The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1898, Page 5

CRODKED WORK 1S CHARGED The Harbor Commis- sioners Under Fire. Dundon and Slade Will Have to Show Their Books. Developments Promised in the Paraffine Paint Com- pany’s Case. PECULIAR TRANSACTIONS. Alleged Collusion and.- Fraud Awarding Contract in for Pres- ervation of Harbor Piles. Possibly the greater part of the week will be taken up in Judge Belcher's court by a case which promise: tional developments. Messrs. non, F. S. Chadbourne and P. J. Har- ney, constituting the State Harbor Commission, are defendants in the ac- tion, which was brought by Samuel C. Irving on behalf of the Paraffine Paint Company, to restrain the board from | | that the treatment had been demon- | strated to be superior; or, rather, be- | cause it had y d the experimental | stage. Whether the board had all this time transgressed the law is a questi | maining for the court to decide. law provides that when the board de- opening bids and awarding the con- tract for the treatment of piling to be used in the Green-street wharf. The contest involves further the letting of contracts for similar treatment or manufacture of piling for the ensuing year. Like most legal controversies arising over questions of contract this one is complicated. ts most sallent feature is the charge of fraud and collusion directed against the Harbor Commis- sion, which accused of having an is especial and fostering interest in what is known as the San Francisco Timber Preserving C to the prejudice and detriment of competitors. Incidentally, it will be attempted in the judicial inquiry to demonstrate that the San Francisco Timber Pre- serving Company is only one of several supply concerns having a common ownership which are favored by the in disregard of the pub- The moving spirits in ndicates are alleged to be P. E. Slade. They are pointed out as the controlling officers of the San Francisco Timber Preserv- ing Company, the . Slade Lumber Company, the P. F. Dundon Lumber Company and the P. F. Dundon Iron Works. Mr. Dundon is also interested in the firm of Darby Laydon & Co. These firms or organizations in the an- nual sum total supply the commission with great quantities of materials, raw and manufactured, and {n many of their transactions collusion is al- leged. An investigation of the records dis- closes the fact that neither of the so- led companies has filed articles of orporation. In the matter of the Paraffine Com- pany, whose attorneys may keep the Harbor Commi oners and the favored salesmen on the gridiron dur- ing the week, the board set up & gen- eral denial to each and every allega- tion preferred. It is privately con- tended in their behalf that the litiga- tion is merely one of a number of cases that have occurred between the contractor doin business with the board, and that t ha of the Com- missioners are in reality clean. Antecedent to the present legal on- slaught which the Paraffine Paint Com- pany seems determined to push to a ju- dicial settlement, two actions bearing on the duty and powers of the board in the matter of letting contracts had been undertaken. The most important £ of these w with reference to the Slade Lumber Company contract, by which it was undertaken to furnish the commission with lumber for a year at the lowest market price, the supply to begin with the minimum price named in the lowest competing bid, namely, | $7 40 per thousand. After the Slade company had furnished lumber for a short.period at this price their bills for thousands of dollars at prices ranging from $9 to $13 per thousand were ap- proved by the purchasing agent of the commission and allowed. It was held that this action was fraudulent and collusive, but an examination of the records shows that the board were pru- dent enough to have secured a legal in- terpretation of the terms of the Slade contract which sustained them in the course they pursued. The fight over the piling contract has two phases. It had been the custom of the board for a long time to purchase piles on informal bids, and according to ir own discretion. On the other 1d, they had transacted with the San Francisco Timber Preserving Company during the last year more than $50,000 worth of business, without having re- sorted to advertisements for contracts in the prescribed form, with specifica- tions. The work done consisted of treating the piles for protection against the teredo and lemovia, under patents owned exclusively by that company. For this patented preservative the com- mission expressed a decided preference, pretending to justify their choice with scwntific reasons, and on the ground NEW TO-DAY. ITCHING SKIN DISEASES SPEEDY CURE TREATMRNT for torturing, disfig- wring, ltching, burning, and scaly skin and ecalp discases with joss of hair.