The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN YOUNG WIFE OF fOL0 MERCHANT NDS HER LI Mrs. A. Levy Com- mits Suicide. ——— San Francieco Call, %S Broadway, Oct. 15. the young wife of a 't Yolo, committed nore shortly after 5 n by hanging. was found suspended n the lavatory by a dress. The suiclde @ of the Anspacher ermore Sanitarium. under treatment for and mental trouble months. Dr. Robertson was dofng nicely and was bermanent recovery, ete loss to account \that prompted the act allowed the freedom of the 1ge nurse was no her. went to the ind the lavatory mptly 2 . who, r termined. It was to bend her to accom- Cal § hus- ehrmann and has some time FACTORY LEFT TO BURN FOR LACK OF WATER Fire Department Stands Idly by| While Flames Consume a West BERKE]I uni- on the ater sup- worth of Thurs- . and on lack of d by him as Reihl Dies From His Wound. KLANT Professor Emil structor, who on rough his ear Alma, died to-night at tal in this city. De- of Germany, aged 40 a \{\';rT- w residing at 1z ty INVESTIGATING LAUNDRIES. Labor Commissioner Meyers Enters Jpon His Official Duties. rst w Labor Commis- w - class of fron- month more. In s visited the op- 100, and the ma- women. The complimentary arance of the . for com- days are too far wundries payment the em- € stigation vio- Iy improved situation wit the hours c he work ——————— RELIEF CORPS. Reception Tendered to a Delegate Re- turned From the National Con- vention at Philadelphia. James A. G Corps No. 2 Mrs. 8. Wi a few days before r arfield vom reception rned convention of eld Corps, »f business rnment to the building, ampfire and en- th Hall on the ehalf of {ts fund diers who are in dis- fic Co-1neil. No. 8 of » Order of T an en- given to it the Alca Friday next. Parlor Reorganized. nizer John A. Steinbach, as- 1 See James J. Jami- P teide tinel J. H. Mar- 3 Deputy Joseph A. Bil- r of the members of 6, Native Sons of a a few nbow Par- ers, — e Woman’s Liberal League Meets. The council of the American Women’s :}nv ral L e held a_meeting Saturday ifornia, | stood by, | amge is esti- | fon of | made | an enjoy- | rmoon at 515 Van Ness avenue, Susan M. Theale preaidinf. The object of the meeting was to call the attention of the Government to the fact that many for- elgners are EmF oyed in Iederal offices. Resolutlons asking the Government not to appoint to any lgedern}dponlflons any pers gon who has no% reslded In the United States for at least ten years, were adopted, e e League of the Oross. Company I, League of the Cross Cadets of 8t. Peter's Parlsh, will glve an enter- talnment on the evening of October 80 at 8t. Peter's Hall, Florida street, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, Captain Denis Geary, U. B. V. will lec- ture on the campalgn in the Philippines. A musical and literary programme will also be given. Company C of the Lea; Cadets of St. Joseph's, 8t. Patrick’s and St. Roses’'s parishes will entertain_their friends at Metropolitan Temple on Friday evenin, November 8. Geary will lecture on “A Soldier's Life in the Philippines.” NEW DEFINITION OF RELIGION PROPOUNDED REV. B. FAY MILLS AT FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH. Declares It Is “That Fine Sense of the Soul That Connects the In- dividual With Universal Purpose.” e_of the Cross Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills, who is visit- | Ing this city, occupled the pulpit in the t Unitarian Church yesterday morn- Mr. Mills created quite a stir hers some seven years ago with his revival tings at the Mechanics’ Pavilion. He ince become a convert to Unitarian- ism and during the past two years has been preaching to a large congregation in e Hollis-street Theater in Boston. He will remain in this city for two weeks and next Sunday will be heard at the First rian Church in Oakland. 1 asked whether he would accept hurch M Unit all to the latter c! ir. Mills re. X d, ay was “A igion,” which he said an in- had recently given to him. is that fine sense nnect the individual greatest word despised as a , and on_the other hand life n it has some great pur- he foundation of every re- ased on some pose in view. ligion withou : N t )t purpose of these formers to put into practice what they r gard best for the world's welfare and what to them seems right. “Every religion has experienced the purpose and the more that ized the truer will that re- great universal purpose of f humanity is a religion in some connection with 1 purpose of living a right d doing wh t as far as o, It 18 p on the soul with a l¢ wondrous import at pur should enroll ourselves in the one ternal harmony of dutiful purpose. o the possibilities if the defir n of r‘n“l.gmn be true and the religion be expect a_new expression of religion to-day aside from any article of faith which may be prescribed by denomina- tion: if we belleve in righteousness, in universal { purpose and the manifestation of God in and through the goodness of the individ- ual _life, and thereby erfection of religion. e STEVENSON BRINGS SUIT. Wants an Accounting From the Bad- ger Mining Company Directors. Stockholders and directors of the Badger Gold Mining and Milling Com- pany have decided to go to court and set- | tle various and vast differences now ex- isting between them. Late Saturday fternoon Attorney Louis P. Boardman of A. e fmd J. J majority of the ard of directors, and S. K. Bradford, G dewitt, H. McClane a