The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1898, Page 9

) THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 189S. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. UNMOVED BY GHASTLY TALES Joaquin Eslaba Hears of His Crime and Smiles. He Must Answer for the Brutal | Killing of Crippled Gates. | The Court and Appears to Enjoy the Trial Young Murderer Sits in the | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Marc Joaquin Eslaba, the confessed mu 4 tamale v Police Cou to answer 10St unconcerr in the court room was tt seemed to consider the p what d and unintere 11 sary to ask the w questions. He listened to mony and occas not a semblanc ble, and even ¢ the piece gas pipe which been bent on his vic tim's head and retai vidences of | ob- . His > the fearful crime did n ectionable to the man lood-stai: Otis Baker, t tdentified of her visit was perpetr: John Metz but all wer He | n he starte he saw th his coat, | hed the hor- er Kyte the murderer he | when he was committing the did not know what instru- described_the fearful cond he found the THE SCHOOL QUESTION. A Lengthy Discussion and No Con- clusion Reached as to What Shall Be Done. —There was a! meeting of citi- action with re- ecommended the erex hool in such location overcrowded cted s report was R. Dodson, as chai ittee, but he took oc rse of the discussion, to al of the suggestion n followed, in which matter were handled, ned with- ond accepting the repor B — TUNNEL BENEFIT IN MAY. The California Jockey Club Will As-| sist in Securing the Funds. OAKLAND, March 30.—The Merchants® | Exchange are jubilant over the receipt of the following letter i FRANCISCO, March 8. , Bec Mercoants’ Ex- ange, Oakland, Cal.—Dear Sir: The Califor- nia Jockey Club will give a benefit for the Contra Costa tunnel fund at its track some | €ay in May. We cannot at present set the date, but will notify you of that later. Yours t | R. B. MILROY, Secretary. | On motion of Theodors Gler, the Ex- change, at their regular meeting last Dight, voted their thanks to the Jockey Club for its liberality. An attempt will be made to secure the co-operation of the Contra Costa_ County Tunnel Committee and the Board of Trade to assist in mak- {ng this event the greatest ever witnessed in this city. —_———————— New Gas Company Incorporated. 30.—The OAKLAND, March Alameda County Gas Com of Incorporation, as indicated last week, to- tal stock is $500.000, divided at $100 each this $1800 is subscribed the_following named: Sidne: L. P. Lowe, P. E. Bowles, r, Martin Kellogg, | George H. “harles M. Cook, E. G. Lukens, J 1ger, A. von der Ropp, Thomas Richards, P. L. Wheeler, Albert H. Higgin H. Chickering, J. 0. Cad- man, N. XK. Ma C. H. Higgins and | Wiilfam Letts Oliver. | Moffett to Be Arrested. | OAKLAND, March 30.—Joseph Moffett, | who kilied his wife two weeks ago and then attempted to end own life, will be removed from the Recelving Hos to-morrow and placed behind the bars of the City Prison. There is no warrant out to walk put me. here,” he said ¢ place for me | e is at libert No clew has vet flants of covered d and lefi = on Thir- re 80 and The two men 5 of age Trespectively, and do not 1t they could identify the fellows were captured. They are stilk suf- from their ordeal. | Reliance ,Members Night. | <D, March 30.—The Reliance lub will give a members’ night | _night, when there will be | d goes' for ciston. The il he Yank Savage, of Val- igherty, of St. Paul; Chas. | Green, of this city. Mem- | itted free. ‘ —_————— Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, March 30.—Thomas Gar- rity, a vegr was arrested, pleaded guilty and was Sentenced to five days in | ounty Jail, all in less than five min- by the clo »-day. The case of Wolfe, accused of taking some junk from the electric railroad, shops, will be tried before a jury on Sat- urday next. The Current Events Section - of the Adelphian Club will hold a meeting to- morrow morning. Mrs. Mary Cutter died yesterday morn- ing at 2308 Blanding avenue, 74 xu_r-. She was a native of Ireland, and ad lived here about two years, having come from Lcs Angeles, | ago CHIEF LLOYD IS REMOVED Chief Fair Also Retired by Votes of Thomas and Clement. Captain W. Fletcher and Nick Ball Promoted to the Chieftainship. Lively Meeting of the Board of Public Works—Dow Pro- tested. Oakland Office San Fran 98 Broadway, March 3 The changes in the Police and Departments forecasted in to-day’s Call were carried out at the regular meeting of the Commis this morning. Cap- w sinted Chief removed; tain Fire Department, removed »ert Lawton was appointed ire Warden and First Assist- nan Frank CHIEF- OF POLICE rcisco Call, | HARRY THOMA IS INDICTED Charged With Inducing a Witness to Commit | : | Perjury. Result of the Note Asking Hammerton for a Loan. | McKenzie Cannot Securs a Bond and | Is Forced to Remain in Jail. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, March 30. Just before it adjourned this evening, | the and Jury returned an indictment against Harry Thomas, secretary of the Board of Public Works. It charges sub- ornation of perjury, and fixes bail at $3000. T indictment the direct result of the story told to j by Robert Mc- Kenzie, who time Harry Thomas’ co: nion in the Board of pan Works office. McKenzie is the man who carried & latter from Thomas to Officer [N CHINATOWN Officer George Tracey Shot by a Desperate Highbinder. Chinese Shoot a Countryman and Give the Police a Hard Tussle. Two Hatchetmen in Cells at the Cali- fornia - Street Station -— No Wounds Fatal. The deadly highbinder feud in China- town has broken out in all its old fury, and this time the Chinese have not serupled to turn their weapons against the arresting officers. As a result of the | endeavor of two of the hired thugs to kill | one of their race in Chinatown last even- | tng. ea’s posse lies on & bed in St. Mary’s Hospital with a bullet hole in his arm, and Lum Sier, the man marked for | the assassin's bullet, is at the Harbor | Hospital, shot through the left leg above | the knee. | It was shortly after 11 p. m. that Offi- | cers Tracey, John Galloway and John | Burke, all members of Sergeant Shea’s CHIEF OF FIRE DEPT New Chiefs of Oakland’s Police and Fire Departments. Carson was promoted to be Police Cap- vice Fletcher, promoted, and Gardner, clerk to the Chief of was dismissed and Detective Police, Quigley was temporarily placed in charge of the office. With the exception of Street Superin- tendent Miller, the changes made to- remove the last of the appointments made by the Populist administration that went into office with Mayor Davie three years ago. For a long time there has been a elamoring that the appointments be given to the Republicans, but Mayor Thomas and City Attorney Dow, the Re- publican majority, could not agree on suitable men. The changes were made to-day by the votes of the Mayor and City Engineer Clement, and all the ap- pointees are Republicans with the excep- tion of Chief Ball, who is a Democrat. This appointment was given to Clement, member of the board, in return for his votes for Ma Thomas' men. Mr. Dow voted emp! ically against all the changes and showed that he was very ang being ignored. Some time ago he war > make cer- tain combinations, but they did not go through. When all the changes had been made and the board had resolved into a Board of Public Works, Mr. Dow read a resolu- tion calling for the dismissal of Harry Thomas as Secretary, but the two mem- bers voted against Mr. Dow made a little speech, in which he said that the Mayor and City Engin- eer had voted some illegal bids and had therefore looted the treasury. The Mayor objected to this and told Mr. Dow_that on former occasions when he (Dow) wanted to combine, combinations were all right, but that now they were evidently all wrong. Mr. Clement said he was not tied up to vote for Harry Thomas, and if it were shown that he had done anything wrong, he would vote to remove him. Mr. Dow asked if Chief Lloyd had not made a good and efficient officer, and Mr. Clement said he did not think the manner in which Lloyd had acted in the Brosna. ham incident was anything very credit able. The Mayor said he did not care to answer Mr. Dow’s questions. Mr. Dow replied t there had been scandal enough at the City Hall and the people could now judge who were responsible for it. Willlam F. Fletcher, the new Chief of Police, is a veteran 'officer. He was born in_Bloomfield, Me., ago, and has been a member of the Oak- land police department since November 20, 1877 For three years prior to his com- ing to Oakland he was at the head of the poiice department in Stockton. While in Stockton, Chief Fletcher -was presented with a gold badge by