The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1900, Page 5

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New York nant of Police Esola and Leo | ant of her hu WHARF COLLAPSES, THROWING PLEASURE-SEEKERS INTO BAY D PP 0000 e e0e0eisie0 000 s00teieiedededede . number of men A /A 4 were standing on Fortunately nobod hermen’s Asso s injured. rge crowd. the wharf, which . commenced to sag. and w: went up from the excl CORPUS CHRISTI EAST OBSER) I SOLEMN POMP Children of Mary Carried Banners in Procession at St. Francis’ Service of High Mass at Saints Peter and Paul Was Most Impres- sive and a Procession PRIVATE whart at Harbor View | into the wa- ion gave a pic- Harbor View which was attended While the aquatic is a frail R Policeman Ottsen realizing the danger | collapsed yesterday, precipitating a | at once ordered the crowd off the wharf. | and. women who | Just it | as a major portion of the crowd | had reached the shore part of the whart e way under the strain, precipitating number of men and women into the wa- ter. All were rescued without any difti- culty the wharf, which | “Jack” McNamara, the South Side poli- operty i tician, while assisting.an old man to reach r of the a place of lost his footing and tumbled overboard. Being unable to swim | he shouted for help. miley” C van, a well-known charac- ter abo town, thinking McNamara was lin imminent danger of being drowned, | | B I o e S R IE e R S ° | i | | Do 0000000000000 400000000000400000056 04000400040 +ieieie@®| P AR R PICKNICKERS DUMPED INTO THE BAY AT HARBOR VIEW BUT ALL ARE RESCUED UNINJURED. ° . hurriedly divested himself of vest and shoes a of the politician. After considerable | trouble he succeeded in landing Goad Natured Jack,” as he is familiarly known, on the beach. mara was none the worse for his tary bath. Policeman Ottsen also received a slight ducking by falling through an aperture in his coat, | 1 the wharf caused by the planks parting. | ung woman, whose name was not | ascertained, seeing the crowd making des- | perate efforts to reach the beach, and thinking that the entire wharf was about | to collapse, jumped into the water and swam ashore. She s loudly applauded | as she walked up the beach. 1 MALARIAL FEVER 1S LAYING LOW WARTHUR'S MEN ‘Thirty Per Cent of Troops| in Two Regimentson | Sick List. e Forces Under Command of Generals | | Funston and Grant Win Two Important Victories Near Followed. Biacobata. PR NI = Christi was ce! MANILA, June 17.—The United States | all the Catholic |forces nad two engagements of impor- | At St. Ignatius | tance last week. The troops under Gen- ch in the morning a solemn high |erai Funston and General Grant organized s was celebrated in honor of the occa- | an advance with part of five regiments The Rev. Father Chiappa, S. J., | and two guns against 500 rebels in a moun- | preached the sermon. ass was celebrated at 10 a. m. Mi s mass was rende: ed choir undef the Rogers. irection of Miss M. At St. Fra Church, on Vallejo street, the Rev. Father Caraher preached the sermon at the 11 o'ciock mass. During the vice the sacrament evening the blessed les of the throughout church. The Children in their biue habits, and about f the parish dressec riad banners in the p: of devotio. The Rev. vered the sermon at the evening ser- an act A Sts the feast. After the mass there was a solemn high Peter and Paul ro- cessfon ticipated in by all the sodali- ties of the church and the first commu- nion and confirmation classes. A beauti- al and valuable new canopy, recently im ted from Italy. was used for the first on this occasion. S A R MRS. MIRANDETTF HAS A VERY POOR MEMORY P ti Went Out With a Male Escort Sev- eral Times and Did Not Learn His Name. The police have not yet been able to find the man who fired w.e shot that wounded George Mirandette, the walter. Detectives Graham and Fitzgerald were detalled on the case. Mrs. Mirandette and the unknown assail- d had been out together several times previous to the night of the shooting. Yet the lady claims that she name was The only informa- e could give was that he was 2n. and that he 1lis and Leavenworth streets. iso advanced the information that dark and clean shaven. tive Graham went down to the Scottish Hall Saturday night with Mrs. Miran- dette to find the dark man if possible, as he ascertained from e informa tion that this mysterious person was very partial to dancing at that hall. and that he ha@ several weeks before had trou- ble with Mirandette there on account of his attentions to the wounded man's wife. did not know what the man’ or where he worked. that sh lectric tion | They did not find him. (Graham and Fitzgerald stated last night that they think the Mirandette famil know well enough who the man is who did_the shooting. but for motives best known to themseives they will not give the desired information. e LIVED MANY DAYS WITHOUT MORSEL OF FOOD Mrs. Becanon, at Santa Ana, Breaks the Famous Record of Dr. Tanner. SEANTA ANA, June 17.