The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 29, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCU CALL, FRIDA SONGS AND SERMONS OF GLAD THANKSGIVING GIVEN VOICE IN PRAISE OF BENEFICENT DEITY FRENCH DEPUTY | CAUSES A STIR { el LA Introduces a ResolutionlUrfion Services Held in Scoring Missionaries | in ‘Chilna. | Many Places of | - Worship. 'Congregations of Dif- e o | lerent Sects Meet Together. occurred an exciting epi- sies, anti-Semitic, intro- HANKSGIVING devoutness and Thanksgiving cheer went hand in hand yesterday and the tradi- | | tions of the day did not suffer ) An Acrimonious Debate Fol- lows and the Motion Is Defeated. rming the confidence the discipline of the titude toward the the Premier, op- neglect. Though the sun scarce- a: . point- | 1y burst through the pall of clouds at any M. | time during the day there was joy aplenty in thousands of hearts, for some felt reverently their debt of gratitude for blessings the year had brought them and many had reason to be glad that at some ons more than others are the unfortu- ate remembered. | The churches held Thanksgiving ser- s that were well attended in spite of | downpour of rain. Hymns of thanks- ng were sung and ministers recounted of the Marseilles return to the | Deputies This was ol the Lasies, Who | the year's blessings and reminded the [ | Every | worshipers of the less tangible favors, | | eepl that | of which the average man loses sight| | while he counts off his material blessings | | n his fingers. any union- services were held, gener- i of the same de- nemination, but in several instances con- gregations of many sects joined together in their Than iving praises. | At the orpharages the little ones were | | made happy by bounteous dinners and | | the company of sweet women who. gave up a part of the day to lend cheer to the i nner pour. e churches the Lackawanna Syracuse Knights of o the boys in blue sat L in their mess halls and made merry over A s imorning. | turkey dinners, with plum puddings and A wrecking train | nj,ce pies, that made them think of the railroad of- ome and the little mother back in old not serious. A s sever: New, England or in Tennessee or the ared ays several were In- | Northwest who cooked such a dinner just Z’.« € jearned how serl-| ; Jittle better than the greatest of chefs. — Dr. Harper Is Honored. CHAIN OF BLESSINGS. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22—Dr. Rainey Ha 5 5 = er . versity of C Six Congregations of Different Sects f the U Hold Union Service. congregations—the Plymouth Con- mal, First English Lutheran, Cen- Methodist Episcopal, West Side ian, First New Jerusalem and Ham- Square Baptist—worshiped at the enary Methodist Episcopal Church h at 11 o'clock. sermon was preached by the Rev. Cherington, and special music he choir of the Centenary urch. Dr. E. Nelander read the hanksgiving proclamation, the Rev. An- drew Parsons read the Scripture lesson, to become 4 cational congress As director of rper will Gebhard Marries Again. of Baltimore J f the well- |the Rev. Waiter M. White gave the - chuith er, and the Rev. Bdward J. Harper ST the benediction. : es at San Diego. Cherington in his sermon said mi SAN 0. Nov. 281 United S e lg ‘€@ | There can be no real thanksgiving that is | 2T ! not woluntary. So to-day we are called to- . the r all over the country in a voluntary if we believe that God is stand- long chain of our blessings, then thanks are due him. If we belleve that God is mot the giver of our good, then such c but we believe he is, renew our faith and allegiance. y how science has changed its i°_Caristianity. Its present = brought back and enthromed | tual life in_the world of matter. The of scientific thought toward prayer hanged, and recent seientific books FROM FRIENDS 0O GAVE HER SUCCOR v from imagin- | g from Los de— NOVEMBER 29, 1901 citizens in his earnest endeavor to carry out the policy of his lamented predecessor. We are a great nation and in dealing with other na- tions, whether strong or weak, it becomes us to shcw to the world that the golden rul should govern the greatest nations as it does the notlest Individuals. May no boasted strength ever induce us to drive a hard bar- gain with another nation weaker than our- selves. i ‘We beast of our freedom of speech, and it is our glery, but respect for laws and for rulers There is no room_ in ificed. must rot be sacr G this country for anarchists. migrarts who wish to become Americans, but those who come merely to make money, who crowd ocut our laborers, who bring with them thelr barbarism—as to such immigration we de- mand restriction. America is for Americans and for such as would become Americans. WORSHIP IN SYNAGOGUE. Tour Congregations Listen to Splen- did Music and a Sermon. The music rendered by the church choir and soloists at the Geary-street synagogue yesterday more than repaid the congregations of the varlous four temples that assembled there. 