The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1899, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1899. CELEBRATION 10 B2 a8 a N a money semse, it's R . NEW YE R EEER " only a small item. 25588 FROM YEA s ez As a matter of dress 22880 SsEss it’s an all-important item, B2sgs bk owow for the collar dresses you up. RS T A1 (ORINTHIA! CLUB- We show two new styles in Collars to-day—the Corinthian Club and the Alliance, round corners; about as two handsome collar fashions as one could ask for. You'll find ’em in the 25c collars around town. Now these Collars wear every bit as good as the 25¢ oollar, are every bit as fashionable, for in a collar it all lies in the fashion, and these collarslawn- dry as well as a 25c¢ collar. Their wearing qualities are as good, and they're all the year round in every conceivable fashion, in all heights, at 10e¢. It’s our own brand ; it’s not a special sale collar. The Cuffs, in the links, round corners, reversible ends, at 20e¢. These Collars and Cujfs have a big following the State over. KLU BUNRRNRRRRE RNUYRRIURRRK RURRRRNINRE Collar Section, Corner Kearny Strdet and Union Square Ave. A DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH TWO BURGLARS Officer Lynch Distin- guishes Himself. AN IMPORTANT CAPTUREMADE | LANDS ONE OF THE MEN IN THE | CITY PRISON. Discovered With His Booty the Housebreaker Shows Good Fight- ing Qualities, but Is Finally Subdued. Discovered with their booty in their yossession, two burglars early yesterday morning madé a desperate attempt on the life of Policeman John Lynch of n. Lynch was patrolling h street, and when pass- he near Jessie, he re- ¥ ntents of a pitcher of water, whic s thrown from one of the upper neh quickly o entered the house from which the room ogcupants extin- ynch forced open the entered the room he was sperate occupants, one of throw him to the ble to get his club, One of them, alarmed for his own from the room, leaving his on struggling with the brave po- asssailant with the ing to- his yulld and suct a g at the foot of th naged to get his .cl burglar across the neck with knocking him out: oc ams of the inmates ttracted n, who, discovered his the uncon- attack him the fellow was seriously injured, Donovan had him removed to the Receiving -Hospsital, where he soon regained consciousness. In the mean room and me the officers returned to. the covered several bundles. of en which had been stolen from La rande Laundry on Howard street The prisoner, who gave his name as George Smith, admitted he and the man who escaped from the room, had broken into the laundry last Saturday night and got away with the bundl He was charged with burglary and to-day an ef- fort will be made to find his accomplice. The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is recommend: by physiclans for family and medfcinal use because it is pure. ———————— Order of Golden Links. The Order of Golden Links will give an entertainment at Golden Gate Hall on Tuesday evening, February 2L A large and attractive programme has been ar- ranged, and the demand for tickets al- ready has been large. The order has been organized for the betterment of the condtion of wayward boys and girls. —_———————— Sermon on Education. | Under the circumstances th at Scottish Hall last evening was ad dressed by Rev. Edward Payne on the subject of “Education and Instruction.’ | The speaker condemned the modern sys- tem of education, as it tended to demor- alize the condition of the workingman He claimed that the Instructors and edu cators diffused principles aimed at th suppression of the toiler whenever he be- came restive or sought to elevate himself in the scale of humanity. sscimpe el S HIS BRAINS BEATEN OUT. Horrible Death of Herman Schmidt at the Bavaria Brewery. Herman Schmidt, an engineer, residing at 172 Minna street, met with an awful death at half-past 2 o’clock.yesterday morning at the Bavaria Brewery, at Greenwich and Scott streets. Schmidt in company with A. B. Griffith went to the brewery at 8 o’clock in the evening to vay a friendly visit to Henry Dohring, the en- gineer of the brewery. The visitors overstayed time and before the: fact the last car their Intended were aware. of the left_for the city. v agreed to and re- ad remain all night in the