The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 23, 1898, Page 7

T | i DIFFERENT MANAGERS They Have Control of the Friscos. SHOULD BUNKER OR APPROVE OF COFFROTH’S: METHODS. The San Franciscos Will Never Play Good Ball While Indifferqut and Incompetent Hands Direct Them. BY JOE CORBETT. team eatest baseball city th should be are Inancial succe should not be d able showing mac last few weeks great diss g tho: ly and indirectly concerned. To tent h these le by 2 direct- ve few permitted their gtievances to carry them that they in- sist on remaining away from all gam In which this team participates, at les til they can be assured of seeing some 80od baseball. They can hardly be cen- | red for a move when one consid- ers that they in the first place pay their | 800d money to see baseball and, sec ly, go to Recreation Park with the in- téntion of rooting for their home team hoping thereby to draw some little plea: to ure, which comes only when their favo ites are victorious. Sy often ve the San Franciscos ayed {nferior ball and so often have hey been defeated on their own ground at their admirers, who are very nume ous, began to discover where the real fault lay, and concluded that it was lack of experience on the part of those who at present manage the club. This declar- 8 while it does not bring to v he team's failur s important, is con , even to the humblest of have others, club to slacing unlimi . S0 Soon as a few of the pl covered that their effor playing wer es of those rules of the with th primi 1ge for the low. In this from grand however, that ¢ eves were turned | m ent, and m. of it in the be directed the fire should be should ey eeping Stroe more distinction a in right garden. ignorant of the fact lay that positior > tellow. So it is of more men in the team. hould be driving a tr 2y of 1 occasions? I sin- Stroeke: cerely s already the supporters of who pay their orm, are disgust- al run of defeats standing of this their If managers cannot har- y when it is to their own time for one of them to va- ed been on the nce the con- the two teams srs. Coffroth ana allowed aylor to be the part of discretion. When it became that in so doing they -had actea one would imagine that an fm- ruction ever change of tac would follow, s0. Bunker w: nd is still ob- He does not care a rap whether ful or not so long as e put in the club remain. ate the gallant young man such a step relinquish his flluent gentleman of base- hat he does not wish to ey out of the national game s certainly no glory in it for cannot see why he should con- Mr. Coffroth, who woula, control, undoubtedly make am what it should be. luable, to the interests of the en he is perfectly well aware that which does not meet with Mr. 1’s approval, no matter how correct it_might be, must be dissipated. is the situation at present. To give gentie- of how much thes the success of this team for note of what occurred last Sunday e ———————————————————————————————————————— ——— VACATE | representing | ich an nd- | ged their stand- | supled with | nothing man- | di- | 2 | The , rather than upon | 3 therefore, to be de- a team capable of representing ! a half manager hap- a certain individual who | uck instead of mak- | mself as this chap | ague will not tolerate | It is useless | r him to devote his time, which at in- | The team was scheduled to play in Sac ramento. A manager, I always thought, | although I might be mistaken, is sup- | Posed to take care of the business end | of things; atiend to the transportation ot | the club;. sea that they are all at the | depot, and above all, be with them during the contest. Well, neither Bunker nor ‘(‘oflro:h was In Sacramento last Sunday when their club was ingloriously defeated. | A Mr. Gleason took charge of affairs. I | met him Saturday evening dashing around | town preparatory to his Geparture.