— Warm baths with Cu- TICURA S0P, gentle applications of CUTICUBA (ointment), and full doses of CUTICURA REsoL- VENT,Ereatest of blood purifiers snd humor cares (Uticura Porren Sole Props., Boston, "o asn Cws. Cone.. bty ng Skin Diseases,” free. T~ - How to Cure I no“a! HANDS Softened and Beautified by Cumicuna Soar. termines new wharf shall be erected, | or any other necessary improvement constructed, or repairs made * * * or material ot . the cost of which shall e , they shall advertise for sealed prop: for a period of not less than ten days.” The fun was begun by the Pacific | Pine Lumber Compa protesting against the board paying the £ Company for lumber furnished at other or greater rate than $7 40 thousand, delivered, which was minimum price in the lowest competi- tive bidacceptedasthe opening price by the terms of the Slade bid. The matter was referred to Attorney Ford, who held in the opinion he submitted that “the proposal of the Slade Company, as accepted by the board, contemplated that the sales of lumber to be made in pursuance thereof, were to be governed by the ruling market prices at the time such sales were made.” Expert testi- mony was taken as to the ruling prices and the bill of the company was ap- | proved. The Pacific Pine Company protesting further the board adopted a resolution that “the purchasing agent be instructed to purchase lumber in the open market where he can get it cheap- est, provided the price does not exceed $7 40 per thousand.” The board then decided to follow the letter of the law in providing for the next year's supply of piles, and on October 5, 1897, by resolution instructed the secretary to advertise for proposals for furnishing piles for urgent repairs on thé water front for one year, the piles to be delivered as required for treatment at any point or points on the bay of San Francisco the board might designate | _The bids were opened October 25, 1897. | The bidders were the Pacific Pine Lum- | ber Company; Darby Laydon & C | and Heuly, Tibbets & Co. The lowest price named in the three bids, Chair- man Colnon says, was higher than what the board had been paying under | the plan of accepting bids for tem- | porary pile supplies informally. Heal | Tibbets & were the lowest bidders. Mr. Chadbourne moved that their bid | be accepted, bat his motion found no | second. Mr. Harney then moved to reject all bids on the ground that they | | were too high and readvertise for new | | proposals. His motion prevailed. | On November 11, when the new bids | were opened, Healy, Tibbets & Co. fell | | out of the competition. The bidders | were the Pacific Pine Lumber Company and Darby Laydon & Co. Their pro- | posals were precisely the same as on | the previous occasion, when all the bids were rejected as excessive, and al- | though Darby Lavdon & Co. were | higher than Healy, Tibbets & Co. when the first bids were opened, they were awarded the contract, which was signed for a year. The board's defense for this action is that they had to have | the piles, znd ha? to accept the best | bid they could get out of the combina- | tion. This transaction is severely criti- | cized as irregular. Meanwhile Mr. Healy got out a writ of prohibition against the board letting | the contract .for the treatment and | manufacture of piles to be used during the next year. December 14, Chairman Colnon announced that the Healy in junction proceedings had been di | missed, and the board #was now pre- | pared to open bids for Preserving the | | piles. Here comes in the cause of the in- | Junction action of the Parafine Paint | Company n)>w pending. | Before gcing into the details it may | be well to review the position of the | board. They em to have assumed | that in dealing with the patented treatument for piles coxntrolled by the San Francisco Lumber Preserving Company, for which they admitted a decided preference, they should not have made their engagements with that company a matter of competition, lest they invite collusion in the bidding. | So, before they agreed to advertise for | | proposals, they requested an opinion | on the subject from their attorney. He | | said that the authority of public boards to advertise for bids for patented ar- ticles, under statutory provisions sim- {lar to the one which has been quoted, | respecting the minimum of $3000 ex- penditure, has been considered in many States of the Unicn with opposing con- clusions. He