The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1898, Page 5

THE FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1898 HE FOUGHT WITH WAVES T0 SVE HIS FRIEND Fatal Ending of a Boating Trip. ASSISTANCE CAME TOO LATE JOHN KAVANAUGH DROWNED OFF FORT MASON. The Heroic Efforts of John Scannell to Rescue His Companion Nearly Cost Him His Life. John Kavanaugh, a member of Truck Company No. 5 of the local fire depart- ment, drowned off Fort Mason yes- t fternoon under circumstances that were thrilling and pathetic. John Scannell, also of the some truck company, who was with him at the time the un- fortunate accident occurred, barely es- caped with his own life in an effort-to save his friend, and is now in bed at the truck house, 1819 Post street, suffegng from the shock and exhaustion. Kavanaugh was granted a leave of ab- sence of ten days by his chief, and pre- vious to leaving for the country, sug- gested to Scannell that they take a row e bay They went to the foot of Hyde street and borrowed a flat-bottomed boat belonging to Walter Cline, a fellow was rough and they kept The breaking of an oar Ing Fort Mason dectded them or the landing. They man- aeged to propel the boat beneath the wharf and both tried to climb up the stri Kavanaugh was unable to k hold and yelled to his comrade was falling.” Scannell seeing that boat was being washed away and that end would be drowned, jumped into | r and grabbed the boat. He beneath Kavanaugh and the jumped. The boat w pset and augh fell into uncon- the nell swam e and held his he; hard-to bring nim In safety landing sople the wharf witnessed the catastrophe and heard the calls for help. boat being at hand they ran to the | Boat-house and got one. The tide and choppy sea made Scan- sk harder and harder each mo- | d seeing that he and Kavanaugh 1 sink to the bottom before help ar. owed his friend to slip out of and then struggled to reach se inshore. Kavanaugh sunk nd no trace of him could be | men in the small boat, who ¥ pulled to the point where he nd by laborious! went dow annell to clamber up | cd him to their quar- e was given stimulants to After resting for ras given a dry suft of d sent to his truck headquar- . the drowned fireman, was and lived with his de street. He of ‘the Fire Department ars. Three months ago om engine 3 to truck popular, and his u v felt by his fellow- ouse will be draped | His body has | MODJESKA’S CLEOPATRA It is a matter of dramatic history some thirty and more years ago, | as wrote to Modjeska asking her | to Paris and play his Camlille. | I cite this because it seems to give a | nite idea of Modjeska’s age. < not a child prodigy when Dumas te the letter. In Poland at the time they considered her art quite adult. Thirty years and more later—to be punctual, it was last night—she played the heroine of Shakespeare’s ‘“‘Antony and Cleopatra” for the first time in her life; played it gloriously, ravish- ingly. Age cannot wither her nor cus- tom stale her infinite variety—to bor- row some familiar but fine writing from the piay. The years asked no odds last night at the Baldwin. The conception of the part, the detail of execution, the phy sical and temperamental identity were sure and consistent. One cannot say as of her Lady Macbeth, that it utiful, poetic and terrible, but hardly bold ‘and obvious enough. And | still it is not the sizzling Cleopatra of Bernhart-Sardou; it Is more subtle, more unerringly seductive. It blazes | and rages in the proper season and | i never is marred by the absurdities of | over refinement, but to the last thrill it is the Cleopatra of Shakespeare, ripe ¥ with beauty, passion, wit, wiles and | music. Modjeska’s Cleopatra comes | late, but it will rival with the triumph: of her youth and with Mary Stuart, | Rosalind, Adrlenne and Magda live in | gallery of her master creations. | las Benda, a young nephew of the | actress, who designed the pictorial part | of the production, has been most for- | tunate in reflecting the pomp- and | splendor of the scenes. It is a Califor- nia production, and as such one of the best if not the best that we have ever had. There is hardly one of the more | important scenes that is not a finished work of art. Although there are no instances of individual glorification in the work of the supporting compan the ensemblé is capital and the whole play mov evenly. Mr. Herman could | improve Antony by making him more | romantic and less heroic. whe But on the | = the