The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1898, Page 11

o i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 189S. 1 in the hurdle event, but was handicapped by Shepard's riding. The latter plainly does not excel at the jumping game. There was a stiff play on Gold Dust. The gelding was never partial to weight, and was anchored before half the distance was covered. — TO-DAY'S ENTRIES. First Race—Six furlongs; maiden three-year- \G BEGINS ACTED LIKE A AT NEW YORK REAL NICE GIRL ol 916 Gottlieb i 927 Amasa 111| 946 Emma Rey 102 269 Pongo . 14 6 Nithau l‘gg = 3 930 B vn P AT 7 Aprona . Mudlarks the First to| Won’t Dance Pouted and | & see Tevy "o:i101 5 Honentone oo 14 P > S Second Race—Five-eighths of a mile; two- Score on Aqueduct Finished Last a Few ye s selling. - 936 Hannah Reid...103] 949 Ach .. Track. Days Ago. 943 Santello 1104| 938 Bonibel 945 The Fretter 106 Third Race—One and a quarter miles; sell- 5 ing. 916 Daylight 8 Little Cripple ..110 17 Takannassee Takes the Open- Made Ostler Joe Look Like a S D) SEaso T 9 Claudius . 0 2 Wawona | " ing Event From Arabian | Tramp in Yesterday’s el 4940 Treachery L1038 and Zanone. Racs. Fourth' Race—One mile; three-year-olds. 953 Morine] . onsovannah ..110 | orian . ) g ¥ )Torsida. . Fifth Race—One and a half miles. Turn Verein Handicap at a Mil> at| A Light Attendance Viewed the | g Ostler Joe . : =G 5 2 s S Flashlight . 109 Memphis Captured by | Sport— Four Favorites Met s 116 Fervor. | With Disaster. th Race—Three-quarters of a mile; sell- | "s08 Dolore 2 Loch Ness ......108 TR | Midas 940 Rapido . -102 Chihuahua 931 Break o' Da: “g Special Dispatch to The Call | On Wednesday, April 20, the day that SMDRE = 92°... Trappean 7 A. G. Widber wa. 911 Rebel Jack Mike Rice ......102 placed undes t for ar @2 O'Fleta 432 Tmp. Mistral ufim YORK, April 2 This was the embezzling the city’s funds. Widow Jones Rubicon, a 941 | 931 Torpedo d to be the property of xhe: 943 Florimel .. day of the racing son in | horse suppos . 97| (¢43)Potentate .......111 York, the Aqueduct track being | disgraced official, won a race at Ingleside, SN e ene of the racing. The track was | a2d the ring was badly scorched. All of SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY: t‘,i. > i°,,."‘°“‘;, on the track apparently | pyrt Race—Aprona, Pongo, Amasa. ikannassee won, Ara- | o Ol ISTR VIS DUE IO Second Race—Santelio, Ach, Bonibel. ORIz, Time, 1:054, | €S in the race, for which the Corr Eecor lo, q ent; Third Race—Metaire, Del Paso II, Tulare. ongs—Peace won. Won't Dance, opened in the betting , Crown third. Time, @ 3 103 favorite, receding to 9 to 10. Her | Fourth Race—Morinel, Sardonic, Torsida. miserable showing—for she finished last— | Fifth Race—Morellito, Won't Dance, Grady. furlongs, 5:”125;‘— was the talk in downtown turf circle Sixth Race—Chihuahua, Rebel: Jack, Mis- econd, g | tral IL. | | that evening. Yesterday this same mare made a show of Ostler Joe and Bernar- dillo in a mile and a furlong purse effort, after reaching in the betting the ripe and selling—Ben | mellow odds ‘of 3!z to 1. - Ostler Joe was avorite for the race, but the aristoeratic \ second, Longacre | G : elling— | €0in did not go in on the black horse. | J Q He finished second. While the horses were | 1 4 —1 Manxman , Tabouret third. cond, | at the post a well-known layer of odds | went the every Eit rounds -betting Won't Dance in ok that would tak | or it was stable coin or e the money this layer | Rev. John P. D. John on “Did of brices iud solved the secrets of the | akirs of 1ndia, and should be ablé to | i make strawberries grow in an 5 A alge Gl @ DI ter can | A i about the only race affording | Sod Make e ¥ chance for gossip, the others commonpl aftair The terday were donated to c olimentaries were not recognized at the te. The grand stand and betting ring were so packed with people that a good, rong puff of wind from the ocean would probably have swept the greater portion | ht. | D:livers the Address Before a Large Audience in the Howard- Street Church. Howard-street (AT HAS BECOME OF THE LUMBER Grand Jurors Hot on the School Board’s Trail. s Fresh Instances Shown of the Loot of City Finances. Highest Prices Paid for Plank- ing Fit Only for Fire- wood. WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY. Inspector O'Brien’s Private Contract Foreibly - Brought to Mind. Again More of the fine work of the School De- partment and Ragan's brother-in-law, John