The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. HASTEN T0 FOUIP THE SOLDIERS| Enthusiastic Meeting| of the Red Cross Society. Government Approves } but Cannot Practically | Aid the Men. So the Women Start Bravely to Raise the Required | Fund. | the road, and tne long snake-like evidence | of industry is rapidly taking shape and stretching i 1f out toward the city. | the work when completed will be nearly | errand glad of heart, sound of purpose, sure of success. | ON TO BAKERSFIELD. Work on the Valley Road Nearing | Completion at the Southern End. Chiet Engineer Story of the Valley Road | gives most encouraging reports of the progress that is being made on the work all along the line. On the link from the | lake down to Visalia the grading is be- | ing pushed right ahead, and already nearly five miles of the roadbed has been completed. The same activity is mani- festing itself on the Stockton branch of The approaches to the great Franklin tunnel are about finished, and it is ex-| pected that the beginning of the week will | see the work commenced on the supports of the tunnel itself, though it may be an- | other week or ten days before the actual boying on the tunnel is commenced. The cohtractors have about seventeen months to finish the job, and while the length of | T a mile, it is thought that by -progressing at the rate of about six feet a day the time allowed in the contract will be ample | to finish, not only the big piece of work, but to complete two smaller tunnels on the road at either end. | Soon the station at Bakersfield will be | sufficiently complete to transact business in it, and as the work on the bridge over | Kern River is practically finished with the exception of laying the tracks over the | | structurs, it will not be long before pas- | | sengers will be traveling over the river on | | a trestle to disembark at the handsom- | TO-DAY THE MEN’S TURN. | | t Affillation With the National Body. Appointment of Com- mittees. ‘A most enthusiastic meeting of the woman's executive committee of the c rnia Red Cross Society was held at t John F. Mer- rill, 173! nington street, yesterday afternoon. The rooms were adorned with beautiful roses and flowering al- sent by McClellan Bros., in com- t to the Red Cross Society. o was a short but very animated o the purposes of the so- ion with the Na- g forwarded to Washington noti- ablishment of the the sub-committees were | Willard B. Harring- the society: Constitntion ‘and By-Laws—Mrs. hn F. Merrill, Mrs. W. R. Smed- ance—Mrs. W. P. Morgan, Mrs. rd R. Dimond. Sanborn, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Miss C. Gwin, Mrs. Florence Moore, Mrs. J: R. Loosely, Mrs. J. G. Clark. On. Nur C. R. Winslow, Mrs. Wendell Easton, Mrs. William P. Shaw, Mrs. Semuel Knight, Mrs. Addie Ballou, Miss Weinstock, Mrs. Woodworth, Mrs. Wethered. On Entertainment — Mrs. Edna Poulson, Mrs. H. F. Bartinas, Miss Anna Brice, Mrs. Horace Wilson, Miss Aimee Cellarius. Clubs and Organizations—Mrs. I. Lowenberg, Mrs. A. S. Hubbard, Miss McKewen. The name of at least one gentleman will be added to each of these commit- | but the proportion of ladies to 1 be two to one. James acted as assist- the executive commit- | Florence Moore and Mrs. were appointed re- 1d corresponding secretaries. owenberg accompanied her > with a donation of $20. ymmunication from n was read. eral’s Office, San Francisco, May 3, 1898. petition being referred to me for an expression of opinion by sev- eral ladies of the Red Cross Society, I will say that the movement is an excellent one and meets with my ap- proval. The J. B. D. MIDDLETON, Deputy Surgeon-General, T. S. A. disposes,” sald Mrs. Harring- f the objection raised by some the National Government is pre- red to fully -equip our soldiers who have been mustered in this morning. The Government provides but the barest necessities. It is our duty, and I think the mater should receive our attention at once. to see that the boys who go to fight for us, while we re. main at home in comfort and safety, should be provided for to the best of our ability.” “In the East,” said Mrs. Dimond, “they're far in advance of us. New York has given a million, Pennsylva- nia has given a million, and other States are giving smaller amounts, but | in proportion. Our men ought to be as 2 of as those of any nion. In my opinion, we buld_become auxiliary to the Na- tional Red Cross Association, but until we hear that we are accepted at Wash- ington, let us provide for our own.” 1 grow weary,” said Mrs. J. G. “of the conservative opinions of | usiness man, who is too old to go fight, and too indifferent to care ther those who go to fight for him and for us are properly equipped. Ex- | perience has taught me the wisdom, | the necessity of the Red Cross. This| latest information that our men have alled out brings the thing home to us.” ve got to get to work, and im- mediatel; said Mrs. Smedberg. “We | ha Hopkins’ word for it that money is urgently needed. We have Dr. Middleton's confirmation. As I un- derstand it, the National Government is not prepared to provide the list of necessities Dr. Hopkins has made pub- lic. The people of California, then, through the Red Cross Soclety, will take this upon themselves,’ Among the thirty or forty ladies present there was a charming willing- ss to serve on committees and in any | be of use to the Red Cross So- | Fach of the chalrmen of the| committees is alread- busy formulat- | ing plans, so that the work may -o on with all possible celerity, “ The Orpheum has been noti the Red Cross Society of mmff,.dm";if cepts gratefully its generous offer to give a matinee for the