The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1897, Page 8

=N THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY ‘28, 1897, A HEW EXPERT HOLDS THE BOARDS Daniel T. Ames Is Now the Star in the Fair- Craven Trial His Recital Is Dull and Con- ducive of Soft and Gentle Slumber. A Reaction Has Set in and the Pro ceedings Once More R:vel in Their Wonted Dullness. The Fair-Craven trial has relapsed into its wonted drowsiness. Wednesday’s excitement during the harricane examination of expert Max Gumpel and the startling disclosures therefrom must have been too much of an effort for this somber, slow-going liti- gation, for when the reaction setin yes- terday the proceedings were duller than they have been since the celebrated trial began. The only redeeming feature was the appearance of a new face and figure on the witness-stand—that of Daniel T. Ames, another Eastern handwriting ex- pert—but even he soon grew tiresome. This Mr. Ames hails from Elizabeth, N. J. He relies for his efficiency as an expert on chirography upon the fact that he is an artist, a publisher of a penman’s jour- nal, and an author of a quartet of books on the subject of handwriting. Mr. Ames is venerable in appearance—a man of over 60 years of age, white-haired and whis- kered, and not like unto a cricket on his “pins,” to borrow the sporting editor's favorite term. He is techaical in the ex- treme, profound and mystifying. A glance at the “pencil” will or the dis- puted Craven deeds, und he sees all man- ner of curlycues, hobgoblins, footprints of forgers and bacilli, which, it is safe to say, the uninitiated layman could not discern even with the aid of the Lick tele- scope. When Mr. Ames is testifying it is difficult for one to disabuse his mind of the belief that he has by mistake tumbled in upon a dry lecture on the points of mi- croscopical researches at the Academy of Sciences. So deep was the gentleman yes- terday, in fact, that even Mr. Foote of the defense’s line lapsed into a dormant state, and was for the nonce cured of his habit of interrupting and asking conundrums. Sympathy was uniformly accorded the paiient jurors. They had orders from the court to hoid in .their iaps photo- grapbic copies of the “pencil” will—the document upon which Mr. Ames was first to dil —and in their bands what M Foote persists in calling “spygiasses. They were supposed 1o follow the Ne rsey expert' through his mazeof tech- { wanderings over the disputed will, d to their credit be it said, they did the best they could to do it. But it was awfully wearying. Between their yawns and stretches they would now and then ulge in a squint through their magnifying glasses at tnerr copies, but their very manner indicated that they were only doing it to keep awake and to demonstrate that they were doing sometiing 10 earn their fees. In order that the jurors might not be tempted to steal a quiet little nap now and then, the attorneys for the Fair estate caused their scene-shifter, Mr. Marshall, to move the several scaffolas and their suspended charts of enlarged bromides of the will to a position directly in front of the jury-box, and Ames compelled to leave the sacred witness- chair and deliver his lecture from the center of the courtroom. Anues began with the very first letter | written in the will, and slowly moved his analysis down the line. Mites of flaws, | slips of the pencil, retouching and paral- lel lines he said be detected, and in each instance he would illustrate the alleged | defect upon the blackboard. By the time the morning ses was over he had waded through fifteen lines of the will. Ames resumed his backing of the will 8s soon as the afternoon session was in- augurated. He took up the sixteenth line of the first page and, pointing to the enlarged reproduction of the disputed document which Scene-shifter Marshall had rolled into position before the jury, proceeded to call attention to various additional so-called retouchings, erasures and other alleged flaws. Ames paid par- ticular attention to what he claimed were evidences that most of the words in the will had been put together in piec These evidences were described as being breaks between the letters forming the words. True it was that even on this magoified snd illumined reproduction 1he alleged breaks could not be detected with the naked eye—at least with the ordinary juror's nude optic—bnt Ames said they were there, and bis