O'Brien, was disclosed yesterday by the committee of the Grand Jury .ap- pointed-to investigate the rurnishing of supplies for the public schools, and the investigators are merely on the threshold of their task.. Lumber and shingles dwin- dled under the unerring measurements of Experts Holt, Campbell and Rickard to such an extent that in several iIn- | stances less than-a third of the quaniity | the city has paid for was disclosed. A | few. items of lumber had disappeared as completely and mysteriously. as a coin in a prestidigitateur’s hands, A notable case was unearthed at the Pacific Heights school, where the city Off the grounds. The tide 1s running out or rac are not charitably in- fared badly, taking but Last evening in the church Rev. John P. D. John delivered his well-worded lecture entitled, *“Did Man Msake God, or Did God Make Man?" The church was well filled, although many. of the members of the Epworth 1e have returned to their homes. The lecture was given especially for the bene- fit of the league and though the entire address carries conviction with it t offered many was not taken advan- ed with a race for mem- 5 ten dl\'fimn, at four D! e Lorrigan stable furnishec the favorite in Winifred, but she l!(lx?lluil lr: get a mark. Modwena, with Thorpe up won cleverly, with her'stable mate, -Ann taking'the place from Crossmoiina. nner was 413 to 1 in the bettin of thirteen started in the 1, decided under selling con- selling—Par- Royal Choice y sellin e dee A well known the lecture was pre- l;fi}“mmn lay between Crom- | pa v the divine in answer to Colonel At 3 to ] in ghnanita, elther being quoted | Robert Ingersoll, and according to all re- S Luf- | 3t o to Lin the ring. The latte rned up ports a rejoinder has never been made, Pe ime, T, getting over the line a necl } even by Ingersoll hims m O'B, a-20-to 1 shot. Luck John P. D. John is the first & del close’ third. Kaiser I v P not vet A » Dixon secor sman front for a p but stoppe pérsonali nor - attempted to throw i condition of the mile and a down arguments with sarcasm, but fit st Aou race, over hurdles, seemed to ntrary has attempted to the best e = nicely, and he won, though' but \dmitted to be considerable, EASTERN BASEBALL. d, going to the post 6 tol. | to bring history and belief to bear on the ated ‘at the start caused the subject which Seems so vital'to many. As eats Cincinnati and Louis- | ©dds against Colonel Bar the Corri- & well-known writer has stated, it is the lle Fall Cleilasy 1 jumper, to be ham down from | differéence of opinion which makes horse- ville Is to Cleveland. S 10 6 to 5, but Ia 5 t0 1 v racing, and it is admitted by Ingersoll CINCINNATI, A 25.—The Re Alws Tortoni won that a difference of opinion is refreshing, ‘ p E rom ridden Tex- | especially when that difference is argued 5 and an attempt made to show that each : an-furlong special was consid- | ohe is right when the attempt is made in | . - 1e knowing ones a good thing | & PrOPe conducted discussion. . ; € sy F, which w backed down to 'he speaker showed considerable for. t0 10, The mare led into the streteh. ang | Of character and strength, coupled with ¢ he 110 pounds anchored her, Oddsen | €loauence. Those who heard the remar! ; on and disposed of Don Luis 4 Were well pleased, and from beginning o Bhihorser belng Tidde te> | to conclusion the 'speaker was heartily ; T final mile run was only a g - apnlaude Last evening -the Epworth = La Goleta, which outcl. 3 League practically disbanded until the ed her field o T amned e | meeting which will be held the ‘coming year. won hand R H S, Pl PR AT Lonieil i B o Dotes | BOLD BURGLARS CAPTURED. r W o Schreiber, B d, 1 . e P g e B Joseph Johnson and Michael Kelly | = the Garson ATen Caught in the Act of Disposing | %.—James J. Corbett 15} cizsulate s a5 : ot el fond 1) - to-day and showed his | A et Officer A. J. F. Nolting captured Joseph & ked ouf inid the ring in Tis siqer | Johnson and Michael Kelly, two burglars 4 2 R e T . Muscle Who entered Curten's second-hand store Y - o eTee he 1t Muscle | ot 1193 Market street on Sunday night h BN e Kristine is the i ent pur- | and stole a large quantity of- wire net- en he signs of Prince ¥ ting. The men were caught in the act ) the rir She was a bit nything should daughter of of disposing of their haul at Lippman's store on Folsom street, for 325 wen arrested, each denied ownership, claiming that the prope belonged to the other. Kelly