benefit of the} fund, and asked that it take place as| sible. It is the intenticn of | the society to raise funds at cnce, so that should emergency orders come for the immediate sending off of our men their most pressing wants shall be provided for. Headquarters will be opened within a day or two at the Claus Spreckels building, second floor. Secretaries and officials will be on hand to receive sub- scriptions, to give information and to attend to all other business. The gentlemen composing the other half of the executive committee meet to-day. If they accomplish as much as the better half did vesterday the Red Cross Society will start on its merciful | completion of his road to that point. | this city. | by representing that he was one of the | | noon at 4 o'clock on Powell street, near veil | field will be tried this morning. t station in that portion of the coun- | Ty. In a few days Vice President Watt will make a tour of inspection over the entire | line, arriving at Bakersfield in time to| take part in the formalities attending t}l;ei o \ed by other officlals con- | will be accom | Valley Road’s offices In | nected with —e————— LIVELY DAY IN WHEAT. An Advance of More Than Eleven Cents in Two Days. The wheat pit was the scene of intense excitement yesterday. Early Liverpool advices quoted wheat prices equal to 10 cents advance, as compared with the final res of the night before. Paris wheat and flour opened at nominal quotations of the day before. The strong advance in Liverpool was soon reflected in the Paris market, which soon showed an ad- vance of fifty centimes. Adued to this bullishness rumors found their way into the trade to the effect that Germany and Italy would follow France in reducing the duty on wheat. Another report said Rus- sia had officially stopped the export of wheat from that country. There was bull news enough in the atmosphere to scare the most bardened short. On Tuesday December wheat sold at $161%, and con- tinued buying by Harry Wise had ad- vanced the price to $173. At the close rday his purchases were very large, ng into many thousanu tons of .. The market opened at $165% for mber and advanced to $169 by noon. = on Wise went into d took everything offered. The tried to stand him off, but the more re he wanted. At the 1 was the ruling at $178. Immediately | d ‘curb_trading be- shorts advancea the for December, where it held ¢, making a tofal advance of | irom_the ovening on Tuesday The extreme cago May wheat ment among the figures have mnot been | 188, when “Hutch” | making them settle $2 per bushel. The d for cargoes afloat is surprisingly , every day.noung higher prices. wheat at Liverpool was quoted at 2 46 per cental rday. The trade an- ticipates strong forelgn markets this m g. Higher prices are looked for. ley sympathized with the strength | in wheat early, seliing at $132% for De- | cember. Later an easier feeling overtook | the market, resulting in a reaction to| $181%. The market acts heavy, the ten- | dency seeming downward. e FIFTY YEARS AS A PRIEST. Father de Masini of St. Ignatius Church Will Celebrate the Event Sunday. Rev. Father Telesphorus de Masini will celebrate the golden jubilee of his priest- | hood at St. Ignatius Church next Sunday | morning, and he will be the first of his | order to claim the honor. Preparations are now in progress for a magnificent and sublime anniversary ceremony by the s of the college to commemorate the nt, and circulars are being sent to the | tors of every Catholic church in the to have representatives in attendance ri's grand mass, which will be ed in the morning by a speclally augmented cholr. In the afternoon at 1 o'clock, immedi- ately after the services in the church, a dinner will be given in the college ad-| joining, at which Father de Masinl will preside in person, it being arranged and given in his honor by the other members | of the clergy. | At 3 o’clock the members of the Ladies’ Sodality will hold a reception in honcr of the aged priest in the college hall on Van Ness avenue, which will be followed by another Monday afternoon by the stu- dents of the college, who will meet and honor their aged preceptor with a fitting | demonstration. Archbishop Riordan will deliver an address on the occasion, which will be followed by several more by prom- | inent clergymen of the Catholic church. Sunday morning the sermon will be | preached by Rev. Father Freiden, the provinclal of the Jesuit order on' this| coast, on the suhject of the “Priest-| hood,” while the sermon at vespers will be preached by the Rev. Father Woods, S.J. Mass in the morning will be said by Father de Masini in person, assisted by the priests of the college. —_—— AN IMPOSTOR EXPOSED. | Edward Kelly Is in No Way Con- nected With or Related To the Kelly Brothers. Phil C. Kelly and John F. Kelly, who represented the firm of Kelly Brothers, | dry gocds merchants on Sixth street, some time ago, emphatically deny that Edward Kelly, sentenced on Monday by Judge Joachimsen to one year in the County Jail, is in any way connected with | or related to them. As a matter of fact | investigation shows that he is not. | Edward Kelly has for over a year been victimizing dry goods and other houses | ed muck above-mentioned Kelly Brothers, and when he was sentenced Monday for again working his old game the police unwit- tingly gave out the information that he was one of the members of the former dry goods firm. “HIS real name is Osmond E. Kelly. L SRR A NEWSBOY INJURED. Abe Good.mnnTB.un Over on Powell Street. Abe Goodman, a newsboy, aged 12 years, was struck and run over by car No. 401 of the Powell street branch of the Market street