The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1899. MEN OF TRADE T0 CONFER O CIVIC PROGRESS — . Require New Blood in New Oakland. | s called an | ¥ even- ‘ways and means for se- | ndustries for Oakland.” T n these columns is worth ferred to to se who rests of the city | than use every own ambition st become so notorious tha alities have noticed ve been made w al mert r the past twer by politics. matter R OB R R R O R S R O AR TR Rae] > how = determine its o f a Postoffice s fact pality, nmen re ch concerns the gove and also that w gress, has been handled {r ‘own interests. On Tuesday evening It is expected that some plain truths will be told, nd that something more material and productive be accomplished than the passing of h whi by politici. T resolutions. Oakland has been made ridic- ulous by resolutions of the | of bat resolutions can be fra passed | est erything fron onstruc- S the Nicaragua canal to the con- | q uct of affairs in the Philippine Island olution bust T built WG fa kingmen will have question of T thoughts that suggest themselves, been in se- at since the | had not ind wandered son decided that Gles waking up had passed uity in dev jumping. Gi summer th >f July on took his cue from rthwith sat down | an tio; us \socmu " the wrong place. [ e e e s s s g e e e as aa et ot et 2 R 2 S R R Rl X 2R g 2 2 punged book, and no one was heard to complain. | shall be a valuabl not be a badge of servitude, but a sign 'his remurk is part of an expression of | the opinion of the leading ladies of Oak- | land regarding the fourdation of a school | housekeeping, which it is proposed to | ablish in this city. The plaint is old hat for the last ten years the se { passed and that in a_democra more democratic it is | tre: can_domestic kind, their concitions of servitude in a country wh of here nearly every day one of the scior me fort has s whic! sent their side of the Inte: Americanlsm is’ a peculiar thing. An individual may start out in life by ng would prophesy to what height in official life such a servant may attain. am afraid the servant qu “ECONOMIC SUICIDE” AKLAND, Oct. 8—“Economic Suicide” was the title of a lecture deliver- ed to-night by Charles E. Fryer, Carnot medalist, intercolleglate debate of 1858, before an unusually well attended meeting of the Oakland section of the Soc! Lavor party, at Grand Army Hall. It was followed by a lively ssfon. Tryer, who is a student at the State University, said in part: n or e-recciver whose only keynote is despair—who gees the labor probiem i dark a light that every avenue appears gloomy, who thinks he feels capital as an iron weight crushing himself and his fel- lows to the ground—such a man may not inappropriately be called an econ- omic suicide. He the counterpart to the man in actual life who concludes that life is not worth living, to whom happiness is but an idle mockery and death a welcome end. While it is true that every success is balanced by failure, every virtue oy a vice, eve phase of gladness by a phase of wretchedness, th ke of the man who holds that life Is not worth living is that he puts his emph: on the wrong place. The men who have seen life most deeply ruly, have held to happiness, and thelr answer to s distorted and perverted. Could he but see life , he might find that even though overcome ast realize some form of happiness by & supreme Mr. “The workingm by m effort ) mic world, the worldof individuals given over to creating 1 seeking a share in its distribution, the class of Wwage-receivers 1in relation of dependence upon the wage-payers. But since the abolition of serfdom and th ibor market, the workingman has become both po lependent. His forced labor has changed with free te. for which he himself bargains. In that perfect freedom to ¢ hire the workingman finds the independence which is hi s a wage-recefver he may be dependent upon a wage-payer, the dependence is after all, when seen n its true perspective, an independent dependence; and this is really nothing less than almost unqualified independence. The answer, then, to the economic sui- cide is, that like his counterpart in every-day life, he places the emphasts in Could he but see the problem of labor and capital in some rational perspective, he might find that the very fact of dependence, which seems to throw such a dark cioud over things, might in reality be resolved into a hopeful Independence, which is the birthright of political freedom.” O R SCR TR SR SCR SR SOR B8 SN R SCR SR SCR SCR SCR R S ] ; i e a diploma which | credential, and per- | in the fututre the apron and cap to | h our servants o sturdily object may | It is planned t QUEER TURN IN MONTGOMERY honorable labo: adjusting. o me to ay out of the , as is stated, been hithert " then no oth for the existen . Slaves will never rest ¢ yoke in this country, and a The parag ST stion ne ed seem: Husband Decides Not to Contest. sily under each year Oakland Office San Francisco Call, Broadway, Oct. & brought recently by f the apron and cap will become less vitude, but will be classed as The divorce suit VMEDA COUNTY NEWS. STS DISCUSS | CUPID CRUSHED B A STUBBORY ALAMEDA WAt End of Roebke-Green Romance. —_— ALAMEDA, Oct. 8.