- “Tve I got to take the team to Sacramento. on't know where half the players are to be found, and if some one does not give me Some tickets I'll not go up.” “What is | the matter with Coffroth or Bunker? Why attend to the affairs of the Oh!” replied Jack, “Jim (meaning went to a pienic and Bunker Coffroth) doesn’t care whether the team goes up or not so long as Stroeker plays right fleld.” This {s just an illustration of how this team is managed. And remember, we are endeavoring to resurrect baseball. are try over which some few y are making | Baseball never w are properly equipped in the matter of | management and until they play baseball. | There are a few clubs in the I | ing vent We ng to place it on the same footing it held such glorious sway The_ progre ed until clubs v t but if the te in_ the efforts v shame that such a state of affairs is permitted to exist without even a protest from the league board. The crowds at Recreation Park have increased tenfold since the opening of the consoli- dated clubs. Many of the old standbys— those who have not witnessed a game in years—were conspicuous at last Bundass game, and will continue to be so if given average baseball and a good team to root for. This can be done by Messrs. Bunker and Coffroth casting a: ich are a detrime They can, by to the club’s suc scretion, a ke thelf team one of the in the league. The material is there; ail it needs is proper assortment and strict attention. ir and im- al, have demonstra v to play fast edough should be done way with and new ones substituted. The team should be made to practice, and in this way have an opportunity of doing themselves justice when in the game. The managers should also open their pockets and spend a few dollars. Without a doubt their love for the mighty dollar is hor- | rifying. Do vou know why “Yorick’ Egan, a very as rel ? Because Cof- good player, was re froth and Bunker, between them, could not afford to pay him $ a week. Mec- Gucken of San Jose could, and McGucken does not run a sausage factory. Some- body must separate himself from a_few dollars, or this league will be termed the neverwaser. u | | WAS SHORT OF PROVISIONS. ;Arrival of the Schooner Saga With | Klondikers From Barbadoes. | The American schooner Saga from Barbadoes yesterday en route for ful one, the only stop being neiro for water and provisions. The steamer Columbia while docking at Spear street yesterday stuck in the mud, and it was some time before she could be got alongside the wharf. As soon as | she goes out a dredger will be put to work making a channel to the dock. | “The 165 gold hunters who have taken age on _the steamer Dirigo for Daw: were pointed again yesterday. t Rio de Ja- son The v s to have got y at 4 p. m owing to the machinery of the steamer City of Dawson no | being in working order, the sailing postponed until to-day. The >awson is to be towed up by the Dirigo, and when everything was thought to be ready for a start her machinery w found to be out of order. She was tried yesterday and another defect found engineers now say that,they will have her ready to go to-day. S S WAR CUSTOM TARIFFS. | = _‘;(aners of Vessels and Shippers of Tea Will Subscribe to the Ex- penses of the War. A portion of the war tax will be col lected by the Collector of the Port. Col- lector Jackson received yesterday a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury ad- sing him as to the portion of the war tax collectible by him. The following is a summary: Tea, all qualities, 10 cents per pound. Bills of lading, 1 cent. Contracts for charters of ships, steamer or sail, not exceeding 300 tons, $3; between 300 and 600 tons, $5; exceeding 600 tons, $10. | * Manifest for custom-house entry or clearance of the cargo of any ship, et for a foreilgn port, not exceeding tonnage of 300, $1; not exceeding 6 tons, $3; ex- ceeding 600 tous, $5. Passage tickets to a foreign port, if | costing not exceeding $30, $1; costing more than $20 and not exceeding $60, $3; cost- ing more than $50, $5. The foregoing stamp duties shall not | apply to steamboats or other vessels ply- ing between parts of the United States and ports in British North America. THE TOBACCO TAX. Additional Instructions Received by the Collector of Internal Rev- enue for the First District. Internal Revenue Collector Lynch yes- terday received the following letter from the Internal Revenue Commissioner at ‘Washington: “You are advised that manufacturers of tobacco. and snuff having on hand pack- ages of two, three and four ounces packed rior to June 14, the day the new law went nto effect abolishing packages of those denominations, whether stamped or un- stamped, may be permitted to remove the same from the factory upon payment of the Increased rate of tax. This is to ap- ply only to stock on hand at that time. On such two, three and four ounce un- stamped packages there will be affixed stamps of those denominations imprinted ‘iskue of 189 as heretofore instructed and these stamps will be sold to manu- facturers at the new rate of tax. On such two, three and four ounce packages to which has been already affixed stamps, at the old rate of tax, collect difference be- tween the old and new rate.” ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Office Hours—9 to 12, 1 to 4,daily ; evenings7 to8; Sundays 9to 11. tly to make this new | m rep- | e petty fancies, | d _their in- | arrived | Victoria, B. C. She h thirty-seven men, women and children aboard, and put in here for provisions. The entire party is headed for the gold fields, but the chances are that the women and | children will be left behind in British | | Columbia. The voy: vas an unevent- | CRAVEN RECORDS [N LITIGATION Are Now in the Hands of the Court. TURNED OVER YESTERDAY THEY ARE WANTED BY THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. In All Probability Strong Opposition Will Be Made to Prevent a Transfer of the Books. | _The records of the proceedings of the | Mission Grammar School kept by Mrs. | Nettie R. Craven are now 4n the custody of the court. There promises to be an interesting contest to determine the title | to the books, as Mrs. Craven does not wish to give them up, and the School | Department is equally anxious to get possession of them. Some time ago Mrs. | Craven delivered the property in litiga- tion to J. M. Wilkins, proprietor of the | Cliff House, for safe keeping. A demand to turn the books over to the School De- partment was made on Mr. Wilkins, but as Mrs. Craven had declared that the books were her private property, he re- fused to deliver them except by order of court. Action for their recovery was in consequence instigated by Superintend- The case was Wilk- | ent of Schools Webster. | called by Judge Troutt yesterday. | ins was on hand with the books, and ex- | plained that he did not wish to retain the books and had no defense to the action broug by the Superintendent | Schools, but in turning them over | wished to be relieved of responsibility. | He_ further stated that he had promised | Judge Denson, Mrs. Craven's counsel, | that he would inform him when the case s called for trial, of Mrs. Craven might not suffer, but as | Judge Denson was out of the city he | had been unable to communicate with |'him. At this,point Attorney A. Ruef, | who was present in court as a party in another action, addressed the court and " sked that a continuance in the matter be granted until such time as Mr. Den- | son had been communicated with. Mr. | Ruef explained that he was of counsel | for Mrs. Craven, which accounted for his | Interest in the case. Strenuous objection to the nd taken by Ruef was made by the District Attorney, who represented Webster, The District Attorney was of the opinion that as Mrs. Craven did not | appear of record in the case her inter- could not be considered by the court, and that the hearing must proceed. The court agreed to the argument in part, | but before proceeding appointed Attorney | Ruef amicus curiae to advise the court as to matters in which the interests of Craven were involved. This sud- appointment of opposing counsel took the District Attorney by surprise and for the time being defeated the pui | pose of the Superintendent of Schools. Charles B. Stone, Assistant Superinten- | dent of Schools, called and testified | to the fact that all teachers employed | in this city and county were required to | keep a record such was contained in | the books of each day's proceedings. He sald that the books in litigation were | similar to those given out by the School | Department to the teachers, but as he { could not swear-that the books in ques- | tion had been given Mrs. Craven and were not purchased by her, a doubt as 0 their title arose. Judge Troutt was in- clined to turn the books over to the School Department, but Ruef objected on the ground that the ownership of the property had not been satisfactorily es- tablished, and galned his point. Counsel | for Webster promised to produce wit- | nesses to positively establish the title to the