was very much inclined | to believe that cculd the question be presented properly to the Superior Court, California would take its place with New York, Michigan and Mis- | souri in upholding the right of public boards to advertise for bids, notwith- standing the article or process in ques- tion be patented. After a careful con- sideration of the entire matter, he was of the opinion that the . board would have the right to consider the respect- ive merits of the several processes, and to award the contract to the bidder whose process and price, considered to- gether, were most advantageous to the State. “The law.” he adds, “certainly does not contemplate that contracts for the preserving of piles shall be let to the lowest bidder, regardless of the merits of the process such bidder Intends to employ. On the other hand, the law does contemplate that such contracts shall be the result of competition ef- fected through the medium of competi- tive bids.” It will be observed that if Attorney Ford’s opinfon is sound the board should provide for this pile preserving ‘work through bids, though it is option- al whether they accept the highest, lowest or medium bid. oscevevan O s Venay | Holmes. chief engineer for the board, | under the title The complaint of the Paraffine Paint Fiancisco Timber Preserving Company, | Dundon-Slade syndicate is affirmed in Company minutely relates the experi- | and to give the same company the work | the technical proceedings, it may be at- B C of m-ung;l all other piles required for use upon the water front of the city and county of San Francisco for a pe of one year. That plaintiff i= informed and believes, and upon his information and belief al- leges that the sald board and the said Commissioners .. fraudulently, inten- tionally and designedly, and by collusion with the said San Francisco Timber Pre- serving Company, describe the various methods of treating piles as they are described in said last-named shecifica- tions, in order that all persons migat be deterred and prevented from bidding for the said work unuer said methods, “B" and “C,” for fear that any contract which might be awarded for said work in accordance with either of said meth- ods might be held ana declared to be voi and that the said board and said Commi: soners did fraudulently, intentionany and designedly, and by collusion with said San Francisco Timber Preserving Com- pany, describe in said last-mentioned | specifications the creosoting process as it is deseribed therein in method “A.” with- out referring to any patent, and did in- | sert in said last-named specification the | conditions hereinbefore in this paragraph | set forth, so that persons desiring to bid for said work other than said San Fran- cisco Timber Preserving Company, or per- sons bidding in_collusion with if, would be deterred and prevented from 'bidding for said work under sald process by rea- son of the threats of said San Francisco Timber Preserving Company and the de- lay and consequent loss that would result if the litigation so threatenad by said San Francisco Timber Preserving Company should be instituted and the conditions aforesald should be enforced. That plaintiff is informed and belfeves, and upon information and belief alleges, that sald board and said commissioners did fraudulently, intentionaily and by col- Jusion with said San Francisco Timber Preserving Company, adopt sald last- nemed specifications. “Fhat the said commissioners have been at all the times herein mentioned, and are now in colluston with said San Fran- ciaco Timber Preserving Company: that the commissioners have, during the past year, given the work of treating a large number of the piles used on sald water front, according to the Creosoting process, as described in sald specifications under method “A.” to the sald San Francisco Timber Preserving Company without ad- | vertising or recelving bids for said work, SAMUEL C. IRVING. ‘ and at prices greatly In excess of the v oasznaeweocest®? OLNON. ence 6n which the application for in- junction is based. The specificationsun- der which proposals for bids wereinvit- ed come from the hand of Howard C. cifications for the treatment or manufacture of such piles | as the Board of State Harbor Commis- sioners may order for use on the water front of the city and county of San Francisco, for a period of one year; also for the treatment of piles for use in the repair of Green-street wharf.” With the specifications was a full and accurate description of the work to be performed, the material to be used and when to be used. Four methods of treating piles were