The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1900, Page 12

12 PLAGUE FARCE PLAYS HAVOC | WITH BUSINESS Many Suffer From Quaran-| tine Which Is Maintained | in Chinatown. - | Federal Government and Commercial | es Lose Thousands of Dol- rs on Account of Board of Health Embargo. N neidents mark the bu- generated by our su- Board to furnish nicrobic comedies. diculous phase the serious the Health 4 for the mere usement and ex- he Supervisors it by with a business is another erday a hrough that soted. Passengers d to get on or off, how. K y and Stockton were they permitted to ride | betw these streets. nese show any ebulli- here are now enough own to fill an | servants were °s of the quarantine, home. The few i guard are not es and rescues are accustomed to manipulate the pots vesterday was without joke to the Chi- business is put in embargo Revenues Fall Of. x is a great suf- Chinatown FPRECAUTIONS AT BERKELEY. Rowell Scared by Plague Possi- repares & Quarantine, ¥ ch S.—Health Officer s taking precauticnary sures against the bubonic plague, bjects in Berke- be done to pre d the slightest disense from cisco be stu- o anything se- tention to stees to enforce who were prevented from | e e morning trains nd demanded sue their busi- to give them | DR. GASSOWAY REPORTS. Quantity of Anti-Pest Serum in the Hands of Federal Health Officers. WASHINGTO? eon General Wyman of service that glands ‘case of plague there e local health autkh surgeon | ty of ueraurp.-s( | » recently imported from tute in Paris, is al | mortal THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1900 in the hands of the Marine Hospital of- ficers at San Francisco. He has sent an | additional quantity for use In this emer- gency. HER REMAINS WERE REDUCED TO ASHES Before Incineration a Post Mortem Examination of Miss Wilbur’s Brain Was Made. Simple and impri were the funeral services held over the remains of Miss Elida Wilbur yesterday afternoon at the family residence, California street. The home where had passed her ve she happy girlhood and where for two long ve ound sleep rs she had lain in that pr: decked with nd lilles and vio- as for a brid nothing to that the bad made vhite casket that held the unfortunate girl the rem of was compl hidden from view with a all of violets and k and white roses he family was no the ser: vices, and so the u yressing back- | ground of somber-clad fig 5 wont- ing. Rev. Dr. George C of the First Congregational Church read the fur and _there was singing by rain_bearing the re- the relatives of the deceased, Mr. Dunphy, Miss Dunphy and a few imme- diate friends repaired to Cy 1 Cemetery, where the body ated. SIx old friends of the fa the casket to the hearse; they Buckbee. An autopsy was held Wednesday after- . Jacobs, J. O. Blanchard and S. C. | OCCUPIED SAME APARTMENT IN ALAMEDA HOTEL D. R. Lane Gives Strong Testimony for Mrs. Net- tie Craven-Fair. Asserts That Fair Referred to Her as His Wife While They Were Living in the Hostelry Across the Bay. CERT A Mrs. Craven-Fair has trotted out an- | other witness whose testimony, if it 1s not impeached, will strengthen her claim of being the widow of the late Senator Fair. D. R. Lane, an aged gentleman who conducts a resort at Leona Helghts, in Alameda County, testified yesterday that in the fall of 1893 the Senator told him to “take géod care of my wife,” referring to the petitioner in the present litigation before Judge Troutt. The incident happened, according to 0000400049 00+0+0 40 +000+0+040+00+9+0 . ® bebebed e R RS . D e AT D oy HERE (omre. . S 77e s ede b g . S = e S 2 g Wi CPEN pone” COES 776, L R R . | noon Dr. Renz, the physician who last attended Miss Wilbur. “I found a chronic inflammation of the pia mater,” Dr. Renz sald last night. “It is no uncommon disease of the brain, nor were the physical sults uncommon There have been similar cases in the his- tory of medical science. What is aston- ishing is that Miss Wilbur's life lasted as long as it 4 ALHAMBRA TO REOPEN WITH A CLEVER FARCE Sunday afternoon the popular new Al- hambra Theater will reopen with ore of the newest and brightest farce-comedies that has been pr al the goers this ason. You Smith?” is the t:tle of the new play, which will be seen for the first time on the coast at the Alhambra, coming here direct {rum a very successful tour across the conti- nent. It is a very bright comedy and will be elaboratel duction. he piece is replete with clever specialties and catchy music, while a dis- tinctive feature is made of the spectacular | room 17 of the hotel,” said Lane. ged in the coming pro- | effects. The company is & strong one and | much more pretentious than is usually seen in a farce-comedy. It is headed by the famous comedian John Tierney, who is c The very favorably known in thi leading lady is May Donohue, ated | the original 1 Murphy in “Chimmie Fadden.” The advance sale opened yesterday | morning at the Alhambra box-office, a despite the rain continued brisk throug out the day. From present indica‘ions there will be erowded hou formances Sunday —————————— Will Decline to Serve. Superintendent of Schools Webster is of the opin! that L. Taafe and C. H. Walker, whom he recently appointed dep- uty Superintendents, will decline to give up their present positions for places that, in their opinion, do not pay a salary com- with the onerous duties ex- Walker has already signified mensurate acted. Mr. | his intention of declining the appointment, and if Mr. Taafe's plication for one vear's leave of absence is denied by the Board of Education he will, in all prob- ability, refuse the offered piace. ———————————— Savings and Loan Society Solicits loans on mortgages or trust deed at lowest market rates. 