statement had to go for what 1t was worth. The expert devoted considerable time and description to a discovery of his, which he claimed was important to the task of tearing asunder the will. This asan appareat unevenness of the words— t is, a tendency to bob up and down from the *base line.” Some of them rested cozily and jauntily on the line, while others of their neighbors insisted upon being ambitious to rise in the world and soar. This lack of uniformity in dis- position, quoth the technical Ames, was & sure indication that the words had been copied or traced from a copy. Ames did no® think thata forger bold would bave sense enough to trace the words along an even plane while he was at it. And so the afternoon wore away—tedi- ously, wearily, sieepily. Ames reached the second page of the will and his dis- sertation in monotone continued on, with nothing new in its disclosures and nothing interesting in its technical ramifications. PIEROED WITH A BULLET. A Presidio Wharf Guard Shoots Intothe Boat of Trespassers. A warrant for the arrest of Thomas Me- Bride has been issued {rom Judge Joach- imsen’s court, the charge being assault to murder. McBride is in the employ of the commis- sary department at the Presidio, but he is not an enlisted man. His duties consist mainly in guarding the Presidio wharfand other proverty belonging to the Govern- ment in that neighborhvod. Last week McBride observed A. V. Scueppleman and C. W. Hawkes, who live at 149 Eighth avenue, push off in a ‘Whitehall boat in the direction of some fishermen’s nets be believed they intended siealing. He ordered them to return and upon their refusal he emptied his Colts’ revolver in their direction. One of the bullets penetrated the boat and _the occu- pants came near being swamped. ———— Wasted Electric Power. The Rawhide Gold Mining Company filed in the United States Circuit Court yesterday & biil in equity against the Tuolumne Counts Electric Power and Light Company - to allow them 10 correcta mistake in the agreement by which the detendant contracted_ to supply the plaintiff with eleciricity of 100 horse- power for twenty-fonr hours each day for two Fesrsat a cost of $10 per horsepower. The meter is at a disiance from the works, ana the plaintiff alleges that much of the measured power is lost before it reachcs the machinery. The plaintff wants 10 have the agreement changed so that the metar may be placed at the works. l I~ HIS VARIETY EXPERT AMES MITCHELL'S BEAUTIFUL. 12ICROSCOPIC MSENERNEY “ATTY ATLAW Just a Few Incidents of a Dull Day in the Fair-Craven Tria', CUBANS WANT A MILLION DOLLARS An Appeal From New York | Headquarters for Funds. Lccal Sympathizers Will De- vote Picnic Funds to the Cause. The Affair Will Be Held at Wild- wood Glen, Near Sausalito, on Sunday N.xt San Francisco has been asked to do her part in the raising of a subscription of $1,000,000 to aid the struggling Cubans in their battle for freedom. Mayor Phelan received the following telegram vesterday from Colonet Ethan Allen, president of the Cuban League of the United States: NEW YORK, May 26. Mayor Phelan or President Jones, San Fran- | ague issued yesterday appeal ationsl ~ubscription of miilion dotiars to a. Will San Francisco, led by your committee on Memorial day, start this contri- bution for America. The country will fol- | low. New York will do her part. ETHAN ALLE. The message was turned over to Presi- dent Jones of the Cuban League and the matter will be started within a few days and pushed with vigor so that San Fran- cisco’s contribution may be a substantial one. The local branch of the Cuban League, headed by President John H. Jones and Secretary Mascherini, has decided thatno fitter place for the proceeds of the coming Cuban picnic, which takes places on Sun- day next, could bafound than at the head of the subscription list and they are re- doubling their efforts to make the affair a success. The picnic takes place at Wildwood Glen, near Sausalito, and already many bundreds of tickets e been disposed of. To herald the affair a big street parade wiil be held before starting, and the procession is scheduled to start from Cuban League headquarters, 206 Mason street, at 8:15 o'clock on Sunday morning. All patriotic citizens interested in the welfare of the Cubans are invited to take ari. D Oyer. 150 andione gate prizes have been provided for the occaeion, a fine band has been engaged and those who at- tend