—A feat of fast- ing surpassing that of Dr. Tanner has just come to light here. The faster is Mrs. H. F. Becanon, who, until yesterday, had not partaken of a morsel of food for forty-seven days. Mrs. Becanon came here from Cedar Rapids, Nebr., last March, for the benefit of her health. Upon the advice of a physician she refrained from eating for a iew ys, after which the l%petile for food left her entirely, and she gained slightly in weight and strength At the Church of Corpus Christl a sol- ed by an augment- e was a procession of the of Father McMahon | mass was celebrated at | hurch in honor of They found that | omed at the | Detec- | tain stronghold east of Biacobata, where it was supposed Captain Roberts of the Thirty-fifth 1egiment, who was captured | last month at San Miguel de Majumo, was held ca % The Americans operated under many difficulties and over an exceedingly rough country: but the rebels retreated, only a | tew resisti and the stronghold was | occupied and hurned. As th t of last week's scouting sixty Fili were killed, 200 were cap- tured a: rifies, with 23.000 rounds ot ammunition, were surrendered. Three | Americans were killed, | Malarial fever has been prevalent since | April in parts of Cavite and Batabangas | rovinces, which are garrisoned by the | i‘orty-sixth and Thirty-ninth regiments Thirty per cent of the men of each regi ment are on the sick list. Of two bat taljons in Batangas -province, one has 130 | sick and the other 1%0. | | COMMISSIONERS WIN { OVER THE FILIPINOS | Judge Taft and His Colleagues Hard | at Work on the Enactment i { of Civil Laws. | MANILA, June 17.—Judge Taft and his | colleagues of the Civil Commission are studying the different legislative phases of the situation preparatory to the work of enacting new laws on September 1, { when they assume legislative powers. The subjefts “have been tentatively divided among them as follows: Judge Taft—Crown lands, land titles, the church and the civil service, the last- named with a .vlew of bringing fgom the United States a good class of Government emploves. who shall eventually replace army officers in the civil administration. Judge Wright—Internal improvements, | constabulary, commerce, corporation fran- | chises and the criminal code. Henry C. Ide—Banking and currency {and the organization of civii courts. |~ Bernard Moses—Revenues, taxation and | schools. | _The Commissioners have established of- fices in the same building with General MacArthur and are recelving, discussing and absorbing the opinions of army an navy men and of foreigners and Filipinios. | The people of Manila seem pleased with the democratic course of the Commission- | ers and with their habitually courteous demeanor. The earlier feeling of disap- pointment is slowly disappearing. REBELS MAY HAVE [ CAPTURED PANAMA Gain an Important Victory and About Two Hundred Federals Are Reported Killed. KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 17.—The royal mail steamer Don, Captain Davis, | which arrived here to-day from Colon, | brings news of an impprtant battle fought on Friday last about ten miles outside of Panama. Accordipg to this information the insurgent fo! ‘were victorious and some 200 of the Government troops were killed. It is inferred that Panama way | already be in possession of the rebels. The latter are strongly entrenched at San Joaquin, near Santa Marta, and a!l the Government troops at Baranquilla had been dispatched to Santa Marta when the Don left Colon. —_—— Several hundred Jews in Chicago have contributed to a fund to relieve the vic- tims of famine in Russia. | chon, Alfred Drevser, Alfred Gerveau, Joseph | 1a, Genia Escaig, Joseph Robin, Amelie Trouil- | Thiebaut, Eugenia Cassassies, Augustine Cru- | 8:30 and taken to the Receiving Hospital, LIGHTED TAPERS A PRESENTED T0 THE CHURCH Children Take Part in Serv- ices at French House of Worship. e Many Boys and Girls Receive First | Communion