John es, for an @ | purcha that have bee corporation 5 | from the § various mines | operated under ction. lefendants named, nstituting a m of the board of ctors, have voted to pay excessive sal- | aries to Dewitt and McClane, superin- ! tendents of the properties, and that they e conspired together to create 15 indebtedness and liability that the of the corporation might be di- Some_thi legations of m conduct on the part of the defendants are made by the plaintiff, and when joined a bitter legal battle n- ed.” Upon the filing of the com- plaint Mr. Boardman, on behalf of his “(’llenh filed a bond in $10,000 for the ap- pointment of a receiver to take charge of the properties, but a short time later the defendants deposite bond of $20,000 and a receiver was not appointed. —_—————————— DANISH LADIES’ SOCIAL. A Large Audience Enjoys an Enter- tainment at Saratoga Hall. large audience, consisting of ds and members of the Danish jes’ Relief Society, were enjoyably en- tertained at Saratoga Hall Saturday even- | ing. | The programme consisted mainly of the one-act farce, “Tre For En.” to the presentation of the farce a piano 5lo was performed in a masterly ner by Thomas Hanning, and Miss C Decker rendered a vocal selection, The cast of the farce was capably filled It is alleged th | ci profits verted. the by the following: dam_Brandt, P. Paulsen, Kristian Vitta, Nygaard. Ka- roline, F. W. Thisted, Gabriel Kristen- H. Nygaard Torn, H. C. M. Beck, alling, H. Otto Prahl, and J. C. Hansen. sen { i | n »mmitte were composed as follo | “Commitiee of arrangements—Mesdames | Thomas Mikkelsen, J. L. Baar, P. Paul- ! gen, C. M. Sorensen, Jam Danelsen, A Sonderup, Mes S. Federsplel and H. Ravnp Reception committee — Birkholm, C. Johnson, W Blohme, Messrs. C. J. Lars tersen Floor manager—James A. loor o Me hompson, J. M. Chri S. Federspiel and Henry Jac — SUCCESSFUL OUTING. ielsen, nd J. Pe- Sorensen. J. Topp, John en a bsen. | Mound Park. | The members of the Swedish-American | Political Club and their friends gathered at Shell Mound Park vesterday, the oc- fon being the ninth annual day and moonlig pienic of the organization. Nearly a thousand pleasure scekers went over during the day - themselv they were not disappoi The var- amusements on the grounds were ronized and xcellent band engaged the atten- tion of nearly all the guests. The club 15 350 members on its roll and been anized It is independent its object being to indorse It is a power in the Swedish colony its_treasury is’'in a healthy condi The following_committee had the in charge: D. Malander, president; J. P. S. Johnson, first vice president; C. Dalin, Second vice president; Alex Olson, secre- tar G. Peterson, treasurer; August | Sjogren, August Peterson, Andrew Olson, picnic ‘ihent: | G F. Johnson; floor manager, F. O. Sjog- de5 ent: | ren; floor committee—August Peterson, | 1" vice president: . 'T.|G. M. Turner, Ed. Nelson, T. Mellin, H. cording secretary; F. T. Grant, | P. Fosberg. W. Hanson, treas: | TS e AT VAT raeun; SIrUstoue-r. | State Red Cross Meeting. and I'. W. Anderson. | ... gtate Red Cross Society will hold its annual meeting at the Philomath Club rooms, corner of Bush street and Yan Ness avenue, next Tuesday morning. Delegates from all parts of the State will report for their respective socities. Captain Denis | We will make the choice of choices | we will attain the | fict!- | La- | Previous | man- | Madam | in charge of the affair | Madison, P. | J. Topp, | E. | , H. Frost, | Swedish-American Club at Shell | ncing to the music | P, | fore his? LEAPED EIGHTY FEET AND MET VIOLENT DEATH Louis P. Crogan De- stroys Himself. OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—Melancholia, su- perinduced by homesickness, is the sup- posed cause that impelled Louis P. Cro- from & roof story or fifth floor window. on the south side of St. Mary's College to the campus, nearly eighty feet below, where his limp and almost lifeless body | was picked up by several of the brothers | and carrfed into one of the classrooms. Dr. I. E, Nicholson was immediately sum- moned, but his services were not re- quired. The young man's neck Ww.s | broken, his backbone and many other bones were shattered and he breathed out a few moments. The deceased came here on the bth inst. from his home in Corbell, Humboldt County, where his father {s a lumberman. He registered at St. Mary’'s College. but | did not announce what course of study he | intended to pursue, and his peculiarities were noted at the time by the various brothers at the college. He would go about murmuring to himself incoherently, and Brother Walter was impressed with the idea that Crogan was somewhat mentally deranged. Later the young man’s condition became such that on the recommendation of Dr. J. Maher he was glaced on a comfortable cot in the in- rmary department in the roof story of the college, where he had remained the past five days almost constantly in the care of Lawrence Carroll, a trained nurse. Five days ago Brother Walter wrote to the parents advising them of their son's condition, and asking whether to send him home or what course should be taken, but thus far no reply has been received. Crogan complained of sleeplessness, and Dr. Maher frequently administered bromide and other sleep-inducing potions { to quiet his nerv Shortly after 3§ o'clock this evening Nurse Carroll stepped out of the room