brewery turn home in the morning. During the early hours Engineer Dohr- ing had occasion to leave the engine room, and before doing so asked Schmidt to look after the engine until he returned. In_the meantime Grifith went to sleep an a bench, and it is supposed that Schmijdt approached the fly wheel, where he was caught and thrown into the pit. The accident threw off the belt and stopped the machinery. This notified Dohring that snmelhIni was amiss in the engine room, and on his return he was horrified to find Schmidt lying in the wheel pit with his right arm torn out from t.e shoulder socket, his head mashed into a mass of pulp and his brains scattered all about the place. The Coroner was notified, and Deputy Cororier John F. Gately collected the fragments and took them to the Morgue. Schmidt was a native of Missouri, and a married man. PERFECTING PLANS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY DAY AFTERNOON. Several Committees Appointed to Ar- range for the Coming Cele- ration. An enthusiastic meeting of the St.. Pat- rick's Day Convention was held at Knights of the Red Branch Hall, at the corner of Mason and O'Farrell streets, yesterday afternoon. Delegates from all of the Irish societies in the city were pres- ent and plans for the celebration of St. Patrick’'s day were discussed at length, and a number were adopted. It is the intention of the convention to have the celebration this year somewhat different from those of past years. The convention declded to have entertain- ments both afternoon and evening. In the afternoon the entertainment will con- sist of theatrical scenes from Irish his- tory, with perhaps an Irish play. The oration of the day and the poem will be between these numbers. In the evening there will be a spectacular performance and stereopticon views. Irish music will be sung by a large chorus, both afternoon and evening. The convention yesterday chose the fol- lowing committees to complete the plans for the celebration: Executive committee—Willlam Broderick, chairman; John S. Bannermann, secretary’ James R. Kelly, P. J. McCormick, E. J. Han~ non, T. R. Bannermann, John Mulhern, John P. ‘Henry, M. C. Gorman, J. B. Mcintyre, Captain F. J. Mellott, John Kenny, John Kear- ney, Patriek Broderic, . J, Hagin, J. S. Mc- Evilley, Charles McErystie,'J. C. R Wil- liam Glllespte, J. F. Renault, 8. R. eete, John O'Brien, R. Shepston, Willlam O'Shaugh- nessy, T. P. Crowley, M. J. Hart, John H. McGinney, J. J. Donnegan, John Murphy, J. J. Conneliy, P. J. Meehan, P. H. Flynn, M. Buckley, John Ganey. Literary committee—F. Conklin, Richard Roach, J. P. Henry, C. P. Delaney. John Mul- hern, ‘Captain H. J. Meagher, Willlam Mul- vin, J. H. McGinney, P. H. Flynn, J. J. Moran, J. 3. Donavan, Hon, Robert Ferral, Rev. D. O. Crowley, T. R. Bannermann. A meeting of the Soclalist Labor party On Tuesday evening the executive com- THE CONVENTION MET YESTER- | mittee will meet at the Hibernia Hall, 120 Ninth street, to make further plans for he celebration. - The action taken - that | night will be reported to the convention | at a meeting to be held Sunday at the | Knights of the Red Branch Hall — e | A GIFTED MISSIONARY. | Miss Henrietta Bancroft Lectures at the Central Methodist Church. The Sunday morning address at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church yes- | | terday was delivered by Miss Henrfetta | Bancroft, the fleld secretary of the Women’s Home Missionary Society. ® As this marked the initial address of Miss | Bancroft in crowded to its capacity with people from all over’the city who availed themselves of. the opportunity to hear the gifted woman, wha has done so much in behalf of re- ligion, and especially suffering and pov- erty stricken women in the large Eastern centers of population, The subject she chose to_ lecture upon . “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” ‘I'ne speaker emphasized the theory that the quotation in the sense in which it is given Bvery 1 should help his’ fel- low-man and do everything in hi to-assist and alleviate the sufferings of those who are less fortunate than he. Durfng the course of the lecture . the growth ~and history of the church ‘was cutlined and its epochs defined. The lec- ture was concluded with an appeal to the members