The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 3, 1900, Page 12

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1900, “HUGUENOTS” WELL SUNG AND ADMIRABLY STAGED Two Carmens Will Coquette To—Night—Ca- mille d’Arville Wiil Sing Again at the Orpheum. | haa | and by long discussions. w h was ‘r g r 156 | i | | | | | | | | o | ; | A Miss | ; | o | i | < v | : | LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF ‘\ 5 ‘ ¢ gt e CAMILLF D'ARVILLE « e g e (Photo by Bush | : AZ- | 3. 24 NP Gk & strengthene the art of dressing in its highest de- s she now displays Orpheum 4 wo ste has P r last p h before withdrawing to private 1 ell was chosen to perpetu face tk gh the mys well reproduction The Waterhouse Recital. A pleasant ever was spent the - esire rooms of the Ce Club last evening, ¢ when A. J. Wat et, journ=list erhouse . Old Cob s e nt sketches were much en: e Mrs. Grace Marei Dick- we ns’ “Delilah” and a to the evening's YACET-OWNERS WILL | GET FINE TROPHIES C Won at the Interclub Regatta to Be Presented on CBEATION OF I.LLFBAL POSITIONS OPPOSED er Scheme to Appoint Deputy Reg- istrar and Chief Clerk. sioners be authorized to appoint a Auditer Will Stand Against Mayor’s The Supervisors’ Finance Committee re- esterday in favor of Mayor Phe. ommendation that the Electi | he pointed to bis record | the library e | fore the advent of the present librarian | should be removed the act would prove a | | of the proposition was not favored by sev- . registrar and a chief clerk, at a of $150 per month each. Should the | esolution be adopted at the next meeting | of the board i be rendered null and who stated yester- not provided for ntment of the give p the law and . t the board ncrease ed 18 itc v t the be- yor Phelan in g desire The scheme contemplates otion of Dennis Gordon and Har- A sky, who are at present em- office. Auditor Wells sa N he cannot go beyo e charter, and he will their demy refuse to sign made out at the increased figure, The board will again run afoul of the Auditor in the resolution adopted Monday and also rec nded by the Mayor rizing th ervice Commission a clerks for three Auditor said yesterday that »f $6000 for the commis- ed to the full limit of arter provision and that no funds with h to pay any additional clerks 26 —_———— Swim at the Crystal Baths Recommended by Water always ap months. physicians. no pewer to order ADVERTISEMENTS. 8'el)tlelna)-Burki/)g/Aam and Hechts pova Scotia Seal Shoes are the only fzt shoes for winter-At 252 the pdir they are Within your ream Jold oply at '138 ~740 MARKET-ST, Kast’s the salary | nds if they are | clean and warm. Tub department best in city.t | 1 | | | | | in the assembly hall of the church build | Himmelstoss, | The voung ladies who a | Years prisoners with good records have TRUSTEES TRIED 10 QUST HEALY ROM POSITION Lively Meeting of Board in Control of Mechanics’ Institute. Committee Member Against Whom Action Was Taken Utters “Defi” When Associates Vote to i Reorganize. ——— The trustees of the Mechanics' Institute a spicy session last evening. For some time there has been friction in the library committee, which consists of Trustees Irving, Healy and Mead. When the new business was reached Trustee Cosgrave arose and moved that the board should remove Mr. Healy from the library committee and put some one in his place. Mr. Cosgrave alleged that Mr. Healy was an obstructionist and prevented the trans- action of business by captious objections still until Trustee Cosgrave had done speaking, and then asked permission to speak, which was granted. He then warned the members of | the board against giving him any unples ant notoriety. It would be better, he s {6 alemiss him at once. He also said that chairman of committee for two years be- Trustee Healy with satisfaction. Then there had not been any contentions and everything had passed off amicably. He hinted that if he boomerang. Trustee Kendrick was in the chair and he proceeded to put the motion to vote after it 1 been duly seconded. On a call for the ayes and noes Trustees Healy, Kendrick, Neal, Plumb and Wallis de- clined to vote. There were five votes in favor of the motion and five against—a tle. Messrs. Taussig and Irving, the asscci- < of Mr. Healy on the library commit- arose in turn and offered their resig- as committee members if they to serve with Mr. Healy. Trustee Cosgrave also said the issue had been fairly raised whether the trustees would stand by Mr. Healy or with the majority of the library committee. Mr. Cosgrave added fuel to the flame by saying that Mr. Healy was not honest in making ob- jections and in offering obstruction. 