to bring his ward supper. During his absence Crogan arose in his nightrobe, placed a chair near a window, 0 as to enable him to open it, and then mped to his death. Brother Walter sent a telegram to the parents, but Corbell is about ten miles from a telegraph office or postoffice, and some time wil elapse before they hear the news. The remains have been removed to the morgue, and Coroner Mehrmann expects to hold' the Inquest next Tuesday. | 'HOME LIFE IS THE | NATION S DEFENSE Rev. F. B. Cherington, pastor of Ply- mouth Congregational Church, took for the subject of his sermon yesterday the commandment “Honor thy father and thy mother. Briefly, he said: h commandment _establishes of the home. The family is a ined institution. Its dignity, must be pres civil crder endures. Platc of philosophers, and speaking from summit of Greek culture in his has no place in his ideal organ- n for the house-life, as the Scriptures it. the The fifth h princ the very republic, 1za understand The family is the unit of the state; the of the govern- As a | hearthstone s the cornerstone | temple, the foundation stone of ment, the keystone of soclal order. | nation’s homes are, so is the natlon The homes of our colonial days produced | the men of blood and fron who successtully fought our Revolutionary battles; who with high souls attuned to eve noble prineciple framed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Horor of parents, reverence for parental authority, loving loy- y to all the home interests, must pre- cede all other virtues that make commercial life honest while it is aggressive; social life pure while it is progressive; civil life just while it is strong. The home training is the most important that influences the life of the individual. Here all the germ virtues are planted that in the mature years unfold in all the flower and frultage of a noble life. Here as nowhere else the forces are developed that determine character and conduct. -— |REV. GEORGE C. ADAMS IS WELCOMED HOME A welcome service of song was given at | the First Congregational Church last ! night, the oce being the return of the pastor, Rev. George C. Adams, D.D., from a vacation trip through the United States. nationa 1 Co ss., in September. At Providence, , he preached before the American 30ard of Commissioners for Foreign Na- tions. As the service was of a choral nature Dr. Adams omitted the sermon and only addressed a few brief remarks on “The Congregational National Council.” He said in part: “You cannot in these days freedom dictate to a churc it shall or shall not do. spirit of lib . In Congregationalis is nothing smothered. We talk right out. Nobody has a right to tell a Congregationalist to keep silent; if they do he has a right to tell them he ‘won’t.’ " Dr. Adams expressed his gratification at being in San Francisco again. it ISCOURSE | personal of as to what u‘ i [ : ELOQUENT D | Father McCourt preached an eloquent and forcible sermon at old St. Mary's Church last night. A large congregation listened nis address with the closest attention. His text was, “I forgive thee {all the debt because thou besoughtest me. Shouldst not thou then have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as 1 had compassion on thee?’ The preacher safd, In part: It seems that one of the most Alffi- cult virtues to acquire, and one of the hardest to practice, is that virtue spoken of to-day in the Gospel—that of forgiveness of inju and yet It is the virtue to which | we as Christians are most strictiy bound. Let the words of to-day’s Gospel be a warn- ing to you. The wicked servant had been freed from a heavy debt, vet he refused to show a like favor to a fellow servant who owed him a beggarly trifle. And his lord, being angry, delivered him to the tortures until he should pay all the debt. So also shall my heavenly Father do to you If you forgive not every onme his brother from your hearts WORRY AND NOT WORK THAT KILLS MEN “Don’t Worry” was the title of a mon delivered last night by Rev. E. lander before the congregation st English Lutheran Church, as his text “Take therefore no thought.”— Matthew vi:34. In part, he said: It is not work that kills men; it is 3 A genuine Christian never Worries, becasre c s managing his affairs. To him God have ail the resources of the I se; when you get In trouble call on Me and I help.” How much should that man wo What lion will dare put on that Daniel? The Stolcs would “What can’'t be cured must be en- The Christian philosophy is bet- “All things work together for good Christ meant man to be happy: this life to be as hap, the next. D1id ever a to-morrow of order stand before an Yet he dd to-morrow to invade | Sufficlent unto the day held! To-morrow is God's. | God comes with it | live, believe, obey —_—— St. Brendan’s Fair. St. Brendan’s Church fair will end | Wednesday evening of the present week. | This evening the ladies of the Chil« dren of Mary hooth will be at home, vn- tertaining, by reason of postponement caused by the rain of Thursday evening. The lacies of the booth are: Miss Mary Mc(‘nnhé‘ Miss Mamie Prince, Miss Lo- {retta Ryder and Miss Florence Kiley. The ser- Ne- ter: to them that love God." the bright to-day. wan uie When it comes and in His strength we gan, aged 17 years, to jump, this evening, | ]) BY FATHER McCOURT 1 | | | | programme will be musical. The rafiing of nll articles will begin