The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1900, Page 33

\ 1GED LABORER SHOT T0 DEATH 31 COMPANION Quarrel in Pleasanton Hop Yards Leads to Foul Murder. James McParland Killed by William Miller, Who Escapes to Hills. Armed Posse in~ Pursuit. ———— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 15. Aged James McFariand was shot b early this morning in the hop fields Pleasanton by William Miller during over work. Miller flec, despite sence of scores of fellow laborers, se Mount Diablo Rang I 2s a posse of heavily érmed deputies, with reinfcrcements of ! abuiary, treiling the mur- >sed to be hiding in one ©f the many gulches or breek the rou mountain regio it an ideal piace of cor Interest in the max £ the to making h ammunitio: as cach po; it ons and the o; iarer dead he is arme iller ) aliotted el rred at 5:30 g o'clock not reach 5 Market St. 8.F. Shattuok Av, Rerkeiey Wae'tn, Oak Certral Ave, 'Alameda 59 ist Street, San Jose. Fancy Creamery Butter sint Reyes or Buzi- | Tl Seameres . SQurae 3sc | Monday and Tuesday Tepee Soap 12 bars 25¢ ! Made ahy (Omaha) fits the s a5 Lanox. Reg. 8 for 2o 6 Pounds 25¢C rge, plump kernels. B Thite. Regular So. s Cocoanut noy shredded pound TOC cLege. at e s pound. romangeion pkg. 10C ck jelly or fancy avors. Reg. 2 tor %o, v Japan Tea 1b. 35¢ noolored Spider Leg. Reg. 5. v Brook Whiskey full guart bottle $1.00 sillery bottling. Fuil proef. 5. f.?(.'.‘;:g‘ramm“'hiskey polwziaze” full quart 95¢ by € serts. A ey bottle 75¢ Cream de Menthe $1.00 Fency decanter. Imported. Reg. §1.50 London Dock Gin 70¢ Old Tom. Reg. 90c. canyons that | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ORDER F THE NOT HOLD THEN High School Girls Deter- mined to See Their Schoolmate Off. AT Denied Half-Hour Leave by Princi- pal McChesney, They Take It Anyway, and Are Sus- { | | * | L0 +046 40004000000 Debr 00 | * g | | | Shriners Initiate. Last Wednesday night Islam Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine held an important meeting in Golden Gate Hall, when thirty cmdldntes] \F‘«re taken across the hot sands of the vptian desert in order that they might see the beauties of Orlental life. They were accompanied on their Jjourney by | about 3% wearers of the red fez, who | themselves had traveled on the same | lines. The visit was foilowed by a grand | banquet in the lower hall, at which R. P. Hurlbut, the potentate. presided. A. | Gunn, who recently returned from Hono- | | lulu, told of the reception that is await- !ing the Shriners when they visit the Par: pended. dise of the Pacific; Judge Wilson of E reka had many pleasant things to_ say; —— .E'r;h)m ‘Tonmrng?]en,Epazmn osf Yerba I‘B(chaf, apter of the Eastern Star, spoke of | Oakland Office San Francisco Call. | that organization in glowing terms, and 1118 Broadway, Sept. 15. | Sheriff Lackmann had a word or two to | Six voung lady students of the Oakland | say on the Shriners and the fnitiation. | | High School, members of some of the Next Saturday the Shriners will pay a , have it to the Masonic Home at Decoto. most prominent fam been suspe in a fit of g of the heinous | of the constituted a | in Princtpal J. B Alice Lawes, Miss Pa Perkins and Miss Edna Orr. consternation among t 7 embers of the school. 2 score of teachers who are amaz order and there is a haif-su ing amor a few young ladies were su ment that far from fitt here is the story popular echoolmates th th tendance at school They will leave under the marshalship | of John Tonningsen at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Order Eastern Star. | Golden Gate Chapter has sustained the loss by death of one of its oldest mem- bers—Mrs. Margaret Ellen Nye. ! neral took place from Golden Gate Hall | on the Gth inst., where the church serv- | ice was held by the Rev. Mr. Lyons, and | the service of the order was performed by Miss Margaret Eila Bradley, the worthy | matron, and the other officers of the| Grace Savage, the sweet | ion Chapter, rendered the selections of the beautiful and im- e_service. ch Chapter will have work ory degree at its next meet- | evening of the 24th inst. pter has elected a number of nd expects to initiate them at thelr next session. Last week the grand matron paid an official visit to Mission Chapter. There was a large attendance and a very pleas- ant meeting. The following was the programme of the children’s party recently given by Mission Chapter and the names of those who participated: First part—Piano Flack; vocal solo, 0 solo, Miss Mabel Ordwa in the initia solo, Miss Maud | Miss Adda Kilgore; dialogue, 4 (hes! v he plan R oy hen HBarry Christenson, Hattle * vocal | and asked permisst M Lawrence. a ' part e e e Goose and Family”: _ Curly - the request Hermann; Tom Tucker six nty horrors! rode FOOTBALL GAME ENDS IN GENERAL FIGHT —A game of fo this aftern o