The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 22, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1898. T ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. "REACHES WELL, T BORROWS Woes of Pastor Brown Told by a Church Officer. » Methodists Expect a Warm Time at the Next Con- ference. ers and Pastor Differ in Nearly of Every Branch ‘Work. anclsco Call, ay, April 21. e little Methodist ourth street can be than three figures, age of one of the tate of war now ex- be fully described in umns of a newspaper. Mr. Brown, who came has a hard task on v a, 1 it is almost safe to say wk perform. Judging poured out from both sides would 1 an easier matter to mix fire and water than from the Armstron urer of the hoo! who holds other of- says the pastor is a ed ator, an and a fairly per- en he came to the ing to Mr. Arm- to an , has haunted years, but Rev. J. Van h, d No in truly Christian desire for the wel- THE PLAN IS LEGAL. City Attorney Dow Upholds the Pro- regard to the authority, un. . to reject ma- stre et law provides the satisfacti th b entirely with th 1 law. Honored m in Death. D, April 2L.—The remains of , who dropped dead in his emont Tuesday night, were r final resting place this af- yrrowing friends amid a pro- M Ass0C Oakland, t time. a's , both of San honored thelr The funeral was mangM. E. Church and v. K. Stelnback in Ger- Bonn of San Francisco st orR T ihe Ther Kie hoth sides of the bay and members of Occ S W., were in at- te Religious Prospecting Tour. OAKLAND, ril 21.—Rev. W. C. La- e left t for Seattle by rail. at McMinnvilie, Amerftan Bap- st, visiting ngaged in seeks ning the needs of Sks all who have the is in that portion cf him their address —_———— Glee Club Concerts, BERKELEY, April_21.—The Mandolin_and Banj (‘Ju\g'q:}m“;’l y of California have three con. cheduled for the next month. On they will give a_concert at Church in Alameda, on he night of the I game o itercollegiate baseball serie will sing at Metropolitan Temple, ncisco, and on May 14, the May 1 evenir ¢ at the university I of they will give a t in Shattuck all, Berkele: They have also been asked to fx}‘r'rflsyfi music on day, May 15, when the baccalaureate sermon to the members. o the graduating class at the university wi be preached by Rev. H. C. Minton: ot Tan First Presbyterian Church, Berkelay. A number of the Glee Club singers made a pieasant innovation this afternoon by rendering, from the bleachers on the campus, & number of college songs while baseball practice was going on on the diamond. ° goas to the | | | ARE IN CONFLICT - WITH WHITTIER Be Relieved Wards. of The Swift Home Refused a Permit to Keep a Girl. A Terse Telegram Is Received at the District Attorney’s Office. i 1 Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | %8 Broadway, April 2L A strained relationship exists between Mrs. Swift of this city and the supe intendent of the Reform School at Whi tier. Mrs. Swift is a philanthropic lady of means who believes that more good can be accomplished by personally deal- | ing with wayward girls than can poss bly follow a term at Whittier. | With this idea in view Mrs. Swift, who is backed by the Seventh-day Adventist Association of this city, has started a home at Fruitvale for the reclajmation f but not sarily There now under detention a girl less than 15 years of age, W s under an order of the court to be sent to Whittier. Mrs. Swift and her associates are of the opinion that it would be a good opportunity to put this girl in the Fruitvale Home rather than let her go to Whittier. For this purpose communication was had with the officials at Whittler and it is under- stood t the District Attorney's office 3 in_the course outlined by the Oakland philanthropists. To the sur- y one, however, a short tel- egram was received by the District At- torney from Whittle which stated: “Send the girl here immediately Knox, a school director and Woman's Improvement nterested in the Swift hen the contents of the dis- was made known to the lady s much indignation expressed. something in this 1 cannot said Dr. Knox this afternoon. d that the school at Whittier o crowded with boys and girls that there is really no room for any more, yet when a legitimate effort is made to re- prise of eve Home, patch lieve the pressure the effort is practically refused. It is well known that a term at V ttier enough to condemn the fu of any young person. In the institution_at Iruitvale a girl would be good care and influence, would be something and certainly, if re- were possible, she would be In_the case under considera- Swift has made applic urely evidence of good faith on I cannot conceive why the at Whittier is opposeéd to morning the matter of the letters rdlanship came up before Judge rth g he matter was explained Ng 1o some witne be- se was continued for a court remarked that i was not r ry to obtain of the Whittier officials, because the girl 1d be ordered released on parole by the court which committed her. FOR THEIR GOD AND COUNTRY hi gua Ellsw & Record as Loyal to Its Citizenship. | Warmly Commend the Wisdom and Force of Character of the | President. