The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1899, Page 12

WILL BUILD A FAIR SHRINE T0 ORPHEUS Claus Spreckels’ Mu- nificent Gift. MUSIC STAND FOR THE PARK BUILDING TO COST NOT LESS THAN $60,000. A Marble Peristyle, Dedicated to Mu- sic, to Be Erected Immediately on a New Site by the Capitalist. ckels a magnificent music at least $60,000, 1s to be im- n Golden Gate Park. to the public was at a. meeting of the sioners yesterday. Mr., Spreckels, through his son Adolph) the Park issioner, informed . the board t sired to build a perma- nent musie s d of marble or granite, the minimum cost of which would be $60,- r also agreed to furnish On behalf of the co the Park Com- cepted the splendid ers and those who have had ic improvement of the city and heart are delighted beyond ex- \ at the grand gift of Mr. Spreck- everal attempts have been made to ful music stand, but the jectors were always unsuccessful. The uate for the immense h frequent the park, and the in which the band now plays is er a thing of beauty nor & conven- be erected ding of the The Park Com- e the ground and , and Mr. Sprecl of the beautiful build- are t drawn yet, but will be employed immediately yle will ew T the work of on will begin and the beautiful to Orpheus will be quickly Z Spreckels’ gift, last ev of Mr. n- e of the grandest acts ever per- a public-spirited man. A hand- ding, dedicated to mu- ured the public. The pres- rations will be bene- the erosity of commissioners ~ are the selection of a s we are certain adapted to a B d most accessible When completed the great go to the park to listen to be easily commodated. ncisco build- if not in the world.” PUBLIC PARK VEHICLES. Merchants’ Association Wants Cheap Conveyances in Golden Gate. A movement Is on foot by the officers of the Merchants’ Association that is cal- culated to be of great benefit to the gen- eral public and give thousands of people an ‘opportunity of seeing all the sights in Golden Gate Park in one day, a privilege now denied them by reason of the great numerous attractions. to secure a cheap similar,_to those c The mat re the Park Com- d it is believed the propos a paying one to that body. fon is that the commissioners three or four large open of holding from a dozen , that shall make regular park, taking in all the ints of interest. The fare mall =0 as to be within the L. M. King, superintendent fation, was Tecently in the und that in many cities public 1 public places are paying de accommodating an ap- | n expenses and leave a profit mmissioners to spend on im- If, as & beginning, | =" preclating In discussing the mat- | .“ter, which n laid before the Park | -Commissi r. King said: | “The vehicl from both the Stan- | yan street street entrances. | Th is hare 1 | | park. a chance to break records and win some second:3 and third 2. en the nrizes. MISSION ROCK, WHICH WILL BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR A COALIN STATION AND SUPPLY DEPOT. . ! the ‘service was tried on Sundays, when there are crowds anxious to see the park, there can be no doubt-that it would be a profitable under- taking. It need not interfere with the carriage and hack-trade from the livery stables. Parties who can_afford to take a carriage or hire a horse and buggy will do so anyway. But there are thousands of people going to the park who cannot afford to hire a carriage, and are not able to walk over more than a small portion of it, who would welcome an opportunity to be driven through it so as to pass the principal attractions for the small sum of 10 cents. There are large numbers of tourists and visitors who have not the time nor money to spend in hir- | ing @ carriage and taking haif a day to explore | the park thoroughly, but who would be glad to ride out on the street cars and then be able to take a public conveyance and be driven around over a route which would in the short- est time enable them to see the principal fea- tures at a_small expense. 