The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1898, Page 9

THE FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1898. ' CHEAPER GAS N SAN J0S New Plant Soon to Be in Operation. CUT IN RATES TO FOLLOW CONSUMERS WILL BENEFIT BY THE FIGHT OF RIVALS. | 1' The Electric Improvement Company | Yet Waging War on the Light | and Power Corpora- H tion. ‘ | h to pat The Call. SAN JOSE, Dec. —Within a month B new gas company will be in full | operati d San Jose will enjoy cheaper t el and power. This is | in the of a surprise that the | Electric Ir ent Company will | on Light and years has 1 orbitant ra ment peoy tter the ople and its rival, the | 1pany, which for | d its custome by ex The Electric Improve- secretly guarded the hundred citizens that they have most complete and ts on the coast. The ins laia rnando street nearly to Ma. w ite works hav f the I ; were sec ctric Improve- n at their head- 7 and refused to discuss anager Edwards refused 1l reporter a pass to in the plant. A trip to tie wor ituated alongside the narrov : near San Fernando more productive. Here | 0 was lately pur- | ed ana a corrugated iron building, | ved property ment floor, has been erected. In- the late improved s the Western Gas Con- vy of Fort Wayne, Ind. sed and crude e chief factor in making immoth furnace, car- r, condenser and | I to plants just put up in d Oakland. A gaso- is one of holding 40,000 cubic as been built. There are ) vast underground tanks for storing n. The capacity of the works | 00 cubic feet per day. operation of the works by the ic Improvement Company means | eat deal for San Jose and Santa 1 County. It said that the com- s secured an option on the oil y Gulch car Los Gatos, um there. The good ones and two or three for W be developed to means a new in- County. ¥ sed for power and um the company the city cheap nufac! S tO0 be orks were start- eter filled, and all | Gas lamps were s to-day. Ten-inch up Otterson street | San Fernando to Vine. The First street and 11 direction: The new com- thin a month. The per 1000 cubic feet and | oration, it is said, will cut | r cent at the start. The rovement Company since it existence few years ago s of reducing the | scent light over 200 pe: its from $3 50 to $2 . bitter fight with the | d Power Company and come | every time. It now has the | tract for lighting the streets. Bids | ha been called for lighting the ecity | buildings with gas and here will be the first contest of the corporations on gas. | A trip among the brokers show that | stock of the old concern has taken rful slump during the past few owing to the news of opposition, tockhold are trying to unload. | do rop. ment Company are: Pickering of n Francisco; dent, J. A. F manager and secre- tary, H. J. Edwards. The company hay been lately strengthened and its capital | Increased to $1,000,000. BRYAN DID NOT MEET MR. CARNLGIE Denies That He Went to New York to Consult the Iron and Steel King. —Colonel William gh the city to-night was met by friends, ay home. H with whom he dined. “Is it true th you went to New York the purpose of consulting with Car- £ & , it is not true. Personal business took me to New York. I held no confer- | ¢ ence w Mr. Carnegie. 1 have read his | réference to annexation and | ary question and am very glad, | d, to know that he has taken the | ion which he has.” Tn reference to the annexation and ex- fon que , Colonel Bryan said that stood wk e always had stood, op- Josed to a headlong policy of imperiglism E; Xation of any conquered ter- itory without the consent of the gov- erned. of Colonel Bryan' | . 3 my appears in his a a_white campaign hat | t to the ser-by that the | wearer probably had seen service, He has | apparen completely recovered his | onlth healtt | 1 Unrequited Love Caused Insanity. | RIVERSIDE, Dec, 22.