Judge W, E. Greene, now of this city, but then of Stockton. Chief Fletcher was made Captain of the Oakland force in 1§78, but was removed three vears later. He was discharged from the force July i1, 1881, but was re- elected the same night, the Council deciding to reconsider its action. He was ergeant October 20, appointed a night 1885 855, and in 188§ wa made a_captain, which he has since held. While Schaffer was running for Sheriff five years ago, Fletcher acted as Chief. Frank Carson, the new Captain, is a native of Michigan and is 38 years of age. He has been a policeman since 15%0. Carson is one of the most popular men on the force. He was a strong candidate for sergeant of police some time ago, but was beaten out by Sergeants Peterson and Green, who were recommended by Chief Lloyd. Chiet Ball and Chief Lawton of the Fire Depa e both veteran ar firemen and have served in the Oakland department. ———— Josephs After Orr. ALAMEDA, March 30.—Several days Samuel Orr was arrested on com- plaint of the poundmaster, Victorine Jo- sephs, on a charge of breaking down the fence of the pound and removing two of his horses therefrom. When the case came to trial Josephs had no witnesses to the alleged transgresson, and the de- fendant was promptly dismissed. Josephs swore out another warrant to-day against Orr, charging him wi.h violating the or- dinance agamst interfering with the poundmaster in the discharge of his | duties. Broke Arm and Leg. ALAMEDA, March 30.—Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jaujou of 3209 San Jose avenue re- turned at a late hour last night from a vigit to a theater in San Francisco. They alighted from a narrow-gauge train at Park street and started down Encinal avenue for home. A building is in course of erection on that street, and there is an excavation close to the sidewaik, into which Mr. Jaujou fell, breaking his left leg and left wrist. There was no light at the excavation, the street lights were not burmng, and it was not possible to avoid the hole yor | sixty-one years | T Hammerton, asking for a loan of $100. Thomas denied writing tae letter, and yesterday the story of the affair was told to the Grand Jury. Mcaenzie at first stuck to his story that he did not carry the letter to Hammer- ton and knew nothing whatever of it. He then changed his testimony and sald that Harry Thomas had told him to say he knew nothing whatever of the letter and to deny that he carried it to Hammerton. This story McKenzie stuck to until he realized that he, too, was in danger, and then he told what he now claims to be the truth. Harry Thomas before the jury to- day, and was asked about the “H. W. T.” lettér to Hammerton. He was asked if he wrote it. “On the advice of my attorney, I must dr(‘l{ne to answer that question,” he re- tell us whether it is in asked a juror. swer to make at this denfed that he had spiracy with McKenzie He sidered it the wis Before noon the vote of the Grand Jury | as taken to indict Harry Thomas for subornation of perjury, in that he at- empted to induce McKenzie to go before stimony under oath. it was late this evening before the papers were drawn up | ana served. Harry Thomas was at the Courthouse, and his attorney, Emil Nus- | baumer, at once saw to the preparation for the bond which is signed by A. M | Farwell and Charles Butler. As soon as | the bond was approved Harry Thomas | was released from the custody of the 2 | Sherifr. Robert McKenzie was not indicted, but | he is just_a little less fortunate than his late friend Harry Thomas, for he is held | as a witness under $500 bonds, and as he | cannot furnish it he is still at the County | Jail. | "% do not fear this indictment,” sald | Harry Thomas this evening, “for I have | not been guilty of anything. McKenzie's tory was told simply because he thought he was in a hole himself and he thought he could help himself out at my expense. I haven't asked him to go Dbefore the é Grand Jury and perjure himself and I am | confident of being able to clear myself.” Thomas will not say whether he wrote the letter or not. He says that when Dow | fired the question at him at the Board of | Works he quickly denied it. but he says that does not prove anything. “I am at money if 1 see fit,” he said to-night, “and I don’t think anybody | has a right to criticize me for it. At the same time, knowing that the Grand Jury Was after me I did not feel justified in | talking too freely.” | liberty to borrow — e To Protest Against Miller’s Removal. AKLAND, March 30.