presentation is one of record | ill be a success far and beyond | nights left for it at the Bald- ASHTON STEVENS. Modjeska and her company will pla ‘Antony and Cleopatr: week. The new Frawl to the Baldwin Mon pla = the rest of the | y Company comes | > w v In & new romantic An Enemy to the King.” Follow- 2 | ing is the complete cas = ranton de La Bell; Claud ¢ Orleanals and Huguenot captain), stre (uovernor of the lerri), Theodore Rob- illaume Montigi (secretary to the Jobn T. Burke; Henri le Comte de Hickman; Blaice Tripault, p Frojoe, Mangert (followers of Ernant arke, Frederick _Tider; Roquelin, S y (Huguenot soldiers), Wiillam Brewer, Willilam Abram; Gilles Barbonouche, Antoiné, Jacques, Francols (ragged soldiers of {H'A\lf\“],.‘ orge Foster Platt, Joseph P. Keefe, Robert G. Wilson, Louls Payne: Blerrs, Hugo « nts of Miie. de Varion), Frank Cooley, ingstone; Pinto (a minstrel), Ed G, P",'“"""' Godeau (innkeepers), William Brewer; a priest, 'Charles Wynne; captain of the garrison at Clochonne s le, Allan Morey; a guard at the castle of Clochonne, James Turner; . falconer. A Ormonde;” Julle de Varlon, Miss Blanche Bates: Jeannotte (her mald), Miss Fanehon Campbell; _Bribri (Rougin's daughter) " Mies gla ‘Welles; Marianne (Godeau's ' wife), M Adora Andrews. s Eleanore Carey; Giralda (a gipsy), Miss '!{e young California star, N O'Nell, will play in “The Jewess” ail of this week. At the Columbia next week she will srv{t)fia.r as Nancy Sykes in tie jay by that name adapted from “Olfv, wist,” and as Parthenia In “Ingomar.” This s the last week of “The First Barn"” at the Alcazar. “Lend Me Your | “In_Mizzoura,” | excellent comic opportunities. She | | who was sentenced about a year ago to | Company, have been arrested, nor is it Native Sons Who Are Expected to Pat Up a Rattling Good Twenty-Round Contest in Woodward’s Pavilion. ring, have been sold. Green was in this city was never so confident of success as proved health. McConnell is resting class condition and will assuredly giv for engagements fisticuffs. Green is a slight favorite In the the Olympic Club. money before the athletes enter the R R R R FEEE PP I P b bt I A4 The patrons of first-class fistic sport who have concluded to witness the Green and McConnell fight to-morrow evening from comfortable seats should be up and doing, as the best seats in Woodward's Pavilion, near the on Tuesday. would be no easy task to select from the army of pugilists now looking two men who are as clever with *‘the mitts” as the light middle-weights who will battle for money and glory Friday evening. It should be a contest of great interest to the lovers of clean and sclentific gota decision over Tracey, who put McConnell to sleep under the auspices of It is expected, however, that the betting will be even LR R DR DR PP GGG | TWO CLEVER PUGILISTS. N0V He looks exceedingly well and he is now, owing to his greatly im- at Alameda. He, too, is in first- ve a great account of himself. It betting because of the fact that he ring. D R S PSSR oY Wife” has proved a lively running mate. which Nat Goodwin in- | troduced here, will be played by the com- | pany next week. “The Queen of Sheba” and ‘“Martha"” are alternating at the Tivoli, and it 1s greatly to the credit of the company there that operas so diverse in their demands can be given so satisfactoril At the New Comedy, Hal Corson Clarke and his company are still exploit- ing the comic adventures of“ Jones. Mr. Next week will be the last of Broad- hurst’s clever farce. The Waterman sisters in SEe'ciaHles are features of “The Coast Guard,” the melo- drama that is on this week at Morosco's. The Drews are still an artistic and'&n"- ular attraction at the Alhambra. elr latest piece, ‘‘Diana on the Chase.” offers The Orpheum continues to get the lion's share of patronage. Felix Morris does some remarkable work in “The Vaga- bond.” and there is a long list of first rate specialists. Animals, athletics and varlety are the order at the Chutes. The American Anna Held is one of the new cards at the Olympia. Durward Lely, a tenor who once san with Pattl and who has an international | reputation, will give recitals in the Sher- | man ) Hal 3 ¥ on Monday and Tuesday | evenings and Saturday afternoon of next | week. LAWYERS PAUSE TO i HUNT FOR PAPERS | | TRIAL OF AN ALLEGED PER- | JURER GOES OVER. | | | | Transcript in the Case of Carl von | Tiedemann Cannot Be Found. | Case Will Be Resent. When the case of The People vs. Carl