at the Church of Notre Dame des Victoires. e roeieig R o S A large class of boys and girls received first communion at the 8 o’clock mass yes terday in the Church of Notre Dame des Victoires. The scene during the ceremony was highly impressive. Thirty-nine little girls in white costumes and twenty-six | boys attired in white vests and each | ! g i the right arm, participated. Shortly before the hour fixed for the services the candidates formed in line in| their hall in the basement and marched | @-¢9—40 4040404 0-40-+Q, through the alsle to their seats in the body of the church.. Each child bore a lighted candle in his hand, which added to the effect. The church was crowded with the parents and friends of the children. The aitar was beautifully decorated with flowers presented by members of the con- gregation. After the choir had rendered a hymn Constant Simon, one of the boys, mounted the pulpit, and in a clear voice read acts beforc the ma Rev. Father Guibert, . M., followed, and preached a short and | able sermon before and after mass. ‘I'ne acts after mass were read by Miss Helen Lavergne. Throughout the services the children sang hymns. They marched two by two to the altar and received holy communion. As the boys and girls stood in line at the rall holding the lighted can- | dles, which they offered to the church, | they' presented a striking picture. | In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the class | made a renewal of their baptismal vows | and _reheard the consecration of | the Ble: Virgin, which latter was | read by Miss Clemence Sarmet. Rev. | Father Hamet, S. M., pastor of the church, preached an able sermon which befitted the occasion and was intended to direct the minds of the young ones. The | children rendered a number of French hymns and at the conclusion of the ser- | vices there was solemn benediction of the | Blessed Sacrament. Achille Artigues ‘Presided at the organ | at both services hnd rendered some grand | selections. The class will attend a mass | for thanksgiving this morning at §| o'clock. Following are the names of the children who received first communion: Boys—Leon Boulanger, George Barron, Maur- ice Verdier, Willy Lannigan, Albert Blanchard, Lucien Benoit, Plerre Mare, Eugene Brunet, Jean Lagrove, Jean Serra, George Lapoulide, Gaston Van Brouchoute, Eugene Pierret, Jo- seph Bertrand, Constant Simon, dori, Willy Edgar, Charles Bern Frank 'Poli- Adrien Bau- Jaussand, Charles Thiebault, Plerre Bellegarde and George Robert. Girls—Clemence Sarmet, Augustine Rancurel, Elizabeth Godou, Rosie Caccia, Josephine Ju let, Scholastiqué Gascard, Jeanne Bordenare, Efama_Robin, Alice Gigon, Juliette Pauline, | Eliza Vasesiere, Eda Batkin, Aurelia Van Brou- choute, Marie Marc, Helene Delsol, Helene La- Veggne, Celina Peramont, Marie Louise Colon, Emily Serveau, Pearl Beilhes, Blanche Beilhes, Josephine Husser, Therese Largente, Philo- mene Mesple, Antoinette Page, Francis Agar- eskl, Aimee Michel, Silvia Faufrignon, Lucle ! clani, Lucie Weiss, Celina Bellegarde, Gertle Hall, Marie Robert and Adele Taran. DRUG PRODUCED AN UNENDING SLUMBER Eugene Black, Suffering From In- somnia, Takes Fatal Overdose of Morphine. Eugene Black, suffering from an over- | dose of morphine, was removed from his room at 104 Eddy street last evening at where an hour later he died. Deceased was an employe of the Cafe Royal. It developed that he had lo been a sufferer from insomnia and evidently taken the drug to produce sleep. In the department store of the future: Customer—I should like to look at your links? Salesman—Yes, sir. Cuff or golf? i | wearing a ribbon of the same color on | 2 MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1900 FRENCH LOIVES MY SO0 B VERY SCARCE Gallic Bakers Want Shorter Hours and an Allow- ance for Food. A Situation May Mean Temporary Passing of the French and Ascendency of Cheaper > Italian Loaf. —_——— From the present aspect of things the | sour French loaf, with appetizing | long, crukt, the loaf dear to the heart of the Gallic restaurant frequenter, will be for | some little time to come chiefly conspicu- ous by its absence in the places where once it reigned supreme. The French bakers have asked their employers for truck. They cents a day for food, weekly pay, two pounds of bread an eight-hour wi ing day, and, la: the exclusion from the bakeries of formed union. Saturday the head bakers held a con- sultation and decided not to allow