAilister and Lar- kin streets,” which woull be the City Hall, and Jere's was given as Sucramento. Their names appeared agoin on the same page, lower down, but this time as hailing from Silver City, Idaho. Mr. McEnerney now essayed to hand the book over to the jury, but Mr. Delmas op- posed this course because, he said, he be- lieved the piaintiffs were not sincere in their statement as to what was intended to be proved by tie signatures. “Iam not quite so blind as the gentle- men on the oiher side evidently think,’ *‘They are not oftering this book in evidence for the purpose of showing that Senator Fair was at the Parisian Hotel on September 19, for if they were they would not be so persistent in present- Ing it afier we bave admitted that he was there on that date. What they are trying »; do is 1o show thatJudge Coffey was there.” ran out of black ink and made all of his enires in red ink. He produced the cash- book and showed these entries. There was also an eniry there dated September 19 and written in black ink, meant to show that Senator Fair was given two rooms on date, and opposie this in red ink $6,” the amount Cassou claims he was vaid by the Seaator on the 25th for his six days’ lodgings at the botel. Tuis book was also Shown to the jury, the aefense offering no objection. Cassou seemed 10 be productive of all sorts of reminders of the 24th ol Septem- ber and the days immediately pr ceding and succeeding it as long as he remained in the hands ot Mr. McEnerney. Aiter the book and its vari-colored entries he produced a document showing that he registered as a qualified voter in San Ra- isel on the 24tn of September, and this also went into evidence without encoun- tering any objection, Mr. Delmas re- marking that, as it could have no bearing upon Mrs. Craven's deeds, its introduction conla certainly do no harm. Mr. Delmas now took hoid of the hotel man, and learned from him that it was not the custom of all persons stopping at the Parisian Hotel to put their signa- tures on the register. Tie witness said they could register if they wanted to or leave the book alone, as he was not par- ticular, Counsel then went after the witness re- garding his memory. Cassou suffered like other witnesses in this respect. While be could remember vividly nearly every- thing that transpired during those six that Senator Fair was at the hotel, even to the details of a conversation he had had with Judge Coffey, still he could not guess within two weeks when the Judge next visited San Rafael, and could recollect absolutely nothing of subsequent conversations he had with him. The register was again referred to, and Mr. Delmus wanied to know something about the signatures of W. P. Lawlor and a San Rafael lawyer, which appearea just beneaih the signature of Senator Fair. Cassou smd these names were written there some time after the death of the millionaire. They said they represented the executors of the Fair estate. After their visit the witness wroto the marginal entry opposite Senator Fair's signature. This late entry comprised the disputed date “September 24, 1894,” and was writ- ten, as near as Cassou could remember, on the 1st of June, ;8¢ “‘Was Senator Fair a well man when he ‘was at your house that time?”’ asked Mr. Delmas. *'No, be was sick sometimes,” was the reply “What was the nature of his sickness?” “‘He had the asthma—he could not breathe. One night he was pretty bad.’”’ !‘Was there anything else the matter with him that you know of?” “I knew of nothing.” Cassou was still on the stand when court adjourned, so he will probably be asked a faW more questions to- G THE MESSHA” First Concert of the California Music Festival Asso- ciation. Handz1's Oratorio G v:.n With a G cd Ciiorus—To-Night's Con- cert. It was & very small audience that Mme. Genevra Johnstone-Bishop captured at Metropolitan Temple last nigat, but such asit was the Chicago singer may be said to have owned it from the time she sang her tirst solo in Handel’s good old **Mes- siah.” Mme. Bishop is the star attraction of the California Musical Festival Association, but so modesily has that organization hidden its light under a bushel that the general public was scarcely aware that a musical festival was to be given at all. Even amateurs of oratorio had scarcely realized that Mme. Bishop had already arrived. The quiet way in which the asso- ciation has gone about its work was no doubt_responsible for the homropathic quantity of audience present last night. Those who did attend can congratulate themselves upon having beard a rarely accomplished singer. Last night’s concert consisted of the “Messiah,” with