2 The music was under the direction of Cantor Rabinowitz of ‘the synagogue in which the services were held. The “Ma | i dn. Jine “with the aevoutest] ¥ ot Christianit. flosoohy can ever olve all questione. unt ~ for facts. There must »om for doubt, but the Bible phil- questions, settie s most most facis, and so we philosophy and feel that we | .. - SCENE AT THE THANKSGIVING DINNER SERVED BY THE SISTERS AT THE CONVENT OF THE HOLY FAM- ILY ON HAYES STREET TO 700 CHILDREN FROM THREE DAY HOMES, AT WHICH THERE WERE PRES- ENT MANY PROMINENT CATHOLIC CLERGYMEN. % the ripest thought of civiliza- | = | fortunate have cause to be thankful. Has not God walked through the shadow with vou and in vour suffering and pain and doubt been with you? out of your sorrow and burdens and | periis ‘there has come into your soul a con- | sciousness of the divine solicitude for you and you have a knowledge of the father's heart antants crowd thickly around us ow much owest at West Ozkland. Murphy ings are d good health, due to our God. is Murphy v it is common to « hank our physician or the skill of som » O ot 10t o the okill of some great | Jhich you could have gained in no other way. Ne Tes | SurEeon b e e Yate of ur Droudest basats | God has so constituted us that out of all our “Bless the Lord, O hin me bless his holy we can say experience All that is my soul. name.” Let us not forget the national blessings. The year has been singularly free from great dis- asters of flood or fire or accident. Crops have been good and the wheels of ‘industry are humming. The one great calamity to our peo- v be wafted into the hereafter, in spite t skillful efforts of the most expert rvice. There is, indeed, a divinity our ends, rough hew them as we gregationa Tnio: n you calmly sit down and consider the of God’'s dealings with you, much wiil for which even the suffering and un- POSTUM CEREAL. SR ol CUSUBE S TS S E SO PRI L S S Watch Carefully Its Effect on You. Any brain worker who depends on thought for his success in life; uses up daily, by brain work, a varying amount of the delicate particles'of potash and albumen, of which the brain and nerve centers are composed. This breaking down of the little cells each day, from brain work, is a natural process, and the cells can readily be rebuilt from the right sort of foed, if the system is not interfered with by drugs. If brain fag or nervous prostration sets in, the evidence is plain that nature is not rebuilding as fast as work is tearing down. There is some reason, What s it? Look first to the coffee cup, for coffee is known to interfere with and prevent the proper nourishment of the nerves in highly organized people. Frequently the trouble first shows in'dyspepsia, lack of power of the bowels to operate properly or palpitation of the heart or some other lack of vitality aud healthy vigor. Then comes brain fag and that tremendous collapse called nervous prostration. There is but one thing for a sensible man or woman to do,—quit coffee absolutely. ¢ Hard to do,” you say. Take up Postum Food Coffee, use it regularly, have it well made, so it tastes good. You will find a well-defined, unmistakable change in your health, and there is a reason for it. You will have become free from the breaking down force of coffee, and, on the other hand, you will be taking a powerful, nourishing liquid food which quickly rebuilds the pew cells. These are facts,—profound facts, ready for any one to prove to their own satisfaction by actual use. Postum Food Coffee is' made at the famous pure food factories of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich., and is used by brain workers all over the world. Don’t callita *‘substitute” for coffee; leave out the coffee proposition altogether. Postum is a liquid food and a true food drink. /| ston. ple