W. von Tiedemann was called for tral | | in Judge Wallace’s court yesterday morn- | |ing Assistant District Attorney Hinkle | equested a continuance. The dprendam,; fourteen years’ imprisonment on a con- viction for perjury, has been tried three times on the same Indictment. The jury disagreed on two occasions, but the third time found him guilty, and Judge Wallace imposed the penalty mentioned. On appeal to the Supreme Court Von Tiedemann was granted a new trial be- cause of errors in the lower court's In- structions. Mr. Hinkle explained that the transeript of the record of the first trial, an abso- lute necessity to a successful prosecution, ould not be found. Since the last trial | it has mysteriously disappeared from the files, and it seem& impossible to fix the responsibility for its loss or to locate it. An effort to overcome the difficulty will be made by making use of the stenog- rapher's notes from which the missing transcript was prepared, and Mr. Hinkle states that he will have the case set for trial within the next few week: —e—————— MADE A GOOD HAUL. None of the band of youthful burglars who, on Admission day, broke into the Van Ness avenue home of Julius Krutt- schnitt, manager of the Southern Pacific Iikely that they will be unless Mr. Krutt- schnitt insists upon their prosecution. Of the thousand dollars’ worth of stnff stolen fully half has been recovered by Detectives Egan and “Tom” Gibson. The property was found distributed all over the western section of the city and con- sists of everything from a toy sewing ma- chine to a $150 clock. The latter was found in the possession of Jacob Hash, a unk dealer at 1416% Pacific street, who ;Iad purchased it of Willle Glover, ons of the gang, for 15 cents. The Kruttschnitt wedding trousers, plano cover, bundle of baby clothes and ¥ Quantity of other stuff was uncovered at the residence of Carl Seerin at 1513 Pine street. ¢ l(’)‘mer goods of varlous description were found at the homes of Gus Zarr, 1457 Pine; J. E. Collins, 2012 Polk: August Mil- ler and 'W. Compagna at 1435 Pine street. A wagon load of coal scuttles, portiers, door mats, jewel boxes and baby clothes is now awaiting identification at the City Prison. The names of the boys who were Impli- cated in the burglary, so far as the police have been able to discover, are: e Glover, Willle Compagna, August M}(ller. John Cnllll’blu, Carl serll‘n'l?e‘;svg‘a"' 'Bil P nsberger and F. 2 e g Gover, the leader of the band, is arm broken on the night of the burglary, and was treated at the Re- ceiving Hospital. He was climbing over the fence of the Kruttschnitt home, when one of the crowd yeiled, ““Cheese fer the cop.” In his hurfy to get out of sight Glover fell from the fence and sustained a serious fracture. His plausible expla- nation, given at the Receiving Hospital, | was that he “was playin’ wid de gang wen de cop come, and I fell over a fence."” —_——————— Hardtmuth's “Koh-I-Noor” lead pencll will outlast’three others. Try it. 871 CASHEL TELLS | MARLOWE’S CLEVEH BLUFF | that a call came in for fhe wagon, and HOW BURKE WAS KILLED Was Basely Deserted | by His Men. / 1 HE RETREATED BEHIND THE | PATROL HORSES. Testimony to Show That Wilkinson Threatened to Kill Kennedy if He Testified Against Him, The trial of the four policemen charged | with deserting Lieutenant Burke when he was shot and killed by Theodore Park | Haynes, the eccentric tinker, was re- sumed last night before the Police Com- missioners. Patrol-wagon Driver George Cashel, who rescued Burke after he was shot, was the first witness examined. He testitied he drove to Lieutenant Burke's house, as he had been instructed to take him to the | scene, Burke, on being told that Haynes was a dangerous man, took out his revolver | and secreted it under the lapel of his | coat, evidently intending to use it in case | of emergency. He went to Haynes' cabin | unaccompanied, and, meeting the tinker, he asked him what the trouble was. The next instant a shot rang out, and Burke fell mortally wounded. > The witness ran to his assistance and as he reached him Burke sald: “For God's sake, George, get me out of here.” Cashel grabbed the dying man around the waist and started to dr: him away. Two boys appeared shortly afterward and assisted him in taking the wounded man to_the patrol-wagon. | Marlowe, after learning that his su- perfor officer had been fatally wounded, ran behind the horses flfiMiled to the patrol-wagon, and, as if not regardin