a chorus aagmented by contingents of vocali ts from San Jose, Sacramento, Alameda and Oaklara. James Hamilton Howe, who conducted, had drilled and arranged the chorus, which was unusually well balanced for an organization consisting chiefly of ama- teurs. All four parts did good work, the trebles never being too much in evidence, and the tenors and altos bearing their tull share of the work. o chorus that went with the best pre- cision, spirit and attack was, “All We Like Sheep Huve Gone Astray,” but all the choruses retlectea credit on the singers and on the conducior. In addition to the fuil chorus, there was a semi-cborus, consisting of twenty-four voices. Mme. Genevra Johnstone-Bishop, who made ber first San Francisco appearance Jastnight, is a soprano of whom very flat- tering accounts have been heard, and she soon proved that nothiug too much had been said in her favor. Her voice is full and sweet, with a wide compass, and both iu cantabile and in florid passages she uses it exceliently. In the florid embroi- deries of ‘‘Rejoice Greatly” she was as uch at home as in the more feeling Come Unto Him.” Every note was rounded and sweet, and the execution was brilliantly clear cur. In addition to her natural and technical endowments, Mme. Bishop has the true oratorio breadth and dignity of style. It was a matter of regret that she omitted *“How Beauti'ul Are the Feet,” for al though the “‘Messiah” is almost inva ably given with cuts, that gem is seldom omitted. Mme. Moeller, the contralto, has a sym- patbetic voice of true contralto quality, and she sang well, but her voice was scarcely vpowerlul enough for the build- ing. The bass role presents vocal difficulties with which Homer Henley was not able to compete successfully, He sang “The People That Walked in Darkness” well, but the more florid roles were rendered In a sloven!y manner. Frank Uoffin, the tenor, sang with ex- pression and good intentions, but his vibrato unfiis his voice for oratorio. Tnere will be concerts both this after- noon and evening at Metropolitan Tainple, when Mme. Bishop will be the chi attraction. A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH. The People of St. Charles Parish Will Build a Fine Edifico. Rev. P. J. Cummins of St. Charles Church is very hopeful that money will be forthcoming before long with which to be- gin the new church on the lot 140x245 feet at Seventeenth and Shotwell streets. *“We intend to make a school of the old church,”” said he last night, “'and the new church, though the funds are not yet in sight, will be & superb structure.’ As ‘tho parish is bounded by Mission, Thirteenth and Twenty-lirst streets, the territory is suflicient to warrant the build- ing of a fine structure. The population in ‘‘As I understand it,” said Judge Slack, “it is being offered to prove that Senator Fair was there.” “Very well then, if that will hold good we will offer no further objection to the register,” said Mr. Delmus. “All we wanted to know was just what the other side was endeavoring 10 do.” The register was passed over to the jury for inspection and then the examination of Cassou was resumed. In answer to further inquiries he said e nad a distinct recollection of the 25th of September—his that vicinity is increasing ravidly, and there will be need for a large church. e Mullen’s Hospital Scheme, C. A. Mullen, the private detective, and his wite cailed upon Captain Bohen lastnight and declared that their scheme to procure funds by means of glass receptacies placed in sa- loons for the beuefit of “associated hospitals” was perfectly legitimate. They further stated that they had consulted with the different hospital suthorities as to the scheme and had secured their approval. Detective Wren will call upon the hospital authorities to-dsy to memory being brusned up vy a reference to his cashbook—because jon that day he ;:eu'uln what they have to say on the sub- el NEW TO-DAY —DRY GOODS. this city. Novelty Black French Etamines And Grenadines! Our importations of BLACK FRENCH FABRICS for this season have all been received, and we are now showing the choicest assortment of NOVELTY GRENADINES and ETAMINES ever exhibited in Price $24, et THIS WEEK WE WILL PLACE ON SALE: 1 case BLACK NOVELTY ETAMINE DRESS PATTERNS (all wool and silk and wool)— $7.00, $10.50, $14.00 and $17.50 a Pattern. 1 case BLACK NOVELTY GRENADINE DRESS PATTERNS (all silk and silk and wool)— $10.50, $14, $17.50, $21, 27and $30a Pattern (al! wool), 46 inches | EXTRA SPECIAL! 