The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1898, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISOO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1898. LESSING (PON THE RED CROSS Soldiers Thankful to the Society for Comforts. Practical Demonstration of the League’s Use- fulness. | Large Sums of Money Still| Pouring In From Vari- | ous Sources. | BENEFITS ARE ARRANGED. Little Recital Paloma Schramm Give a Miss Ackerman Will to Lecture. | There was a tendency among the sol- | diers and officers quartered at the Pre- sidio and in Fontana warehouse to ridi- | cule and laugh at the efforts of the Red | Cross League to alleviate their sufferings on the battle-fleld; but since they hav received physical evidence of the society’s | noble work they have changed their opinions, and are now profuse in their expressions of gratitude for the relief it | has afforded them. The troops stationed at the latter place were compelled to sleep on bare boards, | with very few blankets to cover them | from the piercing winds that swept through the old building from the h&}';; ate food that was cold on arrival, and, ln‘ fact, suffered from privation and neglect. ORNIA < S:V6,) \ 2y f 3 1DENTIFICATION MEDAL. | This condition of things was speedily changed when the Red Cross workers heard of it. They immediately set about procuring comforts for the men, such as stoves, clothing, soap and towels, blank- ets and everything that would tend to keep warm the spirit of patriotism that they have shown since volunteering. On the three floors of the barracks there are comfort and happines nd every man of ving blessings on the who did not wait until nila to begin their good k With a view of still adding to the wel- fare of the men, President Mrs. Harring- ton, the energetic and indefatigable head of the league, went forth yesterday and ordered 376 biankets and groceries of all kinds to be sent out to the warehouse at The money used in the purchaseof kets, amounting to $200, was do- rted citizen.on con- dition that it be used immediately in pur- ing the coverlets. e men encamped at the Presidio have not been forgotten by the league, as their welfare is being looked after. A hospital tent has been erected, and two nurses are duly caring for patients that have been BOSTON AND ALASKA TRANSPORTATION 0. | Steel Steamship Laurada } WILL SAIL MAY 25th ——FOR—— Dawson City And Intermediate | YUKON RIVER POINTS, via s}:A'rrLE.} DUTCH HARBOR, HOOPER BAY i ADVERTISEMENTS. | | AND NEW BOSTO! BOSTON AND ALASKA TRANSPORTA- TION COMPANY Owns and operates the Ocean Steamships | Brixham, Laurada and South Portland In con- | nection with its new fleet of modern Yukon River Steamers. lonel McNaught, Governor | Pingree, Philip B. Low, A. E. Fay, B. B. | ascock—Michigan, Washington and New York. BOSTON AND ALASKA TRANSPORTA- | TION COMPANY'S | Steamers enter the Yukon River by Kusilvak | Inlet, 175 miles southwest of St. Michael, sav- | ing the passenger three days en route. | BOSTON AND ALASKA TRANSPORTA- | TION COMPANY'S | Fleet of Swift Yukon Steamers are steel ribbed, electric lighted and steam-heated, | double hulled boats. 1 BEST MEALS, BEST BERTHS, BEST TIME. For freight and passenger rates apply H. M. HAINES, Freight and Passenger Agent, Montgomery st., §. F. H. D. LOMBARD & CO., 6 California st., S. F. A. E. CRONENW General Traffic SURETY BONDS. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND. Home Office, Baltimore, Maryland. FINANCIAL STATEMENT January 1, 1898. RESOURCES. Contracting 20 Real estate (Fidellty building) 600,000 00 State and municipal bonds.. 1,255,010 00 Street railway bonds (Baltimore City) 169,240 00 Raflroad and other bonds. 186,550 00 | Agents’ debit balances, less comm ! sions 95,116 34 Premiums In_ course of collection (home office).... Cash In offics an: LIABILITIES. Capital stock (paid in) in process of adjustment.......... Claims reported, but proof not flled.... Undivided profits Tz : 500,524 33 EDWIN WARFIELD, President. HERMAN E. BOSLER, Secretary and Treasurer. FRANK L. GILBERT, General. Agent Pacific Coast, 204-208 Sansome St., San Francleco. | their untrained muscles. Secretary Red Cross Soclety, San enlisted men composing the command nla Volunteers, I desire to express to your great kindness in coming to the of those supplies so necessary to thel pecially to the five large stoves suppl comfort, and also the coal to be used towels, soap, washbasins and so forth and are much appreciated. instrumental In bringing about the don had been here to witness the pleasure all the trouble they may have taken been fully repaid. less in a very few days will be fully 1 also desire to