also described In detail. under classifications *“A,” B,” “C” and “D.” Proposals were adver- tised to be opened by the commission at 2:30 o’clock p. m. November 24, 1897. It was required that bidders should specify in their proposals for each of the methods described, the price per foot of pile to be treated or bulilt, in- cluding the hauling of piles out of water, barking, cutting to length and delivering into water. The bids were opened on the day advertised, but no action was taken on them until Decem- ber 16. The Paraffine Company was the lowest bidder according to each and all the methods. The other bidders were the Teredo Proof Pile Company, | H. R. Rood & Co and the San Fran- cisco Timber Preserving Company. On the last date mentioned the Par- | affine Paint Company demanded that | they be awarded the contract on the ground that they were the lowest hid- ders and stood prepared to give suffi- cient sureties for the performance of the contract. Instead of doing so the | commission rejected all the bids and decided to readvertise for bids again under a new set of specifications. This course they supported with the follow- ing opinion received from their attor- | ney: | “The proposals under the advertise- | ment as published, provided that the | bids should be received and opened No- | vember 24 at 2:30 o’clock. Prior to the hour appointed an injunction was | served, under the seal of the Superior Court.” (This was the Healy injunc- tion). It was dissolved and the action dismissed December 10. The bids were not opened on that day; nor until Tues- day, December 14.” As an unnecessary question was thus presented as to the validity of any con- | tract made on bids opened as stated above, the attorney recommended a re- | advertisement, under new specifications “changed in several important particu- lars.” Accordingly, this was done, and here at this point the Paraffine Paint Com- | pany charges that the remodeled spe- cifications were intended to exclude competitors, and favored the process for which the San Francisco Tlmber‘ Preserving Company holds the patents. The Paraffine Company arraigns the | board in the following language: That the prices named in said bids of | said Paraffine Company were not too high, | and were not in the oglnlon of said board too high, and that the prices named in | said bids of said Parafiine Company are lower than any prices for which similar work has heretofore been done, anda are as low as any prices at which said work can be done according to said specifica- Uoiat amant is informed and believes, | and upon his information and belief al- leges that the only reason why the said | board have refu: and do re- fuse to award said contract to the said Parafline Paint Company is | that they desire, purpose and intend to wrongfully and unlawfully and in viola- | tion of their duty, award the contract for treating the piles to be used in the repalr | £ said Green-street wharf to the said San | | and makes this affidayit for the E'rk‘os named in the said bid of the said araffine Paint Company, for the same character of work e escribed in method of said specificati and that the cost of sald work during the t year has amounted to more than $50,000. Reference has been made to the Hea- | ly injunction, which was dismissed without having progressed to a hear- ing of the issue involved. Further light is thrown upon the nature of the con- troversy by the complaint sworn to by Contractor Healy, which contains the following specific charg That on November 1, board caused to be publl Francisco Call, a newsp said city and county, a “Notice to Con- tractors,” which notice contained, among other things, the following: Said pro- posals or bids will be recelved at this office at or prior to 2:3) o'clock p. m. on Wednesday, November 27, 1897, for the treatment of piles for use in the repair of Green-street wharf, and also for the treatment for such other piles as the said board may offer for use for a period of one year, according to the specifications prepared therefor by the chief engineer of the board, and adopted by the board November 10, 1567, and on file in this office to which special reference is made: the materials to be used either creosote, paraffine pile covering, perfec- tlon pile covering or timber and board (for the manufacture of piles) as per specifications of the chief engineer. That the specifications call for the cre- osoting of the piles, to be used in the re- pair of said wharf, and such other piles as the sald board may order for the use for a following process: “That piles must be‘unf submerged in the dead