railway system yesterday after- | Eddy. Goodman was standing directly in front of the car, endeavoring to dis- pose of & newspaper to a passenger when Ihe car started- The injured lad was car- Tied to a near-by drug store and placed in a physiclan’s care. On examination it | a8 found that four of Goodman’'s toes hiad been broken, his face and hands were badly cut and bruised, and it is feared that he may have received internal in- Yhe child is said to be the only support of his mother. After his injuries had been dressed he was sent to his home, 37 | Harriet street, in an ambulance by Of- ficer Keys. ————————— Marked With the Letter “E.” John J. Granfield, the young wife beater, was ordered into custody yesterday morn- ing by Judge Campbell. ~Mrs. Granfield told the Judge that her husband had been keeping company with a woman, and wore her ring, which had the letter “E” en- graved on it. When he struck her on the face Sunday night the mark of the letter could be plainly seen. She lifted up her and I? ‘was plainly discernible, Gran- 1 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. BLISSEUL HOPES 'NOT THE ACT 'PREPARED FOR SO0N BLASIED Mrs. Gertrude Jones Tells of Many Unfaithful Acts. Four Years Ago She Became the Bride of a Wealthy Young Man. Allegations Made That Bring Up the Names of Several Women. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, May 4. Gertrude Kellogg Jones has asked that she be separated legally from the husband whom she married just four years ago. In April, 1864, Ernest N. Jones and Gert- rude Kellogg, both of whom occupied places in local soclety as well as across the bay, were married in San Franclsco, the occasion being one of the swell events | of the season. After the bridal tour the young folks took up their residence in a handsome home at Twentieth and Franklin streets, and here two children were born, one of | whom is now fifteen months old and the other less than that number of weeks. | Soon after that all was not as it should be in the Jones household were whispered about, | and as the months passed by it was known that these rumors had some foundation. However, according to the wife's story, at the end of the first year | her husband began to show a desire to avoid his home and to seek other com- pan; For three years domestic harmony has | gradually given place to discord and un- pleasantness, and for some time their relations have been productive of so much unhappiness that the young wife decided to sue for a divorce. Her complaint con- tains many serious allegations, and the | names of several women are freely used. In one instance Mrs. Jones makes men- tion of a little courting carried on by her husband with a lady of this city, and the complaint states that to further his ends he used the name of H. M. Forester of | San Francisco. Both husband and wife have property and Mrs. Jones alleges that her nusband has a valuable estate in this city as well as in Berkeley and she seeks substantial alimony, absolute separation and the cus- tody of the two children. Her personal property guarantees her an income of $30 per month. It is understood that the case will be bitterly contested by the husband, Ernest N. Jones. R COURTS TO DETERMINE. City Auditor Snow Refuses to Draw | a Warrant for Cwen Rooney. OAKLAND, May 4.—City Auditor Snow has refused to draw a warrant to retm- | burse Owen Rooney for taxes paid the city. His claim of $1000 passed Monday night by the City Council was declared illegal by City Attorney Dow, and the Auditor will allow him to defend the case in the courts if Rooney wants his money bad enough to sue for it. Mr. Dow, in discussing the matter, *It was clearly the ?nten!lon of the harter-framers that the western boun- ! dary should be at the three-fathom line, and under that interpretation the moie | would be inside the city. If the line of the ship channel, as lald down by the Supreme_ Court, should be held to be the western boundary of the city, it would be impossible for the western and southern lines of the cit to meet, as the northern line is in deep water in the miadle of the estuary and the western line would hav to terminate at the line of low tide. This | would leave the city in an absurd position as far as boundaries were concerned.” —_——eo——— TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS. Many Studious Pupils Will Be Re- warded With Parchments. OAXLAND, May 4.—The various schools and colieges in this county are now pre- paring for the commencement exercises prior to the summer vacation. The public schools will close on Friday, June 3. At Mills College one collegiate, Miss May Adele Laughlin, will graduate, and the following students: the Misses Sydina A. Barnard, Evelyn M. Kerr, Grace Reynolds, Lou V. Rowe and Adelaide M. Samuels. Miss Daisy Carolyn Kimball will con- duct the elocution recital. The Convent of the Sacred Heart will issue di‘iflomu to Miss Anna Fennessy of Oakland, Miss Lilian Parker of Salinas, Miss Victoria Downey of San Francisco, ‘.‘Gflss Margaret Lewis of Virginia City, Nev. The graduating exercises of St. Mary’s College will be held on the 25th inst., and St. Joseph’s Academy on the 27th inst. ———— Recruiting Rangers. ALAMEDA, May 4.—An office for the enlistment of members of the California Rangers was opened in this city yesterday and already a goodly number of recruits has been obtained. There are a number of patriotic young men who are afraid that their services will not be made use of through present organizations, though tney are willing to go, and they are sign- ing the muster roll for the Rangers. Com- pany F has been assigned to Alameda, and it looks as though the roll would be completed with little trouble. A Mistake in His Figures. ALAMEDA, May 4.