was the assassination of our beloved Presi- dent. Yet light has come to many a soul throkh McKinley's life and the grandeur of his death. and many a man who was not de- veut before Is saying now, ‘‘Let my life be Christian and my death be like McKinley's.” Anarchy Is the one great danger to our na- tional life. As the time comes for Congress to convene there is more and more of a sentiment that legislation shall be accomplished that will be for us a safeguard against this monster. Some view the labor question as one of the great dangers of our country, but be it re membered that in non-Christian countries they have no labor quesiion, and I see radiating from Christ himself the lines of light that will afford a solution of the vexatious problem. Let the people only remember to avoid violence, for in resort to violence they are Indeed build- ing uvon anarc! THANKSGIVING SPIRIT. Calvary Presbyterian and First Cou- gregational Meet Together. The congregation of the Calvary Pres- byterian Church joined with that of the First Congregational Church yesterday morning in holding Thanksgiving service. For a number of years it has been the custom of these two congregations, al- though of different religious denomina- tions, to unite in offering up their thanks. The serviceewas held in the First Congre- gutional Church, the pulpit of which was tastefully decorated with evergreens and chrysanthemums. The music was spec- fally selected for the occasion and con- sisted of anthems and hymns of praise and thanksgiving. This part of the ser- vice was conducted by S8amuel D. Mayer, organist and director of the choir. As a prelude to the sermon and as an a‘]‘\propflale explanation of the purpose of the union service, the Rev. George (' Adams, pastor of the First Congregational Church, read President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving proclamation. He accom- panied the reading with a few remarks testifying to the friendly spirit which had always existed between the congregations of the two churches. The Rev. George C. Eldredge, assistant pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, delivered a sermon on Thanksgiv- ing day and the reason which man has for offering up thanks to his Creator. He said that a man should compare himself with other men, and should contrast his ecndition to-day with what he was a year ago, or even ten or twenty years ago, in orger that he may know his reason for being thankful. Thanks, he asserted, that have no memory of good for their incen- tive, spring merely from the lips and are a mockery of God. He declared that we are in debt to God beyond redemption, and that we owe to him all that we are, all that we have, and all that we may hope to be. In describing the proper state of nund for the observation of Thanksgiving day, he said that we should have no envy nor contempt in our hearts and that we should be ready to rejoice with the wealthy and happy and to weep with the roor and wretched. NATIONAL FORBEARANCE. Rev. Dr. E. A. Woods falks of the Nation’s Duties. The Rev. Dr. E. A. Woods preachéd the sermon at a morning service at the First Baptist Church. He said in part: The Psalms are full of thanksgiving. It an expression of gratitude for bless- received. Gratitude demands expres- There are many sad hearts because of gratitude unexpressed. God s our father and because of all his goodness to us thanksgiving is & Christian duty. There is nothing whic can fill the place of a true home. He who has this has a large part of the joy of life, and without this the whole world cannot make one happy. While we thank God for.our home and loved ones, let us remember the homeless, the desolate and those in want. We have special occasion for national thanks- giving at this time. The past few years have en the most momentous in our history sayve the vears of Lincoin’s administration. There hes been war, and as a result territorial ex- pansion. ‘Duty performed brought responsibil- ity. Porto Rico and the Philippines are ours. Ten millions have been added to our popula- tion. It was a grand _and daring movement fraught with far-reaching results. We now fiad ourselves a world power, with a large duty to perform with other and weaker na- tione. With such a leaf of our national history {urned, President McKinley falls at the hand of an assassin and_our nation and the worli mourn together. But our Government lives and President Roosevelt deserves and will re- Celve the prayers and ca-operation of all good Tova,” by the Cantor and the choir, which opened the services, was beauti- fully rendered, and the opening prayer of Rabbi Nieto caused each member of the vast congregation to feel the solemni- ty of the occasion. Rabbi Nieto's prayer was followed by the hymn, “Praise the Lord,” sung by the choir, with D.