rgant: eneral pant of com- hool in a ar even gam he ball and a Peralta man jumped ant another player from a stiff right jolt on the v. The " s both eieven: fighting. For ten minutes the you dents fought in the good, old.fashioned with referce. umpire and ire 1 4 P of the two teams was as Poatilass . Cothrin is captair the Peralta team and s of the Boo DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE PERMANENTLY ORGANIZES es. ; secretary, 8. Bachrach; treas- urer, Archie Borland. The chairman was authorized to appoint an executive com- mitiee, one member from each ward and township. —_——————————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—Marriage licenses were issued to-day to Manuel Silva Se- quiera Jr., 27 years of age, and Agnes J. 8 16, both of Mission San Jose; Frank Perry & to, 24, Centerville, and An- nia Edith Irvington: John Ru- dolph McCart . ‘Oakland, and Bertha Viola Brown, 1§, Berkeley - 2 3 4 2 I 2| 2, 2 Alameda; John Joeeph Dias, quina_Giatana, 48. both of Oak liam Hubert Sweeney, 30, Berkeley, and | Trile Jeannette Peterson, 18, Oakland; | Em! Hurd Kennedy, 51. Oakland, and An- nice Laura Haves. 21, Oroville. Social Democratic Lecture. | | OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—G. C. Richville | will Jecture under the auspices of the Social Democratic partv in Becker Hall, $18 Washington street. on Sunday evening, His subject will be, “What Is Soclalism?" —_—— Elks on Baseball Field. OAKLAND, Sept. 15.—To settle the su- premacy on the baseball diamond of the Oakland or Stockton lodge of Elks the rival lodge nines will cross bats to-mor- row at Golden Gate. The proceeds will be devoted to the Galveston storm sufferers. Each nine has won one game, morrow’s match will decide a long unset- | tled question. South Park Improvement Club. The South Park Improvement Club met last night and passed a resolution Iin- structing M. McBEride, a delegate to the Republican County Convention from the | Thirtieth Assembly District, to introduce a resolution before that convention in- Aorsing H. C. Henderson for appointment ayor Phelan to the vacancy on the joard of Supervisors caused by the death of Colonel Duboce. Mr. tion, received the highest vote of any of the defeated candidates. The club also appointed a committee of three to secure a large hall for a meeting place. Active Wwork is being done by the ciub in urging voters to register. D o Order of Chosen Friends. Pacific Council of the Order of Chosen ¥riends will celebrate its twenty-first an- niversary on the night of the 20th inst. teresting programme will be presented ;:; those who will be invited, This council has appointed F. Robinson as its solicitor. Buprmaflgmemlflve Gibson is still for the fraternity in forty-five years. et 3 5 Since Mr. Barnes has been in fraternal OAKLAND. Sept. 15.—The Democratic | work he has spoke on fraternity in every Co » to-night effected per-| State in the Union. tion, electing the follow- | Albert Edson, a veteran Odd Fellow, officers: Chairman, John J. | Jho died a few days since, was a mem: vice ehairman. Thomas o | ber of a Nevada lodge. His funeral was The resignations from the ticket of | on the 24th he was with Grass Valley and Thomas Scot:, candidate Superior | Golden Star lodges, in Grass Valley; on . and Brewton A. Hay the 25th he visited Samaritan Lodge, at for ~Assemblyman from the Washington; on the Zith, Oustomah ccepted. The executive Lodde, at Nevada City; 28th, Mountain 1 fill these vaca as well Rose Lodge, at Rough and Ready; 20th, as that in_the Twenty-sever enatorial donia_Lodge, at Smartsville; 30t District. H. B. Griffiths and B. L. Thomp- | Yuba_and Oriental lodges. at Marysvill =on are candidates for the nomination. , Meridian Lodge, at Meridian, and on and to- | Henderson, who | had the support of the club in the elec- | East in the work of lx-l Polly Moffe Son, ker; Jack Harry | tenson, Helah J tty Pringle, Walker < 'Horner, Louls R T Ridingho befall Goodman: Re »od. Hattié Jane L If an Simple Simon, Forrest Cobb; Queen of| g la to Hearts, Corrinne Christsen; Little Boy | 1 e ban was upon them, and Blue, Jimmie Christenson; Little Milk wer of tears they h he awful | Maid, Carolyn Oliver; Mary, Quite Con- | = h t ! ary, Dr. ter, George Helen McPhun Keyst, Mother Hubbard, Bessie Mec- | Phun; Qucen Anne, Hester Oliver; Baby | Bunting, Chester Ordway; Mother Goose, Mrs. Flora J. Mission Ch ative Sons’ | on the night | The entertainment will commence at § o'clock and the dancing an hour and a half later. night of the Gth inst. the grand matron and the grand patron paid an of- visit to Oakland Chapter. During ing the grand matron was pre- silver bonbon box and spoon and and patron a silver inkstand and en_and holder. Thursday the grand patron and assistant grand matron paid a vis )ak Leaf Chapter in Oakland. me