that as a safe place, he started for a hifi some distance away. He then drew nis revolver and fired four or-five shots at Haynes’ cabin. Officer McKenna testified that he did not tell Michaelson, the livery stable keeper, that if Kennedy gave testimony against Wilkinson that tne latter would kill him. The witness also denied that he asked to have his watch changed on account of fearing that there would be trouble between Kennedy and Wilkin- son and that he did not want to be a wit- ness in it. William Michaelson was the next wit- ness. He said that on May 22 McKenna told him that if Kennedy testified against ‘Wilkinson, thereby taking the bread and butter out of his family’s mouths, he would kill him. , Officer Sheehan testified that he feared that Wilkinson and Kennedy would have trouble, and not caring to,be a witness to it, he religiously kept away from them. The witness admitted that he was not on friendly terms with Wilkinson. Policemen Brown and Blackman testi- fied that they knew Wilkinson always carried an extra round of ammunition in a chamois bag. Policeman Merchant, one of the ac- cused, sald-that after Wilkinson and Ken- nedy had spoken to Haynes, he seemed to be in an ugly mood, and as lheg did not want to have any trouble with 1lm they retreated. After consulting with the other officers they agreed to telephone for instructions to the Seventeenth-street station, and were told to wait until Lieu- tenant Burke and posse arrived. fter Burke had reached the scene he told his men to keep away as he thought he could handle Haynes without their as- sistance. The witness declared that af- ter Burke was shot he emptied his re- volver at Haynes, but failed to wing him. ‘When_asked why he did not attempt to rescue Burke, the witness replied that it would have been suicidal, as Haynes was seemingly anxious to kill somebody else. At this juncture further hearing was continued until Friday night. —— Purging Voters’ Register. Registrar Biggy vesterday prepared a list of 160 more -names of non-residents who are to be dropped from the registra- tion of - voters for the city and county. These names were st from the P!;g:ty-thlrg and Forty-fifth Assembly Dis- cts. B ICTIMS CHOSEN FOR SLAUGHTER Health Board Consid- ers No Dismissals. WILL INVESTIGATE SHRIMPS STRANGE REPORT ON JAPANESE BATHHOUSES. Charges Against Inspector Dockery Set for Hearing at a Special Meeting Next Wednes- day Evening. There was a touch of farce-comedy, in- stead of tragedy, at the meeting of the Board of Health last evening. No em- ployes lost their heads under the official ax, as had been expected, but an Italian with a shrimp petition and a report on three Japs in a bath-tub upset the grav- ity of the Mayor and the doctors, the chemist and the bacteriologist. The board was not ready to reduce its force of employes so as to keep within the $60,000 appropriation allowed by the Supervisors. The members wanted more time to think over matters, and it was therefore agreed to indefinitely postpone the subject of dismissals. Next Wednes- day evening the board will meet again in special session and will hear charges preferred against Food Inspector Dock- ery by Milkman Isaac Leipsic, who makes accusations of incompetency, favoritism and intoxication against the inspector. At the same time the vexed question of a reduction of the force will recetve atten- tion. The members of the bhoard had in- tended to caucus privately over this mat- ter last Tuesday evening at the office of Dr. Fitzgibbon, but were prevented by the illness of that gentieman. Dr. Wil- liamson is authority for the statement that absolutely nothing has been done toward selecting the victims for dis- missal. At the meeing last night the Mayor resided, all members of the board be- ng presént except Dr. Fitzgibbon, who is still confined to his home by illness. The new member, Dr. Louis Bazet, presented his credentials and took his seat. Dr. Gallwey made a report in which he stated that several hundred sick soldiers would soon arrive from Manila, and sug- gested that the quarantine officials shouid use great vigilance so as to prevent the possible bringing ashore of any Infectlous Asfatic disease. The board ordered a communication sent to the quarantine officials. Chinaman Yee Coon was present with a long petition regarding the unsanitary condition of affairs in Chinatown, and making numerous references in uncom- plimentary terms to Chinese women. He wanted some sweeping