101 Montgomery.* —_————— Captain Simmons in a Bad Way. Captaip Albert Simmons of the bay schooner Lizzie Theresa is in a critical condition at the Receiving Hospltal as the result of his battle with the waves Wed- nesday night. He owes his life to Olaf Peterson, the sailor who kept him afloat for mearly a quarter of a mile aftar the boat had been capsized till they were res- cued. Peterson was able to leave the hos- pital yesterday. —_——— Norman Parrish’s Estate. The inventory and appraisement of the estate of the late Norman Parrish was flled yesterday. Willlam Crocker, Andrew Wilkle and John Mannix, the upr,rusen, find the estate to be worth §73,705 77, + @040 e606000 8600000000+ 0+8+00090+@Q Recpublicans. Lane’s testimony, while he was manag- ing the dining department of the Park Hotel in Alameda. “I met Fair and a female companion in “They sent for me to give an order for their supper. I did not know who the woman as at the time, and did not learn that she was known as Mrs. Craven until many months afterward. The couple stayed at the hotel for several days. Fair left before his campanion. Just before his departure he sald to me in the presence of Mrs. Craven, or Mrs. Fair, as I sup- pose she | ‘I am going away now and I want you to see that my wife Is well taken care of.' 1 suppose he meant in the way of feeding her, of course, as I had nothing to do with any other depart- ment of the hotel.” Mr. Pierson put Lane through a severe ross-examination, but did not succeed in shaking his testimony. The whole pro- ceedings apparently bored the witness, for he yawned between every answer, until the Judge became infected with the “tired feeling’ and almost went to sleep. During the morning session of the court Hobbose was on the witness stand rther cross-examination, but no ad- for fu; | ditional information was elicited concern- ing her interview with Fair. In the after- noon Attorney Pierson notified the court that he had searched through the private papers of the dead millionaire, but could ind but one letter written to him by Mrs. Hobbose. He had not succeeded in locat- ing the picturc of the Hobbose children which Mrs. Hobbose had testified she had sent to him. She identified the letter, but as it was read only for the purpose of fixing a date, it was not introduced as evidence, The taking of testimony will be contin- ued next Monday. “Keith's” opening; all invited; extra fine. Our hats “beat the best.” 808 Mar- ket street. . —————————— Object to Removal of Hydrants. A committee from the Board of Fire Un- derwriters, consisting of Fire Commis- sioner Watt, Rudolph Herold, I. Gutte and W. J. Dutton, appeared before the Supervisors' Fire Committee yesterday to argue in favor of the rescinding of an or- dinance providing: for the removal of 160 hydrants in what is known as the “lodg- ing-house” and other districts. The com- mittee decided to request the Spring Val- ley Water Company to allow the hydrants to remain, with the understanding that b} besiity TEGE g7 G0 the city will for them on and after July 1,71900. oy SAYS FRAGLEY GOT HIM TO PAY BILLS Ex-Superintendent of Streets Defend- ant in a Suit Filed by B. F. Tracy. Ex-Superintendent of Streets Martin J. Fragley has been sued by B. F. Tracy to recover $1818 50, money loaned and un- paid. In his complaint Tracy alleges that at divers times within the two years last past plaintiff pald to divers persons divers sums of money, for the use and benefit of defendant at defendant’s special instance and request, amounting to $1818 50. Just whom the persons were to whom the money was paid the complaint fails to state. Neither does it intimate for what purposes the money was paid. Attorney Curran, who is associated with Stephen "‘O’Keeffe, plaintiff's attorney, says that Tracy advanced the money to pay various hllfs during the recent cam- paign, in which Fragley was a_candidate, and now demands a return. Fragley, he says, probably claims that as he ‘“took care” of Tracy after his election the obli- gation was liguidated, but Tracy denles that any agreement to the effect existed. —_— e CARED FOR THE LITTLE ONES. ‘What the Directors of the Infant Shelter Are Doing. At the annual meeting of the members of the Little Sisters' Infant Shelter, held | yesterday at 512 Minna street, the follow- | for the cursent year: | Mrs. T. G. Taylor, Mrs. G. F. Richardson, | Mrs. E. 8. Fennimore, Mrs. Rebekah Jen. nings, Mrs, E. B. Cotter, Mrs. W. M. Pler. son, Mrs. A. W. Jackson, Mrs. B, M. Gunn iss Mary Taylor. ‘ooper was re-elected E. 8. Fennimore was c! resi- | sponding secretary and Miss Mary Taylcr | was chosen treasurer in place of Mrs, L. | J. Holton, who declined a renominat'on | for the reason that for the greater part X ‘ ) b, i |Scenes in. Chinatown During Farce Quarantine. Seen | of the year she will be absent from the = city. 