—So far no tidings | have been d of Bert Farmer, the missing man of San Jacinto. Farmer left | everal dayvs ago and took to the | in an » condition and has not | been seen since. Indian trailers have been | employed to search for him. It is feared | ¥ r has died from hunger and | exposure on the mountains. Unrequited | Jove is said to be the reason for Farmer's den insane fre —_——— Charged With Embezzlement. FAEL, Dec. 22—A bench war- t was issued by Judge Angellotti to- for the a of M. M. Grover of Sausalito on an indictment by the Grand r; Grover_was formerly secretary of Sausalito Land and Ferry Company, | and is accused by President Harrison of | the company with having embezzled $2000 of the compar funds, It is alleged that Grover collected money for water from persons whose Names Were never en- tered on the books. Death of a Coast Pioneer. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 22.—Andrew B. Young, a pioneer of the Paciuc Coast, died in this city to-day, awed 76. Mr. Young came to California_from Maine in 1846, In 1855 he settled on Puget Sound. —e——— Lurline Salt Water Baths, Fush and Larkin sts. Swimming, Russian, hot and cold tub baths. Saltwater direct from ocean. ‘ROLLINGE | ference to his surroundin | (colored) of the Sixth Virginia Volunteer | knife il f,‘fih SAN JOSE'S NEW GAS PLANT. NN IGNS INSANITY Held for the Murder of His Wife. STOLIDLY STARES WHEN FACED | BY LENA HECKER. Remarkable Similarity in This Case | to That of Adolph Luetgert, | the Chicago Sausage | Maker. Special Dispatch to The Call. 29 CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—The Coroner’s | inquest was begun to-day in the case of | Mrs. Michael Rollinger, who, the police assert, was murdered and partially cre- mated by her husband. The accused man somewhat startl-~ the police and spectators when confronted by Lena Hecker, the woman for whose sake the crime is alleged to have been commit- ted, by stolidly staring at her and then declaring that he did not know her and never even saw her before. This action, coupled with his apparent utter indif- gs, leads the Rollinger is police to believe that feigning insanity. The Journal to-day points out twenty points of*remarkable similarity between the case of Rollinger and that of Adolph Luetgert, who is now serving a life sentence for wife-murder. Love of a woman, other than the wife, is said | to have been the le: alleged murders. ders, it is clai d by strangulation. Both men, one of whom | was a sausage maker and a German, | the other a butcher and an Ausu'inn,l ding cause of both the mur- ‘ | quarreled continually with their wives and suffered business reverses prior to | the alleged crimes. Luetgert and Rol- linger were well acquainted with each | other and lived in the same quarter of | the city. In the Rollinger case, as in| that of Luetgert, a wedding ring will play an important part in the estab- | lishment of the corpus delicti. Mrs. Rollinger’s body has been exhumed and her wedding ring cut from her finger. | As a result of the inquest Rollinger | was held without bail on a charge of | murder, and Lena Hecker was ordered | detained as a witnes In her testi- | mony before the Coroner’s Jury, Miss Hecker stated that Rollincer had asked her to marry him, ving that in two months’ time everythine “would be all | right.”” Other witnesses test Rollinger frequentl BRUTAL NEGRO SOLDIER KILLED BY A CONDUCTOR Created a Disturbance on a Street Car and Then Tried to Use a Knife. Dec. MACON, Ga., Private Turner shot and almost instantly killed by O. Thrower, a street car con- ductor this afternoon. Turner, very drunk, boarded Thrower's car and used vile language in the presence of ladies. Thrower pulled him out of the car to the rear platform. ‘While Thrower was as- sisting a lady off the car, kicked him several times and applied | more vile epithets. Turner went back on the trailer, but soon returned with a in hand and swore he would cut Thrower's head off. As he stepped on the platform Thrower fired, the bullet striking_ the negro in the mouth. He died in fifteen minutes. A crowd of negro soldiers and civilians soon gathered and nce on Thrower and all car conducto One conductor chased several blocks by the negroes. Guards have been placed on all the cars on the line leading to the negro camps and to-night the camp is under a strong guard to prevent an outbreak on the part of the negro soldiers, — - PASO ROBLES TAKES ACTION. Needs of the People in That Vicinity | ‘Will Be Looked After. PASO ROBLES, Dec. 22.