reforms, His pe- tition not being in readable English ,the Mayor called on Yee for a speech, which the latter delivered, pointing out the numerous evils of life in Chinatown. At its conclusion the Mayor moved that Yee Coon’s communication be held for future consideration, and it was so ofdered. The Chinaman went out distributing cigars under the impression that he had scored 4 triumph. Next came an Itallan with a complaint agalnst the newspapers for unjust dis- crimination against Butchertown shrimps. He stated in his communication that the dally papers had frightened the people by stating that Butchertown’s shrimps were all deadly poison a®d the result’was that the masses would eat ho shrimps except those of irreproachable character that came from places other than Butcher- town. The shrimp trade was being ruined and Mr. Scatalina wanted the Board of Health to interfere and order an investi- gation of shrimps in order to determine to the satisfaction of the public that all shrimps were not disreputable. The Mayor moved that the City Chem- ist, Professor Green, be instructed to at once begin an analytical investigation of the shrimps in San Francisco waters, and the professor was especially instructed to use great care in catching his' shrimps, so0 as not to get the Butchertown species mixed with the shrimps from outlying districts. Following the disposition of the shrim question, the board was confronted wl:R 2 perplexing health problem as rvol\‘ed‘by Dr. | Jn?uneso bath-houses in the city. Gallwey reported that he had found four of these Institutions inside the corporate limits and that in one instance the neigh- bors were complaining of the refuse water | flowing from the bgths. He had person- ally investigated, gfid found three Japan- ese In one tub, with a third sitting on tne floor, all using the same water, 80 as to economize. He knew of no law compel- ling the Japanese to bathe one in a tub, but he had ordered the bath-houses placed in better sanitary shape. In this connection, a long letter was 'read from a Japanese counselor, Masu Miyakawa, stating that fraternal rela- tions exist between Japansand the United States, and for that reason it would be courteous for the authoritles to deal gently with the bath-houses and not in- gist on sudden improvements. Inspector Dockery presented a report showing that he investigated 812 restaurants and hotel kitchens, and had as a result ordered forty-two of them to abate nuisances. Chemist Green stated that he had ex- amined twenty-five samples of butter brought to him by varlous inspectors and had found none adulterated. Both the Mayor and Dr. Williamson re- ferred briefly to the fact that the cut in the appropriation of money for the Healin Boarvg would make necesary a cmtlng down of expenses about $1862 per mont) as compared with last year, and stated that in all probability it meant a reduc- tion of the force of employes. The August report of {he statistician was presented In printed form, showing that the number of deaths in the city and county for the month had been 584, while the b{rths had only numbered 401. —_——— INDEPENDENT FORESTERS. Deputy Solomon ’I‘ell_s Them of Im- portant Changes That Have Been Recently Made. At the meeting of Court Yerba Buena of the Independent Order of Foresters, held last Tuesday night, Chief Deputy Ben 1. Salomon, who was representative from California to the Supreme Court session recently held in Toronto, Canada, gave a very Interesting account of the proceedings in the grand body and told of the several changes that had been made by the representatives in the inter- est of the order. He sald the plan of as- sessments had been changed with a view to equalize them, so that all shall bear an equal share; that the per capita tax had been abolished and instead there had been inaugurated what shall be known as the extension fund, which is to be-main- tained by a monthly tax of 20 cents on every $1000 of protection to the members. The reason for the change was to com- pel all to pay allke for the extension work of ‘the order. It was also shown that it had been decided to admit ladies as members of the order, as a separate organization, but working under the same rules, it having been made -clear that from a point of risk women are bet- ter than men of the same age. The deputy stated that he had suc- ceeded in securing a promise from the supreme chief ranger to meet the depu- ties of 8an Francisco with a view to im- prove their work. Catholic Union' Entertainment. Loyola Assembly No. 1, Young Men' catntia Tnion. held & delighttal - high jinks at their hall, Tenth and - Market streets, last evening. _On the programme were vocal solos by H. Curtz, John Du- n, Eugene Sulllvan, Dan Ke‘“‘y, George urr, Kelly and Malow and M. Ganter; recitations and song by Master Frank Coughlan; banjo trio, Case, Burke and Kenny, and piano solo by Harry Hay. Three boxing bouts constituted interest- ing features of the entertainment. Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. THEY WON A HARD AND WELL FOUGHT GAME Victory for the Wat- sonvilles. THE TOWN IS JUBILANT COVETOUS EYES BEING CAST ON THE LEAGUE PENNANT. Martie Murphy Repents and His Friends Are Trying to Make His Yeace. By dJdoe Corbett. The Watsonvilles, famillarly known as the “bables,” for the first time since their entrance into the Pacific Coast League won a game on Sunday last. It is said that they played an excellent game and aisplayed superb form all through the contest. 3 The people of Watsonville love baseball and were exceedingly jubilant over the grand achievement of their ‘‘babies.” From all accounts, they have not such a poor collection of players representing their town. I have never had the good fortune to see them perform, and there- fore can give no opinion of their ability. Yet, T have heard from a great many that the team is composed of good material, and will, in time, take some of the edge off those clubs who are laboring under the delusion that they are invincible. Owing to the manner in which the team entered the leagae, it would be unjust to speak disparagingly of them. True, they have won but one game in seven, yet it | often takes a month for some clubs to strike their gait, so to say, and as this | team emerged victorfous last Sunday in | a game replete with steady and at times brilliant piaying, it is to be conjectured that they will from now on win their lit- tle game regularly. At any rate, their manager thinks so, and he certainly ought to know just a little about his club’'s chances. In speaking of the team in general he had this much to‘say: “'Our boys recefved a most discouraging start, as you. no doubt know, and we attribute this to their unexpected en- trance into the league. “Despite the many setbacks received at the hands of more experienced opponents, utter discouragement did not take hold, for we all hela that time and assiduous practice would surely bring us victory. in this we were not disappointed, as on Sunday last our boys met and defeated the Oaklands In a hard fought game. It was the first game in which they ap- peared to have played the kind of ball that they are capable of playing, and naturally the tewn, as well as myself and the players, secured a new lease of con- fidence, as it were. “With this confidence and the knowl- edge that it is possible for us to win, great things may pe expected from this day on. “The team entire means business now that the fates have smiled kindly upon them, and are determined to win a Iew more games before the race is over; and confidentially, you may not believe it, but we have a chance to win that pennant.” 1 was compelled to disagree with this enthusjastic manager, who was, despite this fact, complacency itself, regardin; his chances of securing the pennant an told him with equal confldence that I thought his chances great if the other or- ganizations dropped dead or went to war. He answered me by saying that he hoped to sign two new men before returning home, and if he should be successful Wat- sonville will indeed have a team inferior to none in the league, for the men whom he is after have only arrived recently from the Eastern League ballfields, and as I have often seem them perform, I can state, with the veracity of a war corre- spondent, that there is nothing in the State that surpasses them. It 1s to be hoped that Watsonville se- cures these men. They will strengthen the team immensely and can coach the lesser lights as to the correct manner of making certain plays. One thing must not be overlooked, Bunker of the dilapi- dated Friscos is after them and he means business. If Anderson had ma- teriali¢ed, it might have been different. As it is, Bunker needs a few good men, if not a new team. Wouldn’t it be a good joke if the “bables” won the pennant? Martie Murphy regrets exceedingly his rash act of last Sunday. He does not know what prompted him to throw that bat, and he