The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 5, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1899. EXPOSITION 15 INSURED OR THE CITY Arrangements'Getting in Shape. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR AN TO BE HELD FROM JUNE TOi DECEMBER, 1901. | The City Will Be Asked to Appropri- ate One Million and the State Two Hundrea Thousand. National Aid. San Fran- ernational ex- nd feature and nature ever held | now to be as- held in n That there will b eisco in the year 1801 t in scop! ything of ) The Call suggested the ach an event. It based its the fact that the city of while being the metro- ears neglected ¥ of its multi- or mention of the in- ffer in the way of Other sections of e pursued this tising their re- i the golden grain lost he time of the war the mitté laid aside, but has now been awakened and a live and energetic com- will begin immediately arrange in ‘détall the preliminary matt attend- :the exposition. The first notch was made in the post when dates were fixed and Eomimittees appointed 1o select a repr tive body of men in whose hands anagement of the fair will be re- Mayor Phelan was elected a resent organizing com- rd of Supervisors will tituted an advisory Two years products I posed Deamt held yesterday of Reinstein & t Charles Bundschu, Watkins, W. k Brown, S. n and R. in occupied the outlined and each The event will not project of the State of Cali- will be international in char- it Is the intention to include nd countries bordering an, is will include an. J. Matte €hisa, Japan and other Oriental lands, tlig. British Northwest possessions, the Céntral Ameérican s and those of Sotth America. ate in the Union d a commissioner and will sistance from all parts of 1t will be held during the great Par will be transp 2 o San Francisco. our other fairs and expo- lled for different cities within years will not discour- accors and 2 ates, Wk be g which ast. It June and close in December. s its higher quality intervening months, tern people are driven to seelk réfuge from hot and cold weather. H is very likely that the city of San FErancisco: will b asked to appropriate $1000,000 and the State of California $200,- 600: .. H. Mills, who suggested these amaunts, said it was of stern importance thiiy. the first move should be on the part of the city, as it will be the direct bene- fiefary and ‘should contribute handsomely. ¢ 6xpects no opposition from the people of:flie city on the question and proposed | ffort be made immediately to . money, as it can be raised in > tax levies in this and the hich means will | ayers. Cc D- s attendance rsed with national legis- asked for, it being a Pacific State has | riated by the | the effect of na- | e will continue in six weeks more, and a bill ) be put through before it ad- | | TWO WEDDINGS ‘ ‘ IN A WEEK | S = iMembePs of the Hicks- | Judd Company Surprise Their Friends. The Hicks-Judd Company .- This the management expects to s all committees will be in shape be- ithe end of this weel Chairman asked time until named the committee of three ce it will be to select a board, ed or mc to direct operations. be composed of one ch county named by rs in the county in m € upe is Beérhaps first definite move taken Wamn motion m g it the duty of the cotninittee of th to call upon the Boatd of Supervisors of this that they solicit at the ha islatare city and ury isor Lackmann, who hat he belleved the Jedtiiny ed. It has been suggestes ofitke Board of Sup Miéyor Phelan's pro paiiliandle of Golden Gate Park to Mar- ket.street this space b tilized as a site - -the - exposition_buildings. Afier naming Saturd 1900, 4s the v on which the cornerstone of -the proposed administration building should be | the gentlemen adjourned until Saturé afterncon at 3 o’clock. POST AND CORES. Joirit Installation of Grand Army Veterans and of the Ladies ‘Who Assist Them. Tast Tuesday night the social hall of the -Alcazar building was crowded with ladies and gentlémen, in addition to the membership of James A. Garfield Post No. G. A. R, and James A. Garfield ‘Women's Relief Corps, assembled to wit- ness the joint installation of the officers of post and corps. The hall was taste- fully decorated with flowers, smilax, the stars and stripes and military arms, On the altar in.the center was the Bible res ing ©n a saber that was used during the war of the rebellion. the ladies installed their officers, Laura J. Robison, past department president, as- sisted .by Josephine Robison, officiating. Following are the officers who took th obligation and _received instruction: President, Dora H. Wilkins; senior vice, arah