—A meeting of citizens was called here last night to take | action in regard to the needy people in and around Paso Robles. It seemed to be the object of some real estate agents and large land owners to make light of the needs of the ranchers, but the fact remains that there is a large number of people in and around Paso Robles that needs assistance. A committee consisting of A. R. Boots, H, Eppinger Jr., 8. D. Merk, J. E. Cliff and Dr. Gla was appointed to investi- gate the needs of the people. They de- cided to_telegraph to San Francisco for seed and hay. ‘Another mecting was called for Satur- day night to be held at the City Hall, at which time the committee will Teport. Regiment ARt Beacon Swept Away by Storms. VICTORIA, B. C., Deec. 2.—H. M. §. Imperieuse has reported to the local agent of the Department of Marine and Fisheries that Maple Spit beacon, on Baynes Sound, has been swept away by recent storms. The Government has de- cided upon the suppression of smuggling along the coast. A number of protec- tive stations will be established, three in inland waters and three along the west coast. Officers will have power to seize any vessel found smuggling or otherwise breaking the customs laws. Sl vl Charges Against a Sheriff. SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 22.—The re- port of the Grand Jury made public to- day charges Sheriff T. H. Hicks with making overcharges on mileage, and di- rects the District Attorney to bring suit against illm to recover the amounts said to have been misappropriated. | also left as suddenly as he had come. | The Gamewell Fire Alarm Company MUST RNSWER 08 A MURDER Arrest of Erza T. Barnes at Colville. ACCUSED OF KILLING HENRY HANNA NEAR PRESCOTT. Skeleton of the Victim of the Al- leged Assassin Was Found With a Bullet Hole in the Skull. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. 22.—A tele- gram received to-day from Sheriff Ruffner, dated Colville, Wash., con- veyed the information that he had ar- rested Erza T Barnes, who is suspect- ed of murdering Henry Hanna near Prescott last January. | Barnes, in company with Hanna and | two other men, left Elko County, Ne- | vada, in the latter part of October, | 1897, arriving at Prescott a month or | so later. Barnes and Hanna went into the wood business and in the early part | of January Hanna mysteriously dis- | appeared. Some time in March, Barnes | Two months ago a skeleton was found | covered with brush two miles from | Prescott, with a bullet hole throurh the | skull. Hanna was known to have had from $600 to $700 in money, and Barnes was indebted to him $150, which provided a motive for the murder. Barnes will be brought to Preéscott for trial. R. G. ROSE NOW IN THIS CITY OCCUPYING ROOMS IN AN ELLIS | STREET HOUSE. | Claims He Is Short in His Accounts. The Gamewell Fire Alarm Company is| trying to get some trace of R. A. Rose, its Pacific Coast agent, who has been m‘sslng“ for the past three weeks. It is alleged by | the company that he is short in his ac-| counts to the extent of at least $3000. It was learned that a man answering to the description of the missing agent wag lodging in a house on Ellis street, near | Van Ness avenue, and a representative of The Call called on him last night. He admitted that his name was Rose, but refused positively to make any statement whate He kept the door closed and concealed himself in the room, and all questions had to be transmitted through the medium of his wife. He was asked point blank if he had represented the Gamewell Fire Alarm Company on this coast, and if, among other things, he had sold a storage bat- tery to the city of Alameda for $1000 With- out forwarding the money to his em- ployers, but he preferred to remain silent, saying that he would answer all questions at the proper time. From the family occupying other rooms in the house the information was elicited that Rose and his wife have been living there but two days. —_——e————— THE CLOSE OF THE TERM. Commencement Exercises