'l?he reports show that during the year thirty-one new members were added to the rolls and that the number of little wards received at the shelter was greater than it has ever been. There are now sev- enty-five little ones there, in addition to a number of day children, who are nlaced there during the day while their parents are ‘at work and for which service the fmrsm! pay a small sum. The income rom the parents of day children was $900 In excess of that recelved the previous yvear, and that, with the contributions Tom members, supported the shelter. The expenses during the past year were within $100 of the amount of expenditures. Larger accommodations are needed, and a proposition was discussed to either erect & suitable bullding or seek larger quar- ters. The directors have started a librarv for the little ones, and they will be pleaded to receive donations of cast-aside books suitable for children under 14. The shelter will also accept cast-off wearing AP arel that can be made over for the children. During the year the health of the children has been unusually good. Only two deaths. those Infants, occurred. The shelter had donated to it a piano by the Young La- dies’ Auxillary and Christmas donations by a number of merchants. —_—————— Dr. Parker's Cough Cure. One dose will stop & cough. Never fails. Try it. All druggists. ® —— e ——— The Lick Bath’s Trust. Henry E. Mathews, James K. Wilson and Jacob Stern, trustees under the will of James Lick, relating to the Lick Baths, have filed their second account and have petitioned the court to appoint a trustee to fill the vacancy cau by the death of the late John O. Earle. The account covers the period from October 15, 1895, to February 15, ). The 'total income during the period named was $39,79374, and the disburse- ments $39,166 15, leaving a balance on hand of $627 59. —_—————— A Thieving Youngster. Henry Walain, a boy 10 years of age, was booked at the City Prison vesterday for a public institution. He 1s a bad boy, and a few days ago stole $27 from Mrs, Jones, 515 Octavia street, where he and his sister llved, and had spent $8 of the money when arrested. Once before he was caught while stealing his teacher's purse. is father deserted the family elght years ago and since then the mother has been working to support herself and two children. ing were chosen as the board of direztors | Mrs. «C. E. Cooper, | osen | vice president, Mrs. G. F. Richardson was | re-elected recording secretary, Mrs. Charles H. Wilson was_ elected corre. e e o e e e R S ot 3 S ST S S S S SO SO SO STATE LEADERS ARE ADVISED T0 ACT PROMPTLY Demand for Meeting of the Republican State Com- mittee. —_— Important Session of the County Committee—Measures Suggested to Obtain Clean Primaries | for Both Parties. See it | Desire of Republicans for an early | meeting of the State Central Committee | of the party was expressed last evening | | In the following resolutions, Introduced | { by M. V. Taylor at a regular session of | the Republican County Committee at Shiels Hall, and unanimously adopted: | O+ 4+ 4444444440 | e Whereas, The Republican National Committee has is- sued a call for a National Con- vention to be held June 19, 1800, and ‘Whereas it is the desire of this, the Republican County Committee of San Francisco, that in the organization of the State Convention for the selec- tion of delegates to the Na- tional Convention the com- plete harmony and best inter- ests of the Republican party be conserved and fostered, and furthermore believing that, to this end, it is neces- sary for the Republican State Central Committee to take early action in the matter of the issuance of its call for a State convention, it is there- fore by this County Commit- tee Resolved, That the chair- man of the Republican State Central Committee be re- quested and is hereby respect- fully urged to call said State Central Committee together in meeting on or about the 17th of March of this year, and that the said State Cen- tral Committee be and is hereby respectfully requested to issue at said meeting or immediately subsequent thereto its call for the State convention. It is further resolved, That a copy of these resolu- tions be forwarded at once to the chairman of the State Central Committee. ‘_ s MM§¢§060¢6{60#0%4%“#400+0#M6#64#04#§000m | | Aasss i At e add e et e e s R R R e an s 2D NS VU R OSSPSR A. J. Martin asked the chairman, Alfred | Bouvier, if the records of the Fourth and Fifth Congressional conventions had been transmitted by the old County Commit- | tee to the existing committee, and was | informed that the documents had not been secured. The secretary read a