say that able comment. They have borne thei and 1 feel proud of them. They will 00000000000C000000000000000000O 0000000000000 00LO0000000000000 brought in for tender watching. The many thousand books and magazines that have been contributed by the schools of this city and the interior have been carefully wrapped, fifty in a bundl®, and taken to the camp for distribution. The men have now found & means to occupy their leisure moments in perusing the interesting do- nations. Mrs. Sloss will see that the men are supplied with tobacco, and has al- ready recelved assurances of generous do- nations of the weed. There is no abatement in the scenes of activity and hard work of the members of the league. The suite of rooms in the Claus Spreckels bullding was filled with ladies busily engaged in transacting the many duties that are constantly arising. Among these tireless workers are ladies Who have never labored before, but they go at it with a bravery and determination that are only equaled by their patriotism. The $11,000 mark was and funds are still po; ring in. Joseph S Tobin 20; Redington & Co., $100; Mrs. | Max 2in Selec nights of D. Phel (second olden $4; Haig 0; collected by, 43; Park Primary § 'ar! rimary AR e T Jerome Madden, $132 $100; collected by lected by collected the ( aminer, $27 Lincoln = Grammar I £33 41; Grant_School (second subscription), $4 10: Mrs. Fred . $0; collected by Mr: Louls Sloss from Cali Safe Deposit and Trust Company S. Greene- baum, $2; Milton H . $10; Union Trust Company and Loan ein, $10; Sloss has col- 3 the present time | for. the league. pheus Bull col- sterday rnment $31 y The Gov to furnis ) abdominal bandages by Monday night, and already its membe e begun to fill_the requirement. The | elts are to be for inches long and twelve inches wide, e materials to be used m be gray all-wool flannel. These belts will be worn by the men while in the tropics and are extremely necessary. It is expected that every otic mother, wife, sister and swee rt will aid the leaygue by using her nimble fingers in making the useful ar- i As will be seen by the accompan; llustration, the belt is forty b ve, and one end has an elght- inch hem to give it strength. The strips that will be used in fastening the belt should be‘one by two inches and of web- WHITE FLANNEL ALL WOOL 40 XI2 iNCHES Sacni HEM THE FEVER BELT. bing. Safety ping should be attached to each strip. On Monday a large number of ladies will meet in the First Unitarian Church, corner Geary and Franklin, and sew all day. Little Paloma Schramm will aid the Red Cross by appearing in a concert on Friday afternoon, May 2), at Sherman & y Hall. Tickets will be sold at 50 and cents, and the proceeds will be turned ver to the cause. Messrs. Friedlander, Gottlob & Co. have offered their theaters for benefit purpo: as has also the cazar management. Both offers will be accepted. Miss Jessle Ackerman will deliver an {l- lustrated stereopticon lecture on_*‘Ice- land” next Thursday evening in Native Sons’ Hall for the benefit of the league. The lecture will be under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Associa- tion. The Press Quartet has volunteered to sing on the occasion. The three morn- ing papers have donated free advertising and the Native Sons have donated the use of the hall for the lecture. A special festival service will take place this evening In Grace Church, at which the offertory will be devoted to the Red | Cross fund. The programme has been gpeclally prepared and Includes Rudyard Kipling’s beautiful poem, *“God of Our Fathers,” set to music by Reginald de Koven, and which has never yet been per- formed. Rhys Thomas will sing ‘“Lend Me Your Ald,” from Gounod’'s “La Reine de Saba,” and Mr. Henley is to render Dr. Stainer’s “Loyal Death.” The full strength of the choir of sixteen voices | will be tested in the “Hymn to the Ma- donna,” which is to be sung by special request. During_the offertory Mr. Holt, the organist and choirmaster, will_play an organ solo, Grand Offertoire in D, by Batiste, and_the postlude chosen for the oceasion is March Mil..aire, by Scotson Clarke. I'he work of handling contributions at 16 Post street has devolved on three ladies, and their task is a difficult one. They tie up bundles, segregate donations and handle packages much too large for While not com- plaining, the ladies are struggling hard to overcome their troubles. There are times when a wagon drives up to the door and deposits heavy packages, and they | § of necessity must carry them in. It Is hoped that_General Dickinson will detall two men daily to assist the ladies in thel rarduous undertaking. A lack of wrapping