are assured of an enjoyable day. Major William Fahay has been ap- pointed president of the day, and the fol- lowing well-known cit:z:ns and orators will address the guests at the picnic grouids: Samuel M. Shortridge, Rober: Ferral, Master Rodey (the boy orator of San Rafael), C. T. McGlashan, George T. Gaden, Coionel C. L. Tavlor, Mujor Wiliiam Kahey, John H. Jones, H. E. Hignton, T. B. Cuuningham. After the picnic has been disposed of other entertainments of different kinds will be arranged to add more money to the fund. St. Mary’s College Alumnl. Tho annuai meeting of the Alumni Associa- tion of S:. Mary’s College Will be held at Sacred Heart College, corner Eddy aud Larkin streets, on Sunday next, at 2 o'clock P. M. At thix meeting election of officers for the ensu- ing year will take place and other business ot importance wili be transacted. The an-ual bauguet of the association will be held in Mapie room, Palace Hotel, on Monday even- ing next. SOUTHERN BRIDAL AT ST, LUKE'S Nuptials of A. S. Halsted and Miss Eleanor Hall. The Bride’s Father O ficiates at the Impressive Ceres moay. The Groom Is a Prominent Y:uig Attorney from Los Angeles—His Wife a Pased na Bslle. There was a pretty weading at St. | Luke's at noon yesterday, the contracting parties bing Miss Kleanor Hall, daugh- ter of Rev. W. Wyllys Hall, D.D., of Pasa- dena, and A. Stevens Halsted of the firm of G:ffon & Halsted of Los Angeles. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion with Bermuda lilies, white sweet peas and ferns, which were artisti- cally massed upon the aitar. Rev. Mr. Hall, father of the bride, as- | sisted by Rev. Mr. Shaw and Rev. E. B. } Churech, read the solemn words that made the happy young couple one. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Edna Hall, who officiated as maid of honor, and Miss Virginia Rowland of Pasadena, Miss Marguerite Halsted, Miss Miriam Hall and Miss Grace Kellogg officiated as brides- maids. George Yocum was best man and W. R. P. Clark and E. W. Kimball were the ushers. George Herbert Kellogg, uncle of the bride, gave her into the keeping of the groom. The bride wore a dainty gown of white organdie, trimmed with valenciennes lace. Her veil was the same worn by the groom’s mother at her bridal, and the wreath beioneed to the bride’s mother. The maid of honor wore a stylish gown of salmon pink silk, with white Swiss overdress. She wore a large white hat ornamented with pink feathers, and car- ried sweet peas, The bridesmaids were attired alike in pale green organdie made over white silk. They wore lage white leghorn ha trimmed with white chiffon and white iilacs. Atter the ceremony there was a bridal breakfast for the bridal party and rela- tives at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Kimball, 2130 Post street. An informal reception followed between the hours of 3and 5. Mr. and Mrs. Halsted have gone to Portland on a bridal tour. They will be at home after July at 200 California street, Pasadena. Aftermath of a Wreck. The Piper-Aden-Goodall Company petitioned the United States District Court yesterday to 1imit its Jiability as an ownerof the steamer Sunol, which was sunk in the bayon March 17 in & coulision with the bark Olympia. The company alleges that it is liable only for $10 worth of freight, that being the quaniity which had been ‘prepaid, and asks that the court restrain the shippers of the carzo from bringing suits against the company for dam- ages. s Killed by a Fall. Eifzabeth Froebolen, & patient who was re- ceived in the City and County Hospits) on April 2 of this year, jumped off a balcény of the building last Wednesday nignt, aud re- ceivea injuries from which she died in a few hours. The deceased was a nstive of Germany, aged 55 years, and lived at3 Mary lane. She was deranged in mind. J CROP PROSPECTS MUCH BRIGHTER Encouraging Reports Are Received by the South- ern Pacific. The Shipment of Peaches by the Trainload Will Begin by June 20 o Matting and Oriental Curios for the East—Corn for the Famine Suff:rers of India. At headquarters of the Southern Pa- cific Company in San Francisco the re- ports received concerning crop prospects are encouraging, or at least more satisfac- tory than the reports filed early in the present month. The recent copious showers and the coo! weather following were beneficizl to the orchardsas to the growing ground. Cherries are now going East from San