night the grand matron and | stant grand patron paid an of- | o Harmony Chapter in this city and they were greeted in the chapter | room by about two hundred members of | the order. Two candidates were initiated | in a very acceptable manner by the offi cers and after the ceremonies M. J. Sav- age on behalf of the caapter presented to the grand matron a box containing a set of costly cut glass perfume bottles. Then followed a banquet. Oakland Chapter will give a party on the 20th inst. and Unity Chapter will give cne on the 25th. King Solomon Chapter will give an en- tertainment and dance on_the evening of Friday, the ZIst at Franklin Hall. The Odd Fellows. Last week Charles A. Sumner, past grand, gavi a talk on scenes and incidents in forelgn lands, with in- troductory, compared domestic views and gave a few incidental references to cre- mation. This was in Encampment Hall, Odd Fellows’ building, under the aus- pices of Pacific Lodge No. 18. It was for members of the lodge and their fam- ilies and friends, dand there were many present. The talk, which proved to be a Very entertaining one, was lllustrated with 150 stereopticon views. On the Z5th inst. Unity Lodge will cele- brate its anniversary. On that occasion Past Grand Master Barnes will pay the lodge a visit and tell what he has done held last Friday under the auspices of | the Veterans' Association of this city. Grand Master William W. Watson has returned to this eity after his visits to the mining districts. On the 23d of August he visited Union Lodge, at North Bloomfield; | September 1st, Sutter Lodge, at Wheat- |land. The visit of the Grand Master to the lodges of the mining districts of the | State has been a most interesting one. It | has been productive of a most kindly fra- ternal feeling between the visitor and the one visited. The lodges he found all pros- erous and progressive, the officers pro- icient Iin the work and enthusiastic In the During his performance of their duties. Her fu- | L | arch; | amplified form on twe ovates. | for | secretary Mwmmwmmmmflm pciPAL D0 LATEST FRATERNAL NEWS G40 464840900000 0000090000 o L g ] visits he saw some degree work that com- pares favorably with that performed by the officers of the San Francisco lodges. The character of the membership of the lodges visited during the past three weeks is very creditable to the order, Fidelity Lodge, one of the most pro- gressive of the local lodges, on last Wed- nesday skipped Its usual first Wednesday in the month entertainment and in place thereof gave a com?“memary banquet in the banquet hall of the Odd Fellows’ building to its members and ladies in | honor of the twenty-seventh anniversary of the founding of the lodge. There were present about 300 persons, who were served a most excellent supper, gotten up under the direction of the lodge's special committee—Chris Toit, James Christisen and N. M. Peiersen, who gave evidence of being up-to-date as caterers. The head of the table was occupled by Grand Mas- ter Watson, who is a _member of the lodge; District Deputy Stych; W. B. Cur- tis, noble grand; Captain C. FI. Kronbeck, commander of Canton San Francisco, and a number of past officers of the lodge. After the menu had been disposed of there was an Informal way of calling on some one to say something. In addition to re- sponses by the grand master and others named, there were bruuant remarks by James Andrew Wilson, D. H. Hansen and Edward Herman. The final toast was ‘the continued Grand Patriarch Foster Was in the city last Monday. On Tuesday he paid an of- ficial visit to San Louis Obispo; on the 13th at Paso Robles; 15th at Healdsburg. To-morrow night he will visit San Jose; 20th, Santa Barbara: 2st, San Bernar- dino; 22d, Riverside; 24th, Pomona; 2th, Pasadena, and , Azusa. The Druids. Noble Grand Arch Lange, Grand Sec- retary Graves and Giand Marshal Gugliel- moni, while on their tour of visitations | through Marin County visited Novato, Ni- casio and Olema groves. They found | these in a prosperous condition. They as- sisted at an initlation at Novato, at two at Nicasio and conferred all the degrees, and at Olema they initiated one can: and conferred the second and third da- grees on two cligibles. At each place the visiting officers wera banqueted and the best of enthusiustic feeling prevailed. On the 5th inst. the grand secrotary, in company with L. A. WOoIff, past noble arch of Laurel Grove and editcr of the Druids’ Magazine, pald a visit to Mayfield Grove, where one candidate was initiated and the bard's and druia's degrees were con- ferred on for The following night they visited Haywards Greve, where four can- diates were initiated and the second and third degrees were confererd candidates for hono the 7tk Grand Sccretary Gra Helena Grove, the hcine grove of Nob! Grand Arch Lange, in_St. Helena. was