books, and the case went over untll this afternoon. Ruef requested the court to order the clerk to seal the books that | no curfous or interested person might tamper with them. The books in question were eagerly sought for by the police during the trial the will of James G. Fair against Mrs. Craven to quiet title to valuable prop- erty claimed by Mrs. Craven under gift deeds she alleged were given her by the deceased millionalre. The police ~con- tended that the books showed that Mrs. Craven was in school attending to her duties on days she claimed to have been absent, and so testified under oath dur- ing the trial of the action brought against her. The fact that Ruef re- que: A the sealing of the books caused considerable comment among the court frequenters, and to-day they expect a for- midable opposition will be put forth to prevent a transfer of the much-desired records. BOUGHT A FERRY-BOAT. To Be Used as an Extra Transfer Be- tween Vallejo and Mare Island Navy Yard. The Southern Pacific Company has sold its steam ferry-boat No. 2 at Portland to yparties who will use it as a transfer be- tween Vailejo and Mare Island.. The pur- chasers are ex-Senator James McCudden | of Vallejo; Captain R. J. R. Aden, presi- portation Company, and G. W. Wilson, president of the Vallejo Commercial Bank. The ferry-boat is to be delivered at Vallejo, and will be towed from the mouth of the Columbia by a powerful San Francisco tug. She is a fine steel boat. She was built in East Portland in 1879, at a cost_of more than $100,000, for the Oregon and California Railroad Com- pany. Her length is 123 feet, beam 31}% feet, draught feet, gross tonnage 414 and net tonnage 255. This boat is to be used as an extra ferry to meet the de- mands of the travel between Vallejo and | Mare Island navy-yard. It Is estimated | that there are now about 2000 Govern- ment employes who cross the water, a | distance of 1700 feet, every day. The fare is 50 cents a week, and the ticket-hold- ers may make as many trips a day as they wish. ————— THE CHARGES APPROVED. State Board of i.;;l;viy Commission- ers Allow Valley Road Rates. The State Board of Railway Commis- sloners met yesterday afternoon to con- sider the rates fixed by the Valley Rail- road for the transportation of grain from the various points along the road and passenger rates to and from Fresno. uch discussion and searching of the archives was necessary before matters ‘were satisfactorily settled. It was dis- covered that the rates fixed oy the Val- ley road were less than those fixed by the Commissioners a few months 0. The unanimous approval of the Commis- sioners present followed, and the Valley road rates were allowed to stand as de- termined. —————— Fourth of July Celebration. The executive committee of the Fourth of July committee met last night to dis- cuss plans and arrangements for the coming celebration. The grand marshal reported that ‘there would be fully 12,000 of the regular and volunteer soldiers in the parade, in addi- tion to school children and representa- tives from civic societies. The fireworks committeee announced that a contract had been entered into for a grand pyrotechnic dlufé:)y to be given at a cost not to exceed ). The regatta committee reported that arrangements had been made for an aquatic entertainment on July 3. Medals and_ cash prizes, amounting to $340, will be distributed among the successful com- petitors in the several events. Bogus Lottery Men at Work. The police have been notified of the that the interests | of the suit brought by the executors of | CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1898 ing bogus lottery tickets and obtaining money from purchasers of the tickets on the pretex? that they had drawn a rize. He takes them to an office down- own, where a confederate, on payment of $10, gives them an order for the prize, which is repudiated on presentation at the office of the genuine lottery com- pany. —_————— DOGS OF GREAT SPEED. High-Class Flyers to Course for Big Money at Union Park. Coutrsing is one of the great outdoor sports that is moving rapidly to the front and, according to the Increased purses and the large number of hounds that are being entered weekly for the Union Cours- ing Park meetings, it {8 probable that in the near future three days instead of two will be absolutely necessary in which to run off the stakes. Eighty-seven dogs were entered last evening for Saturday’'s and Sunday’s coursing at Union Park and among the number there are the pick of the State: Puppy Stake—Entries, 32; total of money prizes, $242 50. Result: J. Hagerty's Magnecia Vve. Bartell Bros.' Max Melody; Larkey & Rock’s Minerva vs. T. E. Lovelady's Meta; J. T. Wehmeyes's One Spot vs. John Egan's Billy Gladstone; E. V. Sullivan’'s Black Lock ys. J. A. Watson's Miss Skyrocket; Bartell Bros.’ Bull Hill vs, James O'Brien's Admiral Dewey; . Anthony's Statesman vs. J. J. Edmond’s Morning Glory; O. H. Hoag Jr.'s Obadlah vs. B. & 5. Kennel's Beauty Spot; R. C. Scott's Dalsy Dean vs. G. Sharman’'s Wait a Little; B. & S. Kennel’s Brandy and Soda vs. H. R. Baldwin's Brutus; B. & S. Kennel's Belle of Seville vs. E. V. Sullivan’s Sunburst; E. V. Sullivan's Golden Russet vs. G. H. Burfeind's Royal Prize; Pasha Kennel's Robin Adair . B. Dougherty’s Heather Dell; E. V. Sullivan’s Fiyaway vs. J. A. Watson's Sky Queen; Holmes & Shlichting's Scarfpin vs. C. L. Wil- let's Jersey Lily; E. V. Sullivan's Mald of Erin v8. Larkey & Rock's Liberty Bell; I. F. Hal- ton's Tic-Tac vs. Pasha Kennel's Rich and Art- less. All-Age Stake—58 dogs; total prize money, $647 50. Entries: T. J. Cronin's Magnet vs. J. O'Dowd's Clifton Lass; 8. E. Portal's Gallagher vs. D. Hooper's Koolawn; T. J. Cronin's Thornhill_vs. R. C. Scott's Mystery; S. E. Portal's Our Boy vs. Larkey & Rock’s Hercu- les; L. Austin's Douglas vs. Frank Nune's Menlo; D. J. Healey’s Rusty Gold vs. J. H. Jones' Do Me vs. A. F. Moran's Van Kirk; John Kerrigan's Lady Bianche vs. F. Murphy's Gilt Edge; Curtis & Son’s Miller's Maid vs. Curtis & Son’s Vanity Fair; Pasha Kennel's Alameda vs. E. V. Sullivan's False Flatterer; Larkey & D, J. Healey's Wave; S. E. vs. George Whitney's Theron; F. Jones' Little Hope vs. B. Dough- Tesste Falr; T. McEldoney's The Gos- D, Hooper's Bend Along: J. Tracey's Pembrook Kennel's Terrona; Pasha s Metallle vs. R. B. Kay's Eclipse; E. V. Sullivan’s Right Bower vs. Curtis & Son's Lady Camphell; Curtis & Son's Rosette va. E. V. Bulltvan’s Skyball; E. V. Sullivan's Jesse Moore vs. Willlam Coffey’s Sailor; L. Austin's Glenstone vs. Lowe & Thompson's Prince of Fashion; J. J. Warren's Sweet Lips vs. M. J. Dougherty’s ~Peaceful Glen; John Perrigo's Chile Pepper vs. Plerce & Sullivan’s Jessie E. Scott's Lord Byron vs. R. C. Scott's Dr. Norman; E. V. Sullivan’s Blackstone vs. 8. E. Portal's Lightning; R. W. Mastick’s Bor- der Valentine_vs. Curtis & Son's Commodore; F. Sullivan’s Hicks vs. R. B. Kay's Sylvia; D. Winders' Arno vs. A. Harder's Rey Alfonso. ASSASSINS PROVED TO BE SMALL BOYS RICHARD GARNETT ATTACKED WITH A TORPEDO. Santa Bella vs. Porta's _Laurelwood Piedmont’s Mystery on Investigation Ends in Verdict Satisfactory to AllL OAKLAND, June 22.—The shooting 'mystery” of last Saturday evening, when Richard Garnett thought he was made the target of a burglar's bullet, was entirely cleared up to-night at an investigation held by the Chief of Police in his office. There was not a bullet fired, and the in- nocent cause of the great scare was two young boys, a dog, a tin can and two torpedoes. Mr. Garnett is a wealthy resident of Piedmont, and resides at Perry and .Ver- non streets. As he was retiring on Satur- day_night he heard a shot in his back yard, and_his watchdog was barking flercély, He reported to the police that he went to the back door and there was another shot fired. Garnett reached for his pistol, and as he did so he saw a tall man clear the rear fence at a bound, and the assassin or burglar was instantly lost in the darkness. Such was the report to the police. Detective Holland was put to work on the case and reported that there was nothing in it. Deputy Constable Hitch- cock, who is on duty in that neighbor- hood, ran down the mystery. Hitchcock was particularly interested in the case, as somehow or other the rumor was passed around that he had been do- ing some promiscuous shooting in the neighborhood he found the culprits. To-night Chief Fletcher had all the witnesses in his office. Two lads, named Leland Garfield and Ernest Coffin, testi- fied that they were out with some tor- pedoes on Saturday night, and that as Garnett’'s