Jose, Vacaville, Suisun, Sacramento and Winters. The shipment of apricots from the same points will begin next wee Week after next the Alexander peaches will begin to riven. William Sproule, assistant general freight agent, expects that the company, by June 20, will begin to send peaches by the trainload from Sacramento to the East. C. 8. Bmurr, general freight nt, is duein the City on his return from an Eastern trip. General Superintendent Foster has re- turned from New Orleans and is on duty again at the yellow ouildin, Three of the big guns whose offices are high up in the building are out of town— C. P. Huntington, . F. Crocker and H. E. Huntington. F. 8. Douty of the Pacific Improvement Company mentions that tne Hotel del smoothly running on the Euro- vean plan. The cl.ange from the old pian to the European style took place May 15. Tourists and permanent zuests seem de- lighted with the new order of things. The Christ:an Endeavor people are already en- gaging quarters for the convention season. Colonel T. H. Goodman, general passen- ger agent, figures on a large attendance of Christians. He is already officially ad- vised of trains from Boston and other parts of New £ngland. The first special train 1s scheduled to pass Ogden early on July 5 and arrive in San Francisco July 6. The railroad folk are busy now with the transportation of corn from the Eastto relieve the famine-stricken 1nhabitants of India. The Government has chartered the whaleback steamer City of Everett. The quantity of corn received to date, chiefly from Kansas and Nebraska, amounts to 9y0 tons. An additional quantity of 1600 tons will soon reach Port Costa. The steamer will load av Port Costa for Calcutta. Philanthropists buy the corn. Dr. Hobbs, the moving spirit in the enterprise, is in the City. The tramp steamer Glenavon, from Hongkong, with 600 tons of Eastern freight, arrived at this port yesterday, The cargo consists chiefly of matting and curios, which the Oriental merchants are crowding 1y anticipating that the new tariff will increase the duty on such arti- cles. § The offices in the be closeu on Monday, ellow building will iflly 3L Great Britain has 1,951,000 domestic ser- vants, earning £68,500,900 per annum. "DIRECT WIRES wy TRANSMITS AND DELIVERS MESSAGES ONLY. ON CONDITIONS LIMITING ITS LIABILITY, WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSENTED “THis O TO BY THE SENDER OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE. [ERRORS CAN BE GUARDED AGAINST ONLY BY REPEATING A MESSAGE ‘SACK TO THE GENCING STATION FOR COMPARISON, AND THE COMPAXY WiLL NOT HOLD ITSELP LIABLE FOR EARORS OR DELAYS IN TRANS® JOHN ‘W. MACKAY, President. ‘W. C. VAN HORNE, Vice-President. New PROMPT SERVICE wission OR DELIVERY OF UNREPEATED MESSAGES BEYOND THE AMOUNT OF TOLLS PAID THEREON ; NOR IN ANY CABE WHERE THE CLAIM 18 NOT PRESENTED IN WRITING WITHIN BIXTY DAYS AFTER GENDING THE MESBAGE. THiS 18 AN UNREPEATED MESSAGE, AND I8 DELIVERED BY REQUEGT OF THE GENDER UNDER THE CONDITIONS NAMED ABOVE. CHAS. R. HOSMER, General Manager. L. W. STORROR, Superintenden Received at San Franciseo. Gal. York, May 26. Mayor Phelan or President Jones, San Fran. Cuban League issued yesterday appeal for National subscrip- tion of million dollars to free Cuba. members of your committee, Memorial day, from America? The country will follow. Will San Francisco, led by start this contribution New York will do her part. ETHAN ALLEN, Prest. Members' Committee Memorial Day. ALEXANDER BOYD OPENED A SKULL, Interesting Episode in the Davis Will Con- test. Experience of a Pioneer While Mtoing on the Yuba River. Mrs. Belle Curtis Declared to B: One of the World’s Best Cooks. Owen Meredith’s famous dictum that “Civilized man cannot live without cooks’ was vividly recalled in the Jacob Z. Davis will contest in Judge Coffey’s court yesterday. There can be no doubt that Mr. Davis was a civilized man and that appeared to be one reason why he so highly appre- ciated the cookery of his niece by mar- riage, Mrs. Belle Curtis, to w: om he willed property estimated to be worth $1,000,000. She is not a cook in the ordinary sense, to be sure, but is evidently an adept in the divine and gentle art of gastronomy. That he was equally appreciative of the handling of his household affairs by Miss Lizzie Muir iz evidenced by the fact that he bequeathed to her the other half of his estate, the young women standing on an even plane of his