—The romantic love affair of Miss Amanda Roebke and Dr. Jacob S. Green is at an end. Cupid has been completely overthrown. The odds against the little god was too great; his golden darts and his tiny bow wers no weapons to win a victory against tne stern commands of an angry mamma and the spirit of a young lady who re- fused to be trifled with. The Roebke-Green romance furnished food for the gossips of the Encinal dur- ing all of last Februa: The engagement of the voung people was announced after the doctor had passed through the Golden Gate on his w to Acapulco, where he went as surgeon on the steamer City of Panama. No sooner had the news been published that the medico had wooed and won the fair brunette than Mrs, J. Green, mother of the prospective groom, rushed into print and in a most emphatic manner denfed that there was any truth | i.. the engagement announcement, and supplemented her statement with the threat that if her son was engaged in a love affair she knew nothing about she would frustrate his plans just as soon as he returned from the isthmus. Cupid held his own during this part ot the controversy, and appearances _indi- cated that he would win out at the finish. Miss Roebke wired to her sweetheart about the attitude of Mamma Green, and her afflanced wrote in reply that he was hers till death, and that mamma nor anybody eise could *‘cut their love in Wwo. "Fhe end of all this pretty tale is that Miss Roebke in a fit of indignation has hurled her engagement ring into the face of her affanced, and now it is all off. Dr. Green returned from the Isthmus a few days ago. ASs soon as he reached town he called upon Miss Roebke. Their meeting was affectionate, and their pro- testations of everlasting love were re- ted over and over Mamma Green w not consulted—: did not even know that her boy was back. The happy young couple hired a horse and buggy and drove about the city just to let the gossips know that the stories of | their engagement were true. The climax came the following day. Jen Montgomery against “Jack” Mont- gomery on the ground of extreme cruelty will be robbed of its erstwhile promised ational features. well as every day e: d seem to prove that the day who was expected to bow to the very time d. and of ‘he defendant has determined mnot to i x‘\‘i‘:““;‘rn_s;u] o dt“:m‘({“_“ contest the suit and hence his default for | SHe ERveLer + | failure to appear or answer the complaint | entered several days ago and_the erred to Court Commissioner Bab- 10 yesterday took the testimony | Montgome The wife's attor- | . Messrs Garrity and Donovan, were | ent, but the defendant was not rep- | s to talk of “badge acedent can be put tment of servan life, s declded | of dom nted y a shak- | promu sekeeping d been supposed that Montgomery isor Mitchell | may be v it woulg Would file a cross-complaint setting forth ¢ manner to meet the ne of his most weighty allegations ¢ tional occurrence at his home is by the exercise of o i nd res- | »me months_ago, Wl e in a West Oak - she took him by surprise was in the company of nother an, is alleged to have dashed some | carboli¢ acid into his face, nearly cau | him to lose his eyesight.. it had al expected Montgomer: vould in itself prove sp in view of the cruelty this expectation, too, was not real. cording to her own words ay under oath the husband o ‘occasion used any particular vio- lence on her during the six years of their married life. Her sole cause for complaint, it appears, lay in her testimony to the effect that her erring spouse remalned away from | home of nights, not infrequently basking | in the smiles of other women. It is ex- | pected that Court C issioner Babcock will report on the - this week. n this connection there are a few other Ser- nts, that is of the “badge of servitude' cannot be blamed for outgrowing the house elopes with one of the lady es or where the lady herself runs the butler or the coachman. Such st be considered in the treat- t of this question. Although much ef- been made during the past de to adjust the servant question, I not yet