the de- mands of their workmen. and in one French newspaper. HEAD BAKERS—The following res- olutions werc adopted at a reunion of the French Head Bakers: 2 Whereas, the union of the journey- men bakers has resolved to ask, be- sides the actual regular salary, the following advantages: (1) 75 cents per d (2)_ two pounds of bread every » () limitation to eight hours of the or day, (4) exclusion from the bak- eries of all bakers not members of the union. The head bakers,after deliberat- ing and by a unanimous vote, regret to announce that they cannot admit the af8resaid demands, which, if adopted, would constitute a danger for their general interest. They hope, neverthe- less, to get over the actual crisis, and they will do their best to deliver dally the bread to their customers as usu: THE COMMITTE. As a result of this notice and decision alf the workmen employed in the French bakeries quit work vesterday. The remain- der say that uniess their demands are went to the assistance | complied with their labors will cease to-| day. The situation is an interesting one. The Italian loaf, a cheaper substitute for the genuine French article, a bad imitation querading in a Parisian guise, prom- ises to enter the fleld and, temporarily at any rate, usurp the erstwhile unassailed sovereignty of the Gallic staff of life. The Ttalian loaf retails three for 5 cents, the French two for 10 cents. Should the French head bakers comply with the demands of their workmen the price of the product would rise still higher. they alle In fact, they claim it would be prohibitive to the cheaper class of restaurants. Just what the outcome will be no one can say. The workmen assert that they will no longer consent to being fed by their employers, as has hitherto been the cus- tom. The emplovers say that they will not, and could not if they would; accede to their employes’ demands. DR. RADER RETURNS HOME A SICK MAN E3 2 REV. WILLIAM RADER. 0-4-0—0—0-0-0—-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-4-0—4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-5-4-0 EV. WILLIAM RADER, pastor of the Third Congregational Church, on Fifteenth street. near Mission, returned from abroad yesterday a sick man. Immediately upod the arrival of the overland he was tenderly taken to his home, and is now confined to his bed and receiving the ministrations of Dr. J. A. Miller. his family physician. Dr. Rader was taken ill while on the road between New York and Buffalo, and his condition became so serious later on that he was compelled to stop off at Pueblo and again at Reno. Physiclans in those two places afforded him slight re- lief. The minister caught cold and is now suffering from an aggravated case of la grippe. Owing to his sickness Dr. Rader was un- able to address his congregation last night. He sent his regrets and promised to preach to them on the followin, day if his health permitted it. been absent from the city nearly four months. He visited Europe in search of rest and recreation, but during his stay abroad he sent some highly interesting and brilliant letters to religious papers, ®) e in which he described his travels and ex- | periences. Dr. Rader has presided over the Third Congregational Church for a greAt many years. Through hard work he has built up a congregation which is as large as any other of his denomination in this city. His sermons on theological subjects and those on current matters have ‘appeared in the columns of the press and have at- tracted wide attention. All his friends will learn with regret of his illness and- hope for his speedy recovery. Platt’s Chlorides Instantly Disinfects house drains, water closet, sink, cellars. THE CALL’S Home Study Circle SEYMOUR EATON, Director. SUMMER COURSES, ...1900... Beginning Friday, June 29. American Political Partias, The Discoverers and Explorers of North America. Famous Art Galleries of fthe World. Historic Studies In Home Fur- nishing. Comparative Studles of Two Cen- turizs. Literary Talks and Reminis- cences, all bakers not members of the newly | They inserted | | the following notice in the morning callies Sun- | has | THE FULLY ORGANIZED PARTY MACHINE. Copyright, 1800, b Our historical study of party organiza- tion has been directed chiefty to its nomi- nating function, which is its most strik- ing and apparently its most important purpose. But to nominate candidates is the business of only oné section of the party machinery—a section of only