—At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on Monday night the contract for painting the Webb-ave- nue firehouse was let to H. Kaufman for $912. The contracts were all let by num- bers. When Kaufman came to look into the matter he found that he had made a mistake and had put in a bid on the Webb-avenue house when he really was bidding on another and much smallér one. Now he wants to throw up the contract, and is trying to persuade the next bid der to take it off his hands, in considera- tion of he (Kaufman) paying him the dif- ference between the two bids. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, May 4.—The Unity ‘Circle will give a concert this evening at the Unitarian church. Two applications for positions as teach- ers in the school department were re- ceived at last night's meeting of the Board of School Trustees. Alameda Tent No. 32 of the Maccabees at its meeting last night passed a reso- lution authorizing the lodge to pay all dues and assessments of any member who takes part in the war between Spain and the United States. The librarian reported last night to the Board of Library Trustees that during the ast month 11,418 books were taken out for home use, of which just 50 per cent were fiction. The milk report filed with the Health Board by the City Veterinarian to-day ghows a good condition of dairies and a comparatively high percentage of cream and butter fat for so dry a season. An entertainment will be given this evening at Masonic Hall by the ladles of the Bastern Star for the benefit of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Home at Decoto. Mary Smith of 1241 Park street was v poisoned on Saturday last, it is 3 'from eating strawberries upon suppos wk{lgh some insecticide had been sprinkled Dby the grower. She is out of danger, but is quite {ll. Captain Andrew L. Ritchie of this ctty will go to suaska to-morrow to take charge of a steamer that is to be put on the %’ukon River betweeen St, Michael and Dawson. ———————— Bench Show Postponed. OAKLAND, May 4.—The Alameda County Kennel Club met to-night and de- clded fo postpone the bench show until September 14, 15, 16 and 17. This was done in order to secure more and better exhib- its than could be had at this give more time for the arrangements. the marriage suggestions | and to glt. left an estate valued at l eclle Raisin. OF SOLDIERS Company F Shows Its Dislike for Its Colonel. Fairbanks’ Photo Is Decorated With Some Old Clothes. A Breach of Etiquette That May Lead to Unpleasantness for a Few Guardsmen. San Francisco Call, Broadway, May 4. Colonel Fairbanks would not have felt very highly honored had he walked intc the recreation room of Company F this morning. Some members of this company are not satisfied that they are not already blazing away at the Spanlards or among this nation’s honored dead. ‘iney en- rolled themselves for the purpose of going to war, and to war they want to go. For nearly two weeks they have been expecting daily a call to the front, but it | has not yet come, and their early enthusi- | asm is being succeeded by impatience and touch of disappointment. In some man- | ner or other these aggressive members of Oakland Office 908 | the company believe that the colonel of the Fifth Regiment is responsible for the | delay. They argue that had he properly represented the anxiety of his men to rush into war that they would have been by this time regulars in the United States army. After the announcement made yesterdav that the National Guard of San Francisco would muster at once and would to-day | proceed to the Presidio en route to Ma- nila it was fully expected that orders would arrive this mm’nlni ordering the Oakland companies to do likewise. Sev- eral officers and men gathered at the ar- mory, idea that Colonel Fairbanks is responsi- ble for the delay prevailed so strongly With @ few of the members that they turned the colonel’s lerge portrait toward the wall and wrote on the back in large letters, “Mustered out.” This was not all of the humiliation heaped upon the colonel, however, for in the ?mll is an official document in a frame tting forth Colonel Fairbanks’ authority ity, an | With & pair of old overalls. | "When it was suggested that such ac- tions might be a breach of etiquette, if not of military discipline, one of the mem- bers stated that Colonel Fairbanks was in seclusion at Petaluma and would never know. A majority of the members of the com- | pany deprecate the action of their less | patient comrades, and among some the | opinion prevafls that the incident may | to a_court-martial. Hayes when seen to-night, said: We have investigated _the thoroughly, and it is tue work of some soreheads of this battalion who it was | about settled would not volunteeer in case he command was called upon to go out. We know th~— anua Iif there {s time enough they will be punished. Their acts are acts of ignorance and not the senti- ment of the companies. Colonel Fair- banks offered wovernor Buda his entire command and has the respect and sup- port of every officer. There is not a word of criticism from any but these soreheads, and they would never be given a chance to serve under Colonel Fairbanks. We | are all impatient to get away, but noth- | ing more." ——————— MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. | | Elect a Board of Directors, Hear Re- | ports and Partake of a Banquet. OAKLAND, May 4.