heard of any convention in h the servants were invited to pre- ting situa- n. It 1 ible for the fact that a ¢ splitter may become President. a servant, but it would be a foo | It marriage makes one of two it must | be a continuation of single blessedness. | The earlier the bird catches the worm | the longer he will have to wait for his] i noonday lunch. estion will bother RT W BOOTH. for some time to ¢ STU | sorrow | out letting his Cupid is weepin |47, N. | banque Dr. Green had visited his mother in_the meantime, and when he called upon Miss Roebke there was sadness in hig face and in his volce. Tearfully he in- rmed her that their engagement would have to be called off; he had spoken to his mother about it, and he was forced to tell his sweetheart that if their wed- ding took place it would break the old lady's heart. Miss Roebke wasted no words. She saild that she would not have a man for a husband who did not have nerve enough to choose a wife for himself with- mother interfere. her finger she pulled the golden band that Dr. Green had given her in ex- change for her promise summoning all her strength, threw it In in his face. She made him pick it up from | here it had fallen, and then | the floor, W told him to leave her presence and never to_cross her path again. The gossips are busy once more and Banqu:t; Soldier Members. ALAMEDA, Oct. 8.—Alameda Parlor No. G. . tendered a reception and evening at Eureka Hall. propriately decorated for the occasfon and the toasts and speeches in Keeping with the affair. Harry Orr, president parlor, acted as toastmaster, and the uests of honor were C. N. Bolte and A. helps. Corporal A. P. Smiley of the First Californias gave an interesting de- scription of soldier life in the Philippines, A. Dostal favored the assemblage with | several vocal selections,and speeches were made by and other His Hip Broken by a Fall. ALAMEDA, Oct. 8.—J. Boles, an aged man residing at 412 Taylor avenie, slipped Assemblyman J. R. Knowland his friend is at work. aroused, and Me d around circulars to | instructing_them | next Saturday to | ing troops with fragrant | Cross is at work, and | @ o feeding of 2000 volun- | ® mmittea is kept | s, and on the | ® will be given over | * n that will be a}_‘;’ inflict on somebody the | § inal ;zoem,y‘ Mr.| & s he boarded | £ faction will be | & c | % PR {3 s faflure to get a quorum at & meet- | x ing of the committee o whole last | & Vednesday night was an insult to the | % ients of the Councilmen. The ex- | some members possess far | & wce th r is apparent at first shows that there is to be no between th. Councilmen t from the Mayor's views and s that because of great improvements es arriveli at wh ctical basis upon which tion. T gate ve & pre b k3 & > * k3 % 2 T pe The f if the May: tuke to express the library tr be forbidden s not appear to | ¥ is one of marked tion and Jn ex- informed 1 1 historic: value. feases to tale of about five or tics ¥ is jus rom s entur} six Hewlett follow acters and 0 rding | ¢ of every writer | correct. It | he author could | »ry with the environ- akland in 189 and have made ory worth the telling. On the morn- ) the eriticisms of the trus- le public there were in all sove ries from the h compared unfavor- contained in the cx PXPADPAPRO*S XO% & men the w life of t hin ably wit ! h anyt. FIREMEN DIDNT APPRECIATE THE cooL Jop Hopti, ik SoME WENT TO THE . HAMMAM BATHS TO KEEP CoOL - - ¢ THE _SAN LEAND RS DiD T NEE A FIR b RoAD wa s WELL WATERED « « 0 HEAT WIS IRONS v » g tor | & FFICTAL FORECASTER Mc- the unprecedented figure of 3.9 de- told me ‘that ADIE admitted yesterday that grees and had not been below % up to oSionus s the continued hot spell was & 0 p. m. g horse on him. It was a wilted I am at a 10ss to explain the cause Sihae collar and a drenched undershirt on of this freaky weather. This morning most everybody else, and perhaps on ft was 20 degrees warmer at San Fran- McAdie, but doubtless his scientific cisco than at Polnt Reyves, and the mind rebelled at making this fact temperature in the valleys was much known. Several other people in the cooler than here. I think that we will c were also bowed Dbeneath the have another day of hot weather at welght of burdens, and the white least. I can attribute this spell to man’s took on a distinctly beery fla- vor. “S8team” and lcecream were in demand and much easier to get than a breath of air. Decldedly it was beastly hot. McAdie says it may con- tinue to-day. ‘“This continued hot spell,”” he said, “I must admit is a Horse on me. I had predicted rain for ‘Sunday night and for to-day much cooler weather. The temperature for