tem- porary duration, and called into ng for that specific purpose. Party Committees. The other branch of party organization consists of permanent committees annually | appointed by the several primaries, c: cuses or conventions for the various elec tion areas. There is no uniform system. Some States have a party committee for every election area—one for each town- ship, each city, ward or precinct, each city, county, district, and for the State. oth hive committees for the larger areas only ry State has its State committee for each party and its mem- bers of the national party committee. Within the State or the national com mittee a small executive committee rea | holds most of the power and does | of the work. These committees have charge of all party business except the nomination of | candidates. They raise and pay out | money for party purposes, organize pub- lic meetings, employ speakers, print and | circulate political tracts and articles, look | after the resistration of voters and nat- uralization and enroliment of immigrants, arrange for each election the plan of mpaign, call together at the proper times the nominating bodies, conduct the canvass, provide and distribute the tick- | ets at the po Often the regular com- | mittees are as d at election time by others, called campaign committees, ap- | pointed for the purpose. PR Lists of the legal voters in any locality are prepared in all the States by public | officials, and persons whose names are | not found on those lists may be denied | voting privileges. Announcements are published before elections stating places nd hours for resistration. Local Party Organization. ngland the party com- | Outside of New mittee of each vi primary. o »n (which are caucus differ or primary ames for nt - same thing) to make I: for | the local offices and to choose delegates to the conventions to be held in the | larger areas. All party voters whe side withip the ward or town for which the primm ac entitled to member- ship in the prima Bccept in’ the large citles, party qu o election: tions often do not enter i local office i matters ¢ 2 the build} oolhouse or a street- car line, idates nominated by the party first holding a primary or cau cus may be accepted by the opp part voted against only by | indiv opposed to the local which_tiey represent. In New England and in other parts of the country having the New England type of town government the annual town meeting fills the place of the primery and nominates candidates for local offices and delegates convention: Thi is often done without any previou unf]Pr- standing, but sometimes are self- announcements, and someti rlor caucus” decide upon vate * names to be proposed to the voters. Any party voter may propose names to 1 committee t of candi- her an be voted upon, but the loc: | sometimes brings forward a 1 da This is_regarded abuse of the committee’s power g In the cities party lines are more closely | arawn and usually reach to the minute: ramification of the publice service. The election unit is th rd or precinct, each usually having its committee for ~each | party, by whom the primary is_called, The ward primaries elect the efficers of the ward and delegates to district conven- tions in the city (if such there are), and | to the city conventions, which nominates | the officers elected by the whole city. Conduct of the Primary. The chairman of the local usually calls the meeting to order and reads the committee’s call. A chairman | and a secretary having been elected— ually viva voce—the caucus proceeds to the nominations of candidates for the| | various places to be filled. ames of a | number of citizens may be brought for- ward and their comparative merits dis- cussed before the meeting. If choice is to be by ballot a committee is appointed to Teceive ard count the ballots and the of ficial voting lists are referred to to dete mine whose votes may be accepted. Al- most invariably, in order to avoid waste of time in securing a majority, those who Teceive the largest number of votes on the first ballot are declared nominated. Fre- quently, when party rules or legal enact- ments do not require a_ballot, choice is made by acclamation. Each delegate re- ceives a statement of his election, signed by the chairman and the secretary of ik | caucus. This is called his ‘credential and entitles him to sit in the convention to which he is delegated. ‘A caucus may_‘instruct” its delegates to vote for the State