is a relative of Curten's, | nd famill; zed himself with the sur- ounaings of the latter's store. . After 2 - prying the door open, they boldly loaded | Next time out he will do to play in the netting in a wagon and drove off. | compan: Both men were booked on charges of | kana was much the best of the starters | burglary. filly is a At the start McDonald on Cromwell a. ngly ran hi into a pock commo- . and of er is a consi ne good and one ent | bad any BOURDON WiS | OUIETLY BURIED | “THE CALL’S” RACING CHART. — | | | ACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB-Ingleside Track—150th day of the Winter Meeting, Monday, April 25, 1898. Weather cloudy. Track fast. e of the Mildest Celebrations | Ever Held on the ; Campus. | | 954, FIRST RACE—Four furlongs; maiden two-year-old fillies . purse, $350, No Rushing, No Anti-Spanish Dem- onstration, No Burning of Butcher Weyler. | BERKELEY, ctators thronged Avril the univer: pus this evening to witness the Bourdon = = burial celebration of the freshmar it ‘oupled with Modwena a £ » iman class. | Winner, R. Hughes’ b. f. by Morello-Glen Ellen. Good start. Won easily, The Bourdon was the first to be held un- #nd third driving. i der the “no-rushing” regime, and was one | ———— === === = of t mildest celebrations ever held on SE : selling; four-year-olds and upward; purse, $350, the campus. 955. £ 2 - = w37 The freshmen spent nearly $300 on thefr | Jocke: show and a generous y or fireworks E 7 31 de up the “grand spectacular” which Al 0 Lt 2a |Shoree shies had promised. Ancient eggs e J T Gty vils from the sophomores de- Queen 5 113 Iirg ymewhat from the effect of the g 30 Mclntyre . 6 ory which the “Spieleratl” hurled at 1 MeDonald g oe spectators. 1% Piggott RESYY: The scphomores and a number of upper 7h |Holmes 10 20 classmen had arranged to have an “anti- 13 Barringer ..1{ 100 1) Spanis ration after the close of 62 “I"“','" 3 10 the Bot & o oh |6 Wuson:.ll| 6 12 Pre. Martin _Kellogg, however, | g3 2o 0 2. {Feighe 5 upon hearing of the proposed celebration, | — T 4ar BN - [Weaver lokeie issued an order forbidding it, and noti: * Lert fled the university police force and the Tim; Winner, 13 th's br. m. by Fresno-Sister to Jim Douglas. Good town officers to g kind. The plan of bur was accordingly al ; attempt of the | _ ing Weyler in|°> = = 956. THIRD RACE rst three driving. ndoned and the | ex. spectators were compeiied (o limit the | expre on of thei *0 the si i — Str. T keys. |0 N Ing of “Ameri ar Spangled | Fomen e D Stx B ner.” The pi who took ‘Won't Dance, §.. 10 2 14 | yto: leading parts in_the celebration were: C.| (1) Ostler Joo ‘ol 3 HER Tl ot C. Cobb, . Pierce, J. B. Southard. R. _ Bernardills, 3 3 3 IClawson ..... W Tully, 3 H. Schwartz, J. W, S Bul- | —~EEen e e i e o er, 8. A. Willlams and 2 Guiberson. Wons eesily. Second and third anviner o ot s Ty 0 ——————— JUDGE COFFEY’S ROBBER. One and a sixteenth miles; three-year-olds and upward; over FOURTH four hur A Well-Known Criminal Captured| Index. Horses. Weight St. Sta. . %m. Str. Jockeys. |¢ CL Through His Watchfulness. N7 Toons S T R Kenny 5 When Judge J. V. Coffey alded the| g Genr 8l fog 38 A% 86 3 5 police in the capture of John Clark, he| g3 Gold Dust, a... tell el gl - did not know that he was landing a well- | ... Colonel Bartlett, Sl AT S ] known and vicious criminal. As was | 822 FEureka, a... > 25 stated in yesterday’s Call, Clark tried to Refused. : escape with the contents of Henry Sut- Time 2006, Winoer, Al Smith's ch. g. by Ecuador-Eva § IL. Good start. Won easily. Second and third driving lfr’s cash drawer, and was booked on a | charge of grand ceny The name of Clark had a familiar ring to Corporal Geiman, who has the police records in_charge, ‘and on examinati % : : he found that Clark had been sentenced L A el T 10 tw ars in Folsom in October, 1894, 31 n 11 |Thorpe .. -5 3 for burglarizing a tailor shop. On his 5 22 |Clawson release he tried his hand at till-tapping | A BRI 3 1 ldimon - and was a, dn captured. This time he | — 2 B R e 4 Piggot was sentenced to one year i e v Time, 1:29. Winner, Burns & W ’ by To 1s 3 o other criminals made a daring attempt to break jail, which s nipped in the | SI ; $350. bud.. Clark whs liberatea only two weens | D8 o s B ago, but the criminal instinct again as- | —jos ; serted itgelt, and again he 3 in e tolly, | _Index Hordos, E Ym. S Tin. | Jockeys, [Op. CL As he had been sentenced for the same % crime before, the charge of grand Iar. R B P 1% 11 11 13 IMemtre Lo f35 e ceny was changed to petty larceny, sec- The Dragon, 5. 