of the congregation to assist in spreading the good work which Is now so firmly grounded. ———————— AN UNKNOWN SUICIDE. Found TUnconscious and Dies En | Route to the Hospital. Last evening at 11 o'clock a lodger in the Sutter House, 310 Sutter street, was found dying in his room, suffocated by escaping gas. He expired . while being taken to the Receiving Hospital. Saturday night he engaged a_room, but gave no name. He was about 45 years old and poorly dressed. It is believed that he turned the gas on for the purpose-of suix cide. tus city —_—————— Dr.'D'Evelyn, returned from the East. Offica, | Phelan building. . @ ® L e e o e e S e o T o o o 2 o A S el o o the church was | —o— ‘_._0_0_0-0—0-0-0—0-0—0—0-44-0-0-0-&-0-. R o o Disaster Attends New Year Festivities. Fireworks exploded in celebration of the Chinese New Year by the Alaska Packing Company, at 72¢ Commercial street, yes- terday afternoon, set fire to the building, completely destroying the contents of the second story, burned one Chinaman to death and so badly 8corched three cthers that there is no chance for their recovery. The fire started at exactly 4 o’clock, and within twenty minutes after the crackers had been lighted the damage had been done and the flames extinguished.. A long string of firecrackers was lowered from a window in the second story to the street, some twelve feet beyond the side- walk, and as the clock struck 4 a match was touched to the fuse. The flame ran rapidly along a wooden chute in which the fireworks had been placed and com- municated with other fireworks stored near the window of the second story. These exploded, and in a very few mo- ments the entire. room . was filled Y\'llh flames. Tinsel and the paper decorations made excellent fuel for the fire which rapidly to adjoining rooms. wfri;m; (ull'l\“{alu circumstance the police were. on the ‘scene at the time the fire broke out, and.to this fact it is due that there were no more lives lost.” Theré has been considerable rivalry among the dif- ferent packing and fishing companies, and each sought to outdo the others in the display of fireworks, thinking that the one making the best show would be able 1o secure the most men to supp with fishermen. 'he Alaska Company purchased about worth of fireworks, and belleving that any other company would have there was. considerable fear. that the rival compa- nies might seek to interfere with the cel- ebration. Jue Bun, the head man of the company, informed Lieutenant Price of this fear and requested that officers be de- tailed to :prevent any- interference with the celebration, The lieutenant acceded to the request, stationed Policemen Slat- tery, Bunner, Grunwald and Brodt in front. of the building and remained with them himself. As soon as the flames spread through the rooms Lieutenant turned in an alarm for the Fire Department and sent the officers for.ladders with which to res- cue the people in the building. The- wife and two daughters of Jue Bun and two men were carried down the ladders by the police, and over a dozen cther China- men escaped down_the stairway. Until the firemen entered the building it was bélieved that all the inmates had escaped without seriods injury. Engineer P: H. Shaughnessy and Wil- liam Gallatin of chemical engine 5 while fighting the flames In the room at the rear of the one where the fire started, found two Chinamen badly burned that they could not escape. - These were ed down the main stairway to the sidewalk. Another man, also horribly burned, w. discovered ‘by Assistant Engineer John ‘Willis in an’ inner room, and he was car- ried down a ladder and placed with the othet victims. Further search reésulted in the finding of the dead body of Quong Duck Fook. Jue Mow, Jim Shoo and Chan Wo, the | three men’ rescued, were ‘horrible sights | for the large crowd which gathered in the street near the burning bullding. - The { hair had been singed from ‘their heads, the clothing burned from their bodies and the flesh on' their hands, feet and faces hurned to a crisp. - They lay on the side- walk writhing, moaning and groaning in their agony. The ambulance. was sum- moned as quickly as possible and the suf- | ferers were taken to the Harbor Hospital. At a late hour last night all three of: the injured men