dog was barking loudly they threw a tin can at him. A little later they threw a couple of torpedoes at the ani- mal and went home. The Chief has no doubt the boys told the truth and is con- vinced that no bullets were fired and that Deputy Sheriff Hitchcock was not with- in a mile of the place when the Loys ex- ploded the torpedoes. The affair cre- ated a sensation around Piedmont, as it is a locality of large residences and little police protection. —_————e———— MIDWEEK THEATRICAL NOTES. At the Columbia the Frawley company is giving an excellent production of Bron- son Howard's comedy drama, ‘“Aristoc- racy,” the leading roles being given intel- ligent and pieasing interpretation by Theodore Roberts, Bdward Bell, Made- line Bouton, Cora Tinnie and others. On Monday night next the Frawleys will pro- duce for the first time in this city Briga- dier General Charles King's military drama, “Fort Frayne.” It is a thrilling dent of the Piper-Aden-Goodall Trans- | representation of life in a Western gar- rison. "The Passion Play is at the present time drawing lareer audiences than it has at any tine dnring the past seven weeks it has been on exhibition in this city. The drama 1s given every afternoon and even- ing at the Ealdwin Theater. Alcazar Theater. When “A Celebrated Case,” which holds the boards at the Alcazar (its second week), closes Sunday evening Mr. Morri- son will begin his sixth week at that house in a beautiful historical comedy in four acts entitled “Frederick the Great.” Mr. Morrison will interpret the life of Frederick and his support will comprise the combined strength of tne Alcazar company. The Tivoli. The successful operatic burlesque, ““Ali Baba, or Cassim and the Forty Thieves,” with its wealth of beautiful scenery and costumes, graceful dances, good musie, topical songs and hits, will be played only this week at the Tivoll Opera-house. Among the specialties that have won fa- vor is the novel musical act of Tony Ryan, the mad musiclan; the tableau vivant, “The Spirit of '76,* with the song “Yankee Doodle Boys,” by Miss Hall, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Henri and Mr. Kavanagh. Next week an elaborate revival of Von Suppe's beautiful comic opera, *“Boccac- clo,” will be given. The Orpheum. The bill at the Orpheum this week is above the usual high average. Among the s?eclally good things are Tim Murphy in his {imitations of famous actors, the Judges, sensational acrobats, and the “Four Cohans,” with their sketch includ- ing burlesque, high-kicking, etc. Other popular acts of last week are retained. Morosco’s. The excellent production of Dark” at Morosco’s is drawing good houses. It is handsomely staged, and the principal parts are ably acted, making the play a very entertaining one. The Chutes. The Chutes are reaping a rich harvest these pleasant days. Aside from Cannon, the biggest man on earth, there are many attractions, including a good vaudeville show in the free theater. ————————— Police Officers Fined. At a meeting of the Police Commission- ers last night Officers J. Kelly and George W. Meler were fined $50 and $10, respect- ively, for neglect of duty. 3 “After —_——— If the lead in your pencil is poor, try the operations of @ man who has been sell-| famous “Koh-I-Noor.” 5 . | [NSURANCE TAX WILL - BE PAID A. J. Clunie Obtains Big Concessions. A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT THE 1 PER CENT TAX ON PRE- MIUMS SECURED. The Foreign Companies Will Pay It During Clunie's Term of Of- fice. At last the long fight for the 1 per cent tax on gross premiums collected for in- surance policies has ended and Andrew J. Clunie has come out victorious. Word was received in this city last night that the foreign insurance companies with chief agencies in New York would willing- 1y pay the tax while Clunie reigns if they were freed from the annoyances put upon them by his bellicose attitude. Some ten years ago this State passed a law charging foreign insurance com- panies doing business here a tax of 1 per cent on the gross premiums col- lected. This law the insurance companies claimed was illegal to the roots and they fought it in the courts. The Supreme Court passed judgment upon the question and pronounced this statutory law invalia with certain restrictions. Then came the