approval, according to the declarations of the document that bas been filed for probate as his last will and testament. These interesting facts came out in the testimony of Alexander Boyd, the lifeleng partner of the late Mr. Davi An effort is being made by the relatives of the late Mr. Davis to prove that the will is a forgery, and in his questions At- torney George A. Knight deciared that he was seeking for a reason that would satis- factorily explain the action of the decedent in signing suca a will, if, in fact, he ever did sign it. Of course there were many other en- dearing traits of character and ties of association as well as relationship by mar- riage, and these were also mentioned by Mr. Boyd, but he dwelt with particular stress on the joy and comfort experienced by the old man irom the ministrations of the young ladies who were members of his family circle for so many years and who were with him when he died. Mr. Knight—Mr. Davis had a_great affection for Mrs. Curtis and Miss Muir, had he not? Mr. Boyd—Yes. He never seemed satisfied unless they were in the house. “Do you know of any reason that made him thi1k so much of Mrs. Curtis?” “Well, for one thing, he liked fine cooking, and she is a splendid cook. I suppose tnere isn't & better in the world. At least he thaught so.” o Me. Davis kept a servant—a cook—didn't €? “Why, yes, of course, to be sure; but that wasn’t the kind of cooking he wanted. It was the fine cooking that she did for him—the things he liked. “He thought nothing tasted 50 good as when Belle cooked it.” “What did Miss Lizzie Muir do to endear her to Mr. bavis?’ “she fixed everything about the house and made it pleasant and comfortable for tne old people—for him and his wife.” Attorney Campbell thought this line of inquiry had gone far enough and said so, but the witness evinced no unwillingness to answer and Mr. Knight persisted. “They bumored his whims in every way, i)'t they?” es, of course; just as loving daughters would do.” ‘This reply appeared to please ihe attor- neys for the proponents of the will more than it did Mr. Knight, and so another branch of the case was taken up, but the ladies wno were thus held up as models of helpfulness to the old Jpeople with whom they lived thowed that they appreciated the compliment paid to their home-loving qualities. Mr. Boyd testified that about thirty years ago his late partner, Jacob Z. Davis, begaa to take care of Mrs. Belle Curtisand Miss Lizzie Muir, and about the same time he began to care for Mrs. Ed F. Smith of Bacramento. He continued in that relationship up to the time of Mrs. Smith’s marriage. Mrs. Smith is a sister of Mrs. Curtis and Miss Mair. Mr. Boyd intimatea that he held much the ~ame re- gard for Mrs. Smich that Mr. Davis dis- played toward Mrs. Curtis and Miss Muir during his Iifetime. Mr. Boyd was asked to tell about the finding of the will in the copper urn that contained the incinerated remains of Mrs. Davis. Hedeclared that the box or urn was never in his office vefore it was opened, in this regard contradicting the testimony of John M. Curtis, who swore that he took the box first 1o the office of Boyd & Davis, and afterward remoyed it to his own office when the top was un- soldered and removed by a tinner. “We met at Mr. Curtis’ office by ap- pointment,” said Mr. Boyd, “‘and the tin- ner was. sent for to do the work. After Mr. Curtis told me of his thought that the will might be in the box containing Mrs. Davis’ ashes I consulted with Mr. Mastick, who had been the attorney for Boyd & Davis ever since the Sacramento tlood 0f 1861, and he said it was Mr. Curtis’ duty to have the box opened if thare was any possibility for finding the will the! ““George Mastick, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Curtis and the tinner were there; we were all Sharp on time,” said Mr. Boyd. “When the top was taken off Mr. Ryan wasstand- ing nearest to the urn, and I said, ‘Mr. Ryan, see what's there.’ He reached in and took out s piece of tissue-paper, which contained the plate from Mrs. Dayis’ coftin. The er was removed. I think the plate was ovalin form. I asked Mr. Ryan what else was there, and he said, ‘I don’t see anything.’ o I told him to look again, which he did, but still could not see anything. Then I told him to put his hand in and see if he could find the will, if it was there. He hesitated’and intimated that he sort of dreaded to han- dle the remains of a dead person, so I said, ‘Stand aside and I'll do it myself.” I told them that I wasn’t afraid to touch a corpse or anything of that kind, and told them that while I was mining up on the Yuba I had to saw open the skull of a dead man to see whether it had been penetrated by & bullet or not. Ididn’t hanker for the job, but there was nobody else to do it, apd so I went ahead, because [ aiways be- lieve in doing what is required of me, no matter what happens. “A man had been murdered and we wanted to find out how he was killed. Mr, Davis had lost a mule, and hearing whese it was, he went forit. On the way back he saw two men digging a grave ana saw a corpse in the brush. He thought he would be murdered if he let on that he saw the corpse, 50 he punched up his mule with a stick and hurried to our home on the bar. The bar was aroused and a com- mittee_was appointed to go and investi- gate. We were on the committee, Davis and I, and we found the murderers, who were Jnn finishing their work, and ar- rested them. We dug up the corpse and took 1t back to the canrp and began an ex- amination. Ihad nothing but a coarse handsaw to saw the skall with, but I knew how to handle & saw, and by hoiding it down was able to make it cut fine, so I sawed around the skull and lifted off the top. We found that there was no bullet in the brain, and in handling the gun, which hud one shotgun and one rifle par- rel, 1 sccidently touched a spring, and a bayonet sprang out, so we found that the wound in the head was made with this bayonet for it fitted the wound and as the NEW TO-NPAY—DRY GOODS L4 £ WHERE L SEdodTd IS SELLING 0UT! DONT YOU KNOW IT? Haven't You Heard It? DO YOU LIVE? o L '+ and you haven’t heard of our closing= % out sale come to us as soon as you read « this and get them. SEMEdjE o o o o o L If you want to buy good goods cheap o» o ' As you enter our s o Market-street door to the left is our No= tion Department, where we sell the $ 4 small wares that every woman needs s & and buys daily—the things she is posted @ fi on as to price and quality. You’ll find 4 these sold by the piece far less than # merchants buy them by the gross. This # they are. is the index to our prices. ment is Ribbons, Veils and Handker= chiefs, then Laces and Hosiery, next Dress Goods and Silks. help but find bargains. You don’t need to know anything about Silks, weight for the price will tell you what No matter how little you have to buy purchase it here. saving to you and assists us to get out of business so much quicker that we will thank you for small favors. Next depart- “"‘: Here you can’t the It’'s a §$%mfiw1pep ) 0P o 95 Mawxe s MARKET S1., C08. TAYLOR AND GOLDEY GATE AVE. men arrested by us had the gur in their possession, it further proved their guilt. ““We ascertained that the man’s death was caused by a bullet through the body. Idon't remember his name. He was an Oregonian. The most of us were for stringine them up, but finally it was referred to a jury of twelve, and on2 man stuck out, sayinz he was not willing to vote for death because one of the men was demented. He was known as ‘Crazy Jake,’ and the juror w! o refused to agree on a 'verdict 8aid it might have been Juke who fired the stot, Tue rest of us were convinced that even if Jake did fire the shot it was the other man, whose name I don’t remember, who told him to do it. ‘Well, at any rate, when we couldn’t get a unanimous verdict we gave the men 300 lashes each and turned them over to a sea captain, who had made his fortune, and who promised to take them to the islands. We warned the men never to come back or they would be reported to the police, and they knew what would happen.” 5 During this tragic recital the greatest attention was paid to the words of the witnesa, and though the testimony was clearly 1rrelevant to the issues on trial there was no offer by Judge, counsel or jury tointerrupy this pleasing excursion in the realm of reminiscence. “What did Mr. Ryan finally do in re- gard to the urn containing Mrs. Davis ashes,” asked Mr. Knight. ‘He put - is band in and took out the will,” replied Mr. Boyd. A long description of the way in which the will was taken from the box then foillowed. Mr. Boyd said he took the in- strument and locked it up in the Boyd & Davis safe. After that he had it photo- graphed, and then the will was filed for probate. Quite 3 spirited colloquy took place be- tween counsel and witness in regard o the possibility of Mr. Ryan having put the will in the box. Mr. Knight said Mr, Boyd was anticipating his suggestions, +0h, I could see what you were drifting at,”’ said the witnes: Judge Coffey ordered a suspension of the trial until next Wednesday afiernoon at 2 o’clock. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 0f Company F of the Boys’ Brigade to Be Held To-Night. The fifth anniversary of Company F of the Boys’ Brigade will be celebrated at the Howard-street M. E. Cnurch this evening. The programme for the occasion will be as follows Prayer. Rev. W. W. Case, D.D.; tenor solo, “The Fiight of Age! (,l‘?""“)r Dr. H. H. Noble; recitation, Major W.T. Bonney: piano duet. “Circus Maximus,” Misses Maynew and On- T Dreamt” (Shira), Miss Au- reading, “The S ng” (Brooks), Prive C. “Peterson; violin so'o, *-Cavaileris Rusticana,” G. H.'L. Beckedorff; address, Rev. Willlam Rader, pasior Third ional Church; dumbbell ex- by sixteen young ladie: Martin Schultz accompanis! duet (selected), Messrs. Bonney and Fearn; fancy drill by fourteen members of :'S:rgeant F. Gottung, Sergeant A. nt W. Hess, Sergeant G. Hew- lett, Sergeaut,E. Schurmann, Corporal A. Schurmanu, Corporal F. Young, Corpo-al P. de Turbeville, Lance Corporal C. Kinrade, Pri- vate H. Foulk, Private T. Watson, Private C. Deardorff, .Private L Moore, Private F. Ken- nett, Lieutenant H. P. Diamond (command- ing); recitation, “The Lady-bird’s Race,’” Miss Purdie; fancy display movements by tne Young Ladies’ Drill Gorps: Lottie Kennan, Lillie Onyon, Annie Jensen, Sadie Mayhew, Elsie Kenealy, Edith Kentfield, Lizzie Fromm, Tillie Chandier, Nannie Maybew, Cora Bailey, Katie Weil, Florence Kentfield, Josephine Wilson, Addlo Bartlett, Daisv Morton, Edith McCrosson, Captain G. 8. W. Pringle (com- manding). The company will gointo camp at Los Gatos on Tuesday, June 22. Active prepar- ationsare being made for the event. ————— Corn for East Indians. The Chamber of Commercs has petitioned the Harbor Commissioners for free wharfage for the steamer City of Everett that has been chartered to carry a cargo of corn and grain to the starving inhabitants of East India. The vessel will depart for Calcutia about June 15, The Everett will first go to Port Costa, where it | will load on about 2300 tons now stored in the warehouse. About 300 tons more will be taken on at the Lombard-sireet wharf. In order to make the trip a large quantity of coal will have to be taken on board. —————— For the loys’ Club. A concert will be given thisevening in Sher- man & Clay’s Hall in aid of the San Francisco Boys' Club Association. Those assisting will be Mrs. Carmichael Carr, Miss Hulda Ander- son, Donald de V. Graham, Donald Cameron and Arthur Weiss. Tickets may be obiained at Sherman & Clay’s, Vickery’s, Doxey’s, or from n 'y of the patronesses. The patronesses are: Miss Kate Atkinson, Mrs. 8. C. Bigelow, Mrs. Thomas B. Bishop, Dr. Charloite B, Brown, Mrs. Clark Crocker, Mrs. Henry J. Crocket, Mrs. Fred Clark, Mrs. Horace Davis, 3rs. Oscoe Derby, Mrs. E. 8. Howard, Mrs. M. W. Kincaid, Mrs.'P. N. Lilienthal, Mrs. George Roe, Mrs. Vanderiynn Stow, Mrs. F. J. Symmes, Mrs, Ignatz Steinbart, Mrs. James E. Tucker. Miss Mary Very, Mrs. "Julius Weber, Mrs. L N, ‘alter. —_——— Thanks for the Jockey Club. The Woman's Exchange has written the following letter to the Pacific Coast Jockey Club: SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. We take pleasure In thanking the Pacific Coast Jockey Club for the receipt of $1410, kindly do- Duted as the result of two days’ racing at Ingle- side, and also wish to announce the generosity of George Rose, who donated $500 to the fand. Woman's Exchange, 26 Post street. ————— - Damages Claimed for a Fatal Accident. The Sutro Railway Company has been sued for $100.000 aamages by the executors of the will of the late Simon Koshland. Mr. Kosh- land was killed by an accident on the road to the Cliff House several montbs ago. NEW TO-DAY? A Dainty Piece of Furniture. There’s one entire floor in our big building that’s completely covered with Chairs and Divans in the queerest designs and strangest coverings that you ever saw or dreamed of. Odd. things are the fad now, you know, and we keep up with all the fads—but we still stick to those famous *‘ Mission-Street Prices.” The prices on these Divans we mentioned begin at §7. Drop in. We seli carpets, too. INDIANAPOLIS FURNITURE CO. 750 Mission St