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, April 21. At the last meeting of Oakland Council No. 6, Young Men's Institute, the follow- ing resolution was adopted: P The majority of the Ul and House of R esen , in Con- embled, have jointly adopted a_reso- eclaring ‘‘that the people of the Island are and of right ought to b ding that the Government linquish its authority and Island of Cuba, and with- forces from Cuba and ited States directed to the re land 1 forces of the rit . es in carrying into effect the spi fon as adopted.’ . The President of the Uni; nt ted States, : deemed it olution become a official signa- by attaching thereto I e it Ived, That Oakland Cou: & Institute, while deprec No. 6, Young the horrors of war, do hereby pledge ourseives, in the event of war being declared between the United States and Spain, to do all in our power to up- 1 the constitution of the United States, the honor of the brave I co-operate with frrespective of creed, na- or color, in defending the Union and s and Stripes: be it further ed. That a copy of these resolutions ded to the press, likewise a copy to 4 and supreme secretaries of the Young titute, that our sentiments may be conveyed to the members of our order, through- the United States, that the same may se the true spirit of patriotism which uld burn in the breast of ev true Ameri- can, to the end that in the hour of need our banner, “'Pro Deo et Pro Patria,” for God and for country, will be found in defense of our cause, supporting the glorlous Stars and Stripes. —_— e | TWO HEARTS MADE ONE. Fashionable N;ptials of Jenet McAl- pine Watt and C. 0. G. Miller. OAKLAND, April 21.—One of the most elaborate weddings ever held in this city | was solemnized to-day in the presence of about 160 guests, nearly all related to the contracting parties. It was the marriage of Miss Jenet McAlpine Watt and C. O. G. Miller. Rev. J. K. McLean officiated, | while Miss Elizabeth Watt and H. M. A. Miller, a sister and brother of the con- tracting parties, served as bridesmaid | and best man, respectively. The entire mansion on Madison street was profusely decorated with flowers, ill visit the | ferps, etc. The bride was dressed in white | | satin’ completely covered with lace. She | wore a long veil and orange blossoms and carried a bunch of lilies of the valley and Marechal Niel roses. The bridesmaid | was dressed in yellow taffeta, with white | silk and white insertion. She carried | brides’ roses. After the ceremony and congratulations vere over, the party repaired to the yard wher a big marquee had been erected for | a breakfast room. It was built around | an elm tree and was completely covered on the interfor with trailing vines. The bride’s table was trimmed with pink | roses and garlanded smilax. It was oc- | cupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. O. G. Miller, | Miss Elizabeth Watt, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. “A. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Michaels, { Mr. and Mrs. Harry East Miller, Miss | Annie Miller, Donald Y. Campbell, A. S, ( Macdonald, A. . _Stone, iss _Belle Mhoon, Miss Amy McKee, Miss Mattie | Knowles, Miss Nellie Chabot, Miss Annie Herrick, Sam Bell McKee, David McClure and Harry Knowles, |, About 3 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Miller left for a tour of the State, and later will go East. ———————— Ex-Chief Thomas Byrnes of York will tell in next Sunday’s how to succeed as a detective. |Officials Not Anxious to| ident of the | DR, MERRITT'S TREASURES SOLD Society Folks Bid for Trunks of Old Clothes. The Warring Nephews Given One Oil Painting Apiece. | Pictures That Cost Thousands Are Sold for the Amounts. Smallest Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, April 21 If Dr. Samuel Merritt did not turn under his $50,000 mausoleum at Mountain View this afternoon, then there is no connec- tion between the dead and the living. His collection of oil paintings, over which he spent years of travel, thousands of | dollars and much anxiety, were all dis- | posed of for the comparatively insignifi- | cant sum of about $500. | Before the sale commenced, Attorney George Reed, as representative of the doctor’s nephews, James and Fred Mer- | ritt, selected~one picture each for the bo:; According to the will of Dr. Mer- ritt, the nephews were cut off with one S apiece, which they were to select. have passed by and the nephews have shown no desire to partake of their uncle’s bounty, and a few weeks ago the court authorfzed Mr. Reed to have the victures sold and to make a choice for the nephews. For Fred Merritt, Mr. Reed selected a picture of “Music,” by Vignali, an ar- tistic painting, the coloring of which made it one of the most prominent in the collection. For James Merritt a copy of | “The Virgin Child,” by Raffaclo, was chosen. After this little proceeding the e commenced. Among the crowd were many old friends of the doctor, but their friendship did not extend to the length of a desire to increase his estate by giv- ing high prices for his pictures. Dr. Mer- ritt had no idea of art, and there is no doubt, in many instanc he was heavily imposed upon. There s, however, a strong element of vanity in_his make-up and three framed pictures of the decease formed a large portion of thegallery. One of them, in a beautiful gilt frame, sold for $1 50: another one for $6, while M. Jonas paid $8 fi = oil painting of the doctor in a splendid frame. picture in the valuable. by