1t the Park Commissioners do not care to provide their own conveyances they might make arrangements with some one of the carriage companies by which it would furnish and maln- tain at the park a certaln number of vehicles Shich would make regular trips for @ fixed price per passenger, and in return for the privilege turn over to the park a percentags of the s. 1 belleve that such a service at the park would be appreciated and commended by all citizens. OLYMPIC FIELD DAY. Four Athletic Events in Which the Club’s Best Athletes Will Par- ticipate. On-Sunday afterncon at the Olymplc Club's outdoor grounds the track and fleld athletes of the club will be given handsome prizes. There wlil be four events, all entries to be participants in all contests. The programme consists of 2 hundred-yard dash, a quarter-mile run, run and the broad jump com- lace will count 5 points. The three competi- tors who average the highest will be giv- hose who will contest are W. Bush, G. Bush, Burgess, Abell, Klar- man, R. Bowman, R. Hancock, M. Espi- nosa, B. Conley, H. Herbert, G. Hinkel, | A. Stone, F. Kennedy, A. Doyle and A. H. Ransome. Considerable is a hait-mile_ petition. First Interest shown by the club members in this dimin- ntive field day and the attendance prom- ises to be large. I ree———— This Week’s Wasp. Storles and sketches are featured in the Wasp this week. The storles are found in Social Sidelights, where some capital tales of the week are told, and in Round About, where the Loiterer comments upon a couple of dinners given lately by a couple of local municipal officials. A full-page cartoon, “A Tale of the Philippines,” pays tribute to “Agle,” his topknot and his fate when Uncle Samuel gets started. In the Wasp's School of §ournalism is told how_to make up a vel- jow Sunday supplement, with full direc- tlons where to get the stories of the four- headed feathered calf and the 20-foot gnake that throws brickbats at passers- by. The halftones are very beautiful and Touchstone offers humorous theatrical comment. —_————————— Boys’ Brigade Entertainment. “The Isle of Tongatabu”’ was presented last night at the First Presbyterian Church in aid of the second San Francisco company, Boys' Brigade. Among those in the cast were: G. Burton Waterman, Percy Lenfestey, James Russell, George E. Townsend, F. R. Gibson, L. F. Over- street, J. W. Stevenson, Elder Webster, ““Murray and Alexander | & ekl A H | thought he was singing a requiem which Thornagle, 'The programme was _con- cluded ~with club-swinging by Louls Myers, solos by Mrs. Emery, Frank Fo den and M. G. Lewis and readings by W H. Barnes and William Sass. NEW GALLERY FOR THE A R e R e e e S SOS S SR e ok 2 o 2 --404-040969040+040+0+3+ 040+ Edward Searles Will Erect an Annex for Exhibi- tion of Paintings. DWARD F. SEARLES will add ano! Art. The plans were submitted to has been a matter of comment amo RT INSTITUTE @ v +60000+0+0+0+Q ther gallery to the Hopkins Institute of him and he has announced that the con- struction will commence at once. The limited space in the present building ng artists for some time. - Plctures placed on exhibition could not be displayed to the best advantage, and as a re- sult many of the leading painters have which to hang the products of their skill Searles, and he fmmediately notified the he would stand the expense of providing sought the walls of other gallerfes upon l. This fact was made known to Mr. board of directors ¢f the institute that additional room. The additional structure will be placed on the southwest corner of the build- ing and will extend from the octagonal conservatory to the Mason-street line on the west, running parallel with the main building southerly toward Pine street. It will have a length of 105 feet and a breadth of 43 feet. The interior height will be 21 feet, of which 15 feet will be reserved for pictures, and the remaining six will be set with frieze extending from the finish will be of wood. A large gabled ceiling, will light the gallery. The floor be in harmony and keeping with the bul paneled cefling downward. The interior skylight, below which will be a glass plans call for maple. The exterior will 1lding proper. The cost of the annex will approximate $17,000. One of the present conserva- torfes will be removed, but the octagonal one will remafn intact. The construc- tion of the building will be let to the lowest bidder and such notice will soon be made public, Jlect BOHEMIANS T0 HONOR THEIR DEPARTED POET Dan O’Connell’s Fu- neral Arrangements. REMAINS TO LIE IN STATE REQUIEM MASS AT ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL THIS MORNING. | John W. Mackay Generously Remem- bered the Bereaved Family of His 0ld Friend—The Pallbearers. IN MEMORIAM. Cherished and honored beyond all others, Loved and looked up to as dearest and best, Noblest of natures and kindest of brothers, Truest of souls that a friend ever blest; Could you but speak to us, poor dead-one lying Cold 'in thy casket: and if it were meet That you could whisper us, “‘Hush and cease sighing,” Even our grief for you then would be sweet. Oh! but ’tis hard to feel we, left behind you— We, sore and sorrowing, here by your bler— Never