H. Wilson; junior vice, Mary J. Souders; retary, Nellie A. Hendrick- son; treasurer, Caroline Dibblee; chap- lain, Margaret J. Jones: conductor, Mary V. Van Horn; guard, Margaret McCau- organis Then followed a_short programme, and the installation of the officers of the post by: Department Commanler Sol Cahen, as- sisted by Past Post Commander William Irelan, installing officer of the_day. The new officers are: Commander, Edward S. Salomon (past department commander senior vice commander, James Kiernan; d that in the event rs acting upon ition to extend the September 9, junior vice commander, Sig. L. Simo surgeon, Frank E. Kelly; chaplain, Ennis; officer of the day, Frank Elliott Myers; adjutant, George A. Crall; quar- termaster, A. S. Isaacs; officer of the guard, A. E. Cohn. The ‘ceremony was followed by the sing- fng. of “The Star-spangled Banner” by Mrs. T. C. Masteller, the audience rising and joining in the chorus, and then there was dancing until midnig! —_———— Fined for Contempt. T/nited States Circuit Court Judge Mor- row vesterday concluded the contempt proceedings in the case of the Sanitary Reduction Works of San Francisco against the California Reduction Com- pany, finding Behrend Joost, president of the California Reduction Company, guilty J o without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1028 Misston. | ~ 4 gis- | < 1t there will be no difficulty | The fact |V -morrow be- | » | two happy men. to the list of benedicts | k with favor on the Sub~‘ After an overture | , Amanda von Linderman. | of contempt and fining him $250, with the alternative of sixty days in jail, and Giu- seppe Figoni, an employe,-$:0, or thirty days’ imprisonment. By a contract made with the Board of Supervisors, the Sanitary Reduction Works was given the monopoly of dispos- ing of all garbage within the city and county of San Francisco. The defendant was a competing company, and was there- fore enjoined by the courts from trans- acting its business. The defendants vio- lated the injunction and were summoned to appear for contempt. —_——————— PUGILISM THIS MONTH. McConnell and Neil Ready—Jeffries and Kennedy Training. _Frank McConnell and Al Neil are train- ing like beavers for their 20-round bout at Woodward’s Pavilion on January 17. The welter-weights have signed to fight at 148 pounds. McConnell realizes that to lose this coming fight will mean to him a permanent retirement from the ring, and consequently he is taking the best care of himself. Neil is by no means easy game and will have several backers who will back him heavily to whip Mec- Connell on the night of the mill. “Cocker " Tweedle and Tye of Oakland should “put up” a rattling good exhibi- tion. Tweedie will doubtless be a favor- ite with the gamblers, yet Tye may give him as warm a reception as he received from Lawlor at the Olympic club. They will contest fifteen rounds or more at 13 pounds. “Jockey” Maynard and Willy Cole will box ten rounds-at 115 pounds. All three contests should be interesting, as the pugilists are well matched. The entertaipment will commence with the “feathers,” after which will come the “lights,” and then the “welters.” The big hea weight contest between Jeffries and K will be held under the auspi tional Club on the evening of the 27th inst. Jeffries is very confident of whipping Kennedy easily, but the Excelsior Club thinks differently. The San Francisco Athletic Club will entertain its members on the evening of METSON TO HELP RUN THE CITY'S PLAYGROUND Has Been Made a Park Commissioner. BUDD’S FAREWELL FAVORS KIRKPATRICK AND HENSHAW FOR YOSEMITE. Appointments That Find Favor in the Eyes of the Friends of All Three Men. One of Governor Budd’s last officlal acts was the appointment of two Park Com- missioners—one to beautify Golden Gate Park of this city and the other to pre- serve nature at Yosemite. It has been generally surmised for some time that Budd has had thé matter of these ap- pointments sifted down, but few who 12. The programme of fistic | Young McDonald of the an | Athletic_Club and Eddy Al- ford, late of New York, six rounds, for | the bantam-weight championship of ' ti State; A. Grunfield of the San Fran cos and “Kid” Johnson of the Manhattan Athletic Club, six rounds, at 123 pounds; Jack Dean and Joe Long, six rounds; and us Koster and J. J. Castro of the Wat- onville Athletic Club, six rounds. he club has received its incorporation papers and is now established ¢ s with the f President, D. . Denehy; John O Keefe; treasurer, cretary; B. M. Broadwel rectors—Wwill H. m Gardner, Grunfield, A. Dijeau, A. Minaker an | | Turner. | Quinn, has added | during the past week. | N. A. Judd, president of the company, | was married in Reno on Monday to Mrs. | E. A. Kelly, the couple having left here t Saturday night. | _The other wedding was that of Charles | K. Rosenberg, secretary and treasurer of the company, and Mis: | bookkeeper~ of the 1‘ marr] Lucy M. Munson, concern, who were ied in this city Saturday.evening. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’'s parents, 114 Broderick street, Bishop Moreland officiating. Miss | bridesmaid and W. E. Munson, brother of | the bride, best man. A limited num- ber of relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony, and Sunday Mr. and Mrs, | Rosenberg left for Del Monte on thelr honeymoon trip. Mr. Rosenberg is well known in business | circles, and has a large number of friends, His bride has been in the employ of the Hicks-Judd Company for a number of vears, and is highly esteemed by her em- ployers and associate e FISEING FOR STEELHEADS. | Anglers Who Went to Russian River | ‘Were Sadly Disappointed. Deputy Fish Commissioners Cross and Davis have just returned from Russian River,where they arrested an Italian fish- erman for violating the fish law by using a set mnet across the river. His examination will be held in Santa Rosa to-day. Last week the railroad people broke open the bar across the river near | the mouth so that the steelhead salmon could get into the waters above. It was | believed that the run of nsh would be | large and the deputies were on hand to prevent illegal fishing. The arrest was made early in the morning, when the accused thought no one was around. Knowing that the bar would be opened a large number of well known hook and line fishers went up from the city, but they were not rewarded for their trouble. For some time after the break was made the water was stagnant and but few fish entered. Since then the rains have raised the stream so that the water is too high for good fishing. e | Money in the Treasury. | The counting of the money in the vaults of the City Treasurer was completed shortly after § o’clock last night after sev- eral days' labor. It was found that the city has on hand $1,654,619 26, municipal funds. There is also $300,000 on special deposit awaiting the report of the State Controller as to the amount to be re- tained here for school purposes. The for- mal transfer of office from Christian Reis to I. J. Truman has been made and the office will be open for business at 9 o’clock this morning. The office has been be- sieged for some days by people having December warrants. Advances made on furniture and planos, with | ernor, and numerous friends | connected in San . ran Rosenberg, sister of the groom, acted as | were not on the inner circle of his affairs guessed the plums would fall where they did. W. H. Metson received the appoint- | ment for Golden Gate and Colonel John Kirkpatrick for Yosemite. The an- nouncements were made to-day and caused a little consternation among the friends of Kirkpatrick. For some time the colonel has been con- sidered to be the favorite of the ex-Gov- put in a word at every avenue that they might further his chance. He was a member of the Governor's staff, and not only did Re- publicans plead for his appolntment, but many leading and influential Democrats interceded in his behalf. Two points ad- vanced in his favor were that - he is so cisco as to do the fix)ml. and that for a number of years he has manifested vast interest in the public playground. The kind words thus spoken impressed Budd to such an extent that about one week ago he personauv informed Kirkpatrick that he should bestow the honor upon him. This was assumed to be final, and for a time some people breathed easy. It happened, however, that this morn- ing at an early hour it was definitely learned that Budd had decided to change his mind, and this became a certainty when, a couple of hours later, the Gov- ernor telegraphed to this city requesting the colonel to release him from his pledge. He gave as a reason that the Democratic Senators and Assemblymen had protested strongly against the appointment of a Republican and demanded that a Demo- crat fill the bill. The Governor had made his pledge in good faith, but the storm of protest was too strong for him to bear. ‘When it was announced that Willam H. park a great deal of Metson was Budd's choice the selection suited everybody, and after the little wave of surprise had shuffled its way along even the frienas of Kirkpatrick ex- pressed themselves as satisfied. Metson is a leading attorney, being an associate of the firm of Reddy, Campbell & Metson. For six years he