paper and rubber bands {s caus- ing delay, and it is hoped that some house will donate the necessary things. When the soldiers leave here In a lew days each man will wear around his neck an aluminum medal having his registered number, company and regtment stamped on it, so that in the event that death should come to him on the battle field he can be distinguished During _the Civil War many men were buried without being recognized. The idea is an excellent one and will be carried out by all Red Cross socleties throughout the United States. The public 1s warned not to pay over money to any collector who has mot the roper credentials furnished by eague. Architect Used a Beer Glass. Charles R. Wilson, an architect, living at 1201 Laguna street, was. arrested by Officer Frank Engle last night and locked up at the California street station, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Wilson and two friends were creating a disturbance in front of the Saloon at 424 Kearny street, Eckers, the proprietor, re- quested_them to-leave the place. Instead of leaving Wiison followed Eckers into the saloon, and after a few words picked up a beer glass and thew it at Eckers, striking him on the head and inflicting & severe scalp wound. e o Excursion to the Yellowstone Park. A personally conducted excursion will leave this city July 12 for the Yellowstone Park, via the “‘Shasta Route” and Northern Pacific Rafl- way. Tourists will be accommodated in first- class Pullman cars; tickets will be sold, in- cluding berths, meals and trip through the Park. Send for circular giving rate and itiner- ary to T. K. STATELER, General Agent Northern Pacific Rallway, 638 Market st., §. F. ———— The Home Team Won. OAKLAND, May 14.—The game of bas- ket ball between the Oakland and Port- land (Or.) clubs at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. in this city to-night resulted in a score of 19 to 9 in favor u% Oakland. —_——— Try our 41 eyeglassos. 710 Market & 11 Geary, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOODOOOOO “HEARTY THANKS" The following letter received yesterday has given much pleasure to the patriotic workers under the Red Cross banner: If the members of your soclety and also those individuals who have been The command is now fairly well provided for and doubt- the conduct of the men under somewhat try- ing circumstances for raw recruits, as most of them are, is worthy of favor- FRANK D. RICE, Major Commanding Battalion. reached yesterday | has asked the league | the | Francisco—Dear Sir: In behalf of the , battalion of heavy artillery, Califor- vour society our hearty thanks for renef of the battalion In the matter ir comfort and cleanliness. I refer es- ied by your society for their use and in connection with the same. The have been a great boon to the men nation of these articles to the command of the men when receiving the same, in providing them would, I think, have supplied by the Government. a soldierly spirit Very truly yours, r inconveniences in make good soldiers. 00000000000000000000000000000000 oo0o0o00O0 PICTURES FOR SWEET CHARITY A Poster Exhibit Is Given in Aild of the California Hospital. Knapp Fitzgerald the Contributor and Miss Helen Main | Manager. Although the rain had a tendency to | throw a pall of disappointment over the success of the poster exhibition and mus- fcal given at the studio of Mrs. McDonald Sleeth yesterday afternoon, in aid of the | free ward and clinic of the California Eye and Ear Hospital, it nevertheless proved | both an artistic and financial success. The large attendance in the evening more | than compensated for the lack of visitors in the afternoon, and pocketbooks were st asunder with a liberality thai fairly swelled the little treasury. | The unusually large variety and col- | lection of posters, designed and painted | by Miss Helen Knapp Fitzgerald, the young and accomplished daughter of the Attorney, General, proved the center of | attraction and, in fact, the attraction on every hand, as the walls of the quaint studio were literally covered with them. | | The entire exhibit consisted of 1000 de-| signs and was the largest and best ever exhibited in the city. Nearly all of them were disposed of by auction, and in ad- dition to realizing a good price on the sale, they carried the satisfaction to the purchaser that he was receiving more | than an equivalent for the money ex- pended. The entire display, with but two eptions, was contributed entirely by | the brush of Miss Fitzgerald, the young | and shining light in the work of charity. Her whole mind has been concentrated | and centered on a desire to benefit the| hospital by the