31 114 33 Sod Bl B0 ond offense, which constitutes a felony. Major Hooker, 3. 13 g P04 i A e B He will accordingly receive a stiff sen- Charlemagne, 4... Bh it 2 (Weaver .l 1 2 x 1 A : 5% 61 52 [Weaver ...l 10 2 ence. Terra Archer, 1 8 62 5% 63 |G Wilson....| 20 & L SR ey Joe Mussle, 4 B B e T4 a0 Taat Retea W 12 The “Koh-I-Noor” copylng pencil Is i 1%z 8 8 H Garigan ......| 40 100 largely taking the place of fountain pense Time, 1:42%. Winner. G. W. Baldwin's ch. f. by Amigo-Rosebud. Good start. Won the | | the fence and front steps was all bthe following; had paid for 6000 feet of 2 by 6 and 4275 | feet_of 2 by 8 redwood pianking, but the | most diligent search failed to reveal | where a_single foot of either | used. This Kind of lumber costs the city 7 per thousand, a.total of $77 52 which | the city has paid for but never received. | “In this connection it may be stated that |2 by 8 redawood makes excellent ceiling Joists, and 2 by 6 the best kind of floor- ing joists, just the kind of lumber that | could be 'used most advantageously by Ragan’s brother-in-law, O'Brien, in one | of his private contracts—such ajob, for instance, as that performed on Mission street, that The Call found occasion to mention a_few wecks ago. This may be | only a coincidence—probably it is—but ed his| Still the thought cemes rorcibly to one | | that John began his Mission street con- tract along in September last, and it was prior to that time that this lumber was charged up against the city. 3 Since 1 r when the committee of the G v started in on its in- igation, some’strange rumors have reached the members to the sffect that the sn.r‘l- hou the School Department to be stoc cient quantlitie to correspond with that which has disa red, -and the claim the surplus from repairs at the. s schools had been stored.for fu- ture us B nts of school house: according to these whispers, were also | be stocked, those responsible for the | deficiency hoping by this means to out- wit the Grand Jury. To guard against such a move the first step of the committee yesterday was to Truman, Hedger, Bauer and an, together With the three experts, nded upon the ‘store house at the | corner of Pine and Larkin streets short- | | 1y after § o'clock yesterday morning, and a thorough search of every nook and crevice on the place brought to light six- teen bundles of the cheapest gride of shing] less than 2500, pile of new than 500 feet. Care will be taken that none of the schoolhouses or other places will be stocked. After finishing the search at the store house the party proceeded to the Win- | field Scott Primary School on Lombard street, between Broderick and Baker. The exterior of the building and plank- ed yard were found in wretched “condi- tion: The rear of the yard is built up on stilts twenty feet above the ground, which slopes away to the bay from the street. Thof;;lanks were rotten and had been patched here and there with inch boards until a child could hardly run the length of the yard without tripping half a dozen times. It seemed .almost mirac- ulous that .the entire flooring has not collapsed long before this. And yet during the past six months the city has paid for enough Jumber that it has never received to replank the entire vard half a dozen times over. The roof of this s¢hool was reshingled during vacation last year, the city being charged for 62,000 fancy-shingles at $1 % per thousand. The experts found that 65,000 of No. 2, common, the poorest qual- ity in the market, and much inferior to the grade the contractor had agreed to furnish at 99 cents, had.really been used. Two hundred feet of boards used to p&fich that could be found, although .000 feet are charged for in the bill paid by -the city. Attention was called to a " wonderful piece of work in the way of patching up the drainage pipes, but the committee had determined to confine itself to the lumber end of the frauds, so after a cur- sory glance at the work, which was fully exposed to view, the members hurried on to the Sherman Primary, on Union street, near Gough. The yard at this school was entirely re- planked last July and a partition fence built from the rear of the building to the outhouse. All the material used was sup- posed to be of the best quality and the city paid the highest price for it, but only thedchcapest lumber to be found