has been in- terested in the seed business and has made the subject of horficulture a life- long study. He has the largest acreage of Sweetpeas on the coast. His beds of car- nations are superb, and are the result of his long experience and attention. He also has the distinction of possessing the largest patch of asparagus in the State of California. His garden and vegetable seeds have been distributed broadcast over the land, and he is considered an expert on fruit trees. Metson succeeds Irving M. Scott. He in- tends to improve the beauty spot of San Francisco and will make every necessary improvement within the limit of the park funds. Late yesterday afternoon the Governor found_ a place for Colonel Kilpatrick, and named him as the Commissioner for Yo- semite. The colone! knows every foot of the ground like a book, and will manifest the greatest interest in affairs which per- tain to the State reservation. The last but not least honor which the passing Governor could bestow fell upon Will Henshaw, a brother of Judge Henshaw, who was also made a Yosemite Park Commissioner. TO PROTECT GAME AND FISH. A Meeting of & Sfidfiémen Will Be Held at the Olympic Gun Club on Monday. A convention of sportsmen interested in the protection of game birds and animals will be held in the rooms of the Olympic Gun Club next Monday evening. It is expected that every gun club in the State will be represented by one or more dele- gates. The object of the meeting is to discuss the game question and the game laws, and to submit to the Legislature whatever changes and additions to the present game laws the body in session may deem advisable. Owing to the rapid decrease of quail in the past few years a short open season will doubtless be recommended. The Eng- lish snipe will also find su&\porters at the meeting, as it is proposed to include it in_the game law with other game birds. Something may be done regarding the limiting of game bags, but this idea will not meet with general approval, as it would be next to an impossibility for the Fish and Game Commissioners to. keep an eye on the hunting coats of every hunter who goes into the field or marsh during the game shooting season. Something should be done to protect the wild ducks that rest on the bay from fishermen who make a practice of netting the aquatic birds that dive for their fooa. Thomas Casey, a well-known _sports. man, is slowly convalescing. His pet English setter dog, " died-last Sun- day, and Thomas has been ill since then, While out shooting Sunday Charles Os- will shot a carrier pigeon which had on one of its legs a bra ring. The ring was stamped E. 2, B. W. C. WOULD BE NO BURDEN UPON HIS FAMILY JOSEPH WALKER ENDS HIS LIFE | OF TROUBLE. Found Hanging in a Shed in the Rear of His Resi- dence. Sick, poverty-stricken, melancholy with the sight of the pleading white face of an overworked and hungry wife, Joseph 'W. Walker, ship carpenter, put an end to s vears of life by hanging himself early yesterday morning from a shed in| the rear of his residence, 1852 Howard | street. The dead body was discovered at | 6 o’clock in the morning by his wife and his daughter Isabella. It was removed to the Morgue. An inquest will be held at 9 o'clock this morning by Coroner Hill On his person were found the following notes, the first of which was in ink. It runs as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, December 23, 1838, To the Coroner of the City of San Francisco— Sir: 1 don't think it is necessary to hold any inquest on me. The fact is I was watching on the sea wall to last month and I caught a severe cold there. Through it I have a com- plaint that I am afraid I shall not easily get rid of. 1am fn much pain all the time. Three weeks gone already and I am tired out. I have written this £0 that no person shall think that others have put me aw: It I cannot work I shall only be a burden on my family, and that 1 don't fntend to be; so I think this 1s best. J. W. WALKER. In pencil and written at later dates were the following notes: I don’t wish one dollar to be expended on my tuneral more than is neces: for it will dc me no good, and my wi A little laudanum did the work. January 4, 1 a. m.—Three doses of laudanum had no £ in the cold yard. J. W. WALKER. Came here early in the spring of 1549, mate on the Australlan full-rigged bark Loulsa—a beautiful vessel. Then had charge on the bonded storeship Edwin with a Chilean crew ot twelve men at $30 per month and found in evervthing. Now I have not a dollar. What's the use of living? 