ofl, which will be heated to a temperature 'of 212 to 220 degrees Fahren- heit, they will then be boiled in the same until ail sap and molsture are extracted. This process must continue until there i not more than at the rate of one-quar- ter of pound of water per cubic foot per hour coming from the retort to the re- ceiving tank: before going into the re- , the sald hed In the San r published in (’c'h‘lnfi tank all vapor must pass through x"’l condenser and be reduced to a liquid orm. | “The oil must be then injected under | pressure until oil is injected.” Affiant further says upon information and belief that said process is a patented one and under the exclusive control of the San Francisco Timber Preserving Company, and that said specification was | adopted by said board for the purpose of | preventing free competition, and with in- | tent of precluding all persons from bid- ding upon_the treatment of piles except | the San Francisco Timber serving | Company; and that said Board, unless | prohibited by this honorable court, will | enter into a contract with said S8an Fran- cisco Timber Company for the treatment of sald fi)llfla by the process herein named. That sald process is an inferfor method of treating piles and that there are several unpatented methods more ef- ficacious than said process. That sald firm of Healy, Tibbitts & Co. desire to bid for said work but are prohibited and prevented from so doing by reason of the sald specifications; and that said affiant is a citizen and tax payer of said State : purpose of procuring a writ of prohibition to be issued out of this court to the sald Board of Harbor Commisioners and the mem- bers thereof to prohibit and restrain them and each of them from entering Into sald contract with the San cis- co Timber Preserving Company, or any other contract under said specifications. Thus it will be seen the charge of collusion raised by the Paraffine Paint Company against the board was made in open court prior to the action in- stituted by them. The essential accu- sation of the Healy complaint “that sald process (that of the San Fran- cisco Company) is an inferior method of treating piles and that there are several unpatented methods more effi- cacious than said process,” may be- come an important question for proof in the pending litigation. Expert tes- timony will be required on this point. ‘While no tangible evidence as to the participation of the board or any of its individual members in the profits of the the requisite quantity of hereby | eriod of one year, according to the | “tra Dry now being shipped to this countr: ; : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1598 ‘ : tempted on behalf of the plaintiff either directly or inferentially, to show that one or more of the commissioners have a material interest in the welfare |of the firms and companies operated | by these gentlemen. Dundon and Slade, | besides being at the head of the San Francisco Timbér Preserving Com- pany, the Slade Lumber Company, the | Dundon Lumber Company and the Dundon Iron Works Company, are the silent partners in the Darby .Laydon & Co. firm, which has secured the con- tract for the next year’s supply of piles | in_the peculiar manner related. It is the purpose of the attorneys for the Paraffine Paint Company to place both Mr. Dundon and Mr. Slade on the witness stand, and to get their books |into court for examination. The ac- | counts of the Slade Lumber Company | will be brought before Judge Belcher | to-day, in accordance with his order, issued after the attorney for Mr. Slade strenuously objected to being compelled | to produce the books of the company. | It is estimated that the value of the | pile preserving work for the ensuing | | year will approximate $70,000. The to- | tal business transacted during the past | year with the board by the firms and | companies enumerated is estimated as | | having been about $136,000. BOIS 1Y BLLE AT THE RANGES !An Off Day at Shell Mound With None but Sol- dier Shooters. All the Natural Conditions Favorable for Good Work at the Targets. Yesterday was another “off day” at the Shell Mound ranges. It was down on the schedule as a shooting day for any of the gun clubs outside military circles, and even the soldier contingent failed to furnish any very Iimposing array of marksmen, as only two companies were represented. The day was a superb one for shooting. Company I, First Regiment, held its regular monthly medal shoot, with the following score as a result: Sergeants —Ahlborn, 41; Lemeteyer, 38; Corcoran, 37 Sheahan, 37: Moore, 44; Golly, 4L Pri vates—Cappéllmann, 