—The polls of the ferchants' Exchange closed last night, | after being open for twelve hours. A | count of the ballots cast showed the fol- | lowing directors elgcted: George W. Ar- | per, D. C. Browm, George T. Burtchaell, | J. L. Champlin, H. C. Coward, F. M. Far- | well, Herman Gard, Theodore Gier, | Frank C. Howe, F. J. Lea, Féodor Muhr, W. I Reed. H. M. Sanborn, A. H. Schleu- ter, Fred Sinclair, J. F. W. Sohst, H. tum Suden, W. V. Witcher, J. 8. Wixson, Wil- | ber Walker, H. D. Cushing and C. Wei- dersheim. ‘\ President Arper declared that he had | never received a letter from Congress- | man _Hilborn, as published, and he pro- | posed to know whether the mails had | been robbed or the Congressman took E..| that method of severing his connection with the exchange. Secretary Webb N. Plerce presented his | annual report, covering the year's work, and in closing said: | The year closes up with a war han, | thls Soimtrs, But while we Shudder at th poar | sible loss of life that may come on that ac- count, yet we cannot but be thankful for the union, harmony and patriotism shown in every section of this broad nation, and while victo- | ries have so followed our flag. we hope that peace will soon follow, and again our country will take a front rank in the iist of nations for one of peace, prosperity and progress. The Treasurer's report showed $122619 expended during the year and a balance of $7833 on hand. After the meeting the annual banquet was partaken of in the halls of the Central Bank building ad- joining their rooms. —_— e Unitarian Garden Party. BERKELEY, May 4—Society in Berke- | ley and neighborhoood is looking forward | with much pleasurable anticipation to the | garden party which will be given by the | ladies of the Unitarian church, Berkeley, | Saturday, May 7, from 2 to 11 at “Welte- vreden,” the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Gray, Ridge road, Scenic Park. The pro- gramme of delights includes an entertain- ment, “supper from 5 to 7’ and dancin in the evening. For the convenience o; guests it is expressly stated that buses will meet each train at Berkeley station and will be at the terminus of Telegraph avenue cars half hourly. New Basket-Ball Captain, BERKELEY, May 4.—Miss Alma Emma Stockwell '00 has been elected captain of the University of California basket ball team. to succeed Miss Edith 8. Brownsill '8, Miss Stockwell has played guard on the ’varsity nine during the past season. Her skill as a player and her exceptional faculty of securing the co-operation of all the players won her the honor of captain- ing the co-ed athletes. The team will play but one more game this term, on Saturday morning next with the Irving Institute team from Sin Francisco. Arson Attempted. BERKELEY, Man 4—An attempt was made late last night to destroy fire the students’ wo yard on Adaison street. Tom Jones, a street car driver, discovered the fire, which had been ignit- ed in a kerosene soaked pile of shavings. ‘An alarm was turned in and the blaze extinguished after $50 Worth of damage had been done. Manager J. R. Dean of the wood yard believes that the fire was started by & man with whom he has had frouble. ~Several people have furnished an_accurate description of a suspicious looking man who was seen lurking about i e Siis, SCiEh elieves al e would-be incendl: will be apprehended. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, May 4—A memorial serv- ice in honor of the late Mrs. S. D. Water- man was held yesterday in the Trinity Methodist Church of Berkeley. George N. Tyler, a well-known Alameda florist, degiares that Berkeley is a ‘jay town." 'vler_bases his statement “on the fact that Berkeleyans failed to sup- ort _the flower show recently held by he Berkeley Floral Soelety. e So- clety came out of the venture $123 short. Next Saturday morning, at Recreation Park, San Francisco, the Berkeley High ]slchool ‘?fll llmyb Ho}l}tt‘ ]fl gchou} of Bur- ngame for the baseball championship of {5 Atademic Athietie League. P —_——————— Left a Valuable Estate. Joseph Figuerre, who died on the 27th $10,000 to but only to be disappointed. The | d this decoration was covered over | matter | AN ACCIDENT Suggestive Notes Left by Philias H. Lam- eroux. No Intimation of Insanity Is Given Before the Coro- ner’s Jury. His Death Resulted From a Bullet ‘Wound While Laboring Under a Fit of Despondency. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, May 4. “If anything should happen to me by accident or otherwise” “If anything should happen” These words on the back of two blank checks of the Remillard Brick Company was the only evidence introduced at the Coroner’s inquest to-night to show that Philias H. Lameroux intended to commit sulcide last night. They were found in a | cuspidor in the family residence this| morning. | The jury found that the *deceased com- | mitted sulcide while Jaboring under a fit | of despondency.” No evidence was intro- | | duced to show who or how he was found | | and any question looking toward the mat- | ter of his business relations or domestic | affairs was invariably answered with “I| | don’t know” or *‘the books have not been | | examined.” | “P. H. Remillard testified that he knew no reason why the deceased should com- | mit suicide. He knew of no financial or | | domestic difficulties. He was under the | impression that Lameroux was despond- ent. He knew his health had been a cause | of concern to him for some time. He| | knew by hearing that deceased dined at | home and left about 8 o'clock. His wife | | was not at home when he left, and he | old the mald to “be good to the chil- | dren.” | “Testimony of employes was taken cov- | ering the time from 2 p. m. yesterday un- | til 8 o’clock last night. He failed to count | the money turned over to him