to-day not only breaks the record for the year but is the highest point reached in twenty years for the month of October. The thermometer was well up early this morning, having reached the 80 mark at 5 o'clock. At 11:30 a. m. it reached some peculiar condition in the North Pacific Ocean, the cause of which can- not now be explained.” There have been several unofficial reasons given for this extraordinary warm spell. One is to the effect that a bunch of Jasper McDonald’s rulings escaped from Native Sons' Hall and distributed themselves about the city. South of Market politicians, however, claim that the molten lava that es- caped from Jim Neal last Friday night at the Democratic Convention has heated the atmosphere. The weather and some ‘“‘steam’ had a belligerent effect upon William Fitzgerald, a ship caulker, living at~ B OROUDAPRDUDHOHOHOROHEROH OO RO HOAOEOKOROHPA DR ROKORORPHOORONDXOA PR ORPHOROLOXOA PR OR MERCURY HIT THE CEILING AND SAN FRANCISCO WAS 826 Illinois street. About 9 o'clock in the morning he boarded an electric car on Third street, but as he refused to pay his fare the conductor attempt- ed to throw him off. He clung to the railing on the dummy and was dragged along for some distance be- fore he released his hold. Fitzgerald was tuken to the Receiving Hospital, but his only injury was an abrasion of the left knee. His trousers were torn to pieces, and because the hospital at- taches refused to provide him with an- other pair of trousers he got obstreper- ous, and Steward Allen telephoned for a policeman. Fitzgerald was arrested in a saloon near the City Hall, where he was trying to get a drink on credit. Most of the “drunks” who lined up before Judge Mogan yesterday morn- ing In the City Prison had the excuse to offer that the hot weather was re- sponsible for their arrest. The Judge was inclined to be lenient and they were discharged. One drunk had, ow- ing to the heat, taken off his trousers and was arrested while staggering along in abbreviated costume. From | to be his and, | to its members who have recently | returned from the Philippines on Friday | The hall was ap- | of the while walking up the front stairs to his residence last evening and fell a consid- erable distance to the walk below. His left hip was broken and he was otherwise badly shaken up and bruised by the fall. METHODIST SOUTH CONFERENCE ADJOURNS Assignments of Preachers Prove a Great Surprise—Many Radical Changes in Appointments. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—The Paclfic Confer- ence of the M. E. Church South concluded its labors to-night and adjourned to meet again in Ashbury Church in this city a year hence. The assignments of the preachers to their new fields of labor, as announced by Bishop W. W. Duncan, the very last thing to-night, proved a great surprise to all, as some very radical and unexpected changes were made in the appointments. Both in his sermon this morning and to-night the bishop took particular pains to prepare the ministers for the general shake-up. The assignments of the preach- ers are as follows: San Francisco, Dis- trict Elder, C. B. Riddick, J. E. Moore; San Jose, J. E. Squires; Oakland, P. L. Cobb; Alameda, J. Harmon; Hollister, I. | F. Betts; Santa Rosa, W. O. Wagner; | Stockton, H. C. Meredith; Walnut Grove, A. L. Paul; Galt, P. N. Blankenship; Mil- ton, H. W. Currin: Linden, A. Odum; Gil- roy, J. B. Needham; Salinas, W. P. An- drews; San Lucas and Bradley, D. Bauer; San Benito, to be supplied; Mountain View, W. A. Booher; Petaluma, R. F. Allen; Healdsburg, P. F. Page:; Clover- dale, W. A. Lindsay; Ukiah, W. F. Cof- fin; Booneville, William Armstrong; Pot- ter Valley, C. E. Clark; Lakeport, Will- iam Acton; Upper Lake, C. tor Pacific Methodist Advocate, R. Wilson. San Joaquin district, J. J. N. Kinney: Fresno; J. Batchelor; Fresno circuit, J. M. Pa ; Big Dry Creek, F. M. Sta- ton; Selma, P. T. Ramsey; Sanger, J. F. Roberts; Dinuba and Oroso, J. Hedgpeth: Visalia, W. A. Whitmer; Woodville and Exeter, N. A. Whitmer; Kingsburg, F. E. Dixon; Bakersfield, to be supplied; Le- moore, Hanford and Coalinga, E. J. Page; Madera, W. E. Phillips; Merced, C. BE. W. Smith; Le Grande, Z. J. Needham: Mo- desto, J. C. Simmons; M e Hornitos and Gathay . D. F. Houck; Sonora, A. F. W. Walters; Los Banos, B. H. Green: Dee Palos and Raymond, to be supplied; Snelling and Waterford, G. H. Frazer; Hanford, J. N. Martin; Big Oak Flat, S. E. Wilson. Colusa _district, J. Emery, presld(nJg elder: Colusa, C. M. Davenport: Chico, J. K. P. Dixon; Willows, C. . Steele; Red Diuff L. C. Renfro: Princeton, J. M. Pratt: Yuba City, J. W. Ray: Wheatland, L. A