acccmpanied by E. Caldwelil, A. Gramz, secretary, and iw members of Fraternity Grove No. The second degree was conferred in th After the members of Olive Cirele ceremony the | and friends of the grove and circle were admitted, when all partook of an excel- lent banquet, after which there were re- sponses to toasts, songs, recitations and a jolly good time for ail. It was 2 o’clock in the morning before tho gathering lefc home. Magnolia Grove of Los Angeles at its last held meeting initiated one candidate, conferred the third degree on three and | recelved two applications. Cayucos Grove at its last held meeting | initlated two sirangers, reinstated two | members and econd degree in the amplified form. Olema Grove is making arrangements to | have a second degree team. Past Grand Nobie Arch Frank Lewis of | Pleasanton was in the office of the grand last week, the first time in a year. He was heartily welcomed by his former standby of days of the past, At a meeting of the Past Arches’ Asso- ciation held last Sunday the following named were elected officers for one year: James F. Martinoni, president; James Hagan, A. S. R., vice president; John M. Grave: ecretary; B. Magini: N. G, , tre: rer; L. Palmer, A, guard, and L. M. Fabbry, messenger. These officers will be Installed at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the inst. All past arches have been extended an invi- tation to be present and accept the hos- pitality of the new organization. It is expected that the grand circle wiil be instituted about the middle of Octo- ber. It is thought tha( all circles will be represented. : he young ladies who represented the se\gral circles of the order, particularly the queen, Miss Louise Baumelster, on one of the floats of the order in the grand arade last Monday, attracted a great eal of atterition and much favorable comment by the many onlookers. The dis- play of the order was a very creditable one. On the evening of the 18th inst. Osceola Tribe will pay a fraternal visit to Monte- zuma Tribe. The visitors are promised an enjoyable evening. James Boyes, G. S. 8., and Porter L. Bliss, G. C. of R., returned last Sunday from their northern tour in time to be in the great parade on Monday. During their tour they visited the tribes at Napa, Yreka, Sissons, Redding and . Stockton. They report the tribes in good condition as to membership, finance and enthusi- asm. At the last held council of Manzanita Tribe the warrior's degree was conferred on two candidates. During the evening the tribe was visited by Manzanita Tribe, and under good of the order there were short talks by James Boyes, G. S. Henry A. Chase, P. G. 8., F. W. Kewell, DD, G. §. Thomas Roche, M. 1. Ma guire, P, 8. of Bald Eagle Tribe, and Charles Bruan, W. Y. N eish and Fr: J. Gray, past sachems g Trib: G of Manzanita John R. Tyrrell, G. J. S., was a visitor at the office of the great chief of records | last week. The great council of the United States closed its session at Milwaukee last Fri- day after a four-days session. On the night of the Ist of October there will be a joint session of Yosemite Coun- cil, Matoka Council and Osceola Tribe in Pythian Castle. he fenerul committee on Admission day celebration held a meeting last Fri- day night at which there was a large at- tendance. After business there were a number of congratulatory addresses on | :?‘MWQMMQWMQ X ¥ ‘Q!WMMMQ. ¢ SATIEII D Sem e i s 0 cholera, plague, to describe it so as to bring it witl the human mind I know not. cases of cholera weekly, | representing 15000 deaths every seven and starvation staring millions boldly an face, reaping a harvest unprecedented—these tell the horrible story as accurately as a brief prose summary of Milton's “Paradise Lost” would convey a sense of ally crowded with walking skeletons. they might eat and live. vation. entreating us every step of the way. become frantic and endanger our safety. All along the drive of over two miles, between our hotel and | the Marathi Mission, doorways, stoops and Twenty thousand new with 75 per every hand, dysentery mowing down its victims right and left, The skeleton may be there, but the soul is wanting. On the day of our arrival in Bombay the streets were liter- Every step of the way we were beset and besieged by men, women and children in the last stages of destitution, piteously begging for a mite that They prostrated themselves before us, calling upon us as “the protectors of the poor, our father and mother, our king and our God,” to save them from star- They lifted up their hands In earnest supplication and ut- tered their petitions while vigorously slapping their naked, hol- low stomachs to indicate that for a long time they had had noth- ing to eat. They held out their hands with a beseeching look, hoping that we might drop a coin that would purchase at