candidate and may | require candidates nominated for the State Legislature to pledge themselves to | vote, if elected. for a certain person ior United States Senator. In mary of the States the primaries are actually elections merely, no opportunity being given for the discussion of mea or measures. The decision as to candidates | then takes place in the committee | other private gatherings of lacal polit clans Lafcre the voters assemble in th primaries. A primary or caueus may elect delegates to as many as six or more annual conventio and in those years | when a Presidential election occurs the 1numhet is larger still. { The Crawford County Caucus. An exceptional form of the primary originated in Crawford County, Pennsy vania, and is called by the county name. It does away with nominating conventions of delegates and permits the voters of | the party to vote by ballot at the polls for their party candidates. The first elec- tion is conducted like a regular legal elec- tion, but the voters are those of a single party only. The system is used in some | of the counties and districts in a dozen or more of the States. | The County Convention. The county committee for each party calls a county convention and specifies the number of delegates to which each eity and town is entitled. The committee chairman calls the meeting to order and | reads the “call.” A temporary chairman and secretary are then chosen and a_com- | mittee on credentials appointed. These last examine the credentials of the dele- * | gates, and in case there are two sets of | delegates from the same town or city | claiming seats in the convention they re- port upon the contest to the convention, | which usually adopts the report as a mat- | ter of course. Generally the temporary organization is | made permanent, and the convention, hav- | ing appointed a committee to count the | ballots, next proceeds to nominate candi- | dates for county offices. Candidates are { announced in “nominating speeches” set- ting forth their qualifications. Nomina- | tions are sometimes made by acclamation, | as there is often no contest in a county convention and the ballot may be dis- pensed with. ‘When not otherwise chosen, a county committee for the ensuing year is elected | by the conventicn. The nominations hav- ing been made and routine business at- tended to, the convention adjourns sine die. = District Conventions. Candidates for the lower house of the | State Legislature are in some cases nom- inated by primaries, in others by county | conventions and in others by representa- |l|ve district conventions. In some cities Aldermen are nominated by aldermanic district conventions. Candidates for the State Senate are nominated by Senatorial district conventions. Still other districts nominate candidates for Congress. Their conventions meet each alternate year, and every fourth year it is, as a rule, the same area which chooses a candidate for Presi- dential Elector and nominates delegates to the National Presidential Convention. The Frocedure of the various district con- ventions is similar to that of the county convention. Names of candidates for the two houses | | i ge and town calls thetjority of committee | y Seymour Eaton. AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES. of the State | the “‘State the names | the peapie of ature do not appear om wh includes omly f = voted for bY Lte. tates we find cer- Coun- cilors (a relic elected ually and nom delegates to counciler convent The State Convention. nated by the £ the party. £ ing and ch determines number of The op convention fis much like convention, but there is us mporary secretary until _a cted. The » of the , secretary number of secretaries permanent ¢ and assi honorary vice-presiden appointed sol and & been conducted to found to have come equipped illy prepared address upon issues of the campalgn. When this \lv\x\vllul the rt of the ¢ is the his report is leading members of the party, a matter of much & Yo deals with sul t and indorses fonal administration. 