at § o'clock | in the office, nor did he put it down in | the cash book. When asked why he did | not count it he asked, “Is it all right.” Being answered in the affirmative, hesald, {“"Well, 1f it is right, it's right.” He was driven home as usual, but did not speal | to his driver, sitting with his head down | all the way as if thinking. D. W. Swain, night patrol-wagon driver, | was the next to see him that apPeu | before the Coroner. This was at 9:10, and he found him with a bulldog revolver | with five chambers, grasped tightly in his | hand. It required hard work to release | it. Three chambers were empty. | | "No_testimony was introduced to show | | whether shots were heard in the vicinity, | nor was the individual who was supposed to have notified the police called as a | witness. None of the witnesses suggested | anything in the nature of insanity and | the Jury refused to entertain any thought | of the kind. d. CELEBRATED THE FOUNDER'S FEAST Many Students at St. Mary’s Are Confirmed by Arch- bishop Riordan. Clergy From All Over the Diocese Present at the Solemn High Mass. Oakland Office, San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, May 4. The feast of the founder of the Chris- | tian Brothers was observed at St. Mary's | College to-day. At 10 o'clock a solemn | high mass was celebrated in the college | chapel, at which all of the students and | many of their friends assisted. The celebrant was Rev. P. Foley of St. Joseph's, Alameda; deacon, Rev. A. Cull, of St. Francis de Sales; sub-deacon, Rev. J. Butler, also of St. Francis; master of ceremonies, Rev. J. J. Cranwell, the col- lege chaplain. Among the clergy present were the Most Rev. Archbishop P. Riordan, M. D. Connolly, St. Paul's, San Francisco; Rev. J. Prelattl, S. J., St. Ig- natius, San Francisco; Rev. J. Hickey, S. J., St. Ignatius; Revs. L. Serda and M. Whyte of Temescal; Revs. M. King and E. }' Nolan of St. Mary's, Oakland; Rev. McSweeney, St. Francis’; Rev. J. McNally, St. Patrick’s; Rev. A. Gloria, St. Joseph's; Rev. M. Pimentel of Pinole. The mass was sung by the college quar- tet, consiating of the following; Tenors— W. P. Sullivan, J. 8. O'Dea, I'. Michels, C. Berger; bassos—H. Huff, R. Guichard, . Young, A. Finan. The following students were confirmed by the Archbishop Mitcheli, F. L. Hel P. C. Trobock, J. L. ard, A. L. Porter, C. J. . Bigley, A. C. Mangin, E. L. Mangin, F. A. Mayer, J. L. Fitzgerald, C. J. Crowley, T. McCarthy, O. T. Pray, 3. A. Kelly, Bowman, J. A. Coffey, A. P. Dorap. P, Sullivan 'of the class of ‘97 acted as sponsor. for those confirmed. The closing exercises of the college will be held at_the Macdonough Theater on the 27th. The candidates for the degras of bachelor of arts are: W. P. Sulli- van, B, 8., '97; L. F. Tormey, F. M. Silva, J. 1. O'Dea, A. P. Finan, T. M. Donovan. Those_trying for bachelor of science are: J. A. Young, E. T. Mallon. JEFERIES' FORM WAS AT ITS BEST Appears Before the Reliance Club in Oakland as a Show. wo Contests tn Which the Light- weights Fight and the Heav- ies Pose. OAKLAND, May 4.—James J. Jeffries surprised the big audience at the Reliance Club to-night. Nothing can be said about his boxing, for he did not box, but his form was simply perfect. Although a natural giant, his muscles and flesh are so well proportioned that he did not look the big man he is except when ordinary sized men were near him. When his long robe was removed the crowd cheered for several minutes, and certainly no such specimen of a perfect fighter has ever been before cheered in an Oakland ring. Jeffries is at his best and one-half of the throng attended thehemertunmem. for the urpose_of im stripped. pBl‘l’lfly Jordan, the ancient supplicant for reedom from smoking during a contest, was present and filled his position of mas- ter of ceremonies with all due aplomb and huskiness of voice. Jeffries was announced to fight three rounds with Jack Stelzner, but as Stele- per Is suffering from a’_ boll Jeffries’ brother was substituted. It was under- stood that there would be no hitting, as anything in the nature of a fight would be a breach of Jeffries’ cont: for ¥Fri- day night. For three rounds the two brothers sparred and d:.nced around like o1 kittens. Their exhibition was much a plauded. > 3 Kid McFadden and Willlam Murnane boxed eight rounds, and the contest was a fight from start to finish. The two lightweights are both clever and game, and came up in such good condition that the limited number of rounds was barely enough to enable the judges to give a de- cislon, which went to” McFadden. Phil’ Green, the acrobatic fighter, and Billy Lewis of Vallejo met for eight rounds, and the contest was as much of a pantomime as a fight. Lewlis affected to show so much self-confidence as to make himself ridiculous, and occasfonally he suffered for it. Green is improving, and did most of the work, but when Lewis did land he produced as much effect with one blow as Green did with four. was declared a draw, but Green had a majority of the audience in his favor. —_——————— Verdict Expected This Week. OAKLAND, May 4.