least enough food to satisfy their hunger just for an hour. | men, emaciated women, with parched bosoms, with nursing, | diminutive, hollow-eyed, sickly bables; children with legs and arms like clothespins and every rib plainly visible—all ran to- ward us and after us, completely surrounding the carriage and 1 was tempted to give them all T had, but a missionary who accompanied me begged | in its hall in the Alcazar bullding. An me not to do it, fearing If we gave to some that the rest would cupled by these helpless unfortunates, many of them more than three-fourths naked and all of them miserably clad. The HOW INDIA'S MILLIONS STARVE. — L N g L S e e e N N N N N N N N N PN ASESEIAIHIYIIAIED R a NE-HALF OF India to-day s a great charnel house, in which countless thousands have already perished of dysentery and starvation, many more are doomed to a like fate, Klopsch in the Philadelphla North American. How and as says Dr. Louls hin the grasp of cent adays; mortality, plague on | streets of Bombay d defiantly In the as 500 sleep on the that it was almost the maze. In the the driveways, and its poetic sublimity. sleepers. the most pathetic, Every effort has recognizes no law, What they want is Gaunt indented under the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1900. I e o 20 o8 prosperity of - Fidelity | ate | received six applications. | This grove is drilling & team to give the | most persistent in their entreaties were the nursing mothers, and nearly every other woman belonged to that class, and the saddest sight of all was the poor child-mothers, themselves in need of maternal attention, hugging their emaclated, hollow- templed and sunken-eyed babies with an Intensity of affection that almost broke our hearts to witness, particularly in view of our utter helplessness to relieve thelr distress. Houseless and homeless these unfortunates sleep in the happen to find themselves when tiredness overtakes them, and It is no exagge it is necessary to send an advance courler to wake up the Of course they have neither bed nor covering, and to see the little ones cuddle up to their mothers is one of hungry crowds and return them to the country, but necessity their loved ones, and the city Is their last hope. them they must perish, and it die they must they may as well die there as elaewhere. The most distressing phase of all this indescribable ml.seryL was the little children, who seem to be in constant agony, internal and external. They did not cry aloud, becaus lacked the vital inner force for such effort. Though their faces were constantly crying no sound was heard, and as we looked at these innocent, helpless little things, so emaciated, hollow-templed, sunken-eyed, the nape of the neck so sharpiy st § : o o the magnificent showing the order made in the parade and the statement was made that the general opinion was that the division of Improved Order of Red Men was one of the grand features of the parade. Native Sons. Milton A. Nathan and John J. Davis of Army and Navy Parlor, who have been appointed trumpeters to Grand Marshal Costello, have both seen service. Nathan was trumpeter for Company F of the First California trumpeters, serving with his company through the Spanish-Amer- jcan war at the Philippines and in the Filipino uprising, while Davis, who did not have a chance to go to the fromt, but was ready, served as trumpeter in Company D of the Eighth California Vol- unteers. Both are active Native Sons and still take an interest in National Guard affairs. Army and Navy Parlor, one of the youngest in this city, proved itself one of | the most generous hosts of all the parlors | that entertained during celebration week. | Its headquarters in the Odd Fellows' Hall were crowded every afternoon and even- ing and there was always a good pro- | gramme of entertainment. | The Native Daughters. | Last Tuesday night Fremont Parlor of | the Native Daughters of the Golden West | closed its portion of the celebration by a | | grand ball in the forestlike headquarters | of Sequoia Parlor at Saratoga Hall Despite the inclement weather, the at- tractions at the Mechanics' Pavilion and | elsewhere, there was a good attendance, which enjoyed a carefully prepared pro- | gramme of dances and the hospitality of this very energetic parlor. an evening dress one, was one of the nlms( ast enjoyable of the many given on the night of the celebration. Through the blunder of some Mirerva Parlor No. 2, which had bees signed to the right of line in the N | Daughters’ division in accordance with a | rule that all local parlors should be placed | in numerical order. was deprived of fts| proper position. This the second oldest | parler in the organization feels the sHght | very much and proposes to find out why it | was treated thus. On the night of the 14th inst. San Lu- sita