| Manlloyd as soloist. Rabbi Levy's read- ing of the Scriptures followed the hymn of praise. Mme. Abbie Carrington sang “I Will Extol Thee,” Miss Li Roeder rendered the hymn, “Heavenly Father.” Rabbi Voorsanger delivered the Thanks- giving sermon and his words, though not many, were heartfelt. He told of the is- sue of the first proclamation, declaring | the last Thursday of November a day of thanksgiving, and of the ‘reasons George ‘Washington gave for its issuance. He said that this, “the most God blessed of all countries,” had every reason to be thankful, and he brought the day home to the congregation by telling of how by the simple words of the constitution of the United States “all men are free and equal.’’ the Jews lost their identity as Istaelites and became identifled as part and parcel of this great and glorious land. The services closed with the singing of the national anthem by a number of children in the choir. Sl THANKFUL FOR LIBERTIES. TRev. William Rader Freaches at the Third Congregational Church. The pulpit of the Third Congregational Church was decorated with flags and fes- toons of evergreen for the service at 11 o'clock. Special music was rendered by an augmented choir. The pastor, the Rey. Willlam Rader, preached the ser- mon. Tn speaking of our national affairs and of political conditions Dr. Rader said that our country is prosperous and that the American people are enjoying liberties unknown to people of other parts of the world. He sald our dominion has been expanded and that through its expansion the blessings of liberty had been carried to people in another continent. He spoke of the outcome of the recent election in New York, and took occasion to express Lis thankfulness for the victory which he declared had been won for good govern- ment and righteousness. He saw reason for being thankful in the end of the strike which recently caused such bitter enmity in this city. He said that the strike had been like a thunder cloud in the alr, and that when it finally cleared away it left peace and calmness in its wake, enabling capiialists and laborers to abide together in peace. ———— SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL Requiem Masses Celebrated for De- ceased Members of Societies. Yesterday's services at St. Mary's Cathedral consisted of two requiem masses, for deceased members of the Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society and of the Young Men's Catholic Union. The for- mer was a simple musical mass, cele- brated by Father Hannigan. The latter. was celebrated by Father Byrne, who is chaplain of the union. Father Hannigan acted as deacon and Father Dempsey as subdeacon. Father Prendergast was master of ceremonies. Father ‘Ryan de- livered an impressive sermon consolatory | to relatives and friends of the young men of the society who have passed away since its organization. Both services were largely attended by members of the parish. The Archbishop and many clergymen from the city and its vicinity were present, but took no active part in the day's ceremonies. THIRTEEN CHURCHES UNITE. Methodist Episcopal Congregations Worship in Union Service. All the Methodist Episcopal churches of San Francisco, thirteen in number, held a union service at the Howard-street Church at 11 o'clock. The choir of that church, under the direction of Miss Flora | Fathers Hugh Lagan, Hearts of Orphans Cheered by Good Dinners. Soldiers Are Merry at Creaking Tables in Mess Hall. RS HE hearts of 700 little boys and girls were made happy and their stomachs incidentally filled - yes- terday at a /Thanksgiving dinner given te them in the Convent of the Holy Family, 8% Hayes street. Three | large rooms were required to accommo- | 1 date the children, 'who came from the | Holy Family Day Home, 423 Sixth street; St. Francis’ Day Home, 1413 Powell street, i and- Sacred Heart Day Home, 120 Hayes street. The Sisters of the Holy Family had been busy