Paulyn. Artists $250, and after the ad yelled himself hoarse it knocked down for $18 to some one who evidently did not know he had a bargain. M ent, of cour: d takes his chances on what day he bought an ofl paint- acht Casco for $8 50, which could be duplicated in any old store for of which the original by Carlos n the Ufficel gallery at Florence. the major paid $15. Harry Gordon, another society leader, purchased No. 45 on the catalogue. This number was a trunk of wearing ap- parel. The bidding started ‘at 50 cents, and after feeling the welght of the trunk fa few times to make sure there was'some- thing in it Harry bid up to $8, at which price he secured five pairs of Dr. Mer- ritt's old pants, a_coat of the fashion of 1868, three apologies for hats, a bundle of gre i one great register, three and a half pairs of silk socks, a hunting case, an_old _pocket book and four crushed cigars. These trunks, of which_there were two, have not been dis turbed for twelve rs, and their con- tents were generously milaewed. Mrs. F. Ench bought about one-third of the pictures at very low prices. Attorney A. A. Moore paid §7 50 for a large paint- ing made in 1560 of the Merritt home- stead and Lake Merritt. The pleture was drawn so that nothing el is sible but Dr. Merritt's late house, which at that time was the only house in what is now the Lakeside District. Administrator Reed admitted after the sale that he 1 a bottle of wine on the result. He wagered that the total pro- ceeds would not be over $200, whereas nearly three times that sum was secured for the pictures doctor not less than $10,000. A Dangerous Fire. OAKLAND, April —The Shoddy Works were destroyed 1y this morning. The works een the gas company's plant and | Oakland Iron Works, and for a time | gas works were in ger. The fire w | discovered by the watchman and had a good_hold_before the alarm was turned in. The Sixth-street engine responded promptly _and the fire was soon under control.” The damage may reach $6000, the machinery and brick buildings being badly gutted. Oakland by fire are be- the Spain and Her Colonies. ALAMEDA, April 21—Professor Ber- nard Moses, Ph.D., who is at the head of the department of history and politi- cal economy in the University fornia, is to lecture under the auspices of the Teachers' Club at the Unitarian church to-morrow evening upon the sub- ject of “Spain and Her Colonies.” He is especially qualified to lecture on this subject, for three vears ago he spent a year in_Spain studying its political his- tory and has ever since delivered courses of lectures in the university on Spain and the Spanish-American States. Letter Carriers May Go. ALAMEDA, April 21.—A communica- tion was received by Postmaster Ley- i(lcck?r this morning from the Postmaster General, stating that in case of a call to arms, the officers, clerks, letter carriers or employes of the Postoffice Department | who are members of the militia will be | allowed to go and their positions will he | kept for them until they return. These leaves of absence are without pay. Potter-Nebeker Nuptials. ALAMEDA, April 21.—Miss Nora Neb- eker and James P. Potter were married last night at 8 o'clock at the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs. P. J. Nebe- ker, of 1531 Sixth street, Rev. J. A. Wick- ham of the First Christian Church offi- ciating. Mr. Potter is division superin- tendent of the Alameda, Oakland and | Pledmont Realty Syndicate. ! Alameda News Notes. | ALAMEDA, April 21.—The Unity Club | of the Unitarian church has arranged a | fine programme for next Sunday night. The subject demanding the attention of | the club will be “Readings and Talks on Ceylon.” A new dramatic company has been or- | ganized. A number of the most talented of Alameda's young men are on the roll of membership. The company will be | known as the Alameda Social Theatrical | Company. They will sonn give a per- formance at the armory. There will be a baseball game Saturday afternoon between the Firemen's Fund Club, champions of the Insurance League, and the alumnis of Stanford and Berke- ley universities' nine. No admission will be charged and a fine game is promised. ————————— Hurdler Bakewell Disabled. BERKELEY, April 21.—Ben Bakewell, '98, the crack hurdler of the University of California, Is laid ufi at his home in Oakland with a bad ankle that will pre- vent him_from entering the intercollegi- ate field day next Saturday, and a gloom has been cast over the blue and gold athletic enthusiasts. Bakewell bruised his_ankle last Tuesday afternoon by striking a hurdle, and symptoms of ery- sipilas have appeared, so that he is una- ble to move on his injured foot. The ankle is swollen to twice its normal size and the physician who is attending him declares that he will be unable to walk before next week. Bakewell has recent- l“ been doing record-breaking work on the university cinder path and his dis- 1 abling will seriously handicap the Berke- He also bought a copy of “Mag- | which probably cost the | ley team in the contest with the Stan~1 | fords. i Students Ready for War. BERKELEY, April 2L — Volunteers | from the State Umiversity will not be | lacking in the event of a call for troops | to fight Spain. A number of students have | declared their intention of enlisting if | there is a_call for men. Among them are | Captain Edward Rainey of the Signal Corps of the Cadet Battalion, Lieutenant | Ralph C. Bender and Privates Paul | Berelle and_R. R. McGregor of the rifle | team, and John A. McGee. An attempt | will be made to form a company of stu- | | dents with Armorer John Mitchell as cap- tain. Mitchell is a veteran of the Civil War and is greatly looked up to by th# | enthusiastic student soldiers. { Berkeley News Notes. ‘ BERKELEY, April 21.