also_on this evening and wlill continue up to Wednes- day evening., Many of the articles are valuable, e BOILER -MAKERS' TROUBLES. They Conclude to Await Aoction of Union Iron Works Men. The striking members of the Boller-mak- ers' and Iron Bhip-builders’ Union held a meeting at the A. O. F. Hall, 102 O'Far- rell street, yesterday afternoon. James Ryan presided. Becretary Ben. F. Hall read the minutes of last Friday's meet- lng. A atormg debate followed, during which a tree flght was once or twice im- minent, but Secretary Hall managed to reatore order and no active hostilities were indulged in. No definite decision was reached, the men determining to await the action of the Union_ Iron Works bofler-makers. Secretary Hall stated that if the Union Iron Works boiler-makers went out the ship-butlders would follow. Two repre- sentatives from the Unfon Iron Works were present. The strike will be continued another week pending the action of the employes of the Union Iron Works. FIGHT NOT LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED Injury to Je fries’ Arm Hardly Grave Enough to End His Training. Bpectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Oct. 15—Whether the champlonship fight between Jeffries and Bharkey will be held as scheduled on October 27 or postponed on account of the champion having a strained arm is uncer- tain as yet, but it will be definitely set- tled on Tuesday morning. At that time the bandages will be removed, and it de- pends on the advice of a physiclan whether he will continue to train for the original date. ined the arm thought the injury was not serious, and the latest advices from the training quarters are to the same effect. W. A. Brady and Tom O’Rourke will meet in New York on Tuesday and will decide what is to be done. O’Rourke will take a decided step against the postpone. ment, and thinks the injury is of no con- quence. Sharkey s of the same opinton, and thinks Jeffries has some other reason for not wanting to fight on October 27, To- night O'Rourke said: ‘I believe Jeffri: his arm in three days as well as he ever did in his life, and he must either fight or forfeit on October 27. Sharkey had been injured just before he fought Jeffries in San Francisco. A strain in his back had affected his kidn. and he wanted a postponement. It was not allowed, and everybody Kknows the result. Since Sharkey has been training for this fight he has met with three accidents, any one of which 1 believe was as bad as Jeffries’ injury. When it became known some time ago that Sharkey had cut his foot they said at once that he did not want to fight, and that this was merely an excuse. void this report being started again we 1ld nothing of the other accidents, and | he will be ready to ficht when the time m There must be some other reason l'{x] Jeffries wanting to postpone the fight. Dr. Adams visited his old home | at Portland, Me., and attended the Inter- | a marvelous red ngregational Council at Bos- | and a mighty ax in his hand, und CORINTHIANS ON A CRUISE. Yachtsmen of the Club Enjoy Chow- der and a Baseball Game at Pasadise Cove. On Saturday night several yachts of the Corinthian fleet accompanied Com- modore Carl Westerfeld's flagship Aeolus to Paradise Cove, being towed up by launches because of the lightness of the wind. A fire was built on the beach and | clam chowder and other good things were enjoyed. Yesterd. there were lying at Cove the following Commodore Carl Westerfeld's . Vice Commodore W. H. Toe) d- Mignon, J. Raymond's and Sharp's Harpoon, E. F. Sagar's . Paul Biber's J. R. Savory’s Juanita, v’ nt, W. 8. Grover's yawl Arcturus, A. J. Young and T. W. Ran- some’s Clara, Barlett's Queen, R. Stev- enson's Thelma. Chapman’s Freda, L. B. W. F. Humphreys J: Pride, T. L. Mil- | ler's Spray, Breitzmann's Cupid, F. E. Baker's Emilie, Hansen's Phoenicia and the schooner Wave. About noon the yachts and played the annual en went ashore orinthian_ base- ball game between the “Keegans,” cap- tained by ‘“Keegan'’ Schober, and the “Fancies,” captained by “Fancy.” Th teams were as follows: Thornton, consisted of eleven men each, and “Fancles"'—Follansbee, Sagar, n, Westerfeld, ki Kalser, Delamater, Thomp: Stack and Denhard. ‘Keegans'—Buc Ward, O'Brien, Brick: Kavanaugh, Brenna. Kee; Morrow. Port Captain J. H. Keefe, with sh around his waist took | the perilous’ office of umpiré, while C. Westerfeld and C. L. Barrett performed the more obscure but less hazardous duties of scorers. R WAGERING ON THE BIG BOUT. Champion Jeffries Opens a Warm Favorite, but Sharkey Has Ardent Admirers. The first wagering on the forthcoming meeting of Champlon Jeffries and “Tom' | Sharkey done at Harry Corbett’s last night. Jeffries was made favorite, the opening odds being 10 to 6. So many ad- mirers of Sharkey wanted to get on money that the sailor advanced a point in the betting at once, the odds closing at 10 to 7. Shrewd bettors affirm that Sharkey will advance steadily in the pop- ular fancy and that when the men enter the ring it will be even money. Alex Greggains has arranged a number of promising bouts for the regular ex- hibition of the San Francisco _Athletic Ciub next Thursday evening. The prin- cipal bout will be between “Jack” Me- Mahon and Gene Mulligan. The remain ing boxers are L. hards and “Bud’ Terr: V. Fredericks and E. Duffy; T. Irwin and ““Jim" Terry. Each of the con- tests will be of