feels keenly the results it brought upon him. There are scores of eople who are at a loss, like Murphy K!mself. regarding the cause of his action. I have talked with a number of them, and they agree that Martie is a very qulet and gentlemanly fellow and must have lost his temper entirely to do such a foolish thing. That Martie lost his temper strikes me as beln% the only solution of this per- plexity, and another thing which strikes me with pecullar force is the smallness of Pace in refusing Murphy permission to use that bat. It was very unsportsman- like of him, and he should attempt to be more liberal with his possessions. It was really the first time I ever saw one player refuse another a bat. In the National League nearly all play- ers have thelr own private bats, and, un- fortunately, I have never seen a player request the use of one, yet I make no doubt if one were asked the answer would be in the affirmative. Pace is an ideal player, and all he needs to perfect himself is a loosening up in ideas. If he had not been so close in his methods Murphy never would have handled that bat so roughly; but of course his closeness does not in _any sense excuse Murphy’s rashness. Noth- ing but repentance can pardon him, and as he has promised never to do, it again it is hoped the league has compassion— not only gn him, but the entire team, for what, oh, what will happen to those Friscos without Murphy? The league in such matters is very se- vere, however, and I am afraid that the thirty day suspension must go, despite the influence brought to bear requesting a 82 fine in place of the suspension. The offense was certainly a cruel one, but as Murphy lost his better reason and is, be- sides, a genteel fellow, the league board would not injure its dignity any by a change of front. These are the sentiments of many with whom I have talked, and while they ad- mit the Jjustice of the league's stand they nevertheless hope that it will be merciful. The conduct and playing of the San Franciscos last Sunday was about as ter- rible as it could bly be. Such a miserable game of ball I never saw, and goodness knows I believe no one else at the game would say differently. What a show that team did make of itself, and what a bunch of amateurs they are! 1 heard from one who finds himself in a position to know something that the team complete is to be thrown out of the league. Could anything more glorious come to us? —_—— MERCHANT CLUB BOXERS. Sports Who Witnessed One Knockout and One Eight-Round Draw. The Merchant Athletic Club entertained its members last evening with some hard slogging. Billy Finn and *“Kid” Hilton opened the evening’s sport with a three- round bout. Harry McLaughlin and Jim O’'Toole put up such a poor display that the master of ceremonies, Bllly Jordan, ordered the would-be scrappers out of the ring at tne end of the second round. M MMalise and Ed Martin wers to have smashed at each other for four rounds, but Malise brought the slogging to a sud- den_termination -in the second round by sending Martin to the happy dreaming ) a draw. Mulligan scored a lead in each round up to the eighth, when McMahon rushed and caught Mulligan a _few hard swings on the jaw which dazed the red- headed lad. ~As_Mulligan was reelin; around the ring McMahon again rush and in a mix-up the fighters fell through the ropes to the floor. The referee con- cluded it was a good time to end the fracas and did so. NOT CONSOLIDATION. The Opposing rartt; in the San Francisco and North Pacific Board of Directors. The officers of the San Francisco and North Pacific Rallway Company declare that business principles alone governed them in the leasing of their road to the California Northwestern Rallway Com- pany. According to their point of view the line which the new corporation will con- struct will be a feeder to the San Fran. cisco and North Pacific, and that a great amount of business, chiefly freight, will be insured to them by the sixty miles extension. The officlals of the broad- gauge line asseverate that no KEastern capital has been invested In the Califor- nia Northwestern, the new company which has leased the old. The reasons for this step are that the new feeder would not have been possible of forma- tion unless its incorporators were assured of a connecting line which would lead them to an advantageous terminal. The two_directors in the San Fran- cisco and North Pacific who opposed the extension are Captain A, H. Payson and