of the Young Woman’s Christian Association. Commencement exercises of the various classes supported by the Young Woman's Christian Association were held last even- ing at the association headquarters, 1259 O'Farrell street. The large parlors of the handsome quarters were prettily dec- orated for the occasion. Hosts of mem- bers and friends of the association were present and ermjoyed a carefully prepared programme. The programme follows: Miss_Grass; the toy symphony, orc] ¢ hestra; chorus, by Y. W. C. by Rev. Dr. Stephens; club’ swing- physical culture class; vocal solo, by Scott; tableaux, by Hypatla Literary Cir- cle; recitation, “‘The Bard and the Cricket,” by Mrs. Giesy; chorus, by the Glee Club; farce, by the elocution class, entitled, “'A Love of a Bonnet.”” A toy symphony closed the enter- tainment. —_—————————— In the Divorce Courts. Mrs. Mercedes de Robles was granted a divorce from Rafael de Robles yester- day on the ground of failure to provide. Charles R. Aubrey has applied for a di- vorce from Edna S. Aubrey, alleging cru- elty as a cause of action. Adelaide Ruch- ers has sued Albert E. O. G. Ruchers for a divorce. As a cause of complaint the plaintiff alleges desertion. Mrs. Mary G. Valentine filed her answer and cross-com- laint to the suit recently instituted by fier husband, W. D. Valentine, for di- vorce on the ground of desertion. Valen- tine, who ke?s a pawn shop on Ellis street, contended that his wife deserted him without cause. This Mrs. Valentine denies, and by way of cross-complaint states that her husband’s attachment for a song-and-dance artist broke up their home. Her husband bought the song-and- dance woman a victoria that took first prize at the. World’s Fair, she alleges, and the song-and-dance artist, in order to make known her agprecladon, lived with her (defendant’s) husband. For these reasons Mrs. Valentine asks that she be gnfirtned a divorce on the ground of infi- elity. —_——————— Stuart Robson tells how to win success on the stage in next Sunday’s Call | find in the office of the Secretary of State | ment, of the crime of embezzlement committed COLONEL BURNS SHUNS MENTION 0 F HIS REGORD Comnty, State and National Archives Bulge With Varied Details of His Un- lawful Acts. A Sacramento County Grand Jury Returned Twelve Indict- ments Against Him for E mhezzling Money Belong- ing to the Public Treasury of This State. While Colonel Dan Burns is a candidate | for a seat in the United States Senate, he | has not yet “pointed with pride’” to his record, either as a public officer or a private individual. Records, if they are an official relation of good deeds, are a convenient thing to bring forward in support of an individ- ual's claim to be the recipient of trust and honor; but if, as in the case of Col- onel Burns, the records happen to be a history of criminal acts, it is best to blot out the past and attempt to secure the favor of legislators by the judicious use of railroad passes and corrupt political influences. For instance, it would be embarrassing to Colonel Burns to bring forward the records of Yolo County, which show that he was arrested for embezzling the funds of that county while serving it in the| capacity of County Clerk; also, that he | was arrested on a charge of embezzling | $500 belonging to a citizen of that county. Then, again, Colonel Burns would be| somewhat embarrassed if the records of | Sacramento County were spread out for | the consideration of legislators, because | these records show that the Grand Jury | of that county once upon a time returned | twelve indictments against him for em- bezzling various sums of money belong- ing to the State of California. And there are other records in which | Colonel Burns’ name figures most con- spicuously. For instance, the records of this State now on file in the public ar- chives at Sacramento. These records show that Colonel Burns was publicly | charged by the State Controller, after a | careful investigation, with having misap- | propriated something more than 330,000 of | the State’s funds while holding the office | of Secretary of State, and that the Con-| troller recommended that Burns be ar- | rested and made to wear a felon’s stripes as punishment for his unlawful acts. These records also show that the $30,000 stolen falls on the shoulders of the tax-| payers of the State for the reason that the money has never bezen recovered. 