were still alive, but the phy- sicians in attendance state that there is no possible chance for the recovery of any of them. Quong Duck Fook, the man who lost his life in the fire, was a member.of the Alaska Packing Company, and ‘was pos- essed of a number of other interests. leaves a widow and three children resid- ing at 717 Clay street. . It is stated that he escaped from the building.when the fire first started, but ran: back into the build- |ing to save a large sum of money. His effort, aside from the fact fhat him his life, was unsuccessful, as when the body ‘was searched af the Morgue but $5 was found in his possession. There is a possibility that another Chinaman was burned to death in the fire, but the truth of a rumor to that effect could not be established. Several intelli- gent Chinamen, who were on the scene ifmmediately after the fire started, state ROGM I8 WAICH TAE CHINAMEN NVERE FOUND, A AN the vessels | this was more than | He | it cost | Quong Duck Fook Incinerated and Three Others Fatally Burned on Commercial Street. that one man was taken from the build- ing by some of his countrymen and spirit- ed away. Some say that he was dead when carried from the bullding while others state that he was still alive, but 80 badly burned that he cannot recowver, The reason given for the concealment of the body is that the Chinese have a hor- ror of the Morgue and labor under the belief that those taken there will not re- ceive a proper burial. While there may be some foundation for the rumor probable that the man taken away was but slightly burned. Several of the men in the rooms recelved injuries which, while painful, are not serious. Among these is Jue Bun, who had his face burned and his hair singed. The accident has placed a damper on the New Year’s celebrations throughout the entire Chinese colony. Few China- men were on the streets last night, and the firing of crackers and bombs at the hours allowed by the police has been much less than before the disaster. The “Kong He Fa Choys” are given with less heart. Wishes of good luck and a pros- perous year to the victims of the fire availed ‘them naught, and the survivors have come to the belief that the wishes of_their friends may not be more.potent. Yesterday’s catastrophe has caused the remarks that Sunday seems productive of fires, as within the past four weeks every dire which has resulted in death has oc- curred on the Sabbath. On January 23 Miss Jeannie A. Moore was burned to th at her home on Devisadero street, and Mrs. Catherine Grey died from burns. The following Sunday Matthius Eichorn met death in a fire_at_the San Bruno Hotel, and Thomas W. Rollet was incin- erated at the Pacific Gas Works. s EXPLODING GUN COTTON. Causes a Conflagration in the Office of the Equitable Gas Company. A fire broke out in the offices of the Equitable Gas Light Company, 632 Mar- ket street, yesterday afternoon. .The blaze was caused by an explosion of gun- cotton, and for a time threatened destru tion to the entire building, which contains many offices of insurance, steamship companies. An alarm was im- mediately turned in from box 48, and the fire companies were quick in responding. As the flames were confined to the third floor the firemen easily reached them from the roof, and they were subdued with lit= tle damage to the building. The entire loss will probably be covered by $300. Struck With a Lantern. A man named Grant, an employe in the | stables of E. J. Baldwin, was brought to | the Recelving Hospital last evening in a dying condition, having been struck over the head with a railroad lantern, as the result of a quarrel among the Baldwin stablemen. Thomas Smith and Daniel .Hickey were fighting _when Grant tried to separate them. The combatants were striking at each other furiously in the dim lght of the stable, and one of them felled Gran to the. floor with the lantern. It is said one of the men was stabbed with a pitch- fork, but as no arrests were -made this cannot be verified. Grant's skull is frac- é\]red and the physicians. think he will ie. —_———— Successful This Time. After some delay in inflating his bal- loon, C. M. Vosmer, the aeronaut who was Injured last October, made a success- ful ascension from the Chutes yesterday afternoon. The occasion