—Dr. W. H.| Boone of Shanghai will deliver an ad- dress to-morrow afternoon at 3:45 o’'clock | before Professor Fryer's class in the philosophies and religions of China. | | " President Dozier of the Athletic Asso- | | clation of the University of California has called a meeting for to-morrow at 11 a. m., when officers for the coming | year will be elected. The second annual reception tendered the graduating class of the Berkele High School by the Alumni Association | will be giv n to the cla on Tues- day, April 26, a | | Lieutenant § . Cloman, commandant | of the cadet battalions at the university, | Is eagerly expecting to be transferred from his regiment, which is at present | stationed on the Mexican frontier, to ac- | tive service with one of the regiments at | New Orleans, Mrs. Mary Lavigne, wife of Joseph Lavigne of Rose street and San Pablo avenue, died this afternoon. The funeral | will be held Saturday morning at St. Jo- | seph’s Church. VAT BROWSE 0V THE BOOKS The Public Library Gives Free Access to Ten Thousand Volumes. A Remarkable Innovation Which | Shows That the Public Can Be Trusted. The Free Library is about to bloom forth with an enterprising innovation that | | is almost as tling as it will be grati- | fying to the many thousands who use it. | "Beginning with Sunday 10,000 volumes | will be opened to the free and wholly un- restricted access of the public. People may roam about the sheives and look over the books without even having to deposit | a pasteboard check, and they will be trusted to get their books charged at the desk if they take one away. These 10,000 | volumes will include the best and most | popular works of all classes intended for general circulation, and may be taken helves to the reading tables as | taken for home use. s innovation s in line with the mod- ern tendency of public libraries toward greater freedom of public use, and is mainly due to the enterprising ideas and efforts of Libr: an George Clarke. Association libraries like the Mechanics® and the Mercantile here have long per- mitted to shelves, but this o library in the & public libraries | n nels regard amon, ad in this everywhere. S interesting experiments have prec the move. It was only three vears ago when everybody who entered the outer door had to take a big brass check to be surrendered at the desk be- fore a book would be given out. That was done awa ith as a mark of confi- dence in popul onesty. Two and a half years ago 5000 juvenile books were segregated and the children were al- | lowed to make selections direct from the shelves. In twenty-one months, with a circulation of 118,000 juvenile, but thirty- volumes were 1o Then the 12,000 anches were opened olum n the five t to shelf access, and_there ware no books reported missing. The shelves. in the | reference and periodical rooms were {‘opened to library readers, and then as an_ experiment 500 books for general cir- culation were placed in the reference rooms where they could be looked over and none disappeared. All these things have slowly convinced | the tr that the book-using public | an be trusted. Last vear 571,500 volumes | were circulated and but thirty-one were lost from all causes. expected that the innovation will vastiy increase the popularity of the library, and the use of its 98,000 volumes, besides increasing the of the standard books. On account of - changes to be made in the library angement no books will be issued to- | u FEATURES 0F THE CARNIVAL There Will Be Many Pretty Sights in San Rafael. School Children to Represent a Flag in the Moving Flower Pageant. Arches Being Erected and Many Ar- rangements to Please and Daz- zle Visitors. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, April 21.—As the gala period of the rose festival draws nearer interest on the part of the citizens seems to increase. The seats the school- children will occupy in front of the Courthouse are about completed, and | | with the exception of floral decorations all the arches except the grand arch | are about comppleted. Work on the lat- ter structure will begin in a few days. | The grammar school will be repre- | sented by a float emblematic of the navy. It will be drawn by 300 schoo! children dressed and arranged to rep: resent the American flag. School will have a float for their queen in the shape of a California poppy. The Fairfax School will also have a | float in the parade. Several prominent residents have notified the committee of their inten- tion to enter decorated vehicles in the parade. Among them are the follow- ing: Mrs. 8. B. Cushing, Mrs. A. W. Foster, Mrs. C. B. Tidball, Miss Miller of San Rafael, Mr. Latham of San An- | selmo, G. Parker, J. R. Sweetser, A. Scown, Mr. Velasco, N. Nielsen, Mrs. Lucas of Novato, M. Herzog, the citi- zens of Belvedere. Warden Hale has promised to fur- nish flowers for decorative