4 Please put a stamp on this and pay it to Mr. Dolling. It merely contains two dollars I hofrowed from him yesterday. I have written him this morning and told him I have done it. V. WALKER. —_— e ——— In the Divorce Courts. Annfe L. Lorenz has been granted a divorce from John F. Lorenz on the ground of cruelty. Fergus J. Stewart has been granted his application for a divorce from Minnie Stewart on the ground of | intemperance. Martin Ipsen has sued | Nellie Ipsen for a divorce, alleging infi- | delity as a cause of action. Suits for di- vorce on the ground of failure to provide have been filed by Caroline C. Steele against John G. Steele and Elizabeth Bre- hany against Martin Brehany. Ellzabeth Hohnen was granted a di- vorce from Harold Hohnen yesterday on the ground of willful desertion. no money. iy o i {“ . WILL HENSHAW, New Yosemite Valley Commissioner, CHARLES A. BEELER IS STILL AT LARGE NO CLEW TO THE ABSCONDING WELLS-FARGO CLERK. It Was Rumored That He Had Sailed for Mexico on the Ship Reaper. Charles A. Beeler, the Wells-Fargo de- livery clerk who absconded from San An- tonio, Texas, with $50,000 belonging to the Southern Pacific Company, notwithstand- ing every trap that has been laid by the detectives to capture him, is still at large. About six hours after the ship Reaper left the dock yesterday morning informa- tion was given to the Wells-Fargo office in this city that Beeler had taken pas- sage aboard her and was on his way to Mexico. One of the employes of the com- pany was immediately detalled to hire a tugboat and make an effort to overhaul the vessel. Chief Lees assigned Officers Ellis and Ferguson of the Harbor Police to accompany him and bring Beeler back to the city in case he was found on the vessel. After several hours of fruitless pursuil the ship was finally sighted about twenty miles south of the Farallon Islands. Upon finally overtaking it the tug was brought alongside and the officers were allowed to go aboard her. Every inch of the vessel was searched, but no trace of the absconding clerk was found. Upon being convinced that Beeler was not on board, the agent of the company and the two officers returned to the city. Beeler had been employed by the Wells- Fargo Company for nine years prior to the date of the robbery. On the day the money was stolen he was engaged in de- livering cash that had been intrusted to his employers. Among the largest sums that were given him for delivery was $50,000, which he was instructed to carry to the Southern Pacific Rallroad office in San Antonio. Several hours after the money had been turned over to him his horse and wagon, which he used for the purpose of delivering the varlous money orders, was found about five miles west of San Antonio. Not the slightest trace of the clerk ‘could be found. It was reported that he had been robbed and murdered, but this was denied as he was seen alive the day after the robbery. The presumj tion is that he was then making his w toward Mexico, but knowing that he closely pursued he altered his course, se- lecting this city as the best means of get- ting out of the country. It was while acting under this theory that the rumor was circulated that he had taken passage on board the Reaper for Mexico. —_—————————— TO BE MUSTERED OUT. Eighth California and Bateries B and C, California Artillery. The officers and men of the Eighth Cali- fornia Regiment will soon be simply plain citizens. Major General Merriam will to- day issue orders that will cause the men of the Eighth to doff the blue and put on the garb of the citizen. Orders were re- ceived at department headquarters yes terday for the immediate mustering out of the Eighth Regiment and Batteries B and C of the California Heavy Artillery. Captain Pratt of the Third Artillery, w mustered out the Seventh Regiment, will in all probability muster out the Eighth and the two batteries. One of the bat- teries is at Angel Island and the other is at present at Fort Canby. Battery B is doing garrison duty at the former station and Battery C at the latter. General Merriam said yesterday that he could not state whether the companies of the Eighth Regiment now at Vancouver Barracks and Benicla would be brought to the Presidio for the purpose of being mustered out, but that in all probability they would be ordered here. The Twen- tieth Regiment, United States Infantry, which has been ordered to the Philip- pines, will arrive here about the last of next week. General Merriam also stated that Major Ggneral Shafter would arrive here about next Tuesday to assume com- mand of the department and that he would leave on the 15th inst. to resume his old command of the Department of Colo- rado. The Twentieth Regiment on_ its arrival here will go into camp at the Pre- sidio, and will probably be here for sev- eral weeks before leaving for the Philip- pines. ——————— FIRE LADDIES ACTIVE. Meeting of the Pain{ “Vets” and Foregatherings in Prospect. The fifth meeting of the’ Veteran Paid Firemen's Association of San Francisco was held last evening in Justice Barry's courtroom, when several new members were enrolled. It was decided to elect permanent officers the first meeting held after the banquet to be held next Satur- day evening. Several old fire laddies told stirring incidents of the past. Richard Cox, assistant chief, retired, George Ken- nard, Hugh J. Colvin tain William Burns, Charles Bell and Captain McDowell kept the meeting hot about the hot battles to subdue hot flames in days gone by under tne old chiefs, Whitney, Ackerson and Scannell. The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Asso- clation of California will hold a spirited election for officers on Tuesday evening. The annual meeting and banquet of the Exempt Fire Company will be to-night. —_— ee—— Postal Clerks for Iloilo. The Postoffice Department has appoint- ed George H. Wheeler, William R. Jones and Joseph A. Fealy for duty in the Philippines, an ‘increase in the Postoffice force being deemed necessary by reason of the contemplated occupation of Iloilo by the United States. The city of Iloilo contains a population of 363,000 and is the next city to Manila in importance, The new appointees will leave on the next transport that sails from this port. The Tliolo postoffice will be a branch of the San Francisco Postoffice. —_—e————— Asked to Be Dissolved. The Hale and Norcross Silver Mining Company has petitioned the Supreme Court thraugh its board of directors—M. W. Fox, Edward Barry, A. W. Moore, G. C. Sneider, W. J. Dale, Frank Mahon and George P. Thurston—for dissolution. The company was originally incorporated March 19, 186l. A new company, incor- orated a few days ago, as the Hale and Norcross Mining Company takes the place of the old company. THE WORLD'S THEATERS. Their Comparative Size, Earnings and Income—Fires. The greatest theater proprietor in the world is the Czar of Russia. No theat- rical manager pays so much money for the privilege of owning places of amusement. He owns no fewer than seven big theaters in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Next to the Czar the largest theatrical patron in the world is Emperor William, who assists two theaters at Berlin and three in the provinces, which together cost him about £150,000 per annum. These statements are made on the authority of Edwin O. Sachs, who, with a_corps of assistants, has spent much of the past eight years in collecting data. He classifies the theaters of Eu- rope into three groups—court theaters, national and government theaters, municipal theaters and subscription theaters with or without subsidy. Of these the private theater is, of course, the only one conducted purely on a business and speculative basis. Of these, England is essentially the home, for here there is as yet no form of subsidy whatever. Mr. Sachs has devofed considerable time to securing diagrams of all the principal theaters of the world, and these diagrams give an excellent idea of the comparative size of the latest European places of amusement. With- in the National Opera House, Paris, | D'Oyly Carte’s Theater and the Shakes- peare Memorial Theater could be cozily stowe daway on the stage and audi- torium, and there would be ample room for the Court Theater, Sloane Sauare, in the grand_staircase, and probably the Duke of York’s into the principal foyer. The theater maintaining the largest permanent staff in Europe is the Vi- Fred Hensley, Cap- | | | Jenna Oflffl_ House, where there are 756 ). persons in permanent employ, of whom 300 are performers. The Emperor of Austria gives the two court theaters Vienna about £50,000 per annum. The French Government contributes the same amount to four Paris the- aters. The most wonderful example of local subsidizing of theaters is probably that at Worms, in South Germany. At a time when this was only a town of 23,000 inhabitants, £12,000 per annum was raised by voluntary contributions, the District Council subseribed £5000. and the Municipal Savings Bank loaned £7500 at a nominal rate of in- terest. The balance of the £25.,000 was made up at the bazaars, etc. The con- tributions thus amounted to over £1 per head. On the subject of seating capacity and cost of construction of the sreat theaters of KEurope, Mr. Sachs gives some wonderful tables. The great Paris Opera House holds an audience of 2166, and