1f one were to go further afield he would at Washington, D. C., a record of Colonel Burns' arrest,’ conviction and_imprison- ment in Mexico for fraud. In Mexico the patient investigator would find the rec- | ords of four courts of justice and the records of the govérnment bulging with official details of Burns’ arrest, trial, conviction and imprisonment on charges of fraud, as well as a complete history of his alleged fraudulent acquisition of the title to mining proverty valued at ,000,000, to say nothing of the charge of using 'vast sums of money in bribing pub- lic_officials. There is a lurking suspicion in the minds of the poor buf honest citizens of this commonwealth that the existence of the scraps of official history aistributed through this and other countries may ac- count for Colonel Burns' failure to “‘point with pride” to his past record. For the benefit of those who have not the time nor the opportunity to search the records of Senatorial candidates there is appended herewith a copy of one of tue +~olve indictments on file in the office of the County Clerk of Sacramento Coun- ty. In perusing it it may be well to bear in mind that Grand Jurles return indict- ments onlv after a presentation of evi- dence sufficiently strong to satisfactoril determine the guilt of the person accuse‘{ From the recor State of Californis The People of the State of California County of Sacramento. In the Superior Court of the County of Sac- ramento, the 26th day of November, A. D. elghteen hundred and eighty-four. against D. M. BURNS, D. M. Burns is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Sacramento, by this indict- as_follows: The said D. M. Burns on the December, A. D. 1551 at the said County of Sacramento, In the sald State of California, and before the finding of this indictment, then and there being an officer of the State of Call- fornia charged with the receipt safe keepin and transfer of public moneys, to wit then ang there being the duly elected qualified and act- ing Secretary of State of the State of Cali- fornia, and as such officer charged with the receipt safe keeping and transfer and payment into the Btate Treasury of the State of Cali- fornia of the fees and moneys collectable in by 444444 .. day of and through the sald office of Secretary of State under and by virtue of the trust duties and obligations imposed upon him, the said D. M. Burn Secretary of State aforesald by the laws of State of California on the 20th day of November 1881 at the City and County of Sacramento, State of California, there came into and was In the control care safe keeping possession and custody of him, the said D. M. Burns as Secretary of State aforesaid certain public moneys to wit the sum of Twelve Hun- dred and Forty Five ($1245.00) Dollars in lawful money of the United States of America and ~ then and _there of the per- sonal property of the State of Call- fornia, which sald money had on sald day last aforesaid been paid into the office of Secretary of State of the State of California and re- ceived in said office for and on account of Re- ports of the Supreme Court of the State of California, sold to the firm of A. L. Bancroft and Company of San Francisco, California by him the said D. M. Burns as Secretary of State aforesaid, and after the sald public moneys as aforesaid to wit: the sum of Twelve Hundred and Forty Five and 00-100 Dollars as aforesald had as aforesald come into the con- trol care safe keeping and possession and cus- tody of him the said D. M. Burns as Secretary of State aforesaid, to wit: at the City and county of Sacramento, State of California, on he - December, A. D. 1581 he' the said D, M. Burns, then and there being Secre- tary of State as aforesaid and then having in his control care safe keeping possession and custody by virtue of