institution of the blind | and deaf ward, and if, when the final unt is made, she is unable to realize this ambition, {t will be no fault of hers, but rather the indifference of an unchar- itable public. | In conjunction with the poster exhibit | a_musical by the following well-known | | artists was given: Frank Coffin, Miss Agnes Simpson, Professor Metzenbach, | Miss Scheel and three professionals from | Scheel’s orchestra. | Associated in the work of exhibiting the | posters was Miss Louise Currier and In | the work of recelving the guests the_fol- | lowing ladi Mrs. C. T. Deane, Mrs. Barnare, Sleeth, Miss Alice M. Beatty, Miss May Palmer, - burn,” Miss Birdie Rice, ‘i‘a‘?:s‘“i’;a‘éfik; Mills’and Miss Sophie Berrell. Miss Klink | undertook the prophecy of 1lif 1 success that comes from true mipFZJ&‘mi" and also kept a watchful - freshment table. e ———— Shady Saloon Raided. Sergeant Coogan and posse raided Fla- hxe-r':y's saloon at 19 Fourth street last night and captured four women who w | in"the place. They were booked at ' the | ity Prison as vagrants. They were: Mattie Smith, Sadie B 3 | ana Berthasiaricn bt e Sl —_— e | Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Missfon. — - Kindergarten Benefit. An entertainment for the benefit of the Sunshine Kindergarten will be given in Crystal Hall, Pythian Castle, next Sat- urday evening. ‘A first-class musical and literary entertainment has been arranged. HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL. | € H Clark & w, Sacto|J T Duncan, Mo Mrs W C Conroy, Cal [H P Brainerd, Cal T J McCormick, Ta G E Lovejoy, Cal C Moser, Mo A Roseburg & w, Cal | w h, Napa Lawrence & w, Wn | O B Wight, Stanford W A Sternsberg, Cal E D Rood, Stanford | J B Williams, S Jose J E Carr, S Jose Mrs H W Lewl X e s & 4, & L Brooks, L An L E Gompey, Cal E B Folsom, § Jose Wine, Yreka B Mantung & f, N Y L A Dorehl, L Ang | P M Harryar, Sacto | P Olohan,” Cal | 7 Donald, U'S N | € G Sweizer, Fresno |§ A Witmore, Cal | F A Willis, Napa Mrs F Merritt, Cal | B Patterson, Napa |J T Black, Salinas | B F White, Stktn | L A Blure & w, Mo | Miss R Hunt, Mo W H Holabird, L Ang | § G, Holabird, L Ang Mrs G D Woremik, Cal W W_Douglas, Sacto G Luntzenhelm, Col rs F G N Van Slyck, Riverside Fany. Diego H Nelson & w, Cal | f' J Linden, Colo S Johnson, Cal | 'i Lm(;ifi (;FIJ‘ ‘fi !éegpll. Stktn Smith, Cal ueen, Vi G T Ditsle, Biges LA Tios et | R N Burber, Cal J M Hoffman, Mo Garsett, Hamilton| H P Wilson, Colusa R L Dallas,”Haywards H M L Bacon, Cal D Hokes, Cal | I Madison, Fresno ,E Curtwood, Hamilt | Mre W Y Pencre, Cal L Curtin, S Barbara Read, ‘Buffalo M Given, Cal D Holland, Ind E R McCollum, Ca1 ! PALACE HOTEL. G Brown, Bodie Henshaw, Burlingm Pitcher, Livermore § ¥ Sampson, Vallejo A B Hobbs, N Y Mrs A B Hobbs, N Y E R Race, N Y Mrs Race & ¢, N Y &1" Johnson, ‘Wash fiss ‘Johnson. Wash Mrs McCandlers, Pa Master McCandiérs, Pa J A Knight, Mass W Carpenter, ¥ Simonds, S Dak |Mrs Cnrpantér,RRll Cincinnati Pennoyer, Chicago fogle, Chicagol [, Moore, Cinoeinnatl | Mrs “Brevfogle, " Chgo |Baron von Schroeder, | P_Renton, London Cinncinnat 5 | W _Davidson, Glasgow F Cooper, Belmont F P Collier, England £, D Comingo, Chicago W Campbell, Oakland Jirs Campbeli, Oakland " B Rickey, Carson L Montanya, rs Montanya, N Y BALDWIN W _Lyons, Fresno . P Timmons, Fresno aj Bartlett, U § M T3 Bartlott, § Ratas W BEdwards, Chicago E Blair, Monmouth J S Jepson, N Y. H M Pollock, N ¥ F Alexe, N Y HOTEL. A Rice, Cal ¥ H Taylor & w, Cal S Ropes, Santa Ana > Dinsmore, Santa Ana W A Sutherland, Cal D L Haas, San Jose | H Hampton, Berkeley ; * B Somers, Berkeley ' Bachtold, Selma |0 C_Hougall, Vacaville| Dr. | W W Hill, Vacaville |E Miller, Portiany. ¥ Moore, Vacaville | W P Black, Cloveiand NEW WESTERN HOTEL. MISS McQuarrle, Cal |N J Phel i D Hammett, Stktn |C M gnufi:‘.,i;.'::ég Byron, Portland J E Hammett, Stktn B Carpenter, L Ang Mrs C King, Cal S Russell, Boston J Murrayy. Calistoga ts N J Surratt, Cal L Boyd, Cal L Forsberg, Greenwood G Fairley, Seattle J W Cox & w, Or J Farley, Coos Bay R Rudd, Seattle M Danielson, Or £ A Woodman, Denver H G Morrison, S Jose | O P Cole, Denver J L Moore, 8 Diego —————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived—Pavonta, Boston, NEW _ YORK—Sailed—Manitoba,” London: Etruria, Liverpool; Rotterdam, Rofterdam; La Touraine, Havre; Ems, Naples: Pennsylvania, Hamburg; Norge, Copenhagen; Furnesia, Glas. Bow. BREMEN-Sailed—Koenigsen, Louis, New ork. MARSEILLES—Salled M 12—Critannia, N TV EREOOL—Salled—T; b::. N 3 ork. /m] ew o, — Sailed — Westernland, X New GOLDEN DROPS, THOUGH TARDY Rain Falls Upon Fields Bleached by the Long Drought. Slow but