futile efforts of succeeding commissioners to_collect the tax. When Clunie entered upon the duties of his office he was determined to annoy the foreign companies until they saw fit to pay the tax. The tax was to be distrib- uted among the Fire Departments of the various communities in_which the pre- miums were collected. The average tax in this State would amount annually to about $30,000, the greater portion of which would go to the San Francisco Fire De- partment were the tax paid. Clunie began his offensive operations by blocking the way of the foreign insurance companies at every step. The result was that about a dozen injunction suits were filed in the United States District Court, and Clunie was enjoined for the time b’ell_ng. Then he tasted a portion of oppo- sition. To right matters and untie the Gordian knot the Commissioner went East and opened negotiations with the chiet agents in this country. He was in dire distress on account of the injunction suits, and they were in utter despair on account of the stumbling stones that Clunie dropped in the road that they had to travel. Compromise was the result. The foreign insurance companies are now willing to pay the 1 per cent tax for the full term of Clunie's office. The amount of the tax for last year reaches $30,000, and as the Commissioner has left four years of service in the insurance army the net gain to the State will be at least $150,000. The back taxes, the unpaid accretions for ten years, has been sacrificed for the moment. The New York insurance men are of the opinion that Clunie should rest peacefully if they promise him a payment of the tax while he is in office. One other matter of importance was brought to a focus and a beneficial settle- ment obtained for the city. The foreign insurance companies have agreed to rec- ognize this city as one with a full paid- up Fire Department. This means a re- duction of 25 per cent on the insurance rates charged. With the competition that this will stir up among local insur- ers cuts in rates should soon be in order. The underwriters have met and dis- cussed the proposition, but have yet come to no conclusion. Whether or no they will accept what the foreign companies i‘;f(:r is a matter which is now under de- ate. STOLE FROM HIS EMPLOYERS. A Porter Accused of AGetting Away ‘With a Large Quantity of Paint. W. W. Whyters, who was employed by Whittier, Fuller & Co. for some time in the capacity of porter, was arrested yes- terday on a warant by Detective Eagan and lodged inithe City Prison pending ex- amination. It is claimed that the pris- oner, in collusion with other employes in the establishment, has during the past few months got away with paints and oils to the value of $1500. The continued losses occasioned by the repeated thefts aroused the suspicion of the firm, and the matter was placed in the hands of the police. Their efforts to lo- cate the leak were fruitless, but suspicion was lald on Whyters and a few others. The result was that a warrant was sworn to which led to his arrest. It is expected that further warants will be sworn to to- dnyflfor outsiders who received the stolen stuff. —_—————— A Female Socialist Agitator. Liberty branch, Socialist Labor party, introduced a novelty at its regular propa- ganda meeting last night in the form of a woman orator—Mrs. R. S. Lillie—who spoke on “Ideals of Socialism.” She in- troduced her speech with the usual ex- pression that the present social system is all wrong and that the laboring classes are downtrodden and that the day is not far distant when there will be a tremen- dous social revolution, placing all on a common level. Her ideal of socialism she expressed as simple justice, and ar- gued that if justice were truly meted out all labor would be alike honorable; the many would not be forced to toil to sup- port the few, and want and its conse- quent evils would be banished forever. —_—— Violating the Fire Ordinance. T. B. Maxwell, a capitalst, was con- victed by Judge Low yesterday of violat- ing the fire ordinance, but at the request of his attorney sentence was postponed till to-day, as he desired to cite authori- ties to_prove that the defendant was within his rights. The defendant erected a high fence on his property at the cor- ner of Market street and City Hall ave- nue for advertising purposes, but did not ADVERTISEMENTS. Annual Sales over 6,000,000 Boxes BEELILSMY FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Giddiness, Fulness after meals, Head- ache, Dizziness, Drowsiness, Flushings of Heats 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 bs A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM'S PILLS, taken asdirect- ed, will quickly restore Females to com- plete health. 