—The trial of J. I. Legault, chari@d with arson in setting fire to his stock of goods at Thirty-fourth and Adeline streets, is about completed and a verdict will be rendered this week. It has occupied the court eight days al- ready, and a determined fight is being made. The witnesses of the prosecution included Deputy Surveyor P. A. Haver- lin, Officer Charles F. Lavton, Sergeant John Morrison, ex-Fire Warden Murdoch, Sergeant Hodgkins, Charles E. Boman, Officer L. E. Andrews, George W. Austin, g&nrge S. Naismith,- Police Court Clerk ennessey, Captain Wilson, Henrv Re- C. msey, A. J. Chapman, W. P. Frank Clausen and John Fu- The witnesses so far examined T{ the defense include P. N. Remillard, €0, West{whal. James Kendall, Supervi- sor Mitchell, George W. Arper, Leo R. Randolph, F. H. Bruning, Charles F. Lay- ton, J. 8. Wixson and J. H. Lange. R ] FIFTY YEARS AS A STATE. California to Be Honored by the Business Men of the City. The proposed celebration in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of California as a State into the Union has emerged from the embryonic state and bids fair to become an accom- plished fact. The principal originators of the idea of honoring the semi-centennial statehood of California with an appro- priate and fitting demonstration met yes- terday afternoon in Attorney Reinstein’s office for the purpose of effecting a tem- porary organization. This was carried successfully, Mr.Reinstein beingappointed temporary chairman and R. P. Doolan secretary. A motion was made and carried which provides for the calling of a meeting at 3 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce, where all the rep- resentative business men of the city are invited to attend. In addition to this it was decided to in- vite the proprietors or acting proprietors of the six principal dally papers of the city to also attend and enroll as active members in furthering the object of the organization. The request of Supervisor Lackmann to have the forelgn papers in- cluded in this invitation was denied on the ground that as the organization 1s still in its infancy it would be better to commence by inviting the principal dailies and later on including with their member- ship the other papers willing to join. Those present at the meeting yesterday were: General R. H. Warfleld, H Mills, A. B. Spreckels, F. L. Brown, S. H. Friedlander, J. B. Reinstein, Supervisor Lackmann, Dr. C. A. Clinton and R. P. Doolan. —_——————— Jury Unable to Agree. The jury in the case of Timothy Blake, accused of having betrayed Julla Ash, under promise of marriage, reported to Judge Cook last evening that it would be Impossible to agree on a verdict. Judge Cook thought otherwise and or- dered the jurors locked up for the night. ADVERTISEMENTS. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxes FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Giddiness, Fulness after meals, Head- ache, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness, Blotches on the Skin, Cold Chills, Dis- turbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES, Every sufferer will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. RBEECHAM'S PILLS, taken as direct- ed, will quickly restors Females to com- plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys- tem and cure Sick Headache. Fora Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pilis are Without a Rival Aud_have the LARCEST SALE of any Patent Medicine in the World. 25¢. at all Drug Stores, viste DR, JORDAN'S 6roat Museum of Anatom! 1051 MARKET ST bet. Gth & 7tb, 8.7, The Largestof its kind in tbs World. DR. JORDAN—Private Diseases. Consultatten free. Write for Beok Phliosophy of Marrlage. MAILED FREE. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established 1n 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Mauhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases. The doctor cureswhen othersfail. Try him. Charges low. Crres| -anteed. Call orwrit oo h- Be ea (8 10N, Box 1057 San Frandeco: RAILROAD TRAVEL. THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIR VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. From September 10, 1897, trains will run as follows: South-bound. | _ North-bound. Passen- | Mixed Mixed | Passen- ger |Sunday| Sta- |Sunday| ger Daily. [Excep'd. tions. |Excep'd. A B Stockton | 3:45 pm| : Merced [12:50 pm 1 P Fresno 30 am| pm B pm| Hanford |9:45 am pm 12:15 pm| 6:45 pm| Visalia | 6:40 am{12:40 pm Stopping at intermediate polnts when re- juired. O Connections—At Stockton with steamboats of C. N. & L Co., leaving San Francisco and Stockton at € p. m. daily; at Merced with stages to and from Sneliings, Coulterville, etc.; | also with stage for Hornitos, Mariposa, etc.i at Lankershim with stage to and from Madera. NORTH PAGIFIC COAST RAILROAD, Via Sausalito Ferry. From San Francisco, commencing May 1, 1595. W..EK DAYS. For Mill 30, 11:00 Valley ‘and San_ Rafael—7:00, a m.; *1:45, 3:20, 400, 5 :30 p. m. Extra trips _for San Rafael on Mondays, ‘Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 m. b SUNDAYS, For Mill Valley and San Rafael—%8:00, :00, 11:00, 11:30 & m.; 1:00, *1:45, %2:30, 145 p. m. 00 @. m. does not run to San Rafael, :30 p. m. does not run to Mill Valley, Trains marked * run to San Quentin. THROUGH TRAINS, a. m. weel Ay azadero and way sta’ns. P, m. Saturdays—Cazadero and way sta'ns. p. m. week days (Sat. ex.)—Tomales and way stations. 2. m. Sundays—Cazadero and way stations. p. m. Sundays—Point Reyes and way sta’s. MOUNT TAMALPAIS ‘SCENIC RAILWAY, (Via Sausal I comyne: ito Ferry.) sskcave San Francisco, neing May 1 Week Days—9:30 a. m., 1:45 and 5:15 p. m. o mtage—3:00, 0:08,30:8, T1'a 45 and Round trip from Mill Valley, $1. THOS, 'COOK & SON, Agents, 621 Market street, San Francisco, : | docino XX AUCTION SALES. 2 R R AUCTION SALE OF HORSES SATURDAY. SATURDAY.....ccreensmmecmmeeceesee MAY % 1598 At 11 o'clock & m., at J. D. HORAN'S Stock and Sale Yard, CORNER OF TENTH AND BRYANT STS. I will sell at public auction the property of Messrs. Archer, West & McCullough, consist- ing of 80 head of horses, broken and unbroken, weighing from 1000 to 1500 pounds. Stock can be seen at above yards two days previous to sale. S. WATKINS. Auctioneer. GROCERIES AND VARIETIES. THIS DAY (THURSDAY), at 11 a. m. 1612 HAYES ST., COR. LYON. FRANK W. BUTTERFIELD, 602 Market st. —— s RAILROAD TRAVEL. SOUTHMERN PACIFIC COMPANY. (PACIFIO SYsTEM.) fralus leave and are du: SAN FIRANCIN (Main Line, Foot of Market Street.) LEAVE Frox Arriv 28, 1888 *6:004 Niles, San Jose and Way Stations. 