four rounds’ duration and should provide the kind of sport_the local followers of boxing enjoy. Greggains will, as usual, referee and can be relied upon to keep 'the athletes continually at work. — e OTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL. R L Purcell, N Y (T T Cedo, F O Carmack, St Louis' W S Dayvi H I Robbing Jr, Cal|W G Coxe, Phila C B Bellinger, Or L A Blumberg, N Y C M Hunter, Kans | H Allen & w, S Jose H H Kohlsaat, Chic G Gelin & w N R W Blake, Boston B M Stiebel W Lewis & w, Denver C Munyon, Hono Lulgl del Orto, La | Fred Lemon, Hoston I C Krueger, Chic S C Joerger, Berlin M L Pipes, Portland |K 0, Japan W Sanders &w, Alaska J H Benediet, ¢ 4 Chas § Morris, NY |C E Brown, § S Gaelic C Storck, N Y H D Wilson, 17 N E he, Seattle C G Balentyne, H 1 W H Sttmson, N Y _'C H Hardy, W Stimson & W, F A Hardy, Eng Mary C Plerce, N Y_|T T Bourne, London Mrs E H Congor. N Y Thos Lavie, Seotland Miss Congor, N ¥ E A Scal Dublin H de Gray, T . Cal NEW WESTERM Vallejo Manila ocliton ler, Redlands San Jose |3 C High, Los Ang . ‘Vallejo i B Venruh, Los Ang 7 Mathews. Fresio i H Bergman, Pasden RF Cantwell, Phila (Mrs McCread: ) 1L C Clark & w, Cal |J°P Swanscn, Vallejo H A er, San Jose/G A Wagelie, Vallejo W 'H Gibson, Vietoria| W Mayer, Stockton H Huth, Sonora I H Whigner, T't Soctt GRAND HOTEL. AL Tibbets, Petaluma E H Quimby, K C # W Stanton, Sacto |J H Hilbert, Eureka W Grant, Biggs [R W Weldon, Cal Mrs A W Kerison, Cal'C Francee, Salinas A Kertson Jr, |F M Chitenden, Cal T Foster M T W Wells, Sonora P B Yates, L Ang H Todd, Oakland W Edinger. Carson al C Barlow & w, S Clara |F M Gflbert. L Ang |Miss ¢ Watkins, Cal ( I8 € Cochman, Coma o, 1. Ang P Reichling, Jackson P Alto G A Clark & w, Cal T Treskow. Crockett J H Gardiner, W F Parker, L Ang A C Maude, Cal L E Harris,' L Ang |J L de Pauli, Cal R A Stuart, L Ang 'F B Knowlton, Cal H C Cross, Cleveland | W Bernard & w, Ariz C Hoftman, 8 Cruz |Mrs J° Byrne, Tuscon M Sullinger & § Jose G Williams & w, A A G H Bodden, Visalia |H W FEarle, Sktn 1, Johnson, Vancouver|E T Purser, Cal M B Wililams, NY | A Seedorf, Butte CE Jaffe & w, US N|J J Willow, Sacto § A Burnham, Chic |E Wachhorst & w, Sac W E Smith, K C f The physician who exam- | will be able to use| To | ke | FRANOISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1899. SHAFTER WILL KEEP HIS TWO SILVER STARS To Retain His Rank as Major-General. To-day is the date set for the retirement of General Shafter from the ranks of the regular army, and he would go on the re- tired list if it were not for the fact that he s now serving under a volunteer commis- slon—one which places him beyoud the regulation requiring the retirement of offi- | cers upon thelr sixty-fourth birthday. As | a matter of f-ct, h- will go on the reg- ular retired list, but he will continue to command this department. General Shafter has recelved no notifi- cation of the fact that he will be retained, | but the case does not call for noti..cation. The actfon of the law retires him from tne | regular service in the one case; the failure to appoint a successor in command and to muster him out as a volunteer retains him in the other. So General Shafter will re- main in command of this department at the pleasure of the President. No 'prentice hand can run matters mili- tary on this coast now, in which fact lies the principal reason for the retention of General Shafter. It is not generally known what an amount of work is attached to the caring for and transporting of the thousands upon thousands of men who have come and gone through this city since the war broke out, and particularly within the last few months. Since Gen- eral Shafter took command of the Depart- ment of California after his return from Cuba twenty-eight regiments have gone to Manila, besides nearly ten thousand | recruits, and there are eight more to go ! within the next month or six weeks. Then, too, there have returned from Ma- nila fifteen organizations of State volun- teers, all but two or three being full reg- iments, and aggregating over fifteen thou- sand men altogether; and further there have been shiploads of discharged men and sick men received, and ten sets of barracks at the Presidio have been kept full of sick and convalescents. Sixty-five thousand men passing and repassing in the last half year would not be too large an estimate, and in all the going and com- ing there has not been one man lost as a result of the transportation arrange- | ments; there has been no delay traceable to the army management, and the regi- ments have followed each other from the I2ast and on out to -Aanila as smoothly as they have followed each other from Ma- nila and home to their own States after being mustered out. At times there have been quartered at the Presidio over twelve | thousand men—ten umes as many as was ever expected to be kept there—and there has been no trouble, no sickness to speak of and no complaint. A newcomer would find it hard to keep the department up to this standard, so until all the volunteers have finished their service and dan Francisco returns to its | former sianding as a military station it is probable the President will leave the department in the general's hands. Captain Leitch, who has been recently | promoted from the Twenty-fourth to the | Twen fifth Infant il be General | Shafter's chief aid unless the adjutant general wills otherwise. General