G Lincoln, T. G. Paterson: Sac- Elmira, E. H. Vaugha Hyden: Wood- : ters, J land, J. R. Sawyer; Knights Landing, L. C. Smith; Maxwell, O. L. Russell; Sutter and Grace, supplicd by Guy McHenry; Sulphur Creek, R. F. Beasley supplied_by_ 8. B. Dilley: Muiville and Ono. J. M. Brown: Big Valley, supplied by C. W. Huff; Anderson, suppiled by J. C. Robertson: Rockville, W. A. Davis Dixon and Davisville, to be supplied; Ar- buckle, G. W. Archer. Transferred to Hollister conference. J. Buie; Los Angeles conference, H. M. Mc Knight, J. Healey and John L. Jones; transferred to Jast Columbia conference, stationed at Dayton, Wash.. C. C. Black. raised by subscription for Metnodist College, situated at Rosa. The money goes to the twentieth century fund. auintROEIETe 0 GENERAL FUND EXHAUSTED. | ALAMEDA, Oct. 8—The city general i day, there being but $25 in general fund was made richer to amount of $80 by drawing on that fund. | this since that time on an excessive tax rate | apportionment from last year. Salaries, etc., for September have been paid, but there now ret n,ibut $105 in the general | fund to pay bills that may have been pre- sented since that time. The Trustees fixed the tax levy for this year at their last meeting, but as the taxes do not become delinquent until De~ cember it may be nearly two months be- fore the city has sufficient money to pay ail October demands Bifllnst the general fund. The salaries of the majority of the city officials and employes are paid out of this fund. . — Death of Sam S. Harvey. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—Chief Deputy Dis- trict Attorney Melvin received news to- | day of the death of his cousin, Samuel Slémmons Harvey, which occurred yes- | terday at Truckee.' Death is attributed to | typhoid fever. Deceased was aged 31 vears and was the son of C. D. Harve United States Commissioner of Bankrup cy, residing at Loomis, Placer Count Heé was employed as a railway engineer running _between Truckee and worth. Deceased was a former resident of Oakland and was educated here. Searched for Remains. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—A diligent search has been conducted all day in the ruins of the hotel which was practically burned to the ground at Lafayette yesterday, but the remains of Joseph Cooper, the proprietor, and his cook, who were sup- posed to have met death in the flames, have not been discovered. i i L} | | | | ! his cook were at San Francisco at the time of the fire. Nothing has been heard from either of them. ] SORRY THAT HE SPOKE. Mayor Phelan Apologizes for His Hasty Reference to Horace Davis. | At the Democratic convention Friday night Mayor Phelan, during the course of referred to Horace Davis, the :an nominee, as a traitor to the The Mayor states now that the . while expressing the idea that he intended to convey, were more harsh than he thought at the moment, and he en- | deavors to make amends for his haste in ;he following open letter addressed to Mr. Javis: SAN FRA . Horace Davis—Dear Sir: u is so strong that to say impuls take this that in making an im- Friday night before the Wword—the first came to my lips and while expressive of my was 00 harsh a term to apply to a gentleman who has always been courteous to me and whose character I have ¥s respected T would, therefore, modify take publie occasion to do so. duction of rational politics in this palgn I hold is repugnant to the charte one of whose principal purposes is to gi all our citizens, unmoved by mere partisan fag, an opportunity of passing upon the conduct of their local affairs and candi- dates, Therefore _separate municipal _elections at considerable cost have been ordered. If your contention be true. the charter has erred: but we know that bad municipal gov- croment in San Francisco has come largely from the fact that unfit men have floated into office under party pressure or under shadow of greater and more exciting is#ues than local interests can present. But concer...ng the purpose of the charter thers n be no dispute, because it further pro- vides for the appointment of bi-partisan Loards, nefther party I and take the cler it and will now The intro- ving the advantage, hips out of the cat gory of patronage by introducing the merit tem of public employment under civil service rules. it has been often said, and it is no doubt true, that in appointing members of boards, as under the charter, there is a greater danger of making enemies than of hold- ing friends. On the other hand, I am free to admit that by appointing good boards ir- respactive of party, as provided for, the ap- pointing power may make friends of