purposes and otherwise aid the committee in charge of the festival in every way he can. A committee to arrange for the fox hunt has been arranged in the persons | of Ward McAllister, L. Corrigan, Leo C. Queraz and W. S. Dreypolcher. The latter reports the net receipts from the Pink Dominos’ entertainment so kind- ly given by the California Comedy Company to be $60. It is entirely prob- able than on Saturday evening, May 7, the heavens will be roseate with fire- works, with San Rafael Hill as the base of operations. The High | stances combined with water, is not free of duty, being extensively used as a dis- infectant, deodorizer and antiseptic, and also as a medicinal preparation in heal- ing or curing wounds, sores, diseases of the human and animal body, and for other purposes. ————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, April 21 Stmr City of Rio de Janetro, Ward, 30 days 5 hours from Hongkong, via Yokohama 20 days 23 hours, via Honolulu § days 18 hours. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 15 hours from Mendocino. DOMESTIC PORTS. TACOMA—Arrived April 16—Nor stmr Urd, from Ko BOWENS LANDING — Sailed April 21—Schr | Monterey. for San Francisco. | SEATTLE—Sailed April 21—Tug Reliet, for | Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1824 for the treatment of Private Diselfls, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand SKin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen othersfail. Try him. Churges low. Callorwrite. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., April 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, May 1, transfer at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from Folsom-street wharf), 10 . m., April 27, May 18, June 5, July 17, transfer at Portland, Or. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- | send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., April 1, 8, 1, 16, 21, 26, May 1, and every fifth day there- | after, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and Ry. 5. N. Ry., at | Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at Vancouver with (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m., April 2, 8, 14, 2, 2, May 2, and every sixth | day thereatter. | For Santa Cruz, Monterey, Port Harford (Sa Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, st San Pedro (Los Angels and m. April 3, 7, 11, , 19, 23, 217, fourth day the ter. | stopping only_at Port Har- | Santa Barbara, Port | Los Angeles and (Los Angeles), 11 | & m. April 1. 5, 9, 18, 17, 21, %, 29, May 3, ‘and every fourth day thercafter. For Ensenala, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- la and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., May 12, and 2d of each month thereafter. ‘ The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, salling dates | and_hours of sailing. | "TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery lszrm (Palace Hotel | San Simeon, Luis_Oblspo), | Ma v 1, For San Diego, ford (San Luis Obispo), Redondo GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Asgts., 10 Market street, San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N, CO0, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND | _ From Folsom-street Whart at 10 a. m. | FARE 12 First Class Including Berth 8 Second Class and Meais. Oregon. Columbia. State of California . Ap: Through Tickets and Through Bagga Eastern Points. Rates and Folders plication "to E. C. WARD, General Agent. Market st GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: THE GRAND COMMANDERY. Masons of High chTee Elect Grand Officers for the Current Year. The Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of California, met in fortieth an- nual conclave in Masonic Temple yes- terday morning at 10 o'clock. There were present all the grand officers, a full repre- sentation of past grands and representa- tives of the thirty-four commanderies of the State. The address of the grand commander was read, in which was given a review of the work of the year closing, and this, to- gether with the report of the grand treas urer and grand recorder, were referred to appropriate committees, after which the grand body took a recess until 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. At that hour a number of reports wers presented and acted upon, after which the following officers were elected: 8ir Robert M. Powers of San Diego, grand commander; Sir John F. Merrill of San Francisco, deputy grand commander; Sir Frank M. Miller of Fresno, generalissimo: Sir George B. McK. San J¢ grand captain genera Charles E. Stone of Marysville, grand pre- late; Sir Willlam Frank Pierce of Oak- land, grand senior warden; Sir William D. Knights of Sacramento, grand junior warden; Sir Edward Coleman of San Francisco, grand treasurer, and Sir Thomas Hubbard Casswell, grand record- morrow. er. 1The appointed officers will be named e | to-day. t | The grand body then adjourned until ALONE AND HOMELESS i e Pitiable Condition of 2 Boy Who Ar- | rived Here From New Mexico. | Ragged and penniless Morris Ford, aged 14 years, last night applied at the City Prison for shelter. To Desk Ser- geant Brown the unfortunate boy said that he had arrived here yesterday fore- noon from New Mexico. His object in comiing to this city was to find his sister, who