Shafter has asked that Captain Leitch be ap- pointed upon his staff, but as Captain | Leitch by his promotion come undér the orders of the general commanding the Department of Texas, it will be neces- | sary for the adjutant general to make the assignment. Captain_Kittredge, who was in the service during the Spanish war as an assistant adjutant general, was to have been the second aid. He had been mustered out, but was offered a captaincy in the Forty-sixth Infantry. He declined the commission, however, as his private interests require his entire attention. Lieutenant Wilson, who is now General Shafter's only aid, will be retained. Captain John Lafferty, a retired officer of the regular army, died at his home, 730 Grove street, yesterday. Captain Laf- ferty began his military career in 1864, when he was Fh‘en a commission as first lieutenant in the First California Cavalry. He served with that command until the close of the war, and he was then made a econd lieutenant in the Eighth United valry. He became a captain in | etired for disability in bt service with the Bighth | inguished himself _for | bravery and ability, and he was more than once complimented in orders by his ommanding officers. He particularly | distinguished himself on scouting expedi- tions, and on one occasion added to his | fame’ by meeting four hostile Indians | while away from his command and fight- | ing them single handed. He Killed two and brought the other two back with him to camp. He was a lieutenant then, and for this exhibition of courage and ability as a fighter he was recommended for a brevet as captain. Captain Lafferty was badly wounded in and other fights, and the effect of wounds finally compelied his retire- ment. Since then he has been in busi- ness in this city. He was a member of he Produce xchange and was well known among all the grain dealers, and a member of the Loyal Legion, the Cali- fornia Volunteers, the Ancient Order of | | | United Workmen and the Knights of | Honor. He has two sons who served idurmg the late war with .the Oregon Volunteers. | First Lieutenant Charles A. Phillips of the Thirty-second Infantry and Second Lieutenant James A. Simpson of the Thirty-first have been ordered to their | homes to be mustered out for disability. | The Forty-second Infantry recruiting iagara, N. Y.. and the Fortieth | ntry. recruiting at Fort Riley, Kans., | have been ordered to prepare for trans- | portation to the Presidio. The Forty- | second is under Colonel J. Milton Thomp- | son, formerly a major in_the Twenty- | fourth Infantry, and the Forty-second is commanded by’ Colonel Arthur Murray, | formerly a captain in the First Artillery. | _ First Lieutenant John W. Barker, Third Infantry, has been assigned to the trans- | port Newport as quartermaster and com- missary for her next trip. A delegation of friends and relatives of the Iowa boys arrived in the eity v terday and registered at the Occldenta where they will remain until the trans | port bearing home their heroes is report- | ed. When seen yesterday they sald that | as vet no definite plans had been made for ‘the entertainment of the boys when they should reach their native State, as it was deemed best to t until an op- portunity be had to consult the men themselves. The people of Towa. how- ever, are willing to turn the State up- side down to give the lads anything they want, and the regiment can rest assured that the reception it will get from the people of the State they have so dis- tinguished will be fully equal to anything of the kind that has preceded it. The delegation includes the following dies and gentlemen: Secretary of State G. L. Adjutant General Byers and wife, Orator Frank F. Marion, A, A. Mason, F. Steepy, Mrs, Cady. Clara M. Flammant, Mrs. Findley. Mrs. C. V. Mount, Mrs. . Tubbs, Mrs. J. C. Pryor, Mrs. F. M. Crompton, H, O_Williams. J. W. Boden. Jerry L. Ryan, Robert Kissick and Mrs. H. B. Dull CONLEY'S AIM WAS BAD. He Takes a Shot at Mrs. Reeves in Her Rooming-House on Turk Street. The police are searching for Frank Con- ley. who is wanted on a charge of assault to commit murder. He was an eye-wit- ness to the kliling of Cavanaugh by Wil- son in a saloon at Mason and Ellis streets about three months ago. Saturday night Conley called at 200 Turk street upon a woman who rooms there. | Mrs. Reeves, the landlady, entered the | room and she and Conley had some words, | Mrs, Reeves called him an ex-convict, and | | he reached his hand under the lounge on | | which he lay and pulled out a revolver. | | He fired a shot at Mrs. Reeves, but the ‘hul!c-t went over her head and struck lhe1 wall. i Mrs. Reeves shouted lustily for the po- ! lice. Conley sprang from the lounge and rushed out of the house, disappearing | north on Jones street. Captain Bohen vesterday detailed Detective Sullivan on | the case. —_———————— Arion Concert. The opening concert for the season 1899- 1900 of the Arion Club was given last night at 414 Pine street and participated in by Messrs. Savannah, Clement, Dr. Frederich, Wertsch and H. Holzhauer. Selections from Haydn, Abt, Veit, Schu- | | | s. =] o | | | | | | | being accom | and County Hospital. mann, Blzet, Otto, Pressel, Englesberg, Mendelssohn and Penschel were rendered. LITTLE MISS FOWLER VERSUS EDDIE FOY ‘There was a blast of trumpets and beat- ing of drums when Josie De Witt came to town with the “Topsy Turvy’ circus. There was a stlll bigger blast and beating for Eddle Foy. Almost unhearlded came little Miss Fowler, with a wardrobe that wouldn't flll a hand satchel and a budget of imitations that ten minutes sees the last of. And with her modest little outfit she proceeds to make business for the Solumbin, while Josle and Eddie fill up me. Miss Fowler, clumpy, in plaid and pig- talls, never for a minute takes herseif seriously, She knows that by playing Mariette the violets and carnations are forever sacrificed. They will be for some decollete lady or beglittered dancer. There isn’t a heart in town in any wise endan- gered by her visit, but there is a royal £00d laugh to her credit. And perhaps she chuckles a little in her sleeve when she reflects that the laugh will live to see those footlight darlings inserting a card n dramatic monthlies or making the vaudeville rounds. As for Eddie—poor Eddie! There is a tradition that his every entrance is the cue for laughter, and America clings blindly to the tradition. That laughter Rli!hed, the duty is performed. It will not have to be attended to again until his next entrance. Under other cumstances, KEddie One might think of him as still plodding on, footsore and weary, with “thirteen clamoring mouths to feed and the mort- gage coming due. But it doesn’t seem to be so. Instead, he clings to center stage like a fourth season belle, and contrives to thrust himself in between the audience and some rather clever people. ‘“‘Hotel Topsy Turvy" is from New York, and from Paris before that. It is only a fairly well written farce, but the twing of it and the twang of {t smack of im- portation. For which let us be duly grate- ful. SARAH COMSTOCK. —_——— A FOOLHARDY TEAMSTER. Patrick LyonquanIy Attempted to Beat the San Jose Train. Patrick Lyons, teamster for Warren & Malley, contractors, had a narrow escape from death at Sixth and Townsend streets yesterday, through his own carelessn: Lyons had driven from the King street wharf with a wagon-load of bricks and reached the crossing just as the San Jose train, which left the depot at Third and Townsend streets at 11:3) a. m., was ap- proaching. F. Hindle. a yardmah, warned yons to stop till the train had passed the crossing, but he paid no attention to the warning. D. H. Gates, engineer of a train that was standing near the cross- ing, also warned him to stop, but he whipped up his horses and endeavored to gross the track before the train reached m. The result was that the engine struck the hind wheel of the wagon and Lyons was_thrown into the air_and struck the ground with his head. The wagon was knocked into kindling-wood and the bricks were distributed over the track Lyons was taken to the Receiving Hos- pital in the ambulance, where Dr. Stephen found that his right collar-bone was broken and he had sustained a lacerated wound of the scalp. His wounds were dressed and later he was sent to the Ci NANCE O’NEIL IS A SUCCESSFUL MAGDA Nance O'Neil is successful in her por- trayal of “Magda,” because she invests it with that foreign air which makes her unlike all the other (domestic) characters. | Notwithstanding her longing for peace and her expressions for love for her sis- ter and father, one knew she did not fi in these surroundings, and from the very moment she entered her home it was easy to foresee a catastrophe. In “Magda,” as in “The Jewess,” we have one scene that displays the dramatic instinct of the art- iste. In the latter it was in the ‘“‘curse scene,” in the former the accusation scene. How dignified and proud: how might - be pathetic. | BOY SET UPON- AND STAB BY HOODLUMS Will |Sam Johnson Lose an Eye. —_— Highway robbery, in broad daylight, was committed yesterday at East and | Merchant streets, by a gang of young | boys ranging from 10 to 13 years of age. | Their victim, Sam A. Johnson, a lad of | 16 years, was stabbed twice in the eye by one of the boys, when it was discovered that no booty could be secured. Young Jonnson is in a selious condition at the He- ceiving Hospital and will lose his left | eye. His_assailants escaped. | “Young Johnson, with his father, Geoige Johnson, arrived two weeks ago at San Francisco from Alaska, where they had been engaged in mining. They had |lost all of their money in a fruitless search for gold and secured a room in the Contra Costa ludging-house, at 14 Jackson treet. The father was unable to get a job in this city and the boy secured em- ployment in a Kearney-street bakery to assist his parent in_tiding over his ncial difficulties. It was the boy's habit, every afternoon, when he left his | work, to join his father in the vicinity of their ‘lodging. The lad rea and East streets hed the corner of Merchant vesterday afternoon about half past 4 o'clock. He remained there for a few minutes. After a time a group of six or seven boys approached. One of them was mounted on a large black horse and the others were armed with pieces of gas pipe and sticks. The | boy on the horse d_young Johnson into a doorway, while his companions crowded In upon their victim. A demand was then made for 5 cents. Johnson replicd that he did not have any money, but Scarcely had he time to repls when he wi ized and his pockets turned inside out. The would-be robbers then found' that the lad ha told the truth. They set upon their vietim and beat him | with the weapons they held. Johnson snatched a whip from the hands of the boy on the horse and made a feeble attempt to defend himself and to escape. Suddenly one of the boys struck him with the blade of a knife twice, once over the eyve and the second time in the e After the assailants had fled young Johnson wandered about the street for some time, until he s found by the landlord of the house where he was stop- ping. Later he was removed to the Har- bor Hospital and then sent to the City Hall, where he remained last night. His eve will have to be removed. 