was his benefit, and the grounds were packed. He disap- peared in the fog, hanging by his teeth, and landed on the Corbett road, Park Hill. —————— The Great Pianiste To-Night. Teresa Carreno, the wonderful pianiste, whose playing delighted a large audience | gm®+©+®—o—®+@*¢fl recital at_the Metropolita; evening. She will play four numbers b Chopin, Beethoven's Sonata, op. 27, No. three compositions works of Schubert, MacDowell, Bach and Liszt. She will'be heard for the last time "to-morrow aiternoon at 3 o'clock, when an entirely new programme will b given. Madame Carreno will 1 Eincoin, Neb., Wednesdas morntne . ¢ ——————— Dewey Is Now a Member. OAKLAND, Feb. 1lL—Rear Admiral George Dewey, the paval hero, s now a member of the camp of the Army and . Navy League, named after him, in this city. He was recently elected a mem- ber, and the following letter received by Captain C. K. King of this cfty conveys his hearty acceptance and 1is highly prized by the eamp. The valued epistle reads as follows: 5 FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA, MANILA, P. I, % 189 —To C. K. King, Eeq —Dear Sir: | v the honor to acknowlédge the recelpt of your letter of November 2, Informing me of the action of Admiral Dewey Camp, Army and Navy League, of Oakland, Cal., in electing me-a member. Will_you kindly thank the members for the great honor they have dcne me, and extend to them my best wishes for a happy New Year? Very truly, GEORGE DEWEY. Nation’s Greatest Plague. The Rev. T. Brown, pastor of Zion &:g:ggl;flt! lcggrgll:, p:eachled an eloquent ening to & larxe congrega~ tion on “A Nn.uoniu Greatest Pll:;:‘“ . ADVERTISEMENTS. WASH DRESS FABRICS! The Blaze Started by the Explosion of Firecrackers at the Rooms of the | Alaska Packing Company—Police Rescue Five People. it is | railroad and | t 1 near | e e e e e St 2 | ences | will practically nullify the intent of section 3 | of necessity be-signed, as it can exert no Saturday afternoon, will give her second | n Temple this | of _Rubinstein and | | the Mission district, will give the board | 20, which reads that the Superviso: We announce the arrival of 150 cases Choice Wash Dress Fabrics, the latest styles for 1899. . In't English Galateas, Tufted Zephyrs, Scotch Cheviots, French Organdies, Mercerized Mulls, Scotch Chambrays, Silk Striped he collection are : Irish Dimities, Scotch Madras, Covert Cloths, Scotch Ginghams, Printed Percales, Dotted Swiss, French Printed Challies, Flannels. elegant designs— 12 wide, at SAMPLES SENT FREE SPECIAL! 175 pieces FINE PRINTED ORGANDIES, 31 inches wide, 1-2c and 15c yard. 2 cases PLAIN WHITE FRENCH ORGANDIES, 2 yards 40c, 50c, 60c, 75¢, $1.00 and $1.25 yard. TO ANY ADDRESS. s WILL WIPE OUT THE BIG DEFICIT SUPERVISORS WILL TAKE AC- TION TO-DAY. ‘Will Be Applied to Paying the Old Debts. At to-day’s meeting of the Board of Su- pervisors Chairman Perrault of the Fir nance Committee will-present a plan. to pay off the legacies of the old board of malodorous memory, which will allow clean bill. The plan: will consist in apply- ing moneys by which certain appropria- tions have been reduced, notably the $40,- 000 on the gas contract.. The appropriation of $85,000 for furnishing the new Hall of Justiee has been cut to $5,000, thus effect- ng a saving of $20,000, and this will join the $40,000 in settling up the deficit. Then there is- the $6%00 which has been saved by reason of the abandonment of the filter- ing scheme for the new City Hall Thg résolutions providing for an-additional twenty-five policemen for. this ci and county, which failed of passage, will al- low $10.000 to be used for other purposes, and this, together with the $10,000 reduc- tion on the proposed police station for $86,800, which will go far toward clearing up the municipal debts. The plan is a praiseworthy one, and creditors of the city, who were beginning to despair of ever getting their money, may now see some prospect of relief. There is no change in the situation be- tween Tax Collector Sheehan and the Su- pervisors. To-day Judge Hebbard will hear the mandamus proceedings and . on Wednesday he . will wrnhah]i' decide whether the board is compelled to sign the demands of the clerks employed by Sheehan during the month of January. If he so decides, then