2doption of the platform the of the pared by - d ig ommittee to attend to ymmittce Whose meni- reed upon long befors committee). In formal candidates for the sght before than one and the suc- the convention. candidate ballot cess irant 11 the usua votes c: ry for the friends of defeated aspirants made » move that the election be mani- mou: ing_cand s The two President in each State every year are nom- inated by the regu nvention; or ficers nominated at year) by a conv ed for the P Sometimes nominated bv the State convention. It is customary for the successful can- enant Gov- he platform be- ses that they may assembly and may ern fore the cor be introduced declare in brief of_the homors rem. Necessa the work of the State convention is and dried” be- forehand by the cent committee. The permanent presiding officer, having been selected some time before the assembling the convention, is able to prepare a s, which may be of real fmportance, and the comr upon reso- dite a doc~ lutions is also given time t adequately represent arty upon questions ace. But too often s fts action beyond sirable limit and une hoice of candidates, ate machine” becomes not so that th: the servant but the despotic master of the pa been v exemplified in recent years in New York and Penn- sylvania, not to mention less striking o= stances. State conventions held In “off years™— t is, years In_which no Governor or | Lieutenant Governor, but only the minor State officers are chosen—excite far less interest and accomplish their duties with | less formality. _In some cases nomina- tions of State officers on off years are left ¢ to the State Central Committes referred by the convention to a committee which reports names to be voted upon by the convention. Sometimes one of these methods is followed even | when a full State ticket is to be elected. Massachusetts and Rhode Island elect & Govern annually. i Minor State Officers. The officials of the State Legislature— and the Prest- | the Speaker of the Hou dent of the Senate (in some nces the Lieutenant Governor is ex-officio Presi- dent of the Senate) witn the various clerks and other minor officers—are elect= | ed by the members of the houses them- and are nominated for each cham- | ber by a caucus of the party members of | that chamber. The caucuses of the party | having a majority in the State Legislature | often excite great interest and develop | sharp competition among the friends of | the several candic Espectally i3 this true of the contest for the Speakership of the House, as that position carries with it | the of all the committees, | The President of the Senate has in some of the States corresponding power. The legislative caucus appoints, also, @ caucus committee to have charge of party interests within the chamber. Occasion- | ally the caucus is called to meet for the purpese of considering the policy of the party respect questions before the Lege | slature. SSE MACY. Iowa College. THE BEACH AND PARK One Small Accident Was All Thag Occurred to Mar a Delicious Day’s Pleasure. A day of pleasure spent at the park and CLff yesterday. The beautiful weath- | er brought out an enormous erowd, which was about equally divided between the two places. But one accident happened during the day. 8. E. Grossert, a young man living at 1066% Howard street, was playing base- ball in Golden Gate Park yesterday morn ing. A ball struck him on the heagd, | knocking him unconscious. He was driven in a buggy to the office of Dr. Quigley, ag Waller and Clayton street: and there taken to the Receiving, Hospital in { the patrol wagon. Dr. Hopper attended | Grossert and he soon regained conscious. | ness. He was suffering from a slight | concussion of the brain. A large number of people visited the | Clift House. | “The winners of the different events ag | Sutro Baths are: 50-yard dash—E. McKenzie won, A. Ras second 10-yard dash—H. McKenzle won, Cu Augustus second. High diving—A Rae won, J. Johnson se]t;ond. ; 3 = iving for plates—H. Wilbert MR aia secima B e e Springboard diving—Charles Bukes wong F. Carroll second. Swimming under water—J. H. Jacksomy won, P. Ryan second. — SPOT ON THE SUN. Abbe Mareux Makes Discovery Intere esting to Astronomers. PARIS. June 17.—Abbe Mareux, the as- tronomer, has discovered and sketched through the big teiescope in the Optic Palace of the Exposition, a remarkabie spot on the sun forming a part of an eX= tensive group and h. "ing a diameter of nearly forty kilometers. This spot, ha says, will remain for seven days and be- come visible to the naked eye. He pre- dicts the appearance of other spots im July, August and September. inf that the heat during those months will bg very great. — e ———— Luncheon Is not complete without a bottle of BLACK & TAN—"“the American Porter’—product of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n that rivals San Franciseo, Cal SR T