Parlor, N. D. G. W., of San Luis | Obispo gave a soclal in’its tastefully | decorated hall. Evergreens, the national | and the parlor colors prevailed. In a | | bower made up of flowers, smilax and alms there were served between dances cecream and lemonade. Miss Agnes and Miss Maude Scott were respect floor and assistant floor managers. Misse Steenbeck, Kluver, Post, Hourthan, Rose- | lip and Thomson composed the reception | committee. ! The iadies of Calaveras Parlor, who | araded last Monday with Army and| Navy Parlor, attired in a natty costume of blue, mi-military, and wearing fa- tigue hats, were the observed of all ob- servers, not only on account of the neat- | ness of the costume worn and regularity of step, but on account of the beauty of the general membership. A cynic was heard to remark: have seen many | gatherings of Natlve Daughters, and while I have seen some beautiful women tion of beautiful women in one 1 just saw in Calaveras Parlor. On Thursday afternoon twenty Native | Daughters_gave a luncheon to Grand | President M Ema, Gett at one of the first-class _rotisseries. The rooms were | lavishly decorated with pink and white | roses, and the same kind of flowers and smilax_were used to decorate the tables. After the menu there were addresses the grand presldent,“}';”sl Grand Pres 2 Jarlor as | dent Mrs. Lena H. s,* Past Grand | President Mrs. Mary E. Tillman, Mrs. Minnie Gunzendorfer, Mrs. Agnes steat, Past Grand Treasurer Eliza D. Keith, Mrs. Agn Harry Meyers, Mrs. C. F. Ka | A. D. Coddington. Several of those pres- ent enlivened the affair with songs and all aid honor to the guest of the occasion. | During Mrs. Gett's stay in this city her suite of rooms was decorated each day with beautiful flowers sent by Calafla | Parlor, of which she is a member, by | other pariors and by personal friends. " | The cholce of Miss' Emma Anderson, | third vice president of Buena Vista Par- lor, N. D. G. W., to represent California | on the float of California Parlor in the | arade last Monday was a happy ome, for BRis “Anderson s a beautitul typcal Call- fornia girl, and the members of her parior are very proud that she was chosen. Ancient Order of Workmen. | Last Wednesday night the members of | the San Francisco extension committee accompanied Grand Master Workman C. E. Snook to Fidelity lodge for the pur- ose of instilling an enthuslasm in that | ody. There were stirring addresses by the grand master, Deputy Grand Master Danforth, Past Grand Master Barnes, Secretary_of the Extension Committee Molloy, District_Depnty Stock, E. B. Reed, Recorder Farless, Dr. Davis and others. H Prosperity Lodge will have four candi- | dates for initiation on Tuesday evening next. Harmony Lodge, which has had a ph nomenal increase in the past few weeks, | is_still adding to its membership_roll I The grand master and the grand re-| corder paid a visit to the lodge in Gilroy last Saturday. The grand officers will pay a visit to the San Jose lodges on the 2th inst. and | on the 28th Sacramento Lodge will be vt ited by the grand master and the deputy | grand master. new lodge with thirty members has instituted at Santa Maria. Degree of Honor. Last Wednesday night Forget Me Not Lodge was visited bv the membership of Silver Spray Lodge, on which occa- | sfon Miss Margaret Ohea, district deputy, | | installed Mrs. Charles Shea as lady of honor, Mrs. A. Bain as usher, William | | Bain_‘as financler, Miss Miller as inner watch and Mr. Bain as outer watch. Dur- ing the evening there was considerable talk under good of the order. Among tne | visitors was Mrs. Rice of Los Angeles. The extension committee of District No. 8. on the other slde of the bay, will meet this week in the hall of Silver Star Lodge for the purpose of laying out compaign work. A new lodge of the order was instituted last Monday in the southern part of the | State by _Grand Chlef of Honor Mrs. | Flora J. Nay. Another lodge will be in- stituted by that officer n a_short time, possibly In the first week {n October. A been * at night. They lle down just where they atfon to say’th&t I have seen as many sidewalk of a single block, lying so closely impossible to thread one’s way througn less frequented streets they sleep also in In order'to drive through without accident touching sights that I have ever witnessed. been put forth by the city to disperse the and desperation yields to no entreaties. bread, bread, bread, for themselves and If that faiis they skull that the head looked abnormally large and ill-supported, the burden of sympathetic grief became almost unbearable. Sometimes tears rolled down their cheeks, curbstones were oc- and the mother, sitting next to this child, would wipe the tears away with a part of her dirty, fiithy garment, and some- thing like a sigh would escape to indicate the depth of sor- Tow