Sheehan is at lib- erty to hire as many clerks as he chooses and the controversy,will die a natural death. Supervisor Pefrault denies that it is a question of patronage. He insists that it is a plain business proposition, and patronage cuts no figure in the matter at all. He bases hiscontention as to the right of the Supervisors in the case on svc}m]rix shal have absolute control of the expenditures ollector’s, Assessor's and “If the decision is against the boar: says Perrault, “and in favor of Mr. Shee han, of course that will settlé the differ. In the event that Judge Hebbard decides that Sheehan has a right to em- ploy any number of ben he may select. it 20, and whatever demands.he may present to the board from month.to month must control over his acts in the matter of ap- propriations for his cffice. The water question” will not be_taken up at to-day’s meeting. biit on Wednes- day the board will meet as a committes of ‘the-whole to consider the report Sib mitted by the corporation, and -the state. ment will be taken up by items in order that each member of the hoard may ar- rive at a thorough understanding.of the matter. —_———— Bargaing in. ‘pictures, frames, -onyx lamps and tables at Sanborn & Vall's; 741 |- Market street. o — Against Garbage. Crematories. A resolution was passed vy ‘the South of Market Improvement Club tendering thanks to Senator Hall and Assémblyman Devoto for. the introduction -of a bill in'the Stateé Leglislature Tequiring the removal of all garbage crematories outside the city limits, 'and urging that the bill hecome a law. 'The resolution is signed. by 'John (;-race, president, and ¥..W, Kelioe; secre= ary. e —_—————— Altos Defeat the Owls: Theé Altos defeated the OWls in a game of baseball played yesterday at Freeman’s Park, Berkelev by a score of 9 to 7. Bodie and Morrison held the points for the Al- tos, and Shea and Peralta were the bat- | Reductions in Certain Appropriations their successors in office to start with a | DLOBE EBUWEA?G % CO. For Lenten—fish in little tins foe small luncheons: puree of sardines . royans with trufle sardines in citron smoked sprats in oil sardines in tomato anchovles in oil sardines in ol | shrimps appetit sild royans with bordelaise sauce anchovies with pickle and spices | thon fish with pickle and peppers herring In wine sauce boned lierring caviar SPECIAL SAYING SALE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Coffee—Crescent blend regularly 25¢ Ib—ground or roast 20C Whiskey —Goldberg :Bowen & Co 0 K bourbon 3 bottles $2 reg’ly 81 bottle $4 gallon gal 3 Soap—French castile 25¢ regularly 3oc bar Raisins-layer 3 Ibs 25C - regularly-1oc Ib—for the table Maple sugar-pure 15¢C reg’ly 2oc 1 Ib cake Make your own syrup. for buckwheat cakes Cherries—pitted 20C reg’ly 25¢ tin—safe for the children Calpoiio—rez’ly 25¢ cake 20C For polishing gold and silver The best-we have ever sold Candle SticKS—white enameles 15C reg’ly 25c—pretty and strong Toilet waters—Pinaud’s regularly $1 8-0z bottle assorted odors—glass stopper Toilet powder—Pinaud’s 1e¢c Rice powder of the finest quality—%or man woman and child Towel rack—nickel plated reg’ly soc—heavy—last forever Buckwheat—eastem reg’ly 75¢ 10-lb sack Melt’ the maple sugar and eat the syrup on hot buckwheat cakes Chutneys 35c and 53¢ reg’ly socand 75c for pints and quarts all kinds—our old reliable brand White wine Howell Mountain 45¢ reg’ly 75c gallon You'll want it for Lenten season— with fish Candles— pure beeswax for church use—boxes of six pounds $2 one to:-the pound—two to the pound four to the pound—six to the pound Catalogue free—send postal 432 Pine 215 Sutter 2800 California San Francisce 1075 Glay between' Eleventh and Twelfth Oakland adway’s Pills . Purely vegetable, mild and rellable. Cause pertect digestion, complete absorption and ealthful regularity. For the cure of all disorders of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Female Ir- regularities, Sick Headache, Biliousness, Con- 8sc 40¢ 6oc tery for the Owls. Next Sunda{%the Altos and Golden Gates play at. Recréation Park. 5 S Anakesis cures Piles, nothing else. Sam- ple free. Address anakesis, New York. * stipation, Piles and all derangements of the Internal Viscera. 25 cts. & box. At Dru; or by mall. RADWAX & CO. New ;flm