again in this life may remind you S LT ST T T ear. : Hand, cold and clasp you— Hand, true and Though we may motionless, -though we may falthtul, now rigid and prone— cling to you, fervently grasp you, No “préssure shall thrill in response to our own. Eyelids now closed in the last solemn slumber, Would that beneath you our own eyes might see One glance of the many that beamed without number, Soothing our troubles or brightening our glee; Voice that once flowed like a beautiful river— In eong, sweeter than song-birds’ most ex- quisite trill— How can we feel that you are silent forever, Your glory departed, your melody still? Ah! but we'll keep thy grave green with love's fountains, And close in our hearts a grave greener for thee, With a grief that shall last, friend, as long as the mountains, As deep and unchanged as the sob of the sea. The heart-place left vacant shall never, oh, never, By another be claimed, by another be filled, Until we, too, lie down in thy calm sleep for- ever, And our pulses, like thins, {riend, forever are ed. —From Dan O'Connell's “‘Lyrics.” When Dan O'Cnn.nell wrote ‘“In Memo- riam” a score of years since he little st to-day touches a responsive chord on the heartstrings of the multitude of friends who loved him in life and grieve at his death. Around his bler, to-day, those same friends will gather, and with sad- dened hearts gaze for the last time upon the clay from which the poet soul has fled. . In the green room of the Bohemlan Club, where his brilllant wit and quaint philosophy have so often cheered his companions, the body of Dan O'Connell will lie in state from 8 to 10 this momln%. The Bohemian Club, thou%h appreciat- ing that ail men loved their dead brother, jealously claim him as their own, and to-day they will leave all else to honor his memory. At 10 o'clock the funeral cortege will leave the Bohemian Club and proceed to 8§. Mary’'s Cathedral, where a solemn requiem mass will be sung for the repose of the soul of the lamented litterateur, The cathedral choir, under direction of Organist Harrison, will sing' the mass, and H. J. Stewart, vice president of the Bohemian Club, will preside at the organ. After the service at the cathedral the re- mains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery and placed in the Coleman mausoleum. Before the benediction at the grave is pronounced, President J. A. Thompson of the Bohemian Club will make a few re- marks. The entire Bohemian Club will act as honorary pallbearers in addition to Wil- liam Berg, Dr. Jerome A. Hughes, F. W. Croudace, James B. Gill, T. J. Schuyler, T. F. Meagher, Captain Smith, George T. Xnox, Captain Nat Messer and Frank Cummins, all - warm personal friends of the deceased. Alexander Gunn of Cleveland, Ohio, and Dan O’Connell were .the closest friends. Mr. Gunn is in the city and has probabl: the last letter written by the lamente Bohemian. It was written a day or two before the fatal attack of pneumonia and is in Dan’s usual vein, as follows: LAUREL LODGE, Sunday Morning. [Given from our Royal Couch—to be deliv- ered by one of the Princesses now brewing tea at_our anointed elbow.] Come over_on the 10 boat and we will have 8 ramble. It is our earnest hope that your Majesty's royal cabesa may be free from all s, Come to our soothing zephyrs and be soothed. ~ ©Oh, the guile of GHll! The gulle of GII! . “For, Alick, beware of that owl of the night. He drinks and he runs away.” D. Mr. Gunn kept up an unbroken corre- spondence with his friend for years and he has a number of beautiful poems as yet unpublished. He will undoubtedly send coples to James V. Coleman, who will be Ban O'Connell’s literary executor. It was reported yesterday thaf man will collect all of the. dead' poet work, but will only publish a limited num- ber of volumes, which are to be given to Dan’s friends. s John W. Mackay yesterday gave a gen. erous and tangible evidence of the affec tion he bore ‘‘dear old Dan” by sending a check for $1000 to the bereaved widow. No services of any sort are to be held at the Bohemian Club this morning and the club will be open_to members only while the remains of Mr. O'Connell are lying in stafe. Minus Salaries and Positions. M. W. Hamilton, Wiillam Dietz, Jack Davis, Joe Hambaugh and Henry Morri- son are bewalling the 1oss of their salaries and their positions. For: the past half year they have been employed as mail drivers by the Midland’ Mafl Company, but owing to a disruption in the latter firm the men have not been able to col- eir pay in two months. On Tues- day they were told