for weeks preparing to enter tain the young ones who are daily com- mitted 'to their kindly care. Donations of many turkeys and all the accessories that g0 to make up a regulation Thanksgiv- ing dinner had been made by friends of the institutions. The dining rooms re- served for the young guests had been beautifully decorated with ferns, flowers and festoons of colored ribbons, and many long tables were prettily adorned in a similar fashion. ‘When the children were seated Most Rev. Archbishop Riordan said grace and fourteen humdred busy little hands began transferring ‘the many good things to seven hundred expectant little mouths. Half a hundred or more turkeys, cooked to a turn, were dissected by 3 Pawlicki, Dr. Tilimann, Frank X. Ryan, Richard Quinlan and Cunningham, who acted as official carvers for the af- fair. A number of lady friends and ben- efactors of the homes constituted them- selves waltresses and saw to it that none of the infant diners went hungry. Sev eral members of the local Catholic clergy were present and also assisted in passing the viands to as happy a throng as ever gathered at a banquet board. An interesting feature was the table at which were seated one hundred little girls ranging from three to five yvears, all in high chairs. Kindergarten songs were sung by the little tots before and after the feast. The following clergymen were present: Vicar General Prendergast and Rev. M. D. Connolly, Jerome Hannigan, Edward Dempsey, Charles A. Ramm, Maurice Kenealy, Mc- Nicoll, Moran and Giles. @ iimiiimimimeiielnif i iinininieiel @ Dr. Larkin, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. et Co CHURCH BENEFIT A SUCCESS. o St. Joseph’s Parishioners Give a Thanksgiving Entertainment. A Thanksgiving day entertainment and | dance was given last night at Eintracht | Hall for the benefit of St. Joseph's Church. The affair proved a great sue- cess. Before the time scheduled for the commencement of the programme the hall was crowded to its utmost. Even stand- ing room could not be obtained in the gal- leries or on the main floor. The entertainment for the most part was the work of the children of the parish. The little ones took part in tne programme and contributed greatly to the success of the evening. Mrs. Dowling, president of Branch No. 10, C. L. A. S.. attended to the ice cream booth, and the of Mrs. Miley, Mrs, O’Connor, Mrs. Denny, Miss Denny, Miss Mannion and Miss Me- Phillips. The money derived from the entertainment will be devoted to defray- ing expenses of needed repairs on the church. — THANKSGIVING AT PRESIDIO. Elaborate Dinner Is Provided for the Soldiers. Thanksgiving was celebrated at the Presidio by the absence of all drills and unnecessary calls and three hearty meals on dainties which are strangers to the regular bill of fare for the soldiers. The | organizations which are permanently gar- | risoned on the reservation had elaborate menus, including all those delicacies ap- | propriate for the occasion. The recruits did not fare so well, al- | though a much better dinner than usual | was provided for them. So many hun- | dreds of them are coming in daily that | it is almost impossible to make accurate calculations for feeding them, particular- ly when it comes to supplying something besides the regular Government rations. | During the evening musical and other en- tertainments were held by several of the batterles of artillery. HOMES OF POOR GLADDENED.| Young Women’'s Christian Associa- | tion Care for Many Families. | The members of the Young Women's Christian Association, 1258 O'Farrell street, gave dinners to the deserving poor that had previously been visited and re- ported as especially worthy. Through the kindness of numerous friends and many leading merchants who contributed bountifully, the young women were en- abled to make happy more than a hun- dred poor families by the presentation of materials for a dinner. To each fam- jly was carried a turkey or chicken, ham, bacon, beef, flour, germea, tea, coffee, sugar, crackers, fresh, canned and dried fruits, vegetables, beans, fish, rice, mince ple, butter and cheese. These who took an active part in this work were: Mesdames William O. Gould, George W. Prescott, A. R. Baldwin, J. L. Martel, S. P. Tuggle, H. J. Sadler, J. F. Merrill, W. E. Easton, I. H. Morse, Van Winkle, Spruance and Miss Reed. sl Gt | The