—A special meet- m‘é of the Board of Trade has been called for 9:30 to-morrow morning, at which time a protest will be made to the Board of Public Works against the removal of Superintendent of Streets M. K. Miller. Tt is claimed that Melvin Holmes fis booked for this berth, and the business men belleving that Mr. Miller is doing more for good streets than any man ever in the position do not desire to see him displaced for political reasons. Effie Nottingham’s Death. OAKLAND, March 30.—A coroner’s jury returned a verdict tonight in the case of Effle Nottingham, the domestic who committed suicide at the home of Cap- tain Mein on Jackson street. The verdict sets forth that the deceased came to her death as the result of a gunshot wound inflicted by her own hand. The Roeth Trial to End. OAKLAND, March 30. — Supervisor Charles Roeth was cross-examined to- day by District Attorney Snook in his trial under indictment by the Grand Jury. The cross-examination was very exhaus- tive and entered into every detail of each transaction. The case will go to the jury to-morrow, If the present calculation goes through. —_———————— Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, March 30.—N. R. Baugh '99 was to-day elected president of the University Chess Club. S. Epstein was elected vice-president and F. H. Dakin secretary and treasurer. Sweet and Towle, both '68, were made honorary members. There will be a baseball game between the Berkeley High School and the Oak- land High School next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock on the university campus. Next Saturday afternoon there will be an ‘“‘athletic carnival” on the college campus. At 1:30 o'clock will be held the annual university field -day, and at 3 ‘o’clock the Varsity baseball team will play the Alumni nine. Assistant Professor F. B. Dresslar of | the department of pedagogy delivered a ture at the university this afternoon on i “Isaiah. he had | a legally constituted body and give false | Chinatown squad, while passing up Jack- son street, saw the flash and heard the report of a revolver at the intersection of Sullivan alley. They rushed to the spot and ran into two Chinese endeavoring to make their escape. One of them was Colt’s revolver in order to fri policemen out of his path. O vrandishing a huge hten the cer Gal loway grappled with this Chinaman, who | wriggled round and pulled the trigger of his revolver while trying to place it against Galloway's body. The bullet missed that officer and struck Tracey in the arm, inflicting an ugly but not serious wound. 'The murderous heathen was not given another chance to use his weapon but was promptly handcuffed, the other highbinder being secured at the same time. An ambulance was summoned and Trg- cey sent to St. Mary's Hospital, while it was coming the officers directing their at- tention to a Chinaman who lay groaning in the alley. from a bullet wound in the left leg, wounded Chinese was sent to the Ha: Hospital in the patrol wagon. On examination he found to be ghot through the left leg above the knee, the bullet passing through the bone and making a clean wound. him. Galloway and Burke took their two men ‘ to the California-street Police Station ‘a.nd placed their names on the “small . | book,” pending the result of the shoot- ave the names of Bah Non Non was the one who ‘shot Officer Tracey, but the identity of ing. They and Yung Yee. the one who shot Lum Sfer {s not known. | The circumstances would point to Bah | Non as the would-be murderer. —_— DECRIES PROFESSIONALISM. Editor Creed of the Californian De- clares It Has Demoralized Baseball. BERKELEY, March 3).—Editor Creed of the Daily Californian, in this morning's issue of the college daily, declares that | the national game has been demoralized | by the inroads of professionalism, and that the general public in San Francisco | is being “baseballed to death.” He says: | “Professional teams are as thick as | mushrooms in San Francisco and the gen- | eral public in that city is baseballed to death. The decision of the management to play the remamning contests on the | the circumstances and should meet with hearty approval. A game which has been demoralized by the inroads of profes- sionalism to the extent baseball has can find no better place for Improvement than a college campus. ———— ‘Will Reopen Their Church. BERKELEY, March 30.