had been used. As Expert Holt put it, some of the planking was a poor grade of No. 2, and Some a good grade of firewood. These are the charges made against the city and the bill has been paid: 43,320 feet of 2 by 8, No, 1, planking; 240 feet of 2 by 12 clear: 10,000 feet of 4 by 4 redwood; 3600 feet of 2 by 12 redwood, all at the uniform price of § 74 per thousand. This is what the experts found: 24,750 feet of 2 by 8 plan\gin}{. poorest quality; no 2 by 12, clear; o630 feet cf 4 by 4 red- wood, and 1100 feet of 2 by 12 redwood, a total shortage of 25,660 feet, for which the city paid $198 60. The_ Spring Valley Grammar, on Union near Polk, next received the attention of the inspectors. Here, in addition to the replanking of the yard, a shed had been built along the westerly side of the yard and some trivial repairs made to the stairways. The bill for lumber called for Oregon pine—51,220 feet of 2-inch planking; 410 feet of 2 by 4; 866 feet of tongue and groove; 1874 feet of 2 and 4-Inch surfaced lumber of varying width, Redwood—19,500 feet of 4 by 4; feet of 1 by 4, clear: b12 feet of 1.by 8 inch, sur- faced; 3630 feet of 1% by 4 inch tongue and g‘;‘oove: 278 feet of stepping; 14, shin- es. E'¥hits 1s what was found: Oregon pine— 20,000 feet of 2-inch planking; 250 feet of 2 by 4; 60 feet of tongue and groove; 600 feet of surfaced lumber. Redwood—6100 feet of 4 by 4; 690 feet of 4 by 4 clear; 62 feet of 1 by 8, surfaced; 2724 feet of 133 tongue and groove; some old lumber use for the stepping; 8000 shingles. The qual- ity of each sort was the same as that found at all the other schools, while No. 1 quality had invariably been paid for. At the Pacific Heights Grammar, on Jackson street near Fillmore, the last school visited, the stealing was even greater than at the other places: For re- planking the yard the city had paid for this lumber: 30,300 feet of No. 1, 2-inch lanking; 16.260 feet of 4 by 4; 6000 feet of Sby 6, surfaced; 4275 feet 'of 2 by 8, sur- faced. This is what was found: 19,000 feet of No. 3 planking; 6300 feet of 4 by 4. Not an inch of elther the 2 by 6 or 2 by 8 could be found. The 4 by 4 cost the ocity $8 % a thousand; the other cost $7 74, all be- Iné charged as best quality. he total cost of lumber not delivered was $252 50. When &he difference in the price of No. 1 and the grade used is con- sidered, the loss to the city Is much easlly. Second and third driving. greater. had been | with lumber in suffi- | eife_c_llm]l,\' check apything of the kind. | and one small | lumber containing not more | ROBINSON WILL NOT COME BACK The City Prison Cap- tain on His Way to Alaska. Rumors of His Intrigue With a Married ‘Woman. Handed Chief Lees His Res‘ig— nation Before Leaving th.e City. EXPECTS TO BE WEALTHY Judge Tobin Determined Not to Ap- point Ssrgeant Wolf His Successor. Captain Robinson, who for several years was in charge of the City Prison, | has tendered his resignation to Chief Lees. While the latter denis that Robinson has severed his connection with the Police Department, it is reli- ably stated that “Handsome Bill,” as | he is known to his- subordinates, wi'l not return to this city. Several weeks ago Robinson was | granted a fourteen days’ leave of & | sence, ostensibly for the purpose of iting the East and claiming a portion }ot the estate left by a deceased rela- | tive. It is said on good authority that Robinson, for some reason, dzcided to resign from the Police Depariment. Aftéer being granted a “leave of a sence” it is claimed he visited the of- | fice of the Chief of Police and informed his superior officer that he would noi | return. | “I am through with police business,” he is said to have remarked. *Appoint Wolf my successor and I'll be happy.” Wolf is the nephew of the chief, and was recently made a sergeant. When Lees first learned that Robinson did not intend to return he determined to do all in his power to promote his rela- | tive to the responsible position of cap- tain of the City Prison. Judge Tobin, | bresident of the Board of Police Com- | missioners, learned of the game and | decided to call a halt. = When sum- moned before the president - of the | board Lees endeavored to explain his | action by announcing that Robinson | intended to return and that his nephew had been placed In charge of the prison temporarily. Since then Lees has miade no effort to influence the other Commissioners to appoint a_successor to Robinson, knowing that