courteous letter | trom United States Senator Bard, ac- | knowledging receipt of complimentary resolutions adopted by the committee. In the regular order of business, A. Ruef's amendment to the by-laws, pro- viding for increasing the number of the executive committee from eighteen to | twenty-five and taking the additional five from committeemen at large, was called up. After discussion, the proposed amendment was rejected. August_Tilden's amendment to increase the number of members of the advisory committee from five to ten was also re- Jected. Alex B. Truman moved that the chair be authorized to appoint the five mem- bers to constitute the advisory commit- tee, as provided for in the existing by- laws, before the next regular meeting. The motion was earried. ‘Adrian Smith introduced the following resolutions: | Whereas, The State prim: law does not throw its valuable safeguards around the com- mon primary_elections; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the executive committee of the Republican County Committee be and here- by is instructed to communicate with the Democratic County Committee of this city and county to the effect that this county committee advocates the holding of both Democratic and Republican primary elections on the same | days, sald days to be selected after mutual | conference, and said primary election shall be | under the control and direction of such Demo- cratic and Republican county committees; and | be it further Resolved, That our executive committee be and hereby 1s instructed to communicate with the Republican committees representing the Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts re- questing their co-operation in effecting such an arrangement. In advocating the adoption of the reso- | lution Mr. Smith held that it was neces- | sary that all possible safeguards should be thrown around the primaries. If pri- mary elections of both parties be held on the same day Republicans cannot vote for Democrats and Democrats cannot vote for A. Ruef sald that he was in favor of the plan proposed, but expressed doubt as to its practical operation. For exam- | ple, he remarked, Democrats may not | elect delegates to their National Conven- tion by Congressional districts. Again, he suggested, that the Repuolican Con- gressional district committees might be Jjealous of their rights. A. J. Martin advised the committes that care should be taken In sending delegates to the National Convention. He remark- ed: “We sent two delegates to St. Louls four Erears ago because we failed to start out right.” After further discussion the resolutions were adopted. It was understood that the executive committee would take no action toward conference with the Democrats until the Republican State Central Com- mittee fixed a time for holding the Repub- lican State Convention. Mr. Tilden introduced a resolution ex- ressing the sense of the county commit- ee that no member thereof should hold membership in any organization or asso- clation of persons hostile to sald commit- ee. Discussion prolonged and animated en- sued. Messrs. Ruef and Buckley admitted that they were members of the old coun- ty committee, but declared that they had not attended a meeting since the new committee was created. | Mr. Cox asserted that members of the old county committee deserved credit for voting for Horace Davis. He remarked that some of the members of the present committee who voted for Jim Phelan wished now that they had voted for Hor- ace Davis. The remark called out a round of applause. Adrian Smith said the talk to the effect that the old committee claimed the right to act as the regularly constituted county committee was all nonsense. So far as he knew, the old members were going. stand in for Republican success. The suggestion was made by several akers that the adoption of the resolu- tions would producs discord rather than harmony in the party, hence the subject matter was laid on the table and the meeting adjourned. to Thrashed Him for Spite. | _John Gavin, a sailor, was convicted by Judge Cabaniss yesterday on a charge of battery and was fined $25. Gavin's de- fense was that he had pawned a watch worth $75 for $20, and he gave the pawn ticket to Joe Lopes, a colored saloon keeper at 408 Pacific street, asking him to redeem the watch and he would pay him on his return from Alaska. Lopes re- deemed the time; but told Gavin it :md been t.ht:lflrln ‘m ekml'nm“n was 8o ncensed e stru , knockin; out three of his teeth. o * sale. this will be housecleaning day in the store. lines of goods that have lingered through the week will be rushed out at once. we say they will be. the prices insure that. a ribbon special. “the’’ table full of no. 60 fine all siik, brilliant taffeta ribbons in the follow- ing select shades: white, pink 1, pink 2, light blue, lilac, brown 1, brown 2, royal silver, gray, cardinal, turquoise, leghorn bluette, cerise, at........ napkins $1.19 a doz. purple, and .....per yard 17¢C just 85 doz. bleached napkins, 21x21 inches, all linen, fast selvage, regular $1.50 value. 