the community and thus reflexively benefit the organization for which he stands. But I am sure as e citizen you would not deprecate this incentive to falthful ser- vices In_the home field: nor as a partisan Leligve that ~uesticng of currency and tariffs would be affected by local success at pure- Iy municipal electfons. Our people. you must admit, are certainly intelligent enough to discriminate between a local plat- form and a natfonal platform, without re- spect to Individuals and will vote accord- ingly when the {ssues are made. T therefore as a citizen reeret that you should have made your statement that this election shait now and hera embrace the larger questlons of national policy. How you could consistently with ~the ‘charter have arrived at that conclusion T do not know, and If your action was deliberate I believe you are wrong. But you may have been as impulsive in- deed as I, when by an unhappy expression I rather rudely characterized your position: and for which you will please accept my mature regrets. I trust our otherwise friendly relations may not in any way be prejudiced by what has been said. Yours truly, 2 JAMES D. PHELAN. Clark; edi- | fund became practically exhausted yester-‘ Wads- | | | DISEASE FIOS b NEW VICTIN AMDIG HURSES Miss Plummer Sent to Quarantine. e, TENDED SMALLPOX PATIENT e WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MISS PAGE, ALSO A NURSE. e Courts-Martial for All at the Camp of the Isolated Thirty-First. Freedom Again De- layed. e O The smallpox at the Presidio will not down. Cases have been developing right along, and every time the surgeons breathe easler and believe they have szen the last of the disease it comes up again in a new place. The last victim is Mtss Plummer, a nurse at the general hospital, who was taken down with the smalipox yesterday. Miss Plummer was a nurse in ward G. | She has had a great many patients under her care, and among them have neen {wo | who found their way out to the detentlon | camp on the hills of the Presidlo. She was vaccinated twice recently, but in neither case was it effective. She became sick three days ago, and since then she has done no duty, and yesterday morning the symptoms became unmistakable. Miss Plummer was sent out to the de- tention camp yesterday afternoon. All her belongings in the hospital were fu- migated, and those who were in her im- mediate company have been isolated and vaccinated. Miss Page, another nurse from the hospital, who has had the small- 0X, went out to the detention camp witn er, but she will not be able to take care of her patient without assistance. It is therefore thought that another nurse will ave to go out to-day OF tO-MOTTOW. Luckily Miss Plummer's case is not a seri- ous one, and she is not considered In much danger, fectious in its lighter stages as it is when it becomés more virulent, so the risk 1s just as great for all who have to ccme in contact with the patient. The other pa- teints at the camp, suspects as well as | sick, are reported to be unchanged in [ The last fiscal year ended in July of | Jorgay, however | | ‘ regiment will not leave the 1sland until the The belief prevails now that Cooper and | their condition. It was expected that the luckless Thir- ty-first regiment would be released from quarantine to-di but it is again a case of hope deferred. There are still a coupie of suspicious cases, and not until th have shown themselves to be harmless will the command be allowed its freedom. During this morning’s session $1900 was | This will be about the 14th, that is, unless the Pacific | the suspected cases develop into the genu- Santa | ine disease. In that event two weeks more is the least the regiment may ex- pect. Even if released from quarantine the transport that will take it to Manila is ready, and then the men will be taken directly on board from the camp. Reports of the recent doings of the the fund. | command are hard to get, owing to the There happened to be a few surplus dol- | rigid lars in the electric light fund, and the | known of the shooti the | capade of the two o quarantine, so but little more i ng affair and the flicers who sighed for companionship. It was reported from the office of the adjutant of the regiment yes- that the shooting af- rear, and the city has been running | fray was not the result of any feud, but just the consequences of a big man going after a little man who had a rifie handy. It was a private quarrel, and the little man, seeing a drubbing in sight, called his rifie to his aid and punctured his heavier opponent in the arm and leg. In anticipation of the expected departure of the