J. B. Stetson. In July, 1897, it was unani- mously resolved by the directors to use their best efforts to induce capitalists to form an extension line. Captain Payson and J. B. Stetson at that time voted with the others. Now when the corporation is formed and all the terms agreed upon it is said that these two directors dis- played a recalcitrancy that would have accomplished something had there not been five directors opposed to them. The California Northwestern leased the San Francisco and North Pacific, but the latter road will conduct its own affairs and enjoy its own profits as formerly. B SITE FOR A SCHOOL. Choosing a Lot for a Proposed Build- ing West of Castro Street. The members of the Board of Education met last night as a committee of tne whole to consider the sites offered for the proposed new school west of Castro street. Real estate agents and property- owners had offered about a dozen differ- ent sites, but only four were considered suitable. They were close in the vicinity of Twenty-second and Douglass streets. No decision was reached by the commit- tee as to which of the four sites would be the most suitable, it being proposed to lay the matter over for a week to give the directors an opportunity to nerson- ally inspect the four pieces of property offered. —_———— The City’s Cash Box. Christian Reis, City and County Treas- urer, filed his annual report with the Supervisors yesterday. Mr. Reis from taxes of all kinds swelled the sum | of total assets to $1,897,635 85 at the end of | the fiscal year. The disbursements up to June 30, 1898, were $1,880.758 25, leaving a balance on hand of $16, 57. —————————— A Wife Beater Sentenced. John Lynch, a longshoreman living at 405 Greenwich street, was yesterday sent to the County Jail for six months by Judge Low on a charge of battery upon his wife, to contribute toward the support of his two children and took amusement in beating his better-half. e Suicide in the Bay. 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ON THE siST day of December, A. D. 1507, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Califor- nia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Real estate owned by company Loans on bonds and mortgages! Cash market value of all stocks $1,745,000 00 3,674,371 14 2,576,250 00 2,342 39 Cash in banks...... 675,289 71 Interest due an stocks and loans. 6,030 00 Interest due and accrued on bonds and mortgages 45.863 17 Premtums in due course of collection 940,141 85 Rents due and accrued... .. 13470 44 Total assets ....... , 878,758 80 LIABILITIES. Losses adfusted and unpaid . $295.00 Losses in process of adjustment or in suspense .. 425,868 00 Losses resisted, including expenses.. 129,935 00 Gross premiums on fire ri ning one year or less, §3 reinsurance 50 per cent. 1,762,108 45 Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning more than one year, $,239,- 726 97; reinsurance pro rata. .. 2,127,578 83 Amount reclaimable by the insured on perpetual fire insurance policies 325,150 73 Liability under other department 96,506 18 All other demands against the c pany ... 328,025 00 Total labilitles 195,767 17 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire PrEMIUMS «ovosrreerneesrnzesrssnenens $5,194,546 20 Received for interest on bonds and mortgages ... 5 ... 149,505 51 Recelved for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. $0,271 37 Recelved for rents. 63,073 80 Total income. EXPENDITUR! Neet amount paid for fire losses (in- cluding $535,522 15, losses of pre- vious years) $2,645,435 48 Paid_or allowed for commission or brokerage .. & 906,018 & Pald for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. 393,986 43 national and local Paid for State, taxes 3 116,464 26 All other payment: 324,964 5 s and Total expenditures Losses incurred during the year. Risks and Premiums. iFiremsks.rPrzmlum-, Net amount of risks wri ten during the vear Net amount of risks e $745,562,122/$7,083,753 21 pired during the yes 705,239,349/ 6,523,071 84 Net amount {n force De-} cember 31, 1897..... 869,435,527 7,763,943 8§ H. W. EATON. Manager. GEO. 'W. HOYT, Deputy Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of March, 1395, W. H. WILDEY, Notary Public. PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, 422 California St., SAN FRANCISCO. CHARLES D. HAVEN, Resident Secretary DR. HALL’S REINVIGORATOR Five hundred reward for any case we cannot cure. 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