he thinks lives somewhere on Ellis street. | " “The last time she wrote us,” he tear- | fully remarked, “she informed us she was | living on Ellis street and was happily married. A short time ago my parents | | died, and T was left without any money. | | T determined to make an attemnt to | h this city in the hope of finding my | reac! | sister. My poor mother told me she was living somewhere on_Elils street, and | after her death I resolved to locate her. | Being without money and friends, I con- cluded to make a desperate effort to reach my sister in this city. Boarding the first train that left New Mexico, rode a considerable distance, when the conductor, learning that I was without a ticket, ejected me. After waiting for some time, I boarded another train and | met with the same experience. B8everal of | the pa. idently knowing of my | sad condi , gave me a small sum of money, which enabled me to reach the next station. “After being cuffed and kicked and sub- | jected to the most inhuman treatment, I | finally managed to reach this city.” | To-day the police will endeavor to find the sister of the boy. | —— | THE COROCNA WRECK. Investigation Begun by the Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels. | The United States inspectors of local and foreign steam vessels have begun an | investigation into the grounding of the steamship Corona which ran on a reef in British Columbian waters on January | 23 of this year. G. H. Plerce, master of the Corona, | testified that the Corona struck at 7:12| a. m. She left Seattle January 20, bound | for Alaska, and touched at Victoria and | Port Townsend. The course was steered | rounding Wat Rock at 6:45 a. m., Jan- | uary 23 At a. m. she was on her | course, magnetic north 42 west, until 7:05 a. m. Lthen her course was north | 32 west by standard compass, 1 degree | easterly variation, and at northwest by | north it had no variation. i When she struck on the reef the wit- | ness ordered the engines reversed. Then | he ordered them stopped, and the bilges sounded and_the hold examined. A short | time after that the vessel was reported | to be making water. The boats were | ordered cleared away and the were landed with provisions, | Between 10 and a. m. the Corona | went down by the stern. It was not vet | daylight when she struck and the weather | was dark and cloudy. Kennedys Island | was obscured by clouds and could not | be seen. | The captain’s testimony was corrob- orated by that of Thomas Hogan. There | are several witnesses in Seattle, and the | board will wait for their appearance be- fore taking any further steps in the matter. —_—— The Church and Literature. The Rev. James McDonald, a member of the Y. M. L lecture bureau and of the board of publication of the Catholic Truth Society, will deliver a lecture at | Metropolitan Temple at 8 o'clock this evening under the auspices of the Phil Sheridan Council No. 72, taking for his subject “The Church and Literature.” Tickets may be had free on application at the office of the bureau, room 424 of the Parrott building. | passengers | Last evening there was, in Golden Gate Commandery’s asylum, an exemplification of the degree of the Red Cross in the presence of a large number of the fraters. On Wednesday night the Mystic Shrin- ers assembled in the asylum and initiated a large number of candidates, after which there was a banquet such as only Shrin- ers can give. To-night California Commandery will gll\'e the degree of the Order of the Tem- ple. —_————————— INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS Regulations Affecting Distillers Who Have . Suspended Operations After Giving Due Notice. Internal Revenue Collector Lynch has been notified by the Treasury Depart- ment of the following decisions: Distillers who have discontinued ope- rations, and without bond as distillers and without holding requisite special tax stamps as liquor dealers have sold their distilled spirits, should be reported for assessment of special tax and penalty. The fact, however, that a person has ceased to operate his distillery does not prevent him from giving bonds as a dis- tiller there, with notice of continued sus pension, to secure exemption from spe- Gial tax for selling his Spirits in the orig- inal stamped packages at the distillery or at the place of storage in bond. Under the exempting provision of sec- tion 3246, Revised Statutes, it is held that a manufacturer may sell wine at two F!aves without paying special tax as a | i quor dealer, viz: The place of manufac- ture and at a general business office else- where. Internal revenue stamps are redeema- ble when owned and presented for re- | demption by persons or their legal rep- resentatives authorized to purchase and use them for the payment of taxes. —————— ROBBED HIS EMPLOYERS. Arrest of Two Men on Three Charges of Petty Larceny. Detectives Tom Gibson and Egan last night arrested Charles Schunucker and Justine Porsic and booked them on three charges of petty larceny each. Schunucker is a clerk in the employ of the Crown Paper Company. For some time past the proprietors of the concern have missed a number of paper bags; and, suspecting wrong, they notified the police. An investigation re- vealed that the imprisoned clerk would visic the factory before the other em- ployes arrived