80 picces giass crash, 14 inches wide, a fine qual= ity, per yard only SC pillow case muslin, 48 inches wide, best grade, 1250 yards of it l4 at only...per yard C comforters, 120 of them. doub'e-bed s'ze. figured silkoline covered, white cotton filled, a $1.25 lity, but cach gz Y eronrronnes IDC lace trimmed aprons. ladies’ whit: lawn aprons, full size and width, 2- inch lace trimming around the bottom, wide band and strings. J. d. O’Brien & Co. prize 938, 937, 939, 941, 943, 945, 917 Market Street. RASCALS ARE THE CHILDRE OF POLITICS Father Yorke on Man-asa Social Animal and His Relations. ——e Social, Business and Political Condi- | tions of the Present Day Are Analyzed by the Eminent Priest. oo —" “Ye cannotserve Godand mammon.” Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke further impressed | this truth on the minds of a vast congre- | gation at St. Mary's Cathedral last even- | ing and pointed out to his listeners why | the Lord had spoken and said that it was | “easier for a camel to go through the eye | of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Father Yorke confined his address to ‘“Man as a Soclal Animal.” In part he sald: “There are three relations in the life of man—society, business and political. In Holy Scripture we find that the word | ‘world’ is applied to man in his three rela- tions, and we must also accept the truth | that between God and the world there | now exists truceless, irreconcilable war. Let us see what it is in the world that causes the Lord to stand against us. Man in the first place is a social creature. He must dwell in a community of people. Loneliness will eat away the heart, and the closer men are bound together the more their wits are polished; the more urbane they become. ¥rom these commu- hities of men reason makes piain to us the three relations that make up his life, and we find that each are for bodily good alone. No government or condition among men has as its object the control of the mind, the soul and the spirit of man. It is the idea of our Government that man should give up as little of his personal liberty as possible; to steer the ship of state as close to the breakers of anarchy as is commensurate with safety. We give our courts, our officers and politicians as little power as possible, and a fundamental | principle of our constitution gives to all | the right to be free, to follow their own jdeals and objects of happiness so long as a like pursuit of others is not interferea with. All of this Is for the bodily welfare of man, which is the object of ail society, of all government. “In my opinion nothing is more charm- ing than a politician clothed in his white robes of candidacy. How he greets hi, friends and the passing stranger and tells them of the good that he can do, but when the votes have been counted and he is given his certificate of election he counts those he greeted with glad smile before among the trying annoyances of office. When he is ready to leave for private life | again his immaculate gown of candidacy is spotted and torn like those which have been spread in the market place since we were old enough to vote. It is great to enter on a plan of political purification, | but as a rule the man who is blinded with the prospect of a political job will drive a coach and four through the ten com- mandments, but all must answer unto God. Our political liberty consists in the right to throw one crowd of rascals out | of office and put another crowd of rascals | in, or if rascals are not put In it is safe ;o nytlh-l theyflwlll‘;o out rascals. - But say to you again, ‘Ye cannof and mammon.’ t serve God Ladies’ vesting top shoes worth $3 50 f $150 a pair at the sale of shoes, 1: ln:: . ket street. COURT NOTES. Lizzle Harrigan was yesterday - fined $100, with the alternative of 100 Z.y. in g:ekc;lunty Jall, for stealing $20 from Pat- | c] annon, a visitor from the country. Ah Si Doc:_; ighbinders ar- LAST NIGHTS 0f Anction Sale of GUMP Collection of European PAINTINGS FRIDAY and SATURDAY, March 9 and 10, NATIVE SONS’ HALL, 414 Mason Come Just to Look Prettiest Chinaware Crockery Glassware Lamps Ornaments Novelties Clocks LOWEST PRICES. Come Just to Look: (Great Awerican [mporting Tea Go. Stores Everywhere. 200 Stores. DT ©-maTzo The San Francisco Matzo Co.. factory and main office at 1130 Howard st.. telephone South 461. Samples already. Matzos. §c per pound: t30 meal, Sc per pound: matgzos baked with 15c per pound. macromes, 40c per pound. ers also n at 1240 Folsom st.. telephone Folsem 991 W. T. HESS, NOTARY PUSLIC AND ATTORNEY-AP-LAW. Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckels Bidg. Telephone Brown 931 Residence, §21 California st.. below Powell, 18c0. San Franc! DR. CROSSMAN’S SPECIFIC MIXTURE, F %, THE CURE OF GONORRHOEA, jleets, Strictures and analogous cotme plaints of the Organs of Price §1 & bottle. For sale by druggists. Kri[llf: Indian Vegetable RE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THOUSANDS of persons who have used them for forty E:Tncxnunm"em and purity tbe biood.