39; Wiseman, _36; Dietrich, 21; Fennig, 28; Kallman, 41; Pay- son, 41; Gillis, 35; Meyers, 39; Siebe, 29. The prizes for this company for last year's shooting were announced and dis- tribated last Saturday evening at Cali- fornia Hall. They were won in this order: Sergeant F. K. Moore, Frank Koch, C. Otten. William Golly, J. Ringen, A. Blawat, J. Kallman, W. Tobin, Captain Richter, 'H. Hall, A. Ahlborn, O. T. Huber, M. J. Sheahan, William Corcoran, H. on, J. Powers, C. Wiseman, W. Meyers, P.' McPartland, C. A. Son, J. C. Cappellmann, J. von Staden, A. Diez, H. Matthewson, H. Owens, H. Bucking. G. Sevden, J. Balke, ¥ Lemeteyer, E. Caro, E. Redell, G. Philotn, H. Day, A. Che- ni. Company F. Fifth Infantry, also shot its monthly medal competition. A new rule has been adopted by which iIf in the first five shots a score of 6) per cent be made at 200 yards, the shooter may go to the 500-yard range to finish his score, and if not he must finish on the 200-vard range. The following score was made on the short range: L. Moreno, 35 Gem‘%e Mean .. 'W. Carpenter. 31: L. C. Davis G. Waters, 25; D. McMillan, 19; P. Davis, 20. Scores were made at 200 and 500 yards, respectively, as follows: Captain nk, 2—-19; Lieutenant Cobble- dick, 24— Sergeant McCudden, 17—16; Srrg«‘an( Wilson, 15—I8; Corporal King, 20—8: Corporal Nickerson. 16—S; Privates Darling, 18—5; Willlams, 18—19: ‘Dald. 19— 18; Kennedy. 18—11; Leonard. 18; Han- son, 20—2; Powers. 1616 Anderson, 2—4; Keller, 17 CHARGES AGAINST SCHO0L DIRECTORS Rumors That Teachers’ tions Have Been Sold. Eckl: 9—9; Wood, 114, The Grand Jury committee on Board of Education will make certain recom- | mendations to the jury on Tuesday that may lead to a sweeping Investigation of the methods of the School Department. Rumors have reached the ears of certaln members of the Grand Jury that posi- tions as teachers are being sold by School Directors at prices averaging $400 each. | Thus far the utmost secrecy has been maintained regarding the names of those who will be called upon to give Informa- tion and no subpenas have been issued | for members of the board, though it is expected that such a course will be taken -day. | wx?h’:’ sald that one witness will testify | that a certain_school teacher, who s | known to be friendly with members of the board, has handled the money of a number of applicants for the positions and has seen that it reached the hands | of those for whom it was intended. | “The members of the Board of Educa- | tion with one or two exceptions scoff at | the idea that any such transaction has | taken place, and say that to a person | who understands the manner in which | positions are awarded such rumors must scem ridiculous. ——————————— Go to O'Brien & Sons’ for modern style, | h de Surreys, Phaetons and Bug- | 255 ot low prices. ' Corner Golden Gate | avenue and Polk street. D —_—————— FAVOR A NEW HOSPITAL. Supervisors Pledgr Themselves to | Furnish the Necessary Appro- priations for the Building. | The Board® of Supervisors will be called | upon to-day to decide the fate of a reso- lution recommended by the Hospital Com- mittee pledging the appropriating of $:00,- | 00 to bulld a new City and County Hos- pital. Supervisors Rottanzi and Clinton | were the main movers in the matter, and members of the Board of Health have urgently demanded the improvement. 1t is expected the measure will pass without opposition, and it is understood that, in view of the urgent necessity of a new hospital building, the board will re- fuse to consider itself bound by the dollar limit pledge. ————— Dry Champagne. Lovers of dry champagne appreclate the re- markable vintage of G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Ex- Its or fmportation in 1887 aggregated 72,77 case: 293 cases more than of any other brand. ————— Crowds at the Park and Cliff. Thousands of country visitors enjoyed a day of summer at the park and Cliff House yesterday. Early in the day the crowds began to gather at the beach and under the trees in the park, and by 2 o'clock, when the musical programme commenced, the crowd was the largest that has gathered together in the cit pleasure ground since the beginning of the new year. The programme was an exceptionally 0od one and many pieces were encored. No accidents occurred to mar the pleasure of the day or worry the police and Recelving Hospital surgeons. At the CHff House the crowd was also much larger than usual. The “Girl From Paris” company waded and splashed in the surf and late In the afternoon dined at the Cliff House, returning on a late train. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, T £ sigaature every Posi- | THE FEAST DAY OF ST. PAUL iServices at St. Mary’s Church to Commem- orate the Day. | Archbishop Riordan Delivers a Panegyric at High Mass. | The Choir Is Specially Augmented ‘\ for the Occa- sion. The Feast of St. Paul, the patronal | feast of the Paulist Community, was celebrated with solemn ceremonies yes- terday morning at St. Mary’s Church. Solemn high mass was celebrated at 11 | o’clock, at which Archbishop Riordan ; delivered a panegyric in honor of the life, work and conversion of St. Paul, Paying a beautiful tribute to his mem- | ory and citing the various traits of his | character. | . _The mass was said by the Rev. Fa- ther Powers, who was assisted by Fa- ther Hopper as deacon and Father O'Connell as sub-deacon. Father Mul- ligan of the cathedral acted as master of ceremonies. The vestments used in the ceremony of the mass were white and golden silk and were worn specially for the occasion. Gounod’s mass of the “Sacre Coeur” was chanted by an augmented choir of fifty voices. An orchestra consisting of flutes, violins and cellos was directed by Eugene Schmitz, the noted violin virtuoso from the Columbia Theater, while the organ accompaniment was rendered under the able direction of Miss Marie Giorgianl. The principal singers at the service yesterday morn- ing were as follows: Sopranos—Miss Mary Higgins, Miss Mary McDermott and Mrs. Clara Noonan; contraltos— Miss Josephine Murphy, Miss Helen Ford, Miss Jene Jehue, Miss Nellie Daly, Miss Clara McDermott; tenors— Charles Goettinez, Benjamin Sieberlich, August Schuman and Willlam Creigh- ton; bassos—Willlam Gordan, Denis Sheerin and William O'Brien. At the conclusion of the mass solemn benediction was celebrated, after which the archbishop imparted his blessing to the congregation. The collections taken up at the ser- vices will be donated to the fund for | the erection of the Catholic seminary at Menlo Park. The Paulist priests have offered to contribute $2500 toward the institution of a college for the education of young | men desirous of becoming priests, and will endeavor to raise this amount be- fore the 16th of next month, the date set for the formal opening of the semi- nary. On the first Sunday of Lent the Paul- ists will commence a mission at their | church on California and Dupont streets, and will be assisted in their work by a number of representative priests from the mother order in New York. This will be the first mission given under the direction of the com- munity since its permanent establish- ment in this city four years ago. Since the time of its institution here Catho- lics generally have taken an unusual interest in the order, and have made contributions in order to remodel the church and make it one of the finest in the city. MINERS ON THE TRAIL. Departure of the Steamer Queen | for Dyea and Skaguay. There was an enormous crowd of sightseers and friends of the passen- | gers down to see the steamer Queen away for Alaska yesterday. Among her passengers was the largest crowd that has yet left for the gold fields of Alas- ka. The rush of people to see them away was so great that the wharf gates had to be closed, and only those who had tickets were allowed admit- tance. Very few dogs went up with the miners, but there were dozens of them outside on East street and all tagged for sale, but there were no buy- ers. Captain Debney of the Queen will only take the vessel to the Sound, and will there turn her over to Captain ‘Wallace. He was to have brought the steamer Corona back to San Francisco, but since the wreck of that vessel leaves him temporarily without a_com- mand he will come back to San Fran- cisco overland and will take charge of whatever vessel is put on the Southern route. — e Asthma and Bronehitis cure Guaranteed. Dr. Gordins Sanitarium, 514 Pine. nr. Kearny, SF.,Cal. —_—————————— City of the Faulty Church. Rev. S. S. Cryor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church preached last night upon the text, “Ephesus, the City of the Faulty Church.” He drew in his dis- course a vivid picture of the early im- rtance of the city and of the influence rl(:at it wielded in the time of St. Paul and St. John. It was then the center of cul- ture and civilization, and the greatest | seaport ity in the world. The temple of Diana was situated there, and to it came pilgrims from_all over the world. The Pastor showed how Ephesus had been | chosen by St. Paul as the best city from which to bring the diffusion of the Holy Gospel, because of its vast importance. B S | NEW TO-DAY. | The germs of consump- tion are everywhere. | There is no way but to fight them. . If there is a history of weak lungs in the family, this fight must be constant and vigorous. You must strike the dis- ease, or it will strike you. 