regiment, no time was lost in prepar- ing to heal the breach in outraged mili- tary wag accordingly appointed to meet this morning. The detall for the court is as follows: Major _Hunter Liggett, Captain Charles P, Stivers, Captain Paul C. Galleher, Captain_Ellison L. Gilmer, First Lieutenant Arthur T. Balentine, First Lieutenant ,Willlam M. Meek, First Lieutenant Perc- H. Hawkins, Second Lieuttnant Watson Lindsey, Second Lieutenant William B. Eulass, First Lieutenant Willliam H. Monroe, judge advocate. All are of the Thirty- first regiment. As the command is in quarantine none | but officers of the Thirty-first could be placed on the court. It is also stated in the order that the court is empowered to try all prisoners w! v _be brought be- fore it, a cla that may be of interest to the two lonely officers, for General Shafter says if there has been any attempt to break the quarantine there will be trouble | for the offenders. It is reported, however, that the two officers were tryving to rescue a boat in distress, an act of humanity to which no blame can attach, and there was no doubt that after the plug had been kicked out the boat was in distress, but whether or not this will offset the pres- ence of the boat is a matter for future settlement. Colonel Jacob B. Rawles, Third lery, with the headquarters staff, Artil- ach of A and N, with Troop G of the Sixth Cavalry, have been ordered to be in | readiness to escort the Kansas and Wash- | to the Presidio. | I ington regiments from the transport dock The order calls for an b - Folsom street wharf at 0 o'clock the morning of the debarking of the troops. It was made in anticipation of the arrival of the regiments yesterday, but it holds for any time they may come n, Captain Edgar S. Walker, Eighth In- fantry, has been ordered to proceed to Fort_Snelling, Minnesota, for duty with the depot battalion of his regimen — e At the Oakland Theaters. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—The success that marked the last week's run of ‘“The Three Musketeers” at the Dewey Theater will no doubt continue during this week, when “The Two Orphans’ will be presented, and Landers Stevens given an opportunity to further demonstrate his versatility. At the Macdonough Theater Madame Modjeska will appear three nights, begin- ning with to-morrow. She will be sup- ported by John E. Kellerd and a company of sterling merit, and with a series of | splendid scenic productions. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Oct. 8.—The Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting in the Town Hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. It is expected that Superintend- ent of Streets Guy Hyde Chick will tender | his resignation, and C. Maloney will be | appointed in his stead, he Berkeley Republican Club will meet in Golden Sheaf Hall next Tuesday even- ing at 8 o'clock. A meeting of the execu- tive committee has been called for to- morrow evening at the same hour in D. | J. Tobin's office, at Stanford place. —————— The public debt of France Is the largest in the world, and amounts to about £1,600,000,000. but the disease is as in- | law, and a general court-martial | band | and ‘Batteries C, E, I and O and one-half | GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE CHURCH 0F §T. FRANCS Impressive Services Mark the Event. BUILDING IN A NEW GARB Sl DONS GAY ATTIRE FOR THE NOTABLE OCCASION. —ga For Fifty Years It Has Been a Land- mark and Many Prominent Priests Have Occupied Its Pulpit. e o The closing services of the celebration attending the commemoration of the golden jubllee of St. Francis’ Roman | Catholic Church, Vallejo street, took | place yesterday afternoon and evening. The services were the most notable in the | history of the Catholic church in this clty—indeed, St. Francis Church is a part of the city’'s history. The celebrant of the jubilee mass was Rev. J. Valentine of Sausalito; deacon, Rev. P. Cummings of St. Patrick’s; sub- deacon, Rev. Father Augustine of St. Boniface's Church. The sermon was preached by Very Rev. J. J. Prendergast of St. Mary's Cathedral, and the closing remarks in the evening was made by Rev. Father Sasia, who spoke of “The Catholic Church as God's Masterpiece on Earth.” The members of the Young Men's Cath- olic Union, with Mayor Phelan, attended in_a body. The music was especially good, the “Kyrie,’ “Glorfa,” “Sanctus” and *“Ag- nus Dei” was_sung, as well as the “Credo’” and “Benedictus” from Webber, in B flat. The soloists were: Sopranos, Mrs. B. F. Sides and Miss Agnes Devlin; contraltos, Miss Valorton, Miss Margaret Brougham and Mrs. John Sheerin; tenors, Thomas