0 member of this board,” said Mr. Healy, rising, “has any right to impugn my motives.” tee nations were GERALD I. O’'BRIEN IS CALLED TO HIS DEATH Yields to the Ravages of Consumption at St. Mary’s Hospital After Two Months of Iliness. Cr— Trustee Plum offered a resolution em- vering the chairman to reorganize the and this was adopted after 1 made some additional re- e effect that this was a way ised to get him out. ‘‘But, g he said, with some vehemence, not >ut in that way. 1 same objections to the prary list and take the same action from ! the floor as I have as a committee mem- ber.” Plum wished to have Mr. Healy called to order for this, but no action was taken. | Two other matters of interest came up. Miss \Iur\ Floyd Willlams, a graduate of State University was elected cataloguer. ™ reported that he had an | offer to lease the Mechanics’ Pavilion property for twenty y at the rate of 31500 per month, the lease including the right to purchase at the end of ten vears | at a price to be fixed now. This last part eral trustees, but the understanding was that Mr. Irving should ascertaln with the other members of his committee what could be done, considered as the leasing price was atisfactory ffeffmfelleiofofeonieloefeforfofobefe etk @ LUM HEUNG MAY LOSE HIS MOUNTAIN HOME Alleges That He Is the Victim of a Conspiracy of White | Boxers. If the story told yesterday United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock by Lum Heung be true the authori- | ties of Mono Count while technically and legally right, have been unwittingly | made the agents for the persecution of Lum Heung or Lem Yung by designing | persons who are altempting to seize his | land. Heung was arrested by the county authorities on a charge of being a Chi in the country without a cer- ation, as required by the | Judge H ke owned an eight-acre morning to He told he eighteen miles from Bridgepor he vesterday that tract of land on which had raised vegetables and other prod- uce for the past twenty years. Some | weeks ago some white men told him that | they wanted to bufld a road through his | land and offered what he considered to be a ridiculously smali price for the land to | be occupied by the road. He refused the | offer and they procured his arrest so that he might be sent back to China and the road cculd be built through his land dur- ing his absence. Judge Heacock continued the hearing of the c for one week Assistant United States Attorney Wood worth will send to Bridgeport for dep tlons. Heunz admits that he did not ister and says it w | | further | | o because he had nev heard of the registration act. there hvmg no Chinamen in his neighborhood. The Chinese Six Compan have en- gaged Maguire and llagher to defend the point that as Hklmg owned his farm and worked only for himself he was not a laborer and | therefore not required to be registered. | e ST. PAUL’'S FAIR HAS A LARGE ATTENDANCE | It Is the Moa?g;u;esulul Bazaar } Ever Given in the Mission. “ St. Paul's Church fair, that is now open ing at Twenty-ninth and Church streets is going with a hoom. Last night the dif- ferent booths had all been artistically ar- ranged for a rush of business, and the pretty vendors were kept quite busy, The restaurant. under the supervision of Mrs. took in all kinds of money. sted in this de- were Misses Mary and Annie Whiteside, Emilie Wales and Kitty Woods. Captain M. J. Wrin, the president of the men’s committees. was out at the bazaar eariy and remained late seeing | that everybody s attentive to te work assigned to them. Mrs. Wrin has charge of the Sucred Heart booth and has for sale some beautiful tapestri The Holy Angels Sodality’s booth has a grab-bag, which has made quite a_hit. The young ladies of this booth are Miss Essie Nolan, Miss Minnie Bray and Miss Mary Cunihan. Captain H. J. Reilly runs the ‘wheel of fortune and Thomas Wise helps out in the candy stand. which is | beautifully illuminated at night, ———— Ladies’ tailor-made suits, silk skirts, fur capes; liberal credit. M. Rothschild, 526 Sutter. partment ————— No More “Trusties.” The “trusties” in the City Prison will £oon be a thing of ine past. For some been pressed into service to assist the prison police, but soon they will be obliged to remain in thair cells. Chief Su!