Eschscholtzias Give a Dance. One of the most delightful socials of the season was that given last night by the Eschscholtzias in Mission Opera Hall. It was the twenty-first party that this organization has given. The order of daices included twelve numbers. The committees that had the management of the function were: Arrangements—F. J. Schnutenhaus, F. J. Rollo, C. Hemmin- ger; reception—C. R. Gibson, F. H. Locke, C. Kuper, “W. Barry; floor—L. Rewig, J. J. Phillips, Dr. C. A. Morris, floor manager—H. Malde; oor manager—F.' Cook. . E. Ku ssistant At the City Prison. Through the thoughtfulness of Chietf ‘Wittman the prisoners in the City Prison, numbering about one hundred,. were treated to a substantial Thanksgiving dinner consisting of turkey, potatoes and mince pie. Commissary Shaw purchased fifteen turkeys ranging from twenty-eight to twelve pounds, and there was an abundant su])pli’l for every one. The prison attaches had an addition of plum pudding, ice cream, nuts, raisins and oranges. The chef Arthur McCumi- skey, cooked the viands in his best style. The prisoners gave three cheers for the Chief and commissary. & e County Hospital Patients Feasted. The 375 patients of the City and County Hospital were treated to a dinner of tur- key, mince pie and an abundance of fresh fruit. Commissary Maguire had been squaring ends for the past six months in order to make the patients feel that they had not been forgotten by a generous public and an economlic board of officials. : Maccabee Social Club. | physictans, coffee and soda water booth was in charge | The Maccabee Social Club, composed Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees, Bollinger, rendered Thanksgiving hymns and anthems. Miss Tippett, a well known church singer of Chicago, sang the of- fertory. The sermon was preached by the Rev. gave Hall. Sir Knights and ladies. George L. Mor- ran was the floor manager. He was as- 155UE GENERAL alRIKE ORDER Switchmen Will Call Out Thirty More Railroad Crews. Superintendent English at Versailles Is Compelled to Make Up Trains. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 28.—A report from McKeesport to-night says that at a meeting of the switchmen a general strike order was issued for that city. This will call out ten crews on the Baltimore and Ohio and twénty crews employed by the tube works and Monongahela fur- naces. It was said to-night that Superintendent English at Versailles was compelled o make up trains himself owing to the strike. It is likely the McKeesport Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Men will follow the lead of the Pittsburg lodges in ignoring the strike. e striking switchmen held an exciting _meting to-night at McKees Rocks. There were over 500 strikers, and sympathizers present. new members - were initiated into the Switchmen's Union. Of these 14 were r\?embel‘s of the Brotherhood of Railroad Men. @ iieieir il ink @ REFUSE T0 GIVE THEIR VERDIGT Hessman Inquest Jury- men Want Widow's Testimony. At the meeting 149 ALAMEDA, Nov. 28.—After deliberating for rearly half an hour this morning the jurymen in the Otto Hessman suicide in- quest refused to decide upon a verdict until they had heard Mrs. Clara T. Hess- man, widow of the deceased, testify or had her deposition read. She had been subpenaed to attend the in- vestigation Tuesday, but forwarded a med- ical certificate from San Francisco, in which it was stated that she was suffer- ing from nervous prostration and would be unable to attend. Coroner H. B. Mehr- mann then continued the inquest until to- day, hoping that Mrs. Hessman would be well enough to appear and take the stand. City Marshal John Conrad in the mean- time called upon Mrs. Hessman in Francisco and he reported this morning to the Coroner that she was still indis- posed. Coroner Mehrmann decided to proceed with the inquest and take as much evi- dence as was available. Mrs. Mary Dieck- son, sister of Mrs. Hessman, identified Hessman's body, which has been lying in the local morgue since last Sunday. She also testified that the dead man was given to hard drinking, and in_her_opin- fon was crazy. Asked by Coroner Mehr- mann when she had last seen Mr. Hess- man, Mrs. Dickson replied: “I'last saw him in a train last June be- fore I went to Mexico. He then stared at me like 2 maniac.” Dr. €. L. Tisdale, one of the autopsy gave testimony that was