Judge To- bin, -although he is confined to his bed with la grippe, would bitterly oppose the appointment of his relative to the place. At the same time, it is claimed Lees carried Robinson’s resignation in his inside pocket, not allowing even his | most intimate friends to peruse it. Yesterday afternoon a friend of the ex-captain received a letter from him, dated Chicago, in which he said he had resigned and tLat he was surprised that | Wolf had not been appnointed his suc- cessor. He wrote that he would shortly start for Alaska, and would not return to this city for some time. Why Lees should endeavor to force | the Commissioners to appoint his | nephew successor to Robinson seems | strange, to say the least. Sergeants | Lindheimer, Brown and_Bidwell, who | are attached to the City Prison as desk sergeants, are far more famillar with the duties of captain than the pet rela. | tive of the scheming Chief of Police. When asked last night if Robinson | had resigned, the astute head of the de- partment answered in the negative. When questioned he became belliger- ently indignant and referred the re- porter to ex-Captain Robinson, know- ing that the latter could not be seen. A DESPERATE CRIMINAL. Edward McDowan Steals a Shotgun and Makes a Daring Attempt to Escape. Tempted by a shotgun, which was ly- ing on the sidewalk with other effects belonging to Joseph P. Garside, of 5l Fremont street, Edward McDowan, a etty thief, waited his chance and calmly {:vpémcrami it. Some neighbors observed his action and informed Mr. Garside, and the latter reported the theft to the police. Tast evening Policeman Juel saw Mec- Dowan trving to dispose of the gun in | a pawnshop at Folsom and Third streets. The policeman placed him under arrest, and in taking him to the patrol box w: | struck a crushing blow in the face by | McDowan, who tried to escape. Juel was too quick for him, and after an exciting chase and a hard strugggle the desperate criminal was handcuffed. He was charged at the City Prison with petty larceny and resisting an officer. —————————— Burned by Boiling Tar. Thomas Manion, 1019 Golden Gate ave- nue, was treated at the Receiving Hos- pital last evening for severe burns on the hand. Manion, who is an employe of the Spring Valley Water Company, while working on a water main accidentally upset @ bucket of boiling tar, aad the contents went over his hand. Quick rem- edies were applied to ease the pain, and, accompanied by his daughter, he called at the hospital for treatment. It will be some time before he can renew his labors. Struck by an Electric Car. Ann Kernan commenced suit yesterday to recover $10,000 damages from the Mar- ket Street Railway Company for injuries alleged to have been received on Novem- ber 1 last by being knocked down by an electric car of the Third street line. | The interest taken by LIVING PICTURES WILL BE THERE Another Attraction to Be Presented During the Masonic Festival. Mrs. Nathan Schlesinger Will Preside Over the Booth of Natural Beauty. A Meeging of the Executive Commi- tee Was Held Ycsterday and Details Discussed. The executive committee of the Masonic Festival met yesterday in the Claus Spreckels building and recefved re- ports from the varjous sub-com- mittees which had been appoint- ed to decide on the details of general display. It was the expressed opinion that sufficient floor space would be found on the main floor of the Pavilion, and that the annex might possibly be used as an overflow for some of the special attractions which are being urged by would-be exhibitors. A plan which in- cluded the occupation of the galleries as well was considered, but it is probable that they will not be used. The question of decoration came up for discussion, and there was much unanim- ity of opinion about it. Charles L. Pat- ton, the chairman of the executive com- mittee, practically voiced the opinion of each member when he said: “At_this time it seems to me that thert is no doubt as to what the prevailing idea in the general design should be. It is my opin- ton that we cannot make the national emblems nor the national colors too prominent. As well as being Masons, we are all Americans, and I am distinctly in favor of that being shown in no unce tain way at our fete.” Without any dis- cussion this was decided on. Special trains will be run during the fete by all the railroads, and from the discussion had by Chairman Patton yes terday with two or three of the