- livan has decided that police officers must do duty about the prison. hey must march “the prisoners to the cells after they have been booked and watch in the corridors. There are about ten “trusties” now about the hall. Their terms will soon expire and they will not be replaced by others. This new order will cause an in- crease in the force of office duty men. —_——— Windsor Hotel, centrally located, 905, Market, cor. Fifth; §1 50 day up; rms. 50c up. European.* universal favorite on account of his great | there should be provided schools to which o ~f AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS OF SEVERAL MONTHS GERALD I. O’'BRIEN DIED OF CONSUMPTION AT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL YES- TERDAY MORNING. | M | -8 _ ERALD I O'BRI the son of |then large dry goods house of J. J. the late J. J. O'Brien, dicd ves- | O'Brien & Co. For one so young in years terday morning at St. Mary's | he displayed wonderful business sagacity Hospital of consumption. He |and zIl his friends predicted for him a - ars old: | very bright future. He was forced to re- | The deceased had been in falllng health | sign a business life on account of the | for the past year and was removed from |dread gise it took firm hold of him. his home to the hospital about seven | The funeral will take weeks ago, where he awaited the end with calmness and fortitude. Before his s| ness he was considered one of the han somest young men in town, and he was place to-morrow 417 Geary street, Mary's Cathedral, where a solemn will be celebrated for the re- s soul. The deceased was a sraduate of St. Ignatius College, and six of his former classmates have been se- from his late residence, to St. netism and ¢ personal m: ADVERTISEMENTS. e e e e P PSSP LINEN DEP'T. We will offer the following exceptional values in our Linen De- partment this week. 58-inch Hand Loom Washed Table Llnen 50c¢c Yard 75c Yard 69-Inch Satin Damask Table Linen, 9 de- 100 R 2 Sakuse Yara 23-inch Irish Damask Tahle Napkins.... $1.S50 .................................... .. Dozen 24-inch Satin Flnlsh Table ‘lanklns. 2$2.50 [ GAINT L e i S SR el o Dozen 26-inch Double Damask German Napkins $3.50 .......................... Py Dozen 19x38 Irish Huck Towels, Frmuen and $2.00 Hemmed.. At A RO Dozen 22x40 Hemmed and Hemstitched Irish $3.50 Huck Towels.. Dozen 20x40 Hand Loom Damask Tuwels. Col- $S3 00 ored Borders 18-inch Hand Made Irish Crasn Plalnand 12%Lc 33 31100 o SR T R S L e Yara 24-1nch CIIEGKEII Glass LIIIBII. Assorted 1S5c (4177 SRRt e PRy S e Yara 18-inch Fancy Linen Towellnu, Plain and 15c Twilled. ... A Yara NOTE—We have also recelved large shipments of Irish and German Huckabacks, Linen Shams, Sheets, Pillow Cases and Plain and Fancy Embroidered Scarfs and Squares. CCrmoys P 4 When his father died, abc lected The interment will et on Tty vy roooatipte | ek alvary Cemetery, where i, n3, 15, NT, 19, 121 POST STREET. B e will be ]uJ to rest by the side of his position of representative of him in the | gecer ased father. CHs > el oot Bt e . Caan | nt Bidwell and Policeman O. H. Knight gave the order to Monday night sad disappointments greeted them at every electric bulbs protruded from the walls and hung from the celling, as an armless man. There was no gas and there was no electricity. As the shadows feil the prison-keepers put their he: Coal ofl lamps could not be had 1 candles were the ¥ Justice things available for was a miner’s lantern s ne @ il COMPULSORY EDUCATION | SOON TO BE ENFORCED Is Preparinq to Gather In All Children of School Age. 1spended from the top. Webster Superintendent of S Webster an-| Whittier and five at the Jefferson. Th'\ nounced y > was about to{ question of how the 18,65 children report- inaugurate a determined attempt to en- | ed as attending no school could be pro- force the compulsory education law, which | vided with facilities if compelled to attend requires the attendance in school of every | arises. The board would