that was laying hold upon her heart. . | establishments ¢ The function, | H there, I never saw S0 great an aggrega- | NEW MOVEMENTS N UNION LABOR ORGARIZATIONS Longshoremen’s Union Al-| lies Itself With the Buflding Trades. Retail Clerks Are Making a Fight for Extension of Early Closing | Among the Oakland Stores. S Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway. Sept. 1. The Retail Clerks’ Association will meet to-morrow night to discuss the attempt which is now being made to induce the clothing and furnishing goods stores of Oakland to close at 6 o'clock. The asso- ciation has already succeeded in getting, the dry goods dealers to close their doors at_that hour. The clerks in the stores which have not yet adopted the early closing plan com- plain that they are obliged to work over thirteen hours a day and have no evening for themselves. They argue that if cus- tomers generally understood that retafl se at 6 o'clock pur- chases will all be made before that hour, and the clerks will be benefited witnout injuring the storekeeper. The Longshoremen's with 300 embers, has joined the Building Trades They will now refuse to handle any mili- work co med to or from mills which the Building Trades Council has designat- ed ‘“unfair.” The Shinglers’ Union of Alameda County has adopted resolutions of respect to the memory of Willlamn Storm, the member of the union who was shot and killed at the Labor day picnic at Lorenzo Grove. The Millworkers' Union reports that nearly all the striking operators have se- cured employment either at “fair” mills or in other lines of busines ATHLETIC CONTESTS. NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—The annual fleld and track championship of the American Athletic Union took place to-day at Co- lumbia field in the presence of about G0 spectators. The weather was fine, track in good condition, and in most events the competition was keen. There were events for junior and senior athletes. The junior commenced at 1 o'clock. Sum- Untversity. Time, 120-yard hurdle— Princeton. One mile run—Won by A. L. Newton, N. Y‘; | A. €. Time, 4:35 2-5. | W0.yard rin—Won by W. G. Edwards, K. A. | . Time, :621. | Putting sixteen-pound shot—Won by W. W. St Boston A. A. Distance, 43 feet 8% | lv R. J. McKin- 29 feet 10 inches. Arnold, Union Ing broad jump—Won b astime A. C. Distance. tlement A. C. Time, :26 4= Senfors: 100 yards—Won by Maxey Long, N. Y. A. C. Time, 880-vard run—Won by A. Grant, N. Y. A. - von by R. F. Hutchinson, | 1 5. G. W. Orton, University of Time, 4:33 2-5 | Won by Maxey Long, N. Y. A. | 3-5. le—Won by i;.& Arnold, Untonm | “Putting m by D. Horgan, | Ireland. Distance, 48 feet 11 inches. gl S e American Companions. The postponed meeting of Bay City Cir- cle was held last Wednesday night and | arrangements were made for active work during the closing months of the year. One candidate was initiated, and at the next meeting_ there will be four. Last Thursday night Mrs. A. Levy, past chief companion of Martha Washington Circle, was tendered a surprise by the | members of the circle on the occasion of the anniversary of her birth, also as a mark of appreciation of past services for the circle. There was a programme of | music and song, a collation and then dancing. Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Kate Agee gald her first official visit on last Thurs- ay night. It was to Excelslor Circle, and she was accompanied by a numbeg of the grand officers. She was received good fraternal welcome and_ durd evening was presented by Past Chief Companion Mrs. Duke, on behalf of the circle, a_beautiful cut-glass, large- | sized rose jar, filled with choice flowerps, as a token of the circle's admiration of | her as the head of the order. After an original address- of welcome by Chief Companion Mrs, Smith there were ad-| dreases by the grand chief companion, Grand Sub-Chief Companion Miss Alics | Ticoulet, Grand Financial Secretary Miss | A. D_Bremer, Grand Trustees Mrs. Jen- | nie Weisel and Mrs. Helena Worms, Grand Organist Mrs. Donlon and a num- | ber of visitors. After that a collation was served in the flower-bedecked hall. | e e——— EKnights of the Maccabees. ; Golden West Tent was the first to hold | a meeting in the new Maccabee Temple, | at 24 Fourth street, recently fitted up for | the use of the local tents and the several tribes of the Ladies of the Maccabees. The new quarters are the most pleasant | that the tent has ever met in, and have been fitted up exactly with the needs of the order, so that its work may be per- formed in accordance with the ritual. The halls, are furnished with rare good taste, | and now that Maccabeeism has a local home there is every reason to believe that it will do much to arouse a new interest in the membership. Golden West Tent had a2 good attendance and after transaction of routine business Prof. Packer answered a number of ques- tions which had been placed in the ques- tion box, imparting a great deal of infor- mation. San Francisco Tent held its meeting in the new quarters last Fridav night, and there was a good attendance. is tent will give its annual banquet in about a week. Arrangements are being made to have a grand opening at the new home, when there will be given a grand ball in which all the tents and hives that have taken rooms in the temple wiil participate. —_————————— o. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15.—The board of d1- rectors of the Walnut Growers' Association of Southern California to-day fixed prices on wal- nuts for the season. A rate of Si; cents for standards and 10 cents for softshells was de- cided upon, as against $7 65 and $8 15 per cental last year. | force the othe 33 JUDGE HART WAS NOT ON HAND TO HEAR & MOTICH Water Company's Attorneys Disappointed by His Non- Appearance. Corporation Compelled to Accep= Proposition of City's Counsel to Go to Trial on October Fourth. ————— Oakland Office San Franciseo C 1118 Broadway idge Hart did not come dow Sacramento to v to h the ( Water order se satn temt xed thy ot October '5, the date ago. The zttorneys for both side present in court, and after st wait, in which the corporat showed tisappo agreed that the case shou October 4. the above October 15 that it wiil be im witnesses to atte having req t sent to a ce of ¢ t that T 4, 1900 shall make n change of dates, ceed to trial on s: ast mentioned date; and provided further that the Judsge will consent to take up the case on the October 4, which last matter is to be certained immediately. “Page, McCutcheon tae tri previ £ stipulation was sent to Judge Hart, f he agrees the long contest over the Jate of trial will come to an end and t hearing of the water-rate suit will begin on October 4. GREAT RINGLING CIRCUS OPENS HERE WEDNESDAY Mammoth Parade, Filled With Mag- nificent Features, Starts at Ten That Morning. Wednesday will be circus day. The Ringling circus, which is to open at Six- teenth and Folsom eets on that day, is now the greatest enterprise of its l.nd in Americas The zoological collection is particularly fine. Under the big drome tent there will be enough going on of a startling, enjoyable novel nature to make half a dozen b circuses. Of course the horse Is an acti factor in the circus. This friend of ma is shown In his highest development of | teiligence by the work of Johr who has trained sixty-one Kent horses to respond promptly to h mand without the ald of bit or Mme. Noble and her horse Jupiter, to be the best-broken saddler in the world illustrate the highest forms of dar graceful and refined equest Champion bareback riding !s sensat exemplified by Ceecil 1« Shipp, John Rooney, Al Elena Ryland, Julia Lo Rooney and H. Hobson. The fa coma family, the flying Fish Tornour and Nettle Carroli Fisher keep on pulses beat their exciting expi on high wires, d balancing upon p: hazardous diving, saulting. A remarkable feat of athletic skill that of Joseph Le Fleur, saults backward from the top of a fort. foot ladder to the ground. Albert Crand and his trick mule, Thunderbolt, the Car: Mayo troop of grotesque skaters and Spader Johnson's funny clown band witl the thirty or more clowns who are herc there and everywhere. keep the comedy spirit of the performance at white hea: and make a merry jingle of laughter that pleasantly pervades the entire programme It would be impossible in the space of a newspaper article to enumerata all of the special features of this great show there are nearly and frequen ¢ going on at the same time in the ferent rings and on the stage. There w be a grand parade at 10 o'clock Wedne day morning. —————— FOOTBALL AT PALO ALTO. Tie Game Between the High and Hoitt's Schools. ngerous nd: contrivanc swinging and is who somer- one hundred separate eight or ten acts are 1 | Spectal Dispatch to The Call PALO ALTO, Sept. 15.—An Interesting game of football was played here this morning between the local High School team and the boys from Hoitt's School. The visitors showed mark improvement over .heir form of a week ago, were defeated by th a score of 11 ta 0. ed in a tle. ne line-up: : a Taylor. H: N Kelser (capt.). Right halfback..Reed (capt.) Tarpsey. ‘Left halfback......A. Harpse Swayne ‘Fullback............F. Harped e e EKnights of Homnor. Grand Dictator Archibald left yesterday for a tour of visitation to the counefls in the Southland. He expects to be absent about three weeks. He will go direct to Los Angeles, then to_San Diego, and oa Lis return will visit Fresno, Merced and Modesto. from the horrors of Dyspepsia and the intensified horrors of Insomnia by takin, g SAMPLE SENT ON APPLICATION TO Brunswick Pharmacal Co., New Brunswick, N. J. Tablets (Papoids)