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Saunders was unani- mously re-elected as business agent for the next term. Mr. Saunders has al- ready held this office for some years and the confidence his fellow-workmen have of his ability was shown by the fact that there was no oppositio ——————— Delegates to the Mining Congress. Mayor Phelan yesterday announced that he had appointed the following dele- gates to the International Mining Con- gress to be held next month at Salt Lake Cit J. J. Crawford, J. F. Hal- loran, B. T. Lacy and John Daggett. PRINCESS VICTGRIA TO WED JOHN BARING Now the Formal Betrothal Is Await- ing the Approval of the Queen. LONDON, June 22.—The newspapers to- day announce the probable engagement ot Princess Victoria of Wales to John Bar- ing, Baron Revelstoke. The formal be- trothal is awaiting the approval of Queen Victoria. 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An American Play by an American Author. Next Monday — General King's “FORT FRAYNE. BALDWIN THEATER. DO NOT MISS IT. The Novelty of the Decade, “THE PASSION PLAY. 3 and 8:30. Admis- 5c; Children, 15c. Two_Performances Daily sion, With Seats—Adults THE GREAT SHOW HOUSE OF THE CITY! MR. TIM MURPHY, Impersonations. THE FOUR COHANS, “Money to Burn."” THE GREAT JUDGES. Acrobatic Equili- brists. FANNY WENTWORTH, Society Entertainer, Last Week of the Following Artists: CARLIN & CLARK, SA S, KATIE ROONEY, WILLS & LORE and ALBURTUS & BARTRUM. Reserved _seats, 20 10c; opera chairs and box seats, TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. NO PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING On Account of Death of MR. CHARLES KRAUSE, FATHER OF MRS. ERNESTINE KRELING. baleony, c. TO-MORROW EVENING, AT BABA! NEXT WEEK—"BOCCACCIO.” Popular Prices . e and S0c No Telephone. ALCAZAR. ° e LAST NIGHTS—MATINEE SATURDAY. LEWIS MORRISON As Count de Mornay. FLORANCE ROBERTS as Valentine de Mornay. IN- THE CELEBRATED CASE! Next Week—LEWIS MORRISON in the His- torical Comedy, FREDERICK THE GREAT. MECHANICS’ PAVILION. RED GROSS BENEFIT, Under the Auspices of NATIVE DAUGHTERS' RED CROSS AID, N. D. G. W. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898. DRILL AND REVIEW OF FIFTY-FIRST IOWA VOLUNTEERS. Major General Merritt will review the troops. Scenes from camp life, etc. ADMISSION. g .2%c and 500 RED CROSS BENEFIT. DASHES--QUICK ACTION-~NO DELAYS RACES! RACES! TROTTING HORSE BREEDERS' ASSOCIA- TION, OAKLAND. , June 25th to July 23d Inclusive. (No Races Monday, June 27.) BEST HORSES ON -l‘».l!l?‘% COAST ARE EN- BOOKS AND AUCTION POOLS. Admission, &0c. Races Commence at 1:30 O'Clock. YOUNGSTERS | ENJOY VACATION AND SEE HENRI MAURICE CANNON. EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THE CHUTES. A Great Vaudeville Performance in the FREE THEATER. FLAGSHIP “NEW_YORK' AND MOVING PICTURES. AN INGUANA, GILA MONSTERS AND SNAKES IN THE ZOO. 10c, including Zoo and Theater; Children, 5o. GRAND OPENING REGATTA! SINGLE SCULLS. EL CAMPO, JUNE 26, 1898 Races start promptly at 1 p. m. Fare, round trip, including admission to the grounds, Ze. Steamer Ullaly leaves Tiburon ferry, foot of Market st., S. F., 10:30 a. m., 12:10, a 4:00 p. m. 'Returning leaves Ei Campo at 11:15 2. m., 1:00, 3:00 and 5:30 p. m. MIRABEL PARK, RUSSIAN RIVER SATURDAY, June 2, 1898. | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MASTER PLUMEBERS OF THE UNITED STATES. SECOND ANNUAL FAMILY EXCURSION=— GATE PRIZES. Tickets, $1. Children, Sbc. ‘Tiburon Ferry-boat at 9 a m. Cormer of Mason and A NEW SUPERB BILL OF NOVELTIES, DE BOE, the ‘‘Upside-Down Man''; ROY SISTERS, MAUDE ROCKWELL, ENYVELL, LA MONT, WILLIAMS, GAMBOL and BIO- GRAPH, With Matinee Sunday. ‘War Scenes. Admission Free. SUTRO BATHS. OPEN NIGHTS. Open Dally from 7 a. m. until 1 p. m. ADMISSION 10c - - -~ - CHILDREN 8¢ Bating, with admission, Zc; children, 3%