be obliged to child between the ages of 5 and 17 years. | rent such rooms and buildings as would The Superintendent has had framed a |accommodate those seeking school privi- resolution which he will. present at the | leges. next meeting of the Board of Education| The corsolidations recently effected in and he will strongly urge its adoption. He will be supported In his project by at least two members of the board, and he belleves that the importance of compelling children to attend school will be realized | by the full board. Chairman Mark ex- | pressed himself in these columns several months ago as being in favor of taking some steps to increase the school attend- ance. Webster's resolution is as follows: Resolved and ordered, That this Board of Education appoint certain persons, to be desig- the department have contracted school ac- | commodations so seriously that in many instances parents have been unable to have their children enrolled or prefer to send them to private institutions. Another important factor to be constd- ered in compulsory attendance is the ne- cessity for a generous appropriation for free text books. This necessity is ap- parent if the compulsory education law is enforced. —_— Literature for Soldiers. nated as attendance officers, whose duty shall | be to proceed to the dwellings and abodes of | The following donations of literature the parents of such children as, by the school | have been received at room 308, Phelan censgus next preceding, were reported as having | building, for shipment to the soldiers in attended no school during the vear; to inquire | the Philippines: Fifty-one bound books, into the causes of such non-attendance; to en- | ninety paper-covered books, 25 maga- deavor to induce parents to place their children | zinec™ ang ‘9500 papers. e ana &0 Dertars aicn Jthex Iunctions| | Five boxes | contalring ' seventy-eight as this Baand of Hiduoafion ros * 12 % | bound books, seventy-six paper-covered p! their educational ri vl e Gt | books, 1296 magazines and 1223 papers have Webster states further that there will | peen sent to the library in Manila. be submitted at the approaching session of | Nine boxes have been sent to the isl- the Legislature an amendment to the ands of Guam, Samar, Negros, Bongoa present law on compulsory education, | and Leyte, the military hospital at Santa which s inoperative because there is 10 | Cruz and to the transport for reading alternative penalty provided. It is in-|en route. tended to secure the passage of a bill the | The total month’s shipments amount o provisions of which will be more exten- | 112 hound books, 126 paper-covered books, sive and effective in order to secure to | 235 magazines and 4450 papers. children their educational rights. At pres- | Thanks are returned to the following ent the penalty for violation is $20 fine for | named: Mrs. S. Schwabacher, Mrs. Wii- the first offense and not to exceed $0 for |liam J. Abernathy, Auburn Red Cross So- subsequent offense: ciety, The Examiner, The Call, The My o ok v Chronicle, The Argonaut, The Wa Cal o e W e e A e A spnant, The Was Crote. C Mi E. Kohlberg, Sch ider’s, might be committed habitual truants or | NS N s “4s that University Club, Douty, boys sericusly delinquent in deportment. ss Samuels, Riverside Red Cross, Mrs. The measure should provide for attend-|G. M. Kutz, Mrs. Coit, Miss Is ance officers. whose duties are outlined | Whitney, A. W. Bell. M. E. Book Con- cern and Mrs. Jules Le in my resolution. More effective penalties should be inflicted on parents, guardians or employers. Ample school facilities and accommodations, which this city at the present time by no means provides, should be provided.” All the public schools of this city are filled with the exception of two rooms at the Hancock, two at .he Grant, one at the Pretty Effects. ‘We are continually adding to eur fram- ing department new and novel designs in framing materials, superb patterns and shapes in ready-made frames and in all marner of finishes. Dainty and delicate moldings at the most reasonable prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. * POLICE, LIKE BIG FIREFLIES, CARRY CANDLES THROUGH HALL OF JUSTICE hand. ads together to think out a remedy for the difficulty. officer and every procession, four