the trust imposed upon im as Secretary of State aforesald the public money , to wit: the sald sum of Twelve Hundred 'and Forty Five 00-100 Dollars in lawful money of the United States of the personal property of the State of California. Did then and there, willfully, un- lawfully and fraudulently, and not| A in the due and lawful execution of the duty and trust imposed upon him, the said defendant, D. M. Burns, as Secretary of State aforesaid, con- vert, appropriate and embezzle the said public moneys, to wit: The sald sum of Twelve Hundred and Forty Five 00-10 Dollars in lawful money of the TUnited States and then and there the personal property of the State of California to his own use and benefit, contrary to the form force and effect of the statute in guch case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the people of the State of California. (Signed) HN T. CAREY, District Attorney of Sacramento County. The remaining eleven indictments are similar in form to the one above quoted and charge Burns with the embezziement of various sums received by him during the time he served as Secretary of State, | The records of Sacramento county will also show that Burns confessed under oath, that he had falsified the records of his offilee while serving as Secretary of State for the purpose of covering up the defalcations with which he was charged. Witness the following from his testimony before Judge Van Fleet: I took the memorandum cash book | ©® 24866666666 6,0666 ¢ and changed these figures or amounts. I did not change any fig- ures, but where there would be $13 25 T marked $9 75, and I took this cash book to him (Deputy Gale) after the 8th day of December some time—it must have been three or four days afterward. An indication of the contents of the State Controller's report made to the At- torney General after having investigated the affairs of Burns’ office is given in the opening paragraph. It is as follows: Hon. E. C. Marshall, Attorney General—Sir: I have the honor here- with to transmit to you the result of an investigation of the office of Sec- | retary of State during the incum- bency of D. M. Burns, from January 5, 1880, to January 8, 1883. The examination shows Mr. Burns to be a defaulter to the State in the sum of $31,739 59. Colonel Burns aspires to b J] States Senator. His cmamcyfls‘é’éx‘fig supported_by the political agents of the Southern Pacific Company, who are aware of the facts concerning the past record of Colonel Burns. Why does the Southern Pacific Company wish Colonel Burns to have a seat in the § beacy nation’s lawmaking PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR CHAISTMAS Services to Be Held in the Churches. Preparations in anticipation of a glori- ous celebration of Christmas day are be- ing made in the various churches throughout the ecity. Judging from the indefatigable efforts of those in charge of the preliminary work of decorating and arranging the musical programmes to be rendered on the occasion, the individual ceremony peculiar to the various denomi- nations will be characterized by a gran- deur that promises to eclipse all efforts in the past to make the day one com- bined tribute to the honor of the birth of the Savior. A feature In nearly all the different houses of worship will be the rendition of selected sacred musc to be arranged specially for the occasion. In the Catholic churches masses will be solemnized during the course of the morning, commencing &t 5 o'clock and continuing until noon. At St. Ignatius Church solemn high mass will be celebrated at 5 a. m., with the Rev. J. P. Frieden, S. J., as celebrant, Rev. J. Burkard, §. J., as deacon and Father Butler, B. J., as sub-deacon. Charles Carroll, §. J., will assist as master of ceremonies, At 10:30 o'clock another solemn mass will be observed, at which the Rev. G. Burkard, 8. J., will be celebrant, Rev. John Forhan,'S. and James P. Morrissey, S. J.. s i The sermon will be delivered by Rev. D. J. Mahoney, S. J. In the evening there wili be solemn vespers and benediction and a sermon by the Rev. Vincent Chiappa, §. J. The musical programme wiil be rendered as follows: 5 a. m.