Steady Downpour in the Northern Part of the State. Weather Bureau Station Re-estab- lished at Independence, loyo County. The present rains have not been general throughout the State, the northern part having been visited in spots only. There are grave doubts as to whether the visi- tation has been of any benefit. Weather Official Hammon {s inclined to the opin- fon that it would appear to have caused serious Injury, especially to the cherry crop, and it will have a tendency to make that fruit burst open; that is, if the rains will reach the cherry sections at all. It will also rot considerable of the cured hay that has been lying on the ground, but may probably produce more of that valu- able article in other localities. Mr. Hammon further sald: “The raln- fall, though steady, has been compara- tively light, and up to last night it had not reached half an inch in this city. The conditions all yesterday afternoon were favorable for a continuance, but the slightest change in atmospneric condi- tions would give us dry weather again. it looks as it this might be the long ex- pected rain which failed to materialize last winter. The barometer has been siowly falling and there have been some rain storms in the plateau region. ‘I'ne wind has been southeast off Point Reyes and this presages more sho_wers and trom present indications we will have ran Sunda; A weather bureau station has been re-established in_the little town of Inde- pendence, Inyo County, and is in charge of Observer J. J. McLean. The geograpn- ical position of this station is a fine one for weather observations, situated as it is northwest of an immense stretch of territory six hundred miles long by about two hundred miles wide, occupying the outpost of this area. This section contains the highest and lowest land in America with the exception of Alaska. Mount Whitney, over 15,ul feet high, is sixteen miles from Independ- ence, covered with perpetual snow, while violets are to be seen growing in winter at the base of the mountain called Lone Fine. On the other hand, Death Valiey, about forty miles from the mountain, is 400 feet below the level of the sea. Climatically, the weather station occu- pies one of the driest spots on the Pacific Coast, the percentage of humidity fre- quently going as low as 4 per cent, when the winds are brisk and northerly; its opposite being Eureka, Humboldt County, on the north, where the average humidity far exceeds that figure. Therefore from its geographical and favorable climatic situation, lndependence will be an excel- lent place to study meteorological phe- nomena. The station is to be equipped with a complete set of self-recording instruments by the United States Department of Agri- culture after July 1, 1808. Its instruments at present are self-register, showing wind Velocity, thermometers, barometers, rain and snow gauges and wind vane, and these are sufficient to render the data gachered there of great importance to the forecast officlals of the Pacific Coast. Daily forecasts are distributed as wide- 1y as the limited mail facilities will allow and this station will fill a long-felt want in that section of the State and the re- sults obtained will be invaluable. SAN JOSE, May 14.—Showers have been falling since 2 p. m., and the prospects are good for a continuance all night. The effect, generally speaking, will be bene- ficial.. The cherries will come out better and late sown grain and pasturage lands Will be benefited. The fruit crop will re- ceive a much needed stimulus, and if the Gownpour continues it will answer for contemplated irrigation. Barley may be damaged somewhat, but this will be more than offset by the benefit in other direc- o Y¥i1co, May 14—Rain which would have been most welcome three weeks ago began falling here at 3:30 this afternoon. It will be of benefit to grain, but will damage mown hay and cherries, which are now ripe. ANDERYSON, May 14—Raln began fall- ing at 2:3 p. m. and nas continued stead- ily. Considerable hay is down. The pre- cipitation is of great beneflt to fruit trees and late sown grain. Prospects are good n all-night rain. oL A AN "MERY 121t began raining here at 2 o'clock this afternoon and up to 8 this evening over a half-inch has fallen, with prospects of the storm continuing all night. Orchardists are in the midst of gathering cherries and all ripe fruit will be somewhat damaged The benefit to other varieties of fruit will much more than offset the damage to cherrfes. In fact two inches of rain ai this time would be the salvation of fruit-growers, as the lack of moisture in the ground would have caused a small yield and poor quality of all late varieties of fruit. Much hay has already been cut in this vicinity and rain naturally would result in dam- age, but the benefit to grain would be more than an offset. The rain comes in the right time for the 500 acres planted in sugar beets. The beets are Erowin nicely and without doubt will yield well. MONTEREY, May 14.