—The Ber! Baptist church will be reopened %nk °’fii new location at Allston way and Fulton street next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. E. A. Woods, Rev. W, H. | Latourette, Rev. H. C. Woods anrd a | number of Baptist clergymen from around the bay will assist the pastor, Rev. D. J. Pierce, in conducting the cere- monies. Rev. George B. Hatch of the First Congregational Church of Berke- ley will extend the congratulations of the other denominations. —————— BRODERICK OBJECTS. Will Address the Supervisors Re- garding the Cost of the New Insane Ward. Auditor Broderick is preparing a vigor- ous protest to the Board of Supervisors regarding the manner in which city funds an insane ward in connection with the Receiving Hospital. the original resolution called for the ex- g‘e’llidlgxre og $480, and that since that time s have been run up aggregatin, . Mr. Broderick objects to the %mfiem which the matter has been handled, and calls attention to a similar state of af- fairs when the sewerage system at the City and County Hosgual was in course of reconstruction. The original cost of that improvement was computed at $1000, but nearly $6000 was expended before the job was finished. —_——— Dr. Sussdorf Sued. Dr. Gustave E. Sussdorf, superintendent of the City and County Hospital, was sued yesterday in the Justize's court by W. 8, Morrow, a collector, on a note. The ins ussdorf to pay time the note was executed. l Officer George Tracey of Sergeant | He was found to be suffering The rbor He will recover | and the leg will not have to be amputated | if inflammation does not set in. The name | of the wounded Chinese is Lum Sier. He | ys he was standing in the alley when | the two men came up behind and shot campus was the only course open under are being expended in the establishing of He will call attention to the fact that | its in the old St. Ignatius College on Mar- BLOODY BATTLE FIFTY YEARS AS A PRIEST Remarkable Career Father Demesani of the Jesuits. of A Celebration Will Be' Held in Honor of the Aged Priest Next May. Brief Notes From the |Different Churches Throughout the city. For fifty vyears Father Telesphorus| Demesant of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit | community) has had the highest ideals of | a preacher continually before his mind. Although 75 years of age, he is In perfect | health and is in possession of all his fac- | ulties, looking less an old man, in fact, than many half his own age. For half a century he has labored for | the church and has consecrated the flower of his youth and the bloom of his manhood in the study of man and God, | converting the one by disseminating the truth and the words of the other. Hg has lived all these years in the world and at the same time beyond it, taking nc in-| terest in earthly affairs other than to ad- minister to the wants of suffering human- ity. For fifty years he has labored in the cause of righteousr plety and virtue; and to crown his noble career he is to | see the day that both his fellow-workers, | and those he has labored for, will honor | his name by a celebration seldom seen in | the Catholic Church—a monument of de- | votion and prayer erected to the memory | of a man still living. The celebration next May will mark the first of its character | ever held in the Catholic Church in this | city. Father Demesanl_was born in Rome, Italy, on the 11th of May, 1523. It was dur- ing the early years of his boyhood that | he first manifested the desire of entering | the church, and at the age of 16 he was admitted into the Order of Jesuits. From this early period his brilliant ca- reer dates. After several years of close application fo study he left the college and taught for several months in a Cath- olic_seminary. After his return to the college where he had first taken up the work of Christ he again pursued his studies for several years and was finally ordained a priest of the order on the 2d of May, I Soon after his ordination he was sent on a mission to Canada, where he re- mained for twenty years preaching, teaching and_working _ Indefatigably in the cause of Christianity. On October §, 1863, he arrived in San Francisco