trusties being in the lead with ase spotted everything, even the great register on which use of candles was about to be resorted to again when aved another night of gloom. The only thing that shut out the dark- box of “tallows” was produced and utilized. The feeble glare of candles alone zave light in the big prison. Every time a prisoner was led to a cell there was a miniature torchlight the uncertain lights and many following behind, Candle gr Knight inscribed the names of the eny’'s guests. Last night the same experience was nearly repeated. Tt was thought that an the trouble. It was found, however, that many of the pipes have not been conrected. municated with the main and an extra pressure of gas was sent through the meter. countered as the jets had been provided with no tips. The Sergeant Bidwell dug up four tips from his vest pocket. These alone The elevator, operated by William O'Connor, resembled a cage in a mine. il @ light up the new prison in the Hall Polished gas fixtures and small but they were found to be as useless et el @ ool flluminating purposes. Accordingly a trusty had one. Each insufficiency of gas had caused A few of the side fixtures com- Here another obstacle was en- CASH OR CREDIT. + | BIG REDUCTIONS IN Hflfl—-!-H'le-l-l-bH-! e | Furniture and Garpets. HARBOR comMIssION |CALL AND INSPECT OUR PRICES. Admits Samples of Piles Are Good 2 BRILLIANT’S, nd Promises to Investigate Further. Edward- M. Herrick, president of the 338-340-342 POST ST. Pacific Pine Lumber Company, was be » fore the Harbor Commission yesterday to Open Evenings. Near Powell. back up his statements that piles being | used in wharf building were not fit for the purpose and to protest against the further use of such material.- Mr. Her- | rick’s protest came to an abrupt ‘conclu- | sion, however, when samples of the piles | being used were brought into the board room, for after a careful scrutiny of the samples Mr. Herrick said If there wers VIN MARIANI MARIANI WINE—WORLD FAMOUS TONIC no worse pilées being used then his con- | Written endorsements from more than 5000 le}r}tllon was V'l'!!hf;:ll va:}iue, =T | physictans. n s contention, he sald, was based upon | . reports from his raftmen and experts and | "'Sh. recognition from he promised to further inquire into the | therefore Vin Martani matter andhif he had been misinformed to | fect. safety. withdraw his protest. s foomdl i ros A Sold by ‘all Drugsists. American porcelain and glassware are finding a ready market in Brazil. Never anything recetved such the medical profession: can be taken with per- Refise Substitutes. ADVERTISEMENTS. PALACE AND GRAND HOTELS Thée best these hote patronage occasic dence ‘of the popularity of n be found In the continued those- who on some previous have made them their head- rs when visiting San Francisc cted by a covered passageway and operated under one -management on American and European pian. HAY FEVER ASTHMA™ 50 | Oppression, Suffocation, Neuralgia, etc., cured by Big Sale. | Lamps | i Hand Lamp ... 5 cts Hand Lamp, footed 3octs Stand Lamp Stand Lamp, large . Lamp Burner- A size Lamp Burner—B size TIo cts Lamp Wicks—A size dozlg ots | Lamp Wicks—B size doz 20 cts Lamp Wicks—C size doz 30 cts Lamp Wicks, round. . 19ets | ESPIC’S GIGARETTES, or POWDER s ‘.D: Lamp cutto . . 3.76 | Paris, J. ESPIC; New York, E. FOUGERA & Cu, ot l'::nll'l cut to. 3.67 ) SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. .23 mp cut to 4.68 | =~ T KTy 7.50 Lamp cut to 5.62 | W, T. HESS, KOTARY PUSLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAY, Tenth Floor, Room 1015 Claus’ Spreckels Bldg. e Brown 951 ornia st.. below Powell, Fra 10.90 .amp cut to 12.50 Lamp cut to. 22 50 Lamp cut to Restdence, $51 We are Cutting Prices all to Pieces During Qur Big Clearance Sale. Great Americau Tuporting Tea (. _DR.MCNULTY. ‘Hls WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Specialist cures Blood Poison, Gonorrhaa, Gleet, Strictare, Seminal W eakness, Impulpm-mnl their allied Disorders. Kook on Diseases of Men Overy Honrs 9toadally; Consal- tation freeandsacredly confidentlal. Cail of sddress . ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D. 26; Kearny St., San Francisco, Cab 210 Grant ave., g«l Market st., bet. Sutter and Post sts. Powell. | | | | | 3 | | | |