that the company had Flven up its contract and they were no onger needed and their services were no longer required. The men appealed to the Postmaster, who yesterday had each driver prepare a statement of the amount due him, and the pn&,&rs will be imme- diately forwarded to Washington for set- tlement. —_——————————— CREDITORS MEET. Sam and Julian Waller Will Prob- ably Be Forced Out of Business. The creditors of Waller Bros., the Grant avenue druggists, who are on the verge of bankruptcy, held a meeting yesterday afternoon and appointed Messrs. Reding- ton and Mack a committee to meet the ‘Waller boys and effect a settlement. After the meeting Mr. Redington and Mr. Mack had a long talk with both mem- bers of the embarrassed firm. It was agreed that Sam and . Julian Waller should meet their creditors to-day and discuss terms upon which an immediate settlement could be made. ‘We want to pay all our debts if we have to go out of business,” said -the ex- School Director when seen last night. “Our creditors held a meeting this after- noon and we agreed to meet them to- morrow and make a settlement. I do not care to discuss my financial affairs in the newspapers, therefore I am not at lib- erty to state just how much our liabili- ties will amount to. In all probability :.t;l!sl Jtrouble will force us out of busi- ———— TOOK “ROUGH ON RATS.” Mrs. Minnie Owen “Committed Sui- cide While Temporarily Insane. Mrs. Minnie Owen, a married woman, residing at 2567 Folsom street, committed suicide vesterday morning at half past 2 o’clock by taking “Rough on Rats.” She had been sick and despondent for a long time, and had often threatened to kill her- self. Coroner Hill held an inquest at the residenge in the afternoon, and the jury returned a verdict that the deceased had taken the poison while temporarily in- sane. Mrs. Owen was a native of Philadelphia, 28 years old. B — The Crier Pays his respects to Judge Lawler, Charley Curry, Senator Dickinson, Dr. Perrault and others. The Looker-On touches up Lucky Baldwin, Dr. Rot- tanzi, Dr. Younger, Lieutenant George Huie, Joe Mansfield, Jonas Erlanger, Jo Strong, and ex-Governor Budd, and others; society doings are recorded; accurate golf news is published; two finely illustrated stories; the celebrated robbers’ roost at Sacramento recalled, and the “Sign of the Cross” criticized in to-day’s News Letter, besides a quan- tity of miscellany, book reviews, poetry, etc. Get a copy for Sunday reading. —_————— Smashed a Valuable Window. Charles Green, a laborer, deliberately threw a large cobblestone through a plate glass window of a restaurant at 425 Bush streot Thursday night IHo appeared be- fore acting Police Judge Kerrigan yester- day and the case was _continued, the Judge ordering that an additional charge of yagrancy be preferred against him. Green said he was hungry and wanted to be sent to jail. Mme. Alma E. Keith invites you all to the finest opening she ever made this Thurs., Fri.'and Sat. Phelan building, 808 Market st. . ——————— Mechanics’ Institute Lecture. The next lecture in the Mechanics' In- stitute course will be given at the Me- chanics’ Institute Libra to-nigh Frederick I. Monsen. Th?suhjectgwtl“ ll?e' ‘““The Monuments of & Prehistoric Race,” referring to the Cliff Dwellers of Arizona and Southern California. The lecture will be {llustrated by stereopticon views. The lecture is free to members of the insti- tute and their friends: - e——— The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is recommend: by physiclans for family and medicinal use because it is pure. — e————— Meyer Jacobs Convicted. Meyer Jacobs, alias John Anderson, was convicted on a charge of burglary in the first degree yesterday in_ Judge Cook's court. Jacobs entered the house of W. G. Crandail, 1301 Gough street, some time and’ was subsequently arrested for : § | : $ % % HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1899. NAVAL SCHOOL 10 BE ERECTED IMMEDIATELY Work Now Begim on Yerba Buena Island. | CAPTAIN GLASS COMMANDANT |THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPEND | $150,000 AT ONCE. | The Building of the Training Station Has a Very Significant Bearing | on the Future of San Francisco. The passing of Goat Island is a thing of the near future. When the Government recently decided to establish on this coast a Naval Training School the Bureau of Navigation selected as a site the island that rises from the waters of the bay mid- way between San Francisco and Oakland and the bureau also decreed that hence- forth the island is to be officially known by its