and allow Porsie, his ac- complice, to get away with as many bags as he could conveniently carry. The lat- ter would then visit some patron of the company and dispose of the bags. It is estimated that by these means the men managed to rob the firm of several hun- dred dollars. —_—— CUSTOMS DECISIONS. Bonded Machinery for Repairs, Ex- port Tobacco Taxes and Useful Qualities of Sheep Dip. Collector of Customs Jackson was noti- fled yesterday of the following decisions of the Secretary of the Treasury: Bonded period of six months prescribed for machinery imported for repairs un- der section 19, act of 1897, cannot be ex- tended. Spanish Government in Cuba has abol- ished the export duty on cigars and cig- arettes and the 50 cents per thousand stamp tax on the same. Sheep dip, so-called, made from cresol or cresylic acid, dead ofl of coal tar, caus- tic soda, oleate of potash and other sub- AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES TO ENGLAND, ANTWERP, AND THE CON- TINENT. RED STAR LINE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, SOUTH- AMPTON, ANTWERP. AMERICAN LINE (Philadelphia-Liverpool Service.) PHILADELPHIA, QUEENSTOWN, LIVER- | POOL, ~ Under BELGL BRITISH | FLAGS. EMPIRE LINE. | FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tilinols, Indi- ana, 3400 tons, Conemaugh, 210 tons (formerly n the trans-Atlantic service of the American | ine). | Appotnted sailings from Seattle. 5. S. Ohio, June 15, S. S. Indiana, June 22. | S. S. Pennsylvania, June , for St. Michael, | | connecting with company’'s flet of new and | modern steamers and barges on the Yukon | River, through to Dawson City and interme- | diate points. For passage and freight apply to | INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 30 Montgomery St. | Or any of its Agencies. and AUCTION SALES. SPECIAL SALE! 22 FRIDAY EMPORIUM SALEYARD, 220 Valencia St., bet. 13th and I4th. By order of the Sonora Mill and Mining Compary we will sell at public auction 60 head of well broken horses; sale pesitive: stock must be sold at any price. Now at yard. ULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctionee: Sixth st RAILROAD TRAVEL. Office, 327 CIFIC COMPANY. SYNTEM.) BOUTHERN ra (eACHF Tralns leave LrAvE 10, *6:004 Niles, Sau Jose aud Way Stations 7:004 Benicia, Suisun and Sacramento. ... 31004 Marysville, Oroville aud Redding via oodland 7:004 Vacaville and Rumsey. 7:804 Martinez, San Ramon, Vs Calistoga and 8:004 Atluutic xpress, %:304 Nies, Sau Stockton, Ione, Sacramento, Maryavills, = Chico, Tehama and Red Hin® 4:150 #8:304 Peters, Milton and Oakdal *3:13p 91004 New Orieans Express. Merced, Ray- mond, Fresuo, Bakerstieid, Santa Barbura, Tos Augeles, Deming, El Paso, New Orleans and East. 004 Vallejo, Martinez, Merced and er 00 Niles, San Jose and Way St 30r Martinez and Way Stations 2:00 Livermore, Mendota, Han! isalia . . esesses Ligermord, B Joee, Nilea aad Way tations. . = oo 110:184 41008 Martiver, Sai Eanion, Vallejo Napa, Callstogs, Il Verano and ¢ Y Sunta Ros . ®ulba 4:00r Bepicia, Vacaville, Woodland, Kniglits Landing, Marysville, Oro- ville_ and Seoramentc ... 10:45a #:30P Kiles, San Jose, Tracy and Stockton .. 7:152 4:30F Lathrop, Modesto, Merced, Berends, resnd, Mojave (for Randsburg), ute Barbara and Los Angeles.. T:404 4:30P Bauta To Uautic Kxpress for Mofa . 6:45p .93:30p * Bunset Limited." Los Angeles, ki Paso, Fort Worth, Little Rock, 8t. i L §10:154 El Paso, Ogden and Fast. id San Jose. 6:00¢ Karopea Mui 000 Huywards, Nil 18:00¢ Vallejo 8:00p Oregon I wille, Son SAN LEAN « O A A Foot of Market Street.) 6004 04 | Melrose, Seminary Park, Fitchburg, Elmhurst, San Leandro, South San Leandro, Estudillo, Lorenzo, Chierry and Haywards. 0p 0 0r 0 0 0p Se ) COAST DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). (Foot of Market Street.) 37:454 Sauta Oruz Excursion, Santa Oruz and Principal Way Stations. 8:154 Newark, Centerville, San Jose, Feitgn, Boulder Creek,Santa Cruzand Way Btations, . *2:158 Newark, Céofervile, San Joss, New Ronlder Creek, a5 4 Runs through to Niles, t From Niles. Almaden, Felton,” Santa Cruz and Principal Wi 08¢ e 5 ® Boulder Creek and Ssuta CREEK ROUTE FERRY. 00—Foot Market Street (Slip §)— 0A.M. $1:00 *2:00 $3:00 v Trom SAN FRANCIS - 9: OAKLAND—Foot of Breadway.—*6:0 8:00 10:00a.M. Froi $13:00 *1:00 12:00 *3:00 $4:00 “*5:00e.m. . COAST SION (Broad Gauge). @ (Third and Townsend Sts.) 71004 Ban Jose wil Way Stations (New Almaden Weduesdays only)....... 1:30p $7:304 Sunday Excursion for San Jose, Sauts Cruz, Pacific Grove \ and ‘Way Stations. .. .. 18:352 ose, Tres Pinos, Santa Chi, c Grove, Paso Robles, San Ybispo, Guadalupe, Surf and ncipal Way Stations 4:10¢ 10:404 San Jose and Way Statios *8:004 11:30. Ban'J Way Stations ..,ei,. *8:354 43¢ San Mateo, Redwood Santa Clara, San_Jose, Gfiroy, Hollister, Sauta Cruz, Salinas, fic Gro-a e and Way Statio *4:15¢ San Joso aid Principal Way Stations 'gfllo? 0. Jose s d Principal Way Stations 1 Principal Way Statious 4 Way Statio Way Station San Sa The S.S. ALAMEDA 1 sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney Thursday, April 21, 3 at Zsp. m. mshl o S. 8. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, | Compa Wednesday, May 4, 2 p. m. Special party | rates, i Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPB | TOWN, South Africa. | J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents., 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, French Line to Havre. Company's Pler (new) 42 North River, foot of Morton st. Tm\'nlemm by this line avold both transit by | English railway and the discomfort of crossing | the channel in a small boat. New York to| | Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, $160; | | second $11t i I" for Afternoon. 1 Sundays only. f Saturdays only Thursday and Saturday nights only. 4 Saturdays and Sundsys. 4 Sundays and Mondays SAN FRANGISCU and NORTH PACIFIC RAILWAY Co. Tiburon Ferry, Foot ef Market St. __SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. SEK_ DAYS—7:3), 9:00. 11:00 a. m.; 12:35, 230 B0, 630 p m. - Thursdays-Exira tip at 11:30 p. aturdays—Extra trips at 1:50 SUNDATS-%:00, 9:90, 10:00 & m.; 1:80, 3:30, 5:00, 6:20 p. m. SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. DA 0, 7:50, 9:20, 11:0 a. m.; . ‘m. Saturdays—Extra trips 35 p. m. , 9:40, 11310 & m.; 1:40, 3:40, m, ¢ 5:00, Mis: Telefhone. Red 2241. i FORSAN JOSE. LOS GATOS and SANTA CRU2 Steamer Alviso leaves Pier 1 daily (Sundays | excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily (Saturdays excepted) at 5 p. m. Freight and passcngers. | Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, 30 | to San Jose, T5e. Clay street, Pier 1. 41 North First street, San Jose, RAILROAD TRAVEL. e=—=====1 CALIFORNIA LIMITED. SAN FRANGISCO TO CHICABD. | Route. MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. Carrles first-class passengers only, but with. out extra charge. DI G CAR, BUFFET SMOKING CAR. Pullman Palace Drawing-Rcom Sleepers, 314 days to Chicago, 4% days to New York. THE ATLANTIC EXPRESS Leaves daily at 4:30 p. m., carrying Pullman Palace and Pullman Tourlst Sieeping Cars on fast time. Direct conner 1 in Chicago and Kansas City for all Eastern points, Trains arri> - and depart frcm Mark Fecry. San Frac isco ticket office, ¢. street, Chronicle building. Telephon: 1620. "Oakland office. 1118 Broadway. mento office, 201 J Ba1 Jose, Santa Clara street. NORTH FAvgjrslc COAST RAILROAD, | ausalito Ferry. From San Francisco, Comm % Sgmmencing September street. 7 West 3 WEEK DAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—e7: : i g Tl LE LTS Ok r San p nesdays and s.:;{&.y.fi g Wed NDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—%:00, *10:00, *11:30 a. m.; *1: 3:00, *4:30, 5 m. Trains marked * run to San Quentin. THROUGH TRAINS. 7:25 a. m. week days for Cazadero and way sta- tions; 1:45 p. m. Saturdays (mixed train) for Duncan Mills and way stations; 8:00 a. m. Sundays for Point Reyes and way stations. | Valley, John Day’s, LA CH April 30, 10 a. m. | Between Ban Francisco and Schuetzen Park LA BOT 7 same schedule as above. | La ToU i = A GASCOM Leave 1In effest Arrive LA CHAMPAGNE &an Francisco. | 15ofoe £an Francisea. For_further p?rfl\cxil:l?‘rsl‘?)pl%_rz.u\g o | e Tt e INIE " BN ALE ANSATLAN- | | un- ot - ok d 5 ’ Days. | days |Destinatlon | gapg' | daya 3 Bowling Green, New York. G 108.m. J. F, FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery | poams, |8 ave., San Francisco. Santa Rosa. | 7 Fulton, FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. T 5 ) Healdsburs, Steamer '‘Monticello ton, Mon., Tues, Wed. Thurs. and Sat........ Geyserville, 9:45 15 p.m. (80 p. m. e Thiirs.) 7:80p.m. |s:00a.m. | Cloverdale. | 7:35p.m..| 6:22pm. 0 a. m. and 8 p. m. | [Hopland aad] Landing sion Dock, Pler 2. | T:®am. sWam. | Ukiad 7:85p.m. 6:2ip.m. E T | I i E | Guerneville | 7:35p.m. | 8:30p.m.. | | “#0am|SWam| Sonoma a. I | and | 00p.m.| Glen Ellen. | Springs; at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs; at Cloverdale for the Geyser: Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Soda Bay, Lakeport and Bartlett Springs; at UKiah fof Vichy Springs, Saratoga Springs, Blue Lakes, Leurel Dell Lake, Upper Lake, 'Pomo. Potter s iverside, Lierley's, Buck- Sanhedrin Heights, Hullville, Boonville, Orr's’ Hot Springs, Mendocino City, Fort Brags, Westport, Usal. Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at re- duced rates. 2 n Sundays round-trip tickets to all ints beyond San Rafael at half rates. s Ticket Offices—650 Market at Hopland ' for street, Chronicle building. A_W. FOSTER, RYAN, R. X. Pres. and Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUR , VALLEY RAILWAY COMPARY, From September 10, 1897, trains will run as tollows: From September 10, 1897, trains will run as tollows: Southbound. Northbound. Passen- | Mixed Mixed | Passen- ger Sunday |Stations | Sunday ger Daily [Excepted| Excepted| Daily ! D. P p.m.| Visalia | intermediate points m.| 8:00a.m. Stockton 50p. 7:20 a. 9110 a'm. 1040 a.m. 1:40 a.m. 12:15 p.m.| 6 Stopping at quired. Connections—At Stockton with steamboats of " N. & L Co., leaving San Francisco and Stockton at 6 . m. daily; at Merced with stages to and from Snellings, Coulterville, etc.; also with stage for Hornitos, Mariposa, eto.: at Lankershim with stage to and from Madera. WMOUNT TAMALPAIS SCENIC RAILWAY. /ia_Sausalito Ferry.) nms';le San Francisco, commencing November ), 1897: Week Days—9:30 a. m., 45 p. m. Sundays—8:00, 10:00, 11:30 2. m., 1:15 p. m. Round trip from Mill Valley, §1. THOS. K & SON, Agents, 621 Market street, San Francisco,