—Rain began fall- ing here this afternoon at 1 o'clock, and continues in a steady downpour. Up to 7:30 p. m. the precipitation was .68 of an inch. Reports from outlying districts state that considerable rain has fallen and comes as a perfect godsend to far- mers and fruit growers in this section. Fruit ranchers in Carmel Valley will be especially benefited, and much expensive irrigation will be s}mred them by to-day's rain. Grain is too far gone to receive ben- efit from the rain, but cattiemen here- about say if the precipitation continues during the night sufficient grass will be assured to keep cattle in Monterey Coun- ty_through the summer. : PETALUMA, May 14—Rain has been falling heavily for the past ten hours and indicalions are for a continuance. Con- siderable hay has been cut, but will not be injured unless the downpour is pro- longed. Iruit is not far enough along to be materially damaged and the farm- ers say the rain will be of vast benefit. SANTA ROSA, May 14.-Rain has been falling in Sonoma County since mnoon. Farmers, while not wanting rain just now for their hay, are jubilant over the pros- pects of much feed and good crops of corn. SANTA CRUZ, May 14.—Rain com- menced falling at 1 o’clock and there has been an unceasing downpour since. The damage to hay already cut is slight com- pared with the thousands of dollars’ ben- efit which this rain brings with it. There will be no damage to cherries, as they were not far enou along. HALFMOON BA%{. May 14.—It com- menced raining here at noon to-day and for almost_five hours fell without inter- mission. The precipitation comes most opportunely, as it will save the grain crop from almost total destruction. If the rain continues at intervals for a.few days this vicinity will produce almost an average crop. SA RAEPAEL, May J4.—There was a slight drizzling rain in this county yes- terday which increased to a heavy shower to-day and shows no !Iim of abating to-night. Farmers are DY over the fact that it will benefit the late crops. Some hay may be damaged, but ve‘l;y little has been cut. OODLAND, May 14.—Rain is falling here. If it continues long it will ruin considerable hay. AYFIELD, {ln.y 14.—A light rain com- menced falling here this morning and has continued steadily. Farmers have con- siderable hay cut, and if the downpour continues much damage will be done. Orchardists are much_encouraged. FRESNO, May 14.—To-day's rain amounted to only a slight s%r le in this roruon of the San oa&um alley, result- ng in no benefit and doing no damage. TOCKTON, May 14—Rain commenced falling in Stockton at 5 o'clock this even- ing and continued untfl a late hour to- night. The downpour was heavy for three hours and considerable water fell. It is not believed the rain will do much damage, and it will help-some of the late E"'m and make feed and some hay. There not much sown to red. ncn.gm % 1(35 14.—It ha; nlnlnsl’m since 6 o'clock. The gener; been light, but a few 1 has vy showers have occurred. Should the rain continue throughout the night and to- morrow, it will benefit late crops of grain and _vegetables on bottom lands, but _can hardly help grain on the uplands. Ripe cherries will doubtless be injured, but as most_of that fruit has not yet ripened the damage should not be great. Hay ma{ suffer, but there is not much of it at best. HIS VERSATILE LIFE. C. A. Shafer, Journalist and Sailor, Succumbs to a Spree. 8. C. Ainslie enlisted as a landsman on the United States steamer Mohican a short time ago and was promoted to the post of coal passer. Last Friday night he went on a spree and told a messmate that he intended to kill himself. He was found by the police an hour later unable to take care of himself and was given a cell in the City Prison. He was taken sick and was attended by Dr. Tormey, but died shortly after, The unfortunate sailor enlisted under the name of Ainslie, but his true name was Charles Shafer. His home prior to | his enlistment was in Woodland. Deatn | was caused by excessive indulgence of | liguor and morphine. WOODLAND, May 14.