7:004 Benicis, Suisun and Sacramento. 7004 Marysville, Orovills snd Red ‘Woodlang 7:304 Martinez, San Ramon, Vallejo, Napa, Calistoga and Santa Ross.. 8:004 Atlautic Express, Ogden snd East.. $:304 Niles, San Jose, Stocklon, lons, Sacrament arysville, Chico, Tehams and Red Biud. 8130, Poters, Milton, )Onkdnl- Joxy Bakersfield, Ssuta Barbara, ¥0u Augeres, bemlr:',‘ll Faso, New Orleans and East..........., 8id3e 10:004 Vallejo, Martinez and Way Stations _7:45r *1:00¥ Sacramento River Steamers. ..., *9:00¢ 1:00r Niles, San Joseand Way Statious.. *9:434 ... 3an Jose, Niles and Way Stations... 10:134 dota, Hanford 45 b $10:154 Fresuo, Merced, Martinez, Valiejo.. “18:15¢ 00F Martinez, Sau Rswon, Vallelo, Napa, Culistoge, LI Verano and 9:15a Sauta Rosa. . 41007 Benicia, Vacaille, Woodland, Knights Landing, Marysville, Oro- ville and Saormmento. . 41307 Nilos, San Joss, Tracy 4:80¢ Stockton, Oakdale, 4:80p Csstle aud Lodi....... 4:30F Lathrop, Modesto, Merced, Berenda Raymond for Yosemite), Fresuo, 0jave, Sants Barbara and Los , At s antic’ Lxpress -2 8:007 Oregou lixpress, Sacramento, M illo. Rodding, Portiaud, Sound and Fast 8154 SAN LEANDEO AND HAYWARDS LOCAL. (Foot of Market Street.) 8:004 | Melrose, Seminary Park, 20:454 . 10:45 S:00n| Fiten rx, Elnkenty ;;,:,: i11:004 | San Leandro, South San 1459 $LRO0M | Ty oondro, Estudillo, e 4:45; Lorenszo, Cherry e — S : wards, =x :;; 4 Runs through to Niles. e 9:001 10:301 aliigy ) ¢ From Niles. 112008 COAST DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). (Foot of Market Street. 17:454 Sauta Cruz Ex Banta_ Cruz snd Principal Way Stations. . 8:134 Newark, Centerville, 8an Jose, Fel Boulder Creek, Santa Oruz. *2:157 Nowart, Gentervile, San Jov, N 1157 Nowarl oue, New ‘Almaden, Felton, Boulder Banta Cruz and Principal Btatlons. . .. 1304 4:15p Ban J¢ Glenwood & Way Stations 9:204 a4:15p Boulder Creek and Sants Cruz. JO:B04 CREEK ROUTE FERRY. From SAR FRANCISCO—Poot of Markst Strest (Slip 8)— 5 9:00 11:00A. $1:00 *2:00 $3:00 $8:00 *8:00e.m. From OALLAND—Teot of Broadway.—"6:00 8:00 10:00a.m. 112:00 *1:00 13:00 *3:00 $4:00 *5:00r.c. COAST DIVISION (Broad Gisuge). (Third and Townsend Sts.) 571004 Bau Jose and Way Siations (New i made: only’ i Almaden Wodnesdare o) 1:302 :304 Sunday Excursion for Baota Pacific Grove Privcipal Way Stations. 18:352 9:004 Bun Jose, Tres Pluos, Santa Cruz, Ps Paso’ Robles, Sau acil Grove, is Obispo, Gusdalupe, Surf aud ncipnl Way Station: I 04 San Jose and Way Statio 1:304 San Jose aud Way Statious “2:43¢ San Mateo, Redyood, Palo Sauta Clara, ay Statlon ipal Way Stations 5:30r San Jose and Principal Way Stations 5: :0r San Jose and Way Statious T $11:45¢ San Jose and Way Statious T:80p & for Morning. ¥ for Afteruoon. * Sundays excepted. § Sundays only. + Saturdays only tt Monday, Thursday snd Saturday nights only. § Sunasys and Mondsys. @ Baturdays aud Sundays. SAN FRANGISCU and NORTH PAGIFIC RAILWAY Co, Tidburen Ferry, Foot of Market St SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS-—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a m.; 13:33, and 11:30 p. m. SUNDAYS—S:00, 9:30, 11:00 a. m.; 1:30, 3:30, m%'lxifimnfi'r':'i:z‘ TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS—$:10, 7:50, 9:, 11:10 & m.; 13:45, trips at 135 p. m. SUNDAYS—$: Between San Franclsco and Schuetsen Parl same schedule as above. 3:40, 5:10 p. m. Saturdays—Extra 10, 9:40, 1110 1 110, 9:40, 11:10° @ m.; 140, 3: 5:00, 6:% p. m. A Leave Arrive San Francisco.] In effect | San Franclsco. Week | Sun- g “Sun- | Days. | days. | Destination. | days. 7:30 am|(8:00 am| Novato, 8 30 am| Petaluma, ita Rosa. Fulton, ‘Windsor, Healdsburg, Lytton, Geyserville, 3:30 pm|3:00 am| Cloverdale. [ 7:35 pm| 6:22 pm -.m! [ Hopland and am ) pm|8:00 am| ~ Ukiah. | 7:35 pm| 6:22 pm 7:30 am| 5:00 unl Guerneville. 8:30 pm 7330 am|3:00 m{ Somoma and Glen Ellen. Sebastopol. >\n:w am| 6:10 pml 6:22 pm 10:40 am|10:25 am 7:3 pm| 6:22 pm Stages connect at Santa Rosa for Mark West Springs; at Lytton for Lytton Springs; at Gey- serville for Skaggs Springs; at Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Hopland for Duncan Springs, Highland Springs, Kelseyville, New Carlsbad Springs, Soda Bay, Lakeport and Bartlett Springs; at Uklah for Vichy Springs, Saratoga Springs, Blue Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day's. River- side, Lierley’s, Bucknell's, Sanhedrin Heights, Huliville, Booneville, Orr’s Hot Springs, Men« Fort Bragg, Westport, Usal. Monday round-trip tickets at reduced rates. On_Sundajs round-trip tickets to all polats beyond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices, 650 Market st., Chronicle blds. A, W. FOS' ;'R X. RYAN, TE Pres. and Gen. Manager. G CALIFORNIA LIMITED. SAH FRANCISCD CHICAGD. THE ONLY LIMITED TRAIN FROM CALIFORNIA BY ANY LINE, Leave San Francisco at 4:3) p. m. HONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. les firet-class passengers only, but withe out extra charge. DINING CAR, BUFFET SMOKING CAR. Pullman Palace Drawing: Room Sl 3% days to Chicago, 4 days to New York. Trains arrive and depart from Market-street Francisco ticket office, 644 Market building. Telephone Main 1620, iway, Sacramento San Jose, 7 West Banta $:10 pm|5:00 pm! Agent. Ferry. San street, Chronicle Oakland office, office, 201 J street.