original name of Yerba Buena. The Government will expend in the erection of this Naval Training School nearly $250,000, although of this amount only $180,000 has at present been appropriated. For the purpose of erecting the buildings and wharf, making the roads and digging the well which is to supply the water, $150,000 is to be expended within the next year, while the remaining $30,000 of the first appropriation is for the. maintenance of the school. Captain Glass, who commanded the Charleston when that vessel was sent to Manila, and of whom it may be said there is no more eflicient officer in the navg', has been selected by the Secretary of the Navy to have charge of the new train- ing school. He is to supervise its erec- tion and to have entire control. In the ad- ministration of the training school he will be assisted by three other officers. The preliminary work on Yerba Buena Island has already been commenced. All of the island with the exception of that ortion on which is located the light- Knuse and the torpedo station has been turned over to Captain Glass for the Naval Training School. Eight months from now will see the school frflcflca]ly completed and with a capacity for accom- modating 500 boys who are to be trained to be seamen. Captain Glass visited the island yes- terday morning for the purpose of in- specting the progress of the work. He went over on the tug Vigilant, accom- panied by engineers, who made the final survey for the buildings. The work on the graded road, which is to lead to the wharf, has already been commenced, and the well which is to Supgl)‘ the water will have been dug and finished by the middle of next week. While the entire middle portion of the island I8 to be given up to the school, the buildings and wharf are to be erected on the southeastern side of the island, between the lighthouse and the torpedo station. The buildings will comprise the residence of the command- ant, quarters for three other officers and the barracks, and the latter will include the steam power and electric plant. All of these buildln%s will have a southern exposure and will be protected from the western winds by the high crest of the island. E The specifications for the Naval Train- ing School have already arrived from Washington, and_bids will be opened at the Bureau of Navigation on March 15, and, as Captain Glass said yesterday, he hoped that the work of ‘erecting the bulldings would be begun by the first of April. In the meantime the work on the Toad to the wharf will be rapidly pushed forward and the driving of the piles will be commenced next week. It is neces- sary to complete the wharf so as to be able to land the building material as it is needed. After the work on the school is actively commenced it will, in the opin- jon of Captain Glass, take about six months to complete it. In the meantime the enlistment of boys who are to be trained will continue. ~Boys are being en- listed at present, and even now there are about 200 of them on the receiving ship Pensecola. The Pensecola_will soon be brought down to Yerba Buena Island, and it is possible that Captain Glass may at once make his headquarters on the vessel for the purpose of better superintending the work. He will also shortly have under his command the United States tug Vigi- lant, and, in fact, she will be turned over to him just as soon as he Secures a crew for her. In addition, Captain Glass, when the school is completed, will have a thirty-foot launch for the convenience of the officers and their wives in plying be- tween the Island and the city. Besides the Pensecola, Captain Glass will have the Adams as a cruising ship and possi- bly one other for the same purpose. The building of this Naval Training School op Yerba Buena Island by the Government has a very significant bear- ing on the future of San Francisco. It is the plan of this Government to have all of its seamen trained sailors when they go into the service. The erection of the school clearly indicates that the training school at Newport, R. I, is not capable of training enough boys at a time, which indicates the intention of the Govern- ment to greatly increase the navy. This being the case, and the fact that the school is to be here, points to the fact that as a result of the newly acquired ossessions of the United States this city s to become a great naval base. For- merly it was found necessary to send East for tpained sailors when they were desired, but in the future this will not be the case. The school means that the men that go into the navy will be of a higher class in all ways, and the fact that San Francisco is to be a naval base means that trade is expected by the Govern- ment to increase prosortlona.!el;'. This is strengthened by the fact that ago the crime. the Government, through Commodore TRIED IT ON THE DOG, BUT IT DID NOT WORK William Boyle Sought to When His Canine Die by Morphine, but Friend Survived a Dose He Used a Pistol. 