—Kyrie” “Gloria,” General, ‘Credo,” “Sanctus,” ¢ De Vecchl; tus,”” Fauconfer; ““Agnus Del’ Ala motet, “‘Pastores Erant Vigilantes'' Melvil} Sonata,” Filippo Ca: e Nup- ificat,” otad mote Tampic ‘Tantum Ergo,” Aldega; ‘‘Adeste Fi- At St. Joseph's Church, on Tenth and How- ard streets, solemn high mass will cele- brated at 10:30 o'clock in the morning, at which a sermon appropriate to the occasion will be delivered. At the conclusion of the mass benediction of the blessed sacrament will be given, which will conclude the morn- ing services. 'At both the late mass and that to be celebrated -at 5 o'clock in the morning the following musical programmes will be ren- dered by a specially augmented choir: b a. m.—“Kyrie’ and “Gloria,” Mercadante and Generalf; *Credo,” Madonna; ‘‘Sanctus’” and “‘Agnus Dei,” Caglierf. 10:30 a. m.—Generall's grand mass in G will be sung; the ‘“‘Sanctus’ and “‘Agnus Del” will be from Giorza’s first mass; the offertory will be the ‘‘Ave Mara’ by Loretz. At solemn benediction will be sung ‘O Salutaris,” by Generali; “Tantum Ergo,’’ by Mercadante, and at the end “Adeste Fi- eles.”” The chofr will consist of: Sopranos—Miss Lottie Crawford and Mrs. Jullus Klein; altos— Mrs. Helen Kelly and Mrs. Thomas Gibson; tenors—D. F. Gilfeather, Mr. Borondo and Philip Murphy; bassos—F. P. Scollin _and George Knorp: organist and musical direc- tor, P. Jo O'Suilivan. At St. Peter's Catholle Church the following musical programme will be rendered at the solemn high mass at 10:30 o'clock: Cimarosa's grand military mass by a quartet and chorus. The soloists will be: " Soprano, Miss Roney; tenor, Willlam Knowles; contralfo, Miss Ella Kreig; basso, Charles Deane. Charles Deane will sing the offertory, Adam's ‘“Noel.” Mass will be immediately followed by benediction of the most blessed sacrament, during which Rubinstein’s ‘O Salutaris” will be sung by | Miss Roney, Mr. Flood and Mr. Deane, and Rosewig's “Tantum Ergo” by a full chorus. Mrs. G. E. McCrea will preside as organist and director. At St. Mary's Church (Paulist) the following programme both for the service and music to accompany 1t will be rendered: High mass will be sung at § a. m. Low masses will be cele- brated at 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 o'clock. Solemn high mass will be sung at 11 o'clock. The following musical programme will be rendered at this mass: Grand Itallan Mass No. 1; trombone solo, “Noel,”” by Alfred Roncovieri. “Adeste Fideles" (Novello); soprano soloist, Mrs. Siegel; contralto_solofst; Miss J. Murphy: tenor solo- ist, William Derham: basso soloist, Willlam Gordon, assisted by the following: Sopranos— Miss T. Pauba, Miss M. Higgins, Miss N. O'Brien, Miss M. Norton, Mrs. M. Brennan, Mrs. Carl Sommers, Mrs. Steinman; contral- tos—Miss Helen Ford, Miss Uharlotte Johnston, Miss M. Nicolal, Miss Shirley, William ' Craighto O'Mrien, D, Sheerin. The sermon will preached at this mass by Rev. P. J. MacCorry, C. 8. P. ‘At the Howard Presbyterian Church, on Oak street, the following musical programme will be rendered: Morning service—Organ prelude, “Hallelujah Chorus,’”” from ‘‘Mess|: (Han- del); quartet, ‘“There Were Shepherds” (Buck); hymn, ‘‘Hark, the Herald Angels Bln&' (Mendelssohn); alto solo, ‘‘The Star of Beth- ‘Awake the Sacred lehem' (A ymn, soprano _ solo and chorus, hymn, “How Firm a Foun- organ postlude, ‘““And the from *‘Messiah” - rvice—Organ p (Ashmall); q ight Is Come' Song”’ (Handel), *Noel | 0600000060000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ¢ (Buck “All Hall the Power” (Hol- den); organ postiude, ‘‘Hallelujah Chorus™ from “Mount of Olives” (Beethoven). _The members of the choir are: Miss Alma Berg- lund, Miss Isella H. Van Pelt, Frederick Purdy and Charles E. Ker. William F. Hooke is the organist and choirmaster. At St. Peter's Bpiscopal Church, on Stockton and Filbert streets, the musical programme at the morning service will be as follow: Organ voluntary, “Christmas March” (Gus- tav Merkel); processional, ‘“‘Adeste Fideles” (J. Reading); 'Lord’s Praver and versicles; Venite Chant, No. 20, “‘Gloria Patri’’ (Mendels- sohn); “Te Deum in ¥’ (Dykes); ‘“‘Benedictus in F (Wilkins); ““Apostles” Creed" (Stainer); Versicles, introit, ‘‘Lovely Appear,’” solo and chorus, ' (Gounod); holy ~communion service, ~Kyrie" (Gounod); “Gloria Tibi” (Garret); hymn 51 (Mendelssohn); the sermon; offertory solo, “Noel” (Adam); ‘‘Sursum Corda’’ (Cam- 1dge); “Sanctus” (Gounod): communion hymn, No. 59, “‘Gloria in Excelsis,’ ancient chant: Dimittis” (Stainer); retrocessional hymn, No. 8, (Dykes). At 7:30 . m. 