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ARAARARAA With every can of cocoa is given by your grocer a sample cake of Ghirardelli's delicions Monarch chocolate. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. MINING FATR —AND— 'KLONDIKE .. EXPOSITION e MECHANICS' PAVILION. Open Monday Morning until 6 P. M., 7:30 to 10:30 P. M. SPECIAL FEATURES. Monday Afternoon — Wonderful Performing Bears, “JOHN" and “JOHNNIE,” and other | attractions. Rogers and His Magnificent Military Band— Afternoor_and_Evening. CARAMEL WRAPPING CONTEST, 8 p. m. —Young ladles’ championship from candy faoe torles; novel and interesting. MISS DAVIES. AFTERNOON AND NIGHT, KLONDIKE COOKING LECTURES. Free moving pictures all day. For other features see the great Hydraullg Mine, Underground Tunnel, Ore Chambers. KLONDIKE OUTFITTING —AND— PACKING EXHIBITIONS. Statistical Monument. Wonderful, exhibition of gold dust and nusgets. County displays. Hear the Miners' ~uartet in old miners’ songs, | afterncon and evening both. | “See Bartholomew's educated horses, “Trip to Dawson City,” Tesla's electrical exhibition. In fact the most wonderful exhibition —ever given on the coast. | " Bee Tuesday's papers for programme of spe- | cial events. ADMISSION 25 CENTS. Chlildren 1S Cents. Greatest Equestrian Act in the World. 'HE GREAT GAUTIER | And_ His Trained Riding _ Horses; NAWNS, Irish Comedians: BROS. Eccentric Acrobats; THE JACKSO! Laughmakers; AL WILSON, German come- dian; ALMONT & DUMONT, Instrumental Hussars; CARLETTA Artist Elastic: DOL- LINE COLE, World's Female Barytone; AMERICAN BIOGRAPH, New Life Scenes. Reserved seats, 2c. Balcony, l0c. Opera chairs and Box seats, 50c. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. Mns. ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Managecr EVERY EVENING, The Merry Operatic Fantaste, “THE PEARL OF PEKIN!” ‘A GREAT CAST—— Edwin Stevens, Thomas C. Leary, Phil Branson, Arthur Boyce, Florence Woicott, _Edith Hall, Ete. | The Imperial Chinese Orchestra. | Piquant Chinese Ballet. Beautiful Scenery. Gorgeous Accessories. Superb Orfental Costume: SONG—DANCE—HUMOR- Popular prices.. 2%c_and 500 BOX OFFICE ALWAYS OPEN. BALDWIN THEATER. SECOND WEEK BEGINS TO-NIGHT. Edw. E. Rice's Superb Spectacle, The Hit of the Season, |T™E GIRL FROM PARIS With its array of beauty and its numberless features. Coming—The Famous Original Bostonlans. At _the California t Sunday—BLACK | PATTI'S TROUBADOURS |ALCAZAR 3z ———THIS MONDAY NIGHT, First time at this theater, Henry Guy Carleton's Drama, VICTOR DURAND! 15c, 2c, 3¢, 500 ‘CHARLEY'S AUNT.” | MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, ‘Walter Mcrosco........Sole Lessee and Manager. Commencing TO-NIGHT, danuary 31, Initial Production of the Sensational Scenle Melodrama —“ DOWN IN DIXIE "”—— Deplcting the South during reconstruction times. Beautiful scenery. Highly sensational scenes. The thrilling rescue from the cotton press in the burning mill. Negro specialties, €ongs and dances. The Acme Quartet in melo- dies of the South. Evening prices—10, 25 and G0c. Matinees Saturday and Sund: PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB INGLESIDE TRACK. RACING FROM MONDAY, dJan. 23, to SATURDAY, Feb. 5, inclusive. Five or More Races Daily, Rain or Shine, FIRST RACE AT 2 P. M. S. P. R. R. Trains 11:45and 1:15 P. M. Daily. Leave Third-st. station. stopping at Valen- cfa st. Reterning immediately after the races. ELECTRIC CAR LINES. Kearny-st. and Mission-st. cars every three minutes, direct to track without change. Fill- more-st. cars transfer cach way. S. N. ANDROUS, President. F. H. GREEN, Secretary. CHIQUITA! THE * CONDENSED CUBAN PATRIOT,” And Smallest Woman on Earth! EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING at — THEL CEHUTES — RAIN OR SHINE. LEVEES CROWDED DAILY. THETHEATER IS THOROUGHLY HEATED. 10¢ to all, including Vaudeville; Children, 5c. OLYMPIA— Comer.of Meson end ddy Stee! “Most Beautiful Music Hall in America. KIRCHNER'S LADIES' ORCHESTRA. Hear JESSIE MILLER, the Female Levy. OLIO OF SPECIALTY ARTISTS. Admission free. Theater Heated. THE LYBECK CYCLE SKATING RINK, Howard st between Third and Fourth. Moving Pictures and Optical [llusions. Orchestra music. Open duily from 9:30 a. m. t0 12 m.: 2 to 4:30 p. m.; 7 to 10 p. m. General Admission, 10c; Gents'' Skaces, Lic; ey’ Skates, Free. ‘A Dance Will De Given Regu- Inrly Every Wednesday and Saturday Evem- ings, Starting February 2