in flat_contradiction to that given by Mrs. Dickson. He asserted that he had never in his postmortem examinations found the intergal organs of a body in a better con- dition than were those of Hessman's. The brain als®, ghe doctor declared, was that of a sane maw, not a lesion of any kind having been discovered therein. “In view of the fact.”” said Dr. Tis- dale, “that all the internal organs and brain of Mr. Hessman were in a perfect state and not such as would be found in the body of a drunkard or an insane per- son, the statements made here that he was a heavy drinker and crazy are astounding to me.” Luke Doyle testified that he met Hess- | man Saturday after the altercation with Arthur Stenbiht. Hessman was smeared with blood but was perfectly sober, the witness said. Others who gave testimony were E. E. Blake, Police Officer L. W. Schroeder and Dr. A. A. Stafford. As all the jurymen wanted to hear tes- timony from Mrs. Hessman and also from Letter Carrier Frank Spink, who says he saw Stenbiht jump upon Hessman and kick him while down, Coroner Mehrmann continued the inquest until next Tuesday morning at 10 A. M. Spink could not tes- tify to-day, as he could not secure a re- lease from duty. The jury in_the ln&uest is composed of F. P. Furey, D. T. Hard, Chris Grau, W. H. Walter, C. W. Pinkerton, Arthur Cro- zier and James Delvecchio. — —ee———— Saves Blazing Automobile. OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—Former Mayor R. W. Snow played fireman this morning and by ready action saved Dr. L E. Nich- olson’s automebile from destruction. The physician left his machine standing in front of his office at Thirteenth and Clay streets after returning from a call. He neglected to shut off the gasoline flame and something went awry. Among the passers by was Mr. Snow. The former executive ran to the nearest residence for water. organized a_ bucket brigade and speedily had the blaze quenched. The damage to the vehicle was not serfous. —_———— Insane Because of Illness. OAKLAND. Noy. 28.—During an insane fit to-day Mrs. Emma Reichart, residing at Haywards, grabbed a carving knife and- drove her son, a youth of 1§ years, out of the house. She was restrained be- fore any harm was done, and seat to the detention ward at the Receiving Hospi- tal, where she will be held for examina- tion by the ‘lunacy commissioners. Mrs. Reichart is 42 years of age and the wifa of N. J. Reichart. Her dementia is sup- posed to result from a recent illness. —_——————————— Death_of Pioneer Contractor. OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—Alexander P. Christle, a pioneer building contractor of Alameda, -passed away to-day at a sani- tarfum in this city, where he had been under treatment for Bright's disease. He was 51 years old and a native of Scot- land. Twos, brothers, residing ’ in San Francisco, survive him. The funeral wiil be held Sunday from Masoniec Hall, Ala- meda, under charge of Oak Grove Lodge, F. & A M. ———e————— CINCINNATI, Noy. 28.—The building at 316 and 318 Race street, occupied by the Cincinnati Cloak and Suit Company and the Belding Cloth- ing Company, was damaged by fire to-night to the extent of $150,000. @i @ sisted by C. M. Winchester, C. B. Clas- sen, E. A. S. Blake, L. A. Case, K. A. Grdves, George Seeger, Luther EIkins, 5. ‘R. Brooks, Dr. Z. T. Malaby, J. C. Sharp, L. W. Coffee and G. C. Freeman. prizrmsesincoaeiin Turkey,at Broadway Jail. Sheriff Lackmann, through his chief jailer, Frank Cornyn, treated the prison- ers at the Broadway jail, to the numbes of 121, to an elaborate Thanksgiving din- ner. The menu included turkey and cranberry sauce, plum pudding, apples and coffee. P Dr. Clampett Preaches at Trinity. A ‘special service was held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 10 o’clock. 'The full choir rendered special music and the new tenor of the choir, Algernon Aspland, sang a solo. The sermon, on “Gratitude,” was preached by the rector, the Rev. Dr. F. W. Clampett. At First Presbyterian Church. - At the First Presbyterian Church ser- exelusively of members of Golden West | vices at 11 o'clock, the Rev. W. K. Guthrie delivered the sermon. Special music was a ball last night in Union-square | rendered under the direction of Otto There was a good attendance of | Fleissner, organist and choirmaster, vng George B. MeBride and Miss Mary ‘Williams as soloists.