'ull choral services, pro- cesslonal hymn, No. 49: Lord's Praver and ; “Gloria Patri,’* chant; “‘Magnificat’’ Nunc - Dimittis” (Stainer); hymn 53 ; the sermon; offertory solo, ‘‘Noel” (Gounod); benediction hymr, ‘“Jesu Our Savior” {(Rev. J. Ankstell, A.' M.); retroces- sional hymn, No. &, (Dykes). The above musical services will be rendered by the regular vested choir of the church of thirty-five voices. Fred H. Flood, organist; J. Wesley ~ Wilkins, choirmaster and musical director. At Grace Episcopal Church on California and Stockton streets the order of service and the musical programme will be as follows: First celebration of holy communion, § a. m. matins and second celebration, with sermon by the rector, 11 a. m.; “Venite,” Gregorian, first tone, fourth ending; ‘“Te 'Deum,” Festival (Kimball), in B flat; “‘Jubilate” (Holden), in B flat; “‘Kyrie’” (Earrett), in_F; offertory, Angelic Voices”; ““Sanctus” (Taylor), in C “Gloria in Excelsis,”” old chant. Full cathe. dral service, 7 3 Gregorian Cantate” (Goss), ‘‘Deus Misereatur”” (Thomas), in Hark, Angelic Volces” (Johnson); “When All Things Were in Quiet Silenc (Lansing); organ postlude, *‘Hallelujah Chorus (Handel).’ Organist and director of the choir, William H. Holt. The complete programme at the Howard- Street Methodist Eplscopal Church will be ren- dered as follows: 11 a. m.—Organ voluntary, Short prelude and fugue in B flat (Bach): carol, “Shout the Glad Praises” (Danks), by the Sunday-school; hymn No. 183; prayer, con- cluding with ‘the Lord’s Prayer by the con gregation; anthem, *'Sing, O Heavens" (Sim- per), soprano solo by Miss H. Lask, tenor solo by Dr. H. D. Noble; announcements; *Gloria Patri”; carol, “I Have a Father In the Prom- ised Land,” by the infant class: ¥ prano solo, “The Child of Bethlehem” (Brew- ), Miss ‘Mattie D. Whittington; hymn No. 86: barytone solo, *‘N am Pruette; sermon, The ‘‘Condescension of barytone solo, ‘“Palm Willlam _Pruette; ~ carol, (Sweney), by the Sunday-school . 2487 benediction; L. M. Doxology postlude, ‘March aux Flambeaux' Clark). 7:30 p. m.—Organ voluntary, “Grand Offer- toire de St. Cecil,” op. 7, No. 1 (Batiste] arol, “Rise and Sing” (Dankw), by the Sunday- school; hymn No. 190; Creed an prayer, con- cluding with “Lord’s Praver,” chanted by choir and congregation; anthem, ‘‘Hymn_of Nativity”” (H. J. Stewart), tenor solo r. H. D. Noble: announcements; carol, “Caroli Carol! Christians?” (George W. Warren), by the Sunday-school; scripture lessons, Matthew, chapter xi, verses 1-15; “‘Glorla Patri”; duet, for soprano and contralto, ‘“Noel” (Gounod), the Misses Mabel and Ethel Perkins; admis- sion of members to the church; anthem, ‘Blessed Be the Lord God” (Williams), soprano solo by Miss Mattie D. Whittington; offertory; organ solo, “Amarylls” (Ghys); hymn, “Psalter’” chanted to in (Gounod), Wil- organ (Scotson violin _solo, ‘Legende"” (Wieniawsiki), Miss 'Susie Blair; hymn No. 192; sermon, “Jesus the Fulfillment of Prophecy”; carol, the Wintry Heaven’' , *In . H. P., by the Sunday-school; hymn No. 1§7; enediction; L. M. Doxology; organ postlude, (Westbrook). At _the Church of St. John the Evangelist on Fifteenth street the vested choir of boys and men will sing the following service on Christmas day: Morning—Processional, hymn 61, “Hark, the Herald Angels Sin; Men- delssohn; intrcit, ‘‘Benedictus Qui Venit." in E flat, Cruickshank; “Kyrie Eleison,” “Gloria ’ inC, Tours; hymn 50, i offertory, anthem, ' Charles “Nune Dimittis," Chant, Blow; retrocessional, hymn 6, *‘Chris- tlans Awake,” Wainwright. 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