Walsh, L. Anderson and Mrs. T. Hillard; bassos, Messrs. Woodbridge and Lane; also a chorus of fifty voices. Miss | Maude Fay sang Wiegand's O Salu- taris,” with violin obligato by Miss Clo- tilde Devlin. Mrs. A. B. Collins presided | at the organ. . | "In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Lejeal's | solemn vespers were sung, wich Miss Lil- lie Roeder, Miss Walsh, ifrs. A. B. Col- lins, Miss Ella McClo , as soprano soloists, and Me: sh and Hillard, tenor soloists; an J. C. Woodbridge, basso. Through the energies of Rev. Father | Caraher, the weather-worn appearance of the old red brick structure, which has been a landmark of the city for the past fifty vears, was completely changed. The outer walls have been given a coating of plaster of granite shade. The interfor of the edifice for yesterday's celebration was a work of art. The decorations were | in gold with a slight relief of pure white. | The altar and organ loft were decorated with natural flowers in great profusion. The founders of St. Francis’ Church | were Father Magognotte, affectionately | known as ‘“Father Peter,” who in course of time became vicar general, and Father | Blaive, the organizer of the French con- gregation. After him at St. Francis’ came Rev. Eugene O’'Connell, who was later consecrated Bishop of Marysville; Fathers T. Quinn, Timas < ortnd 0, Kenny, Accolti, 8. J., and Maraschi, eventually labored together 'zealously in building up St. Ignatius College ‘and | Church on the block of land on which the | Parrott building is_now situated. Then came Fathers King of Oakland, Macken, Sanchez, Carroll, Florfan and | Thomas Cian, the Chinese priest, who pursued his ecclesiastical studles in China and subsequently in Rome. He spent sev- eral ars as assistant pastor of St. Francis’ Church. Following were Fathers Vila, Raho, Auge, Cupin, Cotter, Gabriel, Serrano, Aerden, O. P.; Vincent Vinijes, O. P.; Garnga, F. Valentini, Serda, T. O'Neli, O. P.; John Harrington, A. Gar- riga, James O'Connor, P. Duffy, P. Smith, Fassonotti, Melvin, Dillon, Larkin, J. Cor- coran, J. G. Conlan, H. K. White, W. O'Grady, T. B. Duffy, M. J. Giles, P. Hes- lin and T. Caraher, the present pastor. —_———————— LECTURE ON CREMATION. | Frank B. Gibson Addresses ths Members of the Social Dem- ocrat Party. Frank B. Gibson, the manager of the | crematory at the Cypress Lawn Ceme- | tery, delivered an interesting lecture to the Social Democrat party at the temple on Turk street yesterday evening. His subject was ‘“‘Cremation,” and his ad- dress was illustrated by stereopticon vie The speaker gave many interest- | ing statistics during the course of his ad- dress. He stated that cremation is rap- idly coming into favor, especially in San Francisco, the number of cremations for the present year averaging forty per month. —_———————— LEVY SAMUELS DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY Rumors of Suicide Scoffed At by Relatives Who Found Him Suffering. OAKLAND, Oct. 8—Levy Samuels of the firm of Peterson & Samuels, proprie- | tors of Juanita stables at Seven- teenth street and San Pablo avenue, died very suddenly at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. A. F. Peterson, 1422 Myrtle ! street, shortly after 7 o’clock this morn- | ing. | gamue]s was found in bed suffering great pain when Mr. Peterson went to House him for the morning meal. A phy- siclan was immediately summoned, but before he could arrive Samuels had passed away. Th’r cause of Mr. Samuels’ death is un- known, and an autopsy and inquest has been ordered by Coroner Mehrmann, to be held to-morrow evening. Deceased had not previously complained of illness, and up to the time of retiring last night ap- peared in the best of health and good spirits. pA rumor had gained circulation to the effect that Samuels had committed sui- cide, but this the relatives emphatically deny, and, moreover, no poison or other indication in that direction was found. Deceased was a native of Austria, aged 69 | years, and leaves several grown up chil- dren. | —_—————— Boy Crushed Under Carwheels. OAKLAND, Oct. 8.—Willie Anderson, aged 10 vears, residing with his parents at 1725 Fifteenth street, attempied this afternoon to board a moving freight train at West Oakland Point and was run over, the wheels crushing both feet. He was removed to _the receiving nospital and to- night Drs. Porter and Buteau amputated his legs below the knees. : OUR SOCIETY BLUE BOOK. Season 1899-1900. cover. dresses and reception days of promi names of persons of recognized soclal permanently located for the winter. 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