—The name of the | sallor who died in San Francisco's City | Prison this morning is Charles A. Shafer, | formerly of Woodland. Hi widowed | mother and his sister, Mrs. H. Coil, live here. He was 28 years old and journal- ist by profession. At various times he | was employed on Woodland, San Fran- | cisco, Fresno, Washington, Idaho and | Arizona papers. He was a member of | the Examiner expedition to trap Cana- dian oplum smugglers. He lost the po- sition of State Librarian of Idaho on ac- count of his convivial habits. He was a brilliant, fluent writer, inclined to sensa- tional flights. He was genial, generous and good-hearted and elonged to the class described as his own worst enemy. He was of a roving disposition and his relatives rarely knew his whereabouts. He left Woodland two years ago, worked on the Fresno Expositor a while and then enlisted on the Independent at Mare Island. He deserted last January and re- mained at Livermore with a newspaper friend for two week: He returned to Mare Island and enlisted on the Mohican under the name of Stanley Ainslie. ALL READY FOR THE FINAL TEST Cadets of the League of the Cross Prepare for a Battle Royal. The Last Competitive Drill for the Montgomery Diamond Trophy. The coming competitive drill of the League of the Cross Cadets, to be held In the Mechanics’ Pavilion on Tuesday even- ing, May 24, promises to be a noteworthy exhibition of military training. The ar- rangements are progressing most favor- ably and the young soldiers are earnestly preparing for the contest. Colonel Sulli- van.and his staff are thoroughly satis- fied with the progress made thus far, and are sanguine that the exhibition will be in every respect most successful. The greatest interest centers around wie contest for the Montgomery trophy. This is a magnificent gold medal set with dia- monds and awarded to the best drilled company of the regiment that wins on three occaslons. Company G of St. Brigid's parish has carried it off twice and will put forth its best efforts to win it this year. But there are formidable rivals in the field. Company A of St. Mary's Cathedral, Company D of Sacred Heart parish, Com- pany H of St. Brendan’s and other com- panies have thrown down the gantlet and have sworn to wrest the trophy from the heretofore successful company. The League of the Cross Cadet Band will give a grand military concert on the evening of the drill, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The band is under the leader- ship of Mr. Spinks and is composed of forty pieces. It will render a programme of patriotic and military airs. The en- tire regiment will march into the Pavilion at 8 o'clock. The regiment numbers over 90 uniformed members, divided into fourteen companies. The review will be inspected by a prominent officer. Dur- ing the evening also, the hospital corps will give a drill showing how the wound- ed are attended on_ the battle fleld. A picked squad from the regiment has been under special training to give an exhibi- tion of guard mount. The most prominent State officials and military officers have been invited to at- tend. Archbishop Riordan will be pres- ent and will present the Montgomery trophy to the winning company. The price of admission has been fixed at 50 cents, with reserved seats 25 cents extra. Tickets may be had from any member of the regiment. —————— THE FLORAL SHOW AT AN END Beautiful Dist;lny of Wildflowers at the California Society’s Ex- hibition. The fifteenth semi-annual exhibition of the California State Floral Soclety came to an end last night with the largest at- tendance that had as yet gathered to see the beautiful display, and this notwith- standing the inclemency of the weather. The show has not been as well patronized as it should have been considering that the proceeds are to be devoted to the very Torthy movement of the Red Cross So- clety. A lovely collection of wildflowers was the main feature yesterday,and in beauty, number and variety were favorably com- mented upon. A number of prizes were awarded to successful contributors, and the show was the ‘best ever given from an artistic standpoint by the California society. Sttt In Aid of the Infant Shelter. The Little Sisters of the Infant Shelter will receive a monster benefit at the Bush street Theater Friday evening, May 20, in the nature of the presentation of Geo. H. Baker's “Francesca daRimini" by a carefully chosen amateur theatrical company, under the personal supervision of Dudleigh Stanhope. Owing to the charitable object upon which the benefit is based a gencral response is expected. General admission to the performance will be 50 cents. e Tug-of-War, Rain or Shine. The Chutes management was not dis- couraged at the weather outlook late last night, but announced that the tugs-of- war between “Jolly,” the elephant, and 200 men would come off, rain or shine, this afternoon and evening. There is pienty of room in the Zoo for the competition