3 Officer Dower of the Harbor Police Sta- tion was detailed on the case. but up to an early hour this morning he had not succeeded in landing any of the young | highwaymen. Young Johnson says he can identify the boys. but was in such In- tense pain last night that he wae unable to furnish the police a accurate de- scription of h ailan RED CROSS BENEFIT. gramme for the First Night of the Week of Military Concerts. | The initial performance of the grand Pro; benefit tendered to the Red Cross Society | of ancisco, by the band of the | Fi lifornia Volunteers, will be given ambra Theatre, corner | to-night at the Al e Following is of Eddie and Jones streets. | the programme for to-night | Overture, “‘Polyphonie,” Pettes; address of welcome, Hon. J. D. Phelan; march, “‘Camp Dewey,” A. N Adams; vocal solo, se- lected, " Mrs. ¢, Mr. Brown, pianist fdylle, a vocal solo, *‘Bes Mrs. Eva Tenny, with band waltzes, ““Atmospheric,” J. “Star- Spangled Banner, with band accompaniment, ad. Lonely.” Nesvadba; original Filipino views by W. H. | Lillte, T V. Signal Corps. | The orchestra will render a promenads beautiful in her just wrath was this trag- | concert, during which the dudience will edienne when her Magda accused her faithless lover of his cowardice, his vil- lainy and dishonor in scathing terms of sarcasm! How she enveloped him with burning words of anger! How she stabbed him with the dagger of ire! Only an actress who puts her very soul into her declamation can obtain results such as ornament the performance of Nance O'Neil. ALFRED METZGER. —_—— CHAPEL COMPLETED. Ladies’ Sodality at St. Ignatius to Have a New Home. Next Sunday will witness the inaugura- tion of the new students’ chapel at St. Ignatius Church. The chapel has under- gone a complete renovation during the past months, having been altered and decorated for the use of the Ladies’ So- dality. The decorations and frescoing were in charge of Mr. Frezzini, the artist. Special services will be held to dedicate the chapel to its new use. An elaborate musical programme has been prepare: and Father Calysia will deliver an ad Rev. Philip O'Ryan returned from Chicago_veste: where he had accom- panled Archbishop Riordan on the latter's journey East. He left the Archbishop in the best of health. It was expected that Father Yorke would accompany Father O'Ryan back to San Francisco, but he did not appear. Father Yorke will probably return to this city about the first of No- vember. While many of his friends have received letters from him since his arrival in_ New York, he has mentioned no definite time for his home coming. —— e Youths’ Directory Fair. The largest crowd of the week attended the Youths' Directory air Saturday night. Father Crowley was happy to see the peo- ple come in. Much atténtion w the Sacred Heart booth, which is very handsomely decorated and is very cred- itable. Mrs. Ragan is In charge, assisted by other ladi Among the handsome articles displayed in the booth was a beautiful tapestry, made by Mrs. John B, Carson. The Nevada booth entertained last evening. The Iadies entertaining were Mrs. Albert B%lrns. Mrs. F. W. Bur- nett and Mrs. Fennell. gramme included ces by Professor Colburn, Josefa Burns, Maria Eustace, Baby Ruth and Ormond Smith. The con- test for Sheriff continued. At the close Deasy had 15l votes and Lackmann 160, This evening Professor Hoover's Physical Culture Club will be present. Tuesday evening Professor Tronchet, Van Court and Hammersmith of the Olympic Club Theé pro- will attend with their classes.” An exhibi- tion of club-swinging will be given by Professor Smyth. — e Prominent Socialist Dead. NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Lawrence Gron- lund, the Socialist writer, died suddenly in this city vesterday morning, aged 33 years. He had been an editorial writer d on the Evening Journal for some months, | coming here from Seattle. His most cele- brated work was ‘“The Co-operative Com monwealth,” published a dozen years ago, and of which 100.000 copies have been sold. He had traveled extensively in the United States, lecturing on Socialism. as paid to | be permitted to view the Filipinio ex- hibit on the stage. Twenty captured | machetes will be given each night by lot | to the seat holders. | e — | Died Unknown in Hospital. | The body of an unknown man, who dled in the City and County Hospital vester- | day afternoon, has beén removed to the | Morgue. _The man was taken to the Re- | cefving Hospital on the 12th inst. in an | unconscious condition and removed from there to the City and County Hospital, where he lingered until vesterday, when ai | he died without_re ng consclousness. | An autopsy by Dr. Zabala developed the fact that the unknown died from apo- | plexy. He was aged about 5 yvears and stood about 5 feet 11 inches in height. He had a brown mustache. 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