2 cases BLACK FRENCH SEASIDE ETAMINE in width— 7PRICE, 75c Yard. TELEPHONRE GRANT 124, CORPOR4y, N fa02, 0 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, Olerinots 121 POST S1hEed. WILD ANMALS T0 ROAM AT WILL Latest Plans of the Pro- moters of the New Mission Park. ‘ | i | They Want Acres of Land Along the Hillsides of the “Warm Belt.” Permanent Organization of Those Interested in the Plan Has B-en Effect d. There was a meeting vesterday of those | most interested in the Mission Park | project, and as a result permanent organi- | zation was effected. There was also a | discussion of the kind of park to be pro- vided, should the present movement prove successful, and gradually the idea of a zoological garden is shaping itself, | and before the promoters are through the | Mission may haveiis park peopled with! | | | specimens of wild animals from all over the world. The idea is to have a place of about 500 | acres inclosed within a stout iron railing ! and toallow the animals to roam at large, | aimost as in their native state. | A. B. Maguire objected at first to the proposition of permanent organization, as | he sald it war better tofo organize ata | mass-meeting instead of a small meeting | of the promoters. It was decided to go | ahead, however, and so the following per- manent officers were elected : t President, Geor.e D. Shadburne; first | | vice-president, W. M. Bunker; second | vice-president, George Center; secrefary, J.J. McEwen; recording secretary, J. H. Grady; honorary vice-presidents—Mayor J. D.Fhelan, C."C. Bemis, Colonel John O’Byrne, A. B. Magure, Major B. Mc- Kinne, W. H. Crim, William Metzner, Professor A. P. Tornilli, John A. Buck, George R. Fletcher and F. W. Donrmann, The treasurer will be elected at the n ext meeting. | The president appointed J. J. McEwen, Colonel John O'Bvrne, W. M. Bunker, T. V. O'Brien and William Metzner a com- miuee on constitution and declaration of principles. | _ W. L. Williamson, Major McKinne and John H. Grady were appoited a committee 1o secure the co-overation of the associ- ated clubs at the next meeting. Itisintended to make the park a people’s pleasure-ground in every sense of the word, not merely a square among a lot of houses. It will acenpy acres of land along the hillsides and witl” be made a credit to | the Mission. I BASS FOR SAN JOAQUIN. The Waters of the Valley to Be ‘Well Stocked With Fish. The State Board of Fish and Game Com- missioners are making extensive prepara- tions to stock the waters of the San Joa- quin Valley witn large and small mouth black bass. That section is considerd the best in the State, as its waters are spe- cially adapted to this kind of fish. Be- sides there are no very good food or game fish in the main watersof the valley. The wonderful propagating qualities of | Colonel George ! twenty-seven acres. these fish may be illustrated by one of the official reports. Several vears ago the United States Fish Commissioners placed thirty mature bass in a large pond near Washington, D. C., and latein the fali the oid ones were seined out. The little ones were then taken out and found to number 37,300. In their natural state the old tish i piotect their young until they are able to care for themseives. It is the wish of the California commis- sioners to stock the streams of the valley with not only a zame fish, but a food fish, that will be a feature in the iocal and in- terior markets within a few years. The first move in this direction was mude by the commissioners leasing Sperry’s large lake at Alta, known as Alta Lake, in Placer County. This body of water covers e In this wili be placed seventy-five fuli-grown bass, and it i3 ex- pectea that by the time the lease expires in three vears, thousands of fish cun be taken from the lake. The commissioners have also rented an artificial body of water one and a half miles from Niles. Thisis known as Clear Lake and it is five ac:es in size. Into this wiil be put 105 black hass. These two Inkes will be distributing or shipping points. The bass to be placed therein will be taken from the retaining vond at the Sisson hatchery. There the waters are gm cold for propagating purposes for the ass. A large number of small mouth black bass wiil be placed in the waters of the San Joaquin Valler at once. These will be gathered by Deputies Wiison and Cross in the sink-holes or pools of the Russ River and distributed at once. T Russia’s penal statistics show that in the dominion of the Czar the women criminals outnumber the men by nearly 50 per cent, just the contrary being the case in other countries. Most of the women criminals are unmarried, and the majority come from the laboring classes in the cities. NEW TO-DAY. 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