5\ ILLIAM BOYLE, a waiter who has been unable to find a place where he could wait, became despondent se cide.. He had heard: of the old a veral days ago and determined on_sui- dage, “Try it on the dog first,” and be- K fore attempting to end his life by morphine administered a large portion of ‘the drug to,a stray canine he picked up on the street. The essence of the - poppy did not agree with Bruno, and when his stomach refused to retain it Boyle became convinced that the adage that morphine was not' the thing to use matter for‘a week.the despondent wait tol, and profiting by his first experience was to be depended upon and decided upon himself. After considering the er determined to kill himself with a pis- with the dog, last night put a ‘bullet into himself*without first perforating his canine friend. For.a number of years Boylé has been employed walter at a number of restaurants, but in Ban Francisco as a his age has prevented his securing steady employment: for over twelve months. He kas had odd jobs from time to time, which have kept him from starving to death; but nothing has come his way which would allow him to lay aside a little money for a rainy day. The proprietors of theWhat Cheer House, on Sacramento street, have employed him at different times and allowed him to room at their place when he was out of Two weeks ago he secured a large quantity of morphine, the doctors say, and picking & dog up on the street administered a regiment, work. In the last six months Boyle worked two weeks, and the run of hard luck was more than he could stand. enough to kill a quantity of the drug to him. The dog threw up the stuff and survived the experiment. self with a pistol. Last night he fired a struck a rib and passed around the bacl Boyle, thinking the morphine was not good, decided to kill him- bullet into his left breast. The bullet k, lodging under the right shoulder. He -was taken to the Harbor Recelving Hospital, where Dr. Von der Leith removed the bullet and made the patient as comfortable as possible. While the wound is a serious one the physician does not think it will prove fatal. At the hogpital last night Boyle stat ed that his reason for wishing to end his life was that he could secure no work and he said that he was sorry he had not succeeded in his attempt. ' He refused to. : tell where he secured the morphine, ) 275 children were clot] famous ‘orchestra. hints of budd new neckwear. stock collar, full bow and fiying ends of crepe lisse, edged with narrow satin ribbon SLW eac]l assorted colors.. made of three folds folds of velvet 25¢ each Jap silk fronts, yokes made of fine tucks, with rows of -looped- edge ribbon, collar trimmed with four maddalions sljo each stock collar of brilliant Jap silk, with full bows, edged with juby trimming; assorted $15|| eflch colors . stock collar, made of colored lawn, butterfly bow, edged with narrow val.lace and one row nar- row black velvet ribbo 35c assorted colors ........ B Jap silk chemisettes, with high collar, trimmed with:black chan- tilly insertion and juby trim- ming, wave effect; 51'50 each assorted colors ...... stock collar, of satin and two in alternate rows; as- sorted colors . . new ties. 36 dozen P. K. white for summer wear, ted patterns in just in, string tles, they come in assor and stripes (we close at six every night.) hear Stark’s program: small 6% each checks .. concert 2t5 this afternoon. 8. Overture, ‘‘Mirella’ 9. Intermezzo Russe . 10. Waltz, ‘“Lenz und Lle%e' ‘11 Selection, *Die Fledermaus” (The Bat) .. Strauss 12. Finale, march, ‘“Victorlous Amer- lca’ ..Ellenberg-Tobani ing spring: for ladies fair. black liberty silk neck boas, made. exceedingly full, edged with side pleated ruching, fuil flowlng ends' .