and_joined the soclety of Jesu- ket street, which formerly occupied the present site of the Emporium building. | He remained in this city until 1887, when | he left here to take the professorship of | philosophy in the Santa Clara College | and at the same time the ministry of the Catholic Churen at Mountain View (Santa “lara). | He held the professorship at the college until July, 1894, when he was recalled to again resume his duties in this cit. re- | mained here, being employved in teaching | moral philogophy and modern languages in_the new college on Grove street. In addition to an acute and thorough knowledge of moral philosophy, he is an accomplished linguist, speaking French | the office by parties who have been re- | | lieved of their valuables there is a “sHck” | | individual working in the city, who has | and‘ other languages with the fluency of a native. As the date of the fiftieth anniversary of his priesthood falls on Tuesday, Mar(‘;‘ the celebration in honor of the even will not be observed in the church until the following Sunday. Solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10:30 o’clock in the morning by Fathei Demesani, assisted by the clergy of St. Ignatius Church. Lad | at St. Mar: a procession of the blessed sacrament and the solemnization of mass. In the evening solemn benediction will be observed, and a lecture on the subject of “Loes the ..nd Justify the Means will be preacued by Rev. D. Mahoney. On Wednesday, April 6, the Jesuit Fathers will be engaged the entire after- noon and evening in hearing confessions gén::fixs)el Denlttgnts‘d]els(rous of x‘ecei}‘«iing nion e followin, » 1y Thursday. g S On Thursday. April 7, solemn mass will begin at 8 o'clock. As there will be no other mass on that day, comunion will be gl;en every half hour during the morn- In the evening there will be a sermon on the subject or ‘“The Blessed Sacrament.” On Good Friday, April 8, services will begin at 8 o'clock. The passion will be chanted by Rev. Fathers Freiden, Woods and Calzia. The adoration of the cross will follow, and the sacrament will be carried in procession from the repository to the main altar. At 12 o'clock noon the devotion ot the | three hours’ agony will begin, and will | continue until 3 o’clock. This service will | be conducted by Rev. Father Neri. | At 7 o'clock ‘in e evening, after the | ceremony of the way of the cross, ~ ser- | mon will be delivered by Rev. Father William Culligan of Santa Clara College. Immediately after the sermon there will | be a blessing administered with a relic | of the true cross. Those of the congrega- | SHARKEY MAKES A STATEMENT He Will Fight Jeffries Where the Best Inducements Can Be Had. But an Eastern Man Must Be Se- lected to Referes the Match. Thomas Sharkey, the young and hard-hitting pugilist who will not take a back seat from any of the heavy- weight champions of the ring, gave The Call last evening the following state- ment which speaks for itself: FERRFEREEF XXX ERERN San Francisco, March 29, 1898. Sporting Editor The Call: As tion desirous of kissing the crucifi: do s0 by kneeling Lefore the altar rail dl{)ect}!‘)' ‘nfzscr the blessing. S n Holy Saturday, April 9, servi | begin at 7 o'clock fn' éhe morning, et The | ss of resurrectio; St S n will not be celebrat- “ompany A of the League of th. S and the “members of Council A of the Young Men's Institute will recelve com- inion in a body next Sunday morni ry’s Cathedral. Y i A 'Man’s Responsibility in Social Life' was the subject the Rev. E. Cooke chose to expound before the business men at the half-hour Lenten exercises in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerée yes- terday noon. “Jesus is the true and actual leader in | social life,” said the preacher, “He came not to be ministered unto, but to minister unto others, and we should take Jesus as our example, for he was the model of goodness and a man amongst men. He formed, and, in fact, molded soclety to his own idea and he carried ms joyous Christian life everywhere with him. ‘‘Although God,” he continued, assisted In perfecting it. “Our conversation, whether at home or in business circles, should be such as to edify those who come in contact with us; | and with the aid of prayer this can be | done.” | The usual interest and religious feeling | was manifested in the services and an un- | usual number of clerks and business men | generally were in attendance. 