cost £1,500,000. The new theater at Wolverhamwnton holds exactly the same audience. and | cost £13,800. The Budapest Opera | House cost £266,000 for an audience of | | 1250, and the Vienna Hofburg Theater £550,000 for an audience of 1755. Of recent London theaters, Her Mai- estv’'s Theater is put down at_£60,000. D’'Oyly Carte’s, now the Palace Variety. is supposed to have cost the most money, i. e.,, over £150,000. Drury Lane is supposed to hold 2500, Covent Garden 2300. and the Palace. just referred to, was built to accommo- date 1562. On the subject of theater fires, Mr. Sachs records no fewer than 1100 catas- trophes between 1797 and 1897. The statistics show that the outbreak gen- erally occurs on the stage; that nearly half take place during the night after the performance, while only about a seventh of the number happen while the audience is in the building. January is the heaviest month for fires in the playhouse. Their number is on the increase, for there were 360 in this decade, as compared with 309 of the previous decade, but the number ;Jf theaters is, of course, rapidly grow- ng. London heads the list of theater fires with thirty-five in twenty-seven build- ings, but the loss of lifc has been nom- inal. New York has had forty-one fires; Paris thirty-one.—London Mail. ——— | A CONTRACT JOB. How the Creek Was Quickly Turned | Into a Little Hollow Near By. “I was only ten years old when I se- cured my first contract,” said the well- known contractor, who was in a talka- tive mood. “My father was living on a farm at the time, and as winter drew nigh he concelved the plan of turning the little creek that ran through the farm into a hollow near by, thus forming a pond from which to cut ice during the win- ter. “My father figured up the cost, and finding that it amounted to more than he had thought it would, was about to give it up, when I looked the situation over, and told him that T would take the contract for $10. He laughed and told me to go ahead, not dreaming for an instant that I would have ambition enough to begin on the work, as up to that time I had not shown a liking for hard labor. “I called the boys of the neighborhood together and placed the situation before | them. The nearest pond was a matter of ten miles away, and even a boy with a pair of brand-new skates did not| thrill at the prospect of walking that far for a skate. I showed them how, with a little work, we could have a place to skate right at home. They fell | in with the idea, and we went to work | to carry out the plan. “We were over a month working at it; that is, the other boys were while I stood around and bossed the job. “I was proud of the work when it was finished, and T think my father was, too, although he couldn’t see for the life of him how I managed to secure so much help for nothing. | “With the first heavy freeze there was a rush for the pond by the bovs that was only equaled by the rush away from it when father discovered them there and started after them with a horsewhip. “He said that he wasn’t goin’ to have | ‘a lot of fine ice split by a pack of pesky boys skatin’ on it.’ “I think the incident had a certain in- fluence upon my choice of a profession, as it taught me that there was money in contracting.”—Detroit Free Press. — e No Room for Doubt. | “Do_you doubt my word?”" exclaimed | Mrs. Wiggins. They were occupying ~nartments in a modern flat. No,” replied her husband quletly “thera isn’t any room here for doubt. Ohio State Journal. ADVERTISEMENTS. ianos. Second-Hand Chickering Upright $165. Special Reduction on Conover and Kingsbury Pianos This Week. CLARK WISE & CO. 41 GEARY ST., Cor. Grant Ave. GREAT REDUCTION SALE FURNITURE AND CARPETS! A tremendous line of all grades of FURNI- TURE, CARPETS, ETC., just arrived too late for hoilday trade.’ As we are sreatly over- crowded we have marked all goods at asto ishingly low prices for the month of January. Call and convince yourselves. | Liberal”credit to all. T. B. BRILLIANT, Successor ARONSON FURNITURE_CO. 238 and 340 Post st., bet. Stockton and Powell. Tel. Main 1850. Free delivery across the bay. Drying preparations simp- ly developed dry CATARRH. They dry up the secre- tionswhich _decompose, causing a far more serious form of catarrh than the ordinary. Don’t neglect your catarrh. Ely’s Cream Balm will cure it. Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spread over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is immediate and a cure follows. It is ADV_RTISEMENTS. NERVOUS i LOST DEBILITY § VITALITY GANBE : OCANBE GURED. : RESTORED. G5 ~» seosessees Until DR. MEYERS & CO. entered the fleld as speclalists for all diseases arl weaknesses of men in 1881 those who were afflicted with these ailments were unable to find anything but tem- porary relief, and in ‘many instances even a lull of their suffering, dangers and embarassments was not afforded them. DR. MEY- ERS & %CO. have made a life-long study of these trou- Dles Bvery member ot thelr staff Is a graduate from the best schools of medicines in the world: all are specinlists with natural . ability and long experi- ence. All con- sult when a difficult case is_undertake: DR. MEY- treat but RE: robust men out of physical wrecks, and give new vim, hope and ambition. NOPAYTILLCURED BETTER THAN A GUARANTEE. PUT THE MONEY IN BANK.—Pa- tients who have the least doubt about being cured may deposit the price of a cure in any bank or with well- known business house or newspaper in San Francisco, such deposit NOT to be paid to Dr. Meyers & Co. until the pa- tient is convinced that he Is perma- nently cured. If patients prefer they may take the treatment on the Installment plan, or v may pay the entire price for a cure direct to the doctors and thus obtaln a | sscesseescsscsosse ©06090906Ce0+0e06060e040+00e ke Oe0e0e elelelelelelelesdededeldele $ al discount 4 Prices reasonable in all cases, whether rick or paor. ; All cures as lasting as life. ‘ ° . 131 Market St, S. F. Hours, 8 to 5 daily. Take Elevator. Evenings, Tto 8 . Sundays, 9 to 11 SWORN STATEMENT CONDITION AND VALUE ON DE- CEMBER 31, 1585, OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES —OF THE— SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION A CORPORATION, Dolng Business at 532 CALIFORNIA STREET, | Northeast Corner of Webb Street, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, | STATE OF CALIFORNIA. ASSETS. 1-PROMISSORY NOTES, setured by first lien on real estate with- in this State, th, e of which notes i [ 2—BONDS of the United Sta ernment and of municipal and quasi-public corporations, the ctual value of which is........ Part of these are kept in the vaults of this corporation and part in a box rented from the National S: > 00 QS O0S0C00S0COS0T0SOS0P0N 0G0 0® QT 0P 0000 S0SOSOPOS0S0S0S 00 0S0S0S0S0S0+0S0S0S0e0 OF THE 7,213,167 13 450,000 00 r of , in the city of San Fran- R REAL ESTATE Situated in the State of nia; part of it is productive, and it is of the actual value OS. 1,438,470 69 209,475 00 id bonds and stock cer- . are kept in the vaults E corporation. and FURNITURE in the ffice of the Bank of the value 5,000 00 1,321,602 07 $401,898 63 3 39 Total Asse LIABILITIES. 1~TO DEPOSITORS this corpora- tion owes deposits amounting to and the actual value of which 74,796 95 The c¢ondition of said deposits is that they are payable only out of said assets and are fully se- 9 92 which is.. The_condition of said liability to Stockholders is that no part of the amount can be paid to them, or in any way with- drawn, except in payment of losses, during the existence of the corporation, nor until all depositors shall have been paid in full the amount of their de posite and_declared _dividend 3—CONTINGENT FUND, including the amount of accrued but un- 1,199,264 92 collected interest on invest- ments i 469,667 64 4-DIVIDENDS UN < 5,990 78 ° BRAL ACCOT balance 48810 44 These _accounts embrace amounts held for purposes of guarantee and sums the final application of which has not been determined. 6—STATE. COUNTY AND CITY A Ba _ Total Liabilities, ES: ance undisbursed SAN FRANCISCO, January 4, 1899. SAN FRANCISC VINGS UNION. (Signed.) E. B. POND, President. (Signed.) LOVELL WHITE, Cashier. State of California, City and County of San Francisco—ss. E. B, POND and LOVELL WHITE, being each separately and duly sworn each for him- says: That said B. POND is Presi- dent and eaid LOVELL WHITE is Cashier of the San Francisco Savings Union, the corpora- tion above,mentioned, and that the foregoing statement is true. E. B. POND. (Signed.) LOVELL WHITE. (Signed.) a Subscribed and sworn to before me day of January, A. D. 1869, tha JAMES M. ELLIS, Notary_Publi In and for the Citv and County of S: {n= Cisco, State of California. > Or oo Fran Any Eyeglasses Fitted With Our New Clip That Don’t Slip For 50 Cents. Oculists’ Prescriptions Filled. Premises. Quick Repairing. Tacom 0% Phone, Maln 10. AK AGENCY: ST. OpTiciaNs Koo 642 MARKET « GHRONICLE BUILDING~ WE EMPLOY NO AGENTS. GOKE! COKE! COKE! P. A. McDONALD, 813 FOLSOM STREET, not drying—does not produce sneezing. Large, B0c; Trial Size, 10c; at Druggists or by malil. BROTHERS, 6 Warren st., New York, I Telephone South 24. Dealer and Importer of rands Yauds at HOWARD AND BEALS P Nogaa