repre- sentatives, exceptionally favorable rates are promised. In addition to the minuet which is to be danced nightly in the postoffice booth, it is proposed to add an hour’s merriment at the close of the festival daily. This ared that it might be a siight strain on’the nervous system of the young la- dies who will give practically the whole of their time and attention to the success of the fete. The majority, however, were decidedly in favor of a grand ball on the night of the lith of May. Mrs. Nathan Schlesinger, who will pre- side over the booth of living pictures and theatricals at the Masonic Festival, has accepted a very pretty design for its exterior and Interior adornment. It promises to be attractive, not only be- cause of the daily exhibits of natural beauty which it is destined to eashrine, and the merriment, the pathos and trag- edy which its weil-planned stage is to provide for the general entertainment, but its fashioning and its decoration will be decidedly striking. ociated with Mrs. Schlesinger are a number of charm- | ing young ladies, and as each is spoken of as a_“California rosebud,” the popu- | larity of this temple of beauty and art will probably be great. All of the scenes have not been ar- ranged as yet. but the work is well ad- vanced and rehearsals are had regularly. the ladies does—to successtul depictions various phase: it alway: life in i ALBERT TOOK IN CHINATOWN. The Prince of Belgium Sees Some of the Sights and Is Much Im- pressed. Count Albert of Belgium, otherwise the scion of Kings and Princes, who is traveling incognito so as to avoid dip- lomatic complications, has started in to enjoy himself. Yesterday he and the gentlemen who compose his staff of companions and caretakers visited the in the afternoon and, when the shades of night had cast their dark mantle over the city, the Prince and his suite took in the sights of Chinatown under -the skilled guidance of Chévalier Jules dé la Clerfayt, a gentleman whose shield bears thirty-two_quarterings all the time, and several halves most of thé time. TUpon' his return the Prince refused to be interviewed as he could not, in his present position, speak without commit- ting a serious breach of official etiquette. | It is learned, however, from a source that is entirely reliable, that, just before re- tiring, His Royal Highness called Dr. Melis, the court physician, into his sleep- ing apartments and informed that official that he was much impressed with what he had witnessed. Dr. Melis was con- siderably worried over the matter, and at once ordered a light stimulant and complete rest. This treatment has proved so efficacious that, at_the time of going to press it was thought all serious dan- ger had passed, and with careful nurs- ing the heir to the throne of Belgium might be able to pull through. ——————————— COULDN'T PAY HIS RENT. Lack of Money Caused Oscar Forssen to Take His Life. While despondent because of the lack of money Oscar Forssen turned on the gas Sunday night and was found dead in his bed last evening. Forssen had roomed at the private house of Mrs. Frank Cullum, 360 Jessie street, for eight months, and always paid his rent up to a short time ago. Sunday he told Mrs. Cullum that he would be able to settle for his room in a few days. as he expected money soon. That w the last time he was seen. The door of his room was closed all day yesterday, and late in_the afternoon when Mrs. Cul- lum passed the room she detected the odor of gas. The door was broken open and Forssen was found lying on the bed fully dressed. The gas jet was turned on, and paper had been pasted over the cracks in the door and window. Nothing is known of Forssen's business, as Mrs. Cullum never asked him anything about himself, and he volunteered no in- formation. He was about 31 vears old, and is sald to have a brother living in the city. — e The Case Dismissed. Frank Murray, who was arrested on a charge of vagrancy Sunday night, came up for a hearing in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday morning. It was discovered that he was not the party wanted and the case against him was dismissed. newspaper. for yourself. BUT BE SURE YOU ADDRESS, or call on the ADVERTISEMENTS. ELECTRIG BELT Are good things if properly made, but some of the things which are sold as ‘‘electric belts' at high prices by unprincipied quacks are actually not worth § cents aplece. 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