and the question of superlority of human | Sylvia A FAIRY IN A BLUE WATTEAU Pilar-Morin Charms All Eyes in “A Dresden Shep- herdess.” The Queerest Mixture of Realism and Fancy Whcse Result Is Art. Imagine a fairy queen dressed in a ‘Watteau gown of bluesatin, who wears her white hair a la Marquise, and a dainty fan at her side; who keeps her golden scepter safely locked up, like a careful housewife would, in a box with a glass front, and who ascends a throne comfortably wadded with satin pillows. Imagine a Cupid—a Mephistophelean Cupid, author of all the pantomime’s woe—a French Cupid attired in pink | satin costume, Louis Seize, a monocle, a blonde head and a bow and arrows, tangible, shootable. Then imagine any mortal woman you know dressed in Pierrot's shape- less rosette-bedecked blouse and trousers and big white ruff, her face chalked, her black head round and shaven. No, it would hardly be fair to imagine an ordinary woman looking beautiful under such circumstances, but Pilar-Morin accomplishes it with- out half trying. “A Dresden Shepherdess” is the queerest mixture of realism and fancy, whose result is art, thanks to the grace and beauty and brains which together constitute this French pan- tomimist. Pilar-Morin is like a clumsy, couth boy when she tumbles out of the moon in response to Titania's ardent prayers. Her indifference, her adorable clown- ishness, her youthful, relentless cruel- ty are all so many representations of mock emotion. You know all the time the story isn't true, and you only half sympathize with the cheated fairy queen, while you exult in the success of Pierrot’s shameless treachery. But it's a different matter when Sylvia gets possession of the potent scepter and, in her turn, drives Pierrot forth. Such a passion of sorrow, of despair, of love there is in that round little white face with the great dark eyes; such plead- ing as might move even Sylvia, so that lest she relent Colin takes the scepter from his sweetheart; and such ho less grief when the humanized, hear broken Pierrot vanishes at length from sight, borne upward on the moon’s sil- ver crescent, his hand outstretched to- ward the cruel little shepherdess, his dark, sorrowful eyes turned toward her to the very last! It's the prettiest tableau. But every scene of the pan- tomime is a picture. The Dresden Shepherdess ballet is graceful and charming and Pierrot’'s dance with is an optical poem. Mlle. Severine is a delightful Sylvia, hard, vain, coquettish, a fascinating, shallow little hoyden. There’s more real acting, preclation of dramatic tles in this company Francisco has had the tune to see for many Wweary months. When, in addition to this French idyl, the beautifui tragedy, “In 01d Japan,” is given, and Fritz Scheel’s orchestra plays the Flirtation waltz In softest pianissimo and the intermezzo from ‘“Cavalleria Rusticana” exactly as Sheel knows it should be played, and the Hungarian dances, as Brahms heard them in his mind's ear before he wrote them with all their melody and rhythm and lawlessness—then one can realize the merit of the performance at the Baldwin: be grateful for the charm of it; and sing the praises of the artists who make it possible. MIRTAM MICHELSON. YACHTING IS NOW IN FULL BLAST The Encinals Give a Dance and a Vaudeville En- tertainment. The Alama=da Sallors Will Cruise Upon the Bay To-Day. a finer ap- possibili- than San good for- The unkindly weather of yestarday did not deter a goodly number of ladies and members from attending the Encinal Yacht Club’s opening entertainment. The club-house was gayly decorated with Chinese lanterns and draped with flags and a little after K:Kt)tgé m. Dr. C. L. Tis- dale, president of Encinal Yacht Club for 1898, made a few oPen!ng T marks. Then F. R. Ziel, the clever ama- exhibited a number of lantern slides, representing ships of the Tnited States navy, Commodore Dewey, well-known yachts and some_ striking sunset and moonlight scenes. Then fol- Towed songs and recitations by H. Melvin, ‘W. J. Hines, W. J. O'Brien and others. After the songs a set of engrossed resolu- tions was presented to ex-Commodore J. A. Leonard, owner of the yacht El Sueno, who is about to depart for the Klondike. The evening wound up with a dance. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Tisdale, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Wright, Commodore and Mrs. J. A. Leon- ard, the Misses Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. Pond, Captain and Mrs. Tibbetts, H. K. Field, P. 8. Teller, G. W. Emmons, Her- y_and Mrs. Darneal, Miss Darneal, W. J. Hines and Mrs. Hines, H. M. 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