0N THE TRALL | OF 4 BURCLAR How a Slick Individual “Working” the House- holders. Is Pretends to Be the Employs of a Gas Company and Annexes Valuables. Det7ctives Reynolds and Dinan are in a quandary which is worrying them almost | to distraction as the various men in the| upper office of the police are endeavoring to outdo one another with captures worth | speaking about. Within the last few days many small and some large burglaries have taken place In various portions of the city, and the detectives in question were detailed on the case by the Chief of Police. According to the reports made to evidently been in the business before, and in conséquence the detectivss are work- ng all the harder. The party who is being looked for by the police visits a residence which suits is fancy and tells a tale of his being| employed by either a local gas or electric | Steamers company and gives a card with the name FATHER TELESPHORUS DEMESANL An invitation has been extended to the Archbishop and others to the pastors of the various Catholic churches thgough- out the cltx to attend the ceremony. The Archbishop has sent his regrets that he will be unable to attend, as the sacrament of copfirmation is to be admin- istered at the cdthedral on the same day. Special music will be rendered on the occasion, and the church is to be elabo- rately decorated with flowers, candelabra and electrical effects. In the evening solemn high vespers will be celebrated, and will be followed by the solemnization of benediction. & On the following day the students of the college will tender a reception to the aged priest in the college hall on Grove street. Archbishop Riordan will deliver an address on the occasion, as- will also a number of other prominent prelates. PR B Services for Holy Week. The ceremony of the exposition of the blessed sacrament will be held all day to-morrow in the church, and in the even- ing there will be a sermon and the solem- nization of benedicticn. There will also be an additional mass celebrated at 9 o'clock in the morning. On Palm Sunday the blessing and dis- tribution of thedpn.lms will take place at 10:30 o’clock, and immediateiy pefore the observance of mass. Owing to the read- ing of the passion, there will be no ser- ‘mon, as is invariably the rule in all Cath- olic churches throughout the city. The order of services will be the bless- ing and distribution of palm, followed by trument $52 50 within six months from the | of William Tell written on it, and states that he has been sent by the company by which he is employed to look over the fixtures to see that everything is in work- ing order. Asisnaturalin such cases con- fidence is reposed in him by the parties in the various residences, and he is given free access to all parts of any house ‘which he may be operating in. However, when the occupants of the house begin to look over their valuables | the next day it is soon discovered that something out of the ordinary has been taking place and the thefts have finally been traced to the gas fixture repairer. Mrs. Levy, who lives on Larkin street, ca]ledvit the office of the Chief of Police last evéning and reported that the man had visited her residence, but that luck- ily she had pot been robbed of anything which had so far been missed, but the facts were given that many neighbors 1-ad complaired of both small and heavy losses and the description given by the losers tallies In every detail with tbat given on previous occasions by those who had been unfortunate enough to have he- lieved in the tale recited by the one who has evidently worked his game in other cities, as it is stated he is exceedingly clever and has the appearance of nne wao gollld be believed under ordinary condi- ons. ‘Without doubt the guilty party will oon be arrested as the description given is ac- curate according to_all reports given those who have had tne pleasure of h!