-+ §15.00 each 2 8375 silk front, blouse effect, high col- lar, trimmed with two rows black honiton braid and blouse with six rows, lined with $l zs each lawn ...... lace novelties. novelties * in laces :in - bow-knot patterns, . ecru ‘applique lace in- sertion, 40c to'$2 25 yard; .black lace insertion, bow-knot pattern, 20c to 65c yard; applique effect, $1 50 to $2 75 yard; black and white lace, embroidered on chif- fon, bow-knot pattern, with:in- sertion to match lace, $1 50 yard; insertion, $1 75 vard; black all- over lace, 16 inches wide, $1 00 yard. new veiling. new veiling in black Tuxedo che- nille dot, double thread, three- quarter width, 45c yard; close- dotted Tuxedo wool dot, 35¢c and 50c yard; dotted Brussels net, 35¢ yard, and chiffon veiling in the new blue, with white dots, black with white dots, pure white and brown, with chenille 500 yard dots - . ceseessenene cheaper boas, 75¢ to. (see different items in The Examiner.) San Franciseo’s greatest mail-order house, 987 to 947 Market Street. VB b iimnin B Sp B po alifornta. and sel e o Sonems, tod, s SR, ek tion to know pl};( lde Mission Rock is a g“il,rpg:el?as about thirteen acres in "h d from three and a half to seven fatl (:rdn of water up to its very edge at low tide. This, of course, will give ample watfir depth for the ls.lgesl vess‘:‘:iue’gh]sfigfior; ompany Vi < fornia Dry Dock C ny vaiues Mission bout $350,000, g(l)l‘fkdgtnl:’\!hlng in the matter until the vernment makes a move, when it will Sr?ter its protest through the proper chan- nels. BUNKO MEN ARE STILL WORKING THE HOTELS C. R. PENNY OF AUSTRALIA THE LATEST VICTIM. Beglstere& at the Palace on Thursday and Soon Parted With Over Five Hundred Dollars. Clifton R. Penny, who registered at the Palace on Thursday morning from the Menzies Club, a wealthy social organiza- tion of Menzles, the metropolis of the gold fields of Western Australia, is the latest victim of the confidence men who are plying their nefarious vocation around the hotels. The gullible gentle- man parted with $540 after becoming ac- quainted with some of the ‘“sure thing"” gentry, and that, too, almost before his pame had time to dry, on the register. He has been in this country for several months, having been touring the large cities of the East. He evidently did not read the article in Sunday’s Call, which told of four guests at the California who had been swindled in varigus amounts ranging from $15 to. §250. Therefore when an affable individual accosted him in the hotel corridor almost Immediately after he registered, he and his new-found friend went on_some pretext or another to a place on Sutter street and his money went with him. It is the same old story of the poker game, the invitation to the unsophisti- cated stranger to take a hand which roved his undoing. Penny appears to Enve been an unusually *“‘good thing,” for after losing $40 in coin which he had with him he proceeded to lose $500 more. Not having the ready cash he offered to draw a check for the amount. Of course the protested, fearing that the check would be served likewise. Then Penny, after remarking that his word was fiood for any amount in his country, de- berately went with the steerer to the Crocker-Woolworth Bank and drew $500 in cash, which he handed to his newly made acquaintance. ‘The pa.e;lng teller of the bank, who wit- nessed the transaction, saw Penny later in the day, and after a little investigation the latter came to the conclusion that he was ‘“‘up against it good and hard.” He was a cheerful loser, however, and realiz- ing that he had been not ‘‘penny wise but Pound foolish,” he naively sald, ‘‘Well t's my own fault and serves me right.”’ He resolved to get out of a country which had used him so illy and immediately sent his effects on board the Moana, which salled yesterday with Penny as one of her P etective Ross Whittaker h ctective 88 er has been put on the case, but so far the bunko Rave not been apprehended. Ll —_—— | The Francesca Relief Society. At a ‘meeting of the board of directors of the Francesca Relief Society, recently incorpcrated; the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Ber- clety shows, that 237 ciety 'snows tha ar i tributed during the af‘st ?ei?’lnwfigsugtn to 65 pairs of shoes, 157 hats and 420 yards | of unmade material. hEeficl\i!lve of this Ttime and 170 baskets of ‘Dgtd Ez}g-‘es tlll:‘l: | nished to as many families. About the | first of the year the society organized a ‘x;;:in E .nc?iggl\“ slm' chlldrerrlx. Mrs. Slevin . are su have charge of !lxty-neg D“‘};ngn!fi 2l —————— Mohns & Kaltenbach, 20 Mar Atias whisky and tabls wine T 2 famous MARCH FRANK LESLIE’S POPULAR MONTHLY BEAUTIFULL 10 cts. SEiSTRATES NICARAGUA CANAL, By E. A. FLETCHER NIHILIST ON THE NEVA. By MARY J. HOLMES MORMON POLYGAMY. By MR8. FRANK LESLIE JACK HAMLIN'S MEDIATION.- By BRET EARTE APRIL BLOOM. By EGERTON OASTLE IN GOMEZ'S OAMP. By THOS. R. DAWLEY WOMEN IN WALL STREET. By MRS. 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