{ company and the pain of discovering their loss upon looking over cheir valuables in a short time after the departure of the much-wanted man. er—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA. ‘“‘gave his life as a ransom for many, He did not | shun the social life, but on the contrary | there has been considerable talk recently about a contest between Jeffries and myself, I think it only right to let my friends know how I stand in the matter. It has been said that the sporting public de- mands that I meet Jeffries. I am quite willing to do so, and the only conditions I impose are that we box before the club offering the largest purse, and that some reputable sporting man be brought here from the East to referee the contest. ‘While I prefer the National Club, as it brought me out and has handled all my matches in this city, I am nevertheless ready and willing to go before any club offering better ipducements. As the National Club has offered the best inducements so far, I am ready and willing to sign at amny time. If any other club offers better inducements it will have my sanction to make the match. If Mr. Jeffries takes the same businesslike view of the matter as I do we should soon be signed. Yours, ete., THOMAS J. SHARKEY. sk sk sk s ok ok ok sl ok sk ok ok sk e ok sk ok ok sk ok sk ok sk ok ok ok ok ok K sk ok ok ok ok k- e e e ok ok o s e ke ok Rk ok okl ks ok ok sk ok e s ke ok ok ol ok sk K R R —_———— A Physician Fined. Dr. J. W. Jones, who was arrested a few days ago on complaint of the Health Department for failing to register a birth at which he had assisted, was fined $10 by Judge Low yesterday 'for failing to comply with the city ordinance covering such matters. There are several other cases of the kind still pending. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1834 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. 'The doctor cureswhen others fal Cnres Dr.J. F. 1B 3ON. OCEAN TRAVEL. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. FAHE 12 First Class Including Berth Second Class and Meals. | SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: | state of California | Columbtia ... LApr. 3, 13, Apr. 8 1, 25, May 8 | _Through Tickets and Through Baggage to all Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- plication to B. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. perintendents. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Broadway nefsco: leave | whart, San Fra: | For 'Alaskan ports, 10 a. m.. March 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, Al 1_Transférred at Seattle. arf) rch 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30. Transferred at Portland, Or. (B, Port T ttle with company’'s steam- y., at Tacoma with ixes ¥ % ers for Alaska and G. N. and Sea! N. P. Ry., at vancouver with Bupeka Bay), For (Humboldt 0 a m., a, =, every s day Monterey, San Simeon, (San’ Luis_Obispo), Ventura, EHueneme, {Los Aneles) and 14, 13, L rih day hereatter. 5 Stop] only at Port ar- Obispoy, Santa Barbara, Port Redondo_ (Los _Angeles), 11 2, 24, 25, and every & CO., Gen. Agts., street, San Francisco. S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, Wednesday, Aprll 6, 2 p. m. Special party rates. The S.8. ALAMEDA eails via Honolulu and . Auckland for’ Sydney Wednesday, April 20, at 2 p. m. Line msgoohmflmm, Australia, and CAPR OWN, South Africa. TJ. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents. 114 Montgomery streel Freight Offlce—327 et Compagnie Generale Transatiantique. French Line to Havre. u'rw = ontgom ‘08D, 0. 3, Bowling Green, New York. 3. F_ FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery. ave., San Francisco. BURG-AMERICAN WIN. SCREW _EXPRESS LINE F. B Columbia Normannia 1st Cabin $100 up, TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. April 16| Pennsylvania...May 14 April 23| Palatia n 4 7| Pretoria . ay 23 May. M 1st Cabin $75 up, 2d Cabin $i0, Steerage 3§26. ‘Hamburg-American Line, 37 Broadway, N. Y. HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific Coast, 101 California st., cor. Sansome, San Franclsco. STOGKTIJIIWSTI,E‘AHOEHL e FREIGHT RECEIVED UP TO Amcon;rxnoa-twmmrenrved l:lyuw The only line selling throug] s and glve ing through frelght rates to all polnts on the Valley Railroad. STEAMERS: T. C. WALKER, CITY OF STOCKTON. MARY GARRATT, J. D, PETERS, Telephone Main $05. Cal. Nav. and Impt. Co. FOR U, g. NAVY-YARD AND VALLESD, teamer '‘Monticello’”” Mon., Tueh Hed: Thire Sad Gat $:45 a. 15 p. m. (8:30 p. m. . m. and v p. m. a. m. and 8 p. m. Offices—Mission Dock, Pi Teleshons; Red 241, ol FORSHLIOSE LIS BATOS st SATA £ excepted) at 10 & m.; Alviso dall urday A R g o e e between and Al 803 to San Jose, T5c. Clay street, Pier jorth [ e o XS